Anna Molly

Tue, 01/30/2007 - 3:37pm by tkj

Guess what kids, Incubus is coming to the State Theatre (in Detroit, not A2) on Friday, Feb. 2nd @ 6:30pm.

Before you head down to the D, check out their latest album, Light Grenades. Want more? AADL has all things Incubus... well, not really... but you get my drift...

At Folsom Prison

Sat, 01/13/2007 - 1:17pm by RiponGood

On January 13, 1968, Columbia Records released At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash. The album was recorded live at Folsom State Prison, located in Folsom, California. Cash was joined on stage by June Carter, Carl Perkins, and Cash's band, the Tennessee Three. At Folsom Prison reached #1 on the Billboard Country chart and #13 on the Pop chart. The single Folsom City Blues was a #1 Country hit. Dressed in his signature black, Cash introduced himself to the inmates saying "I'm Johnny Cash."

I'm Dreaming of a White Yankee Doodle Stagolee!

Mon, 12/18/2006 - 3:57pm by iralax

One of the Ann Arbor District Library's outreach programs is Library Songsters, where a musician teaches K-12 students to how to write songs using information they learn in history or geography class. The students start to understand why the traditional songs they grew up singing are still popular a century or two after they were written.

There are whole books about one song: the seasonal White Christmas, the early American tune, Yankee Doodle, the ballad of a St. Louis barroom brawl, Stagolee, the folk/blues classic John Henry. New York, our most famous city, has more songs written about it than any other metropolis in America. The folk process itself is examined in volumes like American Roots Music and Making People's Music.

Did you see Idlewild?

Thu, 12/14/2006 - 4:04pm by tkj

As far as the not-so-new-anymore Outkast movie, Idlewild goes, some loved it... some hated it...

Oh well, at the least both sides seem to agree that the soundtrack is on point... so check it out!

Top 10 Albums* - Week 50

Sat, 12/09/2006 - 2:21pm by tkj

*Taken from The Billboard 200

(Artist Name.....Album Title)

1. Incubus.......................Light Grenades

2. Soundrack.......................Hannah Montana

3. Daughtry............................Daughtry

4. Various Artists.................NOW 23

5. The Beatles.....................Love

6. Jay-Z...........................Kingdom Come

7. Sarah McLachlan.................Wintersong

8. Akon............................Konvicted

9. Josh Groban.....................Awake

10. Various Artists................NOW That's What I Call Christmas! 3

Jay-Z knocks us to Kingdom Come

Sat, 12/09/2006 - 12:41pm by tkj

So... Jay-Z is retired... right... just like Jordan was...

Anyway, check out Jay-Z in his seventh solo album, Kingdom Come. It was just released around Thanksgiving and it debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200.

Let's see if it even comes close to The Black Album...

Do ORDINARY PEOPLE go to HEAVEN? John Legend may have the answer...

Mon, 10/30/2006 - 4:53pm by tkj

...or maybe he doesn't...

but in any case, if you loved John Legend in his debut album, Get Lifted, then you're sure to enjoy his second release entitled, Once Again.

Oh, and by the way, He'll be in concert on Wed, Nov 8th, 6:30pm at the State Theatre in Detroit. Check Ticketmaster for details...

...and let's get lifted once again...

Are you ready to bring SexyBack?

Fri, 10/27/2006 - 3:00pm by tkj

I know you've already heard Justin Timberlake's "My Love" & "SexyBack." Now check out the entire FutureSex/LoveSounds album. You won't be disappointed... I promise!

Oh yeah, after you've listened to the CD a few times, come back to this blog and let us know what you think...

"Revenge of the Book Eaters"

Wed, 10/25/2006 - 3:54pm by Bertha

Sunday, October 29, 6:30 pm at EMU's Pease Auditorium is Revenge of the Book Eaters. It's a fall fundraiser for the local 826michigan, a non-profit writing center.
Dave Eggers will be a guest, as well as the reknown Davy Rothbart The emcee for the evening is Martin Bandyke, and performing live are the Cowboy Junkies. So, it's an extra-ordinary mix of music and books. See the full line-up and ticket information at 826michigan

What do opera and bebop have in common?

Tue, 10/10/2006 - 5:55pm by Maxine

Not much, except that today, October 10, is the birthday of both Thelonious Monk and Giuseppe Verdi. Thelonious Monk, born in North Carolina in 1917, is best known as one of the prime inventors of bebop, a kind of jazz that uses repitition of sound to create a jumpy, irregular phrasing out of standard tunes. Monk played music with the likes of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and John Coltrane. His two most popular albums are Brilliant Corners and Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane.

Giuseppe Verdi was born in Parma, Italy in 1813. His first opera, Oberto, performed at La Scala, was a modest success. After the tragic death of his wife, Verdi vowed he would never compose again but after reading the brilliant libretto of Nabucco, he changed his mind. Verdi wrote a total of 26 operas, his most famous, Rigoletto, La Traviata and Falstaff.