Rockanomics.com, a pro-American, pro-military, conservative online rock music journal and community, launches this fall. The site features music reviews and downloads, videos, interviews, conservative news articles, analysis of national events and pop culture issues, trivia, discussions, blogs and a special 9/11 remembrance. While helping expose lesser known up-and-coming music artists, another ...

Posted: Wed Oct 8 03:28:14 2008

Iconic rock guitarist Slash (Velvet Revolver, Guns N' Roses) stopped by Sam Ash Music on Hollywood Blvd. to meet fans and sign copies of his signature series Les Paul, available in limited quantities starting October 7. Slash invited L.A. Weekly onto his tour bus for an interview and photo exclusives.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 01:44:51 2008

URBANA -- If Athens, Ga., can have its Athfest and, if Austin, Texas, can have its South By Southwest Music Fest, why can't the Midwest have an indie rock fest all its own?

Posted: Wed Oct 8 01:23:40 2008

We've announced a further four artists that will perform live at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards. P!nk, Duffy, The Killers and Kid Rock will join Beyoncé with more performing artists being announced in the next few weeks.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 00:06:39 2008

LP33.tv, a music venture founded by industry insiders and supported by rock legends, tomorrow will launch a unique music and video platform that allows consumers to discover, experience and enjoy music and music-themed video content, while helping new and emerging musical artists promote their careers and sell their music.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 00:00:00 2008

As with most Christians, Wendell Birdsong has found that it hasn't been easy to put self-will aside and live for God's will. After a hedonistic lifestyle playing in a San Francisco rock group, he swore off playing music in a band setting — and yet he's now the patriarch of his family's band.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 23:23:20 2008

Kiwi fashion label Stitch Ministry is adding a bit more rock 'n' roll glamour to this year's Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 17:45:55 2008

- Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), announced today the opening of a new specialty shop at RockBand.com where Rock Band® 2 enthusiasts can create and order customized merchandise featuring their in-game Rock Band® characters and bands.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 05:41:08 2008

Kid Rock has said farewell to some rarefied company -- including the Beatles, Bob Seger and Garth Brooks -- and ended his holdout from the online music world. Just months after blasting industry leader Apple for its royalty policies, the Michigan star has signed a deal with Rhapsody, an iTunes competitor, to sell much of his music online.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 04:21:56 2008

CONTROVERSIAL American singer Pink, Duffy, The Killers and Kid Rock will perform at the city’s MTV Europe Music Awards. The gongs are to be held at the city's Echo Arena on November 6 and promise to attract a huge crowd of stars.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 08:29:56 2008

There’s a new player on the Chicago concert stage. The Morse Theatre, 1328 W. Morse, reopens Thursday as a resplendent music hall, restaurant and broadcast studio.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 05:11:28 2008

Dave Hoekstra: There’s a new player on the Chicago concert stage. The Morse Theatre, 1328 W. Morse, reopens Thursday as a resplendent music hall, restaurant and broadcast studio. Jazz drummer Winard Harper christens the 299-seat performance space, followed by the Taj Mahal Trio on Friday and Saturday night. On Oct. 19, WFMT-FM (98.7) launches a Sunday classical series, “Live From the Morse.”

Posted: Wed Oct 8 05:05:46 2008

LIVE MUSIC BeBob Grabowski's Jazz Jam features bassist Grabowski (Bob Grabowski in his daytime life, when he teaches jazz history at FIU).

Posted: Wed Oct 8 03:30:12 2008

Gunter Hampel (vibraphone, bass clarinet and flute) grew up studying German folk and European classical music. When he was eight he heard Louis Armstrong and jazz for the first time. Though he did not understand a word of English, he felt Armstrong communicating with him.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 02:13:14 2008

Seeing the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra was like going to the hippest music class ever. Wynton Marsalis presided like a cool professor, with examples of some of America's greatest compositions.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 01:41:55 2008

Several vineyards on Waiheke Island combine to host a Jazz & Blues Festival over Labour Weekend, October 25-27. As well as afternoon music among the vines, there'll be evening concerts at Artworks theatre and a strolling Dixie band in Oneroa. Wine and food available at all venues.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 19:15:12 2008

On October 29th and 30th, Roy Ayers will be making his debut at New York City’s legendary Blue Note Jazz Club on West 3rd Street in the prominent East Village.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 18:57:47 2008

