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PAGE 12 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY FEATURES February 11, 1997 Retro Rival: Willy Wonka and the Stones Rock Andy Takes the Difficult Task of Separating the Scrumdidilyumptious and the Sucky NCIDENTALLY Andy Hershberger are not completely amazing, but they BUM: No Skin *MUSIC TYPE: Retriever Weekly Staff Writer sure as hell are a lot better than on *ARTIST: Soundtrack * ALBUM: Acoustic (sometimes) female sing- more recent concert releases, so the Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Fac- ers, possible Celtic influence, possible Still more outtakes from last se- album has its faults. Oh, Mick's in- ory *MUSIC TYPE: Kiddie Musical Indigo Girls influence *LABEL: mester. terview with John Lennon is ex- *LABEL: Hip-O/MCA Geffen tremely lame and you can tell SUMMARY: This is from one of SUMMARY: I spent a lot of time FEBRUARY 11-FEBRUARY 17 PART 20: everybody was on, or just off of, my all time favorite movies, heck I listening to this release and overall heroin so there's another mark used to have this album when I was was impressed. The songs overall are ♦ARTIST: Richie Rich *ALBUM: against it. ^■■■^^^^^ fmmmammmm^m four, and receiv- strong, and sound great while driv- February 11 multi-media performance will be Seasoned Veteran *MUSIC TYPE: But these acts are "I'll be the first to admit, ins this as a §ift ing around delivering chicken. I liked shown at 8 p.m. in the UMBC Rap *LABEL: Def Jam just so damn tal- was a great high. it so much I listened to it twice. Yet Art Stuff Theatre and tickets are only $6 for SUMMARY: Got to admit, I liked ented how can you *7 wrci*lOVed *»it ... Wellrrs-n. 'nuj-i/c-maybe Listening to itin was you should know that this would students and seniors. this release. Sure you can say, "Andy, resist purchasing it? not love, how about an an enjoyable probably fall in the adult contempo- Check out the exhibit. Wendy Ewald: Retratos y Suenos/ Por- February 14 you're the whitest of all the white I mean, the perfor- , ,. » . 0» romp into the rary group, sharing similarities to boys, how dare you review rap," and mances of/«v You open * relationship:*? — past, / and ■. showing, Peter, Paul and Mary, but so what. traits and Dreams: Photographs you'd be right, but hell a person does Can't Always Get Andy Oil Fountains Of it to all my friends Go and check it out. by Mexican Children in the Albin Valentine's Day Dance have a right to an opinion. This art- What You Want," Wavne resulted in thou- (Note: The song "lOmg Girl" O. Kuhn Library, on display ist, and his smart sampling of such and "Sympathy For ■^-b— ■ sands upon thou- seems like a re-write of The Who's through March 29. Singles, mixed-sex, and same- artists as Parliament, Prince, and the Devil," are spectacular, and Yoko sands of "what the hell is that?!" Yet "Whiskey Man" in structure. Why sex couples are welcome to this Funkadellic, has released one fine Ono practically steals the show with who cares what the commoner you should know this, I haven't a February 12 dance, sponsored by the Maryland album. It's smooth, it's hard, it asks "Whole Lotta Yoko" (I'm not kid- thinks? I know I don't. I like this al- clue.) Intercollegiate Lambda Coalition. the age old question "Do G's get to ding). Then there's Taj Mahal and bum, it's scrumdidilyumptious. (Note to Geffen: We reviewed your Book Discussion Formal/semt-formal dress is re- go to heaven?" What's not to like — Marianne Faithful in great form. (Lame reference to film has been album, please send us more stuff! We quested and it's just $4 in advance well maybe the 4 or 5 weak cuts, but Heck, even Jethro Tull rocks. This noted, Andy dies at dawn.) are so desperate.) Author, Bebe Moore Campbell or $6 at the door. For more details, beside that, what? is quite a necessity for any fan of '60s RATING: Willy Wonka & The RATING: The Dear Janes No discusses her best-selling book. call the Freedom Alliance at ext. RATING: Richie Rich Seasoned rock who has no friends. Chocolate Factory: @ @ @ 1/2 (well Skin: @@@ Brother and Sister, at 5 p.m. in UC 6370 Veteran: @@@l/4 RATING: The Rolling Stones Rock nothing's perfect.) 