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James Taylor coming to Sunfest
Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter James Taylor will be part of Sunfest 2009, SunSentinel.com news partner WPTV reports.
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Wide range of music at Markdale concert
Christ Church Anglican in Markdale is to host Owen Sound native Kathryn Tremills, pianist, and her husband Giles Tomkins, baritone, in a benefit concert featuring [...]
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Setting Obama to music
Barack Obama 's presidential campaign inspired millions. Now, it has inspired a London musical.
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NonStop Riot Gets Series B
Hollywood-based NonStop Riot said Wednesday that the firm has raised a Series B funding round from North Venture Partners. Amount of the funding was not disclosed. The firm helps musicians connect with brands. NonStop Riot said the three year old company has relationships with brands such as Ray-Ban, SanDisk, Loopt, slotMusic, and Red Bull, and bills itself as a "music branding agency.... (more)
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Proclaimers hit right note for Sunshine
NOW that "Sunshine On Leith" is firmly established as a major success, writer Stephen Greenhorn can look with satisfaction on his role in instigating and developing the hit musical based on the songs of The Proclaimers.
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Friday, January 23, 2009
The nominations have given me a great feeling. My inspiration to compose the music was the movie, its thought and the message in the film, said an ecstatic Rahman after receiving news of the nominations in Chennai. He had won the Golden Globe for the best original score for the movie.
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God has blessed Indian music: Rahman
Our scintillating sounds have moved billions for ages. Our musical gurus could make the oceans throb and the skies pour nectar to quench mother earth's thirst. But we have waited for eight decades for this sort of recognition, Rahman said.
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Primeaux wins Gatorade cross country award
Published: Jan 23, 2009 - UPDATED: 7:07 a.m. CHICAGO — The Gatorade Company, in partnership with ESPN Rise Magazine, announced Philip Primeaux of Catholic High School as its 2008-09 Gatorade Louisiana Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year on Thursday.
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Bert Brandon, Jim Calarco among those joining Hall next month
BERT BRANDON Broadcaster 1938-2005 Bert Brandon was a chiropractor, family man, humanitarian, music lover, mentor, motivator, volunteer and so much more. For 21 years he [...]
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Support Steinbeck Center
Nearly every cultural institution around the country is tightening its belt. The National Steinbeck Center similarly needs more holes punched in its belt to frame its lean body.
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Franz Ferdinand back with surprise new album
The third album of Scottish art-rockers Franz Ferdinand goes on sale worldwide on Monday, with the indie stars set to surprise fans with electro and synthesizers instead of their trademark spikey guitar riffs.
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Music Review: Antony And The Johnsons - The Crying Light
Behold some of the most beautiful music that you'll have heard in a long time. Have you ever noticed how different sorts of popular music requires different listening arrangements? Personally I don't find I can get the full experience offered by punk bands like the Clash or The Sex Pistols while listening to them on my headphones. You need a lot of space around that music to really appreciate ...
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Entertainment briefs
The Salina Symphony will have a "Wine & Dine" dinner concert fundraiser Feb. 28 at Smoky Hill Winery, 212 W. Golf Link. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner being served at 6 p.m.
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ENTERTAINMENT Nananom reunion to hit town
In spite of what Ambolley, Azigiza and Poncho were doing, which could best be described as a form of rap music, one young man with the name Reginald Osei, aka Reggie Rockstone, introduced hiplife into the Ghanaian music industry with outstanding hit tunes like, Agoo, Tsooboi, Nightlife in Accra, and Sweetie Sweetie.
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Streaming music: even better than the real thing?
Is social-networking and the advent of cloud-based computing contributing to the death of downloads? A Guardian report discusses how the cloud is increasingly ensuring it is no longer necessary to download or store music. So, the article asks, will downloading music soon go the way of the dodo?
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Dudamel unveils LA Phil's 2009 concert season
Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic will begin their first season together with a free concert at the Hollywood Bowl to introduce classical music's current it-boy to the city. Dudamel gave a news conference Thursday to announce the orchestra's 2009-10 season. The classical music world has been eagerly anticipating the Venezuela native's debut as music director in Los Angeles, hoping ...
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Classical musicians only played along to a recording at Obama's inauguration
Unless you were one of the fortunate few sitting within earshot of the celebrated performers, what you heard was a recording made two days earlier.
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James Taylor to the Rescue
A tourist who had to fork over her iPod to a taxi driver in lieu of payment may have felt luckless and lonesome without her music, but have no fear, James Taylor’s here.
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Forget CDs, it's people powering music in Asia, says JY Park
It's people who power music in Asia, where digital downloads are king and superstars are groomed for global stardom. And a major force behind this movement is South Korean media mogul JY Park.
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Music of Siva Manasula Sakthi on Jan 25
Music of Siva Manasula Sakthi AKA SMS is being launched on January 25 at Satyam Cinemas. Starring Jeeva and Anuya in the lead cast, the film is being directed by M Rajesh and produced by B Srinivasan.
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Live or Memorex? Some music for inauguration taped
WASHINGTON (AP) — The classical music played for millions of people watching President Barack Obama's inauguration was not the live performance it appeared to be.
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LA Phil's Latin Twist: 2009 schedule features Dudamel as music director
LOS ANGELES - Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic will begin their first season together with a free concert at the Hollywood Bowl to introduce classical music's current it-boy to the city.
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The Band Members:
As a straight ahead jazz pianist, John has performed and recorded with such notables as Kenny Burrell, James Moody and Eddie Gomez. Mr. di Martino is a sought after musical director and has accompanied Jon Hendricks, Diane Shuur, and the late Billy Eckstine.
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Dudamel unveils LA Phil's 2009 concert season
Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic will begin their first season together with a free concert at the Hollywood Bowl to introduce classical music's current it-boy to the city.
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Music Review: Dirty Little Rabbits - Simon
Shawn Crahan's side project is led by a charming vocalist. Slipknot’s Clown, Shawn Crahan, has a bit of a side project in the Dirty Little Rabbits. Best described as a circus act brimming with energy and a sense of perverse theatre, the Rabbits are fronted by vocalist Stella Katsoudas and include Crahan on drums, Ty Fyhrie on guitar, Michael Pfaff on keys, and Jeff Karnowski laying it down ...
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