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still don't understand the it's one thing to be influenced by necessarily happen with hip vhole rap/hip hop thing The and to appreciate another cul hop. Hip hop is the first musical : I :haracters, personas, and at ture — Laura Love writes very form that was created with the titudes are completely foreign to Celtic music, for example — it's knowledge that the dominant me. I mean, who is this Busta another thing altogether to pre white culture would ultimately Rhymes guy? I know he was tend to be the real thing. Just subvert and commodify it for nominated for four MTV Video another case of the dominant their own gain. Hip hop and rap Music awards, but I have a hard culture trying to capitalize on artists constantly change the time taking someone seriously what is born of a subculture or form and style of their music. when their first name is "Busta." a minority. They essentially redefine hip hop Likewise "Puff- It happened to soul music. It with every release, so that even if Even though I don't have an happened to rhythm and blues. the dominant culture tries to copy appreciation for the music, I get It happened to Jimi Hendrix. them, they are already onto some pissed off when some guy Hendrix became an icon of the thing else. By redefining their style, named Vanilla Ice (he's now call '60s and '70s because of his they are always ahead. ing himself — get this — Iceman) B death and also be- So despite my finding Busta's comes along. Just another white Woods name laughable, his comment guy making a buck off a musi that one of the reasons he raps cal form that was developed and more now that it ever did then. so fast is so no one can steal his established by black musicians But Hendrix wanted more than lyrics is a classic example of cul- Our North American culture anything to be recognized as an — dominated by white tastes experimental blues guitarist. He And even Puff Daddy, who and preferences — has always wanted to be listened to by his samples, in their entirety, many commodified other cultural black community. And although songs recorded and made fa forms. It's another way to make he is most certainly listened to mous by other musicians, isn't a buck. In fact, North American by black music lovers today, how doing anything that white culture culture has always fed off the do we remember him? We re hasn't been doing for years. ideas of others because we member him at Woodstock, a Like I said, I still don't under havt festival attended by young stand hip hop, and I'm not sure sally create some white hippies, playing a I'll ever be able to put those al thing that is uniquely ours. Either warped version of "The Star bums into my own private rota that or we're simply not creative Spangled Banner." tion. But I'm learning to appreci enough to do something new. But Despite ol' Iceman, it won't ate the ideas behind the music.*'
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rock and roll history. Tons of people don't know that Elvis sang 'This Time ial killers, car culture. Folk You Gave Me A Mountain,' which is a gospel record. I can't flatten out artists way before it got popular. I used to sell art, but now I'm living art. the show and say, hey, this has got to be digestible for everybody. You do a cover of the BTO hit 'Taking Care of Business.' There's so many things that people don't know. People know 'Hound Were you a big fan? something for my brother in r 'Blue Suede Shoes,' but there's a million other songs he did: Hey, who wasn't a BTO fan? Lots of '70s stuff is important to me. stop in Montana. It's a real scary-Jooking 632 songs, actually. It's kinda nice because different people take Besides the obvious Elvis reference, I turned it around to represent the baby clown. You squeeze its belly and its tongue sticks out and it laughs. different things. Chicanos say, wow, he's singing about us, I know what undocumented Latin workers in California. And the whole idea that we It's very sinister-looking. Truck stops have good stuff. this is about. Or real Elvis fans go: 'Rubbernecking,' I love that song! Or are 'taking care of business' and doing the jobs no one else wants to Is this the first year you've taken this show [Merry Mex- rock and roll, glitter rock, you know, blues references or stuff. At the do: the dishwashers, janitors, nannies, cleaners, gardeners, and we're mas] on the road? beginning I was thinking nobody was going to get this, and then after doing them with pride. And we are gladly taking these, working as a No, the last two years we did it in Europe. We haven't done it in North a while I realized that if it's personal and from the heart, people will work force. If we were to stop working all at once, the wheels would just America for awhile. understand and translate it to mean something else, whatever their collapse. It's an economic force that we're part of and I'm just rattling the Does this show follow the pattern of your other shows, say situation is. the Gospel Show? One of my favourite stories is the whole idea of 'Suspicious Minds' Is it true you were asked to write the original theme for the Yeah, they're all socially-conscious, costume
first time jff i Canada, and people ny people as knew us from Behind possible. So, 'Punk Rock Bars stuff and the 7" basically written as a silent 'fuck you' to people who said we'd done before. Pretty amount to anything. much everywhere you go thei Not so silent. are going to be some songs that Denis: Alright, so it's a big 'fuck you' to anybody who ever talked shit the crowd go more crazy for thi about us. You know people talk shit, it's an everyday occurrence, but "o, it just depends on thi we've strived to do what I think we're doing now, to be the best band Dan: I'd have to say most of it's been good, How have things been different this time we could possibly ... God, I'm sounding like a fuckin' ... though. Certain songs that we were thinkin_ around, since you guys got back together? Dan: Well, we're doing what we want to do, that's what we're being 'Summer Photos' since it's more on the poppy side, [wouldn't] Denis: Everything's just been on the upswing, [mostly]. You still get go over real well live, but in most cases people have loved it. in the same old arguments that bands get into, you know when people What's the future direction of the band? I read on the Hopeless website that you guys were trying are crabby or whatever, but how we present ourselves and how we Dan: We're breaking up. No. I think we're going to, hopefully, record to get an official 88FL site up, what's the deal with that? go about making decisions and writing, everything's just been a new album at the end of this year, but we're going to be doing [Dan & Denis groan] improved. some more touring. We're going to Europe with Good Riddance after Dan: Yeah, we've been just slacking, we haven't got our asses down Because you all have more experience this time? this tour and then we're going to hit Australia. It's a lot, but we're to talking to the people who are going to do it. Denis: Exactly. And I think we knew that if things didn't progress, trying to take enough time off so Denis can spend time with his family Denis: When we get home, the next time we get together for practice getting back together would be pointless. And I think we did the right and stuff like that and we need the breaks too. We can't take touring we're going to bring some friends of ours along that have already that long, it's a little tough. But, basically, besides the touring and a registered the web address Dan: Definitely. Things are going real smoothly now. Half the things new album, [we'll] just keep going from there, enjoying it.» Dan: Yeah, it's going to be www 88fingerslc that happen now, I think about Denis: That's original how they would have Who writes most of the lyrics to the songs? happened years c Denis: That would have broken up Now, it's just something that we don'l take to heart so
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Text: jamie hilder™ "I USUALLY DON'T SAY ANYTHING. I JUST PAINT OVER IT." (Si ,n] Photography: ann goncalves This is part of the collaborative process. If D/S have an idea to make t ing better, they just paint over it, no discussion. There's too much reason i OW! GET THE CAMERA. CHICO'S GOT IT GOING ON sion, they argue, and by talking about it, inhibitions are held back. They A buzzing artist's reception at Vancouver's Third Avenue on each other's toes because there c e no rules, except to make excellent pc W Gallery, March. The works of Emily Carr graduates Dougal ings. In the studio, ego is put aside ir terms of control over canvas They let e> Graham and Sawan Yawnghwe are funky fresh and from their pres other rip, they do what they want — all just happens. What you see is the re ence shines the inspiring art of being two 28-year-old post-surreal, of that. neo-visionary projectionist painters. How well they collaborate on oils FOUR (OF MANY) THEMATIC ELEMENTS IN THEIR WORK: reflects how well they relate: D/S have the same friends, the same 1. Intensely beautiful colour schemes. ("Real pigments that are natural enemies, the same dependencies, the same aesthetics. These local or mineral based. No synthetic stuff") artists are mixin' it up freestyle, and it's oh so sweet 'MY CAT RUBS ITS BUM ON THE RUG' - Do you think this sentence 2. A little bald head. ("A perspective of where I was, where I am now, is art? the changes that happen in between") D: How many times have you aid it? 3. Women from magazines. It's part of the desire to paint something Nineteen, at least. they're attracted to. D/S go through a process of falling in love with D: Did you get any more pleasure the second time than the first? the fashion magazine image, "this flat piece of paper." They want to It gets progressively better with the occasional down period. translate that desire onto a canvas, to make it even better than the D: Really? You have to think about how it can be better. Performing is different photograph. They haven't yet worked with a live model, thinking that than art. If you perform and do something original, that's art. If you perform it would change the visual makeup of the painting. "Character would and do the same thing that you've performed before to an audience, it's not art come out. Personality would come out. Her personal narrative would anymore. come into it. We wouldn't be telling our own story, inventing our own But don't you think there's an art in saying something over and over until finally someone has to laugh because it's so funny that 4. Chinese spelt in French. you've said it a million times? S: That's me. D: Oh, yeah, if it's a performance like that. If an absurdity enters into some D: His persona is a Chinese guy even though he's from Thailand. He's thing like that. trying to fit into the huge mass culture. He's trying to find his place in S: I guess if there's a context to that, yeah. the biggest culture there is. My cat rubs its bum on the rug. S: It's a tongue-in-cheek thing. D: My dog rubs its bum on the rug. D: His grasp of language