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DEAR DICKHEADS, may be more legitimate topics of I am both impressed and scared discussion but they certainly aren't shlless as I read Fishone Shadow's as fun as music. And, like it or not, J1. Ruppel editorial in June's SLUG. Isay Iam the main motivating force in the impressed because Fishbone ap- underground scene is fun. Sure, EDITORISALES pears to be a really intelligent, you can expand to other areas, but I thinking individual-and every one it has got to be negatively affecting Natalie Kaminski knows we need more people like you that you seem to bedistancing that. It is definitely time for people yourself from punk. Even the re- CONTRIBUTING WRITERS everywhere to~hout~outand make views of albums lately have been Blc Zmbnyl, Joseph Brlggs, Matt Taybr, Dennls Chl*ldleb, Lara Brhflrd the world see how diverse it is, and mostly college rock bologna that CM, Roblq, Scott Vlce, Todd, Leos Neosman, Ryan Workman to see the importance of diversity. has little in common with anything And sticking up for the beliefs of truly alternative. Now, Iknow that COPY EDITOR: Jo Y afle the Mormon church, my church, you are going to want to blame this PHOTOGRAPHS: Steve Mldgley, Rlck Egan, Robert DeBerry we believe in a person's right to do on us, the readers, because we F-DUDE & ILLUSTRATIONS: Ryan Wayment as he pleases. are supposed to be the contribu- But as I said before, I am also tors, but again I refer to my earlier scared. No, I'm not some pOssy comment that SLUGcomes across Qeclal thanks to Jo latte, Matt Taylor and Krls Johnson wlhout who fears for my own safety. I fear as pretty much a closed party. whom thls publication would not be possible for Fishbone Shadow, and people Objectively, look over your last like him. Fishbone hates people dozen or so issues and I bet you like me, because the world works will see what I mean. SLUG 1s: A monthly Nawr and Entartarmant Lida that i8 prlulby the 5th of aach for us. What I don't think he real- Isuggest re-evaluating SLUG'S rrtL and can be found at owr 100 bcation8. 1111 writinn b contribuiad by local wrbrr. All r#trlrl printad in 8W6 b tha opinion of tha wrlarr and not nacrrrly thola of the izes is that violent actions cause commitments and maybe having a cUtorlrl staff. All rubtalinbnr, advsrtlrino, Isiterr, picturar, pnamr md art work must ba the world to go one step further to special issuededicated to music. I raoiwd by tha 20th of the month to ba printad in tbnewt irrua. work against him. bet you a dollar it goes over better Please Send to: SLUG MAGAZINE Fishbone: Please catch on to than any recent issue, especially if what the world is gradually realiz- you have several features on sev- P.O. BOX 1061 ing. Violence is n.o answer. Keep eral bands. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 841 10-1 061 screaming as loud as you can, no Take Care matter how badly you piss me off; John Edward Branin, Logan or'Call but never let your muscles shut 467.4742 down your brain. DEAR DICKHEADS, Idahoan Idiot I've read your magazine with interest for the last few months DEAR DICKHEADS, because I too have feR the need for First of all, let me state that I an alternative publication here in greatly admire you and everyone this culturally deprived region. else involved with SLUG. It obvi- Oddly enough, JR comments in ously takes a lot of hard work and the June Issue on apathy here in dedication. However, I would like the area, and the Queer Nation as to respond to your tirade about the being the only group to voice their lack of support you get in the way. lack of rights. These two issues of contributions. I have an idea as (apathy and the Gay Community) to something that contributes to and the attitudes that seem to pre- that other than just apathy. That vail tend to be acouple of the more SUBSCRIBE. "something" is the fact that SLUG explosive concerns which I would often comes across as a closed, like to address in this letter. GET THIS TRASH SENT aloof collection of blabber from a I find the voice of your publica- RIGHT TO YOUR HOUSE select group of somewhat self- tion and most of those whochoose important individuals.Combine this to participate to be negative, de- ONEYEAR812 with thefactthat much of thesubject structive, violent, and ill-at-ease NOW1 matter contained within recent is- with themselves. This does not Send Check or Money Order for 2.00 sues is just plain uninteresting. I delegate an alternative point of $1 To: havebeen afaithfulreaderof SLUG view, and the apathy that you NU6 P.O. Box 1061 Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-1061 since issue #5 and I have witnessed perceive can only be because most FBI This Out and Send With Check (Please Print) a shift in fous away from what I people are tired of listening to the considered the heart and soul of rantings and ravings of the few your rag (punk and agressive un- who offer up nothing but negativ- NAME derground music) to rather bland ism and destruction. topics with even less widespread I'm not homophobic, I'm not ADDRESS appeal than punk. For example, LDS, and I'm not from Utah. I'm CITY STATZIP tattooing or paganism. Sure they not one to be categorized incor- SLUG July 1992 Page 3

f an attitude like so many of Mr. Live and Let Live br'i;ldolent readers are so fond oing. As is so often the case, EDITORS NOTE: person/persons screaming Thank you to everybody who respondedto my plea for response. i do need to say a few things however, I nevercomplainedabout lack of support. We get a lot of support from some really great people. I was complaining about the apathy that exists. We apolo- gize if ,we couldn't fit your letter or othercontributionjn this time. If it is fitting and it isn't too long, we will try to frt them in sometime in the near future. We dqn:t ever mean to come, acrosstoo negdive but,sometimes when things are shit shitty. Keepthose

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intensity the Replacemen~bJid worth buying, Igromise. when they made their drunken - Ryan Workman lambadaonto that scene in the late 70's. If FAT TUESDAY can avoid UNCLE breaks away into neat little licks the pratfallsoffuturecategorization, TUPELO'^^ SUPERCHUNK and musical muses. Heavy on the the chances of establishment for Matador Remrlk guitar and fronted by vocals that them on the basis of their own are just on the verge of being of- RockvHeflutch East Tralbg The first time I heard credibility might be possible. key and sloppy, SUPERCHUNK I atways assumedthat any music SUPERCHUNKwason a Firehose Though somewhat nondescript, never takes a dive. relatecjtocountry-westernstyle had album a friend passed my way, Califunsral is a likeable effort that The combination can be ex- ties to ewessive twang and hick: their latest Live Totem Pole E.P. would be enjoyable if it didn't lack tremely upltfting, but sobering all shit attitudes: UNCLE TUPELO is Amongst this fine collection of a distinctive identity. FAT the same because of the angst one of the few sxceptions to the songs was a number called "Slack TUESDAY'S ability to cover a va- within the lyrics. Yes, I'd love to rule. Yeah, they ues lotsof acoustic Motherfucker? I couldn't recall riety of musical styles would allow guitars, and an oaasional banjo hear this package live, singing them a chance to become an entity placing it amongst the Firehose songs l~ke"Sickto Move" and "Seed and harmonica herpknd there. But collection, so I figured it to be from of their own. what was surprising was how they Toss." - Charlee Johnson the Minutemen days, seeing as After a few spins, I hidto have could take? hese stereoiypd KKAT how it was perfectly "Hosey." more of t!