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OPIUM PRODUCTIONS AND CITR PRESENT toWSTllOCK SHOW ON EARTH :.in ni 11 NEWYORK'S; .CELEBRITY REUNION 'ft GUESTS: ELVIS LOVE CHILD Jiff TICKhlbAl m^Micounuo.LULM,*-..- | FRI. MAY 11 I COMMODORE <*•«••. CONTENTS MAY «1990 Issue #88 THE CRAMPS Nardwuar gets the scoop on the fucking best band in the world 6 PHRANC They play "I Enjoy Being A Girl" on Muzak, too - by Pete and Andrea 9 SEVERED HEADS Tom Ellard joins the rhythm of machines - by Lloyd Uliana 12 ROOTIN' TOOT1N' HOOTENANNY Here's listening to you, kids - by Bartholomew, the Patron Saint of Hootenanny 15 MAMMORABILIA: RUSS MEYER'S OBSESSION WITH BIG TITS Nobody gives a better Russ Meyer interview than... - with Grandee Englehart 16 A LITTLE MAN, FALLING A story by Christopher Kovacs 30 AIRHEAD Fact or fiction? 5 HELL'S KITCHEN Wow. Slick. Bo-nus. Groovy 20 COMIX ARE ALL I READ It's "Bob's Favorite Comics," not Leigh's 21 LOCAL MOTION Let's get Janis - she listens to everything!! 22 REAL LIVE ACTION Bug Head, Babes in Toyland et al 23 UNDER REVIEW John Zorn, Fugazi, The Cynics and bts more 24 DISCORDER DATEBOOK What's on, what's hot, what's hip and what isn't 26 ON THE DIAL It's like TV Guide, but it's for radio 28 SPINUST It's a list regarding spins, okay? 29 0P&? INDEPENDENT ftf*»! EARTH GUY LABELS AT Scott Fearnley 5 FANTASTIC -".pOS*"EBS DANCING ON THE CLOUDS Marc Yuill and Julian Lawrence 11 ROLAND THE HAPPY WANDERER •PRICES! Geoff Coates 20 SOCIALIST TURTLE "RAP" DISCS Colin Upton 21 , a TAPES 8 BORDUM Bryce Rasmussen 27 THE • RECORDED FOR OFFICE USE ONLY VIDEO TWO EDITOR Kevin Smith ART DIRECTOR Scott Chernoff PRODUCTION MANAGER Bill Baker EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Chrte Buchanan, Paul Funk, Viola Funk ASSISTANT TO THE ART DIRECTOR Geoff Coates ARTIST Scott Fearnley WRITERS LOCATIONS! 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They were signed to of which is as yet undecided. and what an exciting perform wrongly criticized Lifef. e for Geffin records of L.A. and were Finally, the Smugglers should ance it was. Yet, an incident not protesting against th' lan basically given $25,000.00 to actually have a single oul on Get occurred lhat left me wondering gley poundkeepers shooting of record with to make the best Hip Records (The Cynics' label) what is happening to this world. dogs in the head (March 1990). damn album possible. What did come June or July. While preparing to take pictures If Gibson had checked ihe Copywrite do with the cash? of Jane, I met a rude and obnox facts he would have discovered They spent most of it on hot dogs, JUVENILE MASQUERADE ious speciment. He was an that Lifeforce convinced the beer and other fun stuff... besides Yo, Airhead, American photographer for a few Langley Township Council to recording costs. What is happen Those coming to Viola's major record companies in Can stop shooting pound dogs in ing with the Geffin-Copywrite defense have missed the point. ada. He told me the most de January 1990. If he was so con connection now? You got me, but Most everyone will agree that menting thing that left me pon cerned why didn't he protest it? there ain't no album in the near reviewers shouldn't lie about dering my self-worth. He said, The media has blown out of future, that's for sure. their opinions and that reviewers "The record companies and mu proportion Gibson's publicity On the brighter side of with an attitude are more inter sic stars couldn't careless if some stunt of crushing animals for things in the Teamworks part of esting to read. two time bit newspaper covered "art". He had no profound state town, Bob's Your Uncle has been However, Viola's reviews the concert." I had to question ment about art. He had no insight officially signed to a major rec consistently gloss over such this generalization and his moti into life's problem. His press ord label from L.A. so we should important elements as Music and vation for even being in the rec release in December 1989 made be seeing and hearing a great Performance and dwell over the ord business, maybe the title and it clear that his only goal was to follow-up LP to their first vinyl deeper questions of cloths, hair kill "small animals" as a new "art offering from Zulu back in '87. length, who knows who, and does Anyways, I was really as medium". Also in anticipation is a full- anyone cool-enough-to-count- tonished by his comment. I per I enclose the facts about this length album from Vancouver's as-human-by-Viola's-standards sonally think the university and bizarre incident. I hope you will Kings of rockabilly, the Nervous like the band, etc. It's fine that college newspapers keep the al- give the public both sides of the Fellas. The Nervous Fellas were Ms Funk's "pieces" see print, but signed a while back to Nervous as reviews, they are juvenile. They help underground bands In respect for all life, Records of England who assure Fred Maycatt wilh media coverage and support. Peter Hamilton us there won't be much more of a argue that these two bands, as zine. No one wanted lo review the P.S. I don't like Hell's Kitchen, These papers are the medium of Director of Lifeforce well as many olher bands, put out BGM record so il wasn't re either, but at least it doesn't communication between the I guess there isn't much tapes. But let's face it, TAPES viewed. Thai's how it works (or masquerade as something it isn't. community and the underground Thanksforthe "fads." Thepoint, point in mentioning the two new SUCK. You know it, I know it. doesn't). bands. Maybe if it wasn't for tiny however, would seem to be that album releases from both D.O.A. Take ROOTS ROUNDUP for Bobs Your Uncle's EP was PRIVILEGE AND MOTIVA little newspapers like the Reflec there was such an uproar over and Spirit of the West. Both instance. They just put out a on Criminal Records, not Zulu. TION tor, Jane Siberry might not have one ral, which was destined lo bands are now on major labels. brand new tape! What a waste! We've reviewed Curious George Dear Airhead, gotten as far as she has (just a die in the stomach of some reptil New Vancouver releases Tapes are nothing. They can live, reviewed their LP, and did a I am appalled by some of speculation). I just wanted to ian pet, yet unwanted dogs are have also come from'those hardly be counted anywhere past feature on them.