Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart discussed the benefits of music with attendees at the AARP convention in New Orleans. Hart and Adam Gazzaley, a...
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At Huffington Post, Alan Elsner gives positive reviews to two books. The Secret Piano, a memoir from pianist Zhu Xiao-Mei, describes her suffering under Mao...
CNET has a story about a machine that elicits sounds from objects. Designer Dennis Paul calls the device the Instrument for the Sonification of Everyday Things...
It’s no surprise that the tribute to Marvin Hamlisch, who died on Aug. 6, brought out the A-list. The post at The New York Times on the event —...
The question of whether or not we need a new hall of fame is a good one. That isn’t, however, the one being asked by The American Pop Music Hall of Fame...
Illegally downloading music is a crime that should be punished. However, it seems a bit harsh to ruin somebody for doing so. Reuters reports that the 8th...
From This Day in Music for Sept. 13, 2012: 2009, Vera Lynn went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘We’ll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera...
The Washington Post has a positive review of La Futura, the first studio album from ZZ Top in a decade. The review points out that the band brought in Rick...
Two old timers who have similar voices – which really isn’t a compliment to either – both have new albums, and both are getting good reviews. Mark Knopfler’s...
Country singer, songwriter and guitarist Joe South passed away yesterday in Buford, GA, a community near Atlanta. South, whose original named was Joe Souter...