>is three guy, one gal balladsof "drinkin'in bars, and losin' Sometime later Ipurchased my stimulant. Ittook atrip to Seattle to BUFFALO TOM their true luvs" (amongst other first CD in months by this band find their previous albums, "Toss- rednecksob stmies), andfuckthem called SUPERCHUNK. I'd been ing Seeds" and "No Pocky for Kitty," LEl E COME OM up to a point where even the reading good propaganda about and it was well worth it. Both serve RGIVBemrs BmgueI grungiest "Seattle" fan could crack the band and decided to make the as an excellent introduction into Despite the fact of the nearly- a smile. Take, for instance, the ,investment one day after spying the progression of a pleasing new overplayed radiostatusofthesong song "Postcard," a tuna that jumps .this incredibly ugly album cover noise. I hope you can check them "Taillights Fade," Boston's BUF- out in a tight, noisy fashion, then 'hiding in the racks with said moni- out. FALO TOM .is slowly becoming a relaxes into a strummin' sing-along ker gracing the top. - lvar John Zeile more prominent name in the "al- harmony, and then sporadically gets Loand behold, the album struck ternative rock" market. Switching the grunge a'goin' again, without achordwithin me immediatelywith from the growing indie label SST to missing a beat. The influence of its aggressive onslaught of primi- All Beggars Banquet brought on a country onthesegup hasn't by any tive chortling, which you could say bigger listen'ing audience with the means ruined their sound, for in its I really get into. Midway through PMCOM TOR band's 1990 release Birdbrain. ownodd way, it all fitstogether, very the album was "Slack Cruz . Their style is tight, upbeat, grungy, tightly knit and very musically in- hlotherfucker." Up to that point I Sometimes I wonder if ALL will and melodic, not unlikefellow North clined. Theextentof"tyang"onthis felt SUPERCHUNK sodndeddbit everchange. Though they'vebeen .Easterners DINOSAUR JR. But album is only comparable to bands like asouped-up Firehose, tjuttbis doing the same happy stuff for vocalist/guitarist Tom Maginnis has like Firehose and the earlier-era song set my mind straight. Qkay, . years, they.just keep getting bel- astyle that isquiteclean sounding, REM sound, so I personally didn't they'redoing acover song, just like ter. .mixed In with that certain musical findanything annoyingonthealbum. all emerging bands do on their Percolator contains the typical mayhem. Birdbrain was an album . Faves of mine were "Looking debut album. As I probed further, well-rounded mix of catchy love full of angst, weird lyrics, and that For a Way Out" and their tribute "D. however, the whole theory fell songs and, well, catchy sad songs. grungy-noisy pop feel that has be- Bwn" (speaking of the Firehose Lpart, "Slack Motherfucker" Is a ALL can never seem to get out of come quite popular in the recent connection), which is quite catchy SUPERCHUNKoriginal, lt'sonthis, that love/llve a happy life mode, past. But in terms of ths band's in its upbeat essence, and steady theirthird album, and Firehosewas and that's fine with me. What progression,.thinkof Birdbrainin the rockin' progression. This album is covering itl started with Descendents has car- . adolescent stage, and Let Me by no means a country-western I guess this doesn't mean a ried into ALLand will probably never 'Come Over ~lgthe post-puberty work. Personally, I think of it as a damn thing, but I thought it rather die. Percoiator Is an immensely stage. pissed off, home-down rock band, intriguing. Sowhywouldthemighty uplifting effort that will be as In this release, the melodies who is proud of taking CW music Hose be covering this song? Well, unobtrusive yet wholly enjoyable ,are moreaudible, thefuzi isturned and twisting it out of the norm and because it kicks ass and carries an as their previous recordings. down slightly, and acoustics are into something that pleases people attitude. Someday the whole al- - M. Hell more dominating than before. with A taste in music. bum will be cover material for cool Mostly. The extent of the band's - Ryan Workman bands because it's great shit. diverse writing style is shown on ApparentlpSUPERCHUNKare the tracks "Frozen Lake," and : at the fore of anew scene breaking Caiifuntwl "Mineral," which shroud with a NEXT MONTH: . from North Carolina, originating mellow style of emotional over- from the band's 'own Merge label. Rd D#lkli - An accessible grab bag of mu- tones. But don't think that the Now that they're on the New York- album is boring by the slowed- A11 Locals based Matador label, they are sical endeavors, FAT TUESDAY'S first full-length LP is a promising down style the band has evolved starting to creep across the nation to. Songs like "Saving Grace," arrd and kick people in the ass. effort that is somewhat overshad- 8 - -- -:em in! owed by the press kit's tendency to "Velvet Roof" are extremely remi- Said influences aside, niscent of their earlier material, SUPERCHUNK are creating their categorize FAT TUESDAY'ssound P.O. 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- Page8 July 1992 SLUG Shit, what direction can atigarette really go? We've already seen the wave of elongated ciga- rettes, produced by CIGARETTE REVIEW pansy-ass companiesfor pansy-ass fools. If any- CAMEL WIDE8 one you know still Camel igarettes have always smokes these oh so el- egant thin sticks, kick represented established class to me. But, I've had trouble dealing them in the ass! They are with their marketing strategy as of the truly stupid. late. I enjoy the classic logo on the Even you're trying package, in fact, I'll admit that the toquit, thestress involved only reason I smoke 'em is be- in smoking these derelict cause they're the one decent cigs is enough to make' you break out fhe package on the market. . All of a sudden they come up Marlboro Reds the sec- wih this assinine campaign with ond your pansy ass these highbrow, Joe-Slick guys. friends leave the room. No, slim and long is not The subliminal message of the dia blitz with the stupid crew. Who the answer; it makes a mockery of ral smoke mystique to come tof classiccamel was not in the phallic cares since all cigarette advertis- the smoker. fore. Yeah, it's bad becausesmo representationsbut in the image of ing will be vanquished in about The Camel Wide, however, is ing is bad and only bad peog amancrawling through thedesert, fifteen seconds anyway. smoke. not in search of water, but looking The men behind the camel are the ultimate answer. It's the splu- I almost quit smoking until for a damn good smoke. That was wiser than one might think, suck- that bin$$ smoking back to me people, aiming straight for the advent of the Wide. It's just i always in the back of my mind, not ing the ingenuity from brother brew heart. It's broad and stubby like a good, why stop? Sheit's still jud same loutish pricks in search of industry and changing the product cigar. It's got a dangerously small wad of dried leaves'rolled in soti babes. itself. Thus the Camel Wide was filter that exudes a cool draw as paper, but if you can't taste tt Luckily, Camel was smart