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Live Tonight: The Ting Tings In Concert
NPR.org , July 22, 2008 - The Ting Tings' infectious dance rhythms (and a coveted spot in an iPod commercial) have made the English pop duo one of the year's most exciting and hyped new bands.
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‘LIKE PARADISE’
(Staff Photo/PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON) Wendy Griffith, anchor for Christian Broadcasting Network, interviewed local singer/songwriter Jimmy Wolford Monday for a news feature about the Hatfield-McCoy feud. Griffith helped Wolford beat the extreme heat by offering a towel.
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Music Review: Just What We Needed _ More Sabbath
Black Sabbath, "The Rules of Hell" (Rhino)
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Sky and Universal Music partner to launch subscription music streaming and download service
Sky has partnered with Universal Music to launch a subscription-based music service offering both streaming music and "keep forever" download tracks.
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BSkyB and Universal to launch digital music service
BSkyB is to break into the digital music market with a new business, launched in conjunction with Universal Music, that aims to take on Apple's iTunes in the UK. The new as-yet-unnamed venture, in which BSkyB is the majority shareholder and Universal is an equity partner, aims to launch by the end of the year. The service, which is likely to be Sky branded, will offer a monthly ...
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Music Review: Elvis Presley - Elvis Sings The Wonderful World Of Christmas
Essential Elvis: Chapter 23. Elvis Presley released his second Christmas album on October 20, 1971. Elvis Sings The Wonderful World Of Christmas was an album that sold well over a long period of time and would eventually pass 3 million copies sold. While it topped the Billboard holiday charts; from 1963-1973 Christmas albums were not allowed on the pop charts. It is safe to...
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Music Review: Double Trouble (Chris Layton & Tommy Shannon) & Friends Been A Long Time
Double Trouble - the core around which great music is built. It's sort of ironic that the two members of a rock and roll, or any popular music band for that matter, who are most responsible for the rhythms that make the music so distinct are usually hidden off to one side or behind the other members of the band. While the lead singer and the guitar players can usually be found as far down stage ...
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For immediate release: the arts are marketable
The New York Philharmonic is running a photo contest for their Concerts in the Parks series this summer. Folks were encouraged to submit their photos and then to vote for their favorites between July 25th and July 31st.
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Sky Unveils Music Download Service
Sky is entering the music download market after announcing a new subscription service.
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Golfers raise $60,000 for James Fund
double the anticipated total -- was raised at the inaugural James Fund Golf Classic held yesterday at the Kawartha Golf and Country Club. With the help of more than 100 golfers and 150 people who attended a dinner last night, money was raised for The James Fund Neuroblastoma [...]
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Songness 'music recommender' site launching in Nashville
Nahville-based Songness is launching a new Web site in September that predicts how users will rate every registered song.
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Laurel Hill Organizers Hope For More Local Participation
Confederate forces gained a small victory Saturday in Belington by securing the railroad station from a Union Army ambush, but couldn't muster enough firepower to safeguard Laurel Hill at the annual re-enactment on Sunday. The town bustled with excitement over the weekend as the Battle of Laurel Hill re-enactment and homecoming activities provided tons of fun for the entire community.
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BSkyB signs Universal for online music service
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's largest pay-TV firm BSkyB is to launch an online subscription music service and has signed the world's largest music group Universal as its first partner, in a deal that could challenge Apple .
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BSkyB signs Universal for online music service
Britain's largest pay-TV firm BSkyB is to launch an online subscription music service and has signed the world's largest music group Universal as its first partner, in a deal that could challenge Apple .
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New Attractions at the State Fair
Lincoln, NE - When the 2008 Nebraska State Fair opens on Friday, August 22, an exciting range of top concert acts, midway rides, and unique State Fair food will be on hand.
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Girl Scout Camping Fun; Music, crafts, science and more are part of a week-long gathering
Whether it's singing "High School Musical" songs in a karaoke competition, making bright bejeweled masks or learning the science of making ice cream, Laredo Girl Scouts are trying it all at their summer day camp at the Girl Scout House on Stone Avenue.
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BSkyB and Universal to launch digital music service
BSkyB is to break into the digital music market with a new business, launched in conjunction with Universal Music, that aims to take on Apple's iTunes in the UK. By Mark Sweney
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Music Review: Totem - Solar Forge
If a score was written to accompany the failure of a suspension bridge, this would be it. Have you ever lost a chunk of your life by tackling a piece of art that, in retrospect, might have been a little over your head? I'm all for the idea of stretching out but sometimes we can lose sight of why we took off in a particular direction in the first place. For me, it was Thomas Pynchon's novel ...
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Marley worked 'Night Shift' in Delaware
Bob Marley, king of reggae music, was once a Delawarean.
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Three day planner
TUESDAY, JULY 22 • A Blueberry Festival tea will be held at the Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site. Meet at the Drop-In Centre and walk to the Old Stone House at 2 p.m. Cost is $5 a person. • Motion Specialties and the Ontario March of Dimes wheelchair [...]
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Sky launches net music service
The satellite TV firm teams up with Universal Music to offer downloads for a monthly fee.
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Popkomm-IMEA: Jury for Innovation Prize named
The jury for this year's Popkomm-IMEA comprises three outstanding entrepreneurs and investors. The finalists for the Innovation in Music and Entertainment Award, now taking place for the fifth time, will be selected by Michael Bornhausser, Julie Meyer and Charles Grimsdale. "We are very pleased that these three people have agreed to choose this year's finalists from the many submissions that ...
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Music pirates enter paradise
Producer Terry McBride has offered the Chinese an unprecedented gift: free music downloads.
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Mike Gordon, Musician
Multi-instrumentalist Mike Gordon – revered for his virtuoso bass playing and distinctive singing with the trailblazing jam band Phish – is releasing a new solo album on August 5th, right in the midst of feverish speculation about a Phish reunion; speculation that's been all but confirmed by the band members themselves. As Gordon tells us in this interview, the timing of all this ...
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Buckcherry Reveals "BLACK BUTTERFLY"; Platinum-Certified Hard Rockers Announce New Album as "Too Drunk..." Appears ...
Eleven Seven Music/Atlantic recording group Buckcherry has announced early details of its hugely anticipated fourth album, "BLACK BUTTERFLY." The album -- which follows 2006's RIAA platinum-certified blockbuster, "15" -- arrives in stores at all digital retailers on September 16th.
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