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French, British, Dutch police on duty at Budapest's Sziget festival
BUDAPEST – ‘'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.
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The message through music By Marisa Beahm Loveland Reporter-Herald
During his afternoon set at the Masonville Gospel Music Festival, musician Dan Daniels reminisced about his “old-timey” music and the pioneers who used to play it. The music was what kept settlers’ spirits high as they trekked across the country, Daniels said.
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Loveland should buy siren warning system Loveland Reporter-Herald
In Greek mythology, sea nymphs called Sirens sang beautiful music to lure seamen to the rocky shore, where their ships were destroyed. Like the sailors, the Loveland City Council is being lured by the siren call of new technology to solve a problem that requires a low-tech solution.
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Ringing Registers: Music to Epicor's Ears
Epicor Software likes the sound of a ringing cash register just as much as its big retail customers. The Irvine, Calif., company, which makes enterprise resource planning software that helps midsize companies manage accounting, customer contacts, inventory, sales and other tasks, is seeing growing sales to specialty retailers and department stores.
E-Commerce Times |
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'Go China!' no longer enough for Olympic fans
The South Korean baseball team's cheerleaders sashayed in a flawless line, bellowing out the national victory song.
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Overheard:
A few minutes later, in a scene that would've made a great commercial for beer, jeans or pickup trucks, the music was turned down and the TV volume turned up. Everyone took a break from their cocktails, and the bar grew quiet. Michael Phelps was about to swim.
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Kronos Quartet just does it
LENOX — If you wanted a demonstration of how America differs from the rest of the world, you had only to be at the Kronos Quartet's Tanglewood concert Thursday night.
Berkshire Eagle |
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Lovin' every minute of it
With the film The Rocker being a good gateway for music discussion, Rainn Wilson joked that he was presenting Loverboy with their Lifetime Achievement Awards at the MuchMusic Video Awards, which took place in mid-June.
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The way they were
Whatever your label was in high school — brain, beauty, freak, geek, jock, teacher’s pet — there was a certain type of music or specific singer/band that spoke to you.
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Classic rock
Four decades ago, Elvis resurrected his moribund music career with this unforgettable TV show -- which was superbly and exhaustively restored for DVD in 2004. So why buy this four-CD box, which was released to capitalize on yesterday's 31st anniversary of The King's death? Good question.
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Business Digest
Marylanders have the eighth fastest Internet-downloading speed in the country, according to a recent national study. The average real-time downloading speed in the United States is 2.3 megabits per second, but Maryland edges ahead of the curve with a rate of 3.98 mbps.
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Staind, other acts brings thousands to BancorpSouth Arena
TUPELO - Charlie Harris has been looking for some good entertainment to hit Tupelo for quite some time and Saturday night he got it. Harris was one of 4,500 that piled into the BancorpSouth Arena Saturday night to see the popular rock group Staind, among other groups.
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Calendar
subhead* Northgate Music Festival, featuring more than 60 bands on various stages Friday and Saturday at Northgate in College Station, $15 in advance. ...
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Acerbic Paul Theroux lightens up a little describing latest trip in Ghost Train'
UPDATED: 07 :44 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes an Akron Blackstockings player. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
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Morrissey urges DVD boycott
Rocker Morrissey is urging his fans not to buy a new DVD of his live shows - insisting it has been released without his permission.
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Build on good Wilco experience
The performance on Tuesday evening at Tanglewood by the rock band Wilco marked a milestone for the venue. The issue of whether rock bands should play there has long been debated. In 1972 it terminated a series of rock concerts that had already featured the likes of Janis Joplin and The Who.
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The Metro Community Concert Association proudly presents ...
WATERLOO --- Every seat will be the best one in the house for the 63rd annual Metro Community Concert series.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier |
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Food and fun at fest
DELCAMBRE— Participants in this year’s Delcambre Shrimp Festival shrimp cookoff didn’t let the rain stop them from stewing up a wide variety of traditional and exotic shrimp dishes.
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Jazz and blues fest
The afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 6, is sure to get your fingers snappin' and toes a tappin' with a full range of tunes from jazzy brass to pounding piano at the N.H Jazz and Blues Festival, all under the blue sky in the beautiful meadow at The Mill Pond...
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Bar of the week: Tommy's
Tommy's Address: 1017 U.S. 80 E., No. 8, Pooler Phone: 748-8576 Hours: 3 p.m.-2 a.m.; 1 p.m.-2 a.m. on Saturdays. General atmosphere: It's a working-class bar. There's live music every weekend and karaoke Wednesday and Thursday nights. Why people like to go: It's just a friendly, hometown bar. The location draws a lot of visitors and locals, who mingle well. Best time to ...
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Concert promotes peace in area near recent Mansfield shooting
MANSFIELD — King Street saw little sign of police cruisers or yellow crime scene tape Saturday. Instead, the atmosphere was sunny, neighborly and booming with musical energy.
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From the HIP
You've been seeing them everywhere: the kids in skinny jeans, neon-colored tops, funky bright shoes and greasy hair. They're the new hipsters. Their look arises from an urban subculture where music and fashion collide. Their alternative aesthetics can be seen in their bright clothing and loud T-shirts.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Christian music festival pulses with praise :World Pulse Festival thrills crowd.
SOUTH BEND -- Rock 'n' roll is about singing about what you're passionate about, said John Cooper.
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Refuge in a bottle :Southwest Michigan wineries offer easy vacation day
Jetting to Bordeaux is out this year. And in this economy, "Going to Napa" more likely means visiting an auto parts store than wine country.But if you're a wine fan, or even if you're not and just want to look like one for a day, head to southwest Michigan.
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Judge upholds sign ordinance
The city of Livonia was handed a partial victory Friday as a federal judge upheld its sign ordinance that was challenged by the owner of a music store.
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