FEBRUARY 27, 1990 THE RETRIEVER / PAGE 11 The Retriever Arts & Entertainment ■* Sleaze king misplaces heart

by Teddy Durgin

abney Coleman .^^^ should be given M ^m a Lifetime m M Achievement M ^r Award for Best Supporting Sleaze. Throughout his career, Coleman has played such characters as the sleazy boss in 9 to 5, the sleazy director in Tootsie, the sleazy magazine publisher . in Dragnet and, now the sleazy father in Where The Heart Is. But not even he can save this poorly conceived film. Set in New York, Where The Heart Is relates the so-what story

(See Heart, page 12) Montana Wild Axe: a premier musical road trip by Joab Jackson There's no feeling quite the premier pure rock n' roll bands "Aiko-Aiko," Bob Dylan's "It's All based around three groups, The will flow flawlessly into "I Know out rockers, M.W.A really shines like it. The road, that is. I've seen lately. Local and national Over Now," and "Quinn The Allman Brothers, Little Feat and You Rider." Their take of "Let It on the slower, more ethereal Late Friday afternoon you included. They may well be the best Eskimo." The James Gang's "Must The Grateful Dead. From the Rain" will move you to tears (or numbers. The Beatles' "Dear throw some necessities in cover band on the east-coast. at least to get another beer). Prudence" is the perfect example. the trunk, gather a few cohorts, and "Cover-band" you guffaw, The ghosts of Little Feat The original is a simple ballad, tank' er up. Soon you're swooping probably too hip to acknowledge If you've heard these before, you'll be dazzled, if influence, M.W.A.'s feel for shimmering with overdubbed guitar down on the 1-95 north exit, such a breed. But listen, M.W.A. you haven't you might be turning to people next complex arrangement. Drummer work. Montana plays the first part cracking' 65 per. Skynyrd is crackin' cover songs in the same sense that Mark "Bags" Bagnato, Tony verbatim. The instrumental break on the jam-box. It's pure freedom, Thelonious Monk did, interpreting to you and asking, "Hey, who did that?!?" Cappella's basswork, and Chip however takes off. Kurt starts yes, indeed. The weekend road-trip. rather than copying, bringing out Porter's rhythm guitar can capture doodling around, eventually taking Ah, but where to go? If you're the jewel, the essence of each song. the quirkiness of Little Feat's direction, climbing slowly up the I a die-hard rock n' roll fan (nay Sometimes topping the artists' Be Love." If you've heard these Allmans and the Dead they take a rhythms, counter-rhythms and octaves. He might cluster notes ; ;heavy-metal nor new wave), then original versions. before, you'll be dazzled, if you sense of improvisation. chord progressions. Witness "Easy sharply and then drop an octave for i you might want to trek two hours What songs do they cover? The haven't you might be turning to Straight up, they can do the To Slip," "Old Folks Boogie," tension effect. Or his solo may end i north; Up around the Wilmington/ Who's "Naked Eye," Dave Mason's people next to you and asking, "Hey, Grateful Dead as well as anybody "Skin It Back" (not to mention up nowhere, doodling around, and ' Newark area plays Montana Wild "Feelin' Alright," Marvin Gaye's who did that ?!?" (even the G.D. themselves). On a "Shakedown Street"). ' keyboardist Ed Gorski may take the : Axe. Montana Wild Axe is one of "What's Going On," the traditional M.W.A.'s sound, however, is good night "China-Cat Sunflower" In all due respect to their flat- lead. i

