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On track : NZ Trio's journey packs a wallop
Fantastical birds are all over the artwork of the NZ Trio's second album, while the title, brighttidemovingbetween, with its four words modishly run together, hints at the journey awaiting us.
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Reviewing The Reviews with Tristan Prettyman
(In which some of Wack's favorite artists respond to their critics.) Tristan Prettyman — the San Diego folk-pop singer-songwriter, surfer and former Roxy model — is back with her sophomore album, Hello. Over the phone from New York, where she was getting ready to board a plane to Nashvi ...
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Nokia Unveils Two New XpressMusic Phones
Nokia has introduced two new music-enabled devices. Building on its XpressMusic range, the new Nokia 5320 XpressMusic and Nokia 5220 XpressMusic are entry-level products sporting fresh designs. Both handsets are expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of...
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RECENT ITEMS»
Brighton up-and-comers Switches are doing pretty well these days. The U.K. quartet has just signed on with Be Your Own Pet , She Wants Revenge , and The Virgins for a whole slew of North American tour dates as part of the Nylon Summer Music Tour.
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Willie Nelson: Most important Texas musician?
Gary Hartman, founding director of the Texas State University-San Marcos Center for Texas Music History, has just published "The History of Texas Music" (Texas A&M Press; $45 hardcover, $19.95 paperback), a look at the state's glorious mosaic of musical styles and personalities.
Austin American-Statesman |
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Long, Shiny, Moves People
In the lobby of the Cadillac Hotel waits a beautifully restored grand piano, an 1884 Steinway. The Cadillac is a place for down-and-outers to find a home when they have none, and the piano's part of the plan. If this all sounds like a Tom Waits song, just hold the phone, because it has a happy endin ...
SF Weekly |
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Mariah Breaks Leona's Spirit
She's no Einstein, but Mariah Carey can certainly add up the numbers for a nuclear chart-topping debut. Carey's E=MC2 energized the charts, giving the pop diva her sixth No. 1...
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Appomattox team earns music honors
The Appomattox Regional Governor's School Music Department took the Heritage New York Festival by storm recently.
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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Letters from a Lost City
This is the first of a two-part story on the discovery of the Kenney family's letters from the lost city of St. Joseph. Passages from the letters are quoted as written, with spelling and punctuation errors in place.
The Star |
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Tecate's Supercapacitor Portfolio Now Features Cap-XX High-Temperature Parts for Portable and ...
Ultra-Thin, High-Temperature, 5.5-Volt Supercapacitors Operate Reliably from -40 to +85 Degrees C San Diego, CA, April 16, 2008...Tecate Industries, a leading global supplier of supercapacitors and capacitors, today expanded its product line with CAP-XX's new H Series supercapacitors. The RoHS-compliant HS and HW, single- and dual-cell devices boast the industry's highest voltages for low ESR ...
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Arthouse
Artists' Television Access. "Ghost in the Reel Change": Live music with vintage shorts and contemporary films by David Michalak. Sun., April 27, 8 p.m. $6. Butterfield 8: Elizabeth Taylor at her best/worst. Mon., April 28, 8 p.m. $5-$20. 992 Valencia (at 21st St.), 824-3890, www.atasite.org. Castro ...
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The Breeders synthesizes the Deal sisters' symbiotic relationship
The Breeders release albums so infrequently (this month's Mountain Battles is just the fourth in 18 years), guitarist Kelley Deal may be better known for playing caretaker to her twin, Pixies bassist and Breeders leader Kim, than for her musical abilities. This was particularly evident in loudQUIETl ...
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UK Eurovision Preview Party
Our new weekly feature on some of the best nights out in the country continues with a unique party that's set to be the largest Eurovision event in London since the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest!
RainbowNetwork.com |
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Luie Luie stands out as a genuine oddball in a world of faux freaks
Today's home-baked weirdos are so commonplace it's harder to filter out the DIY savants than it is to find them. I'm regularly sent hand-painted CD booklets tied in twine, or e-mailed videos of, say, some unknown basement dweller doing a swampy organ boogie. The artistic oddball population is no end ...
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Glass, Jazz, and Black Francis
That was an unusual one, because we were really equals," composer Philip Glass says of his collaboration with director Godfrey Reggio on the landmark 1982 film Koyaanisqatsi. "Normally it's not like that." Indeed, a couple seconds later in director Scott Hicks' Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve ...
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Courier News Online - LONG HILL: Orphan Annie's club to close
A part of the local live music scene is about to find itself orphaned. Orphan Annie's, a haven for blues, jazz, rock and R&B for the last 30 years in the Stirling section of the township, is closing Monday, co-owner Rick Romano announced.
Bridgewater Courier News |
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Bullet Shoots From Hip-Hop About Debut
Bred in the Windy City, buds with recent indie-rap phenoms the Cool Kids and equipped with a sound that's as idiosyncratic as it is primed for summer stereo bumpin', Bullet's debut, Back To The Lyrics , is blasting off via free digital download on www.myspace.com/gobullet on June 1. But even better, his Slot-A produced, good-humored ladies' man banger, "Earth Girls," is already available at ...
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Washington DC
SEATTLE ( Map , News ) - Microsoft Corp.'s ( MSFT , News ) Tellme subsidiary launched an application for the BlackBerry on Tuesday that lets people speak commands into their smart phones to search for businesses, look up movie times, check traffic and make other queries.
The San Francisco Examiner |
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Fast makes switch to mediator role
Tom Young, Computing , Thursday 24 April 2008 at 00:00:00 Changes in technology means vendors and buyers need to have a closer relationship Software industry pressure group the Federation against Software Theft (Fast) is undergoing a fundamental change in strategy reflecting wider changes in business software investments.... > Read the full article ...
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Chester County Non-Profit Organization Raises Over $28,000 in Support of Horse Therapy for Cancer Patients
CHESTER SPRINGS, Pa.----Horse Power For Life, a recently launched non-profit organization, celebrated the success of its first 6 months with the first annual "Pink Horse Shoe" fundraising event on Saturday, April 19, 2008, where they raised over $28,000 for the program.
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TD Canada Trust jazz festival releases lineup
The TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival revealed its lineup and locations Monday, April 21 and area residents will have plenty of choice right here in Parkdale.
Scarborough Mirror |
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Kids just wanna have fun
A number of activities are being organized to get children off the couch and out of the house this summer. They range from swimming and horseback riding to theater and arts.
The Vicksburg Post |
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Community Calendar
Spring Fashion Show Luncheon, Noon-1:15 p.m. — Macey Center, Upper Lobby. Sponsored by Chartwells Food. Tickets are $10 each; only 150 tickets will be sold. Pick up tickets at Brownbilt, Jessie's, NMT Golf Shop, NMT Bookstore, or Wal-Mart.
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Dinner helps child
Madison L. Martinez, 2, suffers from CHARGE Syndrome, which involves extensive physical birth defects, and is facing open-heart surgery to fix a hole in the right chamber of her heart this summer.
El Defensor Chieftain |
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Arts, scissors, crafts fare well
Most people think that rock, paper, scissors is a children's game. But at ACU, the name connotes a craft fair where students can sell their artwork and enjoy out-of-town bands.
The Optimist |
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