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  Encyclopedia: Countdown (music show)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from late 1974 until July 19 1987.
Although not widely recognised, Countdown also had a strong international influence, because it was one of the first TV shows in the world to promote the regular use of the music video as a major part of its programming.
Countdown was the most popular music programs in Australian TV history, and it had a marked effect on radio because of its loyal national audience -- and the amount of Australian content it featured.
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 Encyclopedia article: Countdown (music show)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Countdown gained a huge audience and soon exerted a strong influence on radio programmers, because it was broadcast nationwide on Australia's government-owned broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
Although not widely recognised, Countdown also had a strong international influence, because it was one of the first TV shows in the world to promote the regular use of the music video (additional info and facts about music video) as a major part of its programming.
Because of its receptivity to these music videos (which were in fact something of a necessity because of the comparative rarity of tours by overseas acts) Countdown proved to be instrumental in the worldwide success of a number of important overseas acts of the period.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/countdown_(music_show).htm   (257 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Countdown (game show) Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Countdown is a British game show, presented by Richard Whiteley with the assistance of Carol Vorderman, and shown on Channel 4.
Finally, the "Countdown Conundrum" is a one-word anagram, to be solved by the quicker of the two contestants.
Countdown, like most of the "old guard" of British game shows is never so much about winning prizes as simply competing (and possibly showing off to the nation how smart you are).
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 CANOE -- JAM! Music - Pop Encyclopedia - Hawkins, Ronnie
Hawkins and Australian music journalist Ritchie Yorke were later recruited as Lennon peace emmissaries and toured the world spreading Lennon's message of 'Love Not War' all around the globe.
He has hosted a number of television shows and has been the guest star on countless television variety shows.
In 1981/82 he hosted his own television show called 'Honky Tonk', followed by the release of an award-winning documentary film on his career entitled 'The Hawk'.
jam.canoe.ca /Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/H/Hawkins_Ronnie.html   (924 words)

  
 Articles - AC/DC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Although the group is generally considered to be a pioneer of hard rock and heavy metal music, the members have always referred to their music as rock 'n' roll.
Their music is blues-based with a higher level of distortion in the lead and rhythm guitars.
An ambitious series of music videos featuring the band at a bar playing five of the album's ten songs and supplemented by a variety of goings-on, including an animated fly, was also released.
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 much music countdown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Much Music Countdown is the best site for music downloads, movie downloads, p2p, games and software downloads, file-sharing programs and more.
Much Music Countdown is a software program for trading songs.
Top40Countdown.com offers a countdown show featuring the latest pop artists, the top40 chart, artist bio's, artist news, wallpaper, and you can download the latest audio players, streaming radio and...
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