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Keith Urban Suffers Slipped Disc, but No Shows Are Canceled
Keith Urban has been diagnosed with a slipped disc, but his performance schedule has not been affected, his publicist said Tuesday (Aug. 26). Urban alluded to the problem Saturday night (Aug. 23) during a concert at the Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa in Kelseyville, Calif.
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Snoop Gets Aussie Visa...With Strings Attached
Looks like Down Under officials are going to put the Doggfather on a tight leash. Barred from the country last year for what immigration authorities called "character issues,"...
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RECENT ITEMS»
At a time when music and culture coverage needs it the most, FILTER has once again raised the bar. Running through the heart of our latest issue—featuring an exclusive interview with cover artist Peter Gabriel —is the central theme of creation.
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Kanye West Gets All Cute and Cuddly
Kanye West is apparently determined to tap into the Barney market, with yet another music video that seems to be aimed at the six and under crowd. The rapper follows up his puppet-driven...
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Piano with a Southern accent
Sit Chuck Leavell behind a piano, and the musical richness of the South comes to life.
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Click Click: The Alternate Routes @ Jammin Java
By Martin Locraft Fortunately for the enthusiastic (albeit small) crowd at Jammin' Java, last Thursday's show featured no mediocrity. The Alternate Routes – an extremely talented quintet from Bridgeport, Connecticut – left me filled with pure appreciation. Headlining the coffee-shop-slash-music-venue in Northern Virginia, the band that released Good And Reckless And True in 2005 treated ...
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Honky Tonk Petanque on tap in Republic
The second annual Marius Ciais Memorial Honky Tonk Petanque Tournament is set for 10 a.m. Sept. 20 at the Ferry County fairgrounds. Honky tonk is a style of music and petanque is a fun team game, according to organizers.
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Watch Heidi Montag's New "Overdosin'" Video
Heidi Montag has debuted her new music video (above) for "Overdosin.'" The Hills star, 21, plays an '80s aerobics instructor as she dances around in lycra, legwarmers and a sweatband. The pop song, released last week, "is about when you fall in love with someone," she recently told Ryan Seacrest. "[About] how I feel about Spencer and my relationship." Don't miss Heidi Montag and Spencer...
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Chicago Symphony Oboist: 'Absolutely Spectacular'
A Chicago Symphony oboist and a club owner, among others, gave their impressions of the Divine Performing Arts show
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Labor Day weekend events
FAIRS & FESTIVALS Japanese Festival. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday at Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard. $10. 314-577-9400 or www.mobot.org.
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Sugarland Gets Convention-al
Aug. 26, 2008 — Sugarland walked a bit of a tightrope Sunday night by playing an environmental concert connected to the Democratic National Convention while downplaying any political affiliation. Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush joined Sheryl Crow and Dave Matthews to perform a Green Sunday show at the Red Rocks Amphitheater, a picturesque setting that underscored the planetary challenges they ...
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Blake Shelton’s "Home" Celebrated
Aug. 26, 2008 — Blake Shelton’s "Home" was a No. 1 record if ever such a thing existed — not only did it go to the top of the charts in both Billboard and Country Aircheck, its video also reached the top of GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown. The performing rights organization BMI, which represents songwriters, paid homage to Blake’s single and to the composers — pop singer Michael Buble, Amy Foster ...
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Lucci, Braxton, Olympian May-Treanor to hoof it on Dancing With the Stars'
UPDATED: 12 :13 p.m. EDT, August 26, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes an Akron Blackstockings player. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
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Morning Rush
UPDATED: 12 :12 p.m. EDT, August 26, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes an Akron Blackstockings player. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
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Piano with a Southern accent
Sit Chuck Leavell behind a piano, and the musical richness of the South comes to life. You hear jazz that swings with a boppish stride. Then come soul, blues and R.B - accents that sound as if they were sweated out in the barrooms of Muscle Shoals. Capping it all are boogie-woogie rolls seemingly bound for New Orleans. "People have asked me to describe, in a couple of words, what my music ...
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A Tale Of Two Rachaels
Fans of singer/songwriter Rachael Yamagata who've been awaiting a follow up to 2004's Happenstance have twice as much reason to celebrate this fall. Yamagata is preparing to release not one, but two albums under the combined title A Record in Two Parts: Elephants…Teeth Sinking Into Heart and hit the road in support.
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Hockey Night in the Kawarthas
"There is so much young talent in our community. . . Many of them write their own music, and it's quite good. . . There might be somebody out there who gets a nice souvenir from their teenage years."
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de la Rocha returns to anti-war theme
Zach de la Rocha might be the most piercing pacifist in the music industry. The guy mostly stays out of the spotlight, unless he's bashing politicians or keeping the wild thousands at bay for raucous Rage Against the Machine shows. But his new pseudo-solo craft, One Day As A Lion, gives us the observational skills of a soldier on the brink of a skirmish without actually putting himself into ...
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Silenced sax: DMB’s Moore remembered as enthusiastic friend
LeRoi Moore: 1961-2008 PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVE MATTHEWS BAND One song into his band’s set at the Los Angeles Staples Center on Tuesday, August 19, Dave Matthews managed to silence the nearly 20,000 fans. “We got some bad news today,” he told the crowd. “LeRoi gave up his ghost.” Hours before Matthews had uttered the words, Dave Matthews Band saxophonist and founding member ...
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North West Evening Mail
UP to 2,000 music fans helped Barrow Live! rock the town as the second annual music festival kicked off yesterday.
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'SteveSongs' usher in the latest releases
PBS Kids viewers are probably familiar with Steve Roslonek, aka Mr. Steve, and his "SteveSongs." Now, a new collection of the award-winning songwriter's music is coming to DVD with "SteveSongs: The Marvelous Music Adventures." Apparently not content with just a concert video, Roslonek also is including live-action and animated videos, outtakes and interviews. There's also a bonus music CD. For ...
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Fatboy Slim - Fatboy Slim Hails Jay-zs Glastonbury Performance
Rapper JAY-Z has changed the future of music festivals following his controversial performance at the U.K's Glastonbury festival, according to British DJ FATBOY SLIM. ...
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Fatboy Slim - Fatboy Slim Tips Son To Become A Star
British DJ FATBOY SLIM has tipped his eight-year-old son to become a TV presenter. The music producer - real name Norman Cook - would love to see his son Woody hit the ...
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Hunt for Dalek parrot with classical taste
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A British couple are appealing for help in finding their missing parrot Leonard which accurately imitates Dr Who villains the Daleks, but can also reproduce parts of Beethoven's Fifth and Ninth symphonies.
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Band’s story stuff legends are made of
LUMBERTON — In 1961, a group of Campbell College kids got together, played a little folk music and began calling themselves The Legends. Forty-seven years later, some of them are now grandfathers. But they still get together for an occasional gig, proving themselves to be as legendary as ever.
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