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Cancer Patient Granted Wish to Visit Opry
The Charleston Gazette ran a touching story on Christmas Eve about Steve Johnson, a 50-year old cancer patient who had fulfilled two of his three wishes. The last thing he wanted to do before he died was visit the Grand Ole Opry, something he didn’t think he was going to happen. While looking up information [...]
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Christmas Album Winners
The time has come to announce the winners for our Christmas album giveaway sponsored by EMI. I’d like to extend a big thanks to everyone who participated and thanks to EMI for offering to send a few free albums to the winners. As Napoleon Dynamite would say: Luckkyyyy. Also, if you’re interested in winning a [...]
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Christmas Playlist And Music Giveaway
Whether you’re a fan of Christmas music or not, it’s hard to avoid during the month of December. So in the spirit of the holidays each of The 9513’s editors decided to give you some download fodder and jotted out a list of their favorite holiday inspired tunes. Be sure to share some of your [...]
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DRM-Free Downloads At Last?
The big news clanging around the pipes today is the announcement by EMI Music that they will be releasing their entire digital catalog free of DRM (Digital Rights Management) while at the same time offering them at a superior quality to the DRM laden tracks that are currently available. The first online music service to [...]
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