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Labor Day Weekend Marathon on Gospel Music Channel
ATLANTA, Aug. 28 / Christian Newswire / -- While the Democrats and Republicans convene, an all-star line-up of Gospel/Christian music artists will be working for votes this Labor Day Weekend when Gospel Music Channel presents a Top Spins Labor Day Weekend Video Marathon.
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Hotels line up special treats for Ramadan
ALMOST all the hotels in Qatar have decked themselves up, both inside and outside, for the holy month of Ramadan, due to begin on Monday. They provide distinctive treats to make the evenings come alive with special tents, traditional food, music and activities.
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Convention Diary
* Assorted celebrities penetrated the Pepsi Centre for the dramas of Wednesday night including two African-American stars anxious to show their solidarity for Barack Obama, the rapper Kanye West and the actor Jamie Foxx. An invitation-only concert with West culminated with Foxx climbing on stage for a rap duet. Elsewhere in town, a luncheon for the Democratic Party featured two film stars with ...
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David Hammond: Film-maker and singer
The sheer range of David Hammond's interests and activities defied easy definition. Some thought of him as a teacher, others as a documentary-maker, or a musician, broadcaster, writer or singer.
Independent |
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THE BUZZ: 'Pec plays on consistency
The country's changed. The last decade or so, everything's changed. Denver's changed. But the 'Pec hasn't changed.
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Band aside, Stugera making name for himself in different light
DUGGER -- As kids growing up most everyone has ambitions of being a famous athlete or pursuing a highly respected field for our career path. Union (Dugger) senior football player Brandon Stugera wanted to be in a rock band.
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New generation brings polish to city’s brass band
They’re bold, bright and, most importantly, brassy. Up-and-coming musicians Joshua Vernon, Jack Maddison, Rebecca Coppins and Chloe Matthews are the new faces of Maitland City Brass Band and the people who are tipped to carry it into the next generation.
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Food, music, and fireworks planned for Labor Day weekend
For food, music and a spectacular fireworks display don't miss the eighth annual Labor Day Celebration at the Triple H Gun Club south of Linton.
Greene County Daily World |
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Does It Offend You, Yeah? launches synth-pop offensive
It doesn't take a detective, or a musicologist, to figure out where the band called Does It Offend You, Yeah? took its influences from. One listen to its debut CD, "You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into," and you'll know precisely what they're into.
New York Daily News |
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Cultures combining for Red Ochre event
All the cultures that make Dubbo unique will combine on Sunday September 14 for the annual Red Ochre Festival.
Daily Liberal |
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Scott Thill: Infecting Nike, Initiating Obama: An Interview With Saul Williams
Williams:"At the end of the day, I think its a dangerous decision for Nike to popularize a song like "List of Demands." My belief in the power of music tells me that it could possibly work against them."
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Mark Stuart Plays At Charles And Myrtle's Saturday
Mark Stuart will play at Charles and Myrtle’s Coffeehouse on Saturday at 8 p.m. There is a $10 suggested donation at the door. Mark Stuart is a veteran artist of the folk/Americana music circuit.
The Chattanoogan |
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Disharmony at iTunes
Five billion and counting fast. That is how many songs have been downloaded since Apple's iTunes music store flung open its digital doors in 2003, putting more than 8 million individual tracks within a click and a dollar of anyone with a computer. It is a phenomenal success. More than two-thirds of all paid-for downloads are bought from iTunes, and the store is now the biggest music retailer in ...
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Slippin': Ten Years With The Bloods, Volume 1
LOS ANGELES----When it comes to his passion for breaking new talent, Morey Alexander is unstoppable. Currently celebrating an incredible 50 years in the music business, the famed "Godfather of Gangsta Rap"--who launched the careers of genre pioneers N.W.A., Easy-E, Ice Cube, Mellow Man Ace, Kid Frost and Dr.
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EFF Urges Copyright Office to Fix Digital Music Mess, but Carefully
In comments filed today, EFF joined with other public interest and consumer groups in urging the Copyright Office to clarify the process for licensing digital music services, but to steer clear of larger digital copyright controversies.
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Matthew Mundy: McCain's 9-11
Apparently the POW story, for all of its consistency of use, has no consistency of message. Topless contests, music taste, seven homes, torture? POW, POW, POW, flop.
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Sir Paul McCartney announces gig in Israeli capital
Music legend Paul McCartney is to stage his first concert in Israel next month, four decades after the Beatles were barred from playing there, he said on his Web site Thursday. Along with the late-John Lennon, the 66-year-old former Beatle and peer of the realm wrote most of the band's songs in the 1960s.
The Daily Star Lebannon |
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News & Star
Five men crammed in a one-bedroom flat, a 12-string acoustic guitar with only six strings and three months worth of giros. That’s what it takes to make it big.
The News and Star |
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Michael Phelps To Present at MTV Awards
He does comedy, writes books, and mixes it up with the hottest stars in music and Hollywood. With all this, who needs swimming? Certainly not Michael Phelps — not anymore, at least. But as a presenter at the 2008 Video Music Awards, all that fresh Olympic bling will certainly help. The swimmer, who took home a record-breaking eight gold medals from the Beijing Games, joins Miley Cyrus, Scarlett ...
The New York Sun |
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Stagecoach to return to two-day schedule
The Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio will return to being a two-day festival in 2009.
The Desert Sun |
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Man Fatally Shot on Seward St. Porch
We're learning more about the 23-year-old Rochester man gunned down on the front porch of a Seward Street home Wednesday night. Family described Michael Johnson Jr. as “friendly, respectful and private.” They said he enjoyed writing music lyrics and was a hard worker.
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A common theme: Labor Day concert to be held in Norwell Center
Paul Jevne and Laurie Detwiler of The Jevne Team at Coldwell Banker are hoping to get another tradition started this weekend with a free Picnic on the Common on Labor Day – Monday, Sept. 1.
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Festival a chance to see new footbridge
ONE of the highlights for locals at this weekend’s Yarrahapinni Festival will be the official opening of the new Stuarts Point footbridge across the river.
The Maclay Argus |
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Logitech’s Slim Devices intros Squeezebox Boom network player
Slim Devices, a company Logitech acquired in October of 2006, today announced its Squeezebox Boom “all-in-one” network music player, which promises to deliver a wireless Internet music experience throughout your home. It’s a natural evolution for Slim Devices, but we are still waiting for an integration of the technology with other Logitech devices.
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Theater seeks sound solutions
The concert performed by Billy Bob Thornton and his band Tuesday at the Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts was well-received, but some patrons took issue with the sound.
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