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Monday Dec 7 | Truro Daily News

Recording with Santana a 'defining moment'

TATAMAGOUCHE From the quiet Northumberland shore of Malagash to the bustling coast of Los Angeles, Naomi Striemer's musical career has taken her around the globe.

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Related Topix: Santana, Pop/Rock, Naomi, The Cars, Carlos Santana, The Angels

Mon Nov 30, 2009

Magic 105.5

Wild Night - Van Morrison

Genres: Soul , Singer/Songwriter , Adult Contemporary , Psychedelic , Soft Rock , Folk-Rock , Contemporary Pop/Rock , Blue-Eyed Soul , Jazz-Rock , Album Rock , Celtic Rock , AM Pop Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Born: August 31, 1945 in Belfast, Ireland Influences Similar Artists Followers Biography Equal parts blue-eyed soul shouter and ...

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Related Topix: Van Morrison, Pop/Rock, World News, United Kingdom, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, Down County, Northern Ireland, Belfast County, Northern Ireland, Celtic

Fri Nov 27, 2009

BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content

Concert Of New Musical After the Turn At The Mixing Bowl, Birmingham on November 25

A concert of songs from the new musical After The Turn will be presented at the Mixing Bowl Theatre at the Custard Factory, Birmingham on Wednesday November 25, commencing at 7.30. pm.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Turn, Custard, Factory, Bravo, Sterling

Tue Nov 24, 2009

BillCountry

Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms

Genres: Rock & Roll , Traditional Country , Country-Pop , Early Pop/Rock , Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan Active: 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's Born: August 15, 1933 in Bloomington, IN Similar Artists Biography Though his name is unfamiliar to most, Bobby Helms rules the airwaves every year around December 25th.

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Related Topix: Bobby Helms, Country, The 80'S, Pop/Rock, Bloomington, IN

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Florida Times-Union

It's been a 'crazy' time for Beaches musician Alexander Seier

Neptune Beach musician Alexander Seier has spent most of this year on the road, playing guitar and singing background for Island Def Jam country-pop singer Jessie James, a rising star who is all over MTV, has opened for the Jonas Brothers and released a self-titled debut album in August.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Alexander, Neptune Beach, FL, The Jam, MTV, Jonas Brothers

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Best of New Orleans

Breaking the Band: Herrington

Mandeville-based Herrington self-released a debut album in August. In a region flush with musical talent, the Northshore rock group Herrington has found a winning formula.

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Related Topix: Mandeville, LA, Pop/Rock, Republic, New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, LA, Orleans

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Spin

Ezra Furman and the Harpoons Cover Daniel Johnston

When Ezra Furman and the Harpoons stopped by SPIN 's backstage tent at Lollapalooza in August, the folk-rock foursome gave us a keyboard-heavy, pop-rock rendition of Daniel Johnston's "Walking the Cow," a 1983 lo-fi ode to uncertainty.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Manila Bulletin

Raygun survives YouTube backlash, earns raves in Asia

British pop rock band Raygun continues to defy critics as they capture more fans across the globe, including Southeast Asia where they are currently promoting their eponymous debut CD.

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Related Topix: Asia, Pop/Rock, August, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Ray, David Bowie

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Star Tribune

The Big Gigs: Our critcs' music picks

Maria Muldaur Star Tribune Amy Millan Yan Lassalle, Star Tribune Rain Machine More from Music POP/ROCK While his other band has inched toward accessibility after pushing so many sonic boundaries, TV on the Radio guitarist, co-vocalist and beard-grower Kyp Malone has recorded a solo album under the name Rain Machine that's as wild as anything he's ...

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, August, Drama Movies, Theater, Arts, Pop/Rock, Maria Muldaur, Blues, TV on the Radio, Siren, Music, Entertainment

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Azcentral.com

County declines case vs. band in attempted school break-in

Three members of a West Valley pop-rock band likely won't face felony charges in connection with an attempted break-in reported at a Peoria high school in August.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Peoria, AZ, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Maricopa County, AZ

Sat Oct 10, 2009

The Flat Hat

Fall break playlist: 'Tribe Drives'

While I'll be hanging around campus for fall break, Skyping with the fam and bench-reading like an elderly person, many of you at the College of William and Mary are heading home to enjoy fall break.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Tribe, College of William and Mary, Rusted Root, Marina, Garbage

Thu Oct 08, 2009

The Billings Outpost

Fall, winter concert lineup offers varied menu

The Ragbirds' music is like a richly colored canvas painting. With nearly every flavor, tone and shade representing a different musical heritage, the finished product is humbly beautiful and perfectly unmatched.

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Related Topix: Painting, Arts, Pop/Rock, Montana, Theater

Tue Oct 06, 2009

The Star Online

Shaping the future

Hairdressers from South-East Asia showed off their creativity and snippets of next year's hair trends.

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Related Topix: Asia, Pop/Rock, Boris, A-Ha, The Association, World News, China

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Newkerala.com

Radio comes back to conquer Mizoram people

Aizawl, Oct 3 : The long-lost flavour of radio has once again come alive in Mizoram, thanks to AIR Aizawl's FM Zoawi music channel, already on air from August 15 this year.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Gandhi

Fri Oct 02, 2009

JamBase

The Apples In Stereo: #1 Hits Explosion

In an alternate universe the title to this bang-up anthology would be resoundingly true.

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Related Topix: The Apples in Stereo, Pop/Rock, The Stereo, In Stereo, Michael Nesmith, The Bird

LiveDaily

Friendly Fires, The xx team for late-year tour

The two British acts kick off the outing Nov. 19 in Austin, TX, and will hit 14 cities on the trek, which extends through a Dec.

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Related Topix: New York Metro, Canada, Pop/Rock

Mon Sep 28, 2009

Tallahassee.com

Local lowdown

This indie-rock band from Montreal recently released their third album in August.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, MTV, The Velcro Pygmies

Thu Sep 17, 2009

Delaware Beachcomber

4 years in Salisbury leads band - finally - to a record deal

A young and well-established five-member band, Life on Repeat, is successfully making strides toward a new music career.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Records, Thrice, Salad

Wed Sep 16, 2009

NZ Herald

Born in the fifties

Kitty, Daisy, and Lewis Durham come from a family obsessed with music, fashion and technology from the 50s.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Calling, December, Coldplay, Led Zeppelin, Queens of the Stone Age

Sat Sep 12, 2009

Art Voice

Round 1 Week 1: The Pillagers vs. The Albrights

Welcome back, my friends, to the online battle of the bands that never ends - the fantabulous Artvoice Battle Of Original Music .

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Related Topix: Buffalo, NY, Buffalo Metro, Pop/Rock, Buffalo, Solo, The Beatles

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