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‘Hunger Games’ Fans React To Trailer Debut

dme — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:03:32 +0000

The much anticipated full-length trailer for “The Hunger Games” premiered yesterday on “Good Morning America” and promptly set the Internet on fire. Whether you’re a huge fan of the book or not, chances are you stumbled across the clip and have an opinion about the hotly awaited film, which stars Jennifer Lawrence as heroine Katniss [...]

Source: http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/11/15/hunger-games-fans-react-to-trailer-debut/

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J. Cole Gives Advice On The Premiere Of MTV2′s ‘Guy Code’

dme — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:03:14 +0000

By Dionne Buxton
On Tuesday night (November 15) MTV2 premiered its new, uber masculine show Guy Code. J. Cole appeared on the inaugural episode to provide some special commentary, reflecting on his partying days in college, his pre-partying rituals (college kids are broke), flirting with the ladies, and?of course?getting the girl, in what he calls ?a [...]

Source: http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/11/16/j-cole-advice-premiere-of-mtv2-guy-code/

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Exclusive: Kinect Hack Yields Morphing Music Video for Cassettes Won?t Listen?s ?Stuck?

dme — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:03:57 +0000

Monochromatic images captured by an Xbox Kinect and filmed by an iPhone morph and mutate in the new music video from Cassettes Won’t Listen. See the exclusive premiere now.

Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/11/kinect-iphone-music-video/

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Rick Ross, Meek Mill, N.O.R.E., Fat Joe And Mac Miller On ‘RapFix Live’

dme — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:03:21 +0000

Today, Rick Ross will appear on RapFix Live to speak on his health, after suffering from two seizures last month. Meek Mill, N.O.R.E. and Fat Joe will also weigh in on the importance of healthy living, after the recent loss of legendary rapper Heavy D. Early in the show Mac Miller will tune in to [...]

Source: http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/11/16/rick-ross-meek-mill-nore-fat-joe-and-mac-miller-on-rapfix-live/

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What Are Justin Bieber’s Options Now That Mariah Yeater Has Dropped Her Paternity Suit?

dme — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:03:10 +0000

Perhaps Mariah Yeater read our rundown of the legal actions she could face from falsely accusing Justin Bieber of fathering her newborn child, because the 20-year-old has dropped her paternity suit against the “Mistletoe” singer.
Prior to Yeater’s decision to drop the suit, Bieber’s camp promised to pursue legal action against the California woman. “I [...]

Source: http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/11/16/justin-bieber-paternity-suit-dropped-mariah-yeater-legal-options/

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Drake’s Dad Explains The Rapper’s Southern Roots

dme — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:03:19 +0000

By Rob Markman
Drake may be ?Proud? of Nicki Minaj and the other women in his life on his new single, but that pales in comparison to the pride that Drizzy?s father Dennis Graham has for his son. Memphis, Tennessee FOX News affiliate WMCTV caught up with big poppa Graham and explored the Young Money star?s [...]

Source: http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/11/16/drakes-dad-explains-the-rappers-southern-roots/

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Stream: deadmau5 Covers Radiohead

dme — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:03:34 +0000

Canadian producer deadmau5 has delivered a sample free cover of the Radiohead track ‘Codex’.

In the red corner: Radiohead are one of the most critically acclaimed groups on the planet, a band’s whose output has consistently been reinvented to incorporate avant garde elements within an emotive framework.

In the blue corner: deadmau5 is a hugely controversial Canadian producer, whose enormous profile seems to bring with it equal amounts of praise and criticism.

So when deadmau5 decides to cover Radiohead, you can be sure that the knives are out. Deciding to tackle ‘Codex’ from recent album ‘The King Of Limbs’ the producer opted against using any samples of the original. (via SPIN)

Completely recreating ‘Codex’ deadmau5 seems to soak the piano laden lament in honey. Playing it straight, the heavily distorted vocal sounds / melody line add an affecting, claustrophobic air missing from much of his original material.

Listen to ‘Codex’ below…

Radiohead – Codex (deadmau5 cover) by fuckmylife

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Meanwhile, deadmau5 has announced plans for a one off show in London. The free entry show will take place on November 28th, with Nokia pairing the Canadian against Oxford producer T-E-E-D.

