Quick Music News
Flamenco's Femme Fatale Legend, Petenera, Comes to Life in DVD
 Music Film Factor has released Petenera, a Flamenco Drama in Music and Dance, that brings to life Petenera, the seductive femme-fatale that has appeared in flamenco lore for over 500 years. Unlike other flamenco productions, which are made in Spain, this drama features US-based performers, such as Elena Marlowe, along with Spanish artists such as dancer José Galván. The palos (various Flamenco genres) used are some...
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World Music Saturdays at Colonial in Madrid Return January 2008
 Madrid, Spain - After the Christmas holidays, World Music Saturdays return with Andalusian rock and global fusion, Castilian folk, and Klezmer combined with Sephardic music. January 12th Manglis Compás Machine The meeting between rock, blues, jazz and other kinds of music led to the beginning of the "rock andaluz" (Andalusian rock), and Manglis is a exceptional...
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Features
The word "chanteuse" may have been coined for Canada's Krall, who has emerged as one of the preeminent jazz voices of our era--mostly by her mastery of a bygone one. On "The Very Best," the singer slinks and sashays through more than a decade's worth of reinvigorated standards.
Seventies rock-inspired ladies' man Josh Rouse found a few minutes out of his busy tour schedule to stop by Studio C. He treated us to solo acoustic versions of "Hollywood Bass Player" and "Sweetie" from his latest album, Country Mouse City House.
While some guys try to impress girls with lines like "I didn't know angels flew so low," James Blunt simply sings "you're beautiful." That genius pick-up line scored him supermodel Petra Nemcova and turned him into a rock star overnight. His latest, "All the Lost Souls," continues with the romance.
Before Pink Floyd became '70s prog-rock heroes, they were Swingin' London's most interesting psychedelic pop group. Newly reissued with a CD of bonus tracks, the Syd Barrett-led "Piper," their debut, still stuns like it did then: as the most darkly grown-up children's lullabies anyone's ever heard.
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Music News
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'Mamma Mia!' Leaps To No. 1 On The Billboard 200 |
It took five weeks, but the ABBA-driven soundtrack to "Mamma Mia!" has ascended to the summit of The Billboard 200 for the first time. Moving 130,000 copies in the U.S., the Decca effort climbs 3-1 and becomes the second soundtrack this year to take No. 1, behind Rhino's "Juno" soundtrack in January. |
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Jonas Brothers Descend On New York Apple Store |
It was Jonas Brothers mania once again in New York last night (Aug. 12), as the blocks surrounding the Apple Store in Soho filled up with hundreds of screaming fans in anticipation of a special performance. |
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Gavin DeGraw |
We know the following things about pop star Gavin DeGraw based on his songs: He's the son of a prison guard and a specialist, and he's in love with a girl who knows him quite well. We also know, based on DeGraw's tour schedule, that he'll be at Six Flags New England on Thursday. You'll hear "In Love With a ... |
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Gavin DeGraw |
We know the following things about pop star Gavin DeGraw based on his songs: He's the son of a prison guard and a specialist, and he's in love with a girl who knows him quite well. We also know, based on DeGraw's tour schedule, that he'll be at Six Flags New England on Thursday. You'll hear "In Love With a ... |
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Cirque du Celine |
If Celine Dion fans assume the "Titanic" pose on the Zakim Bridge tonight, they might be able to hear her singing at TD Banknorth Garden. OK, probably not, but if you don't have tickets to the sold-out show, it might be the closest you'll get to the pop princess. There are tickets for tomorrow night's "Taking Chances World Tour," however, ... |
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Gavin DeGraw |
We know the following things about pop star Gavin DeGraw based on his songs: He's the son of a prison guard and a specialist, and he's in love with a girl who knows him quite well. We also know, based on DeGraw's tour schedule, that he'll be at Six Flags New England on Thursday. You'll hear "In Love With a ... |
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Cirque du Celine |
If Celine Dion fans assume the "Titanic" pose on the Zakim Bridge tonight, they might be able to hear her singing at TD Banknorth Garden. OK, probably not, but if you don't have tickets to the sold-out show, it might be the closest you'll get to the pop princess. There are tickets for tomorrow night's "Taking Chances World Tour," however, ... |
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Gavin DeGraw |
We know the following things about pop star Gavin DeGraw based on his songs: He's the son of a prison guard and a specialist, and he's in love with a girl who knows him quite well. We also know, based on DeGraw's tour schedule, that he'll be at Six Flags New England on Thursday. You'll hear "In Love With a ... |
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Gavin DeGraw |
We know the following things about pop star Gavin DeGraw based on his songs: He's the son of a prison guard and a specialist, and he's in love with a girl who knows him quite well. We also know, based on DeGraw's tour schedule, that he'll be at Six Flags New England on Thursday. You'll hear "In Love With a ... |
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Gavin DeGraw |
We know the following things about pop star Gavin DeGraw based on his songs: He's the son of a prison guard and a specialist, and he's in love with a girl who knows him quite well. We also know, based on DeGraw's tour schedule, that he'll be at Six Flags New England on Thursday. You'll hear "In Love With a ... |
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