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Gallery 1434 dishes up yet another serv The small room contains photographs ing for the art-hungry eye. This week’s show and paintings of spaghetti and other types of is titled “Not with my spatula you don’t" and pasta. Two parallel rows o f photographs run features the work of Paco Shima. O f the along the perimeter o f the room. It's a verit Gallery’s two rooms, Shima’s paintings and able photo sh oot fo r noodles w hen shown in photographs are center stage, and each room different sauces and dishes. It seems to play carries a different theme. The large room in off the idea of what my great-grandma used cludes several paintings, each bordered with to say when looking at her prepared meal: different colon of glitter, making them quite “Looks like picture.” It’s an interesting take pretty to look at. It’s this glittery glory that on every student’s staple m eal, and perhaps it catches your eye and forces you take in the will make you think twice before you sit entire piece. That’s when you’ll realize many down to that next plate of noodles. Paco of them also come with their own scents. It’s Shima’s work m il be on view until May 8. a nice touch. The paintings consist mostly of Gallery hours are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. organic shapes. They look like tongues and — Tami T . Mnoian liven, or other organs of the body. It’s all very colorful and somewhat disturbing to see. ALAN JACOBY / d a M-YMXU í S a tu rd a y S u n d a y M onday Asian/Pacific Art Exhibit *5 ¡£ ¡¡¡BiS MCC Lounge 10 p J. ® Wildcat Week Celebration 2A Thursday, May 7,1998 Daily Nexus
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Before you get w the Superbowl with Buffalo and the “Dallas* Cowboys — satisfy my own needs. It was a combination o f these things to that happy activity, however, there's another job to da It's something thus the connection to Debbie. that kept my mind on the poor production, instead o f on the you promised to have in the mail by tomorrow. If you can get it started action. But hey, I still could get into it ifl wanted to, and Tm Itoday, your chances of success improve greatly. I He calls a buddy and has him set up Debbie and die rest of 8! Cancer (June 22july 22)—Today is a 6—ft looks like there’s enough chao6 * the cheerleading squad to run a booty call, in hopes that the sure you could, too. But if you’re going to rent something, O to last mo6t people a month. You're good at handling situations like this, players’ performances will be hindered due to hyperexertion you might as well get som eth in g better than this ‘ Spice* flick however, and you actually kind of lire the excitement You could go ahead o and play the toie of the peacemaker or moderator. You're good at that, toa o f the organ that rules the world. in disguise. Leo (July 23Aug. 22)—'Today is a 7-Gathering information that proves 3 Ron stole the show with his comedic prowess, not his — Greg “Ory” Spangler & Ced Castelblanco what a good job you’re doing could lead to other interesting bets as well m You might make yourself downright invaluable. Once you get interested z overs tuffed penis. I f the best scene involves no skin, if s a sad — Thanks to the R ivierafor their excellent service, courteous em (O in learning, you’ll be an awesome force with which to contend. 0 » state for America. The rundown: All forms of penetration Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept 22)—Today Is an 8—You’re in the mood for shop used, not many fake ones, funny intro, horrendous sets and a ployees andfor the pom . Ifyou are at a ll nervous about renting ★ ping Study your bills comingdue so you'B know how much you can spend. ★ ★ You might see something you want so much that you’re willing to throw ★ penis that was expecting something better for a follow-up to pom, you w ill feel a t home there. caution to the winds. Don’t throw your paycheck at it, however, espe ★ cially if you haven’t received it yet ★ Libra (Sept 23-Oct 23)—Today is a 7—You don’t have enough money to ★ buy something you want, but that may not stop you. If you’re doing it to ★ impress a loved one, reconsider. That person will think better of you if ★ ★ you save the money instead. If you're investing in educational materials, however, go ahead. n Claire-ly M iserable Scorpio (Oct 24-Nov. 21)—Today is a 6-Check in on the grapevine to 8 day. You could find just what you’re looking for. You can also provide B something in trade by doing a little job for the person who has what you m want You love to work deals like this, and you're very good at it. So get Your imagination is captured by the magnificent scenery The story’s tension peaks when the beautiful a n d m iser O busy on one today. and music alone in the big screen adaptation o f “Les Miser- able Fantine (Thurman) is traumatized, ravaged and then Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)—Today