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At Both Conventions, a Band Salutes Anarchy
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:42:58 -0000
Rage Against the Machine, a rap-metal band formed in 1991 and known for its big noise and ferocious politics, formed an ad-hoc convention in opposition to both major parties.
Music: Like Opera Inspiring It, ‘Rent’ Is Set to Endure
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:42:44 -0000
With the closing of the Broadway production, the phenomenon that is “Rent” will start to fade, but the work of its composer, Jonathan Larson, will endure.
Music Review | Tricky: Darkness, Onstage and in Song
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:52:15 -0000
Tricky, the English trip-hop pioneer, plunged listeners into his bleary, ominous songs at the Fillmore New York on Thursday night.

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Two Soul Men, Reunited For The First Time
Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0400
Steve Cropper shaped the Memphis soul sound as a guitarist and songwriter for Stax Records. Felix Cavaliere fronted the hit-making group The Rascals. They ran in the same music circles for decades, but only now have they made their first album together.
The Ting Tings: Sassy Electro-Pop
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:15:00 -0400
The Ting Tings' debut album, We Started Nothing, has propelled the British duo to worldwide fame on the strength of some of the catchiest pop songs in recent memory. The British duo layers together synths, powerful drum beats and catchy melodies in a session from WXPN.
The Gits' Mia Zapata Resurrected In Film
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:54:00 -0400
Kerri O'Kane's new film The Gits succeeds as a documentary—she makes the viewer fall in love with her subject—and then some. Working with sparse footage from the 1980s and '90s, O'Kane still manages to make us fall head over heels for the rag-tag bunch of punk rock misfits better known as the Gits.

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Muse Not Ready To Record New LP
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:39:54 -0000
Muse don't look likely to release any new material soon, according to bassist Chris Wolstenholme.
Alice In Chains To Enter Studio In October
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:35:14 -0000
Alice In Chains will enter the studio in October to begin recording its first all-new studio effort since 1995's self-titled third album.
Warrior Soul's 'Chinese Democracy' Due In October
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:28:40 -0000
Warrior Soul, the band fronted by legendary singer Kory Clarke, announced that it has selected "Chinese Democracy" as the title of its new album.

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O'Boyle, Sean - Australian composer.

O'Connell, Kevin - (1958- ), Derry, Ireland. Picture, biography, and selected works, from the Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland.

O'Connor, Tom - Picture, biography, and works.

O'Farrell, Anne Marie - (1966- ), Dublin, Ireland. Picture, biography, and selected works, from the Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland.

O'Leary, Jane - (1946- ), Hartford, Connecticut. Picture, biography, and selected works, from the Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland.

O'Leary, Martin - (1963- ), Dublin, Ireland. Picture, biography, and selected works, from the Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland.

O'Neill, Nicholas - (1970- ), Cheltenham, England. Picture, biography, selected works, and sound file, from the British Composers World Wide Web Project.
Meta Description: [ page for composer Nicholas O'Neill ]

O'Quinn, David - Compositions with scores and sound using Sibelius Music, and links.

Obrovska, Jana - (1930- ), Prague, Czech Republic. Biography and selected works, from the Czech Music Information Project.
Meta Description: [ Czech Music Information Project ]

404 Obst, Michael - (1955- ), Frankfort, Germany. Biography and discussion of 'Kristallwelt I,' from the Gaudeamus Foundation.

Ocana, Anthony - (1980- ), Santiago, Dominican Republic. Pictures, biography, news, and sound files.

Ocker, David - (1951- ) Picture, biography, about the music, list of works, and about 'Pynchon,' from Leissure Music Planet.
Meta Description: [ Info about composer David Ocker ]

Odstrcil, Karel - (1930- ), Valaske Mezirici, Czech Republic. Biography and selected works from the Czech Music Information Project.
Meta Description: [ Czech Music Information Project ]

Oehring, Helmut - (1961- ), Berlin, Germany. Biography from Boosey Hawkes.
Meta Description: [ Helmut Oehring home page at www.boosey.com. Discover his music, listen to soundclips, read a composer biography. Explore information, news, performances and recordings. ]

Oesterle, Michael - (1968- ), Ulm, Germany. Picture, biography, and works.

