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Tings can only get better: Why sudden pop success has not been easy on the Ting Tings (Independent)
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:12:20 GMT Meet the coolest band in Britain, being very uncool. "This is typical us," the Ting Tings' Jules De Martino is saying. The band, he explains, were at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, hanging with the super-celebs. As they sat in the auditorium, their manager told them that gazillion-selling rapper Lil Wayne – a man with tattooed eyelids and diamond-studded teeth – was behind them.

Classical maverick tackles pop music (The Japan Times)
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:12:09 GMT "In about 20 years, we will rarely hear Brahms in the concert hall; we will mostly hear contemporary music." A bold prediction, particularly as dwindling audiences for classical music have most orchestras keeping to the tried and true, with only the occasional token nod to the obscure or challenging, or anything composed within the last 50 years — both often deemed box-office poison. But these ...

Behind the music: Symphony tries to keep funding apace with growth (Helena Independent Record)
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:34:54 GMT In the past five years, the Helena Symphony has crescendoed from a small community orchestra to a big-budget operation that pays its musicians and hosts up-and-coming classical music stars.

Interview: Girl Talk (Pitchfork)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:10:23 GMT We talk to Greg Gillis of Girl Talk about the ethics of sampling, being an album-based artist in a predominantly mp3-based medium, and the death of the guilty pleasure. read more

Idina Menzel (RainbowNetwork.com)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:45:07 GMT Idina Menzel's new album I Stand is a powerful collection of exquisite new songs written by the Tony Award winning actress / singer / songwriter.

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (DVD Talk)
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:41:56 GMT So, Nick and Nora really like their martinis, right? I mean, really like them. You could say they are living the high life on highballs. That is, until this murder happens, and Nora decides that it would be fun to try to solve it.

Songs with sting: Randy Newman coming to performing arts center (The Pantagraph)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:24:51 GMT After a career that began at age 18 some 46 years ago, there probably aren’t a lot of items left on Randy Newman’s “to-do” list. But performing in Central Illinois, we’re happy to report, is one of them. Or so we hope.

Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:39:15 GMT Contrary to her Joe Six Pack, hockey mom hokum, Sarah Palin proved in her debate with Joe Biden that she would fit in extremely well in Washington - albeit at an enormous price to the rest of the country.

Never Forget Chat (RainbowNetwork.com)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:00:24 GMT Following a publically acclaimed sell-out tour of the UK, Never Forget - a brand new musical about the unlikeliest of Take That tribute bands - opens in the West End this week!

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