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THE LLOYD ULIANA REPORT: Consolidated vs Simon Frith 6 a;Grumh...: f_t H'3jRy teddV Bed®s t&ke note 9 Nitzer Ebb - Walking in the shadow of the 'Mode Men 12 BETWEEN THE LINES: A DAY IN MANAGUA Coca Cola, asphalt and burned out Ladas - by Lisa Marr 22 •r____-______-_-______EI_^^ AIRHEAD They hate us, they hate us, they hate us - So can you! 5 REAL LIVE ACTION Tom Verlaine, Consolidated, Group 49, House of Love 14 UNDER REVIEW We listen to 'em, we write about 'em, you read 'em. Simple 14 COMIX ARE ALL I READ Colin Upton's Big Thing and Sexy Stories from the World Religions 16 HELL'S KITCHEN Viola reunites with her mutant friends and eats allllll she can 17 ON THE DIAL It's like TV Guide, but it's for radio 18 SPINLIST New names but it's the same. Sort of 18 LOCAL MOTION Let's get Janis - she listens to everything!! 19 DISCORDER DATEBOOK What's on, what's hot, what's hip and what isn't 21 ••_H____HIK______HHHHHBi DANCING ON THE CLOUDS Marc Yuill and Julian Lawrence 10 SOCIALIST TURTLE Colin Upton 11 BORDUM Bryce Rasmussen 20 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY EDITOR Kevin Smith ART DIRECTOR Geoff Coates PRODUCTION MANAGER Bill Baker EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Chris Buchanan, Viola Funk, Brian Hohm, Lydia Schymansky PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Lydia Schymansky WRITERS Viola Funk, Janis McKenzie, Usa Marr, Lloyd Uliana, Leigh Wolf PHOTOGRAPHERS Tonl-Lynn, Leonard Whistler GRAPHICS Scott Feamley WORD PROCESSING Randy Iwata COVER 12 Midnite SPINLIST Randy iwata, Lloyd Uliana ADVERTISING Uoyd Uliana ADVERTISING PRODUCTION Bill Baker LOCAL DISTRIBUTION Matt Steffich SUBSCRIP­ TIONS/MAIL DISTRIBUTION Lydia Schymansky PROGRAM GUIDE/DATEBOOK/DELIVERY FRIEND Randy Iwata ACCOUNTS Unda Scholten TECHNICAL SUPPORT Ted Aussem PUBLISHER Barbara Bgood

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SEND $10.00 PLUS $1.00 POSTAGE 8 HANDLING TO ABOVE ADDRESS -- KJ£Y-CRfXJ5 OMY PLEASE The purpose of our meeting today is precisely to fit art and literature properly into the S: There's little bits and pieces that are quite self-explanatory about whole revolutionary machine as one of its component parts, to make them a powerful the general contradictory nature of white guys in a rock band who weapon for uniting and educating the people and for attacking and annihilating the have a serious problem with the legacy of white people in rock enemy with one heart and one mind. music. So these are easy points for listeners to catch on to but I'd - Mao Tse-Tung, Talks atthe Yenan Forum on Art and Literature (May 23,1942) (Pe­ say the times when people best understand us is in our live performance when at the end of the show we put ourselves on the king: Foreign Language Press, 1956) spot to answer to the audience and we let them make any com­ ments, critiques or suggestions or ask any question they want. It's Consolidated are a group of individuals Irom San Francisco (lyricist, MC and vocalist Adam at that point where they become part of our project. And that's when Sherburne; drummer, electronic percussionist and video creator Philip Stair; and keyboard everybody understands what's up. Otherwise we're trying to make operator and audio technician Mark Pistel) who create electronic dance music with an industrial the points clear in some ways and point out the contradictions when bent which is almost exclusively created from samples of rap acts such as Public Enemy and NWA. there can't be a black and white point. I think it remains to be seen But they aren't merely doing this. On top of their technology-driven beat, political messages are whether we have any success or whether people in the press or set in motion. people who listen to our records understand what we are saying.

In the white trunks is Lloyd Uliana's conversation with Adam Sherburne. In the grey trunks is how Mr. Sherburne stacked up against Simon Frith's "Sound Effects: Youth, Leisure, and the Politics Radical music critics usually analyze rock not of Rock '•' Roll," a second year arts textbook. Let's begin. in terms of form and content but in terms of production and consumption: the argument is I Discorder: Are you in the middle of a tour right now? either that the ideological meaning of music lies in the way it is commercially produced, in Sherburne: No, the show in Vancouver will be the first date of it. its commodity form, or that consumers create their own meanings out ofthe commodities of­ 0:You haven't done anything yet? fered. (Chapter 3: "Rock and Mass Culture," page 56) S:Well, we've played a few gigs around the Bay Area but no extensive travelling yet.

D: Where does the Myth of Rock Tour intend on taking you? D: At what point in your lives or working careers did you decide to pick up this form of protest? 5; Probably to hell and back given that it's in the U.S. and that we don't have the kind of draw that will fit us into rooms that we need to be in from city to city. We're just gonna have to take our chances with S: At different points in our lives. We've all been involved in different immense drives and cut off as much territory as possible but I'm sure we'll get to the east coast around areas of our community in terms of working at whatever small or insig­ the time of the New Music Seminar. Fucked-up American kids from huge out of the way sheep fucking nificant level to somehow try to impact social conditions. The other Klan towns in the deep south or in the remote corners of the country will hopefully come out and see us. question of have we always made this form of protest in the music: ob­ viously not. We're all coming from musical experiences that are wholly D: How well is the LP doing for you or is the matter really insignificant? exploitive and negative and really unacceptable and that was our fault and we're trying to learn from them now. S: I talk to people who tell me that it's going up and that it's going down. It's really the most secondary One of the points of our experiment is to see if we can possibly make concern for us. Our record company seems to be happy with the mileage it's getting and we're pleasantly music that we feel is somewhat fulfilling or challenging or at least willing surprised with the shows that we've played where it has been receiving a little airplay. The shows have to challenge the hegemony or hegemonic status of the industry whereas been well attended. So that's about the only gauge I have for it. Charts (laughs) are a joke. in the past we had been really resigned; either resigned in a chemically de­ pendent way or resigned in a profiteering way enough to buy into the D: Much of the questioning of popular music comes from the outside... academia... Where do you see system and be on huge corporate nazi labels, and try to make music and yourselves fitting into the whole picture of questioning again what you call the "myth of rock"? realise that there's not a whole lot of difference from any major or any indie or any type of guitar you play. The point being that we were very re­ S: I don't know if the picture has been fully drawn out or realized yet. I would say we fit in the picture in signed in terms of what we could accomplish. Now I think in terms of the that no matter who we think we are, for every grain of success that we may have with people individu­ nature of the protest that we have allows for the listener, the audience, to ally, in the community or just in our audience we have an entire sea of analytical failure in terms of getting participate. our point across or our undeveloped points across along with other bands, music, entertainment or cultural figures trying to question the myth of their discipline or discourse or whatever. It just simply is Historians of A insubstantial to be a successful culture industry producer. popular music argue that If we happen to have a career as musicians that's unacceptable. If we happen to fail heavily at music musical innovation has al­ and have to strike out for like full time 9-to-5 jobs, that's unacceptable. We have to keep striving to find ways come from outside the some kind of balance in the midst of all the chaos and so just to be recognised as musicians or as people I major record companies. in this tiny little subgenre of critique-oriented music. I don't think there's a whole lot standing out anyway. "Independent" companies It's no different than what any other politically-based protest singer of the 60's or 70's is doing. have been the outlet for the expression of new ideas and interests, and only when The suggestion that musicians can be such ideas have been shown placed in two groups-"those who want to to be popular have the major make it more than anything else, and those companies used their finan­ who care more about their music than they cial advantages to take them do for money or adulation"- and that by the I over, to turn them into new, mid 1970s the former had taken rock over "safe" products. (Chapter from the latter. (Chapter 5: "Making Rec­ 5: "Making Records,"page ords," page 91) 89)

6 DISCORDER D: The art process requires that audiences be active, in­ formed, critical. Does that make the music of Consoli­ D: Do you think roadside buskers point more towards a genuine art form than most popular music? dated "art" per se or still a commodity? S: They just rid themselves of the trappings and artifices of the industry which is great if they can do that. I know S: No, I'd say that we would definitely perceive ourselves a lot of people who busk because they're simply sick ofthe constraints of having to make music underthe competitive as absolutely more commodification than art. Obviously conditions that the culture industry puts on them. one has been totally qualified, and defined by the other for well over 300 years now. So it's important for us to Z7: Is that what "Josephine the Singer" is all about: the notion of the singer buckling under external pressures? (lyric: always point out the fact that there's no such thing as art "Josephine the singer illustrates the final stage of the capitalist amusement industry's expropriation and manipu­ that other people receive without it being a commodity. lation of the role of the musician in society.") These are old points that everybody, as you said, in aca- demia or in different realms understand. S: No. It's a very short song and sort of an introduction to all the ideas that we're hopefully going to put forth over In the music biz especially in the business of recreat­ the course of the next records about what the contradiction of being a musician in a competitive society is. There's ing old crap and calling it alternative or new, or industrial a lot of other points. or electronic it is totally dependent on the fact that people There's potential value in playing music if you do things in a way that is positive and growth oriented and helps keep somehow masking the idea that this is simply a you out or helps someone else out through your music. There's a million other aspects of the nature of "Josephine commodity and trying to create new definitions of its au­ the Singer" about the horribly negative and exploitive aspect of attempting to play music in competitive society. But thenticity. So we're always pointing out at first that we I'd say the term "Josephine the Singer," taken from a Kafka story, is supposed to indicate that in spite of huge are a commodity-based and within commodity-based corporate evolution and control of culture, a lot of things remain fundamentally the same. Simply, that is when you economy and a commodity society we just have to keep make music as a commodity you're still going to be subject to the same constraints and the same parameters within putting out images and musical images that make people which anybody is trying to produce culture either on a corporate scale or down on the sidewalks below your flat. aware of that and aware of maybe the possibility they do have once they realize that this art stuff that they've D: Did you get MTV's blessing for use of the "on MTV" clip bought into is not going to give them any of the liberation on the "Product" track? or freedom from their enslavement that art is supposed to promise. S: Good question. The people at the record company went The technology of rock has contradic­ to all the different publishing companies to have the rights tory implications: amplification and to whatever drops we used from different songs on the recording, the basic means of rock ex­ "Myth of Rock" LP. We got attacked by some and got clear­ pression, enable the businessman to ance from others but we haven't heard anything from them The belief in a i take control. As local live performers, on that particular bit. I think the lawyer and the people in ing struggle between musicians remain a part of their com­ legal positions at the record company are probably more music and commerce is munity, subject to its values and needs, fearful of MTV than they are of any other cumulative sort of the core of rock ideol­ but as recording artists they experi­ (laughs) attacks from all these other publishing compa­ ogy. At certain moments ence the pressures ofthe market; they nies. So, I don't know what's happening. artists and audiences u automatically become "rock '«' roll break through the sys­ imperialists," pursuing national and tem, but most ofthe time international sales. (Chapter 3: Simon Frith, "Sound Effects: business interests are in "Rock and Mass Culture," page 51) Youth Leisure, and the Poli­ control. (Chapter 3: tics of Rock 'n' Roll" (New "Rock and Mass Cul­ York: Pantheon, 1981). ture," page 40-41) VERY BIG VERY BLACK VERY COTTON VERY COOL AND IN VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES ONLY 15 DOLLARS (BY MAIL PLEASE ADD $2 POSTAGE AND INCLUDE YOUR COMPLETE ADDRESS) people. It was more and more diffi­ tionship sexually and affectionately. about it all the time. Just as Mick in the street; but in many instances Who's got the right to spoil cult to meet new people because they Apart from that we like to go to the Jagger doesn't speak about his people want to get out from the soci­ one's life? were afraid to come into gay ghettos. cinema and to restaurants. Some­ straightness or whatever all the time. ety and deny themselves the possibil­ Love is no Danger Zone They were afraid of disease. I will times we also like to go and fuck Straight singers do not sing about ity of help and assistance. Maybe I'm Who's got the right to spoil say that the problem of the disease in some men. All this is done in a very straightness and heterosexuality, so wrong on some points, but we do live one's health? the gay community is solved. Al­ safe way because we don't want dis­ I don't see why gay people should in quite good conditions. Protect yourself most solved. Very quickly, the gay ease to spoil our relationship. We try speak and sing about their homo­ community and the drug addicts' to be very careful. sexuality. In this case I should say D: Right wing homophobia and the Use your eyes community understood that they had In my opinion I'm not really no, but of course if somebody sees AIDS hysteria have pushed the topic Use your mouth to use preservatifs and that they had interested that gay people should be me I'm not really looking like a of legalised homosexual marriage to Use your hands to use clean needles and things like totally free because then we would queen with cosmetics about my face. the forefront in North America as it is Use them all that to avoid disease. So all these be mixed everyjjhere, straight and If people are still foolish enough to probably viewed as a public health Create a new kind of sexpres- people on the front line learned very gay people inifi^Land discos. It have this view of homosexuality measure. Overall, the gay movement quickly how to protect themselves would be as _H^<^V cruise a man maybe I'm helping to destroy this has avoided the issue primarily out of Lovt 9 Danger Zone! against this disease. Now, it's a for a gay dK as _^k difficult to stereotype. fear of division. Much of the gay problem of straight people. Maybe cruise a gi^Rr a boy^kause when leadership supports the notion of gay • "Danger Zone" from A in Europe they have become con­ a boy cjgHfs a girl, fifHfeprccnt of D: Frontline Assembly and Ministry life being essentially outsider... anti- Hard Day's Knight vinced that they have to use preser­ the tiij^Ku have to go M-trestau- to a degree call for violence as a bourgeois... radical. Marriage in re­ vatifs, especially the young people, 5 have to talk ana) means against systems of oppres­ ality is seen as a co-optation into but older people still don't consider S then maybe go to bMg_ven sion. Ministry, I believe, calls for straight society. What are your views AIDS as something they should be Ing the whole time you n civil disobedience and the destruc­ on homosexual marriage? We never wanted to promote homo­ concerned with. They still think it's fand talked and s< tion of the corporate infrastructure. sexuality because there's one gay in more a problem of gay people, fca you have on your mind and \ a;GRUMH has been referred to as S03: I don't generally promote any the band which actually is me. The That's a big mistake. (Bnly idea she has on her mind 1 'radical," "militant," "reaction- kind of radical way of living. People other members of the band are It's of course even more diffj f "let's go to bed!" We prefer firstly^ Are you nihilistic to any have to feel right to do what they straight or bisexual men. We never cult for homosexuals to come to go to bed with somebody that at­ c? What are your feelings on want. I don't care personally about wanted to promote homosexuality, accept themselves and to tell tracts us physically then maybe start : of violence as a means to an weddings and marriage. I don't see just as we never wanted to promote parents and their friends that a friendship or a spiritual relation­ why I should ask permission, authori­ heterosexuality. We think everyone gay because you are imm^BRely ship with him if he's sation or any kind of regulation about has their own choice. You can considered a possible opinion personally is that my decision to live with somebody or choose what you want but you have flicted person. But I is totally unuseful. Vio- not to live with somebody. It just to be informed of all the possible more about this beca| shouldn't be used in concerns him and me and that's all. choices. Sexuality is like religion: if don't have examples. situation. Of course, Of course, homosexual people living you want to choose a religion you this i my • i for ex- together should have the same rights should be able to choose it when you among my friendsjj nple, violence as heterosexual people living to­ are 18 or able to make responsible a be used to gether but this has nothing lo do with decisions for yourself and then to D: It has also_f ite freedom marriage in itself. Rights of people choose between Buddhism or any­ been said that.: living together should be something thing you want. But you have to be feminists^ ^jSJJfty totally separate from the wedding or­ informed. You have to know the and black. ganisation. choices. The same for sexuality. activists Maybe in a way everybody should fough D: a;GRUMH may be opposed to try everything before choosing. It's foifiM don'l complete assimilation into (hetero) the only way we try to push our lis­ d oM know if society, yet with corporate gay acts teners. We emphasise that everyone but for like Erasure, Dead or Alive, Commu­ is free of their choice. nards, Bronski Beat, etc, whose - S03 homosexuality is not overt in the music itself. Their convictions are so From Charleroi, Belgium diluted that they are mainstream cul­ emerged what Dave Henderson of ture. Would you care to discuss your Sounds Magazine called "the views on this? world's most militantly hardcore gay accord­ dance group" a;GRUMH.... In exis­ ing to one S03: Well, I just think that Bronski tence for nearly a decade, ihe trio of gay student Beat at the beginning was a very J07 Cram-Naej (vocals), Jerry WX union spoke; strong homo-militant band but I don't (video and percussion) and origina­ person. "Idon't people to vio- really think homosexuality needs tor S03 (synth and guitar) haven't think we're neces­ militantness anymore because the enjoyed the level of recognition from sarily breaking our songs. I think majority of the public is aware of North American audiences that has free," he says. Rather *t discussion is always what is homosexual: what it looks befallen contemporaries Young "we're breaking down positive because it's an ex­ like, what it is supposed to do or not Gods, Cassandra Complex, and people's preconceived ideas." change of opinions which leads to do, and I hope that it is just a compatriots Front 242, but still What would you add to this? to solutions. We don't call for revo­ question of time beforfrpeople accept managed to trudge onto these shores lution or anarchy in any way. I homosexuality just as they accept just this past spring in support of S03: It's maybe more important interesting: the body first, the spirit deeply think that we live quite well uality. their "Hard Day's Knight" LP. that people should change their ideas afterwards. That's perhaps some­ in our respective countries. If you of gay people than that gays should thing that would be shocking to ; just think that people die from hun­ D: Any last words? reach a sort of liberty or freedom. In straight, conservative people but it's ger in other parts of the world, if you Discorder: It has been said that the fact I'm quite glad of the non-free­ our way of thinking and my way to just think that people are not able to S03: The last thing I want to say is addition of disease and death to the dom of homosexuality because I like think. write or express themselves in sev­ that I'm very interested in meeting homosexual identity defined by right to cruise a lot. If there weren't ghet­ eral other parts of the world, we any kind of hairy teddy bears from wing society as being "deviant," tos, if there weren't bars and saunas D: Do you feel a;GRUMH have any should be happy to be in a land where the USA that can write me at the combined with a decade of conserva­ especially for gays, it would be more responsibilities or commitments to people can work and if they don't address of the band: BP 1649, B- tism have made the prospect of difficult to find men to get laid with. breaking down stereotypes and pre­ work they get money for doing noth­ 6030 Charleroi, Belgium. You can "coming out" even more difficult/ I have very different ideas and conceived heterosexual views of ing. Some people try to find work write if you are very hairy and very intimidating. very separate ideas of sex and love. I homosexuality? and other people don't try at all, they fat (laughs). love somebody, I live with him, but just live on the expenses of the gov­ S03: We saw the difference first in we are both free to go and get some S03: I should say yes and no be­ ernment. So, we should be happy to (Catalogue and mail-order enquir­ the gay ghettos; in the saunas and the sex anywhere else if we want. We cause we don't want, as I said before, live in this kind of situation even if ies also welcomed through this ad­ bars, you could meet less and less have a very good balance in our rela- to promote homosexuality or to talk there are people dying from hunger dress.) & JULY 1990 9 That local band competition is back.

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,»J""J^)UWlUmLH|WU IIU.UI) UULHIUU^/UU^VUUt, .WAIT/ WAIT; THE QBLESSELV FIRST •TcRISIS OVER.' HARMONY IS MINISTERS MEET AT THE LASTi * RESTORED! We^E ALL FRIENDS MINUTE(CAN THEY DO TT? OH < AGAIN, RIGHT GUYS ! COME ON I CAN'T, STAND "IHE SUSPENSE/, SHAKE HANDS NOW! BE ' A/OW ITS ALL NEWFOUNDLANDS'; PALS.'? GUYS.,. GUYS? FAULT!! r£AR! DOOM.'NqwAl^ LOOK- SOMEOMES COMING OVT- Its AN AGREEMENT! GLORY v / have a theory (it will probably be people are constantly findingne w can see exactly what we're doing vance to us and re-evaluate them and proclaimed fanciful) that the Essex ways to do things. There's a lot of and most people sort of admit that it re-use them for our own means and countryman's character owes at new parameters involved when is more lis tenable than the other for our own aims so we just went on least something of its quality to the you're making electronic music. ones. The first two were more sort of ahead with the strength of our con­ nature of his landscape. Clay and Quite a lot of the bands in the past "doing music"; they made you get up victions. We know our political sky are all-the heavy clay that tears have perhaps settled for the constric­ and dance. There are tracks on here stance, we considered it to be moral the soles off a man's boots and the tions and limitations. We feel that that are more listenable, that you and right. A lot of the accusations wide open sky where he hears the perhaps we are part of a new breed of think about a little bit more. that were being thrown at us-being larks singing. And my theory is that electronic band that are skirting That to us is like a positive thing fascists, etc.- were completely ab- just this combination helps to give around the limitation of using ma­ because if we had just put out some­ the Essex countryman his odd mix­ chines. We free ourselves as much thing that people would listen to and ture of harsh realism and tender po­ as we can. We do the most physical go "Oh yeah, Nitzer Ebb, good, file etry. things that wc can on stage. We put under Nitzer Ebb," then we're not the sponyiQgilj^BfUMgpergy in Ballenging them as lis- Essex, 1950 re not moving on Obviously the tact that some of |tists, so for us it's a "I don't think our music par­ it has to be programmed does take : people don't par- ticularly reflect;, our environment. It away a certain improvisational as- Ire fact that they have was rural. It was very conservative. :. but then «gain we're not I re-evaluate because It was very safe. We were alw«v« .ny into that anyway. There ^comfortable with identify- very bored and energetic and are ways of doing that, which we s and how they know us as is more a reflection of cur haven't explored yet, but I don't BPfezcr Ebb. We have to be interested reacti* 1 against whal was going on think it's really a fair accusiitron. in making music and wc have to ;. We were like the an tip a It's just a different way to make makeilhonestly and impulsively and .indings. We're a music. There are different parame­ so that means that wc have to think i. omplute reac I ion against it. The ag­ ters involved. There's also a lot of aboutit. If we're constantly thinking gressiveness, the energy level, it's constrictions with a standard rock- about andre evaluating it, then there almost a total mirror of where wc type format bul nobody likes to talk are going to be changes. There are came f**______. itmm about them; everybody knows it and going to be different sides of us that they're familiar with it. So, people we want to show don't consider the limitations there : Those words came from the mouth either. -*^^B D: How and why did you hook up of Bon Harris, one half of Ch with Ralph Dorper of Die Krupps elmsford, Essex's Nitzer Ebb, the D: "Showtime" has on it some jazz and re-do "Fair Day's Work"? region's second most celebrated and swing elements, specifically on contribution to post-chlorofluoro- "Nobody Knows." "One Man's Bur B: Well, when we were working on carbon-comuming