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•FEATURES Shades Apart Trish Kelly Duotang Bunnygrunt/lullycraft Laibach >V"V< •Columns Cowshead Chronicles Vancouver Special Interview Hell Diary of Jonnie Loaf Boy Volunteers needed. SubCult. Are you an outgoing, spontaneous man or woman over the age of Seven Inch 19 with a never-say-die attitude and a good sense of humour? Basslines 19 We are a non-profit society that helps young offenders and children Under Review 20 ages 8 to 18 who are at risk of getting in trouble. Real Live Action 22 Charts 24 On the Dial 25 June Datebook 26 PLEA production manager barb yamazaki 708-2606 graphic design/layout atomos, ken paul, •COVER barb y production Production this month saw us using at Jeremy gruman, erin hodge, least half a dozen different laser print­ tristan winch, andrea gin, ers. Somewhere during the wee hours ross fleming of the morning, as another printer bit photography/illustrations barb, jamie bilan, the biscuit, this beautiful cover by richard noise Vancouverite Ted Dave rose with the contributors morning sun, and all of a sudden, eve­ james b, nelse b, brady c, mike c, val c, christian, glenn rything was good again. (Sigh) Avery d, anna f, frank?, gth, andrea special thank you goes out to all the g, jen h, justin h, sydney h, staff of The Ubyssey for letting us use thomas h, |oyce i, anthony k, their equipment. XOXO kellie k, namiko k, janis bmc, jono, nardwuar, ken p, kris r, dale s, June s, markus s, suki s Caroline t, mark I, brian v © -DiSCORDER" 1997 by the Student Radio Society ol the Univer­ sity of British Columbia. All rights reserved. Circulation 17, 500. program guide Subscriptions, payable in advance, lo Conadian residenls ore J15 for one miko year, toresidenl s of ihe USA are $15 US; $24 CDN elsewhere. Single charts siobhan mccracken, orders payable lo DiSCORDER Magazine. DEADLINES: Copy deadline for the July issue is June 1 Ilh. Ad space is barb available until June 18lh ond can be booked by calling Kevin al (604) datebook 822-3017 exl. 3. Our rales ore available upon requesl. DiSCORDER is stefan udell distribution scripts, unsolicited artwork (including but not limited to drawings, photo- matt steffich can be submitted on disc (Mac, preferably] or in type. As always, English s distribution is preferred. From UBC lo Langley and Squamish lo Bellingham, CiTR can be heard al 101.9 fM as well as through all major cable systems in ihe Lower Main­ land, except Shaw in While Rock. Call ihe CiTR DJ line _ 822-2487, our office at 822-3017 exl. 0, or our news and sports lines al 8220017 ext. 2. Fax us at 822-9364, e-mail us al: cilr©unixg.ubc.ca, visit our web site al hltp:// #233-

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4 juste./99?§ sound like Orange Juice, THE DISHRAGS lifetime they played with The | Bossanova's rock'n'roll is silky Lovo/Hato Avengers and The Clash, Vancouver!! oc specialj smooth and parent-friendly (Other Peoples Music) recorded, and suffered lineup I like some kind of Stereolab I've always thought of them changes before finally break­ Tabernacle Choir, but with a as romantic, almost impossi­ ing up in 1980, leaving be­ hint of some kind of unspo­ bly cool, figures: three hind only those seven re­ ken sin smoldering yonder feenaged girls from Victoria leased songs, on records that = by dale sawyer & janis mckenzie like a burning Yma Sumac with their bangs hanging in have become harder and doll. Maybe it's just the indul­ their black-rimmed eyes, their harder to find. II II gence of the whole thing, this mouths set in sneers that are So I was thrilled to find out ne phenomenon of the Cars' "Just What I iofn the Lie,i " anudm "Syste mi of De­ set of numbers being great clearly audible on their rare, about this brand-new compi­ the current decade Needed." The contribution parture." Kinda like Helmet wallpaper for that swinging old records. Unfortunately I lation, made up of 25 songs Ois the release of from Dirtmitts is fantastic: trying to not make every song bachelor pad you erected in never did get to see them live, recorded between 1978 and compilations in which the "Amaze Me" shows that the sound the same. Or Tool the hopes that they'd re-re­ since even in their second 1980, and including plenty common factor is the studio band knows how to throw a without fhe sexy stuff. A great lease the Martin Denny (four-piece) incarnation they of fact-filled liner notes. For at which the music was re­ few twists in the guitar-driven accompaniment for the exis­ and Les Baxter catalogues survived mere months into the one thing, Love/Hate pro­ corded. While this type of pop formula, and it makes me tential weeping I'm finding so at Super Saver prices (maybe 1980s, but I treasured every vides a fascinating glimpse collection has existed for quite look forward to pleasurable these days. they have). I would recom­ chance I got to hear their into Vancouver's long-gone some Hme (good local exam­ hearing their Scenesters mend this to Lovin' Spoon­ scarce recordings at other first generation of punk. The ples include 1967's Live atthe new tape. Fi­ ful fans, who'll get all wistful people's houses and even, seven live songs, recorded by Grooveyard LP and 1979's nally, as an and teary-eyed years ago, here at CiTR. (And Tom Harrison, are a revela­ Voncouver Complication LP), added bonus, when they hear the yes, the recordings were tion: for those of us who it is only recently that credit continuous organ scarce — before this compi­ weren't part of the tight, little to the studio itself has been chordal strands (by lation, all that was available scene of the day, the sound explicit on the front face of guitarist-vocalist- from The Dishrags were of the kids in the audience the package. In the last cou­ songwriter Chris two three-song 7"s (1979 mercilessly heckling (the eter­ ple of years, compilations Storrow) weaving and 1980] and one track on nally uncool) Terry David from the Fir St., Turtle, and through every track. A the Vancouver Complication LP.) Mulligan is a delicious, Fiasco Bros, recording studios friend even compared So who were The nasty treat all by itself. have made their way into the "My Ligeia" to The Dishrags, anyway? At first Love/Hate would be local shops as well as onto o m e Doors, although I lit they were a trio of sweet/ worthwhile even if its only the airwaves of CiTR. Regu­ Song," exuding her on fire for that. The tough-voiced 15 and 16 year- value were as an historical lar readers may recall the more than a passing resem­ ghost of Gary olds who came over to Van­ document, but there's more to cassette-only Faceplant com­ blance to mid-period Lou take note: Puckert and the entire couver in 1977 to play punk it than that. Put simply, The pilation, Maximum Rabbit, Reed. This song, however, these four strong lads hate Union Gap can also rock thatwas more like Glen Dishrags still sound good I And that was critiqued so elo­ wasn't recorded at Pigbelly at it when you call them CCR, be felt overseeing the Matlock than Sid Vicious, after years of hearing things quently in this column a few all — it was donated by the so don't. And try to forget Bacchanalic proceedings, more like The Ramones like the so-called Seattle months back. band. Oh, well, then again, you read that. although you're probably than DOA, and more like Sound, easy listening, lounge, Now, the latest such col­ Live atthe Grooveyard wasn't Eargasms ensue the sec­ much too young a girl to The Shangri-La's than X- and return of prog-rock, all of lection to crash-land on my live, nor was it recorded at ond you insert / Give know who I'm talking about Ray Spex. They quickly be­ us — from jaded reviewers to desk is In tho Bolh/ of tho fhe Grooveyard on Davie You... BOSS AN OVA i nto the (plus he isn't dead yet, I don't came an essential part of a 13-year-old girl picking up Pig, a six-song tape from Street. Pigbelly is simply up­ tape slot. Eight songs of indie- think). EagerXavier Cugat Vancouver's newborn punk her first guitar — can find Pigbelly studios. This outfit is, holding a long-standing Van­ lounge hipster food, complete fans should, however, be scene, and their live debut something inspiring in these in fact, the basement facility couver tradition of deceit and with Hohner cheez whiz and warned that there's not an (back when they were still songs, which have kept their belonging to one of the fel­ misrepresentation. mi nor 7ths out of the Feliciano actual Bossanova to be heard called DeeDee and the sound fresh and relevant after lows from the Unhappies, Intensity is what you get songbook. Sounding like the anywhere on the tape; per­ Dishrags) was with Vancou­ almost 20 years now. who ante up a fine cut on this with Starfish Room live favour­ Monochrome Set in the haps that button's broken on ver's very first punk band, Now if they would only cassette. "Melodrama Kid" is ites CLOSED CAPTION RA­ same way The Colorifics their organ.»DS The Furies. Over their short autograph my CD ...»JM as strong as anything they've DIO on their seven-song cav ever done, and, in terms of sette Stere- mood and songwriting, would have nes­ tled very snugly in |* among the ^| tracks on their great, and brand- new, full- length Se­ cret Formula cassette that's getting high rotation on the bor­ rowed tape deck I abuse in the name of abuse. Other which was eye tracks include the folky candy to say the least. On to singalong of Bev & Phil on audio matters, the tunes of the "Distance," the catchy punk tape blast out of the 'blaster of the Seamen (R.I.P.) on with a crrunchl, followed by "Evel Steven," and the a thudl, and landing with a humourous Revolving slapl to yer tympanic mem­ Doormats with a kazoo- brane, especially "Benevo­ driven instrumental version of lence," "Displaced," "People •-Ki-tWJ h-tU

Who are you? (names, ages, instruments played) [Soy| Jeff I'm Jeff "Cruiser" Kruys, I play bass in Soy and scream uniil my voice is gone Marjoe Gortner I'm Marjoe Gortner, 32, Soy drummer/vocal­ ist and part time mellotronist I also listen to nothing but Harvey Sid Fisher Paul 23, guitar [WroughUron Smile I Greg drums, 20 Nellie Jane guitar, 21 Sean: bass, 19. Any good Hump anecdotes? Where is Mr. Hump,' legend & DISSENT of Sidney, BC? B UMDEN Jusl the one from Feb '93 when they opened for Ween at the Cruel Elephant and when J-P went for his fly to piss on the crowd, this Rollins (Henry, not Sonny) lookalike grabbed J-P's starters pistol and fired it in his direction, so J-P and Hugh Who are you? (names, ages, instruments core show last summer. Two of the Mark: All those bands, except for maybe (the rodeo clown) jumped the guy and it started a riot! We all played, hometown) bands were 'Christian' HC bands who Facepuller, were legends when I was a had to leave and then line up again to see Ween play for a half Jason Kolins: Burden is myself, 23, vocals, were touring and needed a show on teenager. I think today, you would prob­ hour until 2am when J-P told me he pissed in Ween's beer or Steve Matheson, 19, guitar, Ryan short notice so I said, 'Yeah why not.' I ably put on Strain, Burden, Dissent ... guava juice or whatever. Wagner, 19, guitar, Happy Kreter, 19, really like 'Zao's music. And I really Capone, if they were still together. bass, and Jason Vandermey, 18, drums. respect their conviction for what they Sean: Plains of Abraham. Greg: I used to see Mike on the bus (70 Pat Bay Highway, to be We are from Cloverdale, Langley and have to say, even though I am not a precise), looking at school girls. He's rad, though. White Rock. Christian. I do like a lot of Christian Nellie Jane: 1 don't know who you're talking about, but it was Dissent: Sean, vox. North Van. Mark, gui­ bands, like Strongarm. I think if you a much better question before you scratched out anti-dote and tar, North Van. Ricky, drums. East feel strongly enough about something, replaced it with anecdote. Van/Winnipeg. Leanne, bass. North Van. be it veganism, straightedge whatever, Have any of you been inside Newton Inn as long as it's not hurtful or hateful to or The Coach House? others than it definitely has a place in JK: Yes, I've been to the Newton Inn; I hardcore. was 16 and I went to see some friends of Leanne, is it true that you got Dissent on mine's band, Caustic Thought. They a Poltergeist episode? How was it? How snuck me in and I also got to watch can we recognize it? naked ladies dance and drink Coronas. Leanne: Yeah, I... Ricky: Where do you get that informa­ tion?!? Leanne's dad got us this gig on Poltergeist, the TV series. We had to ... well, actually, they had to put on alt this crazy makeup, black eyeliner. Sean even had to wear chains. They said I was Dissent, ask Burden TWO questions. already perfect. What's your favourite colour? And Leanne, ya still there? Who is Alex JK: My favourite colour's black, like the 'A Train' Boyington? What does he do X's on the back of my hands! And red, Besides Scott Henderson's studio, Sea of Shit, is there any­ for you? like the blood gushing out of my nose where else for bands in Victoria to record? Leanne: He's my bass teacher. He played Redmond, WA, after Happy whacked me Jeff: Well, there's always Roy Gbiv Ends Humanity Studios, in the Payolas. with his bass. which is my 4-track, but that's pretty much just for Roy Gbiv, Happy, why did Gob (your other band) What's the hardest line out of all your my solo project. have to re-edit its video for MUCH lyrics? MuZAK? The hardest line is, um, shit, I don't have MG: There's Degrassi in Colwood; some guy who lives near JK: Happy is away on tour with Gob. So any hard lyrics. We're an emo-band How Scott who apparently has this weird mini 64-track CD record­ I'll answer for his veganass. The end part about: 'You think you know me, you ing type-thing-or-other; some other guy in Oak Bay (I think of the *B-Flat' video has a guy getting dont know me at all, the walls you've Rock: Iron Style recorded with them); Gary Brainless, Phil Jason, (a) was Faceoff really the first run over by a train, and apparently this built to separate, in time will fall,' from Spector, George Martin. And a new one called Bent Sounds in straightedge band in Vancouver? (b) did was too much for much.' the song 'Stand' — pretty damn tough. Esquimalt. you organize an all-Christian straight­ Hey! Looking at the cover of an old Issue Discography: We here at DiSCORDER are compiling an informal poll. edge hardcore gig on a Cloverdale farm? of DiSCORDER (June 1991) we see the Burden: Six-song demo and live at CiTR Complete the following list, okay? following bands: Ten Feet fall, JK: a) Faceoff was definitely one of the radio. Favourite Victoria/Vancouver Island fanzine: first but probably the worst to corne out Facepuller, Sparkmarker, Cat's Game, Dissent: one track, 'Humanity's Sin,' on Jeff: Master Bitchl Great name. (Janet Wood's distro. Not sure if of a van. Wow! That was in '92. Everyone and Sludge. Who should be on the cover 77>e Rubber Room, various artists CD. it's still going.) has come a long way since those days. It's of DiSCORDER in 1997? Contact name and address: good to see that at least we're all still JK: Vancouver Hardcore in '97 would be Burden: c/o 18678, 80 Ave., Surrey, BC, MG: Well, Chaos Comix may not be distro, but boy do they around playing and Still involved with Sparkmarker, BNU, Strain, Burden, V4N 3G5.604.882.9652 have hot lookin' women in them. the scene. That is a plus, Dissent, Plains of Abraham, Rite of burdenmaiieaol.com. Greg: Masturbytdi, for sure. I think I do one, but that has a b) Yes, I did put on a 'Christian' hard­ Passage and Target. Dissent: c/b Mark: 733.1790 better name. Oh, wait, that isn't around anymore ... Favourite BC ferries 'Queen of...' Why?

