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Will.I.Am records Mona Lisa song in Paris's Louvre

Wed, April 17 2013 4:12pm - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

Grammy award winning US musician Will.I.Am , star of The Voice , was allowed into Paris's Louvre museum at two in the morning to record part of a song entitled Smile Mona Lisa in front of the famed painting by Leonardo da Vinci, he told reporters in Paris today.

The Pretty Things - Live At The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge

Tue, April 16 2013 4:57pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

To rack up 50 years of playing a together is an extraordinary feat.

Deviated Spectrum: Mick Farren Interviewed

Sun, March 17 2013 8:19pm - Source: The Quietus

At home in a faded "Dan Dare- Pilot of the Future" t-shirt, Mick Farren is casting a rheumy eye over his illustrious past.

52 extraordinary Australian journeys

Fri, March 15 2013 9:43am - Source: Dead Flowers

Whether you're after luxury retreats, eco experiences or active adventures, our island home has an endless array of holiday options.

An Unfair Review Of The 2013 Coachella Lineup: Day 2

Wed, January 30 2013 8:24am - Source: Swan Fungus

I might as well get this out of the way quickly, because every year some idiot shows up here thinking the views expressed in these posts truly reflect my opinions of the artists I choose to critique.

Album Review: Smoke & Jackal – Smoke & Jackal EP

Mon, October 29 2012 12:30pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

"We liked it, but we were drunk," the members of Smoke & Jackal – the side project of Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill and Mona frontman and guitarist Nick Brown– said of their initial reaction to their red wine-fueled, ego-free EP, which the two recorded over the course of a week in Brown's Nashville home studio.

Beyond The Magical Mystery Tour: Apple Films Explored

Fri, October 12 2012 9:00am - Source: The Quietus

On the 27th of December 1967, Paul McCartney put in a hastily arranged appearance on The Frost Programme.

Elton John/ Peace One Day, Wembley Arena, London

Mon, September 24 2012 9:34am - Source: The Independent - Music

Actor Jude Law in particular has played an important part in raising awareness and introduced this year's high-profile event.

Once upon a festival

Fri, September 21 2012 2:44pm - Source: Music-News.com

Once upon a festival, everyone camped in tents that were too small for them.

Euros Childs – Summer Special

Thu, September 13 2012 7:53am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Summer Special is his fourth album in as many years (that's six if you include last year's collaboration with Teenage Fanclub 's Norman Blake as Jonny , and his most recent, released earlier this year, First Cousins , with Meilyr Jones of The Race Horses , who also appears on his latest) with little sign of any slowing down by the former Gorky's Zygotic Mynci frontman.

Smoke and Jackal is side project with Nashville singer Nick Brown

Thu, September 06 2012 6:42pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Jared Followill figures he's been touring virtually nonstop since the age of 15.

Desert Island Discs: Greatest Hits Edition

Tue, September 04 2012 1:30pm - Source: Something Else!

For some bands, it's all about the albums.

78 THings You didn't know About Johnny Cash

Mon, September 03 2012 6:28am - Source: MOG

Johnny Cash, the greatest cowboy of them all, was born on this day back in 1932.

Kings of Leon's Jared Followill Forms Smoke & Jackal

Wed, August 29 2012 10:13pm - Source: ArtistDirect

RCA Records has announced the upcoming release of EP1 , the debut EP from Smoke & Jackal.

Michael Bialas: Who's That Girl Playing Mandolin Onstage With Amos Lee?

Fri, August 24 2012 7:04am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Making his third visit to the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival , Amos Lee was on his way to another workman-like performance as the closing act on a fun-filled Saturday.

Cover Story: Cat Power

Mon, August 20 2012 5:09am - Source: Pitchfork Media

If you're roaming around wondering if everyone is bullshitting you, they're not.

Mike Ragogna: Live At Billy Bob's Texas: A Conversation With Billy Joe Shaver

Fri, July 27 2012 6:16am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Hey, "Old Five And Dimers" is one of the great songs that you've written, but you're also known for many other classics, many of which appear on your new album, Live At Billy Bob's Texas.

Atlas Sound - Live At Scala, London

Tue, July 24 2012 4:29pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Maybe it's symptomatic of the fact that nobody but Adele sells albums anymore, but it seems like the vast majority of artists adopt a business-like attitude to gigs nowadays, eschewing audience interaction to focus solely on delivering note-perfect recreations of their records.

Jasmina Tesanovic: Collisioni 2012, Barolo Italy

Wed, July 18 2012 10:38pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

There three days and two nights, eating handmade ravioli, privately bottled Barolo and fermented goat cheese: two days old, two months old and two years old.

Mona Elyafi: How to 'Express Yourself' to Others: The Case of Madonna and Marine Le Pen

Thu, June 07 2012 6:05pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Guess who's been stirring up controversy around the world lately?

