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ourrouru Unabridged 4 Purveyors of Pleasurable Pork Snouts 5 Introducing CFUV 6 Program Schedule 8 May 1986 CFUV Playlist 10 Don't Jump Yet 11 Volume 1, Number 1 Music and Reviews 12 Editor Events Calendar 15 Chris Jaeger Zeno's Heap 15

Music Editor Tim Chan OFF BEAT is published monthly as alisteners guide to CFUV-FM 105.1. CFUV Radio Contributors is operated by the University of Victoria Student Radio Society, a registered non- Terry Feser profit society. CFUV is located on the second floor of the Student Union Building Geoff Hewitt on the campus of the University of Victoria. Norm Lebus Kevin Lee CFUV Radio broadcasts at 105.1 FM throughout Greater Victoria from the campus Scott Lewis of the University of Victoria. CFUV is also available on the Roger's, Royal Oak and Stefan Niemann Saanich Cable systems. Jack Tielman Brian Webster OFF BEAT publishes 10,000 copies free of charge every month. For advertising in- Zeno's Heap of Millet formation, call us at 721-8702. Photography David Christenson Letters, manuscripts, photographs and graphics are welcome, but will only be return- Sharon Hlady (cover photo) ed if accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Submissions may be Stefan Niemann sent to: OFF BEAT/CFUV RADIO Graphics & Cartoons P.O. Box 1700 Eric Cottrell Victoria, B.C. Tom Nicholson V8W 2Y2 Design Katy Chan Subscriptions to OFF BEAT are free with donations to CFUV/University of Victoria of $20 or more. Donations of $20 or more are tax deductible. Typesetting & Layout AMS Graphics Shop Opinions expressed in OFF BEAT are the sole responsibility of the authors, and Distribution do not necessarily reflect the opinions of OFFBEAT/CFUV Radio or the University Cathy Cavin of Victoria Student Radio Society. Jack Tie'man CFUV Radio would like to thank the following supporters: Advertising C-FAX Radio Chris Sine CIVI Radio Rob Willows Imperial Oil Limited Bob Wong University of Victoria University of Victoria Alma Mater Society Special thanks to Katy Chan and her staff for making issue number one possible.

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What happens when you bring might never have heard about cam- CFUV's involvement with Victoria's together a few radio nuts, lovers of pus/community radio, and you might 1986 Peace Walk and Rally on April 26 "alternative" music, some would-be never have cared. But stop and think marks the first of many remote broad- Walter Cronkites, student political ac- for a minute. Are you looking for casts we plan to carry in coming tivists, and the administration of a something other than Top 40, Old Gold, months. This event also demonstrates university? It's called CFUV, and it's the Heavy Metal and elevator music? Do the incredible potential of radio as a liveliest radio you will find anywhere. persistent jingles make you sick? Are medium. While much of the world is This premiere issue of Offbeat marks Tony, Bill and Cecilia getting you caught up in the video craze, radio has an important step in the growth of the down? found itself a niche in the expanding CFUV world. When CFUV first went on CFUV might not be smooth or con- world of communications. Radio has the air in December of 1984, we had a sistent radio, and we do embarass three big advantages over other forms challenging mandate. Our role was to ourselves on occasion, but we also of media: we've got an immediacy that serve the university community and spare you from ads for South Africa and allows us to be part of important events those throughout the Victoria area who DJ's who haven't played anything they as they happen; the relative low cost of were frustrated by the local radio care about for ten years. radio allows numerous stations to ex- scene. As a suburban university, UVic Offbeat is here to let you know what ist in a single city, thereby providing sometimes seems a world away from is happening with Victoria's only radio greater specialization of stations and the rest of the Victoria community. We alternative. Our program schedule is a more variety for listeners; and almost were in aposition to help bring the two real mixed bag. You might say we're everyone owns a radio, making radio together. very varied. Offbeat will fill you in on programming widely accessible. The broadcast license granted to us what's coming up on CFUV. But we do We at CFUV take advantage of these by the CRTC in 1984 gave us that man- more than just describe CFUV's pro- date, and also gave us the privilege of gramming. Offbeat also covers the characteristics every day by offering programs that wouldn't be on the air if filling out little forms and sending them local music and entertainment scene they needed huge audiences to justify to Ottawa every week. In order to do and explores other issues relevant to their existence. Additionally, our in- all this, we were armed with two small people who listen to CFUV Radio. studios, some record albums, and fifty This is issue number one. You can ex- dependence from commercial watts of (screaming, gut-wrenching) pect much more in the future — more pressures allows us to devote resources to events like the Peace power. pages, more features, more columns, So, here we are. Over the past year more reviews. On this page you can ex- Walk rather than featuring remote broadcasts from Gregg's Furniture and ahalf we have been working at get- pect the regular musings of CFUV's Sta- ting our programming in order and tion Manager (that's me) along with Factory. upgrading our physical facilities. Now everybody's favourite feature: letters to it's time to go public. That is what Off- the editor. We are trying to be dif- beat is all about. ferent, but (more importantly) we're For many readers CFUV is new. You also trying to be good. I've often wondered whether Bill Bennett listens to CFUV. There is anice clear line from our transmitter to his Harbour Towers penthouse pad, so I'm LYLE'S PLACE sure the signal comes in just fine. Bill isn't the sort of guy who talks alot about ALWAYS BUYING RECORDS his private life, but it's apretty good bet he sits around with Jim Nielsen and Bob CASSETTES & C.D.'S McClelland once a week or so, play- Best Prices Paid For ing cards, quaffing a few brew and listening to the 'FUV. I hear that Collections Of Any Size McClelland particularly enjoys The Hag Company, while Nielsen has IMPORTS • COLLECTOR'S RECORDS recently been following Top of the Bops. Bennett himself, I'm told, listens QUALITY USED RECORDS with great interest to Let the Good ROCK SHIRTS • POSTERS • ROCK BOOKS Times Roll. In fact, he keeps switching on his radio at all times of the day and PICTURE DISCS • LARGE ALTERNATIVE & night, just wishing it would start. HEAVY METAL SECTIONS

COMPACT DISCS The local AM stations carry 1500 minutes of commercials each week. 478-9272 382-8422 That's 25 hours. If you listen to one of 71 1 GOLDSTREAM, LANGFORD 768 YATES STREET them for seven straight hours (God help (Lower level next door to the Odeon) you), you will have heard more than one full hour of commercials. Page 5 Purveyors of Pleasurable Pork Snouts: The Young Fresh Fellows Interview by Stefan Nieman & Key Lee A GREAT ROCK'N'ROLL BAND .. . that statement just about sums things up about these four fellows from Seattle, Washington. But of course there is more to be said about them

