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Pop musicians' (final?) tweets for the apocalypse
Here's how end-of-the-world projections, based on the Mayan calendar, are being greeted in some quarters of the pop music world on Twitter. Pop & Hiss has decided to include two end-of-the-world tweets from Weird Al Yankovic because 1) he had the...
Tags: Dixie Chicks (music group), ABC (tv network), Music Industry, John Cusack, Twitter, Inc.
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PSY's 'Gangnam Style' hits 1 billion views
Psy has a lot to be thankful for today. Not only will the term "Gangnam style" potentially be added to the British dictionary, but the music video for his hit K-pop song is the first to have over 1 billion views on YouTube. Sorry Justin Bieber. "Gangnam...
Tags: Human Interest, Music, Social Media, YouTube, Google Inc.
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Paul McCartney on (the topic of) drugs
The Library of Congress is full of wonderful treasures, and today it released a new chestful: a collection of interviews on topics such as sex, drugs and rock and roll. Included is Paul McCartney relating how pot and other drugs boosted the Beatles'...
Tags: Library of Congress, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones (music group), The Beatles (music group), Entertainment
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Rare artist interviews now streaming at Library of Congress site
Want to hear Mick Jagger talk about the Beatles? Tony Bennett laud the genius of Louis Armstrong? B.B. King express his blues over the future of the blues? Audio interviews with those and dozens more of the biggest names in rock, pop, jazz, blues,...
Tags: Library of Congress, Politics, Music Industry, B.B. King, Entertainment
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Audition notice: 'Buddy' from Sonnentag Theatre at IceHouse
Audition notice from: Sonnentag Theatre at the IceHouse Auditions for Musicians and Singers For the rock and roll musical, BUDDY: The Buddy Holly Story BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Saturday, December 1: 3:30 – 5:30 pm & Sunday, December 2: 7:00...Tags: Rock and Roll (genre), Theater, Florida Hospital, Music Industry, Trips and Vacations
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Review: No Doubt's confident return at the Gibson Amphitheatre
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticIn the mid-1990s, a curious sound infiltrated mainstream pop music: ska, the swingin’, pre-reggae dance style born in 1960s Jamaica. It was an odd turn at the tail end of the grunge era, and mirrored the rise of the late '70s British groups the...Tags: Ska (genre), Music, Gwen Stefani, Justin Bieber, England
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It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas
It's word association time. Say the first word that springs to mind: "holiday ----." Did you think "season"? "Sale"? "Hangover"? How about "music?" This year, there are plenty of new holiday albums to pick from. Cee Lo Green, English pop-rocker Tracey...Tags: Kelly Clarkson, Ken Burns, Phil Vassar, Gaming, Entertainment
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Advancing on a 'Territory of Jazz'
Choreographer Valery Tereshkin had a very long day ahead of him as he sat in a hotel lobby in Glendale this week. Just days before, his Russian Jazz Ballet had performed “Territory of Jazz” at the Alex Theatre, dancing to popular songs from...
Tags: Harry Connick Jr., Music, Diana Krall, U.S. Congress, Music Industry
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Ravi Shankar dies at 92; sitar master
Ravi Shankar was already revered as a master of the sitar in 1966 when he met George Harrison, the Beatle who became his most famous disciple and gave the Indian musician-composer unexpected pop-culture cachet. Suddenly the classically trained Shankar...
Tags: Yehudi Menuhin, Concerts, Movies, Ravi Shankar, Music Industry
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Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe' 2012's most-watched music video on Vevo
Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe," that catchy pop song that dominated the airwaves this year -- and inspired countless parodies -- topped Vevo's list as the most-watched music video of 2012. With a little help from her friend, Justin Bieber, the...
Tags: AOL LLC, Bruno Mars, Music Industry, Jennifer Lopez, Entertainment
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It's Here! DJ Earworm's 2012 Pop Music Mash-up, "Shine Brighter," Is the Only Song You Need to Hear This Year
The mainstream pop music landscape can be a noisy blur if you're not an aficionado (or a 12-year-old girl). Anyone who says that a lot of chart topping hits don't sound similar to each other is just delusional, let's be real. Whether you're a fan of the...
Tags: Music, Disc Jockeys, Entertainment
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'I Got a Boy' delivers a scattered anthem of the Girls' Generation
The new single by South Korean pop group Girls' Generation is called "I Got a Boy," and if the song and its accompanying music video are a signal about pop's direction in the year to come, we better buckle our seat belts. Clocking in at 41/2 minutes, "I...
Tags: Social Media, Disc Jockeys, Entertainment, Ellie Goulding, Music
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