REVOLUTION, AMERICAN STYLE: BILLY IDOL BATTLES THE BLAND

Never mind the decline and fall of the Roman Empire...Billy Idol is about to introduce fear and trembling into one of the Bronx’s few remaining tranquil enclaves— Fordham University. While the neighborhood surrounding it gradually turned into an armed camp of Darwinian underdogs, the college’s gothic spires and acres of greenery remained unmarred by gang wars or spray paint, And the fresh-faced students are only just now superimposing the occasional “new wave” accessory over years of penny loafers.