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Killeen Police Say No to "Boom" Car Music
Police want to crack down on drivers with loud "bump" music in their cars. The loud music has become such a serious nuisance that police now have a no-tolerance approach that could result in a hefty fine or even jail time.
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After 38 Years, ?Soul Train? Gets New Owner
The 1970s song-and-dance television show has just been purchased, with plans to open up its archives for older viewers and to create a new version of the program for younger ones.
New York Times |
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Hedley Tops at MuchMusic Awards
The MuchMusic Video Awards, known for its party atmosphere as much as its trophies, may have been dampened by torrential rain but still had some artists celebrating.
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Coldplay should prove hot for EMI
EMI lost £750m from selling new music in the five years before Guy Hands acquired the record company, the financier has claimed.
Daily Telegraph |
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MacArthur Park Renovations
Little Rock residents are weighing in on what they would like to see done with the city’s oldest park. MacArthur Park Group was formed two years ago to discuss options for the park. The group has already raised $100,000 for a study.
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Christian acts hit mountain
NOW IN ITS 22ND YEAR, Atlanta Fest has emerged as one of the Southeast's biggest and best Christian music festivals, attracting 5,000 people last year. Relocated to Stone Mountain Park from Six Flags, this year's festival will include seminars on Christian living, Bible studies, a multimedia "Prayer Path," Christian karaoke and a talent search. But the biggest draw will be more than 40 ...
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Music festival gets ready to hit the right note
LOCAL people and tourists will enjoy a feast of traditional Irish music at the annual Co Kerry Fleadh Cheoil, which gets underway in Killarney today.
Irish Examiner |
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Mayor drops festival's anti-racism message
Boris Johnson criticised after Rise, one of London's biggest free music festivals, drops its anti-racist message
Guardian Unlimited |
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Large crowd expected at festival
TRYON-Festival organizers are hoping that the rise in fuel cost will not affect turnout at the 15th annual Blue Ridge Barbecue and Music Festival this weekend.
The Hendersonville Times-News |
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Reaching for the Country Stars
Librarian by day, Gypsy Kelso lets down her hair and transforms into a country music singer by night.
Canon City Daily Record |
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Liverpool is 'most musical city'
Liverpool is voted England's most musical city in a national campaign set up by the Arts Council.
BBC News |
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Pacific Northwest Ballet school's annual spring performances brim with talent
More than 500 students of the Pacific Northwest Ballet School gave their annual spring concert in two performances Saturday at McCaw Hall.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Duluth Remembers Men Killed In 1920 Lynching
Community Members in Duluth held a special ceremony today, remembering one of the city's darkest days. Folks gathered at the Clayton-Jackson-McGhie memorial this afternoon...to pay tribute to the three black men, who were hanged by a mob of townspeople...after being wrongly accused of rape 88 years ago.
Northland's News Center |
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Obituary: Francis Coleman
Obituary: From orchestral conductor to television producer
Guardian Unlimited |
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Daniel Johns bags APRAs trifecta
Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns has dominated Australia's premier songwriting awards, taking out three categories at the 2008 APRAs.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
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Alton Kelley: Creator of psychedelic rock posters
With their sinuous lettering and skulls-and-roses imagery, the Grateful Dead's album covers were as much a part of the San Francisco group's mystique as its psychedelic music. The graphic artist Alton Kelley, in partnership with Stanley Mouse (né Miller), designed the striking sleeves, along with over 150 eye-catching concert posters for the Dead and other bands associated with the ...
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Esbjorn Svensson: Pianist whose group e.s.t. attracted new audiences to jazz
The pianist and composer Esbjörn Svensson was one of the most popular and influential figures in contemporary jazz. His group e.s.t. (Esbjörn Svensson Trio), which in 2006 became the first European act to appear on the cover of the prestigious American jazz magazine Down Beat, drew inspiration from Bach and the baroque, ambient music, rock and techno to create a new form of intensely textured ...
Independent |
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Club packed as local guitar stars perform
The stage was packed with Macleay Valley bred talent at the Kempsey-Macleay RSL Club on Saturday night when award winning performer Steve Passfield returned to his home town.
The Maclay Argus |
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Preview: Greenwich & Docklands International Festival, various venues London
As open air feasts of street performance go, The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival is pretty much the main event, splashing colour over a great chunk of south-east London. It's the biggest free festival of its kind in the capital, and the area's striking architecture, from the brash steel and glass monoliths of Canary Wharf to Greenwich's proud regality, proffers a supreme stage ...
Independent |
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Calendar
TODAY BMW ULTIMATE DRIVE: Test-drive any of 25 available BMWs, and BMW will donate $1 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure for every mile driven; free; 10 a. m.-5:30 p. m.; Carrera Motors, 1045 S. E. Third St., Bend; 382-1711.REDMOND FARMERS MARKET: More than 30 vendors and live music; free; 2-6 p.m.; St. Charles Redmond, 1253 N.W. Canal Blvd., Redmond; 504-7862 or www .redmondfarmersmarket.com.
The Bulletin |
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An Ocean of Rain/Opening Concerts, Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings
When the six instrumentalists of the Dutch Ensemble MAE leapt to their feet, dashing their stands and music to the ground, there was a frisson at the world premiere of An Ocean of Rain. Had the players decided that enough was enough? Alas not, since this worthy piece of music drama has at least three possible endings, along with three pillars of plot ("wave" moments), three "time" strands ...
Independent |
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Entertainment abounds in Middletown this week
The Blues and Bikes Festival isn't the only local entertainment in the Middletown area this week. A bevy of events are scheduled through this coming weekend.
Middletown Journal |
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State trooper hit by car while directing Bonnaroo traffic
A Tennessee state trooper was hit by a car this morning outside Manchester, Tenn., where he was directing traffic leaving the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.
The Tennessean |
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Welsh songbird Duffy wins best song for Mercy at Mojo Awards
Welsh singer Duffy, who has been dubbed 'the new Dusty Springfield, has won song of the year for her hit Mercy at the Mojo magazine awards.
Daily Mail |
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Top Scoops
Thousands of Vietnam veterans and their families boogied down to their favourite 60s and 70s rock hits at ASB Arena recently.
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