Basia Bulat: Making The Autoharp Cool Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:17:00 -0400 For many, the autoharp is remembered as the slightly geeky, easy-to-play instrument from grade-school music class, or as simple accompaniment for folk and country singers. But Basia Bulat, who sings and plays the autoharp on Oh, My Darling, hopes the time has come for people to discover the beauty and potential in the instrument. Renee Fleming: 'Four Last Songs' Of Strauss Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:00:00 -0400 Four Last Songs, by German composer Richard Strauss, is a song cycle marked by the awareness and acceptance of death. A new recording captures world-famous soprano Renee Fleming as she sings his last pieces for a second time — this time with a new direction. Songs Along The Campaign Trail Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:46:00 -0400 Classical music historian Robert Greenberg speaks with host Liane Hansen about historic campaign songs. Music and politics have been intertwined in the United States since the 1800s when President Thomas Jefferson and President John Quincy Adams were in office.
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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
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 experience in Hanoi that, according to legend, transformed him from a callow and reckless youth into a serious man of patriotism and...
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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Brian Head Welch On Possibility Of Korn Return Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:07:30 -0000 Former Korn guitarist Brian Head Welch has released his new solo album, and it's his first release outside the band he grew up in. Mudvayne: New Game Rock Sound Not Hellyeah Pollinization Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:02:07 -0000 Mudvayne is set to release their new album, A New Game, next month, and the title says it all from Chad Gray and company. Eagles Of Death Metal Premiere Video For 'Wanna Be In LA' Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:51:19 -0000 Currently breaking hearts and bottles in the southwest, Eagles of Death Metal are getting ready to seduce the rest of the country.
Wagner-Scott, Rosemary - American soprano. Biography, reviews, sound clips. (official site)
Meta Description: [ Lirico-spinto soprano Rosemary Wagner-Scott is internationally acclaimed in operas of Puccini, Verdi, Mozart, Strauss and Hoiby. ]
Waite, Claudia - Biography, resume, repertoire, schedule, and photographs of the soprano.
Walker, Sarah - English mezzo soprano - Lieder, opera. (official site)
Wall, Erin Marie - Photograph, resume, biography, upcoming concerts, reviews, and news for the lyric soprano.
Meta Description: [ The official website of Erin Wall, lyric soprano. This site features Erin's bio, resume, headshots, schedule, etc. All are downloadable and updated regularly. ]
Warren, Leonard - American baritone. Biography. Home page of the Leonard Warren Foundation.
Weber, Ludwig - German bass. Review of a CD. Sound files.
Webster, Douglas - Biography, concert calendar, and reviews for the baritone.
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Welting, Ruth - Memorial tribute to American coloratura soprano.
Whelan, Paul - Baritone's official site includes biography, recordings and sound clips, gallery and engagements.
Wiest, Gregory - Site includes programs of modern American songs put together and performed by Gregory Wiest, including audio examples.
Meta Description: [ Tenor, Gregory Wiest presentiert die Programme mit modernen Amerikanischen und Englischen Liedern die er gesammelt und aufgef�hrt hat. ]
Wigram, David - David Wigram is the BBC Chorister of the Year 1999. Winner of this prestigous competition, he has now released his own CD 'Count Your Bleessings'.
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Wilcox, Ann Marie - American mezzo-soprano: opera performance calendar, biography, photos, sound clips.
Wilde, Mark - Scottish tenor. Biography, repertoire, performance dates, and his original compositions and arrangements.
Meta Description: [ This is the tenor Mark Wilde's official website ]
Wilder, Paula - Biography, resume, and photograph of the soprano.
Williams, Jeremy Huw - Baritone from Wales with a growing international reputation. News, reviews, biography, photo gallery, and discography. In English and Welsh.
Meta Description: [ Jeremy Huw Williams (Baritone), a singer from Wales with a growing international reputation. Jeremy Huw Williams (baritôn), canwr o Gymru sydd bellach yn dilyn gyrfa rhyngwladol. ]
Winsborough, Richard - Biography, reviews, and fan club information for the tenor.
Meta Description: [ Richard Winsborough Home Page - The People's Tenor ]
Winter, Martina - German soprano. Information on her repertoire and current activities, biography and pictures from different roles.
Meta Description: [ Martina Winter, soprano. Information including repertoire, cv, press echo ]
Woerner,Danielle - American soprano. Profile, discography. (official site)
Meta Description: [ A performer, recording artist and voice teacher, Danielle commands an impressively broad repertoire of music, from classical and operatic to jazz, popular, folk, world music and musical theater. ]
Wolverton, Joseph - Biography, repertoire, images, and press clips for the tenor.
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Wunderlich, Fritz - German tenor. Biography, pictures, news, reminiscences, discography.