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'Ragtime': A timeless musical
For Tony Award nominees Brandon Uranowitz, Caissie Levy and Joshua Henry, the Morgan Library in New York City – built by financier J.P. Morgan at the turn of twentieth century – represents the grandeur of the Gilded Age, a period of…
Earl Sweatshirt on the Evolution of Music Streaming Services and Big Data's Impact on the Industry: 'These Algorithms Are Weird and Undefeatable
The internet is beautiful and disturbing alike. On the one hand, the opportunities to learn something new are endless. You can connect with anyone, make new friends, and build lifelong relationships. There is true community to be built on the…
How a Swiss entrepreneur built a London music business
Series Swiss entrepreneurs abroad, Episode 7: Marcel Hunziker, 44, was not raised with an entrepreneurial spirit. Growing up, his father often tempered his ambitions about what life might hold. “My father had the mindset that our family just…
5 Disadvantages Of Apple Music You Should Know About
Apple Music, Apple's self-titled music streaming service, has undergone several changes over its decade of existence. As a day one subscriber, I remember all the different logos and UI interactions, every time Apple deleted all my songs from my…
Mis-Teeq tease NEW music after wowing 80,000 crowd with surprise show
THEY played to their biggest crowd ever at Capital's Summertime Ball with Barclaycard – and now Mis-Teeq have revealed they are mulling over a full-time return to music. Insiders tell me that the group, featuring Alesha Dixon, Su-Elise Nash…
Waka Talka: Shakira on World Cup Music, Ambition, And Her Famous Hair
Shakira is so linked to the soccer—or fútbol —that there's currently a line of commentary bouncing around the internet regarding her hat trick of occasion-based hits: 'Shakira owns the World Cup like Mariah Carey owns…
7 Music Idols With Age Gaps So Disturbing, Fans Still Can't Move On
Jerry Lee Lewis was one of the biggest names in rock and roll when he secretly married 13-year-old Myra Gale Brown in December 1957. Lewis was 22 at the time, and the marriage remained largely unknown until the couple arrived in England the…
Trump shares AI-generated music video glorifying his global popularity
The musical narrative incorporates specific lyrical assertions that populations residing in various foreign countries, ranging from Mexico and Italy to China and India, 'love Donald Trump.' US President Donald Trump has amplified a highly surreal…
Classical music quietly becoming a living part of public culture
Rain was falling lightly outside the Shanghai Oriental Art Center. It was nearly 10 pm, yet the crowds on Dingxiang Road where the center is located were in no hurry to leave. Many still carried the excitement of what had just happened inside.
Fans Choose Taylor Swift's 'I Knew It, I Knew You' as This Week's Favorite New Music
“I Knew It, I Knew You,” Taylor Swift ‘s newly-released original song penned for the Toy Story 5 movie soundtrack, tops this week's new music poll. Listeners voted in a poll published Friday (June 6) on Billboard, choosing the…
Gen Xers explain that quick moment in the '90s when everybody suddenly got into swing music
Every Gen Xer remembers a small moment in time when swing music was extremely popular in the late '90s. Swing went from nonexistent to an alt-rock radio mainstay from 1996 to 1998 and then, it was gone in a flash. During that time, young people…
What music came before New Orleans jazz? A new exhibit explores early Louisiana tunes.
As a longtime student of African American music history, John Davis came to New Orleans in search of the sound that came before jazz. He had virtually no knowledge of south Louisiana other than of composer and pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
Queen musical 'We Will Rock You' brings glam rebellion to Bay Area stage
Our heroes' names are Galileo and Scaramouche. The villain? Killer Queen. In “We Will Rock You,” the 2002 musical drawn from the music of Queen, Earth is called iPlanet, and conformity reigns. Free musical expression is forbidden, but…
Cassette Beasts 2002 is a GBA-style monster collection game where you can splice critters together with the power of music
You can check out all the games from The PC Gaming Show on the show's Steam page, where you can wishlist your most-anticipated games and get more information on everything shown! I've always been a little sad that the GBA-era style of…
Tragedy Strikes Mumbai Concert: Man Dies, Female Friend Falls Ill After 'Medical Emergency' At Late Night Music Event In Worli
Tragedy Strikes Mumbai Concert: Man Dies, Female Friend Falls Ill After 'Medical Emergency' At Late Night Music Event In Worli | Image: X Worli: A 28-year-old man died and his 31-year-old female friend fell ill after medical emergencies during a…
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