"music" Articles & Blogs:
Carrie Underwood Rules Country Music Awards
| For the first time in almost a decade, a woman wins the top honor in the boys club of the ACMsCarrie Underwood | Today 10:55 amCarrie Underwood won Entertainer of the Year at last night’s Academy of Country Music Awards, the first woman to win the t...[Read on] |
Shake Those Bangs For Mary Travers
| I grew up listening to Peter, Paul, and Mary–my sisters and I belting ‘Leaving on a Jet Plane’ dramatically in our kitchen on many a rainy afternoon. While an enduring obsession with sixties culture and folk music grew out of this, so di...[Read on] |
Equality Watch: Girls in the Band
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Baskery
I’m no musical expert (my taste tend to run to folky girl singers), but I found this post (that came through a bunch of different women’s sites including feministing,) where one woman counted how many female musical groups were included in th...[Read on] |
Tweens, teens, plastic and action sports
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Looking for a way to keep track of your finances and connect to favorite artists and athletes? MYplash (from Plastic Cash Int’l) is a teen branded prepaid caid that targets sports and music enthusiasts looking for something other than a Walmart-br...[Read on] |
Vancouver 2010 Olympics Watch: Ice Dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White
| Charlie White and Meryl Davis. Courtesy of NBC/USOC. At the U.S. Figure Skating Championships this weekend, Charlie White, 22, flipped Meryl Davis, 23, over his shoulder and skated backwards on one leg as she faced the opposite direction and balanced on h...[Read on] |
WeMix.com Serena Williams launch “Serena’s Song” contest
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Rapper Ludacris is teaming up with tennis star Serena Williams for an online contest aimed at finding a theme song for the superstar tennis champion.
The “Serena’s Song” contest is a nationwide songwriting competition inviting independent musicians...[Read on] |
Jury Finds Phil Spector Guilty in Lana Clarkson Murder
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Music producer guilty of second-degree murder in actress’s deathPost | Today 5:30 pm
Phil Spector has been found guilty of second-degree murder for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson.
A Los Angeles jury of six men and six women spent only...[Read on] |
Inspired by music, Taurus designers find harmony
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Popular culture is filled with examples of cars inspiring music. The Beach Boys loved their "Little Deuce Coupe" and, of course, Wilson Pickett sang about "Mustang Sally." Turns out it's a two-way street: Music can inspire car designers, too.
A diverse ...[Read on] |
Equality Watch: Female Conductors
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Marin Alsop
The LA Times had an in-depth article looking at how women are faring as conductors AKA leaders in orchestras across the country. I wrote last month about Xian Zhang’s appointment in Italy, and now people are looking to see where we are in...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama's Updo Sparks Hairgate II
| Michelle and Barack Obama attend a celebration of country music in the East Room of the White House, July 21, 2009. By Matthew Cavanaugh-Pool/Getty Images. The Obamas hosted a country-music concert at the White House this past Tuesday night. Country lumin...[Read on] |
Chris Brown Pulls Name From Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
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A rep says, ‘Unfortunately, the controversy surrounding the incident last month has
shifted the focus from the music to whether he should be allowed to be
among those nominated …’Post | Today 4:15 pmChris Brown removed himself as a nomin...[Read on] |
What does your taste in music say about you?
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Ah, college, wellspring of questionable habits and decisions. I might not eat as much pizza or stay out as late as I did back in the day - that is, six months ago - but if there’s one habit I can’t quite kick, it’s my tendency to judge people based ...[Read on] |
Feminist Artist Watch: Melissa Giges
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New York native Melissa Giges just released her national debut of Evident, where she sings with a soft yet almost haunting voice which conveniently matches the production of the music in the album, particularly the song, Evident. (Listen below.)
Utili...[Read on] |
Remembering John Hughes, Bard of the American High School
| John Hughes directing Weird Science (1985). By Universal Pictures/Photofest.For Americans occupying a certain generational span—everyone from tail-end boomers to front-end Y’s with older siblings—there was no greater guide to the forbidd...[Read on] |
Notes on a Scandal, or, VMAs=FAIL.
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MTV gets a lot of grief about losing it’s music video mojo, but after last night’s debacle of a Video Music Awards, rejecting the music world doesn’t seem like a bad idea. At least in the interest of sanity.
By now the world knows abo...[Read on] |
Band on the Rise: ChickSpeak Hearts Dreaden
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The city of Atlanta, G.A. is an example of the classic melting pot of different cultures, musical sounds, and visual arts that make southern metropolitans of today the best places to find new artists of all varieties. The music scene in Atlanta is more di...[Read on] |
Purevolume: Unsigned bands you should be tuning into
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As college students, we all know that we could use a distraction every once in a while. One of my favorite websites for that much needed distraction is Purevolume. It is a website dedicated to getting the word out about bands that you’ve probably never ...[Read on] |
Kickboxing – Fun and Fitness Combined
| By Alyssa Dietris
If you are looking for a power packed workout that works on cardio and toning at the same time, kickboxing may be for you. A study released by the ACE, American Council on Exercise, stated that kickboxing can burn anywhere from 350 to ...[Read on] |
Cool Chick to Watch: Anais Mitchell
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Anais Mitchell is not new to the music scene, and although she may not be topping the charts in quite the same way as Lady GaGa, she’s definitely been making her mark. Signed to Ani Difranco’s label, Righteous Babe Records, this sweet-voiced songstres...[Read on] |
Women & Wine - Things We Should be Buying or Doing For Our Emotional Well Being
| This is the constant conversation that is now starting to make its way into the press - I know this for a fact because as I was checking out of the grocery store this a.m. the Newsweek cover barked out at me START SHOPPING NOW.
This is a I have been talk...[Read on] |
Fist of a Flower
| The UK darling Gemma Ray has been impressing people with the sweet sounds of her Harmony Rocket (her guitar of choice) since her US debut Lights Out Zoltar! came out in Fall.
Now comes a new video for her song "Fist of a Flower" which is actually compose...[Read on] |
Sharon Robinson produces one of Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums of the Decade
| Sharon Robinson backstage at the Bowl. Photo credit: Greg Gold
Record producing in Hollywood is no girl’s club. In the music biz women generally sing, write songs, and maybe get a shot at a record exec spot, but rarely find themselves the sole produce...[Read on] |
Mississippi Riber Project: Putting it together
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I think most of you know that I’ve pictured this river journey as happening in three phases: the first phase is the human-powered journey I’ve been taking down the river, having adventures on the river and near it, meeting people, camping in parks, re...[Read on] |
Need Independence Day Inspiration? Listen & Watch these Movies & Music
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The time has come to celebrate Old Glory and our independence as a nation.
What with all this celebration you may need a guide to help you find the appropriate music and movies to set the mood for your holiday. Here are a few of my picks for essential Ju...[Read on] |
Music: Top albums worth saving for
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The decade following 2000 was filled with a plethora of music shockers, from American Idol cliffhangers to Michael Jackson’s unfortunate death. Americans no longer find themselves using CD players to jam out to their favorite tunes; the introduction of ...[Read on] |
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