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Gala concert to commemorate 150th anniversary of Puccini's birth
Opera lovers are in for a treat next month, when a gala concert will be presented in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the birth of renowned Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini, whose operas have long been regarded as the most popular in the repertoire and are frequently performed in opera houses around the world.
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Genevieve Murphy: Bring on the gyrating cheerleaders if they attract the crowds
The showjumping fixture at Chester Racecourse next week will be followed with interest – and no doubt a little sniffily by some – as organisers try to attract interest by unconventional means.
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Sex pistols singer accused of racist attack
The Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has been branded a bigot after his entourage allegedly assaulted Bloc Party's Kele Okereke, in an "unprovoked and racist" attack at a music festival in Barcelona.
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More AC/DC Album Details
We've received another AC/DC update from someone that says they are from Sony music. This one contains a release date and tracklisting.
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Raymond Lefevre: Maestro of easy listening
Radio listeners who grew up in the Sixties will recall "Ame Câline" ("Soul Coaxing"), the haunting orchestral instrumental which became a staple of the pirate station Radio Caroline's playlist. Arranged, conducted and recorded by the orchestra leader Raymond Lefèvre and issued on the Major Minor label, which had close ties with Caroline, "Ame Câline" became a huge international hit in 1968.
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Games review: rhythm nation
Rock may be hard to find on the Top 40, but it’s alive and well in your living room. Thanks to the intense competition between “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band,” anyone who’s ever dreamed of being Slash or Pete Townshend can strap on a fake guitar and pretend to be playing Madison Square Garden.
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Buddy Guy - Skin Deep
Artist: Buddy Guy Review: Ever the showman but never the best album artist, blues-guitar innovator Buddy Guy has nevertheless recorded more consistently since 1991's Damn Right, I Got the Blues. That's not to say he hasn't turned out a few turkeys (remember 1993's Feels Like Rain?), but this isn't one. From the dirty wah-wah riffs and stinging leads of "Best Damn Fool" to the raw country blues ...
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Scars On Broadway - Scars On Broadway
Artist: Scars On Broadway Review: When you've made your name and fortune on fierce weirdness, the most drastic thing you can do is flaunt some restraint. In System of a Down, singer-guitarist Daron Malakian's bright yelp was already the more normal voice next to Serj Tankian's operatic harangue. But as Scars on Broadway, with System drummer John Dolmayan, Malakian shaves System's punk-dervish ...
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Music
A federal appeals court today threw out a $A566,135 indecency fine against CBS Corp for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson’s breast-baring “wardrobe malfunction”.
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Jungle wigs out in beautifully made 'Hedwig'
Jairus Abts as Hedwig in the Jungle Theater's "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." What: Book by John Cameron Mitchell, Music and lyrics by Stephen Trask. Directed by Joel Sass.
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Jimi Hendrix to Appear in GH World Tour
The legendary guitarist will appear as a playable character alongside two master tracks.
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Tegan Quin, Augusten Burroughs Co-Headline SPIN's 'Liner Notes' Event
Tegan Quin of Tegan and Sara and author Augusten Burroughs ( Running With Scissors , A Wolf at the Table ) will co-headline SPIN.com's Liner Notes , an event at Housing Works Bookstore Café on Thursday, Sept. 4 to celebrate the cross-pollination of music and literature and raise funds for Housing Works, a New York-based non-profit organization whose proceeds benefit its parent organization, ...
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Hey, it's no time for Alistair to say goodbye
Leonard Cohen's music is notoriously depressive but the singer does not consider himself a pessimist. “I think of a pessimist as someone who is waiting for it to rain,” he once said, “and I feel soaked to the skin.”
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Lydon denies racist attack
John Lydon has accused Bloc Party 's Kele Okereke of lying about claims the pair were involved in a fight over the weekend. The Sex Pistols ' singer has been accused of taking part in an "unprovoked racist attack" on the Bloc Party singer at the Summercase Festival in Spain.
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Music On Cassette Tape Is Still the Bomb...If You're In Prison [Prison Tapes]
Los Angeles mail order catalog Pack Central may have found the last untapped pocket of consumers willing to pay retail for their music on physical formats—the cellblocks of California's prisons. And...
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KavaTunes 3.2 web-enables iTunes
KavaSoft on Monday released an update to its KavaTunes software, adding in new features. KavaTunes creates a website that looks and works just like iTunes does, so users can browse, search and play their music from any web browser. KavaTunes 3.2 features continuous playback, enabling users to queue up an entire album or songs and listen to one song...
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Fans Gather For Early Morning John Mellencamp Show
There was a lot of excitement in Daley Plaza Monday morning as rock 'n' roll hall-of-famer John Mellencamp gave a free concert, both for CBS 2's Morning News and The Early Show. CBS 2 Entertainment Reporter Bill Zwecker reports on all teh excitement.
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Goldfrapp is Coming
Goldfrapp brings their live show back to North America with a tour kicking off September 12, 2008 at the venerable Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
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All That Remains Preview
All That Remains have posted two new tracks of music on Myspace from the band's eagerly anticipated forthcoming album
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Television - National
Music and Te Reo Maori have been a part of Aotearoa's culture for a very long time.
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Byron youth laments loss of 'hardcore' music venue
By ANDY PARKS andy.parks@northernstar.com.au BLAKE NORTHFIELD and his mates are frustrated the Byron Youth Activities Centre is still not available for live music, 18 months after Byron Shire Council closed it as an entertainment venue.
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Country fans heckle Jessica Simpson
JESSICA Simpson was booed during her first country music concert at the weekend.
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Slightly Stoopid Week: Day 2
Most people will look at a band named Slightly Stoopid and automatically write them off. That would be majorly stupid, as these guys have a lot to offer as their brand new album, 'Slightly Not Stoned Enough To Eat Breakfast Yet Stoopid,' shows. They're carrying on the Reggae tradition proudly into the 21 century. With their new album hitting stores this week we hear from the band about some of ...
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Folk Singer Artie Traum Dies at 65
Artie Traum, a veteran folk songwriter and guitarist who came out of the famous Greenwich Village music scene of the '60s, is dead. He was 65. Jeff Heiman, Traum's manager, said he died Sunday at his home in Woodstock from cancer that spread to his liver. Traum produced and recorded with some of the biggest names in folk and rock, from Bela Fleck to the Band, according to his Web site. He is ...
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Reuters Business Summary
Apple shares fall as outlook well below Street view SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc said on Monday its current-quarter earnings would be well below Wall Street targets, sending shares in the maker of Macintosh computers and iPod music players down nearly 9 percent. While Apple has a reputation for giving conservative financial forecasts, its view for the fiscal fourth quarter ...
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