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...Bassist Joe Gittleman insists that the Mighty Mighty Bosstones is not a rock-ska hybrid exclusively designed for or accepted by college-bound students like...
...cross-section of The Cure's history. The uniqueness of playing in a tiny venue like the Orpheum was not lost on the band. Smith laughed and smiled throughout the night, clearly reveling in the crowd's enthusiasm and intimacy. Aside from occasional smoke bursts from the stage and bassist Simon Gallup's running around, the night was not marked by theatrics but rather by the band's tight performance...
...tour in support of her new EP Please Do Not Disturb. Along with a cold picked up last week in Australia, Hatfield seemed slightly ill at ease--perhaps with the prospect of a national tour looming ahead, a new band member's aggressive stage presence (red-jumpsuited bassist Mike Welsh) or the daunting prospect of signing with a new label. Though she delivered an eclectic and technically adept set, Hatfield failed to electrify her listeners as she has done so often in the past. Abandoning her usual witty repore with the audience, Hatfield barely interacted with the mildly soggy mass...
...would go on to rise to world-wide fame in only a few years. The band consisted of a phenomenal group of musicians--one of the most explosive and expressive guitarists ever, a brilliant drummer whom many rate as one of the absolute top of all time and a bassist who stubbornly held down infernal, demonic grooves. They were fronted by a singer who knew exactly what buttons to push and how to make people notice and who possessed a voice that simultaneously conveyed complete brattiness and pure animal ferocity. It seemed too good to be true, and of course...
...height of their critical and commercial success, right after their sophomore major label effort, Ritual de Lo Habitual, went platinum, they broke up somewhere in Hawaii, never to play all together again. The bassist, Eric Avery, and the guitarist, Dave Navarro, put out a little-remembered CD called Deconstruction which died without a whimper. Drummer Stephen Perkins and singer Perry Farrell formed the nucleus of Porno for Pyros and released two largely point-less CD's. But rejoice, Jane's Addiction is back! With the affable Flea replacing Eric Avery on bass, the group finally has a new album...