Monday, February 22, 1999 Songs of Sonny and Cher beat on with coming film TELEVISION: Duo’s fame revived on small screen as reminiscent ’60s tale By Mark McGuire Albany Times Union ALBANY, N.Y. — Even after his death, we are still underestimating Sonny Bono. His dad thought he was a failure when as a young […]
Category Archives: Arts
Dating guide only shows a good Feller is hard to find
Monday, February 22, 1999 Dating guide only shows a good Feller is hard to find BOOKS: Awkward work yields offensive jargon, tactics to handle females By Erin Beatty Daily Bruin Contributor #There is absolutely nothing wrong with casual dating – or with baseball terminology. There is, however, something very wrong with Stefan Feller’s new book, […]
Getting out the Kinks
Monday, February 22, 1999 Getting out the Kinks Dave Davies, founding member of the classic ’60s rock group, The Kinks, entrances fans at the Hollywood Athletic Club with a charismatic, energetic performance, playing older gems from his days with The Kinks, as well as newer material from his latest album, ‘Unfinished Business’ By Kate Fitzpatrick […]
Novel squirms of tedium, not titillation
Monday, February 22, 1999 Novel squirms of tedium, not titillation BOOK: Author’s risque, graphic sexual exploits bears no style, substance By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Contributor Considering the sheer number of starving writers out there, it is nothing less than amazing that the trite "Dynamic Marches" can get published. In addition to the two copies […]
Spiritual trip to India softens singer
Monday, February 22, 1999 Spiritual trip to India softens singer MUSIC: Morissette finds bliss in herself, records moodier follow-up CD By Steve Morse The Boston Globe When Alanis Morissette went on a spiritual search in India two years ago, she planned to visit Mother Teresa in Calcutta. "I actually called her the night before she […]
Sound Bites
Monday, February 22, 1999 Sound Bites Far Too Jones, "Picture Postcard Walls" (Mammoth) "Banal" is the music vocabulary word of the day. Commonly referring to things that are boring, insipid, etc., it accurately paints the portrait of all those bands that the music industry force-feeds us today. Far Too Jones? A listen to its new […]
Shiny and new
Friday, February 19, 1999 Shiny and new THEATER: Garishly entertaining, newest revival of ‘Cabaret’ speaks to a ’90s audience By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff Norbert Leo Butz had just taken over the role of Roger in "Rent" when his agent called with an opportunity to audition for a revival of "Cabaret." It would […]