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College Radio First o f a Three-Part Series byadam liebowitz punk, rap and neo-pop. any college station the commercial constraints, line between commercial to create a definition of When its not rocking answer is a resounding "I has its downside. A and alternative couldn’t alternative music. The What is the sound of there’s some blues, jazz don’t know.” paradox exists where be more vague. KCSB's introduction definition is: college radio today? It is and salsa. Trying to define bands can receive music director Keith York "A blend of styles, genres best summed by that In other words, along alternative music is like enough attention to be selects albums by a and formulas of music infamous term — the lines of an unofficial trying to answer the considered non-alternat­ simple criteria: "If it’s that is vibrant (whatever alternative music. credo of filling the void question, "If an orange is ive, yet commercial radio good, it's good.” that means)." Other Alternative music is not left behind by commercial called an orange, why considers their music too Last year at a con­ criteria expand the that which is found on radio, alternative radio is isn't an apple called a esoteric. ference of University of definition to music that “post-modern MTV,” the sounds which are not red?" The appeal of alter­ California broadcasters doesn’t "sound” com­ where the cutting edge of convenient segues The quirkiness of native radio is in its (UCRN) a mini-manifesto mercial. music is somewhere between ads for car college radio, free of selection of music, but the was drawn up in an effort (Continued on p.7A) between Siouxsie and the insurance, Coca-Cola and Banshees and tennis shoes. fIREHOSE. But like the UCSB’s radio stations term post-modern, KCSB-FM and KJUC- WHAT THE KIDS ARE LISTENING TO alternative music is a FM/cable define their catch-all term for music airplay as trying to Santa Barbara Public Enemy, Revolting Cocks, that doesn't belong provide the community Swallow, Mudhoney, Loop, Beatnigs anywhere else but on with music and KCSB stations run by 20-year- programing not heard old kids. elsewhere. Elsewhere in Berkeley Pussy Willows, Fungazi, Mecca Normal College radio and its Santa Barbara being loose playlist format is KTYD and Y-97. what many in the But what are alter­ KALX recording industry natives to tracks off of consider the real cutting Led Zeppelin IV or the Iowa State Fungazi, Ramones, House of Large edge of music. latest Debbie Gibson? If This week’s playlists you pose this question to Sizes, XTC include: De la Soul, music directors (those KUSR Tackhead, Mecca Normal who pick out the best and Boogie Down albums from hundreds Rolling Stone XTC, Robin Hitchcock, Elvis Costello, Productions. College which are sent from Guadalcanal Diary, OConnels radio is lots of punk, post­ campus stations) of most Glasnost Film Festival Is Free Have some film on us! You don't have to go to L.A. to see this special screening of three films from the Glasnost Film Festival. Better still, we think these recent Soviet documentaries are so compelling that admission is free to Campbell Hall this Friday, May 5th at 3 PM. The Glasnost Film Festival has been touring the U S. to excited reviews about these provoking documentaries that show a rare side of Soviet life and current affairs. This screening of "Recent Soviet Documentaries" includes an introduction and discussion by two of the films' directors.

Sharin' His Loops Adams will speak about Shaker Loops and other musical wonders in a free Composer's Forum today. The time* Music critics went loopy over has been changed to 3:30 PM (you can't composer John Adams' controversial trust those airline schedules, you opera Nixon in China. Now one of the know) in UCSB Music Room 1145. most celebrated and important composers of our time, John Adams is known for his brave and uncompromising style which has given him an earmark of respect among the musical elite.

