Archive for October, 2007

CLASSICAL MUSIC (Washington Post)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Tot-size witches, fighter pilots and princesses flocked to the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Sunday afternoon to usher in Halloween a few days early with the National Symphony Orchestra, which treated their ears and eyes to a festive performance of spooky classical music. Read More… [Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for music]

Jajan Jazz, a new icon in the country’s music scene (The Jakarta Post)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Several senior jazz musicians are bringing back the music to the people with no strings attached or ticket fees.Read More… [Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for music]

Imeem music service doesn’t quite rock (CNET)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Imeem, a service that combines ad-supported music with social networking, has gotten some press recently in the wake of adding major label EMI to its list of content partners. But five minutes on the site left me confused about its mission.Read More… [Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for music]

Rissi Palmer adds some more color to country music (The Pantagraph)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

PHILADELPHIA — There?s nothing shocking about Rissi Palmer?s music. The 26-year-old singer from Sewickley, Pa., whose self-titled debut album came out recently, is a country artist whose songs about small-town values and broken hearts would fit seamlessly on radio playlists alongside Keith Urban and Faith Hill.Read More… [Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for music]

Kaman Corp ‘BBB-’ ratings unaffected on decision to sell music business - S&P (FinanzNachrichten)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Standard&Poor’s Ratings Services said its ‘BBB-’ ratings and stable outlook on Kaman Corp remain unaffected, on the company’s announcement to sell its music segment, Kaman Music Corp ( Nachrichten ) (KMC), to Fender Musical Instruments Corp, rated ‘B+’, for 117 mln usd.Read More… [Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for music]

An encore for Col. Jim, music lover and friend (Greensboro News & Record)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

The UNCG School of Music became Jim Roueche’s second home for at least a decade in the twilight of his life. (Credit: “”)Read More… [Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for music]

Poll: ‘Walk the Line’ No. 1 music bio-pic (UPI)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

“Walk the Line,” the life story of U.S. country music icon Johnny Cash, has been named the greatest music bio-pic, a new poll showed.Read More… [Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for music]

More films are using one artist for music (USA Today)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Movie soundtracks are going solo. After years of assembling soundtracks with music from various artists and eras, filmmakers increasingly are using songs from single performers to underline the on-screen action. Some of the most famous soundtracks are dominated by one artist or group, such as Simon & Garfunkel’s work on The Graduate or Cat Stevens’ […]

Kaman Selling Music Division (Hartford Courant)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Fender Instruments To Take Over Business In the colorful annals of Kaman Corp., this will be remembered as the year the music stopped. Read More… [Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for music]

Vince Gill Gets Country Music Honor (ABC News)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Gill was among the artists inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame Sunday. Read More… [Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for music]