McDonald stretches her supple voice all the way from classical to cabaret (San Francisco Chronicle)
Panama: more than a canal (Seattle Times)
City Paper Music Directory (Charleston City Paper)
Reviews of recently released CDs: George Strait, The Dears, Chris Young and more (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)
Janet celebrates 20 years (Calgary Sun)
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Last.fm brings lyrics to its music service (Macworld UK)
Last.fm has teamed up with LyricFind to offer searchable lyrics to users of its music-based service. This new access to lyricism makes 800,000 song lyrics from a diverse range of indie and major artists are available, and these can be searched by artist name, song title and phrase.
Read more...Rocking the Vote: Mixing Music and Politics (WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey)
var nopreviewimage = "1"; if (nopreviewimage == ""){ document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); } Earlier this week, rock musicians, The Foo Fighters, asked John McCain to stop using their song "My Hero". So, this made us wonder, what's the deal with politics and music? WFMZ's Melissa Batulis has more on the harmony and sometimes the agony of the two. ...
Read more...Rap music gets kids to spot stroke and call 911 (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A novel stroke education program that uses hip-hop music to teach 9- to 11-year-olds living in a high-risk community to recognize when a person is having a stroke and summon help quickly can work, researchers have found.
Read more...What's that Space Cowboy? Last.fm Adds Lyrics (ReadWriteWeb)
Last.fm , one of our favorite music recommendation and discovery services, announced a partnership with LyricFind today, which will bring lyrics for about 800,000 songs from major and independent labels to Last.fm. This will make Last.fm the only music recommendation service that features lyrics on its site. Last.fm users will now also be able to search lyrics on Last.fm, which is ...
Read more...Sir Paul's experimental new album cuts it with trendy music set (hellomagazine.com via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
He dubbed it "the album that could ruin my career". Sir Paul McCartney needn't worry, however, after his experimental new disc is generating positive buzz on the music scene.
Read more...Opera at the movies: ‘It’s acting. It’s music’ (The State)
Screenings draw silver-haired patrons, mezzo wannabes Linda Oliver isn’t put off by lyrics in another language. For her, opera is about elaborate costumes and beauty, symphony and emotion. After going to just three performances, following the story can present a bit of a challenge — even with subtitles — but it’s one that appeals to her. “Operas have a touch of the chick flick in them,” said ...
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