San Francisco Symphony review: Vivid Osmo Vänskä

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Ann Marsden Visiting conductor Osmo Vänskä leads vibrant Sixth Symphony by Shostakovich. One swallow may not make a summer, as the saying goes, but maybe two successive sightings of Shostakovich's Sixth Symphony portend a shift i ...
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BJP needs to arrest drift in its leadership: Advani

Source: Times of India

MUMBAI: BJP veteran L K Advani wrapped up the party's national executive meeting here on Friday, by summing up the disappointment among people (read voters) and within the party on being unable to put its ...
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Dexys - One Day I’m Going to Soar

Source: BBC Music

A quarter-century on from the last Dexys Midnight Runners album Don’t Stand Me Down (mocked upon release, now recognised as a work of genius), Dexys (so named because, says Kevin Rowland , “It’s the same, but also not the same”) return. R ...
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Frankly, it’s a crying shame

Source: The Star Malaysia

THE State Legislative Assembly should sit for more than 16 days a year. The more debates within its circular chamber, the faster Sarawak progresses, and with greater fairness. Any concerns on overt politicking should be swept aside since politicking ha ...
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Rising Pop Star Meiko Proud of Her Central Ga. Roots

Source: WMAZ

Meiko (pronounced Mee-ko) is a Roberta-native whose second major label record release, “The Bright Side," is getting a lot of attention. The album, on Meiko's Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group label, blends a folk-pop approach ...
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The 5 Biggest Offseason Questions For The Lakers

Source: Dime

Every offseason the Lakers don’t win a championship is a restless one for the franchise and its fans. The high expectations create a quicker panic trigger when those plans don’t mature, leaving anyone aroun ...
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Simian Mobile Disco: Unpatterns

Source: Pitchfork

The middle ground is dangerous territory when it comes to dance music. have existed there, uneasily, for over five years now. Making things difficult for themselves, SMD try to borrow from both ends of the spectrum without ever fully embracing lowbrow ...
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Lokpal bill delayed, goes to another panel

Source: Times of India

NEW DELHI: India will not get a Lokpal anytime soon. The ill-starred bill was referred to a select committee of Rajya Sabha after a trenchant opposition attack on the government for being evasive and taking recourse to ...
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High-flyers sign up for chilly night on outer

Source: The Age

COMMONWEALTH Bank chief executive Ian Narev has become the highest-profile signing for the event where company bosses are handed a beanie, piece of cardboard, cup of soup and some cold concrete bedding for the ...
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