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There’s a lot to be said for ageing disgracefully
Mick Jagger turned 65 yesterday – thrust-out chest, strut, skinny jeans and all. In theory these defiantly virile rock dinosaurs, of whom Jagger is the grandaddy – the T Rex, if you will – ought to be horribly embarrassing in a “Put it away, gramps” kind of way.
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Music Review: The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event has been compared to bands like U2 and Modest Mouse, but do they really stand up to those comparisons? They've apparently been receiving comparisons to The Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse and I've heard that the self-titled debut from The Airborne Toxic Event is a highly anticipated release. Now that the album is out, does it deliver?Unfortunately, it does not.The album ...
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First It Was Song Downloads. Now It?s Organic Chemistry.
Between used books and pirated copies offered for illegal download, the textbook industry has begun to transition to other models of distribution and sales.
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Irish Fest attracting 20,000 a day
Adorned in Celtic kilts and colorful patterns of plaid or green, several festival-goers at the Great American Irish festival showed their spirit with fashion and tradition Saturday.
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Jagger still rocking along at 65
LONDON, July 26 (UPI) -- British rocker Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones reached his 65th birthday Saturday.
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Dr Who fans set for Proms special
Doctor Who fans will see a specially-filmed scene starring David Tennant at a concert dedicated to the sci-fi drama.
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Hamler Summerfest - 7/26/2008
It's time to get those old dancing shoes shined up and ready and head north to Hamler this weekend. It's the annual Summerfest as the community celebrates a big number with its 40th annual festival.
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Caramoan finds fame, tourists on YouTube, ‘Survivor’
POWDERY WHITE SAND, CRYSTAL blue waters, lush vegetation, rock formations, marine life and, yes, fabulous sunsets—these are scenes from “Koh-Lanta Caramoan,” the French edition of the popular TV reality game show “Survivor,” shot entirely in the Caramoan Peninsula in Camarines Sur and now showing on YouTube.
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Praying, supplication fest to be held in Tehran
Iran -Praying, Supplication Fest First Praying and Supplication Festival will open here in Niavaran Cultural Complex late on Tuesday to mark Eid Mabaath (ascension of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) to prophethood).
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Fleet Foxes show why fans demand more more more
There was an air of desperation outside the Doug Fir Friday night, as eager fans tried in vain to get tickets to the Fleet Foxes sold-out show. That energy was nothing compared to the palpable excitement of the crowd inside. The music industry is littered with the corpses of young buzz bands that ...
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Teenage Girl Dies at Music Festival
Police still don't know why 17-year-old was found dead
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Talking with Dave Matthews
Musician talks about the state of the band and recording a new album
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Reggae for Climate Festival 'brings people together'
There was no dress code, no worries, and a good cause in mind as flip-flop-clad individuals toting backpacks and lawn chairs trekked across a field to the Reggae Festival for Climate Protection.
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Ten Ugly Men Celebrates 19th Year
Once a year, things get downright ugly at Genesee Valley Park. No exception this year as the Ten Ugly Men Festival is back for its 19th year. People could sweat it out in a 5k race or on the volleyball courts, or e just relax and listen to music by such bands as the Gin Blossoms.
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Aussie journalist ready to face the music
Australian journalist Peter Lloyd has vowed to stay in Singapore to face drug charges that could lead to him being jailed for 20 years.
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IMPRESSIONS: Wii Music
At E3, the only way to sound good in Nintendo's new rhythm game was to already know the music.
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Corning Art Festival
Organizers say you can check out the work of more than seventy new artists at this year's Corning Art Festival.
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Maria von Trapp, 93 going on 94, visits her former home in Austria
SEVENTY years after fleeing the Nazis, a woman whose family was immortalised in The Sound Of Music has returned to Austria to visit her former home.
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Hickory Smoked Music Fest WBNG-TV Binghamton, NY Local Top Stories
If you're in the mood to hear some blues music... Then head over to Hickories Park in Owego. The Hickory Smoked Music Festival is going on right now. It's hosted by Tioga County Council on the Arts and sponsored by Visions Federal Credit Union.
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Radio: Bring on the drunken mice
Miranda Sawyer: Proms Folk Day, R3; Dread Beat an' Blood, R4; Material Girls, R4
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Non-fiction roundup: July 27
Non-fiction roundup: Heather Thompson on The Importance of Music to Girls A Voyage Round John Mortimer Rape: A History from 1860 to the Present Science and Religion: A Very Brief Introduction
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Biography I am Beginning my third year as Piccoloist and assistant 1st chair flutist for the Lower Merion Symphony Orchestra in Lower Merion, Pa. I am also the Woodwind sideman for 15 years+ at Zion Baptist Church in Phila., Pa.
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We walk a fine line on public interest, but kiss and tell is dead
Last week's High Court ruling that a newspaper breached Max Mosley's privacy will strike at the core of the business model favoured by many red-top tabloids. It will put paid to most "kiss and tell" stories in mainstream publications, and may see them become little more than PR organs for celebrities on the make.
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Concert held in Bedford to honor police, firefighters and EMS workers
Folks in Bedford gave a special thanks to their local police, firefighters and EMS workers. The city put on a Hometown Heroes Benefit Concert. Seven different local bands provided the entertainment.
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Hidden Havana: life beyond mojitos and big, fat cigars
A small brown dog wearing a faded pink T-shirt jogged down a dirt street. I decided to follow him. He seemed as good a guide as any. He was in no rush, stopping to sniff the flip-flopped feet of the fat brown girls who sat gossiping on doorsteps, rocking babies, their tight, skimpy vests revealing cleavage you could lose an arm in.
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