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Drum, bugle corps marching in
Five top-ranked junior drum and bugle corps are headed to Fairfield High School's stadium Wednesday for the 2008 Summer Music Games.
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Music Review: Izzie Voodoo - The Push
Slap on the pancake, it's a goth you can dance to! Hmm, experimental dark electronica? Smells like a goth on acid to me. And, as usual, I'm convinced that I'm right. It's certainly an interesting experience, which is more than you can say for most of the pap that gets foisted upon you, the record buying public. I'm always amazed how something even a little bit out of the ordinary can capture... ...
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Boisterous Latin Mass' was perfect for summer
WAITSFIELD -- Music doesn't always work outdoors, but the Mad River Chorale's performance of "St. Francis in the Americas: A Caribbean Mass," Sunday afternoon under a tent at the Bundy Center for the Arts, was just fine. ... - By Jim Lowe Times Argus Staff
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Jazz legend's home saved from foreclosure, for now
Jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson's home has been saved from foreclosure - for now. Thanks, in part, to music legend Quincy Jones and contemporary jazz artist Diane Schuur.
Belleville News-Democrat |
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Warner Joins Nokia's Band
Bulking up on its content supply even further, Finnish handset maker Nokia has announced a supply deal with Warner Music Group. The new contract will allow Nokia to make Warner's titles available via its "Nokia Comes With Music" service and Nokia music store.
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Warner Music Group to offer music through Nokia phones
HELSINKI: Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia said on Tuesday that the Warner Music Group had agreed to join its soon-to-be launched music service programme, giving its device users access to music published by Warner.
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...And Warners Makes Three
Warner Music Group become the third of the so called 'Big Four' music labels to sign up to Nokia's "Comes With Music" program. Sitting alongside Sony BMG and Universal, this accounts for between 65%-70% of the total music market depending on which figures you use.
All About Symbian |
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Musical entertainment at Gatehouse
ON the opening night of Gatehouse Music Festival there were lively sessions in pubs, hosted by local musicians Uisge Bheatha in the Bank o’ Fleet and Quirkus in the Murray Arms. As the last stop on Friday night an amazing 30 or so musicians played together till closing time.
The Galloway News |
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HMV increases new store roll-out
Music and games retailer HMV has pledged to increase the roll-out of its "next generation" stores. HMV said five trial stores featuring a "social hub", entertainment websites and games zones had outperformed the rest of the chain and plans to convert up to 15 more this year.
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HMV Drops on Remodeling Expenses, Cost-Savings Delay (Update1)
July 1 (Bloomberg) -- HMV Group Plc , the largest U.K. music retailer, slid in London trading as analysts expressed concern about expenses to remodel stores and the company delayed a cost- savings program at its Waterstone's bookshop chain.
Bloomberg.com |
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Jazz legend's home saved from foreclosure, for now
Jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson's home has been saved from foreclosure _ for now.
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Artown officals recommend 'staycation' for area residents
Organizers of Artown, Reno's annual summer arts festival, have a solution for Renoites struggling to plan a summer vacation under the pressure of rising fuel costs and a faltering economy: Stay home.
Reno Gazette-Journal |
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Trails & Vistas expands to two-day event in September
Trails and Vistas heads to Donner Summit for an expanded two-day event Sept.6 and 7. Among towering pines, granite rock faces and crystal lakes of the Sierra Nevada, the three-mile guided hike compels participants to become part of eight artistic performances.
Reno Gazette-Journal |
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The Royston Crow
Following the phenomenal success of flyKandi in Ibiza last summer, low fares airline Monarch and music lifestyle brand Hed Kandi are once again teaming up for another season of scintillatingly stylish events in the party capital of the Med, Ibiza this summer.
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Tuesday's news and tips
• Carpet retailer Carpetright said full-year pre-tax profit fell to £59.5m from £67m after it was hit with increased costs related to acquisitions. • Music, films and games retailer HMV is ahead of schedule in its recovery programme after a strong set of full-year results.
Investors Chronicle |
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Urbandale celebration of 4th has July 2 start
The annual Urbandale Fourth of July celebration will kick off Wednesday with Jazz-n-July at 5 p.m. in Lions Park.
The Des Moines Register |
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Rock Band 2 not a simultaneous release
Despite a number of reports yesterday purporting to confirm that Rock Band 2 will be released in Europe and North America simultaneously (despite Rock Band only arriving on the continent in May, on the Xbox 360), EA have today played-down such talk.
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Becta backs e-archives for pupils
The initiative, named Jisc Collection for Schools, aims to enable secondary school to use electronic newspaper archives, plus art, music, history, science and general reference materials. Unlimited access will start on 1 August 2008.
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Provider of Free Public Domain Music Re-Opens
Chip Zoller writes "This community took note when the International Music Score Library Project shut down last October, and when Project Gutenberg stepped in to help three days later. I would like to alert you all that our site, IMSLP, has re-opened to the public for good after a 10-month hiatus. All the news updates in the interim can be found linked to the main page. We take great pride in ...
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Fred's Weather: And you thought U.S. Supreme Court justices are not with it
The New York Times reported Sunday that in his dissent last week in an "achingly boring" dispute between pay phone companies and long distance carriers, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. put a Bob Dylan song lyric where the citation to precedent usually goes.
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Tom Morello returning to CD as The Nightwatchman
NEW YORK — Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is readying the release of his next solo album, ‘‘The Fabled City,’’ due Sept. 30. The album is the follow-up to 2007’s ‘‘One Man Revolution,’’ which Morello released under the name the Nightwatchman.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Warner joins Nokia's music download service
FINNISH PHONE FIRM , Nokia said it has signed up Warner Music Group to its music delivery service.
The Inquirer |
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Local musicians bring high-energy performance to Canada Day concert
On a stage littered with colourful stuffed animals and musical instruments, Fredericton rockers Scott Sampson and Andy Cotter aren't your average children's entertainers.
Daily Gleaner |
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Wind energy to power Brewing, Blues fests
They might not sell green beer, but the Brewing and Blues festivals next weekend will keep the beer cold with green energy.
The Post-Standard |
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Crackdown on town centre's nuisance drivers
POLICE have made a number of arrests in Dewsbury after shopkeepers complained about youths "cruising" around the town in their cars with loud music blaring out. (01/07/2008 09:46:38)
Yorkshire Post Today |
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