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• MHOF Inductee Peter Frampton

  Inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame at the 4th Annual Induction Ceremony in January 2014, singer-songwriter and multi-instrument musician Peter Frampton has enjoyed a long and varied ...

• 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 ...

• Film Scores – How do they do it?

  What would a movie be like without sound? Would we still be able to feel the emotions of elation, fear, anticipation, sorrow and joy? Even though it is the most important component to a ...

• Polaris Music Prize 2011 Nominees

  Each year musicians wait anxiously to hear who has made the list of nominees for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize. Based on the Mercury Music Prize that is handed out in the United ...

• Prague’s Country Music Redux

  Who'd have thought that country music would be a musical staple of the Czech Republic? Stranger things have happened, yet through two world wars and 40 years of communist oppression, the Czech ...

• UK Music Industry Unites Against Piracy

  As part of efforts to combat piracy, a new umbrella organization has been formed to represent the entire British music industry. The organization recently committed to a five-year plan which ...

• New BLO Music Director

  Founded in the year 1976, the Boston Lyric Opera has become a vital part of New England's history and tradition, and is one of the most well known opera companies in the USA. The Citi ...

• Southern Ground Music and Food Festival

  The Zac Brown Band has become well known for their exceptional music, including seven singles that have reached the number one spot on the Billboard country charts. Heading up the band is Zac ...

• Beijing 2008 Olympic Orchestra

  The Beijing 2008 Olympic Orchestra is a very ambitious project. Organizers are planning for the participation of 2008 musicians from 40 countries to support the theme of the Beijing Olympic ...

• Trinity College London Introduces Rock & Pop Exams

  The well-known Trinity College London has recently announced the introduction of Rock & Pop music qualifications, with exams aimed at giving students the recognition they deserve for their ...

• Experience Music Project Interactive Museum

  Standing outside the building of the Experience Music Project, also referred to as EMP, one has to wonder if the structure itself is the exhibition, or is there more to come? And there ...

• Laurie Takes On Music Industry

  Born on 11 June 1959, James Hugh Calum Laurie is better known for his Emmy nominated role as Dr. Gregory House, but has a musical side that the public is only now beginning to see. As an ...