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iWJSf **__•_ the Beantownairvi'aves. Ifyou have of these shows and I shouldn't be. $444.00. This, I think, is an in any suggestions you can contact: Alcohol and concerts don't mix credible success when you lake Ert Dredge, anyway. Some asshole always gets into consideration the amount of Program Director sick in the pit and ends up spewing money the band must have spent 3 Ames Street, all over the place. You'd want to on gas, food, accomodations, re Cambridge, Mass. USA remember the concert and not just pairs, tolls, etc.. How many bands 02142 recall barfing all over one of the do you think, would continue if or call: 617-253-4000 bouncers. I also get really pissed they lost money on every tour? off when somebody attends one of So my conclusion is lhal your OLD SCHOOL these concerts, and bitches and real enemy is either the BC liquor complains for some whimpy rea legislation or your own altitude Dear Airhead, son. Just be glad you were even thai ihe world owes you a good I know lhat Discorder has been an able to go! If you don't like it lime. Why nol put on your own alternative magazine for a long going to these shows, give your show? Phone up your favorite time, and I feel I have been alter ticket lo someone who'll appreci bands (their record company's native for ages, but I get really ate it, not badmouth it the next phone tt can be acquired ihrough mad when you criticize people who day. I give to great places like the any city's directory assistance) and are alternative there are lots,maybe Nappy Dugout and the New York ask them lo play an all-ages show thousands in this city who are dif Thealre my thanks for believing next time they come through town. ferent and rebelling against soci everyone should be able to come Just make sure lhat you and all ety and maybe you should realize and support their favorite bands- your friends go out and support we are all in this together. In high and as for ther other shitholes like school I was picked on by lots of the Cruel Elephant and 86 street Your last resorts are to ei- jocks, One Halloween I spiked my (1040 sucks anyway) bum in hell hair into a Mohawk and went lo you booze-thirsty, money hungry fake ID, or wait, whining and the dance. 1 slammed to the Sex moaning, until you turn 19 when Pistols and met a girl named Julie, Fix a guy with a bone tc you can join the rest of us louts she know calls herself Seiouxsie who frequent ihe Elephant and go Right off the lop, HUGE congratu tions are in Ihe process. Early after her favourite band. We were home al unreasonable hours wilh lations are going out to our pro figures have the Pistols reunion at the only alternative people in our Del , B.C. a sore throat, bloodshot eyes, ring duction manager, Mark Pilon, and a lucrative $12 million for the school bul stayed with what was ing ears, and a headache. And hip, (I knew sub-pop would be his lovely live-in, Holly, on Ihe band to do with whal they may, bul / think ihe main point eluding you believe me, in 3 years, Jello will big). WE go to Luv-a-Fair all the birth of their first child. Born was once television rights, publishing al present, Jason, is your belief NOT have "settled down" and time and they slill are at the fore the lovely Emmanuelle Allegro and merchandising are figured into that there is a "stupidfucking rule DOA, having only moved from Ihis deal you can expect thai num- front of alternative music, so lhal says you have lo be over 19 in Burnaby to East Van. in the lasl 15 ihe 30th of October. Entering this to triple. What's my point, I am alternative, order to attend the concert of one years, won' be going anywhere world at a burly 9 lbs 1 oz. look for Coincidentally, heroin I have earned it, Lollapallooza was of your favourite bands." The law too fast! Emmanuelle as a contender for e again peaked for people like me nol the idiots says ti The Hulkster in next year's Sum the choice drug for a new who showed up, so join the fight ART SCHOOL mer Slam. Discorder, you are alternative. being the drug responsible Sincerely, censed lo serve alcohol. The Hey, Airhead... for the death of Mr. Punk Jason Jekill "booze-lhirsly, money-hungry I'm a little tired of the continual Rock himself.Sid Vicious. Vancouver baslards" which you believe run discussions about music and fash So, Rotten and Co. are in the Cruel Eleplianl andTownPump ion, doesn't anyone look at art the midst of finding a re P.S. You probably won't print this < busi, tsofru placement bassist (origi bul at least listen to whal I say! establishment which primarily Why do people go out of their nal bass player Glen serves liquor. By selling beer and way to spend all their UI and wel Matlock is out of the pic- Jason, are you for real? If so, I olher drinks lo patrons, Ihey gen fare on entrance fee and designer some litigation with Lydon guess you're pretly happy wilh erate revenue lo pay iheir rent, labels when art openings are abso and his associates); don'l this Sex Pistols news, hey? I'm staff, and olher expenses. Bands, lutely free? For instance on Hallow be surprised if they find a sorry lo hear that you're still liv whether or nol they are original, een this year 1 went lo a superb free woman to fulfill the job ing in 1979 bul my best wishes go alternative, or punk rock are evening of titillating a oultoyouandJu...Seiouxsie(sic). requirements, though. hired (al a large extent) on their c lhat >l loud enough to As much as we'd like tojoin your Even the Pistols can't deny ability to draw people into the and a delectable fight for allernaliveness, most of that women in rock have club lo spend money on drinks and our time is taken up wilh our char keep the establishment vibrant. become a force lo reckon lion the an. The drinks were cheap (I ity work for ihe Salvation Army. Therefore, cover charges are, gen with, and lhat "token fe don'l know how those women made Know well. erally, in place lo pay ihe bands, money) and the red wine tasted great. male bass player" which I went to ARTEMISIA, which is a is so popular with the bands nowa So, have you heard ihe news? HIGH SCHOOL cialed with the musical perfor brand new art gallery at 156east7th. days could be the ace in Ihe hole Punk rock is being reborn as you mance. For the mosl pari, this is for this reunion. read this. Just guess whal that Airhead, attempting to supply an alternative means? Ifyou said all the major So this lead': me to wonder, Recently, one of favorite bands, to expensive evenings at the movies labels have dropped their "alter what could follow in ihe wake of D.O.A., came to Vancouver a few there are exceptions...but nol or overproced concerts during this native" artists because they fi this reunion? A Sub Pop single weeks ago, but as usual, 1 wasn't depression that we find ourselves nally realized lhal mosl of 'em are (limited edition on colored vinyl, allowed in because I'm underage. Still, the Cruel Elephant in. Apparently they arc also adding crap I'll give you points for style, of course)? A Lollapalooza dale? This is bullshit. Il seems like hardly scrapes by and all-ages election of magazines but a big goose egg for the deliv A boxset? A Saturday Night Live everytime a really good band comes promoters (like the Nappy Dugout iliai en.ly u lahle n ery. We should be so lucky. Imag Whether you welcome to town (ie. Nomeansno, and the now defunct Gest Quest ine il though: the scandal, the un Furnaceface) I'm left behind be Co-Op) survive on idealism and employment, the demise of Coast and whether or not it actually hap cause of some stupid fucking rule the motivation ofthe people who radio. WouldKimG'ordon and An pens, we'll all be in line for a that says you have to be over 19 in assist in pulling on the shows, thony Kiedis still be posing for ticket. Hypocrites? Maybe. One order to attend the concert of one e nice if idealism and Gap ads? Il's scary how market thing is certain, Sid is rolling over of your favorite bands. In three self-mot on were all thai it took able this once stigmatized divi in his grave and the Pistols couldn't years when I will be nineteen, Jello ? Jusl Iry it and you'll crnmcnl cheques away...I'm put sion of music has become—some have been more righl when Ihey Biafra will surely settle down and find that bills have to be paid, ting some of it where il does the what like sex; everyone wants a sang of "No future." No stop touring, and D.O.A. will be bandi need food lo eat and gas in part of it bul no one wants io be future...indeed! gone living in some far away place iheirtank.andevenluallyIhe "vol gallery to buy a piece of genera caught wilh iheir pants down. How One final note, Ert Dredge, reminiscing about their careers. unteer spirit" erodes: people go tion x that I can have on my wall Ihe Program Director al Boston's Sure there will be other bands, but broke and have lo face ihe fact and which won't give me a hang- Well, a certain trio of gentle college radio station, WMBR, is the punk legends will be gone. lhal money is the bottom line; music men by the names of Paul Cook, looking for some input from fans That's why. Cruel elephant, the SUPPORT THE ARTS Steve Jones and John Lydon (you of Canadian alternalive-rock art Town Pump, and all the other sincerely know him as Rotten) are reuniting ists. It seems Ert and another stu goddamn places which only lei in bo boyle their little collective punk rock dent, hailing from Southern the over 19 crowd—FUCK YOU. Alternative music should be for posse, known to the world as the Ontario, have started up a 100% aren't.Didyousee the Sparkmarker •Note: All "Airhead" letters Sex Pistols. Yup, for all the wrong Canadian Content program and everyone, not just a few select are published as they are re group of people that meet ihe re lour diary lasl month? A Cana reasons mindyoufrighl, like there would gratefully appreciate any ceived. So, if they read like a quirements. I don'l want lo be is any good reason for a Pistols suggestions!submissions regard an advertising or press, and play- piece of shit it's the writer's deprived of my right to go lo one reunion, duh), but the negotia ing independent artists worthy of fault, not ours.
DECEMBER v Crazy Nights ***< ? «~^*e^ by Mark Klein \ In The Lap Of Luxury n Dowell turned fifteen in the st force, Next Position Please, with a diff ere •n the thousands of Rock Soldiers chanting right along. occasion he celebrated wilh his best friend of five years, three songs missing from the domestic release. "HOLY Simon couldn't beliei Evan, al the Riverfront Coliseum in Cleveland, Ohio. The SHIT!" Simon shouted in excitement, giving Evan a half- Kiss show early! Th; getting him backstage or two trekked via, Greyhound bus, from their native hug. "Where'd you ever find this? ...Collector's Racket? something. Columbus to see Evan's favorite group Kiss play the only ...Diamond Joe's?" Simon returned lo the Comfort Inn alone after the show, Ohio date of their Crazy Nights tour. Nol to say Simon "C'mon, let's go to the show," Evan laughed, grab and came into the room to find E an's bed a mess and the tg wasn't excited by the prospect of a Kiss show, his favorite bing a cardigan and spraying a shot of Oscar's I:or'Ihc Man bathroom door locked. "Who's that.'" a girl's voice asked, jusl rock group had always been Cheap Trick, but he and Evan as Evan walked oul lo give his friend a big hug. have had a long-running friendly feud over their heroes "What's that for?" Simon asked him. "Birthday Boy!" he smiled, "Sorry, we left you there, dating back lo 1985. Sadly for Simon, lhat fateful summer "The ladies, maaan! Bees to honey; I got this little bud" night marked the beginning ofthe end for their five year wonder from Keith, ihe center on the volleyball team." "Did you get backstage?" Simon asked him, just as the clash ofthe seventies (and, as they would both point oul, Simon blushed and swallowed hard, following Evan out blonde from the concert came out of the bathroom putting a eighties) titans. into the hallway. silver spider necklace around her neck. The day started out normally enough, wilh the two The show that night opened with a sel by Anthrax, "Janis, Simon. Simon, Janis," Evan mumbled. bickering good-naturedly about Cheap Trick's most re- perhaps the most unlistenable group Simon thought he had "Hi, Janis," Simon greeted her. "I'm not as big of Kiss fan cent offering The Doctor (already a year and a half old) and ever heard in his life! While he certainly enjoyed the hard as Evan, but I thought ihey were great tonight, don't ya think?" Kiss' red-hot Crazy Nights, while the Cleveland Express rock genre (CheapTrick's recent "Man-u-lip-u-lalor" could "Yeah, it was OK; Anthrax was really cool." bus whirred along the 1-95. Both records were very "cur hardly be called an easy listening song!), this stuff was just "I can'l believe they played all that Crazy Nights stuff," rent" sounding, something that made the boys very happy. too terrible to stand, so he was surprised to sec Evan rocking Simon continued, "cuz last year I heard ihey barely did any of "Who says Cheap Trick are yesterday's supergroup?" his head up and down in beat with the tunes. "You like this?" Asylum on the road." Simon wondered aloud. "Ihese songs pack all the synth Simon asked him. "God, I can't believe anyone listens to Cheap I punch the Thompson Twins get all the credit for." Evan "Kevin gave mc the lape lasl week," Evan shouted anymore," Janis muttered, picking up the birthday gift off the / just chuckled quietly; he knew his friend was on the back above the din, "il totally rocks, dude!" night table and just as quickly putting it back down. defensive. Not only was The Doclor Cheap Trick's mosl An hour later, Kiss took the slage five minutes late "Simon, can you go on a coke ran?" Evan asked his friend ' uninspired effort to dale, it was also their worst selling. with a rousing "Detroit Rock City," straight inlo "Hell Or just as he was about to defend the virtues of Rick Ncilson circa- When the group had loured the midwest in support of this High Waicr" and "Bang Bang You" from their latest. "I can'l 1987 and Tom Pctersson wanna-be Jon Brandt. Simon took loser the previous spring, they were lucky to fill a Burger believe they're playing these!" Simon shouted excitedly some change from Evan and left the two alone in the room. King, let alone a nitcclub, while the almighty Kiss were into Evan's ear jusl as the latter took a long swig from a "Asshole," he hissed angrily just as he shut the door behind cntcrtaining that night at the enormous Riverfront. Even if semi-hidden flask. him. "I'd never leave a Cheap Trick show, ever!" some tickets had yet lo be lapped up by the heavy metal "Want some?" Evan offered. But Simon jusl gave him When Simon returned tothc room the lights were slill on, but locals, he knew that by showtime those outstanding a stunned look. Evan was passed tnit on his bed and Janis had disappeared. Simon bleachers would fill up hke a Big Gulp. "I thought you came to sec KISS?!" he yelled. cracked the coke and look a long drink, then cued up "Il's Only "Romance In a Rcarvicw Mirror" came squealing "Whal, you think I brought this lo read the label?" Uve" on his trusty Walkman. While the Neilson-Zander lyrics oul of Simon's Walkman™ headphones, Tony Piatt's Evan laughed, taking another healthy quaff of lukewarm defeatist lhan defiant, he slill found comfort, [ production filling the air. "Fuck off!" Evan gin. especially in the second verse: yelled, grabbing his buddy's Dream Police fanzine out of It wasn't until mid-set that Simon realized Evan was ! forgotten point/ On Ihe si lis hands. Simon laughed and killed the tape, but contin- no longer next to him. He didn't spot him again until Kiss New York or was il lxwidon town/Maybe we were daydreaming f icd losing the catchy song only slightly under his breath: was intro-ing "Turn On The Night," their new single and out Icxid/ Or maybe w It took just one look." Evan's favorite from the Crazy Nights CD (Evan had jusl Simon shut off the light, then ihe tape, and rolled o\ 7 "Man, Rick Ncilson can'l write a new song to save bought a player and even let Simon bring his lone Cheap he couldn't sleep. his life," Hvan snarled. "And what does Robin Zander Trick CD, 1985's Standing On The Edge, over to play on know about girls?" The second remark hit especially low, occassion). There Evan was, aboul six rows down, his fist bul Simon had a bevy of Paul Stanley-gay nimours lo punching in the air wilh a scantily clad blonde, possibly throwback in Evan's face. Inside, however, Simon didn't a sophomore or maybe even a senior, leaning against think of his idols as having any sexual preference at all, him. The next time Simon looked up he saw the two ilh the exception of rock V roll. of them weaving their way through the congested When they got to their room al the Comfort Inn late aisle towards the exit. "EVAN!" Simon called to his that afternoon, Evan gave Simon his birthday present: a friend, but there was nothing lo be heard above Kiss' Netherlands-issue cassctlcofCheapTrick'si 9X3 tour-de multi-watt presentation of "Uh! All Nighl," not to
