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  • Apple's jump into social networking not a slam-dunk - Reuters

  • Brisbane Times




  • Universal Music's Victory in Eminem Royalties Case Overturned On Appeal - Bloomberg

  • HitFix (blog)




  • Google Planning Music Store to Take on Apple - Hard OCP

  • Oneindia

    Google Planning Music Store to Take on Apple
    Hard OCP
    Apple has always been the Alpha provider of digital music downloads with a 70% market share, well that may change soon with Google poised to develop a ...
    Google Plans Entry Into Online Music SalesRollingStone.com
    Google's music download store could come by ChristmasHitFix (blog)
    Some music execs see bright future for Google MusicZDNet (blog)
    TMCnet -Forbes (blog) -Los Angeles Times (blog)
    all 149 news articles »



  • Apple: The King of Digital Music - PC World

  • PC World

    Apple: The King of Digital Music
    PC World
    Analysis: Apple has dominated digital music sales for close to a decade. Can the company that popularized paid digital music maintain its position? ...
    Apple Redesigns, Cuts Prices On Music ProductsUniversity of Hartford Informer
    First look: iTunes 10NetworkWorld.com

    all 32 news articles »



  • Quincy Jones endorses headphones, hopes to change how you hear music - Los Angeles Times (blog)

  • Pocket-lint.com

    Quincy Jones endorses headphones, hopes to change how you hear music
    Los Angeles Times (blog)
    More than 25 years after producing “Thriller,” Quincy Jones is still looking for ways to reinvent the music experience. The legendary producer has teamed ...
    Music Legend Quincy Jones Partners with HARMAN, Unveils New Signature Line of ...MarketWatch (press release)
    Harman Teams With Quincy Jones on HeadphonesDealerscope

    all 40 news articles »



  • Poll: Best iOS Music Apps - Wired News

  • ABC News

    Poll: Best iOS Music Apps
    Wired News
    But when you put music on a smartphone that has more processing power than desktop computers had back then — with a touch screen to boot — the ...
    Week in review: Apple harvests iPods, Apple TVCNET
    Ten Random Questions About the Apple Music EventPC World
    From Apple, a Step Into Social Media for MusicNew York Times
    LetsGoDigital -International Business Times -Computerworld (blog)
    all 3,824 news articles »



  • Why Brooks & Dunn are calling it quits after the Last Rodeo Tour in 2010 - Helium

  • MiamiHerald.com

    Why Brooks & Dunn are calling it quits after the Last Rodeo Tour in 2010
    Helium
    World renown American chart topping country music duo Brooks & Dunn, will be hanging up their ten gallons hats after their Last Rodeo ...
    Brooks & Dunn Final PerformanceNewsOXY
    In Pictures: Brooks & Dunn in NashvilleSoundSpike

    all 334 news articles »



  • As city schools cut music, MSU steps up - Detroit Free Press

  • As city schools cut music, MSU steps up
    Detroit Free Press
    Michigan State University is doing that with its Community Music School in Detroit. This year, the school, which opened last fall at 3408 Woodward, ...

    and more »



  • Music Review: Nick Thurmond - Not Alone - Seattle Post Intelligencer

  • Music Review: Nick Thurmond - Not Alone
    Seattle Post Intelligencer
    His 2008 album Not Alone is 11 tracks of creative lyrics, excellent music, and superb vocals. Thurmond is a slightly more organic version of Phil Wickham, ...

    and more »



  • Music review: Jenny and Johnny - San Francisco Chronicle

  • Music review: Jenny and Johnny
    San Francisco Chronicle
    The music is jaunty and sparse, owing a clear debt to early '80s college rock and '90s jangle pop - from REM to the Lemonheads. ...

    and more »





    Heard from Yahoo!

    Site: Yahoo! News: Music News

  • Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' (AP)
  • FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2009 file photo, Kara DioGuardi of 'American Idol' arrives at the FOX Winter All-Star Party in Los Angeles. Fox TV says Kara DioGuardi is leaving as `American Idol' judge, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)AP - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol."





  • Apple's jump into social networking not a slam-dunk (Reuters)
  • Reuters - For all the innovations Apple has brought to the market through the years, it's also a pretty good follower.



  • Jaripeo tour brings music, rodeo to arenas (Reuters)
  • Reuters - At a time when economic woes and immigration crackdowns are hurting the Latin music touring business, big, showy productions would seem to be a thing of the past.



  • Veteran group Banda el Recodo still going strong (Reuters)
  • Reuters - After more than seven decades in the business, seminal act Banda el Recodo remains one of the top-selling groups in the genre of brass-based Mexican music. Founded in 1938 by Cruz Lizarraga, the band has continued to thrive through the years thanks to Lizarraga's two sons, Joel and Alfonso, who have adapted the traditional banda format to multiple musical styles and contemporary arrangements.