We talked to three of the four Young Fresh Fellows on the afternoon of April 12, 1986 (after the first of atwo night stand at Harpos) This was the group's second visit to Victoria, the first being in May of '85. We didn't go to the interview "prepared" (as in pre-planned questions written down on paper), so these are excerpts from the hour long conversation. They are honest, modest, humourous, and generally the friendliest bunch of guys we had ever met from a band. The starting line-up was: Scott McCaughy (guitar, vocals, songs), Chuck Carroll (lead guitar, vocals), and your humble hosts: Scream, Key and Andrew. Unfortunately, drummer Tad was out on the town at the time) The beer began to flow, the tape was running, and off he went .. . bre compared to the first. OB: Why are you here? Scott: Cos they give us this house to stay in. NOTE: Bass player Jim Sangster enters record laden and soon Chuck: Three TVs to watch joins in on the conversation. S: One channel between three TVs. It's really great. S: Anyway, we've been recording some other new stuff and C: You've gotta kinda respect that. we were thinking of maybe a 12" EP with "Backroom", "Fillet" S: It's great, I'm glad we came up. We had a blast last time and other stuff. We've got a song coming out on this com- we were here, and this is even better. pilation album on Popllama, that "Aurora Bridge" song. It's kind of about Seattle. OB: Did you like Bruised and Stupid? NOTE: We chatted about their rehearsals and recordings at S: Yeah, they were the quietest thing I've heard. They were Conrad Uno's Egg Studios. nice guys too .. . they helped us move our equipment. But S: One of the songs we recorded, "Get Out of My Cave" is after touring back east .. . you pull up in N.Y.C. and there's really heavy. It's weird cos all the new stuff we've been do- all these people who want to give you a hand, and usually ing is like we've lost that diversity we had on "Topsy Turvy" you don't want them to. — everything we do now is either a really straight pop song OB: Where did you play in New York? or a really trashy garage song. Idon't know why, that's just S: Folk City, The Bitter End, and the Speakeasy, all pretty how it's been. With a trashy garage song it's easy becusae famous folk clubs. That's where Bob Dylan and Joan Baez and Isort of play it, and everybody else starts to play along, and all those groovy cats got their start. Since we were there in then it's done. Then we go to record it and we say "This is November, Folk City just closed down cos of noise and com- amess". It was like that with "Searchin' USA" too. It was the plaints .. . cos it's just not made for having bands but they're last song we recorded for "Topsy Turvy". We got in the studio really great places. and we spent awhole night trying to record it, but really just OB: And where else did you play? arranging it. The next day, we came in and, first take, nailed it. S: We played a couple nights in Boston, and New Haven, OB: What label would you want to get on if you had achoice? Conn. where we did a live broadcast. We played at Prince- J: Popllama International! ton, N.J. at some big dormatory "eating club" S. Enigma wanted to put out "Topsy Turvy" but we just decid- C: Brooke Shields was there. She was rockin'. ed we didn't want to. S: She was rockin' and we were rotten. S: Yeah, they'd get exclusive foreign licensing rights, so we OB: Are you planning to tour out there again? wouldn't have any control over where or who released it and S: We're gonna go back in June Ithink for amonth. Then we're how much we got paid. We had a bit of interest from gonna go off for alonger time, we hope, around September. Twin/Tone and Relativity but we're doin' the Popllama thing. OB: Are you doing any more recording soon? J: We're putting out our own records, we're gettin' better at C: Nope, that was it. it the distribution and promotion end of it .. S: That's it, we've made our statement .. . Actually we've got Finally, the question to end all questions (and interviews) some stuff in the car already. We've got two songs that were OB: So, who thought of the name? Young Fresh Fellows finished that were gonna be on "Topsy Turvy" that we took S: This guy from Germany .. . off cos it just seemed like it was too much. They're even on J: No come on, we said from now on were gonna make up lies. the lyric sheet: "Fillet o' Soul" and "Backroom of the Bar" .. . S: Well, Imade up the last one, so you have to do this one. We wanted it to be a rockin' album because the first one is J: Well, we actually got it off arare petulia Clark-Owen Bradley just straight rockin' pop; we wanted this one to be kind a album. It's something you don't get too often. weird. We had those two in the sequence, but the "Backroom S: Yeah-most of that Clark-Bradley stuff is hard to find. .. . " song is kinda really sad, slow country, and it tipped the J: And she did this song, "Gonna Make Me a Young Fresh scales of the album a little more in a folky direction rather Fellow" kind of a twist combo. Tough woman. than arocky direction. And "Fillet" was just so silly. But Tad S: Sort of a transexual twist. That's what we're gonna call our wanted it to be left thinking the record was too serious. It's next album. funny cos we've been getting reviews from all over lately and S & J(in unison) "The Transexual Twisters" they all just say how funny the album is, but we think it's som- S: OH Boy. Page 6

Introducing CFUV by Norm Lebus

Sixteen months after going on-air, our residences, with a speaker in every first piece of self-serving literature is room. The small 10" x6" speakers had here. If Off Beat is your first contact with a volume control which allowed CFUV, it's easier to say what we're not students to turn CKVC up or down — than what we are. We're not (1) another but never off. As a result, campus non-stick wallpaper muzak set-up (2) technician "Rocket" Roy Moore was a with the word middle of the road' and blur of efficiency, constantly on the go 'ratings' in our vocabulary (3) over-run repairing/replacing CKUV's damaged with slick DJ's with velvet vocal cords, or thrashed speakers. polished to asilver dollar sheen by pro- The students loved CKVC or hated fit conscious program directors. it — but they had to live with it. In fact, If you already know about CFUV one enterprising group made the most you're probably aware of .. . (a) feed- of the CKVC airwaves, bootlegging a back in the studios (b) records being student radio broadcast of their own. played at the wrong speed (c) DJ's After broadcast hours, the inhabitants forgetting to turn their microphone off of Arthur Curry Hall wired in an and inevitably .. . (d) Dead Air. amplifier to CKVC's feed and aired a In either case, CFUV is a non- pirate broadcast of questionable taste, commercial campus radio station describing the female physique as operating with alow power FM licence though it were parts of a used at 105.1 MHz. We're not run as a automobile for sale. business, but as a voice for the com- All this fun came to an end in 1970 munity. Without a dependency on when anight time break in shut down advertising revenue to cover operating CKVC. Thieves stole tape recorders, costs, we can be more adventurous, records