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Music Review | Madonna: Aerobic, Not Erotic: The Concert as Workout
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:39:16 -0000
Time obsesses Madonna on her Sticky and Sweet Tour, which made its first American stop at the Izod Center.
Music Review | New York City Opera: Feeling Modern, City Opera Starts an Itinerant Season
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:43:01 -0000
New York City Opera opened what is going to be a modest season, devoid of staged productions, with a very fine concert of notable 20th-century works at St. George Theater on Staten Island.
He’s Flying With Eagles While Staying Inside the Den of the Grizzly Bear
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:10:51 -0000
Department of Eagles creates graceful, surreal, inward-looking pop that finds both unadorned sorrows and elaborate, circuslike wonderment.

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Monk Tribute Albums That Aren't Terrible
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:15:00 -0400
Thelonious Monk, who would have been 91 on Thursday, wrote many great songs. But a great many covers of his music wind up butchered by interpreters who seem not to understand it. From the scores of full-length tributes, here are five which demonstrate the good sense to keep Monk weird.
Birdmonster: Music For All Stages
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:42:00 -0400
At first coming off like Fugazi raised on Bruce Springsteen, Birdmonster offers a nostalgic but innovative take on indie-rock. Now constantly on the road, the band took a tour-friendly approach to its new CD, with a nod to Tom Petty.
Duffy: The British Invasion Continues
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:39:00 -0400
Welsh singer Duffy sings with a roughness and soul that's well suited to her style of Motown-influenced pop. She joins host World Cafe host David Dye with songs from her debut album, Rockferry.

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Ringtone royalty rate gets big boost
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:47:00 -0500
Songwriters and music publishers say they're pleased with a U.S. Copyright Royalty Board ruling issued Thursday that sets a higher rate for ringtones but keeps a 9.1-cents mechanical royalty on all other music, including compact discs and digital download services.
SESAC cooks up fun for The Grascals
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:51:00 -0500
The first clue that something was up at the oft-quiet performing rights organization SESAC this week was the large powder blue-and-turquoise tour bus emblazoned with an assortment of Mayberry's Finest baking mixes parked across the street from its Music Row offices.
SESAC cooks up fun for The Grascals
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:51:00 -0500
The first clue that something was up at the oft-quiet performing rights organization SESAC this week was the large powder blue-and-turquoise tour bus emblazoned with an assortment of Mayberry's Finest baking mixes parked across the street from its Music Row offices.

Rolling Stone: Features

Make-Believe Maverick
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:23:06 -0700
A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty • VIDEO: Five Myths About John McCain • The Double-Talk Express • Mad Dog Palin: The Full Story • Karl Rove's A-Team At Fort McNair, an army base located along the Potomac River in the nation's capital, a chance reunion takes place one day between two former POWs. It's the spring of 1974, and Navy commander John Sidney McCain III has returned home from the...
The Easygoing Patriot
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:51:54 -0700
Jackson Browne on Obama's chances, what he learned from Dylan and living off the grid Making music is one of the greatest pleasures I've ever experienced — and I'm one who sought pleasure," Jackson Browne says with a quiet laugh on an early-autumn afternoon in a New York hotel room. But, he adds, "the heart of my activism is the belief that these pleasures are for everybody. If we continue what we're doing as a country . . . " He pauses. "We're all in the same boat. That's always been the subject of my songs. We only have a little time. It's a mess, so you do everything you...
Q&A: Chrissie Hynde
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:17:19 -0700
The Pretenders singer on moving back to Ohio, opening a vegan restaurant and her rootsy new record • Video: Behind the Scenes of the "Boots of Chinese Plastic" music video After her 2007 tour with the Pretenders, frontwoman Chrissie Hynde vowed not to return to the stage until she wrote some new material. "Frankly, it was just embarrassing that I hadn't had a record out in so long," she says. Now, after recently resettling in her childhood home of Akron, Ohio — she has lived primarily in London for the past 35 years — Hynde can hit the road and draw from a brand-new batch...

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Tesla: 'Forever More' Listening Party On UG Profiles
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:09:36 -0000
Tesla is set to release their seventh studio album "Forever More" on October 7, while it is already available for listening at the band's official UG Profile!
Snow Patrol: 'Take Back The Cities Tour'
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:41:56 -0000
Snow Patrol announce a two-day concert tour of four capital cities across the UK and Ireland to launch their new album "A Hundred Million Suns".
Oasis: Listening Party On Myspace
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:34:26 -0000
Oasis is set to release their seventh studio album, Dig Out Your Soul on October 7th.

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Aa, Michel van der - (1970- ), The Netherlands. Picture, biography, audio files, video gallery and performances.