  • KT Tunstall finds new musical edge on "Tiger Suit" (Reuters)
  • Reuters - At a recent media showcase in London, KT Tunstall offered an unusual description of the songs from her forthcoming third album: "Like Eddie Cochran working with Leftfield," she told the assembled press.



  • Katy Perry's chart-topper sparks new sales worries (Reuters)
  • Eminem performs on home turf before a sellout crowd at Comerica Park Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Eminem and Jay-Z both performed in the first of their two 'Home and Home' concerts. The pair will also perform in Jay-Z's hometown at Yankee Stadium in New York.(Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News)Reuters - The Capitol release bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, thanks to first-week sales of 192,000 units in the United States, the ninth-best debut week so far this year, according to Nielsen SoundScan.





  • Parenthood hasn't mellowed Sleater-Kinney's Tucker (Reuters)
  • Reuters - The prevailing cultural attitude, at least for the middle-class, Caucasian, Western world, seems to be that the moment a woman gives birth, her taste in culture dies. "Mom blogs" peddle mewling folk singers, and your infant suddenly determines not only your musical preferences, but your outlook on life.



  • Sharon Corr steps out as solo artist (Reuters)
  • Reuters - Five years after Irish sibling band the Corrs took a prolonged sabbatical, violinist Sharon Corr is back in a new role, as lead vocalist on her debut solo album, "Dream of You."



  • Rosanne Cash certain she'll write second memoir (Reuters)
  • Reuters - Rosanne Cash has worn many hats through the years -- country music star, acclaimed singer-songwriter, mother of five and firstborn child of the legendary Johnny Cash.



  • Calif. judge: rapper 40 Glocc must heed gang ban (AP)
  • AP - A judge has ruled that a rapper known as 40 Glocc who touted his gang member status in songs and videos is subject to a 2008 gang injunction barring him from an apartment complex in his hometown of Colton.



  • German court rules against YouTube over copyright (AP)
  • AP - A German court ruled Friday that Google Inc.'s subsidiary YouTube LLC must pay compensation after users uploaded several videos of performances by singer Sarah Brightman in violation of copyright laws.



  • Lennon still helping me, Yoko Ono says (AP)
  • John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono visits his old house in Menlove Avenue, Liverpool, England, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)AP - Yoko Ono says John Lennon is still helping her in her endeavours as an artist and peace activist as she pays tribute to her late husband before what would have been his 70th birthday.





  • Ne-Yo on T.I.: 'He makes a lot of poor decisions' (AP)
  • FILE - In this July 21, 2010 file photo, musician Ne-Yo dances while filming a music video for his upcoming single 'One in a Million' on the Universal Studios lot in Los Angeles. In an interview with The Associated Press, released on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, Ne-Yo says T.I. has had many chances, and it's time he gets his act together. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP - Ne-Yo says T.I. has had many chances — and it's time he gets his act together.





  • Irish crowd pelt Gun N' Roses after lengthy wait (Reuters)
  • Reuters - American rock band Guns N' Roses incurred the wrath of a crowd in Ireland after showing up almost an hour late -- and then left the stage after being pelted with plastic glasses.



  • Brooks & Dunn end 20-year career at Nashville show (AP)
  • FILE - In a April 19, 2010 file photo, Kix Brooks, left, and Ronnie Dunn accept the ACM Milestone Award during “The Last Rodeo” tribute concert, in Las Vegas. The country music duo closed out a 20-year career at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Thursday night, Sept. 3, 2010 with their 1991 debut single, 'Brand New Man,' during the encore.  (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP - The first song Brooks & Dunn ever sang together has become their last.





  • Rapper T.I. arrested for drug possession in LA (Reuters)
  • Reuters - Rapper T.I. has been released from jail after being arrested on suspicion of possessing ecstasy, police said on Thursday.



  • `American Idol' adds L.A. audition on Sept. 22 (AP)
  • Judge Kara DioGuardi poses backstage during the 9th season finale of 'American Idol' in Los Angeles May 26, 2010. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniAP - "American Idol" is expanding the talent search for its next season with an audition in Los Angeles later this month.





  • Appeals court sets hearing in Jackson estate case (AP)
  • FILE - In this June 14, 2010 file photo Joe Jackson,  the father of  Michael Jackson, and Michael Jackson's sister, LaToya Jackson, arrive to a Los Angeles courthouse for a preliminary hearing setting and motions in the trial of Jackson's personal doctor Conrad  Murray. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)AP - An appeals court has scheduled a hearing for lawyers for the father of Michael Jackson to argue that he deserves a role in decisions involving his son's multimillion dollar estate.