and caris, and what they left diverse, and even radical in our programming. CFUV has given Victoria behind was autographed with a broadcasting. bands ahope for more than basement sledgehammer. At CFUV, we're attempting to fill the rehearsals, exposing local and regional As the leftover hippies of the seven- gap in programming left by the modus acts with airplay and UVic Radio -spon- ties cut their hair and became yuppies operandi of commercial radio. Pro- sored gigs. CFUV's rock playlist is in the eighties, campus radio at UVic gramming is as diverse as the range of definitely having an effect on what was resurrected. the musical spectrum — rock, folk, jazz, albums local record stores bring in, In the fall of 1980 agroup of students blues, electronic and classical shows and CFUV DJ's Mike Gower and Tim led by Lisa Tansey (a former DJ at U. are featured, along with spoken word Chan were responsible for initiating Waterloo's CKMS) formed acommittee and public affairs programming. Victoria's only — albeit short lived — to research the idea of broadcasting on With its unique opportunity for alternative music club. (For acondens- campus. They presented their plan to broadcasting the station attracts ed version of Club Hacienda's history, then-AMS president Tim Winklemans, musical fanatics from all genres and, as play Talking Head's Burning Down the who wholeheartedly endorsed the pro- aresult, becomes essentially aclearing House.) posal. Consequently, the AMS sent house for musical knowledge. The Way back when the Beatles were hip Wirdclemans and another delegate to across-the board musical IQ is im- and Duran Duran weren't even born the first conference of Canadian cam- mense, and highly interactive — the (thank God) .. . students at the Univer- pus radio stations in Ottawa to in- ongoing exchange of musical, cultural sity of Victoria took their first crack at vestigate. They returned with even and political opinions is what really campus radio. greater enthusiasm and in the fall of makes the station go. CKVC was formed in 1965, operating 1981 the UVic Campus Radio Club was CFUV began braodcasting out of the basement of the Student formed. December 17, 1984 with a mandate for Union building in what is now Felicitas The club was allocated one large community programming, and is Lounge. In 1967 the station moved empty room on the top floor of the stu- already having an impact in this area. across the street to the "V" Hut on the dent union building, (what is present- Multicultural programming currently corner of Finnerty and Arbutus. ly one quarter of CFUV's operating features native Indian, East Indian, CKVC had egg cartons on the walls space) but had no equipment to speak Italian, Mexican and Chinese shows for insulation and an old typewriter- of. The year was spent fund raising and spoken at least partly in the host's style wire service which made a spreading the word of the virtues of native tongue. Women's issues have tremendous racket when the keys pun- campus radio at UVic, and the club's been brought to the fore on the Hag ched out the latest news. If left to its efforts paid dividends in the spring. Company, which regularly features own initiative the wire service churn- Equipped with the student's approval topical guests from the Victoria area. ed out tremendous volumes of noise (and more importantly, their money) in More recently, the flip side of the sexes and paper. Consequently it had to be August the Radio Club hired Robert has been introduced on Air Male, a shut off whenever the DJ opened his Osborne as a consultant to lay the show about men's issues. mike, or desired to move without groundwork for getting on the air. The stagnant local music scene has wading knee deep through wire copy. Osborne arrived with a journalism also been given a kick in the pants as The station broadcast closed circuit degree and three years experience a aresult of UVic Radio's alternative rock in the SUB and the 2 student Con't on p.7. Page 7 the new transmitter before hitting the Con't from p.6. students were hired for the summer to airwaves. At 7am, December 17, 1984, acampus radio station manager, both keep the ball rolling, including interim courtesy of SFU. He also had apeculiar manager Steve Lebitschnig, who had CFUV dj Cathy Cavin played the first feel for fashion. After shunning the hip- been around the station since 1981 as song heard on public airwaves — "At- mospherics" by Tom Robinson Band, py look while at SFU, Osborne avolunteer. Lebitschnig was hired in developed an affinity for mechanics October as CFUV's first full time arequest from station manager Steve coveralls at UVic, which no doubt con- manager, and during the course of the Lebitschnig. Despite going on-air at Christmas, it tributed to the station's blue collar work next 7 months endured miles of red ethic. (Osborne has since discarded tape and countless telegrams regar- wasn't always aseason to be jolly .. . . the stock car look for two piece tweed, ding CRTC queries about the CFUV Once every 12 years the MacPherson Library drains it auxiliary batteries for adopting the CBC TV journalist look). application (in addition to wading While the station's dress code through Canadian bureaucracy recharging, and as aresult the power is shut down on campus. However, no became apparent, Buildings and Lebitschnig also had to phone Grounds gave the club's facilities a Washington, D.C. for FCC approval!) one told CFUV. At approximately 7:40 facelift, subdividing the existing room During these trying times CFUV was pm, everything went black. While con- into two sound proof studios and a broadcasting closed circuit 14 hours a fused djs stumbled around in the dark, record library/office area during the In- day from anewly-installed studio com- the phone lines lit up with even more dian summer of /82. pleted in January /84, but often heard bewildered listeners. The signal was Professing to being "Nuttier than a only by those relieving themselves weak, callers complained, and what fruitcake" Ralph Crawford arrived with from the call of nature. The staff in the were all the songs about "Praise the alist of credentials longer than his line Sub Pub often turned off the wild, un- Lord" and "I Love Jesus"? With CFUV's of BS. Born into the motion picture in- tamed sounds of CFUV in favour of power out, listeners were apparently dustry "when they first put motors on their toned down tape collection, and picking up a faraway Christian rock the movie projectors, " Crawford had the speakers in the S.U.B. hallways pro- station. travelled the globe as a freelance duced only alow fidelity rumble. As a After working out the bugs in early cameraman, soundman and technical result, CFUV could only be heard from on-air programming, broadcasting has engineer. No stranger to radio, the the speakers situated above the been relatively smooth sailing (see charismatic maverick had run abootleg building's toilets, where fidelity, coin- opening paragraph). CFUV is now on station during astay on Quadra Island cidentally, was the best. (who said we its second broadcast year, operating in the fifties, broadcasting on five fre- sound like shit?) with anew station manager. After con- quencies from separate transmitters. The station's lack of a listening au- sultant Robert