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21st century. It is folk, rock, blues, spoken Radio” are over quickly. The other four core lyrics are accompanied perfectly by word, anything. It is an album of every songs reach out to you and get you the beats that come with Casio keyboards. thing and ends as a definition of Jim involved in the chaos before they pull the Topping it all off are the interludes. My White. [Collin Mitchell] rug out from under you. Your ass moves two favorites are “Accept This Here” and even as your mind thinks, and this is “Semour Butts.” They are essentially the essential for experimental rock ‘n’ roll to same, as both feature an Iconz member succeed. [DJ Fatkid’s ass moves, at least] smacking a girl on the ass during some good ol’ doggy-style sex. The interludes really add a lot to the album. If you need any more persuasion, just imagine cruising your local strip bumping this: “Ig o t a clique and we strapped ready for war / We prefer to ball then get bomb head from whores." I feel the same way, buddy. Jim White | No Such Place | Luaka Bop [Trey Clark]
It’s not surprising that an album like this would be on a label founded by David Byrne. White and a collaboration of pro ducers have constructed a redefinition of The Hex | No C ar | Troubleman Unlimited how we listen to stories, folk and country. But regardless of these musical roots, Jim Ask John Fourtrack, and he’ll say White simply functions as himself, and he’s an experimenter and an artist. The lets his storytelling and eclectic music Hex, however, says nothing and then rips The Iconz | Street Money \ Slip V Slide define itself. your fucking ears off. No Such Place takes down-home story The liner notes are terse to the Oh damn. The Iconz are some crazy telling to a new level by combining spacey point of being deliberately vague; even the hard gangstaz from Florida, so you best slide guitars, gritty lyrics and atmospheric band photos are fuzzy and nearly generic. watch your step when your punk ass is sound to create country music in the city. The songs, likewise, maintain a dogged vacationing at Disney World! In “Corvair” the lyrics speak of emptiness simplicity, which belies the depth of the Five men and a token gangsta bitch and purposelessness in a metaphorical group’s structure. Most of the songs on make up the Iconz crew. They don’t have working man’s sense. But the music con this five-track EP have two or three parts a specified leader, but the guy with the Stephen Malkmus | Stephen Malkmus | Matador trasts with the simplicity of the words and total, but each part is essentially a whole coolest name is Tony Manshino (he has a brings the track to a feeling of urban dis new song, with a different key, atmos solo album called La Costra Nostra — and W hen Pavement officially called it satisfaction and hopeless existence. He phere, and tonal pattern. They borrow you thought the whole hip hop “Scarface” quits last fall after an illustrious decade- literally talks of murder and a lost child heavily from early ’80s no-wave and early fascination was over). Judging from the long career, thousands of lo-fi indie fans hood in “The Wound That Never Heals” ’90s touch-&.-go punk. The bassist locks press photo, they enjoy rolling six deep, across the world held their breath. Sure, and lets his strained, flat voice ask the down a rolling, repetitive, Shellac-like acting tough and standing around at the there certainly were other purveyors of obvious questions of anger and revenge. line, backed by some amazing technical park. satisfying slacker rock, but none quite as White doesn’t sugarcoat this new rendi drumming. Jagged guitars and a barely in Judging from the lyrics on Street fun and unique as the boys who started tion of folk with sappy words and control singer round out the sound. Money, the Iconz made this album from out in a garage in Stockton. Thankfully, ambiguous themes, but leaves it up to the The Hex’s songs are short: all five are prison. When it comes down to jackin’, Stephen Malkmus, lead singer/songwriter lyrics to carry the weight of these songs. under three minutes. That way, even fail blastin’ and smokin’ on some greenery, and main genius behind the band, has No Such Place is storytelling for the ures like the painfully formless “Over the these fools don’t think twice. The hard ventured out on his own with results that m m m $ v tie p m “ The ZOO Thursday February M
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HARD+IEADED THE PROMISE R NG TALKS ABOUT BRAIN TUMORS AND TOURING
