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. KUCIMANAGEMENTSTAFF General Manager Jeanette Grimm What's Up, Crazy Pup? Program Director Mark Baker Music Director Gary Downs hen I'm not masquerading as a per­ ing. 've included record reviews, inter­ Promotions Director Rachel Shishido Marketing Director Danielie Michaelis son who looks like he knows what views, and as much humor as our planned Production Director Glenn Habas W he's doing, I'm assaulting the air­ community can handle. Public Service Director Christina Larsen waves on KUCI as The Industrial PowerHour, Iwould Iike to express my thanksCor condo­ News Director Dave Mathieson Fridays at midnight. a thought I should plug lences) to all those groovy folks that helped Sports Director Dave Desmond Training Director Carol Moore my show before someone plugs for me!) put the Guide together. Special thanks to Jim Development Director Eric Nusbaum Our last program guide-Fall 1988-came "Magic Fingers" Miller, who typed this stuffup. Traffic Director David Boyns out looking slick as ever. Thanks to Bill "Skee­ He would have made Liberace proud. Interview Coordinator Adeela Zuhuruddin tor" Derouchy. Well, that's all over now since If you have any questions or comments Cor UCRN Representative Mark Sugars Program Guide Editors Juris Zinbergs I decided to do it. Hopefully the next issue­ complaints) please feel free to contact KUCI. Jim Neuroses Miller Summer 1989-will come out much sooner. I'll be sure to disavow any knowledge. If you Gross Things Director Phlegm McMucus JNM Note- You man .,. i{ 9.lilJcome out before: Fall 198W Time T fa vel! would like to participate in any future issues, This issue promises Cat least claims) to pro­ let me know. Otherwise...enjoy. vide interesting info about alternative music. REQUESTS: (714)856-KUCI There's a lot going on in college radio and our -Juris the Program Guide Guy 856-5824 mag will give you a sample of what's happen- BUSINESS: 856-6868

Well, now that Juris and I have sedated the One new feature of the Guide's radio show entire KUCI management staff Cnotice there's descriptions is a listing of artists you would MAILING KUCI/88.9FM no messages from the General Manager or typically, but not necessarily exclusively, hear ADDRESS: P.O. Box 4362 anyone else) it looks like there's room for on each show. We think this gives you a Irvine, CA 92716·4362 another article, heh, heh. I'd plug my showJim clearer idea of what each show is like, which Neuroses, and time too, butsince I now only do isn't always obvious from the show title or de­ WHERE YOU CAN HEAR KUCI: substituting, I'd have to predict the future, or scription. All the better to further the raison perfect time travel , as Juris has done . Let's just d'etre of alternative radio--Ietting you dis­ Strong South Irvine, UC irvine say I rely heavily unfunny jokes cover stuff you might like but never hear since on stupid and Medium Costa Mesa, other parts of Irvine; and use too many sound effect carts, but I like KIIS-FM and Power 106 can't afford to risk their North Newport Beach, Santa Ana, it, because I sit on land mines and eat Alpo. advertising revenue. Tustin After spending the last three weekends en­ Thanks to Juris for the chance to unleash the Unpredictable Anahe im, EI Toro, Huntington tirelyon the Guide writing, chasing down laser Macintosh on the Guide, and compliments on Beach, Orange, Westminster ... printer font downloading problems, and fine­ his work in organizing it and getting sponsors, KUCI's broadcast frequency is the same as 88.9/ tuning the layout, typefaces, header design, and to all the Guide contribu~orsfor generally etc., I'm finally satisfied that I'm still not happy being wondrous, superior Godlike beings. KXLU-FM, ; KUCI's signal faces in­ creasing competition from KXLU as you travel with it. Well, the Summer Guide will be Per­ Excuse me while I explode. Thank you. closer to L.A. fect, really, really ...with more pictures and better design. Oh, you're right-be poSitive-even -Jim "Too Much Hairspray" Miller Various cable TV companies carry KUCI's signal; check w ith your local cable company. better deSign, yeah .. . Another Program Guide Guy

KUCI is a non·commercial educational radio station Ii· censed to the Regents of the University of , and operated by UC Irvine students, staff and outside contribu· KUCI thanks the following merchants for their donations to the tors. KUCI broadcasts at 88.9 megahertz, FM, monaural, third annual KUCI Raffle: with an effective radiated power of 25 watts, from the top of the Physical Sciences Building at UCI. KUCI is supported by UCI student registration fees and listener contributions; Megan's Tickets 14200 Culver Drive, Irvine i.e., no obnoxious Super Shops commercials. Park Cleaners 18058 Culver Drive Carlton Hair International 14250 Culver Drive Contributions to KUCI are TAX DEDUCTIBLE. Z Pizza The Marketplace, Irvine The KUCI Program Guide is a quarterly publication of Digital Ear 13011 Newport Avenue, Tustin KUCI·FM. All material copyright © 1989 KUCI.FM, Third Pacific Eyes & T's The Marketplace, 4237 Campus Drive, Irvine Floor Gateway Commons, University of California, Irvine, Marie Callender's Everywhere Irvine, CA 92717. Camera ready manuscript was produced on a Macintosh IIx with Microsoft Word 3.02 and Page. Golden Spoon The Marketplace, Irvine Maker 3.0. Final output: Apple LaserWriter liNT, Meg's Bakery University Park, 18066 Culver Drive, Irvine courtesy of R. Scott Truesdell, Macintosh Lab Naturally Yours University Park, 18068 Culver Drive Manager, and Dr. Thomas Standish, Department of tnformation and Computer Science, UC Irvine. Graphics: Illustrator 88 and paste·in. Flag type· face: Micro Extended. Flag lellering: Op. On the Cover: tima. Display: Helvetica Black, Optima. Body: ITC Garamond, Helvetica Light, Micro Extended, Op. Former KUCI General Manager Kevin Stockdale makes the next logical career move-materializing a /a tima. Ads: in addition to the preceding, Bookman, Castle· Slar Trek in women's restrooms. Kevin metamorphoses into yet another creature on Friday nights-the Font, Cooper Black, RilZLaser. Cover photo: JNM. Cover metal head-biter host ofKUCI's Meta/Morality Show. Shocked Tampon User: Marian Cordry, former KUCI halftone: George Spillman/New University. Offset print· I nterview Coordinator. ing: PrintMasters, EI Toro, CA.