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Like Kirsten interview by mail was arranged, and Vancouvers: We had spent hours, Barnes of Vancouver recently won Who was the last N.A. group ya here are the results; a joint Canada days, months, racking our brains, wehav 2 gold rowing medals in Spain, Post/Spanish Mail/Discorder ven- and finding a name that satisfied home of the Vancouvers! Did the Who is the lated Span Juan and Maria: The Rauncd Hands. everybody seemed impossible. Fi What do you know about Van Olympics touch the Vancouvers band, ai why? Angel: Young Fresh Fellows. nally we agreed on something: the couver? Can you name any Van in any special way? Juan and Angel: LA DECADA Nardwuar: Who are you? name had to have no meaning, and couver bands? Vancouvers: We watched ihem wilh PRODIGIOSA, because they are Vancouvers: Angel Cubero, 21, the best thing we could do was lo Marta: 1 know there's a building cal led religious fervour. Our hearts stirred but pathetic female and pscudomale cowbell and bass guitar. Kiki "Tor bring a map of N. America and Queen Elizabeth Hall that was de with every medal lhal our homeland ballerinas (if something) tdat have nado" Bruno, 21, drums. Juan choose an appealing name. VAN signed by a Greek. won, and we were driven to tears in devoted iheir lack-of-talenl-and- wilh TAV FALCO for his last Santaner, 25, guitar. Marta Romero, COUVER was elected, and we Juan: I learned that the Spanish fe thecaseofMadridaldlcles like young deccncy-and-all lo the consistent and European tour. Poor Tav. er... approaching 30, vocals. added the -s. male golf team was second in the Alfonso, tde prodigious footballer. serial massacre of every old hit they International Amateur Golf Champi can pick and cdain lo their potpourris. Who from N.A. tours Spain the onship recendy held in Vancouver. Are there any facists still kicking Marta: HEROES DFX SILENCIO, Apart from that, we know ii around Spain? because lhal poor fellow, ihe singer, Vancouvers: The Ramones. was an Indian settlement in the be Vancouvers: Legions, especially in really believes he is Jim Morrison, ginning, and that many Chinese Will the Vancouvers ever play people live there today. Vancouver, B.C., Canada? As to the bands, we can name Who are the other happening North American bands can tour Vancouvers: Sure. As Nancy Sinatra the Smugglers, Nomeansno and combos in Espagnol? Europe and make tons of money. once said: "All you gotla do is pick DOA. Vancouvers: You mean singing in Does this make Spanish/F.uro- up the phone, tell me you're alone Spanish? We find it difficult to pean bands feel jealous? How would you feel about a band warp our mother tongue into R' n' R; Vancouvers: The N.A. bands the from Vancouver being called The very few people can do it well, so Vancouvers could be "jealous" aboul Madrids? the Spanish-sung scene is, in gen don't make precisely tons of money, (They'd love lo hear from real Vancouvers: It would be fun. We eral terms, appalling. There are, and wc would only be too happy if Vancouverites) al AV. Filipinas; 50 could tour together. however, outstanding bands like tdey did, because wc love tdem. Bul 28003 Madrid; Spain. And, believe LOS ENEMIGOS, CEREBROS maybe older European bands are iiornoi.iheirnewLPeni*/^™- Yvonne Decarlo of the Munsters EXPRIMIDOS (SQUEEZED lial sporls a crab on tde cover, TV show is from Vancouver, so BRAINS) or BULLETS. As for mucd like tde giant, steel crab wouldn't it be natural that the those who sing in English, we rec like water-fountain outside tde Vancouvers would be signed to the ommend THE PLEASURE Madrid, home town of the Vancouver Planetarium. Furlder- great Munster label out of Madrid? FUCKERS, LOS CLAVOS, THE Vancouvers? more, to top it all off Quintes Vancouvers: It's a good label. As a JOKE, CANCER MOON.... Vancouvers: Not that weknow about. sence used to be tde name of a matter of fact, we gave Munster a cool Vancouver label/store (Now song for the Alex Chilton Tribute. Who is the most famous Spanish Who was the first N.A. group/solo Zulu) tdat released among otders, band ever? DOA and tde Pointed Sticks. LONG Vancouvers.: LOS CANARIOS Maria: The Ramones LIVE VANCOUVER-SPANISH ("Get On Your Knees") or LOS Juan: Roger McGuini CONNECTIONS! I _. I ulture. Culture dave just come Backstage, rasta woman cuts up cinating. Nothing else I ( I out with a new album called buds...click, click. Josepd tokes By Anna ...but writing music. V*" jtr-in^o/a Dove for Shanachie, ally...the flight over tired him I I whothey'vebeendoingrecords somewhat. The presence of the groupie is How do you react to with for some 15 years now. I've seen more than a little disconcerting but we all dancehall and dub, and people like them once before at the Greal Hall in try to work together. Joseph is a little Shabba Ranks? Toronto and they were live, good bass tired, irritated...monosyllabic. Every body have got their part to play bul as What' syouropinion on thcRastifarian beats pounding out, but failing to excite far as I know, I have no intention to emerge movement right now? Is it still vitaland an apathetic and even somewhat hostile Discorder: Do you like touring in into no slack type music. I can't be bothered, crowd. So, I show up at the Commodore Canada? it' s not worth it. I'm serious, I think some of Heehhhh! Be we ever essential, we be for soundcheck and get some kinda Joseph Hill: Yeh, I enjoy it. More than a the people who arc mak ing noise sdould jusl everessential. Because there is no possible antagonistic type stares from the white lot of olher c shut up. Just shut up, cool it off. way you can be without the presence ol rasta groupies who are grouped around the most I. no way. You have to be on a table close to fhe stage. After a while So, where are you are you going to be The name Joseph Hill means a lot to a lot your positive ground. Joeseph Hill finally comes on stage and playing in the next few months? of people. How does that make you feel? I settle back for one fine soundcheck. After here in Vancouver we go lo I..A., WeU, I feel just as proud of it as mum. Did you go to the Carribanna Festival His deep voice makes the room boom as San Francisco, New York, we cover it ihe this year in Toronto? he freestyles on the mike. "Reggggaaaae whole works. Do you have a message for people? Not really Caribbana bul places that are FFllllllleeex, Regggggaaaeee All the lime, all the time. People should just FLLLLEEX, FLLLEEX, FLEEXXX. Tell me about your latest album. slay together, and remember Armmbe, FinNNNE, FINNEE..." Hill goes on for Well, we worked on it over the regular Arrumbc. Have you been to Carribana? a while and fascinates me in a way that period. Got it out in time. As far as I know I don't even remember the names of plac hasn't dit me before with the depth and the people love it. Last week in Vancouver we had a rally power of his voice. for the National Organisation for the Who did you have work with on it with Reform of .YIariju;m:> ! legislation. About Anything you want to say to V Afterwards, Joseph strolls down you? Any special musicians anybody 350 people attended. What are your Well, I don't even love to" talk. I leave the onto the floor and I approach him about from outside of the group? opinions on marijuana legislation? talking lo the DJs and I sing. tde interview wdicd dad been set up A lot of people in and oul. People like Brave, Strong.... See, the same way rum is prior. He's into it but de wants some rest Dandy Junior, Winston Wright, and them breaking families, breaking dcarts, and After the amazing energy of the breaking up lives it is being celebrated as about to head off so a little something that is good. Why not marijuana? Are you working on anything n« Marijuana is somelhing that is good. met up with other Culture members, hightails it overand wants to frog-march anything interesting? Kenneth Dayes and Albert Hall. Both Joseph off to smoke some ganga. I'm a Always working...like an old draft-hor So you thing that alcohol is way more powerful and nice men—Kenneth has little peeved, some kinda sacrament this Its interesting to just do some work, that's detrimental than marijuana? some funky-ass fell cone perched on his woman is making things into. Joseph By far. snaky dreads—we dialled as they showed seems a little confused so we agree to go me the very polite and obviously very backstage where he can smoke and do What do you think ofthe new popularity dedicated persona that infects all the e same time. Deal. culture of crack, heroin, and stuff like that? members of Culture. DECEMBER fe BY ERIC FlEXYOllRHEM> • I reenday are more punk than mosl What is your response to people who say I sort of hate doing interviews...totally. I f^ I punk or hardcore bands around. that Greenday's songs have absolutely no Although the finished product usually I \"T| I remember saying this to myself socially redeeming qualities, that you have makes it all worthwhile. I when I first saw Greenday two nothing valid to say, and that you're just a Billy — It's really hard to "read" an inter I I years ago. If you've been among "fluffy-girl-pop band"? view. Sometimes people say things with the lucky to hear any Greenday, Tre — We say, "ha ha..." different tones of voice, and its not actu chances are lhal you know where I'm coming Mike — They haven't read all the lyrics. ally what they're saying. If someone says Billy — Let them think what they want to somebody sucks you can't tell if they're Greenday play in a style most would think . We write what we write and if they being sarcastic or serious. Sometimes I'll call pop-punk. Wilh even more pop to it don't like it, to hell with them! We're not read something I've said and think "whal than punk, Greenday play catchy songs; going to cater to people. We're not going an asshole, did I actually say that!?!" memorable songs. Hell... maybeyou could lo sit around and ask "Why don't you like even call it "fluffy-girl-pop stuff." But it's us?". Our lyrics are obviously about some I think the hardest thing to do in an more lhan music. It's more important than lhing, you've just got to take a look at interview is have it really mean any a sound. It's an attitude I'm describing. yourself more lhan looking at things on the thing. It might mean something, but Greenday live to play their music, an un outside, like politics. There's a lot of per maybe that's just how you felt just at equalled passion that fills their lives. It's sonal politics and persqnalppinions in our that time. You may change your mind an something real. It's not about money or hour later. fame or girls, they just do what they whal Billy — You can also think of that in the to do and keep on doing it. This, my friend, terms of the different stages in your life: is what 1 suongly admire them for. something 1 may have said when I was Greenday arc: {:;S seventeen isn't going to apply when I'm Billy — guitar/vocals 21. Mike — bass Tre — drums The finished product has a sense of per - 1 think our songs are manence. Here's this tangible thing sitting Discorder — So, how many timvs hasr grasp because nol everybody knows what there with pictures...someone can read Grccndaj played Vancouver »»»? Arr is going on in a poltical sense. People it and think to themselves "Cool, I think things getting bettor for ymi with «very IEBOW how- to get along with each other, and I'll check out Greenday next time they time vou com*; here? we try to get on more of a personal level come to town. I think I'll check out a Billy I think fftif IHTOS *><>*: Wftr-I.iye.1 m With people Greenday record." Victoria as well, »rtd it was ihe lirsl lime Billy — If you think about it, say ten years that we've played art actual duh. We've Vmt' re not consciously writing these songs from now, you could have a little collec played all-ages there but flirt lime] we us "thi« is what we're going to do," it just tion of quotes that all add up to one thing. played at this place called flarpo's and n happen*? You can kick back and go "Oh...that's was a really. really Rood show. Mike *, More or less. Wc don'l sit and say whal they're all about." Tre — I gol a bike oul or it! A noa'JIy whoop "We're going lo write a song aboul a girl de old Schwinn wild a stt&shjfi on it tod.iy." II it conies up, (hat's the way we When you return home after touring do cdopper. 1 gol n [or ttvr ffc*tn.&otne kid. werefccling Sl.the time. you have jobs to go back to, or is the Billy — l.:.ni glad wc got lo play ihc Nappv band doing enough that you can devote Dugout Jj^tfeccau^of Ihc name.'trct'nday How long do vou see Greenday continu your time to just the band? at ihe Nairpy Dugout sounoundspnftti y ci>ol to ing as a band for" l>o you want it to Mike — We don'l work. We're not rich, continue on to be a long term thiofc? bul we don't work. We live off of playing Billy —We just i.ikeifd.n by d.iyand nol jin Greenday]. I nisi hope we don't burn lh.it wax a cool show, there »crc just try lo build tip expectations; out In each other Thai Vibe one thing I over 200 kids there. That's pretty Tre — More like month bv month, actu [ear. burning out./-;-';'"' off my mouth. Now I've got a lot more punk shows, who like our music. We go amazing* remember the firs, time you ally.... responsibilities. I'm not saying we're going to punk shows, punk shows are rad, but guys played here, there was almost no Mike — Everyone likes .to predict lhal we Is kerplunk! doing well? Are \ uu Sdr- : lo sell out or anything, but you come to there's a lot of punks sneering and spitting one there! arc going lo break-up. Thai's why the band prised with how popularyou are? : realize idat you don't want to go to work on us screaming "fuck-you!"... sometimes HI i IK 1: seems people lend logo to more has never been a "bus.new.:thing," il's a|f; Billy- Il's going&ood w far, t*\ c gomo i "- evcrvday. People don't want to have a shows here "music Sling " Foi example, people dsk us complaints. We've got u> keep on looking lainc |ob,they want to do what they want to Billy — There's no way we're going to when our next album is coming our. we're forward, keep doing what we're doing, but : do. Some people will to go to school for limilourselvesloone small groupof people, Are the rumors true that t'n>end;n is also look lo different audiences twenty years and still be unhappy with that's just stupid . Everyone has a righl to the only band people will go out to sec at whal they're doing. Gilman Street? (Gilman Street is a great B,li> We're do.ng Mui w-'redrt.ng Since you are doing this day b\ day, I've been playing music almost all of vounteer run all-ages cluh in Berkeley.) Mosl ofthe pw»plc lhat ,N.I\ we suck aren't month by month, seeing how things go rm life and this is what I'm going to be Billy — No, but we arc practically the only reafh doing wh_i ihey'redotnc li'sb.tsiclls along, do you have an} plans for the big doing for the rest of my life. So who band in the punk scene in Berkeley now. jusl a jealousy nip. major label push? •.