Music
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Parts & Labor make noise beautifulOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Parts & Labor, "Receivers" (Jagjaguwar), To enjoy Parts & Labor, one must first be comfortable with noise. In the Brooklyn outfit's unique vision, evocative noise perva...
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Guns N' Roses to finally release 'Democracy' album
Oct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- After years of delay, Guns N' Roses is finally releasing "Chinese Democracy." Geffen Records has announced that the band's eagerly awaited album will be rele...
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Soul singer Dee Dee Warwick dies in NJ at age 63
Oct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- Dee Dee Warwick, a soul singer who won recognition for both her solo work and her performances with her older sister Dionne Warwick, has died. She ...
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Four Tops frontman Levi Stubbs dead at 72
Oct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - DETROIT _ Four Tops frontman Levi Stubbs, whose dynamic and emotive voice drove such Motown classics as "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" and "Baby I Need Your Loving," died F...
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A Hollywood Halloween: CSO movies series opens Oct. 31Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - One of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's most popular innovations this decade has been its "Friday Night at the Movies" series, now in its fifth season. This fall, whethe...
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Plain White T's latest calculated, toothlessOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Plain White T's, "Big Bad World" (Hollywood/Fearless), The Plain White T's, Villa Park's most famous export, move further from the DIY scrappiness of the local VFW ...
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Crystal Lake's Old Ironsides hard to pin downOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - On Old Ironsides' MySpace profile, the group describes itself in drolly mythical terms. Reading more like a superhero team's origin story than a band bio, the saga inclu...
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Janet Jackson to resume tour after bout of vertigo
Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Janet Jackson is returning to her "Rock Witchu" tour and -- finally -- revealing the mystery illness that led her to cancel a string of concerts. Following t...
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Even Britney Spears wonders what she was thinking
Oct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK _ If you're wondering what was going through Britney Spears' head during her erratic era, you are not alone -- so does she. "I sit there and I look back and I'...
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Slash to play at Rock Hall's tribute to Les Paul
Oct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- Slash couldn't miss a chance to pay tribute to his own guitar hero Les Paul. The former Guns N' Roses guitarist signed up to play at the Rock and Roll Hall ...