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“My girlfriend said the only way I could come is if I lyric.” I’m not even that busy. I’m just very prone to Was that a car accident with the band? promised to drink lots of water or else my head will cave watching sports and playing video games, and when I Yeah, another great lore. “The Promise Ring: in, and nobody wants that.” was healthy I was playing sports. Disasters and Other Great Tales.” That was Feb. 3,1998. Just months after recovering from surgery, Davey When you were healthy? Can you explain a little bit? We had a big accident, and I was fine. But then two years vonBohlen and his Milwaukee-based emo band, The I had really bad headaches in ’98 and all of ’99, and later, and I have this. It could conceivably grow in two Promise Ring, traveled to Pomona’s Glasshouse to head then my body stopped working in April of2000.1 found years — it could grow that same size in 20 years. It’s a line for Deathcab for Cutie and The Jealous Sound. out I had a brain tumor. I had it removed the first week waiting game. I can’t really do anything active. Cracking Artsweek endured loud trains, cold weather and punk end in May, recovered, found out that I had a bone infec your skull is one thing, but not having a skull you could rockers scrounging for change to get inside this lead tion from the surgery. I had surgery to remove the bone break your brain, and you’re not supposed to break your singer’s head. in November of last year, and I’m healing from that. brain — that’s what I hear. November 2001 I’ll have a plate put in my head, and Yeah, probably not a good thing. Are you planning any Artsweek: So what’s the story behind the name The tours in the future? Promise Ring? No, actually. Just maybe a week here, two weeks there. vonBohlen: I’m sick of talking about it; it’s old. I It’s hard to plan things four months in advance because think its one of those things where if you say your name who knows if I won’t be back in the hospital. enough you’re like “God, my name sounds weird.” And People were surprised you went on tour with Bad Promise Ring, that’s just a bad rock band name. It’s not Religion. What was that all about? at all intimidating or cool. I WENT THROUGH A WINDSHIELD We’d never really been asked to do a tour before. But I f you were a boy band, what would your name be? IN FEBRUARY OF ’98 they asked and were pretty adamant about having us play First of all, who’s to say we aren’t a boy band? We with them. It probably wasn’t the best thing for us to do. actually played a show under a different name recently, AND CUT But apparently, across the board, you open for Bad “In Pink,” for our record Electric Pink. So I guess we have Religion, it’s just bad. But I dunno, it’s fun — we were played under a boy band name. the bad guys. When does Promise Ring ever get to be the What are your boy band personas? bad guys? God, none of us fit into any of this. We’re more of the O f Promise Ring’s albums, which is your favorite? “Real World.” Scott [Schoenbeck] is the dad/party guy, Very Emergency. It’s the best one; I mean whether peo I’m the jock, Dan [Didier] would be the sensitive yet ple like it the best, I don’t know. From what I’ve heard, totally quirky anal guy and Jason [Gnewikow] is the gay people have said it’s not as good as the one before and guy- hopefully that’ll be the end of it. that Nothing Feels Good would be the best one. But I don’t As singer/songwriter, where do you get inspiration for It wasjust out o f nowhere? think that’s true. songs? I went through a windshield in February of ’98 and It’s not like a thing where I used to sit down and write cut my head really bad. It could be trauma, but they can’t Guess what! There’s more to this interview. Just go to all day. Now its like “oh god, we got a song, I need a say because it’s a slow-growing tumor. www.ucsbdailynexus.com to read the rest! thingstodo » C c ilfìn d c ir to d a y I thursday tomorrow I friday w eekend I Saturday
If you thought the events at SOhO were only for adults in We all need a night in our lives to sit back and remember Artsweek is so dope, we’ve got two options for your Armani suits, you were only 99 percent correct. Tonight, the anger and cruelty simmering beneath the happy Saturday. Right here on campus, Kapatirang Pilipino brings however, provides the lone exception to that rule, bringing façades of our American lives, and Theatre UCSB is more you Evolution, a showcase of hip hop, r&b, fashion, give all devout hip hop heads a taste of the avant-under- than happy to give us one. In their presentation of “Bash: aways and much more at Corwin Pavalion, 7 p.m $10 at ground.The Limbz, Brain Syrgeuns and ?? join together for Latterday Plays,” just that will be examined, along with the the door. Or, head downtown to catch hip hop group extra Quixotic, a live show combining live instrumentation, themes of sin, guilt and redemption. The three one-acts ordinaire Jurassic 5 at Club 634. The four emcees will be turntable manipulation and emceeing inspiration. Hell, are performed by our very own student actors, so you best blowing up the mics, while two deejays work the wheels of make a dinner reservation. 1221 State St. 21+ respect! Performing Arts Theatre, 8 p.m. steel. 634 State St. 21+ Daily Nexus Thursday, February 22,2001 5A