•.•ilcnows what my opinion on the music Everbody seems lo be breaking up this year. Mike — Ya', we're jusl takingit show by Billy —That's similaTtowbalisvassaying i0d«stry will be like ihrec years from Mike — We're totally ridiculous. This year there's been five or six different before, where one thingyou say three-years now, it's something lhat's just not Billy — The things lhat we're talking aboul bands lhal have broken up; the bigger bands Tre — air van brokc.tod.is and I'luebcrrs ago isn't always gong to match, up •vith ^jjjjgjdictable. like Blatz, Mr. T. Experience, Jack Acid, fixed it in an hour and ''twenty minutes. what you say later on; the circumstance* ;::'1vliikc — I'm not saying we're leaning We're nol into this... PaxlonQuigley. Jawbreaker is going lo break Mike — Blueberry is roadie number two. arc different. Three years ago 1 wasa'snot- towards that or anything but I see a lot of Mike — We don't even think about the up soon. Fifteen is on shakcy ground. Milkbonc and Blueberry, that's Ben andScotl. nosed I itlle punk in high school just shooting people that aren't punk, who won't even go band, we just play music and hang oul. ^TS^gSuS*^^ ^/rlrYlM/V\m TfiAA*"m >^J gjl rsk e eggs i 9 a fro, Bake in a preheated oven al ies, poker chips etc. The four let isk It o the b. o this 300°F until lightly browned. (Ap ters on the dreidel are nun, gimme I, add the gin.Meanwhile, boil the proximately 30 minutes bul check hay and shin. Take turns spinning NOV-DEC bottle of sherry with the cinna often to make sure the edges aren't the dreidel. If it lands on nun, you mon, nutmeg, sugar and lemon burning.) don't get anything. If it lands on peel combined. As soon as the nel, you /(MjoW mixtures reach boil, mix both to all the gether. Serve quile hot. IBYT--IC UNDEICEOUND Now for a recipe of a different sort; first you bake and then you play. To make your very own' clay' j_jntf half of them. dreidel for Hanukkah (adapted from Allow to cool and then paint Finally, if it lands on shin, you RENEGADE SAINTS Judith Hoffman Corwin's Jewish wilh a coal of acrylic. (It doesn't have to give back half your win Holiday Fun) the process is much have to be blue if you can't find nings. like the homemade playdough you any or you want to experiment.) This year Hanukkah starts at may or may not have made as a Dry. Then, wilh the marker, draw sundown of December 19, and wilh kid. You will need: each letter on the proper side of the 25th, as 2 cups of flour Ihe dreidel (i.e. in the order illus- 1 cup salt ted). Let paint dry, shellac the by one day. With dreidel, dry again and presto!— eight days for Ha This should make enough dreidels lime to gamble. nukkah and twelve for you and your friends. You i for Chris CRAWDADDIES have a Hanukkah block party! Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl. Add the water a little By the time you read this, I, Helen, a recipe from Mrs. Beeton's All at a time, mixing it in. When all the will be in a new kitchen. My then About Everything (1969). Instead water is used up, knead the dough roommate makes a wicked chick of eggnog for Christmas, try until smooth. REVEREND pea curry so watch for that and Rumfustian, guaranteed to liven other bachelor girl recipes in months up your evening and "grow hair HORTON to come. We'll be thinking of you on the sidewalk"!? blue acrylic paint bands. But hey, I've over the holidays—have a swell HEAT Rumfustian, a drink greatly ablack fine-line felt-tipmarker 'ou (oik plenty time and don't miss the Charlie approved. of chances to bring WITH SPECIAL GUESTS Brown Christmas special! Ingredients: ADMISSION $5.00 In the world of cooking, Mrs. 12 eggs Make a 4" ball from the dough. Ifyou wanna tell me about Beeton is my heroine. 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NW, WASH., D.C. 20007 I UU6) 734-1 53V | DECEMBER Se "-si5toDlsco^ e just won the Canadian Music Video Award Division, Wire and Killing Joke as his favorite bands ing for FLA to show up for an interview; BiUand Rhys bothers you. It's a great place to w for best alternative video. Tankhog has been back then. Joy Division and Killing Joke's use of looked at each other, "uh oh." 'Diey were genuinely cities where you get hassled." on the cover and we sell more records in one synthesisers got Bill on the right track "then Fad concerned and as soon as we arrived at the Cabaret "Even in big cities where you city than they do in all of Canada," reasons Gadget was the first electro record I bought that I was Metro they phoned the radio station and did an on-air ' says Rhys, "like London os Front Line Assembly vocalist/keyboardist, really impressed with. I think that's where the real interview. Some bands might've said "fi|cik it" and "And it Bil! Bill Leeb on why they should've had the musical roots established themselves from. Also.Spk, not bothered. Not FLA. the techno club and before you kr.i "W cover of this issue of Discorder. "We've Neubauten, and all that played a vital role." The excitement of going on tour (which ended of kids surrounding us." been on the cover of almost every other magazine." The Bill has been working in music for more than ten successfully here on Sept. 18) was humourously high "Doesn't happen here," snicks guy does have a point! years now, with Skinny Puppy till '86 and as FLA lighted by Bill's story of trying to gel mopey for the "Well, it helps keeps the old < The photo shoot takes place a few hours later since then. I remember going to the Black Market video wall al the rear of the stage Somehow 20 T. V.' s it?" Bill says with a laugh, pickuij behind the Soho Billiards, our rendezvous spot. Bill Store on Granville mall in 1986 and seeing Bill got lost on the lour. "I talked lo the record Company zine. "Here's that magazine wherel and FLA live percussionist, Chris Peterson, shoot working there. I shook my head ruefully and won for an hour," Bill says on a roll. "It took an hour of tells everybody how he taught me : some mean pool and look incongrous at the fashion dered to my now ex-boyfriend how Bill could actually selling my soul! (laughs) It wasn't easy; It's only thing from the the skin flute to the DOUBLE presents TROUBLE nt sum If mil ! def i-ni-tian -..;%'dlnew. _^ura> SPIRITA-WEST frorru ...will be performing more acoustic, retrospective shows featuring material from their last five records... "HOLLOW BODIES TOUR" $Pl^HW|K!L|S~ BlKCrE vf ...-••.;,;•<:. r .",;,: :> u.U'i i i i r< BALLROOM 870 GRANVILLE FRIDAY DECEMBER 11 SATURDAY DECEMBER 12:2 SHOWS! ALL AGES: DOORS 3:30 PM 2nd SHOW: DOORS 8 PM (no minors) special guests, both evenings: Available in Canada exclusively from THE WALTONS Tickets at: Ticketmaster, Black Swan, Zulu, Track, and «V CONCERT! LESLIE SPIT TREEO DECEMBER 4th & 5th THE TOWN PUMP- LESLIE SPIT TREEO "Book of Rejection" 194 1094 7cass l_fec.d. Yo, yo, yo, "Future Rap" iz Bartholomew lends a funky no- "Proper Education," but he's still back! We're gonna be kickin' solos-in-sight guitar like I ^^S mainly concerned with skins. it every second month from haven'theard since '73, haha! / • Time to move on, I say.... Slammin'! now on, so you'll have to wait This rhythm section really / - • EPMD are still kickin' tha In local news, Finesse twice azlong to get the latest works under the lyrical bar ballistics in their own way, and and Showbiz, who competed rages of the likes of Main // / w have just released album num in DJ Soundwar Chapter II, azgood! Startin' thangsoffis Source, Gang Starr, Grand •Vi__ • - f • / ber four, Business Never Per have just released a CD single the Ultramagnetic MC's Puba and Kool G. Rap. And that's sonal (Def Jam). Another come for Johnny Jet records of bomb Funk Your Head Up not all! They get down inna back of sorts, as I thought their Vancouver. The track is (Mercury). I first heard of this dancehall style behind roughneck Rjs third record, Business As Usual, called "Keep On Movin"' in tha summer but have had MCs Jamalski and Tiger. Add FOTU didn't cut it like their two Fresh and there are five different real problems gettin' a copy DJs scratchin' on a coupla' tracks, Records releases Strictly Busi mixes of it. This track is too of it. It seems that their com the occasional flute, electric or —•*"'-' • • 7~T^r^^^____i ness or Unfinished Business did. poppy for my tastes, with pany didn't want to kick no gan, extra percussion and live Haha! I just had to get all that the female singer doin' tha clout for these hardcore horns, and you've got an inter ;-""*-• a , ^1^™ _• "business"' in! Back lo tha PG, intro for the rap and the real brothas from tha Boogie Down esting release worth checkin' out. this release must be pretly dope commercial beats, butl suppose ^f-: lal^*" Bronx as this CD was only in Shinehead has a new al 'cause somebody stole it from it's good that somthing's hap jr* t a £^te&%v\. a?k the stores for a coupla weeks bum out—Sidewalk University tha station before I could prop pening locally. This track before it was pulled. If ya want (Elektra)—and it sounds like he's V \ erly listen to il! I did get enough sounds like it was made for it, ya golta axe your favorite been livin' in New York for a wrj . •*" of a dose, though, lo know that Z95.3, and I'm sure they'll record joint to order a copy. while cuz he's losin' that Jamai they are back on track with a play it, but they get no props Now that's frontin' wack! can accent of his. Beats Interna :*a ' a ,i !___a: " .-» \ * fresh vibe. If you like the "Cross- from me for this effort. It __3___l ______:r" 12" off lha record, then by sounds like Johnny Jet has Anyways, this Ullramagnelic tional main man Norman Cook ••..- bomb has been a long lime did most of the programming on all r oget y comin' as their last record this release, wilh a few iracks Plus we jusl got their latest single, being something thay don't came out in *88. That was Criti done by Dave Hall, Claude Evans BY ADAM SLOAN "Headbanger," and its got a real wanttobe.Getbacktodoin' cal Bealdown and il definitely and Bobby Digital, and Bobby J Jeep thunderin' remix on it to what you want to do, somethin' pul Ultramagnclic on lha map Konders. But most all of them make your woofers get stuck. smooth. for havin' some of the hard sound overproduced wilh the fe Another Latin Timebomb (Atlan on "Some -O- Next Shit," "I'm Hit tha road new jack, Pub Comptons Most est, dopesi, funkiest beats this male background singers doin' tic). ALT, with help from Show The Man," "Pop 'Nuff Shit," "1 lic Enemy is back! PE, who Wanted are back in jack side of tha promised land. Funk the choruses, violin keyboards. biz, Poet Tee and Bronz (aka Need Some Blow," "A Message Your Head Up, this, the sec etc.. There are a coupla' good ALT and The Lost Civilization), To The B.A.N." and ihe rest of stantly for tha last two years, To Driveby (Orpheus). ond Ultra-release, don'l lake dancehall tracks, a coupla' cheesy bust fun rhymes most ofthe lime 'em. Chubb Rock style includes (with Sisters Of Mercy, Anthrax, These brothas, MC Eiht, DJ no shorts neither. T.R. Love, cover tunes, and a coupla' good bul get serious on some like "Be leavin' oul words so il sounds and a third American-only tour Mike T, DJ Slip, Unknown Ccd Gee, Moe Love and Kool (by Shinehead standards) raps. tween The Sheets." "Whal Cha crazy, talkin' peace, and not be with Geto Boys, ATCQ, Tim Dog, and Master Ric Roc, are re Keith have taken tha hardcore Title track "Sidewalk University" Gonna Do" is a drivin' track with ing afraid la rap what he warns. Son of Bazerk, etc., and now sponsible for a whole new funky rap beat to the other is definitely as close lo street as the Ice Cube atomic beats that He also busts his famous nasal they're doin' it with U2) have style of hiphop. Tha hardcore level of tha game, wilh a quick Shinehead has been, as arc "Start beat the rest of the tracks on this style on a coupla' tracks ta keep only put six new tracks on this ness: Bomb Squad style inten An Avalanche, [rouble" and album silly. ya chucklin' even while your release, but to make it a full hour bined with MarvinGaye-style sity, dope scratchy oldschool "Friendly Advice." Yo, Chubb Rock rockin' gettin' knowledged/Dope! long they got some ofthe best in beats you ain'l never heard Eric B. and Rakim, tha biddox! I haven't heard any Yo.check tha GP as Grand tha rapp bidnezz to remixx sixx scratched out of two repealed befo', and bass you can taste. kickin' it on wax for over 6 years earlier works from the Rockster, Puba has just dropped his solo of their old hitts. key phrases from other hip Ullramagnelic homeboy now, have just released Don'l but man / Gotta Get Mine Yo! album Reel To Reel (Elektra). 1 The album, called Greatest hop records makes this Tim Dog kicks some lyrics on Sweat The Technique (MCA), a (Select) is slammin'! Tha big don't see how this is really a Misses (Def Jam), doesn't have hardcore shit fresh! CMW a coulpa' tracks just as Ultra well crafted 12 track record. (and I mean BIG) guy can really solo album because it's basically the concept feel that their previ guested on lha Dog's release. While a bit too commercial sound throw down! Check oul tha crazy lha Brand Nubians hookin' up ous releases have had, allhough Lyric-wise, these brothas stay ing for my taste, Ra's delivery is dope tha beats! This album is a natu the titles are all plays on the lop nolch with tongue twistin' ral no-selloul successor to the names of old songs like "Hit Da '. And if you don' style lhal is unique to lha Ul lyrics ya just can't louch. Al Brand Nubian's debut LP One Road Jack," "Hazy Shade of lal the title is jus tra crew. The Iracks thai re though I was disappointed *# For All which Puba rapped on Criminal" and "Air Hoodlum." ' then I know you'l ally shine arc: "Bust The with their album LelThe with lha rest of lha crew. Reel They use a lot of spoken word Facts," a track aboul goin' lo Rhythm Hit 'Em, To Reel is actually simpler comments off of radio interviews past jams with the Cold Crush which did nol mca- . *?x% than ils predecessor, with and stuff, and Chuck D's writing Galiano with their second Brothers, Afrika Bambaataa, sure up to their firs, f\ lha beats consisting of a style is gettin' so far funky lhal release on Acid Jazz records, Jazzy Jay, Charlie Chase, Jui i V y few well combined il's almost straight up abstracl. A Joyful Noise Unto The Cre- Melle Mel, The Grandmaster 1 % ;a- looped samples, a It takes a coupla' listens to un- Caz, Kool Here, Red Alcn and !si_ftThe Leader, thirs \a i \U \ I ^^«Ur lillle exira bass, nerstand what he's kickin', but acid jazz thang that's been ihe rest; "Go 4 Your/.," aboul one's alright.'Hi-re's \ \ * • llMf^lf and nol much s goin gaining popularity in Brit putlin' down lha gun and ground. The beat fightin' wit your hands; "Make hooks here, there, and ..««! H^1_Bc^- some knowl- 1 noizy self will Il Happen," a simple hype everywhere, and the >v/ 4 |BM| edge, wisdom ni! n things goin' on track; and "Moe Love On The 1 And 2," an instrumental wilh dope! ag| 'jgKKSjr^' It:** iSB' ending or. n a live band playing very a hellavalolla noise from Erie B's Maybe I'm bein' too crili- cracklin' records. busied out a whole <|Jp*i'j| tracks : a hip hop break. Add Next in line is ihc Brand bunch of greal _S!