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"iTunes gave us the 99-cent song download, thus paving the way for honest people to buy music at a fair price. So why does the iTunes Store still employ digital rights management (DRM) for the majority of songs in its library?
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dotMobi launches mobile music portal
dotMobi has announced the launch of ringtones.mobi, a site that allows music fans to buy ringtones and mobile-friendly wallpaper images.
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MarketWatch First Take: AC/DC and Wal-Mart: An odd couple worth watching
Wal-Mart, shedding its stodgy image, announced a partnership with AC/DC. It's an odd couple the music industry will be watching closely
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Murder accused 'kissed baby, robbed parents'
One of the men accused of murdering music legend Taliep Petersen broke down in tears on Monday when he was questioned about his show of affection for a baby girl in the Petersen home on the night of the killing.
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Malaysia's Islamic Opposition: Avril Lavigne 'Too Sexy'
Malaysia's Islamic opposition party has urged the government to cancel a concert by Avril Lavigne, saying the Canadian singer's on-stage moves are "too sexy," an official said Monday.
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Music Review: Portishead - Third
Unless you're a diehard Portishead fan, skip Third and check out Dummy. It’s been about 10 years since fans last heard from Portishead. A lot can change in 10 years. Including fans’ tastes. With their latest release, Third, I have to wonder if I’m the only one who has outgrown the angsty-trip-hop group.For me, Portishead’s 1994 release, Dummy, was pure perfection. Maybe it had to do with where ...
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Robbie Robertson Takes Listeners on a "Crazy" Journey
Robbie Robertson's 1987 single "Somewhere Down the Crazy River" retains its mystery and sensuality. And now, an ode to one of the most unusual — and powerful — songs from the 80s: Robbie Robertson's “Somewhere Down the Crazy River.” 1987 saw the release of Robbie Robertson's long-awaited, self-titled solo album. Robertson had, in fact, waited 11 years after the breakup of The Band before ...
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State of Arkansas seeing public school building boom
LITTLE ROCK—Arkansas is in the midst of a public school building boom, set off by an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling years ago that the state education system was inadequate.
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Plenty of entertainment at Arts Fest
There will be plenty of entertainment, musical and otherwise at the third annual Lakeville Arts & Music Festival that will take place Saturday, Oct.4, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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Paid Video & Film Production Produces "Real" Footage for Activision's Guitar Hero(R): Aerosmith(R) Epic Collaboration
BOSTON----As fans and gamers have fired up their fret boards with Activision Publishing, Inc.'s Guitar Hero®: Aerosmith®, there has been unbridled excitement, across the board, surrounding the epic collaboration between Aerosmith and the #1 music video game, Guitar Hero®.
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Sprint rolls out two new flip phones: Moto RAZR VE20 and the Katana Eclipse
Sprint today announced two new flip phones: the Motorola RAZR VE20 and the Sanyo Katana Eclipse.Leaked info and images of the Motorola RAZR VE20 have hit the Net, and while some folks have lamented the less than top-of-the-line styling, ...
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Reigning queen ready to give up crown
It's almost time again for the annual Ohio River Sternwheel Festival which includes music, food, fireworks and the Queen Genevieve pageant. Nicole Erb represented Beverly last year and was chosen from among eight candidates between the ages of 17 and 22 from all over the Mid-Ohio Valley.
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Masters Of Color - Broadway's Orchestrators
"Virtually all musicals of any vintage or scale have long been dependent on orchestrators for their aural color and character. Imagine "Mamma Mia!" on a lone guitar or "The Phantom of the Opera" on piano.
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New rock not just for kids
Rick Vanrycheghem has seen all the giants back in the day. However, the Thamesville resident doesn't plan on living in the rock past, as he was one of thousands of people at Rockstock last weekend. "I've been to a lot of concerts," he said. "I saw Kiss [...]
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A day of music, food, friendship
For Lina Salazar of Barrio Logan, it was the music that drew her to yesterday's Encanto Street Fair & Cultural Arts Festival.
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Nigeria: I Prefer Black Women to White Women - Tee Mac
He is flash, handsome and unarguably one of the most admired musicians in Nigeria and beyond. He is a lady's man and had enlisted about four beauty queens at different times and the last relationship lasted six years.
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National Parent-Teacher Organization Selects Symantec as Partner to Raise Awareness of Internet Safety Education
School Family Media, a leading resource for parent teacher groups in the United States, has selected Symantec, the world's leading Internet security company and maker of Norton, as its partner in keeping America's schoolchildren and their families safe online. Through this partnership, Symantec will reach thousands of parent teacher organization and parent teacher association groups across the ...
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Original musicians master their discipline
If you're an LBI resident or vacationer, odds are you've experienced the area's vibrant cover scene. Chances are you've gone out on two dollar Bud Light night, had a few too many and danced, maybe a bit too enthusiastically, to a set that consisted of "Summer of '69," "Semi-Charmed Life," "American Girl" and "You Shook Me All Night Long." Sound familiar?
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Music Review: Random Eyes - Invisible
Swedens Random Eyes get very involved Here we are back in Sweden to tap into the seemingly never ending supply of heavy rock emanating from the country. This time it’s Random Eyes and their latest release Invisible (Bullroser Records 2008). They formed back in 2001 and have gone through a revolving door of membership prior to seeing this apparently settled line up. In 2003 their...
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Floyd's 99(R) Barbershop Hosts Party for Locals During DNC
DENVER----Floyd’s 99 Barbershop, a music-filled shop with superior customer service, atmosphere, cuts and convenience at an affordable price, will host a party for locals during the Democratic National Convention.
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Salem Communications Moves Its Radio Streaming to StreamAudio
Salem Communications announced that it has entered into an agreement to stream its music and talk radio stations on the Internet with StreamAudio.
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CinemaNow Selects Widevine(R) to Enable Multiplatform Content Distribution to Consumer Electronics Devices and PCs
Widevine Technologies, the only provider of multiformat, multiplatform DRM and digital copy protection solutions, today announced it has been selected by CinemaNow, an innovator in digital entertainment technology that delivers high-quality Hollywood movies, TV shows and music videos, to secure multiplatform distribution of CinemaNow content to major consumer electronics devices and PCs.
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Bikers Ride, Rock and Roll into Sin City for Eighth Annual Las Vegas BikeFest(TM), October 2-5, 2008
LAS VEGAS----More than 35,000 bikers and motorcycle fanatics are expected to cruise into Las Vegas to attend the eighth annual Las Vegas BikeFestTM, a national motorcycle and biker rally held in Sin City, October 2-5, 2008.
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Rubbermaid(R) Champions Tailgating Season with DuraChill(TM)
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C.----Starting Aug. 28, millions of fans will converge at college and National Football League venues around the country with dreams of a championship season and designs for the perfect tailgate.
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S.C. towns play up swim coach connection
As Michael Phelps swam his way to Olympic immortality, folks in Clover, Rock Hill and Columbia anxiously stared at their televisions. They weren't just looking for Phelps, the American man-fish who swam his way to a record eighth gold medal over the weekend in Beijing. They were also waiting for the camera to find Bob Bowman, a 43-year-old man from Clover who guided Phelps to international ...
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