Osbourne got the ball In his four years as a volunteer dience was solved in April when the rolling and station manager Steve Crawford has donated, repaired, and CRTC finally approved CFUV's broad- Lebitschnig put CFUV on the air, now even borrowed (?) practically cast licence. But before the cham- Brian Webster is aggressively pursuing everything on campus, earning awell pagne had achance to go stale, an in- CFUV's future. deserved reputation as CFUV's eccen- tervention from Vancouver Co-Op Inheriting a station already on air, Webster's political orientation and tric engineer. radio CFRO appeared. In their applica- With funding and some semblance of tion CFUV had sought to broadcast at keen business sense has resulted in a a broadcast studio operating, toward 102.7 MHz on the basis of an erroneous shift in direction for CFUV. A tremen- the end of /82 Robert Osborne began technical brief prepared by a Van- dous increase in public affairs pro- meeting with the University's V.P. Ad- couver firm. (The firm stated 102.7 was gramming followed soon after he ministration, Trevor Matthews, to the only available frequency) CFRO began in July 1985, and aggressive fun- draising methods has led to the crea- discuss avehicle for getting the cam- was already at 102.7, and was rightful- pus station on the air. To qualify for a ly perturbed at the prospect of losing tion of four paid positions within the broadcast licence it is necessary to be their Island listeners to the new UVic station. alegal entity and the two wrestled with station. As a result, Lebitschnig and In regard to long-term plans, the bot- the idea of forming a society, with technical consultant Bob Calder spent tom line, of course, is money. After students filling the majority of Director another three months researching a completing athree year funding agree- positions. new frequency. ment with the University in April, CFUV In the New Year things really began With sites on Mount Tolmie and is now in atransitional stage of financ- happening. The UVic Radio Society Mount Douglas deemed too costly, a ing. A fundrive was held last October was formed in January and athree year location on campus seemed logical, which generated approximately $5000 funding agreement was struck but university administration wasn't im- and another is in the works. Sponsor- allocating CKLR (the station's tentative- pressed. They were concerned about ship of individual shows, in a manner ly adopted call letters) $21,500.00 ayear the aesthetics of UVIC's low-lying cam- similar to public television, is also be- from the University and approximate- pus being spoiled by aCFUV eyesore ing discussed as the station embarks on ly $24,000 annually from student activi- extending above the skyline. After new efforts to finance college radio. ty fees, approved in the spring /82 much cost-efficiency counselling, the Given the proper finances, the poten- referendum. With the monies and administration was persuaded to allow tial at CFUV is limitless. paperwork in place, UVic Radio hit the CFUV's transmitter atop the MacPher- With so much happening at present, air for closed circuit broadcast in the son library — but not before university it's difficult to fathom the fact CFUV has S.U.B. Feb. 1, /83 broadcasting 5hours officials wandered around Ring Road only been in existence in concept a day. taking pictures of a "test antenna" to since 1980 and operating since Having completed CFUV's initial ensure their campus remained February 1983. What CFUV has ac- push to get on air, Robert Osborne beautiful. complished in four short years usually departed in May of /83 to pursue a By fall everything was in place for takes three times as long on other cam- Masters Degree in journalism at the broadcast and it was only a matter of puses. To plagiarize a tacky tobacco University of Western Ontario. Three finetuning programming and testing ad, "You've come along way, baby." Page 8 Highlights

MONDAY 7:00-8:30 Infrequency with host 12:00-3:00 Cosmic Wallpaper Show. Rosemary Smith. A sampling of new 7:00-9:30 Geoff's Rock Show. Wild alternative rock'n'roll music plus works in the context of 20th century 9:30-10:00 CFUV Magazine. Public Af- comedy. In a nutshell, just awhole lot "avant-garde classical" tradition, as fairs including everything from politics of fun. discussed and played by various to art, economics to sports. musicians. THURSDAY 10:00-12:00 Folk and country with Rick 8:30-10:00 CFUVLE Folk Show. Geoff Dennis. 7:00-9:30 Rock with Karl. Hewett introduces you to his open- 12:00-2:00 Classical Music. minded definition of "folk" — from Bil- 9:30-10:00 CFUV Magazine. 2:00-4:00 On the Edge with Rob and ly Bragg to Buckwheat Zydeco. The 10:00-12:00 Folk. Bob. Distort your afternoon with ac- perfect show for those of you who think 12:00-2:00 Classical. cessible, low feedback, high fibre you don't like folk. 2:00-4:00 Thursday Afternoon Confus- music. 10:00-12:00 Don't Drive Blind. Let Son- ed Rock Show. Featuring basically 4:00-5:30 Mainstream Jazz with Guy dra and the two Chinese Guys guide nothing from any era played in no MacPherson. Swinging, foot-tapping you on asometimes foolish, sometimes specific order with no specific intent. good. No fusion avant-garde eclectic silly, and sometimes serious jaunt 4:00-5:30 In a Mellow Tone. crap. Just straight-ahead jazz from the through the rock traffic jam. John Cobley presents awide spectrum 20s to the 80s. 12:00-3:00 Mixed Metaphor with of jazz from the 1920s to the 1980s — Ell- 5:30-7:00 Jazz-Roots and Branches with George Hodge. ington, Davis, Parker, Evans and Col- George Hodge. trane especially. WEDNESDAY 7:00-9:00 Your Musical Library. A 5:30-7:00 More Jazz. survey of the University of Victoria's 7:00-9:30 Morning Sickness. 7:00-9:00 Earmeals. classical library with Sandra Benet. Dave and Guy bring you early surf, and Gently introduces its audience to the glitter rock along with all the new hip 9:00-10:00 New Album Review. Hosts stuff. vast array of contemporary electronic Dwayne-o and Key bring you the best and experimental music being produc- of the newcomers to CFUV's rock 9:30-10:00 CFUV Magazine. ed around the world, both the accessi- library. 10:00-12:00 Folk with Alan Law. ble and the obscure. 10:00-12:00 midnight Key and Dwayne-o 12:00-2:00 The Birthday Show. May 1— Presents Vol.1, No.1 of Recom- continue with rock. Host Brian Webster celebrates the bir- mended Records quarterly record magazine, as well as old and new 12:00-3:00 After Midnight Show. Tom thdays of the classical masters. releases from this British based label. and Todd present crazy antics and 2:00-4:00 Instant Danger with Norm May 8— A two-hour profile of Cabaret good music. Lebus. Voltaire. 4:00-7:00 Straight No Chaser. May 15 — A pleasant surprise. Shaukat Husain and Steve Makuch of- TUESDAY May 22 — Information and music on fer their expanded knowledge and Tangerine Dream who will be making 7:00-9:30 Two Imaginary Girls (and wide collection of jazz. a rare appearance in Vancouver on Primitive Guy) Kerry, Gina, and Guy 7:00-8:00 AirMale. May 30th. bring you scrambled music to dance Bruce Heimbecker presents issues, in- May 29 — Tangerine Dream Pt. 2. your eggs by, for Bobs and Bettys with terviews and alternative music for men discerning tastes in music and comedy. in a new age. 9:00-10:00 Invoice. Hosts Lauri Nerman and Sadie White- 9:30-10:00 CFUV Magazine. 