Aagaard-Nilsen, Torstein - (1964- ), Norway. List of works, CDs, New works and premiers, curriculum vitae, and news.

Abbott , Clifford - (1918- ), Invercargill, New Zealand. Picture, biography, list of works and recordings.

Abele, Alexander - (1969- ), Concord, Massachusetts. Picture and biography, from Kalvos and Damian.
Meta Description: [ New Contemporary Music Radio Show Cybercasts Interviews Essays and Music ]

Abels, Michael - (1962- ) Picture, biography, music list with sound files and information.

Abernethy, Graeme - Bandmaster, the Band of 51 Highland Brigade. Picture, short biography, and available compositions.

Abeshouse, Warren - (1952- ), Australia. Picture, biography, list of works and recordings.

Ablinger, Peter - (1959- ), Schwanenstast, Austria. (In German and English) Composer and sound artist. Includes biography, detailed list of works, writings, CDs and sound files.
Meta Description: [ The Official Homepage of Peter Ablinger, Composer; music for instruments, objects, electro-acoustics, Rauschen, Quadraturen, reference pieces, Weiss/weisslich, prose pieces, reading pieces, installations, music without sound ]

Abou-Khalil, Rabih - Biography from enja Records.
Meta Description: [ Homepage and international web shop of jazz label ENJA Records ]

Abrahamsen, Hans - (1952- ). Picture, biography, and work list from Edition Wilhelm Hansen.
Meta Description: [ Hans Abrahamsen ]

Abram, John - (1959- ), England. Biography.

404 Acuña Requejo, Vicenç - (1946- ), Spain. Picture and short biography.

Adamia, Marina - Born in Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia. Picture, biography, professional history, works and performances.

Adamo, Mark - (G. Schirmer, Inc.) Includes biography and reviews.
Meta Description: [ Mark Adamo ]

Adams, Brant - Picture and biography.

Adams, Byron - (1955- ). Picture, biography, and selected works.

Adams, Daniel - (1956- ), Miami, Florida. Biography, compositions, CDs, and published articles.

Adams, David - Career highlights, list of works and recordings.

Adams, John Luther - Picture, biography, news, interview, recordings, catalog, writings, and calendar.

Adams, Richard - Biography.

Adams, Stephen - Biography, and list of works and recordings.

Adams, Steve - (1952- ) Compposer and saxophonist. Picture and biography from Nine Winds Records.

Adamson, Brendan - Biography, sound files and scores, and recent performances.
Meta Description: [ Home of Composer J. Brendan Adamson ]

Adaskin, Murray - (1906-2002), Toronto, Canada. Photograph, biography, selected works, and CDs.

Adès, Thomas - (1971- ), London, England. Photograph, biography, discography, and complete works from Faber Music.
Meta Description: [ Faber Music Ltd. was founded in 1965, as sister company to the book publishers Faber and Faber, for the prime purpose of publishing the music of Benjamin Britten. It now enjoys a reputation as one of the leading independent British publishers of classical, contemporary, educational and media music. ]

Adderley, Cedric L. - Picture, biography, and curriculum vitae.

Addison, Emlyn Ellis - Original music compositions, lyrics, and sound recordings, including the Cube Matrix compositional model, and the opera Helia Rising which explores the people and events leading to the development of the nuclear chain reaction and the first atomic bomb.
Meta Description: [ Download scores, read lyrics, and hear sound recordings of compositions by Emlyn Ellis Addison. ]

Addison, John (1920- ) - John Addisons:Ancient and Modern, an article by P L Scowcroft.
Meta Description: [ Classical CD reviews posted every day ]

Adler, Christopher - Picture, biography, performances, compositions and recordings, from the American Music Center.

404 Adriaansz, Peter - (1966- ), The Netherlands. Short biography and article about 'Chant Ascendant' from the Gaudeamus Foundation.

Ager, Andrew - (1962- ). Picture, biography, and selected works.

Agnew, Elaine - (1967- ), Kilwaughter, Co. Antrim, Ireland. Photograph, biography, and selected works.

Agopov, Vladimir - (1953- ), Luhansk, USSR. Picture, profile and articles, curriculum vitae, list of works, and discography from The Finnish Music Information Centre.

Agsteribbe, Frank - (1968- ), Ghent, Belgium. Biography, contact information, complete list of works, and discography from The Living Composers Project.

Aguila, Miguel del - Includes music, concerts, recordings, and biography.

