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Schools' musical 'miracle'
YOUNG musicians and dramatists worked alongside famous composer, David Bedford to put together an opera from scratch in just five days.
Ilford Recorder |
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Mayer in concert: A pop icon adds blues power, rock edge
Singer/songwriter John Mayer is blessed with the ability to craft chart-busting pop tunes, yet haunted by the desire to do more and be more.
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Community Events
Summer Sings - Haydn and Schubert Join choral enthusiasts from around the Bay Area to sing the "Lord Nelson Mass" of Haydn and Schubert's "Mass in G" under the direction of Randy Hawkins, of West Valley College and Los Gatos UMC. Music available on loan for the evening. Senior and student prices.
Palo Alto Weekly |
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Merritt Mountain Music Festival more mellow than previous years
It was a good party but just not quite as big as its been in part years. The 16th annual Merritt Mountain Music Festival is now behind us, and many fans say it was more mellow than the previous 15 incarnations ...
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Day 1: Muscatine group heading for Kosovo
Editor’s Note: This month, 37 Muscatine-area adults and children will visit Gjakove, Kosovo, to continue an exchange program between the Muscatine Youth and Children’s Choir and the Shropshire Muscatine Foundation’s Kosovo Children’s Music Initiative which began in 2004.
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Napster partners with Disney for web radio station
(AP:LOS ANGELES) Online music retailer Napster Inc. said Monday it will partner with Walt Disney Records to launch a commercial-free "Best of Disney" radio station for the web.
INO News |
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Billboard.com -- The Billboard Q&A: Foreigner
As its summer tour with Bryan Adams gets rolling, Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones chats with Billboard about the hit-making rock outfit's past, present and future.
Billboard.com |
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Creative Zen X-Fi Does Wi-Fi, IM
Creative's latest PMP can wirelessly draw music and video from a home PC, and even send IMs.
DesignTechnica |
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Johnny Cash on the Dance Floor
July 14, 2008 — The late Johnny Cash has been recognized in both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; now he’s making a connection with dance and hip hop through the album Johnny Cash Remixed.
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Howard Mandel's freelance Urban Improvisation
So Boston Globe staffer Jeremy Eichler has enlisted his infant son Jonah as a test subject for early musical perception and education. Why limit the kid's choices to Mozart and Schoenberg?
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Russian reports: Lasers at music fest burn 30 concertgoers' retinas
MOSCOW - A laser show at an outdoor music festival near Moscow burned the retinas of more than 30 people and some may lose their sight, Russian news reports said Monday.
GMA News |
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Guns N’ Roses to launch new material via Rock Band 2
A decade and a half after releasing its previous album, Guns N’ Roses plans to put out a new song in September, on the video game Rock Band 2. MTV expects to announce on Monday, that the sequel to its popular Rock Band game will include “Shackler’s Revenge”; a track from the Guns N’ [...]
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Rocket Man Coming to Town
Mile One has snagged one of the biggest of the music superstars. Tickets will go on sale Friday for what's expected to be a sure sell-out. Elton John is coming to St.John's, performing October 2nd and 3rd at Mile One Centre as part of a solo swing in the region.
Voice of the Common Man |
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Snoop records Johnny Cash song
Snoop Dogg's country music crossover isn't stopping with his country song "My Medicine."
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FM mania hits Kerala
After initial teething troubles, the FM channels -- Radio Mango of Malayala Manorama, Club FM of Mathrubhumi, Surya's SFM, Asianet's Best FM, Times of India's Radio Mirchi and Big FM of Reliance -- are picking up momentum, with old and new songs, humour and loads of entertainment. Listeners are even given tips about congested roads which have to be avoided and weather updates on a daily basis.
rediff.com |
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Buchanan ban compounds misery for Swans as Solomon faces music
SYDNEY'S faltering season has been dealt another hefty blow, with midfielder Amon Buchanan facing a five-match suspension.
Sydney Morning Herald |
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Napster partners with Disney for web radio station
Online music retailer Napster Inc. said Monday it will partner with Walt Disney Records to launch a commercial-free "Best of Disney" radio station for the web.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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Zimbabwe: Political Discord Puts Off South African Boys' Choir
ZIMBABWEAN fans of the popular South Africa Drakensberg Boys' Choir (DBCS) have to wait longer after the choir postponed the Zimbabwe leg of its tour due to the country's political uncertainty.
AllAfrica.com |
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Die Yuppie Scum! Not You, Pizza Guy
Folk singer David Peel was leading a crowd of protesters in a singalong of his charming ditty “Die Yuppie Scum” on Friday evening, when suddenly the rebellious crooner experienced a moment of clarity. “What are we doing over here?” Mr. Peel asked. “Where are the apartments?” A few doors down, it turned out. Demonstrators had intended to gather outside an apartment building at 47 East ...
The New York Observer |
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Musician Katie Reider dies
Cincinnati-born singer-songwriter Katie Reider, 30, died Monday morning after a two-year battle with a rare tumor.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Ovation TV Original Music Series 'Bonefish Grill's NOTES FROM THE ROAD' to Feature The Bravery on August 7 Premiere
Ovation TV, the only network devoted exclusively to art, culture and personal creativity, will launch a weekly original music series featuring some of the hottest bands and artists touring the U.S. this summer. The one-hour "Bonefish Grill's NOTES FROM THE ROAD" will premiere Thursday, August 7 with a show featuring live performances and candid conversations with one of today's most popular ...
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Federal government supports March Hare literary festival
Communities in Newfoundland and Labrador will take part in a celebration of poetry and music next March with the help of $10,000 funding from Ottawa.
The Telegram |
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Hersam Acorn Newspapers
The Summer Theatre of New Canaan (STONC) will bring Meredith Wilson’s musical, “The Music Man,” to the Rich Forum in Stamford July 17-27. The Tony award winning Broadway musical includes songs such as “Seventy-six trombones,” “Trouble,” “Goodnight, My Someone” and “Lyda Rose.”
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It was an ill-fated vessel, built on the Clyde, which became involved in an abortive gun-running operation for ...
Tens of thousands of revellers remained in high spirits for the closing hours of Scotland’s biggest music festival last night despite news of a stabbing and a death on the site.
The Herald |
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Broadway's Next Elle Woods Will Get a Single of "So Much Better" July 22
The winner of " Legally Blonde The Musical : The Search for Elle Woods" will be introduced to theatre fans with her own single recording of the pop musical's first-act closer "So Much Better," beginning July 22.
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