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Sony To Set Compatibility Standards For PS3 Music Games
Michael Shorrock, Sony's director of third-party relations, announced on the Playstation blog that he's been working with the major music game developers (i.e. Rock Band's Harmonix, Guitar Hero's Activision, and others) to ensure basic compatibility for peripherals between the games. Joystiq has a compatibility matrix that shows which devices work with which games. "...Rock Band 2's guitar and ...
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BB's will close after 19 years of selling music
GREENSBORO - BB's is done. BB's Compact Discs will shut its doors Aug. 31 and end a 19-year tradition of selling new music and becoming a must-stop for musicians and many music fans near Guilford College. "It's hard to put into words,'' Duncan Dunn , BB's 32- year-old owner, said this afternoon. "It's been a very significant portion of my life. A third of my life. So it's going to be a real ...
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What's on Tap: We're Only In It for the Money
Frank Zappa, the late iconic rocker who built an undying reputation for innovation and occasional musical weirdness, was indeed prolific. He produced nearly 60 albums before his untimely death at age 52 in 1993.
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Gary Glitter freed, heads for BritainHO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Former British rock star Gary Glitter has been released from a Vietnamese prison where he served time on a child sexual abuse conviction, his attorney says.Attorney Le Thanh Kinh told The Times of London Tuesday the 64-year-old 1970's glam rocker, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, was released from Thu Duc ...
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Beaux Arts Trio bows out in style
“He’s the slowest composer this side of heaven,” said pianist and founding Beaux Arts Trio member Menahem Pressler, in jest, of Gyorgy Kurtag in a pre-performance address Monday night at Ravinia’s Martin Theatre.
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Coldplay For Free? You Betcha.
The Interwebs prove to be a wonderful thing as band delivers new song. August 19, 2008 - Unless you're a diehard Coldplay fan chances are you're completely unaware that the band has been road testing a new track entitled "Death Will Never Conquer" on their current tour.
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Fun Fall Festivals In Ky.
Before we know it, September will be upon us and children will be settled into their school routines with practice, games and studies. In Kentucky, it’s the season of fall festivals and it’s a time to Discover Your Own Backyard. Attend a festival that will fit your interests or spark a new one.
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Austin Artist Series begins soon
The 65th Austin Artist Series begins soon. Celebrating 65 years of entertainment excellence, the 2008-09 season promises five great concerts at Austin High School in Knowlton Auditorium.
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Billboard.com -- Corbin Bleu Tunes In For Sophomore Album
Currently on tour playing festivals and fairs in support of his 2007 debut, "Another Side," singer-actor Corbin Bleu tells Billboard.com he's begun recording his follow-up album.
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Amon Amarth - Erster neuer Song online!
Den Titelsong vom neuen Amon Amarth-Album "Twilight Of The Thunder God" könnt Ihr euch ab sofort auf der MySpace-Seite der Band anhören. Die Schweden haben kürzlich auch einen Videoclip zum Song gedreht. Bilder vom Dreh könnt Ihr euch hier anschauen. Das Album wird am 19. September in Deutschland, der Schweiz, Österreich und Italien erscheinen und ab 22. September im Rest Europas erhältlich ...
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Global Dance Culture Dictates bpm:tv Fall Season
For television viewers who may assume that digital channel bpm:tv is exclusively a "music video jukebox", pandering to a mass audience of beat-driven dance hit enthusiasts, Fall 2008 will reinforce the channel's position as Canada's foremost purveyor of worldwide dance culture.
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Support Grows For Blanket Music Licensing
Anti-Globalism sends in Ars coverage of a speech by Jim Griffin, who is a consultant for Warner, one of the big four music labels. Griffin is encouraging dialog on the idea of blanket licensing of music — a topic heretofore more likely to be heard from the EFF or the Barenaked Ladies. "Taking music without paying for it may not be 'morally voluntary,' Griffin says, but he admits it has become ...
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Organizers say fair went well
The 2008 Oneida County Fair is over. The animals are back home, the kids are thinking about school. The vendors have packed up and are on to the next event.
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Donald Erb, Important American Composer, Dies
Donald Erb, an avant-garde composer of the 1960s and ’70s who helped promote the acceptance of electronic music, died Aug. 12 at his home in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He was 81.
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Pro-Kilpatrick radio ad seeks fair trial
Political consultant Adolph Mongo said he conceived the radio ad now playing on several metro-Detroit stations that plays patriotic music while demanding Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick get a fair trial.
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Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood also writes for chamber orchestra
When Radiohead performs Aug. 22 at the Outside Lands Festival in Golden Gate Park, tens of thousands of fans will be there. Typical enough. Less typical is the Aug. 21 concert at San Francisco's Herbst Theatre, where an orchestral piece composed by Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead's lead guitarist, will have its first performance on the West Coast.
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'You Can Dance, You Can Jive, Having The Time of Your Life...'
Due to overwhelming demand, Universal Pictures announced today that it will release a special sing-along edition of its worldwide smash hit movie musical "Mamma Mia!" in selected theaters nationwide, starting Friday, August 29, for a limited time.
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Cathedral music director to give free organ recital Aug. 27
John Renke, director of music at St. Andrew's Cathedral, will perform free at 12:30 p.m. Aug. 27.
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M.G. Hardie Interviewed by Award Winning Talk Show Host George Cook
MG Hardie’s first book EveryDay Life gives readers plenty of music, euphemisms, high-minded ideas, fist bumps, and things to talk about and so does his new interview on LTH. (978-1-60594-036-6), Paperback, 137 pg, $11.95 George Cook is an Award winning Talk Show Host. [PR.com - August 19, 2008]
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High pricing strategy will queer the pitch for Apple
Last August, when Finnish handset giant Nokia announced an array of new music-capable phones and an online music store (similar to iTunes), it was an acknowledgment of Apple’s growing presence.
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Sunset Records Makes Catalog of Recorded Music Available at MTV's "Soundtrack" Site Network, Soundtrack.MTV.com
Sunset Records Artists Joins the World’s Only Interactive Music Guide for Television Soundtracks That Allows It’s Fans to Locate Music on MTV Shows. [PR.com - August 18, 2008]
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Take That is 'the greatest boy band'
British group Take That have been voted the 'greatest boy band' in a poll of 5 000 music fans.
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Rain, hail lash Saturday at Scottish Festival
Good crowds turned out for the Celebration of Life Concert, and for a spectacular Tattoo at the start of this year’s Fergus Scottish Festival. Then it rained.
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Kansas City Internet Radio Station Helps Singer Songwriters, Musicians and Groups Get Airplay Acoustic to Jazz and ...
http://KCcafeRadio.com is looking for talented area singer songwriters, musicians and groups looking for airplay. Take a listen and share your music. Visit the site's share your music page for complete details. [PR.com - August 18, 2008]
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News Focus: UN observes 5th anniversary of terror attack on its Baghdad office
• Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and survivors of the attack attended the ceremony at UN Headquarters. Remarks • The programme included the world premiere of a new work of classical music written in memory of UN staff who have perished in the line of duty.
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