is a 5—The toughest of the exams m is over. Whether you passed or not you’ve got reason to celebrate. If you ables.” Directed by Bille August, the film boasts exceptional thrown in jail after being attacked by three drunken men. followed the instructions, you might have reached a higher level of en performances by Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush and Uma Thurman performs excellently as a sad and sickly single lightenment That would give you even more reason to celebrate, and Thurman— all o f whom lure your imagination deep into tire mother. The trauma her character endures forces cringes and this is a marvelous day for a party. ’ Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan. 19)—Today is an 8-There will be a test today at 3 miserable world o f 19th century France. This most recent re almost tears to anyone witnessing the cruel reality o f her life. work. You have to pay attention to what the boss wants. Someone at ★ ndition of Victor Hugo’s epic novel is beautifully crafted, Valjean takes Fantine under his care, exhibiting his kind and home is having a temper tantrum, too. Everyone wants you to fuss over them. You can straighten them out on what needs to be handled first ★ with only a few lagging instances that slightly hinder the benevolent character. But despite all his good works, Inspec You’re pretty good at that overall quality o f the film. tor Javert never lets up, even after 20 years of searching for Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)—Today is a 7—Vou need a change of scene, but ★ your sweetheart has other plans. You want to go someplace interesting to It is a story that questions the truth behind the meaning o f him . night, but he or she wants to May home You might compromise by joining ★ justice. It also delves into how two lonely men on opposite The pace of the film is done well considering the story friends for dinner and then going your separate ways. Who says a good ★ sides o f the law justify their actions. A poor man, Jean Val- covers approximately 30 years o f Valjean’s life. It slows sig relationship has to follow a certain routine? Make it up as you go along. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)—Today is a 7—Your lorcd one wants some to jean (Neeson), steals a loaf ofbread, and as a result he serves a nificantly, however, in the second half o f the film when the thing and you'd like to buy it That’s bow you always react when someone o 19-year sentence o f hard prison labor. He breaks parole and story line shifts toward Valjean’s adopted daughter Cosette you love wants something. Don’t worry if you can't actualy accomplish it this time. Everybody knows that’s what you'd like to do, and they love transforms himself into a new man— the mayor o f his town. (Claire Danes) and her new lover Marius (Hans Matheson). you for it In this case, it really is the thought that counts. A ll is wonderful until Inspector Javert (Rush), a strict law en The m ow becomes painfully romantic during die develop Today’s Birthday (May 7). You're gaining valuable experience this year, forcer, enters into the story. H is only goal is to bring Valjean ment of Co sc tie’s character. It is as slow as die development and also paying dues. Ifyou have to work this hard, you'd better be doing 8 to justice for breaking parole — a life sentence. Valjean is a of her love with Marius, a young Parisian revolutionary. something you really enjoy. Decide what that is in May. If you're not on ★ the right naHr by then, change direction, b October, the workload in man o f great honor and character who only desires to be left Luckily, die film returns to the original tense and energe creases. You won’t have much time for anything rise. b December, an ★ alone. The tension between Valjean and Inspector Javert is tic level from the beginning between Valjean and Inspector old tradition bolsters your confidence. There’s something nice about the familiar, especially if money is tight, b February, a job opportunity ap ★ powerful. They exhibit compelling performances that bring Javert. It brings the final justice due to the yearning audience pears, but it’s a challenge. Go for it anyway. By March, you’ll have time to ★ out intense energy and pace the entire film. Javert is abhorred members. Despite the film’s slow spots, it is both enjoyable relaxin the company of dear friends in a tranquil setting. Protect a friend by all who watch him through his unbearable strictness o f the with your silence b Apr! ★ and heartbreaking with noteworthy performances by all its law and supposed acts of justice upon poor, victimized citi actors and actresses. *****SILVER GREENS^ ^* zens who cross his path. ■ W endy Daily Nexus Thursday, May 7 ,1 9 9 8 3A
