Israeli American Singer, Songwriter Yasmine Ariel

To listen to her music please go to Israelseen This interview with Yasmine is on the heels of her new CD release. Yasmine Ariel comes from a musical family, born in the United States to an Israeli mother and an...

'No Woman, No Cry' songwriter Vincent Ford dies

Kingston, Jamaica - Vincent Ford, a songwriter credited with composing the Bob Marley reggae classic "No Woman, No Cry," has died in Jamaica at 68 from complications of diabetes.  He's also been credited with...

Dizzee Calls Glastonbury's Jay-Z Decision 'Funny'

After Noel Gallagher called out Jay-Z as the reason for slow ticket sales to this year's usually guaranteed-to- sell-out-in-hours Glastonbury UK music binge, event organizers have stepped forward in defense of...

Bob Dylan wins a Pulitzer

Legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan can add yet another award to his list of accomplishments, this time a Pulitzer Prize.Cited for his 'profound impact on popular music and American culter, marked by lyrical...

Feist cleans up at Junos

A stark contrast from the Grammy Awards in February, where she was awardless despite four nominations."Leslie Feist completed a storybook homecoming at the Juno Awards Sunday night. The singer/songwriter...

Ukulele Ray Releases New Album

Famed pop-artist, musician and singer/songwriter, Ukulele Rayannounces the release of his new album "My Heart Belongs to Uke."The new CD features Ukulele Ray, performing several of his original...

Cohen, Madonna to be inducted into Rock Hall of Fame

Leonard Cohen, Madonna, John Mellencamp and others are to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight. Cohen will be iducted by Lou Reed and Madonna  by Justin Timberlake. Although Cohen and...

Ukulele Ray Writes Song In Mother's Memory

To honor the recent passing of famed pop-artist and singer, Ukulele Ray's mother, he combined his sadness and song-writing skills into an anthem to her memory. "I want to dedicate this song to my Mom, and to...

Joel Plaskett Emergency Earns 7 East Coast Music Award Nominations

Joel Plaskett is the best kind of maritime rock artist: the kind that makes for an amazing live show at a tiny venue. That's the only way I've seen Plaskett and his band, the Emergency, and it's the way I...

Ancient Canaveral Indians, their artifacts and their legacy

" Cape Canaveral historian Ray Osborne will give a multi-part presentation on the  history of the local Indians known at Ays and the artifacts that have  been found on this ancient culture. Also there will be a special music presentation by singer/songwriter Chris...

Avril Lavigne Responds To Lawsuit

Avril Lavigne has responded to a lawsuit brought against her by the band The Ribinoos for plagiarism. Tommy Dubar, founder of The Rubinoos, claims the singer's recent hit 'Girlfriend' bears a...

New Zealand Singer Songwriter Nuclear Tests Song in America

Luigi Cappel celebrates the anniversary of New Zealand’s Nuclear Free policy by performing his song ‘Mr Bush Why Can’t We Be Friends’ in FloridaToday, 8 June, is the 20th Anniversary of the day that New...

I'm Lisa Lavie

I started singing when I was about 10 years old. It was in school. We were doing some little recital and our music teacher was going around the classroom asking everyone to sing. I really did not want to sing,...

Full-Scale Gordon Matta-Clark Retrospective Opens

NEW YORK.- The first full-scale retrospective in twenty years of the work of Gordon Matta-Clark will open at the Whitney Museum of American Art on February 22, 2007. Gordon Matta-Clark: “You Are the Measure” – which travels subsequently to the Museum of...

Evangelist Sued For Claiming That God Heals

A tele-evangelist with a large following across the United States is being sued by relatives over her claim that prayer cured her brother's throat cancer. Darlene Bishop's claims appear in her book, Your Life Follows Your Words, which fails to mention that her brother, the...

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