COMMON CRIMINALS GRAD STUDENT DIRECTOR MARC SHAW TALKS ABOUT BASH: LATTERDAY PLAYS big upsjulie kraim
“Bash,” written by Neil Labute in 1999, is the must- did Labute. As you know, the subtitle of the play is and I saw it on Showtime — especially when it’s done in see play at Theatre UCSB this quarter. The essence of “Latterday Plays,” as in Latter-day saints. I got interest a small theater because it’s more personal. the word “bash” is what Labute wants you to witness in ed in Labute when I was at BYU because I heard a lot What is the significance o f “Bash"? three different monologue one acts, each leaving you about him. I remember asking professors about him. I He’s made the point that the Mormon subtext isn’t a more chilled to the bone than the one before. Artsweek got my hands on the script four months after the off- comment on Mormonism. He’s not saying that all got the chance to interview grad student director Marc Broadway play was produced with Calista Flockhart and Mormons are bad just because some of these Mormons Shaw about this disturbing quilt of dysfunctional Paul Rudd. in the play are bad. That’s beside the point. Usually if you American life woven by four otherwise average All- What did you think of the off-Broadway version of see a Mormon in a movie or a play, they’re the anomaly American Mormons. “Bash"? and aren’t really seen. Labute is Mormon — and he’s They did a lot of stuff we did, but that we’d already showing Mormons in this bad light — but I think it’s a Artsweek: What is your connection to “ Bash"and to Neil thought of. We did a lot of stuff that I like better. In their good thing because he’s showing us these “mainstream” Labute? version, they don’t move around, and you kind of need Marc Shaw: I went to Brigham Young University, as that with a monologue. Theater is so much better live — please see BASH, p.6A th e a te r I re v ie w TALKING LEGS TH IS DRAM A ABOUT CANCER GOES OUT ON A UMB alter ego_armando alvarado
A professional alter ego, a salsa dancer Ellen K. Anderson, bring the confusing female protagonist with and a talking leg. These seem like soap world of Vivian to life. A projection her father instead of her opera characters, yet they are the unlikely screen with images of her child Max, mother, whom the audi characters in a dramatic production. “Out along with a simple desk, display Vivian’s ence never sees. on a Limb,” presented by Dramatic world and struggles to the audience. Finn “Out on a Limb” exam Women, brings an autobiographical piece brings the character to the stage, but it is ines the world of a by UCSB’s very own dramatic art with her professional alter ego, played by woman’s mind when con Professor Catherine Cole to life. Vivien Minton, that a real dramatic con fronted with difficult The play revolves around Vivian Falls’ nection with the audience is achieved. struggles in life. The danc (Nancy Finn) busy life as a drama profes A unique connection also exists ing MRI scan, profession sor, new mother, and daughter of a father between Vivian and her father since they al alter ego, singing leg dying of cancer (Braden McKinley). and salsa dancer are all Shortly after the birth of her child part of the protago Max, she discovers a tumor on her leg nist’s confusing strug that changes her entire life dramati gle with her medical and family life. look like an East Village performance cally. The discovery of the tumor However, the over-characterization piece trapped in an episode of opens Vivian’s eyes to her own mor draws away from Vivian’s life and “Providence” with a dead father (instead tality and the lack of empathy the makes it less dramatic. The play of mother) and a bunch of strange alter medical world takes towards treating wright makes the right connection egos. her. During her troubles with cancer with Vivian’s relationship with her treatments, the audience sees her professional alter ego, yet overdoes “Out on a Limb" performs through Feb. struggle with recovery as well as the the rest. W ith some strong points in 24 at 8 p.m. at the Center Stage Theater at eventual death of her father. are both fighting cancer. Still, it seems the play, it lacks the dramatic potential Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara. tlO students; The unique stage designs by Jennifer odd that the playwright chose to examine needed to make it believable. The strange 112.50 general. For more information, call Estes, in addition to the good direction of the unique bond and relationship of the array of characters make the production 963-0408.