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1 b o t h s n o w s 1 I a m -XO p m I 1 5 WEST ORTEGA BILL GRAHAM PRESENTS worthy of any of our local radio stations. The next tunc “SFH ” is across between U2’s Achtung Baby and Radiohead’s Ok Computer, but with far less musicianship than either one of those bands. As I said earlier, the album slides rapidly downward with “Come On” bring nothing more than grungy Britpop and “Immune” consisting o f light, meaning less feries sung over three chords and simple drumming. Green Day may be able to pull that off, but not these guys. A band that fails even more miserably than Ultrahorse in trying to achieve that ’90s, “my-dream-is-to-be-on- KHTY’s-cage-match-challenge” sound is Mindflower with their release C y d o n ia. The 10 songs that compromise this CD lackdistinction and get lost in their own monotony of ir- ' ritating voices and spacey-synthesizer effects. The lyrics, to say die least, leave something to be desired. I don’t know what to make of such incoherent lyrics like those of “Make Believe” whose bridge goes, I gave you my everytbing/All that I wanted is/That we were make believe. The musicianship is mediocre with generic guitar chords and growls, weak key boards that seem only to be there to add annoying effects, and a drummer who belongs in the glam-rock era with M ot ley Crüe and Poison. The problem with both these albums is their overproduc tion in the studio. Ultrahorse consists of two guys who, through the use o f electronic sampling and stand-in musi cians, are able to create a very layered and finely tuned album. Mindflower relies less on the studio “magic” but still uses un necessary effects to seemingly enhance their music. The test o f how good a band is, regardless o f genre, is to how well they hold up when performing live and whether or not they can reproduce their album’s sound. Ultrahorse would be hard Sonic Youth / A Thousand Leaves / D G C pressed to perform their album live, while Mindflower’s se tup caters better to live performance — though I wonder if Still fuzzy after all these years! Kim, Thurston and a big- they could attract enough of an audience to even hold a ass wall of dissonant feedback ... what more could anyone concert. . w ant?! Jo s h B aron There isn’t a great deal to be said here, you’re either a fan oryou’re not, and if you’re not, then you’re probably already a M o jack / H om eb rew / S S T lost cause and you can stop reading right now! A group of talented musicians can get together and cut a Sonic Youth is one of those few bands that can do no wrong. The band’s obsessive melting of pop melodies, tight record from something as casual as a jam session. It’s guitar-generated racquet and low-fi aesthetics has worked to happened quite a few times with jazz, but the majority of make diem one of the most respected and consequendy wimpy altema-pop seems to take way too long to overpro underrated bands around. A Thousand Leaves updates the duce and far too large a budget to promote. Plus, you gotta band’s sound with a touch of studio magic that has been dress up die mopey boys in some hip threads and give ’em all somewhat absent from their previous efforts. The result is an Beatle cuts. By the time you’re done, you’ve got no budget intriguing variation on Sonic Youth’s sound that avoids the and a piece of doctored-up poo poo. already cliché electronic metamorphosis o f, say, U2 or Who could guess that Greg Ginn, the man behind Black Flag’s wall of guitar noise, would turn up on an album with Smashing Pumpkins. This is everything one could want in a SY album, and it far more groove than noise, and still sound miles away from should be purchased immediately and without hesitation. covered territory? The formula is simple: four guys + some — Robert Hanson is still drunk from last night! brass + a simple album cover = great, high energy tunes with no whiny vocals or throwaway lyrics. Whether or not this Die Form / D u a lity / Metropolis could have been a jam session is up in the air, but it really cap tures the spontaneity and excitement o f one, minus the flirts Wouldn’t you know it, those damn clamping sadoma and burps, of course. sochista are at it again. Die Form, a German experimental/ — T o n y B industrial collaboration (an evil litde soufflé o f religious, sa distic sex, if you will) has been around since the age o f but- Public Enemy / He Got Game / D e f Ja m trock, and they are still corrupting the choosy, corruptible masses who would never settle for Foreigner, Ratt or Mr. The impact that It Takes a Nation c f M illions to Hold Us Big. Their newest album D u a lity is a succulent casserole of B ack had on hip-hop listeners is undeniable. Delivering an female operatic voices, droning electric buzzes and bleeps, immaculate marriage o f political consciousness and combus - and a bumming bass that would cause flies to cry and swarm tive creativity, Public Enemy introduced ground-breaking and attack die general population at frill speed. standards of musical format that have influenced everything W ith all o f this musical