6 j*h*l99?'*r* Jeff Oak Bay\ Never expected that one him of being a pedophile He moved to BC and MG: The Queen of Mark E. Smith is pretty *fuckin' got a job as a cameraman for CHEK 6 He fell SHADES APART are a three piece emo-core band from New Jersey. rockin'. (The one with the Tilt-a-whirl on it, and down a flight of stairs on the job and almost died Mark plays guitar and sings lead vocals, Kevin plays bass and sings also has the Phil Lynnot Room.) Wrought: Iron Smile, ask Soy two questions. Greg 1 agree with Cruise there Fave Confessor song? back up vocals and Ed plays the drums. We had the pleasure of Nellie Jane: Queen ofthe North. I've never actu­ Jeff: I like 'Condemned' — great fade in drum interviewing them at their show at Graceland with the Descendents. ally seen it, I've only seen the poster with its sil­ It's just too bad some hoodlums decided to break into their van houette and specs If you're interested, the poster Record label you _ most like to put out a Soy record? used to be located on the outside wall of the gift Jeff Wild Rags! during the show — they couldn't have picked nicer guys to do it to. shop on the Queen ofSaanich ... nght by the cafe­ MG: Wrong Again (Que ) would be pretty cool. teria and the 20 year old posters of chicken strips I think bands like Cryptopsy and Dahmer have By Suki & Kellie and scaburgers. done stuff with them The label might be a little Sean I think they should call one The Spirit of too death for us, though Pessimiser, Six Weeks, DiSCORDER-. Have you ever had any paranor­and emo bands too. Being on Rev has p Langford because no one cares about Langford as Slap-A-Ham, Regurgitated Semen Records, mal experiences? ably helped us find more of a sound. Bovine would also be cool, too. much as they should Mark: That's interesting, because we just Ed: Rev is much less constrained than Paul Mavenck stayed with a friend of mine who's way into [labels] like Fat or Victory or Epitaph. If you And hey, Soy, please ask Wrought Iron Smile esoteric things. He says that he has through buy one of those records, you pretty much two questions. other channels. He says he's improved his know what it's gonna sound like — which is l_P"?M Favourite Testament song? living through talking to spirits, I guess. kinda like fascism to me — but I guess peo­ Greg: 'Curse of the Legions of Death:' "Attack of Kevin got hit by lightning. ple are into that. Revelation is a lot more the Locusts! Attack!" Kevin: Oh, yeah that did happen. It was sum­ diverse. Multivalent. Fave Archie Comics story? mer, Long Beach, New Jersey, and I was rid­ When you decided to go with Revelation, were The evil Greg: The first one where Chip, later known as ing a bike over a bridge during a heavy you scared of being pigeon-holed? Archie, rides into town doing a surfer (bmx Wrought: thunder storm and we got hit by lightning Mark: We were aware of it, but we weren' _____ / * Mi freestyle trick) on his bike and fell off our bikes and ran screaming like worried about trying to get over with that Iron Nellie Jane: The one where Archie is torn little kids. But I've been having this weird audience. Smile between loving Veronica and loving Betty. Have thing happen when I sleep in the van. I can't Ed: They already had Farside and Sense you ever read that one? tell if I'm dreaming or in a state of con­ Field. The label was making a deliberate Sean: I'd have to agree with Nellie Jane. That one sciousness. I'll be there staring at the ceiling effort to unpigeon itself. was really original and thought provoking 11 ffl Anything else to add? MG: I think that it's finally lime for people to really open up their eyes to the wonderful possi­ bility that is power violence — its gentle whim­ sy, its moods, its sometimes-oh-how-I-wish-I- Favourite 'Favourite:' could-somehow-break-the-chain-but-still-keep- Jeff: I liked the favourite ferry question better 'a-hangin'-on kinda thing, you know? Spewing than the distro one. total fucking hatred at stupidity is kinda nice, too MG: Favourite glue, did you ask? Um ... Any — like at a C.E.O., Tom Clancy, A&R putzes, kind that gets me high all the time. infomercials. Greg: I liked the distro one better than the ferry Greg: It's been rumoured certain members of Soy one 'cause I got to say 'Masturbytch ' and Wrought: Iron Smile have been joining and I'll try so hard to wake up but I can't. Kevin: That was kind of a weird time for us Nellie Jane: This is my favourite 'favourite ' My forces to create an emo-power violence band They say that feeling is the prelude to astral too, when we put that record out. We had favourite 'favourite' is the favourite 'favourite.' called Sotting Soy: Smile! Sean: I can't choose. They were all good. Maybe Nellie Jane: Greg, are you calling us emo? I'm travel. decided to record a record, and we did Save the ferry one No! The distro one. No, wait! This not getting back in the van until you say we're Ed: I've been trying to teach myself to lucid It, but we didn't even have a record label to one is definitely my favourite 'favourite.' Maybe metal dream. But I can't. I always wake up. You try put it out, so we were just going to do it our­ to train yourself to look for visual cues in your selves. Before that, we weren't fully active not, I can't choose ... ahh! Sean: 2+2=5 dream that tell you you're not awake. At that with the band. We decided that with this Why did Let's Put the X in Sex break up? Discographies: point, if you can realize you're not awake you record, we wanted to be in everybody's face, Jeff: Everybody was going to be out of town for MG: Last December we recorded an eight-song can control what you are dreaming. kind of aggressive, and get all our frustra the summer, and maybe the joke was getting demo. Contact us for a tape ($1.00). Meathead What was the best punk rock show you've ever tions of the last few years out. It really fit stale. It didn't stop me and Greg from forming Records (Thunder Bay) is soon puttin' us on a been to? with Rev at the time, because it's pretty God Bless the Children of the Beast, though, our CD comp; Inner Ear Records (Modesto) is tribute to Motley Crue. putting us on a comp with a whole slew of Mark: I know! Dag Nasty was supposed to play intense and aggressive. but it was Squirrel Bait, Descendents, Agent What comic characters best describe you? MG: Jeffro neglected to mention the Suicidal groovy bands (we're sandwiched between Orange. I'd say that was the most fun because Kevin: [laughing] Well, they were just calling Tendencies cover band after that, and then the Capitalist Casualties and Man is the Bastard); a Manowar cover band after that Those two lads comp. from Surfside Beach, SC; and some it opened my eyes to that kind of music and I me Archie. defy description. German split thing in the works with Third said, 'Wow, this is what I want to do.' Ed: I guess that makes me Jughead. Mark Nellie Jane: The screecher went shrimp trawl­ World Planet. As of this writing we've come up Kevin: When I saw Husker Du, that was what would be Mr. Weatherbee. ing or something. The rumours about Greg's with four or five songs since the demo. We're not got me into it. Mark: Was Shaggy from Riverdale? overdose were such lies. The band broke up sure how we'll record them and release them. So now that you guys have been on Revelation Ed: Mark's Beetle Bailey. because of crustaceans, not drugs Probably record with Scott again. [records] for two years, do you think that's Mark: One day I might be like Ziggy. [still Sean: Apparently, Tavis had to flee the country •Third World Panet/Republic of Freedom your home? laughing] 'Cause everything sucks for him. due to rumours that he was the Unibomber Fighters split 8 5 flexi ($3 ppd) Mark: Yeah, the momentum kind of gets lost Poor Ziggy. Who is the 'Squire Barnes' of Vancouver •W:IS/The Warsaw Union split tape ($3 ppd). when you wait, like, three years in between Mark: As a whole, I think we're more like Island? Contact name and numbers: albums. Family Circus (lots of laughing) ... the worst Jeff: That'd have to be West Mundy, former Soy: 647 Speed Ave., Victoria, BC, V8Z 1A5 Kevin: Personally, I'd like to grow with comic ever! sports director at CFUV. I remember running Wrought:Iron Smile: PO Box 8183, Victoria, Revelation and maybe get a broader audi­ What inspires or influences you outside of into him a while ago walking home from an BC, V8W 3R8« ence into it. And they've done that. They've music? Entombed show — he was drunk and stumbling opened up their label by signing differ­ Ed: I read a lot. I have a degree in literature. up the sidewalk. He gave me a thumbs-up sign. ent sounding bands. But the people I get a lot of inspiration from books. I like that are listening are still behind that Kurt Vonneget, also regular stuff like Sony that wasn't much of an anecdote, and I'm Live from Thunderbird probably defaming the poor guy, too urb, thinking that Rev is this really spe­ Emerson and Shakespeare. I like the roman­ Radio Hell can be heard MG: We were hoping Squire would end up cific kind of label. tic poets. chainsawed into pieces, about five months ago, every Thursday from 9 Ed: New York straight edge! Kevin: I'm just inspired by my family and during reports on Pavel Bure's grandpa's mob pm to 11 pm only on Would you say that you feel like you're a part friends. I'm a really family-oriented guy. I CiTR 101.9 fm. of any music genre? You're hard to pin down. just like spending time with my brothers Sean: I'd have to say Jay Longprey, sportscaster Kevin: I think we overlap in a lot of different and my wife. for CHEK 6 (a BCTV affiliate). He used to coach scenes. We're not dead centre in one scene. Mark: Also, the people that you run into on little league in Ontario. Then someone accused We have played shows with Victory bands these kind of trips can be really inspiring.* from the diary of jonnie loaf boy

% 2 of fl,_ r> »»l i-K#ll do around a bunch of disgruntled revolutionaries. DJDi­ II, nette made me sit in the corner and told me to keep my mouth shut. I don't care; I've got nothing to soy to those Day 3 of the Revolution i:£*aRSsi8Mte^ '•"- Things are getting a bit tense around here. The fools anyway. police ore still holding positions outside the ra­ DJ Dinette and her henchmen are in constant contact J boofh dio station and the revolutionaries are convinced ihOt. My oe-L ° ° '•* no• fcn _, _„ , *«** with the leader ol the revolution — some freak who calls that a strike is about to be bunched. They claim himself Sub-Commander Marconi. Apparently he and his to hear strange sounds coming from under­ orenf hippie crew are holed up in the President's office and are •mvs-lf n . ^ ***•• ^vvn their 4, , octave | ground. I personally don't think we ate worth directing the revolution via walkie-talkie. In addition to the the police's bother, but Di Dinette's, henchmen radio station, they claim to have occupied the faculty club, are a paranoid lot. They hove run out of ammu­ student council chambers, and the aquatic centre. No idea nition (we ate all the doughnuts yesterday — _^i:^^^;r^ why they are holding the aquatic centre, but no amount of even the stale ones), and they keep cursing them­ idiocy surprises me. selves for not buying more. Valso wish we had SubCommander Marconi gave DJ Dinette a list of de­ more doughnuts, but this is because I'm hun­ mands to read over the air, but, as usual, she is being gry. We ran out of food last night and I am stubborn. She told him that his demands were shit. He told T m e 96 starting to fantasize about hamburgers. I om her to stop trying to co-opt his revolution. "The revolution -^9 forCoItr ° L ^ "orse T '" ° even feeling nostalgic for that disgusting, dried Nonaries halt *Cep' W«* slucfe, 1' u _"• WQJ always gets co-opted!" she kept shrieking. They argued 6rVeto Ca e revo fruit and granola we were constantly*eating^ **»• ' 0«i3t . " ^ffeTZ'a^ * - about the demands for hours before DJ Dinette finally turned The revolutionaries ordered a pizza ihis afternoon, I \ off the walkie-talkie in disgust. She and Murray read their but the police wouldn't let the delivery boy into the j own demands over the air. They want the President of the station. University to resign. They want the station manager of CiTR We are all hungry, tired and starting to smell. £&• fr&fts^ fcr .tor to resign. They are demanding on end to corporate rule. The revolutionaries are driving me crazy. They "Free the market ... from capitalist swine," they chanted. are so nervous they have been chain-smoking ; "Smash the state!" They demanded a ban on "flesh" in these awful, unfiltered cigarettes. They also con­ university cafeterias, and an end to world poverty. They tinue to drink that vile coffee they are so fqnd demanded the abolition of classic rock and cuddle core. of. I can't figure out where it all comes from. No more Nike baseball caps; no more hair-clips. They want Their endless talk of revolution is depressing. Mountain Equipment Co-op to be nationalized, and all They are constantly bragging about haw? their fleece-ware to be sold at a discount. The two of them blath­ phones were being topped by CS IS and how ered on and on, until I thought it would never end. They the government hos files on ihem as thick as are being ridiculous. As if anyone is gonna comply with telephone books. It's hard for me to stop from; their demands. As if anyone cares what they think. They laughing out loud. Those fools are. no threat ta have occupied the university, but hardly anyone has no- national security. They area threat to themselves! This time*! was polite enough to keep my obser­ vations to rnyself... I am learning.

