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05/01/2002
Sony's New Notebook PC Has Muscle and Soul

Desktop performance, laptop luxury and a wealth of extras combine to form Sony's newest full-size notebook PC, the VAIO PCG-NV170. The latest model offers a refreshing take on multi-purpose bays...

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05/01/2002
Ratchet & Clank™ Revolutionizes the Action-Platform Genre

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced today the winter 2002 release of Ratchet & Clank™, an innovative action-platform game created exclusively for the PlayStation®2 computer...

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04/30/2002
Matt Johnson of The The Resurfaces with Epic/Legacy Restoration

Although he never scored a Top 40 hit in America, Matt Johnson of the ambiguously named The The wrote and performed numerous chart singles in his native England since his debut in 1979. All of...

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04/30/2002
The Mark of Kri™ Propels Epic Action, Adventure and an Innovative Combat System Onto PlayStation®2 This Summer

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced today the July 30, 2002 release of The Mark of Kri™, exclusively for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. Featuring gorgeous...

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04/25/2002
Industry Leaders Point to 'Experience,' 'Emotion' and 'Always-On Communication' as Key Drivers for Broadband Adoption

Industry leaders gathered in Los Angeles to debate and discuss content as a catalyst for compelling greater broadband adoption in the coming years. Moderating the Streaming Media West panel --...

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04/25/2002
Classic Klezmer Music Resurfaces on New Collections from Sony Legacy

For the first time since the dawn of the CD age, Columbia and Epic Records have tapped into their vast archives of traditional Jewish folk music, and are set to release three historically...

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04/23/2002
American Recordings/Columbia Records Release Special Limited Edition of System Of A Down's #1 Album 'Toxicity'

Collector's Edition Includes Bonus DVD Featuring Live Performances & 'Toxicity' Music Video In Stores Today, Tuesday, April 23 NEW YORK, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- American Recordings/Columbia...

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04/22/2002
Sony Corporation of America Achieves ISO 14001 Certification

Sony Corporation of America (SCA) today announced that its North American operating units have received ISO 14001 International Environmental Management System standards certification from the...

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04/22/2002
Statements From Alice in Chains and Columbia Records On the Passing of Layne Staley

Statement from Alice In Chains: On April 19, 2002, our friend Layne Staley was found dead in his home. The official cause of death is still unknown. Yesterday, we all managed to come together in...

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04/22/2002
Lil Bow Wow Announces Scream 2 Tour; Tour Supports Hit Album 'Doggy Bag' and 'Like Mike' Film Debut

With Doggy Bag, his sophomore album on So So Def/Columbia Records, hitting the RIAA platinum mark, Lil Bow Wow is about to launch his Scream 2 U.S. tour, the eagerly-awaited follow-up to last...

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04/17/2002
Industry Leaders Take on Hot Topic at Upcoming Streaming Media West

**Executives Available for Interviews and Comment** Panel Background: Bandwidth is only as valuable to the consumer as the content it carries. Is a diet of movie trailers, music and the Victoria's...

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04/16/2002
Sony Computer Entertainment America Continues Its Strong Support for PS one™ With Broad Software Title Lineup

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced today its continued support for the PS one™ game console with a broad array of upcoming first party software releases for the 2002 Summer. This...

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04/11/2002
'SPIDER-MAN' (Music From and Inspired By) Features 19 Tracks Including New Singles From Sum 41 and Nickelback's Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott (Saliva)

Columbia/Roadrunner/Island Def Jam/Sony Music Soundtrax Album In Stores Tuesday, April 30 Columbia Pictures Film Opens Friday, May 3 NEW YORK, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia/Roadrunner/Island...

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04/09/2002
Sony Online Entertainment Brings Best-Selling EverQuest® Brand Exclusively To PlayStation®2 Computer Entertainment System

- EverQuest® Online Adventures™, the World's Premier Online Only Console Game, Delivers a Whole New Genre to Console Gaming - - Sony Online Entertainment Becomes an Official PlayStation 2...

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04/09/2002
SoapCity Announces SoapCity Radio™ Initiative; New Subscription-Based Service to be Powered by RealNetworks

Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment's SoapCity, The Soap Opera Capital of the World™, today unveiled plans to launch SoapCity Radio™, a subscription-based service to offer full-length audio...

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04/04/2002
Mike Watt to Put the Carriage Before the Horse On 'our oars became wings' Tour 2002

Columbia Records -- Setting sail on his landmark "our oars became wings" tour, Mike Watt demonstrates once again that this living legend never fails to flip the script. On what will be his 49th...

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04/02/2002
X-ecutioners Hit the Road for 'Adrenaline Rush,' First Major Tour Since Release of Best-Selling Breakthrough Album 'Built From Scratch'

The X-ecutioners, the pioneering DJ crew who've spearheaded a revolution in "turntablism," are hitting the road for the group's first major U.S. tour since the release of their groundbreaking...

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04/01/2002
Riddlin' Kids Return to the Road

Riddlin' Kids, the ferociously melodic powerpunk band from Austin, Texas, are preparing to start touring in earnest in anticipation of the June 4 release of Hurry Up And Wait, their album debut on...

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03/27/2002
Columbia Records Announces the Signing of David Bowie

Columbia Records announced today that it has signed David Bowie to a multi-record deal through the artist's ISO Records, and will release "Heathen," his first studio album in three years, on June...

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03/25/2002
Sony Online Entertainment Announces EverQuest®: The Planes of Power™

Sony Online Entertainment Inc., announced today that they are developing EverQuest®: The Planes of Power™, the next installment in the best-selling, critically acclaimed EverQuest series. The...

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03/25/2002
MTV2 Presents Lostprophets On Tour With The Apex Theory

Welsh Techno-Punk Sextet Return For First Stateside Tour Since Release of Critically-Acclaimed The Fake Sound of Progress Tour Kicks Off March 19 in San Diego NEW YORK, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --...

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03/25/2002
Multiple Grammy Winner T Bone Burnett & Acclaimed Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen Form New Label DMZ Records

Multiple Grammy winning recording artist/producer T Bone Burnett and Oscar®-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen ("Fargo," "O Brother, Where Art Thou?") have formed DMZ Records, a new label...

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03/22/2002
Pete Yorn Goes Back on the Road - Headline Tour Begins April 4

Columbia Records artist Pete Yorn is going back on the road with a series of headline shows and festival performances beginning April 4 in San Diego (see itinerary following). In addition, Pete...

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03/21/2002
The Union Underground to Perform Special One-Hour Set in New York City On Monday, March 25 to Celebrate the Release of 'WWF Forceable Entry'

The Union Underground Performance Set for 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Prior to WWF Raw™ Simulcast at WWF's The World at 1501 Broadway (At 43rd Street) 'WWF Forceable Entry' Compilation Album in Stores...

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03/20/2002
Academy Award®-Nominated Feature Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc. Comes to Life on PlayStation®2

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Disney Interactive and Pixar Animation Studios (NASDAQ: PIXR) announced today the release of Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc. for the PlayStation®2 computer...

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