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over 500 performances /$r^± ' jflf-O 873-3646 all tickets under $10 p ^B pick UP a Program Guide in Stt*AI(iht ma produced by theatrespace the September 4th issue of * aigiin watching one of my favorite bands— than ZANNA ZANNA BO BANNA, term "subculture"? Why does a Tad—and all the while I was meeting a .001 % of the population takes p-TtB- BANANA FANNAFOFANN A, magazine like Discorder (or, for that bunch of real friendly people. I met C.Dyson ME MY MO MANNA...ZANNA matter, college radio) exist in the first these two girls who took me to this Vancouver place? Why didn't Discorder review the Genesis concert? Why does the after hours party in some building—I Dear Airhead, general consensus of the staff towards was too drunk so I can't remember The intent of last month's editorial was re: Zannas shot at public even somedung Hke Lollapalooza seem where k was. But Iremember somebody notto mock. Having beenwritten before Oh gag me with a fucking spoon to be disdain? Could it be that we want telling me that the building has parties this year's Lollapalooza show in and give me a large break, Ms. ultra tend If you know, could Vancouver (magazine deadlines and alternative music and culture toremai n you possibly tell me the address along all), the editorial was in reference to is. Alternative means choice honey, with my first subscription. the fiasco which was last year's show and you don't have any. Maybe you The stuff normally defined as Thanks in Seattle; it was meant as a warning, need a reality check. You may be "sick alternative is stuff that's been nurtured Terry ZartUi not a review of this year's show. But a of those 90210 types" but we are sick on a small scale; kept away from the Settle, WA tangential question: How can anything of you—wear your attitude like a flag, ignorant hands of big business. I'm obviously so popular be considered hopped on the hand wagon, rebellious Sorry, can't help you on that one but sheep types. You think your « the C'vel Elephant is an awful good QSTDPiP PL/MM^OSQ at the Elephant or plan to i there. LEAVE YOUR BLINDERS AT I'LL BET YOU'RE GONNA GO THE DOOR Otherwise go bade to the SEE THE VILLAGE PEOPLE Roxy or whatever overflow crate you popped out of. If you come, know that TOO you are entering a place where people go to get away from you. Why don't Dear Airhead; you try Celebrities next I dare you. Being an infrequent reader of And yes, it is hypocritical of Discorder, I was a slight bit hesitant to you, Airhead, to mock /anna's and this letter. Still, I was only on Rob and Jim's attitudes while at the page 6 of the August issue before I Warner). What a same time using terms Uke "the N- It's always a pleasure when I, became so angry that I was compelled And for those of you who are band" and "cheetah" instead of Nirvana "Airhead," get lo sit down in fromo f to write. Mosl of your staff are so into spending your money foolishly, and grange) just because Seattle and its this lovely device we affectionately arrogant and selfrighteousthat it brings maybe Roxy Music Records on offspring are achieving fame. Let's not call a Macintosh™ and dole out prizes me to a state of reverse peristal ses. to our contest winners. This month is University Ave. in Seattle can interest pretend that Disco Night wiU become First, Lollapalooza is about the no exception. Afler sorting through the you in aused pair of Mark "Mudhoney" some kind of Utopian gathering where entries tolas t month's Gwar Match-Up Arm's Vision Street Wear high-tops those normally buttheaded wiU mix I have a few winners, or should I say for the paltry sum of $69.99 (U.S.). For and mingle effortlessly with you, oh There is no way a show of this size and winner: Gory Vogel. If the name something a Uttle closer to home you bards of our subculture. scope could have come about without sounds familiar it's because Gerry is could truck down to Scratch Record- So Tm whining as well. You some type of organization. Do you ihe national promotions rep (rm not where Thighmaster might be willing to want constructive suggestions? Try equate organization with c sure if that's a position worthy of capital sell you something that was sweated IF l**l Doriaio-s ___? CwTT _OWK -*"Ht playing Beat Happening earlier in the commercialism? It sure seemsthat way. letters) for Polygram records. on by all 9members of Superconductor. night. That always seems todriv e them Besides the final group, all die bands at f3NMFoe_-ST Congratulations Gerry, your Billy Anyway, for those of you that Thunderbird were original, anti alternative but have to Uve your cool Bragg, Pixies, and Kiss product are in pay close attention to the happenings corporate, maestros. It is a wonderful alternative Uves defined by a narrow Mike the mail. Everybody's a winner with in Discorder you might notice a few thing that Vancouver got this gig. Considering your carping little rave minded, boring, stick up your ass set of things out of kilter...namely, However, if we did not, you probably against Lollapalooza last month, I "Mekanikal Object Noize," "Helen's Dear Airhead; Dave Cross from Maple Ridge, would be the first tobitch . Do you have certainly hope you give similar choices are about freedom,the n people Kitchen" and "Future Rap." Well, B.C. got all but one right (yes, there is any suggestions how a show like this consideration to CiTR's own little should be free to express themselves re: Zanna Severin letter August they're still with us but they've been aFlamis Maximus) in the Gwar Match- can be organized any better? (And I am fiasco. Unlike the Thunderbird Stadium any way Ihey like. If that means " Discorder, shuffled tobi-monthry colur Up and, therefore, being the kind- sure vou do!) show, where 25,000 folks managed to diving al a PsychedeUc Furs" show Get a life Zanna. Since when hearted guy that I am, feel compelled to a. Not I have a good time and ruin the fieldfo r was there an "etiquette" for alternative? say If your Airhead editor had then so be it. People like you are so declaring him a winner as well.Thanks, the football team at the same time, the Isn't the whole point of alternative to checked ha*__ facts better they would busy posing and making sure you and to everybody else that entered and Tm too much valuable space was going to Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, L7 show do something different, without clique have known that Evian and blocks of those around you are hip enough to fit sorry but Tm not going to send out any monthly regulars. So, by having these your station presented was an expensive restric-lions? Forgive me, but I have cheese were allowed, or did you have in you forget to live a Uttle. booby-prizesthistimebecause we have columns on a bi-monthly rotation lesson in altemativemusic for all. Most observed your little scene on many yours stored in glass containers? As You may emphasize with Rob to keep some stuff for future contests Discorder can hopefully bringyoumore missed L7, on stage an hour before occasions and its just as self-serving well, anyone who cared to listen to the and Jim bul I totally emphasize with too, you know. jam-packed issues on a con sisten t basis. ihey were scheduled, with nary a and ego riddleda s the "Prep" crowd is. sponsor radio station before the show the rest of the "truly alternative", free Let us know what you think, happy warning overthePJ*_i.'sPA. system. Poor Zanna, maybe if you stopped for Hey, hold on to that thought to choose my next move and would have known that diere were no How 'bout Sonic Youth, punching in a minute and ripped that restrictive because if you've never won anything spontaneous behavior types who are in/out privileges. If you had been half and punching out for a forty minute label off, you could breath a Uttle fresh through the pages of Discorder before sick to death of the ravings of "ignorant as organized as this festival you would set?Cheque please. The Beasties?Well, air and purge some of that "Doc Marten" (and even if you have) now is your MAKE A RUN FOR THE mindless" think your the cats cool ass not have been if fine, except diey kept nicking up. In hostility. STOMP, STOMP, and chance tod o so. If you'll kindly refert o BORDER types who ripother s apart because they the They Might Be Giant- article on short, a major waste of twenty-five STOMP! Finally, I should say that I am refuse to hop on your pseudo cool page 11 and follow the entry specifics bucks. Signed, Hey Discorder, aware that I write this in vain, as it will bandwagon and become just another you could be one of the many grooving Hey you Canadians are super cool. What does il mean when a radio part of the mainstream. Let the preps jump tothe sounds of their new release Apollo no doubt fall on the deaf ears of the You guys and gals know how to party station presents a concert, anyway? Do As for anyone being "publicly 18. If you're quick enough, too,yo u hypocrites at your paper. I have long and be very tolerant of drunken you take any responsibility for it when humiliated", the only one that ought to Again, what the fuck is "alternative could be one of the hicky ones to win a come to the conclusion that part of obnoxious Americans. it's a rip-off?Jus t wonderin'. be is you. You proved yourself tob e music" and for gods sake what is dashing TMBG t-shirt (courtesy of I was at the Cruel Elephant Anxiously awaiting a snarky, just another pretentious foUower who "alternative culture" ? Were V2, REM Calgary Sun-style response, Uves under the iUusion that you fit in by and Nirvana alternative but no longer Rob and Jim Uving by the rales of a segment of so? No, they were moderately popular Vancouver people whose "wrath is stirred" when poplrock bands who are now pretty other people know how to lighten up' fucking popular, i.e. mainstream. Does Having never read the Calgary Sun and dance through Ufe to the beat of alternative music just mean less rm not sure what the appropriate their own dram.(underline last3 words) popular? People talk like its a genre of response would be. However, snarky I music like country, blues, jazz or rock; Thanks Discorder, wetl.itain't. Itis, ironically, anexample can do, Discorder-rryle, thankyou very I feel so much better now. much. Obviously, you're from the af the embodiment of the corporate prairies so ni learn you real good. world; "alternative," you sad Dear Airhead, (How's that?) Lesson I: CiTR presents mulherfuckers, is a marketing term OK, so there has been an influx of (in a sense, advertises) shows which it devoid of any real meaning or preppy /jockohomo/90210/ buttheads feels are appropriate but has no significance. A little signpost to tell at places like the Scuz (that's involvement or control over the actual you what to buy. And alternative "alternative code" for Luv-A-Fair, show. Timbre, Perryscope and MCA culture, what's that entail, living on a doncha know) and the Cruel Elephant Concerts are promoters; they bring commune? nipple piercing? bumming as of late. OK, so the resultant whining the bands to town, book the venue, sel for change on Granville? listening to that has occurred in this page in the last the ticket price, pay the bands etc. They alternative music? Get a grip. Its a couple of months would be found in are responsible fc r the show. Lesson 2: marketing ploy, a sales tactic, a sham. the dictionary under "elitist." see page 27. And it was never anything more, ever. So the alternative population is Does anybody remember when new sounding elitist? WELL RING MY wave was invented? Well, ok. BELLIII Has anyone ever heard of the SEPTEMBER Q snz&gsusisMa WWW

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DULING FOR CTI^BRITIESDULJNG TOR CTIJiBRTmSDUUNG TO^ I \m* a IALING FOR CELEBRITIES I tm Wasn't that Tom Jones cool? How could I top that? Well, hold on Look out Geraldo, Excubus Manslaughter's got his own Al w to yOur britches, I got Bobby Kennedy on the line. Capone's Vault. Bobby Kennedy, living in the lower mainland! # Bobby: Hello. You know, now that I am a Discorder journalist, a lot of you folks have been asking me..."Hey, Excubus, I know I'm more *m Excubus: Hi, is this Mr. Kennedy? alternative than anyone else, how do I prove it?" My first w Yes, it is. reaction is to say "Get Lost!" but I ain't no Sean Penn, so every w You have a very famous name, sir. month I'll give you things to say, wear and do so you can be ^ Ah, yea... "alternative''. For example, if you're a boy use phrases like: "I liked N-band ages ago, you know, like last summer," or So who do you think killed John F. Kennedy? Lee Harvey or was "I'm in a hardcore band." 0 it a conspiracy? Or if you're a girl try: Uhm, it was Lee Harvey Oswald. At least that's what I think. "Clubs are so boring now that I've been to a rave," or # [* towing the government line it must be him] "I know everyone at Luv-a-Fair!" tm So did you have an affair with Marilyn Monroe and then murder her 'cause she knew too much?! Stay tuned for more celebrities and more helpful Hey, who is this? (mumbled profanity) alternative tips! click • • •«& • • • • • •«©• • • • • •© • •••••' n viasmxraaHTHD _o _ONTI vrasHuraarnHD _o_ ONITVKISHLLI_H_THD WM ONnvrasHLLraaaiaD _O_ ONTI viasaiLraamHD _o_ ONnvrasHixra HHISD _o_ oNnvrasHLLraHSHiHDHOd ONTI via

