It has just been announced that legendary songwriter, Carly Simon, will receive the ASCAP Founders Award at a special ceremony to be held on April 18th. ASCAP president and chairman Paul Williams comments: “Carly Simon has always poured her heart and soul into her songwriting, and in the process she has helped re-write the...
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Sister Crayon covers Bill Withers, The Beatles, others on new EP The best part? It’s freakin’ FREE. Sister Crayon is no stranger to covers, providing a sweet version of David Bowie‘s The Bewlay Brothers for a collection of Bowie covers entitled We Were So Turned On (which I highly recommend, by the way.) The...
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Bonnaroo announces official 2012 lineup Don’t worry. This one’s real. After the supposed leak of Bonnaroo‘s full lineup a couple of days ago, the summer music festival has announced its official lineup. Surprisingly, the lineup is very similar to the rumored lineup unearthed earlier, but where the rumored lineup featured Prince, the official schedule...
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The Beach Boys reunite, announce tour dates The band will also headline this year’s Bonnaroo Festival. Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine, Mike Love, and David Marks will re-join forces this spring, reviving the legendary Beach Boys and touring all over the USA. After no small amount of internal dispute, it seems as though...
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Adele vows never to write another breakup album Adele is tired of being “a bitter witch”. Adele hopes that her break from the music business will inspire more hopeful and happy songs. Speaking with Vogue Magazine, Adele said she would “never write a break-up record again”. She hopes to be able to writer a...
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The Cribs announce fifth album “In the Belly of the Brazen Bull” will drop on May 7. Still going strong after the departure of guitarist Johnny Marr, British indie rockers The Cribs will be releasing their fifth studio LP this spring. Check out the single Chi-town below, a hard-driving song that’s reminiscent of the...
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Spotlight On: Kara Ali A Singer/Songwriter hailing from Jersey and currently based back in the Tri-State Area, Kara Ali is certainly no stranger to various styles. Raised on a healthy diet consisting of everything from the folk of Joni Mitchell to pop music from Michael Jackson to classic R&B, fusion is definitely a key...
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Spotlight on: Polica Get to know Bon Iver’s new favorite band. Amidst all the news and controversy stirred up by Bon Iver AKA Bonny Bear following his Grammy wins, it’s very easy to get swept up and not notice the little things Justin Vernon says. After his win, the man told Rolling Stone about...
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Blonde Redhead, Deerhunter, others release LP to aid Japan The charity LP will raise funds to help rebuild from the 2011 disaster in Fukushima. The great thing about artists of any form, whether they are writers, painters, dancers, musicians, or otherwise, is that in the face of horrible tragedies, the instinct they have is...
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Jack White announces March tour dates White will tour the southern US prior to the release of his solo record in April. Jack White has been making a lot of news lately, what with the announcement of his new solo career and subsequent release of the single Love Interruption. More news comes today with...
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