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Willie Pooch | 1937-2010
Loss of 'great vocalist' leaves fans, musicians blue Rebounding from a health scare, Willie Pooch took the stage in January before a packed house at a Worthington restaurant--where 300 people had gathered for a tribute to the bluesman. So many musicians showed up that the entertainment lasted 10 hours. His right leg had recently been amputated, ...
Interview: Steve Almond of How Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life (Part 2)
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor-- (@kbylin)-- Read Part 1 In the book, you speak of how Nil Lara became your messiah, because he cultivated that trait so essential to rock stars: mystery." Not knowing anything about Nil, you say, only served to further ignite your passion; it allowed him to become larger than life, and for ...
New England Jazz Ensemble to Record 'Live' Concert with Guest Soloists John Abercrombie, Ali Ryerson, and Giacomo Gates
June 5 Performance at Hartford's Polish National Home Will be the 16-piece Big Band's Long-awaited Fifth CD HARTFORD, CT -- The New England Jazz Ensemble, a 16-piece big band, will record its next album in concert on June 5, at the Polish National Home, 60 Charter Oak Ave., in Hartford, Connecticut. Two complete performances, at 5:30pm ...
Facebook Open Graph: The Definitive Guide for Publishers, Users and Competitors
Facebook just shook the tech world by announcing several major initiatives that collectively constitute an aggressive move to weave the social net on top of the existing Web. The rumors were that the leading social network would launch a Like" button for the entire Web. Instead, Zuckerberg & Co. unveiled a bold and visionary new platform ...
Concerned About Facebook? You're Probably Getting Old
Shortly after Facebook announced a bevy of new features at its F8 Developer conference last month, the backlash began. Since then, the number of people looking for ways to delete their Facebook account has been on the increase to the point where it made the list of Google search suggestions yesterday for the words How do ...
iPhone Credit Card Reader Lets You Accept Plastic Anywhere
Square Mobile Credit Card System (Beta) Did your Girl Scout cookie sales drive flop because nobody carries cash anymore? If so, you may need to get Square, the mobile payment solution from Twitter founder Jack Dorsey that allows anyone with an iPhone to take plastic. Square, which launched Tuesday with iPhone and Android support, is a ...
Sounds Abound in LA for Everyone
Roger Steffens 'Life of Bob Marley' Commemorating the 29th anniversary of Bob Marley's passing, The GRAMMY Museum is proud to welcome Roger Steffens' critically acclaimed Life of Bob Marley" to the GRAMMY Sound Stage. The live multi-media presentation has been hailed as the definitive history of the reggae king" and the next best to ...
Apollo Theater Unveils Its Walk of Fame
Smokey Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald and James Brown were among the music legends being honored on the Apollo Theater's new Walk of Fame in New York City. Workers on Monday began installing sidewalk plaques in front of the storied Harlem theater celebrating some of the artists who have performed there. Others include Little Richard, Patti LaBelle and ...
Emmy Keeps Main Title Theme Music Award
A plan -- floated earlier this year by the executive committee of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' music branch -- to replace the award with one for original documentary scores, has been rejected by the branch membership. The vote was 85-36 in favor of keeping the award, which honors the best theme music for ...
Embed Videos in Your Web Pages Using HTML5
HTML5 video is taking the web by storm. Not only has a very public (and contentious) debate unfolded on the web about the efficacy of presenting videos using HTML5 instead of Flash, but momentum is gathering behind the nascent web standard. From giant video sites like YouTube to Wikipedia, everyone it seems wants to get their ...

