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Newcastle Jets salute in thriller against Nth Qld
Newcastle Jets have notched up their fourth win on the trot, defeating the North Queensland Fury 3-2 at EnergyAustralia Stadium.
The Fury were unlucky not to go ahead in the 15th minute when Jeremy Brockie was played in by Jason Spagnuolo but the New
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Haunting The Chapel: The 30 Best Metal Albums Of 2009 (Plus Dozens Of Guest Lists)
I would say it is apocalyptic in feel in that the vibe of The Great Cessation might be a mirror for what is happening in this world we have created for ourselves, that a kind of critical mass is happening. Lots of art and music out there is also a
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Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Black Eyed Peas to Perform at 2010 Grammys
Considering they’ve been nominated for a combined 18 Grammys this year, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are both confirmed to perform at the 52nd annual awards show at Los Angeles’ Staples Center on January 31st. As
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McGee on music: My top tips for 2010
From epic rock to Buddhist boogie, here are 15 acts destined for big things over the coming months
Toro Y Moi ... the new pop sound of 2010?
Agile Beast were a fantastic pop surprise for me. I spotted them at their first gig at Brixton Jamm. They're
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Happy Holidays, from HuffPost Bloggers
It's a Wonderful Life can feel oppressively nostalgic and achingly sentimental in spots, but to its enduring credit, the movie never shrinks from portraying the dark flip-side of American life.
Creating an institutional religion with all
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OTBKB Music: Best Albums of the Decade, Part Two
The second half of my best of the decade list. If you missed the first part, you'll find it here:
Matt Mays & El Torpedo – Matt Mays & El Torpedo (2005): First released in Canada, this
record produced a huge hit there for
the band in Cocaine Cowgirl.
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Glory thump hapless Jets
Harnwell, making just his third start of the season following a horror run of injuries, bagged a double and Mile Sterjovski and Naum Sekulovski added the others to help lift the Glory back up to fifth place and ease the pressure on coach Dave Mitchell.
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Recalling the decade in music
It has been a decade of vast change in the music industry.
Rock stars were made on television and in living rooms. The iPod eliminated the need for a physical record collection, and the music industry fruitlessly fought digital music. For not much
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A Very Personal, Highly Idiosyncratic Musical Overview of the Aughts
This
is not about American Idol, Kenny Chesney, Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens,
Beyonce, Wilco, or The Arcade Fire. If, for the past ten years, you’ve
followed popular music beyond the narrow confines of Top 40 radio, you
already know the big albums and
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Ten stellar Americana and folk albums of 2009
We spent 2009 sorting through piles of folk and Americana releases, revising this list in our heads till the bitter end and repeatedly failing to understand the hype behind the Avett Brothers in the process. While a year of listening brought no
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Neil Young, Mario Lemieux among new Order of Canada appointments
G overnor-General Michaelle Jean has announced 57 new appointments to or within the Order of Canada. Hockey great Mario Lemieux, music legends Burton Cummings of the Guess Who and Neil Young, and filmmaker Ivan Reitman were named officers of the order.
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Neil Young Receives Royal Honor
Neil Young has been given the Order of Canada as part of Queen Elizabeth II`s New Year honors.
The Order of Canada is the second highest honour that can be awarded to a Canadian. Young had previously been granted the O.M. (Members of the Order of
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Colwyn Bay: Colwyn Bay left short as Rigoglioso exits
COLWYN Bay have suffered a major blow ahead of their New Year’s Day game at home to Radcliffe Borough, with Adriano Rigoglioso leaving the club to join Premier Division FC United.
It is only a week or so ago that the former Liverpool youth team striker
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Full Day in Rock Top 09 from Aug 09 Recap
Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump was arrested in West Hollywood on Tuesday night. But before you FOB fans get all excited or upset, know that it was for a relatively minor traffic violation and he is now a free man.
Apparently Stump had a two-year-
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Peter Gabriel goes orchestral for covers album
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Peter Gabriel eschews traditional rock'n'roll instrumentation on his upcoming album, "Scratch My Back," which sports orchestral covers of material originally recorded by David Bowie, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Radiohead and Arcade
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Peter Gabriel Goes Orchestral For Covers Album
All of the artists whose songs Gabriel covers on "Scratch My Back" will return the favor by reworking his songs on a future album, dubbed "I'll Scratch Yours."
Peter Gabriel eschews traditional rock'n'roll instrumentation on his upcoming album,
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Chilis find Frusciante replacement
Josh Klinghoffer will replace John Frusciante in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and his first concert as an official band member will be at Neil Young's 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute in Los Angeles later this month.
Last month, guitarist
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Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 85
Ssssssssssssstop the relentless surge of Bottom Feeders songs by artists whose names begin with the letter S, you say? Never! Here are more singles that charted below #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1980s.
Better than Sister Sledge’s “My Guy” or
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Live music at Hillsborough's Hillside
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In the spirit of punk
It was 10 to 15 years ago when the Long Island native was beginning her rock career and looking for other musicians to jam with and play the occasional gig.
"Every time I put ads in the paper, when someone would call and I'd pick up the phone, there
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China Is Now The World's Biggest New Car Market
I just sort of stumbled into the music business. I mean, I liked music a lot-- especially when I was high-- but by the time I started my own indie label I hadn't used any drugs in a decade. After a 24/7 stoned and alienated Vietnam War era college
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Events for January through March 2010
When, where: Jan. 23, the Embarcadero
Highlights: Part of Big Bay Whale Days, a monthlong celebration of the gray whales' annual migration, this festival offers free kids' admission on Hornblower and San Diego Harbor Excursion whale-watching cruises,
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Music, laughs make Hot Stove benefit another roaring success
Kevin Youkilis playing centerfield for the Red Sox in 2010? Sox slugger David Ortiz’s jewelry line? Sox General Manager/Electric Guitar Slinger Theo Epstein leading popular Boston rockers State Radio on a cover of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free
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HEART OF A MAN
In 2006, director Jonathan Demme directed Neil Young: Heart of Gold, an extensive documentary on the musician, his family, his peers, and, of course, his music, but Demme wasn't done with Young just yet. The award-winning filmmaker (Silence of the
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Gold Coast beat Newcastle
Ouch...Gold Coast striker Shane Smeltz collects Newcastle goalkeeper Neil Young in the face. Young later had to be replaced.
Source: Getty Images
GOLD Coast United set up a round-23 A-League blockbuster against Sydney FC next Sunday after seeing
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La. songwriter Bobby Charles, author of Fats Domino's 'Walking to New Orleans,' dies at 71
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bobby Charles, the singer-songwriter who penned such hits as Fats Domino's "Walking to New Orleans" and "See You Later Alligator" by Bill Haley and the Comets, died Thursday. He was 71.
Charles, a Louisiana Cajun whose real name is
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Say What? 'Pants On The Ground...'
NEW YORK (CBS News) ―
Pants. On. The. Ground.
With those four words, "General" Larry Platt has gone from "American Idol" reject to Internet sensation.
The 63-year-old civil rights veteran performed his original hit at an audition for the show's
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Pants On The Ground Orginial Video: Larry Platt's American Idol Sensation
Incase you missed American idol recently, then you messed the new sensation of 2010. The song is called "Pants on The Ground". General Larry Platt has become an internet fixation.
When Platt came on the show, it was obvious he was too old to be on at
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Brett Favre: Not Looking like a Fool with His Pants on the Ground
Brett Favre treated Americans to his rendition of "General" Larry Platt's viral hit 'Pants on the Ground', the song the 62-year-old chose to sing for his 'American Idol' audition. Larry Platt has since become bigger than the show itself, inspiring
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Pants on the Ground YouTube Fame Keeps Spreading
Pants On The Ground is the YouTube sensation of the moment, without question. But Pants On The Ground's YouTube power is just the beginning. The hysteria over General Larry Platt's song has spread into endless parodies, and even homage
by Brett Favre.
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Hot Pants: 'Idol' tune goes viral
"General" Larry Platt, who sang his original "Pants on the Ground" song last week on "American Idol," is now a bona fide pop-culture darling. The civil-rights veteran appeared on yesterday's "The View," less than a day after the victorious Minnesota
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On This Day In History: January 20th
Derek Dougan is born in Belfast. Derek was one of the great characters of the game, and was probably the most talented player ever to serve as PFA chairman.
A deadly effective centre forward, scoring over 120 goals for Wolverhampton Wanderers with whom
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NBC: Conan agrees to $45 million exit deal; Leno to return to 'Tonight'
Under the deal, which came seven months after O'Brien took the reins from Leno, O'Brien will get more than $33 million, NBC said. The rest will go to his 200-strong staff in severance, the network said in an announcement on the "Today" show.
His
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Where will Conan O'Brien go?
Shortly before agreeing to the terms of his unpleasant exit from NBC, Conan O'Brien joked on "The Tonight Show" that his plans for next week include making a big move to Fox.
"Megan Fox," he said to the laughter of fans who have made him a folk hero
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O'Brien Ends Run On 'Tonight' Show After 7 Months
NEW YORK -- Conan O'Brien ended his brief tenure on the "Tonight" show with a wide smile and a guitar in his arms.
The red-haired comic joined a band led by blond-wigged comic Will Ferrell with Beck and ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons for a raucous
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Glaciergate scientist admits fraud
The scientist behind the bogus claim in a Nobel Prize-winning UN report that Himalayan glaciers will have melted by 2035 last night admitted it was included purely to put political pressure on world leaders.
Emphasis mine. This isn't the first time
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Rockers Help Haiti All Weekend Long
In an effort unmatched since 2005's Hurricane Katrina, stars of the music scene turned all weekend long to raise funds for victims of Haiti's devastating earthquake, where more than 150,000 have already died.
Friday night's Hope for Haiti Now telethon
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Could this be the year the Grammys go young?
Last year, it was Alison Krauss and Robert Plant who brought their collective career Grammy count up to 33, beating out such MTV-friendly competition as Lil Wayne (who had the year's bestselling album), Coldplay and Ne-Yo (along with Radiohead) for
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Search, Social and Video Marketing Expert Gregory Markel in Music 3.0 Book
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Gregory Markel, the founder, CEO and President of digital marketing agency Infuse Creative, was interviewed by music industry veteran Bobby Owsinski about how up-and-coming musicians, artists, bands, and musical
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Lady Antebellum Own This Week
In case you haven't noticed, it's week. Meaning, their new album, Need You Now, is out and so are they. They own this week. And with good reason. The trio of Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood is on fire. "Need You Now," a song that drunken
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Neil Young's peers happy the Canadian rocker finally getting due from Grammy
Many Canadian artists who hold Young up as a Canuck icon still haven't had the pleasure.
"I've always wanted to meet him," Stompin' Tom Connors told The Canadian Press in a recent interview.
"He's got a great name for himself throughout the world and
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Grammy weekend begins with Neil Young tribute
Neil Young accepts the MusiCares Person of the Year award during a tribute in his honor on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Vince Bucci)
Neil Young accepts the MusiCares Person of the Year award during a tribute in his honor on Friday,
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Taylor rehearses, Ke$ha shares Grammy dreams
LOS ANGELES - The music world is celebrating all over town this weekend with tributes, rehearsals, parties and, of course, a gift suite or two in anticipation of the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night at Staples Center.
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First Grammy for rock legend Neil Young
Jenice Heo, Neil Young and Gary Burden accept the award for best boxed or
limited edition for Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 at the Grammy Awards
in LA. Picture: AP
Source: AP
ECLECTIC rocker Neil Young, who has made no secret of his disdain for the
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Essential tracks
A re You Ready by Paul Quarrington (with Dan Hill), streaming at danhill.com r u ready mix 1 A song by Paul Quarrington Download (.mp3) Reminiscent of Bob Dylan’s Not Dark Yet , though not despondent. A poignant death-bed song of acceptance is written
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Best of What's Next: Best Coast
Before singer/guitarist Bethany Cosentino was crafting two-minute, beach-fuzzy sonic diary entries with Best Coast, she weathered an earnest singer-songwriter stint in her teens and a more recent drone-y period with a band called Pocahaunted. Within
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'Taking Aim,' rock photo exhibit at EMP, opens Saturday
"Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock 'n' Roll Photographs Selected by Graham Nash" opens at Experience Music Project on Saturday, an exhibition of 98 photos — some never published — of famous musicians selected by musician-photographer Nash. Included in the
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The Sadies Prep New Full-Length, Plus Collaborative Projects with Andre Williams, Garth Hudson and Sex Pistol Glen Matlock
Not surprisingly, one of the hardest working bands in show business, the Sadies, has a slew of projects and collaborations on the horizon. The group’s Dallas and Travis Good have revealed to Exclaim! that the next album by the band will be
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Welsh Football League: Bay complete Meadowcroft deal
COLWYN Bay have finally completed the on-off loan deal with Northwich Victoria and secured experienced centre-back Danny Meadowcroft for the next six weeks.
He goes straight into the 17-man squad for today’s away game at Bamber Bridge.
The former
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Wanda Sykes Takes On CBS's Refusal To Run Gay Super Bowl Ad (VIDEO)
Wanda Sykes took on CBS this week, mocking the fact that the network is going to allow a pro-life ad to run during the game, while squashing a gay dating site's commercial. Sykes recommended that Man Crunch make their ad more conservative, by bashing
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Phoenix Move On From Grammy To Soundrack
Having taken a decade and four albums to receive recognition on the global stage, Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars has revealed that the wait has been well worth it. In addition to the nod from the Grammys, the French soft rockers are working on their
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Leno's prime-time send-off to be departure from tradition
The decision to exit with a whimper despite the show's high profile and big-name host represents a noteworthy departure from the traditional talk show finale, which are usually animated by special guests, clips and stunts. While certainly NBC clearly
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Lisvane Panthers strike
THE entertainment of the day was at Heath Park where table-toppers Lisvane Panthers overcame a tough test from Roath Park Rangers and ran out 7-4 winners.
Neil Young and Gareth Delve each scored a brace for the Panthers, Alex North was also among the
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Fatboy set to become a Giant
Belfast is set to rock as global icon and electronic music extraordinaire
Fatboy Slim descends on the city for a spectacular show in May.
Fatboy Slim, real name Norman Cook, will make history on May 8 as the first
artist to perform a concert at Giant’s
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Peter Gabriel's new sound
Listen up! kalahari.net stocks 100s of artists and albums for every music fan.
Paris - Peter Gabriel revisits a dozen cover songs in a new album to be released next week that strips songs to their bare essentials - the lyrics.
"Songwriting is what drew
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Jets boss optimistic despite loss
Newcastle Jets coach Branko Culina is adamant his side will be a force to be reckoned with in next week's A-League finals series despite their late season stumble.
Six Jets regulars were missing when the home side went down 2-1 to Adelaide United in
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Celebrity interviews: Texas singer Sharleen Spiteri on making her new album of movie hits
Texas singer Sharleen Spiteri on making her new album of movie hits Feb 14 2010 Billy Sloan, Sunday Mail AS Sharleen Spiteri spotted the famous Capitol Records building she could barely contain her excitement. The iconic 13-storey Hollywood structure -
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Peter Gabriel Discards Drums, Guitar for New Album
NEW YORK (Reuters) - British rock singer and songwriter Peter Gabriel has taken what he calls the "scary" step of paring down a new album of cover songs confined to orchestral instruments and his voice. Called "Scratch my Back," the album is being
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Dallas Green shows his true colours
VANCOUVER - Dallas Green's music as City and Colour easily embodies the idea of "Canadian melancholy."
In his songs, which provide a stark contrast to the pounding post-hardcore of his main project, Alexisonfire, you'll find a forlorn sense of longing -
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Radio Free MP3: Brother Dege, Medication, & Tony Sly
"The Battle of New Orleans" - Brother Dege
From the album Folk Songs Of The American Longhair
Click here to listen to the MP3
Folk music has a long history of writing songs about tragedy. Dig through Alan Lomax's archives and you will no doubt find
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PETE TOWNSHEND TO TEST HIS HEARING ONSTAGE IN LONDON
The rocker was introduced to the new technology by pal Neil Young's audiologist and he's planning to test the equipment when The Who perform their Quadrophenia concept album at a charity show in London at the end of March (10).
If it works for him, the
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Neil Young doesn't show, but spirited Olympic tribute a hit with fans
Much of the three-and-a-half hour setlist focused on more obscure Young tunes while renditions ranged from studiously faithful to almost unrecognizable in the show, which was scheduled for a second performance on Friday.
Reed, clad in all black with a
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Colwyn Bay: Neil Black returns to bolster Colwyn Bay FC attack against Trafford FC
AFTER two games without scoring a goal, Colwyn Bay have their attacking options bolstered for today’s away game at eighth-placed Trafford (3pm).
Neil Black returns to the first XI after missing the last three games, while Lee Davey has been recalled
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The last light out at record store
I got a call late Sunday morning from my friend, Jeff, asking me to help him move some records. More than 10,000, actually, from the bowels of City Lights on East College Avenue to the basement of former owner Greg Gabbard’s house 15 miles outside of
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NEIL YOUNG TRUNK SHOW to Get Limited Theatrical Release, Then Blu Ray and DVD Release
MUSIC NEWS - Neil Young Trunk Show, the concert film starring Neil Young, will be released in theatres for a limited run in March, then on Blu-Ray and DVD by Reprise Records later in 2010 (actual date tbd, though most dvds are out 17 weeks after
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The App Store Gets a Little Smaller: ngmoco Acquires Freeverse
Big news today as two of the iPhone’s biggest game makers become one through acquisition. ngmoco, makers of such hits as Rolando 2 and Eliminate Pro, has purchased Freeverse, another hit game maker with some significant successes under its belt,
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IU president to play his favorite rock songs as DJ
Bloomington - Indiana University President Michael McRobbie says he'll be ready to rock when he takes to the airwaves next week for his second stint as a radio disc jockey.
Last April, McRobbie co-hosted a jazz program on Bloomington's public radio
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Ngmoco acquires iPhone game dev Freeverse
Despite a still-wavering economy (and industry-wide layoffs), Neil Young's ngmoco has just bought up large Brooklyn-based iPhone game developer Freeverse. Gamasutra talked to both ngmoco and Freeverse, who (expectedly) had nothing but sugary kisses to
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Kim Yu-Na's performance was the climax of the Olympiad.
Yesterday afternoon, I mused on the pressing matter—the J. Press-ing matter—of the fancy-lad Ivy League look Bob Costas has affected in Vancouver. Then, last night, he switched up his game, going for a more authoritative image. In his pinstriped suit
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Neil Young Trunk Show In Theaters, DVD and Blu-Ray Coming This Year
02/23/2010
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Neil Young Trunk Show In Theaters, DVD and Blu-Ray Coming This Year was a top story for this week. Here it is again: Neil Young Trunk Show a concert film starring Neil Young will be released on Blu-Ray and DVD by Reprise Records later
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Canada wins ice hockey gold
Crosby got the winning goal 7:40 into the overtime period, taking a pass from Jarome Iginla and sliding a shot under the pads of US goaltender Ryan Miller.
SUPERSTAR Sidney Crosby scored in overtime to give Canada a 3-2 win over the US in the
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Ceremony Marks End of Bittersweet Olympics
(AP) An Olympics that began with the death of a luger ended Sunday with an exuberant celebration of Canada - reflecting a determined comeback by the host country's organizers and athletes.
A festive crowd of 60,000 jammed into BC Place Stadium
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Sir Paul McCartney to headline Isle of Wight festival on UK stadium tour
Rocker Sir Paul McCartney will headline the Isle of Wight and Hard Rock Calling
Sir Paul said: Its always brilliant to play for the home crowd and
these dates are ones that me and the band are really excited about.
The musician has only
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So no one else with a screechy, whiny voice was available?
I enjoyed the Olympic closing ceremonies right up until Canada decided to inflict Neil Young on the world. Again. Anyway, he wasn't too bad this time due to my muting the TV while Neil was "singing". I did manage to find a copy of the song that he
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BOWIE SAYS NO TO GABRIEL COVERS PROJECT
PETER GABRIEL's ambitious plans to have the artists he covers on his new orchestral album SCRATCH MY BACK record renditions of his songs have hit a snag - DAVID BOWIE doesn't want to join the fun.
Gabriel's new album features his rendition of Bowie's
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MUSIC SCENE: Jo Henley takes its local roots on the road
Roughly 15 years ago, two freshmen at Ithaca College were eager to do anything except study, so they began melding one’s poetry with the other’s guitar work.
All these years later, would-be poet/songwriter Andy Campolieto and guitarist Ben Lee are the
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ELTON JOHN and LEON RUSSELL TO TEAM UP FOR PIANO MEN ALBUM
Burnett, who is Oscar nominated for his Crazy Heart song The Weary Kind, will produce the project.
Neil Young and Booker T. Jones are also reported to be guests on the unnamed album.
In a post on his website, longtime Elton John collaborator Bernie
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Jennie Arnau Chasing Giants in April
03/04/2010
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Jennie Arnau Chasing Giants in April was a top story for this week. Here it is again: Chasing Giants, set for an April 13th release on MRI, is the follow up to Jennie Arnau's 2007 release, Mt. Pleasant. Jennie Arnau creates a unique
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Stargazing | Going viral with Jimmy Fallon
Q. What’s been the most unexpected challenge that comes with running a TV program?
A. The long hours. This is the first 9-to-5 job I’ve had since college. The hours at “SNL” were the
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Paris waxes retro with Kenzo, Valli collections
Kenzo's genial Italian designer, Antonio Marras, also looked toward a bygone era, reveling in the free, bohemian spirit of the seventies - when the 40-year-old label was founded. The collection of long light dresses and voluminous sweater-coats couldn'
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SXSW 2010: The Unthanks
Sisters Rachel and Becky Unthank have already beguiled audiences far beyond their native North East of England with a delicate take on traditional folk styles and increasingly strong lyrics of their own. They started out as Rachel Unthank & The
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Afternoon Open Thread
from Sepia:
Robin Givhan's back:
knew Robin's claws would return:
"Obama's dress, custom-made by New York designer Jason Wu, was unique in several respects, beginning with the youth and relative inexperience of its creator. Wu was only 26 on
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From Sheffield To "Philadelphia"
"Now I'm not Moses and I don't know how to split up the ocean and drive right on over," Emma Kupa of Sheffield, England jangle-pop band Standard Fare sings on a song which takes its name from our fare city. "And I'm going to have to
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Josh Hisle Lost In Holland To Play SXSW
If you saw the CSNY film `Deja Vu` then you will be familiar with Josh Hisle. Hisle was the American soldier portrayed in the Neil Young movie.
Josh Hisle was a marksman in the American Army for unit Fox 2/5, deplored to Iraq. His unit was one of the
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Carly Simon: A not so vain superstar
Cast during the Seventies in the uncomfortable role of rocks first couple, Carly and James were in the vanguard of a musical wave that broke around the world at the dawn of that decade. Each with their own multi-million-selling career, they sat at the
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Broken Bells alters arrangements at the Troubadour
If you were lucky enough to snag a ticket for Sunday night’s sold-out Troubadour show from Broken Bells — a new collaboration between the Shins‘ wailer/guitarist James Mercer and ever-versatile producer/DJ Danger Mouse (real name: Brian Burton) — you
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Farm Aid Announces Plans to Mark 25th Anniversary
SOMERVILLE, Mass. March 16, 2010 - "Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America" is the theme of the quarter-century anniversary of Farm Aid, the nonprofit organization led by board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews. Farm
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Farm Aid To Celebrate 25th Anniversary
Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews say they plan to mark the 25th anniversary of the U.S. non-profit this year.
The theme of the quarter-century milestone musical fundraiser is "Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope
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Review: 'Neil Young Trunk Show': The soul of a troubadour
a team of camera operators led by the great Declan Quinn, captures it all with improbably formal sophistication — viewers may not realize how difficult it is to make movies look this easy.
"Neil Young Trunk Show," Jonathan Demme's second concert film
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Review: Neil Young acts his age in 'Trunk Show'
Keith Richards has been saying for years that rockers - even world-famous ones - can grow old gracefully. Muddy Waters played well into his seventh decade, and no one would call him a sellout.
As the Rolling Stones continue to play high-energy shows
