FJLUF

"Still the tighest bunch around, Songs About they offer a Chris ep. streamlined variation on Eric's Trip's best what the Fall piece so far. must have Includes 'Sloan meant when /WIW.IE/ Song' & 'Listen'. they screeched Blonder Tongue 'Totally Wired!' 7"/cd single Audio Baton so many years Visions of ago. ...Bring on malevolent, that album!" clashing guitar- embroiled in • Exclaim hypnotic rhythms, cs/cd cs/cd

HEATING UP YOUR SPRING! GWAR HelhOl (Cargo/MCA) LEMONHEADS Lick(Cargo/wcA) REVEREND HORTON HEAT Th© FuU Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat The Reverend is presently touring with Frank Black. GIANT SAND Centre of the Un'rverse Following Ramp and Swerve. this indie legend continues. Bubble & OBUVEON Nemesis Scrape SMUGGLERS In the Hall of Fame... Engrenages BUM Wanna Smash Sensation! "Lou Barlow's Numb/Sebadoh/Big Drill Car Banlieue O songwriting distributed by CARGO/MCA NUMB makes Rouge's third sticks in your soundtracks for album. With gullet like raw the horror Engrenages, cookie dough, movies in your they have and if he ever head." incorporated overcomes his • Rockpool rockier strains to fascination with "...compressed their the sound of his WW cut and corrugated, franco-punk own nonsense, Toured - assimilated to a roots. his Sebadoh grainy eroded cs/cd could be the A Uve Album greatest band Recorded on their Irock. " 1991 Batch World Tour • Melody Maker on the planet." at the infamous cs/cd • Spin CBGB's in New York. Z cs/cd cs/cd DiScORDER j anaand usedused _«______* mtkW MAY 1993 ISSUE #124

"I've got a truckload of Jesus tapes.' — Mikey Jiggle's trucker friends. ds IpS and cassettes

REGULARS IRREGULARS

c SUPERCHUNK ....D The Question Is How 9 COME Boston'sBrandNewSfrv. live! VANCOUVER SPECIAL.. ..25 THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS Don't Be Too Quick To Judge. 13 May 16 WAVAW benefit Sorry, I Can't Think Up Another ..28 Snappy Refrain 14 JHeavens to Betsy QUICKSAND & Tattletaie Slip Into The Crow MOFO'S PSYCHOSONIC PIX.., ..31 WELCOME TO MY SUMMIT as of May 15 $^\JMay23 Canada's Only Shot At Media Rep­ >W'g Torture resentation?. 18 Taboo Tribal Wear K.A Apartment 36 POOH STICKS ..33 What's New, Pussycats?. 21 piercings by Mike Bear Walsh . UNDRAME/IOS trained by Fakir Musafar ..34 Another Uliana Installment. 16 We buy and trade your cds. Thanks to Stovebolt, Thumbscrew, Engine Kid, Windwalker, and Cub comics COVERS BLOODY THE BLOODHOUND by Michael Aushenker EVERYTHINGS DUCKY by Blaine Thurier eMpTy Records Music West Showcase THE BLANK GENERATION by Gary Wildeman !

OFFICE USE ONLY CRACKERBASH*THE MEICES ZIPGUN*KILL SYBIL*SINISTER SIX*SICK0 SAT MAY 8th • IHE ANZA CLUB 3 WEST 8th Ave (@ Ontario)

Send S.A.S.E. for complete Catalog. Distributed by Mordam LP & CS $9 ppd/ CD $11 ppd / 7 inch $ 4.50 ppd POSTER CHILDREN plus SATURDAY, MAY 151 L J _ guests A TOWN PUMP 10 PM ! TUESDAY, MAY 18PLAZ A OF NATIONS 8PM

with DARDEN SMITH Thurs, Ma/20 fIREHOSE 8PM with RUN WESTY RUN ! plus guests Vancouver East Cultural Centre (THURSDAY FOR RESERVATIONS y MAY27IOPM 254-9578 TOWN PUMP 2l"_W THEIR OWN WORDS" Tuetday, a bunch of songwriters sittin'around singing JOHNNY DAVID LISA FREEDY MICHAEL fluyutt 17 CLEGG BAERWALD GERMANO JOHNSTON BARABAS Pacific Coli- eum Concert Bouil 7 pm SATURDAY. MAY29 • 8PM PPR a_ui= uding Zulu Records, or charge by phone 280-4444. r EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN < mmsMBm cords. Tickets for FLUID & FIREHOSE available at Tr Normally, this little intro/blurb/ ming. If we suffer a loss every­ music suckers. This was stolen from preface to the "Airhead" col­ one suffers. These thefts and my home in Whalley (SURREY!) umn is written by the Discorder the theft of a CD player that along with two speakers and some editor or publisher. Unfortu­ occureda month ago may mean jewelry on Friday March 26 at around nately, I have been asked to that CiTR will have to change 8 PM. You came in thru the bathroom write it this month. I say unfor­ its policy of allowing new window. tunately becai members in the station after I hate to bitch, but you ripped off a t I would nee business hours. We may have starving artist with no insurance. I tethispiec e.andallthos to spend money that would work shitty jobs for low pay to buy is are gen erally unplea: have been spent on better the tools I need to create. I suppose equipment on a better security everything you stole can be replaced CiTR recently hosted Chap­ system instead. So ifyou have eventually, but that videocassette is l±ff ter II! of an annual event that any information, no matter the ONLY record we have of our tour ^ we like to call DJ Sound War. how insignificant it may seem, across Kanada last year. Please have Overall, things went very well about any of these thefts the heart to return it to us undamaged. and, as far as I know, all of please, please call me at CiTR DOGEATDOG those who attended the two-day (822-3017) or call the RCMP Box 4642 Main PO C/O 6138 SUB blvd. event had a great time. How­ at 224-1322. We don't need to Vancouver, BC ever, someone decided that they know who you are or how you V6B4A1 Vancouver B.C. needed the cartridges and know but we do need you help. V6T 1Z1 weights from our turntables And to the people who took MILD-MANNERED BY more than we did and stole these items, I hope that it was NIGHT...CURSING them. Someone also stole a num­ worth it. I realize you have no MOTHERFUCKER BY DAY ber ofthe items that we had for intention of giving them back. , (free) door-prizes including a But perhaps knowing that you Dear Airhead package of 10 CDs, a package have fucked the 330 people I have a bone to pick with the people of 10 cassettes, 3 t-shirts, and a who use those turntables and AIRHEAD at CiTR. Why the hell would your hat. Someone also stole our caused those same people to station manager protest the move­ lieves that all parties interested n's—Earl the Pearl—bag curse you each and every time not only directed to you, Julie, ment of Coast 1040 radio to the FM in receiving an FM frequency t contained 2 CDs, keys, a they enter the station will be but to all those other folks who band? I hke and listen to CiTR all the should have the opportunity to I pager, business cards, IDanda enough to cause you just a have called to yell at me about time but sometimes I just can' t handle apply whether they are a CFOX small amount of cash. We don 't slight twinge of remorse. If not, how terrible CiTR is for not a few of the blubbering idiots on air. clone, an "alternative" rock really care too much about the FUCK YOU. supporting Coast Radio in their I know Coast is just too commercial station or an ethnic community door prizes, heck we were go- FM endeavor. WHY DON'T for its own good but christ sometimes station. This does not mean that g to give them away anyhow, YOU READ THE FUCKING IN­ Linda Scholten, you need a break, and like it or not, CiTR believes Coast would not it Earl would really like to get TERVENTION!?! CiTR Station Manager AM or FM, some of us will fre­ be the best application, merely s stuff back as would CiTR. The first thing you would quently flip back and fourth between that CiTR believes everyone So if anyone knows anything discover upon reading is that stations whether we admit it or not. should have a chance to be con­ nit these thefts please call CiTR intervened against Coast After all, what does a non profit sta­ sidered for one of the last two atCiTR, 822-3017. c do n r tion like yourselves have to lose any I agrt available fre he second piece of bad news the procedure takt way? I think that the CiTR and Coast The I thin that I have to pass on is that together provide the diversity that CRTC in their handling of would discover upon reading CiTR was robbed on Sunday, this city needs right now, and God Coast's application. The nor­ the intervention is that CiTR April 25. Two Technics SL-1800 And when we catch you we're knows we have some musical wounds mal procedure followed in the makes no mention whatsoever MARK2 turntables (serial going to drag you through the to lick in this town. So as far as I'm allocation of an FM applica­ of any other objection. So, for #DA9$10B007 and#DA9810Bl 17) mud (and the courts) like the concerned this puts you in the trash tion calls for the consideration all those people who think that i were removed from the station fucking swine you are. can with the rest of those dumpy of all other qualified applican­ CiTR is scared of Coast, shame sometime in the evening . We stations that did the same. Shame on ts for the allocation. The CRTC on you! Maybe next time you have some leads and are cur­ then allocates that available will show a little more faith in rently looking for anyone who Loyal hstener despite your selfish channel to the applicant pro- us. And to all those Coast DJs complimentary service to the who are slagging CiTR on-air, tion. We really need your sup­ JOIN THE CLUB Julie Barkhard market, in this case the Van­ thanks for the publicity! port in tracking down these P.S. Now that Coast 1040 is up for couver lislenership. This was turntables as the replacement Attention All Thieves!! sale why doesn't Good Boy Produc­ NOT the case when Coast ap­ Linda Scholten, cost is high and CiTR operates If you, or anyone you know, has tions buy it up and start the Cruel plied for the 95.3 FM frequency. CiTR Station Manager. on a very tight budget...meaning any idea where our 120 minute-8 Elephant station. Why not, they've David Marsden and Western we cannot afford to replace this miiumeter video cassette labelled had shows everywhere else in town. World applied for lhat channel, "Note: All "Airhead" letters equipment. 1 must say that this "Tour 92" is, please contact us at applications were called for, are published as they are j theft disturbs me greatly. We 589-0714. NO QUESTIONS Ya know, I wish that one day and the CRTC granted Z95.3 here to provide a free ser- received. So, if the gram­ ASKED!! We just want it back. people will be intelligent enough FM the licence. Since there are B, both to the people who mar is bad and they read The video cassette was with a to check the facts before they only two FM allotments left in j listen and to the people who Sony Hi8 Video Camera inside a like a piece of shit it's the rant on about an issue that they the Vancouver market, CiTR be­ 'olunteer their on-air program­ metal case covered with sk8 & know nothing about. Now this is fault of the writer, not ours.

PAULO VIPflCTDISCSCOMIbr-a mmmmmw 3WestfourthAvB. 20031/ltsr May 1 EDDIE BURKS >RNER:4th&M APLE ATCORNO_5 '•. - „ May2-3 A.C. REED May 4-8 LLYOD JONES STRUGGLE May 10-12 THE BEL-AIRS 1 • • • M W ^TIW ^5^£&£^Q_5 £ !£-• U" May 13-15 THE DEMONS du jour May 17 OLIVER AND THE ELEMENTS May 18-19 THE VAQUEROS ^(^PArm^#»^^ls!SC()ft May20-22 JIM BYRNES •thAve. 2D03WestFn<»^^.stFourtliAvE. 200! May24 OLIVER AND THE ELEMENTS >-95IIVANCOUVER.B.C 739-95IIVANCC MAPLE ATCORNER:4«fof*A_. 2. CORNER:4th&MAPLE ATCOI May25-29 INCOGNITO -OM::KOOIV,!! : • i. DOHimSMKLAM'SMS: SATURDAY 3-8 PM / SUNDAY BLUES MARATHON JAM 3PM-MIDNIGHT IIWn-DISCSCOMPACTDISCSCOMPACTDI JACK LA VIN'S JAMS ARE SPONSORED BY MOTHERS MUSIC AND THE DRUM SHOP IWestFourthAve. 2DD3WestFourthAve. 2D03WestFour RNER:4th&MAPLE ATCORNER:4th&MAPUE ATCORNER:4th&f OPEN EACH NIGHT FROM 9:30 PM TO 1:30 AM OPEN WEEKDAYS FROM 11:30 AM )UVER.B.C 739-9511 VANCOUVER.B.C 739-9511VANCOUVER.B.CJ 7 $Atftfcto^Ahf

ON SALE UNTIL JUNE 10 AT 568 SEYMOUR ST. (DOWNTOWN) ONLY. FOUR FLOORS OF FUN!

%& 2>IOU8 "We are at a moment of power," Sergei announced, unfurling the papers rather dramatically. He was already half-way across the room, rolling under the hail of bullets. He reached Korsakov handed a legal-sized document to each of his three listeners: "The top chart shows the net flow before a third shot was fired from Korsakov's semi-automatic pistol. Popeye sprung up to the of U.S. dollars into Swiss accounts for a two year period ending October thirty-first, this year. inside of Korsakov's gun arm and, using advanced ninpo-taijutsu techniques, dislocated the The bottom chart lists our specific U.S holdings as of yesterday and the agents controlling them," shoulder and crippled the gun hand. Four bullets meant for Popeye were stopped by Korsakov's he paused to let the others scan over the information. The only other person in the room with them body before the sailor dropped and rolled under the table. A second man went down with a cry was Danko. of pain as his knees were each blown apart and a third bullet ploughed through his chest. Popeye Danko was a huge man, almost monstrous. He stood silently against the wall holding a had Korsakov's gun. polished AK-47 and listened through one earphone to periodic updates from his security team. With two down, the third was easy: one quickly aimed shot to the head finished him. He wore a mask: a black nylon hood which concealed his face completely. The others had never Popeye now had only Sergei to deal with...and Sergei was out of bullets. seen the face underneath the mask, but none had to...Danko's presence was unmistakable. Sergei was frozen with terror, for he knew that the Sailor Man would not shoot an unarmed When the three who were seated looked up from their papers, Sergei spoke,"Gendemen, opponent if he did not have to; he would kill them with his bare hands. Sergei watched silendy the opportunity at present is golden. We have all the security we need, and our saboteurs have as Popeye approached, eyes squinted and pipe clenched tighdy in his seaman's teeth. "My God," been on American soil for over three years." He glanced at each one of them with penetrating thought Sergei, "those bloodshot eyes...he's on Spinach!" No sooner had realization hit Sergei eyes, "It is time to put our machine into motion.. .time for the downfall of the American empire!" when Popeye spoke again, "I've had all I can stand, and I can't stands no more." Two anchor He punctuated his statement by hammering a fist on the table. tattoes streaked upward — there was a sharp crack as Sergei's neck broke. But the threat to "What do you recommend as our first line of action?" Korsakov, the man to Sergei's left, Popeye's life was not ended; he ducked and rolled as a spray of bullets tore through the air where asked with controlled excitement. his chest had been. Danko had returned. "Ah," their leader popped open the latches of his black briefcase,"our first move will be a Still in motion from his evasive roll, Popeye's right arm shot out like a whip and sent a brilliant one," his voice was anxious, "and it will happen tonight." As he finished his statement handful of razor-sharp shuriken at his agressor. Only one made contact with Danko's arm, but his statement, his gaze lifted to Danko at the far side of the room. Danko had his right hand over the projectiles were unexpected enough to make him drop the rifle. Popeye was almost on top his ear, as if listening more intendy to his security team. There was a visible tension in his stance. of him. The lightning-fast seaman lashed out at Danko's head. Danko countered with equal speed "Danko?" Sergei was concerned. and Popeye's hand only caught the black hood concealing his opponent's identity. The hood "Sir," Danko's booming voice had a polite, professional tone, "we may have a security came off and Popeye confirmed what his instincts had told him already: he was fighting with alert." At that, Sergei and the other three reached under the table and produced firearms. Danko Bluto. strode rapidly to the large double wooden door and slipped out All eyes were on Sergei. Both combatants paused momentarily, glaring at each other. Hateful recongnition burned "What could have happenned?" in Popeye's eyes as he remembered what Bluto had done to Wimpy. Then Popeye was swept by Sergei gripped a 9mm Walther, "I trust Danko to handle it." memories he had pushed aside for years — memories of Olive. His anger consumed him. He Just then, from somewhere in the building—nine floors below, or perhaps j ust down the hall would make Bluto pay. Both men exploded at once, each driving fierce hand strikes at the other —came an echo, "Yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk..." The air in the room grew thick with tension; all four and in turn blocking the opponent. The flurry of movement ended with the two fighters jumping men cocked their guns, Sergei was in a state of grim disbelief, "It can't be. I thought I heard..." away from each other. They stared each other down once more, this time breathing quite heavily. The double doors exploded inward, shattering the lock and showering the carpet with wood Bluto spoke, "It would seem, Popeye, that you cannot beat me. You were foolish to stay with splinters. The intruder stood in the open doorway; everyone recognized him, but none wanted Sensei for so long. He could not teach you the things that I have learned!" to believe that he was really there, Sergei's suspicion from a moment ago was confirmed, He's partly right, thought Popeye, I can't beat him. But it's because of the damn Spinach! "Popeye!" It's slowing my reflexes. The Sailor Man was an imposing figure. Deadly tension rippled in his inhumanly large Just then the sound of running footsteps came from the hallway, more of Bluto's men were forearms: arms that some believed were the product of years of secret training while others coming. Popeye knew he must escape somehow. One of Popeye's tattoes became a blur as he believed they were the results of military biomechanics — government experiments. Origins threw down a combination flash and smoke bomb, bluto and the newly arrived men were blinded aside, everyone knew enough to stay away from Popeye's arms. for an instant and the Sea Devil disappeared in the smoke. He took in the four of them unblinkingly. It was a few seconds before he saw any of them Bluto shouted after him, "We'llmeetagain! Count on it!"On the streets below, Popeye knew start breathing again. He shifted the pipe in his mouth, took in a slow deliberate breath and spoke, he would not be followed: there was too much of amess for Bluto's men to clean up. But Popeye "I has had it wit da lot'o'yas." This was it, the Sailer Man would waste no more time with words. knew his enemy had spoken the truth; they would meet again. Sergei knew they had to kill him, or be killed. All guns opened fire. But the tatooed Sea Devil However, next time, thought Popeye, I'll kill you. I'll kill you for Olive Oil... SUCKS O +-i

