The music industry is notoriously difficult to break. It’s not much of a surprise really, let’s face it there is an over abundance of singer-songwriters, bedroom DJs, and garage bands, all wanting to break into the big time with space for…
There needs to be more dialogue between computer scientists/technologists and musicians to create new software and apps, according to classical pianist Lang Lang, speaking at Midem 2013. Lang Lang explained that technology can help bring classica…
Gustav Holst’s classical spectacular The Planets by has been used widely in popular culture including The Man Who Fell to Earth starring David Bowie, whilst the menacing Mars: The Bringer of War has been heard in everything from TV documentarie…
Lady Gaga's meteoric rise just goes on and on. Her Twitter followers have just broken the magic 20 million mark making her officially the most 'followed' person on Earth and a strong contender for one of the most influential people on the planet. …
With the chart being in possibly the worst state it's been in since Bryan Adams was at Number One for 16 weeks, I am finding the radio and music channels to be a particularly hard place to lose myself as I frequently used to when nothing was on the t…
Whilst Australia is famous for the iconic Sydney Opera House, it also houses many more fine opera venues across the country. Here I reveal some of Australia's most spectacular venues and the unmissable concerts that are coming up.. The Arts Centr…
Popular Taiwanese singer Rene Liu has publicly announced her marriage via the Internet. "Yes, I am married. Received a lot of well wishes. Thank you everyone for your concern" said Mrs Liu on her website in a message to fans. The 41 year-old …
Pink Floyd are set to release exclusive new remastered editions of their entire back catalogue in 3 flavours. This follows the recent news that Pink Floyd won a legal dispute with their record label EMI over discrepancies with their old contract spec…
Joe Arroyo, one of the greatest salsa musicians, has died after a long battle with diabetes. Thousands of fans paid their respects at the funeral in Barranquilla, Colombia which brought the city to a standstill. Over his career, which started at the …
Sega is known as the major music and dance form of the Mascarene Islands – Mauritius, Rodrigues, Reunion and the Seychelles. It is something that every Mauritian is brought up with and forms a large part of the island’s culture. Sega&…