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3 AUS IN TROUBLE You thought John Henzell was always in more trouble than Burke and Wills? • •• •• yf\ B Well, compared to current state of affairs at The Australian Union of Students There can't have been many people who missed the anti-Asian graffiti (AUS), John's problems are but minor. GAVIN SAWFORD investigates why that appeared on the walls around the University a couple of weeks ago. the trouble has erupted and which unis are still affiliated, But»while the condemnation for the graffiti was more or less universal from stu­ 4 CIA DEVELOPS NEW WEAPON: Victims Bored to Death dents, staff, and almost all of the media that covered the story, the blame has been Everyone knows of the grand stage shows that are put on at half-time in over a number of areas. American Football games. However, these will fizzle in comparison to what the One of these areas was Semper (although Geoff Airo-Farulla accused me of doing Americans are planning for the 1984 Olympics. JULIE WHITE reports on it personally) because we published an article on the anti-Asian actions of "White preparations for the Games and how the US propaganda machine is already in Australia" group in New South Wales called National Action. full swing. There would appear to be some credence to these claims since some of the slo­ 5 HUMORIST SIGHTED OVER CHEESE ISLAND gans were "signed" National Action, we were the only group to give any real publi­ The Cambridge Footlights Revue was recently in Brisbane so Semper sent along city to this name and it is extremely doubtful that it was actually National Action SIMON HOUGHTON to interview one of the madcap performers, Martin who did the painting. Bergman. Read on to find out how this Revue lived up to its famous reputation. But while Semper caught some of the blame for the graffiti, some saw it as a good 6 POLICING THE POLICE: Solicitor Speaks on Civil Liberties in Old reason for Semper not to report such activities to avoid a repeat performance. This Yes, you're right again - Semper has done another interview. Well, sort of. is incorrect because although it is likely the article was the catalyst for the graffiti, This time we sent along LENORE TAYLOR to see what Brisbane solicitor, it was merely the manifestation of an anti-Asian feeling that already existed. We Terry O'Gorman had to say on the subject of civil liberties and police powers. didn't cause this anti-Asian feeling, we just brought it to the surface via the hands It makes fascinating reading. of a few idiotic people. The graffiti wasn't a knee jerk reaction to the article; there was a gap of about a 7 WASHINGTON SHOOTOUT What! Another interview! Yep. Here MARIA RAMPA has a talk to Dr Bmce month between the publication and the graffiti meaning that the graffiti was a pre­ Steinbrickner about the current state of the American Presidential elections, meditated act. and particularly, who is leading the race for the Democratic nomination and So, while the graffiti may have been the work of National Action (unlikely) or why, some conscientious copier, and the Semper article may have been the catalyst, we cannot take the full blame for the graffiti. If our article hadn't brought it to the 8 NEWS .. . including Ansett-Pioneer draw for the trips away, and JANINE LITTLE point of physical action, something else would have, be it this week or in the next asks what is happening to our Alternative Handbook. few months. The responsibility of the media in a case like this is one of the major issues that 9 LETTERS the graffiti caused. For once the editors get a little praise. Amazing. But we won't let it go to our heads because there is some criticism as well. (Note. We received too many Opinion fell between ignoring it and hoping it would go away due to lack of publi­ letters for this issue so the ones put in are there because we got them first). city, and giving the public information that they needed to know. This applies to both causatory articles (like our NSW racism article) and reporting after the event. 10 UNION NEWS While the suppression argument may have temporarily delayed the anti-Asian Our cver-Ioving Secretary, RIG MOORE, fillsu s in on what is happening around the Union. Also on this page TONY HARPER reports on the state of the action emerging, it certainly wouldn't have stopped it and it certainly isn't a justi­ recent TEAS March (sorry about cutting your article Tony!). fication for withholding important information. The "cotton wool" solution is just a method of delaying the inevitable, not a 11-18 ROCK'S IN OUR HEADS positive action to stop the action occuring, Watch out! This is Semper's bumper Rock Music supplement. It covers EIGHT A second argument emerged that publicity after the event gives a rallying point pages and includes interviews with such bands as Midni^t Oil, INXS, The for the anti-Asian groups, and helps to legitamise the act. Dugites, Sandii and the Sunsetz. HOWARD STRINGER gets the centre pages for his informative opinions on local bands (Anyone upset — go and see While it may help to link some of the anti-Asian groups together, it also serves as Howard!) a rallying point and a motivator for the anti-racists. So it does work for both sides and because the racist side is a very very small minority, it probably does better for tfie anti-racist argument. The absence of any strong reaction against the graffiti due Herecome the REVIEWS: to non-publicity would be seen to many people as a statement that nobody is espe­ 19 Miscellaneous reviews - FRANK MERINO looks at the movie Gorky Park, cially upset about it. This would, in effect, legitamise the act for the graffitist and while ANNIE O'HARA looks at Hamlet on Ice. Semper also reviews Sophie's Restaurant and The Samford Restaurant. wouldn't stir as much support in the anti-racists. The President and a lot of the executive of the Union follow the "ignore it and 21 The movie reviews are on this page. HARRY DUNSTALL looks at Footloose it'll go away" argument for publicity about the graffiti. and Blame It On Rio, while that man SIMPSON checks out Razorback. 23 Books - have a look for yourself. I disagree. 24 Once again KAREN VENZKE compiles WHAT'S ON and does a top job of it, JOHN HENZELL as usual. No doubt this editorial (like every other) will generate the usual amount of hate mail so I thought I may as well explain my attitudes towards Letters To the tditor. 25 Records - too numerous to mention, but they include: Sunny boys, Hitler I welcome letters disagreeing with my editorial polices because everyone needs to have their Rap, Billy Idol, The Smiths. vievw constantly questioned in order to further validate (or invalidate as the case may be] those views. 26 This is our crossword and Quiz page. See if you can do the Countdown/ Fine. But it's one thing to have letters that present a plausable argument against my policies, Countacross crossword, and HARRY DUNSTALL has set on the hardest it's another thing to get down to personal abuse like was seen in the previous Semper which sporting quizes you will ever see. does neither the letter writers' arguments or my openmindedness to those arguments any good. Abusive letters serve as much constructive purpose as throwing eggs at Prof. Levin at his lec­ 27 ODDS AND ENDS and Carstairs is back. Thank goodness! tures last year did. 28 Ever wanted to know what "french" was in French? Well. JULIE WHITE looks at a new book: MERDE! and conducts a quick course in foreign four-letter words. EDUCATION AXIS. IN TROUBLE Internal Faction threatens Australian Union of Students

The recent disaffiliation from AUS by two major universities — Adelaide Uni and the University of Western Australia- has highlighted the problems of the national body and the growing dissatisfaction with it. GAVIN SAW- FORD investigates why AUS may be falling apart and which faction is cau­ sing the disintegration.

Something is rotten in the state of ments against AUS is its apparent lack of the Australian Union of Students. lobbying in the area of education, which, given its title, would appear to be its major There would have to be something role. wrong with an organisation with three of AUS opponents claim that the Union has its executive members committed to abo­ spent only $13,000 of its $512,000 bud­ lishing it. get on educational issues. However, accor­ But this paradoxical state of affairs is ding to a financial statement from an AUS only part of the turmoil surrounding AUS administrative officer, 42% of total AUS and its uncertain future. AUS has never expenditure was on education. had a peaceful existence, but the current Despite such a plethora of contradic­ internal struggles, the factionalism, the in­ tory material, "factions" arc easily dis- fighting and public slandering carry the cernabie within AUS. Nowhere are these potential this time to destroy the organi­ more obvious than at the executive level sation. where there are three distinct groups. But then there is more than one faction The first, boasting four members, is which would like to see that occur. centred around the Victorian A.L.P's In attempting to unravel who supports Socialist-Left faction. what concerning the future of AUS it rapi­ The second is an aglomeration of So­ dly becomes clear that any conclusions cialists, Australian Communist Party mem­ you form depend entirely upon which bers and Independants, also numbering particular faction you listen to. four. For instance, one of the major argu­ The last three executive members be-

long to a coalition of the Australian Libe­ Surprisingly, the right-wing has support ral Students Federation and the rather from an unexpected quarter in the pursuit shadowy Centre Unity reform group. of this objective. At the risk of descending into a conspi­ A group calling itself "ALP students racy paranoia (and cliches), the Centre against AUS" has emerged condemning Unity faction consists of more than meets the Socialist Left elements in AUS and the eye. their influence over AUS policy. More than one observer has noted that Further, various other pressure groups the National Civic Council - whose in-. on University campuses around Australia volvemcnt in unions has been well docu­ have joined in the general push to abolish mented - has taken more than a passing AUS. interest in Centre Unity's activities. Recently, both the University of Ade­ While the NCC has hastily denied any laide and the University of Western Aust­ allegations of involvement with, and the ralia voted not to forward their affiliation funding of, Centre Unity, the group argues fees to AUS, thereby effectively seceding differently. from the organisation. The AUS secession Indeed, Queensland University's own campaign, said to be financially back­ Tom Bradley, an AUS executive and Cen­ ed by the NCC, had a major victory tre Unity member, has made no secret of with both campuses voting against his close association with the NCC. AUS by more than two to one. In a letter recently published in the Australian, Bradley corrected a jour­ Then the traditional headquarters and Anti-AUS posters at Adelaide University nalists' account of AUS proceedings, say­ stronghold of AUS, the University of Mel- ing that, "in one respect (she) is wrong bourne, held Its own AUS referendum, and The Australian Union of Students (in writing) that I have no connec­ reversed the trend with 58 percent of stu­ was formed in 1937 at Adelaide tions with the NCC." dents voting to maintain AUS member­ University by seven major univer­ Bradley says he has "found the NCC ship. This was an invaluable morale boost sities. to be men and women of common sense to the ailing organisation, and a blow to those who were seeking disaffiliation as Originally named the National and intelligence" who "have been good friends, loyal allies and skilful advisers." they had obtained from the other two Union of Australian University Universities. Students, it changed its name to Why then the differences in the state­ While AUS might seem to have few the Australian Union of Students ments of Bradley and the NCC? supporters at the moment, it does have in 1970 when Colleges of Advanc­ It is just possible that the NCC does support on a number of other campuses, ed Education and other tertiary not know that Bradley is a member of including the Education Vice President of institutions were allowed to affil­ AUS (despite the fact that he signs his the Qld Uni Students Union, Mike Kaiser. iate. name "Thomas Bradley - General Execu­ tive Member Australian Union of Stu­ In the late sixties, AUS :iijccess- "I am pro-AUS but I would want to dents'). Bradley is enrolled at Queensland fully led the campaign against sec it reformed before I would support University - a campus which disaffiliated Australia's involvement in the war in Vietnam, as well as involving itself in other this campus re-affiliating," he said. social issues. itselffromAUSinl980. So how can he be an executive member Possibly the disaffiliation of the Wes­ tern Australia and Adelaide campuses The late Seventies were the financial heyday of AUS, when it boasted 250,000 of AUS? may result In a moderation of AUS. members enrolled in 70 campuses around Australia. No problem if you arc also enrolled at Alternatively, those who want it abo­ AUS's 1977 budget was $750,000, but this marked the start of its decline as cam­ Melbourne University, which is still affili­ puses began to question just what their money was spent on. That year, AUS's lished, having tasted success, may re-dou­ ated to AUS. ble •heir efforts. travel service was declared bankrupt, and the move against compulsory member­ The right-wing faction has made no sec­ And there is also the possibility of the ship fees began. ret of its opposition to AUS itself: and, replacements of AUS with another natio­ In 1980, the first of the major campuses, including Queensland University, dis­ with AUS policies such as recognising pro­ nal body, and a struggle for control of affiliated after much heated debate. stitution in marriage as the "transaction that new organisation, though not surpri­ As AUS'a policies seemed to grow more radical and irrelevant, more campuses of sex in return for love, security and singly all sides deny this. looked to disaffiliation, resulting in a major campaign at the start of this year house-keeping", it's not hard to see why. Whatever the outcome of future stnjg- to abolish the union. AUS's support of such radical policies, gles at AUS - and there are plently more In Queensland, the only campus still affiliated to AUS is Griffith University. The along with its alleged educational and to come - one can only hope that the in­ union now has only 43 campuses affiliated, ten of them universities, and 157,000 economic mismanagement, has formed numerable contradictions of the present debate are resolved, and that the various members. the right-wing's major objections. factions can agree on what to disagree GAVIN SAWFORD The present right-wing's solution is sim­ about ple - abolish AUS. AMERICANA CIA Develops New Weapon Victims boiPfed to death by Information Overkill

Everyone knows that this year's Olympics will be held in^Los Angeles. And everyone knows that the American attitude of make-a-fast'buck-out-of-any- thing will accompany the event. However, not everyone knows to what ex­ tent the American propaganda system will go to promote the Olympic, hype. JULIE WHITE is one who does know and she reports on an Olym­ pics that is going to be bigger than Ben Hur.