o

_f a $ o v_* -O, ._._§ ES pzmPCJ; Hang on! In this month's installment of Black Cat Collective Press. The nine sto­ his amazing collectionofpsychologicalhorror, too soon. For those not familiar with Gad's subtext: beaucoup books by Canadian authors, ries—three each by Rob Howatson. Anne Sex and Other Acts ofthe Imagination (out of work I urge you to check out his two books Crad Kilodney news, a very naughty parody Jew and Lisa Marr-tackle the subject of print). Cliff and I met when he was a guest at distributed by a "real" publisher, Black Moss: of the Family Circus comic, Wild Palms and travel and discovery. Rob's subjects are found V-Con a few years back and have kept in Girl On A Subway and Malignant Humours. SECRETS ENTRUSTED a peek at Concrete, my latest cartoon heart­ spying with binoculars and lazily bitching a touch. I have no doubts that Cliff is going to Both collect a quasi-"best of* his writings. TO A FEW throb. Happy reading. be a big thang; be has the chops as a Michael Turner, Reading writer and the integrity of a true soul. Railroad organizer, has just released He and his wife, Sharon are living his second book. Hard Core Logo in Iqaluit, NWT, where she is On Sunday, May 16 ABC will broadcast the (Arsenal Pulp Press, $13.95)—the teaching high school and be posted six hour mini-series Wild Palms, produced by saga of a punk-rock band hitting the me his new chapbook, That First, Oliver Stone. The show is based on the comic road one more time. The band, led Wound-Bearing Layer subtitled B- strip which has appeared for the past few by Joe Mulgrew (aka Joe Dick), has Sides and Unreleased Singles years in Details mag (which is a not-so-guilty been coaxed out of retrrement for a Volume 1. These very short pieces pleasure of mine and a bargain @ $2.50). Green World Coalition benefit. The (keep in mind Cliffs speciality is Although I read the mag every month I've one-night all-acoustic gig turns into tbe short, short story) read as long only glanced at fhe strip a few rimes cos I a full fledged tour with the bewil­ run-on sentences dripping wilh pain haven't a clue what it's about. Its wondrously dered band rediscovering the and horror. complex. Oh well, I can tell you that the road...and why they split in the first This ain't no sissy boy horror with writing is by Bruce Wagner, art by Julian place. monsters and the like, this is the Allen and its pages are filled with encugh As with Company Town, horror of realizing your mate is in­ oddball treachery and secrets to make Turner's first book (a fictional ac­ sane and, come to think of it, you Freemason's appear status quo. The TV show count of Michael's adventures in a haven't seen the dog for a few days. sounds like a good bet and, hey, Angie Dick­ secluded fishing area), the story is Good ol' everyday horror; the stuff inson plays a demon! Abo look for yummy lold in short prose pieces. This time found in a house on your block. commercial tie-ins, such as the soundtrack by pictures and song lyrics are includ­ Personally, knowing what a gentle Ryuichi Sakamoto and at least cue book. ed, giving the book a scrapbook teel. person Cliff is makes reading his The band members are rather loutish work that much more interesting. ITfl'J'JHilWi'iE-U] fellas who go on auto-pilot whilst Something happened to Ihis 28-year touring. Is the beer backstage? Tbe food? 0- ride while Anne lakes us on a sunny holiday old somewhere along the line; something 1 On the Usenet, which I access via computer, with two friendswhos e relationship is waning may not want to find out. Order your own there are many cool groups (and loads of dull puts in new, improved captions. No return strength and stamina (no genitals, tho). The best passages in the book don't and to a dreadful cafe meeting with the copy of this book for a mere three bucks from ones) to which one can send/read messages. address was included and inquiries on-line They managed to escape but John got involve the band but, rather, an old rawk pal ultimate—though sadly readily available— Greensleeve Editions, 7935 - 27th Avenue, Such as use_lt_ines which is like Factsheet met with no real success (a bunch of us were separated from his friend and then the of theirs, Bucky Haight, who tells a few sto­ Euro-nerd. Lisa's tale of running off to Vegas Edmonton, Alberta, T6K 3C9 and look sent the 'zine). A small square bound aliens left. ries. The members of Hard Core Logo are, to get married is a laff-riot! 77K Skinner Leg for Cliff's appearance in the booklet, the back cover offers other Now I can just see ya going "hoo, is when it comes right down to it, kind of cheesy. of The Journey is a bargain at ten bucks and forthcoming Splatterpunks Volume 2 similar books with titles such as See, I Ihis hokey!" but, trust me, it's a very cool There are amusing passages throughout but, available around town (R2B2, Granville (ed. Paul Samnion), as well as the toldyou cats could smell dead people and comic. Ron manages to make it back to geez, I found it pretty hard to sympathize with Books, POP! and more). Lisa is also the vox/ anthology In Dreams (UK import, Eat Snow Hobo. It's obvious that the civilization and works out a deal with the these bozos. However, unlike the beauuful bass player with the local trio cub, so look for Gollancz, $6.00) which "celebrates" publishers of this groovy smut arekeeping U.S. Government where they take care of Company Town, which I gave my dad for the book and their brand new single, Hot Dog the 7-inch single with SF and Honor a low profile. If I find out how to order him (monitor his new bod and hire two Father's Day last year (he was charmed), this Day, at gigs. fiction (although, all-in-all, a fairly dull these gems I'll endeavor to let you know. assistants). Along the way Concrete book will sit in the "rock" section of my collection). becomes somewhat of a celebrity and is in bookshelf. demand on the party circuit. He is bemused by his sudden fame and, as always, retains On May 16 at the Arts Club Granville Island I highly recommend Flight Paths of the Have you ever read Concrete'! Written his integrity. join Arsenal Pulp Press for their Spring Launch -mperorbySteven Hekjhton.abook which I've been aware of Crad Kilodney for by Paul Chadwick and published by The various stories capture differ­ of new books by M.A.C. Farrant, Jill Robin­ was sent to me by its publisher, The the past eight years or so. He's the guy Dark Horse Comics, this wonderful comic ent events in Ron's/Concrete's life. He has son and Michael Turner. Porcupine's Quill (great name!). These 14 who self-publishes his own books and cameout between 1986 and 89. Originally hobbies (including collecting erotic art!) The next night, the Reading Railroad short tales all deal with Japanese culture seen, sells Ihem on the streets of Toronto seen in Dark Horse Presents, a monthly and interests (wildlife, camping) and often lineup for Monday, May 17: M.A.C. Farrant, mostly, from tbe eyes of the English who Uve (since 1978). It is with great pleasure anthology of cartoon art that continues answers 'Tan mail" requests for his help (in Howard White and Jill Robinson. Mae Moore, and work in the country. 1 must confess I've that I announce a joint subtext/Gnint today (up to issue #70), Concrete eventu­ one tale he helps save a families farm). the musical guest, will perform an acoustic set only read two stories so far, "Five Paintings of Gallery venture bringing the joy of ally got his own comic. Chadwick's character is drawn so backed by bass and guitar. the New Japan" and "An Apparition Play." Crad to Vancouver. He will read at the So what's it all about? Well, political well and hassuch a heart of gold lhatyou've Hey...this writing is so wonderful I'm going Grunt Gallery (209 R 6th @ Main) on speech writer John Lithgow and a pal got to read it to believe it. In fact, you'll get to take my time and savor each story. Sunday, May 23, 8 PM. He will also sign Five on-line. I've been encouraging readers were camping when they were kidnapped by a chance Ihis month when two brand new You may have seen them read at last years copies of his latest work, Suburban Chicken- of the group to send me their 'zines which I'll aliens and had their brains transplanted into Concrete comics come out. Check any Small Press Feslival or heard 'em on CBC's Strangling Stories. Crad will also be reading review here. The first I've received is a boot: big, clunky, heavy concrete bodies. The two comic shop for more details, and ifyou like Nihilities, now you can pick up The Skinnier at the Denman Island coffee house on Friday, Dysfunctional Family Circus takes original were subjected lo rigorous testing of their new it search out back issues or get Ihe collection Leg of The Journey, the first release by the I last wrote of Cliff Burns when reviewing May 21 ...an adventure that won't be forgotten cartoons fromth e Family Circus comic and bods and found they had amazing eyesight, which is available. Concrete rules! RLE ARE READING Ever wonder what "People Are Reading"? I do. Chris Brayshaw, whose The precision and grace of Landecker's writing make her worth Mao 11, by Don DeLillo, gets my vote for best novel of 1992; it's now writing has appeared in Horizons, SF, Arc, the Vancouver Sun and these very watching; to my mind, she is the best young writer currently working in available in paperback DeLillo is a major influence on writers like William pages, took the time to write and tell subtext. Vancouver. Gibson and Thomas Pynchon, yet his work is constantly passed off as While I've followed Landecker's writing for several years, I only "difficult" by people who are too lazy to actually finish his books. Mao II is DeLillo in top form: the story of a reclusive, failed novelist who makes an Poetry by Hannah Landecker and Eric Morten, two of Vancouver's most know Eric Morten from "Suicide Note," an excerpt from a long poem-in- abortive attempt to save the life of a Swiss poet held captive in Beruit. The promising young writers, can be found in recent issues of 77it Cupilano Review progress he recently published in 77ie Capilano Review. Morten's style owes novel begins with a Unification Church mass wedding at Yankee Stadium and Whetstone. a lot to the tish poeLs who haunted Vancouver in the 60's—in particular Frank and concludes with a photographer's flashbulb bursting in Beruit, "the dead Landecker has been previously published in Books In Canada and Davey, who once wrote an apparendy endless series of poems about the city photographed one more time." Most critics read the book as a study of various small press magazines. Her writing is distinguished by its lyrical Lion's Gate Bridge. What I like best about Morten's writing is the way it individuality versus the mob; DeLillo's sympathies don't lie where literal evocation of the physical world and the scientific metaphors she uses to describe moves effortlessly between descriptions of internal and external landscape: readers might be tempted to think they do. inner psychological states. Her style reminds me of early Margaret Atwood, or the Janet Frame of Intensive Care and 77ie Carpathians. space becomes substance, Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash has also appeared in paperback. Landecker's best piece to date, "descent," is apoem about migration and green Stephenson is the author ofthe very odd The Big U, a wholly indescribable personal history. "I was bora on the other side of the world," she writes, "and acted upon by causes novel—Animal House meets Repo Man. Rudy Rucker's blurb on the back am third generation mishmash." words become spherical, cover makes laudatory comparisons between Stephenson and Pynchon, which are pretty apt: Stephenson matches and occasionally exceeds the silver things. hyperactive pace of the Gravity's Rainbow chase sequences and most of you of pure doukhobor Vineland; you keep expecting the plot to lag or come flying apart in midair, descent can say - my mother's feet "Suicide Note" will undoubtedly be collected on completion; watch for iL but somehow it never does. What separates Stephenson from the Terry walked the soil that her mother's did The Capilano Review also has a finephotographi c essay by Don Gill, and a Prachett/M__ magazine school of SF satire LS his deep and abiding interest in and her father before that, under the same number of poems that unashamedly plagiarize bill bissett's idiosyncratic things other than satire. We think we're reading about Teflon-armored pizza piece of sky in the gue of british Columbia - rhythms and spelling without offering anything new of their own. delivery people and psychotic ninjas when we re aciually leammg the while I pull from cities that have (Capilano Review Fall 1992, $9 + postage from Capilano College, 2055 paradigms lhat accompany the shift from a print-oriented to a visually- lost their names and countries Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5. Whetstone, $5 + postage from oriented culture (viz Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death.) since my father's parents fled. AMS Box 12, 6138 SUB Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2A5.) HAVE YOU SEEN OUR TURNTABLES? CITR WAS ROBBED ON SUNDAY. APRIL 25. Taken from the station were two TECHNICS SL-1800 MARK • 2 turntables; serial numbers #DA9810B007 and , ATTITUDE #DA9810B117. If you or anyone you know has any informa- , tion on who is responsible and/or where these turntables , are, please call Linda Scholten at 822-3017 or the RCMP at , 224-1322. Callers may remain anonymous. Thanks. ,

AT ZULU, TRACK, AND BOOM CD'S OR BY MAIL FROM INTERNATIONAL mm FREE_. _» ^-T ^ SNOTrrJ _ _f -Li l OF^ oaJleluUaJESUSh GOOD NEWSJI I BOOGERS OF OUR LORD & MESSIAH SCIENTIFIC PACTI J_^ BIBLICAL PROOF! JESUS LORD OF \ "CHRIST" LORDS! I SCIENCE PROVEN! **.** SCRIPTURAL PROOF! WZ. SEND FIVE DOLLAR LOVE GIFT TO INTERNATIONAL SECULAR ATAVISM IN CANADA* P.O. BOX 1776 STN."A" VANCOUVER, B.C. V6C-2P7 1= IN U.SA.: P.O. BOX 69243, PORTLAND, OREGON, 97201

I SCIENTIFIC FACT! SCIEN-TERRRIFFIC F FOR FREE STICKERS OF THIS AD SEND A S.A.S.E.

NON-STOP ALTERNATIVE HORMONES... L1 ^ r0 "Consider The Alternative" MUSIC BY CITR...LIKE YOU CARE t^j Fogg's Captive Bead LIVE BANDS EVERY ^y Jewellery Company THURSDAY NIGHT! , Merc ings atThe Underground ADMISSION IS FREEH 710 Robson St. 681-8732 Thurs. - Sat. weekly

" "no attitude"- guaranteed MAY <_ Phone: 322-8924

BANDS START® 9:30

THE PIT PUB • IN THE BASEMENT OF THE STUDENT UNION BUILDING, 6138 SUB BLVD. • 604-822-6511 HfAg^ «__ ^_w

Ww^ \xz^ x^#

MAY © Jf#t£/f4&i^GVC In 1993 no one talks about Skull; Chris Brokawplayed resonate with a sort of an­ sense to stickaround. What bands lack songs that have band: four people that re- drums for the vastly un­ ger and hopelessness that, followed was perhaps one that indefinable quality of ally love music and love wrapped up in a strange der-rated Codeine; and the along with Thalia* s potent ofthe best performances I soul. Come would, in their to play together. Six-string circular argument of eth­ rhythm section of Sean vocals, are the soundtrack had ever seen. It seems own modest way, consider soul music for anyone who ics. Is such and such a band Slade and Arthur Johnson for a stormy evening. This that Come had never played themselves as just another cares. indie or not indie? Have come from the Athens, is not an "up" record by in a store before and were they sold out? "Oh, they Georgia scene where they s but because of quite overwhelmed with used to be cool until...", were playing in the Kil­ songwriting I the fact that people were and terrible bands fall all kenny Cats and Bar-b-q think it • 11 souiid as good Actually there who knew over themselves to lay Killers. They all came to­ in ten years as it does to- their songs and had heard cl aim to the irrelevant mar­ gether in Boston and were their record. Requests for keting term "alternative." given their first exposure As much as I love songs were made and were Jaded writers almost seem when they were asked to Eleven: Eleven,1 was ex­ played. Although they to have forgotten how pow­ do aSub-Pop single ofthe tremely excited to see pi ay edf or only half an hour erful a good song can be. monthinlate 1991. After Come. I was granted that they were able to create This really has very little this initial exposure things wish when they chose to to do with a Boston band. really started happening visit Vancouver as a stop phere and ambience that, Come, except that up until and within a few short on their current tour. to use a bad cliche, time a couple of weeks ago I months Come were in the Choosing Zulu Records for seemed to stand still. found myself in the same studio recording their de­ a 4 PM in-store perform­ This is really what the sort of trap: hating almost but album for Matador, en­ ance, border problems, un­ power of music is. For every record I heard, criti - titled Eleven; Eleven. fortunately, made both while some critics might cizing almost every band Eleven; Eleven could Come and their label-mates dispute a band like Come tha dow the possibly be one of the best Bettie Serveert quite late— for being too traditional, pipe. ..it's sort of funny what albums of the year. Truth by the time Come arrived too slow, or too sorrow­ a good rock show can do. be told, it is a rock and roll at 6:00 alot ofthe people ful, for me at least they Come are four peo­ record,but in the 90' s sense. that had shown up at 4:00 allow me to reinvest in the ple, each of whom have For every debt that this had felt the pangs of hun­ concept of rock music, played music for a number album owes to blues-based ger and gone home for din­ something that jokers like of years: Thalia Zedek 70's bands like the Roll­ ner after Bettie Serveert. Pearl Jam or Jesus Jones, with seminal Boston un­ ing Stones, the rhythmic Regardless, Come set up even though they might be derground groups Danger­ sensibility is more akin to their gear and by 6:30 were able to write some pretty ous Birds and Uzi, later bands like the Jesus Liz­ ready to roll for the 30 or catchy songs, will never with NYC noise gods Live ard or Fugazi. The songs so people that had the good be able to pull off. Those And lyrically, you just signing with Chrysa­ when I put this theory think, of 86 Street? can't help but get the lis were at opposite to him. "When you BY MARK KLEINER Moe Berg asks my feeling that Moe Berq endsoftheemployed see the Scorpions, or cohort and I as he and is straining a little hard musician spectrum. somethina like that, T.P.O.H. skin-basher, under his reputation While Dave recalls they probably behave Dave Gilby, chat with for making irreverent paying duesasabell- much like when they us over java and observations about man, working in were seventeen years breakfast at a down­ getting laid. But while Yonge Street record old...I don't know if town Vancouver ho­ some diversity in the stores and delivering that's such a good tel. The two were in lyrical department pizzas, Moe recounts thing." town for three whirl­ would have been very stories of moulding ' it'sgood if you're wind days of "strok­ welcome at this point plastic ice cream forty," Dave sug­ ing the trade" in pro­ in their thirtysome- buckets, cutting car­ gests. motion of their newly thing careers, the pet ("I cut the shit out What separates released LP, The guys don't sound like of my hands—I the best of Moe's writ­ Downward Road, they want to shake lookedlike MattZim- ing from label-mates theirthirdtodate.The things up too much. ble.">, and a 6.00 AM like the Scorpions is group has since re­ "We re not against gig shovelling vomit his patent awareness turned to town for a having a hit," Dave off a racetrack. So has that he is getting old­ Commodore Ball­ explains, "but I'd rath­ the re I ief of becom i ng er, even as his rock room engagement er have this career a self-supporting mu­ gig keeps him feeling with 54-40, thankful­ than that career. Like sician changed his ur­ young. However, to ly passing over the 54-40, who keep gency as a songwrit­ keep this full-time former* Expo site, to putting out records, er? "Notreally, Moe rock 'n* roll gig almost perform a show that as opposed to Tiffany assures, "life became inevitably demands featured a set closing who probably easier and it gave me appealing to an audi­ rendition of Prince's couldn't get arrested more time to do it." ence that becomes in­ "When Doves Cry," anymore. ' Hence, Moe's creasingly younger along with all of your Immediately, it be­ "descent into adult­ than himself. "I think fave T.P.O.H. tracks. comes obvious why hood," in everyway, kids are a lot smarter The Downward Moe, despite his po­ has not been the and have a lot more Road is, in actuality, sition as the Pursuit's "downward road"tbat understanding than not a bad record, how­ visionary, is not do­ hesingsofonthenew people give them ever, it 13 onlythe th ird ing these interviews record. If coming of creditfor, Moe says, best album The Pur­ alone: Dave Gilby age really is tfie exer­ downplaying the pos- suit of Happiness adds a real smooth cise in disappoint­ sibility of his lyrical have recorded thus and personable vibe ment that he de­ themes alienating the far. There are a hand - to the conversation scribes, perhaps rock "youth gone wild." "I ful of excellent songs while Moe spends 'n' roll has offered think teenagers like C'Heavy MetalTears" much ofthe interview some temporal salva­ to thinkof themselves being by far the high in polite detachment, tion—kind of like itdid as being older than point) along wtth contemplating his for the character in they really &re, be­ many numbers that slice of hotel restau­ Lou Reed' s "Rock 'N' sides," be adds suffer under a piod- rant-prepared ham. Roll." "[Playing rock] knowingly, "it's some­ dy, steri le production Predictably, the day keeps you in a con­ thing that's going to sound from the newly jobs each held down stant state of adoles­ happen to them right recruited EdStasium. prior to their 1988 cence," agrees Moe away." MAY ® Bob Mould is no stranger to Vancouver. Both as a solo artist and reciprocal member of groups which led the way for their respective generations, Mr. Mould has frequented our green, West Coast knoll almost so much to warrant him citizenship status. Memories serve up Bob and his Minneapolis co-horts consigning their first single, "Statues," toloca l record stores, gigs at clubs which are now mere rubble or reserved for techno marathons, and a solo showcase with a sore throat, a bag of acoustic tricks and a sidekick who would begin to make quite a name for himself— Vic Chesnutt. Now Bob returns with the fine granulated sounds of pop-hooksters, Sugar. In a short 8 months since the release of their debut album, Copper Blue, and tour which took them to England, Australia, Japan and through North America, Sugar have followed up their virtual overnight success with a seasonal-type EP, Beaster. Co-produced with Copper Blue- helmsman, Lou Giordano, Beaster is a vehicle for Sugar in the raw. Whereas Copper Blue wreaked of slick production, almost on the verge of over-production, Beasterhints at the sonic aggression more akin to Sugar's Uve show. A veteran to the producing gambit—having produced band- mate Malcolm Travis' ex-band, The Zulus', Down On The Floor debut—Bob Mould has finally compounded the sounds which he has heard in his head for oh-so long.

14 zst^^smm^ Discorder: It seems that the Sugar project were a lot of problems with Virgin, there A lot of people are drawing comparisons. acquired with hme and everything has its yond music..and they're very aware of crept up on everybody, basically kept were problems with management, there were Beyond the fact that it's my voice, I wrote place in time. And this record wasn't meant that; it's working hands-on with all these under wraps until live dates and Copper problems with the three of us just not com­ this batch of songs, I play guitar a certain to be 7 minute opuses, it was meant to be 3- companies [Ryko, Creadon, Denon] that Blue were just around the corner. Is that municating at all. I had enough of it. Noth­ way—things that are hard to change—there's 4 minute pop songs. understand what the band is about and can the case? Were you holding back on the ing seemed to work, nobody seemed to be no resemblance at all. I don't thinkdiis band keep the objectives in focus. publicity of forming this new band so you happy and I was like, "Well, why ci sounds hke Hiisker Dii, nor would we want Do you feel you've matured quite a lot as could erupt from the ashes of you solo this?" to. It's hke it in the fact that I was in both a songwriter? So, this is very much like going back to Um, I'mawareof my being on an independent label...or DIY? Bob Mould: Well, to put it all back into strong points now. It took that whole year of doing those acous­ perspective, when I did the solo acoustic Things that I did un­ tic gigs and travelling around by myself to dates in '91 it was just something that I consciously I know figure out that you really don't need to have wanted to do for myself: to clear house, what they are now. a lot of excess baggage. After years of all over, and spend some hme just playing I' m al way s stumbling getting punched around by the stupid busi­ music and not worrying about anything on to new ways of ness I finally made the right decisions. else. Through tlie course of the year there writing, new ways of We've got alot of years to go and hopefully, were record companies calling going, "Well, getting a sound out all these things combined—Sugar, Ryko, we heard you got out of your deal with self-management—can keep this kind of Virgin, we'reinterested blah-blah-blah-blah- ways of incorporat­ momentum going forward for along period blah. What are you doing?" And I said, "I ing found audiopieces of hme. don't know. I'm just spending this year into music..you get inaki ng music, we' 11 worry about that later." good at one thing and One thing surprised me about Copper I guess around October of last year I got a you start dabbling in Blue and Beaster coming out on Ryko is hold of Malcolm and David and said, "What other things with the that I was more familiar with Ryko putting would you guys think about gettin' together hope that you can get out classic re-issues: the Soft Boys, Big and playing some time in the future?" And diem up to speed as Star, Zappa, Yoko Ono and stuff like Ihey were both, "Yeah, tliat'd be real cool." quickly as possible. that I wasn't really familiar with Ryko So I sent them tapes of a bunch of songs I in their promotion of new artists...? liad written and said, "Well, let's start with When I listen toy our Well, this has got them excited because die these. If you like any of diese we can try lyrics it really, re­ artist they're working with is still alive. wntin' some stuff, you know. Let's just see ally paints a picture Maybe this is their signal to the industry: what happens." And we got together in in my mind of what "We're not a fuckin' oldies label anyone, you're saying. Al- we're gonna get in your face with this one I had already been talking iii ost every time I lis­ until you can't stand it." Hopefully it wdl labels at that point, seriously, and it was ten to them I have a set diem up to be one of the real altemati ves starting to narrow down as to who was !> gO to alternative dunking bands running to the going to be involved. When we got together with what's happen­ majors for money. in February Malcolm and David had ing in the song. I met and I didn't know what the chemistry guess this is in com­ And you, yourself, have your own la- was going to be like so I was still being parison to folk sing­ bel...The Singles Only Label. Did you pretty open about the whole tiling. After tlie ers. Have you ever start that up as an angry gesture against first day of rehearsal we knew it was gonna So, it just sort of fell apart. There was bands and that's where it stops. been compared to the sty lings of a folk all that's bad about the major label? be a band. It wasn't gonna be a recording too much negative energy getting built up No, for two reasons. To give new bands a project, it wasn't gonna be this or that, it and it just started to feed on itself and it was Do you ever get tired of being tagged as Yes, that's the root of popular music: songs voice and to try and do our part to preserve really was gonna be the beginning of a long all getting real familiar. There were a lot of the "ex-Hiisker Dii band member," and diat are derived from personal experience the history of 7" singles as a vehicle for new term diing. We spent March and April mak­ parallels and I was like, "Wait, I've seen is it a stigma for you? and portrayed in a very simplistic way. It dungs to be heard. I don't know what you ing the record, doing a lot of recordings, a diis before so let's just stop before it gets Well, if people do it in advertising they have makes sense, I think we all have a little bit pay in Canada, I'm guessing between $15- couple dozen tilings we were working on, real bad." to forfeit the entire guarantee and we don't of that in us but some of us are more aware $20,foraCDbutwhenIgotreallyreacquainted did the tour in July, and went over to Eng­ play, so it doesn't happen in advertising of it than others. There are some amazingly widi music in the mid and late '70s I was in land in August. We went over and did 2 So what did your new members David much anymore...it works for Chuck Berry. high watermarks on diis record, like "A college, I didn't have shit for money. I shows in London and they went pretty nuts Barbe (bass) and Malcolm Travis (drums, People are hesitant to leave the past alone, Good Idea," "Hoover Dam," or "Slick," couldn't afford to buy albums at $8 a pop but about it there. percussion) bring to you that you en­ I've washed my hands of it. I've found, over where the music definitely portrays what's I could afford to buy a single at $1.50. And That's pretty much how it evolved. I joyed and made you say, "Hey, I wanna the last few years, that the less I talk about going on lyrically. There are alot of obvious if you liked tlie band then you could buy all mean, there wasn't really a conscious plan make an album with these guys. This is it the more people write about it. So I just try reference points hke die mosquito-sound­ of dieir stuff. I still diink it's a really good to keep it under wraps. I tliink we just finally going to be Copper Blue"? to make a few sweeping generalizations ing guitar on "A Good Idea," diat buzzed way to get acquainted with new bands, and wanted to go out in July and make sure it Everybody got along as people right off die around the swamp as the story goes on, or if you only give somebody seven and a half was all going to work on a touring level bat. There was no ego bullshit, everybody When we played in London some­ the grandeur of "Hoover Dam," it's such a minutes to say it it's usually going to be before we started running our mouths off left that stuff at home. My idea of tryi ng to body from Creation was there with a friend pompous arrangement diat it really works. pretty good. put some people together to start a new of their's who was sort of a civilian and Those are really fun things when you stum­ group, this time, was that I wanted to work didn't really know a whole lot about the ble on to them. When you can really make You're either going to like it or you're I guess it is safer to not give people all with my friends. And if they're good musi­ past. And about 4-5 songs into the set she music match-up hke it's a soundtrack for a going to hate it, but even if you do hate it these visions of grandeur rather than not cians that's good too. Instead of "I wanna turned to him and goes, "Wow, they sound book or somediing it's really rewarding at you don't feel that bad because you only being able to fulfill them. get some really good musicians and then a lot hke Leatherface." Pretty soon people the end of the day. spent $3.50 on it... So are you a big 7" Yeah, it's just good to test drive die car we'll become friends," that's the difference are going to say we sound hke Buffalo consumer, yourself? before you drive it. [laughs] But, it's defi­ between a session group and a band. Tom.. .there would be an irony there. There' s It is an incredible album because every Yeah, I really went dirough diat phase in the nitely up and running now. We got a good nothing I can do to change the way people song has it's own identity and I think it's mid/late-70's when I bought hundreds and head of steam going right now. Everybody You've been residing in New York now look at things, so the more absurd it gets the very hard for artists nowadays to put out hundreds and hundreds of singles. Now diey're is real excited, diings are really taking off for a little over three years, what kind of an album which can't be lumped all to- very hard to find, with die obvious exception with diis record and we just gotta get out influence does living in New York have of die labels who specialize in them: Sub- Ihere and convince people diat diis is a band on you in comparison to your time spent Is there more of a burden on your shoul­ Yeah, I like to keep people guessing. And I Pop, T/K. There are odier labels hke Blue- and it's not a new Bob Mould solo project. in Minneapolis? I believe you had a farm ders to put out a good album as a pro­ think diat with die influences for Copper Green Gods out of North Carolina...man, at one time as well? ducer/songwriter more so than just be­ Blue coming from so many different places diey just crank diat stuff out. It's good but I Speaking of, I don't know whether this is [lauglis] Yeah, diat was the Workbookfaim. ing a) a producer, or b) a songwriter? it was bound to be tins diverse, but sUll wish we could all get together and figure out a touchy issue or not, what happened That's long gone. I had to get out of Well, it's a tricky position to be in because sounding like the same group. a way to really distribute these things prop­ wilh Toni [Maimone] and Anton [Fier] Minneapolis, I had spent so much hme diere you' re always learning to try to be more and erly because widi so many stores [to distrib­ and working with them on the last two it was really getting stale; there was nothing more critical of your own work. With Cop­ With Sugar you've made the move from ute to] it's so hard. Maybe die concept to diat was influencing me any more. New per Blue the differences, from a production Virgin/A&M records to Ryko, what dif­ work on for the rest ofthe year is trying to get I, die Workbook thing started out great; York is a good place to move to when you standpoint, are real obvious. A song hke "If ference does this make to your career? everybody togedier and start some kind of LS my vision and it was really clear as to just want to start over and sort of reinvent I Can't Change Your Mind," in the past, Since Sugar is sell-managed I'm able to disliibiitioii|K)i)l wiih everyone handles dis­ I was going on. We did alot of touring yourself. You know, you got alot of space, might have been buried with really heavy have a hands-on go of it widi the record tribution in dieir home area. It's got to be 19 and Tom and Anton were diere to a lot of anonymity and there are a lot of guitars, down-played vocals and all that. company on a day to day basis, and 1 diink amalgamated somehow, like a singles dis­ e the second record [Black Sheets of options here. Musically, how it influences This time I realized, "No, this is a great pop we're all happy for that. There is no middle tribution network. |. In hindsight, I'm not really thrilled what I'm doing, I'm not sure. Maybe the song, why dose it widi all this stuff it doesn' t person with die obvious motives to make as it diat record because it's pretty one fact that in New York you gotta have an need? It was written on a 12-string, let's much money for themselves as possible So are the Golden Palominos the Travel­ •nsional at die end of die day. Sonically, answer for everything really quick shows play it on a 12-string." Overall, with the diat we have to contend widi. There are a ling Wilburys of college-rock? ;t got so murky and dark. Those songs up in the work. [Copper Blue is] More idea of production and songwriting in tan­ bunch of really creative people at Ryko diat You'd have to ask Anton, I've never been a • supposed to be a lol more uplifting immediate and to die point, and not quite as dem, you have to learn to get more to the have solid and innovative ideas about ap- Travelling Palomino nor will I be. they sound on that record—I found long and involved as Workbook was. point widi your writing because no one else proaclungmusicandhowtopromote records. loingt: is there writing parts out or saying. "This is Tlieir quality control standards are really Sugar plays the Commodore Ball­ With Copper Blue have you been accused a great story but it doesn't need to be 7 high and that's important to the impact diat room with Grant Lee Buffalo and Pond of drawing on your old band's stuff? minutes long." Those are diings dial are a record can have. You know, it goes be­ on Wed., May 19th. MAY Q fecwair® w® CONGRATU As the owner of a new Swamp House ski machine, you are about to begin an exci adventure in creativity.