society, ranking den," and the percussion, wind in­ the "BelieF' album, Ralph phoned us closely behind the annual Epping struments and brass on "Lightning up and said he was thinking about Forest Stag Hunt. Harris and cohort Man." doing this track, would we be inter­ Doug McCarthy plus various per­ ested in (a) remixing it for them, or cussionists have redefined elec­ B: Yeah, it's just showing more of (b) actually perform on it. Die tronic-based underground dance our influences and more of the dif­ Krupps had been one of the bands music with their distinctive hardcore ferent emotional feels that we want that wc used to listen to when we punk hyper-aggression fused with to get across in our music; trying to were quite into German electronic the precision, discipline and the reemphasize the fact that we are a music in the early 80's and picked up inhuman-border ing-on-sado-maso- band, an individual band whereas a a few Die Krupps tracks. We were ,S* chistic unrelenting rhythms of ma­ lot of people like to throw you in quite into them, so for us it was a real chines. Discorder introduces you some kind of category which we're nostalgic thing and sort of flattering to... Nitzer fob. very wary of. There's more than one to be asked to do it although we were side to our music. Plus we wanted to under no illusions why they wanted attack more traditional songwriting us to do it but from our point of view; Discorder: So you're on tour with structures. It's just moving on to dif­ it was a nostalgic thing and we Depeche Mode. They've finally ferent challenges within what you agreed. We were on tour in Europe been accepted whole-heartedly by do. with the Belief album and we the MTV generation. Are you at all We're known for doing the sort stopped by and did a few vocals and turning off their fans? of quite stark hard dance music. But bits of percussion on it and then we there are other things that influence mixed a couple of versions for them Bon Harris: No, precisely the op­ us. We've always been intrigued by and there it was. posite. I'd say that a lot of people whether wc could combine all these who perhaps hadn't heard of us be­ different things that we see and hear D: Nitzer Ebb has also received fore or weren't familiar wilh our around us and still have a Nitzer Ebb some heat from the media for being music are going the other way, relat­ identity, which 1 think we did on tied to fascist/National Front ele­ ing to it and getting into it. "Showtime." It's quite pleasing for ments. How would you set your fans us to be able to draw on those influ­ in Canada straight on this issue? D: What has been the biggest com­ ences as diverse as swing and blues plaint that Nitzer Ebb have received? music but slill sound like ourselves. B: Well, originally a lot of the im­ For instance, an article on agery that we were interested in was a;GRUMH states that the band has D: It demands more of an active role very stark and very aggressive. been accused, as have Depeche from the listener vis-a-vis "That We've got a philosophy that if you Mode, of "being less spontaneous or Total Age" and "Belief." want to do something and you can instinctual" because of your employ­ see a reason for doing it and you're ment of technology and machines. Is B: It's more challenging, I think. not stepping on anyone's toes, then that something that Nitzer Ebb has There's a lot of raised eyebrows you should do it. We had an image run up against? when people hear it for the first time that I guess some people could have if they're familiar with our music. found offensive but we had our rea­ B: The way we look at it as a band is But I haven't particularly met any­ sons for doing it. We wanted to do it I that electronic music is still rela­ one who thinks it's bad. They take a so we saw no reason why we couldn' t tively infant. It's the newest style of while to adjust but once they're ad­ use and abuse images from the past music that there is and consequently justed, they can see the logic. They that didn' t particularly have any rele­ 12 DISCORDER ism and just want to see the bad side B: Well, it's not a case of helping "Belief to "Showtime"? WON'T YOU COME of things so you can't really stop them sell records. They happen to be AND JOIN BON IN them from doing it. If they've made my personal taste in music. B: I think "Showtime" is a little bit up their mind that they want to see more of a kind of personal insight. HIS VIOLENT the bad thing, it's pretty hard to dis­ D: They've got a good thing going. It's a little bit more of our personal PLAYGROUND? suade people. Mute. feelings being opened up. Not so BY LLOYD ULIANA much to do with general social com­ D: On "That Total Age" you thank B: Yeah, I mean most of the artists ment or general political comment, Richard 23 of Front 242. They are on Mute... I make a point of collect­ il's a lot more of an intimate-type of obviously a major influence on ing their records as they appear and view. Just more a personal thing. Nitzer Ebb and vice-versa. What most of them I think is really good exactly is your relationship to them? D: Do you put much pressure on yourselves? B: Well, the reason that Richard and D: Do you buy import records? Front 242 were mentioned on that B: I think we used lo. These days record is when we were starting, it B: Yeah. The last import I bought it's probably exactly the opposite. was quite a struggle in England be­ was the Chili Peppers. We're so incredibly lazy and our cause the music industry was domi­ attention span is so short that it's like nated by guitar music. Synthesizers D: You didn't get Mute director and a built-in safety measure that wc were a bit of a dirty word and espe­ Depeche Mode inventor Daniel don't have too much pressure put on cially the way wc Were using them; Miller to call someone in New York us. We're always in pressure situ­ we had this rather aggressive sort of to get you a copy of the CD. ations. Douglas and myself jusl sound and aggressive approach and I happen to be completely non-seri­ think one of the band members B: Didn't want to. I mean, I wanted ous. In fact it's quite hard to deal picked up a Front 242 release and it to buy it. I work hard (laughs) and I with us sometimes because wc just was a similar approach and attitude don't want to get it free. Iwannabuy joke in really serious situations. to what we're doing. So we were it. They've got to buy their meals Generally we tend to let off a lot of quite thankful that we weren't alone and pay the rent as well, you know. pressure that would build up by just in battling away. Eventually, our paths crossed. I think we were doing D: C'mon, Martin Gore's paying all a concert in Belgium and Richard their bills. D: And jovial... presented himself to us and we had a long chat and shared many similar B: (in disgust) Aaaah. points of view and got on really well B: Indeed. and met the rest of the band. It was D: Doug has been quoted a.s saying, 1): Whatmood or feelings are Nitzer just a way of acknowledging them. "We went through the last five years Ebb attempting to create for their au­ desperately trying to be something dience? D: Sort of like Nitzer Ebb and Front and then we realised that all we had 242 vs. the world! to be was ourselves." B: In the live performance, the main B: (laughs) No, it wasn't really like B: We perhaps had given ourselves thing that's important to us is a re­ that but it was just nice to know that a few too many preconceptions and a lease of positive energy. Most of the there are other people who appreci­ little bit of tunnel vision about what bands that we used to go and see and ate what you're doing and other we should be in regard to the band really enjoy live were just so "up" people that understood what you're and how wc should be when we were and so "there" and so "for the mo­ doing and vice-versa. working on the band. There were too ment" that it was a real experience. many rigid sort of guidelines that That's been an influence on us-re- D: You played a show with A.R. we'd set for ourselves and then there creating that sense of immediacy and Kane and the Swans once. What are was like a general creeping frustra­ positiveness. So really, that's the your impressions of the Swans? Re­ tion coming in and no one could main thing that we try and get across member, it's easy to be negative. really put their finger on it. live is the energy. It was just basically being able B: Yeah, I know. I was aware that to loosen up and being able to trust D: The energy is all very clear in a they're very talented, it's just that ourselves, to express ourselves in concert setting, but even that can be you can listen to one or two tracks different ways and to just loosen up confused with other emotions. and be quite over-awed by the power in general and be more relaxed and and the intensity of the whole thing be ourselves more because obvi­ B: It happens. It's obvious feelings but I happen to be one of those people ously that shade of Nitzer Ebb was are running high and do reach quite a that can't take it for a long time. I only one very small part of our emo­ high level at our shows and some­ respect them immensely, I think tional spectrum. It took quite a lot of times that will spill over into vio­ they're very talented, but I can't lis­ time to reconcile ourselves to the lence. Sometimes it does in your ten to their music for a prolonged fact that there were other emotions personal life. It's a by-product. period because it gives me a head­ that we could express and other ways Sometimes people don't control ache. to express them and that we could themselves the way they should. feel comfortable with doing that. It Some people are just out there for D: What do you listen to? And don't sounds quite simple but when you're trouble anyway. There's a lot of were doing and just went right on say Prince. going through that things always do reasons why it can stop but it comes ahead. look simple in retrospect. It's just down to the individuals to channel I think a lot of the thing was in B: It's totally diverse. I have lis­ like part of growing up as people and their energy in a sensible and posi­ our early days we went to great pains tened to Prince, I'll have you know growing up as a band: letting go, tive way. If they want to go around to try and explain and show people (laughs). Before I came away I was loosening up, trying to express our­ and start beating up on people, it's exactly what we were doing but basi­ listening to things like Red Hot Chili selves in different ways. sad, but it's not really our responsi­ cally if you want to see the bad side Peppers, John Lee Hooker, Billie bility. Maybe we would have done r in something then you can. We were Holliday, some classical stuff, The D: The "Belief.LP was inspired by that but we didn't. We did some­ being ambiguous in some places and Cult, loads of things, Depeche Mode, some of these experiences and can thing else, we formed a band and got leaving it up to people to question for Erasure, and Renegade Soundwave. be said to cover more ground so­ our aggressions out in that way. We themselves what we were doing. cially ("Shame," 'TWA," "Blood can't be responsible if people just Some people choose to take the easy D: Keep plugging the Mute bands Money," "Drive") than does "That see the only way out is to hit the option out and just want sensational­ there, Bon. Help sell some records. Total Age." How do you compare person standing next to him. {?? Hose ot Low could buy the tape with their next song an it playing and not pretending. vering guitar. Anthony R , a guy in a Bon liine, who used to be in t bind called Tele­ who paiued to tune his guitar after every Ite Piano Set yes, in AM ndio Iune! House of Love integrated a melan­ Jovi cutoff shirt, and Bill M , who could vision ind thea released a string of great solo song, played as if be were fulfilling a con­ Town Pimp House of Love actually suned per­ choly sound reminiscent of the Smiths with be described as i Cossman Graduate adorned albums in the early 80's, came through town tractual obligation to promote his new rec­ Saturday, Jine 9th forming tt I decent hour ind pliyed fa 70 harder riffsan d polyrhythmic drumming. in i furry tie, belled out an aural onslaught of in support of his, relatively speaking, tepid ord. He put in his one hour and then fled back Opening up for English hi 80 minutes. Their strongest tunes were the Parts of the audience even got into a snazzy intense tnthems for the 90s. In other words, new release. The show was a technical and his hotel, but not before playing a one song dynamic which really pissed some people it wis twice the excitement ind double the financial disaster. A paid audience of lets encore in which he flayedJohnn y Cash.Only than a hundredlounged through i short set of off- nothing a few dirty looks couldn't cure- flavour of a regular gig. i few diehard fins (ind t sorry lot they were when the big radio tune wis performed. The amateurish, acoustic guitar music, the likes too) anyone who can remember records like pseudo psychedelic light show thing on the of which can be beard it the comer of Gran­ "Words fromth e Front" and "Dreimtime" back wall during "Beatles and The Stones" ville ind Robson every night for i pocket has to be it leist 30) illowed themselves to nude for wild photographs. When all was full of change, or less. With buskers you're be conned into believing that such dreck done, the tudience give t wetk cry to bring The Ridge Theatre not obliged to shell out for i ticket or stick ictutlly constituted "entertainment" or "art­ the House of Love back for in encore which, Monday, June 18th iround for i full hour. fulness." The Ridge management should surprisingly, succeeded. The bind put ill Review #1: Some guy named Ver- Verliine, who