When the long-awaited Beavis and blication, when some other hack cut me Butthead Do America hits theaters this off and asked Judge about the film’s ca­ winter, the dimwitted duo will achieve meo appearances. I was enragedl what they’ve been working toward for a For tiie next 10 minutes, I tried desp­ long time — no, not “scoring,” but creat- erately to get a word in edgewise, but ev­ in g a national epidemic of ery time, some other reporter would cut underachievement. me off, and Judge would answer them in- I personally enjoy, nay, relish Beavis steadl Was there some sort of indicator at and Butthead. and the characters’ addle- Paramount that let him know this is a col­ pated adventures, and there is no denying lege paper? Was Judge discriminating that the impact they’ve had on America’s against the Daily Nexus because a uni­ youth since “Frog Baseball” first hit versity paper is too damn intellectual for MTV’s screens is gargantuan. Before B &c his movie? Just who did he think he B, there was plenty of stupid entertain­ was? ment available to the masses, and most of But after a few moments of mental tor­ it was pretty funny, but none of the char­ ment, I remembered that the phone I had acters was ever considered “cool.” switched to was broken, and though I Though Beavis and Butthead probably could hear everything they were saying, lead the most miserable and unenviable they couldn’t hear me. “Damn it,” I lives on television (at least the Bundys thought, “Here is this great chance to ask have sex occasionally), they have each a major entertainment figure this great other, and in their own world, they exper­ question, and it’s lost. Maybe if I send out ience life to the fullest. Seeing the feather­ telepathic vibes really hard, some other brained friends always have something to reporter will catch them and ask for me!” laugh about—be it the destruction of Mr. Well, needless to say, the last question Anderson’s lawn or a Winger video — came and went. (“Mike, with movie com­ gives hope to the millions of aimless mercialization so big now, can we expect American youths who are told that they to see Beavis eat at Taco Bell?” The an­ will never be more successful than their Judgement Day swer was no, there weren’t any corpora­ tions who would put their product any­ parents. Artsweek's Nick Robertson tries to do Beavis and Bullhead creator Mike Judge. Hence, Beavis and Butthead have be­ where near this movie.) I stayed on the come antihero idols in our society, and while nobody acts, talks and even thinks? line as everybody hung up and all was silent. would want to trade places with them, their speech and The morning of the interview, I overslept, of course. But not getting to ask the question suddenly took the thinking patterns have become a regular part of Ameri­ Rushing down to the Nexus offices, I arrived just in time back burner to a shocking realization — everything the can dialogue. With the success of their first feature- to get the call that would soon hook me up with Judge. other reporters asked about just fed into the mentality of length film, which w ill be a success, their mannerisms Clutching my notebook, I waited patiently as I prepared growing B & B idolatry! They all asked Judge stuff like, and distinct laughs are bound to become irreversibly en­ to ask Judge the same question I would ask Socrates, Da- “Will you letyour kids see this movie?” —“No.” Or, “I’m trenched in our generation’s psyche. What a difference Vinci or even Bob Barker. It was an exciting moment. a lazy reporter, can you give me some quotes?” —“It’s two dorks made. When the telecommunications magic was complete, I Thelma and Louise without the chicks.” So when I was offered the opportunity for a was on the line with Judge, some Paramount representa­ Oh well. From what Mike said, though much of it was conference-call interview with Mike Judge, the creator tive whose job was to say “Next question?” incessantly fluff, it sounds like it will be a fun movie to watch and de­ and lead voices of Beavis and Butthead, I reeled with and about six other journalists. I held back at first, saving finitely a good way to turn your mind off for a couple of excitement. This was a chance to talk with the man him­ my all-encompassing query for later, as others