ON SALE THIS MONTH: In addition to the many familiar Swamp exclusives, like a removable extention tableland a SEBADOH o Bubble and Scrape $9,65 cass; $14,92 CD friction free spool holder, we can offer you these NEGATIVLAND - free $13.60 CD features:

POLVO - Jodafs helm lifestyles .$9.65 LP/cass; $12.72 CD - Built-in 4-step buttonholerthat takes the difficj out of making a buttonhole. GRIFTERS - One Sock Missing $9,65 LP/cass; $14.92 CD BIG shorts, BIG pants, new embroidery, sick poop. VARIOUS o Stars Hill M. $8.78 LP; $11.84CD -Snap-on presser feet that are quickly removed and easily replaced. BIKINI KILL/HUGGY BEAR osPi(f*m $8.78 LP World Industries, Plan 8, Blind, 101, New Deal, Bird House, Gull Wing, Venture, Thunder, Union. RESEARCH » Incredibly $tm£e Music $16.82 book - One-way needle insertion that makes it impossible to insert the needle incorrectly. I- POND o Pond. $9.65 LP/cass; $14.92 CD - Alrwalk, HeadBone, World Jungle, Team Buttoxfk STEEL POLE BATHTUB ° 77ie Mracte o/Soun. andAtoton....$8.78 LP/cass; $13.60 CD Vans, Anarchic Adjustment, Fresh Jive, Stoopld, % Volcom. DOA - It's M Unusual $3.50 7"; $7.90 CD May we recommend that, before you start to use f your skating machine, you discover the many FASTEN YOUR advantages and the ease of operation by garni, through the instruction book step by step, seal SEATBELTS! your machine. 2951 W4tl

J 1993 Swamp 739-House Skate Shop9. All

Records & Stuff We Sell:

84. HOLY ROLLERS 2-Song 7" ®

77. JAWBOX 2-Song7" ® 76. SHUDDER TO THINK 2-Song 7" ® pt 75. HIGH-BACK CHAIRS ££5JjY * ®

74. HIGH-BACK CHAIRS 2-Song7" ®

73. CIRCUS LUPUS 2-Song7" ® 72. SEVERIN 'Acid to Ashes + Rust to Dust'-* © 71. NATION OF ULYSSES ^P^..•* © 69. JAWBOX 'Novelty'** © 68. GRAY MATTER Thog'* © 67. SHUDDER TO THINK _,w.© 66. LUNGFISH No.65&istE.R © tAlso available as cassette 'Available as CD, price code®

Price Guide, including postage, in U.S. $: SURFACE Airmail USA & CANADA 6.00 ® 7" 3.00 4.00 (B) 12" EP 6.00 8.00 11.00 © LP 7.00 9.00 12.00 ® CD 8.00 9.00 11.00 © MaxiCD 10.00 11.00 13.00

Jted CATALOG! 4 US tamps or 4 IRCs. lESSll Bl

3819 BEECHER ST. NW, WASH., D.C. 20007 i Quicksand is£ •• Sergio Vej>a-I>a: Tom Schrei Alan Cage-drujrf_! a ,>a Discorder ran into guitarist lax attitude. I realise that this record experience that I' ve had in the past, cause they are on a corporate la­ people because they get off on the garage— The Rodents—and we'd Walter Schreifels before their all- is an investment and there is money only this time around I' m in a nicer bel." Well, what do you do? Do reaction from a crowd, or they get play these little punk songs. Our ages show at The Dugout and had put into it from the label's stand­ van. That's another blessing from you live with your parents? What off on praise of their work, or they big goal was to play a party. Then a few words with him.... point, that is one cloud in the sky, Polygram. The little things mean a do you think your parents do? Are just get off on the process of doing we played a party and it was great. but so f ar it hasn' t been a problem. lot. they the Ghandi's? Your parents music. People write poetry, people The next thing was Gorilla Bis­ Discorder:Y oumew record, slip, are out there working for some write in their journals...no one reads cuits, our big goal was to play is out on Polydor, you were on How has slip been selling? Have you received any flak from shitty corporation, paying your bills your journal but it makes you feel CBGB's. The day we played Revelation before, how did this Really well! We're not a huge the major label nay-sayers? and feeding you. When you get better. That's how music is with CBGB's was the biggest thing. I all come together? band but it's doing very well. With I don't think so. As far as people your job you'll also have to pay this group. couldn't believe it! I couldn't sleep Walter Schreifels: People from the Revelation release we sold giving us flak, I don't think any­ your taxes to our scumbag govern­ You'll see bands that will the whole night before. different labels starting coming 17,000 copies over a period of one really identified with us in that ment. You really have to pick your make a package and send it off to Each time you set yourself jrshowi i New York at three years. Now we're selling a way. People haven't placed those causes. Pick what you really be- a major label to get signed. If they up. As you achieve your goals, that s peak there wer lot of records every week that I kinds of expectations on us. The few that were really, sincerely in­ never thought we would sell. In fact that we were on an independ­ terested. Polygram seemed Uke the that sense it's amazing, but we're ent label doesn't mean that I'm best bet at the time. still reaching a lot of the same kids running for Independent Label at this point. I'm playing to the President, because I'm not. If we You've all come up through the same people that I've been play­ could have been on a major label hardcore scene, have also been ing to for the last eight years. It's for our first EP we would have in New York straight-edge bands not like we've now got groupies done it. We want to put out music. and have done the independent coming backstage, or anything like If we couldn't have put out our label thing, how different is it that, but the record is doing very first EP on Revelation I would have working with a major label? well and my outlook on it is that saved up my money and put it out Well, the difference is knowing that when you make a record it's My main fear with the record The idea behind the band is going to come out on the day it is is that it won't sell to the same to put out the best music that we people who bought our last record. can make and reach as many peo­ really significant thing. The record I want the same people to but it. ple as possible. This is the best is in stores and people can see it Like, "Cool, I bought their last opportunity we' ve gotten to do that and pick it up, that's a good differ­ thing and I like this too," not "I so far and that's why we went for ence to me. A store doesn't have can't relate to this because I saw it. If you think that being on a to order the record and never have Walter in Guitar Player maga­ major label is not cool, and you it show up, or have it show up a zine—what a poseur." If we can can't enjoy a band because they 're year later. For the band it's better reach and please the same people on a major label, because you are in that sense. People who know then, in my eyes, we did every­ against the corporate...whatever, Quicksand, and are thinking about thing right and everything is cool. the solution is simple: you don't picking the record up, can just go go to the shows and you don't buy down to the record store and do so. This is Quicksand's second time the record. Because if you do you Things are done so much more to Vancouver, the first time you are contributing to that cause. orderly. were touring through with Hel­ There are some people that The other thing is that they met. How does this tour com­ hate CDs and therefore hate your have a press department, so we'll pare to the last one? band because you put out a CD and find ourselves in magazines and The tour with Helmet was bigger, not vinyl—when we were on Rev­ stuff like that. A lot of the time it it was a different audience from elation Records people would give is sort of artificial...I mean, I'min what we were used to. However, us shit because we put out CDs. GuitarPlayerm&g&rine this month we always had our little contin­ Some people feel strongly about and I'm a shitty guitarist! But, gent of people; there were 10orl5 that, and that's their right, but I nonetheless, I'm in the magazine. kids who knew who we were and feel that there are more important Things like that are different. the rest of the audience saw Hel- things to get emotional about than The good thing about being metonMTV.orw nto Helmet, CDs. There are people al 1 over this on an independent label is that a or for whatever n n they were world who are starving and living lot of the time the independent at that gig. We'r in the worst conditions. I like vi­ Iieve in and work on that. don't get signed they've wasted is your satisfaction. You can't sit label doesn' t give a shit about what Helmet is, we ha' nyl, I like bands on independent At this point we are on a their time. We were a band who in your room and think, "Well, I'm you do. Like, "We're going to put point yet. We're m m MTV. Like labels, but those aren't the things maj or label and I' ve got some money did this thing and eventually gained going to write this song and this this big cock on the front of the I said, we're playing to the same that really drive my life. from that. I'm not rich, but I don't song is going to got me to number record and we're going to sing in kids. We'll play to 200 kids all have to work. Before, we were one in the charts, or I'll be pissed pig Latin." The independent doesn't through the South, the same peo­ Those things are nothing com­ driving in a van with no windows, off." You don't really have any care! They're like, "OK, cool." ple I've been playing to with pared to the problems of the I didn't have any money and this is control over what happens. You With our record label they've ac­ hardcore. what we did. We didn't care. I When you first picked up a gui­ don'thaveanycontrolover whether tually been very cool about those I' m interested with this tour, Exactly! Or even the real prob­ didn't think "Oh, well...I'm not tar and started playing did you people like your record or not. Peo­ kind of things; they haven't been I was expecting that maybe we'd lems of your own life. OK... "I don't making enough money. I'm not ever imagine that you would be ple could very well say that your too overbearing with it. That is a have found this new audience but want to support CDs because they big enough of a rock star. This doing this Quicksand thing: tour­ records suck and no would buy difference between the two. Inde­ so far that hasn't happened. At ruined vinyl and that sucks," and does not suit my ego." People make ing around, on a major label? them, but you'll continue to do it pendents seem to have more of a this point it's very much the same "I don't want to support them be­ At first I was in a band in my anyway MAY © BY NARDWUAR llllfillll BY BEPI __i______. nriNHViNHi THE POOrHi STICK»IJ\A»arS aree a quirkconey littl[jttieywe groupp rrofromm a_ town called Swansea, nestled on the shores oft a country that until recentlrecently was a rock anomaly, WalesWales. ThaI t was until the Pooh Sticks aappeare| d on the scene and started to put out records on their own Fierce Recordings label and proceeded to take the world1 'b y ststormc , independently' r

Discorder: If you don't mind I'm going to get right into this and ask a bit We've played widi The Pastels and Vaselines and there's a certain snobbery of a controversial question towards you? There has been a lot of that comes from those K [Beat Happening and Pastels* label] type bands. speculation and rumours to the effect that the Pooh Sticks don't really They feel that they've been betrayed by the Pooh Sticks because we've exist, and that you play everything on the recordings and simply have learned to write better songs and play our instruments beyond a beginner's cute girls pose with you for the record covers. Is this fact or fiction? level, therefore rising above them to be on a major label and stuff. We weren't Hue Pooh: No! That's not true at all! Right now we practically have a new just content to be in Uiat scene, we actually had a bit of ambition. But, I mean, line-up, but there's been a real core to the group, like myself and the guitarist let's face it, The Pastels are awful. I saw Uiem about ayear agoand it was one Paul, and then there's Amelia from Heavenly, and Trudi. That's the line-up of die worst shows I' ve ever seen—they were play i ng with Jad Fair. But it was that played the CMJ in New York. It's pretty much just me and a bunch of really funny because as soon as I walked in I had about a dozen kids around revolving members but now we have a steady line-up, I think. You know, we me asking for autographs! Now diis is embarrassing! So I started signing the hardly do any shows, we've done like 20 shows our whole career! autograplis widi stuff like "I hate The Pastels," anrl what does this girl do? She goes running up to the lead singer, Stephen Pastel, and shows him!!! And he used to love us, we'd play with them anrl murder them every time, but he Uien spent die entire night degrading rne between their songs! It was pathetic.

For your first Sympathy LP is it true that you used a...drum machine?! ? I've always mentioned you to Calvin from Beat Happening because I Uh...yeah, there's a drum macliine on Formula One Generation. Sorry, but thought that you would be right up his alley but he never seemed there's a drum macliine on a lot of the earlier stuff. I diought it was pretty interested. obvious. Well diat's strange because he was at our show in New York, and we hung out, and he seemed to like it. I think we should still be accepted by these people! What had you done before Formula One Generation? I mean, we're the link between them ,mil somediing much, much bigger. Well, that was our first American release, our first record was a single called "On Tape" and then we released a box set of one-sided singles. Then we did What about your song subjects, they 're definitely rooted in the bubbleg- a live album on.5 3rd & 3rd Records, which is an old label Uiat did The Pastels, um-pop scene of AM radio? Is this a mockery or are these sunny tunes Vaselines, and such. Then we did a hve album on a take-off of the your heart felt thoughts? "Trademark Of Quality" bootlegs, you know, a bootleg of a bootleg. Yeah, Uiis is another diing...I'in not completely stupid. The songs are as- sincere as diey can possibly gel. Hmmm...interesting idea. I think a few bands have done that. And then you went on to do the list of amazing records with Sympathy: Formula I love that song "Young People." We always play it at parties and dance One Generation, the three stellar singles, and then Great White Wonder. to it and stuff, but I know some people who find the lyrics and the whole Bringing us to another abounding and vicious rock rumour...I heard premise embarrassing. that BMG has told Sympathy they are not allowed to sell anymore copies When we play "Young People" live there's nothing ironic or embarrassing ot Great White Wonder and that they have to pull the album from stores, about it. And when I scream "now's die time tohave faith in whal we can do!" therefore leaving Sympathy, a lowly indie label, up shi t creek. Politically at die end of die song, I Uiink it's a.s powerful as Bikini Kill! incorrect, wouldn't you say? Oh, I thought Uiat Sympadiy had basically sold them all...I don't know, I Actually, there's a band over here called Bum who cover"Young People" don't get involved with dungs like that. and I tell ya, it'd make you proud! Speaking of covering songs didn't you cover a GG Allin song on Formula One Generation? Yeah, we sort of did. We combined it into a medley in "Tonite." I believe his song was called "In New York City Tonight" and we changed it to "in die city tonight."

Long Gone John [the guy who runs Sympathy) must be a friend of yours, I thought that was really cool because few people kno w that GG Allin was has he ever mentioned, ov sereairu'd, how he may be getting screwed? really into power-pop punk before he went completely insane...! Mminm, not really. John came to our shows in New York and I Uiink it's all But another Uiing about people finding "Young People" embarrassing, if Uiey okay. We're his favourite band! come and see us live, expecting tins light poppy stuff, they're gonna get tlieir I heads blown off! It's really rock, it's not embarrassing. They'll really like it, Don't you find it ironic that Great White Wonder came out only on CD it's in Uieirface! I mean it's really, REALLY rocky!!! They've got to give it and is on a label called Sympathy For The Record Industry? Yeah, that's weird. We'd like it on vinyl, and John really loves vinyl, but I tliink he was just being told by bis people diat it wasn't worth doing. Our new Hue! Um...that's great but, uh, don't get me wrong, that was just one record is on vinyl over here but the format is pretty much dead. guy's opinion. We love you, really. Okay, now for some pulp, who's the most famous person you've ever met? Well, I 'm a huge vinyl fan and I 'm constantly frustrated at being force- I once met Julian Lennon in a club in L.A. anrldien met Lenny Kravitz at the to shell out $20 for a tinny sounding import CD. Anyways, are you i recording studio in L.A.. Oh, and I saw Yoko and Shaun walking down the planning to tour at all? I know you played in New York and Hoboken but ' street in New York wiUiout bodyguards or anything! what about the rest of North America? Yeah, we are! We've never done it before but we're planning to come over ; Wow, the entire Lennon family! So, do you know of any Canadian bands? really soon for a long time, like two montlis or somedung. We'll do all of die ' Yeah, die Barenaked Ladies and, um, the Shadowy Men On A Shadowy States and something like 30 dates in Canada. Planet. Don't they do TV diemes?

Wow! Will you be touring with another band? Yeah, they do the surly theme for a Canadian comedy show. So what is I don't know, diere's just so many Uiings happening for us right now. We your favourite band at the moment? don't really care, we'd be more Uian happy to play the smaller places. Well Uus week it's this Huggy Bear dung. I just think that what diey're rloing is absolutely amazing! They've done a few singles anrl they've got a split Yeah, well, you played Maxwell's in Hoboken and that's a pretty small album widi Bikini Kill, whom they're touring with a.s well. This whole riot place, yet your show there is already infamous. I heard that you covered grrl Uiing is so amazing! I love it! your naked body in lipstick and threw yourself into the audience!?! Yeah, Amelia was drawing all over me in lipstick. She wrole "Heart Throb" Well, lhat's great! Anyhow, we'd better wrap this up, thanks a lot for on my chest! It was in homage to all die little riot grrls Uiat were Uiere. talking to us, Hue! Okay, Uianks a lot, Grant. We'll see you when we get to Canada! Speaking of the pop underground/riot grrl revolution thing, people seem to have disassociated you with that. Wherein I would lump you So, there you have it, kids, the full scoop on the latest with other greats like Beat Happening, The Pastels, Vaselines, or sensation that is the Pooh Sticks. Get out there and do Heavenly, other people have said "No, the Pooh Sticks are a novelty and not worth that classification." your part in making Million Seller just that Or, better Well, the difference between us and somebody like die Pastels is diat we yet, snatch up the remaining independent singles and actually write decent songs. albums on Sympathy. See you at the gig! BY GRANT LAWRENCE You don't like The Pastels? MAY © Is there anyone you fantasize of making beautiful music with? Is About the three most important record- there any deceased composer that ever I only answer for me: Sgt. Pep­ you would like to have had the op­ per's, one by Varese and one you can portunity to perform with? About a fantasy of "making beautiful music," I may give you a list of peo­ What's thebest thing about Canada? ple we could not reach or meet on The best thing about Canada is empty time for our two Urgent Meeting al­ bums: Shelley Hirsch, Lol Coxhill, John Zorn, Tom Cora, Robert Wyatt, What's the best album to come from Omette Coleman, Michel Portal, Canada? Catherine Ringer, Lester Bowie, The best album from Canada is any RichardTeitelbaum, HeinerGoebbels, record by Glenn Gould. And Le Tresor Dieter Dittmann, and so many others. de la Langue by Rene Lussier (to But w speak of a guy well alive). About a deceased composer, let's say theones I loved, all inventors: Charles Un Drame Mi Instantane was Ives, Hector Berlioz, Edgar Varese, once reviewrevieweed in File Magazine. John Cage and Jimi Hendrix (whom I Does Claudia Schiffer like UDMI? both had the pleasure to meet), and Doyou think Cindy Crawford would maybe Charlie Mingus. like UDMI? I don't know who is Claudia Schiffer. If I am not mistaken, your press Is Cindy Crawford Joan's daughter? I release indicates that youhavebeen just love Joan Crawford in Nicholas involved in theatrical exhibitions Ray's Johnny Guitare. .^ and soundtrack material. What is the extent of your work with visual Does Bernard require a license to ___r JH"_____- look like the guy from The Box? We don't know The Box. About We've played huge things such as Bernard's license to look like one of J'accuse by Emile Zola, with actor them, be careful of whom did it first, Richard Bohringer, a 70 piece har­ Bernard is 58! Ixt them send royal­ mony orchestra, etc., in a big, natural, ties to our address. urban theatre, entirely repainted in blue, witha lotof scenery. InZappeurs- On their Conspiracy International Pompiers we were playing live TV on Project, Chris & Cosey "highly rec­ Way back in the early days of Placebo's Dry Lungs InternatioriM Industrial music series, a wide screen, direct with the LA ommend headphones" to listen to Olympic Gaines transmitted through Un Drame Musical Instantane was corralled alongside what are today some very familiar the album, or "alternately listen satellite. Sous les Mers was a tremen­ names in the realm of difficult music: Asmus Tiechens, Controlled Bleeding, Jarboe, Zeni through speakers at loud dous show on two boats in Jules Veme's Geva, Tom Ellard and Rowena's pal, Jeff Greinke, from right up here in the Pac 10. UDMI volume...give priority to aural have been included on the most recent editions of the Dry Lungs program, yet six years after senses." Is there such a thing as an their original contribution, series compiler Paul Lemos' write-up still rings true: UDMI There appears to be a thriving in­ inaudible sound or subconscious dependently-promoted French sounds? remain foreign to the ears of most North Americans. Yeah. Minus readers of Discorder. music scene...Xray Pop, Bene You may listen loud or low unless Discorder: What is the objec­ chestra (A Travail Egal Salaire Egal, I like independent composers. Who Gesserit, Norma Loy, Trisomie 21, you don't do anything else but listen­ tive, written or unwritten, of Un Les Bons Contes Font les Bons Amis comes to mind today: Georges Nox, Geins't Nait, Costes, Ludwig ing. We call our work "blind movies." Drame Musical Instantane? and L'homme a la Camera LPs). In Aperghis, John Zom (I like his cut- Von 88 are among those groups Jean-Jacques Birge of Un Drame 1986, we decided to play live what we ups pieces, hate his thrash-masochist known in North America. Would Musical Instantane: "Un" because userl to play cutting parts in the studio. things), Kronos Quartet (not their jazz you care to comment on the scene? Un Drame Musical Instantane D no recording nor live show will And many changes happened with die pieces!), Rene Lussier, Michael I don't know any ofthe French groups GRRR Records **^—• look like another one. We try to rise of the CD. Our records are con­ Mander—I could have said Conlon you write about. Maybe they are too ; something ni ceived as final works, they do not reflect Nancarrow, Frank Zappa or Robert rock (in die American style) for us. Cocteai ning don Wyatt, as John Cage and Miles Davis We need to be surprised at each piece. France -Drait .• Mu different things. So followed the CDs died recently. I admire all the people Many musicians exploit just one idea L 'Hallali(something classical with the who've accepted to work with us! in all their work. Rock was not like opera-bouffe La Fosse), Sous les Mers that 20 years ago, it was very inven­ 1 1 GRRR Records is your distribu­ tive. Maybe I shall be surprised by graphic) and Qui Vive? (quite crazy tion channel/record company, these groups someday. Their economic back lo "Un." At the beginning of for an album), we worked then with correct? Keeping in mind the un- status is much worse than ours. die group in 1976 we userl to ini- literature (Le K and Jeune Fille Qui pop-rock nature of your music, isit Tombe...Tombe, novels by Dino possible for you to recoup yonr in­ Is there a strong musical under­ term, preferring the irlea of some­ Buzzati) as we userl to do it widi silent vestments? ground in Paris? How is it different diing diat was completely different movies (we were the initiators of this GRRR Records is our production la­ than in the smaller communities of die second before and die second movement in Europe with 19 films on bel, we're not a distributor. Wecannot France? later. Tliree directions draw our our repertoire). say we earn money with the record Living very independently, for so many work: fiction, collective and mix­ Finally, we've decided to record production, it is part of a bigger thing, years, I don't know die underground ing. Fiction: we don't compose Urgent Meeting and Operation Blow and we do earn our living very well scene, which often follows a fashion nor play pure music, we work on Up with 33 guests from all musical with our music, only with our music. year after year. We don't. We just sense. Collective: we compose col­ origias—that was a way to open our We do not have any problem being follow the story of humanity and my lectively, auto-criticizing, arguing. independent status (we have our own what you call "un-pop-rock" because way of thinking has not changed even It's not die subject but die object studio, we often prorluce records and we don't feel that way and because if my ideas have moved a lot. It's that counts for us. We do work in shows ourselves) and meet other peo­ we've made things that pop-rock mu­ often harder outside of Paris as our j such a manner widi all the people, ple we liked. Since Kind Lieder we've sicians have difficulties doing, such stateisverycentralizedonParis.Many musicians, actors, painters, etc., decide- to compose songs to reach as music for films, theatre, dance, things happen in cities like Rennes or trusting tlieinifwe'vechosen them. more people. As we have had every­ etc., or being played at the Opera de Toulouse, because there aremany stu­ Mixing: real and virtual instru­ thing we've dreamed of, only apopular Pans.... Maybe Zappa has done s dents, but Paris remains the place. ments, mixing all kind of roots sslul I'm a Parisian and I love diis city. (contemporary, rock, jazz, diea- (we love to take risks and do things we mours! don't know!). Making songs changes Do you think the m usic of Un Dram e our way of dunking a lot, we have to In reference again to the un-pop- Musical Instantane will be relevant How haveyour objectives deal widi identification and personal rock nature of your music, what in ten years time? In your opinion, :c your • feelings. Anil the world lias changed a obstacles do you face? Do you feel has the music you created in the First w 'e were improvising as we you have overcome some of these '70s withstood the test of lime? were diree: Bernard Vitet, Francis obstacles by running your own No problem for our music to get old. Gorge, anil I (the Trap d 'Adrenaline record label? I answered about fashion, I can add Nuit anrl Rideau! LPs). Then com­ We've run our own record label to that it's like good wine. posing much more (since 1981) as avoid waiting, to be free to invent, we've constituted die 15piece or- and to go on inventing. What are tlie three most important • S^s n| IlljHJlJil %JSk Si 1^8 •

