j— MUY N€XU 9 t nTe rTa in m e nTI O i N C O A Stroll Through the Forbidden Zone; A Giant Leap For Rock V Roll clock airplay on KROQ, L.A.’s pom-pom girls. Eventually, when Fact is, they despise the main By Oren most progressive radio station, self-proclaimed leader Danny strides into the audience to pick stream New W ave sound, with songs like “ Only A Lad” and Elfman took charge, the ac one of the pretty girls in the front “Ain’t This The Life” , two tunes favoring the unique and energetic row to be his partner in a trick he cordian and pom-pom girls were over the pop and popular. Aviv lifted from their disc. KROQ, in tossed out on their kazoos in favor “ learned on Mister Rogers.” His It is just this ability to combine the beginning of October, of a unique sound that might one voice is so serene and convincing, seemingly opposite modes of broadcastd one of their Whisky day bring them national when he finally ties up- his P a aranoid Rock. Neurotic New music that separates the men of engagements, and, as it turned popularity and critical attention. “ assistant’s” hands with his Wave. Psychotic Sounds. Call it out, it was their best live per Oingo Boingo from the boys. pajama top and flings her over what you want, but whatever formance so far. They have made Their lyrics, refuse to consent to his shoulder for their act of name you • come up with to the Top 40 groups’ unwritten laws it a habit of packing in dedicated A here is good reason for L.A. “ Violent Love” (another song describe their music, you’ll of writing about how a love has followers and impressed locals to have a refreshing band frt>m their L P ), the crowd is always end up with the Oingo newcomers into Madame Wong’s broken a heart. Elfman prefers to surprised, shocked, and finally Boingo. to turn to, considering the con write more realistically: rather and the Whisky every week. So tinuous relentless flow — or thrilled with this strange and Just what the hell is the Oingo than crying about a lost love, he why not the press coverage? should I say, overflow — of less unexpected state of affairs. Boingo? A circus troupe? A Certainly a really good new will fantasize about some female Closing the regular show with comedy act? A superball? than mediocre, often down-right he wants to “ make violent love group (though they’ve been awful, groups that find their way an uplifting and catchy Ska Frankly, they are a fantastically to.” What makes their songs have around since The Flood) to the stages of night clubs. The melody (Oingo Boingo’s version energetic and delightfully that frightening quality may be of “ Be True To M e” ), the band deserves more coverage than Oingo Boingo has a tremendous original combination of all of Carter and Reagan, no? just that they are more realistic has managed to play tunes those things, and then some. Why variety in their sound, unlike than they are pleasant. How often For one thing, they are a groups such as The Cars, Boston, anywhere from Rock (the Kinks' would there be anyone interested is reality pleasant? Their songs “ local” band, and all local bands Foreigner, and other popular Pop “ You Really Got Me” ) to Beach in writing anything about another deal with day-to-day stuff iike have to wait their turns to make a bands. Still, even with this ( “ California Girls” — a much new group? Well, that’s just it — teenage monsters, commando dent in the Media Machine (of variation in sound, their overall livelier rendition than the Beach they aren’t just “ another” group. girls, sinister family members, course, if a decade isn’t enough aural presence is unmistakable. Boys’ ) to Jazz (the horn jam ) to They are eight musicians who nuclear babies, and sexual time to bash a gaping hole in the A driving bass, provided ably ultra-New Wave (as New Wave take their music and their psychopaths. Machine...). More importantly, by Kerry Hatch, is always as they’ll get with a song called business seriously, and that is however, the Oingo Boingo’s faithfully accompanied by the “ The Controller” ) to Punk all in a reflected in the songs they music is too strange, too un- steady, although abstract, up matter of an hour and a quarter. produce. Just because the Oingo 'aXI, though deadly serious about coventional, too unusual, they beat of drummer David Eagle. This is the purest example of Boingo (formerly the Mystic what they play, they are nothing variety in music today. deviate too far from the norm, for And, unique to this group, they Knights of the Oingo Boingo) has but fun when the lights go down critics to digest. Their stomachs have the suport of a trumpet One leaves the performance been around for almost a decade, are used to pogoing when pogoing (on stage, that is). Jumping into hoping to see them again, hoping and just because they were the (played by 40-year-old Dale the spotlight in army surplus was in, discoing when that was in, Turner), a trombone and alto sax to buy their L P ( if it can be found first unsigned band to headline and bopping when... With all this garb and two toy pistols, Elf- in record stores), wearing an The Roxy in Hollywood, and just and clarinet (Leon Schneider- man’s manic maimer lashes out stuff being “ in” , the group was man), and a solid, steady, Oingo Boingo T-shirt and a because their L P (a 10 inch ex left, to borrow a lyric from one of at the crowd, attacking them, button, wishing you could stay for tended play Nu-disk with four reliable, functional, and toying with them. Their act their more civil songs, “ on the altogether .fabulous sax (Sam the late performance, but great tunes) is selling out in all outside.” They even wrote a song immediately screams knowing your dates — who’d look “ Sluggo” Phipps) to comprise record stores in the Southland, called “The Impostor” , “ Professionalism!” and never great in a T-shirt, especially if and just becase they are the Oingo Boingo’s backbone. Lead once lets down. Just one example dedicated ferociously to Robert guitarist Steve Bartek is as much they’ve got large Oingo Boingo’s hottest live act on the West Coast, of this appears when Elfman Hilburn of the L.A. Times, who in a pleasure to watch, with his — want to get home now and doesn’t mean the group deserves a series of articles on L.A. bands leaves the stage for five minutes discuss Oingo Boingo’s con attention. hilariously entertaining gestures