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'60s Japanese cartoons led to anime, new 'Speed Racer' film
"Speed Racer" careens into theaters Friday, dragging with it a $120 million budget, the bruised reputation of directors the Wachowski brothers - whose careers need a shot of nitro after the flameouts of the last two "Matrix" debacles - and the summer hopes of a movie industry desperately in need of a few winners. Back in the `60s and `70s, though, few could imagine that Hollywood would ever pin ...
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Baltimore offered native Frank Zappa bust; will they accept?
Frank Zappa, who sang about "Plastic People," has been cast in bronze. Again. In 1995, a quirky bunch of Lithuanian artists and intellectuals managed to erect a bust of the eccentric rocker in downtown Vilnius, the capital of the former Soviet republic. Now, they want to place a replica in Zappa's hometown. Saulius Paukstys, longtime president of a Zappa fan club, was in Baltimore on Wednesday ...
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Arts & Entertainment Announcements
An exhibit of mixed-media work by artist Sandi Ritchie Miller will run tomorrow through June 15 in the Willow Gallery at Quiet Waters Park, 600 Quiet Waters Park Road in Annapolis.
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Plymouth singer comes home for Hoedown
Country music singer and Plymouth native Sarah Lenore said she always gets excited singing in front of her hometown fans, and she'll get that opportunity Friday at 1:30 p.m. as the opening act for the 26th annual Downtown Hoedown at Hart Plaza in Detroit.
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New Beck LP: 10 Tracks, 30 Minutes, Due This Summer
No title, release date, tracklist, or cover art just yet, but that Danger Mouse-produced , Cat Power-assisted Beck LP will indeed be coming at us a whole lot sooner than we thought a week ago.
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Pink Martini delivers an eclectic, worldly concoction
Review: The group mixes jazz, Latin sounds and pop, serving it up in numerous different languages.
Orange County Register |
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Live: Cher at Caesars Palace
She might be 62, but the singer is still full of her trademark glitz and glamour. Her show is lavish, nonstop fun. LAS VEGAS -- Like the temples of the ancient Roman world that it simulates, the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas is an environment suited to extravagant immortals. The artists who've graced its huge stage have all achieved that status in which one name not only serves but ...
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"The Ellen Degeneres Show" to be Broadcast in High Definition After Moving to New State-Of-The-Art Production Complex ...
Emmy®-Winning Series from Telepictures Productions and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Moves to New Home and Will Launch Sixth Season on Monday, September 8.
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NI debuts Guitar Rig Session, Guitar Rig 3 XE
Native Instruments on Wednesday introduced Guitar Rig Session, a new recording solution for guitarists, bass players and songwriters that provides studio-quality results at an entry-level price as well as announced Guitar Rig 3 XE, a new version of its entry-level software for computer-based guitar recording. Equipped with a specially designed aud...
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Wal-Mart Opens First Hispanic Community Store
Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. opened its first Hispanic community store today in Garland, Texas.
Display & Design Ideas |
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New York digital art center honors Craig Newmark at annual benefit
The event to support the Eyebeam Art and Technology Center also showcased plenty of music, comedy, and a robot duck that was taking photos of the crowd.
CNET |
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Garth Brooks To Be Awarded Crystal Milestone
Garth Brooks will receive the first Crystal Milestone Award at the ACM Awards In Las Vegas. Brooks will be recognized as the only artist with six albums that have topped sales of 10 million.
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Skinner Will Be Marian to Jacoby's Music Man in June Concert
A one-night-only concert version of Meredith Willson's Tony-winning musical, The Music Man, will be presented June 28 at the Eisemann Performing Arts Center in Richardson, TX.
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Boost Mobile RockCorps Youth Volunteerism Movement Returns to Los Angeles
This May, Boost Mobile and RockCorps bring back their award winning national youth volunteerism movement that has touched more than 125,000 young people across the country. Boost Mobile RockCorps (BMRC) will focus its volunteer efforts on one community at a time starting with Los Angeles, Calif.
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Aimee Mann’s New Album: Less Serious But Still Smart
After a tepidly received concept album, singer Aimee Mann returns to form with upbeat songs and a new cast of characters.
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Music Review: The Morning Benders - Talking Through Tin Cans
Constructed with what seems like a lethal combination of sunbeams, rainbows, and killer hooks, this is indie pop rock at its finest. The Morning Benders’ new records sounds like it could have been recorded on a lazy Sunday afternoon in your living room. It’s easy to imagine your musician friends dragging their amps and instruments into a small space and letting the music take over, as the ...
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Also: Brunches for Mom, Arts Commission Turns 40
WEDNESDAY 7 Lordy, lordy, look who’s 40! The South Carolina Arts Commission celebrates its 40th anniversary tonight at the Columbia Museum of Art; the festive celebration kicks off at 7 p.m. and features a live art auction of original works by 40 South Carolina visual artists in addition to food, drinks and live entertainment.
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A Moroccan-themed soiree brings diverse arts and culture together
I love the arts almost as much as I love to party. Classical music, dance, modern art - you name it. If it lives in a museum, I can't wait to see it.
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Cablevision buys Sundance Channel for almost $500M
Cablevision Systems Corp. is buying the Sundance Channel, a cable network founded by Robert Redford, for $496 million, the New York-area cable TV company announced Wednesday. The Sundance Channel will become part of Cablevision's Rainbow Media programming...
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No Age Nouns
It's disingenuous to talk about Los Angeles' New Yorker -profiled, vegan-snacks-serving, book-lending, all-ages venue the Smell with the same high-art vocabulary you'd use to dissect other creative collectives, like Andy Warhol's Factory-- the Smell's constituency (L.A.'s optimistic experimental art pack) appears un-fixated on fame, self-aggrandizement, or furthering its nascent mythology.
Pitchfork |
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Steve Winwood - a '60s rock 'n' roller turning 60
Turning 60, Steve Winwood is starting to believe rock 'n' roll may be a younger man's game. Maybe.
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Steve Winwood - a '60s rock 'n' roller turning 60
NEW YORK - Turning 60, Steve Winwood is starting to believe rock 'n' roll may be a younger man's game.
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Block party, bike tour, Relay and more in Mathews next weekend
To complement the 10th annual Tour de Chesapeake bike weekend, Mathews is hosting its first Community Block Party next Saturday, May 17, along Main Street.
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Steve Winwood - a '60s rock 'n' roller turning 60
Turning 60, Steve Winwood is starting to believe rock 'n' roll may be a younger man's game. Maybe.
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Hanover's Standardbred Barbershop Chorus marks 40 years
Let me call you sweetheart, I'm in love with you. Let me hear you whisper that you love me too. Keep the love light glowing in your eyes so true. Let me call you sweetheart, I'm in love with you.
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