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Friday Nov 6 | Reuters

Yoko Ono looks back on early activism

No one knows better than Yoko Ono how far celebrity activism has come in the last 40 years.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, John Lennon, Music!, Entertainment

Friday Nov 6 | Daily Express

The truth about Peaches and the Scientologists

SOCIALITE Peaches Geldof attended a glitzy Church of Scientology ball where the star-studded guest list is understood to have included Hollywood A-listers Tom Cruise and John Travolta.

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Related Topix: Scientology, Religion, Music!

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Hypebot

EMI Diversifies With Abbey Road Live Recordings

An expanded move by EMI into live concert recordings offers a glimpse both at a much needed revenue stream for record labels and an additional income source for many artists.

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Related Topix: Computers, Symphony, Arts, Music!

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Bloomberg Business News

U2 Conquered U.S. With Noise, Risks, Poetry, Says Producer Eno: Interview

Its anthemic template, crafted in 1984 with the assistance of co-producer Brian Eno , came three years before a oeThe Joshua Tree,a which took the Irish band a oefrom heroes to superstars,a according to Rolling Stone magazine, and sold 25 million copies.

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Related Topix: Music!, U2, Ambient, Brian Eno, Joshua Tree, CA

Sun Nov 01, 2009

USA Today

Postcard from the road: Rock Hall concerts in NYC, Part 2

The event: U2, Metallica , Jeff Beck , Aretha Franklin and a string of sharp guests played Part 2 of the two-night celebration of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's 25th anniversary.

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Related Topix: Music!, Metal, Metallica, U2, Aretha Franklin, Jeff Beck, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Soul, Eric Clapton, Blues, Music, Entertainment

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Online Sun

PEACHES Geldof tells Fearne Cotton she is intrigued by Stephen Hawkinga s theories

PEACHES Geldof just can't help nodding off - even during an interview for a documentary all about HER.

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Related Topix: Music!, Wedding

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Londonist

Book Review: I Know This Much, By Gary Kemp

As you've probably noticed by now, Spandau Ballet are back and we reckon they're 'definitely the best reformed band of the year'. They're also one of the most Londony, as Gary Kemp's just-published biography reveals.

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Related Topix: Music!, Spandau Ballet, Pop/Rock

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Online Sun

FACE of starvation in Ethiopia 25 years ago says why her country needs your help again

AS a baby seemingly near death she was the face of the Ethopian famine exactly 25 years ago yesterday.

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Related Topix: Famine, Natural Disasters, Weather, Drought, Agriculture, Science, Music!

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

Bob Geldof and Bono's legacy in Africa is a lasting and positive one

A quarter of a century after Live Aid, despite the fact that there are still many problems, the fight against poverty is working Jamie Drummond Twenty five years ago, like many of my generation, I was called to action by images of drought and starvation a ' and by a couple of shaggy-haired, Irish rock stars with whom I've now been working for a ...

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Related Topix: Music!, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Agriculture, Science

New Statesman

Hallowed spaceboy

Over 40 years, David Bowie has repeatedly reinvented himself, pursuing the idea that all pop is artifice.

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Related Topix: Music!, Pop/Rock, David Bowie, Drugs

Thu Oct 22, 2009

TulsaWorld.com - Entertainment

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Thirty years ago, The Who's Pete Townshend gave a stark solo gig at the Amnesty International Secret Policeman's Ball benefit show in London.

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Related Topix: Music!, The Who, Pop/Rock, The Pink Floyd

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Canada.com

Sydney rocks in first of climate change concerts

The first of nine concerts across the globe aimed at persuading millions of fans to go green for the environment swung into life in Sydney on Saturday with fiery vocals and a distinctive Australian beat.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Music!, US Politics, US News, Al Gore, Travel, Australia Travel, Brazil, Global Warming

Sun Oct 18, 2009

TulsaWorld.com - Lifestyle

U2: The band that could not get any bigger outdoes itself again.

It's a name that doesn't take up much space. Yet it says a mouthful. Two figures - one alphabetic, one numeric - combine to form an iconic statement, conveying welcome and acceptance.

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Related Topix: Music!, Pop/Rock, U2, Bono, The Sex Pistols, Punk

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Canada.com

Music hath charms, but can it save the world?

Bob Geldof is seen at London's Euston station before departing for Edinburgh for the 2005 Long Walk to Justice.

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Related Topix: Music!, Gospel, African Children's Choir, U2, Wedding

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Tipperary Today

Nominations Sought for Peace Award

Tipperary Peace Convention has announced that it is now accepting nominations for the 2009 Tipperary International Peace Award.

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Related Topix: Music!

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Bridgeton-Millville News

Fuel House Coffee Co. is booking nationally

The Fuel House Coffee Co. on Landis Avenue has been the go-to venue for many local bands and musicians looking for a place to showcase their music.

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Related Topix: Peter Tork, Philadelphia Metro, The Angel Band, Celtic, Music!

Fri Oct 09, 2009

OrlandoSentinel.com - SOUNDBOARD

Rock for Hunger still dreams big

W hen it comes to big dreams, Chris Goyzueta takes a back seat to no one. In 2006, Goyzueta, then a student at the University of Central Florida , put together the inaugural Rock for Hunger event.

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Related Topix: University of Central Florida, Music!, Orlando, FL, Entertainment

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Freaky Trigger

David Bowie and Mick Jagger - "Dancing In The Street"

One of the questions I asked myself as I got halfway through Popular is: have the charts got worse? The answer to that question remains "let's wait and see" but one reason people who grew into pop before 1984 might think they have is that the nature of the charts seems to have changed.

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Related Topix: Music!

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Financial Times

The art of reforming a classic pop group

Spandau Ballet in rehearsal last month. From left: Martin Kemp, Tony Hadley, Steve Norman and Gary Kemp There was a time when a million teenage girls would have pleaded to swap places with me.

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Related Topix: Music!, Pop/Rock, Spandau Ballet, Tony Hadley, World News, Prince Charles, Princess Diana, Led Zeppelin

Fri Oct 02, 2009

The Sydney Morning Herald

Deep Purple, deep pockets - praise for Rock Aid fundraiser

Rocking out for a good cause ... Jon Dee, who enlisted David Gilmour of Pink Floyd and Brian May of Queen for Rock Aid Armenia.

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Related Topix: Hard-Rock, Deep Purple, David Gilmour, Pop/Rock, The Pink Floyd, Music!, Queen, World News, Asia, Armenia

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