Music Set

Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe: An Evening of Yes Music was captured on the American Leg of the 1989 world tour and finds the band performing songs from their self titled album as well as classic songs from their days as Yes. Although Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe lost the rights to use the name of their parent group Yes, it was agreed that they could refer to their origins in Yes on tour posters and other merchandise.

» Read the full Music DVD Review: Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe: An Evening of Yes Music Plus article…

It’s official: Ashlee Simpson has a new album on the way and according to her Web site, it’s will hit stores before the holidays. While the site offers nothing aside from the Nov. 2007 release, based on recent comments and rumors, we’ve got some guesses on what to expect from the younger Simpson’s as-yet-untitled third effort. Simpson recently divulged her as-of-late biggest artistic inspiration — the beach. “Being by the water makes me feel so peaceful.
» Read the full Ashlee Simpson Releasing New Album in November article…

When it comes to the message, Will McFarlane doesn’t mess around. In A Colony of Heaven, his second album on Refuge Records, he presents the gospel like it is – a message of good news for those who not only hear, but obey. Switching from light rock to inspirational to rhythm and blues and back again, the singer paints a varied musical portrait of his convictions and artistry.

McFarlane is no master lyricist, however, Many of his rhymes are forced, and many lines lack luster.

» Read the full A Colony of Heaven article…

I've been feeling kind of odd over the past couple of days. It must have something to do with the weather. To be more precise, Saturday's weather. Me and TheWife™ went on the hunt for used antique windows at a salvage yard. We found more than enough. Enough that we had to drive back in the Jeep with the top down. No big deal, except that somehow we neglected to bring sunscreen AND hats. I think my brain got cooked.

Anyhoo, there's a very good (if odd) selection of new stuff and reissues coming out today.

» Read the full The Tuesday Morning Purchase - Henry Kaiser, Heaven & Hell, and a Band That’s Large, Not Big article…

Arcade Fire played their last show of the summer tonight (August 26) at Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival. Singer Win Butler also made a reference to Bon Jovi during their performance on the Main Stage. He told the crowd : “You’ve been singing along to ‘Living On A Prayer’,” in reference to the song that was playing on the PA before their set. After playing ‘(Antichrist Television Blues)’ Butler said: “We couldn’t be happier to be at Leeds.
» Read the full Arcade Fire play last show of summer at Carling Weekend : Leeds Festival article…

When I used to work in theatre, in another life, in a land far, far away known as Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the majority of the work I was involved with was improvisation. As anyone who has done any improvisational work on the stage knows there is an incredibly fine line between coming up with something brilliant and stinking the house out.Their are a few secrets to good improvisation in theatre; decide on a beginning, middle and end for each scene, know what information the audience needs to be told for the story to make sense, and trust your instincts.
» Read the full Music Review: Ravish Momin’s Trio Tarana Miren (A Longing) article…

The Horrors played a Joy Division cover during a chaotic show at the Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival today (August 25). The garage rockers kicked off the set with a special cover of ‘No Love Lost’ in the NME/Radio 1 Tent before moving into more familiar territory with the likes of ‘Sheena Is A Parasite’ which he dedicated to “all the snakes in the house”, ‘Thunderclap’ and ‘Little Victories’. During the show frontman Faris Rotter whipped up a storm as he encouraged the crowd to form a “circle of death” for a mosh pit down the front.
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And, yes, Diddy's also invited. The occasion is not a bash, but a court battle being waged by a Detroit-based rapper against the Great White North. On Tuesday, Jerome Almon subpoenaed dozens of notables—from Paris to Oprah, from Mick Jagger to Snoop Dogg—as part of an ongoing lawsuit alleging racial profiling at the Canadian border. "I'm 100 percent serious," Almon tells E! Online.
» Read the full Rapper Courts Paris—and a Cast of Dozens (E! Online) article…

So here I am thinking of finally getting around to reviewing this cool set of summer music that had come my way. Finally an angle popped into my head. But just as soon as that idea made itself known, the weather shifted and things got weird. Up here in New England, we went from super hot and humid to crisp, dry and decidedly autumn. At the same time, the rest of the country was baking in oppressive summer heat.

» Read the full Music Review: Various Artists - Chasing the Sun: The Greatest Songs of Summer article…

Don’t hold your breath for a Britney comeback. In her latest effort to dig the proverbial hole deeper, it seems the troubled star scheduled, then promptly canceled a date to record a song with former flame Justin Timberlake. The kicker? Timberlake wrote it for her.Her end of the deal was simple: Record her portion of the song, which would later be mixed with Timberlake’s vocals by superproducer Timbaland. “It’s crazy,” a music industry source told Page Sixx.
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