Revived by Music – A documentary director and a social worker hatch a new idea: personalized music for every nursing home resident.
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Chuck Brown dies: King of D.C. go-go music, influential sample source
May 17th, 2012Chuck Brown dies: King of D.C. go-go music, influential sample source – Chuck Brown, the “king of go-go music,” has died in Washington D.C. The musician, whose work with big band funk in the 1970s and '80s was influential both as a bandleader and as inspiration on early electronic dance music. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts addresses this influence.
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Chuck Brown, go-go music pioneer, dies at 75
May 17th, 2012Chuck Brown, go-go music pioneer, dies at 75 – Brown's gravely voice defined the unique go-go music of Washington, D.C.
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Google Music deauthorization limit poses a problem for rooters
May 17th, 2012Google Music deauthorization limit poses a problem for rooters – Similar to Apple’s iTunes program, Google Music only allows a certain number of devices to be connected to the service at one time. Google allows users to upload up to 20,000 song for free, which can then be accessed by up to 10 “authorized” devices. Once the limit is reached, a user can “deauthorize” a device to allow another a different phone or tablet to take its place. The problem, however …
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Chuck Brown, pioneer of 'go-go' funk music, dies
May 17th, 2012Chuck Brown, pioneer of 'go-go' funk music, dies – Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go music in the nation's capital, has died after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75.
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16May/120
Onkyo to offer Dolby TrueHD 5.1 channel music downloads
May 16th, 2012Onkyo to offer Dolby TrueHD 5.1 channel music downloads – Music-only surround formats have failed again and again; is Onkyo's new high-resolution download scheme doomed from the start?
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Migratory Music Launches Digital Music Distribution and HD Advertising Kiosks, the Ovation Towers, for Artists, Live …
May 16th, 2012Migratory Music Launches Digital Music Distribution and HD Advertising Kiosks, the Ovation Towers, for Artists, Live … – The Ovation Tower, the music industry’s first live digital media distribution kiosk and HD digital advertising platform, developed for major music venues, today announced deals with Nederlander Concerts, MediaNet, Abbey Road Live, SeePoint Technology, Aderra Media Technologies and YCD Multimedia.
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Carole King Named BMI Icon at 60th Annual BMI Pop Music Awards
May 16th, 2012Carole King Named BMI Icon at 60th Annual BMI Pop Music Awards – Global music rights leader Broadcast Music, Inc. honored the songwriters and music publishers behind the year’s most-performed songs tonight at the organization’s 60th annual
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