Irving Berlin News and Photos

Book Notes - Cate Lineberry "The Secret Rescue"

Wed, May 08 2013 5:30pm - 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.

Like, Omigod! Digging Through the ’80s Pop Culture Box, Part 12

Wed, May 01 2013 1:40pm - Source: Pop Dose

My secret shame: Bertie Higgins made me watch Bogart movies for the first time when I was in high school.

The Red-Headed Stranger Turns 80 – Happy Birthday to Willie Nelson

Mon, April 29 2013 10:48pm - Source: Twang Nation

The only time I met Willie Nelson was backstage at Ft. Worth's storied hanky-tonk, Billy-Bobs.

(Re)Graded on a Curve: The Pee Wee Russell Quartet, Ask Me Now!

Fri, April 12 2013 12:36pm - Source: The Vinyl District

If jazz is by this point far removed from its heyday as a popular style, it's a form that's still very much alive, valued not only for its contemporary importance at the crossroads of music and history, but also for its ability to provide unadulterated listening pleasure.

New Country Music: April 2013 Releases Coming Your Way

Mon, April 01 2013 8:58pm - Source: The Boot

April will shower country fans in the form of new music releases all month long.

Patty Andrews, last surviving member of singing trio the Andrews Sisters, dies aged 94

Thu, January 31 2013 9:18am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

During the Second World War, the Andrews Sisters performed for Allied forces in America, Africa and Italy.

Liz Smith: Dreaming of a White Christmas

Tue, December 25 2012 4:04pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas," wrote Irving Berlin.

Gimme Five: Our Christmas favorites include Nat King Cole, Vince Guaraldi … and Henry Rollins?!?

Tue, December 25 2012 11:50am - Source: Something Else!

There are as many Christmas music traditions as there are stockings hung with with care.

The Popdose 50: Our Favorite Holiday Songs

Mon, December 17 2012 10:49am - Source: Pop Dose

Any other collective of jaded music geeks might have stampeded toward a recent-vintage slab of Xmas irony as our all-time fave holiday hit – "Fairytale of New York," say, or "Christmas Wrapping."

Michael Simmons: I Was a Texas Jewboy!

Thu, December 06 2012 12:10am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

My first live sighting of Richard "Kinky" "Big Dick" Friedman was at Max's Kansas City in New York in 1973.

Desert Island Discs: Christmas Songs Edition

Tue, December 04 2012 12:45pm - Source: Something Else!

Nat King Cole's timeless "Christmas Song."

Graded on a Curve: The Pee Wee Russell Quartet, Ask Me Now!

Thu, September 13 2012 2:34pm - Source: The Vinyl District

If jazz is by this point far removed from its heyday as a popular style, it's a form that's still very much alive, valued not only for its contemporary importance at the crossroads of music and history, but also for its ability to provide unadulterated listening pleasure.

Brian Levin, J.D.: Music Legend Hal David Passes, But His Lyrics Still Resonate

Mon, September 03 2012 3:44am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

"Poems are written to be read and lyrics are written to be sung. I am a lyricist and the lyrics on this page were written to be sung," Hal David matter-of-factly explained on his website.

Brian Levin, J.D.: Music Legend Hal David Passes, But His Lyrics Still Resonate

Sun, September 02 2012 6:52pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

"Poems are written to be read and lyrics are written to be sung. I am a lyricist and the lyrics on this page were written to be sung," Hal David matter-of-factly explained on his website.

Winnipeg Folk Festival underway; Billy Bragg on tour (dates)

Fri, July 06 2012 8:31pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Born on 14th July 1912 in Okemah, Oklahoma, Woody Guthrie was one of the most influential figures in popular music, inspiring Bob Dylan and a generation of topical singer-songwriters in the 1960s and even having an influence on punk--Joe Strummer modelled himself on Guthrie, asking friends to call him Woody as a teenager.

Regina Spektor Joins Steinway + Sons

Wed, June 06 2012 11:28pm - Source: ArtistDirect

She joins a distinguished international roster of Steinway Artists including Billy Joel , Diana Krall , Harry Connick, Jr. , Lang Lang and past music greats such as Irving Berlin , Cole Porter and Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Barry Manilow: 'If it wasn't for therapy, I wouldn't be sitting here now'

Mon, May 14 2012 6:27am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

Manilow was born Barry Pincus; were the dreams perhaps a by-product of his Jewish heritage?

Paul McCartney says Ram was a chance for he and Linda to ‘find themselves’

Tue, April 17 2012 6:55pm - Source: Something Else!

The forthcoming May 2012 deluxe reissue of Paul McCartney's Ram will feature a new documentary on the making of the album, and we've got a new segment to share.