  • Add hip-hop to 'Rock Band' thanks to Snoop Dogg (AP)
  • FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2010 file photo originally released by Zynga, rapper Snoop Dogg blows up an armored truck to commemorate the 10 millionth visitor to Zynga's  Mafia Wars:Las Vegas in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Zynga, Isaac Brekken)AP - Rap and rock will collide once again — this time in a video game.





  • Funk band War tells PepsiCo they're not friends (AP)
  • AP - Members of the original funk band War say they can't be friends with PepsiCo.





    Heard from Rolling Stone

    Site: RollingStone.com: Music News

  • Google Plans Entry Into Online Music Sales



  • T.I. May Return to Prison



  • Guns N' Roses Pelted With Bottles in Dublin



  • New Videos and Music: Big Boi, T.I. and Rick Ross



  • Elton John and Leon Russell Give Release Date for ‘The Union’



  • Live at 'Rolling Stone': Scissor Sisters



  • Katy Perry Grabs Number One From Eminem



  • T.I. Arrested on Drug Charges



  • Chris Martin Introduces New Song, 'Wedding Bells'



  • Apple Introduces Ping, Social-Networking for Music



  • More Top Stories: Kings of Leon, Pavement



  • Cee-Lo Debuts Official "F-ck You" Video



  • Sony to Announce New Online Music Service



  • Dylan's New 'Bootleg' to Feature Unearthed Live Show



  • More Top Stories: Disturbed, 50 Cent, Diddy



  • Eddie Vedder, Vampire Weekend Cover Springsteen



  • Slash, Pumpkins, Travie McCoy Rock Sunset Strip



  • More Top Stories: Tom Waits, Jane's Addiction



  • 'Glee' Stars See Little Money From Hit Albums



  • A Fine Madness: The Latest Issue of Rolling Stone



  • TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek on His Poppy New Disc



  • New Songs and Videos: Kanye and Bieber, Arcade Fire



  • 'Idol' Producer Still Wants Elton John as Judge



  • D'Angelo Hits Studio With Producer Mark Ronson



  • Jimmy Fallon, 'Glee' Cast Spoof Springsteen at Emmys





  • Heard from NPR

    Site: NPR Topics: Music

  • Six Decades Of Jazz With Nat Hentoff
  • Hentoff was 11 years old, strolling along a street in Boston, when he heard jazz clarinetist Artie Shaw's famous composition"Nightmare" through the open door of a record store. Hentoff was hooked. He has spent roughly six decades covering the world of jazz, and he's collected his thoughts and memories in a new book, At the Jazz Band Ball: Sixty Years on the Jazz Scene.



  • The Books: Making Music Through Found Sound
  • The experimental duo has spent the past decade making music based on samples -- snippets of audio that its members chop up and rearrange. Sample-based music is nothing new, but the way the two men behind The Books write music puts the band in a class by itself. Their fourth album is called The Way Out..



  • Annoying Music For Labor Day
  • Monday is Labor Day, which means it's a good time to turn to the hardest-working man in the annoying-music business: Jim Nayder, a man with whom every conversation is a labor of love. Here, he describes a passel of tunes with which to wind down the summer.



  • Heart: A Legendary Rock Band Looks Ahead
  • Heart, led by Ann and Nancy Wilson, has survived more than three decades of music and fashion, selling 30 million albums in the process. The group is back with a new record called Red Velvet Car. Here, the Wilsons assess their career and music with Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon.



  • We're At The All Tomorrow's Parties Music Festival This Weekend
  • Sonic Youth, The Books, GZA, Hope Sandoval and Kurt Vile are among some of the concerts we'll be recording this weekend at the All Tomorrow's Parties Music Festival in Monticello, N.Y.



  • In Other News: Ping, Well, Pongs And Lawyers Pounce
  • Highlights from the week's music news, including a "bulldog" lawyer and Ping bounce-back.



  • The Black Keys On World Cafe
  • From Dan Auerbach's studio in Akron, the band performs songs from its latest album, Brothers, on World Cafe. The album was recorded both at home and at the legendary Muscle Shoals in Alabama, which might help explain its soulful feel.



  • Pop Off Podcast: From Bebop to Bieber
  • Maura Johnston and Jay Smooth talk about the heavy coat of gloss on the music at the top of the charts, and how pop got so shiny.



  • Ed Harcourt: Hope For Hopeless Romantics
  • It's no secret that brains and hearts speak vastly different languages, but British singer Ed Harcourt is conversant in both. "Haywired," from his stellar new album Lustre, finds him sounding perfectly suited to the swooning, swooping sound of falling in love.



