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The Krautrock Roots of 3 Iconic Rock Bands, Courtesy of the Band Can
American Songwriter
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June 11, 2025
The experimental German band Can was formed in Cologne in 1968. Using elements of rock, jazz, and funk, the influential musicians helped pioneer krautrock, also known as kosmische musik, or cosmic music. Largely a student movement born in the late...
Salzburg Sings Again: 60 Years of The Sound of Music
Go World Travel Magazine - Colorado
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June 11, 2025
Set along the Salzach River with the Austrian Alps rising in the background, Salzburg's historic Old Town is the place to start a self-guided Sound of Music tour. Photo courtesy of Tourismus Salzburg, Foto: Breitegger Günter Sixty years ago, a...
German Air Force pushes ahead with A400M infrared protection system upgrade
Shephard Media
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Airbus and the German procurement agency, Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), have signed an agreement to upgrade 23 German Air Force A400M aircraft with Direct Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM)...
Music from the golden years of the 1940s to 60s comes to Eastbourne
Sussex World
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June 9, 2025
Music from the golden years of the 1940s to 60s comes to Eastbourne on the afternoon of Sunday, June 22 at 3pm, courtesy of a big band and singers led by award-winning jazz musician Andy Panayi. Spokeswoman Annette Keen said: “Local jazz fans will...
Rollme P51: Bluetooth smartwatch with remote camera control, telephony, heart rate monitoring and more for only $39
Notebook Check
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June 15, 2025
P51: New smartwatch with numerous features launches at a low price. (Image source: Rollme) The P51 is a new and very affordable smartwatch that supports local music storage and comes with its own camera. It can also display photos taken with a...
Classical Music Playlist, June 4, 2025
Capradio - California
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Hubert Parry (1848-1918) English composer Sir Hubert Parry premiered his Symphony No. 2 in 1883 in Cambridge, England, but four years later revised it and premiered the new version in 1887 in London. With sweeping melodies and a distinctively...
Get to Know: Elizabeth Sheaffer of Edelweiss Heirlooms
Vestavia Voice - Alabama
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June 15, 2025
Elizabeth Sheaffer opened Edelweiss Heirlooms this past fall in the Park South Plaza shopping center in Vestavia Hills. Q: Is this a brand new business or did you relocate from somewhere else? A: Brand new business. I'm also a professor full time,...
Philippe Jaroussky, Adèle Charvet, Fabio Trümpy, & Elsa Benoit Among Performers in La Seine Musicale’s 2025-26 Season
Opera Wire
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June 11, 2025
(Photo credit: James Bellorini) La Seine Musicale unveils its 2025-26 season. The Season Launch Concert features members of the Jaroussky Academy, along with Philippe Jaroussky. They are joined by instrumentalists Nemanja Radulovic, Anne Gastinel,...
Robbie Williams in Bath: road closures and train times for Royal Crescent concerts
SomersetLive
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June 11, 2025
Pop megastar Robbie Williams will be entertaining tens of thousands of fans in two spectacular concerts in Bath this week. The Angels and Let Me Entertain You singer will take to the stage at the Royal Crescent for the open-air gigs marking 250...
Davido Backs Out Of London Show Featuring 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, Cites Production Concerns
Information Nigeria
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June 15, 2025
Nigerian artist Davido has revealed he will not be headlining the upcoming concert at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, where he was expected to share the stage with Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent. The concert is slated for July 3, but in a...
Former Evanescence guitarist Jen Majura steps back from music industry
Female First
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June 11, 2025
11 June 2025 Former Evanescence guitarist Jen Majura is stepping back from the music industry. Jen Majura is departing the music industry three years after being let go by Evanescence The 41-year-old German rocker was a member of the Bring Me To...
Eltaj Safarli ranks fifth at int'l chess tournament in Germany
AzerNews
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June 11, 2025
Azerbaijani chess player Eltaj Safarli has ranked fifth at the International Whitsun chess tournament held in Munich, Germany, Azernews reports. The chess player drew with Bulgarian Momchil Petkov in the fifth round and brought his total score to...
Tessa Souter: Making Connections Between Erik Satie, Jazz, and Personal Identity
All About Jazz
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June 11, 2025
New York-based vocalist Tessa Souter is deservedly treasured among jazz fans, critics and musicians alike. Equally effective performing live and on her several fine recordings, she is a jazz singer who combines the sonority, vocal range and...
Snowdan: Sarawak’s Performing Arts Centre on track for completion by late 2026, early 2027
Borneo Post
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June 16, 2025
Snowdan poses with a choir group from Berlin during the event. KUCHING (June 16): The construction of Sarawak’s Performing Arts Centre is on track for completion by late 2026 or early 2027, said Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and...
Crashbox, The New Album From Monkey House Out Now
Top40-Charts
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New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Crashbox, a bold, genre-blending statement from Emmy-winning songwriter Don Breithaupt, featuring Michael Leonhart (Steely Dan), Drew Zingg (Boz Scaggs), and a stellar cast of guest artists. Following the success of...
Tony Winner David Byrne Sets New Album and World Tour 'Who Is The Sky?'
BroadwayWorld
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David Byrne, Tony Award-winning creator of Broadway's American Utopia and Here Lies Love, has announced Who Is the Sky?, his first new album since 2018’s acclaimed and award-winning American Utopia album, which will be released September 5th by...
Pamela Geller
Renew America
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By Joan Swirsky May 11, 2015 When Adolf Hitler published "Mein Kampf" in 1926, he spelled out his vision for Germany's domination of the world and annihilation of the Jews. Germany would not have lost WWI, he wrote, "if twelve or fifteen thousand...
Nashville celebrates Juneteenth with events, deals at black-owned restaurants
WZTV - Tennessee
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Juneteenth is right around the corner, and Music City will have many festivities! Also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or Black Independence Day, June 19, 2025 marks the fourth official year that...
10 Best '70s Miniseries, Ranked
Collider
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June 15, 2025
The 1970s was a pinnacle point for television series as many new networks emerged and moved away from the traditional family sitcom and embraced a broader range of stories that resonated more with modern audiences. While there were many series...
Aggression and anger on the road with Thin Lizzy across America and Europe
Classic Rock
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June 15, 2025
The winter of 1977 was fierce on the East Coast of the USA. A thick layer of snow engulfing the territory between Boston and New York, the freezing environment that was to be the killing ground for two of Britain and Ireland’s biggest rock bands:...