This August, forget skiing at Thred- powerful economic units on the globe. If bo or shopping in Melbourne, Los it were a nation, it would be the twelfth Angeles Is the place to be, and the mosi important economy in the world. 1984 Olympic Games site is the "Much of its wealth comes from its aerospace and high-technology industries. place to be seen, Los Angeles is now the centre of science However, even if you are destined to and technology of the United States, if stay tuned to Channel 0 for the duration not of the world, and dominates the fields of the games, it is necessary to have a few of the future: space, semi-conductors, titbits of Olympic trivia at hand to throw micro-computers, lasers, into casual living room conversation. "Its high-tech plants spin off plants to In this rcj-ard, the United Stales Infor­ other states and nations. One of its schools mation Service (believed by a certain over- alone, California Institute of Technology, suspicious Semper editor to be a branch where Albert Einstein once taught, has 19 of the CIA) is willing to help. Nobel Prize Winners on its faculty. In the USIS has issued a number of circulars entire stale, incidentally, 59 Nobel Lau­ which provide a background to events reates have cither studied or taught. That's leading up lo the games. Admittedly, the more than any other nation has produced. information is blatant propaganda written "Los Angeles is a city of neighbour­ in the self-congratulatory style that Ameri­ hoods. Venice, the liveliest spot in Los cans have come to know and love, but it Angeles, still has a few canals. It's the site does give an insight into the behind-the- of 'Muscle Beach', where bikinis arc short scenes of the entire summer games spec­ and biceps arc big. It's also a centre of the tacle. city's - and the country's - counter-cul­ blacks, brown and yellows outnumbering of cars flow along them every day, creating USIS reports on Los Angeles itself and ture. whites. thatothersymbolof Los Angeles - smog. its three million inhabitants; "It is also a city of nations. In Los An­ "Visitors sometimes find Los Angeles "Angelenos insist that smog is not the "It's been called "The New Melting geles everybody is a minority. chaotic. But the many cultures and races problem that outsiders think it is. It is Pot", home to hundreds of thousands of "The largest single ethnic group, the so- seem to live together in relative harmony, most serious in the north and east, away recent arrivals from Korea, Mexico, Iran, called 'Anglos' of Northern European and, in general, in exceilcnteconomic con­ from most Olympic events. It is also worst Vietnam, Guatemala, Israel, India, Cuba, stock, make up 48 percent of the popula­ ditions. The average Income per person is In the hottest part of the day, and the Ethiopia, El Salvador, and just about tion. $8,800. Most families have two cars - Olympic organisers have taken care to every other country on the face of the "The second largest group, the His- sometimes more. schedule events In the cooler mornings and evenings." earth. Its shops pulsate to the signs and panics from the Latin American countries, "In fact, the auto has become the sym­ smells, the rhythms and colours and cus­ are increasing rapidly. By the year 2000, bol of the city. Los Angeles' famous free­ USIS states that over 750,000 people toms of the world. it's been estimated, California will be ways follow the patterns of the old rail­ are expected to attend at least some of "Los Angeles is also one of the most America's 'first third-world state', with road tracks, and hundreds of thousands the fortnight's events. An additional 250, 000 drivers must be squeezed onto already crowded freeways around L.A. games sites. Transportation has become one of the Study Q-oup to look at TEAS ProUenB big issues of pre-games preparation. The new Brisbane International Airport A club which aims to submit pro­ which have emerged arc the inadequacies and extending student loan facilities to will have nothing on Its L.A. counterpart. blems faced by university students of public transport to university and pro­ cover financing car purchases. A recently constructed five-level terminal directly to the Government through blems encompassed with T.E.A.S. Suggestions pul forward regarding the has 72 customs counters and will be able lo process 2,250 passengers an hour. Multi­ political means has emerged on cam­ Students relying on public transport improvement of T.E.A.S. include upgra­ have experienced arriving late, or missing lingual staffers will assist non-english-spea- pus. The club is entitled the Austra­ ding the means test to rise with C.P.I, in­ lectures/tutorials because of poor trans­ crease and increasing T.E.A.S. payments king visitors in the terminal. lian Democrats Study Group and port facilities. Female students are parti­ to the unemployment level. USIS is building up a lot of pre-games membership ot the political party is cularly concerned about night transport. More information about the Study publicity with the use of carefully selected not necessary as it is a basis for stu­ A long list of problems are reported Group can be obtained from Mr John and favourable information to be dissemi­ dying and discussing the Democrats' with T.E.A.S. ranging from the uncertain­ Elfick, Lecturer in Science Education, nated lo the public. It may seem like just policies. ties raised by the long delay in the proce­ telephone 377 3192, or by attending the a pile of propaganda to most, but when A submission of students' problems is ssing of T.E.A.S. applications, to increa­ weekly meetings held every Wednesday at everyone else is discussing Thredbo and to be presented to Senator Michael sing both the incidental allowance from 1.00 p.m. at the Education Annex, Social Melbourne, you could be the first person Maklin, Australian Democrat Senator for $100 to a more realistic figure (the full Science Building. on the block to say, "did you hear that at Queensland. Two of the main concerns time fee in itself is $150 plus books, etc) DONNA BALLfNGER the Olympic Games this year... 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I opened the door. There he stood, I mean it rests on previous Footlights in immaculately dressed; apologising, terms of reputation really. On the other in his naturally funny high-pitched hand it's (the present revue) got a huge plus Cambridge accent, for his state of to it In that, although it's essentially very dress. British humor, it's the first to react against trying to copy other forms of other re­ Martin Bergman, member of the 1980 cently successful forms of humour. In the and 1982 Cambridge University Footlights mid seventies Footlights very dramatically Revues "An Evening Without... " and changed because il had to, because it was "Botham (The Musical)"; in 1981 he obvious to compare it to "Monty Python" brought the Oxford University Revue because of John Cleese and everybody be­ "Radio Active", which included the"Hee ing in it, and it's still a problem. You know, Bee Gee Bees", to Australia In association you get a boy who happens to be 6 ft and with Michael Edgley. Martin has had a has black hair, and some twat will write chat-show "Friday night- Saturday Morn­ in the paper - Oh, the new John Cleese. ing" on the B.B.C. as well as a documen­ It certainly keeps bringing up famous tary special. He appeared on "The Secret people and I don't think it's just resting Policemans Other Ball" with such well on its laurels on what it produced in the known comedians as John Cleese, Michael 60's, really. Palin, Pamela Stephenson and Rowan Why do you think the British tend to Atkinson, among others. He has written have more success with the revue style of for "Not the 9 O'clock News". Martin is comedy and comedy in general than does presently Michael Edgley's representative Australia? Certainly many attempts have in London, and is in Australia at the mo­ been made here. ment as producer of the present Cambridge University Footlights Revue "Hawaiian Well, I went lo Melbourne four weeks Cheese Party" ago and a little letter was waiting for me and Michael (Edgley) lo go and sec the I spoke to Martin about his career and Melbourne University Revue; which wc particularly about his relationship with did, and we thought that was bloody the Cambridge Revues. great. That was purely Australian and I How did you come up with the title for thought rivalled the Footlights show very this year's revue? successfully, and indeed 1 think at the end Well, I didn't really. It's the cast's title. of July Michael and 1 are going to bring And I don't know how they came up with that to the Schonell Theatre, to try to pro­ it. What used to happen with us was, that mote some sort of Australian product. you would turn up to the beginning of There's a very irritating, unenviable the writing period, and someone would quality of the Australian public ih?^ they'd say: what can we call it? About eight rather turn their nose up at their own pro­ weeks later, once twelve hours a day had duct, I think; and producers think (while been spent thinking of a title someone they're only responding to the market for­ would say, why don't wc call it "what­ ces) that it is better lo buy something that ever", and everybody was so pissed off is discovered in somebody else's culture with talking about it, they said yeah lets than trying to develop one's own product. call it that; so il was always a diabolical Is there any sort of humour you hate? title. Yeah, well, I don't like unfunny hum­ 1 remember the titles under considera­ our. I class sexist jokes, racist jokes, Queensland last year had the "George put dinner jackets on and we turned up; tion for our revue ranged from "St Pauls mother-in-law jokes - easy jokes as un­ Street Revue" which was an attempt, but this room was just awash in beer and vo­ Epistle to the Glitter Band" and "Ten funny. "My mother-in-law, she's so Queensland suffers the handicap of being mit, basically. inches of hairy cock" was another one. My da-da-da". I never thought there was any­ a very politically aware State I think, and Wc finally tracked down the guy who favourite title ever though, was "What thing funny in things like that. Those this is always reflected in the content of was organising this, who had a pint of beer seven students did with 25,000 pounds". things shock me but I have never been such revues. and a spoon, he was so drunk the only What iniluerfces you in your w»rtting? do shocked by humour about sex. There is a Footlights has never really been despe­ way he could get the beer in his mouth you aim for a political or social comment, point where most people can draw the line rately political ... I (enow it's very diffi- was to actually put it In with aspoon. The satire, or just to be funny? - cancer normally. That's the buzz word cult, t know students are supposed to be Poodles had fucked it, the Poodles had I just write when I have got a funny where you can gel them, where you can political, but I think the days of student destroyed the stage, and we hadn't seen idea really, it never occurs to me "Qh get the trendy liberals "come on we're go­ political involvement arc probably over. If who was on the bill, so we assumed there Christ 1 must write a serious satirical com­ ing - he said cancer." one is political, it suggests a level of com­ was a dog act on. Then The Jam played, mitment and involvement, and I always were extremely good, and extremely ex­ ment about the nuclear issue." Queensland Uni does have a big following I don't know, I think "satire" is a posh think my favourite style of comedy is citing band - destroyed the stage; it was of Pythoneque humour and has made a few from a completely cynical viewpoint. just at that "punk" level when "punk" way of saying taking the piss out of some­ attempts at a revue style in the same vein thing. The things I find targetable in satire had just arrived in London, so there were as footlights. But no-one has ever really I suppose you know about the political a lot of people pogoingand spitting at each are always completely useless. I'm notsure got off their arses and tried to make it an controversy within the State? about our satire does any good anyway. I'd rather other, basically. And us, with our dinner on-going thing, an annual event illustrious Premier? jackets at the back saying "They've got to write a sketch about "The perfect match" Well, that's what was so nice about Yes I do, well I can understand it, I'm than I would about nuclear issues. go back tomorrow". Then I wandered on Melbourne Uni,thatswhywe want to sup­ rather surprised nobody's shot him. I must after Paul Weller, said, "Hello, we're the What would be your favourite comedians/ port them, apart from the show being admit, he seems ripe to be shot, but then Cambridge University Footlights Revue, comediennes? bloody good. In 1981 the Oxford Uni re­ I'm very surprised that nobody's shot come to entertain you", at which point I have got a few, but living and opera­ vue "Radio Active" was brought oyer and Margaret Thatcher, somebody threw a glass at me. 1 made a ting at the moment, Richard Pryor and we played in Melbournc.Two guys in their What would be your funniest experience silly error, which I've never made again, Joan Rivers. My big heroes when I was first year were sitting watching it and basi­ on stage? of saying "If that happens again, I'm go­ young were Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, cally, I think one must have turned to the The oddest show I 'vc ever done was sup­ ing to walk off," which was an invitation and Tony Hancock... and of course 1 like other and said: "This is quite good, but porting "The jam" which 1 did at the end and 350 glasses arrived at my feet. John Cleese. we could be doing this I'm sure." It's of my first year. It was the first cabaret I suppose we lasted about 6 minutes of taken them three years but they got the So you grew up with it, Footlights type outside of Cambridge 1 ever did. Wc were it, grabbed the cheque, which was about money. They're now in their final year, third on the bill, top of the bill was "The humour tends to regenerate itself? $8.00 each. They opened a window at the they've got a team together in Melbourne, Trogs", second on the bill was "The Jam", I think so, yeah. I always wanted to go back of the stage, which one of our girl have been working really hard on it and we were third and fourth was a group cal­ to Cambridge to be in the Cambridge friends managed to drive the big van we they have got a great band, great set, cos­ led "The Fabulous Poodles". We'd phoned Footlights. had to, while one of us did the closing tumes, they've spent a lot of time and this place up; it was a University College song with a guitar, the rest of us opened How much do you think the present effort on il. it's got marvellous reviews in Hospital in London, and wc phoned this this window, got into the van and made a "Footlights Revue" rests on the reputation the "Age", and they've really done il. guy who was organising it and asked if it good run of it. I think that was quite a of previous Footlights? Adelaide's got the same, they've got was some ball, like wc have in Cambridge funny experience. Well, it's a double-edged weapon really. the Adelaide Footlights. and he said, "Yeah that's right." So we all FEATURE Policing the Police Solicitor Speaks on Civil Liberties in Qld In Queensland few people manage to get a police statement disallowed in court. However, Brisbane solicitor, Terry O'Gorman, recently achieved this in a case involving an alleged armed robbery. IVIr O'Gorman studied Law at Queensland University and first became in­ terested In civil fiberfies after work concerning the controversial police raid at Cedar Bay. Also he vras allegedly bashed by police after an incident involving; the uproot- ini; of an Australian flag on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

iVlr O'Gorman is now the President of the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties and he recently spoke at Queensland Uni. LENORE TAYLOR was there to record what he said.

