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Pop singer with one of the biggest songs of the year announced as Musikfest headliner
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGA pop music artist who has had one of the biggest hits of 2012 will be the opening-night headliner at the 30th anniversary edition of downtown Bethlehem’s Musikfest festival, it was just announced. Carly Rae Jepsen, whose ubiquitous, infectious hit.... -
Top 5 Concerts of the Coming Week
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGTop 5 Concerts of the Coming Week: 1. Q102 JINGLE BALL Each year Philadelphia hit radio station Q102-FM has pulled together the top musicians in pop music for its Christmas-time Jingle Ball. And the formula has been so successful that...... -
Grammys 2013: An early look at the new artist contenders
When the nominations for the 55th Grammys are unveiled Wednesday night from Nashville, expect to see plenty of new faces dotted among the usual stars and heritage acts. With some superstar artists having missed the Sept. 30 eligibility cut-off with...Tags: Bon Iver (music group), Music, Adele (music artist), Dr. Dre (music artist), Lady Gaga
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Riffing on the highs and lows of the sonic landscape
The quirky violist known as Ljova, an ingratiating fixture on the New York new music scene, has just released a recording called "Melting River." You can purchase and download it for as little as $2 on the artist-friendly website Bandcamp as either an...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Music, Frank Sinatra, John Cage, Apple iTunes
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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' hits 30th anniversary
Pop music historians and Michael Jackson aficionados have noted that today, Nov. 30, is the 30th anniversary of the release of the self-proclaimed King of Pop's landmark “Thriller” album. Here at the L.A. Times, we’re so far ahead of...
Tags: Alice Cooper, Music, The Eagles (music group), Entertainment, Johnny Depp
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Pop musicians' (final?) tweets for the apocalypse
Here's how end-of-the-world projections, based on the Mayan calendar, are being greeted in some quarters of the pop music world on Twitter. Pop & Hiss has decided to include two end-of-the-world tweets from Weird Al Yankovic because 1) he had the...
Tags: Music, Eric Idle, Weird Al Yankovic, Dixie Chicks (music group), Music Industry
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PSY's 'Gangnam Style' hits 1 billion views
Psy has a lot to be thankful for today. Not only will the term "Gangnam style" potentially be added to the British dictionary, but the music video for his hit K-pop song is the first to have over 1 billion views on YouTube. Sorry Justin Bieber. "Gangnam...
Tags: YouTube, Social Media, Music, Human Interest, Entertainment
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Paul McCartney on (the topic of) drugs
The Library of Congress is full of wonderful treasures, and today it released a new chestful: a collection of interviews on topics such as sex, drugs and rock and roll. Included is Paul McCartney relating how pot and other drugs boosted the Beatles'...
Tags: Arts and Culture, The Rolling Stones (music group), Louis Armstrong, Music, Bo Diddley
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Rare artist interviews now streaming at Library of Congress site
Want to hear Mick Jagger talk about the Beatles? Tony Bennett laud the genius of Louis Armstrong? B.B. King express his blues over the future of the blues? Audio interviews with those and dozens more of the biggest names in rock, pop, jazz, blues,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, B.B. King, Louis Armstrong, Music, Politics
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Audition notice: 'Buddy' from Sonnentag Theatre at IceHouse
Audition notice from: Sonnentag Theatre at the IceHouse Auditions for Musicians and Singers For the rock and roll musical, BUDDY: The Buddy Holly Story BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Saturday, December 1: 3:30 – 5:30 pm & Sunday, December 2: 7:00...Tags: Arts and Culture, Amusement and Theme Parks, Music Theater, Music, Theater
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Review: No Doubt's confident return at the Gibson Amphitheatre
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticIn the mid-1990s, a curious sound infiltrated mainstream pop music: ska, the swingin’, pre-reggae dance style born in 1960s Jamaica. It was an odd turn at the tail end of the grunge era, and mirrored the rise of the late '70s British groups the...Tags: Music, Entertainment, England, Gwen Stefani, Justin Bieber
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It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas
It's word association time. Say the first word that springs to mind: "holiday ----." Did you think "season"? "Sale"? "Hangover"? How about "music?" This year, there are plenty of new holiday albums to pick from. Cee Lo Green, English pop-rocker Tracey...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture, Cheers (tv program), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Music
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