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Photographs Your.bullshit attitude is right Robert DeBerry from the pages of Maximum Special Thanx To: Rock And Roll. "Getting signed Lara Bringard to the maprs and being bled dry Matt Taylor for the bloodsucking consumer Scott Bringard machine?" That shit happens on quite a few indies, too, but why AND OUR TWANX TOOOOOO: 'even bother to record or tour JanBny, Jon Shum~,Brd OWu. Woody Gonulu, Bud Bmrkrq dthout somedegreeof success? Rlck Ruppl, Dan Kw. MuhMron, Sorry, babycake<but the money Xotl Bdngud, Kwh Uk,Charlea Johmn, BUI Ward, Hofflnc Rlnthg, goes along with this and it's not CopperfleldPublbhlng the cash that makes things bad, ?he opinions and views expressed but what you do with it. If this in this rag are those of the writem wasn't the case, records would and arc nM necessarily those of the be free of charge to make and people who pur this shit together. distribute. Since you consider Slug a cute and cuddly pacifier, 0 All Material 1991 why don't you turn to the page SLUG II printed by ule nnh d ueh my column was on and suck that month and la bee to'the publlo The with your true alternative lips? I written malerlal b provided by YOU. advise you take your late Your oplnlonr arc vlialt! Plcue feel fanzine's title to heart. tree to send what yw have-letters, Artlcly Art Worlt, Revlm, Poetry, 2. "Concerned Observer;" Pholor, Concert and Event Infoma- you pussy, sign your name next Urn lo u8 by the 20th d each month time so I can look you up in the to., to., BYU directory. I'd love nothing more than to move BACK to New Dickheads @ York, so find yourself a Pixie stick and kiss a pink poddle ass P.O. Box 1061 to your heart'scontent. You area Salt Lake City, Utah fool who's been brainwashed by 84110-1061 your Revelation Records collec- tion. Buy a six-pack, play some ADVERTISING INFORMATION P.I., eat a hamburger, get laid. In short, pull your head out. 1484-9266 3. R.M. and Club Zero, a 1 coupleof your fans really should have stayed out on the farm. The bitch who threw beer cans at me and shouted epithets about my drum set almost got beheaded SLt J6 by a crash cymbal. Nevertheless, the majority of you were good people to deal with. In fact, your CIASSIPIIEI) ADS band is a group of really nice UP TO 20 WORDS guys who were right on the ball. FOR ONLY $2.00 However, I wish Powerslave NOTHING SEXIST OR RACIST would have benefited from the SEND TO P.O. BOX use of your P.A. because we SEE PAGE 22 played an instrumental set. You t knownable life. The music JELL0 BIAFRA changes with childlike whims "I Blow Mind's for a from the sing-song, rope-skip- Living" ping melodies to the strange (Spoken Word Album 'No.3) demons that riddle one's mind. Alternative Tentacles Records Full of unusual noises and whis- pers; "The Playhouse" is another I know, you're all getting world where illusion and reality sick of me touting Jello's virtues. dance together in beautiful and Tough shit, since thisisone you cannot 1 . miss! I If youonly ~ I buy one spo- -I THIS MORTAL COIL photo: Kevln Westenberg ken-word al- I htrm"..... in... ,--.vnllr .THIS MORTAL COIL that they're given a vehicle for life, makeitthis ; Blood their expression that is different one, Jello's 4AD from whatthey would normally beat. do," and 'Blood" is the perfect Not only I " Well, I raally enjoy music vehicle to showcase these tal- are superb up- that inwks sadness. Tht doesn't ents in a unique and unusual dates of "Die Jell0 Blafra mean af theend ofa perfectly normal way.Stripped of power and ego, for Oil, Sucker" I day Ithink it's wise togoand end the laying their souls bare, these and the "Pledge of Allegiance" grotesque forms. day feeling totally depressed. That's artists delve deep inside them- included, but truly chilling dis- . "Always Dear Iris'' is a not remotely what Ifeel." selves and come up with some cussionsofcensorshipand mari- demented waltz with the inter- I, Ivo Watts-Russell. of the most beautiful and touch- jwna.are included. play of two music box rhythms The long await4 third and ing work to surface in the past For example, on the former in the background. It is two lov- al. release by 4AD "house decade. subject, Biafra (a.k.a. Eric