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Tony Visconti: ‘I’ve been a better record producer than I’ve been a husband’
In the storied London rock scene of 1969, Tony Visconti was living a dream, even if he didn’t know the full extent of it at the time. “I used to have these soirees at my apartment in Earl’s Court and, on any given night, I would have Marc Bolan and David Bowie there, and the…
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TikTok Music emerges from beta in Australia, Mexico and Singapore
TikTok’s music-streaming ambitions continue: the company has brought its new TikTok Music service out of beta in Australia, Singapore and Mexico. The new app had been available in closed beta in those countries, but can now be downloaded by anyone. This brings the number of markets where TikTok Music is publicly available to five, since…
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STATIC-X Is Not Opposed To Making More New Music With XER0’s Vocals
STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos has once again said that he is not opposed to making new music with the group’s current lineup once he and his bandmates have finished touring in support of the “Project Regeneration” albums. STATIC-X‘s latest LP “Project Regeneration Vol. 1”, came out in July 2020. The first of two volumes, it…
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‘Neon’ puts the spotlight on Miami’s music scene with help from the ‘King of Reggaeton’
When showrunner Max Searle began working on “Neon,” he wondered whether he could get the “King of Reggaeton” involved in his new Netflix series about Miami’s music scene. “When we started out, we always thought, ‘Oh, wow, it’d be really great to have Daddy Yankee as the executive producer of this show.’ Well, that’s probably…
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Thomas Chibade: Malawi music star dies aged 37
Youtube By Wycliffe Muia BBC News Tributes are pouring in for one of Malawi’s biggest music stars, Thomas Chibade, following his death at the age of 37. Chibade’s emotive compositions in reggae and Afro-pop genres were popular among young Malawians. His fans described him as a “fine vocalist” with a “golden voice”. He died at…
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The Quietus | Reviews
“I wrote the songs that made the young girls cry / I wrote the songs that made them want to die / By any metric you might measure with / I made the songs / They made no difference,” Zac Pennington wryly intones to a ceremonious marching beat and a menacing combination of snarling guitar…
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25 years ago, Cher released a song that would change the sound of pop music
Cher’s song “Believe” was released on Oct. 19, 1998, and it became the first hit song to use Auto-Tune as an instrument — something that’s still all over pop music 25 years later.
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Sarasota Music Archive offers a journey through music history
Not all music enthusiasts today are familiar with a “78” record, but not long ago, you could find them in The Sarasota Music Archive. The collection of records was so numerous, that when an engineer came to visit the site, he requested staff remove it because of its weight. Thanks to a corporate grant, the…
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Pitt-Bradford to hold noontime concert of world music
BRADFORD, Pa. — Multi-instrumental musical duo Ravi Padmanabha and David Mussen will perform at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Oct. 24. Admission is free for this noon performance in the Studio Theater in Blaisdell Hall. For more information about the performance, visit www.upb.pitt.edu/TheArts or call the Bromeley Family Theater Box Office from 11:30 a.m.…
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City of Hope’s Music, Film and Entertainment Industry group and Lyor Cohen raise over $4.3 million to improve health equity in cancer care
• Milestone 50-year campaign culminated with Spirit of Life® gala honoring Cohen, global head of Music at YouTube and Google • The sold-out, black-tie event featured a special performance from LL Cool J and DJ Jazzy Jeff, plus a curated “DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic Live!” segment with Public Enemy, Kurtis Blow, Dru Hill, EPMD, Ja…
