Legends of Rock sells over $115 million in first 7 days

“Guitar Hero III is the game that everyone is talking about. It is the only video game to make the Toys ‘R Us Hot Toy list for 2007 and Toy Wishes’ Hot Dozen 2007, which forecast the most popular holiday gifts of the season. Despite having significantly increased our production capabilities for the holiday, [...]

Michael Jackson Opens Up 25 Years After Thriller About The Classic LP … And This Whole Hip-Hop Thing

“The rap thing, that is happening now.” Jackson said. “When it came out, I always felt that it was gonna take more of a melodic structure to make it more universal, ’cause not everybody speaks English. [ He laughs. ] And you are limited to your country. But when you can have a melody, [...]

Evening of Operetta, Musical Theater and Opera presented Nov. 15 and 16 at Appalachian

“Students will perform a variety of famous compositions,” Outland said. “There is something for everyone to enjoy.

Celine Dion scheduled to play large outdoor show in Halifax next fall

Canadian singer Celine Dion performs after picking up the Legend award during the 2007 World Music Awards at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club in Monaco, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007.

Tartaglia Pens and Performs in Johnny and the Sprites Live Holiday Show, Dec. 17

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LuPone performs the ones that got away

“That is a difficult call, because you really break everybody’s concentration. you really break everybody’s focus. In ‘Sweeney,’ Michael Cerveris and I both stopped and stared out at the audience because right at the top of a show the phone went off. You could feel the audience crackling, the electricity.

Legendary Oddballs Ween Paint the Town Brown

Since its inception amidst the original L.A. punk scene, Redd Kross has maintained a strange relationship with the musical zeitgeist. The band’s first recorded lineup featured future members of Black Flag and the Circle Jerks, but its creative center was 14-year-old singer Jeff McDonald and his 11-year-old bass-playing brother, Steve. As scrappy as any [...]

The Madison Pop Fest returns for round three

This is the third year a group of ambassadors of good music have put on the event on the UW-Madison campus, and the buzz is building. Pitchfork recently plugged the festival and delivered so much traffic to its website that it temporarily crashed. That’s just a small kink in the process for the people [...]

The Wickenburg Sun

Smith has made classical music recordings with Gavle Symfoniorkester and with Stuttgart Philharmonic. Both of these premiere recordings are heard frequently on classical music stations throughout the United States. The international festival Elysium: Between Two Continents chose Smith as musical director and showcased him in performances both here and in Germany.

Latin Jazz with a side of salsa

Chaffey’s Latin Jazz Band performed an awray of music at the San Dimas Farmer’s Market on Wednesday, Oct. 24. ” SRC=”http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper257/stills/scqz1kx9.jpg” > Media Credit: Julie Cosgrove Chaffey’s Latin Jazz Band performed an awray of music at the San Dimas Farmer’s Market on Wednesday, Oct. 24.