Interest in the art form of Peking (or Beijing) opera is fading among Chinese youth, but as CBC Radio's Anthony Germain discovers, a small group of Europeans has taken up study of the traditional, distinctive performance.

Carl Barat moves on with solo album, fatherhood (Reuters)

Reuters - Carl Barat is a busy but a happy man these days.

AUDIO: Gerard Depardieu on film

The curtain came down on the Montreal World Film Festival on Monday with famously outspoken French film star Gerard Depardieu's on-stage discussion about his career.

Metallica NZ shows to go on

Concerts in Christchurch scheduled for Sept. 21-22

Leonard Cohen to end world tour with 4 U.S. shows (Reuters)

Reuters - Leonard Cohen's neverending world tour will actually end in December with four newly announced theater shows in the western United States, his promoter said on Tuesday.

Madison museum seeks volunteers for concerts

MADISON – The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, 9 Main St. at Green Village Road, is looking for adult volunteers to assist the “Downtown Concert Series.”

Audio Innovator Altec Lansing Taps MWW Group to Rock its Consumer Lifestyle PR

MWW Group , one of the nation's top ten public relations firms, announced today that it is has been retained by the industry-leading audio products manufacturer Altec Lansing. Â MWW will work with Altec Lansing to enhance the brand's reputation among audiophiles and heighten awareness for Altec products and technology among audio enthusiasts and consumers who are passionate about great sound.

John Lennon's killer up for parole again in NY (AP)

AP - John Lennon's killer is again up for parole in New York.

Audio tape scandal is a conspiracy to ruin UCPN-M's image: Mahara

In an exclusive interview with Rajendra Pokharel of Nepalnews.com on Saturday, Chief of foreign relations department of the Unified CPN (Maoist), Krishna Bahadur Mahara, said the recent audio tape of his alleged telephone conversation with a Chinese man (which is yet to be verified independently)in which a voice claiming to be his asks for Rs 500 million to 'buy' lawmakers to vote for Maoist ...

Time capsule for Beatles fans (AP)

AP - A new DVD about the Beatles' initial appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" is like cracking open a time capsule.

Audio Push Release New Mixtape

Audio Push drop their Official new Mixtape

Morning Brief: Google Music for Xmas, Mark Hurd to Oracle, Samsung Fascinate Available Tomorrow (Mashable)

Mashable - This series is brought to you by HTC EVO 4G, America's first 4G phone. Only from Sprint. The "First to Know" series keeps you in the know on what's happening now in the world of social media and technology.

CONCERTS AND SHOWS: Around New Haven, Sept. 3 - 9

Here are the selected local concert events from this week's edition of Weekend. To browse more events, or submit your own, go to www.nhregister.com/events. What shows you plan on catching?

Andrea Bocelli concerts to mark 9/11 anniversary

Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast in Italy. The celebrated Italian opera star was among those invited to Ground Zero to commemorate the victims.

Concerts ruled out in favor of practical investments

2008 Ludacris concert was not the best use of student money, leaders say. ...

Andrea Bocelli concerts to mark 9/11

Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast.

Audio Monitor Simplifies Monitoring an Audio Input Source on Your Mac [Downloads]

# downloads Mac OS X: If you're in need of a simple way to monitor audio inputs on your Mac, Apple's Developer Tools includes Audio Monitor to handle that specific task. More »

Ex-Guns N' Roses bassist leaves Jane's Addiction (Reuters)

Reuters - Rock band Jane's Addiction said Monday it has parted ways with its latest bass player, former Guns N' Roses member Duff McKagan, five months after announcing his addition to the oft-vacated post.

R01 & R06 audio guides available for download now

Specialist training provider, Patterson Audio, have now made available new downloadable audio guides to help you study for the R01 and R06 modules of the CII’s new Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning.

Karthi Releases ‘Tha’ Audio [Gallery]

The audio of Shreya Films’ ‘Tha’ was launched in a simple function at Sathyam Cinemas today.The film is the first production venture of Rajesh Uthaman. This is the first film for even the director RK Suryaprabhakar who was a former associate of Samuthirakani. Samuthirakani was there to bless his disciple.Actor Karthi released the audio and it was received by Samuthirakani. K Bhagyaraj released ...

Giant hay bale kills former ELO cellist (Reuters)

Reuters - A giant bale of hay has killed a founding member of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) band after it tumbled down a hill and crashed into his van.

Harman Unveils Quincy Jones Headphone Line by AKG (Digital Trends)

Digital Trends - Headphones used to be the realm of audio nerds and vinyl collectors, but the digital music revolution has brought headphones to the masses…and made the masses aware that most consumer headphones are pretty awful. Harman is the latest to jump on the celebrity-endorsed headphone bandwagon, but instead of banking on pop stars like Lady Gaga, Harmon is adding a touch of cool to the mix, announcing its Quincy Jones Signature Line of headphones by AKG.

Bon Jovi and Brad Paisley Announce Free Relief Concerts Recap

Bon Jovi and Brad Paisley have both announced free concerts

Audio codec protects against loudspeaker damage, boosts audio fidelity

Maxim Integrated Productsste has introduced an integrated stereo audio codec that applies Maxim's FLEXSOUND audio processor technology to offer improved loudspeaker performance by optimizing the signal level and frequency response, while limiting the maximum distortion and power at the output to prevent speaker damage.

Audio Bullys To Go Higher in November

A top story from this week. The End Records have set a November 9th release date for Audio Bullys new album Higher Than The Eiffel.