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will play Shaker Loops, one of Adams' innovative orchestral works, as part of the musical finale to Arts & Lectures performing arts season. You can hear Elvis is Everywhere LACO's brilliant violin work in this Judy Davis stars as the back-up singer and some more traditional pieces, like for an Elvis impersonator in the the rapture of Vivaldi's Concerto endearing Australian film Grosso for Four Violins, tonight at 8 High Tide. PM in Campbell Hall. She gets fired, and ends up stuck in a seaside town in this moving story John Adams' Shaker Loops is the about a young woman who is orchestral equivalent to the electronic accidentally re-united with the tape "loop." In it the players are given daughter she abandoned as a baby. melodic phrases or "loops" of different High Tide will screen Sunday, May 7 at 8 PM in Campbell Hall as part of lengths which are repeated to form a A&L's International Film Series. web of intricate textures. The result is Tickets $4 the general public; UCSB an hypnotic sonic kaleidoscope of students $3. sound. JO H N A D A M S

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday UCSB 4 5 6 7 John Adams 3:30 PM Recent Soviet High Tide Music Rm. 1145 Documentaries 8 PM /Campbell Hall 3 PM / Campbell Hall LACO 8 PM / Campbell Hall 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Lisbeth Schon Poverty Panel Discussion Jo Ann Kuchers- Morin 4 PM / UCen Pavilion 4 PM / Girvetz 1004 Mad amt DuBarry Tony Hillerman The Emperor's Naked 4 PM / Lone Lehmann Army Marches On A&L 8 PM /Campbell Hall 8 PM / Main Theatre ARTS & LECTURES Howard Zinn Concert Hall La Nuit de Varennes 8 PM /Campbell Hall 8 PM / Campbell Hall 8 PM / Campbell Hall Charge tickets by phone: 961-3535. 05»04»89 3A THIS AIN’T NO GODARD French Flick 36 Filette at the Vic lheNew JENNY’S ORIENTAL EXPRESS by walker “guitar" wells such a little bitch from the beginning, maybe if she All new menu featuring: Remember when Less had let up a little from the • Authentic Chinese food prepared by chefs from Than Zero came out? 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Generally, the film Don Juan at "realistic need to make a good Register All Day for a thinks “virginity is a moves at a steady pace, pace” isn’t much fun. French film. drag’’ but isn't certain but when things get Maybe if Zentout’s 36 Fillette is playing at the 5 Day Cruise to Mexico what to do about it, and sexual, the scenes get character hadn’t been a Victoria Street Theatre Drink Specials crap, just a bunch of are drooling all over Say All Day Long! Scandal playing at the Plaza de Oro overfed, pasty-skinned Anything (which has a plot byjesseengdahl If you somehow haven't British Conservatives flaw that renders the Dancing 4 pm-1 am heard, Scandal is the story showing that they can’t entire story question Scandal is the new of the "little tart” even be sexy when meaningless) simply w/KTYD’s movie with a plot that is Christine Keeler, who in they're having sex, alone because there’s nothing both intriguing and true, 1963 rocked Great or in groups. Keeler's big else out there. Rex Reed Joe Momma Mock an alluring ad campaign Britain when her love scene with Profumo and Joel Siegel have to plus a god-sent ratings Svengali-like friend boils down to one minute tell us to go see 5918 Hollister, Goleta controversy, which all Stephan Ward set her up of a large, sweaty old man something or they won’t 683-2577 combined to peak a lot of with both War Minister thrusting unevenly into a get paid (or invited to We’re also at the border of pre-release interest. But John Profumo and a completely disinterested their share of B-list Ortega & State, 633 State too much of the reason Soviet naval attache (this young lady, with the Hollywood parties). Come behind all the anticipation was the middle of the sheets covering on, the only way you Hollywood is giving is that 1989 has so far Cold War). She sub­ everything. (I guess the thought Cousins or Chances "relativity" both new been a pathetic year for sequently sold her story “orgy” scene, which is Are was worth six bucks meaning and a bad name. film