Paul McCartney launches new star studded music video

Sat, April 14 2012 10:48am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

Kisses on the Bottom is Paul McCartney's fifteenth solo studio record and features two original compositions, My Valentine and Only Our Hearts.

Michael Giltz: Theater: Ethan Lipton's Show For The 100%; Broadway By The Year

Mon, March 26 2012 5:14pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Ethan Lipton is a talented performer and singer with a retro sensibility and a mordantly modern attitude.

Passion Pit Talk "Expansive" New Album

Fri, March 09 2012 6:29am - Source: Pitchfork Media

When I meet Passion Pit mastermind Michael Angelakos at Manhattan's Gigantic Studios, the cozy space where he's been toiling away on his follow-up to 2009's Manners for the last six months, he's toying around with a kaleidoloop.

The Best Part

Sun, February 05 2012 2:10pm - Source: Cover Freak

I think George Will is a pompous windbag but I do like his description of football as "violence punctuated by committee meetings."

Paul McCartney - Kisses on the Bottom

Thu, January 26 2012 4:19pm - Source: BBC Music

You are the world's most successful songwriter; you have written the most-covered song in the history of popular music; and changed the world by the age of 24: you are Paul McCartney.

In new interview, Paul McCartney says: ‘I didn’t expect to be singing and playing at the level I am now’

Sat, January 21 2012 11:32pm - Source: Something Else!

Paul McCartney met with the world media this week to talk about his new album Kisses On The Bottom.

'A Very BET Christmas': Monica, Robin Thicke, Elle Varner Sing

Mon, December 12 2011 9:51pm - Source: The BoomBox

Monica , Robin Thicke , Lloyd and several other R&B stars rolled out the classics on BET's one-hour holiday special 'A Very BET Christmas' last night (Dec. 11).

The Home Bartender’s Songbook

Sat, November 26 2011 3:00am - Source: MOG

The boys of Tin Pan have a double release, a studio album The Home Bartender's Songbook and a live album titled Underdogs and Thundercats.

Lady Gaga's cover of 'White Christmas' emerges online – audio

Wed, November 23 2011 8:41am - Source: NME

Lady Gaga 's cover of 'White Christmas' has been posted online – scroll down to the bottom of the page and click to listen.

Paul Motian (1931-2011): An Appreciation

Tue, November 22 2011 5:35pm - Source: Something Else!

Drummer Paul Motian, who first came to prominence in the late 1950s with pianist Bill Evans' pioneering trio, has died.

Book Notes - Joe Woodward ("Alive Inside the Wreck: A Biography of Nathaniel West")

Fri, November 18 2011 4:05pm - 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.

Rufus Wainwright Reviving his Family's Annual Christmas Concert

Wed, October 26 2011 7:10pm - Source: Rolling Stone

A Not So Silent Night, the McGarrigle/Wainwright family's annual Christmas show, will return this December after a two-year hiatus prompted by matriarch Kate McGarrigle's illness and eventual death last year.

Mike Ragogna: Boardwalk Empires, Mockingbirds, Conceretos & Rocket Science: Conversations with The Jayhawks, Bela Fleck and Vince Giordano

Fri, September 23 2011 4:43am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Good morning, Michael, so great to hear you again and talk about the Boardwalk Empire soundtrack.

Found Sound 2007

Thu, August 25 2011 5:36pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

Each year, at the height of the post-holiday comedown, Pitchfork issues a new installment of Found Sound.

Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 8

Wed, August 24 2011 12:20pm - Source: Pop Dose

And just like that, another AM Gold year is in our rear-view mirrors.

Two great American songwriters die

Tue, August 23 2011 10:17am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

Leiber, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland born and raised in Baltimore, should be remembered for more than just Hound Dog and Jailhouse Rock. He wrote more than 200 songs which were covered by such recording stars as Buddy Holly, the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, the Rolling Stones, James Brown, B.B. King, the Drifters and Peggy Lee. Presley alone recorded over 20 Leiber and Stoller songs.

The long road to chart dominance: Female stars battle to the top after 55 years

Wed, August 03 2011 10:54am - Source: Music Week

The album chart was introduced – as a top five – in 1956.

Nikki Jean Works With the Best of America's Living Songwriters on Debut Album

Fri, July 15 2011 8:16pm - Source: Spinner

Not many people can say they've written with the best, but that's something singer-songwriter Nikki Jean can boast about for years to come.

Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 2

Wed, July 13 2011 12:22pm - Source: Pop Dose

If you had half as much fun reading the first part of our Digging for Gold series as we did putting it together, well that means we enjoyed it twice as much.