excitement swarming the ears, es from hip-hop and rock to electrónica. Anybody sleeping on pecially in “Leda’s Secret” (it’s so eerie and beautihil) and their follow-up releases such as Fear o f a Black Vianet and “Anode,” it may be difficult to gather die strength to tune Apocalypse '91 is missing out on hip-hop history. into the lyrics, which are surprisingly sung in English rather Despite the brief disintegration of the Bomb Squad and than die usual French or German. N ot listening to the lyrics Flavor Fla Vs crack-fiend status, muthafuckas doubting the may be a wise choice — due to their complete cliché energy. strength of their reunion will be proven wrong with their Friends of sadism, do not misunderstand! Die Form is a seventh release titled He Got Game, their concept album/ deity among musical jesters, but Christi Love is caldi A river soundtrack for the new Spike Lee movie. The crew seems o f blo o d For a band with such experimentation in its music, unjaded by the long time lapse from their last emanation of perhaps they should experiment with a dictionary... dopeness, as Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Terminator X and the On the more pleasant and optimistic dark side of things, rest o f the crew seem to have maintained their au natural che this album is a musical masterpiece to be shared by all who mistry. Featuring surprise guests Masta Killa of the Wu love the squeak of vinyl on a breezy spring afternoon. Tang Clan, KRS-1, Smooth tha Hustla, underground frees — melarne “i’m going to a poduck” hensch tyle wizard Supernatural and Stephen Stills doing vocals on “He Got Game” (which sampled his hit “Spinning Wheel”), Ultrahorse / The pleasure and pain fa n automobile / 911 the new PE is refreshed and updated, yet uncompromising Mindflower/ C y d o n ia / Mothership Music with present trends. There is fast-forward material such as the obviously radio T h e strive to m ake it in the ’90s m usic m arket often forces geared “He Got Game” and the grandiose and corny “W hat bands to chase after established, played-out sounds in hope You Need is Jesus.” “Shake Your Booty” is a radio pleaser that they too will come up with a formula for just one song that isn’t nearly as satisfying a follow up for Flavor Flav’s that will find an audience on the “alternative” or “new music” classics such as “Cold Lampin’” and “911 is a Joke.” Despite radio stations. One need only look at bands like Sugar Ray these token fillers (obviously a major label move), tins pow and Marcy Playground as examples o f recent bands who have erful comeback from these veterans will help hype their up established themselves in the music world as one-hit won com ing There's a Poison Coin’ on due out before 1999. W el ders. Ultrahorse’s latest The pleasure and pain o f an automobile come back /all. gives its listeners a variety of songs and sounds in hope that ^_ArDouble, KCSB 91.9 Braynsitjunz ______one o f them might make it. The album starts strong and hen proceeds to sink further and further into weak, cacophonic The Urge / M aster o f Styles / Immortal dribble. The first cut, “Telecom,” is a catchy, densely layered song that places trumpet and percussion riffs over grungy Someone once told me, “If you can’t say something nice, guitar. Again, what the music market is looking for today is then don t say anything at all.” W ell, I suppose that leaves me sound, not lyrics. This is lucky for Ultrahorse — who stay in with very litde to say about the Urge’s latest release, M a ste r c f the shallow end o f the pool with lyrics like, Tve been such a S ty les. Protocol be damned, I say! long time/W ondering what my two hands are for/Suddenly it A local favorite of St. Louis, the Urge craft a sound using came to m e/I need them when you push me to the floor. Y et the elements of crunch metal, punk, ska, reggae and funk. De sound they create with this track, by far their strongest, is cidedly m ore m elodic w ith tricked-out h ip-hop grooves and Daily Nexus Thursday, May 7,1998 5A
an occasional surfacing of punk, M aster o f Styles falls short Early on, Love Nut drops any pretenses o f a “frenzied dual Various Artists / Mondo Beat: M asters of Percussion / this side o f ambitious. guitar attack” and settles into processed-cheese mode with N arad a Even the appearance o f 311’s Nick Hexum on the Urge’s heartfelt songs such as “Foolish Game”. Frontman Andy most marketable tune, *Jump Right In,” fails to add anything Bopp croons somewhere between a whine and a wail, while Maybe you’ve had this nightmare once: You walk into truly unique to this morass. Perhaps the single redeeming Mominglory or Tempo, and find the entire store gutted, all feature is the hom section, brought to you by Todd Painter, the rest of the band creates a halfway decent sonic backdrop. sections now catering to world music. Celtic sounds ooze out It's not readily apparent, but Love Nut develops a generic