asked ab­ hours. Though we’ll never know how it really feels to self, the actual brains behind the two boys without any, out the film’s soundtrack and how disgusting the duo watch a nation embody and mimic your brainchildren, at and I had a great question to ask him: How does it feel to could be with the film’s PG-13 rating. least we’ll know what it feels like to go on a cross­ watch your own work, your life’s work, have such a Finally I was ready. After hearing the high-pitched country road trip with Beavis and Butthead, and that’s sweeping and massive impact on the way a generation “Next question,” I started to identify myself and my pu­ just as good, right? Artsweek's Jolie vs. Henchmyn

Henchmyn is a ska group hailing Adam: Besides the band. from the university’s backyard (I.V.). Do you get groupies? You can go see them Saturday at 8 p.m. Todd: Yeah, sometimes. at Emerald City, opening for Let’s Go Adam: Groupies — I don’t know. I Bowling. Maybe seeing them will help wouldn’t call them groupies. I would you come to terms with your pop star just say like... dreams. Or not. Brayton (tenor saxophone): No, no, Artszoeek sat down and conversed no. We’re all just stoked ’cause nobody with the entire band, and what follows is really ever pays attention to us. what we could transcribe from the re­ Vinnie: We have no place to go but sulting tape. It’s, like, for your enjoy­ up. ment, or something. So, where are you right now in terms of your career? So I guess we should start. Is this Todd: Well, I think that for most peo­ your first interview? ple in the band, this is the first serious at­ Adam (guitar): Yeah. tempt at music as a career. Michael Abramson Speaks to Less Than Jake Vinnie (vocals): Well, there were Hector (trumpet): We have a lot of those people from BA M but we just said accomplished people. Today, the Miami-based pop-ska- we’re also on Dill and Far Out and Rhe­ fuck them. Brayton: It’s starting to pick up a little punk band Less Than Jake, for the first toric. We don’t think of it as being on So, do you have a following? bit. Like, we’re starting to get some time in the history of this planet, arrives just one label. We’re on like 15 right Todd (drums): We just have, like, shows and have people come, where in Santa Barbara — to play a free show now, at last count. Capitol’s just doing friends who... we’re not just, like, playing for free. But in Storke Plaza at noon, to boot the CD and cassette for Losing Streak. Adam: I think the seventh floor of you know, we just do it for fun. More Celebrating their first major-label re­ No Idea is gonna do the vinyl version. In FT.... than 90 percent of the shows we do are lease (on Capitol), ¿ess Than Jake is no way has it hindered our creativity at Nichols (keyboards): We have a just us dragging our asses over. We’re touring the United States sharing their all. It’s just another means of getting it following. just having fun. music for the masses. Baritone saxo­ out there. Todd: It depends on how much alco­ How serious do you take this? phonist Darren reflected on life as he Are there plans for releasing a single hol is consumed that night. Adam: It’s not as serious where, like, knows it with Artsweek. from the new album? Adam: We see some of the same peo­ we’re gonna be rock stars. It’s supposed to be put out on the first ple sometimes, like all the time. There’s Brayton: Everybody’s into school, Do you guys have a favorite band to of the year. That’s, when the label’s probably a core of probably 10 people and I mean, school comes first. tour with? gonna kick in with it. It’s gonna be that come see us every time. Hector: We just play music because We like to play with local bands, "Automatic,” the first song on the Oh really? it’s fun and, you know, it’s a cool thing. we’re much more into that. It’s way record. cool, because then we get to hear diffe­ Are there plans for a video? rent bands every night. That hasn’t come up yet. We’ve got a Since you are based in Gainesville, bunch of meetings at Capitol this week, Fla., do you find you have a fan base and we’re pretty much expecting that nationally? they’re gonna throw it at us. At this Yeah. We’re all pretty much surprised point, it hasn’t come up yet. when we come to California and there’s Is that something you would like