2 KUCI PROGRAM G UIDE S PRING 1989 KUCI Most.Played New Releases as of May 7, 1989 What's Hot at KUCl .... 1 Love and Rockets RCA 2 De La Soul Torruny Boy Medium Trendy New Music 3 Beggars/Sire 4 Drivin' 'n' Cryin' Island 21 Ed Haynes Apache Too Much Joy, Yanomamos, Manhew Sweet, Lee­ 5 House of Freaks Rhino 22 HalfJapanese 50 Skidillion way, Shadesapart, Marginal Man, Untouchables, 6 Flaming Ups Restless 23 Full Fathom Five Link Ray Charles, Easterhouse, Apology, Raging Slab, 7 Pixies Elektra 24 Chills Homestead Blood Circus, Belvis Frond, Loop, Swirling Eddies, 8 Concrete Blonde IRS - 25 Mute/Geffen Enja, In the Nursery, Buck Pets, Crazyhead EP, Tone 9 Cure Elektra 26 Pogues 12" Island Loc, Show of Hands, Homestead Grays, Royal As­ 10 Caterwaul IRS - 27 Wonder Stuff Polydor sassins, Gothic Hut, Miracle Legion, Frazier Chorus, 11 Firehose SST - 28 Christmas I.R.S. Ego Loop, Lyle Lovett, 4,OOO,OOOTelephones, Demo­ 12 Soul Asylum Twin Tone 29 Hugo Largo Opal/WB mo, Too Short, Rainy Day, Monty Cantsin, Skinner 13 Sire - 30 4AD Box, 3-D Invisibles, Cruel Story of , Rain 14 Front 242 WaxTrax 31 Slamrnin' Watusis Columbia People, Tooth & Nail, Thrashing Doves, , 15 Dickies Enigma - 32 Reivers Capitol Frank Allison & the Old Sox, Firetown, De La Soul, 16 Guadalcanal Diary Elektra 33 The Melting Plot SST Klaus Flouride, , Pop TartS, Fine Young 17 Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper Enigma 34 Pay It All Back Cannibals, Psychotribe, Shamen, Thelonious Mon­ 18 Peter Case Geffen -35 XTC Geffen ster, Dharma Burns, , Right as Rain, Sigue 19 XTC Geffen 36 Halo of Flies Twin Tone Sigue Sputnik, Love Traaor, Sarafma Soundtrack, 20 Robyn Hitchcock A&M 37 Giant Sand Homestead Black Sun Ensemble, Dogs d' Amour, Tall Dwarves, 21 Poi Dog Pondering Hotel - 38 Front 242 WaxTrax Bel Canto, , Fast 'n' Bulbous .... 22 Syd Barrett Capitol 39 Elvis Hitler Restless 23 Tackhead World 40 Firehose 12" SST 24 Burning Spear 41 Bambi Slam Blanco y Negro/WB Groove: 25 Wrecking Crew ProfUe 42 Pope-a-Iopes Skyclad 26 Mondo Stereo 43 Giant Wee Papa Girls Jive 27 Wire "Eardrum Buzz" Mute/ Enigma 44 Fieldtrip Ruby/Slash Too Short Dangerous/ RCA 28 Christian Death LSR 45 Brian Ritchie SST Wax Trax 29 Ophelias Rough Trade Slick Rick Def Jam/Columbia 30 Swans Uni/MCA Light Yazz Elektra N.W.A. Ruthless as reported to the alternative music trade magazines Spacemen 12" Service Most Wanted 12" Fever eM], RocJ;poo4 Gavin, Network, FMQB and Sneetches Spider Baby Tone Loe Delicious VinyVisland Ward Proc1aimers Sweet Baby Rhythm King Roger Manning Viva Saturn Easy-E Ruthless Skywalker Luke Skywalker AND...For a trip to the past .. - My llie With the TKK X-Men Treacherous Jaywalkers - Parachute Men Retail courtesy of February 1989: - Stinkftst Jandek Loop 12" Lonesome Strangers Music Market Costa Mesa 7141546-0038 Heavy - Murphy's Law Barbara Manning Peer Records Irvine/Marketplace 7141854-8854 - Roy Orbison Nomeansno Peer Records Newport Beach 7141675-3752 - 1 Violent Ferrunes Slash Disc #4 Westminster 7141897-2799 -2 Replacements Sire o indicates retail hijinks 03 Love and Rockets Beggars Banquet -4 Ciccone Youth Blast First 5 SST -6 Throwing Muses Sire 7 Wax Trax -8 Warners 9 Wolfgang Press 4AD/Rough Trade 10 Dead Milkmen Enigma Park Cleaners Te.-ence Mcl\enna 11 Ultra Vivid Scene 4AD/Rough Trade 12 Colour Scream Whet Reign Listen to the thoughts and - 13 Lou Reed Sire For your ideas of Terence McKenna - 14 New Order QwestlWB all cleaning 15 Pussy Galore Caroline needs Author of -16 Cowboy Junkies RCA The Invisible Landscape 17 Thin While Rope DemonIFrontier 18 Lost Dog Out There University Park, 18058 Culver Dr., Irvine and 19 Legal Reigns Arista Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom 20 Flour Touch &Go Grower's Guide THIS HUMBLE FLYERCAN'TPROCLAIM The Shaman's Garden THE SIGNIFICANCE OF vcrs RADIO SHOW: Monday nights/Tuesday mornings JIDDV KRISHNAMURTI Midnight-3 AM on KUCI EVERY SATURDAY 4PM ON KUCI