CALENDAR A shakin'sensation of sound Tuesday, February 27 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. Accidental Death of an Anarchist will be Accidental Death of an Anarchist will be Fabulous new LP'sfor the ninties Judy Goldsmith, former president of the previewed in the UMBC Theatre. performed at 8 p.m. in the UMBC Theatre. National Organization for Women and a Admission is $2.00. Tickets are $6 General/$4 Students and by Sammy Prestianni writer for the Village Voice, will debate Seniors. Nat Hentoff, columnist for the 8 & 10 p.m. solo LP gives vent to his passionate, Washington Post and staff writer for the "Do the Right Thing" comes to Lecture Friday, March 2 Some of these are the best albums bands kicks on the West Coast. Village Voice at University of Maryland, Hall II as part of the Student Events Board 1 p.m. of the year! A feast for your senses! With the powerful and confident stark lyrics entrenched in realism, Student Union, Colony Ballroom, Film Series. Admission is $1.00. The Policy Research Seminar Series The alternative diet! direction represented here, I accompanied by an acoustic guitar, College Park. Call 454-4546 for more presents "The Inalienability of Rights in and congas and an electric on a song information. Thursday, March 1 Public Policy Settings," with Tim imagine they'll be kickin' on Eastern 1-3 p.m. Brennan, Policy Sciences in the POOPSHOVEL: "Opus Shores in no time. "70's TV" and each. His vocals and guitar prowess Administration Building, room 711. 7:30 p.m. Human Relations Programs presents Lengthemus" "Fireplace, Pool & Air Condition- are less than striking, but he The film "Dance, Girl, Dance," with "Choices. .Minority Women's performs with convincing sincerity. 8 p.m. The most absolutely crushing band ing" are particularly fun cuts. Maureen O'Hara as a music hall dancer Perspective on Equity Issues" in the UC The group effort is more of the same who is unhappy with her role in life, will Ballroom. Accidental Death of an Anarchist will be since the emergence of 24-7 JERRY GIDDENS: "Livin' performed at 8 p.m. in the UMBC Theatre. be presented in Lecture Hall III as part Ain't Easy" with a capable band. This is strum- 4 p.m. Tickets are $6 General/$4 Students and Spyz! Poopshovel plays innov- of the Modern Langages and Linguistics ative, time changing, completely WALKING WOUNDED: "Rag- ming guitar light rock, true to the Film Series. Admission is free. As part of its Spring Seminar Series, the Seniors. Department of History will bring Dr. hard rock, yet listenable and lov- ing Winds of Time" tradition, with some Hispanic 8 p.m. J.C.D. Clark, of All Souls College, Oxford, Saturday, March 3 able, music, with heavy dissonant Lead man of the band, Mr. Giddens inflections which address the plight Art critic and historian Gerard Haggerty to UMBC for the seminar "Class 8 p.m. pseudo-jazz inflections of guitar/ seems a very serious fellow. He of urban society. will speak in Fine Arts Building, room 215, Formation in Britain, 1750-1850." The Accidental Death of an Anarchist will be event will be held in Administration performed at 8 p.m. in the UMBC Theatre. trumpet harmonies, fun lyrics, i.e. ventures into social injustice and as part of tne Visiting Artist Series. (See Music, page 13) Admission is free. Building, room 711. Admission is free. Tickets are $6 General/$4 Students and "Earliness Factor," and a screamin' degradation themes quite a bit. The Seniors. The Biology Seminar Series presents, crunch guitar. The best new band Wednesday, February 28 "The Integration of Nuclear and 9 p.m. to explode into the 90s! I do think 4-6 p.m. Chloroplast Gene Expression," with Dr. The Student Events Board presents the the name is misleading and a The Black History Month Keynote Steven Rodermel, of the Biological Larry Coryell Quartet for its Spring Jazz Address will be given by Eleanor Holmes Laboratories, Harvard in Biological Festival in the UC Ballroom. Tickets are deterrent to mass audience expo- Norton, Esq. in the UC Ballroom. Sciences, room 403. $3 with a UMBC ID/ $5 without. sure, but bands will be bands. HORNY GENIUS: "Burn Your Sister" Another kick butt band! Less musically avant-garde than Poop- shovel, but equally powerful and intense. Underground (neo-punk?) Kiss' Frehley reveals his Ace dirty picking/strumming rock gui- tar set to an insistent rhythmic drive and straight ahead melodic groove. by Mike Mackman Then, of course, they lose it com-' pletely at times, i.e. the middle of At recess in grade school, my friends and I used during a concert. Off stage, Frehley often partied for "Slap The Wall." to stand around a record player listening to days on end and had binges with drugs and alcohol. CHICKEN SCRATCH: "Impor- i our new albums. I had been a Kiss fan ever Despite this, he was highly respected during his stint tant People Lose Their Pants" since I was in first grade, and I always looked forward as the "spaceman" for his guitar playing. Though more underground and to a new release. Four years after his accident, a clean and sober punky than the previous Comm 3 Do you remember those masked men of rock and Frehley released a new album, Frehley's Comet. Along bands, in both production and song roll: the demon, the cat, the star child, and the space with it came a new band of the same name. The group writing, a cool "alternative" choice man? In the summer of 1983, Ace Frehley, the "space nonetheless. Tribal/cannibal consisted of Frehley, guitarist Tod Howarth, bass rhythms creep up as much as fun man" of the heavy metal band Kiss, was nearly killed guitarist John Regan, and long-time friend Anton Fig tunes that refuse to take themselves in an alcohol related automobile accident. Determined (of the "Late Night with David Letterman" band). too seriously in an unpolished to keep their tour going, Kiss found a temporary The first song on this album, "Rock Soldiers," is approach to rock. replacement while Frehley lay recuperating in a a statement to all of Frehley's critics. The song tells DRAMARAMA: "Stuck in hospital. of his auto accident, and in the chorus, Frehley sings Wonderamaland " After his recovery, Frehley was tired of Kiss and out, "Ace is back and he told you so." With this album, This is big "college progressive" felt a need to be his own boss, so he formally retired Frehley proved to his fans that he was still a viabJe stuff. If you dig lots o' guitars a from the band. Many critics at the time said that force in rock and roll. strummin', that REM, Dream Frehley was washed up as a musician due to his drug Shortly after release of the first album, Frehley's Academy or Winter Hours type of sound, with a distinctive edge, then and alcohol abuse. Comet released another album, Live 1, which DRAMARAMA will get your Frehley had been famous for his on- and off-stage contained four songs that were recorded live and one aural senses whirlin'. This CD offers antics. On stage, his special effects included playing studio track. Two of the live songs are from the Kiss. up twelve unpretentious tunes smoking guitars and flying through the air across the fronted by passionate vocalist/ stage. He had even survived accidental electrocution (See Ace, page 12) songwriter John Easdale. The Michelle Shocked: Captain Swing