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Rappers, park legally! When a policeman went to the New Jersey home of Notorious B.I.G., 1995's Billboard rap artist of the year, to tell him to move a car, the cop smelled marijuana. A raid was mounted, and police say they found, along with the weed, an illegal semiautomatic weapon and guns with defaced serial numbers. B.I.G., who has a prior conviction on drug and gun charges, isn't allowed to own guns...
...another wave of ska is cresting. It started in the late '80s with such groups as Fishbone (yes, that group has a new CD out too) and the Toasters. It continues today with No Doubt, which has an uneven album, Tragic Kingdom, in Billboard's Top 10, fueled by a superb new single, Spiderwebs; Rancid, the terrific punk-ska band featured on this year's Lollapalooza tour; Sublime; and numerous ska-compilation CDs that showcase up-and-comers. Two fine ones worth seeking out: Ska the Third Wave Vol. 2, with songs by such acts as Mock Turtle Soup...
...DIEGO: While most of the 30,000 GOP delegates, journalists and guests have not yet arrived in this Navy town, the Republican National Political Convention already has spurred San Diego natives to enact emergency legislation, plan for mass arrests, fight over billboards and invent new ice cream flavors. Local law enforcement officials are anticipating significant squabbling over the question of abortion. San Diego police have a rapid-response plan to arrest any protesters who attempt to shut down abortion clinics during the convention. Local judges have drawn up an "emergency court session plan" to handle the judicial overload should...
...DIEGO: While most of the 30,000 GOP delegates, journalists and guests have not yet arrived in this Navy town, the Republican National Political Convention already has spurred San Diego natives to enact emergency legislation, plan for mass arrests, fight over billboards and invent new ice cream flavors. Local law enforcement officials are anticipating significant squabbling over the question of abortion. San Diego police have a rapid-response plan to arrest any protesters who attempt to shut down abortion clinics during the convention. Local judges have drawn up an "emergency court session plan" to handle the judicial overload should...
...cautioned that the city should return to the bargaining table rather than continue the fight, but expressed doubt that the anti-billboard movement was anything more than a political appeal...