Ogdon, Will - Picture, biography, and works, from the American Music Center.

Ogle, Brian - Picture, biography, and list of works.

Oja, Esko - (1973- ), Tallinn, Estonia. Picture, biography, and works, from edition49.

Olive, Vivienne - (1950- ), London, England. Picture, biography, and list of works and recordings, from the Australian Music Centre.

Oliver, Harold - (1942- ) Includes biographical sketch, a catalog of his compositions, scores and sound files, and a brief essay.

Oliver, John - (1959- ), Vancouver, British Columbia. Picture, biography, selected works, and CDs, from the Canadian Music Centre.

500 Olivero, Betty - (1954- ), Tel Aviv, Israel. Picture, biography, selected works, and CDs.
Meta Description: [ Olivero Betty is a contemporary Israeli composer. Olivero's music relates to ethnic Jewish music, folklore and traditions. Sephardi, Middle-eastern, Ashkenazi, Hasidic and Klezmer music, melodies and tunes, are her music materials. ]

Olofsson, Kent - (1962- ), Karlskrona, Sweden. Biography from the Swedish Music Information Center.
Meta Description: [ This biography of Kent Olofsson was updated 09/23/2005. This database of biographies contains around 400 swedish composers. ]

Olsen, Tim - (1961- ), St. Paul, Minnesota. Biography, works, and events, from Vischer Ferry Music Publishing Co.

Oosterbaan, André - (1947- ), Amsterdam, Holland. Biography and list of works and recordings, from the Australian Music Centre.

Oppedisano, Marco - (1971- ) Picture, biography, selected works with sound files and information, from Vox Novus.
Meta Description: [ Vox Novus proudly presents the following Contemporary Composer, Marco Oppedisano. ]

Orenstein, Joyce E. - List of works from New York Women Composers.

Orgad, Ben-Zion - (1926- ), Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Picture and biography, from the Israel Music Institute.

Orgee, Andy - (1958- ) Picture, biography, compositions, performances, and audio files.
Meta Description: [ Contemporary music for amateur and professional musicians. ]

Orlovich, Matthew - (1970- ), Sydney, Australia. Picture, biography, compositions, recordings, performances, and press.

Ornstein, Leo - (1892-2002) Picture and biography, from Other Minds.

404 Orr, Robin - (1909- ), Brechin, England. Picture, biography, list of works, and performances.

404 Ortiz-Torres, Gabriela - (1964- ), Mexico City, Mexico. Biography and discussion of 'Huitzil' (1989), from the Gaudeamus Foundation.

Orton, Richard - (1940- ), Derby, England. Picture, biography, works, commissions, recordings, and news, from Unique Music.

Osborne, Nigel - (1948- ) Picture and biography.

Ostertag, Bob - (1957- ), Albuquerque, New Mexico. Biography, CDs, photographs, and reviews.

404 Ott, Daniel - (1960- ), Grub, Switzerland. Biography and discussion of 'Molto Sempicimente' (1988/89), from the Gaudeamus Foundation.

Ottzen, Susan - Composer, classical and jazz harpist, and teacher. Picture, biography, and sound files.
Meta Description: [ Susan Ottzen is an Atlanta based composer, classical harpist, jazz harpist and teacher. ]

Ouellette, Antoine - (1960- ), Montréal, Québec. Picture, biography, list of works, and CDs, from the Canadian Music Centre.

404 Ovsepyan, Petros - (1966- ), Azerbaijan. Biography and discussion of 'Now the shadow of the pillar...,' from the Gaudeamus Foundation.

Owens, Terry Winter - Picture, biography, commissions and awards, performances, and list of works, from the American Music Center.
Meta Description: [ Internationally published composer and Yamaha Artist, Inspired by music, poetry and astrophysics ]