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July 31, 2001

Arts&Entertainment: July 31, 2001 Punk plays second fiddle at Warped Tour
TAMPA -- A funny thing happened on the way to the punk rock Warped Tour 2001 Sunday: The non-punks stole the glory. The standout acts at the annual summer festival of guitars and extreme sports, now in its seventh year, were hip-hop's Kool Keith, "emo" rockers Jimmy Eat World and gothic hardcore act AFI.

Eric Deggans
20 years later, it's all about MTV
The cable music icon, which turns 20 tomorrow, has had a heavy influence on mainstream television, from Miami Vice's engaging music to reality staples Survivor and Fear Factor.

Off the top
UNSETTLED: "You know, I'm watching his progress on e-mail. There's something very sad about that." -- U2's Bono, on keeping track of his fourth child's first-year progress while on tour.

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Side show
A LONG WAY FROM NAKED JOHN AND YOKO: There is no more definitive statement on music today or on the evolution of Rolling Stone: The magazine is publishing six separate, simultaneous covers of 'N Sync to coincide with the release of the group's album Celebrity.

King Crimson gives art rock a good name
Art rock: easily one of the most daunting concepts in pop music. Ponderous, fake-classical, well-played drivel. Think Emerson, Lake and Palmer, think no fun.

In the News
Lawless fond of X's

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