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Sideburns, In the 1950s they were rebelious and sexy--personified by James Dean and a thin pelvic-thrusting Elvis. In the 1970s they were big, ugly and decidedly mainstream, personified by the Four Men living All Together of the Brady Bunch and a fat, bloated, drugged-out Elvis. Now, like...
(The original French title Feu la Cendre would seem to be untranslatable as well, but Elvis Costello came close when he lamented "you're less tender and more tinder" in "Only Flame in Town.")
Most fun are the odd couplings of people and events. Julia Child talks about riding in her family's first automobile, circa 1920. Frank Zappa recalls hiding under the bed during blackouts in World War II. Senator Bill Bradley reveals that he once plucked a leaf from Elvis' Graceland estate...
THE CHIEFTAINS: THE BELLS OF DUBLIN (RCA Victor). Is it too late for season's greetings? Not when they're as enterprising and altogether buoyant as this collection of Christmas songs by the great Irish traditional band, who augment their fiddles, harpsichord and Uilleann Pipes with vocal accompaniment by such...
Who is the man that steps from a tumultuous gray sea backdrop through a slanted window wearing hiking boots, khaki pants and a red button-down? He is the same man who trudges around in dirty pajamas with socks falling off his feet for over half of the play in...