Bill Reiter and M att KwiatkowskL Otherwise, the punk/ of the walls. Middle-aged white guys with eagle feathers in ’60s type of groove on certain tracks such as “M iss Fortune.” metal-oriented tracks come across too polished, watered their hair are trying to discover their inner wolf or bridge However, in the grand scheme o f things, there isn’t anything down and ineffective. The attempts at melodic, funky inter some connection to a culture they helped extinguish. Sure, realty memorable or unique about Love Nut’s offering. ludes are equally forgettable, often drowned out by Steve it’s always the fellow who looks curiously like Kenny G who puts out some record entitled “Spirit W alker" or “Chant of Ewing’s gritty, phlegmatic voice. The capper to the whole shebang is that ¡Baltimucbo! was produced by Ed Stasium of Talking Heads and Ramones the Lone Ghilla Monster,” which is then bought up in a fame. Then again, Stasium didn’t have a whole lot to work frenzy by the new age crowd. And since I’m already at it, the lyrics aren’t very impressive with in the first place. Oh well, more mundane music for M ondo B e a t is exactly the opposite o f your new age night cither. Using male posturing as his impetuous on die track your ears. mare. The compilation is not only surprisingly varied in its “Straight to Hell”, Ewing sings, Tm as giddy as a school boy ... — Jason Green is not a love nut selections, but acts as a “who’s who” in the realm of drum C’mon, what’s up with that? That’s worse than muting your ming. Although it begins in appropriate world music fashion alcohol, I mean, machismo with emotion? Think they'd be T h e A m azin g R oy al C row n s /The Amazing Royal Crowns with some sort o f fusion number, Tito Puente acts as the real better off going “Straight to Hell.” ’N uff said. /V e lv e l starting point with his six-minute classic “Tii Mon Bo.” - Jason Green sent ’em all to hell ______If first impressions are what determines success or fai Other contributors of interest include Airto Moreira of lure for any musical act, then the future looks a bit cloudy for Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew ensemble, Dead drummer Mickey the Amazing Royal Crowns. Lead singer King Kendall is Hart and one-time Sinatra percussionist Emil Richards, Love Nut / ¡Baltim ucbo! / Big Deal practically yelling on the first track“Shiverin’ in the Comer,” who adds the loungiest number to the mix. and it seems like an invitation to turn the music off. But it Ultimately, the album travels the world, acquiring influ The College Music Journal (all hail the hallowed institu does get better. ences from India, Africa, Cuba, Egypt and die States — to tion) reported of Love Nut’s sophomore release, “It’s as per The Amazing Royal Crowns are a crazy blend of*50s bop, nanv» a few. This collection o f tight rhythms and fluctuating fect a one-two punch as you’re likely to get: a frenzied dual rockabilly and punk. Their sound is very similar to the Stray tempos remains more well-rounded and authentic than guitar attack, absolutely lethal doses of raw energy, and big, Cats, and King Kendall is a cross between Jerry Lee Lewis many o f its strictly lounge compilation counterparts. Highly dominating hooks that don’t just offer themselves to you, and the only true king, Elvis Presley. The Amazing Royal recommended. they pounce on you like a starring lion.” Myself, o iA rtsw e e k Crowns are a band with influences from the past, but they — T o n y B (all hail the hallowed institution), I say, “Whatever.” combine these influences to create a unique style. A t times though, it seems they should have stuck to tire formula. ■ ■ § j g f p L At any rate, the album I heard bore no resemblance to the The song I like most is an instrumental piece, “Gretschy." review it garnered from CM J. If anything^t just plain bored It recalls the days o f old surfer music, like something from DDbeat me. Seriously, Love Nut’s sound isn’t complicated. They're The Ventures. This album will start to grow on you. But fond o f stop-and-go rhythms, simplistic guitar sketches and MASTERS OF PERCUSSION never fear, this growth is cut short W hile they combine older touchy-feely ballads. W ith a sound that somewhat resembles styles of music and update it— give it more of a beat— this Silver Jet (forgive me, please), Love Nut belongs on the lately just seems to be the trend. After further listening, it be fringe of other bands such as Marcy Playground, Third Eye gins to all just sound the same. Blind and Tonic (to name a few). — Tam i Mnoian starts to grow on you Sirjunz Report V I
E : How he ltinda shuffles the isample and doesn’t play the whole thing, how if s not just one loop and it’s a bunch o f different shit. The lyrics? H e’s talking about shit that1s different. He’s talking about girls, but not in a played-out way. Seriously, if s some o f my favorite shit from Living Legends. A: His tape is phat, yo.
