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~UNDIAL IWAlws ofBabl>le, Scuolri ..y. 0.- ' . fnnoel •ndl»n .,.... lay Mlsplac.od I • ) .~·,, · '• "T"t--q:· C·\VH::JUS CU'-.11'v1U'.\llTY Aylaoyd's new Blues blome on Republicans CALIFURNIA STATE UNlvERSl1 Y AT NvRTHRl:JGE House - - - Volume39 Frida , Ma 6, 1994 Number 49 USU proposing $117,000 for staffers
B v Sn:vt KozA.11: proposed for staff salanes. Managing Editor nearly $300.(XXJ has been pro- posed in paid benefJIS for those Four new full-time s1aff po- sUlff positions. sources said si1ions with salaries tOlalling Also included in next year·, more lhan $117.(XXl. as well "-' proposed budge! arc sever.ti staff ~vcrdl salaryincn:a"i.Cs.are pan salary incrca'ies. whu.:h rJngc ofnc'1 ycar\propoo;cd u rnvcr· from " percent to 25 rxn:cm. A self-teaching lesson in TODAY shop"ilotrer D AILY SUNDIAL LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Democrats left CSUN students h111111 Ctmt thirsty for answers, assistance Paul Bond A111uun Tl TU f.an01 Dear Editor, April Hawarden While reading the Sundial's coverage Muuciu &1101 ofthe Democratic oonvenlion, I oouldn 't Steve Kozak decide if I wanted to laugh or throw up. N1w1 &m .. Not since Ointon's inauguration have I Marianne love seen so many anogant. ill-informed lr1111 &1101 people in one place. J.P. Walz First. there'sTom Hayden telling us to W1u bn11 be patient. It's easy to be patient while Dawn Raycraft staying at the Westin Bonaventure. Hey Tom. let's sec you talk about patience Or111H bnn Brenda Zahn after IOwccksofhiking through the mud to sit in an 85- degree uailcr with no air Pun bnu Brigitte Bonchay condilioning.1llcn, there 's Bill Pres.<. Sorry to disappoint you. Bill. but Ointun A1111tut P.ora b1101 .-.:ver came to sec C:SUN. He got some J. Emilio Flores nice pubLic relations for visiting our free- fu.11,1111 Eo1t11 skipped Jesse Hiestand ways. but he our crumbling insli- rulion. He did. however. send his vice B1e1 tuu! f:D 1Tu president. All that resulted in was another Alan Miller of my classes getting relocated. since it 8!0IDI Copy bnOI was supposed to be held in Prairie Street Mike G laze where Mr. Gore gave his speech. Co" &111011 Alan Cranston? Is that the best spokes- Catrina C oyle Kevin B. Harns man the Democrats oould get? Tus man Dean Hinto n had to retire from the Senate in disgrace. Hilary Ratner 'Then. there's the real topper. Kathleen Alberto Reygadas put aWot N icole Vasquez Brown and the rest blaming Gov. Pete Gail Warshaw Wilson for the hike in school fees. I h lllltl lT I DI filllOI suppose it's Wilson's fault that I'm pay- +not rna,ic: Jo hn Ruiz ing to more than uiple the size of the AIT I If I University Scudci1! Union. 'Theonly lime I use the USU is to gee to my class on the R£~~foWedina other side. I also blame Wilson for mak- ei9ht-ball P11 L11•11' 1 A.111 1111111 ing me pay for a health centcr I've ro:ver hmon Thompson used, because I already have insurance. P1111c1 10 1 Mri11 e11 It'salso his fault I paid $63 a scmestcr for Jerry Biederman the most beautiful parlting structure I've too, P1111cT111 ltu1 ever seen. Let's blame him, for our Ray Caz.ares Associated Srudcnt fees. I'm sure he's a C hristina Custodio big supponcr or Louis Farrakhan. T om Phenix Amy Predmore Ifyoo1LiSICn to the Democrats, Wilson and the restofthe Republican pany are to Or11111111 lclrr111 Ian Bratslavsky blame for everything that's wrong with earthquake ohc wo1 ,,,,, canhquakc. Fur· in California than Ointon's job plan. California. I bee if there was a Democrat lhcrrnorc. since Wd "'111 '"' responsible for A1111111uc MA1111c11 Elizabeth Whirledge in SacramenlO we wouldn 'c have had an the quake. we ,1muld o ha n~ him. After all. Shawn Cho.r/wn earthqualce. Let's rename the Nonhridge the Wilson 4u : 1 ~l· ll .1 ... l n:.11 1.!d mon.- JOO:-. senior, po/ilica/ science major P11t11111 Henrietta C harles The ~Sundlatlt pubhl"9d k>u• limn •-" !>¥ !he ~racist, O.~ al .,lout.,...... ,. .. Ca Mo"•• Slat• Urw.,..,., Reader's letter misrepresents Nortl'wldge. Call IH330 n.,. Ml.llor191 ona ,. localed "' Pr.irie S lr..i '1• llt1'CI e.... be r..c:to.d ail ~2'91S. The ~omo.,.ai1 F ouncSMIOllG1 ~"' u... M11119dol Booblor• 1111C1 e.... be 1...o.d .. U f..3131. Un..gned tdi&onai.