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ARTS V' E N Te Rta in M E ARTS V' entertainm ent ' ■ ■ n uck it anyway, no dope, no permeated with the distinct smell m nookie, no queers of Warhol present in such JL following me today, I cinematic works as Midnight guess you start writing lame Cowboy. You are compelled to diaries like this.” take a descent with Carroll, but — age 14, The Basketball Diaries not a surrealistic ride down a rabbit’s hole. It is rather the Reading Jim Carroll can be a sickness of heroin addiction at dramatic experience. A street- the age of fifteen. It is a poet’s smart kid who experimented with attempt at shocking realism drugs in a private school in the reminiscent of William lower-east side of New York City, Burrough’s Junky rather than he wrote The Basketball Diaries. merely the hedonistic ad­ It is unsettling as much as it is venturism that brought fame to colorful and fascinating, with a Jack Kerouac. bitter taste of the underground He is knee-deep in drugs and scene. It casts you beyond the sex and hustling gays, and hangs glitter to bare the true city, (See RAZOR, p.4A) 2 A Thursday, May 22,1966 Daily Nexus Bob Dylan circa 1965 — \ -S' the times have changed The EAGLE CREEK OVERLAND CONVERTIBLE LUGGAGE EA SILY & Q UICKLY Sfr CONVERTS FROM O A BACK PACK TO STANDARD LUGGAGE MLT OPEN MON.-SAT. 10 AM - 6 PM 963-4438 How Many Years? 529 STATE ST. / Our hats come off this week to salute the now­ MAPS • BOOKS • LUGGAGE • ACCESSORIES individual style of speech/singing even more distinctive. legendary Bob Dylan, who turns 45 this Saturday. Born His experimentation of melding traditional musical on May 24,1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, under the name of styles from around the world and different moments of Robert Allen Zimmerman, he is perhaps the most history caused a stir and subsequently a breakthrough influential performer in rock music. He became the for his contemporaries in the field of rock. For that special mood of the American youth in the early sixties, as he Through the years he has accomplished much and combined the popular fifties rock rhythm with the new crossed paths with many interesting individuals (Joan evening folk revival sound inspired by Woodie Guthrie and Baez, etc.). He went into semi-reclusion for awhile and others. He was keen on speaking out with his songs amid experimented with various religions. Recently he has re- the turbulent protest and civil rights movements of the emerged in the rock scene as a serious competitor who time, and soon had the world’s attention. does not wish to be merely admired for his past. He has been working with such top performers as reggae After teaching himself guitar, piano and harmonica, superstars Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. His he became popularly known playing at coffeehouses at most recent album release, Empire Burlesque, is a the University of Minnesota and began a long career stupendous collection of previously unreleased oldies. with Columbia Records that led him to fame. His most He is set to tour this summer with friend and colleague widely known songs of this early period were “ Blowin’ in Tom Petty. Once again we salute this great man, a the Wind” (made popular by a Peter, Paul and Mary songwriter who knew no bounds and directed the course rendition) and “ The Times They Are A-Changin’ ” . His of music that will linger for years to come. simple acoustic guitar and heavy nasal voice made his — Karl Irving Dinner Lunch Sundays & Weekdays Monday-Friday 5:30-9:30 11.00-2:00 pm Friday-Saturday 5 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0 Satisfying, Sweet Sarcasm Strictly speaking, King of America isn’t really Elvis Where they pour Coca-Cola just like vintage wine... Costello’s latest album. It’s supposedly by The Costello She said she was working fo r the ABC News Show, featuring the Attractions and Confederates. And it It was as much of the alphabet as she knew how to BA gets more confusing. T-Bone Burnett produced this one use." 8 and almost all the songs were written by a “ Declan or RESTAURANT MacManus.” "You were the spice of life Put all that together with a more straightforward The gin in my vermouth," sound and a heavy rockabilly emphasis, and it begins to “ Little Palaces” is remarkably different, and with its 962-3131 come together. Elvis seems to have turned over a new mandolins and acoustic guitar, it manages to decorate Downtown off Chapala between De la Guerra & Canon Perdido leaf, dropping the smooth, polished its country twang with both Eastern sap of his last two albums. His and Western influence. The in­ backing band for most of his strumental storytelling takes on