Dr. John to bring music of New Orleans to Clay Center in Charleston - Herald-Dispatch

February 20, 2010 by admin  
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CHARLESTON — It has been a memorable couple of weeks for all things New Orleans. The unlikely run to the Super Bowl by the New Orleans Saints sparked new pride in the city and its citizens. Then earlier this week, crowds poured into the city for the

Ludacris and Nicki Minaj in ‘My Chick Bad’ Music Video - AceShowbiz
Nicki Minaj shows off her metal claws in the music video filmed to promote one of Ludacris’ ‘Battle of the Sexes’ singles. “My Chick Bad” music video has been premiered on BET, kicking off with scenes where Ludacris is sitting on the directing seat

Music: This week’s releases - The Guardian
Just a few short years ago, the planet positively teemed with attractive pop groups culturally uplifting the common man by making bedevilling, chart-bound music. Now there’s only one of these beasts left and, like the last polar bear tip-toeing on a

Venice library’s sweet music - Herald Tribune
Those of us who are involved in the musical programs of the Venice Public Library greatly appreciate the item by correspondent Kharli Rose in the Venice section of the Feb. l8 Herald-Tribune. She accurately described the concerts, which are part of

Music Review - American Reporter
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C., Dec. 5, 2009 — After forming in 2001, members of The Front Porch Country Band found themselves suddenly catapulted into the international spotlight after gleaning well over a million plays from the free-download Website MP3

Emilio Estefan, Quincy Jones and Univision Gather Top Latin Music - Forbes
BusinessWire - –Exclusive World-Wide Premiere of Music Video and Behind-the-Scenes Special of the Epic Recording Will Air on the Univision Network Emilio Estefan, Quincy Jones, Univision Communications Inc., who have partnered with the not-for

Music calendar - Everett Herald
Sonos: 7 p.m. Feb. 19, Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby Ave., Everett; free, a cappella music; 425-388-9561; www.everettcc.edu . Reilly and Maloney: 8 p.m. Feb. 19, First Presbyterian Church, 2936 Rockefeller Ave., Everett; $15 suggested donation

The complete music lineup for Noise Pop 2010 - San Francisco Chronicle
The people behind the Noise Pop festival like to keep things interesting. Though the annual fete celebrating independent music, art and culture is entering its 18th year, there are still plenty of surprises in store when the weeklong event officially

Triumph Bluegrass: Fine music and tasty food - Ottawa Times
Every month when bluegrass musicians raise the roof at the Ophir Community Building, they’re helping save the rest of that structure. There is no charge to enter the monthly performances, but the free will offerings for food and the proceeds from

Reiffton students make instruments, music to accompany Olympics - Reading Eagle
Ice dancing inspired Exeter student Bri Berstler to turn to drums, a rain stick and a xylophone. Snowboarding meant electric guitars and percussion for two classmates, and bobsledding for another pair meant drums - lots of drums. Students at Exeter’s

POLL: We are the World - WPVI

February 18, 2010 by admin  
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The star-studded re-recording of the 80s aid-to-Africa song features the voices of Miley Cyrus, Pink and Celine Dion. It was debuted at the opening ceremonies of the olympics last week. Jay-Z tells MTV news that to him, the song is like Michael

Second season of MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore’ to film in South Beach. Probably - Los Angeles Times Blogs
to a whole lotta GTL going down in South Beach. Movieline is reporting that the second season of the MTV hit “Jersey Shore” will in fact be shot in Miami’s nightclub Mecca. A rep for the network would not confirm. No longer — Snooki, the

Want your MTV logo with no ‘music’? It’s now reality - AZCentral.com
LOS ANGELES - Twenty-five years ago, MTV was best known for music videos starring Michael Jackson and Madonna. These days, its reigning queen is not a recording star at all but rather Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, the rowdy party girl from the reality

“Jersey Shore” Stars All Full-Fledged Italian? Fuggedaboutit! - NBC New York
The cast of “Jersey Shore” might be proud self-described guidos and guidettes – but not all of them are full Italian – and Jenni “J-WOWW” Farley isn’t even Italian at all! “I’m not even Italian!” the MTV star told Fox News’ “The Strategy Room” on

Heidi Montag Goes Through Ten Surgeries - The Gaea Times
LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com) - Heidi Montag from “The Hills” on MTV underwent 10 surgeries on the same day in order to make herself look tailor made. The 23-year-old says she was always being teased by her friends during her school days. She felt

No more music television; it’s just MTV now - Buffalo News
MTV “realized being ‘music television’ was too limiting,” said Dave Howe, president of Syfy, home of such series as “Stargate Universe” and the now-defunct “Battlestar Galactica.” Last summer, Howe’s network underwent a

MTV reality stars plan to diversify while fame still lasts - Yahoo Finance
Mike Sorrentino, otherwise known as “The Situation” of MTV’s “Jersey Shore,” is hoping to get a cologne on the market that will smell like money. His reality show cast mate, Jenni “JWOWW” Farley, is also planning a product launch — a clothing line

MTV - mtv.com/news/
Extensive site which includes news articles, video clips, schedules, and features.

