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CD reviews: Amy Macdonald, Extreme, George Jones, Hotel Lights
Throw an acoustic guitar in 2008 and you’ll hit a female singer/songwriter striving to bring "something different" to the table. They clog the airwaves in heavy rotation, dominate pages of music magazines and inspire a plethora of poorly written blog posts like some kind of unkillable strain of bacteria. While it’s easy to be jaundiced about most of these lightweight presentations, there is ... Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Sony Xross Fade Dual iPod DJ Dock Is Wiggity Wack []
The $500 Xross Fade DJ system is Sony's hard-to-pronounce dual iPod dock kit for mixing songs. It may have some rad-looking bass reflex speakers and dual subwoofers, but it's unfortunately gimped as... Gizmodo
New releases add hometown vibe in hip-hop, piano tunes and country
PRESTON JONES Summer’s winding down, and area artists are quickly lining up new fall releases. Here’s a look at four new records worth your time. Fortnox , Next Sound : Compared with Dallas or Houston, Fort Worth doesn’t have much hip-hop cred. But if more groups like Fortnox — comprising Cedric "Complete" Ruffin , Dezmond "Dez 2-2" Anderson Sr. and Marcus "Solid" Davis — keep plugging ... Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Impact: Styles reaches gold again
Last week, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles became an Olympic Gold Medalist. This week, Styles puts his gold on the line in a Ladder match. Also on this edition of Impact, Gail Kim faces her arch rival, The Awesome Kong in a Knockouts Street Fight and Matt Morgan continues his squashing ways. Slam! Sports
Beatles tribute gives Bice chance to tour with idols
"American Idol's” Southern-rocking Season 4 runner-up is the first to admit he's an unlikely candidate for a Beatles tribute band. "I'm no Paul McCartney or John Lennon,” Alabama native Bo Bice drawled in a phone interview last week. "Everybody knows that.” Still, when progressive-pop wizard Todd Rundgren tapped him to join such a project, Bice couldn't turn it down. After all, four of his ... The Oklahoman
Detroit entrepreneur crafts new T-shirt line
DETROIT -- One of the big names in Detroit's downtown music and entrepreneurial scene, Robert Stanzler, 40, recently introduced a new line of T-shirts and outerwear called Detroit Manufacturing LLC. At least 25 retailers have come on board. Detroit News
CD Review: Honeybrowne 'Mile by Mile'
CountryHoneybrowne "Mile by Mile” (Smith Entertainment)If the Texas country music scene were a high school, Honeybrowne would be the likable kid who's friends with both the jocks and the art teacher. Long-touring troubadours south of the Red River, Honeybrowne have built a loyal, if modest, following with their laid-back brand of Texas country. There's nothing particularly remarkable about ... The Oklahoman
New ARMM execs vow to support one flag, one country
MANILA, Philippines—Newly elected officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Thursday took their oath of office before President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and pledged allegiance to one flag and country. Philippine Daily Inquirer
Guitar Hero: World Tour to Get Mystery Peripheral Just for Studio Mode [Guitar Hero: World Tour]
G4 says they've got a scoop on a Guitar Hero: World Tour peripheral that hasn't been announced yet, one that's just for the game's studio mode to help you make music. It's not for the game mode at... Gizmodo
A sequicentennial choral tour of Minnesota
Audiences at the State Fair on Saturday can tour Minnesota through choral music. Six choirs from around Minnesota will perform specially commissioned music reflecting the diverse histories, landscapes and people of the state. Minnesota Public Radio
LOOK: The Month Ahead
30The Effects recently released their latest disc, "And It Is ...,” a collection of accomplished, riff-heavy songs in a classic style that could give the Tulsa band a national audience. See The Effects at 9 p.m. Aug. 30 at Opolis, 113 Crawford in Norman. For more information, go online to www.okctickets.com . 3With its major-label debut, "You're Awful, I Love You,” Tulsa's Ludo is drawing ... The Oklahoman
Local Band Q&A: Divisible By None
