1O .A'\Cad.e I September 6, 1996 I THE TULANE HULLABALOO Warped, bent or just cool?

Lisa M. Goldbarg wowed the Arcade Editor crowd with their energy and stage Today's punk music scene is a verita- presence. ble bedlam of confusion. Every time you Their songs, turn around, a new garage band is trying "Superman" to acclimate itself to the current music a n d trend and though many try, few groups "Denied," got actually reach the upper echelons of pop- the crowd ularity. The genre has gripped the music moving and scene by its shoulders, and, as listeners brought knowingly unable to disengage ourselves scores of fans from its grasp, we are willing captives. from the main Each new band professes to have an orig- stage to the inal sound, a different outlook, a talent smaller, sec- that exceeds that of Green Day. Some are ond grand- more delusional than others. stand. Those of the less delusional set have Rocket banned together to bring a truly unique From the extravaganza to eager ears Crypt's per- everywhere. July 3 marked the beginning formance was of the VANS '96. Starting in outstanding. Phoenix, Arizona, the tour wound its way Their (as through much of the U.S. and Canada, usual) match- and oh, what a tour it was. Nationally rec- ing outfits ognized skaters and cyclists flew through (: Pennywise shook the arena with their music. the air (or half pipe rather) and numerous silver sequined shirts) mirrored the flash local skaters joined in the exhibition. performances by CIV and Fishbone on said, the VANS Warped Tour may one of their brass instruments and gleamed in Fishbone, Pennywise, The Deftones, the main stage. Pennywise managed to day go down in history with the likes of the sun. The popular "On A Rppe" and and CIV (to name a few) headlined the play a surprisingly long set while Dick and Jazz Fest. "Born In '69" began their set and led the tour, while groups such as the Dance Hall Dale kept the crowd going with cool enraptured crowd through a phena*tenal Crashers, blink-182, Rocket From the jams. Tom, the lead guitarist and vocalist show. J.C., the band's player, cel- Crypt and lent their sup- from blink-182, a Santee, ebrated his 21st birthday on the ｾ ｨ ｩ ｲ ､ day port. based band, commented, "WARP stands of the tour in San Diego, and seemed Both and for Women and Rectal Probes ... that's pleased with that fact, as well as the Unwritten Law played on the second why we're doing it." And if you think that band's performance. stage. Unwritten Law played first and blink-I 82 sound great on CD then you Other highlights of the day included should know they're even better live. All

CIV blew the crowd away on the main stage. Fans at Warped Tour show their style. Rocket From Crypt is on a shuttle to stardom ..