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B r e t t R ic h a r d s o n previous recordings I was the singer, songwriter, guitarist, mony involved. basically everything. But we wanted a band feel so we solidi [Secret] is a much simpler album, more direct, in that we fied in the studio w hat w e had been touring w ith and created cut it down to the bare basics and this comes from playing Shifting gears yet again, and highlighting almost their en what felt natural. with one another off and on and then deciding to actually tile collection of frighteningly melodic recordings off Keep I t I noticedfrom the first listen o f the album and this concert form our core and then add instruments when needed. W e L ike A Secret, Built to Spill played last Wednesday at the that compared to subsequent concerts there is a dramatic used to use so m uch— trom bones, M oogs, harps, but w e ju st Yucatan. Keep I t Like A Secret is Built To Spill’s latest offer change in the music, like I said, but I think it‘s an evolution got back to the basic rock music. ing to those who know. Doug Martsch, singer/songwriter/ rather than a step back although you w ent back to your roots a Another thing that I wanted to ask you about are the bands guitarist, wants everyone to know. bit, too, I think. It's shorter, still epic but in a more succinct, you tour with. You guys usualfy headline, but you tflways Seemingly on his own terms, and while he controls the au pop sort o f presentation. Would you consider this album a pop have these great opening acts, Modest Mouse, Caustic Resin dience’s every sense during the 14-set list — no encores, no album or at least capable of getting on the radio? and tonight the Delusions, who warmed the audience w ell be requests — he is also controlling how he makes music. This W ell, that’s not why we make records. Not for Warner or fore you. H ow do you always have someone interesting on be includes who he plays with, which up to now has been a the radio or to challenge other m usical genres. W e make re fo r e you ? medium-sized plethora. It seems as if Doug — and the band cords to make records, not to get on the radio. W e’re usually good friends with who we tour with, like — are getting the clue and finding their niche — and it You have to adm it that songs like 'Carry the Zero", do have Modest Mouse or Caustic Resin. I mean, we’ve all played shows. this unique new wave-fop quality to them, besides being a together at some point. W e enjoy playing with people we After attending last Wednesday night's concert at Yuca playable length and your label being Warner. It seems like know and that we know are good. tan (of all places), A rtsw eek had a chance to ask Doug a few they would be pusbing.you fo r that. I think the thing every one ofyour growing handful of fans questions about Built To Spill. It might seem that way, but in reality we have a good would like to know is if this is your last album. I read some am ount o f control over w hat w e do, w hen and w here w e tour where that you only have one more w ith Warner and this may Artrweek: On [the album Perfect From Now On] you had be it, w ell at least in this specific form. and what we play. a secondguitarist, overdubs, seemingly a whole string section, W e have no intention of stopping with [Secrei\. T h is has I noticed the set song list, mostly new s tiff with a couple off and this extremely high production quality, which differs reached a new plateau due to the unity of the band and that o/Perfect, which is a changefrom previous concerts when you from your earlier albums w ith Built to Spill on more indepen we will be together for the next album is a reason to come barely pushed any new songs a t a ll What interested me was dent labels, likeK and Up. It seems like you were culminating back and keep on recording. the way in which you, Brett Nelson [bass] and Scott Plouf to something more grandiose, ye t in [Secret]you sim plified the [drums] are allperforming at this higher level when you play. entire concept of your music What changedfor you? Perfect from now on? A good question, one worth finding That's actually the best thing about the new album, is the har Doug Martsch: W ell, we made this album together. In the answer to.
