`Gladiolas’ humor wide awake: Play’s poignant scenes hit home

August 8, 1986July 30, 2022 Jae-Ha Kim

When a playbill gives as much credit to a casket as it does its stars, you know you’re in for a good time. “Amidst the Gladiolas” is a good play on two levels. While it projects genuine humor, the production also is poignant with scenes that hit home more often than not. It centers on a day in the lives of eight people at a wake. And while the premise doesn’t seem to hold much promise for laughter, the Human Medium Ensemble cleverly brings out the everyday tensions revolving around the death of a loved (or not so loved) one.

Britons want U.S. to take the Cure – Rock group courts American audience

July 15, 1986August 22, 2022 Jae-Ha Kim

Wherever the band goes, other members of the Cure tend to get overshadowed by the group’s vocalist, Robert Smith, who has been called the thinking man’s pinup. Smith looks like a dark version of Boy George. But Tolhurst said that he and fellow members Simon Gallup (bass), Porl Thompson (keyboards) and Boris Williams (drums) prefer to let Smith handle most of the media work.

Duran Duran in Chicago

March 30, 1984September 4, 2022 Jae-Ha Kim

In 1981, Duran Duran said that they wanted “world domination by 1984.” Three years later, they’ve achieved that goal. Though the Durans have toured the U.S. three times already, this tour marks their first visit to the U.S. as superstars.

“We’re Not Special People”

September 30, 1983September 5, 2022 Jae-Ha Kim

Rank & File don’t look like a country band, but they are. Led by the Kinman Brothers, Chip (25) and Tony (26), Rank & File is the hottest thing to come out of Texas since the yellow rose. Originally, Chip and Tony were founding members of a San Francisco based punk band called the Dils.

Protected: Thoughts of a Runner

April 6, 1977August 14, 2023 Jae-Ha Kim

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