created, showingthe unsuspecting flame gets closer to finger. It burns difference, you must be nuts! enough to keep the established observer that all cigarettes are not bright and hard, allowing the natu- John packaging, and cqnduct their me- equal. lvar Zel SLUG July 1992 Page9 BEER . LIVE MUSIC brown. For me, Earth energies produce the sense of being grounded on the earth, are relate to FOOD PARTI the material plane. Scents such as This is the second in a two-part vetyver, patchouli, deer's tongue and serieson spellcraft using things that oak moss are associated with Earth. Arrow Press smell good. Now that you've been I utilize these scents to feel more Square made aware of some of the basic grounded as well as to help me protocols around magic and realize my ideas and dreams into spellcraft, we'll move on to some of physical reality. :uw:wzmmua: the more creative aspects of work- Air is generally associated with 168 SOUTH WEST TEMPLE * PHONE 328-GOAT ing with your nose to change your East. The colors associated with 1 t consciousness. this element are yellow and white. First of all, forget much of what I For me, the intellect is associated told you last month. Magic is an with Air. Sandalwood, lavender, intuitive process, and I, as well as clary sage, copal and cedar are all ' most pagans I know, make it up as associated with Air within my own 1 Igoalong. What's most importantto system, and I use these scents to ; remember is the ruleof three: what- help clariiy my thinking. ever you put out there comes back Fire isgenerally associatedwith ,to you three times; and so it's im- South. The colors associatd with portant that you carefully and clearly Fire are red and orange, and for me, ponder your objectives before you this element is related to passion begin your process. and excitement. I associate a wide Ancien~Aqe b~c 9~SW)+ Another thing that's important to variety of scents with Fire, including keepin mind isthat whatever you do cinnamon, clove, 'carnation, frank- 861 €. 900 So. 521-9100 affects the universe in which you incense, neroli (orange flower), and live. For me, that means being all manner of citrus. I use these careful to use only natural botanical scents to give me an energy boost, essences: never those ~roducts as well as to make mvself feel more which are made from synthetic sub- sexually attractive. stances. Most synthetic fragrances Water is generally associated.. are derived from petroleum; I nei- with West. For me,-this element is*= ther want to put them on my body associated with mattersof the heart - nor to encourage scch misuse of and renewal. Marry of the more'. Earth's resources. While natural common flower scents are associ;' essential oils do tend to be more ated with water, including jasmihe, " . expensive than the cheap shit you rose, and ylang-ylang, as well as a buy at the local bath shop, they some roots, like orris.root. I utilize ALTERNATIVE MUSIC are readily available at such places these scents when I am depressed RECORDS TAPES CDs asGypsy Moon and New Frontiers, to help process my sadness, and - and one sniff will tell you that what- also when I want to feel romanticor - ever the pflde, it's worth it. sentimental. . . POSTCARDS Many pagans develop asystem Again, my associations may or . of correspmdences to help them may not workfor you. What's impor-. STICKERS figure out which smells to use for tant is that you develop a set ,of. which kinds of purposes. My own meaningful associations for you/-, , system is basedon the four elemen- self and then experiment to find POSTERS tal energie% Earth, Air, Fire and what works best for your own pur- Water. Eaclof these elementals is pose. The way I got started was to TEE-SHIRTS associatgyith certain directions, acquire a number of -high quality colors, enqies, and scents. De- essential oils and smell them in a ' BOX SETS riding obPthe desired effects, I controlled environmenttodetermine : utilizd¢s associated with how they worked for me. it is impor- * RARE VINYL elehntal qualities. My sys- tant to work with only a few oils at a ,. temismyp~nalsystem;whathas time;the nose soon loses sensitivity, . meaning forme may or may not if it is exposed to too many scents at . ISPECIAL ORDERS have meaning for you. However, it once. It is also important that you is useful &an illustration of how experiencethe freedom to innovate; such a sysfam can be developed. I often combine scents from more Earth & .generally associated .than one element at atime, depehd- 1 with North,-pe colors associated ing on what I want to achieve. Re- , with this eQrnent are green and member, the nose kpows! '- t E SELL IT! Page 10 July 1992 SLU(

long time. It is the oldest social gives us a stable structure to structure that we can identify, hold on to in the face of rapid and certainly the most endur- Katie: The security within we say New Tribalism? that structure gives us security First, some introductionsare within ourselves. Some of the earliest ex- amples of the new tribalism come from the homosexual community in ~merica.There was much earlier parental and societal rejection and repres- sion, so the development of a tribalcommunity cameas a way .the field of social sciences. tocope with those things. There Tara, 23, is studying the hu- were, and still are, entire apart- man condition through experi- ment complexes, bars, shops, ence, and works full time. etc., that cater almost exclu- Look around you. Is there a sively to this community. -,aroup of people that vou do Another example is the almost everything with?beople PHOTO BY MART 1. COOK COVER PHOTOS: STEVE MIDGLEY feminist movement; which de- 'that share the same interests veloped a tr~balsociety In re- 'or that give you support? That of ancient .tribal structures to, to impossible to achieve. A act~onto the patriarchal tradi- is a tribe. The New Tribalism is modern problems. college degree is no longer a tional soc~ety. This had some something you don't have to be Clint: It's not an attempt to-1, guarantee of a good job, and profound effects on American born into. It is something you go back to primitive living, it's even if one is found, there is no culture, to say the l%!st. Among create. This is the same sort of just the realization of tribal na- guarantee that it can be kept. them were the E$al RigMs social structure that has been ture in our society. Many graduates are forced into Amgndment an$;;She now- used for centuries, but with a Katie: We couldn't go back, low-paying, low-statusjobswith threatened Roe vs,vade deci- new twist. You can't choose we're the children of T.V. the accompanying subsistence sion. A new aesthe,tic of femi- your family (love 'em or leave lifestyle. - ninity was set, reo'fin~ngthe 'em); but you can choose your So why is tribalism coming . The turning-away frorr) the way women percei, theirown Tribe. back? yeare not all products ' established system is no' an attractiveness, P,# se can be of the stereotypical "broken egotistical move for the most loosely def~nedas tribal mark-