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Reseive Sundays for only award-winning, critically- This Tuesday, Artsweek advocates you get in touch with Wednesday nights might not strike you as the best night to acclaimed, emotionally rich activities. This Sunday, we’re your inner O.G. So, fellas, don your best suit. Ladies, twist party, but, as always, Artsweek is here to show you differ pleased to announce that “Solas," a quiet and moving your big hair up, paint your long fake nails coral, and don ently. Downtown Santa Barbara is always alive and full of Spanish film, shall screen on our very campus. The film fol your flyest 70s gear. Now head over to Giovanni’s for some fun activities to engage in, so take advantage. Why not lows a woman who changes lives with small acts of kind spaghetti, venture to the Study Hall for a stiff gin martini head to Madhouse to catch Ambionic, a band that ness, and it stars Ana Fernández and María Galiana in sin and cigar, and make it to Isla Vista in time for ASPB’s describes their sound as somewhere in between Incubus, A gular and arresting performances. Hop, skip or run over to screenings of “Resevoir Dogs” at 7:30 p.m. and Perfect Circle and the Deftones? Hey, there's no cover, so Campbell Hall at 7:30 p.m. $5 students; $6 general. “Goodfellas" at 10 p.m. $5 for both shows; $3 for one. take the risk! 434 State St. 21+ 6A Thursday, February 22,2001 Daily Nexus BASH, cont. from p.5A letter Mormon characters. He uses ing to see things as other people see acters, do we want to excuse their “Mormon” as a universal for people them. actions? who grew up in religious communi What is it about “Bash” that makes I wouldn’t say that what they do is editor ties in general. it worth seeing? okay. They’re not villains; they’re How did you get to direct “Bash”? My first goal for “Bash” is to cre people who do villainous things. Editor, Daily Nexus: Last year two of the actors in this ate a really good night of theater for Labute gives us the angles, and that’s Trey Clark and Jenne Raub’s top 10 list of production did “A Gaggle of Saints” people. Hopefully it’s as good theater what makes it beautiful. Labute calls “Cruisin’” songs was enlightening. However, in as a side project that I put together, as you’re going to see at UCSB[[?]]. himself an irresponsible optimist. listing Mac Mall’s “Pimp Shit” at number nine, and the faculty liked it, so I got to do Another goal I have for people is to His outlook is often grim, but he has the writers fail to give credit to Ray Luv, who also it this year. find out about Labute if they haven’t hope for everyone. There isn’t a appears on the album. Fool, I thought you knew. Is “Bash" a commentary on already. The text itself is so good. I moral at the end because it’s a subre Ray Luv, straight from the streets of the American life and culture to show think adding the transitions between ality. In each one of the three acts, Rosetown, holds it down on this track from the w hat is wrong w ith it? the three acts isn’t something that you can see where they could have start. To ignore his presence on this song is like I think it’s a comment on every Labute would have done, but I stopped and rfothing bad would have saying that “I Got You Babe” is sung by Sonny one. It says that even if you have reli wouldn’t be embarrassed for him to happened. We’re not going to Bono. Furthermore, were it not for the Ray Luv gion, you’re not necessarily a good see this. The script is so good, the change how they are. In “A Gaggle entourage that cruises down Mendocino Avenue person. It also makes the of Saints” he feels powerless in Santa Rosa every Friday, bumpin’ “Pimp Shit” point that all of us can do and can’t let it go. Does he do and other choicely classics, Mac Mall would never cruel things. Labute shows us what he does consciously or be the great American hero that he is today. the worst, and hopefully subconsciously? We don’t I hope Artsweek continues to print lists such as we’re rising above that and know. Or in “Medea Redux,” the one mentioned. However, in the words of Ray finding ways to be better she’s spurned and dwells on it Luv, all ya’U should “peep game from a Rosetown people. You can identify with her whole life. In “Iphigenia,” bailer” and give credit where it is due. these characters too, especial the guy is caught up in his IAN “IS G ’IN ” MCAVOY ly in “A Gaggle of Saints” materialistic life, and that because they’re college kids t i causes his downfall. =k going to a big dance. All the THEATER IS ALL ABOUT BEING What do you think the word y- characters are likable — it’s BLETO “Bash”refers to? ,':V not like they’re scraggly. I think it could refer to the WALK When we got back to the party the place was packed What