Aug 21, 1992

Issue #132

Cover Story

TURN THAT @#!% DOWN!

by David Browne | Aug 21, 1992
THE COMPLETE (IDIOT'S) GUIDE TO THE FUTURE OF ROCK & ROLL IT'S FRESH, IT'S ABRASIVE, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT. ALTERNATIVE MUSIC-LIKE THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, PEARL JAM, AND THE LOLLAPALOOZA TOUR-IS BRINGING THE NOISE BACK TO ROCK & ROLL Read Article
Magazine Cover (Aug 21, 1992)

Best-sellers

THE DEFENDER

Aug 21, 1992

Close-up

BRANDON LEE

Aug 21, 1992
BRUCE'S SON PUT HIS BEST FOOT FORWARD IN THE CHOPSOCKY 'RAPID FIRE' Read Article

Encore

MERRILY THEY ROLLED ALONG

by Benjamin Svetkey | Aug 21, 1992
TOM WOLFE'S BOOK 'ELECTRIC KOOL-AID ACID TEST' MADE THE GRADE 24 YEARS AGO Read Article

Legacy

ROBERT PEAK

Aug 21, 1992

Book Capsule Review

TROMBONE

Aug 21, 1992

MEMORIES THAT SMELL LIKE GASOLINE

by Margot Mifflin | Aug 21, 1992

Book News

BETWEEN COVERS AND BEHIND BARS

Aug 21, 1992
'LIFE SENTENCES' Read Article

Book Review

The Volcano Lover: A Romance

by L.S. Klepp | Aug 21, 1992

THE MALE CROSS-DRESSER SUPPORT GROUP

by Gene Lyons | Aug 21, 1992
THE MALE CROSS-DRESSER SUPPORT GROUP BY TAMA JANOWITZ (FICTION, CROWN, $20) Read Article

Rum Punch

Aug 21, 1992
RUM PUNCH BY ELMORE LEONARD (FICTION, DELACORTE, $21) Read Article

Box Office

Cover Story

TURN THAT @#!% DOWN!

by David Browne | Aug 21, 1992
THE COMPLETE (IDIOT'S) GUIDE TO THE FUTURE OF ROCK & ROLL IT'S FRESH, IT'S ABRASIVE, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT. ALTERNATIVE MUSIC-LIKE THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, PEARL JAM, AND THE LOLLAPALOOZA TOUR-IS BRINGING THE NOISE BACK TO ROCK & ROLL Read Article

Movie Capsule Review

UNFORGIVEN

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 21, 1992

DEATH BECOMES HER

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 21, 1992

SINGLE WHITE FEMALE

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 21, 1992

Movie News

WORKING-CLASS HEROINE

Aug 21, 1992
ALLISON ANDERS Read Article

by Doug Brod | Aug 21, 1992

Movie Review

GAS FOOD LODGING

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 21, 1992
IN THE BITTERSWEET NEW COMEDY GAS FOOD LODGING, TWO TEENAGE GIRLS AND THEIR DIVORCED MOTHER STRUGGLE TO GET BY IN A WORLD OF UNDEPENDABLE MEN Read Article

Enchanted April

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 21, 1992
ENCHANTED APRIL MIRANDA RICHARDSON, JOSIE LAWRENCE (DIRECTED BY MIKE NEWELL, PG) Read Article

Whispers in the Dark

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 21, 1992
WHISPERS IN THE DARK ANNABELLA SCIORRA, JAMEY SHERIDAN (DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER CROWE, R) Read Article

Music Capsule Review

The Rascals: Anthology 1965-1972

by Ira Robbins | Aug 21, 1992

Hill Country Rain

by Alanna Nash | Aug 21, 1992

Live and Learn

by Alanna Nash | Aug 21, 1992

Meantime

by David Browne | Aug 21, 1992

Singles

by Bill Wyman | Aug 21, 1992

Night Calls

by Billy Altman | Aug 21, 1992

The Art of Rebellion

by Deborah Frost | Aug 21, 1992

Everybody's Free

by Amy Linden | Aug 21, 1992

Doo-Bop

by Greg Sandow | Aug 21, 1992

Music Commentary

Etcetera

by Ira Robbins | Aug 21, 1992
'60s Rock Reissues Read Article

Lullaby To Broadway

by Linda Sanders | Aug 21, 1992
FORGET THE PAP RECENTLY BEING PASSED OFF AS BROADWAY MUSICALS. THE REAL THING HAS RETURNED -- AND WITH IT, A TRIO OF CAST ALBUMS THAT REDEEM THE GENRE Read Article