is limited so it's a little bit humorous. S: I rub my bum on the rug. S: And I try to take liberty in thinking that I'm creating some sort of poetry. AND THEY WON'T DIVULGE It's the new Haiku. THEIR SECRET THREE-YEAR MAS- "AT LEAST FIVE HOURS A DAY, D: Yeah, it's high-something ... TER PLAN. Because then it VERY SELECTIVELY and heavy on wouldn't be a master plan. the remote." Television is worthy. "Yeah," says Dougal. Sawan fin D/S absorb the compositions WHAT'S THE LAST THING ishes, "We'd wake up one morn broadcast there because they THAT WAS ON YOUR ing and go, 'Uh, what the hell? come in handy when they deal RECORD PLAYER? Dad, I'm in jail.' " with painting elements they've S: Eminem. Well, in Toronto it never seen. The truth is that, with would've been No Limits and FOOD FOR THE EYES. There are no stories in these paintings, no stories that you have to get to under out a TV, you're missing out on Busta Rhymes. stand. If you can see it, that's all you need to know. You won't need any theory. half of life's beauties. "It's propa D: Method Man. Working together on the same canvas, Dougal will start by laying a ground or Sawan will put in the ganda, people saying that TV is S: There's more going on in rap figure. They'll create a new space and try to resolve the space. Paintings are never planned out, never. bad. You just gotta learn how to than in pop these days, I think. When a work is in a gallery it's complete, but it takes anywhere from two days to six months for a painting D: Oh, and The Beans. Rope-a- to resolve. Sometimes it just never gets there. It doesn't exist until it exists. Then, "boom." Instant. It does everything a painting should do. They'll say: "Fuck, that's awesome." Then ask: "Could I make it any better?" They say that there are paintings that don't have the life they could've had if something else was done. Do you guys like manifestos? D/S don't really care if they are remembered for what they're D: Meat Beat Manifestos? Manifestos are good. Yeah, you usually look back doing now: "We make the paintings for ourselves first. We want juvenile. Almost always that happens, you look back and think it's infantile. to love them. We want to be interested in them. We want to S: I think it's putting your thought into a form of language. make paintings that we can look at every single day, for the rest D: It's usually an expression of great confidence. Which is good. ir liv, S: Yeah. It's also confidence to share with other people what you're thinking. It' D: They're often misguided, though. ART MIAMI IS A BIG FUCKING SHOW. It's an in You think so? ternational art fair where reputable galleries the D: Yeah. People who write them are mental. world over are invited to showcase the artists they S: Well, mental peoples are good. represent. Art Core, D/S's gallery in Toronto, were D: Who shot Andy Warhol? Come on. Scum Manifesto. jazzed by their sell-out summer show, so the gallery FINAL Is there an art scene in Vancouver? invested money to send them to Miami. It paid off. D: Yeah! There's an art scene everywhere in the world. Anywhere there' Their paintings sold out. that's a little fresh. Any time there's something fresh, there's an art scene. Back in Toronto they faced eight-foot piles of S: Funky fresh ... as Marky Mark would say. snow, making them think about life, changes, the D: You don't even need to share with anybody. It can still be an art scene seasons: "There are two in Toronto: Hell and Heller." of your head, without you knowing it?» You all rotate instruments and vocals with Tim: Andy's the Guns 'n' Roses fan. Are you going to do something Canadian each song. How do you choose who is What are the songs that you aren't for the Vancouver audience? singing which song? covering that each of you wants to play? Tim: We don't know anything Canadian, unless Tim: It's pretty obvious who should sing it Andy: 'Night Train.' you count The Band. Michael And then if someone has too many Tim: We played this Alice Cooper song that I You know Neil. songs, I've just got the one because I've got to play really like during soundcheck. It's called 'Caught in Stephen: I know some DOA songs. I can do drums most of the time a Dream' and I've liked it since I was in high 'Watcha Going To Do?' you know, that reggae Tim You can't let Michael sing too much. school. It was okay, and we played it okay, but it one Do do do do do [sings] I used to know 'em What makes it pretty obvious? would be deep in the encore Like the final blow to all. Andy I sing the ones with a lot of words. the head Why do you think the audience should Tim Personalities Michael 'Final Solution' by Pere Ubu. come out to see these shows? What's the Stephen Vocal type Stephen I'd like to play 'Moonlight over Vermont' difference between you and, say, Tim If it's high and whiny sounding, me or Steve by Captain Beefheart Interference [token cover band]? has to sing it If it's low, then Michael has to sing it Tim: The only problem with 'Final Solution' is that Stephen: Not much. and if it's sort of honky and mid-range, then Andy it came after 1972. Michael: I don't think there's really any difference. Stephen What about G'n'R? Stephen Except somehow we sound like Michael And of course, the song that I sang was Tim Oh, yeah, 'Sweet Child of Mine,' I forgot Silkworm when we do the songs. We don't really my favourite AC/DC song. You [Heather, auxiliary singer] were sound like the bands that we're covering Stephen It worked so well last night, lo and singing on stage in Seattle. But you don't sound too much like behold, we've got some gimmicks already. Heather I sing because it's high. Also because Silkworm either. Michael Plus, Steve loves playing drums. people called me Axl in high school. Stephen: You haven't heard 'Fortunate Son.' Stephen It's a song I can play Michael She can shake it She sung it at karaoke Michael: People have a lot of fun. You go to a You are playing big solos all over the once and she was hot. Silkworm show and everyone is sort of like, 'Yeah, place. Is that good to let out as opposed to Have you sold out of the CD yet? yeah, these guys are ... have you seen these guys? the normal ... Tim: We still have some. We actually shipped I saw these guys four years ago, man. Fuck you!' Andy Actually, this is a reduction from my normal some up here to sell but they never arrived. We've But here, people just go and get drunk and have role. It's fun to [sit] back sold a bunch through the mail fun and we never get to play shows like that. Tim: It's easier than having to learn chords. They [Did you] tape any of the recent two Stephen: It's like a New Year's type fun. We don't have to learn six strings, they can just stick shows? aren't charging too much, hopefully, for the show. with one Is that true? Tim: James, our sound guy, taped it. The last time I wish it were free, if it could be free. Stephen That's fair, I guess. just happy because James happened to have Andy: We have to charge a little more because What's so worth getting cigars up here? we have to pay all those royalties [laughs]. Tim: But I don't know why people should come. SPENCER Just to have fun. If you're like me, you are kind of Once a year, members of Silkworm and Pavement discouraged about a lot of the music that is around nowadays. So you come to the show and you get congeal into one mess to make up the Crust to hear a lot of songs that you know, with a little Brothers, a classic rock cover band Loosely new life breathed into them. defined, they are Andy Cohen, Stephen Malkmus Michael: It's nice because we are both in these and Tim Midgett on guitars and Michael Dahlquist pretentious bands and then this is just from the gut on drums, though slight infield substitutions have [makes thumping rock sound], been known to happen The temporary band has, Andy: We're too young to have ever seen to date, played three shows and released one live Creedence in real life. album, Marquee Mark. They were in Vancouver to Michael: And the kids who come and see us are pretend, like a good cover band, that they were too young. playing New Year's Eve. Andy: So this is as good as you're going to get. DiSCORDER At the Seattle show, you This is as close to seeing Creedence. The spirit. Michael: When we're playing the music, we're played a whole bunch of CCR tunes unlike last year, when it was just a lot of Bob not thinking, 'Let's update this and give it a new Dylan songs. What's the deliberation on wave beat.' Generally, it's just like, 'Let's fucking that? rock out!' Michael Dahlquist Just bands we like Andy: Everyone is worried about their image; they Stephen Malkmus: Whose songs we think we can play What's your pirate name? Michael: And then we thought we could do Stephen: Willie Stargel. something different as opposed to doing Dylan Tim: Kent Tekulve. again. Michael: John Langeford. Andy Cohen: We can't play Rush songs. Andy: Doug.* Stephen Plus, the CCR biography just can Andy They have Cubans. They generally suck Why did you come up to Vancouver of all and it made us sad. because they are so overpriced here. places? What's so sad about CCR? Tim: The cheapest place to get Cuban cigars is in Tim: We were trying to find a New Year's Eve Stephen: They just disintegrated really he show and we couldn't find one because we started right at their peak. Andy: The guy saw us coming ... three weeks before New Year's Eve. I called Keith Andy: He [John Fogerty] wouldn't even vi Stephen: He was like, 'Yeah, Metallica was here [from the Starfish Room] and he asked if we could brother His brother was dying of AIDS He v, do it today [New Year's Day] and he said yeah. his deathbed and John wouldn't even talk tc Do you enjoy playing Guns 'n' Roses? But we like this. You [Steve] have never played Tim Midgett: I don't know if I want to rea Andy: I'd have more fun playing 'Night Train.' here, have you? Stephen: No How much practice did you put into all of this? Tim: Not enough. We practiced quite a bit. Andy: Twelve hours. blur CD GIVEAWAY"! That's plenty. WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN A COPY OF blur's NEW CD Tim: Plus, we try not to pick songs that are difficult as far as having notes and stuff. "13"? Of course you would. All you have to do is... Is there ever going to be a Crust Brothers original?
TELL US WHY DAMON WOULD MAKE A BETTER Are you going to do this again next year? PREMIER THAN GLEN CLARK Tim: Hopefully. When are you going to start the stadium tour? wond s or less. We'll draw five winners on April 26! Tim: As soon as Bob Dylan calls us and wants us to back him up. We'll be playing the stadiums. We Enter via fax: 604.822.9364; mail: 233-6138 SUB Blvd,Vancouver BC V6T 1Z1; should back up John Fogerty as well, though that's email: [email protected]; or just drop it off to our office at the a little different. above address. Please specify "Blur Contest" in the heading, and include Andy: I think Fogerly would be a little easier to your name & phone number. Enter as many times as you like! back up because Bob Dylan sounds like he is a little Deadline for entries is April 24. insane. He don't like loud music.
