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More than 100 orchestras across Germany went on a 24-hour strike on Monday. They are protesting the recent closure of a number of orchestras across Germany, most recently the shuttering of radio orchestras in the southwest... -
Open House Chicago Offers Live Music Inspired by the City's Architecture
Musicians from Access Contemporary Music will perform music written expressly for several venues on the Open House Chicago tour, October 19-20... -
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Ever prolific, The Flaming Lips will be busy the next few months putting out two new EPs. For the first project, the Flaming Lips and Tame Impala will be covering each other songs. The second EP the band is working on is called Peace Sword, the first big release from the group since April's Terror. Right up the Flaming Lip's ally, the album is a sci-fi concept album inspired by the forthcoming film, Ender's Game, which comes out Nov. 1. -
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros 'Reimagine' the Beatle's 'I Saw Her Standing There' as a Hard-Driving Country Tune
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros shared a cover of the Beatles classic "I Saw Her Standing There," on Rolling Stone today. Or rather, according to the band's Facebook page, a "reimagining." -
De La Tierra Unites Members of Sepultura, Maná, A.N.I.M.A.L for Metal Supergroup [VIDEO]
Many Western metal fans are familiar with the concept of Latin American metal thanks to Brazilian band Sepultura and its hit record Roots. However Roots and other albums by the band were missing one Latin element: the Portuguese language (Sepultura is from Brazil). A lack of Spanish-language and Portuguese-language records inspired the band's guitarist, Andreas Kisser, as well as Maná drummer Alex González to begin a new metal project that goes back to their first languages. That band became De La Tierra -
2013 Dove Awards Nominees for Artist of the Year
The five artists up for Dove Artist of the Year have a total of 27 nominations between them. This year, Chris Tomlin (sixstepsrecords), Francesca Battistelli (Word Label Group), Lecrae (Reach Records), Tamela Mann (TillyMann) and tobyMac (ForeFront Records) are all up for the Artist of the Year award at the 44th Annual Dove Awards. -
Azealia Banks Pulls Disclosure-Assisted Track from 'Broke With Expensive Taste' After Electronic Duo Gives 'Rude Interview'
We've all heard about Kanye West's ego, but it looks like Azealia Banks is looking to give him a run for his money. More specifically, she challenged him to be as awesome as she was, suggesting that he couldn't produce anything as lofty as her debut, Broke With Expensive Taste, which will come out during 2014. -
CBGB Music and Film Festival Bringing My Morning Jacket, Grizzly Bear and James Murphy to Times Square
If New York City were to host a similar version of South by Southwest, it would make sense to name it after CBGB, due to the similar four-letter acronym and all. In reality, the title of the CBGB Music and Film Festival makes sense because few venues had as much impact on the history of music, or at least produced as many relevant bands as CBGB. Thanks largely to the music scene popularized at the club, the world now has acts ranging from The Ramones, Blondie, The Talking Heads, Television and Patti Smith. Although the club closed its doors during 2006, the famous name has returned as the title of a four-day arts festival showcasing hundreds of upcoming performers. -
Highlights of Global Citizen Festival 2013
The second annual Global Citizen Festival took place over the weekend on The Great Lawn in New York's Central Park. The focus of this year's festival was to accelerate the possibility of having a world without extreme poverty by 2030 — within a generation. -
Late Night Rundown: Your Guide to This Week's Musical Guests Sept. 30 through Oct. 4
Each week, network and cable television shows invite artists across genres to perform on their late night segments. Here are this week's musical guests. Be sure to check out our recaps after the show. September 30 through October 4. -
Decyfer Down Is Asking for Help
Decyfer Down in the process of creating the official lyrics video for their song "Westboro" and they are asking fans to help. -
Ja Rule and Irv Gotti Bringing Back Murder Inc. Label with New Singles [VIDEO]
Get ready for a blast from the past: Murder Inc. Records. Label head Irv Gotti and once-star attraction Ja Rule stopped by New York City hip-hop station Hot 97 to talk with The Breakfast Club morning show and announced that they were bringing back the hip-hop imprint that made a huge sales dent during the early years of the 21st Century.
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