The Sirjunz Journal Voi. II Jayo Felony feat. DM X and Method Man / “Whatchu gon’ do?” / YabYum The Adventures o f Two Vinyl Nerds E: Don’t tell me who this is, I know who it is. Starring: A-Double and Erik Solo A : I know you know, ifs your potna. E : (Thinking...) Oh yeah, ifs Jayo! Not realty giving a fuck about popular opinion, the BraynSiijunz are always pompously I bitching about the contemporary music scene. W ith a holier-than-thou attitude that makes A: YTmow you gots to big him up ’coz he’s from Diego! Ravishing Rick Rude cringe, they usually dwell in the depths of KCSB 91.9, their home turf E : This guy was always cool, dude, ’cos I always used to see him in this record store behind my and center o f activity. Oh A-D ouble, oh Erik Solo, where will you two go? How will you two house. persevere in a world where wack fools have tanks in their videos, frogs are talking about “girls A: Oh yeah? pee pee when they sec me” and sumo wrestlers are talking about “I’m not a player, I just fuck a E: Big, tall-assed muhfuckcr, looking like he just got out of a drive-by or something. He lot?” Join them in this week’s wax excursions ... looked hard, dude, he looked fucking hard. A: Oh, word? Big Punisher/ “I’m Not a Player’’ / Loud E : Yeah, but he was always cooL He remembered me a little bit ’cos I used to go up to him and I A: Let me ask you something. How is it that a 400-pound, overweight sumo-wrestling fat ask questions when I was younger, but he was, yTcnow, always cool. fuck like him gets all the ass? A: Mr. Jayo, could you show me some bullet wounds? E : I don’t know, dude, I don’t know. Besides, how ridiculous is the hook? T m not a player, I E : W hat Pm trying to figure out is how he got down with Method M an and DM X, although I just fuck a lot!” There’s only so much you can do with a song only about fucking. he got dropped from D ef Jam. | A: You know that even if this fool does, he probably can’t sec his own d!$k he’s so fat. A : Yknow, I ltinda like this although ifs a real accessible party cut with a bouncy beat How E: Yknow, ladies probably do so to say they did have sex with a fat boulder. Yknow, the ever, I need to clown one thing: the hook. “Tm too sexy for my muthafucking hood. Tm too novelty experience. sexy for my muthafucking low-ridaaaah!” Whut the phiuJc? E: Yeah, he’s coming Right Said Fred-style. Remember that song? Mix M aster Mike / “ValueMeal 12 Inch Combo Deluxe” / Asphodel A : (L a u g h s) Hell, yeah! E : This is some of my favorite shit right now, it's so dope. E : He’s coming ’90s style. Like, “Hey, Puffy takes all the wack ’80s shit, I’m taking all die A: Skratch Piklz rips shit, no doubt. wack ’90s shit! Tm coming future style!” E : W hat I like about him is that he’s not afraid to experiment; he’s into trying weird shit. Yknow most other D Js are about showing their steez? W ell, he’s just open to try out new cre Ramp / “Daylight” / ??? ations. YTcnow he’s half Jewish? E : Isley’s! A: Oh yeah? So he’s part Filipino and part Jewish? A : N ope! E: Yeah, gots to give it up. (L a u g h ) E: Roy Ayers? A; Nope! Guess again. Ifs Ramp. “Daylight”? Random insert: about Pros o f Fugees E: “Daylight”? A : You seen that “Ghetto Superstar” video with Pras? Fool got his hair all hangin’ out and A: D-Knowledge lent me the “Tribe Vibes” record. shit? Aaargh!! E: Yeah, yeah... IE: Yeah. More like “Last Pras.” Yknow, last prize, last Pras. Lookin’ like busted-assed Pras. A : The original to Tribe’s “Bonita Applebum” and most unfortunately Vooodu’s “Southern I A : How is he gonna come out with his own solo album? He can’t hang by himself! California Nights.” E : Exactly. Every song is going to feature, like, right people. He’s definitely up there with all E : Yeah, he didn’t come too original on that one. This is dope shit though. Ifs called Ramp? I the mediocrely talented men of America. I A: Yin Rock, Sen Dog ...... hence the phone conversation ended. However, the picky attitudes o f these vinyl peda | E: All three of The Lox. gogues do not end. For further exposure to their antics, tune in to the BraynSiijunz opera tions, every Friday from 8 to midnight, Sunday and Monday nights from 10 to midnight. Eligh / “Coincidence” / Caravan ... to be continued E: Yeah, I like this shit a lot. It's so dope, dude. I A: W hat about it do you like in particular? 6A Thursday, May 7,1998 Daily Nexus
P raise the Cloud BBWBWB J a z z c o m e s t o to w n ... ^ Charles Lloyd has got soul. H is performance in a quartet on Sunday night was a beautiful spectacle for eyes as well as ears. The quartet featured Bobo Stenson on piano, Derek Oles on "Bang” is another one o f those Cinderella then moves to an audition where the pro bass and ‘the masted Billy Higgins on drums, and the set they played was a well-rounded stones that you hear about Someone with ducer sexually molests her. She then pro journey through different jazz styles. $30,000 manages to come up with a story ceeds to get herself arrested, with the cop I parked, locked up and made my way to the Lobero Theatre. I had that kind o f strut, like I that is original, invigorating and draws both sexually molesting her to top it all off. knew I was going to be a part of some spontaneous art, not to mention feeling rather dapper the critics and the crowds. After getting the upper hand with the cop, with my pink tie and brown polyester sports coat