Aguirre, Pablo - Classic Music Meets Tango: Sheet Music for: Marimba, Flute, Piano, Strings, Brass, etc.
Meta Description: [ From the connection Aguirre-Rocco emerges a symbiosis of composition and interpretationthat makes their shows extraordinary experiences. ]

Agustín, Charles Soler - (1960- ), Barcelona, Spain. Picture, works, publishers, sound files, scores, and photographs.

Aharonian, Coriun - Biography, list of works.

Ahearn , Michael - (1962- ). Curriculum vitae, list of works and recordings from the Australian Music Centre.

Ahern, David - (1947- ), Sydney, Australia. Picture, biography, list of works and recordings from the Australian Music Centre.

Ahlberg, Gunnar - (1942- ), Mora, Sweden. Biography from the Swedish Music Information Center.
Meta Description: [ This biography of Gunnar Ahlberg was updated 06/17/2002. This database of biographies contains around 400 swedish composers. ]

Ahlberg, Tor - (1913- ), Stockholm, Sweden. Biography from the Swedish Music Information Center.
Meta Description: [ This biography of Tor Ahlberg was updated 07/18/2002. This database of biographies contains around 400 swedish composers. ]

Ahlbom, Pär - (1932- ), Stockholm, Sweden. Biography from the Swedish Music Information Center.
Meta Description: [ This biography of Pär Ahlbom was updated 06/03/2003. This database of biographies contains around 400 swedish composers. ]

Ahlin, Sven - (1951- ), Sundsvall, Sweden. Biography from the Swedish Music Information Center.
Meta Description: [ This biography of Sven Ahlin was updated 06/27/2002. This database of biographies contains around 400 swedish composers. ]

Ahmas, Harri - (1957- ) Curriculum vitae and list of works from the Finnish Music Information Centre.

Aho, Kalevi - (1949- ) Profile and articles, list of works, discography, bibliography, and photographs from the Finnish Music Information Centre.

404 Aigui, Alexei - Composer of music for movies, and his group 4'33. Includes biography, press releases, and CD information.

Aikman, James - Picture and short biography.

Aitken, Robert - (1939- ), Kentville, Nova Scotia. Picture, biography, selected works, and CDs from the Canadian Music Centre.

Ajdinovic Jacek Wiktor - (1985- ) Cracow, Poland. Biography, list of works,schedule and gallery.
Meta Description: [ composer and cellist; Compositeur et violoncelliste; Official website. Biography, schedulle, list of works, gallery, links ]

Ajdinovic, Jacek Wiktor - (1985- ) Cracow, Poland. Biography, list of works, schedule and gallery.
Meta Description: [ composer and cellist. Official website. Biography, schedulle, list of works, gallery, links ]

Aked, Lindsay - Picture, biography, and list of works and recordings from the Australian Music Centre.

Al-Zand, Karim - (1970- ) Picture, biography, works,performances, and events.

Albert, Adrienne - Picture, biography, works, concerts, and commissions.
Meta Description: [ Adrienne Albert Official Website - Award winning American composer of classical and concert music for chamber ensembles, choral ensembles and orchestra. Learn more about Adrienne, view her upcoming performances, listen to sound clips and purchase Adrienne 's music here on her official site. ]

Alcorn, Michael - (1962- ). Photograph, biography, and selected works.

Alexander, Elizabeth - Biography, information about works.
Meta Description: [ Elizabeth Alexander - Composer of Choral, Vocal, Piano, Chamber, and Orchestral Music. Her catalog includes music for accomplished professionals as well as avocational musicians of all ages. ]

Alexanderson, Magnus - (1961- ), Uppsala, Sweden. Biography from the Swedish Music Information Center.
Meta Description: [ This biography of Magnus Alexanderson was updated 06/17/2002. This database of biographies contains around 400 swedish composers. ]

404 Alexandra, Liana - (1947- ),Bucharest, Romania. Short biography from the Gaudeamus Foundation.

Algera, Jeff - (1980- ) Biography and sound files.
Meta Description: [ Site of Composer Jeff Algera ]

Alkan, Sherkan Ckoya d' - (1980- ), France. Includes biography and list of works in MP3 format.
Meta Description: [ Author, Composer of Classical and Modern Music ]

Alla, Thierry - (1955- ), Algeria. Short biography, principal works, and records.

Alldahl, Per-Gunnar - (1943- ), Solna, Sweden. Short biography from the Swedish Music Information Center.
Meta Description: [ This biography of Per-Gunnar Alldahl was updated 06/17/2002. This database of biographies contains around 400 swedish composers. ]

Allen, Jamie - (1962- ), London, England. Biography, list of works, reviews, and upcoming events from the American Music Center.

Allen, Peter - (1952- ), Ottawa, Ontario. Biography and selected works from the Canadian Music Centre.

