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Blondie revists '78 classic 'Parallel Lines' (South Bend Tribune) 03 July 2008NEW YORK -- For Blondie, the 1978 album "Parallel Lines" changed everything, giving them their first American hit, "Heart of Glass," and forcing people to take the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers seriously.
Music lovers attend 17th festival (BBC News) 06 July 2008Thousands of music lovers gather at an independent music festival's 17th annual event near Guildford.
'Rock Band 2' to include new online modes, songs (The Pantagraph) 06 July 2008LOS ANGELES -- "Rock Band" is ready for an encore. A sequel to the play-along music game that redefined the genre last year will be released first for the Xbox 360 in September, according to publisher MTV Games and developer Harmonix.
B’ESTFEST: Over 10,000 people at Alanis Morissette concert (Nine O'Clock) 06 July 2008Bucharest - Over 10,000 viewers attended the concert performed by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette on Friday evening, during the B’ESTFEST Festival. She performed for almost an hour and a half, alternating slow songs ad rhythmical ones.
Whose song will always remind us of the summer of 2008? (The Philadelphia Inquirer) 06 July 2008Everybody's got a personal playlist of summer songs. It might have Frank Sinatra's "Summer Wind," or Sly and the Family Stone's "Hot Fun in the Summertime." The Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City," or maybe Regina Spektor's song of the same name. Seals and Croft's "Summer Breeze" might make you feel fine, though I'm betting the Isley Brothers' version would make you feel finer.
ARTS + FEATURES (St. Petersburg Times) 03 July 2008Perennial rockers Blondie get back to their roots with an appearance in St. Petersburg to mark 30 years of ‘Parallel Lines.’
Free outdoor music schedule (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) 05 July 2008MINNEAPOLIS: Lake Harriet Bandshell: Southside Aces, 2 p.m. today; Minneapolis Pops Orchestra, 5:30 p.m. today; Plymouth Concert Band, 7:30 p.m. Mon.; St. Louis Park Community Band, 7:30 p.m. Tue.; Wayne Hamilton & Friends, 7:30 p.m. Wed.; Tango on the 10th, 7:30 p.m. Thu.; Minnesota Sinfonia, 7:30 p.m. Fri. 42nd St. and W. Lake Harriet Pkwy. 612-230-6475.
Win books about the comics for summertime reading (Detroit Free Press) 03 July 2008Need a laugh this summer? Win either of our two Play giveaways this week and you'll have no problem chuckling your way through September. We have two collections up for grabs. Here's the skinny: SUNDAY'S BEST "Blondie -- The Bumstead Family History," a hardcover by Dean Young and Melena Ryzik.
Top of the pops (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) 05 July 2008Concert pianist-turned-ethnomusicologist Lilly Schwartz books all the non-classical music at Orchestra Hall - including Day of Music.
Celebrity Birthdays (June 29-July 5) (The Globe Gazette) 05 July 2008June 29: Actor Gary Busey is 64. Comedian Richard Lewis is 61. Drummer Ian Paice of Deep Purple is 60. Actor-turned-Congressman-turned-radio host Fred Grandy is 60. Singer Don Dokken of Dokken is 55. Singer Colin Hay of Men At Work is 55. Actress Maria Conchita Alonso is 51. Actress Sharon Lawrence (``Fired Up,'' ``NYPD Blue'') is 47. Actress Amanda Donohoe is 46. Singer Stedman Pearson of Five ...