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Catch the Buzz: The Lovely Sparrows
Who? As the project of singer/songwriter and music student Shawn Jones, Austin's the Lovely Sparrows roll tender layers of brass, strings, and woodwinds over a brisk folk foundation. A storyteller first and foremost, Jones takes his cues from bookish, introspective acts like Belle and Sebastian, and in this exclusive clip for "Year of the Dog" bright colored paper animation reenacts his ...
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Crist forms music recording industry task force
Gov. Charlie Crist on Monday directed Florida's Office of Film and Entertainment to form a Music Recording Industry Task Force to identify and address issues related to Florida's music industry.
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Disney Concert Cancellation Upsets Parents
Parents say they are upset that they weren't notified that Tuesday night's Disney Music Block Party concert was canceled. Read more.
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Enter The Dungen This Fall
After three years, the Swedish folk/rock/psych band Dungen will return to the US with a string of tour dates to support their upcoming release, 4 , due out this fall. The jam begins in New York during CMJ Music Marathon and ends November 12 in Los Angeles.
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Allmans sue over digital earnings
US rock band The Allman Brothers Band take legal action against a record company over failure to pay earnings from digital sales.
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Singer-songwriter Purdy to play at High Noon
Unlike other TV shows like "Grey's Anatomy" and "Cold Case," "Lost" rarely uses pop songs on its soundtrack, unless you count that Three Dog Night eight-track tape Hurley found in the van. (All the Losties out there know what I'm talking about.) So, it's a feather in the cap of singer-songwriter Joe Purdy that the show used his music memorably in an early episode -- his wistful, ukelele-driven ...
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Rick Ross, T-Pain, Big Boi, David Banner Rock Ozone Awards In Houston Despite Pre-Show Scuffle
HOUSTON — You know you're in for a memorable awards show when fists are thrown, the police are called in and somebody gets (mildly) injured before one award is announced or anybody gets to perform.
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Teen Accused of Killing Prattville Man over Music at Party
Autauga County authorities say an argument over what music would be played at a party in the woods led to a fatal shooting.
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Ghana: Yaa Broni Goes to Town
These days making noise seems to be the order of the day. Drivers leave their radios blaring away as they drive by. Mobile phone users play the music on their phones without using head phones, whilst on public transport, disturbing everybody else.
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"Weeds" Star Parrish Makes Early Entrance in Broadway's Spring Awakening
Spring was a little early this year for "Weeds" star Hunter Parrish. The young singing actor, who was scheduled to make his Broadway debut Aug. 18 in the Tony-winning Broadway musical Spring Awakening , joined the cast at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre a week early.
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Backstage at Virgin Mobile Festival '08: The Go! Team
After their Sunday afternoon set at Virgin's South Stage, pastiche-poppers the Go! Team stopped backstage to catch up with SPIN.com. Below, check out video of SPIN.com's Peter Gaston chatting with the Go! Team's Ian Parton and Jamie Bell about horse-drawn carriage stage transportation, the possibility of training chimps to carry around the band's gear, and messing with Kanye West's dressing ...
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Idol's top six tap into rock
The remaining competitors on Canadian Idol got in touch with their roots this week, tapping into the great well of Canadian rock.
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High School Music Star Sued
Vanessa Hudgens is being sued for five million dollars. A former producer has filed a lawsuit against the 19-year-old claiming she owes him royalties dating back to July of 2005. Hudgens fired the producer just shortly after the success of High School Musical.
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Producer sues Vanessa Hudgens for $5 million
LOS ANGELES—A music producer has sued Vanessa Hudgens for $5 million, claiming the actress and her father have repeatedly violated a contract and failed to pay him his share of her earnings.
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Despicable backlash...
Elkhorn, Wisconsin - When Tallan "T-Man" Latz was 5, he saw Joe Satriani playing guitar on TV. "I turned around to my dad and said, 'That's exactly what I want to do."'
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Jewish Community Foundation Announces Cutting Edge Grants Totaling $1.6 Million
LOS ANGELES----The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles today announced it has awarded $1.6 million through its Cutting Edge Grants Initiative to seven local nonprofit organizations.
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With jealous colleagues and Wisconsin on his case, this 8-year-old guitar wizard has the blues
ELKHORN, Wis. (AP) _ When Tallan "T-Man" Latz was 5, he saw Joe Satriani playing guitar on TV. "I turned around to my dad and said, 'That's exactly what I want to do.'"
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Andrew White at Evergreen August 16
August 16 at Evergreen Theatre will see an evening packed full of music and song as Andrew White and Gillian Boucher bring their world-class act over the North Mountain to East Margaretsville. White moved to Nova Scotia from England in 2003 and quickly established himself as one of the country's most sought after finger-style guitarists...
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J.P. Cormier at King's Theatre August 16
By Lawrence Powell The Spectator NovaNewsNow.com Annapolis Valley music lovers just can't seem to get enough of Cape Breton superstar J.P...
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A flair for heartfelt emo rock music
Album cover art, those little booklets that contain the lyrics and production credits inserted into jewel boxes are living on borrowed time. This is due to the popularity of downloading.
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Cash's Daughter Headlines Festival
STARKVILLE, Miss . -- Rosanne Cash will headline the second annual Johnny Cash Flower Pickin' Festival in the Mississippi city where her father was arrested more than 40 years ago.
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Producer sues Vanessa Hudgens for $5 million
A music producer has sued Vanessa Hudgens for $5 million, claiming the actress and her father have repeatedly violated a contract and failed to pay him his share of her earnings.
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Amy: My 007 song is better
Amy Winehouse is planning to release the song James Bond bosses rejected and says it's better than the Alicia Keys and Jack White one.
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Britney VMA Promo
Britney Spears is poking fun at herself in a new promo for the MTV video music awards. In the spot, the pop princess chats with host Russell Brand while a huge elephant lingers behind them, indirectly referring to her much-mocked performance at last year’s VMAs.
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Carrie Underwood - Underwood Blames Fame For Barren Love Life
Country star CARRIE UNDERWOOD has been single for four months - and blames fame for hindering her love life. The singer, who ended her romance with Gossip Girl star ...
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