Mark Guarino
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Van Halen tight but Roth corny, bombasticOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Air guitar was invented because of Eddie Van Halen, the penultimate guitarist of 1980's pyrotechnic hard rock flash. His sound made Van Halen a commercial powerhouse re...
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Will download strategy push Radiohead to head of the class?Oct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - If you currently own "In Rainbows," the seventh album by Radiohead, it is very likely you are already a fan of the band. Seems like a simple assumption but that was not ...
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Far East bluesOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - From a nondescript house in a quiet Des Plaines neighborhood, Shun Kikuta can be heard playing his guitar. Walk down the sidewalk and you can hear the music f...
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Lopez' gifts diminish as a live performerOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - As an actress, Jennifer Lopez transcends the multiplex screen. As a model, she transcends the magazine photo spread. As a singer, she transcends the video. But as a li...
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New exhibit examines the art of rock & rollOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - When Paul McCartney imagined another band besides the Beatles singing Beatles songs and hired British pop artist Peter Blake to bring his idea to life, the resul...
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Will Radiohead's digital album shake record industry?Oct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - The seventh album by British art-pop band Radiohead is out today, but don't scan digital retailers or bricks-and-mortar stores for a copy. The band rocked the recording ...
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Top dogsOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - When Dr. Dog was given the chance to record by Rough Trade, the legendary London label that famously plucked Lucinda Williams, Belle Sebastian, The Smiths and, ...
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Genesis lives in land of contradictionOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The schizophrenic classic rock behemoth known as Genesis played the United Center Tuesday and demonstrated that everything about it is writ large. The number of nights i...
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Springsteen weaves his 'Magic' once againOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Mary, Bobby, Theresa and other protagonists you grew up following in Bruce Springsteen's legion of albums enter the stage one more time on "Magic," his first album with ...
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Genesis turns it onSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - When classic rock bands decide to reunite decades after their glory years, the first thing a fan wants to know is: Who's on board? For Genesis, the British prog-rock ban...