Wrabit album review and fading airplay concerns
Wrabit's self titled debut features 10 tracks all written by band members with heavy bass and guitar driven rock and high pitched vocals. Some tracks borrow from Journey Styx and Boston while overall tempo stays repetitive. A separate wire story discusses black artists facing radio airplay barriers in mainstream rock.
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Wrabit
Journey
Styx
Boston
Toronto
Lou Nadeau
David Alpin
John Albani
Scott Jefferson Steck
Chris Brockway
Les Paulins
Nadeau
Alpin
Albani
WIRE
Washington Post
Richard Harrington
Terry Scott
Washington
Scott
Foreigner
Bad Company
Elektra Records
Nielsen upbeat about Police Squad and stage plans in interview
Leslie Nielsen speaks from his ABC Police Squad set about finding a new comic identity after Airplane promoting a blend of planned gags and guest stars. He describes his Las Vegas marriage to Brooks Arthur, balancing work with personal life, and hopes for future projects including Darrow on tour and further collaboration with Canada's Famous People Players.
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Stacy Jenel Smith
Tribune Company Syndicate
Hollywood
Leslie Nielsen
Nielsen
ABC
Police Squad
Looney
Canada
Brooks Arthur
Brooks
Vegas
Joyce Brothers
Bracken
Darrow
Hawaii
Famous People Players
Kenny Moore
Hemingway
Robert
Towne
Mariel Hemingway leads in controversial Olympic drama Personal Best
Hollywood reports a lesbian subplot in Personal Best starring Mariel Hemingway as an elite pentathlete. The 1980s controversy centered on athletic nudity and lesbian themes, drawing criticism from Olympic coach Paul Ward and the University of Oregon during Olympic trials filming.
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Hollywood
Robert Towne
Mariel Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
Warner Bros
Hemingway
Paul Ward
University of Oregon
Eugene
Patrice Donnelly
U.S
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Ed Hocken
Frank Drebin
Idaho
Chuck Debus
Santa Monica City College
Patrice
Mariel