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A&E September, 1999

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,et the scoop on local acts such as Celery, Get the latest news on Hollywood's hottest St. Lunatics Da Gatekeepaz. National acts new releases including IMickey Blue Eyes' such as Death Row Presents Chronic 2000 staring Hugh Grant. also are reviewed. See page.7 See page 3 Page 2 ~Ite Current September 1999 Gatekeepaz release atics blow up in '99 St. Lunatics tab l o~ s single Rap was needed Oa Gatekeepaz The single "Ghetto There hasn't been a major rap act 2 G's &: 4-Ever Phabulous" is very good, and that that claims st. Louis as its home Rap is probably putting it lightly. tOWIl. but the St Lunatics could be While it is the highlight of the the first. disc, it gets pIa ed out by the end The Lunatics ha · e found great Despite having a hot single Da of the CD. There are three ver­ radio succes in 99. Their singles Gatekeepaz first EP leaves much sions of the ong, and the beat is have been in stead rotation on The to be desired. used for I\.1ENTALITY's Beat and Magi 105 for good rea- The main problem is the drawn freesty Ie. Too much of a phabu­ on. The catch be and tight flow out phone m ' alles. The shout- lOllS thing can bee me bad. ha e listeheJ 'heads bobbin. out trae are. ni e. They sh w . The other track on the disc It began with tbeir ingle th t the group has the respect of , e. l p," i. a las ic MC tra k "Gimrni Got" \ hieh hit man well-respe ted nam in the with each taking th ir turns on the tl in a e. in . The single rap scene. After the first listen I mic. Th Ie i ~ no real ~ rm to th pushed the group up t c uld care Ie s ab ut the tw song but with quality Me th ir city fin -bas n one track. tracks tha cluttered up the elisc. talent is n ugh t and alone. Their fi t elf-titled EP pr e the One the brighter m ments A full 1 .ngth will shm single n fluke. .on the elisc is on the last track. \ hether the gr up '\ ill J t. The The . ven tra k di c has fi e tvrnNTALITY d s a minut 1 ng single w gr ' t but a f 11 \; up is and t remixe: . In all a great free tyle that seems to end too greatly needed. c the L.urrent Sl Louis hip-hop The St. Lunatics hang out in front of The rlVolie Theater is the soon. MQre from this young me K EN D UNKIN champions. University City Loop. KEN DUNKIN

Ce ery sta ks their way to the top

While they are off the 'i all, the still Ken Dunkin • • 1m Celery put together a very ~ lid disc. The Judi UnviJle- Fa.c. Illy . The Valsalva Maneuver entire disc i filled v, ith catchy music. Josh Renaud • Prod.. lU PunklSka Lead singer Phil Browne h' " orne a EdIt r long ay ince the group came on the Cory Blackwood· &Ii &til . c local ne e eral y ars ago. He Catherine - . -;.E . Celery is one of the weird st bands h w hm far he has c me on th ery Marq . Homeyer to e in concert In the pa'it the hooki h tra k "Contribute." The ng Erin Strenvttel • has thrown celery talks at the c wd is the be ·t on the disc and is alm t too and encouraged the fans to throw it catchy. It is one of those songs that \vill back at them. g t tuck in your head for hours after Staff: Pat McCurr n Their concert theme sums up what hearing the track. Celery is all about, fun and crazine s. Celery ha-- made great striUi:S, and 7940 N atural Bridge Road No one will eyer say that the guys in one can only hope to see how far they St. Louis, issouri 63121 the group are normal. Their song titles go after this disc. This disc \vill be hard prove that more than anything. With to top. But having seen them grmv as songs titled "Giant Ball of Twine," much as they have in recent years it "Knife Boy," and "What's the Needle will be tough to guess what they will for?" no one will ever say the guys are do .. your average group. KEN DUNKIN email: Celery UlTw(gj'nx.un'Si. 'u . website: bttpJlu'lC'u .umsl.edu No hits on Chronic 2000 studenfltJe.'CUTTelII he Current's A&£ magazine is a special insert that appears peri­ imitator, Top Dog. Not only elid he imitate cx:lically. Advertising rates avail­ able upon request. Terms, condi· Suge Knight Represents Snoop's style almost to a tee, but he tions and restrictions apply. The Chronic 2000 also copied off of his name. Milkbone, \.1./ho Current, fin~nced in part by student activities fees, is not an official pub­ hasn't released anything in 5 years, does a lication of UM-St. Louis. The eliss track aimed at . While the track University .Is not responsible for the Lately it has become the hip thing to diss can get funny at times, the source isn't too content of The Current or its poli­ Death Row Records and for good reason. des. Commentary and columns creelitabl~. The title itself is a play on Dr. reflect the opinion of the individual Their compilation "Chronic 2000" is Dre's debut album. The onJy saving grace . author. Unsigned editorials reflect garbage. . for the disc is the appearance of two Tupac the opinion of the majority of the editorial board. AI[ material con­ Death Row was once the top rap label. tracks and a track with Scarface. \VhiJe the tained in each issue is property of They had , Dr. Dre, Tupac, and threetraeks are good, they don't make up for The CUrrent and may not be The Dogg Pound. Now only The Dogg 'the other deficiencies in the disc. Thigs are reprinted, reused or reproduced without the expressed, 'r'fritten con­ Pound remains with a buncb ,of mutts as different for the once mega-label. The beats sent of The Current. First copy labelmates. don't bounce, the lyrics don't pop, and the free; all subsequent copies, 25 The label is filled with imitators and cents., available at the offices of presentation is weak. Death Row is dead. The Current. washed up acts. They have the Snoop Dogg KEN DUNKIN September 1999 <'lire Current Page 3 Tom Green, jerk at large more

