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Paolo wants to make his mark
Paolo Delfino may be a web editor by day but the lad aspires to be ‘a singer-songwriter and musician who reaches out to all Malaysians’. DENNIS CHUA writes.
The New Straits Times |
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Khadijah wants a memorable 30
Khadijah Ibrahim celebrates three decades of showbusiness with a concert next week, sharing the stage with some very special guests. SHARMILA BILLOT writes.
The New Straits Times |
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Brian Wilson rises again with 'Lucky Old Sun'
It's not easy living with the label ''genius'' over your head all the time. For Brian Wilson, the much-celebrated musical savant who once led the Beach Boys to pop triumph before spiraling into a decades-long nervous breakdown, the expectations can seem overwhelming.
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Arts and entertainment
MUSICn The East Bay Stompers: Playing from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Fremont Adult School's Tower Theatre, 4700 Calaveras Ave., Fremont. Dance to favorites like "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Hard-Hearted Hannah" played with a Dixieland beat.
Contra Costa Times |
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Q & A with John Nemeth
Harmonica player and singer John Németh is a rising blues star. Before headlining June's Angora Fire Benefit at the Horizon Resort and Casino, Lake Tahoe Action asked guitar great Elvin Bishop who were his favorite young blues players.
Tahoe Daily Tribune |
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The outsiders: Johnny Marr on the misfits and mavericks who make music magical
First, I'm not a cynic – absolutely not. I don't hate the music business. I am very privileged to have been a working musician for 20-odd years. I'm still a working musician now and hopefully will be for a while, so I'm happy to work and be involved with British culture.
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Former member: Ky. Klan plotted to kill attorney
BRANDENBURG, Ky. (AP) - The head of a Kentucky-based Ku Klux Klan organization led a failed plot to kill the co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups and challenges white supremacists, a former Klan member testified Thursday.
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Antonio Pappano: 'Music can make me Superman'
I love a nice requiem: sang in Verdi's, in purple polyester as a 15-year-old in a choir, revised for my finals to Fauré's, its plangent purity echoing my sad plight in being stuck inside, thrilled to Mozart's, as Tom Hulce's giggling Amadeus was laid, tragically, prematurely, to rest. But I'd never, until Sunday night, heard Benjamin Britten's, and I'd never seen Antonio Pappano. When he walked ...
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Feliciano was a forerunner of change
Jose Feliciano doesn't have sight, but America has seen a lot of changes since the guitarist first appeared on the national stage.
Tahoe Daily Tribune |
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Activision's Guitar Hero(R) World Tour Playstation(R)2 Band Game Bundles Ship to North American Retail Nationwide
SANTA MONICA, Calif.
Broadcast Newsroom |
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Kanye West: 'I am the voice of this generation'
LONDON — Kanye West is to music what Michael Jordan was to basketball — at least that's what West thinks, in his humble estimation.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Larry Ryan: Caught in the net
On Monday, the Portuguese trio Buraka Som Sistema released their debut album, Black Diamond, to much praise ( http://tinyurl.com/4h665d ). Their music is a strange and abrasive-sounding fusion based in "kuduro", an Angolan music genre that is rather big in Lisbon. The style, bearing similarities with Brazilian baile-funk, throws samples of African rhythms and percussion against techno and old ...
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Pinetop Perkins: a true American Idol
Remember to thank the pretty women at Friday's Fall Blues Ball - they could be the reason Pinetop Perkins keeps returning to the Crystal Bay Casino.
Tahoe Daily Tribune |
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Observations: Tribute to lost leader of EST
Few artists get to change the very definition of the form in which they work, but the Swedish trio EST's mix of lyricism and thunder, shaped by its leader Esbjorn Svensson's brilliantly melodic compositions and underpinned by the group's telepathic improvisations, permanently redefined the boundaries of jazz. Even fewer artists opt to step off the production line that is leading them to ...
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2008/11/13
PERSATUAN Chopin Malaysia, a non-profit organisation set up in 2002, was initiated by Dr Zygmut Langer, former Counsellor and deputy head of mission of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, and piano professor Snezena Panovska.
The New Straits Times |
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Mitch Mitchell: Drummer and last surviving member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience
Mitch Mitchell formed a unique partnership with Jimi Hendrix and the dynamic drummer was a crucial element in the revolutionary sound of the Jimi Hendrix Experience that created such a sensation in the Sixties. It was Mitchell's freewheeling, percussive style that helped galvanise such hits as "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze" and "The Wind Cries Mary" and that gave Hendrix such inventive support on the ...
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2008/11/13
I’m amazed at how good the children are, says Eleena. SHUIB TAIB learns all about the benefits of nurturing young musical talents. PICTURE this: children clad in tuxedos or gowns walking with poise towards a piano on stage.
The New Straits Times |
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Ying Quartet backs up Beethoven with a splendid sound
The Ying Quartet gave a splendid all-Beethoven concert Wednesday night at Nordstrom Recital Hall.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Anti-Suicide Group Writes 'Love' On Arms
More than 120 million people worldwide suffer from depression, according to the World Health Organization, including more than 18 million in the U.S.
KGTV San Diego |
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Every reason to start ‘em young
SHUIB TAIB learns all about the benefits of nurturing young musical talents.
The New Straits Times |
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Press Quotes
”...Ms. Brown is an extraordinarily talented writer who has an almost preternatural ability to bring music alive on the printed page, writing from the perspective of musician and audience with equal skill and realism.
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Press Quotes
”LINA ALLEMANO FOUR revels in interactive challenges and sophisticated tension... adventurous. Lina Allemano is a subtle trumpeter who forges compelling ideas, seriously appealing tones and extended lyrical journeys while moving between mainstream and outside modes.”
All About Jazz |
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'Old Man' Neil Young still keeps on rockin'
On a rainy night in downtown Reno, a legend took the stage at the Reno Events Center. He plugged in his vintage '53 Les Paul he's named "Old Black" and immediately reminded us that this guy is not just the "Godfather of Grunge.
Tahoe Daily Tribune |
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Tim Minchin - Ready For This?
The Wedgewood rooms, 19th October. Tim Minchin has had a great year. With a triumph performance at the Edinburgh Fringe and a UK tour ‘Ready For This?’, which is selling out across the country. This is not an artist who was born perfect and his work has improved with time.
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VV Brown - Saved by a guitar with one string
A blustery November lunchtime in central London, yet one corner of Soho is set to explode with warm, sunny vibes. Today, the Revue Bar was taken over by Island Records to showcase its hope for success in 2009. Normally these are awkward experiences as dour movers mix with over-eager shakers – yet all are united in the glow of VV Brown's exuberance.
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