KUCI PROGRAM GU'D~$P,,'NG 1989 3 THE DARK, MYSTERIOUS, DRIPPING, ECCHYNETHERWORLD HARDCORE MOSH 01 NUKE ME NEWS OF... Let's start off in beautiful Orange County. Irvine's own Stance Unreleased Demos has released a new 7" called Face Realilyon Workshed Records. They will also be on a Workshed compilation with other notable acts like So, you think you know all about the alternative music scene--on Insted, Freewill, No FO!' An Answer , and Underdog. No For An vinyl, that is. What about the bands that turn out demo tapes or Answer have released a full length LP A Thought Crusade on Hawker. "cassette only" releases? Well, welcome to the world of"Demos Only," This record is definitely one of the best releases of the year. Also out, broadcast every Wednesday night on KUCI. Stay tuned! In the finally, is the new LP Staring Into the Sun. The meantime, sit back and read about some bands to watch for ... record is definitely a departure from 's debut album Sc1f!aming Don't Mean Maybe-This trio packs 'em in. The band drew lots of for Change. Uniform Choice's bass player Dave Mello has left the band attention opening up for bands like G.B.H. and Dinosaur Jr. earlier this and has been replaced by John Mastropoalo, formerly of No For An year. Currently you can find the band's material on vinyl at O.C. record Answer. Freewill's LP should be out soon on WishingwelVGiant. All stores such as Moby Disc and Beggar's Banquet. (Six on a 7" for has a new singer since Dave Smalley left the band to pursue his only 3 bucksO So what does the band sound like? You gotta check it academic studies. , who has been playing for both out for yourself, but Minutemen influences are apparent. For more theCircleJerks and has left Bad Religion to concentrate info, call Mark at (714) 538-6211. on the . Several rare 7"s have been rereleased courtesy of Eggplant-Eggplant? Yeah, you got it. Not only does the band's Zed Records. Among them areAgnostic Front 's UniJed Blood, Cause name deserve a prize, they placed third in Bogart's "Battle ofthe Bands" For Alarm, and 7 Seconds' Skins, Brains and Guts. Blast has competition. The music blends 60's folk and an sound released a new LP Talee the Manic Rideon SST. Operation Ivy from that'll be sure to set your feet a tappin.' Recently, Eggplant released Northern California should have their debut album out soon. Reason "Monkey bars, " a demo featuring eight songs. Be on the lookout and to Believe have reformed and are workingon a full LP. They have also call Jeff for future club show info: (714) 840-5524 re-pressed their 7" The Next Door. from DC have a 3 7" -Having played with the likes of The Untouchables, Bass out on . A compilation called State ofthe Union Fishbone, The Red Hots, and Gherkin Raucous, this band is no stranger should be out soon. Fugazi's new release is out and is excellent. They to the stage. The band blends , , and to make you want have a bluesy rock sound fronted by Ian MacKaye (MblorThreat) and to shake your booty. Be on the lookout! Guy Piciotto (Rites ofSprlng). Sammich Records have been putting Babylonian Tiles-Influenced by jazz, classical, English 60's psy­ out many records, including the new Swiz LP with original chedelic, Middle Eastern, and progressive, the band creates its own Singer Sean Brown. This record absolutely rocks! Speaking of Dag unique sound which envelopes and haunts the listener. The band Nasty, they have broken up, with playing guitar for completed its current lineup in '88 and have played, with Caterwaul, at Junkyard(?) now. If you haven't seen the book Banned in DC, then Bogan's, among other places ...they're coming to a clubnear you, soon. you're missing outon one ofthe best"punk history books" everputout. It contains many anecdotes by the people involved in the scene, and AND NOW, FOR BANDS OUTSIDE THE AREA••• some great photosofsuch classic bands Iike , , Scream, Faith, and Iron Cross. In , Token Entry have The Dismembers-With a cynical, dark humor, this band takes on reformed. Upcoming records include a Gorilla Blscuits LP, Raw Deal S.F. with style. Hard driving and clear vocals combined on LP, Ray Cappo () solo LP, and an Underdog LP. songs like "Kung Pao Kitty" take the listener on a twisted journey of Agnostic Front have released a live record which is their "greatest hits" musicand humor. There's only one thing that this band likes more than package. Out now are records by Leeway, Wrecking Crew, Up "sonically assaulting the spiders in their basement," and that's playing Front and Murphy's Law. Link Records from England have been live. releasing many recently. Known for the skinhead bands on Nervous-Out of Albuquerque, NM, this all-female band really their label, Link has put out live Condemned 84 and Infa Riot LPs. shames . Their music takes the energy of , Also outon Link are Exploited rereleasesand records by Guttersnipe blends in time changes, and emerges as waves of songs that take you Army and The Business. The first four Sham 69 records have been away on a spiral staircase going down . The lyrics are no joke either; rereleased as two double record collections. instead of "boy meets girl," the lyrics talk about suicide, Christianity, and the shortness of life. Definitely a refreshing trio in the midst of Here in Southern California the Reseda Country Club has been commercial jingly-jangly girl pop. putting on shows at cheap prices. Bands that have played include 7 Sun Giants-Another underground band out of Albuquerque (and Seconds, DI, Insted, Doggy Style, Flower Leperds, No For An friends of Nervous), this male trio cuts to the core with songs about Answer, and The Adolescents. Fender's has started to put on all ages problems in today's world and a sound that equals the intensity of the shows again, in addition to 21 and over gigs. Recently, OI, All, and the lyrics. At times on the dark side, the music is vivid and poignant. Dickies played there. That's all for now and for the best in punk! Well, I could go on forever-the number oftalented bands out there hardcore/oi music, tune in to the Jonestown Junkies Monday nights is endless, which makes me wonder why Top 40 even exists. I've left 9pm-midnight. out too many bands, some of which are probably getting signed to a - Jason Hue record company right now. However, if you want to find out more, tune into Demos Only on KUCI for a look at new bands, club info, interviews, and live sets. RAP MUSIC RESEARCH & ANALYSIS -Danielle Michaelis The rap music scene is presently in its healthiest condition ever! Demos Only airs Wednesday evenings between 6: 10and 6:30P .M. after Somewhat surprising, conSidering that many people thought that the the KUCI Evening News. scene was dead or dying as recently as two years ago. Even the somewhat staid Robert Hilburn of the L.A. Times wrote that the rise of rap music has been the only Significant revolution in popular music in HELPI There's no text nerel MMMAGGGHHI the last ten years. The plethora of rap records currently being released

4 KUC' PrtOOIlAII QU'D. S,.II'''O 1989 is astounding and the qualityofthese releases attests to the healthiness of the scene. UNFAIR COMPETITION! The rise of rap can be compared to the punk/new wave explosion of the late 1970's --Commercial DJ services and early 1980's. Both were localized move­ ments that soon spread nationally and world­ wide without much radio or major label sup­ port. Lately, Los Angeles has become a center SUCK EGGS! of attention with the success of the socially conscious Ice-T, the street sound of N.W.A. -KUCI's Mobile DJ Unit and the phenomenal indie success of Tone­ Loc. Other major scenes include the British Yes, KUCI will Dj your party, gathering or eventfor thousands less than you'd expect.' house/club rap ofthe Cookie Crew and dance mavens the WeePapa and the Long Island Tell us what musicyou'd ltke-you can be as specific as l15tsof artists, oras broad as "like, sounds of Big Daddy Kane and those daisy­ stuffyou can dance to '~anda professional trained on-air veteran KUCI DJ wtll make age soulsters De La Soul. The influence of your party ten times better than it really 15! rap/hip-hop and scratch has permanently altered the face of black, dance and popular -Rock - Top 40 Dance -and more ... music. -Funk - Alternative Dance -Gary Downs - flO'. -industrial Dance

DUELING REVIEWS! Don't waste money on a ltve band, who 'Il drink allyour beer and make passes atyour significant other! Call the KUCI Mobile DJ Unit NOW! Christian Death Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ (,I4) 856-6868 LP LSR Records (19B9J "oK, thousands of cents less, bul slill, lhals lens of dollars!

Duelist No.1: This record is brilliant and diverse beyond blow your mind with the fascination of the words! Basically it is truly incredible stuff from Fascination Street 12" band's keyboard brilliance ... startto finish. I haven't always liked this band, -Juris Zinbergs but I've always appreciated their originality. This remix is more appealing than the single Every song stands out from the rest on this version. The music and Smith's voice comple­ Love and Rockets album. Proving to be thoroughly experimen­ mented each otherwell. On mostofthe Cure's Love and Rockets LP tal are The ThirdAnticbristand WindowPain, songs I've heard, Smith's voice becomes tire­ Beggars Banquet with the latter being instrumental. These some. This one grows on you. The back side songs bury the listener in heavy and complex is even better with Babble(real good) and Out YES! They've done it again...this proves to be rhythms, noises (keyboards and otherwise), of Mind. their most experimental album yet ... it's mixed lots of groans and screams, with a healthy -Steve Smith with all the styles that've made 'em huge dose ofscrunch guitar that approaches a metal already. •••• Uungle Law) and No Big Deal, sound on This Is Heresy. Their lyrics are often Falling Stairs along with Motorcycle show what happens somewhat vulgar in accordance with the Tif­ That and a Quoter EP when L & R meet the Jesus and Mary fany School of Rock 'n' Roll, but these musi­ Chain...grind, distortion, etc ...with 's cians are truly poetic in their painful and The Falling Stairs is one of the better new rad sax grooving along...Purest Blue is way agonized views on contemporary sex, drugs, groups I've heard. I was impressed with their slowand trippy, the most experimental cut on and religion. jesus, Wbere's tbeSugaractually lively sound (somewhat like R.E.M.). I enjoy the album. I Feel Speed takes Motorcycle, approaches accessibilityl their use ofthe guitar. It was nothing special, slows it down, and makes it most beautiful. -lggyNoble just straightforward with a good sound. I Bound for Hell is distorted ; the especially liked The Joke and Fortune Days. Fifties revisited. Teardrop Collector has this Duelist No. 2: Overall I found this to be an excellent EP; the same groove, with lots of finger-snaps! Rock The weird mixture of instruments and hellish Falling Stars are a group to watch for. 'n'RolJ Babylon, featuring David)'s vocal, is sounds, underlined by Christian Death's dark -Steve Smith the most interesting and diverse song on the tone, makes this album interesting. The lyrics, al bum. The incredible feat ofthis al bum is that combined with Valor's eerie voice gives the Front 242 the band has stripped down their sound and album a trulyUevil" tone. Aside from the moral Never Stop 12" EP gone back to their roots, yet have remained issues, this album wasn't very appealing to experirnental...So Alive should be their next me. Erection was a fairly interesting song; I mega-hit. The authors of Headbunter prove that they enjoyed the intro. Overall I found this album -lggyNoble pretty bad and too weird for my taste. can sent people a-dancin' with the best of -Steve uBad and Weird" Smith 'em...This includes Agony(Until Deatb) as a B side, which slows things down a bit! This is a good change, along with Worl1242-this will For more reviews, see Page 11, col 3.