_r^ 1 like kickassonyourtypical rap group, ie female soul singing and New Heavies' second release, breaks from ihe J__r w British soft-core rap- Heavy Rhyme Experience: Vol. jazz part of his %$F Ihing amazing from them. Judge l and you've got Galiano. ntotheUltra magnti their fresh no sel Jan Kincaid drums inna JB Clyde Vow, 1 ih ik I'v Funky Drummer I// box like a small furry animal that ety and makes it recognizably La Femme Nikita now. Next year film establishment and no one wa only wants to escape your kindly relevent to the more obtuse viewer. Hollywood will be releasing its home. Consequentially, It did it leg-hold trap. There are no glitzy decolotage own version starring Bridget duty in terms of generating dis My highly sought-after sug costumes (sorry, breast freaks) or Fonda, and the original film will gestion for private movie viewing astounding country manor settings, be largely sought after and highly lations. If you haven't seen Do this month is an original. That only wonderfully subtle acting and unavailable. Besides, a prepared the Right Thing, you haven't being, a movie that was good a hipper than thou Thelonius Monk audience is a skeptical one. The made the commitment to even enough to inspire some Holly score. Dangerous Liasons 1960 is commercial movie industry should think about racism in North wood director to use the usually worth watching if only for the over-weight appendage at the end ever preasent, ever pleasant jazz Speaking of earning one's After the Do the R ight Thing of his arm in a misguided attempt pianoofMr. Monk. Vadim's usual keep, the most earnest breadwin kufuffle, Lee, self-declaredly, to better, or Hollywoodify, or En - exploitative tendencies are quelled ner of 1992 award should be dis made a lighter toned film, 'Mo glish Languasize an already great in favour of a serious adaptation tributed to Mr. Spike Lee. Nomatter Belter Blues. The story of a B lack work. of a sexually intellectual work. whal kind of backlash or acclaim c of u: If sexual game playing in Malcolm X receives, it can nol be have heard of Star Wars, The 1960 France leaves you cold (or denied that Lee has the good of an Magnificent Seven, Dangerous you've finished masterbating to Liasons, and/or Valmont. Well, Dangerous Liasons 1960 and you easy to disagree with his meth smarty pants, have you heard of want to move on), Akira ods, his occasional irrationality, Eastwood's Charlie Parker bio, The Hidden Fortress, The Seven Kirosawa's The Seven Samuarai or his frequent self-agrandizement, Bird. Clint felt the attack on his Samurai, or Les Liasones is a great way to put an evening but he very apparently and fer work was unwarrented, Spike Dangereux 19601 out to pasture. It is three hours vently desires to see his race bet maintained his film was better. VIDEOPHILTER Les Liasones Dangereux and ten minutes of swordplay, trick - tered, a goal he strives for in each 1960 (Dangerous Liasons 1960) ery, good guys, bad guys, cool of his cinematic endeavours. Next Back to his ultra-serious, by French direclor/svengali Roger clothes, and even cooler hairdos month in this modest little col something-has-lo-be-done-about- TANIA BOLSKAYA Vadim was the first screen adap than you could find in any adven umn will sit the spittle of Spike the-state-of-affairs-and-we're-not- tation of the 18th century novel. ture classic of the Western hemi going-to-get-anywhere-by-ignor- Lee himself, as he discusses Vadim himself iniroducesthe film, sphere. Heck, George Lucas ad ing-it mode, Lee released Jungle "'twas the night before Malcolm X and related topics. To sugar-water torrent through mittedly STOLE from this guy. Fever in 1991.The slory of an Christmas prepare you, the loyal peruser, I Candyland, I'd steer clear of any on his film exploration ofthe chang I'm not denying the validity of interracial, exiramarilal romance. of fer the following brief summary And all through the pub thing advertised as a "Christmas ing roles and perceptions of women TheMagnificentSeven, TheSeven Jungle Fever also discussed the of his career. Not a sound could be heard movie," especially if il's "for the in society. (Bridget Bardot as sex Samurai's American remake, as a break up of the African -American In 1986, Lee made She's But a gentle "glub glub" whole family." Sure, It's a Won killen in And God Created Woman great western bul instead of re nuclear family and the drug prob- The drunks were propped up derful Life and A Christmas Carol and Jane Fonda as space sex kit treading beaten paths, why nol Goltallavell. Unabletogelback- ing, he borrowed his friends crcdii On the woodwork with care are great ways to pass Christmas ten in Barbarella are two of this mosey your moccasins over to the Though it created less contro s other female land where great westerns were cards and ran them up to $28,000. versy lhan Do the Righl Thing in In hopes that the bartender Eve (notwithstanding the fact that they'll get you out of the annual is".) born: on the sets of Japanese mas Somepal.The rest ofthisSpikerella terms of content, Lee did his Soon would be there." family church and photo album Thi i of Danger ter filmmaker Kirosawa. Be story, however, reveals lhat.S'/ie'.v besl to slir things up al awards showing extravaganza) but every updau I960 warned, however. Ifyou haven't Gotta Have II grossed S3 mil- If social festivities don't channel shows them at least once Europe, caught Akirarrea yet, The Seven pendent, no-budgcl picture. An harden your nipples with the an during the yuletide television sea- young couple, the Valmonts, en Samurai (or High and Low, a dirty Malcolm X has been ap ticipation of fatty horsd'oeurves, be a beautiful thing in terms of joy a very honesl and very open detective flick, orRan, Kirosawa's Gotta Have II also displays a proached by Lee as a turn ing poin l a cheap buzz, and wafer-thin con alcohol intake, where catching a (wink wink) marriage. Unwit adaptation of King Lear, or The sharp sensitivity for the modem in hiscarcer. He hasrighlly pointed Hidden Fortress, the inspiration versation, perhaps your free time flick is concerned, once annually tingly, they fall into a game of sex female perspective that Lee out lhat he has made so much for Star Wars) will leave you highly this holiday season could be spent is mosl often enough. romp one-upmanship lhal leads diffused considerably in later public fuss over pasl slalucttal in the company of those who ad lo ihe disintegration of ihicr rela suseptible. disappointments and prcsenl bud mit their own transparency. No, Repeatingmy self is not some tionship and their lives. Danger- Are you really really really Lessacccsiblc, and less popu get wrangling lhal everyone who I'm not speaking of David Lynch lhing I do gracefully or frequently, ousLiasons 1960 centres on many scared of renting foreign movies lar, was Lee's 1988 movie, School has ever been even slightly an fans. ("Leave him alone, man. He's but the New Releases section of 19X7 because they're nasty and diffi Daze. A full scale musical set at noyed by him will be wailing (hop a fucking genius!") What better any video store can and will let and 1988 adaptations (the forme cult and they once offered you an all-black college, Lee attempted ing, praying, and chanting) for time of year to fester in your own you down. If you do make that Dangerous Liasons, directed r candy and a ride home when your to speak out on the tension be him to fuck up. I'd cross my fin little cinematic cocoon with big wild, wacky, and wet trip to the Stcphen Frcars and the lalle mother wasn't around? La Femme tween light and dark skinned Af gers for him, but Spike Lee doesn't stars and screen legends than those Church of Borrowed Movies for Valmont ), directed by Mile Nikita is probably one ofthe mosl rican-Americans. Ixe has always need ihc help of my chubby pink weeks when your beloved cous your Christmas devotional, you Forman), primarily the sexu painless introductions inlo the land maintained lhat he makes movies digcts. ins of all ages invade the ancestral may want to first gorge yourself double standard to which womc of subtitles. If you've already for black people about topical black Enough replication. In this abode and demand sacrifice in the on Torticre and malt whiskey. To are subjected. Themoreuploda trekked through your local store's form of Nintendo rentals and BBQ truly get inlo the corde-de-bois setting of the Vadim verM.m brinj list of Holly wood action-shoot'cm wonder of video affords you ihe o kindly by an organiz chips? adventure mode, approach each option to fast forward the musical films, you should overcome your numbers and just enjoy the vi lingustic zenophobia lo check this brant, well acted story. Make sure expand your mind and yourlaslcs you don't miss E.U.'s Da Butt, through cinematic endeavour of Not the most cerebral of ac though! the observatory variety. Be it a tion films, La Femme Nikita is With his next feature, Do foreign original, a Spike I^e film, what the best of them should be— the Right Thing, Lee weni a- or Shanghai Surprise, go wild entertaining. I'm recommending knockin' at the door of the U.S. and keep an open mind. Vancouver's Specializing in Computer Science, G R A N V 1 L L E fllm and orts •A Downtown ^ *«f Bookstore Gronville Book Company Is Holding Its Annual Boxing Day Sale 20% off Phone6872213 al Titles U Dec. 26-31 Open 7 days 850 Granville St., R( & 7 nights Voncouver, BC V6Z 1K3 •J COM P A N Y mfSM DECEMBER .„&L«tilfer%OU!Jfar... KNOWN RECORI CAN'T FIND IT? Sam's has Western Canada s Largest Selection and Most Comprehensive Request Service. ON SALE UNTIL JANUARY 10 AT 568 SEYMOUR ST. (DOWNTOWN). FOUR FLOORS OF FUN! revved with Victorian shit-action Hip, P.O. Box 666, Canonsburg, lo make il blaze hotter lhan ever PA. USA 15317) before. Get this Bum record! (Lance Thinking they'd be in the Rock Records, 1223 College Drive, same genre, I thought I'd review the cruel Nanaimo, B.C., V9R 5Z5) ihe nexi 7" by The Sanity As The Kill Rock Stars label sassins in procession with like- became real famous real quick minded garage rockers. Wrong. after releasing the compilation of The Sanity Assassins are some elephant the same name featuring such ironic sort of crazed psychedelic trip, combos as Nirvana and the Melvins, one which I will refrain from tak the only alternative nightclub plus local groups like Kreviss and ing. The B-side of this three song Mecca Normal. The Olympia based EP starts out in the right direction here it is, the long version of all the poop for late november/early label continues to roll, this time but, overall, they lose me on the december, quite nice really, got a lot of cool shows and weird events stale mushroom dream of ihe A- spittin' out a single from Un- thot even i am not all that clear about what exactly is going to happen side. (Dionysus Records, P.O. Box WOU nd. Not too much to say about and if i were, i'd still say the same thing, "do whatever you want, just 1975, Burbank, CA. USA 91507) this one; it's that avant garde, slow don't wreck anything" and maybe "don'tgetany goo in the monitors" sludge-beat stuff...you know. The Okay, try this record on for depending on just what the heck it is that they get up to anyway. So first song, "Caterpillar," gets up let your imagination soar with the possibilities that lay on the shoulders lo a rockin' pace but it's a downhill Bleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! of the brave women and men that will take to the stage and show us , confusing and depressing mess which features 41 bands and 64 all their crazy versions of rock'n'roll, yikes.dig this thurs nov 19 from Ihen on. (Kill Rock Stars, songs!!! True, no joke, I listened touch and go/drag city recording artists ROYAL TRUX with another 1023 South Adams, Suite 418, to it! And it's actually some of the damn superconductor side project SIZZLE TEENS and BLAISE Olympia, WA. USA 98501) most hilarious shit I've heard in a PASCAL fri nov 20 SINNERS SQUAD w/ from san francisco How about this for a fresh while. The 41 bands seem to be LAGWAGON (last seen here with NOFX) w/ LESTERS WAGON w/ idea...in promotion of their new from all over ihe place—Austra lia, Mcx ico. New Jersey— but most CHARLES ON CHARGES sat nov 21 sub pop recording artists REVEREND HORTON HEATw/victoria's BUM w/THE SWEATERS Seasons Greetings, brals. Here is Seattle's ever Young Fresh seem centered in California. Some in a cd release show tues nov 24 THE DISCO NIGHTMARE my Christmas gift to you, the reader, of those who have beaten you to it: Fellows have released a promo of the song lilies are just hysteri CONTINUES STILL 70'S $1 STILL CHEAP wed nov 25 local rock and the rocker. As of late, several Locally, we have one release this single which they're selling cal loo: "Go Back To Seattle (and folks have approached me won month, the long-awaited debut plat for...one cent!!! And it is a very Get a Haircut)" by Napalm Breath, monsters CAUSTIC THOUGHT w/ DOG EAT DOG w/ OMNIBOL dering how to actually go aboul ter from The Rattled Roost greal single, indeed. The whole "Vomit Omlel" by Splatterreah, w/ RED SUGAR thurs 26 political folk-rock from baltimore, on makingandputtingouta7" single. ers. Rockabilly recorded onto 24 aura ofthe record is very 1950's. and "Chirp Bird" by Mork Hotel. cargo records DISAPPEAR FEAR last seen here with the indigo girls It's actually a pretty simple and tracks? I always thought that The Aside, "Stewed," is a vi Just a sampling of the flash-in- w/ guests fri nov 27 san fran's BRAIN JAM w/ ELVIS LOVE short process when you get right rockabilly was supposed to be re ciously swingin' instrumental ihc-pan genius displayed on this CHILD w/ calgary's ZEN w/ THE STARBOYS sat 28 WHAT PART down to it. First, get your recorded corded on no more than 4 tracks: while the B-side is a lovely bal mere 7" platler making a home for OF "NO FUN' DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND??? w/ the "cuddle core" material onto a DAT tape. Pick voice, guitar, bass and drums! What lad n t of s so many horrid bands! I can'l be of mint recording artists CUB DECEMBER!!!! tues dec 1 two or three songs that aren't too exactly were you trying to acheive like "Earth Angel" or "Lonely lieve ihis thing...whoops, gotla DISCORAMA CONTINUOUS DISCO HITS FROM THE 70'S $1 + long in length—the shorter they here, guys? I've seen this band a Boy." Lead singer Scoll once mention "You Know I'm Gonna" CHEAP SPECIALS wed 2 edmonton's THE SMALLS play songs from are, the better the recording will lotta times and I know they can told me the over lasagna in by Mouthfarl. (Slap A Ham, P.O. their new cd "TO EACH A ZONE" w/ edmonton's IMAGINEERS last sound. Once the songs are onto a rock, but this record does not rock. Winnipeg: "All the rock and roll Box 420843, San Francisco, CA. seen here at the "music west" conference w/ Seattle's CONFUSED? DAT tape, you've got to get them It's very unfortunate but this is an songs have alrerady been writ USA 94142-0843) thurs 3 this is one of those shows that any sane (or insane, for that mastered. Probably the best place over-produced slab of corporate ten." Funny, then, how Scotl Stepping back inlo reality, er) pers, -lould n :m/e in the world for mastering is K- cock-sucking. What the hell are •govern keeps coming up with such great and Norway, but slill laughing dig WOOL w/ kill everybody nowl be ote MR Disc Mastering (6550 Sunset all those goofball fx doing with , be wro ones....(PopLlama, P.O. Box with me if you will The Tempo WRONG (the bass player from nomeansno, yah goombah) w/ Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. USA the vocals? What ever happened 95364,Seattle, WA.USA98145- Toppers. Yes, that's correct, TONGUES AND BONES from Ottawa w/ HEATMISER fri 5 "fir st" 99028 orphone213-466-1323). It to the guitars? What happened to 2364) straight from the heart of studios presents in honour of its cd compilation release of bands that usually costs about $50.00(U.S) that gutsy rockabilly edge? I've never been a huge fan Scandanavia this rock and roll is a have recorded there: THE PASTIES, DOSE PUMP and ZOLTY Rockabilly is a wild form of rock of the Cynics bul I've always delicacy lo my diet. Cool, straight- CRACKER plus guests sat 5 way cool portland rock fesH featuring sub and roll, and this is a very tame There they will ask you where respected them for keeping the ahead rock and roll music. Lotsa pop's SPRINKLER with sub pop's POND and Portland's HAZEL record. And I was really wanting to have it sent to be pressed into torch lhat is rock and roll brightly shifty harmonics and goofy songs tues 8 DISCO 70'S ONLY ORIGINAL VINYL ORIGINAL STARS $1 to love this one.... 