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The week in local music: July 14, 2008
Brent and I were standing around drinking wine at the WMSE booth last Thursday at Bastille Days when we noticed an energetic, plaid-clad and studded belt-wearing mob form in front of a nearby stage around 9:30 p.m.
OnMilwaukee.com |
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Channel 4 confirm 'Transmission' series
Channel 4 confirms the fourth series of live music show T-Mobile Transmission.
Digital Spy |
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Student walks free from court
A student said to have gone berserk with a knife threatening to kill her next door neighbour after complaints about Amy Winehouse's music blaring out of her council house late at night walked free from court.
Wandsworth Guardian |
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Musician, storyteller keeps kids enthralled
Kevin "Village Stone" Kiwamura knew he was a musician when he picked up a trumpet and first heard Harry James and Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass. Thirty-five years later, the Benicia resident is sharing his own musical talent - and Native American heritage - regularly
Vallejo Times-Herald |
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NPR host says festival reflected western flavor
Nick Spitzer normally lives at sea level, so the host of the “American Routes” program on National Public Radio felt the effects of broadcasting from Butte during the National Folk Festival.
The Montana Standard |
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Various factors influenced which performers to see
For Lavonne Maloney, choosing between the seven stages at the National Folk Festival was easy. “Shade is huge for me,” she said. She sat with her friend Sylvia Gobel under the tent at the Quartz Street stage on Sunday afternoon.
The Montana Standard |
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Music lovers rediscover the timbre of turntable
(AP:BOISE, Idaho) Travis Dryden spent his childhood listening to his parent's records. And then he left them behind with the other detritus of his pre-college years to be sold for pennies at a yard sale.
INO News |
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Festival-goers put in their 2-cents worth
Another clear, sunny day attracted throngs to Uptown Butte for the final day of the National Folk Festival on Sunday. The Standard talked to some of the festival-goers near the Original Mine main stage to get their opinions of the three-day musical event.
The Montana Standard |
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Strait to the top
Just when it appeared that things couldn't get any better for the Craven Country Jamboree, organizers unveiled their latest coup Sunday night -- country legend George Strait will be the Sunday night headliner for the 2009 festival.
Regina Leader-Post |
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13th Annual Vince Koehler Film Festival Celebrates the Best of Japanese Anime
This month, the 13th Annual Vince Koehler Film Festival will feature a sampling of the best of Japanese Anime (animation) in English with our program: "Go Anime! Bambi Eyes and Robot Dreams"
Kansas City InfoZine |
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ATL BLOG: YUNG JOC IN COURT TODAY FOR NOT BEING DOWN WITH 'STEREOTYPES'!
Yung Joc is in the news today, but for the first time in a minute its got nothing to do with his musical projects. However, it does involve music....or a matter of an alleged unpaid music service bill. Check out the lame lawsuit below.
SOHH |
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Budget Cuts, Reading and Math Remediation Equals Less Time for Music Education
By Alyse Knorr - In states across the country, school music programs are falling victim to a simple but deadly formula.
Kansas City InfoZine |
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iPhone makes its debut; ONE LOCAL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES GLITCHES
Lineups for the super-hyped iPhone started bright and early across the country Friday. And Woodstock was no different, with residents waiting outside Rogers' retailers starting as early as 4 a.m.
Woodstock Sentinel-Review |
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Radiohead's video without cameras
Rock band Radiohead have made their latest video using 3D images and lasers instead of more conventional cameras.
BBC News |
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Motorola Z10 - Part 4 - Listening to the Music
Presented as a multimedia phone, the Motorola Z10 has a lot to live up to, as music on mobiles has changed rapidly over the last year or so. Simply having a player is now no longer enough, as my time with the Z10 music suite shows.
All About Symbian |
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The MOTO Z10 as a music smartphone
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All About Symbian |
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Release This: Gundam, Dragon Quest V Headline in Japan
Gamasutra's regular round-up of worldwide video game releases, "Release This!", takes a look at every game title we know to be shipping to stores this week, in an exclusively compiled list. This week marks the North American premieres of NCAA Football 09 and Rock Band Track Pack Vol 1. Gamers in Europe anticipate the upcoming release of Guitar Hero: On Tour, meanwhile, as Japan's portable ...
Gamasutra |
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MTV Games Responds To Konami Lawsuit
Officials from Rock Band publisher MTV Games have responded to the lawsuit filed by Guitar Freaks and DrumMania publisher Konami last week, describing the move as "extremely surprising". An MTV/Harmonix spokesperson has told Gamasutra that "unfortunately, successful products such as Rock Band can often become targets for baseless litigation. We have substantial defenses to this claim and ...
Gamasutra |
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Movie Review - Haal-e-Dil
Looks like it's the season of decrepit and mediocre films in Bollywood this year. Shot in breath-taking locales, the film leaves t a strong visual impact on the viewers. The already hit musical score may not possible be able to save the movie's fortunes. A complete dil-breaker. This one's gonna sink at the box-office!
HindiSong.com |
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Zimbabwe: UK - Referee And Player At Same Time
The recently held summit of the so-called G8 countries ended up on wishful note. In a statement, the leaders vowed not to recognise any form of government in Zimbabwe unless and until leader of the opposition MDC-T Morgan Tsvangirai is head of that authority.
AllAfrica.com |
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Sheppard to perform at Coutts
Take a nice refreshing break from the hot weather or a musical performance by Lemuel Sheppard Tuesday at the cool Coutts Museum of Art at 110 N. Main. Lemuel is an acoustic guitarist, song writer and vocalist who can move between traditional folk, spirituals and blues to his own urban folk originals.
El Dorado Times |
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Web Exclusive Martina McBride logs "Happy" tour opener at DTE
INDEPENDENCE TWP. -- Martina McBride was a "Happy Girl" on Friday night at the DTE Energy Music Theatre, and with good reason. The country star was back on the road, playing the first concert of her first-ever headlining tour of amphitheaters.
The Oakland Press |
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The Hold Steady
What? The Hold Steady are consummate rock 'n' roll storytellers, and the band's newest record, Stay Positive , out stateside via Vagrant July 15, proves once again the quintet won't disappear any time soon. With a penchant for sporting Americana influences on their sleeve, the band's combination of sound and vision culminate into a slice of nostalgic pie that's unabashedly all their own; ...
Spin |
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Last minute Latitude
A host of last minute additions have been made to the line-up for this weekend's Latitude Festival in Suffolk. These New Puritans , Beth Rowley , Emmy The Great , These Dancing Days and Team Waterpolo will all appear at Henham Park in Southwold.
Yahoo! Launch UK & Ireland |
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New Music: BOAT: "Topps" [MP3/Stream]
The new 7" EP by Seattle's BOAT comes with five hand-drawn baseball cards, a piece of "crunchy/sugary/pink" bubblegum, and a ticket to download all the EP's four songs (plus a bonus track) as mp3s. How awesome that idea sounds to you will probably have a very high correlation with how much you like "Topps", the EP's title track, named after the longest-running baseball card manufacturer (sorry, ...
Pitchfork |
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