AP - Dec 7, 2006
Two of this fall s most notable albums almost never escaped backstage battles that long delayed their release. Hip-hop duo the Clipse s acclaimed Hell Hath No Fury languished for years before its November...
More »Reuters - Dec 23, 2005
Less than two weeks before the planned January 3 release of her second album, singer/songwriter Nellie McKay has voluntarily left her Columbia Records label following a public dispute about the length...
More »Reuters - Oct 23, 2005
One of the many joys of Showtime s suburban drugs comedy Weeds is hearing the opening theme song, Little Boxes, sung by its composer, Malvina Reynolds, who did not start writing until she was in her 50s...
More »Reuters - Apr 25, 2005
Patti Smith), former Phish bassist Mike Gordon, Huey Lewis and Mavis Staples have joined the performance lineup for the fifth annual Jammy Awards, honoring the best in improvisational music. Other late...
More »E! Online - Nov 16, 2004
The Shortlist was shortened to just one Monday night, and TV on the Radio emerged victorious. The New York-based rock band edged out competition from the likes of buzz band Franz Ferdinand and U....
More »Reuters - Nov 16, 2004
New York-based rock band TV On The Radio won the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize for cutting-edge acts during a sterile and sparsely attended ceremony in Los Angeles Monday. The group was honored for its...
More »AP - Sep 26, 2004
Alicia Keys, Nellie McKay and Cyndi Lauper brought pop music to an ancient setting, performing for thousands of Chinese fans at the foot of the Great Wall. Also on the bill of Saturday s concert was...
More »AP - Sep 21, 2004
The Shortlist is finally short. After an initial 73 nominations for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize, the 10 finalists have been announced. Among them are Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand, quirky chanteuse...
More »Reuters - Sep 7, 2004
Johnny Cash s guitars, his black leather boots and a tin cup from Folsom Prison are among the memorabilia from the late country music star displayed on Tuesday ahead of an auction at Sotheby s. The...
More »AP - Aug 23, 2004
Loretta Lynn, Macy Gray and the rock group The Killers are among the 73 artists being considered for the annual Shortlist Music Prize, which honors artists whose albums were critically acclaimed but fell...
More »AP - May 5, 2004
Nellie McKay isn t afraid to admit that she was a band geek in high school. The 19-year-old singer/songwriter was teased because she prefers slacks, flats and shoulder-padded blazers to tight, trendy...
More »Reuters - Apr 13, 2004
Singer-songwriter Nellie McKay dropped out of music college with failing grades two years ago but now the precocious 19-year-old has a double album climbing the charts amid a flood of critical acclaim...
More »Reuters - Mar 26, 2004
Performers at the nation s biggest gathering of bands here always face Vegas-style odds. Yet acts ranging from major-label properties to unsigned regional groups -- more than 1,200 in all this year --...
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