ft. ~fȣV> Hancunt Gets A Slice: A Conversation With Monique Baillargeon
a couple of radio shows, a few newspapers, saying, 'Oh, n general, Canadians are not supportive of art you must know somebody young who has been involved in [child pornography]. Can you get a hold of them, and let us, It's hard to make money and we're totally uneducated. I like, put their face on TV so they can tell their story and we haven't graduated from high school and we're involving can let people know, blah blah...' So I announced this at one ourselves in complex business interactions. We've had to of the Slice meetings, and they had the exact same reaction learn desktop publishing as we go. And that takes time. that you did: 'Screw them.' The youth felt like they were being So you're not adverse to having volunteers from a exploited for the purpose of media sensationalism. We had non-street background? about 40 kids in the room; and as soon as that issue about Oh totally! That's what people don't understand about The child pornography came out, they started talking among Slice. And our objective is not to keep streetkids being themselves, about prostitution, about trading sex for a place streetkids. It used to say 'By, for and about street youth' on the to stay, being abused, and I realized, wow, sex on the street cover and I took that off. It's still by, for and about street youth, is a very big issue. It is happening, and it is happening to but it's not because they are street youth. When you walk in young kids, and they are being exploited, it's obvious that here, you're not a street kid, you're not some homeless punk, they want to get this off their chest ... you're an artist. And that's what we are. We are an artistic And they're also falling in love ... organization that makes the point of reaching out to people Exactly! And having romantic things happen to them, etc. who don't have as many opportunities and groom them in an And I said, 'Well, we'll do an issue about that.' It was actually entrepreneurial sense, so that they understand things like self- the victims of pornography and prostitution and abuse promotion, getting into a university, getting their work up on speaking out. And if people actually read the magazine, they Monique: Slice started out eight years ago as four sheets of would realize that. I'm sorry — that stuff is sickening. These One thing I loved about what I read in Slice was, paper, photocopied and folded together. Now it's 100 kids talking about what's happening to them or what has all the street youth talking to straight culture — it's pages; 8 1/2 by 17, with a glossy cover, colour, and happened to them. It turns your stomach, it is revolting, it's a way of talking back to a society that shits on advertising. Basically, my partner Darek [Czernewcan] and I totally obscene. But it's also real life, it's totally real life. looked at the magazine and we said, 'There's some really It says 'viewer discretion advised' on the cover of I don't really feel like an editor, I feel like a secretary, because incredible writing in here, there's some really incredible art, the magazine. And it's not any more explicit than I don't tell the kids what to write, they come to me with who and it's coming from a point of view that the average person any other adult magazine sold in a store. Was the they are and what they have and lhat's what I print. Decisions doesn't really experience ... how many people experience guy who complained stating that it should be sold are made democratically. Whatever we do is decided upon having nothing? Or being totally alone, or things like to those under 19 or that it shouldn't get printed? by whoever shows up at the meeting. And that empowers addiction?' And there's this perception out there that street That it shouldn't get printed. He had issues with the entire them, too, knowing that there's someone on their side, life is just one big party ... and that's not true! Most people project. Which is kind of funny. I mean, you want to complain vaguely more organized than they are, [who] will go out and [just] see kids in the doorway smoking crack and they don't about the way your money is being spent in BC, let's look at fight for them'' see what's behind that ... or how they got there ... transit, let's look at the illicit budget ... And, you see, that's DiSCORDER: Or why they can't go home ... what I think it is, from the media point of view, because when Exactly. And street life is very anonymous, like you're not BCTV called us, we cooperated fully with them, and we made To find out how you can volunteer for Slice Magazine, phone really a person, you just sort of blend in with the pavement. ourselves available, we made individuals from the Monique at 604.682.3300. They need people to get And we really feel that there's viable art and poetry government available, and that night when they did the involved in all aspects of the magazine, whether it be happening on the streets, and that it is marketable. So we broadcast, I had six street youth there to talk about why they donations of paper and other supplies, people with took it from a fully funded government program, and we're wrote what they wrote, how they feel about the project, and knowledge of desktop publishing, etc. Or if you'd just like to converting it to an independent small business. these kids made very intelligent comments, but the way that it read it, you can buy an annual subscription for $40. So that you don't have to deal with issues like was cut and edited, they didn't show any of that. They didn't censorship? show the real story. I felt totally misrepresented and I was We will probably have more censorship issues arise when extremely angry. They didn't talk about art; they didn't talk we are independent because we won't have the government about kids eating out of dumpsters, or the fact that we have protecting us. Because they do protect us; they do go out four youth, who when they came to us were total junkies, and there and speak for us; keep the law off our back; keep now they have recovered. Or the fact that we have six youth militant right groups off our case. who now have full time jobs just from selling the magazine ... or the fact that we break down cultural barriers between Why are you making a move away from straight culture and street culture because it's not like government funding then? panhandling. And [this issue is about] reminding people that It's more like symbolism, you know, because Slice is on it doesn't matter if your 13-year-old child is living on the street welfare; it is relying on something else to stay alive. We have or she's at home, she's sexually aware, she may very well all been street people, all the staff, and we deal only with be sexually active! Wake up! Talk to your kids. And that was street people, who [comprise] most of our contributors and the other message that I thought we were sending out, about vendors. If the magazine goes independent, it's going to the sexual reality of youth today , because there is a sexual demonstrate the potential for independence within every reality whether you want to look at it or you don't. Don't want street youth. It's not only to show the public that, but to show to look at it? Don't read the magazine. the kids themselves that. So what's going to happen to Slice? Tell me about the current scandal. They were going to cut the funding anyway, but after all the A young man, 16- or 17-years-old, bought the magazine from media came out, we got a phone call, unofficially, that [said], one of our vendors and took it home, where his father got a 'You guys are shut down, that's it, pack up shop,' it was really hold of it. It wasn't the person who bought it who complained, funny. So we moved all the magazines over to a friend's it was his parents; his dad decided that it was pornographic. house because we thought they were going to seize the So the dad called BCTV to complain that his tax dollars are magazines [after] they told us to pull them off the shelves. being used to promote child pornography. Then some counter media and Cheryl Mixon from the Child pornography? That's a very different thing Ministry of Children and Families went right up to bat for us than pornography! and leaned on all their contacts. People wrote letters and Yes! Well, that's what they called me and told me, and you made phone calls, we had a nice response from the know what's really funny about this? When the legislation community, so they decided to extend it until Sept. 30, which came through making it legal to possess child pornography in is when our current contract ends. Then it's up for negotiation. BC, Vancouver TV gave me a call asking me to come down Independence is still our final objective and that probably and comment. So I went and spoke out against child means that we'll have to make it in the American market pornography. Then I got phone calls from Canada AM, CBC,
n $mm^ Chocolate Baby: What do you think of the just that he's willing to accept us pulling up a chair are working on with them. I think the head honchos new album, The Sebadoh? Do you like it? and twisting some knobs and making certain at Sub Pop met this fellow named Seymour Stein, Jason Lowenstein: Yeah, I like it, sure. demands of the sound, and he's actually able to get who's a pretty infamous character in the history of Would you listen to it at home? those certain things out of it new-wave and punk rock ... 'cause he headed the Actually, I would probably listen to this one at home OK, ah ... ah ... original Sire Records, that had the Talking Heads more than any other records we've made since [laughs] Were you actually interested in knowing the and the Ramones and Blondie and everything else. Sebadoh III. For a long time, I wouldn't. I don't answer to that question? And I think that they found a continuity in their actually do that. But if I had to pull one out to listen to, Yeah I That makes sense. history. I've heard Seymour Stein say: [laughing] 'You ..rmr^mmm:. it would probably be this one here You just wished it was shorter [laughs]. guys are the god-fathert of grunge, and I'm god This one sounds a lot more produced than Well, sorry. This is actually the first interview father of punk rock.' So I think they just bonded on a any of your past albums, sounds more ... I've really 'conducted,' so ... certain level and, also, I think Seymour sow some potential in some of the bands they have on their I think, just because of my own experience with it, that Really? Oh, wow. Well, I'll take it easy on you label I think they're doing the same thing for Sunny Harmacy was way more produced.' But the definition [loughs]. Day Real Estate as well. Buf Sire's not going to be of produced is totally different from one person lo All right, [pause] The Sebadoh has some distributing all of their releases, they hove this sort of another new sounds, effects and stuff, that haven't 'carte-blanche' to interject and say, 'How about we Well, this one sounds a lot more clean ... really been on past Sebadoh albums. There's do this one, too?' And luckily Aey wanted fo do ours. and crisp. some piano and phaser and guitar effects. Yeah, it says Sub-Sire actually on the back Yeah, I know what you're saying. Yeah, I think the Layered drums. [cover]. fidelity is great on this one. I don't think it's too much I think you're totally hitting most of the stuff on the of anything really head, I think most important element to me is the fact [laughs] Lou made that little emblem. I think. If it' Ae And most of this album is produced by Eric that we used a sampler, on one of the songs. On same one I'm thinking of. Masunaga, except for two of the songs that 'Flame' we used a sampler to build the entire song. Going back to the drummer situation, are you recorded. And to mo, that's like the newest new element. And there any mixed feelings obout Bob {Fay] We all had our h**ind in Ae production pot, if you will, plus, like what you said about the layered drums. Like leaving the group? because we ore oil fealty 100% present for the entire that song, and 'Nick of Time,' both have multiple drum Well, I think we could have handled the process Like, tame, a producer will toke over after kits on them. communication with Bob a bit better. At tho end of you're done. Typically, to me, producers will step in Right. And you have a new drummer the last tour, for Harmacy, [lou and !] had a the creative prdfcess after you've already put all the playing on this album, Russ [Pollard]. conversation [about] what we were going to do next. stuff on tope, A&n will take it and make it whatever Yeah, he's also responsible for the piano playing. And We decided that [we] would probably work on it they want to. You know what I mean? That's only my a lot of the percussion and background vocals and alone for o while and then possibly bring Bob bock DiSCQ%VE%'s Chocolate Baby was lucky enough to conduct his premier interview with former indie rock god, now major rock god (complete with C¥OX airplay), Sebadoh
idea of what a producer does, but it's not exactly what into the fold. But, in Ae meantime, while working on happened on this one. I thinkwhat Eric did for this Did he play any guitar or bass? When you it, [we] invited Russ over to jam, just for fun, it wasn't record has a lotfmore to do with production tftan just guys play five, is he going to switch up? an audition or anything like thot. Bujt, if really only straight engineering So, you know, I think he $ort of He wrote fhe song 'Break Free.' He ployed olmost took about 20 minutes for us to realize that some deserves that cr|dit. But it all had a lot to do with why everything buf Ae bass and drums on that one. So he part of our new direction had just wafted in Ae door. this record sounds the way it does. played all the guitars and piano and I Aink there's It was just one of those Aings. It's a totally cliche And Eric's been with Sebadoh in the past. He some percussion. I think the only thing Aat Lou moment, tt was just one of those things where Lou recorded a few songs on Harmacy... [Barlow] and 1 contributed was some background and I look af each oAer and were like, 'Oh, wet), 1 So was there something that stuck out with vocals on thot one. hope he wants to join this bond, becouse we want him that mode you ask him back fop this So when exactly did he join the group? him to.' record? I think it's nearing a year and a half ago, now. He But now the ... Yeah, he's a reaSy talented fellow. And, he's also the joined about olmost a year before we went in to do I'm sorry, Ae question was really about Bob, Aough. kind of person who, to me, [is] confident enough in his that record and, really, [The Sebadoh] has been done And I think thot we made that decision and we sort own skills that he doesn't have to put his personality for almost six months now. of sat on telling Bob for a little white, although over the entire process, like some people do. He's Really? You recorded it back in the summer? towards Ae end of [Aat] last tour, it wos getting to be willing to share the responsibility of the entire job. I Yeah, I Aink it was done, wiA artwork ready and quite evident Aat there was some division coming. think that, typically, on engineer is only involved in a everything, back in August. Then it kept getting put And he'* gone on to a new band now ... certain amount of the creative process. And, as a back and put bock. Sub Pop are now collaborating Yeah, actually, 1 Aink he plays in a couple bands. result, they tend to get very territorial about it with Sire Records and I Aink that Aey had some stuff And he's also writing screenplays, I hear. He moved Meaning lhat they really want to hove control over all they needed to work out, but they didn't really know to Los Angeles right after Ae end of Ae last tour. And the technical aspects of the thing. 'You just go out there what kind of conversation Aey needed to have until I Aink part of Ae reason he went Aere is because he and sing, or you just go out there ond play yer they had the 'product' from us. Having Ae stuff to wants to make a movie, or maybe several. So he goddamn solo, then you come back in here ami I'll listen to made them actually have something to talk started writing a lot, 1 guess. make you sound good.' But with Eric it's much more about. Which is too bad, because it really pushed Sometimes Lou writes songs about past collaborative. We're very much a do-it-yourself bond, things back, but at Ae some time it's just Ae way band members, as you know. 'Beauty of so for us fo have to gJVe up lhat part of the process, Aings need to happen, I guess. the Ride' off Harmacy... the mixing part of the process, doesn't make sense What is Sire Records? How did you get And 'Freed Pig' perhaps [laughs]. because we dl* have skills in That area. So his hooked up with them and why pre they Do you know if, on this new album, he personality Fits ours in that respect. And otso, he jointly-releasing this album? •wrote any specifically about Bob? doesn't know way more Aon us about Aof stuff, it's The partnership is totally based on stuff Aat Sub Pop I don't know.
