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American Idiot Makes Buffalo Debut This September

Wake me Up when September begins, because there is finally a reason to go to the theater. The touring version of Green Day's American Idiot Rock Opera will be at UB's Center for the Arts on September 8 and 9 and tickets go on sale this Friday.

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Would You Pay to Promote Your Facebook Posts? – Dollars and Sense

Posting a Facebook update and making sure it gets the maximum exposure could soon be as simple as opening your wallet, if you can believe it. The social media giant is rolling out a new program that will allow its members to pay a small fee to highlight or promote their posts.


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Kid With Sweet Tooth Gets Arm Stuck in Gumball Machine

In an extremely literal example of how candy is bad for you, a two-year-old Arkansas toddler got his arm stuck deep in a gumball machine on Monday and had to be rescued by firefighters. Stick to veggies next time, kiddo.

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5 Songs We Want to See Freddie Mercury and Queen Resurrect

Brian May claims that Queen had plans to bring back Freddie Mercury long before Tupac Shakur became a hologram and viral sensation at Coachella.  Tonight it will happen at the 10th anniversary of the musical "We Will Rock You."

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Booker T. and the MGs Bassist Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn Death: Slash Pays Tribute On Twitter

The death of Booker T. and the MGs bass player Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn has shaken the entire music world, with many rock greats logging on to Twitter to say how much Dunn’s music meant to them. One of those is Slash, who tweeted the message below to his more than 1.5 million followers.
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Bret Michaels Thanks the Hospital That Saved His Life

Two years ago, Poison frontman Bret Michaels suffered a life-threatening brain hemorrhage, and he credits the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz. for delivering him from death’s doorstep. Since then, he’s donated a music room to the institute, and now he’s also helping celebrate the hospital’s 50th anniversary.


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AC/DC Says When We Can Expect Their New Album

For a band that began their career by putting out 12 albums in the first 15 years of their career, AC/DC have become almost invisible as a studio entity in the ensuing 22 years. Despite still having massive global appeal, they’ve only released three albums since 1990′s ‘The Razor’s Edge,’ and nothing since 2008′s ‘Black Ice.’


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Are You Planning to Go on Vacation This Summer? – Survey of the Day

High gas prices and a soft economy have many in the travel industry fearing that Americans are going to ditch the traditional summer vacation this year. But is that really the case?


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Megan Fox Wants to Sell You a Butt Massage Chair

The Sharper Image has long been the go-to spot for must-have items like electronic tie racks and rechargeable nose hair clippers. Since men are more likely to buy their gadgets, the company signed a new pitchwoman who’ll appeal to their target demo.

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‘NearBeer’ Mobile App Review

We’d like to believe we’re so psychically in tune with beer that we can sense its presence, but that’s just not the case. That’s why NearBeer exists, to show us how close we are to cheap booze at all times.

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Depressed? You May Be Able to Blame Your Birthdate

Can the season in which you’re born actually impact your overall mental state? A new study indicates it can.


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Wendy Fiore – Babe of the Day

Wendy’s a 27-year-old Italian and Polish glamour model originally from Chicago who now lives in West Hollywood, California. 

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