On Sunday October 19 2008 at 2pm, Saxophonia, a presentation of Miraflores Academie’s two premiere performance groups, will perform at the first Marin Art and Jazz Festival at the San Rafael Corporate Center 750 Lindaro Street, in downtown San Rafael.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 15:42:38 2008

Biography The Oscillators is a unique and progressive group that seeks to break boundaries and forge a new sound in today’s ever-fragmented world of modern jazz.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 14:42:35 2008

TWO very different jazz trios visit the area this week, each reflecting distinctive approaches to music rooted in mainstream swing.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 06:56:59 2008

Throughout the history of showbiz, there have been married couples who have shared the stage together. Add to that list the names of Laurie and Rusty Wright, of the Rusty Wright Blues Band (RWB) from Flint, Michigan.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 02:14:31 2008

Now in its 18th year, the Deadwood Jam continues to evolve as a multi-genre music festival. This year’s jam may be the biggest and best, with headliners The Wallflowers featuring Jakob Dylan, The Atlanta Rhythm Section and The Young Dubliners.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 01:19:40 2008

By Wade Tatangelo THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 WALTER MEEGO w/THE MORNING BROTHERS/STAVROS Chicago electronica duo Walter Meego works the Daft Punk angle in crafting agreeable dance pop for the fun-loving indie set. It's the same fat beats and glossy synths you've heard countless times, with vocoder-ized vocals that reinforce the robotic nature of the endeavor and repeat lines like "I do it for a girl" ...

Posted: Tue Oct 7 19:33:08 2008

Biography This dynamic vocalist from Portland, Oregon is entertaining audiences across the NW with great jazz & swing standards, blues, and Broadway favorites, jazz, swing and blues originals, and popular/folk hits from the 60‘s to today.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 16:42:34 2008

SAN DIEGO, BUSINESS WIRE -- Chumby is now giving music fans a new way to stay constantly connected to the music of their favorite artists, while also introducing them to new music they'll love.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 12:25:40 2008

SAN DIEGO----Chumby is now giving music fans a new way to stay constantly connected to the music of their favorite artists, while also introducing them to new music they'll love. All chumby players can now tune into personalized radio stations from Pandora accounts and have Pandora set as the audio source for custom alarm clocks.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 09:00:00 2008

It's my first half-marathon, and I'm willing to buy into anything that might get me round those 13.1 miles. OK, not the Borat mankini costumes some of my fellow runners were sporting, but I was open to pretty much anything else that would speed the pace and dull the pain.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 02:47:32 2008

She was born in Emporia, now lives in Lawrence, and is one of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' favorite performers. And, as 49 News Cathy Hamilton reports, her odds-beating career has taken her all over the world.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 14:58:41 2008

Blues music is in Cedric Burnside’s blood. Burnside is the grandson of legendary blues musician R.L. Burnside, a prolific guitarist and vocalist from Mississippi. His grandfather’s influence has been profound, spurring Cedric Burnside to embark on his own musical career as a drummer and singer.

Posted: Sun Oct 5 10:16:31 2008

*What happens when you cross a speeding locomotive executive with a rhythm and blues executive? A “Love Train” to Philadelphia filled with dynamic music legends to attend the 20th Annual Rhythm & Blues Foundation’s Pioneer Awards Show at the Kimmel Center in downtown Philadelphia.

Posted: Thu Oct 2 03:09:15 2008

Flight of the Conchords and Opshop dominated tonight's New Zealand Music Awards, bagging four Tuis each.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 04:53:38 2008

Mos and the Ghanzi gospel group have released a debut gospel album. The group's lead vocalist Knight Moses said that the album has been on the market for some time now, "it is only that we never had time to promote the album. It was released in 2006 under Derrick studios in South Africa."

Posted: Wed Oct 8 04:06:16 2008

SPRINGFIELD - Western New England College will host a Daniel Pearl World Music Days concert on Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. in Rivers Memorial Hall.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 00:33:04 2008

The nominations, host and performers for the first ever MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain will be announced on Tuesday 7th October 2008 at a glittering celebrity soirée and media reception at Planet One, Lagos, Nigeria.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 00:23:28 2008

As with most Christians, Wendell Birdsong has found that it hasn't been easy to put self-will aside and live for God's will. After a hedonistic lifestyle playing in a San Francisco rock group, he swore off playing music in a band setting — and yet he's now the patriarch of his family's band.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 23:23:20 2008

A Day of Gospel Music will feature several groups on Oct.18 from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. at the Catoosa County Colonnade. The event is a fundraiser for the family of the late Brian Austin to assist with his final expenses.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 21:46:08 2008

