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Get Close with ... John Waters

12 December, 2011 | Get | Scott Kearnan

Photo: GREG GORMAN Ho, ho, freaking ho. Not to sound like gloomy Grinches, but by the time mid-December rolls around, some of us have already swallowed enough socially mandated cheer to carry us thro…

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Get Close ... with JoJo

28 November, 2011 | Get | Scott Kearnan

For almost a decade, music fans have watched Foxborough-raised pop singer JoJo - born Joanna Levesque - grow up before their eyes. Her preternaturally soulful voice, showcased on songs like "Leave (…

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Get Close ... with Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional

14 November, 2011 | Get | Scott Kearnan

Photo: NELSON HUA At some point, "emo" became a dirty word, shorthand for any singer with side-swept bangs, skinny jeans, and a penchant for woe-is-me poetry. But when Chris Carrabba founded iconic e…

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Get Close ... with Pete Wentz

31 October, 2011 | Get | Scott Kearnan

For a while, it seemed like former Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz was popping up on celebrity gossip websites as often as he was appearing on music charts, whether for his private life (marrying, bab…

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Get Close ... with Cyndi Lauper

17 October, 2011 | Get | Scott Kearnan

To casual fans, Cyndi Lauper is best known for sing-along-worthy pop tailor-made for prom nights ("Time After Time" requires a five-Kleenex minimum) and bachelorette parties ("Girls Just Wanna Have …

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Get Close ... with Footloose star Kenny Wormald

19 September, 2011 | Get | Scott Kearnan

Photo: K. C. BAILEYKenny Wormald was born in 1984 - the same year the original Footloose came out. Now the Stoughton native is filling Kevin Bacon's famous dancing shoes in the modernized remake, ar…

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Get Close ... with Chris Tucker

05 September, 2011 | Get | Scott Kearnan

Chris Tucker knows how to hustle. When he scored a $25 million payday for appearing in Rush Hour 3, the last installment of his buddy-cop comedy franchise with Jackie Chan, he became the then-highest…

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