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Abroad Jump

Bonedaddys rock the world-beat

By John Pacenti
Nov 15, 1989

For all its cross-cultural posturing, world-beat is still very much an American concept. The Bonedaddys, the current leading exponent of the genre, are ample proof. The eight-man band from Los Angeles does stew up some interesting blends of Caribbean, Latin American, and African music, but the meat of the soup...
Squier Straits

Billy's back... but can he get back on top of the charts?

By John Pacenti
Nov 1, 1989

No one would accuse Billy Squier of being a ground-breaking artist, or even one who swam against the tide of radio excessiveness. But the guitarist who reopened the Top 40 door to pop rock in the early Eighties is not exactly in the limelight these days. And though his music...
Timbuk-ing The System

3 into two will go

By John Pacenti
Oct 4, 1989

Timbuk 3's lead singer Pat MacDonald is unfazed that his band might have one of the most misunderstood hit singles of the decade. Although his 1985 hit "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" probably ranks right up there with R.E.M.'s "The One I Love" and Bobby McFerrin's "Don't...
A Band Thorned

Won'tany labels out there take time to stop and smell Tucson's River Roses?

By John Pacenti
Sep 20, 1989

When Tucson's River Roses put out their EP Phoenix 99 in 1987, it seemed to be imminent that the group would make an impact in locales far beyond the Old Pueblo. After all, the title song took its name from the road-mileage sign marking the exit out of Baja Arizona,...
Majesty Mystery Tour

When it comes to claiming bizarre influences, King's X rules

By John Pacenti
Sep 13, 1989

Seeing as how heavy-metal in the Eighties has featured one Zeppelin-Aerosmith Xerox after another, it seems only a matter of time before hard rock chokes on its own redundant power chord philosophy. But right when you really think it's over, there comes a voice from a suburban garage far away:...

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