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ALTERNATIVE GUIDE AND REVIEW F K C C Friday, August S $8 8:00 DRAIZE METHOD Saturday, August 7 7 $5 8:30 Monday, August 79 $70/$72 8:00 Mikey Dread with Roots Radics SEE DETAILS ON BACK PAGE Fridey, August 30 $5 8:30 Saturdsy, August 37 $5 8:30 Page 2 SLUG August - AY ~'mwitingindertopublidynote tively bor~ngin itself? Nah! ~t least, let us (514 1"' ,-I alternative AUGUST 24 Rhino guys. (Regarding our recent gig does indeed become no alternative. We AUGUST 1991 with them at theBar&Grill.)Thoughour may bepto Lose sight d the initial at- heavily, the Rhinos westill into doing willingtohelpercourageaEee&& ISSUE #32 the show. 'lhls type of attitude is SO very tour, with or without Andy Gibb. featuring vital to &elocal music scene. VARIETY! I All rIght, of anme, obviously, no would find it most dishearbaing to lmk onelikes everything. I'vehadmy shareof, PUBLISHERIEDITOR into the "underground/alternativev and uh, "healthy"critical rqonse to ow sets. 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BOX 1061 SALT LAKE CITY, Ilunris nwalrflle al: HII SUUIIUIJII, Raunch, Smokey's, UTAH 841 10-1061 1 Graywhale Ed iS1, Ogden, Row), bpnr ADVERTISING 8louiiish (Logan), The Sall Palace I INFORMATION August SLUG Page : I "Introducing Ourselves" should this tug-of-war no me can win/ PINES forward in their nwsical legacy, serve as indoctrination into Pincer stop running away from me/to- impvingontheirfomerstyleand lore. getherwe'llbe free." And,of corn, Planet Of Sound adding new brilliance to their re- Best of all maybe "Electric the fun song of thewholeshebang, 4ADJElektra cording career. Pick this one up in Hoedown",whichinvolwsaround Hello-where, yes, "everyone's anticipation of the new album. a syncopated cowbell drum pat- gonna have some fun tonight." ThePixiesreturntriumphantly Matt. tern. Speaking of which, the spirit A good album to have in your with a new fouraong single. Half of Satan really is in their beatbox, I collection, especially for all you rockin', half melodicnoise, Plrmet Of guess. depressed folk Cheer up: Celeb- Sound is sure to please long stand- Neurotic and bulemic singer rity Skin is here to make you smile! ing Pixies fans as well as newcom- Karen Carpenter K-sum's delivery And if you don't like the music, at ers to the band. has never been better, neither has least you can look at the pictures Starting off with the hard- the rest of the boys' playing and laugh! edged titletrack, BlackFrancis sings And while their version of MisHell. through tons of distortion over Paula Abdul's "Forever Yow Girl" heavy guitar, bass and drum licks. may not be as funny as their juve- SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES The Planet Of Sound is a place ev- nile-y, "IThink We're Tiffany," this eryone should visit several times in one's a keeper. Superstition their life, It is noisy and energetic, All in all, this could be the Geffen full of a wide range of sound and indie winner of the year. If you musical cacaphony. don't believe me, go to Hell and see ~ft~~two long years, the B~~- heme From NARC is a SPY- WARLOCK PINCHERS what Beelzebub is listening to. have superstition, theme for the nineties, performed 1 Chris Robin their twelfthalbum. It'sinteresting Pixies style. It is reminescent of the Cimsized Peanuts to listen to their "pgression" wer 60's surf tunes (one of which was Boner Records the years. Quite obviously, the covered on their last album Banshees are going with the times. Bossanova) mixed with the cool feel When thisalbumstartsoff with The latest dance craze is what of modern day James Bond. Again, the words of the Twin peaks Giant the Banshees are following on this rough guitars and throbbing bass sayin~ltis happening again", you album. Almost all the songs have over driving dmbeats. get the ominous feeling that this the potential for a dance remix, Build High is a countrified could be the workof thosemadcap, excluding the slower songs. send-up, with harmonies added by wacky Satanists, Denver's Warlock Unlike older Banshees, where Pixie queen Kim Deal. It bounces Pinchers. songs were based around guitar allover the stereo,likk you'reriding Their third (and best) effort and vocal melodies, all songs on a bucking bronco with the band. features the best-yet meld of hip Superstition are synthesizer based, The added twangy vocals over the hop, hardcore,metal and industrial. with underlying guitar. Not very two-step beats and guitars make Though the five Pinchers are fulfilling when compared to greats this song a real novelty. aiming their sight a little higher such as JUJU. More than once I no- The final track, Evil Hearted this time(no one song is devoted to ticed a nice little Depeche Mode You, is more straightforward, with offending the fanboys of shitheads sound, and I was not pleased. Black Francis singing in his second like Momssey), the songwriting is Siowcsie does seem to be con- tongue, Spanish. His voice is soft super, these boys have blossomed. centrating a lot more on her voice and controlled over the acoustic "Jesus on the Urinal Cake" re- nowadays than in the past, and I it. guitars. If you played Vamos at one affirms their calculated-tooffend will say that she has improved im- > third the speed you'd end up with spirit as does the exploitive, hurl- CELEBm SKIN mensely.Mostoftheme1odiesarea ' something akin to Evil Hearted You. ing, "Don't Play This Song on the Good Clean Fun little difficult to get used to, but if The Pixies continue to move Radiof',"Meet Goatee Woatee"and concentrating solely on the vocals, Triple X they sound pretty good. I especially like thequaiitySi&xidsd&elopeh If good clean fun is what you're in her voice over the years. looking for, that's exactly what Parts of the album seem al- you'll find on Celebrity Skin's ap- most reminescent of older Ban- propriately titled new release. shees, such as Hyaena. But the Blending poplike guitar with single, Kiss Them For Me, has to be catchy vocals, this album is the the worst song on the album. epitome of the word fun. Sounding Sounds like Siouxsie wants to be a little like newer Red Kross, one the next Madonna (and looks likeit ' might wonder whether or not the too, if you've seen the video). For- McDonald bx6thers actually wrote tunately, it's the only lousy song stuffon thisalbum (funnythat they on the album. were thanked too!). So, for all youdncient Siowsie Songs range from silly to fans, go out and get this one. It sappy, with E&ed- "Evicted/we might take a while to get used to. love to be evicted!" to lntroduction- but this one will grow on you. 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