to 300 or 400 kids hanging out that know do? our songs. A lot has to do with Dill [Re­ It’s kind of mixed emotions right cords] and Skankin’ Pickle and all of now. If we do one, it’s gonna be com­ them touring around selling our tapes pletely tactful. We’re not gonna be up and CDs. That totally helped a lot. there lip-syncing. We’re not into that. Do you find that you’ve had to relin­ We’re not into the image thing, we’re quish any creative control since sign­ into the music. People want to buy the ing with Capitol? music for the music, not because we Absolutely not. We’re on Capitol, but look trendy, or the video’s really cool. 2A Thursday, November 21,1996 Daily Nexus

^fiD<ÍÉb<^<5ÉD^ÉD<ÍÍD<5ÉC)<5ÉD^ÉD^^) ing shoulder-to-shoulder his master's voice on the stage. He had a few J=>yr minutes, though — the cheerleaders were first. BEFORE Mackiavelli Facing the audience and smiling, the cheerleaders appeared and began their routine. The chanting, while suppressed in Martinez’s T h e S a u r u s immediate area, grew louder as more joined in. In the section where the honor students were sea­ > - . . . i S “Once everyone gets settled down, ted, one student, with a 4.5 weighted gpa, ■• > . • r j S r we’ll get started,” said Coach Rod Mar­ fell to the floor. Jacob Piller, who was fin­ tinez, dean of discipline. He looked at his ishing a bagel when the cheerleaders ap­ RAW TURKEY watch, then the crowd. The last few stu­ peared, began choking when his body de­ dents sat down, and only the tops of cided to laugh hysterically instead of di­ heads could be seen from the stage. gest properly. Everyone was quiet. Amy Haynes smacked Filler’s back “Good. Can everyone hear me?” Mar­ awkwardly with only half of her hand, tinez said, without intending to stop. compounding Filler’s lack of oxygen with “Mr. Martinez! Coach!” a voice called an annoying sharp pain in his kidney. BRAD'S CORNUCOPIA from the back of the crowd. Martinez gave up trying to remove The coach kept talking. “Well, we ... troublemakers one by one and joined Well, we....” But the cry continued, and Principal Barbara Smith and a few other Martinez exploded: “What in the hell do faculty members, who were en route to you want, Combloom?!” the lighting booth. They needed to get the The same rain that brought the lunch­ mic back on, the music off and the stage time football pep rally inside brought Mi­ cleared. chael Combloom off his comer and into Todd Arst saw the posse formed and the auditorium to attend. Combloom re­ heading directly toward him. He took a T H E I ligiously directed traffic from the north­ deep breath and cut the lights. He then west comer of the intersection of Devon­ pointed the lit spotlight at the posse and shire and De Soto every lunchtime, much left the booth through the back door. He to the dismay of both school officials and climbed the fence, jumped, landed on his local law enforcement. Both recently de­ feet and with his head down ran toward cided that it was better just to leave him Felix’s house, mumbling to himself. “2 C H E A T i be, rather than encourage the over­ Legit to Quit” was still ringing in his head. whelming, spastic anxiety attacks Com­ The lights backstage didn’t go off, but bloom acted out when reprimanded. He the football team, knew something was always returned to school in time for his up. Ryan Bums, starting comerback, next class anyway. watched his girlfriend perform the “2 Le­ % “Coach, I can’t hear you!” Combloom git 2 Quit” dance and reported back to T U R K E Y screamed. quarterback Dave Plowmer that “shit has “Combloom, come up here.” gone wacky.” Combloom movéd quickly, collecting The team instinctively gathered around his backpack, which appeared to be fully Plowmer. He bent at his waist, leaned inflated with helium, and hustled down toward them and began to bark, “We the center aisle. When Combloom ar­ can’t let anyone fuck up this rally! I’m go­ S H O O T ! rived in front of the stage, Martinez said, ing out there — everyone stay calm! We’ll Thanksgiving is here and ^ “Sit down.”