Clint: New Tribalism to me home;" some of our parents are ' 4 part, it is simply an answer to ings; the short ha~r,unshaven means a voluntary family. We still marriep, some are not Iq the forced poverty we have en- leg9 or armpits, Wk of smoth- choose our tribe to be a support talking, w_e: discovered that countered. Tribalism is an op- ering makeup, as an example system of resources and con- people in tribes come from a portunity to create our own Tribe is not litqi d or limit- tacts, and emotional support. wide varipwof family situations status systems. A multi-cultural ing. # Katle: Most of the people and backgrounds. There are outlook enables us to find other who are interested in tribalism common,far;tors, however. In- , waysof dealingwitheachother, Katie: I feekTected to , tend to gravitate toward ecstatic creasinglyprevalent islhefeel- and creates a more positive humanity througI3J al experi- 'experiences, activities as op- ing of alienation from the "sta- way to live. ence. When I go to a perfor- posed to material objects. tus quo" of our parents and. mance or gathering, I feel like I Clint: A tribe is separate, a grandparents. The same high Clint: We have evolved so- can leave my purse in a corner closed,unit that gives us a sov- expectationsarepresent-get cially, but we are biolog~cally and not have to worry about ereign identity; apart from the a college degree, marry, buy a programmed for the smaller whether it will bd.there when I masses. house, have a family, etc., but group structure return. There's that much trust. Dave: The new tribalism is in a radically different social Dave: Our world is chang- We see the older views as the application and adaptation climate these thingscan be next ing so quicklythatwe are unable being simpler, fater, and more SLUG July 1992 Page 11

realistic. A lot of the miscon- was something you were ex- nity. are extreme bonds of loyalty, ceptions of our present culture pected to grow out of. There The distrust of mass media and strong support systems in are not present in people who was a vast idealism that they has led to the formation of "net- place. Even though these sup- are tribally oriented. The non- could change the world, and a work tribes, where ideas and port Systems can be used to- domination of Nature plays a great amount of optimism to information not commonly ward negative ends, they are big part -we feel like we are support that idealism. available can be exchanged on still a valid example of a tribal included in the world, and we This is not the sixties. We a more personal level. Even society. Gangs were formed feel the cycles of change more are not hippies. There is no though we may have never met under the most repressive of strongly. The concern over the mass youth culture (unless you the people we are in the network circumstances, the poorest of environment as played up in count the Deadheads) and the with, the information is trusted inner-city neighborhoods, the media is more fallacy than war is in our home streets. more than if it came through where they represent survival. fact. We are concerned in a There are so many issues to conventional channels. The As for the future of the new very diferent manner - envi- divide our attention that any Crash Network is an excellent tribalism, we feel that the use ronmentalism as survival. If rebellion becomes more amor- example of this. It brings to- of tribal st~cturewill increase wedon't change, we die, or our phous and involuntary than in gether people with apartments while the established structure children die. , <. ' the sixties. You can't grow out or houses with people traveling prevails. With the disappear- The youth culture of the of economic repression. The and needing a place to crash anceof the middleclass, there sixties was polarized by a few illusion that America is a safe for a night or two, The network will be more poor or "poverty- big issues; the war, civil rights, placeisshattered. Thisiswhere covers most of America and a level"familiesandsinglepeople women's liberation, freedom to the notion of tribes comes in. few foreign countries, and who will formtheir own support '!be yourself," etc. The times The concept of changing the works on the honor system. systems into more cohesive were too revolutionary to at- world is in some ways still there. Warring tribes, more com- tribal systems. tempt to pin down in a few It has become more introspec- monly known as gangs, are the Katie: Tribe givescredence words. However, we can see tive, more of a personal goal. most extreme examples of all to the individual. Anything that that the rebellion was volun- Through a stable tribal struc- the facets of tribalism. They says "You're okay" is going to tary; back then you chose ture we can change ourselves, are territorial, with all the tribal win more votes. Tribes can be whether or not you got a job or and have a positive effect on markingsof clothing, language, anything to anyone. You may went to school. Being a hippie our environment and commu- inside information, etc. There be in one right now. UAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUAAAAUAAAAAAUAAAAAAAAAAUAAAAAAAA

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For those of you anxious for a new vampire novel but unwilling to wait for Anna Rice, Roc Books has released IN THE BLOOD, the lat- est in author Nancy A. Collins'three book (so far) series. Cantered on the exploits of re- luctant bloodsucker Sonja Blue, IN THE BLOOD begins with the re- cruitment of detective William Calumet Palmer (a hard-boiled character much inthestyleof Bruce willis' classic MOONLIGHTING It seems there should be good 1 persona, David Addison) to dis- material here for an exploration of ,coverthewhereabouts of Ms. Blue. the "shades of gray" involved in the Butall is not as ~twould seem In battle of "good vs. evil," but every- this situation. The employer, one thing is "pairited' with such heavy- I . Dr. Pangtoss, is himself a;ampire. handed and broad, ,"sfrokes" that 4 in fact, Pangloss is a powerful any'point becomes obsc.ured. member of that "fraternity" and has In all fairness, however, there some information for Blue and a is some merit to the book. It never mission of sorts. Even the choice lapses into overt melodrama, as I of Palmer has a deeper motive: it many works in this genre are wont k1 -?ems he has acute psi ability. to do. And it is a fairly quick and Before Ipng, the investigator eritertaining read. Plus, Collins I ,, .nas discoverqd Sonja Blue and he should be applauded for employ- ,becomes ipplved in that"mission," ing .a powerful female as a pro- ?which concerns the progenitor of tagonist, something lacking in most Blue herself, Lord Morgan, and his woi.ks of horror. plans to devdop a master race of Additional high bqints include vampires. Some of the vampire Co(iinsl evident scholarship in elite see a threat in Morgan's blue- magick and myth, indicated by her print and seektoeliminate Morgan, inclusion of dem,ons, afreeti, a purpose which nearly dovetails elementals, trolls, and other crea- wiih sonjab thirst for vengeance. tures among the denizsnsof the

All of this sounds preposterous underworld. , There.,qre also nu- I .. , and hokey- and it often is. Collins merous in-jokes and: references :-.:employs a "no frills" style that is for the truly hip, especially in re- : , skimpy with literary devices and gard to TWIN PEARS and the : ., cuts straight to the tale .at hand. Chqrch of the SubGenius. And ' .Unfortunately, she also manages who can hate any .book which to use every shortcut and cliche names one of the fqing t available to'authors. Most of the lords Dr. Benway? ,,,A .'.:events are either obvious before But even in thq.ffenou they occur or are 'lelegraphed" far &Ilins cheats'the r$ der.

