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Entertainment Distribution Company Shareholders Approve All Proposals at Annual Meeting
Entertainment Distribution Company, Inc. , the majority shareholder of Entertainment Distribution Company, LLC , a global and independent provider of supply chain services to the home entertainment market, today announced that at its Annual Shareholders Meeting on August 22, 2008, shareholders approved all proposals, which included a plan of reorganization, election of two Class III Directors ...
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Three-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Brings Renewed Commitment to Help Rebuild and Revitalize New Orleans
Shortly after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and the Gulf shore, people around the country and across the world generously donated relief funds and volunteered their time to help.
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Mediatechnics Corp. Inks Deal to Purchase Global Music Group - New York, Winner of Death Row Records Label Valued at ...
Mediatechnics Corporation has signed a letter of intent to purchase Global Music Group - New York, the company that won the bid to acquire the assets of Death Row Records in the U.S.
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Reinventing Dean
CHICAGO & HOUSTON----Today world-renowned guitar maker Dean Zelinsky unveils his new company DBZ Guitars LLC, and Web site www.DBZGuitars.com. Said CEO Zelinsky, “DBZ Guitars will have my personal control over design, direction and quality.” The Web site, currently revealing only a glimpse of the new line, also includes the “DBZ Guitar Forum” where Zelinsky will be interacting once again with ...
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DIRECTV Mas(TM) Highlights Exclusive Mexican Programming
----DIRECTV: What: As a continued commitment to the Hispanic community, DIRECTV Más™, DIRECTV's Spanish and English-language programming service, will present its newly exclusive Mexican programming including sports, movies, music, news and educational networks from all over Latin America.
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Torch passed to Obama Ailing Kennedy, Michelle Obama open convention on positive note, set stage for battle against ...
DENVER -- After an emotional speech by an ailing Sen. Edward Kennedy, the face of the Democratic Party shifted on Monday night to a new generation of leaders, as Michelle Obama opened the Democratic National Convention with a tribute to her husband and a call to the country to listen "to our hopes instead of our fears," and "to stop doubting and...
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Marching bands tackling new music, different competition structure
Last season, Gibson Southern High School's Marching Titans used skis, poles and artificial snow to score a downhill run to their third Indiana marching band championship with a program titled "Slalom." This year, the defending Class C champions are heating things up, arming themselves with heavy metal and flames to fend off an expanded field of competitors going for gold.
The Gleaner |
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Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette and Gary Peacock at the Kimmel Center
“Very simply, this is jazz at its finest." --LA Times “The greatest piano trio in contemporary jazz..." --BBC Music Magazine Three pivotal proponents of the jazz standard movement, pianist Keith Jarrett, drummer Jack DeJohnette and bassist Gary Peacock celebrate their 25th Anniversary at the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall on Friday, September 19, 2008 at 8pm.
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In Tomorrow's Paper
New Zeppelin music?
EdmontonSun.com |
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Corn Comes Up Big
An event that started last year as a treat for judges in the Communities in Bloom competition has now blossomed into a full-blown festival. That's after the town celebrated the second annual Cornfest this past weekend.
St. Thomas Times-Journal |
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Roxio Launches Creator 2009
SANTA CLARA, Calif. , Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roxio (R), a division of Sonic Solutions(R) (Nasdaq: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today launched Roxio Creator(TM) 2009, the latest version of the company's market-leading suite of photo, video, and music authoring , burning, and online sharing applications.
Broadcast Newsroom |
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'Perfect pitch' is much more common in humans than previously thought
Washington, August 26 : A new study conducted at the University of Rochester has revealed that perfect pitch, the ability to recognize and remember a tone without a reference, is much more common in non-musicians than previously expected.
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Jamie Beth Lawson is 2009 Junior Miss
ROANOKE RAPIDS - Sheer excitement was in the air at the Roanoke Rapids High School auditorium as hundreds of folks watched and cheered as Jamie Beth Lawson was selected Miss Roanoke Valley Junior Miss 2009 from a pool of nine graceful contestants Saturday night.
Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald |
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Dare2/Emarcy Records to Release Dave Holland's "Pass It On"
Esteemed as a bassist, composer, and bandleader, Dave Holland has worked in a vast array of settings over the last 40 years, from classic dates with Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, and Wayne Shorter to his own adventurous recordings, seven of which have been honored with Grammy Awards or nominations in the last decade alone.
All About Jazz |
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With a Little Help from My Friends > Buckmasters > Articles
-- "What would you do if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ear, and I'll sing you a song. I will try not to sing out of key."
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Internet socializing keeps time with the music scene
As music lovers mobbed an outdoor stage, vying for views of Radiohead, Beck and other rockers, Keith McPhail enjoyed a prime view of the show from a couch in an Internet "living room."
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Which rock stars get your MTV vote?
MTV music bosses today unveiled the categories up for grabs at this year’s European Music Awards being staged at the ECHO arena. Three new accolades will be handed out at the November 6 ceremony.
Liverpool Echo |
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Nokia expands its N series of smart phones
Nokia has expanded its N series of smart phones with two new models: the N85 and the N79. The company will also start selling an Americanized version of the upcoming N96, it announced on Tuesday. The N85 comes in the shape of a two-way slider, and has 2.6 inch OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screen. The phone measures 103 millimeters by 50 mm by 16 mm and weighs 128 grams. Users can ...
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London's Notting Hill Carnival ends amid violent scenes
The end of the Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's biggest street festival, was marred when a group of 40 bottle-throwing people clashed with hundreds of riot police late Monday.
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With no more free kid labor, I'll pay
We packed up our son and dropped him off at the University of Louisville last week to start a journey that eventually will result in his getting permanently out of our house and wallets. That anxiously awaited expulsion won't be soon, but at least we can see it coming. After our son left, .however, when I looked around, appreciating the serenity that filled a void of loud music and ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Television - Entertainment
A topic of fascination for many music fans is the list of items a band requires before it goes on stage. From Eric Clapton's foosball table to Johnny Cash's American flag, the requests are as varied as they are bizarre.
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Terrence Howard Turns From Acting To Music
As an actor in films like “Hustle & Flow,” “Crash” and “Iron Man,” Terrence Howard has played characters whose calm demeanor conceals a suppressed rage
New London Day |
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Czech out annual fest
The 17th annual Czech Heritage Festival is being held Sunday in Bechyn. The event, which features all things Czech, begins at 10 a.m. with a Polka Mass.
Redwood Falls Gazette |
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Creativity is at the ‘art’ of gallery’s success
TEENAGERS in Oldham are bursting with creative talent — and they have their own town-centre gallery to prove it. Gifted young people have been creating stunning jewellery and innovative animation as well as photography displays and urban music.
Oldham Chronicle |
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Holiday treats
A look back at a weekend of music
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