- get this going.” “There’s no more seats, Coach!” Only Chet Barret, the curiously bulky “Sit down!” Combloom dropped into all-city lineman, shouted, “Hut!” when Indian style. His backpack followed, Plowmer finished. Plowmer looked at slamming against the ground. Exploding Barret, shook his head, grabbed him by open, the bag revealed dozens of sealed the shirt and pulled him in front of him­ 92.9 boxes of Kellogg’s mini cereal boxes and self. He then pushed him into the K j E E f bags of Frito-Lay snack chips, the variety darkness. packs. Several students had already attempted “All right.” Martinez began. Laughter to leave the building, including the Ston­ is making all the fixings swelled from the floor of the auditorium ers, the Christian club and the soccer as Combloom crawled around gathering team. But they were prodded back in by for the Thanksgiving his belongings. The coach’s dropped his the intensifying rain and an overly eager hand to the podium, aware that he had security guard, who was still following feastl! lost control. orders. Combloom cried as the people close to Quarterback Dave Plowmer, behind him stole his food. And from the rows of Chet Barret, appeared onstage and in­ AFTER kids bused in from downtown L.A. to the stantly, everything was lit and blinding. suburb, some who left their homes as Plowmer looked down at his hand, and it early as 5:30 in the morning, a chant be­ glowed like a ripened grape. Then every­ gan. “Fuck Martinez! Fuck, fuck Martin­ thing was pitch black again. Screams, ez!” It rang with a rhythm distinctively laughter and the sound of metal scraping nonsuburban. against tile filled the air fully, due to the Martinez left the stage to the right, pleasant acoustics. avoiding members of the faculty who In the front row, where the cheerlead­ might restrain him physically or emotion­ ers’ mothers sat with their mah-jongg ally. Intent on finding those who were groups, a camera had accidentally gone chanting, he scanned the seats like Cap­ off for the second time. The mayhem was tain Ahab surveying a storm at sea. The not confounded by the sound of a camera levelheaded principal, Barbara Smith, as­ rewinding. sumed the empty podium and calmly Suddenly, and it could have been HOLIDAY TURKEY XJ asked for order. sparked by the flash or the sight of the In the back wall of the auditorium, Chatsworth High cheerleaders frozen in a PLATTER S t> there was a two-way mirror reflecting the perfect human triangle — whatever — action taking place before it. Behind the Dave Plowmer had the shits. mirror was the auditorium’s lighting At first, he had the shits restrained, booth. then the shits escaping, then the full­ ■ (111 Sitting inside the dark control booth blown shits, coming down his leg, and he If you wouldJ ilp to have was Todd Arst, who rubbed his eyes and was scrambling. He separated from Bar­ freaked out. He was afraid that he had ret, who was now on the floor clearing a the KjEE st^ff^^your pad missed his cue. A few hours earlier, he path, tossing women, students and back­ had eaten some hallucinogenic mu­ packs aside. all you h ^ iá ^ m is listen shrooms, for the first time in his life, in a In the back of the auditorium, Princi­ bowl of Life cereal. He then agreed to do pal Barbara Smith found the lightboard for thé;^reat%urkey his closest friend, Felix Venable, a major and pressed several buttons. Nothing favor and cover for him during the rally. happened. Well, she broke a nail. /Shoot!! i l He did this so Felix could take his new “Mr. Davis,” she called from the open girlfriend home to consummate their rela­ door into the dark, remembering the last tionship for the first time. faculty member she bumped into. “Mr. nta Barbara’s Arst was now vaguely aware that some­ Davis,” her voice remained calm. “Mr. thing had gone wrong and was certain Davis!” she finally screamed. Immedi­ d ern Ro< that it was his fault. He pressed play on ately he answered: the tape recorder, as he was supposed to, “Yes, Mrs. Smith.” and Hammer’s latest single, “2 Legit 2 "Please help me here.” Quit,” blasted from all sides of the He said yes, certainly and all that. From auditorium. his pocket, he revealed the most improb­ By the time Principal Barbara Smith at­ able of all heroes: a pen light. tempted to speak from the microphone “It’s amazing how often I get to use K j ^ E i again, Arst had cut it off and was awaiting this.” his next cue. After the next cue, he was to Mr. Davis moved swiftly and calmly, W ^ § cut all the lights in the auditorium and like a cat covering his feces. And before turn the spotlight on the Chatsworth High football team, who would be stand­ See MASTER p.5A Thursday, November 21,1996 3 A Daily Nexus

