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The War on Drugs to hit UK and Irish gig circuit this summer
Chances are Philadelphian rock band The War on Drugs will be reverberating in a music hall near you this summer, as they head to the UK to follow-up the nascent success of debut album Wagonwheel Blues ( review ).
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PORTLAND, Ind. ( Map ) - PORTLAND, Ind. , June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Portland that expands network coverage, enabling more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; download music, games and ringtones; view high-quality videos and browse the Internet, while enjoying ...
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Music Review: Marcia Ball - Marcia Ball: Live at the Highline Ballroom
Marcia Ball performs for you. Listen carefully now: Marcia Ball ("long, tall Marcia Ball," as she's called) is possibly the best blues piano player you've never heard. If you know her and her music, you've been blessed. If you don't know her, Woozyfly gives you a glimpse of her hard stomp, swamp boogie blues. So get connected. It's time to receive...
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Walker Combo to perform tonight
The Brad Walker Combo will provide the music for the Secret City 50+ Dance Group's Monday night dance
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Sonja Kristina and Prog Legends Curved Air Kick Off Summer Tour at Isle of Wight Festival
6/9/08 - London, UK - The original 'Rock Chick' Sonja Kristina has reunited with her band, progressive rock legends Curved Air, for some summer festival dates, kicking off with the Isle of Wight Festival on 13th June. Sonja Kristina's extravagant and flamboyant stage presence led to her being nicknamed at one point, 'the female Jagger'.
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Jazz Vocalist Leonard Patton Infuses Love, Life and Song into the Jazz World with Debut Release
San Diego based jazz vocalist, Leonard Patton is making quite a name for himself on the Southern California scene as a musician with talent rarely seen in vocalists of this genre.
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Sony Pictures' Crackle Premieres Three Original Web Series and New C-Spot Line-Up
Sony Pictures Entertainment online video network Crackle today announced the release of nine original series that encompass a variety of genres from comedy to music to gaming and lifestyle.
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Fortune Market Media's Own SkeeTV Garners High YouTube Rankings for the Making of Rap Star's Latest Music Video
SkeeTV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortune Market Media, Inc. is an internet lifestyle television show created by international DJ, tastemaker and pop culture icon DJ Skee. The daily show currently has over 300 web-episodes with over 20 million views and covers an inside look at whatever and wherever anything cool and hip is happening.
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Avid Ships Next-Generation Editing and Storage Systems
Avid Technology, Inc. today announced the worldwide availability of its new HD editing systems and VideoRAID® solutions. The new lineup, which delivers on a commitment to customers of improved quality, value and performance, includes next-generation versions of Avid® Media Composer®, NewsCutter®, and Symphony(TM) software, as well as new hardware configurations, Avid Mojo® DX and Nitris® DX.
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The latest must-see musical to hit London's West End is The Harder They Come , based on the 1972 film written by Perry Henzell.
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T.I. Talks Fashion On Swizz Beatz-Produced Song From 'Intricate' And 'Intelligent' New Album
the highly anticipated album — well, a little bit about it. "Swizz [Beatz] and I just did a record," he said. "It's called 'Louis Ray,' and it's basically about a fashion statement. You know, I always have very nice silk pocket squares hanging from my jeans. I just did a song about it.
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Lionel Richie: Life with Nicole 'has been a struggle-and-a-half'
"Forget about surviving 40 years in the music business," Lionel Richie told the audience. "Just surviving 27 years of Nicole Richie has been a struggle-and-a-half, I want to tell you. I stand here as a survivor, I want you to know, for all the parents out there."
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Multi-million dollar deals at MECOM
The Middle East Communications exhibition and conference (MECOM) which recently concluded in Abu Dhabi provided a platform for multi-million dollar deals and partnerships, according to the organisers, IIR Middle East.
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Wal-Mart assumes a new role: Music hit maker
Wal-Mart changes the dynamics of the recording industry, striking deals with performers that bypass music labels.
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Music Review: The Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock 'N' Roll
The Rolling Stones: Chapter 16. It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll continued the commercial if not the overwhelming critical success of The Rolling Stones. The album, mostly recorded in Germany, was the first to be produced by the glimmer twins, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and would be a more up-tempo album than Goats Head Soup, but it would ultimately be somewhat...
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Nigeria: Elections - Musicians Seek Relevance
In pursuit of credible electoral system in Nigeria, Alliance for Credible Elections (ACE) recently collaborated with Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) in Lagos to hold a one-day seminar aimed at securing fruitful partnership in this regard.
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Dayton Dragons Present High School Musical's Vanessa Hudgens and Corbin Bleu
Dayton, OH - Disney's High School Musical franchise features two of pop music's fastest rising talents with the phenomenal Vanessa Hudgens and Corbin Bleu performing Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 6:30pm in Dayton, Ohio at Fifth Third Field, home of the Dayton Dragons.
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Industry Moves: Second Life Co-Founder Ondrejka Becomes EMI Music Digital SVP
EMI Music is hiring Linden Lab co-founder and developer guru Cory Ondrejka to the new position of digital strategy SVP, in a move it says will "drive innovation around new revenue opportunities and build a world-class engineering team for the company".
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American Legion Band will offer new arrangements this season
Holland’s American Legion Band will mix things up a bit as it enters the summer concert season. Band Director Thom Working likes to put new music on the stands to challenge the musicians, he said. He also has a good sense of humor, feels comfortable with the band and the crowd, band Secretary Kenni Blaauw attested.
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City feels the blues
B.B. King brought the Chicago Blues Festival to a pitch-perfect close on Sunday with an hourlong set that looked back at his six decades in music.
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Civil War event planned for Friday, Saturday
PEA RIDGE — The Pea Ridge National Military Park Foundation will hold the second annual Festival of Ozark Civil War Heritage Reunion on Friday and Saturday. (Benton County Daily Record)
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Tribeca Film Institute Launches Reframe; Website Will Provide Educators With First-Ever, One-Stop Resource for Film ...
Tribeca Film Institute, a non-profit organization serving independent filmmakers and media artists, today announced the launch of Reframe, an innovative project which will help individual filmmakers, broadcasters, distributors, public media organizations, archives, libraries and other media owners digitize, market and sell their classic and hard-to-find films and video content using the Internet.
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Cowboy camp meeting in Springtown
The Springtown cowboy camp meeting, featuring preaching and Southern gospel music, will be held June 19-21. (Benton County Daily Record)
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The Pop Ten
UPDATED: 08 :27 a.m. EDT, June 09, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a Fortney & Weygandt field superintendent. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
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South Africa: Kruger Park Gets Its Own Special Song
Songwriter Shalati Joseph Khosa has been commissioned to write a song to mark the 110th anniversary of the Kruger National Park.
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