Performing at Millbank Tower, the building will be transformed into a spectacular light show through state of the art 4D projection.

deadmau5 will play the following show:

November
28 London Millbank Tower

Source: http://www.clashmusic.com/news/stream-deadmau5-covers-radiohead

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Press Release: Hofstra University’s Peter Boonshaft is Recipient of 2011 George N. Parks Award from the National Association for Music Education and Music for All

dme — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:03:19 +0000

Hofstra University’s Peter Boonshaft is Recipient of 2011 George N. Parks Award from the National Association for Music Education and Music for All

RESTON, VA (November 2, 2011) – The National Association for Music Education announced that Peter Boonshaft, Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, is the recipient of the 2011 George N. Parks Award for Leadership in Music Education. He will receive the award at the Bands of America Grand National Championships in Indianapolis on Saturday, November 12, 2011.

Developed by NAfME and Music for All, the award is named for George N. Parks (1953–2010), director of the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1977 until his death. Considered a national authority on drum majoring, he led the George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, a summer workshop program for high school drum majors.

“The George N. Parks Award honors an exemplary music educator who embodies the characteristics and leadership that Mr. Parks showed his students every day,” said Michael A. Butera, executive director of NAfME. “The recipient must have a collaborative spirit, dedication to knowing the students as people, perseverance and enthusiasm, and an ability to instill qualities in students beyond the musical. We are greatly pleased to present Peter Boonshaft with this year’s honor.”

A member of NAfME and the New York State School Music Association, and considered one of the most exciting and exhilarating voices in music education today, Peter Boonshaft has been invited to speak or conduct in every state in the nation and around the world. He holds Bachelor of Music (Summa Cum Laude), Master of Music Education in Conducting, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees. He is Conductor of the Hofstra University Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, professor of conducting and music education, and Director of the graduate wind conducting program. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Boonshaft was on the faculty of Moravian College and the University of Hartford. He was Founder and Music Director of the Pennsylvania Youth Honors Concert Band and the Connecticut Valley Youth Wind Ensemble. In addition, he held the post of Music Director and Conductor of the Metropolitan Wind Symphony of Boston. He is the author of numerous books and articles on music education, active as a guest conductor, clinician and speaker for conferences, festivals, concerts and workshops nationally and internationally, and the recipient of numerous honors in the music education field.

For more information, visit www.nafme.org.

National Association for Music Education, among the world’s largest arts education organizations, marked its centennial in 2007 as the only association that addresses all aspects of music education. Through membership of more than 75,000 active, retired, and pre-service music teachers, and with 60,000 honor students and supporters, NAfME serves millions of students nationwide through activities at all teaching levels, from preschool to graduate school. NAfME’s mission is to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all. Since 1907, NAfME has worked to ensure that every student has access to a well-balanced, comprehensive, and high-quality program of music instruction taught by qualified teachers. NAfME activities and resources have been largely responsible for the establishment of music education as a profession, for the promotion and guidance of music study as an integral part of the school curriculum, and for the development of the National Standards for Arts Education.

For more than 35 years, Music for All, through its Bands of America and Orchestra America programs, has been a destination and set the standard for scholastic music ensemble performance and music education advocacy. A 501(c)3 not-for-profit educational organization, MFA uses its national profile programming to recognize, model, showcase and provide individual, teacher and organizational examples of music performance excellence and achievement. MFA’s programs include 20 annual events, including the Bands of America Grand National Championships and Regional Championships for marching band, the Music for All Summer Symposium camp for students and teachers and the Music for All National Festival for concert bands, orchestras and percussion ensembles. Music for All’s programmatic model is designed to mirror and supplement the classroom and performance model adopted in most American scholastic settings. Music for All’s efforts are supported through sponsorships, including current partnerships with National Presenting Sponsor, the Yamaha Corporation of America; Official Uniform Sponsor, Fred J. Miller, Inc.; Official Equipment Sponsor, Wenger Corporation; Official Student Travel Partner, Music Travel Consultants; Corporate Sponsor, Remo, Inc.; Strategic Advocacy Partner, NAMM; Associate Sponsors, Vic Firth, Inc., Vandoren and SmartMusic®; and Program Sponsor, Center X Productions. Music for All is also supported by the Arts Council of Indianapolis and the City of Indianapolis, by the Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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Source: http://www.menc.org/news/view/press-release-hofstra-university-s-peter-boonshaft-is-recipient-of-2011-george-n-parks-award-from-th

