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...just the first few seconds, the single reminds those who watched MTV in the early ’90s what they are missing with the current obsession with boy bands and bare bellies. The first rumblings of Kurt Cobain’s low, searching voice, balanced by a thumping bass and percussion rhythm reminiscent of a heartbeat, are achingly familiar...

Author: By Nicole B. Usher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: come as they were | 11/7/2002 | See Source »

...About a Girl.” At least one song from every album is featured, highlighting the best songs from each of the four. According to the liner notes, “Pennyroyal Tea,” a song on which Cobain made a false start in his MTV Unplugged preformance, was also never recorded to Cobain’s satisfaction. On this album, we hear the track as Cobain wanted it to be heard. Unless you were to play this version back to back with the one on In Utero, it’s nearly impossible to hear...

Author: By Nicole B. Usher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: come as they were | 11/7/2002 | See Source »

That the film generally succeeds is a testament to Eminem’s talents as a musician, provocateur and hip-hop thespian. Earlier this year, Britney Spears and Mariah Carey proved remarkably unconvincing in roles as aspiring singers; in comparison to his MTV peers, Eminem’s passable portrayal of a white rapper from Detroit qualifies him as a character actor...

Author: By Nathan Burstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Eminem Show | 11/7/2002 | See Source »

MAKING THE BAND 2 It didn't set the ratings on fire last season , but with Idol fever, MTV figures it's worth another try. This time, P. Diddy runs a hip-hop boot camp. Diddy hogs the spotlight--but at least there's one real star onstage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Search Of Divas...And Ratings | 11/4/2002 | See Source »

...offend someone. Wearing chaps, leather underwear and a smirk, she writhes in pools of muddy water and hangs out with other similarly clad colleagues in a boxing ring. Despite all this effort, the video has not proved raunchy enough to earn the ultimate publicity coup: getting banned by MTV. Rather, it has offended the government of Thailand, a country not known to be coy about sexual matters. Officials are not objecting to the dance moves or what looks to be an orgy but to a pair of posters in the background written in Thai that refer to the country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 28, 2002 | 10/28/2002 | See Source »

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