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E-cowboys get online to herd little dogies
Q:How might today's e-cowboys retitle the old range song "Get Along, Little Dogies”? A:When Massachusetts Institute of Technology roboticist Daniela Rus tackled an Australian cattle rancher's problem of herding 24,000 cows across a rangeland the size of Vermont, she devised a "smart collar” to help keep the cows from straying, according to Science magazine. The bovines wore Global Positioning ...
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Amy Poehler Feels Urge to Merge
Think of it as mix tapes made by famous people. The North Carolina-based indie record label Merge is launching a limited-edition series of CDs curated by famous folks like Saturday Night...
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Music Review: The Game - L.A.X.
An iconic dosage of gangsta rap that marks a throwback to the genre's classics. The Game’s third and final album, L.A.X., is an iconic dosage of gangsta rap that marks a throwback to some of the genre’s classic records. After nearly abandoning everyone that helped him make his way to his debut record, The Documentary, The Game has run the risk of turning in one hell of a short career. His ...
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Lights! Camera! ACTION!
Christine Flaherty, 17, loves blood and gore, but when choosing a self-produced film for a student media festival, the Cross Creek High School senior decided to go with Maintain Your Individuality.
The Augusta Chronicle |
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The spotlight: Samuel Pierce
Sam has played guitar for about 10 years. His first inspiration was his neighbor, who also was his first guitar teacher.
The Augusta Chronicle |
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Stuff 2 do
MUSIC TO YOUR EARS : An all-ages show featuring Valencia, Sing It Loud, Single File and Cash Cash will be at Sector 7G, 631 Ellis St., at 7 p.m.
The Augusta Chronicle |
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1968: And the band played on
1968 was a magnificent year for music in Madison
Isthmus |
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Distinctive Sounds Arise Amid Two Different Spaces
The venerable Emerson String Quartet is accustomed to performing in glittering concert halls. But it seemed entirely comfortable at Joe?s Pub.
New York Times |
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From Back-Porch Ease to a Taste of the Wild
The Roots of American Music Festival, held last weekend in Damrosch Park, adopted a flexible definition of roots music in an effort to build bridges and audiences.
New York Times |
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MUSIC: Buffalo hall to honor Jimmy Sacca of Lockport
Jimmy Sacca, who left Lockport to go to college more than 50 years ago, will return to Western New York in October to be inducted to the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame.
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Riverblast celebration starts Friday
NEW ULM - Riverblast, a free cultural festival on the river, begins at 5 p.m., Friday, Aug. 29 at Riverside Park. Visitors in recreation vehicles, trailers and tents are invited to set up as early as Thursday in Riverside and Minnecon Parks. Music lovers get a taste of Louisiana in Minnesota when The Cajun Hot Soles take the stage at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
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Kimmel to be inducted into Country Hall of Fame
NEW ULM - New Ulm resident Dick Kimmel and his band Dick Kimmel & Co, will be inducted into America's Old-Time Country Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 30. The induction ceremony takes place at the annual festival hosted by the National Traditional Country Music Association in LeMars, Iowa.
The New Ulm Journal |
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Ra Ra Riot releases stellar debut
Most people regard the 1980s as a bad period for music. There were hair metal bands, cheesy synth-pop bands and even a release from comedian Eddie Murphy. "My Girl Likes to Party All the Time," anyone?
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Local briefs for 8/26: Peach Jam Music event this weekend
VERNON -- The Hidden Valley Club in Vernon will host the Peach Jam Music Festival 2008 this Labor Day weekend. The festival will take place from 3-11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday at Hidden Valley Club, 44 Breakneck Road, Vernon.
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Wine & Jazz festival promoter has eyes on European event
As crews cleaned up Monday after the 11th annual Wine and Jazz Festival, Michael Kissinger was looking past the 2009 and 2010 Vancouver events, a bit farther down the road. The road to Dubrovnik....
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My singing in 'Rock On' makes the character real: Farhan Akhtar
By Robin Bansal, New Delhi, Aug 26 : Director Farhan Akhtar, who makes his acting and singing debut with 'Rock On', says his crooning for the film was essential to make the character authentic.
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Pilot mission for 2009: Better fields
NEW HAVEN — There was the new stage with the live music, the daily chats and the radio station broadcasts. That was loud. There was the Kids Day, the Girl Scout Day, the Ladies Day and the
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Next up, sports fans: Gregoire vs. Rossi, the rematch
The 2008 Olympics ended Sunday with glorious bursts of digitally enhanced fireworks, lip-synced warbling and Chinese drummers floating through the air for no apparent reason.
The Spokesman-Review |
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Hai Fidelity - Anime Toonz, volume IV
Back in 2001, label Fuego Recordings began releasing their Anime Toonz series. Each volume features a j-pop singer covering a number of anime theme songs on top of a dance beat. On July 29, the fourth volume of the series hit the shelves.
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Knowledege is power
Josh Benner Major: Philosophy Hometown: Westerville How did you get involved with IFC?: "I started going to meetings as a sophomore and thought the organization had lots of potential." Previous positions include scholarship chairman and vice-president of service and involvement.
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China lifts iTunes block but for Tibet album
Apple Inc.'s iTunes online music store is back up and running again in China after it was apparently blocked last week by local authorities. However, the Web page for downloading a pro-Tibet album, which is suspected of prompting the crackdown, remains...
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Music review: Dierks Bentley knows how to put on a good show
The versatile singer proved that he's one of country's top entertainers.
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'American Idol' adds writer-producer as 4th judge
LOS ANGELES – "American Idol" on Monday added a fourth face to its panel of talent judges, a songwriter and producer who calls herself a "feisty" "straight-shooter" looking to crown a winner who is, above all, unique.
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New Album Releases 08/26/08: The Game, B.B. King, Matthew Sweet, Slipknot, Mott The Hoople, Blues Traveler, Moody ...
As summer winds down, the releases heat up. You can always tell when it's getting closer to the end of summer. The days get shorter, the air gets a little cooler (here in Seattle we dropped from 95 degrees to 70 in just a few days last week), and NFL exhibition football is back on the tube. You also usually start to see the new music dwindle down to a trickle.Not so this week.While there...
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Paisley, Jewel to perform at STARS scholarship bash
Reigning Country Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year Brad Paisley is coming to Corpus Christi this fall, and he's bringing a few stars with him.
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