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CMJ Day 2: Todd P vs. Red Bull
Leave it to Todd P to host his anti-CMJ parties at an outdoor park in late October. But as the saying goes, Mr. P works in mysterious ways. On Tuesday, Brooklyn’s famed DIY concert promoter announced that starting Wednesday, ever night of CMJ madness would be countered with a free party at Williamsburg’s Continental Army Plaza—a tiny, skateboard-ridden park near the Williamsburg bridge—with ...
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'Folsom Prison' is one of this weekend's moviegoing options
New York hosts its share of major film festivals throughout the year, but it would be a shame to overlook the smaller events that happen all the time. In fact, there are half a dozen festivals during the next week alone, offering little fanfare but considerable reward.
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Jurors Chosen In Next Phil Spector Trial
A jury of seven men and five women was chosen today for the retrial of music producer Phil Spector, who is accused of fatally shooting actress Lana Clarkson at his Alhambra mansion in 2003.
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A place in the nation's art
The scene is the Cairo Opera House at its most serene and enchanting. Soft oriental music wafts through the night air, and a light breeze flutters the women's hair and dresses as they cross the gardens that are bedecked with softly lit trees and shrubs.
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50 Cent Orders Everyone To 'Get Up' During Rehearsals For MTV's 'Concert For The Brave'
Welcome to the MTV News Blog, where you'll get a sneak peek at what happens in our newsroom on a daily basis. Staffers will keep you updated on what goes on behind the scenes, from what it's like interviewing our favorite artists to how we dig up news exclusives.
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Oregan band noisy and playful
It's Indie rock meets pop, with a bit of everything else thrown in — including rhythmic clapping and a hypnotist. The Portland, Ore., band has a psychedelic spin on their self-titled release that brings an ode to the '80s and disco fun. Starf***er will play 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Nutty's North with local bands We All Have Hooks for Hands and Ringo Starchild. Band member Shawn Glassford, who ...
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Phil Joel to headline LifeLight tour with Pete Good, Angel Dean
Listen to Phil Joel's latest album "The New Normal," especially to radio single "Call Unto Me," and it's easy to see that the former Newsboy still has joy. With a career exceeding 12 years as a bass player with the Christian pop rock band Newsboys behind him, Joel has embarked on a new focus with the ministry deliberatePeople. The 35-year-old New Zealand native left the Newsboys in December ...
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Children's Co-op Family Fiesta Coming to Community House, November 1
Topanga Co-op Preschool parents and alumni, creators of the Topanga Children's Festival, are in full swing again preparing their "Family Fiesta." The celebration, which takes place on November 1 at the Community House, is a retooled, souped-up version of the school's annual "Alumni Fiesta."
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Midday Update
It's been a busy morning here at the ol' Pollstar corral. During the past couple of hours we posted new dates for Boyz II Men , Misery Signals , My American Heart and The Raveonettes . What's more, we now have links to items about 50 Cent , Harlem's Apollo Theatre, Eminem , Wanda Jackson , DRM-protected music, DRM-free music and that song that was deemed too offensive to include in a video game.
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Topanga Native Garden
On October 11th and 12th Topangans merged two of their greatest passions, environmentalism and music, into a festival that kicked-off the beginning of The Native Garden Project on the Community House grounds.
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NEWS: Free DLC for Rock Band 2 revealed
Wii owners will be able to download 20 new songs for free to their copy of Rock Band 2 upon its release.
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Dell Jump-Starts Digital Libraries with Pre-Installed Movies Powered by CinemaNow
ROUND ROCK, Texas----Today Dell and CinemaNow teamed to provide a simple, economical way to jump-start a digital music library by pre-loading movie bundles on select new systems purchased on Dell.com.
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Senate candidates discuss tax breaks, local aid
State Sen. James Timility, D-Walpole and Republican challenger Jon Rockwood of Walpole recently answered a series of questions on the issue for the Norton Mirror. Both seek to represent the Norfolk, Bristol district.
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Lack of sax doesn't hinder quartet's jazz
Most people probably can't imagine hearing a John Coltrane song that doesn't include some saxophone playing.
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Punk with Your Politics
With Rise Against ( MySpace ), you've got to expect everything to be in your face: the attitude, the music, and the politics. So we weren't at all surprised when we walked into the Electric Factory and the first thing we saw was a table where PETA was handing out pamphlets about how meat is the number one cause of global warming. We tend to agree more with the other PETA and with ...
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Wii Music a Hit
Nintendo’s music simulator has debuted at the top of the charts.
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One For The Indies: MySpace Music Offering IODA Music
Now you can listen to indie songs before Steve Jobs puts them in a commercial. MySpace Music has signed a deal with digital music distributor IODA that will see over a million indie tracks on the social net's site, LAT reports.
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Spotlight On: Music pioneers
Spotlight on music pioneers: Bob Marley's Original Wailers and Little Feat
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Local teen changes game with R&B, hip-hop album
Artist: Jazz Palmer Age: 18 When did you get into music? I started out singing in my church when I was 5.
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Local singer MySpace's most-played
York singer Jazze Palmer is Thursday's top played MySpace unsigned R&B artist at music.myspace.
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Senate candidates discuss tax breaks, local aid
State Sen. James Timility, D-Walpole and Republican challenger Jon Rockwood of Walpole recently answered a series of questions on the issue for the Mansfield News. Both seek to represent the Norfolk, Bristol district.
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Arts around the Mid-coast; Oct. 23, 2008
Roll & Go to perform at Maine Maritime Museum BATH — The sea music group Roll & Go will be performing from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday for the annual Pirates' Party at the Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St.
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Ceska will host Country Jamboree
Reservations are being taken for Country Jamboree, which will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday (tomorrow) at the Ceska Opera House in Haugen. Country Jamboree is a blend of country music and humor reminiscent of the former television series Hee Haw.
Spooner Advocate |
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MySpace adds indie distributor to MySpace Music
NEW YORK -- A month after irking part of the independent recording community by launching its online music service mostly with major labels, MySpace Music has made a deal to almost double the amount of indie tunes available through the service.
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MySpace Music signs IODA, "virtual fifth" Merlin still MIA
MySpace Music added over one million tracks from indie distributor IODA today, but lots of independent labels are still missing from the social network. Ars spoke with the executive director of MySpace Music about the status of the indies and why "fifth major" Merlin has yet to make an appearance. Read More...
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