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Nonprofit Group Sends Filesharing Propaganda To Students
palegray.net writes "The National Center for State Courts, a nonprofit organization, has sent file-sharing propaganda to thousands of students. The supposedly 'educational' materials, presented in the form of a comic strip, are intended to frighten students with gross exaggerations of the legal consequences of sharing music online (lose your scholarship to college, go to jail for two years, and ...
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Rushville, you have a great amphitheater
On Saturday, Aug. 16 I attended a concert at your amphitheater. It was an absolutely fantastic blues concert by Gene Deer. Rushville, you have a great amphitheater. It is wonderful that you have this and put on these concerts under the stars!
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Gwen Stefani Names New Son 'Zuma Nesta Rock'
Try saying "Zuma Nesta Rock" five times fast -- it's hard. That phonetic flow could be tough to master, let alone live down, for the newborn son of Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani.
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Josie Woods: Tap-dancing star of music hall
In 1997, the 85-year-old tap-dancing pioneer Josie Woods was "rediscovered" by the production team of the BBC TV current affairs programme Black Britain. In a short but enjoyable profile, filmed on location at the Brick Lane Music Hall, Woods recalled her heyday in the 1930s. Back then, she toured music halls up and down the country, and captivated audiences with her dazzling tap-dancing ...
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Carpentersville fest to get new start in fall
Though Carpentersville's Autumn Fest - scheduled for today - has been canceled, organizers say a reincarnation of the festival could return in the fall.
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U.S. guitar company still plays to its own tune
Rickenbacker International has a problem that General Motors would love to have. The company that made the first electric guitar and whose instruments were popularized by the Beatles in the 1960s can't make them fast enough.
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Glitter returns to face music
Gary Glitter arrived back in Britain yesterday after eight years and was told he must sign the sex offenders register for life, despite a plea from his solicitor who argued that the disgraced singer's child sex convictions should not be recognised in this country.
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Colorado's Telluride Festival Combines Beer and the Blues
Crowds gather for a weekend of beer and music as artists perform on stage.
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VIBE with MusicSkins, LLC
VIBE with MusicSkins, LLC Newly Forged Deal to Feature a New Line of VIBE-Branded Ipod, Cell Phone, PDA, Laptop, and Gaming Accessories.
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Party time! Convention delegates face the music
In Minnesota, Republicans will be partying to the soothing surf pop of the Beach Boys and classic rock favorites Styx. Democrats in Denver get punk rock and Rage Against the Machine. While the political conventions take on serious business, let’s face it: Many of those who attend go for the parties.
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Downtown Streets Closing for ArtStreet
This year's street festival features more than 200 visual artists plus three stages for live music, theater performances, and dancing.
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Diva Laurice Lanier returns to Jackson for Area Relief Ministries benefit concert
Jackson's own diva Laurice Lanier will be in concert in “An Evening for Open ARM with Laurice Lanier” at 7 p.m. Sept. 13. The free concert at First Baptist Church, 1627 N. Highland, will benefit Area Relief Ministries.
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David Lister: Do an artist's crimes reflect on their art?
I quite like the song "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am!)", though I prefer "Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again". Both are quite jolly and rousing in a rock'n'roll retro sort of way, but of the two, I would argue that "Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again" has the stronger interaction between singer and backing group and a catchier chorus line.
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Beer & BBQ @ Hale's Palladium This Weekend
After a dreary week of rain and cool weather that promises fall is right around the corner, we're stoked to be heading out to Hale's Palladium tomorrow for beer, bbq and a little bit of rock and to enjoy at least a brief return to summer weather. Hale's Brewing turns twenty-five this year, and while the official b-day party was last month, they're revisiting the good time this weekend, ...
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Bill Colleran: Leading music publisher
Bill Colleran was a prominent music publisher. For many years he was a director of Universal Edition, the British branch of the Viennese firm of the same name, one of the most distinguished and innovative music publishers of the 20th century. In particular, UE championed, promoted and established, in a wide-ranging catalogue of modern and classical composers, the music of Schoenberg, Berg and ...
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Gwen Stefani gives birth to second son, Zuma
Zuma Nesta Rock: Alcoholic beverage? California landmark? No, it's the name of Gwen Stefani's newborn son.
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Scratch Pad® Introduces Guitar Finish Protector for Real Guitar Heroes in the U.S. Armed Forces
Neither Iraq nor Afghanistan are known for their nightclubs so, some of our creative U.S. Troops are fending for themselves by taking up their own instruments. In addition to brining a touch of home to their Duty Stations, these soldier/musicians are teaching others their art as well.
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gospelkeyboard Releases Urban Soloing Techniques Volume 1 and 2
Urban Soloing Techniques Volume I is an amazing improvisational soloing DVD for gospel, neo soul, jazz, and R&B styles. You are probably sick of playing the same chords and doing the same few runs and tricks that you find so mundane.
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Sparrow Guitars Announces All-Canadian Models for MIAC 2008
Sparrow Guitars announces the new All-Canadian line of solid-body Rat Rod and Twangmaster models, set to debut at MIAC 2008. The Canadian versions of the Rat Rod and Twangmaster are designed, manufactured, finished and assembled in Vancouver, BC Canada and feature top-of-the-line components and hardware.
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Next Twilight Festival will be last
After almost two decades of bringing music and family-friendly events downtown, the Twilight Festival will call it quits after next month.
Columbia Daily Tribune |
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iTunes, Amazon blocking in China continues
Users throughout China confirm that they cannot access either the iTunes Store or an Amazon.com page feature the Songs for Tibet collection.
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Vermont Woman Killed By Train In Connecticut
HARTFORD(AP) -- Hartford police say a woman who died after a freight train severed her legs has been identified as a 26-year-old Vermont resident. Police say they confirmed the victim was Morgan Lancer of Burlington, Vt., after they checked fingerprints and her relatives identified her.
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METV cutbacks result in 4th round of lay-offs
Music Entertainment Television, better known as METV has closed its doors. On Friday at noon METV announced a fourth round of lay-offs, retaining only a few staff members to keep the channel on the air. The program let go all production and administrative staff.
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Baby-name experts weigh in on Stefani's son `Zuma'
Try saying "Zuma Nesta Rock" five times fast - it's hard. That phonetic flow could be tough to master, let alone live down, for the newborn son of Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani.
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Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger's 'End. vacuum'
About to head east to study music at Harvard, Einziger says the risk was necessary for him creatively. As the guitarist for hard-edged pop-rock band Incubus, Mike Einziger has headlined arenas and festivals around the world. But standing in a rehearsal room at Los Angeles Valley College in front of an assembly of trained musicians gearing up to perform his "End.vacuum," an ambitious ...
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