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“I risked my life often when I was young. Now I am old, but as king of the people I shall pursue this fight for the glory of winning, if the evil one will only abandon his earth-fort and face…
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When “Pocket Full of Kryptonite” was released on Aug. 20, 1991, the music industry had yet to be consumed by the notion that the Pacific Northwest was the only locale worth investing in. The discontent that festered from the perceived…
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The last time I remember a WNBA season having this much preseason juice was in 2004 when Diana Taurasi, Alana Beard, Nicole Powell, and Lindsay Whalen were taken with the first four picks of the draft. 601,000 people watched as…
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“Is it wrong, wanting to be at home with your record collection? It’s not like collecting records is like collecting stamps, or beermats, or antique thimbles.” – Nick Hornby in “High Fidelity” (1995) If you’re reading this, keep in mind…
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Despite the first thing I saw upon walking into the Burt Flickinger Center at ECC City Campus on March 8, 1999 being a woman on a stretcher, I knew that live music was for me. My soon-to-be 11-year-old self was…
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When Burrito Brothers vocalist Chris P. James says that he can’t relate to modern country music, he’s not alone. We’re almost two weeks removed from Luke Combs drawing 100,000 people over the course of two nights at Highmark Stadium and…
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“Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it’s about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It’s about getting up,…
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Saying that his latest solo album, “10,000 Volts,” would embarrass Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley was shrewder than any marketing strategy that former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s team could have cooked up, because, regardless of how his ex-bandmates would actually…
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There were moments during Jason Vieaux’s homecoming show inside UB’s Slee Hall on Saturday night where the audience didn’t know what to do. They bore witness to a jaw-dropping display of dexterity and musical vision from one of the world’s…
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When Pete Townshend penned the line “I hope I die before I get old” in 1965, he never could have imagined that 70 would become the new 30 in 2024. An industry that has spent copious amounts of time and…
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