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Chamber orchestras to perform
The Chamber Music Connection will present an orchestra concert at 8 p.m. Friday in the Battelle Fine Arts Center, 170 W. Park St., at Otterbein College in Westerville.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Urban Planner: October 24, 2008
MUSIC: Toronto electro-punk-nintendo-beep-and-bloop duo Crystal Castles are sure to kick ass tonight at CiRCA ( copyright infringement issues aside ). These guys put on one hell of a show, and their hipness peak is probably approaching fast given that they've gone from performing in Parkdale to rocking the Harbourfront Centre and CiRCA in just eight months.
Torontoist |
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The Welwyn and Hatfield Times
A FAMOUS musician wants to help teach the world to strum - well, Times Territory at least. Paul Layton is the bass player for pop group The New Seekers, who are most famous for their 1971 number one hit I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony).
The Welwyn & Hatfield Times |
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On the Big Screen and On Ice, It's a Big Weekend for "High School Musical"
COURTESY PHOTO "High School Musical: The Ice Tour" brings its singing, dancing, jumping and spinning to the Rose Garden. Grab your Trapper Keeper and toss it in your backpack. This weekend, everyone heads back to high school. That's because Portland's...
The Oregonian |
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Mad Cat Theater Company's stirring it up with 'Mixtape'
Remember the mixtape? Before we started downloading music and burning CDs, a personalized tape of carefully chosen, precisely ordered songs was a way to make an artistically expressive personal statement.
Miami Herald |
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Pop!Tech Unveils Project Masiluleke: Largest-Ever Use of Mobile Devices for Delivery of HIV/AIDS & TB Care
Pop!Tech (www.poptech.org), the renowned annual ideas summit and social innovation network, in partnership with a coalition of world-class organizations, domain experts and cultural figures, today unveiled Project Masiluleke: a path-breaking effort that harnesses the power of mobile technology to help reverse the HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) crises in South Africa and beyond. The project ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Everybody loves Tequan
BURLINGTON -- Tequan Richmond is too cool - at least by the standards of Chris Rock. In 2005, the Burlington native auditioned for the lead role in the sitcom "Everybody Hates Chris," which is loosely based on Rock's childhood. When it came time to interview with the Emmy Award-winning comedian, however, he was instead offered the role of Chris' little brother Drew. read more
Greensboro News & Record |
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Music Summit issuing refunds
Nearly six months after organizers postponed the second Monterey Music Summit, they're still doling out refunds promised to some ticketholders.
The Salinas Californian |
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'High School Musical' Stars Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu Aiming For Music-Biz Success
"High School Musical" stars Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens and Corbin Bleu talk to us about working on upcoming albums, while Zac Efron concentrates on movie roles.
MTV Music Television |
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Sweet Adelines doing cabaret
The Bluewater Chorus of Sweet Adelines International singers present a cabaret show, Hooked on Music, Saturday night at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. They [...]
Owen Sound Sun Times |
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Swaralaya awardees
The most honorable Swaralaya Kairali Yesudas award is being presented to veteran music director MS Viswanathan and popular Bollywood singer Kavita Krishnamoorthy. The nominees have been short listed based on their contributions to music.
IndiaGlitz |
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Music Review: Glen Phillips - Secrets of the New Explorers EP
Glen Philips Knocks an EP into Orbit! When I saw a chance to review a new album from Glen Phillips, a former member of Toad the Wet Sprocket which is still one of my favorite groups, I jumped at it. Secrets of the New Explorers did not disappoint.This is not Glen Phillips first solo album. Immediately after Toad broke up in 1998, he began working on his solo career. In 2000, he...
Blogcritics.org |
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Japanese mobile music site admins arrested for infringement
The Japanese equivalent of the RIAA went after its first mobile music service for criminal copyright infringement this week. In a country where 92 percent of digital downloads happen on phones, not PCs, a new front in the copyright wars may be opening. Read More...
Ars Technica |
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Jury chosen in Spector retrial
A jury has been selected for the murder retrial of music pioneer Phil Spector after the jury couldn't reach a decision in the first trial.
News 24 South Africa |
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CD review: Kenny Chesney
Lucky Old Sun Jimmy Buffett's influence on country music always seems like a fleeting novelty in the "5 O'Clock Somewhere" mold.
Orlando Sentinel |
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Masquerade party fun for children at Crayola Factory in Easton
Children can don costumes and enjoy music and dancing tonight at a masquerade party at the Crayola Factory. Tonight is Family Fun Night at the Downtown center. The event, which runs from 5 to 8 o'clock this evening, will include...
The Express-Times |
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Folds maturing into elder statesman of snark
By PRESTON JONES DALLAS -- Older but not necessarily wiser, singer/songwriter Ben Folds doesn't indulge in quite as many of the infamous shenanigans that once dominated his live performances, such as pounding piano keys with stools, directing the audience like a massive choir or casually covering a Dr. Dre classic. Thursday night at the Palladium Ballroom, there were flashes of the old Folds ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Gospel music event to feature tunes, speaker
"Women of Gospel" will take place at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, 215 W. Michigan Ave. Offered by Spiritual Song of Yesterday and Today, the program will feature both musical and speaker presentations.
The Jackson Citizen Patriot |
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Music school to meet with home-schoolers
The Jackson Symphony Orchestra Community Music School will host an informational meeting for home-school parents and students about participating in the music school's home-school program.
The Jackson Citizen Patriot |
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Activision Publishing Unveils Star-Studded Television Ads Promoting The Highly Anticipated Guitar Hero(R) World Tour ...
Activision Publishing, Inc.'s Guitar Hero® is putting famous fans front and center in its television ads for the October 26 release of Guitar Hero® World Tour, the latest installment in the #1 best-selling video game franchise of 2007.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Pop!Tech Unveils Project Masiluleke: Largest-Ever Use of Mobile Devices for Delivery of HIV/AIDS & TB Care
CAMDEN, Maine & JOHANNESBURG, South Africa----Pop!Tech , the renowned annual ideas summit and social innovation network, in partnership with a coalition of world-class organizations, domain experts and cultural figures, today unveiled Project Masiluleke: a path-breaking effort that harnesses the power of mobile technology to help reverse the HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis crises in South Africa and ...
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Covering Fleetwood Mac
A landslide of cover songs originally from Fleetwood Mac gets dissected. I have recently become a fan of Fleetwood Mac. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been rocking since the late ‘60s and are still performing. Although there have been rumors of a new 2009 album, I’ve been jonesing for some good material. Recently, I’ve started to scour the music world for covers of Fleetwood Mac ...
Blogcritics.org |
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Game Review: 'Wii Music' falls flat
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Nintendo's "Wii Music" invites players to pick up their wireless remotes and strum, toot, bang and drum their way through improvisational...
Boston Herald |
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Spector Jury Chosen In Shadow Of OJ Simpson Trial
LOS ANGELES -- A jury of seven men and five women was sworn in for the murder retrial of music producer Phil Spector and attorneys began searching for six alternates, revealing that the ghost of another trial -- the O.J. Simpson murder case -- hangs over the current proceedings.
FOX 61 Chattanooga |
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Underwood sees new wax figure of herself in NY
Country music star Carrie Underwood now has a double.
AP via Yahoo! News |
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