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Kenny Chesney rules the road
Country star can still pack the big venues
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Music Review: Wensday - Torch Rock
Beautiful debut from this rocking chanteuse The debut album by Wensday is aptly titled Torch Rock. Wensday uses her strong, throaty vocals to create a sound that blends classic torch chanteuses with hard-stomping rock n’ roll girls.Alice Cooper describes her as “the other girl next door,” which is just about the best compliment a girl could get. Wensday’s background...
Blogcritics.org |
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Music Review: Elvis Presley - He Touched Me
Essential Elvis: Chapter 25. Elvis returned in early April 1972 with his third and last gospel album release. While He Touched Me sold slowly; it would continue to sell and eventually pass one million units sold. The album would also be a critical success, as it would win Elvis his second Grammy Award. He Touched Me continued Elvis’ passion for gospel music. His...
Blogcritics.org |
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Bistro Exhibits Culinary Art
Serendipitously placed a block off Main Street, Green Springs Bistro is a perfect slice of Safety Harbor charm. From the bright interior colors to the art spilling onto the lawn, the laid-back atmosphere and live music makes this a dining experience that's about more than just food.
The Tampa Tribune |
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Well-Being In Brief: 07/24/2008
Program addresses grief and depression; Inaugural Relay for Life in Leelanau; Festival celebrates all things blueberry; Yoga and Tai Chi classes offered
Traverse City Record-Eagle |
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Should the music industry tax you to use the Web?
The music industry wants to tax you each year for using the Internet in an effort to stop piracy. Sounds fair, huh?
CNET |
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Randy's musical comeback
Randy Travis is releasing his first country music album in eight years.
ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Interview to Uzbekistan’s premier rock band Night Wind
A warm touch of hard rock from the infinite wasteland of Central Asia Thursday 24 July 2008, by Emanuele G. - 0 letture Nazarov Victor - vocal.
Girodivite |
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Image Metrics' Facial Animation Makes Music Video Debut with Gnarls Barkley
LOS ANGELES, BUSINESS WIRE -- Image Metrics, the leading provider of facial animation solutions to the entertainment industry, has projected life onto a photo-real CG heart that sings about its loss of love in Gnarls Barkley's latest video, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul," from the recently released album, The Odd Couple.
Broadcast Newsroom |
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ESPB plays host to concert; more Par-en-Bas festival music on the way
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The Yarmouth County Vanguard |
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Music city is only a five-hour drive away
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The land of blues, barbecue and Beale Street is the music Mecca of the Mississippi River - and great for a weekend getaway.
The Telegraph |
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Calvert, Ephraim, Green and Umphress Join Tsakalakos at the Barrington July 24-26
Songs of a Night Owl, an evening of original songs penned by singer-songwriter Nikos Tsakalakos, will be presented at the Barrington Stage Company July 24-26.
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PHOTO CALL: Sweeney Todd , with Mark Jacoby, at Sacramento Music Circus
Staged in the round by Glenn Casale, the classic musical thriller of barber-ism and culinary crime began its eight-performance run July 22 at downtown Sacramento's Wells Fargo Pavilion.
Playbill |
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Benefit Concert for Barbara Lea This Friday
The photo section on singer Barbara Lee’s Web site is a digital glimpse into a musician’s past—the page displays a lone headshot of a young Lea with a wry smile, and a decades-old snapshot of the vocalist facing four young men. Their expression?
JazzTimes Magazine |
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UK Cracks Down On Internet Music Piracy
Britain's major online service providers have joined a government initiated plan to deal with the illegal downloading of music and films. Internet service providers will send warning letters to users who are suspected of illegal file sharing. Around 6 million Britons are believed to have downloaded files illegally over the past year, costing the music and film industries millions in lost ...
WebProNews |
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Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys sing during their perormance at the Allegany County Fair Wednesday evening. The original Oak Ridge Boys, based in Knoxville, Tenn., began performing country and gospel music in nearby Oak Ridge in the 1940s.
Cumberland Times-News |
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Ex-music teacher in court for delinquency case
A former Troy schools music teacher and assistant band director charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor was in court Wednesday, July 23.
Dayton Daily News |
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Ear damage not confined to rockers
It's no secret, nor much of a surprise, that rock musicians suffer high levels of hearing damage.
Canada.com |
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Gramm takes his own path (add your comment)
There are two bands circling North America, studiously ignoring each other, while belting out Foreigner classics like "I Want to Know What Love Is" and "Jukebox Hero." One of the them, features 58-year-old Lou Gramm, the former kinky-haired singer, frontman and co-writer for the 1970s and '80s power-rock [...]
The Sudbury Star |
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Big Six UK ISPs Capitulate To Music Industry
Barence writes "Britain's six leading internet providers have signed a Government-led agreement to stamp out illegal music file sharing. The six providers — BT, Virgin Media, Orange, Tiscali, Sky and Carphone Warehouse — will implement a series of measures against those found to be file sharing. Offenders may find their internet connection is throttled, or may even have their traffic "filtered" ...
Slashdot |
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Sudburians go Greek for the weekend
Sudbury's annual Greek festival is this weekend, giving Greeks a chance to see friends and everyone else a chance to be Greek for a day. The festival, held at the Hellenic Centre, 486 Ester Rd., on the shores of St. Charles Lake, runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday. [...]
The Sudbury Star |
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The Basics write for films, opening Sunday
The Basics is a Sudbury based, three-piece band that has been together since 2006. They recently wrote and recorded four songs for an independent Toronto film called "Minus 8" and are the opening act at this weekend's Lou Gramm concert at Sudbury arena. Mark Lawrence (lead guitar/ [...]
The Sudbury Star |
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American Southwest Returns to its Music Roots
American Southwest Music Distribution, Inc. (OTCBB:ASWD) today announced that it is no longer seeking a merger candidate and the company is fully focused on building its music business. The company further announced that there will be no recapitalization of the stock nor will it entertain any reverse stock-splits.
Centre Daily Times |
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Music Tax: Because Cocaine Doesn’t Buy Itself
The British lawmakers and ISPs are now seriously mulling the idea of a preemptive piracy tax ; a yearly fee that would be imposed on everyone who uses the Internet - say, 30 pounds - collected by the ISPs, and given back to the artists. I’ve already written about this proposal and its stupidity ; now I’d like to explore the funny side of it. I don’t want to imply that all artists are ...
Mashable |
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Upcoming Events Calendars
ENTERTAINMENT Updated: July 24 BARS/RESTAURANTS • Americana Restaurant & Tavern, 1679 London Rd.: Every Friday & Saturday, Shiela Smith at the piano. Call 519-542-5881. • Balmoral Tavern, 115 Michigan Ave: July 25 & 26, "Blue Raith". Call 519-344-8171. • Coffee Lodge, 400 [...]
Sarnia Observer |
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