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Annie's hopes of bubblegum hits
Norwegian pop star Annie unveils her new album, which features Franz Ferdinand, Datarock and Girls Aloud.
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THE SCORE — A day of free music
The Aspen Music Festival and School is giving back to the community tomorrow with a day of free open-studio classes, rehearsals, master classes, family concerts and more.
Aspen Daily News |
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Pianists display classical flair
Constance Lin Kaita began playing piano at age 4. She performed her first solo with a professional symphony at 9. On Sunday, the 13-year-old from New Jersey reached her latest musical stepping-stone as a semifinalist in the International Institute for Young Musicians Piano Competition at Kansas University. “It feels really great to have made it this far,” she said.
Lawrence Journal-World |
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Perfect 10: This week's news & to-do's
The New York City Tap Festival hosts a toe-tapping three-hour tour of New York Harbor. Pack a picnic and enjoy the open bar and two jam sessions with the faculty and students of Tap City.
New York Daily News |
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Kenya: Man Behind Afro-Fusion to Use Traditional Songs to Create a Typical Local Genre
Tabu Osusa is synonymous with the Kenyan music, and this has been the case for a very long time.
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Discovering Poland’s Heritage in Malta
As part of the activities to mark the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008, the Embassy of The Republic of Poland is hosting the exhibition A Commonwealth of Diverse Cultures: Poland’s Heritage at the Atrium of St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in Valletta. Malta is the second country after Rome where the exhibition is being presented. The multimedia collection will later on ...
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Usher makes love to his own rhythms
R&B singer Usher boasts his own music is a fantastic soundtrack for sex sessions.
Independent Online |
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Auditions for musical theatre at Indio Performing Arts Center
Irwin Rubinsky and the Indio Performing Arts Center, in association with director Scott Logsdon, will conduct auditions for a proposed upcoming theatrical musical series.
The Desert Sun |
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Angola: Bangão Outshines in “Musongué da Tradição” Music Show
Luanda, 07/07 – Angolan popular musician, Bangão, was the main focus of the monthly “Musongue da Tradição” music show at Kilamba recreational centre, with the best hits of his repertoire.
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Exploring mysteries of highway gridlock
One minute, you're zipping along at turnpike speed in free-flowing traffic, listening to music, loving the world. Then, without warning, you're caught in that frustrating, soul-sucking trap known as gridlock.
Orlando Sentinel |
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Television - Entertainment
Have you ever looked at a wild man of rock on stage or on the TV and wondered what their mum must think of them? In the case of Shihad's Jon Toogood, the answer is very proud.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Ready to rock ... and swing? Common Ground features extras, too
Golfers may think the Common Ground festival isn't their scene.
Lansing State Journal |
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Craven campers claim spots
CRAVEN -- The sounds of lawnmowers, pounding of tent pegs and laughter filled the air Sunday morning just outside Craven as numerous early birds got ready for this year's Craven Country Jamboree.
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Ruggedized Smartphones Find Their Niche
Smartphone makers Motorola, Intermec , and Tripod Data Systems are enclosing handsets in ruggedized cases and sales are soaring. Go ahead: Rock 'em, drop 'em, and knock 'em down. They can take it.
InformationWeek |
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A sampler's paradise
Delicious food, great wine, good music and a likely hangover.
Windsor Star |
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Scranhattan Festival a downtown delight
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Looking at Tibet through filmmaker Tsetan's camera lens
Meet Sonam Tsetan, one of the many young Tibetan filmmakers living in exile outside their country, who is trying to redefine the political turbulence in Tibet through his lens and narrative.
Calcutta News |
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UK to issue short-term visas for athletes, entertainers
MANILA, Philippines -- The British government is set to issue new short-term, low-cost visas for group travel and one-off special events such as the Edinburgh festival and the 2012 London Olympics, according to the British embassy here in an advisory.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Bon Jovi nearing the end of "Lost Highway"
DETROIT (Billboard) - Things are starting to get "a little bit" sentimental around the Bon Jovi camp as the New Jersey rockers enter the home stretch of their 2007-08 world tour, according to guitarist Richie Sambora.
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Oppikoppi's monster line-up
The OppiKoppi music festival has confirmed its return once again with a WildCard August Festival at Northam.
Independent Online |
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U-belt, lady divers and board games
Revisit the University Belt, listen to young heavenly voices, meet brave lady divers, rock with the bands for the environment and play with high-tech board games all in this episode of The Beat. (Episode on July 7, 2008)
GMA News |
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Music pressed in vinyl comes back in style
Nearly killed off a decade ago by compact discs and digital music downloads, the mighty vinyl record is fighting its way back onto turntables across America.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Hawthorne releases first song since loss
DAYTON -- The popular Dayton rock band Hawthorne Heights is back on the airwaves with its first new single since the death of guitarist Casey Calvert in November.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Modern technology for old documents
IPSWICH and mdash; EBSCO Publishing is committing the collections of the American Antiquarian Society to digital permanence. The society's libraries document American life from the Colonial era through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Its collections include books, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, broadsides, manuscripts, music, graphic arts and local histories.
The Salem News |
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Music and Market series returns Friday
Opelousas' Music and Market series just keeps growing.
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