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Freddy Cole’s flawless show wraps up jazz fest on Jaraseom

Oct 4, 2011

He hates to be called “the brother of Nat King Cole” but his show on Monday showed once again that the Cole family knows how to play jazz.Freddy Cole’s raspy, elegant but articulate vocals instantly stopped the audience from wandering around in search of food and drinks at the outdoor stage during t
BIG BANG nominated for MTV Europe Music Awards

Oct 4, 2011

Korean boy band BIG BANG has been nominated for the World Wide Act Asia Pacific award of the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA), the group’s agency YG Entertainment announced on Monday.Established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular European music, the EMA this year newly cr
TVXQ, T-ara top Oricon weekly charts

Oct 4, 2011

Album cover of TVXQ’s “Tone.”(S.M. Entertainment)K-pop group TVXQ and girl group T-ara topped Japan’s Oricon Weekly Charts for the week of Sept. 28.TVXQ’s “Tone” sold more than 205,000 copies in the first week of its release to top the albums chart, while T-ara’s “Bo Peep Bo Peep” sold more than 50,
27 pianists from 13 countries compete in Louisiana

Oct 3, 2011

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana (AP) -- A chance to perform in St. Petersburg, Russia and at Carnegie Hall is bringing 27 pianists from 13 countries to compete in Alexandria.The Louisiana International Piano Competition is also a chance for central Louisiana residents to meet and hear musicians from around th
Domingo strikes back after scathing review

Oct 3, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- In Washington, the operatic drama is taking place offstage.Spanish tenor Placido Domingo has slammed a Washington Post music critic who said he had “sabotaged” a recent performance of “Tosca” with his conducting, calling her comments “unconscionable” and unleashing a war of words
Sumi Jo to visit Pyongyang in May

Sept 30, 2011

Coloratura soprano shares her belief in power of music to help those in needThe concert schedule of Grammy-winning South Korean soprano Sumi Jo is extremely tight. Successfully finishing the “Hyundai Capital Invitational Sumi Jo Park Concert” at an outdoor stage in Olympic Park in Seoul last Saturda
Eye like

Sept 30, 2011

Pink Floyd digitally remasteredPink Floyd“Rediscovery Edition”(Warner Music) All of legendary progressive rock band Pink Floyd’s 14 studio albums have been digitally remastered under the title “Rediscovery Edition” released Sept. 26. It is the first time that all of their albums have been remas
Sumi Jo to visit Pyongyang in May

Sept 30, 2011

[Herald Interview] Coloratura soprano shares her belief in power of music to help those in needThe concert schedule of Grammy-winning South Korean soprano Sumi Jo is extremely tight. Successfully finishing the “Hyundai Capital Invitational Sumi Jo Park Concert” at an outdoor stage in Olympic Park in
Music producer’s take on Olympics: Grunts, thumps

Sept 30, 2011

LONDON (AP) ― To music producer Mark Ronson, the Olympics resound with thwacks and grunts, screeches and thumps.The three-time Grammy winner described Thursday how he has been working with Olympic hopefuls from five countries to create a soundtrack for the London 2012 Games ― an anthem that fuses so
Tony Bennett, 85, tops U.S. album chart for first time

Sept 29, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Tony Bennett made music history Wednesday when he topped the Billboard album chart for the first time in his 60-year career ― and became the oldest living act ever to do so.Bennett, 85, a 15-time Grammy winner who plays London and Copenhagen next week, reached the summit with “Du
Elton John starts 3-year Las Vegas run at Caesars

Sept 29, 2011

LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Elton John is returning to Las Vegas for a three-year headlining gig at Caesars Palace.The five-time Grammy winner was set to perform Wednesday night for the first of 16 shows scheduled through October, the first performances of a new show titled “The Million Dollar Piano.”The remai
Bob Dylan paintings under fire

Sept 29, 2011

NEW YORK (AFP) ― Bob Dylan faced uncomfortable questions Wednesday over several paintings in a New York exhibition by the prolific singer-songwriter that appear to have been copied directly from other artists’ photographs.The paintings are part of a show at the Gagosian Gallery titled “The Asia Seri
Jett, GNR, Heart, The Cure nominated for rock hall

Sept 28, 2011

Long ago, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts professed their love for rock ‘n’ roll. It’s time to see if the feeling runs both ways.The iconic rock act is on the list of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees for the 2012 class released Tuesday. Women who rock feature prominently among first-time nominees.
Defense: Jackson gave himself fatal dose of drug

Sept 28, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Prosecutors told jurors Tuesday that Michael Jackson was killed by the actions of his personal physician, who used a dangerous anesthetic without adequate safeguards and botched recovery efforts when he found the singer unconscious.Defense attorneys countered that Jackson caused
Girls’ Generation back with third album

Sept 27, 2011

Girls’ Generation will release their third album’s first single “The Boys” on Oct. 4 through music websites in Asia and iTunes in the U.S. and Europe, the group’s agency S.M. Entertainment said Monday.The nine-member group will unveil all the tracks from the new album the next day, the agency