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R o b e r t H a n s o n what it was or what it should be. I didn’t have any attitudes or jaded impressions or any Isla Vista Theatre thing. One of tire things we had always, ONE OF THE YEARS BEST! You’ve probably never heard o f John Reis geared this toward was not just toward the Time Magazine • I’rcinurc • Rolling Slone because nothingjohn Reis has ever done has people in the scene, though we hope they like penetrated or been intended to penetrate the the film and our indications is that they do comfort zone of kitschy pop culture. John tremendously so, but also that it would ap Reis is a filmmaker. peal and be interesting and open to people Reis is most widely known for directing who had never been to an event before and NIN’s “Happiness in Slavery” video, a video don’t even know very much about the music that never actually aired on M T V because o f but who have a curiosity about it. So it not its graphic.nature but rather gained notoriety only serves as a portrait o f the scene but also THIN RFD I INF among both the music and film industry elite as an introduction. Tuesday 4/12 ------@ 8Pm fONLY c i J I i — not to mention the bootleggers. Reis has An important element of electronic music now turned to the m usic world in a m uch lar is its constantly changing landscape. There Students $3 General $5 ger sense by attempting to document the of seems to he a new genre emerging every few ten misunderstood and misrepresented months. How did you attem pt to address this Acoustics in the Hub... world of electronic music. “Better Living issue in your film ? Through Circuitry” takes an up-close and W e addressed it by talking to the people ★ ★ ★ unbiased look at the musicians, the culture, and going to the events that we just felt in G o v e r n m e n t the drugs and the fans o f what is arguably the spired to go to. I guess there was a subcon single most representative movement of late scious — not overtly conscious —; desire to 20th century culture. be inclusive. W e just kind of always hoped rown Earlier this w eek R eis was kind enough to that we would cover a good percentage at G take a break from his schedule and talk for a least o f the major musical forms within elec spell with A rtsw eek. tronic music and I think we pretty much cov Wednesday 4/21 4:30-6:30pm ered that. W e have quite a variety of music; Food and drink specials from Chilito’s Artsweek: W at attracted you initially to it’s not just limited to one by any stretch of electronic music as a subject for a the imagination. W e wanted to be very in documentary? clusive of the scene or scenes. W e don’t even John Reis: Actually it was a phone call label them within the documentary. W e just from Brian M cNellis. I was interested in do- present them as this is this person and this is ' ing a documentary again and he suggested that person. W e could hear the music chang this. I’ve always been pretty involved in ing but we didn’t want to get into that thing music and musical subcultures but not so of this is pigeonholed as this and this is pi EARTlfeDAY CELEBRATION much in this one. H e sort o f instigated m e to geonholed as that. go to my first event and I kind of fell in love D id you address any of the regional differ AT THE LAGOON ) ^ / with it. The incredible energy, openness and ences between let's say rise U.S. side of risings intensity that I felt at that first even con and what's been going on in Europe for with music ppm IV local artists Tight Parity«?- vinced me that this was something I should instatu e? The event begins at noon on4/Z2/99 do. W e land of ignored that whole question. How long ago was this?' T h e w hole idea o f this is to not set up restric T w o years. tions or reinforce restrictive mentalities ab So you were, in a sense, naive to the whole out the scene. W e just presented it as a type scene prior to this? o f panorama in a sense. I mean, granted, we Holocaust To be perfectly honest, I was, but I feel it shot exclusively in the U.S., primarily, was actually beneficial the project because I though, for budgetary reasons. But we in- didn’t have any preconceived notions about Remembrance Week April 12-16, 1999 look What the 21 Countries in Early Bird All events free for students r EUROPE The Cielo Foundation All Week: Holocaust Documentary Dispaly In front o f the UCen, 10am-3pm London $256 from presents Bach 's g re a te st h its Photography Exhibit: 60 Years Later Mulit Cultural Center Bangkok j|& $562 Paris fflO r $ 2?0 Includes Amsterdam ■ ■ $256 •Round Trip Right & a •30-60 Day Eurolines At the 17th Annual Thursday April 15,8pm Honolulu $219 unlimited travel pass. 