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MUSIC: The Spin
Apparently nothing bridges the generation gap quite like a good old-fashioned punk rock show.
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OUR CRITICS PICKS: Our Critics' Picks
Scott Hylbert, Music City Hot Chicken Festival, Turbo Fruits, Teddy Geiger, Lisa Loeb, First Saturday Art Receptions, Pizza Man and more
Nashville Scene |
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COVER STORY: Nashville Starr
by Tim Ghianni Thirty-eight years ago, surrounded by gently weeping pedal steel and a host of Nashville cats, Ringo Starr hunkered down in a cramped Music Row studio for two days to sing of heartache, loss and Beaucoups of Blues .
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Albert Lea Tribune
In the middle of a 10-month tour of the United States, the 22-member children’s group India Children’s Choir will stop in Albert Lea Thursday to be in the Third of July Parade and perform a free concert afterward at the Fountain Lake Park Gazebo.
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The music labels can take a punch from the young
It was a sparky Glastonbury Festival this year. Not only did Jay-Z defy the indie-anthem-loving crowd but Amy Winehouse waded into the audience and punched a fan.
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City Features Family-Friendly July Fourth Festivities
The Waterfront Independence Festival kicks off two days of free music and fireworks Thursday.
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Former Montini teacher pleads guilty to battery of student
A former music teacher at Montini Catholic High School will serve court supervision and community service for reportedly grabbing a student’s genitals to discipline him. Robert Johnson, 44, 8137 Ripple Ridge Drive, Darien, pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor battery in DuPage County Circuit Court. Circuit Judge Michael Burke presided over the case.
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Adele is the singer who pushes ahead of music comrades
British soul singer Adele was the first to win the Brit Award's Critics Choice prize before she even released her debut, relates The Associated Press. The singer could be comparated to her music culeagues like Amy Winehouse, Joss Stone, Lily Allen, and Duffy. But if comparisons must be made, Adele's album "19" pushes her ahead of her comrades. The London native, by way of Brixton, is an ...
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Clinton Sees Damaged Wayne County Fields
Now that her cross-country presidential campaigning has ended, Senator Hillary Clinton is touring New York State. Senator Clinton visited Wayne County Wednesday morning and saw areas hit hard by hail storms last month.
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Fiddler MacIsaac offers half of future revenues to winning eBay bidder
Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac, as known for his attention-seeking stunts as his musical talents, has launched an online auction to sell half of his future revenue.
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Familiar face to kick off Mariposa Folk Festival
The Mariposa Folk Festival has a history of presenting to audiences relatively unknown music artists, who then make it big in the folk music world. This year one of those big stars, is returning to Orillia for the first ever Mariposa Folk Festival Kick-Off Concert taking place Thursday at the [...]
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MakeMusic Added to Russell Microcap Index
MakeMusic, Inc. (Nasdaq: MMUS) today announced it has been added to the Russell Microcap Index after the Russell Investment Group reconstituted its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes on June 27, 2008.
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EMI takes legal action against music video-based mashups
The other shoe -- or is it the other egg? -- has dropped on VideoEgg Inc., a company whose mission is to make it easier for advertising to be distributed by giving individuals the incentive to do it instead. Apparently they made it too easy.
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Fireworks Festival schedule set for July 5
The Benton-West City Area Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake have released the schedule for the 2008 Rend Lake Fireworks Festival.
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"She Fricken Blocked Me" [Clips]
This oustandingly well-done music video is nearly a year old. But even online-TV maven Nick Douglas says he's never seen it, so it's today's mindless lunchtime entertainment. Tip for the Olds: The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Jocks and Bitches and Nerds — Oh, My!
A review of High School Musical , which runs through July 19 at Workshop Theatre.
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MakeMusic Added to Russell Microcap Index
MINNEAPOLIS----MakeMusic, Inc. today announced it has been added to the Russell Microcap Index after the Russell Investment Group reconstituted its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes on June 27, 2008.
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Extend Firefox 3 and Win Stuff [Firefox 3]
We're very excited to have the honor and pleasure of sitting on the panel of judges for Mozilla's Extend Firefox 3 contest for the best new, updated, and music-related Firefox extensions. You a...
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Paris City Band gives “Armed Forces Salute” during Fourth of July concert
A talented group of local musicians will join together on stage at Twin Lakes’ Spicer Pavilion to present the Paris City Band’s annual Fourth of July concert.
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WINNER OF THE GOSPEL DREAM 2008 ANNOUNCED: Melinda Watts wins Gospel Music Channel’s Gospel competition.
The winner of Gospel Music Channel’s Gospel Dream 2008 is Melinda Watts. Watts is a high school teacher at Sacramento’s Luther Burbank High School. She is also a mother to a five month-old daughter, Lyric.
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Cancer changed everything for Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge has been laying it on the line for decades now. Her no-nonsense, rock-inspired musical approach and full-throated vocal delivery have always been grounded in a direct, personal songwriting focus, and she’s only intensified that in recent years.
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MARY WYNN’S LIVE CD AVAILABLE NOW: New album, ‘Reflections,’ demonstrates artist's gift from God.
Mary Wynn, an anointed singer, songwriter and musician just released her live CD “Reflections.” The new album is available at iTunes.com and CDBaby.com.
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Festival International de Jazz de Montreal 2008: Days 4-5
Day 4 of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal was notable for one of its most high-profile appearances, perhaps even exceeding Return to Forever on Day 2. Montreal has had many legendary jazz musicians at the festival but none with more widespread fame than Woody Allen ; so much so that he was given two evenings at the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, the festival's largest venue (an honor ...
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Theatre: Our House
A Madness musical makes more sense than most juke-box affairs which shoehorn in the hits to a plot that's barely there. Madness's back catalogue, on the other hand, was already rooted in music hall, each song's narrative becoming a mini Play for Today.
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AfroBeat goes off-Broadway
The propulsive music of Nigerian pop artist Fela Kuti has been an engine powering both late-night ecstasies at local dance clubs and the streaming concert work of contemporary dancemaker Ronald K. Brown.
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