May 13, 2008

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Just in Time for Wedding Season: Love and Romance Break Free of their Contemporary Moorings

Bella DePaulo | Posted May 11, 2008 | Living

A few weeks ago, Ted Sorensen - husband, father, and renowned speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy - was interviewed by Deborah Solomon of the New York Times. Consider this excerpt:

NY Times: "Was your working relationship with J.F.K. the great love affair of your life?"

Stevie Wonder Soundtracks Obama's Near-Stunner in Ind.

The Uptake | Posted May 8, 2008 | Off The Bus

Read More: 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Citizen Journalism, Citizen Kate, Hillary Clinton 2008, Indiana Primary, Music, North Carolina Primary, Obama Wonder, Offthebus, Senator Obama, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder Indianapolis, Stevie Wonder Obama, Uptake, Video

From The UpTake

Citizen Kate got with some of the just-under-half of Indiana that voted Obama on Tuesday. Stevie Wonder led the chorus at a rally in Indianapolis:

What...

Arcade Fire And Superchunk Host Obama Concert

The Uptake | Posted May 5, 2008 | Off The Bus

From The UpTake

From the progressive center of North Carolina comes this report from Brian Russell of yesh.com. He explores why music and politics go hand in hand, why...

Dog Ears Music: Volume Twenty

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted May 2, 2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Danielle Evin, Dog Ears, Krzysztof Komeda, Lottie Kimbrough, Mia Farrow, Music, Phil Ramone, The Black Keys, Trios Los Panchos, White Denim

The Black Keys
"Things Ain't Like They Used to Be" is the kind of song you can listen to for the rest of your life. It's anthemically cool. These two...

May 10, Pangea Day: Don't Miss The Global Campfire

Bruno Giussani | Posted May 2, 2008 | Media

Read More: Filmmaking, Globality, Humanity, Inspiration, Music, Pangea, Pangeaday, Peace, Tedconferences, Understanding, Video

OK folks, wherever you are, get your calendar out and write down this under Saturday, May 10th: Pangea Day .

I just got the most recent progress report from the team organizing it, and it will be a remarkable event. You don't want to miss it. You don't want...

I May Not Be The Next American Idol But I Did Just Win A Record Deal

Tommy Wallach | Posted May 2, 2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Gather First, Music, Music Industry, Record Industry, Tommy Wallach

So I just won my first online music contest after losing about 99 others. Entering contests is just a part of being a musician these days. Every other week, you get an email that says something like: 'Ten Billion Contestants Will Enter, but Only One Will Get to Open for...

Federal judge sets formula for Internet music royalties

AP | May 1, 2008

Read More: Internet Music, Internet Royalties, Internet Royalties Formula, Internet Royalties Rules, Music

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal court on Wednesday established a formula for determining the Internet royalties owed to thousands of music composers, writers and publishers by three major online services _ Yahoo Inc., AOL and RealNetworks Inc. The American Society...

Local Women Rock New Orleans Jazz Fest 2008 on Acura Stage and West Bank

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted April 28, 2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Betty Harris, Jazz Fest, John Bouette, Katrina Songs, Kim Carson, Marc Stone, Mississippi Delta, Music, Music Industry, New Orleans Jazz And Music Festival, Nola, Sonia Tetlow, Susan Cowsill, Theressa Andersson

Photo of Theresa Andersson and Susan Cowsill © Jef Jaisun, jaisunphoto.com. All Rights Reserved

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (Jazz Fest 2008) opened on Friday April 25 to a packed park, and the sight of the crowds staking out spots...

Dog Ears Music: Volume Nineteen

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted April 25, 2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Danielle Evin, Del The Funky Homosapien, Dog Ears, Don Covay, Franz Waxman, Hayes Carll, Jon Brion, Music, Phil Ramone, Snowblink

Jon Brion
Composer, producer, musician Jon Brion is a wunderkind and plays absolutely every instrument astoundingly well. He was born in New Jersey...

First Notes from Josh: The Small Town USA Tour 2008

Josh Ritter | Posted April 24, 2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Josh Ritter, Josh Ritter Blog, Josh Ritter Small Towns Tour Diary, Leonard Cohen, Music

Hey All!

Welcome to the Josh Ritter Small Towns Tour Diary on HuffingtonPost.com! This writing is conceived of as a kind of primer for modern touring life. The music business today is going in two directions; you're either going on the road or you're going down the drain. As records...

