Reuters - AC/DC fans in Australia are
stocking up on the hard rock band's back catalog in preparation
for the October 18 release of its first album in eight years.
Reuters - A year after the release of his new
album, singer/songwriter Matt Nathanson is seeing a fresh round
of old-fashioned attention turn toward the project. -- read full article
AP - When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans three years ago, celebrities reacted with a mix of grief, outrage and generosity. All-star telethons raised millions for storm victims, Kanye West and others derided the government's response — even Sean Penn went to the region to personally assist in rescue efforts. -- read full article
Reuters - With inspiring lyrics and
easy-to-sing melodies, Chris Tomlin creates music that has
saturated church worship services and Christian radio airwaves.
Reuters - The biggest metalcore band in the
land happens to be a Christian sextet that, for a second time,
is primed to crash into the upper echelons of the Billboard
200. -- read full article
Reuters - For 10 years, Lila Downs has
crisscrossed the continent in the traditional Oaxacan garb of
her mother's homeland, singing rancheras and cumbias to
performing arts center patrons and regular folks alike. -- read full article
Reuters - Mellow music king Jack
Johnson gave summer a gentle sendoff Sunday night, turning a
massive stage at UCLA's Intramural Field into a breezy
beachfront shack. All that was missing was the sound of rolling
waves and grains of sand, though some women kicked off shoes or
sandals to dance slowly in the grass anyway.
Reuters - Two great-granddaughters of composer
Richard Wagner will take control of Germany's Wagner opera
festival after winning an epic family power struggle. -- read full article
Reuters - Australian singer Jason Donovan, who
made his name alongside Kylie Minogue in the soap opera
"Neighbours," is to release his first album in 15 years after a
roller-coaster career. -- read full article
AP - The Bayreuth Festival board on Monday named half-sisters Katharina Wagner and Eva Wagner-Pasquier to replace their father at the helm of the German festival dedicated to the music of composer Richard Wagner.
