September 25October 2, 1997 20 questions Patti Smith Interview by Margit Detweiler Background With so much going on in Patti Smith’s creative life, it’s surprising that the 50-year-old rock and roll legend still has time to be a mom. “The…
July 31August 7, 1997 music The In Crowd American Bandstanders celebrate 40 years with parties, dancing and hissy fits. By Margit Detweiler They’re goin hoppin’ again. Aug. 5, 1997, marks the 40th anniversary of the day American Bandstand hit…
July 31August 7, 1997 music The In Crowd American Bandstanders celebrate 40 years with parties, dancing and hissy fits. By Margit Detweiler They’re goin hoppin’ again. Aug. 5, 1997, marks the 40th anniversary of the day American Bandstand hit…
June 512, 1997 ultimate summer fun Male Blonding What hath Dennis Rodman wrought? By Margit Detweiler Talk about your unbearable lightness of being. City Paper‘s Brian Howard dabbed his sweaty forehead as he sat under the hot lights. With…
June 512, 1997 ultimate summer fun The Temporary Tattoo If you can’t commit, Mehandi will fade away faster than your tan. By Margit Detweiler Julia Lehman The Mehandi-work of Madhulika Gupta. In the tapestry-draped, incense-warm back room of Ruka,…
April 24May 1, 1997 critical mass|gyrate Piano Man Chatting with Ben Folds sans Five. By Margit Detweiler Ben Folds Five. I’ve been taking piano lessons, trying to squeeze them into my work day whenever I can. Though I studied classical…
April 310, 1997 cover story We’re Goin’ Hoppin’ As American Bandstand celebrates its 40th anniversary of going national, Philly Bandstanders remember its roots. By Margit Detweiler On a wintry day in 1960, 14-year-old Ron Caldora traveled from Yonkers to…
March 1320, 1997 20 questions Ben Vaughn By Margit Detweiler Background Ben Vaughn was born a Rambler man. It’s the only kind of car he’s ever owned, and he’s owned five. The former Jersey native once took me for a…
January 916, 1997 critical mass|Gyrate The Late, Great Remembering Townes Van Zandt. By Margit Detweiler “The biggest surprise was that he was still going,” said Sugar Hill’s Rebekah Radisch. “I don’t want to sound harsh, but he was always living…
November 2128, 1996 gyrate What’s Goin’ On The new Troc, the new cocktail spot and sisters who sing. By Margit Detweiler I was skimming the pages of this weekly last week, noting the absence of the Khyber Pass, the Trocadero…