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Bach’s Please join the community to plant a tree for life 805.562.8740 Fax details Sinfonia 03 In C Major Council Travel Sat., April 17th, 199» and peace. The tree will be planted in the grove C1EE: Council on Internationa! Trinity Episcopal Church located on the Eastern end of the Library opposite Educational Exchange 1500 State Street I For more information call: the Psychology building. CAeoJr U tltli. (m cA make everything all the more fun, which is only partly bad. Jo h n F iske Because “Go” is so thin on substance and so thick on style and black humor, it’s probably a good thing that the film makers kept things simple. Be it fate or coincidence, it is fitting that only this last week I should read Pauline Kael’s essay on “Bonnie and And a lot of this is due to Liman. His first film, “Swin Clyde.” About it, she said: “The audience'is alive to it. Our gers,” didn’t feel like it had the staples o f being a “young,” experience as we watch it has some connection with the way “hip,” and “indie” film as forced on it as “Go” docs. But his we reacted to movies in childhood; not an art that we learned work is quite visceral, and it’s interesting to note that he does over the years to appreciate, but simply and immediately his own camera work, which is equally fluid. The writing is ours.” I imagine that’s what “Go” is trying to be about. good, but as said before, not deep. The characters are well- Directed by Doug Liman, “Go” is an attempt at being a defined compared to each other, but none are individually fast and furious m ovie— the type of film that is about bring a distinctive. film. The film succeeds for the most part, but only as enter The cast does a good job with what they’re given. This film tainment, nothing more. There is a propensity for a macabre is one of those ensemble films where you wonder how it sense o f humor and filmic technique; however, that1 s all there would be possible to miscast other films, considering the is. It’s a good film, no doubt, but “Lock, Stock and Two makers found such a talented and formidable group out of Smoking Barrels” is a much better choice. the youth scene. O f them, Tim Olyphant does the best work, The rather extensive plot of “Go” follows some 13 or 14 probably because he’s given the best material. W here most of characters through three overlapping stories, much in the the other characters are simple one-notes, he’s attractive, aff same way “Mystery Train” did. There’s Ronna (“The Sweet able, kick-back, professional, menacing and in one scene, ac Hereafter's” Sarah Polley), who with her friends Clair (Katie tually sweet. Holmes) and Mannie (Nathan Bexton) gets caught up with a The rest o f the cast does fine. Fichtner proves him self still drug dealer named Todd (“Scream 2’s” Timothy Olyphant). one of my favorite character actors. Polleyproves “The Sweet Ronna’s friend Simon (Desmond Askew) travels to Vegas Hereafter” wasn’t an accident. Diggs proves that he has more with his friend Marcus (Taye Diggs, from “How Stella Got in him than “Stella.” M ohr proves that he’s still the best actor Her Groove Back”) and they get entangled in just about ev to surface out of the “Saturday Night Live” crew. W olf ery crime possible, including drugs, arson, grand theft auto, proves that there may be more to him than “Party of Five.” guns, assault and destruction of property. And Adam (Scott And Holmes proves she’s definitely better than “Dawson’s W olfe) and Zack (Jay Mohr), somewhat involved in Ronna’s C reek.” misadventures, are stuck on a sting with a cop Burke (W il But I still wish die characters were more involving. This is liam Fichtner) with more than drugs on his mind. one of the rare occasions I would actually say tiiat the film There’s no arguing that “Go” is a fun film. It has more could have been longer, to better flesh them out. The plot is than its share of clever, funny and even exciting moments. so frenzied, that once some real character work begins, such Like a yellow Miata slamming into you at the most inoppor as when Claire and Todd hook up, it’s interrupted by a gun, tune moment, “Go” manages to be wonderfully inventive, or a car, or a bouncer, or an overdose, or a fire.... But don’t