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The Best Television Commercials Honored at Awards Ceremony
The best in television commercials was celebrated at the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) Seventeenth Annual Show in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. Honors were given in twenty-three categories, including humor, cinematography, visual effects and original music. Michael Brownlee has a look at some of the award winners in this video report.
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Letters
[Re: Feature, “Theatrical Mixer,” July 17-23] Amy Dalness has written a good starter to Albuquerque Theater. We attend a lot, as much as we can. Our main theater is Fusion, but we have attended Desert Rose, UNM. We should go to Vortex. While we are on the e-mail lists of Adobe and Chamber Music Albuquerque does and it makes sense. Given the cost of mailings and even websites, e-mail broadcasts ...
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Orange Mighty Trio -- 07/24/08 at Swallow Hill Music Hall
Orange Mighty Trio -- 07/24/08 at Swallow Hill Music Hall
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Illegal downloaders to get warning letter in clampdown by government, ISPs and music industry
Internet service providers have struck a deal with government and the music industry to help clamp down on illegal downloading. By Mark Sweney
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Gorillaz' Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn behind BBC's 'Monkey' Olympics ad
A Jamie Hewlett-animated version of 1970s children's programme Monkey - with music by Damon Albarn - is part of a BBC campaign to push its Olympics coverage. By Mark Sweney
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MURRIETA: Band members excited about national contest
MURRIETA ---- While Vista Murrieta High School is mostly deserted for the summer, parts of the campus are buzzing with students playing music in small groups, learning new marching steps and perfecting their color guard moves. Members of the Golden A
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Avenue CD stash: Watermelons, wizards and dance
It is time to once again review some of the albums that have been stacking up and spilling over in the office. In the month since my last rapid–fire review, the CDs have multiplied like gremlins in a swimming pool. Fortunately, the music seems less dismal than in the past endeavor.
Independent Florida Alligator |
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Scrum and strum: UF grad juggles rugby and music
Haylee “Ugh” Slaughter likes where she is in life. The classically trained pianist and local musician has a studio demo scheduled in Leesburg, Fla., in August and is currently working on her fourth album, “Write On!”
Independent Florida Alligator |
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KEEP OF KALESSIN: TO THE NEXT LEVEL
The next potential "next big thing" to emerge from Norway’s still fertile black metal scene has actually been around for more than a decade. But Trondheim’s Keep of Kalessin have only really gotten the ball rolling over the past couple years, after mainman/guitarist A.O. "Obsidian Claw" Gronbech got the band up and running again in 2003, after a four-year hiatus.
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Oluyemi Thomas: Positive Knowledge
Oluyemi Thomas, the sage-like reedman from Oakland, California, is heading to town this month and will be playing in a duo setting with New York drummer and percussionist Michael Wimberley, whom he describes as both “creative-minded and creative-spirited.”
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Con Alma
Mark Weinstein's Con Alma is a delightful collection of Latin styled tunes featuring the light and refreshing sound of jazz flute.
All About Jazz |
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Percussion Ensemble
Fulfilling Bernard Stollman's prescient request to record for his label, Milford Graves decided to enlist Sunny Morgan as a drumming partner for Percussion Ensemble . Graves did so purposefully; the duo percussionists were making more than music.
All About Jazz |
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Strange Toys
Cellist Joan Jeanrenaud joined the Kronos Quartet in 1978, participating in more than thirty recordings and over two thousand performances with the always innovative string ensemble known for interpreting other composers' works.
All About Jazz |
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Net Set To Tighten On Downloaders
Britain's six biggest internet service providers are clamping down on people illegally downloading music and films.
SKY News |
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Live at the Detroit Montreux Jazz Festival
Like far too many others, Bob Szajner serves as a reminder of how much jazz has been forgotten or overlooked.
All About Jazz |
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Elizabeth Marsh Cupino Brunswick rocks
Brunswick ... Maryland? Yep, it's official: The town of Brunswick totally rocks. Point of Rocks shouldn't even have rocks in its name, compared to Brunswick. Ask anybody who attended the Frederick Blues Festival last weekend and they will agree.
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Hip-hop duo rocks the Down Below
James Cummings and Edgar Higginbotham II come from two very different places but found that they have one important thing in common — their love of music.
Tallahassee Democrat |
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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
CORNING -- The following street closures will take place this weekend during A Festival of Art in Corning's Gaffer District:
Elmira Star-Gazette |
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Radiohead and Robert Plant nominated for Mercury Prize
London, July 23 : English alternative rock band Radiohead and Led Zeppelin frontman, Robert Plant have been nominated for this year's Nationwide Mercury Music Prize.
New Kerala |
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Tunes: Come party with Whiskey Dust
I was waiting for local blues band Whiskey Dust to show up for our interview, expecting to see a blues band; I was waiting to see casual suits, short haircuts and shiny shoes.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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'Playlist' series brings quality tracks to music neophytes
People forget that the eeeevil major labels are typically staffed by music veterans who have years of experience under their belt. While some of their moves are debatable (DRM downloads), their latest endeavor actually seems pretty respectable. Legacy Recordings has come out with their "Playlist:" series, meant to bring classic tracks from established artists to a new audience at a price that's ...
The Greenville News |
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60+ crowd organizes first reunion
[It's been decades since some of her classmates have seen each other, and that's just about long enough for Gwen Edens Shelford.
Homer News |
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147th Army Band ready to perform
The 147th Army Band of the South Dakota National Guard will perform on Thursday, July 24, at the Mobridge City Park at 7:30 p.m. The 147th Army Band is composed of various ensembles that provide a range of music from a concert ensemble to a rock band.
Mobridge Tribune |
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Internet piracy crackdown announced
Britain's six main internet providers are getting tough on people who illegally download music.
ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Quickies: Mike & The Ravens, Pete Levin, Antonio Ciacca Quintet
From the rowdy to the refined, it's all here in this episode of Quickies. This installment of "Quickies" starts with the rowdy but eventually settles on the refined. A rocker, followed by a groover, concluded with a swinger (no, not that kind of swinger). They're all from guys you might not have heard of but in their own way have quietly made significant contributions to the music scene of ...
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