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Trish and I met to do radio and talk about getting all those people together. Especially What was it? Were there other girls doing that at the same stuff. Here are some excerpts from our con- considering how naive I was. All those You know that thing on the mudflaps? time? Did you talk about that at Riot Grrrl straightedge boys were my friends, and I did­ The Playboy girl? meetings? DISCORDER: When did you start with Riot n't think about the fact that there could be Yeah, he had that on his shirt, and he went I don't know. I think we talked about having Grrrl? conflict. It kind of burst some bubbles for me and changed his shirt. I was like, 'Wow.' crushes on girls, in a very innocent way, which Trish: My introduction to it was a benefit for — of like how ideal this was going to be and Y'know? You can deal with things. You can was really important. We didn't have a lot of Women Against Violence Against Women. [It how everyone was going to be there for confront people and it will be okay. And then really serious discussions. A lot of it was real­ was] a weekend-long [event], 14 bands WAVAW, but instead people had their own we started Riot Grrrl in Vancouver and we put ly light-hearted, which was probably really played. My friend Kim gave me the name of agendas and stuff. But I was exposed to on shows and traded zines and kind of got in good. The main person that I talked to about someone in Olympia. He said, 'Yeah, you got Tattletaie and the fact that they were these contact with other women. it was Kim Kinakin. But there definitely was to talk to these people, because there are lots two young, really small girls who were So after that show It got started? elements of it, it was definitely okay to talk of women doing stuff down there.' So I called standing up there in front of an audience Several people who were there were stoked about or okay to experiment with. Michelle, and I got a quite a few bands from without microphones and having people so on it. Like Ingrid and Savan were already talk­ So you identify as Lesbian? Olympia to come up, and then Tattletaie silent that you could've heard a pin drop. ing about it. They put out a zine called Riot People define the terms that they use in dif­ came down from Seattle. [I was also intro­ They had such brave things to say and their Grrrl Vancouver. We all got together and ferent ways ... I define myself as a lezbo 'cause duced] to Riot Grrrl through Tattletale's zipe, zine was so - I don't know - it just really got started having meetings. I prefer to be with women, and just because and talking to them. After that, there were to me. Madigan wrote this whole thing I wish I was there for that. of the level, like the depth of my attraction some crappy experiences with that, but after about having hairy legs and how she liked to One of the big influences before that band and love and relationships with women. That that I did feel really inspired. run in the wind and have it blow her hair came up was Meredith — she was doing it doesn't mean that I wouldn't have a relation­ What crappy experiences? and all this stuff. That was like a foreign con­ with me, she had a Heavens to Betsy LP, and ship with a man if the opportunity came up Because there were boy and girl bands, cept to me. They were just so gentle but she played that song 'My Red Self which is that I thought could [be] a healthy [relation­ maybe those [boy] bands didn't understand firm. Like there was a boy who was wearing about menstruation. I remember talking to ship] and something that is going to help me what the concept of the whole benefit was. a T-shirt that had a sexist image. And Jen was Corin [of Heavens to Betsy, now of Sleater- learn something. But that's on an emotional Because I was involved in the straightedge like, 'Did you see that guy's shirt?' and I was Kinney] about that song saying, 'That is such level, whereas with women I'm really physi­ hardcore scene in Vancouver, we had hard­ like, 'Oh, no I didn't.' She said, 'Do you want an amazing song. I've never heard anything cally attracted to [them], as well as emotion­ core bands playing the same show as It o say something to him?' 'Uh, oh I'm scared' like that in my life.' It was a song about n ally and spiritually. Tattletaie and Heavens to Betsy and Kicking kind of thing, and she took my hand and she struation. It was such a big concept that I Do you think that there are very many bi's In Giant. It was a really big mix. Like Facepuller said, 'I'll go with you.' And she said, 'That being exposed to. Riot Grrrl? and Kicking Giant at the same show. So there shirt is really offensive, and this is a benefit So were you already 'out* then? I think there are a lot of bisexual women. And was some conflict. for WAVAW,' and she was just really reason­ Oh, n able with him. And he was like, 'I'm so sorry, I definitely want to make sure that they are I didn't know Facepuller were straightedge. I just thought black shirt and I just put it on.' Do you think it had something to do with recognized. They aren't. So it was kind of a challenge getting involved with [Riot Grrrl]? Because there is a problem that some dykes I think that the concept of 'girl love' was feel that bi's get straight privilege. something that was really freeing. I was in I can't say that. Personally, I'm a femme, I 11th grade at the time. I had switched schools dress very femmy. and gone to Ideal, a little alternative school I wouldn't say very femmy. [with] a different environment. On the first Well today is an exception, but I was feeling day that I walked into the school, Ingrid — tough when I got up. So someone could who was involved in starting all of this — accuse me of the same thing — that I could took my hand and walked with me down the pass for straight, so you're not a hardassed hallway. I was just so flabbergasted that we lezbo. But I just don't feel that that is fair. could hold hands and walk down our school I don't agree with that at all. I mean, we can hallway and feel that we weren't gonna be dress however the fuck we want to dress. ridiculed. And we weren't. People thought it Isn't that what we were fighting for all along? was normal. Girls were really affectionate Totally. I've read some stuff on it. But fortu­ with each other. nately I haven't experienced that much in my It kind of created a safe environment for you life, I mean I do feel weird when I go to les­ bian bars and stuff like that. How do I let to be able to come out? them know that I'm not just a straight girl A safe environment tor me to realize that I hanging out here, and I think that I speak my had feelings — that I wanted to do that, mind and I have a voice in any community because before that I hung out with a bunch that I contribute to, and I make sure that I of jockey boys that were into hardcore do, so that people know who I am and what I music. To know that it was okay to be car­ stand for. I think that people should be ing with other women. And realizing that judged by how much support they give their what I wanted to be was a really big step community, what they're contributing or and coming to a point where I realized that what they're giving to it — not how much I fully wanted to come out. 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It has replaced every­ the simple distracted-attention type sense, where, supposedly, ness of use appears inverted. The category of property, how­ thing, or so it seems. This is to be our reward? Within such a the bedazzling array of modern accoutrements and preoccu­ ever, manages to adapt to any word play, taking exceptional so-called abundant field of possibility, our options should be pations designates our unconsciousness into relegated and advantage of doubt, while placing any condition of void in radically dissimilar, yet the same categorization appears again obedient submission. However, there is something to be its service. Void never left the dialogue, from start to finish, and again. Show up as different and receive your place, seek learned by such a common, brutal phenomenon. Through it establishing relational freedom in intellectual cul de sacs, out your difference and fall into line, but absolutely do not something becomes obvious. There is a necessary inter-rela­ where answers are forever deferred. By void, I mean roughly be without your difference, even if it's the same as everybody tionship involved in all this: again, an aspect of our human- a sensation of absence that promotes a capacity for desire, else's. The onerous openness, this ultimate cul de sac, where ness. The latter quality of distraction mentioned is full of an even to desire oblivion in the face of absolute nothing (the is the focus? Look around your field of references, relations induced void, while the previous is a simple organic down­ will to ...). Within style there is an induced void, where inter­ and options. Ask yourself what sense time, or a state induced with occu­ est becomes a virtual desert, a vacuum. This is the magnetic, of place and priority is promoted, pied concentration. Fundamen­ supposedly non-existent centre of interest, swathed in anxi­ what sense of history is available? tally, they are similar in result. Both ety, denial and neurotic faith. It is totally human, relying on D i s t r a c t i o n What is the immediate context of situations place self consciousness our capacity for distraction. The movement of style lives and your life, your space, your praxis — d e s e r V e s into the inescapably common dies by the virtual desert, the promise of death, yet at the what are the limits of your imagina­ event of non-awareness or distrac­ same time it is generally oblivious to whatever use of space r e s p o n s i b i I i ty tion? that has captured the popular or underground imagination. tion. I would argue that distraction In popular culture, right can be­ I t i s In other words, it doesn't care, the cul de sacs are securely a is an essential human condition come wrong and then become dis­ insecure. Why should this level of indifference startle any­ r e earn o u s that is referenced in the creation of persed and irrelevant, largely as a p one? And why should it come as a surprise that the avant- culture. Distraction is also the es­ result of the granting of affiliation, guarde is always the first player to join in the exploitation of r e f I e x . I fee I sential human characteristic that is indifference — the avant-garde is always at the table, with no recognition and absorption into its t hat w e a r e opportunistically taken advantage game to be possibly played in its absence. Not to mention form/forum of organization. This of, and then waxed romantically the bloated intelligentsia, lost in onanistic language, while process of translation and regenera­ m o s t ours e I v e s about in contemporary, consumer- smug in an always secure social standing. I am largely disap­ tion is usually presented as know­ w hen w e a r e ist popular culture. It is because dis­ pointed by both. In respect to my opening statement, what I ing and ironic irreverence — just traction is fully integrated into the am trying to demonstrate is how unfortunate it is when the harmless and fun. As a consequence, P r e o c c u p i e d r aesthetic condition of being that it arts and advertising (business) blend into one place and pre­ in the so-called private space of im­ w her e we a r e is subject to constant attempted occupation, where one can no longer challenge the other, as agination, the desire for identity be­ manipulation. Turning distraction though they were always already inseparable and indistin­ comes too self conscious to recog­ n o t a w a r e 0 f from an actually quite simple mat­ nize itself. This serves business fairly ter of being — which is its charm - guishable in the aesthetic levelling of everyday life. Creating 0 u r s e I virtuality out of information, blinded to human care, mas­ well. Yet, in spite of the self, some­ v e s - into the subject of a convoluted querading frenzy for joy. With this apparent culpability, what thing else is there within the indi­ b e i n body of representations (from con­ 9 • of their conjoined possible influence (with indifference and vidual to respond with everyday liv­ sumerism to psychiatry) and a site distraction at work) on the conditioning of the self. The ques­ ing, a natural solvent capacity. This for complex power plays, tion I am pursuing is this: what establishes the condition of is our unadorned human-ness. This h ness has no glam- Th s i the key this text is pursuing: we are encour­ the contemporary imagination? Panic and crisis? our, just happenstance. It is here that we live out the choices aged to focus too much on something that we take for granted, that are made without thinking, the actions done without at­ in a way that misrepresents the object suggested. As a result, In response, I would argue that the crisis of the self is a tention, the parts ignored. It is the psychology that lies be­ our focus is turned towards the virtual desert — the induced whitewash. It overstates the obvious. There has never been hind distraction. This simplicity can also be weakness. It is a void — where use misrepresents occupancy for ownership. anything else. Only the form of expression has changed. It is blank potential, a variable opportunity. It is duplicitous. It Is this a biased intention, is it the fault of culture itself, or a now problematically serving as a particularly misleading prin­ can also justify apathy and laziness, promoted in the shadow condition of the self? Can we effortlessly exchange spirits and cipal of organization (with the complacent and complicit in­ of the same non-thought. How and why did these categories totems for scientific management and profit margins? At telligentsia made ineffectual by capital as a result of being become estimable while responsibility is dismissed. There is a certain point these discourses are the same, but in bought outright). The modern aestheticization of everyday a truculent hegemony on our imaginative potential here, a process they will induce different priorities and forms limit, a cul de sac that informs of development. This is where conscious, dynamic and the self. For example, I have applied human activity — the capacity to create and T shirts been told that once you play for choose — becomes principal and engaged. Distraction ALORE money, you can never go back. is crucial in the creation and perpetuation of culture c/o*e i-o * chocolate VINYL What changed? Incidentally, because it is representative of the human capacity to popular rhetoric would have it "take things for granted," enabling the suspension of it«i-e ano( a X*X ^ BAGS that we lose our sense of self as disbelief. 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It would appear that there is actually a lot at stake. It Ir good used pop .broad**? never meant to be focused on sounds impossible or counter-productive, but by paying at­ ••culture clothing*"5jfr* in such a gratuitous way so as tention new experiences may become available, removed to cause it to become grossly from the typical sources (either art or overt profit-driven busi­ * • ncy•_••••* estranged and abstract from our ness). With effort, maybe we can somehow become closer to §QS30© lKJ©CEI/©_ human-ness. We are undoubt­ the essential quality of distraction that informs the human edly creating excessive prob­ condition of being, and maybe we can also responsibly dis­ lems, and hoping for a resolu­ cover a more useful value for the void, if not question it out­ tion via indifference, that is to right. Hang on, more to come. somehow show up independ- mr. kitty poulin*