sl if Si ml sfi^.iii >s as if i? ill S'SS § _i II illlff iii fiiiijj l ••*»! --1= S §_i ^~g " 5 « § _r.I » S - _= __ _? S3 S i

_|E|Sgg»

S s _. g S H.| 1 s I _•-_?-= I.^_I_II3IIS ^gsl_l_5_?i-|_|g*_3-!S = S-ll-l _. || ALL GAMES 25C/PLAY

""•_ oo' c_ro"^-=J ES — SSSi^_i.:SSs:_5---5^^iro'_> _E „ _| ;£E _; i_ilSl Ii I *_:__•,& _-•***

- = 'ES S = I g j_j* i Slflliljl f lljllSl ii IlIlllIHfsill iii_Ii a 1 I | gl _! s I

s|| il i tl S| g Ir-fl 1: Si c-- *-" 13"! ill .§__ Il§| =«-. elf s.

g-S g?_5-_b=c_- 3=

HI fllsiPti ;.:s 5-s.s ii__B_i__sfSgis5-s- e_-te_Lsg.-i_ii © GRACELAND

TECHIMO INDIE STREET Y__*-_tAr*vc__E

;%«•_» JI_3|L_*:_C • !••» HOP KIC.(.VI

CLDB

To quote the Doobie Bros. music", then you'll know w*8 ment Is about. Live. May | TRVMES WITH Peel Pun and exciting

•

JUICE Bulbous & Fragran Tightertha/r Tem iring ma., TUESDAY ing season. ~ AFMAG Live, May 8th, New York Theatre. Zoo Bar ROTORCLOUD Rotorcioud WEDNESDAY Turbulant groove rock, checkout all the hype ' the Hungry I, May 8th. Reggae Night {RATTLED ROOSTER

that has I s such as THURSDAY , Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tekno Acid JLjyo, Ma !_____ Beat >AYTONA 300 uperb melodic noise pop adventure, y to catch them live." May 9th, 303 astings FRIDAY

Wild Cherry RED SECTOR t World Peace Optimisti slterna vo pop, imagine if Morrisey SATURDAY was a positive poet and teamed up with *_K_f Noahs Ari. Vincetit Clark!' Live, jMtty 9th, 303 We^ji Hastings.

HOURS -ATTENTION ALL BANDS- 9pm-2am IF YOU HAVE ANY DEMOS, CDS, 7 INCHES AVAILABLE, ml I WE WILL GIADLY SELL YOUR PRODUCT ON A CONSIGNMENT BASIS. TOR FURTI IER INFORMATION Lots of live shows, call for info CONTACT!, MOURST.) 1250 Richards Street Vancouver [ 6 0H]6 8 8-26H8 • AVAILAVLE AT 568 SEYMOUR ST. (DOWNTOWN) FOUR FLOORS OF FUNI dynamics and the guessing game of Stovebolt — demo FANZINES DESPERATELY SEEKING whether or not that's a Wonderstuff If you were fortunate you saw these VANCOUVER, SATAN riff in the 2nd song, SYB sound like guys open for Superconductor's all- Gee-zuz. #4 the Boxer Short Boys bored on a ages show? Sadly, I missed it. Jerky SPECIAL The Jesus Christ "interview" is bril­ It seems that Lucifer of Hcnoc 'zine Friday night. (No address.) yet rockin, heavy yet melodic—each liant and worth the buck in itself. wrote a letter to "Airhead" in refer­ song different from the next. I can Now printed on recycled paper (cool, ence to his inability to "pick up cool Caeded — Unworthy Existence see these guys growing into some­ how 'bout unbleached?) with tons alternative babes" since the Cruel These guys Teally, really hate God thing special. Emotion packed, angst and tons of reviews plus an inter­ Elephant closed down. My sympa­ and all his cohorts but think Satan is driven lyrics filled with discontent view with Neurosis, opinions on riot thy rose, but I question tlie idea that quite the cool one. Their 6-minute & frustration. I can relate. (3114 grrls, toques and suicide. Great lay­ he ever had the ability in the first songs are a bit overbearing but the Grant St., Vancouver, B.C., V5K out and comics galore. It even had place. Most people have taste, and I church organ in die background sure 3H9) one photo of a muscle man in a g- can smell him a mile away. Get a adds to the overall evilness. Deadi- string...butl want more! ($2ppd., to Ufe. metal that really lives up to its Wretched Ethyl — (/em- 297 - 810 W. Broadway, Vancou- name...too much for me to handle. Poppy, distorted guitars with semi- (c/o Englund Lars Kaggsgatan, 16E LOCALITIES annoying vocals that actually work 41503, Gothenburg, Sweden) once you get used to them. Kinda How about letting us know what's reminds me of something that K up with your band 'cause we can Ninthhour — Nice Attempt At Records or Simple Machines would only write what we know. Brand Nothing Special put out, but a bit more up-tempo. New Unithavebeen recording widi Up-beat hardcore-punk that actu­ Straight forward with a bit of punk die time diey won from die Shindig ally reminds me of a slightly less attitude and anger. Cool cover pho­ contest and are kicking out die best energetic Active Glands (ifyou can tos! (#202 - 1255 Broughton St., T stuff I've ever heard from them: remember diat far back): politically Vancouver, B.C., V6G 2B4) •:yiW^lll^ll_1^11[

Pailhead's little older but still rad. Jinx, BNU's "I Will Refuse" and the Subhumans' / Sludge - demo MY DATE WITH TOM light. Tom assured me he would be guitarist, alsoplays drums for Strain DOA's "Fuck You." I would defi­ These guys got heavier, more in­ a phone call away. I will never for­ who have returned from a 3-day nitely look into tliis and die new tense and, technically, more profi­ l's nol too often Uiat I crawl out of get that precious moment when Tom California tour widi Undertow. Look rlerno they have coming out soon. cient since I last heard them. There nyoh-so-shelleredUfestyletochow- reached under the table and pulled for a Strain 7" on Overkill Records (c/oStefan Neuatic, 2832 Gorge Vala is still a lot of tempo change and lown on Buddhist vegi-cuisine, but out his bag of goodies: tapes, CDs sometimein die future. The Smug­ PI., Nanaimo, B.C. V9T3E3) doom-laden heavy riffs but die vo­ dien that phone rang and Tom's and videos (who would of thought, B.C. V5Z4C9) glers are embarking on their 7- cal style is vastly improved, bodi oice spoke...well, I would have videos!) for review in die "Vancou­ week North American tour and kick Fun For Malakai — Reveiie powerful and melodic. Considering lone anything. ver Special." Liberation, #3 (#4?) it all off widi a Station Slreet show Why I'm reviewing diis perfectly that this demo serves up such a riff- Tlie food was great, tlie talk 1 never believed him before This is from Bellinghaiu/Seattle and on April 30di. Accompanying Tlie produced "soul"-rockin funk/dance laden slab of power-grunge/ s deep and tlie mood was set: but it is true, people do send in tapes takes the reader into the editor's Smugglers on all of dieir Canadian stuff I'll never know. Tlie corporate hardcore, I'd imagine that Sludge C'liine ?, vegis anrl siinu- for review and, yes, diey are piling minds: stories of life, friends, change dates will be cub. For more info, music biz has already overkilled this would lx.- a live act well worth check­ alcd chicken whilst we gazed into up as we slack-off and wait until and all that shit. A serious departure contact Tlie Smugglers' tour line @ genre anil, consequentially. Reverie ing out diese days. It's demos like :ach otlier's eyes. The news was after die deadline to submit ourfran- from the first issue; less focus on (604) 926-9444. sounds like an entire record of that diis that re-affirm my faidi diat there leavy. He told me I would be going tic scratching. I left tlie restaurant band interviews and a more per­ slow Bootsauce song widi hints of are some amazing Vancouver-based with a tear in my eye and a feeling of sonal take. I Uke it. ($2(?), to 1912 Seal...'nuff said. (P.O. Box 4082, bands out diere. (address ?) ok) this issue as exams were hokl- THE OATH ng luin rlown. First fear...then de- purpose. Here's what happened. Electric Ave., Bellingham, WA USA Station E, Ottawa.'OntarioKIS 5B1) 98226) Now repeat after me: "I, do sol­ ALL-AGES SHOWS Changelings—Radio VisualCD/ emnly swear...to never, ever, ever AJ Kief, III send a cheezy, self-glorifying, 'I You walkintoanite-club. Tlie crowd This actually came out a while ago wanna rock with the big boys type of Fri. 30th - Youdi Against Violence is lame. You know nobody. You're but I forgot to include it last issue. A bio/shit for review in die Vancouver featuring: Caustic Thought, bored, lonely and you're dunking of GRAN lot of talk about legali zing pot/hemp Special."Seriously,it does not make Sparkmarker, Brand New Unit, Fa­ die boy/girlfriend diat just dumped with more reasons than just to get us want to Usten to your music any tal Hatred, Seamen, W.D.C., lOFeet you. Tlie speakers are blaring die high. Opinions on religion and... life. more than anyone else. In fact, from Tall and Sludge at Shannon Hall, ,< Changelings.... You leave. I didn't I'm waiting forthe next one. ($1(?), now on, if you send in a lame-ass bio Cloverdaie Fairgrounds (176 St. & care to watch the video. (324 - 916 to P.O. Box 103-1027 Davie St., you shouldn't expect a review from 60di Ave.). $6 in advance, $8 at die W. Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z Vancouver, B.C. V6E 4L2) us. Is that clear? door, show starts at 6:00 PM. 1K7) Fri. 30th - Sweaters and guests at Knife, #3 THE LOWDOWN Tlie Dugout, 1248 Seymour St. The Cometbus of Canada! There is Mental Pygmies — demo • sooo much packed into this 'zine I swear Glen Danzig sings for the May that I couldn't possibly begin to list Short Yellow Bus — demo Mental Pygmies and I guess they Short Yellow Bus is sort of like Sat 1st- Windwalker, GuySmiley, what'sincluded. Thoughts andideas, can play dieir instruments because third-rate Pavement with geeky Scrub and Leather Uppers at The just a taste of the editor's Ufe and die solas never stop—drum solos (plunging into moronic) lyrics and Dugout, 1248 Seymour. poetry from everywhere (including too! Comparable to the Smalls at NO "feel." Their dialogue gets overly - cub anil Sparkmarker at I.W.A. poetry found at a restaurant). Cool. times but notliing too memorable, boring and I continually wanted it to' Community Hall (lOdi & Commer­ ($1 or $2, to Chris, P.O. Box26051, except diat it's groove-rock from break intosong like it dirl in the first cial). $2 show starts at 2:00 PM Winnipeg, MB R3C 4K9) across die border. (1005 W. Cas­ song, which I actually rlug. With no Wed. 5th - Citizen Fish, Tchkung, C 0 M cade, Mt. Vernon, WA., 98273 10:07 and RonkatClubU.S.A. (1414 US Cornwall in downtown Bellingham, USA). $5 show starts at 7:00 PM. Mutant Starfish demo info: (206) 966-4459 Mutant Starfish sounrl like a cheap Fri. 7th - Fugazi, Mecca Normal demo of an older Concrete Blond and guests at the Plaza of Nations. the Vancouver collective widi a male vocalist. I'd like it a lot $7, show starts at 7:00 PM. more if die guitars were louder & Fri. 14-Sun. 16 -Benefit for tlie Located under COLLECTIVE W&rtn&stfays more rUstorted. I have no idea what Rape Crisis Centre widi Heavens To the historic csP Tho Hungry Eye they were trying to achieve widi Betsy, Tattle Tale, Structure, Witchy dus. Maybe that's better...? (Box Poo, Bikini Kill, Kreviss, Playhouse, Commodore 23 W„ Cordova 814, Station. A, Vancouver, B.C. cheap draft Suzy (ex-Kreviss), Touch N Gos, Ballroom V6C 2N6) Facepuller, Stovebolt, Sparkmarker and Strain at Blast Records, North ALTERNATIVE Sundays Take That — Vicarious Baglunch Van. Rec. Centre and Hastings Com­ 850 Granville St. @ Level 5 Are dieses guys serious? Tlie cover munity Centre. $ lOpass forallshows. Vancouver, BC 595' Hornby looks like a still from a low-budget Look out for gig flyers or for more drink specials Canadian "hit" comedy, which is info, contact Meredith @ 876-4018 V6Z I K3 great bands actually kinda cool, but they're or Tricia@ 980-8289. Phone 687-221 3 yanks! "I've heard diat before" rock looking for more local original bands • all styles, professional attitude i litlies and jangly guitars but cheezy So, that's it. Next mondi Tom will give phono 876-7804 lyrics and cliches kill it. (c/o Art insight toexams, school lifeand getting drunk whilediebandsplay.Forgive me OPEN 7 DAYS I & 7 NIGHTS sponsored by Not Just Another Music Shop. First Records, 233 Frankel Blvd., Merrick, NY, 11566 USA) for wliat I have done, it was all in vain. MAY Q TIME TO COME OUT SsfcOBDER

