JON SHAM

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You will always remember

By JON SHAM | Apr. 25, 2007

I suppose I could say that it all started with "Guitar Hero." If you don't know the game you're either too sheltered or just plain deprived.

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"O.A.R.! O.A.R.!" chanted the spirited crowd Wednesday night, arms waving high, as they waited for the heroes to take the stage.Thousands of fans lined the rain-soaked streets outside of the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center to see the increasingly popular rock/reggae/jam band O.A.R.The concert began just after 8 p.m., as the opening band, Telegraph, played a formidable set.

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"Skeletons, out of the closet"

By JON SHAM | Mar. 30, 2007

Ask any artist what inspired them to write a song, and you'll probably get a number of interesting answers.

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Put the bunny back in the box

By JON SHAM | Mar. 23, 2007

In 1984, a groundbreaking film was released about a hero sent from the future into the present with the intention of saving the human race from total annihilation.

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"Chips, not the one with Ponch and Jon"

By JON SHAM | Feb. 21, 2007

Even though the passionate ambiance of Valentine's Day had cooled down, it didn't keep the Buffalo Chips and contributing a capella groups from heating things up in Slee Hall last Saturday night with their effervescent love-themed concert.Those who braved the horizontally-descending snow on Saturday evening to see the Chips were left with their jaws hanging low and their palms red from applause.

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The boys from Brazil

By JON SHAM | Feb. 14, 2007

Not much can deter University at Buffalo students from schoolin' it; even the bracing winter chill isn't substantial enough to keep them under their sheets.