releases, offering us to every tabloid in town, just a nudist cocktail was if you paid to see I’ll see you ... at the video a i3 s practically nothing and she and Ward were party with boring con­ Major League or Fletch Lives. store. original, daring, con­ indicted for prostitution. versation, had a few troversial or just outright If Donna Rice had been minutes cut out.) entertaining. Since Scandal doing the wild thing with I think that we are promises to be all of these Gary Hart and the Soviet expected to appreciate things and manages to be ambassador, she’d still the hollow phoniness of none, it stands out as a have to sell all the grisly the sexuality of these shining example of details to the National Opte Cantina ‘Tories," then get sent everything that’s wrong Enquirer to have reeling by the hypocrisy 966 C Embarcadero del Mar, Isla Vista with movies these days. anything on this girl. of the way they judge 1989 has been the Scandal relies completely Keeler and Ward. But this 968-2862 George Bush era for on tension for its drama, is hardly news, and filmmakers, who have and it can't create a drop there's nothing in the realized that if they only of it. Writer Michael movie to make us feel ¿Authentic Mexican ^oocf make big, vague Thomas and first-time anything; this is a promises it won't matter director Michael Caton- documentary done in that they are incapable of Jones obviously felt that basic movie style — an producing them. The the story's facts alone oxymoron from hell. If entire medium has been would be both tantalizing these guys are trying to stagnated, because the and shocking enough, so show us how unsatisfying HOMEMADE TORTILLAS big studios control they fail to add any in­ sex without love is, they everything, and they all terpretation into either should have figured how FRESH SALSA BAR! buy on spec, pay in th e script or unsatisfying a movie advance, demand proven cinematographic techni­ without passion would formulas, and provide que. 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I'd have settled for a movies, '89 sucks so • 990 Tecate & Lime all day Saturday What makes Scandal all the few more good jokes, as badly that I wouldn’t more depressing is that it Briget Fonda’s (Peter’s make a top five — try comes from Miramax daughter, in a minor role) Heathers, Dead Calm and the r films, the maverick in­ one-liners got more British High Hopes, which çÿree (guacamote dependent behind such crowd response than played once during the i recent brilliance as Pelle anything else in the Santa Barbara Film I with purchase of a Fish Taco and movie. The whole X- the Conqueror The Thin Festival (it lasted seven ^ valid anytime before pm w/coupon. Blue Line. rating controversy is weeks in L.A.). People 6 expires 5/31/89 4A 05 »04 »89 a f f t I.V . BANDS! u . s u . - ....: CHRISTMAS DREAMS by ramona C O M E T R U E Claiming that the name of the band comes from by walker "guitar” wells “what we're not," Black Clothes And Pointy Shoes Their let’s-just-call-it-genius first are very hush-hush about how this "racial slur" Last night I had a dream that just album Inexcelsior Dayglo was on the (fashion slur?) really came about. They do admit, won't go away. In it I had been walking now-deceased Big Time Records. Now however, that they named the band after a parody of around bumping into things, mumbling on I.R.S., the best description I can give themselves, not because of what they wear (says one under my breath and singing these of their sound is if the Velvet Un­ member — "we’re all much more creative than strange songs in my head. It all hap­ derground grew up with Camper Van that” ). Black Clothes And Pointy Shoes have been pened normally enough. I started into Beethoven in the mid-'70s and led together about three months and have played such my usual dream about walking through frighteningly normal New York City notorious hotspots as Pizza Bobs, parties, The Pub a room filled with pink feathers in childhoods. and Storke Plaza. search of the minute but bottomless The new album is called Combining a variety of instruments and sounds, bottle of whiskey hidden there, when ULTRAPROPHETS