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...long, and the songs are slow. Guitar solos, like that in the last three minutes of “Wedding Song”—a musical echo of Palace Music’s “Marriage,” albeit three times as long—keen deep into the later minutes of tracks, which seem to have a hard time ending; most simply fade out over the instrumentation or have all instruments hit a staccato last note in an extremely forced sense of closure...
...rock-star moves were amusing, but during “Welcome to the Occupation,” Stipe dropped the posturing for a keen, insistent cry of “Listen to me,” instantly bringing the focus back to the music...
...Backside Grinder has ruined the fun for the moment, but new excitement has arrived with That Group of Girls. That Group of Girls are full of energy and fun, and college life is totally tipsy and keen on them. My friend and I mosy over to their circle and initiate dancing contact. At first, they appear receptive and willing to dance. Eventually, my friend and I each pair off with one of the girls and the dancing is hot. Yet after a song or two, That Group of Girls automatically go into Secret Service Mode...
...DIED. JOHN PEEL, 65, British disk jockey whose keen ear for new talent helped shape modern rock 'n' roll; while on holiday in Cuzco, Peru. Peel joined the BBC in 1967, the year Radio 1 was launched, and was the first DJ to broadcast songs by Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie and the Clash. He went on to help create an audience for punk and, later, for alternative bands like the Smiths and Nirvana. In the 1980s, he hosted the Peel Sessions, live performances by a range of acts, many of which became classic recordings. Described by friends as an eternal...
...depleted uranium is no good for power-plant fuel and creates more plutonium when it decays than does ordinary uranium. When the agency found out, "it really got people bent out of shape," says Mark Hibbs, Asia and Europe editor at industry publication Nucleonics Week. "That made them very keen to explore more about...