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...reputation in his song “Southern Man.” Unfortunately for the tabloids, the artists remained friendly throughout, with no drive-by buckshot blasts. Indeed, rock feuds tend to be less violent than their hip-hop counterparts. Guns N’ Roses and Motley Crüe, two bands known for their cock-rockin’ swagger, couldn’t muster more than a slumber party shovefest when they quarreled.More recently, the political hardcore group Born Against’s indignation over NYC brocore band Sick of It All’s label-enforced censorship...
...motley crew loitering by Johnston Gate before the show-down sported layers of sweaters beneath custom-made red and blue T-shirts. Among the mostly male crowd, several had handled firearms before. Some were paintball tournament veterans, with battle scars—and personal guns costing as much as $800—dating from their middle school years...
...billion marriage of cosmetics company Kao with Kanebo Cosmetics, the M&A mania has also spread to smaller companies. Terrie Lloyd, an M&A consultant with 23 years of experience in Japan, says he encounters more and more Japanese investors who are interested in buying a motley batch of companies, pasting them together into mini-conglomerates with dubious business merit, and flipping them via an IPO: "This is a new phenomenon in Japan...
...looped crying began to thunder out of the amp wall. Opener Sunburned Hand of the Man was taking the stage. As the baby cried on and on, the Boston natives trickled out, until all nine members had donned instruments, electronics boards, microphones, and drum sticks. It was a motley crew of pseudo-lumberjacks while the keyboardist donned an Animal Collective-like mask. The sole female presence, dressed to impress in a business suit, clutched a cocktail during the entire set, serving the same performance role as the Butthole Surfers’ legendary nude dancer.The band’s chaotic sound...
...AWOL (lost to Hollywood and bad concept albums), and Hi-Tek produces worthless album tracks for G-Unit and 213. Since 2004’s crossover flop “The Beautiful Struggle,” Talib has been more likely to show up on wax with a motley assortment of marginally “conscious” hip-hop, accompanied by cheap drums, whiny trumpets, and Ruff Ryder synths. While his new rush-released album, “Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD,” unfortunately maintains this holding pattern of mediocre beats (with...