By Mac Randall 1/06/03 12:00am

A Clear-Headed Look At Harrison’s Brainwashed

The early commercial success of George Harrison’s latest and, I’ll presume, last album, Brainwashed (Capitol)-it debuted in the Billboard Top 20-may prove that even in the midst of widespread Eminemania and Avrilidolatry, an audience still exists for guitar-based pop in the hallowed 1960′s-70′s tradition.

Then again, it may only prove that nothing sells quite like Read More

By Robert Gottlieb 11/11/02 12:00am

Scattered Season at A.B.T.: Nostalgia, Oldies, Newies

American Ballet Theatre is, as usual, moving in a number of different directions at once. In their annual two-week fall season at the City Center, they trotted out some tried-and-true golden oldies ( Fancy Free , Symphony in C ); some more recent overpraised pieces (Stanton Welch’s Clear , Martha Clarke et al.’s The Garden Read More