r "\ SUBJECT A f FREE WRITING EXAM P001 C'estMarc Valles la watches a movie Vie and tells us all about it. Students who have not yet taken NOON—1PM, 6-7PM while, who plays Diana’s or less and probably more the Subject A Exam should do so on It’s obvious that direc­ MON.-THURS. tor Helen De Michiel in­ clingy, whining boyfriend, engrossingly by the pup­ [Alludili” H o lid a y s vested a lot of care in Tar­ comes off as even more an­ pets. The relationship be­ Thursday, January 2,1997 antella. Which is too bad, noying and pesky than his tween Diana and Pina, un­ 8:00-10:00 am Wr are a noii-Miiokini; because De Michiel has character is intended to intentionally hilarious due Girvetz 1004 rslablishiiH'Ut managed to take promis­ be. ‘ to its resemblance to the ing subject matter — a Interestingly enough for relationship between Cain young Italian-American a film whose stated pur­ and his teacher in the Bring a pen and photo ID ingj. ] woman’s exploration of pose is to go beyond ste­ Rung Fu TV series, comes her dead mother’s cultural reotypes by showing a side to a thoroughly unsatisfy­ Results will be available Friday, 01/03 after legacy — and. saddle it of the Italian-American ing and unconvincing en­ 3:00 pm in the Writing Program Office, experience that hasn’t ding. However, before the South Hall 1719 (results cannot be with horribly stilted dia­ FAMILY BILLIARD CENTER film’s close, the impor­ given out over the phone) logue, performances that been done to death by 1128 C h ap ala S t * 966-0915 run from mediocre to an mobster movies, the cast tance of food and family to noying and a Italian culture plot that runs is sufficiently a t glacial] a n d rather speed. There beautifully are, however, conveyed to Who Are Bill W. and Dr. Bob? neat puppets. the audience Sadly, the — although at puppets, used a maddeningly by De Michiel slow pace. to tell the Well received mother’s if poorly deliv­ story, don’t ered, De Mi- appear soon chiel’s lesson enough in the film to save of Tarantella includes that some of what any cul­ us from the actors. Oscar- S tep h en Spinella as ture has to offer may notbe winner Mira Sorvino, as Frank, a flaming realtor what it appears on the sur­ Come see a theatrical performance about the founders of face is nearly enough to Diana, the young photo­ with an extensive know­ Alcoholics Anonymous and their struggle for sobriety. grapher who has fled from ledge of the color puce, justify subjecting yourself what she saw as the stifling proving that a stereotype to this film. culture of her mother and by any other name still In all, Tarantella, Friday and Saturday neighborhood, handles reeks. though its premise may in­ such lines as “I feel like a The principals are trigue you, will have you November 22 and 23,8:00 P.M. stranger now ... a stranger backed by a fine support­ asking yourself why you with an Italian last name” ing cast of extras, who in shelled out five bucks UCSB Studio Theater • FREE!!! competently and doesn’t brief “mood” shots do far when you could have re­ Doors close promptly at 8:00 P.M. grate on your nerves. more to establish the rich nted Like Water for Cho­ The same cannot be said sense of Italian-American colate or settled down '/. Co-Sponsored by UCSB Dramatic Art Department and Student Health Service, Health Education Cs of others in the cast. Rose culture than any of the with some Sandra Cis­ For more information call 893-3434 oJ| Gregorio is good-natured meandering, excruciat­ neros and gotten a much ------but unconvincing as Pina, ingly boring speeches gi­ more satisfying — and en­ the longtime confidante of ven by the actors. tertaining — examination th e deceased, who As for plot, Tarantella of culture, family and befriends Diana when the racks and stretches nearly womanhood. NEW! Classified Hotline: 893-7972 Tarantella has its Santa daughter has to settle her an hour and a half of mo­ Phone in your Daily Nexus ad with MasterCard or Visa estranged mother’s affairs. vie out of a story that could Barbara premiere tonight Matthew Lillard, mean- easily be told in 45 minutes at 7 p.m. in, Campbell m il.