flapping in the spring evening breeze. To Hollywood budgets are amazing. M ost of she snatches his uniform and heads out into my amarement the show started on time. So my 15-minute grace period wasn’t so graceful: in the time, with the inflation o f movie costs,, the streets of L A . where she notices serious fact, I had to wait ’til the song was over to be escorted down to my seat. It was a contemporary the art of filmmaking is lost; and films like changes in the way people treat her. The only piece, and I started to question what I was in for that night. However, I had heard Billy H ig “Speed 2” (f 145 million) and “Waterworld” plot that really develops is when she gins play on a Ornette Coleman album, so I kept faith. Indeed, my doubts subsided after the ($175 million) are the result. But look at befriends two Latino males. One of them second song. It was Bobo Stenson leading it off with that mellow Monday-night-misty- films like “Clerks” ($27,000), “El Mariachi” gets gunned down in a drive-by shooting, lounge fed, really slow and arpeggiated, but very tasteful. After his intro solo, the song picked ($8,000) and “In the Company of Men” and she goes after the killers. up into a jazzier number and Charles was smokin’. F m not sure if he had the top section o f his ($20,000). All were made for literally a frac- Ash truly has a flare for portraying average hom custom made or if it was just offset, but when Charles Lloyd plays tenor saxophone, his righ t band (bottom hand) is way out to the right and the hom is almost at a 45 degree angle; maybe it’s so it doesn’t get in the way of his knees, which he tends to hike up at random intervals. A fter a lengthy intermission, people started seating themselves, including this one woman in black. She looked about 50, but really fit, and she wore a black Stetson with boa-looking feathers around the brim. Apparently she was trying to mosey her way to the front center of the theater, hoping no one would notice. She was mistaken. “Uh, excuse me, miss, you’re in my seat,” the rightful proprietor, said. • The woman in black was well situated and looked to her right and left for sympathy. “Uh, miss, you’re in my seat.” “Well, where do you want me to sit?” Stetson lady said in her husky voice. O f course, she ended up moving, and when I saw the look in her eyes, I noticed she could have been under the influence of a number of things. The second set started with Charles going off on a Coltrane-esque soliloquy— a composi tion splattered with unique phrasings, halts and bending squeals. When Billy Higgins joined Charles, for a moment everything made sense — the two of them were on a journey through timelessness, communicating with the entire audience on some other level. W hen the piano and bass came in, it all came together. Billy H iggins had a mindblowing solo during this song. tion of the cost of the typical Hollywood situations, much in the same way that Larry He has the unique ability to make people laugh with him during a solo, by stopping and re film. And now comes “Bang.” Clark did in “Kids.” Often there is a voyeur peating simple phrasings on the ltit while laughing himself. Then he would build on those Written and directed by Ash (his real istic feel to the film, as the audience watches simple phrases in breathtaking fashion, leaving everybody with their eyes, ears and jaws wide name is withheld for legal reasons), this is a these events unfold. Even though some of open. film so utterly raw and poignant, its fascinat the film’s scenes are contrived, they have a The second set ended and the band took a bow. Then Charles Lloyd and Billy Higgins ing subject matter makes you forgive its weak very authentic feel. took the audience by surprise. Charles picked up what I believe was a Tibetan oboe, and Billy sp ots. draped an ethnic drum around his neck. Just the two of them on stage with this bizarre ar “Bang” follows an unnamed Asian When all is said and done,.“Bang” is a rangement was enough, then they got offstage and did a lap around the Lobero, and everyone American woman (Darling Narita) through great modem fable and a prime example of was smiling and clapping, malting for quite an evening. a bad day. The day starts with her eviction, i invigorating cinema. — e.h. Cinnamon
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Levelheaded hipsters, take o ff your Buddy Holly eyeglasses and shed the goth-a-billy lifes tyle o f yesteryear. Instead, choose a new path for your supreme hipstemess. Don a black beiet and cigarette holder, sorrowfully gulp down wine while proclaiming the nonexistence of self and carry on a passionate love affair with your landlord/best friend’s girlfriend/housemate’s brother. Become French. When you arc o f this new breed — let us tentatively dub it the “New French” before it be comes bombarded with new influences and changes into.a hybrid of something entirely diffe rent — you are invincible, you are unstoppable, you are enigm a and brilliance and passion all Other movies that directly express the beauty, glory and pain o f the “New French” include at once. The “New French” are a clever fusion of the retro France of die 1950s and 1960s gems such as 1966’s “A Man and A Woman”, as well as contemporary films revealing the (dunk poodles, cologne and black turtleneck sweaters) and a chic cyberpunk vision o f the fu dark side of “New French” culture, including