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Get Ready For The 2008 Audioscope Festival!
The annual Audioscope Festival is not just an opportunity to hear great music โ itโs a chance to do some good in the process. The all-day event is designed to raise funds for Shelter, the ...
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Bloc Party to Embark on Tour in January
English indie rock band Bloc Party are set to rock the UK in January when they embark on a tour following the release of their new album โIntimacyโ. Though relatively brief, the tour will no ...
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Peter Gabriel Releases Big Blue Ball
Itโs been seventeen years since musician Peter Gabriel announced his decision to start making his multi-lingual, multi-cultural album, but โBig Blue Ballโ has finally been released. The ...
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Status Quo Re-enter the Limelight
After more than four decades of popular music, the group known as Status Quo have decided to celebrate their legendary status with a massive auction, tour and album release. The festivities ...
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Shortlist for 2009 Choice Music Prize
Every year music fans in Ireland get ready to see some formal recognition for their favorite bandโs great music. The Choice Music Prize is many things for those who win, including a status ...
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Happy Birthday Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr was born in Liverpool on 7 July 1940. His parents did not stay together for very long, which led to him adopting his stepfatherโs surname of Starkey. Richard Starkey was encouraged ...
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MHOF Has New Home in Nashville
When the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Nashville, Tennessee, in June 2006, the founders wanted to honor, not only celebrity-status musicians, but also session musicians who ...
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Subdued Stringband Jamboree 2008
The Subdued Stringband Jamboree is just that โ a subdued but enjoyable little music festival held in Bellingham, Washington, every year. The event has been growing steadily since its ...
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Ministry Of Sound DJ Academy
Even if youโve never been there, youโll probably have at least heard about the Ministry of Sound club in London. Ministry of Sound is one of the worldโs most renowned clubs. It seems now the ...
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A Little Music For Our Ears?
Most of us have had our lives touched by music to some degree - certainly if you are visiting this website then you likely are very fond of it yourself. You likely also know that music has so ...
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Digital Music โ The Way Forward
The era of digital music, it seems, has only just begun. Most of the technologically challenged members of the public had only just gotten used to the idea of a CD (compact disc) when the ...
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Apple Celebrates Black Music Month
Hip-hop and R&B are two music genres that enjoy a sense of relaxed rhythm. It is this rhythm which flows through the listener and encourages movement and dance in a truly sensational way. ...