Kidz Bop World Tour headed to Coliseum

You’ll know Markelle Gay when you see him. He promises that. And who are we to doubt him? As one of the six pint-sized stars of the Kidz Bop World Tour coming Wednesday to Bloomington’s U.S. Cellular Coliseum (7 p.m., tickets still available), he’ll be the flashiest dressed. The 13-year-old Atlanta native is a [...]

The new closet

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Drugs, Drinking In One Third Of Pop Music

(CBS) -The songs may change, but one theme remains the same: Popular songs often portray alcohol and drug use in a positive light. The latest study of the issue comes in an analysis of the 279 most popular songs of 2005 by Brian A. Primack, M.D., and colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh. A [...]

quite blatantly from black people .

November 9, 2007 Is it time for pop to go back to black? White music is not black enough, a New Yorker critic has argued. His remarks have caused a racism furore.

Solid Blues tour plays musical, emotional thank-you in Hershey

HERSHEY, Pa. - Years ago, rock ‘n’ roll and R B acts would travel in packs like wolves, cram onto a bus, then storm into a town, belt out six songs each, “thankyougoodnight,” trash a bar or two, then out! The Solid Blues tour, which rolled into the Hershey Theater Saturday night, revived a [...]

MATCHBOX TWENTY Join Forces With Alanis Morissette For First Cross-Country Tour In Over Four Years! @ Top40-Charts.com

“And we’re thrilled to be joined by the brilliant Alanis Morissette and the fantastic New Orleans band MUTEMATH. It’s going to be a great show, and we can’t wait to get out there.” “I can’t wait to share some new songs, connect with people around North America again, and join MATCHBOX TWENTY’s traveling circus,” shared [...]

Little Steven’s Rock and Roll High School

(PR) MENC: The National Association for Music Education, Scholastic, and musician/actor/philanthropist Steven Van Zandt through his Rock and Roll Forever Foundation, have joined efforts to bring Rock and Roll history and music appreciation into classrooms through the development of a Rock and Roll music education program.

Christmas comes early in stores around the Valley

Coveted toy catalogs hit the driveways of homes three weeks earlier than the traditional Black Friday newspaper. Warehouse stores have had decorated trees sparkling for a few weeks. Those massive, inflatable snow globes have been teasing shoppers for just as long.

“You might not know this Sisters gem sculptor, but the world does

“I would say, certainly in modern gem sculpture, gem artistry, he is one of the names that’s always there at the top of the list of people that have really taken it to a high art form, and one of the people that’s helped to develop lots of interest in that type of gem [...]

Rock Band passes test with real musicians

“While you were busy worrying about your ‘bass stance,’ I was over here killing it on vocals,” Rodman taunted Anderman after her high-scoring performance. “It was my first time playing bass,” whined Anderman, who scored a dismal 59 percent. “Wait till I get my hands on that microphone.” Rodman scored 95 percent, but the [...]