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Slacker G2 Wi-Fi Radio Pops in FCC Site [Portable Music]
The second version of the Slacker portable personalized radio player has appeared on the FCC site. Called the Slacker G2, it can store 4GB of music, and has 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, and FM...
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'The Wailing City' blog: Musicians moonlight as novelists
For two skilled local musicians, writing works of fiction differs notably from penning a song.
The Standard-Times |
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Phelps last major obstacles are a couple of mates
So, it's come down to this for Michael Phelps: The only guys likely to stop him from taking down the ultimate Olympic record are wearing red, white and blue. Ryan Lochte was gunning for Phelps in the 200-meter individual medley. Ian Crocker was eager to take him down in the 100 fly. Neither has an Olympic gold medal of his own _ an omission they'd sure like to fix before they ...
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Music Review: Cathy Rocco - You're Gonna Hear from Me
Cathy Rocco's debut jazz CD pays tribute to the great jazz standards, but cannot match their definitive versions. Think of singer Cathy Rocco as the offspring of Nancy Wilson and Phoebe Snow. You're Gonna Hear from Me, Rocco's solo jazz debut, explores her blues and R&B influences as well. Her stellar backing band, which includes Kuno Schmid (piano and arrangements), Michael Higgins (bass), Vic ...
Blogcritics.org |
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Billboard.com -- Initial Bands Announced For CMJ 2008
Broken Social Scene, Deerhoof, They Might Be Giants and Lee "Scratch" Perry are among the first acts confirmed for the 2008 CMJ Music Marathon, to be held Oct. 21-25 in New York.
Billboard.com |
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Rage Against the Machine to perform at DNC
In one of many events surrounding the upcoming Democratic National Convention, Rage Against the Machine will headline the Tent State Music Festival to End the War on Aug. 27 at the Denver Coliseum. the Flobots, the Coup, State Radio, and Wayne Kramer are also on the bill.
Colorado Daily |
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Luxury Automaker Lincoln Talked to the Stars Off the Red Carpet
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2008 -- Ford Motor Company's Lincoln luxury brand teamed with Film Life for the ninth consecutive year to present the 12th annual American Black Film Festival -- spotlighting the best and brightest of Hollywood reaching higher and pursuing the American dream.
The Auto Channel |
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Performing Arts Series Has Diverse Schedule
The 2008-09 season for the Performing Arts Series at New Mexico Tech’s Macey Center has been finalized by series Director Ronna Kalish....
Small Town Papers News Service |
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Free festival Saturday at S. Ellen Jones park
The S. Ellen Jones Neighborhood Festival will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the community’s park located along 13th Street between Culbertson Avenue and Oak Street.
The Evening News and the Tribune |
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Danielle Peck to perform anthem before Sunday's race at MIS
BROOKLYN — Michigan International Speedway has announced that country music star Danielle Peck will perform the National Anthem prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 3M Performance 400 on Sunday.
Detroit Free Press |
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WWE News: Chris Jericho To Host New Cable TV Show
Fuse, the national music television network, has signed Chris Jericho, a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar and lead singer of the heavy metal band FOZZY, to host the new original series "Shame 2 Fame", premiering Wednesday, October 29 at 11:00 p.m. ET. The series follows ten women as they compete for a last chance at musical stardom.
Lords of Pain |
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ABCs: Readers drop away from music magazines
Magazine ABCs:Kerrang!'s circulation fell by more than 25% year on year as other leading music sector magazines also saw sales drop sharply. By Oliver Luft
Guardian Unlimited |
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Jodhpur fort to come alive with soulful music in October (Lead)
New Delhi, Aug 14 : The historic Mehrangarh Fort in Rajasthan's Jodhpur town will reverberate with the sounds of traditional Rajasthani folk and classical music during the four-day Rajasthan International Folk Festival in October.
New Kerala |
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Elvis Presley - Music Company To Sell Songs For 100 Million
ELVIS PRESLEY, QUINCY JONES and the BLACK EYED PEAS' song catalogues will reportedly be part of a multi-million dollar sale of a New York-based music company. Bosses ...
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The Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Many businesses were featuring shopping bargains recently, so I stopped into this department store to see if I could find any markdowns on music CDs. I couldn’t find the CDs, so I asked one of the clerks where they were. “We don’t carry CDs anymore,” she said.
Fergus Falls Daily Journal |
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Special-interest classes offered citywide
Residents can sign up for courses ranging from fitness, personal development, language, arts to music.
The Arizona Republic |
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Music Review: Tropic Thunder Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
A veritable "Ball of Confusion" to "Run Through The Jungle”-- hilarity is this soundtrack’s “Name Of The Game.” Propelled by one of the strongest movie marketing campaigns of the summer from offering up fake documentary clips online to echo the film’s Apocalypse Now roots, becoming the subject of a mock E! True Hollywood Story, and producing enough posters and ads to fill a football field, as a ...
Blogcritics.org |
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September's Tweak festival in Limerick
NEWS on Tweak, the new interactive art and live electronic music festival taking place in Limerick City between September 23 and 27. A full programme of concerts, exhibits and workshops has been posted on www.tweak.ie, and the entire event is substantially sponsored by UL.
Limerick Post |
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Summer in the city: Lincoln Center free for all
If it’s true that the best things in life are free, then the Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival is one of the best things happening in New York this summer.
New York Amsterdam News |
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Musical icon, Isaac Hayes, passes at 65
Isaac Hayes, a performer and composer who personified soul music and earned the highest awards in the world of entertainment, made his transition last Sunday. His body was found in his home near a treadmill; Hayes reportedly died of a stroke.
New York Amsterdam News |
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Queens College Choral Society seeks new voices
Now playing in Queens: the perennial works of Beethoven and Bach, as interpreted by New Yorkers. The Queens College Choral Society (QCCS) is seeking new members for its fall concert season, to include Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Bach’s Cantata 122, Das neugeborene Kindelein.
Queens Courier |
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Reconciliation picnic: Bringing folks together with food and music
ANDERSON — With 140 congregations in the Anderson area, there is great opportunity to celebrate the diversity of the various churches, said the Rev. Steve Gettinger of Whetstone Church.
The Herald Bulletin |
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WIN! VIP tickets to this weekend's V Festival & £100 spending money
New music channel 4Music launches tomorrow at 7pm (on Sky 360, Virgin 330 and Freeview 18) with Steve Jones and Davina McCall hosting the proceedings.
Daily Mirror |
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Hall of Fame Honors Kitty Wells
Aug. 14, 2008 — Kitty Wells’ 1952 single "It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" was an important one for country music, becoming the first hit recorded by a woman to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart. But it was only the beginning of an incredible string that saw her nab 35 Top 10 hits in the next 14 years. "That was a groundbreaking thing in country music," says Mick Buck, a curator at the ...
Great American Country |
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Toby, Clint Lead "Troops" Special
Aug. 14, 2008 — No genre has sent more artists to the Middle East to perform for soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan than country music, and a number of the format’s biggest stars — including Toby Keith, Joe Nichols and Clint Black — are slated to appear in a September ABC special, "America United: In Support Of Our Troops."
Great American Country |
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