Mr O'Gorman speaks passionately from the basic and more important Issue when on the subject of the role of - that the legislation placed unnecessary civil liberties in Queensland. He is restrictions on freedom of speech. These especially concerned with the tactics unnecessary restrictions were still present when the legislation was passed. used by the State Government when trying to pass legislation. Mr O'Gorman advised the audience, consisting mainly of law and social work students, thai the avenues by which they He accused the government of including could effect changes in the system were especially "provocative" issues in each law far from exhausted. drawn up, in order lo distract criticism He warned them against getting bogged from the main points of law. down in day to day issues thereby forget­ "While critics sometimes succeed in ting the underlying causes, and against cy­ getting outrageous 'red herring' issues nical acceptance of the current system. dropped, the government's original core of He recommended that lawyers and so­ legislation is allowed to pass," he said. cial workers tape proceedings in police He cited the recently passed City Mall stations because "trained lawyers unfortu­ legislation as an example: after heavy cri­ nately do not have that wonderful facility ticism, the proposal that police be able to that police officers have, to be able to re­ detain anyone who refused to give identi­ member conversations word for word, Although there was no law against tap­ civil liberties legislation by the "back fication until identity was established, it two or three weeks after the interview, ing proceedings in a police station, police door" method. was dropped from legislation. from the sketchy notes they made at the may try to hinder it, Mr O'Gorman said. He said: "Opposition to legislation by However, this drew criticism away time." "But there are tactics to prevent this. When the Civil Liberties Council sometimes re­ a policeman moves to knock the tape re­ sults in statements by the Law Society and corder out of my hand, I simply say the Bar Association, and it is these state­ loudly (in the direction of the tape recor­ ments which make an impact on govern­ der's microphone) - 'Why are you knock­ ment." ing this tape recorder out of my hand'. The policeman usually says; 'I'm not', Mr O'Gorman hopes that in the future and withdraws in confusion," the council will have time to take on test cases - a method which has been used Domino's Mr O'Gorman taped the proceedings successfully by civil liberties groups in the in the previously mcrMioncd armed rob­ United Kingdom. bery case, and it was these tapes that for­ "Because the council is a voluntary or­ med the bulk of his evidence. ganization, and most people Involved hold Mr O'Gorman said he was often disap­ down full-time jobs, the extent of its ac­ pointed in ihc Council for Civil Liberties' tivities is limited," he said. lack of success in Queensland. The council undertakes no day to day Apart from generally raising the level case work, but refers inquiries to Lawyers of debate on civil liberties issues, he saw sympathetic to the council. Delivers the Council's main function as opposing Various subcommittees concentrate on specific areas, for example police power, mental health and the status of women, Mr O'Gorman said. PARTY!!! Tile next function to be held by SICLE Domino's Pizza guarantees to deliver Do you know Robert Stubbs? (Students Initiatives In Community Legal Education) is on May 9th, and the guest' to your home or college in less than He is having a party. Give him a speaker will be Paul Wilsort. ring on3496278 (A/H) for details. 30 minutes or your GAY SOLIDARITY

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"Why did all the Indians leave America?" "Because a cowboy v/as elected President." This was a familiar joke during the 1980 American Presidential elections. As the 1984 presidential elections draw closer, the task of choo­ sing the democratic candidate has been filling the newspapers around the world. Dr BRUCE STINEBRICKNER recently gave a speech on his views of the race, and MARIA RAMPA was there to record what he said.

The 1984 Democratic primaries have died out fairly quickly as one candidate been unique so far for two reasons, would swoop the field and force the accordingtoDrBruceStinebrickner, others out. He claimed the nature of the present campaign has enabled the Ameri­ a senior lecturer in Government at can electorate to view the candidates over Queensland University. a long period of time. First, the frontrunner, Walter Mondale, The system of Presidential nomination was badly wounded at the outset of his began in January this year with the elec­ campaign, losingsixoulof the nine prima­ tion of delegates lo the Democratic Na­ ries and caucuses to Gary Hart in the first tional Convention to be held in San Fran­ three months. This was followed by a cisco in July. The conferenccwill elect the come-back in which the primaries were opponent to Reagan for the Presidency, levelled at seven-all for Hart and Mondale. but based on the events of the past few Dr Stinebrickner said this was an unpre­ months, the Presidential nominations are cedented occurrence in the 25 years that little more than a game of money and the the election process had been in oper­ media. ation. "The process inevitably in this day and age involves the media.' he said. "The "Never before has a clear frontrunner, media and candidates play a game of ex­ having been wounded badly in the early pectations. What's crucial to the media, going, come back," he said "The process would-be voters and (financial) contribu­ is such that it's very hard to make a come­ tors is how people do, relative to expecta­ back. I think it shows the depth of his tions," Dr Stinebrickner said. pocketbook." He explained that if a candidate is ex­ "I think it's fair to say that now he's pected to get 2 percent of the vole and the likely winner." gets 10 percent, this is portrayed by the The second interesting aspect of the media as a major victory. If the reverse election campaign, was the survival of two occurs, the rnedia show the candidate as a main candidates over a relatively long per­ failure. Financial contributions and voters' iod of two months. Since the New Hamp­ behaviour are influenced by this media shire primary, Hart and Mondale have portrayal. been the main contenders. Money is vital to candidates because it Dr Stinebrickner said usually the race enables them to travel extensively and US. Presidential Primaries so far... January 1984 — Ted Kennedy announces he is running as a Democratic candidate in the 1984 elections. campaign more efficiently. Dr Stinebrick­ America, according to Dr Stinebrickner. A few months later - Kennedy pulls out. "Nowhere is it more pronounced than June 1983 - The two top candidates are: Walter Mondale (former Vice-President ner claimed the big difference to Gary Hart In this year's campaign came when in the United States, because of the serial and former Senator) and John Glenn (former astronaut and present he acquired a chartered aircraft, after his nature of the process," he said. Senator). This character of American elections is The six other candidates (second tier) are: Senator Cranston, surprising win in New Hampshire, when Senator Hollins, Senator Hart, former senator McGovern, former contributions increased by $3 million In accompanied by another unique aspect- governor Askew, and black civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. one evening. mass participation. Headlines/Media Perceptions: Can Glenn beat Mondale? Which Most candidates who are forced to "That's unusual in itself lo involve the second-tier candidates are going to last more than a couple of weeks? drop out of the leadership race, do so be­ mass public in the selection of a party can­ January 1984 (2 months before first primaryl - Contributions: Mondale - S14 million, cause of lack of funds. They usually quit didate," he said. with heavy debt, of about $250,00O. "How much say do you have if It's Glenn - S4 million. Others - SI million each. Walter Mondale, the frontrunner at the going to be Peacock or Howard versus Mid-February 1984 -Iowa Caucus: 1st - Mondale (47%). 5th - Glenn (57o) beginning of the primaries and favourite Hawke next December?" Hart -14% (iA% more than Cranston). now, started his campaign with $14 mil­ Yet, only between 30 and 60 percent Media Perceptions: Hart is hailed as new challenger and receives lion. John Glenn,a hot contender in Janu­ of Americans vote in primaries and only wide coverage. His contributions increase. ary this year, had $4 million, and the rest about 10 percent vote in Caucuses, and New Hampshire Primary: More media coverage and national prestige. with strong media influence and the deter­ 80,000 voters. Hart wins by 41%, receives more publicity, and his had less than $1 million each. Mondale contributions increase by S3 million on the first evening after the has by this stage spent about $25 million minant of money, one wonders how effec­ Primary. in a game of money, media, candidates, tive this process is in choosing the right Glenn is forgotten. expectations and votingwhich is unique to "cowboy". Jackson makes fourth place and receives lots of media attention. Cranston, Hollins and Askew quit. (HoUins and Askew are Southerners, yet they don't even reach the Southern states.) Maine and Vermont: Hart wins and becomes the frontrunner. Mondaie's contributions cease. PROFILES OF THE MAIN CANDIDATES March 1984 - Super Tuesday: 600 delegates in about 5 states. The media say it's again, won't say why. He has a commission in Mondaie's last chance. (he American Milltaiy Reserves, which he pull­ Georgia and Alabama: Mondale wins. Walter Mondale ed strings to acquire. His reason for wanting die Florida, Massachusetts and Rhode Island: Hart wins. position is so tliat he can fight in the P&isian Gulf if the Arabs cut off oil supplies to Amet- The media give Mondale a break and say he is just standing off Mondale is a former Vice-Picsidcnt anil a form­ ica. (????) for the time being. er Senator from Minnesota. He is presently unemployed, which is an advantage as it gives Policies: He believes in greater American inde­ March - April 1984 -Michigan: Mondale does well. him time to travel extensively without any pendence and productivity, free trade, an in­ Illinois (\2 million people): Mondale wins. Mondale and Hart are crease in tax on imported oil, and a decrease otiicr commitments. He has an efficient supcr- in tax on newly-found oil. He is against help­ now neck-to-neck in the race. otgantsation, (lie support of unions, and consid­ ing out failing companies and believes in remov­ Connecticut (a small state -1.5 million people): Mondale does not erable monetary backing. He has been cam­ ing the troops from Central America. Me is bother campaigning and concedes defeat to Hart. He concentrates paigning since 1981 when he failed to be re­ elected to the Vice-Presidency. He has claimed more of an expert than Mondale on military on New York, which is coming up soon. Hart wins. lo have travelled 600,000 miles campaigninjt in mat (CIS and believes in partial nuclear freeze. New York: Mondale wins by 45% {higher than expected). tlie last four years. He is in his 60's, balding, Jackson gets 25% (a good result). Hart gets 27% (bad). and is unexciting and uncharismatic. Pennsylvania: Hart loses. A return to the status quo between Hait Policies: Protectionist. Believes in helping out April1984- and Mondale. failing companies and in nuclear freeze. fese Jackson Number of delegates so /or (2159 out of 3931 have been chosen): He is a black civil rights leader who was expect­ Mondale - 1077.8. Hart - 603. Jackson - 161.5. Others - 55. ed to do well, and did so in die beginning of Uncommitted delegates (i.e. not standing for any candidate) - 262. the campaign. He then stumbled when he made anti-Scmidc remarks, and his votes and contri­ June1984- (Source: Courier-Mail, 17l4f84) Gary Hart Another Super Tuesday to elect about 800 delegates (includes butions fell. Surprisingly, he has bounced back When he entered the campaign he was a little- and is in a strong bai^ning position so that, at July 1984 - California). known Senator from Colorado. Less than 2% tlie National Convention, he will be able - if he Democratic National Convention will be held, to elect that Party's of prospective piimaiy votcR could identify so wishes - to Uadc Uis delegates fot tlie Vice- leader in the run for government. him in Oecember 1983. He is in Ms 40's but Presidency, a Cabinet position, an Ambassador­ August 1984- often lies about his age and can't give a good ship, some civil rightslegislation , or something The Republican National Convention will be held, and will choose along diosc lines. Ronald Reagan as leader. reason why. He has changed his name but, 7 UNION PISS-UP The Incredible Contest results a good Shrinking Handbook excuse for a beer.

Students who read The Alternative Bigger than Gold Lotto, more excit­ Handbool< before enrolling each ing than Earlc Bailey, and less haza- year should be prepared for some­ dous than Russ Hinze in Loch Ness. thing less than standard this year ac­ These were just some of the com­ cording to the Student Union's Edu- ments that weren't said about the cation Resource Officer, David Phil­ drawing of the Semper/Ansett/Pio- lips. neer Aussiepass holiday last Friday. Although there will be a Handbook this An intrepid team of trained contest year, students will not be surveyed for the judges (Harry Dunstall, John Henzell and data which usually comprises the book. the Semper Ad Rep) went down to a spe­ Instead, a motion passed at Utiion Council cially chosen area (the Rec Club) to draw will mean the handbook being smajler, the prizes for the lucky winners. and based on longitudinal studies of data "1 feel like a beer" was Harry Dunstall's and subject surveys over the last four years. comment about the exciting event. After such essential contest items were acquired Mr Phillips said there had been several questions raised about the value and form the draw occurcd. of the handbook, and whether the Educa­ The first out of the barrel ( a Semper tion Resource Office should be involved. garbage bin - also used for abusive letters to the editors) was the entry from LINDA The publication of the handbook is by would not be included in The Alternative THOMAS of Red Hill, so she won the far the largest component of the education Handbook," he said. first prize - an Ansett Aussiepass. budget, with about $9,000, not including He also pointed out the need for co­ The next two won trips to Sydney (one wages, allocated to it each year. ordination between surveys conducted by ticket each - just the thing if you have ERO and those by the Tertiary Education no friends) by bus. These were won by Since its beginning in 1979 The Alter­ PETER WELSH of Oxford Park and native Handbook has become a well-accep­ Development Institute (TEDI).TEDI con­ duct surveys using student opinions as LINDA NEAL of Carina, which make it a ted guide to subjects. This was proven last total of three people who will like the year by $2,000 given by the Vice-Chancel­ part of a gauge on the performance of Queensland University staff on probation. Semper Editors (for a little while anyway) lor to offset publication costs. out of the entire University. However, Mr Phillips said: "For the The Alternative Handbook will still The best news from the afternoon first time since 1979, we are sitting down contain valuable information on subjects (other than Harry full filling his need for and having a break to review the situation. and courses, but Mr Phillips conceded liquid refreshment) was that Semper is We v^III examine the handbook's objec­ that the material will be nothing new: running another competition in this edi­ tives, how effective it is, what it achieves, "There's no doubt that the handbook tion for two single return tickets to Mel­ and whether it is worth the expense." will continue to be produced, but I'm also bourne by bus. The entry form is below. sure there will be changes," hesaid "I have Having sun^ived the drawing, the three "The Education Resource people will doubts about the material used, it could drawers had a few celebratory drinks for not be visiting lectures this year unless a be too superficial to be of any value." the winners. specific request is received, and the results JANINE LITTLE PRANK MERINO