be with truly dry humor. deterred. There’s an adolescent charge in “Go”-missing in B ut that’s all there is. T here is no depth to “G o.” (It seems most other teen films, simply because they’re how we want that each of the stories attempt to incorporate some use of the our lives to be about the ’80s. “Go” is about here and now, word “go,” but that doesn’t work.) It’s as if Liman, with wri and if s fun. ter John August, has taken “Goodfellas,” “Pulp Fiction,” and Toward the end o f the film , C laire says heir favorite part o f “Trainspotting” and distilled them down to their fun nihilis Christmas is opening a present and finding something other tic moments without any of the reality. In fact, that's so per than what she expected to be in there, which is supposed to fect — it has all o f the fun shit from films like “Pulp Fiction” be analogous to the film’s plot. If“Go” is the package, the box but has removed the responsibility and die consequences to is great, but empty. our tickets tom, we were esce However, this was no party : the tent, we were then herdec metal detectors and had our pi est beau some words of advice: Do not leave all weapons and perfume T a m i M n o ia n urity specifically mentions yoi Once we had entered the a< insisted we take the audio tout Currently showing at Los Angeles County Museum of Art West, mend. This exhibit consists of LACMA’s newest gallery on the comer of Fairfax and Wilshire, is Van out 70 pieces through which d Gogb’s Van Goghs: Masterpieces from the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. The paintings are divided ; It’s an impressive display of art and, of course, the viable art of the areas o f France where Van moneymaking. time. In the first room hangs \ This exhibit is a comprehensive look at the artisf s life and work that Eaters,” one of Van Gogh’s 1 succeeds in finding a new perspective on this well-known painter. W hat this painting, Van Gogh work we encounter is a selection o f works other than those typically associated he is typically known for, usin| with Van Gogh. H e transcends die image of simply the man who cut off with each hint o f light glowing his ear, as we try to understand the genius behind the sunflowers. ever, in his later years, Van C I realize that this exhibit opened well over two months ago, however as depiction of the dying Christ the ever-faithful art critic that I am, I must share this latest museum ven Virgin Mary. This type of see ture. Going to see Van Gogh,is an experience of simultaneously viewing to as aiamentation, is one that art and trudging through the bureaucracy. M y mom and I went to the mu for re-creating, and it’s interes seum one Friday evening during the end of Spring Break. After having lily Nexus Thursday, April 15,1999 5A a star for a thursday E ■ y / a> 11 w - transcend ™ t*16 genius behind the ■ ■ ad. & sunflowers 7 / y le BMI 1 3 m - Everyday thousands o f new writers flock to A rtsw eek, pounding on the office windows o f the most-read section o f the Nexus, asking to be allowed in - to cover the hippest and hottest, if not most prestigious, art events of the week. After shooing them away, haughtily laughing at those who, at chic his cocktail parties, ask to borrow our music collections and engage with oes them in trite, unleaméd conversation, we pat ourselves on the backs and r is strut off to our next engagements. W hy degrade our elite status on the in d l- ferior masses of imbedded, trained culture? Our manifesto to all: W e illy transcend the postmodern boundaries of unknown media suppression to rise above and reshape the paradigms guiding what we are: A rtsw eek. lm It is with great fortune that others here at the (albeit unrefined) bastion r it o f academia turn their cheeks upon the throes o f ignorant debauchery in the the Isle de Vista and are prepared to bring to us finally an event that speaks o f to the divine inner elite reckonings toward art and finally surpassing— or rk, at least refuse to validate — petty bourgeoise aestheticism and media- to f dictated “popular culture.” S- ic- till U 1 1 transcend ■ ■ set the postmodern y ire 7 tor o lf W ith this borne in mind, Jarrett Reynolds and Christopher B. Brigham ■ n C. bring their latest installment of pretension to Gallery 1434, “You Turn n s Me On.” The title, o f course, is a highly socialist allegory for the construc tion o f flirtation and, in a larger