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Bad contractors ruin the ruined in Katrina's wake
(AP:NEW ORLEANS) Herreast Harrison wanted to rebuild after Katrina and thought she did everything right: She hired a contractor who seemed kind and listened to Christian music on the job. Months later, she claimed, he pocketed $57,000 and walked off with work undone, leaving a mess behind.
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Madonna, McCain & Hitler
Madonna is no stranger to provocation - it’s kinda what she does best. In her latest stunt, Queen Esther included a video montage in her world tour concert juxtaposing various political dictators: Adolf Hitler, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe...and John McCain?
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Harmony in the air as Notting Hill Carnival ends on a high note
Three quarters of a million partygoers danced through the final day of the Notting Hill Carnival yesterday. A series of colourful floats took to the streets at the West London event, where a soundtrack was provided by steel drums, Caribbean music and numerous sound systems.
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Bel Canto, Present Music moving into Broadway Theatre Center
Two performing arts organizations -- Bel Canto Chorus and Present Music -- will move into shared offices at The Skylight Broadway Theatre Center in Milwaukee's 3rd Ward by Sept. 1, the center's owner said Monday.
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'Sea' fun
COURTESY ALTERNATIVES, INC. Christine, left, and Maryanne, right, enjoy the food, music, atmosphere, and the company of Alternatives Inc. staff Lisa Buckwalter, center, at the agency's Under the Sea themed party at Madeline's of South Bound Brook.
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Nuns Pursue the Arts, With Ex-Actress?s Lead
The Benedictine nuns at the Abbey of Regina Laudis are using music, drama and other art forms to help support their monastery, which this year quietly turned 60.
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BMI distributes record $786M
Broadcast Music Inc., a performance rights organization that collects royalty payments for composers and copyright owners, announced it set a record with is distributions for the 2008 fiscal year and will disperse more than $786 million to its members, an 8 percent increase from last year.
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Television - Entertainment
The Iris Awards have been celebrating excellence and talent in photography for over 30 years. Each year the awards get bigger and better. This year they attracted more than 1000 entries from almost 200 photographers throughout the country, and overseas.
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Alcohol problems in the Western Isles are so widespread that the health authority admits it is difficult to know which ...
A police officer appeared in court with three teenagers yesterday, charged with attempted murder. Traditional Indian dance meets music from the rest of the world this week as the 13th Edinburgh Mela Festival gets under way.
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Clarksville's school buses feature calming music; behavior improves
CLARKSVILLE — Students and bus drivers are jamming to the same tunes these days.
The Tennessean |
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Media act like kids around free music, beer
It was hard to tell the adults from the kids at the Media Welcome Party at Elitch Gardens amusement park on Sat., Aug. 23.
New York Daily News |
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Veteran country-rockers The Lost Trailers inject a dose of southern soul into contemporary country music on the band's new album, "Holler Back." Whether it's the organ-spiced R&B in "All This Love" or vocalist Ryder Lee's hip-hop flow in the title song, The Lost Trailers bring the funk to backwoods rock.
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Over the past five years, Solange Knowles has gone through some serious changes. After releasing her lacklustre debut CD "Solo Star," she got married at 17, gave birth and later divorced - all as big sister Beyonce grew to become one of music's biggest superstars.
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Cooper Young Fest to be held Sept. 13
The Cooper Young Business Association is putting on the 21st annual Cooper Young Festival on Sept. 13.
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Jordan Luck speaks out on Parkinson’s Disease
Kiwi pop legend Jordan Luck has become a special Ambassador for Parkinson’s New Zealand, the organisation that provides education, information and support for New Zealanders living with Parkinson’s. His mission is to lift public awareness of Parkinson’s.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Rising International Philanthropic Pop Duo - The Green Children - Sign with Universal Music Group
The international pop duo - The Green Children - Tom Bevan and Milla Sunde - have recently signed
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CD To Benefit Negro Leagues Museum
A museum dedicated to a baseball league that few thought would last is getting a boost from a musical genre that was expected to have a similarly short existence.
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The Verve - Forth Album Review
The Who: The Verve? Really? That's a name we haven't heard in a while. Most casual fans will remember them for their immensely popular singles "Bitter Sweet Symphony" and "The Drugs Don't Work," that kept them on the verge without ever pushing them over the edge into mainstream success.
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Divine inspiration led Perry Carey to organize Christian festival
Perry Carey asked God to use him in some way before he left this earth. For two weeks, God answered with a vision of bringing local churches together in unity.
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Toy Town co-owner Joy VanDrie stocks the store front of the new specialty toy store scheduled to open this Friday. Once opened VanDrie said the shelves will be packed with educational toys, games, puzzles, stuffed animals, dolls, trucks, crafts, science kits, music and much more.
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County will take cell tower decision to a higher court
OCALA - In rap music's glory days, the legendary group Public Enemy urged listeners to "Fight the Power."
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Water Gap Singers celebrate 25 years
BLAIRSTOWN -- The Water Gap Singers will begin their 25th season 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Route 94 South. That night, the group will begin rehearsals for its Christmas concert, scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 7 at the same location.
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Music Review: Beyonce's lil sis carves her niche
Solange, "Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams" (Geffen Records) Over the past five years, Solange Knowles has gone through some serious changes. After releasing her lackluster debut CD "Solo Star," she got married at 17, gave birth, and later divorced _ all...
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Peace parade set for Sunday, Sept. 21
The second annual Interfaith Peace Parade and Festival is scheduled for 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21 on East Main Street, Somerville, in front of the Somerset County Courthouse.
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Hype Machine, totally adorable, and this week's Cute Startup Alert [Cute Startup Alert]
The Hype Machine is cool even if you aren't. The music startup seems really simple: index MP3s linked from popular music blogs and make them easy to find and listen to and brag about to people who... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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