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Fairfield outdoor show: Between a rock and a God place
The Fairfield Community Centre’s backyard rock is getting its moment in the thespian spotlight. Rock of Pages, an outdoor theatre, music and spoken-word performance set for Aug. 16, will see storytellers and other performers use the rocky surroundings as a stage.
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West, Brown among 'Thr33 Ringz' guests
U.S. rappers Kayne West and Chris Brown will lend their talents to rapper T-Pain's upcoming album, Thr33 Ringz, Billboard says.The music industry publication reported Friday the two performers join an expanding list of guest artists who have agreed to take part in the rapper's third album, which is due out this fall.Rapper Lil Wayne is featured on the album's first single, Can't Believe It, ...
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After 'Saawariya' success, composer Monty Sharma is a busy bee
Mumbai, Aug 3: Monty Sharma, the composer who made it big with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Saawariya', has joined the league of successful music directors and is scoring music for 21 films.
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Summer Concerts Funk It Up
Milpitas Parks and Recreation Services is presenting the Milpitas Summer Concert Series at Murphy Park. The every-other-Tuesday concerts are free and held 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Murphy Park is located on Yellowstone, just east of South Park Victoria Drive.
The Milpitas Post |
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Target Center To Get $1 Million Acoustic Upgrade
One of Minnesota's largest music venues is about to get a $1 million acoustic upgrade.
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Music industry ‘should embrace illegal websites’
The music industry should embrace illegal file-sharing websites, according to a study of Radiohead’s last album release that found huge numbers of people downloaded it illegally even though the band allowed fans to pay little or nothing for it.
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Singapore's jazz singer Nathan Hartono to perform at NDP
SINGAPORE : Teenagers swoon over up-and-coming Singapore musician Nathan Hartono. At just 17, he already has two albums to his name and is touted as Singapore's answer to pop jazz singer Michael Buble.
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Palm-Aire parties hearty
More than 120 members of Palm-Aire Country Club gathered July 12 for a fun and festive "Jimmy Buffett Parrot Head Lounge Party," featuring tropical outfits, over-sized margaritas and Jimmy Buffett tunes.
Bradenton Herald |
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Festival in Binh Dinh recalls peasant revolt
VietNamNet Bridge - A march to revive the spirit of the Tay Son peasants’ uprising kicked off the Tay Son-Binh Dinh festival last night, in Quy Nhon City of the central province of Binh Dinh.
Vietnam Net |
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Lollapalooza 2008: Day 2 Recap
We rested, rehydrated, and recovered from Day 1 in preparation for the rest of the weekend. Luckily, Mother Nature decided to have pity on the festival-goers: while clouds were still completely absent from the sky on Saturday, the temperature and humidity were considerably lower than on Friday and the breeze off Lake Michigan made the weather downright pleasant to enjoy all the great music. ...
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Music Review: Alū - Lobotomy Sessions
Think of this album as a collection of art house films told in three to five minutes each. On her first album, Infomercial Gasmask, Alū used elements of electronica to build the foundation upon which her rich, warm vocals rested. Lobotomy Sessions goes in a slightly different direction, drawing more from jazz and cabaret to create a new soundscape.The first track, "Buzzin' In My Brain," begins ...
Blogcritics.org |
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The Unconventional Conductor
Donald Runnicles probably flies just under the radar of many music aficionados, but he's quietly become one of the more in-demand conductors in the classical music world.
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Round and round with Tony Hadley
The ’80s, known as the pop-rock and new wave era, is probably one of the most exciting and memorable eras in the international music scene. The British band Spandau Ballet dominated the airwaves during that time.
Philstar.com |
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Interview: Band of the Week - The Canon Logic
a funky brand of power-pop that mixes 60s sounds, beach-pop melodies, and brit-rock bounce... The Philadelphia – via Delaware – based band Canon Logic make a funky brand of power-pop that mixes 60s sounds, like the beach-pop melodies of The Beach Boys and the brit-rock bounce of the early Beatles, with contemporary beats and lyrics. The retro power-pop/indie-rock sound this creates is unique in ...
Blogcritics.org |
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John McCain Rally
John McCain's presidential campaign came to Panama City Friday afternoon. The event didn't draw a huge crowd, but the concert performed by McCain supporter John Rich is the first time McCain has enlisted a celebrity for a campaign event like this.
WJHG Panama City |
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Remaking The Vatican Choir
St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican's church, has a long and venerable history, but in recent years, the in-house choir had deteriorated, even becoming known as St. Peter's Screechers. Then, Rev. Pierre Paul arrived, and began revolutionizing the Vatican's approach to choral music.
Arts Journal |
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The Summer Season's Best Music Festivals
Across the U.S., towns are rocking out with this season's music festivals
ABC News |
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Alice Chalifoux, 100
"Alice Chalifoux, the diminutive, salty-tongued and beloved former principal harp of the Cleveland Orchestra, died Thursday at the age of 100... Chalifoux, who became a centenarian in January, was a legend in the music world.
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KWCL marking 50 years of broadcast bliss
OAK GROVE, La. — It’s a station that plays music from a different era — Timeless Favorites, they call it — so it’s only appropriate that the top prize for the 50th anniversary of KWCL is not a new car, but an “oldie but goodie.” It’s a 1999 Ford Taurus.
The Vicksburg Post |
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Music Industry Sues MSU Golf Coach
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State University's women's golf coach is a target in the music industry's national campaign against illegal downloading.
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Thousands pack Kinshasa stadium to pay respects to Papa Wendo
Thousands of Congolese packed into a stadium in the capital Kinshasa Sunday to pay their final respects to the country's best-known musician, Papa Wendo, who died on July 28 aged 83.
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Dell to go up against Apple's iPod
In recent months, personal computer maker Dell, has been testing a digital music player that could go on sale as early as September.
Independent Online |
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'My Girl' invades Iloilo
THE "My Girl" fever continues. Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson of the top-rating teleserye "My Girl" on ABS-CBN and the rest of the cast continue to visit different parts of the country through their various mall shows, campus tours and provincial shows.
Sun Star |
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Beloved British music store Sister Ray on the block
Iconic British music store Sister Ray, named after the Velvet Underground's song from 1968, is singing the financial blues.
CBC |
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Fans Line Up For Last Day Of Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza's third and last day of music begins in less than an hour and will be capped off with dueling concerts from Nine Inch Nails and Kanye West this evening.
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