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American Hi-Fi “Flavor”

13. September 2001

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept.13, 2001 - If you're a child of the 80s and you are into rock band T-shirts, dirty jeans, and mullets--yes, mullets--the Boston-based rockers American Hi-Fi will guarantee you the ride of a lifetime. Founded by Stacy Jones -- the former drummer for Letters To Cleo, Veruca Salt and Aimee Mann -- the group includes Drew Parsons (used to play bass for Tracy Bonham), Brian Nolan (formerly of Figdish), and Jamie Arentzen (of Boston's Sky Heroes).

Moonwalking with Michael

12. August 2001

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I must have been around five years old when my mother first played Michael Jackson's Thriller at home. It happened one afternoon after I got home from school, and my mom was very eager to get home and play the vinyl record she had just purchased. She rushed to the living room, ripped the plastic wrap off of the record, and began playing the album on our old turntable.

Who’s that girl?

22. July 2001

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The story of Madonna's music career is really the tale of a savvy artist who invented a singular space for herself--a space that ultimately allowed for wholesale creative freedom. With her music comes Madonna's ability to reinvent her image, constantly testing the public's perception of the lyrical diva.

Blame it on Rock n’ Roll

17. July 2001

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"If you want to meet girls, learn how to play the guitar" -- Ted Nugent The rock group Everclear's song "Rock Star," - also the theme song for the upcoming film of the same name - perfectly describes what every wannabe rock star dreams of. "I want to be on TV shows, and wear designer clothes. I want a girlfriend who does not drink beer, and sleep with certain movie stars."

Flickerstick wins the battle

9. July 2001

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BOCA RATON, FL -- They say everything is bigger in Texas, and the Dallas-based band Flickerstick is well on their way to proving them right. Now that the band has been declared the winner of VH1's Bands on the Run, they plan to be bigger than ever. Sunday's season finale is the culmination of a series of episodes taped in November and December of last year that featured unsigned bands that dreamed of making it big. Flickerstick was one of them. Sure they drank, fought, and slept with women. But at the end of the series, the band's charisma and love of rock and roll kept them on the show.

Interviews: “Bands on the Run”

1. July 2001

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 5, 2001--If you think rock stars have an easy life, think again. Living in the fast lane can be very exciting yet extremely stressful. Just ask the members of rock band Flickerstick, one of two finalists on the VH1 reality music series, Bands on the Run. Life on the road is not as rosy as it is depicted by the film Almost Famous.

“Rock Star”: Mark Wahlberg Interview

14. June 2001

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Nearly everyone dreams of being a rock star. Just put a guitar in any young man's hand and watch his head spin with visions of the fast cars, hot chicks and mad cash that will surely be coming his way. But not Mark Wahlberg. The star of the aptly named Rock Star, which opens on Friday, never once wanted to be one.

Interview: Hans Zimmer

14. June 2001

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Hans Zimmer's music captures images that words cannot describe. Actor and director Sean Penn once described Zimmer's work as a musical adaptability that "rekindles a timeless sense of the human journey."

BBMak Interview

7. June 2001

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KEY WEST, Fla., June 7, 2001 --They've already caused a sensation overseas, and now the British trio BBMak is "Back Here" in America with their pitch-perfect harmonies and beautiful pop and love songs. We had the chance to talk to guitarist Ste McNally while he was in South Florida taping a television show. McNally was quite charming to talk to--and giggle with--as he tried to talk through a series of hiccups (we've omitted most of those here). He also had one of the sweetest voices I've ever heard.

2001 Billboard Latin Music Awards

27. April 2001

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MIAMI BEACH, FL -- There was a lot of territory to cover--musically and geographically--at Thursday's eighth annual Billboard Latin Music Awards. Stars from Puerto Rico, Colombia and Mexico united in the melting pot of Miami-Dade County--considered the Latin music capital of the world by many--to celebrate the best in Latin pop, dance, rock, salsa and jazz. "Most of our fans are Latin American. They are the ones who keep me alive as an artist," said singer Lupillo Rivera, who performed during the awards ceremony at the Jackie Gleason Theater on South Beach.

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American Hi-Fi “Flavor”

Moonwalking with Michael

Who’s that girl?

Blame it on Rock n’ Roll

Flickerstick wins the battle

Interviews: “Bands on the Run”

“Rock Star”: Mark Wahlberg Interview

Interview: Hans Zimmer

BBMak Interview

2001 Billboard Latin Music Awards

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