Bono’s Billion-Dollar Facebook IPO Haul: By The Numbers

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:13:53 +0000

U2 thespian Bono was already an obscenely abounding male before Friday’s (May 18) Facebook IPO . But interjection to a 2.3 percent interest in a amicable networking site hold by his Elevation Partners investment organisation (it is different how most of a Facebook take is directly hold by Bono) it was reported that his nest egg [...]

Music Review: Emanuel Ax in Recital during Carnegie Hall

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:13:51 +0000

Though the program had works by four composers from three centuries, it was no primer on variation form through the ages. In fact, Mr. Ax juggled the timeline by beginning with Copland’s spiky Piano Variations, then playing Haydn’s mysterio

Update: Nick Stahl Has Reached Out To Friends And Family

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:13:47 +0000

After being missing for over a week, actor Nick Stahl as finally reached out to his friends via email promising that he’s headed to rehab to get help, according to TMZ.

Stahl, who’s probably best known for his work in HBO’s Carni

John Mayer: Restoring An Image, And An Instrument

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:13:45 +0000

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Hoarsebox wised adult to join a despondency club

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:13:43 +0000

This Club Highlife (Warner Brothers)

Let's fess up. Emigration isn't always such a bad thing. Look at the ludicrously named Hoarsebox. The Dublin four-piece left Ireland believing that The Police and Red Hot Chili Peppers mapped th

Carly Rae Jepsen Thinks ‘Call Me Maybe’ Viral Videos Are ‘Rad’

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:13:41 +0000

It's been just a few months since Justin Bieber signed Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen to his Schoolboy Records, but since then, she has certainly made her mark on the music scene. Her infectious hit single "Call Me Maybe" is current

Jack White Rocks Hangout Fest, Avoids Getting A Tan

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:13:29 +0000

GULF SHORES, Alabama — Judging by his cadaverous complexion, Jack White probably doesn't make it out to the beach all that often. Which is probably why his Friday night set at the Hangout Festival felt less like a headlining gig and

Music Review: Cecil Taylor during Harlem Stage Gatehouse

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:13:23 +0000

But the nature of Mr. Taylor’s art is formal and unaccommodating; you might sooner extract intimacy from a Gerhard Richter painting. The intensity of his contact with the piano, and the fullness of his commitment to the moment, imposes a dist

Sexy Times: Should we Tell Him I’m A Virgin?

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:13:20 +0000

Whenever I hear a question like this I automatically think about Cher from Clueless. After all, she’s a virgin who can’t drive. And look how well things turned out for her. She got to hook up with Paul Rudd. So really, things are

Journey Through Musical Time With This App

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:13:19 +0000

The "Radio Time Machine" is an online application that has collected the top 20 Billboard hits back to 1940. Some transcend their time period, while the appeal of others may be harde