202. and Roll Circus: @ @ @3/4 Part 26: February 17 PART 21: PART 24: Hooked on Ebonics PART 22: * ARTIST: Tonic *CD SINGLE: Marlon Riggs Film *ARTIST: Various *ALBUM: The * ARTIST: Fountains of Wayne Casual Affair *MUSIC TYPE: In the Come out and join a discus- Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus * ARTIST: Jason Falkner *AL- *ALBUM: Fountains of Wayne style of Live and James *LABEL: sion on Ebonics, at 1 p.m. Loca- A documentary on the Black ex- *MUSIC TYPE: A bunch of old farts BUM: presents Author Unknown *MUSIC TYPE: Matthew Sweet Polydor tion is to be announced. perience, "Tongues Untied" will when they were young and hip ♦LA- *MUSIC TYPE: Pub singer whose bubblegum pop *LABEL: TAG SUMMARY: It's only a song, but be shown at noon in UC 202 and BEL: Abkco been listening to a lot of XTC, but is SUMMARY: Weezeresque, it didn't make its presence felt. Not More Art Stuff a discussion will be held later at 5 SUMMARY: Way back in 1968, more like Jackson Browne *LA- Blurish, Kinky, these are the words in quality but in the way it made sec- p.m. also in UC 202. the Rolling Stones decided to pro- BEL: Elektra that come to mind while listening to onds seem like hours. It was loud, had Baltimore's "longest running mote their scrumdilliumptious Beg- SUMMARY: Yet another dull bor- this pop duo. Slight pop is another, cheap eccentric musical passages, contemporary visual and perform- gars Banquet album by having a TV ing singer/songwriter, who somehow yet I'll be the first to admit, I loved it was over dramatic and sounded like ing arts series," Progressions '97, African Films special. All sorts of artists were manages to get two or three critical ... well maybe not love, how about a failed attempt to mix James and will present a FREE lecture by R. present, from The Who to Jethro accolades and then everybody thinks an open relationship? Anyway, I Live. On top of that it sounded like Thomas Hille, architect and de- In support of African Awareness lull to John Lennon, and it was a he's swell. Yet to these ears, this guy swallow this kinda music up. I've another song, which I can't recall the signer, at 8 p.m. in the Fine Arts Week, a screening of the film superstar gathering unlike few oth- is boring with a capital "B." Most of never hidden my love for the less sin- name of. There are two versions of building, room 306. Sankofa will be held at 7:30 p.m. ers. Of course the Stones had to think the listening experience was me sit- cere rock — maybe because more sin- "Casual Affair" on this release, an Venue is TB A. For more info, con- their performance sucked, and the le- ting on the floor with my arms cere rock tends to be crap — so I will edit and an LP version, so THANK February 13 tact Elvira at ext. 1491. gality of all these artists under one wrapped around my knees, chanting rate this album high and spit in the YOU GOD. roof had to be brought into question, "end, end, end." For a brief second, faces of credible music reviewers (What kind of Tonic is Tonic? Dancefest Foreign Film for Free so fans were forced to stick to boot- when I thought the album had a bo- everywhere. Snake Oil would be a better band legs and hearsay. nus cut, I almost had to end my life, RATING: Fountains of Wayne name for these guys! GET IT!!!! UMBC's own 3-week celebra- In continuation of the Language Well now the album is available - but hey, nothing's that bad. Fountains of Wayne: @ @ @2/5 SNAKE OIL INSTEAD OF TONIC tion of postmodern dance, Department's East European film in a legal form — and I must say, it is RATING: Jason Falkner presents ... cause snake oil is ... ya see ... OH Dancefest, continues with the 3- series, the Russian film Earth will impressive. Sure, the Who's "A Author Unknown: @ PART 25: GO TO HELL!) night presentation of the Phoenix be shown at 7:30 p.m. in Lecture Quick One While He's Away" is RATING: Tonic Casual Affair: Repertory Dance Company. Each - ,Hall IV. It's another freebie, folks. missing crucial lyrics, and the Stones PART 23: *ARTIST: The Dear Janes *AL SUCKS l lllllllllll m l llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll TV Sin, Sex and Sensationalism FROM SCANDALS, PAGE 8 we don't know Ennis. Mr. Cosby with this story, it's the footage of Abound oJbwn himself has tried to downplay his JonBenet "striking the pose," if you "cockroach" was used to excuse not own personal sense of loss and to will. Talk shows have recently posed just the main meal but also the appe- point out that all of these senseless the question, "Is it right to have such Events Happening Around The Baltimore Area tizers, dessert, side dishes, beverage tragedies deserve immediate atten- young children compete in beauty February 11 - February 17 and after-dinner breath mints... Need tion and the search for a remedy.