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Thieves raid flat as Russian youngsters play at festival
A GROUP of young Russian musicians visiting Glasgow had their flat raided - while they performed at a city festival. Members of the Rostov Children's Jazz Quintet were playing at the Glasgow Mela in Kelvingrove Park.
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Revellers descend on Glastonbury
Thousands of music lovers arrive at Glastonbury for the annual festival - but about 800 tickets remain unsold.
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This week's album reviews
Help us to keep our finger on the pulse. Do you have 5 minutes to tell us what you think about this site? YES NO Radio 4 Classical Assassins Monologues on the deaths of five composers.
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A season of programmes on Radio 4 to mark the 40th anniversary of a momentous year - 1968. It was the year of student protests across the globe, riots in the streets of Paris, assassinations rocked America and Soviet Tanks crushed the Prague Spring.
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Cher assaulted at country music gig
A man is arrested in the US for harassing Cher.
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COLDPLAY SALES BUCK TREND
Near the beginning of Coldplay's free concert at Madison Square Garden June 23 to promote its new album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Chris Martin, the lead singer, joked with the crowd: "I understand there have been some complaints about the ticket price."
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Matt Lees balances humour and heartbreak
Anyone who's been around the K-W music scene for any length of time undoubtedly has memories of the Circus Room's weekly Tuesday night open stage, which has featured a who's-who of the region's best singer/songwriters over the years.
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Summer concert season opens
Wausaus downtown City Square was swinging Wednesday night as people relaxed, ate and had fun in the sunny, warm evening for the seasons first Concert on the Square.
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LONDON (Billboard) - Radiohead has released a live video album exclusively on iTunes to coincide with the band’s run of outdoor concerts across the UK.
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THE 'KNIGHTS OF ROCK' ROLL WITH THE DERBY GIRLS
"They are our harem." That is Clem Clemson's simple answer to the question: what's the deal with roller derby girls?
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Live Review: Cowboy Junkies in Edmonton
EDMONTON - To the list of all the solemn, important things you can do in a church - baptisms, communions, weddings, funerals - we must now add Cowboy Junkies concerts.
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DWEEZIL ZAPPA PLAYS FRANK ZAPPA
Before his death from prostate cancer at the age of 52, Frank Zappa claimed he had no interest in his legacy. "It's not important to be remembered," the gravely ill musician asserted during a 1993 Today Show interview.
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Radiohead releases live video album on iTunes
LONDON (Billboard) - Radiohead has released a live video album exclusively on iTunes to coincide with the band's run of outdoor concerts across the UK.
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Art, sports fun for kids at festival
While August and Dickey Betts & Great Southern are tearing up the main stage with great music, other activities will be taking place in downtown Aurora.
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Review: The Watson Twins: Fire Songs
On their debut full-length, Jenny Lewis' harmonizers tread the same politely restrained sonic path as the three did on the 2006 album Rabbit Fur Coat.
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Review: Fern Knight: Fern Knight
Sharing a sensibility and common pool of folk influences with fellow Philly natives Espers (whose Greg Weeks also produces here), Fern Knight still manage to distinguish themselves with their classical roots and innate melodic instincts.
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Mozart Festival celebrates 22 years
For the past 15 seasons of its 22-year history, the Woodstock Mozart Festival has kicked off its new season with a fundraiser Sunday brunch.
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Furious George
This week's music page is dedicated to comedic genius and counterculture hero George Carlin, who died of heart failure last Sunday at the age of 71. Not only was Carlin instrumental in convincing mainstream society that dirty words are a perfectly acceptable part of adult life (most notably via his infamous Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television routine), he also made it a lot easier for us ...
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Starbucks may end sales of iTunes gift cards as it moves away from music sales. Silicon Alley Insider claims : "Starbucks, which has been scaling back its once-grand ambitions to turn itself into an entertainment hub, is about to shrink its plans yet again.
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British drivers flock to exclusive N*E*R*D charity gig
Top music producer Pharrell Williams with band N*E*R*D will play a private gig at The F1 Party in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Children’s Charity.
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Question: How do singers memorize plainchant? Answer: Generally, they try to avoid it. Lacking melodies, rhythms or any of the typical "pointers" that musicians use to commit songs to memory, plainchant is one of the trickiest musical forms to learn off by heart.
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Visit China, through the library: Collection gets boost after superintendent's visit
Head to the top floor of Memorial Hall Library, and you can transport yourself halfway across the globe. The library boasts a large collection of international materials, most notably three aisles of periodicals, music, television shows, films and books for all ages and mdash; all from China.
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San Miguel runs second ‘Hidden Depths’ camapign
Beer brand San Miguel has re-appointed ad agency Amplify to promote its second series of ‘Hidden Depths’ music and media events.
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Garaj music is a savory mix of musical styles
No, Garaj Mahal isn't the long lost annex to the famed Taj Mahal, where Indian potentates housed their elephants and other modes of transportation. It's actually the name of one of the most eclectic instrumental bands in contemporary music.
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Ingrid Michaelson has creative control over her talents
For the latest example of how independent artists are dismantling the corporate-led music business one tiny piece at a time, look no further than singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson. Her success wasn't calculated by the traditional star-maker machinery.
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