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Digitizing Rare Vinyl
eldavojohn writes "While the RIAA is busy changing its image to a snake eating its own tail, one man is busy digitizing out-of-print 78s. 'There's a whole world of music that you don't hear anymore, and it's on 78 RPM records,' he stated to Wired. Right now, you can find about 4,000 MP3s on his site, with no digital noise reduction implemented yet." Read more of this story at Slashdot. ...
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Georgia's Defiant President Finds Support in Midst of War
TBILISI, Georgia, Aug. 12 -- On the first day of the war, as he spoke on television about his country's attempt to retake a breakaway territory, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili had a little smile on his face.
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Klezmer international
PITTSFIELD — Traditional Jewish melodies will blend with Latin jazz, reggae, calypso, samba, Middle Eastern, and African rhythms on Monday, when Brian Bender and the Little Shop of Horas presents a unique klezmer concert at Congregation Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road at 7:30 p.m., co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires.
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Noise to You, but Music to Her Ears
A high-tech implant returns hearing to a woman deaf for 40 years.
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Amy Winehouse’s Bond release
Amy Winehouse is planning to release the song James Bond bosses rejected, to prove they made a “big mistake” by turning her down.
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9th annual Bluegrass Festival Sept. 11-14
Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Virginia Folk Music Association at the Annual Bluegrass Festival and Virginia State Bluegrass Championship Contest, Sept. 11-14, at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds, 10300 Courthouse Road. The four-day event includes performances by James King, Alecia Nugent, Sonny Mead, Code Blue and Hard Drivin’ Grass, as well as a potluck dinner on Thursday, Sept. 11, ...
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A FREE alternative to Guitar Hero!
Rock games may have originated on consoles, but they’re making a smooth transition to the PC—and I’m not just talking about the Windows version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock that debuted last fall.
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Sam Moore Replaces Isaac Hayes at Sunset Junction
Isaac Hayes was scheduled to headline at the Sunset Junction Music Festival before his death this past Sunday in Tennessee . Tonight, the festival announced that friend of Hayes and a legendary soul man himself, Sam Moore , will play during the Saturday night slot. Moore is a Grammy winner and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in1992 for his work with Sam & Dave. He will be ...
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Check launches self-titled debut album
Formed in 2003, the quintet of Jim Pangan (vocals), Cheiy Alanes (guitars), Roy Ordonio (guitars), Ode Talato (bass), and Jarwin Javier (drums)—collectively known as Check—struggled long and hard before finally landing a record deal.
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Gaudet returns to her roots for performance at the Marigold: First show in Truro
By Monique Chiasson TRURO DAILY NEWS TRURO — It’s been more than 20 years since Cheryl Gaudet was in Truro, the town she credits as establishing her music career.
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Contrasting fortunes as Madonna and Jacko turn 50
LOS ANGELES - Pop icons Madonna and Michael Jackson turn 50 later this month, but the contrasting fortunes of the two music legends could not be more stark as they usher in their respective birthdays.
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Hazlerig to be feature at Crestone fest
CRESTONE — On Sun., August 17, at 2 p.m., a concert featuring compositions of Sylvia Hazlerig will be presented in the Hazlerig Music House. Flautist Susan Berdahl will play the Sonatina for Flute and Harpsichord (2008) with Sylvia at the harpsichord.
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'High School Musical' star sued
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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Steel guitarist who played with Hank Williams dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Don Helms, a renowned steel guitarist who played in Hank Williams’ Drifting Cowboys band and on country classics by Patsy Cline and Lefty Frizzell, has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 81.
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Boy Wonder
At 27, Nico Muhly is one of classical music's brightest young talents. We catch up with the prodigy as he takes time off from writing his first opera for the Met and hits the road to perform works from his new album, Mothertongue
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Celebrating 30 years of fantastic music
Celebrate with ASB Queenstown JazzFest as it reaches its milestone 30th anniversary! It’s Queenstown’s major springtime event, a 10-day programme of live music from October 18 to 27 showcasing a breadth of jazz styles from around New Zealand and the world.
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Contrasting fortunes as Madonna, Jackson turn 50
LOS ANGELES -- Pop icons Madonna and Michael Jackson turn 50 later this month, but the contrasting fortunes of the two music legends could not be starker as they usher in their respective birthdays.
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Shaw High School band screens documentary of its China trip
Gus Chan/The Plain DealerShaw High School seniors Shera Williams, left, and Audrey Maxwell give a rousing applause during introductions before the premiere of the documentary of their trip to the Olympic Music Festival in Beijing Tuesday night in the Strosacker...
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Bowers' new CD comes out today
NEW?GLASGOW – Pictou County musician Steven Bowers will release his latest CD, Homing, today in Halifax.
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MoMA Exhibition Looks at Music's Wide-ranging Influence on Artists Beginning in the 1960s
Nam June Paik (American, born Korea, 1932-2006), with Otto Piene (German, b. 1928). Untitled. 1968. Manipulated television set and plastic pearls.
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SLV Big Band
SAN LUIS VALLEY — The SLV Big Band Summer Concert Series includes a stop at the Creede Repertory Theatre, the South Fork Music Festival and the Farmers Market in Alamosa.
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Yazsoft's ShareTool v1.2.2 upgrades interface, more
Yazsoft has announced ShareTool 1.2.2, an upgrade to its Bonjour-based remote access application. ShareTool allows users to access Macs from remote locations, with support for all Bonjour-based services, such as iTunes music sharing, screen sharing and more. New in v1.2.2 is a major reworking of the user-interface, with emphasis on simplicity of us...
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Intern spins 'Yellow Submarine' from iPod
CD2 FITZ-GERALD PARTY- "Yellow Submarine" is preceded by "Can't Buy Me Love" as the Beatles play on the speaker system before Fitz-Gerald arrives. Supporters like to joke in rhythm to the song, "Jared Polis can't buy the election."
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Guys and Dolls in the show
TO kick off the 50th anniversary celebrations for Busselton Senior High School, a mix of drama and music students have come together to perform the famous musical “Guys and Dolls”.
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Festival heat rises
Summer may seem a long way off, but the music festival season is already firing up.
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