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The park is alive with the sound of music
Outdoor music is one of the joys of summer in Madison, and this weekend's Opera in the Park is sure to hit a high note for many music lovers. The annual free concert of opera and musical theater favorites celebrates its seventh anniversary on Saturday, July 26. The event is one of the area's biggest outdoor summer shows and is well-attended by opera lovers and novices alike. Last year's concert ...
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Neil Young slams iTunes, iPod
Veteran rock star, Neil Young, has slammed the iPod as a "Fisher Price toy", in which music sound quality has been dumbed down too far. Young was speaking at Fortune's Brainstorm Tech Conference , where he said: "Apple has taken a detour down the convenience highway.
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Art guild show and auction promotes arts, scholarships
McCONNELSVILLE -The Howard Chandler Christy Art Guild will present its 41st annual Art and Craft Festival July 26 and 27, in the Grove at the Commons and Park at 10th and Main Street in McConnelsville.
Zanesville Times Recorder |
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A music piracy revolution
UK music pirates could soon see their illegal activities become perfectly legal in a new plan.
iafrica.com |
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Led Zeppelin cover band ZOSO plays rock 'n' roll set at Wendel Concert Stage
LANCASTER - Lancaster Festival Director Lou Ross' words of warning likely weren't conveying anything the crowd at Ohio University Lancaster Campus' Wendel Concert Stage didn't know already.
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Shaw's Inn plays host to string stylings, Café Concert
LANCASTER - The elegant dining rooms of Shaw's Inn were filled with 169 patrons Wednesday afternoon to munch on Susie Cork's cuisine and listen to string music from a half-dozen of The Lancaster Festival's finest young musicians.
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Concert industry reaches critical crossroads
With thousands of fans shelling out $200 or more to see the Police and Elvis Costello Friday night at Marcus Amphitheater, the question is natural: when will the bottom drop out of the concert industry?
OnMilwaukee.com |
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Family Weekend Roundup: July 26-27, 2008
It's a family-friendly festival frenzy in Milwaukee again this weekend, so take advantage of the fun!
OnMilwaukee.com |
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U.K. ISPs Tackle File-Sharing
Six big UK ISPs have signed up to a government plan to tackle illegal file-sharing — and develop legal music services.
DesignTechnica |
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Hockey moves them to song
Describing her musical composition as "powerful" and "strong," Jenny Robinson says she's hopeful her tune will go the distance in the national contest to replace Hockey Night in Canada's iconic theme song. Titled "The Heartbeat of Hockey," Robinson's 30-second ditty, which already has upwards of 13,000 hits on [...]
Owen Sound Sun Times |
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UK to clamp down on Internet piracy
Britain's leading online service providers are Thursday expected to join a government--backed scheme to tackle the illegal downloading of music and films, despite concerns it could curb the freedoms of Internet users.
CNN.com |
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Mother Nature hates our July festivals
"There is little chance that meteorologists can solve the mysteries of weather until they gain an understanding of the mutual attraction of rain and weekends."
Montreal Gazette |
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'Love, art and music' are all that matter to Peaches Geldof
London, July 24 : It was a few days back that British socialite Peaches Geldof was saved by a friend from death, and now she has spoken out about what matters in her life.
New Kerala |
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AOL launches Tour Tracker concert site
Sponsored by American Express, TourTracker.com lets users track their favorite artists on tour and purchase concert tickets through a partnership with TicketMaster.com
Crain's New York Business |
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ISPs could be forced to do music industry dirty work
MOVES ARE AFOOT to force UK Internet service providers to become the latest poodle of the all-powerful music industry.
The Inquirer |
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Silly songs set for Sunday concert
KENNEBUNKPORT and#8212; The next in the Colony Hotel's series of free Sunday afternoon concerts this summer promises to be a real knee-slapper! Warren King, music director at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Kennebunk, is about to make utterly clear that...
York County Coast Star |
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Seaglass presents 'Best of Broadway' this weekend
KENNEBUNK and#8212; Seaglass Performing Arts is presenting highlights from The Best of Broadway! The evening will feature music from "Godspell," "Sound of Music," "Wicked" and other Broadway and Off Broadway hits. The show is under the direction of...
York County Coast Star |
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Natalie Portman spices up Bollywood
Jury member Natalie Portman arrives on the red carpet for the screening of the film "Le Silence de Lorna" by Belgian directors Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne at this 61st Cannes Film Festival May 19, 2008 file photo.
China Daily |
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Around Town
There was a time, not very long ago, when Prague was a musical wasteland in July and August. Every serious player packed up their instrument and split for summer festivals or the cottage, leaving only tourist music for the culturally starved.
The Prague Post |
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Africa: Country Donates 160 Elephants to Zambia
The South African Government has donated 160 elephants to Lusenga Plains National Park in Zambia's Kawambwa Disrict.
AllAfrica.com |
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Kalispell man pleads not guilty to identity theft
Associated Press - July 24, 2008 6:24 AM ET KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) - A Kalispell man has been accused of chartering a private jet to Mexico while impersonating the son of country music legend...
KPAX Missoula |
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Music from another planet
Critics often label them as post-progressive rock, but that doesn’t really do The Mars Volta justice. In fact, given the band’s open policy of experimenting with everything from hardcore punk and Latino jazz to dub and salsa, it’s a description that’s widely off the mark.
The Prague Post |
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A summer spin on the classics
There’s an unusual summer music program under way at Chodovská tvrz (Chodov Water Fortress), which is a pretty unusual place in itself.
The Prague Post |
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Fun at a glance
Bach festival arrives at Mount Angel Abbey
Salem Statesman Journal |
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Feargal Sharkey on the music-ISP MoU
Three Strikes RIP? The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ISPs and the music business will lead to radically new "legal P2P" services, British Music Rights' Feargal Sharkey told us this morning. Licensing deals have already been signed, we reported recently .…
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