  • Photo: Hadley Caliman
  • A Blog Supreme is on vacation. Until we return, we are periodically leaving you with some shots from The NPR Jazz Photography Pool on Flickr. Here, Bruce C. Moore writes about capturing the great Seattle saxophonist on film last year.



  • Opera Noir: Alban Berg's 'Wozzeck'
  • As he struggles with jealousy and poverty in this powerful tragedy, the psychologically disturbed title character endures ridicule from his superiors and undergoes bizarre medical experiments.



  • Vijay Iyer On Piano Jazz
  • Iyer's resume includes pianist, composer, bandleader, writer and Ph.D. candidate in physics. In this session, he performs Geri Allen's "I'm All Smiles," and duets with guest host Arturo O'Farrill for the bluesy Iyer original "Abundance."



  • Carolina Chocolate Drops And A String Band Tradition
  • Though they work as a traditional African-American string band, Carolina Chocolate Drops' members throw in some modern twists. The Durham, N.C.-based trio plays a wide variety of instruments, including the banjo, fiddle, jug, bones and harmonica. All of those sounds are featured on the band's newest record, Genuine Negro Jig.



  • Doc Watson: An Old-Time Folk Musician With Soul
  • In 1988, the legendary flatpicker and singer of traditional folk tunes spoke to Terry Gross about starting his musical career, touring with his son Merle and playing banjo during the folk revival of the late 1950s and '60s.



  • Could Ping Really Take Down Facebook?
  • Apple now has its own social network for music lovers. It's called Ping.  It's built into the latest version of iTunes.  All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen signed up and says and it seemed like he came to the party alone.





    Heard from Variety

    Site: Variety.com - Music News

  • ASCAP launches iPhone/iPad app
  • Music News: App is first of its kind for perf rights org -- The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the performing rights organization made up of approximately 390 members, has announced the launch of ASCAP Mobile, an application for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.



  • 'Soul Train' rode the express for black culture
  • Music News: DVD release pulls pop icon back into station -- On Wednesday, when the Grammy Museum hosts a 40th anniversary tribute to "Soul Train," Don Cornelius and Smokey Robinson will be on hand just as they were during the show's heyday.



  • Cuts put end to Paste
  • Music News: Music mag keeps website -- The long-imperiled yet highly-regarded music magazine Paste has folded its print edition, laying off nine of its 12 staffers.



  • The 'Teenage' rage
  • Music News: Katy Perry's latest sells 192,000 copies in debut -- Katy Perry proves her singles success is no reverie, as the singer's sophomore Capitol album "Teenage Dream" enters the national album chart at No. 1 this week.



  • Alliance Entertainment to Platinum, Gores
  • Music News: Duo acquires mega wholesale distributor -- Alliance Entertainment, the country's largest wholesale distributor of CDs, DVDs and video games, has been sold to equity firms Platinum Equity and the Gores Group by Source Interlink.



  • 'Introducing' show from Fuse, MySpace
  • Music News: Website, network partner on new-artist program -- Madison Square Garden's music network Fuse is partnering with MySpace Music for "Introducing...," a co-branded new-artist program that will highlight emerging acts on both the web and the social networking site.



  • ZapTunes to offer free downloads
  • Music News: Website claiming limited usage of Beatles, AC/DC tracks -- The mysterious San Francisco-based Web site ZapTunes is claiming to offer unlimited downloads -- free for an unspecified limited time -- by acts like the Beatles and AC/DC, who have never licensed their music for sale on the Internet.



  • EMI to release Beatles' 'Red,' 'Blue'
  • Music News: Remastered editions due out Oct. 19 -- Continuing one of the most successful reissue campaigns in recent memory, EMI Music North America will release 1973's classic "Red" and "Blue" compilations of the Beatles' hits in remastered editions on Oct. 19.



  • Pols push radio pact
  • Music News: Music biz harmony comes down to politics -- After years of vehement opposition to paying performers for songs played over the air, broadcasters' potential turnabout comes down to a matter of political realities.



  • Should Grammys keep delays in place?
  • Music News: With Emmys shift, music's big night might consider going live -- Now that the Emmys has embraced the live-on-both-coasts skedding plan, are the Grammys the next to go that route?



  • Lauper performs at 'Entertainment' bash
  • Music News: 'Tonight' post-Emmys party took place at Vibiana -- More than just girls wanted to have fun at the "Entertainment Tonight" post-Emmy party at Vibiana.



  • Docu puts rapper Twista in spotlight
  • Music News: Pic slated for October release -- Chicago rapper Twista will be the subject of a new documentary produced by the Vladar Co., slated for October release in conjunction with the musician's new album.



