4 The Arts and Entertainment Supplement to the Daily Nexus, for December 1st through December 7th, 1994 1 Textures. Rhythms. nute due to pressure from Beats. These three things the police department. are important attributes to Are you used to that kind any song. But how are of thing? Discuss the cur­ these characteristics coal­ rent state of dance culture esced? In the world of in England. dance music, hardly any­ Paul Hartnoll: Oh, one does this as well as Or­ there’s loads of rubbish bital. Their recent show at going on in England, isn’t the Shrine Auditorium there.... Unless you do ev­ proved that not only are erything well above board, they the premiere house/ you’re really setting your­ techno group, but further self up for trouble, and if proved that die emergence you get away with it, it’s of underground dance lucky, with underground music is a force steadily be­ parties where it’s not coming impossible to ig­ strictly organized.... Even nore as we approach the if you hire the place off of next century, coupled with someone, you might have the imminent death of a license to have that many rock music. Artsweek'% people in it. You’ve got to Monty Luke cornered Phil be lucky to get away with and Paul Hartnoll of Orbi­ it. tal in Los Angeles to dis­ Especially now with the cuss music, politics and criminal justice bill gone spiders. through, if you get caught Artsweek: 1 under­ doing something like that, stand the venue for Satur­ day[ night's'. show was changed at the last mi-, 2A Thursday, December 1,1994 Daily Nexus ^ MEME CACOM James right to release an experi­ purchasing this album: a present themselves upon Wah Wah mental, aberrant album, colorful, well-textured as­ listening to any other new Mercury following such alternative sortment of pop songs, alternative release. This pop successes as Gold finely produced lullabies, one’s different, my friends. James, a seven-member Mother, Seven and Laid. thought-provoking politi­ My suggestion is to spin rock clan, has been mak­ The new release is called cal lyrics and MTV-esque the disc in an elegantly lit ing music for well over a Wah Wah, out on Mer­ song structures. room, with the sole agenda decade now. These Man­ cury in the United States. However, one may ex­ of listening to the sounds cunian (from Manchester, Let me issue a warning perience a variety of senti­ and voices of Wah Wah, England) veterans have to the James audience, of ments, reactions and mind and the mere pleasure of earned their fame and the what not to expect when revelations which do not meditating to Tim Booth’s soothing voice. Let the un­ pop music take you under to experience how open LUSCIOUS your mind can get to ac­ cepting unique melodies and rhythms. Just as Wah Wah is raw, intentionally Luscious Jackson unfinished and uncut, it In Search of Manny leaps into flames of inse­ Grand Royal parable intimacy, concent­ ration and potency. Luscious Jackson’s It is impossible to write music has a flavor all its a review on particular own, a flavor that songs because the album screams of their native blends its tracks into each New York, a flavor uns­ other, and rightly so. Some ducer Brian Eno recorded wayed by the tired rap Laid. The bold production tracks may pose you with Wah Wah raw, and so did and rock standards. strategies have Eno writ­ an unhurdlable disso­ not rerecord any of the 1992’s In Search of ten all over them. And nance. There is a high tracks. It was compiled M anny brought Lu­ Wah Wah has 23 tracks — quality of cacophony to from a set of spontaneous scious Jackson consider­ over 68 minutes full of some of the tracks. In the recordings which were able respect as a versatile mind-blistering, ear­ same light, it is important done in an adjacent studio band with a unique blanketing music. to note that James and pro- during the recording of knack for songwriting. —Radha Patel In Search of Manny boasted a bass-heavy sampling of obscure '70s funk records, along with RESH live drums, singing, gui­ tar, bass, keyboards and, player, emotionally im­ album’s first single, of course, MC’s. mature and unable to “Citysong,” is strictly a As the firsthand with a face responsibility. Ag­ hip-hop record with pri­ ONCERT W orld release on Beastie Boy gressively feminist, Lu­ marily rapping, scream­ Something real is hap­ — the place has the feel of songs on blue marbled M ike D ’s infam ous scious Jackson takes a ing horns and a rolling pening in Goleta. Since a collective. While the club vinyl. Phooey, Schlong, Grand Royal Records — serious approach to their bassline. “Citysong,” the middle of last year, exists as a substance-free Crack and a fourth band even before Check Your music with topics like along with Luscious there’s been a local con­ entertainment alternative will be playing Anarchy Head — Luscious Jack- physical abuse, sexual Jackson’s overall feel, cert venue that’s heartfelt, for the local high schools, Under the Sea, the cross­ son endures