of Thee Pyskick Black Clothes And Pointy Shoes cross cultural suddenly, out of nowhere appeared a Revolution. Keeping in the same vein barriers, resulting in a unique blend defined by one nude woman coated with psychedelic as their first, Ultraprophets is a better member as “Tex-mick-punk-rock." ("Tex” would be body paint. Feeling slightly befuddled record in every way except the title. It for their "Tex-Mex,” or Mexican-border Norteno and extremely light-headed, I asked rocks, it rolls, it does donuts in the front music influence, "mick” — a slang slur for “ Irish­ her, “Who are you and why are you in yard. man” — represents the Irish folk music edge to their my dream?" She looked me straight in The piece of wax starts of with the songs, and "punk-rock,” well....) the eyes, and in a foreign language I anti-wasted-youth anthem, fittingly Electric mandola player Pat and Norteno music fan understood perfectly said, “ I am one of called “Stupid Kids.” Exhibiting the self-taught accordianist Bryan are "disgruntled Irish the Ultraprophets of Thee Psykick classic Christmas mix of strong folk-music purists” who have been playing music Revolution.” rythyms, unexpected guitar riffs and together since high school. The feathers kept getting in the way, twisted harmonies, the tune nudges the From original polka-waltzes to a diverse range of but I caught her eye long enough to listener into the euphoric nightmare covers to traditional Norteno songs like “Ciento Undo” ask, “What the hell do you want?” She that composes the rest of the album. My (“ Beautiful Sky” ) to the Velvet Underground’s didn't say a word, just grabbed a Fisher personal favorite is called “ Human "There She Goes. Again,” everything Black Clothes Price turntable from somewhere in the Chain." An Osterization of rhythm And Pointy Shoes plays has a warped yet novel twist. feathers and put on a record like I'd changes, power chords and angelic A Sex Pistols song goes cheesy lounge ... The never heard before. Instantly I melodies, drummer Elizabeth Cox’s Ramones' “ Rock and Roll High School” becomes recognized that this was my downfall. voice flirts with the song's structure as With an assortment like this, ‘‘Rock y Roll Colegio".... Madly in love, I begged her to let the it gets sweeter and sweeter as the Black Clothes And Pointy Shoes have created their dream last forever. Intangible as ever, music gets tougher and tougher. own unparalleled underground style and an earful of she clearly muttered “Novus Ordo “ Richard Nixon,” about Tricky Dick ethnic diversity. Seclorum" and disappeared into my Hoping someday to be able to play with bands like himself, is a respectfully quiet, airy ode subconscious. ______(The Invaders of Rhythm), who to the pastiche 70s icon we-all wish we Los Invasores Del Ritmo Thank heaven she left the record. I knew better. Brett claims are the greatest band he’s ever seen in listened to it over and over all night Mexico, Black Clothes And Pointy Shoes more But honestly, this isn’t a album of long until the cry of a rooster rudely realistically see playing with a mariachi band on songs, it’s more a stream of con- awakened me. lower State Street, or at a local junior high school, ¿s ciousness. It leaves you with a good Since my life's been changed, I closer-range goals. (And of course, tomorrow being feeling even if you can’t name all the Cinco De Mayo, they’ll be tearing it up in I.V.) So decided to fill in the rest of the world. tunes. Kind of like trying to remember The Ultraprophet I spoke with is from when you see graffiti that says "Black Clothes and last night's R.E.M. excursion. Pointy Shoes” — remember, it’s not just some label the band Christmas. They used to hail So beg, borrow, steal, or even buy for Roma dwellers — it’s a rare form of rotk and roll. from Boston, but discovered Vegas the record, go home, remember what’s and knew it was the home they were written on the back jacket (We looking for. Two guys and a female Recommend That You Listen To This drummer (always a sign of coolness), Album While Nude), and have a merry they are as tacky as a leisure suit and one. as hip as a Harley.