sense, o f western concepts o f sexuality in sis the contemporary age, specifically in the setting o f the capitalist manifes T a m i M n o ia n lm tation of nightlife. Artsweek: What motivates you creatively? tis To popularize the show, Reynolds has resorted to speaking only in Brad Swonetz: Hairdressing, innertube water polo and eh mainstream cultural discourse. “I have the unofficial Sporty Spice pocket- Brad Swonetz, artist extraordinaire, finds a new and ar Buddhism . in, book with pictures,” Reynold says. “I went to the concert and it was the guably better use for woman’s greatest nemesis, pantyhose. Using a medium of choice, bow would you visually repre be best ever. I snuck to the front row at their concert but then got locked back In this latest show of work in Gallery 1434 next week, sen t God? in to the 20th row with all these blind kids. I had to pretend to be blind.” Swonetz explores the boundaries o f tension and flexibility of I would dress up a Nerf ball so that it looked like a rep tnt To speak in such discourse, to emanate such radical self-awareness, is nylon. He creates a sculptural patchwork by piecing this syn resentation of RuPaul. But it’d be God, I think, and I would iw, the duo’s way of further de-emphasizing the cultural prevalence o f the ca thetic fabric together to form a kind o f manufactured and ar want a photo of Marilyn Manson. kissing it. pitalist hierarchical attitudes in the arena o f popular culture. As the two tificial hide. It’s like skin stretched across the wall, and per And finally, fyou were to happen upon roadkill, what o f seek to exploit the already exploitative system o f nightlife at their upcom haps unlike anything you have ever seen before. W ho knew would you do with it? ier ing show, complete with guest lists and bouncers, 18,000A rtsw eek read pantyhose was so versatile? W e at A rtsw eek were initially he I’d probably sew it to something and stretch it across the to ers will be waiting as the revolution occurs. Surely you should be, too. sitant to resurrect the few tried and true Gallery 1434 inter room, especially the intestines and the hide. ox view questions, however Brad seemed excited at the prospect 'You Turn M e On” opens in Gallery1434ofthe Arts Building next Tuesday, of answering such absurdity, so we gave it a shot. Brad Swonetz debuts in Gallery 1434 next Tuesday, April 20. A p ril2 0 th a t 6p.m. were escorted into a large party tent, interpretation of the scene. no party as we stood in line for almost an hour. After Probably the most famous of pieces included in this retrospective is purchase everything from posters to umbrellas. Can we say... economic :n herded to another line where we passed through “Bedroom,” a colorful painting showring the influences of impressionism pigeonhole yet again? Regardless, this exhibit is worth the cost of admis iad our purses checked. Security is tight, and here are upon Van Gogh. Despite the array of color, the work still maintains a sion with its rarity of works, and how else were they going to afford the :: Do not arrive early, you will only have to wait, and somber and lonely mood common in Van Gogh’s works. shipping costs from Amsterdam? It seems between auctions at Christie’s l perfume bottles at home. These are two items sec- Perhaps the most stunning painting in this exhibit is the “Almond and major museum retrospectives, Van Gogh, our 19th century avant- ltions you shouldn’t have, Blossoms,” garde, continues to be his own profitable industry in which we all red the actual building, my mom painted in celebra participate. udio tour, which I highly recom- i i tion of die birth of msists of five rooms and only ab- Van Gogh’s ne Van Gogh's Van Goghs: Masterpieces from the Van Gogh Museum, Am i which the audio tour guides you. phew (an interest sterdam runs through M ay 16. For more information call (323) 857-6139. divided geographically between ing fact learned here Van Gogh spent significant from the audio n hangs Van Gogh’s “The Potato tour). The bud Gogh’s few religious works. In ding blossoms >gh works in a different style than genius!» w S i ff symbolize a new for, using extremely dark colors, beginning and re t glowring from tire canvas. H ow- generation, and it rs, :Van G ogh painted “P ieta,” a seems one of the few positive, if not happy images from Van Gogh. In striking contrast to lg Christ lying in the lap of the “Almond Blossoms” is Van Gogh’s last work, “Wheatfield writh Crows.” This is die .field rpe o f scene, com m only referred where Van Gogh shot himselfj and is a painting of diversion and divergence, illustrating a one that Michelangelo is famous suicidal mind. t’s interesting to see Van Gogh’s When exiting the gallery, you will pass through the extensive gift shop, where you may detail, “Butterflies and Poppies" 1890 canvas 1890 Poppies" and “Butterflies detail, I LET'S PARTY! rock'iu Bern. s o a r nr ORCH/D BOWL = B 5925 Calle Real, Hwy 101 at Fairview, in Goleta, 967-0128 B#IVL THURSDAY NIGHTS Good Every Thurs 9:30-Midnight 9:30 pm - Midnight S u n d a y 8pm-Midnight $1 Game *1 Beer JOIN US & KTYD'S MIKE DAWSON 0 Tuesdays — 9 pm-Midnight Q AS HE ROCKS THE LANES Sundays — 8 pm-Midnight • $ 7 • 990 # PRIZES# music ALL YOU BEERS CAN BOWL BOWLING $100 Game BEST PARTY LITTLE IN TOWN CAESAR'S ORCH/D BOWL • PIZZA 0 5925 Calle Real, Hwy 101 at Fairview, in Gcieta, 967-0128 0 ORCH/D BOWL = # MINUTES FROM CAMPUS 9 6 7 - 0 1 2 8 6A Thursday, April 15,1999 Daily Nexus sound- soundstyle of the arrangements. As sinister as these in ver changed. Suddenly, every Enya tune im conveying an idea that Jega’s having as much tentions may seem, it is still quite difficult to aginable could be played with complete ac fun pressing buttons on his synthesizer, be» overtly critical of the end product. Beau- curacy in melody and sound, and with ready- drum machines and computer as we will coup Fish like Second Toughest in the Infants to-go sounds like “Nine Incher” and have sitting around listening to the album. continues to push the bounds and decon “RaveSaw303,” the sounds o f the dance floor Unlike the . “big acts” in electrónica that struct comfortable formats. 'were demystified and, well, not quite so garner all sorts ofpress w here they shouldn’t The stand out track on the album is far amazing after all. (Lo-Fidelity AllStars and Crystal Method and away the lead off “Cups” that works their Right before Spring Break, however, a should serve as decent examples), and unlike signature synth sound into a wonderfully package arrived here at Artsooeek from M a the avant-garde, unheard-of folks making catchy pseudo-disco groove. This track is tador. Inside was the album by Jega, and de strange, obscure music only understood if both subtle and understated while maintain spite my waning interest for the thudding, you read liner notes about what each blip sig ing a danceable up-tempo groove. blipping sounds o f electrónica (due to the ar nifies, Jega fortunately makes music for those A ll in all Beaucoup Fish is definitely a more rival of the synth coupled with the increase of who can both dig it emotionally and find it hook-oriented offering than what Under drum ‘n’ bass, ambient, techno, etc. in TV mentally engaging. And Spectrum provides world have done in the past, but again, it is commercials), Jega fortunately impressed. enough sounds to keep your mind engaged. not done to the ill effects that one would nor- Jega is best described as drill ‘n’ bass — a Underworld / Beaucoup Fish / V2 ^associate ^ this sort of change. This more sporadically drum-driven aspect of — Jenne “accessorize your rebellion” ‘ could easily be a classic m the making. drum ‘n’ bass. The drumlines spurt and Raub p - . , , , — Robert “the big sleaze” Hanson gurgle, and in one song can combine slow first they were a synth pop band aspiring breakbeats, fast bursts or beats and interest to be pop stars, then they were a dance band DJ Krush / K aku sei / Columbia ing syncopations. It’s drum ‘n’ bass for the hying to gamer critical appeal, and now intellectually inclined, but unlike other simi they*re a dance band who might end up as The world consists of a population that is lar acts such as Photek, Jega forgoes the pop stars. Somehow though, they’re going to smothered by snow. The snow itself isn’t sparse austerity and brings in rich atmo pull it all off without selling their souls. another manifestation of precipitation; in spherics to balance out the insanity of the Underworld have always approached the fact, the matter has transcended to a realm o f ever-morphing drumlines. dance scene with an art-over-craft type of metaphysical importance. Our souls are on On “Pitbull,” by far the best track on Spec approach. W h at Beaucoup Fish brings to the ice like Eldridge Cleaver (R J.P), but