Jim Henman launches new album

Jim Henman launches new Album

Jim Henman launches new Album

From a journey that started over 40 years ago, as one of the founding members of the Canadian Rock Group April Wine, comes a new album by Jim Henman entitled “Same Old Feeling”. [Read more…]

Max Klub Jazz Festival 2012

Max Klub Jazz Festival

Max Klub Jazz Festival

Max Klub Jazz Festival is a festival that has been revived in the year 2012 after 10 years of absence, and set a basis for cultural renaissance of jazz scene in Velenje. Jazz enthusiasts will be able to witness interesting musical acts in five more shows. [Read more…]

Etta James Jazz Singer 1938 – 2012

Etta James Jazz Singer 1938 – 2012

Etta James Jazz Singer 1938 – 2012

Etta James has died after fighting leukemia and the ravages of the awful disease related complications.

James will be remembered for her powerful love song. At Last

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADDigK8LwyE [Read more…]

Love Music, Love Food

Love Music, Love Food – The Rock Star Cookbook

There are two things that could make the world a better place – food and music – and this exclusive project combines them with a unique collection of portraits  of musicians with their favourite food or drink. The original, dramatic portraits command attention and the complex creativity of each is absorbing. [Read more…]

The Frootful Art Ensemble Tour

Frootful Art Ensemble

Frootful Art Ensemble

This December The Frootful Art Ensemble is going on a whistle stop tour, bringing their unique brand of 60s inspired soul jazz to London, Cornwall, Bath and Liverpool. Expect sharp suits, a knockout vocalist, and a swinging soul / jazz / R&B / Latin / ska set aimed squarely at the dance floor. [Read more…]

25 Years Of Spreading The Lurve

Ambrose Harcourt - Mr Lurve

Ambrose Harcourt - Mr Lurve

He is the Barry White of Sussex and there aren’t many people in the area who can say we haven’t heard his deep romantic tones on the radio.

Ambrose Harcourt, “Mr Lurve” is celebrating 25 years of spreading the Lurve to Sussex, London and the Southeast of England where he has been broadcasting all this time.

He joined Southern Sound Radio in 1986 to present a Soul and R & B show on Saturdays, called SOUL DIRECTION. The show finished at 11pm and then there was a sponsored show which ran from 11pm till Midnight when the station closed down for the night. [Read more…]

Rihanna on Jubilee Line

Rihanna on the Jubilee line

Rihanna on the Jubilee line

Adrienne Amado was travelling on the Jubilee Line and had the unexpected pleasure of bumping into pop star Rihanna in the same carriage as her.

The American singer had taken the tube to North Greenwich station where she was whisked away in her limo to her own gig at the London O2 Arena [Read more…]

Families Out of Tune on Music Education

Music Eucation Program

Music Eucation Program

ATLANTA – More than half of U.S. children and adults have never received music education, though a majority (68 percent) thinks it’s important, says a new IBOPE Zogby poll* commissioned by Primrose Schools, The Leader in Educational Child Care ®. Over 70 percent of adults recognize that music education enhances children’s music appreciation, cognitive development and creativity. However, over the past 15 years, many school music programs have been cut to reduce budgets and to spend more time on math and reading instruction. [Read more…]

UK record for Back to Black

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse

Back To Black returned to the top of the charts a week after the death of Amy Whinehouse, going on to sell more than 3,259,100 copies to become the best-selling album of the century in the UK. [Read more…]

Celtic Colours 2011

Celtic Colours 2011

Celtic Colours 2011

The line-up for 2011 Celtic Colours International Festival has been announced and organizers are excited about what’s in store for their 15th Anniversary.

Celtic Colours will be exploring our Cajun and Appalachian connections in 2011 with this year’s Artists in Residence: songwriter Ron Bourgeois from Cheticamp and Old Time Appalachian fiddler and singer Bruce Molsky from the US. [Read more…]