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...benign, mainly because of their easy availability and image as a "natural" drug. "It feels just like drinking alcohol," says a 27-year-old 'shroomer, a TV cameraman who declines to give his name. The psychedelic mindset has also gotten a boost from the burgeoning popularity of drug-induced rave parties and trance music?a global phenomenon that has struck Japan with a vengeance over the past few years...
Federal prosecutors went after BBQ, a New Orleans dance-promotion company, because partyers who attended its legendary Big Easy raves often ended up in the emergency room with drug-related symptoms. The idea was to challenge BBQ under the Crack House Statute, a 1986 federal law making it illegal to maintain a property for the purpose of drug use; the law had never been used against rave or nightclub promoters. But a bizarre plea deal reached in the case last week will probably satisfy no one. The feds admitted they have no evidence that the company's managers were distributing...
...Taiwan's funeral strippers get rave reviews. But Taiwanese complain that most of the services offered by the island's morticians are downright shoddy. The average price for a memorial service is $12,000, compared with...
...unclear precisely when they began to call themselves brother and sister, but by the time Rolling Stone declared them one of 2001's "Next Big Things" the charade was on. Now their upcoming third album, White Blood Cells (June 25, Sympathy for the Record Industry) is garnering well-earned rave reviews and the press is still deluded...
...remarkable that their sibling ruse has been so effective on the coasts, but its no mystery why the White Stripes have attracted notice. Over their past two albums, they've built up a precociously large roster of simple, nigh-perfect tunes, from rave-ups redolent of mid-'60s rock ("You're Pretty Good Looking") to childlike love songs ("We're Going to be Friends.") Jack's vocals and guitar are sharp and plaintive and precise, and Meg's rhythms have drive and swing. Predictably, they wish their music would get all the attention, and don't speak on the record...