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Residents worry about Tent Staters in Denver's City Park
Organizers of the planned anti-war Tent State University at City Park during the Democratic National Convention tried Tuesday to address concerns of residents worried that protesters won't meet certain conditions set by Denver officials.
Rocky Mountain News |
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Music videos director falls for "Fiasco"
By Borys Kit
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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Australian Country Star Lindsay Dies
Australian country music veteran REG LINDSAY has died. He was 79. The star passed away at a hospital in Newcastle, Australia on Tuesday (05Aug08) following a battle ...
ContactMusic |
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Couples' wedding days get a little smaller
Ahhh, the big day -- when wedding dreams come true with flowing champagne, live music and the perfect dress by Vera Wang.
Daytona Beach News-Journal |
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Father's heartache at daughter's drugs death
THE heartbroken father of a girl who died of a suspected drugs overdose enjoying her first music festival has described her death as “every parent’s nightmare”.
icWales |
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August must haves
Kooky electro pop misfits CSS take their new longplayer Donkey on the road in October. Calling in on Sheffield, London, Norwich, Coventry, Manchester, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Bristol and Brighton. Expect crazy outfits, stage diving, lots of energy and some of the best pop music you’ve ever heard.
Handbag.com |
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Talk of the Town: Freeman recovering
Morgan Freeman on the mend after car crash, Mary Kate Olsen asks for immunity and Kelsey Grammer leaves hospital. Lindsay Claiborn reports.
Times of Malta |
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Beaumont Library SAILs into pre-literacy classes for kids
BEAUMONT - Families are flocking by the dozens to the Beaumont Library this summer. The draw is Summer Adventures in Literacy, or SAIL. The free early literacy classes offer storytelling, games, music, dancing and crafts, all with an educational bent.
The Press-Enterprise |
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Technology: Networking home computers made easy
Want to get every computer in your home on the Internet? Would you like to share music, photo or video files stored on the computers? How about stream movies from a computer to the television? Well, you can do this and a lot more with a wireless network.
Florida Today |
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Kember sings for Kuwait
LATELY, Julie Kember says she is always running late. With a busy lifestyle working hard to establish a music career in Sydney, it is little wonder the talented former Bunbury girl is feeling the pressure.
Bunbury Mail |
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Google launches free music service in China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google Inc has launched a music search service in China that will give users access to free downloads of licensed songs, while capturing advertising revenue for music providers in a market rife with piracy.
Reuters.co.uk |
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Jasmine Flower chosen as theme song for medal ceremonies
The classic Chinese tune of Molihua, (Jasmine Flower), played on ancient metal bells and modern jade chimes, has been chosen as the theme score for the Olympic medal ceremonies, composer Tan Dun, who adapted the piece for the Games, said yesterday.
China Economic Net |
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La Mirada's annual Stroll in The Park
LA MIRADA - This city is making beautiful music every Thursday through Aug. 28. To kick off the extravaganza, about 2,000 area residents attended the city of La Mirada's annual Stroll in The Park event July 17 at Creek Park.
Whittier Daily News |
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Google launches free music service in China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google Inc has launched a music search service in China that will give users access to free downloads of licensed songs, while capturing advertising revenue for music providers in a market rife with piracy.
Reuters |
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MormonTimes.com: Choir, LDS Musicians wow Tabernacle audience
Thirteen recording artists on Deseret Book's recording label, Shadow Mountain Records, performed in a two-part concert with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square Tuesday night at the Tabernacle.
Deseret Morning News |
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Muzzie and the boys harmonize again
His name was Eustacious ...Really ... Eustacious Braun, a musician from North Dakota, and his wife Becky moved to Twin Falls in the 1950s in order to make a living playing Cactus Petes and other Jackpot casinos ... Musty, as he understandably preferred to be called, eventually landed a permanent gig at Club 93 six nights a week ...
The Times-News |
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Photos about music
Remember me? Once reviled, ‘white reggae’ is now taking off all over the world. But is it any more than a pale imitation of the real thing, asks Dave Stelfox.
Mail and Guardian |
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Tuba Jazz: Jim Shearer and Jim Self
The tuba in jazz is like the appendix. It is an evolutionary artifact that once played an integral role in the operation of the jazz orchestra but has largely fallen into disuse in favor of other instruments. Sure, it has surfaced at one time or another since the New Orleans days.
All About Jazz |
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Jazz Students Lend Helping Hands in New Orleans
We begin with a heartwarming story courtesy of the July 27-August 2, 2008 issue of American Profile magazine headlined “Hometown Heroes: Jazzing Up the Big Easy.” It's a moving account of how students at New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL, led by music director Jim Warrick, spent their spring break not on the beaches in Florida but in the heart of storm-ravaged New Orleans spreading music, ...
All About Jazz |
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The Growing Season
Rebecca Martin's name keeps showing up in the jazz press, but she's more appropriately classified as one of the best singer/songwriters today. She's issued sessions heavy on standards, specifically 2002's Middlehope (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2004), and sung them lately with drummer Paul Motian, garnering her deserved high praise.
All About Jazz |
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An Audience With The King Of Wands & Sausalito Heliport
Say what you like about the 1960s, but it would be no easy task trying to identify another decade of the late twentieth century when music as singular as this would have made its way onto record. On the surface, this is music typical of the era.
All About Jazz |
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Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard
”The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra holds sway Monday nights”—so says the Village Vanguard's minuscule listing in the “Goings On About Town” section of The New Yorker magazine.
All About Jazz |
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Google launches free music service in China
By Samuel Shen
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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Police Blotter
City Arrests Alcohol, drugs George Flores V, 18, of 511 N. Liberty was arrested at 12:51 a.m. Monday, Aug. 4 on charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol, no insurance and violating the city's loud music ordinance. He was released the same day on $844.25 bond.
El Campo Leader-News |
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Fort Tilden's 20-year gig hits road
Before a single note was played this summer, the curtain came down on a concert series that had been held at Fort Tilden for more than 20 years.
New York Daily News |
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