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Still, there are doubters--and not just freewheeling teens. After years of playing chauffeur to so many sleepovers and swim practices, some parents find their own freedom limited by parental-supervision requirements. New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson has been vocal in his opposition to the graduated licensing bill making its way through that state's legislature. "[I] got my scooter license at 13," Johnson told the Albuquerque Journal. "I didn't want to be the guy that makes that harder for some kids." Safety officials have another worry: passenger and curfew restrictions--like well-intentioned seat-belt laws--are almost...
McCaffrey has been a vocal opponent of the medical use of marijuana and of needle exchange programs, which, according to the letter, he called "magnets for all social ills" in March...
Shirley Manson and Garbage disappointed in much the same way. The band pushed and grooved with charisma but never lived up to the depth of its recorded material. Garbage is fundamentally a postmodern pastiche of loops, synthesizers and layers of vocal tracks that could not be reproduced in a live setting--there was never any expectation of replicating the studio magic on stage. But the group provided no substitute for the irreproducible, no extra beeps or stage props or surprise supplementary music. Manson left the viewer with the impressive Technicolor image of a fluid, prancing carrot-top frontwoman; Garbage left...
There is nothing noteworthy about this band's sound except that they are following the pack of clones who imitate superbands like U2, Nirvana and the Cranberries. Lead singer Jo Lloyd manages to merely mimic Dolores O'Riordan's vocal stylings from "Zombie," that frantic, slightly nasal guttural pitch. Backed by random noise fillers consisting of drums and guitar, each song is a blur of blah and blech. Forgettable lyrics of the usual uber-topic, love, in all its iterations nicely round out this disappointing disc. With the rise of this new crop of artificially-flavored pop bands, the music...
State education officials echo this comment,saying that those who fare badly tend to be themost vocal...