Archive for January, 2010

Rock reborn at Apex school (The News & Observer)

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Parker Fredrick got an electric guitar for Christmas a little over a year ago and assumed a new identity.

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Rock reborn at Apex school (The News & Observer)

Embracing a cause (The State News)

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Pink leotards, silent auction items, collection buckets and several other items provided a clear reminder of breast cancer’s impact in day-to-day life Saturday at the MSU gymnastics team’s fourth annual Jan Howard Flip for a Cure Breast Cancer Awareness Meet.

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The guitarist’s tuneup shop (The Day)

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Ken Nash's shop on Meridian Street is a cozy

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Roosevelt Park church preaches forgiveness after break-ins (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)

Friday, January 29th, 2010

A lakeshore church burglarized twice in one week is using the event to preach a message of forgiveness.

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Night Sounds: Jan. 29, 2010 (The Rock Hill Herald)

Friday, January 29th, 2010

By Debby Jet Jennings Jake Haldenwang – performing live tonight at McHale’s on M

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T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition impressions (Engadget)

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Last October, we would've never guessed that T-Mobile would bother to circle back with HTC on the myTouch 3G to craft a slightly modified version that fixes everyone's single biggest complaint -- the lack of an integrated 3.5mm headphone jack -- but here we are now in January with that very product resting in our hands. Even crazier, though, is that the only version of the modified phone (or, at ...

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s Gear Stolen (ChartAttack.com)

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club joined a growing list of unfortunate bands on Wednesday (Jan. 27) when their gear was stolen in what was called a "brazen act."

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Music stars hold auction for Oxfam in Haiti (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

LONDON (Reuters) - Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and Damon Albarn are among the British music stars who have contributed to an online auction to raise funds for Oxfam's emergency response to the earthquake in Haiti.

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UK music stars hold auction for Oxfam in Haiti (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

LONDON (Reuters) - Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and Damon Albarn are among the British music stars who have contributed to an online auction to raise funds for Oxfam's emergency response to the earthquake in Haiti.

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UK music stars hold auction for Oxfam in Haiti (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)

UK music stars hold auction for Oxfam in Haiti (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

LONDON (Reuters) - Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and Damon Albarn are among the British music stars who have contributed to an online auction to raise funds for Oxfam's emergency response to the earthquake in Haiti.

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UK music stars hold auction for Oxfam in Haiti (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)