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Taking Names
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized in serious condition Monday after the car he was driving careened off a rural highway and rolled several times, Reuters news agency reports.
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Doug Ramsey on Jazz and other matters...
New : Torben Waldorff, Afterburn (ArtistShare). The Danish guitarist accomodates his early rock leanings to absorption with expansive jazz of the kind that thrives in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn and is spreading around the world.
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iTunes competitor eMusic hits 4m track milestone
Service now home to 40,000 record labels Apple iTunes competitor eMusic says its music catalogue now exceeds four million tracks.
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Live Music
Jason Moran, Larry Grendier, Richard Davis and Jeff Ballard Music from the 1960’s will get a fresh treatment from some of today’s jazz musicians when pianist Jason Moran presents his re-interpretation of Andrew Hill’s album Smokestack, 8 p.m. $5-32.
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Alabama Folk School teaches ancestors' arts, crafts
Sitting in the breezeway of a clapboard building at the edge of the Bankhead National Forest, a small group of women lean over spinning potter wheels and shape red clay into goblets, plates and bowls.
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Park's concert series is noteworthy
VINELAND -- The 4 J's Combo kept the toes tapping and fingers snapping Monday night at Giampietro Park for the 11th week of the city's 2008 Concert Series.
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Shirt sale organized in artist's memory
MILLVILLE -- Two local merchants are working on a new way to remember Donald Cossaboon-DeGregorio.
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George Tsaggaris Passed away
Director of Kalamata Regional Municipal Theater, George Tsaggaris died in Kalamata hospital this morning. George Tsaggaris, composer and musicologist served as director of B’ and C’ Program of Greek state Radio during the 90’s while he also wrote music for over 300 theatrical plays.
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Iggy Pop’s rental truck stolen after Montreal show
Rock pioneer Iggy Pop and his band the Stooges have lost their gear after their rental truck was stolen after a concert in Montreal. Stooges road manager Eric Fischer says the 15-foot (4.57-meter) truck that was stolen Monday contained the group's instruments and stage gear.
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The domestication of Iggy Pop
Brad Wheeler talks to the 'Godfather of Punk' about how it feels to be a middle-aged rock star
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Streets of New Orleans fill with music — and visitors — as city's recovery from Katrina continues
Known for its collection of mature oaks, the gardens are being replanted after being seriously damaged by Katrina.
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More Than 2bn Mobile Users Will Have Bought Digital Goods With Their Phones by 2013, According to Juniper Research
A new analysis of the global mobile payments opportunity forecasts that 2.1bn mobile subscribers will "pay by mobile" for digital goods downloaded to their mobile phones by 2013. Juniper Research defines digital goods as music, tickets, TV, user-generated content, infotainment and games -- in fact any content bought by phone and delivered to the phone.
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Extravaganza organizers say thanks to parents
Hundreds of students are now better prepared for school thanks to this weekend's Education Extravaganza and the organizers are saying thanks to the many local companies and individuals who made it possible.
Opelousas Daily World |
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Poor revenues reduces Globe Telecom's net income
MANILA, Philippines - Lower revenues pulled down the net income of Globe Telecom Inc., the country's second-largest cellular service company, for the year's first six months.
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The roots of Cebu dancesport
Cebu has always been in the forefront of sports development in the country and has contributed a number of athletes who have placed the Philippines in the map of world sports.
Cebu Daily News |
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What to watch
Today on TV Johnny Cash once called 1968 the best year of his life, and documentarian Robert Elfstrom was there to capture it on film. Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music is a treat for fans of the late country music superstar. Newly married to June Carter and recovering from a debilitating pill addiction, he offered Elfstrom an intimate look at his life on and off the concert stage, ...
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Road work hits the right note for young musicians
Being a musician on the road is hard work. But four Richmond-area guys say performing is worth the grueling practices, cramped tour buses and time away from home.
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Coastal Community News Briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008
LIFE at MiraCosta to meet OCEANSIDE ---- LIFE at MiraCosta, a lifelong learning group, will meet at 1 p.m. Aug. 8 in Room 1068 at MiraCosta College, 1 Barnard Drive. Aubry Kuan, MiraCosta associate faculty member and the Chinese Club adviser, will present "Beijing Olympics Begin" and the host country's curious ceremonies of celebration.
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Ancient bells to be used during Olympic medal ceremonies
Beijing - Olympic organizers said Tuesday that the sounds of ancient bells are to be used during the medal ceremonies at the Beijing Games. Tan Dun, who composed the music that will accompany the medal ceremonies, said that he choose bronze bells tha...
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New CD releases
I'm late, I'm late for a very important date - the start of my vacation. But before I exit, I just had to plug some new musical releases of note.
Philadelphia Daily News |
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Tattle: Freeman, not driving Miss Daisy, hurt in car crash
SUNDAY TURNED into a dark night for Morgan Freeman when the 1997 Nissan Maxima he was driving veered off the road and flipped over and over like an Olympic gymnast.
Philadelphia Daily News |
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HEINEKEN RED STAR SOUL CONCERT: Musical headliners Ashanti, Goapele and Cassidy are set to perform Aug 6.
*Heineken Red Star Soul takes the stage in Hollywood with a special invitation-only concert headlined by GRAMMY Award winner Ashanti and featuring performances by Goapele and DJ Cassidy.
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Stooges gear pilfered in Montreal
It's no fun for the Stooges in Montreal. The Michigan-bred rock band is counting its losses after Monday's theft of its rented tour truck, packed with all of the group's instruments and stage gear, Free Press music scribe Brian McCollum reports.
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Sheryl Crow performs at DTE
SHERYL CROW: Crow's pop-Americana reached new heights with this year's "Detours," an activist album. In support are James Blunt and Toots and the Maytals. 7 p.m., DTE Energy Music Theatre, I-75 at exit 89, Clarkston. 248-377-0100. $25-$59.50.
Detroit Free Press |
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Culver grad, 'Kismet' Tony-winner Luther Davis dies
NEW YORK — Luther Davis, a writer for stage, film and television who won a Tony award for "Kismet," the Broadway musical and whose screen credits include, "Lady in A Cage," a thriller that starred Olivia de Havilland, has died. He was 91.
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