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Celebrating FBI's 100th Anniversary, July 26, 2008
On July 26, 2008, the FBI will celebrate 100 years of public service. In conjunction with events hosted by FBI field divisions across the country and legal attaché offices around the world, several events are being held today in Washington, D.C., in honor of this milestone.
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Mile High Artist Lineup
Mile High Artist Lineup Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers has enjoyed 23 years of commercial success with such hits as “I Won’t Back Down,” “Don’t Do Me Like That,” and “American Girl.” This Rock and Roll icon will be headlining the main stage at the First Annual Mile High Music Festival. This Rock N Roll Hall of Famer and 18-time Grammy® nominee is sure to be history ...
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Paul Simon sues musical clock seller over use of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'
NEW YORK - Paul Simon wants a musical clock distributor to ease his mind by not using "Bridge Over Troubled Water."
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The Closing Bell
We close out the week with new listings for Ani DiFranco , Ellis Paul , Glen Phillips and Toubab Krewe , and links to items about Paul Simon , Juan Luis Guerra , booze and loud music and partying with the stars in the '60s. Remember, it isn't the weekend until you read your last update of the week!
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A classic
When guests enter the Fredonia Hotel, they will now be greeted by a black baby grand piano, just one of the changes new hotel owner Susan Reents has made to the historic building since she purchased the hotel June 16 for $2.5 million.
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Music Fest has goal of 40 bands
Live music from A to Z will soon fire up the local atmosphere during the fourth annual Linton Music Fest on Aug. 29-31. Linton's Humphreys Park, home of the Music Fest, will be the site of live rock, country, acoustic and blues during the three-day music binge.
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Ben Vereen Hosts Fundraiser
LITTLE ROCK - Because of his own injuries, Tony Award winner Ben Vereen would seem a natural to highlight a fundraiser for an institute that researches brain damage, but it took an introduction from the woman who walks his dog to make it happen.
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@ MusicTank: Weekend Video: Terry McBride, CEO, Nettwerk Music Group
Terry McBride's Nettwerk is perhaps best known for funding the legal defense for a 15-year-old music downloader sued by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). But the label, which counts Barenaked Ladies and Dido on its roster, has also set about transforming itself in to a digital distributor, on the cusp of pulling 70 percent of sales from online . For his efforts, the UK's ...
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@ MusicTank: Weekend Video: Terry McBride, CEO, Nettwerk Music Group
Terry McBride's Nettwerk is perhaps best known for funding the legal defense for a 15-year-old music downloader sued by the Recording Industry Association of America . But the label, which counts Barenaked Ladies and Dido on its roster, has also set about transforming itself in to a digital distributor, on the cusp of pulling 70 percent of sales from online.
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Local students to join Olympics bandwagon
FOUR young musicians from the Far North Coast will soon fly to Beijing to join 2004 other young% people from around the world playing in the Beijing Olympic Orchestra. The band will play during the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympiad in Beijing on August 8.
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How to buy music online
Most of us now regularly download music from the internet to play on our PC or to transfer to our digital music player. But how much we pay and what we get for our money can vary, depending on which of the 50 legal sites we choose.
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Napa city now a destination in its own right
Folks used to blow right through the city of Napa on their way to the "real" Napa Valley. You know - Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga, with their faux chateau wineries, hillside Tuscan-fortress homes, fine dining palaces and tasting rooms surrounded by...
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Sweet Pea Festival fast approaching
The 31st annual Sweet Pea Festival is right around the corner with events starting next weekend.
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Catch: Let's rock at 8TV's free concert
THE nation’s hottest Chinese music extravaganza is back on Aug 23.
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Catch: Let's rock at 8TV's free concert
Catch Orange (left) and Henley at Summer Live Concert. THE nation’s hottest Chinese music extravaganza is back on Aug 23. Summer Live Concert, Malaysia’s free live concert organised by 8TV, is set to return for the fourth time with a bigger bang at 8.30pm.
The New Straits Times |
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Misbun dancing with joy as his charges stay tuned
PUCHONG: With music blaring away, one could be forgiven for assuming that the Michael Badminton Academy (MBA) here had been turned into a discotheque yesterday morning.
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Celebrity Drive: It's no wonder Sammy Hagar can't drive 55 with the cars in his garage
Quick stats: Sammy Hagar rock star/entrepreneur Daily driver: 2003 BMW Alpina (Sammy's rating on all his cars: 10 on a scale of 1 to 10) Other cars: 15 cars includes, Jaguar , Ferrari , Fords (see below) Favorite road trip: Highway 1 Car he learned to drive in: 1962 Chevrolet Impala First car bought: 1951 Chevy Deluxe Mention the name Sammy Hagar and people might think ...
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Loud bar music makes customers drink more - study
Customers of bars that play loud music drink more quickly and in fewer gulps, French researchers have said.
The New Zealand Independent |
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Music Weekly: Lakeman & Cut Copy
Multimedia: Seth Lakeman talks to us and plays an exclusive live track, while Cut Copy answers some of Rosie Swash's questions
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Concert Opens Hearts to Holy Spirit
SYDNEY, Australia, JULY 18, 2008 ( Zenit.org ).- The Holy Spirit took center stage during “Receive the Power Live," the main event of World Youth Day's youth festival.
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Paul Simon sues clockmaker
US singer and songwriter Paul Simon is suing a Japanese clockmaker for $5 million ($NZ6.5m) for copyright infringement for claiming the company used one of his songs as a composition on their clocks.
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Music: 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' by David Banner
David Banner might as well be two different rappers on "The Greatest Story Ever Told," his fourth album. One is the community-minded striver with songs such as "So Long," which lashes out at his generation for attacking one another instead of uniting against injustice.
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Experience magic under the stars at Ye Old Gray Barn
The stars in the sky will be twinkling as will the eyes of a young princess as she dances the night away with the prince of her dreams. The Ye Olde Opera House (YOOH) in Spring Grove is proud to present its 30th musical under the stars, "Cinderella."...
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Game Review: 'Looney Tunes Cartoon Conductor'
What distinguishes "Cartoon Conductor" is that it's based on the classical compositions many of us first heard in Warner Bros. cartoons.
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7:16 p.m.: Budding music stars head to the studio
ANDERSON — Mindy Galvin got a taste of stardom this week. And she liked it. The 16-year-old from Englewood, Ohio, was one of 38 teenagers attending Anderson University’s first music business summer camp, which concludes Saturday.
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