Priestley says music industry 'a mess' but works - Seattle Times
Pub. Date - Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:37:00 GMT
Jason Priestley says he got a crash course on the Nashville music industry while directing a reality series about the Canadian band the Road Hammers. Priestley, 38, followed the group to Nashville as they sought a record deal. "I got there as an ...

Whoah-oh! Bon Jovi's Soul halfway to AFL title - International Herald Tribune
Pub. Date - Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:25:00 GMT
VOORHEES, N.J. : Without plucking a guitar or writing infectious lyrics for a generation of fans to memorize, Jon Bon Jovi has scored himself another No. 1 hit. The rocker and his band already have a Grammy, video music awards and a slew of top 40 ...

Dave Matthews Band fits in - Detroit News
Pub. Date - Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:08:00 GMT
Dave Matthews Band fits in Adam Graham / Detroit News Pop Music Writer The Dave Matthews Band is a no-brainer to headline the inaugural Rothbury festival.

Pop goes the traditional music lesson - Boston Globe
Pub. Date - Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:01:00 GMT
WEYMOUTH - In a second-floor recording studio on a steamy afternoon, drums crash, guitar chords blare, and rock lyrics spew forth at a higher-than-usual pitch. Nine-year-old Nick Bell, his 10-year-old brother Jake, and their 11-year-old friend Andrew ...

The Sound Scene: Live music this weekend - New York Daily News
Pub. Date - Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:29:00 GMT
Hipsters take note: to start your Fourth off right, be sure to catch indie legends Sonic Youth at their free concert in Battery Park . If you're looking for a harder sound to rock your holiday weekend, check out Guns N' Roses cover band Mr ...

Priestley says music industry 'a mess' but works - MSN MoneyCentral
Pub. Date - Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:44:00 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jason Priestley says he got a crash course on the Nashville music industry while directing a reality series about the Canadian band the Road Hammers. Priestley, 38, followed the group to Nashville as they sought a record deal ...

The kids are rockin', all right - Chicago Tribune
Pub. Date - Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:31:00 GMT
As the Krazy Kobra Kidz took the stage with a thundering rendition of a Black Sabbath classic, the moms in the front row shouted "Whoo hoo!" and mouthed along the words, "I AM IRON MAN." This was, after all, their music. The stuff of the 1970s. The ...

The 5-minute Interview: Wayne Hemingway, Designer - The Independent
Pub. Date - Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:03:00 GMT
Hemingway, 47, co-founded the fashion label Red or Dead with his wife, later selling it in a multimillion-pound deal. He now runs Hemingway Design, their company, which specialises in affordable, well-designed housing and is helping to promote Sony's ...

Up close and personal - San Diego Union-Tribune
Pub. Date - Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:26:00 GMT
"We all challenge each other, everybody in the band, but we respect each other and everybody has a level of integrity," says Wynton Marsalis of his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Ask Wynton Marsalis about his dues-paying days as a teenage musician ...

From fields to the city - MSN UK News
Pub. Date - Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:48:00 GMT
The O2 Wireless Festival takes place in London's Hyde Park for the third time this year, and is getting bigger and better every time. Held in the heart of the throbbing city, there are no camping facilities for festival-goers to stay overnight. So ...