to allow his horn section a good conspicuously left out the words and expressions, as he is to hear. tribution to music a little later. No, not much. Oingo and Boingo from each piece of the crowd’s favor. After It would seem that reproducing Finally, after a struggle to His back-up vocal support of a spunky, jazzy,* buzzy, artice. This song is performed Elfman, along with the high- the sheer excitement of the live draw the media into their stimulating jam session, Elfman show on record would be im live at every gig to emphasize the octaved voice of Bassist Hatch, frightful magnetism, the Oingo point. em erges in bathrobe and has a very captivating live effect. possible, but they have come Boingo is on the verge of com pajamas to belt out a terrorizing They were there from the start Their live shows are more in close by compensating with mercial success, something that ballad of “ bad dreams” and ( “ This is where it all begins/I’m vigorating than a Water Pic. clearer synthesizers and a more has been as inevitable as it has “ forbidden zones. ” on the outside looking in” ), as a Many critics maintain, and polished sound. The Oingo Boingo been a struggle to achieve. The The show builds and builds theater group performing on the rightfully so, that a New Wave is a likeable bunch with an ab press has chosen, simply, to boardwalks of Venice, or until we feel we have reached a solutely overpowering live act ignore them. • band should have a sound that is crescendo, and Elfman releases wherever else they could scrape rough, offensive, loud, and and a wonderfully fresh sound. Even so, this trend has begun to us just in time to reaffirm his up an available space to ac generally anti-pop. As true as this They will be opening for the disappear slowly. They have contact with the crowd. The comodate their drums, guitar, may be, the Oingo Boingo has Police on Saturday, with XTC as been getting virtual round-the- music is then brought down into a accordian, kazoos, and three never claimed to be New Wave. well, so get your oingo down there soft, romantic mood, as Elfman and see it for yourself.______THURSDAY. OCTOBER30. 1980 PAGE2A DAILY NEXUS
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are as memorable as past of the Atlantic, singer Jello now, eventually bust into the XTC staples like “ Radios in Biafra and company unleash top ten and hopefully into Motion” or “Are You a brutal, high-energy assault your until-then shoddy Receiving Me?” of post punk with zest and record collection. In fact, the best song on appropriate panache. This It is time now for you to Black Sea is the least album is not fo r the scrape up a petty $2.99 and characteristic of XTC: squeamish — many would treat yourself to four of the “ Travels in Nihilon,” find it unlistenable — but most exhilirating new songs Partridge’s eerie, urgent that’s part of its charm. The since “ Jumping Jack Flash” warning of youth culture D K ’ s e m p lo y a and “ Suffragette City.” hedonism barely heard magnificently crude ap The Ep, on the small (and above Terry Chamber’s proach that has virtually until recently, the lonesome) Black Sea thunderous drumming. disappeared. I.R.S. record label, contains XTC For those more interested While English punk at a small yet worthy sample of Take Away/The Lure in the Pere Ubu/Orchestral tacked the U.K. establish the group’s musical abilities, Zenyatta Mondatta Manouveres, avant-garde ment and its traditions, the from the lifting and jazzy of Salvage Violent Love to the brooding, The Police wing of the New Wave, D K’s fittingly attack the Andy Partridge Partridge’s first solo album conformity of the American forbidding I ’m So Bad. (A M) middle class. Their lyrics Thank Heavens they printed (Virgin) Take Away/The Lure of by jim sayer Salvage, may be more are either overtly political, the lyrics, too. Read ’em, XTC, which along with Is it possible to critique the Police any more? I have a Continued page 7 hilarious, or both; they and you’ll be hooked. And if close friend in Britain who would drown out any of my Oingo Boingo will open for assail young middle class you’d like to hear a song that criticisms with immense swoons and I fear the same ten the Police this Sunday night complacency. “California will really hook you, line you at the Events Center, has in, and then sink you, give a dency has swept over much of the group’s American con Continued page 5 stituency, regardless of what Sting and the gang record. easily been one of the best solid listen to Side Two’s It’s not hard to see how such a mentality has emerged; “ pop” new wave bands since first song, Ain’t This the the Police have spanned a number of seemingly un they first emerged out of the Life. It is one of the most bridgeable gaps between a variety of'music styles, par English punk scene in 1977. interesting, playful, ticularly reggae and refined rock. Reggae has always had However, the British quartet humorous, and altogether such enormous potential outside of Jamaica but it took the is largely unknown to groovy songs in the past Police to put it in a more palatable form to give it the American audiences despite decade, and certainly the modest success with last necessary transitional boost. best new song of the ’80s. year’s Drums and Wires However, their success does not stem solely from a The first song on the op- album and a mildly popular successful musical hybrid. Beyond the reggae influence, Fresh Fruit For Rotting postie side, Only A Lad, FM single, “ Making Plans everything on Police albums smacks of originality, from comes in as a virtual tie as for Nigel.” Vegetables the playful lyricism and musical mix describing a tender the most exhilarating piece Black Sea is XTC’s most relationship with an inflatable doll on “ Be My Girl Sally” Dead Kennedys Oingo Boingo EPNGO in the record racks today, to the simultaneously complex yet simple musical accessible and consistent the other being Violent Love, album. XTC has always been (Cherry Red Import)- Oingo Boingo 3 EP arrangement and lyrics in “ Walking on the Moon.” of course. a fun band to begin with, but This album really fills a It is impossible to ac Credentials having been earned, it is disturbing to see (IRS Records) unlike most of their void. A look at the charts curately put into words the that the Police may be using these as a license