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6 items by Steve Mirkin

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  Something Wicked This Way Comes | ARTICLE

  The Kiss Army was out in volume if not in force on Monday -- unable to fill the main auditorium of Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, but still able to make themselves heard, chanting "KISS, KISS, KISS, KISS, KISS." Decked out...

  September 22, 1998 12:00 AM ET
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  Pearl Jam Lights Up On Kick Off | ARTICLE

  In the more than five years since Pearl Jam have mounted a national tour, the musical landscape -- and their place in it -- has changed considerably. No longer are they the commercial powerhouse whose first-week SoundScan numbers shatter records; some...

  June 24, 1998 12:00 AM ET
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  Lilith Kickoff Much More Than A Campfire Sing-A-Long | ARTICLE

  Sarah McLachlan promised that this year's version of Lilith Fair, her celebration of women in music, would be more musically diverse than last year. She kept her promise, and it was a good thing she did, as acts such as Erykah...

  June 23, 1998 12:00 AM ET
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  Rising Son: Massive Attack Speak Out | ARTICLE

  For someone in a group known for their slow, deliberate rhythms, Massive Attack's 3D (born Robert del Naja) talks surprisingly fast. Words and phrases come shooting out of his mouth with machine gun intensity, so you're quite prepared to believe...

  June 1, 1998 12:00 AM ET
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  The Old Pollution: At the Beck Exhibit | ARTICLE

  Grandfathers are perhaps best known for passing along advice, tall tales and the blueprints for their grandson's hairlines, but Beck's paternal grandfather appears to have added to that mix an abiding love for creating art from society's rubbish heap. Visual artist...

  May 11, 1998 12:00 AM ET
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  Not Your Usual Divas: inside Lilth Fair | ARTICLE

  Although Lilith Fair was the most successful tour of last summer, tour organizer Sarah McLachlan says she decided to organize a second tour simply because she "had fun." Fun, and a sense of camaraderie were the general themes at the...

  April 17, 1998 12:00 AM ET