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Poll: Sting's lyrics most often misheard
A British online poll has found rock musician Sting's 1979 hit Message in a Bottle contains the lyrics most often misheard by respondents.The song topped the online poll of 2,000 music fans with its line a year has passed since I wrote my note being commonly misheard as a year has passed since I broke my nose, The Daily Mail reported Thursday.Sting also took seventh place on the list with a line ...
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3 Things to do Tomorrow
Alt CountrySongwriter Prophet in Santa CruzChuck Prophet, one of the most engaging songwriters today, seems to be channeling Tom Verlaine and Tom Petty on his latest disc, "Soap and Water.
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persona non grata. In a prison interview with an official Vietnamese newspaper shortly before his release, Glitter said he wanted to go to Singapore or Hong Kong to revive his music career -- wishful thinking, as it has turned out.
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Pencil This In: Thursday
We can't guarantee a sky as beautiful as this, but you can bet on some good music tonight at 1st and Central. / Little Tokyo Clouds by pinkfish13 via LAist's flickr pool. MUSIC *: The 1st & Central Summer Concerts at the Japanese American National Museum continues tonight featuring the Cheap Landscape’s distorted Colombian cumbia and zocaloZüe’s pumped-up Mexican son jarocho. The ...
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Food City Family Race Night Funds Another Worthy Cause
Food City Family Race Night funds worthy causes every year. This year funds will go to the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance.
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Wah Chang NW Art & Air Fest kicks off Friday
A variety of events are scheduled over three days during the ninth annual Wah Chang Northwest Art & Air Festival, which opens Friday at Albany’s Timber-Linn Memorial Park and the Municipal Airport.
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13 to Offer $13 Tickets at Aug. 25 Box Office Opening
The first 100 people in line for the opening of the box office for 13, A New Musical at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre will be offered a $13 ticket price Aug. 25.
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Thailand expels Gary Glitter to Britain
Former glam rocker and convicted pedophile Gary Glitter has left Thailand for his native Britain, three days after being released from a Vietnamese prison.
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US Pop Music Charts This Week - It's All Jonas
A certain trio of brothers are a dominant force on this week's pop charts. However, there is plenty of other action to report on. Check out all the...
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North East subs for Woodstock locale
Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee's production of "Taking Woodstock," about the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair, is utilizing both sides of the Hudson River as it heads toward completion.
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Atlantic Programs "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist"; Eclectic Soundtrack to Upcoming Rock 'N' Roll Romcom Features ...
Atlantic Records has announced the release of "NICK & NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK," the musical companion to the upcoming Columbia Pictures/Mandate Pictures film. Due in stores and online on September 23rd, the album features tracks from some of indie rock's best and brightest, including Vampire Weekend, Band of Horses, We Are Scientists, Bishop Allen, and ...
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Olympics: Jamaica goes 4-for-4 in sprints
The Jamaican national anthem has become as popular at the Bird's Nest as reggae music is back on the island. It's what happens when so many sprint gold medals go to one country.
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Tom Perrotta to headline first Portsmouth Literary Festival
PORTSMOUTH — This October, the New Hampshire Writers’ Project kicks off its 20th anniversary celebrations by bringing a three-day literary festival to Portsmouth as part of the New Hampshire Writers’ Trail.
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Picnic Concert
The Music Academy’s annual Picnic Concert series, which ended last Thursday, extends an invitation for us to eat, drink and be generally merry in elegant fashion, and then partake of concerts by students in the sumptuously renovated Hahn Hall.
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Zach Gill Unleashes Zach Gill’s Stuff
Jack Johnson is not the only UCSB grad making noise in the music biz. This month, Zach Gill — the Bay Area native/Ellwood resident who plays keys for Jack and is the frontman for the Isla Vista-spawned band Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO) — released his debut solo album, Zach Gill’s Stuff .
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The Festival that Was and Will Be
When I was a third grader at Cathedral Oaks School on Turnpike—more years ago than I care to admit—my kindly teacher Mrs. Richards assigned a biographical report, with words, pictures … whatever could be white-pasted into place.
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Gary Glitter leaves Bangkok for London
Disgraced rock star Gary Glitter left Bangkok for London where he is due to arrive on Friday, an airline official said.
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Convicted ex-rocker Gary Glitter returns to London
Former glam rocker and convicted paedophile Gary Glitter left Thailand for his native Britain early Friday, three days after being released from a Vietnamese prison.
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The CEO Lounge Goes Live - CEO Networking For A New Generation of Leaders
There's a new generation of blue jean wearing, technically savvy, environmentally conscious, music loving, 30 and 40 something CEOs - and now they have their very own private networking site.
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Festival favourites, strong slate of docs to hit Vancouver film fest
Award-winning films from festivals around the globe, about 100 documentary titles and a special environmentally themed program are among the highlights of the upcoming Vancouver International Film Festival, organizers announced on Thursday.
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Unkle Kracker may debut new material on Franklin stage
Music fans will be crying "uncle," but in a good way this weekend in Franklin, when Uncle Kracker takes the stage at JD Legends Saturday, Aug. 23.
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Ticket agency probed after music fans let down
Authorities are investigating a booking agency after hundreds of music fans complained they were let down when their tickets failed to arrive for last weekend's V Festival.
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Greg Mitchell: The Decemberists to Release 'Amorous' Tribute to Valerie Plame--Here is Video
The popular Portland rock group The Decemberists is about to come out with an "amorous" song titled "Valerie Plame." Plame, of course, is the former...
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Joplin’s Christofer Drew By Brian Washburn
Being young and an aspiring rock star is one thing. But when you are young (try 17 years old) and you have almost reached that stardom (performing on MTV, having the number one MySpace page), then that’s truly an accomplishment.
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Thursday, Aug. 21 Bayou: Midnight Noon Bordino’s: Jazz Brewski’s: DJ Showcase Chelsea’s: Mountain Sprout Deja Vu: DJ ...
Friday, Aug. 22 Arsaga’s Crossover: Sally G. Arsaga’s Gregg: Bonnie & Steven Turner Bayou: Durham and Hamilton Loomis Chelsea’s: Mountain Sprout, Whistle Pigs Deja Vu: DJ Mixx Tenn Froggy’s: The Blue Grass and Country, Damn Bullets, The Hillbenders, Willie Stradlin George’s: Brave Combo (Happy Hour), Boom Kinetic (formerly Molten Lava) album release party, Thanks for Nothing, Jimmy Thackery, ...
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