Book Notes - Matt Rees "Mozart's Last Aria"

Sat, June 02 2012 10:32am - 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.

Brett Ratner Among Tribeca Film Festival Jurors

Mon, April 16 2012 7:38pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

The Tribeca Film Festival kicks off for the eleventh time starting Wednesday when "The Five-Year Engagement" premieres, and festival organizers have just announced the star-studded jury for this year's edition.

Starboy Nathan Set To Release 'Who Am I'

Mon, April 16 2012 8:46am - Source: Stereoboard

Starboy Nathans new album 3D - Determination, Dedication, Desire will follow a week later on 14th May and will be released independently on Mona Records/Vibes Corner Music .

Live Review: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds with Mona at Warner Theater, Washington DC – 28th March 2012

Tue, April 03 2012 2:34pm - Source: There Goes the Fear

Warner Theater in the heart of downtown DC – read: ghastly dead after normal working hours and on the weekends – usually puts on shows of a genteel nature.

Atlas Sound + Carnivores + Frankie Broyles – Hawthorne Theater (Portland, OR; Feb. 27, 2012)

Fri, March 02 2012 5:53am - Source: Melophobe

"Folk balladry and hazy chamber pop" was the description of Atlas Sound given on the Hawthorne Theater 's website.

Live Review: Mona with the Silver Liners and the Rassle, Rock ‘n’ Roll Hotel, Washington DC – 18th February 2012

Mon, February 20 2012 2:44pm - Source: There Goes the Fear

Picture it: the 4th of August, 2010, Washington, DC.

Mona Elyafi: Oh, No: Chris Brown Didn't Tweet That?!

Fri, February 17 2012 4:57pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

So Chris Brown is back in the news again making headlines for taking his Grammy criticisms response(s) to Twitter in a rather not-so-elegant prose.

In House With Olivia: 'Love & Hip-Hop' Edits Are 'Annoying,' Missy Elliott Produces 'Settle Down'

Thu, February 16 2012 11:02pm - Source: The BoomBox

She's witty when she speaks but she'll also fire back some responses that may leave the person on the other end of the conversation thinking she's got an attitude problem.

Lionel Richie Celebrates 'Tuskegee' in Beverly Hills

Mon, January 23 2012 10:26pm - Source: The Boot

For Lionel Richie , pairing with some of country biggest names for his new album 'Tuskegee,' provided a fun way to revisit and reinterpret some of his classic songs.

Tribeca Film: The Reelist Goes to Dollywood

Fri, January 13 2012 3:18pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

If you didn't get even a little excited when you heard Dolly Parton was making a return to acting, then you'd better check your pulse.

Shorties (A Handsome Family Comic, A Tintin Primer, and more)

Fri, December 23 2011 1:22pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

Forbidden Planet offers an excerpt from Dan Berry's comic After We Shot the Grizzly , which features the lyrics from the Handsome Family song of the same name.

KINGBLIND TOP 15 ALBUMS OF 2011 (#15-1) (All in one post)

Thu, December 22 2011 8:28pm - Source: kingblind

Here is what you have all been waiting for.

God Help the Troubadour

Tue, December 20 2011 9:45pm - Source: Boogie Woogie Flu

Phil Ochs was born five months before Bob Dylan and died sixteen months before Elvis Presley, and that tells you all you need to know about him, and that tells you nothing.

Parlovr, Fucked Up, Dom, Frankie Rose, Atlas Sound, Serenades, Jonathan Toubin & more in This Week in Indie

Thu, December 15 2011 9:16pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

It's that time of year again, so let's sing it up real pretty.

A Letter From... Scotland #5

Wed, December 14 2011 1:30pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Year of the rabbit - a timorous beastie.

KINGBLIND TOP 15 ALBUMS OF 2011 (#5-1) (PART 3 OF 3)

Wed, December 14 2011 9:46am - Source: kingblind

Here is what you have all been waiting for.

Top 10 Sun Records Songs

Mon, December 12 2011 6:06pm - Source: WNEW

Sam Phillips founded Sun Records in 1952.

Movies: Jean Bach – A Great Day in Harlem (1994)

Wed, December 07 2011 12:34pm - Source: Something Else!

New York City circa 1958, for the jazz aficionado, was the place to be.

Monica, Mona Scott-Young, Phillanna Williams Honored

Fri, November 11 2011 5:56pm - Source: The BoomBox

In a music industry where men tend to dominate the executive positions and radio airwaves, an evening was set aside in New York City Wednesday night (Nov. 9) to honor three established women whose careers are a blueprint for success.

Drake’s Take: New Releases 11.08.11

Fri, November 11 2011 4:41pm - Source: Bumpershine.com

Deerhunter's Bradford Cox has been Robert Pollard-like in his prolific songwriting in the past four years, releasing nine albums between Deerhunter and his solo project Atlas Sound.

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