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Glastonbury tickets remain unsold
About 3,000 tickets are still unsold for this year's Glastonbury Festival, just one day before the gates open.
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Short Takes — May / June 2008
Jay Z? Shawn Carter? Mr. Z? The New York Times rarely refers to rock stars such as Alice Cooper, Moby, and Elton John by their birth names. With few exceptions, Vincent Furnier, Richard Melville Hall, and Reginald Dwight get free passes on their alter egos, as do the likes of American Idol icon Clay Aiken (Clayton Grissom) and anti-Christ superstar Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner).
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Cellular annoyance
The results of a multinational survey to be published in the International Journal of Mobile Communications reveals some surprises about cell phone use that have implications for organizations that rely on mobile communications. The study was undertaken by Robert Nickerson and Brenda Mak of San Francisco State University working with Henri Isaac of the University Paris-Dauphine.
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Check on July 4th events here
• 9th Annual Fireworks Show Miromar Outlets and Germain Arena present an annual celebration with kids activities and music in addition to fireworks...
The News-Press |
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8th Annual Independent Music Awards Announced--Jazztimes Editor Among Judges
The lineup of musicians, industry executives and media personnel in charge of the judging the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards was announced last week, with JazzTimes own editor-in-chief Lee Mergner and famed Cuban jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera (pictured) among the judges.
All About Jazz |
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Jazz Goes Folk
In the late 1950s and early 1960s the folk-music movement in America hit a commercial zenith with artists such as the Kingston Trio , Joan Baez , and Peter, Paul and Mary enjoying great success--particularly on college campuses, competing with jazz as the countercultural music of choice.
All About Jazz |
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Two Red Cross blood drives - Augusta & Douglass
T-shirts will be given out, drawing for rock album
The Augusta Daily Gazette |
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8th Annual Independent Music Awards Announced—JazzTimes Editor Among Judges
The lineup of musicians, industry executives and media personnel in charge of the judging the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards was announced last week, with JazzTimes ’ own editor-in-chief Lee Mergner and famed Cuban jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera (pictured) among the judges.
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World Culture Music Presents: Julie Hardy and Mike Moreno at the Jazz Gallery
Guitarist Mike Moreno and vocalist Julie Hardy are two of World Culture Music's signature artists, each with an album to their credit on the World Music imprint. Tonight they'll be pooling their considerable talents and making music together in the company of an exceptional rhythm section.
All About Jazz |
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Vijay Releases Muniyandi…. Audio [Gallery]
Innovative audio launch functions seem to be the order of the day in Tamil Cinema. Bharath starrer ‘Muniyandi Vilangiyal Moonramaandu’ had its audio launch near Chennai on Monday.Unlike usual audio release functions, the event witnessed the director, the music composer and the lyricist describing the hard work put behind composing every song and even briefed the media about the situation of the ...
IndiaGlitz |
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Review: Studio: Yearbook 2
What Balearic revivalism does is create a single "genre" that can portray a whole host of different types of music in their best light, and here, Studio-- one of the best purveyors of nu-Balearic-- does the trick to tracks by Kylie Minogue, Love Is All, A Mountain of One, and Shout Out Louds, among others.
Pitchfork |
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Review: Grails: Take Refuge in Clean Living
Having honed their spaghetti-western drone-rock for almost a decade, Portland's Grails and have reached a point where they can skillfully fold in just about any element into their ambient haze.
Pitchfork |
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Feature: Interview: Hercules & Love Affair
With his group's outstanding new album-- which our own Philip Sherburne said heralded the arrival of "a compelling new voice in American dance music"-- finally actually out in the U.S., we speak to Hercules & Love Affair's Andy Butler about his relationship with DFA, Antony Hegarty, and the storied histories of disco, Detroit techno, and Chicago house.
Pitchfork |
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News Article
Radio One DJ Daniel P Carter to host the Metal Hammer stage at Hard Rock Hell 2 Festival! Radio One DJ Daniel P Carter will host the Metal Hammer stage at this year's Hard Rock Hell 2 Festival.
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New wellie 'perfect' for festivals
A new super-grip wellie with soles made from car tyre tread has been launched. Designers hope the footwear will make life easier for festival-goers used to slipping around in muddy fields.
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'Terrorist' cyberbullies are cowards says vicar at funeral of Emo suicide teenager
A vicar launched a scathing attack today on 'terrorist' cyberbullies who drove a 13-year-old boy to hang himself because of his alternative music and fashion tastes.
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DMI Music &
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Broadcast Newsroom |
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Mobile Phone Battery dead? Try Dancing
LONDON (Reuters) - What do you do if you're stuck in a field at a pop festival but there's trouble ahead because your mobile phone's battery is about to run out? ...
I4U |
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Megadeth issue warning over hoax show
Rockers Megadeth have warned fans not to buy tickets for an advertised show in Turkey - insisting the concert is a scam by unscrupulous promoters.
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Festival hits the right notes with jazz theme
COLOURFUL carnival floats paraded down Chipping Sodbury High Street and jazz music captured the spirit for Saturday's festival finale. The town's pubs and shops were buzzing and street stalls offered fun and games and bargain produce during the culmination to this year's Sodbury Festival.
Gazette |
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ZooKazoo Kicks Off Summer Concert Series Featuring All-Original Pop Music From Yet-To-Be-Discovered Stars of Tomorrow
PALO ALTO, Calif.----American kids will be anything but idle this summer thanks to kids’ site ZooKazoo.com, which is kicking off its Summer Concert Series on June 27 and 28, from 6-10 p.m.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Power Music(R) Presents ClickMix.com, the Technology for Creating Custom Fitness Mixes Online
Launching at the IDEA World fitness conference week of July 8 in Las Vegas, Power Music® will introduce a revolutionary technology that is sure to change the face of fitness music forever.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Capitol Records/American King Music Recording Artist MIMS Signs Deal with Zazzle for On-Demand Custom Merchandise
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.----Capitol Records/American King Music Recording artist MIMS today announced a deal with Zazzle, www.Zazzle.com, the only on-demand retail platform to offer billions of products that are produced and shipped within 24 hours.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Kenya: We Let the Social Sciences Die At Our Academic Peril
There is a corpus of academic disciplines which are collectively called social sciences. This collection includes subjects such as literature, music, religion, history, sociology, geography and languages.
AllAfrica.com |
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Rivera becoming a 9th-inning nightmare
Mumba Rivera doesn't have a theme song yet. And as we know, all great baseball closers have entrance music that lets everyone in the stadium know who's coming in.
Daytona Beach News-Journal |
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