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French first lady opts for 60s pop in talk-of-the-town new album
PARIS (AFP) - France's first lady, model-turned-singer Carla Bruni, drops the folk-song flavour of her debut years for a decidedly 60s pop sound in her latest album -- the talk of the town even before its release.
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City park, Main Street play host to rally events
Geiser-Pollman Park is the place to be this weekend with motorcyclists, food and music all in honor of the Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally.
Bakercityherald.com |
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Avon's Vin 48 hosts Bach on the Rocks
Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival’s young professionals group meets Monday for a wine tasting
Vail Daily |
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Lullaby of Broadway Features Student Vocalists
The private voice students of John Murelle will perform “Lullaby of Broadway: Voices Go To The Great White Way,” a free concert of Broadway songs on Wednesday, June 18, at 7:30 PM at the Church of the Messiah, 22 Church Street, Woods Hole.
The Falmouth Enterprise |
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A Stone Temple Suit
The Stone Temple Pilots are singing the legal blues. Atlantic Records is suing two of the grunge rock band's members, frontman Scott Weiland and drummer Eric Kretz, alleging they...
E! Online |
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"Diff'rent Strokes": Renata Will Be Coleman in Avenue Q
Carla Renata will join the cast of the Tony-winning musical Avenue Q June 16 at the John Golden Theatre.
Playbill |
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American Grain
Indigenous’ Mato Nanji talks family, a new album and semantics. “As much as I can see,” Indigenous vocalist/guitarist and founder Mato Nanji ventures, “people are diggin’ it.”
The Reader |
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Mr. Collipark Cranks That Hip-Hop/Jazz W/ New Compilation
In his latest venture, super-producer Mr. Collipark will bridge the great divide between hip-hop and the classic sound of jazz by partnering with Los Angeles-based Hidden Beach Recordings to release... Visit SOHH.com for the complete story.
SOHH |
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Independence Eve Concert Featuring The Lexington Brass Quintet
The newest musical group to hit the Rockbridge County scene is about to make its first headline appearance next month.
Rockbridge Weekly |
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Witnesses: Gonzales promoted stabbing
Angry at one of his own being wronged, and pumped up on violent music and Corona beer, Luis Alberto Gonzales conspired to kill an Aloha man who beat up one of his fellow gang members, witnesses told a Washington County judge Tuesday.
The Hillsboro Argus |
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Relay For Life June 21-22 at Hillsboro Stadium brings community together
Teams representing friends, families, schools, businesses, churches, city groups and organizations will meet for the 6th annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Hillsboro Saturday and Sunday, June 21-22, at the Hillsboro Stadium.
The Hillsboro Argus |
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Return to Forever to Perform at Freihofer's Jazz Festival at Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Saratoga Springs, NY - Among the highlights of the 31st Annual Freihofer's Jazz Festival at Saratoga Performing Arts Center will be a Saturday, June 28 performance by Return to Forever - the pioneering jazz-rock fusion band whose enormous popularity in the 70's launched a massive resurgence of interest in jazz.
All About Jazz |
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Canada Updates Copyright Law
June 13, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice introduced new federal copyright legislation in the House of Commons Thursday that make it easier to prosecute individuals who illegally download music, movie and software from the Internet.
Web Host Industry Review |
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Musicals will take spotlight at Tony Awards
To attract TV viewers, Sunday's Tony Awards will feature a record number of musical performances, including songs from Young Frankenstein and The Little Mermaid.
Crain's New York Business |
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Backbeat
*The Benson Summer Festival features a day of fabulous, free musical acts: Backer’s Blues 10 a.m., Diva Soma 11 a.m., Crash, Davey 12 p.m., In Parentheses 3 p.m.,
The Reader |
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Snow Leopard: Back to Basics
Apple's new Snow Leopard announcement -- no new features, just stability and speed improvements -- is music to Jason Snell's ears.
Macworld |
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Country music artist Danny Davis dies at 83
Grammy-award winner Danny Davis, who pioneered the use of horns in country music, has died aged 83, his publicist Betty Hofer said Friday.
MSNBC |
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Dissonance and Dissidents Between Marxist Theory and Practice in Tom Stoppard's Rock 'N' Roll
In two contrasting worlds, Stoppard's play shows how Marxist materialism became indefensible in the Soviet bloc. Tom Stoppard has built his career on dramatically inverting or actualizing highly theoretical subject matter into a wholly entertaining dramatic work. Rock ‘N’ Roll, his most recent play, is no exception, dancing around the relationships among the personal, political, and aesthetic ...
Blogcritics.org |
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Bruni new album land Sarko in trouble
The new music album of Carla Bruni is gripping France but some of the songs haven't gone down well with world leaders, angry at the lyrics of Carla's music.
Malta Star |
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FMB Music: This shop's a ROCKIN!
Can Fort Myers Beach rock any harder than it already does? The answer is YES, it can, now that FMB Music has opened its doors to the Beach and surrounding areas, resting comfortably on the Boulevard, directly across from the fruit stand.
Beach Bulletin |
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For John's sake: Benefit concert and more for local legend at Barking Shark June 22
Local musician John Cook has silently been fighting Deep Vein Thrombosis for a while now, sucking up the pain to perform at local venues.
Beach Bulletin |
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Will Julia be the next Maria?
Mississauga performer Julia Juhas didn't have to look very far for inspiration when she was preparing to audition for the role of Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music . She already had the perfect model at home — her mother, Valeria.
Mississauga News |
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WIN a Canon Digital IXUS 85 ISCanon Digital IXUS 85 IS!
Festival season is up and running; the Independent Student team should know, as we were lucky enough to be able to head down to Beach Break Live for a couple of days. If you saw us there then hopefully we had chance to tell you about our fantastic festival photo competition; this is it!
Independent |
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12:45 p.m. '70's hard rock tribute bands, Pink Floyd Laser show coming to Ford Park
Tickets go on sale at 5 p.m. today for July 19 Rock Under Cover Tour '08 at Ford Pavilion, featuring Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular, along with the 100-watt music of No Quarter, a Led Zeppelin tribute band, and Destroyer, a Kiss tribute band.
Beaumont Enterprise |
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Bay Area Nonprofits Receive $1.26 Million in Silicon Valley Impact Grants From Cisco Foundation
SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/13/08 -- The Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) Foundation today recognized 84 nonprofit organizations for their contributions to community development and improvement with its annual Silicon Valley Impact Grants, a program that provides funding to nonprofit organizations within 50 miles of Cisco headquarters in San Jose.
Broadcast Newsroom |
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