•When: 8 p.m. Saturday at Rock Lounge, 4612 NW 10. •Why: Their shows add up to crazy, head-banging metallic rock. Q: What made you want to play music? A: Matt Kimbro, vocals: I have been a part of music since I was little. My family is very music-oriented and we all sing and have a connection with music. A: Drew Allen, lead guitar: I, too, grew up around music. My whole family plays one ... The Oklahoman
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said. 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. Tiscali
Screen test: Parental guidance on this week's new releases, including 'The Longshots,' 'The Rocker' and more
By JANE HORWITZ The Longshots (PG, 1 hour, 34 min.) Well, isn’t this a lovely August surprise — a movie no one expected to be anything special, turning out to be a charmer. The Longshots is humane, humorous, subtly uplifting and well acted. It’s based (with some fictionalization) on the true story of gifted tween quarterback Jasmine Plummer, from small-town Illinois, who played with the ... Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Cross Canadian Ragweed just one of the many great acts performing at Red Dirt Roundup Music Festival
East Texans have the opportunity to bask in musical utopia tomorrow, as the masses will surely gather in the Downtown Festival Plaza in Nacogdoches. The Daily Sentinel
POP, ROCK, FOLK
A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS: Relive the '80s tonight at 7 at the Nikon at Jones Beach, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, LI; 516-221-1000. HELOISE AND THE SAVOIR FAIRE: Adorned in shiny spandex, Heloise will take the stage with her '70s disco rock Sunday at... New York Post
This week's concerts
Almost Queen: The Ultimate Queen Experience Friday. House of Blues, Dallas. $15-$40. Ticketmaster. Daniel Katsuk Friday. The Fairmount, Fort Worth. 817-420-9455. Josh Abbott Band Friday. Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth. $10. Ticketmaster. Metal Masters: Heaven and Hell, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Testament Friday. Superpages.com Center (formerly Smirnoff Music Centre), Dallas. $25-$125. ... Fort Worth Star-Telegram
BlackBerry Bold home launch fails to create buzz
By Gurmukh Singh, Toronto, Aug 22 : Canadian wireless giant Research In Motion (RIM) quietly launched its latest BlackBerry Bold smartphone in the home country Thursday. New Kerala
Great Performances Festival: The Mahler Cycle, Art Heist, Collected Stories
To call the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s three-year commitment to all nine of Gustav Mahler’s symphonies "ambitious" is not hyperbole. It’s a huge, ovation-worthy undertaking, and it’s likely that when this cycle is finished in late summer 2009, Miguel Harth-Bedoya will look back and say, "Wow, did we really do that?" This year’s event continues this weekend, with performances at 7:30 p.m. ... Fort Worth Star-Telegram
What's coming up: Performing arts
West Side Story Lyric Stage had such success with its 2007 production of Carousel with a full orchestra that it’s using a big orchestra with two classics in the 2008-09 season. The first is this Leonard Bernstein masterpiece, Sept. 5-14 at the Irving Arts Center’s Carpenter Hall (in 2009, they’ll do it with The King and I ). $20-$50. 972-252-2787; www.lyricstage.org . Pops Goes ... Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dogs Catching Ultimate Air Are Fan Favorite
They’re not race drivers, country music stars or a bevy of beauties representing a NACAR sponsor. Bristol Herald Courier
Bash in the Grass offered games, food, music and free stuff
Festivities moved to the fieldhouse, where new and returning students mingled. Washington State University Daily Evergreen
Wine and Food Festival this weekend
Swirl, sniff and savor. The eighth annual Wine and Food Festival at the Meadow Brook Music Festival will bring wine, food and entertainment together this weekend. Royal Oak Daily Tribune
Best entertainment bets for Aug. 22-28
Pioneer Press entertainment writers pick the best bets in music, dance, stage and art for the week ahead. Pioneer Press
Rihanna, Pink, T.I. added as performers at VMAs
NEW YORK (AP) - Rihanna is back for another performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, along with Pink, Paramore and T.I., who will be making his first appearance at a major awards show since his arrest right before an awards ceremony last year. 9 News Denver