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Music releases: 12.09
Common, Maroon 5, Thrice and more.
The News Journal |
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Michael Bolton plays The Forum
He's become rather a jack-of-all-musical-trades in recent years, has soul-pop singer Michael Bolton. And he actually does all of them quite adeptly, as he showed Tuesday at Harrisburg's Forum.
The Patriot-News |
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Warne reviews Shane Warne The Musical
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Shane Warne has often described his life as resembling a soap opera. Now that he's seen it played out on stage, and set to music, he reckons it's something to be proud of.
The Star |
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Music review: Boulez's romanticism revealed
When Pierre Boulez's chamber song cycle "Le Marteau sans maître" ("The Hammer Without a Master") had its premiere in the mid-1950s, it was hailed as a triumphant embodiment of the composer's serial techniques. Half a century later, the work turns out to have...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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2009 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FILMS IN THE PREMIERES, SPECTRUM, NEW FRONTIER AND PARK CITY AT MIDNIGHT SECTIONS
Park City, UT—Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films screening at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in the out-of-competition sections of Premieres, Spectrum, New Frontier, and Park City at Midnight.
Elite TV |
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2009 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FILMS IN COMPETITION
Park City, UT—Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 25th Sundance Film Festival.
Elite TV |
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From Iceland with love
"We are Kira Kira and we are here to entertain," said the solo Icelandic noise enthusiast Kristin Kristjansdottir. Tucked away inside a nondescript office building, the North End Studio offered a cozy atmosphere for a well receiving crowd and a smiling, jovial, multifaceted music box, guitar and found sound player.
Vermont Cynic |
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Orchestrating Dead history: Dark Star Orchestra presents a step back in time
If you like the Grateful Dead and had a lull in your studies, you probably caught the Dark Star Orchestra at their two-day stint at Higher Ground last week. On Monday, Dec. 1, Dark Star played the set list from the Oct. 30, 1972 Grateful Dead show at American University.
Vermont Cynic |
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Tribute movie for Daboy
Not about the life and loves of the late Rudy Fernandez, friendship though is the theme of Maverick’s entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival. Magkaibigan with Christopher de Leon, Jinggoy Estrada, Maricel Laxa, and Dawn Zulueta is from the fertile imagination of writer-director Jose Javier Reyes.
Manila Standard Today |
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Old, new featured in historic home tour
The Tallapoosee Historical Society is organizing its fourth annual tour of historic homes in Alexander City scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 13. The tour is the society’s lone fundraiser and they hope to raise between $5,000-$7,000 to help pay for operating costs for the Tallapoosee Museum in Dadeville.
The Alexander City Outlook |
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Movie Review: Cadillac Records
Definitely worth checking out, but leaves you wanting for more. I am a metal fan at heart. While I've occasionally taken excursions into other genres, I always find myself coming back to my comfort zone. I am actually much more likely to try different styles and genres of film than I am music. I think it has something to do with the sheer volume of different music, and the fact there is a lot ...
Blogcritics.org |
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Music DVD Review: The Black Keys - Live at the Crystal Ballroom
The Black Keys make it look easy. Recorded on April 4, 2008, The Black Keys - Live at the Crystal Ballroom offers the Akron duo at their best. Knocking out a raw, bluesy, minimalistic set in front of a sold-out crowd at the Portland venue, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney offer up unyielding gobs of get-up-and-go. Auerbach’s guitar is a weapon of distortion and vigorous licks...
Blogcritics.org |
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'Twilight' Star Kellan Lutz Looks Forward To Emmett's 'New Moon' One-Liners
He's a star of movies, television and music videos. He elicits shrieks of joy and gift baskets everywhere he goes. With Twilight still holding strong at the box office, it sometimes feels like this is Kellan Lutz's world - and we're all just living in it.
MTV Asia |
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Britney Spears' 'Circus' Video Taken To Task By PETA, But Trainers Insist Animals Were Treated Well
On Monday, People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued a press release condemning Britney Spears for featuring "cruelly trained lions and elephants" in her just-released "Circus" video and demanded that the pop star "stop using exotic animals in her videos and concerts once and for all."
MTV Asia |
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Petaluma Concert Shooting Prompts New Music Policy
Performers who promote drugs and violence are no longer welcome at Petaluma's Phoenix Theater in the wake of a Saturday night shooting, theater management said Tuesday.
CBS 5 Bay Area |
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UK debates Wikipedia 'kiddie porn'
Britain's leading online child abuse watchdog blacklisted Wikipedia's photo of a naked child on the cover of a music album after WND broke the story about the controversial picture – but it has subsequently decided to reinstate the page due to its "wide availability" and time in existence.
WorldNet Daily |
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Garner Lights Up For The Holidays
People gathered to hear music and see the Christmas tree lighting on Dec 5.
MyNC.com |
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Music Club presents Christmas concert
The Hot Springs Music Club, will present "Season's Greetings!" at 3 p.m. Sunday, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 228 Spring Street in Hot Springs. The club is a member of the Arkansas and National Federations of Music Clubs,.
Hot Springs Village Voice |
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Meet your neighbor
What makes a good barbershop quartet? Vic Harrington would tell you it's vocal harmony and an energetic stage presence. Harrington has been a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society since the 1990s. The society promotes the appreciation and preservation of music, particularly barbershop music, in America.
Hot Springs Village Voice |
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Holiday Unplugged will feature variety of music
A popular event featuring musical performances by Beaches musicians will return for a holiday edition. The free program will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach. Aimee Boggs , the event's chairwoman and a performer, said Holiday Unplugged is modeled after the monthly Beaches Unplugged events that took place from June to September at the Center. ...
The Florida Times-Union |
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Chamber Singers bring joyous diversity to holiday concert
There are many things that make this time of the year special: good food, friends, winter sports, snow, more good food and lots of presents. But the sounds of the season can touch the heart most closely. Music -- vocal or instrumental -- is often what ties people and the season together.
Anchorage Daily News |
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Treat yourself to real music
Dec. 22 marks the 200th anniversary of the most ex- traordinary concert in musical history. Ludwig von Beethoven debuted and led several works that night at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.
Hot Springs Village Voice |
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Coldplay Denies Copying Bay Area Guitarist's Song
Coldplay has fired back against accusations that they copied a Bay Area artist's work for their hit "Viva La Vida."
CBS 5 Bay Area |
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Kirk choir to present 'A Festival of Carols'
Handbells and joyful voices will be heard beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday, when Presbyterian Kirk in the Pines' choir presents its annual Christmas musical. "A Festival of Carols," written and arranged by popular composer/pianist Joseph Martin, and directed by the Kirk's minister of music Larry Bradley, follows the order of the traditional Lessons and Carols service.
Hot Springs Village Voice |
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International News: Ultra Music gets an indie injection
Staged at Miami’s Bicentennial Park during the Winter Music Conference, the Ultra Music Festival continues to swell with each successive year.
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