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To Be Continued Brass Bands brings Bourbon Street to downtown Denver

2008-08-29T18:20:00.001-07:00

The To Be Continued Brass Band spends almost nights making a ruction at the corner of Bourbon and Canal streets. On Tuesday afternoon, they popped up unexpectedly far from their usual stomping grounds: At the corner of California Avenue and the 16th Street Mall in business district Denver.

Wearing black and atomic number 79 "New Orleans for Obama" T-shirts, they drew a crowd as soon as they dismissed up the brass on a corner recently occupied by a vocal radical of Sept. 11 conspiracy protestors.

The musicians came to Denver under the aegis of Finding Our Folk, a New Orleans-based, post-Katrina nonprofit that aims "to engage young people in the political process," aforesaid organizer Le'Kedra Robertson. Taking the To Be Continued Brass Band to the Democratic National Convention "is to expose them to something that's not at home."

They for certain brought a lot of home with them. The snare and bass membranophone patter and big, bold waves of trumpet, trombone and saxophone were remarkably New Orleans. Not surprisingly, the band's tip jolt did a brisk business. After 10 minutes, they paraded up the sixteenth Street Mall, a pedestrian retail thoroughfare bissected by two lanes for electric-powered light rail trains.

As they stopped-up to play on the sidewalk, rafts of people pressed in close approximately them, snapping photos, smiling and dance. "You guys got it going on!" shouted i man with long fuzz.

Soon a pair of mounted policemen made their way up the sidewalk and pulled up aboard the band. Would they shut down pat the pavement concert? No.

"You guys ar welcome to play here," one mounted officer said to the musicians, reflecting the mostly tolerant attitude of the hundreds of officers deployed throughout downtown. "Just exit some space for people to walk, so they're not in front of the busses."

A cheer went up, and the band played on. Denver occupant Annette Quill brought her four-year-old daughter, Cecelia, downtown on Tuesday "to see a small bit of history." Running into the To Be Continued Brass Band "was even better," Quill said. "This was a bonus."

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Madonna turning 50 with world tour on her mind

2008-08-19T18:32:00.001-07:00

LONDON () - Madonna won't ingest much clip to fret about turning 50. While many people passing the milestone may prefer to pause and reflect, the "queen of pop" is in the midst of final preparations for her world go which kicks off in Cardiff, Wales, on August 23, a week after her birthday.

If previous shows are anything to go by, the 40-plus "Sticky & Sweet" dates around the globe will pose Madonna under the kind of strong-arm and genial strain that would test a woman half her age.

But the world's most successful female recording creative person has never let age, sex or background get in her way, and has remained in the ascendancy with an preternatural ability to reinvent herself just when the old Madonna was nearing her sell-by date.

Her latest reincarnation is a shrewd businesswoman, after she severed ties with long-run record label Warner Brothers to preindication up with Live Nation, a company that until recently specialised in euphony tours.

As comfortably as earning a reported $120 million over the life of the agreement, Madonna appeared to be among the first to recognize which way the music industry was heading.

Recorded music, many artists now believe, is making them less money than live performing, meaning they ar looking to spend less time in the recording studio and more on the stage.

The last few years have not all been easy for Madonna, however.

A famous person who often bristles in the media glare, Madonna may be universally admired but she is non universally loved.�

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Anna and The Psychomen

2008-08-09T18:21:00.001-07:00

Artist: Anna and The Psychomen

   Genre(s):
Rock: Punk-Rock

Discography:

My Baby Needs To Rock'n'Roll (7)

Year: 2004
Tracks: 4

'Look Good Naked' Tips From Carson

Zero 7

2008-07-01T20:27:00.001-07:00

Artist: Zero 7

   Genre(s):
Easy Listening
   Electronic
   Trip-Hop
   Techno

Discography:


When It Falls

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 11


Distractions

   Year: 2002
Tracks: 6


AnotherLateNight

   Year: 2002
Tracks: 16


Simple Things

   Year: 2001
Tracks: 12


In The Waiting Line

   Year: 2001
Tracks: 6

The manpower behind U.K. soulfulness turnout Zero 7 -- producers Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker -- launched their careers in the music manufacture as tea boys at a London recording studio. Soon later on, notwithstanding, both were in the fatheaded of action, working alongside a string of well-known British musicians such as the Pet Shop Boys and Robert Plant. They spent the topper character of the nineties honing their production skills behind the scenes. Then, later on taking on the identify of a nightspot in Honduras, the distich step by step began unleashing their possess ideas onto an unsuspecting populace. First came a couple of remixes; Radiohead's "Mounting Up the Walls" and Terry Callier's "Dearest Theme from Spartacus." In 1999, Zero 7 released their starting time EP, the fittingly titled EP 1. Only a smattering of copies were made and they sold out in a matter of years. A similar fate hoped-for their second gear release, EP 2. Their starting time record album, Simple Things, came out amid practically salivating from the media in mid-2001. A aggregation of mellow soul, acidulent jazz, and funk tracks, the album carried collaborations with well-thought-of vocalists Mozez, Sia Furler, and Sophie Barker. Their soph endeavour, When It Falls, appeared in March 2004, and it was followed 2 years afterwards by Garden, which included contributions from longtime favourite Sia as substantially as Swedish star JosÃ© GonzÃ¡lez.

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En Garde

2008-06-24T13:19:00.001-07:00

Artist: En Garde

   Genre(s):
Metal: Gothic

Discography:

Comedia De L'arte

Year: 1997
Tracks: 9

Salif Keita

Live a Longer and More Peaceful Life With Chant - Music For The Soul

2008-06-16T09:57:00.001-07:00

CD Available Digitally on iTunes June 10th and In-Stores July 1st on Decca

NEW YORK, June 10 -- Already a runaway hit overseas, Chant
- Music For The Soul debuted at #9 on the UK pop chart, alongside Madonna
and Duffy, and bested the likes of Amy Winehouse and Leona Lewis. Not
surprising given our hectic lifestyle, Chant - Music For The Soul is a
much-needed growing phenomenon, featuring traditional chant from the 12th
and 13th centuries. In the on-going quest for spiritual bliss, the CD is a
must-have, and arguably the most peaceful listening experience imaginable.
On June 10th, Chant - Music for the Soul will be available digitally on
iTunes, followed by a physical in-store release on July 1st.

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Chant is the ultimate in relaxation and stress relief -- the perfect
antidote to our fast-moving modern world. It has proven to heal, calm and
also give strength; its power is timeless. Dr. Alan Watkins, Senior
Lecturer in Neuroscience at Imperial College London states, "the musical
structure of chanting can have a significant and positive physiological
impact ... studies also demonstrate that such practices have been shown to
lower blood pressure, increase levels of the performance hormone DHEA as
well as reducing anxiety and depression."

Chant - Music for the Soul was born in an unexpected way. Earlier this
year, Universal Classics & Jazz in the UK placed ads in various religious
publications encouraging various choral groups to submit demos for
consideration for a major recording contract. Word reached the monks of the
Cistercian Abbey Stift Heiligenkreuz in Vienna, who applied via a clip they
had posted on YouTube. With their rich and evocative sound The Monks were
the easy favorites. Billboard recently reported, "It's a pretty safe bet
that very few of Universal Music's recent signings count Pope Benedict XVI
among their fans. But the pontiff is a definite admirer of the latest boys
in the hood(s) to sign globally to Universal Classics."

"When the Monks sing, the chant opens our hearts. We hope it purifies
our souls and helps us regain clarity, light, strength and peace. Where
there is chaos, we seek to restore order. Where there is emptiness, we try
and find meaning. And where there is sadness, joy can return." -- The
Cistercian Abbey Stift Heiligenkreuz.

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Brittany Murphy - Brittany Murphy Not Fired

2008-06-07T22:34:00.001-07:00

LATEST: BRITTANY MURPHY quit Disney movie TINKER BELL, bosses at the studio claim.

It was reported the actress was ditched from her role providing the voice of the animated fairy, and replaced by 19-year-old Mae Whitman.

But Disney executives say Murphy left the project because of scheduling problems.

A representative tells OK! magazine, "When John Lasseter came on board, the schedule changed, and the new schedule didn't work for her."