8:00-10:00 Let the Good Times Roll. moon take an eclectic look at the world 10:00-12:00 Fringe Folk Show. The Eric LeBlanc and Steve Lebitschnig of women in music, with emphasis on Fringe is designed to mix folk with present blues, soul, and R&B focusing the alternative/unusual. In-depth pro- things not traditionally considered folk, on the life and works of aparticular per- files and random samples, from "lost with Monica Schraeful. former each week. gems" of the past, to the women who 12:00-2:00 The Classical Show with 10:00-12:00 Show in Search of a Con- are current force.: shaping music today. Mitch Cox. cept. An endless quest for conceptual 10:00-12:00 The Frankie and Johnny 2:00-4:00 Jim Fykes Variety Show. Good integrity and thematic unity. Rick and Scott ask the musical question "Why do Show. Two hours of rock! Easy on the music presented by our own media fuel bill, scads of legroom in the front these microphones turn us into such celebrity, Jim Fykes. and backseats, and best of all its free. idiot'?' A ?,-H 4:00-7:00 Open Ears. Scott Lewis ra tasty treat for the whole presents modern jazz and discussion family vs. whump-clap techno-pop by Euro- for those with open ears. peans you've never heard of. 12:00-3:00 Rock with David Dawes. Page 9 May 3 — Native Indian Songs and Highlights cont'd traditional legends, with guests and Dances of earth, water, fire, and sky. contemporary folk music. FRIDAY May 10 — Sounds of India. 11:00-12:00 Au Quartier Quebecois with 7:00-9:30 Vonny Rascally Thingie Show. May 17 — Native Indian Show. Native Gerry Luton. A variety of musical styles From punk right into soul, country, children's music, lullabies and bone including French, Quebecois, Franco- psychedelia into guitar/bass/drum at- and stick game songs. Ontario, Franco-Manitoba, Acadian, tack. Guaranteed to wake the heaviest May 24 — Sounds of India. and Cajun. sleeper first thing in the morning. With May 4 — Special on women in Fran- Nick. May 31 — Native Indian Show. A blend of current native music with traditional cophone music. 9:30-10:00 CFUV Magazine. west coast music. May 11 — In Concert (Various groups 10:00-12:00 Friday Morning Folk Show. 11:00-12:00 Italian Broadcasting System. recorded live). Bob Martin, a community volunteer Long time radio show host Don Sforza May 18 — Different Interpretations of plays music for all folks. presents a show for the local Italian traditional songs. 12:00-2:00 One hour and Fifty Four community. May 25 — Focus on Jim Concoran and Minutes of the Classics. This is hopeful- 12:00-1:30 La Voz en Espanol. Bertrand Gosselin. ly not Safeway music, but ashow for the Local artist Luis Duarte introduces you 12:00-3:00 Directions. serious listener. Take note. to the music and culture of the Hispanic Ian Cochran brings you stream of con- 2:00-4:00 Rock with Dave. world. sciousness radio with a blend of folk, 4:00-7:00 Jazz Spectrum. May 3 — Potpourri. A little bit of rock, jazz, and beyond. everything Presented by the JAZZ BROTHERS, 3:00-4:30 UVic Recitals with Alison Mikey and Ikey (aka Steve McDougall May 10 — Flamenco music. Cameron. Performances and composi- and his adopted uncle Bill Wynne). May 17 — Nortenaf. Folk music from the tions from the faculty, students and They take chances with their selections north of Mexico. guests at the University of Victoria's but the real chances are that their May 24 — Salsa. School of Music. listeners will have even more fun cat- May 31 — Potpourri. 4:30-6:00 Folkin' Around. ching these guys stumping and surpris- Keith Malcolm presents bluegrass and ing each other with rare and delightful 1:30-4:00 Playlist Salad with host Lynne country folk with afocus on west coast jazz gems. Curry. The newest additions to the CFUV playlist and the latest record ar- artists. May 2 — 2nd hour features the Jazz Brothers' Hall of Fame. rivals and playlist hopefuls — 6:00-8:00 Overview. rock'n'roll, jazz, folk, classical, elec- Geoff Botting and his reporters bring May 9— 2nd hour features regional jazz tronic — you'll hear it all. you international reports, Status of styles. 4:00-6:00 The Hag Company. Women discussions, peace issues, May 16 — 2nd hour features Mikey and Brings you a weekly perspective on plus global, national, and local news. Ikey's Desert Island Discs. women's issues and music, with plen- 8:00-10:00 Sunday Night Jazz Concert. May 23 — Debut Feature: Blindfold ty of community calendar information, Host: Peter Lovric. Features jazz, Test. with Nora Ready and company. ragtime, soul, big band, and small May 30 — 2nd hour features variations May 3 — Women and Comedy. combos. on standards. 6:00-9:00 Alive and Dread. May 4 — The Development of Jazz in 7:00-8:00 Fine Lines with host Jim An- Dr. Dan, The Mighty Cloud of Joy, New Orleans and Chicago. drews. A literary program featuring Rankin' Rob, Nicky Dread, Sister Lotus- May 11 — Louis D. Armstrong — Satch, poetry and fiction with an emphasis on Iand Johnny-Too-Bad bring forth the The Ambassador of Jazz Pt. 1. works from the University and local latest and greatest reggae and African May 18 — Louis D. Armstrong Pt.2. community. vibrations to the sistren & brethren in May 25 — Louis D. Armstrong Pt.3. Victoria. Features "Top Rankin' Reg- 8:00-9:00 Live Stuff. 10:00-12:00 Movietrax: The colour, ex- gae Playlist" and profiles of the world's Featuring awide variety of live recor- citement and thrills of the music behind top reggae and African music-makers dings — music of all types. the movies is brought to you by the col- and dub poets. 9:00-10:00 Top of the Bops. ourful exciting and thrilling Philip A UBC/CITR import featuring the roots 9:00-10:00 Profiles. Linfield. of Rock'n'Roll. A rotating gaggle of D.J.'s and pseudo- May 4 — Films of Russia and personalities bring you in-depth in- Revolution. 10:00-12:00 Rock continues. vestigating of their favorite artists and May 11 — Focus on the films of Rainer 12:00-3:00 More rock with various D.J.'s. musical styles. Werner Fassbinder with music by Peer SATURDAY 10:00-12:00 Rock with Jack. Raben. 7:00-10:00 Rock. 12:00-3:00 More rock. May 18 — Looks at the classic TV series Twilight Zone & its diverse music 10:00-11:00 Rotating between: SUNDAY scores. Native Indian Show — Host Barry Underwood. Features music and infor- 7:00-10:00 Ethereal Cereal with Dan May 25 — Films of the future & post- mation on the issues confronting North Kuc. A montage of British techno rock apocalypse world including Mad Max America's Native community. a la Cabaret Voltaire to the post punk series. Sounds of India — Mahinder Doman of Joy Division. 12:00-3:00 Moondance with Linda Gibb. brings you interviews, feature r 1000-1 1:00 Voice of the Drigon. Everything for everyone from Lounge and music with the focus on Victoria's Chinese Students Benevolent Society Lizards to rock'n'roll deadbeats: adif- Indian community. present community news, calendar, ferent show every Sunday .. . Monday? Page 10 Adds Playlist Jazz Adds: Larry Coryell/Emily Remler Is There Anybody Out There? THIS ARTIST TITLE DIST. WKS A&M MON. ON Bill King 1 The Jesus & Mary Chain Psycho Candy WEA 6 City of Dreams 2 Lloyd Cole & Easy Pieces WEA 10 Night Passage The Commotions Horace Silver 3 Violent Femmes The Blind Leading The Naked WEA 6 Live 1964 4 Elvis Costello King of America CBS 4 Emerald 5 The Mix Break Up Shake Up (EP) Zolinks 10 6 The Asexuals Contemporary World Psyche Industry 2 Folk Adds: 7 The Cramps A Date With Elvis New Rose-FR 2 Peter Nardini Against the Glass (EP) Zulu 14 8 Slow Is There Anybody Out There? 