kin d o f message does party in “Gaggle,” the big Look at all the bottles, I’m about to mack “Bash” send out? bash. It could also mean gay Should we take the back door? No let’s cruise the front I don’t think the play has bashing. And the Latter-day Oh yeah - and Dloc fire up that phillie blunt an obvious message. You have part is because of the Look over there, bitches straight klssin’ to draw from it. It’s like the Mormon thing and also Tongue rings and all, what the fuck we mlssln’? elevator doors that open, and because they are retelling old Lesbos, the best lay in town then they close, and you myths today, which is the lat Lesbos, they like to play around think, “Wow, what did I just ter-day. see?” The real message lies within natural rhythms of speech — it’s art, Lesbos, they’re really freaky chicks The only problem is, they don’t like to play with dicks the characters. We can look at these you know, it’s normal talk. That is “Bash: Latterday Plays” opens -Kottonmouth Kings, “Nightlife” evil people and understand what what makes it so good, but it’s still Friday, February 23, 8 p.m. and runs they did. Theater is all about being got this rhythm, and we find our through March 3 at HSSB Performing Don’t like these lyrics? We dare you to plan a protest of this able to walk in someone else’s shoes, selves talking in the style. Arts Theatre. For tickets and more show, March 2 at the UCSB Hub. trying to understand people and try So, since we can relate to these char information, call 893-3535 V______J
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Soon the you going to make it better or different so that it’s worth ment for exactly one month (and no more) of complete sparks are struck, and we have this completely unpre watching over the original? attention and pampering — no strings attached. dictable and wacky romantic comedy on our hands. A remake of the 1969 film by the same tide, “Sweet Sitting next to her at a DMV test, Nelson meets Sara In 1969, the story of a hippie reforming the drab November” provides fresh evidence (alongside “Gone in Deever (Charlize Theron). Failing the test in order to institutional man had a lot more edge and immediacy 60 Seconds” and “Psycho”) that it is generally a good idea help him, Sara is forced to ask Nelson for rides around about it. In 2001, when hippies and yuppies have co for directors to steer clear of remakes. Possibly a few town. Hanging out together, she thinks he’s an asshole opted and overlapped each other (San Francisco, after all, rungs above being a paint-by-the-numbers chick-flick and he thinks she’s a new age fruit. But Sara “likes to is the “bobo” capital of the world), the story comes across romance, “Sweet November” still doesn’t manage to ele as a little silly and forced. In fact, Sara and Nelson’s vate itself up from its time-tested opposites-attract pre archetypes of square peg and round hole are so stereo tenses. Mostly wooden acting and lame dialogue also fail typed and dull that their characters are often not believ to contribute to a romantic atmosphere. able. Square advertising executive Nelson Moss (Keanu The main highlight of the film is the beautiful cine Reeves) starts out the movie hitting it with his hot girl matography of San Francisco. Director Pat O’Connor friend in his posh penthouse. “That was good,” he says as TO HER (“Circle of Friends”) manages to capture the romantic he steps away from the bed, but we know it didn’t mean and quirky elements of the city without drowning us a thing to him. He turns on eight TV sets simultaneous APARTMENT with views of cliched landmarks. Usually unseen in pop ly, drinks his coffee and goes to the office, totally ignor ular cinema, neighborhoods such as Portero Hill and ing his needy girlfriend. Dolores Park are beautifully displayed in the film. Every bit the cell-toting, arrogant yuppie, Nelson 99 “Sweet November” isn’t horrible, but it certainly isn’t doesn’t know that he is in for a little surprise. You see, very good either. 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Today professional association with On February participation" in Recreational NIRSA has becomea dynamic representing What is N.I.R.S.A.? through "motivation, dedication, Say Goodbye Say toGoodbye Juliano LaRon and Ticket Distribution TOMORROW at Noon! Thursday, February 22,2001 February Thursday, Tour Tour last chance to be on live TV! Badminton Basketball Bowling Flag Football Floor Hockey Golf Inner tube Water Polo Racquetball Roller Hoc Alpine Racing Cycling Equestrian Polo Field hockey Lacrosse Rowing Rugby Indoor Soccer Outdoor Soccer Softball Squash Tennis Ultimate Frisbee Sand Volleyball Indoor Volleyball Hiking 8A 8A DUST DUST OFF TOUR OLD BELLBOTTOMS ODD SEINE I F TOUR GOLD QUINS!