FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH


 
R KELLY'S "BLACK PANTIES"


 
DAUGHTRY IS "BAPTIZED"
 
DIDO'S "GREATEST HITS"


 
GAVIN DE GRAW "MAKE A MOVE"


 
PITBULL "GLOBAL WARMING"




THE LATEST MUSIC NEWS



COMPOSER "JUNKIE XL" CREATES A MODERN EPIC SCORE FOR "300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE"

Compiled By: Lana K. Wilson-Combs

Grammy nominated multi-platinum producer and composer Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL scores the stunning, action-thriller movie "300: Rise of an Empire" (Opens March 7). The soundtrack is available on Watertower Music.

Directed by Noam Murro and produced by Zack Snyder, "300: Rise Of An Empire" is a new chapter of the epic saga and takes the war to a fresh battlefield on-the-sea as...




CHRIS JASPER
"MUSIC FOR LIFE"--CHRIS JASPER (THE BUFFED/SHIRTLESS ONE) AND THE ISLEY BROTHERS WILL BE HONORED WITH THE GRAMMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD JAN. 25.
CHRIS JASPER

Compiled By: Lana K. Wilson-Combs

Some things are simply worth the wait. Just ask Chris Jasper.

The legendary songwriter/keyboardist and integral member of the gold and platinum "3+3 era" Isley Brothers will be honored along with Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley (posthumously), O'Kelly Isley (posthumously), Ronald Isley, and his brother-in-law Rudolph Isley with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony will take place at the Wilshire Ebell Theater Jan. 25, the day before the 56th Annual Grammy Awards (Jan. 26) air on CBS at 8/7c from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Jasper, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, was...






PAPA
COME TO "PAPA"-- DANNY PRESANT (RIGHT) AND DARREN WEISS (LEFT)OF THE ROCK/PUNK GROUP "PAPA" OPEN FOR LORD HURON APRIL 5 AT HARLOW'S NIGHTCLUB IN SACRAMENTO.
THE ONE TO WATCH

PAPA

Lana K. Wilson-Combs

The last time singer/drummer Darren Weiss (right) and guitarist (Danny Presant (left) of the soul/punk/rock music group Papa performed in Sacramento, California it was 3½ years ago at the Old Ironsides Club.

At that time they were virtually an unknown little band from Los Angeles who was just hoping the audience would like...



  MUSIC TRIVIA
 
WHAT WAS THE TITLE OF CHRIS JASPER'S FIRST SOLO ALBUM AND CHART TOPPING SINGLE?
"CARAVAN OF LOVE"
"SUPERBAD"
"THIS OL' HEART OF MINE"
"HARVEST FOR THE WORLD"