EVERY TUESDAY LOCAL MUSIC the cruel elephant presents its famous 70s DISCO NIGHT at ths fabulous Commodore Ballroom (for that 'Studio 54" kinda feeling) with two 24-foot video DIRECTORY screens showing the 70's as only 70's mass media could, amazing light shows and occasional very special early performances like Edmonton's live disco/funk bandTHE RAMSES TIME AGAIN! SOUL REVIVAL (live shows @ 9:30sharp). Plus! may 11 is VIUIAGE PEOPLE NIGHT, may 18 is ABBA NIGHT.and may 25 is DISCO APPRECIATION NIGHT, all this at a S2 cover including GST - way The July issue will play host cheap drink specials and surprises galore. -PROPER DRESS WILL OR MAY OR CAN OR MIGHT BE REWARDE)- to the second annual This is pure disco, original hits by the original stars, on the original vinyl. "Roscue dance music (from tha blahs)" -Funkadelic Directory - a compendium of Boogie on. FRIDAY APRIL 30 - a double headline show contact numbers and featuring two local bands on American labels "Boner'/'Scratch" international recording monolithsSUPERCONDUCTORwiththe addresses of the folks who pop-punk rock stylings of "Popllama" international recording artists, playing songs from their new Spanish-only released album "Wet PantsClub"THESMUGGLERSat the STATION STREET are making noise these ARTS CENTER. 930 Station St. behind the Old American Hotel on Main). Doors @ 10:30 pm. Show _> 11:00 pm. days... and the businesses SATURDAY MAY 1 •Mint" recording artists from Vancouver WINDWALKER with Edmonton's GUY SMILEYand srom San Francisco SCRUB (kinda who support their artistic like Helmet meets Metallica) with Toronto's two-piece 'minimal- core' of THE LEATHER UPPERS (a cross between Urge Overkill endeavours. It's FREE to and Ween). This is an ALL AGES SHOW at the "NAPPY DUGOUT*. 1248 Seymour (Across the street from Luvafair, alley entrance). Doors _• 7:30. Show & 8:00. place your listing, but to SWATCH MUSIC WEST FESTIVAL AT THE NAPPY DUGOUT: ensure that you and your 1248 Seymour St. (Acoss the street from Luvafair. alley entrance) FRIDAY MAY 7 : JACK KILLED JILL w/ ELVIS LOVE band or business are CHILD w/ ITCH viIFRACUS...tickets S6.Doors @ 7:30NO MINORS SATURDAY MAY 8: ZEN w/*TOQUE w/ COLOUR OUT OF SPACE w/ REDSUGAR...tickets S6. Doors _> 7:30 NO MINORS included, GET THAT LISTING SUNDAY MAY 9 FUNK'N'STEIN w/ PIGMENT VEHICLE vil ROLLCAGE w/ THE SCRUBS...tickets $8. Doors @ 7:30 ALL IN NOW! The deadline for AGES SATURDAY MAY 15 ROOTS ROUNDUP w/ special guests - This is an ALL AGES SHOW entries is June 15, 1993... at the NAPPY DUGOUT, 1248 Seymour St (across from Luvafair. alley entrance). Doors @ 7:30. Show & 8 pm. use the handy clip-out form TUESDAY MAY 18 'AmRep' fest: THE COWS and JANITOR JOE w/ Vancouver/ below or pick up a form Victoria's SEED... this is an ALL AGES show at THE NAPPY DUGOUT. 1248 Seymour St (across from Luvafair. alley entrance). Doors ©7:30, Show _> 8pm. from one of several cool FRIDAY MAY 21 Vancouver's rockabilly kings THE RATTLED ROOSTERS w/ locations around town... Victoria's LOOSE w/ Richmond's THE HOLLOWHEADS... this is an ALL AGES show at the NAPPY DUGOUT. 1248 Seymour (across and tell a friend! from Luvafair. alley entrance). Doors & 7:30, Show _• 8pm. SATURDAY MAY 22 ex-Red Kross/ex-Olivelawn from LA: THE BOTTOM FEEDERS w/ eMpTy recording artists that include some ex-Derelicts in one of the best punk bands ever ZIPGUN w/ just back from a cross- Canada tour, welcome home MYSTERY MACHINE w/ a truly YOU ARE A: (check one, please):__BAND/MUSICIAN __PR0M0TER _REC0RD LABEL / unique blend of punk rock and dub reggae, a hemp-inspired band from Long Beach. CA, "Skunk" recording artistsSUBLIME... DISTRIBUTOR ___LIVE MUSIC VENUE _MANAGER/AGENT _STUDI0 _RETAIL STORE this is an ALL AGES SHOW at the NAPPY DUGOUT... 1248 OTHER (please elaborate: ) Seymour (Across the street from the Luvafair. alley entrance) doors 7:30. show <8 8 pm. NAME: X DESCRIPTION(15wordsorless): Good Boy Productions #4-302 West Second Avenue, CONTACT(S): Vancouver, BCV5Y1C8 PHONE #S:_ FAX#S: Phone 254-3344. Fax 254-7239 PLtA* ILL OUT THIS FORM LEGBLY AND MAIL/FAX IT TO US BEFORE JUNE 15,1993 • THE DIRECTORY WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE JULY ISSUE OF DISCORDER L__, ._-. __—^P. — _-_- — _ — _ —— — — — __ — . ^£> __, — _-_•.__.__._-__._. Hey, y'all, there's been a lot of am that the sad leave of Jon Bunch episode in which Greg 'Nines have done yet. Keep on great records released recently didn't break up this amazing was offered a singing career by rockin',Rod!(RRS. 15825 West- § so let's git right to it... First off punk rock outfit. Sure, some of two record mogul hippies, but side Hwy SW, Vashon, WA, is Hugh Pooh (Sticks') fave new that backup guitar buzz is gone he would have to compromise 98070, USA) band, Huggy Bear. Well, I but it's still MTX and Frank's his ideals and become a teen It was sheer honesty that guess great pop minds think alike songs, "More Than Toast," idol/matador singer named usetobeoneof Shonen Knife's 'cuz I love 'em too! Raunchy, "Swallow Everything" and, es­ Johnny Bravo?). This compari­ hooks, but it seems that that hor- loud and rockin', these riot grrls pecially, "Together Tonight," son is obvious but Man Or As­ are a crash collision between are, as always, as rockin' as hell. tro Man? really do sound like gotten the best of them. At least The Nation of Ulysses and Billy These guys started way, way the Shadowy Men in that reverb that the ibe tl t 1 f ^ Childish. A politically correct back in the early 80s as a sort of instro way. Very good and very listening to the free one-sided Headcoatees? Maybe. All I know novelty punk-wannabe act and rare. (Homo Habilis, P.O. Box flexi-disc included with the lat­ is that it rocked my sexist socks have emerged with the best of 636, Auburn, Alabama. 36830, est issue [March/April 1993] of off. The B-side contains a series 'em as a great rock band with USA) Flipside magazine. Yes, sweet of spoken word and sound bites great songs. Viva la MTX! Moving north from Ala­ li'l. innocent, Shonen Knife ac­ that fail to make much sense, so (Lookout, P.O. Box 11374, Ber­ bama and into North Carolina tually sound tired 'n' grungy on I'll just dance to the A-side's keley, CA, 94701, USA) we find Finger, via Spain's Ra­ this tempo changing dirge enti­ "Her Jazz" again. I strongly sug- The Untamed Youth are diation Records. Three great tled "Antonio Baka Guy." f gest that everyone go out and another of my most fave bands songs in a loud, stompin', coun­ Though I haven't heard their new purchase not just this but their in the world but their new budg­ try-rock-pop format draw com­ debut for the major label (Vir­ split LP as well, with fellow riot et rock slab on Estrus has failed parisons, justly, to UncleTupe- gin), this isn't the Shonen Knife grrls Bikini Kill. (Wiiija, 130 to impress; it just doesn't show lo, The Replacements and The that I remember and love. (Flip- Talbt Road, London, England, off their incredible rock and roll Young Fresh Fellows. Plus, the side Issue 83, P.O. Box 60790. WlllJA.UK) suaveness like their first 3 LPs B-side is a huge 10 minute med­ Pasadena, CA, 91116. USA) Also from the grand ol' UK did so prominently. Interesting­ ley of the coolest songs from How many folks out there comes the Brit power trio, Jess ly enough, this is The Untamed the early 70' s! (Radiation, Apdo n tell rr the e lorn ^ Hector and The Sound. The Youth's first actual single. It fea­ 1427, 48080, Bibao, Spain) generically titled "Leavin' tures the fairly cool lounge room Dig Macca are from Eu­ Town," backed with "I Need sax romp of the "Sophisticated gene and sound exactly like s.plea "you. rely a Lovin'," are two above average, International Playboys Theme REM. You make the call. (Red And that is the very format 60's style rock and roll tunes Song" and the B-sideinstrumen- Rover, 840 Wood way Ct., Lake of Fluf's new 6-song EP, Wast­ Thorsen have just signed a lu­ much toted opening slot for Nir­ which come close to a likeness tal surf cover of "Sea and Shore." Oswego, OR, 97034, USA) ing Seed. Coming forth from the crative record contract with Meat vana at the Seattle Centre Arena to The Kinks or the mighty Milk­ Once again, not their best stuff Calamity Jane and ashes of Olivelawn, guitarist O I was eager to spin some of the last year but beside that this Ol­ shakes, though a little more on but they remain one of my faves Rockin' Rod and The fronts this new and mighty com­ label's other releases. Big Sa­ ympian hard-core outfit have _ the psychedelic side of things. cuz I know they got it! (Estrus, Strychnines have got togeth­ bo and it's here that O shows his tan Inc.'s 2-song 7" is probably ai:o had the golden opportuni­ • Yeah, what else is new? Don't P.O. Box 2125, Bellingham, er to put out a fairly decent split real talent as both a graphic artist the best slab of Meat with their ty s to play with the likes of get me wrong, it's good, I'm just WA, 98227, USA) single. The Calamity girls (who and musician: boasting spectac­ brand of noisy pop-metal simi­ ' ludhoney. The Melvins, Hel­ jaded. (Clawfist, 231 Portobello Sticking with the instru­ may be broken up now...?) tack­ ular sleeve art and 90' s pop-rock lar to Seaweed. Humidifier are met and Soundgarden. So they Rd, London, England, Wl 1 1LT, mental schtick, we come to Au­ le the Sonics' classic, "Strych- songs. Swellsongs, swell sound, a group from New Haven, CT must be good, eh? Well...maybe, UK) burn, Alabama's Man Or As­ and tr Dstly swell record. So all of you kids who also sound a lot like Sea­ but not particularly on vinyl. To Okay, everybody, get back! tro Man? and their 7" EP, Pos­ il love-rocker which going to see Rocket From The weed! Six short songs with a be blunt, it's hard-core tainted The Mr. T Experience have session By Remote Control— comes out sounding pretty cool. Crypt later this month be sure to mid-80's punk feel to 'em, com­ with speed metal and it went in gone Gun Crazy! That's the title four songs of wild surf based Thanks, gals! Rockin' Rod and get there early enough to see plete with some semi-catchy Ra- one ear and out the other. Some­ ™ of their brand new 3-song 7" around the themes of schlock his bunch pull a bit of an unusu­ Fluf, ya hear?! (Headhunter/Car- mones-style harmonies. Final­ thing tells me Thorsen are going which, most notably, is MTX's films and white trash TV. Just al twist by covering the Stones' go) ly, we come to the Fitz of De­ to be the best thing on Meat. first effort since the departure of check out the song titles: "Eric "Lady Jane" and deliver a pression's self-titled, 8-song (Meat, 10002 Aurora Ave. rhythm guitar boy, Jon "Zero" "Adios Johnny ery.. .honest version ofthe mini LP. F.O.D.'s recent claim North, #1147. Seattle. WA. Von. Let me declare how glad I ' (remember the Brady Probably the best recording the tie, and since my buddies from rely be their 98133-9347, USA) ^^temffloH CANADA'S LARGEST AND BEST KNOWN RECORD STORES BUTTHOLE BLACK 47 Over the last year and a half, some strange and wonderful sounds have been creating a stir in a S small Irish pub in lower Manhattan called Paddy Reilly's. A bunch of New Yorkers and some Irish/ British ex-patriates called Black 47 combine a sound consisting of traditional Irish influences, hip-hop rhythms and downtown guitars. Raw, Ripping, Irish and Black: Black 47.

Once upon a time, there was this band called the p-^^r^^ji Butthole Surfers, and they went on tour all the time and ended getting into all these weird situations... Originating in 1977 in San Antonio, the Buttholes (or the "Dick Clark 5", "Vodka Family Winstons", "Ashtray Baby Heads" or "The Bleeding Skulls") ftiir- toured like crazy with Mark Farner (their legendary dog mascot), and eventually recorded their new release Independent Worm Saloon, produced by John Paul Jones (yes, of Led Zep fame). GET IT! VCASS 14 CD. EafflEEEOHEE Western Canada's Largest Selection and Most Comprehensive Request Service ON SALE UNTIL JULY 10 AT 568 SEYMOUR ST. (DOWNTOWN) ONLY. FOUR FLOORS OF FUN! •l .J MAY Q the lighting, which was very dis­ Ribot is known for taking ele­ perience? audience a big wet kiss—for some tracting and worked against the ments of known songs and This is a documentary film of reason I'd like to Uiink they were band's efforts to control the dynam­ incorporating new bits into them— a rock tour—one of the most insane strangers. £ ics of the music. I heard Led Zep and Pink Floyd but undertakings ever devised to occupy 3 Day Stubble is Uie type of Bettie Serveert were friendlier was probably trying too hard— but anyone's time. THIS IS WHAT IT band I always wanted to play our and more mellow than their label- my ears enjoyed the grooving, MEANS TO BE IN A ROCK parties in Prince George, thankfully also had a few problems hardjazz-pop sounds heard early into BAND. This is not some pathetic my brother bought me their CD for establishing aconsistentatmosphere the first set the most. Ribot's previ­ artsy video where you can imagine my birthday! It has this weird comic in the cavern-like surroundings. ous band, Rootless Cosmopolitans, how smart/sexy/nice/friendly/cool/ Uiat alludes to a song I remember More notable were some newer made two recordings which could hip your favourite stars are. This them playing where the singer kept songs that displayed an evolving stave off interested fans until Shrek film allows one to peer into the great saying "don't eat poo." I think there J of dynamics and pushed for- go into the studio. unknowns (and possibly the most was an environmental message in ward to some sort of conclusion, and She who was there interesting part of getting to know mere somewhere; nice to hear it so the guitar playing of the bespecta­ any band): what the hell do you do metaphorically disguised. The CD cled lead player (who wanked a bit, Belly on tour when you're not playing? also reflects their really warm and climbing onto the speakers for an Velocity Girl Thankfully, we have Thurston live basement sound. Overall, I think extended solo, butalsoshowed some Friday, April 9 Moore toentertain us instead of more the band enjoyed a highly interested tasteful restraint in a few other num­ banal rock icons who just guzzle and entertained audience, even Graceland bers). 1 think this band would be beer on the tour bus. If you are a though some probably thought 3 Day ® I had one of the most memorable enjoyable in a venue where linear-diinking hi-fi jackass stay Stubble were too goofy or weird and Easter Fridays ever: I got to see two their smiles could fill up the room, away from this film, it will confuse left. For some reasonlUiink that this of the best new pop groups in to­ and maybe if lead singerCarol didn't you and you'll be upset. band, wim its quirky/catchy tunes day's scene. I enjoyed their music so sound so much like Juliana Hatfield may prove to be a lot more success­ much that I temporarily forgot about Quote #2: "Y' know, feed­ between songs. ful than one wouldthink. TroutMask the heavy exams that I was going to back' s okay and everything, but that Replica now costs at least 20 times Rory Tait write the very next week. was, I dunno, just hke, too much!" more than Rock 'n' Roll Love Letter ,*>, Velocity Girl played a very Okay, I'll read it again slowly: 1991: Marc Ribot & Shrek rocking set. People in the crowd The Year Punk Broke. Featuring Wednesday, April 7 compared them to My Bloody Val­ SONIC YOUTH. What part of Evan Symons Superchunk show. Granted Blaise Pascal are pups Pitt Gallery entine but I failed to hear that many SONIC YOUTH don't you under- DSK to the rigours ofthe live circuit (about Marc Ribot, of Lounge Lizards and similarities; Velocity Girl's music Vanilla Trainwreck Rory Tait Bum Blaise Pascal 7 months into it), more emphasis Jazz Passengers fame, came to town is much more up-lifting. However, will have to be placed on keeping the Thorsen Thursday, April 1 with his trio called Shrek. Knowing one thing that they might have in listener's attention and less with, that Shrek is Yiddish for horror, I common is that both bands' guitar­ The Evaporators Town Pump Saturday, April 17 ^ presumably, being self-conscious. brought my trusty earplugs and came ists play a Fender Jaguar. It seems 3 Day Stubble Nappy Dugout When Superchunk asked how many When die band starts looking to the prepared for the worst. What sort of odd to me Uiat so many indie bands Sunday, April 11 It only took a good word from in the crowd were at tlieir last Van­ audience for approval or reaction noisy barrage of static sound could choose to play that kind of shitty Swell Party Venue Nardwuar to get me down to the couver performance [winter of '90, they lend diemselves to stumbles be waiting? Well, none actually. In Cruel Elephant] the silence was I've seen The Evaporators 5 or 6 Dugout early enough to catch and errors which are highly notice­ fact, the odd title of the band lent no Belly kicked off their set with frightening. Like myself, the bulkof times and I' veal ways enjoyed them, Thorsen, although I wasn't too sure able in the slick groove they con­ credence to the music that I could a couple of slower and moodiersongs Superchunk's fans seem to have but this was their best performance I really wanted to catch some jure. Otherwise, an improved live but the pace accelerated as the show turned on to these darlings of tlie yet. Unfortunately, for the fashion- "nordic-metal." The trio was already show could send this band over the \ Thiswasthefirstshowlcaught went on. Tanya Donelly's voice was curt indie-pop(punk)song only since minded who were not in attendance, mid-set when I showed up at the 'B> at the Pitt Gallery's new location. in top form and the band was very the reanimauon and Black Knight™ I'm afraid I was too in awe of the early hour of 9:15 and, lo and be­ DSK, on the other hand, have Tlie long room with high ceilings smooth; their new bass player, Gail i success of that parenthesized term band to get an accurate description hold, David Carswell of Smugglers an intriguing and captivating live was packed with rows upon row of Greenwood made the whole stage a that so many of us have heard but of their space suits. fame was leading the band through show. Thanks, not in part but exclu­ chairs, the sound was fine and the lot more livelier. fail to know the definition of. But The band members, however, a set of rollicking tales of fjords and sively, todieir ex-Numb recruit, Blair maybe tlie reason tlie room fell so Not being your average criti­ now that's a different story.... I keep Uie Uke. A lark perhaps, but nice Dobson. Blair is a charismatic soul deafeningly quiet when Mac posed ible from the back ofthe room when cal and bitter rock critic, I left the expecting to find the drummer slov- widi enough piss and vinegar in him this question to as was because those seated. The beer was inexpensive show feeling happy. A good dose of enly drunk and on speed or I skipped Playhou to make light of a very serious mo­ who attended that lore-ish gig knew and choice of imported pop admira­ pop music is so therapeutic. something at some decadent party of nourishment and timed my re ment or vice versa, and wields a soinetliing Uiat we didn't: to stay ble. Vince Yeh cause he gets more Keith Moonesque closetoBum's set. Wow. I only own strong sensibility and rapport with home. Tlie reason being, Superchunk A number of people may have by the second; and if Dave wasn't afew of Bum's singles including the his audience. Attentiveness, there­ is a singles band; they structure their showed up to check out the percus­ such a wicked guitar player I'd want newest 77ie Bum Go Crazy but this fore, plays a large role in enduring a 1991 :The Year PunkBroke 3-minute songs, laden with riffs, sion of Rollins Band member Sim him to shut up for a second so I could was enough to let me imagine what DSK set and, unfortunately, endur­ hooks and quirky guitar/vocal re­ Cain, who along with bassist Sebas- Saturday, April 10 hear that grungy bass, as fed through fun lay ahead in seeing 'em hve. ing is Uie appropriate term. Because tianSteinberg was just swell. I would frains, to hold the listener's atten­ Judge MacGill Theatre a Marshall 2-12 combo, a little bet­ Bumhitthestageand, "click," for all Uiat Blair brings to die band in have liked to have heard introduc­ tion for exactly Uiat long. So once a Ilovedthis movie! People who didn't ter—what a sound. I heard a few in went my earplugs. These Victoria rg originality and pageantry it can do tions to die pieces played bul this stream of these songs are merged love this movie were quoted as say­ moans of jealousy as Dave was able ladsborrowthe absolute best chords, little to help die music escape its was not to be. Two sets of about 45 together for an hour they become ing, "Gee, I really wanted to see to cop, note-for-note, on the spot, harmonies androckstar-ish "moves" overbearing unoriginality. Yes, die minutes each were played, widi only one long and tedious din. Therefore Nirvana live, but after that I don't the keyboard solo played by an audi­ of Uie 70's and turn it into something band's format has changed but about four tunes having vocals; sung it was not unusual to hear comment- Uiink I will". Well, fuck you and ence member Uiat Nardwuar, die fresh and exciting; and here's the they've simply traded their bad metal into a very tiny microphone, Marc like, -Haven't they played tlus one your this-better-sound-like-the- best frontperson in Vancouver, had clincher... wiUiout non-pretention! inclination for Uie lesser of twoevils: sounded somewhat like Nash the Butch-Viggified-million-selling-al- plucked from the audience. Every See Kev wear his bass slung low. Ilehnet-allSeeDSKplay.SeeDSK Slash feeling the blues. bum attitude, buddy! Be warned. word Uiat Nardwuar sang/yelled was Watch Rob whirl and dive with his change their sound. See DSK break This is a hve film completely intelligible and totally axe. Admire Andrew's muscles W with untouched, hilarious. I'm sure glad the (ahem, I did). Hear Graham keep Scooter soundperson made no effort to turn that beat steady. Listen to the dummy unfiltered LIVE down Uie overblown and slightly holler for "Pool Hall Richard" (me Bettie Serveert SOUND!!! The feeding back vocals cause they sure groups latest cool cover version). soundtrack re­ added to the overall sonic mayhem. Wurster. With unmatched ferocity Come Bum are capital "P" Pop and small sembles sewage My 18-year old half-broUier from Jon doesn't play the drums so much Friday, April 2 "p" punk which suits me fine. Their being forced Dawson Creek actually diought die a.s he destroys thein for every possi­ Graceland first full-lengdi disc will be coming ^ through a 10,000- Evaporators sounded like Ministry out on Popllama shortly. Grab it. ble note Aggtessivelypoweringtliis I didn't have much of an idea of watt PA at 300 at times (!?!) and was totally im- what to expect from Come. I knew I bumped into members of psi. IT SOUNDS Superchunk, Wurster is a typical that they were on Matador and it Vanilla Trainwreck (added to Uie FUCKING and unfortunate case of a musician ended there. After a rocky start bill meredays before the show) early GREAT!!! lost to die shadows of the stage but (which could be attributed to the ear in the evening—they watched my DON'T more deserving of the front and cen­ wax and cynicism being cleaned out heard of 3 Day Stubble, fortunately bike while I ran in and paid. We CHANGE A tre spotlight. Tlie rest of the band of my ears) the band lut their stride: I get lucky now and then... The began talking and I quizzed Uiem THING!!! Re­ a unique mix of unconventional blues vocalist reminded me a bit of Pere about their music since I knew nom- 9 .nly w vorthy. member when and indie-rock noise. Tlie real cen­ Ubu while the music was like Cap­ ing about the band. The new Blaise Pascal and DSK ("sub­ you had a party in stituting" for Unsane whounplayed), trepiece of diis band is the singer, tain Beefheart on a happy-go-lucky recording Sounding To Try Like You, however, tipped tlie scales in Iheir whose rough voice and endearing day. I don't normally notice haircuts is dieir second release. They were favour and kept the faith in Vancou­ gniffnessreiiundednieofPattiSnutli and your friend's but die singer had an over-exagger­ really nice and die lead singer, Greg, ver sstrenghteninglocalscene.With in her emotional intensity. There band played, and ated Elvis wave Uiat was a most was most pleasant: although a tad a sound distinctly their own and the were some hard-core Come fans in you taped it and it effective mood setter. I don't diink rough looking with his big black brave ambition of a group with more Uie audience who coaxed the band sounded like shit I've ever seen a smaller set before eye. However, the oddest Uiing hap- ^ talent and carefree spirit tiian direc­ back for an encore, and I don't think but you still listen eidier. Perhaps it came from die pened: after Bum's set everybody ™ tion, Blaise Pascal lack in only one anyone else in the room had much to Sears-Roebuck catalogue. At one left! A total of eleven people stayed but rather important area: their live complain about...except for maybe point one of Uie guitar players gave to see Vanilla Trainwreck. a most enUiusiastic member of die AlUiough I wasn't familiar new material around Uie subject (al­ with their sound, the set held my King I Some moments of joy shone band bke San Francisco's Mr. T sion ($17.75 including taxes and Experience forced on stage at 9:30 though I'm sure they're all sick to attention. Great noisy, yet control- Hammerbox through tlie murk, though, when Hall service/scalper charges) a sizable death of Uiat stuff). One shining ™ led, guitar throughout; hypnotic appropriately tangled himself up in PM so as not to disturb Uie multi­ crowd showed up for this show, and Monday, April 19 moment was a taped telephone lyrics; wounded, honest vocals. The mike wire while crooning about tudes of disco dancers showing up I Uiink most of them felt they got Graceland sound-bite of Greg Ginn spewing fact Uiat Greg was singing directly bondage in "Take Me Home and Tie later in Uie evening! Kudos to Cruel their money's worth. However, there I arrived at Graceland all gung-ho his mouth off about how Negativland to me for a few tunes added to Uie Me Up" and when guitarist David Elephant main man, Paul Moes, for was one rip-off: I tried out Uie new and sentimental, fondly remember­ had "better get a fuckin' lawyer" intimacy ofthe surroundings. Since Rick launched into a finger-numb­ at least giving MTX the chance to CD jukebox (I punched in U2's ing the intimate King Missile show while the band jammed to Black I bought their CD (cheap) at the ing solo for ten impressive minutes. play but, SHIT, how bloody embar­ "Even Better Than The Real Thing") of two years ago when the same Flag's "Gimme Gimme Gimme" on show I can now figure out what he Of course "Detachable Penis," King rassing! There is probably nothing and no sound!!! How is one sup­ four, kooky New York boys played the CD player. 0 was saying. A tight band, glad I Missile's most commercially suc­ worse for a band than to be on Uie posed to indulge in silly irony to thirteen dis- interested booze- cessful and overrated single to date, other side of Uiose huge video screens anymore? The high point was a perform­ hounds at 86 St; aroused the hstiess audience some­ as they slowly rise to reveal uie Thee Crusaders were a bril­ ance of "Perfect Scrambled Eggs," sadly, this night's what and die band played a smatter­ massive empty space that is Uie Com­ liant choice to open diis show. This complete with chef hats, butler, milk show was disap­ ing of pop faves from records past modore's dance floor. time the band looked much more and a dozen eggs, some of which pointing. First off, including a delightful rendition of Luckily, it didn't turn out that confident with Uie stage and sounded were thrown to the audience as sou­ late "Gary and Melissa" off Uie Mystical ugly. MTX fans did come out, and clear and warm, unlike the few times venirs. Perfect scrambled eggs al­ Hammerbox, the Shit album for Uie diehard fans. did manage to fill die first quarter of I've seen diem before when their ways go well with toast, so toasters openers, will just The mood, having shifted mid- the floor, bobbing and shaking to all burpy style seemed to throw Uie were convenientiy available on both have tosuffer Mike set, welcomed the band back for of MTX's punk rock hits, past and soundman for a loop. When one sides ofthe stage. Mark Hosier then Leduc'scausticre- three encores with covers of present. Of course it was not to last, audience member heckled with proceeded to chuck slices of bread view: "Their songs "Rockaway Beach" and the for once 45 minutes had elapsed die "God'll strike you down for mock­ into Uie audience, saving four for die were forgettable Buzzcocks' "What Do I Get?" But bozo stage manager quickly hauled ing die name of the Lord!" Carl toasters, before revving up a rau­ and Uie sound was the absolute highlight amidst die diem off stage and signalled die be­ (they introduced themselves, y' cous version of "Christianity is Stu­ shit."Surelythings fuzz had to be Hall screaming about ginning of the goddamn disco, even know) simply conceded "You've got pid," complete with strobe-light would improve...? his childhood trauma of finding though all of us on the floor were a valid point!" and die band played crosses and toasters-cum-smoke From a King Mis­ "doody" (that's pooh for all you screaming and stomping for more macules slowly turning Uie 100% sile perspective it adults) in his cherished "sandbox" rock. But die massive sheep herd Negativland started off widi a whole wheat slices into charcoal. must have been dis­ song off of Way to Salvation. It dressed in bells and leisures man screening of "Soapy" the talking And what a refreslung change it wa.s heartening to play reminded me again of howextremely aged to out number us about ten to cake of soap anil moved on to a to gel home and take off my shirt to a dozey, scanty sliitty Uie sound is in Uie boxy, cav­ one, so we made our way into die memorial and ta|vd message from wluch, instead of smelling like nico­ crowd in depress- ernous Graceland. As the sticker on night cursing die lemming mental­ Dick Vaughn, die "late" President tine, smelled like toast. Chris Xefos' keyboards states: ity of the common Vancouverite. ofthe Moribund Music Foundation. Rory Tait land. Even vocalist "Don't Put Off Joy";someUiing must cursing the Commodore for their A few tracks from previous albums JohnHall'ssnappy be done eidier about remedying die "$3.50 beer special" (down from were performed almost verbatim Dinosaur Jr. witticisms and flail­ acoustics in Graceland or forcing $5), and praising the Mr. T Experi­ wliile one member manipulates the Some Velvet Sidewalk ing, geeky, An­ die soundperson to do their job. ence for sliining dirough again on diree cart machines with tapes of The Spinanes thony Michael Hall (a relative?) what must lie their 10th or 11 th time Tins is die first show that I've un-punk rock girl Kasey Kasem, Greg Ginn and found Sunday, April 25th dances couldn't lessen die gloom. to diis Cruel Disco town. snippets of media idiocy, anodier on Commodore Ballroom seen at Uus venue (enter from alley King Missile's songs are brilhant, Mr. T Experience Grant Lawrence guitar and keyboard, anil the tlurd This night o' noise began with "sur­ across die street from Uie Luv-a- angst-ridden, satirical prose poems Tuesday, April 20 handling guilar. bass, clarinet, a ('I) prise" special guests from Portland, fair) and there will be more. 8 bucks set to music, when you can hear die Commodore Ballroom Negativland player, sampler and various toys. OR., The Spinanes. This duo (gui­ *9 admission is a bit steep for some words that is. But this night, because Goddammit! What is die point of A good chunk of die perform­ tar/vocals; drums) basically played (how about6forstudents?)but what of shitty acoustics or a negligent Thee Crusaders this disgusting Cruel Disco night? I ance centred around the U2 album their well-crafted, serious-toned a great time to be under 19inthebig soundperson, the lyrics were indeci­ Thursday, April 22 can't diink of anytiiing that turns my and SST controversy bul unfortu­ post-pop to an uninterested crowd. city...loads of all-ages gigs. pherable. Despite Uie alarming cost of admis­ Mrs. Beemans stomach more man to see a great nately didn't provide a whole lot of By uie fourth song, however, uie band seemed to have won the crowd's attention, evidenced by bob­ bing heads about as good as a re­ sponse from this town for any open­ ing act on a triple bill.

