Jett-k “Stark Night” Album Launch Soars (tags)
Colossal talent with an enormous future!
Next "Star Wars" to score in Los Angeles for First Time in Franchise History (tags)
In a reversal of the current tide of runaway production facing our local scoring community, the music scoring for the upcoming "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is moving from London and coming stateside to Los Angeles.
Mayor Garcetti Supports Musicians’ Listen Up! Campaign (tags)
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joins the American Federation of Musicians in calling on film production companies to end their practice of offshoring film scoring jobs.
Listen for Life Musicfest 2012 Peace Day Concerts-Mission Viejo/San Pedro/Hollywood/Hemet (tags)
Listen for Life is honored to bring an impressive roster of world-renowned musicians to four cross-cultural Listen for Life Musicfest 2012 events in Southern California, September 21-29, 2012, to celebrate this year’s International Day of Peace and kick-off a world tour to promote peace around the globe.
Trio of Performing Artists Follow Lead of America’s Greats - (tags)
Three musical groups produce songs to help in the funding of the search for a missing college student, Lauren Spierer.
A Thousand Spirited Protesters Fill Streets of Austin (tags)
A Second-Line style music parade on Feb. 15, 2008 in Austin, Texas expressing opposition to the War in Iraq drew over 1,000 musician and activists.
When Ireland announced last spring that it would sharply curtail a lucrative tax break for musicians, painters, writers and sculptors, the shift posed a financial threat to U2, which has made the Emerald Isle its financial power base for nearly three decades.
Southern Voices in Cuba to Celebrate Fidel’s 80th Birthday (tags)
Artists committed to justice, dignity, and beauty hailing from Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, South Africa, Venezuela, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Puerto Rico, will be teaming up with local musicians for the "Todas las Voces Todas" (All the voices together) concert to take place December 30th at the Jose Marti Anti-imperialist Plaza in Havana.
Elton John Backed by The World Peace Religion (tags)
Only we can because the other religions command the killing of all non group members in their Holy Bibles.
For the first time in Orange County, son jarocho & hip-hop on one stage! (tags)
July 29, Friday! 29 de Julio, el viernes! For the first time in Orange County, son jarocho & hip-hop on one stage! Musica de resistencia, comin' atcha!
Broadjam introduces major new Web Hosting features for musicians (tags)
MADISON, WI. June 8, 2005 – Broadjam, Inc, a leading music technology firm, today announced the addition of several major features to the company’s popular web hosting service for musicians, including Blog/News/Journal pages, Links pages, and Guestbook pages. And users now have the ability to customize menu items, rename pages, and change the order in which pages appear.
LOCAL BANDS PLAY TO SUPPORT URBAN FARM (tags)
Farmers and organizors of the 41st street garden held a community event designed to bring people out to see this wonderful intercity project and local musicians came out to play and give support.
PETER AND THE WOLF: Going Where the Bones Tell Them (tags)
Cult musicians with a completely strange take on touring
Bands and Musicians Wanted (tags)
THE THOMAS PAINE PROJECT believes that an Independent Music Community is an essential part of a free society and TPP actively supports that community by encouraging venues to feature underground bands and musicians.
Politically-Minded DVD Release (tags)
Press Release of kapeesh.org, a new alternative media channel. Now distributing free copies of a politically-minded DVD compilation, featuring original footage and musicians such as Skinny Puppy.
Country Joe Band, 2004: 'Uncle Sam Needs Your Help Again' (tags)
Taking the stage at a community center in the small Northern California town of Bolinas, a group of four musicians quickly showed themselves to be returning as a vibrant creative force centered very much in the present.
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize (tags)
In 1985, Rock & Rap Confidential produced the short film I'll Vote On. It documented the efforts of the FBI and local authorities in rural Alabama to jail civil rights leaders for getting out the vote. Most charges (for "vote fraud") were ultimately dropped. But the 2000 Presidential election, marked by the deliberate disenfranchisement of thousands of registered Florida voters, confirmed that the right to vote in America still cannot be taken for granted.
Trans/Giving Febuary 13th (tags)
Invitation to come to Trans/Giving on Friday the 13th
Guerrilla labeling against corporate music (tags)
As part of a broad-spectrum attack involving activists, independent musicians, and programmers, Downhill Battle (downhillbattle.org) has begun guerrilla labeling actions in "big box" music retailers like as Walmart, Best Buy, and Target.
Defending the Families Sued by the RIAA (tags)
Copied from Kuroshin - a personal account of the garbage the RIAA (located in this town) are doing to music lovers.
Verdict: A music nothing called the Beatles (tags)
Appendix to previous Verdict
Martin Sheen Under Attack For Courageous, Patriotic Stand (tags)
Pressure is growing for the president to lose his job because of his uncompromising stance on the war. That's President Bartlet, as played by Martin Sheen in the hit television series, The West Wing..Last week a full page ad in the New York Times quoted former Nato supreme commander Wesley Clark saying that invading Iraq would "supercharge recruiting for al-Qaida". It was signed by around 50 musicians, including Lou Reed, Sheryl Crow, Massive Attack, and REM.
Music for Peace - musicians respond to the crisis in Iraq. (tags)
A new website for musicians who support peace.
The New Freedom Bus visits Los Angeles (tags)
The New Freedom Bus visits Los Angeles
Not In Our Name - Musicians (tags)
LA Not In Our Name - Musicians
UPDATE: Sunday Oct 6 protest in L.A. (tags)
We have an amazing lineup of 30+ speakers, musicians, spoken word, and more - in addition to the march itself.
Corporate Greed trying to stop 11 year award show.
Corporate Greed trying to stop 11 year award show.
Corporate greed trying to stop 11 year local music awards show
(M.A.C.E) (MUSICIANS ,AGAINCED, CORPORATE ,EXPLOITATION) IS STARTING PROTESTS ,AT ALL BLOCKBUSTER LOCATIONS. WE ARE FIGHTING BACK ,AGIANCED THE TYRANNY OF VIACOM.