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Burt Bacharach interview: what was it all about?

Sat, June 01 2013 6:34am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

At the age of 85, the man who has been described as the greatest songwriter of the 20th century cuts a surprisingly energetic and restive figure.

New Music Monday: John Fogerty, Keith Jarrett, Paul McCartney and Wings, Alice in Chains

Mon, May 27 2013 2:44pm - Source: Something Else!

John Fogerty reexamines his time with Creedence Clearwater Revival, bringing a raft of bankable stars along, while Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette confirm their spot as jazz's greatest living group.

Eddi Front covered Cristopher Cross' "Arthur's Theme" (stream), playing Rockwood Music Hall tonight (win tix!)

Mon, May 13 2013 7:43pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Eddi Front , who released an EP late last year, has been in a mellow mind of late.

Music news round up: w/e 11 May

Sat, May 11 2013 7:01pm - Source: The Music Mix

Out on June 3rd through PMR Records, the album features current single 'You & Me' featuring Eliza Doolittle, 'Latch' featuring Sam Smith and 'White Noise' featuring AlunaGeorge.

Country star and Annie Lennox perform with graduating seniors

Sat, May 11 2013 3:11pm - Source: Rolling Stone

If Berklee College of Music President Roger H. Brown gets 100 percent cooler every year over the next two dozen years or so, he said Friday, he figures he'll be about half as cool as Willie Nelson.

20 Unexpected Cover Songs

Mon, May 06 2013 2:52pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Earlier this month we published a list of 20 cover songs that became more famous than the originals.

Shorties (Your Musical Stereotype, Ghostwriting The Baby-Sitter's Club Books, and more)

Sat, May 04 2013 1:35pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

Airship Daily interviews Peter Lerangis about ghostwriting The Baby-Sitter's Club books.

Exclusive stream: Carol Duboc, “Telepathy” from Smile (2013)

Fri, May 03 2013 12:28pm - Source: Something Else!

On Mother's Day, r&b/jazz singer, songwriter, and yes, mom, Carol Duboc will present in digital form her newest album Smile.

Desert Island Discs with Alexander Fairchild

Tue, April 23 2013 7:20pm - Source: Pop Dose

Alexander Fairchild is a unique artist that is soon to be a household name.

Mike Ragogna: Thank You, Mr. Dog Ears: My HuffPost Interviews with Phil Ramone, Plus H.D. Harmsen's "Teetotaler" Video Premiere

Fri, April 19 2013 6:09am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

When people use the phrase "...it's the end of era" with regards to someone's passing, it's almost always a respectful exaggeration.

Album Review: Shuggie Otis “Inspiration Information/Wings of Love”

Wed, April 17 2013 5:31pm - Source: Pop Dose

If you think soul singer D'angelo's thirteen (and counting) year absence from record making is bad, consider the case of fellow soul brother Shuggie Otis.

'I felt like Sinatra,' jokes Sam Beam

Tue, April 16 2013 4:25pm - Source: Rolling Stone

As Beam's sonic aspirations have swelled, there's been one consistent element: the influence of producer Brian Deck. "I like consistency," Beam says.

Crayola Lectern - The Fall And Rise Of…

Tue, April 16 2013 12:47pm - Source: The Quietus

The self-deprecating, very English, black humour; by turns gentle and savage, surreally daft and desperately sad.

” You Can’t Change What Comes From Your Heart” A Interview with Escondido

Fri, April 12 2013 2:36am - Source: Twang Nation

The first time I heard Nashville-based Jessica Maros and Tyler James, collectively knows as Escondido, it was the video for their garage-country noir song Bad Without You I was hooked.

'American Idol' Recap: Candice Glover Earns Ovation With 'Love Song'

Thu, April 11 2013 2:20pm - Source: Rolling Stone

First, the top six contestants had to sing from the Burt Bacharach songbook, followed by a song they wished they had written.

‘American Idol’: Candice Glover Sings The Cure’s “Lovesong,” Randy Declares It The Best Ever

Thu, April 11 2013 12:35pm - Source: Idolator

Last week, it was Burnell Taylor who went home , leaving only one man still hanging in there with the ladies.

President Obama: Justin Timberlake, Sam Moore, Mavis Staples & More Help Celebrate Memphis Soul (VIDEO)

Wed, April 10 2013 5:05pm - Source: The BoomBox

Memphis, Tenn., was segregated in the 1960s, but blacks and whites came together despite the institutional racism to create a soulful blend of gospel and rhythmic blues music that sought to "bridge those divides, to create a little harmony with harmony," Obama said.

Deconstructing: 10 Years Of The White Stripes Elephant And Exploding Hearts Guitar Romantic

Mon, April 01 2013 6:13pm - Source: Stereogum

The bar scene at Ohio University, where I was finishing up my freshman year this time 10 years ago, is a heavy-handed metaphor.

Dionne Warwick: dizzying downfall of a bankrupt diva

Sat, March 30 2013 3:22pm - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

Her income exceeds her outgoings by just $10 a month, she owes $20,000 on her credit card, and debts totaling $505,737 to a former lawyer and a former business manager.

The Popdose Guide to Chicago

Sat, March 30 2013 3:43am - Source: Pop Dose

After the cynical misfire of 1991's Twenty 1 and stillbirth of its intended followup, the lost and lamented Stone of Sisyphus , Chicago dove full-bore into the casinos-and-state-fairs circuit, and though they still pay lip service to the bona fide creativity that bought their homes and pays their alimonies, it evaporated long ago.