••"""'"'-,.,..,,.'Y•••d l .... S""'6wll .dllorW boeld9tMIM• ftOll -,,.l'-9 ol lh9 jlOuf,,...._ African-American history ~...-. n1 Ol,_, v.._ llfl lhe ~p.;1911 .,•lr.c- cit 1tw ~IMhra.L9Cl..•orCOITWT'9f'lt• •-•ubmltltdby Dear Editor, each ocher. Ths is one ofthose classic think thal any aid in the enslavement ~lrnu.lbe!YJ*IWICl~. •ndM••lltlfloCtlo and holocaust of the African was nil. editing. " IN....., doot9 "'°' ~ ld9>nllhe• UO" Dy 10 Mr. Wayne S. Cohen, there is a saying racist statements. along with, "some of ...... etil-~.,., pf\Or>9...... 0..kiflr'9tdl'of"s in the African-American oonununicy that my best friends arc black," and, "I did lnslcad of acting like KeyslOOC Kops, - . IM-i.fter ..... ftOll be~ T,_ o.fy S~.. . n--o.. cit 1t.~,...... ,..,.. ~A•oo11ban. "The Devil is always busy." Do you not do it, my ancestors did." I guess you would rather our administration. rac - lh • A•-~l•d CcMl•911 P 111•s. • nd lh• C tilito1"1.1 really believe that from 1450 to 1865 you believe the South Africans told the uity and sruderu govenunent act like the ~~~':..--:~=· (i) only 10 million Africans were enslaved Dutch to murder them and take their Simi Valley four and. in your words, --..~ ·- by busy Caucasian enslavers. More than land. "throw down the gaun tlet." 1 remember 100 million Africans died in the middle Do you know the history of the word your name from other malodorous ar- Letters Policy: passage alone. Where did you get your slave' Would you say Slavic rx:oplc llclcs \Vhy arc you aJways writing ncga- n..o.r,.5""'*...__..."_'...,.,. Clrl •WMlll infonnalion? From books written by the sold themse lves to oohcr Eurorx:an'' uvc an1clcs cooccmmg African Amcn- •ti1'-'Yd ~ L....,•9tld ~••....,. be loUbtT1fi enslavers in the "lie"-brary? This is like Did Joseph se ll h1m,.,1 r to the Egyp- cans. Tllc next time you ' re looking for a llllCl lo lhlllldlor,.lofllC9lflPS.04 Lll41111•-belyPlld. llg,,..,e.ndmu.llf>t6udlill"9 Mtll!l"""'ll, Cl•Mlle.ndlf"oj the Gcrmanssaying then: wen: onlyprison 11ans (if you hclicvc ohat story)"! You rJn st. Mr. Cohen. look in the mum r An: "'*fOO, pl'IOl"9 numbli usu UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION 1 994-95 C11111111 111• "" 1 PROPOSED SALARIES BUDGET llOUJ'CZS Slid. ~ for the two ISSOCiMC director Positia1 1993-94 Pro,osed 1994-95 Increase 1994-95 positions, Hammond said there were no Olher Slaffmembers who received more Annul Salary Annual Salary Percentage Be1efits lhan the 3-perccnt cost-of-living or 5- h1aliH DirHtw perccnt merit incrcascs. _,Ill.iii• $84,711 $21,111 However, according to USU sources Awecilt9 Dirlctw, lni-1SWlicn $41,212 $51,IDI 19% $15,989 and docwncnlS olxained by lhe Daily Awecilt9 lirectw...... $42,m $48,IH 12% $19,761 Sundial, several employees arc proposed s.t.llita o,anti1n Ila..... $35,15& $38,7&2 9% $12,5&8 toreceive signilicaru increasescompared F1cility M1i•i.uca sa,r1iaor $35,724 $38,&37 11% $111,179 to their 1993-94 budgeted salaries...... 1Au1ys1 $35,152 $3&,104 3% $13,&74 For example, a meeting services su- Fldily Maill-ca llllildiatl Engineer $33,912 $34,929 3% $18,&04 pervisor is proposed to receive a 25- Auistul Diractlr II Marhti11 •e• ,111ili11n $34,234 $11,&99 percent increase from last year's budget. 11!-otra• C1111nliular-Actiwities $31,438 $31,949 5% $11,198 and an assistant activities progranuner is Bni1n1 Senicn Tacllliciu $29,184 $31,567 8% proposed to receive a16-percen1 i.rx:rease, $14,599 sources said. C••wcial o,watian Mau1er ra-llirin1 $31,428 s11.m A pcr.;onncl analyst. a student who ;, Facility Mai1t..uce Ee1i1eer 28,712 $31,050 8% $11,771 working towan:J her lxichclors dcgn.-..·. TllulwMau1er new position $29,150 $ 9,706 was promoted fmm a USU scrn:tarial 8ni1n1 Analyst !Acct. Tech. 1111 new ,osition $28,872 $11,481 position. Hcrpmpo,;:d salary 1icx1 year '-' Meeti11 Senricn Secrelllry $27,588 $28,416 3% $14,533 $36.105. sources said. • Pnlaira•ewl Senic1 Anistant $27,588 $28,416 3% $ 9,579 Other capi1al invesuncnts the USU " M11ti11 Services s1,1ntisor $21,525 $28,41 3 24% $14,387 planning include $40.