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There are music fans, and then there are music fans, people so devoted to a genre or artist that fandom becomes their identity, influencing how they style their hair, wear their clothes, choose their friends and especially how they spend their nights out on the town. How do you spot a superfan, and what are their lives like? We explored five scenes to find out.

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There are music fans, and then there are music fans, people so devoted to a genre or artist that fandom becomes their ...
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Mohawked Christian music fans find both friendship and isolation in this unlikely scene.
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Violent misfits or harmless horrorcore fiends? One writer delves deep into Juggalo territory for the answer.
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Chicago photographer and superfan Jennifer Greenburg spent seven years capturing rockabilly hep cats and kittens for an upcoming book.
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They may not have English blood (or an Irish heart), but a faction of Chicago's Latino community feels a kinship with Brit crooner ...
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As theaters open This Is It, the documentary about Michael Jackson's preparation for what would have been a 50-night stand ...
Chicago musicians who rocked the scene way back when update us on their current status.
John Dugan attempts to define subcultures on four hours of sleep.
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25 records that are (or in some cases, were) totems or entryways into subcultural membership.
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