to mix in American pop counterparts confirms the sterility of the And now, the review excitement you’ll feel by just some dissonant filler along with their superior material on they don’t belabor the point. U.S. contemporary music listening to the tunes, so their new album Zenyatta Mondatta. What makes the in you’ve all been wating for. Band leader Andy scene. With schlock like Those musicians of music, allow me to simplify things clusion of this weak material on the album such a mystery Partridge’s songs are Adult Contemporary Pop, by suggesting you buy it, and is that the group already has nine songs of superb quality those masterminds of carefully constructed but pseudo-new wave and all feel it yourself. There is no which would have been ample enough. Nevertheless, the complex melodies and those laid back singer/- lyrically enlightening ac question that the Ep is the Police have always seemed to have a strange fascination never mechanical, his songwriters, it’s refreshing vinyl solution to a world gone with dissonance and it emerges on “ Behind my Camel,” a singing mildly wacky and companiments, the Oingo to hear a sound as energetic Boingo and their ten-inch song better suited as a fanfare for Vincent Price ap diffuse without being mad. pretentious. Black Sea’s one and overtly obnoxious as the extended play Nu-disk have pearances than for a Police album. Similarly, “ The Other fault is that none of its hooks Dead Kennedys. smashed into the charts and Continued page 5 Possessing undoubtedly will eventually, if things Need help? the cleverest name this side remain the way they are Call us. Classical Music Want to T a s t e T h e 7:30 - Midnight Every Night help? JQ B -fin / gtereo C a llu s !" 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In Isla Vista across from the Magic Lantern Theatre b y lawrence Worcester women company; we don’t do strictly 968-6619 Open Mon-Fri 10-9, Sat 10-6, Closed Sunday women oriented material, though we do cast Theater in Process is alive and well and females as males occassionally.” living in Santa Barbara...well, let me put In the fall of 1977 an L.A. branch was that another way. In 1975, Mayri Sagrady, established and work has been done in New Ellen Snortland, Gina Piazza and Kitty York with the future goal of establishing a Hendrix, four theater people with a purpose, permanent branch there. Back at home they formed the Theater of Process Theater. The are on the move. Summer of 1979 was the company Was founded under the premise of final Repertory season at the Unitarian “ an emphasis on education and creating Church on Santa Barbara Street and they opportunities for women to work in an in are about to begin their second season at tense, disciplined and rewarding kind of their new home. theater.’.’ A renovated thrift store, the new Process From a small but focused beginning, and Theater’s theater is located at 285 E. Cota with a $12,000 budget, the, Theater of St., four bocks from State Street (the Process Theater (TOPT) ran three number is 966:6620). The renovation took productions in its first year. With a spirit eight months but the finished product is well that remains with the theater today, the cast worth the blood, sweat and tears given up of 19 women took their shows on the road. for the project. Along with the main theater, “ Rainbow” — an original company musical seating 200, there is a lobby, rehearsal (the first of many), was performed at Cal room, make-up room, properties storage, a State Northridge and “ Waiting for Godot” costume room, conference room, they took to Frontera to the Women’s photographic darkroom, lighting booth, Correctional Institution. utility room and offices. By the time their second summer season Once a Process member, always a was in progress the momentum had Process member, which is not to say that gathered and has not slowed down since. you may never leave. All new members sign They received national coverage in Ms. a contract which state the company’s goals Magazine and the L.A. Times in 1976 and and policies. From that point on you are have received constant attention and committed to the Process Theater. Many critical acclamation from California media. who leave to try out their talents elsewhere, In the fall of 1976, the company became return. For these people it is like coming ‘co-educational’ though this distinction has home. not necessarily brought them into the This season sees a move away from the mainstream. Wendy Storch, publicity repertory format to a consecutive per director, put it like this; “ Our productions formance schedule. Forthcoming are not like anyone else’s. We do not limit productions include, Little Murders, a Jules ourselves. We’re not obscure to the point Feiffer piece which has been described by where people who wold normally go to the New York Times as “ devastatingly straight theater couldn’t come here. But we funny,” a recent off-Broadway critic and do plays that are risky. It’s no longer an all Continued page 7 Viola Färber Dancers by jean mattock about dance. Farber’s decade-old duet, Tendency, Red-clad figures spill across the stage, looks lived in. Like visiting an old friend who long arms slashing, bodies fast and off- doesn’t bother to clean up before your center. In the first 30 secoftds I relax and arrival, the clutter is somewhat charming. settle in, faced with quality. You know they remember “ just where A lyrically bluesy piano allegro provides everything is.” But the only real order is Special continuity for Viola Farber’s New Work. A that what got put down last is on top. perfect opener, it impresses with all around Filled with subtle dry wit and un virtuosity. derstatement, its humor never becomes Clean, precise and expansive, the lean cloying or cute. From performers are tightly rehearsed for this on- It’s likely Slayton is the Houseguest of the the-road premier. Alan Evans’ vital lighting title of Farber’s solo for him. Likely that is brilliant in both senses, outlining and Viola fashioned the work on her husband’s invigorating the edges of the movement. habits and character. Houseguest rambles, .. Pizza Hut . The recent group pieces Ledge and Un flurries, pauses, slips from precision to titled stick closer to an untraditional Cun inarticulacy, from grace to silliness. WITH THIS COUPON— save $3.00 ningham mold. Frameless, their