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...almost a year after his official resignation from Guns N' Roses, Izzy returns to the world of rock n' roll with a new band and a new solo album. On Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds, Stradlin eschews the excesses of heavy metal superstardom for a tight rhythm and blues jam session that showcases his Sixties-rock, Rolling Stones influences. Stradlin even collaborates with a member of the legendary rock group on the album's ninth track, "Take A Look at the Guy," which features vocals and lyrics by veteran Stones guitarist Ron Wood. Stradlin's debut solo album...
Singers' careers are short. Battle is welcome to capitalize on her superstardom, and more power to her. But for her next recording it may be time for another approach: no marquee casting, and a choice of repertoire that would more fully challenge and stretch her marvelous gifts. Now there's a concept...
Thanks to MTV and Top-40 radio, Roxette has secured a place in the upper echelons of pop superstardom. With Fredriksson's black leather catsuit and ice-blond beauty and Gessle's perfectly moussed coiff, the duo are perfect video stars. Partly because of their MTV success, songs like "It Must Have Been Love (But It's Over Now)" and "Dangerous" have become Top-40 staples...
Even Bob Dylan, Morrison's only serious rival as a prickly, personal songwriter, has enjoyed bouts of superstardom during his perpetual period of transition. Morrison, whether singing on the bright side of the road or deep from the heart of his dark and beautiful vision, does not hold out a helping hand to an audience. Reaching down into himself seems more important to him than reaching...
Given the overwhelming mediocrity of Vanilla Ice's rapping and acting, given the silence that has greeted the opening of this movie, and given the recent history of pop superstardom (e.g. Tiffany), it's a good bet that Ice's career is over. He probably could retire on the royalties of "Ice Ice Baby" and go silently into the Miami night, but he won't. Instead we will have to watch him slide painfully from one failure to another: first a failed movie, then a failed album, then a failed comeback, in ever-gaudier clothes, with ever more complicated hair...