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ODVttE" ililPOTO mark pilon ProductlonAsslstants: krlst* petal-****, mark pilon 534 SEYMOUR STREET,VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA V6B 3J5 Copy Editors: petra fisher, x-tlna zeller Prggram guide; miko hoffman Charts: poo-head mallet TEL (604) 669-6644 © FAX (604) 669-7978 Datebook: sophle hamley Distribution: matt etefflch AT LEAST TWO SHIPMENTS WEEKLY FROM THE U.K. & THE U.S.A. US Distribution; krlsta peters Discorder On-line: brian wieser, ben lal, ryan & his chums CALL OR FAX TO MAIL ORDER G linda echolten TECHNO, HOUSE, TRIP-HOP, AMBIENT, "DiSCORDER" 1996 by the Student Radio Society of the University of British Columbia. All rights reserved. Circulation 20,000. TRANCE, SOUL, GARAGE, HANDBAG, ACIDJAZZ, HIP-HOP, Subscriptions, payable in advance, to Canadian residents aro $15 for one year, to residents of the USA are $ 15 USD; $24 CDN elsewhere. Single copies are $2.00 (to cover postage, of course). JUNGLE, ALTERNATIVE, POP & HI-NRG, ON VINYL OR CD. Please make checks or money orders payable to DiSCORDER Magazine. DEADLINES: Copy deadline for the February issue is January 10th. Ad space is available until D.J. TAPES, SLIPMATS, MAGAZINES, POSTERS & T-SHIRTS January 12th and can be booked by calling Kevin at (604) 822-3017 ext. 3. Our rates art available upon request. DiSCORDER is not responsible for loss, damage, or any other injury to unsolicited manuscripts, unsolicited artwork (including but not limited to drawings, photographs and transparencies), or any other unsolicited material. Material can be submitted on disc (Mac, preferably) or in type. As always, English is preferred. From UBC to Langley and Squamish to Bellingham, CiTR can be heard at 101.9 fM at well as through all major cable systems in the Lower Mainland, except Shaw in White Rock. Call the CiTR DJ line at 822-2487, our office at 822-3017 ext. 0, or our news and sports lines at 822- 3017 ext. 2. Fax us at 822-9364, e-mail us at [email protected], visit our web site at http:/ EVERYTHING ON SALE BOXING DAY /www.ams.ubc.ca/citr or just pick up a goddamn pen and -write #233-6138 SUB Blvd., Van couver, B.C. CANADA V6T 1Z1. CITR WEEK timber > thread1 mm » johnny | &.:*"tfie reatfpacie* i^gx^oupiis * stfi#iwfl JAN 15-19 stMShbidiq! ^ontaii events in SUB concourse Special thanks to all participating bands, volunteers, Tues-Thurs 12:30pm >rs, the Starfish Room regular patrons and of tfie Railway Club. winners for Shindig 1995 are 1st: The Readymade Want to find out wore about CiTR? tin * nd: 1000 Stamps Visit th&^P concourse 10am-4pm stsiri 3rd: Plpedream Tuesday to Thursday, come up and visit itf*W us in room 1M, or reach us by phone po^nd • sugarcajii mtWof vM at %TL-$ wfter•• thrpatf email at ci U • johjjnj /niajw], Ihe sal VOTE YES FOR SEE YOU NEXT YEAR MISKWEM greenhouse THE CONTROL ROOM Al CITR JAN 15-19 ||1 kmt»me«m4*l^*>* /^, " pREDSIONSOUNO (see page 6) COCAC DIRTt to be heard on this tape. But if you seek inspired song writing and There you go - a brief ond bouncy Vancouver Special. I'm told that decent playing, check out the Emptys. DiSCORDER is on o squeeze for space this month, so I've been asked Challenging the Emptys for ihe pop-rock cassette crown is 308, As this is the season of giving, it's been great to see two successful to keep it brief. Well, too bad it onfy c year, because, who greased ihe alley wilh a wry inclusion of an expired in-store benefits happen in Vancouver this month. Two all ages shows at the even ihough there's pnillions (well, at leasl a couple) of fine cassettes coupon for 20% off Leibniz German biscuits. This trio, featuring Jared St. James Community Square, one for Women's Shelters and Rape that deserve mention in ihis praise-heavy c id slag-shy column, I need on drums and two guys name Jeff on stringed power tools, has a gift Relief and the other for Women Against Violence Against Women, all the brakes I can get. That's not a gift hin , just poor spelling. Talk to for writing memorable songs, and the rough basement recording con raised a combined total of $1500 for those causes. Another