Tag: music
Godmothers of Chick Rock release a new album
June and Jean Millington, trailblazers of rock and roll, have released a new album, Play Like A Girl — and they're doing it while they battle a new form of discrimination: ageism. ...
German composer becomes Internet sensation after putting economic collapse to music
A German musician is making waves on the Internet by turning financial data into often-depressing musical arrangements. Johannes Kreidler has tied musical notes to falling stock prices....
Remember '867-5309'? Songwriter's making a comeback
The 867-5309/Jenny song has survived three decades. Now Jim Keller, the songwriter behind that song is trying to make a comeback....
Motown playlist: Supremes and Temptations 50 years on
Motown Records marks the 50th anniversary since Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations began making music history....
Musician K'Naan on the hope and hopelessness of Somalia
Somali-Canadian musician and writer K'Naan recently returned from Somalia, where he saw the ravages of famine and war, but also found hope for the future....
Ry Cooder: These times call for a different kind of protest song
Ry Cooder's new album, "Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down," is a protest shout against the out-of-control banks and the efforts to disenfranchise the poor. ...
Nirvana: the last great invention of rock 'n' roll?
Twenty years ago this month, a new sound blasted the cobwebs out of every radio station in America: Nirvana's 'Nevermind,' becoming the defining record for Generation X....
Joy essential ingredient in party music from rural El Salvador
The chanchona band, Los Hermanos Lovo trace their roots back to rural El Salvador, and they're all about the party....
Classical composers create monuments to 9/11 in music
The tragedy of 9/11 expressed through the works of classical composers, who create 'portable sites of public memory.'...
Opera singers go east, to China
The future of opera may be in China, where new opera houses are being built, jobs are appearing, and opera singers are learning Chinese....
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