MUSIC, Singers, Concerts News, Nov 05, 2011

Concert Review | Bob Seger: Singer doesn't rely on flash to deliver decades of ... Columbus Dispatch Genuinely pleased to be in town, Seger recalled singing Ramblin' Gamblin' Man decades ago at the Sugar Shack, an old Columbus bar. That was before my time, but that same song still sounded good in 2011. Eschewing video screens and other gimmicks, ... See all stories on this topic »

Video: Ranbir and Nargis in 'Hawaa Hawaa' song Apun Ka Choice So far we had only heard the mesmeric flamenco tune of the song “Hawaa Hawaa” from Rockstar. Now, catch a glimpse of its video. The song has Ranbir preparing with foreignartists for what looks like a music concert. Nargis Fakhri, the film's leading ... See all stories on this topic »

Taylor Swift Song 'Last Kiss' Soothes Babies? (Video) Gather.com She's a successful and inspiring singer, as her music has lifted many up from bad days or helped them reminisce about love. However, her songs also seem to have another effect. Swift's song "Last Kiss" reportedly has helped one couple's 4-month-old son ... See all stories on this topic »

Weekend picks: Sting simplified at Rosemont Theatre Chicago Daily Herald 5 The Chicago Sinfonietta teams up with astronomer and visual artist Jose Francisco Salgado for a specially commissioned video to accompany sections of the concert“Under the Night Sky.” The ensemble performs the music of Ravel, Gandolfi and more first ... See all stories on this topic »

Spotify music playlists can help you get your New Orleans Ladyfest fix NOLA.com Unless you frequent clubs around town, however, you may not have heard of some of the lesser-known but still terrific singers who will strum and belt out tunes. As Nola.com/music readers may have noticed in the past few weeks, the site now includes my ... See all stories on this topic » NOLA.com

Incredible stop-motion music video created with 288000 jelly beans Geek.com Some artists have the budget to hire a film crew and pile on the special effects, while others just get away with a camera focused on the band playing the song. But for me, the most memorable videos are those that try something different and don't ... See all stories on this topic » Geek.com

Man's musical proposal on subway does the trick CBS News Adam King and Lucy Rogers were on a commuter train - referred to as "the tube" - when, out of nowhere, one-by-one, most people on the car began singing her favorite song, Bill Withers' classic "Lovely Day." The singers? Members of a choir in which Adam ... See all stories on this topic »

Did Katy Perry have a love 'that got away?' Married pop star gets nostalgic in ... Daily Mail Katy's new film clip somewhat follows in the footsteps of Rihanna's current hit music video, We Found Love. The 23-year-old Bajan singer appeared to had dug out the skeletons from her closest for the clip. The Russian Roulette singer seems to allude to ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Access Hollywood - Celebrity News, Photos & Videos Access Hollywood On Wednesday's “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” the funnyman debuted his latest spoof song, “(It's Not My) Baby,” poking fun at a woman's claim that the 17-year-old singer is the father of her child – something thesinger's rep has adamantly denied. ... See all stories on this topic » Access Hollywood

Steve Smith: Catching up with Journey, Julian Lennon, Steve Tyler -- and more Pasadena Star-News These days, he says he's been doing a bit of film editing and writing music for what may be a future solo album. He's also recorded three covers songs but would say only that one is a Beatles song. The singer has had to deal with health problems for a ... See all stories on this topic »

StarKid thrills loyal fans at the Michigan Theater AnnArbor.com “Especially because it was an adaptation from show into more of a concert. But it was fantastic. They did every song that I could've possibly wanted them to do, and I think that they're all great people, and what I love most is that they're all from ... See all stories on this topic »

Country Music Superstar Brad Paisley Opens His 'Diary of a Player' to 'On the ... Fox News It's not work. It's really fun. You've got to come to a concert some time. What we do is a full-blown -- it's bells and whistles and lasers and explosion and video. It's no holds barred, put on a show at all costs, and really love that. ... See all stories on this topic »

New harmonies, new dreams Ottawa Citizen The latest single, Jonesing for Your Love, is a joyous romp of a lost-love song, with a carefree vibe that's depicted in a colourful new video. "I always loved singing the blues," Prescott says. "Dad would write these little blues tunes for me and I ... See all stories on this topic »

When Old School Was New: Big Daddy Kane's 'Ain't No Half-Steppin'" NPR (blog) by Frannie Kelley In 1984 a music video show began airing on WNYC-TV, a public television station owned by the city. It was the first TV show documenting hip-hop musicand culture, and it's still on today. In the '80s, hip-hop heads ran to a TV at 3:30 ... See all stories on this topic »