(XXlforlhc renova· Sniar Cn~ier $27,21& $28,032 3% $10,141 tion of the PUB. whi'\h Hammond said Program Coanlinator-Sammer Camp $21,525 "'looks like a sort of cafeteria... She said $25,632 16% s 8,237 Program Coonlinator..fit1n1 that a consultant will be hired to redesign aew position $25,632 $10,587 Department Sacralllry the PUB to create a more "'intimate'" ra-lliring $25,152 $ 7,468 setting and add more lights. Balinn1 Semen Clerti $24,184 $24,807 3% $10,896 Augustine Ayala, a sophomore ma- Clerical AnillHI 1111 available $22,692 $ 1,911 joring in biology, liked the PUB as is. Facility Mai1tna1ca bgi•-• ••• 'lllitio1 $13,950 $ 7,581 calling it "very homey." and was con- cerned thatthe USU was going toconven Subtotal $800,524 $298,831 the facility into "a whole mall thing." "I love it dark." added his friend Juan Venegas, also a sophomore. " If they warn Total Proposed Salaries &Benefits $1,899,355 light. they can go outside." One srudent called the spending ''un- • to ka hired an half-year trial h1i1 So urce: Uni versity Student Uni on See usu, JNI&• 5 The diction'!IY has at least three defuiitions for "value:' So do we. fbtmb:Ji• 16~ 411(:/) u'llhmll'""11E~ IJo GMng people 1110"' value for !heir money has made Ma<:intosh' !he best-selhng a1-ailable w1tl1m )OOr budj,~1 \teamng "'" ge1 11 all I~"'" 9ual111 And allord penonal computt.~ on C3111ill.1'eS and acrw th< cum· ab1h11 111lhal \lmple 5o. 111ha1 sounds hke value tryfor the pa.sl two year> And 1hars a trend thal Atforditble computers from Apple. to you. nstt \·our Apple Campus .i. 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Noi1hridgc \I \l\E .\ DIFFFIU:\CL: The 1994 Stude nt An Show ('()\SIDER .\(' \IU.ER I\ L \\\ is pan or the School of the Ans "Rites ofSpring: - • Part·tlme and lull-time programs • Day and evening classes •Academic support programs • Financial aid Arts Renaissance at Northridge" Summer Session begins June 6 University of West Los Angeles School of Law 1155 West Arbor Vitae Street • • • Reservations for space must • • • Inglewood . Calllornia 90301 ·2902 (near LAX) 310·215·3339 be made by May 6th. Accredited by WASC and Ca/ilornia State Bar .. Regulation' and Re.'<'rva1i1111 F11rm" avai lahlc fn1m An farnlty. An Dept. Offices. An Galle ~y (AA.J 16). Dean" Office (AA 11RJ m call X 18/885-2156. --t:J..WLA A: Yes 001 OfOQrams aie absolulety utHo-aate A: Yes we have a tree ·repea t po1tcv A: Yes we prep;ue ov•H 17 000 stuoenfs each and every year A: Yes all mstruc101s are •unv crectenhale A. Yes we aam1ms1e1 p1oorams 101 26 Cahtorn1a State UmV?rs111es colleges aM law scflOots A: Yes all proorams are on campus A: Yes we ve been helping stuaents prepare tor lhe past 20 yea1s 1 The Coolest Ice Cream Drink Ever. \\: ,, ,,_ ' 11 1 > l l>' ',1 1 1 I I+ l Only at Baskin-Robbins Jnside: New Music Frente! The Grays Aphex Twin Page 2 New Books John Lydon's Pagel Features House of Blues opens to a star studded audience . Page4 Tom, Alanneh and others from the new Babble video. Thompson Twins Speak in Babble Snap Shots - Monks of Benetictine BY ALAN M1111R album, ii i s obvious that the idea of a Some tracks are definitely worth Entertainment Editor new r evamped Thompson Twins hearing. " The Do wnward Pull o f - The Miss Alans proved better than the album itself. Heaven's Force" and "Take Me Away" When I first heard that the Thomp- It see ms that i f you slow down any sound great. but the rest of the album ·Material son Twins had re-formed under a new of their music from past albums. it tries to do too much. Rap has no place name. llabble, and that their new al - sounds much like the amhil!nl mu- on an ambient al hum even ifit is by Q. bum was inspired by ambient music sic that i s popular today. Were the Tee. Rap only gives the appearance Page4 and sounds from their irip to India. I Thompson Twins ahead oflhcir time" 1hat the band is 1rying too hard to get was ecstatic. Perhaps. some new audience to buy their al- M y favorite group from the '80s has They always made a prac licc in lhc bums. Concert revamped and updated their look for early days o f making music ou1 of I am sure that when these songs are the '90s. Songs like "Sugar Daddy" sounds 1ha1 weren't music alone. I once re-mixed in England for clubs, they Calendar just didn't have the zing of " Doctor heard Alannah say that