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Holidaymaker in download bill shock
An IT worker received a whopping £31,500 bill after downloading his favourite TV show while abroad. Iayn Dobsyn downloaded the show Prison Break and some music while on holiday in Portugal using a mobile broadband card plugged into his laptop computer.
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Creamfields and other festivals are under pressure to diversify
Following the disastrous conclusion to Gatecrasher’s Summer Sound System event in May, when a rainstorm forced Hot Chip and The Chemical Brothers to cancel their sets on the Sunday evening, organisers of similar large-scale dance parties this summer will be nervously watching the skies. Yet there’s also a feeling that dance promoters are facing other, less elemental pressures.
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Television - Entertainment
It is a long way from playing gangly teenager Sharlene on Aussie soap Neighbours. Pop princess Kylie Minogue has received an OBE at Buckingham Palace for her services to music.
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Cowboy Junkies headline at Rotaryfest
Music fans can get a fix of The Cowboy Junkies when they play a free show at Rotaryfest. The long-time Canadian country and alternative rock band, whose 1988 album The Trinity Sessionwas hailed as the 36th best Canadian album by Chartattack in 2000, plays the Second Stage on [...]
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HOLIDAY FUN IN THE AREA
The annual Fourth of July celebration begins on the riverfront at 6 p,m. with concerts by bluegrass band Blast of Grass at the ampitheater and pop trio Talking Stick on the St. Johns River walkway. The bands will play until dark when the fireworks will begin.
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It's tiki time: Cool drinks, tasty treats and island decor create a perfect party
T orc hes, island music and cocktails. What's not to love about a tiki party? And with the Tony-winning revival of "South Pacific" playing to packed houses on Broadway, tiki feels timely again.
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Holiday marks community, love of country
Who could pass up a chance to celebrate what works in a country as large and diverse as the United States?
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Bee Gee weighs into music royalty standard
POPULAR BEAT COMBO warbler Robin Gibb, claims that standardising music royalties across Europe would be a 'tragedy' for musicians and the songs they write.
The Inquirer |
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Obey the music at BayFest
The 19th annual BayFest kicks off today, and like every other year, this year's main attractions are the bands.
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Tube Notes
"Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular," 9 p.m., CBS. Actually, there are three straight specials tonight, each mixing music and fireworks. Catch them all and you'll have two of the top country acts (Kenny Chesney and Rascal Flatts), plus two "American Idol" champs (Taylor Hicks and Jordin Sparks) and a runner-up (Katharine McPhee). You'll have pop stars, a rock legend and more. This one has the ...
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Thief likes his music
TOWN OF NEWBURGH - Town of Newburgh Police are looking for a thief who stole several MP3 players from the Target store on Rt. 17k. A black male suspect came into the store, removed a pair of metal shears from their packaging and proceeded to the electronic department.
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'Dorean Lives'
"She'll always live on in music," Logan Freeman said. "I hope by doing this, it can amends for what happened."
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Janis, Jodie, Jen . . .
When music journalists write about Jen Porter, they almost always invoke the name of the Queen of Rock, Janis Joplin. In fact, in her 10-year career as a professional musician, Porter has starred in a couple of Joplin tributes and has been asked to audition for the Minneapolis production ofLove, [...]
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CORRECTIONS
Blast at the Overpass -- featuring food, music, a beer garden, street fair and sidewalk sale -- was 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot at 4th Floor Blues Club, 923 N. E St., Richmond. The date was incorrect in Thursday's Get Out section.
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National anthem switch to black song angers many
Denver - The jazz singer, invited to perform the national anthem before the Denver mayor's annual state of the city address, stood at the
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Tegan pipes up in London
A YOUNG musician is taking the sound of the bagpipes to London as she represents Scotland in a UK-wide celebration of music and dance.
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Guitarist, singer breaks Perfect Circle to front Divide
After collaborating with one of the most influential metal musicians of all time, Billy Howerdel set about creating a platform to display his own music.
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Kravitz denies affair with A-Rod's wife
Cynthia Rodriguez bolted to Paris because she was convinced her Yankee hubby, ARod, was playing the field and making sweet music with Madonna, sources said yesterday.
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Council swoop tones down noisy neighbour
A council has moved to seize audio equipment from the home of a woman whose insistence on playing dance music late at night left her neighbours exhausted and exasperated. (04/07/2008 11:48:53)
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www.kentonline.co.uk - your gateway to Kent
With three days of musical mayhem ahead, Port Lympne is well and truly wired for sound. Today, up to 20,000 people descend on the wild animal park for to kick off three-days of musical mayhem as the first ever Zoo Thousand festival gets underway.
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Levine and the BSO hit Tanglewood
The 2008 Tanglewood season kicks off this weekend in Lenox with Hector Berlioz’s massive and rarely performed ``Les Troyens,'' which the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed as the closer of the 2008 season.
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Hadouken! iTunes Festival Gallery
Rick brings you an hour of the Xlist plus the best new music and some random stuff too. Text Rick on 83xfm (std network).
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NC Troops Welcome Country Music Stars July 4th
North Carolina's two major military bases are planning big Fourth of July events to honor troops who have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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"Glastonbury Effect" boosts Jay-Z's British sales
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Jay-Z's appearance at Britain's Glastonbury Festival may have upset some rock purists, but it was music to the ears of his bank manager.
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Birthday bash for school
A MUSIC show was held at a Lothian primary school to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
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