Artist is a descriptive term applied to a person who engages in an activity deemed to be an art. It is also used in a qualitative sense of a person creative in, innovative in, or adept at, an artistic practice.

Most often, the term describes those who create within a context of 'high culture', activities such as drawing, painting, sculpture, acting, dancing, writing, filmmaking, photography and music — people who use imagination, and talent or skill, to create works that can be judged to have an aesthetic value. Art historians and critics will define as artists those who produce art within a recognised or recognisable discipline.

The term is also used to denote highly skilled people in non-"arts" activities, as well — crafts, medicine, alchemy, mechanics, mathematics, defense (martial arts) and architecture, for example. The designation is applied to illegal activities, like a "scam artist". The term 'artist' could also refer to a con artist.

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Steal This Hook? D.J. Skirts Copyright Law
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:50:10 -0000
The D.J. Girl Talk’s rising profile has put him at the forefront of a group of musicians who are challenging the traditional restrictions of copyright law.
Shoestring Opera Evokes Nero’s Rome, on Bleecker
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:43:11 -0000
Opera Omnia is New York’s latest stab at creating an opera company: a Baroque one at that.
Music Review | Eddie Vedder: He Sings, He Broods, He Jams as a Solo
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:43:56 -0000
Eddie Vedder’s concert at the United Palace on Tuesday lacked swing, artifice, lightness, whatever could add some emulsion to two hours of brooding and righteousness.

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Brazilian Psych-Rock For A Night On The Porch
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:52:00 -0400
In the 1970s in Recife, Brazil, a scene coalesced around a musician named Lula Cortes. An offshoot of the psychedelic rock scene happening around the world at the time, the movement created a handful of labels that recorded, produced and distributed some of the most beautiful music ever, perfect for hot summer nights.
James Hunter Does It The Hard Way
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:58:00 -0400
In his new album, The Hard Way, Hunter delves even deeper into soul, fusing his smoky voice with the sounds of surf music. With nods to American soul legends such as Sam Cooke and Ray Charles, Hunter maintains a sense of nostalgia, while infusing his sound with modern style and distinctive technique. Hear him when he stops by World Cafe with host David Dye.
Staats & Shafer On Mountain Stage
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:55:00 -0400
The celebrated West Virginia-based pickers have individually won multiple awards for their work with their respective instruments. As a unit, they've recorded several albums together. They break out their mandolin and guitar for a duo performance.

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EMI chief is intent on turning ailing record company around
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:06:00 -0500
LONDON — Guy Hands, the British dealmaker who made his name securitizing pubs and passenger trains, has assembled investors on a June day in London for the annual review of the companies held by his buyout firm, Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd.
Mother Mary Entertainment aims to be place to get it all done
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:07:00 -0500
A little rain couldn't dampen the party at Mother Mary Entertainment on Music Row Wednesday, and the free beer and barbecue didn't hurt either.
New 'Opry' show on Thursdays will honor the classics
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:19:00 -0500
The historic country music organization announces plans to add a fourth Opry show to its weekly agenda in 2009.

Rolling Stone: Features

The Man Who Wasn't There
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:18:38 -0700
Robert Downey Jr. has made the leap from tortured rebel to leading man. So why does he feel he's "still not human"? At a restaurant called Craft, in Los Angeles, near the new CAA building, outside, under sunlight, not on a couch but on the warm, warm ground, Robert Downey Jr. lights a cigarette, takes a sip of his double espresso, listens politely to a waitress extolling the virtues of the halibut, orders the halibut on her recommendation, regards her through the dark bubble of teardrop shades, remembers then what his first thought of the day was ("Obligation is the mother of deformity") and says to her,...
Ry Cooder Crafts Offbeat Tribute to Fifties Los Angeles
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:22:46 -0700
The guitar virtuoso on the final chapter of his California trilogy Ry Cooder, legendary guitarist and producer, is considering the state of his career at age 61. "I don't know what the point is, honestly," grouses Cooder, whose work has spanned everything from playing session guitar on Let It Bleed to reassembling the Buena Vista Social Club. "The whole thing is dismantled. Retail is gone. Radio is gone. OK, now the records are gone. It worries me about what [his son and percussionist] Joachim is going to do. I'm not worried for my sake — we won't starve....
Reznor Rolls Out Summer NIN Tour
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:07:35 -0700
The frontman on his killer new show and the future of the record biz Trent Reznor has some modest goals for Nine Inch Nails' summer tour: "I want you to leave feeling like your head exploded," he says backstage at the Forum in Inglewood, California, where his band is rehearsing. It's a fitting goal for a guy who has spent the past year blowing up many of the standard practices of the modern music business. After completing his contract with Interscope Records, Reznor released Ghosts I-IV, a double instrumental record, in packages ranging from a $5 download...

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Wolfmother Disband
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:25:02 -0000
Wolfmother has announced the resignation of bass/keyboard player Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett effective immediately.
Napalm Death Bassist Checks In From The Studio
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:02:42 -0000
Bassist Shane Embury of the British grindcore pioneers Napalm Death has posted a recording update on the band's upcoming record.
Green Jello: New Tour Dates Announced
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:00:00 -0000
Green Jellö has announced the dates for its fall tour supported by Rosemary's Billygoat, The Radioactive Chicken Heads and Mandown.

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