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Bum have released their records for a long lime and have THE TOUCH'N'GOS thurs 10 texas hotel recording artists from This place is probably the cheap lhird(!) single and, as can now be evolved from the fuzzy-folk ga : "Rook ui texas VIC CHESNETT AND HIS LITTLE SHARPIE -yesl a full band rage of their earlier albums lo est and nicest place lo make 7" fully expected from Bum, IT Gu ' (Thai's 1 this timel w/ ZUMPANO featuring members of the hard rock miners, theirpresent HEAVY rock stale. records today. 1,000 records will KICKS ASS!!! Holy shit, what a P.O. Box 858, Bergcrsborg, N- superconductor and glee w/solo guitar guy TIM RACINE fri 11 who run you about $400.00(U.S.). You Just out is the single "Leam To rockin' planer! The A-side is an 1501 Moss, Norway) knows who will play on these, the SHINDIG FINALS!!! watch as the can't make records in Canada, pe Lose" which serves as an intro incredible tune entitled "Debbie Also a good bet for money three semi-finalists battle for prizes, glory and fame! sat 12 riod. However, you can make the duction to their new album of Speak" that explodes inlo a Bad and musical value is Screech amphetamine reptile recording artists from minneapolis THE COWS covers at just about any print shop, the same name. If this 7" is any Religionish beat and ends on a ing Weasels live song 7" EP w/ cargo/headhunter recording artists from san diego ROCKET and the little bags can be pur bridge so catchy you'll puke with indication at all of what the new entitled Snappy Answers For Stu FROM THE CRYPT featuring members of Drive Like Jehu w/ calgary's chased by the thousand for dirt excitement. The B-side is yet an record has in store il should be pid Questions. More of thai very EL CAMINOS tues 15 THAT CRAZY DISCO STUFF TO BOOGIE ALL cheap at any packaging place. other amazing song, "Bullet," origi one rocking disc. Fuzz, screech fasl, mile-o-minutc pop-punk, a NIGHTTOwed 16 it's like a world beat dance partyl NGOMA! w/ Merry Christmas, go to it! nally done by the Misfits but re- ing vocals, cowbells et al. (Gel la the Descendants, lo keep us all guests thurs 17 hi power x-mas schmooze-a-thonl with special more than satisfied. "Jcannie'sGot A Problem Wilh Her Uterus" is an instant hit. (Selfless Records, 8827 happ'nin doo! fri 18 "CINEWORKS" independent filmmakers society Hanford, Dallas, Texas USA are having a showing off event with musical guests THE 75243) HOLLOWHEADS and MOTOR CYCLE plus guests and, waitfor it... The lasl disc of the month is filmslll come early for the flicks. That's it till the next issue of discorder ihc lalest from North Carolina's fer stuff, but don't forget advance tickets will be available at all your Superchunk. 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Although they haven't been including one for, Final Notice (By the way, a big bravo goes out to ing , Kelly crossed herself and looked heralded as a great Uve band, every Records, for some quality Canadian the chick who punched the guy in upwards for musical inspiration/in- thing seemed to work for them that talent the face for being a total idiot in the night. They were fully in sync, ener Windwalker hit the stage next slam pit. Way to go!) Accordingly, Undoubtedly as the "new getic and had this element of hon and kicked out some roots rock to a Yow did not disappoint those who Breeders" get used to their instru- esty that was truly refreshing; there virtually non-existant crowd. "If were expecting his usual sweating, they will be able to match the were no attempts to be enter only there was a halfpipe staggering, slobbering, and gener excellence of their EP release. For taining through false here," quipped bassist ally drunken and fucked-up stale. I now, it is enjoyable to watch their pretenses. They simply Anthony, "maybe was fairly impressed to see that he attempts, as long as you have their walked on stage, plugged ihey would could continue to sing even as he t home to find out how the in, and proceeded to was writhing on the floor trying to should have sounded. avoid being stomped upon. Crispy All things considered, I can't ly upset by being too far back from the stage, and too Public Enemy short to sec, when Yow had The Sugarcubes anls half-way down Tuesday, November 3 A'ilh his long-johns B.C. Place Stadium hanging off his profusely swcal- First off, I had a freebee for this show, there is no way I'd ever pay tic as possible on iairy,body. Nor, for $40 for any concert. Opposite the the board, yet keep stage, lost somewhere in the red ing the quality high. ihowed the audience a zone amongst thousands of drooling Testamentplaycdasetthat scar on his ass; the result Bono fans, my view of a fucking started with an obvious altcmpl at of an overly zealous doctor overblown stage spanning across the Sparkmarker Breeders. Up until this year, the showing off their new lead guitarist by during his birth by Caesarean stadium, and jutting out into the Nappy Dugout Breeders' rosteralsouicludedTanya playing tunes that once highlighted Overall, I did enjoy their crowd, was pitiable. Besides the 2 Donnelly (ex -Throwing Muses who ex-lead guitarist Alex Skolnick. Un set, as I have the other times I've Sunday, October 25 incredibly massive speakers and five has since left to pursue her own fortunately, from my balcony seat, Well, . seen them, despite the grossness of "Free your mind and your ass will video screens were 5 cars mounted project, Belly). Oh, by the way, when these solos were inaudible. As I thony, maybe try Yow and the fact lhal il seemed ihey follow" is spray-painted on one of on cranes for extra lighting. U2 is crossing the border DO NOT say watched him solo, I noticed that the Nappy Dugout and played pretty much the same songs the walls ofthe Nappy Dugout. It's supposed to be a politically and you are going to a rock concert, wherein Skolnick would pick every you'll have better luck nt as when I saw ihem in June. true, you gotta go in open-minded evironmentally a ware group, so why you '11 only be asking for the custom note on a scale, this guy wouldn't... or Tammy Vaughan and absorb your surroundings. And the extravagence? what surroundings! Holy Ayatollah officials to search your orifices. In couldn't- Their replacement in the Finally, the towering trio of The Sugarcubes, from Iceland, Crapameini! The Dugout is by far stead, tell them you are going to drummer position, however, pulled Floridians known as Rein Sanction Yothu Yindi opened up the event and played for the coolest performance venue in Seattle to see your favourite coun off the set with more success consider ambled up and served iheir a whopping half hour. They re Town Pump Vancouver. It's everything I ever try and western act perform, ie. the ing he only had three days to leam the homebrewed guitar muck for the minded me of the B52s, but I prefer Tuesday, November 10 thought was cool for a place to jam: Saddlesores at the Longhom. songs. appreciative few. However, jusl like Siggi's [Baldursson, drummer] wail For starters, I totally fucked up on the barbed-wire suspended dragon, Rage AG pounced onto the Testament are a very different the weather in Florida, Rein Sanc ing rhythmical voice. But all the the showtime. After silting around skateboard ramps, hip graffiti, ultra- Rockcandy slage and belted out the band. Now, there's no great technique tion's tunes become more repetitive while they played, the people around forhourson many olher occasions fuckin' rad, dude! To use extremely now coventional mix of rap/ to watch and no cooley snare in your and stifling as the night wears on. me booed the "boring" band. This I showed up at the Pump al 10:30, cliched language: IT IS THE ULTI hardcore/polilical dope shit. You face. They may consider harnessing After hearing "Deep Ellis," "Creel," pissed me off. They were good, all missing the openers Dobb and MATE PLACE TO BE. could tell they were IN TH E HOUSE the new talent they have rather than "Deeper Road" and the fastest ver things considered, but they really because their attire was by X-Large fighting the change'cuz the conflict is sion of HendnxV'Aint No Tellin',", Theplacewasn'tasI'dthought didn't fit the granola type audience. couple of songs by Yothu Yindi. it would be, it was kinda crowded. (the Beastie Boys' clothing line) really obvious. it was time to put on our jackets and After a short break, Public En Shil! Plus I had lo slink by ihc There were a lotta teenagers. I think and their pants were 15-20 inches Braden Zrno face the miserable weather outside. emy charged on stage. DISAPPOINT When a lot of teenagers just hang out there too big for them. Energetic, politi 1 MENT...this rap group sucked " I*' "' and care less aboutthemusic. Speak cal lyrics with load, sometimes Bryce Dunn bratwurst. Between sucking and Kvl ,, mplcl. ing of music, Sparkmarker were funky music. Rage AG were enter chasing around a person dressed hirty s great. One word: power. But they taining, with the highlight coming as a KKK member, they bitched Jesus Lizard Yothu Yindi I weren't a wall of sound (as 1 was when the guitarist simulated D.J. : with his guitar, needo! about the "fucking Canadian bor Jon Spencer Blues expecting), one could actually hear rounded the Pump wilh a unique rest, from Washington der" forna allowing Flavour Flav Explosion the l s.Thisisi into the country [Take heed all blend of aboriginal music blended old Suicidal Tendencies came to DC, i ami K Cruel Elephant wifebeaters.Ed.].TheSlW'swere Saturday, November with folk, pop, and full-out rock. mind, comparable by some lo All or even more annoying. I would have The sold out crowd was obviously cessful in their mission that they 6 Pavement. They definitely do have had a better time at a Zamfir con- familiar wilh this group, singing the Southern California sound and, only needed a half-hour to insure After having a beer in the oh, Fugazi isn't that similar to 'em. everyone was well refreshed for the classy atmosphere of the U2 finally came on stage to ers, while Yothu Yindi alternated The crowd was pretty sedate. Breeders and had no recollection of Bourbon St., my friend and a crowd reminiscent of that at a ...Ul, •: A-nh n Too bad 'cuz Sparkmarker deserve I sprinted ihrough ihe rain to Beatles show, but they acted like the moshing. In fact the only people The Breeders came onto the the sold out show lo find oul Bono was God. The TV's simulta dancing were a couple of 5-yearolds stage and took their instruments. that I was only on the guesl neously exploded into a technical hopping around their surf-punk Actually, they look different instru for one and nol two people. frenzy of images and blurbs. U2 amongsl the unusually well-behaved mommy. The only gripe I have with ments. The latest shake-up in the Feeling rather sheepish, 1 played material from the Joshua crowd, however. Ihis couple thai the band is to mix the drums a little band has meant a change in who Tree, Rattle and Hum, as well as parked in fronl of mc yapped con lower. I think the lead guitarist's plays whal within the band. This downpour and wenl in by October, and only took three tries stantly while sipping iheir little peach voice is better 'n the lead singer's. was bad, very bad. It made all of the myself. Ihe Jon Spencer to get the basic beat of "Pride" coolers and dazzlingcach olher wilh But, all in all, a cool performance Blues Explosion was a few going. I left after the Bob Marley lales of their trips lo Australia. I fell (particularly those th rash-rap songs). themself, except for the drummer. songs into ils sel and I in and Elvis covers. like telling them loput the Kaibosh I liked it and I'll go to the Dugout In return, many in the audience ech stantly decided lhal I liked Overall, this show was on the iravcloguc, bul I scaled for again simply 'cuzof the way it looks. oed the Breeders' nervousness. ihem. Jon use lo be in Pussy blcodyoverblown,overhypcd,and moving lo another perch. (Hell why not?) After the band "labored" David Yow of Jesus Lizard by I ai Korinth Galore and, afler listening overly boring. Basically...ilsucked. This band sets itscl I apart from through their first song, flaws and Trip Ifyou had to see this show, you might other world music bands wilh iheir all, a pattern emerged for the rest of son, I could definitely hear the con as well have sat outside for free, be Rein Sanction variety of influences. For those un the night. Kelly Deal, lead guitarist nection. Their bluesy/rockabilly The Breeders cause the sound was almost as good accustomed to bands of new styles, and smoker, looked to Kim Deal, Windwalker sound reminded mc somcwhal of Unrest there as it was inside. it lakes a while to gel used lo ihc lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, Phleg Camp the Cramps wilh a harder edge and a Rage AG Svea Sjoberg differences thai set lhat culture's for musical help (meaning what she Cruel Elephant music apart, and boredom may re Rockcandy was suppose to be playing) while Thursday, November 5 becauselha's really the only ihing in Testament sult. Yolhu Yindi shot from a tradi Seattle, WA. the Breeders' bassist looked alter Not a huge crowd on hand this nighl lhat vein lhal I've listened lo. Great tional Aborigine chant to a folk- Monday, Noveber 2 nately to the drummer and then to D.R.I. bul there were enough people who stuff. based political song, to a soul- Hey, we were heading out on the Kelly Deal in an effort to find out New York Theatre had seenorheard of Toronto's Phleg 'Ihc Jesus Lizard came on to a charged raver, to a heavy rock song highway, looking foradventure, and what she too should be playing.The Wednesday, November 4 Camp to make it seem thai way. totally hyped capacity crowd. David in as many songs! Il was totally whatever Deal sister came our way. concert was nonetheless enjoyable I've never experienced a poor show Reminiscent of another power trio Yow (singer) called us a bunch of passionate, lively and long (almost If you did not know, Kim (Pixies' to watch. At one point, the rest of the at the N.Y. Theatre, fortunately, of late, Crackerbash, Phleg Camp white Canadian cowboys, or some Iwo hours!). Hope ihey come back bassist) and Kelly Deal are the iden band and the audience had to beg D.R.I, allowed this streak to con scored high on the diversity list, thing like lhat, then finally shut up tical twin sisters who form the core Kelly Deal lo attempt one of the tinue. D.R.I, got to play bolh old and mixing hypnotic guilar rhythms wilh and the sel commenced. Ihc floor ofthe musical project known as the Breeders' classic tunes, she had ap new tunes in abundance as a result of straight forward drumbeats. Check was prelty chaotic as slamming be DECEMBER MOFO'S CHRISTMASSY-TYPE PIX 0' THE MONTH Yep, that's right, it's me, the the town for "that special gift" just W. Hastings — They don't keep Lullaby From The Womb — Dr. include such a detailed descrip Thee Psychosonic Pick O' The Rush Limbaugh of rare V rotten for them, and maybe they won't them well, butgood place for cheezy Hajime Murooka (EMI) tion of the recording gear! Who'd Month!!!!!!!! records, the Ozymandius of ob write you off as a cheap and strange '70's stuff. While I'm on the toddler tip, give a shit?! The two brats do Sour Cream & Other Delights — scure and obscene ovals, the Joe person. Here are a few ideas lo Triple M Buy & Sell, 1143 here's a lovely selection from more dialogue on this LP than on The Frivolous Five BobBriggso' wild vinyl, the Prime start you on your journey: Granville — Nestled amongst the 1974. Featuring lovely noises like the whole fuckin' series! (Dynagroove) Punditof PrePosterous Plastic,the porno shops and video arcades is a the sound of the main artery of Dig this! A cover of the entire ...well, you gel the idea! This month, D & G Collectors Records, 3500 fine place for 45's and records. the mother's womb, plus mood Night Moves (The Professional WhippedCream LPby Herb Alpert, the month in which one simple E. Hastings — Lots of cool stuff The plus is ihey try lo put them in Approach loDiscoDance Instruc done by five grannies whodorave- damn holiday occurs. You know, for Ihe collectors here, but the kicker order. on this album is the jamdown tion) — Denny Terrio (K-Tel) ups of each and every song! The Christmas, that one celebration that is the big trunk of 25 cent 45's and between the sludio band and Disco lessons from the man who cover alone is worth the S2.00 I everybody celebrates regardless the dollar record pile to the right but I've only gol so r nuch space taught Travolta. Cruel disco freaks paid! *,'m not kidding, everybody, of their belief in the evenl itself; of the till that greets you as you and I'v should watch out forthis one; it's this really exists!!! A solid con the single day that commerce ex 52-S.L !