performed solo and have pulled Verliine, and the misapplied their energy into the resounding finale, stacks of amps, off the stage and resumed "Love in a Car." screening the movie "Choeolat." Better Toni-Lym still, they could have gotten a print of "Spinal Tap." An endless loop of the bath Group 49 tub interview with the spontaneously com­ Pitt International Gallery busting drummer would have been appro- Saturday, June 16th Review #2: This will sound like age Saturday night concert-goers layered elitism, but I'm very glad there was nobody deep inside the Pitt on this particular eve­ ning were greeted with the experience of be­ at the Tom Verlaine concert under 25. For coming one with a giant hallucination ma­ once there wis no fashion show, no battle of chine enhanced by startling 20th Century the big hair, nobody talking during the video images, real "Grateful Dead" incense, songs. Between the notes from Tom's gui­ and a Terminal City Ricochet/Pilot 1 rcl ic of tar the loudest noise came from Ridge's air a stage. The men behind all this were in fact conditioner. When was the last time you 've children. Children of the fathers of psyche­ been at a show and the room was absolutely delia, who over twenty years ago opened quiet? The audience hung on Tom's every whorehouses of acid to the mind, body and sound. It was as intimate an evening with a guitar superhero as one can ever hope to ex- While Group 49 is no Music Machine or Strawberry Alarm Clock, it has much in The show was the very essence of common with these bands of yesteryear. minimalism. Playing solo acoustic, Tom Loud, thrashing, rhythmic noise mixed up shunned all the trappings of rock Y roll House of Love wis the local hand The Pi­ moody "Blind" and my favourite, "Hope." with Neil Youngish drug medleys, all com­ schtick. The atmosphere was so close and casso Sel. This band possesses the currently For the latter, the icy stare ofthe lead singer plemented by far out un-Dick Tracy-like use intense that the camera flashfro m a fan popular "organ-sound" of bands like Eric comriensated for the band's minimal stage of the primary colours. taking photos was not only distracting, but Burden and the Animals and the Doors. They presence. The other band members didn't Group 49 is fivewild , beat protest obscene and vulgar. Early on Tom in­ combined this whine with New Order-ish possess the same strange charisma and their youths manipulating to the utmost a real structed the sound man to stop fiddlingwit h monotony (and you thought it couldn't be grey tones just blended in with the smokey eirly 1970s Soft Machinesque synthesizer, the lights. His approach was antitheatrical done). The band's lead singer made a cheezy atmosphere of the Pump. They devoted most scraps of sheet metal and digital sampling, to the point where the obligatory, yet inane, plug for their tape, telling the audience we of their attention to the work at hand, i.e. combined with a throbbing bassline and wa­ switching on and off of coloured lights

Dissidenten of ours? They ilso speik of their most gone to the sausage shop, but have gone ers" on Dissidenten's first album, only faster mechanical compared to the mystic, image timbral shifts. I'm not sure what directions Out of this World popular offspring, the bind called Dissiden­ straight to the No Name Brand weinie and more lively. If you've got gobs of cash, invoking music of his past works. This is Scelsi's music will lead other composers as (Sirc/WEA) ten, the German... how you say in English... counter. Like 3 Mustaphas 3, Dissidenten you should buy the album, record "Urban unfortunate because the richness and layer­ it seems to be the most absolute form of (The following is to be read aloud techno-pop meets Moroccan roll boogie puts on a fine show. Also like the Musta­ Dervish," and then relegate "Out of this ing of sound is quite creative, and often minimalism (though not in the same sense as with a fake Balkan iccenl.) When 3 Mustt- kings of Europe and ihe North African areas. phas, Dissidenten has in the past put out a World" to a safe place in your music collec- extremely subtle and sensitive, especially on Reich or Glass). In itself, however, this is couple of highly enjoyable albums featuring the last two tracks, "Warriors" ind "Out of one of the best recordings I've heard in a unique, hybrid musical styles with the sym­ Adebara." The problem is that the collection while. pathetic use of traditional and modern in­ of pieces seems cold and calculated. struments (but leave the playing of the in­ Jon Hassell The liner notes are interesting, flated goat carcasses to Mustapha!). Unlike City: Works of Fiction though—snippets of Ctlvino-lilce mytholo­ Deskee the 3 Mustaphas 3, unfortunately, Dissiden- (Opal/WEA) gies ind histories. Toobadthemusicdoesn't Let there be House 12* ten's most recent album is a disappointment. A Canadian, Jon Hassell is a well match these intriguing images. (BMG) Despite the traditional instruments known figure in the ambient, soundscape James Bold! The word is hip-house. This U.K. cut used on "Out of this World" (notably Arabic crowd, a group which includes Brian and has what it takes. "Let there be House" is percussion instruments, quanounes, ouds, Roger Eno, Daniel Lanois, Harold Budd, jam packed with rhythms and beats that mandolins, and gimbris), the songs are bela­ Michael Brooks, Robert Fripp, and Holger leave you no choice but to get off your ass boured pop-disco, often featuring annoying Czukay. In the past, his music has main­ (New Albion) and move your feet. The track to listen to is string riffs supplied by the unfortunate Na­ tained i level of distinction from the "new- Colorado-based composer Stephen the A-side" A2Zen Mix" by C J. Mackintosh tional Orchestra of Morocco. In fact, some igey" aural wallpaper stuff through his Scott has just released a digital recording of and Dave Darrell. Part 1 is a hip-house rap of the songs sound like rip-offs from Dis- exploration and serious examination of two of his pieces for bowed piano, "Min­ that sounds like a DJ trying to whip the sidenten's debut album, whose format is aboriginal music and archaic rhythms and erva's Web" and "The Tears of Niobe." dancefloor into a frenzy combined with the also copied on this release. Perhaps pro­ instrumentation. Scott's ensemble of ten performers gathers definitive piano and keyboards house sound. ducer Marlon Klein (the group's keyboard­ A trumpeter, Hassell plays his instru­ around the insides of a grand piano (sos- Part 2 is like the house of the past: no rap, ist and drummer) was responding to pres­ ment through "electronic filters" to achieve tenuto pedal depressed) and bows the strings very infrequent vocal samples, and a lot of sures from Sire Records, or maybe, as Dis­ a variety of sounds and voices, a unique mu­ with horsehair usually used for the bows of sidenten seems to have always wanted their sical feature which has enriched most of his stringed instruments. The resultant timbre is Without knowing the B-side was a music to be played in North African clubs as fine recordings; the best, in my opinion, is quite beautiful and often reminiscent of a "West Bam" mix, the influence was obvi­ much as European ones, they have tailored "Dream Theory in Malaya" which contains string ensemble (particularly cellos). Musi- ous; the horns reminded me of "Hold me their music to be acceptable to North Afri­ some bewitching tracks. Unlike many of his cally.however.thisstuffistiddley-winks. It Back," a single by West Bam. can and Arabic youths to whom American colleagues whose talents only seem to shine is not music which demands to be listened Noah Grant pop stars such as Michael Jackson, Ma­ in collaborative efforts (notably Brian Eno), to; rather, it will rest comfortably in the donna, and even the Bee Gees, are still Jon Hassell's solo albums have always con­ background whilst you channel in (for a popular. "Out of this World" sounds like the tained his best work. handsome fee) to contact Michael, the spirit relentless Middle-Eastern disco music Put Your Body In It 12* who has possessed Lily the cup-reader. Yes, which is blared from every cafe and car "City: Works of Fiction" is a depar­ (Infinite Beat) too new agey, a bit like a watered-down radio whether it's in Rabat, Algiers, Cairo, ture from his past musical styles. Jazzier, As you might have guessed, this is a Scelsi (dig the segue?). slicker and less structured, the album could dance band. EQ are Ease & Quase on the mk have been quite enjoyable. Unfortunately, 1 The late Giacinto Scelsi threatens to with DJ D-Swift on the turntables and two phas 3 recently came to the wildly apprecia­ As Mustapha say, "When Dissidenten and However, the short piece "Urban found the album rather empty. It suffers be contemporary music's flavour-of-the- dancers, Ty-D and K-Born. Quase started tive town of Vancouver, they spoke of many Mustapha go shopping in the market, Musta­ Dervish" is quite superb, featuring some from over-production and over-program­ week. This recent recording contains three doing his thing four years ago in his home things such as the young man who goes to pha go down the different side streets, but wonderful gimbri playing by Abdellah El ming and sampling, as well as a lack of pieces for orchestra and choir: "Aion" town of Birmingham, Alabama, where he hooked up with the Sir Mix-A-Lot tour. The the top of the mountain and howls like the Dissidenten go straight to the sausage shop." Gourd. The gimbri is a thumping, resonat­ variety to the nine tracks on the album. He (1961), "Pfhat" (1974). and "Kora-om-pax" has committed the worst sin of all-using tour eventually landed at the naval base on wolf because his heart has been ripped from (Okay, you can stop reading in the ing instrument originating in Eastern Africa (1969). The pitch-content of his musk is those god-awful synth horn section sounds Whidbey Island, Washington state where him by a woman, or of the things that roll Balkan accent. It was a dumb idea anyway.) which sounds peat when amplified and always slight, but the music is always very accompanied by Arabic percussion. The one bears in all those horrible beer, pop, and Quase met Ease, who was in the Navy. The over the carpets like the tennis ball, or why The point is that on their latest release, "Out charged, often exploring the possibilities of piece is very similar to "Roots of the Tangi- jeans ads on t.v. Much of the ilbum sounds a single note through wonderful enveloping two joined forces and have now released is there only one taxi in this wonderful world of this World," Dissidenten have not only 14 DISCORDER during a Socred-o-fied version of "Be Like articulate than many of their peers. They ac- Us." Dave thought it might be due toGod' s compl isbed this through a diverse repertoire The Kt included many of the songs intervention. Pico sang "Cruise Tom of samples that, surprisingly, held my inter­ JULY CONCERTS from Tom's latest release, The Wonder." Cruiie." It goes, "My mom approves Tom est throughout the nighl While this recording is decidedly weak, es­ Cruise/1 want to cruise Tom Cruise." No Consolidated were without a dull mo­ SUNDAY 1 CiTR presents CATERWAUL with BRUCE A & pecially when com- ment. The exuberance THE SECULAR ATAVISTS of lead vocalist Adam Sherburne which spread through the MONDAY 2 CANADA DAY AFTERMATH TANKHOG with former crowd with the show SNFU members WHEAT CHIEFS and the GRAND opening performance of "Consolidated." POOBAHS

played video cuts from TUESDAY 3 CATHERINE WHEEL bands, politicians, T.V. evangelists and other socially destruc­ WEDNESDAY 4 MCA Recording Artist JILL SOBULE tive characters. The most interesting part of the show came THURSDAY 5 THE STOATERS with BLACKTHORN near the end of the encore when Consoli­ FRIDAY 6 Rounder Recording Artists SLEEPY LA BEEF with the Cash songs illus­ dated turned on the trate. The man in house lights and an­ SATURDAY 7 HERALD NIX black sings "I fell swered questions from down into a burning the audience. Most of ring of fire," while the questions were SUNDAY 8 From Algeria CHABA FADELA the man in white sings "I keep a close watch concerned with the band's motives and on this heart of mine." Tom's interpretation Fun finished iheir set with "Woodstock II." goals. Some people were not willing to ac­ MONDAY 9 Showcase of Cish's works, like his deliberate dispens­ A very small plastic guitar was battered on cept Consolidated's brand of social/ eco­ ing of showbiz hype was a philosophkal and stage and tossed in the audience. Pas nomic/ political criticism. One questioner cultural tour de force! pointed out the hypocrisy of Consolidated TUESDAY 10 Showcase continually complaining about the role of Review #3: It's impossible to avoid many musicians and how the media portray No Fun. I swear, I can't spit in a gutter these "rock stars" as positive role models to without getting a little phlegm on the hardest Consolidated WEDNESDAY 11 OH YEAH with guests WIDE WORLD consumers. Adam Sherburne replied that working band in Sumy. I'm afraid to look in Luvafair they understood that it was hypocritical, yet the fridge. I'm too scared to shower. No Fun Wednesday, June 20th they were willing to risk that in order to get THURSDAY 12 is everywhere. Geez. Well. What was this To the chant of "America No. 1" over STATE OF MIND their message to people, as they could not encounter wilh No Fun like? Kind of like the the Luv-a-fair P.A. system the drummer for find a more prictical medium. last six or seven. Dave made a dever remark Consolidated held up a sign upon which is FRIDAY 13 LAST WILD SONS with guests SPIN DOCTORS about members of the audience who can- written MYTH. They closed out the night the same expecting to see the movie "Choeolat." This was the theme set by