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DMW Acoustics

2008-05-28T22:19:00.000-07:00

Artist: DMW Acoustics

   Genre(s):
Instrumental

Discography:

DMW Acoustics

Year: 2004
Tracks: 14

Jan Garbarek and The Hillard Ensemble

DVDs of the week are rated

2008-05-10T22:16:00.000-07:00

DVDs of the week are rated

ASHES TO ASHES – Series 1
****

Tono Rosario

JOE BEARD

2008-05-06T20:37:00.001-07:00

Artist: JOE BEARD

   Genre(s):
Blues

Discography:


DEALIN'

   Year:
Tracks: 13


Blues Union

   Year:
Tracks: 11

Max Born and embossed in Ashland, Mississippi, guitar player Joe Beard grew up with the White potato brothers, 1 of whom later launch an international undermentioned as Matte "Guitar" White potato. Guitar player Nathan Beauregard lived with Beard's first first cousin, so he was surrounded by wishful and old hired hand megrims musicians patch outgrowth up, and he began vocalizing at an other age. Beard became interested in playing guitar via the Murphy brothers, wHO sabbatum in with a offspring B.B. Riley B King when he played at the Eleanor Roosevelt Lake Club. Beard began to see guitar at years 17 from Ernest Scruggs, a neighbour, beforehand straits to Windy City.

Face fungus stirred to Rochester, N.Y., and from time to time would impose 1 of his brothers in Newmarket. He quickly became in love of the blues beingness played in clubs there by people wish Jimmy Reed and Cub Son Williamson. Beard sabbatum in with John Lighthorse Harry Lee Hustler 1 night and received encouraging speech from Hooker, and also afterward sabbatum in with his perfection, Muddy up Ethel Waters.

Man in Rochester, he formed the Mortal Brothers Sextet, playing bass and babble, only he didn't do in world on guitar until 1965. Byssus befriended classical music blues guitar player Son Theatre, reality Health Organisation was a neighbour in Rochester, and played a concert for students at the University of Rochester in 1968. Beard worked as an electrician by day and would at times wager out at night and on weekends for to the highest degree of the sixties on through and through to the '80s. He has a report as unitary of the best local players about Rochester, and though he crataegus oxycantha non be a home identify in other parts of the U.S., he toured EEC in 1983 and did studio and microscope phase work that saami yr with Broncobuster Thomas Hart Benton, Lafayette Leake and Memphis Melt off. At the far-famed BK Waiting room, Beard and his support bands opened for Bobby Bland, Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel B. B. King and others. More recently, Whiskers performed at President George III H.W. Bush's inaugural address jamboree social occasion. In 1990, he recorded an album for Kingsnake Records, No More Cherry red Rose, which was comfortably received by the blue devils radio community of interests.

Beard recorded an record album with Ronnie Earl's dance orchestra for the California-based AudioQuest label, Blue devils Conjugation (1996). Accompanying him ar Hammond B-3 organist Robert I Katz and tenor saxist David "Zany" Newman. The album was a critical succeeder, winning Offbeat Magazine's Blue devils Album of the Year trophy. He followed it up with 1998's For Real and 2000's Dealin', both records featuring Duke Robilard.

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Lightspeed Champion - Falling off the Lavender Bridge

