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Tristan Prettyman-Musician, Writer, Woman-Talks About Love: Part One

Maria Burnham | Posted 05.14.2013 | Arts
Read More: Women, Jason Mraz, Twitter, Lyrics, Break Ups, Tristan Prettyman, Advice Column, Engagement, Music, Concert, Musician, Advice, California, Friendship, Singer-Songwriter, Marriage, Romance, Cedar and Gold, Heartbreak, Album, Tour, Love, Arts News
Maria Burnham

Today I had the privilege to chat with singer-songwriter Tristan Prettyman about life, love, heartache, and what it feels like to be a woman in her early 30's.

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Orlando Jones Stars in New Interactive Web Series 'Meridian'

Shira Lazar | Posted 01.19.2013 | Technology
Read More: Support, Mysteryguitarman, Funny, Mad TV, Orlando Jones, Comedian, Freakout, Director, Series, Rides.tv, Musician, Interview, Drumline, Discussion, Show, Tech, Interactive, Aztec, Joe Penna, Chat, Youtube, Talk, Guests, Live, Amulet, React, Three Part, Jeff, Meridian, What's Trending, Video, Technology News
Shira Lazar

Meridian stars Orlando Jones (Drumline, MAD TV) as Jeff, a bored employee at a tech support call center whose life is changed when he discovers a mysterious Aztec amulet.

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'Just Google That Sh*t' Parody Comes to YouTube (VIDEO)

Shira Lazar | Posted 12.23.2012 | Comedy
Read More: Official Comedy, October 22, Alloy Digital, Music, New, Musician, Raunchy, American Idol, hit4hill, Just Google That Shit, Lisa Schwartz, Keep It in Your Pants, Comedy, Funny, 8 Videos, Comedian, Remarkable Vagina, Coffee Makes Me Poo, Interview, Season 3, Itunes, Hilarious, Album, Live, Hillary Clinton, Performance, Video, Comedy News
Shira Lazar

Known across the web for her legendary "Hot4Hill" YouTube video of 2007 and Warner Bros online series, "Sorority Forever," Taryn is now preparing to release eight videos in a row to promote her new record.

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Get to Know: Kimbra (VIDEO)

Crane.tv | Posted 11.28.2012 | Arts
Read More: New Zealand, Singer, crane.tv, Goyte, Youtube Stars, Kimbra, Melbourne, Musician, Somebody That I Used to Know, Kimbra Music, Gotye, Gotye Somebody That I Used to Know, Gotye Kimbra, Video, Arts News
Crane.tv

You may not have heard of Kimbra yet. That's going to change, quickly. The New Zealand native first came to our attention earlier this year as the body painted ex-girlfriend in Gotye's smash hit 'Somebody That I Used to Know.'

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YouTube's Favorite Breakout Pop Duo, Karmin, Back in the Studio (VIDEO)

Shira Lazar | Posted 10.28.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Mainstream, Hangout, Lil Wayne, Nick, Music, Musician, Shira Lazar, Nicki Minaj, Ep, Jackson Harris, Tyler Oakley, Berkeley, Google+, Brokenhearted, Fan Chat, Youtube, Album, Hello, Amy, Karmin, What's Trending, Video, Entertainment News
Shira Lazar

Karmin joined What's Trending over Google plus from their recording studio today to answer fans questions about their YouTube roots, a new upcoming album and big projects including a fashion line on the horizon!

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Dennis Morris on Bob Marley and Flirting His Way to a Good Photograph (VIDEO)

Crane.tv | Posted 10.14.2012 | Arts
Read More: Stone Roses, Icon, Bob Marley, Dennis Morris, Photographer, Music, Sex Pistols, Marianne Faithfull, Rock, London, Musician, British, This Is the One, Legend, crane.tv, Broken English, Speakeasy Club, Rock Band, Video, Arts News
Crane.tv

For renowned music photographer Dennis Morris; taking that legendary picture all comes down to timing: "Photography, the essence of it, will always be...

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Rising Star: Jay James Picton (VIDEO)

Crane.tv | Posted 10.08.2012 | Arts
Read More: Malay Remix, Soul Singer, Soul, Booker T Jones, Royal Navy, Decca, Music, Amy Winehouse, Musician, Frank Ocean, Guitarist, Records, G-Unit, Andre 3000, Tom Jones, Voice, Long May They Roll, John Legend, crane.tv, Singer, Jay James Picton, Mike Peden, Play It by Heart, Video, Arts News
Crane.tv

In the past year he has worked with Booker T. Jones and John Legend, but fame wasn't always on the cards for James Jay Picton. Signed by Decca Records...

