April 5, 2012

GRAMMY FOUNDATION® GRANT PROGRAM AWARDS $250,000 IN GRANTS FOR MUSIC RESEARCH AND SOUND PRESERVATION

GRAMMY FOUNDATION® GRANT PROGRAM
AWARDS $250,000 IN GRANTS
FOR MUSIC RESEARCH AND
SOUND PRESERVATION

Funds Will Provide Support for
Archiving and Preservation Programs and Research Efforts

That Investigate the Impact Of Music
on Human Development

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (April 5, 2012) — The GRAMMY Foundation® Grant Program announced today that $250,000 in grants to help facilitate a range of research, archiving, and preservation projects on a variety of subjects will be awarded to 18 recipients in the United States, Canada, and the Dominican Republic. Research projects include a project that will use technology to enable parents of premature babies to have a presence at their child’s bedside even when they are away from the hospital. Preservation and archiving initiatives include a project that will protect live recordings of such performers as Marian Anderson, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Nina Simone, among others; and an effort to digitally transfer and provide access to an archive of fragile reel-to-reel recordings of live performances and related oral histories in the collection of the oldest continuously running folk music coffeehouse. A complete list of grant awards and projects is below. The deadline each year for submitting letters of inquiry is Oct. 1. Guidelines and the letter of inquiry form for the 2013 cycle will be available beginning May 1 at www.grammyfoundation.org/grants.
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April 4, 2012

Keane – Silenced By The Night

After gaining quite a bit fame off their track “Somewhere Only We Know” in 2004 and renew interest after being covered by the cast of Glee, East Sussex band Keane has come out with a brand new video and single. This track further proves why they are capable of no wrong when it comes to creating perfect alternative pop. Silenced By The Night is off the band’s fourth studio album Strangeland and is due out May 7th 2012.

While the track is definitely more pop than Keane’s previous songs, it still maintains the integrity of the band. Keane has been able to consistently create songs and albums that convey so much emotion that will be cherished by all who listens.

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April 3, 2012

The TSO Presents “The Hockey Sweater”

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra presents
THE HOCKEY SWEATER
Composed by Abigail Richardson
Roch Carrier, Narrator
Ken Dryden, Host
Alain Trudel, Conductor
World Première May 12 @ Roy Thomson Hall

“The winters of my childhood were long, long seasons. We lived in three places -
the school, the church and the skating rink – but our life was on the skating rink.”
Roch Carrier, “The Hockey Sweater”

Published in 1979 and instantly beloved by all, Roch Carrier’s “The Hockey Sweater” is as quintessentially Canadian as the game of hockey itself. Originally published in French, the story, which is often seen as a parable about French and English relations in Canada, became an instant classic of Canadian literature.Now, for the first time, “The Hockey Sweater” is being interpreted by a symphony orchestra by Dora award-winning composer Abigail Richardson.  The world première of Richardson’s The Hockey Sweater will be hosted by famed Montréal Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden and narrated by no other than the author himself, Roch Carrier.

Part of an all-Canadian programme, the concert also includes André Jutras’ Suite folklorique, John Estacio’s Borealis and Doris Clayman’s Hockey Night in Canada.
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March 22, 2012

Artist Spotlight: Emeli Sandé

Emeli Sandé has been doing her thing for a quite a while but only recently has she starting catching the attention of the mainstream music world.

Emeli is no stranger to UK listeners having spent most of 2010 on the charts with collaborations with rapper Chipmunk as well as Roll Deep. And although her voice maybe relatively new to most listeners her influence in the music world speaks volumes. As a talented song writer she was given the honour of working with a number of artists, including Cher Lloyd, Parade, Susan Boyle, Preeya Kalidas, Leona Lewis, Alesha Dixon, Cheryl Cole, and Tinie Tempah. Continue reading →

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March 18, 2012

Garbage – Blood For Poppies (FREE DOWNLOAD)

The much anticipated return of Garbage is shortly upon us. Not Your Kind of People is due out May 14th and as a special treat the band is offering up their lead single Blood For Poppies as a free download.

‘We love you loyal little darklings so much, we wanted you all to be the first ones to have our new single ‘Blood for Poppies’ Enjoy!’

Devoted fans will not be disappointed and this track is also the perfect way to get introduced to Garbage if you missed out in the late 90′s. They definitely know how to get your head banging with the amazing beat and dark poetic lyrics.
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March 14, 2012

Marina and The Diamonds – Primadonna

Marina and the Diamonds premiered their vintage inspired video for Primadonna. The Dr. Luke(Britney Spears, Katy Perry) produced track is a follow up to their collaboration on Radioactivewhich peaked #25 in the UK. Both tracks are set to appear on her upcoming album Electra Heart(Radioactive will only be on the deluxe version) due out April 30th.

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March 10, 2012

Toni Braxton – I Heart You (FREE DOWNLOAD)

Toni Braxton’s seventh studio album is expected out this May, and by the sound of her latest track she is leaving the soulful 90′s behind and bringing forth the dance floor diva. I Heart You is bound be the next big club anthem on a dance floor near you. The song which was both written and produced by Ms. Braxton, absolutely epitomizes the feeling of needing a lover while at the same time needing to move to the club thumping beat. The song does an amazing job of showcasing Toni Braxton’s strong voice and talent when it comes to producing music. This track should be added to your workout playlist now, as it will definitely keep you moving.

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