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Some Kind of Monster: Metallica and Lang Lang (Langtallica?) Rehearse "One" for the 2014 Grammys
Metallica is a band that likes the video camera. A lot. But for a band who clearly over-documents (and has a new studio album forthcoming), footage of their practice sessions has proved surprisingly scarce. Until now... -
Plácido Domingo Added to New York City Opera's 70th Anniversary Celebration at City Center
It was an absolute heartbreak, indeed, to hear that New York City Opera closed its doors to the public after 70 years of service. But now, Plácido Domingo--a true superstar who made his New York debut with NYCO--has agreed to sing at the 70th anniversary benefit concert to honor the company's founding. -
Third Eye Blind: Totally Not Gay Hugh Jackman, Again, to Host 68th Annual Tony Awards on June 8
An Emmy award-winner for his 2004 gig as a Tony-giver, Wolverine himself, Hugh "Logan" Jackman, will make an unprecedented third-time appearance as the much sought-after host of the 68th annual Tony Awards on June 8. -
UPDATE: 'Dancing With the Stars' Caves, Hires Ray Chew as New Musical Director
In a recent press release from ABC and BBC Worldwide Productions, the hit reality-television dance show Dancing With the Stars announced today that it will instate Ray Chew as the new Music Director of the show. -
'Frozen' Cast Members Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell and Josh Gad Perform Live Soundtrack at Private Concert
With ample talent on the back end and a truly star-studded cast, the soundtrack to Frozen was watermarked for success long before its release. -
Minimalist Composer Steve Reich Wins BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (and $550,000)
The people's minimalist, Steve Reich has won the 2013 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award for contemporary composition. The news came from Reich's publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, on Tuesday. -
Sir James Galway Announces 'First Flute' Internet Instruction Series, Suitable for Beginners and Advanced Players Alike
American pianist Jonathan Biss and Swiss flutist Emmanuel Pahud have engaged the ever-expanding internet with web-based music teaching series, and now Ireland's own Sir James Galway will follow their URL suits. -
Anna Netrebko Opening the Sochi Olympic Ceremony Was Probably the Least Weird Performance That Night
This year's Super Bowl featured soprano heavyweight Renee Fleming singing the Star-Spangled Banner to open the game. Now, another world-renowned opera singer has taken the stage at a major sporting event, marking the second major opera appearance this year. -
Godfrey Reggio and Philip Glass Reunite for 'Visitors,' Now Showing at New York's Landmark Sunshine Cinema
Once again, Godfrey Reggio is up to his old visual tricks, abreast his old cinematic partner, composer Philip Glass. You'll recall, Reggio had taken a respite from film for some 10 years, only to resurface with Visitors--a tour-de-force lacking any dialogue that remains a... -
Canada's Musicworks Magazine Announces 2013 Electronic Music Composition and "Sonic Geography" Writing Winners
Musicworks magazine, Canada's foremost publication for "curious ears," recently picked winners for its 2013 Electronic Music Composition and "Sonic Geography" Writing contests. -
Anthony Braxton Hosts Tri-Centric Series at Roulette, Featuring His Four-Act Opera 'Trillium J (The Non-Unconfessionables)'
April will surely be a busy month for Anthony Braxton, what with several performances at Roulette (a favored venue, indeed) in Brooklyn. -
UPDATE: 'Dancing With the Stars' Now Fires Music Director Harold Wheeler
If it weren't enough to have to tell his band to hit the road, now their leader must follow suit. Yup, Dancing With the Stars has announced that it has fired its music director, Harold Wheeler. -
Important Records Re-Launches Cassette Imprint Cassauna with New Tapes from Randy Gibson and Zachary James Watkins
Physical format nostalgia is probably the best impetus for this latest news from Massachusetts' Important Records. Well, that and the warm, analog sounds of Pauline Oliveros, Aki Onda, Deceh, Conrad Schnitzler, Greg Davis, John Bischoff and Arnold Dreyblatt. -
UPDATE: Jazz Saxophonist Rob Vineberg Implicated in Selling Heroin that Killed Philip Seymour Hoffman
The presence of heroin in the jazz has always proved staggering. It claimed the life of greats like Charlie Parker, and now, less than great saxophonist Robert Vineberg is suspected to have sold the lethal dose of heroin that took Philip Seymour Hoffman's life. -
UPDATE: Mamoru Samuragochi's Ghostwriter, Takashi Niigaki, Contends "I Saw No Signs That He Could Not Hear"
It was recently reported that composer Mamoru Samuragochi--Japan's premier composer of Symphony No. 1 "Hiroshima"--admitted to paying a ghostwriter for his major works. As his hearing deteriorated, he claimed, it proved more difficult to compose adequately.
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