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Sounds Off: Remembering the grunge years: 1991-1994

7. October 2008

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Sounds Off: Remembering the grunge years: 1991-1994

Where were you in 1993? Do you remember the first time you heard “Smells Like Teen Spirit?” I remember that I was at my guitar teacher’s home, strumming the guitar as I did a couple times per week.

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Sounds Off: Is bubble gum pop ready to burst?

21. November 2001

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HOLLYWOOD - Becoming a pre-Madonna can be very hard, but it can be done. Just ask Britney Spears. The teen princess wants her fans to see her "in a different light that they've never seen me in before,'' she told her fans on the opening night of her current Britney tour on Nov. 1. "This music that I'm singing right now is such a reflection of me and who I am."

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Sounds Off: Summer concerts bombed

17. August 2001

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HOLLYWOOD - Summer concert tours did not measure up to what they were supposed to be. And I say this with bruised feelings (and pocketbook). As an avid music fan, I was as excited as everyone else when the summer concert guide was released in late May. The biggest names in the music industry would be doing their North American tours this summer and I wanted to be a part of it all.

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Sounds Off: Concert Ticket Prices

22. July 2001

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HOLLYWOOD - Six thousand dollars for a Madonna ticket? Yeah, you heard it right. The cost of seeing your favorite performer is getting steeper, and the number of fans who are able to afford going to concerts decrease day after day.

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