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12/01/2008 07:06 PM
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Boosters help Moreland music program stay afloat (San Jose Mercury News)
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When state budget woes stripped music and art programs from California schools in the early 2000s, the Moreland School District didn't sit idle.
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12/01/2008 11:14 AM
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Ticket Battle Shakes Music Biz (Rolling Stone)
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Ticketmaster, Live Nation vie to fill power vacuum left by labels When Live Nation, the world's biggest concert promoter, announced that it would begin selling its own tickets starting in January, it seemed like the beginning of the end for Ticketmaster. Instead, the move has triggered a war that is reshaping the entire music industry, with the two companies battling for a piece of every dollar ...
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12/01/2008 03:27 AM
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Adams Morgan's Commonwealth Is Fashion-Forward and Music-Conscious (Washington Post)
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The music is always on, and it's always loud. Never earsplitting but loud enough that the teens and 20-somethings who frequent the place occasionally have to shout as they navigate racks of limesicle-colored denim and T-shirts adorned with fornicating silver skeletons. Kanye West's "Touch the Sky...
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12/01/2008 04:40 PM
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'Tis the season for choral music (The Star-Ledger)
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MARION ETTLINGERTarik O'Regan It's the season for choral music, what with ubiquitous performances of "Messiah" starting and Christmas carols around the corner. But choral music doesn't have to be just old favorites. Composers from around the world are turning out...
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12/01/2008 07:29 PM
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Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, various venues, Huddersfield (Independent)
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Is it a sculptured flower, is it the latest designer toy? The curved blossoms of stainless steel and polycarbonate cones sprout from a keyboard on thin legs that might have been borrowed from a Giacometti sculpture. Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of the Piano Baschet-Malbos, making its first British appearance at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. For those interested in ...
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12/01/2008 03:18 PM
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eMedia Music Releases New Hybrid Version of EarMaster 5 (Harmony Central)
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eMedia Music Corp., announced the release of a new Windows / Macintosh Hybrid version of the EarMastera Pro 5 and EarMastera School 5 ear training software CD-ROMs from EarMaster APS. Now Mac users can take advantage of this comprehensive software suite for ear training and practical music theory available in 18 languages.
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12/01/2008 02:50 PM
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Gowan to host Canadian Music Industry Awards (CBC)
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Styx keyboardist Lawrence Gowan will host, and singer Burton Cummings will perform at the Canadian Music Industry Awards in Toronto in March.
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12/01/2008 07:28 PM
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Classical music meets Web 2.0 (Contra Costa Times)
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New YouTube Symphony Orchestra project aims to generate worldwide collaboration. Michael Tilson Thomas, music director of the San Francisco Symphony, will conduct an orchestra comprised of musicians from across the world at Carnegie Hall in April.
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12/01/2008 03:33 PM
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Download Shopper lets you compare prices on digital music (Macworld)
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Download Shopper lets you compare iTunes, Wal-mart, and Amazon MP3 to find the best deal on digital music.
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12/01/2008 05:45 PM
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Marty Stuart's Photo Book of Country Music Elites Tops Latest Music Books (cmt.com)
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There's a wealth of books for country fans in stores this holiday season on subjects ranging from Jimmie Rodgers , the father of country music, to Miley Cyrus , presumably the format's great-granddaughter.
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