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6290 HOLLISTER AVENUE GOLETA. C A 93117 05 • 04 * Í9 5A OH WHAT A YEA R FOR PROGRAM BOARD by tony pierce time the Graduate opened and it worked out really So Rob Base didn’t play all that long at the well for us. I think it's a venue we'll try to use more ■ 1 / j O R Graduate (less than 60 min.) and they made you buy often, partly because it relieves us of a lot of our drinks and dance to top-40 for three hours before the duties like security, which they take care of. We were show. So the Grateful Dead aren't gonna play here all amazed at how big of a success that show was. CONCERTS even after you and all your tie-dye-wearing friends Arts: How did you score The Replacements1 signed phoney names on the petitions. And who BK: (Ucen Concert Director) Randy Banchik was cares if Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Guns 'n really working his ass off for the Replacements. First M MMs S g l Roses and Madonna aren't going to be at Ex­ they said “we won't come out unless you set up a tour DITI 1 I F T I travaganza — Jane's Addiction is, and right after for us," so Randy set up a tour for them. Then they r U L L J C j i J %Jw f eight sold-out cheese-throwing nights in Hollywood, said they didn’t want to do that anymore. We finally they're the hottest thing in green-braided grossness. did get them anyway. That was his big goal for the THIS YEAR That PH Beatnigs/- If you can remember years past, you should be year and he got it. Cactopus/Black Clothes thrilled to pieces with the performances this year’s We’ve really learned a lot this year, things that will Beademanta I and Pointy Shoes A.S. Program Board has given y’all. really make it a lot easier for next year. We've started A.S. has jumped around their sponsored concerts working with the marketing person, Gregg Cobarr; Jimmy Cliff The Reptacements/- from venue to venue like a speed-freaked hop- we've never done that before. And we had to face the Royal Crescent Mob scotcher, giving us reggae in Rob Gym (Jimmy Cliff), facts: the whole world uses an advertising/- B e rra c h e y Loco/* rap at the Grad (Rob Base), dance-pop and shock- marketing man and we’re being treated now as an in- Burning Couches The F re e C oncerts rock at Campbell Hall (Voice of the Beehive and house promotion company, the same as everybody Living Colour), Molly Ringwald’s favorite band in the else. (Concert Director) John Eaton has been doing J im Carroll/Ray Beatnick Beach i Pub (The Rave-ups) and my favorite band at Rob an amazing job with concerts. The concert com­ Manzarek, 9 Michael Gym (The Replacements). Now they offer a potpourri mittee, which has never before this year consisted of McClure Rave-Ups grab bag o’ fun at Harder Stadium, and it's free. more than five people, now has 30 people that put in For good measure, those kids on the third floor about 20-30 hours a week. Firehose/God Ivan Neville gave everybody free tickets to see "Fletch Lives" (a Arts: Tell us about the Dead for a minute. There classic already) and even though they didn’t let us all was the hype and the petitions going around.... Living Cotour/Beatmgs Jane’s Addiction/-! in to see it, it was the thought that counted. But this BK: The Grateful Dead want to play Santa Barbara Mary** Danish (the isn't about how A.S. showed us fine films, it’s how so bad that we give them the approval and they'll Busboys/Groov ■ whole Extravaganza well they’ve kicked us in the butt with their great come. Usually they come and play three days; they deal) concerts. even agreed to come and play one day. They just David Lindley /Little So I talked to Business Manager of the A.S.P.B. wanna do it. But it's difficult, this is a campus and Women Bobby Kaufman to ask him how the heck they pulled we've got a lot of processes we’ve got to go through. it off and why they picked on UCSB to bombard with We tried to do it this year and we couldn't, but we laid That Petrol Emotion/- LAST YEAR killer music. He turned out to be quite a regular guy, down a lot of the groundwork. ¥