most of trum, Jega intertwines a dense synth line table is a greater emphasis on mood and us don’t know thatyet. In fact, many o f us are with his breaks, letting the bassline hold emotion that further removes Underworld content to remain in that state o f apathy, as a together the consistency of the song, chang from the majority of the dance or electronic conditioned fear of breaking out of that ice ing it only when the drum beats are for a few com m unity. prevails among our general psyche. Crack seconds constant. “Red Mullet” opens with People enjoy lyrics. Be it something to that shell. Fragment that shit into pieces, jazz drumming, before adding horns and hum along to, a catchy chorus, or even just spit out the glazed shards and melt the snow piano, creating the perfect spy song before human voice amid a collage o f synths, sam around you. W hat can possibly motivate you the beats increase in intensity, only to slow ples, and whatnot; the only thing that has to break these cocoons of redundant confor down again to show off the other harmonies ever been able to sell electronic music to the mity and staunch rationalism? What is in the composition. masses has been some type of vocal track. J*g* / Spectrum / M atador needed for the awakening so you can regain a Underworld know this all too well — re Fortunately for electrónica, Jega treats his sense o f living? member “Bom Slippy” on the “Trainspot- When, about a month ago, one of my music like a real composition, allowing his Kakusei, DJ Krush’s fourth solo LP, re ting” soundtrack? Beaucoup Fish then ex-, housemates arrived home one weekend and tracks to grow in richness, using the concept flects Krush’s purpose and musical direction pounds upon this hit-making formula by br- pulled from a large brown box an Alesis QS6 of alteration as a jazz group would; sounds — awakening the consciousness from a cer inging the vocals much more to the forefront synth, the world of music was, for me, fore- noodle around in an almost improvised way, tain state of stagnation. W ith this brilliant The University of Arizona. 1999 GUADALAJARA SUMMER SCHOOL IN MEXICO SINCE 1952 6-week sessions July 5 - August 12 or July 12 • August 19,1999 Intensive Spanish (1st thru 4th semester) * 4 hours a day. Earn: 8 units of credit (5th & 6 th semesters) • 3 hours a day. 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This is represented well by the picture fronters that their bad attitude is just a “jo ke of the needle surfacing amongst a mountain that wasn’t funny like WB sitcoms.” A nd just o f snow. in case you didn’t get the message, The Peo sick and twistas The result is a series of assaults on formul- ple issue one last warning by freaking the ized hip-hop production that easily iegendary words of Freestyle Fellowship’s supersedes any o f Krush’s past efforts. Piano M ikah9 “Be advised they’ll come/Be advised loops, basslines, horns, vocal snippets, flutes they'll come in ... ” on “Time to Rock Our and other sounds drone and reveal a sinister Shit.” in making this documentary. A large part of angst, as Krush assembles an orchestra o f so All is not threats and disses, as these two REIS ■ Continued from p.3A the people we talked to complained about phisticated production and instrumentation can flip stories with ease. On “Ten Tough elude Wolfgang from Kraftwerk, Scanner, how the media feels it has to sensationalize that looms with dark beauty. Also featuring Guys” The People proride a play by play cri Jack Dangers who actually lives in the U.S. something, it’s the topic of the moment, and the X-ecutioner's Mista Sinista and fellow tique of 10 emcees, while they unknowingly now but is British, etc. We have Roni Size they have to sell commercials and what bet compatriots Kemuri Productions, Krush has get caught up with the same woman on who is from England. If we had had people ter than to have “kids are on drugs.” That’s revealed that it is possible to come out with “Turndown.” Thes and K are clueless to the from other parts of the world they would going to get people to tune in every time. an album that is not only highly inspira situation u ntil K finds T hes’ beat tape on the have been equally included. There wasn’t One of the things someone says in the do tional, but also makes previous experimenta girl's dresser. These guys are so tight they any desire to set up one scene against cumentary is