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Tom Keifer interview: Cinderella vocalist talks about 'The Way Life Goes' (Photos)
Tom Keifer is an incredibly gifted talent. His unique voice, emotive guitar and piano playing, along with his knack for crafting memorable songs has made him something of an icon in hard rock circles. He has been the voice and...
examiner.com (5 days ago)
Flamboyant Texas swindler Billie Sol Estes dies
LUBBOCK, Texas - Billie Sol Estes' name was synonymous with Texas-sized schemes, greed and corruption. The flamboyant swindler became one of the most notorious men in America in 1962, when he was accused of looting a federal crop subsidy program. But he reigned as the state's king of con men for nearly 50 years,...
bostonherald.com (6 days ago)
Watch: Plane Makes Emergency Landing to Get Rid of Singer
A woman on a cross-country flight wouldn't stop singing Whitney Houston songs.
abcnews.com (6 days ago)
Mariza – review
Lined up across the stage was the classic fado backing trio of Portuguese guitar, acoustic guitar and acoustic bass guitar, and in the darkness came the distinctive and declamatory voice of the singer who has done the most to bring Portugal's traditional answer to the blues to a new, global audience. Mariza has been...
guardian.co.uk (6 days ago)
Thirty Seconds To Mars Debuts New Video
Jared Leto's Thirty Seconds to Mars are white-hot right now. They premiered a song ("Up in the Air") from space and cast everyone from other artists to Olympians in teasers for the track's music video. But the band isn't letting up: They're debuting a lyric video for "The Race" exclusively on HuffPost Entertainment....
huffingtonpost.com (6 days ago)
See photos of 2,000 kids and their families advocating for early childhood education at state...
It's not every day Disney songs are played outside the Capitol, but for this crowd, it was fitting. Nearly 2,000 children, their families and representatives from organizations gathered at the state Capitol on Tuesday for the annual Star Power event...
mlive.com (6 days ago)
Eight Beginner Guitar Songs You Might Actually Like
If you’re getting a handle on basic chords, practicing your scale patterns but are dreading learning the songs in your antiquated instruction book, fret no more. We’ve hand-picked eight simple songs to make learning fun again for beginners.
pastemagazine.com (6 days ago)
R Kelly reveals his latest musical direction – country
R Kelly is about to break out of the closet and into a new realm entirely – country. In a new interview with Vibe magazine, the 46-year-old R&B crooner gave a hint of the next phase in a career that has already seen him push the boundaries of genre several times. "I've been writing a lot of country songs. I used...
guardian.co.uk (6 days ago)
Alexander Armstrong hits back at 'tribal aversion' to posh comics
We begin with the Telegraph's tale of Alexander Armstrong and the apparent victimisation of "posh" comics. "Why should your background be held against you?," asks the descendant of William the Conqueror, alumnus of a Durham public school and director of a production company called Toff Media. "It is so short-sighted...
guardian.co.uk (6 days ago)
Randy Rogers Band, Britta Persson, Chapin Sisters: Critic's Notebook
Notable recordings from the world of pop music. Randy Rogers Band Growly macho men of country music, please make way for a singer who apparently subsists on a diet of cigarettes, whiskey and three square meals of sand. On his band's fabulous new album, "Trouble," the Texas native's throat sounds as pained as his...
washingtonpost.com (6 days ago)
Vampire Weekend Roll Out New Songs on 'Fallon'
Just two days after lighting up the stage at Saturday Night Live Vampire Weekend continued the promotional blitz for their new LP with two more new songs on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon The New York band eased into the gently bobbing "Ya Hey" backed by a string section as...
rollingstone.com (6 days ago)
Sharon Greenthal: Remembering Old Blue Eyes On The Anniversary Of His Death
We all have soundtracks of our lives. During my teen years there were hours spent listening to the same record album over and over, sometimes even the same song, convinced that the artist had written the lyrics especially for me. "OHMYGOSH" my friends and I would shriek. That's EXACTLY how I feel!!!!" Neil Young,...
huffingtonpost.com (6 days ago)
Rick Hendrix: George Jones: A Song's Best Friend
I had the privilege of knowing and working with George and Nancy Jones. As a huge fan of his music and a bigger fan of his care for the art of country music, I loved how "The Possum" could put all the years of heartaches and demons into every word he sang. He was a song's best friend. I was a fan of George Jones as...
huffingtonpost.com (6 days ago)
Five Eurovision myths debunked
It's not easy to be a Eurovision fan in Britain. As if watching the home team crash and burn year after year wasn't painful enough, we also have to endure the annual round of tired arguments as to why there's no point competing in the first place, since the odds are apparently stacked against us. It's little wonder...
