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Members of Shaker Heights-based Verlezza Dance share the stage with students
UPDATED: 04 :44 a.m. EDT, June 03, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a volunteer on the Steamship William G. Mather. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
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Transformers' wins top prize at MTV Movie Awards
UPDATED: 04 :43 a.m. EDT, June 03, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a volunteer on the Steamship William G. Mather. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
The Plain Dealer |
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Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79
Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive 'shave and a haircut, two bits' rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79.
The Tuscaloosa News |
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It's a little fishy in Trinidad
TRINIDAD -- The early days of the summer festival season kicks off with one of the longest running annual events -- the 51-year-old Trinidad Fish Festival on Sunday.
Eureka Times-Standard |
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Most of the music Austrian composer Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) wrote was for choirs. But he is remembered for nine symphonies (the last unfinished). They have a self-conscious ponderous quality leavened by the simplicity of his church motets.
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Music legend Bo Diddley dies
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died yesterday after months of ill health. He was 79.
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Lurie's 'Law' an UNCommon film
Asked about some of the musicians he ran with in his days growing up in Worcester, avant-garde sax player and composer John Lurie practically dismissed the question. The musical acquaintances of his youth, he said, were not that important.
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Universal Studios fire silences golden oldies
The massive inferno at Universal Studios claimed a small piece of American musical history, the Daily News has learned, including some master recordings of regular Bing Crosby duet partner Connee Boswell.
New York Daily News |
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Yoko can't stop the music
IMAGINE THIS: Yoko Ono lost a court bid yesterday to stop filmmakers from using a piece of her husband's famous song in a new movie.
New York Daily News |
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Bo Diddley, 79: Blues pioneer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar licks inspired legions of other musicians, died yesterday after months of ill health. He was 79.
Toronto Star |
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Eee Store adds online storage to Eee PC
Computex 2008: Asus launches new service Eee PC owners in Taiwan are to be offered additional online storage for songs, videos and other data, under a new plan from Asus.
PC Advisor |
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Ashanti declares her confidence
Ashanti comes out swinging on her latest CD. Horns billow, strings sweep and piano chords rise triumphantly as the singer unfurls a voice so confident and sure, it sounds like she's ready to face down an advancing army.
New York Daily News |
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Yoko Ono loses lawsuit to bar use of "Imagine"
Yoko Ono has lost her bid to block the use of her late husband John Lennon's song "Imagine" in a documentary, media reported Monday. Ono, son Sean Lennon, and Julian Lennon, John Lennon's son from his first marriage, along with publ ...
People's Daily |
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Philadelphia Orchestra returns to China
Three decades have passed since the Philadelphia Orchestra's historic Beijing tour, and now the orchestra is back to the same venue with the same repertoire, collaborating with a new Chinese performer. Young pianist Lang Lang headli ...
People's Daily |
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Rock 'n' roll originator Bo Diddley dies at 79
Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll who invented his own name, his own guitars, his own beat and influenced rockers like Elvis Presley and the Rolling Stones, died Monday after battling for months with heart problems. Did ...
People's Daily |
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Lloyd Webber tops festival classics
JULIAN Lloyd Webber once said that music had to be played loud, or not at all.
Wiltshire Times |
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Jagger pays tribute to Bo Diddley
Mick Jagger is among stars paying tribute to Bo Diddley, praising the singer-guitarist as an "enormous force in music".
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Police order charity event to quiet down
VINELAND -- Organizers of a charity event held at Cumberland County College say Vineland police put a damper on their event over complaints about loud music.
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Cedar City has another festival
CEDAR CITY - Turns out, the play isn't the only thing.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Daily Planner
The Urban Districts Alliance Sounds on the Square concert series begins Friday at Park Central Square and continues Fridays and Saturdays through June 21.
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CHESTERFIELD — Chesterfield County Public Schools’ music program recently hit another high note. The NAMM Foundation announced this week that for the second consecutive year Chesterfield County is one of the nation’s Best Communities for Music Education.
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Teen Music Phenomenon, the Jonas Brothers, Announce Grand Prize Winner of National Breakfast BREAKS Video Contest
Breakfast BREAKS Surprise Kids across America by Naming Five Runner-Up Winners in Response to Overwhelming Number of Contest Entries
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Nigeria: FG Adopts Who Policy On Tobacco Promotion
THE Federal Government in accordnance with the call by the World Health Organisations (WHO) to ban all advertisments, promotions and sponsorships on tobacco product, has banned all forms of advertisement on tobacco products.
AllAfrica.com |
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The sound of earlier times
CENTREVILLE, Del. - Halfway into Brandywine Baroque's harpsichord festival, titled the Dumont Concerts, distinguished guest artist Davitt Moroney explained why events like this need to exist. Fine music can be wedded to circumstance: Put Francois Couperin in a program with J.S. Bach "and Bach sort of squashes Couperin. Nothing you can do about it," said Moroney.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Spiralfrog.com to offer downloads from EMI artists
LOS ANGELES - SpiralFrog Inc., which operates an ad-supported, free music and video download Web site, said Monday it will soon begin offering content from Coldplay, Keith...
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