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Apple ‘iCloud’ Service To Be Revealed on Monday, June 6
Apple’s cloud-based online service called “iCloud,” kicks off next Monday during the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), as announced by the Company in today’s press release.
According to the press release titled Apple to Unveil Next Generation Software at Keynote Address on Monday, June 6″
CUPERTINO, California—May 31, 2011—Apple® CEO [...]
Chicago Symphony director faints during rehearsal
Other conductors will lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming performances after music director Riccardo Muti fainted during rehearsal and was hospitalized.
Orchestra spokeswoman Maggie Berndt says Muti fainted Thursday and is under a physician’s care.
Deborah Rutter, president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, says the 69-year-old Muti was stable and talking late [...]
Planet Rock hits record figures
Planet Rock’s weekly reach has hit record levels again with its highest ever audience of 827,000, up 18.4% year on year (5.6% qtr on qtr). With 23.8% year on year growth, 25-54′s now represent 72.8% of the audience. Strong growth of over a third, year on year, amongst 15-24′s underpins the increasing [...]
Rupert Murdoch launches iPad publication, The Daily
Rupert Murdoch kicked off Wednesday’s much-hyped unveiling of “The Daily” by telling reporters at the Guggenheim Museum that “new times demand new journalism.”
Murdoch has been talking up his new iPad-specific publication for months and continued to boast about how The Daily will be “the indispensable source for news, information and [...]
The legal fight over song from “Fighter” film
If you’ve seen “The Fighter,” you’re likely familiar with the inspiring story of boxer Mickey Ward and great acting performances, particularly from Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Melissa Leo.
Here’s something you don’t know. The super-catchy, definitely-funky guitar-and-horns riff that serves as the basis for the song, “How You Like [...]
Musical ‘Dangerous Beauty,’ With Jenny Powers, James Snyder, Michael Rupert, Premieres in CA
Renaissance Italy was not an easy place for a girl in love. Ask Shakespeare’s Juliet. Better yet, ask Veronica Franco, the poet-lover of the new musical Dangerous Beauty, beginning a world-premiere run Feb. 1 at Pasadena Playhouse.
Jenny Powers, of Broadway’s Grease and Little [...]
Amazon to launch film streaming service: report
U.S. online retailer Amazon.com is developing a film streaming service, which would compete directly with Netflix Inc, the Financial Times said.
Amazon is planning to bundle access to the streaming service with Amazon Prime, a scheme that guarantees Amazon customers unlimited free shipping of books and other items sold by the [...]
Apple removes banned Nazi anthem from German iTunes
Apple removed a notorious anthem of the Nazi Party from the German version of its iTunes online music store on Wednesday, a German spokesman for the U.S. firm told Reuters.
Named after a young party activist killed in 1930, the marching song “Horst Wessel Lied,” was the unofficial anthem of [...]
iPhone App Video Review: Tap DJ
While the iPad has enjoyed a couple different DJ apps to play around with, the iPhone hasn’t been as lucky. Sure, there have been a few attempts and a couple come close to providing a decent experience, but nothing has been as complete as Tap DJ.
Although the iPhone arguably isn’t the [...]
VEVO brings music video premieres to your Android phone
I want my free VEVO app. Normally I only add music to my phone after I catch a new tune in spin class courtesy of the hip instructors at my gym. Now, I can keep up with hip music with VEVO’s video premieres.
This musical Android app brings all [...]
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