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What It's Like To Book Kanye

Mon, May 13 2013 12:25pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

When Governors Ball once again lands on New York's Randall's Island next month, the 3-year-old festival will mushroom to three days and bring with it the likes of Kanye West, Guns N Roses, Kings of Leon, Nas and plenty of other big names.

Glenn Paul Manion: 5,178 Gigs: Do Quit Your Day Job

Fri, May 03 2013 5:12pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

I was 22-years-old the first time I quit my day job.

Occupy Guitarmy celebrating May Day around NYC today

Wed, May 01 2013 1:22pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

This Wednesday, May 1st, the Occupy Guitarmy will gather in Bryant Park to celebrate their one-year anniversary and kickoff May Day with the Immigrant Worker Justice Tour that will wind its way through midtown stopping at corporations that are exploiting their workers.

Deep Inside: DJ Sprinkles 'Where Dancefloors Stand Still'

Wed, April 03 2013 2:50pm - Source: XLR8R

In conversation as well as on record, one doesn't spend much time with Terre Thaemlitz before finding oneself confronted by their assumptions.

James Grundvig: Visual Art Comes (Back) to Steinway Piano

Fri, March 01 2013 5:26pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

Today it's rare to find a product made in New York City. The textile industry left the Garment District for cheaper labor overseas last century.

Live Review: The Lumineers at NYC’s Terminal 5 (2/1)

Sat, February 02 2013 6:10pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

It's hard to think of a bigger rags-to-riches music story over the last year than The Lumineers ' astonishing rise to national prominence.

Holly Cara Price: Steven Van Zandt: The Hardest Working Man in Show Business

Fri, December 14 2012 1:10am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

2012 has been a busy year for many entertainers.

Richard Barone: The TVD Interview

Mon, November 19 2012 5:28pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Don't call it a comeback, and don't call it nostalgia.

Sean Paul -- A Day in the Life

Wed, October 31 2012 2:01pm - Source: The BoomBox

For an international superstar, Sean Paul is unbelievably humble.

Diamonds Are Forever: An interview with Diamond Rings

Tue, October 09 2012 8:19pm - Source: Death + Taxes

Canada's John O'Regan dropped on the music scene in late 2009 as Diamond Rings and has since become a symbol of glam iconography with his androgynous looks and increasingly confident stage presence.

Music Festivals Enjoy Record Expansion in 2012

Fri, September 28 2012 8:33pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Music festivals are more dominant than ever in the concert business, and they're still growing – from Coachella, which brought in a record-breaking $47.3 million gross over two weekends in April, to this weekend's Starry Nights, where fans will be able to enjoy a pancake breakfast and capture-the-flag (along with acts including Cage the Elephant) on a farm in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

9/11 Aftermath: How Music Helped and Healed Us

Tue, September 11 2012 9:15pm - Source: The Boot

On the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9/11/01, three members of the AOL Music team reflect on their own memories of that time, and how music helped them through the devastating moment in our nation's history.

Summer Jamz 2012: Duke Bloggin Meets the Congos in Midtown

Fri, August 31 2012 4:41pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

I have a confession to make: this compilation is actually a failed album review.

Foo Fighters to play Rock The Vote gig in US next month

Wed, August 29 2012 8:30pm - Source: NME

Foo Fighters are set to play a Rock The Vote show in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 5.

Pickathon Preview and Abbey’s Suggested Schedule

Fri, July 27 2012 4:55pm - Source: Sound on the Sound

I've been admiring Pickathon from a far for years.

A Treasure Trove Of Classic R&B: The Rhythm and Blues Revue

Sat, July 21 2012 1:10pm - Source: WFMU's Beware of the Blog

sub-genres of Jazz and Blues converged, melting and blending to create a potpourri of different moods and vibes.

Tom Cruise Receives An Icon Award From Alec Baldwin

Wed, June 13 2012 12:18pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux were all smiles as they twent sightseeing in Paris on June 11.

Larry Hagman On 'Dallas' Reboot: 'It Feels Like Coming Home'

Mon, June 11 2012 5:31pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

"I hate to hit a man below the belt, but you know I will," says J.R. Ewing.

WATCH: Madonna Flashes Nipple At Istanbul Concert

Sun, June 10 2012 3:31pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Jennifer Aniston was white hot in a sexy dress at the 40th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Shirley MacLaine on June 7.

PHOTOS: What You Missed This Week

Fri, June 01 2012 10:01pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

The actress was spotted heading to the gym on June 1.

DJ Sprinkles & Mark Fell - The Complete Spiral EP / Sensate Focus

Wed, May 30 2012 11:49am - Source: The Quietus

Well, here's an unexpected match made in heaven.