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Honorarium will be paid upon completion. there is a vacancy. There is no one "Dr.F.muandtheDeadPrtsident's Solan WWr.fl-iDebby c/o 41, the band ofthe same name. Uncom­ down there listening". Wife"—A play. Won best of festi­ 7th Ave., #3R Brooklyn, NY promisingly girlish. 1023 S. Adams SECRETS ENTRUSTED At timet Jesse almost sounds val during Seattles Directors Festi­ #1196, Olympia, WA, 98501 TO A FEW like MC 900 ft Jews as his voice is val, 1989. My Harlequin Romance Bridgit distorted (a megaphone? studio c/6 P.O. Box 1165, Olympia, WA, trickery?) during certain pieces, 98507 most noticeable en "This Clouded Great news I For yean I've Heart" and "Moming in the Sub- Since late 1990 fanzines have been ravingabou t the book Freaks' basement of Hell". Also a strong, been popping up all through the Amour by Tom DeHaven. It's the sludgey rapbea t shows up on many Suites written by and for grrrls. Have story of two brothers, Grinner and of the tracks, weaving in and out of you heard this word, "grrrf* ? Basi­ Flour, who are bom with very odd the mix. Then there's the music cally it's the coolest way to spell mutations following an explosion which seems to have come from "girt", ever! It's the word, same the very night they were conceived. somepeppy 60's sitcom soundtrack. pronounciation with a bit of a growl- ActUm Teen 5812 Midhill St, Bummer. They are not alone, as the "Party Balloon" has the poet People who are comfortable with Bethesda, MD, 20817 book recounts, another 77,000 also discovera wilted balloon and imag­ who they are and not ready for the "had their chromosomes mugged." ining how it got there. "No No Man" stuffy "woman" label. Somewhat OOMPA! OOMPAI Megan c/o The world these two grow up in is is a tale of drug use, hookers and aggressive, yet caring. 89 Park Dr. #4, Boston, MA, unforgiving and one way a "freak" watchers. "Hey baby got a 'no-no,' Most of these 'zines are free in 02215 can earn a buck is to perform live ahhh no nol" Jesse drawls. This exchange for a stamp or minimum sex shows for the "normals". And piece with an urgent bass and street donation. They range from the most that's just for starters. The emotion feel leads off Prison's ten cuts. The rudimentary d_.y styles (handwrit­ portrayed is so compelling that even disc ends with a short reprise of "No ten, cut and paste graphics) to fancy the most jaded hipster could shed a No Man". As a cop is getting out of stuff duplicated on expensiveXen G.f/JVJt (Girls United Notifying tear. his car to go talk to Klan) Seen this one. Young grrl I'm happy to announce this BY JUDITH BEEMAN sk8ters. 16 Lordstirling Rd, fine work has been released in, glances overat the ^l^jfj? Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920 ahem, the graphic novel form. The What began as a spoken word col­ was the kind who would visit a poet who shakes publisher is Dark Horse Comics laboration between Sub Pop and prison to read to the inmates and his head firmly and Rollerderby Hoo-hah, it's the zine and I found my copy in town, so Seattle poet, Steven Jesse B«rnst_n also spent time caring for people says "Noooooo". that Lisa Suckdog (nee Carver) puts look for it. The one drawback was unfortunately has become a memo­ with AIDS. I feel compelled tomen- out. Its easy to read and less danger­ the price, $4.75 made me blink but rial to the artist who took his life in tion his tattoos; in the photo's I've A partial Ust of ous then Lisa's live performance only for a second. It's 48 pages, October last year. This recording, seen they are truly amazing designs, S..I. Bernstein's art Not free. P.O. Box 1491, Dover excellent artwork, and the cover is Prison is a staggering mix of hard administered by friends: On his NH, 03820 by Charles Bums. Best of all...this hitting poetry with a musical under­ right-hand knuckles the letters L-I- is issue #1, its going to be pub­ lay. For those who knew him this is V-E, on the left DEAD. Also on The Sad Bag Bikini Kill Thee originators. Began lished every second month. Yee- a testimonial to his art, for those the top of his left hand a skull, (Trigger) — A Riot Grrrl is one as a small press kit/zine to promote hah. who'll discover Jesse through this crossbones and gravestone with the tape with seven of the biggest of work, a chance to hear this writers wordR.LP. Add to this variouslight- cuts (on three of these publications, ning bolts and names—one can see which Jesse actually sings in a fairly being produced from at least four Lyrically, Prison delivers im­ this was the real thing, old fash­ nice Tom Wails-ish croon). Includes cities in the U.S. and now...da da ages of desire and loneliness with ioned ink and needles did the job. an earlier recording of "The Man dah [verbal fanfare]...here. That's wry humor. Musically this record­ The most upsetting piece on Upstairs." Some fairly rudimen- right, a Vancouver chapter of Riot ing has be-bop sounds circa Drag­ Prison is the longest "Face" (12:30) tary.but sweet, piano playing. "Mur­ Grrrl is being formed and issue net nestled beside machine gun sam - where S.J. recounts a childhood dered in the middle of the the night" number one will be out this Fall. If pies and groovy soul hom sections similar to his. The opening words is truly horrific. Look for this. you wish to lend a hand or write right out of a Lynda Barry cartoon. "The following is pure fiction: Ac­ contact Denise c/o 1602 Adanac, The tracks for Prison were tually, I have been handsome and Semiotext(e) — A piece of prose is Vancouver, V5L 2C6. This should recorded between 1990/91. At the popular all my life," lead to polio at included in this great anthology be pretty cool reading. time of his death only one piece was age four and glasses at age six and which includes many other artists. completed,"NoNoMan(partone)." having his schoolyard marriage pro­ One page per person. (87) Other 'zincs you're gonna want Jesse was happy with the result and posal cruelly refused. These words Send a postcard first, not $/ had encouraged the producer, Steve are a cutting reminder of how trauma Tongue (Tongue) — A piece in­ Fisk, to continue. The music lends can scar someone for life. cluded in this anthology. (85) ambience to the dark, yet comfort­ "The Man Upstairs" (5:17) IforGrrWH.Q.isP.O.Box 11002, ing, feel of the spoken word. documents the routine ofthe person Personal Effects (Peterade Press) — WDC, 20008. Write them for a great Jesse wrote plays, novels, po­ living above another in a hotel. For Published in Vancouver. Lots of lush newsletter that will keep you in touch ems and stories. He directed several years Jesse lived at the Ontario Ho­ images of fairlynasty stuff. Portions of productions and also acted. His style tel close to the Seattle airport. In this this were serialized in Canada's own, was somewhat "Burroughs -ian" and piece we follow as the old man Pop Tart arts zine. (89) Jesse opened for William S. upstairs plays soli tare, talks to him­ Burroughs at a Seattle reading three self, masturbates and repeats the years ago. A picture included in the words "A big zero" aparently while Quit Whining Margaret c/o P.O. Prison liner notes shows a postively studying the cards, oblivious that Box 2154, Mt Holyoke College, beaming Jesse with his arm around his sounds carry through the floor. The Wraith (Patio Table) — Fic­ S. Hadley, MA, 01075 WSB's shoulders; I dare say BiU The paranoid person below takes in tion. Short stories. (82) seems to be smiling as well. everything and marvels that he can Crumbly Ul Bunny Erika c/o Jesse was a tall lumbering sort hear all being said but sounds thank­ Hermoine (Patio Table) - 1781 Selby Ave., St. Paul, MN, of guy with black-frame glasses. He ful when he mentions "under me fiction. (83) 55104 JESSE BERNSTEIN PEOPLE ARE READING Ever wonder what f "ole are I'm a slow reader but I make making their way back to us belat­ The Canadian Alias of Pond Scum Fuck America Up The Ass, by Brian save the world from destruction. reading? I do. My fave nadian up for it by retaining very little of edly, thanks to the Mafia-jobbers is a typical fine product of the Uni­ Fawcett. A lively 16-page pamphlet It's so good I'm rereading it for author, Crad Kilodney (yup, that what I read. In this way I'm able to who control the U.S. remainder versity of Guelph's Dept. of Geog­ in which Brian effectively rips apart the tenth time. guy that sells his books on the keep my mind perpetually open and market. Bateman's renditions of raphy. I sure at the charts until I'm everything American since the ar­ street comers of Toronto) took uncluttered. Latest books read in­ copulating ducks, geese, and swans stupid. Truly mesmerizing. rival ofthe Pilgrims. George Wash­ MySecrelLifeWithChartesKieling, the time to write and tell subtext clude: are delightfully enriching. ington is referredt o as "a drooling, by Atme Murray. Canada's favorite what he's been reading. There's Dungeon afthe Tortured Virgins is the perverted, psychopathic baby- songbird finally comes dean an east-coast bias, author-wise, The Erotic Art of Robert Bateman NakedBeneath Her Dress, by Steve first of a new line of Harlequins geared killer." mining to a 10-year affair with the here but, er, that's just as well. should have been the coffee-table McCaffery. This one's 900 pages to "the romance audience that wants a Saskatchewan wheat farmer. They Write Crad @ 1712 Avenue Rd, book of 1988, except that all the long. I started it in June, 1990, and little more spice and a taste of the DieScreaming.by Joe Ghiz. A fast- have a retarded child named Zippo, P.O. Box 54541, North York, copies were mysteriously dumped have gotten to page 18 so far. I have unusual." The author is Mary Brown. paced thriller about a P.E.I, potato who is locked away in a vault of the Ontario, M5M 4N5 in the U.S. Fortunately, they are no idea what it's about. 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How do you approach writing your songs? We are a democratic group, there is no principal songwriter. We start by composing the music, we start really basic. One of us will get an idea, a drum beat or organ riff, and then we work all together on thaL It's a group collaboration.

(By %gstann 9{asser lOCES^go^sjsjg^ is lastvisithere was two years ago, but John Hans burgh I by somebody," said of They Might Be Giants remembered his previous John. "The original song was actually written like a brag Vancouver stop well: "It was the first show of the song as 'I'm actual size,' but it was getting really harsh THEY MICHT Flood tour," recalled Flansburgh. "We were pretty and kind of bogus that way. I didn't know how to modify /pwdudW H well rested when we did it It was a nice hall too it except to turn it into 'She's actual size.' That worked [V. East Cultural Centre]. The people who worked the much better." show were really great" Waiting at the end of Apollo 18 is "Fingertips On the phone a continent away in Hanover, New (track eighteen on the disc..by mere coincidence?), an Hampshire, where he and John Linell are in the infancy of a tour epic collection of songs, or biu of, strewn together and, 3TS that will land them in Vancouver on September 6th at the well, John can explain it: "I think if you listen to it a few Commodore, Hamburgh's interest in the upcoming show is times, you' 11 hear a continuity to it" explains Hamburgh. perked by my description of the Granvilk wonder's special "You find yourself kind of singing the next part before it qualities: its size, decor and that beefy bouncy dance floor. "I comes along. It kind of sounds like this late night TV hope the stage isn't like that" says Hans burgh. I assured him it commercial for golden greats from the forties and fifties, was a normal stage. and part of it is that you're not really familiar with the What we Tl see when the Giants show up at the Commodore songs that they're referring to, so you just hear (breaks will be anything but normal, even for them. This will be the first into song) The golden leaves...I know you....' Part of it tour on which the Johns will be accompanied by a backing band, is not being familiar with the fragment that you're staffed by veteran New York players such as Tony Maimone hearing and wondering what the rest of the song might (Pere Ubu, Bob Mould) on bass and Kurt Hoffman (The be like. Another thing that is kind of interesting is the Ordinaires) alternating between keyboards and woodwinds. collision between one piece of material to the next being "It's great," gushed Hamburgh, "it's a lot of fun. It's a completely so different from one another. Yeah, it was set up for different way of working for us. A lot of things work a lot better. With the band it's very loud and very exciting." Before hanging up, I felt it was in my best interests For part of the set though Hamburgh and Linell will return to salve my political curiosity and ask this red-blooded to the old approach when appropriate. "We have a portion of the American how he was going to vote next November. show where we play unaccompanied by the band," says John. Who do you like, Mr. Hamburgh? "I heartily recommend "We do a song called "Mammal" off the new record as a duo and that people vote for Mr. Clinton because George Bush is that works really well because it's a pretty quiet song. It just a bastard. It's a personal thing, but I can't forgive him for works better as a duo, so that's the way we do it We weren't a the whole situation the country's in and I hold him and folk act when we suited, we just do whatever material work- Ronald Reagan personally responsible for a large part of best with whatever situation or set-up." it So I feel like it's time for a pro-choice president and "Mammal" is one of the entries on the aforementioned somebody who's got a little bit more vision in the future newest releaseApo//o 18, their second for Elektra. Upon hearing than some Republican." this song you might feel a certain poignancy expressed in the song towards animals, but if there is, it's by accident The song [Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water is basically a definition ofthe variety of mammals and what they Discorder offers you, our valued readers, another have in common with one another. It's almost an educational fantastic prize-winning opportunity. The first 2 readers song in that you just get a lot of information on what defines a to send us a picture of a mammal which you think most mammal. We'renotmembersof PET A. Weeatmeat We'renot resembles Geoge Bush, and a sentence or two explaining proud, but we do it" whyyouthinkso.wiilreceive the newest cassette releases Hamburgh's love of writing about strong feminine figures from They Might Be Giants and a pretty swanky (X- and their effect on others (dating back to "She's a Hotel large) TMBG t-shirt. Apollo 18 cassettes to the first 3 Detective") shows up this time in "She's Actual Size." "Actually, r-ups.6 vell.l by Rob Harrison