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My pressing happiness and Fun and excitement are the name of the game when own body reacted the way awe. And well they you bowl at the ORCHID BOWL! Automatic it does in a Hitchcock film should, considering that Scoring keeps score for you and shows it in color on — muscles tensed in they had just seen a a 25” screen. Watch TV while you bowl, too! It’s sympathy with theirs, but group of extremely ac­ a Ball! rather than being complished dancers Home of UCSB’s overcome by horror, this performing works Intercollegiate Bowling Team dance concert left me created by a man well- Intramural Bowling-Wed. & Sun. speechless with its the dancers were lying He made his auience renowned for his dancing Minutes from UCSB! technical perfection. down. believe that man can fly and choreography. But A piece called "En­ Guest dancer Gary — without wings. the phenomenal quality in OPEN 24 HOURS velope” started off the Chryst provided the The romantic "Elysian Tuesday's performance ORCHID BOWL Hwy 101 at Fairview first half of the concert climax of the evening with Fields" in the concert was only in part due to 5925 Calle Real Goleta • 967-0128 and involved disjointed his performance of offered a needed break th e prestigious as well as smooth dancing “Caught.” His timing was from the predominately backgrounds of company which was focused on no less than perfect; stark images seen up to members. Ultimately, this passing an envelope. This every flash from a this point. This piece was was true art; a display of was followed by "Sleep cleverly used strobe light more serious in that it the raw beauty that Study" — a playful, light revealed Chryst in a touched on the subjects humans can create with work throughout which different position mid-air. of violence and death. their bodies. CONCERT THEATRE SOME GUYS AT GALLERY 242 — by wade daniels 26 So. Chaatnut Downtown Ventura 648-1888 Two guys checkin’ out the exhibit: May 5 KCQR Welcomes One guy: '‘Well, it would seem to me that this piece represents EDGAR WINTER the plight of man as an organic being inheriting the burden of the techno-industrio post-agrarian society. ” Er LEON RUSSELL Another guy: "Nah, ail I see is a bunch ofsquiggles and wispy shit." 1 May 11 KTYD W elcomes Fact is, both of them are probably right, and that’s THE FIXX part of the beauty of art. You never really know what it’s supposed to mean; and tor all you know the artist May 13 YELLOWJACKETS may just be into making something that simply looks neat. w ith Then again, what’s wrong with looking for meaning STEVE BACH in that in which there is none intended? Very few of the pieces at the UCSB student-run art is often so personal to its creator that he or she 1 May 15 THIRD WORLD Gallery 242 in the basement of the Art Building (look will often hesitate or even refuse to divulge what they for a staircase next to Arts 1242) are easily meant the piece to mean. People used to ask William Er THE WAILERS decipherable, mostly conceptual. Maybe they don’t Faulkner what his books were really about, and he mean anything at ail. would reply, "Exactly what they say." And now he’s May 16 JON BUTCHER For example, Chris Kirkegard has a metal and dead, so all we can really do is read. This is not so DAVE MASON wood piece on display which seems to resemble a bad; it kind of takes the fun out of everything if you I May 19 rollercoaster ride. One can suppose that maybe he's know exactly what’s going on. May 23 KIM CARNES philosophizing that life is a rollercoaster or It has been said that what separates humans from something like that. 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THE SCOOP TO COME B E L A IR E May 4: Today at 3 p.m. John Adams, you know, the 6621 C O R D O B A guy who won a Grammy award for best con­ Just now available. temporary composition for his opera Nixon in China, One bedrooms $810 to 1825 will be in Music Room 1145 speaking about his work, Two bedrooms 1975 including "Shaker Loops.” This piece will be per­ Close to everything. formed by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra also Inthemiddeof tonight at 8 p.m. in Campbell Hall. Now in its 20th the ACTION! season, this is the LACO's 20th visit to Santa Bar­ Summer discount. bara. Wow, with matching numbers like that you Nesrcsmpusl could win a free game of pinball. Views, Views, Views . a l Goby! May 5: Recent Soviet films have been pouring into ■ T t i 1p h r ' Call 685-33297685-0223 this country lately, and hey, isn't it about time? Even m 1 more exciting is that were going