Aimee Mann: Heartache And Hope Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:09:00 -0400 Mann's seventh solo album, @#%&*! Smilers, offers another look at dark and eccentric characters, complete with introspective looks at heartbreak, fading hope, and even Virginia carnivals. Mann recently sat down with World Cafe host David Dye to perform some of her new material. Ra Ra Riot Navigates The Hype Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:24:00 -0400 The young band overcame the accidental death of its drummer to release its widely hailed debut full-length, The Rhumb Line. Ra Ra Riot performs in the studio and talks about nautical charts, string sections and the influence of Kate Bush. Ahmad Jamal On Piano Jazz Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:06:00 -0400 Ever since his 1958 live album from Chicago's Pershing Lounge, Ahmad Jamal has been recognized as a major force in jazz. In this program from 1985, Jamal reprises two signature pieces from that session in duets with Marian McPartland: "Poinciana" and "But Not for Me."
Rolling Stone: Features
How Bush Destroyed the Republican Party Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:58:32 -0700
A president driven by ideology. A Congress rife with corruption. A political party hellbent on a "permanent majority." A leading scholar examines the radicals who hijacked the GOP — and wrecked the longest conservative ascendancy in American history
• Video: Five Ways Bush Sunk the GOP
The failure of the administration of George W. Bush — and the accompanying crisis of the Republican Party — has caused a political meltdown of historic proportions. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, Bush enjoyed the greatest popularity ever recorded for a modern American president. Republicans on Capitol Hill, under the iron rule of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, fattened their coffers through a fearsome...
Artists to Watch Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:29:00 -0700
Six acts who are defining rock and pop in 2008
LOW VS DIAMOND
West Coast quintet craft widescreen rock anthems built for stadium singalongs
Click above to watch Low vs Diamond's Lucas Field and Anthony Polcino perform "Heart Attack" live
Few young american bands attempt the unabashedly grand cinematic rock that L.A.'s Low Vs Diamond play on their eponymous debut — and frontman Lucas Field sees that as an opportunity. "I felt like there was a hole in American anthems," says Field, 28. "British bands do this big, melodic stuff...
Fall Movie Preview Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:52:34 -0700
The Smart Season: First looks at fall's 31 hottest movies by Peter Travers
Buzz off if you think the big fall whoop is "High School Musical 3." Or Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson trying to steal scenes from a dog in Marley and Me. Or Robert De Niro and Al Pacino slumming in another paycheck movie in Righteous Kill. My admittedly selective guide to what's up in film for the rest of 2008 is all about punch and provocation. Sequels get the shaft, including Saw V (enough already), but Quantum of Solace (November 7th) earns a pass because Daniel Craig is so damn...
Ultimate-Guitar.Com [News]
Megadeth Preparing To Record Next Album Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:26:52 -0000 Acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap will fly over to Southern California on September 8 to start recording their next album. Lynyrd Skynyrd Album In Early 2009 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:21:40 -0000 Lynyrd Skynyrd are reportedly eyeing an early-2009 release for their next studio album. Tommy Bolin Biography To Be Released Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:17:56 -0000 Tommy Bolin, the late guitarist of 1970s rock heavyweights James Gang and Deep Purple, is the latest rocker to receive the memoir treatment.
Lafitte, Isabelle and Florence - French piano duo; site includes biography, concerts, reviews, repertoire, and downloads.
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Langley-Wallner, Christine - Biography, appearances, and contact information.
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Laredo, Ruth - American pianist. Includes discography, biography, sound clips, and reviews.
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Larsen, Carter - Composer and pianist; has recorded classical piano CDs and composes film scores; sound clips.
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Latour, Jean-François - Canadian pianist; site includes biography, press, quotes, musical excerpts, repertoire and photos.
Lauber, Tristan - Classical pianist, presents his biography and his work, Montreal, Canada.
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Lebarton, Brian - Keyboardist. MP3s, videos, and biography.
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Leeb, Christina (b.1976) - Young Austrian pianist; page includes biography, and repertoire.
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Li, Yundi - Chinese pianist. Biographical notes, audio and video clips, press articles and photos.
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Lian, Carol - Classical and improvisational pianist based in New Jersey. Language of Music program for students and piano instruction. CDs, lectures, and biography.
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Lifschitz, Kontantin (b. 1976) - Russian concert pianist. Includes self-portrait, repertoire, complete discography, upcoming concerts, reviews, history and sound files.
Lin, Jenny - Young American pianist - Includes biography, gallery, recordings, videos, links and free pdf downloads of sheet music by the American composer Frederic Rzewski. In English and Chinese.
Long, Joseph - Young Scottish pianist, page includes biography, recitals, repertoire and sample programmes.
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Luederwaldt, Torsten - Biography and information about his work as a musician and composer.
Luescher, Thomas - Pianist and composer. Includes biography, compositions, news, photos, CD recommendations and contact details.
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Lugansky, Nikolai - Dedicated to the Russian pianist who won the 1994 Tchaikovsky Competition. Includes news, reviews, interviews, photos, MP3s and discography.
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Lupu, Radu - Rumanian; includes brief biography and the Decca discography.
The Lenti Piano Duo - Toni and Marianne Lenti of Lander University. Biographies, photos, sound files, and contact information.