Allik, Kristi A. - Biography, selected works, and CDs from the Canadian Music Centre.

Allworth, Robert - (1943- ). Picture, biography, and list of works and recordings from the Australian Music Centre.

Almstedt, Sergeij - Biography, picture, sound files, and compositions.
Meta Description: [ I´m a composer and I write ]

Alonso-Crespo, Eduardo - Picture, biography, list of works and performances, and recordings.

Alpher, David - Picture, biography, list of works, reviews,and events.

Am, Magnar - Includes biography, list of works, discography with MP3-samples, writings, and survey of performances.

Amirkhanian, Charles - (1945- ), Fresno, California. Photograph, biography, CDs, and reviews.

Amrod, Paul - Biography, pictures, works, and audio files.
Meta Description: [ Paul Amrod, Composer, Pianist, Contemporary Music, Jazz, Blues, Gospel ]

Amromin, Richard - (1946- ). Picture, biography, and works from the Leisure Planet Music site.
Meta Description: [ Info about composer Richard Amromin ]

404 Amy, Gilbert - (1936- ) Biography from the Gaudeamus Foundation.

Andel, Laura - Biography, performances, projects, press clips, and recordings.
Meta Description: [ Composer and conductor Laura Andel from Argentina... ]

404 Anderson, Allen - (1951- ), Palo Alto, California. Short biography.

Anderson, Beth - Neo-Romantic and avante garde composer.
Meta Description: [ The Home Page of neo-Romantic and avante garde composer Beth Anderson ]

Anderson, Julian - (1967- ), London, England. Includes biography and work list.
Meta Description: [ Faber Music Ltd. was founded in 1965, as sister company to the book publishers Faber and Faber, for the prime purpose of publishing the music of Benjamin Britten. It now enjoys a reputation as one of the leading independent British publishers of classical, contemporary, educational and media music. ]

Anderson, T.J. - (1928- ), Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Picture, biography, curriculum vitae, works, honors, reviews, information, and links.

Anderson-Wuensch, Jean - (1937- ), Bradford, Yorkshire, England. Picture, biography, selected works, and CDs from the Canadian Music Centre.

Andersson, Magnus F. - (1953- ), Karkskrona, Sweden. Picture and biography from the Swedish Music Information Center.
Meta Description: [ This biography of Magnus F Andersson was updated 04/20/2001. This database of biographies contains around 400 swedish composers. ]

Andrews, Darrel - Picture, biography, and works, from the American Music Center.

Andrews, Nicola Ellis - (1964- ). Picture, biography, selected works, recordings, and sound file.
Meta Description: [ page for composer Nicola Ellis Andrews ]

Andriasov, Iosif - (1933- 2000), Moscow. Biography, compositions, photos, music samples, testimonials, and news.

Andrikopoulos, Dimitris - (1971- ), Larisa, Greece. Picture, biography, list of works, program notes, score examples, and audio samples.
Meta Description: [ Dimitris Andrikopoulos, dimitris andrikopoulos ]

Angell, Michael - Picture and short biography.

Anhalt, Dr. Istvan - (1919- ), Budapest, Hungary. Photograph, biography, selected works, and CDs from the Canadian Music Centre.

Apollyon, Nicolay - (1945- ). Biography, discography, and selected works.

Applebaum, Louis - (1918- ) Film composer. Picture, biography, selected works, and CDs from the Canadian Music Centre.

Applebaum, Mark - (1967- ), Chicago, Illinois. Music, biography, works, and discography.
Meta Description: [ The official website of Mark Applebaum, composer, performer, improviser, electro-acoustic instrument builder, jazz pianist, and professor of music at Stanford University. Biography, vita, list of works, contact info, photos, and more. ]

Appleton, Jon - Short biography.

404 Aralla, Paolo - (1960- ), Letce, Italy, Biography from the Gaudeamus Foundation.

Arciniegas, Javier - (1977- ),Bogota, Colombia. Biography, catalog, and sound files.

Arcuri, Serge - (1954- ), Québec, Canada. Photograph, biography, selected works, and CDs from the Canadian Music Centre.

Argent, Mark - (1964- ), English composer and cellist. Biography, performances, works list.
Meta Description: [ The compositions and transcriptions of the cellist Mark Argent ]

Arias Bal, Javier - (1964- ), Lugo, Spain. Biography and information about 'El Abrazo' (1996, for voice and ensemble), from the Gaudeamus Foundation.
Meta Description: [ The Gaudeamus Foundation is a center for contemporary music that organizes and promotes contemporary music activities and concerts both in The Netherlands and abroad. Founded in 1945, Gaudeamus focuses on supporting career development of young composers and musicians through its library facili... ]

Armstrong, John Gordon - (1952- ), Toronto, Canada. Picture, biography, selected works, and CDs from the Canadian Music Centre.

