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Apple posts first TV ad for second-gen iPod touch
Apple has posted an online copy of the first TV ad for the second-generation iPod touch. The ad concentrates primarily on the gaming capabilities of the Touch, and highlights titles currently sold through the App Store, such as Super Monkey Ball and a variety of racing and puzzle titles. The spot concludes with a user going back to music, and Apple's new marketing slogan for the device, "The ...
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Mexico's Cafe Tacuba leads Latin Grammy nominations
Mexican rock group Cafe Tacuba led the field of Latin Grammy contenders on Wednesday, picking up six nominations in a list that recognized new talent like singer-songwriter Kany Garcia of Puerto Rico and established superstars like Andres Calamaro.
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How country are they?
Rascal Flatts, the trio of Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, has been frowned upon by critics who say their music is too pop, their image is too pretty, the group is the boy band of Nashville. So we decided to hold the band up to the light and examine everything from the cars they drive to the lyrics they sing. Just how country are they? Read on.
Peoria Journal Star |
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Mexico's Cafe Tacuba leads Latin Grammy nominations
Mexican rock group Cafe Tacuba led the field of Latin Grammy contenders on Wednesday, picking up six nominations in a list that recognized new talent like singer-songwriter Kany Garcia of Puerto Rico and established superstars like Andres Calamaro.
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3:29 p.m.: Chesney leads CMA nods with 7
NASHVILLE — Kenny Chesney, the Country Music Association’s reigning entertainer of the year, dominated the CMA Award nominations on Wednesday with seven, including album of the year.
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Vibrant Media: Annoying In-Text Ads Now Annoying (If Slightly More Relevant) Content Service
Anecdotally speaking, in-text ads tend to rank pretty highly on most users' personal "annoyance meter." But Vibrant Media, which provides some of those nettlesome rollover ads, is beta testing a new service that will show additional links to other related articles, music and videos on a site a user is already on. The New York company plans to test its Vibrant Related Content service with about ...
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Bruce IPM less than 1 week away
With the excitement of the International Plowing Match only days away, everyone involved is hard at work to put on Canada’s largest outdoor exhibition. The IPM hosted a Media Day Thursday, Sept. 4 to showcase what people should expect at the rural festival.
Wingham Advance-Times |
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Book Review - The New York Dolls: Photographs by Bob Gruen
For a band that's too big for one medium, Bob Gruen's photography at least captures the New York Dolls' glamorous side. A punk rock coffee table book sounds like an oxymoron; one of the most dangerous, confrontational, aggressive genres of music being something to look over with tea from your friends at church? If Bob Gruen’s New York Dolls Photographs is on any coffee tables, some would say, ...
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WELCOME GUEST! Manet's "Olympia," Titian's "Venus delighting herself with Love and Music" and Goya's "La Maja desnuda" are to hang with other illustrious nudes alongside Picasso's very own in an unprecedented exhibition next month on "painting learning from painting."
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SCV Rock Star Amateur finalists unveiled
By Stephen K. Peeples Signal Online Editor speeples@the-signal.com 661-259-1234 x521 Posted: Sept. 10, 2008 11:50 a.m. North of Paradise Leather, Johnny Strat and Aaron Wong are the three finalists who received the most online votes in the Amateur category of The-Signal.com's SCV Rock Star contest.
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Lakota musicians to dominate at state jazz performance
Nearly half of the All-State Jazz participants will come from the Lakota Local School District this year.
The Hamilton Journal News |
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Music Therapy Improves Well-Being of Very Ill Patients
Title: Music Therapy Improves Well-Being of Very Ill Patients Category: Health News Created: 9/10/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/10/2008 2:00:01 AM
MedicineNet.com |
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Reports of my death are exaggerated, says Steve Jobs
At an event organised to unveil the new versions of Apple's popular iPod music player, CEO Steve Jobs joked about the state of his much-discussed health.
The Times of India |
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Deport VFD hosts fellowship event
The Deport Volunteer Fire Department is hosting an evening of music, fellowship and food at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Deport Fire Station. The event is free, but donations to the fire department are welcome. Free hot dogs, beans and chips will be served in the fire department bays.
The Paris News |
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Jarvis Cocker Heads Up Rough Trade Anniversary Tour
Photo by Karra McDonald Rough Trade Records , the UK indie label juggernaut, turns 30 this year. Also turning 30 this year: the musical career of Jarvis Cocker . (In a press release, Cocker claims that the first incarnation of the late, great Pulp was dreamt up during an Economics class in October of 1978.) How fitting, then, that Jarvis will head up the "Looking Rough at 30" tour, ...
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200th birthday bash this weekend
VERNON — Downtown Rockville is going rock this weekend as the town celebrates its 200th birthday with a variety of events that include antique cars, rock ‘n’ roll, rubber ducky races, and a torchlight parade.
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Highly Anticipated 3rd Annual 'Shrimp & Grits: The Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival' Kicks Off Sept. 19
Join the Jekyll Island Authority, the Georgia Shrimp Association, and the Georgia Tourism Foundation for the only event in the Southeast dedicated to celebrating two southern favorites - shrimp and grits!
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Toby Keith brings country sound to Blossom
Toby Keith does not suffer fools gladly. You do things the right way -- which means his way -- or you do them somewhere else, with someone else. The Oklahoma native, who headlines at Blossom on Saturday, has made a career of carving his own path. Sometimes, it's worked against him.
The Plain Dealer |
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Studios zoom in on small-budget films for profits
Farhan Akhtar's musical flick, Rock On, has been rocking for Anil Ambani's Reliance Entertainment. In the first week after its release, the movie, with a small budget of Rs 8-9 crore, has recovered its cost of production.
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Estelle leads Mobo nominations
R&B star Estelle leads the way at this year's Music of Black Origin (Mobo) Awards with five nominations.
BBC News |
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The Jonas Brothers rock premiere
US teen band The Jonas Brothers delight hundreds of screaming fans at the European premiere of Camp Rock in London.
BBC News |
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Prince - Legal Battle Over Prince Song On Web
Pop superstar PRINCE's record company is battling a woman who posted a video of her child dancing to one of his songs on YouTube. Stephanie Lenz uploaded the 29-second ...
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Kenny Chesney - Chesney Handed Seven Cma Awards Nominations
KENNY CHESNEY looks set to steal the show at the 2008 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, after landing seven nominations. The rocker will contend for Entertainer of ...
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Quincy Troupe
Music fans know Quincy Troupe as the writer who helped pen the life story of one of America’s most influential musicians, Miles Davis. Miles: The Autobiography won the American Book Award and is easily a top-fiver on any popular music must-read list. But Troupe is also a celebrated poet whose l ...
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Metropolis
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) was one of the first sci-fi movies ever made, and it’s still considered among the best. As part of the KUHF Classic Film Concert series, this screening is a great opportunity to see the silent film as it ought to be seen — on a big screen accompanied by ...
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