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The Great Stalacpipe Organ – Created By Leyland W. Sprinkle

dme — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:03:15 +0000

This 3.5 acre ?stalacpipe? was built in the Luray Caves in the US. Here, thirty-seven stalactites have been tuned then fitted with rubber hammers by Leyland W. Sprinkle, a maverick Pentagon programmer who also honed the first generation of computers in the ?50s. Despite it being operational by 1956 it wasn?t until 1991 that an original song was played by Pepe Deluxe.

How did you find out about the Stalacpipe?

365 days it was like a music blog of incredibly strange music with these different home made recordings and weird instruments. Each day of the year was dedicated to sampling and I went through all of them then I read about the organ.

The inventor Leland Sprinkle is not alive anymore.

A man actually tracked down info about Robert, his son, the letter said that his son inspired him to create the organ by bumping his head into one of those black (stalactite).

When was the stalactite actually built?

It was in the mid fifties. He couldn?t be there in the cave playing the organ for all the tourists and everybody, so he actually built a mechanical sequencer to play the organ automatically: two amplifiers and everything?s mechanical and it?s damp, cold in the cave; it?s strange that it didn?t get renovated until the late nineties for the first time.

What does it actually sound like?

You?re playing something that?s really quiet in this massive cave and lots that are connected. There?s these little speaker systems connected that enables you to hear the songs. You?re surrounded by the sound the cave echoes also the water?s dripping; it?s like listening to a classical music concert while being in the centre of the orchestra.

Can you describe how it actually works?

You have this custom made console, a type of an organ keyboard that?s connected to these solarnoids, each of the key is connected to one solarnoid that has a rubber tipped hammer and when you press a key the hammer strikes a stalactite. Leland went through all these stalactites and slowly tuned them, listening to them until they were perfectly in tune and because of the area, will be in tune for the next ten thousand years.

How many of the stalactites have been tuned?

I think it?s three and a half octaves.

When did he finish it?

I think he finished it in ?56. It was immediately turned into a tourist attraction so he only spent like 2 or 3 years building it.

How difficult is it to play?

It?s really easy to play; but the difficult thing is, talking about this, is the glass like tones and lots of reverb that ring for a long time.

What?s its most attractive attribute?

I have to say size does matter, but even if it wouldn?t be the biggest then it?s the concept that?s amazing. You?re basically sort of playing a mountain so it really takes a magnificent mind to come up with something like that.

What would you say its biggest flaw is?

The conditions in the cave are impossible for electronics. I don?t think any modern electronics would survive here, so it will, in time will slowly eat it.

Who would you say would be the best legend to play it? Who would it suit the best?

People are suggesting things like what about DJ Shadow?s ?Organ Donor?. I?d love to know what Dalai Lama could do with that.

Which song would you advise us to listen to, to hear it the best?

I think our composition is one of the best because it?s the only one that?s composed for that instrument.

What did it teach you about yourself as a musician?

Patience.

Does it surprise you that so few musicians make their own instruments?

Yeah, I think that it could currently be changing. We?re playing by these rules, and now when the sales of albums have been dropping for a long time there?s going to be some huge changes maybe in the roles of musicians, more inspiration.

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Listen to ‘In The Cave’, Pepe Deluxe’s track featuring the stalacpipe organ.

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Find out about more ‘Inimitable Instruments ‘ on ClashMusic.com HERE.

Source: http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/the-great-stalacpipe-organ-created-by-leyland-w-sprinkle

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Win Tickets to Blind Pilot!

dme — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:03:19 +0000

Source: http://opbmusic.org/blog/win_tickets_to_blind_pilot

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