9 Let's Active Big Plans For Everybody MCA 2 Alcazar 10 Various Restless Variations Enigma-US 4 11 Noise Generation Black Tide/Emily -DEMO- 4 Rosalie Sorrels with Bruce Carver 12 The Velveteens Tall House (EP) Ransom 4 Then Came the Children 13 The Church Heyday WEA 6 Vancouver Folk Music Society 14 Chris and Cosey Techno Primitiv// Rough 6 Various Sweet Surprise (12") Trade-UK Birthday Present 15 Topper Headon Waking UP Polygram 2 RCA 16 Pere Ubu Terminal Tower Twin/Tone-US 4 17 Minutemen 3-Way Tie (For Last) SST-US 8 Alive & Dread Top Five 18 The Long Ryders State Of Our Union MCA 12 Steel Pulse 19 Various It Came From Canada Og 16 Babylon The Bandit 20 The Del Lords Johnny Comes Marching Home Capitol/EMI 2 Elektra 21 Artists United Sun City Capitol/EMI 12 Against Apartheid Johnny Copeland 22 Terrace, -Plexus A Song About Daisies/Is Paisley -DEMO- 2 Bringing it All Back Home The Flower Child of Yin and Yang Rounder 23 The Dicks These People Alternative 4 Black Uhuru 24 The Bats and here is Flying Nun-NZ 4 Conviction or a Fine 'Music for the Fireside' (EP) RAS 25 The Resistance Irresistable (CAS) Resistance 4 Mighty Diamonds 26 The Nils Sell Out Young (EP) Psyche Industry 6 Struggling 27 P.I.L. Album WEA 6 L&L/RAS 28 Sturm Group Century Ho! Green Fuse 6 Original Wailers 29 Various Tuatara Flying Nun-NZ 8 Music Lesson 30 Green On Red No Free Lunch (EP) Polygram 10 Tuff Gong

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or A Visit us at the Radio Station in the Student Union Building Page 11 Don't Jump Yet by Terry Feser & Chris Jaegar Do you find yourself sitting at home drawn up to 400 people in one night. enough for the number of clubs in Vic- alone weekends? — Sounds like abad (We call this music alternative, not toria. Even though a couple of club dating service commercial. Unfor- unpopular) managers are almost fanatically confi- tunately, it may also describe the pre- Why then, does the alternative music dent that their popularity will continue, sent state of nightlife in Victoria. With scene continue to go unnoticed by the past has shown otherwise. The next the demise of Club La Hacienda in Oc- local nightclubs? As mentioned logical step for a manager would ap- tober, there is almost no variation in the previously, there appears to be a for- pear to be to tap anew market. For ex- types of nightclubs in this city. It ap- mula that is tried and true, and few ample, we all know how successful pears that one day, long ago, some pro- nightclub managers seem to even con- MacDonalds, or for that matter phet (profit?) decided what the suc- sider straying from the beaten path. Pagliachis is, however, not every new cessful nightclub would offer, and While most club managers will affirm restaurant owner will try to duplicate since then nobody has dared to its clubs uniqueness, this is simply not that business. A little bit of en- challenge that assumption. Well .. . in true. With few exceptions, they are all trepreneurial innovation is essential. asense, CFUV challenges that assump- cut from the same cloth. Listed below While restaurants and nightclubs may tion by its very own existence, as you are aspects of a formula that makes be very different in operations, the sub- may gather from reading this magazine. these clubs, oh so similar: ject of innovation remains important. Many aCFUV member has lain awake 1. Provide only top 40, well-known So, with razor blades and nooses in at night, hoping ... praying ... for music. There is abit of variation here, hand, you might be asking, "What something different. Occasionally, Har- but the bottom line is ... take no hope is there for me?" Well, sit tight, pos or an independent group of con- chances. there is a glimpse of hope for the cerned individuals will bring in an alter- 2. Have silly games and theme nights future. There are several possibilities native type of act and the response for to help customers relive those younger of new alternative clubs opening in the the most part has been good. Never- days. For example, New York, New near future. Local personality Marcus theless, those events are few and far York has recently introduced "hot- Pollard is at this very moment prepar- between, and they are simply not tubbing for apples." How does that ing to open an alternative club, featur- enough. work, you ask? A boy and agirl get in- ing Tupelo Chain Sex on May 23 Whisking you to the past, Club La Ha- to the hot-tub, and .. . hot-tub for ap- (Check the calender section for more cienda was an example of an alter- ples. We're talking serious and mature information). As well, rumours have native nightclub gone good. Alter- here. been flying around that the Popeyes native bands, both local and out-of- 3. When booking bands, only go for the management has purchased Club La town, were brought in on a steady over-priced, over-rated bar bands. Hacienda and is applying for a liquor basis. It would not be unusual to walk Nobody wants to see innovative, license there. We can only hope that into the club on aTuesday night to find original bands, especially local ones. the format will be adesirable one. Also, a packed house. This had direct im- 4. The more flashing lights the better. the Colony Motor Inn management has plications on CFUV. The music we People can't enjoy themselves without expressed an interest in featuring some were playing on the air was being sup- them. alternative music. Again, we can only plemented by live performances in 5. Crank that music. People don't want hope that this will materialize. town at reasonable prices. Few other to talk when they go to anightclub. It's To end this off, here is what you can Victoria stations can boast the same. At unnatural. do if you're unsatisfied with the local the same time, La Hacienda disproved The above list is not an exaggeration nightclubs: Support the alternative all of those claims by other clubs that . .and there's more. Gimmicks are a music scene. Attend gigs, listen to nobody wanted to hear local and/or plenty and substance is lacking. CFUV for information regarding up- alternative music. With the fire at La Ha- The subject of homogeneity within coming events, read up in Offbeat, cienda, along went that steady stream the Victoria night-club scene is not only Monday Magazine, and Random of entertainment. Now acts are book- problematic for those who do not fit in, Thought for noteworthy news. Support ed at the Old Age Pensioners Hall but appears to be aproblem for those nightclubs that do feature alternative (OAP), Open Space, and the Femwood who operate them. Almost all of the bands, for example, Harpos. It doesn't Community Centre. While some of clubs interviewed expressed concern matter whether you're into rock, jazz, these are, by no means, the most for the tight competition. Many pointed reggae, or "other stuff", the bands are desirable locations, events there have out that the market is simply not large out there, and ready to entertain you.

