Music
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'Fast Times at Barrington High' on the bland sideSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - When a band starts strong and gets better by growing in leaps and bounds, what in the world would possess it to take a massive step backward in development? But that's e...
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Oasis postpones concert after Gallagher assaulted
Sep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON, Ontario -- British band Oasis has postponed its concert in London, Ontario, after a fan attacked and injured guitarist Noel Gallagher. A statement on the band's ...
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Metallica re-energized on new CD
Sep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Believe it or not, Metallica is very far from dead. Chipping its teeth on the punishing thrash it helped give birth to, Metallica regresses in the best way on the highly...
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Brand blunt, off-color as MTV Video Music Award host
Sep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Russell Brand seemed a little out of place as the host at the MTV Video Music Awards. Not because he's British or relatively unknown in America, as most of the chatter w...
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Jessica Simpson goes country on CD
Sep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Jessica Simpson's jump from pop to country music may seem calculated to save her music career, but the Texas native says she grew up a country fan. Still, no one expecte...
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Ravinia patron charged after fight injures oneSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - A disagreement over seating led to a fight Saturday at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park. Anthony Delgado, 40, of the 7400 block of North Oriole Avenue in Chicago, w...
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Wu-Tang alum putting out solid workSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Of all the rappers introduced under the Wu-Tang Clan banner, Gary Grice is not only the oldest (he just turned 42) but the most underappreciated. Sure, his 1995 solo rec...
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Van Ghost makes move from promoter to performerSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - When his friend asked him to perform at her wedding last year, Michael Berg didn't consider himself an entertainer. Buffalo Grove native Berg had played a little during ...
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Learn about Lyric's shows before the seasonSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2008-09 season will be opening in just three weeks, so now is a good time to familiarize yourself with the operas that are new to you, or maybe ...
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New Kids on the Block reunite on CD
Sep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - They're far from new, no longer boys, but New Kids on the Block have definitely been around the block since making tween girls scream with joy in the late '80s and early...