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Rave review for new Spy thriller
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Minnesota author, Douglas De Bono, receives acclaim for his new novel Point of Honor. Booknet, an Internet based book site, absolutely loved the book. A perusal of reader comments on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders indicates Mr. De Bono is being favorably compared to Stephen Coo(Added: Sat Nov 04 2000)
DK Project gives away their animation for free
DK PROJECT
Calle Uno 251 Corpac
Lima 27, Peru
Telephone: (511) 225 3520
Fax: (509) 271 1069
"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE"
Contact: Luis Casuso Carrion
Telephone: (511) 914 7863, (511) 445 7634
Email: webmaster@dkproject.com
Fax: (509) 271 1069
DK Project gives away their animation for free
LIMA, PERU. (Added: Fri Oct 20 2000)
Finally! A Songwriting Contest Just For Amateur Songwriters!
Cooch Music has launched it's second "Amateur Songwriting Contest"! Web address at www.coochmusic.com. Songwriters are now able to enter a contest that is aimed for amateurs only! Songs are to be judged on originality, lyrics, melody and composition. Quality of performance and production will not be(Added: Tue Oct 17 2000)
London finds its champion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BEGIN
London finds its champion - 5/10/00
The London Grown-up Pokémon League announced yesterday that a champion has emerged from its ranks, putting an end to speculation regarding who was the very best: the best there ever was.
After five months of gruelling battles betwee(Added: Thu Oct 05 2000)
Laughsend.com launches for comedy and for writers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“There’s No Place Like Home”
PRESS RELEASE
Release Date: Leeds, UK - 15 October 2000
Reference Number: TNPLH:/PR/01
Word Count: 450
Headline:
“There’s No Place Like Home” launches for comedy and for writers.
“There’s No Place Like Home” is re-launching its ‘spoof news’ we(Added: Tue Oct 03 2000)
Miss Hawaiian Tropic on WWBC.NET
The Worldwide Broadcast Network is proud to feature the first ever, live webcast of the Annual Miss Hawaiian Tropic, United States Pageant, in conjunction with ProWebCast and Hawaiian Tropic. This four day live event will commence at 2:45 pm PST on September 26, 2000 on http://wwbc.net.
This exclu(Added: Thu Sep 28 2000)
MindEcho Launches Breakthrough Entertainment Application
MindEcho, Developer of Personalization Solutions, Launches Breakthrough Entertainment Application
EgoManiac Showcases MindEcho’s Personalization Technology with Entertainment Content Partners LiquidAudio, Discover Music, nationallampoon.com and others
New York, NY, September 20, 2000 - MindEcho Co(Added: Thu Sep 21 2000)
AKAASH - The New Bollywood Experience
AKAASH - The New Bollywood Experience
The night will be filmed by BBC for The Real EastEnders programme, hosted by Patsy Palmer (of EastEnders)
Akaash delivers the ultimate multi-media experience infused with the spirit of the Indian film industry, Bollywood, as its inspiration, bewitching and t(Added: Tue Sep 19 2000)
Inspector Rosa Perform at London King's Cross Water Rats 22/09/00
INSPECTOR ROSA PRESS RELEASE: Inspector Rosa Perform at London King's Cross Water Rats 22/09/00
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Inspector Rosa (http://www.inspector-rosa.co.uk/) the London based band play at at London King's Cross Water Rats, one of London's premier music venues.
Inspector Rosa play at the acclaim(Added: Mon Sep 18 2000)
SONY GRANTS PLAYSTATION 2 DEVELOPMENT LICENSE TO MODERNGROOVE ENTERTAINMENT
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VANCOUVER, CANADA - ModernGroove Entertainment International, Inc. today announced it has been granted a license from Sony Computer Entertainment of America to develop interactive entertainment titles for their upcoming PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment syste(Added: Fri Sep 01 2000)
The New Bollywood Experience
AKAASH - THE NEW BOLLYWOOD EXPERIENCE -
www.akaash.co.uk
Thursday 31st August 2000
And the last Thursday of each month
8pm - 3am £6/£4 before 10 pm
RHYTHM FACTORY
16-18 Whitechapel Road E1
Tel 020 7375 3774
Tube: Aldgate East
DJs, SHORT FILMS, LIVE MUSIC, DANCE, FASHION SHOW,
and LIVE
PAINTI(Added: Thu Aug 31 2000)
"What??Huh?? Contest" What the heck is the singer saying?
OK, lyric fiends, music fans and budding musical linquists, here is your chance to win a copy of an a terrific indie-release by one of Chicago's favorite up and coming bands, Yvonne Doll & the Locals.
In celebration of the release of My Kind of Freak (Oct. 6 200), the Locals have launched the "Wha(Added: Wed Aug 30 2000)
Ok, lyric fiends, music fans and budding musical linquists, here is your chance to win a copy of an a terrific indie-release by one of Chicago's favorite up and coming bands, Yvonne Doll & the Locals.
In celebration of the release of My Kind of Freak (Oct. 6 200), the Locals have launched the "Wha(Added: Tue Aug 29 2000)
Lethalsites.com Invades the Internet!
New web company makes an interactive site that focuses on the more intense web entertainment sites on the internet
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Ca.- Finding the best of the web from now on will be an extremely easy and fun thing to do now that Lethalsites is online. Because of the huge amounts of new en(Added: Sun Aug 27 2000)
British Music Dot Com Site Booming – 1st Year Results
BURBs co uk
Barry Ratcliffe, Owner
barry@burbs.co.uk
http://www.burbs.co.uk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
British Music Dot Com Site Booming – 1st Year Results
Northampton, UK, 26 August 2000
The British Underground Rock Bands web site (BURBs) has now completed the first year of trading since swi(Added: Sat Aug 26 2000)
Former ELECTRONIC ARTS talent produce 1st music title for PS2
Former ELECTRONIC ARTS talent comes together to produce first music title for PS2
FOR RELEASE 16 AUGUST 2000
VANCOUVER, CANADA - THE FIRST MUSIC TITLE of its kind for the forthcoming Sony Playstation(R) 2 console emerges from Electronic Arts' backyard. ModernGroove Entertainment, Inc. announced(Added: Tue Aug 22 2000)
GOT FiLM FEST -Short name, Shorts fest
ORLANDO- August 14th 2000- iWONDER Productions, a new Orlando, FL based Production Company, is helping to sponsor a short film festival geared at independent and college level filmmakers.
There are no costs to submit an entry and no costs to view the festival. There are cash awards in all major cat(Added: Mon Aug 21 2000)
Netscape Awards the Worldwide Broadcast Network
WWBC.NET received two awards from Netscape Communications last month:
Netscape's "Rage of the Day" and "The Best of What's New".
WWBC.NET is a streaming media portal site with over 8000 sources for audio
and video content across 14 sub-network verticals, as well as, regional
categories representin(Added: Mon Aug 21 2000)
Ohio rockers, Season’s End, release Trenches
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 2000
Featuring the signature Season’s End sound –
controlled frenzy, melodic arrangements, superb guitar work
and arresting philosophies- TRENCHES continues
where 1999’s debut, SPRING IN STRUGGLEVILLE left off.
Conveying motifs of hope, love, faith, and
determination(Added: Wed Jun 14 2000)
Calendar: Upcoming Arts, Culture & ShowBiz Events (Jan.-March)
HOLLYWOOD (Reuters) - The inclusion of calendar items does not necessarily mean that the Reuters/Variety Entertainment Report will file a story based on the event.
Submissions welcome to (e-mail) steve.gorman(at)reuters.com and (fax) (323) 549-4157. No guarantees implied regarding inclusion.
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