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Rivals to iPod are music to your ears (Chicago Tribune)

This might be hard for some people to fathom, but there are digital music players made by other companies beside Apple.

Austin Music Hall suppose to open on Monday (News 8 Austin)

By looking at the Austin Music Hall from the outside it’s hard to believe it’ll be complete by Monday. “We will stay here and do what we got to do to get it completed,” Austin Music Hall owner Tim O’Connor said.

Music man Jacobs remembered fondly (Las Cruces Sun-News)

LAS CRUCES He was born before New Mexico was a state, arrived in Las Cruces to a job in a university music department as rough as the dirt road that was Main Street and outlasted even the music facility named after him in retirement.

No iPod, Radio or Humming on ‘No Music Day’ (NPR)

All Things Considered, November 20, 2007 - For some, it may seem impossible to go a full 24 hours without any music. But that’s the dream of Bill Drummond, former musician, artist and founder of “No Music Day.”

Austin Music Hall suppose to open on Monday (News 8 Austin)

After six months of construction will the Austin Music Hall open on time? Construction crews will be working all weekend to meet Monday’s deadline.

Forget MTV - Apple’s iPod ads are the new music-star makers (San Francisco Chronicle)

Nick Haley took just 30 minutes to pluck the Brazilian band CSS from obscurity and hurl it into the national spotlight. In September, Haley paired the band’s dance-pop song “Music is My Hot, Hot Sex” with his 30-second amateur video, displaying the…

MUSIC: M.I.A. (Detroit Free Press)

A leading figure on the London music scene known as grime a distinctly British blend of dance hall reggae, hip-hop and electro this charismatic 30-year-old has successfully commandeered the North American hipster audience with “Kala,” her second album of sparkly, incessantly infectious tunes. It’s sure to make a stand on many critics’ year-ender lists. Opening is Chicago outfit the Cool …

France set to cut Web access for music, film pirates (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Internet users in France who frequently download music or films illegally risk losing Web access under a new anti-piracy system unveiled on Friday.

Music’s Powerful Effects (Zenit News Agency)

I am in complete agreement with the letter of [Martin] Fernandez [ Praise and Worship Music ]. I have also been involved in leading music for Catholic worship for many years.

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