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INCEST IS A FAMILY AFFAIR I just read your article on Queen by Billy Altman and I hated it, in fact, I think it sucked out loud! I have most of the magazines on Queen and I never read a most rotten [Definitely, sic!—Ed.] article. If you write about a group you should build them up, not put them down.
CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION: "A Rock and Roll Alternative" (Polydor)::If these guys actually sounded as if their studio was located (as it is) in a Georgia industrial parkfluorescent light through the pines and so forth—the general improvement in clarity and inventiveness might be interesting: imagine, a Southern band with urban allegiances.
ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS
ROCK STARS ARE JUST LIKE YOU AND ME: When Nils Lofgren decided to cover main squeeze Keith Richard's "Happy" on his new I Came To Dance disc, since he was going to print lifter notes on the album sleeve, he had to find out exactly what Keith was muttering-uhsinging.
THE BEAT GOES ON
Barry Dillon
SANTA MONICA, CA— "The last official get-together I had with The Monkees was when they gave me a six dollar watch upon my retirement from the group", recalled Peter Tork, 34, the first to leave the TV super-group back in 1968. "They all chipped in, and even had it engraved.
BURTON CUMMINGS’ DIET TIPS
Darcy Diamond
I've met my share of heavy rock 'n' rollers.
An Afternoon With Some Nice Guys...
Darcy Diamond
The rococco lobby of the Ambassador Hotel is infested with business men and conventioneers.
Features
HIGH SCHOOL NEVER ENDS!
Toby Goldstein
Who was this individual that promised to break all the rules about being a rock 'n' roll woman and making it only on music?
Features
IN SEARCH OF THIN LIZZY
Patrick Goldstein
(Our reporter is late for another very important date.)
Features
A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN
Kris Nicholson
Queen's music is like strong mouthwash. It takes my breath away but that initial rush is as temporary as it is abrupt.
BLUE OYSTER CULT
(Pronounced “Boy Howdy!”)
Features
MORE THAN JUST A BOOB TUBE
Stephen Demorest
The oldest song on Television's Marquee Moon album is about the arms of Venus de Milo.
Rock Stars Talk Back
Dozens listen.
Letter From Britain
How Low Can You Get?
Simon Frith
I'm quite touched that Lisa Robinson likes our Sex Pistols.
Stars Cars
GEORGE McCORKLE
DICK CLARK: Not of This Earth?
Fifty years old but he doesn't look a day older than a clean urinal.
Confessions of a FILM FOX
Singers and actors are swapping jobs these days, the latest switch featuring Cher, who's rumored to be hankering to remake The Enchanted Cottage. She's also said to be vying (along with Diana Ross?) for the attentions of Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, who's currently shopping for a leading lady for his first American film, The Merry Widow.
It's the Boss
Richard Robinson
Whistle a few bars of "Radio Ethiopia". Go into a closet and repeat the performance. Go into the bathroom and do the same unless, of course, that's where you were reading when you turned to this page. Notice how the sound changes from situation to situation.
Records
TELEVISION PROVES IT
Robot A. Hull
I'm writing this from my hometown—Cleveland, Ohio.
Records
IGGY K.O.’S AUDIENCE
Billy Altman
Wipe the glass from your eyes...
Extension Chords
NOW HEAR THIS! The Lowdown on Amplifiers
Bill Parsley
Since the invention of the amplified guitar in the mid-1920's, crowds and playing halls have grown to gargantuan size.
Backstage
BACKSTAGE
Where the Stars Tank Up & Let Their Images Down