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Paltrow ruled out ever having music career
Gwyneth Paltrow has ruled out ever having a music career. The 'Iron Man' actress - who showed off her vocal talents in movie 'Duets' - says despite being married to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, she will never try her luck as a singer.
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Pearl Jam wows crowd at Bonnaroo
MANCHESTER — Pearl Jam wowed the Bonnaroo crowd with a three-hour performance late Saturday night, returning the band to the grand stage of a music festival.
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Water under the bridge - Covered Bridge Celebration considered a success
Elizabethton closed out another year of music, crafts, food and fun as the 42nd annual Covered Bridge Celebration came to an end on a pleasant and sunny Sunday afternoon.
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Concert pianist Marcia Weiser inspired other musicians
She played with the old Minneapolis Symphony and was still learning new pieces well into her 90s.
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El Paso Park Rangers Battle Foreign Ants
Those attending this year's "Music Under the Stars" may want to be on the lookout for red imported fire ants. Peter Daut Reports: Fire Ants
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Business Owner Honored on Father's Day
A long-time Rochester business owner, who became a victim of crime last year, was honored Sunday afternoon at a dinner in Gates. Members of a local VFW organized the dinner to honor Jack Feldman, 82. Last year, Feldman was shot during a robbery inside his fish market on Joseph Avenue.
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Revival of `South Pacific' takes 5 Tonys
NEW YORK The lavish revival of "South Pacific" took five prizes, including director of a musical, and "Boeing-Boeing, a 1960s sex farce filled with slamming doors and eager stewardesses, was named best-revival play, as the 2008 Tony Awards got under way Sunday.
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Revival of `South Pacific' takes 5 Tonys
By MICHAEL KUCHWARA NEW YORK (AP) -- The lavish revival of "South Pacific" took five prizes, including director of a musical, and "Boeing-Boeing, a 1960s sex farce filled with slamming doors and eager stewardesses, was named best-revival play, as the 2008 Tony Awards got under way Sunday.
Bay News 9 Tampa Bay |
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Partial list of winners of the 2008 Tony Awards
Partial list of winners for the 62nd annual Tony Awards: Book-Musical: "Passing Strange" (Stew); Original Score (music and/or lyrics): "In the Heights" (Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda); Revival-Play: "Boeing-Boeing," and more.
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Swedish jazzman Svensson dies
Swedish jazz pianist and composer Esbjorn Svensson, who helped break genre boundaries and attracted a young audience outside the traditional jazz scene, died in a scuba diving accident on Saturday, his manager said.
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NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - Steve Blake sits on top of his sand sculpture on the third and final day of the Isle of Wight Festival on June 15 2008 in Newport, Isle of Wight, England.
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Concert review: Fond farewells fill PSO's season finale
It was an afternoon of lovely goodbyes yesterday at Heinz Hall, especially if we indeed never hear from a certain digital organ ever again. ...
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In Cannes -- Out: Jingles. In: Cool songs.
Music labels, publishers and songmakers have found an increasingly lucrative niche in licensing or making songs for marketers and advertisers looking for just the right 30-second soundtracks for their commercials. Helping to make music a hit with marketers is technology that's made it easier to store, share and make music for ads.
USA Today |
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13th Annual Turkish Festival
Rochester celebrated the 13th annual Turkish Art and Folk Festival Sunday. The festival features art, dance, music and gourmet food. Rochesterians got to celebrate, learn, and savor Turkish hospitality, culture, heritage and cuisine.
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Jazz pianist killed in scuba accident
Arts & entertainment: Esbjörn Svensson, the genre-defying Swedish jazz pianist and composer, has died in a scuba diving accident, his manager said yesterday
Guardian Unlimited |
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Revival of 'South Pacific' takes 5 Tonys
NEW YORK – The lavish revival of "South Pacific" took five prizes, including director of a musical, and "Boeing-Boeing, a 1960s sex farce filled with slamming doors and eager stewardesses, was named best-revival play, as the 2008 Tony Awards got under way Sunday.
Dallas Morning News |
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Music Review: Weezer - Weezer (Red Album)
Weezer takes one step forward and two steps back. Like many others who attended high school in the 90's, Weezer is one my favorite bands. In fact, I would consider Weezer a part of the soundtrack to my high school years. When Weezer re-introduced themselves in 2001 with the Green Album, I was ecstatic. I went to their comeback tour with practically all of my friends. However, most Weezer ...
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Mia Retires
Cult British/Sri Lankan star M.I.A. has announced her retirement - at the age of 30. After cancelling her European tour last week (beg09Jun08) due to exhaustion, the Galang hitmaker took to the stage at the Bonnaroo Music + Arts Festival on Friday (13Jun08) and told fans it was her final show.
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Kid Rock - Dehydration Led To Kid Rock Cancellation
Caption: Kid Rock Leaving the Bungalow Club London, England - 11.06.08.... LATEST: KID ROCK's performance at Britain's Download Festival on Friday (13Jun08) was wrecked by dehydration.
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Kid Rock - The Things They Say 8600
Caption: Kid Rock Leaving the Bungalow Club London, England - 11.06.08.... "We're friends. We don't talk all the time but everything's good." KID ROCK insists he and former rival TOMMY LEE have patched up their differences after fighting at last year's (07) MTV Video Music Awards.
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Band of the Week: Athens ‘jam band’ offers opportunity to watch recording
Since the rising popularity of punk rock in the ’70s, rock music has lent itself to a harder sound and a rebellious attitude, and Athens jam band Without Papers is no exception.
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Partial list of winners of the 2008 Tony Awards
Partial list of winners for the 62nd annual Tony Awards: Book-Musical: "Passing Strange" (Stew). Original Score (music and/or lyrics): "In the Heights" (Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda) Revival-Play: "Boeing-Boeing." Featured Actor-Play: Jim Norton, "The Seafarer." Featured Actress-Play: Rondi Reed, "August: Osage County." Featured Actress-Musical: Laura Benanti, "Gypsy" Direction-Musical: ...
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Rescuing the Critical Mass With 'Exile Cinema'
First it was book critics, then dance and classical music reviewers. Now it's the film critics at the nation's major publications who are becoming an endangered species. Three weeks ago, what has become a familiar scene played out once again at the Washington Post, as acclaimed writers Stephen Hunter and Desson Thomson accepted buyouts and resigned their full-time positions. As more than 30 film ...
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Jazz champion Svensson dies at 44
The Swedish jazz pianist and composer Esbjorn Svensson dies in a scuba diving accident at the age of 44.
BBC News |
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Small Talk: Raven Russia soars on back of 'property sex'
Glyn Hirsch, Raven Russia's deputy chairman, gets fed up with what he calls the "BBC2 mentality" on Russia. By that, he means the perception many in the UK have of the country as a dark, unsophisticated, place where the only meaningful way to do business is through the threat of violence and cash-stuffed brown envelopes. There are cities in the UK that are worse, he says.
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