Artist: Tom Harrell Quintet
Genre(s):
Jazz
Discography:
Moon Alley
Year: 1994
Tracks: 8
Friday, 27 June 2008
Monday, 23 June 2008
Diddley Dead At 79
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley has died from heart failure, aged 79. The legendary singer passed away on Monday at his home in Archer, Florida after a long battle with ill health, his spokeswoman Susan Clary has confirmed. The rocker, born Ellas Bates, suffered a heart attack last August , just three months after being struck down by a stroke during his tour of Iowa. The stroke affected his speech and he suffered from poor health until his death on Monday. Diddley began his rise to fame in the 1950s after being discovered by Checker Records. He scored his first big chart hit in 1955 when he reached number one on the U.S. R&B chart with his self titled track Bo Diddley. He went on to achieve international fame with songs including I'm a Man, You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover, Mona, Who Do You Love and Shave and a Haircut The star is often credited as a key figure in the transition from blues to rock 'n' roll and was best known for his homemade square guitar, dark glasses and black hat and his signature "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm. A contemporary of Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Little Richard, he influenced a whole generation of musicians with his innovative use of the electric guitar, including Buddy Holly, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Springsteen. He was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and won a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1999. His entry in the prestigious Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame reads: "This distinctive, African-based 5/4 rhythm pattern (which goes bomp-bomp-bomp bomp-bomp) was picked up by other artists and has been a distinctive and recurring element in rock 'n' roll through the decades." Diddley is survived by his children: Evelyn Kelly, Ellas A. McDaniel, Tammi D. McDaniel and Terri Lynn McDaniel. He also has 15 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. A funeral service is expected to be held this weekend (07-08Jun08).
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008
Radiohead wants Prince cover on YouTube
Thom Yorke questions removal of videos
After word spread that Prince covered Radiohead's "Creep" at the Coachella festival, the tens of thousands who couldn't be there ran to YouTube for a peek. Everyone was quickly denied -- even Radiohead.
All videos of Prince's unique rendition of Radiohead's early hit were quickly taken down, leaving only a message that his label, NPG Records, had removed the clips, claiming a copyright violation. But the posted videos were shot by fans and, obviously, the song isn't Prince's.
In a recent interview, Thom Yorke said he heard about Prince's performance from a text message and thought it was "hilarious." Yorke laughed when his bandmate, guitarist Ed O'Brien, said the blocking had prevented even him from seeing Prince's version of their song.
"Really? He's blocked it?" asked Yorke, who figured it was their song to block or not. "Surely we should block it. Hang on a moment." Yorke added, "Well, tell him to unblock it. It's our ... song."
YouTube prohibits the posting of copyrighted material. If the site receives a complaint from a copyright owner, it will in most cases remove the video(s). Whether the same could be done for a company not holding a copyright is less clear, but Yorke's argument would seem to bear some credence according to YouTube's policies. YouTube, which is owned by Google, declined comment.
Prince has not responded to a request for comment.
The dispute was an interesting twist in debates over digital ownership, held between two major acts with differing views on music and the Internet. Radiohead famously released their most recent album, "In Rainbows," as a digital download with optional pricing. They also have a channel on YouTube.
When Prince performed at Coachella on April 26, he prohibited the standard arrangement of allowing photographers to shoot near the stage during the first three songs of his set. Instead, he had a camera crew filming his performance.
Prince, who founded NPG Records in 1993, has been innovative when it comes to music distribution, too. He released his 1997 album, "Crystal Ball," on the Internet and in 2006 was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Webbys. In 2007, he gave away copies of his disc "Planet Earth" in a British Sunday newspaper.
But Prince has also shut down his official Web site and in September said he would sue YouTube and eBay for not filtering unauthorized content.
Prince fans have organized to urge him to relent in his legal fights to control images and photographs of himself. As of yesterday, the most popular YouTube clip about Prince playing "Creep" is an expletive-laden rant from Sam Conti Jr., who describes himself as a "former Prince fan."