_kt_!dfo! the key to making even a bigger tender for Pick o' the Year, to be tended inlo four months of beat damndest things here, and it's al hese or es, folks! loser out of yourself! Two records ing you over the bead with ads for ways fun to see the look on their in a lovely box set with a brutal Quite the batch this time, geegaws, trinkets, doodads, etc.. faces when 1 load up with Wayne 96-page booklet lo die for! Terrio eh? Listen, I am preparing It's the time when your parents, Newton, Portuguese and typing 7 inch 4-song EP — Keith (A wins the prize for bad mugging to who spent most of the year trying thee first sampler of the stuff course records, and Abba, Abba, Kcnro Productions Concept) the camera in every photo! I shit I've been reviewing for the to gel you not lo talk with strang and more Abba!! 1 dunno, but this EP seems to have you not, folks! Look for the K- ers, expect you to sit on the lap of last year. Since you can't get Terminal Street Flea Market — a theme: "There Is A Boy Named Tel seal of quality! a lot of this stuff anymore, a man in a red suit and fake beard You see it when you surf the Keith," "A Spelling Song For and tell him your desires! And Skytrain between Main St. & Keith," "Keith's Party," and, of I'm putting the don't get me started on the elf Broadway Stations. It's a short course, "Keith, Keith"!! And I choicest cuts on thing!!!!!!!! walk from Main; open Sat., Sun. thought Sling was self-absorbed! cassette. Just send me a paltry $5 to Anyway, enough of the boil. and holidays. Literally thousands Seriously, this record was put out My point is, you goita give gifts of records everywhere for below a by Captain Kangaroo and seems cover costs and anyway, right? So, why not make dollar, with the odd exceptions. to be part of a name-specific se mailing and I'll said gifts unique? I mean real This is also where old technology ries. This gift, needless to say, ship it out to you. unique! Like a weird and wonder goes to die. More eight tracks, It's OK To Say No (Kid Stuff) ain't much use if you have no Drop a line c/o ful record from the very same beta videos, and Atari games than Like I mentioned before, you're a friends named Keith. Mofo to the ad sources a dude like me shops! The parent who's just blown a whole dress on the mast benefits are numerous: first of all, Liquidators Flea Market, 1595 year of imprinting your tot on avoid Pebbles and Bam-B Singing head and I'll get it you don't spend much; second if Kingsway—Smaller, cleanerand ing strangers by plopping he/she/ Songs of Christmi to you for Xmas. you can find that special truly fewer hucksters than the above it on Santa's knee. Put 'em back Barbera Records) Have a good holi twisted record that will elicit a place, but watch out for the on the righl path with this play This one's going out to buddy and day, and remem hearty yuletide chuckle from the Scientology table. Be sure you ground pervs, crack dealers look resident Phlinstone Phreak, Paul ber, drink, drive, recipient (or al least an incredu get a Dianetics bumper sticker ing for pre-teen mules, plus a sec t. Brooks! The LP is as hilarious but not at the same lous "what the fuck?!") you win. before you tell them to fuck off. tion on dealing with Catholic broth as you'd expect, and the baffling time! You can also pretend you scoured Hastings Secondhand Goods, 45 ers, but I can only guess! thing is why they felt they had to fucking raw punk rock: catchy and TOM WAITS text of the albums with an come across as a pathetically ill - danceable. Bone Machine exclamation mark. informed group of Sassy magazine "Suck my left whhhhnnnn...." (Island/A&M) The Nation of Ulysses' anarchists. However.if you can take their politically metaphoric rants I think the best thing aboul Bikini "I like songs that are adventures, exclamation mark, however, comes KU1 is really Cathleen Hanna's in the form of their outspoken, bag- with a grain of salt ("Jean Dixon are riddles. I like songs that are a vocals. And although her praises of-wind, musical coup d'etat. like [Mecca Normal] is scratching out ship that will take you on a journey have already been sung by more a failing-student version of my eyes," shouts vocalist Ian F. and maybe won't bnng you ail the prestigious publications everywhere, Consolidated, NOU cough out Svenenius sore-throatedly in "S.S. way back." — Tom Wails I have to say it, boy can this grrl wail. (Vladimir)Lenin/Mackaye(Fugazi) Exploder") an album's worth of Tom Wails has made an She offers a very refreshing twist to rhetoric at atempo only matched by solid musici an shipandcreativerock album to his own tastes in Bone youraverage female rock vocal. She John Zorn and hi s cronies. But don't hybrids await ihe listener. Machine. Rhythms deadlier than has somelhing to say, and she says it be fooled by anyone's descnpiion Rocket From ihe Crypt's belladonna and melodies beautifully of Nation asajazz-punk band; NOU Circa: Now, on the other hand, does scrambled meet somewhere six feet are above rejuvenating a long dead not require the shaving away of coolschmool business. under then rise in ethereal splendor. term and era, and are fasl to preach several layers of skin to get to the Albeit, there are some weak You have to hear it to become a points on the record, particularly the of a disease that plagues the masses riperiffage. This baby, plucked from under an American republican "give peace a chance" segment at Tanya Bolskaya the vine in full blossom, feeds the the end of "Liar." Ooh, it makes me government. tired and rhetorical question of who is going to be the next big stink to be cringe, although Cathleen doesmake ROCKET FROM THE up for it right after by singing "huh, signed The Nirvana/Helmel/Soruc huh," in direct mocking towards her CRYPT Youih Package. Let's face il, the own words, which is really great. Circa: Now music of today is no different from "Thurston Hearts The Who" is also (Headhunter/Cargo) thai of the past, just ask Led a complete wnte off as a song. (Soundgarden) Zeppelin, Ted The above criticisms not (Nirvana) Nugent or Big (Ministry) NATION OF ULYSSES Black. Not ones to stray too far withstanding, the record is terrific. I Plays Pretty For Baby from the retro pack are RFTC. enjoyed listening to it, it's minimal, (Dischord) it rocks, it's NOW. One also has to Hailing from the Nazareth and Melody Maker[nov/ Discorder. Punk rock has been dead a long BIKINI KILL appreciate their efforts to remain School of Hard Knocks, Rocket Ed] among others. time — actually, it only existed in (Kill Rock Stars) true to the underground by releasing fuel inviting chugga-chugga riffs, When I heard ihrough the the minds of Malcolm Mclaren and Hailed as the champions of the riot witnessed in "Hair Ball Alley," alternative rock grapevine that they their record on a small label (when EMI — but the forces lhat be will grrl movement, the media hype "Don't Darlene," "Short Lip Fuser" cancelled their October 23 show in I'm sure they've been offered deals see lo il lhat both of these albums surrounding Bikini Kill, long before and "Sturdy Wrist," that set the Bellingham (which I went down to wilh several major-ish independent are labelled with that overused and this record came out, has been fingers to twitchin', the toes to see) for less lhan legitimate record companies) and for being misconstrued moniker. That is a Since the release of their phenomenal. Presumably,as amove tappin' and the estrogen/ reasons—they were just being icons to the Riot grrls who (or say shame considering Circa: Now and first album.yj Point Program To tocreate somemystique surrounding testosterone levels to peakin'. Far assholes, pulling a dumb rock star they do) "reject ihe marketplace," Plays Pretty For Baby are two of Destroy America, a self-appointed the band, they began refusing all removed from a formula sound, and trip—I felt jilted. I have to admit, I and as feminists, "reject patriarchy." the best ROC K albums of the year. "Soundtrack to Revolution," the interviews and media appearances, not tied down by one eilher, RFTC set my mind against liking this Only time will tell wheather Bikini Simply stated they are inspiring, Nation of Ulysses have tried to spuming the likes of Spin magazine fly around the musical galaxy with record, but lo and behold I found Kill will continue to revolutionize, unoriginal, riff-heavy releases tied undermine the impressionable and others. Of course this worked, a rockabilly-tinged pick-me-up that I set it aspin on my turntable or in the face of all the glory they've by a common thread of influential youth of America with their and their fame has spread far and ("Killy KiU") and a blue collar again and again. Whileitmay not be been receiving, sell out lo the sounds from the past with some commandments for smashing the wide. They (and the riot grrls) have rocklore jab which ponders: "I a legendary rock'n'roll classic corporate rock ogre. intriguing use of homs. In both cases system. While proving themselves been written about in the L.A. Times, betcha paid a lotta money for that (which I think people sort of expect, Sara Lapsley the breathy use of a saxophone or hypocritical in their anti-fascist The New Yorker, the/Vew York Times haircut" ("Ditch Digger"). due to all the hype) this record is trumpet is discreet but flavours the beliefs, Nation of Ulysses have 26 E_Rs2Srraa But the best way to sum pork-pie hat; the album title is a up this album is through the slow misnomer. RastaMonPower, aside and tear-jerking chord change of Warm Jets and Taking Tiger from being the title of a 1979 hit, Circa: Now's opener, "Short Lip Mountain By Storm. Nerve Net is has very Uttle lo do with the 23 Fuser"; relive it with me and you'll Eno's return to pre-ambient form. selections hand-picked by the God know what I mean: Imagine Mr. Synthesizer Keyboard father of Ska himself. This is doddling through the high school has created an album that although intended to be a greatest hits pack halls after your 2:30 class on a covers some familiar ground—the age and spans the years 1960 - Friday afternoon. Ahead is a sunny My Life In The Bush of Ghosts-like 1990. The album also serves as a May weekend free of homework "Wire Shock"—also travels to the mini history lesson in the evolution and full of romantic possibilities. forefront of today's electro avant- of Jamaican music and its parallel You exit into the student parking garde jazz; for instance "JuJu Space development in the U.K.. lot to see an overpaid tow truck Jazz." "The RoU, The Choke" is Beginning with some early driver, with the crack of his ass reminescent of "Babies On Fire" R&B singles cut forthe Blue Beat showing, chaining the Japanese yet brought fully up to date. "Ali label, this well-paced collection motorbike your parents bought you Click" is very danceable, etc. etc. presents some of Aitken's excel to his truck. Before you can cross lent ska/bluebeat hits such as the lot to find oul that you were I could go on but let's put "Daniel Saw theSlone" and "Sweet parked in a loading zone, the truck it this way, there's not a dud track Jamaica." As the ska era gave way and its five occupants bounce over on this disc; from the superb to rock-steady, the godfather be Ihe speed bumps, scratch the paint production by Eno with Markus came known as Boss Skinhead and on your Hurricane, and throw their Draws, to the excellent was a regular performer al Lon cigarette butts out the window. All musicianship of Eno's numerous don-area skinhead hangouts such in a day's work for Rocket From guests: Robert Fripp, Benmont as Toft's. As ska went through a The Crypt Towing Co. Ltd.. Tench, John Paul Jones, King revival in theU.K. in the late'70's, Paul t. Brooks Hastings Kwesi Banana, to name a the former Godfather reclaimedhi s few. Yes this band has real title as Mr. Bluebeat and has man MUDHONEY musicians and indeed real aged lo sustain his popularity by Piece of Cake drummers, but don'l take my word having the occasional quirky hit, for it, check Nerve Net out for such as "Rude Boy Dream" and (Reprise/Warner Bros.) yourself. This is eclecticism al its "Ringo the Gringo." YOW! Yet another much-vaunted besl. And, oh yeah, play this one Laural Aitken, even after 3.5 "alternative" combo makes a slab decades, has lost none of his lire. st the Glory Pot of major label However, one glaring absence from success! The anticipation is electric! Norm Van Rassel this collection is the inclusion of Will they achieve multi-million any Iracks recorded in 1963 with dollar sales based on one catchy the Skatalites. I realize these Iracks single and get hooked on smack are available on ihe highly-recom li ke their Seattle pals. Or, will they mended Long Hot Summer cassette/ join Helmet, Babes in Toyland, and ^honerj album, also on ROIR, bul the inclu soon, Hole, in the race to the delete sion of "Lion of Judah," bin? "Bad-Minded Woman" or "Free Mudhoney fans will love dom Train" would have highly this ihuddy, mooshy pileo' tunage. Ihc Mudhoney sound lhal welled worthwile release. Hopefully, we up from their first EP, Superfuzz won't have lo wait another 30 years Bigmuff, is there in spades, raw and until Laurel Aitken brings out his fleshy like a fresh floor bum. Added next greatest-tracks compilation. is the rough garagey feel of Egg Available on cassette only. Studios , where some ofthe finest Mike Cherry albums of last year were made (like OPEN T NIGHTS A 1_V_B_E_H: Olivelawn's Sophomore Jinx to KENDRA SMITH name but one). Lots of neat noises The Guild of Temporal Ad POP WILL EAT ITSELF come out of Mark Arm and Steve venturers The Look Or The Lifestyle Turner's guitars.aresult of vintage (Fiasco) (Bmg/Rca) 70's pedals, no doubt, and there are Available on CD and 10", in a very I can't make up my mind on this Monday *o Saturday goofy short bits strewn between snappy fold-in cover, this is the one. On one hand we have a strong, 9_p_nr_L 2a_m ihe songs to tickle your funnybone latest from KendraSmith, formerly identifiable band sound thai does as well. of Opal and the Dream Syndicate. nol let up for the duration. Vestan Sunday Although there are tons o f Fans of Opal's woozy beauty or Pance(?) has hit on a workable memorable songs, like "Ritzville," This Mortal Coil will appreciate formula. Once you've heard 9pm 12am "Suck You Dry," and "Living the charms of this very late-night P.W.E.I. you will alwaysrecognize Wreck," but there are none that record. A Can cover ("She Brings their sound. Herein lies the problem: Drink specials mondaywednesday could be big singles. This is good the Rain"), languid tempos, har after a while it starts to gel on your t___n_rtBtd«y & ennday and bad, because you won't be monium drones, odd little nerves a bit. Not that every track deluded with Mudhoney Fever like interludes, and some frankly dippy sounds the same, "Urban Futuristic" the "Teen Spirit" overkill earlier guitar effects are the background starts off with some interesting this year. However, the corporate for Kendra's singing. Kendra sings, sound effects, "I Was A Teenage snots in thebigoffice will bepissed as always, as though she's the last Grandad" strays a little at limes, if they don't sec the sales numbers, one above the table at 4 a.m., won and "Harry Dean Stanton" shu ffles and Mudhoney may be dropped dering how much she'll get for all to a steady groove, but forthe mosl like arock, like so many