  • Recording industry vet Greenstone dies
  • Music News: She worked with the Mamas and the Papas -- Performer and recording industry veteran Leila Ann Greenstone died Aug. 21 of lymphoma in her home in West Hollywood, Calif. She was 76.



  • Springsteen offers 'Promise' with DVD release
  • Music News: Docu part of mega-package to be released Nov. 16 -- Director Thom Zimny's docu feature about the making of Bruce Springsteen's "Darkness On the Edge of Town" will be a key part of a lavish three-CD/three DVD edition of the 1978 album coming Nov. 16 from Columbia Records.



  • Sunset Strip rocks anew with fest
  • Music News: Smashing Pumpkins, Slash top L.A. music festival -- It takes a worthy cause to shut down the Sunset Strip, and what worthier cause is there than rock 'n' roll?



  • Eminem's 'Recovery' holds on to No. 1
  • Music News: Rapper's set shifted 116,000 copies in 9th week -- Though seven albums made their debuts in the national top 10, Eminem's "Recovery" maintained its hold on No. 1 for another week.



  • RedOne, Universal take on 2101
  • Music News: Label's first signing is singer-songwriter Mohombi -- Producer and songwriter RedOne, best known for his work with Lady Gaga, has been rewarded by Universal Music International with a joint venture record imprint, 2101.



  • 'What a Wonderful World' songwriter dies
  • Music News: George David Weiss wrote pop hits used by Elvis and Sammy Davis Jr. -- George David Weiss, who authored such signature pop songs as Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love" and Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World," died Aug. 23 of natural causes in Oldwick, N.J. He was 89.



  • Australia to get a Taste of Lilith tour
  • Music News: Troubled concert tour to begin Aussie trek in October -- The 2010 revival of the Lilith tour will continue in Australia in October under the handle a Taste of Lilith, despite a disastrous U.S. trek that saw cancellation of one-third of the tour's booked dates and the exit of several high-profile stars.



  • Annie Lennox pacts with UMG
  • Music News: Singer signs for Christmas album, more -- Annie Lennox to release 'A Christmas Cornucopia' through Island Records UK, Decca Records labels.





    Heard from BBC

    Site: BBC News - Entertainment & Arts

  • DJs unite for Love Parade track
  • Three of the world's most successful club DJs join forces to pay tribute to those who died at the Love Parade festival in Germany in July.



  • Sarah Kennedy leaves BBC Radio 2
  • Veteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2's Dawn Patrol show - 34 years after joining the station



  • Robbie turns on Blackpool lights
  • Thousands of people watch Robbie Williams switch on Blackpool's illuminations.



  • Cheryl and Ashley granted divorce
  • Cheryl and Ashley Cole are granted a divorce at the High Court after four years of marriage.



  • Hirst works 'inspired by others'
  • A group that campaigns against conceptual art claims 15 works by the artist Damien Hirst were inspired by other artists.



  • Saunders writing Spice Girls show
  • TV comedienne Jennifer Saunders is to write the story for musical Viva Forever - based on the songs of the Spice Girls.



  • GMTV ends after 17 years on ITV
  • Morning show GMTV appears on ITV1 for the final time after 17 years with presenter Andrew Castle paying tribute to viewers.



  • T.I. released after drug arrest
  • The American rap star has been released from jail on bail after being arrested on suspicion of possessing ecstasy.



  • Fringe defends ticket sales total
  • Edinburgh Fringe officials defend their decision to count customers of free shows in their box office returns.



  • Harman joins Holden in Shrek show
  • Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden lands a starring role in Shrek The Musical, which is coming to London's West End next year.



  • Joy Division designer Peter Saville tackles England kit
  • Peter Saville, the designer behind iconic record sleeves by Joy Division and New Order, creates a new football strip for the England team.



  • Back... but not for long as Madeley rescues show
  • Ex-This Morning host Richard Madeley presents the first five minutes of the show while Eamonn Holmes is stuck in traffic.



  • Majority 'agree with arts change'
  • Two-thirds of people agree with the government stance on cutting arts funding and relying more on private cash, a survey suggests.



  • Blair memoirs 'break sale record'
  • Tony Blair's memoirs, based on his time as the prime minister, break sales records, booksellers say.



  • Bob Dylan art debuts in Denmark
  • Some of musician Bob Dylan's artwork, never seen before by the public, is to be displayed at Denmark's National Gallery.



  • Gone With The Wind actress dies
  • Former Gone With The Wind child actress Cammie King Conlon - who played the doomed daughter of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler - dies aged 76.



  • Hogan given leave to return to US
  • Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan reaches an agreement with tax authorities in Australia allowing him to return to his home in the US.



  • Portman launches Venice film gala
  • Natalie Portman attends the opening of the Venice Film Festival, which launched with her film Black Swan.



