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Metric, Silverstein, GZA And RZA Set Wakestock 2008
If several days filled with boarding of the wake and skate kinds combined with loud music in the sun is enough to make you want to say "Bro," you'll probably want to check out this year's Wakestock festival.
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Polaris Music Prize Hopefuls Reduced To 40 Canadian Albums
The list of contenders for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize has been narrowed to 40. This is the third year for the $20,000 prize, but the first time that the "Long List" has been made public.
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Ok City Ok Fly From Tokyo To Toronto For A Single Show
With more than 500 acts performing on 40 stages in downtown Toronto this weekend for the 14th annual North By Northeast Music Festival, attracting attention can be a bit of a challenge.
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Indigo Books and Music Offers Canadian Twilighters Chance to Meet Stephenie Meyer With Breaking Dawn Contest
Attention: Lifestyle, Entertainment and Book Editors
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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County may lose popular festival
Unless festival managers and the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department can resolve differences over a new contract by next week, Tuolumne County may lose the Strawberry Music Festival, a staple at Camp Mather for 25 years.
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Byblos Festival stays the course in 2008
In 2007, the Byblos International Festival was one of the few major music events to shrug off the country's political difficulties and deliver its program. Byblos' organizers will remain true to form this year. The sixth season of the festival will run between July 8 and August 24, presenting an eclectic mix of music and performances.
The Daily Star Lebannon |
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Making music
John Dutton directed the junior band though a selection of songs last night as they opened the Fort Frances High School Music Department’s annual spring concert at the Townshend Theatre.
Fort Frances Times |
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Jay-z Sued For Copyright Infringement
JAY-Z is facing an $88 million (GBP44 million) lawsuit from a wannabe rapper who claims the star stole his songs. Mitchell Rose filed suit in New York last month (23May08) alleging he met the star - real name Shawn Carter - at a boxing match in 2001, and handed over a CD of his songs.
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The ‘Chronicles’ of the musical rabbi
In his mid-50s, after nearly three decades teaching in his native Baltimore at the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University -- part of that time as head of the music composition department -- composer-pianist Moshe Cotel decided to become a rabbi.
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles |
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TVT Music Publishing
will not be affected by the filing. "The downturn in the music business has affected all of us, independents and majors alike," said TVT president and founder Steve Gottlieb in the statement. "We all seek to adapt to a new business model.
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Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same
Synopsis: A live Led Zeppelin performance at New York City's Madison Square Garden from the 1970s. More than just a concert film, the performance branches off into a series of fantasies/music videos for the band members and crew.
UGO - UnderGroundOnline |
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Bonnaroo Fans Pack Into Manchester
Bonnaroo fans packed into Manchester Thursday even though the music didn't start until Thursday evening. Those who got there early had an opportunity to explore their surroundings.
News Channel 5 Nashville |
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Legendary Feuds
Let's face the music: without "sports entertainment," wrestling would just be a couple guys in fancy underwear rolling around hugging each other, and nobody wants to see that.
UGO - UnderGroundOnline |
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Proposed copyright amendments would lower penalty for illegal web downloads
Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press June 12, 2008 - 5:18 p.m. OTTAWA - People caught downloading bootlegged music or other material would face a $500 penalty under new legislation introduced Thursday by the Conservative government.
Canadian Business |
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Honeywell to host Strawberry Fest activities
In addition to the downtown and Paradise Spring events during Wabash's annual Very Berry Strawberry Fest on Saturday, June 14, visitors to the festival may also be interested in the Honeywell Center's children's activities sponsored by Hipsher Tool & Die.
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Church Basement Ladies , the Musical, to Get Chicago Premiere With "M*A*S*H" Star
William Christopher, known for playing Father Mulcahy on TV's "M*A*S*H," will star as a Lutheran church pastor in the Chicago premiere of the new musical comedy Church Basement Ladies , Sept. 10-27 at The North Shore Center for Performing Arts in Skokie, IL.
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Sparrow Guitars Now Available In Germany
Sparrow Guitars is proud to announce the availability of the Sparrow guitar line in Germany. Sparrow Guitars are available in Germany through music instrument retailer Musik Produktiv and will be made to the general public through a network of German retailers.
Harmony Central |
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Tanya Davis' Love Is Queer
HALIFAX — Tanya Davis knows the importance of starting the day off right. Her Gorgeous Morning sophomore album, set to be independently released in Charlottetown on June 14 and in Halifax on June 19, befits the offbeat poet/songstress.
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Diversions calendar
FESTIVALS MIDSOMMAR CELEBRATION: Fiddling, folk dancing, arts and crafts, used book sale, food, games, colorful folk costumes and the raising of a decorated midsummer maypole, or majstang, at 1 p.m. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. Free. American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Av. S., Mpls. 612-871-4907.
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Junior Pantherz Rejoice And Remain Together After Trying Times
After weathering through difficult times, people often gain a greater appreciation for the things they have. That's certainly the case for Terry Mattson , singer and guitarist for Saskatoon's recently reformed Junior Pantherz .
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Music by Tchaikovsky in the interpretation of Aleksandr Rudin
In the double role of soloist and conductor, Aleksandr Rudin is the hero of the concert given this evening by the National Radio Orchestra (Radio Hall, 19.00 h.), with an integrally Tchaikovsky programme, constructed according to the classical formula (overture, instrumental piece, symphony).
Nine O'Clock |
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Theme music can make all the difference in the world
What do Superman, James Bond, and Indiana Jones have that you and I do not?
The Greenville News |
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CelebrateErie 2008 Musical Line-Up
The musical acts for this year's Celebrate Erie are locked in. Erie Mayor Joe Sinnott announced the groups that will take stage this August. Friday night is Motown/Oldies night. The line-up includes Ron Howard and Cruisin, with "Souled Out" headlining the evening.
Action News 24 Erie |
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Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Prepares for Finale after Tumultuous Season
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- It was a season that nearly fell silent. But this weekend the sounds of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra will fill the First Coast, as the symphony wraps its season.
First Coast News |
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Ashanti's bloody videos spark protest
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Blood-splattered videos for R&B singer-songwriter Ashanti's single "The Way That I Love You" sparked a protest by demonstrators in Los Angeles, prompting the artist and Universal Records to remove the clips from the Internet.
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