she recorded wi II becomehuge hits. Statewide, how- Doctor" and something needed to be the sound that trash can lids make for a ever, they don't stand alone as well as Page3 done before they were a triviaquestion song. The problem they face as llabhlc they should. on the '80s version o f Trivial Pursuit. is that when you slow down the songs Myhatisoffto the band and Warner Thequestion would go something like. too much there's no catchy chorus. Brothers for trying something new. It "What band creates such masterpieces Only one song on the album seems 10 i s a lot better than The Other Two and This Weells Top Ten as 'Hold Me Now' and 'King For a Day' use the inOuences o f India and. be- You (a New Orderspin-off). Alannnah Bm vanished Into obscurity in the follow- cause it's innovative, it's probably one and Tom are much too creative to go ing decade after two attempted album of the best tracks on the album. And away quietly. Fine tuning their new comebacks failed?" that Is the kind of thing I expected to sound next time around should resuIt Page 2 Unfonunately, when listening10 the hear o n this album. In a truly remarkable album. BACK STAGE/Friday, M.,, 6, 1994 3 2 BACK STACEIFrtdllr, Mar 6, 1994 Ambient, Mellow and More Subdued Bands · Compe1e With Noisier Trend Setters I .oncert Y PA t 1 1 t t Aw IY KAITLI IY CMall J. LllRUN laughing gas. On 70 percent I C For his new album. Selected have titles. Instead, there arc Staff Writer Staff Writer of the tracks her juvenile- Staff Writer Ambienl Works Volume 2, pictures of various textures 'E . sounding voice is drowned James claims to have gotten which. I suppose, represent the : alendar feel of the various songs. Un- ''Three singers · .~ho wri•.c, The Australi a n quartet out by the other instruments . Techno music. It seems tha1 most of his inspiration for his three song writers who sing," Frente! is being grr.=cll'li in Additionally her voice is lherearcmoreclassificationsand ~while asleep. An avowed forrunately, to my untrained ear. is one way of describing 1bc the United States w1111 an morbidly monotone on most subdivisions than there are sl~.Jamesfcelsthathooe all the songs seemed to have the Week of Grays. The band, formed by a incredible amount or 'llL r l'~s or the tracks, almost to the groups. Ambient, ambient dub, toors betw=lllc nigta and early same feel. 1bcy tend to all sound Am May8-14 group ofmusicians, who after and radio air-pl ay 1Jf 11' t 11q point where yoµ stop liste n· techno, house, acid house, body morning are bcucr spent creating. likeextremclylongiruros. just playingwithmajoracts,swore single " Bizarre 1. m l' rr1 in g (not on purpose, yo u just music and on and on. But I He professes to ooly needing two when you think the intro will break they would never join another angle." a cover or a can ' t here what she's sin g- prefer to throw it into only two hours of sleep a night. into the real song. it ends. ·g - band . Well. somehow they New Order song . in g becau se all the words categories: tcchnomusicthatyou SelectedAmbient Works Vol· So is the album bad'.' Well. let's nO! say i1 's bad . Good and managed to stan The Grays so meone who i s comi ng ou t of her mouth can dance to and techno music ume 2 fo ll ows, appropriately Kristin Hersh thatyou canslccplO. AndAphcx eno ugh. Seier. led Amb1 cn 1 baddon"trcall yapply hc rc. Let·, 4 In Utero and recently released the ir de· with their fi rs ! . 11 1 so und the sa me). Roxy N/(\lana but album on Epic ent iUed Ro "Marvin the Afh11 m. ; 11l c1r Lets not be completely Twin fils right into the lancr Work.\' Volume / . While the instead say it's interest in~ Each category. first one strJycd 11no ha~hcr song is spa r.-;cl y cre ated. laycr- 5 Siamese Dream Sham Bo fir s1 full length rcka-..l' 1 1 1i J~ nl.!l!ative here. Frentc! does Aphcx. Twin, aka Richard tcrri1ory, the new one s1 ays lhe tng n.::pcalcd 1,,ounds over each Smashmg Pumpkins The band consists or Jason be J hi ! shocked and ~u r ha~· c three or four. let's say 10 James. docsn'1justcrcate tcchno straight and narro,.. , sl iding out othe r. creating a whok ...ounJ 6. The Crow Soundtrack Faulkner (vocals, guitars, prised when the y llL':1r 1 1! ~: intl.!rc.!sting, songs on the al · The fi nal pmdu ctso und ~ ...... ·dl Brian Setzer 7 Lrve Through This bass. keyboards), Jon Brion al bum i n its c nliret) bum. The First single. the music. He c<.1ts . breathes and one mellow number after an - layered It can ~nmc11mL' " ~e t .1 Hole (vocals. guit ars. keyboards. Frcntc! wa ~ form l..' d 111 Ni..:w Order cover. i s a good cs pc<.:ially . sleeps tcchno musil'.