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Two more b a n d s y o u haven't heard of. mm The Halibuts / Life On The Bottom / Upstart O N SALE N O

Instrumental surf rock has been and al­ They’re BatS» ways will be one of the most influential subgenres of 1960s pop. Drenched in gui­ tar reverb with booming tribal drums, these two-minute ditties were probably the first form of indie rock, as little record labels sprang up everywhere, fueled by in­ strumental surf music. Like all forms of pop music, it was eventually diluted, and so fell from the spotlight, only to come screeching back in 1994 on the Pulp Fic­ tion soundtrack. Braving the risks of surf overexposure, new bands like The Halibuts signed on however, into imagining that this is an al­ tiny labels and made music true to the or­ bum filled with George Harrison-style at­ iginal sound without recycling the now- . tempts at “Indian Music.” Instead, Kula cliched old styles. This is where Life On Shaker have taken elements of these comes in. The Halibuts are a The Bottom sounds and combined them with tradi­ great team of fight musicians, and it tional styles of Western rock to great ef­ shows oh the whole album. fect. There is as much of a Hendrix or Led Most of the songs serenely speed along Zeppelin influence evident on K as there to a similar beat, but that's no liability, es­ is an Indian sound. pecially if they’re enjoyed while driving in a fast car. Others boast smaller innova­ K is in some ways a journey for the lis­ tions as well. “Suicide Bay” rocks as hard tener. The album starts off with Kula as any old Dick Dale tune, by simply emu­ Shaker’s biggest hit to date, “Hey Dude,” lating his feverish double-picking tech- that rocks with more than a hint of Hen­ drix. “Knight On the Town” continues in an early ’70s rock vein. “Temple of Light” begins to combine this with Indian sounds and “Govinda” takes this a step further, using both Indian lyrics and in­ strumentation. The band manages to combine its influences while retaining a fundamental rock ’n’ roll base. “Smart Dogs” looks back to the heyday of British rock in the ’60s, and the Indian influences continue in “Magic Theatre,” “Into the Deep,” “Sleeping Jiva” and the album’s strong point, the brilliant “Tattva.” “Grateful When You’re Dead/Jerry o Was There” brings back a simple rock nique, and on “Caldera,” blasts from a & Rhettmotic sound which continues through the close d horn section echo the fact that surf was an of the album. integral element of ska. K combines numerous musical influ­ The title track is the standout; on an al­ ences while never relying too heavily on bum full of happy bouncy tunes, “Life On any one in particular and the result is a The Bottom” is a moody little piece, all fresh and individual sound. Lead singer the more so when an echo unit is added to Crispian Mills (son of fresh-faced Haley the already reverb-heavy mix. These of The Parent Trap and Saved By the sounds add a little ethereal haze to the Bell fame and infamy, respectively) copes collection. easily with both the heavier rock of “303” This disc proves once again that classic and “Hey Dude,” and the lighter sounds surf instrumentals are in good hands on the slower tracks. The overall sound of nowadays. Rightly so; it’s a first-rate al­ K is tight and well-produced (mostly by bum. Enjoy. John Leckie, who has worked on music ______—Keir DuBois by Stone Roses, Radiohead and Cast), 8 Kula Shaker / K / Columbia making the album a definite must-have. H O P M An added bonus to an already excellent Before embarking on K, Kula Shaker package is a free bonus CD containing an UNIVERSITÀ spent timé in India immersing themselves alternative mix of “Tattva” and the British in the country’s culture and traditions, B-side, “Dance In Your Shadow,” which and this is evident in both the music and sounds like the Beatles’ classic, “Norwe­ HB artwork of the album. Don’t be misled, gian Wood.” —Will Banks r Tickets for The Pharcyde on sale now at the AS Ticket Office, Monti: hMü E M ugg in Isla mista or at all Ticketmaster locations including the Whef several rows and encour­ covered pairofL.A. Gears. ’" " ì l i Blockbuster Music, Robinsons^May and the ArlifigtonTheateii aged several people to try Why Dave Plowmer wore charge by phoneJJ93-2064. For more infoonatioi&all 893-1Ü28 MASTER to kick his ass. L.A. Gear shoes remains a ■ ■ M m Buy your tickets in advance, . Continued from p.2A Before Barret could be mystery. you knew it, the- lights overwhelmed by attack­ Running pantless down were on, and “2 Legit 2 ers, he realized that Dave Devonshire Blvd., Plow­ Quit” was Silenced. Plowmer was nowhere in mer realized that this great As if the play had been sight. But, there was a trail woe fell upon him because whistled dead, Chet Barret of diarrhea, there was a he was not the kind of guy turned to survey his dam­ shit-covered pair of pants, age. He had interrupted and there was a shit- See MASTER p.6A IMHKKW Uai^in»