Weird Al Yankovic brings parody to Bay Area San Francisco Chronicle That's more difficult than it may seem when you consider the range of styles the Weird Al show will present. The current tour includes Yankovic's words to a wide scope ofartists. A Miley Cyrus hit becomes "Party in the CIA," Green Day's song is turned ... See all stories on this topic »

The folk hero who became an icon Daily Pioneer Remembering the legend, veteran singer Manna Dey said, “Whenever I used to singmusic directed by him, I felt good. I used to tell him that there is a different feeling and sensation when I sing his songs at his direction. There was something in his ... See all stories on this topic »

Old School Jam at Arizona State Fair got the 'old' part right AZ Central.com There were a few good notes, but overall it reminded you why these artists don't have any new material. Young MC was the first act. Although he was a little out of breath, his three-song set that ended with an extended version of the classic rap hit ... See all stories on this topic »

Songwriter's work inspires invitation to perform in San Angelo San Angelo Standard Times Now Heller is coming to San Angelo to perform live in concert — along with fellow Christian artist Matt Brouwer — at Johnson Street Church. "A month or so after the service, I'd sent an email to JJ about this song and what it had become to us ... See all stories on this topic »

Lampkin Music Group Presents The Andrew Brent/Jimmy Glenn Songbook Broadway World ANDREW BRENT - Andrew has spent a lifetime of involvement with theatrical productions and musical compositions, vocal arrangements, musical direction, acting,singing, and audio and video production. CDs include: Strange Romance in 1997, ... See all stories on this topic »

Duck Sauce Big Bad Wolf: Behind the filming of a viral wonder WJLA During the opening song -- performed by all the contestants -- one singerstarted moving his mouth way after you could hear his voice. Later in theshow ... the Stereo Hogzz backup singers didn't raise their mics at all. Oops. ... See all stories on this topic » WJLA

Bieber at awards after baby claims The Press Association Adele will be hoping to make up for the disappointment of losing out on the Mercury Prize after being nominated for the best female award and best video and best song for her hit Rolling In The Deep. The singer, who lost out to PJ Harvey for the ... See all stories on this topic »

Hip-hop group Winnipeg's Most sweeps Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards Vancouver Sun Nine awards, along with a lifetime achievement award for local singer-songwriter/mentor Errol Ranville (the C-Weed Band), were handed out Friday during a colourful showhosted by actors Lorne Cardinal and Kyle Nobess in front of a crowd of 4000. ... See all stories on this topic »

Manny Pacquiao sings on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" The Associated Press The show's staff had several other ideas for a song, including a version of "That's What Friends Are For" with Kimmel and fellow guest Eddie Murphy, or a duet on "Endless Love" with Diana Ross — but the labyrinthine process of clearing the legal ... See all stories on this topic »

Events in New Jersey New York Times Classical Concert Series: “The Musical World of John Singer Sargent,” featuring works by Gabriel Fauré and Charles Martin Loeffler. Nov. 17 at 7:30 pm $8 to $25. South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 Sopac Way. (973) 313-2787; sopacnow.org. ... See all stories on this topic »

Campaigns for Halftime Show RollingStone.com Now, one Detroit native, soul singer Mayer Hawthorne, is wading into this burning issue. "Detroit is a huge part of everything I do," he told Rolling Stone as he was cutting this tongue-in-cheek campaign video. "Not even just in music. ... See all stories on this topic »

Zone FAM, Slap D Shine at ZED 6 TO 6 Times of Zambia By CLEVER ZULU CHANNEL O Video Music Awards nominees Zone Fam and Zambia's hip hop great Slap D shone other big names in the Zambian music industry after they enthralled the huge crowd that attended the Zed 6 to 6 mega musical show at the Barclays ... See all stories on this topic »

Cirque's Immortal an inventive imagination of Michael Jackson's legacy The Province Fitting for the larger than life subject of the show too. The somewhat creepy or poignant – depending on where you sat with Jackson's assorted legal issues - opener "Childhood" certainly pulled heart strings. It isn't a great song, but perhaps one of ... See all stories on this topic »

Winehouse songs air early Columbus Dispatch He voiced concerns over whether some of the earlier tracks, polished for the new album, would live up to Winehouse's standards. Her fans, however, have received the music enthusiastically and called it “gorgeous.” The 27-year-old singer died of alcohol ... See all stories on this topic » Columbus Dispatch

Massapequa McDonald's Worker Sings Her Way to Contest Final Patch.com By Edward Robinson Those lucky enough to go to the fast food chain's Glen Cove store when Massapequa resident Elissa Trigg is on duty can hear her burst into song on occasion. Courtesy: McDonald's At one area McDonald's you can get fries and aconcert ... See all stories on this topic »

