IllrSTJslcoiiCEfiTS" ~^^ CANADA 66 WATER STREET VANCOUVER CANADA ISSUE 229 • MAY 2002 • THAT MAGAZINE FROM CITR 101.9FM Events at a glance: C1RCA PRESENTS the SLAM CITY JAM PARTY @ OVERWEIGHT »early to avoid disappointment!) http://www.c11 SUNDAY MAY 5 SUNDAY SESSIONS presents: DJ ELEKTRA (Grounds TUESDAY MAY 7 ARIZONA (Etheric Link/Really C • Victoria, BC) @ TACTICAL Features WEDNESDAY MAY 8 GMAN & RIZK present GRANDE The very I thunderbird interview hell by evan symons p. 12 wasteland of wax by tobias v. p. 13 vinyl ritchie by boon kondo p. 14 editor: THURSDAY MAY 9 Barbara Andersen emily pohl-weary by doretta lau p. 15 NORDIC TRAX & NEW MUSIC WEST present SPEAKING WITH SOUNDS: ad rep: Feat GAVIN FROOME (live pa), MORGAN PAGE (live pa), LUKE MCKEEHAN (dj set), fall silent by eric flexyourliead p. 16 Steve DiPasquale radiogram by val cormier p. 18 art director: general rudie by ska-t p. 20 Lori Kiessling paul kelly by val cormier p. 21 production manager: SATURDAY MAY 11 Christa Min Nettwerk presents "CHILL OUT 2002/The Ultimate Chillout" CD. Early at 9:00pm Roc real live action editor: come lounge and listen the new release featuring the likes of Massive Attack, BT, Radiohead and more. Regulars Ann Goncalves Followed by INSIDE Hosted by Cotton (House of Venus) with resident DJs Dickey Doo and Todd O under review editor: - " Tstairs with Clarence and his Soul/Jazz Crew. Franc Logik warms up the main room 9-10. dear airhead p. 4 Sara Young ^m/Cover $10.00 fucking bullshit p. 4 editorial assistant: SUNDAY MAY 12 Vancouver special p. 4 Donovan Schaefer design: SUNDAY SESSIONS presents: MARCUS VISIONARY (P panarticon p. 6 Christa, Lori, JJD, Jesse Simoi One of Canada's most beloved junglists, Marcus is here to rock the pari, 7" p. 7 production: spanning from the smoothest vocal R&B stylings, to the most hard-edged breakbeats in the biz. strut & fret p. 10 Derek Boone, Vampyra radio free press p. 11 Draculea, Duncan McHugh, THURSDAY MAY 16 over my shoulder p. 11 Jesse Simon, Keith Turkowsk MARK FARINA: THE 'CONNECT CD RELEASE TOUR J under review p. 22 on the dial: 'Connect'. Another Vancity session with Bryce Dunn d disappointment! Doors 9pm/$22.00 dj profile p. 22 charts: real live action p. 26 Luke Meat TUESDAY MAY 21 charts p. 31 datebook: CORNERSHOP-LIVE on the dial p. 32 Barb kick around (comic) p. 33 distribution: Early Doors 8pm/*l B.00 Advance tickets available at Zulu, Scratch, Highlife, Noize! and Ditch (Vic Matt Steffich datebook p. 34 us distribution: THURSDAY MAY 23 Tlie Peanut Gallery SOUND PROOF: presented by 1200LBS and DJ LAYZ in publisher: ng Knowledge Mag free CD I Cover Linda Scholten of D&B, Hiphop, and 9 at Bassix, FWUH, Futuristic Flavour Blue skies, blue skies... Radiogram, as captured on L^r^^SE SUNDAY MAY 26 film by Lori and layed out in fabulous style by JJD 2GUERILLA, DADABASE, BOOMTOWN & REPHLEX RECORDS present the of u-ww.tlu'waxmuseum.bc.ca. 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Club: [604] 683.6695 i styling by: URBAN printed in Canada 3E^g£H©SB fucking bull/shit icaraimc#233-6138a SUB Blvd. Vancouver BC V6T 1Z1 iiiiiuiiiMiaraMmmHMaasbullshit by Christa a Min A CORRECTION juried programmes. This is to www.videoinstudios.com for om Verlaine won't stop before. His teeth were as yellow women to make him think that I say that the media art festival programme details. calling me. He calls three as gold. His chest was like a was lying. form combines democratic Ttimes a day. Some days he sheet of glass, smooth but brittle. So two months ago I told processes with that of individ­ Best regards, calls three times in a row, other And his arms were long and Tom Verlaine to leave me alone. I I am writing this letter to clear ual decision making processes. days, once every eight hours. beautiful. He liked to wrap them suppose Tom never really did The only other matter I Jen Weih Lately, I've been letting the around me and press so hard it anything wrong, I just didn't feel was printed in Pnnarticoii in would like to point out is one of Exhibitions and Programming phone ring, which only leaves was as if his arms were a twist like seeing him anymore. He your April 2002 issue. It would nomenclature, but is significant Coord mater, Video In me with three messages a day tie, and I was the soft, fresh, loaf was upset, and he accused me of be unfortunate for anyone fo nonetheless. The works that from Tom Verlaine, who hap­ of ass (bread, ass, whatever), that being jealous of his guitar solos. believe that I "curated" Signal pens to have a very nice voice. and Noise by myself entirely. In Pan, inlet Sometimes I call him Miller. HE ASKED ME IF I WAS AS HOT AS HIS keeping with Video In protocol, I only bring this up as part of He doesn't like that. And he all decisions for the New Works the intention of Signal and Noise won't like that I'm writing about BARE FEET ON BLEECKER STREET programmes (this includes the is to bring attention to, and raise our torrid affair. But it's over. He IN THE SUMMERTIME. audio and video programmes) the profile of, single channel knows it, and still he won't stop were made by a committee of video specifically, as opposed to calling me. three, of which I was only one other forms of media. Not to It started over a year ago Ire wanted to keep safe inside a The truth is, once he called me person. The other unfortunate suggest that Video In—and by when I saw him buying sport plastic bag. But he would tie his "Sweetie" and I hated it. part of anyone harbouring way of Video In, Signal and socks at the Vancouver Flea arms so tight that I couldn't In reality, he didn't deserve under the illusion that I did it Noise—-is not down for all Market. Well, he saw me. I breathe. me (really, who does?), and he didn't recognize him until I I saw him much less often was WAY too young for me. I all is that it ignores the fact that and activist media >xpen looked up after he asked me if I than he would've liked. I never thought he understood. there were also programmes s, including film, was as hot as his bare feet on visited him in New York. He I figure that the only way to curated by artists in the com­ for too complex Bleecker Street in the summer­ came to me as much as I would make him stop calling is to write munity. This is clearly stated in here, I am not going time. What a stupid question, I let him, and he always called about it, leak our little secret to to the hierarchical the program guide itself. get thought. OF COURSE I AM. But three times a day. Which was Mojo, Wire, and Discorder so the of film vs. video. Further, it is important for dilei it was Tom Verlaine, one of the way too often. He sent all sorts publicity of his rejection will people to understand the back­ However, if anyone reading this only people in the world who's a of garbage in the mail, too—aib- make him stop crying. ground and history of how the is interested, give us a call at better guitar player than me.