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‘I just sing good songs’
Tue, Sep 16, 2008 (2 a.m.) The voice on the phone is unmistakable — unhurried and whiskey smooth. It’s urbane and gracious, and you can still hear a slight edge from growing up poor in Queens, N.Y.
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Metallica hit London
Metallica performed a fanclub-only show in London last night, debuting songs from new album "Death Magnetic" in the UK capital.
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A symphony for a princess
Perched on a chair, his feet tucked under him, British composer Stephen Warbeck held his breath as the orchestra brought his music to life. He said he wasn't nervous.
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First Thing Tuesday
U.S. AND WORLDVincent Yu/APAsian markets plunge on Lehman, Merrill woesGlobal financial upheaval changes view on rate cutsOn Wall St., as on Main St., a denial problemWhat MySpace Music means for AmazonOHIO AND REGIONPeoples sells off most assetsWendy's buyout gets shareholder...
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Music DVD Review: AC/DC - No Bull (Director's Cut)
For those about to rock, AC/DC’s "No Bull" is a great place to start. For those about to rock, AC/DC’s No Bull is a great place to start. Recorded live at the Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas bullfighting arena in Madrid, Spain, the DVD captures the band in the midst of their 1996 world tour in support of Ballbreaker, the album that featured the return of Phil Rudd to the drums. Director David ...
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South Africa: Exactmobile, Norm Royalty Dispute Continues
WASPA announced last week that it has reached an agreement with SARRAL whereby WASPA members who sign individually, will be granted mechanical rights for digital music sales, at a rate of 5% of the retail sales price. Exactmobile is the first WASPA member to sign with SARRAL.
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Jackdaw4 Release Theme Tune to TV's The Cup
Jackdaw4's first release following their highly acclaimed Bipolar Diversions album Following the success of their highly acclaimed Bipolar Diversions album UK’s Jackdaw4 have now released the original theme song from the football comedy television series The Cup. The Cup (Hartswood Films) is a documentary style comedy series written around the lives, events and the pushy parents of a kid’s ...
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Music Review: Lipbone Redding And The LipBone Orchestra - Party On The Fire Escape
Lipbone Redding would be better off letting his music be appreciated at face value. It is good enough to stand that scrutiny. Every once in a while some unknown will shoot up the popular music charts on the strength of the dreaded novelty song. Songs like "The Streak" would attract attention because of either their unique content or some sort of bizarre behaviour on the part of the band. Most ...
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Sony BMG in Brand-New Partnership With Flute Legend Sir James Galway
Sony BMG Masterworks announces the first recording in a new, exclusive partnership with the world's leading flute player, Sir James Galway -- O'Reilly Street, to be released on September 16 2008.
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'The President's Own' Announces 2008 Concert Tour
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band will depart Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, for its annual fall concert tour, performing 29 concerts in 31 days throughout southwestern Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan. The band will perform its first concert at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 1 at Bedford High School Auditorium in ...
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Vista Projects Turns Recycling Into Music
Vista Projects Limited, a multi-discipline Calgary-based technical engineering firm, has taken the simple, every-day task of recycling and turned it into a fundraiser for a talented young violinist.
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GRAMMY U(TM) Goes Back to School Celebrating Member Success Stories, New Membership Deal, and Kick-off Events Across ...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.----GRAMMY University Network™ — a program for students pursuing music industry careers, created by the music community's leading membership organization The Recording Academy® — heads back to school for its third year with member success stories, a new membership discount, and kick-off events in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, ...
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Monterey Jazz Festival Grounds Tickets Still Available
Grounds tickets for the 51st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival are still available, and provide access to world-class music on eight stages and an assortment of dazzling activities for kids and adults, including educational panels and conversations, clinics, international food and shopping jazz film, simulcasts from the Arena Stage and more on the oak-studded Monterey Fairgrounds September 19-21, ...
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MTV's TRL ending in November
NEW YORK — Time to start the countdown clock on MTV's countdown era: "Total Request Live" will soon leave the air after 10 years. Dave Sirulnick, executive producer of "TRL," said Monday that the music video countdown show will conclude in a two-hour special on a Saturday afternoon in November.
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Sports newsmakers: Manny brings the music to L.A.
Manny brings the music
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Judge will allow women to testify against Spector
A judge says five women who testified that Phil Spector threatened them with a gun in the music producer's first murder trial will testify again in his second trial. Spector...
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7Digital adds Sony BMG to DRM-free MP3 catalogue
Customers offered 2 free albums Sony BMG, the final major music label to hold out against selling its catalogue of music as unrestricted MP3s, has agreed a deal with online digital music service 7Digital.
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Concert Review: Audible Thought - September 12,2008 Beacon, NY
Local music, always worth the time. Local music is an absolutely wonderful thing. Something that I may not be taking advantage of as much as I could, or should. What you will find on the local circuit, wherever you are, are the stars of tomorrow. The big national acts you already know and love had to come from somewhere, they do not magically appear on the big scene. They started in...
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Sound problems hurt concert in new stadium
INDIANAPOLIS — Garbled sound marred the debut concert at Lucas Oil Stadium, and building officials say they're interested in hearing complaints. Country star Kenny Chesney headlined Saturday's eight-hour event that featured six acts and drew 52,000 attendees.
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Board highlights plans for Festival of Grapes
SILVER CREEK -- Final preparations for the Festival of Grapes, which opens Thursday in the Village of Silver Creek, were highlighted Monday night during the regular meeting of the Village Board.
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Genevieve Maitland Hudson: A new French dance could have reinvented cool
Genevieve Maitland Hudson: If the latest music and dance craze makes it across the Channel, will the French finally have reinvented cool?
Guardian Unlimited |
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'Ragweed' crosses State Theatre
"Red Dirt" royalty Cross Canadian Ragweed is set to bring its beer-brawling, raucous alt-country road show to State Theatre tonight along with Austin compadres The Band of Heathens.
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Ad placements deceive customers
It was just yesterday, Monday, Sept. 15. I was out and about cruising campus in the freshest of rides: my 1998 Nissan Sentra. Two of my four automatic windows still function, so I had both of those rolled down. I was blasting the local rhythm and blues station from my radio, and the mellifluous voice of singer/entertainer Chris Brown and his hit single "Forever" was emanating powerfully from my ...
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Zavvi plays to win with good first year
A BOOM in computer game sales has helped music and entertainment chain Zavvi avoid the worst of a consumer downturn.
The Scotsman: Business |
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Best Buy acquires Napster for $127M
CHICAGO — Napster Inc., the online music community that rose from a dorm-room project to became the scourge of the global recording industry, is being purchased by Best Buy Inc. for nearly $127 million as the electronics retailer tries to boost its digital music business.
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