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Meet Millican, Man Behind London's $185 Million New Arts Venue
``My passion is to see that the music and art here are the best,'' he said, looking at his gleaming 100 million pound ($185 million) creation. ``I don't want to build any more buildings.''
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Customers Say Musician Scammed Them
Police searching for suspect
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Crank up the Bakersfield Sound with FattKatt and local legends
A CD release, a "Blast from the Past" reunion and the 79th birthday celebration of a classic Bakersfield Sound guitarist will be rolled into one big rafter-shaking party at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace Thursday. "It's going to be quite a package. ... The public will get their money's worth," said guitarist Tommy Hays. Especially because the event is free.
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MySpace debut for new Oasis album
LONDON -- British rock band Oasis are to launch their new album "Dig Out Your Soul" on an Internet social networking site on Wednesday, a MySpace spokeswoman said.
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Discovering Krautrock in Germany
Few scenes in rock history have won such fame abroad yet been so overlooked at home as the wave of music West Germany spawned in the late 1960s known as Krautrock.
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Metallica Gets Mad as Cash Rolls in; Charlie Haden Goes Country
Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- In the last month, my iPod has been full of wildly different sounds, including some back-to-basics metal courtesy of Metallica and a country-flavored record from jazz bassist Charlie Haden . While Metallica's ``Death Magnetic'' has predictably been ruling the charts, Haden's ``Rambling Boy'' is an unexpected gem and deserves your attention.
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Teacher Accused Of Possessing Child Porn
A metro music teacher has been accused of crimes involving children.
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Bakersfield band gets break with new Web-based musician showcase
Despite the fact that the Internet and home music production software has made it possible for anyone to promote real or imagined musical talent, the music business hasn't changed: If you want to have an important career in music, you still need an army of music industry professionals working for you. But how do you recruit such an army? Ask The Councilmen, a local trio that has earned a ...
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Dog show a howling good time
JFK Hartwyck at Edison Estates, a long-term care and rehabilitation center, held its first dog show on Saturday, Sept. 27. Residents, family and friends were invited to share an afternoon of competition, refreshments, and all the dance music a person can handle.
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Dance-a-thon to benefit foundation at Middlesex Co. College
Q uo Vadis, the student newspaper at Middlesex County College, will sponsor a dance-a-thon with the Prodigal Foundation Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Woodbridge, to benefit children affected by cancer. It will be held from 6 p.m. to midnight on Oct. 17 in the College Center on the Edison campus.
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Concert held for Habitat
Metuchen High School's auditorium rocked out for a cause Friday night to the sounds of great bands, the taste of root beer floats, and the feeling of giving back to others in need, as Sam Kovach Orr raised $3,975 for Greater Plainfield Habitat for Humanity.
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Cinema: A.R. Rahman’s songs the attraction
JUST when you thought Tamil movie producers were moving away from college romance and love triangles, they come up with another one. Yes, Sakkarakatti deals with college love.
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Daedalus String Quartet Performs at Laidlaw
The Daedalus String Quartet performed at the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center on Sept. 18. Daedalus, a combined effort of Min-Young Kim, violin; Kyu-Young Kim, violin; Jessica Thompson, viola; and Raman Ramakrishnan, cello was established in 2000. The program consisted of String Quartet in G minor, Op.
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'Voices' art exhibit to open at MCC on Oct. 5
Edison Arts Society announced that the art exhibit "Voices" will open at the studio gallery of Middlesex County College. An opening reception will be held 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. Refreshments will be served, and music will be provided by the Cornell A Capella ensemble Key Elements under the director Aaron Rubin. All are welcome, and there will be no admission charge.
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RomanStreet performs at Serda's
If you are looking for some good coffeehouse music infused with a Spanish flavor, then RomanStreet is a band you should check out. The local quintet is known for "Gypsy Jazz," according to its Web site. I saw only two of RomanStreet's musicians perform Sept.
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Chronic Blues to play Launching Pad stage at Bayfest
It was a warm, spring night in 2006 when a future writer strolled down Mobile's Dauphin Street in search of her friends. As she wove through the crowds, the vibrant rhythms of Stevie Ray Vaughn's "Pride and Joy" were blasting from Boo Radley's. Mesmerized, she stopped long enough to peek inside the window.
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Bayfest features popular artists
The 14th annual Bayfest Music Festival will take over the streets of downtown Mobile on Oct. 3-5. More than 125 local and national music acts ranging in various styles will be sure to please most musical tastes. Some of the acts that are to perform are Darius Rucker, Nelly and Buckcherry, who all released new albums within the past few weeks.
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Memoir on Bayfest 2006: a night to remember
I remember my first Bayfest experience as if it were yesterday. Growing up here in Mobile, I was never interested in attending the festival. I am not sure if it was just because there were never really any bands that interested me or if it was just because my parents never took me.
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HOPEWELL: A psych rock opera success story
Imagine completely floating through in a musical journey guiding you to the front row seats of a space rock opera about the erratic life of a touring band. Hopewell's 2005 sophomore effort 'Hopewell And The Birds of Appetite' does the just the trick.
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Stones' ex-manager sets record straight
When Sam Cutler reunited with the Rolling Stones four decades after he was dropped as their tour manager, he was warmly greeted by rock and roll standards. "F**k me, Sam Cutler. Or should I say f*
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Cinema: A.R. Rahman’s songs the attraction
SAKKARAKATTI (Tamil) directed by Kalaprabhu Starring Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Ishita, Vedhika
The New Straits Times |
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A whole lotta fakin' goin' on! At the Porthcawl Elvis Festival anyone can be the King for a day
Welcome to the Porthcawl Elvis Festival - now in its fifth year, Europe's biggest Elvis festival and, according to all involved, a key event on the international Elvis calendar.
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Capitol Hill club files suit to stay open
Neighbours nightclub, a longtime institution in Capitol Hill and Seattle's gay community, has filed a lawsuit trying to keep the music going at the club.
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Madeleine Bunting on Nigel Osborne's music project with Lolui's huge rocky boulders in Uganda and
What can a load of giant boulders in Uganda tell us about music? Madeleine Bunting on a UK concert series inspired by the pure sound of ancient gongs
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Camille Gavin: Oh, what a beautiful evening for 'Oklahoma!' fans
One of the best things about the songs in "Oklahoma!" is something I call their "singability." Even people who claim to be tone-deaf can belt out the first four syllables of the title song. And they'll do it with gusto. What's more, I'm willing to bet that anyone who attends Bakersfield Music Theatre's Saturday night opening of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical will be humming along -- ...
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