The musical talent of 140 local teens was showcased Monday night at Christ United Methodist Church in College Station.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 22:53:16 2008

LANCASTER - Gospel music is the basis of almost all popular American music, and there's no place where a good old-fashioned, uplifting, optimistic and happy afternoon of two-fisted gospel harmonies isn't welcomed.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 06:35:17 2008

Terrence Richburg is known in musical circles as a bassist's bassist. Hailed by Grammy, Dove & Stellar Award winning producer Steven Ford as "one of Gospel music's best kept secrets," announces the launch of Jazz Gospel Central his online magazine.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 05:34:13 2008

Bryan, College Station and Navasota high school students will perform gospel music Monday after an all-day clinic.The concert is set for 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Ch ...

Posted: Sun Oct 5 07:21:31 2008

NYC based pop artist Jenny H is giving away a free downloadable demo of her latest album "Meant To Be" as an interactive custom music playapp at www.PlayApp.com.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 04:00:00 2008

Rockanomics.com, a pro-American, pro-military, conservative online rock music journal and community, launches this fall. The site features music reviews and downloads, videos, interviews, conservative news articles, analysis of national events and pop culture issues, trivia, discussions, blogs and a special 9/11 remembrance. While helping expose lesser known up-and-coming music artists, another ...

Posted: Wed Oct 8 03:28:14 2008

From political tracks to power pop, it's all here in this edition of the Goodie Bag. This edition of the BC Music Goodie Bag is filled with audio and video treats from honored legends as well as new faces on the scene. There are power-pop tunes, political laden spoken word tracks, and a sneak peak at the soundtrack from the Twilight movie that is sure to bust its way on the charts upon release. ...

Posted: Tue Oct 7 23:47:53 2008

It's a new feature for this site. These are the Top 40 essential current pop songs that define pop music today. The chart will be continually updated to...

Posted: Tue Oct 7 15:13:26 2008

This week Pink sets a UK chart record with her new #1 hit "So What." Find out all of the details in this week's coverage of the UK pop...

Posted: Mon Oct 6 13:43:26 2008

With the respect Maroon 5 is given within the pop music industry, it's hard to believe the band has produced only two albums.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 13:32:14 2008

MIAMI - With the respect Maroon 5 is given within the pop music industry, it's hard to believe the band has produced only two albums. The melodic, white-boy soul of...

Posted: Mon Oct 6 13:14:48 2008

With the respect Maroon 5 is given within the pop music industry, it's hard to believe the band has produced only two albums. The melodic, white-boy soul of the L.A. band's debut album "Songs For Jane" and its radio-perfect hits "This Love," "She Will Be Loved," "Sunday Morning" and "Harder to Breathe," anchored by front man Adam Levine's effortless falsetto, earned the group the Best New Artist ...

Posted: Mon Oct 6 12:42:18 2008

LATEST: A renowned music manager has dealt LINDSAY LOHAN's younger sister ALI a devastating career blow, by insisting he has no "interest or intention" of adding the wannabe ...

Posted: Mon Oct 6 07:49:15 2008

Robbie Williams, Radiohead and Kate Nash are among Britain's top pop and rock acts who are demanding more control over their music.

Posted: Sun Oct 5 10:46:08 2008

Musicians share just about everything from guitar picks to microphones - even girlfriends, occasionally. One thing seldom shared is the drum set. With barely enough room for its electronic equipment and drums, San Francisco-based Tussle awed an audience of 10 on Friday at Crux Artist Collective.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 02:41:09 2008

Reviewed by Simon Vozick-Levinson | A-

Posted: Wed Oct 8 02:13:57 2008

John Adams?s absorbing new book at times reads like a quest narrative that travels through the whole landscape of 20th-century music.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 01:09:47 2008

Similar to Aqualung's previous albums, "Words and Music" has a calm, cozy vibe. When listening to the album, all I wanted to do was curl up on my couch with a hot cup of coffee and enjoy the music.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 22:56:54 2008

YouTube, the world's most popular video-sharing site, will start to sell music and video games and experiment with new advertising formats to grow revenue, executives said on Tuesday.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 22:09:08 2008

That anyone who casually follows New York electronic music knows the name Morgan Geist is a huge testament to the man's talent: The Environ Records founder has released just two solo albums in 10 years, opting to work mainly behind the scenes as a DJ, remixer, and producer. As much as any single ...