Slayton is at times an exacting Cunningham oft the regular price of any large relationship to their music is one of dancer, at times a disheveled little boy, Pizza Hut' pizza. Good simultaneity. mussed-up from his sleep. at all participating Pizza Hut* restaurants. The movements string together like cars Farber is a wide ranging artist. Her work passing on the road; watch for a minute — pleases when it exposes her own joy and you see a pattern emerge, watch more abandon of movement, fails when she at closely — it disappears. tempts monument. ANY LARGE PIZZA Valid through P t a a Hopefully she’ll continue to explore the Both works slip into moments of dramatic Nov. 12,1980 intent — a sense of purpose created by the almost-flamboyant territory of her ex performers’ unity of concentration. But the pansive New Work and share that full- I-Hut! intent fades and jambles. It has no object. bodied thrill with us. Raised on Merce Cunningham’s (whom she danced with 1953 to 1965) austere and brittle clinicism, Farber has added on a The Saab Barbara Museum of Art swooping, surging off-balance fling that Cash redemption value t 20 cent I TRIBUTE to PETER SELLERS V Goleta— 7127 Hollister Ave. 968-1557 «
Hysteria surrounded me. Was this display I was wit nessing truly‘.indicative of the character of one of our The University Catholic Community is having presidential candidates in the year of Our Lord 1980? a Halloween Party, Here is a gent who cannot face adversity when it smacks' FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 at 8:30 • him in the face; what does he do when he’s the victim of a at St. Mark's; 6550 Picasso. corporate swindle, as are millions of poor Americans each Join us for games, dancing day? He gets drunk! And what does he do when he gets both and costume judging. of his legs sliced off? He sulks! You might think that ALL ARE WELCOME someone who’d suffered these kind of problems might have a little sympathy for other deprived folk, but no, he is adamant about busting illegal aliens crossing into America, self-proclaimed-haven for destitute people. Beyond this, he callously discards women, using them for status, playing them off one against another to simultaneously curry all their favor (although his disregard for women’s rights is legend by now). OCT 31 Admittedly, Ronald Reagan’s ancient Hollywood films are not necessarily representative of his current character and opinions. But, as Freud and Reagan’s heroic coun HALLOWEEN PARTY terpart in King’s Row, Parris the psychiatrist, would say, With we might be able to glean something out of this mess. And there was a choice opportunity to do such gleaning this past Friday night at the Kris Sugich auditorium, a chance to Stand real tar back, ana squim... “REVERIE” delve into Ronnie’s past and ponder his future, a chance PRIZES & PRIZES & PRIZES perhaps to laugh now and cry later. familiar contact lens (oops! I mean sparkle) in his eye, Needless to say, a rather large number of Mr. Reagan’s thinking that maybe he can do something positive but GRAND PRIZE: $100 detractors were present at the screening of two Reagan dejectedly lies down again moaning he can’t, thereby BEST COSTUME classics, King’s Row and Secret Service of the Air. drawing another popular response: “ Sure you can Ron. All Second Prize: DINNER FOR TW O Delightfully obnoxious, uninhibitedly profane and relen you have to do is dip it in wax! ” The intermission was similarly disturbed. A gentleman Come for the pleesure of it! tlessly scathing, they spiced up an otherwise drab and ludicrous procession of film. During the first film, our hero allegedly representing Bonzo the chimp (one of Mr. is making a daring airborne getaway. One brilliant stunt, Reagan’s more illustrious co-stars) discussed life with Ron H obey where he suddenly sends his plane vertically skyward, in great detail, although he refused to acknowlege whether drew the relatively polite comment, ‘ ‘Watch his face lift! ” Bonzo had any hand in breaking up Mr. Reagan’s marriage Even Mr. Reagan’s private life was not left untouched. In to actress Jane Wyman. B a k e r’s one scene, Ron, minus his two legs due to an unnecessary What are we to make of this confusing mass of movie non 5918 Hollister Ave. amputation by a vindictive doctor who is angry with Ron history? First of all, Mr. Reagan was a terrible actor, gifted for his free-wheeling lifestyle and for jilting his daughter only in making slight facial twitches and spewing out prime Food & Drink & Dancing not to mention courting all the other ladies in town (you can bits of turgid Americana (not too unlike his current (No cover charge Sunday thru Thursday!!) imagine having to watch all this) and so on and so on, is speeches, eh?). Secondly, we may be able to infer from his at the door h b b being encouraged by his wife that he can do something parts a few of the traits he will bring along with him into positive with his life. Ron suddenly comes to life, that Continued page 6. col. 3
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Media coverage centered upon it because of the blind eye turned toward and upon the garish appearance and serious themes by the rest of popular music. GENERAL STORE behavior of punks. When Sid Vicious of the New wave, and especially its punk p resen ts Sex Pistols killed his girlfriend, and then dimension, was provoked into existence by himself, all the warning-style news stories the pollyannish stupidity of music like disco ★ HALLOWEEN SPECIAL - OCT. 31 ★ turned into I-told-you-so’s. and groups like ELO and Kiss. with CACHE VALLEY DRIFTERS So how, then, is the open-eared rock fan to Take the controversial “ Homicide” by - (if you wear a costume) ★ approach the themes of violence, homicide, 999. It is like Walter Cronkite losing his ★ BEER 25* suicide and the like, which punk musicians poker face and openly weeping during a continue to explore despite the scorn of the newscast: “ I believe in homicide/I rest my FLOYD COUNTRY BOYS established watchdogs of morality in the case/Don’t cast it aside/You better believe SATURDAY. NOV. 1 ★ 9 pm -1 am media? it/That’s the truth of it/Take it or leave it/- Well, if you never pay attention to the Resign to it.” Wouldn’t you rather believe in news because it stresses you out, or if the the Tooth Fairy? I would, but I can’t. thought of saying