, .in advance. is adm.irable that I $E BLQOD. ?:..- Even worse is Collins' use of aithdugh a sequi$.,Q the .earlier I l~atedin the ZEPHYR tlub 301 rkst Temple ., cardboard or "stock" characters, AFTER DARK a,nd,;TEMPTER, ' I with the oqly exceptions being may be read anq',,understood . , Sonja Blue and William Palmer, without those earlier, books, the though. Only in these two is there shortcomings of Callins (who is some semblance of "life": 'Sonja also the writer on',PC Comics' with her duality of spirit between SWAMPTHING) m&e the novel a a the human side and the.vambiric ' massive disappointment. Unless 'Other;" and Palmer with his awak- .youlreoneof thosefqhsI .. whoUlives" ening psychic awareness and dis- vampires ... I. t 8.. NEW ADDRESS 1624 S,JI 00 E, covery of a Mayan past life. .- Scott vice " ,i-* 3 SLlJli July 1992 Page 1

contained within reveal a bewildering Chapter 4 of this magnum opus and evocativelookat life and work for a sees Queen Victoria summon Dr. Wil- corporate entity. Depicted in symbolic liam Wahey Gull to handle a matter a fashion, the story is amusing but also matter of some delicacy and Gull lures Plus. . . there's afree tape of 9 "up- depressing, as the company siphons coachman Netley into the evohringand DEADLINE and-coming"U. K. bands which leftthis off the employees' creativity and drives sinisterdeds, with acoachride around Britain's codest comics magazjne, reviewer alternately frustrated and those same employees to maddening the magickal hauntsof London. Allthis DEADLINE, continues into its fourth bored. extremes. Honestly, Nicholson wields is rendered by the sloppy but talented year. And while the quality and brash- Despite allthese negatives,though, an incisive mentality which makes Mr. Campbell. ness of the material have.faltered a bit, DEADLINE is still a worthy product. "Habitrails" astounding. Franldy, all else in this comic pales it's still one of those titles that elevates The promise of the return of D'israeli's But no less incrediblearetwochap- in comparison to these works. There is a market glutted with 'Yanboy" junk "Fatal Charm,"PeterMilligan's"Johnny ters in ongoing stories by Alan Moore, a lightweightpiece by the extraordinary Begun by British comics artists Nemo," and possible inclusion of short 'me Lost Girls" and "From Hell." The Matt Howarth and an adaptation of a Steve Dillon and Brett Ewins as an "Pirate Gorp$!" lock very bright indeed. first, remarkably illustrated by "under- Ramsey Campbell short story by con- akernative to the often juvenile 2040 (B&W/color, $4.95) ground" cartoonist Melinda Gebbie, is summate illustrator Michael Zulli, but A.D., DEADLINE featurescuttingedge (Aside: There is also an odiws billed as "enriching pornography" and these are merely added pluses. wark by top cartoonists and hip music creation circulating in comics shops dwellson the foibles of Lady Fairchild Those eager to rush out and buy news. entitled DEADLINE U. S. A. Published and her minor. The loneliness and TABOO should be warned that it is The latest entry, #39, is h~ghlighted by Dark Horse Comics, this noxious despondency evoked by this simple pricey at $1 4.95for 130 pages. /but the bythereturnof favorite alum17ankGirl" comic reprints some hard-to-find ma- tale leave one aching for more. incredible interiors, coupled with the in an ode to Beat writer Jack Kerwac. terial from ewly issues of DEADLINE It is with "From Hell" that Moore promisingfutureadditionof NeilGaiman Unfortunately, this loving tribute is along with some new material. achieves true perfection, though. As- and Michael Zulli's "Sweeny Todd," probably lost an mst of the ilk who The only real reason to buy DEAD- sistedbyartist EddieCampbell,Moore's make TABOO hard to resist. (B&W/ make Tank Girl so popular. (Writer LINE U. S. A. is the occasional ''Weird ambitious intellect probes the history &or, $1 4.95) Alan Martin and artist Jamie Hewlett World by Philip Bond, "Timulo" by and mythology of the "Jackthe Ripper" Aftelword: There are at least three have both expressed a desire to kill the D'israeli, and "Milk 8 Cheese" by Evan murders. But. . . Moore peers beneath' excellent mini-comics being produced character off, but fan support keeps Dorkin. the surfaceofthoseevents andexplores locally: RHUTABAGA COMICS, CO- bringing her back.) Despite this limita- There is also the mystifying but just what kind of mentality could have AGULATED COMICS AND PEZ. All tion, though it's actually a pretty clever empty 'Thirteen O'clock" by the usu- perpetrated such a hideous series of are or will be available at various loca- and amusing satire. ally reliable Richard Sala and some mutilations Acceptingauthor Stephen tions around the valley, so your humble Similarly, enjoyment can be de- truly patheticmrkbyAlecStevens and Knight's premise, Mmre weaves to- reviewer suggests you attempt to find rived from "Underworld," part 7 of Nick Ho Che Anderson. gether a fascinating tapestry invdving - copies of all t regret it Abadzis' masterful "Hugo Tale" saga But the worst content is the ama- conspiracy, mysticism, and madness. of! vice about Hugo's unpleasant trek across teurish "Gwar" strip. Honestly, my America along with the sadistic grandmother coukl do better. Spooner. The more close-minded To be kind, Dark Horse did at least comics resider may be turned off by lowerthe pice of th~scomic from %,95 Abadzis' rough rendering style, but it is to the exorbitant $3 95 But even that employed with maximum effect. And cost IS over-inflated. frankly, the unflattering portrayal of the Look, but don't touch ) good old U. S. of A. by a foreigner is stunning and powerful. Also, this issue sees not one, but TABOO two installments of Evan Dorkin's The title means just what it says in wonderful"Milk & Cheese." Any comic the case of Spider Baby Graphix's strip which iricludes dialogue like "Go TABOO anthology. unconsciousfor the Lord!!" has to have Created by horror artists Steve some value. Bissette and John Totleben, TABOO But, as with any anthdogy,there acts as sort of adearinghousefor ideas are bw lights. These include Jan by comics creators and horror authors Beeston's "Bubble Up and the Side- that other publishers might consider. . show FreaK'andAlan Martin's ". ..And . taboo. It Looks Like We've Made It Once And, with issue #5, this comic ap- Again" and "Cirde Sky -It Looks Like pears to be achieving an admiraMe We've Made It to The End." While all identity. are drawn by spectacular artists The fiendishness opens with Tom (Beeston himself, Philip Bond,andGlyn Marnick and Dennis