Posted: Tue Oct 7 19:24:50 2008

Saturday, Oct. 11... By Anita overcash Military fashion show? It might as well be as Single Cell Productions hosts Purgatory 40: Blitzkrieg Military Fetish Ball. Recently voted "Best Place To People Watch" in our "Best Of Charlotte" issue, Purgatory is none other than the best for the crowd that can't stay away from the fetish shows, electronic and industrial music and all the stations in ...

Posted: Tue Oct 7 14:44:50 2008

Unsound? Seems pretty solid to me. Indeed, it would appear the Unsound Festival -- bowling over several Krakow, Poland locales the week of October 18-25-- is built on a firm foundation of experimental and electronic music of various stripes. Xiu Xiu, Fuck Buttons, Hauschka, Max Richter, Jan Jelinek, Colleen, Boxcutter, Nôze, Autistic Daughters, Pinch, Mark Templeton, Nsi., Németh, Pan ...

Posted: Tue Oct 7 12:54:33 2008

DMN Newswire--2008-10-7--Immediate Music, Hollywood's preeminent supplier of original music for high profile, major studio feature film trailers, is making its music available-for the first time ever-to the advertising and videogame industries.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 11:25:44 2008

- Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), announced today the opening of a new specialty shop at RockBand.com where Rock Band® 2 enthusiasts can create and order customized merchandise featuring their in-game Rock Band® characters and bands.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 05:41:08 2008

There’s a new player on the Chicago concert stage. The Morse Theatre, 1328 W. Morse, reopens Thursday as a resplendent music hall, restaurant and broadcast studio.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 05:11:28 2008

Two white supremacists will be extradited to Germany for distributing racist music - a crime punishable by up to three years imprisonment in that country.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 03:59:46 2008

You can probably count the number of country singers on one finger who've parachuted into a jungle to help overthrow a Panamanian dictator.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 01:22:22 2008

Enterprise developer Ronnie Gilley purchased a 400-acre parcel of land south of Dothan Tuesday to locate his proposed mega country music entertainment resort.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 22:25:24 2008

Country music star John Rich wants like-minded voters to join him in "Raising McCain."

Posted: Tue Oct 7 15:30:06 2008

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Before Kitty Wells, men didn't just rule the roost in country music, they owned it. It wasn't until her 1952 hit, ``It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels,'' that a solo female country singer had a No. 1 record.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 09:30:47 2008

LANCASTER - There was toe-tapping, clapping and even a little bit of air-guitar from the crowd of about 2,200 who gathered to watch country music star Lorrie Morgan perform at the Fairfield County Fair on Monday.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 06:35:36 2008

CRAPONNE SUR ARZON, France (JTA)—Think Jews and country music and you’ll probably come up with Kinky Friedman, the cigar-chomping frontman of the iconoclastic Texas Jewboys, who is also a humorist, mystery novelist and failed but flamboyant candidate for Texas governor.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 22:21:04 2008

The latest recordings by a couple of popular country music acts will never hit the Billboard charts but, to paraphrase the title of a song from the movie "Nashville," it don't worry them.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 16:32:35 2008

The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the subsequent Stagecoach Country Music Festival will be moved up a week earlier than ever before, it was announced today.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 02:39:01 2008

Former pianist Nancy Fox has returned to the arts after working in the corporate world for 22 years.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 02:38:16 2008

VietNamNet Bridge – A Latin fusion band highly popular in Cuba will have HCM City music lovers stepping it up as it takes the stage today at the historic Caravell Hotel.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 01:07:17 2008

The new Wapango Bistro brings a taste of Latin American cuisine to Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga. Wapango opened its doors July 7 and is the first of its kind in California.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 19:42:07 2008

The new Wapango Bistro brings a taste of Latin American cuisine to Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga. Wapango opened its doors July 7 and is the first of its kind in California. The St. Louis-based restaurant specializes in Dominican, Puerto Rican and Caribbean dishes.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 19:38:46 2008

SAN DIEGO, BUSINESS WIRE -- Chumby is now giving music fans a new way to stay constantly connected to the music of their favorite artists, while also introducing them to new music they'll love.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 12:25:40 2008

SAN DIEGO----Chumby is now giving music fans a new way to stay constantly connected to the music of their favorite artists, while also introducing them to new music they'll love. All chumby players can now tune into personalized radio stations from Pandora accounts and have Pandora set as the audio source for custom alarm clocks.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 09:00:00 2008

The Latin festival "Celebrating Our Hispanic Heritage" is Oct. 11 at South County Stadium in Port St. Lucie.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 00:03:19 2008

Universal Music Group's catalog is now available as DRM-free full-track MP3s and ringtones to Dada Entertainment customers. Dada, which is a year-old joint venture between Dada and Sony Music Entertainment, will also get access to exclusive tracks from Universal artists Xtreme later this month.  With Universal Music Group on board, The DRM-free ringtone and full track subscription distributor ...

