CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Will Smith (actor-singer) is 39 Barbara Walters (journalist) is 78 Michael Douglas (actor) is 63 Cheryl Tiegs (model) is 60 Mimi Kennedy (actress, Dharma Greg ) is 58 Mark Hamill (actor, Star Wars ) is 56 Christopher Reeve (actor, died October 10th, 2004) would have been 55 Michael Madsen (actor Reservoir Dogs [...]
U.S. researchers found young black girls who spent more time watching rap music videos were more likely to binge drink, have sex with multiple partners, test positive for marijuana and have a negative body image.
Coleman topped off the afternoon session on the main stage, performing under blue skies and a blazing sun. Working with his adventuresome three-bass quintet, the 77-year-old jazz icon made some of the most difficult and rewarding music of the festival. And, as with most of his shows, the music wasn’t for everyone. Many of [...]
Indie rocker act Yo La Tengo has been referenced in pop culture many times, but, because the band isn’t acknowledged by mainstream music, if you got the reference, you were one of the cool kids that was in on the joke. For more than 20 years, the music industry has remained oblivious, but the [...]
In just a nanosecond, all it took for the 6-foot-6 Chuck Davis to stir the audience into jubilant obedience was to call out “A-GO!” three times and have everyone respond with a fervent “ASE! ASE! ASE!” NAN COULTER/Special Contributor The Ndere Troupe performed at the Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s 2007 Dance Africa Festival. Part [...]
Some 5,000 adoring fans in Ethiopia a country normally unimpressed by Western music turned out to see Beyonce. In this country, even teens tend to be loyal to music in the national language, Amharic. But Beyonce got a hysterical welcome when she came onstage.
J.M.: I wouldn’t call it “apocalypse.” I think we’d be lucky if we could have an apocalypse, honestly. That would be getting out of it easy, I think. But what I do think is that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. [Laughs] I guess I’d probably need to expand on that, but [...]
DENMARK, S.C. - The University of South Carolina Symphony Orchestra will perform in Denmark on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Phoenix Specialty Mfg. Co., Home Federal Savings and Loan, Enterprise Bank of South Carolina, South Carolina Bank Trust and Tobul Accumulator will present the USC Symphony Orchestra and Marc Rattray, bass-baritone, in a special concert to [...]
If it’s Tuesday, let’s rock ‘n’ roll. If it’s Saturday, it’s time for jazz. And Sunday is always for opera lovers. Shanghai Concert Hall has launched a new music program. And Chopin is on the way.
October 12 kicked off the first and hopefully annual, Echo Project music festival. The concert took place south of Atlanta on the Bouckaert farm. Competing with the likes of Bonnaroo, which takes place over the summer, the Echo Project had a lot to live up to in terms of music, organization, and most importantly, [...]