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South Korea deserves credit for the value that it allots to human life. It's tough for a nation to bounce back from any tragedy as devastating as the sinking of the Sewol, a cruise ship, off the coast of the country. The boat carried 485 passengers, including 325 high school students. The country may be hindering its peoples' ability to cope with the pressure put on citizens to remain glum. -
Last Kind Words: Elvie Thomas and Geeshie Wiley Unearthed via New York Times, "Motherless Child Blues" Revived
In the spring of 1930, in a damp and dimly lit studio, on a Wisconsin village off Lake Michigan, Thomas and Wiley recorded a session of songs that for over half a century had been named masterpieces of pre-war Americana. -
7 Classic Albums That Were Recorded Extremely Quickly: Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, and more
In an era where My Bloody Valentine takes 20 years to record an album, it’s easy to forget that recording a good album doesn’t need to take a very long time. In fact, some of the greatest albums of all time were recorded in no time at all. Here are seven classic albums that were recorded extremely quickly. -
Transgender Violinist and Singer Tona Brown Takes Classicalite's Proust Questionnaire
I first read about Tona Brown, one of the Beltway's best singing violinists, in my colleague Tim Smith's pitch perfect profile in the May 22, 2011 early edition of the Baltimore Sun. To wit, I've been following Miss Brown's career--performer, pedagogue, activist--for the ensuing three years. -
Drake reportedly being sued over opening monologue to 'Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2'
According to TMZ, Drake is being sued for the opening monologue of his Nothing Was the Same track "Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2," featuring Jay Z. -
Ariana Grande 'Problem' release date to follow Radio Disney Music Awards, according to Twitter
Ariana Grande just announced the title of her new single "Problem" on Tuesday (April 15), and now it's been announced that the first track off her Yours Truly follow-up is coming sooner than expected. -
Producer Butch Vig gives status of new Foo Fighters album
The Foo Fighters eighth studio album is "almost halfway done," producer Butch Vig has told Kerrang (via NME). Vig, who is thought to be co-producing the album with Steve Albini, says the band is experimenting with challenging recording techniques similar to their process on 2011's Wasting Light, which was made in Grohl's garage. -
Miley Cyrus remains hospitalized, cancelled Bangerz Tour shows make her cry on Twitter, Instagram
Miley Cyrus has had to cancel two of her "Bangerz" Tour concerts this week due to hospitalization, but don't think she is happy about it. According to her official Twitter account, the "Adore You" singer is in tears due to her cancelled obligations. -
Coldplay announced first tour dates in support of upcoming, 'Ghost Stories' [SCHEDULE]
As previously reported, Coldplay has a new album coming out this spring called Ghost Stories. They've already dropped the singles "Midnight" and "Magic," and shared two other tracks, "Always in My Head" and "Another's Arms," at SXSW's iTunes Festival. Now they've announced their first string of dates in support of the new effort. -
'American Idol' Season 13 recap: top 7 choice songs predictable as Jena Irene, Alex Preston break out [WATCH]
After two weeks in the top eight, American Idol is finally down to seven contestants this week and decided to let the remaining singers show their real stuff (yet again) with their own choice of song. Thus, the picks were pretty predictable and everyone performed thusly. It's pretty well established who the stars are on this season of Idol -- Jena Irene, Alex Preston and Caleb Johnson, and those three had the strongest showings. The mediocre singers were mediocre and the boring guys were boring. -
American Idol Summer Tour will hit fewer dates during 2014
Plans were laid out last night for the annual American Idol Summer Tour. The series will be shorter than usual-probably due to less demand in recent years-but will still find its way around to 41 cities, opening on the East coast and working its way west. As usual, the top ten finalists from the current season will take part in the tour. -
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