Posted: Mon Oct 6 15:32:12 2008

October has already begun, and with it comes sticky-handed kids toting candies and strings of exotic music from the various cultural festivals in the area. But Oktoberfests aren't the only choices when it comes to ethnic celebrations. Viva Entertainment Network, a Chicago-based Latin promotion company, is hosting Plaza Garibaldi on Sunday from noon to 9 p.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 02:59:08 2008

The Churchill Arts Council, will present a concert of Latin music with Grupo Fantasma at 8:00 PM on October 18 in the Barkley Theatre at the Oats Park Art Center. Tickets are $17 for CAC members, $20 for non-members, $10 for students and are available at Jeff's Copy Express, Postage Plus, ITT @ NAS Fallon, or by calling CAC at 775.423.1440. Doors open at 7 p.m. and there will be a no-host bar. ...

Posted: Sat Oct 4 22:32:42 2008

There’s a new player on the Chicago concert stage. The Morse Theatre, 1328 W. Morse, reopens Thursday as a resplendent music hall, restaurant and broadcast studio.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 05:11:28 2008

Dave Hoekstra: There’s a new player on the Chicago concert stage. The Morse Theatre, 1328 W. Morse, reopens Thursday as a resplendent music hall, restaurant and broadcast studio. Jazz drummer Winard Harper christens the 299-seat performance space, followed by the Taj Mahal Trio on Friday and Saturday night. On Oct. 19, WFMT-FM (98.7) launches a Sunday classical series, “Live From the Morse.”

Posted: Wed Oct 8 05:05:46 2008

Two white supremacists will be extradited to Germany for distributing racist music - a crime punishable by up to three years imprisonment in that country.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 03:59:46 2008

Gunter Hampel (vibraphone, bass clarinet and flute) grew up studying German folk and European classical music. When he was eight he heard Louis Armstrong and jazz for the first time. Though he did not understand a word of English, he felt Armstrong communicating with him.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 02:13:14 2008

Once a month, a popular Beaches restaurant is emphasizing music instead of food and alcohol.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 01:00:13 2008

Yngwie Malmsteen's new album Perpetual Flame confirms that 2008 is very much his year. A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure to speak directly with guitar legend Yngwie Malmsteen (see link below). We agreed that 2008 was quickly developing into a very special year for him. First, he had just finished the highly successful European leg of his tour and was just about to begin dates in North ...

Posted: Tue Oct 7 23:02:53 2008

Nokia’s Comes With Music, launched last week in the UK, offers a mobile phone with a year’s free unlimited subscription to the CwM store.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 20:26:53 2008

Open Sky Entertainment, LLC, a diversified entertainment production company, has opened offices in Las Vegas and Beverly Hills, as a producer of music, film, and live entertainment product. The new company is a successor to Prince Kuba Stepniak's Warsaw (Poland) based World Idea Company.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 12:30:00 2008

Last week Nokia unveiled its much anticipated Comes with Music (CwM) proposition, whereby Nokia will bundle a phone with unlimited music downloads for a year. While Nokia also unveiled the 5800 XpressMusic phone, its flagship CwM device and its first handset with a touch screen, what was notable at the launch was the absence of its mobile operator partners, according to Ovum.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 05:39:40 2008

CRAPONNE SUR ARZON, France (JTA)—Think Jews and country music and you’ll probably come up with Kinky Friedman, the cigar-chomping frontman of the iconoclastic Texas Jewboys, who is also a humorist, mystery novelist and failed but flamboyant candidate for Texas governor.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 22:21:04 2008

Dave Hoekstra: There’s a new player on the Chicago concert stage. The Morse Theatre, 1328 W. Morse, reopens Thursday as a resplendent music hall, restaurant and broadcast studio. Jazz drummer Winard Harper christens the 299-seat performance space, followed by the Taj Mahal Trio on Friday and Saturday night. On Oct. 19, WFMT-FM (98.7) launches a Sunday classical series, “Live From the Morse.”

