Archive | Music Interview
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Q&A with Sara Bareilles
In about two weeks, singer and NBC’s “The Sing-Off” judge Sara Bareilles will be at the Hollywood Palladium, finishing up her “Kaleidoscope Heart” tour with one of its last shows.
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Q&A with Joe Jonas about starting a solo career and his new album, ‘FastLife’
Joe Jonas has chosen the road towards a solo career and releases his new album, “FastLife,” today.
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The Indie Empire
Ryan Schreiber looks nothing like your average CEO. At 35, he is stout, boyish and remarkably candid. He is at once calm and fidgety, constantly tossing his head to and fro as if he’s looking for someone nearby. He looks more like a record store clerk.
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Evanston teen’s ‘Secret Crush’ featured in Disney movie
Evanston singer/songwriter, Rachel McClusky achieved what most other aspiring artists her age only dream of — the 17-year-old's song, "Secret Crush," is featured in Disney's latest teen comedy, "Prom," which hit theaters April 29.
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Column: Grammys should focus on talent, not profit
If you’re of the belief that the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences is living up to its website overview’s claim to “honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position,” then I ...
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‘Teach Me How to Dougie’ rappers living the dream
Everyone from reality star Kim Kardashian to NBA player John Wall has danced it. But where exactly did Cali Swag District, the four-man rap group from Inglewood, Calif., find inspiration for their hit song “Teach Me How to Dougie”?
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Music interview: Slash
With his cigarette, top hat and Jack Daniels, Slash personifies rock ‘n’ roll. The ex-member of Guns N’ Roses and representative of the golden age of hard rock is still making music.
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Music Interview: Ben Kweller
Singer-songwriter Ben Kweller has been making music since he was 12, first performing with the band Radish, and later building a solo career that has seen four full-length albums released. The Daily’s Dusty Somers spoke to Kweller about his musical sensibilities and his optimistic outlook.
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Music Interview: Jim Lauderdale
In the Internet-sustained chaos of our times, the great relic of the uniquely American art form of country music has been lost. Instead of the pride of ol' glory that it once was, it is now an oft-scoffed pejorative, pigeon-holed into the "I'll listen to anything but country" conversational chestnut.