The MP3 Catalog Blog
The MP3 Catalog Blog
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01/23/2008 09:57 AM
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Alicia Keys
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Alicia Keys was born in 1981, and despite her young age she has already risen to the top of the music industry. By the end of 2007, Keys had sold more than 35 million records. When compared to other musical performers, it is easy to see that Keys has achieved a very high level of [...]
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01/20/2008 09:52 PM
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Taylor Swift Still Isn’t Relinquishing the Charts
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The talented Miss Swift isn’t budging from her solid perches at the top of Billboard’s country albums and songs charts, where she sits with Taylor Swift and
“Our Song,” respectively.To make life even sweeter, Swift also has this week’s highest vaulting new single, “Picture to Burn,” which bows at No. 52. The only other first-time songs [...]
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01/16/2008 08:53 PM
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Dean Owens - Whisky Hearts
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In many ways, Dean Owens’s third solo album is very old fashioned. That isn’t meant as a criticism - musically it references huge slabs of Springsteen (especially the opener, Years Ago, one of those slyly political songs with its ripe rip of sax, and the gloriously uplifting Hallelujah) and in its more relaxed moments the [...]
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01/15/2008 08:45 PM
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Tom Baxter - Skybound
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It’s been three years since we heard anything from Tom Baxter. His 2004 release Feather and Stone, especially its opening track My Declaration, was a Radio Two favourite, but since then, not a sausage. Now comes Skybound, an autobiographical album, which shows off his angelic, dreamy voice with an eclectic mix of sounds and styles.A [...]
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01/14/2008 04:54 PM
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The Magnetic Fields - Distortion (Nonesuch)
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It’s four years since the last The Magnetic Fields album, i, but Stephin Merritt has hardly been idle. Yet where 69 Love Songs showed a remarkable profligacy of songwriting, and Showtunes elicited his love of Chinese music, Distortion is a conscious step back - not just looking over its shoulder, but swiveling round for a [...]
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01/13/2008 03:16 PM
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Chrisette Michele
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Surrounded by music since she was a small child, twenty-four year old singer, songwriter and composer Chrisette Michele has been blessed with an old soul and this Long Island bred songwriter and vocalist has a deep appreciation for the harmonic
foundations that includes gospel and jazz. “I did my first solo when I was four [...]
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01/12/2008 02:31 PM
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Sara Bareilles
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As a gifted singer and a versatile pianist with no formal training, Sara Bareilles burst onto the pop scene with a naturally skilled voice ranging from powerful and
soulful to sweet and gentle, earning her instant comparisons to Fiona Apple and Norah Jones. At age 18, she left the Redwood forests of her hometown, Eureka, CA, [...]
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01/11/2008 02:27 PM
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Tony Yayo Confident As Trial Date Is Set; Promises Eminem, Dr. Dre Will Be On G-Unit LP
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“I just came from court, I got my Donald Trump button-up on,” Tony Yayo said with a smile on Thursday afternoon (January 10) while sitting in the G-Unit’s Manhattan office.
Yayo, born Marvin Bernard, had been in court earlier in the day to make an appearance before his upcoming trial on charges of endangering the [...]
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01/07/2008 04:26 PM
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Kanye vs Beyonce
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Kanye West has revealed that Beyonce kicks his ass at Connect 4.
As strange as it sounds the friends battled it out at the board game when they were hanging out at Jay-Z’s new club recently.
In his first blog since the death of his mother Kanye thanked fans for the support and talked of playing Connect [...]
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01/07/2008 01:42 PM
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Fogerty’s Creative Revival
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John Fogerty’s newest, Revival, is easily his best record since Centerfield, and has some of his best material since the CCR days. Songs like Gunslinger, Creedence Song, and Long Dark Night hold their own against Creedence’s best stuff.
The album starts off with Don’t You Wish It Was True, with a beat that is similar to [...]
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Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock, another jazz piano star, said Peterson's influence could be found "in the generations that came after him." "Oscar Peterson redefined swing for modern jazz pianists for the latter half of the 20th century up until today," Hancock, 67 ... With Pilgrimage , the late Michael Brecker leaves us with a strong reminder of why many musicians said that one of their hardest tasks was to follow a Brecker solo. Herbie Hancock, Brad Mehldau, Pat Matheny, John Patitucci and Jack DeJohnette all rise ... Herbie Hancock, another legendary jazz pianist, said Peterson's impact was profound. "Oscar Peterson redefined swing for modern jazz pianists for the latter half of the 20th century up until today," Hancock said in an e-mail message. "I consider ... ... who recorded a string of duet albums in the 1970s with Peterson, said he “plays the best ivory box I've ever heard,” while Duke Ellington, no slouch himself, referred to his Canadian comrade as a “Maharajah of the keyboard.” Herbie Hancock ... ... while Count Basie once said "Oscar Peterson plays the best ivory box I've ever heard". Peterson's keyboard virtuosity, propulsive sense of swing, and melodic inventiveness influenced generations of jazz pianists who followed him. Herbie Hancock ... Herbie Hancock , "River: The Joni Letters" (Verve): The subject matter (the songs of Joni Mitchell) and the presence of Tina Turner and Leonard Cohen led me to expect one of Mr. Hancock's more pop-oriented projects. To my surprise, it turned out to be ... Veterans such as Gregg Allman, Indigo Girls, Toto and Herbie Hancock turned in strong shows, and relative newcomer Madeleine Peyroux showed what the buzz was about with a show that mixed original material with classics a la Billie Holiday and Patsy ... Oscar Peterson redefined swing for modern jazz pianist for the latter half of the 20th century," legendary jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, said. "I was dazzled by the precision of his playing. But it was primarily the groove that moved me about Oscar. ... They're also brilliant at clever turns of phrase and heartbreaking detail of love, loss and regret. The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock: Wonder why a jazz legend's musical tribute to Miss Joni Mitchell is one of Grammy's most wanted this year? Take a ... Acoustic Coffeehouse will feature music from the new jazz group 2nd Floor Katz Jazz Quintet, a four-piece from the Tri-Cities led by Matt Hall and influenced by such greats as John Coltrane and Herbie Hancock. Showtime is about 10:30 p.m. and ...
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