The Smashing Pumpkins have been one of the most successful alternative rock groups of its time, selling well over 30 million records. Its music has ranged from goth-pop and classic rock-inspired heavy metal in the late 1980s, cutting edge hard rock and grandiose compositions in the mid-'90s, electronic-tinged music and …
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John W. Dean
John Wesley Dean III has had a roller coaster of a life. He became a a close friend to the late conservative hero Barry Goldwater in the 1960s, then a convicted felon and disbarred lawyer in the 1970s after pleading guilty to charges of obstruction of justice in the late …
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Junkie XL's latest and fifth album has some goodies, but could've used more to make it a great record.
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