Yt ^^ Because ... 'Tree' kind of sounds like it could I'll play the bass on my songs. Ae song has to do with it having many levels to keep be referring to him. Sebadoh has quite a policy for stating it interesting. And that doesn't necessarily mean just I think that's a song he actually wrote for his sister's exactly who writes which song on every hitting the [guitar] pedal at this certain part, being a wedding. album. bit more tactful. Really? About their relationship and ... I think we're coming to a new conclusion about that Are you still playing some of your old hits I Aink it's the same one we're Ainking about, [sings] I mean, the collaboration that happens after [you] with Russ? 'TogeAer ... is not that long' or whatever. Yeah, that turn your songs over to Ae rest of the band has a lot Yeah We also have a unique thing right now, one he wrote for his sister's wedding, many years to do with the writing process, and it always has. because in some ways we're starting over. We can ago But I can see how you could interpret it Aat way. Everyone really contributes to every song. really dip into our back catalogue and ... It's about a relationship, for sure, [pause] I don't Aink And we're just realizing what Aat means, as far as And Bob has always come in and gane out Aat anything was written specifically about Bob on giving each other credit. Although on this record, [of the band] ... Ae new record, although I can't speak for Lou. I know there is still individual credit to a certain degree. But, And there was a certain amount of songs Aat he just I didn't [laughs]. I don'f know how long ifs going to last. knew how to play. But now we can just dip in and And Lou's new song, 'Flame,' is the first So, do you ever just come in with an entirely pull what our favourites are, wiA some mind towards single. It's actually getting quite a lot of finished song and set it down and tell what people might want to hear, as well. Mostly airplay, even on our local mainstream rock people what to play? we're just letting Russ.do a lot of the choosing. Most station [CFOX]. For me, it's usually that I moke a pretty solid demo of of the stuff that he wants to play is Ae stuff Aof we Yeah, il seems to be being picked by a lot of what Ae song, Ae way I'd like it to go. But then, after, if I'm would want to play. WiA him, it just puts a new spin they're colling 'commercialalternative' stations. I Aink going to bring it to Aem, I want them to put as much on it. It's not Aat we turn Ae song on its head, but jusf Aafs obviously a goal of a record company like Sire, of a spin on it as Aey want to So I hove fo be open Aat we play it wiA a different intensity Aon we used to get Aot happening. And 1 Aink AafjAey have ... to it not being onyAing like I wanted it to be. And a lot Influences? of my songs on Ais record were prewritten and I had So, what are you doing on your spare Definitely they have influences because of Aeit* stature an idea of whot I wanted to get out of Aem, but jusf time? On the road, what do you do to keep in fhe hierorchy of major labels. And also, major the cohesiveness of having three people play them busy? labels typically have a Aing Aey call 'radio staff.* And and work on Aem and all that stuff has changed the I've been doing Ae Sebadoh website for the lost few Aofs people who jusl spend all day pitching Aeir general feel. Which I put in the pile of Aat's what's monAs. Basically, Aat's what I do, When we have wares fo radio stations, trying to make an impression. realty creating and writing Ae song. Creating Ae vibe some time off I fry to make updates to Ae site and fry I Aink Aat has a lo* to do wiA Aat song getting on of Ae song is just as important as writing Ae music, I to keep people abreast. I try to keep a tour diary Aere. It [also] sort of hos a little bit of the texture of the Aink. and keep uploading tt while we're on Ae road. So, day, in that it has that sample in it. The music is And your songs seem to be more complex I've been reading a lot of books, [laughs] Trying to
By phone on a rainy afternoon, Mr. Baby spoke with Oason Cowenstein (the only longtime Sebadoh member besides Lou Barlow, the sensitive new-age-man himself) about their new album (The Sebadoh), samples, their marriage with Sire Records, and, well, read on ... somewhat happy. on this album. There are more parts to each get good at it. I've been kind of o geek ot heart Aese Yeah. 'Flame' kind of sounds like [one of song but they really flow into each other. days. Lou's side projects] The Folk Implosion. What sparked that? Like Internet for Dummies? It definitely has Aat in it — superficially, just because I think Aat in Ae past, I've done a lot of just dropping Yeah, and HTML for Dummies. of Ae sample, and because it has Ae drums layered the baB and giving up. Either af the songwriting stage I was actually just going to ask if you have over if. That's just where Lou is at now. He does a lot or recording stage, or both. And this time, I was just any book recommendations, but I guess of stuff wiA samples, and I Aink if Russ and I tried to not going to let that happen. What makes an you're nof really reading ... prohibit him from doing that in the band, he would interesting song is not necessarily that it has a lot of Well, actually, there's an author named Harry Kruz, just become less enthusiastic. I think we should all parts to it, but Aat it keeps moving in some way. In this who's definitely my favorite auAor over Ae fast few have the freedom to do whatever we want. Although, one, it just mode sense to have different parts. years. I've consumed everything he's written in fhe 1 have mixed feelings obout sampling. That song has I'm just thinking of Lou's 'Love is Stronger,' lost three years t could recommend any number of opened my mind up to how it can actually be put to [which has] quite a lot of things going on in boob from him. I think his latest one ii called your real creative use. it. Celebration and he just keeps getting better and But you Stiff have more songs than Lou on I really like Aat one. It seems like Aat was probably better. [laughs] Reading manuals is one thing, but this record, os usual. Usually you have a lot one of the most dynamic ones we've done. Just reading a good author ... I know what Ae difference more than him. because if starts out wiA somewhat of an old-style feel Yeah, that's 'couse Aey're really short [laughs]. On to me, as for as being very quiet, and sort of soulful. Ais one, We have an equal amount of songs. I Aink And at Ae end it ends up being very loud. I really like Aat Ae promo copies all around Ae worfd credited dynamic music. I Aink Aat we've made sure to portray Check out Sebadoh's website at www.sebadoh.com me wiA a song called 'Thrive.' Aat on Ais record. I Aink that some of Ae songs we've Ond be sure to be at the Vogue Saturday, April 6 for Yeah, that Lou sings on. I thought it was recorded in Ae past, like on Harmacy, became very their Vancouver show your song. dynamic as we played them on tour. But, Aat wasn't I Aink Ae record companies thought it was my song, represented on Ae record. Our previous records have too. I keep getting credit for Aat one, but it's not mine. really just one dynamic to if. But he has sung on some of your songs in Well, there's realty quite a distinction the past, hasn't he? Like, 'S.Soup' on between every single song on Harmacy. Bafceso/e? One song will go quiet and the next will Not anyAing more Aan background vocals, I don't just, bang, start in. Aink. Usually, whoever writes Ae song will sing if and They all seem to stay at Ae some level they started at, also play Ae guitar on it. For Ae most part. Sometimes to me anyway. I just think Aof a good execution of timents. Those bad girls The OMEGA SUPREME s claims to be influenced by Donnas provide the same old Daisies EP is art-rocky and PIL and it shows. 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I \\ SADIES for a split Cooking, address country si ' *.] can't tell if the bird sounds floating past my ears come from the f whose theme, "Venerable 1 open window or the record player — a strangely ironic and confus Dark Cloud- ing situation, if you ask me. by DARTS J A D L E R An intense surge of blind Mono-Pause, Melt-Ba MARY 7", but Own Device rage engulfs my entire being nana, The Molecules, just doesn't go anywhere. It's at the sound of WOLFIE. My MoelStaiano and The Ru three songs of hard rock with hands grope around me for ins — get to the business of strong vocals, but none of the blunt objects. A voice — a destruction in an orderly fash songs carry any punch and terrible, terrifying voice — is ion. My favourite is probably the B-side, in particular, takes singing "You're Lucky I'm the amphetamine-charged too long to unwind. 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Knormal Musik, 1557 Pete horrible leather accoutre backed by excellent insfru sound like if butterflies actu Seven bands drunk on John Court, Manteca, CA, 95337- ments and unholy hairstyles. mentation which include: chine. "There's Nothing Here ally made any noise. (His Le Zorn and NYC No-Wave — 9479) Ewww! Their song, "You Got slide guitar and fiddle. It Won't Fix" is more gions From The Hillside, 325 Vacuum Tree Head, Fly I really liked the last It," is just as filthy and un (Bloodshot, 912 W.Addison, deconstructo-punk. Jonas, the Huntington Ave. #18, Bos ing Luttenbachers, SAINT JAMES INFIR- speakable, oozing sewer sen- Chicago, IL, 60613) sole member of this band, ton, MA, 021 15)•
