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‘Mad Men’ wins top drama
LOS ANGELES — The sleek ’60s drama ‘‘Mad Men’’ won the top dramatic series prize at the Emmy Awards on Sunday night, while the sitcom ‘‘30 Rock’’ and its stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin also emerged as big winners.
Central Plains Herald-Leader |
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Review: Sara Evans’ voice soars through tight set
In terms of stage craft, country singer Sara Evans isn’t much of a performer. Throughout her 90-minute concert, Evans didn’t do much more than pace the stage, stopping to vamp for digital cameras and pulling a few moves from the Celine Dion handbook on performance. (Outstretched arms? Check. Eyes to the heavens? Check. Chest thumping? Thankfully no.)
Naples Daily News |
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Bon Jovi Slighted By Rock Hall Of Fame
The influential New Jersey rock band was ignored by music critics in the first year it could be nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.
FOX 29 Philadelphia |
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It's Wynton Marsalis week
For three crowded days, Wynton Marsalis is dominating the local music scene. He talks, he teaches, he trumpets. He’s also premiering a piece co-commissioned by the Wharton Center.
DeWitt-Bath Review |
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A triple-header of 80's rock music
Nelson, FireHouse, & Great White bring back memories at Penn's Peak event
Times News |
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Park Elementary to get new music room, office space
Park Elementary School is the next Hudsonville Public School district building in line for an expansion. Dave Alphenaar, with GMB Architects, joined Superintendent Roxanne DeWeerd and business manager Art Bolt last week at an information presentation before the Hudsonville Planning Commission.
MLive.com |
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Nazareth Arts Center gets state grant
The money includes $3 million for the Arts Center renovation and $1 million to address immediate needs of the rapidly-growing music program.
MPNnow.com |
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Using Computers for Sophisticated Music Analysis
Tom Avril writes "Need an accompaniment for your melody? Seeking a virtual dancer to try out your new choreography? Or perhaps you're making a new TV commercial, and you need a snippet of music that sounds something like Radiohead, but a bit more mellow. Increasingly, sophisticated software can help with these sorts of tasks. We got a look at the latest from the nascent field of Music ...
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Same Song, DRM-Free Medium: SanDisk Sells Albums on Memory Cards
What do Metallica and SanDisk have in common? For both, the memory remains. The metal band was singing about faded rock stars trapped in their glory days. The data storage company, however, is hoping that music-filled 1GB microSD memory cards will lure in consumers who fondly remember when their favorite songs were purchased on albums preloaded on physical media and weren't downloaded via the ...
TechNewsWorld.com |
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SanDisk "micro-card" music competes with CDs
SanDisk on Monday announced it is taking on the compact disk (CD) industry by selling tunes on flash memory "micro-cards" that fit into mobile telephones and MP3 players.
AFP via Yahoo! News |
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SanDisk "micro-card" music competes with CDs
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - SanDisk on Monday announced it is taking on the compact disk (CD) industry by selling tunes on flash memory "micro-cards" that fit into mobile telephones and MP3 players.
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Run-D.M.C., Metallica nominated for Rock Hall
CLEVELAND (AP) — Run-D.M.C. could "Walk This Way" into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Dugger Coal Festival underway this week
The 29th Dugger Coal Festival kicks off Monday and will run through Sunday. The annual parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday. "A Little Town is..." is this year's parade theme, noted Jon Dobbins, parade coordinator.
Greene County Daily World |
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The Alamance Scene; Fund-raiser helps families pay for funerals
Shallow Ford Christian Church will hold its annual fall festival, Brunswick stew and bake sale Sept. 27 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the church. To place an order, call the church at 584-6646, leave your name, number and the number of quarts you would like.
Burlington Times-News |
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New series ready to rock York
York indie music fans can stop complaining. Three local organizations -- Fresh York, The Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center and WXPN -- want to appeal to their tastes.
York Daily Record |
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Low-rated 'Mad Men' and '30 Rock' win top Emmys
Millions watched "Mad Men" make history on ABC as basic cable's first show to win a best drama award at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Way up the tuner on AMC, a tiny sliver of that audience watched the most recent "Mad Men." Same scenario for "30 Rock," which nabbed four trophies Sunday night.
Asbury Park Press |
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Music Review: Buckcherry's 'Black Butterfly' soars
Buckcherry, "Black Butterfly" (Atlantic)
AP via Yahoo! News |
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Iggy Pop band the Stooges nominated for Rock Hall
Associated Press - September 22, 2008 4:44 PM ET CLEVELAND (AP) - Run-D.M.C. could "Walk This Way" into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation is...
WTOL 11 Toledo |
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Leonard Cohen concert – a moment of genuine Beauty
Bucharest – What could someone say after a Leonard Cohen concert? That it was a unique moment in one’s life? That the legend and the fame that preceded him is pale comparing with the live experience of his ‘Golden’ voice and mesmerizing presence?
Nine O'Clock |
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Art and Science, Virtual and Real, Under One Big Roof
Eight years and $200 million in the making, the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center aims to be a technological pleasure dome for the mind and senses.
New York Times |
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Cuban hurricane benefit at First Ave.
Tuesday's show will benefit Ike victims with music by Charanga Tropical, Maria Isa and more.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Ted's Got Macca's Back
Ignoring death threats from extremists, Paul McCartney is scheduled to play Israel this Thursday. Now McCartney has received an unsolicited offer of protection from an another music artist.
POLLSTAR |
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Music, dancers highlight this year's Irish Country Fair
Irish dancers from the Mayer School of Irish Dance in Brentwood found their studio flooded as a result of the rain brought by damaging storms Sept. 14.
Kirkwood-Webster Journal |
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Bedbugs, Max and the Truffle Pig and Play It Cool Extend NYMF Runs
The NYMF productions of Bedbugs!!!, Max and the Truffle Pig and Play It Cool have added additional performances to their festival schedules.
Playbill |
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Music Review: Plain White T's Take The Safe Route
Plain White T's, "Big Bad World" (Hollywood)
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