Rick Springfield proves rock stardom was no act at Mizner Palm Beach Post He's doing OK – “Well, the faithful know it,” he said of a new song that some of the diehards knew all the words to – so no worries for him. Springfield might be a great musician, but his theatrical charms play well onstage – he had an ongoing bit of ... See all stories on this topic »

American Music Masters honors Aretha Franklin WKYC-TV Dennis Edwards stopped by our studios to tell us more about this tribute and what it means to him to be a part of it. The tribute concert for Aretha Franklin will take place Saturday at 7:30 pm at Playhouse Square's State Theater. Click on the video ... See all stories on this topic »

BLACK VEIL BRIDES: New Video Interview Posted Online - Nov. 5, 2011 Blabbermouth.net In an interview with the Artisan News conducted this past summer, BLACK VEIL BRIDES singer Andy Biersack said that the group planned to release an EP before heading into the studio to begin work on its next full-length album. ... See all stories on this topic »

Simon Cowell rips off Gamu Nhengu's version of Walking On Sunshine for X ... Daily Mail Gamu was the Zimbabwean-born singer who was at the centre of controversy after Cole chose to take through Katie Waissel to the liveshows instead of the teenager, who many fans of the show considered to be more talented. Over 100000 Facebook fans ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

We All Love Beyonce. So Why Aren't More Of Us Buying Her Stuff? NPR (blog) Beyonce, having what looks like a ton of fun at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. How could you not love this lady? Beyonce, having what looks like a ton of fun at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. I'm a talented freestyle rapper — really! ... See all stories on this topic »

Park Vista marching band pays tribute to two members who died this year Palm Beach Post Rebecca Epstein, 17, sings a song she wrote for her friend Alexander Warga during the senior night recognition ceremony at Park Vista High School Friday. Park Vista High School principal Reginald Myers, second from left, talks with Robin Warga as band ... See all stories on this topic » Palm Beach Post

The Internet Is Still Killing Copyright (A Delightful Rant) TechnoBuffalo Artists were distraught, and everyone suddenly knew who Lars Ulrich was. Then along came Apple. iTunes. The iPod. The iPhone. This was prodigious. I could download a single song for 99 cents without having to download the entire album, ... See all stories on this topic » TechnoBuffalo

EMI Pakistan's children division, official website launched Pakistan Daily Times By Asad Farooq KRACHI: Renowned actor, singer, compare, musician and producer Khalid Anam, known for his dedicated work for children's welfare, Friday launched EMI Pakistan's children division. Two CDs containing rhymes and lessons for children, ... See all stories on this topic »

Queensryche Take Their Mindcrime Empire On 30th Anniversary Tour Examiner.com Empire would go on to sell over 3 million units and produced the band's only Top 10song to hit the Billboard charts ("Silent Lucidity," No. 9). Overall, the band has placed eight of their studio albums and one live work, (1991's Operation LIVEcrime) ... See all stories on this topic »

Jay-Z and Kanye West triumphant at Verizon Center Washington Post (blog) And while Jay-Z and West might be making some of the strongest music of their respective careers right now, they certainly aren't singing “We Shall Overcome.” So why did the duo's Thursday night concert at the sold-out Verizon Center feel so triumphant ... See all stories on this topic »

Vishal-Shekhar make music with Imogen Heap Hindustan Times The Dewarists, produced in a never-been-done-before music documentary-travelogue format, will see musicians from distinctly different musical backgrounds coming together to explore beautiful destinations across India. By the end of the journey, artists... See all stories on this topic »

Bop Shop losing its lease at Village Gate Square Rochester Democrat and Chronicle All of the music he's brought to town, the local musicians he's supported, the outsidermusic he's brought in that would otherwise never see the light of day." That includes Tuesday's show with acclaimed singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier at Lovin' Cup, ... See all stories on this topic »

Events calendar Monterey County Herald Open house sharing of creative projects and the creative process for adults. All levels. Bring a poem, painting, song or other creative expression. Free. 373-7809, www.creative-edge.org. Call for artists. The Monterey Museum of Art is calling for ... See all stories on this topic »

Rufus Wainwright Reviving His Family's Annual Christmas Concert ... ... Christmas Concert. Singer/songwriter also talks new album with Mark Ronson ... A lot of these shows are improvised to some extent. How do you all ... Do you seek outnew songs to perform? ... Is Cheating. VIDEOS RS Live: Moby Acoustic ... www.rollingstone.com/.../rufus-wainwright-reviving-his-famil...

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