Bon Jovi and Brad Paisley Announce Free Relief Concerts

A top story from this week. Bon Jovi and Brad Paisley have both announced free concerts

Brazilian superstar Ivete Sangalo plays NY arena (AP)

AP - The most Earth-shattering event in Brazil this weekend took place in New York, where singer Ivete Sangalo played a sold out show at Madison Square Garden. Too bad, few Americans even noticed.

Kanye West: 'I bled hard' over Swift debacle (AP)

AP - Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his ambush of Taylor Swift last year — and he's expressing his pain all over Twitter.

Hanoi concerts to celebrate Chopin’s 200th birthday

Hanoi will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Frederic Chopin’s birth with two concerts on September 7 and 8 at the Hanoi Opera House.

Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' (AP)

AP - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol."

Appeals court rules for Eminem in royalty lawsuit (AP)

AP - A federal appeals court has found Eminem's former production company is entitled to more money from downloads of the rapper's songs and ringtones.

Apple's jump into social networking not a slam-dunk (Reuters)

Reuters - For all the innovations Apple has brought to the market through the years, it's also a pretty good follower.

Jaripeo tour brings music, rodeo to arenas (Reuters)

Reuters - At a time when economic woes and immigration crackdowns are hurting the Latin music touring business, big, showy productions would seem to be a thing of the past.

Veteran group Banda el Recodo still going strong (Reuters)

Reuters - After more than seven decades in the business, seminal act Banda el Recodo remains one of the top-selling groups in the genre of brass-based Mexican music. Founded in 1938 by Cruz Lizarraga, the band has continued to thrive through the years thanks to Lizarraga's two sons, Joel and Alfonso, who have adapted the traditional banda format to multiple musical styles and contemporary arrangements.

KT Tunstall finds new musical edge on "Tiger Suit" (Reuters)

Reuters - At a recent media showcase in London, KT Tunstall offered an unusual description of the songs from her forthcoming third album: "Like Eddie Cochran working with Leftfield," she told the assembled press.

Katy Perry's chart-topper sparks new sales worries (Reuters)

Reuters - The Capitol release bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, thanks to first-week sales of 192,000 units in the United States, the ninth-best debut week so far this year, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Sharon Corr steps out as solo artist (Reuters)

Reuters - Five years after Irish sibling band the Corrs took a prolonged sabbatical, violinist Sharon Corr is back in a new role, as lead vocalist on her debut solo album, "Dream of You."

Rosanne Cash certain she'll write second memoir (Reuters)

Reuters - Rosanne Cash has worn many hats through the years -- country music star, acclaimed singer-songwriter, mother of five and firstborn child of the legendary Johnny Cash.

Calif. judge: rapper 40 Glocc must heed gang ban (AP)

AP - A judge has ruled that a rapper known as 40 Glocc who touted his gang member status in songs and videos is subject to a 2008 gang injunction barring him from an apartment complex in his hometown of Colton.

Google plans to sell music online (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - The search giant is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would let its mobile phone users play songs wherever they are. Google (NMS:GOOG) hopes to launch the service by Christmas, according to sources. Google is trying to compete with Apple, which dominates via its iTunes Music Stores, accounting for 70% of all U.S. digital music sales. It rose 1.5% to 470.30.

German court rules against YouTube over copyright (AP)

AP - A German court ruled Friday that Google Inc.'s subsidiary YouTube LLC must pay compensation after users uploaded several videos of performances by singer Sarah Brightman in violation of copyright laws.

Lennon still helping me, Yoko Ono says (AP)

AP - Yoko Ono says John Lennon is still helping her in her endeavours as an artist and peace activist as she pays tribute to her late husband before what would have been his 70th birthday.

Ne-Yo on T.I.: 'He makes a lot of poor decisions' (AP)

AP - Ne-Yo says T.I. has had many chances — and it's time he gets his act together.

Ping.fm Gets Boost Thanks to Apple's Ping, Company Claims (PC World)

PC World - It's the kind of ironic story that news editors find irresistible. Apple makes big announcement about a social network for music lovers. When music lovers go hunting for the service, they end up in some Internet backwater. They like what they find there and the little guy gets a boost in business thanks to the big guy's big marketing budget.

Apple: The King of Digital Music (PC World)

PC World - Behold the King of music, circa 2010. We aren't talking about Elvis here. Apple's iPod still reigns supreme. And judging from the impressive new crop of iPods announced this week along with an update to iTunes, Apple 's dominance of the digital music world seems solid -- at least for now.

iTunes Ping: The Missing Thing (Mashable)

Mashable - Apple this week launched Ping, a new social network that runs within the iTunes software.

iTunes Ping's Latest Problem: Spam (Mashable)

Mashable - iTunes Ping is apparently full of spam, yet another hiccup in Apple's road to establishing a legitimate social network.

ArtPrize announces concerts with Natasha Bedingfield, David Archuleta, Hot Chelle Rae and Surfer Blood

The free concerts will be held downtown. Find out the details.

Digital Trends' Top 5 Viral Videos of the Week, September 3, 2010 (Digital Trends)

Digital Trends - If Bill and Ted were able to jump back in time and convince John Logie Baird (the man arguably responsible for transmitting the first moving image back in 1925) to return with them to the present day in their telephone-booth time machine, Baird would likely be baffled and shocked by the long, strange, evolutionary twists to video that have resulted in the rise of the viral video clip.Â Then he would probably laugh himself sick when he saw his wonderful technology being used to capture that most personal and hilarious of moments when a guy gets hit in the junk, or a fat guy sings a techno song.

Bug found with Automator and iTunes 10 (Macworld.com)

Macworld.com - As youâre aware, Apple just released iTunes 10. With that release has come some changesâboth expected and not so.