Word: thom
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Lady Peace's live performance magnified their level of ostentatious posturing. Lead singer Raine Maida achieved neither the dreamy falsetto of Radiohead's Thom Yorke nor the endearing whininess of Smashing Pumpkin's Billy Corgan, but instead settled for a lesser euphony in between. Unlike tours associated with their previous albums Naveed and Clumsy, Maida spent much of the set without a guitar in his hands. Instead, he stumbled around the stage with a placid stare of indifference temporarily disturbed from time to time by unconvincing posture. New keyboardist Jamie Edwards followed Maida's scales precisely on the Moog...
...hoping the success of Showbiz, their debut album, doesn't get held up in customs on the way to the States. But while Muse's mix of reedy vocals, simmering guitars and slinking keyboards burns with an intensity and focus that at least vaguely justifies the Radiohead comparison, Thom Yorke and company will not be looking for other work anytime soon. Showbiz captures a young band trying to search out their own musical turf rather than simply copping the classic rock star poses. Fortunately, moments like the rising fury of "Overdue" or the schizophrenic dynamics of "Cave" transcend hero worship...
SAMPLE ACADEMIC FARE: Problem Solving for Pet Sitters ("How to handle break-ins, workmen, house keys and weather disasters"); Profiles in Pet-Sitting Success; Dental Care for Dogs and Cats; Pet-i-Zens, a seminar on caring for elderly pets from Thom Somes, "the Pet Safety...
...those with more acquired tastes, there are acres of aisles constituting a "World Market--Great Value in Any Language." Goya hanichuelas pintas abound amidst 25-pound bags of Gao Nang Thom imported Thailand jasmine white scented rice. Odd British "Wispa" and "Krunchie" chocolate treats are interspersed with ginger beer syrup and pepper sauce piquante. Star Market has even started its own line of accessories named Ser., complete with fleece neckwarmers and pillows shaped like the continental 48 states that scream, "hug America...
...interconnected chat rooms" called palaces, the criminal drug trade might just dry up for lack of demand. No one really needed opium after commercial television came along. Now it looks as if the Web will provide everything in the way of new experiences that Timothy Leary promised. JAMES ALEXANDER THOM Bloomington...