The NY Times names hundreds more artists who lost masters in 2008 UMG fire
Just about every area of recorded music was hit by the fire, from jazz to punk to cabaret to comedy, new wave, historical speeches, metal, hip hop, you name it.
Miriam Makeba
NPR’s 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women
The list is being celebrated with a free NYC show tonight, headlined by Rickie Lee Jones, who will perform Pirates in full (#49 on the list).
Tribeca Film Fest begins 4/20, tix on sale today, Elton John to perform live, lots of music-related films
As that little banner I grabbed off their site says, tickets go on AmEx presale today (4/12) for Tribeca Film Festival movies. To be more exact, starting at 11am, "Single Tickets on sale exclusively for American Express® Cardmembers (Online, Phone, and Ticket Outlets)...
Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2009 lineup – another attempt at Rhys Chatham’s 200 Electric Guitars included
Lincoln Center Damrosch Park bandshell - August 2008 (miro.m)This year's Lincoln Center Out of Doors (LCOOD), three weeks of FREE music and dance on the plazas of Lincoln Center, will run from August 5 through August 23...
Miriam Makeba, RIP
Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who became a world famous symbol of the anti-apartheid movement, died this morning, apparently of a heart attack after performing at an anti Mafia concert in southern Italy...