  • Singer Sami urges Pakistan relief
  • British singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf, billed as "Islam's biggest rock star", is donating profits from his latest single to help flood victims in Pakistan.



  • Rapper TI is arrested for drugs
  • Rapper TI and his wife Tameka Cottle are arrested in Hollywood for drug possession, police confirm.



  • Pepper and Piano set for top five
  • The UK's first talent show to make music available for download immediately propels a little known act called Pepper and Piano into the charts.



  • Thompson defends BBC No 10 visit
  • Director general denies he compromised the BBC's independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the government's spending cuts.



  • Talent contestant denied tribunal
  • A former Britain's Got Talent hopeful who claimed she was discriminated against at an audition fails to get her case taken to an employment tribunal.



  • Corrie to go live for anniversary
  • Coronation Street is to broadcast a live episode as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, soap bosses confirm.



  • Robbie Williams lights up Blackpool
  • Blackpool's illuminations have been switched on by Robbie Williams.



  • Ian McEwan: Booker winner 'not my best'
  • Author Ian McEwan talks to Matt Stadlen about the exercise of writing, the importance of long, moody walks, the "thinginess" of James Joyce and getting to grips with quantum mechanics.



  • Making music from children's old toys
  • The Modified Toy Orchestra is a band made up of five musicians - and 48 tweaked toy instruments.



  • Canine Cinema gets audience howling
  • In an attempt to reach people who do not normally go to the cinema, Shetland film festival is targeting their pets.



  • Film 24 - the week's new films
  • Mark Kermode reviews the latest UK film releases including Last Exorcism and The Switch.



  • Raphael's works 'reunited' in London
  • Priceless tapestries designed by the Renaissance artist Raphael have arrived at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of Pope Benedict XVI's state visit.



  • GMTV presenters say goodbye
  • GMTV has come to an end after 17 years - it will be replaced on Monday by a new show called Daybreak.



  • Tea and biscuits with Led Zeppelin?
  • Robert Plant speaks to BBC Breakfast about the artists he works with on his new album, what he thinks of Led Zeppelin covers, and the possibility of the legendary band reforming again.



  • Proof in the spoof
  • A full-length version of Machete, trailed in 2007 film Grindhouse, premieres at the Venice Film Festival



  • Price of fame
  • X Factor's Olly Murs takes the plunge into pop music



  • Bridge symphony
  • Musician using London Bridge to create a 24-hour composition



  • Hitting the books
  • Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan re-launch their book club



  • 'Edgy town'
  • Canada provides backdrop for Kerouac's On The Road



  • The Stig
  • A profile of Ben Collins, the man in the mask




    The Suburbs
    Amazon Price: $9.99
    Customer Review: This is a great album---don't buy a few songs and think you've got it. Like Green Day, you need the entire album. Unlike most new albums, multiple singers, multiple sounds,something new every time you listen. Almost like an old Beatles album with everybody doing more than expected. Don't miss this one, it is more than it seems, much more.
     
    God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
    Amazon Price: $10.00
    Customer Review: I've listened to it for a couple of weeks before reviewing. I like this album, but it's not as interesting to me as "Gossip In The Grain", which I think is his best so far.

    There's not as much variety as on "Gossip". Another reviewer said that, unlike this album, "Trouble" didn't have much diversity. But my thought before reading the reviews was that this album was pretty similar to "Trouble", though with a lot more fire.

    For a few days, the 2nd track -- "New York City's Killing Me" -- acted as somewhat of a roadblock. I'd start listening to the CD, which begins with the excellent, aggressive "Repo Man", and get to the 2nd track and just turn it off.

    Ev...
     
    Teenage Dream
    Amazon Price: $12.99
    Customer Review: This CD is awesome. ET, Last Friday Night, Peacock, and Teenage Dream are my favorites. I can't wait to blast it in my car when I go out tomorrow night!!!! KH
     
    Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin
    Amazon Price: $9.99
    Customer Review: I really think George Gershwin would have been chuffed to hear this recording. In many ways the music of Gershwin and Wilson have similar sounds and themes. Brian Wilson's renditions of traditional Gershwin songs is true, but with a Wilson edge which makes the song his own. I love listening to this CD. The Gershwin's wrote a lot of wonderful music, so maybe Brian Wilson will record some more, and while he's at it, Cole Porter. Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen and Co were pretty fantasic too.
     
    No Better Than This
    Amazon Price: $12.00
    Customer Review: John Mellencamp has found a new voice with this CD. Recorded in some classic rooms with T-Bone Burnett producing, this is a real gem. If you are looking for Hurts So Good and other teen rockers, pass this by. If you are looking for smart and mature songs, delivered by a gritty voiced and aging singer backed by a top flight small band.... this is for you. There are some sad songs here (and many touches of hope, irony, and humor) and they are sung with a authenticity and strength that is marvelous. All in all, it is a great collection of songs.
     
