Editor s note: John Gaudiosi, a widely published columnist about the video game industry, writes the Gaming Guru blog for WRAL.com. CARY - Activision’s Guitar Hero II: Legends of Rock is already a smash hit. The game sold over $115 million worth of product in its first seven days, making it the biggest game […]
Ask Decemberists bassist Nate Query about the highlight of his career and he’s bound to give two different answers. In December 2006, band member Chris Funk took on comedian Stephen Colbert in a guitar challenge, which made national news. “Stephen Colbert did a green screen challenge where he released green screen footage of himself […]
FCW, a feeder group to WWE, is 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 at Lecanto High School, 3810 W. Educational Path, Lecanto, Fla. Former WWE tag team champs and current SmackDown! superstars Deuce and Domino with their manager Cherry will attend along with Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Chris Hovan and offensive guard Dan Buenning. The […]
“The first-week sales were absolutely amazing … but “Some Hearts’ had legs, I guess would be the term I would use to define it. We’ll see how this one does,” she said. “It’s really the hope that it keeps doing well, and you know, two years later, “Some Hearts” is still selling pretty well. So […]
A New York baritone will visit Sioux City this weekend as the third presentation for the Sioux City Concert Course series. Leon Williams is an alum of the Harlem Boys Choir and was awarded a master’s degree from the Juilliard School of Music in 1991. Williams’ concert will include a variety of genres, from classical […]
Music critics Ben Ratliff and Alex Ross were online at Washingtonpost.com on Thursday, Nov. 8, to chat with readers about the state of jazz, pop, and classical . An unedited transcript follows.
When God speaks, you listen. Hip-hop pioneer Rakim — called “the God MC” long before Jay-Z — said it best when describing the significance of his current Hip Hop Live! tour with the Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah and indie star Brother Ali. “It’s more like we’re making a statement,” Rakim said. “We all kind of […]
The Birthplace of Country Music Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to telling the story of the living musical heritage of the Appalachian mountains and the cultural traditions that sustain it. Bristol Rhythm Roots Reunion is an annual music festival held in September to promote and celebrate our musical heritage.
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For Thursday’s ambitious program, Dudamel demonstrated that a really big band (160-plus) could float like a butterfly and sting like a bee (at least one definition of “the greatest” I accept) — and also penetrate deeply into deeply penetrating symphonic thought. This was a spectacular, stirring and flashy show. Friday’s program was even flashier. […]