Culture & Media

Intellectual property's tentacles are long and strong. Maybe the largest battlefield in IP is the music industry. Composer, producers, interpreters and license owners might get unexpectedly involved in legal battles regarding the misuse or abuse of a song of their property.

Avril Lavigne is not just any other singer in the music word, but she is someone who has done very well in her career. The huge number of fan and the large number of her record albums sold is a testimony to this. Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley is popularly known to fans as Avril Lavigne or simply Avril. She belonged to a family of devout Christians and very early, when she was just a kid of two her musical talents were spotted by her mother. Back in those days, Avril used to sing with her mother in the church choir and it was here that her mother spotted her wonderful singing talents.

A review of the compilation album Fields of Gold by front man of The Police, Sting. Fields of Gold features songs from Sting's first 10 years as a solo artist: 1984 to 1994.

Editor-in-chief Sarah Ivens says magazine spent 'heartbreaking day' with pop star, and witnessed first-hand 'an emotional cry for help that will leave you shocked and sad'.

Oh No! Here comes another movie remake that Hollywood is releasing to the movie theaters and calling it a new released movie. Who are they kidding? Personally, when I go to the movies I want to see a film that's never been done before, not another recycled classic that Hollywood thinks they can make better with advanced special effects and lousy acting. How about you?

He might not be that familiar to your hip hop loving ears, Phat Kat is nevertheless one of those Detroit hip hop key personalities who are rich of a precious well worked on knowledge of their art. Phat Kat, who also goes by the nickname Ronnie Cash, has already earned a lot of respect on his local scene. Not only will the Carte Blanche allow you to discover Phat Kat’s incredible skills, it will also introduce you into the Detroit hood s merciless, cold steel universe.

Christina's amazing vocal talents sets her apart from her peers. She is one singer who is seen in music circles as have the best long time prospects.

Myths or mythos for the ancient Greeks was an allegoric vehicle to awaken the soul from its forgetful past for those who were spiritual and sensitive enough to recognise the veiled truth behind it. The Greek word μύθος= myth, derives from the sound ‘mou’=murmur, which we produce when our lips are closed and the word Μυστήριο= mystery= inexplicable, adjoins with it.

In August 2006 a sixty year old, bald, stocky bachelor with a face at once stern and sensitive died of diabetes. He was living on his own in his home-town - the genteel city of Cambridge, England, world widely known for its university, which, in the UK, is rivaled only by the equally venerable one in Oxford. His name was Syd Barrett.

A new 'relationship comedy' co-stars Mandy Moore and John Krasinski as a young couple anxious to get married; but before they can march down the aisle they have to go through the intensive marriage preparation course devised by their preacher, played by irrepressible Robin Williams. Alan Silverman has a look at License To Wed.

Did Live Earth make a difference? While international media seem undecided about the lasting effects of July 7's worldwide event aimed at educating the public about climate change, individual participants are coming under scrutiny.

The story of Edith Piaf’s life, told in the movie “La Vie en Rose,” is so turbulent and full of tragedy and success that it lends itself to mythologizing, though that isn’t necessary. The verifiable facts are enough.

The are 23 Tintin albums to choose from written by Tintin creator Herge. The amount of material for the Tintin movie that Peter Jackson and Spielberg have to work with is huge. The debate over which will be the first Tintin album turned into a Tintin movie rages on.

When Thomas Edison invented the phonograph on August 12, 1877, little did he know just how much influence his “Talking Machine” would have, not only in the music industry, but in pop culture as well. Records are a part of the music of the ages and it is up to us as individuals and retailers, not only to enjoy our favorite recordings, but to preserve them as well; thus Vinyl Record Day was born.

Considered by many of his time (and this) as one of the greatest composers who ever lived, George Frederick Handel became that through excellent beginnings. He was born to a wealthy German family in Halle in 1685. He had nine other siblings, some of which were half-siblings. His father, also named George, was 63 at the time, his mother was 34.