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Hey Kanye: Taylor pulled a Swift one at Grammys
Cute, country music pixie Taylor Swift walked away with Album of the Year at Sunday night's Grammy Awards. I kept hoping that the evil Kanye, that egomaniacal hip-hop rock star, would bum-rush the stage.
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Devilish metal still tries to shock and awe
Is heavy metal -- out of the spotlight for so long -- raising its purposefully putrid head in order to once again disturb mainstream America?
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Those 'mutant' Beatles still rule
Luddites and baby boomers, rejoice!
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Irish rock band showed its King-ly pride
As rock record covers go, this one certainly was edgy, unexpected. No, my shock in that autumn of 1984 wasn't spurred by the photo of the dour-faced lads of U2 -- even though they looked like young, thuggish dock workers who had just gotten shafted out of their pay.
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Beyonce is best? Critic's list stirs debate
A funny thing happened on my way to listing my top 10 albums of all time a few years ago: I decided to list the albums that I actually listened to.
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