Do you like Tom Green? You know, the tha .one hit wonder he isn't trying to hurt or disturb anyone at tall skinny guy (yes, even skinnier than me) all. While I am pretty sure he isn't trying to on MTV with a show named after him. hurt anyone, disturbing them is his job. Any that blows away their flrst. While EYen if you do not have MTY, you have at time a person dumps 50 dollars. in pennies least heard of him. He .has pretty much sat­ Sevendust went more towards rap and strayed from on a bar, you can expect the bartender to be metal a bit, Sevendust went all out metal. urated the media in the last 4 or 5 months. .falily disturbed, to say the least. . T'lT Records "" has written a couple of arti­ Somehow, "Home" is heavier than their self­ Worse yet, he gets away with it! At least titled flrst effort, avoiding the DJ scratchings I.. Ie n him, and he has been on numerous half the nation actively hates Howard Stern, When a band's second album comes out, of nearly every other new metal band and talk sho m t notably 'The Late Show and everyone has forgotten Rush Limbaugh there is always the fear of the sophomore focusing on the guitars and dual vocals. \! ith D .d Letterman." Still don't know. (thankfully), but no one I to seems to talk. slump. Many bands, especially nowadays, The -esque intro on the flrst H ' 'the obn xi us guy on the Pepsi-One even dislike Tom Green. mmercials. only have about one good album of material song gives the listener an idea of what is in . Is our society at faDlt? This store. Granted, lead singer Lajon An. y, you kilo 'who I in their collective heads. After that, they go sort of anti-social behavior the way of VHl's \Vitherspoon had a ten­ am t g ut. Th t is n't hould leave a bad" taste in our th . n [ "Where are They dency on the first album collective mouth. I am sure that Now?" Sevendust to flaunt his voice, and any faculty or parent reading is not in this cate­ possibly oveIpower the this would hate Tom Green, but gory. song, but that is kept to us whippersnappin' punks Sevendust ' s . an extreme minimum on seem to find him funny. first album was "Home." The only sing­ Impersonating a handicapped great, but sales song tune is of course the old man on 'a .powered cart caught on slow. current single, ''Denial.'' while crashing into After e:xtensive "Bender" hits as hard shelves at the grocery touring, their name as any song and / RAlvT & ROll . store is not a way to finally got out, and is coupled with the .. ~...... : ...... win any popularity con­ the Atlanta band · amazing vocals of Chino CORY BLACKWOOD tests. Why can he get had "made if' in Moreno of away with it? Is it the the metal scene fame. camera, the look of with a gold record Sevendust has been were made complete naivete on his face, or us? to show. They even credited \vith having a I think there is a little Tom Green in all eventually became the masthead band for career-making performance at Woodstock of us, fue desire to laugh at ourselvc~. ' to their record label, TVT Records. In this new '99" and after having seen them open for laugh at others, and do it all without one metal geme, inhabited by the likes of the Powerrnan 5()(x) a couple years back at the mean-spirited bone in our bodies. Even Deftones, Limp Bizkit, , Soulfly, minuscule Hi-Pointe, I am not surprised in the after being bludgeoned by a carnival game Incubus, and countless others, Sevendust least For a band that tours pretty much end­ attendant for repeatedly quirting her with stands tall. Any band in a category with this lessl y, there is no excuse " for missing water, they make up and bug. much up and coming talent has great pres ure Sevendust in concert, especially now with Tom Green is our 10 able jerk., making to not fizzle out with a mediocre second these gems to catch li \Ie. up wifu hi~ parents after they threaten to sue album. hi.rn, and tealing his co-bost's clothes, Sevendust relea~ed "Home," an album CORY B LACKWOOD dmnping them out of an airplane and then welcoming him back to the show with open arms, never hesitating once. We love our Tom Green. the jerk that he is. Chris Rock is back, but econd time not always a charm ilter fa I hort·o n new disc

