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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Liz Phair isn't a great singer (her intonation is sometimes uncertain), her songs too often sound alike (a slight melody with a plucky bass), and she is no longer an independent-label secret (she just appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone). Yet there is something so vital and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: Exile's Return | 10/17/1994 | See Source »

The medley -- composed of show tunes and popular chestnuts -- is divided so that the three men toss the melody back and forth, each singing part of every song. There is some mild one-upmanship: Domingo sustains a high note, it seems, for several bars; Pavarotti's eloquent eyebrows start working...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SHOW BUSINESS: They're Baaack! | 7/18/1994 | See Source »

Divided into 32 vignettes, the film borrows its structure from Gould's first and most famous recording of Bach's "Goldberg Variations." Through a series of interviews, animated clips and dramatized scenes from Gould's life, the film attempts to present a multi-faceted portrait of the pianist, but with...

Author: By Susan S. Lee, | Title: Girard and Feore Show the Infinite Varieties of Gould | 7/15/1994 | See Source »

Byrne does occasionally manage to escape from his mental prison. You and Eye suggests that pursuit of sensual pleasure can provide a welcome, albeit temporary, respite from the pain of self-awareness. "Hey yeah -- I can't stay in my skin/ I've been here too long," Byrne sings, his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: Forward into The Past | 7/4/1994 | See Source »

Blanchard says his film experience has sharpened his work in jazz composition as well as performance. "Anybody can play a pretty melody," he says, "but in the confines of a movie scene, you only have a few seconds to get to the heart of the matter, to phrase the emotion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: Jazz Goes to the Movies | 5/16/1994 | See Source »

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