Elletson's '39th Dillon, respectively), the tales are and North," a dissection of the infa- pointless andineffectual. Likewise,the mous (and nefarious) case of "The once amusing Shaky Kane continues BlackDahlia." Whilethispieceislargely his descerrt into mediocrity. inconsequential, it selves as a good But the worst part of the magazine, aperii for the material to follow. as usual, is the music news and inter- And those contents are often stun- views, conducted in a condescendihg ning. and vapid manner by the staff. While Atthetopofthelistis Jeff Nicholson's thatkindofdeverness maybebiginthe ''Through the Habitrails." The three U. K., here hamarsmerely annoying. segmentsofthislargermrkin-progress 2023 EAST 3300 SOWH Page 14 July 1992 SLUG which is understandable if too bad. is the stuff with which cults are born. As bng as an artist shows some Orgasmic frenzy occurred when feeling, any feeling, if only for a mo- anunshorn Johnny Denverjoinedthe ment during a performance, that, to ranks of guitar and mice with tall clearly than when they play live, and me, makes it wolthwhile. DECOM- Genet;for arnoment Ithought I'ddied DECOMPOSERS. is quite impressive. And Aaron's vo- POSERS are intheir golden age right and gone to Hell again and Branca cals are full of the same impassioned now. Aaron is out there. He's got a was hosting with AMPHOUSE MOTHER desperation you see live, especially message of desperation and aban- Impressive. at the Bar 8 Grill on 'Tom Fool," a hardcore ballad donment, and if you see them you will 'L"art est un antidestin.' about (as far as I can tell) getting feel it. -Andre Malraux June 1hh 1882 involved with, toputitmildly, thewrong -J. Daneb Towhat better endcouldwearrive woman. Still, although this tape than the vehement and sonic mael- AMPHOUSE MOTHER. This captures a lot of their energy, nothing strom of SLAUGHTERCHRIST and three man band is "the band that fills can compare to their live show when GODTHING and their terrible revolt against fate. in for all the bands that cancel around they are up. A swan song and reincarnation town," in this case for BLITZPEER And up they were. Aside from a SLAUGHTERCHRIST heralded withthegrungier Waifingfor who was supposed to play with DE- fewmonitorprcblems,theshow atthe at The Bar 8 6rill the Sun, christened the birth of COMPOSERS this night, but who Bar & Grill went smoothly, with the NOVOGENUS. I could understand cancelled at the last minute. Who three guitarists pumping up singer June 25,1882 -=. ,.P ., thechange. Never having been much knew? Anyway,they1reanbopening Aaron until heexplodedseveraltimes. forsensationalismorshockvalue,the band. They do laid back rock and roll, Up till the first time, he had been Any musical form stemming from latter being to me a sadistic manifes- with some beautiful soaring guitar wearing a baseball cap and round the rootsof improvisationandemotive tation of rebellion; to rebel openly for lines, and as their singerlguitarist put blue sunglasses and sort of hiding. spontaneity, i.e., anything remotely me is to grant that which we rebel it, they effectively 'killed time" before Then in the middle of the second or modern in our swamp pool of sub- against the assumption of authority. DECOMPOSERS. A bt of it. third song, he let loosewith ascream, culture, litispremeditatedorcontrived, It's not that I prefer one name over DECOMPOSERS: Call me a and his glasses vanished. He didn't will fall far short of the blackened and another, why not create a numerical sentimental fool, but I love this band. take them off, they just popped into sometimes poisoned stew of modern system of categorization and forgo I'veseen them three times now. The thin air right off his face exposing music. the hype and nonsense of names first time was in Pleasant Grove with those eyes that see nothing while Regardless of what lineage you attogether and get to the meat of the SLAUGHTERCRISP (sic), burning through your soul. Next they lay claim, how piousor academic you matter? In this regard, -STONEFACE,andGODTHING, and called Mikeof SLAUGHTERCHRIST aspire, you swim within the same SLAUGHTE ' lya - Iwas stopped in my tracks simply by, up and did a few songs with him sewage of pseudocultureas the rest feast. lhewaythey worktogether as a band. guesting on vocals, which added of us mutations. "MusicWST Ins to atrophyrn en I? I left there with a new definition of several new dimensions. When lgor Stravinsky said the departs too far from the dance." 'band" in my mind, not as a group of He got his glasses back on later "good composer does not imitate, he - Ezra Pound people working together, but as a until"Heroes,"whichheintroducedas steals,': he obviously neglected to Whatcould beconsideredtedious single entity with five moving parts. being about killing your mother (?) consider the more aggressive forms and academic in their earlier compo- . I've seldqm seen members of a band and which wasdefinitelytheclimaxof ,and the live arena, because here sitions is redeemed by the tonally -playoffeachother'senergy with such the show. They went through the execution iseverything. lntensitytruly immaculatescreamof Michael Mayo. flare, style, and natural ease. But I song pretty much as it is on the tape separates the men from the boys. Mayo's pagan hopcould pass for couldnY remember what the music until the end, where they hung on this GODTHING is no exception. a sacrificial Gallic dance to insane soundedlike, exceptthat itwas dn'. one groove for a while, building up GODTHING is a group of indi- chanting above a peat-bogvictim. Or 50 1 went and saw them at B. J.'s Aaron's energy until he literally ex- viduals bent on the idea everyone a goldilodted and rabid Smdcey the Dance Club in late May, and that ploded with a 'WHATEVER HAP- should ride Dante's rollercoaster hell- Bear stomping out imaginary fires. showwasnotthesame. Theyseemed PENEDTOYOU?"throwing himself, rideo'terror, lwillignorecomparisons Mike Mulholland sways like an a lietired and not so up, but Aaron hat, and glasses into a frenzy all over to OF CABBAGESAND KINGS and autistic dinosaur, the serenity mask- saved theday by kiiingoff his shorts the stage. My heart stopped, my jaw THE SWANS. ing his post-coitus expression. His and doing the last half of the set in dropped, and my guts turned to , Initially the set began with the guitar articulations are both ferocious .