~ ~- ----. _ Orchestra l11.1k honne!. hul the mu--1r 1 ~ 8. Nevermind boss). Buddy Judge (vocals. 1988 by Simon Austin. rile ex.ampl e of some of thcit \ \'r) plc;.11,,,1nt tn l1'>\ C11 lP lr1 House ofBlues Nirvana gui1ars) and Dan Mccarrol bands guitarist an d ha d up hi..:st work. while the sta!ld- 1Jct. on R'p;.:~1ted 11-..tcrnn;;'. 11 9 . Jar of Flies (drums). The best known of vocalist. and,Angic Hai !. tlll' ou t-tracks on the album in- Alice in Chains the bunch may be Jason vocalist. when Austin !J:id tn clude "Labour of Love" and gets lo OC J hit adJ1cllng 11 ' elevator mu sic for the '90s, or 12 1o . The Downward Faulkner who formerly played kick Hart out of a h1.1r 1tir ··cuscutlan." Spiral guitar and toured with the fes- being under age. Th c t\\ o On " Labour or Love," perhaps beyond. R'.ing Missile This album 's musi t: is tlcll- Nine Inch Nails tive pop band, Jellyfish. In The Grays clicked and formed h l'rlll'~ Hart drops her monotone Whiskey fact, manyofthc songs on Ro whose first EP Lll/! mir of fron t-voice and utilizes nitcly for "Chill Rooms." A ChiU Room is a room set aside at Sham Bo sound hauntingly The Grays have come up with in monotone droning or teas- Love quickly moved In 1hi: so me of her singing talents. Album• a club, rave, pany, etc. wherc 1. The Division Bell reminiscent of Jellyfish, but their own sound that could ingly mn with tempo changes top of the A ustrali an mu .-. 1c Oclieve me there is talent in 13 very calm techno music is Pink Flovd without the sugar-coated beats best be described as falling as in the song, "Spooky."Thc charts. They were declared this album if you look for it. Alman Brothers 2 . The Sign and tongue in cheek hwnor. somewhere between the pop two bestsongsontheCDmay Best New Band in full!.wJ: The problem 1 have with it played. Chill Room music is usually techno with the bpm 's Ace of Base Yet. they pull from the same stylings of the umonheads be the upbeat pop sounds of Stpoe/ Australja's ~ is that most of the songs are Band slowed down. Way down. If 3. Not A Moment Too type of pop sensibilities. and the brooding introspec· "Oh Well, Maybe," and the fQll. so monotone that they all Wiltern Soon The Grays come from the lion of Elvis Costello. earthy, follr.sy harmonics of I desperately tried to find melt together. there is no accessible Chill TlmM::Graw Beatles scbool ofllllh harmo- I really wanted to like this "Both Belong." adjectives that dcscrihc After about 20 minutes of Room, try turning out all the lights in your house and playing 4. Above the Rim' nics andlyrical imasery. Their record but for some reason, If you 're looking for an Frente' s! sound; believt! me listening to the same sing· it very loud on your stereo with 13 SQundlrack melodic riffs also carry spuns it never .seems to pick up album that hooks you right in, . fantastic, fabulous did not ing tone and same back beat, some funky smelling incense 5. Chant ofavant garde jazzinlluences. speed. Lacking a spark. of • this im't iL The Grays may be come to mind. How aboui the album began reminding Huey Lewis & the burning. Oh. and if you have Benelicliqe Monks Fa~r sald In their biogra- something that is either an deserving of a more patient annoying! me of someone beating on a same black lights, those aredefi· News 6. August & E'{&rythlng phy that despite Influences edge or a spirit, the music car with an alternative album At first listen. Frenrc 's ' chalkboard with a baseball nitely a plus. Now, lay down. Allllf· . from classical IO the Sex Pis- falls Oat. The fault may lie that's a bit experimental. In (Spanish for Front!) Fronl · bat while someone else .House ofBlues close your eyes and soak in the ~Crows tols, XTC and Billie Holiday, in arrangements that never the mcan1irne, it'sone ofthose woman, 21-year-old Angie scratches their nails down ambience. And don't worry, 7.12PlllJ ' the band wanted to avoid "con- really give much to grab on albums that may take a few Hart sounds like a pre-pu · the other side. Mind me, they sleep is pennittcd. 