IP m m !•:•••• i To those not interested in rock music the first half of this issue will VIDEO BOOSTS THE RADIO STAR 7 mean little or nothing. Those people should turn directly to page 21 Bt LL HOLDSWORTH's views on rock and television. where normal functions are resumed. To those people one cannot BRISBANE BANDS 10 attempt to justify such indulgence. IAN GRAY surveys tho current crop. But to many rock music is one of the most vital parts of modern culture. It THE TEDS 16 reflects equally the best and most degrading aspects of society. Tom Robirison A blast from Britains rock & roll past, in words and pictures. has used it to champion gay rights, the Ovarian Sisters to fight for feminism, A GOLDEN TOUCH OF IDIOCY 17 while Spandau Ballet seem to want nothing more than to r^ise fashion conscious­ Part three of MARK CREYTON's short story. ness and, let's face it, the Pistol's were in it for the money. ROCK'n'ROLL MATINEE 18 Rock music grew out of black American music. It's overt sexuality and rebel­ ANNE JONES goes to the movies. lion at the time shook society; radio stations banned it, preachers sermonised, 23 parents forbade it, even politicians made worried speeches. Rock 'n' roll had an HOME HUNTING HASSLES ability to change people. It may only make them change their hairstyle, but it How reliable are home-finding services? A special report. 25 can have an affect. _r • ABORIGINAL HEALTH SERVICES This ability to shake society has remained. It is mostly dormant surfacing The good news - and the bad news. ALAN AUSTIN reports. about once a decade. The sixties brought peace, love and long hair and the seventies REVIEWS 32 unemployment, anarchy and spiky cuts. They had different methods but the same Includes 'Altered States', 'Moscow Doesn't Believe In Tears', and more. ends - a better world. All hopelessly misguided, but they had the music and they MAX GILLIES 35 had idealism. , DAN FLANNERY talks to this popular actor about politics and the theatre. From 'Give Peace a Chance' to 'Oh Bondage, Up Yours', rock continues to make futile statements. But occasionally it gives society a scare and more often entertains. The University of Queensland Union is seeking to raise student union fees. Their Ltd, 367 Brunswick St Fort­ ions may reprint articles and SEMPER is a non-profit pol­ graphics provided Semper and submission with a full explanation of the reasons for the fee rise is on page 27. I itude Valley the authors are duly acknow­ itical and cultural magazine DISTRIBUTORS: Gordon and ledged. The exceptions are crea­ urge all students to read it. The Union's claim is not unreasonable and students based at the Urtiversitv of Gotch Ply Ltd, Brisbane tive wrltlaq and copyrighted should understand the need for it. 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Non-profit publicat­ principle as requiring equal con­ COMMITMENT TO no better than wearing sheep', sideration of interests of all FIDELITY but most of us look and listen sentient beings and to deny In reading the opinions MUSICALLY GULLIBLE? much further than that (unless this principle to animals simply of fidelity expressed in Pseudonyms are always ope is really into leather). very useful devices to hide because they are not human Semper (28.5.81) one gains ART FOR GOD'S SAKE behind and solicit laughs. is to adopt a position morally the distinct impression that or MARK CREYTON Using a pseudonym allows a equivalent to racism or sexism, several of the opinions were person to state their opinions a position Singer terms"spec- solicited between the bars deliquents who engrave train UP, I do not hide behind an very strongly without having to ieslsm". Many people have mis­ of the prisons of monogam­ and bus panels with their idiotic pen-name. put themselves on the line. takenly taken this articulation ous relationships Into which B.U.G.A. UP initials. I would suggest BUGA -JEFF YOUNG Gimmicks for the Gullible is a IMPOSES IDEAS of giving equal consideration to the respondents have locked UP take a leaf from the book very good example. With super­ I refer to your recent the interests of varying species themselves. of their sister organisation MOP (In 1981, Semper's editorial ior knowledge and a righteous interview witii one of ^e as advocating equal or identical imprisoned by • insecurity, UP, end express their beliefs policy is to print all letters tone, Avant Gardener tells us founder members of the treatment to other