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      <title>Did You Know All These Concerts Happened at GVSU?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 16:21:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The 10 Best Prog Rock Guitar + Keyboard Duos</title>
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      <title>Big Albums Turning 50 This Year</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:59:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[They're middle-aged! <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/rock-metal-albums-turning-50-2024/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[These are boxoffice grosses dating back to 1981. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/highest-grossing-touring-artists-ticket-sales-rock-metal/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Mediocre Debut Albums by Great Bands</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:36:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Not every debut album is great — or even good. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/rock-metal-bands-mediocre-debut-albums/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Not every debut album is great &#x2014; or even good. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/rock-metal-bands-mediocre-debut-albums/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 16:12:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA['This movement wants to regress the world,' he added. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/ghost-tobias-forge-modern-conservative-stupidity/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[&apos;This movement wants to regress the world,&apos; he added. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/ghost-tobias-forge-modern-conservative-stupidity/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Trapp]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>New Ghost EP, 'Jesus He Knows Me' Cover</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Take a listen and check out all the details! <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/ghost-new-ep-phantomime-debut-cover-genesis-jesus-he-knows-me/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Take a listen and check out all the details! <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/ghost-new-ep-phantomime-debut-cover-genesis-jesus-he-knows-me/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:43:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The two topped entertainer salaries worldwide. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/highest-paid-entertainers-2022-sting-genesis/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The two topped entertainer salaries worldwide. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/highest-paid-entertainers-2022-sting-genesis/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Trapp]]></dc:creator>
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      <description><![CDATA[The family that plays together, stays together <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/rock-metal-bands-featuring-parent-children/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>10 Prog Rock Bands That Went Pop</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 17:50:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[They experimented with the mainstream. <a href="https://wgrd.com/prog-rock-bands-went-pop/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Great Concerts &amp; Shows Coming to West Michigan in May</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:00:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sometimes, change has been good. <a href="https://wgrd.com/22-bands-that-thrived-with-their-second-singer/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sometimes, change has been good. <a href="https://wgrd.com/22-bands-that-thrived-with-their-second-singer/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[That didn't age well. <a href="https://wgrd.com/most-dated-rock-metal-videos/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Sega is Sorry That They ‘Betrayed’ Their Fans [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2015 16:18:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Sega was a juggernaut back in the 1990's, and I still love the Sega Genesis! It's one of my favorite video game consoles.
Over the years though, Sega has had some major downfalls, specifically the latest Sonic the Hedgehog games.
However, they want to win you back. <a href="https://wgrd.com/sega-is-sorry-that-they-betrayed-their-fans-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sega was a juggernaut back in the 1990&apos;s, and I still love the Sega Genesis! It&apos;s one of my favorite video game consoles.
Over the years though, Sega has had some major downfalls, specifically the latest Sonic the Hedgehog games.
However, they want to win you back. <a href="https://wgrd.com/sega-is-sorry-that-they-betrayed-their-fans-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[Being a '90's kid, I can't help but remember my childhood, which felt like it ended on December 31, 1999. After that date, everything felt older ya know?
If you listen to me on air or read any of my blogs, you'll know that I am quite the gamer. Before you were Playstation or Xbox...
You were either Sega or Nintendo. <a href="https://wgrd.com/remember-when-sega-was-king-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Being a &apos;90&apos;s kid, I can&apos;t help but remember my childhood, which felt like it ended on December 31, 1999. After that date, everything felt older ya know?
If you listen to me on air or read any of my blogs, you&apos;ll know that I am quite the gamer. Before you were Playstation or Xbox...
You were either Sega or Nintendo. <a href="https://wgrd.com/remember-when-sega-was-king-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ned]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>The Most Intense Game of NBA Jam Ever [Video]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Playing NBA Jam on Sega Genesis is still one of the funnest things that I do with friends. For pretty much my entire life, I played only 2 player games with my friend Jon. Until we discovered the 4 player adapter later in life that allowed 4 players to play on screen.
