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...seven Mount Temple students appeared in the Mullen kitchen. "Some people could play," Mullen remembers. "The Edge could play. Adam [Clayton] just looked great. Big bushy hair, long caftan coat, bass guitar and amp. He talked like he could play, used all the right words, like 'gig.' Then Bono arrived, and he meant to play the guitar, but he couldn't play very well, so he started to sing. He couldn't do that either. But he was such a charismatic character that he was in the band anyway, as soon as he arrived. I was in charge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 15 Years Ago In TIME | 3/4/2002 | See Source »

After injuries had forced him to retire two years ago, Williams had parlayed his renowned rapier wit into a studio analyst’s gig with the NBA on NBC. Williams won’t be previewing any Lakers-Kings games any time soon, as NBC announced yesterday that he will not be on-air until his legal issues are resolved. And even though the Peacock Network eventually did bring Marv Albert back after his highly-publicized sex scandal several years ago, it is unlikely that Williams will rejoin Ahmad Rashad behind the sports desk regardless of the matter?...

Author: By Martin S. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Saved by the Bell: Jock, Shock and Two Smoking Barrels | 2/27/2002 | See Source »

Doughty began a tour this week which will hit the Somerville Theater on Monday, Feb. 18. Unlike the plugged-in sounds of Soul Coughing, Doughty’s solo gig will be acoustic, though it should include some stripped-down versions of songs Soul Coughing fans will recognize. He’ll also be playing off of his unreleased solo album Skittish, and if we’re lucky, he might surprise us with some new material. “It’s very difficult for me to break out a song for the first time, it?...

Author: By Matthew S. Rozen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Doughty Likes It Warm and Fuzzy | 2/15/2002 | See Source »

...this a member of 'N Sync, early in town for the group's Olympic gig next Saturday? The scene had all the requisite elements of a boy band's arrival: fans professing their undying love; a crush of journalists recording the star's every move; desperate autograph seekers (with minders restraining the most persistent of them); and a police escort to help the hero escape the crush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Picabo Street Finishes 16th. And First | 2/12/2002 | See Source »

...phone. “More than anything it was a tremendous trip. I can’t believe I’m in Seventeen magazine,” says Jarcho. “It appealed to my vanity and my sense of irony. It was a good gig. It was totally fun, and I didn’t take it too seriously...

Author: By M. R. Brewster, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Soundbites of a Generation | 2/7/2002 | See Source »

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