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Nas To Perform 'Illmatic' Live Rendition With National Symphony Orchestra
Nas teamed up with PBS to release 'Nas: Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop,' a music film documenting his performance of 'Illmatic' in 2014. The film will include behind-the-scenes footage and narration from the hip-hop artist. -
Joan Baez Celebrating 75th Birthday with Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, Indigo Girls and More
Legendary folk singer-songwriter and social activist Joan Baez is about to turn 75. To celebrate her over 55 year-long career as a musician, she's throwing a star-studded birthday concert at the historic Beacon Theatre on January 27th. Special guests joining Baez on stage include Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, the Indigo Girls, Damien Rice, David Bromberg, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Judy Collins and Nano Stern; more performers are to be announced as the date nears. -
Lou Reed Says He Never Actually Liked The Beatles and Thought The Doors Were "Stupid" in 'Blank on Blank' [LISTEN]
PBS series "Blank on Blank" recently shared a lost interview involving Velvet Underground mastermind Lou Reed. The singer threw shade at two famous bands -- The Doors and The Beatles -- revealing that he thought the former was "stupid" and the latter was "garbage." The lively chat took place in 1986 between him and music executive Joe Smith. -
Guitarist Sharon Isbin on PBS Documentary 'Troubadour,' '5 Classical Albums' for Warner, Females and Gays on Guitar, Bach Suites with Rosalyn Tureck
Multi-Grammy winner, head of the studio at both Juilliard and Aspen, responsible for more new works than any other player, yes, Sharon Isbin is the very model of a modern, major guitarist. Not only does Ms. Isbin reign supreme as thee international heavyweight of the classical guitar, clearly, she's a woman--the XX-chromosomed champion of, regrettably, an all too often hyper-masculinized instrument and repertoire. To boot, Sharon Isbin is also gay. -
Wayne Coyne Cartoon Uses Pieces of Old Interview about Death and Music for PBS Series 'Blank on Blank' [WATCH]
The idea behind the PBS series, "Blank on Blank," is to take old or disregarded segments of an interview and turn them into five-minute comics that illustrate what the artist is talking about. In the most recent clip, Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips talks about a near-death experience before tying it into music. -
PBS to Air Violinist Itzhak Perlman, Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot, Klezmer Conservatory Band and Rejoice Chamber Orchestra
PBS will air Violinist Itzhak Perlman and cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot performing the opening song “Yism’Khu (They Shall Rejoice)” backed by The Klezmer Conservatory Band and The Rejoice Chamber Orchestra on Thursday, August 28 at 9 pm. New Yorkers take note: Thirteen will air the program nearly a month later on Sunday, September 21 at 7pm on THIRTEEN, not PBS. -
PBS History Detectives Special Investigation Premieres 'The Disappearance of Glenn Miller' on July 8
PBS will be the latest to premiere the story of Glenn Miller and his disappearance over the English Channel. The program, History Detectives Special Investigations, will feature "The Disappearance of Glenn Miller" on July 8 at 9 P.M. -
PBS to Air Program on the Benedictines of Mary Album ‘Lent at Ephesus' (De Montfort Music/Decca), No. 1 on Billboard Classical Chart
PBS has announced a television special, "Lent At Ephesus," about the Benedictines of Mary, whose recent recording of the same name debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard classical chart. -
The last interview with Jimi Hendrix, recorded just a week before he died, has been set to animation for the PBS web series 'Blank on Blank'
Jimi Hendrix sat down with British journalist Keith Altham just a week before his death in 1970 for what would end up being his last known interview. PBS' animated web series Blank on Blank has taken the six-minute audiotape and set it to an animated video.
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