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...unforeseeable." Trying to worm his way out of the gaffe, he burrows in deeper when he tells the press: "To walk the road of peace, sometimes we need to be ready to climb the mountain of conflict." That gets him a scalding scolding from Communications Director Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi). "The mountain of conflict?" he sneers at Simon. "You sound like a f---in, Nazi Julie Andrews...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Loop: Stinging Strangelovean Satire | 7/26/2009 | See Source »

...took advantage of his stay in England, though, to play concerts throughout Europe, jamming with notable rock greats such as David Gilmour of Pink Floyd and Jim Capaldi of Traffic...

Author: By Gabriel A. Rocha, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Brazil's 'Minister of Cool' Hits Harvard | 3/3/2005 | See Source »

DIED. JIM CAPALDI, 60, drummer and co-founder, with Steve Winwood, of the '60s band Traffic, whose hits included Paper Sun and Hole in My Shoe; of stomach cancer; in London. After the band split up in 1974, Capaldi went on to a successful solo career, hitting the charts with a '70s cover of Roy Orbison's Love Hurts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Feb. 7, 2005 | 1/30/2005 | See Source »

While following the modern mystery formula, Prime Suspect 3 succeeds in being suspenseful and moving. The cast is terrific, from Mirren to the prime suspect himself (David Thewlis, star of the film Naked) to a poignant transvestite (Peter Capaldi) to each politician or social worker who falls under the cops' suspicious gaze. They help make Prime Suspect 3 a winner in the burgeoning genre of serial thrillers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: Tennison and the Rent Boys | 5/2/1994 | See Source »

...piece, although quite lengthy (11:03) does not drag for a moment because of the constant shifting of melodies and countermelodies among the sax, piano, and synthesizer. This shifting could cause a serious breakdown in the continuity of the composition if not for the solid rhythm section, highlighted by Capaldi's drumming--highly characteristic of Traffic's sound in the past...

Author: By John Porter, | Title: Traffic Back On Track | 9/27/1974 | See Source »

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