Their highly anticipated second efiort, 'Title Chris Rock Fit er of RecorcL" just hit the shel last week. Bigger &: Blacker Ti Ie of record ''TItle'' _tra from the industrial flavor of Comedy Filt r's debut and g for a more rock feel. This time around, how ver, . ha to reate the angst alone, a Brian Chris Rock may be one of the funniest Li gana left the band to pursue a 010 career. comedians out right now. His n \ est disc Brian' ab en e ' adl mi . ed on the " Big.g~r & BlaL:ker" doesn't really show h w at um . , ar industrial k boards . eem talented Rock can be. ntrived ithout him. The album isn't bad, The disc sh W om.e of Rock's best but b no m is it memorable. ''Title'' play ski of the past few years. He takes sh ts at like a rockfllldustrial album, but one without the. Trench Coat Mafia: "they said they didn't an real fl \ or or h art. This makes it out to have any friends: There were six of them. I oUild like a b d album, hich it isn't Fans of didn't have six friends in high school. I don't Stabbina Westward and Gravity Kills will like- have six friends now!" 1 eat itup, and many Filter fans will find it There are several worthwhile guest gfeat N a Filter fan, I.was di-appointed Filter appearances on the disc. Biz Markie sings the moment on the disc. h m re potential than this. lead on a hilarious "Snow Flake" track Just For all the great things on the. disc, it falls Ma be if the new Nine Inch Nails album hearing the Clown Prince of Rap sing with short of matching the feel of his debut disc. came ut quicker. th e~ e bands would have new the help of Rock is enough to make a mime While it may not show how great Rock can material to v.ark from, and they wouldn't have laugh. 01 Dirty Bastard does a duet with· be, "Bigger & Blacker" is still a funny disc. to r rt to their Q\.\TI devices so much. Rock on "Me & ODB." The. insane ODB finds his niche on the weird song. KEN DUNKIN

CORY BLACKWOOD Surprisingly, the track works and is a shining '. ' - .. ,.' ... - Page 4 Woods 0 999: ree of m sic, greed, an rio

BY K EN DUNKIN in senior editor \Vith the two main S1at'~; \Vhat tarted out as fun being a mile and a half awn.' quickly turned into a disaster from e.a h other many got their area \Voodstock 99 was one for fill of walking very qui kJ - the memory boo . 'Throw in the e trem 1y hot 'un From the moment fans and there \';ere quite ti w up 'et walked into the 'Woodstock people. Eventually the frustra­ mini-city they were put in awe. tions grew towards vi lenee. It The :tages \,;ere large and color­ began with the destruction of the ful, So large in fact they could outer \Vood.o;;tock wall. Then two be seen dearly from miles away. television trucks were mobbed The crowd was just as enter­ by 10 dnmken men, taining as the bands. People It was then a battle for 1 from all O\-er the world \.. ~ e.re in fire-departmentS as fires '\ el attendance. The English, started throughout the camp­ Japanese, Italians, and even grounds, Concertgoers b gan Tibetan Monks were all at starting fires just to see how Woodstock 1999. It was truly a much they could build it up world event before the fue-departrnent came Complaints raged th.rOugh­ and put it out out the show. Food and mer­ B) the time the Red H )t chandise were too expem;ive, Chili Peppers t k the ,t ge at The portable toilets were lOpm Sunday night there ere stnpped up and fe-fuse was pour­ ven fires on the main stag ing onto the ground. The 'mud lawn alone, The ' pr m ters people' pro e,d they lacked any made an attempt t a t the fi l .. :Dn ,

Above: The long road to Woodstock. Cars were parked for miles on the highway waiting to get into parking lots.

BeloW! Fans cheer as yet another act takes the main stage.

Right: Mr. Friend for Life stood in the same spot for hours during Woodstock 99. He often drew a crowd along with many dona­ tions.