Laurel Halo, Julia Holter, and Daniel Wohl collaborated at Ecstatic Music Festival (pics, review)

Mon, February 25 2013 2:21pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

"So you were there in a car and the windshield shattered," are the first words you heard at Laurel Halo and Julia Holter 's collaborative set with electroacoustic composer Daniel Wohl and his TRANSIT orchestra at the Merkin Concert Hall on Saturday night (2/23), as part of the ongoing indie-classical Ecstatic Music Festival.

Steven Tyler and Joe Perry to get ASCAP Founders Award

Fri, February 22 2013 1:02am - Source: Music-News.com

Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith will be presented with the ASCAP Founders Award at their 30th annual Pop Music Awards, April 17 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles.

Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass – ‘This Guy’s In Love with You’

Mon, February 18 2013 4:22am - Source: One A Day

God, this is such a beautiful song, isn't it?

Gimme Five: Guitarist Bill Frisell’s collaborations outside of jazz

Sat, February 16 2013 12:47pm - Source: Something Else!

Bill Frisell's appearance last Saturday with Marianne Faithfull at Paris' New Morning club was another reminder of the jazz guitarist's often underrated affinity for pop and rock music.

Soundtrack Saturday Special Edition! Best Original Song 1982

Sat, February 02 2013 3:37pm - Source: Pop Dose

It's been two years since the last installment of the Soundtrack Saturday special Best Original Song series and I have to say that I've missed writing this column.

Can It Be That Is Was All So Simple Then: A History of Soul Covers of Soft Rock

Wed, January 23 2013 2:39pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Joshua Lerner is a writer, teacher, and DJ based in Chicago.

Peter Jesperson discusses Songs For Slim and The Replacements’ reunion

Tue, January 15 2013 5:19am - Source: Consequence of Sound

I'm sure just them getting together has sparked tons of rumors about reunions, but in a recent quote, Stinson pretty much said that he ruled that out, citing a number of factors.

2012 review: notable deaths in music

Mon, December 24 2012 9:17am - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

The bandleader Johnny Otis, who has died aged 90, was one of the first white American musicians to cross the racial divide, aligning himself with the black community as a teenager and from then on regarding himself – and being treated as – a black man.

Book Notes - Camille Paglia "Glittering Images"

Fri, December 21 2012 6:22pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

Tracey Thorn Talks About Christmas Music, More

Mon, December 17 2012 5:30pm - Source: Stereogum

It's a sad state of affairs when, for most of us, the idea of "Christmas Music" immediately conjures nightmare associations with stuff like Jingle Cats or that Mariah Carey song that plays 24 hours a day in shopping malls from the beginning of November until the ringing in of the new year.

Carole King to receive the Gershwin Prize

Mon, December 17 2012 7:01am - Source: Music-News.com

Carole King will be the 2013 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The Gershwin Prize "celebrates the work of an artist whose career reflects lifetime achievement in promoting song as a vehicle of musical expression and cultural understanding."

Sarah Cracknell / Saint Etienne: Casino Classics / Lipslide

Fri, December 07 2012 6:26am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Saint Etienne's first album in seven years, this year's Words and Music by Saint Etienne , is pop music of and about loving pop music.

Interviews: Scott Walker

Fri, November 30 2012 5:25pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

A Scott Walker album release is always an event, not exactly seismic in the cultural calendar but significant nonetheless.

Record Store Day/Black Friday 2012 picks: Bob Dylan, Joe Strummer, Miles Davis, My Morning Jacket

Thu, November 22 2012 3:52pm - Source: Something Else!

Where else will you find, side by side by side, new reissues of Miles Davis' Porgy and Bess, Nirvana's 1992 compilation Incesticide, and the Fat Boys' Pizza Box album — packaged in (yes) a pizza box?

Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 72

Wed, November 21 2012 1:36pm - Source: Pop Dose

After 72 installments running over 16-plus months we at Popdose have listened the good, the bad, and the mediocre songs from Time-Life's AM Gold series.

Desert Island Discs: Records to Chill By

Wed, November 07 2012 3:20pm - Source: Something Else!

Everybody has their own definition of a "chill" record.

Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 70

Wed, November 07 2012 1:38pm - Source: Pop Dose

1979 , you can now cross the words "shriveled testicles" off the list of phrases you thought you wouldn't read on the internet today.

Q Awards: Blur, Pulp And Muse Among Winners

Tue, October 23 2012 10:42am - Source: Xfm

Blur saw off competition from fellow reformed rockers The Stone Roses to be named the best live act.

Dionne Warwick: 'I'm reaching out for something new'

Tue, October 23 2012 7:42am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

"I'm the same as anybody else. There are mornings when I get out of the wrong side of the bed, and I don't want to talk to anybody, I don't want to see anybody. Fortunately, if I have a show I can sing that out of me."

Q awards get soulful as Bobby Womack beats cancer and pneumonia to win album of the year (with a little help from Damon Albarn)

Mon, October 22 2012 1:59pm - Source: The Independent - Music

Womack, 68, took the prize at the Q magazine awards for T he Bravest Man In The Universe , the album co-produced by Albarn, which set the soul man's emotional vocals against a backing of contemporary, electronic textures.

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