what you mean is Let’s focus on suicide. It is the most terrifying, then punk rock is not for you. common theme in snuff rock. Versions of it You’d better just slip on some cool jazz, hot can be found all throughout new wave. One comb your hair, and contemplate the Sierra of the clearest statements is provided by Club poster on your wall instead. those extreme punks, Alberto y Los Trios If, however, you find it no surprise that Paranoias, in their classic “Kill:” “ I’m the leading cause of death among American apathetic. I ’m lazy and rude/I’m boring and teenagers is suicide, and that the leading I ’m stupid and I ’m vicious to boot/I don’t cause of death among infants is child abuse, like animals or lifting heavy weights/I’m then you might be right for punk. The gonna cut my liver out and shove it in your conjuncture of these two phenomena seems face.” Great stuff, huh? If suicide is an 2294 Lily Ave. * Summerland * 969-0836 a recent event. For all the many victims of adaptive mechanism to an unbearable Take 101 south to Lily exit in Summortand, loft off H w y b right on lily, (just minutes from UCSB) either, thousands more are calculated to be environment, then snuff rock is an adaptive marginal, or partially familiar with both. mechanism to suicide. It gives objective Rock and roll, the folk music of American form to those tendencies without actually AS. CONCERTS and AVALON ATTRACTIONS are proud to bring you. youth, will inevitably give objective form to hurting anybody or messing up the carpet. these disaffectationg. Hence, punk. It is an Other exciting new wave songs devoted to honest, undiluted scream from the guts. the urge to do oneself in are “ Living on an 7 Consider some of the lyrics. “ I want to Island” (Boomtown Rats), “ Black Angel” ; knock you down/I want to sock you in the ‘ (Tom Robinson Band), and “ Marie head/I want to show you that I ’m ugly and Provost” (Nick Lowe). A good loud dose of sad” , from “ Punk in Paradise” (about these three heavily sarcastic riffs ought to Santa Barbara) by the Neighbors. Quin distance the suicidal will from anyone who * ) tessential expressionists, these artists shock thought they were the first person to ever the audience into acknowledging emotional feel that way. In the snuff rock versions, levels beyond appearances. Other examples suicide is generally considered to be a very are “Psycho Killer” (Talking Heads), conceited and self-indulgent thing to do. “ Ain’t It Fun?” (Dead Boys), and “ I Die: Continued page 7 Police from 2 • XTC from 2 Way of Stopping,” though richly textured, becomes a rewarding. The effort is not shallow piece of music after several listenings. Hopefully, wholly original — Partridge such filler will disappear, come their next album. has taken earlier XTC songs In the meantime, there is plenty of high grade white and in his words “ elec reggae rock to satisfy even the most insatiable musical tronically processed/- appetite. The low, ominous bass line and the bright guitar shattered and layered hook in “ Don’t Stand So Close To Me” musically points out (them) with other sounds or the paradox involved in a relationship between a teacher lyrical pieces.” The result is and his student. The interwining of both vague and specific somewhat akin to Reggae lyrics heightens the paradox and Sting’s taut voice lilts “ Dub” music. But unlike above the instrumentation to add the proper dash of cool most dub, Partridge’s new emotional comment. creations are wholly unrecognizable from their THE This wonderful mix of musical innovation, lyrical creativity and fine singing dominates the remainder of the originals — one can discern record. “ De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da” sounds awfully the flugelhom solo from frivolous at first (and looks even more ludicrous in print), XTC’s “ That is the Way” but its indictment of overblown leaders and bureaucrats (off Drums and Wires) in who take themselves too seriously is anything but silly. The Partridge’s “ Madhatten,” ironic thing is that, by countering their claims to om but that’s about it. At times POUCEWITH SPECIAL GUEST STARS nipotence with such a lightweight chant, it is the Take Away/The Lure of bureaucrats who end up looking frivolous. Salvage borders on the Seriousness and light humor also tend to divide this unlistenable, but more often album in its approach. “ Driven To Tears” exemplefies the than not it is challenging new former with its grim music and its curt, accusing lyrics music that demonstrates XTC while “ Canary In a Coalmine” is one of the most rousing that the heart of the pop and invigorating pieces ever done by the Police. Charac genius is with Andy Par teristic of the group, we hear an intricate, pulsing drum tridge (and XTC) and not the patter, full and supportive, with a bass line that com B-52’s. OINGO BOINGO plements the drums economically by adding to the rhythm — Rob Palmer and melody rather than overwhelming them. And finally, we have a bright guitar that sings out, literally carrying us SUNDA/ - NOVEMBER 2 — 8 PM up and down the musical scale and infusing us with energy. Above all, there is the voice of Sting, with the perfect University of California at Santa Barbara combination of tension and power which makes his singing • EVENT CENTER • not only convey a message but also contribute to the RESERVED SEAT TICKETS: $9 75 GENERAL, $8 75 STUDENTS (A D V A N C E ONLY). musical development of their best songs. AVAILABLE AT: A S TICKET OFFICE, MORNINGLORY MUSIC, TURNING POINT, ROCKPILE RECORDS, The best part about their characteristic framework is TICKET BUREAU & ALL TICKETRON OUTLETS. STUDENT TICKETS AVAILABLE AT A S TICKET OFFICE ONLY THERE "WILL BE NO STUDENT DISCOUNT THE DAY OF THE SHOW that it is not rigid but flexible and open to innovation as seen in “ Canary” or “ Walking On The Moon.” Let’s just hope the innovatin edges out those rough traces of filler, especially for the sake of my relations with my British friend. PAGE SA DAILY NEXUS THURSDAY. OCTOBER30. 1980
