New Orleans music fest goes green

A new music festival in New Orleans is pushing its environmental cred as much as its music, touting lights and sound systems powered by the sun, paperless tickets and an investment in a landfill to offset emissions.

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A central Queensland council will seek compensation from Sydney hip-hop band The Herd after they pulled out the day before headlining a local music festival.

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Nick Cave is not big on titles, it seems. When the man widely regarded as one of our finest songwriters is reminded he is now a multiple winner of ARIA awards for best male artist, he responds: ``Am I? Oh good. Did that happen a few times?''

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A slightly dated review of 2008 UK festival season - quite educational.

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Listening In Live: Bumbershoot Day One

We started the day refreshed, slept in, and took our sweet time getting to the festival. After the suck that was yesterday, we were stoked at the efficiency and consideration of the festival organizers, One Reel.

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Singer, dancer, and master of the flute and other Tibetan instruments, Penpa Tsering performs traditional and original Central Asian music

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As the Big Day Out rolled through Sydney on Australia Day, the sold out festival put on a great show with awesome performances by long time rocker Iggy Pop, headline act The White Stripes, Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand, and a handful of local Australia acts.

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