KUC' PROGRAJI GUID~SPRING 19B9 5 SUNDAY KUCI BB.9 FM Program 6:00 E.S.Q. It's All About Jazz am Straight ahead jazz, with live interviews of some of America's best loved jazz musicians . Opportunities to win tickets to jazz concerts 2:00 The Audaciously Abstract Asparagus Show and jazz LPs. pm A planer of mixed vegetables perfect for any meal. Ellington, Basie, Rich, Hubbard, Ray Brown, Miles, Gene Harris, Groove Beatles, Bowie, Kate Bush, Chris & Cosey, , Colour Scream, Holmes, MVQ, Ellis, Mingus, Adderly, Monk, McCann, Ella, Carmen, Sarah, Damned, Echo & the Bunnymen, Epic Rumors, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Nina, Aretha, B. B. King. Getz, Rollins, Blakey , Front 242, The Glove, jane's Addiction, Killing Joke, Laibach, Legal Reins, Moev, The Parachute Men, Propaganda, Psychic TV, 10:00 April Love's Classical Music Secession, Shriekback, Siouxsie, A Split Second, , Throwing Music from the ballet repertoire; classical and serious music of all time Muses, , Visage, Xymox periods and genres, including instrumental and vocal music. 5:00 UCI Clubs Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozan, Schoenburg, Stravinsky, Shos!akovich, Tchaikovsky, Reich & Glass Spotlight on various clubs and organizations at UC Irvine. 1:00 The Turning Point 6:00 Dips Ahoy! pm Poetry and book reviews, Alan Watts tapes, avant garde music. For Join Doc and Dopey as they peruse the outer limits of appropriate­ those with ears that are not fme-tuned, those minds that are not ness. It's the show that's too refreshingly stoopid for its own good. imprisoned in dogmas and those stomachs that do not care much for Thelonius Monster, , Bauhaus, Violent Femmes, James Brown, EIElO, Dramarama,SwampZombies, Fall, LivingColor, Ramones, Legal Weapon, FD&C Yellow #5. The BeUJar, Gabriel, XTC Gerald Hemingway,John Hasse~Steve Reich,John Cage, , HUskerOO,

Egg, Controlled Bleeding, Can, Modem Lovers, Penguin Caf~,, 9:00 Jonestown Junkies Fashion, David Sylvian, Luxuria, Coil Two hardcore addicts feed you a steady diet of bile inducing music 4:00 Gil's Voice of Israel that will cause your bladder to explode. Minor Threat, Adolescents, , Scream, Youth of Today, Descen­ Music, news, specials, interviews from and about Israel. dents, SS Decontrol, Agnostic Front, Hard Stance, Black Flag. Social Distortion, Si Hi Man, Nurit GaIson, Yehudit Ravitz, Benzeen, Rami K1einstein, Boaz D.I., , 7 Seconds Shazaby 5:00 Sounds of Culture 12:00 Shaman's Garden mldn The mind and the mushroom. Experience the extraterrestrial within Sounds of the expressive forms of music from around the world. the self. Ethnobotonyand the I-Ching. wten to the hallucinations of Enhance your global consciousness. Sponsored by the UC Irvine Terence McKenna. The beat the Shaman's drum ...cultivate the Anthropological Society. of Shaman's garden. 6:00 The Positive Vibrations Mixture of music and the thoughts and ideas of Terence McKenna. Rasta! Join me, Mark, every Sunday evening for a relaxing two hours 3:00 Rock and Rollicking with REA of great reggae tunes-it's a great way to cool down your weekend. Songs not heard on commercial radio from the albums of popular Bob Marley, Steel Pulse, , Third World, The l!als, Dennis Brown, Aswad artists, as well as studio quality demo tapes of local bands from the L.A./Orange County area. 8:00 L1ghtheart Wackiness! Keel, Poison, Cinderella, Faster Pussycat, Black N' Blue, Warrant, Sweet Savage, A show that strives to be weirder than its host-Fritz Utehart. Ozzy Osbourne, Ferrari, Jailhouse, Wendy O. Williams, Helix, Krokus, Bobby Monty Python, Al Yankovic, Frank Zappa, Floyd, Dead Milkmen, Bob Marley Sherman, Heaven, Vixen, Tuff, Jet Boy, Henessey, W.A.S.P., Dokken, Y&T, 9:00 Freedom of Voice Osmonds, Kill forThnlls, Witch, Danny Spanos, Hurricane, Great White, Rough Cutt A call-in talk show (B56-KUCI/BS6-SB24) featuring guests and a JNMNote- DUDE, METAL, HAIRSPRAY!!! variety of interesting topics. Host: Mark Sugars . 12:00 The Gita and Charlie Show, or The Spontaneous TUESDAY Human Combustion Show midn The best and most unusual mix of great bands from the 60's, 70's and 6:00 Beyond Baroque BO's. am Eclectic alternative music with an emphasis on L. A. bands from the R.E.M., Replacements, Doors, Elvis Costdlo, GuadaJcanal Diary, Waterboys, past and present. CowboyJu nkies, Balancing Act, Hothouse Flowers, , Edie Brickell & the New Concrete Blonde, Tex and the Horseheads, Dream Syndicate, Downey Mildew, Bohemians, Alarm, Red Eleven, , ThroWing Muses Rik 1. Rik, American Martyrs, Thelonius Monster, Maty's Danish, fIREHOSE, 3:00 TBA Minutemen, Ringling Sisters, Victoria Williams, Lucinda Williams, Lame Flames, Flesh Eaters, Htisker Dil, Weather Bell, Divine Weeks, Haunted Garage, Dead Milkmen, Replacements, Red Scare, Pigmy Love Circus, Alex Chilton, Devil MONDAY Squares, Wood and Smoke, Raszebrae, Screamin' Sirens 6:00 Rabid Oligarchy Show 8:30 Back to Basics Health issues. Host: Dr. Gary Reddig am Basically a show, with other types of music such as the Replacements and . If you want to listen to very 9:30 The Clarke Wixon Show alternatively diverse music, tune into two OJ's with a very wide range A survey of modem and jazz styles, from 70's art­ of taste, but sorry, No Commercial Music. rock bands to the fusion and underground instrumental music of the The Damned, Sisters of Mercy, TheioniusMonster, Replacements, Adicts, (sp?) BO's. , Violent Femmes, the Church, Red Hot Chili Peppers, G.B.H., Dixie DreS'i, Camel, Caravan, Hatfield & the North, National Health, Allan Dickies, Hothouse Flowers, Ministry, , Sex Pistols, Toy Dolls, Adoles­ Holdsworth, U.K., Defunkt, Paper Bag. Steve Fisk, Blue Oyster Cult, Egg. Last cents, Dead Milkmen, Social Distortion, Uniform Choice, Jane's Addiction, Exit, Zoogz Rift, Gaty Moore, , King Crimson, Stewart Copdand, Waterboys, Subhumans, the Cult, Anthrax, Concrete Blonde, Pandoras, Love , Andy Summers, Phil Manzanera, Roxy Music, Bruford,Jeff , and Rockets, Sonic Youth, Bad Religion, Pixies, the Mission u.K. T Lavitz, , Steve Khan, Donald Fagen 8:30 ESQ see Sunday 6:00 AM 12:00 The Give and Take System 9:30 Toby's Jazz RunlDr. Smoke's Reggae Revival noon Join Ras Spliff for a journey through the world of reggae. Hear your Jazz and reggae;Jazz: A pleasant mix of contemporary and traditional favorites and request a lot of stuff, because the servant be the master. ]NMNote-SPLEEF! music which put America on the map. Reggae: Out of the haze comes Peter Tosh, Yellowman, Bob Marley, Third World, Identity, Aswad, Pablo the benediction of Jaha: The one the consciousness. Where one is Moses, Messenjah, Mighty Diamonds, Rebel Rockers, Babylon Warriors, Killer one, is all, in the humbleness of the dignified Dr. Smoke Bees, , Chris Wayne, Bunny Wailer, UB40, Mikey Dread, Briga­ Show, the Ph.D. of altruism! dierJerry, Melodramas, Melody Makers, Ansel Collins, Defenders, Steel Pulse 0040 2:00 The George and Linda Show 12:00 Reggae It's way-bitchen' rock and super groovy roll. Red Hot Chili Peppers, EI Grupo Sexo, fIREHOSE, Jane's Addiction, Electric