countless pride and fighting male pays tribute to New exciting and honest. Not it’s been snowballing as dressing prom, on Dec. 17. comparisons to the Beas­ apathy. Their lyrics don’t York’s rich culture and surprisingly, UCSB can’t the only place in this area tie Boys and have even shy away from being dangerous streets. The Living Room has take the credit. Located at where you’re going to see a shows pretty much every been referred to as the tough or abrasive: “I’m What’s best about Lu­ 7190 Hollister, if used to certain niche of indepen­ “girl Beastie Boys.” the cold reminder of de­ scious Jackson is that weekend. And they’re a lot be a union hall. It used to dent live music. of fun. For details, call the However, Luscious Jack- feat, I’ll be there when they’re playing at UCSB be called the UFCW. I Bands on tour play son definitely has its own you wake up next week, in the UCen tomorrow hotline at 564-0130. Real­ think they’re now calling it there, like Shove, Catfood, ity Control’s address is sound, which runs the I’ll be there when you night. The second, or the Living Room. Hush Harbor, Witchypoo, 5970 Birch, #2, Carpin- border halfway between freak the next freak.” possibly third, best thing The club’s atmosphere Heavens to Betsy and an hip-hop and indie rock With their new album, about them is that the teria, CA 93013. is very distinctive and un­ unadvertised Canadian —Kevin Carhart (even though they’re Natural Ingredients, show is only $5 for stu­ ique. All ages are admitted. pop group called Gob, to now on Capitol/Grand Luscious Jackson re­ dents, a bargain if there No alcohol is served or name just a few. Royal). turns with a deep, heavy ever was one. I’ll see you permitted. There’s a defi­ There’s also a layer of 4 Manny refers to the sound, recalling vintage there. nite politics in the air. The relatively “local” bands o jirchet^ge^of^^he^male st^lesfroniti^TOs/Tlie —Noah Blumberg admission prices are low that come and go and in­ terchange members and o return in new incarna­ FREE MEMBERSHIP tions. Sparker, Young EMERALD VIDEO présents... with major credit card Pioneers and the late, 6545 Pardall Rd. CALVIN & H O B B E S great Vulvalution have $1.00 OFF ANY RENTAL gone by the wayside. But > isla VÎSta, CA 968-6059 By Bill Watterson with this comic (void with other offer) Ventura’s Phooey is thriv­ ing (and Dan Silver too). Phooey has a new seven-inch single out on Reality Control? Records. The packaging and tweaked layouts are amaz­ ing — they seem to have cut up their old Booster Gold comic books to stick inside the sleeves. Herve Villechaize, cartoons, Da­ vid Letterman and random pop art are all inside in a massive book, along with four strange, appealing Créât Classics And Today's Best New Rock 'n Roll Daily Nexus Thursday, December 1,1994 3 A Associated Students PROGRAM BOARD Digable Planets Blowout Comb presents Pendulum/EMI Blowout comb. The blowout comb was an essential tool of the African-American community in years gone by — used to pick out and shape our naturals, in celeb­ ration of the unique kinkiness of the locks which grow on our heads. And in defiance to the limiting definition of beauty and style prescribed to us from above by chauvinistic Western culture, it was these picks, whether with a raised clenched Black fist on the top, or with the extra-long “cake cutter” handle which thing from women’s reproductive rights hung out the back of your pocket, which to Marxist theoiy were expounded upon became a living symbol of the African re­ beneath the backdrop of urban New naissance in America. Physically as well York. On Blowout Comb, the intellec­ as culturally and politically, the dominant tual discussions of today’s society are still American/European culture took a back there, with the primary focus on the liber­ seat to the very real motto of “Black is ation of Black Folk from the clutches of Beautiful.” American capitalist greed. This is why I feel that the image of the blowout comb is regaining its past signifi­ Throughout the 13 tracks on the al­ cance in the midst of our current cultural bum, this central theme is manifested as renaissance, which can be seen in the re­ the trio lyrically pays homage to various placement of styles such as the Jheri curl heroes and martyrs dedicated to African with the natural beauty of dreads and liberation within America, as on “Jettin,” fros, where the political conservatism and and stresses the necessity for unity and racial hypocrisy from the powers-that-be social cooperation among Black people is being met with open physical and men­ in order to achieve liberation, on “Dial 7” tal rebellion, and where the artistic musi­ and “Black Ego.” They pay homage to cal expression of hip-hop continues to Black music, culture and especially their thrive with social relevance despite unre­ home of Brooklyn, NYC, on “Borough lenting external and internal threats to its Check,” featuring Guru; “Graffiti,” with survival.