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r} sfggsisssa ship, Karate has put forward an THE PASTELS overall happy/sad sensibility. All album Aat is definitely worA more Ae playing and arrangements are Aan a cursory listen to Ae open (Up Records) top notch, wiA occasional strings, Under ing notes of Ae first track. I couldn't figure out what to do wiA horns and organ complementing Patrick Gross Ais record I tried dancing to it, the bass, guitars, drums and moving various parts of my body, Prekop's soft voice. Although LOS SUPER SEVEN shaking, but I stopped doing Aat Prekop is Ae principle songwriter, Review after I saw my neighbours point it seems like a bit of a collabora Los Super Seven ALBUMS • ZINES • RECORDED MEDIA (RCA) ing and laughing at me Aough Ae tive effort Fellow Sea and Cake Husband: Hi, dear, how was your window. member Archer Prewirt is one BUTCHIES FRYER TUCK ligion," and "Wade in The Water" day at the office? I tried singing along wiA the player, as well as oAer notables Are We Not Femme? Soft Favourites of Yesterday with her own compositions to Wife: Fantastic! Mike, from the few remixes Aat had vocals, but I Josh Abrams, Chad Taylor, Rob (Mr. Lady) and Today shape on album Aat depicts Ae Aird floor, brought in a new CD to couldn't find Ae pitch or a catchy Mazurek, Julie Pomerleau, John McEntire and Jim O'Rourke, who FRUMPIES (Independent) African American struggle for free play on the stereo. It was Ais group melody, and my mom told me to also skilfully acts as producer. But Frumpie One Piece I don't know what to say about Ais of Mexican-American musicians be quite because I was giving her Ais album is "solo" in Ae sense (Kill Rock Stars) local release They call it "alfCo- Ella Jenkins has a gorgeous called Los Super Seven a headache Aat jazz records often are: a group These iwo totally different sound nadian trip hop," so maybe Aat deep rolling voice, she plays one Husband: Oh yeah? I Aink I've I tried sitting down on Ae floor is formed and "lead" raAer Aan ing bands Aat share only Ae end means something to you? It's defi of my favourite oppressed instru heard of Aem. and getting sad like I do with oAer just fronted and serving only as of Aeir names have been lumped nitely original and I bve Ae fully ments (Ae ukulele), and her sim Wife: Mike said thot David records, but Ais music wasn't de back up, if you can appreciate the together by me because Aey share instrumental songs with the extra- ple arrangements will stay in your Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas from Los pressing enough, and it wasn't difference. This jazz connection is the same horrible fate of being smooth beats and wiAout Ae silly mind for weeks And that's the Lobos are in the band, along with overly happy either more Aan superficial: jazz chords played once or twice and then voice samples, like the excellent point: her music is not just for lis "Conjunto" pioneer Flaco I stared at Ae CD case for a and progressions are used and getting lost in the shuffle What's second track, "Remix your own tening, but meant to be played, Jimenez, country star Rick while — Look! The Make-Up! Taylor's drumming is clearly in a wrong with Ais picture? It's not the shit " After a while though, I found sung, and carried on BoA CDs Trevino, and "Tex-Mex" legends Cornelius1 Stereolab! — and jazz way Some have made Ais albums' fault, Aat's for sure ... Aat all Ae voice samples got quite are valuable archives of oral tradi Joe Ely, Freddy Fender, and Ruben three leaves on Ae cover. jazz element a point of derision, annoying and Aey definitely don't tion, and since the words are in Ramos So I laid down, closed my eyes, The Butchies is the latest calling Sam Prekop, Sea and Cake add to the mix. The music is cool, Ae liner notes, you too can join Husband: Wow! Sounds pretty neat. and tried to figure out what I was musical outlet for Kaia, proprietress and apparently everyAing else out ranging from nice and relaxing to Wife: Oh, it is. From Ae occordion- supposed to do. Then I started pic of Mr Lady records and rad of Chicago "fake jazz." Well, ass-shoke-inducing If Aey just left led "Margarita" to Ae cover of turing circles bouncing, colours outpunk girl This band sounds Anna Friz whatever, it's a dumb debate To out Ae damned talking, it'd be a Woody Guthrie's "Plane Wreck dancing, clouds and echoes. This neither like Team Dresch (who my ear, there is no question of lost great listen. (
18 «pJl 99 SATISFACT Aat appears on the CD shines wiA rock 'n' roll band" is gonna blow VARIOUS ARTISTS Ae excellent horn-tinged pop ditty The Third Meeting at the Ae same live spontaneity The re Aose beliefs outta Ae water and Forward Til Death from Guelph's Red (who were, in Third Counter cording's clarity is undeniable, as make you a believer of Aeir over- (Lookoutl) a former incarnation, celtic-rockers (K) is obvious in Bradshaw Pack's the-top, hyperactive, super-sonic It's Been About Five Years, Uisce Beatha), and see if you Satisfact play new-waveish post- 1991 Ae earth for you a standing sound in no time. On your first lis Hasn't It? don't wanna get up and dance. punk guitar stuff, wiA some nice place. The piece is busy yet unclut ten you're gonna hear huge guitar (No) Mike Chilton sounding keyboards and cool tered, thick with directed po breaks, Aick-as-a-brick bass and This was an interesting exercise in basslines. I Aink Ae problem with lyphony, and entertaining walloping drums, but upon re relative comparison in listening to VARIOUS ARTISTS Ais record is Aat the band wanks Bruce Mather wrote Stand peated (and I do mean repeated) Aese two compilations. The respec Pop Romantique: French Pop out far too much wiA Aeir millions ing Wave for Standing Wave in listening, you're gonna start to tive compilations follow the short- Classics of guitar effects pedals. Half Ae 1 994 to showcase super-clarinet notice all the little things that term (1998) activities of a long- (Emperor Norton) APRIL album is taken up by the swirling ist Francois Houle The compos Turbonegro take from all the term US indie stalwart (Lookout!) For some obscure reason, French USTINGS noise Aey drain from Aeir amps er's work shines with urbane Mon great rock 'n' roll bands of Ae past and Ae long-term (five years) ac popular music of Ae '60s is hav The guitar noise and feedback treal glamour, and Houle realizes and multiply tenfold, wiA the jack- complishment of a new Canadian ing a comeback — sure beats me, THURSDAY. APRIL 1 hammer Jerry Lee Lewis piano seem to just go on and on wiAout this ambience wiA ease. The en label (No). but so do lava lamps and bell-bot SPARKLEHORSE much attention being paid to song semble accompaniment is an en in "Get It On" and the Cheap Forward Til Death features a toms. So here it is, fresh off Ae press structure or guitar hooks Unfortu gaging counterbalance, rather Trick mixed wiA Kiss teen sex an song from every 1998 Lookout! and ready for springtime: Pop VARNAUNE nately, Ais method of songwriting than a passive backdrop, adding them, "Good Head." These guys release (marking the label's 1 6th Romantique, a cool kitschy re FRIDAY, APRIL 2 have achieved near-legendary sta is only interesting to me in small richness and texture to Ais exposes year) as well as some unreleased make, full of '60s songs by French- tus in their home of Oslo, Norway SFU FILM PARTY doses and halfway through Ae al flash. Any ill-founded doubts re material from The Donnas, The friendly US Anglos, including four with Aeir live shows rivalling all of SATURDAY. APRIL 3 bum, I found myself quite bored. garding Standing Wave's abilities Mr. T Experience and Gas Gainsbourg tunes. So live a lit Aeir North American counterparts, The last couple tracks, how will be crushed by this CD's inclu Huffer, amongst oAers. This al tle and have a French moment. LIMBLIFTER and judging from Ais genius of an ever, are a bit more interesting and sion of Boulez's Derive of 1984. bum displays the SF. Bay label's JJ. album it's easy to understand why. SPECIAL GUESTS quite creative — they almost make Here is a different rendition of Ae straight-ahead rawk approach Bryce Dunn SUNDAY, APRIL 4 up for Ae lock of catchy guitar parts work Aan what is normally heard which has proved to be its strengA. VARIOUS ARTISTS on the rest of Ae album wiA some (Ae composer conducting IRCAM, I find it interesting Aat the last track Now We Are 5 MARY LOU LORD great driving bits of keyboard and 1991). Standing Wave's reading VIOLENT GREEN is a live, unreleased track from Ae (Sonic Unyon) JOHN BOHOMLEY bass. Not a bad CD, but not spec of Derive is bright and almost ec Hangovers in the Ancient loud-garage outfit, The Crimi This album, commemorating Ae tacular eiAer. static, not weighed down by Ae World nals; it is a tune which seems to Hamilton indie label's fifth anniver MARK BROWNING millions of institutional francs show Chris Corday (Up) be "cashing in" on Ae sound spear sary, covers a lot of ground. From WEDNESDAY. APRIL 7 ered upon the Boulez troupe. It took me Aree tries to make it headed by bands like The Mur the raw heaviness of Tricky While these two versions compli FAST FREDDIE SCRATCHING POST Arough Ais album, simply because der City Devils or any number Woo's "Teenage Hurricane," to ment each oAer admirably, Stand POUND Destruction of the Universe Ae opening track scared fhe hell of Man's Ruin's bands, which the Ae Beatleesque acoustic track by ing Wave positively outclasses The (Squirtgun) out of me every time I heard it. kids digs so much. Perhaps origi Mayor McCa, to the sonic odys- FRIDAY, APRIL 9 Claude Vivier Ensemble's ver Three guys and a gal compose Ais Why? Subject matter including nality is not a huge concern for sey presented in the remix of sion (1988) of Vivier's VEDE HILLE hardcore metal band that was mighty sparrows, things as hot as Lookout — but Aen, such raw en SIANspheric's "Watch Me Fall," Paranurabo (1978). Standing formed in London, Ontario back fire, and worshipping bedlam ergy can't be found just anywhere. Aere isn't much territory Aat isn't TIME WAITS Wave delivers crunch and emotive in '92, and this album, Destruction clowns, all prominently layered Whereas Lookout! tends to get explored. I don't think anyone SATURDAY, APRIL 10 contour, leaving the earlier record ofthe Universeis Aeir latest release above an inorganic soundscape. caught in a bit of a rut, Halifax's would like it all, but there's defi ing — which did not involve Ae ICU Their musical influences stem from Violent Green are not your No Records seems to have been nitely something for everyone. composer directly — sounding limp ' Ae heavy metal end of the musical typical Up Records band, employ the epitome of brave musical ex Despite Ae album's occasional less- GAZE and unfocused. Canada's greatest spectrum, yet wiA Nicole Hughes' ing sample and drum machines as perimentation, as shown by It's than-exceptional songwriting, FORECASTS FARE composer would have enjoyed vocals, Ae garage rock sound is well as a multitude of vocal effects. Been About Five Years, Hasn't It?, Danko Jones' "Dr. Evening" is Standing Wave's tribute. WELL miraculously transformed into While Ais results in an interesting a retrospective of Ae label's entire a brilliantly raunchy proclamation catalogue. From Ae pop rock of someAing I could almost call me 1996's Wanderer, by Cam album, its by-products include some of his rock stardom and his status WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 groups like Chaz Rules (Ae la lodic. Upon listening to Ae CD for McKittrick, ends the hourlong pretty grating songs. In particular, as God's gift to women. AnoAer THE LIARS bel's first signee) or Grace Ba the first time, I immediately thought disk, toodling through contrasts the liberal use of vocal effects is highlight is the definitive Hayden bies to the strange brand of hip THURSDAY, APRIL 15 of Veruca Salt, but this was only and maudlin-but-sawy piano Aat fun at first but gets tired after a few track, "Neil Young Son." hop geniuses like Hip Club an initial impression. It gets way refuses to weep out loud. The mod listens. The amount of work that This is a solid collection that's TONY WILSON Groove, the musical mix is as better. AlAough Nicole's voice has ern classics included here show went into this album is immediately a little rough around the edges, SEXTET varied as could possibly be ex that "baby-doll" sound (as iD both how well the ensemble can obvious and there are glimpses of which isn't such a bad thing. pected from one label. Check out FRIDAY, APRIL 16 magazine described it in the play standard repertoire and how stark production perfection, but un Justin Callison Jan.21 -27, 1999 edition), it is pen well our local composers stand up fortunately it just doesn't make an CESSNA etrating nonetheless and adds an to the same. Standing Wave is vi easily enjoyable listen. ZEBRAHEAD indisputable element of character tal to any collection founded on among Ae heavy guitar riffs. SATURDAY, APRIL 17 JAMES C. JOHNSTONE Tamara J. (