a There w ill be no previous albums, the Attractions, slightly mocking tone — it sounds plays only one song, and MacManus like it might have been called “ The is Costello’s real name. legend or tale of so-and-so.” I liked the intellectual melancholy Another first-rate track is “Jack that hung over most of the previous of All Parades,” a catchy piece Daily Nexus material, but this album is about an experienced lover who now refreshingly different. yearns only “ to be the love of one Monday, May 26th Honest and soulful, King of true heart.” Picture a warm America definitely has less of a evening: you can rock back and punch-beat style than Costello fans forth on the front porch as Costello may be used to, but is far from too croons and croons. The Deadline for Wednesday's slow. With fast-paced guitarwork, Unlike the group’s upbeat dance David Hidalgo of Los Lobos provides LP, Get Happy, the songs on King of Newspaper will be strength that kicks, something that America are not overly similar and Costello’s recent material therefore do not lead to the temp­ sometimes lacks. “ Glitter Gulch” is so quick that you tation to compare them to the “ best” tracks on the FRIDAY at 5 PM think you’re tripping over the lyrics, like the man who album. wears elevator shoes in the song. Satisfaction comes from this healthy chunk of unrefined melodies, beautiful ballads that manage to There is still an abundance of cliches. Pieces like bite, and strong country rhythms. From the use of the The Daily Nexus Office will “ Indoor Fireworks” and “ Our Little Angel” remind me French accordion on “ American Without Tears” to the of older ballads like “ Alison” and “ Shipbuilding,” (from painfully pleading vocals on the cover of the Animals’ be dosed all day Monday. previous albums, M y Aim Is True and Punch the Clock) classic “ Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” I think Elvis but Elvis avoids sentimentality with sweet sarcasm, as deserves his crown. always: album supplied by Leopold’s Records Have a Safe and Happy Holiday Weekend. “ He thought he was the King of America — Maureen Fan *SALE* 1/2 O FF ALL VITAMINS CONTINUING GRADUATES and UNDERGRADUATES You must turn in your Official Registration Form by May 23 or you will be billed a $50 late registration fee. Contact the Office of the Registrar if you have not received your registration form in the mail. Supplies Limited to Stock on Hand. Daily Nexus Thursday, May 22,1966 3A A Perfectly Manic Monday Now Open Evenings Until 9 P.M.! I don’t know how many of you missed it, but Monday’s manic show with the Bangles and the Hoodoo Gurus at Enjoy A Sweet Slice O f Summer... the Arlington Theatre was undoubtedly far out. Finding a special place in the Bangles’ hearts wasn’t difficult, seeing as how their big-time American tour had begun and was now coming to a close here in Santa Barbara. Opening, the Hoodoo Gurus’ rockin’ psychotic on­ slaught of home-spun demented Aussie psychedelic pop proved extremely contagious. Slightly resembling the animal ensemble that rocks Disneyland’s America Sings with “ Ain’t Nothing but a Hound Dog” , the Hoodoo Gurus played a generous amount of songs from their latest album Mars Needs Guitars. Consisting of their college hits “ Bittersweet” , “ Poison Pen” ,“ Be my Guru” , and “ I Want You Back” , the Hoodoo Gurus’ awesome hour-long set came to a close with the ultrabitchin’ Bangles sauntering onstage to assist the Gurus with the necessary tamborines, chants, and go-go dancing during the climactic rendition of Gary Glitter’s “ Rock‘n’ Roll Part 2” . Providing interesting between-set entertainment, the roadies for the bands took to the stage for a fifteen- minute Jam session that resembled something along the Susannah Hoffs of the Bangles lines of the seventies Spinal Tap genre. Once the roadies when it came to stage antics, the choral harmonies Free Slice O f Pie finished their set and the haunting teenage Jail scene of mixed with their reJuvenated garage sound left me more with entree the Runaways’ “ Dead End Justice” came over the than satiated. (After 5 p.m. 7 days a week) sound system, it was time for the Bangles. In other words I was in heaven and so were the Promoting their smash album Different Light, the numerous toddlers who came to see their latest idols OFFER GOOD THRU MAY 30, 1986 Bangles began the set with the title track from the new perform “Manic Monday” and their latest single “ If LP. Then guitarist extraordinaire, Vicki Peterson, You Knew What She Wants” . It was a sing-along for the welcomed us to their acid trip with the breathtaking entire family^ But the real surprise came during the last “ Restless".
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