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A big guy, broad- Maneon? and turns of phrase in your M that's a really good foon. I think were on the roof of (fcctr studio with shouldered and wearing a Gram Parsons No, man, Henry does. Henry Rollins [ Dinosaur Jr. did At teal}** weB os Rk* James during daerJou, who was T-shirt, Dando ir the Lemonheads, being picked that up. I've done a lot of Yeah, I find myself going hack K> my [ You're LiviAgVl'lverU* recording at the ttme,teliing people to the. only .mainstay j» the .band";.-jtjj. y«ir songwriting with him [Manson] in mind, English classes in high school and how gel the fads, out of there, and tteyted history. Already popular on college radio, like a iot of things he's talked about and they taught us to focus in on trying to be Vm and AK*« and everything; in Australia, and in parts of Europe, the stuff, and I've tried to work out some of his terse, you know, not be overly wordy. 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What about the Robb brothers? was enough education for me and I Geraldo Rivera, it has t&j: letters GR on it. was touring solo In Australia? We are post-punk. We draw a lot of our No, they had just heard the demos. knew what I wanted to record label. doing,this it scary "fivtry time I went on band, who: brought punk rock to a stories? Are you a vinyl fan? I, well, the first couple of nights— I'd dif ferent level, Mud* ft waspnstty mu si c Damn right-.thcy Oh yeah,definitely. I have « CD player ncvCTalternative rock at all but there are a like, "Charlie told us they were really an apartment in Boston but all my tecotds I w*$ in Australia and it was : are at my dad's house. I love records. : :: such * Cool pface that when I left I said, "1 wanna come Speaking of your dad, how did your back." And my promoter was parents react to "Confet-ti" (a song Ulce. "Well, T'm bringing about hisparents' break-up thirteen Fuga/J down in October and years ago)? 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After several false starts, 1 sat down childlike does that bother you? wtth Miss Hatfield In the bandroom/ Nah, 'cos It's true to the jfi basement of the Town Pump. Ex of uninformed listener. 1 mean, it's _/£!__ ___W ^ ?.1 t the Blake Babies, that power pop even true If you know what I'm -^^ r MU^mW^^ j M*T % \ trio from Boston that set college trying to do or what I'm all tr i\ <*^ f i x radio on fire B.N. (before N-Band), about...my voice is childlike and •_tt she has recently released her first weak. I'm learning how to i|§^h *>4 * X =1a T solo effort. Hey Babe, a collection appreciate its difference, it's 1- i'** ..„ I .1 of ten fair to excellent songs. Buy it. uniqueness. _j4 • \ Did you have much Hme to relax? Thecoverof "Loose" that the Blake 1MB' 1 was relaxing for a couple of days Babies did was a real way to use ^m - -~^4 ^^mmmmW kind of. 1 was In L.A. and 1 got to your voice. '• \\\ hang around the pool a little bit. Yeah.see 1 wish 1 could write songs * «____ like that 'cos 1 think 1 would be • When you're on Ihe road how do better suited to songs that are ^M you keep yourself entertain-ed? simpler and tougher. I'm trying to •5* Just... 1 don't know,Just play shows. get away from that soppy pop Wr*mmmlm ^m%**i__^€_ •______i you know? stuff... If stoo much to tryto handle my voice with that kind of music, PHOTO BY JOEL FRASEF Do any writing? like "Forever Baby." These days . Not much, 1 can't really I'm trying to work with the and Donnie & Marie, so when 1 heard things you have to think twice concentrate very much on the limitations of my voice rather than X, 1 was totally blown away, they could about doing? road. stretching It really far; trying to be be really hard but with harmonies. I'm No, 1 feel total freedom. 1 feel like a little more laid back and heavier a real sucker for vocal harmonies but I'm in a position of, "Now's the What is your songwriting process? at the same time. Yeah, my upper 1 love heavy music and that was the time to really act, to really do It." It's changed a lot. 1 used to write a register's really weak and 1 have first combination of the two that 1 People's ears are wide open for song all at once, like In a night, but to sing softer, and 1 think that's really heard. Plus, the songs were so women In rawk right now, they' re now It's a real drawn out process. 1 really annoying. good and Exene's so cool. waiting for something. 1 don't feel write bits and pieces whenever 1 any pressure, 1 can do whatever 1 feel like it and eventually 1 have a Do you do any voice exercises? Do you remember the first time you want. IJusthavetofigureoutwhat song. Yeah. 1 went to school for four heard X? It is fast 'cos the opportunity Is years, music college, just to learn Yeah! From this girl, she was a nanny. there now. Butthenagainlt'sstllla An article in Entertainment Weekly how to sing better. And whenever 1 guess she was living with us. 1 lived In man's world, music and stated that you personified 1 can 1 do exercises. this pretty small, sheltered town and everything. EVERYTHING, really. "alternative cool." Who would lhat nobody knew any punk rock bands be for you? That's where you met the rest of down there. And this girl, she was For instance, all those record Oh, 1 don't know, like Sonic Youth is the Blake Babies? twenty-four or something, 1 was company weasels up there... so cool. They're Nke the coolest. 1 Yeah. That's why 1 went there sixteen, came to live with us and she They're all men, yeah, all those mean not necessarily in a good really, to find people to start a brought her records. One day 1 was big guys upstairs, And it's so hard way, but that's who 1 think of.... band. making dinner and she put on the to have confidence'cos rock is a song "Motel Room In My Bed" and 1 guy's thing and It's really hard to Did you wince when you read that X (the band) was a big turning said "What is that?" It was like the getupanddoit. Butldon'tbelieve description of yourself? point for you? gods were singing and 1 couldn't in feeling oppressed, and you're No, 'cos 1 don't really care what Yeah, they were my favorite band believe It was so good. Then 1 explored oppressing yourself If you believe people think of me, you know? in high school. They were really her record collection. She had It... I'mnottTuly oppressed,Idon't the first kind of punk rock music everything good: Mission of Burma, think. So 1 feel like 1 have every So when you read your voice being that 1 ever heard. Before that 1 was the Replacements.... opportunity In the world and all 1 described as precocious or Into stuff like Olivia Newton-John need istheconfldence.That'sthe Do you find lhat there are many taboos only thing that could hold me • • " left for women in the music industry, back. Juh;an a By Shawn Conner F_ _r-^_. 1 _^-J 1 1 ~

< - SEPTEMBER (Q Ok... are you happy with the It's a coat that one wears upon their rock and roll than almost 't remember, what were they records coming out? head. Most easily described as a anyone in North America at called a "genius," the Yeah, some of 'em. I like bits and deerstalker cap. Can we get on with the present time. Hey, I noticed pieces of 'em. this? the Damned are playing in Three-piece surf stuff. H_blan k generation," London In a few days. What Well, that explains it, I don't know "King Wompum Shit," Certainly. What do you think are they like now? anything about surf music. and "drunken arsehole." of the criticism "all Billy I've really no idea. I know He is the Mighty Billy Childish, No. Childish songs sound alike"? frontman for the best of British punk I can see that as a vaguely valid rock combos for over 15 years. Back In your opinion, who is rock criticism. I really think that there's Went metal? ' in "77 it was the Clash/Sex Pistols- and roll's greatest asshole? an amazing variety for something Well, yeah. But the Damned *" esque Pop Rivits, then in '81 came the I don't know. I've never listened to so similar. If someone wants to say for me is like 1977, when I s garage-punk Milkshakes, in '85 it enough of it to form an opinion. that, I'm not going to get upset about used to go see them play. is the brooding punk rock stylings of Thee it. What do you think? You know, when you get Mighty Caesars, and from '87 to the present Cuz I was watching a show the down to it, the Damned was 'e been treated to the r'n'b punk rock and roll other day on TV called / Got It's fairly ignorant. really just Brian James, the finesse of Thee Headcoats. Along the way, side projects My Mojo Workin, It's a tribute Well, yeah, but you have to get used guitarist He wrote all the have existed as well: The Dclmonas, The Black Hands, show to rock and roll stars, to that, don't you? stuff. And shit, they just Medway Poets, Natural Born Lovers, and Thee and somebody on the show pulled Vanian out of an Headcoatees. said that Jerry Lee Lewis is Uh, yeah. Billy, in the last audience one night to sing I The amount of vinyl Billy has appeared on rock and roll's greatest couple years there has been a Sensible was sort of like is nothing short of astounding; literally asshole. And I said to myself massive, explosive interest in "madman on the bass." Great hundreds of records have been released "No, Billy Childish is way more Billy Childish, Thee group, really. >ver the years (the Milkshakes alone of an asshole than Jerry Lee Milkshakes, Thee Headcoats, Vanian comes to some have released over 25 separate Lewis ever wished to be." Thee Mighty Caesars on the of our gigs. Unfortunately, pieces of vinyl!). Western interest he doesn't really know in the Childish legacy has included anything. Everybody expects a landslide of indie labels, including Vanian, the front man, to Sub Pop who have recently released a "The really gTeat thing about Sub Pop is the know everything, but he commemorative double CD set to celebrate extra money. That's how we can knock off doesn't. Still, the Damned the first 50 albums. What has drawn all this were really one ofthe greatest attention to Mr. Childish is not just the mass recordings to give to all the other little labels for rock and roll groups. releases but the music. His sound has evolved into singles and shit!" Something very strange something crudely familiar, but completely original, happened with that record and un-mislakably his own. The guitar, the voice, the too, making it one ofthe great bass, the drums. Punk rock. Yeah, I guess I'm as big an asshole West Coast USA. Why? rock and roll records,an d in Besides his massive musical achievement, Billy is as the best of 'em. I don't know, to Yeah! This is something we just a way it shouldn't be. also an accomplished poet and painter. He has me an asshole would be someone don't understand! It's strange, isn't several poetry books exit that he publishes himself like Mick Jagger: disrespectful of it? I've got no idea at all. I suppose How about the is well as art shows and exhibitions all over their own work. Someone who's maybe they've wanted to like an International Pop Europe for his paintings. gone completely against what they English group but have found it Underground To put it simply, Billy Childish's were doing. You know, turning into difficult in the past. You' re all such, Convention last year in punk-angst rock and roll has meant some sort of yuppie That's what I nice friendly blokes, really. We like Olympia? You were e to me than the Ramones, the would consider an asshole. you people. invited to play a headline Clash, or any other "punk" band. He position along with is in a class with Bo Diddley, Chuck What exactly is a headcoat? Thanks. I guess you're the Fugazi and L7. The Berry and Link Wray, a signature of true Some people say it's a hat, closest thing to the Damned Convention proved to rock and roll. He is the purest, meanest, some people say it's a coat...? we've got. You also play better be a major success, but crudest, most independent punker that there what did you think about has ever been or ever will be. He is the Wild Billy It? Childish. Well, if it was in England, This interview took place July 31, 1992, in Billy the people going would get Childish's kitchen, in a small apartment deep in the heart there and realize they of Rochester, a small working class town an hour due-east of London, England. Surrounding us while we chatted were Whereas, in America they stacks of records, books, mail, musical instruments, beer don't know that they're not bottles and sound recording devices. It is in this very supposed to like. Everybody kitchen that Billy has recorded most of his records... was very nice and friendly. Nice little town. Idon'tknow Discorder. Mr. Billy Childish, are you if I saw any of the bands, happy? ly Childish: So it's going to be like that. I thought you told me you saw the Melvins and .. it won't be really, but are Shadowy Men On A Shadowy you happy? Right now, I mean, Planet? You were also in Western with all these records pouring out, Oh yeah! In the park! Canada last year. What did you e you happy? think of that? Uh, I find that question dead confusing. I'm What'd you think of Shadowy Well, all I wanted to do was Uke a lot sure I know what you mean. Men? They're Canadian. walk in the woods! When we got to © a( O)!____