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Dog” , and, after the finale, everybody lives happily ever A fu n n y love story. ^ M IC H A E L D O U G L A S What you have in Times Square is Hollywood at its after. Clearly, we should all drop out of school, destroy T.V. capitalistic worst. Robert Stigwood, after making millions sets, run away to Times Square and become either « ■ ■ ■ ■ I of dollars on such gems as Saturday Night Fever and courageous or famous. GEORGE 965-5792 Grease, has now abused New Wave, a type of music that he But the story isn’t the worst part of Times Square; the BURNS way Stigwood abused new wave is. Now if I was a per i e s t a 2 OH,GOD! would have never touched a few years ago. But Times •»IH S U I«1 siri «-* Square is the combination of Hollywood and pablum: all former and Stigwood asked me to use my work in the above BOOK II gloss and glitter but no foundation or substance. Times contrived story as background music, with no live shots And Lo, thoro was another movía. N O 553 Square is so poorly done that it makes Stigwoodis other two except of Robin Johnson singing “ Damn Dog” , I ’d tell him creations look like masterpieces in comparison. to jump in the toilet. But that’s the way the Pretenders, the The story is pure fantasy. A street urchin (Robin John Talking Heads, XTC, et. al, have let their work be ex GOLDIE HAWN son) that looks and talks as if she was the offspring of Patti ploited. Smith and Mick Jagger induces a spoiled brat (Trini When I first heard the ads for Times Square, I thought I Alvardo) into running away. They are helped along by a might see the Ramones at CBGB’s or the Talking Heads at beSS late night disc jockey, played by an over-weight, sexually Max’s City showing the birthplace of American punk rock You might just die ... laughing! after leaving the band. Why his name is abused in this DONALD SUTHERLAND also: SILENT PARTNER movie is beyond me; why couldn’t they have used Sid Vicious or AC/DC’s Bon Scott, who more people might IT'S THAT TIME 1 * 1 \ H itch co ck Way recognize? But the point is that by even mentioning Brian OF YEAR AGAIN ... #5Jjnt w in ORIVtin Jones name, Stigwood and writer Jacob Brackman show a total ignorance of new wave music. A MASTERPIECE 964-9400 HALLOWEEN It’s a real shame that Times Square was released a/so;THE HEARSE (R) nationwide the same day the Clash’s Rude Boy began it’s ANTHONY HOPKINS only Southern California appearance for one week in TÜB \ Hollywood. It’s a shame not only because I missed Rude Boy and saw Times Square instead but also because e k r h a n t America will be hyped into paying for another rip off. ^ l A W N ^ Times Square is rated R because of Johnson’s many ob JOHN HURT A PARAMOUNT PICTURE scenities (well, that’s what punk is, according to Stigwood, ALSO: MY BODYGUARD ****** isn’t it?) and I only recommend it to punks between the age of 13 and 16. That’s right, you’ll have to bring your mom FOR THE GREATEST IM DOUBLE FEATURE FILMS! GOLDIE HAWN mies and then maybe the damn thing will be banned and a s boycotted by the mothers of America and Stigwood will be PRIVATE burned at the stake. BEKJAMIN Reagan from 4 O .Being in the army Isn’t what she thought!! 1 office if he is elected. I think he stated the general theme ■MAGICITHE himself in King’s Row when he exasperatedly blurts out, “ Ah heck, what do I know anyway? I don’t know anything! 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Today at noon in Buchanan 1940, the Committee on Arts The PROCESS THEATER announces a new five play and Lectures, continuing with their Noon Film Series, will season, opening on Oct. 31 with SUMMERTIME, a clever present SHAKESPEARE: SOUL OF AN AGE. The film romantic farce by Ugo Betti. A 50 percent discount on lasts around one hour and the public is invited to spend subscriptions are available now at the Process Theater the lunch hour at this educational and entertaining film. box office, 235 E. Cota. For information call 966-6620. Michelangelo Antonioni’s first color film will be shown TOUNGS, a musical and stage collaboration by Joseph in Chemistry 1179 at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2. His movie, RED Chainkin and Sam Shepard, will be performed Nov. 5 in DESERT (1964) probes the motives of neurotic behavior, UCSB’s Campbell Hall at 8 p.m. Music in the show will be where Monica Vitti stars as a woman in a state of mental performed by Skip LaPlante and Harry Mann. Tickets shock after an automobile accident. can be purchased through Arts and Lectures. musici anti
THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA will Paintings and collage by DANE WILSON will be on present the first of three concerts this season on Oct. 31 at display at the College of Creative Studies Gallery now to 8 p.m. in Campbell Hall. The all-Strauss program will Nov. 2. The College of Creative Studies is located on the feature the Divertimento, Opus 86 and “ Le Bourgeois UCSB campus. Gentilhomme,” the USC Men’s Chamber Choir, and From now until Nov. 9 the Elizabeth Fortner Gallery is soloists Lucy Shelton, Marilyn Savage and Douglas exhibiting a series of clay sculptures by several leading Lawrence. Tickets are available at the UCSB Arts and artists; Gifford Myers, Henry Cavanaugh, Jens Morrison, Lectures Ticket Office. Laura Wilensky, and Lukman Glasgow. The exhibit is called STORIES IN CLAY, and the gallery is located at The UCSB Music Department will present pianist The UCen art gallery is showing the work of David 1114 State Street, Studio 9 La Arcada Court in Santa VERNA ABE, master’s degree candidate, in a free Amess through Oct. 31. This exhibition of paintings offers Babara. recital on Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. new color experience in large scale, a translucent color The program will include, among other works, Bethoven’s experience, and the experience of space being changed Kennedys from 2 Snuff from 5 “ Sonata in E flat Major, Op. 8la,” Ravel’s “ Alborada del and taken over. There are 12 large paintings done with Uber Alles” , an account of Snuff rock cuts like a knife Gracioso,” and Chopin’s “ Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49.” acrylic paint on canvas, and four paintings done with Gov. Jerry Brown’s rise to' between the acceptance and UCSB’s FESTIVAL OF MUSIC BY PETER RACINE acrylic on multifillament polyester material. These four the presidency, is a personal dismissal of unwanted FRICKER honors the internationally known British paintings hang suspended from the ceiling and seem to be favorite. Other highlights worlds. Because, we argue, composer in his 60th birthday year. The Festival opens on the main emphasis of the