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Jerry Goldsmith, Academy Award-winning film composer died yesterday of cancer at the age of 75. Here’s a tribute from Filmtracks: Jerry Goldsmith has been an awesome inspiration for two generations, scoring masterpieces that range from the early 60’s to the present. His scores have been essential in promoting the fine …

Finally catching up with USA's summer abductee mini-series. . .

Social anarchy, humans gathering in lieu of commerce, dogs and cats watching Ghost Busters together? No, just the Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In, recently busted by the local constabulary: A Letter to the Santa Cruz City Council Dear Honored Council Folk: This will be the second summer that Santa Cruz Guerilla …

There are two issues here: the first is the continued perversity of Ted Rall, but that’s nothing new. The second is a call for consistency on the part of the mainstream civil rights and other African-American advocacy organizations, to wit: Because of the racially-insensitive content of a recent cartoon, members …

The European Union gave the green light without reservation, US approval expected within days: The proposed marriage will leave four industry majors with about 80% of the world music market. “The merger was approved without conditions,” said a spokesman for the German media group. The EU said initial concerns that …

It is obvious to anyone who tries to listen to commercial radio – especially stations owned by the huge chains like Clear Channel – that they are stuffed to the gills with ads, so much so that even the advertisers and Wall Street have been complaining. Surprise, surprise! When the …

The Hives’ Tyrannosaurus Hives comes out today and it rocks the rectum. I talk about the band, the record and their place in the latest rock ‘n’ roll revival on MSNBC.com: Rock ‘n’ roll gets back to basics: Little bands like the Hives at center of genre’s latest resurgence Rock …

I am very pleased to see Americana finding an identity of its own apart from the Nashville hat scene, although the conference is in … Nashville, of course. The 5th annual event will be held from September 23-25 at the Nashville Convention Center, with evening showcases to be held at …

You don’t get much more authentic or important than the Alan Lomax Collection in terms of documenting real music made my real people throughout the world, recorded over a remarkable 70 year span. In March the Collection united with the Library of Congress: The American Folklife Center in the Library …

We’ve been hearing that artists are “intimidated” from speaking out against the war and the Bush administration. Besides just being factually incorrect (it is far easier to count the handful of artists who are in favor of the war and who support Bush, with perhaps the exception of the country …