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- Alternative meaning: Organisation (band).
An organization or organisation (read more about -ize vs -ise) is a formal group of people with one or more shared goals. The word itself is derived from the Greek word ὄργανον (organon) meaning tool. The term is used in both daily and scientific English in multiple ways.
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Music Review: New Focus, New Home, Same Sonic Grandeur
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:20:36 -0000
The Walkmen showed perspective as well as purpose on Monday, in its first of two consecutive shows at the Bowery Ballroom.
Johnny Moore, 70, Ska Trumpeter, Is Dead
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:19:48 -0000
Mr. Moore was a trumpeter and founding member of the pioneering Jamaican ska and reggae band the Skatalites.
Music Review | The Gaslight Anthem: Telling Stories Inside Stories, in Songs With Shades of Punk and Pop
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:30:08 -0000
The Gaslight Anthem brought rich, punk storytelling and shades of another Jersey export to the Knitting Factory on Saturday.
NPR Topics: Music
Old 97's 'Blame It On Gravity': Taut and Delicate
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:03:00 -0400
Formed in Dallas, the Old 97's were long pigeonholed as an alt-country band. They never were — just a rocking quartet with a terrific songwriter up top. They've just put out their best album in seven years.
Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich And Fussible
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:10:00 -0400
The Grammy-nominated Nortec Collective brings together Mexican, electronica and dance music. Hear songs from the group's new album, Tijuana Sound Machine, when Bostich and Fussible come by WXPN's World Cafe with host David Dye.
Gymnast Carly Patterson, The Pop Star?
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0400
American gymnast Carly Patterson won the all-around gold in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Now's she's hoping to become a pop star. She discusses her life after gold and her dreams of lyrical leaps.
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Jackson, Montgomery Gentry give Sony reasons to celebrate
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:20:00 -0500
Music Row celebrated the successes of two Sony BMG Nashville artists this week: Montgomery Gentry earned two parties to honor No. 1 "Back When I Knew It All," and a massive gathering at Vanderbilt's Student Life Center feted Alan Jackson, who recently reached the milestone of 50 million records sold.
Briefs
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:12:00 -0500
Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group was sued for allegedly cheating members of The Allman Brothers Band out of some $10 million in royalties on music recorded from 1969 to 1980. Band members Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks and Jaimoe Johanson alleged Universal is paying only a "small fraction" of the royalties due them for digital downloads of their songs and is refusing to negotiate royalty rates for newly released digital configurations, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Manhattan. UMG spokesman Peter Lofrumento declined to comment.
Hip-hop's bible, 'The Source,' relaunches
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:19:00 -0500
NEW YORK — The Source, which was in bankruptcy last year, is relaunching with a 20th-anniversary issue and a new focus — a direction that its co-publisher says will restore the magazine, once known as hip-hop's bible, to prominence.
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 Luke and Howie 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 so well, but I...
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"? • Peter Travers on Robert Downey, Jr.'s Best Roles 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...
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New RevCo Release Date, Jourgensen To Stick Around
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:05:09 -0000
Revolting Cocks (RevCo) founding member Alien Jourgensen is clearing up, once and for all, the rumors surrounding RevCo's future.
Metallica Discuss Death Magnetic Attraction To Rubin
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:38:25 -0000
James Hetfield to get his thoughts on Rick Rubin being the chosen one, even though Bob Rock might be missed.
Bono Leaks New U2 Songs
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:29:27 -0000
A fan overheard Bono listening to tracks from the band's forthcoming album and recorded them before posting the songs online.
Y! Music Unlimited Top Songs
#1: I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:07:37 -0000
(C) 2008 Capitol.
#2: Violet Hill - Coldplay
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:07:37 -0000
(C) 2008 EMI UK.
#3: No Air - Jordin Sparks
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:07:37 -0000
(C) 2007 19/Jive/Zomba.
#4: Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:07:37 -0000
(C) 2007 Syco Music.
