Word: rocks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rock establishment disdained this music that had such corny (harmonic) changes and featured entire bands in matching polyester, bell- bottom leisure suits," wrote Critic Enrique Fernandez in the Village Voice. But newly rediscovered merengue stars like Fernandito Villalona not only could sing on the sound track of Miami Vice but have the wardrobe for a guest shot as well. "Dominican bands look sharp," Fernandez points out. "Merengueros are image conscious. They've learned the lesson...
...without blenching. Every day at 9 a.m., except for his birthday, the Fourth of July and Christmas, a 6-ft. 4-in., 198-lb. creature climbs into a T shirt and jeans, swallows a vitamin pill, drinks a glass of Maine tap water and turns on some hard rock on WZON. He is never dissatisfied with what he hears: after all, he owns the station. With a few breaks, he will type until what he calls "beer o'clock" -- about 5 p.m. He has been known to work into the night. The output is some ten pages a day, although...
...partner, Carola Cadley, said the idea stemmed from her former job as a saleswoman for the Boston Phoenix, a weekly newprint tabloid aimed at young adults, and Fulton's work for a rock concert promoter...
While companies can advertise in college newspapers or rock radio stations, they have a harder time finding ways to reach college students directly for one-on-one contact, Cadley said...
...steady stream of students scooped up tastes of Meyers' popcorn from a large bag. They also bought 50-cent bags to take back to their dormitory rooms at a special discount price of a dime. Rock music blared from speakers as a local radio station, WBCN, broadcast live...