Deceased Music Legends Being Created in Hologram Form

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Picture this; you are standing in front of a stage.

You start to feel the bass in your stomach, the smooth and sexy voice of the electric guitar starts to flow through your soul, sending chills up your spine as you watch Jimi Hendrix.

He begins to play your favorite song, “Voodoo Child,” a performance you've only heard on your parent’s dusty old vinyl that gathers dust in their basement or seen on the YouTube videos you watch all day at work.

Seem like a distant dream? Not quite.

Jimi Hendrix.

 Jim Morrison.

Janis Joplin.

They aren't strangers to people of music, they're legends.

These names define entire genres of music and continue to do so from the grave.

However, it seems as though these legends will be making their own appearances once again.

Jason Aldean Reaches Out to Boy with Cancer

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Seven-year old Tyson Zimmer is dying of brain cancer.

                Country star Jason Aldean, being a father of two girls, knows how much a child means to the world.

                Zimmer, being a huge Aldean fan, told Nebraska news station, KOLN-TV, that he sings Aldean’s song, “Big Green Tractor” because it is his favorite.

                The boy’s family and friends came together joining in a Twitter campaign to get Aldean to send the sick boy a video message.

                Aldean did more than that.

                After sending Zimmer a video message thanking him for being a fan, he told him to get better and invited  him and his family out to meet him at a show, he also sent along autographed posters, albums and four backstage passes for him and his family.

                The family also received a trip to Disney World by the Make-A-Wish-Foundation.

                When they return, the family plans on going out to Illinois to meet and see Aldean in May.

                However, now the family is trying to raise enough money to get there.

                If you would like to help the Zimmer family with their expenses for the trip you can send an email to tysonsfightagainstcancer@gmail.com to purchase a $5 Tyson wristband reading, “Say~Fight~Cure.”

                The idea was produced by the local radio station Froggy 98.

2Pac Hologram Performance Opens Doors in Music World

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Tupac Shakur, American rapper, was shot and killed in 1996.

                Tupac Shakur performed at Coachella festival in 2012.

                                Last weekend, at the Coachella Music Festival in southern California, fans were astonished as they watched Shakur perform with fellow rappers Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre.

                What seemed like a miracle and perhaps the answer to fans prayers was merely a hologram of Shakur.

                Shakur appeared on the stage with detail so real it was hard for fans to process.

                The hologram showed every piece of Shakur from his abs to his tattoo bearing, “Thug life.”

                Shakur reached to the sky and his fans screaming out to his fellow rappers Dre and Snoop, whom answered back as if he was the real thing.

                Seconds later Shakur addressed the fans themselves and the concert screaming, “What is up Coachella?” A personalized shout out to fans from 2Pac, enough to give fans goosebumps.

The Ready Set Gets Crowd Going, Breathe Carolina Falls Short

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What do you get when you crunch up garlic Ritz crackers and combine them with Velveeta macaroni and cheese?  Nothing other than a popular piece of tour food for Breathe Carolina, add the chicken burritos being made by The Ready Set and it’s like a restaurant on wheels.

                In a recent interview with both bands, a discussion of tour food became a big one.

                “I get like black beans, rice and some chicken and guacamole and I’ve been making really awesome burritos lately,” said Jordan Witzigreuter, the solo vocalist from the indie-pop band, The Ready Set.

                “You have to be creative with the microwave,” said Kyle Even, a vocalist in the electronic-rock band, Breathe Carolina.

                “You get Ritz crackers and put them all over the plate, cover the Ritz in shredded cheese and then pour the Mac n Cheese all over the crackers,” said Even.

The discussion took a turn when the chain fast food restaurant, Chick-Fill-A was brought up.

From there was a discussion about the spicy chicken sandwich that I should be trying if I ever find one of these places.

                The two bands drove down to St. Bonaventure University on Thursday, April 12, 2012 to perform in the on campus bar, The Rathskellar.

                With it being not a very large venue, it was interesting to see the excitement in the artists when the saw the space they would be working with.

Music Videos You Should Watch and the Ones You Just Shouldn’t

            With the number of music videos and songs that coming out today, deciding which ones to watch or listen to can be hard to decipher. To save time, I’ve listed a few music videos you should take the time to watch and a few others you should just pass up.

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 We Are the In Crowd Ft. Alex Gaskarth: “Kiss Me Again”  :)

The pop-punk band We Are the In Crowd formed in 2009 and has released six music videos including one acoustic video and one montage video. The new music video “Kiss Me Again” comes off their album Best Intentions released in 2011.

The music video features Alex Gaskarth, the lead vocalist for the pop-punk band All Time Low.