)9 ®^SI®3B der, more memory. SLEATER-KINNEY wiA energy. I hod never heard The nuts ond bolts of Ae HOVERCRAFT onyAing by them before, but I performance went well, in spite BANGS imagine they would not sound Real Live of the work's difficulty. Hats off to Thursday, February 25 quite Ae same on tape. They are Peggy Lee for her wonderful WWU, Bellingham, WA quite poppy wiA cool back-and- artificial harmonics solos. And Just trying lo distract the little kid out forA lyrics sung by a lanky male hazzah for all Ae excellent blend front of lhat student union building guitarist and an angry female Action ing that comes with putting Ae was frustrating. She was smearing bassist. The band played about music first. Ae congealing blood of a dead seven songs, barely pausing to LIVE REVIEWS John Keillor crow about a plaque dedicated lo tell Ae audience about Aeir lack generous donors of one sort, then of audience banter or guitar prob PEPPERSANDS THE LITTLE CHAMBER MUSIC living composer and firecracker STANDING WAVE CD re another. Then a line of fansbetwee n lems. Eventually each song started SALTEENS SERIES THAT COULD enAusiast. His 1976 Dream Se lease party the concession stand and a tempo sounding like Ae preceding one, RUN CHICO RUN Black Angels quence, for small ensemble on Sunday, February 21 rary table marked by a pale yellow and I, abng wiA Ae sold out club, FEISTY Sunday, February 14 and off stage, a companion piece Vancouver E. Cultural Centre staff. Critters and med students and started getting anxious for who Thursday, February 11 Vancouver E. Cultural Centre to Black Angels, proved a com Three pieces on the CD were Ae notorious Bellingham Sideburns, we had come to see. Starfish Room This evening was a real success pelling contrast to Pecou's cumu • heard in concert, including Elliot professional rock fans, were Aere. After a very lengAy half hour, Non-stop popl Feisty opened up for players and those who lative narrative. While Histoires Carter's 1990 opening, Con Bangs were loo small for the Elliott Smith stepped out from this fun-tastic eve wiA a set which brought a valentine. An audience used time to gaAer ideas togeAer, Leggerezza Persona: Ommagio stage. So smurfly Ae Aree girls per the murky smoke, guitar grasped included some new songs, os well of only half capacity was treated Dream sustained an atmosphere a Italo Calvino. The performance severed, playing punk lo avenge the in hand and a large smile on his as old familiar ones. Victoria's to exceptionally intimate lyrical Aat suspends time by negating pleased, but Ae work was deriva burning of Aeir village by Ae evil face. To my disappointment, he Run Chico Run played Aeir set performances. The feeling sug musical events wiAin Ae sound tive of '50s serialism. New World Gargamel. was followed by his touring band. of keyboard-enhanced pop to a gested 19th-century Parisian or fabric. What remained was an composers need not sound dated Then Seattle's Hovercraft wilh I would have much rather pre receptive audience, acting and Viennese salon entertainment, aural quality that lulled Ae listener and European. This point was standard band gear and a roster of ferred to spend Ae night listen playing enAusiastically (transla where Ae best would play for a into an ease of synchronicity wiA driven home by George pedals lhat lucks just under Ae noise- ing Elliott belt out his folky, love- tion: Aey were slightly sauced). privileged few. Ae music. The effect was similar Crumb's following Eleven Ech band salary cap. They played an tainted whiny observations of life They were a zillion times better The first half began with oes of Autumn: 1965. Whispers hour uninterupled and synchronized strictly by himself. The band than the fast time I saw them, Thierry Pecou s Histoires en The second half was 1970's of Lorca's poems, innocent enAu- to the loopy video lhat recounted bounced into a very poppy set, when iheir dependency on Sloan Ecrins from 1995. Four duets in Black Angels: Thirteen Images siasm for colour, and an individu Ae fast 30 years in psychedelic im similar to No.2, whose drummer antics had been raAer tedious to different parts of Ae room, one from the Dark Land, Ae contem ality unconcerned with ages. The crowd was captivated, I noticed was playing again for endure. The Salteens were in at a time, performed counterpoint porary classic and best-known academia greeted listeners with staring at ihe Aree on stage — Aeir Elliott. Eventually the songs be top form. EveryAing fit into place of differing quality. Then Ae play electric string quartet. While Ae Crumb's faint yankee accent. faces flushed with diluted, magnetic came more folky, reminding me to make Ais set Ae ultimate in toe ers gathered on stage to develop t half included a prepared and finally projected colour — like of Hayden's recent show back tapping, sing-along goodness. the sounds together. In essence, jnded ir record well — owing to his han a nokoutine on Ae highway. in December. Finally Ae backing This is a band who's got me hum characters were introduced and Black Angels was a complete dling of silence and sound re I bve Sleater-Kinney. Without band stepped away from Aeir ming keyboard ditties as I walk Aen played out a scene. Conduc epic, an expression of despair for verberation — it is perhaps best even thinking, I bve this band. I instruments and Elliott presented home from the bus stop in Ae tor Wallace Leung made Ae si Ae war in Vietnam. It is a musical this piece was not included on bve Ais band because everybody himself to us. His faithful voice middle of the night — that's multaneous renderings of each tale of departure, absence, and the disk, Aough the playing was loves Ais band because everybody filled Ae room with hope, accom catchy! Peppersands head voice look easy, like a magician return, full of quotes, alternate downright inspired. loves Ais band. Rock rock rock, panied by tiny notes plucked on lined with their standard flair by incanting a favorite spell. Rarely sound technique, and numerol Jacqueline Leggatt hooray! Love with hearts and sprin his guitar. My eyes filled wiA tears spewing bubbles at the crowd does such a recent piece settle ogy. Most quartets tend to play capped Ae first half wiA the CD's kles on lop, please. Can I lake Aat as I strained to take in as much of and rocking out. As far as I could so well. up Ae theatrical and emotional opener, 1998's Farandle II. It home wilh me from happy foreign the sweetly flowing poetry and tell, everyone went home happy The rest of Ae concert was range of the work (refer to the depicted the way in which our lands of rock? Cake and love and insight as I could. Then he left us, (maybe humming like me?) dedicated to George Crumb, Kronos' slick-yet-savage record Canadian landscape shapes us Grated love. maybe to give us some time to an observer perhaps America's most beloved internally, illustrating the imperfect truly appreciate everything he cognitive links drawn between had put forth, turning us loose on past and present in any ELLIOTT SMITH the cruel, bitter world wiA Ae in soundscape, celebrating faiA and NO.2 spiration and knowledge Aat al- memory instead of faith in Saturday, February 27 Aough bad Aings happen to good memory. Passion's object took Ae Starfish Room people, Aere are probably some form of musical material in the No.2 started off the night packed more good people around to help same way recollection traces a lover's face in far away Toronto. The second half of the evening began with Kho Lho by that reclusive Italian nutcase, Giacinto Scelsi. From 1966, 120 NE STATE #418 this flute/clarinet duet main tained the composer's grace as OLYMPIA, WA 98501 a wealthy, castle-dwelling coolkid committing eccentric acts at his leisure. It did almost noth on ing: no gestures and no con new kill rock stars trasts, internal yet aloof. Scelsi's poise and distance sharply con trasted with Carter's reappear various artists ance in Ae program wiA 1982's Mocket Triple Duo, revealing Ae com Drinking from Puddles poser's academic soul. Triple Pro Forma LP/ Duo's heartfelt compositional in- LP/CD (live comp. from formed-ness was both grating CD and monumental. Its form was Portland station KBOO) inventive, simultaneously explicat ing and developing material from an opening, polyphonic mass. Standing Wave's world-class performance successfully drew poetry from this musical behe- 7ffi°re Vo,. moA. The concert's namesake, Stark Raving, ended Ae show. Standing Wave commissioned this work from John Korsrud in 1994. Brief ond sturdy, it send for free catalog blasted along happily, accompa nied by cellist Peggy Lee's infec tious smile. This piece also made Ae cut onto disk. (See CD review, www.killrockstars.com p. 19.) Carrie Sleater-Kinney at one of their John Keillor many recent engagements.