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Interview by Ken Paul/Photos by J. Bilan L to R: Rod Slaughter and Sean Allum

DiSCORDER. Zippy [Sean], were you in a band called But it was in their sort of home recording studio? He's got a community centre. How was it being ranked as second on the national Bovine? Sean: Well, it was our warehouse — we were shar­ Sean: Yeah, he's got the community centre. He indie rock charts for '96? Sean: Yes, I was. I played drums with them for a lit­ ing — Rod was still in the band [Zen Bungalow] bitched about it too. He wanted a community cen­ Rod: It was pretty surprising considering we're a tle under three years. and I was jamming with Rod. tre, and he got it. He was given it. pretty new band. Didn't you also play in a band which was basically Rod: And so the stuff was there and it was kinda Any good Brad Roberts stories? Your record had only been out for half a year? just a celebration of the lead singer's hair? common knowledge that anybody could share any­ Sean: His brother Dan is the nicest guy in the Sean: Yeah, that was really good. That's one of the Sean: Yeah, yeah! [laughs] thing, right? [laughs] So we took advantage of it. world. He's the quietest guy. things that I would say, personally, that I'm most What band would that be, Hush? What's Winnipeg known for, besides the great big Rod: The nicest guy? proud of, but you know, I mean a lot of the Sean: Bovine, basically. It turned into Bovine, when flood and wrestling? Sean: Well, he was always cool to me! He used to records, I think that every record that came out we added another bass player ... You know what? [much laughter] Sean: Um ... the great music work the door [at the Spectrum Cabaret]. He was on Mint that year went to number one, but it Sometimes I think I should have stayed with scene. There's a lot of good bands in Winnipeg. We always cool. The girl [in The Crash Test Dummies], seemed like our record ... it kinda shows our fan Bovine, we would have made a million dollars, it should have a Much-Winnipeg er uh Much, like Ellen, one Halloween, she was dressed as a belly base too, we didn't make it to number one — we sounded exactly like Bush X. Like that kind of crap. prairies or something. It gets very little attention. dancer and we all flipped, we thought she was the got to number two — but we stayed on there for a Rod, you were in several Winnipeg bands such as The There are so many bands that are coming out of sexiest chick in the world. 'Chick.' [In an Austin long time, you know. Johns, Crimson Garden and Zen Bungalow. How the Winnipeg that are doing well. Powers voice followed by much laughter:] Yeah, Would you be interested in taking part in a tag-team heck did you two split away from all these bands to baby, yeah! Dig it baby. battle royal with other duos like The Inbreds, Sturvis form the mod squad known as Duotang? I want to know a little more about your uniforms. I or Deja Voodoo? Rod: I think those bands were just a way to get into think you should sell them at the t-shirt stand, the kids [Rod falls over laughing] music. This is the first time I've been able to do would go nuts! Sean: We already fought, had a tag team battle something that I was really happy about. Sean: Ha, yeah. Uh, we have a friend in Toronto with The Inbreds, and uh, we kicked their butts. Was your first show as Duotang in the infamous Red who makes them for us. He does Snug, his name's So they had to get a third member in the band to Fisher/Propaghandi basement? Greg. I grew up with him, he's one of my best kinda even it out, ya know? 'Cause we're dirty Sean: That was our second show. friends. So when we started the band, we started fighters. Rod [to Sean]: Well, the first one was when I was by wearing suits, and when we went to Toronto, asked Rod.* Deja Voodoo are too old. myself? him to make us suits. Sean: So uh, is this band from Vancouver, the other ... And then your second show? Rod: This is actually just old stuff I used to wear as one, are they the new band? Sean: ... was opening for Bovine on their way here a kid. Sturvis, yeah. The drummer wears a wrestling mask. to Music West [two years ago]. What's this about a music festival Duotang played Sean: Really! Rod: And our third show was at the Red Fisher where Peter Jenner, ex-manager of Pink Floyd and Rod: Jesus! basement. The Clash, was present? Rod, didn't you mess up Sean: Well, you can look flashy, but they're gonna Sean: But it wasn't really ... when we played the his name? have to earn their stripes, and maybe in a year or show, we didn't think of it as a band or anything, Rod: Yeah, yeah, well that was the only person I so we'll think about it. We have to talk to Don we were doing it like for a laugh, to have some fun, wanted to meet at this conference. So I went in, King first. so it wasn't like, let's play this show as a band. We went in to the front desk, and they said, 'Well, who had practised like five times. were you going to see?' And I said I just wanted to There you have it! When the boys took to the stage What inspired you to put out a 7" on a label called meet Peter Penner, and he was standing right later that night at the Niagara, they were intro­ Name in Lights [pre-Mint]? What were the songs? there, right beside me, so ... But then after that, he duced by emcee Grant Lawrence, who warmed the Rod: Name in Lights was just two guys in forgave me and we had a great time, we sat for crowd up for the perfect pop that was Duotang. Winnipeg, two friends of ours ... They had asked hours, talkin' about Pink Floyd, The Clash and Billy Suddenly, all was chaotic as Sean pounded on the us to put something on a 7" ... So we did songs Bragg, all sorts of stuff. drums and Rod busted the beats on his bass, to we had done on a very basic eight-track record­ And I heard while the two of you were talking, quite a songs which seemed double in time compared to ing of the song "Slowdown" and the song "Choke crowd gathered around you guys. their recorded offerings. Needless to say, the show or Swallow." Rod: It was a whole group of people, and Duotang was the cat's meow. Rod and Sean will be back in Wasn't it recorded by sneaking into another band's Any good Burton Cummings stories? was pretty new at the time, so I guess somebody Vancouver shortly to shoot a video for their song home recording studio? And later, the same band Rod [to Sean]: Isn't there one about him in your said let's all go see Duotang tonight, and he went "The Message". If we're lucky, maybe the boys actually opened a show for Duotang! area punching a kid at Seven-Eleven? to the show, it was really cool. will play a few shows for us during their stay. Rod: Umm ... [laughs] Uh, we did sneak into a Sean: Yeah, but uh, I uh ... Burton Cummings and How do you fare against your label mates in tour Listen to Nightlines on CBC Stereo, because warehouse to record it. I don't know if the other Randy Bachman hang out by my place and eat at antics? Like who is the king on Mint? Duotang just may be doing an Hour of Power soon band opened for us, though. Salisbury House all the time — ifs like this restau­ Sean: Smugglers ... When we went on tour with with David Wisdom. By golly, If that isn't enough, Sean: What band did you hear we did it with? rant, it's a greasy spoon ... they go there all the them, they were like our big brothers ... they're just smash the ships and raise the beams kids, they Zen Bungalow? time. Burton lives in L.A. though, but he still like the best guys to tour with, the funnest... We plan to record their new album during August, Sean: Yeah. comes into Winnipeg, I don't know if he has a can out-drink them. They think they're drinkers, with a slated fall release!* Rod: Oh, but they didn't open for us though. house there or what, but he's there a lot. they think they're party animals, but they're not. More Info: http://mintrecs.com

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I On a Friday afternoon,, \ I I SL Louis, MO s and Seattle, WA'* | I showed up on our side of the border to . I take part in a fun-filled night at the Anza Club. I Sydney Hermant was there to ask the indie-pop • I folks some questions ... _ J I L-

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DISCORDER: OK, why don't you Introduce building explodes! yourselves? Sean: You didn't pull in? Sean: Corn, South Dakota. Then it's the Popcorn Palace! Jen: My name's Jen and I'm in Bunnygrunt Matt: Yeah, well, we drove off the road Did they name the town after the Corn Sean: But, you know [that] they have and I play bass. and we found it. Palace? tables with flags from every state and Matt: My name's Matt and I ... Gary: I think the little silhouette drawing Gary: It was Mitchell, South Dakota. there are these books, and you can track Jen: No no no no, we're doing it in rounds. on the newspaper of the Corn Palace is All: Yeah. people from your state and who have been Matt: Well, it's not as though the tape more exciting. So what do you do when you go to the there recently; they probably have recorder can tell who's in the circle. [They all concur.] Com Palace? Vancouver and Canada. Jen: Good point. You're providing us with Chris: The banner ofthe newspaper has a Sean: I can tell you, I've been in the Corn Matt: The FBI uses it. the questions, of course. drawing of the Corn Palace beside the Palace and you know what it is? It's a gym­ Sean: You are supposed to sign in, and Umm. No? Am I? Hey, I don't think every­ South Dakota Times. nasium where they have their State then say, 'Oh look! Betty was here two one has Introduced themselves. Gary: It could be Bagdad. Championships, basketball. It's true. months ago!' Jen: Okay, Matt, do yours again. Matt: It could be the Kremlin. Matt: Yeah, they said that the Harlem Chris: It's a good thing we didn't stop, Matt: No, I'm not talking anymore. Sean: Well, I noticed that when we were in Globetrotters were coming next week. because Gary's a felon. Tullycraft is: Sean on bass and vocals, that town, that no matter where you are, So it's all this hype and it's a gym? Do they have postcards? Gary on guitar, Geoff on drums. it's not a big town, that there are signs, Matt: Well, the outside of it is a Corn Sean: Oh yeah, they have tons of post­ Bunnygrunt is: Matt on guitar and vocals, everywhere you go, that point: 'Corn Palace. cards because every year they rebuild it; Karen on drums and vocals, Jen on bass, Palace - that way, 4 blocks' ... and it is Jen: It's made out of corn. the birds eat it, so every year it's a new Chris on guitar. the centre of the town. Chris: It's like corn sculpture on the out­ design. Jen from Rizzo was also along for the ride! Matt: ... and all the directions for every­ side, it's the most bizarre thing. Chris: But it always looks vaguely like the I want to hear the Corn Palace story. thing say like 'McDonald's, just two blocks Matt: It's like the Kremlin. Kremlin. Sean: You stopped at the Corn Palace, from the Corn Palace.' It's completely edible. So, do they have pilgrimages? Gary? Where is the Com Palace? Gary: Except the door handle. Sean: You should organise a pilgrimage — Gary: We did the driveby. Matt: It's somewhere in South Dakota. Chris: When it gets hot in the summer, the sign me up on your pilgrimage.