The video shows two teenagers (Gaskarth and WATIC lead vocalist Taylor Jardine) getting interrupted when they try to kiss. At the same time the video shows the bands performing at a house party.

The video over all shows the adorable love side with the ability to get you into the song by adding the house party setting. In the video you get to see Gaskarth and Jardine interacting with one another while they perform.

March Madness Meets Music Madness

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                March Madness is well-known for basketball brackets and games.  MTV has a different idea in mind for March Madness with the Musical March Madness.

                MTV shows a large bracket on their website that shows multiple bands and artists who are teamed up against one another and it is up to the public to vote on who will win the battle.

                The bracket is set up the same as in basketball. You vote for the one you like the most, the winner moves on to the next round and battle the other winner of the round. This battle method continues until there is one final winner.

                The competition started with 64 different bands, split them into four regions and gave the, seeds.  The bands and artists going head to head go all the way from Metallica and Coheed and Cambria to Maroon 5 and Dave Matthews Band.

There are currently eight head to head battles remaining at http://www.mtv.com/content/news/2012/musical_march_madness_2012/

Head over now to vote for your favorites in the Musical March Madness.

The winners will receive an engraved trophy and will join other tournament winners from the past Musical March Madness champions.

Juliet Simms holds upper hand on The Voice?

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Juliet Simms, with her ripped jean vest and tattoos, walks onto the stage of The Voice blind auditions belting out the rough vocal of “Oh Darling” by The Beatles.

                With her scratchy voice and edginess it did not take long before three well known artists turned their chairs around to have Simms on their team, however to the public, Simms has a familiar face.

                Simms, being front woman for the rock band Automatic Loveletter, formed back in 2007 while Simms also performed in solo tours.

                Automatic Loveletter released; three albums, one digital EP, 36 singles and performed on three major tours including; Bamboozle, Bamboozle Left and Warped Tour.

                Simms has also appeared in songs with other bands like Secondhand Serenade, Every Avenue and All Time Low.

                Simms now holds the spot as a tough competitor on The Voice.

My Grandmother, 30 at 92

My grandmother and I

Grandmas are magical.

If we are lucky, when we look back on our childhood, our grandmas are a part of it. We remember the days that they would sit on the floor with us and help us build that house of blocks.

As we got a little older, the elementary school projects that we were so proud of were addressed to no one other than grandma.

They get the copy of your good grades, ask about your friends, heal your boo boos with kisses and make the best cookies.

When we look back, they’ve been there for it all.

What is it that makes our grandma’s so magical to each of us?

Perhaps it’s something as small as the names we call them, Nana, Nene, Oma, Granny and many others.

Disney Star Airs Self-Documentary About Addiction

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The venue still vibrates from the power of bass and echoes from the fans still linger in the air as the spotlight shines onto an empty stage. This is the one place in the world that Disney star Demi Lovato feels like she is meant to be.

            “Music is what I love to do, music is my life, like it runs in my veins,” said Lovato in her documentary, “DemiLovato: Stay Strong,” which aired on MTV on Tuesday, March 2, 2012.

With a shaky voice and tear-filled eyes, Lovato poured her heart out to a camera that recorded her every move, tear and emotion since her time in Timberline Knolls Treatment Center a year ago. 

Now, she shares those moments with the public.

In this documentary, Lovato talked about her struggle with addiction, not with drugs, but with an eating disorder and self injury.

Lovato was just 11 when she started cutting herself, an act she had seen on TV and around school.

“I didn’t even understand it when I was doing it,” said Lovato in an interview with ABC’s 20/20. “It was a way of expressing my own shame of myself on my own body; I was matching the inside to the outside.”

Hayley Williams Named One of the Greatest Women in Music in Last Twenty Years

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With her fire-truck red hair, powerful vocals, edgy attitude and real life experiences, Hayley Williams shows musical artists are real people who have a story to tell.

Last week, VH1 aired the final episode of “The 100 Greatest Women in Music,” naming 23-year-old Williams No. 77 on the list.

            Williams, front woman of the punk band Paramore, has been faced with successes, struggles and revelations that make her into a powerful woman of music at such a young age

.           Williams appeared in a testimonial on YouTube in 2010. In the video, Williams addressed topics such as drinking and faith.

She confessed that she lived a very blessed life and did not think that she had been through a lot of hardships. Despite Williams' confidence, through her life she dealt with three different divorces of her parents and the loss of friends to the misfortune of drunk driving.

Dixie Chicks Lead Singer Insults Jason Aldean

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The Dixie Chicks lead singer, Natalie Maines, negatively commented on country star Jason Aldean’s Grammy performance this weekend, upsetting fans.