(apparently) nothing but his Ernie T- icewater. This guy is crazy, and he's giant semi-transient David Byrne and hypnotic, matching the shirt. Iboughttheirfour-songcassette selling it to us+cheap. Amazingly, meets JeanGenet, invokingwordsas thunderings of bassist Mayo. -there to familiarize myself with some nothing was damaged except for daggers while torturing an STP en- Few seemed to comprehend, or kf their songs before their show at the perhaps some fans in the pit, which dorsed guitar with untrimmed strings ever understand, the explosive Bar&Grill. Andthere, they morethan simultaneously erupted into chaos. which danced in the lights like a mad musings of one of Salt Lake Cis iulfilledmy original expectations. They This boy definitely feels his music, Medusa. All the while, Pippy truly great bands. The few die-hard kkedthe house. and more than anything else, that is Longstocking, hair nbw dyed black fans and the occasp:al Native But first the tape. This tape is a what sells me on them. and pig-tailfree, regressed to an ear- Americans (who for soy intriguing real bargain. For four bucks, you get Artists go through phases. The lier life as a Jewish prophet incanting anomaly some cultur&anthropob- four rodcin' tunes and about 60 min- first is uncertainty. They're not sure a final requiem through a barrage of g~stwouIdfindfascinati&~lseems utes of blank tape for whatever you what they're talkirrg about, or if they stones hailed by unbelievers. lwas a to get enough of theseA@ys),make feel like sti&ng by them. The songs are, they're not sure they really want believer. up the safety net mpch keeps include "Heroes' (lyrics included), anyone to know, so they hold back, All members seemed Med in SLAUGHTERCHRlSTfromtumbling "Tom Fool," "Blowin Kisses," and and the result is always boring. Then cbtuseanglesorbiiingMr. Bass Player into the unrequited dakness of ob- "September," and each of thesetracks maybe they get sure of themselves thesun; Manson sister planetstraded scurity. Somehow Ithinkthey prefer provesthat DECOMPOSERSrodcin forawhileandreally let loose, and this percussivedutieswithferventenergy. this way. thestudioashardastheydoonstage. is the band's golden age. Then they I watched one unblinking and red -EasUand The musicianship is flawless. The get jaded, and tired, and just kind of crownedGuinevereswayingserpent- st drumming comes through more mumble their way through songs, like, eyestrance-likeindevotion. This SLUG July 1992 Page I! WEEKEND LATENIGHT I MOVIE MADNESS! I ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW /

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We ' 0s Its members is how they can respond to the new world must join together and fight to make the zl and o1d.r wlth ID* disorder from the combined results of the demand for a shorter workweek- for30 war against Iraq, the fracturing of the hoursworkfor40hourspay- auniversal Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and rallying cry. economic trade wars being sharpened by Affirmative action in hiring, housing Music .tarts the world depression. and education is the only way to organize U. S. war moves against Iraq, North a united fight against the downwardspiral at 9:00 p.m. Korea and Libya and its determination to of our wages, working conditions, and remain the undisputed military power in standardofliving. Theemployersprofitot the world are examples of this course. theoppressionof Blacksandwomen, and Combined with the effects of the reces- use these divisions within the working sion, these events have sharpened com- class to keep us from uniting. petitionand trade disputes betwiveen capi- Thehuman toll capitalism istakingin talists around the world. Africa. Asia, and Latin America is un. If capitalism is not replaced by work- bearable for hundreds of millions. Work ing people, theinternationalconflictamong ing people in the semi-industrializedand the ~mperialistpowers will eventuate in a semicolonialcountrie~aresufferin~ some third world war. This can only be pre- of the mostsevere blows of thecrisis. This vented by an international movement of is acceleratedby theonerousdebtsthese 1 RECORD REL workers and farmers that fights todisarm countries owe to the imperialistbanksand ALL AGES W the warmakers and defend the victims of the attempts by the wealthy rulers to a their wars, racism, and economic de- unload the burden of enormous interest pression. Wecallon Washingtontogetits payments on the toilers. Aworlclwide fight military forces out of every comer of the forthecancellationof theThirdWorlddebt globe. is vital. The rulers' drive toward war mirrors Fighting for these demands will their attacks at home. Both the Demo- counter the divide-and-ruletactics of the crats and Republicans have moved to the employersandtheirgovernments, puning right, challenging democratic rights, as the common interests of workrng people woman'srighttoabortion,andBlackrights. worldwide to the fore. The response of the federal government Weurge you to join thefighttoprevent to the antipdice riot in Los Angeles was to World War Ill. Help build a movement of mobilize military and palice personnel to campaigners for he Socialist Workers putthousandsofyouthandworking people candidates. Anend an international so- in prison. The rightist direction of the two cialist educational and campaign confer- parties and the crisis of capitalism have ence in Ohio August 5-9. produced radical ultrarightistforces such Our candidates are: James Warren as Patrick Buchanan. David Duke, and for President; Estelle DeBates for Vice. Operation Rescue. It is reflected in the President; Patricia Grogan for U. S. populist demagogy of H. Ross Perot. Senate; Eleanor Garcia for Governor; They address the real and perceived W~lliamA& for LieutenantGovemor:Nets concerns of millions with "solutions" that J'Anthony for U. S. Hou&., 3rd Disbict; spell disaster for working people, making Eileen Koschak for U. S. 