2fl *p«£99 us out. of joining Ae dance floor. But honestly, I don't blame ihe chocolate baby As soon as the first of bands, but Ae Croatian Cultural Oakland's Hieroglyphics crew Centre. The sound sucks, it's way FUGAZI stepped on stage, we realised too big and ... well, Ae sound re THE EX Aose same fellas were just saving ally sucks. I know, somebody next SLEATER-KINNEY energy for Ae mosh pit which im issue is going to write an article Sunday, February 28 mediately ensued. Not your aver about Ae Less Than Jake show DV8, Seattle, WA age hip hop show and not your held one night later and about how After seeing Fugazi in Olympia Ae average mcs. The Prose, Souls great Ae place is and how great it night before, I dreamt Fugazi, I ate of Mischief, Casual, and Del is that all Aese kids are supporting Fugazi, I cried Fugazi. Could Ae did not perform in a linear fash the Vancouver "scene" and I'll look Seattle show possibly top what I ion one after another, instead like a retard. But you know what? had experienced Ae night before? choosing to represent on stage Fuck off. Positive attitudes suck. Yes. It did. togeAer, providing us wiA a full Dave Tolnai If you didn't already have a serving of ingenious lyrics and • APRIL. ticket, you were screwed. If you phat beats. MYSTERY MACHINE rnr_l CD RELEASE PARTY had one to sell, like I did, you sud Hiero immediately put to rest THE KLAUSKINSKIS L«-JESSES GIRL denh/ became popular. I became Ae rumour Aat Ais would be Ae THE LIARS STRONG LIKE TRACTOR "The Canadian Lady." People last show for Ae whole family. This Friday, March 19 MOON were willing to pay me $40 (Aat's hardworking group have been Brickyard $61.20 Canadian). The show was releasing their music independ Celebrating Aeir ten-year anniver _z THE AUDIENCE RADIO BERLIN a benefit for Ae Teen Dance Ordi ently since Ae early '90s wiA Del, sary, Mystery Machine really THE DISGUSTEENS nance Resistance, a group fight Casual, and S.O.M. each releas went all-out for Ais show. Stellar ing for Ae right to have all ages ing a cassette-only album during opening acts, lots of cool free stuff, b__CREATUR E FROM shows in Washington State. the past year on the Hiero- and an almost maraAon of music A FASTER PLANET EXIT THIS SIDE Sleater-Kinney was a late Imperium label. The resulting prod- made Ais Ae best concert I've seen ROSCO P. COLTRAINC addition to the bill and they uct is tighter Aan ever. This show so far Ais year. EASTER SUNDAY played a mere half hour. Be was sold out and over a hundred The Liars were Ae first of feeSID E 67 * tween Carrie's kicks, Janet's sorry folks were turned away at many pleasant surprises Arough- beats, and Corin's screams, Aey Ae door. Some old favourites (in out the evening. Over the course (HUTS URMlNAl BROADCAST WILLIS stoned the crowd. I think cluding "Mista Dobalina") were of their half-hour set, these local Danelectros are becoming the presented, as well as some new boys won over the growing JOANIE LOVES CHACHI indie guitars of Ae Northwest. tracks like "At the Helm," "The Last crowd with a wonderfully tight HONEYSUCKLE SERONTINA Martin Bruback, a fast talk One," and "You Never Knew" set of slightly fuzzed-out guitar Cambell-2000 of Hovercraft gets lost in both CLOVER HONEY ing, suspicous, rhyming, skinny (which busts the lyrics "manoeu rock. Given a little more time to her silhouette and bassline during their MICHAEL CHASE guy, gave an entertaining per vring to Vancouver...") making Ae grow, it won't be long before tfc CHARLIE SHOCKED formance, mostly talking about already rowdy crowd get wilder. these guys are headlining their show in Bellingham. SKYFISHERMEN the evil media and hypocracy. The only thing we could have The Ex was amazing. Af wished for is a longer set. "Get I don't Aink I've ever loved an BIG COOKIE \WLITTL E GORPHINANNIE ter being married for 20 years, Well Soon" to the maniacs opening act as much as I did The ting the chance to see delight, Aey played what they THE HILL Aese Dutch men and woman can breakin' on broken glass after Ae Klauskinskis. This is one of Spiritualized in a club setting referred to as Aeir longest gig still go mental. Who needs gui show. From '93 to infinity, Hiero those rare bands that, over the with only a handful of people ever. WiA a set list of over 20 IK KOARK tar picks and snare drums when proves to get Aem heads nodding span of their short set, truly get around you. But please, change songs spanning Ae entire dec SLICK 60 you can use scrub brushes, tow and fists pumping. you excited, make you forget the damn name. ade of Aeir existence, Aey kept DIALATE els and pot lids instead? Katrin lauren and jan-9 about the main attraction, and As far as Mystery Machine Ae crowd happy well into Ae became everyone's new hero. Aen when they're done, leave shows go, Aey really can't get much wee hours of Ae morning. SIOBHAN DUVALL She sang lead and drummed at SNOW-JAM V you wanting more. Imagine get- better Aan Ais. Much to Ae fans' DIG SEX IN SWEDEN Ae same time, and I don't mean Thursday, March 11 MINESOTA NOTHING like Phil Collins. The Ex played Croatian Cultural Centre MONSOON RESTAURANT review SATURNHEAD an encore. That's right. The open This was one of Aose shows Aat I (2526 Main Street) te TREMOLO FALLS ing band played an encore. couldn't remember Ae next day In my opinion, the restaurant is one of the best innovations any culture has come up with. Well-chosen STAR COLLECTOR When Fugazi came on, I because itwas so boring. Which restaurants give diners an almost infinite number of choices in a space of luxury and decadence. The POWER CLOWN could not see land. I saw an end is a shame, because Snow-Jam is tricky thing about restaurants is that your choice in dining locale says as much about you as what you Lu THE CUTLETS less sea of white males, but Aank- usually a memorable event. wear or the music you listen to. For example, what would you think of somebody if, on your first date, THE LIVIDS fully, no one was surfing. Fugazi Unfortunately, I missed Ae first they suggested going to the Naam? Is this really somebody you'd want to get jiggy with? Another was relaxed, I Aink. They were few bands. SomeAing about me concern far many of us is the cost associated with dining out. While it may be nice to drop a few Lv>_ hundred bucks on a totally kick ass meal, it is probably money better spent on something like rent. The cracking jokes. Ian was dancing. getting Aere at 8 and Ae show HUNK tension between the seemingly contradictory forces of 1) good food and atmosphere and 2) the cost of Guy, who kept ditching his gui starting at 4, or someAing stupid WITH GUESTS the meal, is where someone like me comes in. I will selflessly commit myself to eating out on a some tar, was almost a rock star. They like Aat. How could I know that brought out the school band in By A Thread, Planet Smash what regular basis and report my findings to you, the concerned public. There is no way I'll let medio —EXHIBIT OPENING- struments for "Version," wiA Guy ers, and Chixdiggit would all cre vinaigrette destroy that well crafted facade you've spent years perfecting. NEW ELECTRIC RIOT on clarinet and Jerry Busher on be done by 8? !w is of Monsoon, located at 2526 Main Street. I have heard a lot WITH GUESTS trumpet, who also doubled up on So, first up, Satanic Surfers. about Monsoon from different sc >urces for sometime now, so I figured it was about time I checked it out |*2_! SUBWAY THUGS drums along wiA Brendan. They I guess Aese guys are from Swe for myself, and what better an e •xcuse than a friend's birthday? The six of us arrived a little past seven OFF DAY did a completely different set den. The drummer sings and Aeir on a Sunday evening. As soon * as I sat down I noticed that there were some drink specials advertised, FELTCHERS from Ae Olympia show and I lost sound ranges from metal to Having a weakness for disa ited liquor, I decided I had better order one. Much to my disappoint- JOHN FORD count of how many encores they Millencolin. That just about says ment, my drink didn't quite tc right, kind of like a crucial ingredient was missing: rum. After my $6 TBA played. This was the show of my it all. I hate Millencolin and I Aink Shirley Temple, I shared an appetizer of chicken skew* ith peanut sauce. The chicken was a little THE PAPALL0MAS life. It was Fugazi. I am ready Aat metal should have died when ;r-cooked, causing it to be dry, dry, dry. The peanut sc ighlly spiced enough to be >. So often peanut sauce just turns out to be watery peanut butter, but not hei GLIMMER for death now. Ozzy quit Black Sabbath back M>0 Christa Min in Ae '70s. Entree-wise, I went for the sea bass and masala fries with banana ketchup. This sounded like an TRIM Next up, 88 Fingers Louie intriguing combination that I couldn't pass up. The sea bass was very lightly battered and given the _ density of bass in general, it was quite light tasting. A real pleasure to eat. Unfortunately, what passed HIEROGLYPHICS Back from the dead. They put out • ____] for masala fries at Monsoon were actually just your typical sally restaurant fries. However, somebody Da THA FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN a good effort, but really... Just like NINETY NINE CASUAL Screeching Weasel, you were there knows their sauces because, like the peanut sauce, the banana ketchup added flare to an other THE SALTEENS wise bland sidedish. Put together, the sea bass and masala fries created a moderately sized portion, SOULS OF MISCHIEF better off broken up. ERSATZ but the $ 1 2 price tag seemed a little high to me. THE PROSE Lastly, gob. Gob, gob, gob, Of special note for those of you who are vegetarians, do not settle for the spinach and lentil INDIE ROCK THURSDAY J-SWING ... What have you done to your ®z dumplings. We left three or four napkins filled with half-chewed dumplings for the staff to clean up. If FAIRGROVE Sunday, March 7 selves? Honestly, the split with FORECASTS FAREWELL you really want to eat a veggie meal at Monsoon, order the squash. Richard's on Richards Another Joe was awesome. Too DONKEY ENGINE Also, if you are so inclined, Monsoon has an alright wine list put together of selected wines that are The place was stocked, Ae crowd Late... No Friends took awhile, supposed to complement the east-meets-west menu creations. I had a glass of Ae chardonnay and \*o twitching in anticipation, and J- but I grew to love it and your origi found it to go well with the bass, even though I have no idea if it is supposed to or not. (LOSEDCAPTIONRADIO Swing opened up with some nal EP is five years old and still Overall, would I recommend Monsoon? That's tough. For having such a limited menu, I would have solid and classic tracks on Ae steel kicks ass. And now, you put out WITH GUESTS expected the food to be a little better, not that what I had was bad. I found my meal to be adequate, but wheels. Respect to all Ae young an album on Fearless Aat sucks, not excellent. I did like the atmosphere in Monsoon, though. The music was loud enough to be heard $2 PHATTuesdays ladies with the smooth dance and everybody is freaking out. Oh but quiet enough to talk over, creating an atmosphere perfect for faux-fine dining and intimate conver moves. We were perplexed at first yeah, Ae show. Well, just like Ae wi iiiowTio1_lSI sation. I guess I'd have to say, yeah sure, go to Monsoon, just don't expect your world to get rocked. as to why Ae young men chose to oAers, it was a wall of indistin ART EXHIBIT Bill K kick back and look cool instead guishable noise. HEAVY METAL S-Jfenadine Records presents 0 Jalo-pea /fZZxzTi^S •SYRUP&GASOLINE" " The MinioODS fiRENADINf A CO COMPILATfOIV OT 20 GfttTAT CAf/AOIAIV GARAGf ROCK AND POP BANDS 1 m me 6iribOTb$l»«S7/__£v UWt Si-V/»72ra LowBrow Including! 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See you here ... and CANADIAN LUNCH 11:30AM- Exceptionally interesting girl talk. bring some ice. 1:00PM From Tofino toGander , Baffin AURAL TENTACLES 12KWAM-VERY Island to Portage La Prairie. The all- LATE Warning: This show is moody Canadian soundtrack for your midday SATURDAYS and unpredictable. It encourages snack! GET TO THE CHORUS alt. 6:00- insomnia and may prove to be haz STEVE & MKE Ir00-2KX>PM Crashing 8:00AM ardous to your health. Ambient, ethnic, the boys' club in the pit. Hard and fast, THE SATURDAY EDGE 8:00AM- funk, pop, dance, punk, electronic, heavy and slow. Listen to it, baby, 12:00PM Studio guests, new synth, blues, and unusual rock. (hardcore). releases, British comedy sketches, folk ONOMATOPOEIA 2:00-3:00PM music calendar, and ticket giveaways. WEDNESDAYS Comix comix comix oh yeah and some 8-9AM: African/World roots. 