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'Untitled': thoughtful, angry rap
Nas Untitled Sun Grade: B- Oops, he did it again. Nas managed to get pop and hip-hop circles buzzing over an album title before a beat or rhyme could be heard from it. The last time the New York rapper did this was in 2006, when he declared in the title of his eighth CD Hip Hop is Dead .
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Hamilton hits record 28 HRs in Derby's first round
NEW YORK—Fans at Yankee Stadium were chanting Josh Hamilton's name and the theme music from "Rocky" was blaring over the loudspeakers. Alas, the Texas Rangers' comeback kid had nothing left.
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Bud drinkers bemoan sale of an American beer icon
"It's a crime," Billy Arr said, sitting in Bobby's Idle Hour Lounge on Nashville's Music Row on Monday, a cold Budweiser in one hand and a cigarette in the other.
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Family Fair back for 118th time
People young, old and everywhere in between should be looking forward to the 118th edition of the CLE Family Fair, its chairman said Monday. With new rides and new attractions, organizers said the Aug. 6-10 event, that attracts about 60,000 people a year, will not disappoint.
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Amla Expects More Chin Music
Amla - ready for more short stuff. Hashim Amla - one of South Africa's four centurions in the drawn Lord's Test - knows he can expect another barrage of short-pitched bowling whenever he faces England this summer.
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The 3-minute interview: Eileen King
Eileen King has spent more than a decade advocating for abused children who slip through the cracks of the legal system. She is the regional director for Houston-based Justice for Children, a wide-reaching role that has her organizing volunteers, watching local court cases, speaking at conferences and recruiting pro bono attorneys to work on the behalf of children.
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For these tween acts, acting their age is part of the appeal
Today's tween pop is a lot like rock but not quite rock -- that old drop of poison, of boundary-challenging risk, is necessarily absent.
Contra Costa Times |
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CRITIC'S CHOICE
Anna Maria Fletchero Anna Maria Fletchero's rhythm-and-bluesy treatment of the old standard "Misty" -- bringing each phrase in a little behind the beat, making the "l" swell out in "loooove," slurring the lines and adding an occasional "oooh" for sake of ornamentation -- makes her ...
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Composer Ram Sampath to re-do INXS numbers
There's much more to musician Ram Sampath than his copyright spat with well-known filmmaker Rakesh Roshan and his composer brother Rajesh. He is now collaborating with the Australian rock band INXS for two songs.
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Metallica The Game
Microsoft has announced that Metallica will join the Guitar Hero series
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'Around the Bend' brings Randy Travis back to country
Randy Travis today releases Around the Bend, his first country album in eight years. No, that's not a typo. Travis, the father of country's neo-traditionalist movement, the man whose twang is as sharp as Wisconsin cheddar, hasn't released a country project since Carrie Underwood studied for her 11th-grade finals.
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Blues Traveler Shooting for August Release
Blues Traveler ventured out of its creative comfort zone to explore some adventurous new horizons for its new album (and Verve Forecast label debut). Street date is August 26, 2008.
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From Waiting Tables to Opening for Robert Plant in Half A Year
This is kind of story we love to see to the music biz. Imagine someone going from waiting tables to opening for Robert Plant half a year later.
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Hamilton hits record 28 HRs in Derby's first round
Fans at Yankee Stadium were chanting Josh Hamilton's name and the theme music from "Rocky" was blaring over the loudspeakers.
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Aretha Franklin To Headline Newport Jazz Festival
Aretha Franklin will headline this year's Newport Jazz Festival
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Like dad, like daughter in music
MILLBROOK - Her father this week will perform in two historic concerts, for 55,000 people each night, at a venue considered hallowed ground by music fans on two continents and baseball fans in five boroughs and dozens of suburban counties.
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Chester embraces 'Night Out'
CHESTER -- On Aug. 5, Chester police and residents will join more than 10,000 communities across the country to take a stand against crime during the 25th annual National Night Out. ... - By JOSH O'GORMAN Herald Staff
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Trey Anastasio, Richie Havens and Son Volt Join Newport Folk Festival
Trey Anastasio, Richie Havens and Son Volt have been added to the 2008 Newport Folk Festival.
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Jackson Hole Music Festival Nabs Some More Big Names
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals have been added to the Sunday, August 17 line-up at this year's Jackson Hole Music Festival. In addition, music legend Brian Wilson andpedal steel master Robert Randolph & The Family Band have confirmed to play the inaugural music festival
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Behind the Plate - Pride of the Sierra
"I firmly believe that we have more latent musical talent in America than there is in any other country. But to dig it out there must be good music throughout the land, a lot of it. Everyone must hear it, and such a process takes time."
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Rundgren brings his next wave to Belly Up
ASPEN - In a summer concert season punctuated by '70s and '80s acts playing standards and golden oldie radio hits, it is rare these days to hear much new music from seasoned rock 'n' roll veterans.
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Donna the Buffalo to play tonight
Longtime fans of extraordinary Americana band Donna the Buffalo are accustomed to the band writing hopeful songs that touch on social, environmental, and political themes.
Erie Times-News |
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45,000 attend Uncle Dave Macon Days
Organizers say about 45,000 people sampled the old-time music and dancing at this year's Uncle Dave Macon Days festival, which wrapped up Sunday in Murfreesboro.
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Castleton concert on Green tonight
Maine foursome Boreal Tordu will be bringing their brand of Franco-Americana acoustic roots to Castleton tonight, for the Summer Concert On The Green. ...
Rutland Herald |
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Band from local law firm booked for a big gig
Being able to say that one of your mates just got sent to Guantánamo Bay might be a semi-respectable badge of notoriety for some rock...
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