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• Tips for a Successful Gig

  Any gig is a very important event for a musician, as it offers exposure, and for many it is even their livelihood. At any given time something can go wrong, especially when there is crowd of ...

• Music Industry Trusts Award Honors Annie Lennox

  The Music Industry Trusts Award has selected Annie Lennox as the recipient of its 22nd award, saluting her noteworthy contribution to British music and her outstanding work as a ...

• Gershwin Prize for Popular Song: Honoring Outstanding Talent

  Presented to a composer or performer for their noteworthy contributions to popular music, the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song was created in 2007 in honor of songwriting ...

• Conkers Live Aid Concert

  On a normal day, Conkers is a family attraction theme park that is located at the Heart of the National Forest. It gives young and old the opportunity to interact, while learning and exploring ...

• U2 – One of the Most Successful Bands Ever

  U2 is a popular rock band that has seen much success since it first began in the mid-1980s. U2 was formed in Dublin, Ireland and is made up of four band members. Bono (Paul Hewson) plays ...

• Classification of Musical Instruments

  Originally, the classification of musical instruments was done by the Sach-Hornbostel system, which was designed and created by Curt Sachs and Eric von Hornbostel in 1914. Their system had ...

• Cypress Hill Dates Confirmed

  Cypress Hill was established in 1988 and is a Latino group that has enjoyed years of international success. With a number of platinum and multi-platinum albums, the group has cemented their ...

• Ministry Of Sound DJ Academy

  Even if you’ve never been there, you’ll probably have at least heard about the Ministry of Sound club in London. Ministry of Sound is one of the world’s most renowned clubs. It seems now the ...

• Upcoming Clash of the Choirs

  “Clash of the Choirs” is a new reality-type show in which five musical superstars take on the challenge of returning to their hometowns with the objective of assembling an amateur choir and ...

• Bo Diddley’s Lasting Legacy

  Often credited with being a key figure in the transition from blues to rock and roll, Bo Diddley (30 December 1928 - 2 June 2008) introduced powerful rhythms and a hard-edged guitar sound to ...

• 2011 Cape Town International Jazz Festival

  This year will mark the twelfth annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival, an event that jazz lovers should not miss out on. Even those who are not completely sold on jazz attend this ...

• “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “Straight Outta Lynwood” Tour

  “Weird Al” Yankovic kicked off his “Straight Outta Lynwood” 2008 Tour at The Cotillion in Wichita, Kansas, on 7 August, and will be performing in a total of sixteen U.S. cities, finishing ...