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NY Rock Music News
2/29/2008 10:59:55 PM
Indie labels aim to pump up digital hip-hop sales
(Reuters)
2/29/2008 9:46:18 PM
Reuters - When rapper Flo Rida set a digital
sales record with his single "Low," which moved 470,000 copies
the first week of January despite not being available on an
album, it was emblematic of an intriguing trend.
Larry Norman, 60, was Christian rock pioneer
(Reuters)
2/29/2008 9:44:50 PM
Reuters - One of Christian rock music's most
influential and controversial figures, Larry Norman died
February 24 of heart failure at his home in Salem, Ore. He was
60.
Studdard to "Celebrate" losing "Idol" contestants
(Reuters)
2/29/2008 9:43:25 PM
Reuters - To paraphrase "The Godfather:
Part III" -- just when you think you're out on "American Idol,"
they pull you back in.
Angel & Khriz take reggaeton in new direction
(Reuters)
2/29/2008 8:28:01 PM
Reuters - Three years after Angel & Khriz's
mega-hit "Ven Bailalo" rode the reggaeton explosion all the way
to Europe, the duo is back with a quirky new song for an
evolving genre.
Enrique Iglesias to quit before age 50
(AP)
2/29/2008 8:17:47 PM
 AP - Enrique Iglesias plans to leave the spotlight before he turns 50 — unlike his famous father, Julio, who is still crooning romantic ballads after four decades.
Abdul introduces Jackson's all-star "Music Club"
(Reuters)
2/29/2008 7:37:31 PM
Reuters - After dabbling in nearly every area
of the music industry, Grammy Award-winning producer/musician
and "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson is adding "solo album"
to his already impressive resume, and he's bringing "Idol"
colleague Paula Abdul along for the venture.
Cagle scores big with other writers' "Country Song"
(Reuters)
2/29/2008 7:05:02 PM
Reuters - After a professional dry spell and
a period of personal turmoil, country star Chris Cagle has
returned to the promised land.
Billboard CD reviews: Black Crowes, Ashton Shepherd
(Reuters)
2/29/2008 6:52:43 PM
Reuters - When Chris Robinson sings
"Hallelujah, come join the jubilee" on album opener "Goodbye
Daughters of the Revolution," it's an invitation Black Crowes
fans consider overdue. "Warpaint" is the group's first new
studio album in seven years, and somehow it's more energetic
and focused than anything since, perhaps, 1994's "Amorica."
"Warpaint" mines the same Allmans-to-Zappa synthesis of
influences that has been the Crowes' stock in trade but finds
the group fortified by sharp songwriting and lace-tight,
live-sounding performances. The Crowes remain loud and proud
proponents of psychedelic trippiness on "Daughters," "Whoa
Mule" and "Wounded Bird," and dig into some gritty grooves on
"Walk Believer Walk," "Evergreen" and a spirited cover of the
Rev. Charlie Jackson's "God's Got It." The 11-song set
establishes the group's return as something to crow about.
Black Crowes tour with first album in seven years
(Reuters)
2/29/2008 6:50:31 PM
Reuters - After seven years without a new
studio album, the Black Crowes are particularly keen to play
some fresh tunes.
`Peter Grimes' gets new staging at Met
(AP)
2/29/2008 6:05:10 PM
 AP - Anthony Dean Griffey stood on the vast stage of the Metropolitan Opera House, leaning ever so slightly to his right, looking out to the auditorium and beyond it to the sea. Condemned by the citizens of The Borough, he collapsed as if he had been split in two.
Mambazo sings lessons from history
(AP)
2/29/2008 4:17:20 PM
 AP - Joseph Shabalala's strong deep voice rings out clear and haunting. A choir of voices join him, rising into a harmony of sound. "This is the way we do," sings legendary South African a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. "This is the way we do."
Will.i.am makes another Obama song
(AP)
2/29/2008 3:44:13 PM
AP - Is will.i.am angling for a job in a Barack Obama White House?
King of Pop's Finances Going Poof?
(E! Online)
2/29/2008 11:33:54 AM
 E! Online - Michael Jackson's credit rating appears to be moving into dangerous territory.
Clash, Pistols members revive London spirit of '77
(Reuters)
2/29/2008 12:31:36 PM
 Reuters - The architects of British punk have been
quietly passing on the baton to a new generation in a tiny
London bar, but the secret is out and about to hit America.
Britney Headed Back in the Zone
(E! Online)
2/29/2008 7:15:20 AM
 E! Online - For better or for worse, another Britney Spears comeback is in the works.Â
Carly Simon singing for Starbucks with new album
(Reuters)
2/29/2008 2:18:22 PM
Reuters - Carly Simon has joined former
husband James Taylor, Paul McCartney and Joni Mitchell on the
roster of Starbucks' Hear Music label. Her first release for
the company, "This Kind of Love," will be available April 29.
Amy Winehouse Off the Hook
(E! Online)
2/29/2008 5:30:40 AM
 E! Online - Amy Winehouse is no longer a wanted woman.
Singer of British Invasion Band Dies
(E! Online)
2/29/2008 5:20:05 AM
 E! Online - There weren't many bands that rivaled Beatlemania in 1964. The Dave Clark Five was one of them. Â
Frank Sinatra Jr. gets Palm Springs star
(AP)
2/29/2008 3:39:31 PM
 AP - Frank Sinatra Jr. has joined his famous dad and sister on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.
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