Lots of music and dance in High School Musical 2

The surprise hit of last Christmas was ‘High School Musical’. And now it’s back in ‘High School Musical 2′ (BVHE, Ђ24.99). The title says it all, really — lots of music and dance numbers fleshed around a rather average plot set in a high school! As it happens, and as in the original, the [...]

Legends of Rock” will hook you from the moment you strum your first chord.

So if you were looking for a fresh new experience in this sequel, you might be disappointed. But if you can look past that, you will find Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (www.guitarhero.com) a fun, challenging and (despite some potentially offensive language) great way for the whole family to rock out in front [...]

The Freeport News

“I think they are doing a wonderful job with stepping forward and having the nerve to bring out their own CD. Most of the new artists that come out I take my hat off to them because it takes a lot of courage especially with the economy of Grand Bahama and the volume of [...]

Manics top the Pop Factory awards

There was little surprise when it came to the winner of the Rock n Roll Excess Award which went to cult DIY stuntmen Dirty Sanchez. Members Pritchard and Dainton start their new show on Xfm South Wales this weekend.

Eclectic films fill the multiplex and arthouse

A large cloud of billowing brown dust, kicked up from a bumpy road beneath fills the screen. Suddenly, out of the dark heaps of dust, a splash of vibrant colors bursts through revealing a pick-up truck filled to the brim with Ugandan children, each wearing a blue, yellow, red or green T-shirt. As their [...]

Iran targets ‘obscene’ rap music

The culture ministry official, Mohammad Dashtgoli, was quoted by the official Irna news agency as saying he wanted to “find a solution” to internet distribution of the music.

The 411 on Emergency

Here s the best news. Going one step farther than Radiohead s pay-what-you-want scheme, Emergency Music is giving away 1,000 copies of the new album - at gigs and online. And 300 of them feature covers individually illustrated by Duquette. He originally planed to do the artwork on all 1,000 copies, but, really, there [...]

Yes, including a wireless version of the guitar.

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Pops concert presents gift of variety

Owens engaged in witty banter with Amber Hester in a playful spoof on Irving Berlin ’s “Old-Fashioned Wedding.” He sought a traditional quiet Christmas; she, a flashy, boisterous one. And in a clever tribute to the musical “Chicago,” Owens and his feather-bearing girls perfectly captured the Billy Flynn -inspired routine. Charlie Smalls ‘ “Home,” [...]

NWI Symphony, Santa unite for merry, multicultural holiday concert

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