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It could be a means of curbing "diffi­ average Australian eats was domesticated not cult" staff members. It could inhibit a free in Europe but in Southern Asia, the Far East, choice of research projects in favour of a the Middle East, and the Americas. For cent­ play-it-safe conformity. uries the Western worid has benefitted from the Such a system may be suited to the public non-Western world and grown fat from it Our bureaucracy or private companies. It does not present high standard of living is as much due accord well with the aims and functions of uni­ to our past and present exploitation of 'Third versities. These are essentially multi-purpose World' countftes as to our own productive eff­ institutions, for which jt would be impossible orts. Yet "White Power" supporters would to define a tidy set of "common goals". To try happily deny these lands any of our bene- to do so would be inimical to the spirit of free lits. Would National Action prefer that Asia enquiry which is a sine qua nan of university remain our eternal servant? life. LETTER3 Academics are already frequently reviewed The hate of most "White Power" groups both by their peers (at conferences, in learned seems to stem from a fear of the unknown and journals, in applying for promotion) and by from an inability to adjust to, and communi­ their students (all staff on probation, end-of- cate vwth, anything that they have not been coufse reviews, the Alternative Handbook). The bom, bred and spood-fed with. Their mental RACIST GRAFFITI Teague Report accepts that "the great majority horizons are so limited that they cannot see of academics are good scholan who mostly A rash of anti-Asian graffiti has recently anything of greater value beyond the traditional perform well in their academic work". The sprung up, defacing buildings and lecture lifestyle of their immediate community. OVERSEAS STUDENTS Stall Association believes, therefore, that the theatres around this campus. If Asians and others woric hard here, why Dear editors, time, energy and resources likely to be consum­ White it is possible that this has been shouldn't they receive the fruits of their labour? I would like to refer to a letter written ed in reviews and consultations are better done as some sort of joke, we, the under­ I hope Asians do snatch the jobs off some of to you by Ross Barnard, and published devoted to getting on with the central tasks of signed, wish to make it clear that not all these fanatic racists. Their absence would be in Semper April 10, 1984. acquiring, expanding and transmitting know­ students share these destructive views. an asset to the workforce. I am really concerned with the opinion ledge. RAY KERKHOVE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND offered by Mr Barnard regarding overseas D.S. BARRETT EVANGELICAL UNION students (quite apart from his prominent ig­ Secretary, University of Signed by: Debbie Newton, Chris McClintock, norance of Malaysian society - one hopes that Qld Staff Association Johanna MacK«rr«t, Wendy Finn, "Chinese Malays" refers to Malaysians of Chin­ Bronwyn Champness, Vicki Hansen, Russell Schumann, Russell Brlcknall, ese origin). He claimed that mast of the over­ K.S. Gobius, Meryl Beasley, SOMEONE ELSE DOES TOOl seas students are from Malaysia and of Chinese I John Joyner IPresident), Helen Beizley, ACADEMIC BOARD FOLLIES Andrew Cameron, John Stelay, Dear Sirs, origin. His deduction that this is a direct David Maiklajohn, John Meteyard, May I firstly congratulate you on the consequence of a clamp-down applied by the Dear editors, Terry Simmondj, Tony Gan, Joanne Vogler, Malaysian government on local universities' Kathryn Andersen, Roy D. Eaton, Bruce Eaton, quality of Semper, both this year and "The best sort of lecturers are the incomp­ Anita Fiedler, S. Clist, S. Schaffer, S. Fox, last. You have achieved what seems to be entrance requirements is misleading and unsub­ etent ones, because it means students will Sharon Clirk, J. Rogen, Darren Lo, stantiated, to say the least. Bruce Graham and Jaff Tendaro. a balanced content, which remains have to go out and learn for themselves." immensely readable and interesting, rep­ There is no such restriction on local univer­ Believe it or not, this viewpoint was heartily resenting the wide views of students at sities' intake of students on grounds of race or endorsed by the Academic Board meeting on this institution (as distinct from Union religion. The number ol students horn each April 9th, when the general thrust of the report views), as a student paper should. racial group (mainly Malays, Chinese, Indians on Staff Development and reviews of Academic SOMEONE LIKES SEMPER! and indigenous groups) is in accordance to the Performance was accepted by the members. However, I must say that I can understand proportion of the racial groups in Malaysian Dear Sirs, Coincidentally, academics outnumber stud­ how your comments have been taken to be society. Therefore, to accuse the Malaysian Thank you for publishing Janine ents on the Board 140 to 6. both sexist and racist. Then again, I can also govfirnmcnt of practising "institutionalised Little's "Rise of Racism at Sydney Uni­ Understandably, the student reps and the understand how someone might assault an racism" is both unjustilied and damaging. versity". In many ways it was 'too close Student Union were, and remain, disappointed The predominance of Malaysian Chinese for comfort', considering attitudes to Asian student or sexually assault another per­ with the attitude of the Board. They went to Asians in the Brisbane suburbs. That son. I hope this says more for my lack of studying in Australia cannot be accounted for the trouble of producing a minority report and made the article all the more necessary. support for either idea than it does for the by the presumed local restriction. The Chinese of outlining to the Board the many instances reasonableness of them both. have always been ahead in terms of academic WB must all be careful - the motivating ol the inadequate periorniance ol lecturers. It seems to me overiy sensitive and narrow- achievement compared lo the Malays, thus farces behind groups such as National Action The responses were outrageous. Some minded to object to a pun on the word "rape" thev are more aware ol academic opportunities are not so much patriotism and fairness, but academics suggested they were not here to teach on the grounds of belittling the seriousness of overseas, including Australia. Of late, more more rather sheer selfishness, ignorance and but to lecture. (Big differencel. Others suggest­ Malays arc successlul academically and are (poorly concealed) love of violence. the offence. Would we have made the same ed that lecturing duties were of little import­ reaction over a pun about murder - surely the seeking similar opportunities overseas. The It is sheer selfishness that makes art organ­ ance compared to tesearch, whilst still others more serious of the two. basic problem therefore is an overall lack of isation desire to stop even the smallest trickle raved on about autonomy of the university. places in the local universities. Regardless ol What that has to do with Staff Development of our abundant educational and material Your articles certainly do seem to set many who goes into the local universities, there will wealth ever benefitting a hungry, suffering and Review of Academic Performance escapes people thinking, even if they (the people) are still be qualified students who need to find me now, as it did then. Worid. It is sheer ignorance that makes an too stupid to recognise genuine comment on a places overseas, as at this stage in time. organisation vehemsndy oppose peoples whose What many academics appear unwilling to sensitive subject, merely because the comment It is our ambition, as Malaysians, to enrich culture and motives it is completely unin- accept is that many of them are inadequate in is not their own. 1 hope that what appears to and increase the standard of our local univer­ fonned about. It is sheer love of violence that relation to their lecturing responsibilities. have been a gross invasion of independent sities in the future, so as to be able to cater makes an organisation resort always to the Some are absolutely bloody hopeless. editorial discussion does not recur, and that lor our own educational needs. To do this, coarsest, bloodiest means to make its opinion What the student reps stressed on the Board Semper does not slip back to its biased "let's fortunate Malaysians are at this stage studying known. is that most academics could improve their balance out the Daily Sun by being as one-eyed abroad to gain knowledge and experience to How many of these "White Power" support­ performance with the simple courses that are as they are" attitude of a few years ago. be brought back to Malaysia. ers have ever even tried to understand - let offered fay T.E.D.I., and that all new stall PHILIP J.DUNCAN Wc are dependent on countries like Aust­ alone befriend - persons from other racial should be required to undergo a formal devel­ ralia, which have been very kind to offer groups? On w/hat sort of experience do they opment course that would facilitate the learn­ these opportunities, and we are forever grateful. stake their claims? How many of them know ing process for students. MOHDNASIRMUDA anything of the massive ideological, technol- There appears little hope for change. There President, Malaysian Students Org, isn't even a formal means to register a com­ plaint about a lecturer's inadequacies. If, as • ••••••••••>*•• members of the Board suggest, the majority of academics are dedicated and hard-working (overworked?), then they would have nothing FREE PASSES WHO'S SPEAKING? to fear, scHonai* (To Hariy Dunstall) It is time that we, as students, started taking Yes, Semper, in collaboration with our good buddies at the You will recall that, when you inter­ more interest in the conditions in which we are Schonell Theatre, offer our loyal readers a chance to score viewed me in connection with your arti­ forced to study. There are enough obstacles a FREE MOVIE PASS to the session of your choice. cle "In Search of the Elusive Lecturer". to achieving our desired goals without adding To be In the running (or jogging, depending on your choice (Semper, March 19 1984), | didn't knovv incompetent lecturing to the list. of footwear), simply fill in this form (so simple, even till afterwards whether you were speaking U you leel strongly about ihis issue, then a Semper editor could do it - if (hey were allowed to), with me in my role as Dean or as Secret­ and drop it into the scummy waste-paper bin (the Union become involved in the campaigns that the rejected our capital cxpenditutc submission for Don ary of the Academic Staff Association, Student Union will bo conducting around it. * 'i Lane's old barrel), just inside the door at Semper office May I therefo.e briefly state the policy of Hopefully, this letter may start some sort (you should know whcic we arc by now!) the Association in regard to staff dbvelopment of meaningful debate on the issue, and I espec­ J ( The first IS entries drawn on Tuesday May 8tti, win. and reviews of academic performance? ially invite the Stall Association members to '^ NAME The Association opposes the introduction contribute. After all, those of you who have of comprehensive periodic reviews or a system TENURE have nothing to lear. ADDRESS of formal annual consultations as recommended DAVID BARBAGALLO in the Australian Senate's Teague Report Such Post Graduate Student Rep., procedures, in our view, give inadequate recog­ Academic Board ' jk PHONE nition to the concept of academic freedom and t/^J ^^L WINNERS FROM LAST ISSUE: ^^^9 Emma Thompson • Sandy Husband - would, if diey are to be fair, be unduly wasteful _^HM Simon Jones - Mike Roggenkamp of time and effort, as well as unproductive. i ffjrjl^^ Das Malfland - M. ChrlsUe • V, sulll- l^> -X TjUr van • J. I_al - Anthony PoweU • John li academic freedom is abused, the tenure of JhVly Somerset - LU Lyons - Karen Barrle >/tir Varmlquo Mawy - Angelo Costan^o an academic CAN be revoked on the grounds \ V.^ R. DsMles of gross misconducl It is a principle of natural • W •' • •. • • • justice, of course, that the onus of proof of Who cares about TEAS Mention TEAS around the Univers­ was delivered by tducation Officer of ity of Queensland and blood begins BCAE, Sandra McLennan. She said that, to boil. Stories of stress and hard­ despite a promise to increase TEAS levels to the single unemployment benefit level, ship are certainly not rsre. The most the Federal Government, in effect, commonly expressed opinion is reversed that decision in the 1983 Budg­ that students who do not receive et. An increase of only 5% in TEAS any TEAS payments should receive levels has widened the gap between the them and those who do should two benefits. receive more. ASSISTANT UNION SECRETARY STUDENT COMMON ROOMS Have you ever wanted to organise a street On April 18th, Union Council approved "The 1983 Budget ensured a cut in march or olher clandestine aciiviiics the following motion: So Friday April 27th gave the students real terms, the end result being that fewer around campus? Do you want to gel of South-East Queensland a chance to students will be eligible for TEAS", she That this Council believes student said. more involved with your Union? Then common rooms are on essential aspect show the government just how pissed-off Ms McLennan used the recent "60 there is the position of Assistant Union of student life at this University as they really are. Minutes" experiment, which concluded, Secretary, which will be up for election they increase contact among students; The Queensland University Student after parliamentarian Stephen Lusher's next Council Meeting. provide an environment which is cond- Union hired five buses, at the cost of week on unemployment benefits, that if you arc interested or want lo know usive to postgraduate studies; are a $270, to cover the expected student more about the position, come and sec means of support for handicapped and demand. Demand, however, was such that "people could not maintain some meas­ me in the Union Office, upstairs in the mature-age students; and in general only two buses were used. The idea was ure of dignity on $74.60 a week". How, Union Building. provide avenues for a broader educ­ that a huge mass of angry students would then, she asked, can students survive on ation. march on the Commonwealth Education between $$11.35 and $33.24 per week office in Eagle Street to show the bureau­ less. Further, this Council believes curr­ crats the human side of the TEAS debate. ent and future attacks on student THEATRE FUNDING It didn't quite turn out that way. Paul Lucas, from the University of common rooms are unwarranted. Queensland's Student Union, then gave a Tlie Council has established a Committee Therefore, this Council calls upon brief, yet rousing, speech urging the to investigate the funding of student the University Senate to ensure that The combined turnout of marchers assembly to participate in a march to theatre on campus. If you wish to make a existiitg common rooms are not used from Queensland University, Q.I.T., Dart­ the Commonwealth Building, where submission to this committee, could you for lecturing/tutorial purposes. ing Downs Institute of Advanced Edu­ about seventy students gathered in the please have it into the Union Office be­ This Council directs the Union cation, Griffith Uni and Brisbane College third floor foyer. There, Mr Corby, of fore Friday May 18 th. Secretary to type and organise a of Advanced Education was a miserable the Education Department, was handed petition outlining the above. two hundred. a petition, addressed to the Federal Copies of the petition will be avail­ This indicates either that the issue is Finance Minister, Mr Dawkins, calling for able in the Union Office (Isl Floor of not considered that important anyway, implementation of ALP policy in regard the Union Building), or at the Govern­ or that the liming and organisation of to TEAS payments. PART TIME STUDENTS ment Studies Common Room. the protest were chronically wrong. Arc ihere any pan-time students out there who are willing lojoin the Part-Time The first speaker at the rally was the Why was the rally so poorly support­ Students Committee? There arc two Member for South Brisbane, Mr Fouras ed? Mike Kaiser, Education Officer of positions on this Committee still to be (ALP), who immediately set about dest­ Qld Uni's Student Union, admits that filled. It is your chance to get involved roying the myth that we live in an egalit­ the timing was wrong. The original date planned for the rally and march was in campaigns on behalf of part-time MEETINGS arian society. He placed a major emphasis students. on the importance of class and social March 30lh, the day before the final May 4 Committee to investigate the status in tertiary education and stated deadline for TEAS applications to be For more information, sec me (in Activities Vice-President's duiics. submitted. The police, however, refused the Union Office) or phone 371 1611, that current TEAS allowances were in­ 10am in the Secretary's office, 1 si sufficient to alleviate the stress placed on to grant a permit. After negotiations but be early and avoid the rush of students Floor, Union Building. between student bodies and the police, fighting to get on this popular committee. working class students, due to financial May 9 Hcrslon Area Committee meets limitations. Friday April 27th was chosen as the at 6pm in the Hcrslon refectory. agreed date. t-PJl HIJ May 11 External Students Committee Mr Fouras urged all present to force meets at 6pm in ihc Ryan Room. the Federal Government to honour its This posed several problems. Fridays YOUTH FUNDING May 15 The Management Committee promises and said the reason students are considered "light" days by many While on the subject of funding, the meets at 5.30pm in the Ryan Room. are still waiting for TEAS increases is students. The close proximity to the Federal Government has prepared a disc­ May 24 The 5th Ordinary Council, the huge deficit inherited from the Easier break also caused problems by ussion paper on "Income Support for 6.15, Axon Room. previous Coalition Government. limiting the effective publicity time for Young People", to which the Union Mr Fouras was followed by Univer­ the event. is preparing a reply. Regards, sity of Queensland English lecturer, Despite these problems, the crowd was If you would like to be involved in Mr Dan O'Neill. Mr O'Neill focused obviously much smaller than it should the Union's reply, David Phillips, in on the "profound apathy" of students have been. the Education Office, upstairs in the who complain yet are not willing to Union Building, would be glad to hear support a mass movement. He expressed The only way to force change is from you. the view that people need an "apocalyp­ Uirough public action and letters of pro­ Union Secretary, 1984 tic" issue, such as nuclear war, to arouse test to Mr Dawkins, Mr Keating and concern. Senator Ryan. After all, TEAS is a right, The speech on behalf of the students not a privilege. TONY HARPER

