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Music High On Serendipity: Luckily, Nada Surf circumvented one-hit-wonderdom.
Talk about Lucky--Nada Surf once got to back up Joey Ramone. The NYC trio, whom you know either as authors of a summer hit from 1998 or one of indie rock's most clever and substantial bands, was covering "I'm Sick of You" for the 1997 Iggy Pop tribute, We Will Fall. The lanky, legendary Ramones singer had tracked "1969" and needed a band to back him up at t...
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Music Picks August 6-13 Live: Adam Marsland, Women's Redrock Music Festival, Amadan, Bear Lake Blues Festival & ...
Thursday 8.7 ADAM MARSLAND If you see me wandering around Sam Weller's, eyes closed, singing "At the bookstore!" in a blaring falsetto, blame Southern California's Adam Marsland. His new 20-track album, Daylight Kissing Night, is full of catchy, dare I say, groovy, numbers with a wonderful pop, blues and '70s soft-rock sensibility that, at times, bring to mind Matth...
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Trombone Shorty plays Vail
Troy Andrews, aka Trombone Shorty, was a child prodigy whose musical talents became apparent around the age most of us face our first days of kindergarten.
Vail Daily |
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Inductees To Music Hall Of Fame
We will find out Thursday who the newest inductees into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.
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Iron Maiden appeal to trace guitar
Heavy metal group Iron Maiden have asked fans to help trace a missing guitar.
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Austinist Photo Essay: Austin's DJ
* Editor's Note: Every Wednesday, we will be bringing you a set of photographs taken by our photo essay staff. Any opinions conveyed via the photographs or commentary are those of the essayist and are not representative of Austinist as a whole. * * Disclosure: Patrick works as a Web Assistant at KUT, under guidance from KUT Web Producer and Austinist Music Editor Paige Maguire. * The ...
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Where’s the music? (Thursday, August 07, 2008)
Eric Anderson once quoted, “It is only by introducing the young to great literature, drama and music, and to the excitement of great science, that we open to them the possibilities that lie within the
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Photo of the Day: August 6, 2008
Now this is a fun summertime shot . Flickr user Karon found these dancers moving to the tunes of the brass band in Dupont. Is this a bunch of folks who just happened to stop and enjoy the music, or is it a coordinated group who meet for some evening entertainment? More importantly, how grossed out should we be by the two center girls not wearing any shoes? EXIF .
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McKay has the chance to make it big (Thursday, August 07, 2008)
Local musician, Richard McKay has inspired many people throughout Canada with his single, My Awakening. His song went number 1 on the Top 30 National Aboriginal Countdown, and he has an opportunity to
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Has Chamber Music Northwest lost its zip?
A number of people have emailed and called about Chamber Music Northwest's unprecedented drop in attendance this summer. Audiences were down 15 percent for the festival that usually posts increases.
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Taking charge of PasstheMic!
The microphone isn't all that gets passed at the every-second-Tuesday PasstheMic! shows. Knowledge of what it takes to have a career in music is transmitted from pros to those just breaking in. That there's a night of good music to hear is sometimes beside the point.
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Casting Couch: Fishburne Eyes CSI Beat, Bana Goes From Hulk to Beast, Hirsch Rocks Woodstock
CBS is investigating a replacement for its lead CSI. While Grissom is, for all intents and purposes, a goner, the Hollywood Reporter claims that the more-than-capable Laurence Fishburne...
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HOT PRESS: Rocsi Rocks LisaRaye’s Man? Cassie Handles A “Complex” Situation, Lauryn Hill Pens Looney Tunes For Comeback
Hot off the press this week LisaRaye’s husband replaces her with Rocsi, Cassie denies “f*cking for checks,” the writing’s on the wall for Lauryn Hill’s comeback, and health issues won’t keep Toni Braxton from Dancing With The Stars.
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Google China takes on Baidu with legal music search
Google has launched a new music search site in China that will let users find music that is free and legal to distribute online. Google hopes that its ad-supported model will help it succeed against Baidu and its largely illegal, but more popular, music search. Read More...
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Oil's slide eases Fed's burden
The sound of air hissing out of the commodities bubble is music to Ben Bernanke's ears.
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Runners gear up for RRGS/ Key of Life event (Thursday, August 07, 2008)
Saturday, September 6 will celebrate the 5th annual RRGS Give the Gift of Life Walk, and the musical celebration, ‘In the Key of Life’, at the Keystone Centre grounds. This full-day event will promote
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AOL haunts Time Warner's Q2
Anyone want to buy a dial-up ISP? Ridiculously unwieldy web/telecoms/publishing/TV/music/film production giant Time Warner continues to be tormented by its dial-up Banquo, AOL. The group today posted total profits that were dragged down 26 per cent by declining sales.…
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NEWS: Kanye Co-Signs Soulja Boy, “Yaaaaaahhhhhh Trick Yaaaaah!!!”[video]
Hip-Hop superstar Kanye West has publicly expressed his feelings on recent events including the discussions of teenage rapper Soulja Boy killing the genre, his Bonnaroo performance, and why it’s important for true music fans to “open your f*cking minds.”
SOHH.com |
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SRTS will offer rides to country music festival
Those attending the country and bluegrass festival later this month can catch a ride with the Siouxland Regional Transit System (SRTS) at its regular fee rate.
Le Mars Daily Sentinel |
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Mich. school challenges record group on downloads
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Another university has challenged the Recording Industry Association of America over snooping on music downloads.
The Flint Journal |
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Eraserheads told to reject tobacco firm's sponsorship
HEALTH advocates against smoking on Wednesday appealed to Filipino rock band Eraserheads not to accept the sponsorship of a cigarette manufacturer for their reunion concert on August 30 in Manila.
Sun Star |
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An Album for every Kapampangan
IF MUSIC be the soul of a culture, then let it play on. With the production of various albums celebrating Kapampangan songs in very recent memory, the spirit of our province is truly alive.
Sun Star |
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Win tickets to see Pendulum!
On August 31 the world's largest running and music event will see up to one million runners from 25 cities across the globe competing in a 10k race on the same day, with an exclusive music concert held in each city.
Kerrang.com |
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The Stockton Performing Arts Center goes to the “beach” again this summer presenting eight concerts in the seventh annual Stockton Goes to the Beach Summer Concert Series at the Music Pier in Ocean City.
Cape May County Herald |
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Minus The Bear Bares Tour dates
Indie experimental rockers, Minus The Bear, will embark on a two-month long, national fall Tour. Kicking off in their WA home-base, the tour will send the five-piece all the way to the East Coast and back, ultimately ending in San Francisco.
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