Noteworthy: Damien Rice
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The Irish singer's lyrics drill to the core of his failed relationships.
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Comment is free: Timothy Garton Ash: Spain struggles to find new words while Kosovo seeks a song of its own. La Marseillaise shows us how it's really done
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More than 70 artists were unveiled as contenders for the 2005 MTV Asia music awards with rock band Jet and British group Keane both receiving three nominations.
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Reviews of new releases by Ulrich Schnauss, Loudon Wainwright III, Mem Shannon, Tiny Vipers, Bob Brozman, Mogwai and more.
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For Meryl Streep and Yoko Ono, it is  recognition at last. For J.K. Rowling and Condoleezza Rice, it  is time to join the front ranks.
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Vampire Weekend's new album is (pardon us) fangtastic, Sheryl Crow returns after personal "Detours."
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OAKLAND, United States : Jerry Rice, the all-time National Football League leader in receptions, has agreed to a trade to the Seattle Seahawks, American broadcaster ESPN reported.
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Arts & entertainment: Â· Surreal biopic wins praise at Venice film festivalÂ· Gere among five other actors portraying singer
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Arts & entertainment: The verdict on Damon Albarn's Monkey opera, plus what to look out for in the Manchester Festival.
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Tycho:   One of the questions during a a panel at PAX had to do with the italicised line at the end of each day's post.  They're almost always song lyrics, and back before we were paying for bandwidth (and before RIAA rape gangs were prowling the web) these lines used to link directly to the MP3.  I maintained the practice afterward because it's sort of like a song of the day, and I like the idea that someone might be struck by a strange turn of phrase and seek out a piece of music.  It also serves as a gauge of my mental state at the moment.  Today's song, for example, is Stan Rodgers' incredible live version of the sea shanty "Rolling Down To Old Maui," which Pandora kicked out after about a week of tuning the station.  I've listened to it about thirty times today.    The person who asked the question at the con complimented my musical tastes, and I accepted the compliment, but I'm almost always late to the scene.  I just bought Interpol's "Turn On The Bright Lights," for chrissakes.  I'm mostly lucky to know people who do have unique library.  I told him I would mention a few of my favorite bands on the site, but then I forgot.  Essentially, it's music that cool people were listening to a decade ago (where applicable).  I am a musical carrion bird.    He wanted me to list off a few bands, and I said I would last week, but then I forgot.  These are the first ten albums I could think of.    "Starless" by Shiner
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Tony Rice? Who is he? Tim Brown? He&#39;s that old receiver the Raiders cut loose, right? Ara Parseghian? Isn&#39;t he the guy who coached back in the &#39;30s and &#39;40s?
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'Air' and 'Arcade Fire' offer new albums this week.
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Reviews of releases by Alan Jackson, Riskay, Natasja Saad, 8Ball & Devius and Laura Marling.
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Arts & entertainment: Â· Indie veterans the Verve return to the stage Â· Eclectic line-up to include folk icon Leonard Cohen
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Nicky Wire, Isobel Campbell, Tim Wheeler and others on national identity and music
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The smoky Damien Rice ballad &quot;The Blower&#39;s Daughter&quot; serves as the theme of Mike Nichols&#39;s incisive sex drama &quot;Closer.
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Jazz, Pop, and Country all make an appearance in this week's roundup of new releases.