Earlier this year, Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga appeared as the spokeswomen for MAC's Viva Glam campaign to raise awareness for AIDS sufferers and prevention. In a previous interview , Gaga said, "While you're in the bathroom, refreshing, put on the lipstick and remember to practice safe sex." MAC Cosmetics has signed Gaga up for her second year as the brand's spokeswoman for Viva Glam. Reportedly, the earlier campaign, featuring Cyndi, was the most successful [...]
OH MY! Who would have known that such a dated "Salute the Troops"-event could be this fun and modern? I must say, I'm not completely on board with the whole patriotism thing the land of the starts and stripes got going but this event hosted by Vh1 brought something utterly amazing to the table so I'm gonna shut up on that one. First see (thanks to the almighty Yardie ) Nicki Minaj perform 'Right Thru Me', sadly they cut right before 'Roman's Revenge' which you can peep here . [...]
Now that it's Christmastime, it's time to start thinking about people who aren't ourselves. If you're clueless as where to begin, there's no one who isn't you that deserves more attention than our brave men and women in the armed services. While some folks choose to send care packages or volunteer in VA hospitals , VH1 had a better idea with their VH1 Divas Salute the Troops , where numerous divas, including Keri Hilson and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals , gave thanks in musical form to those who sacrifice themselves [...]
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SNURDY McGURDY AND HER DANCIN' SHOES/SPIRITS AMONG STONES EXCERPTS FROM NON-COGNITIVE ASPECTS OF THE CITY Roscoe Mitchell Sound Ensemble Live in Detroit Cecma : 1989 RM, flute, alto sax, tenor sax, soprano sax; Hugh Ragin, trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet; Spencer Barefield, guitar; Jaribu Shahid, bass; Tani Tabbal; drums and percussion. Welcome to LOST TONES which features tracks from hyper-rare recordings that aren't available anywhere [...]
Friday Five : \'frī-(,)dā,-dē 'fīv\ : On the sixth day of every week, I hit the shuffle button on my iTunes, then share the first five tracks and thought for each track. Sometimes there is a playlist involved, occasionally we'll have a guest, but most of the time it's just me. The rest is up to you, our friends and readers! Fire up your media player of choice and share the first five random track of your shuffle in the comments. The Five: "I've Got U Under My Skin" by [...]
Tweet How does this happen? How does a local two-piece band known primarily for their busking endeavors end up opening for Cyndi freakin' Lauper on her U.S. tour? Sure, the Ferocious Few landed a deal with Birdman Records for a full-length record after months of appearing on San Francisco street corners on any given evening. They drew a crowd at this year's Treasure Island Music Festival and impressed many at SxSW (including those [...]
What does it take to open up for Cyndi Lauper ? Apparently, it's a long process that starts with busking on the streets of San Francisco, leading to spontaneous performances across the country, and eventually sliding into the spot with Lauper. At least that's how the Ferocious Few did it. If you're worried that the 80s pop icon's shows are already sold out (they probably are), you can still catch the Ferocious Few when they play shows in between those opening dates. Full schedule is below. Ferocious Few tour dates: [...]
Watch today's feature below. Be certain to enjoy her previous entry here. Click here to view the embedded video. MP3: Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (HaHaHa Mix)
It was a tiny blurb; it was a compelling blurb. It lead me to recognize the CD on the New Release Wall on a record store visit a few weeks later. "On their debut single, a cover of Johnny Cash's 'Big River', this Muscle Shoals sister act sings like angels while Jack White shreds like a man who met the devil at the crossroads and punched him in the nuts." Who wouldn't want to buy something like that? So I pointed the CD out, Mookie bought it for me, and I was [...]
After 25 Grammy Awards and just about as many albums, Stevie Wonder needs little introduction. Signed to Motown Records at the tender age of 11 after being discovered by Ronnie White of the Miracles, the blind-from-infancy multi-instrumentalist's first two albums didn't make much of a splash - his sophomore outing, a tribute to the songs of Ray Charles, is notorious for the poor match it makes between "Uncle Ray's" world-weary lyricism and "Little" Stevie Wonder's sunny, high-pitched innocence - but his subsequent work as a composer, singer-songwriter, and arranger is legendary. [...]
MémoireD'amour: Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper cover) Unless you've been living under a rock for 20 years, you've probably been (over)exposed to Cyndi Lauper's schmaltzy ballad "Time After Time" . Well, our good friend MémoireD'amour went ahead and covered it, and it's probably the strangest thing I've heard all week. What's most surprising is not that it's Cyndi Lauper cover, but that it sounds nothing like MémoireD'amour . Sure, [...]
Watch today's important feature below. Follow Cyndi Lauper on Twitter. Click here to view the embedded video. MP3: Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (HaHaHa Mix)
Link: www.myspace.com/ashesband For fans of: Skye Sweetnam, 3OH!3 Releases: TBA Take note: She was a contestant on the 4th season of "Canadian Idol," finishing 6th overall and performing with Cyndi Lauper while on the show. Her songs "Bump," "Pistol," and "Right Here Right Now" were co-written by Pat Gillett of Down With Webster (Universal/Motown). She opened for Down With Webster at The [...]
For this year's Bestival we decided to take a different approach by sending in our very own young festival rookie to soak up the atmosphere. Here is her account: As a festival virgin and an indie music newbie, Bestival was a much needed and appreciated experience. Dotted over the net are paragraphs of negativity directed [...]
:: Faith No More is playing its last reunion tour show in Chile. :: You'd think a John Lennon 70th birthday tribute would be able to nab acts bigger than Patti Smith and Cyndi Lauper . :: Kirk Hammett says he hates the rest of the Metallica dudes... but he loves them, too. :: Godspeed You! Black Emperor will be hitting America next year . :: The Red Chord 's Greg Weeks [...]
The 2010 MTV VMAs are just days away , and with them comes the excitement of the knowing who will claim the most prestigious honor of all: Video Of The Year . As we try to calculate who will take home the silver Moon Man , we find it's helpful to look back—so we're starting this retrospective in the '80s. Take the jump to see the surprising winners and losers from 1984-1989, and guess which category Michael Jackson falls under. Some of MTV's selections we completely agree with, while others made [...]
Filed under: The Hit List The current retro movement in the best songs of 2010 is a win-win: Oldsters who had declared music dead can now listen to new songs, making them look less uncool to their kids. Meanwhile, young folks can use new artists to discover songs from the past, which means they might finally learn who Al Green is. But even the [...]
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