/* J4*H»199?^ and continued with the housewarming party. That's so punk rock. Chris: I had good toilet accuracy. Jen: Not to mention there were people having sex in unnygrunt the bathroom. Chris: Yeah, we were having other problems that night. Sean: That doesn't sound like St. Louis. Gary: That doesn't sound like prob­ Bunnygrunt L to R: lems! Chris, Jen, Matt Chris: When it's not you and you live there. It's like, man, people are getting and Karen action in my house and I'm not. How many of you have been to Vancouver before? Matt: Gary, Jen [Rizzo] and Chris. Besides the Nardwuar show, did you get taken on a tour or anything? Matt: Not this time. Karen: Jen [Rizzo]: That was introduction enough. 'e're putting What's your favourite thing about an album? Canada? 've been told Matt: It's beautiful. that Geoff Tullycraft Jen: I like the socialized medicine. sometimes wears a lion That might not be around for much longer. suit when he plays drums — Jen [Rizzo]: The mountains looming over that true, Geoff? the town. Geoff: I don't know what you're talk­ Jen [Bun]: I like the coins. ing about. Jen [Rizzo]: I like the accent a lot. Jen [Bunnygrunt]: I've seen Geoff in the We don't have an accent, you have an Tullycraft L to R: Jeff, Sean and Gary lion suit and he's super handsome. Jen [Rizzo]: I've seen Jen in it, and she Jen: No, you do. Karen: Oh, looks super good. No, you have the long 'A's. •••••••K** just a stupid little Jen [Bunnygrunt]: It's true, I do look good. Americans: 'Ab'out 'ruff university in St. Louis, Karen: Who's that speaking? Sean: My favourite thing about Canada is a couple of blocks from my Jen: My name is Jen and I'm from Rizzo. Celine Dion. parents' house. Karen: Are you the Jen, bass player for She's pregnant and is taking time off her Gary: SLU, Stupid Little University. Bunnygrunt? multi-million dollar career. Okay, the Corn Palace story exhausted Jen: No, not the bass player from Sean: She is the female version of me, why don't you start asking each Bunnygrunt. Although I was earlier today. Meatloaf — she wears capes and she's I'm playing keyboard on one song, in very dramatic. we should explain for Sean: Bunnygrunt, this is Sean from Tullycraft. [Here's] my question [for every­ the readers that may be con­ Tullycraft. Do you have a new record in the one], including DiSCORDER. When is the fused, why Gary [of Tullycraft] was with us works or are you planning a new release? last time you threw up from drinking and [Bunnygrunt] because Gary was with Jen, Matt: Funny you should ask that, Sean, I what was it like? Chris and I as we drove across the coun­ being Matt. Yes, we do have a new record ???? Sean of Tullycraft makes a try. in the works. Sean: Karen, last night!!! /^\ Jen: And maybe we should explain why Sean: Really? When is it coming out? [Everyone laughs.] zine called Thrill filled with Karen wasn't with us. Matt: I don't know. Karen: I did not throw up from drinking last indie rock scene reports and Karen: Because I'm not allowed to ride in Sean: Well, well, what label is it going to night. I could probably say that I have reviews, lots of photos (most­ the car anymore. be on? Where should I look for it? never thrown up from drinking, but I'm ly of bunnygrunt) and it's free Matt: We were coming out here to these Jen: You will be able to find it in your local sure I'm getting close to that day. so you can write him at: PO shows. This show and a couple others, record store, it will be under 'B.' Jen [Rizzo]: Alright! She's 24, the other Box 20639, Seattle, WA, and Gary, at the time was in Chicago. day, by the way. Sean: Do you know what the cover is going 98102, USA. Gary: Doing some B-side work for the to look like? Happy birthday. Pumpkins [laughter], doing some session Jen: We are not at liberty to say at this Karen: That was yesterday. Jen of Bunnygrunt also does work. point. Geoff [to Jen Rizzo]: You did this for my a zine called Panaphobia all Matt: And so we picked him up and drove Matt: Hey, Tullycraft, do you have a new benefit, didn't you? about panaphobic people in him across the country and showed him album that will someday perhaps be Jen [Rizzo]: Geoff, what is your story, the indie scene and their pho­ the Corn Palace. recorded and released once the songs cause I haven't heard it. bias, including Vancouver's Sean: And Karen didn't come with them have been learned? Geoff: I went out and got drunk a couple of own Gaze and cub. Write to Jen because she refuses to tour in a car — Sean: Well, you see now we just got Gary weeks ago, came home and threw up out she flies to all her shows on super limited Tullycraft back from Chicago two days ago \at: Septophilia Records PO Box time. and I do have to teach him our new songs 3461, Maplewood, MO, Matt: Yeah, we only had six days to do this and we do have an album's worth of mate­ live together and on Valentine's Day we \63143, USA. so it would have been cruel and unusual rial to be recorded and it's going to be out, had a housewarming party and I was drink­ punishment to have Karen ride in the car, in late summer — yeah, in late summer. ing gin and tonics and finally I had to go If you have already begun play the shows, ride in the car and go Gary: Are you thinking, Bunnygrunt — into the bathroom and throw up. I had \writing away for these zines, straight back to school. decided after that it wasn't a good idea to Chris especially — that yours will be out \give yourself 20 indie cred Karen: And plus, I'm wimpy. by late summer? drink gin and tonics anymore, so I left the Where are you going to school? Chris: Oh, gawd, no. It'll be lucky to [be in] '97. bathroom and went and got myself a beer W points.*

is ^m&umm c _» t's Wednesday night at the Town Pump, and the bond is running late. rejects his individuality." The aim of the band was to produce a creative Entrance was restricted to those holding NSK passports or visas (which The room is black: lights down, standing room only. The crowd is get­ illusion of a totalitarian structure and to operate within it freely; to indi­ were freely available to anyone regardless of gender, religion, or ethnic I ting restless when the music chonges to a boy's choir hymn. Spotlights vidualize fhe collective, not collectivize and socialize the individual. Band origin at the "border"). Thus NSK proved that a state need nof exist in illuminate the instruments as though they are sacred objects: drum kit, sin­ member anonymity does not repress individual creativity but rather serves opposition to other states or build walls around itself to preserve a nation­ gle snare drum, microphones. Smoke hisses out inlo the room, billowing as an open admission of the industrial nature of music industry ond artis­ al identity. up into the light. The boy's choir is replaced by a fast, industrial beat, lay­ tic production, laibach makes industrial music, and os Ivan points out: NSK is an example of a state founded on offinity and coalition rather ered with a fanfare thot wos probably used to introduce Nazi rallies. The "The way we use the term 'industrial' wos more the principle of work than on ethnic nationalism. Ivan confirms ihe rumour thot some Bosnian crowd fills fhe floor expectantly, waiting for the climox and for the bond itself We ore producing our product in an industrial way; it goes through refugees crossed international borders using NSK passports In Central lo appear. No chonge. The beat is unremitting, the fanfare swells, the severol different hands before il actually reaches the consumer." As well, Europe, ol a time when ethnic tribalism is the cause of war among former smoke keeps pouring up into the lights. Someone yells, "get on the fuck­ Laibach believe that the only way lo neutralize the power of ideology is neighbours, NSK is a realized Utopia (literally a "nowhere place") lhat ing stagel" Still no band. All the trappings of spectacle ore in place, the to deliberately appropriate the trappings of that ideology. Ivan comments, is inclusive, non-aggressive, non-aligned: a state whose citizens were all spectators are here, but the individual band members are missing. "We use political language in pretty much the same way as poetical lan­ refugees. Laiboch strikes again: welcome to the Jesus Christ Superstars tour. guage ... the only way lo avoid being part of a political reality is lo actu­ Laibach plan to return to North America, perhaps with NSK to peace­ ally use the same language." For instance, on the eve of war in the Laiboch is a Slovenian industrial bond known for its politics as much fully occupy some part of the continent. I vote for Disneyland.* Balkans, Laiboch played to o sold-out audience in Sarajevo. One band as for its music. On this "promotional" tour, Laiboch is playing with reli­ member, dressed as a military general, gave a thundering speech lhat gious symbolism in the sanne spirit wilh which they hove appropriated the To access the NSK Electronic Embassy: was a collage of speeches by Tito, Hitler, and the local Serbian national­ trappings of militarism and industrial production. The lead singer finally http://lois.kud-fp.si/cmbassy/ ist leaders. Thus Laibach may seem to have duplicated fhe totalitarian appeared dressed as Jesus instead of the usual militaty-outfil, and the Passport applications are also available at this site, or send requests to regimes they oppose, when in foct they are holding up a mirror to society band members wore clerical collars. Jesus Christ Superstars is a contin­ NS* Information Centre c/o NSK POBox 75, 61117 Ljubljana, Slovenia and popular culture. uation of past tours such as Occupied Europe or NATO, with the main difference being the target audience. Previously Laiboch has mostly con­ Another lactic of social critique is Laibach's re-working of popular songs cerned itself wilh critiquing an Eastern European brand of totalitarianism; like "Sympathy for the Devil," "Final Countdown," "Life is Life," and now they put the Western illusion of individuality on the block in this pro­ "Jesus Christ Superstar." The music is all Laibach wilh the grond chorus­ gram geared toward Western audiences. By using the name and cover­ es and techno military beat, but these songs gain new significance in fhe ing the title song from Andrew Lloyd Weber's monumental musical, context of Laibach's political aims and origins. Rock songs — supposedly Laiboch suggests lhat lurking beneath the Western dream of individuali­ the embodiment of freedom and rebellion — are used to illustrate fhe ty lies uniformity; the entertainment industry is a propaganda tool in the totalitarian workings of Eastern and Western systems. Laibach's covers West as much as art is subject to political manipulation in the East. also challenge the concept of copyright in on industrial, digital world. SCRATCH Records What is a "copy," when the "original" record is mass-produced on an scores The name Laiboch is the original German name for the band's home­ assembly line? As their Covenant states: "We proclaim that copies have town of Ljubljana, Slovenia. I spoke with Ivan of Laiboch before the show, never existed." Sxcitirg Pop sounds and when asked why they chose the German name, he replied, "We did it instinctively ... simply because there was a certain anti-German senti­ The members of Laiboch founded NSK (Neue Slowenische Kunst) in ment in the air since the end of the Second World War; Slovenia has 1984. The group was conceived as an art collective (literally, New been pretty much occupied by German mentality and culture and so on. Slovenian Arts) that also included the visual arts group Irwin, and the the­ Santo ,»> "IfeltgkWybythtir This name has been a kind of forbidden — not forbidden officially — but atre group Cosmokinetic Cabinet Noordung. Laibach represented fhe 1 }{ rhythmic, pop-punk a forbidden symbol." By resurrecting the name, Laibach point to a trou­ ideological component of the collective, Noordung the religious, and "exit planet right bled Slovenian history of foreign occupation (the Hapsburg Empire, Nazi Irwin the cultural and historical aspects. They were soon joined by fhe 13 song CD/ $12 ppd Germany and Tito's Communist regime). Forming a band under ihe name Department of Pure and Applied Philosophy and the New Collectivism Laibach in 1980 was also ihe first step in an ongoing project to rectify or design section. The aims of NSK originally were similar to thot of Laiboch: on attempt to free art from servitude lo the state propaganda machine, and through art to form an autonomous social group. NSK, like Laibach, believe that "traumas from the past affecting the present and the future can only be healed by returning to the initial conflict." For NSK, a key conflict occurred between fhe world wars when futuristic, Utopian, avant-garde art forms were appropriated by emerging totali­ tarian regimes like Nazi Germony and Communist Russia. In order for these states to represent themselves as the ideal social structure, they transformed the avant-garde's Utopian dreams into Nazi Kunst and Socialist Realism. NSK, in turn, appropriates these art forms as well as the original modernist styles in a unique collage of past, present and future, creating an art they call retrogardism. Emulating many avant- garde artists of ihe 1920s and '30s, NSK formed as a collective in order lo build new social structure.

In response to the creation of new Balkan states as well as the grow­ ing power of economic blocks like the European Community, NSK was re-created as a meto-national state in 1991. NSK claims no physical ter­ ritory: the state exists temporarily as a "living social sculpture." By declar­ ing NSK to be a "stale in time," the group had created an extra-territorial state dictated by art, a "state of the art" as opposed to art for the state. NSK does not challenge the sovereignty of any other existing state, but rather materializes and coexists peacefully within and without other states for a period of time. For instance, in 1993, the NSK state was tem­ porarily declared in Berlin's Volksbuehne Theatre for a period of three days. This was the first peaceful occupation of a foreign country.

