US musician and poet Gil Scott-Heron dies at 62

US musician and poet Gil Scott-Heron, often called the Godfather of Rap, has died in a New York hospital aged 62. The cause of his death is not clear, but he is believed to have become ill after returning from a visit to Europe. Scott-Heron's material spanned soul, jazz, blues and the spoken word. His 1970s work heavily influenced the US hip-hop and rap scenes
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Grainger Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal

The University of Melbourne Library's new scholarly publication, Grainger Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal was launched in May 2011. Edited by Dr David Pear (London) and Dr Belinda Nemec (Melbourne), Grainger Studies is an annual peer-reviewed journal. True to Grainger's life philosophy with its 'all-rounded' attempt to savour as much in life as possible, Grainger Studies is not merely a journal about Percy Grainger - though he figures prominently in it and it is intended that he will continue to do so in future annual issues. But to reflect the wide intellectual scope of Grainger's interests, the journal is intended to represent as authentically as possible the style in which he devoured knowledge so gluttonously
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BluesFest London 2011

The very first BluesFest London comes to town this summer for a week-long celebration of incredible music from some of the greatest names in the business. The Festival's unique scope covers a huge range of music from the broad Blues, Soul and Jazz spectrum - with such a wealth of musical acts and iconic London venues on offer, the festival presents something for music lovers from all walks of life
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MusicRevolution

MusicRevolution is the Internet's production music marketplace. We provide customers with great royalty-free production, or stock, music at affordable prices for film & TV, business & website, background music and more. We provide musicians with the opportunity to sell their production music while learning from the best in the music community
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Festival Outlook

Consequence of Sound's Festival Outlook is an online database featuring the latest news, rumors, and ticket information for the world's many music festivals. Sometimes, though, it's hard to keep up with everything, especially on a day like today. So, this is where our "Festivals in Brief" feature comes in
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Robert Johnson: fans mark the centenary of the great bluesman's birth

Robert Johnson was the most influential blues player of all time. Now the last of his musical collaborators will play for his devotees in a centennial celebration
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Choose The Cover Of Rolling Stone: The Sheepdogs

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Google Music beta

Google Inc. is making a bigger push into entertainment services, adding music storage and movie-rental features to its Android software for phones and tablets. The new Music Beta service, announced today at the company's I/O developer conference in San Francisco, will store song libraries and playlists, and will suggest music based on listeners' collections. Movies will be available for rent through the Android Market, and can be streamed to personal computers, tablet devices and handsets, the company said. Music Beta is currently only available in the United States"
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National Jukebox - Historical Recordings from the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress presents the National Jukebox, which makes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge. The Jukebox includes recordings from the extraordinary collections of the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation and other contributing libraries and archives
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Record Man - A documentary on the early days of Rock and Roll - promotion

John Coon, the producer, traveled the USA to record some of the most colorful people in the record biz: Jerry Wexler, Rich Hall, Shelby Singleton, and much more


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RecooME

RecooMe is a music sharing dynamic driven by the recommendations of friends. RecooMe will develop your network to one of exponential degree – just like your taste in music!
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Crunch.fm

Crunch.fm lets you share music on #Twitter in real-time. Search for a track instantly, make your tweets more musical - share your favorite songs with your followers
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