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...lights shine bright. 15,000 people roar in the audience at the Fillmore Theater. And the music begins. They have 15 minutes to impress the audience and the record label judges. “I just hope this isn’t my only 15 minutes of fame,” says José L. Sandoval ’02, a member of North House, a Harvard-based band with Al Bennett ’00, Altay M. Guvench ’03 and Wellesley senior Becky Warren. This Saturday, they will open for Primus in San Francisco, as part...

Author: By K. L. Rakowski, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Band on the Rise | 4/27/2000 | See Source »

...Jonah M. Knobler ’03, of Knobler.com fame, is underage, but his pockets are ready for his 21st birthday bash. Just three years from now, his bottle opener will be popping “A cold Corona [sigh].. I just heard it’s good...

Author: By Nina O. Yuen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Wallets? Lip Balm? Oh, the Humanity! | 4/27/2000 | See Source »

Regardless of controversy, these shows are likely to score high ratings for CBS. Buzz about these shows has been building since they were first announced. The Dutch version of "Big Brother" netted a 53.6% market share for its finale, and its winner went on to national fame. The German version's website has logged over 90 million hits, despite (or perhaps because of) the conflict...

Author: By Andrew P. Nikonchuck, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lord of the Ratings | 4/21/2000 | See Source »

Performers did their best to prove that Boston does indeed have a substantive music scene. Gang Starr, receiving a Boston Hall of Fame Award, shared bumping beats and inspiring words with the audience. Guru, the rhyming side of the duo, said, "I left Boston with a duffel bag and a dream and somehow did something big." He also attempted to bridge the obvious and awkward gap between hip-hop artists on stage and the pop/rock fans that dominated the audience by giving a "Big-up to Godsmack -- I like your stuff." Not so much that they didn't bolt from...

Author: By Amber K. Lavicka, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Prize of Fame | 4/21/2000 | See Source »

...Does he enjoy the hyperbole? Not when it's untrue and he has to live up to myths of Schwarzaneggian proportions. Still, he claims his fame is quite limited. "I'm definitely not recognized outside of Harvard and math circles." Then he added with a grin, "but I'm still relatively young...

Author: By Tom Castillo, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Gnoshin' with Noam | 4/20/2000 | See Source »

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