Before music there was silence
CD. 24 Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans Since few people pay attention to the charts any more, you may not know this guy had a number one song this year (or that he co-wrote Flo Rida’s “Right Round.”) Or you might. His first CD highlights, in a welcoming complexity, his mind. Bruno (first known [...]
We owe a lot to St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music without her, music wouldn’t exist, the world would be dark and dreary, and the tuneless and tone deaf would reign. The 17th-Century Cecilia played every instrument and her voice challenged the souls of angels, her ear finely tuned enough to hear them sing [...]
(Soundlust.com likes to provide the latest Software Licensing Agreements – the exact SLA – for the programs people use regularly, to keep a record and to hopefully provide use if matters and language changes) — — — This is what’s new: What’s new in iTunes 10.1 • Use AirPlay to instantly and wirelessly stream videos [...]
It’s unusual to see Apple fail at anything (For those with long memories, let’s add “lately.”). However, its Ping “social network” function integrated within its iTunes, is awkward, to put it mildly. They probably will get a bump in sales, but since they usually have the end user experience so much to the forefront, it’s [...]
The advantage of living in Reading is that I have a rock venue, Sub89, right on my doorstep. In recent weeks I’ve seen ex-Deep Purple man Glenn Hughes and blues legend Walter Trout tread the boards there, a couple of excellent gigs. On Sunday it was the turn of Ade Edmondson and The Bad Shepherds. [...]
Panic Room are a Swansea-based progressive rock band that emerged from the ashes of the original lineup of the celtic/progressive band Karnataka, with Karnataka’s backing vocalist Anne-Marie Helder taking on the role of lead singer. They have so far recorded two studio albums, and made their live debut at the beginning of 2008. The Robin [...]
All the greats seem to have half-finished music in their, literal, wake. Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Tupac, Tiny Tim. Not the Beattles, oddly. Too much lag time between band demise and the deaths of John and George’s. I discovered more about Michael’s music after he died. Invincible is my favorite Michael Jackson album. (NEWS RELEASE) [...]
When the group, fronted by Tool founder Maynard James Keenan, told the world they were back earlier this month, they left out some crucial details about the planned tour – The WHEN. The band – Keenan, Josh Freese, Billy Howerdel, James Iha and Matt McJunkins – plans multiple stops at each of five venues, with [...]
With Maynard James Keenan it’s not clear anything ever ends, so let’s not call this a reunion of what is really just one other project on the pile. Regardless of nomenclature, fans of the Tool frontman will be ecstatic to know that Perfect Circle is touring, according to Consequence of Sound and other sources. Perhaps [...]