6 KUC' PROGRAM GUID£ SPRING 1989 9:00 Smiling Fiend Schedule/Spring 1989 Habit of thought; habit of action, alternative music to satisfy all your vinyl fetishes. JNMNote-Rachel forgot "Habit of Flying Nun" Cool-Aid, Joe Jackson, , R.E.M., Voices of the Beehive, B-52's, Hilsker Du, Antietam, Moving Targets, Dinosaur Jr., Cocteau Twins, Damned, Bangles, Style Council, Dancing Hoods, , Toy Dolls, Surf Punks, Hugo Largo, Downey Mildew , Agent Orange. Fishbone, Dramarama, Violent Femmes, Godfa­ thers, Wire, Replacements, Dickies, Hoodoo-Gurus, Cynics, Plimsouls, Ra­ 12:00 Cosmic Charlie mones mldn A wild ride to the (?) of yesterday . Where (?) purple images of smiling 5:00 Humanities flowers merge with the blue sun and yellow sky. Let the smiling sun and crescent moon carry your spirit as you tune into the alternative [jve poetry or fiction readings. Read by UCI Humanities students. classic rock of yesteryear. 6:00 The Pestilence & Hate Show , Stoneground, Eric Burdon & Animals, Quicksilver Messenger More new release music than you can believe! More music you will Servioe, The Holy Modal Rounders,, Rare Earth, CSNY, Pink never hear anywhere else! Featuring guitar-oriented rock! Aoyd, 5th Dimension,Jorn Mitchell, Grand Funk, New Riders, Santana, T. Rex, Royal Assassins, Steve Earle, Joe Ely, Beat Farmers, R.E.M., Meat Puppets, Peter Paul & Mary, , Deep Purple, The Fugs, Frank Zappa Servioe, NRBQ, Talking Heads, Clarks, Saints, Beasts of Bourbon, Mojo Nixon, 3:00 TBA X, The Knitters, Dream Syndicate, Balancing Act, Flour, Angst, EIEIO, Tailgators, Giant Sand, Field Trip, Tonebenders 9:00 The Cavalcade of Slime THURSDAY More meaty mosh music, for those who appreciate the gooey things 6:00 The Comy Collins Show in life. The Slug's Cavalcade of Slime continues to gnash the airwaves am Less fun than a canister of Tinker Toys, but much more fun than a with crunching sounds to froth your mollusk by. broken electric toaster oven. This and that and oodles of fun music. Mudhoney, , Minutemen, , Descendants, Ado­ And it's free, too. lescents, Agnostic Front, Blast, Blood Circus, Sea Hags, Lemon Heads, Slapshot, Bowie, Lou Reed, Aaming Ups, Too MuchJoy, Del Rubio Triplets, Throwing To Damascus, Dino~urJr., Das Damen, No For An Answer, Sonic Disruption Muses, Sparks, Blondie, Cramps, XTC, T.M.B.G., Abeoedarians, Waitresses,lggy Theory, Laughing Hyenas, Swallow, Girl Trouble, the Auid, Urge Overkill, Spot Pop, , Mojo Nixon, Waterboys, Nina Hagen, L<:ne Lovich, Tom Waits, lOA, SWA, and lots of bands with "ruCK" in their name. Human Sexual Response, Gleaming Spires, Channel 3, Thelonius Monster, 12:00 Mir's Kaleidescope of Hits Polioe, , Big Dipper, Lard, Dead Milkmen, Sonic Youth mldn You'll be in the outer limits of musical ecstasy as I-take you on your 8:30 Law Show journey throughout the plethora of great music today to be heard only Highlights concerns with the legal system and profession. listen, or on KUCI... you'll be sued. Hilsker DU, fIREHOSE, Minutemen, Meat Puppets, X, El Grupo Sao, Chili Peppers, Buuhole Surfers, Fear, CVB, Feelies, DOA, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, 9:00 Mind of Man Social Distortion, TSO!., DinosaurJr. Pixies, Replaoements, Pogues, Waterboys, Interviews Anyone from psychics and fashion designers to politi­ Soul Asylum, ThrowingMuses, Descendents, Dickies, Violent Femmes, Vandals cians, attorneys and criminals . Host: Dr. Steve Mason 3:00 TBA 9:30 The Ultimate Jazz Experience with Bradford J. Stein WEDNESDAY A program provided to expand people's horizons according to the jazz tradition by showcasing jazz interviews, history, spotlights and 6:00 The IgNOBLE Show with Iggy Noble music. am Wake up! Best in the avant-garde, import and industrial sounds for Donald Fagen, Steve Bach, Transfer, , Chick Corea, sleeping listeners! Let's start up a new peace movement in Irvine! Call Benny Goodman, Keith Jarrett, Louie Armstrong. , Stanley Jor­ up Iggy Noble, and make him happy (Requests) dan, Bobby McFerrin, The Brecker Brothers, Charlie Parker, Omene Coleman, Echo & Bunnymen, Dandelion Wine,, Ministry, Moev, Cure, Violent Michael Feinstein, Weather Report, Pat Metheny Group, Andreas Vollenweider, Femmes, Imagining Yellow Suns, Skinny Puppy, Nitzer Ebb, Front 242, The Ben Sidran, Freddie Hubbard, Duke Ellington,John Coltrane, Wynton Marsalis, Wolfgang Press, Cocteau Twins, Black Daphne, David Sylvian, Siouxsie, Japan, Gary Burton, Spyro Gyra, Thdonius Monk, Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra Love and Rockets, Peter Murphy, Lou Reed, Jesus & Mary Chain, Laibach, New 12:00 Reggae with Jeff Order, This Mortal Coil, The Church, Current 93, Camper Van Beethoven 1:00 That Crazy Rhythm 8:30 Fishing with Friends pm The crucial MC on the mike hosts an hour of the craziest rap, hip-hop, Fishing talk, news and tips. Host : Dr. Brian Porteous , go-go, maybe even some Sica and reggae. A real shake­ 9:00 Voices of Our World your-booty type thang . Reports on Third World issues by missionaries. Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock, Public Enemy, Big Daddy Kane, Junkyard Band, 9:30 (Greg Smith?) Bomb the Bass, EPMD, Rhyth-O-Matics, Eric B. and Rakim, Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers 12:00 Reggae 2:00 Happy Anatomy 2:00 Rapid Transit Radio Join the Queen of the airwaves and her faithful companion Skip as pm All types of , at your service they journey into the realm of Orange County's alternative music, R.E.M., Let's Active, Hunters and Coll""'tors, Waterboys, 10,000 Maniacs, Danc­ seeking perfection in an imperfect world. ing Hoods, , Throwing Muses Sonic Youth, Love and Rockets, Pi!., Bauhaus, Shamen, Robyn Hitchcock, 5:00 GPACS R.E.M., Thin White Rope, Camper Van Beethoven, Dickies, New Model Army, Buzzcocks, Midnight Oi~Ab<:cedarians, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tones on Tail, UCI Global Peace and Conflict Studies-Focuses on political and Jazz Butcher, Wire, Mojo Nixon, Agent Orange, Fishbone, Ramones social issues, as well as solutions. Taped lectures. 5:00 New Music 6:00 Psycho-funkadelic Reactionary Rainbow Expe­ KUCI Music Director Gary Downs previews the hottest new vinyl. rience 6:00 The Hotel Pandemonium How wide a listening range is your ear accustomed to? Tune in Wednesday night for a listening experience that takes you from This is some scary shit, Maynard. Christian Death, Laibach, Ministry (and other Al Jorgenson affiliates), Love and nowhere and back . Also, stay tuned for a half hour of Demos Only Rockets, Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Peter Murphy, Sisters of Mercy, The Mission (unreleased tapes) after the news at 6:00. u.K., All About Eve, The Damned, All 4 AD (pixies to ), For Against, Donner Party, AlI,Jonathan Segal, Wolfgang Press, Laibach, Pylon, Hugo Largo, Chameleons,Joy Division, Scraping Foetus, Wire, Nephilim, Thrill Kill Kult, A.R. Mudhoney, Pixies, Game Theory, Trotsky Ioepick, , John Mayall, Kane, Vomit Launch, Virgin Prunes, KiIlingJoke Canned Heat, Downy Mildew, Christmas, Algebra Suicide, Nervous, Sonic Youth, Ciccone Youth, Govt. Issue, Dinosaur Jr., Memphis Slim, Loop,