Canada I was very impressed with when people come along to see you Does Sub Pop know this? What are your favorite songs ago. I shouted same John Lennon the fact that there weren't many because they want to, not because Yeah, they're not stupid. you've written? lyrics at him. We had our first Pop people there and it looked like a they feel they ought to. I also like to I like "In Your Hand," "You Make Rivits album with us and il had a good place to go for a walk. I think be paid, which is a recurring What about your own label, Me Die," "Rusty Hook," Double song on il called "Beatle Boots" so the scenery is very nice, but nobody problem. Hangman? In 5 years from Axe"...I like quite a few, really. we gave it to hin- After that. lives there! It's a bit of a problem Hangman's All the vinyl is one of your birth In 1988 Paul really major you've put out McCartney's achievements. Exactly 47Lps!l!Howdo daughter suited how many pieces of vinyl, you do ft?! •€ ' V_a coming to Pop Rivits singles, LPs, EPs, Well, at the gigs. The bloke from Led compilations, are you on? moment we are not Zeppelin, Robert Plant, Oh God, I've got no idea! Must in debt, but it he used to coi be around 200 now. basically pays for Milkshake itself. We scraped That's Incredible) Of all up the money for the many labels you've the first one and been on, Sub Pop, K, went from there. BigBeat, Crypt, Shakin' Any small amount Street and of course of money we make Hangman, which is the goes straight back best you've been on? into making more records. Wedon't How do you take on Who's your biggest hero? Well, I like Sub Pop alright pay any of the bands, either. It's the accusations of sexism? I hke Crazy Horse but I don't know much Though some people tell me understanding. The idea of it is that Listen, if you took sexism out of about him. The problem with heroes is thi that we're getting ripped off I it's an artistic label. rockn roll it wouldn't be rock nrolL they always let you down. don't really worry about it cuz I don't really notice. They pay You also seem to write quite a few songs about us in advance. They give us Native American Indians. Why? more money than any other "Listen, if you took sexism out I'm quite fascinated, really. You people treat them like shit a label. But we didn't get any t- there. I'm a fan of the underdog, I guess. I'm doing a Canadian shirts! They made t-shirts and of rock and roll it wouldn't be single called "Louis Riel" for Nardwuar's label. didn't tell us,then when I asked them about it they said they rock and roll." What's your most hated figure in pop culture? didn't have any left. For fuck's It's not really a hated figure, really, it would be more the sake! music industry itself. These massive things \~ For this new album I'm doing Sony and MCA, it's not really a figure, it's th< with Sub Pop [The Black God, I don't even think Sub In the various bands you've been idea. Sony and MCA just isn't music. Hands] they wanted a contract Pop have 47 Lps out! in, you've played in countries all I wrote them back and told Yes, but you've got to understand, over the world. I find it incredible How do you stand on the CD they're playing a different game. that you've taken your lil" rock versus vinyl front? We don't spend any money on and roU combos to such great I don't actually mind CDs as an object, •tu don't sign publicity, we don't pay royalties or heights as being flown all over it's just what they represent that's wrong. contracts? any of that shit the world. They try to control and take over and push ot Contracts aren't worth the paper Yeah, well, rock and roll is a hobby, records, and records really are better, I think. People they're written on. I don't even Over the course of your it's not a job. Once it goes past being will realize that soon. If they could only live together, know why we're on Sub Pop, musical history, you've written a fun hobby you're in trouble. but they can't because it's a money making venture, we're like nothing else on the hundreds of songs. For the quality. It's diabolical the way these corporate bastards shove it label! I suppose it's because first ten years it seemed that So besides England, Canada down people's throats! It's not the worst evil in the world, but it' Mudhoney asked us to play wilh you wrote about nothing other and the US, where have you a small example of a bigger picture them in London and Bruce and than girls and angry love, but been? John | Sub Pop bosses] were there. it seems Well, thank you very much for now that •_•_•_•_•___• •talking to me today, Billy. AU I I suppose Steve Turner your can say is keep it up! (Mudhoney) was fairly changing "I met Paul McCartney once, years Thank you. Grant, I will. instrumental. I mean, hell, "Touch Me I'm Sick" is a ago. I shouted some John Lennon So there you have Childish rip-off I lyrics at him." Yeah, it was Steve, really. And somewhat ^^^^^^^^^ thee Billy Childish. then Danny(Mudhoney) got more **************mmm*U * Billy's anthology of into it, and I suppose Cal vin(K7 environmental attitude. I think Spain, Germany, France, Holland, records are getting increasingly hard tc Beat Happening) helped out this is especially evident on Austria, Berlin, Norway, Japan, but are still available at most good independent too. The thing is we're( Thee the Sub Pop album... songs Yugoslavia, Iuly...all over, really. record stores. In the last year alone, over a dozen Headcoats) real prostitutes, like "Ralndeers Are Wild" and We stopped over in USSR once! Headcoats singles have been released as well as three we'll go with the highest bidder, "We're Gone." more LPs. Go on, try it Take a bite. Get snagged to Billy's when there ain't no audience! I was and we don't sign contracts. The Yeah, I don't really broadcast it It's Have you ever met the Queen? "Rusty Hook" and you'll never shake loose. really bloody annoyed that I couldn' t really great thing about Sub Pop is done in a very sort of funny way. I Who, Freddy? take a walk around. Instead I had to the extra money. That's how we can suppose those songs are really saying [A goodame to startwoutdhmebeenon Augusts,1991whenBill) play to all these poxy people, or lack knock off recordings to give to all that we're (the human race) on the Who's the most famous Childish and Thee Headcoats played Uve on CiTR's Radio of poxy people....But then again I the other little labels for singles and way out A celebration ofthe decline person you've ever met? Thundobird Hell. Its always titer these legendary hate big audiences anyway. I like it shit! of the human race, so to speak. I met Paul McCartney once, years events happen that you hear about them, isn't it?] u^a(^j (®jPmZ**\( The Sons'very e: Blasters, the Long Ryders and Those different elements audience. "We can play i_l these the road. "The thing going against been a precarious balancing act others come up, there's another and versatility have made the Last areas in the suburbs,**; e*£fsrtns us, going across Canada" offers of pursuing their music while band that Murphy more Wild Sons one of the very few Murphy, "whereas? * loWof Wilson, "is the weather. We're providing the means to do it, and comfortably compares his group other bands couldh'*. do-it looking at maybe mid-September, it hasn't been without it's to: "If anybody wants to say what because our mus'tg*"}'-.. The touring thing is very causalities. Drummer and the band's like, I say it's like accessible to those places. s important, but we're working with founding member Al Black left Creedence [Clearwater Nowadays it iijsUal. lof a time schedule we have no control the band last winter while they Revival] in the which you were in the midst of recording the can locate disc so he could return to work f\o get out there, the bands. When Mike Van and support his ***** it we did with the Adrichem of Nine-B South /i(c Records called me at home to confirm my appointed session that moming with the Last Wild Sons, my hangover fuzzed up my interpreting of the address where we' d meet. So here I was knocking on a strange door, when a grizzled ^Xrf-V* elderly lady in a housecoat opened her front door to this greasy, bleary-eyed guy wearing a straw helJMJw* p*ft tfeft WM-4 Hjj " "I'm looking for some Last theiifft Wild Sons," I said. "Are there any (In ^i:toatS!:^H^:i3fiX->$^j|^| around?" child. with$^^JM^]ft^d^v^0l "Ohh...da bahnduverdere. Bla a pestUxt &£ J*«':ntfH«fc(_ ft&&| Yes, dey uhre free Duhrs Duwn and the the Ja^^Cc*!* gnjrait^l Dere." Murphy "W^^^ttifc a^ttt Vw&W Fortunately for me Mike brothers *«*:» ?&$[&$* *%'.*' <%£*$? happened along as I stumbled to (including the sidewalk and the right house, , |^A%o^a^-rockabilly outfit There ~i their band. Nestled iathe middle the Rockin' songs on Workin of West Vancoi Edsels. Eventually feature Bughot working class the Edsels ran their Murphy doing principl disappointment; course, with Butch on two songs a Wild Sons cl leaving to join the on others, a role Butch tttlecfftrs. Nervous Fellas, and performs whenever his bread Workin' Man. the remaining Murphy s ind butter band doesn't its truths and Black got together require his attention. The again, this time deter­ Bughouse-Fellas-Sons mined to avoid the pitfalls ts responsible are familiar with.Trui of their old band, one of for bringing Billy Rogers a strange way of ti which was losing guitar to Vancouver. Rogers myths: "It's like jijpu end 'iiiiji in s players. "When this band lived and played in New job you figure you 31 go into; was formed, I decided that's York where a couple of his resume entries were couple of years and [afterwajj it man," said Murphy." I'n i the Ramones and the go back to university," expla|p! never going to have to worry \ late Johnny Thunders. guitarist/vocalist Gene Murphjf. about a guitar player ever \ After moving to "There's an awful lot of peopfi again." Gene's guitar duties with the Edsels were confined Ja Toronto he was out there who just werjt to go tc playing rhythm, something he g^ brought in as a work for a couple of ^ars, and ••. felt needed changing. "I just took __^\ disaster drummer "'"" gptheroajJthey're i my guitar and spent hours every Shotgun night [practicing]. I used to finish Shack gig, and my dinner, go into the room and (rockin*) four to six hours every day Hayward. Tor four months, and then came said, 'Okay, let's put the Wilds Sons together.' And §jthat's what we did." What they did in their first Sfcear and a half together was write aa . ajjd rehearse a repertoire lhat has grown to a flexible set li st of |.thirty-five originals; all homages that it don'tlike." ™to the band's abundant convinced Rogers in a phone jjyilsonisaprecisii. musicianship and their country/ like the call to leave his new-found (art>auiihinistirade),anocciupaio! -foundation that is solid hometown to come to the coast. ie la?* he'u probably in ts iurtn but without each coming to you, Billy enjoys life out here but v'er admitting "maybe when I'm confining orthodoxy. concludes Wilson, "you have to wishes the shows themselves o back to that.'*| sd is very accessible," without go to them." were a little, um, livelier: "In says Murphyi"It's got an edge to having to play With all the travelling New York city bands come out it, no doubt atfeut il The blues ' the five or so they've done locally, (including and play their balls off, and no stuff is not like your regular blues downtown ghettos for original their near-legendary mini tour with matter what night it is, it's a stuff and the .country stuff is not bands. Lately, the sons have been the Beat Farmers two years ago) fucking show. The competition like your regular country. Il's al! had blues and couniryand xgggmpling the suburban life of you'd think they'd be eager to is so great, you really gotta got an edge to JL" rock and everything else mixed • Laduer and North Vancouver, back up their disc. Unfortunately, sell yourself. Do whatever you -tuible comparisons .together. It's the same-with thi* taking their sound to the burbs logistics and our unique climate gotta do, blow the fucking s_cli as the and a forgotten, untapped are conspiring to keep the Sons off place up..."

*W E_RS°STs__fi3 jfso if you do hap] it..well, they usualr| 30% of perforate!; s. The problem ts find out if you't later after the show, internally bled quite a bit and your stomach adds have pretty much eradicated most of you," bluntly states Slug. Next time you bitch about pressure on the job, remember.... Finally, there is Mr. Lifto, who has become somewhat of an intriguing sexual enigma. With the grace of a swan and the gait of a dancer, his lean body mounts the stage and shimmers under the ;h plastic tubing spotlight His timidness towards the crowd is ironic in the that what is to follow would from anybody but a demure soul. * syrup, catsup, and You see, Mr. Lifto has mastered whatever else is handy, are then the art of suspending objects from poured into the syringe and, after various piercings through his the tubing has been serpentined body. Of the most fascinating down his esophagus through way s through his of the nasal passage, slowly tongue, nipples and penis. Mr.

