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By Brent Warnken

 Over the years, contemporary country music icon Chris Cagle has all but proven true the title of his newest album My Life’s Been a Country Song, and this Houston-raised cowboy has been causing a ruckus in Nashville ever since the beginning of his incredible career. Now taking his act out of Nashville and infiltrating the rest of the nation, Cagle has recently been added to the list of country knockouts set to perform at one of the year’s biggest music festivals in the country.

Setting off for Eau Claire, Wisconsin this summer, Chris Cagle has been confirmed as one of the Country Jam 2009 performers to storm the stage from July 23 - 25, nailing down a July 24 performance alongside fellow contemporary country acts Heidi Newfield and Blake Shelton.

Pleasing Cheeseheads across the state, Cagle is just one of the country music acts to grace the stage. Other vocalists already confirmed as part of the Country Jam in Wisconsin are Phil Vassar, Tim McGraw, LoCash Cowboys, Jack Ingram, Neal McCoy and Sawyer Brown. Country Jam USA is one of the year’s biggest
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Apples iTunes will drop the price of some song downloads from 99 cents to 69 cents. Although Apple Inc. announced this month that some songs sold on its market-leading iTunes online service would be available for 69 cents instead of the 99-cent tag Apple had insisted on for years, the change won’t necessarily put more money into the pockets of music lovers.

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By Earl Marsden

 I would probably say that I was not the only one, who got bored looking at musical notes during a Music class years ago. Perhaps, it is because children just do not get fascinated with pages of lines and notes, colored black and white. Now, that I am no more a kid, I admit that its still dull to look at those stuffs and I still feel the same way.

I have nothing against reading musical notes but I would just rather sing than struggle dealing with such complicated matters. Music teaching tips might help me learn music easier, but I would also need of a very patient teacher to assist me so.

When I was in grade school, I used to be a member of a drum and lyre band. I experienced playing both the lyre and the drums and found the latter easier. However, I ended up playing the lyre. It was fun especially when we won awards in exhibition competitions. We also did caroling during Christmas holidays and played in different events and occasions.

I enjoyed playing those instruments
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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — CBS is close to a deal with pop star John Mayer for a music and variety TV show.

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By Gregg Forscher

 Internet radio really could not be more simply stated as being audio broadcasting over the internet instead of by other means. It has also been called webcasting. What internet radio does is to pull all parts of the world together. Whereas in the past if you were listening to a radio station in New York City, you could only hear it in NYC. Now, if this radio station was connected up to the internet, anyone anywhere in the world could potentially listen to this radio station. Traditional radio stations typically had a broadcast range of about 100 miles. Within this broadcast range there was also only the potential of about 2 dozen stations.

The particular aspect of internet radio where a radio station takes its broadcast and puts it onto the internet began in 1994 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. The first internet only radio station came around in 1995 and was and is called HardRadio and it was a licensed affair.

Internet radio should be available on cell phones and wireless in relatively short order. What about internet
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The global music industry is making progress in clamping down on online piracy by evolving radical new ways of selling tunes, but 95 percent of downloads remain illegal, a report said Friday.

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By Amanda Isbitt

 The latest addition to Nokia’s XpressMusic line of phones has just been released recently - the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. So far it’s been receiving rave reviews from users and mobile review sites alike.

Here are some of the features that keep this phone kicking into the spotlight:

Full Touchscreen Display - The most obvious thing about this phone is that there are no buttons and you get the full touchscreen interface of the future. With a 3.2in widescreen display and a resolution of 360 by 640, you get good display and plenty of touch room for easy navigation.

Multimedia Powerhouse - The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic comes with an 8 GB microSD card capable of storing around 4,000 music tracks. It also has support of 16 GB cards doubling your storage possibilities. You get the convenient 3.5mm headphone jack so you can start listening hassle free on your favorite headphones. You also get easy access to the music just by pressing a dedicated virtual media button. With it being in the XpressMusic line, the sound quality is superb and makes an excellent
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The Astoria, one of London’s most illustrious music venues, hosts its final show on Wednesday before being demolished to make way for a new rail link.

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Rain or shine, music lovers and performers showed up at the Ypao Beach Park amphitheater Sunday Jan. 4 to the first free concert held by Island Girl Power and the BlueMoon Universe charity group.

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By Brent Warnken

 Promoters of one of the summer’s most highly anticipated tours, Vans Warped Tour 2009, have recently revealed dates and lineups. The 2009 Vans Warped Tour will begin June 26 in Pamona, Calif. and conclude Aug. 23 in Los Angeles, making 46 stops along the way.

Among the dozens of confirmed acts that will take one of the stages at the 15th edition of the Warped Tour are Underoath, Bad Religion, Thrice, Less Than Jake, Anti-Flag and NOFX. Bayside, Bouncing Souls, Chiodos, Escape The Fate, Senses Fail, Meg & Dia, the Ataris, Gallows, Flogging Molly, Alexisonfire and Black Tide are also on the bill for 2009’s Warped Tour; for a full list of the bands visit WarpedTour. Don’t wait too long to get your own Vans Warped Tour tickets.

Kevin Lyman created the Warped Tour in 1993 after the idea was hatched while he worked on several skateboarding shows and shoe manufacturer (and skater favorite) Vans began sponsoring the festival in 1995. The name for the festival comes from the short-lived Transworld-published magazine Warp, which combined surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding and music.

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