Posted: Wed Oct 8 05:05:46 2008

Gunter Hampel (vibraphone, bass clarinet and flute) grew up studying German folk and European classical music. When he was eight he heard Louis Armstrong and jazz for the first time. Though he did not understand a word of English, he felt Armstrong communicating with him.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 02:13:14 2008

Homepage of ConcertoNet.com, the Classical Music Network

Posted: Wed Oct 8 01:49:25 2008

LONDON: Moms-to-be, please note -- want to beat the psychological stress? Just tune into some soothing music, a new study has suggested.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 12:58:48 2008

Washington, Oct 7 : Listening to lullabies, classical music and sounds of nature can help relieve psychological stress among pregnant women, according to a new study.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 05:58:34 2008

For a newcomer to classical-music concerts, the following scenario is a likely one: A musician has just nailed a musical movement and, in a moment of enthusiasm, the desire is to break out in applause.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 01:14:02 2008

Listening to Brahms' Lullaby, Beethoven and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star can help relieve stress in pregnancy, research suggested. Women who listened to CDs of lullabies, classical music and sounds of nature felt more relaxed than those who did not, it found.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 00:34:01 2008

Mothers-to-be who listen to lullabies, classical music and sounds of nature are less likely to feel stressed about their pregnancy, a study has shown.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 15:56:51 2008

Western classical music comes to Mumbai this week as the city marks the birth centenary of one of its most famous sons with a star-studded series of concerts.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 15:52:30 2008

You don't have to be this old to enjoy classical music. An article in this mornings LA Times reveals that the audience is not necessarily "dying" or as old as one might think, and talks about the benefits of classical music. Some basic points are that it's never too early to start enjoying it, attendance is solid and growing for most concerts, and people go not just for the music, but the ...

Posted: Sun Oct 5 19:27:54 2008

Welcome back! We're halfway through the day and we've got lots to share with you. While you were discussing last night's episode of "Heroes," we were busy scouring the World Wide Webs to bring you stories about a Pink Floyd member's last wish, a music legend's latest triumph, a country star finds love after a messy divorce, an up-and-coming singer who plays a surprising instrument and brotherly ...

Posted: Tue Oct 7 16:10:45 2008

Lincoln showrooms see the addition of the all-new 2009 Lincoln MKS nameplate this month, as the full-size sedan joins the luxury brand's lineup featuring the new design direction and DNA for Lincoln.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 10:42:19 2008

Lincoln MKS is the all-new Lincoln luxury flagship, a dynamic and elegant vision of the Lincoln design DNA.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 05:46:26 2008

The Senior Center New Horizons Orchestra is welcoming new members. Adults of any age are welcome. Dust off your instrument and rediscover the pleasure of being part of an orchestra. The group plays a wide variety of music. Rehearsals are weekly at the Senior Center.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 04:25:35 2008

"I'm not sure but I think all music comes from New Orleans." -Lee Dorsey While New Orleans may not be as popular as some of her sisters to the North, her personality and charm are second to none. She is as diversified as the people who live within her boundaries.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 02:13:34 2008

While the New York Philharmonic awaits new blood with the arrival next season of Alan Gilbert, who it has on the podium now is hardly a compromise.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 01:15:24 2008

Korg unveils the M50 Music Workstation, distilling the sonic essence of its acclaimed M3 XPanded flagship into a seriously portable and affordable new instrument.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 17:38:46 2008

Bryan Le Bon has discovered how music can alter the brain's thought processes to promote healing. Le Bon's music uses the "law of vibration" through musical tones and tempos to chang...

Posted: Mon Oct 6 13:25:39 2008

What does vibration from a musical instrument and health have in common? According to EMI published composer/songwriter Bryan Le Bon there is a connection between music vibrations and cognitive behaviors.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 09:35:00 2008

Concert review: Ensemble La Rota opened the Early Music Guild's International Series with a concert showcasing the excellent musicianship and judgment of the young Montreal-based ensemble.