Next, Some Velvet Sidewalk. Tlus overly-hyped triosucked. Tlieir start was rough, to say the least, and slam me in "Airhead" if I'm wrong but didn't their guitarist/vocalist get Dinosaur Jr.'s bass player to finish guitarduty in the set? It seems SVS's guitarist/vocalist had problems sing­ ing and playing at the same time. Not only Uiat but their songs did not have one iota of originality as diey covered the familiar territory of Nortliwe-st-style typical punk. Yawn. J. Mascis and Co. appeared on stage around 10:45 and blasted Uie eyelids of die crowd back immedi­ ately. Early gems like "Raisins" and "Little Fury Tilings" bounced Uie floor appropriately even though Uie vocals were lost in a garbled sea of guitar and Mascis' mumblings— fondlyrenuniscentofwhen diey last played in town. Dinosaur Jr.'s set was basicall y a guitarfest of J' s wiz­ ardry in full glow. He was however paying more attention to Uie audi­ ence this time by actually making the effort to brush his hair out of his WITH GUESTS MECCA NORMAL eyes. Aldiough die show was goixl and all (even newer songs from Where You Been sounding stronger), diere is no way diat it was worth Uie $23 price sticker. Not many shows FRIDAY HAY 7 • PLAZA OF NATIONS Mofo il f f il_^*_T"^ __*_L_J_^N1_I/ TT^L DOORS 7PM-SHOW 8PM.TICKETS: $7(incl.GST/S.C.)AVAILABLEAT ill I #•*• Cj _ti_j \MIJyy 101.CiT9 fRM ALTRACMUUJ^L TICKETMASTE^R OUTLETS OR CHARGE BY PHONE 280-4444. MAY Q choose to hurt the music industry by from yer bottle o' hooch, whittle up aren't my thing (whatever that sound hke My Bloody Valentine, or ^ either staging a comeback, a new gun rack and wish that this means). Nope, not even remotely. what?" • promoting terrible bands, or both. was available on 8-trackso you could Any positive aspects to Uiis On reflection, their new release Jimmy Page chose to work with impress your friends when you take horrific listening experience you BlondertongueAudiobaton doesn't goof from Whitesnake, Robert die pick-up through town! ask? Yeah, I don't have to search for stray far from the MBV-disciplepaUi Plant is off on some hippy trip, John Paul L Brooks Teresa's birthday gift now. established in their first outing. Bonham is still decaying and John Emma Lauder Snippets of lo-fi noise are pasted Paul Jones has chosen to work with STING between songs and some of the The Butthole Surfers. Proving Uiat Ten Summoner's Tales ROBYN HITCHCOCK AND guitar-wash and unintelligible.^, female vocals have given way to we don't all have to become out of (A&M) THE EGYPTIANS more abrasive sonic experiments, touch with absolutely everything as I know Sting doesn't really fall into Respect we get older. Kind of gets me all (A&M) but the basic framework of mid- AUantic shoegazemess remains. If choked up inside. Whether he's on his solo trip # it wasn't for Uie Swirlies' well- Justin Love i or with the Egyptians, defined talents in Uie world of A Hitchcock's career, as long as songwriting I'dhaveto writeoff this TAR *M it has been, is rife with critical bandasasuper-hip version of carbon'» ^fl acclaim and relative Clincher paper. Happily, Uieir devotion to ,• unsuccess. Well, music fans, (Touch'n'Go) MBV mixed with their own talent- ^H here'sthescoop..J?e.s/>ec'isa The cover of Tar's Clincher EP is a springboard to new pleasures. V dud. There really isn't depicts the body of a beat up Worth checking out. ®^ anything here Uiat a Hitchcock aluminumguitar. This simple image, Rory Tait , sums up die approach .: " fan should be encouraged to of this Chicago foursome: straight- « blow his or her hard earned ahead drums, bass, guitars and vocals dough on. This is one of those VARIOUS ARTISTS _ widi no-frills production lending a recordings that is pretty good Pay It All Back, Volume 4 very garage-ish feel to the album. If the first time you hear it, okay (ON-U Sound Records) anyUiing, Clincher is badly under­ die next, and the third time For a litde while there it looked like you' re about to put somediing VARIOUS ARTISTS of Uie Missing Persons, Human produced in some aspects. Nope, ON-U had bitten the proverbial else on when you realize Uiat Uiis Freedom of Choice League, and Go-Go's songs that just nuthin' fancy here, folks. the alternative genre but any artist bullet. Apparently, thankfully, not. disc is already on but you' ve blotted (Caroline) don't cut it. However, die cause is The presence of lead guitar is who alienates Uieir original audience As an independent label, ON-U good and it's a kind of sweet pain is fine by me. Almost everyone it out of your mind. You young punx out there have it an almost negligible factor as all diat you get listening to these songs seven tracks are dominated by knows somediing about Uus guy and I've always liked Hitchcock's ideology: surviving trends and sooo easy. Why, I remember when and remembering Uie old days of die rhythmic and melodic bass lines, how much he's changed over die folky psychedelic-rock leanings but providing its artists with a creative we were youngsters we had to Pogo, Devo gear and sideways tho' the melody is somewhat limited years and Ten Summoner's Tales is there comes a time to admit that outlet, all of which benefits we Uie support die scene by fluke. The only haircuts. in range and creativity (Uie down yet anodier step for him: country- even someone as talented as Robyn listeners. zines we could get were die Stone Mofo side of "no-frills"). Consequentially, twang, medieval lyrics and, of Hitchcock can put out a boring Vol. 4 of the Pay It All Back or Creem. And if we were lucky. die driving, insistent pace course, pagan undertones (after all, album. Enough said. series presents us with a funkier r** sometimes becomes the tide is a wordplay of a Canterbury Norm van Rassel sound uian previous releases. Yes, month old copy of NME, meaning merely plodding while the Tales short). A few of Uie tracks are even the former Annie Anxiety, 1% we had to sift dirough mentions of vocals are totally buried in a litde too country for me but uie listed here as LiMle Annie, get- crappy Brit pop bands like Bucks Bone Club die mix, rendering them medieval stuff is great. However the soulful widi "Bless Those." There Fizz or the Tourists or fuckin' I layzc Beautiflu dim, vague and incoherent lyrics are the best: if they were versed are five Strange Parcels cuts I-nlayzi just for Uie latest on Elvis (Imago/BMG) (nol that I really mind by someone else they'd be dorky featuring, among others, Bernard Costello or Ihe Clash. Buying any When I first heard of Bone Oub I incoherence in itself— ballads. Thank god (or not, if you're Fowler, Bim Sherman and Jesse Rae albumUiat didn't sound mainstream imagined some L.A. glam-rockers, witness early REM). Sting) for diat. on vocals. Last Poet Jalal's was hit or miss, leaving us widi with temporary tattoos, clip-on However, what I am able Trip "Mankind" takes up where Gary some real shoddy stuff like Bow to hear is flat and typical earrings and enough chest hair to Clail left off on earlier releases, and ™ Wow Wow, Adam and die Ants, shouting which seems to stuff a mattress. You know, Uie kind for those who crave that Tackhead Soft Cell and anyofahundredskinny LEATHERFACE t_,.v make an attempt at angst of guys who put Z's where S 's really sound there is Doug Wimbish and tie "new wave" bands. I .ucky for me Mush BH but falls short of any real belong, (i.e. Bad Boyz, Sewer Ratz Skip McDonald's "Stop The Clock there were also groups like the B|^H| passion, failing to elevate (Seed Records) etc.).... However, the 6-song Part 2." Pretenders, B-52's, and Devo who, ^a_u_fi,.'' m's hunk o' vinyl above Swirling, raw-throated melodies Beautiflu EP provided a pleasant although they seem real goofy when Dub/reggae aficionados get • . Uie mundane. 1 guess what amidst gutsy, hard driving hard-core surprise. yoi 11 iste n to them these days, weened two cuts from Uie forthcoming Dub really bugs me about Uiis album is riffing. Catchy, energetic, powerful This straight-ahead rock album me off of mainstream pop. Though Syndicate release, Echomania, and /» Uiat Uie Uiing which could have and totally inspirational from this is chock-full of infectious guitar and mast wound up choking on later BUTTHOLE SURFERS an excellent "Don't Betray Me" by rescued it is the very uiing which veteran band. Finally, Leatherface laced with some cool, fresh, pop LPs, they had die: Independent Worm Saloon the Twinkle Brothers and the kills it. should get die attention diey' ve been hooks. Lead crooner Andrew Trebunia Family Band. Polish dub, (Capitol) deserved of for so long. Arashiba belts out some raw, possibly the highlight of Uiis release Being a rock star sucks. I actually approached Clincher Tom Milne animalistic lyrics and, with Uie aid (one man's opinion anyway). And You crank out some tunes, with a very positive mind set, as I had heard some encouraging words of liis brodier Dacey (guitars/vocals), what would an ON-U release be go on tour, do drugs and die album also about it, all to no avail. This EP is not fIREHOSE ns some unique without uie Adrian Sherwood touch? groupies (gender neutral), harmony andsuper-catchy melodies. total crap, there's just noUiing terribly Mr. Machinery Operator It wouldn't. Sherwood lifts all diese % dien either fall off die face Coming out of Minnesota, fhehome- interesting about it. And don't say I cuts out of die ordinary with his of Uie earth or become a (Columbia/Sony) state to great American rockers Soul didn't give it a chance, I played it brand of original mixing and top- bad joke: Mick Jagger, Phil Well, as Uie big, rubber nipple-tot­ Asylum, some comparison is more Uian a few times in Uie hope it notch production. Collins, Cher....This plight ing horse on Uie Ren and Stimpy inevitable. But while a definite might grow on me, but I just got My favourite Pay It All Back is of die pop-icon has been show says, "No, sir, I don't like it." influence exists, Bone Club is by no still uie CD/cassette version of Vol. on my mind lately for two Maybe I made a poor judgement means a weak Soul Asylum copy. 2, its diversity and originality is hard reasons: I'm driving a bus Jules D. choice induced by a lack of oxygen, Bone Club manage to carve out a to beat. VoL 4, however, serves up in AM st •o (ch or somediing. Yes! That's the key! I distinct identity while sat my ass on uie floor for too long, an entertainingly imposing platter rock or Shadow Stevens, MULE simultaneouslyremaining truetodie sifting through the mile high pile of for us to feast on. you decide), and The (1/4Stick/TouchnGo) hard rock format. Definitely worth yet to be reviewed music; die com­ Norm van Rassel Butdioles have released a Who would've diought the year's adding to your collection, some silly, bination of dust particles, cold new album produced by best back-porch/junkyard blues unnecessary guitar solos cement and excessive exposures to none other dian John Paul album would come out of Miclugan? notwithstanding. MORTIFICATION die microwave drove my brain into Most of today's happening Jones (Uiat's Led Zeppelin, kiddies). Believe it cuz Jim, Keb and P-Bone Sean Casey Scrolls ofthe Megilloth a lediargic downward sway. bands grew up the same way (since The album is great, Uieir best (ex-Laughing Hyenas and Wig, (Nuclear Blast) since Rembrandt Pussyhorse. Visualize it.. .molasses dirough diey're my age) but diey actually respectively) knock around deep SWIRLIES —Is Uiis grindcore or death metal? *• have die advantage of being able to although the dementia is more South territory without leaving Bear a green sieve. It was this—diis evil BlondertongueAudiobaton —Does he really sing Uiat way or is subtle. You can't say much more TrapStudios in the sticks of Detroit. mental mould—Uiat lifted my arm, there some vocal manipulation hap­ (Taang!) chestnuts. Freedom of Choice about it without sounding like Terry From the opening of "We left town bent my fingers and coaxed me into pening here? picking up die new fIREHOSE CD. Almast eight months ago I picked collects these tunes done by artists David Mulligan, so I won't bodier. to Uie sound of buckshot rain falling —Do they really know what What else could explain it? I' ve never up die Swirlies' first Taang! EP, such as Sonic Youth, Redd Cross, But what about the producer ?!! You for our ass...don't think we're "lymphosarcuma" is? really listened to Uieir old stuff and What To Do About Them?, a Superchunk, etc., in a benefit for see, I've always been an advocate of welcome back there" ("Mississippi —Do you really sit down and write within a short amount of attentive collection of songs diat originally Planned Parendiood. Mast of die die view that we choose our own Breaks"), these Motor City Mule- this stuff or is it "inspired"? f , listening I realized I hated this. They appeared on obscure east-coast covers are groovy enough, witii die path, carve our own destiny, forge sters live way past Uieir reputations —Can anyone listen to more man 20 sound like the frigging Spin Doctors seven-inches. At die time, I did the best being Das Damen's version of our own fate, extra crunchy or extra as original, authentic and impeccable minutes of Uus stuff? but far more stupid. Needless to siy, double-take when reviewers across the Pretender's "Tlie Wait" and smooth, pulpor pulp-free, dig? After musicians by structuring an album —Do Uiey really go to church? I hate Uie Spin Doctors too. Yes, my die globe popped their copy into uie Mudhoney's "Pump It Up," but your world famous band breaks up. so far from the framework of their The Reverend Norman there's alsoa lot of cheeze, like covers you have a lot of options. Most stars prior bands Uiat all you can do is nip words are harsh but fIREHOSE just tape deck and declared, "Does this 30 E_p^____^g_3 SUPERCHARGER Uie Hungry Crocodiles just roots while maintaining a heavy yet In Your Head" and "Pig Bad." is still as cool and primal as ever, but Goes Way Out! because they hail from commercially viable sound. Bloodvessal and co. know their stuff her back-up music, well...sucks— cheetah central. This is not but they try too hard at times, and on with the possible exception of (Estrus) Anthemic pounding rock 'n' roll the 1993 answer to that's being (and has been) done to Uiis outing that's Uieir downfall. "Vitriole," none of die songs are Whoa Her Badmotorfingercx Ten; these death, but these guys do it well Throwthis disc on at a party, exclude memorable. I don't think Uie mem­ Supercharger's second LP! More guys are refreshing Uke a enough to add a few quite memorable Uie duds, and someone's sure to bers of Silverfish have really high-end, lo-fi, low budget shit-rock beach breeze and have arrived songs to an already long Ust. work up a sweat, but you won' t have mastered die art of harsh thrash, for everybody concerned with rock just in time to cure me of my Tom Milne to worry about anyone suffering an what with all die songs kinda sound­ 'n' roll. The amusing theme to Uiis premature mid-lifecrisis. For ing the same. Oh, wait, isn't that the sci-fi packis Supercharger have gone some reason the Hungry Norm van Rassel art of really harsh thrash? My mis­ m Way Out to another planet and have BAD MANNERS Crocodiles' music makes me take. come back to attack earth wiUi then- Fat Sound feel young, proving that I THE NEW BOMB TURKS They've got potential, those steel pot helmets, ray guns, and punk (Triple X Records) don't have to grow upanyti me UDestroy-Oh-Boyl! Camden. Englandheavy metal types, a blitz it , folks. soon, and inthe horrible event Bad Manners are a great party band. (Crypt) I just think they'd sound better with I that I dofindawrinkleorstart They've been around for years Columbus, Ohio's first-rate New a more distinct, perhaps more re­ Supercharger, in die fi ne tradition of to feel aged I can just turn this preaching ska to punks, preppies Bomb Turks have served up 14 gional, or more gritty sound. Maybe the Sonics, the Ramones, the Carrie Akre's intensely fat vocal on and kiss my conscience goodbye. and anyone else who would prick up highly-explosive punk-rock shit if they were grunge or industrial.... Mummies and a spare few others, delivery— she sings way too good After all, who in their right mind on their sounds. Alas, dieir studio stompers that will knock you down The drummer is good but, hey, a W have die gift of rock and roll: Uie for the type of music Hammerbox knows what their major should be? output hasn't really been able to and knock you out. No joke. Holy band can't be based on voice and talent to write a simple, yet catchy, plays, which is one of the major It's absolutely impossible to capture Uieir live energy, (Uien again smokes, does Uiis one rip! This record percussion alone. (Actually, I Uiink melodic song with a good beat and reasons they sound so unique. Most listen to 6,000,000 Horsepower and : of many a band). So watta is definitely one ofthe loudest, full- some can but not Siverfish.) Wim the know how to rock it. This bands in thrashville seem to forget sit still—I even chew food to it! .ado!? yagu out rock V roll assaults I've ever more variety in the guitar riffs or a embarrasses all that is passed of as about good vocals in their search for They conglomerate funk, rap, rasta As stated by head B M, Buster had die pain/pleasure to listen to. better producer Silverfish will go rock and roll these days, concluding ultimate angst, and we usually suffer and rock, you heard it here first, into Bloodvessal, "die idea for die album These four deranged fucks have far. They can get a huge following if that most have forgotten what for it. Of course, die rest of die band a screaming barrel of adrenaline was to make a commercial sound managed to blend die psychobilly Supercharger do so prominently... drives the album home by monkeys. I'll bet diese guys were out of die musicwe love." Well, that [•.I i\ lings of Gas Huffer and the Trip ' namely die tliree e's of rock and roll: pummelling you with fiery fast real handfuls as children. They • diey have succeeded in doing. Kind Reverend Horton Ileal, packed with playing, llus albumhasnodud songs probably wore through sneakers of like latter day UB40, there are a power-punch in the vein of groups Grant Lawrence or pointless demo filler, which is a really fast, ate widi dieir mouths some cuts here that go beyond hke Mudhoney and the Didjits. So rare dung Uiese days. open and put dissected frog bits in Mofo watch out all of you rock V roll HAMMERBOX the teacher's desk. If dieir mothers bubblegumishly insipid—listen lo disciples, these guys may turn out to Numb hear diis CD, even diey'U be proud. B.M.'s version of "Stop Making (A&M) HUNGRY CROCODILES Immaturity shall make us Love Beside Me" and you'll get the Grant Lawrence • Haminerbox's new album just plain 6,000,000 Horsepower immortal. drift. Also included are some horrible kicks! The combination of heavy, (Swamptown Records) Emma Lauder versions of already horrendous tunes dirashy rock with a small pop and I'm well aware that those urges like "Teenager In Love" and "The SILVERFISH First Cut Is The Deepest." Organ Fan tiny '70's infusion is refreshing to you're having are hard to resist but WOOL All is not lost though, there is (Chaos/Columbia) hear. Not many bands can pull of you must try! I know the temptation Buds pawn dus without losing their heavy edge, some good ska here that will have Leslie Ranikine has got a cool voice is great and is slowly smothering (External) overstepping their talents, or you tapping at least half of your toes. and I remembered that she was lea- you Uke basset hound kisses. Do Heavily Nirvana-inspired, this disc gm sounding dangerously unoriginal. "Mambo/ska #8" and "Skinhead tured on the last Pigface album, tiius manages to reach back into grunge Hammerbox's strong point is assume that you do not want to hear Love Affair" are okay as are "Voices I gave Organ Fim a listen. Her voice

"Your column is die first thing I read local front, there was The Fifty Cent made a couple of LPs covering die and Ray Parker Jr.'s ••Ghostbusters"), in Discorder (after die firsl 26 Record Hour, compiled and hosted hits of die sixties in sort of an operatic it is a party tape supreme! If you can pages!)." by Bill Baker, Hootenanny Scott, and style. I have no doubt Uiis woman find this gem you are one of die elite. - Jurgen, fan from Van. Valerie about four years ago. This was serious as cancer about doing ^ Thankyouforallofdieletters.faxes, was before my arrival here in the land these songsthisway—easilythemost From a person who left me a and perishables Uiat you' ve sent me, where die richpreac h revolution, and excruciating tiling I have heard since tape, known only as Kathryn (your once again, die sheer quantity of die I, for one, am mighty sad to have The Odd Couple Sings. Her voice can tape will be left in die office, should response is overwhelming. Greet- missed it. literally increase your blood pressure you decide to get it): uigs to Sara in P.G., Timbo in Everett, But with the demise of vinyl I Various 7Ss/South Pacific Hits — USA, the mysterious Kathryn, and strongly advise you to take good care Favorites on ...Success... are Various Artists all you odiers! of yer cheeze pile and convert it to "YellowSubmarine," "Moon River," Katliryn gave tue a great home tape For starters, I've got to tell you tape AS AP so you don' t wear die LPs and "A Groovy Kind of Love." Bright of the strangest '78s I've heard. *9 a couple of tilings about diis whole out. Not to say Uiat they'll be worth spots on Greatest Hits include They're well preserved for records trash record tiling. It's pretty much a anything in the future, but once "Downtown," "Hard Day's Night" given diat I amnot tlie first to archive they're gone, diey're gone! (yow!), and "These Boots Were Made Foxtrot label. Included are two die low points in vinyl—there are a This montii, because I have re­ For Walking" (super yow!). I can't ukelele songs, die hilarious "What? lot of you out diere with dus weird ceived a sizeable amount of tapes tell you what die covers look like but, No Women?" by Tlie Happiness aberration as well! Of course there's from you readers, I can get you you can be certain, if it says Mrs. Boys, and die classic "I Scream, You the excellent Dr. Demento compila­ schmucks, I mean fans, to do the Miller, it says quality! Scream, We All Scream For Ice tions out there (I forget Uie label they legwork for me! Seriously, thanx Cream" by Waring's Perulsyl vanians " are on but this cat has done a radio piles, this month's supply of ink was The next one comes from Bill (I have never ever heard d i is on record show in California for, oh, about a fully supplied by you! Tapes are on Baker, mentioned earlier, now before). She wa.s good enough to coupleof centuries, spotlightingnov- the way! ALL of die following are planted in-firmly in Toronto: supply label info, as well. elty tunes and responsible for dis­ top pix and carry a Cheezometer The Best of The Fifty Cent Record The South Sea's stuff is pretty covering Weird Al Yankovic and Rating of 100! Hour — Various Artists (indie) groovy, too, witii more ukeleles (I Barnes & Barnes ("Fish Heads")) These cats beat me out on die compi­ sense a fetish here, Kadiryn) than and Rliino Records (despite the very The first one comes from Chuck lation Uiing by a full six years! There you can shake a stick at. Looks like 0, unfun Have A Nice Day series), who P., Radio Promo God from Caroline are 23 nuggets on this tape, ranging I'll now have to keep my glossies Blues," "Careless Love," and, oddly true grasp of die lack of any emotion have put out the great GoldenThroats Records in NYC, a to wn above and to from Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin open for 78s as well m my search for enough, "Bonanza" and "Ponderosa!" whatsoever in Telly's delivery! Pro­ compilations (celebrity song the right of Baltimore, who graces us doing "Best Things" from the movie Imagine Uiat. Pete's copy is crystal ducer is none other dian Snuff Garrett •stylmgs"), the World's Worst Paint Your Wagon, to "The Number clear so I figure he purloined it from of 50 Guitars Go To Hawaii fame, Records series, of which I have Vol­ 7 Theme Song" (mentioned here by Will Success Spoil Mrs. Miller? and Finally, from Saskatchewan, die parent's record collection. Ifyou which explains a lot. For the disco ume 1 (with the Nova's "The Ethan Minovitz in Uie March issue). Greatest Hits — Mrs. Miller (la­ where you can watch your dog run find this, expect Dan Blocker, side of Telly check out "Who Loves Crusher," Edidi Massey's "Big Girls Horrifyingly similar to my samplers bel?) away from you for days, come a Michael Landon and Peniell Rob­ You Baby." The sheer lack of talent Don't Cry" and a big pile of odiers), (reminding meof similarities between Apparently Mrs. Miller is Uus 60 couple of celebrity nuggets courtesy erts to shareequal vocal time widi die on this album propels it to The Huey Lewis' "I Want A New Drug" •• and very groovy videos. But on the year old woman from New York who of Regina promoter Pete Jelinski: ol' Voice of Doom! Psychsonic Hall o' Shame!!