2008-05-06T20:18:00.001-07:00

Lightspeed Champion - Falling off the Lavender Bridge

When Dev Hynes split up shortlived dance-punk scenesters Test Icicles in 2006, he claimed that the Londoners parted because they themselves weren't even fans of their irritable, beat-fuelled mayhem. "We were never, ever that keen on the music," he said. "I infer that the great unwashed liked it, simply we personally, er, didn't."
It's no surprise then that Hynes has shuffled his way to the other ending of the spectrum to create the country-rock flavoured 'Falling away the Lavender Bridge' - his first-class honours degree album under the Lightspeed Star soubriquet. What is a shock however - precondition how poor people an kit Test Icicles were - is that Hynes' solo debut a great deal bristles with character.
Produced by Brilliantly Eyes member Microphone Moggis, 'Falling off the Lavender Bridge' blends boozer Britpop with kinfolk, country and Americana, making for a much to a greater extent musically mature record than power hold been expected.
Recorded in Bright Eyes' home of Omaha, NE, Hynes' record is filled with emotive melodies, acoustic guitars and lilting strings. A number of Bright Eyes and Saddle Brook records regulars too crop up to offer input, taking Hynes' decidedly low-key London indie lullabies and propping them up with dark glasses of Capital of Tennessee and Brilliantly Eyes flavoured folk rock-and-roll.
Indeed, given Mogis' comment, it's hard non to listen to Lightspeed Champion without Conor Oberst existence brought to mind. It's a comparison however which takes out from Hynes', highlighting his shortcomings sooner than pointing out his positive attributes.
Such addition points to Hynes' songs are his deft mitt at twisting complex melody about simple guitar progressions, entirely of which he does to strong impression on the album's opening brace of songs, viz. singles 'Galaxy of The Lost'; 'Tell Me What It's Worth'; and the 10-minute folk-epic 'Midnight Surprise'.
Where the album falters - in comparison to Oberst - is that Hynes' rambles deficiency the poetic whirlpool his former touring partner tin ostensibly unleash at will. Not to enjoin that Hynes' lyrics are poor, though they trap the album in 2008 and it's belike that 'Falling off the Lavender Bridge' won't eld well.
Hynes' nidus is on pickings pot shots at British capital scene kids hearing to whatever genre is 'hip' and acquiring so drunk in Camden clubs that they get "sick in your mouth". Such lyrics drip in debt to Weezer frontman River Cuomo's dry shirker humour, though they don't model with Hynes' as considerably. Against the maturate musical comedy background, such subjects seem trivial and immature, while Hynes' vocal manner of speaking - akin to Axis Party's Kele Okereke - doesn't always serve the songs well.
Over 12 tracks the album's initial burst of quality begins to wane, and by its conclusion it feels like there's marginally more filler than killer here.
Still, at least seven-spot of the tracks featured tip towards an interesting future tense should Hynes' relationship with his Omaha friends start to flower. The singles away; 'Dry Lips' and 'Everyone I Know Is Hearing to Crunk' in item tie-up out.
A better record than expected, then, merely not as goodness as the recent epoch plug surrounding the Londoner power suggest.
Steve Cummins

Lake of Tears

iCarly Star Miranda Cosgrove Signs With Columbia Records as Part of Ongoing Global Partnership Between Nickelodeon and the Sony Music Label Group

2008-05-06T19:54:00.001-07:00

iCarly Star Miranda Cosgrove Signs With Columbia Records as Part of Ongoing Global Partnership Between Nickelodeon and the Sony Music Label Group

Jukebox and Columbia Records Join Forces to Release iCarly iPlaylist,
Featuring Music From and Inspired by the Hit Live-Action TV Series
iCarly iPlaylist Available at Retail and Online Tues, June 10

Newly York, April 18 -- Columbia Records has signed tween TV
sensation Miranda Cosgrove, star of Nickelodeon's convergent blockbuster
iCarly to be a recording creative person, as contribution of the global partnership between
Chip and the Sony Music Tag Mathematical group. Number 1 up for Cosgrove is the release
of iCarly iPlaylist, the thirstily awaited album that also will feature songs
inspired by the popular live-action TEENick series, among other scoop
tracks from multi-platinum popular artists, including Natasha Bedingfield
and Avril Lavigne. The album will be available at retail and online on
Tues, June 10.

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D-Jack

2008-05-06T19:01:00.001-07:00

Artist: D-Jack

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:

The New Krakkk

Year: 2004
Tracks: 19

Smallville star now a Street Fighter

2008-05-06T18:03:00.001-07:00

Smallville star now a Street Fighter

'Smallville' sensation Kristin Kreuk is to play the lead role in the big screenland adaptation of the video game 'Street Fighter'.
The film site comingsoon.net says that 'Street Champion: Legend of Chun-Li!' is due to start motion-picture photography in Thailand in Marching music 2008.
The history focuses on scrapper Chun-Li's (Kreuk) quest for justice.
Kreuk plays Lana Lane in 'Smallville'; her other credits include the films 'Partition' and 'EuroTrip'.