Henry Rollins

SLUG May 1992 P?ge 3 I b ISSUE #41 MAY 1992 DEAR DICKHEADS, the same damh d~slllusioned This letter is directed to world as the rest of your queer the overly intelligent lesbian friends, you don't understand J.R. Ruppel I that wrote the article in the what all the hubbub IS about??!! "Positively Queer" column in Well open your eyes! I'm EDITORISALES your April issue. I had to laugh sorry that the world dldn't start when I read your article. It functioning as a place where Natalie Kaminski never ceases to amaze me that homosexuality ran rampant, but when someone feels the need that's the way the cook~e CONTRIBUTING WRITERS to do something "different," crumbles as they say. So why Wc z#kayl, Rlck Ruppd, Matt Taylor, Dads CMlM Lm Ckml they automatically assume that don't ugetused to that! Your Chllk IkbYn, Scott vlee, Zba Marashl, Lets Nettman, Ryn Worm they deserve to be recognized pathetic pleas for equal rights as "special." You state that make me want to puke! You COPY~ - EDITOR--- - ~ --- you were bored and offended have equal rrghts as a human Jo Yalfe ;&&:&? by all the safe sex posters at being, but when ~t comes to OTOGRAPHS the U. Then you go on to rip your sexual preferences, you - Mck Egan, Robert DeBerry into the "self-righteous pricks" are outnumbered. Maybe you who were offended by are queer, and ~tsvery obvious F-DUDE S ILLUSTRATIONS posters. Well, what the hell that you are here, but you sure Ryan Wayment makes you think that just be- as hell are not fabulous, and SLUG 1s: A ROIIUIIY New8 81111 EI1erlabmn1 Gldk Wt I# plnlad by 1b MI af rrch cause you have a different I am not about to get d?wn and math rdcar br M(It awr 100 bcrtbw. AU rlhk contllmod by local wrltm. AU sexual preference, it gives you bow to you because you l~keto RlwW ~rinlodIn 8WC k the aphi~aa1 lhr wlrsand not #cemrly theta rltbr the right to try and shove it on get it on with other women. You everyone else?? go get it on and I'll just Ignore dldnrlal ttalf. All IYItubcbn8, Idvlrtirinu, Ilttrrr, pictrac, porn: ml rt work mutt be ' ncdW by IL8 2Mb of thr month to be printed fa tbr nbxt inrr I am not at all prejudice you. Unfortunately, there are Please Send to: SLUG MAGAZINE against lesbians, homosexu- people (like the self righteous als, or whatever the hell you pricks at the U) who aren't ao- 1 P.O. BOX 1061 want to label people with dif- ina to ianore vou. They are ferent sexual preferences; going to get offended and take however, I do not agree U down your posters. They aren't with what you do. I am 100% going to put'up wlth you (as heterosexual and I have never you put it) gettlng too upp~ty. understood how homosexuals What I'm getting at IS that the develop the sort of drives and world is not gonna change to desires that they have, but I pamper your queer ass. So feel that it is not my place to do whatever the hell it IS you try and tell other people what ' want to do, but don't expect the they should do or what they world to accept you And just should like. If you want to have because the "Mo Mo" Church sex with someone else of the maintains high moral stan- same sex, good for you . dards, you don't have the r~ght But don't try to tell me that to assume that all of ~tsmem- what's good for the goose is bers are homophoblc I'm not good for the gander. But in homophoblc, but I am not overly your article it would appear that excite$ by the thought of the people who were offended from H.I.V,, and I know the SUBSE: ..,Ienough to remove your posters L.D.S. Church agrees. So back are "Self Righteous Pricks." off, be yourself, and auit trv- GEC THIS TRASH SENT Well go to &U !! If you would jna to a~oloaizefor what vou RIGHT TO YOUR HOUSE just be satisfied with being a =!I! lesbian and keep it to yourself Sincerely, and your lovers, instead of .;-?;?.:.?' ,.!. .'