#5: Shake It - Metro Station
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:07:37 -0000
(C) 2007 Red Ink.
#6: Take A Bow - Rihanna
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:07:37 -0000
(C) 2008 Def Jam.
Furies Productions Vancouver B.C. - A small non-profit organization producing concerts, workshops, retreats and special events mainly in Vancouver and also journeys for women to sacred Goddess sites in Europe.
Meta Description: [ Sounds & Furies Vancouver organizes women's music concerts, women only journeys to Goddess sites, the Winter Arts & Craft Faire and workshops for all including lesbians and wiccans. ]
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Arab Alliance of Women in Music - Non-profite organization dedicated to the awareness of the contributions of female Arab musicians.
Black Women in the Arts - Organization in the United Kingdom dedicated to black women in the arts and music.
Feminist Theory and Music Six - A conference in Boise, Idaho, scheduled for July 2001. Elizabeth Gould, Chair.
Fiddlechicks - Organization of women who play electric violin.
Meta Description: [ FiddleChicks.com: Electric Violin players and resources ]
Gender Research in Music Education - Mission: to provide leadership, advocacy, professional contacts, and a strong research agenda for gender researchers in music education.
GoGirlsMusic.com - Online community of independent women artists. Started in 1996, the organization is dedicated to promoting women in music.
Guitar Girls - Songwriting contest, MIDI and Real Audio files, news, and resources.
IAWM - The International Alliance for Women in Music, a resource on women composers and women in music topics, hosted by Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas.
Indiegrrl - A forum for women in the independent music industry, including a mailing list, series of tours, and record label releasing compilation CDs.
Instrumental Women, from Minnesota Public Radio Music - Program about women musicians in the United States, and their contributions to classical music.
Meta Description: [ Women who have faced incidents of prejudice in their careers as musicians recount the hurdles they've had to overcome in Instrumental Women—a two-hour radio special that celebrates women's contributions to 20th century classical music. ]
Lady Slipper - Non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to heighten public awareness of the achievements of women artists and musicians, and to expand the scope and availability of recordings by women.
Meta Description: [ Music by Women ]
New York Women Composers - Non-profit that supports and promotes women composers of serious concert music.
Meta Description: [ New York Women Composers, Inc. is a New York not-for-profit corporation controlled by its members, all of whom are women composers of serious concert music or are women in musical occupations who support the composers in their efforts to be recognized. This web site includes a large catalog of th... ]
Rocket Girls - Dedicated to promoting female musicians. Forum, radio station, images, and member listing.
The Fund for Women Artists - Non-profit arts service organization dedicated to increasing the diversity and employment of women in theatre, film, video and other art forms.
The Society of Women in Music - Located in Vancouver Canada, is a resource and education organization that aims to increase the contribution and recognition of women in all aspects of the music.
VPO Watch - Protesting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's discriminatory policies toward women.
Meta Description: [ Protesting the VPO's discriminatory policies ]
Women in Music National Network - Non-profit organization that supports the efforts and achievements of women in music through media, education and networking.
Meta Description: [ National Network for Women in the Music Industry ]
Women In Music, Inc. - A professional organization dedicated to supporting, cultivating, and recognizing the talents of women in all areas of the music industry. Includes events and newsletter.
Women in Music, United Kingdom - Celebrates and helps raise public awareness of women's work in all types of music.
Meta Description: [ Women in Music ]
Women in the Arts, Inc. - Produce and sponsor programs that promote and affirm the creative talents and technical skills of women in the visual, performing, and fine arts.
Meta Description: [ The purpose of Women In the Arts, Inc. (WIA) is to produce and sponsor programs that promote and affirm the creative talents and technical skills of women in the visual, performing, and fine arts. The primary vehicle to meet this purpose is the production of the National Women's Music Festival. I... ]
Womens Music - Site put together by Jeanne E. Shaffer, host of a weekly public radio show showcasing women composers. Includes database of women composers, discography, and other resources relating to the broadcasts.
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