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Lennon, Simon head list of DVD, book gift possibilities (Nashville City Paper) Other than the opportunity to attend a live event or acquire some rare recordings, the ideal gifts for the hardcore music lover are either DVDs or books. us.rd.yahoo.com
LOG ON (RainbowNetwork.com) Greymatter have been causing quite a stir amongst our female readers. The Berkshire based four piece female band regularly crop up as topics on our message boards and they won a legion of fans when they played the women’s tent at Brighton Pride earlier this year. us.rd.yahoo.com
Name dropping (The Herald-Mail) When Tom Hanks made a reservation years ago at a New York City restaurant, he was hoping for a really nice seat. He got one, even though when he showed up, he was told, "You're not Tom Hanks." us.rd.yahoo.com
Stage: Season brings something for everyone (Pioneer Press) What's December without carols, gelt and ... of course, Klingons? You can see and hear all of that and more as this year's holiday theater season swings into full gear. Here's a sampling of what's hanging on the tree: us.rd.yahoo.com
Music streaming: the end for iPods? (Independent) Let's imagine, far-fetched as it may sound, that you suddenly have a compulsion to explore the back catalogue of Suzi Quatro. Twenty years ago, the only way to satisfy this craving was to get yourself down to the record shop, search through the racks and buy whatever CDs and vinyl you could find. A decade ago, the nascent world of online digital music meant that new ways were emerging to ... us.rd.yahoo.com
The Best Music of 2008 (East Bay Express) Las Vegas-based trumpeter Walt Blanton slipped under the radar with this disc, a completely improvised, yet tonally and harmonically sophisticated post-bop date featuring Tony Branco on piano and John Nasshan on drums. us.rd.yahoo.com
For immediate release: the arts are marketable (Arts Journal) Atlantic Records' digital sales beat physical sales, so says The New York Times and lots of research-y people. HOWEVER: This performance is sharply at odds with the trends in the music industry over all, where data show that sales of compact discs still account for more than two-thirds of music sales. us.rd.yahoo.com
Holiday shopping: A guide to gift guides (Naples Daily News) Need some help sorting through the dizzying array of gift guides? Here are some of the more distinctive gifts from the annual gift guides by major specialty publications. us.rd.yahoo.com
West Bulletin Board (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Activities and events in the West us.rd.yahoo.com
MacLean rocking 'til the end (Toronto Sun) Last Friday night former Platinum Blonde bassist and solo artist Kenny MacLean was where he wanted to be. us.rd.yahoo.com
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