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Dispatches from the End of the Jazz Wars
We've heard it all before: Classical music is dead. Punk is dead. Hip hop is dead. Jazz is dead. Whatever the musical genre, you can be sure that someone somewhere is saying it's dead. Apparently, musical death is, like death in superhero comics, both ubiquitous and impermanent.
All About Jazz |
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It's all about music from the past
FARMINGTON — Last year, it was “The Ayes Have It.”
Park Hills Daily Journal |
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Yahoo Music Refunds Can Be Rhapsody Credit
Users affected by the shutdown of Yahoo Music Unlimited will also have the option of receiving credits from Rhapsody, Yahoo! said Wednesday. Yahoo said earlier this week it would offer refunds to people affected by the closure, and that it was pursuing other options for compensation.
All About Jazz |
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Jazzmen to Congress: Save Net Radio
It's no secret that internet radio offers a lot more variety than you can find on AM, FM, or even satellite radio, so it should come as no surprise that members of the jazz community eager to see the webcasters who play their stuff thrive have sent a letter asking Congress to support H.R. 2060, the Internet Radio Equality Act, which would vacate the Copyright Royalty Board's new royalty rates ...
All About Jazz |
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Music Fest canceled
The Tecumseh Center for the Arts has announced the cancellation of the Summer Music Fest scheduled for Aug. 2 and 15.
The Daily Telegram |
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Photos and panorama from Spirit West Coast on TheCalifornian.com!
Check out photos and a special panorama view of this week's Christian music festival at Laguna Seca!
The Salinas Californian |
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Logitech to Make Line of Premium Guitar Hero World Tour Controllers
Logitech and Activision will team up for instrument controllers...
AnandTech |
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Humane Society Bash
The Humane Society of Bay County is a little closer to financial recovery, and a lot of people had fun helping the organization get there.
WJHG Panama City |
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The right notes, off and on court
Bright tumbles of notes from a grand piano fill a leafy Strathfield garden. Aram Khachaturian's Toccata drifts from inside the house where the Paralympian Ben Weekes is practising on his grandfather's century-old instrument, a family heirloom.
Bega District News |
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Morristown teacher pleads guilty to inappropriate contact with student
08/01/08 Music teacher to be sentenced October 2nd on child endangerment charges...
WWTI Watertown |
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Listen Up concert set Saturday in Kahoka
KAHOKA, Mo. - Listen Up Music Fest, a music concert, is Saturday in O-Mak-O-Hak Park, Kahoka, Mo. Now in its 10th year, the organizers of Listen Up are bringing one of the strongest lineups ever to Kahoka.
Keokuk Daily Gate City |
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Kahoka bluegrass festival to feature youth talent contest
KAHOKA, Mo. - The Kahoka Festival of Bluegrass Music will celebrate its 36th anniversary this month. The annual event is held at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Kahoka.
Keokuk Daily Gate City |
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Numerous senior programs rockin’ in Rowlett
If you are over the age of 55 and have not been to the Rowlett Community Centre, you are missing out. The city of Rowlett has many programs in place designed to allow seniors to interact with each other for fun and adventure.
The Rowlett Lakeshore Times |
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Louis Vuitton, Sony reach settlement
NEW YORK - Louis Vuitton and Sony BMG have reached a settlement over musicians' use of Louis Vuitton logos and other trademarked property, the luxury goods company said Thursday.
Jam! Showbiz |
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Americana Music Festival performers announced
The Americana Music Association announced today the initial lineup of artists who will perform at the Americana Music Festival.
The Tennessean |
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Elektra Records
The Donnas Headline - September 22, 2004 Guitar slinging femme fatales hit the road in November. The Donnas Hit The Studio - June 29, 2004 Femme fatales of modern rock begin recording new album.
IGN Music |
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Obama embraces hip-hop -- but keeps his distance, too
Ludacris' new song, "Politics as Usual," may have cost him one of his biggest fans, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
AM New York |
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Branson's sky-high plans for Virgin
So here we were at 6:20 Monday morning at Los Angeles International Airport. Despite the hour, a disc jockey played pulsing club music, a soundtrack that soon continued onboard a Virgin America Airbus with "My Other Ride is a Spaceship" emblazoned behind its nose. A 20-minute flight later, the jet landed in Mojave, Calif., where tycoon Richard Branson awaited.
CNN Money |
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At the Towers: from Gypsy swing to Cajun jam
Eight to the Bar will take the Stage on August 21st at the Towers in Narragansett. As August heats up the beaches, it also heats up the Thursday night “live music and dance” concerts at the Towers in Narragansett.
Westerly Sun |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 7th May 2007 23:22 UTC
" In this chapter from the ExtremeTech book 'Hacking Ubuntu: Serious Hacks Mods and Customizations' you'll learn how to set up the operating system to your taste with things like changing the startup music, the background, fonts, icons, and colors, and navigating the Nautilus file manager - on both PCs and Macs."
New Mobile Computing |
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Remembering McCarren Park Pool, Before We Forget
The NY Times takes a preemptive look back at McCarren Park Pool, on the cusp of its closing, saying "Like every sweet summer fling...this one is destined to end." The empty pool has given some locals fond memories of the Slip n' Slide, dodgeball, this guy , the music . Sure, the beer lines were long at times, and the entry line even longer, but before the pool gets refilled with water ...
Gothamist |
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Witchcraft In America
Swedish psych-rockers Witchcraft kick off their U.S. headlining tour today in Detroit, Michigan to support their latest release, The Alchemist , on Rise Above.
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Premieres Monday, August 4th at 9PM EST
Diddy. He only needs one name, but he needs a virtual army of help to keep his legendary empire of music, acting, fashion, sports, fragrance and television running. The ultimate secret weapon in that army? Diddy's personal assistant.
Vh1 |
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Sound of Music keeps tourists coming back
The Von Trapp Villa, as it is now named, was the home of Baron von Trapp and his seven children - who inspired the epic musical and Hollywood film The Sound of Music - before they were forced to flee the Nazi’s in 1938.
Wiener Zeitung |
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Concert to relive tunes from the ’80s
Thirty-somethings who miss the music they grew up with will have the chance to hear it live when The Brat Pack appears Aug. 15 at Danville Stadium.
The Danville Commercial-News |
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