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Muse Wraps Will of the People World Tour Smashingly in London

Muse Wraps Will of the People World Tour Smashingly in London

Muse, the futuristic rock band who made the Guitar Hero games nearly impossible to win, ended their Will of the People World Tour Monday in London, smashingly.

Concluding their 55-stop tour that began in LA at iHeartRadio ALTer EGO fest at the Forum, Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme, and Dominic Howard wrapped it all up in London on October 2nd with an epic set that included the destruction of one of Bellamy's custom guitars.

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Six Power Trip Wishes That Would Rock If They Came True

Six Power Trip Wishes That Would Rock If They Came True

Power Trip is the most exciting collection of veteran hard rock / heavy metal bands since Monsters of Rock. The difference is, instead of having to sit through lesser bands all day as in most festivals, next weekend there will be just two bands a night playing full sets.

October 6: Guns N' Roses & Iron Maiden
October 7: AC/DC & Judas Priest
October 8: Metallica & Tool

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Setlist History: 311 Live Debuts “Amber”

Setlist History: 311 Live Debuts “Amber”

311, the funk alt rap rock band from Nebraska, has been around a lot longer than you might imagine, and their last original hit is now 21 years old.

"Amber," the gentle, reggae-infused soft-rocker as heard on the 2004 Drew Barrymore + Adam Sandler romance flick, 50 First Dates, actually came out two years previous on the band's album From Chaos.

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The Temptations Last #1 Hit Had 5 Minutes Removed For Radio

The Temptations Last #1 Hit Had 5 Minutes Removed For Radio

The Temptations have four #1 hits. Their last one, 1971's "Papa Was A Rolling Stone," is a funk masterpiece is the epitome of the adage: the only thing better than a great short song is a great long song.

Written by Motown hitmakers Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong who also gave us "I Heard It Through The Grapevine," "War," and "I Can't Get Next To You," originally had the song grooving for a solid 12 minutes.

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