Author: Brance

It hasn't been long since the two satellite providers merged, but SiriusXM is already talking about bankruptcy. The company suffers from massive debt, $175 million of which is due tomorrow, an upcoming renewal of Howard Stern's $500 million contract, and increasing

I was aware that music is used in therapy to relieve stress and tension, but apparently the Taiwanese have been successfully incorporating violin lessons into their drug rehab program recently. Taiwan News has the story. The Taichung Drug Abuse Treatment Center has

If you've ever wondered what you should be practicing, Juergen Reiter (a composer, bassist, producer from Germany), offers some advice over at the Music Think Tank. His advice? Limit what you practice. He says the advice young musicians are given to practice

In our modern age we are bombarded with many distractions. From cell phones, to email, to facebook, to blogs (did I just say that?!), our concentration is interrupted frequently throughout the day. Do all these interruptions and distractions make the

Yesterday we told you about the new CD, Let's Do Something, from Bill Evans and Megan Lynch. The duo is performing live on WDVX Blue Plate Special today at 12 noon EST. The show will also include the Steep Canyon

 Sometimes you hear about a CD and excitement starts to build as you anticipate hearing this new music from musicians you enjoy. When you finally get a chance to hear the CD, you've built up an expectation that no recording

The Country Music Association has announced its nominees for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2009. Roy Clark has been named as one of those inductees. Clark will be inducted into the category of Career Achieved National Prominence

With the advent of Guitar Hero, anyone is a, well... guitar hero. Microsoft has taken that concept to the art of songwriting with their newest software offering, Songsmith. With Songsmith you can write songs, even if you don't know music. Sounds

In some parts of the country jams are easy to find. In Nashville it's not at all uncommon to find a jam with a "superstar" picker or two involved. In New Jersey that might prove more difficult, unless you attend

Well, almost... Willem Ruiter lives in Voorthuizen, the Netherlands. This town plays home to the EWOB each year. A great fan of the music, Willem is making his contribution to the bluegrass online world by attempting to assemble in one location as