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The Worst Christmas Songs Ever (And Some of My Favorite)
Christmas is full of traditions. Flocking the tree. Passing out presents. Crashing grandma's house in order to get some free grub. Bailing dad out of jail. So it is in the spirit of the holiday that m... Continue reading "The Worst Christmas Songs Ever (And Some of My Favorite)"
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Xmas albums: Your essentials?
By Whitney Pastorek For Whitney Pastorek, there's one album she cannot -- will not -- have Christmas without; your merry music?
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[Best Bets] Wednesday, December 31
The Hilton Jackson’s New Year’s Eve party begins at 7 p.m., offering music from the Dowell Taylor Jazz Orchestra, cocktails, champagne and a five-course meal. $250 per couple includes accommodations; call 601-957-2800. … Los Papis performs at 7 p.m. at AJ’s Seafood.
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[Best Bets] Friday, December 26
While the hosts of Radio JFP enjoy the holidays, you can enjoy an hour of music at noon provided by WLEZ 100.1 FM. … A Kwanzaa celebration gets under way at the Medgar Evers Community Center at 6 p.m. Call 601-622-6057.
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Live Music and Entertainment updated Dec. 24, 2008
Siskiyou County, Calif. - Fri., Dec. 26 Live music and drumming Aday in Telos Healing Center Weed, 5 p.m.
Mount Shasta Area Newspapers |
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Woodford Folk Festival a celebration Music Local Gig Guides for Qld and NSW Ipswich Queensland Times
ARTS Minister Rod Welford has encouraged Queenslanders to visit the Woodford Folk Festival , from this weekend, for a celebration of music, the arts, the environment and culture.
Queensland Times |
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Woodford Folk Festival a celebration
ARTS Minister Rod Welford has encouraged Queenslanders to visit the Woodford Folk Festival, from this weekend, for a celebration of music, the arts, the environment and culture.
Toowoomba Chronicle |
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Xmas albums: Your essentials?
For Whitney Pastorek, there's one album she cannot -- will not -- have Christmas without; your merry music?
Entertainment Weekly |
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Matisyahu, the kosher-pop singer, welcomes Hanukkah with his Festival of Lights series, which continues this week and ...
Matisyahu deployed what may be the only large, mirrored, rotating dreidel in show business — a Jewish answer to a disco ball — at Webster Hall on Sunday night, the first night of Hanukkah.
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Tis- The Season Of Carols
It was a night of Carols with symphonic voices heralding the joy of the season at Kala Academy on December 11 which brought together a repertoire of Artists and Chorale Groups at “O Holy Night” a festival of Carols presented by Namah in association with Reira Eco Ventures and Radio Indigo 91.9 fm.The Christmas feeling was in the air with the cool winter breeze blowing, the very Xmasy décor in ...
Navhind Times |
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Massive billboard helps Ontario singer gets noticed in Nashville
21 year old Ryan Laird has attracted the eye of one of country music's biggest young stars
National Post |
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Smashed Cobain guitar sells for $A147k
A smashed guitar from the late grunge rocker Kurt Cobain has been sold to an unidentified private collector for $US100,000 ($A146,842). Helen Hall, a broker in England, says it's the second-highest known price for an item of Cobain memorabilia.
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Wes Carr's Idolic lifestyle Music Local Gig Guides for Qld and NSW Lismore Northern Star
Wes Carr wins Australian Idol 2008. On the day we spoke, Wes had risen in Sydney at 4am and landed in Brisbane by 7am. By the time his call was pitched through to my Sunshine Coast desk at 11.30am, he admitted it felt like he should be wrapping up for the day.
Northern Star |
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iPhone apps: Easy Piano, Stomp It, Beat Cync
Easy Piano ($1) is a virtual piano for the iPhone and iPod touch that includes recording capabilities. The application features a 14 key piano, 8 white keys and 6 black, meaning users have access to one full octave at a time. The keys are animated to appear pressed when click on and each features a high quality sound that is independent to each key meaning chords can be built by pressing ...
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The Music Link Presents Recording King Gospel Songstress Guitar
Recording King introduces the uniquely styled Gospel Songstress for modern acoustic guitar players who want to be noticed. The newest model in the Recording King Contemporary Series, the Gospel Songstress is built with the same care and attention to detail as all Recording King guitars.
Harmony Central |
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Johnson G-608 Spruce Top Guitar Now Available
For the beginning player with a professional's ear for tone, the spruce top Johnson JG-608 acoustic guitar offers an excellent combination of quality and value from the company known for putting great-sounding instruments in the hands of entry-level players.
Harmony Central |
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Christmas Eve Feast Feeds 30,000
Houston's 30th Annual Christmas Eve feast served up live music with a meal for 30-thousand people. "This shows that we as people have to be together, help each other in everyway, not just today, so we can become better every year," said William Santos who brought his family to the George R. Brown Convention Center. His daughter Allison enjoyed the food and company. "I like being with my family, ...
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Pencil This In: Celebrating Christmas Eve, Hanukkah
So this is Christmas? Merry merry, everyone. / Photo by Imiyake via LAist's flickr pool. It’s a quiet night around town tonight, but here are a few options if you feel like venturing out: HOLIDAY * The Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration is now in its 49th year. The six-hour marathon of holiday acts, choirs, music and food takes place today at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion ...
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[Herman’s Pick] Vol. 7, No. 15
The New Year brings reason to cheer in the capital city. The historic music institution George Street Grocery pre-dates Hal & Mal’s as one of the best spaces in town to see live music. The Jackson music community rejoices this week with the venue’s reopening as “Ole Tavern on George Street.”
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Country legend Haggard to perform in Great Falls
Merle Haggard is coming to Great Falls in February and radio deejay Steve Keller couldn’t be more excited.
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God save Queen’s Christmas
London, Dec. 24: Next year’s Christmas message of goodwill on British television may well come from the Lashkar-e-Toiba but this year, Channel 4 is having a trial run with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran whose sermon from Tehran will rival that of Her Majesty the Queen from the Music Room in Buckingham Palace.
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Plenty of local party options for ringing in new year
What are you doing — New Year's Eve? It's a sweet, sentimental song. And in the days leading up to that one final bash, it usually starts the only conversation that commands attention.
Houston Chronicle |
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Economic slump sees second-hand sales rise
Why buy new when used will do? As the economy slips into a deepening funk, more people look for ways to stretch their dollars. That's benefiting stores like Savers, Plato's Closet, Music Go Round and other retailers that sell second-hand goods--everything from jeans and jewelry to cell phones and saxophones.
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Facebook cuts ties with Project Playlist
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Social network Facebook has severed ties with Project Playlist, just days after rival MySpace cut its links with the fast-growing music-sharing startup over copyright violation fears.
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Lily Allen’s wife retirement
Lily Allen has vowed to retire from the music business when she gets married.
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