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Gates Foundation breaks ground on new headquarters
Across the street from the Space Needle and Paul Allen's tribute to Jimi Hendrix and rock music, Allen's old friend Bill Gates is building his headquarters for charitable giving, something sure to become another Seattle tourist attraction.
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EMusic Revamps Web Site With New Content
eMusic, which bills itself as the world's largest retailer of independent music and the second largest digital music service...
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Moser Baer inks major movie deal with Sony BMG
Music and entertainment majors Sony BMG and Moser Baer have inked a major deal by buying three Tamil under-production ventures, publicists said here Tuesday.
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Microsoft Releases Windows Home Server, Power Pack 1
The bug can corrupt files, such as applications, music tracks or digital photos, if they're transferred to a Windows Home Server unit equipped with two or more hard drives.
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Boynton Beach man wins McDonald's chant contest
A Boynton Beach man who left his corporate job to become a full-time music producer has been crowned the winner of a McDonald's chant contest.
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'SPIN' Slays the Competition at Music-Trivia Contest For Charity
Staffers from several music publications, including Spin , Rolling Stone , Complex , Fader , and Paste -- along with the unlikely camaraderie of Golf Digest (who helped organize the event) and Heavy.com -- matched wits in the Battle of the Band Makers music-trivia contest at Joe's Pub in New York last night (July 21) to raise awareness for the Lokichoggio Elementary School in Kenya. ...
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which has more than 70 percent of the digital music market, which some analysts suggest has prevented music companies from negotiating better deals. The new service will offer a range of pricing levels, with higher prices allowing for a greater number of downloads.
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Ozzfest Tour To Return, AC/DC Named As Dream Headliner
What in the hell is up with Ozzfest? First it was the not-so-successful FreeFest fiasco last year and this year it was stripped down to a one-off. The once leading summer metal music festival has fallen from it's greatness but the mastermind behind the festival says that it will return to a full fledged tour next year.
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Avenue Q to Celebrate Fifth Birthday July 31
The Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q will celebrate its fifth birthday at Broadway's John Golden Theatre July 31.
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FavTape: Playlists Don't Get Any Faster Than This
Got a second? That's more than you'll need to create a sharable mix of your favorite songs at Favtape. Their lightening-fast online mixtape creation tool uses your Last.fm or Pandora account to retrieve 10 songs that you have bookmarked or favorited.
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8 Great Tuesdays
The third of the 8 Great Tuesdays concerts is tonight. The Bernard Allison Group will be rocking the show, and their music leans toward soulful blues, funk and rock.
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Macy's Features Inclusion and Its Star Power With the Macy's Music Festival
Cincinnati, OH (BlackNews.com) - On July 25 and July 26 Macy's celebrates its fourth year as the title sponsor of the Macy's Music Festival (MMF). The Macy's Music Festival is the anchoring event of Music Fusion Week in the city of Cincinnati stretching from July 19 through July 27. The Macy's Music Festival is becoming one of the premier entertainment events in the country attracting nearly ...
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Gigs & Bytes: More To Like at iLike
Yesterday was a busy day for the folks at iLike . That's because the social Web site that builds a community based upon its users' music preferences had not one, but three major items rolled into one announcement.
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Students attend summer band camp
Participants in the Sounds of Summer band camp practice some warm-up exercises on their tenor drums.
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The Philadelphia Music Project and Presser Foundation Launch Premiere Recording Program With Announcement of First ...
The Philadelphia Music Project (PMP), a program of the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage, and the Presser Foundation award a total of $93,420 to four Philadelphia music organizations in support of an eclectic range of recording projects. These awards represent the first round of adjudicated grants made from the Premiere Recording Grant Program, a joint initiative of PMP and the Presser ...
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Napping an increasing trend among busy professionals
Napping isn't just for your grandpa anymore. In fact, folks at fancy spas like to nap, too. Sleep-deprived Americans are increasingly turning to the power nap and afternoon siesta to restore alertness and enhance performance, studies show.
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ABBA tunes come alive in Beaver Creek
Tribute band Arrival performs at the Vilar Center tonight at 8 p.m. ABBA tribute band Arrival comes to the Vilar Center Wednesday night. BEAVER CREEK — You know the songs.
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XS Games Announces PopStar Guitar, a New Music Rhythm Game Featuring Hits from Top Pop Artists
PopStar Guitar for the Wii includes the unique AirG peripheral, turning your Wii Remote into an air guitar.
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More than 45,000 people are estimated to have come through Bellevue last weekend for RiverFest at Haworth Park. The largest crowd gathered on the bank of the Missouri Saturday night for live music and a fireworks show.
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And then there were three; Marias close in on finale
In just a few days, the Canadian performer will be chosen to play the leading role in the upcoming Toronto production of The Sound of Music.
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Jonas Brothers To Headline MTV's VMAs
MTV Tuesday announced the Jonas Brothers will be among the groups performing live during the network’s 2008 Video Music Awards show on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 9 p.m. ET.
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MakeMusic, Inc. Releases Finale 2009
MakeMusic, Inc. announced that Finale 2009 began shipping today. Celebrating Finale's 20th anniversary, this latest version of the industry-standard music notation software includes time-saving features designed to make users' workflow more efficient and intuitive.
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Glens Falls officials debate a second honorary mayoral term for Willie Nelson
GLENS FALLS — An encore performance by country music legend Willie Nelson at the Glens Falls Civic Center this fall has city officials questioning whether term limits apply to honorary mayoral proclamations.
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eMusic Goes Web 2.0: Adds Content from Flickr, YouTube, and Wikipedia
Today, eMusic launched a major redesign of its site. The new design not only looks a lot fresher, but eMusic now also draws in information from Wikipedia, videos from YouTube, and photos from Flickr. EMusic is the second-largest online music retailer after iTunes, but it often doesn't quite get the coverage newer music sites like Pandora or Last.fm get. Most of the effort of the redesign ...
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Young Koreans push NZ options
Parents of Korean students often fail to think outside the square in education, and this sets them back in their career options in New Zealand, say the organisers of a Korean youth meeting.
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