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How to do something nice SIT ON IT! for a friend: Let’s face it — furniture is an integral part of our daily . lives. From eating breakfast at the kitchen table to taking Send them a a nap on the couch, our homes would be empty and bor­ ing without furniture. Rudolph M. Schindler, a pioneer Birthday Message and icon of Los Angeles modernist architecture, agreed. His innovative furniture designs will be presented to the in the Daily Nexus public in the University Art Museum’s show, The Furni­ ture of R.M. Schindler. Stop by the Nexus Ad Office, Lamps, tables, chairs and modular pieces will be dis­ played alongside photographs, text descriptions and or­ underneath Storke Tower, or iginal Schindler drawings in a “walk-through chrono­ logical development,” Director of Exhibitions Paul call for more info at Prince said. 893-3828. The show, which will run from Nov. 24 to Feb. 2, I 1997, promises to be enticing and exciting for all. “There’s going to be something there for everyone,” M a d Prince said. Schindler believed that the role of the architect was Dying for a Cigarette? not complete in creating a mere building or shell. Rather, he sought to integrate furniture design into interior You’re not kidding! spaces “until it is impossible to tell where the house ends and the furniture begins.” * The Furniture of R. M. Schindler will present a chro- ★ nological reflection of Schindler’s “space architecture,” 1 ★ with 50 borrowed pieces, both original and reproduced, * ★ ★ from public and private Southern California collections, s ★ ★ Schindler’s work typifies the progressive modernist 3 V ★ movement of post-WWI and Depression-era Southern § ★ California. UAM staff members are hopeful and confi- 2 ★ g r e e n s★ dent that the show will be a success. ★ “I think it’s a knockout. 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Bop! A rtsw Stars eek 's Jolie Lash gets down with some teenagers. Paramount Pictures Presents Ash, composed of young guys barely out of their teens (in fact two-thirds of the band still clock in a year shy of 20), have spent most of this year touring the world in support of their latest effort, 1977. Named for the year WiiffliiillMIIIUlHHtiffuUUVUWfflVttU frontman Tim Wheeler and bassist Mark Hamilton were m bom, the album is an enterprising mix of punk, pop and a bit of— well, everything. Artsweek cleverly managed to THURSDAY. Nov. 21 ' J; t f f S S Ç F get humble Irishmen Wheeler and drummer Rick I.V Theater • & & 1 0 pm Tickets on sale a t UCen 10am-1pm McMurry to talk about themselves recently. They’ll be $ 3 pre sell, $ 3 5 0 a t door______, SPONSORED BY THE UCSBCYCUNG TEAM touring with Weezer over the holidays, so be sure to check listings for the show nearest you. M ark, Tim and Riele RM: We’ve got a lot of people who don’t realize we’re Do you think people treat you as they do other Irish as well. They think we’re an English band. teenagers or do they respect you as professionals? I heard you worked with Oasis producer Owen Mor­ Tim Wheeler: I think a lot of people give us respect. ris for 1977. Rick McMurry: Yeah, I think we proved ourselves. At TW: “Kung Fu,” and “Girl From Mars” were all re­ the start, a lot of journalists were dismissin’ us and stuff corded before he started working with us. because we were so young but I think with the album and So do you like the Oasis record? stuff coming out we proved ourselves. TW: Yeah, I think it's better than our’s actually. Why do you think your hijinks, offstage antics and You were really young when you began to take drinking abilities receive so much press coverage? music seriously as an occupation. Why do you do this? TW: It’s slightly more interesting and it’s something TW: To get to tour the world and fuck prostitutes. I’m people would be interested in. It’s just tabloid only joking. But it’s pretty obvious, we love music for a journalism. start and that’s why we’re doing it. It’s just a great lifes­ So do you think being Irish helps you out at all in tyle. But honestly, I’d give it up to work in an office. terms of recognition by the American public? RM: Shut up.