14 .R.&1¥: ., .' science emulation." Indeed, to, from songs that drown listens to grow on you. bescent Suzzane Vega on were doing it in unison. The cover to tile ~ Aphex Twin album. 8- ~in Anthrax -::tw: ·Sex Pistols Frontman, Johnny Rotten Fires Away in New Book WadSworth 9. God~}tis Feel . Cnilllcfilt ~ . ly KAITLI in apoorlrilh family, including cvated image,''Theie'snoching PublM: lmage...Lld. and admits 14 10: COJOlil' of~ • . Slatf Wrtter a bout wilb spiDal meningitis glorious in dying. An)'lft can ''popsw"is finally alabel he is .r:. corunt Jerry Garcia that nearty 1r.i1led him. doiL" with. "It's justso vacu- a.biflton Those inspil?d by the spirit Lydon gives an inside lool< 1bcbook covers the two ex- ous a statement! Pop stars can Ventura County of the punk mQVCl'DCll. know at how Britain's ''No Futute" plosive nl chaotic years from be petuJara. it's literally a tr- Fairgrounds that once in your blood, there's prediaioosforthe working class 1976-78 when the Sell Pistols censc.to be an idiot.~will no lootingback. Purit rock gave affcas its youth and spawned a reigned, to their eventual disin· always II')' to label you so the people the right to be angry, the musical revolution. He de· tegration during their Ameri· idea is to pick the most ridicu· 14 courage to fiaUJll individuality scribesthefrustrationandanger can tour. '"The Pistols ultimate lous one you can find!" Asleep at the and created an empowering that fueled the early Pistols days mark wasn't left by reconling. "ROl!Cn. No Irish, No Black, voice for British youth. It and the boredom that tri ggered We wereathreat-forwhat rea- No Dogs." is a great read and a Wheel changed the course of music violent rivalries between Lon- son is anyone's guess," Lydon must For anyone interested in House ofBlues hi~10ry . Am the band at the don youth gangs. wrote. He also details the eight not only the true storyoFthcScx forefront was the Sex Pistols:. The book is not only wnncn year lawsuil that followed be· Pistols, but the history or rock Now, 18 years later, fronunan from Lydon's point ofview.hul 1wccn infamous manager 'n' roll. As Lydon puL' it, " It COMING John Lydon, aka "Johnny Rot· also includes chapters fn"n Malcolm Mclaren and the shows how people were molded SOON ten," has wriacn an autobiogra- family andformcrPistolsmarcs. righlS over the Pistol•. From what they came From to phy to set lhe rcconl straight on as 'NCll as various alumni of Llll' In speaking with Lydon what they 've bc'almC ... why how it all began. cm including Billy ldol. Clin"" aboutthcbookhcis conlial ,)cl · it 's a social documentary!'. TiLled "Rotten. No Irish. No Hymie. brutally ho11'.-st, still holding'"' And what docs the in.'iti~a · Black. No Dogs," in reference Lydon also spca~s 01>;11h intimidating prcscnt'C using thi: tor of individuality have to sa) to a posted sign that is a typical of his friendship with ru""' widened eye "Lydon starc" to about''PunkRock" bcingtaughl n::llectionofthcprejudiccscom- Sid Vicious whom hcdcscnoc,_ make a point when he speaks. in college as a sociological. mon among the British clas.s asa not so bright, gullible. fa,h He soys now ll'ith the alba· philosophical movement'/ system, the book is written in ion victim. While Vicious d100 tros.•of the Sex Pistols myth off ''There's nothing to be learned e Nocks or thoughts that begins in 1979 of a drug ovcnlooc. his back he c:in continue his onccyoucatcgorizcit,it'sovcr. D_'!_~~ngu~~lls with intimacies olllischildhood Lydon commenis on his cl- career with his current band linished. filed away." Roxy Saini played o noon1ime concert lasl Wednesday...... 4 BACK STAGr/Frldmr, May 6, 1994 Part Three of Th;ee ~~p Dan Aykfoyd And Friends Roc/5 Th~ '1-fouse' '1hots 8Y SIACIY THOMAS provide a cultural experience staff Wrltef ofboth southern blues history BY ALAN Mlllll and en1enainmcnL Tigreu. 