                This is not the first time Maines stirred up negative responses with her fans.  This is beginning to look like a reoccurring offense with Maines.

                During Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson’s performance of their hit single “Don’t You Wanna Stay?” Aldean’s mic went out. Maines posted her thoughts on her Twitter soon after.

“Well the good thing about his mic going out is suddenly the song got a lot more in tune,” tweeted Maines.

Maines later said on her Twitter that she did not know who the guy singing was but to her, he was not in tune.

“By ‘he’ I mean whoever the guy was singing with Kelly Clarkson,” posted Maines.

Valentine’s Day, What Happened to the Romance?

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Remember the days of elementary school? Waking up early to get dressed ever so nicely for Valentine’s Day? The day where boys would bring out their brightest red sweaters and girls would wear their pretty pink dresses and with the help of mom, maybe a pink bow in their hair to add a special touch.

                Remember a time of picking out the coolest Valentines and decorating the coolest desk bag?

                When we were kids, Valentine’s Day brought such magic and curiosity. We never really knew what exactly it meant, but we did know that that day would be the day when our crushes would be “romantic,” and we would float around recess for the rest of the day.

                What was it that made that day so magical? Did we ever really know what romance truly was?

Madonna Performing at Super Bowl Half-Time Show….Timeout

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“Ewwww! Really?”

That’s the reaction people get when they hear that Madonna will be performing at Super Bowl XLVI half-time show with other musical guests M.I.A, Cee Lo Green, Nicki Minaj and LMFAO combined with a performance by Cirque du Soleil.

                Together these artists cover a variety of music tastes. However, is this variety even appealing to viewers?

                It’s like the idea of mixing all of your favorite candy into one bowl. The idea sounds great but the result is not as sweet.

                Last year approximately 111 million people watched the Super Bowl. However, are the advertisers of Super Bowl telecasts reaching their target audience with the half-time show?

According to Sports Business Daily, the highest percent of people that watched the Super Bowl for the half-time show was the age group of 55 and up.

If advertiser’s desired audiences are not being reached, then why do they continue to pour so much money and time into this event?

The wardrobe malfunction with Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake added a little life to the half-time show in 2004.

Death Cab for Cutie Releases Spring Tour Dates

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Death Cab for Cutie, the alternative rock band from Bellingham, Washington has released its North American spring tour dates for fans, according to Alternative Press.

                Pre-sale tickets will become available for purchase on January 20, 2012. General sale tickets will be sold starting January 27, 2012. The tour will last from April 4, 2012 until March 13, 2012.

The band will be touring with Youth Lagoon and members of Magik*Magik Orchestra.

Death Cab for Cutie have been releasing albums and touring since they formed back in 1997.
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Lead Singer of Hey Monday to start Solo Tour

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Cassadee Pope, front woman of the rock band Hey Monday, announced her tour dates for her upcoming solo tour.

                Hey Monday, the band that was created back in 2008, are currently on a recess as of December 2011.

                Pope’s solo tour is lasting from February 27 to the end of March.

                Pope has been seen featured in songs alone with other bands like the song, “When I Come Around” being performed by Vonnegutt ft. Pope and has been reported working on songs with the hit band, All Time Low.

                Pope reported to Alternative press in an interview that her set list for her tour was going to contain mixture of Hey Monday songs as well as her solo songs.

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Bruce Springsteen’s “Wrecking Ball” to Appear on Vinyl

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 Bruce Springsteen’s new album, that will be released on March 6, 2012, will also be appearing on vinyl.

                The album will be pressed as a two LP set and will contain 11 songs from the original album.

                A bonus CD copy of the album will also be included with the vinyl copy.

                Springsteen reported that “Wrecking Ball” is the best album he has done in years.

                Springsteen and the E Street Band will be touring the new album from March 18 throughout the month of April in addition to his European tour dates.

This story contains information from Ultimate Classic Rock.

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Miranda Lambert Suffers another Loss

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After an already tough week for Miranda Lambert, the country star is faced with another loss.

                After Lambert and her husband, Blake Shelton, dealt with the mourning over the death of his father, Dick Shelton, Lambert now has lost her childhood friend after a tragic accident.

My Chemical Romance Fires Drummer for Stealing

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After their show in Auburn, Washington, the punk rock band My Chemical Romance fired their drummer Michael Pedicone for stealing from the band.

            The band reported on their official website late Friday that they caught Pedicone stealing and that he confessed to the police after their show later that night.

My Chemical Romance has not disclosed what Pedicone was caught stealing.

            The band does not plan on pressing charges against Pedicone, says lead guitarist, Frank Iero on the band’s official blog.