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ARIES: (Mwcb 2l-@U 18) Do you know what love is? YE$,.. you do. Ho ver, just makesure t$& These last fewdays have beerf~pentina~onj?lthought thatsome howit waspossible you tell Q +eciil someone .atd toconsume enoughbran lcouldvrsit the toiletchamberthriceaday. Well, itworked, however you would love to run andt scream this new found ideal of excretion left me at an honoratypsychic meeting with cramps and with them, in a public departmerit: gas enough to nuke the capital building. Even now Ican hear the LoveBoat OHin the store, which can serve as the.ulti- distance. Haunting, isn'tit? Anyway, 1 have convenienhy structuredmyhoroscapes foryour mate dating experience. Preterid you further insight and visron of destiny. own a hotel with a goofy nephew. Eat things that start with the letter "C." from your congenial psychic This month might seem that you re- live the 1933 classic, "The Son of Nevh /nv/ctus Kong," where two men and one girl find Kong's white son. This has noth- TUESDAY W): (July 2aaw 22) ready know. One &! word for you ing to do with racial feelings. Equality Thls month will prove to be quite Bar-B-Que. ' , ' id means hunger satisfaction wlth excltlng Have you seen the movie, . twinkies and Arby's sandwiches. "The lncredrble Two-Headed Trans- SAUTCARWS: mev. 22410s. 21) plant " You too, will find a mad scient~st FourTales: Chainsmoker, Video TAURUS: upn m-MY20) attemphng to put a killer's head on to Scandal, Rodstewart, Satan's Station You are about to reveal a scan- your body Wear clothes1 Walking in Wagon. Yes, nightmares are in your dal that-wjll pula chic vamplre behind the streets bare 1s not appropriate. future. However, you can fight thls bars You and an ectomorph com- Though revealing toes is in your terrible destiny with toniatoes: and panion will be heroes. Do you believe thoughts lalely, doexpose your ankles every thing used that usually cures in the science of shbe-lace configu- even if you are male. Drink water and ycu~ifyou've been sprayed by a skunk rations? If you suddenly seem unsure 'make yobrself urinate seven times a "Orange$ aren't the only fruit : Join about who you really are. The only 'Flay, , , e ," , Scorpio for a bar-b-que and-it. may 8. thing to do, is say nice thlngs about lead to love. .romance,and the re- others that hang out down town. Yes, VIRkO: UIIU2s-rm 22) invention of synthetic plym_sl with you w~ththe blond balr and leather This month pretend you were sugar and all the fix~ngs. jacbet,, I've had the urge to h~tyou raised by cats and meet animals that with my front bumper However, if I slng jazz-somewhere between Ella CAPRICON (Doc. 22-Jan. 18) was a produce supplier and I found a Fitzgerald and Louise Armstrong, but A warrior girl on a magic horse merman I would do thrngs slightly only this tlme, at Woodstock ...with vs. a bad princess will be ~n your different than you. ' 1 .\ r 2 hand grenades Be sure to tell some- thoughts schemefor the riekt little bit. one that you love them. It is very Thlls making you curious as to who GEMINI: wy~i~una~i~. 'importantto be nice to animals, some will prove to %elquite anti-lasb~an. ' 'll'$?oU 'had the fob 'of labeling , day they will be biggerthan you. Love However, thinvig about wk. could thinggin an assembly lrne would yo&: iain thetuturp, but not w~thouta trial. have a worse&ffect on-youl.psyche still2oolon your hair? Stdp shaving Eat things hat.start with the lettei which might caussyou to reveal your yow ?yebrows Love wgtl:corne after "S." You wi'~'h$vedreams about arl buttocks and screay,. "I7an.y Yan- the skinny Puppy concert and the eccentri,ccoppy protecting his heard kees': for a ~ieriodof 21 days. (3n the Curemncert. It is aboutdlme that you from he,rd,fro? little beings from Ire- bright side of this month, lovdis near told that special sornegne your se- land. . , . but stay away from evil influence, you cret. Belleve in the number 21 and 7. I., r know what they are. Glue and things Your letters that will help you are 'Yn UBRA: (sp 2s-oet 22) pertairling toyow and are not meant and"^." Love scalphdnfek and findB Please be nice to your family, to be eaten. - . . <. Burt Lancaster Fan:Club. -They can *and just might give you I , , .,b cn some grek,@bice that will lead to a AQUARIUS: (dm 20-Fob. 181 .. CANER: (~une22-~y tB7 ' romance or sort of engagement inr This month you wrll know for ;' L6ve'ls in the sigh'$ kryou this volving Gelatfn. The closet contains sure that Cab are better than dogs. &M. I can't tell $o@w4o, how or red beings wig names such as ID; This conflict that has been bu'Yenbg whwre, but you will sdmkee. This is IKE, and SUP R EGO. 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The day a new film is un- leashed from Spanish director / Pedro Almodovar is aday worth living. Well, High Heels is fi- ,' I nally playing in town, and all I I w "MODEL 1000" can say is it's about fucking Shimano Derailleurs time. dictablefashion, Pedro reveals Sturdy High Tensile Frame That being said, here's my who killed whom and why. The Cantilever Brakes personal insight on the film, for premise does have dark into- 1&Speed never has a film or director nations, but it really carries a .WA NOW been so in need of insight. dramatic touch, a result of the 8;; tJ99 Pedro is one of those directors fine talent in the performance 4. who attracts a following be- of Pedro's latest fave Victoria 1 cause he has created a per- Abril, and the equally well- :,p - sonalstyle; being the writer and versed Marisa Parades. They director, he can do that. Those are really a joy to watch. outside his clan might enjoy There still are wonderfully one or two of his efforts, but absurd twists, mostly found in never catch his ultimate the character Femme Lethal; OGDEN CITY FALLEY FAIR UNlVERSrrY MALL FASHION PLACE groove. is he a man, is he gay, is he MALL MALL OREM MALL I don't know haw anyone Rebecca's mother, is he 6214733 964-171 1 235-3000 266-8555 will receive High Heels, be- Rebecca's court investigator, cause it's a little different. Sure or is he the father of the baby it retains finely crafted subtle, stirring in her belly? Yes, there dark humor, but it's even more is cohesion here, and you'll veiled than usual. It also car- gasp as it's all revealed. ries some deviant subtexts, but I'd say that Pedro is matur- maybe they're not as bizarre ing and exploring, everything as they first seem. Ultimately, an established talent should do. I thinkthat Pedro has created a If you see it and don't enjoy it, real life drama with something watch it again, because I find a genuine to say that all can ap- lot of times it takes a second preciate. viewing to fully realize the value Can he do that, you say? Of of an Almodovar film. If not, I course he can; pretty well, too! hear another one of his earliest The story concerns a films has just been dug up and CA~'IJIU)I~* motherldaughter reunion and is hitting the streets. I'm sure eventual bonding. Both are that it will be guaranteed slap- SIJNIIIW suspect in the murder of the stick. daughter's husband Manuel. In - lvar John Zeile a complex and far-from-pre- AIJGUST 22-23 16 BANIIS ARTISTS I""*Wm'lT Tn PIUZES C GIVEA\V'S A BENEFIT kDI3 THE --7p~~y--& r----lI=111 y-1 1 UTAH AI1)S kDUN1)ATION r INFO Cnd'. "I.. A PRIVATE CLUB 467-4742 dl t FOR IVB\IIBWS - WATCH FOR DETllP I/- 9 485-2072 -