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Back on June 1st, 1969, John Lennon recorded the song “Give Peace a Chance” in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. continue reading...

All of the pertinent information regarding the song’s creation and who’s involved is in the video. To donate to the cause, visit http://GulfAid.org. continue reading...

The 27 Club is an unlikely group of talented musicians who passed away at the young age of 27- sometimes under mysterious circumstances. continue reading...

San Francisco guitar man Chuck Prophet wrote a series of incredible songs examining the contradictions of American life during the recession. Prophet decided to gain some perspective by recording it outside of the US. He travelled to Mexico City where he ran into a H1N1 flu pandemic, electrical blackouts, and a major earthquake. A crew was capturing every moment so that you can share in his experience.

Check out more of Chuck Prophet’s songs Here. continue reading...

EMI Music/Vector Recordings is set to release the highly anticipated recording Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration on March 31. The album features performances by 3 Doors Down, Al Green, Patty Griffin, Heather Headley, Jon Bon Jovi, Jonny Lang, Queen Latifah, Joss Stone with Buick Audra and many more (see below for full track listing). For the project, these world-renowned musicians collaborated with Gospel artists and several of today’s top Gospel Choirs to record renditions of some of the most loved and recognizable inspirational songs. It’s been said you don’t just hear gospel music you feel it. It’s woven through the fabric of the American spirit and history and its influence can be felt and heard around the world today and in the background of many of today’s most talented artists and musicians.

The album’s concept resulted from a close partnership between EMI Gospel and Vector Recordings and was produced by Ken Levitan, Bill Hearn, Jack Rovner, Ken Pennell, Drew & Shannon, Johnny K, Sanchez Harley, Obie O’Brien, Keith Thomas, Tommy Sims, Cedric Thompson, Simon Climie, Michael McDonald, Joss Stone and Buick Audra. Of the project, Bill Hearn, CEO of EMI Christian Music Group comments, “We wanted to create an album that honored the legacy of gospel music—it’s the backbone of the American spirit—but also create unique artist pairings that fans could find no where else.” Vector’s Ken Levitan adds, “Gospel music has always been not only spiritually and musically uplifting but also a great American art form. With this project we’ve taken artists who have been successful in other genres and combined them with this great art form to create new powerful music.” continue reading...

DeepRockDrive (www.DeepRockDrive.com), the world’s first interactive online concert venue, has launched a global free concert series in partnership with Pepsi starring Disturbed. The series reinforces DeepRockDrive’s prominence as the world’s most popular destination for online, interactive concerts. Presented by Pepsi, Disturbed will be performing to global audiences on Thursday May 29th, 2008 @ 7PM PST. During the set, fans will be able to communicate and interact with the band in real time via the revolutionary service that DeepRockDrive has created. continue reading...

Shout! Factory is proud to present In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2 which will be available April 1st. The CD is currently at number 6 and rising on the World Music radio charts and features brand-new covers of classic U2 songs by Grammy Award-winning and up-and-coming African artists including Angelique Kidjo, Les Nubians and Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars. A portion of the record’s proceeds will directly benefit The Global Fund. continue reading...

Say it ain’t so Neil? From the AFP:

BERLIN (AFP) — Canadian folk rock legend Neil Young said he has lost all hope that music can change the world, as he presented a documentary about his 2006 anti-war concert tour at the Berlin film festival on Friday. continue reading...

Under the odd and random category:

More than 40 years after it barred the iconic British band from playing there, Israel said it wants the surviving members of the Beatles to participate in a concert celebrating the country’s 60th birthday. continue reading...

Check out a video of Nicole Scherzinger’s promotional tour through London, including her performance at Swarovski’s Fashion Rocks:

Also, check out Nicole’s official site www.hernameisnicole.com to vote on the song that they think should be Nicole’s next single. Nicole’s new album Her Name Is Nicole will be released in 2008. continue reading...