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The Early Word: New Non-Fiction Books for the Week of July 14, 2008
Madonna: Sibling rivalry rears again, Notes of an American Tomato Farmer, Lang Lang's 'Story,' 'Lessons' from Ward Connerly, Research Design, Web Tools... Tell-alls to memoirs, how-tos to heavy tomes...Life with My Sister MadonnaBy Christopher Ciccone, With Wendy LeighI still think the singer/songwriter/home-wrecker can best be summed up in David Letterman’s words: “You know, I have a theory ...
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Businessman Bill Kurtz retiring
He started as a small businessman in Traverse City, his inventory limited to a handful of Thomas organs he sold in the back of a downtown music shop. That was before Bill Kurtz served on multiple local government boards, ran for Congress and became embroiled in one of the area's hottest development disputes.
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Stage collapses cause injuries at Rocklahoma
PRYOR — Strong winds caused two side stages at the Rocklahoma concert to collapse tonight, sending one person to the hospital, said Mayes County Sheriff Frank Cantey. “One person suffered a broken arm and was transported to the Mayes County Medical Center, and another dozen or so people had minor injuries and scrapes,” Cantey said. Cantey said the north and south stages collapsed about 6:30 ...
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Six picks: recommendations from the Monitor staff
National Geographic's TV extravaganza 'Earth: The Biography,' a reggae songster's lyrical rhythms, a color-filled trip around the world, and more.
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Johnny Cash Remixed
A top story from this week. Compadre Records/Music World Music has announced the release of Johnny Cash Remixed The album, which includes a performance from Snoop Dogg, will be available in stores and online on October 14.
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SiX Drown
A top story from this week. SiX have been added to the July 13th San Bernardino, California date of the Mayhem Festival
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Week In Review: 07/13/2008
HONOR -- Blair DuVall knew the names and faces of the Benzie County community, and folks there won't soon forget the familiar Michigan State Police trooper who was "good to everyone."
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Idiot Critic Dubs Boyband The New Fab Four
A top story from this week. Want to know why a recent poll found that 80% of music fans "ignore" professional reviews?
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Honour for Beatles' producer Martin
Sir George Martin, the classically trained producer of the Beatles was honoured on Saturday night in Los Angeles.
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Zonaria Make Jump To Century Media
A top story from this week. Pivotal Rockordings congratulates Swedish death metallers Zonaria on its signing with Century Media Records.
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Three 6 Mafia Announce Free Myspace Show
A top story from this week. MySpace Music is proud to announce that Three 6 Mafia will be performing a free show for their MySpace friends
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Rem - Man Stabbed At T In The Park Festival
A man is in a serious condition in hospital after he was stabbed several times at a Scottish music festival. The 22-year-old was attacked at the T in the Park festival ...
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80/35 Fest A Success
A top story from this week. The inaugural 80/35 music festival presented by [corp name removed] exceeded organizers expectations with an estimated attendance of 30,000
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Bruni-Sarkozy's new album ruling Brit music lovers' hearts
London, July 13 : Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's latest album may have received criticism in France, but it appears to be winning over music lovers' hearts in Britain.
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Music Biz Has A Death Wish
A top story from this week. Tomorrow's headline: The RIAA killed the radio star. Some might say that greed breeds stupidity. A perfect case in point is the music business, who seem to take every opportunity to shoot themselves in the foot. Their latest move is to have the politicians they purchased push through a bill that may kill one of their most effective methods of promoting their artists: ...
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Taj Mahal and Booker T. Jones To Head Blues Festival
A top story from this week. Blues and world music legend Taj Mahal and Booker T. Jones will co headline the Sunday, August 31 show of the Long Beach Blues Festival.
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Cartel Get All Wound Up With Wind-Up
A top story from this week. Wind-up Entertainment and the rock band Cartel have entered in to a number of agreements.
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Elvis Costello, The Roots and More for Music Festival
A top story from this week. Elvis Costello and The Imposters, The Roots, and Canada's own Broken Social Scene are among the artists that have been tapped for the inaugural Whistler Music Festival
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Perry Danos Releasing Standards Album
A top story from this week. GrandVista Music, Nashville, Tennessee is pleased to introduce Swingin' On The Moon from Perry Danos.
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Fan killed in camp accident at Serbian rock festival
BELGRADE - One person was killed and two more seriously injured when a tree branch fell on a tent overnight in the campsite at Serbia's Exit rock festival, hospital officials said Sunday.
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Weapon hunt after festival stabbing
Detectives are hunting for a weapon used in a "horrific" stabbing at Scotland's biggest music festival. A 22-year-old man is in intensive care after suffering multiple stab wounds in the attack at T in the Park in Balado, Kinross-shire in the early hours.
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Hawken School grad Evan Wright turns Iraq tales into 'Generation Kill' on HBO
UPDATED: 09 :35 a.m. EDT, July 13, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a field archaeologist. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
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One killed, two hurt in music festival accident
Belgrade - A Serbian woman died and two Macedonian men suffered head and chest injuries when a branch of a tree fell on their tent during a pop festival on Sunday. The accident happened when strong winds swept across the campsite at the foot of the P...
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County fair will offer something for all
PARK HILLS — It’s July and the weather is warm. That can mean only one thing — it’s time for the 135th St. Francois County Fair. Organizers are boasting that this year’s fair will be bigger and better than ever.
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John Hiatt Concert Will Be Sept. 19
The new date for the concert by John Hiatt and the Ageless Beauties is Friday, Sept. 19, promoter George Parker said. The concert was originally scheduled at Memorial Auditorium on Thursday, July 10.
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