The Berlin Philharmonic flew into town and one of the first stops by some of its musicians was the gritty streets of the Bowery rather than upscale 57th Street. They sang for about an hour and they included Mozart and American blues at the Salvation Army in Chinatown. The space was not that big and spectators were a bit squeezed into the pews of a tiny chapel but they listened to the world-class musicians who…
Garth Brooks is a living legend. But above being a musician he is a family man and so he is hard to see because he does not play numerous gigs. He imposed himself a retirement but he is returning to play just nine back-to-back concerts in Kansas City to promote his three-disc greatest hits collection, “The Ultimate Hits.”. The 45-year-old Brooks says he has no regrets about bowing out of recording and touring in 2000…
The boy band saga is repeating itself for years. Just the names are different. Ryan and Dan Kowarsky were recognized earlier this decade for their polished, glossy pop sounds in B4-4. However, unlike groups such as the Backstreet Boys who still continue to milk that sound dry, the identical twins’ new outfit RyanDan and album of the same name is musically the polar opposite of prior efforts. “I think it’s different from what we did,…
Artist name: Spice Girls Album name: Greatest Hits Label: Virgin Gender: Pop Release date: November 9, 2007 ZMErating: 8/10 Website: http://www.thespicegirls.com The long announced and discussed reunion took place and the next obvious marketing move would be to release their greatest hits. That was easy. What they did was that they played it safe. They are not going to make any new fans and some old fans are going to dislike it, but they managed…
The Canadian artist is going to embark on a tour to support Te Best Damn Thing, her latest album that was nominated at MTV Europe Music Awards this year. She announced details of ‘The Best Damn Tour’ this afternoon at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go in L.A. “I’m excited to go out and play live and perform,” Lavigne said during a small concert. “I have the most fun when I am performing for the fans. I think that…
Bad things for Meat Loaf fans and artist alike have recently happened. He has cancelled a European tour after developing a cyst on his vocal cords, the singer’s website said on Tuesday. He is 60 and probably his age is an important factor in that. He is going to undergo four to six weeks of vocal therapy before doctors decided whether he needs surgery. The rocker had already scrapped several British dates when he got…
After the first American idol winner [tag]Kelly Clarkson[/tag] made it big with her impressive and lovely voice it is now the second album was the charm for the former winner Carrie Underwood. It was far better than the first. The 24-year-old country singer’s latest disc, Carnival Ride, checked in at No. 1 with 17,000 in sales, knocking Josh Groban’s “Noel” (11,000) down to No. 2. She has sold 527,000 copies of “Carnival Ride” just in…
She is a master at slipping into musical styles. Being a singer, musician and producer, the bluegrass-country icon Alison Krauss has had, along the years, a stellar career. Having such versatility gave her the chance to work with artists as diverse as Sting, Brad Paisley, James Taylor, Phish, Dolly Parton and Alan Jackson. But she is not going to stop here. Her latest project, with former [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] frontman Robert Plant could be a big…
This day people from every corner of the world are getting their Halloween groove. Some find it hard to enter the mood. Some find it easy but feel that something is missing. Some have no interest in it but just listen to that kind of music. Here is a list of spooky and grave faves. They should be easy to find and you are probably going to be able to find them with iTunes or…
The hippy event is not just a live act. It is a state of mind which influenced the people who went to it and generations after that. It could be identified with the hippy movement and not just that. Rock singers were there. Names like Santana, Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joe Cocker and Jimi Hendrix speak for themselves. After that other legends came and sang there. A tribute to those people is in the…
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