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Skiers show off skills in downtown TC
A parking lot transformed into a snow-packed cross country ski course. A parking meter doubled as a hanger for an equipment bag. And tied between two lamp posts was a green sign that read "Vasa sprints."
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Va. nun has spent 50 years caring for kids
NORFOLK, Va. - A child's paralyzed finger, uncurled for the first time. Frail, young arms propelling a wheelchair without help. A boy or girl moving limbs long frozen by congenital disability.
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Plant, Krauss are music to Grammy ears
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' unorthodox partnership yielded rich rewards on Grammy night, as the pair nabbed five Grammys for their haunting CD "Raising Sand," including record and album of the year honors. But the industry's big night is overshadowed by arrest of singer Chris Brown for an alleged assault. » CLICK HERE for links to Grammy winners, photos, videos and more
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Beirut at BAM
This weekend the Sounds Like Brooklyn festival kicked off at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with two sold-out shows by Beirut . The festival is surprisingly well programmed, with shows by Harlem Shakes, Japanther, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Chairlifter and over 100 more in the next two weeks.
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South Africa: Ladysmith Black Mambazo Wins Grammy
Local music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo won the Best Traditional World Music Album award at the 2009 Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, California on Sunday night.
AllAfrica.com |
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Apps we love
Music composition for the masses, a juiced-up way to monitor your battery life, and organizing your desktop icons
The Globe and Mail |
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Fans, performers rally to Bevelry theater
A sold out cabaret show at the Danversport Yacht club Feb. 3 helped ensure the North Shore Music Theatre will survive at least until spring. Video
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Students learn diversity through music
Jeff Haas and his quartet brought more than the sound of jazz to Traverse City East Middle School last week. Haas, through his Building Bridges with Music program, hopes to promote diversity in both music and life choices.
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Best Of Indie Games: Music, Mine Carts And Minimalism
[Every week, IndieGames.com: The Weblog editor Tim W. will be summing up some of the top free-to-download and commercial indie games from the last seven days, as well as any notable features on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The delights in this ...
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The Ironton Tribune
The Hip Hop Girls, with the Yvonne Dekay School of Dance, perform a dance routine during “A Night at the Apollo 2009” at the Paramount Arts Center Saturday evening. Hip Hop Girls tied for second place in the children’s division of the competition.
The Ironton Tribune |
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Sumanth starts with ‘Boni’
Acclaimed music director, Ramana Gogula began production on Green Mangoes banner whose Production No. 1 starring Sumanth and Kruthi will be directed by debutant Raj Pipaala.
IndiaGlitz |
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Grammys Fashion Offers Frills, Chills
The industry's heavyweights came out to celebrate the year's biggest night for music at the 2009 Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles Sunday. Strutting the red carpet, stars showcased the latest in fashion do's and don'ts.
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Post-Grammy bashes lower-key affairs with no-shows
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The decorations were modest and hors d'oeuvres resembled comfort food, but award winners still boozed it up in style at Island Def Jam Music Group chairman Antonio "L.A." Reid's Grammy after-party, despite big no-shows Rihanna, Beyonce and Jay-Z.
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Pubwatch awards - The Jazz Café
A unique bar that’s “all about music” is hoping to hit the right notes in this year’s Reading Pubwatch awards.
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Zurich in North America announces sponsorship of 'Skate with the Greats' event to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of ...
NEW YORK----Zurich, a leading property and casualty insurance provider in North America and globally, today announced it is the lead sponsor of the 'Skate with the Greats' event on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, at the Rink at Rockefeller Center in New York.
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‘Music could do more for pupils’ development’
Schools in Berkshire should do better at using music lessons to improve pupils’ development, according to a new report.
Reading Evening Post |
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Opinion: Rock Band, Drinking And (Lack Of) Control
[In this opinion piece, writer Duncan Fyfe shares some Rock Band-related anxieties, explaining why "Rock, to me, is about chaos and Rock Band is tightly controlled" -- except, perhaps, for a drink-fueled vocals jam.] The last time I played Rock Band, I was in someone's living room and the game was running on a PlayStation 3 hooked up to an HDTV and 5.1 surround sound system. Playing bass along ...
Gamasutra |
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Grammys show Plant, Krauss a whole lotta love
The 51st annual Grammys was an all-ages affair ultimately dominated by a rock legend who took up with a younger bluegrass singer on a whim...
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Eaves Replaces Sadoski in Off-Broadway's Becky Shaw
Dashiell Eaves, whose Broadway credits include Coram Boy, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, James Joyce's The Dead, 1776 and The Sound of Music, will join the cast of Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw at Off-Broadway's Second Stage Theatre Feb. 10.
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Whitney Houston back on form as Paul takes his lady out in LA
Stepping out onto the stage to present Jennifer Hudson with her award for best R&B album, the 45-year-old songstress wowed the audience in a striking blue and beige Zuhair Murad Resort gown, showing off her incredible legs with a daring sexy split up the thigh.
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Top night for newcomer Adele as she becomes a Grammy winner
9 FEBRUARY 2009 It was a triumphant night for British musical acts at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, with Coldplay, Adele, Duffy and Robert Plant among those enjoying success in Los Angeles.
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Live Blogging Amazon’s Kindle 2.0 Launch
In late 2001, as the global economy reeled from the double whammy of the dot.com collapse and the 9/11 attacks, Apple introduced the iPod— a work of soaring innovation that revitalized the company and quickly became the standard portable device for the music industry.
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Grammys show Plant, Krauss a whole lotta love
The 51st annual Grammys was an all-ages affair ultimately dominated by a rock legend who took up with a younger bluegrass singer on a whim.
SouthtownStar |
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Plant, Krauss Win Album Of The Year Grammy
The 51st annual Grammys was an all-ages affair ultimately dominated by a rock legend who took up with a younger bluegrass singer on a whim. The unlikely pairing of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss that produced the hit album "Raising Sand" won five Grammys on Sunday including album of the year. The former Led Zeppelin frontman, previously best known for his high-decibel shrieking and rock star ...
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Photo: Sweet string music
Franz Felkl, standing, the 2008 Youth Concerto Competition winner, plays Felix Mendelssohn's "Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 64" with the Juneau Symphony at the Juneau-Douglas High School auditorium during Sunday's afternoon concert.
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