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Are you still working on your Lynda Nutter: Yeah been doing lately with Talking Heads and John Crosbie, who is the brother of the stage effects? And back in Brisbane after a long time - so on, so many of the other things he was keyboard player, and a saxophonist who Paul: Oh yeah, we've got sort of an in­ pronfioting your new album? doing were way ahead of their time. Lynda: Yeah plays a bit of bass and keyboards - his tegrated concept backdrop (!) that ties in name is Peter Kaldor. Lynda: I really like him too because of with the album cover. I suppose you could And how's it all be going? the way he blends his musical styles. That's another thing you really got into call that a concept. Lynda: Fantastic. We've had really on this album - a lot of brass. Lynda: Yeah, the lady who did the art­ good crowds just about every'where and Right, we were just talking about audience Lynda: Yeah, well we've always liked reaction and the sort of music you're play­ work for the cover - Ro Bruen-Cook - the songs are going down really well. The ing now. You're expecting good things in just did these backdrops for us and we sound's really good because we've got brass. Brisbane tonight? hang them up each night. That's really some extra musicians and a Fairlight syn­ I thought it really fulfilled your sound. It good. Lynda: Yeah, well it's been good every­ thesizer. really did. where else so far. And so can you describe, in less than Yeah, it seems to be a big thing about the Lynda: Yeah, the songs wc wrote for After they get over the initial... whatever, what we can expect on stage Fairlight this album really cried out for brass sec­ Paul: Yeah, we just find that a lot of this evening? Lynda: Yeah well it's a pretty big tions. people are coming who maybe haven't Paul: Well, we're just having a really change. Vou spent a lot of time on the produc­ seen us for quite a while. good time actually. Because we're so fresh Paul: I don't think there are too many tion of this album. from not having played for a long time bands using it live that I'm familiar with. Lynda: Well, we had some money to You haven't been around for quite a while. we're just really enjoying it. And the songs Everyone that we've spoken to says: "Arc spend this time being with Polygram. It's Paul: Yeah, but even maybe people we're doing are probably more up and you using the Fairlight live?" and we say the first time we've been with a major la­ who didn't come and see us when we "danceable" than what we've been doing "Yeah" and they say: "You're going to bel and we spent three months in studios were doing the second album and mini-LP for a long time. So that comes over. have a lot of trouble with that." in Melbourne and then another month - they're coming back to check us out. Lynda: And you'll get to see one of Aod how's it going? was spent putting on the brass overdubs Definitely sounds worth checking out. these new Fairlights and watch the TV Paul: It's behaving itself really quite and doing the mixing in London. When you did the "Cut the Talking" sin­ screen - and you've got a couple of new well. gle was that a conscious-style change or guys to look at, And are you still working a lot with Bob had you just evolved into it? Plus a broad range of all your music plus i read though that Peter put like a year's Andrews? Paul: No, that song was actually written a fair amount of stuff from your new al­ work into it before he took it out on the Lynda: No - well he did some of the towards the end of when wc were record­ bum? road, work on the album. He played keyboards ing the album. Paul: Oh yeah - we're playing all ex­ Paul: Yeah well he got the Fairlight on "Juno and Me". Lynda: We wrote it in the studio. It cept one of the songs on the album and a just before we started recording this album Paul: And he arranged the brass on was really sort of an inspirational number. couple of covers. We've always liked doing - it was a year ago when we started record­ "juno and Mc" too. Because the mixing ing it — so since the album he's been Paul: So it really came out of what wc a couple of covers ofold songs just for fun. of the album and the brass recording was were doing in the album. There was noth­ spending stacks of time just learning how all done in England, when we knew that to run it. ing conscious about it, was going to happen we just wanted loget although I think that And you've got floating guitarists. Why? Bob Andrews (who, for anyone who doe­ Peter was probably Is it true? sn't know, produced our first two albums aware that il would be Lynda: Well, The Dugites.,. and used lo play keyboards with Graham good if we came up Paul: He doesn't actually float! Parker). He's just become a good friend with a good 'danccy' Lynda: He's pretty far off the ground! of ours and we just wanted to have him single. 1 mean, that's The Dugites are really a four piece- that's involved in the .ilbum. one of the things Paul and myself and the drummer and the Brian Eno - you couldn't call him an in­ about how he writes. keyboard player - and the extra members fluence? He certainly did! It did that wc are using this lour - of which Paul: Oh yeah, il may nol M)und like il there arc two - wc just pick up as wc need very well, didn't it? but just about all of us in the band have them. Lynda: Yeah.

«'4*JV.^V,*.ii.^-*4*>*'*'/ •'• •.^^^.^^.^••••4^*^:« zoo TA L K Kirk Pengilly, saxophonist, guita­ tour landed a recording contract with De­ rist and sometime vocalist for Syd­ luxe and the band was in the studio with­ ney band INXS, niust be wondering in a year of formation. if conducting interviews at a zoo The INXS story began in Perth. In 1979 lead vocalist Michael Hutchence teamed was such a good idea. As he yells up with the Farris brothers, Tim (guitar), over the monkey screams and the Andrew (keyboards) and Jon (drums), occasional rattle of the children's who'd been gigging around the city in a train, his ice-cream is slowly melt­ band called, not surprisingly, the Farris ing down his fingers. Brothers. They enlisted Kirk Pengilly (sax/ The location was an escape from the guitar) a school friend of the Farris' and hotel, he explains, because the band is Gary Beers (bass guitar) a friend of Hutch­ so sick of rooms, planes and cars. INXS ence and moved to Sydney. Then there have spent most of 1983 touring, mainly was the East Coast tour, the resulting re­ in America, to solid record sales and ecs­ cording contract, and the release of their tatic audiences. "There were some nights first single Simple Simon. we couldn't leave the gig because the coach The single didn't make the national we toured in was surrounded by kids charts in Australia, but an unusual deal wanting autographs," says Pengilly. was struck under which the single was re­ Since the band's first LP, 'INXS', in leased in France. The French loved it, 1980, critics have been claiming that giving INXS chart success in Europe be­ each year would be the Year of INXS. fore Australia, reversing the usual pattern This year they could be right. of local acts trying for overseas success In 1984, the band has already clocked after "making it" here. up their first national number one single, The band was still young in 1980 with v.v.v:>:';'X':'...*.v.v.v.v.'.v.v.*.v.v.v V.'.V.V.'IvX'.'.V.V.-.'.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V Original Sin. an average age of 20. Their first LP Kirk Pengllly's iceRichard Clapton, reached the top fif­ MTV began in 1981 and is the equiva­ lent of a twenty-four hours a day, seven is "the most exciting thing to happen to "We thought, we can't do that! We've teen, as did both the singles from it, Stay Australia" in the last couple of years, says got to know where we're going next. So Young and Night of Rebellion. INXS had days a week Countdown. Molly has been replaced with "veejays" (video-jockeys) Pengilly. we were just playing away and he said OK made the difficult progression from cult and the Countdown set with a plush meti­ Bands can now titink in terms of wri­ that's it and that was the take!" to commercial success. ting and performing for overseas markets "It ended up six and a half minutes culously designed fantasy that would be a INXS went off the road in early 1982 fifteen-year-old's dream - decked out and this broadens their entire outlook, he and he edited it down the way we all enthuses. thought best." for a well deserved rest and emerged with with stereo equipment, albums, video- the acclaimed LP 'Shabooh Shoobah', At pmes and so on. "For Australian bands, once you reach The rest of The Swing was produced a certain position in Australia you have the time Tim Farris explained the title; Yet, unfortunately for Australian and by Nick Launay, whose list of two choices; you either backslide because ",,. the name Shabooh Shoobah is actu­ English bands, MTV is In trouble, says achievements include Midnight Oil, Public you can't go any further here, or you ally the beat to the song I wrote for the Pengilly. Image Ltd, Birthday Party and Models. go overseas. album. 11 just had a sou nd that went S HA- Its two main problems are financial INXS were a little worried that the "Unfortunately It's been a problem for BOOH SHOOBAH!" difficulties and an alleged racial disci- change in producers would make the sin­ Australian bands for a while. I'm not sure "The long lay off after three years for mi nation, he adds, which are being re­ gle "stand out or not stand out" amoungst but I'd say that's what happened to Cold almost constant touring saved the band flected in a more mainstream, middle-of- the other tracks, says Pengilly. However, Chisel — nothing happened for them over­ from softly killing themselves and also the-road format. as the album was recorded in "aboutseven seas. gave us a new dynamic in our lives which studios with as many engineers", and two "However, America's obsession with producers, and was then mixed at the was good for creativity," said Michael "They're playing more middle-of-the- Hutchence. road journey-like material, not taking things Australian could be on the decline," Town House in London, Pengilly figures Pengilly says. it's all "pretty diverse" anyway. Within weeks of relea.seShabooh Shoo­ any chances." bah had reached the national top ten, and During the first 18 months of MTV, of "While we were there, there was such The enormous number of people invol­ Rolling Stone magazine included it in its over 750 video clips, fewer than two dozen excitement about Australian and English ved in the production of The Swing made ten best Australian albums for 1982. The featured black artists and there was a pub­ music - what they called 'new music' decisions about who and/or what appears album recharted again in 1984 when the lic outcry from critics and artists alike. bands — but now It's dying down." in the credits pretty difficult, he says. band toured in February. Early In 1983 CBS were mmoured to "But like any new fad, which is what These difficulties, combined with the pro­ Shabooh Shoobah reached the thirties have threatened boycotting the sution the Australian thing has been over the last blem of getting six elusive band members of the American national charts as did the unless Michael Jackson's video clip for year, it's been hip to have something Aus­ together whilst on tour to discuss things, single from the album, One Thing. This the number one single Bille jean was given tralian or to know something about Aust­ threatened to set back the release date of means they sold more records In America airplay. It was, and MTV's playlist sud­ ralia, but as soon as it starts to get to the the album. than probably Cold Chisel or Australian denly became a bit more relective of black masses it is no longer hip," "Everything's got to be very democra­ Crawl did in Australia. music; but the stigma still follows MTV INXS probably have little to worry tic" says Pengilly. "The record sales arc in ratio much into 1984. about on that score as Americans and INXS is hardly an overnight sensation, higher in America. Wc probably sold a INXS were very well received by Ameri­ Australians are finally catching up with but they have had an enviable rise to suc­ quarter of a million records." can audiences on tour, says Pengilly. the critics and buying their records.. cess: smooth yet not too quick. "Bands like Australian Crawl and Cold "As much as I hate to say it, In some Kirk Penally thanks us for the inter­ Each album has been better received Chisel seem to always go about four times places the audience reaction was more im­ view and wanders off towards the Zoo than the previous, each concert better at­ platinum in Australia, but that's only pressive than in Australia." kiosk. Perhaps he's going to buy another tended. Even the critics have been firmly 200,000 sales" (and weeks and weeks "Especially with the Adam Ant tour ice-cream and perhaps he'll be able to eat behind them since their inception in 1979. in the number one spot!) there was just a general excitement. As it this time. INXS had been together only six INXS, tike Men At Work, attribute soon as the lights went out there an ear- months when they were asked to support much of their US success to MTV, the piercing scream - you almost couldn't Midnight Oil on an East Coast tour. The American cable television network. hear yourself play." 12 YOUNG BAND GOES WEST

One of Japan's most successful exports this summer has been the band Sandii and the Sunsetz. They arrived on Australian shores in January, accompanied by a fanfare of publicity. JANE WILLCOX and KATE GIBBONS spoke to lead singer Sandii about how the band has crossed the boundary between East and West