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Their first gig is Sex With Nixon These cyber­ ElephanfS Child — Noise In happening at the Cruel Elephant on punk bastards stole a Butthole Nendlks September 4th and 5th with band- Surfers-warped-Faces cover. Safe Four song demo. A mix between They thank Greyhound, God and like No Evil Hair, Rusty Nails, Dog tunes; fake British accent Change of Heart, Windwalker and Pacman™. Mellow, kick-back Eat Dog, A Cartoon Swear, The happening. Tight instrumentally, My Bloody Valentine put together tunes with that done-in the- Juice Monkeys, The Many, and reminiscent of Soul Asylum. If into a polished package and basement feel. Anthony and I Spoonscoop, Taste, Movieland and you went to Lollapalooza and engineered by Blair Cab baba. Good, like it. Hobden Management, 701 Facepuller. 5 bands a night For bought a t-shirt you'll probably like nice and vague. 5250 Chesham Ross Ave., Penticton, B.C. V2A- more information on the Vancouver this. 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This is getting nonstop. Very professional Whats up? A lot is up. Reactions to than watching bands (ie. 200 people those hours, and on the third floor is lotsaairplayonCiTR. They should Well, we just don't agree on this packaging; heavy noise. the Western Canada watching a band, 6,000 people in arecorchng studio. Rumours haveit play out here instead of the evil city band at all. Coral thinks they're old Available at Track and Zulu. Independent Music Festival, the beer tent, and the other 3,800 that SNFU is playing the firstgi g of Victoria. and suck while I think "Saw my Claw Records, Box 3324, affectionately known as Stone y '92, were divided up between there. Daddy..." is thee classic Canadian Vancouver, B.C. are varied. Babes in Toyland fornicating, fighting, and hunting Puke Theatre is back Drag the River Content fave. Said track is not on V6B-3Y3 cancelled, as did half of the other The Man down for their rightful together and their drummer Colin These guys hate West Van cops. demo (day of infamy). Box 48293 "big name" acts. And what about pay.) although all 10,000 were in Upton now plays real drums 1 The song "Drag the River" [not to Vancouver, B.C. V7X-1A1 Uttle Heads Are Soft those "surprise" bands? 65 bands attendence for the Dead Milkmen. Sparkmarker are touring to be confused with the name of then- Another product of the crucial played. BUM, Shutdown, The We were suppposed to go, but we NYC where they'll be doing some band] is a very psychological Pink Elvis Love Child—Full On Dyssentry recordings. I'll bet Evaporators, Elvis Love Child, only had $20. Like you care. recording and afterwards continue Floyd-ish tune while theirfast songs Noise that if I said they sounded like Huevos Rancheros, and Cub(whom Flash Bastard, premier band their touring. are more like Pearl Jam. Quoting An up-and-coming band to look Superchunk and The Leaving everyone thought was Shonen at Highwood '92, supposedly The Hard Rock Miners lyrics..."You gotta jump in the air out for. This five-piece band Trains mixed together they Knife), in particular, ruled. caused approximately 275 dollars have ventured into the beer and let the magic begin." Slow parts describe themselves as "Grunge would disagree with me. Amazing gig even though of damage after hucking a mike commercial world so listen to your organization was lacking. However, stand into a whopping hundred fave commercial radio station and on the other side of the coin, if it people when the sound man cut don't forget to turn it up, asshole. was any more organized people them off after half an hour. [Like wouldn't have been able to fuck they did to every other band. Ed.] STEPPEN' ON GRANT'S around and have as much fun as On the other hand, the recent TOES SUPERFLY SNOWBOARDS 8 they did. (The washrooms were local festivals were great successes. Blobs Vol.3, on Way Out records compietleyGG Allin.) Lotsa people U nder the Volcano cornered the from Victoria, is out with Scott and lotsa Vancouver bands. CLOTHING!" ACCESS0RIESH! nouveaux riches guilt-money "Shovlhed" Henderson and BUM Sloney '92 was actually market and Rock Against moved to High River, Alberta— Prisons probably didn't make any Buy a Twerdocleb 7" on Scratch j/ve tresll morrow changing the name to Highwood dough but it had Peanut Gallery so Records, sold at Scratch, and get a "92— a week before the event was it was fineanyway . Only one person freeee Oversoul 7 7". 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This spirit Is not lost, especially on fri aug 28 THE LAST WILD SONS play songs from their new cd 'heart of the workin' man* w/ THE ROAD w/ HAPPY MAN and what Is this rebellion thing? yah'd think this world sn't a perfect place or something cause these guys have plenty to say and now they have more members to say it with sat aug 29 epitaph recording skatepunks from Seattle COFFIN BREAK w/ SEX WITH NIXON w/ RED SUGAR HlLlSIEuiiTHBaUN _«i_T tues tep.l SUPER CHEAP 70S DISCO wed sep. 2 prenuptual _•„".. 4_ charity bolll featuring LOW and DISNEY FIST, also starring STAB EM IN THE ABDOMEN and KATHETTER. starring ex- members of ogre, east van halen & more, with a tribute to J £23| w~B, BBI v the boys by the DEAD HOG'S; also! the return of shindig '91 THE TOPE BEATLES losers JEF come early to catch all the action! thurs. sep. 3 MWJI ~ K-tJf.Wi punk rock with an Intellectual twist! Toronto's RANDOM KILL­ ING w/ eMpTy recording artists and my fave punk band DEATH OF VINYL THE TAPE-BEATLES ZOVIET FRANCE from Seattle ZIPGUN w/ MUTANT STARFISH hi. sep. 4 / sat. sep.5 a damn good Idea: THE VANCOUVER COLLECTIVE [#1 Album on CiTR's Music With Sound Shadow, Thief Of The Sun showcase of bands helping bands to strengthen the whole Top 100 of 1991!] [Recycled media collage] [Ambient experimental] ' Vancouver's rock 'scene* fri: JUICE MONKEYS / A CAR­ TOON SWEAR / DOC EAT DOG / RUSTY NAILS and NO EVIL HAIR; sat: FACEPULLER / MOVIELAND / TASTE / THE MANY and SPOON SOOP tues. 8 DISCO TIL YAH CAN'T DISCO NO MORE wed 9 yes yes ohh man this Is goona be great: dischord recording artists from d.c. JAWBOX w/ THE MANY w/ BLAISE PASCAL now If s time to chill out to the smooth nuclear free sounds of thurs. 10 slash recording artists from new Zealand THE CHILLS w/ Seattle's sub poppers THE WALKABOUTS fri. 11 If j were at their last show you would already have set this aside for one of the best alternative tentacles recording artists from san fran NEUROSIS w/ touring mates SLEEP w/ i fran s THE STIMMIES sat. 12 oh man. another killer rock show that is so good Its hard to believe: flipside recording artists from san fran BULIMIA BANQUET w/ classic punk rockers from California FINAL CONFLICT w/ NOISE FLOOR tues. 15 70s DISCORAMAS1 CHEAPwed 16 i went to new york a while ago and met a guy named don chow dj extraordinaire, and he dragged me to some of the most happening turntable spinning DIGITAL POODLE MICHAEL PERILSTEIN PRODUCERS FOR BOB I'd ever seen, this from a guy who lives the life of "live or die*...I'm Soul Crush Elephants Gliding On Ice Bob's Media Ecology ew man. underground techno non-commercial antl-estab- [Tekno-industrial-beats] [Surreal soundtrack music] [McLuhan meets Negativland] llshment concept kinda stuff that rules...come check It out on Wednesdays (most of em. anyhow), too cool! thurs. 17sub pop recording superstars from Seattle LOVE BATTERY w/ CRAWL AND TRUST US w/ MY BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN fri 18 rock rock rock, fuckin'rock night, man: local heavies THE PASTIES w/ ex- Bamlng trees ck ex-soundgarden In sub pops TRULY w/ mipeg's SYDER MONKEY tat 19 founding member of rank'n'file ex-true believers from texas ALEJANDRO ESQOVEDO BAND tues 22 CRUEL 70S DISCORAMA: GOT 70S GEAR ON? NO LINING UPI wed 23 dig the underground techno sound that can be made by two turntables and a DJ WITH AN ATTITUDE thurs 24 Industrial rhythm kings from FAAIII-V California GR6T0S w/ cargo recording artists from montreal BLISS w/ local new rock band CRATE fri 25 nardwuar the human serviette records presents THE SMUGGLERS w/ way >ut recording artists from victoria THE SHOW BUSINESS GI­ ANTS w/ Seattle's DRIP TANK sat 26 Vancouver's little label with the most challenging selection of singles and cds: scratch festival of its recording artists roster with from japan NIMROD featuring japan's s&m porn queen MAYUKO HINO w/ DIN SUCKING CHEST WOUND DIGITAL POODLE TWERDOCLEB w/ victoria's HUMP and surprise performances Fantastic Planet God Family Country Work Terminal tues 29 DISCO $1 CHEAP ORIGINAL VINYL STARS wed 30 rain [Telcno rave trance] [Funky history lessons] [German remix import] creature cd release party featuring RED SECTOR 1, DOSE PUMP, DANCING ON GLASS and COLOUR CLIQUE.remember super cheap covers (S1-S5) tues to thurs except special events and cheap covers on weekends...usually about $6...more or less the cheapest bevvies in town for a nightclub and extra super cheap during the week...so this is obviously Vancouver's only alternative nightclub, for extra Info call the club @ 688- ON SALE NOW 13.99 Open Tues.-Sat., 9pm-2am WHILE QUANTITIES LAST 23 W. CORDOVA BLACK SWAN RECORDS Info Line - 688-5351 2936 W. 4th Ave., Vancouver, B.C. V6K 1R2, Phone 734-2828 like it should be played in a stadium Switzerland, comes forth yet infi«_aflO0,O0OflickeringBics™. another record of classic bound In other words, not that inspiring. impudence. It's The Monsters I thought I would hate this next Meets!! Betty Pages of Fright.. If VANCOUVER one. With a name like Codeine, I you think that title is a bit daft the could only imagine how bad it would music will send you reeling. The COLLECTIVE Presents: be. Tomy total shock, I actually came first tune "Creature From The Black away -king this 7"!Though the Aside Lagoon" is a demented, psychotic, Uprettyripe,theB-sideisawonderfully psycho-billy stamper, capturing the cool and very .very slow melodic song. best elements of Screaming Jay [see Entitled "Broken Hearted Wine," it's page 25] and the Cramps in voodoo- FRIDAY, got a distant Velvet Underground style weirdness. Side two is even SEPTEMBER 4TH 1 feeling to it that on the whole makes it more deranged when the Monsters a beautiful tine. take on the ABBA cover "S.O.S" At The CRUEL ELEPHANT And then there's Rein and a fucked up "Jingle Bells" '77 E MONKEYS Sanction. I rememberseein g them punk stylet Forfans of totally stupid, >TOON SWEA_- a year or so ago at the Cruel Elephant really good rock and roll music, These guys are the LOUDEST look up the Monsters! (Dionysus, DOG EAT DOG fuckers I have ever experienced. I P.O. Box 1975, Burbank, CA, swear Sub Pop puts out their stuff to 91507, USA). piss people off. Their dead-paced, depressing, industro-white-noize- muzac is nothing short of deafening SATURDAY, crapola. Their new 7" is no SEPTEMBER 5TH At The CRUEL ELEPHANT BY GRANT LAWRENCE (Sub Pop, P.O. Box 20645. Seattle WA, 98102, USA). FACEPULLER Chalk up another hit for MOVIELAND j Happy back-to-school time kids. (WAY OUT!, #102, 535 Yates St., Tacoma's Girl Trouble! Theirnew i TASTE J Hope y'all had a good summer, cuz Victoria, BC, V8W 2Z6). double 7" on Sympathy is a smash! k THE MANY M I didn't. But things are looking up Seattle label Popllama has just This time Girl Trouble pays f formy depressed, shit-bird lifestyle released a sie w of stuff, all of which homeage to Elvis and his movies by \ SPOON SOOP JS in the form of fine rock and roll is very decent shit. The big score playing four title songs from four of music and a lotta 7" singles. Before this month has got to be The those famous'60's flicks. Included I begin the usual rant I'm gonna let Shitbirds debut release "Theme here on this four-sided rock and roll Sticking to the warp-rock you know that due to many a request, From A Shitbird." This band is great dance party are the tunes "Girls, vein, Rockin' Rod and the I'm gonna add addresses after each The Shitbirds are a snotty little girl- Girls, Girls," "Viva Las Vegas," Strychnines' "Kill the Milkman" record so you can send away for group from Hoboken, NJ, chalking "Spinout,",and the standout shake- b/w "We Stand United" continues them all by yerselfs. Though most up a way cool sound that is yer-ass smash "Kissin' Cousins." the tradition of that pounding, agro- ofthe records I reviewca n be found somewhere between Shonen Knife The packaging is great too, with lots garage sound. On the whole, an in town at Track, Zulu and Scratch and The Re/.illos in power-pop of little Elvis knick-knacks to read average release, staying true to the Records, some have been mailed in brillance. It's easy to see why these V leam while you rock out real NW sound of the Sonics/Girl from the US and abroad and are now sounds caught the ear of Also out on Sympathy is The Trouble as opposed to Pearl Jam. plain hard to find.S o there you go- Popllama's Scott McCaughey, as Devil Dogs' "Get in Line" b/w (RRS c/o K, P.O. Box 7154, happy now? the B-side is very reminiscent of "Hellraiser." Up until this pointl've Olympia, WA, 98507, USA). Why so Goddamn Scott's first combo, the doo-wop adored everything this band has put Next up is Shadowy Men obnoxious, you ask? Cuz I just got '60's style, girl-fronted, Dynette out. Razor-edged '77 punk rocktha t On A Shadowy Planet. This EP, finished listening to The Set. slaps you hard the minute the needle entitled Dog and Squeegie, adds Mummies latest release on Also out on Popllama is a hits the groove. Not this time. I yet another stellar 7" to the Men's Rekkids. True to form, the really rocking record from The swear there must be something already stunning discography. Side Mummies are at their snot-nosed Framton Brothers. Their wrong with this record... it sounds one is a stamper on the spy theme, best here, doin' a couple of their sheering bar-rock sleaze-boll sound really weird. There's this overall and side two includes a kicking, own, "Food, Sickles and Girls" and makes these two songs about bass-tone hum that blocks out guiurs ethnic surf-rave and a twenty second "In and Out," plus the Sonics' "Shot fumiture(?!) a shaking good time. and vocals. The songs underneath punk-polka tune. Great stuff. Down." Both are totally rockin' "Do the Chair" b/w "Furniture—A don't sound half bad but the sound (Estrus, P.O. 2125, Bellingham, <3 fuzzed-drenched hits that'll make Rock Opera" totally rock out is fucked I Maybe it's just my copy.... WA, 98227, USA). you fell like going out and wrecking Popllama's final hit this month (Sympathy For The Record Industry, Finally, a couple of records something as soon as the needle is from none other than Seattle's 4901 Virginia Ave., Long Beach, from Montreal based Cargo slaps it's way to the end of these 7 unsung hero, that king without a CA, 90805, USA). Records. First up is Montreal band inches of filth-rock. A must have. crown, the giant ofthe underground The girl version of Billy The Stand, who have seemingly (Rekkids, 15592 Sandusky Lane, coffee scene, Mr. Joey Kline. Now Childish's Headcoats, Thee been around for ages without doing VANCOUVER'S Westminster, CA, 92683, USA). let me get something straight: I hate Headcoatees, have released one anything except a few odd tracks on Blobs #3, the third installment country music. But when Joey plays of their best to date, and on a compilations. It's been worth the LARGEST SELECTION of 7" records highlighting the his country music, fuck, I really like Japanese recordlabel ! Shining with wait though. This three song EP OF ALMOST NEW AND USED recorded works of phenomenal it! Cool country-pop-rock songs that cultural awareness, these sassy punk showcases The Stand's extra- Victoria pop bands, is out. This time absolutely come alive on vinyl. The chicks do "My Boyfriend' s Learning strength power-pop with slight PAPERBACKS AND Blobs covers a joint effort in the sound on this thing is great! If you Karate" as their Japanese debut and elements of punk. The songs are form of Scott Henderson wanna hear a couple of great songs it's fucking hilarious! A superb catchy, and melodic, reminding me MAGAZINE BACK ISSUES (Shovlhed, Show Business Giants) but hate country music, get this rockin' ditty from start to finish. of the Posies or fellow Canadians backed by combo-extrodinaire record. (Popllama, P.O. Box 95364, (Vinyl Japan, Seiwa Bldg, 2F-9, Bum. Though the cover of the LARGE RANGE OF BUM. What you get is four tunes, Seattle, WA, 98145-2364, USA). 7 Chrome, Nishi-Shinjuku, Pogues' "Boys from the County three of which are sung and On the other side of the Seattle Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, Japan) Hell" doesn't come off that well, HARD COVER BOOKS performed by Scott and backed by indie-rock court. Sub Pop has also this is a damn cool Canadian release. Bum, and the fourth song is Bum on recently releasedload s of stuff. First (Cargo/Enguard, 1671 St Hubert, THOUSANDS OF NEW AND their lonesome. Intertwined between up is a "fuck" band of moderate Montreal, PQ.H2L3Z1). songs are neat little gags, proportions, namely The Fuckers. Bliss are another Montreal COLLECTOR'S COMICS commercial snippets and even a Basically, what we have here is a band with a 7" on Cargo, but Nardwuar bleep! Unfortunately, standard dose of modem -punk: fast personally I'll stick with the Stand. Scott's songs just don't do it forme. loud, grating and obnoxious. Chilli Pepper/Mike Watt funky- WE BUY, SELL OR TRADE His short blasts of hard, brzarro- Unfortunately,not as fun as a "fuck" punk is not what I consider punk I respect, but just don't dig. band should be... almost sounding enjoyable music. (Sorry, Moes, I 1247 Granville near Davie Bum's track is the standout like a serious V dirgey Gas Huffer! just couldn't get into it!). (Bliss, cut on Blobs #3. It's a fantastic pop- Finally, forthefirsttimeeverj P.O. Box 425, Victoria Postal 682-3019 punk tune that rip-snorts through heard Rocket From the Crypt on Station, Montreal, PQ, H3Z 2V8). great, overlapping harmonies and their latest Sub Pop EP. This may be Jeez Louise, nothing like a 3347 Kingsway straight-out rock V roll guitars. If a complete journalistic cop out bad funk recordt o end off the month. 430-3003 Bum don't get real big, real soon, but..well, I think they sound Now I'm depressed again... then this music world is as fucked as like...Nirvana. The songs are Way, way, way over on the where'd I put that Girl Trouble Open 7 Days a Week I think it is. anthem-style punk rock that sound- other side of the world, in record?

SEPTEMBER Q) JUST FOR SUMMER... YOUR ALTERNATIVES HAVE DOUBLED!

