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...said the lack of an official announcementregarding Costa was because "we sort of don't liketo blow our own horn."Crimson File PhotoPETER COSTA...

Author: By Stephen E. Frank, | Title: News Director Out After Inquiry | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

...Letterman is a tough celebrity to crack," says Zoglin. "He's complicated, enigmatic and sincerely uncomfortable tooting his own horn. He's got a girlfriend he desperately tries to keep from the public. He likes his private life private...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From The Publisher: Aug. 30, 1993 | 8/30/1993 | See Source »

...Three of Castle Rock's five hits -- When Harry Met Sally, , Misery and A Few Good Men -- were directed by company co-founder Rob Reiner, which means that for $160 million or so Turner is mainly getting the brainpower of Reiner -- yet only, perhaps, until he and partner Alan Horn have a falling-out with their new boss and walk away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spectator: Ted Goes Hollywood II | 8/30/1993 | See Source »

...after hearing them several dozen times on a radio station you're too lazy to change. The Tonyies' new material is more sophisticated, emotionally and musically. Tell Me Mama consciously evokes the best of the Jackson 5 (without copying them), and then inventively toys with the groove in a horn break. Near the end of the funky What Goes Around Comes Around, the Tonyies throw in a reggae rap, performed by Trinidadian rapper General Grant. And on the 9-minute song Anniversary, Raphael sings of mature, lasting love over a sea of strings: "I've only made plans to hold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Street Scene, Summer '93 | 7/26/1993 | See Source »

...lyrics and the music have almost completely separated, as in the song "Cause and Effect." It gives the band's blood pressure a rest by playing hard and then slowing things down for the "screaming." This technique makes the song sound as if the lead singer played a horn. If nothing else, this is a new effect, and finally draws some attention to the words...

Author: By Christopher J. Hernandez, | Title: Album 'Questions' Need for Singing | 7/23/1993 | See Source »

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