an!mall distrust, jealousy, or sheer lazi­ and Ideas through the recog­ received.) how to act, what we are falling organization known as • This is a misconception as diff­ ness, they seem satisfied (perhaps nized channels. Perhaps an ad­ for and the solution for our BUGA UP. erent species have different int­ with a little 'casual' sex on the vertising (it seems to be a dirty erests and some clearly out­ stupidity. Well Ms/Mr Gardener, The smug and self assured side), provided 'the minimum wordi) campaign - such as weigh others in an inter-species I have to admit to being gull­ arrogance of this particular per­ ANIMAL LIBERATION daily requirements of affection, the "Life - be In it" would do conflict To argue for equal ible by your definition. son reeks of the mentality If all vegetarians, were sex and companionship' are the trick? treatment of species would be I find 'Some girls do, some found in fanatics, who, as we such men and women as" obtained. absurd e.g. dogs are incapable girls don't' and 'My bahy catches know, will stoop to any level to presented in your article ' \\ appeait however that What exists now is a tiny of understanding or participat­ the morning train', quite pain­ impose their viewpoint on the (Vegetarianism: For and Ag­ some of the logic has been minority - 20 or 30 vws the ing in electoral activities and ful to listen to and certainly rest of society, be that view­ ainst, May 28) then vegetar­ slightly reversed, and that the figure quoted - throwing a could not meaningfully be said full of bullshit The so called point right or vvrong. ianism would indeed be an reasons for failure of the poly­ temper tantrum in order to get to have a right to vote. The int­ cheeky quips seem to last Does this poor misguided absurd view. Conspicuously gamous relationships they the attention it feels it deserves. erests of a dog might be in hav­ about 17 seconds and after individual really think m are In absent, however, from both would like to develop are the If BUGA UP is at all serious ing adequate food, area in which that tbey turn to melodic danger of being totally brain­ of these pieces was any very reasons for the failure of about what it is trying to to run and play, and perhaps urbanity and gut churning irrit­ washed into a nation of beer mention of the work of the monogamous relationships achieve, they would do well to contact with other dogs. What Is ation. I'm in no way suggesting swilling, chain smoking, soft social philosopher Peter Sin­ from which they are trying to study Ralph Nader, rather than relevant is not species member­ tnusic should not be fun and drink guzzling, shit-food scoff­ ger. escape. spraying their ridiculous slogans ship but capacit/ for suffering^ frivilous hut for you to suggest ing consumer victims, desperate­ Singer,' author of "Animal i will admit freely to belief all' over the place. What one that the charts coincide with ly in need of something such as Liberation", argues a case for in fidelity. Regardless of the gathers from the interview is the If an animal suffers a greater in­ the quality of music is absol­ BUGA UP to show us the \ ethical vegetarianism which is supposed devastating effect that impression of a bunch of failed tensity of jiain than a human utely ridiculoui It does not light? This seems to be the idea grounded in moral principles may have on my social accept­ social revolutionaries letting off being then to prefer treating the take into account the buying of all fanatical organizations - widely accepted in western ability, it seems to have quite a steam under the guist of "for pain of the human instead of power of different groups, the tiiay have a divine mission to culture. He points out that the desirable effect on my marriage. the good of the masses". the pain of the animal is specie- way the charts are made up or impart (impose) their enlight­ possession of capacities siich as ist Let us examine carefully the the use of advertising and the enment on the rest of us. language, rationality, consciou^ christian model for marriage commerelal push. Perhaps you ' In closing, I should add that ness and sentience by animals Even if that is BUGA UPs Singer documents the twc (rather than the 'religious' mor­ are the one who is falling for I support their basic attitudes has long been a philosophical viewpoint, so what? Who gives most important forms of specifi- ality which riddles our cul­ the sales gimmicks.