Staff / TruthdigFeb 14, 2012
Early on Sunday morning, somewhere around 4 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, the going price of "The Ultimate Collection," a greatest-hits compilation by the newly departed musical icon Whitney Houston, jumped 60 percent on the U.K. version of Apple's iTunes store. By Sunday night, the price had dropped, but by then The Guardian had also taken note. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 12, 2011
Superstitious beliefs about the portentous date of 11/11/11 were bound to cause some trouble somewhere around the globe, so it might as well have happened at the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt On Friday, the ancient monument was shuttered (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 9, 2011
As cultural epochs go, the rave scene didn't last very long, and because mix tapes and foam parties don't translate well to radio replay, a small but important slice of America's musical history has vanished. Enter concerned ex-ravers who are working to restore those thumpy beats and archive them online. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigNov 5, 2011
We have a winner, folks. Or make that two: a winning song and the Truthdig reader who named the tune. It wasn't easy to settle on just one out of all the possibilities -- and we'll give nods to some of those after the jump -- but it was fun. We have a winner, folks. Or make that two. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 13, 2011
Here at the Truthdig office, we've been listening a lot to Ry Cooder's new album, "Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down." With songs like "No Banker Left Behind," which was inspired by a column by our own Robert Scheer, the album is refreshingly political, with roots in the tradition of protest music. Here's your chance to win a copy. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 30, 2011
After England's summer of unrest, Billy Bragg, folk- and punk-rock icon of the British protesting classes, recalls the musicians who politicized him after London's 1976 Notting Hill riots and summons a new generation of artists to raise their voices against social and political convention. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 29, 2011
Lady Gaga sang her opening number at Sunday's Video Music Awards in drag, confusing the hell out of a number of stars in attendance, including Britney Spears, who, mouth agape, looked like she had just walked in on her parents. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 10, 2011
Busting purveyors and consumers of unsanctioned online music circulation (aka piracy) has typically been the heavy-handed tack taken by record labels and other industry players, but one British outfit, Web Sheriff, prefers kid gloves. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 2, 2011
We will resist the impulse to do a cheesy riff on the lyrics of Leonard Cohen in reporting that the 76-year-old Canadian singer and poet is this year's winner of Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias literary award. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 27, 2011
The legendary musician tells Robert Scheer that his new album, including a song inspired by one of Scheer's Truthdig columns, was written out of feeling frustrated, helpless and angry with current events.The legendary musician tells Robert Scheer that his new album was written out of feeling frustrated, helpless and angry with current events. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 10, 2011
For months Google has been putting the finishing touches on a "cloud" music service that will allow users to put their own music collections online, much like Amazon's Cloud Player Apple is also working on such a project Unlike Apple and Amazon, Google was unable to negotiate a deal (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 29, 2011
Lupe Fiasco is returning hip-hop to its best tradition: actually saying something. With his new track, "Words I Never Said" (listen after the jump), the rapper confronts such diverse topics as the war on terror and the foreclosure crisis, with rhymes such as "Gaza strip was getting bombed, Obama didn’t say shit | Thats why I aint vote for him, next one either | I’ma part of the problem, my problem is I’m peaceful." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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