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CLOUD NINE
RISING STAR/NINE INCH NAILS CREATOR TRENT REZNOR IS TAKING HIS FRIENDS ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
Michael Roberts
Published: October 19, 1994
In the press materials that accompanied the 1992 EP Broken, Nine Inch Nails's Trent Reznor wrote, "Nine Inch Nails is still not a real band with real people playing real...
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OLD LITTLE GIRL LOST
Michael Roberts
Published: October 12, 1994
part 2 of 2 Chris tried to commute between Denver and Atlantic City for a few weeks, but soon realized this was not possible. After losing his job at a laboratory where he had...
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Michael Roberts, John Young, John Jesitus and Brad Jones
Published: October 12, 1994
R.E.M. Monster (Warner Bros.) Anyone who assumed, after perusing the ink already spilled over this, that Monster would sound like a less accessible version of Metal Machine...
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LITTLE GIRL LOST
SHE WATCHED HER MOTHER BEING MURDERED, BUT HER BIGGEST TRIALS ARE YET TO COME.IN THE CHILD'S BEST INTEREST AFTER SURVIVING A HAMMER ATTACK THAT KILLED HER MOTHER, ALEXIS STORKSON FINDS HER FUTURE STILL UP FOR GRABS.
Michael Roberts
Published: October 12, 1994
Six-year-old Alexis Storkson emerges from her first-grade classroom, scanning the greenery that surrounds her Arvada elementary school in search of a familiar face. She soon...
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THE BLUEBIRD FLIES AGAIN
Michael Roberts
Published: October 12, 1994
Inside the Bluebird Theater on Thursday evening, October 6, not everything was quite ready to go. A by-invitation-only audience--consisting mainly of music-biz scenesters,...
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Michael Roberts, Susan Dunlap and Michael Behrenhausen
Published: October 5, 1994
Sinead O'Connor Universal Mother (Chrysalis) This album is so incredibly bad that it's actually something of an achievement. O'Connor is a performer known for wearing her...
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SPITTING IMAGE
Michael Roberts
Published: October 5, 1994
The career of the Psychedelic Furs followed a predictable pattern: two striking albums, two okay albums, two tremendously dull albums, breakup. What's surprising is that...
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CHATTER MATTERS
WESTMINSTER MACHINIST RON PARRISH MAKES NEWS OUT OF HIS TALK-RADIO OBSESSION.
Michael Roberts
Published: October 5, 1994
Ron Parrish, the publisher of Denver's first-ever newsletter devoted entirely to talk radio, says he's confident there are plenty of other locals as addicted to babble as he...
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Michael Roberts, Brad Jones and John Jesitus
Published: September 28, 1994
Liz Phair Whip-Smart (Matador) Rock-critic types have treated the release of Whip-Smart with reverence suggestive of the second coming, which in some ways is appropriate--like...
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HONOR THY AUTHORS
Michael Roberts
Published: September 28, 1994
A few years back (forever, in pop-culture time), tribute discs were mainly devoid of irony. Collections in which various vocalists or groups presented versions of songs...
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AFTER THE BOARDWALK
TED HAWKINS SINGS ABOUT A LIFE LIKE NO OTHER. HIS OWN.
Michael Roberts
Published: September 28, 1994
Ted Hawkins, age 57, has lived one hell of a life--and he's not finished yet. If Robert Johnson hadn't cashed in his chips at so young an age, his tale might have sounded a lot...
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Michael Roberts, Susan Dunlap and Linda Gruno
Published: September 21, 1994
Eric Clapton From the Cradle (Reprise) This blues tribute disc was a good idea for three reasons: Much of Clapton's best work has been in the idiom; following up the...
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THE SOUND OF D-TOWN
D-TOWN BROWN MAKES HIP HOP THAT'S ANGRY, PASSIONATE AND VERY, VERY SMART.
Michael Roberts
Published: September 21, 1994
Shatta Mejia is a teacher--in every sense of the word. A high-school-level instructor for the past three years, he works in an alternative program under the umbrella of the...
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Michael Roberts, Linda Gruno and Jason Horwitch
Published: September 14, 1994
Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots (Atlantic) It seems a little unfair to rag on the Pilots. I mean, there are ripoff artists in every style of music, and many of these...
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JUST SAY AUTONO
THE BEST LITTLE BAND IN COLORADO SPRINGS KEEPS COMING BACK FOR MORE.
Michael Roberts
Published: September 14, 1994
"At this point, there's a time concern," says Chuck Snow, leader of the AUTONO, Colorado Springs' best, and best-known, rock band. "I have to ask myself, `Am I going to wind up...
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COME TOGETHER--AGAIN
Michael Roberts
Published: September 14, 1994
As the summer of the supergroup reunion tours draws to a close, veteran rockers are counting up their winnings. Not everyone got richer quick: For example, the restoration of...
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City Limits
CENSURING THE CENSOR
A JUDGE RULES THAT THE CITY'S CABLE CHANNEL ILLEGALLY MUZZLED GAY VIDEOS.
Michael Roberts
Published: September 14, 1994
Nearly two years after Denver Community Television (DCTV) refused to air one of his gay-themed programs, videographer Tony Palange has won a major court victory. In late August...
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Michael Roberts, John Young and Justin McLean
Published: September 7, 1994
Coolio It Takes a Thief (Tommy Boy) The old school strikes back. Coolio's bio sounds plenty contemporary--he's reportedly a former SoCal crack addict--but the occasional...
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THE ORIGINAL GINN
EX-BLACK FLAG GUITARIST GREG GINN STILL KNOWS HOW TO DEAL WITH PUNKS.
Michael Roberts
Published: September 7, 1994
Greg Ginn--the founder and creative force behind the pioneering Los Angeles punk band Black Flag and now an accomplished solo artist--has never backed away from a good fight....
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Michael Roberts and Linda Gruno
Published: August 31, 1994
Neil Young and Crazy Horse Sleeps With Angels (Reprise) Why Young remains a vibrant, intriguing, forward-looking artist at a time when most of his contemporaries have long...
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