Far Right: After being cheered on several would-be rioters aHacked a television satalite truck. ~ ¥. i iG

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Buckcherry that appears on the neW "Detroit Rock Jamiroquai's set they made their pres­ They were one of the few bands that City" disc. The disc version is great, ence known as they launched clods of drew a '\vho" response from the fans. but as was the case with Thin Lizzy's mud at the groups lead singer. Instead :Many didn't know who they were. version, nothing beats bearing it live. of getting mad as Everlasthad, the guy Despite the lack of notoriety, the band · simply made a game out of it daring the played a nice, hard rocking set that left After his beart-attack Everlast was fans to throw at him. He yelled "missed many of the fans wound up. forced to mellow out Early in his set it me" after each missed attempt. George '. Clinton & wasn't very evident He looked like the PariimentIFunkadelic same Me who was in Ice T s Rhyme No one, I repeat no one, rocked the Clinton and friends put on the most Syndicate and of Pain. He had show harder . than Kid Rock. energetic sbO\ of \Voodstock 99. seemed to go back to his old b-boy . Woodstock was a concert filled with There wasn't a group that possessed the style. After a few songs he was back to superstars. Kid Rock was the brightest. stage presence that the long time his mellow fonn and guitar. The set He, along with his short partner Joe C, stars had with the ero\', d. It elidn't hurt was almost drawn to a quick ending as rocked the crowd and invited them into that they \ ere joined by Digital Everlast was not happy with the fans throwing anything and everything into Underground front man Shock throwing glass bottles and shoes at the air during their set. Towards the end GlHumpty Hmnp. After the set, fans each other. It was obvious that he was­ of their time, Rock told everyone tQ. cheered for 30 minutes for an encore. n't enjoying the show or the fans and throw bottles, cans, anything they Collective Soul reluctantly played several songs and could get their hands onto towards the "Soft rockers go hard" could have left the stage. stage. Within minutes the stage was been their motto. Over their career they The Bruce Hornsby Group covered with trash and their set was have been a mello group, the Y-98 type Ten· years from now people will over. Above: Venders were everywhere at Woodstock 99. of guys. FOI: Woodstock they spiced wonder why he was at Woodstoc.k. I Limp Bizkit Here 'cookies' were being sold for several dollars a their show up and rocked the crowd, was wondering it while he was playing. Often blamed for starting the riots piece. leaving out their soft songs for· their w/Mack 10 Limp Bizkit's set wasn't as wild as it solo tour. seemecL Sure it was a regular Bizkit Middle: Two fans take time to rest after playing in the DlVlX show, but nothing out of the ordinary. mud pits. It was questioned before the show Lead singer regularly crowd how rap would go over with surfs during their shO\\ s. They played Below: Rapper Ice Cube rocks the second stage along \~ tock 99. DMX answered all songs off of their new disc. Other than with his good friend Mack 10. that, 'rune old same old from Limp Bizkit, whi b is ·till pretty damn good. Alanis }\ilo~tte In th middle of the cha tic week- nd. th had to a lime people could . 1 own. It w during Alam . . .' t. "\ Ith h r relaxing and pe~l fu1 sh w, f h th pportuni to relax which W f) ni . Her et asn 't too d eilh f . .lfike ess e h ~ taken Ie of hi r gu- lar band . So ial Dl nion,

