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Annie Lennox, Olivia Wilde, Amy Brenneman and Others Join Voices for International Women’s Day
Sustenance Group worked in tandem with EQUALS, PASTE Magazine, The Huffington Post and Half the Sky Movement to promote International...
Kristi Wooten
Mar 10, 2013


Jeff Lynne Recordings: Sonic Sparkle
IN THE opening sequence of the documentary “Mr Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO”, Mr Lynne, a British musician, saunters through...
Kristi Wooten
Nov 27, 2012


Jeff Lynne’s Sonic Sparkle | THE ECONOMIST | By Kristi York Wooten
FROM THE ECONOMIST: “Re-recording the old songs had little to do with money and everything to do with technology,” claims Jeff Lynne. “It...
Kristi Wooten
Oct 22, 2012


Irish Folk Music: Once More
AT A music hall in Atlanta, a few hundred glowing iPhones bob to the rhythm of a strumming guitar. Glen Hansard, an Irish singer, is on...
Kristi Wooten
Oct 11, 2012


Glen Hansard’s Irish Folk Music on Broadway: “Once” More, With Feeling | THE ECONO
FROM THE ECONOMIST: “It’s ‘Once’ being on Broadway that has afforded me some luxuries, not being in a band,” Hansard says. “It affords me...
Kristi Wooten
Oct 11, 2012


Ghost Brothers of Darkland County: Stephen King and John Mellencamp Make Terrifying Music | THE WALL
FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: The idea for “Ghost Brothers” began in Mellencamp’s territory of “Small Town” Indiana, where the “Pink...
Kristi Wooten
May 9, 2012


Why Eddie Vedder’s Singing for Maternal Health on New Starbucks Charity CD | THE HUFFINGTON PO
Improving Maternal Healthcare, One Song at a Time May 1, 2012 FROM THE HUFFINGTON POST | by Kristi York Wooten and Christy Turlington...
Kristi Wooten
May 1, 2012


Stephen King and John Mellencamp Make Terrifying Music Together
BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Southern Gothic once referred exclusively to scribes and literature from the land of...
Kristi Wooten
Apr 7, 2012


Nile Rodgers: Hanging out with Madonna and David Bowie | THE ECONOMIST | By Kristi York Wooten
There are plenty of juicy celebrity anecdotes, including hanging out with David Bowie, rows with Motown Records, and clubbing with...
Kristi Wooten
Nov 21, 2011


Paul McCartney's Ballet: Ocean's Kingdom
BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE ECONOMIST PAUL MCCARTNEY is one of the most important figures of 20th-century music. Therein lies the...
Kristi Wooten
Sep 29, 2011


Paul McCartney's Classical Music and Sir Paul, the Sun King
PAUL MCCARTNEY is one of the most important figures of 20th-century music. Therein lies the dilemma. Can the 69-year-old former Beatle...
Kristi Wooten
Sep 29, 2011


Tastemakers Top 20: Our Favorite Songs of 2010
Just in time for the Grammy Awards on February 13, here’s a list of 2010’s best songs. I asked one of my favorite bands (who, by the way,...
Kristi Wooten
Feb 12, 2011


How Michael Franti Found the Sun
Michael Franti sings with children in East Timor. Photo Courtesy of CARE. © Josh Estey/CARE Welcome! If you weren’t directed here from...
Kristi Wooten
Sep 20, 2010


The Stage and Screens Where It’s Just Me and Keane: My Convo with Tim Rice-Oxley
Hey Tim! I’m extremely sad that Keane isn’t coming to Atlanta on this tour. Tim Rice Oxley: We haven’t been there in awhile now. We would...
Kristi Wooten
Jul 19, 2010


Rob Sheffield talks Duran Duran
Below is part of my interview with Rolling Stone columnist Rob Sheffield about his new book, Talking to Girls About Duran Duran. The...
Kristi Wooten
Jul 13, 2010


Live Aid at 25: Remembering The Concert That Changed My Life
Below, my favorite performances of the day. They’re not all musically great, but the memory is perfect. Comment below and let me know...
Kristi Wooten
Jul 13, 2010


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Jun 22, 2010


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Jun 21, 2010
Summer things: 10 songs I dig right now.
“Something Good Can Work” by Two Door Cinema Club “Voice in the Chorus” by Hanson “Saturday Sun” by Crowded House “Long White Dress” by...
Kristi Wooten
Jun 17, 2010


Harry, Harry
Here’s my Harry Connick story in the AJC:
Kristi Wooten
Jun 16, 2010
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