Posted: Sun Oct 5 17:42:43 2008

Reviewed by Clark Collis | B-

Posted: Wed Oct 8 02:14:27 2008

MUSIC: Marc Broussard will perform in McKinney. Fresh off a Conan O’Brien appearance and four days away from going on "The Tonight Show," Marc Broussard brings his unique brand of "Bayou Soul" to the McKinney Performing Arts Center Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 01:26:05 2008

For the length of two therapy sessions, Mary J. Blige took the Susquehanna Bank Center's stage on Saturday night, letting loose a torrent of emotions ranging from despair and self-loathing to exuberance and joy. Highs and lows are the stuff of soul music, but few singers have explored both ends of the spectrum with Blige's unchecked conviction.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 01:15:34 2008

The nominations, host and performers for the first ever MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain will be announced on Tuesday 7th October 2008 at a glittering celebrity soirée and media reception at Planet One, Lagos, Nigeria.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 00:23:28 2008

MUSICn Gypsy Soul music: Gypsy Soul, the Celtic folk rock band featuring the haunting voice of Cilette Swann and the musicianship of Roman Morykit, is appearing at 7 p.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 19:11:42 2008

With the Big O, you simply can’t have too much of a good thing. Less than three months before his exultant appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival – and just nine months prior to his tragic death – Otis Redding toured Europe in the spring of 1967 as part of the Stax/Volt Revue, treating rapt audiences to his firebrand expressions of soul.Headlining a roster that included Sam & Dave, Carla...

Posted: Tue Oct 7 12:47:35 2008

OH (OHIO) Lambchop The thoughtful, nuanced records of country-soul collective Lambchop don't exactly shout that the band hails from Nashville. But from the liner-note urgings to visit the Country Music Hall of Fame to its use of Music Row string players and arrangers, the telltale signs are there....

Posted: Tue Oct 7 12:05:43 2008

"Dig Out Your Soul" is the sound of a band rediscovering its snarl.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 12:34:07 2008

British band Coldplay won two top prizes at the Q music magazine awards on Monday, taking the Best Album title for chart-topper "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" and the Best Act in the World accolade.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 10:44:25 2008

If you're an Oasis fan, you probably visited MySpace last week. The social networking site previewed the band's new album, Dig Out Your Soul , a week before its official release. If not, perhaps you used the site to listen to something else, from Bob Dylan to the White Stripes. MySpace has, so to speak, a track record in the music businesses, being credited with furthering the careers of ...

Posted: Mon Oct 6 08:52:07 2008

The husband of a well-known St. Thomas hip-hop and rap singer was killed in a hit-and-run crash in the city's south end Monday night. Jason Vandenberg, 36, died shortly before midnight when he was struck by a pickup truck while walking on Southdale Line, just west of Fairview Avenue.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 05:11:37 2008

TODAY Many people are quick to judge and decide the hip-hop culture is poisonous to today's society. However, there is a growing club at Sacramento State that is trying to change all this.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 03:59:20 2008

The Long Term Distribution And Marketing Agreement Partners An Originator In The Hip Hop World With The Seattle Based Label Immediately

Posted: Wed Oct 8 03:01:00 2008

Now that the dust has finally settled on this year's VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, let's peel back the veil and examine some of the best and worst moments from the show....

Posted: Wed Oct 8 02:42:43 2008

The bizarre, the chaotic, and the sublime all lined up exactly once, for 30 seconds or so, at Thursday night's VH1 Hip-Hop Honors taping at Hammerstein Ballroom: Chuck D and Flavor Flav snarling through "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" as the Roots luxuriated in Isaac Hayes's "Hyperbolic...

Posted: Tue Oct 7 19:26:01 2008

SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- New online video quiz game company PopJax, Inc. today announced a partnership with Asylum Records to create customized, casual online video quiz games for a collection of Hip Hop artists entitled "Dirty South."

Posted: Tue Oct 7 15:25:18 2008

Three of Cleveland's most promising hip-hop and R&B acts - Ray Bones, Carlicia and A One - will share the "Cleveland Sessions" spotlight Wednesday at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 12:59:25 2008

The apartment complex dubbed the Birthplace of Hip Hop was sold last week. The apartment complex rose to fame in 1973 after DJ Kool Herc and his sister threw a house party that gave rise to the now popular music genre and culture.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 00:26:39 2008

The Old Globe in San Diego will produce the new hip-hop/rock musical Kingdom, with book and lyrics by Aaron Jafferis and music by Ian Williams, directed by Ron Daniels, for 14 performances, Feb. 12–22, 2009.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 17:27:56 2008

Wynton Marsalis blows a trumpet like an archangel, but Quincy Jones thinks he could still use a music lesson. The last time we ran into Jones, we complimented the winner of 27 Grammys on the way he and Marsalis have tried to wake up hip-hop artists to their jazz and blues heritage.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 04:42:25 2008