Arnaoudov, Gheorghi - (1957- ), Sofia, Bulgaria. Works, recordings, and biography.
Meta Description: [ Information about classical music composer Gheorghi Arnaoudov. Visitors can submit information and corrections. Life, biography, sheet music, recording, CD, book about ]

Arnold, Martin - Picture and sound files, from Kalvos and Damian.
Meta Description: [ New Contemporary Music Radio Show Cybercasts Interviews Essays and Music ]

Arteaga, Edward - Photograph, biography, selected works, and CDs from the Canadian Music Centre.

Arter, Matthias - (1964- ). Oboist composer. Pictures, biography, and compositions.

Arvidsson-Bremmers, Per - (1959- ), Frösö, Jämtland, Sweden. Biography from the Swedish Music Information Center.
Meta Description: [ This biography of Per Arvidsson-Bremmers was updated 06/17/2002. This database of biographies contains around 400 swedish composers. ]

Asano, Koji - (1974- ), Japan. Interviews, tour dates, biography, discography, MP3 clips, and photographs. [English and Japanese]
Meta Description: [ Koji Asano ]

Ascione, Patrick - (1953- ), Paris, France. Photograph, biography, and discography from electrocd.com.

Ashton, J. Bruce - Picture, biography, and works.

Ashton, John H. - Biography from Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc.

Asikainen, Aleksi - Home page of an independent composer student looking for movie, multimedia or game projects to work with.

Askland, Conrad - (1966- ) Victorville, California. Clients, records, and composer information.
Meta Description: [ Conrad Askland is one of the modern American music composers working freelance as famous composers, like Ludwig Van Beethoven, did centuries ago. ]

Astinov, Lubo - (1979- ), Sofia, Bulgaria. Music samples, contacts and short bio.
Meta Description: [ Composer of modern orchestral and chamber music as well as jazz and ethnic styles. Provides affordable symphonic recordings and is able to organise projects that require full symphony orchestras at great prices. ]

Aston, Sue - Pictures, sound files,interviews, reviews, and discography.
Meta Description: [ Celtic violin music CDs DVDs from Cornwall with proffessional violinist Sue Aston ]

Atherton, Michael - Picture, biography, and list of works and recordings from the Australian Music Centre.

404 Attard, Philip - (1962- ), Malta. Biography, photographs, compositions, and links.

Auerbach, Lera - Biography, compositions, and press.

Augustus, Janice G. - (1945- ), Cleveland, Ohio. Picture, biography, and works.

Austin Phillips, Eric - (1947- ) Biography, list of works and recordings from the Australian Music Centre.

Austin, Elizabeth R. - (1938- ), Baltimore, Maryland. Biography, photograph, works, and reviews, from the American Music Center.

Austin, Larry - Photograph, biography, and list of works from CDeMusic.

Austin, Richard - (1943- ), North Sydney, Australia. Biography, list of works and recordings from the Australian Music Centre.

Avram, Ana-Maria - (1961- ), Bucharest, Romania. Composer, conductor and pianist, from the Hyperion Ensemble site.
Meta Description: [ Ana-Maria Avram home page. Composer, pianist, conductor, one of the leading personalities in contemprary music. Links : Avram's catalogue of works, Avram's biographical notes, her discography, etc. Other links : Iancu Dumitrescu, Hyperion Ensemble, ]

Axelrod, Lawrence - Founder and former chairperson of the Chicago Composers' Consortium, which presents three concerts a year of new works.

Axelsson, Samuel - Guitarist, composer-arranger and audio engineer. Brief biography, curriculum vitae, MP3s, compositions, and articles.

Ayers, Lydia - Pictures, biography, compositions, publications, and professional profile.

Ayers, Richard - (1965- ), Cornwall, Great Britain. Picture, biography, links, quotes, and contact information.

Azarova, Svitlana - Biography, festival participation and main compositions.
Meta Description: [ Ukrainian contemporary composer of new solo, chamber and orchestral music ]

Azarova, Svitlana - (1976- ), Ukrain. Picture, biography, works, and sound files.
Meta Description: [ Ukrainian contemporary composer of new solo, chamber and orchestral music ]

Ã…berg, Thomas - (1952- ), Stockholm, Sweden. Picture, biography, sound files, and publishers.
Meta Description: [ Meet Swedish composer Thomas Ã…berg playing at the great organs in Washington National Cathedral, Washington DC and Stockholm Cathedral and St. John's church in Stockholm (RealAudio). Free sheet music ]