Mark Guarino
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Moby returns to the DJ booth for 'Last Night'Nov 03, 2021 3:26 pm - Moby became America's favorite DJ thanks to "Play," a 1999 smash he followed up with albums that spanned electro-pop to strummed singer-songwriter fare. On the sample-he...
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Flying soloNov 03, 2021 12:06 pm - Going solo from a band that sold millions of albums is usually not wrought with difficulties; name recognition helps. Yet for Gary Louris, the songwriter, singer and bed...
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A 'more confident' Avril Lavigne puts more energy into her showNov 03, 2021 11:03 am - The term "mall punk" begins and ends with Avril Lavigne, the 23-year-old Canadian who earned her chops playing concerts in food courts, only to work her way up to arenas...
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Local bands make mark with spring releasesNov 03, 2021 10:04 am - With spring fast approaching, it's time to look at area bands that hold major promise for the new year. Here are a few recent releases that deserve further inquiry, and ...
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'Thriller' still thrilling 25 years laterNov 03, 2021 8:58 am - The 25th anniversary edition of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" (Epic) features a new cover. Instead of the iconic shot of a demure 24-year-old Jackson lounging in white, t...
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Atlanta's The Black Lips make grime grandioseNov 02, 2021 7:51 pm - Sometime after their first, second or maybe third album, bands considered sure things receive what they've long sought to help realize their perfect sonic dream: a fat, ...
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Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl comes to town to please everybodyNov 02, 2021 7:17 pm - That gum-chomping, stage-stalking, joke-telling, beard-wearing, vocal-shredding rocker dude named Dave Grohl didn't want to bum anyone out Monday, even though his music...
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Heavy PelicanNov 02, 2021 6:41 pm - Because a lead singer's attitude, fashion tastes and vocal style tends to define the band they are fronting, instrumental rock bands pose a challenge for the label-obses...
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Wilco retrospective offers something for everyoneNov 02, 2021 6:28 pm - The first note played by Wilco Wednesday marked the beginning of the end of a five-night retrospective in which the Chicago band chose to cover every song from each albu...
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New country for old rockersNov 02, 2021 6:35 pm - When the national spotlight turned to DeKalb last week following the shooting rampage at Northern Illinois University, New Jersey rock band Bon Jovi found themselves in ...