Donna Summer, Disco Queen, Dead at 63
Donna Summer, the singer who came to be known as the “Queen of Disco” during her 1970s heyday, died today after battling cancer, a family member confirmed to ABC News. She was 63. Summer was a five time Grammy award winner who was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach No. 1 [...]
East Austin band students play Stubbs with their Music Pro Mentors
On May 20th, performances on the Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater will feature East Austin music students in grades 6–12 who have spent the last several months receiving individual instruction from some of Austin’s finest professional musicians through Anthropos Arts. Anthropos Arts’ music-education programs, now in their 13th year, pair students from Title I schools in [...]
‘Godfather of Go-Go’ Chuck Brown dies
Funk fans started each Chuck Brown concert with a chant, “Wind me up, Chuck.” From there they would be treated to guitar riffs, driving percussion and other rhythm instruments that left them dancing to the beat. Brown, who died Wednesday at 75, was the “Godfather of Go-Go,” a genre blending funk, jazz and soul and [...]
Bobby Brown says his new album represents healing
Bobby Brown says it took him a long time to come out with a new album because he’s spent so much time trying to get his life on track. Now on tour with bandmates New Edition, Brown says he’s ready to return to his solo career with the album “Masterpiece,” due out June 5. “It’s [...]
Memphis soul bassist ‘Duck’ Dunn dies
Donald “Duck” Dunn, the bass player who laid the musical floor beneath soul legends like Booker T. and the MGs, Sam and Dave and Otis Redding, has died at age 70, his family announced Sunday. Dunn was part of the house band at Memphis, Tennessee’s Stax Records, the R&B powerhouse that turned out hits like [...]
Will Smith supports Obama’s call for higher taxes
One of Hollywood’s biggest and best-paid stars is supporting President Barack Obama’s call for higher taxes on the country’s top earners. Will Smith said while promoting “Men In Black III” last week that he supports the move. “I’m very supportive of that idea,” Smith told The Associated Press in an interview. “America has been fantastic [...]
Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys dies at 47
Adam Yauch, the gravelly voiced Beastie Boys rapper and the most conscientious member of the seminal hip-hop group, has died. He was 47. Yauch’s representatives confirmed that the rapper died Friday morning in New York after a nearly three-year battle with cancer. Also known as MCA, Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous salivary gland in [...]
Nocturnal Wonderland creates a sense of wonder among attendees
Summer came early for Texas, as electronic music fans from around the United States descended upon Apache Pass, this past weekend to experience the 3rd annual Nocturnal Wonderland. The lineup, consisting of artists such as Bingo Players, Sebastian Ingrosso, CSS, Tiesto, AWOLNATION, Datsik, Calvin Harris, Steve Aoki, Chromeo, Nero, and Pendulum did not disappoint the [...]
Music fans hanker for Ray Charles hologram: poll
When a hologram of late rapper Tupac Shakur appeared on stage with Snoop Dogg at the recent Coachella music festival, it stunned audiences by literally bringing the performer back to life – technologically, anyway. Reuters asked Los Angeles-based E-Poll Market Research, which surveys consumers about celebrities for Hollywood’s major studios and TV networks, to pull [...]
Interview with Steve Aoki
Steve Aoki at Nocturnal Fest April 28, 2012, after the release of his debut album, WONDERLAND (Ultra Music & Dim Mak Records), which hit #9 on the iTunes Overall Album Chart, #54 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart, and #6 on the Dance/Electronic Album Chart. Aoki, originally made a name for himself by gaining exposure [...]