• NITE KLUB KOMIX Thants to Netalson Page 12 The 'FUV Music Manifesto by Tim Chan you were wondering about Canadian reports to keep on top of what's cool. content, all shows do have to play acer- YOU WILL NOT HEAR smash hit Being Music director at CFUV is tain amount (CRTC is watching you!) singles (no Top Forty/AM mentality definitely no easy task. Keeping the So, following the guidelines set down here!), but there is a fine line; you eagle eye over anything and by one of the originals here and all sometimes do hear older and long everything music-wise around here around wonderful human Rick An- forgotten singles: 50's rockabilly and can get you easily flustered, make you drews, here is the Music Policy. R&B, 60's soul, psychedelia, and feel like your head is going to explode, garage rock, 70's glam rock (Mott the and do funny things to your hair (former ROCK Hoople, New York Dolls, Gary Glitter, MD Rick Andrews is losing his, mine Rock shows can encompass virtual- is steadily turning grey). So, this being as well as Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, ly all of its genres and sub-genres. and the Sweet — all still cool bands in the initial issue of our long-awaited pro- We're talking rockabilly, punk, hard- my book) .. . but this is the sort of thing gram guide, I've been assigned the core, electronic, ambient, reggae, unenviable task of explaining the that no longer gets played on commer- blues, R & B, folk, and even jazz — all cial radio. Music Policy here at the 'FUV. can be heard in the same show! To Finally, our rock programming in no CFUV is once and for all an "alter- keep things current, we have aplaylist way attempts to mimic the Lee Abrams native music" station. "Alternative" in (which can be viewed in this guide or programmed, payola funded (oops!), the sense that all of our musical content more currently in hip record stores) mega-corporate FM station that is so is stuff you wouldn't normally hear on and Dis are required to play at least prevalent in North America. In other commercial radio. This means we three songs from it each hour. The words, you definitely won't hear such feature artists from the umpteen in- playlist is determined by acommittee rock gods as Loverboy. Bryan Adams, dependent record labels that put out which meets weekly (and chaired by Mr. Mister, Survivor, Journey, music from all genres. We are currently myself) and we just generally argue Foreigner, etc, etc. Once again things in touch with six hundred labels and and bullshit about the pros and cons of get dicey here because what was the list is growing by the day. We also each release. We also have strong ties previously known as "new wave" has go out of our way to feature demo tapes with other campus radio stations across evolved into ageneric melange that is by local artists who would otherwise Canada and the United States as well just as bland, money-spinning, and not be heard by the general public. If as subscribe to a few College Radio Con't on p.13.

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THE BRANDOES (formerly THE ALLIES) Con 'f from p.I2. Page 13 pretentious as its predecessor (cases sidered "folk". This can include blues, in point: Tears For Fears, Simple African, reggae, traditional, country Minds). and western, Nepalese bazouki, and JAZZ even rock-oriented material (eq. Billy le, TRAVEL CUTS Canadian Universities Jazz has a very rich history, and on Bragg, REM, Elvis Costello, Richard M. Travel Service Ltd. CFUV you can expect anything from Thompson, etc.). vocal jazz to harmolodics, from swing What you hopefully won't hear dur- to the newest in avant-garde. Jazz Direc- ing our folk programming are people tor Scott Lewis (who's pretty hip and such as James Taylor, Simon and Gar- can do many things with a frisbee) has funkel, Cat Stevens, Jackson Browne, laid down a few guidelines and this is and others of their ilk. an idea of what you definitely won't CLASSICAL Student Union Building hear: George Benson and Chuck Classical Director Bruce Hill is enroll- University of Victoria Mangione (who don't really play jazz — ed in the School of Music up here at Victoria, B.C. more like disco-funk pap), watered- UVic and his policy can be summed up V8N 2Y2 down fusion such as Spyro Gyra (and in two words: NO CLICHES (eg. the last Miles album!?), and so-called Beethoven's 5th and 9th, Bolero, Blue Tel: 721-8352 "dinner jazz". Danube, Nutcracker Suite). Once All of our Jazz DJs are well- again, classical Dis go out of their way experienced and are gold mines of in- to provide useful background informa- formation, incorporating weekly tion on what they're playing and the features on a certain artist, style, etc. programming can range through during their time slots. It is CFUV's aim anything from Gregorian chants to con- to educate the public so that jazz can temporary 20th Century composers. be fully appreciated. If you would like to find out more about our Music Policy or anything else FOLK in general (the weather, what my shoe The word "folk" invariably brings to size is; you know, the important things), mind images of hippies strumming don't hesitate to give me, Scott, Geoff, acoustic guitars. This is, however, on- or Bruce a call at 721-8702 during ly a small aspect of CFUV's folk pro- regular office hours, or better still, drop gramming. Our young and talented by the station on the second floor of Folk Director Geoff Hewett encourages the Student Building. I'm there most the incorporation of as many diverse afternoons and don't worry, I'm only musics as possible which can be con- Chinese.

,Gobteotere Page 14 Music Reviews Pere Ubu always been on the fringe of rock refus- Steve Brown Terminal Tower ing to conform to traditional ar- Good Lines (Twin/Tone Records) rangements and style. This is evident Cafe Records on Terminal Towerwhich is asampling Pere Ubu is the type of band that one Steve Brown's Good Lines is acom- from their albums and rare singles. hears of but rarely gets to listen to. pletely different kettle of fish, albeit not The Archival Collection" allows those Now, thanks to Twintone records, you that much more original. You can ac- who are not familiar with the band to can! Formed in 1975, Pere Ubu has tually relax all through this tape; it sample a variety of songs spanning swings, without projecting the feeling their career which ended in 1982. The that the musicians are competing with band's front man, David Thomas, has a each other to play the fastest and the unique vocal style with a range of pit- bestest. Steve Gilmore on bass and Bill ches and sounds seldom heard Goodwin on drums are veterans of bop anywhere else. Backing up Thomas are and hard bop, most notably with Phil a group of musicians playing a novel Woods, while guitarist Brown and style possibly linked with the Captain pianist Bill Dobbins are new to me. Beefheart Band. The songs are un- Brown is fleet-fingered and versatile in conventional as far as pop songs go but style; his compositions (4 of 8cuts) are certainly not inaccessible. Each song pleasant if not outstanding. With so takes the listener on a musical and many great young jazz guitarists lyrical journey to where the novelty of around, he's picked a tough row to Pere Ubu can be appreciated. hoe, but he just might be equal to the Especially notable are "Heart of task. The tape itself is over 50 minutes Darkness", taken from Joseph Conrad's long, making it a bargain, but that epic descent into the centre of Africa length is also a drawback, since the and "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo." So, music starts to sound the same after a if you're tired of listening to the same while. Next recording, the inclusion of old stuff, take this crash course in Pere a horn player to add variety would be JAZZ Ubu. It's guaranteed first class marks. wise. In the meantime, get this one; just By Jack Tieleman don't listen to the whole thing at once.