After word spread that Prince covered Radiohead's "Creep" at the Coachella festival, the tens of thousands who couldn't be there ran to YouTube for a peek. Everyone was quickly denied -- even Radiohead.
All videos of Prince's unique rendition of Radiohead's early hit were quickly taken down, leaving only a message that his label, NPG Records, had removed the clips, claiming a copyright violation. But the posted videos were shot by fans and, obviously, the song isn't Prince's.
In a recent interview, Thom Yorke said he heard about Prince's performance from a text message and thought it was "hilarious." Yorke laughed when his bandmate, guitarist Ed O'Brien, said the blocking had prevented even him from seeing Prince's version of their song.
"Really? He's blocked it?" asked Yorke, who figured it was their song to block or not. "Surely we should block it. Hang on a moment." Yorke added, "Well, tell him to unblock it. It's our ... song."
YouTube prohibits the posting of copyrighted material. If the site receives a complaint from a copyright owner, it will in most cases remove the video(s). Whether the same could be done for a company not holding a copyright is less clear, but Yorke's argument would seem to bear some credence according to YouTube's policies. YouTube, which is owned by Google, declined comment.
Prince has not responded to a request for comment.
The dispute was an interesting twist in debates over digital ownership, held between two major acts with differing views on music and the Internet. Radiohead famously released their most recent album, "In Rainbows," as a digital download with optional pricing. They also have a channel on YouTube.
When Prince performed at Coachella on April 26, he prohibited the standard arrangement of allowing photographers to shoot near the stage during the first three songs of his set. Instead, he had a camera crew filming his performance.
Prince, who founded NPG Records in 1993, has been innovative when it comes to music distribution, too. He released his 1997 album, "Crystal Ball," on the Internet and in 2006 was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Webbys. In 2007, he gave away copies of his disc "Planet Earth" in a British Sunday newspaper.
But Prince has also shut down his official Web site and in September said he would sue YouTube and eBay for not filtering unauthorized content.
Prince fans have organized to urge him to relent in his legal fights to control images and photographs of himself. As of yesterday, the most popular YouTube clip about Prince playing "Creep" is an expletive-laden rant from Sam Conti Jr., who describes himself as a "former Prince fan."
MTV Europe fined for 'offensive' material
MTV Networks Europe has been fined £225,000 pounds by Britain's media regulator for airing "offensive" language despite "repeated and specific warnings".
Ofcom sanctioned the cable firm for material carried on its channels TMF, MTV UK, MTV France and MTV Hits.
Among the instances, it said four viewers complained about the use of the words motherf**ker" and "f**k" in a music video for the electronica act Aphex Twin on TMF.
Additionally, Ofcom received five complaints about bad language on the MTV UK show Totally Boyband.
An MTV France show that relayed such messages as "the white race will triumph" and "death to all gays" drew one complaint.
Ofcom said MTV has had "a very poor record of compliance" with its broadcasting code, and "failed to exercise reasonable care" in managing its output.
In a statement, MTV said that it takes the fine "very seriously" and has taken steps to minimise future breaches.
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Richard Shulman and Samuel Welsh
Artist: Richard Shulman and Samuel Welsh
Genre(s):
New Age
Discography:
Ascension Harmonics
Year: 1994
Tracks: 16
Coldplay To Shoot Video With Joy Division Director
Coldplay will team up with the director Anton Corbijn for their next video, it's been reported.
Corbijn, who directed Control, a film that tells the story of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, will shoot the band on a beach in Holland.
Speaking to the Sun newspaper, frontman Chris Martin said: “We’re trying an experiment with him. It could be a disaster, but it could be OK.”
The director last worked with the band on the video for 'Talk', which featured on their 2005 album 'X&Y'.
Coldplay release their new album 'Viva La Vida or Death and all His Friends' on Thursday (June 12th).