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KUC' PROGRAII CU'D~SPR'NG 1989 7 FREE CONCERT TICKETS 12:00 The Industrial Power Hour KUCI gives away tickets for shows at venues like Irvine Meadows, Club Postnu­ midn ProViding Southern California with alternative alternative music. clear, The Probe/Cathouse, The Coach House, Fender's, Night Moves, The Featuring acid house, performance art, industrial dance, and of Palace, UCl's Bren Events Center, and more.... Listen for your chance to win... course industrial noise, to make you shiver with fear. WARNING: Do (714) BSB-KUCI not listen to this show alone! l.a.ibach. Current 93. Throbbing Gristle, Front Line Assembly. Pail head, Moev. 9:00 Bad in Swahili Pig. Lydia Lunch. Front 242. Einstiirzende Neubauten. LegendaryPink...• Niner Bad-assed, ragin' good times, baby. Lots of Kosher tunes for you, the Ebb. Lard. Foetus. Chris and Cosey. Nocturnal Emission, Ministry, Skinny radio public. Very euphoric. Great noses. Sexuallyarousing...What Puppy, Suicide, Psychic N , , Negativeland the hell is bad in Swahili, anyway? 3:00 TBA Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dinosaur Jr., Soul Asylum, Thelonius Monster, fIRE­ HOSE, Jane's Addiction, Agitpop, Young Fresh Fellows, , XTC, Camper Van Beethoven, Misfits, Black Flag, Fishbone, Ministry, Downey Mil· SATIJRDAY dew, Feelies, Don'tMean Maybe, SonicYouth, The last Poets, The , 6:00 The Darkling Eclectlca Dickies, BlueHippos,lmagining YellowSu ns,lard, Pussy Galore, Brian Ritchie, No Doubt, Bad Brains, The Reivers am The Darkling Eclectica continues to be an uneasy mixture of jazz, folk ..,. and classical musicwith readings, plays and other assorted brains and 12:00 Behind the Orange Curtain eggs. midn Despite being broadcast from a planned community, Behind /he The Mill< Brothers, David Grisman, Dave Frischberg. HeitorViUa-Lobos, Georg -l> Orange Curtain brings you the best in underplayed music. Philipp Telernann, Red Clay Ramblers, June Tabor, The Bobs, Manuel de Falla, ... The Cult, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Half Japanese, Legal Reigns, Elvis Hitler, Gustav Mahler, Rotondi, Tony Trischka, lAurindo Almeida, l.A. 4, Horace fIREHOSE, the Church, Clash, Cure, Prince, Smithereens, XTC, Ramones, Echo Tapscott, Bill Cosby (who?), D. ManusPinkwater, Peter Lang, BennyGoodman, & the Bunnymen, Rain on Monday. Replacements. Untouchables. Railway Edward Elgar, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Chieftains, Bothy Band, Jean Sibelius Children. Imagining Yellow Suns. Jimi Hendrix 9:00 AmericanalEncore! 3:00 Farm Animal Americana: The Southland's oniy(semi-)regularly scheduled, mostly­ Cow. Pig. Horse. Chicken. Dog. Cat. Mule. I saw a dead man in classical program devoted to American composers and American the cross cultural center tonight. works. Encore!: Reprising works that have been recently performed lAurie Anderson and her closest friends on and around UCI. 12:00 Crossroads FRIDAY noon The latest Christian rock from the U.S. and overseas. 6:00 The 3-D Rock Show with Dangerous, Dubious , Kim Boyce, T-Bone Burnett, Steve Camp, Rick Cua, DeGarmo & Key, 4-4-1, Renee Garcia, Jon Gibson, Kyle Henderson,Jerusa1em, Kaja, Phil Darin Keaggy (formerly Phil Keagggy), Kerry Livgren/AD, Andrea Marcee, Petra, Rez,

