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Her name was Lola, and marvelous Ophuls kept her front and center
L ola Montes is the ultimate bird in a gilded cage movie, though celebrated filmmaker Max Ophuls built it around a bird who had one song and couldn't really flap her wings. If you wandered into the film not knowing anything about its history or its director, now obscure beyond film schools, you would wonder whom this dazzling visual artist was. You might also lament how cruel it was for fate to ...
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Community news briefs for Friday, Dec. 12
NC Singers to offer holiday concerts ENCINITAS ---- San Diego North Coast Singers will open its 16th annual holiday concert season with two special performances, including "Magical Music," at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdelena, and "Heart of the Holidays" at 7 p.m. Dec. 13 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 925 Balour Drive. Cost is $12 for adults, $5 for ...
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LOG ON
Having now spent an astonishing 10 weeks on the Music Week Club Chart, we think it's fair to say that our new mix package of this monster classic of yesteryear is now officially a huge club anthem for a whole new generation!
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Education another role of Symphony
Claire Fox Hillard of the Albany Symphony appeared before the Albany Rotary to outline what the group offers to the community. ALBANY—The Albany Symphony appears to have a lot to offer area residents.
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Omar Clay - drummer who loved to teach - dies
Omar Clay, a respected jazz drummer and teacher who recorded with dozens of prominent musicians - among them Sarah Vaughan, Charles Mingus, Horace Silver and Marian McPartland - died Dec. 4 in San Francisco of complications from Lou Gehrig's disease. He was...
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CD Reviews
about Zamojobe's delivery that hovers between intensely personal and Zen calm. It makes her music irresistible.
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Finally! Nokia has
unveiled a touch-screen phone - the N97 - that could give Apple's iPhone 3G a run for its money. Though many thought the company's upcoming 5800 XpressMusic would be a potential iPhone killer, it's nothing of the sort, lacking the refinement and power of the Apple product.
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Country festival could sting Blues Festival: organizers
Thunder Bay‘s summer music festival scene would fare better if event organizers discussed scheduling ahead of time to make sure they aren‘t stepping on each other‘s toes, says one of the city‘s veteran promoters.
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Batman and Japan : In a new book, perfect together
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan (Pantheon Books, 384 pages, $60), edited and designed by Chip Kidd: Things always get more interesting when you mix heritages, traditions and sensibilities. Think fusion cuisine or world music — or, for that matter, Barack Obama.
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Festival preview "Snowbound" at Tacoma Art Museum
Snowbound, a free festival for families at Tacoma Art Museum, takes place Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008.
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NW Boychoir: A singing Christmas card
Joseph Crnko leads Northwest Boychoir in a traditional Anglican "Festival of Lessons & Carols" at churches and concert halls around King County.
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Ousted critic sues Cleveland newspaper, orchestra
A longtime reviewer sued his newspaper and the Cleveland Orchestra Thursday, charging that he was removed from his beat because of critical coverage of the conductor.
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Two fine gifts: poetry and music
Through the Window — A Journey to the Borderlands of Faerie is a richly illustrated book of poetry by Gibsons’ Marcie Lynn Tentchoff.
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Gringo Star comes back to the area once again
You’ve probably seen Gringo Star before. Heck, if you go to a lot of concerts in the area, you may have assumed Gringo Star was a local band, some foursome living in a house somewhere in East Rock rehearsing and writing killer garagey rock songs.
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Bowl tickets go slow, steady
With a record number of tickets sold early and Vanderbilt selling about 1,500 per day, the Music City Bowl may not be the poor draw that some thought it would.
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Community connections: Lincoln band, choirs to join for Christmas concert
The public is invited to a Merry Christmas Concert to be presented by the Lincoln High School band and choirs at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Van Dyke Community Auditorium, 22099 Federal Ave. Admission is one nonperishable food item per person. The food is to be donated to a local shelter.
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Merry subversive Christmas: 5 songs to get through the holidays
— Last year I provided a list of songs to counterbalance the oh-so-cheery holiday music that saturates airwaves and blares out of the speakers of retail hell. Now, the holiday season is upon us once again so I bestow upon you five more subversive holiday songs.
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Country Ecology: Northern red oak
— It is, apparently from all reports, another good year for red oak acorns. I am always glad to note the appearance of these light green-colored nuts, because I know that the Northern red oak is the “engine of the woods” for New Hampshire mammals and birdlife.
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Duran Duran grows up and goes back on the road
When the original members of Duran Duran decided to reunite seven years ago, bass player John Taylor thought that finding the sound that defined the New Wave band nearly 30 years ago would be a musical no-brainer.
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Raul Malo celebrates the season at Scottish Rite
Cuban-American singer-songwriter Raul Malo -- who made a name for himself in the early '90s as lead singer of Miami's alt-country stars The Mavericks -- brings his annual Christmas show to Collingswood's Scottish Rite Auditorium (315 White Horse Pike)...
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Homecoming for local pianist
Dennis DeTurck remembers when his oldest son began playing the piano as a surprise for his mother when she came home from the hospital with his new baby brother, Gary.
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Singer-songwriter Kem in Warren tonight
KEM: While it's certainly accurate to call Kem's music smooth, that shouldn't be interpreted as meaning slick. There's plenty of substance to the Detroit singer-songwriter's romantic balladry and soul stylings, which are as classic as they are classy. Kem takes a break from recording sessions for his third album -- expected to arrive next summer -- for this holiday-themed hometown show. 8 p.m., ...
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Joseph Haydn : Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major , Hob. XVI/46 Ludwig van Beethoven : Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor
The name Seymour Lipkin may sound fresh to many Hong Kong concertgoers. Indeed, Lipkin is a legendary pianist who has a significant role in the piano history.
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Rev Theory Partner with Burger Chain
Carl's Jr. and Hardee's have partnered with rock band Rev Theory to offer a collectors' cup and instant win game.
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Nokia Comes With Music Phone Announcement
Nokia announced the debut of its pioneering Comes with Music digital entertainment service
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