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Tricky Juxtapose

Tricky, the crown. prince of trip-hop, is b ck, but this time he's got a brand ne bag. Tricky ha'l teamed up with DJ Mugg of Cypres~ Hill fame and Grea e, the producer f DMX's , and decided to join the genr he has for 1 eng flirted with. That's tight Tricky is eooing to tr hi hand at an all out rap albwn. Jux.ta s take the be t elements f th three musi iam' skills. and melds them together into on he:i album. With Tricky' crat bed, ccured. and beneral ly terrifying voice, rap might not seem like a feat he could ac omplish " well as the dark whispers he used on Pre-Millennium ten­ sion to such levels of intensity. The rapping on the album is great though, especially when Tricky has the help of DJ Muggs and Kioka Keep in mind that this is not your typical album. Tricky is Tricky's new disc lives up to all expectations. Tricky (right) recruited member OJ Muggs (left) to add a above that. The lyrics in this album are just as hip-hop feal to the disc. Tricky will apearing at Mississippi Nights on Sept. 22. dark and disturbing a() anything he has done in the past, made even more unsettling by the and some hallucinatory state without any the regular Tricky fare. Some honest big guns and drive b . d n't waste ur time. dark shadows of Tricky's voice. warning. References to Luca Brazzi's fate in beats find their way on the ~lbum7 and even This is far more intelligent and frigbtenmg Many critics expressed concem that the '''The Godfather" pop up alongside Tricky' some danceable tunes are present These aren't than any simple shooting. Tri ky t London trip-hop mogul would falter without famous paranoia and borderline God complex. quite to the level of Jay-Z or Busta Rhymes. town Sept. 22 at M' ',. 'ppi Nights k his own music and production, but the hip-hop With DJ Muggs and Grease working the and they are just skittish enough to remind us out one of the most intel-e ling h beats suit him surprisingly well. music and beats aspect of the album more, the that Tricky had input on the music. as well. through St Louis in the near future. Lyrics loop back and f01th bern'een reality feel is a bit k~s nihilistic and forebodi.ng than For those looking for gangsta songs about CORY BLACKWOOD Guitar legend returns . ugh Grant a m obst er? mobstel~ but is only forced to pretend to be MICKEY BLUE EYES "Mickey Blue Eyes from Kansas City" for the on all- tar driven disc (ratedPG 13; running time 2 hrs) benefit for some other mobsters. This film is agcxxl. if not great c med " well-paced and amusing in the manner of This romantic farce stars Hugh Grant as farce. I must confess that rIll not very fond of Michael, an Englishman who becomes farce comedy and viewers who especially like . Santana engaged to Gina (Jeanne Tripplehorn), the this style might find the film funnier than r did Supernatural daughter of an American mobster (James The ~tory had enough surprises to keep it lllm'­ Rotk Caan). Michael's fiancee, Gina, wants him to ing and prevent it frOm being too predictable stay out of the family business, but her family, and it was resolved in a satisfactory way. including her father, think otherwise. Events However, none of the film was particularly Legends sometimes have a hard time beyond his control soon embroil Grant's char­ innovative or original, even if it \ as \ ell­ sustaining their presence after many years acter in the mob's business, of course. Like all done. Go see this film if you are a great fan of in the music industry. Carlos Santana has farce comedy, misunderstandings of all kinds Hugh Grant or love farce, but othem1.se, I'd been no different. abound and the Englishman has his hands full wait for the video. After ruling the industry with his magi­ sorting it all out. Despite what the previews cal guitar displays, he fell out of favor with suggest, Grant doesn't actually become a CATHERINE MARQUIS-HOMEYER modem fans. After laying low for a few years, Santana went back to the drawing board. Now he's come back, and he's stronger than ever. While not what the traditional record fans have come to expect from him, this best songs. The sweet, smooth guitar of disc is good in its own right. He brought in Santana mixes well with Everlast's blues some of the biggest names in the music . singing. industry. Eagle-Eye Cherry, Eric Clapton, For traditional Santana fans, there are Lauryn Hill, Dave Matthews, Rob several tracks that are of his classic style. Thomas, and Everlast are all featured on ''Da Le Ya Leo" is filled with guitar solos tracks with the guitar legend. and has a heavy Latin feel. The mix between what was hot in the While many counted Santana out, be 70's and in the 90's works almost like scored the final victory with this winning clockwork. "Put Your Lights On," the track disc. featuring Everlast, is one of Supernatural's KEN DUNKIN

Hugh Grant must join the mob in order to marry in Mickey Blue Eyes. September 1999 . 'the Current Page 7 Motley crew of supe,rs a ssh- e

who are attempting to break into comic books to include jokes MYSTERY MEN the "superhero biz." about breaking into showbiz, (rated PO:1J; 1 hr 49: mln~) Unfortunately, all the media kids who dream of supelpowers, attention is being -taken by the '80s pop psychology, and successful Captain Amazing, a wannabees of all kinds, whether . This excellent parody of superhero in a product-endorse­ they aspire to be rock stars, comic book type movies has the .ment' festooned costume who movie stars, or sports heroes. look of the original "Batman" smiles for the photographers and This motley group has its person­ movie but with loads of satirical travels in a limo with his agent, al conflicts and squabbles but _humor amid the darkly-lit color­ while worrying more about his also displays quirky charm, per­ ful sets and exaggerated cos­ career than crime. The group of sonality, and determination. The tumes and props. The film is aspiring heroes is joined by more result is a movie that's both funnier and much less dumb than aspirants (including J aneane funny and charming, with .the the previews would lead you to Garafalo as the Bowler and Paul right mix of humor. likable char­ expect. Reubens as Spleen) as they set acters, special effects, and story. This film makes fun of all the out to confront the mandatory Therefore, it is an excellent conventions of comic book villain, the evil Casanova choice for an evening's enteltain­ superheroes and Batman-type Frankenstein (could there be a ment. (now playing at St. comic book movies. The story better nam.e!) played by Geoffrey Charles, Keller, Jamestown and features a group of superhero Rush. several other theaters.) wannabees (including Ben Stiller The cast is excellent. and the as Mr. Furious) in home-made non-stop satire extends beyond CATHERIN E M ARQUIS­ costumes with dubio,us powers, spoofmg all the conventions of HOMEYER