to actually see some i i y eB recent Soviet documentaries now. This Friday, or tommorrow if that’s what you want to call it, there will be a screening at 3 p.m. in Campbell Hall of three Soviet documentaries fresh from the Glasnost Film Festival. Two of the filmmakers, Vladimir Oseledchik and Sergei Miroshnichenko, will be present to in­ Also at that same time but different place, Camp­ BLUES «REGGAE troduce and discuss their films. I wonder what bell Hall, the International Cinema series continues happened to the third filmmaker? Well, anyway, this with High Tide. This film by Gillian Armstrong (you all event is free. remember the brilliant My Brilliant Career by cede ROCK & JAZZ At 8 p.m. also this Friday, Amnesty International — person, of course) stars Judy Davis in a "moving NEW RELEASES NOW IN STOCK: UCSB presents the third annual Celebration of story," whatever that means, of confronting the past Human Rights at the Pub. This event is free and while reaching for the future, and we all know what there will be live music by The Groov and Toad the that means. CURE-"DISINTEGRATION' Wet Sprocket. And hey, be lucky that we live in a Well, there’s the scoop, like we promise you each SALE PRICED 11.99 Compact Disc place where we won’t be jailed for attending such week. But it seems that you people, who claim to love 6.99 LP and Tape events or for putting together such a bitchin’ arts and adore and maybe even worship us, haven't been section. keeping up your end of the bargain. We received no LOVE and RO CKETS-" Love and Rockets" May 7: The Replacements. Rob Gym. 8 p.m. pizzas last Wednesday night and Lucy was pissed. SIM PLE M INDS-"Street Fighting Years" Enough said. B O B M O U L D - " W o r k b o o k " Party, party, party at Extravaganza. SW AN S- 'Burning W orld" REGGAE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA- (Continued from cover) hate Til'Tuesday.” However, stations’ when the latest addition "Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra" Meeham's daily Brit control of airplay varies. to the airwaves, KCQR, N E W O N C O M P A C T P I 8 C criteria expand the Nouveau rock show is Berkeley’s KALX requires certainly plays some new UNTO N KW ESI JOHNSON-"Oread Beat An 'Blood'" definition to music that B U D POW ELL-"Am azing Bud Powell Vol. 1 & 2" popular at Iowa State. His that four songs an hour to music but clings fast to "CALYPSO PIONEERS: 1912-1937" doesn't "sound" com- playlist is spiced by local be played from the music dinosaur rock. SONNY TERRY G BROW NIE McGHEE- mercial. acts such as his own director’s playlist. Here at “We always have the "Sonny Et Brownie" The definitions vary as Shamrock Shakes, but just KCSB, shows of varying option to play any artist "CASH PAID FOR USED C D ’s, CASSETTES A LP's” much as the playlists. UC like the big city there’s styles are programmed in based on if they are good Irvine's KUCI marketing some Ramones, some blocks ranging from 30 or not," responded KCSB director, soon to be music Elvis Costello and new minutes to four hours program director Keith director, defines alter­ acts such as Fugazi. with DJs making their York to problems with morninglory native music as “ music Iowa State's KUSR own choices with a few programing. “ With that’s not a package deal could be KCSB’s alter­ suggestions from the college radio across the u s i c — - ... music that doesn’t native music twin except music director. world, quality is reflected OPEN 10-10 DAILY. 10-8 SUNDAYS sound like a million that the reggae DJ is Lacking a clear in the ability to play _910 Embarcadero Del Norte. Ida Vida 9 6 8 - 4 4 6 5 (recording) tracks." frequently accused of definition and shunning a anything, not be V* TICKETS FOB LOCAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EVENTS The word on alter­ playing too much Bob formal direction, alter­ restrained by market native music from one the Marley. native music is the economics.” more popular southern In the spirit of free amphetamine of small California college expression, the definition multitudes. College “A delectable comedv stations, Loyola is left to individual DJs stations are its about a sexually ripe ana Marymount’s KXLU, is and program directors. At cathedrals, the DJs the v y ; intellectually provocative alternative is “anything UC San Diego, where