    Red Velvet Car
    Amazon Price: $7.99
    Customer Review: I was really looking forward to this after seeing Heart play a fantastic show last week,which included a few of the new songs. I like the CD, but it is very short. It's only 37 minutes long, and two of the songs are on the WTF +4 EP they released earlier this spring, so there's only 30 minutes of new music. Apparently there's a version of the CD exclusively at Target that has two extra songs, but I preordered it from Amazon since Heart had a big link on their website for that. Who would've thought that there would be a "better" version of the CD available somewhere else.

    Anyway, I would give it 4 stars based on the quality of the music, but it loses a star for being so short.
     
    Asylum
    Amazon Price: $9.99
    Customer Review: I first heard some of Disturbed's stuff on the radio, and I LOVED it. I had big expectations for their latest album, but I wasn't as impressed as I could have been. It's not that I didn't like any of the music on this album. Trust me, it's good. But it didn't meet my expectations. I give this album 4/5 because it's a great addition to Disturbed, but it didn't quite catch me the way Indestructible did.
     
    Live At The Troubadour [CD / DVD Combo]
    Amazon Price: $9.99
    Customer Review: I was so pleased to receive this item at warp speed, and it's perfect! A+ Totally happy.
     
    Foundling
    Amazon Price: $9.99
    Customer Review: Before people jump all over me, I'm a BIG David Gray fan. I have all the albums and have seen him live. 'Even have a DVD and some live shows. He is awesome! One of the best songwriters around today.

    However, this album really just hasn't been a hit with me. I like the fact that it's more toned down and intimate than Draw the Line; but the lyrics, which is what I really appreciate from Gray, read like an inside story that doesn't make sense to anyone but the teller.

    The melodies aren't as great. My one favorite song, unfortunately, is "Indeed I Will." And I say "unfortunately" because I already received the song months ago as a free promo off of David's website.
     
    Band of Joy
    Amazon Price: $9.99
     



    The Suburbs
    Amazon Price: $9.99
    Customer Review: This is a great album---don't buy a few songs and think you've got it. Like Green Day, you need the entire album. Unlike most new albums, multiple singers, multiple sounds,something new every time you listen. Almost like an old Beatles album with everybody doing more than expected. Don't miss this one, it is more than it seems, much more.
     
    God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
    Amazon Price: $10.00
    Customer Review: I've listened to it for a couple of weeks before reviewing. I like this album, but it's not as interesting to me as "Gossip In The Grain", which I think is his best so far.

    There's not as much variety as on "Gossip". Another reviewer said that, unlike this album, "Trouble" didn't have much diversity. But my thought before reading the reviews was that this album was pretty similar to "Trouble", though with a lot more fire.

    For a few days, the 2nd track -- "New York City's Killing Me" -- acted as somewhat of a roadblock. I'd start listening to the CD, which begins with the excellent, aggressive "Repo Man", and get to the 2nd track and just turn it off.

    Ev...
     
    Teenage Dream
    Amazon Price: $12.99
    Customer Review: This CD is awesome. ET, Last Friday Night, Peacock, and Teenage Dream are my favorites. I can't wait to blast it in my car when I go out tomorrow night!!!! KH
     
    Recovery
    Amazon Price: $10.99
    Customer Review: Eminem is definitely back on top. "Recovery" is both hard hitting and catchy. Every song is good. This is his best album since "The Marshall Mathers LP".
     
    Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin
    Amazon Price: $9.99
    Customer Review: I really think George Gershwin would have been chuffed to hear this recording. In many ways the music of Gershwin and Wilson have similar sounds and themes. Brian Wilson's renditions of traditional Gershwin songs is true, but with a Wilson edge which makes the song his own. I love listening to this CD. The Gershwin's wrote a lot of wonderful music, so maybe Brian Wilson will record some more, and while he's at it, Cole Porter. Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen and Co were pretty fantasic too.
     
    No Better Than This
    Amazon Price: $12.00
    Customer Review: John Mellencamp has found a new voice with this CD. Recorded in some classic rooms with T-Bone Burnett producing, this is a real gem. If you are looking for Hurts So Good and other teen rockers, pass this by. If you are looking for smart and mature songs, delivered by a gritty voiced and aging singer backed by a top flight small band.... this is for you. There are some sad songs here (and many touches of hope, irony, and humor) and they are sung with a authenticity and strength that is marvelous. All in all, it is a great collection of songs.
     
