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::ALL MUSIC NEWS::
February 02, 2012
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Romney Adopts K’naan’s ‘Wavin’ Flag’ On Campaign Trail; K’naan
Is Not Amused
(Feb 1, 2012) Celebrated Canadian artist
K’naan
has told Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney to stop waving his
flag. Flush from a
crushing victory over Newt Gingrich
in Tuesday night’s Florida primary, the Romney campaign unveiled
a “new victory song:
Wavin’ Flag” by K’naan,”
Huffington Post senior political writer Jon Ward
tweeted.
Source:
www.thestar.com |
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Trumpeter Andrew McCandless Honours Beloved Childhood Music
Teacher
(Jan 31, 2012) Now the fair-haired toddler is just plain
Jarrett, a name lovingly selected by his parents for the music
teacher who changed
Andrew McCandless’s
life.
Source:
www.thestar.com - By Trish Crawford |
 Video: Odd Future Come To Toronto's Sound Academy On March 15
(Jan 25, 2012)
Odd Future
Wolf Gang Kill Them All, or Odd Future for short, have been
among the hottest (and most infamous) names in rap for year, so
tickets will go fast for the March 15 show at Sound Academy that
Union Events announced Wednesday.
Source:
www.thestar.com - by: Garnet Fraser
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 Motown Could Take on a Diverse Group of Artists with Ne-Yo in
Charge
(Jan 29, 2012) *Ne-Yo
is a dreamer and has big plans a Motown Records’
new senior VP of A&R.
Being the diverse artist he is, he wants to bring all kinds of
music to the
label, that’s traditionally has promoted predominantly Black
artists.
Source:
www.eurweb.com
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Great Expectations Of Saxman Ravi Coltrane
(Feb 1, 2012) For
Ravi Coltrane,
who just finished work on his first album for Blue Note Records,
expectations probably run a little higher than most. It isn't
just that his father, legendary saxophonist
John Coltrane,
recorded the landmark Blue Train for the label in 1957.
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www.globeandmail.com - By J.D. Considine |
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 New Sultry, Sexy Solange Knowles Album Coming Soon
(Jan 28, 2012) *If you haven’t noticed by now,
Solange Knowles
is an
interesting artist with a free spirit and unexpected timing.
The singer is readying a new album now, the first after her 2008
“Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams.”
Source:
www.eurweb.com
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Years Later, The Bill Evans Magic Does Not Die
(Feb 1, 2012) Everybody digs
Bill Evans.
That’s how Riverside Records titled the jazz pianist’s second
album in 1958, and 54 years later, everybody just seems to be
digging Evans even more.
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www.globeandmail.com - By J.D. Considine |
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 Kenny Chesney Tops Country Music Awards Nominations
(Jan 26, 2012) NASHVILLE—Kenny Chesney’s steamy duet, “You
and
Tequila” with Grace Potter, continues to radiate heat.
The song helped Chesney to nine
Academy of Country Music Awards
nominations Thursday morning, including the top honour of
entertainer of the year.
Source:
www.thestar.com - By Chris Talbott
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  MUSIC
TIDBITS
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Grammys 2012: Adele To Perform Live After Recovering From
Vocal Cord Surgery
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Bryan Adams Hits The Air Canada Centre, Feist Does Something
Mysterious
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