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/9 tm&umm outtakes album is so high that ond really listen. Some of the dynamics. Instrumentation it you can tell they spent hours sounds created just bbw the elude: •ello. and mulling over what was best mind. Frontline Assembly car­ banjo to complement the foun­ This is definitely an album lor ries a morbid tone, but it's dation of bass/drums/guitar; all those people who sit up wonderlul. One can get well and the lyrics are stories unto until 2:30am playing plastic into this industrial. Frontline themselves, complementing bottles thinking they're the Assembly is extremely unique. fhe creative and interesting Marktu Schmid songs. At the same time, any frank? comparisons could be consid­ THE HERBAUSER ered intentional because two JOHN FAHEY Blow Your Headphones "guest" artists on Quantum NATACHA ATLAS BEN FOLDS FIVE songs, blue Veil is City of Refuge (Ninja Tune) Butterass are brothers of the Diaspora Whatever and Ever well worth checking out. (Tim Kerr) To use hopelessly dated ter­ Rheostatics' Martin Tielli, John (Nation) Amen Brian Wieser John Fahey is one of those minology indicative ol my sad and Douglas. Natacha Atlas is the last (BMG) rare people who you would fixation with the '80s: "Totally If imitation is the sincerest of the "big names" to come Ben Folds used to be an ex- COMMA want to bring along an acous­ awesomel Rad, dudel" Oh, lorm of flattery, then Rock off the Nation Records label, lounge piano player and Lonely Days EP tic guitar on a camping trip. wow, like, I leel like, Sean Plaza Central is paying a following bands like punk guitarist. Now he writes (Noom) As undisputed master of Penn ... Nevertheless, this great compliment to a great Transglobal Under­ better oo-ooh and bo-bo-ba This is the 23rd release of this folk blues for the past sev­ very inspiring effort from Jake band. More importantly, ground, Fun-da-mental, pop songs than Sloan. I just ever reliable German label. eral decades, he has come Wherry and Oliver Trattles is they've managed to make and Loop Guru. Indeed, this can't bubble exuberantly The EP contains three versions up with some of the sim­ a cut above their last LP, Rem­ one of the most enjoyable album was produced and enough about this guy. His of the song "Lonely Days." plest, most pure "un­ edies. Along with Funky records of the year. mixed by Count Dubulah, A. backup band is an incompre­ The A-side has a very long plugged" music around. Porcini, DJ Food and DJ Brian Wieser Ahlan, and H. Manfu from hensibly subtle jazz drummer narrative intro that's a little However, his new album, Krush, The Herbaliser is TGU, so the sounds are simi­ who still rawks and a bass cheezy. The B-side contains City of Refuge, provides a defining trip hop for the late BRIAN RURYK lar in tastes. player who thinks he's Eddie my favourite version, "The stark contrast to what you '90s, creating the standard Guitar Obstacle Course I first heard of Natacha Van Halen (or one of The Club Version," which lacks might expect. Full ol industrial- for the genre that easily can (Trackshun Industries) Atlas way back in 1994, on Inbreds). Ben himself tickles the vocal bits, and a harder type ambient noise and back­ be called "illbient," or merely, Bub: "This record would Jah Wobble's Take Me to the ivories and sings passably automotive "Saw Mix." The ground sound, it sounds like "rap tracks without the lyrics." sound beautiful if it was re­ God LP. Natacha Atlas stuck well. But his lyricsl Gosh! He tracks are clocked at 145 Elizabeth Cotten held hos­ (Well, that is the best way to corded wifh acoustic instru­ out on that album, which, can go from "I want my bpm and are very high en­ tage by Einsturzende describe this form of art!) ments. The distortion ruins it unfortunately, is more than money back/ Give me my ergy and trancey. All three Neubauten. Granted the Noticeably absent from oil, damn it! It's to chaotic. It what she does here, on her money back/ You bitch/ And versions have an underlying two parts of the title track, this sophomore LP is the out­ sounds wrong." own eponymous LP. This al­ don't forget my black t-shirt" 303 theme with the essential which take up about half the fit's uncanny and silly fetish Barb: "No, you gots it bum is neither truly the ethnic to "I poured my heart out/ It breaks, builds and rolls that album, are much more for violent gangster epics like wrong, Bub. Distortion isn't house one comes to expect evaporated ... see?" He re­ get glow sticks waving. straightforward, more synony­ Dirty Harry and Martin necessarily a bad thing. Con­ from Nation, nor is it real eth­ ally does redefine pop in the m-path mous with the laid-back sound Scorsese flicks. This time fusion, unpredictability, im­ nic music, but instead it falls most ironic of ways, from his he's best known lor. This is around, the inspiration tends perfection brings about into that flat category of peo­ band name (there're only ELEMENT OVER NATURE sandwiched between some to be simply awlul early '80s beauty as well. Jeez, open ple who try too hard. three of them) lo his hidden trock Cyberreality w/Age of pieces lull of the above-men­ cop shows. Is that an improve­ your ears!" I have my own theory of at the end. This is definitely the Cyberspace, Outland tioned atmosphere — it all cre­ ment? Well, it is in my mind! I don't understand experi­ why this album doesn't pass soundtrack to my life. 9027 ates a sense ol urban decay Tracks that jump out at mental noise music. I have muster and it doesn't have frank? (Transient) or alienation. Not the bucolic you and churn your brain into been a fan for a while now, anything to do with the talents Another high-power alien at­ sorts of images I'd expect to a beat-pounding sensation listening to such local bands of Atlas herself — I think it is BLUE VEIL tack from Transient which is be running through my mind include "Ginger Jumps the as Beaty Pear, The Origi­ because her musical tracks Blue Veil sure to eclipse your senses. when I listen to Fahey. Fence," "Mr. Chombee has nal Manifold, Music That don't complement her voice. (Independent, #342-916 Nothing overly unique in this In particular, the album's the Flaw," "Shocker Zulu," Bees Listen Too, and Another musical ensemble - W. Broadway, Vancouver, release, except for fhe pres­ closing track, "On the Death and "Theme from Control Bellingham's Noggin. - someone more cutting edge BC,V5Z1K7) ence of the somewhat apoca­ and Disembowelment of the Centre." And as ever, as with Brian Ruryk is my favour­ like Loop Guru or Banco de Blue Veil (formerly known as lyptic ambient track, New Age," seems like it might all mechanised outfits, the ite so far. Guitar Obstacle Gaia — may have gelled bet­ Stella) are a Vancouver "Outland 9027." The songs even be a little dig at some of track titles are absolutely Course — high, noodly elec­ ter. If she wants to compare group which has appeared are in the mid 140 bpms the many sensitive, new age meaningless. That's the tric guitar, screaming, field herself to other ethnic divas from out of nowhere with a GOA style and are sure to guitarists whom Fahey has no beauty ol it all. Absolutely recordings, drums, samples, like Mercedes Sosa, then solid debut CD. If has imme­ captivate the floor with the doubt influenced. Twenty min­ meaningless ... hair, all kinds of racket. A Atlas had better come up with diately landed in the repeat- layered soundscapes and a utes of eerie found sound, it Christian. couple songs, very effective a more passionate effort. play pile near my compact man with no name kick drum would be something better use of piano. Brian Ruryk has Christian disc pbyer. Built on a foun­ to the head. suited to the Mute record label ROCK PLAZA CENTRAL a good ear for noise, though dation of noise, hiss, and m-path than, say, the Wndham Hill one. Quantum Butterass the noise seems unrelenting at JOEY BELTRAM overdriven guitars in a This album should really (Independent, General times. This is where most ex- The Start it Up (Claude Moonsocket/Eric's Trip ERIC'S TRIP be heard in its entirety, and Delivery, Sackville, New perimental noise bands Young Romixos) fashion, the songs are folky Long Days Ride Till To­ most importantly, it should Brunswick, E0A 3C0) lose me. Maybe I'm miss­ (TRAX) in their sparse arrangements, morrow really be heard. And even if Considering their popular­ ing the point. I first heard this song on the vocal style and minimalist (Sappy) you don't take my word for ity in Canada, it's always Recycled LP sleeve. Cut sensational mixed CD Jeff composition. At the same You (or af least I) have to love it, it's endorsed by that surprised me that The and Paste. Nice. Mills — Live in Tokyo. The time, they still provide a band that records songs at Michael Jordan of post-punk, Rheostatics haven't in­ Harry Cot tracks are extremely dj- enough oomph to more 2:30am and uses plastic bot­ Thurston Moore. Is he get­ spired very many imitators. friendh/ with a long and lay­ closely resemble a drum­ tles and glass and hand slaps ting royalties? Once an innovative band RUSTY ered percussion intro that mer-less rock band, some­ as percussion. In many ways Michael Chouinard gets to their level, every big Sophomoric builds continuously like times resembling Mecca this album is the most honest city tends to spawn a few (Handsome Boy) Yaletown. However, this track Normal in the process. of oil of Eric's Trip's stuff. On FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY groups that wear their influ­ Now these guys are truly has none of the congestion Although many of the one early track Julie sounds Live Wired ences on their sleeves. That grunge; they look grunge, and slimy yuppy infesta­ songs feature some percus­ just like she's ripping off Kim (Off Beat) being said, I was happily sur­ they sound grunge, their tion, just a low driving kick sion, this male/female duo Gordon. On the last track This is a wiring experience of prised to hear Rock Plaza whole image is grunge, but drum and a bongo drum focuses your attention on she's singing backup and you local industrial music, live. Central for the first time. they are grungey in the literal sure to drive you mental voice and electric guitar can't tell if she's laughing or Packed into this double album Similarities with Etobicoke's sense, not in the cliche Seattle and create a torrent of through a dozen warmly crying or drunk. The band is some of Frontline As­ finest are both coincidental sense. I guess that's what rock sweat down your spin. Not downtrodden songs. Another seems to mature before your sembly's better known ma­ and intentional. I say coinci­ 'n' roll's all about — it's about a lot of music here, just re­ one straight from four-track very ears. My friends criticize terial, like "Millennium." The dental because of style; the being sweaty and grimy. It's lentless beats and bass. and onto silicon, so if you dig Eric's Trip for being sloppy, best way to experience Live songs are acoustically driven about dressin' sloppy, sportin' m-palh the lo-fi tip and noise-en- but the calibre of songs on this Wired is to kick bock, relax, pop-rockers with liberal use of dreads, and wearin' toques and cowboy hots. It's about less. All the elements of the liciously Saucy is exactly from a show they played here and co., I have to admit waning days of cyberpunk possessing a "fuck you" atti­ Snapcase sound are in full what it promises. a couple ol years ago with that fhe '90s incarnation of and real industrial music, tude, and Rusty seem to force: crazed harmonics, con­ Brian Wieser Madder Rose and Pluto. that sound hasn't really techno requires a purging ol have if perfected. stantly changing structure, in­ Itwas brooding, atmospheric been my gig. The best the derivative and repetitive Rusty's music reflects their tense screaming vocals... lyr­ STYROFOAM TOMBSTONE rock music that I couldn't quite tunes in this one, therefore, crap to rebuild itself. image: cocky, sleazy rawk V ics continue to be well thought Ridiculous put my finger on, but I knew I are those that have a little Planet Dog has tried to roll with gruff, raspy vocals. out, following a sort of "sociol­ (Artwank) liked it. Given the fond more of an edge to them: remain on the forefront of the At times they sound a bit like ogy of straightedge approach." The all-girl quintet memory I had for the band, I "Unsnowplow," "Shawn movement, but albums like The Doughboys, though While all of this may Styrofoam Tombstone think I may have set my ex­ Tucker," etc. Hey, Sassy, cute this show that fhey, foo, are less power pop, and more sound as though Snapcase has finally put out a six-song pectations too high, because band alert! falling behind. The tracks are gritty rock. They've got more has become rather repetitive, demo on the tiny LA Artwank this CD left me feeling a little joe bloggs mellow and smooth, but they in common wifh mainstream I would argue that this olbum label. The band has seen sev­ bit disappointed. The brood­ don't establish a sense of dis­ rock bands like Junkhouse has progressed in defining eral members relocate to ing feeling is still there, but at URBAN GROOVE tinction. The fact that I don't than fhey do with, say, The their own unique sound. Fur­ other cities, which has made times it borders on the ongst Robost EP even bother to point out any Replacements or The thermore, I think that because touring and recording much you would have expected on (Plink Plonk) standouts should be an indi­ Rolling Stones. The lirst there really is no other less frequent than when they a record out of Seattle in When I listen to a Detroit cation ol how large an im­ couple of tunes, "Doin' Fine" hardcore band that comes began playing their feminist 1993. However, the music on techno release I wonder how pression this album left on me. and "Empty Cell," are OK, even close to resembling their pop music. Too Many Days Without I could ever have bought and However, an album like this but that's about as good as sound, Snapcase continues to Their songs include a trib­ Thinking doesn't come across played a Perfecto 12". is great for reading, staring this album gets. offer a fresh alternative to the ute to the character Sammi quite as contrived as this Techno is certainly where it is blankly into space, or clip­ FredDerf ever increasing glut ol ge­ Irom the soap opera Days of might suggest: at least there's at. Minimal funky techno is ping your toenails. neric hardcore bands. Our Lives, a song about TV creative substance here, with the name of the game on this Christian SLIDE Mark James Thomson watching coyotes and some interesting and original release. I close my eyes and 'The Search"b/w "Alien "Shared Vision," a hilarious sounding music beneath fhe all I see are bubblegum danc­ SOUNDTRACK Hitman" STEAMING TOOUE comment on new ageism and lyrics. Maybe this is a really ers. No breaks for water, only Nowhere (Transient) Deliciously Saucy the growing fervour lor the good recording and I just hypnotic grooves and per­ [Mercury) This is a single from Transient (Kelp, 32 Ascot Court, paranormal with the chorus, haven't realized it yet, but this haps a hip replacement. Boringl With an album that 5, a great GOA and trance Fredericton, NB, E3B 6C4) "Yoga changed my life/ I one's gonna take a bit of time These songs will certainly put features Radiohead, compilation series from this Music that lulls with a sweet found an alien wife/ And I to grow on me. a smile on your face. Elastica, Hole, Massive renown UK label. The two melody juxtaposed with have a psychic dog." The Brian Wieser m-path Attack, the Chemical songs are in the low 140 noises and sounds of percus­ songs aren't all just about fun Bros., Curve (haven't heard bpms with a prominent GOA sive clattering; irreverent, and games, though: "The TRUSTY VARIOUS ARTISTS from them for a while!), kick drum, bassline and lay­ creative, driving pop, Deli­ Math Queen" talks about girls The Fourth Wise Man Feed Your Head Ruby, Chuck D, Lush and ered arpeggiations. "Alien ciously Saucy is a compelling being discouraged in so- (Dischord) (Planet Dog) the archsatanist himself, Hitman" is definitely the more debut CD release for called masculine subjects in In my mind, one of the most Planet Dog compilations are Marilyn Monroe Manson original of the two tracks with Fredericton's Steaming school, and "Suzette Barrette" un-DC of DC outfits (or always sort of illy, in that they ... this LP was damnedly dis­ a less crowded sound and Toolie. Over 20 tracks details the life of a woman maybe: one of the most un- are never a featurette of the appointing! This album would funky and groovey percussive and 73 minutes, we are ex­ obsessed with the media-cre­ Dischord of Dischord outfits). best Planet Dog has to offer. give movie soundtracks a bad breaks in the place ol the posed to a dump of sound ex­ ated ideal of looking like a Thousands of you out there They don't offer the Big name except for the fact that usual GOA breaks. periments and songs straight little girl. Funny lyrics and are collectively exclaiming, Names, such as Eat Static they already do have one. m-path Irom the 4-track and onto CD. catchy tunes are enough to 'Thank God, almightyl" right or Banco de Gaia. Instead Usually they're cheesy; this This disc differs from most start the band off on a good now; certainly, this isn't a strike they attempt to create a album is just a yawner. Well, SNAPCASE lo-fi fare by virtue ol the vari­ foot, although sometimes it's against Trusty, necessarily. listenership lor those outfits the Curve track is decent, you Progression ety from song to song. Instru­ hard to tell if the scratchy Much of the material here who exist on the fringe of the appreciate it in the way you'd Through Unlearning mentation — which mostly fo­ sonics are intentionally lo-fi or draws from the late '70s/ ambient-techno scene that has enjoy the Flintstones after (Victory) cuses on guitar and voice, but just a sign ol cheap equip­ early '80s British power pop/ really grown too large for its watching endless hours of Snapcase is definitely a also includes drums, banjo, ment. Musically, they have a punk acts (from which certain britches by now. Beavis and Butthead. highly energized band, well trumpets, and odd keyboard or ways to go, but the songs are notorious CA outfits have A word about the trance- Oh, and it features pissy known for their acrobatic per­ tape loop noodlings — differ­ still good lun. drawn from in recent years). ambient genre now: the field stereotypical gen-X losercore formances and it is their live entiates this LP from what you'd Kris Rothstein At times thishomage takes the has new catch-phrases like dialogue like this (in a energy that is well-captured expect by such a group. form of direct quotes: check "illbient," "drum and bass" stoned whisper): "LA is, like, in their latest LP. From the From the melancholy Bro­ SWELL out The Pretenders' riff and "funkno' of intelligent nowhere; and everyone who opening track, "Caboose," to ken Girl-esque strumming Too Many Days Without (from "The Wait") that techno" and "progressive lives here is lost." Shit, it's the final chords of "Breaking of the third track, "Traffic Thinking "Pointlesssly Pretty" is built house." Labelisations are not enough to make you want to & Reaching," the stop and go Jam," to the sound collage (Beggars Banquet) around. As much as I like what the genre needs to revi­ get a job in a bond! and go and go pace is relent­ of "The Soul Covering," De­ I remember Swell very the Buzzcocks, The Jam talise itself. Similar to the Christian