9AM- SUBURBAN JUNGLE 7:00-9:00AM music. With Robin and Jules. 12PM: Celtic music and performances. 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SUNDAY NIGHTS Jose Luis discusses free trade and by Chris B. Blues and blues roots with your hosts other issues in the Americas. ON AIR WITH GREASED HAIR 7:30- Anna and AJ. 1 :OOAM - 4:00AM LOVE SUCKS 12:00-2:00PM Music 9:00PM Roots of rock & roll. RADIO FREE AMERICA 6:00- at work. (Cut up mixed genres — UVE FROM THUNDERBIRD RADIO 8:00PM Extraordinary political re eclectic, electric included but not HELL 9:00-11:00PM Local muzak search guaranteed to make you think. mandatory). from 9. Live bandz from 10-11. Originally broadcast on KFJC (Los Al AUDIO SPROCKET 2:00-3:00PM April 8: The Money Hungry Newlywedz tos, Cal). De^Ter) klutch Pet(Ter) klutch Det(l>r) klutch Pet(Ter) klutch Det(Ter) klutch MOTORDADDY 3.-00-5.-00PM "eat, April 22: The Salteens LIVEI AT THE HI-HAT1I alt. sleep, ride, listen to Motordaddy, April 29: Satina Saturnine 10:00PM-1:00AM "Sho' 'nuff repeat." COCKED AND READY alt. 11:00PM- bumpin'I'-Popu/ar Music. Phone, BBC WORLDSERVICE 5:00-5:1 OPM 1:00AM write or call for reservations. Dance. RACHEL'S SONG 5:10-6*O0PM Info NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS alt. Admission $6.00. on health and the environment. From 11:00PM-1:00AM You adjust the PIPEDREAMs alt. 10:00-1:00AM recycling and conservation projects to lighting, DJ Satyricon mixes the SOUL TREE alt. l:00-4:30AMFrom CotuHxlla diet, health, and consumption and sounds. Radio that could only happen doo-wap lo hip hop, from the electric sustainability in the urban context. after the sun's gone down. Songs and to the eclectic, host Michael Ingram Mi O X E SOLID STATE 6:00-7:30PM soundscapes for the naked city. goes beyond the cal! of gospel and Featuring the latest in techno, trance, PLUTONIAN NIGHTS 1:00- takes soul music to the nth degree. April 1 - Emerald Park • Pywakif Open • Clover Honey acid and progressive house. 4:00AM Late nightvinyl. Occasional EARWAX alt. 1:00- 4:30AM Noiz April 2 - Luxury • Sir Hedgehog • RiF Spotlights on local artists, ticket skips. Cheers. terrorism cut thru raw rhythms/as April 3 - Volatile • Golers • Scum Element giveaways, & live performances. punk rock dissects Detroit April 6 - Tim • Fuzz 58 • The Cutlers Hosted by M-Path. minimalism/Da truth will be found FRIDAYS April 7 - SAM • Big Rig Sweeties • Mind Floss AND SOMETIMES WHY alt. 7:30- bound in sounds/locked in my ears CAUGHT IN THE RED 6:30-8:30AM April 8 - Autumnex • Chick Magnets • Ty & I 9:00PM sleoter-kinney, low, sushi... Trawling the trash heap of over 50 like Earwax. Word. -Guy Smiley these are o few of our faveohwrit things. years worth of real rock'n'roll debris. REGGAE LINKUP 4:30-8:30AM April 9 - Bottom Feeder • The Humans • Jeffery Sez BY THE WAY alt. 7:30-9:00PM Stick out yo' can. with Sister B. April 10 - CD Release Party with Ford Pier & Thermos Let's give alternative media a chance ONE LOVE 8:30-10:00AM Anything April 12 - Galactic • Over Self - VIVA VINYL! 7"s new and old, and everything from the wonderful April 13 - Somebody's Children local cassettes and demos. world of music, as long as harmonies April 14 - Honeymans • Side 67 FOLK OASIS WXH0:30PM Featuring WHOM can be sung, and the melodies be April 15 - The Chased • Manhatten Project the latest local and international heard. April 16 - Satsuma releases in folk/roots/world music, SKATS SCENE-IK DRIVE! KkOOAM- HOW phone interviews, in-studioguestsand 12:00PM Ska, baby. Arts Richelle Roe April 17 - CD Release Party with Mach Turtle • Lab Rats more. Requests alwoys welcomed! THESE ARE THE BREAKS 12:00- Board Chair Harry Hertscheg • Faithless Wonder STRAIGHT OUTTA JALLUNDHAR 2:00PM DJ Splice brings you a ' •• iMcGee! April 21- Obscene Silence 10:30PM-12:00AM LetDJsJindwa flipped up, freaked out, full-on, April 22 - Punch Drunk • Vibrator and Bindwa immerse you in radioac Demos/Cassettes Katrina Mc( funktified, sample heavy beat-lain trip, April 23 -Tendonitis tive Bhungra! "Chakkh de phutay." focusing on anything with breakbeats. Richard Anderson Listen to all our favourite Punjabi tunes Versatile at any style. April 24 - Cd Release Party with Vinyl — remixes and originals. UTTli TWIN STARS 2:OO-3:30PM Mobile Sound Andrew Orchard April 26 - Willis • WDC HANSKLOSS'MISERYHOUR 12:00- Underground, experimental, indie and Music Julie Colero April 28 - Soldiers of Misfortune • By-Product 4:00AM Mix of most depressing, women. Jacuzzi space rock at its finest. President Tobias V April 29 - Fast Freddie • The Hill • Cindaliss unheard and unlistenable melodies, Production Shane Vander Meer j NARDWUAR THE HUMAN SERVI April 30 - Free Coke For Supermodels tunes and voices. ETTE PRESENTS... 3:30-4:OOPM Program Coordinator Anna Friz Promotions AfaHussey NOIZ 4:00-5:OOPM self-tided. Record Librarian Alison Cole THURSDAYS BBC WORLDSERVICE 5:00-5:30PM 303 COLUMBIA STREET VANCOUVER RADIO ELLINIKATHIKO 6:30-8:30 FAR EAST SIDE SOUNDS alt. 6:00- Sports AM Wake up to the sounds of Greece 9:00PM FOR BOOKNG INFO CALL CANOY (ALL TYPES OF MUSIO Station Manager L with Elena and Niko. AFRICAN RHYTHMS alt. 6:00- Vice President J REEL MUSIC 8:30-10:00AM 9:00PM David "Love" Jones brings 683-3757 ZS H^g5®eMB Stagmummer@Brickyard; Fear of Drinking@South Hill Candy Shop SUBMISSIONS TO DATEBOOK ARE FREE! SUN 25 Man Or Astroman@3B Tavern (Seattle); Artisan@WISE Hall Datebook* FO HAVE YOUR EVENT LISTED, FAX ALL THE MON 26 Elvin Jones@Vancouver East Cultural Centre; RELEVANT INFO (WHO, WHERE, WHEN) TO Rocksteady Ska Dance Nighr@Gate TUE 17 Dave Phyall Duo@South Hill Candy Shop 822 9364, ATTENTION "DATEBOOK." DEAD- WED 28 Chickpea@Starfish; Mark Crozer@DV8; Larry LINE F0R THE MAY ISSUEIS APRIL ] 7TH! Perras@South Hill Candy Shop WHAT'S HAPPENING IN APRIL THU 29 DJ nighf@Starfish; Flophouse Jr.©South Hill Candy Shop FRI 30 Olivia Tremor Control@Starfish; Spirit of the West, FRI APRIL 2 Cubanismo!@Vogue; 30 Helens@Firehall Arts Snakefarm@Sonar; Stabbing Westward, Placebo@Rage Lunassa, Scruj MacDuhk, SFU Pipe Band@Vogue; Time Centre; Sonic Boom@Western Front; Vancouver Chamber Choir MON 12 Mark Farina@Sonar; Bongo Bop@Naam; Eagle-Eye Waits@South Hill Candy Shop perform Arvo Part's [ifony@Orpheum, Napalm Death, Aberra Cherry@Richard's; Rocksteady Ska Dance Night@Gate SAT MAY 1 CiTR PRESENTS GOMEZ, MOJAVE 3@Star- tion, Beverley, Soulcrusher@Starfish; Ellen Mcllwaine@WISE Hall; TUE 13 Les Finnigan@Naam; Wide Mouth Mason@Richard's fish; Paperboys, Gaelic Storm, Mary Jane Lamond, Ad Vielle Jesse Waldman@ Naam on Richards; Mark James Fortin@South Hill Candy Shop Que Pourra@Vogue SAT 3 Feelin' Fine in '99: The Radio, Pipedream, Aaeeiil, DJs, WED 14 The Liars@Starfish; Semi-Sweet@DV8; Jim Black® SUN 2 Alanis Morissette, Sloan, Veda Hille@GM Place door prizes, super 8 projeclions@Good Jacket; Sonic Naam; Bob Stark@South Hill Candy Shop Boom@Western Front; Limblifter, The Special Guests@Starfish; THU 15 Tony Wilson Sextet@Starfish Room; Innovations Pas 30 Helens@Firehall Arts Centre; Felchers, LAMF, Subway sion Fashion Show@Palladium; The Wheat in the Barley@South SPECIAL Thugs@Picadilly Pub; Natalie Merchanr@Queen E.; Nordic Trax Hill Candy Shop Release Party@Sonar; Bonfire Madigan@3B Tavern (Bellingham); FRI 16 CiTR PRESENTS PETFEST '99: SIOBHAN DUVALL, E V E NTS Spacious Couch@Chameleon MAYHEM AQUARIUM, THE LOUNGE CATS, DOROTHY SUN 4 Sonic Boom@Western Front; Mary Lou Lord, John MISSING, RYE CATCHERS, SPLITTING ADAM@SUB Ball Bottomley, Mark Browning@Starfish; Les Finnigan@Naam room (proceeds to the SPCA); Cessna, Zebrahead@Starfish; MON 5 Rocksteady Ska Dance Nighr@Gate Marianne Grittani@South Hill Candy Shop SON C B O O M 9 9 TUE 6 CiTR PRESENTS SEBADOH, LOWERCASE@Vogue; SAT 17 Thrush Hermit, Jack Tripper, The Good Time Peggy White@South Hill Candy Shop Clubsters@Starfish; Andras Jones@South Hill Candy Shop Pro Musica s 1 lth annua l Sonic B oom festival of BC WED 7 Blinding Light Alternative Cinema@Blue Lizard; Fast MON 19 Keypoints: Contemporary Solo Piano@Community Arts composers takes plac e 8pm o i Friday, April 2 Freddie, Pound@Starfish; Future Boy@DV8; VCC Jazz Council Gallery (837 Davie, info: 739.8047); Andrea Bocelli through 'til Sunday, A Dril 4 at t ie Western Front, Ensemble@South Hill Candy Shop w/VSO@GM Place; Rocksteady Ska Dance Night@Gate Buy a festiv al pass for <>nl y $20 c nd enjoy material THU 8 Mulitplex Grand@Blinding Light; Kurt Szul Duo@the TUE 20 Jay-Z, DMX, Method Man, Redman@GM Place; War from more than 20 co TI posers Vi••h o bring us local Of The Worlds@VECC; Jeremy Holmes Trio@South Hill Candy Naam; Innovations Fetish Fashion Show@Palladium; Dave new music at its best! Fc> r more inl o, call 708.3370. Seaman@Sonar FRI 9 Veda Hille, Time Waits@Starfish; Jerzy WED 21 Dead Man@DV8; Marsha Thompson@South Hill Candy Godziszewski@Norman Rothstein Theatre; Arts County Shop MERCL RY RE\ i, BE LI NGH AM Fair@Thunderbird Stadium; Susan McKeown@WISE Hall; Susan THU 22 Ant Hill, Welcome to Grade Three@Starfish; Big Night: Nope, they 're not com ng to Vaticouver . So if you Young & Helen Hull@Vancouver Art Gallery (part of noon-hour Hard Rubber Orchestra, Queen Mab, Veda Hille, Paul Dolden, want to che ck out this cr tically acclaimed outfit, you'll concert series); VCC New Music Ensemble premiere works by more@Vancouver East Cultural Centre; Innovations Fantasy Fash student composers@King Edward Campus Auditorium (info: ion Show@Palladium have to ma ke the trek across the border, Saturday, 871.7297) FRI 23 Man Or Astroman?, Zen Guerilla, Rock*A*Teens@Starfish April 10. / md Zulu Re :ords wants to help you get SAT 10 CiTR PRESENTS ICU, GAZE, FORECASTS Room; James Keelaghan@Vancouver East Cultural Centre; The there. They ve hired the } Magical Mercury Bus ($ 15 FAREWELL@Starfish Room; Kofy Brown@Chameleon, Mer Great Globe: Musica Intima Vocal Ensemble perform songs about Cdn funds) which will *: ick you up from Zulu, escort cury Rev@WWU (Bellingham); Meg Tennant@South Hill Candy travel@West Vancouver United (2062 Esquimalt Ave.) you to West ern Washinc ton University, and will bring SAT 24 Rufus Wainwright@Richard's on Richards; Dave Doug you back h Dme. Zulu c Iso sells ti < to the show, also SUN 11 Standing Wave's Pacific Currenfs@Vancouver East Cul las Quartet@Starfish Room; Front Line Assembly, Carbon 6, tural Centre; VRCA Record & CD Fair@Kitsilano Community Cen [email protected] (Port Coquitlam — free shuttle bus from $15 Cdn. Fo r more inf<> , call 73* .3232. tre; Canadian Orchestral Premieres@CBC Studio 40; New Westminster Skytrain Station); Vibrator, Removal, VENUES • BARS • THEATERS • RESTAURANTS • RECORD STORES The Abyss 315 E. 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