preachers and the music Gigi with raging hormones you can't hear anywhere they declare themselves the heavenly choir. KALX ana a high I.Q.” else." completely alternative, program director Laura "If you live in Iowa, Til’ KSDI's music director Moody considers the - C a rrie Hickey, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Tuesday is alternative,” Mark Neyter says his job function of the station "to 1 w eek only responded Laura Moody, is to sift through the turn people on to music.” M a y 5-11 UC Berkeley's KALX “nebulous zone of But detractors point 7:15 & 9:10 nightly music director, to alternative” , deciding out that in striving to be (3:30 & 6:20 Sun) questions about the “what's progressive and original, much of college " V IC " Theater*966-1888 j «ITI difficulty of programming what’s garbage.” From radio alienates the alternative music. Tom there it’s the choice of the audience it seeks to Meeham, rock DJ at Iowa DJ, where one KCSB jock serve. In our own radio State's KUSR, found opines: “Alternative is not market, a lot of musical METROPOLITAN GOLETA >; Moody’s theory, “about being afraid to take styles fall between KTYD THEATRES CORP. CINEMA right," adding, “ I really chances." and KCSB, especially Movie Hotline 963-9503 mT© 6050 Hollister Ave., Goleta ’ :;4t Dead Calm (R) N T . 7:IO; SEr8 ateo 3:30 STUDENT RUSH i e«*' Heathers (R) 2 for 1 ticke ts to full-tim e students ARLINGTON 1 FIESTA FOUR 6:25. 9:30 SErSateo 1:25 with I.D. day of show — limited seating 1 1317 State St.. S.B. Sä e 916 State St.. S.B. I K-9IPG13} Gone w ith the W ind S a y A n yth in g (PG13I l 6:30.7:40,9:46 2:30,7:30 12:46.3.6:15,7:3dT 9:46 Sat a Sun also 1:30,3:30 Sat only 7:30 at Granada 1 <8 M ajor League (R) I £3 1,3:15,5:30,8,10:16 ] GOLETA RIVIERA K-9IPG13) É í »es/*ñ 1.1E 1 .oc e.on o.ac «a 1v 320 S. 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THE 6th ANNUAL EXTRAVAGANZA FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! Just for UCSB students and the surrounding communities, the A.S. Program Board is proud to bring to you a full day of free entertaiment featuring... JANE'S ADDICTION MARY'S DANISH Burning Couches Toad the Wet Sprocket Common Sense Juggling • Hi-Tech Displays • Food Booths • live DJ — Island Magic • THIS FRIDAY The Powell Peralta Skateboard team will kick off EXTRAVAGANZA festivities with an exhibition in Storke Plaza ^ EXTIEXTRAVAGANZA IS THIS SATURDAY AT UCSB'S HARDER STADIUM

A.S. Program Board Presents . . . Comedy Classics A double feature featuring three of the greatest comedians ever: Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush Laurel and Hardy's Way Out West Don't miss out on this great chance to tickle your funny bone w ith these old- time comedy classics that are as funny today as they were more than SO years ago. Showtimes are 7 and 9 pm in the Isla Vista Theatre on Saturday, May 13. Price is $2.50. • PUB NITE • PUB NITE • PUB NITE • PUB NITE • PUB NITE • PUB I TONITE IN THE PUB m W 4 4 o a 1» V

Burning Couches & The Sw in gin ' Tikis

00 z As an effort to promote awareness In the UCSB community, • Amnesty International is sponsoring a concert this Friday night ^ at the Pub featuring... 2 Toad the Wet Sprocket 3 & The Groov ^ Plus added surprises c Showtime is 8 pm this Friday. Admission is FREE!

)- A genuine PUB NIGHT EXTRAVAGANZA with two of isla Vista's 2 favorite dance bands. Prepare to party naked with the ultra-funky Oj Burning Couches and neo-surf-kings The Swingin' Tikis. This dance 3 'til you drop fiesta will be full of unpredictables, so come ready for ■o 0. some Hot Fun as you drop into the ride of your life. EXTRAVAGANZA e WEEKEND! This page provided jJJ As always showtime is 8 pm, but a change you should note is that 1 DEADLINE!!! and paid for by the — all students attending must bring their current registration card with ^ them in order to get into the concert of the $1 price. As of this m ATTENTION: The deadline for A.S. Program Board ap- 'Associated Student ® Thursday A.S. Program Board will be charging a $3 admission price • plications for next year's board are due no later than this Program Board ^ for all non-students attending Pub Nites. 2 Friday at 5 pml At the office on the 3rd floor of the UCen,> • 3i i n and • 3JLIN and • s u n and • aiiN and • b iin and e b u n oo room 3167.