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Kingdom X Review: Netizens WARN Not To 'Expect Too Much' From Vijay Deverakonda Film, Praise Anirudh Ravichander’s Music
Times Now
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July 31, 2025
Kingdom X Review: Netizens WARN Not To 'Expect Too Much' From Vijay Deverakonda Film, Praise Anirudh Ravichander’s Music The wait is finally over! Vijay Deverakonda's much-anticipated film, Kingdom, released in theatres on July 31. Vijay worked...
‘The Magic of Music’: The Music Machine prepares for 44th annual performance
Alaska's News Source
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July 31, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Six weeks of hard work will pay off for theater students this weekend at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. “The Music Machine kind of becomes a family. And this is the week that it all comes together,” Janet...
Classical Series a Respite From War for Ukrainian Musicians
Seven Days - Vermont
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Violinist Solomiya Ivakhiv, professor of violin and viola and head of strings at the University of Connecticut, and Igor Leschishin, principal oboist of the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center, travel to Greensboro every August. The...
Bobby Bradford Presents Musical Tribute to Jackie Robinson at Hammer Museum on Aug. 14
Los Angeles Sentinel - California
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July 30, 2025
Bobby Bradford, an elder statesman of the Los Angeles jazz scene, will appear at the Hammer Museum on Aug. 14, presenting his suite, “Stealin’ Home: A Tribute to Jackie Robinson.” (Photo by Chuck Koton) Composer and cornetist Bobby Bradford will...
Music for the Mind returns to Lake Wappapello in August
KFVS - Missouri
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July 30, 2025
LAKE WAPPAPELLO, Mo. (KFVS) - A yearly event turning up the tunes and raising awareness for an issue impacting families everywhere is happening soon. Music for the Mind returns to The Camp at Lake Wappapello on Friday and Saturday, August 15-16....
How “KPop Demon Hunters” became a surprise global hit with Korean music, mythology, and authenticity
The Milwaukee Independent
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July 30, 2025
It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, then, that the Sony Pictures/Netflix film itself has inspired similar fanfare, having topped the streamer’s global rankings. Fans have flooded the internet with art, covers, cosplay and choreography in...
Archibald prize 2025: finger-painted portrait of musician William Barton wins people’s choice award
The Guardian
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July 31, 2025
Artist Loribelle Spirovski has won the 2025 Archibald prize people’s choice category for her portrait of didgeridoo player William Barton, painted entirely with her fingers. Spirovski, a four-time finalist at the Archibald prize, Australia’s most...
While Woke Retreats and Secularism Stagnate, Christian Musicians See Huge Jolt as Hope Begins Returning to America
The Western Journal
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July 31, 2025
An indication that the culture is shifting back toward the Christian faith and away from secular woke can be seen in Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. Right at the top of the chart is “Ordinary” by Alex Warren, with lyrics filled with Christian imagery....
Who's Dani Maus? Meet the Green Bay musician popping up on patios all over this summer
Green Bay Press Gazette - Wisconsin
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Long before Dani Maus was wowing summertime crowds with “Me and Bobby McGee,” she was learning the art of belting out a song from her grandma. “I remember being really small in her, we called it her puddle jumper, this little tiny Volkswagen, and...
Philadelphia Folk Festival celebrates 62nd year with camping, food trucks and dozens of musicians
Philly Voice
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July 31, 2025
The Philadelphia Folk Festival returns next month to Old Pool Farm in Montgomery County for its 62nd year. The multi-day concert promises more than 75 acts performing on multiple stages. The event takes place Friday, Aug. 14, through Sunday, Aug....
How Music Therapy Rivals Opioids in Pain Relief
Medscape
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Tango, a rhythmic partner dance that enhances balance and coordination, can help ease the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Choral singing, which combines vocal training and social interaction, may reduce depression in individuals with dementia....
Homer musician advances to next phase of ‘America’s Got Talent’
Alaska's News Source
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July 30, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - On Tuesday, Silas Luke Jones took to the “America’s Got Talent” stage with a guitar, though he wasn’t planning on singing. Utilizing percussive finger style, a form of guitar that emphasizes unique sounds and elements,...
How does the Indian harmonium produce its lively music?
The Hindu
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July 31, 2025
The Indian portable harmonium is a close cousin of the larger foot-pumped organs once found in European churches and homes. It’s a wooden box roughly the size of a small suitcase. You sit on the floor behind it and pump a pair of bellows with one...
Finger painting of Australian virtuoso musician wins Archibald People’s Choice
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 31, 2025
In the last four years, Manilla-born artist Loribelle Spirovski had come close to giving up on painting while nursing a debilitating injury that sends pins and needles into her hands and makes holding a brush difficult and painful. On Thursday,...
Paramount and Hybe partner with “Seoul Searching” director for K-pop film based on music survival shows
The Milwaukee Independent
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July 30, 2025
Riding on a global wave of success from Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters,” a new feature-length K-pop film is moving forward through a high-profile collaboration between Paramount Pictures and Hybe America. The untitled production will be directed by...
Helen Garner praises ‘serious and sensitive’ Dua Lipa after musician adds Australian author to her book club
The Guardian
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July 31, 2025
Helen Garner has praised Dua Lipa as a “serious and sensitive” interviewer after the British superstar added Garner’s nonfiction book This House of Grief to her monthly book club. Garner’s 2014 courtroom drama will be the first Australian...
Helen Garner praises ‘serious and sensitive’ Dua Lipa after musician adds Australian author to her book club
The Guardian
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July 31, 2025
Helen Garner has praised Dua Lipa as a “serious and sensitive” interviewer after the British superstar added Garner’s nonfiction book This House of Grief to her monthly book club. Garner’s 2014 courtroom drama will be the first Australian...
Dance Song: Ras Bogle’s Newest Music Venture
South Florida Caribbean News
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July 31, 2025
Ras Bogle KINGSTON, Jamaica – Recording artiste Ras Bogle is on the cusp of a new release featuring Danny English titled Dance. Produced by Zahaira Records, it will make its debut on August 15. “Working with Danny English in the studio is what I...
Food for the Hungry event in Jackson features volunteerism, live music
WNBJ 39 - Tennessee
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A night of purpose and praise is set for Sunday, August 24, as Food for the Hungry hosts a volunteer-driven event at Fellowship Bible Church in Jackson. The evening will run from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Volunteers will join the organization’s...
Heliot Ramos faces the music as Giants hit new low vs. Pirates: ‘I'm in my head'
NBC Bay Area - California
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July 29, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO – Win or lose, there typically is one constant in the clubhouse after a Giants game: The starting pitcher talks. That wasn’t the case Tuesday night at Oracle Park after the Giants’ 3-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, despite Justin...