Van Hunt releases tour plans behind "Live at the Troubadour"

Fri, May 18 2012 2:25pm - Source: Soundspike

Singer/songwriter Van Hunt has released the first round of concert dates behind his latest effort, "Live at the Troubadour 2011."

Rashad Feat. P.A. Flex – “Be True”

Thu, May 17 2012 3:05pm - Source: The Smocking Section

If you're stuffed into a gerbil cage of a Midtown elevator, then it's going to suck despite the music.

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?

Fifty Outsiders : 1 - 10

Mon, May 14 2012 6:22am - Source: ClashMusic.com

Read the first part of Kris Needs' Fifty Outsiders, a departure point for your own investigation into outsider artists. 1.

Dustin Fitzharris: Diana Ross: Live In Central Park... Before And After The Storm

Fri, May 11 2012 7:24pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Thursday, July 21, 1983 was a sweltering hot and sticky 95-degree day in New York City. It was the ninth day of 90-degree weather in 10 days.

Recordmendations with DJ Buck Wilders of Shangri-La Records

Tue, April 03 2012 7:03pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Andrew McCalla, also known as DJ Buck Wilders, is known around the city for being "that record store dude" who manages Shangri-la Records (named one of The Best Record Stores in the USA by Rolling Stone ) in midtown.

Tony Sachs: Bad Cocktails and Lousy Baseball: What Mad Men Won't Tell You About New York in 1966

Fri, March 23 2012 2:38pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Beyond loving Mad Men for the excellent writing and acting, a whole lot of devotees love the show for its slavish, uber-geeky dedication to accurately recreating the era in which its set.

Melanie Fiona 'The MF Life:' Singer Admits 'Vulnerability,' Talks Relationship With Drake

Mon, March 12 2012 3:03pm - Source: The BoomBox

"Hi everyone. I'm Melanie Fiona ," the Canadian singer announced while joyfully accepting the first of two trophies at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards earlier this year.

Indie Filmmaker Hal Hartley Talks Becoming Truly DIY, The "Difficult" Edges Of His Actor D.J. Mendel & His Latest Film 'Meanwhile'

Fri, March 02 2012 12:22am - Source: The Playlist

One of the preeminent voices in American independent film's nascent boom years during the H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations, Hal Hartley 's visibility has waned as his stylistic preoccupations have diverged from American arthouse audiences' tastes, but his trademark sensibility is in fine form in his most recent film " Meanwhile ," which, after bowing at last year's Era New Horizons Film Festival in Poland, will have its American premiere on the last night at the IFC Center i n New York (more screenings of his films are playing with Hartley in attendance up until until April 4 ).

Santigold Talks Long-Awaited New Album

Fri, February 24 2012 7:52pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

Why did it take Santi White four years to follow up her breakthrough debut album ?

In the News: Fareveller Festival Announces Full Line-up

Mon, February 13 2012 3:15pm - Source: The Vinyl District

In a continued quest to become the city's premier celebration of independent music, Fareveller Music Festival will once again take place March 22-24 in venues across midtown Memphis.

Better Than Something

Mon, February 13 2012 10:50pm - Source: Covert Curiosity

This intimate portrait, captured just months before his untimely passing, brings us incredibly close to Jay's complicated punk-rock world in Memphis, Tennessee.

Mike Ragogna: The Return Of The Blues Wanderer: A Conversation With Dion, Plus Anthony Green's Beautiful Things Album Streamer

Wed, January 11 2012 5:36am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Great, and it's terrific to speak with you again.

The Line-up with Devil Train, Minivan Blues Band, and Crowland

Fri, January 06 2012 4:42pm - Source: The Vinyl District

As every new year comes and goes, one thing seems to be consistant: the almighty make-or-break resolution.

Review: 'John Mellencamp: It’s About You’ Is An Amateur, Empty Music Documentary

Wed, January 04 2012 6:25pm - Source: The Playlist

The film's title refers to a debate between Mellencamp and Kurt as to whom the subject of the film would be.

How two Rust Belt refugees became an arena-size, supercharged stomp machine

Wed, January 04 2012 1:12pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Patrick Carney is pretty sure he knows what's ailing his chosen genre these days.

Beyonce in Labor: Is the Singer Heading to a Hospital?

Wed, December 28 2011 5:28pm - Source: The BoomBox

As AOL Music reports, Beyonce might not have had the C hristmas baby many were expecting , but she could be bringing home a bundle of joy in time for New Year's Eve!

Radley Balko: The Rhinestone Rembrandt

Fri, December 16 2011 7:28pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

There may be no one alive who has crossed paths with more bold names than Manuel Cuevas, known around Nashville and the music and fashion worlds as simply "Manuel."

The Line Up with Tiger High and the Magic Kids

Fri, December 16 2011 5:34pm - Source: The Vinyl District

On the off-chance you've been living under a rather large rock, This time of year is known for good cheer and a giving spirit.

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