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Black Girl Crush Series Part 1: Estelle

Marjon Rebecca Carlos | Posted 08.28.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Black Women, Black-Girl-Crush, American Boys, Music, Musician, Black Girl Crush Series, First Lady Michelle Obama, Angela Bassett, Style, Actress, Black Girl Crush, Black Girls, R&b, Slidepollajax, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Black Voices News
Marjon Rebecca Carlos

With this said, I began by talking to British singer/rapper, Estelle, who has enlivened audiences the world over with her soulful sound, fresh approach to style, and joyful spirit. With the recent release of her praiseworthy sophomore offering, All Of Me.

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Remembering Marvin Gaye

The Huffington Post | Khristopher J. Brooks | Posted 04.02.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Men's Guide. Marvin Gaye, Celebrity Birthdays, Motown, Detroit, Singer, Musician, Black Music, R&b, Black Voices News

Marvin Gaye, the Motown recording artist whose smooth voice captured Americans in the 80s, would have celebrated his 73rd birthday today, had he been ...

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Jeffrey Cain Discusses Isidore's New Album, 'Life Somewhere Else'

Karen Shepard | Posted 04.15.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: The Church, Steve Kilbey, Australia, Entertainment, Music, Bondi Beach, Jeffrey Cain, Emmy Nominations, Rock, Poetry, Culture, Style, Rock and Roll, Remy Zero, Indie Rock, Bands, Lyrics, Musician, Isidore, Entertainment News
Karen Shepard

In the mind-bending words of pre-released meta-song "Reappearance," Isidore has "re-attuned, re-aligned the opening into your mind" and happily, completed second album, Life Somewhere Else.

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Non-American Musicians Are Not Faking Their American-English Accents

The Huffington Post | Amber Genuske | Posted 02.03.2012 | Home
Read More: First Aid Kit, Fake Accent, Video, Band, Accent, American English Accent, Singer, Slideshow, English Accent, Laura Marling, Musician, Home News

What are two young (born in the 90s young) Swedish gals doing writing songs titled "Emmylou," after the one and only country singer Emmy Lou Harris an...

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The Life Out Loud: One Man's Journey From Baseball Champ to Rock Star to Entrepreneur

MeiMei Fox | Posted 10.10.2011 | Impact
Read More: Sales, Relationships, Rock Star, Jeff Riddle, The Storrow Band, Celibacy, Business, Entrepreneurship, Jakob Martin, Customers, Musician, Entrepreneur, The Givegive, Baseball, Ian MacManus, Impact News
MeiMei Fox

In his 30 years on this planet, Jeff Riddle has been an all-star baseball player, rock star, real estate magnate, spiritual seeker with a vow of celibacy, motivational speaker and, now, entrepreneur.

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WATCH: Charlie Siem Fiddles On The Roof

Crane.tv | Posted 09.11.2011 | Arts
Read More: Classical, Fiddler on the Roof, Violin, Kensington, Dunhill, Royal College of Music, Royal Albert Hall, Music, Charlie Siem, Musician, Concert, Violinist, Arts News
Crane.tv

He is charming, talented, genius and above all, the most charismatic violinist of the year. Chosen as one of the ambassadors for the S/S 11 Dunhill ca...

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Lost and Found Brings New Year, Same David Gray

Jon Chattman | Posted 09.04.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Ray Lamontagne David Gray, Lost and Found, Groupon, Songwriter, English, Englishman, Draw the Line, Foundling, Singer, Musician, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

What a difference a year doesn't make. Last summer, I sat down with David Gray in SoHo and discussed his new album and tour. Last Friday, I chatted...

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The Original Indie Record Store

Crane.tv | Posted 08.29.2011 | Arts
Read More: Virgin, Internet, New York, Records, Other Music, Bands, Hmv, Josh Madell, crane.tv, Indie, Music, Musician, Tower Records, Arts News
Crane.tv

Crane.tv meets owner of New York indie music store, Other Music's Josh Madell, who gives an insight into what it takes for an independent music store ...

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Behind the Scenes With Musician and Artist, Jon Langford

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 06.20.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Jon Langford, Fear No Art Chicago, Painter, Punk Rock, Fear No Art, The Mekons, Skull Orchard, Rock N' Roll, Skull Orchard Revisited, Art Chicago, Painting, Musician, The Waco Brothers, Elysabeth Alfano, Chicago News
Elysabeth Alfano

Has punk rock come and gone? Not exactly. I visited the music and painting studio of The Mekons' lead singer, Jon Langford, to see the life of an ongoing rocker.

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Teena Marie: A True Soul Sister

Zondra Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Motown Records, Teena Marie, Musician, Teena-Marie-Dead, Entertainment News
Zondra Hughes

It didn't take much to fall in love with Teena Marie's music. She was a natural soul performer who swam upstream to find her success in the (then) segregated music industry.