other great the empties. partit's thai familiarP.W.E! boom bands. Either way, buy it, it's a The songwriting is a lot boom boom. killer LP!!! plainer than, say, Opal's, bul al Of course one musl keep Mofo least it isn't filled with annoying in mind that the gems from ihe spot-lhe-quotegames like (ex-Opal Black Country not far from BRIAN ENO song writer DavidRoback's) Mazzy Birmingham arc most popular in Nerve Net Star. Ihe recording itself strikes the dance clubs. Wilh a lillle ctsi.ii> (Opal/Warner Bros.) me as a little too clean, but that's a enhancement I'd probably flip for &ejW4M*l%jejtL nzjej&li£Lnl8utflj&*fi personal quibble, and won't scare this disc. Sometimes that's all thai The Eno-man returns, and Nerve off anyone who perked up at the il lakes. Situ at ions being a.s the\ are Net breaks Brian Eno's undeserved mention of'Ihis Mortal Coil. though, I'm inclined to give this fall into relative obscurity. Sure, Mark Szabo offering from Pop Will Eat Itself a many know him as a producer 5 out of a possible 10. (Talking Heads, U2), some have P.S. Adrian Sherwood Luvafair is having a new y ear s/birthday party heard that he was once a member of LAUREL AITKEN fans might be interested in tracking Roxy Music; didn't he make a Rasta Man Power you will never forget! details soon, tickets limited down his remix of "Bulletproof bunch of muzaks for airports loo?! (ROIR) Before the airport muzaks No, I^aurel Aitken hasn't grown Norm Van Rassel (which aren't all that bad on CD, by dreadlocks under his trademark 1275 S_Er_r___IOTJR 32 ROYAL TRUX ROYAL TRUX DRAG CITY 33 VARIOUS RAINCREATURE KWAZSONG 34 POLYPHEMUS GREAT VILLAGE TRIP EP PLACEBO 91 1 35 RYUICHI SAKAMOTO HEARTBEAT VIRGIN •LITTLEZEBRAS 36 VARIOUS POP UNDERGROUND CONVENTION CARGO=K "BEHIND THE V 37 ALL GOOD CHILDREN ALL GOOD CHI LDREN RAW EN ERGY 3 BLAISE PASCAL "TURNSTI 38 BELLY SLOW DUST EP 4AD 4 SANDRA LOCKWOOD 30 WELDON & ARNOLD BOTTLENECK GUITAR TRENDSETTERS YAZOO 40 BILLY CHILDISH THE ORIGINAL CHATHAM JACK CARGO=SUBPOP 5 32 TO BASE 41 GUIDED BY VOICES PROPELLER ROCKATHON 6 VICIOUS BARBS 42 JERRY JERRY ROAD GORE CARGO 7 HUEVOS RANCHEROS •REPTILE' 43 JR. GONE WILD PULL THE GOALIE STONY PLAIN 8 SINUS ENVY "TICKLE BOMBS' 44 JUICE MONKEYS BULBOUS & FRAGRANT JUICE MONKEYS 9 DRAG THE RIVER 45 LUNACHICKS LUNACHICKS SAFE HOUSE •DRAG THE RIVER' 46 THE MAGNOLIAS HUNG UP ON... ALIAS 10 SIDEMEN 47 MEMORY DAY JENKINS FARM MEMORY DAY 11 PLEASURE PRINCIPLE 48 REIN SANCTION MARIPOSA CARGO=SUB POP 12 PEANUT GALLERY 49 TRIGGER HAPPY DISTURBO EPIDEMIC 13 MOVIELAND •RAN' 50 WAX WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO CAROLINE 14 CHRIS HOUSTON •TOXIC PSYCHOSIS- 15 SEX WITH NIXON "DRINK DEEP* PECEMBER 92 SHQRTIE GROOVES 35, 16 AGING YOUTH GANG *l WANTED 17 SHE STOLE MY BEER •THE GRINCH L BUM & SCOn HENDERSON BLOBS - VOL. 3 WAY OUT 18 JACK FEELS FINE •DANCE OF THE MOTH AND CANDLE' ! NIRVANA B/W POISON IDEA •RETURN OF THE RAT*/*UP FRONT* 7* T/K 19 CAUSTIC THOUGHT "BELONGVRED HAIRED GIRL* 7" NIM "PLANET CLAIRE' DOVETAIL 7" K 20 SHE "SHE S 4 SONG 7" SUB POP 21 KYP HARNESS "MIRANDA' DECEMBER 92 LONG GROOVES 50 "TEETERING*/"THE IN CROWD" 7"T0UCH & GO 22 ORBIT IN BLOOM "PEACE IN 1 7 THE FUCKERS 3 SONG 7" SUB POP 23 NGOMA "EVERYBODY'SGOT SOME CULTURE' 1 BRIAN ENO NERVE NET WARNER 8 LUNG •UTANY-/-FUCK GENERATOR" 7"SERIAL KILLER 2 JACK FEELS RNE JACK FEELS RNE EGG 24 CONTEMPT "GRANDFATHER CLOCK' 3 MUDHONEY PIECE OF CAKE REPRISE 9 CREEP "NO PAIN"/"WORDS" 7" SUB POP 25 GOAT BOY •TIRED' 4 CONSOLIDATED PLAY MORE MUSIC CAPITOL= NETTWERK 10 THEE CRUSADERS CRUSADER'S THEME SCRATCH 26 SHE •30 SECOND 11 CIRCUS LUPUS OOMALAMA ATLANTIC "POP MAN"/"PRESSURE POINT" 7"DISCH0RD 27 BLAISE PASCAL "SUITCASES AND POSTCARDS' 6 JESUS LIZARD LIAR CARGO= TOUCH & GO 12 DHARMA BUMS/CRACKERBASH 3 SONG 7" T/K 28 MORTIKYE RANCH "SHE STOLE MY HEART' LUNAPARK ELEKTRA 13 DRUNKS WITH GUNS "SUPERSTAR" 7" BAG 0 HAMMERS 29 STOATERS •EDGE OF THE WORLD' a C. SCHULTZ 4. FILM TON EXTREME 14 KILL SYBIL FAIRLANE 7" EMPTY 9 DAISY CHAINSAW 30 NENDIKS "HAD TO GET AWAY" ELEVENTEEN A&M 15 RISE •WHERETOFlNDVSUNCITY DREAMS' 7" SUPERSOUND 10 THE NATION OF ULYSSES PLAYS PRETTY FOR BABY DISCHORD 31 PIGMENT VEHIVLE 16 SANITY ASSASSINS "LIGATURE-/-VAMPIRES" 7" TPOS 1 SONIC YOUTH DIRTY MCA=DGC 32 TERROR T 17 SHADOWY MEN D0G&SQUEEGIE7" ESTRUS •NO MEANS 2 DRIP TANK SLAKE CARGO=HEADHUNTER 18 SUPERSUCKERS •HELL CITY, HELLVDEAD HOMIEZ" 7" SUB POP 33 MUTANT STARFISH "MY DADDY WAS A MURDERIN' 3 HOUSE OF PAIN HOUSE OF PAIN TOMMY BOY 19 THE WORST 5 SONG 7" INDEPENDANT 34 LUNG "NEW ZEALAND" 4 MUSLIMGAUZE ZUL'M EXTREME 35 SAINTS AND POETS 5 SNUFF REACH CARGO=K 20 DALENCHMOB •GUERILLAS IN THA MIST" 12" EASTWEST -BETTER LIFE" 6 SUPERSUCKERS THE SMOKE OF HELL CARG0=SUB POP 21 KIDSENSATION "THE WEEKEND" 12" NASTYMIX 7 BAD LIVERS DELUSIONS OF BANJER QUARTER STICK 22 PAW "LOLITA"/"ONE MORE BOTTLE" 7" NASTY POPE DO YOU REMEMBER ROCtCN'ROLLRADIO? 8 THE OFFSPRING IGNITION EPITAPH 23 RANCID HELL SPAWN 4 SONG EP 7" WRENCH IO PURE PUREAFUNALIA REPRISE 24 ROYAL TRUX "RED TIGER"/"LAW MAN" 7" DRAG CITY 20 SUGAR COPPER BLUE RYKODISC 25 TWERDOCLEB THE GNAT EP 7" SCRATCH DISCORDER CHARTS 5 YEARS AGO. 21 BOMB HATE FED LOVE REPRISE 26 SICK AND WRONG 3 SONG EP 7" SUB POP 1 MARK STEWARTS THE MAFFIA THIS IS STRANGER THAN LOVE 22 DOWN BY LAW BLUE EPITAPH 27 FRAMPTON BROTHERS "DO THE CHAIR"/"FURNITURE* 7" BOGUS 2 SMITHS STANGEWAYS, HERE WE COME 23 VARIOUS VANCOUVER AUDIO PROFILE AURAL TRADITION 28 TANKHOG TRAIN SONGS 7" MINT 3 54-40 SHOW ME 24 DR. ALBAN ONE LOVE BMG 29 GAS HUFFER HOTCAKES 7* SUB POP 4 DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR 25 NO USE FOR A NAME DON'T MISS THE TRAIN NEW RED ARCHIVES PSONIC PSUNSPOT 30 GRAVEL "AS FOR TOMORROW" 7" ESTRUS 5 CABARET VOLTAIRE 26 SHRIEKBACK SACRED CITY WORLD DOMINATION CODE KINDA STANKY 7" EN GUARD 27 SLOPPY SECONDS THE FIRST SEVEN INCHES TAANG 31 SAW TOOTH 6 JAH W08BLE ISLAND PARADISE 28 VARIOUS JUST SAY YES TO YESTERDAY WARNER 32 BILLY CHILDISH "BALLAD OF HOLLIS BROWN" 7" SUB POP 7 MARRS PUMP UP THE VOLUME 20 DOGBOWL FLAN CARGO=SHIMMY-DISC 33 THE PUTTERS 3 SONG EP 7" EMPTY 8 HANK WILLIAMS LOVESICK BLUES I 30 THE MORTALS RITUAL DIMENSION OF SOUND ESTRUS 34 CRIMINAL NATION "EXCUSE ME MR. OFFICER" 7" NASTYMIX 9 GODLEY _ CREME SNACK ATTACK I 31 NINE INCH NAILS BROKEN ATLANTIC 35 DRONE IF YOU CAN'T FUCK IT...7" INDEPENDANT 0 PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. HAPPY? DIALIN' FOR CELEBRITIES This month's "Dialing for Celebrities" takes planet! Armageddon! Carry me home! Weeelillllll, it's alternative tip time, an odd twist as old Excubus runs into a Do you have a cigarette? Give me one1 you hardcore, no-posers-here, l-liked- Thinking of a Car Rsdiotelophone? gentleman who we'll eatt Mr. X. What's so I don't smoke. Sonic-Youth-tirst, dye-my-hair- great aboutthis guy, well wheredo we start..? I am going to expose you. I am Jesus Christ, b lack, wanna- be -Peter -Murphy- Morrissey-kids. That's all of you.. There I was wandering through the lovely you are all fucked. I am going to expose all of 1) Okay, you've dyed your hair black, Metrotown shopping complex when Mr. X you. now get a part of your body pierced that began speaking: "I am out to expose all of you cover wilh a swimsuit. you. I know too much, they're after me, I will Suddenly security arrived and asked him 2) Adopt the attitude "I'm more alterna expose you!" to leave. The "man" had arrived to bring Mr. X tive than you'...oops most of you have1 I looked at this ragged individual with down but he didn't give upas they man-handled 3) Get a tattoo of one of the following, awe because I knew that he was a political him out of the ma!!; he screamed to expose depending on what alternative group fugitive trapped in a system he once had the them, used profanity not to offend the public but you betong: bails to change. as an exclamation of frustration about this soci —Skull skate logo ety we live in. One day, Mr. X, the masses will —Black Flag bars Excubus: Who's after you? rise up and follow you and your friend Ozzy —thorns or a cross Mr. X.: They are, the guys who want to kill Osbourne into a Utopia where cigarettes afe —an anarchy symbol even if you me, because I knowtoomuch.Ozzy Osbourne free and there are riversof chocolate milk. Don't know nothing about politics, —the initials F.T.W. put cameras in my eyes and I am going to quit, expose us all! expose you. I haven't seen Mr. X in at least two weeks. I Goodnight Kids, Goodnight Mr. X. Ya, brother, viva revolution, fear of a black hope he's okay. BY EXCUBUS MANSLAUGHTER days with host lan Gunn. - music and st THEMORNINGSHOW 7:30-8:15AM Hosted BOXER SHORT BOYZ 7:00-9:00PM Just a Tilley. by Antje Rauwerda. Hollywood and locally produced films on couple of guys who like to walk around in MEET IDA BEAN 6:00-7:00PM Rap, hip CANADIAN LUNCH 11:00-1:00PM Toques, Vancouver's only all-movie radb show their boxer shorts with their big fat guts hop,and Super Dope Lyrics- so fty that plaids, backbacon, beer, igloos, snowmo hosted by two actual film students. Jason hanging out. Jerome Broadway and Gar you'll do 3-5 just for getting caught listening biles, beavers & Brian Mulroney. H you and Steve. net Timothy Harry alternate weeks. totha stuff. Requests are taken...if you can love Canada, tune in and eat your lunch to COCKTAILSWITH DARYL ANDSUSI6A0- THE JAZZ SHOW 9:00PM-12:00AM get through on the phone! Ida Bean's on Canadian music. Previously Coralation. 9:00PM Underground sound system- Vancouver'slongest running prime time jazz the tip! POPGUN 1:00-3:00PM "Why don't you love style mastermix radb. program Hosted by the ever-suave Gavin THE UNHEARD MUSIC 7:00-9:OOPM Meat ME as much as I bve YOU ?" Waker. Features at 11. the unherd where the unheard and the FLEX YOUR HEAD 3:00_:00PM Dec. 7: "The Montgomery Brothers" hordes of hardy herd and heard, courtesy -—HARD JINX—- were just that.... The greal Wes (guitar), of host and demo director Dale Sawyer. -—ERIC CORE- Buddy (piano) and Monk (acoustic bass), Herd up! OUT FOR KICKS 6:00-7:30PM No plus drummer Bobby Thomas...lor a short AVANT-PIG 9:0OPM-12:O0AM Alternating Birkenstocks.nothingpolitically correct. We Tuesdays with Wolf at the Door. Nowthree donl get paki so you're damn right we LIMP S*NK 12:30AM-Morning Giving up great one too! Tonight their finest abum hours of lunky, ambient noise-piggery with have fun with it. Hosted by Chris B. Pete Lutwyche. RED HOT AND BLUE 7:30-9:00PM Roots very vulnerable slate of clamy indiffer Dec. 14: Frank Rosolino was one of WOLF AT THE DOOR 9:OOPM-12:O0AM music, rhythm and blues, rock 'n roll, and ence. Last time this happened I lost a little the finest trombonists in Jazz... his life a Alternating Tuesdays with Avant-Pig. The who knows what, hosted by Eddie J. more than my disposable diapers. I wasn't triumph and his death (suicide) a terrible latest in dance music and interestingdrama LIVE FROM THUNDERBIRD RADIO HELL about to give up though, not af waste. One of hisfinest records was never every second week. With Lupus 9:00-11:00PM Local muzsakc from 9. h. With rr fingers gripped released during his lifetime. Tonight we Yonderboy. 71 10. around the base ol the mind cycle I gave hear H..."FreeForAH"wKhthegreal Harold AURAL TENTACLES MIDNITE UNTIL THE Doc. 3 it a hefty twist Northward but to no avail. My pants remained soiled. Land (tenor saxophone), Victor Feldman MOON DROPS Fun for the whole family to Dec. 31: No Boundary Condition (piano) and others. RADIO TRANSUBSTANTIATION YEA Dec. 4: Farmer Fritter and Planter Pat Dec. 21: A VERY MERRY CHRIST of tuneage, Pierre and tin WWOD. 11PM-1AM Alternating Thursdays with discover BBQ Sauce MAS FROM THE JAZZ SHOW TO ALL Gigablast. Kaptain Kill and Wild E Coyote Dec. 11: Doctor Kildare ITS DEVOTED LISTENERS: Tonight the discornbobulates in Capt. Static's mouth famous Christmas Eve all-star session the hanging soundgardens ol Dec. 18: Farmer Fritter and Planter led by Miles Davis (trumpet), Milt Jackson by lan Gunn. psychobabybn! Turn on to radio T.Y.'s Pat pick their noses digging lor gold (vbraharp), Thelonious Monk (piano). NOOLEY TUNES 1:15-3:00PM Spinning the New Year's Rockin' Eve! Dec. 25: Ifs Christmas! Are we on? SUNDAYS Percy Heath (bass) and Kenny Clarke best and worst of CiTR's playlist, only the MEGABLAST! 1:00 AM-WHEN U STOP US- DONAND GOURD-STUPIDRADIO SHOW (drums). The year was 1954 and the most original requests will be remotely P.S. The Doclor is seeking lots ol people to ARE YOU SERIOUS? MUSIC 8:00AM- send in lots of things. Make 'em ordinal 11:00 AM-1:00 PM So they asked me Is music has influenced how we all hear considered. Emphasis will be on new ma 12:00PM Allof time is measured by its art. and make 'em good. Send them to Limp this music **• Noon feature: "Crucifix In Jazz right up to the present. terial Irom around the world, regardless ol Most broadcasting shuns art for incestu Sink c/o Discorder/CiTR. Your Ear." Dec. 28: Our last show for 1992 fea ous market-music. Thisshowpresentsthe THE AFTERNOON REPORT 1:00-1:15PM tures a classic: "Sweet Rain", one of Stan NORMAN'SKITCHEN3:00-5:00PM Weplay most recent new music from around the News, sports and weather. Getz' superbr recordings. The late great everything from Southern Iranian Funk SATURDAYS world. Ears open. Hosted by Paul MEKANIKAL OBJEKT NOIZE 1:15-3:00PM tenor saxophonist in full flight wilh Chick Punk to Psycho Spasmatic Hypercore. THE SATURDAY EDGE 8:00 AM-12:00PM Steenhuisen and lan Crutchley. CiTRs only all industrial / technical / elec Corea (piano), Ron Carter (acoustic bass) Sorry no requests. Vancouver's biggest and besl acoustic/ THE BRUNCH REPORT 12:00-12:15PM tronic show wih different feature albums and Grady Tate (drums). HAPPY NEW ESOTERC5:15-6:00PMDJsTripandGustav roots'rogue radio show. Now in its 6th YEAR TO ALL! year on CiTR! Roots music from around CiTR News, Sports and W erDepart- every week. Wih your dj pal, June. Cevin take you where you didn't want to go. Key ikes some of you. ENTERTAINMENT 9^0-12.-00PM Only the POWERCHORD :15-3:0OPM THE ROCKERS SHOW 12:15-3:00PM SONIC SALAD 3:0O-4:0OPM Funkier than TUESDAYS third Radb Program in the history ol Hosts: George Barrett and Mike Cherry. nine cans of shaving powder. THE MORNING SHOW 7:30-8:15AM Reggae inna all styles and fashion. STRAIGHT OUTTA JALLUNDHAR 4:00- Hosted by Antje Rauwerda. ing aHd the world's problems. Radb that THE CiTR DINNER REPORT 5:00-5:20PM Dancehall, Dub, Roots. Lovers-rock, Rock 5:00PM Let DJs Jindwa and Bindwa im MADONNA DEATH WATCH 8:15-11.00AM believes in confusion, noise, peace, bve, With The Voice of Reason," our weekly Steady, Ska and beyond! merse you inradioact ive Bhungra!"Chakkh Two _cks who don't know shit. aggression and maybe even EVOLU look back al the week in the news, tongues TION. firmly in cheek SOUL CHURCH 3:00-5:00 PM Alternating dephutay". Listen to all ourfavorfte Punjabi DOGS BREAKFAST 11KMAM-1:00PMMy OPEN COUNTRY JOY 12:00-4:00AM,THE THE THUNDERBIRD PREVIEW 5:20- Sundays with Brent Argo. Vancouver's tunes - remixes and originals. Brraaaah! Helen G. FIRST WED. OF EVERY MONTH. Dont 5:30PM The Sports Department's pre only program devoted entirely to African- THE QTR DINNER REPORT 5:00-5:30PM BLOOD ON THE SADDLE let the ?#?%?@? fool you. view ot what'll be goin' down this weekend, African house party. Stories, music, dance Canadfan and African- American Gospel All the latest on campus: news, sporls, an Country music to: fun. Welcome! Your host: Umerah. music. Your rotating hosts are Vence Yeh in-depth interview, theatre or film review, boots to. With yer host-poke Jeff Gray. THE SATURDAY MAGAZNE 5:00-5:30PM and Dave Langille (every second week). editorial commentary and more. Week UVE FROM VENUS 3:00-5:00PM Women THURSDAYS PROJECTIONS 5:30- 6:00PM Projections: UBC's weekend news. All the latest news, Dec. 6 Vince picks out the most suit sporls, weather, a movie review, lealure able Gospeltunesfor those pre-final exam SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT report and more. News with Luc Dinsdale: over-stressed students. Tune in! 8 8 Doug Richards has sports. BLACK MUSIC 6:00-8:OOPM Everything -•l^-i-l'M-l.'ll.