"Japanese men think I'm weird" name changes, she emerged as lead vocalist says Sandii with a shy laugh that Is of Sandii and the Sunsetz. very Japanese. Hosono was to co-produce their first LP, Heartscale which featured heavy Yel­ Sandii, lead singer of Japanese band, low Magic Orchestra involvement, and al- Sandii and the Sunsetz, is juggling pride thou^ critically accepted, failed commer­ and loyalty to her Japanese heritage with cially. playing rock and roll. "I'm very Japanese, but I don't bow to The Sunsetz began to look West, tour­ each man." ing in the UK with David Sylvian and Everybody Is curious about what it is Japan to good reviews. The association to be a woman in Japanese rock, she said. proved fruitful for the Sunsetz's second "The point of view of Japanese women album. Immigrants, where Sylvian contri­ is changing, slowly but surely. They're buted background vocals and wrote the more aggressive, they go and get what lyrics for a few songs. Members of the they want." Yellow Magic Orchestra were still involved Hardly women's liberation she adds, musically, but most of the LP was produ­ but Sandii feels she has escaped the tradi­ ced In England with Dave Jordan (the Fun tional roles held by her Japanese peers. Boy Three, Specials, Bananarama); an in­ She was born of Japanese and Ameri­ dication of the meaning of the title. can-Spanish parents In Japan, but she "We are all immigrants in some way spent her youUi in Hawaii moving to Chi­ and the music is a mixed cultural thing wants to produce the band, possibly in (Sandii's disillusionment with politics is cago In the early seventies. too," says Makoto. New York in March. probably a result of the recent Lockheed She toured American military bases in In playing asubtle Asian-Western meld, The Sunsetz' third LP, Viva Lava Liva, bribery scandal in which many of Japan's 1973, during America's Vietnam involve­ the Sunsetz have found musical elements a compilation of the previous two and top politicians, Including the then Prime ment and in 1977 won two awards, the which the East and West share. Sandii's solo LP, was released in eariy Minister, were disgraced. The Lockheed Grand Prix and Best Singer, in the Yam­ Describing her influences as "all Asia", February and again Yellow Magic Orches­ affair had a similar effect in Japan as aha Seventh Annual World Pop Festival. Sandii said she'd found similar elements tra featured heavily. The cover notes in­ Watergate had In America.) clude special thanks for encouragement Sandii wasn't very happy in America, in New Orleans rhythm and blues, "tribe to Sydney radio station 2JJJ, INXS and "In 'A Great Wall' (from Heatscale), I especially Chicago: "The weather was rhythm". David Bowie. Three tracks were recorded wanted to sing about China's Great Wall just terrible." "We call our beat a "rice beat" she and at the same time the wall between says. "Japanese rice is very sticky, it's not live in the UK in 1982. In 1980 she recorded her first and countries, people, mother and daughter." like Western. Western rice is more dry. So The Sunsetz are a five-piece band: San­ only solo album. Eating Pleasure. Sandii when we clap our hands between beats dii, Makoto Kubota (guitar), Takashi Although the band is surviving financi­ then took a job with a Japanese rock pro­ there is a little stickiness. Sticky Music!" Otizo (Bass guitar), Keni Vnouc (guitar) ally in Japan, the market is small. gram. Young Echo, where two of the (The title of their latestsingle is, of course. and Hideo Inoura (drums). "There is only a very small market for guests she interviewed were Makoto Ku- rock and roll in Japan." Sticky Music). She claps to illustrate her What Chris Stein is to Blondie, Makoto bota and Harry Hosono. Hosono was a "The biggest market is bubblegum and point, pausing as her hands meet, to In­ is to the Sunsetz - the principal songwri­ member of now defunct Yellow Magic candy floss; the girls wear short skirts and dicate stickiness. ter and a behind-the-scenes leader. Orchestra, probably the most important "It's nol all up and down rhythm, all look like the girl next door. They have band in Japan's rock history. more a combination of sideways music." Sandii sings in Japanese as well as Eng­ that cute smile all the time. They all sound The Yellow Magic Orchestra was lish, but is not disappointed If people and look alike. Real "cutsie-pje" says San­ critically and commercially successful The Sunsetz first amved in Australia don't understand. dii. within Japan and in the West without to support Sydney band INXS on New "I'll never be disappointed. I don't ask Sandii feels that Western people are compromising their heritage. It is now Year's Eve with all the publicity and hype for anything from people, If they like the finally "waking up" to Japanese music Impossible to pick up an LP of Japanese their record company could muster. And music it's fine. It's more my own message and that the success of the film Merry rock without some mention of a Yellow it paid off In Sydney they were flavour to myself." Christmas Mr. Lawrence could have played Magic Orchestra member in the sleeve of the month and in Adelaide they had Sometimes the lyrics are political, she a part. But, personally, she didn't really notes (even if it is just a credit for hand most of the massive audience at Glenelg's says. "But I don't use political words in enjoy IL clapping!). Colley Reserve up and dancing. It was an an obvious way, I use children's words in­ "I didn't really enjoy it because I absolute riot. stead and relate them to more personal couldn't really hear what Sakamoto was saying. He mumbles, whether It was In Makoto was part of a moderately suc­ The night the band arrived they played things." English or Japanese." cessful band, the Sunsetz Gang. Sandii at Sydney's Mosman Hotel, backed by "I don't like to be political, but I do subsequently joined Makoto's band as a INXS and David Bowie. feel very disappointed about politics, 1 "He's not the type of person to scream back-up singer, and after a number of Bowie was in Sydney for a holiday and diink everybody does.. not very reliable." all the time, as he did in the movie, so it was hard for him to act. It wasn't very natural." Sakomoto was a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra and a pop star in Japan of similar standing to David Bowie in Wes­ tern Countries. Sandii found it as hard to see Sakomoto as an actor as many found it to see Bowie. Sandii is very keen to take Japanese music to Western audiences. "We have gained very much from Wes­ tern people for all these years, so I think it's about time we should give something back." "The Japanese people look more to­ wards overseas markets." "They love foreign bands" says Sandii. "They like anyone Western looking, because we arc all black haired and slanted eyed."

13

AN EARLY HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN ROCK

GENESIS: The 50's By the end of the 50's the Australian From the very start Australian rock music industry had formed. It was rough was derivative and imitative. The last and disorganised but it was ready for deve­ lopment. The recording facilities available half of the decade which introduced to local arts were little better than primi­ rock 'n' roll to Australia set the pat­ tive and concerts were treated with mild tern for the growth of local industry. condescension. Attention was focussed on overseas Australian music entered the 60's with trends. Australian performers, pro- a clean-cut image - a response to the over­ motets, record companies and audi­ seas trend which saw the likes of Frankie ences looked overseas for inspiration Avaion and Bobby Reydell topping the and direction. By the turn of the charts. Johnny Chester, Colin Cook, War­ decade this hadn't changed. It had ren Williams and Bryan Davies emerged as set. Despite this narrow outlook a new male stars. Female acts began with local industry developed, involving Judy Stone, Noeleen Batleyand Patsy Ann TV, radio antj performers. Noble. This was bland and although some of the "old" acts adapted to suit there Rock 'n' roll came to Australia in 1955 were those that didn't. Oz rock was diver­ with Uae film The Blackboard Jungle. Its sifying according to overseas trends. theme music Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets introduced a startling new sound to Australians. It was an instant success. DEVELOPMENT: The 60'$ Australia's obsession with overseas Elvis Presley followed in eariy 1956 music dominated the industry's develop­ with his first Australian hit Hearbreak ment in the 60's. Local acts imitated the Hotel in the same yearTV was introduced. us Surf Sound, the UK Merseybeat and Rock 'n' roll went from strength to stren­ finally the diverse forms of the US psyche­ gth. But it wasn't until 1958 that Australia delic era. But circumstances were chan­ produced its own hero. ging. Australian acts produced internatio­ Johnny O'Keefe had been inspired by nal hit singles and found a repectable pop- The Blackboard Jungle. By 1956 he was tilarity on their shores. Unfortunately the playing rock 'n' roll and starting the per­ industry was becoming formal and exer­ sistent pestering which would get him ting a powerful and conservative influence signed with Australia's first record com­ on Australia music. To begin airplay or pany. Festival. After three false starts recording contract meant sacrificing any O'Keefe produced a hit, Wild One made originality. him a flesh and blood representation of the vinyl and celluloid heroes of rock 'n' Surf City, a converted cinema in Syd­ roll. He was a hero by 1958. ney's Kings Cross, established Sydney as Other local acts emerged. Col Joye and Australia's music capital for the first half the joy Boys were among the pioneers of of the decade. The US sound which inspi­ Australian rock. The stars of this new red the formation ofthiscentrewasshort- lived as an Influence but it was significant. The Beatles and Merseybeat remained music were Lucky Starr, Barry Stanton, or Vox amp. PA's were virtually unheard Johnny Rebb, Lonnie Lee, Dig Richards Among the bands playing the Surf Sound a profound influence on Australian music of. were the Delltones, the Midnighters, the until 1967. In 1965 Melbourne claimed and Johnny Devlin. U was largely imita­ Solo performers emergetl during this Denvermen and the Atlantics. It was at the musical spotlight by becoming the tive. Inspired and enthusiastic, but deriva­ period — a phenomenon peculiar to Surf City that Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs "mod" centre of Australia. Equipped tive. Australia and one which persisted into got started. with better and more numerous venues, The local industry started forming with the seventies. Among them were Normie Melbourne produced a second wave of the introduction of TV and radio prog­ The Surf Sound rapidly pve way to Rowe, Johnny Young, Ronnie Burns, early 60's bands. The Cherokces, the Str­ rammes for teenagers and the promotion the music of an English band that would and Dinah Lee. Even for these performers angers, the Groop and the Loved Ones all of overseas acts in Australia. TV Disc Joc­ effectively change rock 'n' roll forever. success could be elusive. emerged from this brief era in Australian key, The Hit Parade and Teenage Mailbag The Beatles had their first hit in 1962. Most of the music on the radio was rock. The main exception to this was the pioneered TV's involvement in 1957. By Love Me Do converted all gigging bands imitative of the British sound. Agents, Easybeats. In mid-1965 their first number 1959 the ABC had 6 O'clock Rock {hosted in Australia to Merseybeat. The first promoters and record companies posi­ one single was released In Sydney. by Johnny O'Keefe) and the imitation of bands to make the transition were Billy tively discouraged originality - so most American Bandstand, Bandstand, broad­ Thorpe and the Aztecs and Ray Brown Melbourne not only produced Austra­ working acts spent their time covering cast on Sydney's TCN-9, premiered in and the Whispers. lian performers during this time. It also English hits. It was at this stage that the fostered the growth of other aspects of November 1958. Even at this stage the industry was "second level" of Australian music em­ the industry. Between 1964 and 1966 manipulating the direction of Australian erged - "underground" or "alternative" Melbourne TV stations introduced two music. In 1960 radio stations were res­ acts outside the formula which labelled new music shows. Go! and Kommotion. ponding to the implications of rock 'n' the Twilights as a Beatles band and the In 1966 Go Set, Australia's first real rock roll. 3UZ inuoduccd a Top 40 format for Masters Apprentices as a Yardbirds band. Thanks to magazine, was published, and the inaugural Saturday mornings but 2UW banned all The Missing Links, Purple Hearts, Adelaide Uni Hoadley's Battle of theSounds took place. Students magazine rock 'n' roll, opting instead for the mid­ Jeff St John & the Id, Throb and NZ's "ON DIT" dle of the road material which pulled rat­ By 1966, Uie Australian music indus­ Max Merritt & the Meteors were the fot the articles ings in the US and the UK. John Laws on try was thriving. Conditions were perfect mainstay of this "second level". on Australian 5AD had The Big Bear and Gary Meadows for Australian success. Stimulated by They were original and fell outside Rock History, on 61X had Hits You Can Bank On. In touring overseas acts between 1964 and the rigid structures imposed by the ind­ Midnight Oil, 1963 Sydney's 2SM inu^oduced a team of 1967 (Beatles, Dylan, the Who, and the ustry power brokers. The only original INXS, The Church disc jockeys called The Good Guys. 11 was Rolling Stones), more local acts set their and successful bands to break the rules and Sandii an attempt to capture a youthful audience. sights on overseas. It was possible for with no ill effects were the Loved Ones & the Sunsetz. By the time the Beatles toured in 1964 bands to make a living wage in the mid- and the Easybeats. the charts had become a fact of life and 60s. Overheads were low because technol­ Dj's were stars in their own right. Radio ogical advances had not produced ampli­ stations could make or break a band. fication units bigger than a Goldentone 16 TEMPER OF THE TIMES

the Drop' benefit concert, TOM MORTON interviewed lead singer Peter Garrett, an articulate and politically committed performer. They discussed the problems that the Oils, as a "political" band, faced in working in a highly, commercialised industry.

