New Release of Microsoft – Pro Vista
For the first time in five years, Microsoft Corp. is finally unveiling a new system for operating personal computers. Now the company must persuade PC buyers that the launch really matters to them. Beginning Thursday, businesses that buy Windows licenses in bulk have first crack at the new operating system, called Vista. Consumers can get Vista on home PCs beginning Jan. 30. Microsoft and computer vendors contend that Vista will make Windows machines more secure, powerful and graphically dynamic, especially when combined with other products Microsoft is releasing simultaneously. Those include new back-end server software for businesses, as well as Office 2007, which brings sweeping changes to widely used programs such as Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint. Much is at stake for Microsoft. Most of its revenue and almost all of its profit comes from Windows and Office, funding the company’s sexier ventures in video games and music [...]
Goldfrapp Tickets—the Honey-voiced Siren of Lush Electronica is on Tour Again
Goldfrapp tickets are now available and can be bought or sold online at Stubhub.com. Allison Goldfrappâs voice is as striking as her movie star looksâbut sheâs in a different class than the blockbuster starlets of today. Sheâs more like Marlene Dietrich, possessing an exotic, almost cinematic beauty thatâs intoxicating. The cover of her first album, Felt Mountain, suggested as much, symmetrically reflecting her face and curly hair in black and white. If you arenât familiar with Goldfrappâs music, youâre in luck: She happens to be on tour, and Goldfrapp tickets are on sale now. With a new album out, sheâs proved she not only has talent but can keep her listeners on their toes, changing styles and evolving from strict electronic music to a more mellow, acoustic-based form of electronic pop. Goldfrapp was studying painting at Middlesex University in the â90s, when her flair for performance and theatrical visuals (not [...]
Friends and Family Join Ray Brown Jr. on His New Release
Recently featured on the iTunes music store, BFM Digital and SRI Records announces Ray Brown Jr’s new album, “Friends And Family”. The new CD is an all-star duets album with Ray joined by Dionne Warwick, Jane Monheit, James Moody, Dr. John, Freda Payne, Melba Moore, David “Fathead” Newman, Sophie B. Hawkins, Paul Williams, Maria Muldaur, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Terry Gibbs, Sally Kellerman, Dave Somerville, Haylee and Kim Hoyer. “Friends And Family” was produced by Shelly Liebowitz. Born in New York City, Ray Brown Jr. was raised in a family of musical royalty (the son of singer Ella Fitzgerald and legendary jazz bass player Ray Brown). “Friends and Family” reflects the amazingly diverse musical pedigree that Ray possesses. Original and unconventional arrangements and song choices set the tone and unique style of this release. Friends And Family shows a completely different dimension of Ray Brown, Jr. with these artists who have [...]
Popular Techno Music: Outcome Of The Dedicated Effort Of The Musician
Techno is an electronic dance music that mostly uses sound effects, synthetic sound with fast beats and was quite popular during the 1980′s. This music was immensely popular in places like Detroit and Michigan in United States. The credit for creating this techno music goes to D.J.Ben Russell of Detroit radio. He was inspired by European electro-pop and under laid dreamy synthesizer melodies with rapid electronic rhythms. Techno music was huge popular in Detroit radio and after attaining success in radio this music made its impact on other places and by the year 1980′s it became world wide popular. Techno exists in many styles but Detroit techno is considered as the foundation upon which various subgenres have been built. By the mid-1990s, techno had split into myriad subgenres, the most important being trance music. Techno music is purely electronic and it is mostly intended for dance. This music is the [...]
Neca Announces New Collectible Music Action Figures for 2007
According to NECA’s Myspace webpage, the action figure manufacturer, known for their highly detailed entertainment and music action figures has announced their plans for some new music figures in 2007. Topping the music action figure list are new 7″ action figure versions of Freddie Mercury (Queen) and John Lennon (the Beatles). Both of these music action figures were previously only available as a 18″ figures from NECA. The 7″ John Lennon action figure is available for preorder on our John Lennon Action Figure page. The expected shipping date is around the end of February 2007. NECA has also announced the addition of a new John Lennon action figure to be released towards the end of the year! As the NECA Freddie Mercury and John Lennon action figures get smaller, their Kurt Cobain action figure is growing up! NECA has announced that it will release a huge 18″ version of [...]