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...years ago, the Strokes dropped their debut Is This It: a bomb that was to send ripples of 70s-era distortion throughout the music industry, covering every rock band from SoCal to Soho with an inch-thick layer of fuzz. Rock, which had died for an unprecedented nineteenth time, was to be resurrected again—at least for a few more market cycles. But Is This It barely went gold and produced no more than one hit single. Meanwhile, the guitar-mashing Vines, energetic Hives and Detroit city rockers the White Stripes were garnering iconic status in the media...
...model could naturally be evoked here), let’s face it: any major rock movement worth its salt sells a few records. Many magazines comparing the garage rock revival to the early 90’s grunge movement failed to mention that grunge kicked off with the #1 debut of Nirvana’s Nevermind, which easily sold three million copies to schoolyard bullies and their victims alike within a year’s time. The album set the tone for an entire subsequent decade of platinum-plated alternative radio, forcing the work of vastly untalented bands like Bush...
...original jazz composition by Tobey entitled “Midlothian Rhapsody” and Furrow’s tender vocal rendition of Seymour Simons and Gerald Marks’ “All of Me.” Furrow, who has played the trumpet at previous recitals, made his debut on the piano with the Mario Brothers theme song taught to him by his roommates...
...middle of the Calvin Klein show, a model turned on her heel to exit the runway, and her skirt ripped up the back, slashing the mood of ease the clothes were trying to evoke. Klein arched an eyebrow but was generous afterward about his successor's debut, slipping backstage to congratulate Costa. "I'm thrilled for him," Klein said, "I feel great about...
...Another kind of music?the jingling of cash registers?can be heard in the city's restaurants, which are now reporting a post-SARS boom. Almost every week, there's a splashy opening of a hot new place. The next big debut: the InterContinental hotel's Spoon, managed by French chef Alain Ducasse...