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Local Licks
Dizzy Balloon , Dizzy Balloon . The teenage pop-rock quintet formerly known as Panda sounds more polished on this official full-length debut than ever before, but doesn't discount its boyish charm.
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Birdmonster, Tamed
The young San Francisco rockers in Birdmonster took a decidedly mellower turn for their latest album From the Mountain to the Sea . When the band pulls into Popscene at 330 Ritch Street in San Francisco October 16 to debut its new material, it'll do so armed with mandolins and banjos.
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Erosion of Rock
Howe Gelb has been called "the godfather of alt-country," and his sound is consistently described in terms of the desert and Southwest. So it's not surprising that the press release for his band Giant Sand's newest album, proVISIONS , is rife with the stereotypical remarks about tumbling tumbleweeds and dusty ravines.
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CRITIC'S CHOICE
California Symphony I'm not sure whether to applaud or run for cover. Barry Jekowsky, music director of the California Symphony, has recruited former Cirque du Soleil hand-balancing artists IouriSafronov and Nikolai Meinkov to perform in, of all things, Samuel Barber's beloved Adagio for Strings.
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Mystery Girl Announces Spiritualized
Spiritualized have been invited by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds to play the first ever All Tomorrows Parties festival in Australia . While they were down here they thought they'd make their very first trip to New Zealand.
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Court To Rule On Georgian Claim Against Russia
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will deliver a ruling next week on Georgia’s claim against Russia that it has breached a global pact against racial discrimination.
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Gilley announces new site for Country Crossing, land deal finalized
Developer Ronnie Gilley has confirmed that he has closed on property for the Country Crossing project and that the tentative groundbreaking for the entertainment venue will be on Oct. 27.
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Weird 'Science' worth paying for
I don't usually buy CDs. Most of the time a friend will burn me a copy of a band they recommend or I will just download music online. At first glance the members of TVOTR all look like average men, but "Science" proves that they are more than just an average band.
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Click-to-buy links for songs, games added to YouTube
YouTube is adding links to Amazon.com and the iTunes Store from the pages of thousands of its videos, making it easier for people to buy an MP3 they hear or a video game that looks good.
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Music school reaching out to young Barbadians
Young musicians interested in advancing their skills and knowledge of the ins and outs of the music industry have been offered the opportunity to study at one of the world s leading contemporary music schools.
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Clothes make the man in “Phantom”
If the music and the story line of Phantom of the Opera don't catch your eye the costumes will.
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Million Dollar Dress Launches Festival Of Poker
Celebrating the inaugural SKYCITY Festival of Poker, Amber Peebles wore a specially designed chip dress worth $1 million at the SKYCITY Lee Nelson and Brooke Howard-Smith Celebrity & Media Invitational poker tournament last night.
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Television - Entertainment
You could barely hear the stars of 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year' over the screams of fans at the film's British premiere in London.
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Family Fall Festival a fundraiser for school
To raise money for the St. Joseph Academy, a day with live music, games and entertainment is planned for Oct. 19 at the school’s campus in Adrian.
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CD Reviews: A roundup of new music releases
Jolie Holland
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Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman
On his second album as the Nightwatchman, Morello's folk-singing alter ego, the guitarist drops a few rock tunes into the mix, but anyone expecting the pyrotechnics of his work with Rage Against the Machine or Audioslave will be disappointed.
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Nokia Comes with Music must come with operators
Nokia Siemens has won a tender to expand the GSM network owned by state-owned Teletalk Bangladesh . Nokia Siemens is expected to focus its deployment efforts on state capital Dhaka. The financial terms of the contract have not been disclosed.
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Apple Fest†turns 30
Apples will be taking center stage during the 30th annual Charlevoix Apple Festival this weekend.
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Still Searching For A Video Business Model, Google Introduces The YouTubevertorial
It wasn't so long ago that we wondered if YouTube would ever start to flex its marketing muscles. Now it is trying to squeeze more money out of the ads on its homepage and just today it introduced the YouTubevertorial. Starting with music and videogame partners, YouTube will begin inserting click-to-buy links below select videos. Right now, these affiliate links connect to iTunes and ...
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Nokia Comes with Music must come with operators
Korean law enforcement officials inspected over 141,000 telephone records last year alone, according to a government report. Phone record inspection increased by 38 percent over the previous year. Wiretapping also increased, but by a more modest 11 percent.
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Nokia Comes with Music must come with operators
Market research firm In-Stat is expecting a major surge in the number of consumer electronics devices with embedded Wi-Fi chips, predicting that nearly a billion such devices will ship in 2012.
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Nokia Comes with Music must come with operators
Researchers at Boston University's College of Engineering are literally interpreting the phrase "lighting up a network."
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Nokia Comes with Music must come with operators
Research in Motion [RIM] is preparing to launch the BlackBerry Application Center, the company's answer to the iPhone and Google Android on-line stores.
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Nokia Comes with Music must come with operators
Reeling from the global financial crisis, Singapore's top carrier SingTel is planning drastic cost-cutting actions, according to a Reuters report. "It's no longer business as usual for our Singapore operations," said Allen Lew, CEO for SingTel's Singapore operations, quoted by the Reuters report.
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Black Seeds Find Solid Ground at Top Spot
(Shows sales from 1 – 31 August 2008. Compiled from outbound sales registered at selected music retailers by Media Sauce Ltd. for IMNZ. Eligibility requires IMNZ membership or by registration fee.
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