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•loop lOLTTOOQ'Tot rooo q.ou*-[ooo zt mgzmm WILCO "Passenger Side" in hard punk three-year old will do that to yal BETTIE SERVEERT rock style (that's right — two But cushy was not in the cards Sunday, May 4 rocks). I think the guy who musically with a crockerjack Rage turned to me and said, "I guess guitarist and electric cello I arrived at The Rage just as they wanted to get that one player (both women) backing Bettie Serveert was storting over with" was accurate in his her. The material we've heard up. Only ever having had assessment of the situation. I am over the years at the Vancou­ heard this band before through listening to Wilco and wonder­ ver Folk Festival was ployed the walls of an old roommates ing when will be their next show with tighter, more polished ar­ bedroom, I found myself hop­ (I will withhold the unfortunate rangements which suited the ing thot they would skip their answer to this inquiry). intimacy of the venue. Those reaihveaction old hit single "Tomboy." To my Caroline Twiss old songs ol heartbreak and THE MAD PROFESSOR Paul Chastain from Velvet "sleeves are sleeves, cheeks delight, Bettie Serveert was separation got a gender, qui­ MACKA-B Crush), took the stage and are cheeks, and hearts are more rock than the pop music I FERRON eter reading with less ol the Saturday, April 12 launched into "Come to Cali­ blood and pumps." Veda also was expecting. They got off to KAREN PERNICK bitter edge she displayed in the Starfish Room fornia," the opening track from did a spoken piece, the first a great start, and I think that Monday, May 5 past. Ferron seems to have Macka-B projected Jah en­ his new Blue Sky On Mars al­ time I've heard her do one. It the guitar player was rocking Vancouver East Cultural moved past her "in your face" ergy through his amazing stage bum. They proceeded to churn was vibrant ond confusing, and harder than anyone else in the Centre phase and takes on her role as presence as the Mad Profes­ through 22 mostly sped up we were welcome, she told us, building. That kind ol energy It was great to see Ferron, folk elder and role model with sor worked the mixing board, humour and maturity. She's still tunes, drawing heavily from to ask her afterwards what it in a band — where the musi­ longtime feminist folkie and one looping and reverbing a beau­ up there havin' a good time 1 991 's Girlfriend album. They cians are having a good time of the original purveyors of that tiful musical vibe. Together with and they'll be damned if the after all these years, and she also threw in o Kinks cover Kris Rothstein genre "women's music" in on the Electronic band, this dy­ crowd gives a f * * * — is re­ seems to be borrowing more and a David Bowie tune. As I ex- namic British group awakened freshing these days, I must say. from the pages of male Musically, the band was al­ SOCIAL DISTORTION the crowd with an utterly funky Just os I was >ngwriters like right but they seemed uninter­ Tuesday, April 29 beat. The lyrics preached po­ Leonard Cohen than her ested in and unwilling to inter­ Vogue Theatre litical, yet positive messages. female counterparts. Songs such as "Rasta Man" act with the audience. Heck, The Vogue was ful' focused on the proud heritage they hardly even looked up when Social Dis­ She introduced her trade­ of the Rastafarian culture the, tortion took th< mark classic "Testimony" (23 yr. without causing the predomi­ Shouldn't a live show be, at stage opening with an old song, and still resonant) nantly white audience to feel the very least, as entertain­ old Stones classic, with a thoughtprovoking anec­ alienated. ing as listening to the album? "Under My Thumb." dote about women moving I'm not sure this one was. From there, they contin­ from being victims to warriors Macka-B's dark humoured And is it a coincidence that ued with more old stuff I to gardeners. At age 45, ex- lyrics addressed subjects such the more these artists get and mixed it up with ra­ % Vancouverite Ferron is con- as his native Britain's mad cow played on "modern rock" ro­ dio hits like "I Was % tent to sow her political disease. He made the disease dio, the more dorks show up to 1 seeds quietly and let the out to be a plague on oil non- Wrong" ond "When the the shows? I think not. I'm sure songs bloom and speak for vegetarians looking forward to Angels Sing," both taken every frat was well represented their next burger. This song ex­ from their most recent ef­ themselves. on this night emplifies Macka-B's use of the fort. They even played the Val Cormier stage os a musical equivalent The next time Matthew classic "Story of My Life" of a political rally, gathering Sweet comes to town, I think midway through the show. CHEMICAL BROTHERS support for his moral ideals. I'd be just as content to stay The unfortunate thing Thursday, May 8 Amazingly enough, although home and listen to his CDs. about watching the band Rage he spent the night preaching his Fred Derf was the constant distraction I can't remember the last personal Utopia, the music was of people Irying to get up time I had this much fun at left intact. In foct, it seemed as VEDA HILLE on the stage while the a show. The Rage was though people were grooving Saturday, April 26 bouncers were trying to filled to capacity and the just as much to the messages Railway Club keep them off. It ended up interesting thing I noticed as they were to the dub reggae The end of April brought Veda getting really stupid and that the main bever­ sound. Perhaps this was due to Hille and her band, (the Danc­ singer Michael Ness (known age that seemed to be the humourous twist to the ing One, the Awesome One, for having quite the temper) consumed was water songs. After all, there's no and the Humble One, as they was storting to lose it. Many and not beer. Why ovoiding getting down to the were nicknamed in Germany) people were kicked out, and waste money on a bev­ Rasta remix of the Fiddler on back to their old haunt, the seeing as how the band just erage that you'll sweat Ihe Roof classic "If I was a Rich Railway Club. Veda herself stood there on stage, this little out immediately by Man." Macka-B and the Mad earned the nickname the Little circus with the bour dancing when you Professor prove that dub-reg­ Volcano in Hamburg and her actually amusing to watch. Just could have water for gae remains alive and thriving. energy continues to be unwa­ when we thought we Free? vering. Veda sang and played had seen and heard it pected, a vast majority DJs were spinning tunes as Jen HillS, Joyce Indig the keyboards and a gorgeous all (Ness dedicated a song getting of the audience fit the female/ part of a regular techno night tenor guitar as usual. Her gui­ to all the ladies in ' into the show, 35+/Commercial Drive-type at The Rage and there was one MATTHEW SWEET tars, she told us, have the dra­ wearing black underwear), the wouldn't you know it, sound demographic, which was a big visual on the screen that THE BLOODY CHICLETTS matic names of "Stella" and lights in The Vogue started to problems. Really bad ones. The shame. She deserves a wider, spooked me: a computer gen­ Wednesday, April 23 "Blanche." Veda played a lot go out. By this time, Ness was band ended up having to use younger audience. This is no erated baby that gyrated to Rage of songs off her older olbum, about to kick the shit out of the only one of their guitars before music that only it could hear. I had heard the name The Path of a Body, os well as beau- lighting technician. Somehow, they finished early. I could defi­ Ferron really rocks! While I was busy ruminating on Bloody Chicletts, but I knew tiful songs like "Slumber the crowd brought the band nitely handle checking this Opening was Seattle folk this and chatting with a long, nothing about them. Obviously, Queen" and "Bellyfish" off her back on stage for an encore. I band out again at a sound neophyte Karen Pern'-k. lost friend, the energy level sky­ they must have a few fans (or a most recent CD, Spine. must say the encore was indeed problem-free show, but the She's self-deprecating yet sin­ rocketed and the two Brits, Ed lot of friends) because they had Many of us are eagerly the cat's meow. "Cold Feelings same can be said for a lot cere, but needs some work on Simons and Tom Rowland, com­ a decent sized crowd up front. awaiting the release of the in the Night," "So Far Away," of shows. the stage patter. She delivered menced 90 minutes of furiously The Bloody Chicletts sounded Emily Carr song cycle which and Johnny Cash's "Ring of On to the next. a good, strong set with a voice running between their key­ kinda like Weezer or maybe Veda joked is destined to be Fire" made it all worthwhile. Wilco rocked. and style somewhere between boards. I very cleverly man­ The Cars with loud guitars. relegated to the high school Sure, Ness was a bit of a I have yet to meet a person Michelle Shocked and aged to be in the vicinity of a The synthesizer was a nice curriculum as material about cheeseball and The Vogue who did not totally dig this Veda Hille. Her set included speaker as they started off with touch but they overused it. It everyone's favourite Canadian could stand to review its crowd show. The band struck a great great material about the Bud­ "Loops of Fury," from the Wipe- would have been more effec­ painter. The Emily Carr songs control policy, but hey, the band balance of songs between their dhist monk she gave a ride to out XL video game soundtrack. tive if it had been used more are brilliant arrangements of rocked, our favourite songs new album Being There, their in Montana and the deranged I'm sure the bass was not sparingly. Often it seemed like passages from Carr's own were heard, Chuck Biscuits was old album a.m., while throwing neighbour in "Apartment 12." good for my ears, but damn, the synth guy only played to writings. Perhaps the most on drums, Ness apologized for in just a couple ol Uncle Ferron took the stage look­ it felt good! keep his hands busy. Some­ stunning is the piece which his unruly behaviour and I think Tupelo's tunes. I must say, the ing softer, rounder, more re­ times less is more. A lot of the songs were from includes the only words Carr everyone went home satisfied. highlight of the show for me laxed and at peace with the the Chemical Brothers' lat­ Matthew Sweet and his ever wrote about love: was when they blasted through world. Being the mother of a est offering, Dig Your Own band (including Ric Menck and 2Z June, &97 % Hole, and the variance of Lounge as part ol a triple bill are a keyboard-heavy rock For the 25-minute encore, course of the day, I must have sounds and different speeds - of acid jazz type groups. quartet which features both she let one guy in the audience seen 15-20 folks get dropped - including bursts of noise — Most, if not all, ol the short strong vocals underlined by a Andrea Gin pick out the songs from the set on the floor Interestingly, I within eoch song stood out. The 45 minute set wos originals fea­ solid melody. list. And when it was over, she never saw one such accident visual part of the show wos ef­ turing her own style of music Modest Mouse made the THE BREEDERS hung around for a several in the cordoned-off beer fective — in particular, a grid called Sprawl. The basement trip ocross the border to play LUTEFISK minutes, leaning over into area. Hmm ... of blinking eyes that swooped venue was packed with eager second, accompanied on stage PALEFACE the crowd to shake every­ joeb. towards and away from the listeners just standing on the by a not-so-modest looking gi­ Sunday, May 18 one's hands. viewer — but was not intrusive. dance floor. Except for the oc­ ant, stuffed, bleary-eyed rat. Richard's on Richards Most of the rock shows I've TRANSAM The energy shown by the casional chatter and the one The three-piece sped through I hardly ever go to rock shows been to in recent years have just MODEST MOUSE Chemical Brothers themselves ignored plea for some dancing, their set ol polished punk with anymore, but I thought I should turned me into a crab, but af­ THE LONESOME ORGANIST wos echoed by the audience, the crowd stood mostly still singer/guitarist Isaac Brock check out one more before I ter the Breeders, I just had such GOLDEN who danced ecstatically and (with the contagious foot top­ pouring out raw, frenetic vo­ reach the untrustworthy side of a darned good feeling. Maybe Tuesday, May 20 showed their appreciation by ping) during the performance. cals, layered over a brooding, thirty. Being a fan in every way even happy. Ah, the healing Moe's, Seattle, WA much waving of hands. This re­ expansive soundscape. They of Kim