Jajuk

Jajuk is a music organizer and jukebox that enables you to manage your music files and create playlists for parties or events. You can design your playlists manually or let the Digital DJ create them for you based on your custom rules. You can also quickly generate a playlist based on the desired ambience or with a click on the "Best of" button which will play your most favorite tracks

Guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison sells for £269,000 at auction

A custom-made guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison, of The Beatles, has sold for $408,000 (£269,000) at auction. The famous instrument was given to Lennon's friend Alexis 'Magic Alex' Mardas as a 25th birthday in 1967

Coachella 2013 live video stream

Coachella 2013 live video stream

Rescue Me singer Fontella Bass dies at 72

Fontella Bass, a St. Louis-born soul singer who hit the top of the R&B charts with Rescue Me in 1965, has died. She was 72
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Iconic Indian virtuoso Ravi Shankar dead at 92

Ravi Shankar died Tuesday at age 92. A statement on his website said he died in San Diego, near his Southern California home with his wife and a daughter by his side. The musician's foundation issued a statement saying that he had suffered upper respiratory and heart problems and had undergone heart-valve replacement surgery last week

Russian opera's Galina Vishnevskaya dies at 86

Galina Vishnevskaya, the Russian opera singer whose soprano voice entranced composer Benjamin Britten and persuaded violinist Mstislav Rostropovich to become her third husband has died at the age of 86, her theatre said on Tuesday
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Singer, reality television star Jenni Rivera dies in plane crash, brother says

Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera died when the small plane she was traveling in with at least five others crashed in the mountains of northern Mexico, her brother told CNN
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BBC Sound of 2013: longlist announced

Rising stars of the music world have been longlisted as the BBC's Sound of 2013. There are 15 music acts on this year's list, including Palma Violets, post-punk band Savages, LA retro pop band HAIM and 20-year-old south Londoner Arlissa. The list has been compiled by UK DJs, bloggers, critics and broadcasters, who were all asked to name their three favourite new acts
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Stevie Wonder pulls out of concert for Israeli soldiers

Singer cites situation in Middle East and antiwar stance as he withdraws from Friends of the Israel Defence Forces benefit gig
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Music Media Monthly - November 2012

The November 2012 issue of Music Media Monthly has been posted. This month's reviews cover a memoir by rock legend Neil Young, an assortment of websites devoted to Van Morrison, DVDs documenting masterclasses by two world-renowned virtuosi, and a roundup of Christmas CDs
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U.S. composer Elliott Carter dies at 103

Classical composer Elliott Carter, who twice won Pulitzer Prizes in a career that spanned more than 75 years, died Monday in New York at age 103, music publisher Boosey & Hawkes said
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2012 London Jazz Festival (UK)

2012 London Jazz Festival - 9-18 November, 2012 - London, UK
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Elton John recording duets album with Humperdinck

Sir Elton John and crooner Englebert Humperdinck have teamed up to record an unlikely duets album
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2012 Barclaycard Mercury Prize

The winner of the 2012 Barclaycard Mercury Prize is Alt-J for the album 'An Awesome Wave'
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Blake Shelton wins big at Country Music Association Awards

Blake Shelton was named Entertainer of the Year at the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards last night. The 'Honey Bee' singer and mentor on TV show 'The Voice' took home three trophies, including the biggest of the night, at the show in Nashville, Tennessee. He said: "I'm not sure how this happened, but I freakin' love it! I love country music more than anybody in this room."
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Rocker Gary Glitter arrested in connection with Savile case, British media report

Police investigating the sex abuse scandal surrounding late BBC children's television host Jimmy Savile have arrested pop star Gary Glitter in connection with the case, British media said Sunday
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Car accident claims R&B singer Natina Reed

Natina Reed, a member of the R&B singing trio Blaque, was struck and killed by a car as she walked in a major roadway in Georgia, police said on Saturday. Reed, who also appeared in the cheerleader movie "Bring It On" in 2000, would have turned 33 on Sunday
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Rolling Stones rock Paris with surprise gig in tiny venue

The Rolling Stones, celebrating 50 years in rock music, gave their first concert in five years at a small Paris venue Thursday, wowing an audience who paid just 15 euros each ($20) to see the surprise gig
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New Beethoven work identified

A University Of Manchester professor has said that notes in a sketchbook that belonged to Ludwig van Beethoven represent a previously unknown piece of work by the composer. It's previously been thought that the notes related to a known Beethoven piece, but Professor Barry Cooper says that the score actually represents an adaptation by the composer of an existing hymn, the Gregorian chant 'Pange Lingua'. Cooper recognised the basic tune that Beethoven had reworked
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Jamie Cullum, Sonny Rollins tipped for new Jazz Award

Jazz FM has announced the nominations for its inaugural Jazz FM Awards, which include Jamie Cullum, Roller Trio, Sonny Rollins and Gregory Porter. The 34 nominations recognise those who have made exceptional contributions to jazz this year. Cullum is up for UK Jazz Artist of the Year while Rollins has been nominated in the International Artist category. Porter will go head to head with Robert Glasper for the Album of the Year gong. The nominations were chosen by a 13-strong panel of experts, including jazz journalists Clive Davis, Mike Hobart, Rob Adams, Stuart Nicholson and Seb Scotney; the live jazz promoters Steve Rubie (the 606 Club), Paul Pace (Ronnie Scott's) and Ross Dines (Pizza Express). The winners will be named at the awards ceremony on 31 January at Number One Marylebone, and will be selected by an expert panel of judges including: John Cumming, Director of Serious Productions, Tony Dudley-Evans, Artistic Director of Birmingham Jazz and of the Cheltenham Jazz Festival and Alex Webb, Songwriter, Musician and Journalist

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