you have this mom reading an tions sound weak in comparison. • This don’t even get mad, they just have a good another. It is a pretty global community and article about raves and drugs and she asks her should be the ubiquitous soundtrack for the laugh. That might explain the uncanny che we wanted to present it as such in that there kid, “You’re not going to this are you?” and urban nightlife, smoke-filled rooms with mistry between the two, as they often inter were not those enforced boundaries. he is going, “N o, Mom, of course not,” and bluelights and awakening to a reality that is act with each other during their verses. Much of what the media tends to popular the next thing you know the lad is out the as harsh and intense as DJ Krush’s strength The N ext Step is a start-to-finish success, ize about the whole electronic sane, or as they door goin g to one o f these events. T h e media for sonic revolution. The snow will melt. raising the bar a notch in the hip-hop high pu t it'‘rave"culture, centers around drug use promotes it as a place where ltids can go to jump when most are just ducking under it. and the roll itplays, in what way didyou deal get drugs. I think in New York especially it — A -T w ice I’d bet a dollar to a doughnut that when you w ith this? affects the scene detrimentally. The media hear The People tell you to “Play It Again” W e covered certain issues and such in the has had a negative impact not only in the way THE PEOPLE UNDER THE on the last track, you will gladly obey. STAIRS documentary. W e cover certain people and people perceive die scene, but they’ve had a S then these issues and one of these issues was negative impact in the scene itself. Sure, — Trey “I’m not RUSHing this quarter” drug use. But what we tried to offer is sort of they’re drugs, they’re drugs everywhere; ev C lark an even-handed section where we had peo ery musical culture has drugs. If anything, I ple saying, “Oh, drugs are great,” etc., and saw less o f it here than I saw in other places. then there is a guy talking about how his cou There is literally no alcohol. There are also a sin died from drugs after going to a rave. lot of people who don’t do drugs at all, peo Then we have people talking about how you ple who the music is their drug. really don’t need drugs to have the same experience. ‘Better Living Through Circuitry’premieres at All of this, like I said, is pretty much based the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival on on my experiences and what I encountered April 17th, the show is sold out. The People Under the Staira / T he N ex t Step / P .U .T .S . Somewhere between the holier-than- thou preachiness ofhip-hop’s ‘‘saviours” and the brain-cramped drunken ramblings of Virgo* Merlot / Virgos M erlot / A la n tic emcees less-inspired lies a dark region where the inhabitants are unexposed to their stag Someone fax Manson already and let him nant surroundings. T h is is the hom e o f Thes known Glam is dead! One and Double K, the duo known as The Virgos Merlot want to be Orgy. They People Under the Stairs. They have released wish they were Manson. They would die to their purified work to the rest of us in the be Nine Inch Nails. They’ve heard of M ini form o f The N e x t Step to act as an audio dis stry. David Bowie rings a bell. They’re pretty infectant against thegerms ofwackness. M i sure Black Sabbath is a brand o f work boots. If you are interested in working nus the bad metaphor, this is some very good Virgos Merlot were doomed from the day stuff. they took this photo (see above). A particu with kids, building your resume,and P.U.T.S. reach that evasive medium of larly “cool” addition to their whole look tight production^ scratching and lyrics, and would have to be the Mansonesque contact meeting dynamic people, then come they reach it on every track. Thes One takes lenses that make them look sooooooo scary the production duties, Double K handles the and evil. Even though I’m sure it impresses TONIGHT to the: cuts, and they both put in work on the mic. the hell out of their fellow Hot Topic “4 Everybody” serves as their introduction, em ployees. showcasing all aspects of The People’s ta — Robert Hanson cares! FAMILY LITERACY MEETING. In the CAB Office (Ucen 2523) above A.S. Notetaking at 8:30 pm ATQWe could not offer more... We could not ask less. 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