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Page 2 October 1992 SLUG bullshit.Therearektsofgaypeople who do not blame the world for their problems and do not think Dear Dickheads, male members, I have yet to see they are owed something because Douglas Spotted Eagle????? one with a feminle who can't pull they are gay1 Get a life and write Are you going to do Lawrence her weight as a musician. For in- about real gay issues. Welk after that? Personally, I have stance, the bands My Sister Jane, Secondly, just because you- nothing against either one of them, Godthing, Mouthbreather, Play- been to Seattle or you used to live but they aren't exactly alternative. ground, Doghouse, Stone Monkey, there, does not make you cool. I mean, doesn't Spotted Eagle do Ratchet, and Commonplace all Seattle, Seattle, Seattle, Blah, Blah, Muzak-type cover tunes or some- have at least one female member, Blah! If the "Seattle Scene" had thing. I know the guy has to make and are all incredibly talented any balls it would be in San Fran- a living, but I don't want to listen to bands. cisco. Where did the "dress-like- that kind of stuff. In Robert's attempts to give an-idiot" style thing come from - I think you should cover un- Athletes Butt a good review, he cut anyway? Wash your hair! Give dergroundacts, and leave Douglas on all the other female musicians those flannel plaid shirts to Good- Btaae Kambrski Spotted Eagle to Utah Holiday or in SLC who are already wading will! There's a big difference be- something. through sexism and stereotypes tween playing 'Mr. Hippie Love- 1 CONTRIBUTNG . -4kk Angry to be taken seriously and appre- Peace" because it'sthething to&, WRITERS ciated as good musicians. 1 am not and actually having those beliefs Ed. Note: Sorry Diibut1 couldn't afeminist man-hater, but Iam sick and holding true to them in your UmrWM-QrlrlY, resist. Usually Iwould throw these and tired of women being judged lie. letters away because they are so and having to prove themselves So, shut thefuck upand lien -hmmmT* fucking narrow minded and re- before they're given a chance and to some old Steely Dan and throw m-mm dundant, but since I feel it epito- really listened to. that Nirvana CD in the trash where mizes Salt Lake's "alternative" Yes, Robert, there really are it belongs! -=4 / minded so well, it had to go in. I very few SLC bands with female Finally (thank God), where COPY B)lTOR: know you hadn't read the story on members, but contrary to your are the rights of the single hetro JO Yrn Douglas Spotted Eagle because opinion, just about of these fe- male. It seems that if you are PHOTOGRAPHS: ' your letter came in before that is- males do 'both write and perform straight and male you get shiifrom sue. Your letter just came in too very well." everyone (especially from the late. Iguess you are right, Ichecked Signed, feminist insecure population) for my Cap'n Crunch Punks-meter Stlli Wading wanting to have regular sex, or and Doug's music isn't punk So, I should Isay sex regularly? Sorry, guess he better get some grungy Ed. Note: Good point, but first of but I had no childhood traumas guitars and Sub Pop hair and then all the story that Robert wrote was that fucked me up for life, I don't he can be alternative too. Catch a almost completely re-writtenwhen resent my parents, the only 'bones" clue, open up your mind, and wake it came in. Iwrote that in there and in my closet is mine when I'm in up. There is more to a musical believe me, 4 have a kt of respect there masturbating. Guess ImW scene than 'underground" bands. for the female musicians in this out on all that happy homehit town. That story was written .at therapy. Dear Dlckheada, 5:00 am and was never proofed by Thndtkily Yowr, This letter is for Robert any of pur editors (all women). So Mr. I.don't-rpeIkny+mm DeBerry who wrote SLUG'S Sep- I guess the answer to your ques- ~nny-to-be-d~ tembercoverstoryonAthletesButt. tion is E: The editor of. the Sep- I enjoy Athletes Butt as much as tember SLUG Is an idiot. My the next guy, but in the article he apologies to anyone offended. It said that Athletes "is one of the was a qrammatical error and a bii very few (bands) in Salt Lake Cily mistake. Thankyou forwriting, your Pkaso Send to: that actually has female members opinion was helpful. who both write and perform very P.O. BOX 1081 1 well." Reading this, Icame to four Dear Frustrated & Deprived different conclusions. Either; C/O Didcheada at SLUG, SALT LAKE CtTY, UTAH ..A. Robert DeBerry is a sexist Waaah-fuckinl-Waaah! ' 841 10-1 081 fuck. Love & Cuddles, B. Robert does not go see Julle or call many bandswithfemalemembers. 