San Fran­ way they started, playing "Consolidated" During many of the songs Dave held up cisco's collective known as Consolidated on one more time. Overall, an SATURDAY 14 ROOTS ROUND UP signs and magazine covers and Gorgo lime- June 20th. Their music is primarily in the hip appearance in Vancouver. flavoured chewy toffee. The lights failed hop vein, yet proved to be more musically Braden Zmo ®> SUNDAY 15 SMUGGLERS with guests ELVIS LOVE CHILD their first single, "Put Your Body In It." AndyPrieboy it This is live performance with no vocals When I first heard this track I thought ...Upon My Wicked Son (with some quick intros by somebody else), it was good but still just another hip-house (Doctor Dream) just electronic rhythms and keyboard includ­ MONDAY 16 From Jamaica RAS POSSE with ROOTS RADICS cut. It seems like everyone is combining Andy Prkboy used to sing with Wall ing electronic piano and weird synth sounds. and CHARLIE CHAPLIN house and hip hop. However, these guys of Voodoo. Andy has BIG HAIR and Repetitive? Yes. Boring? It depends on manage to make it sound fresh. Look for BLACK CLOTHING. Andy is obviously an who's listening. After a few listens I grew lo their debut album in the record store soon. alternative type person. His debut solo al­ like this recording very much. As far as I TUESDAY 17 Showcase Noah Grant bum "....Upon My Wicked Son" is crap, as know it is an original concept to release simple as thai house music performed live (with a mic on WEDNESDAY 18 From London, Ontario LEGEND KILLERS Age of Chance He sets a lot of shallow leftish lyrics the audience) and it works very well. Mecca to a bunch of lame Alternative-MOR cross­ Adam Sloan (Virgin/AAM) over tunes and hopes to get away with it THURSDAY 19 Timeless presents GOLIATH with JUSTIN SANE What happened? The debut Age of You know that an album is bad when the best Consolidated and MAD DUCK Chance album "1000 Years of Trouble " was song on it is a poorly done cover of Canned The Myth of Rock a superb piece of industrial dance. The raps Heat's "On the Road Again," stripped of ill (Nettwerk) were tight and cynical and those beats! Like the original's character. On this record be FRIDAY 20 SCRAMBLERS being in a rhythmic air raid. The album tackles such topics as suicide, AIDS and Publk Enemy spawned "Don't Get Mad, Get Even," possi­ homophobia all in the same formulaic "ren- Fear of a Black Planet bly their most famous track and a big hit in (Def Jam/Columbia) SUNDAY 22 CiTR presents ALL clubs. All this was in '86- '87 and apart from The best thing about this album was When I first heard Consolidated's 12* some tantalizing rumours about a Public the press kit that came with it. Laugh and "Consolidated" EP, I thought the title track Enemy collaboration, all has been quiet. read... "It is impossible to capture the es­ was brilliant but feared that they would be a MONDAY 23 Showcase When "Mecca" appeared a lot of sence of Andy Prieboy with simple instru­ "one-hit" group because the other two tracks people, including me, got pretty excited ments like pen and paper. He is far too weren't impressive. "The Myth of Rock" WED-THU 25-26 LAVA HAY wondering how they were going to topth e dynamic and diverse. His music, lyrics and ful fills my hopes that they would realize their energy and power of the first album. The personality are all products of the radically potential. This industrio political dance answer is, they didn't; and it doesn't sound left-of-centre instincts churning in his crafty music fantasy/nightmare is the number two FRI-SAT 27-28 BOURBON TABERNACLE CHOIR like they were even trying. The album is soul." ...whilst listening to this half-assed album, combining relevant commentary on filled with a kind of watered-down funk, trash on the turntable. In fact, if they gave the rock V roll industry and racial injustice possibly intended as a tribute to some of the press kit away with every copy of the with excellent musk. Public Enemy's Fear MONDAY 30 Showcase their influences, but showing that they are album I'd recommend buying it as the best of a Black Planet is number one. only mediocre in this style. The strength of laugh since Spinal Tap. But perhaps I'm Adam Sloan Age of Chance lay in their assimilation of being unfair. To even it up I'll leave the last SUNDAY 31 THE TUBES rap, funk, industrial and dance, a mix they word to Jennifer Beals, who Andy has just Urban Dance Squad had to perfection. DJ Powercut, the man written some songs for. "[Andy is) a most Mental Floss for the Globe who took scratching to ridiculous propor­ profound genius," she says, "the guy is a (Arista) tions on "1000 years.." is here relegated to a poet" The Netherlands based UDS success­ supporting role and is barely audible most of ts m' Peter Lutwyche fully combine the good components of rap •"•••• and rock to create something danceable The worst thing about this record is which would probably be great live. Son- that all the time I'm listening toi t I'm ex­ Live an direct songs have a tinge of Living Color in them TnWW D1I1UTD pecting them to explode at any moment, but (MCA) but most of them are hard to attach to any all I get here and there is a glimpse of the I guess this is what you would call other group's sound. Overall, this album is 1 KJ ww l¥ Mr U S¥l Mr bidden talent and inspiration they possess. house music. One guy presumably does all pretty good. Ptter Lutwyche the programming and there is an iwful lot of Adam Sloan (§? 66 Water Street Gastown 683-6695 JULY 1990 15 COLIN UPTON'S BIG j Ihe i • of wicked howler come up the 1-5 and ther Phlegm? Funny and yet fero­ THING crossed over the border. If some cious in a howling vein. Then Published by Kd Varney Upton has proved himself a of you remember my ravings comes the one-two knockout viable storyteller wilh the mod­ about border censorship in a pre­ punch from the late Dori Seda. 6424 Chester Street em horror tale of Artistic Licence vious issue, I take il all back. Kicking ass from the grave, Seda Vancouver, BC V5VV 3C3 and equally at home in the realm How this book cleared customs I gives the Pig People of Paraguay- ol adventure fantasy in Buddah can only guess but I am truly a rollicking metaphor that expo­ SEXY STORIES FROM on the Road, grateful lhal il has. ses the shameful attitudes to­ THE WORLD RELIGIONS proved Uptor Here we have religion al its wards ritual sexplay lhat her fel­ Published byLast Gasp Eco- telling a is he w ratlin most repulsive brought lo you by low humans have bathed them­ selves in. Dori, I miss you. Dori Kunnles Then somewhere many angry/funny cartoonists, along the way he read a copy of including: Mario Hernandez (the is followed by Aline Kominsky- P.O. Box 410067 Pckar's American Splendor and third bro), Mary Fleener (cubo Crumb who seems to be reaching San Francisco, CA 94141 seemingly became convinced artist), Mike Matthews & Lydia for the Most-Outrageous House­ thai al.ly Lunch (she writes-he draws), wife award. Summer is the time when triguing than ai he could Steve (Dogboy) Laughler, Krys- Aline tells us the tale of the the big blockbuster comix are lagim- This nl..in nately is line Kryttre & Michael Furey (he Most Holy Couple in the West-a released. Much like movie the­ always the case. wriles-shc draws), Dori Seda (b. couple of sixties rejects who ate atres, the comic book shops arc BIG THING "offers ten 1951 d. 1988), Aline Kominsky far too much acid when it still filled wilh lots of eye candy lhat pieces all featuring Colin on the (another Weirdo), Joe Sacco (hot packed a wallop. He begs on the has as much nutritional value as course of his daily life. Although pencil boy), Hiromi Hiraguchi street sitting in the lotus position I:amous Players' popcorn "top­ some of the stories are interest­ (SM Sniper/manga master), Naz- while swallowing a towel which ping." Anticipating the fan-boy ing, a few arc simply not worthy ario (Anarcoma), and editor Er- he later pulls from his bum in an explosion that inevitably follows of being included in this collec­ ick Gilbert, who has dubbed attempt to cleanse himself. She is the prison break known as sum­ tion. Case in point, the lead story himself the von Stroheim of the ultimate recycler who eats mer vacation, comixbook pub­ which has Colin bootlegging Underground Comix. Together, her own shit (purify, purify) lishers load the racks wilh as raspberry cider for some under­ these prime candidates for he­ which eventually has the consis­ much crap as they can, hoping age girls. The conflict in this talc donist engineering have master­ tency of chocolate pudding. fully plotted the downfall of the that the sheer volume will deluge comes from Colin freaking out When he watches her eat her own world's bogus religions and have the typical customer into con­ when a ghost car cruises past him shit it drives him inlo a cataleptic cleverly chosen as their secret sumption overwhelm. In that on his way to spot ihe girls their fit. When she eats her own shit it weapon- comix. spirit, I will offer two non-crap illicit hooch. Okay...how about identify wilh. despair Colin! I predict here in makes her come. Is this comic reviews of two drastically differ- Untitled Incident where Upton is Ali told an uneven effort print, as I have before, lhat some Everyone here has an axe to strange enough for you yet? where the dust settles. mistaken for a UBC professor by from a local fan favourite. BIG day you shall rise out of the com - grind, not least of all former altar If not, how about the Ro- a member of the lost marble bri­ THING shows that Colin Upton munal pool for cartoonists and boy Hernandez who plants the mainc Slocombe image of ihe Firsl up is Colin Upton, a gade. These stories are so devoid is reaching for the big leagues the lavish praise on the back blade firmly in the skull of his beautiful nun and the mad monk local chap who has self-pub­ of incident that one is tempted to (the book is priced at $4.50 cdn) cover of BIG THING will repre- saviour. Everyone has a wonder­ which turns tragic with the pun­ lished his way into the hearts and search for existential ful time while the sparks ishment of the monk's daughter mcandcrings amidst the minds of B.C. comix fans. Upton are flying. Leading off or there's the literal translation of pen and ink. is part of a new breed of cartoon­ the pack is Mary Fleener Ecclesiaslicus 9: 4-9 which in­ ist who believe that his personal Not that BIG who shares with the cludes such sage advice as "Do recollections and perceptions of THING is without merit. THE mmm NUN, reader the story of Pope not confide in a woman, so much people and events arc worthy of I_atcr in the book we get a AHP TH£ MAP MONK Sergius. Sergius, who in so she has dominion over you" publishing and therefore docs so reprise of Famous Bus of fAGATA TEMPl£ the year 906 AD had a fif­ and "Do not rivet your look on a himself. His latest comic is a bit Rides in which the 2 a.m. teen year old girl as his young girl, be afraid to walk into of a departure for Colin in lhat it Fraser bus is dissected lover, was a prime mover her condemnation's trap." is printed in an oversized format e find oi behind the infamous These stories are awesome and thus is appropriately entitled certain terms that late Corpse Synod. The pre­ in their goal and in what they "Colin Upton's BIG THING". night Mount Pleasant, vious Pope to Sergius, accomplish. They proclaim "If That Colin Upton is a fairly isn't Towards.lhe end is Pope Stephen VU, was the end is near, so is the begin­ talented cartoonist is immedi­ another piece of social unearthed from his grave ning." They announce " Hallelu­ ately obvious. His thick, bold history that would other­ and his corpse made to jah-Gobble and pass the anti- stand trial for his various lines and his eye for detail allow wise be lost. We are privy pasto." They say "The history of nefarious crimes. I won't him to render exact representa­ to attend a New Year's religions is peppered wilh sense­ reveal the grizzly bils, tions of the episodes he is re­ eve gig featuring met- less violence, pointless mas­ suffice to say that Ser­ creating. The introduction lo his alheads Ogre and a brawl sacres, abusive exploitation, ab­ gius' love-making is book is by Harvey Pekar ihc that looks like it chewed stract authority figures and fanta­ greatly enhanced by the writer of American Splendor. up the most hearty par- sies aboul ihe afterlife. Religion whole sordid experience. The Pekar connection is telling tyers These two pieces has provided easy justifications Next up is Lydia Lunch since Harvey, like Colin, writes work better than most be­ for the most horrible negations of and Mike Matthews who slice o' life comics lhat serve to cause they do not depend human life, organized murder, solely on Upton's self- re-tell the story of St. entertain and lighten the toad. genocide and slavery. Still, any characterization to pro­ Dymphna- Patron Saint These comics can, when lhc> predator with video access rings pel the narrative. Though of the Sexually Insane. in big bucks and devoted follow­ show the proper characteriza­ while reading these en­ Lunch has a wicked way ers. Will they ever learn? So tions, give an insight inlo the tertaining anecdotes I with words, as her fans enough with the hypocrisy, divine comedy that is mostly found my self longing for will tell you, and her enough wilh the pious lies, here unseen in reel world media. I am teaming up with Mat­ is religion at its most repulsive sad to say this is not always the thews has produced an in­ case in Colin Upton's latest bid, even parody. spired stroke of comix. comic book. In fact, BIG THING Good things can be Matthews' art stands There is no doubt in my well seems like the obvious continu said about the last major league and legion above reasoned mind lhat this is