Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Steve Tyrell, whose appearances in the two 'Father Of The Bride' movies, and whose albums 'A New Standard' and 'Standard Time' established him as a premier contemporary interpreter of the Great American Songbook, now turns his attention to one of the legendary composers in all of pop music: Burt Bacharach. Steve has a personal stake in these classic songs. As a young man breaking into the record business in the 1960s, he became head of A&R ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:An Invitation is an intimate collaboration between Inara and legendary arranger Van Dyke Parks. The result is a lush, elegant, fully orchestrated song cycle, a catalog of experiences equally inspired by the sophistication of Frank Sinatra and the storied, cinematic wonder of Richard Sherman’s oeuvre. Throughout the record, Van Dyke’s cerebral (psychedelic, even) arrangements twist the music into multiple directions at once, a swirling canvas suspended over the sonic mantelpiece of Inara’s songs, bewitching and perplexing, ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Import pressing of the 2003 album from the American singing sensation features one bonus track, 'She's Out of My Life'. Produced by David Foster, this sophomore effort elaborates on the poppier side of his debut, smoothes out the edges and is a much stronger offering. Groban's vocals have grown, allowing him to add power and passion into his delivery without sounding forced or insincere. 14 tracks in all including 'My Confession', 'Caruso', 'Broken Vow' and 'Never ...
Editorial Product Review: :For better or worse, Andrew Lloyd Webber's adaptation of Gaston Leroux's gothic horror/romance novel has done for stage musicals what Spielberg's Jaws did for fish stories, with worldwide sales of its original cast album approaching 25 million. While director Joel Schumacher's film turns on his typically ambitious visual verve, its new film soundtrack recording has been paradoxically focused in scope, yet beefed up dynamically via the brawny presence of a hundred piece orchestra and The London Boys ...
Editorial Product Review: :No Description AvailableNo Track Information AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: HAIRSPRAYTitle: SOUNDTRACKStreet Release Date: 07/10/2007DomesticGenre: SOUNDTRACK :What fun! This soundtrack of the film adaptation of the Broadway musical overflows with glossy, ol' fashioned '60s-style pep. It won't win any awards for innovation, but it may well be one of the most feel-good releases of the year. While not quite as super-energetic as the original Broadway cast, the new crew ain't too shabby: Nikki Blonsky delivers as Tracy Turnblad ...
Editorial Product Review: : Franks Sinatra Photos More from Ole Blue Eyes Romance: Songs From the Heart No One Cares Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely The Capitol Years A Swingin' Affair Come Dance with Me! Amazon.com:Few would dispute that Frank Sinatra was one of the greatest popular singers of the 20th century. His voice had distinct power and majesty, whether he was belting out a swinging dance number or softly crooning a ...
Editorial Product Review: : Franks Sinatra Photos More from Ole Blue Eyes Romance: Songs From the Heart No One Cares Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely The Capitol Years A Swingin' Affair Come Dance with Me! Amazon.com:Few would dispute that Frank Sinatra was one of the greatest popular singers of the 20th century. His voice had distinct power and majesty, whether he was belting out a swinging dance number or softly crooning a ...
Editorial Product Review: : Like Wicked, this show is a girl-friendly extravaganza; the main difference--and it's a big one--is that the score of Legally Blonde is better. Based on the hit Reese Witherspoon movie, the zippy, frothy show tells the story of SoCal, pink-loving sorority girl Elle Woods, who enrolls at Harvard Law and goes on to prove that appearances can be deceiving. The opening number, 'Omigod You Guys,' gives an idea of what the Broadway-pop score by Laurence O'Keefe ...
Editorial Product Review: :This is not the typical example of an artist from another genre jumping on the crowded standards-and-ballads bandwagon. When I Fall in Love instead represents an instrumental stylist busting out of a box to find a much more suitable platform for his craft. These tracks are the fruits of an obvious labor of love for everyone from the featured musicians to the arrangers to the engineers. The arrangers, particularly Billy Childs and Gil Goldstein, give Botti's trumpet ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:The fun songs here are timeless classics that appeal to kids of all ages. By featuring childhood favorites such as 'Old McDonald' and 'The Muffin Man,' both sung by Ella Fitzgerald, as well as more offbeat songs ('Mumbles' by Oscar Peterson featuring Clark Terry), Jazz for Kids makes for a great way to teach youngsters about jazz and swing music as well as some of its most legendary performers. Little ones can sing along with Lionel ...
Editor Annalee Newitz reveals the inspiration for the futurism-focused site's name, shares her obsession with the scientifically taboo and tells why sci-fi is going mainstream.
Editor Annalee Newitz reveals the inspiration for the futurism-focused site's name, shares her obsession with the scientifically taboo and tells why sci-fi is going mainstream.
It's June 29th and Apple is finally ready to let the public play with the iPhone. The past six months have shaped up to be the highest profile mobile phone launch ever, Apple has conjured up an...
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