am Alternative rock with some old/classic rock in oudoc(?) to provide a Ruscha, Servan~Michael W. Smith, Randy Stonehill, Russ Taff, , The wild, wet and wonderful experience for the listener. Call, The Technos, Tonio K., Vector, White Heart, Zion "Typical KUCI alternative;" additionally: Pink Floyd. U2. , the 2:00 ROCSA Doors. the Police, New Order. Peter Gabriel, the Cult, the Cure. Cat "Ayatullah" Chinese contemporary music news. Presented by the UCI Stevens. Rolling Stones. Def Leppard. lNXS. Rod Stewart, Zodiac Mindwarp. and Swamp Zombies, Motorhead, AClDC, , National People's Gang Chinese Student Association. Broadcast in Chinese. 8:30 ESQ see Sunday 6:00 AM 4:00 The Jlddu Krishnamurtl and J.G. Bennett Show 9:30 TBA Taped lectures Intended to bring intelligence, concern, and light to an Earth of appalling darkness and war. Above all, Jiddu will offer 12:00 Pennywise Programming II hope, reason and rationale to a chaotic, bloody, catastrophic, disas­ noon An alternative rock show focusing primarily on new releases. trous world. Pogues. Ciccone Youth. Christmas. Psychedelic Furs. Waterboys. Pixies. GuadaJ­ JNMNote-So kill yourself! canal Diary. Elvis Costello. Kate Bush, House of Freaks. Fields of the Nephilirn. Between lectures-Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, King Crimson, Steve Reich, Philip Violent Femmes. Clash. World Party. XTC. Wall of Voodoo. Sisters of Mercy, Glass, Terry Riley,Jon Hassel, Adrian Belew, Ravi Shankar, sanMusic, Buddhist Siouxsie and the Banshees 6:00 The Iranian Cultural Show 2:00 Alternative Ulster Beautiful and exotic music from the Middle East. live instrumenta­ Commercial radio got you down? Feeling left out of the mainstream? tion, poetry, cultural and historical pieces. Information on Persian Indulge in your radio fantasies with Anthony Smith andJessicaJoy as cultural events in Orange County. Broadcast in Persian. they bring you the best in independent rock from around the world. 9:00 Guitar for Hire (alternate weeks) Wedding Present, Talulah Gosh, Brilliant Comers, Biff Bang Pow!, That Petrol Emotion, Cocteau Twins, Hugo largo, Glass Eye, Jazz Butcher, Go-Betweens, There comes a time in one's life to grow. To experiment. To reach Triffids, Poi Dog Pondering, F1atmates, Chills, My Bloody Valentine, R.E.M., Stiff new heights. To change your ear wax. Little Fingers, The Wonder Stuff, Throwing Muses, B-Movie, King of the Slums, Pixies, jane's Addiction, Lime Spiders, Stomp, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Altered Housemartins, Sonic Youth, Swans, Colorblind James Experience, Smiths Images, Love and Rockets, Flaming Lips, Paul Kelly, Konk, Celibate Rifles, Mott the Hoople, , Zodiac Mindwarp. BH Surfers, Sonic Youth. Neil 5:00 Alan Watts Young, BAD, Joy Division, Hugo largo, Cocteau Twins, Guadalcanal Diary, A different taped lecture each week from this philosophical giant. R.E.M. (We know Alan's a philosophical giant because he told us last week "I am a 9.00 philosophical giant ") • Scratch and Sniff Show (alternate weeks) Irvine's too clean, and this show really stinks. Punk, rap, hillbilly 6:00 The Two Nice Ladies Show sludge-the show that makes you realize there's more to life than Tune in to us nice ladies for super swell tunes and many many spiffy greenbelts and 2.3 kids. live band interviews! AngrySamoans, Can, , Sly and the FamilyStone,James Brown, CicconeYouth, Cure, Cult, Cocteau Twins, Church,Cramps, Cruzados, Cruci!"""s, Tone Loc, Lazy Cowgirl<, Flipper, Tripod, Jimmie, Black Flag, Descendants, Cassandra Comples (sp?), Chill<, Creatures. Coolies, Coil, Clan of Xymox, Dickies, , Gang of Four. Big Youth, De lA Soul, Eric B. and Chameleons u.K., Children's Day, Cabaret Voltaire, Close Lobsters, Clash, RaIrim, Richard Harris, X Ray Spex. Verbal Assaul~Mission of Burma, ]FA, Dickies, Dead Milkmen, Dead Kennedys, Danzig, Dead Can Dance, Dl, DRI, Vandal<;, Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock, Parliament, Troggs, Artphag, Lost Dog. Misfits, Doggy Style, Double Freak, Dali's Car, Descendants Barracudas, Disturbed, Fall, Zero Boys 9:00 ~btBletal BloraUtl' Sbo1ll 12:00 The Take It Off Show Bone crushing speed and to entertain your grandparents midn It's time to take it offand uncover the barren truths as to the musical and your neighbor'S pets. Host: Ace Fury. wonders that lurk within.

(You have other plans? A hex on you and an axe thru the skull!) John Coltrane, Muddy Waters, Clash, FallJane's Addiction, De lA Sou~Talking Metallica, , Anthrax, Flotsam &Jetsam, Blessed Death, Realm, Forbidden, Heads, Lou Reed, , R.E.M., Big Drill Car, Peter Murphy, Sisters of Destruction, Dark Angel. Death Angel, Angel Death, Dark Dead Angel, Death Mercy Dark No Lights Anywhere Kill Me Deadder Than Dead Darkly, Toxik, Pos­ 3:00 TBA sessed, Holy Terror, Atrophy, Nuclear Assaul~Exodus, Dr. Know, Sodom, Assassin, Kreator, Incubus, Hades, Tankard , Pestilence, Sacrifice, Powermad, Coroner. Whiplash 8 KUCI PROGRAII GUIDIi SPRING 1989 '\T' '-IO'''> 5,.",.. 1'.6 1 n6JiN .. -;-;;:--r-t~ . _ '. _ .... . , .. "' __ ".,.