    Red Velvet Car
    Amazon Price: $7.99
    Customer Review: I was really looking forward to this after seeing Heart play a fantastic show last week,which included a few of the new songs. I like the CD, but it is very short. It's only 37 minutes long, and two of the songs are on the WTF +4 EP they released earlier this spring, so there's only 30 minutes of new music. Apparently there's a version of the CD exclusively at Target that has two extra songs, but I preordered it from Amazon since Heart had a big link on their website for that. Who would've thought that there would be a "better" version of the CD available somewhere else.

    Anyway, I would give it 4 stars based on the quality of the music, but it loses a star for being so short.
     
    Asylum
    Amazon Price: $9.99
    Customer Review: I first heard some of Disturbed's stuff on the radio, and I LOVED it. I had big expectations for their latest album, but I wasn't as impressed as I could have been. It's not that I didn't like any of the music on this album. Trust me, it's good. But it didn't meet my expectations. I give this album 4/5 because it's a great addition to Disturbed, but it didn't quite catch me the way Indestructible did.
     
    Live At The Troubadour [CD / DVD Combo]
    Amazon Price: $9.99
    Customer Review: I was so pleased to receive this item at warp speed, and it's perfect! A+ Totally happy.
     
    Intimacy
    Amazon Price: $10.99
    Customer Review: In a word - 'No'. I am feeling Kem's newest CD as much as I felt the first and the second. I put the CD in, hit play and before I know it, I'm at the last track. Easy, feel good, deep, sweet, soft, perfect, delightful - this cd makes me smile, makes me think, lifts me up and never gets old. Kem, you have done it again, and I thank you...and hearing Jill Scott recite against your track, well that's just heaven...
     







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    Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary Edition
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    Tonal Harmony
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    Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir
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    Megadeth: Rust in Peace Live [Blu-ray]
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    Customer Review: His enthusiasm is infectious and seeing Springsteen live is an experience. This DVD captures him at age 60 doing what most people half his age couldn't. Some of the songs gave me goose bumps. A great follow up to his Live DVD in Barcelona.
     
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    Customer Review: First, a confession. I am not, nor have ever been, a die hard Jane's Addiction fan. The closest I might have ever come is commandeering my brother's cassette tape of Ritual de lo Habitual (RDLH) back in the early 90's. Aside from stopping to surf the radio dial over the years whenever "Been Caught Stealing" was playing, my music of choice over the last decade has largely been Zepp, Rush, various types of reggae and even some fusion. Not too long ago, I had the sudden craving for RDLH and so purchased a copy on iTunes. Not long after, I found myself listening to "Three Days" and "Then She did" over and over while working out at the gym. Without exaggerating, I have probably heard those ...
     
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    Joe Bonamassa Live from the Royal Albert Hall
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    Customer Review: I love listening to this CD. It is full of comfort music. The whole CD oozes "I am okay, you're okay" and "neither of us is perfect, let's see what we can do to get through the day"-music. I have taken it on several road trips now and it makes me relax and not sweat the small stuff. Neither music, voices or lyrics are not particularly groundbreaking, but as a package is it just solid. And as a result you can listen to it over and over again. It is like a warm blanket, or listening to a good friend. More matter of fact, the CD is modern country, from slow songs like American Honey to strong up tempo arrangements like Hello World. Charles Kelley's voice complements the Lady A's music and Hilla...
     
    The Reason Why
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    Customer Review: First, I have to say that I absolutely loved "A Place to Land". It's one of my favorite albums of the past 5 years. Unfortunately, for me, "The Reason Why" does not even get close to the level that Little Big Town reached on their previous album. For me, none of the songs have the poignancy that they exhibited on earlier albums. The best of the lot in my opinion are "You Can't Have Everything" (which really spotlights the harmonies that I love so much), "All Over Again", and "Life Rolls On". While it's not a bad album by any stretch, their previous work has set the bar very high for me and this album just didn't get there.
     
    Junky Star
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    Customer Review: this album fully exceeded any expectations i might have had for a third album.
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    Hemingway's Whiskey
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    Revolution
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    Customer Review: After tiring of the current crop of country female vocalists all sounding like Martina McBride retreads, I had just about given up on new singers. On a whim, I bought this CD, expecting disappointment like always but willing to listen with an open mind. Well, now I'm a believer.

    Miranda Lambert's sound is not out of the Nashville "cookie cutter" machine. Her songs have more of a traditional structure and her phrasing and presentation are refreshing. Not since the Dixie Chicks first couple of albums have I heard a female vocalist in the country genre step out of the herd. I was impressed enough to buy her two previous recordings, both of which confirm my first impression. ...
     
    Hemingway's Whiskey (Deluxe Edition CD/DVD)
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