May 8th, 2008 · Cavedoll is prolific, almost to the point of absurdity. The neo-new wave group from Salt Lake City, UT has released 13 albums in the past year, with a total of ten albums due out in 2008. At the root of it all is the hyper-active imagination of frontman, producer and multi-instrumentalist Camden Chamberlain. For Cavedoll's latest release, No Vertigo, Chamberlain and the rest of his band serve up a hip-shaking burst of feel-good energy, inspired by '80s synth pop, electronica and punk.
Keywords: energy · 2008 · frontman · album · imagination · Hip · Chamberlain · punk · prolific · electronica · Instrumentalist · Neo
Apr 30th, 2008 · Jason Collett's music combines '70s pop-rock and Canadian country ballads, the latter a style he's been honing since the late '80s in alt-country bands around Toronto. He also belongs to the wildly prolific and musically incestuous Broken Social Scene. Hear an interview and performance.
Keywords: country · music · interviews · Canadian · Toronto · Jason · prolific · alt · ballads · Broken Social Scene · Collette · Jason Collett
Apr 29th, 2008 · Ellington was the most prolific jazz composer of all time, writing and performing tirelessly for more than 50 years. Many of his compositions also bear the name of composer Billy Strayhorn, his longtime collaborator and friend. Ellington's mark can be found everywhere on jazz, both past and present.
Keywords: Jazz · songs · Composing · friends · composition · collaboration · prolific · duking · Ellington · Billy Strayhorn
Apr 23rd, 2008 · A prolific writer of extraordinarily innovative, highly personal music, as well as an influential leader, the powerful bassist brought a fiery virtuosity to hundreds of original compositions.
Keywords: music · original · Writer · innovation · composition · prolific · Charles · bassist · bass · virtuosity · Mingus
Apr 16th, 2008 · Gene "Jug" Ammons was one of the tenor giants of his era. He had a big, deep tone that was perfect for every pace of song from a warm ballad, to bluesy groove or a sweet swing. His prolific recording career has resulted in a music that has withstood the test of time.
Keywords: music · era · songs · Sax · prolific · genes · ballads · tenor · bluesy · Ammons · Gene Jug Ammons
Dec 8th, 2007 · NPR's Scott Simon visits with prolific songwriter Diane Warren in her studio on Sunset Boulevard. Warren has penned hundreds of hits for the likes of Celine Dion, Michael Bolton, Cher, Milli Vanilli, Aerosmith, and most recently, the song "Do You Feel Me," from the American Gangster soundtrack.
Keywords: Scott Simon · songs · songwriter · studio · Warren · soundtrack · prolific · diane · Aerosmith · Cher · Celine Dion · American Gangster
Oct 31st, 2007 · Guy Capacelatro is a prolific, pop storyteller from Portsmouth, NH. He utilizes assorted instrumentation, a rotating group of singers, and folk storytelling to create off kilter songs.
Keywords: N.H · Singer · songs · folk · instrumentation · storytelling · prolific · theatres · rotation · utilizes · III · portsmouth
Oct 18th, 2007 · An imaginative and prolific San Francisco singer-songwriter, Vanderslice named his new album Emerald City after the American enclave around Saddam Hussein's former palace. Hear an interview and in-studio performance by the singer, songwriter and producer.
Keywords: world · Americans · Saddam Hussein · San Francisco · interviews · Singer · enclave · John · songs · songwriter · album · imagination
