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...Tomorrow's World" turns into "Me and You (Against the World)," a terrific horn-driven rocker that ends each verse with a dizzily assymetric tag line. Flawless, and followed by "Down to London," which would also be perfect except for the eerie similarity between its Latin American piano figure and that of Carlos Santana's "Evil Ways." This becomes a tragic flaw; the combination of tamborine, piano, and Motown harmonica, which would otherwise be irresistable, is undercut by one's idle speculation as to how Jackson's lawyer will deal with the imminent plagiarism suit...

Author: By Glenn Slater, | Title: Great Balls of Fire | 4/28/1989 | See Source »

...past, Soviet bands often shamelessly copied popular Western styles, but Sukachev set out to create a uniquely Soviet sound, something kids could dance to. Although a punk rocker at heart, Sukachev added a four-piece horn section to the driving rhythm-and-blues backup of lead guitarist Kirill Trusov and bass player Sergei Galanin. The result is a slick multi-generational hybrid, the Talking Heads meet Count Basie, the Andrews Sisters on acid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Hot, Hot, Hot: Brigada S | 4/10/1989 | See Source »

Council leaders said they are hoping for a quick sell-out, and added that a council-sponsored show by rocker Elvis Costello sold out two years ago on the first day tickets were available...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: Tickets for Jimmy Cliff Show Available Today | 11/2/1988 | See Source »

...satirist, Bogosian is only fair. He relies too heavily on stereotypes, especially in a bit about a high-powered, slimy executive of a type that is already familiar from Mamet and movies like Wall Street. In another somewhat ineffective monologue, Bogosian creates a Spinal Tap-like over-the-hill rocker, and the jokes seem stale and repetitive...

Author: By Aline Brosh, | Title: All My Brain and Body Need | 10/7/1988 | See Source »

...city buses. Or because they share a passion for reading, they will walk to the community library and find more books. "Mona teaches me all this stuff," says Katie, who asks Mona to dress her up like Madonna, or mousse her hair to make her look like a punk rocker. "I mean, I probably am not going to have cigarettes when I grow up because Mona says she was really addicted to them and it was hard for her to quit," says Katie. "She'll beat me up if I ever smoke a cigarette...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Through the Eyes of Children: Katie, Seattle | 8/8/1988 | See Source »

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