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Organisers distribute 400,000 condoms to promote safe sex (Olympic sidelights)
V. Krishnaswamy, Beijing, Aug 16 : More than 400,000 condoms and some 250,000 copies of the AIDS prevention pamphlet have been placed in hotel rooms across Beijing. A quarter of the condoms, 100,000, were allocated to the Olympic Village, he said.
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FRENCH, BRITISH, DUTCH POLICE ON DUTY AT BUDAPEST'S SZIGET FESTIVAL
BUDAPEST, Aug 16, 2008 (AFP) - "Yes, yes, we're French police, we're here to help," two officers in navy blue uniforms with "Police National" badges tell a group of puzzled French revellers at Budapest's Sziget music festival.
The Tocqueville Connection |
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Theater Company To Stage 'Juliet Letters' In Mpls.
Rock meets classical music in a theatrical presentation next month in Minneapolis conceived by rocker Elvis Costello.
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FW Zoo exhibit named best in nation
The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo was named the country's 'Number One Zoo for Australian Animals and Exhibits' by the authors of America's Best Zoos .
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Kansas University Traditions Night 2008
A new generation of students at the University of Kansas will learn to make KU's unique songs, stories and spirit their own during Traditions Night at 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, in Memorial Stadium.
Kansas City InfoZine |
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Southern Theater to stage 'Juliet Letters'
MINNEAPOLIS - Rock meets classical music in a theatrical presentation next month in Minneapolis conceived by rocker Elvis Costello. The Theatrical Music Company will stage "The Juliet Letters" at The Southern Theater.
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Disney hit comes to Dearborn stage 08/17/08
DEARBORN - More than 70 students spent their summer vacation back at school during theater camp as they prepared to perform their version of Disney's "High School Musical On Stage."
Dearborn Press & Guide |
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Jerry Wexler, famed record producer, dies
NEW YORK—Jerry Wexler not only coined the phrase rhythm and blues, the legendary music producer was one of the key architects of the genre. He revolutionized popular music with seminal, superstar-making recordings of acts such as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and others.
Texarkana Gazette |
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Spector retrial set for October
A murder retrial for music producer Phil Spector is set for October despite attempts by his defence team to stop it.
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Concert benefit to raise awareness 08/17/08
TRENTON — Slavery didn't truly die 145 years ago when it was abolished in the United States by the Emancipation Proclamation. Each year, 400,000 children worldwide are sold into servitude or sexual slavery, said Libbie Hall, worship director at Southpoint Community Christian Church.
The News-Herald |
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Virgin Records sues Jared Leto's band for $30M
Hardcore fans of 30 Seconds to Mars aren't the only ones who want more of the band's music. Virgin Records has sued the group for $30 million, saying it has failed to deliver.
New York Daily News |
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Trio to perform Friday
Tickets are on sale now for a concert featuring the award-winning Karen Peck and New River at 7 p.m. Friday at Oaklawn Opry, 124 Oaklawn Village. The concert is presented by RDH Promotions and doors open at 6 p.m.
Texarkana Gazette |
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Blueberries celebrated at annual blueberry festival
It'll be blueberries all the time this weekend in eastern Maine as Machias hosts its 33rd annual Wild Blueberry Festival.
Boston Globe |
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My Chemical Romance announce hiatus
Rockers My Chemical Romance are taking a hiatus, so they can seek the inspiration to write a new album.
world entertainment news via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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R&B architect Wexler dies
NEW YORK -- Jerry Wexler not only coined the phrase rhythm and blues, the legendary music producer was one of the key architects of the genre. He revolutionized popular music with seminal, superstar-making recordings of acts such as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and others.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat |
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Jackson Browne sues McCain over song in ad
LOS ANGELES -- Jackson Browne doesn't want John McCain running on anything fueled by his lyrics. The singer-songwriter sued McCain and the Ohio and national Republican committees in U. S. District Court in Los Angeles on Thursday, accusing them of using his song Running on Empty without his permission. [...]
The Sault Star |
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Jerry Wexler, 91; Influential Producer Helped Shape R&b
Jerry Wexler, 91, the legendary producer and partner in Atlantic Records who coined the term “rhythm and blues," helped Aretha Franklin find her groove and freed Ray Charles from his early easy-listening style, died Aug. 15 at his home in Siesta Key, Fla. He had heart disease.
All About Jazz |
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Jerry Wexler: Pioneer of Postwar Pop
Few of the pioneers of the postwar pop music industry more effectively exploited the art of connoisseurship than Jerry Wexler, the American record producer and music industry executive, who has died of congestive heart failure aged 91.
All About Jazz |
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Exhibition bridges film, art, rock 'n' roll
Greg LeSar's big show is coming - the "culmination of all his work at SCAD" as LeSar's co-producer and editor, Patrick Griffin puts it - but LeSar's keeping his priorities straight. "I'm very influenced by rock 'n' roll music. And my favorite band in the world, Nine Inch Nails, is playing on Wednesday and I'm going to go see it," LeSar said. "Two days before the opening of my show. You ...
Savannah Morning News |
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Bluegrass brothers take the stage at Randy Wood Guitars
Leigh and Eric Gibson grew up in upstate New York, not far from the Canadian border.
Savannah Morning News |
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Music veteran Randall Bramblett plays Saturday night
It might almost be easier to list everybody Randall Bramblett hasn't played with through the years.
Savannah Morning News |
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Britney Spears garners third MTV award nomination
LOS ANGELES - A year after her calamitous comeback performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has garnered a third nomination for this year's show, but it remained unclear whether she would dare a repeat appearance.
Khaleej Times |
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No party, only quiet rakhi for birthday boy Saif
Actor Saif Ali Khan may have had to cancel his big birthday bash, but he is happy that his 38th birthday Saturday coincides with the festival of Raksha Bandhan as his two sisters celebrate the festival in a big way.
Calcutta News |
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Famed record producer Wexler dead at 91
NEW YORK -- Jerry Wexler not only coined the phrase rhythm and blues, the legendary music producer was one of the key architects of the genre. He revo ...
The Bryan-College Station Eagle |
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Mt. Hood Jazz Festival goes back to college
GRESHAM - "It's back home!" That was the cheerful pronouncement by Calvin Walker, ever-dapper development director for jazz radio station KMHD , introducing what he called the "27th annual" Mt. Hood Jazz Festival , which got underway Friday night with a double bill of Benny Green and Diane Schuur in the Mt. Hood Community College Theater.
The Oregonian |
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