Aug. 28-29 R&B ALLSTARS Sep. 1-5 CICERO BLAKE Sep. 7 C.J. CHENIER a THE RED-HOT LOUISIANA BAND on* night only tickets & tho bar $8 Sep. 8-9 ORIGINAL SINNERS Sep. 10-12 JIM BYRNES Sep. 14,15, 28 OLIVER AND THE ELEMENTS Sep. 16-19 Tho Rolling Stones' harmonica: SUGAR BLUE from Chicago Sep. 21-26 AMOS GARRETT Sep. 29- Oct. 3 MORGAN DAVIS DOHimSJACmWSMS: SATURDAY 3-8 PM / SUNDAY BLUES MARATHON JAM 3PM-MIDNIGHT JACK LA VINS JAMS ARE SPONSORED BY MOTHER'S MUSIC AND THE DRUM SHOP OPEN EACH NIGHT FROM 9:30 PMTO 1:30 AM OPEN WEEKDAYS FROM 11:30 AM JPfCMli till 360*8 MICHAEL BROOK bly from Europe. The ambient ume, and watch all the people Cobalt Blue movement gained recognition in and cars go by; if you feel like Supernatural (4AD) the late seventies as it pulled away you're in a germ an avante garde (Link Records) Hold on all you Ambient-sters out from the intellectual minimalist film, the music is acceptable; if At a party recently (in Kitsilano, it there I One of the founding fathers and electronic experimental cir­ you feel like you're just locked may or may not be important to of "soundtrack" music is back from cles and popularized the ideas of up in a stuffy car with boring note), I stepped into the kitchen to the behind the scenes world of pro­ music forming both a subliminal New Music crap. ..well, you have put my beer in the fridge. An ugly ducer and arranger with a new solo and conscious "environmental" your answer! guitar solo was emanating from the release, tantalizingly called Cobalt backdrop incorporating modulat­ Is Cobalt Blue boring New room's ghetto©!aster while the two Blue. Of course, the inevitable ing rhythmns, layering, patterns, Age crap ? Well, half the time in guys in the kitchen were rapping question, if you are in any way and harmonic infusions to create the car I felt like I was in a Wim ecstatic about the music. "I listened interested in this genre, it immedi­ and instill certain states in the lis­ Wender road movie. The other to this all day," "Cool it's a great ately must be asked, "Is it New Age tener, or, as the case would be. half I felt like I was in Wim album," "Blah blah Wah." Crap!?" Wenders last road movie! A Then, just as I was Whereas Daniel Lanois went few of the tracks are excellent, about to leave, I turned to folksy (albiet acceptable folksy), namely "Ten," "Hawaii," one of the guys and said, Laswell and Horowitz became "Shona Ridge," and "Slow "Whois this, Aerosmith?" music executives, and Brian Eno Breakdown" but the rest seems a He was visibly can be highly unpredictable (wit­ little uninspired and thin, and shaken. "No man, it's ness his atrocious collaberation perhaps a little too "feel good..." TempleoftheDog."Well, with John Cale), Michael Brook If you're an Eno or Brook fan, excuulIUUuuuse me. has stood his ground with his the album is a must. Otherwise, Actually, I knew unique style and sound. Only Jon you'll have to wait for a new Wender very well who it was but, Hassel has really progressed as road movie for me to Compare it to. really, what's the much musically with his (note: the Surgeon General- difference between Cityworks of Fiction (which I isbno warns that too much suhhmi- Temple of the Dog and slagged in Discorder several nalmusicisbadforyourational stale. for a Hog," " Smoking A Small Piece Aerosmith? About twenty years ago, but, once you get used Television, advertising, dance mu­ PIGMENT VEHICLE of Your Brain,". The coolest cuts are years, that's all. to it, is a unique and fascinating sk, meditation. New Agenoodlmgs, Let th* Squid Fly Free "I Am," with the singalong chorus Such is how I fee- recording), and Earthquake Is­ and pink stucco all contribute to a (Way Out) of "Eyyeeeeaaaammmmm," a about this release by the land releases. phyricalsute colloquially known This twelve song stick o' dynamite couple of sweltering instrument-Is, 360's. Retro to a fault, But, of course, the rise in as "flat-braining"—a brain comes out of Victoria, and though "The Wihna Dance," "Perogies For almost all of it can be New Age wimpy-dom (the reli­ wave state inwhich you are Vic is a civil service ghetto or a Everyone," and the busy "Cheese traced back to the seventies in one senior citizen's pasture (depending Omelettes." way or another. The feedback and For those of you unsure erf the gion for guilt ridden yuppies who highly susceptable to suggestion can't face the fact that their par­ and illusion, and inwhich you be­ on who you talk to), the city has To avoid this thing being a heavy guiurs are more Detroit than history of Michael Brooks, he was more good bandsper capita than we total puff piece, there are some Boston (or whatever sinkhole one of the original forces behind ents were less conservative than come more likely to buy micro­ do at any time. problems with the album: the Aerosmith crawled out of) and the the ambient movement; along with they are) has given ambient music wave popcorn, adopt a religion, Pigment Vehicle is from the recording isn "t the greatest, sounding lyrics are trippy hyperbole ("I met such illustrious ranks as Brian Eno, a bad name. So I've developed a actually believe politicians, feel Victim's Family/early NoMeansNo demo-ey at best; and some of the him on the MU/ He crushed my Canadians Jon Hassel and Daniel test to decide on how to tell the the news media is accurately re­ school of intricate thrash with a jazzy songs come off as too intricate, daffodil"). Mostly it's boring. And Lanois, Bill Laswell, Richard difference if the music seems to be flecting real life, and purchase bent. The tape rocks throughout with sounding muddled. But forthe most does the world really need another Horowitz, Robert Fripp and a host riding the borderline: put a tape of 4x4's simply besausciieyl eve­ a wry sense of humour, exhibited in part, these flaws are minor. Syd Barrett cover? No. of lesser known but equally tal­ the music in your car stereo, roll ryone else is). odd song titles Hke "Saving My Cash Mofo Shawn Connor ented writers and musicians, nota­ up the windows, turn up the vol­ /ms mmwM p/x 0 WE mm Hi. Before I get started on my little Leave an address and I'll send you a record(th e biz is filthy with'em). came out, Britain was in this post- the totally malleable Brits. She formed a band. Led by Pamela Tm dog and pony show, I would like to something unpleasant for your The Disco Tex and His Sex-olettes punk chaos which caused, among bolted into obscurity after that but I Wah The Band" Des Barres, they get a few things off my chest. effort. LP is an excellent example of the other things, Adam and the Ants, still have a soft spot in my head for came out with at least two albums, One, no matter what it says in Fifth, contrary to popular decade that brought you pet rocks, Tenpole Tudor (mentioned later), this album. one of which is Permanent Damage. the masthead or in the big type above, belief, I am not a weirdo; these mood rings and platform shoes. The and the election of Thatcher. Thusly, I love this LP for the chats in bet ween it is Psychosonic Pix, not people are weirdos: music is a cross between disco, a 6'2" singer who looked like she Gary Glitter — Yet another the songs, which are mindless psychotronic [Oops, sorry Moffo. vaudeville and Broadway. But wait came straight out of Czarist Russia performer from the land of boiled ramblings about being a groupie, Ed.]. Psychotronic refers to Alms of Wild Man Fischer —This a minute, only four songs feature and sang like you'd think Natasha food and en trail pies, this limey was etc ..Themusic itself is so atrocious the obscure and/or campy/trashy warped individual was discovered Disco Tex on them I The other songs Fatale would (if her and Boris weren't the sole creation of his manager. it would make The Shaggs sound films. Since my little monkey act is by legendary weirdomonger Frank are by mutations ofthe slimy session so busy with that moose and squirrel), Repackaging a nowhere singer into like the Meat Puppets. Hole only concerned with music I call it Zappa in the late '60's selling songs players involved here. Yet the LP is didn't seem so strange. a flavour-of-the-monthse x symbol obviously learned a lot from this psychosonic because it's the same, on the street in L.A. for a dime each. still pretty entertaining, if you have Seriously, though. Stateless is one is an age-old British tradition which band. but different from the other moniker. This cat is certifiable, folks. At least a taste for the bizarre; there are no hell of an album if you give it a goes back to the birth of rock, but And, finally THE KING Two, my clever little nom de one album came out of this unholy less than three copies of the same chance. She toned down the look for what makes this cat unique is the OFWEIRDOSII!!!! plume is NOT pronounced Moffo, union. An Evening with Wild Man song on the album (not three Flex her second LP, which, although unlikeliness of his success. Screaming Jay Hawkins it's pronouced like you'd say yoyo, Fischer, which went out with a versions, three copies!). it showed her seven octave range off He was well into the leeward — Most of you hip people know bozo, or polo. If someone whimper in 1969 on Reprises' Anyway, the man who played well, sucked. She's still around. side of his thirties when he squeezed about this cat, but for the uneducated, mispronounces it again I'm gonna Bizarre Records label. It must be Disco Tex, Monti Rock HI, al so got himself into outfits that were Jalacy Hawkins came from the take my M-16 up to the clock tower heard to be believed, lemme tell ya! a role in Saturday Night Fever as, Mary Wilson — This Brit positively surreal—accentuating his southern gospel subculture and took for a little target practice. The best way to describe the music what else, the dj! This LP was came on around the same time as pompador 'do—which would put a rocket ridet o insanity, peppering Third, I hate to stomp the myth written and produced by musical Lene. She isn't as weird as the others Sleazy P. Martini to shame. My hispre-rock'n'rollR&B with a truly into butter but, I do not solely listen "The Taster," a truly out there whore Bob Crewe, infamous for except for her devotion to fave was his Guitar Suit: a silver horrifying series of shreiks, to this stuff I talk about; I'm hip to dance tune, starts off with one of his elevator music. ressurecting the early '60's pop sequined thing with platform soles, muttering and sputterings. He liked the crazy mess of jive those Roxette Zappa's famous guitar riffs and stylings of Petula Clark and Cilia lights all over, and a big pocket to come out of a coffin during his cats dish out. would be pretty catchy except Lena Lovich — Out of the Black. This woman came out with where he plugged his guitar into I shows and use flash powder and Fourth, you can write me, you Fischer's vocals get more and more infamous Stiff Records stable, in Showpeople in 1982, and you'd His one bright shining moment on props galore. This cat has more rock know (especially our readers in twisted as the song goes on. It's also the company of other notable swear it was recorded in 1961. Her this continent was "Rock & Roll p_ in his pinkie than a thousand classic Washington, USA). If you have an quite evident that he did not take a eccentrics such as Ian Dury, Elvis total ignorance of what had been 2" on which his vocals were cut rock arts. Great LPs to get AK Frenzy odd, hard to find record,o r a guilty breath throughout the song. He Costello (pre-hippie stage) and going on musically forthe last twenty from the mix I [and which will ring and Live with the Fuzztones. Look pleasure you want the worid to know recorded some other songs (usually others. Lene came to music from yean was admirable, yet unsettling. forever throughout the gallows of for his great role in Jim Jatmusch's about, write me at: when he was out of lithium) which the movies, where she used to do She had this beehive hairdo that she hockey rinks across the land. Ed.) film Mystery Train. HEY MOFO appear on Rhino and Dr. Demento screams for horror flicks. Her insured for a million dollars (I guess And that's just the tip o' the c/o CITR compilations. manner, look, and singing style was it was a trademark), and while her GTO'S — Another Zappa iceberg,hoppers. If you hawanynames 6138 SUB Blvd. Slavic, to say the least, which was album was on the pop charts (for discovery, the GTO's (Girls you'd like lo add, drop me a line and Vancouver 3C DI-CO Tex — This cat is yet odd since she was from Detroit. Of about a week), beehives and the Together Outrageously) were I'll add them next month! Oops, gotta VCT2A5 another D J who had the gall to make course, when her first LP, Stateless, cocktail set look were all the rage for essentially a bunch of groupies who go, Herman's Head is on!!