die suspenseful glam of “Killing Zoe” and ef ture (think the Internet, music samplers and cellular phones). Must you have a French passport to partake in this new identity? Mais non, ma cherie! fortless chic o f “Diary o f a Seducer.” While embodying the passionate nationalism o f your new trend is crucial to maintaining the O f course, this represents only a marginal selection, but as you slowly adapt to the “New “New French” identity, actually b ein g French is not necessary. Instead, become bitterly sar French” way of life, you will in no time begin to demand more and more French (or Euro castic, cynical and nihilistic and search for multiple orgasms with dark, exotic strangers. pean) art flicks from the ’50s and ’60s as time goes by. So now, as your inner-francais has become strangely intrigued by the notion of this new style, take heed o f the few crucial buys you m ust m ake in order to fully plunge in to the m od- La Musique! bohemian, cyber-funk world o f the “New French.” The crucial part o f any scene is, o f course, the music to be devoted to. In fact, I doubt any “scene” would exist without a pulsating current o f music to help flow the fashion and haircuts La Cinema! along into their limit and capacity o f creativity. W hat would become o f die ravers without In order to be o f the “New French,” you must gain insight into their culture. Developing an techno? The goths without industrial? The punks without, well, punk? In fact, “New French” acute taste for 1960s avant garde is very optimal, but before taking so daring a leap into actu wouldn’t be here either, if it weren’t for the development o f some crucial (yet subdy corpo ally bring o f the “New French,” it is perhaps better to learn the behavior, clothes and dialogue rate) bands. Johnny Halladay is a thing of the past, and, unfortunately, M C Solaar does not that are deeply embedded within the “New French” culture. truly fit under the notions o f the “New French” (although “Bouge de La” remains a personal “Contempt,” the classic French film starring Brigitte Bardot, shows how to love like a favorite of French class fun). “New French,” fight like a “New French” and die like a “New French.” Bardot serves as a per The French band A ir has already received tremendous hype for its album, Moon Safari, but fect example for die look to be achieved: flip your hair, pout and look pained. Then fuck over if the hype is valid, well, e’est la vie. In its sexy French way, A ir produces the perfect space-age your husband. soundtrack to your next make-out session. Another much-discussed album, D im itri From Paris, also lives up to its hype by producing the swinging soundtrack to your next wine-and-chcese party. Dim itri From Paris is one of those albums that is acceptable only because it’s French — if someone in the U .S. produced an album of such samba-electronia cocktail lounge, they’d be dismissed as a mere composer of elevator music. But Dimitri, on the oth^r hand, gets away with his “is-it-comy-or-not?” La Literature! Books are an important part o f any culture, and any subculture at that (There’s no need to fully explore the influence o f T he C row on millions o f face-painted teens, but I think the ex ample serves a print.) I f you are not yet ready to take the plunge into the old French world of Balzac, Rousseau and Voltaire, instead indulge your literature senses in a copy o f Anais Nin’s D elta o f Venus to explore the world of French erotica. Then meet a lover over the Internet.
Lcs Vetements! The clothes o f this era are a sleek combination o f at least three major styles. Drawing from the stereotypical looks o f mod ’50s and ’60s French hipsters and mixed with contemporary French chic, the overall look is a mix of boatneck shirts, black turtleneck sweaters, wire- rimmed spectacles and black pants. Brown or black tailored leather jackets also add that classic French twist of the ’90s. Technically, though, the “New French” look is tailored, classic and all retro pieces are worn with great subtlety.
C’cst Fin! Fortunately, for those whose current culture, be it subterranean or status quo, is starving them o f a rich, new counterculture, take solace in the reality that the “New French” scene is just gearing up to take over. In fact, one can easily slide onto the “New French”^ bandwagon without so much as a few CD purchases and a change of eyewear. As the best minds o f our generation realize the potential o f the “New French,” their stark- raving-mad lunacy of petty rockabilly dreams will fade and rematerialize into some full French avant-garde passion. Who knows what direction this “New French” trend will fall into next W ill they fall further back into romanticized notions of 1920s expatriate bohe mians? Or will they lead into the promising future wearing only burlap, dying for their art? Hopefully, this 10-minute guide to being hip has revealed the secrets of cool. Please take note that while this guide only takes 10 minutes to read, the lifestyle of the “New French” is by no means as whimsical or as tongue-in-cheek as this column is. It is not a passing fancy, meant to be dismissed by those who feel their own scene is currently the most validated as cooL No, no, no, ma cherie, die “New French” is here, it is now, it is real, it is you. Viva La Revolution! VIVA LA FRANCE!
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