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End of the road for Kraftwerk founder
Dinosaur rock fans aged 45 and over will remember the pulsating, eerily monotonous yet pioneering electronic sound of the smash hit "Autobahn" that launched the German band Kraftwerk on to the popular music scene back in the 1970s.
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Visual art: Patrick Heagney
Wed., Jan. 7... By Cinque Hicks Style-wise photographer Patrick Heagney splits the difference between impressionist character studies, Björk music videos and fashion shoots for Italian Vogue. Photography reminiscent of all the above and then some is currently on display in a solo exhibition at Hagedorn Foundation Gallery in Buckhead, continuing Wed., JAN. 7. MEMORIA TECHNICA and PAPER THIN are ...
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Vincent Ford: Songwriter credited with composing 'No Woman, No Cry'
Vincent Ford is listed as the composer of the most recorded and acclaimed song in reggae music, "No Woman, No Cry", although the provenance of the song remains keenly debated. The song, made famous by Bob Marley & the Wailers in 1974, though since covered by scores of acts, including Joan Baez, Jimmy Cliff and the Fugees, is a depiction of what life was like "in the government yard in ...
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Music: Kingsized
Sat., Jan. 10... By Chad Radford Once again, BIG MIKE GEIER AND THE KINGSIZED ORCHESTRA, along with the glamorous ladies of the Dames Aflame burlesque troop, take the stage Sat., JAN. 10, in honor of Elvis Presley's birthday. Expect nothing less than an explosion of light and energy as Atlanta's original hunk o' burnin' love leads a massive ensemble of musicians and dancing ladies on an ...
Creative Loafing Atlanta |
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Wii boosts UK games sales, music resilient
By Kate Holton
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Macworld fizzles with no surprises
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple announced plans to drop copy protection from songs sold over the Internet and debuted a slim, big-screen laptop, but with no dramatic products or master pitchman Steve Jobs, the company's final Macworld performance disappointed Wall Street.
Tiscali |
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Britain Turns To Games And DVDs
Sales of DVDs, music and video games are defying the credit crunch, according to new figures.
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Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes
SAN FRANCISCO » Apple Inc. is cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and plans to make every track available without copy protection.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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The Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton found dead at 60
Ron Asheton, the guitarist for the Stooges whose raw sound helped inspire the first generation of punk musicians, has died. He was 60.
AP via Yahoo! News |
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Police say Nashville man faked his own death
Associated Press - January 6, 2009 6:35 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville police say a music executive faked his own death by leaving signs that he drowned in the Cumberland River.
WREG-TV Memphis |
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The Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton found dead at 60
Ron Asheton, the guitarist for the Stooges whose raw sound helped inspire the first generation of punk musicians, has died.
AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News |
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Campaign to boycott US goods
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Muslim Consumers Association, along with Muslim restaurateurs and several Muslim non-governmental organisations, will be launching a campaign to boycott American products tomorrow.
The New Straits Times |
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A night of Euphoria
CHEONG PHIN had a rocking good time at one of the hottest dance clubs in town.
The New Straits Times |
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Apple Announces Cheaper iTunes Songs At MacWorld
Apple Inc. is cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and plans to make every track available without copy protection.
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Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes
(AP:SAN FRANCISCO) Apple Inc. is cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and plans to make every track available without copy protection.
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L.A. Times Calendar Section Article On MI’s Music Business Program Discusses The Emphasis By The Industry Veteran ...
Thanks to Randy Lewis ’ compelling front page Calendar section feature story on Musicians Institute’s ( www.mi.edu ) Music Business Program ( http://www.mi.edu/Majors/Music-Business/9.aspx ), hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles Times readers around the world are now privy to Musicians Institute’s ( www.mi.edu ) ongoing dedication to the endangered but still thriving and evolving ...
Centre Daily Times |
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iTunes Get Liberated
It's a great day for musicians!
O'Reilly Media |
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'Obama Rock' video celebrates new president
Debbie Allen directs a video for the song by the Not So Silent Majority collective. Barack Obama may have put the spring back in America's step, but Debbie Allen has found a way to give it rhythm.
Los Angeles Times |
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Montgomery sponsors French New Year tradition
The community is invited to enjoy crepes, French music and games at the city of Montgomery's first-ever La Fete de la Chandeleur scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 25.
Community Press & Recorder |
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Johnston Woman Writes Song For Inauguration Special
In a couple of weeks, you can hear some music made for Oprah and President-elect Barack Obama by a very talented Johnston woman. The Oprah Winfrey Show is filled with music. Some of it you hear, some of it you don't. But all of it is meant to set the mood.
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On the hunt for male talent
Orpheus Music is presenting the Orpheus Music Choral Course from January 18-23 at PLC, and is in desperate need of male singers.
Armidale Express |
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Expanded Peter Allen Festival a case of ‘The More I See You’
THE ARMIDALE community is set to remember the life and times of a musical icon again this year, with an expanded Peter Allen Festival lined up for 2009.
Armidale Express |
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Apple to sell all iTunes music without anti-piracy software
Apple on Tuesday said every song in its iTunes library will be available without anti-piracy software by April. The announcement came at a Macworld Expo keynote presentation at which Apple marketing
The West Australian |
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Grandparents join kids in the fight for sales between games and music
From Guitar Hero to Wii Fit and Grand Theft Auto, Britain has become a nation of gamers - and that means not only teenage sons hogging a console or a keyboard but entire families fighting for the chance to play.
Times Online |
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WWE Stars Matt Hardy, The Miz and John Morrison Headed to Cable's Mun2
"Oh Yeaaah!" The intro line to ECW champion Matt Hardy's theme music says it all. World Wrestling Entertainment's popular ECW show will now be rebroadcast on mun2, beginning Jan. 9 at 10 p.m.
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