Music
Def Leppard Cancels Tour For 'Personal Matters'
AP | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Rock band Def Leppard has canceled the final leg of its North American tour. The band said in a statement on its Web site tha...
Some Notes on Bob Dylan's Song "I and I"
Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.18.2009 | Entertainment
Dylan has become an aspect of life for those who make his huge contribution so. This is not fandom. It's a sagacious use of time.
Phoenix House Helps Troubled Teens Rise From The Ashes With Music
Kara DioGuardi | Posted 10.16.2009 | Impact
As I've seen how music has changed my life and that of others, I'm energized and want to do more. I believe music can build self-esteem and deal with problems relating to anxiety and depression - which often underlie substance abuse.
Various Artists -- The Local Shakedown, Vol. 3
Linda "Truth" Carter | Posted 10.16.2009 | Denver
Who has the time to find and collect a solid and diverse sampling of some of the best music a place has to offer? The college radio DJs at 1190 AM, naturally.
Dog Ears Music: Volume Ninety-Four
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment
This week's column features music by Kim Weston, The Royal Chains, Shane Fontayne, Alexandre Desplat, Blick Bassy, and The Dixie Hummingbirds.
MySpace Wants its Cool Back
Piers Fawkes | Posted 10.15.2009 | Technology
In a strategy shift, MySpace will try to become an online hangout for people who want to connect with their friends over entertainment content.
Garth Brooks To Las Vegas: Singer Coming Out Of Retirement
AP | CHRIS TALBOTT | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment
LAS VEGAS — Garth Brooks is coming to The Strip. The country superstar and casino owner Steve Wynn announced Thursday afternoon that Brooks will...
Exclusive: Nellie McKay Talks About Her Best Album Yet
Michael Giltz | Posted 10.15.2009 | Entertainment
Nellie McKay's fourth album, Normal As Blueberry Pie, is a warm and quietly marvelous tribute to Doris Day. It hits the sweet spot in combining her talent and sensibility (future-retro?) in one focused project.
New Orleans, Music, Vampires and Me
Michael Cerveris | Posted 10.14.2009 | Entertainment
I know firsthand how music can be the connective tissue in a community, and how here in New Orleans, it is a positive force for young people at an impressionable (and risky) point in their lives.
Music's Biggest Quitters: 20 Who Quit
Spinner | Spinner Staff | Posted 10.13.2009 | Entertainment
They say winners never quit, but in the music biz there's something to be said for going out at the top of your game. Whether they left for greener p...
New Music Software Turns Hit Songs Into A Science
npr.org | Laura Sydell | Posted 10.12.2009 | Technology
Many of us like to believe that there's a little magic behind the making of a hit single. David Meredith, CEO of Music Intelligence Solutions, says th...
Carly Simon's Starbucks Lawsuit: Singer SUES Coffee Chain Label
AP | STEPHANIE CLIFFORD | Posted 10.12.2009 | Entertainment
SEATTLE — Singer Carly Simon is suing Starbucks Corp., saying the coffee company's now-defunct music venture didn't adequately promote her 2008 ...
'This Is It': Listen To Michael Jackson's New Song (AUDIO, LYRICS)
The Huffington Post | Posted 10.12.2009 | Entertainment
NEW YORK - The first song from the upcoming Michael Jackson music documentary "This Is It" made it's debut online early Monday morning on MichaelJacks...
Dog Ears Music: Volume Ninety-Three
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 10.09.2009 | Entertainment
This week's column features music by Mulatu Astatke, Paul Desmond, Vetiver, Chuck Jackson, Zach, and Deerhoof.
Be Beautiful Be Yourself
Sandy Grason | Posted 10.09.2009 | Denver
This Saturday night over 1200 people will gather in Denver to celebrate an event called "Be Beautiful Be Yourself Jet Set Fashion Show" billed as the ...
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch's Cancer Treatment: Vegan Diet, Tibetan Medicine
Posted 10.08.2009 | Entertainment
Beastie Boy Adam (MCA) Yauch emailed his fans on Wednesday with a hopeful update on his battle with salivary gland cancer. Yauch just returned from In...
New Reissues Prove Kraftwerk Is the Most Important Band Ever
Tim Mohr | Posted 10.08.2009 | Entertainment
The birthplace of all that's cool and modern in music wasn't Memphis, Liverpool or the South Bronx. It was Dusseldorf, Germany, where Kraftwerk invented the future we are now living.
Rosanne Cash's The List Covers a Lot of Ground
Michael Bialas | Posted 10.09.2009 | Entertainment
In 1973, the Man in Black gave his teenage daughter a cultural legacy: his 100 essential country songs. More than 30 years later, Rosanne Cash has decided to pass this legacy along to her fans.
Beyonce: Kanye Was 'Standing Up For Art' At VMAs
people.com | Michael Y. Park | Posted 10.07.2009 | Entertainment
The other woman at the center of the Kanye West Video Music Awards shout-out scandal is finally speaking out. Beyonce Knowles, whose loss to Taylor S...
ACL 2009 Festival Highlights: Them Crooked Vultures, Dirty Projectors, Bon Iver, Pearl Jam and More
Stephanie Keller | Posted 10.07.2009 | Entertainment
Three days, 130 bands, eight stages. Downpours and all, there was no shortage of enjoyed spectacle and divine sounds over the weekend at the Austin City Limits Festival.
A Playlist for Recovering Fundies
Valerie Tarico | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living
Music can be a path out of insularity. Not by itself, of course. But music creates links to a whole wide world of human activities and ideas. For former fundies, it can also help with the healing process. When you've had your child-mind warped by scary songs liked "I Wish We'd all Been Ready" or when you've spent Sunday mornings swaying to "I'm a Pentecostal" or your dulcet tones were trained on "Saved by the Blood," it can help to start feeding your brain some alternatives.
Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell Has Swine Flu
PopEater | Posted 10.06.2009 | Entertainment
The Backstreet Boys have been forced to cancel their New York City promotional tour because member Brian Litrell has been diagnosed with the swine flu...
Blake Lewis & "HEARTBREAK ON VINYL" Album Release
prefixmag.com | Ivan Mitchell | Posted 10.06.2009 | Entertainment
Heartbreak On Vinyl includes a more pronounced synth pop and as Lewis describes it, an "indie pop dance record with a 80's nostalgic feel."...
Crazy Stage Costumes: Which Is The Greatest? (PHOTOS, POLL)
Posted 10.05.2009 | Entertainment
An insane stage wardrobe can transform a talented performer into a cultural icon. Who would the Material Girl or Ziggy Stardust be without their costu...
AP | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment