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The Police reunite for Grammys
The Police will reunite to open the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 11, The Recording Academy said today, fueling speculation that the hit 1980s British band is planning a reunion tour. The five-time Grammy-winning band, led by frontman Sting, with Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers, split up in 1984 ... (30/01) Read
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Bamboo music rekindled in Philippine

CCTV | 23/06/08 iMuzique
The traditional music in the Philippines is being rekindled and recreated in the capital Manila. Replacing rock and pop, bands known as "musikong bumbong" ... More

Music venues: the weird and the wonderful

The Guardian | 23/06/08 iMuzique
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The next big Ting?

Boston.com | 16/06/08 iMuzique
The British dance-pop duo the Ting Tings are having the kind of year most musicians dream about: hit singles in the UK, a buzzed-about showcase at South ... More

The Cistercian monks being groomed for music stardom

Timesonline | 18/05/08 iMuzique
Within minutes of arriving at the monastery in the Vienna Forest, I see a clutch of men wearing lederhosen, while an oompah band tunes up for the May Day ... More

Tika: The fearless songstress returns

Jakarta Post | 11/05/08 iMuzique
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Bands are getting into bed with consumer brands

Timesonline | 04/05/08 iMuzique
Gabriel Hubert, horn player with Damon Albarn's favourite street-jazz collective, the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, speaks with the unashamed zeal of a convert: ... More

Guitar Hero Band Releases First Full Album

Wired News | 02/05/08
Plastic ax-wielding players of Guitar Hero II surely remember the dub/metal hybrid "Elephant Bones" by a band called That Handsome Devil. The song managed ... Read

Why modlife / Angels & Airwaves have a right music model

Philgalland's Weblog | 18/04/08
Modlife is interactive website for fans of the band Angels & Airwaves (created by Tom Delonge, former lead singer of punk-rock band blink182). People who ... Read

A million-dollar reason to be a rock star in China

Xinhuanet | 25/12/07
Chinese pop and rock singers, bands and composers will have a chance to compete with peers from other Asian countries for awards worth more than 1 million ... Read

Yorke Addresses EMI Renegotiation Report

Billboard | 01/01/08
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Led Zeppelin promoter wishes eBay would 'drop dead and die'

The Guardian | 08/10/07
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Concert sites slam agency's levy

Telegraph | 05/12/07
Band managers behind 400 artists from Robbie Williams to Radiohead and KT Tunstall have formed a new rights society that hopes to collect a slug of the ... Read

Oasis, Jamiroquai to follow Radiohead

Telegraph | 09/10/07
Some of the music industry's biggest names are considering offering their music free online following the success of the experiment by the band Radiohead ... Read

Nine Inch Nails tells fans to steal music

VNUnet | 20/09/07
The lead singer of Nine Inch Nails has urged fans of the band to steal its music as a protest against the high price charged by record companies. Trent ... Read

Gym music favourites revealed

pinknews.co.uk | 23/03/07
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Vomiting Skitzo Rocker Hospitalized

antiMusic | 23/03/07
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Music venues: the weird and the wonderful

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‘Computer guy' fixes swings

Napa Valley Register | 09/06/08 iMuzique
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Scorsese, Jagger rocking in new movie

mp3.com | 02/03/07
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What comes after blasting music? It could be hearing loss, students told

Boston.com | 06/04/07
The audiologist walked through the packed lunchroom, holding a wand-like instrument near the 200 middle school students laughing, shrieking, and drumming ... Read

Papal statement coming on sacred music?

CWNews | 07/11/06
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The Year Broadway Was Worth the Ovation

The New York Times | 26/12/06
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The music biz's digital flops - a short history

The Register | 26/05/08 iMuzique
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Musopen puts classical recordings, scores in public domain

Ars Technica | 22/05/08 iMuzique
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Amazon's CreateSpace Puts Out-Of-Print Music Back On The Market

InformationWeek | 06/05/08 iMuzique
CreateSpace, a subsidiary of Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN), on Monday expanded its print-on-demand CD publishing service in an effort to put an end to the concept ... More

Now hear this: surround sound for MP3

Greater Paramus News | 02/01/08
In the small San Diego County offices of French multimedia giant Thomson, employees crank up Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," a recording laden ... Read

RIAA wiped off the net

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A lack of security controls allowed hackers to "wipe" the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) website on Sunday. The existence of an ... Read

Recording industry should brace for more bad news

CNet | 17/01/08
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EMI to exit IFPI

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Trent Reznor is happy to say goodbye

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Conspiracy Against Shareaza and Open Letter to the Recording Industry

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RIAA Defendant to Appeal Jury's Verdict

Wired News | 08/10/07
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Warner Music May Fall on Report Madonna Will Leave

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Universal Music CEO Doug Morris Speaks, Recording Industry in Even Deeper Shit Than We Thought

New York Magazine | 27/11/07
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Saul Williams Offers Trent Reznor Produced Album For Free

antiMUSIC | 26/10/07
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