If you think Halo or Call of Duty is crazy fun, you haven't played NBA Jam 4 Player on Sega Genesis. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-most-intense-game-of-nba-jam-ever-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Playing NBA Jam on Sega Genesis is still one of the funnest things that I do with friends. For pretty much my entire life, I played only 2 player games with my friend Jon. Until we discovered the 4 player adapter later in life that allowed 4 players to play on screen.
If you think Halo or Call of Duty is crazy fun, you haven&apos;t played NBA Jam 4 Player on Sega Genesis. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-most-intense-game-of-nba-jam-ever-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:46:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Good things they say come in the three's, and with Sonic the Hedgehog, that is what happened. When Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis were at a console war, Mario and Sonic were the rival's of the 90's. Mario had some stellar titles and Sonic was kicking it with Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Then Sonic the Hedgehog 3 came around and kept giving Sonic that extra boost to keep in the competition. <a href="https://wgrd.com/games-to-try-before-you-die-sonic-the-hedgehog-3-genesis/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Good things they say come in the three&apos;s, and with Sonic the Hedgehog, that is what happened. When Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis were at a console war, Mario and Sonic were the rival&apos;s of the 90&apos;s. Mario had some stellar titles and Sonic was kicking it with Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Then Sonic the Hedgehog 3 came around and kept giving Sonic that extra boost to keep in the competition. <a href="https://wgrd.com/games-to-try-before-you-die-sonic-the-hedgehog-3-genesis/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[Zombies seem to be all the rage right now. With the successful comic adaptation of The Walking Dead, World War Z, etc. Zombies are the popular thing! However, I really don't think there was a time where Zombies weren't popular. Night of the Living Dead made zombies pretty terrifying...you know what made zombies fun though? This game! <a href="https://wgrd.com/games-to-try-before-you-die-zombies-ate-my-neighbors-snes-genesis/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Zombies seem to be all the rage right now. With the successful comic adaptation of The Walking Dead, World War Z, etc. Zombies are the popular thing! However, I really don&apos;t think there was a time where Zombies weren&apos;t popular. Night of the Living Dead made zombies pretty terrifying...you know what made zombies fun though? This game! <a href="https://wgrd.com/games-to-try-before-you-die-zombies-ate-my-neighbors-snes-genesis/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[25 years...that is a long time am I right? What were you doing 25 years ago? Were you even born yet? I was born in 1987 (making me 26 years old), and my first game console was the NES. I loved that little grey box...it introduced me to the 8-Bit world! Mario, TMNT, Back to the Future...you name it, Nintendo had it! As I got older, I wanted more awesome graphics, and a neighbor (my friend of over 2 <a href="https://wgrd.com/sega-genesis-is-25-years-old-feel-old-yet/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[25 years...that is a long time am I right? What were you doing 25 years ago? Were you even born yet? I was born in 1987 (making me 26 years old), and my first game console was the NES. I loved that little grey box...it introduced me to the 8-Bit world! Mario, TMNT, Back to the Future...you name it, Nintendo had it! As I got older, I wanted more awesome graphics, and a neighbor (my friend of over 2 <a href="https://wgrd.com/sega-genesis-is-25-years-old-feel-old-yet/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:05:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Video games and violence seem to be a match made in heaven (or hell...whatever works best.) Violent video games have been around since video games were even created. When most think of a violent video game today, they think headshots, guns, grenades, and maybe a chainsaw. We forget though, before we grabbed a gun in a video game, we grabbed 2x4's with rusty nails, lead pipes, and the good ol' fist <a href="https://wgrd.com/games-to-try-before-you-die-splatterhouse-2-genesis/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Video games and violence seem to be a match made in heaven (or hell...whatever works best.) Violent video games have been around since video games were even created. When most think of a violent video game today, they think headshots, guns, grenades, and maybe a chainsaw. We forget though, before we grabbed a gun in a video game, we grabbed 2x4's with rusty nails, lead pipes, and the good ol' fist <a href="https://wgrd.com/games-to-try-before-you-die-splatterhouse-2-genesis/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ned]]></dc:creator>
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