Hate campaign ads? Now you can’t even Google safely. With the 2008 elections already heating up in North Carolina, candidates for governor and lieutenant governor have started paying for ads on the popular Internet search engine. The ads are short and unobtrusive, but they’re also dirt cheap compared with television or radio ads. They show […]
In February 1984, Michael Jackson held a record-breaking 12 Grammy nominations, going on to win eight, which stands as the record for most Grammy Awards to be won by anyone in a single year.
When Mrs. Claus gave up on Europe and decided it was time to look for Santa in Pittsburgh, the show offered new lyrics for an old chestnut. “The 12 Days of Christmas N’at” had a premise with potential, but apart from “Five Superbowl Rings,” it fell flat. This was partly because most of the words […]
Hong Kong singer Ken Hung, Joey staged an energetic dance in the video.
New recorded music seemed to be of peripheral importance in 2007’s world of pop. The focus instead was on live shows, with the public’s thirst for giggoing seemingly unquenchable, the opening of the O2 Arena having a huge impact on London’s live scene and hardly any bands still refusing to 0re-form and perform their […]
By the time he was 14, Wolf was performing with pop-art collective Minty. He also began writing and recording with an urgency that caught the attention of an independent label called Fat Cat Records who, recognizing Wolf’s extraordinary potential, gave him an Atari computer and a mixing desk, the tools that helped hone Wolf’s […]
During the years, Jim Brickman has developed a special relationship with listeners. He says through his music, many fans feel they already know him. And he feels he knows them, too. That’s why he says he always enjoys meeting his fans. “I think it’s important for people to know the music is important to […]
Ask John M. Borack to name the four pillars of power pop and you will quickly learn that Badfinger, Big Star, Cheap Trick and the Raspberries are widely hailed as essential to the genre. But if you are looking to explore a bit deeper, it’s best to pick up Borack’s newly released “Shake Some […]
When the Music Exchange came into existence some 10 years ago, it bore no resemblance to the all-female pop chorus group that exists today. For starters, there were males. But after a series of scheduling problems with most of the men in the group, the chorus went strictly X-chromosome. However, the biggest difference between […]
In my first year at the Star-Telegram, I probably saw more live music than I had in my entire life previous. Considering just how many shows there were (around 150 or so, including trips to South by Southwest and the Austin City Limits Music Festival), the consistent quality was remarkable. Here are the top […]