Greene (label?) Telly — Telly Savalas (MCA) That's all for now, kiddies! Keep Not much label info sup­ This is but one of two LPs put out by those letters coming, don't forget BUY il ACCORDIONS! SAVE_T° V2 plied but this LP actually diis Hollywood sports bar owner/ about die psamplers mentioned last "**l sounds like a live jamdown bartender. Big, meaty fistfuls of old DIRECT IVE UP TO 50% OFF RETAIL PRICES montii (plug, plug) and be vigilant in i J between Pop, Hoss, Little lounge standards are put through die } rrom'^_?d,aCS?_rat0Deale?i' S-Dmy your quest for way out vinyl!! Oop, Importer- { Joe and Adam 'round die ringer via Telly's massive, one oc­ gotta go. I'm taking the girlfriend fo to-You j bean pot. An inspiring se- tave range. Listen to "If," "You and see Bad Lieutenant1. | lection of traditional upbeat Me Agauist die World," or "Help Me songs like "Tlie Haugin' Make It Tlirough Hie Night" for a © CLINCHER TOUCH & 33 GAS HUFFER INTEGRITY. TECHNOLOGY. SERVICE El 34 MYSTERY MACHINE GLAZED IMY93SJIEW 35 SWIRLIES BLONDERTONGUE AUDIOBATON TAANG! 1 WINDWALKER "BLACKBIRD* 36 BETTIE SERVEERT PALOMINE MATADOR 2 HONEY •PILLOW KNIVES* 37 COP SHOOT COP ASK QUESTIONS LATER INTERSCOPE 3 MEET DAISY •GO GO ROUND" 38 MEDICINE MEDICINE CREATIVITY 4 STRAIN •CATARACT* 39 VARIOUS THE BEAT GENERATION RHINO 40 BUSH & POP FRIDAY NIGHT IS KILLING M SIRE 5 SURFDUSTERS "HEADLESS BATALLION" 41 WICKED SWIMMING DOG FROM HERE TO YOUR GARDEN COMPRESSION 6 THE MYSTERONS •BEACH BALLS" 42 MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES SKA-CORE MERCURY 7 DEPROGRAMMERS "WASH YOUR BRAIN- 43 BRADY BUNCH ITS A SUNSHINE DAY MCA 8 BLAISE PASCAL •SPOTLIGHT KID" 44 GREEN JELLO CEREAL KILLER » FIELD DAY •PET' 45 REZILLOS THE (ALMOST) COMPLETE REZILLOS 0 LOTUS EATERS •GOD' 46 KRONOS QUARTET SHORT STORIES ELEKTRA 47 ROOTS ROUND-UP SYZYGY GROUND-UP 1 ROCKIN ROD & THE STRYCHNINES 'GODZILLA' 48 SEAM KERNAL TOUCH & GO 2 THE COMA TOAST •BLIND AGAIN' 40 THE GITS FRENCHING THE BULL C/Z 3 THE STOATERS 'EDGE OFTHE WORLD' 50 BAD MANNERS FAT SOUND TRIPLE X 4 HORSEY 'GO LIGHT 'BEACH LIFE' MAY 93 SHORTIE GROOVES 35 'WHAT'S YOUR NAME' 7 VINIAGRETTES •I WAS SAVED' YOUR DISCIPLE S ELEPHANTS CHILD 'MINE' 2 MADDER ROSE I WANNA SLEEP IN YOUR Af I SEED • MOVIELAND 'CAKE' 3 JALE I LIED/TWISTED CINNAMONTOAST •RHUBARB' 4 THEE HEADCOATS LOUIS RIEL NARDWUAR 1 PAISLEY SUITCASE 'STAND AND FIGHT1 5 SHEEP ON DRUGS MOTORBIKE/MARY JANE SMASH •LOOK ATYOURSELF PLEASE' 6 SMUGGLERS IN GERMANY SCREAMINGAPPLE 3 SHE '30 SEC FIX' MAY 93 LONG GROOVES 50, 7 SNEETCHES AND IM THINKING BUS STOP 8 STEEL WOOL BROOM SAUCE EMPTY 24 PEANUT GALLERY 0 STUMPY JOE WELCOME BACK TOP DRAWER PRESENTS 25 GOATBOY 10 EVAPORATORS WELCOME TO MY CASTLE NARDWUAR 11 FRAMPTON BROS LIKE AN OLIVER STONE BOGUS 27 THE MANY 'KINDLING' 12 PENELOPE HOUSTON GLAD IMA GIRL ILOW 28 HEADSLAVE 'SEX BISHOP' 13DQE MASTURBATIONMADEAMESSOFME FEELGOOD 29 DARKEST OF THE HILLSIDE THICKETS 'DIGGIN UP YHE WORLD' 14 TREEHOUSE AUGUST 6TH/DAYS THAT NEVER WERE BLATANT 30 NAKED VIBE TO THE LIGHT' SUPERSNAZZ I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER LUCKY 31 ASHES 'ROOFTOP' 32 HAYMAKERS 'CHURCH ACROSS THE ROAD' 33 SICKO 'FBSONG' SUBPOP 34 GOOD COOKIES 'SWERVE- LUCKY 35 PHIL SMITH 'YEAR Of TEMPTATION' RAINFOREST SUBPOP GEEKMO DOYOU REMEMBER ROCK'N'ROLLRADIO? DISCORDER CHARTS 10 YEARS AGO.*

1 PHIL SMITH THE PHIL SMITH Al SCHEMING INTELLIGENTSIA 2 DEAD KENNEDYS PLASTIC SURGERY DISASTERS RED ROCKET 3 THE MEMBERS UPRHYTHM, DOWNBEAT SLOTH 4 THE BIRTHDAY PARTY THE BAD SEI 5 ECHO & THE BUNNEYMEN PORCUPINE CRACKPOT 6 U2 WAR CHER DOLL 7 RANK & RLE SUNDOWN DEF AMERICAN 8 RAMONES SUBTERRANEAN JUNGLE ESTRUS 9 WALL OF VOODOO CALL OF THE WEST 1/4 STICK IO BLACK UHURU THE DUB FACTOR DIALIN' FOU CELEBR1T11 Kevin's Dream Date with Excubus — A Winner Succumbs As 1 leafed through the piles of entries, a dirty envelope reared its ugly head. Upon opening the letter a warmth surged my body like urinating in a wet suit while surfing. The letter read: "Dear Excubus, I have never won anything, 1 will give you special tilings." My heart almost exploded through my trousers. Ihad a winner. I called the lucky wii up and arranged a date for Sunday afternoon... with Kevin! Kevin and I met at Uie Broadway Skytrain station where we then trained to Columbia and took a bus tc 1 oi lg heed Mall. We chose the International House of Pancakes across the road as a dining destination. I ordered 2eggs, 2 pancakes, 2 sausages and coffee (just like Denny's) and Kevin ordered blueberry pancakes which he doused in strawberry syrup. "Tastes like hp gloss," he murmured between mouthfuls. Kevin says he had fun with me. I'm not so. ie I had fun—the chafing on my wrists and ankles hasn't gone away yet. Sorry there at any pictures but some bastards ripped off my | amera gear last month, lousy pricks. So, boys and girls, that's it for now, Excubus is moving. But thanks to the wonder of fax machines my name may yet grace the pages of this fine publication. So, in closing, a few truisms to ponder... Bum are the new sweethearts of . college radio, Doomklaxuen aren't retro... -A. , theyneverleft.Ilikemyeggspoached,Henry $A j Rollins writes bad poetry and if you leave m now you'll take away the biggest part of me Goodnight, Kevin, thanks for the sa outfit. Love Excubus 32___p-__2 SAT 1 Wiidwalker witk Guy Smiley, Scrub aid ship: State of tke Art: Art of tke State?, Trie 86 Street... Orquesta La Clave, Orquesta B.C. FRI 14 Benefit Coacert for Noel Dili of Figgy Eye... locket from tke Crypt, Clawhammer, Fluf, Tke Leather Uppers at Nappy Dugout (all ages)... Inversions, Drawing tke Lile (7:30pm) aid Al­ Salsa, Orquesta Vancouver Latia Caaaectioa at Diff witk Wyckkam Porteas, Rattle ia tke Desk, Patters at the Offramp (Seattle)... Shaw. Calvia May Works Festival: Sparkmarker aid cub (2pm), iens: From Here, From Tkis Side, Work ii Progress, Maritime Labour Ceatre... Vaacoaver Bach Choir Geoffrey Kelly, Alaa MacLeod, Piglets of Joy, with Taste aid Dardei Smith at tbe Paramount Community Dinner (6pm), May Day Uieeisored Tribulation 9) (9:30pm) at Pacific at the Orpheum... Akmed Hassan's Neat, Strange fear of Drinking, Peter Alaa, Jennifer West at tke (Seattle)... Viva Las Vegas aad Kiag Creala at Cabaret (Spn) at IWA Nail... Piciic AIDS Ben­ Ciaematbeque... Performances aid Readiigs by Music at Vancouver East Cultural Centre (2pm)... WISE Hall... Tke Demons at tke Yale... Alvin Ailey Care's Sckaitzel Palace... lisa. Queen af tteNaz i efit (303 West Hastings)... Saturday Night Fe­ Adoiica, BBUNO, Sister Nadiie, Mark Poiser at Tbe Waltons, State af Mild, Stigmata, Nowhere America! Daace Theatre at Queen Elizabeth Thea­ Love Camp at firekall Arts Ceatre... Karen ver Cruel 70s Disco at tke Commodore... Eddie Pitt Callery... Blatsoms at tte Hungry Eye... Bathtub Gin, tre... Jazzberry lam aid Naked Vike at tke Hun­ Jamiesoa Daace Compaay's Tales of Desceat at Burks at tke Yale... Country Daice witk Tempus THU 6 Sweet Jones aid hHead at tbe Pit Pub... Spoonbender, Eat tte Feeling at the Offramp gry Eye... Dead Moon, Strange Fruit at tke Offramp tke Waterfront Tkeatre... Fi.it & Marian Rose at tke WISE Hall... May Day Zulu Revue with Bob's Yoir Uncle, Lug, Coal aid (Seattle)... Tba Mat Cooleys at the Backstage (Seattle)... lisa, Queen of tke Nazi Love Camp at SAT 22 lottom Feeders witk Zipgun, Mystery Dance witk Tiddly Cove Morris & Sword, Vai- Perfume Tree at Graceland... Young Saiits, Danc­ (Seattle)... Mayworks Film _ Video Festival: De­ Firehall Arts Ceatre... Machine aid Sublime at Nappy Dagoat (all ages)... coiver Morris Men at Trinkle Park... Water at ing oi Glass, Real Eyes at tbe Town Pimp... Lloyd ceptively Simple: The Death of Stalinism, TV SAT 15 CiTR PRESENTS THE FLUID WITH POSTER Amaada Hagkes at Vancouver East Cultural Cei­ The Hungry Eye... Green Apple Qiickstep, Crunt, Jones Struggle at tbe Yale... Cassaidra Vasik at Borisz, Tke Art of Protective Coloration, White CHILDREN AT THE TOWN PUMP... Roots Roundup tre... 10,000 Maniacs at tke Vogue Tkeatre... Jim Wayne Horvitz _ Pig Pen, Big Bamboo at tke Wild Pony... George McFetridge at Alma Street Wash, Ur-analysis (lpm) aad Romanaaeiag ihe at Nappy Dugout (all ages)... The Demons at the Byrnes at tke Yale... Tke Phantoms at tke Haagry Offramp (Seattle)... Robyn Hitckcock fi tke Cafe... Maiie & Mitch at tbe WISE Hall... Great Third World: Sin City Diary, Lave, Woman and Yale... Toots & tteMaytal s with Club Maigo at Eye... Pail Teeas, Boredoms, Bratal Tratk, Tribe Egyptians at tke Backstage (Seattle)... Satur­ White at tbe Commodore... Ahmed Hassan & Peggy Flowers, Brown Woman, Blonde Babies (3pm) tbe Commodore... Eileen McGann with Brenda 8 at tbe Offramp (Seattle)... Tbe Last Pictare day Nigkt Fever (7pm) at Can's Schnitzel Pal­ Baker ii Solo Dance at Vancouver East Cultural aad Oa tbe Job: Ol... But I've Got to Get ta Work, laker at the WISE Hall... Alvin Ailey Aaericaa Show at Can's Schnitzel Palace... Usa, Queen of ace... toy Arden's exhibition Colour Photo­ Ceitre... Black Happy aid Rotorcloud at tke Mitebpo Vevpensa.The Measure of Success, This Dance Theatre at Queen Elizabeth Theatre... Shine tba Nazi Love Camp at Firehall Arts Ceatre... graphs at Contemporary Art Gallery (until tke Hungry Eye... Legendary Pink Dots, Diamond Fist Is Not Yoir Life, Nursing History, Unbidden aid friday Kills at the Huigry Eya... list, Qaaea Karen Jamiesoa Dance Compaay's Tales af De­ 22nd)... Faye Hoffman's exhibition Tait at Werny, Nigel Greei MM Orchestra at the Offramp Voices, Did You Da tbe Napkin Taps?, Fast food of tha Nazi Ufa Camp at Firehall Arts Centre... scent at the Waterfront Theatre-, toy Ardeu's Artimesia (until tke 15th)... Performances and (Seattle)... Beat Farmers with tbe Picketts at Women (5pm) and BirthRight: Creation, Labours Faye Hoffman's exhibition Taut at Artimesia exhibition Colour Photographs at Contemporary Readings by Adoiica, BBUNO, Sister Nadine, tke Backstage (Seattle)... Drugstore Cowboy at of Love, Ikajurti: Midwifery in the Canadian Arc­ closes... Performances and Readings by Adonica, Art Gallery closes... Mark Poiser at Pitt Gallery... Can's Scbiitzel Palace... Double Exposure at tic (7:30pm) and Arresting Resistance: Oit af BBUNO, Sister Nadine, Mark Pouser at Pitt Cal- SUN 23 Wig Torture and Apartment 36 at Blast SUN 2 Roy Baiiey at Vancouver East Cultural the Ridge... Mayworks Film & Video Festival: tke Blue, Framing tte Panthers in Black aad Records... Slowburn at tha Hungry Eye„. Legion Ceitre... open stage at tke WISE Hall... A.C. CLASSic Confrontations: 29/92, Justice for Jani­ White, Resurgence: Tka Movement far Equality SUN 16 WAVAW Benefit at Blast Records... of Love, Segueway, Gads Painting, Liqaid Zoo at leed at tke Yale... Scrub, Chromotose, tors, Family Fuel: A Coal Strike Story, Operatioo vs. The Ku Klux Klan (9:30pm) at Pacific Champ, Red Skeleton, Balloon Man, Kings Fail at the Offramp (Seattle)... Greg Brown with Bill Ghostdaoce, Wyveri at the Offramp (Seattle)... Class War (7:30pm) aad Trading Places: Trade Cinematheque... the Offramp (Seattle)... Paper Maaa aid Cinema Morrissey at the Backstage (Seattle)... Robyi Hitchcock & tbe Egyptiaos at tbe Back­ Winds, Caterpillar Canada, Microchip al ckip, SUN 9 Funk V Stein with Pigment Vehicle, Roll Paradiso at Can's Schnitzel Palace... lisa, Qaaea MON 24 Oliver aad the Elements at tbe Yale... stage (Seattle)... Tke Hustler and Colour of Maboa Fights Back, laid Use (9:30pm) at Pa­ Cage, Tke Scrubs at Nappy Dugout (all ages)... of tte Nazi Lave Camp at firehall Arto Centre... Russell Jackson Said at tteHuigr y Eye... Money at Can's Scbiitzel Palace... Perform­ cific Cinematheque; Fiction, Fantasy _ Fragmen­ 808 State with Meat Beat Manifesto and Su­ MON 17 Pato Banton at Richards on Richards.,. TUE 25 Incognito at tka Yale... Crael Elephaat ances aid Readiigs by Adoiica, BBUNO, Sister tation video lecture at Video la... Performances preme Love Gods at tba Commodore... lames Oliver aad the Elements at the Yale... Russell Cruel '70s Disca at the Commodore... Disco tiles Nadine, Mark Poiser at Pitt Gallery... aad Readings by Adonica, BBUNO, Sister Nadine, Keelagbaa with Sam Weis aid Colleen Eccleston Jackson laad at tte Hungry Eye... Auat Acid, Still OK? at tha Hungry Eye... lack o-Fire, Fallouts at MON 3 CiTR PRESENTS EINSTURZENDE Mark Pouser at Pitt Callery... at the WISE Hall... Low Pap Suicide at tbe Offramp Ufe, Gardes of Hedon, Lightning Strikes Twice at tte Offramp (Seattle)... Karen Jamiesoa Daace NEUBAUTEN WITH MIRANDA SEX GARDEN AT THE FRI 7 CiTR PRESENTS FUGAZI WITH MECCA NOR­ (Seattle)... Paris, Texas and Paris Trout at Gam's the Offramp (Seattle)... Deliverance and Public Company's Tales of Descent at the Waterfront COMMODORE... A.C. Reed at the Yale... Living MAL AT PLAZA OF NATIONS (ALL AGES)... Sons af Schnitzel Palace... Eiemy at Gam's Schnitzel Palace... Usa, Queen Tkeatre... Colour aid Bad Brails at 86 Street... Robyi Freedom witk Pare, 13 Engines and Rail TEC. at MON 10 The Bel-Airs at the Yale... Dong Deep af the Nazi Love Camp at Firehall Arts Centre... WED 26 Incognito at tke Yale... Jeter Le Pont Hitchcock & the Egyptiais with Murray Attaway tke Vogue (all ages)... low Pop Suicide, Legen­ & Bonk at tteHungr y Eye... IFA, Jack Killed Jill at TUE 18 The Cows wilh Janitor Joe and Seed at at tke WISE Hall... Karen Jamiesoa Dance Com­ at tke Towi Pump... Doog Deep & Book at Tke dary Pink Dots, Rose Chronicles, Eric's Trip at tte Offramp (Seattle)... The Krays at Gam's Nappy Dugout (adages)... Jesus Jones with Rose pany's Tales of Descent at the Waterfront Thea­ Hungry Eye... Vodka Visiou, Sublime File, White Graceland... Jack Killed Jill with Elvis Love Child, Scbiitzel Palace... Chronicles at Plaza af Nations... Cruel Elephant tre... Ii8 Home's exhibition Imagining Faces: Male Guilt, Paydirt at the Offramp (Seattle)... Itch aad Fracus at Nappy Ougout (all ages)... TUE 11 The Bel-Airs at the Yale... Crael El­ Crael 70s Disco at tte Commodore... The Portraits af Artists, Writers and Musicians at Sbaie at Gan's Scbiitzel Palace... Perform­ Caustic Thought, For Christ's Sake, DSK, Chrome ephant Cruel 70s Disco at tka Commodore- Vaqueros at the Yale... Disco Rules OK? at the Vancouver East Cultural Ceatre (until tbe 22nd)... ances aid Readings by Adoiica, BBUNO, Sister Dog, Metalist, Atagathor, Vertical lifter at tte Disco Rules OK? at tbe Hungry Eye... Asbok, Kangry Eye... Bombshells, Chrome Dog, Slo- THU 27 CiTI PIESENTS fIREHOSE WITI IUN Nadiie, Mark Pouser at Pitt GaHery... Haw York Theatre (all ages)... Uoyd Jones Strug­ Fosso, Melody Rail at tte Offramp (Seattle)... Deluxe, Na Marcy at the Offramp (Seattle).- Big WESTY IUN AT THE TOWN PUMP... Pere Uba with TUE 4 Lloyd Jones Struggle at tbe Yale... gle at tte Yale... Kevin Welch at 86 Street... The Year My Voice Broke at Can's Schnitzel Head Tadd with tteMonster s at tte Backstage Boae CM and Oraigutang at tbe Commodore... Ronnie Brown at Scottish Cultural Ceitre... Cruel Kasktia with Tile Waltons at tteCommodore.. . Palace... lisa, Queei of tteNaz i Love Camp at (Seattle)... Indian Runner at Can's Schnitzel The Pasties at tbe Pit Pub... Incognito at tbe Elepkait Cruet 71s Disco at the Commodore... Don Storace Quartet at Alma Street Cafe... Ahmed fireball Arts Centre... Palace... lisa, Queen af the Nazi Love Camp at Yale... No Fun at tke Hiagry Eye... Karea Jamiesoi Disco Rules OK? at Tie Hungry Eye... Bomb, Hassan & Peggy Baker ia Sola Dance at Vancou­ WED 12 The Bel-Airs at tha Yale... Fraser Firehall Arts Centre... Dance Compaay's Tales of Descent at tke Water­ B uzzo ven, .eke at tteOffram p (Seattle)... Owe ver East Cultural Centre... Pig Farm, Pretty MacPherson Quartet with Oliver Cannon at Alma WED 19 Sugar with Pond and Grant Lee Buffalo front Tkeatre... Upon a Time in tbe West at Can's Schnitzel Wicked Read, Tbe Desperate Men, Moist, Jack Street Cafe... A Cartoon Swear at the Hungry at the Commodore... The Vaqieros at the Yale... FRI 28 Adrian Legg at Tom Lee Music Hall... Palace... Mayworks Him & Video Festival: Work feels Fine at tte Hungry Eye... Helios Creed, Eye... Bolos, Jim, Toigne Tied, Rattletrap at tke The Cows, Janitor Joe, Bone Cellar at tka Offramp Incognito at tke Yale... Iimpelsteelskii at tke the Body: Working tke Streets: Prostitutes Zipgun, Toiling Midgets at tbe Offramp (Seattle)... Offramp (Seattle)... Supervixens aid Beneath (Seattle)... Ani Difranco with Sam Wais at tba Hungry Eye... Pere Ubi at tbe lackstage Speak Out, Set aid tbe Saadistas, Blue, Part Debbie Davies with tteSeattl e Blues Revue at tbe Valley of the Ultravixensat Can's Schnitzel Backstage (Seattle)... Tie Me Up, Tie Ma Down (Seattle)... V-Coi Science Fiction Convention at Safe Witt BiAna aid Bambi (7:30pm) aid Public tte Backstage (Seattle)-. Mayworks film & Video Palace... lisa, Queen of tke Nazi Love Camp at aad Matador at Can's Schnitzel Palace... lisa, Totem Residence, UIC... Karen Jamiesoi Daice Enemies - Contested Domain: Dream Deceivers: Festival: Mortal Deeds: Airline Film #4A, Cross­ Firehall Arts Centre... The Global Meat factory: Queen of tte Nazi lave Camp at firehall Arts Compaay's Tales of Descent at tke Waterfront The Story Behind lames Vance vs. Judas Priest, ing tte Bar, Memories of Milk City, Moose law, Personal and Ecological Consequences of a Meat- Centra... Theatre... Bodies hi Troable, Sex Workers Take Back the Chinamaa's Peak: Walking tke Mountain (7:30pm) Centred Diet lecture at la Quena... THU 20 CiTR PRESENTS ROCKET FROM TK SAT 29 Johnny Clegg, David laerwald, Lisa Night (S:30pm) at Pacific Eiiematteqae... Per- aad Under tte Illusion: Illusions, Tbe Bead Mai THU 13 CiTR PRESENTS BOB WISEMAN WITH CRYPT, CLAWHAMMER AND FLUF AT TIE TOWN Germano, Freedy Johnston, Michael larabas at formances aad Readings by Adonica, BBUNO, Was a Womai, Juggling Gender, Ike lady Beauti­ VEDA HILLE AND SICK SICK YEAH AT VANCOUVER PUMP... Mystery Machine at tke Pit Pub... Jim Discovery Theatre... lacagaita at tteYale.. . V- Sister Nadine, Mark Poiser at Pitt Gallery... ful (9:30pm) at Pacific Cinematheque... EAST CULTURAL CENTRE... State of Mind at tke Byrnes at tke Yala... Shawn Colvia with lardea Coi Science Fiction Convention at Tatem Resi­ WED S Uoyd Jones Straggle at tte Yale... SAT 8 Crackerbasb, Tbe Meices, Zipgun, Kill Pit Pab... The Demons at tteYale.. . Blues Traveler Smith at Vaacoaver East Caltvrai Centre... Peace dence, UIC... Karea Jamiesoi Daice Compaay's Fraser MacPherson Trio at Alma Street Cafe... Sybil, Sinister Sii, Sicko at tke Aaza Club... Zen at tbe Commodore... Miles Black at Alma Street aid Silence, Sun King, Ired Serious, Grahams Tales of Descent at the Waterfront Theatre... Folk Song Circle at Friends Meeting House (8886 with Toque, Colour Oat of Space, lad Sagar at Cafe... Above Ground at the Jewish Community Parlour at the Offramp (Seattle)... Peter Naa Goldii's eskikitioi Tke Ballad of Sexial De­ Hudson)... Ahmed Hassan & Peggy Baker ia Salo Nappy Ougout (ail ages)... Malhavoc, JFA, MDC, Centre... Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre at Himmelman ai the Backstage (Seattle)... Barton pendency" Colour Pkotographs at Contemporary Dance at Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Heat The Smalls, f acepaller, Sparkmarker at the New Queen Elizabeth Theatre... Doug leap & lash. Fink ai Gam's Schnitzel Palace... Usa, Queen of Art Callery (until July 3)... Performances aad Miser, Carpe Diem at tteHungr y Eye... Squirt, York Theatre... James Keelaghan witk Sam Weis Moist at the Hungry Eye... Vertical After, Con­ the Nazi love Camp at Firehall Arts Ceatre... leadiags by Adoaica, BBUNO, Sister Nadiae, Mark Village Green, Symoa Asher, Caterpillar Kiss at aid Colleen Ecclestoi at the mi Ml... Doi demned, Soil Museum, Bootleg Johnny at the Karen Jamieson Dance Company's Tales of De­ Poaser at Pitt Gallery... the Offramp (Seattle)... Lenny aad Midnight Storace Trio at Alma Street Cafe... Beat farmers Offramp (Seattle)... Laarie Lewis at the Back­ scent at the Waterfront Theatre... SUN 30 Jokaay Clegg, David laerwald, Lisa Cowboy at Can's Scbiitzel Palace... Double witk Jr. Goae Wild, Rattled loosters aid Last stage (Seattle)... 36 filette at Can's Sckaitzel FRI 21 Rattled Roosters with Loose aid Germano, Freedy Johnston, Michael larabas at Exposure at tbe Ridge... Mayworks Film t Video Wild Sons at tke Commodore... Hoy d J ones Strug­ Palace... lisa, Queen of tke Nazi Lave Camp at Hollowheads at Nappy Dugout (all ages)... Jim tbe lackstage (Seattle)... V-Coi Scieice Fiction Festival: Artful Dodging - Overcomiig Censor­ gle at tke Yale... Maestro Fresh Wes with Kisb at firekall Arts Ceatre... Byrnes at the Yale... The Phantoms at tbe Hungry Convention at Totem Residence, UIC...

