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Many kids dream of being rock stars, but very few make it. Still, that isn`t discouraging new songwriters. Two of the nation`s largest performing rights organizations, ASCAP and BMI, say their members... Delilah: The Song She Loves (03/13/2010) If you`ve been driving down the interstate late at night, you may know the voice of Delilah. Every night, hundreds of thousands of people call in to tell her their story. Delilah, a true Queen of Hear... Jamie Cullum And `The Pursuit` Of Jazz, New And Old (03/13/2010) The pianist and singer has sold more jazz records in the U.K. than any other British artist. His latest album, The Pursuit, features original songs, jazz standards and pop covers. Lady Gaga Video Tackles Penis Rumor, Lesbian Prison Babes (03/13/2010) Lady Gaga`s Telephone music video shows her addressing her penis rumor with burly prison lesbians who rip her clothes off. Record Labels: Change or Die (03/13/2010) It`s a lousy time to be a record label. Profits are tanking, bands are angry--OK Go just ditched EMI--and YouTube and BitTorrent have changed the game. Still, some labels are transforming themselves t... Ted Leo And The Pharmacists On World Cafe (03/13/2010) The band`s 1999 debut fused punk, reggae and dub music, but Leo has gone in several other directions since: He and The Pharmacists have crafted a contagious and infectious sound that also incorporates... Loston Harris On Piano Jazz (03/13/2010) The singer and pianist began his musical study as a percussionist, but shifted to the piano after Ellis Marsalis overheard him tinkering at the keys. Today, the Loston Harris Trio is a mainstay of the... Venice Takes The Lead in Verdi`s `I Due Foscari` (03/13/2010) Verdi`s opera showcases the city of Venice`s complex and lethal political history in a dramatic version of the life of 15th-century doge Francesco Foscari. Needle & The Damage Done: 6 Acts of Musical Career Suicide (03/12/2010) From what we can tell, favorably comparing your popularity to Jesus, being sued by your own record company and marrying your 13-year-old cousin are all less damaging than what the Dixie Chicks once di... Introducing What`s Your Limit, No. 1: Limited Edition Releases (03/12/2010) What`s Your Limit is a new semi-regular feature on ABS on a subject near and dear to Lars` heart: vinyl and other assorted limited edition goodness. For the debut, he covers the relentless noise-impro... Music Review New York Philharmonic: Beethoven and Franck Sparkle With Muti, a Av (03/12/2010) For the final week of his visit with the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, Riccardo Muti is conducting a peculiarly balanced program. Canadian Jazz: Big Noise From the Great White North (03/12/2010) Last week the nominations for Canada`s Juno Awards were announced. It reminded Felix Contreras: we don`t pay enough attention to our jazz friends up north. The Loudness Wars: Why Music Sounds Worse (03/12/2010) In the past decade, recorded music has gotten louder and has deteriorated from a sound-quality standpoint. A recording engineer discusses The Loudness Wars and a psychology professor explains why the ... Elvis! Groundbreaking, Hip-Shaking, Newsmaking Story-Exhibit (03/12/2010) Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum`s newest exhibit `Elvis! His Groundbreaking, Hip-Shaking, Newsmaking Story.` In Legal Ruling, EMI Told, Hey, Label, Leave Those Tracks Alone (03/12/2010) A British court ruled that the record company cannot sell songs from the band`s concept albums as individual singles on the Internet. Lionel Loueke: Jazz Meets African Rhythms On `Mwaliko` (03/12/2010) The jazz guitarist draws on an extremely wide range of styles. From bebop to Brazilian rhythms to lyrical ballads to sounds from his native Benin, Loueke`s latest album, Mwaliko, showcases the artist`... Alberta Cross On World Cafe (03/12/2010) Alberta Cross makes driving, Americana-tinged blues-rock that belies its members` London roots. In this World Cafe session for WXPN, they play songs from their latest album, The Broken Side of Time. Second Stage: Emily Rodgers (03/12/2010) Emily Rodgers has one of those haunting, unforgettable voices that radiates with a surreal beauty. On her latest CD, Bright Day, the Pittsburgh-based singer-songwriter pairs her gently plucked guitar ... Cindy Blackman And Sherrie Maricle On JazzSet (03/12/2010) Drums — wide and deep talking-to-you drums — that`s the Cindy Blackman sound. At the Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center, the Lenny Kravitz dummer brought her quartet featuring JD... The Besnard Lakes: Filling The Room With Sound (03/12/2010) Albatross finds Olga Goreas singing sweetly while accompanied by insular, shoegaze-tinged fuzz. Yet as the song cakes on layer upon layer of glorious harmonies, overblown guitars, swirling feedback an... more Archive Be a reporter
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