September 10–17, 1998 icepack Venus Ascending   Venus Or Cowgirl: Venus and the Cowboy owner Alison Barshak A pending lawsuit won’t keep Alison Barshak from being excited about her new restaurant. by a.d. amorosi When Alison Barshak left her post…

August 13–20, 1998 icepack Follow Your Bliss Megaforce Marriage: Marsha and Jon Zazula (L) with Verna (center) and the Seapods. Jon Zazula finds something to love in everything from metal to melodic jam bands. by a.d. amorosi Jon Zazula’s voice…

August 6–13, 1998 icepack Ballad of the Fat Man Performance artist Leigh Bowery weighs in with a colorful biography. by a.d. amorosi Bowery poses. Bowery wasn’t looking to portray conventional good-looks. Though he dressed in drag, he often defied the…

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May 14–21, 1998 icepack Kramer Vs. Kramer Shimmy Disc’s main man pops up. by a.d. amorosi Don’t Call Him Cosmo: The real-life Kramer you Seinfeld Kramer is that sunburst, acid-blasted wild child—the iconoclastic producer/performer who practically started America’s dirt-art-alt-rock scene…

April 23–30, 1998 icepack The Close Up Getting intimate with Chuck Close and Lou Reed. by a.d. amorosi Close’s Fanny/Fingerpainting (1985), oil-based ink on canvas. The tightly framed closeup is designed to borrow a subject’s soul. The artist—regardless of whether…

April 16–23, 1998 music issue|profile   A Hooter Hears a Muse Rob Hyman finds the keys to Largo in 19th-century classical music. by a.d. amorosi “Largo is like Fargo – you’re not certain of every plot point or its conclusion,…

April 9–16, 1998 icepack High on the Hill Getting down in Manayunk with Asteroid #4, Edge and The Cotton Club. by a.d. amorosi Manayunk. Upwardly mobile or minimalistically rocking? One could get woozy bouncing between both ends of that hill.…

March 26–April 2, 1998 icepack Red Square Neil Stein sets his sights on Rittenhouse with the opening of his new restaurant, Rouge 98. by a.d. amorosi Neil Stein ( right ) with chef Peter Dunmire Photo: Jay Matsueda In this…