by Scott Lewis BLUES DC 3 The Good Hex (SST. Records) Peter Mandini Is There Anybody Out There It's home economics and your Temple U.K. CLASSICAL teacher is Dez Cadena. In today's class you will learn how to bake a record. Talkin' about an Italian Scottish chap You start with ',/2 pound of strong MC5 named Peter Nardini and his recent then gently mix with a generous slice album "Is There Anybody Out There." of vintage Black Sabbath; let this settle A wholesome menu of songs in the • NEW AND QUALITY USED then cover it with a sprinkle of Black avant folk genre, acoustic guitar and Flag, and cook at 350 degrees for about harmonica a la Dylan and a variety of 40 minutes. While it is still hot, garnish song-style deliveries ranging from Bob • DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED it with a sprinkle of Yes and serve it to Bill Bragg to Syd Barrett to full form through 100 watt speakers on ahot day improvisation. Included are potent • SPECIAL ORDERS with the roof down. Class dismissed. commentaries on rosary beads, Hitler, Well, that is kind of how the new DC the sinking of the ship Belgrano, and • COMPETITIVE PRICES 3 album was made. Their second Nandini pokes fun on name dropping: album really cooks! The band, fronted "Are You Beboppin' or name drop- by ex-Black Flag guitarist Cadena, bor- pin" One of my favorite songs on Is • MAIL ORDER SERVICE rows some from the best and returns it There Anybody Out There, is the sizzling. Track after track the guitar echoey, imagery song, "God Rules • FRIENDLY KNOWLEDGEABLE leaps out front and stays there. The Okay", with high visual descriptions SERVICE record uses so many popular styles it's reminiscent of Dylan Thomas Urban hard not to like and doesn't really have Pedantic, gravy phrases of the ordinary aweak spot. It's strength has to be the and mundane become meaningful. bang! bang! bang! delivery. Highlight: Yeah this guy is a real poet and A tune penned by John Lee Hooker besides that, he paints. His self-portrait which absolutely burns from beginning on the cover shows him in underwear to end. If there's one rocking LP to glue drinking rootbeer with a long straw. 621 Johnson St. Victoria, BC, V8W 1M5 to your turntable, let it be The Good Keep your eyes and ears peeled for telephone 381-4042 Hex. this Temple Records release. Hours of Business: 10:30 5:30 Mon -Sat by Jack Tieleman By Geoff Hewett Page 15

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• .. So the editor says to me, "Can you ing up at Harpo's, but the problem is released the Dayglo Abortions' Feed write atwo-column column by Friday?" that local club owners still don't have Us Fetus/Out of the Womb LP, though "No," Isay .. . "About what?" "I don't a clue about the Victoria bands right we're still waiting for the domestic care," he says, "Take acid and listen under their noses. With both No- release on Fringe. to the Swans, then write!" Well, not be- MeansNo and The Wardells picking up Local cassette releases include The ing inclined to meet Mr. Death Dripp- regular, semi-decently paid club gigs Resistance's Irresistible, a surprising- ing From The Walls, Ifigured I'd do in Vancouver (the latter recently with ly OK collection of big-yuks and punk- one of those local music type gossip the Del Fuegos and Husker DU), it's rock, though Icould do without the columns for now — sorta like Entertain- pathetic that they have to settle for the cymbal-swishing duplication quality. ment Tonight without the Pearl Drops sticky-floor, bingo-hall scene here at The band is apparently off to tour New- tooth-polish. home. Whiiine .. . foundland, but they've left behind a Let's start with the "bad news": Since O.K., "good news" time. With hurridly-xeroxed, though generally the Club Hacienda burnout last fall, rumours of the impending opening of well-recorded cassette compilation of Victoria has backslid somewhat as far the Random art gallery, Victoria may bands that have appeared at Cecelia as live venues goes. Sure, there's been soon have a viable small-venue that's Street's Rat's Nest basement. This is the plenty of worthwhile shows, but .. . it more readily available than Open Pit includes tracks by Resistance, remains pretty hard to convince Space. With local debutante Marcus AKOB, Spores, Nomeansno .. . Which yourself that OAP Hall plus Ferrtwood Pollard handling the booking, look for leads to another "speaking of which": Community Centre plus Rat's Nest akeen variety of bands, ala Hacienda. Nomeansno is also set to embark on equals "a healthy scene." After much Speaking of Marcus, he's recently re- their most extensive touring to date, badgering, Harpo's finally had the com- joined Red Tide on bass, and as their heading down the West Coast, then mon sense to book Seattle's Young internationally renowned original through the American Midwest and up Fresh Fellows, who (along with Vic- vocalist, the dreaded Tim Crow. By all through Canada again — then, once toria's Bruised and Stupid) managed to reports, the band's latest batch of they're home, they hope to head off on pack the place for two nights with a Downtown Sound recordings (pre- a D.O.A. tour. Back to tapes: The mixture of genuinely enthused fans and Pollard/Crow) are their best to date — Wardell's Der Fruhling is also well slightly pissed-off bar-band worshipers they're hoping for another record deal worth your minimal amounts of cash — — best Harpo's show since Billy Bragg! with California's Toxic Shock, who swell versions of "Good Evening Mrs. With the Red Hot Chili Peppers book- released their Kelp and Salal EP. The Smith", "Laughing Instead", "It's Not ed for Monday, May 5, things are look- same label has apparently finally Easy", & more! Events Sun. May 4 Sat. & Sun., April 26 & 27 Fri. May 23 Mariide (Folk), VFMS, $1.50, 9:30, Nor- 3rd Celtic Music Festival (Folk), Keith Tupelo Chain Sex (Rock), Random, way House, 1110 Hillside Ave. Malcolm, Callenish, Adrian Duncan, 1313 Government St. Labarynth Celtic Heart, Russ McRae Mon. May 5 Maclinbar. $5 Cabriola Comm. Hall Mon. May 26 Gabriola Island, South End. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Harpos, Ad- vance Tix. Tafel Musik Baroque Orchestra, Early Music Society of the Islands, Saint Sat. April 26 John's Church, Quadra St. Mon. & Tues. May 5 & 6 Estralla Latino (Salsa) CASC benefit, Son Seals (Blues), Town Pump, Dance for Peace $6/$5, 8 p.m., Union Vancouver. Mon. May 26 Centre, 2570 Quadra St. Michel Petrucciani Gazz), Vancouver Sun. May 11 East Cultural Centre. Sun. April 27 Rosemary Smith (New Music), OES 2, Rodpons (Rock) Open Ears Series 2, $4/$3.50, 9p.m., Open Space, 510 Fort Sun. June 1 $4/$3.50, 9p.m., Open Space Gallery, St. Bennie Wallace (Jazz), To , n Pump, 510 Fort St. Vancouver. Sun. May 11 Sat. June 7 Tue. April 29 Bob Cotta (Folk), VMFS, 9:30 p.m., Nor- way House, 1110 Hillside Ave. Spirit of the West (Folk), VMFS Han Bennink/Peter Brotzman (Jazz), $7.50/$6.50, 8 p.m., Belfry, 1291 Western Front, Vancouver. Thurs. May 15 Gladstone Ave. Husker Du, The Wardells (Rock), Luv- Fri. May 2 A-Fair, Vancouver. Snalcefinger, Nomeansno, Bedspins Sat. June 8 Fri -Sun., May 16 -18 (rock), CFUV presents, $7/$6, 8 p.m., Paul Plimley Trio (Jazz), OES 2, $4/$3.50, Coombs Bluegrass Music Festival, Fernwood Comm. Centre, 1240 9 p.m., Open Space. Mark Holt & Jampacked, Backroads, Gladstone St. Just for Fun, Island Express, Prosperi- July 18 -20 ty, Driftwood Canyon, Better Times, Sat. May 3 Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Jericho Coombs Old Time Fiddlers. Prices Bryan Bowers (Folk), Victoria Folk Beach Park, Early Bird Tickets at Vic- vary, info: Box 194, Coombs, B.C., VOR Music Society, $7.50/$6.50, 8 p.m., toria Folklore Centre, 539 Pandora, Belfry, 1291 Gladstone St. 1MO. 383-3412. Page 16 Friends of

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