|
Shark sighting causes swimming ban at a popular Long Island beach
WANTAUGH, N.Y. - Cue the ominous theme music.
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News |
|
Dizzee Rascal's Many Firsts
Dizzee Rascal may only be 23 years old, but he's three albums into a hip-hop career that's eight years in the making, and he's learned a lot about himself and the music business in the process.
ChartAttack.com |
|
Spencer's Retail Ltd plans to open 2500 stores
Mumbai, July 17 (UNI) Spencer's Retail Limited has planned to set up 2,500 stores across the country with a big investment of around Rs 3,000 crore in the next three years.
Deepika |
|
McDonald's robber now promoting Big Mac in contest
MIAMI — A Miami man who held up a McDonald’s at gunpoint in 1994 is now promoting the restaurant’s signature sandwich in song.
The Jackson Sun |
|
PHOTO CALL: August: Osage County 's New Residents
Parsons succeeds Deanna Dunagan as matriarch Violet Weston in the Tracy Letts drama at the Music Box Theatre. Also new to the cast are Molly Regan as Violet's sister, Aunt Mattie Fae; Jim True-Frost (as Little Charles); Frank Wood (Bill); and Robert Foxworth (Charlie).
Playbill |
|
I Can Climb the Charts With "Handlebars"
Three years ago the Denver-based alternative hip hop collective Flobots released the album Flobots Present...Platypus. It included a song called "Handlebars." The album ultimately sold approximately 3000 copies....
About.com |
|
Plenty to see and plenty for free in East Central Illinois
With the cost of gas, airfare, food and everything else going north, many Americans are staying put and spending less on entertainment. That doesn't mean, though, that you have to park yourself in front of a television set. There are plenty of things to do for free in East Central Illinois, among them concerts that would carry a pretty hefty ticket fee in most cities.
The Champaign News-Gazette |
|
Yarmouth festival is this weekend
YARMOUTH — This year's Yarmouth Clam Festival is scheduled for July 18-20, when nearly 120,000 visitors are expected to attend. The Annual Yarmouth Clam Festival, now in its 43rd year, is one of Maine's most popular summer events.
The Times Record |
|
Music as Medicine for the Brain
Neurologists prescribe it for conditions from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's to stroke and depression.
US News & World Report |
|
Delia Derbyshire, Dr Who composer, has legacy restored
A long-lost collection of tapes representing the legacy of the musical genius who composed the Dr Who theme has been rescued from irreversible decay by a team of academic musicologists.
Times Online |
|
Youngster's skill and musical maturity belie her years
When Modi Deng was small, her parents were unaware she had any particular musical talent. But in five short years, the youngster who liked to bang on the family's $200 piano has progressed to dashing off sonatas and concertos with a technical skill and musical maturity belying her 11 years.
Otago Daily Times |
|
Jesus and Mary Chain, Gang of Four, Yeasayer and More Hit Download 2008 This Weekend
Tech fiends and music nerds unite, as the U.K.-based Download 2008 event arrives stateside for the fourth year in a row, boasting the best of the old and new, led by performances from reunited legends like shoegaze trailblazers the Jesus and Mary Chain and dance-punk godfathers Gang of Four . Also along for the ride are inventive newcomers like Cut Copy and the Whigs -- not to mention a ...
Spin |
|
Quick Hits: Britney Spears, Eminem, Billy Joel, QOTSA, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Rush, David Byrne, Clutch, Jimi Hendrix
According to a statement released Wednesday by Jive Records , Britney Spears is "spending her summer in the studio" to work on her follow-up to 2007’s Blackout . Spears is "working with a team of top notch producers and songwriters," including Rodney Jerkins and Sean Garret . Jerkins told Rap Up TV , "I'm trying to reinvent her and reinvent myself with the project.
FMQB |
|
In Brief - July 17, 2008
Larry Morgan joins KSWD/Los Angeles for mornings
FMQB |
|
Shore of Hope needs help to make its annual shoe drive, "Soles for Souls" a success
Shore of Hope is a nonprofit charitable organization headed up by East Lansing residents, Natalie and Randy Smith.
DeWitt-Bath Review |
|
Fine Lines
"After days of watching and baiting with chicken legs, officials say they have caught the 4-foot American alligator." [ AP ] "Illinois State Senate President Emil Jones has a photo of Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone on his wall, and he uses the theme music from The Godfather as his cell- phone ring tone." [ Bloomberg ] "Edward Bachner IV often escaped his workday world as a financial ...
Chicagoist |
|
Ned Rorem unable to complete Sarasota Youth Opera commission
The Sarasota Youth Opera was looking forward to presenting a world premiere by noted composer Ned Rorem next season, but the production has been canceled.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
|
Jazz in the Red Sea August 25th - 28th
Eilat will once again host the Red Sea Jazz Festival, August 25th - 28th this year. Attracting over 40, 000 people to the four open air venues, over 30 concerts are held over 4 days. The stunning backdrop of mountains and sea creates a beautiful setting that no other jazz festival can provide.
All About Jazz |
|
Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival
Friday, July 18 Redlands Symphony Orchestra "Symphonic Diversions": Frank Paul Fetta, conductor. The orchestra and guest pianist Xin Xin take the audience on a sonic journey with Beethoven, Mozart and Ibert. Co-sponsored by Paul & Joann Barich.
Redlands Daily Facts |
|
Philadelphia Musicians Take Center Stage
A lively and diverse line-up of Philadelphia-based performers will take center stage this summer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art's popular “Art After 5" program.
All About Jazz |
|
Local jazz band signing CDs at Barnes & Noble
REDLANDS - Redlands-based jazz band Hip Pocket is holding a CD release signing from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at Barnes & Noble.
Redlands Daily Facts |
|
CMT One Country and Tyson Foods Team Up with America's Second Harvest in Honor of a New Season of 'Country Fried Home ...
CMT One Country and Tyson Foods, Inc. have teamed up to donate a heapin' helping of fried chicken to America's Second Harvest to celebrate an all-new season of the popular CMT series, COUNTRY FRIED HOME VIDEOS, it was announced today by Lucia Folk, director of public affairs, CMT and Ed Nicholson, director of community relations, Tyson Foods, Inc.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
|
Country with a twist
Mark Jacob felt nervous, which is understandable when you’re a 20-year old trying to become a big music star and even more understandable when you’re sitting in Tim McGraw’s studio in front of his band the ‘Dance Hall Doctors.’ “There were all these professional guys around me and I’m [...]
Orillia Packet & Times |
|
Billboard.com -- Anastasio Orchestral Piece Debuting In Nashville
An orchestral work penned by Phish frontman Trey Anastasio and Orchestra Nashville composer-in-residence Don Hart will premiere Sept. 27 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
Billboard.com |
|
Heat forces Flint's Music in the Parks show to move inside
FLINT, Michigan -- Things are heating up for the Music in the Parks series. They've become so hot that Friday's performance had to be moved.
The Flint Journal |
|
|