Deal, it seemed the power of musicl Local bassist Marc Rogers Golden was a reasonably tal­ viewer hobbled to the Skytrain, was the only other musician on managed to put on an inter­ Breeders would be a fine Michael Chouinard. ented, all-instrumental, Don rejuvenated and with two very stage with di Ghent. She even esting live show while also choice for me — especially Caballero-esque outfit. They sore feet. mused about lacking cash to displaying the quiet intensity since I've always managed to HAZEL DICKENS & ALICE churned out a bunch of driving June Scudeler bring in other musicians for and strong evocativeness miss her when she comes to GERRARD and swelling jams. Between Hogtown. The very bubbly and which has won their record­ town. (This goes right back to THE JAMES KING BAND song banter needs a bit of BEN HARPER genuinely excited Toronfonian ings rave t her Pixies days.) THE RAY LEGERE BAND work. The "special guest star" Friday, May 9 started with a solo tune called This show marked the first Anyway, I walked in a bit Monday, May 19 for the evening was the Lone­ Rage "My Dream" which showcased appearance of Thrush Her­ late and onfy caught the tail end Granville Island "Thank you," said Ben. "It one of her great talents — her mit in these parts in over two of Paleface — a guy with a Bluegrass Festival some Organist (check out his sounds kindo funny just saying coy lyrics. She discussed eve­ years, as they have spent the guitar singing songs about I went down there in search of Thrill Jockey single.) The Lone- thank you, like when you order rything from men to babies to time between their last EP, The things like the PMRC. What the legendary Hazel Dick- band in the old-fashioned sense a cheeseburger through the Miles Davis. Great Pacific Ocean, and their year is this? :al her efor (i.e. he plays all his instruments drive-through window, but I re­ When Rogers climbed the latest album (and major label The second act, Lutefisk, a number of years now. There at the same time). On this oc- ally mean it, like, thank you." stage to join di Ghent for the debut), SweetHomewrecker, ly­ started out promising enough are a number of things that Last Splash and Pod, outing, Hazel was accompa­ the many bands that were his last album Fight for Your tunes is one of my favourite while guitarists Rob Benvie and while the band was an amal­ nied by her long-time friend and pretty inconceivable before the Mind) to unheard songs from aspects of di Ghent's work, but Joel Plaskett on either side of gam of the Breeders and musical partner Alice advent of Sassy"s "cute band his forthcoming album The Will adding more soul to an already him took turns singing. Their set Tammy and the Amps. Gerrard. Although they alert." "Cute" indie/skater boy to Live, Ben and the band lived soulful standard even made the was dominated by songs from Musically, it was pretty much started off a little stiff (no doubt looks, some feigned passion, up to all reviews I have read standard seem like her own ihe new album, which are more what I expected — lots of to the fact that custom problems some "kinetic" guitar action, from his previous performances stuff. She also worked in re­ sophisticated than their older quirky, raw, postf>unk hooks, held them up at the border, re­ but not a whole lot else. Thank­ here in Vancouver. An assort­ verse, singing about her neigh­ stuff, but they did throw in "Po- though I'd say the highlight was sulting in the fact that they made fully, a broken guitar siring (!) ment ol guitars sat behind Ben bourhood in Toronto in "Signs triot" and a stripped down ver­ the country-styled "Drivin' On," it to Granville Island about "two cut their set short, because gui­ as if he were a craftsman with of Spring in My Neighbour­ sion of "All Dressed Up" to featuring Carrie Bradley's vio­ seconds" before they were due tar-boy couldn't be bothered to his tools for creativity. The rest hood," with trumpet lines (on satisfy the long-time fans in lin. (This could have been to go on), they soon found a change the string. ol the band kept the pace and tape, I swear) borrowed from attendance. brought up just a wee bit in the groove and started to really get Trans Am came on at the shone in the spotlight as much Clifford Brown's "Joy The Super Friendz had mix). All in all, the band has into their set of favourites, witching hour and blew every­ as Harper did, and the crowd Spring." a tough oct to follow, but they just the right amount of atti­ Carter Family tunes, and one else out of the water. I was didn't let up, bringing them She finished the set with an­ proved to be up to the chal­ tude without too much angst; Louvin Brothers tunes. By worried by the fact that they back for a second encore, other example of Sprawl called lenge, as they both looked com­ in other words, no riot grrrl their closing set, they were in had pretty muddy sound to be­ where he stood up for the first "Peace Conspiracy." I'm not re­ fortable on stage and per­ teeth-grinding here. high form and obviously enjoy­ gin with, but that glitch got time and led the crowd through ing themselves. Highlights in­ ally a fan of hip hop and rap, formed their music with much With all the posing in alter­ ironed out somehow and the an emotional grand finale with­ cluded Hazel's "Working Girl but di Ghent's tune had ele­ finesse — the youthful exuber­ native music, it's a relief to see rest of the show was right on out the aid of the PA. I was Blues" and "West Virginia, My ments of both (at times she ges­ ance of the Thrush Hermit set someone like Deal who doesn't the money. These guys are stun­ elated and felt taken away to Home," not to mention her tured like a rapper) yet it ap­ made them seem oddly mature put up with any bullshit but who ning musicians: T.A.'s drummer a much better world ... all I sharp wit. Both The James pealed to even a traditionalist by comparison. Surprisingly, still seems so damn likeable. In is easily the best drummer I've could say was "Thank you, King Band (Virginia) and The like myself. She has a definitely their playlist was not composed fact, she can be downright con­ witnessed in years; Mr. guitar/ thank you, Ben." Ray Legere Band (Nova refreshing sound. If the future entirely ol songs off Slide Show, genial. All night, she was very keyboards and Mr. bass gui­ Scotia) featured showmanship, of Jazz is Rita di Ghent, then their latest release, and they friendly toward the crowd, tell­ tar Aeyboards both had chops professionalism, and some fiery the future sounds bright. played a good mix ol old and ing bod jokes, casually chatting to burn. "Rough ..." was a defi­ picking and playing. What set RITA CM GHENT Justin Ho new, including "Green Hand" up the people in the front row nite highlight, with extra- James King's outfit apart was Friday, May 9 and "Machine Green" from between songs, stopping the crunchy, Albini esque guitar his distinctive booming voice, Chameleon Urban Lounge SUPER FRIENDZ their overlooked murderecords show for a second and pulling coming in in place of the mas­ which not only has a way of When a concert gets billed as THRUSH HERMIT 10" EP Play the Game, Not a girl up onstage to let her find sive distortion that they worked arresting one's attention, but "The Future of Jazz," I couldn't MODEST MOUSE Games. A definite highlight a less claustrophobic place to into it on Surrender to the lends some considerable con­ miss the opportunity to check it BOSSANOVA was when they invited Catriona see, and playing lostond-found Night. Dazed, but inspired, viction to his songs of lonesome- out. Part of the monster known Saturday, May 17 ol Plumtree on stage to ac­ with some GM keys that some­ by the end of the show, we ness and woe. The da/s events as Music West, Toronto jazz Starfish Room company them on the har­ one threw her. Then when the shuffled back into the were kept light, almost slap composer/vocalist/musician Late addition to the bill, monica near the end of the set. hour long set was over, Deal m.mobile, loaded up on stick, by the fact that the festi­ Rita di Ghent made her third Bossanova, were deceptively In a tour that has lightly been started wrestling with one of the snack food, and high-tailed val's rented chairs had a ten­ appearance in Vancouver (her named, as they neither played billed as "Super Friendz Vs. technicians,.who then carried it back to Vancouver in 1 dency to collapse il one leaned second in a row at Music West) nor danced any Brazilian ver­ Thrush Hermit," these two her offstage, as she saluted the hour and 33 minutes. "funny" on them — during the at the Chameleon Urban sion of the samba. Rather, they bands demonstrated that the crowd in her own special way. joe bloggs 23 E^XDHaB June '97 LONG VINYL une '97 SHORT VINYL june'97INDIE HOME JOBS 1 atari teenage not bum, berton, bum grand royal 1 guided by voices planations of... matador 1 ptimtree in the sink 2 oh susanna oh -.isanna ep stella 2 han son brothers the hockey song essential noise 2 the colorifics 747 (now i see heaven) 3 su pert rien dr slide show murder 3 pealmos earl grey tea sonorama 3 gaze preppy villian 4 meryn cadeil 6 blocks handsome boy 4 the fiends gravedigger sonic swirl 4 the molesiics now's the time 5 sick of il all built to last east west 5 pansy dvision manada mint 5 celestial magenta salad days 6 bis tlus is leen-c power* gr*id roy_l 6 the sprasue brothers battle of the bands Hillsdale 6 kid champion luminiles 7 cibo matto super relax wamer 7 capsize 7 subgenius headhunter 7 the hounds of buskervile sorry g chem»cal brothers dis your own hole virsm 8 sob/mcrackins spU landspeed 8 tickertape parade audience with the pope 9 pennywise full cirde epitaph 9 micro-mini heir apparent collective fruit 9 preston planeJra 1 10 long hind legs Ions hind less kill rock stars 10 junior varsily go lo the ice... peek-a-boo 10 oh susanna shame 11 sod is my co-pilol Ihe best of... atavistic 11 drake tungslen six pence for the... peek-a-boo 11 k-slars oVugs L gums 12 zolly cracker flush zed 12 another girl growing gold bmg 12 violet (i step on all the) cracks 13 rollins band come in and... dream works 13 itch my jenisalem independent 13 qaonset desert blade 14 piUo nusic lost blues and... dras city 14 Ihe puritans let me stand.. ship •_ anchor 14 bronte brothers luminous you 15 sea and cake Ihe fawn thrill jockey 15 strain these years b/w regret heartfirst 15 daddy's hands s!ati*_ic wigs 16 folk implosion dare lo be... communion 16 g force apocalyptic cowboy anonymous 16 jelous mother of time 17 vesas beat the vesas beat candy ass 17 Ihe loons paradse b/w i d-ain... time bomb 17 destroyer karen is in rome 18 hissy til what lo wear independent 18 good horsey errperor... bvv prik pages track-fin 18 the bananas mr. octopus is dead 1 19 ruck cavil Ihe bad****** Ihe boatm*i's cal reprise 19 submission hold garlic lor victory independent 19 sqieeky len twenty-three 20 the dropouts come on1 unclean power 20 tullycraft rizzo split Harriet 20 mizmo tarantino cringe 21 llynS kaUgar klezmer.. tiro independent 21 kinnie --Jarr woven violet inch 21 touch & gos campus radio boy 22 Hpsy Ihe seductive... asphodel 22 bunnygninl johnny angel seplophilia 22 submission hold ed anger 23 sparkmarker .SO* wall burner... crisis 23 kaclus summer vacation sonorama 23 steep silex mandy breeze 24 Ion tool pole unleashed epitaph 24 bust spin up! b/w i'm better radiopaqie 24 readymade Ihe lamplighters ire dead 25 skarldalous all stars hil me shanachie 25 hayden carry-on mentality landspeed 25 the beans Italian vases 26 nigHy nigliry bos-^ones lei's tare it bis ris 26 rugboy/grilly kilty split kindercore 26 ani kyd left holding Ihe bag 27 Irans am surrender to the... thrill jockey 27 scenic sage independent project 27 drtmilts amaze me 28 pinhead sun powder Soodbye efl*.on avenue lookout1 28 the red telephone maya b/w down... time bomb 28 the eh team the edge 29 the soflies winter pageant k 29 juno magnified and rediced..jade tree 29 thrillseekers ghost 30 danielson family tell another joke... tooth and nai 30 fl?m roach independent 30 mohan poison free 31 mn on no way matador 31 davenport quadruple overtime peas kor 31 crimson finch silver bees 32 tarnation mirador reprise/warn er 32 thumbnail the sound of... heacfiunter 32 ratwurst sammy hagar weekend 33 lakako minekawa roomie cube march 33 elf power Ihe wmlerhawk kindercore 33 dj dolly at Ian t is 34 shades apart seeing thins**- revelation 34 various artists always wear an... motorcycho 34 bo-teki dew d-ops 35 satan's pilsrims around the world wilh... empty 35 trisian psionic primrods split melodiya 35 inter-mission lookout fWK _W fOBOt/ WP10 titled rrdie tQp 10

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