exhibition. are “ Kill the Poor” , “ Let’s snuff rock stems from the Sunday, Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. wth a recital by the noted As people stand before the paintings, they seem to be Lynch the Landlord” (I.V .’s same source as its subject organist Gillian Wier, for whom Flicker has written taken up into the experience of color that the environs anthem), “ Chemical matter, the former can serve several major works. This free program, presented in offer, because of the size and the vibrant color. They can W arfare’ ’ and an as an alternative to the cooperation with the British Council, will be held at the delight in pure color and what happens when pinks meet apocalyptic “ Holiday in latter. It pushes it away and First Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara. oranges, purples meet blues. The palate knife is used and Cambbdia.” holds it out at arm ’s colors are also dripped and flung onto the canvases. A distance. In the sords of person feels close to abstract expression here, though When I first heard this Frankfort Marxist T.W. Process from 3 beginning Halloween with there are more large fields of pure color, and more album I cringed. After a Adorno, “ Distance is the popular success, Getting Out Summertime by Ugo Betti, only antidote for alienation.” straight-edged forms. The color experience is ordered and couple of listenings I by Marsha Norman and two directed by Richard Ames. balanced by these shapes. laughed. Now I sing along. If you think you’d like to selections featuring some of Running dates are Oct. 31, The artist’s real contribution is when the fields of color Fresh Fruit For Rotting give this stuff a try, Charles the company’s playwriting Nov. 1,2,6,7 and 9 and tickets are formed so that light passes through them. The choice Vegetables is an in Ponce de Leon will be talent, Mayri Sagady- are $6. For information on of the silk screen polyester material for painting is unique vigorating kick in the pants playing a special snuff rock Leveille and Amer Lincoln. season subscriptions or to Amess, as far as we know. The suspended environs let at a time when we all need set on his next KCSB new The season will be running other matter phone the the viewer have a reverse image of work, as they walk one. wave show. Call the station from Oct. 31 through May 23, theater. behind. for times. ARTS &XECTURES C a n tin g Evmts
A M A N Coming to UCSB Three glimpses of actor Joseph Chaikin in “ Tongues,” a tour deforce of innovative theatre coming to Campbell Hall Nov. 5 at 8p.m. AM AN, the Los Angeles based Times calls AMAN “ ...one of the folk ensemble, will present an finest ethnic companies anywhere. evening of international music and Repeat: anywhere.” dance in Campbell Hall on Friday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. The company of ‘Tongues* over 50 dancers and musicians, which derives its name from a Calendar CAL Performing Arts brings an variant form of “ Amen,” performs evening of intense theater to UCSB folk music and dance from more Thursday, October 30 with Joseph Chaikin in Tongues on than 40 national groups with ex Noon, Buchanan 1940 Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. in traordinary versatility. A typical SHAKESPEARE: SOUL OF Campbell Hall. The New York concert uses more than 200 hand AN AGE Times characterizes the made ethnic costumes and 75 in (Noon Films) production as “ intimate struments. The Santa Barbara monologues that speak to the mind program will include dances from Thursday, October 30 and heart.” Romania, Bulgaria, Algeria, In 7:30 p.m., Campbell Hall Tongues consists of two dia, Russia, Ireland, and the THE PICTURE SHOW MAN monologues written by Pultizer United States. The Los Angeles (Australian Cinema Series) Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard and actor-director Joseph Friday, October 31 Chaikin, acted by Chaikin to music 8 p.m., Campbell Hall performed by junk-percussionist „ LOS ANGELES CHAMBER Skip LaPlante and saxophonist Tickets! ORCHESTRA Harry Mann. The major theme of Tickets to all Arts and Lec Sunday, November 2 the first section, Tongues, is death Schwarz To Conduct LACO 7:30 p.m., Chem 1179 tures performing events are and dying while Savage/Love, the RED DESERT (“ DESERTO the narrator, the USC Men’s available at the Arts and second section/ deals with many Gerard Schwarz will conduct the ROSSO” ) Chamber Choir, and soloists Lucy Lectures Ticket Office, ad facets of love, especially the pain. LOS ANGELES CHAMBER (Antonioni Film Series) Both sections explore language ORCHESTRA in the first of three Shelton, Marilyn Savage, and jacent to Campbell Hall. The Douglas Lawrence. The New York office is open Monday-Friday and sound in a series of poetic appearances this season in Wednesday, November 5 Daily News feels that the “ Los from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For in soliloquies. In “ Tongues,” Joseph Campbell Hall on Friday, Oct. 31 at 8 p.m., Campbell Hall Angeles Chamber Orchestra is formation call 961-3535 or 961- Chaikin “ offers one of those rare 8 p.m. The all-Strauss program Joseph Chaikin in very likely the finest such en 4435. This half page was one-man performances in which a will feature Divertimento, Opus 86 “TONGUES” stage seems richly populated.” and the complete “ Le Bourgeois semble in this country.” prepared by the Arts and Lectures staff.______( Drama ) (New York Times) Gentilhomme” with Jose Ferrer as PAGE 12A Advertisement r™ soAy,ocro„„,. 1980 A.S. Program Board
The Police Make Their Santa Barbara Assault Sunday, Nov.2
