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Church music muted by burglaries
Songs of praise may once again be joined by musical accompaniment in at least two Clay County churches where instruments were stolen in recent burglaries. Authorities have arrested a Keystone Heights man and recovered guitars, amplifiers and connector cables stolen from Friendship Bible Church and Community Church in rural parts of the county, said Lt. read more ...
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Brand announces bushfire relief concert
Australian country music star Adam Brand is planning a relief concert for bushfire victims. The event is expected to be held in Bendigo or Whittlesea in a couple of weeks. Brand, who grew up in Co
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New crop of Schubert song recordings
Conductor Matthias Goerne Franz Schubert was once famous for hardly anything but his songs, though his piano works, chamber music and much else are beloved now. Yet those songs -- the acme of the European art song tradition -- remain...
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It is getting better and better: Rahman
Having pocketed both the Golden Globe and the Bafta awards, Indian composer A R Rahman, who has floored the international audience with his music in 'Slumdog Millionaire', is now hoping for the biggest one - the Oscars.
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1394 Trade Association Elects 2009 Board of Directors; Sees Continued Strong Growth for FireWire Across Multiple Markets
The 1394 Trade Association elected its 2009 board of directors last week at the organization’s first quarter meeting.
Centre Daily Times |
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Martin County Fair: Half-price tickets celebrate 50 years
As a way to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Martin County Fair is slashing its admission price 50 percent for residents as it gets ready to open its gates to the public this week. The $5 admission price is half last year’s price. The entertainment schedule includes country singer Jamey Johnson, nominated for three Grammy awards, and the Latin group Grupo Silencio, nominated for a Latin Grammy.
TCPalm.com |
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Four concert acts confirmed for 2009 California Mid-State Fair
Up-and-coming country band Lady Antebellum is among the acts booked for this year’s California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, officials announced this morning.
The Cambrian |
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New Music: tUnE-yArDs: "Sunlight" [MP3/Stream]
Don't worry, this isn't a ransom note. Aside from forcing bloggers to get better acquainted with their SHIFT keys (right above CTRL), Montreal's tUnE-yArDs -- aka Merrill Garber, recently seen opening for Beirut-- does cut and paste found sounds into her music sort of the way a dognapper can turn newspaper clippings into "$10,000 oR tHe pOMeRaNiAn GeTs iT". But there's nothing threatening ...
Pitchfork |
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SFist Tonight
MUSIC : Danceable pop darlings The Bird and the Bee come to town to celebrate the release of their latest effort, Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future . Obi Beast opens. 8 pm // The Independent (628 Divisadero) // $15 COMEDY : Peter Bartlett , Anita Dreisberg , Nathan Jackson , Nick Leonard , Dana LoVecchio , Maggie Newcomb , Kevin O'Shea, Veronica Porras , and ...
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"Movie business is recession resistant"
Slumdog Millionaire has risen from the dregs of its subject line to be the toast of India at major festivals around the globe, including the much-feted and known Oscars.
Express India |
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Arkansas Native among Grammy Winners
There was an Arkansan on the list of winners at last night's Grammy awards. Laura Inman (pictured at left), who grew up in Cabot, won the music industry's highest honor with the Phoenix Chorale group for Best Small Ensemble Performance.
KARK Little Rock |
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Spokesman Denies ABBA Tribute Band Played for PM
Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has denied that the prime minister attended a private concert by an ABBA tribute band. But members of the Bjorn Again band gave plenty of details and said they recognized Putin at the Jan. 22 gig on the shores of Lake Valdai.
St. Petersburg Times |
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Phone review: Nokia 7510 for T-Mobile with UMA WiFi calling
Nokia's latest clamshell phone for T-Mobile features interchangeable front and back Xpress-On covers with Nokia's "hidden until lit" translucent front cover that shows the time, date, music track info and a variety of patterns. Three colors are included in ...
PDA Buyer's Guide |
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Opposition Says the Problem is Putin
Opposition leaders accused Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday of wasting billions of dollars in public funds and said he was the country’s main obstacle to coping with the global financial crisis.
St. Petersburg Times |
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‘Mystery Cops’ Raid Arctica Rock Club
A concert that drew nationalists was raided by an unknown law enforcement agency in St. Petersburg on Friday, while an anti-Nazi concert was targeted by the police in Moscow on Saturday.
St. Petersburg Times |
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Militants killing laughter and music in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Pakistani comedian Alamzeb Mujahid had bad news for his fans after being freed by militants who kidnapped him in Peshawar city last month.
Gulf Times |
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Backstage: On Amazon’s Kindle 2, or, It’s Apple Circa 1999, Mr. Bezos, Not an iPhone 3G
To be crystal clear up front: we love Amazon.com. It’s a fantastic store with great policies and generally very good prices. For our money, it’s quite possibly the most impressive retailer currently in existence. And we buy way more—digital music, electronics, and other stuff—every year from Amazon than we do from Apple. We also really like the idea behind Amazon’s Kindle, the company’s original ...
iLounge |
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Bono stops in Casper
Paul David Hewson made a stop in Casper Friday evening to refuel his jet and clear customs. No big deal, really, unless you are a fan of Bono, the lead singer and co-founder of U2, one of the most successful bands in the history of the recorded music.
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Rothbury music festival sets July dates
Rothbury is officially returning to the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Mich., over the Fourth of July weekend, organizers announced today. A lineup announcement and ticket information is coming soon, according to Madison House Presents, which co-produces the festival with Los Angeles-based concert giant AEG Live.
Detroit News |
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View a photo that Curt Chandler
The Big Money "Put simply, journalism is not music," writes Gabriel Sherman . "Yes, Steve Jobs convinced consumers to pay for music in digital form. But unlike an individual newspaper link, an iTunes purchase becomes digital property a music lover can enjoy for life.
Poynter Institute |
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A Night with Sammy
Amsterdam residents are spending "A Night with Sammy". It is a show that features the music of Sammy Davis Jr. As Our Dayana Perez reports, the show headlines a well known resident and also benefits a good cause.
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Grammy Awards honour music’s best
LOS ANGELES — In the end, the 51st Grammy Awards went young, but not that young. Though the show will be rightfully applauded for celebrating [...]
Portage Daily Graphic |
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Bhimsen award
New Delhi, Feb.9: Rashtrapati Bhavan is considering a proposal to let the President call on Bhimsen Joshi to confer the Bharat Ratna on the Hindustani music maestro.
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Economy Doesn't Take Pluck Out Of School Strings Program
The tough economy is not affecting the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra program that teaches strings to Jackson Public Schools students.
WAPT Jackson |
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Southside Johnny: Grapefruit Moon — The Songs of Tom Waits
By Eric Snider Turns out that road-dog R&B singer Southside Johnny Lyon has long had a soft spot for the music of Tom Waits. Instead of trying to cop Waits’ avant-gardisms, though, Southside put his own stamp the material by singing over big band arrangements by Richie “La Bamba” Rosenberg. Southside’s gravelly, lived-in pipes prove to be the ideal delivery system for Waits’ lyrics, which range ...
Creative Loafing Tampa |
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