Sunday, December 14

REVIEW TITLE: "Gimme Some"

Anxious longtime fans of Peter Bjorn and John can breathe a sigh of relief. When the band released "Writer's Block," the album's joyful music, complete with whistling and clapping, attracted large numbers of fans to the band's ranks. Read more...

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Credit: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT


Photographs in “˜Jam Session: America’s Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World’ exhibition reveal jazz’s instrumental role in defining America abroad.

Though the cliche is a tired one, a picture is worth a thousand words. With a furrowed brow, Louis Armstrong leans back with his trumpet, his cheeks filled with air. Read more...

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“Jam Session: America’s Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World,” an exhibition on display at the Fowler Museum, features photographs of jazz legends traveling around the world. Count Basie, pictured above, rehearses the popular Burmese song, “Emerald Dusk,” in Rangoon, Burma in 1971.

Credit: SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS LIBRARIES, FAYETTEVILLE


Album Review: “Last Night on Earth”

Well, whoever writes the lyrics for Noah and the Whale is clearly over his break-up. With its last album, "The First Days of Spring," Noah and the Whale took listeners for a trip through what could only be described as one of the most epic and earth shattering break-ups of all time. Read more...

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Island Mercury


Q&A with David Gray

Grammy-nominated U.K. singer-songwriter David Gray will perform at Royce Hall on Tuesday as a part of his "Lost and Found" tour. Gray's performance will sample from his newest album, "Foundling," and other works from throughout his musical career. Read more...

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Musician David Gray will be performing at Royce Hall Tuesday night.

Credit: PRESS HERE PUBLICITY




UCLA bands struggle to distribute their music

Standing outside Amoeba Music in Hollywood one day, third-year political science student Jason Tapia witnessed the cynicism of music consumerism. Read more...

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Jason Tapia and the rest of his band, Morrownow, pass out the band’s EP in front of Amoeba Music in Hollywood in an attempt to market their music.



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