Rolling Stone : Kris Kristofferson’s 80th Birthday Celebrated With 16-Disc Box Set →

May 12, 2016 by gabriela anco

The 80th birthday of songwriter, actor and country-music icon Kris Kristofferson will be celebrated next month with the release of The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection, a 16-CD deluxe box set from Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings. Due June 10th, the collection will consist of 11 of Kristofferson’s studio albums spanning the entire decade of the Seventies. At the same time he was recording his own material, Kristofferson’s massive song catalog was mined for hits by artists ranging from Janis Joplin (“Me and Bobby McGee”) to Ray Price (“For the Good Times”) and beyond.

DW : Blues, drugs and rock 'n' roll: Eric Burdon turns 75 →

May 11, 2016 by gabriela anco

The singer of "House of the Rising Sun" and founder of the band The Animals is considered one of the greatest white blues performer ever. Following his 75th birthday, Eric Burdon will once again go on tour.

BBC : Christine and the Queens: The stage is a boxing ring →

May 10, 2016 by gabriela anco

"It's like being in your bedroom and the posters start to move in your direction."

That's how Heloise Letissier - AKA Christine and the Queens - describes the roll call of famous singers who she can call a fan.

SCREENDAILY : Cannes: MK2 to launch Marianne Faithfull doc by Sandrine Bonnaire →

May 09, 2016 by gabriela anco

Paris-based MK2 Films will launch sales in Cannes on an upcoming bio-doc about 1960s icon Marianne Faithfull [pictured] by French actress and director SandrineBonnaire.

The Guardian : Angélique Kidjo honoured with Amnesty International top human rights award →

May 04, 2016 by gabriela anco

Amnesty International has given its top 2016 human rights award to Grammy award-winning musician Angélique Kidjo and to three African youth activist movements for their work standing up to injustice, the organisation announced on Wednesday.

Weltfälifche Nachrichten : „Max+?“ Lustig und musikalisch

May 02, 2016 by gabriela anco

Wenn Max Buskohl den Stargast ankündigt, recken sich die Hälse: Wer wird es sein? Martin Semmelrogge war schon da, Ina Paule Klink, Henning Wehland und viele andere. Am Montagabend steigt die nächste Show der Reihe „Max+?“. Zum Überraschungsgast gibt es nur wenige Hinweise...

Reverb Interview: Bluesman Keb’ Mo’ →

April 25, 2016 by gabriela anco

With three Grammy Awards and 10 studio albums, Kevin Moore, better known as Keb’ Mo’, seems to lead a charmed life, especially for a bluesman.

Off BEAT Magazine : Sonny Landreth →

March 31, 2016 by gabriela anco

Every spring, Sonny Landreth, master of the slide guitar and co-composer of the classic “Congo Square,” plays his annual marathon of South Louisiana festival and club gigs.

Echoes of Iran: The Music and Art of Sussan Deyhim →

January 20, 2016 by gabriela anco

Most people have not heard of the late existentialist Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad, who died tragically in a car accident in Tehran at the age of 32 in 1967. But Sussan Deyhim, herself a composer, vocalist, performance artist and activist born in Iran and living in exile for 30 years, the last eight in L.A., is intent upon changing that.

Noz : Carl Carlton erinnert an Woodstock und Hippie-Rock →

December 19, 2015 by gabriela anco

Osnabrück. Einmal mehr ließ der in Ostfriesland geborene Musiker Carl Carlton seinen musikalischen Werdegang in Liedern und Geschichten Revue passieren. Im Rosenhof bat er den Osnabrücker Saxophonisten Tommy Schneller als Gast auf die Bühne.