.. Orem, Utah ONE YEAR $12 p, ;j.. ;* NOW1 trying to tell everyone else that or Order $1 2.00 To: you are right, then you wouldn't Ed. Note: Letters submitted to Send Check Money for have to bitch and moan about the-Dear Dickhead column are NU6 P.O. Box 1061 Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-1 061 Bullshit like lack of respect, the opinion. of those people F1U lhis Out and Send with Check (Please PriIIt) lack of rights, etc. If the safe submitting such. ..especially sex posters that were put up by geeks like this. the heterosexuals were so of- NAME fensive to you, then why didn't ADDRESS you do the same thing and DICKHEADS @ SWG jake them down? P.O. BOX 1061, SLC UTAH CITY STATZIP You are obviously stuck in Page 4 May 1992 SLUG I and twist and subvert them until they are something more diverse and in'creasingly more beautiful. In Ribbons features new ver- sions of "Babymaker,""HairShoes" and "HuntedWaswell as nine new HENRY songs, each one brilliantly crafted and haunting in its own rite. This album marks the first re- lease of the new 4ADIWarner 1 Brothers licensing deal for theU.S. Hopefully the time is right for BAD ~EL&lffl America to discover the world of southern California's most politically correct (and probably most intelli~entlhardcore act has SPIRITUAWED come bacc swiftly from a terrific previous album to make their best effort to date. Led by singer Greg Graffin (a . college professor)and guitarist Mr. After three promising singles, Brett, Bad Religion crafts hook- Spiritualized finally stops their filled and (dare I say it?) melodic teasing and gives us a full-fledged punk rock that is as challenging as first album. It was well worth the it is thrash-worthy. Generator w,ait, too. Lazer Guided Melodies stands out, even among the band's is twelve songs divided into four superb career, as a master work. parts. The songs flow from one to While Brett's title track crack- anotherwith few breaks, giving the leswith anger, Graffin's"Too much record a continuity and clarity that to Ask" uses the southern rock many bands fail to even try and jangle in a way that only the late,. achieve on their albums. lamented Husker Du could man- The overall tone of this CD is age. moody, thoughtful and reflective. It But as good as the two open- could be mistaken for a quieter ers are, they don't hold a candle to Spaceman 3 project, having sonic "Atomic Garden" and "Only Enter- guitar noise at asubtle background tainment," both brilliant slices of level with almost monotonous adrenalin - and intelligentsia- rhythms and melody lines that turn charged punk rock. over and over in your head as you Generator is aptly titled; if this listen. Percussion is light, almost can't get a rise out of you and get invisible, but adding a depth to the you excited about hardcore again, record that supplements the noisy you must be dead. guitars and throbbing bass guitar. - Chris Robin Over the top comes the mellow vocals of Jason and Kate Radley. Thrown into this musical hodge Pale. Saints podge are a variety of instruments kt Ribbons such as dulcimers, autoharp, flute, cello, violin, saxophones and 4ADMwmr Erothlrc trumpet. Slated for releasedomestically From theopening lines, "Don't towards the end of this year, Lazer fall too deep(don1try and sleep, " Guided Melodies is q disc you Pale Saints spill out their cautious should search out and add to your and moody music ranging from collection now. Innovative and in- harder-edged tunes to more ethe- spiring, Spiritualized will undoubt- TICHEM 88 ADVANeE AVlllUBLE AT CCANDALL AUDIO) real, quiet pieces. Always GRAYWHALE (UN), DV8 (BUSNESS HOURS) edly convert you to their own reli- surprising and never a band to be gious experience. I I second guessed, Pale Saints take I 10 AND OLDW PERMITTED 1 seemingly familiar poplrock tunes King Ink. SLUG May 1992 Page 5 lncludes everything from Astrol- oavto IChing to Wicca. Chapter8, "words of Power: The work of 1 BOOKSHELF Self-Transformation." is so valu- Response to last .month's' able, it alone is woih heprice of RECORDS TAPES CDs cover article on Paganism in Utah the book. 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Starhawk is powerful woman, Teish laysalotof ORGANIZEDCONFUSION a scholar of Pagan history, a stereotypes to rest. Lots of infor- DRAIZEMETHOD teacher at Holy Names College in mation on Yoruba goddesses, California, a political activist, magic, and ritual working.

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