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Off The
Record...
Black Crowes
By Your Side
The band's fifth full-length is
a return to the driving rock 'n' roll the Crowes championed on their early
recordings. Full of gravelly guitar riffs and bluesy chord progressions, The Robinson brothers continue a
long-standing tradition started by the Rolling Stones and carry it a notch
further. Lead singer, Chris Robinson, layers his distinctive voice over slide
guitar and blazing harmonica riffs, well apparent on their new hit single, Kickin My Heart Around.
At The
Movies...
She's All
That
Freddie Prinze, Jr. plays a jock
who is dumped by his girlfriend just six weeks before his high-school prom. In
order to regain his status, Prinze takes on a bet from a fellow classmate to
transform an artsy dork into his new hot babe, as well as his ex-girl's rival
for Prom Queen. Just the right touch of tongue-in-cheek bounce to keep the
laughs coming, as the talented leads keep the romantic chemistry bubbling along
just right, with a soundtrack that will send you out of the theater humming.
On Video...
Mafia
Typical Jim Abrahams' (Hot Shots)
spoof, this time taking pot shots at the Mafia in a rough take-off of The
Godfather. Every scene you can imagine that might lend itself to parody
takes a grilling by the talented cast: the late Lloyd Bridges (as the
patriarch of the powerful crime family), Jay Mohr, Christina Applegate
and Olympia Dukakis. Definitely for fans of this genre.
The Buzz...
Despite persistent speculation
that he will return for another season of Home Improvement if the price
is right, Tim Allen has stated that this is the end of the road.
The Offspring have turned
down an offer to play the main stage of Lollapalooza this summer, in
favor of their own tour. Guns N' Roses are currently considering signing
on as the headliners for this year's festival.
Metallica will receive a Diamond Award from
the Recording Industry Association of America to mark more than 10 million sales
of their 1991 self-titled black album. Also receiving the award are
AC/DC for
Back in Black and the Eagles for their Greatest Hits: 1971-75.
Pamela Anderson had to
bolt from Uruguay when she was mobbed by adoring male teenage fans. Anderson was
filming a suntan lotion commercial there.
Amid excitement generated by a
new album due in March entitled Rage Before Beauty, legendary rockers Pretty
Things had their official website shut down by its ISP due to excessive
hits. Back on line for now, check it out while you can at mindspring.com/~us000091/pretties.htm
Adam Sandler will voice a
cartoon character based on himself in a full-length animated musical comedy
Columbia pictures.
Miramax plans to produce its
first animated feature, The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina,
starring Elijah Wood and Jennifer Love Hewitt as the title
characters.
Fox TV president Sandy
Grushow has stated that while stealing a hit series from another network
would be a bloodbath, Fox might well be willing to help Buffy The Vampire
Slayer jump ship if WB refuses to step up to fair market value for the hit
show.
Spin will still pay former editor Craig
Marks's legal fees in his assault case against Marilyn Manson,
despite the fact Marks was fired from the magazine Tuesday.
Terry Fitzgerald, General Manager of
McFarlane Productions denies reports that Todd McFarlane, creator of
Spawn, shelled out $2.7 million for Mark McGwire's 70th home run
ball.
The first official Star Trek cookbook is now
out from Pocket Books, co-written by Ethan Phillips, who plays the
loveable cook Neelix on Star Trek: Voyager. Among the dishes described
are: Dr. McCoy's Tennessee Smoke Baked Beans, Borg Tricorder Pie, and Bajoran
Ratamba
It looks like rock star Ozzy Osbourne hasn't
abandoned the rock `n' roll high life after all. Ozzy recently posed next to a
giant skull filled with high-grade marijuana for a cover photo that will be used
on the March issue of High Times magazine. |
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