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Pop Music on TV This Week
The movies get a lot of focus this week in the wake of the Academy Awards, but there are still plenty of great pop music performances to catch. Check...
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'Slumdog' success a recognition of Indian talent, exults Mrinal Sen
Kolkata, Feb 23 : With Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman, lyricist Gulzar and sound technician Resul Pookutty bagging Oscar awards for their work in 'Slumdog Millionaire', veteran filmmaker Mrinal Sen Monday said India's technical expertise has finally been recognised by the global audience.
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Kannada film industry gets emotional after Rahman's Oscar triumph
Bangalore, Feb 23 : Kannada film personalities, who have worked with A.R. Rahman, have gone on an emotional trip after hearing the big news of the Indian music maestro's twin win at the 81st Academy Awards.
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'Jai Ho!' say Indians on cyberspace
New Delhi, Feb 23: Cyberspace is buzzing with the Oscars, and music maestro A.R. Rahman seems to be leading here too! Even as he is in Los Angeles attending the ceremony, his website has been updated and boasts of his being the first Indian to bag two Academy Awards the same night.
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YOUTH NEWS
Twenty-four members of the Port Clinton High School choirs traveled to Fremont Middle School for the District II Ohio Music Education Association solo and ensemble competition for high school music students Feb. 7 at Fremont Middle School.
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Celebrating at the Knickerbocker
For socializing and music people gather at the Knickerbocker, one of the oldest taverns in Indiana.
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Beta Monkey releases Brazilian drum samples
Long time maker of drum grooves for Apple’s GarageBand and Logic music creation applications, Beta Monkey Music on Monday released a new set of grooves in the Brazilian drum style.
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'Slumdog' composer Rahman wins 2 Oscars
In just one night, Indian film composer A.R. Rahman equaled the number of Oscars his fellow Indians had taken home during the first 80 years of the Academy Awards. The 43-year-old composer, hailed in India as the Mozart of Madras, won Oscars Sunday for best original soundtrack and best original song, both from the movie "Slumdog Millionaire." Other Indians to collect Oscar gold before him were ...
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India Celebrates a Hollywood Victory
As India woke up to news of the spectacular wins by ?Slumdog Millionaire? at the Academy Awards, this movie-mad country went ?Jai Ho.?
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'Slumdog' composer Rahman's 2 victories equal previous number of Indian Oscar wins
Get showtimes for Oscar-nominated movies. LOS ANGELES - In just one night, Indian film composer A.R. Rahman equaled the number of Oscars his fellow Indians had taken home during the first 80 years of the Academy Awards.
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Kenwood takes a note from Bose with DTS Surround Sensation CD system
If you weren't well versed on logos (and you were illiterate, too), you'd probably assume that the music system pictured above was just another overpriced Bose that could be yours for nine low payments of $49.99. In fact, it's a new Kenwood-branded CD system that will purportedly be able to simulate surround sound from just two speakers. The system will include the DTS Surround ...
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Love comes with strings attached
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra was in fine form Friday night at Fulton Opera House with a program focusing on the strings.The woodwinds and brass took the night off, while the percussion joined us for just one item on the program. Not to worry. As tongue-in-cheek violinist John Herr assured us in his ...
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A spoon-serving of music
“Folk” long has been known as the music of the people. And the members of Simple Gifts, who have performed everywhere from the Smithsonian and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, to the Philadelphia Folk Festival and National Governor’s Convention, can’t wait to remind an Alle-Kiski Valley audience of just how inclusive it can be.
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Heavy Metal Frontman King Diamond to Join the Digital Cast of Guitar Hero(R) Metallica(R)
Having united forces with rock 'n' roll legends Metallica for encore performances and recordings throughout the years, GRAMMY® Award-nominated heavy metal vocalist and Mercyful Fate frontman King Diamond will take to the cyber-stage with Metallica this spring in Activision Publishing Inc.'s Guitar Hero® Metallica®.
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Your client's message on sidewalks
Spring is inching ever closer, and that means sidewalks in the colder parts of the country will finally be clear of snow and ice and pedestrians will soon be out enjoying the sun and warmer air.
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Leaders shower praise on Rahman, Pookutty for Oscar glory (Roundup)
New Delhi/Chennai, Feb 23 : Composer A.R. Rahman and sound designer Resul Pookutty had made India proud with their three Oscars, President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday as congratulations poured in following the sweep by 'Slumdog Millionaire' at the Academy Awards.
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Springsteen the boss of Britain's Glastonbury Festival
US rock legend Bruce Springsteen will headline Britain's famous Glastonbury music festival this year, the organisers announced Monday. "The Boss" will top the bill in the prestige Saturday evening slot on the main Pyramid Stage.
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The price Money paid
Looking back over his 30-year career, singer Eddie Money is realistic: The great adventure, he said, was a mixed bag."The truth is, being a rock star almost killed me," Money said in a telephone interview from a pizza parlor in Plainedge, N.Y. "I mean, I got to play Madison Square Garden, and I also...
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Good time for Old Time music
NEW ULM - Turner Hall was oompa-oompa-ing Sunday afternoon as if Fasching had become a 24-hour celebration. In the gymnasium on the hall's upper level, a crowd of dancers danced the polka to Harvey Becker and The Riverside Dutchmen while more sat at the tables chatting or having a bite to eat or a drink. Underneath the gymnasium, in the dining hall, Bruce Libby of Roberts, Wis.
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Here and There
'Ring of Fire'"Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash" opens Thursday, Feb. 26, at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, 510 Centerville Road, and runs through April 4. This ensemble show features more than 30 hit songs by the Man in Black, including "I Walk The Line," "A Boy Named Sue," "Folsom Priso...
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'Feel the Passion' strings together lovers' bouquet of classical music
REVIEW: SymphonyWhen you're in love, what instruments do you cue (Hint: It's not the bassoon.) That's right, the strings. The Lancaster Symphony Orchestra is putting the violins, the violas, the cellos and the double basses in the spotlight in this weekend's "Feel the Passion" conce...
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Victor Heyman, 'folk angel' who backed musicians, dies at 73
WASHINGTON -- Victor Heyman, a Defense Department official during the counterculture 1960s, emerged in later years as a widely recognized "folk angel." ... - By KAY COYTE The Washington Post
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Feel-good fitness: Inventive routines, music, dance make the right workout for hard times
A series of staccato sounds bounces up from the hardwood floors of a studio in Life Time Fitness in Novi, Mich. Dap-diggi-dap-diggi-dap. The banging resounds around the room like the percussion section of a marching band. Dap-diggi-dap-diggi-dap.
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Review: Wheel revolves around Willie Nelson
The smooth sounds of Western swing transformed War Memorial Auditorium into a 1940s Texas roadhouse Saturday night. Since 1970, Asleep at the Wheel has been keeping alive the music Bob Wills pioneered and popularized - a smooth blend of blues, jazz, pop and country, backed by a loping swing beat. To bump things up a bit, the Wheel convinced Willie Nelson to ride along for a brief tour ...
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Examiner appointed to Golden Discs
The High Court has appointed an examiner to the Golden Discs music retail group. Sony Music Entertainment Limited had last week secured the appointment of an interim examiner after the High Court was told it was owed €1.38 million by Golden Discs.
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