Midnight Oil need no introduction. peace movement In Sydney isn't nearly as Anybody the least bit interested in well organised in Sydney as it is in Mel­ Australian rock 'n' roll knows who bourne and Adelaide. We'll probably end they are, and anybody who turned up putting on our own "Stop the Drop" on their radio more than a couple show, organising il ourselves and putting the money into a trust fund for distribu­ of times last year will have heard tion to people that we think are worth­ Short Memory, U.S. Forces, Power while." and the Passion and other songs Asked if he thought that disarmament from the 10,9,8... album which fin­ was "the most important issue", Garrett ally established the Oils as the most said "absolutely and unequivocally. I don't powerful and important force in just think it, I know it to be the most im­ Australian music today. portant issue there is now." In a way, it's hard to account for their judging by the new song which the Oils popularity, which seems to cut across all began the warm-up show - a very eerie, the normal divisions of age, taste and style very powerful chant which starts off like amongst bands and the people who go to a dirge and finishes up like an anthem - see them and buy their records. Doubtless their next album will be even closer to it has something to do with their well- the political bone than 10,9,8. ..The known "uncompromising" approach to The second verse begins "There's a mad­ the big bucks and big hype which the mu­ man.in the White House" and there arc a sic industry promises to bands as success­ number of not very veiled references to ful as the Oils have become. nuclear weapons technology and uranium Probably it has more than a little to do getting "misplaced". I asked if diis meant with their politics. that the whole album would have a "Stop But more than anything, their appeal the Drop" theme. appreciation of what the Oils are about. and the sheer excitement they can gene­ "We don't want anyone to misunder­ "Well, 1 diought 10,9,8.. .was a Stop rate springs from their sound, a sound stand - first and foremost the Oils are a the Drop album. I don't think we want which is uniquely and aggressively Austra­ rock 'n' roll band. Rock 'n' roll is enter­ "I'm not primarily a musician - Mid­ to bore people to death with songs about lian. Midnight Oil would be the last ones tainment. A component of our entertain­ night Oil are the musicians, I'm just a per­ to want anyone to wave a flag on their be­ the bombs - I find it pretty painful to ment happens to that we deal with those former, I'm just the physical and verbal half - but those relentless tearing guitars, sing them - but one thing we will do Is to things which affect us - the politics of representation of the collective creativity a rhythm section like a high-precision be far more specific about those people nuclearism, the environment and so on. I of five people - it's certainly not me that jackhammer, and Peter Garrett's broad, who hold the responsibility for our survi­ think that half the people that listen to us you're seeing up there. People who know abrasive voice all seem to have a quality val In their hands - the American military already agree and think that way and just the band tend to understand this, but out­ which conjures up not just the things planners and of course the Russian mili­ enjoy the songs and the other half don't siders just see this big bald guy jumping tary planners whom we can identify. But which are perennially Australian - heat, even concern themselves. up and down and think that's all there is there'll be other kinds of songs on It too. sea, suburbs under a glaring blue sky and "By the same token, I think that if the to it." the buzz and rush of being out on a warm Apart from anything else, I think from environment that you perceive a band in summer's ni^t - but also "the temper of now on lots of people are going to be becomes an environment that always has How much do you think the sort of popu­ the times", the feeling of whatever it singing songs about bombs. We - the Oils certain things in it, certain political mes­ larity which the Oils have achieved in Aus­ means to be alive In this place, now. - have to take it to the next stage. sages, then it must start to affect you. tralia, and their place in "Oz music", have "In about 18 months it'll dawn on That's the theory, anyway. According to Peter Garrett, being alive people that this is an issue which you have to do with the sort of jingoistic Australian in this place now means having a lot to to confront yourself and with which you "And it's encouraging that we get a lot nationalism which has arisen in the past think about. have to confront everyone else. Once of mail from kids still at school - the bro­ couple of years — at the same time as As well as playing the Adelaide and you've realised that you have to decide on thers and sisters of the people who first you've been becoming more and more Melbourne "Stop the Drop" concerts for what to do about it and how. People need started coming to see us - and very little successful - and do you think you fans free (as did all the bands who appeared). some sort of lead. We're trying to think of it is gooey fan mail. Most of the time it's differentiate enough between a nationa­ Midnight Oil have put a great deal of time ahead - for example we're toying with the likely to be about how worried they are lism which involves wearing "Advance and energy intohelping the local organisers idea of not paying tax on our records - we about President Reagan bombing the Australia" on your chest, and a nationa­ - in Melbourne, People for Nuclear Dis­ don't think we should support the govern­ world to pieces." lism which involves us making sure that armament, in Adelaide a coalition of Peo­ ment financially because we don't believe we're an autonomous country and that ple for Peace, CANE, Young Labor and there should be buying F-18s, which are We're not controlled by foreign interests? Greenpeace - to plan and produce the an offensive weapon and only serve to "That's one of the critical questions that we, as a band, if we analysed what shows. They would like lo do "Stop the prop up the U.S. military-industrial com­ Does it ever bother you that you might Drop" performances in every capital city, plex." be put in the position of being spokesman we did, and the way that we present our­ but haven't so far done one in Sydney, Certainly it'd be hard not to hoist In for a whole generation of "young Austra­ selves, would have to consider. I think that, their home town. Peter explained the rea­ some of the political points Midnight Oil lians", of having to come through with the initially, a part of the Oils'success was due sons for it being harder for them to play have made on their last two albums. But ideologically sound goods every time? to the fact that we were unabashedly Aus­ in Svdney than anywhere else. how far does It go? Does it concern the "It has bothered us as a band - there tralian - we were very critical of bands band that people who buy their records was a period about 18 months to 2 years that pandered to overseas tastes, of Ameri­ "It's partly Sydney politics. There's no and can sing along with all the lyrics when there was a real danger, for me any­ can junk T.V. shows, of multinational In­ PND in Sydney, just lots of splinter while dancing furiously around their sub­ way, that people would respond to me as volvement here. When we were just play­ groups. Some of them are affiliated with urban lounge rooms may not think very someone special or different - that's a ing to small audiences, to inner city people the ALP, and since Labor changed Its hard about what the words say, or if they bad thing you know, that's the problem and Uni students, I think they understood policy on uranium mining, they've taken do, might not get out and do something we've still got, that we're holding up these and were aware of what we were about a soft line - which is disgusting. Others about it? , Ignoramuses as though they knew some­ When we got out to the suburbs I think are Stalinist and fmd it difficult to "I don't think it'd matter if no-one else thing - but 1 do think that I'm in a posi­ that people there tust tended to see it at criticise the mining of uranium because thought about it except for one person - tion of being able to say something useful, one level, and it became jingoistic. | don't agree with that, Iflnd overt nationalism - their fathers in another part of the world if one person was touched by what we do, I have the advantage that I've been highly which basically is very manipulable by doit I'd be satisfied. Of course, I would want educated and .Cm very articulate, and I have a very strong political ideology. "Because of all the faction-fighting the far more - but I think I detect a greater fcontrni/Bdi 17 Steve Kilby seems shy and quiet-spo­ come by. The band's current tour will ken, not the kind of guy to proclaim lose ihcm $8,000, "wc can't seem lo make himself "Australia's greatest song­ money on the road. We get about 700 writer", which is what he did a cou­ people to our gigs, you need to be getting 1200 to make an appreciable amount. It's ple of years ago when the Church hard for middle bands like us to make were topping the charts. money, people want a big light show and Maybe the change is because he believes a big PA, but we don't get the crowds to there is little future for the Church in Aust­ make that financially possible." ralia - "1 think we've already reached our The band's inability to pull the crowds peak and faded in Australia, we're just has been attributed by some to their laid hanging to go back overseas," back stage show. Steve agreed, saying Steve spoke of Ihc financial problems "People here want to watch guys running the band have been having since their over­ around on stage, drinking beer, swearing seas tour. While in terms of audience res­ and being silly, which we don't do. Over­ be a commercial success Steve says "we that's glamour. But il only last for ten ponse the band was successful, breaking seas the response was much better, they just do what we feel like at the time. You minutes, then it's over." house records and getting three encores al really went wild there. They go lo a gig lo can't really chase it, because when you Steve writes all of the lyrics for the some gigs, they ended up losing a lot of hear a band, and that's all they want lo do, chase it it always alludes you. You've just band, lyrics like; money. A lot of this was due to an ill- whereas here you're competing with got to stumble upon it." So deep without a meaning. fated tour with Duran Duran. "It was everything else that's going on in the Steve was evasive when asked whether I knew you 'd find me drinking. horrible. Someone in our agency in Eng­ room." any of the band's current problems had Go tell those girls with horses for hearts. land said 'We'll get you a tour with Duran Even successful record sales don't help to do with management. The band is man­ That their jokes don't make me feel like Duran' and we were doubtful, but they the band financially. "I'm the only one in aged by Michael Chugg, who manages laughing. said 'It won't be the kind of audience you the band who's ever made any money oul several other bands, and we wondered if They just make me fee! like weeping expect. It won't be bad', but it was worse of record sales, because I get publishing the Church was being neglected. Steve In an unguarded moment,, than the kind of audience we expected. money. The rest of the band have never said: "You're on the right track, but no How personal are lyrics like that? "It's We did 8 gigs with them and then I just seen any money from record sales even comment..." hard to say. They're just lyrics to songs, said I 'm not going to anymore. Well it cost though our first album sold about Despite the problems, Steve isn't tempt­ they're taken on any level you like and someone a lot of money to buy us on the 3040,000 copies around the world. We ed to give the music business away. There any amount of seriousness you like. Ulti­ tour, our publishing company or record just seem lo sign a few bad deals and it's arc too many advantages. Things like mately, they are songs that probably company or someone, and when we stop­ not very lucrative." "being able to sleep in in the mornings, not no one will remember in 5 years." ped they freaked and said they wanted The band's most recent album. Seance, having anyone telling you what to do", their money back. We're still paying that didn't match thesuccessof their first. "It make il all worthwhile, but surprisingly What about Steve Kilby the person. He off now." just wasn't what people wanted to hear at glamour has little to do with it. "There's doesn't drink coffee and he uses herbal The tour didn't do much for his impres­ the time, I suppose. I didn't really think no glamour. Oh, there is if you're at a toothpaste if that gives you any idea sions of Duran Duran. "1 think they're it would be, but I hoped somebody prestigious gig and you've got all of the fucking horrible." would appreciate it. Well, it did sell 20,000 famous groupies in the room, and your JACQUIE ATALLAH Back in Australia money is hard to copies." Rather than work to what should manager's doing you a line of cocaine. JIMTREDINNICK

(continued! governments and corporate forces - to be can address itself to this particular Issue he starts to do the number - It Is a very next time that the Labor Party meeting is a dangerous thing. Nationalism is one of and show how important it is, it's also strai^tforward issue, It can be seen by held in Norwood or Eltham or wherever, the reasons that we're in the mess we're Hollywood in the way that they've done old and young alike. there are 50 or 60 irate members getting it. It's non-realistic In iheextreme. It does­ up and saying something. The media are In. I hope now that people appreciate "The other point I want to make is that that the Oils have a concern which goes n't go into any of the depth that it should sympathetic to It - sometimes they're we've always seen it as a political issue, not allowed to write everything they want, beyond just waving the flag." do, it's a cop-out of a film. The title of within the action of ordinary politics. This the film Indicates what it's all about: It's but all of the heavy media are sympathetic Peter Garrett has obviously thought a thing transcends politics - it's a moral to it. If you've got an address by Archbi­ called The Day After but the reality of issue. Wait till all the clergymen and arch­ lot about the way in which bands - or for the thing is that there will not be a day shop Smithers in front of 750 noble prize­ that matter, anyone with a message to get bishops really start to consider it; that's winners, and he starts talking about dis­ after, I think that films like that ultimately going to happen in America, and the next across - can communicate with audiences. end up doing an enormous disservice, be­ armament, you can't not print it." We talked for a while about the Dead Ken­ step is for them all to stop paying their cause they legitimize nuclear war - If you taxes. Even the Pope has talked about it Anyone who has seen Midnight Oil nedies, another band with a strong politi­ can make a film about the day after, what's live - thick clouds of red smoke slowly cal commitment, and Garrett expressed In that sense, I hold great hope. My con­ wrong with the bombs dropping? At the cern is that Australia plays such an im­ wreathing a suge lit only by flare torches, the opinion that, while he agrees with the same time, I realise that It's very hard to Rob Hirst pounding out that skull- Kennedy's politics, he thinks the form portant part in this whole thing, and I expect people to pay six bucks to realise think we can play an even more import­ thudding bassdrum beat to Armistice they use prevents the message getting that there's no future. Hopefully, from Day while Garrett stands like a statue through, since their audiences consist al­ ant part in stopping it We're the eyes the point of view of the amount of debate and ears of the whole American defence at the mike, bends to the crowd to hear most entirely of skinheads, who are "re­ that it will generate, it'll be worthwhile. them sing the words back to him in actionary fascist shits" as he put it. "The network, and my main concern is turning That's all I can say." Hawke around, turning the whole of the chorus, then starts on his famous robot message and the receivers are diametrically ALP around." prance-dance-convulsions, regaining con­ opposed," he says, and sees this as a gene­ trol of all circuits just In time to spread ral problem for "highpowered leftie theo­ Since you released 10,9,8..., a number a huge white banner with "Radioact­ rists" who can't communicate with the of fairiy depressing things have happened Do you think it can be done? ivity Fades Your Genes" on it across middle class, and in particular, with mid­ - the Conservatives got in in Germany "Yes, I do." the stage - anyone who has seen that dle-class kids. and Britain, the deployment of Cruise and Pershing missiles is going ahead, and How? couldn't help but feel that this Is about as "Two ways. One way is determined ac­ powerful and direct as statements about "That's where the majority of Austra­ the Australian government isn't going to stop uranium mining. Do you think there tion in the way It's happened up till now the threat of nuclear war are going to get, lians sit, and that's why the Left in Aust­ is "time to try", as you say in 'Maralinga'? - people talking, getting active, demon­ that this Is something which has to touch ralia has never been an effective counter­ strating, introducing the Ideas to other us, move us, make us angry, here, now, in balance - they fight amongst themselves, "I think so. It people like ourselves people. this place, this minute. The Oils are "dying and they don't speak in a language which who've been trying think that there isn't "The second way is a moral, direct, fac­ to talk", they're talking to us: are we go­ is communicable to ordinary people. They hope, then there really isn't. One of the tual blast done at a very respectable, very ing to listen? speak a dead language, and I don't know problems is that wc tend to analyse things responsible, very together media level and whether they're going to realize II or not." like the deployment as key issues - they've aimed at the middle class - so that the Recently the Oils have been branching deployed, we've lost, fuck, they're all out and taking their music and their poli­ there, there's nothing we can do about tics into other areas of the media. Footage that - that's how we tend to see it, but of them performing Short Memory is in­ it's important that people don't target cluded in a new Australian film called these things and sec them as being an ab­ One Night Stand, which is about the last solute goal. Slopping the deployment and night of the worid before the bombs start stopping Roxby arc important, but they falling - even on Sydney. Garrett is in­ shouldn't be absolute goals. What's most volved in setting up a "high-powered pro­ important is that peoples' awareness con­ fessional and media disarmament group", tinues to increase, and that they continue which includes "straight people with very to pul themselves on ihc line ihaui it. respectable public profiles," lawyers, and That's why I admire people that go to jail the filmmaker John Duigan, who directed for it — if some middlc

