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Memorial concert to benefit camp
Cafe to honor ex-employee Kilburn
The Burlington Free Press
2008/07/15
Yakande from Guinea at the Rainforest Music Festival. THE 11th Rainforest World Music Festival experienced another remarkable showing.
The New Straits Times
Sibling Rivalry gives way to harmony
Justin and Alina Zimmerman of Howell are siblings who don't play together the same way that most siblings do. While other children might play Monopoly and video games, playing together for the Zimmermans means making music. The talented brother and sister duo have been singing for their family and friends for as long as they can remember.
News Transcript
Olympic dream: Bad boy on track
FOR cyclist Azizul Hasni Awang, who is Malaysia’s flag-bearer for the Olympics, it will be an even greater honour for him and the country if the Negaraku is played in Beijing as a result of his triumph.
The New Straits Times
Monmouth Park Charity Ball slated for Aug. 9
The annual Monmouth Park Charity Ball will be held beginning at 7 p.m. Aug. 9 at Deal Golf and Country Club. Honorees will be Richard W. Hogan, Kenneth Rocky and Chris Ruisi for outstanding commitment to the community. The event will feature a cocktail hour, dinner and dancing to the music by Stephen Berger Orchestra.
News Transcript
Conductor James Levine has kidney surgery
The brother of conductor James Levine says the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Metropolitan Opera music director has had surgery in New York to remove a kidney.
The Washington Times
Oh, what a night! 07/16/08
Fireworks light up the sky just after dark Saturday at the annual Meijer Taylor Summer Festival in Heritage Park. Crowds gathered for what's annually the largest fireworks display Downriver. The fireworks, sponsored by Masco Corp. of Taylor, always are a favorite event of festivalgoers.
The News-Herald
Concerts galore
The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates its 11th season with a bang. DENNIS CHUA writes of the concerts to come.
The New Straits Times
Bluegrass festivals help young fiddle-heads blossom
There's never been a better time to be young and rootsy. Today's new crop of bluegrass and string-band musicians is younger and more accomplished than any batch...
Boston Herald
2008/07/15
Violin virtuoso Sarah Chang returns to the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas stage. The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates its 11th season with a bang. DENNIS CHUA writes of the concerts to come.
The New Straits Times
Wii Music en vidéo
Nintendo nous dévoile une nouvelle vidéo de Wii Music.
JeuxFrance.com
Music Review: Chris Brown - Exclusive (The Forever Edition)
An entirely superfluous, avoidable, unnecessary re-release of a great album. Chris Brown is a talented R&B singer and a damn good dancer, there’s no question about that. With the 2007 album Exclusive, he released a record so stuffed with radio-ready singles that it almost imploded on itself. Not content to simply allow Exclusive to sit on its own as a great R&B record, a fresh and new package ...
Blogcritics.org
Great performances enliven rich program at chamber festival
Pleasures were abundant Monday night at the Seattle Chamber Music Festival at Lakeside School.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Conductor James Levine has kidney surgery
The brother of conductor James Levine says the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Metropolitan Opera music director has had surgery in New York to remove a kidney. Tom Levine said in a statement released by the Boston Symphony Orchestra that his 65-year-old brother's surgery Tuesday "went exactly as planned and expected, and has been described by the doctors involved as completely successful." James ...
The Charlotte Observer
Memories of how Springsteen rocked Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) - When Bruce Springsteen spoke out against the Berlin Wall at the biggest concert in East German history in 1988, no one in the crowd of 160,000 had the faintest idea that the symbol of the Cold War would soon be history.
Reuters
Justin Time Records Celebrates 25 Years
The Montreal-based record label Justin Time Records first recording was inspired by a particularly swinging evening at local jazz club. It was there that founder Jim West first heard the Oliver Jones Trio, immediately sensing they should be recorded.
All About Jazz
Latin Music USA: A Multi-Media Event Premieres on PBS
From Latin Jazz and Mambo to Salsa, Tejano, Chicano Rock, Latin pop, and Reggaeton, Latin Music USA tells the story of the rise of new American music forged from powerful Latin roots and reveals the often overlooked influence of Latin music on Jazz, Hip Hop, Rhythm and Blues and Rock and Roll - and on all of American culture.
All About Jazz
Conductor Levine has kidney surgery
Conductor James Levine has had planned surgery in New York to remove a kidney. The 65-year-old Levine (le-VINE) is music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera.
Boston Globe
New Album Releases 07/15/08: Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, David Banner, Nas, The Hold Steady, Terry Adams, & More
The biggest, best bargain out there this week isn't even on the list. Before we dive into this week's new album releases, we need to make mention of one very noteworthy item that doesn't even show up on this week's AMG list.Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band have just released a four song E.P. of Magic Tour Highlights. Following on the experiments of bands like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails, ...
Blogcritics.org
PREVIEWS: Wii Music
Jam to the preset song list with up to three other friends and over 60 instruments this holiday season.
Nintendo World Report
Rapper Q-Tip To Rock The Bells In Miami, Bring Hip-Hop 'Renaissance'
TAMPA —Rapper Q-Tip will perform on Rock the Bells (www.guerillaunion.com/rockthebells) hip-hop music tour which stops in Miami on Aug. 2.
The Tampa Tribune
Memories of how Springsteen rocked Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) - When Bruce Springsteen spoke out against the Berlin Wall at the biggest concert in East German history in 1988, no one in the crowd of 160,000 had the faintest idea that the symbol of the Cold War would soon be history.
Reuters.co.uk
Reuters Technology Summary
Nintendo plans 60-instrument "Wii Music" LOS ANGELES - Nintendo Co Ltd <7974.OS> said on Tuesday it plans to launch a music game for its hit Wii game console this year, taking it into the fast-growing software segment pioneered by "Guitar Hero." Wii sales have topped those of more technically souped up and expensive rival consoles from Microsoft Corp and Sony Corp <6758.T> ...
Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News
'I'm mistaken for a man every day'
Arts & entertainment: kd lang's androgynous looks and sensuous voice propelled her to fame in the 90s. Back with new songs after eight years, Emine Saner finds her older, wiser, more settled
Guardian Unlimited
'Mama Mia!' dances into theaters
OK, laugh all you want. I ve already had to endure snickers from almost every man I ve told about my passion for this movie. M Y 9-YEAR-OLD son asked me the other morning why I was dancing around the breakfast table singing "Take a Chance on Me." I don't usually sing in the morning. I definitely don't dance. And I didn't know I knew any ABBA songs (I've never actually bought an album), but ...
Los Angeles Times
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