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For years, the guys in U2 have been stuck in a moment that they can’t seem to get out of. Bono and Co. have tried to be everything to everyone for so long that they’ve forgotten how to exist solely…
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Hemingway once said that his aim as a writer was to express his feelings in the simplest way possible, which is the same recipe that Journey perfected en route to cementing its Hall-of-Fame resumé. Neal Schon and Co. have churned…
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I’ve been thinking and writing about movies long enough to remember a time when the selections by the Academy were actually in sync with the pulse of the people, but, if you’ve been paying attention, you know that hasn’t happened…
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Let’s imagine for a second that the alien anthropologists referenced in the title track to Roger Waters’ “Amused to Death” came to Earth and were interested in studying the origins of what is commonly referred to as hair metal. Bands…
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On Aug. 13, 2003, an unknown singer from Northern Ireland named Ricky Warwick found himself opening for Def Leppard at the Erie County Fairgrounds. He was armed with nothing but an acoustic guitar and a 30-minute window with which to…
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If you’ve been following this space since Day One, you’re undoubtedly familiar with what some of my favorite bands/artists are, but I figured the time had come to go on the record once again. I wanted to force myself to…
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Michael Jordan spent six seasons getting pummeled by the Celtics and Pistons before Chicago Bulls General Manager Jerry Krause finally surrounded him with the right pieces to win an NBA Championship. While MJ was always “The Man,” the contributions of…
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Building a band from the ground up after playing an integral role in three platinum-selling albums isn’t easy, but that’s what Tommy Skeoch has done with Resist & Bite. The ex-Tesla guitarist joined forces with former Lynch Mob vocalist Nathan…
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When I assembled my first Top 10 list back in 1997, a movie was a movie and no one was judging art based on its ability to conform to what a small yet painfully vocal group of self-righteous individuals considered…
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When a legion of fans assembled in Times Square on July 5, 1999 hoping to catch a glimpse of 98 Degrees on MTV’s Total Request Live, their passion in the moment likely clouded any consideration as to what their favorite…
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