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Olympic Fine Arts exhibition opens
Beijing, Aug 13: Apart from organising a flawless Olympic Games, China has given the thousands of visitors from across the world an option to quench their thirst for aesthetics. An exhibition of fine arts has drawn a large number of people from all over.
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Old Webster Jazz & Blues Festival Celebrates Big Easy
When: Saturday, September 20th, 12:00 noon until 11:00 p.m.
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Mike Ledonne Quintet Live at the Jazz Standard in New York
Mike LeDonne is not only an exceptional musician in his own right, but a living link to a bygone era in jazz.
All About Jazz |
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A Singer's Guide to Reading Rhythms
Bob Gerardi: Adjunct Professor at New York University and Author of Opportunities In Music Careers. Singer, pianist, composer, actor and vocal coach
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Ronson signs The Rumble Strips
Superproducer Mark Ronson has signed rockers The Rumble Strips to his record label and promised to produce the band's second album.
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Luton Summer Festival kicks off
Music, dance and street theatre free of charge (12/08/2008 10:48:10)
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Are Music Tweets Mostly For Twits?
If we wanted to know where a band was every minute of the day, Twitter would be worth more than oil, or at least natural gas. But for anything other than product placement, tour updates or other release-related urgings, Twitter is totally useless when it comes to music. Pass it on.
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Warner Music 3Q Loss Widens
Warner Music Group Corp., one of the world's largest recording companies, said Tuesday its fiscal third-quarter loss widened as more people bought digital music, rather than CDs.The loss for the quarter ended in June was $17 million, or 12 cents per share, versus a prior-year loss of $14 million, or 10 cents per share.
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Shreveport mayor meeting with musicians
Associated Press - August 13, 2008 8:04 AM ET SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Shreveport Mayor Cedrick Glover has invited Shreveport area musicians to attend a meeting aimed at advancing economic...
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State of the Art: Newport's Jazz ID Check
You could find just about any kind of jazz you wanted on the three stages at the JVC Jazz Festival in Newport last weekend: jazz as heavy metal (Marco Benevento Trio), jazz as twee prog (Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey), jazz as history lesson (George Wein's Newport All-Stars), jazz as avant-trad import (Empirical), jazz as pop funk (Herbie Hancock), jazz as magazine-cover glamor (Christian Scott, ...
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Gangai Amaran On A New Venture [Gallery]
Veteran music composer Gangai Amaran is busy with a noble venture. He is composing a music album titled ‘Non-Violence’. It is a music album aimed at propagating the ideals of Mahathma Gandhi.Gangai Amaran has given a new form to Gandhijis Ragupathy raghava Rajaram in the album.To be made in to a video album, S Kanakaraj plays Gandhi in it. The album has lyrics by Pulamaipithan, Muthulingam, Mu ...
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Ooh la, la... the sound of Oldham in France
Oldham Choral Society joined forces with members of other singers from the North-West to form a festival choir at Latour de France, near Perpignan. The choral director for the festival was John Bethel, who was the Oldham Choral Society Director of Music for 27 years.
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Welcome to Canada
Wait, don't go! Turn out the lights on the CN Tower. Close the gates to Banff National Park. Tourism in this country is in peril, and you're looking at the reason why.
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Conductor backs Scot's El Sistema
One of the world's leading conductors, who appeared at this year's Edinburgh International Festival, backs a new music project in Scotland.
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Music Review: Crimes Of Passion - Crimes Of Passion
Yorkshire band Crimes Of Passion serve up a highly rated debut album. Passion is the word. There are so many examples of fantastic album cover art at the moment that it has me wanting to go back to the days of vinyl when it could be seen in all its glory. Yorkshire’s own Crimes of Passion have come up with a superbly designed and produced CD cover in comic book style that manages to set the ...
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Music Review: The Radiators - Wild & Free
Fish heads go wild... Above all else, The Radiators are a gig band. Blues, no doubt; Cajun, yes, swamp-boogie, absolutely: a mix of guitar-driven swamp vibe meets formula-driven, but distinctive, rock and roll. Whatever you want is all there — The Radiators' musical stew — as befits a true home grown New Orleans band. In some ways they are like their...
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Barred from bars, guitar prodigy is tangled up in blues
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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StubHub Reveals America's 20 Most Rockin' Cities of 2008
StubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace, today announced its 20 Most Rockin' Cities for 2008 based on overall gross ticket sales in each market. Over 90 North American cities/regions populate event listings on StubHub.
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Elvis tribute hits road
More than one Elvis will be in the building tonight in Memphis, Tenn. Michael Sokolik Jr. of Socastee will compete with 21 other men in the semifinal round of the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest in Memphis, Tenn. The finals are Thursday. Sokolik, a 19-year-old who graduated in 2006 from Socastee High School, won a preliminary round July 19 at Legends in Concert in Surfside Beach. He is the ...
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The Verve - The Verve Deny Guitarist Was Hospitalised
British rockers THE VERVE have dismissed reports their guitarist NICK MCCABE was hospitalised following an appearance at a music festival in Japan. Online reports surfaced ...
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Mark Ronson - Ronson Signs The Rumble Strips
Superproducer MARK RONSON has signed British rockers THE RUMBLE STRIPS to his record label and promised to produce the band's second album. The Grammy-winner courted ...
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CHAPMAN COPES WITH THE LOSS OF HIS DAUGTER: Christian music singer still healing after family tragedy.
Grammy Award winning Christian music performer Steven Curtis Chapman and his family suffered a profound loss on May 21st when his five year-old daughter Marie Sue was accidentally hit by Chapman’s 17 year-old son when she ran into the path of his SUV. According to a report by Janice Johnston and Emily Yacus/ABC News, Maria Sue died at a Nashville hospital.
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TEXAS GOSPEL MUSIC HALL OF ATHENS CELEBRATES TWO YEARS: Award winning Mark Trammell Trio in concert August 23.
Saturday, August 23 at 6:00 p.m. the Texas Gospel Music Hall of Athens will celebrate its second anniversary with a concert by the award winning Mark Trammell Trio. The doors open at 5:00 p.m. at 6513 Texas Highway 19.
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GOSPEL SEARCH OF AMERICA 2008: Gerard Henry, hosts national talent search October 11-12th.
Gerard Henry, creator of BET’s Lift Every Voice is set to host Gospel Search of America 2008, in Dallas, Texas on October 10 – 11, 2008. Gospel Search of America (GSA) is a national talent Search with educational and empowering music business seminars covering the business from A – Z.
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¡Forward, Russia! confirm hiatus
Leeds-based alt-rocking foursome ¡Forward, Russia! have as good as split, according to a post on their official website
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