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Music, sweet music
Summer is the season for band concerts in Whitefish Bay’s Old Schoolhouse Park, and trumpeter Larry Peterson is ready. But then Peterson has been ready to play wherever and whenever since 1934.
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Two Views of Digital Music Subscriptions
There is another Seattle-Sunnyvale deal to talk about today: RealNetworks’ assumption of Yahoo’s subscription music service, Yahoo Music Unlimited. This wasn’t a big surprise; Yahoo has been saying for a long time that it wants to get out of the music subscription business.
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MTV DOES DIGITAL
MTV wants its MP3s. The network today is expected to announce a $50 million push into selling downloadable songs in the open source, iPod-friendly format through its Rhapsody digital-music service, a joint venture with Seattle-based Real Networks...
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Rhapsody Runs Hard Just to Stay In Place
When Rob Williams, the senior vice president for music at Real Networks, came by last week to talk about a bunch of announcements by Rhapsody, the music service jointly owned by Real and Viacom, I have to confess that I felt a bit sorry for him.
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Hewitt impresses so far on 'Nashville Star'
Ashlee Hewitt doesn't have to pedal door-to-door to peddle her sweet folksy vocals. Instead, she can be found crooning for an estimated 6.1 million viewers each Monday as a finalist on the NBC country music talent show, "Nashville Star." Advertisement: GRAND FORKS WELDING & MACHINE Men of Steel! Over the years, Grand Forks Welding has acquired a reputation for doing the highest ...
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Crookston native Gilbert continues to hold her own on 'Star'
If Ashlee Hewitt's road on "Nashville Star" has seemed paved in gold, a fellow Minnesotan's path on the NBC talent show has contained a few potholes. Crookston native Alyson Gilbert was almost eliminated from this season's first episode of the country music talent search. Advertisement: UND Summer Programs and Events Put "U" Into Summer! When you think SUMMER, what comes to mind? ...
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Rhapsody Gives Away 100,000 Albums to Celebrate Debut of MP3 Store
SEATTLE , June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The first 100,000 people to sign up for an account at www.rhapsody.com/mp3 will receive a free digital album of their choice complements of Rhapsody, the digital music service from RealNetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK) and MTV Networks, which today opened the virtual doors to its new MP3 Store.
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Behind China's Classical Music Boom
"While classical musicians around the world fight for a glimmer of media attention, their counterparts in China have no trouble drawing the spotlight. Western classical music is big business, or, at least, official business."
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UNESCO offered to set up studies center in Iran
Iran - UNESCO - Studies Center Iran has offered United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to establish a center for cultural heritage and spiritual studies in the country.
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The Verve hit out at Glastonbury organiser
The Verve have blasted the organiser of the Glastonbury festival this weekend - despite having scored the coveted closing performance slot.
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Rock Band 2 Coming To Xbox 360 In September
Developer Harmonix has announced that the second game in its Rock Band series will be released in September as a timed exclusive for the Xbox 360, with new features and full compatibility with all currently released downloadable content. Consumer website IGN has released the first details on the new game, with lead designer Dan Teasdale confirming to the site that the game will retain the ...
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PLEINMONT was transformed into a festival site at the weekend as hundreds of bikers and music fans turned out for the Green Man MCC Chaos Weekend. Despite the rain and wind on Friday night, more than 600 people were there to kick-start the event and more turned out on the Saturday and yesterday.
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A race to the finish at Water Over the Dam Days
Children at Water Over the Dam Days, held June 27-29 in Nashua, cheer as turtles “race” to the finish line. The turtle race was one of many events, which included a parade, live music and games. For more images from Nashua, please see ptoday’s Press.
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Chamber music fest walks on wild side
It was a wild musical hunt, the 15th Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival.
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Music to troops in Afghanistan
Friends and family of military members serving in Afghanistan can dedicate a song to their deployed service member via e-mail, according to the American Forces Radio and Television Service.
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"Mamma Mia!" Film Makes World Premiere June 30
"Mamma Mia!", the motion picture based on the international hit musical of the same name, makes its world premiere June 30 in London's Leicester Square.
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OUTLOOK HMV's FY results boosted by robust games market
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - HMV Group Plc., the music, games and DVD retailer, is expected to report top-of-the-range annual profits on Tuesday, buoyed by a robust games market.
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Japanese girls taught English by Nintendo DS
Americas lectured by Zune Japanese teachers might feel a little uneasy about their job security, as one of the country’s schools has begun trialling Nintendo’s DS console as a way of teaching kids to read and write English.…
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Rhapsody music service to sell songs
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The subscription-music site Rhapsody on Monday said it will start selling songs online as it tries to drum up sales and challenge the dominance of Apple Inc. and its popular iTunes service.
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Singer is swinging with the Royals
Singer Debi Sander Walker will have a new award to show off when she performs this Friday at the Living Arts Centre. She'll be joined by the Royal Regiment of Canada's swing band, The Royals, for the concert after receiving the regiment's Commanding Officer’s Commendation Award last month.
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Stateline Area Briefs
A flood recovery fund for long-term assistance has been created through the collaborative efforts of Rock County's two United Ways. One hundred percent of donations will benefit flood victims.
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Community Days slated for St. C.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE'S annual Community Days will really kick off Tuesday and Wednesday at the St. Clairsville Belmont County Fairgrounds to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday. Fireworks will take place Wednesday evening immediately following a concert performed by local celebrity Ron Retzer.
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In tune with storms
Music and entertainment are things that pop into mind when radio is mentioned. But Escambia County Emergency Management director David Adams, says a radio can be so much more than an entertainer.
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LEFF donates concert grand piano
Making good on a four-year promise, the Lansing Educational Foundation Fund recently donated a concert grand piano to the school district.
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Market overview: FTSE 100 up 56
1430: Footsie remains strong led by Vodafone after the telecoms giant announced a tie-up with the website MySpace to play music in the social networking space. Anglo American leads the mining sector higher on rising metals prices. Tullow Oil is the heaviest faller as investors take profits following the discovery of oil and gas in Uganda. FTSE 100 up 56 at 5,586.
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