Tlie Tu{ane Huffa6afoo •August 22, 1997 •Arcade 11

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"Never heard of 'em." As we can see from the video for It's a wonderful thing, being right most Now such is not the case, as these "Criminal," Fiona has become more of the time. Then again, I'm a woman, so artists currently enjoy fame and fortune comfortable with "revealing" herself to it tends to happen all the time. I know and are reveling in the good life (unlike her audience. that you other ladies out there know myself). Here are some of the people that exactly what I mean. But this isn't the we liked before anybody else did: Matchbox 20- This Florida-based Viewpoint section ... No, in fact, this is band .;,as opening for the Lemonheads section concerns entertainment, and my Pipe- These boys from just a few days before Mardi Gras when , job is to cover the music scene in New have played live on MTV, and we first met them. Now they have people Orleans. their first single "The Freshmen" (from opening for them, and they are looking And, my, what a scene it is. We get a Villains, RCA Records) continues to do forward to returning to New Orleans little bit of everything here: jazz, blues, well. has already released (catch, them at the House of Blues on rock, country, folk, hip-hop, polka ... You another single, the title track from their Sunday, August 31). MB 20 is enjoying name it, and sooner or later it will pass album. The guys performed at the State success on the charts, air and TV, with through our cozy city. We music people Palace Theatre with K's Choice and Tonic their video, "Push," being shown on both here at the Arcade constantly torture a few weeks ago, so they won't be due . MTV. and VH 1. The band is also ourselves scouring through new releases back in NOLA for a while; however, keep scheduled to appear with Letterman and in order to find artists worth telling our your eye out for 'em. Leno in September. Their album, Yourself faithful- or unfaithful (what other local Or Someone Like You, is available on entertainment publications have you Fiona Apple- This little lady blasted Atlantic Records. FILE PHOTO been browsing through?!) - readers about. onto the music scene after she opened for Matchbox 20 We here at the Arcade Friendly the Counting Crows on their last tour. Erk Benet- This funky gentleman wave noise .. I would still think that the Psychic Network have predicted They played at the Saenger Theatre in startt;d off slowly and then became a CD sucked. All the songs may have well accurately on the success of several artists February; now, just a few months later, favorite with R&B fans all over the run together into one song. You wouldn't that were, at one time, new to us and Ms. Apple has rocketed to the top of th,e country. Eric's second single from his know the difference. Hell, if there had everyone else. Staff members might have charts, and her most recently released latest album (True To Myself, Warner been one good song, then that, at least, / talked of a new artist or band that they single, "Criminal," is still going strong. Bros. Records) has been doing well, and would have counted for something. This enjoyed, and another would comment, She is slowly easing into the role of a star. Mr. Benet has released a video to that CD could only be exciting if you're in a song,' "Femininity". He toured with coma. The '70s produced much better Erykah Badu and has rounded up a big disco. circle of fans. Benet also appeared as a Also, it doesn't take more than two or guest host on VHl. His cover of Sly three minutes before you actually get Stone's "If You Want Me To Stay;' is a real agitated by Jay Kay, Jamiroquai's lead treat and is quickly being saluted as one of singer's voice. I did, however, find one the only covers released that does justice thing that iI liked about the CD: the to the original. cover art, which reminds me of Hagar the Horrible, the comic strip character. That OK, OK- nobody's perfect, and we was cool ... but not cool enough to make certainly don't claim to be. So we screwed the CD worth the strenuous effort it takes up once: to listen to it. So, would I recommend this CD? Well, ]amiroquai- On Jan. 31, 1997, the let me just say if you found $20 on the Arcade ran an article by staff writer Misha side of the road, sure, buy the CD. But ｄ ｩ ｮ ･ ｲ ｭ ｡ ｾ about ]amiroquai's Traveling after trying to listen to this pathetic Without Moving. And we like the article so collection of noise, you will be sitting at much that we're going to run it again: Waldo's on Penny Pitcher Night, realizing that you had to spend $20 of your own In a coma? This CO's for you! money so you could drink away your newfound sorrows with 2000 pitchers. If disco really is making a comeback then Jamiroquai's Traveling Without We admit we hit Jamiroquai pretty Moving might actually have some hard; however, we weren't the only ones. redeeming value. Not much, though. It In a recent TV Guide, MTV received took me several attempts to make it past jeers for all the hype being raised about song number six on the CD. Every time Jamiroquai, Traveling Without Moving someone would come by my room and and the video for "Virtual Insanity." But, hear this CD playing, they would come in since Jamiroquai and beg me to turn it off- something I was more than happy to do. - Michelle M. Hardesty, Alright. I'll try to be a little more fair to FILl!PHOTO The Verve Pipe Jamiroquai. Let's suppose I did like this Music Editor neo-disco sound with its occasional new