comix ation of an earlier series by Up­ piece in the book entitled the olher artworks in this entertainment. That it is brutal ton entitled "Self-Indulgent Loonies. In it, Upton pro­ anthology. Offering what and enraged is only too true but it Comics." fesses to an extreme dis­ can best be described as is also, ultimately, compassion­ In the five years or so thai taste for the mentally more/ better Kurtzman, ate and caring in its attempts to have been aware of Upton's work handicapped based on Matthews has somehow reveal, and thus expose, this col­ he has amused and confounded emotional stress he suf­ combined the best ele­ lective madness called religion. me at various turns. All will agree fered in his childhood. ments of the Checkered In the Sixties comix like Tales of lhat the Granville Street Gallery This kind of self-exami­ Demon with the hyper- the Leather Nun and Binky was wonderful. Funny, scathing, nation is healthy and cartoony renderings Brown Meets The Holy Virgin and adroitly executed, the Gal­ gives the reader an in­ found in (early) Mad Mary were radical indictments of lery bode well for the future, it sight into the chap who Magazines. Sort of a tight religious intolerance and bigoted being one of the original self has been telling ihem line merging with ob- persecution in the name of God. published pieces of ihe small very little about himself scuro shadow play from a light- Welcome to the Terrordome. press explosion. His Socialist in ihe preceding pages. Perhaps if but cannot justify the steep cover speed pencil. Fast? Funny? This Welcome to the Nineties. If Turtle, now being published here Loonies led off the book instead price with his autobiographical guy could give lessons in attitude comix like this one keep appear­ in Discorder, has been at times of being left till the end we would tales of tension. A tale from his to S. Clay Wilson...and probably ing on the stands at my local heavy-handed although some­ have more sympathy for the imagination with revealing char­ Sexy Stories From The will. comix outlet, chances are the times insightful and of course his iconoclastic cartoonist who ini­ acter development and twisting World's Religions is hot off the Nineties will make the Sixties infamous Happy Ned went far tially comes off more as a victim turns would be the perfect bal­ press from Last Gasp Eco-Fun- How About Divine Anarchy look and feel like an alumni pic- beyond the realm of ( than a protagonist that we can ance for this book. But do nol nies. Rarely has so heavy a or the Gospei According to Fa­ 16 DISCORDER FIRST CHOICE STEAK & salad bar in there too some­ plied. Considering this is in SEAFOOD BUFFET where - I even saw nacho Surrey, the statement wasn't 143 - 13757 72nd Avenue, chips, though no other rele­ contradictory. Atmosphere, Surrey vant fixin's; saves on the calo­ people, ATMOSPHERE, is Whoa. Heavy bad trip ries, I guess - but for the most what you wanna go here for. here. Although, judging by part it's insipid and uninspir­ The food certainly is a let­ the massive line-ups outside, ing. down, but the atmosphere is you enter unprepared...but You grab a water. Head pure unadulterated Surrey, there again, there's no ac­ for a table. Sit down. Start 1990. counting for avarice. Greed chewing. The bun disap­ It's amazing, eye-open­ over gastronomy any day. points. The black chop suey, ing, terrifying, to witness the I cannot adequately con­ ifyou can disregard its tint, is urgency your average subur­ vey the WEIRDness here. It's edible. The fried rice 'n' tofu banite can be plunged head­ as if every last Surrey Mu­ HeirsfKitchen doesn't make you barf. long into by a $7.95 buffet. tant-Person simultaneously The best of this sordid lot "All you can eat" - perhaps decided to go out for dinner turns out to be the kooky chow the epitaph of the 20th-cen­ and ended up at First Choice. mein stuff. Noodles, green tury food-world? ATTRITION The lunch buffet is $5.95 pepper slices, some kinda Wacked right out by the Recollection 84-89 a head and the dinner, $7.95. cabbage-y product, and - wait clientele, I was possessed of a A 16 song 'best of.' The latter differs from the B£ANZ for it - a green residue on your crazy urge to venture into the I INDUSTRIAL - GOTH former only in that it features plate. Pale fluorescent green, wasteland of desserts. Green a few more items, such as very delicate, very aestheti­ or red jello, vanilla cake, tart Sweet and Sour Spareribs. cally-pleasing, understated, shells filled with a pale yel­ Waitaminute, did I say "fea­ 'TODAY tasteful. Yum! I even contem­ low, unidentifiable fruit... tures"?? - I meant, um- ah... plated a second helping of this Hm... Back I came with the "sustains"... "harbours"... luminescent ambrosia but, least despondent of the lot, "breeds"... "grows" - you get seeds, these buns bear a pass­ given up all hope, you hit the being in a wildly masochistic chocolate cake. Straight outta the idea. ing resemblance to foccacia... Sweet and Sour Spareribs, mood, decided on another the box and topped with a few Pop, coffee, tea (generic "passing" as soon as you and THEN you completely piece o' bun instead. Actually weakling imitation chocolate bulk teabags; don't look for chomp into dough the consis­ give up all hope. But no, after it was not sexual thrills, but a chips. Gulped down with a Stash here), milk; all are for tency (and flavour, I'd that there's some rice thing vague hope that the darned cup of coffee, not completely the taking in the bottomless- reckon) of heavy-duty Styro- with cashew nuts, though things might taste better given guaranteed to revolt. cup format, and a wasteland foam. So, no hope for the sadly, also containing meat another chance, that moti­ Okay. First Choice Steak of sad-looking desserts are buns; on to the "real" food. chunks, and after that, fried vated me. They didn't. 'n' Seafood Buffet. It's away prqfekt similarly unrestricted. Ya. Cruise quickly past a rice with tofu bits; a curiously After we watched yet in the back of beyond, in one The main buffet consists limp, festering expanse of blackish mess of chop suey; another straight-outta-The- of them new pastel malls of one long, straight, arid meat and meat-based delica­ and a wacky chow mein con­ Far-Side fellow diner gambol behind the Liquor Store in trough starting with a big tray cies, and DON'T, whatever coction. Vegetarians take past our table, my brother Newton. I could call this place o' buns, all baked together in you do, try the lasagna, I warn heart (at least, till you move remarked "It's like - every the Bino's of Surrey buffet- one slab with sorta dotted thee. on to the next station which once in a while, you see a dom, but even that wouldn't "cut-here" lines criscrossin' Right down near the end, houses the turkey and prime normal person, and then it's do it justice. I mean, heck: It's it. Sprinkled with sesame just when you've almost rib). Oh yeah, sure, there's a back to..." "- Reality" I sup­ ALL YOU CAN EAT!! tt

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JULY 1990 17 •M *•] _ [r_IM :(»I»I«I»I»W»_Ti 4-«_•• •__MU_I»7:VM___H your boots to. With yer host-poke. JefT ARE YOU SERIOUS? MUSIC 8 00AM- VARIOUS ARTBT5 UkeaGH.I Wart Vfou toKee p Comrig Gior no Poetry Systems THE UNHEARD MUSIC 3-5 00PM CONSOUDAIED MythofRock 1200NOON Demo Director Date Sawyer provides NCK CAVE a IHE BAD SEEDS TheGoodSon Enigma/Mute The newest new music: Ugetl. Dho- some insights ir" ** NITZER EBB Showtime WEA/GefTen morrt. Schnlttke. lutoslowski. Birtwistle. PUBUC ENEMY Fear of a Black Planet CBS/Def Jam etc Information on concerts, record­ And he s not telling you which is which! PLUNDERPHOMC Ptunderphonlc Fun Music ings, composers THE CiTR DINNER REPORT 6-5 30PM ABOVE THE LAW LMrt Like Hustlers CBS/Epic/Ruthless THE BRUNCH REPORT 12:00-12:15PM See Monday for details ...WTTH THE THRILL KILL KULT Confessions of a Knife Cargo/Wax Trox B.C. FOLK 5 30-7 OOPM the CiTR News. 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NOISE UNIT Grinding into Emptiness Cargo/Wax Trax and caustic alphabets/spoken word aUE AEROPLANES Swagger MCA/Chrysalis DWINE STYLER W/THE SCHEKrfE.. . Word Power CBS/Epic/Rhyme Syndicate "Not for anger and despair but for peace and a kind of home." MCILWAINE * SMITH RADIO FREE AMERICA 10PM-MIDNIGHT DEAD MILKMEN Metaphysical Graftitti Enigma Join host Dave Emory and colleague Suicide note of Lewis Hill, Founder of KPFA Berkeley - 1957 FRIGHTWIG Phone Sexy Boner Nip Tuck for some extraordinary politi­ HUNTING LODGE Carnivora! S/W Operatlons/Permis de... cal research guaranteed to make you great alto saxophonist and THE DAMNED Final Domnation think twice. Bring your tape deck and with Charles Lloyd (flute and tenor sax) recorded in the mid-60s at Shelrys 3 MUSTAPHAS 3 Heart of Uncle A&M/Ryko/Ace IwoC-Ws Originally broadcast on KFJC LIVE FROM THE KNITTING FACTORY 6:00- Manne-Hole. a club owned by drum­ 7:00PM ALAIN THIBAULT SRI/Diffusion 1 Media (Los Altos.CA) mer Shelly Manne. Concerts recorded in the fall of 1989 in COTTAGE INDUSTRY Spin Ikon IN THE CRIP OF INCOHERENCY 12- SPORTS DIGESTS 30-6 00PM 23th Lambert-HendrickJ and Row: one the heart of the New York arts district. LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO Two Worlds One Heart WEA Join the CiTR Sports Department for an of the most popular vocal groups in PSYCHIC TV the latest in Thunderbird varsity sports owords thee Infinite Beat Wax Trax Jazz. Great singing and wonderful ar­ JIGGLE 7 00-900PM ' action and sports everywhere else for HOUYNEAR Sky Dances Redwood rangements. From their first Columbia Mikey's here. Gavin s here. Six years of that matter. Interviews, too! BIG MILER&THE BLUES MAC IINE IVe at Athabasca Um ersity WEA/Stony Plain album (1959-40). combined DJ experience; 40 years of FACING THE MUSIC 6 00-7 00PM 1 GREEN DAY H..[«]_l>7_Y-s-*___i 30th Arlo Summit: four great alto saxo­ lovin experience. Games, hiking, drugs. MR. LEE Get Busy BMG/Jlve/Zomba A musical/informational hour wtth an phonists together: Lee Konltz. Phil orgies, breakfast all day: an odoles- CONTROLLED BLEEDING Cargo/Wax Trax THE MORNING SHOW 7.30-8.15AM emphasis on topics related to aware­ Woods, and lesser-knowns Leo Wright From the famous siren to the not-so-fa­ ness and sanity. FRANK MORGAN MCA/Island/An titles ond Pony Poindexter. a wonderfully PERMANENT CULTURE SHOCK 9:00- THE HOUSE OF LOVE The House of Love PolyGram mous BBC Radio News Reel, wake up 12:00AM with The CiTR Morning Show. Informa­ HaveaSwig Crypt OPEN COUNTRY JOY 12:00-4:XAM Permanent (per-md-ndnt): tasting, in­ tion to go: news, sports, weather and JAU MUSA JAWARA & MUSIC IANS Vbsirrako Denon/Hannibal All the tastiest LUNGBUTTER with Keith, a tended to last, indefinitely; CARMEN MCRAE Carmen Sings Monk BMG 'scenic view' (reod: rodor) reports, Culture (kdhchdr): (1) the civilisation of THE JAZZ SHOW 9:00PM-12:00AM confused but friendly person. You will BILL FRISSELL Is that You? WEA/Elektra features, enfertoinment reviews and a given race or nation at a give n time or Vancouver's longest running prime time be exterminated! SADUS Alberta Hog prices Weekdays! over all time: (2) the raising of micro­ Cargo/Sodus jazz program. Hosted by the ever- Uveondrect MCA BREAKFAST WITH THE BROWNS 8:15- -n Phoenix. Arizona: The Si organisms in specially prepared media 11:00AM suave Gavin Walker. Features at 11. for scientific study: THE JACK RUBIES 'ee the Money in my Smile TVT 2th Parisian Sketch** by Max Roach 1 Are you blue? Get Brown! Your fav­ Shock Cshak): (1) violent collision, con­ MC. SHAN Ploy it Again. Shan WEA/CokJ Chain (who also wrote the title suite). This cussion; (2) sudden and disturbing JAWBREAKER Shredder ourite brownsters James and Peter of­ overlooked group (3 horns. 2 rhythm) •___U*1>7:l.tt___ mental ond physical impressions. BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO W iere There's Smoke There's F ire MCA/Island fer a savoury blend of the familiar and had a fresh sound that is still relevant THE MORNING SHOW 7-30-8:15AM exotic In an excitingly luscious blend of DUKE ELLINGTON BMG/Bluebird aural delights! Tune in and enjoy eoch IN THE NURSERY Counterpoint Cargo/Wax Trax 9th The New Trittano: solo piano by one _BI__lJ;M»7_Y£fl_ weekly brown plate special. MCGARRIGIE8 BOURNE Variety Uncording, 3 CBC of the great innovators of modem Jazz NOW YOU HAS JAZZ 8:15-10:00AM THE AFTERNOON REPORT 1:00-1:15PM VARIOUS ARTISTS Groove Yard MCA/Island Lennie Tristano. Many consider this al­ Join Tommy Paley now on Thursday's Lunch goes down better with The After­ JIMMY SOMEIA/LLE Reod my Lips PolyGram/FFRR bum to be a 'desert Island* record. with an extended one hour feature! A noon Report. Tune In for no frills news. REVERB MOTHERFUCKERS Tv*•etve Swinging Signs of the Z 16th Cannonball Addertey Uvel The morning of stories, anecdotes. 