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Judge stops two Web sites from selling Beatles songs
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009A federal judge has temporarily blocked two music-sharing Web sites from selling songs by The Beatles and other artists for 25 cents apiece. U.S. District Judge John F. Walter on Thursday blocked the sites BlueBeat.com and Basebeat.com and owner Hank Risan from selling copyrighted songs by The Beatles and others. Full story »
Bledsoe: Chesnutt ups the ante with two new discs
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009It's a little puzzling why Vic Chesnutt and two record companies chose to release two new Chesnutt albums a little more than a month apart, but call it an embarrassment of riches. Chesnutt is one of America's most individual singer-songwriters, penning numbers that can bring blushes, laughs and tears.
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Artist Wessell Anderson emphasizes the lost element in jazz
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009Jazz is an art, but jazz saxophone great Wessell Anderson says an essential part of the art is often lost — entertainment. "This music is fun,” says Anderson, talking on his cell phone from East Lansing, Mich. “People used to dance to this music — especially in the big band era. Songs by Basie and Ellington, they even talked about certain dances.” Full story »
Killers slay audiences with live show experience
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009When the Killers started out, they wanted to raise a ruckus like their favorite rock stars did on the road: Frontman Brandon Flowers heard of the legendary exploits of Led Zeppelin and David Bowie and wanted to emulate those experiences. But Flowers says the Killers’ indulgence in the stereotypical rock star lifestyle is now in the wind. Full story »
Songwriters provide the spirit in Band of Heathens
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009There are few rock groups that contain three lead singer-songwriters, but Band of Heathens co-lead singer-songwriter Colin Brooks says this might be the perfect time for it. The group has been on a roll lately, with an album that became an Americana radio favorite and recently appearing on an “Austin City Limits” with Elvis Costello. Full story »
For April Verch, the fiddle better get you on your feet
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009Most of us don't know what we want for lunch when we're 3 years old. April Verch knew what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. She wanted to be a fiddler.
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Malcolm Holcombe still knows how to get ‘a grin or two’
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009Malcolm Holcombe has been busy. “My wife keeps me off the couch pretty regular,” says Holcombe, in a call from his home in Swannanoa, N.C. “We went to Dollywood for the first time the other day. I think Dolly did a good job with that.” Full story »
Singer Jennie DeVoe’s 'Sunshine' radiates famed producer’s touch
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009With a number of her previous albums licensed to TV shows, the soulful Jennie DeVoe’s momentum will likely pick up following her July 21 release “Strange Sunshine.” Only modestly venturing out of her hometown of Indianapolis, DeVoe will bring her act to Knoxville in promotion of the album. Full story »
Gershwins’ heirs fall out of rhythm
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009The heirs of George and Ira Gershwin, creators of “I Got Rhythm” and many other standards that helped define the grand tradition of American popular song, have fallen badly out of step over who gets how much from the pot of royalties still being generated 72 years after George’s death ended songwriting’s greatest brother act. Full story »
Campbell: Tuned In: Julian Casablancas, Way Out West, Heavy Trash
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009Julian Casablancas’ curveball is a stroke of genius. Way Out West shows love isn’t mechanical. Heavy Trash plays dirty. Full story »
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