9llld his muld- Entertainment Editor Thanlcs to actor and come- who dian Dan Aykroyd, the band million dollar Hard Rock Cafe It is time for me to speak Aerosmilh,andHardRockCafe interest to PelerMonon in 1988. my mind about the huge suc- co-founder Isaac Tigreu, the is the principal owner and main cess of the Monks of Sunset Strip is sizzling with the driving force behind lhc House Benetictine. Poople have been recent opening of their new ofBlues concept. constantly asking me how Dclta-lhemed nightclub, the Tigrctt'scommianentto"au- good these monks are and do House of Blues. thenticity" and his life-long pas- they really know bow to jam. After two weeks of celeb- sion to keep the blues tradition Looking atthem in confusion rity-filled private openings, alive. evolved from the time he ( expodc with my response. (with the likes of Dustin spcntinhisnativeJackson.Tcn- TheyareMonies! 1lley are Hoffman, Brad Pin and Keith n., where he grew up listening doing what monies have been Richards), highlighted byaspc· and loving the blues.Tign:n has doing for hundreds of years. cial first night christening per· gone as far as spreading trans- chanting. 1bere is no music, formance by Aerosmith, this planted Mississippi mud around no dubbing and no lead monk outrageously elaborate li ve the West Hollywood pmpeny . • with a gold spandex outfit. music venue officiall y opened He has encased the outside of They just charu! 10 the public Tuesday night. the duh with corrugated steel It's not good and it's not Al a cost of $9 million. no siding, which once housed an \ bad. How do you review a expense wa' spared in the con- old historic Mississippi cuuon band ofguys in doaks sayine struction of lhis 29.CXXl squarc- gin, where RobenJohnson sold "awwwwww." How this al- fool, 1h rcc-1iercd. Cajun-in- his soul 10 Ille Devil, according bum became the hottest al. spired supper club. which has a 10 folk legend. bum in the counuy is easy, capacity ofabout 1.500 people. Based upon lhe pn:misc that marketing. How can a Designed in the spiritof aSouth- blues music stands as yuppie's CD collection be em Delta home. but with an "America's truly first cultural Ojn Aykroyd and Isaac Tlgrett co-own the House of Blues. cornplCIC without a copy of eclectic multicultural feel of and musical anfonn," lheHouse Chant between Barry L.A., lhis dimly lit. but richly ofBlues asp res to be more than openearlynextyear.andplans I a.m. Sunday brunch, stan- Manilow and Frank colored club will impress the just a nightdub. "It's my goal to for other clubs in Chicago, ing at noon, features gospel Sinatra's Du~t . unimpressible. see that blues music and south- Las Vegas, Paris, and London entenainmenl I'm not saying this album The House ofBlucs is truly a ern culture get the respect and are already in the works. I must say I was lucky is not wonh buying. If you unique architectural master- attention they deserve," Tigrett The House of Blues Foun- enough to anend one of the always wondered what piece. Capturing the ambiance said. "It's the tap IOOl of the dation, a not-for-profit orga- invitation-only private gath· Enigma would be like with- of a New Orleans "juke joint." music you lisien to today," re- nization which Tigreu erings. My obvious lack of a out music this album is or a wild Memphis mansion, gardlessifit'smclc 'n' mil,gos- founded, is dedicated to bring- Sundial press credential pull definatly for you. this lavishly decorated, blucs- pel, R&B, rap, or reggae, he ing music and an education kepi me out in the cold for at The Monks or worshipping shrine, immedi- says. into the public school sys1em least 45 minutes before I was Benetietine Unrated a1elyuansports youdownsoolh. Tigren based the House of through funds obtained for granted entrance. But the upon entrance through its front Blues concept and motto membership in the venue's House of Blues !