benefit is ya next month. tributes some punk rock cred to the whole show. The ten cuts on Ab set to happen on January 19lh at the New York Theatre, wilh the ducted by Aliens are fun and hummable and, as most evident in "My bands Daytona, ten days late, th* Sweaters, the Cowards, Life" (where ihe onfy lyrics are "My life is going nowhere"), spunkify AU-AGiS SfVOfV/ Preston, and Bogue playing for the Environmental Youth Alliance. simple. Fears that the Police had finished it for power-pop trios are Congratulations go out to this year's Shindig winners Tho allayed by such grass-roots audio cave paintings as this. Friday, January 19: Environmental Youth Alliance Benefit w/ Roadymado, as well as the other finalists 1000 Stamps and Wiggler is an interesting solo lo-fi recording project lhat should Daytona, tens days late, the Sweaters, the Cowards, Preston, and Pipodroam, and all of the olher bands who entered CiTR's battle of appeal to 4-track minds everywhere. The 17 songs on No the Yeah Bogue af the New York Theatre (7:00). the bands this year. You now have eight months to get your tapes/ are an onslaught of indie-rock in-jokes and postmodern parody. There vinyl/CDs in to QTR to enter Shindig '96. are voice-manipulated generation-benders ("Adult", "We Love You, NeoBeat performer Ralph has a busy January scheduled, with I'm sorry!! Junior"), hero-worship satire ("Mulligan (Hooray for...)"), and air-punch several live performances and a release of a new Ralph CD-EP called I don't know what it ie about photo ing space-metal (ihe instrumental "Panfried"). A version of cub's "Go Orymp'ia '66, a tribute to '60s UK beat music and '50s poetry, re credits, but it seems that almoet Fish" slogs along like a mix of industrial-strength molasses and tar- corded last year at the Gastown Music Hall. As well, he'll be on a every month I either credit the flavoured Cheez Whiz, and it is so unrecognizable lhat I'm left won compilation of spoken word featuring Henry Rollins, Lydia Lunch, wrong photographer or forget to dering if Wiggler actually had the local classic in mind when initially credit anyone at all. The latter was Richard Hell and many others. recording this 'cover'. The principal reference I should make here is the case back in November when I ne It was supposed to be the farewell show for Japan's Teengenerate early Ween, especially when the Scolchgard-powered bong was be glected to thank CLANCY DENNEHY for on December 8 at the Hungry Eye, but it turned out to be the final ing used as God intended. "No the Yeah" is Wggler's first release, ie super deluxe photo of Download. Mark performance of Vancouver's Bum as well, as they broke up that night. Spybey he supplied for our cover. Sorry, and while it is the tape I'm chiefly familiar with, it should be noted that Apparently, their lack of success outside of Spain (where a huge fol — 6orry. Now please stop being 60 he's since put out another one that is even more ambitious in its utilisa lowing was developed through tours and record n ' the Marks. tion of bedroom recording technology. factor. More Mint nupluals: Lisa Marr, former Discorder editor and current singer-bassist of cub, has recently married Ronnie Barnett of Los Angeles' Muffs. Perhaps not coincidentalfy, cub will be breaking from their tour ing hiatus to join the Muffs for a New Year's Eve per formance at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey. Nettwerk Records have signed Vancouver's Another White Male. No word on a new album release ihough. Vancouver's (and Canada's??) loudest band, Facepuller, will now have their new CD distributed in the United Slates and Europe through the legen dary Alternative Tentacles label out of San Francisco. It will be made available as both CD and full length vinyl, but to obtain the vinyl in Canada, you'll need to buy it as an import. That's all ihe dirt I could dig up for this month. See Yal :) 1995 has been a strangely quiet year For Christmas demos. Normally, I receive a small handful of Christ mas cassettes which range from the pathetically banal to the refreshingly weird, wilh a few in between lhat just plain rock out.