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According to a report in Macworld, Snow Patrol and iTunes owner Apple are collaborating to create an application for the iPhone/iPod that offers impatient fans exclusive access to extra content in the run-up to the Oct 27 release of their next album, “A Hundred Million Suns.” Using the application, fans will get to explore artwork, [...]

Tim Harlow reports in the Star Tribune: nearly two-thirds of Americans said they listen to music every day or nearly every day according to an independent market research firm specializing in public opinion polls. The AM/FM radio hasn’t lost its appeal with music listening fans despite the popularity of CD and MP3 players and other [...]

Does your band need extra publicity in the form of promo videos, gig/song uploads for YouTube, MPEG4 movies for eletcronic press kits? Then try media productions outfit The Shark Pool: www.myspace.com/shark_pool

HorseFace Promotions is launching Autumnatic, a new annual festival near Derry. Slated for Oct 4, Autumnatic is an indoor, two-stage event showcasing up-and-coming Ulster talent. Headlined by Red Organ Serpent Sound, the main stage presents classic rock and alternative rock, while the second stage features indigenous singer-songwriters. More: http://www.myspace.com/autumnaticfestival

The musical “On Eagle’s Wing” by award-winning composer John Anderson returns to the stage at three venues in Ireland this autumn. Named after “The Eagle Wing”, the first immigrant vessel that sailed out of Groomsport, Co. Down to America, the show’s multi-talented cast will be led by international singer Peter Corry alongside Scotland’s leading folk [...]

Soul Ambition is running a *free* coaching workshop in south Belfast for bands and music industry people at Blick Studios on Saturday, September 27. To register, e-mail tracy@soulambition.co.uk

Violin maker Peter Boardman has over 25 years experience in making individually designed and handcrafted violins, violas and cellos for musicians all over the world. His workshop is based in Donaghadee, Co Down. ["Love is like a Violin" is the  unusual title of a popular song by Ulster lyricist Jimmy Kennedy - ed]. More: http://www.peterboardmanviolinmaker.co.uk

Edel Close reports for UlsterMusic.com:  The Lowly Knights organised a superb evening of entertainment for their very special EP launch entitled “The Rifles”. Kicking off the evening with local poet Gerard McKeown and support from Captain Cameron, the Lowly Knights provided an night with a difference for a packed out McHughs Bar.

Scoil Cheoil na Botha, a traditional Irish music festival, takes place in Scotstown, Co. Monaghan each October. This year’s  event – the weekend of October 17-19, 2008 – features some of the finest traditional music talent from all over Ireland. The weekend involves workshops, concerts, sessions, singing sessions, and lectures. More: http://www.anbhoth.ie