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...Pogues muscled mainstream folk music out of its rut. Their raucous, carefully heedless style opened the way for the Hothouse Flowers, the Proclaimers and the Waterboys, three of the best bands working the newly fertile field of electric folk. The Pogues redirected and redefined a tradition that even such disparate talents as Tracy Chapman, the Indigo Girls and Suzanne Vega are working to excellent effect. Mind you, listening to MacGowan blister his way through Young Ned of the Hill or White City will not bring a fond smile to folkies who prefer their music mild, like a cup of chamomile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Eight Lads Putting on Airs | 8/21/1989 | See Source »

...Some of us get so jaded negotiating and tend to use what works for us individually over and over again, until we find ourselves in a rut. She has commanded our attention in our negotiating ruts and said it's time to reevaluate," Bozzotto says...

Author: By Jennifer Griffin, | Title: Local 26 Awaits HUCTW Contract With Hopes of Its Own | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

Maybe it is the opportunity to escape from the work rut, drink a few beers, grab a hot dog and soak in the Wrigley sun that sounds so appealing. If this has worked for the past 73 years, then why the sudden change...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: "No, I Meant Bud Light" | 8/8/1988 | See Source »

Though Coming to America's emphasis on SNL-style comedy may be a step backwards for Eddie Murphy, it is still a step out of the rut, since that kind comedy works better for him than anything else he's done. Though not a work of comic genius, Coming to America is a funny, funny film that should be good enough to encourage Murphy to continue to try something different...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Eddie Murphy Liberates Himself | 7/1/1988 | See Source »

Harvard (12-7-1 overall, 7-2-1 Ivy), however, was brought out of its rut when Crimson Co-Captain Julie Sasner canned a 45-ft slapshot that completely fooled Dartmouth net-minder Kelley Coyne...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Dartmouth Takes Icewomen, 3-2 | 2/25/1988 | See Source »

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