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When you think of celebrities coming to Monroe, you often think of the big name tickets that float through during one of the summer events, like the Jazz Festival or the Monroe County Fair. But on Nov. 19, MCCC played host to The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America's 2010 band of the year, The Grascals.
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In honor of his 20th anniversary, Sonic Team releases "Sonic Generations," the grand encompassment of their recent trend of recapturing Sonic's glory days, in that it does so literally! When a mysterious plot device tears holes in time and space, modern day Sonic is brought face to face with his 20 year old, Sega Genesis counterpart.
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My Little Pony reboot creates generation of "bronies"
This phenomenon actually exists; a group of men, self deemed as bronies, seeking out to be the ultimate hipsters, liking what nobody else possibly could: My-Little-Pony. No, really. No, really!
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Sitting in the rain under the Gamestop sign Monday night were many Call of Duty fans waiting on the release of Modern Warfare 3. The line was worth the wait - MW3 is magnificent.
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DJ Zarza had the Cellar jumping all night long at MCCC's Halloween Bash. The Gay-Straight Alliance, Math and Science Society (MASS), and Student Government sponsored the event for students Friday, Oct 28th. All the festivities took place in the Cellar of the A building.
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The rumbling applause given to the Agora Chorale could be heard from the lobby of the La-Z-Boy Center, and it was all that guests needed to hear if they were a late-comer to Monday night's first performance for both groups. The Meyer Theater holds 541 guests, and almost all seats were filled at the event. In return for the thunderous applause, both the Chorale and band wowed their crowd.
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"Rolling in the Deep," a popular song that can be heard at least three times a day because it's been the number one single of 2011, is the most notorious track on Adele's new album, "21." While the album was released in February, it has been at the top of the album charts since, not only in the U.S., but in the United Kingdom as well. The album even helped to revive the sales of Adele's first CD, "19."
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After a feud that lasted almost ten years, Eminem and Royce da 5'9" are back and they have brought with them a debut album that has a great mixture of both rappers: "Hell: The Sequel." Initially, the duo had meant to collaborate on one song, but eventually created an entire album. The debuting album topped number one on U.S. Billboard 200 with 171,000 copies sold.
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Republican U.S. Rep. Ron Paul is not a fan of the Federal Reserve. The New York Times #1 bestseller, "End The Fed," expresses his feelings about the United States central bank.
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Eric Church, who was selected as the 2011 Academy of Country Music's top new solo vocalist, has just released the album "Chief." The title derives from a nickname given to him by his crew and close friends. He viewed this as a proud achievement, since his late grandfather had the same nickname. Many people can relate to Church through his way of storytelling.
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Love, finding love, making love, and keeping love alive seem to be the main point of Kelly Rowland's new album, "Here I Am." This album contains the chart-topping song "Motivation." The song is said to have helped the album's release on July 26, making it four years since Rowland's last musical publication. However, the long hiatus has not caused Rowland to lose her touch.
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"Cowboys and Aliens" came into theaters July 29, fascinating people with its action packed storyline and creative twists. The film made a little over $36 million its opening weekend, beating "The Smurfs" by about $1 million.
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Lady Gaga has become the latest icon for more than just unity and individualism, but also as "Mother Monster," after the successful release of her latest album "Born This Way."
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Love him or hate him, Republican or Democrat, voted for him or wanted him impeached, George W. Bush's memoir "Decision Points" is a political and historical must-read.
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It may have been rainy and dreary outside Saturday night, but inside the Meyer Theater Monroe could not stop laughing.
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James McBride describes process of writing book, offers advice
Bestselling author James McBride spoke to a packed house at the Meyer Theater in the LaZBoy Center Tuesday night.
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Crystal Bowersox packed the Meyer Theater for the first of two sold out shows.
With her fan favorite singles and a couple of covers; along with her being from around here, Bowersox knew she had a good show tonight.
Photos coming soon.
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He was the most powerful man in the world on the day of the worst terrorist attack in American history. As I watched George W. Bush's exclusive interview with National Geographic, it became clear that the former president was just a person like you or I on Sept. 11, 2001.
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After three years of recording, Lil' Wayne fans are finally enjoying songs off "Tha Carter IV." In an interview with XXL, Wayne hinted that this could be his last album.
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