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At Both Conventions, a Band Salutes Anarchy
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:42:58 -0000
Rage Against the Machine, a rap-metal band formed in 1991 and known for its big noise and ferocious politics, formed an ad-hoc convention in opposition to both major parties.
Music: Like Opera Inspiring It, ‘Rent’ Is Set to Endure
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:42:44 -0000
With the closing of the Broadway production, the phenomenon that is “Rent” will start to fade, but the work of its composer, Jonathan Larson, will endure.
Music Review | Tricky: Darkness, Onstage and in Song
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:52:15 -0000
Tricky, the English trip-hop pioneer, plunged listeners into his bleary, ominous songs at the Fillmore New York on Thursday night.

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Two Soul Men, Reunited For The First Time
Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0400
Steve Cropper shaped the Memphis soul sound as a guitarist and songwriter for Stax Records. Felix Cavaliere fronted the hit-making group The Rascals. They ran in the same music circles for decades, but only now have they made their first album together.
The Ting Tings: Sassy Electro-Pop
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:15:00 -0400
The Ting Tings' debut album, We Started Nothing, has propelled the British duo to worldwide fame on the strength of some of the catchiest pop songs in recent memory. The British duo layers together synths, powerful drum beats and catchy melodies in a session from WXPN.
The Gits' Mia Zapata Resurrected In Film
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:54:00 -0400
Kerri O'Kane's new film The Gits succeeds as a documentary—she makes the viewer fall in love with her subject—and then some. Working with sparse footage from the 1980s and '90s, O'Kane still manages to make us fall head over heels for the rag-tag bunch of punk rock misfits better known as the Gits.

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Muse Not Ready To Record New LP
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:39:54 -0000
Muse don't look likely to release any new material soon, according to bassist Chris Wolstenholme.
Alice In Chains To Enter Studio In October
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:35:14 -0000
Alice In Chains will enter the studio in October to begin recording its first all-new studio effort since 1995's self-titled third album.
Warrior Soul's 'Chinese Democracy' Due In October
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:28:40 -0000
Warrior Soul, the band fronted by legendary singer Kory Clarke, announced that it has selected "Chinese Democracy" as the title of its new album.

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Bauhan, Sarah - Biography of a whistle and flute player from New Hampshire. Includes audio sample and reviews.

Bergin, Mary - Biography of the whistler who recorded the influential Feadóga Stáin and Feadóga Stáin 2 albums.

Breatnach, Cormac Juan - Biography, discography, and CD information.

Cherish the Ladies - Official site of the Irish traditional music and dance group led by whistle player and flutist Joanie Madden.
Meta Description: [ Official site of the Irish traditional music and dance group led by whistle player and flutist Joanie Madden. ]

Duval, Jean - Traditional musician and composer who produced a CD of his 12 suites in traditional style for one-handed tin whistle in 2004.

Flook - Traditional band from Britain which includes talented whistler player Brian Finnegan.

Hart, Tim - Tim Hart plays the Irish whistle and bodhrán, teaching, recording and instructing students in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Meta Description: [ Tim Hart plays the Irish whistle and bodhran, teaching, recording and instructing students in the San Francisco Bay Area. ]

Hinnigan, Tony - Have you heard the tin whistle in a Hollywood movie lately? If so, it was probably Tony Hinnigan's playing.
Meta Description: [ Tony Hinnigan is a man in demand for his musical talent. An accomplished cellist, he is also a renowned expert on indigenous Andean wind instruments amongst his plethora of talents. Since 1985, he's been sought by a host of heavyweight film soundtrack composers such as James Horner, Michael Nyman... ]

Larsen, Grey - Grey Larsen is a well-known Irish flutist who has written extensively about the flute and whistle. His site features The Irish Tune Bank, detailed transcriptions, commentary, and recordings of popular tunes.

McCullough, L.E. - Author, composer, performer and producer. Biography, reviews, contact information, and links.

McLoughlin, Tina - Whistle and accordian player in Dublin, Ireland.
Meta Description: [ whistle and accordian player living in Dublin, Ireland, Tina performs and teaches whistle and accordian, her CD ]

Ochs, Bill - Teacher, author, and performer living in the New York City area. Site includes information on Bill's books, lessons, and tune transcriptions.
Meta Description: [ Pennywhistler's Press Clarke tin whistle instruction book, CD and learn-to-play whistle kits; Irish flute, tin whistle and uilleann pipes lessons, classes and instruction with Bill Ochs in New York City; Micho Russell's CD and video, Ireland's Whistling Ambassador; Irish uilleann piper to play at... ]

Russell, Micho - Micho Russell was one of Ireland’s best-known traditional musicians in the latter half of the 20th century.

Schott, Leo - Performer who plays Uilleann pipes, tin whistle, pennywhistle, sax, flute, recorder, and medieval instruments.
Meta Description: [ Uilleann Piper Leo Schott ]

The Positively Testcard - A South London band who play Kwela, an upbeat, whistle-led style originating in South Africa in the 1950s.

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