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...almost a year after his official resignation from Guns N' Roses, Izzy returns to the world of rock n' roll with a new band and a new solo album. On Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds, Stradlin eschews the excesses of heavy metal superstardom for a tight rhythm and blues jam session that showcases his Sixties-rock, Rolling Stones influences. Stradlin even collaborates with a member of the legendary rock group on the album's ninth track, "Take A Look at the Guy," which features vocals and lyrics by veteran Stones guitarist Ron Wood. Stradlin's debut solo album...
Izzy and his Ju Ju Hounds take a short detour from their retro-rock trip and generate a high-energy Social Distortion-esque vibe with the second track, "Pressure Drop," a two-and-a-half minute burst of raspy punk rock winding down to a reggae beat...
Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds make liberal use of the Hammond organ, trademark of the retro movement so popular among rock n' roll musicians today, as well as such instruments as the mandolin for a sound noticeably different from that of Guns N' Roses. The soulful, passionate rock n' roll of such tracks as "Shuffle It All" and "Come on Now Inside," the last track on the album, reveal Stradlin's move away from hard-driving bitterness and destruction that characterized his former band...
...very Chinese -- though this film, like Zhang's earlier Ju Dou, has yet to be shown on the mainland. The authorities see that both pictures, about rebellious young people crushed by mean old men, abound in dangerous political implications. And so, to their eternal discredit, the old men who run China have deprived their nation of the profound and pertinent pleasures that China's best filmmaker has provided for the rest of the world. Zhang is one in a billion. When will the billion get to see his work...
...Harkin before he is finished.He's the only one that isn't bullshittingcompletely. Tsongas? He's as much fun as going tochurch." The reporters mostly know each other, butthey introduce themselves to newcomers. "Who youwith? How long you been up here? You doing awraparound or just a focus?" Lars, Ju-Ju and someothers will catch Harkin's next stump across town;the rest are heading to the party for the press atSt. Anne...