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...rate, with no concrete plans to speak of, what we are left with is the glittering promise of yet another supergroup. This used to be the province of rock stars; now it belongs to disgruntled media executives. Whether the Brown-Galotti-Weinstein alliance will prove to be another DreamWorks, which seems to be working out O.K., or a misguided marriage, like Mike Ovitz being shoehorned into Disney, remains to be seen. Only the sizzle, the sell, is certain. As a reporter prepares to turn off his tape recorder, the interview over, Weinstein can't help but remind...
These "associations" are higher-educationlobbying groups like the American Association ofUniversities (AAU), representing 60 Americanresearch universities, and the American Council onEducation (ACE), a supergroup with members in thethousands...
...Island) The Dublin-based rock supergroup replenishes its creative batteries by drawing on the trendy electronic-music scene. The end product is rock charged with lightning, as well as winking cultural commentary that suggests the question, In a world built on images and style, is there anything to hold on to? This is smart, self-aware stuff, acknowledging pop's shallowness while panning for nuggets of truth...
R.E.M. has reached that zenith of supergroup super-ness that allows a band to create a completely new sound for each album, satisfying its by now numb zombie-fans and hooking in new ones. New Adventures in HiFi, R.E.M.'s latest, is millennia away from the hipness of Monster, substituting rock'n'roll swagger for the earlier album's cyber cool. The departure is so extreme, and the change in genre so overt, that one can't help sensing some irony in this flavor-of-the-week from everyone's favorite emperors of alternative ice cream...
...three are preparing new albums) and the Grateful Dead disbanded (in the wake of front man Jerry Garcia's death last August), there are no surefire-draw megabands touring this summer, no must-see, tell-your-grandkids musical events--with the possible exception of the affably popular supergroup Hootie & the Blowfish. Sure, the Sex Pistols and Kiss have reunited and are touring, but those are concerts you tell your grandfather about...