THE BLANK GENERATION THE UNHEARD MUSIC 7:0O-9:00PM Meat SHOUR-O-NAVA 7:30-9:00AM Shour-o- the unherd where the unheard and the hordes of hardly herd and heard, courtesy May 3: Tonight a neglected alto of host and demo director Dale Sawyer. Iranian music ranging from traditional, folk, Skeene's the music, Conway's the voice. saxophone genius...hisnameFrankS1rozier. Herd upl ethnic, mystic, old and contemporary pop. The whole is edging the limits. Frank was called by John Coltrane "one of AVANT-PIG 9:00PM-12:00AM Alternating Music ofvarious parts of Iran ie. Azerbaijani, LO-FI 1_O-2:30PM lo-fi. the most harmonically advancedoftheyoung Tuesdays with Wolf at the Door. Now Kurdish, Lori, etc. are covered. We really FUNKIN' RAP INNA DUB STYLEE 2:30- players" (quote from 1960). Frank Strozier three hours of funky, ambient noise- like to hear from all of our feteners to be 3:30PM The Grand Royal Dr. Bootsy with tbe late trumpeter Booker Little and piggery with Pete Lutwyche and Norm. able to gear the show towards theirtastes. Funkenstein tha Second says "Ifs time to Miles Davis' boss rhythm section. "Fantastic WOLF AT THE DOOR 9:O0PM-12:OOAM Hosted by Mohammad. Frank Strozier". Alternating Tuesdayswith Avant-Pig. The CANADIAN LUNCH 11:00-1:00PM Tune in NARDWUAR THE HUMAN SERVIETTE May 10: One of the finest Jazz vocalists for rockin' tunes from our home and native PRESENTS... 3:3(M:00PM White Light! O at her very best. Anita ODay backed up by every second week. With Lupus land. Your hostess Coral plays your local THE NOIZ SHOW 4:00-5:00PM piano great Oscar Peterson and his trio. Yonderboy. and national favorites. anoizdnoizanoizmnoizsnoizlnoizonoi ODay has made scads of recordings but AURAL TENTACLES MIDNITE UNTIL POPGUN 1:OO-3:00PM *Why dont you love this stands out as she interprets standard THE MOON DROPS Fun for the whole ME as much as I love YOU ?* THE CiTR DINNER REPORT 5O0.20PM tunes and shows us what Jazz singing is all family to enjoy I Weird chunks of news, FLEX YOUR HEAD 3:OO-5:0OPM With "The Voice of Reason," our weekly odd pieces of tuneage, Pierre and the -—HARD JINX—- look back atthe weekinthe news, tongues May 17: This is one of Thelonious Monks 2AM WWOD. -—ERIC CORE—- few (his very _st)appearancesasaskteman. GET M THE RING 5:30-6:0OPM Join Mike PROJECTIONS 5:30- 6:00PM Jason and As a favour to his great friend and favorite WEDNESDAYS and Brian every w Steve extend a hearty Thank you" to ' trumpet and flugelhorn player Clark Terry, NOOLEYTUNES1:15-3:00PM Spinning the its from aH those listeners brave enough to listen to Monk made this delightful recording. Monk best and worst of CiTR's playlist, only the political spectrum. us babble about filn-, music, theatre or and Terry backed superbly by Sam Jones most original requests will be remotely OUT FOR KICKS 6:00-7:30PM No whatever else is on our culturally en- (bass) and "Philly Joe" Jones (drums). considered. Emphasis will be on new Birkenstocks, nothing politically correct We Recorded in May 1958. material from around the world, regard­ donl get paid so you're damn right we May 24: Basie and Ellington together. less of musical classification. have fun with it. Hosted by Chris B. NORMAN'S KITCHEN 3:00-5:00PM EDSVIliJE, POP.6 7:30-9:00PM Roots of one-time recording. How they blend and Deitofrenetic Sonic Fidelity! Watch for our Rock 'n' Roll - If you don't get into Rock 'n' FOR THE RECORD 6:30. :45PM Excerpts ^ swing and stay out of one another's way. monthly 'Norman's Big Envetope-o-stuff" Roll Heaven donl blame me! Hosted by from Dave Emory's Radio Free America ' You'll hear all the great soloists from both giveaway. Eddie J. Series. bands. A great get-together by two of the ESOTERIC 5:15-6:00PM DJs Trip and LIVE FROM THUNDERBIRD RADIO HELL HOMEBASS 9:00PM-12:30AM Dopejams SUNDAYS most important bands in Jazz history. Gustav take you where you didn'l want to 9:00-11:00PM Local muzsakc from 9. and fresh beats for a groovy evening with ARE YOU SERIOUS? MUSIC 8:00AM- May 30: Legendary tenor saxophonist Live banzplay tha blues trom 10. DJ Noah on the wheels of steel. 12:00PM All ol time is measured by its art. STRAIGHT OUTTA JALLUNDHAR 4:00- Ike Quebec in an all-star date. Big toned ENTERTAINMENT 9:00-12:00PM Only the COPRAPHAGUS 11:0OPM-1:00AM LIMP SINK 12:30AM-Morning Lullabies for hard swinging and mellow Mr. Quebec sets third Radio Program in the history of Rock'n'roll. the Christ-child. Hosted by the G42 ic. This show presentsthe 5:00PM Let DJ's Jindwa and Bindwa im­ the pace with fellow tenorist Stanley Homo-sap ienkindtobe dedicated to solv­ MEGABLAST! 1:00 AM-WHENUSTOP LIS­ players. most recent new music from around the merse you in radioactive Bhungra! "Chakkti Turrenfine, trombonist Bennie Green (the ing all of the world's problems. Radio that TENING minimalism, adamnoizisloan is world. Ears open. Hosted by Paul dephutayVListentoallourfavoritePunjabi person who does The Jazz Show's theme), believes in confusion, noise, peace, love, (ir)responsible. 'She mashed it harder and harder, but she Steenhuisen and lan Crutchley. tunes - remixes and originals. Brraaaah! pianist Son nyClark,the "Judge" (Miff Hinton) aggression and maybe even EVOLU­ had fun, and itwas her banana." Fire Pipe THE ROCKERS SHOW 12:15-3:00PM THE CiTR DINNER REPORT 5:00-5:30PM on bass andArt Bla key on drums...a swinging TION. Top 701. was brought to you by the number" 180" Reggae innaall styles andtashion. George All the latest on campus: news, sports, an FRIDAYS and warm date from Jan. 1962. OPEN COUNTRY JOY 12:0M:00AM, 1ST VENUS FLYTRAP - LOVE NETWORK 8:00- and the letter "G". Barret, Mike Cherry and Peter Williams in-depth inte WED. OF EVERY MONTH. Don't let the 10:00 AM Top 5 things to love: 1) The Doctor Killdare Show - Evaporator's "Detroit '69", 2) Caffe Barney's My favorite part was when she went to go SOUL CHURCH 3:00-5:00 PM Alternating days with host lai TALES FROM THE INFINITE grab the banana and Julius Ceasar cried Sundays with Brent Argo. Vancouver's Double "Cap's", 3) Local Band 'Dave \try music to scrape the cowshit off your boots LIVINGROOM 12:0O-?:00AM, 2ND, only program devoted entirely to African- Marsden's Empty Pocketbook", 4) Junk ZERAH! lp. With yer host-poke Jeff Gray. 3RD, 4TH WED. OF EVERY MONTH. Canadian and African- American Gospel needs to know about U.B.C. Thundi Food (Tie) - Hato Popo Japanese noodles and then the monkey sdentistss fainted! £- LIVE FROM VENUS 3:00-5:00PM Women- Join Chris Pariah as he guides you music. Your rotating hosts are Vence Yeh sporls. Hosted by Trevor Brawdy. joint and PrestoPanini on Thurlow, 5) Sleep­ May 7: Fire Pipe #11 made music and stuff, hosted by Jane Tilley. through the scapes and dream images and Dave Langille (every secord week). BOXER SHORT BOYZ 7:0O-9:0OPM Just a ing "On Limahl* (Kajagoogoo, etc.), not "at May 14: The Doctor Killdare Show MEET IDA BEAN 6:00-7:00PM Rap, hip of the Infinite Livingroom, the only place May 21: Fire Pipe #12 - Negativland BLACK MUSIC 6:00-8:00PM Everything couple of guys who like to walk around in the mall" - the choice of the new generation hop.and Super Dope Lyrics- so fly that you'll where the utterly absurd meets the Iromthe African-American tradition: Blues, of "Eddy Vedder" skids. do 3-5 just for getting caught listening to tha profoundly meaningless. Gospel, Jazz. Soul. R&B, Funk, Hip Hop, hanging out. Jerome Broadway and Gar­ I BEE NORMAL 10:00-11:00AM Pioneers of May 28: The Doctor Killdare Show stuff. Requests are taken...K you can get and current Dance Tracks. Mouldy vinyl to net Timothy Harry alternate weeks. Radio Sound advocating the mentally/physi­ through on the phone! Ida Bean's on the tip! SATURDAYS shiny CD's. Your host, Lachlan Murray. THE JAZZ SHOW 9:00PM-12:00AM THURSDAYS cally challenged community with conscious THE SATURDAY EDGE 8:00AM-12:OOPM LULUS BACK IN TOWN 8.00-9:OOPM Tune Now in ts 8th year on the air, The Edge on £ in as your hosts Vinnie Carpelli and Sonny MON TUE WED XHU FRI SAT Folk features music you worff hear any­ Prince play sc where else new releasesi n the realm of '[•i,i;ii;;-,n:N 8 Celtic, Fok arid Roots; studio guests; British •DEEE i-iMJMij.uriVENU] S DIGITAL comedy sketches; and British soccer results BREAKFAST MADONNA ALARM ARE YOU FLYTRAP 9 at 11:30 AM. 8-9 AM: African/World roots. 9- CHRONO- SERIOUS? WITH THE DEATH INTERNTL. 12 noort Celtic music and feature perfor- GEETANJALI 9:00-10:00PM Geetanjali is a BROWNS WATCH 10 one-hour radio show which features a MUSIC COUVDETAT POWERCHORD 12:153:00PM Vancouver's wide range of music from India. This in­ only true metal show; local demo tapes, % cludes classical music, both Hindustani DON AND CROOKED 11 GOURD'S NOSE imports and other rarities.GeraldRattlehead STUPID 12 and Metal Ron do the damage. movies from the 1930's to the 1990>s, SLIDE RADIO SHOW THE AFRICAN SHOW 3:005:00PM Ifs a Semi-classical music such as Ghazals i: nk/i ;i4vH musb thing from al "Africa." Ifs an aware­ and Bhajans, and also Quawwalis, Folk MEKANIKAL BLOOD ON ness thing of sel and others. Ifsan African Songs, etc. Hosted by J. Dhar, A. Patel NOOLEY i OBJEKT house party. Stories, music, dancef un. Wel- and V. Ranjan. THE TUNES RADIO FREE AMERICA 10:00PM-12:00AM NOIZE SADDLE 2 THE SATURDAY MAGAZNE 5««:30PM Join host Dave Emory and colleague Nip BRENT FUNK..DUB/ UBC's weekend news. Al the latest news, • Tuck for some extraordinary political re­ SONIC SALAD BROAD­ 3 search gua rant eedto make youthinktwice. ARGO/ CASTING NORMANS NARDWUAR/ sports, weather, a movie review, feature Bring your tape deck and two C-90s. Origi­ SOUL LIVE FROM KITCHEN NOIZ SHOW report and more. JALLUNDAR nally broadcast on KFX (Los Altos. Cali- CHURCH VENUS 4 IN EFFECT 6:00_:00PM The Hip Hop beat and nuttin'butt. With hostPDS. BLACK&TAN 5 THE HEMUCH MANOUVRE 8_O-10:00PM MONDAYS fflMifHS aSfli'ifl Mflrf frrffftftfl Sophisticated radiofortheaterdinnercrowd . MAPLE GROOVE JUMPING 10:COPM-1:00AM Terry THEMORNINGSHOW 7:30-8:15AMWake COCKTAILS 6 SYRUP & and John? Justin and Tom? Choose your - up with the CiTR Morning Show. All the WITH DARYL BOXER BACK BACON news, sports and weather you need to AND 7 start your day. Plus what's happening at SHORT SUSI a slight UBC each day with UBC Digest, a feature BOYZ 8 joke that you donl BBC World Service News at 8:00AM, GEETANJALI LIVE FROM 9 re from London, England. WOLF AT THUNDERBIRD WHOM & HOW BREAKFAST Vt ' THE BROWNS 8:15- ONE STEP THE DOOR/ RADIO HELL ARTS SHAWN BOUCHARD 10 BOARD CHAIR HARRY HERTSCHEG BEYOND/ AVANT PIG RADIO FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS IAN GUNN , 11 DEMOS/CASSETTES DALE SAWYER ' AMERICA ENGINEER RICHARD ANDERSON ENTERTAINMENT CHRIS CHEN 12 MOBILE SOUND DRU PAVLOV MUSIC SVEA SJOBERG N THE GRIP NEWS IAN GUNN TALES FROM 1 DRU PAVLOV OF INCO­ THE INFINITE PRODUCTION JUSTIN LEIGH HERENCY PROGRAMMING ADAM SLOAN LIVINGROOM MEGABLAST! 2 PROMOTIONS A.O. CHAPMAN SECRETARY CORAL SHORT . MEKANIKALOBJEKTNOCE1:15-3:00PM 3 SPORTS TREVOR BRAWDY I CiTRs onry al vidustrial / industrial /ambient STATION MANAGER LINDA SCHOLTEN STUDENTENGINEER BOOTSY SLOAN show with dtfferent features every week. With 4 VICE PRESIDENT HELEN GODOLPHIN your djpalsJune and Ren. RhysFuber hates VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR JOHN RUSKIN

1869 W 4th Ave., STORE HOURS Vancouver. BC Mon to Wed 10:30-7:00 V6J1M4 Thurs and Fri 10:30-9:00 Sat 9:30-6:30 CANADA Sun 12:00-6:00 tel 604.738.3232

Zulu Records features 3 cd listening booths —try before you buy!

Don't forget Zulu's used cd and cassette section p>* ^HJRIMCLE • —getting bigger all the time We also stock a variety of cool magazines — from the ridiculous to the sublime, from Sassy to Maximum Rock'n'Roll from Canada and VW*'.-' abroad

Bob's Your Uncle WMETRtt -Cages- On CO and Cass from Zulu Thursdau Mau 6> * Grpceland * Records. Available this month. I ******* ' ^ ••— |250 RICHARDS STREET All prices in effect D00rS 9 pm *g.50 AT THE DOOR ONLY until May 31.1993

New at Zulu 4f Polvo Porno For Pyros The Posies Reverend Horton Heat Sebadoh ® Today's Active Lifestyles ® (self-titled) ® Frosting On The Beater ® The Full-Custom • Bubble And Scrape this This is music for today's active and chaotic We all know what this is all What's this? A band from the land of Mudhoney. Gospel Sounds Of... Hey. didn't "Smash You Head Against The lifestyles — music that refuses to settle into about. Perry Farrell driving Pearl Jam. and Nirvana that doesn't turn its What happens when you combine the raw Punk Rock" come out like, ya know, just last one groove or languish in pop formula. Polvo force behind Jane's Addiction amps up toeleven ? With all the hype about the rockabilly sounds of the Reverend and the month or something? And now a new album. and the hotshot that put Northwest scene, one of its best bands has. so month combine various tones, textures, and noise dimentia of Butthole Surfers' Gibby Haynes? We "Bubble And Scrape". One more reason to together the Lollapalooza far. been sadly overlooked. This new Posies with an unpredictability to create a unique don't know either, but we're looking forward to doubt your boyfriend—Sebadoh. Festivals, has pulled together album should change that injustice. First there amalgamation that stands up to repeated finding out That's right Gibby has produced the Seb-A-Doh. Your post-modern folk-core another band. This has to be was "Failure" on Popllama. a huge indie listenings. On this, their second album. Polvo preacher man's follow-up to his wild Sub-Pop. saviours—SEBADOH. Your new favorite, the most anticipated release success that got the Posies signed to DGC. Then have built upon the promise of their first rockabilly, frenzy debut "Smoke em If You dope-smoking, rennaisance threesome of recent history. Be there came "Dear 23". which drew raves and release. "Cor-Crane Secret", and are set to Gottem". Anyone who witnessed the Rev in action —SEBADOH. Open chord-tuning saviours of when history is made. numerous comparisons to classic popsters like move up in the indie rock hierarchy. To quote at the Cruel Elephant recently knows the man and alternative rock'n'roll—SEBADOH. Guitar, Big Star. The Beatles, and The Raspberries. Now Alternative Press. "[Today's Active Lifestyles] his band put on an amazing show. We could bass, percussion: the fire, the wind, the we have a new album of delicious sounds, full lifts Polvo into the rarefied company of 16.98cd/ explain how the Reverend transcends the heartbeat—SEBADOH. SEBADOH. SEBADOH. of wit and brimming with melody. Forget the Mercury Rev as perhaps America's most 9.98cass rockabilly genre, fusing the rhythms of rockabilly It's not bullshit A moment of inept grace. Eric. trends—at the end of the day. when some inspired rock band." Nuff said. with the full-on assault of grunge, to mold a Jason, and Lou. SEBADOH. A heartfelt drone other scene is being ultra-hyped, it's the music truly... etc etc—but who cares? Just rock! you should know. 14.98cd/9.98cass that matters, not the horse hockey. IMPORT 14.98cd/9.98cass 14.98cd/9.98cass 14.98cd/9.98cass IMPORT IMPORT