Articles tagged “Music News”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Diversity, Vegetables, Peace and Brett Dennen for President By Jeff Kart IN Tech & Transport Jul 14 2011 Brett Dennen is into backyard veggies, music, and helping out kids and causes. Check out a partial roster of other Artist Ambassadors. + READ MORE

Biking with a Cello? Ben Sollee Ditches the Van By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors May 11 2011 Ben Sollee plays a cello and loves people so much he's touring on a bike. Yes, his new video is pretty weird, too. And handmade. + READ MORE

Learn Guitar from Axeman Steve Vai, and Set a World Record By Jeff Kart IN Tech & Transport Feb 9 2011 Guitar god Steve Vai to bless the masses with a free online lesson, to set a world record and raise scholarship money. + READ MORE

The Birds and Beatles? Steve Baldwin Rocks with The Meetles and Brooklyn's Green Parrots (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Travel & Outdoors Dec 8 2010 "I first stumbled across The Meetles in early 2009, just a few months after they began performing in the subway. Seeing and hearing them for the first time was just about as odd as seeing wild green parrots flying about in an urban wasteland!" + READ MORE

Rocker Mom Kristen Henderson of Antigone Rising is Seeing Double (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Dec 1 2010 "We approach our fans in much the same way we do any of our family functions. Every gig is a family reunion!" + READ MORE

With Music and Activism, Xavier Rudd Urges Us to Be "Better People" (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Food & Health Jul 14 2010 "Music is a powerful media and it is an essential tool for increasing awareness and raising support," says Captain Paul Watson + READ MORE

Laying Out a Roadmap for Change: Singer-Songwriter David Rovics Talks About Music, Activism, and the Future (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Jul 7 2010 "Good music has the capacity to be not only palatable but to have a deep visceral, emotional impact. It's not unique in its ability to have a direct line to the hearts of the listeners, but it's a particularly powerful vehicle, or it can be." + READ MORE

Breaking New Ground with Solar Powered iPod Docks, Bluetooth Speakers, and More By Sara Novak IN Tech & Transport May 11 2010 We all the know the benefits of solar energy, it's obviously renewable, abundant, and could work to power the future. And now it's even making it's way into the music arena. Lloyd has written about solar powered music before in the form of Sun Boxes. + READ MORE

Every Day is Sunday: Morrissey Wants to Free Rabbits and So Should You By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Feb 26 2010 Morrissey's recent trend of generously allowing songs from his back catalog to be used for good causes continues. + READ MORE

The Green Music Group Strikes a Chord for Sustainability By Blythe Copeland IN Work & Connect Feb 8 2010 A-list musicians come together for the Green Music Group, a non-profit that aims to make sustainability a bigger part of the music industry. + READ MORE

Moby on Stage: Wanna Talk About Climate Change But Ignore Meat? It's Like Talking About Lung Cancer But Ignoring Cigarettes By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Oct 27 2009 Musicians Moby and Nellie McKay take the stage in Boulder, CO for a taping of the radio show Etown. In between music sets, they get to talk about their veganism, politics, and... Halloween costumes. + READ MORE

You Don't Have to Live in Hawaii to say 'Mahalo' to Jack Johnson's 'En Concert' By Jeff Kart IN Work & Connect Oct 26 2009 Jack Johnson's new 'En Concert' film benefits environmental charities in Hawaii, but he wants people all over the world to join in. + READ MORE

Group Benefit Album by Super Star Rockers Actually Doesn't Suck By David DeFranza IN Work & Connect Oct 5 2009 Somewhere on the rocky coast of New Zealand, a group of musicians gathered for three weeks around Christmas. Answering local songwriter Neil Finn's invitation, musicians such as Jeff Tweedy, KT Tunstall, Bic Runga, Sebastian Steinberg, Edward O'Brien, Phil Selway, and Johnny Marr made the long trip to work together. The result is The Sun Came Out, a new album by 7 Worlds Collide. + READ MORE

Help Wyclef Jean and Timberland Reforest Haiti By David DeFranza IN Fashion & Beauty Oct 2 2009 Facing environmental degradation, economic hardship, and political turmoil, the people of Haiti have a lot to worry about. One of the island's most famous living natives, Wyclef Jean, is working hard to change that. + READ MORE

Join Neil Young, Dave Matthews, and Others to Save Family Farms By David DeFranza IN Work & Connect Oct 2 2009 The 24th annual Farm Aid concert brings musicians, farmers, activists and consumers together in support of "good food." + READ MORE

Can Hip Hop Make Curbing Carbon Cool? Russel Simmons Thinks So By Jeff Kart IN Tech & Transport Oct 1 2009 America's Greenest Campus campaign recruits rap pioneer Russell Simmons. + READ MORE

This Song is Trash, Played with Plastic Bags, a Pill Bottle, Pizza Box and Snapple Cap By Jeff Kart IN Tech & Transport Sep 28 2009 A New York folk artist wants to beat trash, so she has her drummer use it for percussion. + READ MORE

Duran Duran, Scorpions to Record Global Warming 'We Are the World' By Jeff Kart IN Work & Connect Sep 18 2009 Musicians and celebrities unite to protest climate change with a song. + READ MORE

Green Day Sings About Green Jobs By Jeff Kart IN Work & Connect Sep 18 2009 Punk band Green Day aims to live up to its name. + READ MORE

Actiontrax Music Pushes Solar Power for the Poor By Jeff Kart IN Work & Connect Sep 17 2009 A music site that offers downloads for a cause, including providing solar power to the poor. + READ MORE