Talk of the town From Malaysia Star At present Capital FM is only available to listeners in the Klang Valley and is targeted at professional executives between 25 and 45 years old. We hope the station will help destress listeners as they listen to a wide selection of music and live studio performances, said ISY Holdings Sdn Bhd chairman Tan Sri Yusof Syed Nasir (pic) in a private interview recently. Syed Yusof calls Capital FM a boutique radio station , which simply means its programming content will be Klang Valley-centric....

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Favorite Album of 2007: 23 Seconds From www.jimeastman.com Minimal techno is very good at slowly building themes, and then, as the name implies, deconstructing the sound down into its basic elements while reworking them into complex rhythms and melodies. Enjoyable early on with these tracks, I start really getting into things towards the end of disc 1 as the sounds get jazzier with tracks like "Saturday Night" and "Peace Offering." It opens up with a 40+ minute live performance track, and Cobblestone Jazz's awesome live performance talents ring...

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Bursting with potential From Malaysia Star The upcoming Sunburst festival gets the balance right for a music event with quality acts set to draw the masses. Take for instance the first Big Day Out festival in Sydney, Australia, in 1992 when Sydney-bred rock legends Beasts of Bourbon totally upstaged and blew away the mighty Nirvana, the festival s headliners and the rock world s biggest band at the time. Such legendary rock stories might not be any sort comparison yet to the inaugural Sunburst KL International Music Festival on March...

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Angela Johnson Now Hear This! From PopMatters Angela Johnson has already achieved acclaim as a performer, but now she's ready to challenge the gender assumptions about R&B producers with a collaborative album that might be one of the year's early bests. Perched behind her keyboard, Johnson directs her band with a raised arm and open fist, her foot tapping in time to one of the tightest rhythm sections in New York City. After spending a delightful afternoon in conversation with Angela Johnson, discussing everything from the first gig she...

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Sunburst fest to dazzle music lovers From Malaysia Star KUALA LUMPUR: The inaugural Sunburst KL International Music Festival on March 15 promises to change the entertainment landscape here, with a variety of music and bands covering pop rock, R&B, hip hop, dance and funk. Klang Valley ticketing outlets are Hard Rock Cafe KL, Planet Hollywood KL, Rock Corner outlets, Music Valley (Ampang Point), Fantasy Music (Sunway Pyramid) and Connection, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.

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