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David Jones, Respected English Director, Dies at 74
David Jones, the respected if undersung English director who forged career relationships with major stage figures such as playwright Harold Pinter and actors Patrick Stewart and Ben Kingsley, and helped rehabilitate the reputation of Gorky as a playwright, died on Sept. 18 in Rockport, ME, where he lived. He was 74.
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New Music: Jóhann Jóhannsson: "The Rocket Builder" [MP3/Stream]
When we last heard from the Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson , on IBM 1401 - A User's Manual , his sixty-piece string orchestra was often-- however improbably-- dwarfed by the old reel-to-reel recordings culled from an antiquated computer mainframe he blended with it. On "The Rocket Builder", from his forthcoming album Fordlandia (the second album in a proposed triology exploring ...
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'Redneck Woman' show Saturday in Indio
Gretchen Wilson is coming to Indio on Saturday. This country singer, who symbolizes redneck culture better than a Jeff Foxworthy joke, really was actually raised in trailer parks among corn fields and pig farms in Illinois.
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Underwood tabbed as CMA Awards co-host
Carrie Underwood, who performed Tuesday night at the Kansas Expocentre, will co-host “The 42nd Annual CMA Awards” on Nov. 12, the Country Music Association announced today.
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Nokia takes on Apple in music, touch-screen phones (Reuters)
LONDON (Reuters) - Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, launched its free music package on Thursday, issuing a challenge to Apple Inc's dominance of the digital music market.
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Nokia takes on Apple in music, touch-screen phones
Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, launched its free music package on Thursday, issuing a challenge to Apple Inc's dominance of the digital music market.
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Calendar: Scale down with some folk music
If you didn’t have your fill of jazz after two weekends of it, this is the place to be. Fort Worth’s own Johnny Reno appears on Thursday, Oct. 2. Part-owner of the Scat, Ricki Derek performs on Friday night with a mix of jazz and swing.
Fort Worth Business Press |
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Amit Paul plans to help budding NE singers
Itanagar, Oct 2 : Though he lost the grand finale of the musical extravaganza 'Indian Idol' by a whisker, Amit Paul, the musical sensation from the North East, believes in keeping alive the competition as he plans to help the budding singers from the region to groom.
New Kerala |
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Nokia challenges iTunes
World's top mobile phone maker launches its free music package today, challenging Apple's dominance of the digital music market
The Globe and Mail |
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Review: Creative Xdock Wireless Music System for iPod
If you want to listen to your iPod's audio in multiple locations, Creative's Xdock Wireless Music System is one option, although it doesn't come cheap.
Macworld |
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MP3tunes' Robertson Claims Legal Win
Michael Robertson, the former founder of MP3.com and CEO of San Diego-based MP3tunes, an online music storage service, is claiming a win this morning in a lawsuit filed against Robertson by EMI. According to Robertson in an email, the court has dismissed claims against Robertson, who had been named personally in addition to MP3tunes, for copyright infringement related to the firm's service for ...
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Apple Harvest is back again
Fortuna's celebration of autumn, the harvest season and everything apple: the Apple Harvest Festival is Saturday Oct. 4. The event covers most of Fortuna, with hay wagon rides connecting the four festival locations and providing an entertaining ride as well.
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'Twilight' Author Reveals Musical Inspirations!
The lead single off the Twilight movie soundtrack -- Paramore's "Decode" -- hit the web yesterday, further fueling anticipation behind the upcoming film adaptation of the vampire-romance series and its soundtrack, out Nov. 4. But while we wait for the full tracklisting, blood-thirsty fans seeking clues on the sure-to-be-hot collection can check out Twilight author Stephenie Meyer's ...
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Uganda orphans’ choir touches the heart of Braintree
It is a far cry from their home in a small village on a plateau in Uganda where 1,500 orphans live in tiny homes with other eight orphans, each under the care of a “mama,” a woman widowed by the chaos of the country.
Braintree Forum |
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Community Concert to feature ‘American Jukebox’
The Canton Community Concert Association presents "American Jukebox!" at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5 at the Canton High School Auditorium.
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Scenic Drive sites ready for visitors
The 41st Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive Fall Festival will be held Oct. 3, 4, 11, and 12 in Fulton County.
The Canton Daily Ledger |
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Guitarist finds perfect fit leading organ trio
JERRY McCREA/THE STAR-LEDGERJazz guitarist Bob DeVos is surrounded by instruments in the rehearsal space at his home in West Orange. Bob DeVos Organ Trio. When: 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m., Saturday. Where: Trumpets Jazz Club, 6 Depot Square, Montclair. Howmuch: $15 music...
The Star-Ledger |
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Nokia Comes With Music officially launches October 16, 5310 XpressMusic eats first
Filed under: Cellphones , Portable Audio The 5800 XpressMusic is stealing the lion's share of the spotlight today, but the first S60 5th Edition handset out there actually isn't the first to get hooked up with Nokia's all-you-can-eat Comes With Music service. That honor will instead go to the lowly 5310 XpressMusic candybar, which will get access to about 2 million track ...
Engadget |
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The Orchard Tapped as Premier Independent Music Provider for Launch of Comes with Music from Nokia
LONDON & NEW YORK----Nokia has tapped The Orchard , a global leader in music and entertainment, to serve as its premier independent provider for the launch of Comes with Music, which was announced earlier today in London.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Nokia takes on the iPhone with the 5800 XpressMusic
Nokia's unlimited mobile music service and new touchscreen handset will launch in the UK in two week's time. By Richard Wray
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UP CLOSE AND CINEMATICAL: Film Festival - a 'reel' success
It's a beautiful day in downtown San Diego, the birds are chirping, people are bustling about and taxi drivers are cussing and honking in sync. A plethora of people are making their way to the San Diego Film Festival, the city's seventh tribute to up-and-coming filmmakers, actors, artists and producer/directors. The four-day festival presented more than 75 features, including full-length films, ...
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FOR YOUR EARS ONLY: Earth to Earthless
Keeping the spirit of artistry in music alive, the power trio Earthless combines the two seemingly incompatible genres of metal and psychedelic rock as it unleashes a psyche-metal jam session at the annual Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Holland. Released by Tee Pee Records, the album's creation itself is as interesting as the music on the disk.
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Bring the kids to the Louisiana Book Festival
John Oubre / The AdvocateCharlane Cress, right, shares a fun moment with Ethan Herren, left, age 3, at last year's Louisiana Book Festival, which, this year, opens on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 10 a.m. in Baton Rouge. Old photos of...
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CITY SCENE
Forget that you have a looming paper deadline, or maybe you are still recovering from the previous night's wild antics. Either way, get out of the house and go see some live music! Your body, mind and ears will thank you.
Daily Aztec |
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A swingin' good time
Sunday is going to be quite a night for western swing enthusiasts, what with two country bands releasing two new projects simultaneously at The Center for the Arts.
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