ersdancingc1oselyinthemoon- band" THIS MORTAL COIL, is Of the stand-out pieces on Boucher) blasts those so-called light to an unseen orchestrsl; by far the most poignant and 'Bld/thestrongestislCome "liberal" hypocrites who would music that bursts from their heartfelt of the three releases. and Stand at Every Door." Start- censor Two-Live Crew without hearts, full of uncertainty and Feeding on the "sadness" de- ing with a lone voice, the song realizing their similarities totheir unsurity that plagues romance. scribed by Ivo, "Blood" delves builds musically as it does lyri- so-called "foes." On the latter, "Lotus Land" has amazing into new shades of grey and cally. Strings are added, drums it's been said before how much keyboard parts; theendless flow dances about in the shadows, areloosedandachorusofvoices thismuntryusedtorelyonhemp of rolled notes and runs as through shafts of light varying in sing the final strains as a seven production, but not sosuccinctly. Towns' fingers glide over the intensity and depth. year old victim of Hiroshima Best of all are Biafra's corn- piano. Written in the 1950'~~it Like the previous two al- pleads for peace in a world of parisonsofGeorgeBushtoAdolf has the seemy feel of a smoke- bums, "Blood" is a mixture of apathy. This song typifies the Hitler. 1 know that once I would filled blues joint, evoking deep original songs and obscurecover work of THIS MORTAL COIL have found such allegations to feelings, while tempting the lis- tunes. ''Blood" features songs by and the overall feel of the rec- be paranoid rantings of alunatic, teners to tap their toes. the unlikely artist Syd Barrett, ords the 4AD project has re- but things I've learned have Towns' musical talent seems, ChrisBell(fromBIGSTAR),Mary corded. Emotion becomes song, chapged my tune. You owe it to limitless as she writes her music, '* Margaret (YHara and Randy pouring from the stereo and yourself and your country to plays keyboards, flute, strings, California as well as former 4AD grabbing hold of the listeners listen to Jello Biafra, at least be- drums, and then adds her artist Pieter Nooten (of CLAN hearts and minds. fore civil rights are all gone. breathy, mellow vocals which OF XYMOX). Songs are linked With pre-release orders in Chris Robin eminate forth as sighs, lazily by instrumentals and samples, America numbering around spilling from her mouth over the giving the feel of acomplete work 25.000 copies, THIS MORTAL SKINNER BOX background she creates. as opposed to a collection of COIL'S infamy will spread fur- The Playhouse n individual pieces. Featured art- ther, reaching a larger and more Toxic shock Records ists include Kim Deal (PIXIES), diverse audience in the States. THE SKATENIGS 1 Tanya Donelly (THROWING The demise of TMC leaves us SKINNER BOX is the "Chemical Imbalance" MUSES), Dominic Appleton anxious for Ivo's next project, dream-filled fantasy world of EP WaxTrax Records (BREATHLESS), Tim Freeman but the farewell bidding is one Julianna Towns. Towns' play- (FRAZIER CHORUS) and Care- that will long be with it's listen- house alternatesbetween pillars Anyo* ,who caught the! line Crowley (SHEELYAN.OR- ers. of light with breezes of cool wind EW"Jopening for the Revoltir PHAN). According to Ivo, "It's and dark corners with shifting Cocks bows how hard the! shadows, crawling with un- Texans rage. Matt. PAGE 5 Supposedly named from a to be a track on DONUT'S newest! skateboard enthwiast magazine After witnessing themdo this live, that can't spell, it's not surpris- I thought I was never to hear it ing that one of the two songs again. Alas, I was wrong. sounds strikingly like a cross Along with 'War Pigs" are between Ministry and thecocks. nineother brand newtunes. Wow. "Chemical Imbalance" "Rise To The Skin-" actually not opens with a chilling spoken- totally disgusting (lyric wise, of word, prose poem by one Lom course). Pretty clean, good mel- Jackson, a now-departed friend ody line and not too much extra of the 'Nigs. That icy intro leads ka ka thrown in. " into a menacing industrial roar "Come Up With Your Hands replete with Billy Skatenig's Out," a lovely little ditty put to dead-on Alain Jourgensen imi- groovy, jazz-like music, about tation.