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18 DISCORDER ducing, editing, witting, engineering. former members of Linear B., ___Kf:Ulk W:\_aM operatlng.announclng.hostlng.etcetc Dekka Dolls, The Love Wea­ etc. Come by the studios during normal THE SATURDAY EDGE SAM-NOON sels and Spotlight winning In­ Steve Edge hosts Vancouver's biggest office hours. Or phone us. HANFORD NUCtEAR PIZZA PIE 10:00- and best ocoustlc/ioots/rogue folk mu­ nocent HI are unquestionably 11:00 AM sic radto show. Now In Its sbrth year on good musicians, yet don't proj­ Ran outta string cheese... went to get CITRt Roots music from around the more... missed 3 weeks In June os a world, new releases, studta guests, and ARTS ANTJE RAUWERDA ect enough energy onto the result... forgot the Pibb... gotta go bock the World Cup FootboJ Report at 11:30. DEMOS/CASSETTES DALE SAWYER tape. With their thin clean and get It... not here the 19th and 26th... MOBILE SOUND LINDA SCHOLTEN 1 sound (even recorded, they stf the OR-to-AK show tho . reaHy... MUSIC.. LLOYD UUAMA. RANDY IWATA Rowena's sorry. NEWS KM TRAINOR sound like a 3-piece), and rather NOW YOU HAS JAZZ FEATURE 11:00PM- PRESIDENT ROBYNN IWATA familiar lyrics, what they might POWERCHOR0 12:15-3 OOPM PRODUCTION MIKE LYSENG really be able to use is the addi­ 5th Shuffle Demons Vancouver's only true metal show wtth PROGRAMMING RANDY IWATA PROMOTIONS DORRITTA FONG tion of some noise. But I sus­ 12th Charlie Mingus the underground speed to mainstream STATION MANAGER .. LINDA SCHOLTEN pect that Y.O.Y. are in a diffi­ 19th Sonny Ro»ns metat local demo tapes. Imports and TRAFFIC TOMMY PALEY 24th Jock de Johnette other rarities Gerald Ratttehead and cult position-while they sound VICE PRESIDENT BARB ELGOOO Metal Ron do the damage VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR.. BILL BAKER too close to mainstream, and IN EFFECT 3:00-6:0OPM not especially original, to the The Hip Hop Beat brought to you by DJs BUSINESS UNE 228-3017 "alternative" ear, they must NielScobie.ChceBafkerondBilTzotzolis. DJ UNE 228-2487 (228-CiTR) NEWS UNE 222-2487 (222-CiTR) sound dangerously "alterna­ -ERIC— FAX UNE 228-6093 tive" to the Top 40 types. And THE CiTR DINNER REPORT 500-630PM STAND IN UNE ROOM 233. SECOND probably, like most bands in See Monday for details. FLOOR OF THE STUDENT UNION BUILD­ this situation, they're not going ARTS CAFE 6:30-4:00 PM THE YAP CAP 5:30-6 OOPM ING. 6138 SUB BOULEVARD. UNIVERSITY Be updated, be wtth It. be Informed Hear figures in the Aits world talc about OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. VANCOUVER. BC to care much what people like about Art. theatre, fin and ony other thek works, other peoples works and V6T2AS. Discorder reviewers have to cultural event happening In Vancou­ say about them. Hosted by Antje Rauwerda ver. With Antje! TOP OF THE lOPS 6:0O-7OOPM THE NEW AFRICAN SHOW 6:00- 10:00PM CITR wi once ogaki be sending repre­ Trlnl Lopez. Ronnie Self, and The Phan­ World of Africa Dance Party sentatives to the National Campus/ Mary - "Loving Ivy," "Hea­ tom ol love you. Marc Coulevtn brings Community Radio Association Confer­ 'e the chidren of ence, this year to be held In Calgary In ven's Gate." Another pleasant Rock n Rol to Its roots. thetastweekof July. Ifyouoryourband surprise, the key to this tape is would like to have your music distrib­ production: both songs make uted to over thirty campus and com­ jr beautiful world munity radio stations from throughout good use of noise without sacri­ LIVE FROM THUNDERBIRD RADIO HELL the country, CiTR wi gladly hand-de­ ficing hooks and melody, and 9:00-10:30PM liver your stuff to Calgary. Drop off dynamics without losing Peter, Andy and sometimes Ed Intro­ cassettes, ohbumms. press releases, and It looks as if Paizley Pro­ when I've seen them live (at duce the »ve bands at 9:30pm. other paraphernalia at CiTR offices ductions' experiment wilh the SFU with Marshmallow Over­ power. There really is a wall of before Friday Jury 20 to ensure their Sth The Picasso Set Lux Theatre Saturday nights coat and at the Cinderella Ball­ sound here, especially in "Lov­ 12th Toxic Jimmy WmmWMHtt^m inclusionwtththeCiTRdelegates. Phone ing Ivy," where the constant CITR provides free aktime for Commu­ Robynn at 228-3017 for more Info. has been successful-at least the room at a Nardwuar show). Per­ 19th Dirt repetition of a little riff under­ 26th Evan Symons Uneven Steps nity Access by groups and individuals. If all-ages shows are now booked haps Dave of the Smugglers SOUND OF REALITY 1030PM-1:00AM you or your group would Ike to say through July. The doors open didn't play with them those neath all sorts of noisy, growly Experimental Radio, wtth Vision! Featur­ something to someone somewhere, stuff makes for a dangerous please caH the Program Dkector. at midnight and the cover is $5. nights. Another selection from ing envkonmentol sounds, found noises, CITR presents the first annual rapcon ­ kind of pop catchiness. And in information/propaganda and the test to be held on August 31 and Sep­ (It's worth going if only to sup­ this very enjoyable 3-song cas­ worlds ethnic and experimental musics _HWT'J^fll tember 1 In the SUB Balkoom here on port an alternative to the nause- sette, the authentic surf-sound­ "Heaven's Gate" some very ef­ fromtheauditor/fringe. UvelContribu­ CITR wants you to become Involved the UBC campusl You can win prizes! atingly frequent "showcase" ing "Sombreeo Beach," gets fective feedback (reminiscent tions welcome. Practitioner Anthony with your friendly UBC Radio Station Categories: MC... DJ... MC&DJ... MC. of early Jesus and Mary Chain) DJ & Dancers... Alogesl To register or nights at certain local clubs, played on Much Music. Roberts. which broadcasts at 1800 watts to the shows up just where it's campus ond beyond. Opportunities for mof- — jlCiTRal where bands do their own pro- MEGABLAST1 1:00-4:00 AM 3017. needed. It's rare to hear some­ abound! Wheeeel Programming, pro­ motion-at their own expense- Intoxicators-"Death & War." Compoct Discs and concepts on au- thing sound so clean and conta­ torepeat. band specials, turntable feed- and usually play on badly This will probably be the last backgammon courtesy uncle mlfty. 1 1 planned bills.) gious while evil and noisy. stagnating creativity: welcome to tate ______fc__U< .^^.fc^. . " L-*-_____•_• tape from the Intoxicators as night radio where the Ghetto Boys ore trlJtlHVOI..: 64 Funnycars' new 4- Ihey appear on this song and considered artistic. TANKHOG -Reptilion* t .__•_•_2-song demo• song EP is just out, and fans of their earlier offering (from this Death Sentence-"Eye On ••TOUCH - GO'S ) "Beaver Inn, Bellingham" flat vinyl can be assured that it same tape), "Mighty Idy." And You." Once again, lots of well- ___•_(;•] I »J:1.K___H SPECIAL ICE •Rock-a-talk* MARILIA The Boat and the Volcano' Riverboat Goddess is the 7" variety (the hand-col­ the truth is that I'm not terribly produced loudness, yet this PAULA REMPEL "1 Ride my..." 2-song demo oured sleeve is a nice touch, sorry to hear about their deci­ time the song itself isn't so NO FUN "Open Letter" too). The Funnycars also plan sion. Perhaps it's only because memorable. You've got to CROUP 49 "House of Death" MOVING IMAGES 10:30-11:00AM to make a mail-order catalogue they haven't been together for expect that this song (from the Join host Ken Mocintyre as he takes you BANG TWANG "AH of this to you" 2-song demo ' jr through tl BARON VON FOKKER "Post-modem Youth" 8-song demo available, as an insert with the very long, but when I've seen Vancouver Rocks compilation, back tot of life with film n« MARY "Loving Ivy" 3-song demo EP or on request, that will list them play, I haven't thought the which is mostly metal-type TANKHOG 2-song demo VIDEO BAR-I-QUE "The Stegasaurus Stomp" 6-song demo all kinds of local (and near-lo­ band really jelled-"Death & rock) should be in that ever- TT. RACER "1990V cal) releases. Any bands lhat War" sounds much the same, increasing blurry zone between WALKING SCARECROW "Voice that Crips" Out ol Ihe Snakspit are interested in being in the with the instruments and vocals hardcore and metal, and Death RHYTHM ACTIVISM "Polski Flat" Perogys, Pasta, and Liberty tunes. And Disco, too! PLANET OF SPIDERS "A Place 1 Found" catalogue, and having their somehow not complementing Sentence (quite possibly with HOOVER EFFECT nto Stepha nie's Room" The 18 h Wonder of the World tapes or records sent out to po­ each other very well. The song none of its original, punk rock JOJOKA "Dogs Awaiting" Jojoka tential fans, can write Eric itself is okay and definitely fits DAYGLO TADPOLES "Do 1 Dare" Gunpowder members) doesn't let us down. the "rockin"' category, but I ITS NOT EASY BEING GREEN 1:15-2.30PM LIST OF MRS. ARSON "The Load Holgen" /90B Lowe c/o Bruiser Boy Products, The snarling vocals are a vast The greenest of the CiTR DJ crop try LAST RAY PRODUCTIONS LTD "Imaginary love" 3-song demo 2404 Eastdowne Road, Victo­ still think that the Intoxicators improvement over those way- togerminate and take root on the air. NIGHTSTAIKERS 3-song demo ria, V8R 5P7. aren't yet up to being the sum of NEIGHBOURS "Footsteps* live in '79 too-familiar falsetto shrieks Ifyou ore Interested in CiTR program­ iheir parts. ming possibilities, phone the Program LUDWIGS This in not a Demo! that some bands equate with 4-song demo Director at 228-3017. 9*"4! (A CARTOON SWEAR) "Weak Link" And now, for this month's harder rock and roll, and the VIDEO BAR-B-QUE "Subway 6pm* ABSOLUTE VALUE OF NOISE - PART ONE RHYTYHM ACTIVISM "Condo Vampire" Ur togement pour une... tapes: @#*&! (Cartoon Swear)- guitars sound just as they 23O-330PM AND PART TWO 4:00-5:00PM MC TERROR T 1 -song demo "Weak Link." "Weak Link" is should, very loud. There is a Found sounds, tape loops, composi­ SWANYARD "Believe" great deal of power here... the tions of organized ond unorganized TEN COMMANDMENTS "She ain't no use to me" Nightstalkers-"Images." one of Cartoon Swear's more aurallty. power electricians and sound BRUCE A A THE SECULAR ATAVISTS "By Request" Cheap Release Imagine a band made up of a memorable songs-unfortu- only real problem is that the colloge. Live experimental music. 100% BAMFF song doesn't seem to really find Canadian Industrialism. 40-year-old singer, a surfer, the nately, like the olher three NOVALTONE "A Question ol Love" itself until close to the hard cold PLANET OF SPIDERS "Carnhral" 6-song demo drummer from Planet of Spi­ songs on this tape, it really suf­ BILLCOSTIN "24 Hour Sky" Secret of the North ders, and the bassist from the fers from poor production. ending. DEATH SENTENCE "Eye on You" Vancouver Rocks Compilation Smugglers (here on lead gui­ While they've never been an EXCITED FIRST DAUGHTER "Sand Kings" 6-song demo ROOTS ROUNDUP Cet Rooted tar). Now imagine that, in the exceptionally clean sounding No Fun-"Open Letter." No THE HERETICS The Heretics ten or so months they've been band, these songs give the im­ doubt the former Official Folk- HOOVER EFFECT •Zombie" The 18th Wonder of the World together, they've written more pression of having been re­ ROUTE 665 rock Duo of Expo 86 have real­ ROUGHAGE "Jah in Vi»tnam"/"The Axe" Mystery Dick than fifty songs. After imagin­ corded in a big cement room, ised that songs like "Be Like MARY "Heaven's Gate" 3-song demo ing all this, I found the tape to which doesn't help to make Us" and numerous olher CiTR HOWE SOUND "Somebody Girl" 4-song demo JIMMY ROY'S FIVE STAR. "Everybody's Talkin'" 6-song demo be a pleasant surprise. It would them any more memorable. hits are just too subtle for cer­ LAST WILD SONS "Around Town" be going too far to swallow the tain elected leaders, and have at HOME VIDEO INTERNATIONAL 645- THE WAMMEE "Send you away" band's own description-'60s Y.O.Y.-"It*s Too Late." Once last decided to be perfectly SNAKESQUIRT "Thinking of Scotch" Songs lor Casualties clear. Well, even the Zalm UNEVEN STEPS "Censor the Bible" Whoop Whoop Whoopah! punk/pop meets '70s punk (a la again, a band whose descrip­ SMUGGLERS "Up and Down" 3-song demo Ramones) and creates a "fresh tion of themselves doesn't seem couldn't possibly misunder­ LUDWIGS "She was Real" This is not a Demo! new sound for the '90s"-but this quite right—in this case the stand this one. Dave, Paul, and HOMEBASS 9PM-12:30 AM 9-song demo WATCH CHILDREN "Kinda Retarded" Pico make some pretty reason­ Turn your own home into your very own Y.O.Y. "It's too Late" is a good song with nice pro­ comparisons are to INXS, the club. Get out your flared pants and put THE WORST "The Creepy Thing" 2-song demo duction, refreshing backup Smithereens, and Replace­ able suggestions (i.e. reading, on your dancing shoes and prepare «#*».! (A CARTOON SWEAR) "Long Face" Bright Red Paint rather than thumping, a bible) yourself for 3 1/2 hours of house, new vocals and handclaps thrown in ments. What they seem to be WHIRLEES "Sharman Edward Johnson" Mood Swing beat and a lift le disco and.rap th rown in as well as some tough criti­ MC TERROR T "Rappin' Rhymin' Rhythm for emphasis. And the lacking, in contrast with these to liven things up. Dope jams and fresh PATRIK SAMPLER "(What it _)" Cut M3/(03) cisms. Sigh, if the premier beats for a groovy evening with DJ Nightstalkers sound a lol other bands, is a certain spark, WHITE PICKET FRENZY •Acid Rain" Big Team; Little Me ie wheels of steel. NewShow! tighter and more confident than perhaps of originality. These would only listen.... _? 