LaHood appears on MTV’s ‘The Buried Life’ - Peoria Journal Star
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is helping dreams come true — or at least trying. Peoria’s former congressman is featured Monday on MTV’s “ The Buried Life ” trying to help four twenty-somethings complete No. 95 on their list of

Free romantic MP3 downloads from Amazon - Walletpop.com

February 11, 2010 by admin  
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Amazon is getting into the Valentine’s Day spirit by offering nine free MP3 downloads that all focus on luuuuuuuv. The romantic playlist includes tender tunes read: make out music from R&B singers, indie bands, and solo crooners

PODCAST: Q&A with Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) [MP3] - Boston Phoenix
As the guest of honor and winner of Best Actor at the BSFC’s annual awards gala ( which you can read all about in the Phoenix this week ), Renner dropped by the ceremony at the Brattle last week to pick up his award and take part in a rollicking Q&A

Gimme Gimme And for Free! - Salon
Although the issue of music piracy has died down over the years since Napster, Limewire, Grokster, and Kazaa first emerged, it is still a problem. For every ten legal MP3 downloads, there then, kids will continue to download music illegally and

Toshiba HDR5010 marries Freeview HD to a PVR in time for the World Cup - engadget
When Humax introduced the UK’s first Freeview HD set-top box last week , quite a few of you were understandably disappointed that it didn’t come with PVR functionality. Well, you can now strike that off your list of worries, as Toshiba has just gone

Title Male Guitarist/Singer & Outstanding Pianist (Must LOVE Kids) - Playbill

February 8, 2010 by admin  
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to perform 45-minute sets (accompanied by a full live band) for infants, toddlers and their families. Male Guitarist/Singer must have theater background & ability to learn songs by listening to mp3s and reviewing chords. Pianist should have excellent

Qisda promises smartphone with 1280×1024 display - Electronista
It can also access e-mails and play back MP3s. It will be affordable and is aimed at emerging markets. The Vodafone 545 Larry will get a web browser, e-mail support, a numberpad get traffic alerts and browse the web and check e-mails thanks to

2010 CES Introduces 3-D TV, Microsoft Tablet, Rejects GPS & MP3s - Inventorspot
In my recent blog titled, ” 3-D Glasses “It Came From Out of Space” to “Avatar ,” I talked about how 3-D glasses have changed from the 1950s to the present day. One of those ‘goggle’ manufacturers, RealD is actually using its theatrical expertise to

Some teens turn tables on mp3s - Chattanooga Times Free Press
Even though theirs is a generation weaned on mp3s, some teens still find value in listening to music on vinyl records. “I have, last time I checked, just under 200,” said Dakota Henry, a senior at Heritage High School whose collection began when his

Amazon In Europe Roundup: MP3s On UK Android; Kindle In German/French - MocoNews.net

January 23, 2010 by admin  
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When Amazon ( NSDQ: AMZN ) launched its larger Kindle, the DX, in Europe two weeks ago , the promotion around the product was noticeable for being pretty US-centric. Even on sites in countries like France, if you wanted to buy the device, you were

Best Bets: Symphony to give itsfirst 2010 performance - Visalia Times-Delta
The Tulare County Symphony kicks off the 2010 part of its schedule with compositions by Russell Peck, Mendelssohn and Mozart at7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Visalia Fox Theatre. The concert’s featured soloists are violinist Haik Kazazyan and pianist

CHRISTOPHER: Help for Haiti goes global - Delaware County Daily Times
Beginning with The Concert for Bangladesh and continuing through to Live Aid and the more recent Tsunami Benefit Concert, musicians have always come to the aid of those less fortunate or countries hit by disaster. Swift action is desperately needed

Paste Magazine offers vault of free MP3s in exchange for donations to - MLive.com
I have a confession to make: Up until about five minutes ago, I hadn’t given a cent to any of the organizations working to alleviate the catastrophe in Haiti . Oh, I meant to do that ” text ‘Haiti’ to 90999 ” thing the day after the quake, but I got

mp3 Mixtape: Friday Mixtape LXXXVIII - Consequence of Sound
As always, below you’ll find this week’s mix of the best new singles, covers, and remixes along with mp3s from some up-and-comers you just might want to check out! Yep, Friday!

iTunes Revision Would Store Your MP3s in the Cloud - YAHOO!
Robertson said that he learned of the iTunes revision through various industry sources. Robertson didn’t specifically tie the iTunes revision to Apple’s launch event later this month, but, if true, it wouldn’t be unlikely. “An upcoming major revision

MP3s Can’t Stop Music Sales Falling 10 Percent - PC Magazine
Worldwide sales of recorded music fell by another 10 percent last year, The New York Times reports, as (once again) increased digital sales failed to cover for a steeper drop in physical CD revenues. Global digital music sales–including over the

Guardian: Four Stars for Carolina Chocolate Drops’ Nonesuch Debut; US - Nonesuch Records
The forthcoming album is currently available for pre-order in the US through the Nonesuch Store, where orders include the album on CD and as high-quality MP3s, plus a full seven Nonesuch Store-exclusive bonus tracks recorded live. For a complete list

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