By VINCE CORRY The unusual lyrical content in Nineteen-Eighty is the year for story form — is a prime reason for the Police. Japan’s Music Life the chart — topping off such songs readers called them “ Brightest as “ Roxanne,” “ Message in a Hope of The Year,” the German Bottle,” “ Walking on The Moon,” Phono Akademie Award for and now “ Don’t Stand So Close to “ Discovery of the Year” went to Me.” The Police, and Rolling Stone’s After all of these arresting facts critics poll named them “ Best New your still not convinced The Police Artist,” In all 1980 saw The Police are the band of the eighties, do receive the reader or critics poll yourself a favor and check them recognition 45 times around the out when they make their Santa world, 21 of them in the number Barbara assault at UCSB’s own Events Center on Nov. 2. Joining “Rolling Stone’s critics The Police in this star studded line poll named them “Best up are XTC and Oingo Boingo. New Artist.” Treat yourself to some of the most exciting, fresh, spontaneous, one position. It does look like a energetic, and interesting music of good year for The Police. the eighties. You’ll be glad you did Their new album Zenyatta Mondatta has already busted its way to the top of the English F ilm : charts, and the single from the album is climbing the U.S. charts an unlawful speed. ‘F ro m The band formed at a time when rock was suffering from the wonders of technology and studio R ussia wizardry. Vitality and spontaniety had been replaced by layers of ‘With Love’ note-perfect, over arranged and over produced music. The band’s From Russia With Love was the manager, Miles Copeland said that second of the James Bond Agent Coming Attractions the band’s birth came as a 007 thrillers adapted from the response to this over-production. books by Ian Fleming. This series As Miles puts it “ The groups had brought to the screen an Auditions for Spring Sing 1981 gotten too detached from the adolescent fantasy world rooted in people. Rock had become big adventure comics. A classic Bond By SHARON GOLDSMITH business and no fun at all. The film, From Russia With Love is will be held sometime in February. first being production whereby the Soon coming to a campus near philosophy of The Police has been filled with everything a 007 en If you are perhaps thinking of participant (s) can sing, dance and you will be Spring Sing 1981. On three-piece, condensed, keeping thusiast envisions — Bond spars entering the Spring Sing and want act if they wish. The second is May 2, after a fun filled university everything basically as simple as with ruthless villans, bombs ex to show your friends your hidden choral whereby participants must day, a extravaganza of song, possible and capturing that plode, good guys chase bad guys in talents, then stop by the Program sing. Remember this is not open to dance, comedy, and acting will element of what made rock music fast cars, and beautiful women Board Office by the closing of fall professional actors or singers. descend upon our beautiful great in the first place. ” await Bond behind every door. for an audition entry. The Special The A.S. Special Events Board campus. The Police got to the top by In this film 007 (played by Sean Events Board will use the amount encourages you to drop by and fill It had been an annual tradition breaking all the rules, producing Connery) is sent to Istanbul to of entries to gauge the number of out an audition slip for the up at the university from 1949 to 1971 acts for the show. platinum albums for the unheard obtain a secret de-coding device when due to the age of in coming Spring Sing Show of 1981 of figure of $6,000. Another con The production will be divided from the Sòvièt Embassy. dividuality, it was terminated. which promises to be the best ever vention that The Police have defied into two major categories. The atUCSB. Naturally, this is a trap, set up by Each year local firemen, ¿tore is with the content of their songs. that international crime syndicate, owners and professors would judge SPECTRE. A beautiful woman is this “ professional” entertainment the bait luring Bond towards the show. The Spring Sing Show of 1981 Are You Intelligent? death trap. will be the fourth time around after What follows iw a spectacular having a long absence from the chase across Europe aboard the university. It was held in the “ Orient Express” leading up to a County Bowl every year with Compete With the Ivy-League climatic motor boat chase. prizes and trophies awarded to the Seeing From Russia With Love is winners of this talent show. the best way to escape election This year the A.S. Special night reality. The film will be Do you know your major well? answer game played between two Events Board is having a western nationals this coming Spring shown at 7 and 9 p.m. in the UCen Well enough to be placed on a team teams made up of four players theme to dominate the production. quarter. II Pavilion on Tuesday, Nov. 4. and have top-notched questions from opposing schools. The teams Whether you have a large group of If you think you would like to Ticket prices are $1.50 for un breezed your way. Question : are asked a broad range of raternities and sororities or if it’s enter in the preliminary rounds dergraduates and $2 general. Which of these particles weighs the questions on many topics. Many- /our dorm suite you may enter for least? the electron, the proton, the here at the university, then come lie competing prizes. Auditions moons ago College Bowl was to the Program Board Office by neutron or the alpha particle? played on national T.V. among the Answer: Below. Nov. 7 and sign up with a Ivy League schools. Most often the secretary. All majors are welcome The A.S. Special Events Board is Harvard’s, Yale’s and Princeton’s Happy looking for some hard working and and students who are currently were the winners. taking 12 full time units. intelligent people to represent The College Bowl competition Halloween UCSB in the regional and even to NOTE: For those of you who have has returned to the intercollegiate already signed up before Oct. 22, the national College Bowl. You schools and is currently being put say, what is the College Bowl? You could you please sign up again. It in motion for the 1981 cham seems the sign up sheet got lost in don’t know or perhaps you were to pionships. UCSB is sponsoring a the office shuffle. young to remember. In any case, team to the regional competition College Bowl is a question and and an all-expense paid trip to the Answer: the electron
Calendar Oct. / Nov. Thursday Friday Saturday Oct. 30 Sunday Tuesday Oct. 31 Nov. 1 Wednesday Nov. 2 Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Lecture Committee HALLOWEEN A day of Nov. 5 3 p.m. Police Concert Back to the grind T.G.I.F. relaxation ELECTION DAY UCen 2272 XTC 8 p.m. Program Board Meeting Films Committee Events Center Concert Committee 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. UCen 2292 UCen 2284 Program Board Office Suzanne's Birthday Film: Publicity Committee “ From Russia With Love* 6 p.m. 7 & 9 p.m. Program Board Office UCen Ii Pavilion