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We've always took place on the tail end oftheir national tour ideals of our parents, our family and people tried to keep clear heads and gostraightahead supponing their new album Ourselves. around us more so than the scene itself. There and know what's going on in the world and really wasn't a lot that inspired us. We were .. within ourselves; at the same time we're not I So you guys just came off of a tour? influenced musically by some of the early trying to preach anything or push anything I Right, yeah. punk bands, but, like you said, there really down anybody's throat, 'cause I don't think So bow did it go? wasn't a lot of bands that were considered that's the way to do things. As far as the bands It went really well actually; we were out for positive, so I really don't know if there were go, we play with a lot ofbands that are consid­ about two and a half months, all over the any bands I could mention that were direct ered straight edge, and some of them are country. .. it was really good actually. influences for us as far as the positive thing awesome, some of them are great, and some, goes. You know, a lot Your sound bas definitely cbanged over we would see of bad like any other music, you know...suck . tbe past few years. How bave people things going on. We'd go playout oftown and been responding to tbe new stu.ff? we would see a lot of fighting and a lot of bad Well over all it's been actually great! The new energy. We just felt that we wanted to do material is going over really well and I think things differently, play loud aggreSSive, fast now that people are more familiarized with music, butatthe same time say something that "Ifyou're going to be a the new stuff it'sa little bit more fun to get into. was intelligent and that was speaking out You still have the die hard hardcore people against the narrow-mindedness and violence skinhead, you don't who want to hear all the thrash stuff and hear that was going on in the scene. us do stuffwe did like, eight years ago, but for Why don't we talk about tbe new album have to be a violent the most pan it has got really good response Ourselves What can you teU us about and we're staning to see a lot of difference. some of tbe songs like I Wish I Could Nazi skinhead-there Plus there's a bigger audience for it, which is Help? nice...a lot of different types of people getting That song is sort oftak ing a look at some ofthe are other intelligent, involved. people I knowwho seem to be prejudicedand Yeab, it seems like a lot of tbe ear ly don't even realize that it's something they've positive skinheads." bardcore bands tbat are releasing more , been brought up with all their lives and just weu...some people would say more accept it as pan oftheir conditioning. It's very "mature" material, are getting a little ignorant and it's very full of hate, and we wish dlsencbanted with being able to escape we could reach out and do something other So it's just the matter of some people from tbat genre, making it barder to than just sing about it. Unfortunately it's being a little close-minded when itcomes reacb a wider audience. frustration that we're still trying to deal with. to opening up their eyes to other bands Right-well , I mean, I don't think five years I'm interested in tbe instrumental Sleep that aren't straight edge. ago we would have thought that...we always To some people tbat would be tbe ulti­ Right. You know we listen to so many differ­ figured that hardcore was about new ideas mate sign ofmaturlty---a bardcore band ent styles of music...actually, I haven't heard a and progression and doing things that were goingfromfuU bartlcore toactuaUy doing decent band that would be considered a basically about change! Who would have sometbing intensely and completely straight edge band in a long time, to be honest. thought that four or five years later hardcore musical How did tbat come about? I listen, I'm always buying new records and would become our biggest Iimitation---our Steve (Youth) wrote the melody to Sleep and listening to new things, and it's just hard to biggest barrier-which seems to be the case. had been workingon it for a while and brought come by these days. A few years back you I mean, we're proud of our roots, but at the it up to us at one of the practices and we all could just pick up a record from a band in L.A. same time we don't want to be held back by liked it. Originally I tried to put words to it. I or or D.C. and there was a good J" people who want tostage dive or thrash or kill had four sets of lyrics I tried to work with, but chance it was going to be an incredible record. each other. We're in itfora different reason ... it's for some reason it was one ofthose songs that These days I think twice about going out and definitely not violence. Unfonunately it goes I couldn't put any words to the melody that spending money, you know? on during the music and it does get to be a bit keptup the energyofthe song. So we decided Are there any newbands you're impressed too much at times. It's easy to get disen­ to just do an instrumental. It was great without by? chanted. words. It's one of my favorite songs and I Yeah!! We've been listening to a lot ofJane's You guys have been known to be leaders don't even sing on it. People really seem to Addiction, Soul Asylum ...our guitar player is of the positive punk scene. So when you like it; maybe that's a bad sign for me. But it really into rap; I'm not too much into rap, but flcst started, who influenced you to be does work really well with the album. I'm really into Public Enemy. I think they're

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10 ·KUCI PROGRAM GUID~SPRING 1989 great, what they're doing... Fugazi, from D.C., to relate this directly. Has your family we can. We'd like to see it out in the summer­ Ian MacKaye's new band. There's all kinds of always been important to you? time. We have all this new material just sitting stuff. We Iisten to a pretty diverse collection of My brother Steve, the bass player, he and I around we're just dying to get working on. music. have been close for, well, forever. We are very Probably in the fall we'll be going to Europe; A lot of your songs have to 00 with family oriented. Our mother raised us, and we'll also do another North American tour in racism. Ii seems that lately there's been our sister, pretty much alone and we've al­ the summer. The main thing is to just keep a large resurgence of it, and not just ways stuck togetherthrough all the hard times playing. you know. keep on the road and among the Nazi skinheads. In general, and through someofthe crap we wentthrough keep active... .that·s the main thing. things seem to be getting out of hand when we were growing up. There was always -The Slug, Jason Hue once more. a bond. To this day I feel I can go months and Yeah, we've seen it first hand. You go out on months without talking to them, and I know the road and...even in our hometown, Reno, when I see them again everything will be fine. Reviews Nevada, recently two skinheads went out and There's still strength within our family and it's continued from page 5 .,... killed a black man in the neighborhood I grew because of some of the' things, good and bad up in. Of course the media goes crazy over it that have happened in our lives. Yeah, I'd say Nitzer Ebb and make a big deal, and rightly so. People everyone in the band is very close to their Hearts and Minds 12" ... need to know this is going on. But also it families. We've had nonstop support from encouragesa lotoflostand screwedup people them and we put them through a lot of crap as Quite hip industrial dance rhythms here...Iet's who identify with the whole Nazi thing to get well. It hasn't been just this easy, downhill get down and groove and even do the twist! involved. It's a big glory thing for them. They road. It's been crazy. Lingering on acid house, the produce want the spotlight. They think they'll be cool. How has the switch to Restless (Rec­ blurry vision...Gurgle. Gulp. The Bsides ain't I can't get behind that...I can't understand that ords)from Positive Force worked out? bad either! mentality. Going around the country, you see It's been great, actually. Restless are really -Juris "Vomit" Zinbergs it. Actually a good note is that there's a large behind us. We never really imagined we'd group of skinheads throughout the country ever get with a label that would push us and Ramones who look like skinheads but they do not set up interviews and such. For years we've Pet Sematary 12" single believe in violence, racism or sexism and worked with various independent labels and they're organized and are standing out against they tried their best but it was always sort of The American pioneers ofpunk have released the Nazi skinheads. There have been clashes limiting; they could never push us to the this new track as the title track of the motion but in towns like Minneapolis and Milwaukee, fullest extent. Restless know what they're picture of the same name. Pet Sematary is they've actually managed to run some of the doing, and they seem to be a good-organiza­ done in the traditional and energetic Ramones Nazi skinheads out of town. I think in some tion and we're happy so far. style. The fact that it has no unearthly or eerie ways that's a pretty good sign. At least that So what are your future plans? More sound effects adds to its charm. Side B fea­ shows that if you're going to be a skinhead touring? tures the Ramones' classic songs Sheena Is A you don't have to be a violent Nazi skinhead­ Well, after we finish this tour and go home to Punk Rocker, and Life Goes On. Very good there are other intell igent, positive skinheads. sleep for a week, we'lI start rehearsing for our and enjoyable to listen to. Maximum Rock 'n'RoU said that the best new album and go into the studio as soon as -Steve Smith way to get rid of the Nazi skinheads is to get the non· racist skinheads to stand up and give their viewpoints because they've been quiet. And the media has just ex­ ploited the Nazi situation. 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