There’s a new player on the Chicago concert stage. The Morse Theatre, 1328 W. Morse, reopens Thursday as a resplendent music hall, restaurant and broadcast studio.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 05:11:28 2008

SPRINGFIELD - Western New England College will host a Daniel Pearl World Music Days concert on Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. in Rivers Memorial Hall.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 00:33:14 2008

YouTube, the world's most popular video-sharing site, will start to sell music and video games and experiment with new advertising formats to grow revenue, executives said on Tuesday.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 22:09:08 2008

Young musicians interested in advancing their skills and knowledge of the ins and outs of the music industry have been offered the opportunity to study at one of the world s leading contemporary music schools.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 21:03:06 2008

Marie Mountain Clark, a retired musician, music teacher and a member of the Women Air Force Service Pilots during World War II, died Thursday. She was 93. Clark served as principal flute in the Drake University-Des Moines Symphony Orchestra, the...

Posted: Tue Oct 7 11:31:35 2008

- Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), announced today the opening of a new specialty shop at RockBand.com where Rock Band® 2 enthusiasts can create and order customized merchandise featuring their in-game Rock Band® characters and bands.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 05:41:08 2008

Kid Rock has said farewell to some rarefied company -- including the Beatles, Bob Seger and Garth Brooks -- and ended his holdout from the online music world. Just months after blasting industry leader Apple for its royalty policies, the Michigan star has signed a deal with Rhapsody, an iTunes competitor, to sell much of his music online.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 04:21:56 2008

The beating heart of country music. Buckle of the Bible Belt. Deliverance Country. For the next few days, Nashville and Tennessee will have a unique chance to see themselves reflected through the filter of the national and world media.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 03:15:46 2008

British band Coldplay won two top prizes at the Q music magazine awards on Monday, taking the Best Album title for chart-topper "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" and the Best Act in the World accolade.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 10:44:25 2008

The production value of digital music is likely to grow sharply, to account for half of the world's entire music market in 2010 if Nokia's recently launched 'Comes With Music' business mode proves successful, representatives from Nokia said recently at a presentation event in Singapore.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 05:22:57 2008

Wild Oak Music Group has been combining entertainment and education for students for the past 11 years. So why hasn't anyone heard of it? Perhaps a better question is why the average student, outside of music industry majors, isn't aware that the university has its very own record company.

Posted: Wed Oct 8 02:37:31 2008

"Do you have any more Beatles records?" That is one of the top questions asked of Dylan Posa of Reckless Records in Chicago. Followed closely by "Where else in the city can I buy records?"

Posted: Wed Oct 8 01:28:10 2008

Metal Maestro Glenn Danzig is emerging from his dungeon to headline the Blackest of the Black tour. The Oct. 11 gig at the Tabernacle is just the third show of what's shaping up to be Danzig's first full U.S. tour in three years.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 11:47:39 2008

The Shenandoah Music Association will kick off its 61st season Saturday with a musical performance by the Saint Louis Brass Quintet.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 10:07:05 2008

Neighbors are paid to make a lot of noise The last time my older brothers were in town, they crashed on the floor of my apartment, a loftlike space above rock music venue Double Door in Wicker Park.

Posted: Tue Oct 7 10:03:57 2008

WHEN you think of metal/hardcore bands, images of black hair, tattoos and aggression generally come to mind. But this is far from the truth for this local band

Posted: Tue Oct 7 09:45:00 2008

If there's one thing everyone has an opinion about, it's music. It doesn't matter if you're a metal head or a punk rocker, you've got a good idea of what you like and dislike. The thing is, your favorite band sucks. Now I'm no music snob. I grew out of that phase after high school and I can readily admit that I listen to what many would consider "bad" music.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 23:43:53 2008

Experimental death metal to some rather fun power pop...must be Marty's latest batch of reviews. I apologize to you readers that there was no column last week. Despite my best efforts, I was unable to write one while on holiday in Malta. However the downtime did give me ample time to listen to loads of CDs. I even gave the new Metallica a few more spins and I have not changed my views.CD ...

Posted: Mon Oct 6 13:32:46 2008

How does a compact disc work so that we hear music? asks a reader.

Posted: Mon Oct 6 03:53:29 2008

The king is dead. Long live the king … Twenty-two years ago, gentleman Jim Kilroy — consumed in his youth by a menacing passion for heavy metal music, started Banzai magazine.

Posted: Sun Oct 5 08:22:19 2008

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/08/08 -- Weather Underground is please