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Pearl Jam - Townshend Talked Vedder Out Of Retirement
PEARL JAM fans have THE WHO's PETE TOWNSHEND to thank for the ALIVE rockers' longevity - he talked frontman EDDIE VEDDER out of retiring. Townshend claims Vedder ...
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Report: Mindy McCready Suffers Nervous Breakdown
Country music star Mindy McCready suffered a nervous breakdown last week and is now seeking treatment, according to a report.
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The Plight of the Indie Rocker: Conor Oberst comes out from behind Bright Eyes with a new record
When it comes to indie rock credibility, a few names come to the forefront: Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie), James Mercer (The Shins), Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley) and Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes). A marketing explosion later, it’s all major label contracts, national tours and MTV face time for these bands. And Oberst has been riding shotgun throughout. True to rock star form, Oberst snubbed this ...
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Our Picks for the week of 7/24-7/30
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band thursday 31 It’s the Bright Eyes front man out on his own with a new band. Read more about it in the Sound section. All ages. $22 Advance, $25 at the door. Midtown Ballroom, 51 NW Greenwood Ave. 4 Peaks Pre-Fest Party thursday 24 Before you head out to Tumalo for the 4 Peaks Festival, hop on over to the Astro Lounge for a meet-and-greet party with members ...
The Source Weekly |
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Yukon boosts funding to arts organizations
The Yukon government is putting $642,150 into the hands of arts organizations across the territory through its Yukon Arts Funding program.
CBC North |
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Camp strings concert together
Ken Hakoda waved his baton and stomped on the downbeats Tuesday afternoon, bringing together music emitted from violins, violas, cellos and a bass into a coherent piece -- "Frolicsome Finale," the fourth movement of Benjamin Britten's "Simple Symphony."
Garden City Telegram |
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Fun and food starts Friday at Garden 579
Peterborough's urban garden appropriately named Garden 579, located at 579 George St., will be hopping this weekend with workshops, food, music and speakers.
myKawartha.com |
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Television - Entertainment
First there was a book, then there was a play, and now The Hollow Men hits the cinema from today in Auckland, as part of the international film festival.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Helen Music
WILLIAMSTOWN – Helen Hiscock Bennett Music, 91, of Williamstown, formerly of Prestonsburg, Dexter, Mich. and Meriden, Conn., died Tuesday, July 22, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Grant County, Williamstown.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Customer Service
It sounds like a match made in rock 'n' roll heaven: The Rolling Stones and Martin Scorsese, who blazed trails when he loaded his early film "Mean Streets" with a hip rock soundtrack and made the great rock documentary "The Last Waltz."
Brandon Sun |
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Nike+ Human Race Hosts Kick-Off Event in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.----Nike+ Human Race: WHAT: Kick-Off Event for the Nike+ Human Race in Los Angeles WHO: Special Musical performance by Grammy®-winning Band OK Go Performing Treadmill Routine Designed by Celebrity Choreographer Kevan Allen WHEN: Wednesday, July 23rd from 9 PM to 10 PM WHERE: The Montalban Theatre, 1615 Vine Street
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Music of the Dead debuts as live symphony
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will present the world premiere of Dead Symphony No. 6 next Friday, the day Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia would have turned 66.
CBC |
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James Taylor is Good, Funny
photo courtesy of Seattlest Brad. James Taylor with Arnold McCuller. Lou Marini plays in background. Seattlest Brad has zero inclination to pursue a career as a music reviewer. But because our editor is so nice when she's arm-twisty, here goes: On the coldest night of the summer, James Taylor and his "Band of Legends" wrapped up a two-night stop at the Chateau Ste. Michelle ...
Seattlest |
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Patti LaBelle's Big Hair and Barbecue
I met Patti LaBelle after a concert in the late ’80s here in San Diego at the Sports Arena. She was playing with Luther Vandross. Her hair was mindblowing: it swept straight up and flared out at the top like a fan or peacock tail. And it was not a fake thing, or sprayed or lacquered stiff.
San Diego Reader |
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UK ISPs agree to menace their filesharing users
But menace them with what? Six UK ISPs are to start sending out menacing letters to hundreds of thousands of suspected music pirates as part of a government plan to tackle illegal filesharing, the BBC reports. The deal and the names of the six are due to be unveiled on Thursday, and the ISPs are also said to have committed "to develop legal music services."…
The Register |
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MXL introduces Studio 1 USB condenser microphone
MXL has introduced the new MXL Studio 1 portable USB condenser microphone for the home recording market. According to the company, the new USB microphone has been designed to use the best of both analog and digital technology to deliver low-noise, studio-quality audio in a portable package, enabling it be to used for music training, field recording...
MacNN |
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Youth Art Contest to be part of music festival
Look for local art again at the Linton Music Fest. For the second year, the Linton Public Library will sponsor a youth art contest Aug. 30-31 at Humphreys Park.
Greene County Daily World |
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WUSM-FM will return to its 'American Roots' on Aug. 1
A program featuring music inspired by traditional American sounds including blues, country, folk, jazz and zydeco will air daily on WUSM-FM 88.5 from the University of Southern Mississippi beginning Aug. 1.
Hattiesburg American |
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One Track Mind
Standout Track: “Ultra Vires,” an instrumental that splits the difference between spacey shoegaze and industrial-strength psych-rock.
Washington City Paper |
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Best rock albums defined by rock roots
The first half of 2008 has already seen some great albums. There has been the majestic (Sigur Ros' sunny new opus), the super hip (Vampire Weekend's much-anticipated debut), the ultra current (Girl Talk's sample-mad "Feed the Animals") and the chart-topping classic (Death Cab for Cutie with "Narrow Stairs").
Hattiesburg American |
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Neil Young to tech industry: You can do better
Singer-songwriter says the technology industry can do better than suffice with current MP3 quality.
CNET |
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Clean green Anika
Anika Moa is almost unnervingly down to earth. It's refreshing, given how easy it could have been for the Christchurch-born musician to have developed an attitude.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Kiwanis Citrus Festival to offer entertainment, contests and carnival
“Citrus, The Beginning of Santa Paula” will be celebrated throughout the 41st Annual Kiwanis Club Citrus Parade and Festival, to be held July 18-20 at Harding Park; a celebration packed with information and displays about the fruit of California, citrus ranching, and Santa Paula’s agricultural heritage.
Santa Paula Times |
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Composer Philip Glass to perform in Vail Sunday
Music lovers take note: Composer Philip Glass performs during opening night at the Vail International Dance Festival.
Vail Daily |
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Pitchfork.tv: Public Enemy / Sebadoh / Mission of Burma: Don't Look Back: Live at the 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival
It was flattering to see a few YouTubes of last weekend's Pitchfork Music Festival popping up on blogs, but over the next few days, Pitchfork.tv will have something even better: high-quality videos from every night of the Festival, taken straight from the live feed. First up is three performances from Friday night's Don't Look Back event, co-presented by UK-based concert-throwers All ...
Pitchfork |
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