The News Review:
- City cafes celebrate jazz blues festival
- … -Beatle Paul McCartney receives honorary doctorate of music…
- Songs in A&E
- Q&A / STEVE MILLER musician: ‘A privilege and an honor’…
- REEL SOUND of MUSIC RELEASES “ABSOLUTELY JAZZ” CD!!
- Fall Arts Preview: Pop music calendar — – South Florida Sun…
- Indiana Jones Vs. ‘Sex and the City’
City cafes celebrate jazz blues festival
stuff.co.nz – May 26, 2008
On Saturday and Sunday 14 venues will feature many of the groups participating in the festival in free performances designed to set music lovers cruising the city's cafes. Included in the line-up are:Saturday May 31 * Modena Cafe and Bar Main Street Terrace End Errol Christiansen Trio (Wanganui and Wellington) from 1pm-4pm. * City Library George Street Groove Status (Levin and Wellington) from noon-3pm.
… -Beatle Paul McCartney receives honorary doctorate of music…
International Herald Tribune – May 26, 2008
The ex-Beatle on Monday was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Yale University. In granting the honorary degree to McCartney — Sir Paul McCartney since he was knighted in 1996 — the university said no one compares with the legendary songwriter. Yale said the 65-year-old McCartney awakened a generation giving a fresh sound to rock roll rhythm and blues. A band played “Hey Jude” a Beatles hit as McCartney walked on stage to accept the honorary degree… The ex-Beatle on Monday was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Yale University. In granting the honorary degree to McCartney — Sir Paul McCartney since he was knighted in 1996 — the university said no one compares with the legendary songwriter. Yale said the 65-year-old McCartney awakened a generation giving a fresh sound to rock roll rhythm and blues. A band played “Hey Jude” a Beatles hit as McCartney walked on stage to accept the honorary degree.
Songs in A&E
Washington Post – May 26, 2008
" Pierce has adhered to that mission statement for his entire career the last two decades of which have been spent as the creative force behind the sublimely spacey Spiritualized. "Songs in A&E" slightly changes that formula. This is music to detox to. Or at least to come down to. There are only isolated moments of electric-guitar-rock grandeur or head-spinning psychedelia to be found on the more sonically subdued "A&E. " Pierce keeps his usual lyrical focus on the topics of love death and drugs and sings it all in a frail voice the result of a near-fatal bout of pneumonia he suffered in 2005. He’s always taken as many cues from the blues as the… There are only isolated moments of electric-guitar-rock grandeur or head-spinning psychedelia to be found on the more sonically subdued "A&E. " Pierce keeps his usual lyrical focus on the topics of love death and drugs and sings it all in a frail voice the result of a near-fatal bout of pneumonia he suffered in 2005. He’s always taken as many cues from the blues as the. On "Death Take Your Fiddle" and "Goodnight Goodnight" — the latter closes the album with a chant of "funeral home funeral home" — he certainly sounds like he has hellhounds on his trail. That raucous moments such as the screaming guitars on "Yeah Yeah" and "You Lie You Cheat" are limited only serves to give them a greater impact.
Q&A / STEVE MILLER musician: ‘A privilege and an honor’…
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscripti… – May 26, 2008
It’s fun to watch people and see them have that much fun. Q: Listening to your mid-’70s stuff it doesn’t sound as dated as some of the other music from that era. Why do you think that is?A: There’s a basis to all my stuff and it’s blues and country music and gospel music. Like the stuff we just recorded doesn’t sound dated. It’s not like a bunch of old blues stuff done by guys who are just tossing it off. It’s all how you approach it. The freshness and the spontaneity of the recording [is] one of the most important aspects.
REEL SOUND of MUSIC RELEASES “ABSOLUTELY JAZZ” CD!!
PR Web – PR Web (press release) – May 26, 2008
Multi-Grammy winner (16 and counting) Multi-Platinum. “FLY ME TO THE MOON” – KASEY GOVEIA: is a criticaly acclaimed jazz vocalist. This brilliant lady sings Jazz straight up or with a touch of the Blues. A dynamic singer and performer her style is that of a sultry smoky siren. Kasey has traveled the world extensively as a singer actress dancer and model all the while gaining critical acclaim in her work. Sultry as she is sweet and always entertaining Ms. Goveia dazzles the audience with her presence and artful interpretation of traditional jazz standards… “RAIN WALTZ” – 3′S A CROWD wJAZZ SUPERSTARS: Pat Curley has performed with Artists such as Roy Orbison Bobby Goldsboro Skeeter Davis The Tokens (Lion sleeps tonight fame) Dee Dee Sharp Roger Miller and others. “DON’T LET ME GO” ~ DAN BAR-HAVA: Masters degree in classical composition and Jazz performance from Manhattan School of music where he teaches now in the pre college division. Dan’s music was performed in New York’s Weill recital hall at Carnegie hall Greece south America south east Asia and Israel. He composed numerous sound tracks and was a musical director of a number of musical theater productions. “TAKE A CHANCE” – SHEILA HAYES: the smooth sultry sophisticated jazz vocalist accumuates years of artistic and creative experiences. Hayes has received rave reviews about her vocal jazz performances.
Fall Arts Preview: Pop music calendar — – South Florida Sun…
sun-sentinel.com – May 26, 2008
Une Grande Soiree Senegalaise. Traditional Senegalese Sabar music from Cheikh Tairou M’Baye and Sing Sing Rhythm 11:30 p. Vocals with acoustic guitar accompanied by her guitarist son Beau 7:30 p… Congregational Church of Huntington $25. Psychedelic rock 8 p. King Blues Club $22.
Indiana Jones Vs. ‘Sex and the City’
FOXNews – May 26, 2008
The red carpet proceedings are being broadcast live to 26 theaters nationwide. The Radio City audience will watch it all on the main screen just like at Cannes. On ebay there are “Buy It Now” solicitations for $1000 for tickets to the premiere. Similar prices can be found on Craigslist… Madonna didn’t sing but Mary J. Blige did in her smashing trademark off-key style versions of U2’s “One” and her own “No More Drama” which got the audience up on their feet. Later model Milla Jovovich whom I’d run into using the mens’ room with Donatella Versace earlier sang a jazzy blues number with a small combo with a lot of enthusiasm. Supermodel and tsunami activist Petra Nemcova also made a presentation which meant that she and Madonna were there to represent Sean Penn’s romantic headache week. Penn head juror for the film festival was presumably at a screening. As for Diddy he fetched 200000 euros for something called “24 hrs with P Diddy. ” This came to include shopping on Rodeo Drive visit to a spa for a massage visits to “your 2 or 3 favorite nightclubs” as well as a strip club and a studio session to make a record.