Soundtracks

Civil rights beacon Odetta dead at 77

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Odetta, the deep-voiced folk singer whose ballads and songs became for many a soundtrack to the American civil rights movement, has died at age 77, her manager said on Wednesday.

'Notorious' Soundtrack Details Revealed: Features Jay-Z, Jadakiss, Faith Evans, Biggie's Son

Greatest hits, rare tracks fill out soundtrack to biopic, due in January. by Shaheem Reid 's greatest hits and early, unheard-by-most-people recordings fill out the soundtrack to "Notorious," the forthcoming biopic about the...

U2: Rattle and Hum

I watched a DVD of U2's 1988 film Rattle and Hum the other night. The film was supported by a double-album soundtrack that was divided between live tracks and new material that embraced American roots music. The film...

Re: Odetta, RIP

The death of Odetta reminds me of the scene in "Animal House" where the Deltas go on a road trip and pick up girls at Emily Dickinson College, who are in mourning ("Sophomore Dies in Kiln Explosion") as the soundtrack features...

Indian stunner: Danny Boyle's Oscar winner?

When the film-maker Danny Boyle was a teenager growing up in Radcliffe outside Manchester, he and his mates used to go on trips to Bolton and try to sneak into the town's one porn cinema. Once, they went to see Stanley...

New Jay-Z song leaks, old videos go mobile

By Hillary Crosley NEW YORK (Billboard) - Jay-Z fans have both new and old music to enjoy this week. "Brooklyn (Go Hard)," the rapper's collaboration with Santogold from the "Notorious" soundtrack, leaked online Monday...

Eleven Seven Music Dominates the iTunes 2008 Critics and Sales Charts; Buckcherry's "Black...

Label Has Four in the Top Ten, Five of Top Twenty Critically Rated Rock Songs of 2008 NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Eleven Seven Music, the top Independent rock label dominates the iTunes Critics Picks for 2008. Buckcherry's...

Damon Castillo Band: Laurel Lane

Review of 4th album, produced by Grammy-Award winner Ross Hogarth US indie funk / soft rock band team up with Rami Jaffe, Sheila E., Lee Thornburg, Lon Price, and Sean Hurley on new Californian sunshine-filled studio album. The...

Coldplay crowned kings of iTunes

Coldplay was the hottest iTunes album download this year: Its "Viva la Vida" was crowned the best-selling album of 2008, while Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" was named the top-selling single. Coldplay's CD has sold more than 2...

Yorks offer exposure to local bands

Yorkshire are looking for unsigned local bands to send in their music to be used on the club website and become part of the club’s official soundtrack to the season. The Club is looking for music of all genres, from classical...

1 2 3 4 5 next »