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• Sad Farewell to Captain Beefheart

  Approximately twenty years ago, Captain Beefheart was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, and on 17 December 2010, at the age of 69, he passed away and left the music industry with a legacy ...

• 2011 Golden Guitar Nominees

  Since its inauguration year of 1973, the Country Music Awards of Australia, or CMAA, has been hosting its awards ceremony during the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January each year. ...

• Enrico Caruso, The Man With Voice of Angels

  Born in Naples, Italy in 1873, Enrico Caruso is regarded by many as having the greatest voice to ever grace the stage. As a tenor, Caruso set the standard for those who have followed his ...

• Bruce Springsteen Keynote Speaker at SXSW

  Next year's South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival (SXSW) will be taking place from 9 to 18 March 2012. It was recently announced the renowned singer and musician Bruce Springsteen ...

• New Orleans Voodoo Music Experience 2008

  Each year thousands of music fans gather at City Park in New Orleans to make the most of the New Orleans Voodoo Music Experience. This year’s Voodoo Music festival is set to take place from ...

• Tips for Purchasing Pre-Owned Musical Instruments

  Buying a used musical instrument can be a daunting task, especially if the musician is starting out and has no experience in the specific instrument. What seems like a bargain can be ...

• Illegal Download Threat

  As technology advances more rapidly every year, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep illegal activities to a minimum. And one act that is becoming a growing menace to the music industry ...

• Human Expose

  How and when did music begin? This is a difficult question with a complex answer. In a way perhaps music was not created but discovered. It must have always existed in a nascent form which took ...

• Nominations for BT Digital Music Awards Released

  British Telecommunications recently released the nomination list for the 2008 BT Digital Music Awards. As usual the competition is fierce and there is a great mixture of music styles, ...

• Christina Aguilera’s Bionic Summer Tour

  The last time music fans had the opportunity to see Christina Aguilera live in action, was in 2006, with her breathtakingly popular Back To Basics tour. Now, with the release of her new ...

• 2008 Decibel Festival Set to Shake Up Seattle

  The four-day annual 2008 Decibel Festival is set to take place at various venues throughout the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle from 25-28 September 2008. This popular music and arts ...

• Celebrating Worldwide Music Day

  Set to take place on 21 June 2014 – the day of the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, Worldwide Music Day events are planned in 520 cities around the world. Thanks to musicians, ...