=t!lebration How could I not review a doors. "Help Ever, Hun Never" on third level private VIP club. was wonh every long second band that shan:d the same Regardless of the paclced- his great appreciation for The Pretenders, Bonnie I waited in line. name as mine? 1lle Miss to-the-roof crowd, the an blues-inspired music and cul- Raitt. Huey Lewis and Little So, thanks Dan, Harvard,. Alan's major label debut is ladden venue is immensely ture. Richard are expected to play Isaac. Steven and the rest of- unfortunally not named after spacious and wannlycomfon- "The House ofBlues' phi- here soon, and for all you dic- you Aemsrnith boys, not to' me. but from the endearing able, as tl)c high vaulted ceil- losophy exemplifies unity in hard blues purists, Johnny mention you other big-time ~r sisiq chafucters in ings and innovative design diversity. Music and art tran- Clyde Copeland, James investors. I think you really the E.M. Forster novel and perpetuate the mood of a scend all cultural barriers. Hannan, Isaac Hayes, Junior have given us locals just what Merchant ivory film, "A sou them escape. Although the They speak to the soul and Wells, Etta James, and Booker we needed. The House of Room With A View." romantic open air deck out- connect us back to a shared T & the Mq's arc among the Blues cenainly seems red-hot On the first lisien to the side provides a spectacular community ... Increasing ra- headliners in May and June. enough ror me. album, Blusher I was bored. panoramic ciiy skyline view. cial tolerance and understand- Tickets for performances can Hey. maybe if we're lucky Since that time I have given it it serves as a key reminder ing is the foundation's pri- be purchased through enough, Acrosmith will be more of a chance and it has that you arc no where near the mary goal," said the 45-year- Ticketm aster or al the club's bark soon. And this time with paid off. Soundlng lilce a Mississippi RiverorLousiana old Tigreu, who founded the box omce. a show fo r the general public. poppierversionofSlowdive, Delta. first House of Blues in Cam- The House ofBlues dining Better yet. what about a quake- The Miss Alan's do exceU An amazing state of the an bridge, Mass., in 1992. room is open for lunch daily t orn CSUN student onl y their dream-pop escapades, sound and lighting system The Los Angeles club is staning at 11 : 30 a. m., and show' We deserve it. don '1 and suceed in maldng some wonh a half a million dollars. the third in a series, following open fordinneruntil midnigh1 . you think'' Yeah. some1ime ICnifiC tunes. "Victoria" is a as we ll as a multitude ofover- the New Orleans House ol Sunday 1hmughThursday. On ri ght a Ile r final ·s Wl'l~ k would - great example of what they head monitors. and an enor- Blues. which opened in Janu- he Friday and Saturday niglm. nke. He y Steven. al'\! you are capable of. Blusher has mously wide angle screen. ary. A New York club is se t 10 the dining room is open un11I gu) ..,l.pcn inJunc·.1 Well. I c m poccntial . (strntcgically placed in thcccn- dream. can't I" TheMiss Alan's B ler of the main level) all con- Besides the on-site House tribute to this club's emphasis of Blues retail slJ?p. which Suuggling to put together on high quality live musical sells blues books. CDs. cloth- the pcrfCd new age ambient performance. A large. dance ing items and other memora- album,manyaxnpanicsseem Ooor sits beneath the theater- bilia, a vintage guitar shop to have no idea what they're sized stage, which stands 5 has been included. A nation- includln,g. Material's HaUu- feet off the ground. Several allysyndicated HouseofBlucs cinadolt E111lne-on the other large bars aresituated through- radio hour, featuring Aykmyd hand has plllICJIClhcr a very out the three story club. in his Elwood Blues characler melodicjazzyc::ompilation. In addition to the intrica1e will promote and broadcast "Elanll Drift" and Wil- hand-painted murals on lhc live club pcrfonnances, and a lln S. BllftOllllls, "Words wood-paneled ceilings, walls joint effon between lhc House or Advlle"iidie best the al- and floors, an clabol'llC llld of Blues and a major record bum ...,after. omalC collection of original label, is expecled to be an- Muell ol lbe llbual fails African-American folk art nounced in the not to diSlallt beaiillC ...... !hitill au- adomsthe'club. Thewallnnd future. dience lln'f _,,llalcd or ceilings are inlaid with llised The House of Blues is lo- sleeplftl. 111111 whit Pink pllSICr'carvings of 108 R.tB, cated at 8430 Sunset Blvd. f1o)'d 11111 lhe munc11_or the soul, rock and blues legends, For club info: (213) ·6$0- ocean iifor, ieipeclivly. · allofwhich illustralelhcdedi- 0247. The Entertainment Mllterial C+ cation by the club's owners to Hotline: (213) 6$0-1451.