*-*-!-.!' IN EFFECT 6:00-8:0OPM The Hip Hop beat Iromthe African-American tradition: Blues. DIGITAL (•• H.lMl.M.lJi Gospel, Jazz, Soul, R&B, Funk Hip Hop, 9 BREAKFAST MADONNA ALARM 9 ARE YOU HIGHANXIETY THE THE HEIMLICH MANOUVRE8:00- 0:00PM and current Dance Tracks. Mouldy vinyl to WITH THE DEATH CHRONO SERIOUS? shiny CDs. Your host, Lachlan Murray. 10 BROWNS WATCH METER SATURDAY 10 LULUS BACK IN TOWN 8:00-9:00PM Tune MUSIC COUVDETAT EDGE GROOVE JUMPING 10:00PM T :00AM in as your hosts Vinnie Carpelli and Sonny 11 11 Hostess Twinkies™ ohnplay Prince play some of the hottest crooners DON AND really loud shil. Bite on wax. Names like Tony Bennett, Sammy GOURDS I 4 o 12 SOMETHING 1:00-4 00AM A ute little Davis, Jr.. Engebert Humperdinck and STUPID 2 RADIO SHOW BOOZE fcOEE^ many, many more...lots of great cuts and I •* I; plenty of polyester. 1 MEKANIKAL 1 kind of joke th, GEETANJAU 9:00-10:00PM Geelanjaliisa one-hour radio show which features a 2 OBJEKT 2 wide range of music from India This in NOIZE WHOM & HOW cludes classical music, both Hindustani 3 A RTS SHAWN BOUCHARD BROAD NOIZ ONE/ 3 and Carnatic. popular music from Indian BRENT SONIC SALAD BOARD CHAIR HARRY HERTSCHEG ARGO/ CASTING NARDWUAR/ movies from the 1930s to the 1990's, 4 CURRENT AFFAIRS IAN GUNN Semi-classical music such as Ghazals SOUL LIVE FROM NOIZ TWO 4 JALLUNDAR DEMOS/CASSETTES DALE SAWYER and Bhajans, and also Quawwalis, Folk CHURCH VENUS 5 ENGINEER RICHARD ANDERSON Songs, etc. Hosted by J. Dhar, A. Patel —W 5 and V. Ran Jan. 6 mm*m \\M^^mmmMiim&m r ENTERTAINMENT TANIA ALEKSON RADIO FREE AMERICA 10:00PM-12:00AM 6 MOBILE SOUND DRU PAVLOV Join host Dave Emory and colleague Nip COCKTAILS MUSIC MINDY ABRAMOWITZ Tuck for some extraordinary political re- 7 WITH DARYL BOXER MAPLE 7 NEWS IAN GUNN searchguaranteedtomakeyouthinktwice. AND SHORT SYRUP & PRESIDENT DRU PAVLOV Bring your tape deck and two C-90s. Origi 8 SUSI nally broadcast on KFJC (Los Altos. Cali BOYZ BACK BACON 8 PRODUCTION JUSTIN LEIGH fornia). 9 9 PROGRAMMING BOOTSY SLOAN GEETANJALI LIVE FROM PROMOTIONS A.O. CHAPMAN MONDAYS 10 WOLF AT THUNDERBIRD SECRETARY CORAL SHORT THE MORNING SHOW 7:30-8:15AM Wake 10 ONE STEP THE DOOR/ RADIO HELL SPORTS MARK DINSDALE up with the CiTR Moming Show. All the BEYOND/ 11 AVANT PIG STATION MANAGER LINDA SCHOLTEN news, sports and weather you need to RADIO FREE 11 start your day. Plus what's happening al 12 AMERICA STUDENT ENGINEER ADAM SLOAN UBC each day with UBC Digest, a feature 12 VICE PRESIDENT HELEN GODOLPHIN interview and more. Topped off with the VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR JOHN RUSKIN BBC World Service News at 8:00AM. 1 IN THE GRIP 1 live from London, England. Hosted today AURAL TALES FROM by Bill Currie. 2 OF INCO BUSINESS LINE 604/822-301 7 TENTACLES THE INFINITE 2 BREAKFAST WITH THE BROWNS 8:15- HERENCY LIVINGROOM MEGABLAST! DJ LINE 604/822-2487 (UBC-CiTR) 11:00AM Your favourite brown-sters, 3 3 NEWS LINE 604/222-2487 (222-CiTR) James and Peter, offer a savoury blend of FAX LINE 604/822-9364 the familiar and exotic in an excitingly 4 ENVOY ID CITR.FM luscious blend of aural delights! Tune in 4 and enjoy each weekly brown plate spe- DECEMBER the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... I North of Pittsburgh (7:15pm & 9:30pm) at the Ridge...Two Friends (7:30pm) and A Girl's Piece of Germany (7:15pm) and In Own Stories: Short Films by Jane Campion (9:05pm) at Pacific Cinematheque... Cinematheque... ?4-HltffiUfJ; SAT 12 Hard Rock Miners at the Railway... Dee Daniels at Hollywood North... Spirit of TUE 1 Veda Hille with Bones & Feathers at the Railway... Cruel 70s Disco at the Cruel the West withThe Waltons at theCommodore (3:30pm allages, 8pm licensed)...Christine Elephant... CBC Radio Young Composers Competition Finals at the Hotel Vancouver Lavin at the Backstage (Seattle)... North of Pittsburgh (7:15pm & 9:30pm) at the Ridge... (5pm)... Megadeth with Suicidal Tendencies at Ihe PNE Forum... Ferron, Greg Brown, Writing with Narrative Forms with Tess Payne at Video In (1-4pm)... A Portuguese Patty Larkin at the Vancouver East Cultural Cenlre... Blue Rodeo with Lucinda Williams Farewell (7:30pm) and Hard Times (9:15) at Pacific Cinematheque... aaaw,a, at the Commodore... David Campbell book launch at Ihe Pitt Gallery... Blast 'Em (7:30pm & 9:35pm) at Ihe Ridge... The Wall (7:30pm) and Leipzig in Autumn plus The New Look SUN 13 Verbal Abuse, El Caminos, Peanut Gallery, Unsound at Nappy Dugout (5pm, ol Wandlitz (9:30pm) at Pacific Cinematheque... all ages)... Vancouver Men's Chorus at the Hotel Vancouver... North of Pittsburgh ,a y ^^x'a--* v (7:15pm & 9:30pm) at the Ridge... The Second Circle (7:15pm) and Days of the Eclipse WED 2 The Smalls with Imagineers and Confused? at the Cruel Elephant... Sue Leonard (9:05pm) at Pacific Cinematheque... Band at the Railway... Kashtin at the Orpheum... Tragically Hip al the PNE Forum... TanyaTuc ker at the Cloverdaie Agnplex... Howard Ursuliak's inter-face [pa rt2] exhibit ion MON 14 Touch'n Gos with Motor Cycle at the Railway... Vancouver Men's Chorus at opens at Access (until the 19th)... Blast 'Em (7:30pm & 9:35pm) at the Ridge... Tampopo the Hotel Vancouver... North of Pittsburgh (7:15pm & 9:30pm) at the Ridge... Family (7pm) and Leningrad Cowboys Go America (9:30pm) at UBC SUB Cinema... Swedish Viewing (7:30pm) and The Adjuster (9:15pm) at Pacific Cinematheque... Avant-garde Rim: Programme One 1924-1969 (7:30pm) and Programme Two 1970- 1990 (9:05pm) at Pacific Cinematheque... THU 3 Wool with Mr Wrong and Tongues & Bones at the Cruel Elephant... Two Left Feet at the UBC Pit Pub (Iree)... Sue Leonard Band at the Railway... Connie Kaldor al the WED 16 Soul Asylum, Lemonheads, Jayhawks at the Commodore... Jazzmanian Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Skip Prest at Picadilly Pub... Dave Alvin with The Devils at the Railway... North of Pittsburgh (7:15pm & 9:30pm) at the Ridge... Young Skeletons at the Backstage (Seattle)... A Musical Accuracy: A Fiction at the Heart of Soul Rebels (7:30pm) and Looking for Langston (9:30pm) at Pacilic Cinematheque... Documentary lecture byTrinhTMinh-ha at the UBC Museum ol Anthropology (7:30 pm)... THU 17 Jazzmanian Devils at the Railway... North of Pittsburgh (7:15pm & 9:30pm) at Blast 'Em (7:30pm & 9:35pm) at the Ridge... Tampopo (7pm) and Leningrad Cowboys the Ridge... Ariel (7:30pm) and Leningrad Cowboys Go America (9pm) at Pacilic Go America (9:30pm) al UBC SUB Cinema... Frenzy with lecture presentation: Shari Cinematheque... DiSCORDER DATEBOOK Graydon on "Violence Against Women in the Media and Frenzy" (7:30pm) al Pacific Cinematheque... FRI 18 Alice in Chains, Screaming Trees, Gruntruckat 86 Street... Jazzmanian Devils FRI 27 Brain Jam, Elvis Love Child, Zen, Starboys al the Cruel Elephant... Culture at the Railway... The Squirrels Xmas Party at the Backstage (Seattle)... North of FRI 4 Coal with cub at Smash Gallery... The Nylons al the Commodore.. Strange Angel Jacques al the Railway... Primal Orbit al the Glass Slipper... Linton Garner Trio al Pittsburgh (7:15pm & 9:30pm) at the Ridge... King Lear (7:30pm) and Poison (9:15pm) at the Railway... Skits at the Glass Slipper... Leslie Spit Tree-0 at Ihe Town Pump... Hollywood North... Skydiggers with Hard Rock Miners at the Commodore... Brooks at Pacific Cinematheque... Connie Kaldor at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Skip Prest at Picadilly Pub.. La Kenna al Picadilly Pub... Guitar Shorty at Ihe Yale... Curse of the Homo video installation Guitaromanie at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House (2325 W 7)... Tito Puente at the closes at the Pitt Gallery... 12 Midnite's Gunland exhibition continues at Smash Gallery SAT 19 Jazzmanian Devils at the Railway... North of Pittsburgh (7:15pm & 9:30pm) at Backstage (Seattle)... 10,000 Celebrations art exhibition at Ihe Pitt Gallery (until the (until the 23rd)... Patrick Mahon's Spectacular Viewhome exhibition coniinues at the Or the Ridge...The Element of Crime (7:30pm)and Europa (9:30pm)atPaoficCinematheque... 24th)... Husbands and Wives (7:30pm) and Manhattan (9:35pm) at ihe Ridge... Shoot for Gallery (until the 5th)... Where the Streams Become a River exhibition continues at the the Contents with in person: Trinh T Minh-ha (7:30pm) at Pacific Cinematheque... Vancouver Art Gallery (until the 3rd)... Eadweard Muybridge's Motion & Document / SUN 20 Black Happy at Nappy Dugout (5pm, all ages)... Ministry, Helmet, Sepultura Sequence & Time exhibilion continues at Presentation House (until Dec 13th)... Erin at the PNE Forum... North of Pittsburgh (7:15pm & 9:30pm) at the Ridge... Mala Noche SAT 5 Sprinkler with Pond and Hazel at the Cruel Elephant... Strange Angel al the O'Brien & Sheila Ayearst exhibition continues at Artspeak (until Ihe 19th)... Blast 'Em (7:30pm) and My Own Private Idaho (9:10pm) at PacificCinematheque... Railway... Robin Shier Quartet al Ihe Glass Slipper... Leslie Spit Tree-0 al Ihe Town (7:30pm & 9:35pm) at the Ridge... Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (9pm) and Pump... Connie Kaldor al the Vancouver East Cultural Cenlre... Country Dance at the MON 21 Hum Buzz Thing CD release party at the Railway... Enchanted Pearl (7:30pm) Honeymoon in Vegas (9:30pm) at UBC SUB Cinema... The Wall (8pm) at Pacific WISE Hall... Festival de la Salsa '92 al ihe Commodore... Skip Prest al Podilly Pub... and Howards End (9:25pm) at the Ridge... Ju Dou (7:30pm) and Raise the Red Lantern Cinematheque with Opening Night Reception (7:15pm)... Anne Mortifee's Reflections on Guy Clark at the Backstage (Seattle)... Lorna Brown's Once Removed exhibilion opens (9:20pm) at Pacific Cinematheque... Crooked Walking at the Arts Club Mainstage (until the 30th)... Lola MacLaughlin Dance's at the Contemporary Art Gallery (until Jan 16th)... Husbands and Wives (7:30pm) and Eternal Return at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... The Belle of Amherst continues Manhattan (9:35pm) at the Ridge... Shoot for the Contents (7:30pm) and Surname Viet at Vancouver Little Theatre (until the 29th)... The Marriage of Bette and Boo continues al Given Name Nam (9:30pm) at Pacific Cinematheque... Studio 58 (until the 6th)... Agnes of God continues at Jericho Gym (until the 13th)... SUN 6 Wool, Seed, Man at Nappy Dugout (5pm, all ages).,. Sonic Boom! 6th Annual SAT 28 Sloan with Nova Mob and BUM al the New Yo* Theatre (7:30, all ages)... No Festival of Composers al the Vancouver East Cullural Centre... Husbands and Wives Fun with cub at Ihe Cruel Elephant... Culture Jacques al Ihe Railway... Nusrat Fateh Ali (7:30pm) and Manhattan (9:35pm) at Ihe Ridge... Surname Viet Given Name Nam Khan at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre (6:30pm)... Paul Dolden Ensemble at the Glass MON 28 G.I. Blues at the Railway... (7:30pm) and Naked Spaces: Living Is Round (9:30pm) at Pacific Cinematheque... Slipper... Linton GarnerTrio at Hollywood North... Jr. Gone Wild at the Town Pump... Kin TUE 29 Jimmy Roy's 5 Star Hillbilly Boys at the Railway... Lalat, Ngoma, Ache Brasil at La Quena... Irish Ceili at the WISE Hall... Guitar Shorty al MON 7 CiTR Shindig! with Twitch, Brand New Unit, TBA at the Railway... Sonic Boom! the Yale... Irish Ceili al the ANZA Club... Youssou N'Dour with the Super Stars Band al 6th Annual Festival of Composers at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Bob Roberts WED 30 Jimmy Roy's 5 Star Hillbilly Boys at the Railway... the Commodore... Noise Prom #1 with Daytona, Vintage TT & DJ George at the Pitt (7:30pm) and The Player (9:35pm) at the Ridge... Reassemblage (7:30pm) and Naked Gallery... Ragga Muffin Rascals at the Vancouver East Cultural Cenlre (2pm)... Ani Spaces: Living Is Round (8:30pm) at Pacific Cinematheque... THU 31 Allen Ginsberg, Allen Watts & Steve Allen at Ihe Backstage (Seattle)... Difranco at the Backstage (Seattle)... Hand of Spirit exhibition closes at UBC Fine Arts Gallery... Rhoda Rosenleld's Dark Works 1988-1992 exhibitionclosesat the Contemporary TU E 8 Harp Dog Brown & the Bloodhounds at the Railway... Cruel 70s Disco at the Cruel Art Gallery... Personal Histories: Radical Transformations of the Documetary Format Elephant... Vic Chesnutt & His Little Sharpie with Terry Lee Hale at the Backstage VENUES VENUES VENUES VENUES VENUES at Video In (1-4pm)... Blast 'Em (7:30pm & 9:35pm) at Ihe Ridge... Monty Python's The (Seattle)... Clare Gomez-Edington's Don't Let Them See You Coming exhibition opens Access Gallery • #26-448 Seymour Meaning of Life (9pm) and Honeymoon in Vegas (9:30pm) at UBC SUB Cinema... at the Or Gallery (until the 23rd)... Bob Roberts (7:30pm) and The Player (9:35pm) at the Alma Street Cafe • 2505 Alma (at Broadway) Locked Up Time (7:30pm) and Friedrichstrasse Station, Berlin 1990 (9:15pm) at Pacific Ridge... To Canada with Love and Some Misgivings (7:30pm. Iree) at Pacific Artspeak Gallery • #3-3110 West Hastings Cinematheque... Lola MacLaughlin Dance's Eternal Return al the Vancouver EastCultural Cinematheque... Cafe Bergman • 52 Powell (Gastown) WED 9 Facepuller wilh Changeling andTouch 'n' Gos at the Cruel Elephant... Harp Dog Cafe Django • 1184 Denman (at Davie) SUN 29 Mudhoney, Eugenius, Supersuckers at the Commodore... Dub Party Brown & the Bloodhounds al the Railway... Antonia and Jane (7:30pm) and Salmon- Commodore Ballroom • 870 Granville (Granville Mall) Snobordbash with Snobord videos, DJ Kilogee, skale demos, and live dub wilh The berries (9:05pm) at Ihe Ridge... Swedish Avant-garde Film: Programme One 1924-1969 Contemporary Art Gallery • 555 Hamilton Rootabegas at the Nappy Dugout (all ages, 5pm)... Soup Dragons at 86 Streel... Bruce (7:30pm) and Programme Two 1970-1990 (9:05pm) at Pacific Cinematheque... Cruel Elephant • 23 West Cordova (Gastown) Freedman Trio at the Glass Slipper... Tom Northcott with Lingo Sisters al Ihe Vancouver 86 Street • Plaza of Nations (BC Enterprise Centre) Museum... Masterpiece Chamber Music: Basically Baroque al Ihe Vancouver East THU 10 Vic Chesnutt & His Little Sharpie with Zumpanno at the Cruel Elephant... Fast Glass Slipper • 185 East 11th Avenue (at Main) Cultural Centre... The Chalice Choir at the Unitarian Church (949 E 49)... Lucinda Folk Underground al ihe Railway... Fred Hersch Trio at the Glass Slipper... Cadillac Hollywood North • 856 Seymour Williams wilh Blue Rodeo at the Backstage (Seattle)... Thomas Ruff: Junge Leute Tramps at the Town Pump... Roy Kiyooka, Gerald Creede, Jam Ismail poelry reading Isadora's • 1540 Old Bridge (Granville Island) exhibition closes at the Goethe-Institute... Personal Histories: Radical Transformations at the Vancouver Art Gallery (8pm, free)... Antonia and Jane (7:30pm) and Salmonberries Latin Quarter 1305 Commercial Drive of the Documetary Format at Video In (1-4pm)... Blast 'Em (7:30pm & 9:35pm) at the (9:05pm) at the Ridge... Narrative Practices with Tess Payne at Video In (8pm)... Swedish Maximum Blues Pub • 1176 Granville (at Davie) Ridge... Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (9pm) and Honeymoon in Vegas (9:30pm) Avant-garde Rim: Programme Three: The Films of Gunvor Nelson (7:30pm) and Nappy Dugout • 1248 Seymour (at Davie) at UBC SUB Cinema... November Days/Novembertage (7:15pm) and GDR - Untitled Programme Four: The Films of Peter Weiss and Olle Hedman (9:30pm) al Pacilic Cinematheque... Or Gallery • 314 West Hastings (9:40pm) at Pacific Cinematheque... The Belle of Amherst closes at Vancouver Little Paradise Cinema • 919 Granville (Granville Mall) FRI 11 CiTR Shindig! Grand Finals at the Cruel Elephant... Patrick Ball al the WISE Park Theatre -3440 Cambie MON 30 CiTR Shindig with Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, Movieland, Woo Woos Hall... Hard Rock Miners al the Railway... Dee Daniels al Hollywood North... Spirit of the Picadilly Pub • 630 West Pender at the Railway... Tumbleweed at the ANZA Club... 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