Music News

When Frank redid it his way

by Will Friedwald | Aug 21, 1992
Recording 'Guys and Dolls' Read Article

RECHARGING THE BATTERIES

by David Browne | Aug 21, 1992
MTV'S 'UNPLUGGED' Read Article

Music Review

Woody's 20 Grow Big Songs

by Susan Stewart | Aug 21, 1992

Pop Culture News

FASHION SLATES

Aug 21, 1992
WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY THINK? SEE WHAT THEY WEAR Read Article

HOWARD STERN

by Benjamin Svetkey | Aug 21, 1992
WHAT'S A NICE JEWISH BOY DOING WITH A CAREER LIKE THIS? HIS TV SHOW KAPUT, THE KING OF SHOCK RADIO GOES FOR BIGGER GROSSES AS (UGH!) A MOVIE STAR Read Article

DEAD PARENTS SOCIETY

Aug 21, 1992
DUETS WE'D LIKE TO SEE Read Article

Mail

Aug 21, 1992

THE HOLLYWOOD SQUEEZE

Aug 21, 1992
TENSION MOUNTS AND BUDGETS SHRINK AS THE MOVIE BUSINESS TRIES TO COME TO GRIPS WITH THE RECESSION Read Article

SUMMER BOX OFFICE: A TEST OF STAYING POWER

Aug 21, 1992
HOW THE BLOCKBUSTER SEQUELS AND HOT LITTLE SLEEPERS MEASURED UP EACH WEEK Read Article

WHEN THE SAINTS GO MOSHING IN

by David Browne | Aug 21, 1992
THE ROOTS OF ALTERANTIVE ROCK (IF YOU WERE THINKING ELVIS, YOU'RE ALREADY WRONG) Read Article

CAAN DOO

Aug 21, 1992

FLASHES

Aug 21, 1992

'PEAKS' PREVIEW

Aug 21, 1992
DAVID LYNCH'S FILM PREQUEL TO HIS HIT TELEVISION SERIES COULD SMASH AND BURN Read Article

READ HIS BLIPS

Aug 21, 1992
POL SPOT Read Article

JIM MULLEN'S HOT SHEET

by Jim Mullen | Aug 21, 1992
What the country is talking about this week... Read Article

GIMME MO'

by Alan Carter | Aug 21, 1992

NUTTY NEIGHBORS

Aug 21, 1992
A TV FANTASY IN WHICH TODAY'S GOOFS NEXT DOOR GO BACK IN TIME-AND JUST OVER THE PROPERTY LINE Read Article

Random Quote

TV Review

Cops;Arresting Behavior

by Mark Harris | Aug 21, 1992
FOX'S REFRESHING, UNOBTRUSIVE COPS HAS SO CONVINCINGLY BECOME THE BENCHMARK FOR "REALITY" SHOWS THAT IT HAS SPAWNED A CLEVER PARODY, ABC'S NEW ARRESTING BEHAVIOR Read Article

Television News

COUNTING DOWN FOR A TAKEOFF

by Benjamin Svetkey | Aug 21, 1992
THE SCI-FI CHANNEL Read Article

STILL COOKING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

Aug 21, 1992
PBS' JULIA CHILD AT 80 Read Article

THE WEEK

Aug 21, 1992

THREE-RING CIRCUSES OF THE STARS

Aug 21, 1992
MORE TRIPLECASTS? Read Article

The Biz

ANATOMY OF A SLEEPER

Aug 21, 1992
HOW THE GRITTY LITTLE THRILLER 'ONE FALSE MOVE' BECAME SUCH A BIG DEAL Read Article

The Ratings

Time Capsule

Top Tapes

TWINS

Aug 21, 1992

Video Capsule Review

Video News

ATHLETES' FEATS

Aug 21, 1992
SPORTING ACTORS Read Article

SEX AND THE VIDEO SINGLE

Aug 21, 1992
THESE RECENT CLIPS HAVE SCORCHING SCENES YOU WON'T SEE ON MTV Read Article

Video Review

College;Tillie's Punctured Romance

by Gary Giddins | Aug 21, 1992

White Men Can't Jump

by Michael Sauter | Aug 21, 1992
WITH HIS ALL-PRO PERFORMANCE AS A DRIBBLING CON MAN IN WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP, WOODY HARRELSON LEADS THE PACK OF CHEERS STARS MOVING TO THE MOVIES Read Article

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

by Jill Rachlin | Aug 21, 1992
MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN CHEVY CHASE, DARYL HANNAH (1992, WARNER, $94.99, PG-13) Read Article

MEDICINE MAN

Aug 21, 1992
MEDICINE MAN SEAN CONNERY, LORRAINE BRACCO (1992, HOLLYWOOD, $94.95, PG-13) Read Article