guardian.co.uk (6 days ago)
The Vaccines' Justin Young says One Direction are 'natural songwriters'
Frontman has written songs with Niall Horan and Harry Styles of chart topping act
nme.com (6 days ago)
R Kelly says he's been 'writing a lot of country songs'
'My talent is more than just sexual songs,' brags singer
nme.com (6 days ago)
Paula White: the BBC presenter who went on air 'drunk'
Age: Old enough to know better. Appearance: Knows better. Does it anyway. Hold up. Who? BBC Radio Stoke presenter Paula White. Never heard of her. Is she famous? In Stoke? Not really. Elsewhere? Not at all. But? But she's a lot more famous now than she was last Friday. Oh dear. What happened last Friday? She got...
guardian.co.uk (6 days ago)
How we made: Rhinestone Cowboy
In 1975, Brian Potter and I had produced hits for the Tavares, the Righteous Brothers and the Four Tops. Al Courey, who was then vice-president of Capitol Records, asked if we'd be interested in working with Glen Campbell. At that point, Glen's career was in a lull. He hadn't had a major hit since the late 60s, with...
guardian.co.uk (6 days ago)
Steve Hackett – review
What is the best way for a seminal band to preserve their musical legacy? The answer probably is not for one of their members to spend the latter part of his career obsessively rerecording and tweaking their repertoire, and touring it as the fulcrum of what is effectively a glorified tribute band. Steve Hackett,...
guardian.co.uk (6 days ago)
'Modern Vampires of the City,' music review
It’s fine air we breath in the songs of Vampire Weekend. A world of Saabs and Sutton Place apartments spins through the lyrics of their latest CD.
nydailynews.com (6 days ago)
Audio reviews: Kenny Chesney, The Weeks, Snoop Lion
Country"Life on a Rock." Kenny Chesney. Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville.Kenny Chesney opens his new album "Life On A Rock" with the hit "Pirate Flag," a rowdy beach-bum anthem reminiscent of his many fun-in-the-sun party songs of the last dozen years.W...
readingeagle.com (6 days ago)
Interview: Author says all you need is food as Beatles songs inspire cookbook
Author Lanea Stagg told Beatles Examiner her Beatles-inspired cookbook, “Recipe Records: A Culinary Tribute to the Beatles” provides a different way to look at the group.“I encourage people to have music meals by picking out...
examiner.com (6 days ago)
Flying Tiger 3rd Squadron Veteran honored at Lovinggood Middle School
One of only four surviving members of the 1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force was honored Monday night with a concert performance by Lovinggood Middle School students. Maj. Edward Stiles Sr. is the honoree, is the grandfather of Lovinggood’s assistant band director Michelle Koenig. Under her...
mdjonline.com (6 days ago)
On ‘Modern Vampires,’ Vampire Weekend is as authentic as ever
To dislike Vampire Weekend based on merit has become impossible. With “Modern Vampires of the City,” the New York group has submitted its third album filled with smart, shiny pop songs that showcase an expanding and inventive musical palette, all delivered with a reliably knowing smirk. These are songs to blast out...
washingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
Enduring Power of Whitney Houston's 'Always Love You' Grounds Airplane Mid-Flight
On Friday (May 10) a commercial airliner had to make an emergency landing in Kansas City when an agitated/inspired passenger refused to stop belting out Whitney Houston songs, reports Missouri station
spin.com (7 days ago)
Health Scare For Aretha?
NEW YORK — Aretha Franklin has canceled appearances in Chicago and Connecticut later this month under a doctor's recommendation. A Monday news release says Franklin will need treatment during the time period shows were scheduled with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on May 20 and at Foxwoods Resort & Casino in...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
Kari Haugeto: Win the Backseat Wars With Your Kids (VIDEO)
It starts with an elbow dig and the inevitable oomph. That leads to the seat-kicking. Then the screams: "Mommy, he's looking out my window! Make him stop." Begun the backseat wars have. Of course we'd never resort to threatening our kids in the car to make them behave (see video below). Nuh-uh. But redirection will...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
Selena Gomez fans get first taste of new album
Selena Gomez made 70 fans’ days on Saturday afternoon as the singer hosted a listening party and Q&A session with contest winners at Rec Room. The lucky contest winners got a first listen to four new and unreleased songs off of her new album followed by a 20 minute Q&A session in which Gomez answered...
miamiherald.com (7 days ago)
Woman singing Whitney Houston songs forces emergency landing of American Airlines flight
An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing when a female passenger refused to stop singing Whitney Houston songs.
elpasotimes.com (7 days ago)
Aretha Franklin pulls out of Foxwoods show under doctor's orders
NEW YORK (AP) -- Aretha Franklin has canceled appearances in Chicago and Connecticut later this month under a doctor's recommendation. A Monday news release says Franklin will need treatment during the time period shows were scheduled with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on May 20 and at Foxwoods Resort & Casino...
providencejournal.com (7 days ago)