4874742 C. Unbeknownsttousall,there Dear Penal Heads, is a vast number of terrible under- Ihave been reading your mag ground female bands that only for the last couple of months and I Robert knows of, or: must say you are doing a great job1 D. Robert DeBerry is a sexist But (and that's a big but), I have a fuck. ' few bitches to vent. Your positively The fact is, although, there queer article, while being a good really are few SLC bands with fe- idea. is lame, weak, contrived, and IORRY, SUBSCRIPTIONS NO LONGER AVAILABLE Page 4 October 1992 SLUG mmnmks fiecords Jarboe's Thirteen Masks, is the latest release from SKY Records. Jarboe is the keyboard player and second vocalist for the SWANS. The music on Thirteen Masks refledsJaboe's background. She has been a petformance artist and body buiklerbndo boxer. She is also a mNESDA7, OCFOBW I4 . student of religion, mystery, ritual and ceremony. She sang in tent revival RAPTURE and RUST meetingsandplayed apumporganin a dirt-floored church as a child. The someone else lived before, and a first song, "Listen," is hauntingly deadly gameof solitaire. "I Got AGun" beautiful. Jarboe chants-sings over returnsustotheindustrial noisearena only chimes. Jarboe will keep us from entering her & SLUGDEPLOW "Red" has been released as a house with a gun. CD single. A combination of heavy "Of Ancient Memory (The with IdsRATCHET metal, industrial noise and hip hop Oblivion Seekers)" has Jarboe with "Redn is a standout cut. Jarboe raps Annie Lennox's rich deep wice and about every conceivable thought that Laurie Anderson's vocal distortion comes to mind with the color red. combined with suneal imagery and "A Man of Hate" is a dark hymn thecobrblue.Silentcokl~sending PRIDAY, OCroBW I6 with attendant organ music. "The poison, black seas, red mountains Believers" reminds me of Danielle and burning dead. Two lovers drink HELLBENDER Dax's work Jarboe doesn't stickwith the waters of delight. SllllMW, K'l'OBW I7 this one style. The song concerns a "A Man 01 Hate" is reprisedwith ritual with believers worshipping their acoustic guitar replacing the organ. FATAL CAUSE priestess. No longer the dark hymn, it is now KAOTlC CONTORTION Jarboe again shows herversatil- almost a folk song. ityon'7heLonelyVoyeur."Comprised "Freedom" is prefaced bylYo,"a STONEFACE of acoustic guitar and Jarboe's sing- spoken, "He who sulfers shall not be ing the song contains more religious pitied.""Freedom" is anotherindustrial imagery. "...of the sign, of the sign of song. Jarboe seems to address a co- the cross...so don't walk this red red dependent lover. "I don't want your MAY, n river drink the bbod from the cup." love, I don't want yourpity, ldon't want anam BAD YODELERS With "The Never Deserting your body, I don't want your mouth, I mAY; mn24 Shadow" Jarboe retumsto a Danielle don't want your violence ...freedom, OUTSPOKEN Dax style. "Wooden Idols" returns us my freedom." to church. The song has a gospel The CD ends with "Cries (For flavor combined with rhythm and Spider)." Here we get the concepl of blues. Religious images are again the CD. The masks everyone lii contained inthe lyrics. "...she wasthe behind. devil'sdaughterbut now shecarriesa Do the songs on the CD de- cross." scribe the masks Jarboe puts on to "In An Open Sea"describestwo face the day? Buy it and decide for hearts inseparable, despite the con- yourself. The poetry on the CD is stant assault of lie. Snakes, black dark, surreal, filled with colors, vivid crows, the mad moon, and an angel images and religious references. beneath the ocean waters are some The CD has been a repeated images Jarboe uses describing the visitor to my stereo. The music is so two inseparable hearts and minds. varied, so haunting, so disquieting "Shotgun Road (Redemption)" that I nevertireof listening toit. Jarboe opens with the sound of rain and brings a feeling of unease with her simple repetitivekeyboard.Almost an voice and lyrics combined wlh plea- FORMERLY THE COYCADOUR acappellasongsimilarto the opening sure at the beauty of her recording, "~isten."~urre~isticimageryofmirro6Thirteen Masks." 740 SOUTI 300 WBST 359=1323 shattering, the feeling of living a life -William Athey ART n9ACE ... TI" "6 c"P*Pr Ahme R@-= On The Road... ments and hit the road. Ifor one am sicktofuckindmth of all the raveaboutthekillerUgrunge" HOME! spne in the Godlands of the Pacific I have been mixed up in the Northwest, so being there was not mueic business about as bng as I that cool. The area is nice but every care to remember in one way or time you walk into any record store, another, but this month Iwentontour head shop, or twhirt shop you get krthe fiml time.