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Franketienne: Haiti's First Nobel Laureate - Hopefully

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Marcel Duret, French, Voodoo, Unesco, Mario Benjamin, Emmelie Prophete, The Trap, Environmental Disaster, Literature, Sado-Masochism, Andre Breton, Gran Makout, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesia, Memoire D'encrier, Jim Luce, Jacques-Stephen Alexis, CUNY Graduate Center, Chaos Theory, Haitian-Americans, Abstract Work, Tragic Clown, Thought Leader, Apocalypse, Baron Samedi, Artist for Peace, Surrealism, Carlton University, Rachel Douglas, Japan, Papa Doc, Cultural Area Studies, Vodou Pantheon, Nobel Prize, Noble Laureate, Ile en Ile, Thomas Spear, Brooklyn Public Library, University of Liverpool, Earthquake, Poetry, Kaiama L. Glover, Intellectual, Giulietta Masina, Kabuki, Creole, Galaxie Chaos-Babel, Louis-Ferdinand Celine, City College of New York, Author, Seanna Sumalee Oakle, Stewardship Report, Evens Anozine, Jlsr, Marie Coron, Port-Au-Prince, Vodou Priest, University of Nebraska, Baby Doc, Luce Index, Emmanuel Duogene, Duvalier Regime, University of Maryland, Alvina Ruprecht, Stanford L. Luce, Lewdness, Beatrice Coron, Artist, Death, Alessandra Benedicty, Haiti, New York City, France, Columbia University, Caribbean, Franck Etienne, Playwright, Painter, Global Citizen, Flowers of Insomnia, Mary Cobb Wittrock, January 12, Musician, Guede, Franketienne, Melovivi, Wordplay, Scatologu, Arts News
Jim Luce

As a cultural area studies graduate, seldom do I feel over my head culturally. Standing in the home of possibly the next Nobel Prize recipient for Li...

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Astoria Characters: The Artistic Acupuncturist

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Astoria, Zen, Swedish Institute, Ancient Form Acupuncture, Los Angeles, SUNY Farmingdale, Musician, MacNeil/Lehrer Report, Composer, Jeffrey C. Yuen, Incense, School of Visual Arts Manhattan, Nancy Ruhling, SUNY Purchase, Daoist, Acupuncture, Kenny Lockwood, Artist, Tin Angel, Guitar, Long Island, ABC Channel 7's Eyewitness News, Strong Love, Martha's Vineyard, New York News, With These Hands, Red Road, James A. Olson Guitar, Bellport, Jade Purity Foundation, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Kenny Lockwood is a painter, sculptor, musician, composer, actor, writer, poet, performer, acupuncturist and probably a dozen other things

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"I Am the Victim of Such a Lascivious Beauty": Rufus Wainwright on Louise Brooks

Thomas Gladysz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Louise Brooks, Pandora?S Box, Entertainment, All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu, Actress, Rufus Wainwright, Entertainment News, Silent Film, Music, Musician, Entertainment News
Thomas Gladysz

"I have always wanted to be her" is the way Rufus Wainwright puts it, referring to Louise Brooks.

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Israel's Latest Gag: Musician Arrested, Accused of Being A Spy

Yermi Brenner | Posted 09.07.2012 | World
Read More: Oud, Golan-Heights-Druze, Gag Orders, Middle East, Golan-Heights, Israel, Musician, Syria, Druze, Bashar Al-Assad, World News
Yermi Brenner

This week, the relationship between the Golan Druze and Israel took a turn for the worst. On Sunday, Majdal Shames resident, musician Fada Sha'ar, was arrested when he landed in Ben-Gurion International Airport.

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The Secret to Success for Artists and Creatives

Robert Pagliarini | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: How to Make Money, Creatives, Robert Pagliarini, Ambrose, Zak Ambrose, Artist, Make Money, Musician, Entertainment News
Robert Pagliarini

So you want to be an author, an actor, or maybe even a rock star? It doesn't much matter what you want to do, just that you do it. Whatever your art, your only goal should be to create.

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Willie Mitchell DEAD: Producer And Musician Dies At 81

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Producer, Entertainment, Music, Willie Mitchell, Musician, Record Producer, Willie Mitchell Dies, Willie Mitchell Dead, Entertainment News

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Willie Mitchell, a record producer, label head and musician who worked with Al Green and other stars, died Tuesday. He was 81. ...

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Declaring Your Artistic Self

Tamsin Rothschild | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Creativity, Walden Pond, Writing, Creative Ideas, Writer, Artists, Suppressed, American Beauty, Musician, Create, Creative Process, Inspired, Inspiration, Artist, Creative Idea, Sam Mendes, Creatively, Creative, Muse, The Balanced Life, Healthy Living News
Tamsin Rothschild

I believe we are all artists. I cringe and want to shake people when I hear them lament: "I am not creative", "I do not have a creative bone in my body." This is so desperately untrue.

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Trimpin: Another American Visionary

Peter Esmonde | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: SXSW 2009, Silverdocs, Trimpin, Newport International Film Festival, Film, Musician, Sxsw, Director, Entertainment News
Peter Esmonde

I needed to document the most creative person I could find, to discover how they'd managed to survive in this society. And I was lucky enough to find Trimpin.

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