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The Little Mermaid (7:30 cific Cinematheque... Says tha Truth Shall Die (7:30pm) and 4 9:45pm) at SUB Theatre... Accattone (8:45pm) at Pacific Cine­ 20 FRIDAY Roots Roundup matheque... Sleeping Beauty (2:30 & 9 MONDAY Chlel Osila Osadebe Stoaters, Lasl Wild Sons, Sandy Scot 7:30pm) and Do the Right Thing at Saturno... Morgan Davis at the ield and Herald Nix at the Commo­ (9:45pm) at SUBTheatre..The Best ol Yale... Gyas Ago (The Way it Began) dore...Scramblers at the Town Pump.. the Best ol Cannes Advertising continues at the Van East Cultural National Velvet with guests She at 86 Festival (7:30 & 9:30pm) at the Star- Centre (8:30pm)... La Nolle Brava Street... Billy Branch ft The Sons ol (7:30pm) and The Gospel According to Blues at the Yale... Walkabouts at the Matthew (9:20pm) at Pacific Cine­ University Sports Bar (Seattle)... Js 2 MONDAY Canada Day Aftermath matheque... T'Aime, JeT'Aime(7:30pm) and Fahr­ with Tankhog with guests The Wheal enheit 451 (9:20pm) at Pacific Cine­ Chiels and The Grand Poobahs at the 10 TUESDAY Morgan Davis at matheque... VANCOUVER'S HOTTEST BLUES NIGHTCLUB Town Pump... Jack Lavin ft the De­ the Yale... Gyas Ago (The Way il mons Jam Session at the Yale... Les Began) continues at the Van East Cul­ 21 SATURDAY Legend Killers al Amazones de Guinea at Saturno... tural Centre (8:30pm)... Love and the Railway... National Velvet at the Jul. 1 - 2 - Jack Lavin and the Demons Jam Session Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die Other Arrangements at the Kitsilano Paramount... Mordam artists Victims (7:30pm) and Accattone (8:45pm) at Theatre... Family with Supercaustic Fertilizer al Jul. 3 - 7 - Charlie Musselwhite Pacific Cinematheque... Jean de the Lux... Billy Branch ft The Sons ol 11 WEDNESDAY CiTR presents Blues at the Yale... Walkabouts at the Florette (7:00pm) and Manon ol Twin/Tone artist Robyn Hitchcock solo Jul.9-10-Morgan Davis Spring (9:15pm) at the Starlight... University Sports Bar (Seattle)... Js al Tom Lee Music Hall... Oh Yeahwith T'Aime, JeT'Aime(7:30pm) and Fahr­ guests Spin Doctors at the Town 3 TUESDAY Catherine Wheel at enheit 451 (9:20pm) at Pacific Cine­ Jul. 11 -14 - Professor Blues Band Pump... Professor Blues Band at the the Town Pump... Charlie Musslewhite matheque... Yale... CiTR Hot Wednesdays In the Pit at the Yale... UBC Music for Summer Pub... Gyas Ago (The Way it Began) Jul. 16 - 21 - Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues Evenings Concert Series with Robert 22 SUNDAY Cruz artists All at the continues at the Van East Cultural Silverman (piano) and French Tickner Town Pump... 5th Annual La Quena Fi­ Centre (8:30pm)... Love and Other Ar­ Jul. 22 - SPECIAL JAM SESSION- Blues Guitar Wars Contest (narrator) at the UBC Recital Hall (8pm, esta at Grandview Park... Blues Guitai rangements at the Kitsilano Theatre... free)... Love and Other Arrangements War Contest at the Yale... Teorema The Age ot Success (7:30pm)iand First at the Kitsilano Theatre... Jean de (7:30pm) and Pigsty (9:30pm) at Pa­ Jul. 23 - 25 - David Raven Son (9:35pm) at Pacilic Cine­ Florette (7:00pm) and Manon of cific Cinematheque... matheque... Jul. 26 - 28 - The Toasters Spring (9:15pm) at the Starlight... 23 MONDAY Enigma artists DRI 4 WEDNESDAY MCA artists Jill 12 THURSDAY State ol Mind at at the New York Theatre... David Raven Jul. 30 - Zydeco with Major Handy Sobuls at the Town Pump... Charlie the Town Pump... Tammy and the at the Yale... Teorema (7:30pm) and Musslewhite at the Yale... CITR Hot Americans at the WISE Hall... Profes­ Pigsty (9:30pm) at Pacific Cine­ matheque... Wednesdays In the Pit Pub... Love and sor Blues Band at the Yale... CiTR Cool Jul. 31 - Aug. 4 - Big Joe Duskin & The Demons Thursdays In the Pit Pub... Gyas Ago Other Arrangements at the Kitsilano 24 TUESDAY David Raven at the Theatre... Gyas Ago (Tha Way il Be­ (The Way it Began) continues at the DON'T MISS JACK LA VIN'S JAMS: Van East Cultural Centre (8:30pm)... Yale... gan) opens at the Van East Cultural SAT. 3-8 PM / SUNDAY BLUES MARATHON JAM SUN. 3 PM-MIDNITE Centre (8:30pm)... Chilsu and Mansu Love and Other Arrangements at the 25 WEDNESDAY Lava Hay al (7:30pm) and Ths Whale Hunter Kitsilano Theatre... The Age ol Success the Town Pump... David Raven at the (9:35pm) at Pacific Cinematheque... (7:30pm) and First Son (9:35pm) at Yale... CiTR Hot Wednesdays in the Pit OPEN EACH NIGHT FROM 9:30 pm -1:30 am OPEN WEEKDAYS FROM 11:30 am Catch-22 (7:30 & 9:45pm) at SUB Pacific Cinematheque... Pub... The Given Word (8:00) at Pacific Cinematheque... Theatre... Kiss ol the Spider Woman 13 FRIDAY Enigma artists DOA (7:00pm) and Apartment Zero with guests Spunk and T.T. 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- f you really want to know any Central American city or the busted wooden shutters- they live here. A couple nr wooden tables eating tacos. On the walls are a Daniel town or village, the thing to do Is to find the centre and then lean against the cracked pillars where the door used to be. Presldente poster, a technlcolour portrait of Ernesto Che •lowly work your way out. The centre of the centre Is a I'll wait here, my sister says. Nicaragua gives her "the Guevaro and a poster of the same with the caption WE square known as Parque Central. The centre is the heart, creeps." And leave the camera. WANNA BE LIKE CHE!, a Sandanista army recruitment the start of everything: history/ culture/ commerce/ law/ By the time I get to the steps the boys are gone. Like the poster, a sticker that says change South Africa Not Nicara­ politics/ religion. If you ask someone in Managua where the rest of the old centre the Cathedral is quiet and destroyed. gua, and a personalized British Columbia license plate with centre is, that person will shrug and smile: "There is no Inside I walk through the weeds coming up through the floor the initials FSLN. Behind the counter a smiling middle-aged centre." And if you look at a map you will see for yourself and look at the crumbling grimy statues, the wrecked altar, man is cracking ice for liquados with a hammer while In the that physically this Is so; the city is a crazy bug sticking its the windows where the stained glass was and the pictures background RADIOYA plays the standard Central American gangly legs out all haphazard. Well there is the old centre of Jesus doing this and that, faded from the sun coming in mix of lambada, Top 40 circa 1984, salsa, and current Latin and you can go there but no one calls it the centre anymore. through a roof reduced to a few crossbeams. I don't go up pop which is really any Phil Spector tune with different One morning early in May we go there, my sister and I, the crazy crooked tower stairs where the boys are waiting words. Just your basic everyday revolutionary Chok'lit we leave our little USDOLLARSONLY hospedaje in the silent in the dark. Shoppe. Barrio Martha Quezada, a friendly residential neighbor­ I join my sister at the little stand in the park where she We order drinks (they don't sell Coke) and tell Pop hood characterized by burned-out Ladas, sagging power is drinking a Coke. Can't Beat That Feeling even in Nicara­ we're from the same place as the license plate. He calls sis lines and a bunch of plywood houses, a few with tacked-up gua, where Coca Cola is one of the few signs of overt out of the kitchen to meet us. Sis brings her massive cur­ homemade signs proclaiming THERE'S MILK or WE HAVE American influence (albeit in the old bottles). Coke is more rency collection (mostly Soviet/ Cuban/ Nicaraguan) and EGGS- the Nicaraguan version of 7-11. We turn left, in the expensive than the local drinks but I have to have one proudly points out a couple of 1960 Cuban twenties signed direction of the highly polluted Lake Managua. A wide tree- anyway. Nearby a few of the listless men are cluttered by the great guerilla himself as Presldente del Banco. Mom lined boulevard goes all the way to the lakeshore and we around another stand. "Fucking Americans, they're all the takes a break from taco slinging to tell us which faces on the walk along the broken bumpy sidewalk, the incredible heat same!" says one, significantly loud. "Why can't they stay bills are the "good ones" and which are the "bad ones": and humidity pressing fierce. There's no traffic. There's no out of our country and leave us the fuck alone?" My Span­ forget about him, he was in the Somozas, terrible! Mom people. There's no apartment blocks/ stores/ bars/ gas sta­ ish isn't that good but good enough to get it. We hastily goes back to the tacos. Sis talks about the neighborhood. tions/ parking lots/ schools/ offices. In other words, NOTH­ hand back the empties and slink off through the rubble. Two throats slit in the Mercado orientate last week. Sud­ ING. This used to be the core of the city but now there's just On the way back to the barrio we pass a strange denly there's a bunch of men with machine guns walking empty lots stretching out on either side of the boulevard, USDOLLARSONLY FSLN giftshop in the middle of nowhere, around at night and no one knows why. She had to quit her French nlghtschool classes because it's too dangerous to their burnt brown expanse littered with garbage and chunks selling election posters and Daniel t-shirts and combat be out after dark now. Her eyes dart this way and that. Pop's of metal and concrete and glass. Away off in the distance boots, and further along, the half-completed Ernesto Che already been told once by the authorities to get this commie are the charred skeletons of two or three buildings, remains Guevaro Housing Development. At the hospedaje we sit crap off the walls. Pop refused. There's rumours though of of the big earthquake of '72 and the big fighting of'78/ '79. around sweating in the courtyard with the underfed resi­ a big crackdown coming soon, with all signs of Sandanista It's very very quiet. dent rat, a young Spaniard who's always running off to fervor to be erased, removed. No doubt there's a law brew­ Once in a while we pass a piece of wall still standing mysterious appointments and was here last year when ing right now. She leans to us confidentially: I think the and it is covered with either a revolutionary mural praising everyone was "more open," and an old Mexican-American Americans are getting ready to invade. Industry and Agriculture and The Worker or, more likely, it hippie vegetable vendor from Florida who is trying to sell Is covered with spraypainted political slogans/ logos/ cari­ the new government or the old government or anyone who Junior sits down at the table. Don't be stupid, he says. catures. Most flat surfaces in Nicaragua are covered with will just listen for five minutes on a microwave communica­ They have to have a reason first. Junior studies computer tions system. We talk, half in English half in Spanish , about •lection graffiti: a smattering for the PSC, the PRT and the science and architecture but his passion is the revolution. news/ rumours/ observations. The new government has communists, a few more for Chomorro's UNO party (NOW He gives us a condensed history of the Sandanistas, throw­ just outlawed the use of the word "campanero," the stan­ OR NEVER!/ YES WE CAN!) but hundreds and hundreds for ing in scientific equations, economic theory, a beginner's dard form of address in the country and the rough Spanish Daniel (as he Is known and referred to here) and the FSLN: revolutionary reading list (everything by Omar Cabezas equivalent to "comrade." On the front page of La Prensa FSLN FOR PEACE, FSLN FOR THE FUTURE, DANIEL FOR and Eduardo Galeano), production and literary figures, and (founded and run by the Chomorro family), La Presidenta, CHILDREN. EVERYTHING WILL BE BETTER YET is the a big a few good socialist anecdotes: Before the revolution, if wearing white and looking oddly like a hostage, "negoti­ you were thirsty and went to a door for a glass of water one, along with Daniel and his running mate Sergio wearing ates" with camouflage-clad contra boss Franklyn and his they'd say "Ten centavos" but afterwards it was "Sure! military garb and looking serious or Daniel and Sergio sur­ boys, who've just reneged on a promise to give up all arms Come on in! Can we get you some coffee? How about a rounded by children looking happy and confident. and men. The rest of the newspaper contains much pas­ sandwich?" Of course, he says, this is my whole life. It's Finally, suddenly, we're at the centre of this old centre, sionate talk about Democracy and Freedom, interspersed what my parents believe in, what all my campan- er, my a big asphalt square that once was called Parque Central. with fullpage Congratulations Violetta! announcements; amigos have been working together for all these years. And On one side is a dingy park with rusting playground equip­ meanwhile the UNOs revoke the law that made it illegal to now it's like we're up against a brick wall; the same place we ment, a fountain missing the water and a lew listless men fire an employee for political beliefs or affiliations. At the were before the revolution. No one knows what's happen­ sprawled on dirty concrete benches to the left, on the lake- swankiest hotel in town, the lobby newsstand sells post­ ing. shore, is the ugly Teatro Ruben Dario. To the right is the cards showing armed Sandanistas happily going off to Junior jumps up and runs to the kitchen coming back colonial-style building that was the National Palace during work in the fields. In the streets the mode of dress is over­ with a copy of El Acero de Guero O El Olivia de Paz, a the Somoza years, then the Palace of Heroes of the Revolu­ whelmingly Daniel and Sergio election t-shirts or military collection of Daniel's speeches. On the title page Junior tion during the Sandanista years but now is just closed, togs of unidentified origin. The licence plates on all ve­ scrawls: In the knowledge that adversity will never be although the giant colour portrait of Sandino is still in front. hicles say NICARAGUA LIBRE. Directly ahead is the Cathedral. There are a lot of Churches stronger than our own Nicaraguan forces and with a pro­ in Central America and they are pretty but after a while they The old hippie and the Spaniard go off to make "tele­ found security in the strength of our battles, we will fulfill all look pretty much the same. The Cathedral is not pretty or phone calls." My sister and I go out in search of cold drinks. our every duty. Managua, May 1990. pretty much the same. Blackened by bombs and dust, a Just up the street, near the boarded up cinema still adver­ He gives it to us. It's getting late: TACOS is closing up. tattered red and black Sandanista flag flies from the cross tising a Mexican War movie, there's a little building with a A song I've never heard before comes on the radio. Oh, says at the top of the right tower. The cross on the left one is glowing sign that says DISFRUTE COCA COLA and TACOS. Junior, smiling a little bit, I like this one. It's about the rain toppled. 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