Sheik’s song “Barely Breathing” spent 55 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the late 1990s. But the success only propelled him closer to Broadway.
Category: Nineteen Hundred Nineties
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With ‘Barely Breathing’, Duncan Sheik Became an Accidental Pop Star
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The New York Times – T Magazine:The artist, an enfant terrible of the 1990s, has embraced a quieter, more enigmatic style. Just don’t ask her what it all means.
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Toyohiro Akiyama, Japan’s Chain-Smoking ‘Space Antihero,’ Dies at 84
The New York Times – On the Runway:A journalist, he was the first Japanese person to enter space, joining a Soviet crew as part of a spectacular $35 million ratings stunt in 1990.
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‘Point Break’: The Totally Tubular Ride With High-Voltage Buddy Chemistry
The New York Times – Movies:Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze were locked in as star-crossed rivals in Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 adrenaline-fueled, utterly earnest surf action thriller.
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Melanie Ward: The 1990s Fashion Whisperer
Remembering Melanie Ward, whose singular eye and tireless work as a stylist shaped the look of a decade.
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Who Would Want Their Jeans to Be Twisted?
What happens when mere baggy jeans aren’t stylish enough? Things get twisted.
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Simone Bellotti Does Power Dressing at His Jil Sander Debut
Simone Bellotti makes a convincing debut at Jil Sander.
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Lawrence A. Bossidy, Who Led a Major Corporate Turnaround, Dies at 90
He took over the reins of the troubled Allied Signal in 1991 and within a few years made it one of America’s best-run and most profitable companies.
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Oasis Ends a 15-Year Pause With a Familiar Goal: Conquering America
The British band is huge at home, where it’ll play its first reunion show on Friday. Despite success in the U.S., the Gallaghers remain unconvinced they’ve made it there.
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Looking Back at Lollapalooza 1995
Revisit a peak music festival with songs by Hole, Beck, Elastica and more.
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The Return of Pulp, a Serious Band That Doesn’t Take Itself Seriously
The Britpop group led by Jarvis Cocker reunited for “More,” its first album since 2001. The stakes are different, the band more mature and the songs still thoughtful.