The seven heroes from the movie 'Nystery Men' fight to save the world from Casanova Frankenstein. Poor fini h dooms 'The 13th Warrior'

THE 13TH W RJOR (rated R; 1 hr, 54 min.)

CATHERINE MARQUIS­ Antonio Banderas plays a upper-class man exciled from his homeland. In the picture he pre­ HOMEYER pares to battle the mysterious creatures of the fog. ------

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every lick, and the organs, which ha e taken over a majority of the melodies are a ery non-obtmsi e addition. The real deal with the Hippo though, is the great vocal melodi and the real song writing of , The Hippo? Who are the Hippos? If y u the lead singer, guitarist and front man. To are asking yourself this question, stop. The write in a g me usuall dominated by non en­ Hippos are the CalifOlnia band that Reel sical gibberish lyric ~ composing real love Big Fish won"t play songs is quite the sho s with because t k. and it is done they feel the band's nicely, The power sound is a bit too behind the lyri to similar. Everyb d fth kn ws , and if you don"1, you' re in the cl ·ct. The Hippos ev ke a sku-punk frenzy with th pop s nsibili y of a Billboard chart top­ per. much like their Powerman 5000 burst on t he music scene e rat ye brelhren, R el Big the strength of their lead singer being Rob Z mble b Fish. their new disc they prove that they deserve t o stand on theiT 0 Do the Hip want t pi y with 1 R I Big Fish? re am p on their old Could t.his po _ibl, hit "'F Behind" Powerman 50 0 be the motive behind the new album? The and a great er of "Al w S mething Tonight the Stars Revoltl Bipp have taken tw years of su ce from There to Remind Me."' Dreamworks Records their fu'st third-wave ~ ka album and cross-bred Bottom line, the new Hippo album is good it with the organs and "geek-rock," if you will. shtff. If you are at all intrigued by Reel Big of the Rentals or . The new album is Fish, \Veezer, or the Rental, "'Heads are ' Powelman 5000 burst onto the mill ic full of impressive ska-punk tunes. The horn Gonna Roll" is worth checking out. stene amid acCtLt;ations of riding in on the section is tight and pushes the music with coattails of the lead singer's older brvth r. PAT MCCURREN That's right, Spider, lead singer of PMSK. is the younger brother of Rob Zombje. Both guys have similarities of course. They cover their liner not with artw rk, tattoos are of utmost importanc ,md a sells! good stage presence rules above all. All except the music, maybe. Powennan 5(X)() is not a deep band, but a fun one indeed. The album is based around a sci-fi tale CORY B LACKWOOD Cal 516·5316 t o advertise! of cosmic battles, and the sounds fit that

BAND S, fro1n page 5 ...... "...... ··."" .·,. .. ·.. · ~ ··. I· ·· .· ···- ake sic? for a spell. In that time he has taken a coun­ try approach which is a far cry from his hard · Are you a local group looking for exposure? rocking days from the 80's. Ness was a rela­ tive unknown on name recognition alone and Do y oultave a CD, tape, or de.m.o recorded? his stage show didn't help matters. An average 'Want to see it reviewedin The Current? showing should leave Ness pondering if'-'it may be time to return to Social Distortion. You could be one oftbe luckygroups to have Oleander . At first I wondered why these guys had y our disc revielll7ed by our staffof Dl.usic made the billing. After I saw their live show, I addicts. understood. They pu't on a wild show. The Chili Peppers are insane. That being Sen..d disc, -ta e, o r .re cord -to: said, it wasn't surprising to anyone that Flea came out naked. Even more so, jt wasn"t THE CURRENT snrplising that' they played "Let Me Stand 7940 NATURAL BRIDGE RD. Next to Your Fire" while seven large fire ST. LOUIS 63121 . blazed on the conceits lawn. Anything lse . ATTN: KEN/CORY fro.m the Peppers would have been a disap­ pomtment. Rusted Root