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Gigs & Bytes: China's Totalitarian Syndrome
The Olympic Summer Games in Beijing was supposed to be China's opportunity to show the world its brand of totalitarian Marxism can coexist in peace with the rest of the world, but the largest communist country on the planet has stumbled yet again as it tries to portray itself as a modern international leader.
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Washington's 'Sputnik moment' in Beijing
NEW YORK — Aug. 8, 2008, may someday be remembered as the first day of the post-American era. Or it could be remembered as another "Sputnik moment," when, as with the Soviet foray into outer space in 1957, the American people realized that the country had lost its footing and decided it was time for the United States to get its act together. There was no mistaking the power and symbolism of the ...
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Blog: Blame the band, not the society
When the press got wind that the psychotic teenage murderer listened to American hard rock band Slipknot, that was the end of it. I just feel sorry for Joey Jordison. He didn’t ask for this.
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87th West End Fair opens on Sunday
7-day event features fireworks, food, monster trucks, music and exhibits
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Born Z: Jimmy Herring and Ricky Keller Expound
Aquarium Rescue Unit alumni Jimmy Herring and Jeff Sipe have been tremendously busy over the past few years performing and recording with other artists [the list includes the Allman Brothers Band, Phil and Friends, Jazz Is Dead, Leftover Salmon, the Susan Tedeschi Band]. However the pair has remained quite friendly and on those rare dates when they have found themselves together in their native ...
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Names Make News
Nicholas LaGesse, son of Enid and Robert M. LaGesse , participated in the Chautauqua Summer Schools of Fine and Performing Arts this summer. LaGesse is a senior in the school of music at Northwestern University.
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Buy Curious: On a Shopping Mission
Independence is in the air. The savvy shopper these days isn't just concerned with getting a bargain, but with supporting local independent designers. This weekend, take advantage of the independence boom by hitting up some big sales and street festivals going on. You'll take comfort in knowing not only that you're supporting a local designer, but also that you're getting something truly unique. ...
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iPO iPO Quick Tip - iPhone: Web Surfing in Airplane Mode
The iPhone's Airplane mode shuts off your handheld's built-in radios including cell service, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi with a quick finger tap so you can watch movies and listen to music when you fly. If you are in a situation in the air or on the ground where you need just a Wi-Fi connection, Airplane mode...
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Straps and Hooks
Last year the Omaha Community Playhouse broke with a four-decade tradition of opening its season with a big musical on the main stage. It moved the musical back to September and started in August with Crowns , a story built around the hats African-American women wear to church, in the smaller Howard Drew Theatre.
The Reader |
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The Music's Over For Ex-Doors' Legal Battle
Ray Manzarek and Robby Kreiger ordered to pay out $5 million to John Densmore and the estate of Jim Morrison.
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ZO2 Readies Small Screen Debut This Sunday Night
Rockers ZO2 to star in new cable sitcom.
FMQB |
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"Leucocyte" the Last Album from Beloved International Jazz Trio E.S.T. in Stores This September
The new album from the international jazz trio e.s.t (the Esbjorn Svensson Trio) serves as their ultimate legacy after the sudden accidental death of the Swedish jazz pianist and composer Esbjörn Svensson while scuba diving near Stockholm at the age of 44.
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Gaylord Entertainment Company to Present at the Morgan Keegan 2008 Equity Conference on Friday, September 5, 2008 at ...
Gaylord Entertainment Company (NYSE: GET) announced today that it will present to investors attending the Morgan Keegan 2008 Equity Conference being held at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee on Friday, September 5, 2008 at 8:25 a.m. CT. Mark Fioravanti, senior vice president and treasurer for Gaylord Entertainment, will communicate the Company's recent financial performance, growth ...
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EDITOR BRANDON BOUDREAUX JOINS NOMAD
NEW YORK - Commercial and music video editor Brandon Boudreaux has joined the roster at Nomad Editing Company. He will be based out of the New York office and is available for work via the Los Angeles office or on location worldwide.
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SOUND LOUNGE ADDS TO AUDIO TEAM
NEW YORK - Sound Lounge Music & Sound Design has hired composer/sound designer Joel Corelitz and sound designer Phan Visutyothapibal.
Post Magazine |
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Slow Food Nation converges for massive celebration of American food
They're the kinds of products you'd expect to find at a festival of California artisan foods: organic heirloom rice developed for Merced County soils, a Firebaugh farmer's cheese made with milk from backyard goats and organic olive oil pressed from hand-picked Tulare County olives.
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Tightly-knit jazz ensemble thrives on close connections
The engaging combination of jazz and the importance of family were on tap Thursday at Papillon25, the French-Italian-Caribbean-American bistro and martini bar in South Orange.
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Six hours of music at Saunemin
The 33rd Volunteer Regiment Band will perform at 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday at the 10th annual Saunemin Summer Celebration. The band was re-created in 1996, by musicians from Central Illinois. Like the original band, the musicians were recruited from the same geographical area in Illinois and come from all walks of life. The band is an authentic reenactment of the actual Civil War Era band that was ...
Pontiac Daily Leader |
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Summer nights get cultural boost in Gemmayzeh
Summer nights in Gemmayzeh are experiencing a cultural boost thanks to the Touristic Festival of Beirut, a visual and performing arts exhibition from August 20-24. From 6 p.m. until 10 p.m., pedestrians on Gemmayzeh's main street may enjoy free of charge a variety of music and dance performances on an outdoor stage.
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Rodgers estate donates to bandshell effort
The estate of U.S. songwriter Richard Rodgers has donated $1 million to renovate the bandshell in a New York City park, city officials say. The bandshell is in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, adjacent to where Rodgers grew up, and will be completed with $4 million in city funds, the New York Post reported Friday. Rodgers, who died in 1979, also donated the money to build the 1,000-seat outdoor ...
Moldova.org |
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Musicians fret over arts cuts
Some of Atlantic Canada's top musical acts may be spending less time on the road next year following cuts to federal programs that helped them reach international markets.
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Kid Rock Offers Views on Music Industry, Politics ... and Oprah
Editor's note: More of the Kid Rock interview is featured on the new episode of CMT Insider premiering Saturday (Aug. 23) at 1:30 p.m. ET/PT. At a time when record companies are continuing to bemoan the decline of CD sales, Kid Rock observes, "If people had good albums, they'd be buying albums.
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Late Matteson mayor Stricker remembered fondly as he's laid to rest
Laughter and tears, patriotic music and hymns, and, of course, the proper pronunciation of a certain village's name were all part of a funeral service Friday for Matteson Mayor Mark Stricker.
SouthtownStar |
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@-bat music: Colorado Rockies
At-bat music: Rockies
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Steam carousel makes home at OT
John Weaver stands beside the band organ, an external component that came with the carousel and plays music through a series of brass horns, at right. MPN photo by Mira Cash-Davis.
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