Articles tagged “music”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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

Special Premiere: Behind the Scenes of The Hip Hop Caucus, a New Generation of Political Activism By Rebecca Lange IN Apr 22 2011 A new television special airs on Saturday, April 23 at 4 pm on Planet Green, about the Hip Hop Caucus, a national, nonprofit organization aimed at educating and empowering youth by getting them involved in the politics and issues of... + 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

Lady Gaga Tops DoSomething's 'Celebs Gone Good' List By Jeff Kart IN Features Dec 29 2010 Lady Gaga is tops in a DoSomething.Org list of celebrities. But the organization also honors non-famous folks, to the tune of $100,000. + READ MORE

Rock Stars of Science Seek Cure By Jeff Kart IN Features Dec 24 2010 'Rock Stars of Science' pairs Bret Michaels, Blondie, and docs you've probably never heard of. + READ MORE

Rolling Stone Names Top 15 Eco Rockers, Dips Toe in Green Scene By Jeff Kart IN Features Dec 21 2010 Rolling Stone 'Top 15 Eco Rockers' list reads like a rundown of Planet Green posts, with a few extras. It's not a bad way to remember 2010. + READ MORE

Green Music Group Pushing Goats for the Holidays By Jeff Kart IN Features Dec 16 2010 Green-minded musicians have some unique gift ideas + READ MORE

Kahn Morbee of The Parlotones on Being Bono, Fighting Malaria (Interview) By Jeff Kart IN Features Dec 14 2010 The Parlotones come from South Africa, where they're big on album sales, and social causes + READ MORE

Erasure Back With "A Little Respect" For Gay, Lesbian Community (Video) By Jeff Kart IN Features Dec 11 2010 Erasure are back with a new version of an old single, "A Little Respect" + 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

Keller is a Stellar Musician for Both Kinds of Kids By Jeff Kart IN Features Dec 4 2010 Keller Williams' new CD is called Kids. But it rocks for more than children. + READ MORE

Who's Coming to Coachella 2011? There's a Contest By Jeff Kart IN Features Dec 4 2010 The as-yet-unannounced performers at Coachella 2011 could include you, if you have the chops + 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

Coal, the Musical, Can Bring Us Together By Jeff Kart IN Features Nov 30 2010 Coal, the musical, part of USA Projects aimed at environmental action + READ MORE

Zombies, Students Get Credit in Design Studio 3 By Jeff Kart IN Features Nov 23 2010 A Colorado university class gives zombies some credit, along with students + READ MORE

Dancing Machine Parts Reanimated in Swedish Nuke Plant By Jeff Kart IN Features Nov 19 2010 A Swedish nuclear plant, now part of a technology institute, plays host to dancing robots. + READ MORE

Singing 'Hallelujah' at Macy's & Other Random Acts of Culture By Jeff Kart IN Features Nov 4 2010 Random Acts of Culture bringing classical joy to unlikely places + READ MORE

Power of Presley Propels Chilean Miner Edison Peña By Jeff Kart IN Features Nov 2 2010 Edison Peña, one of those 33 trapped Chilean miners, is running in the New York City Marathon and planning a trip to Graceland. + READ MORE

'The Like' Goes Back to the Future for '60s Sound (Z Interview) By Jeff Kart IN Features Oct 26 2010 "The Like" recorded their latest record with vintage equipment, in a bakery, with a vegan lead singer. + READ MORE