May 18, 1997 icepack The Beautiful and the Damned By a.d. amorosi Amidst the hubbub of the Presidential Weekend all the promises espoused (“A youth without drugs?” Fuck you) and parking hassles caused let us not forget that…
April 1017, 1997 icepack icepack.4.10PCR-NY Glam Slam From Marc Bolan to Buick MacKane, glitter rock abounds. By a.d. amorosi “Iggy Escovedo?” Hey, I like lip gloss, Gibson flying V guitars, and gold lam much as the next guy, but methinks…
April 310, 1997 cover story The front of Tower Records South Street store. Power of Tower Looking back on 10 years of the music mall. By a.d. amorosi Ten years ago this March, retail behemoth Tower Records brought its…
April 310, 1997 icepack The 32 Crew Joel Dorn is putting together an all-star team on 32 Records. By a.d. amorosi Joel Dorn is an eloquent, legendary producer/label honcho who speaks in an intimate and mellifluous baritone. His talk…
April 310, 1997 critical mass Masked Man A haunted Val Kilmer inhabits The Saint. By a.d. amorosi Sitting behind a monster centerpiece of mushrooms and scallions at the Four Seasons, Val Kilmer is a picture of crumpled beige loveliness.…
March 27April 3, 1997 icepack An Icy Spring Icepack celebrates the season of birds, bees and goofy guitar gods. By a.d. amorosi I wasn’t feelin’ too well until spring’s first gust hit a few weeks ago then I was…
March 613, 1997 icepack Howiewood! Howard Stern’s Private Parts hits New York City. By a.d. amorosi “Yo fuckin’ ponytail!” The mob screamed, all at once, pulsing toward the guard rail to get to their hero. “Excuse me,” I say.…
February 27March 6, 1997 20 questions Eartha Kitt By a.d. amorosi Background Eartha Kitt possesses one of the most seductive and feline voices ever known. She is the textbook diva a woman who acts with divine providence as…
January 916, 1997 critical mass|Movies Mom On Film Talking Motherhood with Debbie Reynolds. By a.d. amorosi “Carrie said, ‘Mother you have to come to L.A. to read for Albert.’ I said, ‘Albert who?’ I hadn’t kept up with the movies.”…
January 916, 1997 icepack Hot Pants! If ’97 turned out to be ’79. By a.d. amorosi Though everyone venerates the groovy Afrocentricity, form-fitting clothes and Moog programming of the ’70s, one year’s culture that was as unwieldy as it was…