The induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was held in Cleveland for only the third time, but much of the music was rooted in the entertainment capitals of New York and Los Angeles.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts Guns N’ Roses, Beastie Boys and Red Hot Chili Peppers
What’s the chance of tracking down the owner of a lost iPod when all you have to go on is the playlist? There are perhaps a quarter of a billion of the music devices circulating around the world now, and given the global traffic that passes through the Washington area, the owner could be . . . anywhere. Read full article > >
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By only its playlist, lost iPod reshuffled to its original owner
Edgar M. Bronfman Jr., a major player in the music industry, is stepping down as chairman of the board.
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Media Decoder Blog: Bronfman Stepping Down at Warner Music
For all the attention paid to groundbreaking performers who use their words and melodies to fight censorship and cultivate new voices, it’s easy to forget sometimes the other side of music artistry: the music writers who keep these songs’ legacies alive.
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East of Ellington, West of Isfahan
Because he can’t drive, Donte Stallworth gets picked up most mornings before 7. Usually, fellow Washington Redskins wide receiver Jabar Gaffney will shoot by, or it’ll be Bobby Crumpler, the team’s director of player programs. Because Stallworth is riding shotgun, the music is all over the map — from Notorious B.I.G. to R.E.M. — and because it’s Stallworth, so is the early-morning conversation. Football, sure, but also current events, philosophy and especially politics. Read full article > >
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Donte Stallworth tries to make most of opportunity with Redskins
Orville Davis, a cowboy and musician, first came to New York on vacation but stayed for the music work.
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Character Study: Orville Davis, a Musician and Cowboy — Character Study
A stage musical based on the music of zany 1960s pop group The Monkees is to be launched, with its world premiere taking place in Manchester in March.
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Monkees musical to hit the stage
WEST HOLLYWOOD — When you schedule a political fundraiser at the House of Blues music venue, you probably assume the crowd will be a bit feistier than, say, at a genteel private residence or an upscale restaurant. That cut both ways for President Obama on Monday evening. The president arrived at the music hall to raise money for his reelection campaign as part of a three-day West Coast swing. Read full article > >
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Hollywood heckler interrupts Obama fundraiser at House of Blues
When the music is too loud to talk over, say it with a t-shirt. An overwhelming number of fans at Thursday’s Identity festival let the world know what was on their minds by wearing shirts emblazoned with declarative slogans. Was there some kind of secret dialogue going on? Here are some of the shirt slogans we spotted: — I love dubstep Read full article > >
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My t-shirt says everything: Were fans at Identity festival communicating in some kind of secret t-shirt language?
At a Maryland high school known for its championship sports programs, the music program has won so many awards that the school has run out of room for them.
Brutal vocals and thrashing hair are staples in the music videos of the hard-driving rock band Shinedown. But for his swooping, emotional ballad “Second Chance” — the band’s biggest hit — lead singer Brent Smith wanted something else.
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Music videos get a kick out of ballet
Jam band fans are the Trekkies of the music world. They’re a cultish crew of concert-loving tie-dyed die-hards who are, more often than not, pushed to the uncool corner of the rock-and-roll cafeteria. Jerry Garcia is their William Shatner. Puka shells are stand-ins for pointy Spock ears.
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Widespread Panic spreads the jam on thick at Warner Theatre
Is News Corp. practically giving MySpace away? Bloomberg says News Corp. may hand MySpace over to Vevo, the music website owned partially by record companies. Under the deal being discussed, which is still in early stages, News Corp. would trade…
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News Corp. to Hand MySpace to Vevo?
Bon Jovi apparently has not qualms about attacking a sick man: He says Apple CEO Steve Jobs, currently on medical leave, is “personally responsible for killing the music business.” Jovi says that, because of Jobs and iTunes, kids no longer have “the…
Ain’t no party like a desert party. The 12th annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival will bring some of the music industry’s biggest names to the desert city of Indio, California, from April 15 to 17. Kanye West, Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire,…
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Kanye West Headlines Coachella Music Festival
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts Guns N’ Roses, Beastie Boys and Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sunday, April 15th, 2012By only its playlist, lost iPod reshuffled to its original owner
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011Donte Stallworth tries to make most of opportunity with Redskins
Saturday, November 26th, 2011Character Study: Orville Davis, a Musician and Cowboy — Character Study
Saturday, November 12th, 2011Hollywood heckler interrupts Obama fundraiser at House of Blues
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