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Gabor Csupo
Artist: Gabor Csupo
Genre(s):
New Age
Discography:
Kalmopyrin
Year: 2002
Tracks: 13
Liquid Fire Cd2
Year: 2001
Tracks: 16
Liquid Fire Cd1
Year: 2001
Tracks: 19
Electronica band, Tone Casualties, has served as a musical handout for multi-instrumentalist, vivification artist and production troupe and record label owner Gabor Csupo (pronounced: CHEW-po). While his reputation has been primarily reinforced on his knead on animated video shows including the Rugrats, the Simpsons and Duckman, Csupo continues to explore the farthest realms of his euphony.
A native of Budapest, Hungary, Csupo served an apprenticeship at Pannonia Studio from 1971 until 1975. Frustrated by Hungary's tyrannous political mood, Csupo by walking deuce and a half-hours through a dark-skinned railroad tunnel to exemption in Austria. Continuing on to Stockholm, he worked on his first animated feature article and met his future married woman and business spouse, Arlene Klasky,.an American in writing architect. Falling in erotic love, Csupo and Klasky married and settled in Los Angeles.
Launching Klasky Csupo, Inc. in 1981, Csupo had his first break in when he was chosen to give rise animated short pants of the Simpsons for the Tracey Ullman show. One episode featured Bart Simpson leaving to "Mr. Chupo's Candy Store." Since forming a one-man band, Tone Casualties, in 1994, Csupo has recorded trey impressive solo albums – Liquid Fire, Zombient Music and Kalmopyrin – and has collaborated with avant-garde corps de ballet, the Accidental Orchestra. In 1997, Csupo and Klasky opened an artistic production art gallery and bistro, Lumpy Gravy, named subsequently Frank Zappa's 1967 album.
G. Love teams with John Butler Trio this summer
Jimmy Smith
Artist: Jimmy Smith
Genre(s):
Jazz
Electronic
Other
Discography:
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Year: 2007
Tracks: 7
The Sounds of Jimmy Smith
Year: 2005
Tracks: 9
Legacy
Year: 2005
Tracks: 11
Home Cookin'
Year: 2004
Tracks: 12
Jimmy Smith Plays Fats Waller
Year: 2003
Tracks: 7
Root Down - Live! (Verve By Request-Serie)
Year: 2000
Tracks: 7
House Party
Year: 2000
Tracks: 5
Dot Com Blues
Year: 2000
Tracks: 11
Got My Mojo Working
Year: 1997
Tracks: 15
Damn!
Year: 1995
Tracks: 9
The Master
Year: 1994
Tracks: 9
Open House/Plain Talk
Year: 1992
Tracks: 8
Back at the Chicken Shack
Year: 1990
Tracks: 5
Prime Time
Year: 1989
Tracks: 8
Prayer Meetin'
Year: 1988
Tracks: 8
Off The Top
Year: 1982
Tracks: 7
Organ Grinder Swing
Year: 1965
Tracks: 6
The Cat
Year: 1964
Tracks: 8
Christmas Cookin'
Year: 1964
Tracks: 10
Any Number Can Win
Year: 1963
Tracks: 10
Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith
Year: 1962
Tracks: 9
Bashin'
Year: 1962
Tracks: 7
Midnight Special
Year: 1960
Tracks: 5
Crazy! Baby
Year: 1960
Tracks: 9
A New Star At The Organ (Cd 2)
Year: 1956
Tracks: 14
A New Star At The Organ (CD 1)
Year: 1956
Tracks: 14
The Masters II
Year:
Tracks: 6
Standards
Year:
Tracks: 12
Root Down Live!
Year:
Tracks: 7
Jazz Masters 29
Year:
Tracks: 13
Cool Blues (RVG Edition)
Year:
Tracks: 8
Node
Artist: Node
Genre(s):
Electronic
Discography:
Node
Year: 1995
Tracks: 5
Including producers Flood and Ed Bueller with Dave Bessel and Gary Stout, Node use parallel synth instruments to recreate a authoritative '70s electronic reasoned on their self-titled 1995 album for the British label, Deviant.
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