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Jazzing It up in India
Miles Davis fan's and Jazz enthusiasts can look forward to some unusual fusion music. India's foremost musicians have compiled an album titled Miles From India, a cross-cultural celebration of the music of Miles Davis who is considered one of the most important figures in jazz history. He was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer and ...
Flight of the Conchords
By: Scott Caffrey Bah! I shoulda known better. In my heart of hearts, I thought Flight of the Conchords' self-titled full-length was going to give me more than a partial soundtrack to the show. So fine, maybe I wasn't paying attention. But did they really have to go and mine most of their Grammy-winning EP, The ...
Phish Name That Jam Contest
On July 22, 1997 Phish performed the second show of their United States summer tour at Walnut Creek Amphitheater in Raleigh, NC. During the show, a thunderstorm of biblical proportion passed directly over the venue letting loose a torrential downpour of rain, thunder and lightning that accentuated the electric nature of the event. On August 1, ...
China Bans "Threatening" Musicians Following Bjork's Tibet Outburst
China has banned all overseas performers that “threaten national sovereignty" following a performance by Bjork in Shanghai earlier this year. At that concert, the Icelandic singer led the crowd in a chant of “Tibet, Tibet!" after performing her song “Declare Independence." The ban will also fall on artists who “threaten national unity", “whip up ethnic hatred", ...
Natalie Cole Diagnosed w/ Hep C
NATALIE COLE DIAGNOSED WITH HEPATITIS C Natalie Cole Grammy Award-winning singer Natalie Cole has been diagnosed with Hepatitis C, it was revealed today. The virus, found during a routine examination, is likely the result of her drug use many decades ago, which she fully revealed and documented in her ...
EMI to Outsource U.K. Distribution
Music company closes distribution network EMI Music is shuttering its distribution network in the U.K. and will start using worldwide transport and storage company Ceva to handle its CDs and DVDs, it announced Wednesday. Staffers at EMI's operation in Leamington Spa, 100 miles northwest of London, are now in a consultation about the cuts, although the ...
Natalie Cole Diagnosed with Hepatitis C
Singer's Publicist Pinpoints Drug Use As Likely Cause Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole has hepatitis C. A statement from her publicist said that the liver disease was discovered during a routine examination and likely was caused by her drug use years ago. Hepatitis C is spread through contact with infected blood. The daughter of jazz legend Nat ...
Foreign Jazz Musicians Find Niche in Tokyo's Underground Scene
TOKYO -- Dave Brubeck, Horace Silver, Cannonball Adderley -- just a few of the jazz legends who have been inspired by their experiences in Japan. If there's any doubt about the country's influence, try listening to Brubeck's “Tokyo Traffic" in the middle of Shinjuku, or his “Zen is When" in Yoyogi Park. If that fails to ...
Musicians Push for Rights Extension
Lobbying is intensifying as European Commissioners meet this week to consider extending the copyright term on recorded music. This argument is not about a handful of extremely rich signed artists, it is about a huge number of highly skilled session musicians who are being short changed under the current system. -John Smith, general secretary ...
Lyle Lovett Sells Millions, Earns Nothing
Eclectic country singer says he makes money from touring, not albums Lyle Lovett says he has “never made a dime" from album sales during his two-decade career, and hopes to rectify that situation when his contract expires. The eclectic country singer has two more albums on his deal with Curb/Universal, his home since 1985, and figures ...
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