Dog Ears Music: Volume Eighteen

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted April 18, 2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Danielle Evin, Dog Ears, Fleet Foxes, Ibrahim Ferrer, Maria McKee, Max Steiner, Music, Phil Ramone, Richard Swift, Solomon Burke

Richard Swift
Songwriter-rocker Richard Swift was born in California, but grew up on a desolate "music-less" Minnesota farm singing since he was...

Dog Ears Music: Volume Seventeen

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted April 11, 2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Beastie Boys, Bon Iver, Danielle Evin, Dog Ears, Groove Armada, Muddy Waters, Music, Phil Ramone, Rickie Lee Jones, Stina Nordenstam

Rickie Lee Jones
Singer-songwriter and two-time Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones was born in Chicago, one of four children. Jones has described...

Woman Of Style Faith-Ann Young: Counterculture Is Back

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted April 8, 2008 | Living

Read More: Ali Mcgraw, Barack Obama, Birkin Bag, Bjork, Bob Dylan, Client 9, Counterculture, Designers, Faith-Ann Young, Fashion, Frida Kahlo, Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Joan Baez, Jon Favreau, Lesley Blume, Music, Slideshow, Stephan Wuerth, Style, The Doors, The Hamptons, Vogue

Produced, directed, and reported by Lesley M. M. Blume
Photography by Stephan Wuerth
Photo assistant: William Taylor

You can probably sense it: this spring is different from last spring.

Change is in the air, stronger than it's been in years.

Freshness and new direction have...

Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr. in New Film by Atonement Director

Greg Mitchell | Posted April 4, 2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Classical Music, Film, Hollywood, Jamie Foxx, Los Angeles Times, Movie, Music, Musician, Robert Downey

Steve Lopez, the longtime Los Angeles Times columnist, has a book coming out soon -- movie rights already sold to Dreamworks -- about a homeless man/trained musician. Filming has already begun in L.A., with a hot director at the helm: Joe Wright, who guided Atonement. Jamie Foxx, after his Ray...

Dog Ears Music: Volume Sixteen

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted April 4, 2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Basia Bulat, Danielle Evin, Dog Ears, Hugh Masekela, Lili Haydn, Music, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Phil Ramone, Snoop Dogg, Songs, Warren Zevon

Hugh Masekela
Author-activist and jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela was born in a mining town near Johannesburg, South Africa,...

Mariah Carey Surpasses Elvis — But The Context is Missing

Tom Alderman | Posted April 2, 2008 | Media

Read More: Associated Press, Barry Bonds, Billboard, Billboard Chart, Digital Downloads, Downloading Music, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Hank Aaron, Mariah Carey, Mariah Carey Sales, Music, Music Business, Sam Goody, The AP, The Beatles, Tower Records

The AP runs a story announcing to the world that Mariah Carey has surpassed Elvis for the most sold No. 1 singles on the Billboard Chart, and is now second only to the Beatles in single sales. Big. And statistically correct. But statistics, like everything, should be viewed in context....

The B52s: Big Fun At The Funplex!

Matt Budd | Posted April 2, 2008 | Entertainment

Read More: B52s, Funplex, Love Shack, Music, Pop Music, The B52s

"I'm at the mall on a diet pill!" shouts Fred Schneider on the single and title track "Funplex" and with that ladies and gentlemen please welcome back The B52s. It's been 16 years since their last studio album and they don't disappoint on this triumphant return.

Funplex takes me...

Dog Ears Music: Volume Fifteen

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted March 28, 2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Cat Stevens, Danielle Evin, Dionne Warwick, Dog Ears, Maria Callas, Music, Phil Ramone, Pop Levi, Songs, Wyclef Jean

Pop Levi
Pop Levi was born in London, the son of a 'Jewish doctor and a Gentile nurse.' It is rumored...

The Democratization of the Music Industry

Jeff Price | Posted March 24, 2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Digital Music, Emusic, Itunes, Music, Music Business, Music Distribution, Record Labels, spinART Records, Tunecore

As I write this, iTunes ranks as the 2nd largest seller of music in the U.S. -- only Wal-Mart's physical stores sell more. Digital revenue is real, and there is a lot of it being earned. Sales from iTunes alone can provide a band enough revenue to achieve true financial...

Dog Ears Music: Volume Fourteen

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted March 21, 2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Danielle Evin, Dengue Fever, Dog Ears, Iron And Wine, Music, Nina Simone, Paul Simon, Phil Ramone, Songs, Wilco, Wilson Pickett

Paul Simon
You need to know about Love in Hard Times: The Music of Paul Simon, three unique engagaements taking place in...

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