SNOWBOARDING! SKIING! COMEDY! ACTION! A look at what's goii*1 on n o w at at the S B M A . THURS,N0V 21 • ARLINGTON THEATER Photographer’s Paradise is an exhibit on dis­ in The Wall, mainly because I was standing at the far end 7 & 9:15 pm • 1317 State St., Santa Barbara play at The Santa Barbara Museum of Art now of the room, staring down at the mission pictures. FRI, NOV 22 • UCSB CAMPBELL HALL through Jan. 5. Black-and-white photos taken Catty-cornered to them sat three little Viewmasters. 7 & 9 pm • Sponsored by UCSB CAC A For some reason, I saved these toys for last, and they en­ between 1875 and 1946 are displayed in the show, creat­ SAVE 50£! Advance DISCOUNT Tickets at Ski Shops&Tempo Music (IV) ing a surreal-likequality for the viewer that resembles the ded up being comparable to a last bite of Ben and Jerry’s everlasting hallway in the opening of Pink Floyd’s The Super Fudge Chunk. One ofthemwas a3-D shotof“Hot Wall. Springs, Santa Ynez Mountains.” The other two were in­ A great deal of A Photographer’s Paradise glorifies teresting, but they weren’t in 3-D. the Santa Barbara Mission, that landmark church lurk­ The weird thing about photographs, at least in this ex­ ing in the foothills of bur fair city. Though the building is hibit, is that they all have obvious titles. Each photo had áesthetically beautiful (especially for a facade), I found a title that simply reflected its content. Maybe this was myself wondering what was up with a photo display that done to ease the mind and provide obvious clues that focuses about one-fifth of its pictures on the mission pointed to what you’re actually looking at. Or perhaps when the whole show has less than 50 photos. art, which usually has imaginative tides, has shifted its But there is more. On an adjacent wall, there are pic­ goals to focus on helping viewers understand the artists’ tures depicting a six-foot-in-diameter grapevine in Car­ visions. pintería. The view was taken from beneath the foliage of Regardless, the only truly disappointing thing about the roped and twisted vine. In the photo, the dirt below this particular outing is that I left wishing I’d seen more the vine lends to the .feeling of standing in the shade on a photos. But check out A Photographer’s Paradise, and blazing summer day. then witness the rest of themuseum, ’cause if you haven’t Another photo that caught my eye was titled “Cow­ been there, it’s worth a few hours’ time. If nothing else, boys Roping Cattle,” depicting, you guessed it, cows get­ go to feel that bizarre weirdness of being in The Wall. ting roped. This particular image was the one that put me —Jesse Bellinger

cob Piller’s dead body. He wiped a tear and looked back at the various people trying to resurrect the college- MASTER bound senior. As he lay unconscious on the floor, Piller’s Continued from p.6A throat had been crushed by all-city lineman Chet — dra­ running toward Felix’s house. Avoiding cracks, to save matic pause — Barret. his mother’s back, he ran hard, but he never caught up with Plowmer. For Dave Plowmer is the fastest quarter­ Death presented a beauty to Piller he had not known CAMPBELL HALL back Chatsworth High has ever known. in life. His skin was clear and glossy, and Coach Mar­ Back in the auditorium, Coach Rod Martinez, dean of tinez thought he saw wings coming from his shoulders, 6:00 IVI MRP 6:00 discipline, turned away from the crowd surrounding Ja­ which had once been smooth as raven’s claws.

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