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...Madison Avenue with his megawatt smile. He battled the press over inquiries into his high-stakes gambling. But after his father's murder this summer, Jordan decided he'd had enough of fighting. His retirement stunned the hoop world and left a vacancy for the top spot in sport stardom...
...prestigious Mercury Prize in England, competing against albums by Coldplay, Bloc Party, and eventual winners Antony and the Johnsons.The Go! Team’s current success is testament to the power of word of mouth that propelled a British group with a magnetic live show and hip sound to stardom across the Atlantic.FROM BEDROOM TO STARDOMThe Go! Team began as the solo project of guitarist Ian Parton, who stitched together a collage of pop, hip-hop, and Sesame Street samples on vintage equipment in his bedroom in Brighton, England. Parton brought in a few local musicians to supplement his playing...
...always a job, but my career and love will always be music.”While it’s common for an alienated teenager with a guitar to dream of selling out shows at Madison Square Garden, studying at Harvard tends to temper dreams of rock stardom. More young men here have their hopes set on being the next JFK than being the next Mick Jagger, but Carbone’s ambition still burns. It helps to have the right fuel. Called and Careless’s singer, Evan Gentler, 26, graduated college and came to Boston in August...
...self-styled “Indie Punk and Hardcore” label Epitaph’s Anti imprint, has Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel poised for widespread success. Since 1999’s “A2G” EP launched the group into the ranks of underground stardom with the anti-mainstream anthem “Deception,” Blackalicious has gone on a solidly successful run. They dropped the afro-centric opus “Nia” in 2000, followed by their genre-bending breakthrough “Blazing Arrow?...
...musical’s Broadway cast. “Hairspray” follows painfully plump teenager Tracy Turnblad as she auditions for and stars on “The Corny Collins Show,” a Mickey Mouse Club-esque variety TV program. Tracy’s road to stardom segues into a struggle to integrate the show when she makes friends with some of her talented black classmates. The musical concludes with the integration of “The Corny Collins Show” and Tracy’s victorious popularity-contest win over arrogant arch-nemesis Amber...