SEPTEMBER Q CHERUBS STONE GLASS STEEL post-ecstatic, post-Primal Scream, SUGAR gets the impression that Englishman career. NDI hail from Chicago, not post-everything, then the trees has a perma-smile while driving exactly the hotbed of the style of Uhg Industrial Meditation Changes EP (Trance) (Type Token Records) disappear and we're buried fender through the 16 tracks on this lengthy mutant cowpunk-gone-Vegas Ihey deep in rush hour traffic on West 4th, (Creation Records) release. The man has a big, big voice DEATH IN ARCADIA inching along towards home, not A wise man once said,"The more with plenty of lung power to back it Midwest favorites over the last few FLOP enough energy even to curse the traffic, things change, the more they stay House of Garbar Fresh roots riddims from a very years through their incessanttouring. ...And Tha Fall Of Tha all this talk of being high and all these the same." Truer words were never large backing ensemble, including The tape starts off wilh a great Uopsquaazara (Type Token Records) mindnumbing blissed beats, then spoken, especially in the case of Bingy Bunny and Dwight Pickney intro from a show where the MC (Frontier) Type Token Records is a teeny- reality; time to fill up the tank at the Bob Mould's latest band. Sugar. from Jamaica, keep the Roots nervously tries to kill time while the These two bands have weeny label but you can't tell that PetroCan. Whether deliberate or not remains Vibration Band comin' throo. band tries to make it to the stage. _ from the professional quality of "Good God.have you readthes e to be tol d but Sugar fits this paradox Unfortunately, the recording goes downhill from there, descending musically but in listening the packaging and the music. liner notes?" she asks. like a fat person in spandex: it's doesn't get off to a great start A rather into a few cover versions (sorta), pleasure they have left Industrial Meditation is ambient "No," I say, and I don't want to, good for laughs but it's something uninspired cover of the Alex Chilton jams with the Young Fresh Fellows, similar dents in my head. music that has a bit of noise to it; I know they'll be New Age mumbo- you don't want to see (hear) a lot pop tune "The Letter" mars an Type Token was not created to put Where a day doesn't go by jumbo psychobabble, I just want to about. otherwise interesting and diverse set commercials and other essential without me humming a out third rate music—this is listen as we era wl into the crazy womb Not that Bob Mould hasn't excellent, the standout being refrain or two from these of the car wash and the car is hosed changed a bit. Sugar is a brand new better choices and interpretations: the The whole damn thing is rib- "Machines of Passion and Soul" two fine bands is rare. down like we're suddenly caught in a outfit and therefore the artistic input Everiys' standard "Dreams" gets a splitting party-type country punk with low end distortion overlayed Austin, Texas' Cherubs freak rainstorm and the music is of Anton Fier and Tony Maimone— first-class lovers-rock workout while stuff, with the best stuff being the 7- with different rhythm patterns. were best described by my pulling us under and through the car who both worked on Mould's "Johnny Too Bad" close to 11 commercial and thelivea_s(most roommate when, as we wot Death In Arcadia's House of wash, through the showers of soapy Workbook and Block Sheets of Rain overshadowing Bunny Wailer's of which were recorded at the Royal entertaining guests, he blurted Garbar is self-described "cyber- water and giant whirling scrubbers, in releases, making them the musical reading of this classic! Every style of Albert Arms in Winnipeg, which has out "Jesus Lizard meets Alice delic" and it is certainly different the Car Wash World, making our a rabid NDI following). They are Donut!" The rest of us from Stone Glass Steel' s Industrial journey through, rebirth, delivered into long overdue for an appearance out unanimously agreed: cool. Meditation: there is lots of varied the sun, sleek, shiny, clean, here but this tape should get you Made up of past Ed Hall and music with titles such as "Quick spiritualized. hooked on these hayseeds gone bad, current Drain members, the Hide the Lava Lamp," this is a Shawn Conner that's for sure! Oh yeah, the NDI Cherubs rely on bottom heavy funny CD. The listener is allowed boogieline is 312-40MNDL riffage and chicken-scratch to eavesdrop on certain SONIC YOUTH Mofo guitar work mixed with ample Dirty amounts of Mountain Dew to "Postcards From the Hall," we hear THE CHILLS get songs like "Sugary," "Half laughter and a woman asking if (DGC) A Rat" and "Shoofly." Other anybody wants a tortilla. Type ...drum stick slides over broken strings Soft Bomb songs like "Fed" and "Pink Token is mail order only but write noise of a generation sick of a (Slash Records) Party Dessert" provide mucho for nifty letters and info on how generation sick of tired old people What's with this neo-hippie shil 1 see chunky drumming and "Kick you can get all the Type Token toying with their minds feedback all around me, Birkenstocks, Me" weirds out with reverse- releases. 1211 Arlington, distortion creates a sensation of lovebeads, and all the crap I can't walk down Commercial Avenue taped drums and the emergency Warrensburg, MO, 64093, USA. sinking drowning in a pool of white that power without being irritated by, if somelhing broadcast signal. One question: June Scudeler television snow.... pop who is that Sonic Youth. Dirty smacks even remotely of good intentions (Le. peace or love) the old beauty on eq'poygiawe4-lt0iawelkfs'pof. Du's Flip Your Literary feedback. Sonic Youth is barriers get erected almost the cover? Wig LP. This is immediately, musically speaking perfected noise. Dirty like old Sonic where the title Youth, catchy/musical like new. Seattle's and Bob's Blended. Unspoilt by progress. Can't Whichis where the Chills come Flop are whining of Ihe word "changes" 59 reggae imaginable gets covered on see them playing it on the radio. in. Here's a band that couldn't write just too times on the four song EP becomes Ihis set—some better than others. The "Youth Against Fascism." It's the a song about a trivial subject if dancehall tracks definitely have a fresh song I like. 15 tracks. 59 minutes of catchy. Not only does scfior Mould still edge that should give club DJs some prime Youth. Some nice songs with yet somehow, it works. Because of Maybe it's base his lyrics around changing his fuel. Standout tracks include nice guitar and nice singing. Some songwriter Martin Phillipps'popcraft ways to save his relationships and "Wammies" whkh has a unique intro, screaming. Some shouting. Blended. the songs never become preachy or emotional f ru stratioii (baggage) but the "Wicked Man/'and especially "Rough sappy. Edges creep into the music ...drum slides broken noise of a depressing tone he molds his Rider" which shows Englishman's and the lyrics are subtle enough to be sick., .a sick...tired people with minds constrained compositions around are talent for writing innovative hooks— appreciated on different levels. You distortion...sensation sinking in sometimes so burdened wilh repetitive a good contrast to some occasional know what I'm talking about— Paste" and pool...white snow. guitar riffs and that old waihorse some of the "Entropy" "Sonic Youth's new album, aptly feedback, the songs become an entitled £>irfy,marks amilestoneforthe annoying din. Consequently, while But that's not news for people have more My cure for the Monday four NYC hard-core enthusiasts. Fans Mould tries to rein vent his youth when already acquainted with the Chills. morning blues: very strong coffee, For those who are. Soft Bomb them than of older pre-Goo Sonic Youth will be he was the shogun of the Minneapolis throw on Shango-Charisma, play continues the group's progress in a the Torture happy to note a back wards tread for the club circuit he fails to bring forth any loud, increase bass + 3db, wash face fully-integrated work that bears King [see band. Theireyes looking behind as well new ideas with Sugar that weren't with pre-chilled refrigerator water repeated listening . For those who page 19]. Maybe it's cause lead as ahead SY have created a new sound already dumped on the Husker Du and you too can have a perma-smile aren't it's time to give in to the spell singer Rusty Wuloughby has an SPIRITUALIZED combining the best of the old with the editing floor. on your face. these New Zealanders cast uncanny knack for bringing out Lazer Guided Melodies best of the new." Blended. Paul t Brooks Mike Cherry the pop-punk sen abilities in songs (RCA) ...stick over strings of generation So don't let the liner notes of generation of old...toying their about whales and nuclear like "Zeus My Master" and Driving home from an afternoon at ENGLISHMAN feedback create ...of drowning...of THE NEW DUNCAN disarmament and ocean ecology "Parasite" from his days behind Wreck Beach, a hot summer television. Shango-Charlsma IMPERIALS put you off. They're there for the kit of the Fastbacks. In any afternoon and still feeling dopey Not meaning to get too deep but (Mighty Roots Records) Uve, Bad & Rare a reason — so that the lyrics case. Flop squeezes out, with the from the sun and the tokes and the sometimes when the well has already Washington, DC based Englishman (Pravda) and music can take off and help of Kurt "Fastback" Bkxh, beer, sunlight filtering through the 15 songs of 70's influenced pop been dug, we're just here to fill it up. and the Roots Vibration Band have Live, Bad and Rare say s it all for this transport the listener, rather tops of trees, Spiritualized on the bliss that'll have ya screamin' for Sonic is the band, the universe. just released their 11th recording, tape only compilation of one of the than fall all over themselves tape deck, the car hot and humid and "Theireyes will be looking behind Shango-Charisma, which has to be world's funniest/rockinest/stupidest in an effort to spell out the the music thoroughly as well as ahead." Blended. one of the bounciest, most bubbly, band's outtakes, live tracks and message out. Bryce Dunn psychedelicized, post-psychedelic, Anton Suurkask releases I've heard for a while. One interview clips from their colourful Shawn Conner

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26 sa^___5sXSS_Ul Twerdocleb — "it's hard to Sure, they're gonna deny ihis to their TheCharUtans'perfon defies dismissal to the commercial believe that that guy plays in a band as graves and say "Aw, shucks, you're too great The music was clear and they had rock'n'roll abyss, a defiance flouted good as Superconductor." nice," but dammit, it's the god honest everyone hopping to their beat or bravely both on their latest , and "We're either Ihe kind of band bodysurfingandslamming. Theyplayed del iciously experimental LP, Kiko ,and that will have people in the bar until 2:30am, or the joint will be cleared out If there ever was a lesson to be taught in not judging a band by ils "Nice slippers." fans, Los Lobos gave it with gusto. Thanks for letting me be a part of it Before I depart to crank los Scooter mexxicanos and watch Speedy Gonsalez cartoons, I send out this plea: Won't someone uke up a flute, play a pleasing melody, and lead lhat L7 mangey CFOX rat out of the Lower House of Pain Mainland and into the Fraser river?Ri d PNE Exhibition Bowl our fair city of this pestilance! Oh, pied Friday 7, Aug piper of Vancouver, where are you??? The problem wilh the basic a Tania Bolskaya

James McMurtry ticket Short sets, terrible performances, Thursday 13, August or technical ineptitude do not result in Colli Tom Lee Music Hall refunds, die way defective goods do in Organ). It was good Prior to this night's visit, the only Ihe rest ofthe world. and a good people I had seen perform at the Tom Let's take August 7th as an but the set was Lee Music Hall/Store were salesmen example. House of Pain were expected short, which was wound up on the inertia of the to open the show at 6pm that evening. disappointing. They commission. I had never heard of Logic therefore dictated that L7 would followed with only a James McMurtry and I feared the worst perform around 7, Sonic Youth at about one song when I got the low-down that he was The Cruel Elephant 2nd Year 8, and Ihe Beastie Boys al 9. It seems, which, again, proved a one-man, one-guitar folky act. Quicksand Anniversary though, that House of Pain couldn't to be another The Tom Lee Music Hall is a Town Pump Saturday 1, August make theshow, and as a result a decision pretty clean and clinical place for Wednesday 29, July Happy as fuck. That's how the Cruel was made lo start L7 at 6pm in their through an impressive set featuring The Catherine Wheel opened the music, too; more like a surgery theatre Helmet (he current hot-poop of the Elephant has been keeping its patrons place. Unfortunately, diis chain of events songs old ("Huevosaurus," "Rocket To festivities for the Charlatans. Also than a place to see somebody play. alternative mainstream, packed the for the past 2 years. With an always was not passed on to the people who Nowhere"), songs new ("Burrito hailing from the U.K. their music was But generally, the evening turned Pump for what would be the best show impressing roster of artists, low ticket paid $26.50 to see the four bands. Grande," alternately titled "Burrito interesting and got many dancing and out to be much better than I anticipated. ofthe summer. They defunitely kicked prices and a delightful drinking Which meant that if you showed Grand Prix" for the Estrus Gearbox, enjoying the rhythm. The Catherine However, just before McMurtry butt last year at the same location environment—although alcohol prices up at 7:20, like I did, you got to see the "Crowchild Trail," a special little song Wheel sound complimented the took the sUge, I was looking around opening for, and outclassing, the lumpen could stand to drop a bit—it'sno surprise 'o songs of Sonic Youth's set, and dear to my heart, and "Cindy Wilh An Charlatans nicely and what a great way the small audience when I noticed cheetah king Tad. I was blown away that the Cruel Elephant has been to end the week by seeing two great someone who recognized me and came then and was looking forward to this successfully in business for 1/5 of a bands. over. It was a colleague of mine who decade (sounds longer that way). Let us Roseann Nasser writes for one of those other local After an interminable wait (they not forget the push/support that The music papers. should have had a third band for this Cram has given to the local scene (too Los Lobos "I'm surprised you're here, because the Pump is not a fun place to many to name) and to the smoldering 86 St. Music Hall A.O., I thought you Discorder people hang around when it's full; especially embers of punk rock has-beens (Joe Sunday 9, August would all be over to see TAD," said with a varied crowd of punkers, rockers Keithley, Agent Orange, JFA, MDC, The cards were stacked against me and my colleague with arrogant disdain. and posers all beefing about when the Chris Houston et al), either giving them I was surrounded by hostile forces that "Are you kidding," I said. "If I bands is gonna start), Quicksand took their first or last, minute in the sun. So I could find no defense against I had dared to show my face at a TAD show the stage and played a low-tempo it came as no surprise that the line-up for planned lo culminate a weekend of free after what I said to TAD at the skronky soup of Amphetamine Reptile- this night's festivities consisted of a live music and self-inflicted liver and Commodore show last year with type noise-rock. Ho hum. virtual who's who in the local and abroad brain cell abuse with a sure bet for a Primus, he'd grab me from the crowd Helmet finally came on after good time —Los Lobos live, loud, and and stomp me like a hot grape." My midnight. The flagship band of the So, because the patrons are the latin— instead, I was dealt a hand that nose in the air associate rambled on Amphetamine Reptile label appears to cognoscente wheel which keeps the couldn't look a snake in the eye. about something while I got up and have changed in the jump to the majors proverbial Cruel Elephant Station The venue was 86 St, the CFOX moved to another seat (joining Inlerscope, home of Gerardo Wagon rolling, I thought it might be a rodent was present, the crowd was McMurtry turned out to be a and Marky Mark, for a cool million(!) good idea to share some of those patrons' comprised of 35 year old Garth Brooks well-travelled guitarist andsinger with dollars). Their brand of chug and scream quotes/thoughts on Iheir interpretations completely: 'S'," which will be featured on an fans, and the opening band was Little a voice like a rural, warm Lou Reed, heaviness was tamed to the point of ofthe artists performing that night I could review those two songs, but upcoming single for Lucky Records), Games—local donut Tom Harrison's and some impressive guitar playing tepidncss. Talented though they are, Mystery Machine—"Don't instead let's close on an anecdote. As I and songs that'll sound good no matter new "politically-conscious" group. which separates him from a lot of they, in a word, blew. Maybe I was you think people are getting tired of this left the Concert Bowl at 7:40pm (with how often Ihey play 'em ("Oul Of Sweat beads of annoyance pooled in the other twangers in his crowd. And while disappointed that they didn't shake me Sonic Youth/Dinosaur Jr.-ripoff shil?" apologies to the Beastie Boys, whom I Limits," "Comanchee," "Rumble"). usual pi aces on my person as I staggered a good handful of his sadder songs did up the way they did last time, because Thee Goblins—"This is the respect bul don't enjoy), the ticketboot h Hire Huevos Rancheros for your to the bar to buy a pathetically over­ sound a little too much alike, and his the crowd just loved it it was just most entertaining show I've seen in a was still selling full priced tickets next fiesta, you bring the pinatas, they'll priced beverage in an attempt to numb music was not particularity my longtime!" without informing buyers that only one bring the good times and the guitars— the intense revulsion sweep ing overme. personal cup of tea, McMurtry strikes Moto WaltMink-Youwereright band remained on the bill. So think ole! On stage, Steve Earle, er...Neil Young, you as a guy that would be good to about these guys...that guy'san extreme about it next time you lay out half a Bryce Dunn er...Tom Harrison blessed the audience hobo across North America with. day's wage to see a show. wilh platitudes about makin' it through A.O. Chapman ChriaUrwi this tough ol' world of ours. The oversized corporate-radio rat mingled Tad Huevos Rancheros Charlatans insiduously with the patrons. Reeling in Elvis Love Child The Morganfields Catherine Wheel a disgust- induced stupor, I felt sure that Pigment Vehicle The Fells Commodore Ballroom this was my last stand, and I mourned Cruel Elephant Cruel Elephant Sunday 9, August that I was to breathe my last in such a Thursday 13, August Saturday 8, August "A man trusts his ears less than his bell as this. Pigment Vehicle have improved in Unfortunately, The Fells from Tuscon, eyes." - Herodotus Suddenly, through the crowd, I could multitudes from the last time I saw AZ couldn't make it so I had to suffer This was not the case with the see them and I knew I was saved. them, although I did hear someone through the overcranked-bass sel of The Catherine Wheel and the They came out with their weapons comment from the crowd that there is Many. Toronto's Morganfields fared Charlatans(U.K.) wherein one had to blazing a mighty Mexican tune called already a band called NoMeansNo. little better with their Clawhammer-ish rely on their ears rather than iheir eyes. "Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio" and the They are great though, really. vocals and jacked up version of the The dance floor was packed with many onslaught began. Though the patrons Elvis Love Child was also worth English Beat's "Mirror In The tall people bopping up and down making were obviously fans ofthe party-blues coming early for. All I really Bathroom." Could the evening go any it hard for us shorter ones to see the version of Los Lobos the band was remember was that Elvis Love stage, and thus the band members. In faithful to all devotees, including those Child was stoned, I was stoned, No, thank god. I don't need Alex addition, the bright multicolored lights raw-edged ethnic-fringe lovers like and that's the way it should have Varty to tell me that Huevos Rancheros and the blasting effect of the dry ice myself. Accordian master David are one of the best instrumental combos blanketed the stage hiding die band Hidalgo, the clean shaven one, proved Tad was very loud, confident this side of Endsville 'cause I've seen members, making matters worse. But I himself to be an introspective social and obnoxious in a marketable these guys enough times to proudly was not there to see the band members, commmentator. The perfect foil for, redneck way. The crowd loved Tad. declare that they are in fact the best— I was there to listen and to dance to and the goateed one, Cesar Rosas' party Tad is Tad, what more can you Yeah the Shadowy Men are good but enjoy the music being played. And that rocker persona. The mesh of the two say? I'veson-lostthat lovin' feelin, y'know? -exactly what I did. has made Los Lobos a band which Stone D. Immaculate

