Music

January 26, 2012 1:22 pm

To gimmick, or not to gimmick?

From Keith Moon's exploding drum kit to Katy Perry's fruit costumes, musicians' gimmicks are nothing new

Musicians, particularly of the pop breed, are notorious for subjecting their audiences’ to that little "extra" factor.

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    CD Review: Tom Waits - Bad as Me

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