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Art/Culture Review
PRETORIA: Local musicians have united to record a special song, which will bring South Africans together to help sooth the pain and suffering which has been caused by the brutal attacks on foreign nationals in the country.
Mmegi |
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Tshekedi inspires song and dance
SEROWE: They burst onto the scene in single file formation akin to what soldiers display on Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Day.
Mmegi |
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Jessica Simpson goes country
Jessica Simpson's new country single has hit the Internet.
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Sony's latest: speaker or giant straw?
TOKYO — Sony, the company that brought you the egg-shaped music player and the dog-like robot, has now created the transparent tube speaker. Called Sountina — a combination of "sound" and "fountain" — the 1 million yen (US$9,600; euro6,000) acrylic speaker goes on sale June 20 in Japan.
Dallas Morning News |
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What's in a Jazz Award?
Why don't jazz journalists care about the biggest names in jazz? When Awards are given for jazz excellence, why don't in-the-know critics applaud the popular musicians, top record sellers and radio playlist stars?
Arts Journal |
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Art/Culture Review
Song to sooth pain PRETORIA: Local musicians have united to record a special song, which will bring South Africans together to help sooth the pain and suffering which has been caused by the brutal attacks on foreign nationals in the country.
Mmegi |
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Special Streetscape drawings related to Magnolia Festival
Durant Main Street continues to encourage shoppers to continue business as usual along Second Avenue and Evergreen during the Streetscape project. The area has been cleaned up during the Magnolia Festival.
Durant Daily Democrat |
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Kanye West and Several Record Labels Sued for Unapproved Jazz Samples
The daughter of the late jazz saxophonist Joe Farrell (pictured) is suing Kanye West, three other rappers and several record labels for allegedly using samples from Farrell’s recordings without permission.
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Festival merits our attention
I suspect more than a few people in sleepy Merritt get knots in their stomachs around this time of year, anticipating the hordes about to descend for the annual Merritt Mountain Music Festival.
Vancouver Province |
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She And Him Announce Their Tour
A name like She And Him exudes anonymity. But the band—featuring non-anonymous folks M. Ward and Zooey Deschannel—won't get to hide for long. The duo has announced a national tour, featuring dates along the East Coast and in the Midwest.
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F Yeah: The Tour
When music fans of certain disposition learn that high-energy performers such as spastic duo Matt And Kim, punk legends the Circle Jerks, respected new school punks the Dillinger Four, rabble-rousers the Death Set and Dan Deacon have all teamed together for a tour, only two words might accurately express the excitement: "Fuck Yeah."
CMJ |
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Chicago's Finest
Ravinia Festival 2008: The season opens May 31 and runs through Sept. 14. Festival grounds, Lake Cook and Greenbay Road, Highland Park. (847) 266-5100. at www.ravinia.org.
The Beacon News |
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Secrets of the Guitar Heroes: Eddie Van Halen
• The Essential Van Halen Album Guide • The Ultimate Van Halen Playlist • The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time How did you start playing guitar? My brother and I were forced to take piano lessons, and it wasn't fun for me. I heard music in my head, but I wasn't allowed to play it. Then I bought myself a drum kit, and somehow my mom convinced my brother Alex to take...
Rolling Stone |
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Palace announces June show
REIFS MILLS What happens when a city slicker from New York comes to a frontier town in the Territory of Arizona Find out when you join the music, comedy and fun as the Palace of Reifs Mills Dinner Event Theatre continues its eighth season with the presentation of the original variety show, Miss Kittys Long Branch Saloon.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter |
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Second annual kite festival blows into East Tawas this weekend
Kites, crafts and entertainment will be in abundance in East Tawas this weekend. That's where the second annual Breeze on the Bay kite festival will kick off at 10 a.m. Saturday and run through Sunday afternoon.
The Bay City Times |
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Red Hills Fest entertains thousands on humid day
The 28th Annual Red Hills Festival with about 120 vendors and thousands of visitors brought a spirit of excitement to downtown Louisville Saturday. "This was a great festival with a good crowd and a full day of entertainment," said Glenda Johnson, festival chairman.
Winston County Journal |
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Chris De Burgh visits Iran
Singer Chris de Burgh has made his first trip to Iran as he's keen to perform in the country. Speaking at a press conference, the singer said: "I want to play a concert here. That's all I have to say. That's why I'm here.
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Back to the Garden: A Woodstock Museum
The Museum at Bethel Woods will relive the hippies? antiwar days of sex, drugs and rock ?n? roll.
New York Times |
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Minus the Bear They Make Beer Commercials Like This EP
Minus the Bear is something of an anomaly in indie rock. The Seattle-based hybrid group, known for absurd song and album titles that suggest a playful imagination rarely evidenced in their music, have maintained indie rock prominence for a little over three years, with only one proper album (2002's Highly Refined Pirates ) and two previous EPs to justify their existence.
Pitchfork |
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Students pay musical tribute to military
The well-attended concert mixed a variety of music with audio interviews of veterans’ memories.
MPNnow.com |
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Top 5 lists in TV, Film, Music, Concert Tours, Video, DVDs
1. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox.
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Sarasin’s ‘On the River Rumba’ sings with sadness
“The misery endured by some creates opportunities for others.” This is the old adage that kept swimming through my mind last Wednesday at the screening of “On the Rumba River”—French filmmaker Jacques Sarasin’s musical tribute to the legendary African musician Antoine “Wendo” Kolosoy.
New York Amsterdam News |
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Fort Bragg - Mendocino, Calif. Events
- Coast Cop Watch Committee organizational meeting, 7 p.m., Fort Bragg Library auxiliary room. 357-2928. - Mendocino Film Festival. Numerous films shown in Mendocino and Little River. For schedule, visit mendocinofilmfestival.com. 937-2199.
Mendocino Beacon |
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Janet Jackson's 'Extra' Time
"Extra" is going one-on-one with Miss Janet Jackson! In her new music video, "Rock with You," Jackson locked lips with her sexy 21-year-old choreographer, Tony Testa -- and her real-life beau, Jermaine Dupri, was less than impressed. "He said nothing!
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Church volunteers help build 40 new chairs, camaraderie
It is not unusual to have an event or accomplishment made by a community group or a local church that is worth sharing. With that in mind, the worship and music committee of Melville United Church wanted to share news of a successful project that was entirely the work of church volunteers.
The Wellington Advertiser |
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