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Cicero Blake at the Yale... Michelle SUN 20 Tom Paxton at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Shocked at the Commodore... Francois Houle Group at the Sophie B. Hawkins at the Commodore... Studa Domestica exhi­ Glass Slipper... Ukrainians at the WISE Club...Jimmie Dale Gilmore bition opens at the AMS Art Gallery (until the 26th)... While Men ft Kevin Welch with the Wallflowers at the Backstage (Seattle)... Can't Jump (7pm) and Sister Act (9:30pm) at SUB Theatre... Terry // #*.<, rr- ...y Cabaret Revolution at the Station Street Arts Centre... Romeo ft Fox Run... Juliet continues at James Cowan Theatre... Cabaret Revolution MON 21 Amos Garrett at the Yde... Beyond the Fringe at the at Station Square... Vancouver East Cultural Centre... SAT 5 Vancouver Collective showcase with Facepuller, TUE 22 Amoe Garrett at the Yale... Cruel 70s Disco d the Cruel Movieland, Taste, The Many, Spoon Soup at the Cruel Elephant... Elephant... Beyond the Fringe at the Vancouver East Cultural EMs Love Child at the Licorice Whip... Bath/Room: Rites of Flesh Centre... and Water at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Coat Cooke WED 23 Randy Raine-Reusch ft Amme at the Glass Slipper... Quintetatthe Glass SSpper...Cicero Blakeatthe Yale...Bootsauce, Maisa Gaetanne, Gene Ramsbottom, Monica Pfau at the UBC Sons of Freedom, Art Bergmann, Pure, King Apparatus, She Stole Recital Hdl (12:30pm)... Amos Garrett at the Yde... Beyond the My Beer at the Raza of Nations (noon)... Joan Armatrading at the * ___r - •• «- _i Fringe at the Vancouver East Culturd Centre... The Famine Within Orpheum... Back Porch Blues with Christine Lakeland at the (7pm) and Talk 16 (9pm) at UBC Theatre... Backstage (Seattle)... Cabaret Revolution at the Station Street THU 24 Grotus with Bliss plus Crate at the Cruel Elephant... Arts Centre... Romeo ft Juliet continues at James Cowan The­ Michael Blake Ensemble at the Glass Slipper... Lauren Wagner atre... Cabaret Revolution at Station Square... and Frederick Weldy at the UBC Recital Hall (8pm)... Amos SUN 6 They Might Be Giants at the Commodore... Emerson, Lake Garrett at the Yale... Tigris Euphrates at the Backstage (Seattle)... and Palmer with Bonham atthe Orpheum... N.O.W. Orchestra at Beyond the Fringe at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... The the Glass Slipper... AIDS benefit with Memory Day, Moscow Fish, Famine Within (7pm) and Tdk 16 (9pm) at UBC Theatre... DiSCORDER DATEBOOK Julie McGeer ft Thomas McCoy, Barbara Bourget, Jacques FRI 25 The Smugglers with The Show Business Giants plus Drip Latonde, Rick Lewis, Christine Lippa, Donatda Williams at the Tank at the Cruel Elephant... Tony Wilson Quintet d the Glass Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Brothers of the Baiadi with Slipper... Michael Strutt d the UBC Recitd Hall (8pm)... Amos SAT 29 am PRESENTS THE VILLAGE PEOPLE ATTHE COMMODORE Edward H at the Backstage (Seattle)... Garrett at the Yale... Beyond the Fringe at the Vancouver East BALLROOM.. Carmaig de Forest at the Railway... Coffin Break MON 7 CJ. Chenier ft the Red Hot Louisiana Band at the Yde... Culturd Centre... The Beauty ond the Beast (7pm) and Far and with Sex With Nixon plus Red Sugar at the Cruel Elephant... Henry TUE 8 Tower of Power at Richards on Richards... Original Sinners Away (9pm) at UBC Thedre... Boudin Quartet at the Glass Slipper,.. Art Bergmann at Hollywood at the Yde... Cruel 70s Disco at the Cruel Elephant... SAT 26 Nimrod with Mayuko Hino, Twerdocleb, Hump d the North... The Catherine Wheel with Fungo Mungo at the Town WED 9 Jawbox with The Many plus Blaise Pascd at the Cruel Cruel Elephant... Roger Bdrd ft MuseArt d the Glass Slipper... Pump... Jerry Doucette at Maximum Blues Pub... The R&B Aistars Elephant... Faster Pussycat with My Sister's Machine at 86 Street... Amos Garrett d the Yale... SadHappy, Chunk, The Cditomia atthe Yale... The Nationals at Hogan's Alley... Sweethearts of the Original Sinners at the Yale... TannahiN Weavers at the WISE Hdl... Guitar Trio d the Backstage (Seattle)... Beyond the Fringed the Rodeo with lan Tyson at the Pacific Coliseum... Orquesta B.C. The Chills at the Backstage (Seattle)... Romeo ft Juliet continues Vancouver East Culturd Centre... Studa Domestica exhibition Salsa. Orquesta Latin Connection, Orquesta Vallarta at the at James Cowan Theatre... Mediterroneo (7pm) and Raise the closes at the AMS Art Gallery... The Beauty and the Beast (7pm) Maritime Labour Centre... Juice Monkeys at 86 Street... Jane Red Lantern (9:30pm) at SUB Theatre... and Fa and Away (9:30pm) d SUB Thedre... Duncan & Shango Ashe at the Vancouver Museum... David THU 10 The Chills with The Wdkabouts at the Cruel Elephant... SUN 27 Roy Forbes d the Vancouver East Culturd Centre... Campbell at La Quena Coffee House... Fort Langley Music The Harper Brothers at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Jim Inside Outside d the Glass Slipper... The Beauty and Ihe Beast Festival continues... Return to Brutopia: Eric Metcalfe; Works and Byrnes at the Yde... Romeo ft Juliet continues at James Cowan (7pm) and Far and Away (9:30pm) d SUB Thedre... Collaborations continues at the U BC Fine Arts Gallery (until Oct)... Theatre... Medrterraneo(7pm) and Raise the Red Lantern (930pm) MON 28 The 14+ Fashion Show d the Vancouver East Cultural Montage and Modem Lire: 1919-1942 exhibition continues at the at SUB Theatre... Centre... Vancouver Art Gallery (until Oct 18)... Enchanted April (7pm & FRI 11 Neurons with Sleep plus The Stimmies at the Cruel TUE 29 Albert Collins ft the Icebreakers with The White Trash 9:15pm) at the Park Theatre... The Good Woman of Bangkok Elephant... Third World ot the Commodore... Jim Byrnes at the Homs at the Commodore... Morgan Davis at the Yale...Cruel'70s (7:30pm & 9:16pm) at the Starlight Cinema... Antonia ft Jane Yde... TannaNII Weavers at the Backstage (Seattle)...Romeo ft Disco d the Cruel Elephant... The Millionaires opens at the (7:30pm & 9:15pm) at the Varsity Theatre... One Hundred Years Juliet continues at James Cowan Theatre... Wayne's World Vancouver Rayhouse (until Oct 24)... of Cinema In 24 Hours at the Pacific Cinematheque (from (7WTT) and Basic Instinct (9:30pm) at SUB Theatre... WED 30 Red Sector 1, Dose Pump, Dancing on Glass, Colour noon)... SAT 12 Bulimia Banquet wtth Find Conflict plus Noise Floor at the Clique d the Cruel Elephant... Maya-Sounds of India d the SUN 30 Tankhog, Facepuller, Mushroom Trail, Funkyard, Upper Cruel Elephant... Bluchunks with EMs Love Child at the Town Glass Sfipper... Morgan Davis d the Yale... Audrey Andrist d the Levels, Big Tad Garden, N.O.S., Stillwater*, JEF at New Brighton Pump... Seeds of Time, Eric Burdon ft Brian Auger, War, Mitch UBC Recitd Hdl(12:30pm)... Albert Collns with Little Charlie ft the Park (1 lam)... No Fun at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Ryder ft the Detroit Wheels, Rare Earth, Randy Hansen at the Ntghtoati d the Backstage (Seattle)... The Hunt For Red October Pete Morton at the Vancouver Museum... Gunter, Werner, Helmut Raza of Nations... Nuclear Assault with Fatal Hatred at the New (7pm)andJaw»(9:30pm)atUBC Thedre... UBC AMS Clubs Days at the Glass Slipper... Special Edition at Jake O'Grady's... York Theatre... Jim Byrnes at the Yde... The Laura Love Band at in SUB... Babatunde Olatunji at Robson Square Media Centre... One the Backstage (Seattle)... Romeo ft Juliet continues at James Hundred Years of Cinema in 24 Hours continues the Pacific Cowan Theatre... Wayne's World (7pm) and Basic Instinct Cinematheque ('til noon)... Enchanted April (7pm & 915pm) at (9:30pm) at SUB Theatre... Alan Dunning exhibition at the Con­ VENUES VENUES VENUES VENUES VENUES the Park Theatre... The Good Woman of Bangkok (7:30pm & temporary Art Gdlery (until Oct 17)... La Gala "A Gala Bdl of 915pm) at the Starlight Cinema... 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Antonia ft with Jeffrey Gaines at the Orpheum... 86 Street • Plaza of Nations (BC Enterprise Centre) Glass Slipper • 185 East 11th Avenue (at Main) Jane (7:30pm & 9:15pm) at the Varsity Theatre... TUE 15 Oliver ft the Elements at the Yde... Melissa Etheridge with TUE 1 Cicero Blake at the Yale... Cruel 70s Disco at the Cruel Jeffrey Gaines at the Orpheum... Cruel 70s Disco at the Cruel Isadora's • 1540 Old Bridge (Granville Island) Elephant... Barenaked Ladies with Spirit of the West at the Pacific Elephant... Latin Quarter 1305 Commercial Drive Coliseum... Enchanted April (7pm 8c 9:15pm) at the Park The­ WED 16 Vince Garbutt at the WISE Hall... Rolling Stone's Maximum Blues Pub • 1176 Granville Street (at Davie) atre... The Good Woman of Bangkok (7:30pm 8c 9:15pm) at the Harmonica Sugar Blue at the Yale... Outback at the Backstage Oppenheimer Park • 400 block Powell Street Starlight Cinema... Antonia ft Jane (7:30pm 8c 9:15pm) at the (Seattle)... Romeo ft Juliet continues at James Cowan Theatre... Paradise Cinema • 919 Granville Street (Granville Mall) Varsity Theatre... The Silence of the Lambs (7pm) and Die Hard (9:30pm) at SUB Park Theatre -3440 Cambie Street Pit Pub • basement, Student Union Building (UBC) WED 2 Low, Disney Fist, Stab 'em in the Abdomen, Kathetter, Theatre... Queen Elizabeth Theatre • Hamilton at Georgia Street Dead Hogs, Jef at the Cruel Elephant... Bath/Room: Rites of Flesh THU 17 Outback at theVancouver East Culturd Centre... Rolling Railway Club • 579 Dunsmuir Street (at Seymour) and Water at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Cicero Blake Stone's Harmonica Sugar Blue at the Yale... Dread Zeppelin at Ridge Cinema • 3131 Arbutus at 16th at the Yale... Spin Doctors at the Town Pump... Jock Duncan the Backstage (Seattle)... Romeo ft Juliet continues at James Sandy Cove • 1554 Marine Drive, West Vancouver Shango Ashe at the Glass Slipper... Enchanted April (7pm 8c Cowan Theatre... The Silence of the Lambs (7pm) and Die Hard Smash Gallery • 160 West Cordova Street (at Cambie) 915pm) at the Park Theatre... The Good Woman of Bangkok (9:3tom) at SUB Theatre... Speedy O'Tubbs • Fairview, Bellingham (7:30pm 8c 9:15pm) at the Starlight Cinema... Antonia ft Jane FRI 18 The Pasties with Truly plus Syder Monkey at the Cruel Starlight Cinema • 935 Denman Street (7:30pm 8c 9:15pm) at the Varsity Theatre... Elephant... The Topp Twins at the Vancouver East Culturd Cen­ Town Pump • 66 Water Street (Gastown) THU 3 Random Killing with Zip Gun plus Mutant Starfish at the tre... Garnet Rogers at the WISE Hall... Rolling Stone's Harmonica Vancouver East Cultural Centre • 1895 Venables Street (at Cruel Elephant... Bath/Room: Rites of Flesh and Water at the Sugar Blue at the Yde... Boukman Eksperyans at the Backstage Victoria) Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Cicero Blake at the Yde... Saul (Seattle)... Romeo ft Juliet continues at James Cowan Theatre... Varsity Theatre »4375 West 10th Avenue Berson Quartet at the Glass Slipper... Colin James, The Jeff Healey White Men Can't Jump (7pm) and Sister Act (9:30pm) at SUB Waterfront Theatre • 1405 Anderson Street (Granville Island) Band, Robert Cray at the Pacific Coliseum... Romeo & Juliet Theatre... Western Front • 303 East 8th Avenue opens at James Cowan Theatre... Enchanted April (7pm 8c SAT 19 Alejandro Etquovedo Band at the Cruel Elephant... WISE Club • 1882 Adanac Street (At Victoria) 915pm) at the Park Theatre... The Good Woman of Bangkok Culture Shock with Captdn Kingsty, Specid Dave and Wadada Yale • 1300 Granville (at Drake) (7:30pm 8c 9:15pm) at the Starlight Cinema... Antonia & Jane HiFi at the New York Theatre... Dread Zeppelin at 86 Street... 30 Hf^c^nsozgn CiTR 101.9 fM IS ONCE AGAIN PROUD TO PRESENT

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