The February 1990 What Now claims to be a “Low-Venom Edition,” then lashes out at Combos and Child’s Play for no good reason on the very same page, so we’re not sure what to believe. (We aren’t going to “bail” on it, though we now know that’s a slang term we could use if we did!) After we learn about Alyssa Milano’s Japanese pop album, illicit Norwegian skateboard imports, and so much more, it’s on to Watch It, where Courage Mountain (a Heidi take with Charlie Sheen, of all people) and The War Of The Roses get surprisingly good reviews, and Steel Magnolias gets one that’s surprisingly mid?! Neill renews his Australian passport with a rave about Max Q, the self-titled Michael Hutchence side project dรฉbut; we play you some so that you know Neill is wrong, as usual. One To Watch notches another one for the W column, and then Mike makes up a person who hates rap, gets mad at them, and tries to get them on board by profiling four positive artists. Which one sideswipes Public Enemy? The answer may surprise you! Listen and enjoy!
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Beyond The James on YouTube
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I Was Speechless on YouTube
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Back To The Future Part II on Peacock
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Lenny Kravitz in his gigantic scarf
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Vulture post on Kravitz discussing the scarf meme on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
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Kravitz's 2020 memoir Let Love Rule on ThriftBooks
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