And the 1980s hair-metal band Poison recently announced that it had canceled the remainder of its current tour because its bassist had undergone emergency back surgery.

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The lead singer and guitarist of the 1980s rock band the Del Fuegos, Zanes brings those same rock roots (and rock hair) to his kids' music.

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But judging by The Hair, the TV, the Baby and the Band, the San Francisco band sounds fresh and inspired, picking up where it left off with a collection of crisp three-minute pop songs.

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The winner of the first round was Nicole Fiorentino, a 33-year-old with red lips, black hair and black-rimmed glasses, who plays bass in the rock band the Smashing Pumpkins.

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Next to Morrison, Manzarek was the most distinctive-looking band member, his glasses and wavy blond hair making him resemble a young English professor more than a rock star, a contrast to Morrison's Dionysian glamour his sensuous mouth and long, dark hair.

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"Some people discriminate against somebody else because they are wearing a Slayer T-shirt or have long hair, " said Jay White, 23, referring to the thrash metal band.

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Indeed, without the studio, the cat suits and hair-metal guitar solos of The Darkness may never have made it into the public eye, with the band's rock sound perfected at the complex.

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John Travolta, with a bunch of old gray ropes where his hair should be, plays the Psychlo chief of security, who hates his job and has to contend with a band of rebellious earthlings.

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