G8 - Thursday, November 8, 2007 The Trentonian www.trentonian.com RUNNIN’ WITH THE DEVIL... AGAIN

Hüsker Dü singer Bob Mould hosts a screening of his new DVD, “Circle of Friends,” Saturday in New Hope and Sunday in Philadelphia. Punk icon shows off new movie in New Hope, Philly Bob Mould has worn many hats. Some people know a lot about him — like how he started the influential ’80s punk band Hüsker Dü, played Trenton City Gar- Nicki Jaine plays the Stockton dens three times and a decade later fronted the alternative rock outfit Sugar. Inn tonight. He went a bit electro after Sugar, but not too many people know about his stint after that as a writer for one-time pro-wrestling juggernaut World Championship Wrestling, or that Jay Mohr’s character in “Jerry Maguire” Cabaret sensation (Bob Sugar) was Cameron Crowe’s tribute to his close friend. Well now the 47-year-old rock icon is making time to answer all the questions brings German you had for him. Mould will screen his new DVD, “Circle Of Friends,” play a 30- film icon back to life minute acoustic set, sign autographs, answer questions and basically hang with fans Saturday at John & Peter’s (96 S. Main St.) in New Hope, Pa., and Sunday In the cabaret world, looks at the World Cafe Live! (3025 Walnut St.) in Philadelphia. The New Hope show can be deceiving. Philadelphia’s is said to be sold out, but there are still tickets left for the Philly show. Nicki Jaine looks like a hot de- Filmed live at the legendary 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2005, butant — a product of a Audrey “Circle Of Friends” is the first fully authorized live concert release by Mould. Hepburn look, smile, fashion Photo by Michelle Lawlor Joined onstage by Fugazi’s Brendan Canty, Mould collaborator Richard sense and stage persona — but “Diamond” David Lee Roth, left, rocks out with Eddie Van Halen as their Morel and Jason Narducy from Rockets Over Sweden, the show features once she opens her mouth it’s a reunion tour rolled through East Rutherford on Saturday night. Mould’s compositions from Hüsker Dü, Sugar and his solo releases. different story. Out comes Tickets to the Philadelphia show cost between $19 and $24. Grace Slick and Janis Joplin- meets-The Dresden Dolls, but half is in German. In true cabaret fashion, the sexy brunette will take to the HOOKED ON THE PIPE stage partially in disguise to- there’s something quite useful night at the Stockton Inn (1 Brit babes working about a lot of the attitudes of Main St.). Jaine will host an American people. Everyone’s evening of Marlene Dietrich’s a girl-group revival sort of hot for something new music in honor of the singer/ By SCOTT FROST and exciting, and I think that’s a actresses’ 106th birthday. Features Editor brilliant quality. People in Eng- “The songs that Marlene Taking a ride on a The Pi- land don’t really like change. performed were so brilliant pettes melody is like taking a And I don’t feel like that in and beautiful both lyrically and trek back in time with Phil Spec- America, to some extent.” musically,” said Jaine, who tor leading the locomotive. America’s been hot on The Pi- grew up in Asbury Park and Wait ... not the crazy, bipolar pettes since their hip-swinging now lives in Langhorne, Pa. Spector, who might or might not single, “Your Kisses Are Wasted “They hold an absolute time- have killed B-movie actress Lana on Me,” landed on MTV’s late- less allure, and her irresistibly Clarkson in 2003. We’re not even night programing over the charismatic interpretations of talking about his wall-of-sound, summer. The video features the these pieces are as captivating either, or his influence on The girls doing a live set in an An- today as they ever were.” Beatles. We’re feeling out the drew Sisters-meets-“Josie and Throughout her long ca- Spector who brained the dance- Pussycats” stage show, hoping The Pipettes are a hot new girl group from England. reer, starting as a cabaret pop phenomenon of the early ’60s around in matching polka-dot singer, chorus girl and film when he swapped baritone boys sun dresses and bob cuts. actress in ’20s Berlin, Holly- for sexy babes — making stars out “We Are The Pipettes” didn’t tic process dancing, and there’s music that was around. We want- wood movie star in the ’30s, of The Ronettes, The Shirelles and make its stateside debut until Oc- not enough of it anywhere.” ed to play something that was a bit World War II frontline enter- The Shangri-Las. tober, but it had been a huge suc- The group was formed in 2003 by fresh and new and different from tainer in the ’40s and as an in- The Pipettes — three Brit cess overseas in the summer of Welsh guitar player Monster Bobby different reference points than ternational stage show per- babes from Brighton — are chil- 2006. Thanks in large part to Barry with the intention of reviving people around us. Everyone loves former from the ’50s to the dren of the ’80s. Yet they invoke “Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me,” Spector’s pop sound and giving it a a good tune and everyone loves to ’70s, Dietrich constantly re- that ’60s model in their R&B- The Pipettes (Rose, 21, RiotBecki modern twist after he noticed the dance at the end of it, and that’s invented herself and eventu- style harmonies and indie pop Pipette, 25, and Gwenno Pipette, reaction girl-group songs were get- how we feel anyway.” ally became one of the biggest chorus, just with a modern twist, 27) have become a hit in America ting during his deejay sets. So while Britain still gives us entertainment and fashion a dash of British angst and cheer- for their cute choreographed Rose said she was surprised that electro music and grime to rave icons of the 20th century. leader-like hip-hop dance moves. dance sequences, retro dress and anyone even liked the idea of re- to, and Brit-pop to rock out to, Jaine follows Dietrich’s And if you have never heard of clap-along live numbers. furbishing an old sound into a new it’s nice to see Spector still has a same sense of style, but like them, let’s just say America’s “We don’t look cool,” Rose ex- act. And she was even more positive influence on England. most cabaret revivalists, the been lost in the dark once again. plains. “We just come to jump shocked to see Americans bopping And not just in their tabloids. Philly singer is as much play- “I think we should be a bit around and have a laugh. And along. It was never her intension The Pipettes play with Monster ing herself as the character more proud than arrogant this that’s a great thing to do and be to invade America, but she’s Bobby at 8 p.m. Monday at the when she enters the stage. time around,” singer/keyboard carefree. We hope our audiences happy to see the style shift making Blender Theater at Gramercy Tonights show was originally player Rose Pipette (real name can feel the same. And getting waves over seas. (127 East 23rd St.) in New York set for The Cosmopolitan Club in Rose Elinor Dougall) said of The people dancing is the best way of “The format that we were doing and at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the New Hope. All tickets from the Pipettes’ invasion onto Ameri- getting that exchange of band was sort of an unusual thing,” she Northstar Bar (2639 Poplar St.) New Hope show will be honored can soil. “There are some things and audience. Then you know said. “But we were never out there in Philadelphia. Tickets for the at the Stockton Inn. Tickets cost that’re so foreign in a lot of ways that people are listening to what looking for a fanbase. I think we New York show cost $18.50; tick- $15. www.nickijaine.com. to me (about America). Yet, you’re doing. It’s really a cathar- felt quite bored with a lot of the ets for the Philly show cost $12.