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•.:.::'.:• ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^m^^^^^^^^^^^^^S 20 FILM A Fig of a Movie 3716840 LICENCED RAZORBACK: Directed by Russell IVIulcahy, starring Gregory Harrison ReSTf^RWIT (and a pig). MON-SAT from.5 30P|V1 Probably tlie best way to describe "Razorback" is to describe the audi­ 3711879 JVJTVJIKUST LUCIA ence's reactions. The movie begins with a gigantic razor- \7if\i ^ bacic pig bursting througli an isolated out­ 3PM THE BfG CHILL back house and stealing an infant baby 1 5.30 ZELIG from the nursery. Sound like a familiar 7.30 THE BIG CHILL theme from Ayer's Rock a couple of years 9.30 ZELIG ago? Other people thouglu so too because tlie cry of "The.pig's got my baby!!!" 1 WED 7.30 BRIMSTONE came from the back of the theatre. 2 9.15 PERFORMANCE The next scene shows the grandfather of the stolen infant camped out at night 1 FRI 5.30 MAN OF FLOWERS in the middle of nowhere as a shooting 4 7.30 TRADING PLACES star goes across the niglit sky. When some­ 9.30 ZELIG body else in tlie audience yells "pigs in SAT 3.30 1LONEL Y HEARTS spaaaccceee!", it's hard not to laugh. Later on the lead male (Gregory Harri­ 5 5.30 1V1A N OF FLOWERS son), is beinj' chased by a herd of normal 7.30 •TRADIN G PLACES size razorbacks (as well as the Lead Pig) ZELIG 9.30 ; and falls into a dam, where he lauglis at 2.30 GANDHI 1 the pigs because ll\ey can't swim out to IsUN 5.30 MAN OF FLOWERS get him. As soon as he says this yet ano­ 6 7.15 ORD. MADNESS ther voice from the audience starts hum­ 9.15 LIQUID SKY ming the theme from "Jaws". The message from all this is that "Ra­ ITUE 3.30 ZELIG zorback" is a tongue-in-cheek horror/com­ 5.15 TRADING PLACES edy aimed at a fairly young audience but r 7.30 ZELIG one that will also keep most Uni students 9.15 TRADING PLACES amused by giving them a few facetious, most any otlier Australian movie. Similarly "Razorback" is a movie that will amuse jwEq 7.15 ORD. MADNESS unintentional lauglis. the otlier great pedigree of the fdm as far only if you see it with an expectation to ]9^ 9.15 CLOCKWORK 0. J With rock video whizz kid Russell as students are concerned, the Icehouse laugh at it rather than witli it all tlie time. Mulcahy (Elton John, Duran Duran, Ice­ soundtrack, is even less obtrusive and With this in mind I tliought the movie was 7.30 RIGHT STUFF TT house, Billy Joel etc.) directing the film, tnore primitive than their usual offerings. great. Besides, any pig that takes a mania­ 11PM URGH-POLICE/DEVO you can expect to see more sunsets, sun­ It therefore plays only a very minor part ! SAT cal dislike to "The Don Lane Show", as 3PM MEET ME IN ST.L. rises and views of the moon througli in the film and rarely gets a chance to be Razorback does, is OK by me. 12 5PM SINGING IN THE R. clouds etc than just about al! other heard over the grunting noises that the 7.30 RIGHT STUFF | movies ever made combined, but the end majority of the audience makes whenever DAMIEN SIMPSON 5PM BLUES BROS. result is a richness unmatched in al­ the Lead Pig appears. 13 7.15 LOLITA 9.30 DR. STRANGELOVE TUE 7.30 RIGHT STUFF Stuff Art! Let's Dance • • •. 15 WED FOOTLOOSE: Starring Kevin Ba­ Lithgow is an actor's actor - he can 8PM POLYPHONY play the heck out of any role - and in 16 {ON STAGE) con, Lori Singer, John Lithgow. "Footloose" is just one of those "Footloose" he plays a classic "good bad- movies - it's going (0 be huge, not die" wlio finallyconie s througli in the end. 1 FRI 5.15 CARMEN 1 Unl'ortunately, Lithgow is (he only because of any great acting or realis­ 18 7.30 BETRAYAL oasis in this acting desert and, as usual, he tic storyline, but because of its for­ 9.30 EDUCATING RITA puts everything he has into his perfor­ mula appeal to modern youth. mance. However, one cannot help but no­ SAT 3.15 BETRAYAL The formula is this: a young romance, 19 tice (he problems even he has in trying to 5.15 CARMEN a winning soundtrack and some superbly get something out of the script which just 7.30 BETRAYAL choreographed dance sequences (Apparen­ isn't there. 9.30 EDUCATING RITA | tly when newcomer Kevin Bacon won the By now everyone who listens to com­ SUN 3.15 TO BEGIN AGAIN lead role for Footloose he told producers mercial radio has heard the title song to he couldn't dance. All 1 can say is that he 20" 5.15 CARMEN Footloose (sung by Kenny Loggijis) - this must have been a quick learner). track alone will ensure the album being a 7.30 REDS (TO 11PM) "Footloose" is the stor>- of how Ren bestseller. However, other perfoniiers on (Bacon), a Chicago kid, comes to a staid the soundtrack include Mick Reno (Lover- TUE 3PM EDUCATING RITA countr\' town where dancing and rock 'n' boy), Ann Wilson (Heart) and our own •2Z~ 5.15 BETRAYAL roll are banned, and, against all odds, puts Moving Pictures. 7.30 EDUCATING RITA on a school dance. Ren meets Ariel (Lori Anyone who likes a good fun movie 9.30 BETRAYAL Singer) and, not surprisingly, they fall in and is in the mood for entertainment will love. However, problems arise as Ariel is WED enjoy this one. For those who want to see 7.30 REDS (TO 11PM) | the daugliter of the local preacher (John top acting, see "Silkwood" instead. Lithgow). HARRY DUNSTALL FRI 5.15 CARMEN 1 25 7.30 MY CHILDREN 9.15 THE DRESSER Blame It on Bad Actin SAT 3PM MY CHILDREN 5.15 CARMEN BLAME IT ON RIO: Produced and edy about two families who take a holiday 7.30 CROSSCREEK directed by Stanley Donen. house together where the teenager daugh­ 9.30 THE DRESSER With an actor like Michael Caine, a ter of one (Johnson) falls for her father's producer/director as famed as Stan­ best friend, played by Caine. SUN 3PM CROSSCREEK 1 ley Donen ("Singin' in the Rain", 27 5.15 CARMEN While the acting may not have been "Indiscreet"), and a scriptwriter of outstanding (even Caine appeared below 7.30 NIGHTPORTER | the calibre of Larry Gelbart (Mash), par), U\e movie was obviously not meant 9.30 THE DEVILS | one would expect "Blame it on Rio" to reap Acadamy Award fame and was TUE 3PM CARMEN to be the smash hit comedy of the merely intended tobe a liglit piece of farce 29 5.15 THE DRESSER f year. that requires no concentration but pro­ It won't be - the movie unfortunately vides a few laughs. 7.30 CARMEN 1 failed to live up to such higli expectations. Further, "Blame It On Rio" has pro­ Don't get me wrong - there are some bably the happiest ending I've ever seen - 9.30 THE DRESSER [ very funny moments and some truly magi­ this one stretches the imagination but cal one-liners (most of which are given to rounds off the movie well and leaves the WED 7.30 HAROLD a MAUDE 1 Caine). It's just that the picture could have viewer contented. 30 9.15 BEjNG THERE | been so much better - il relied too much There are a number of pictures I would on the luscious, tropical scenery of Rio go and see before tliis one, but if you're JOIN THE PI OEte 1 de Janeiro and on the naked body of 17- short of something to do and have a few MOVIB t r::"M| year-old newcomer, Michelle Johnson. spare dollars give it a look. * 4LW4YS OfENTOIHIPUBL "Blame It On Rio" is a romantic com­ HARRY DUNSTALL 21 AN OPEN APOLOGY TO ASIAN STUDENTS ON CAMPUS The representative body of students on campus, Union Council, formerly wishes to apologise on behalf of our community to any Asian person offeiided by the racist graffiti which appeared on campus recently. The sentiments expressed by the perpetrator/s of this crime are ones which our community, as a whole, does not hold. Our sorrow at this action, which will have caused so much anxiety to some students, is genuine and heartfelt. We hope that all those who read the graffiti and were personally upset by it will accept this sincere apology.

TONY KYNASTON (Union President) CATHY BOMAN (Womens' Rights V/P) RICMOORE (Secretary) BRENDA BIGGS (Postgraduate V/P) KAREN AXFORD (Treasurer) KERRY REA (Part-Timers V/P) DAN CROWLEY (General Vice President) JENNY CROSS (Hospitals Area V/P) AMANDA FALCONER (Activities V/P) HARRIS SCHLEN (Turbot St Area V/P) MICHAEL KAISER (Education V/P) FRANCIE PITTS (External V/P) PETER SHOYER (College V/P) PAUL LUCAS (Nat. Stud. Affairs Off r) (llie Union Bxccutivc, on hclialfofVnion Council and the students and people of this community)

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ANSWERS to SPORTS QUIZ (from p.26) HORSE RACING 1. Jim Johnson AUSTRALIAN RULES 2. Welght-for-age 1. Hawthorne 3. Gala Supreme 2. Peter Bedford 4. Must be a 2>year-old 3. Daryl Baldock 5. Archer, Rain Lover, Think Big 4. Three 5. Reynolds, Skliton, Stewart, Bunton CRICKET 6. IVIelbourne, 7, 1954-60 1. 108, 182 7. Footscray 2. Tasmania and Queensland 8. Melbourne and Essendon, 194S 3. Burke 9. Gordon Coventry 4. 99.94 10. Ttiree: Rflynotds, Hutchinson and Moss 5. Hollies 6. Jim Hlggs RUGBY LEAGUE 7. 721 vs Essex 1. South Sydney 2. Parramatta QUOTES 3. Daryl Brohman 1. Leo Dunrocher 4. North Sydney 2. Bill Sharkey, Liverpool 5. Easts 3. Muhammed All RUGBY UNION 4. Lee Trevino NOW... there are two ways to 1. Randwick 5. John Snow Z. Manly 3. Moorabbin 4. HOW DID YOU SCORE? get to the University by bus! 5. France, 1958 0.20 Sorry, but you're a sporting dud. You SOCCER Obviously didn't play much sport at The Brisbane City Council operates two types ol bus services to get staff and Jimmy Rlmm«r School and you watch a lot of current Manchester United affairs on TV — Get out Into the sun students to and from the University of Queensland campus at St. Lucia. Liverpool more often. Mexico 21-35 You're only average. You probably tune Scunthorpe Into Channel 9's Wide World of Sports CITYBUS: A regular service operates 7 days a week, 365 days a year from Scunthorpe, Liverpool, SV Hamburo. but turn off after GIbbo's 19th "mate". Southhampton, Newcastle Don't worry. If you get a score near 35 the City to the University via Coronation Drive and Toowong on Routes 11,11 A, 12 7. Peter Taylor you're quite normal — neither a total and12A 8, Foulkes and Charlton recluse nor a sporting fanatic. U.S. FOOTBALL 36.60 Pretty good. You obviously stay up to Another Citybus service runs from Chapel Hill to the University (Routes 301 /303) 1. Los Angeles Raiders the earfy hours watching overseas direct half hourly during both the morning and afternoon peaks (hourly at other times) 2. Washington Redskins sporting telecasts but are too tired to 3. Gary Hogeboom take In all the mindless trivia the fvlonday to Friday. 4. John Elway commentators come out with. 5. Tommy McDonald, 1968 61-75 You are either a sporting genius or have The Chapel Hill — University service passes through Chapel Hill, Indooroopilly the best sports encyclopedia on the U.S. BASEBALL market Apply (or GIbbo's iob on Wide and St. Lucia and is also timed to connect with the Great Circle Line bus sen/ice at 1. Baltimore Orioles World of sports. 2. Don Larsen Indooroopilly Shoppingtown. 3. Rogers Hornsby, .424 4. California Angels 5. New York Giants, 14 G R EAT CI RC LE LI N E: The Great Circle Line bus service operates GOLF half-hourly Monday to Friday along a 45 kilometre route between Chermside and 1. Peter Thomson 2. 1963 SOLUTION TO MOLLY'S CROSSWORD Ivlt. Gravatt (Garden City) via Indooroopilly Shoppinglov^'n. 3. Gary Player (from page 26) 4. Tony Jacklin, 1969 This unique bus route means staff and students from eitherthe north or south side 5. Greg Norman ot Brisbane may be able to save themselves a trip to the City lo change buses for TENNIS 1. Don Budge, 1936 the University by transferring to the Chapel Hill — University 301/303 Route at 2. 1962 and 1969 3. Margaret Court Indooroopilly. 4. John Newcombe • iffinciia n ra E! The Council's bus service is a comfortable and convenient way to get to the 5. Court, Newcombe, Fraser, Emerson, Laver BOXING University — why not give our telephone Advisory Service a Call on 225 4444 for 1. Matfloll, Carriithers, Rose, Famechon more information. 2. Larry Holmes m & m Q irii n 3. Sonny LIston 4. 14th 5. Jess Wlllard ATHLETICS 1. loom, 200m, 4xl00m relay, long Jump 2. John Walker 3. 2 hours, 8 minutes, .08 seconds 4. Flack 5. Jackson and Cuthbert BOOKS

They are crisp, honest stories tliat go be­ sexual relations are nevertheless stories WALKING t THE DOG yond description of basic human feelings of the uglier side of life, & Other k Stones and responses, to elucidate the irony of I was very disappointed with "Africa the situation and to offer insight into how and After" partly because I was interested the situation has arisen. flPRlCaand in reading about Africa, and was pleased Tlie feelings she conveys most master­ to discover a book that combined images fully are frustration and inadequacy; the ifsMvLf^ of Africa with those of Australia. I also play of power amongst individuals and feel that Kelleher has done his writing abi­ within families. A portrait for example, lity an injustice in choosing his subject of the aging male schoolteacher whose ad­ matter. vice is disregarded by the young, new Miss Cookbes. He cannot understand why she littttiiil;VJt-:;-•:.'i , The prose in the stories is good. It is does not want him to barge into her easy to read, and unselfconscious. How­ classes, disrupting tlie lesson, to catch a ever, I don't feel that it is enougli of an in­ student at some minor misdemeanour. He centive to overcome my revuhion at these wonders if hfe is passing him by, so to be ugly and pointless stones. sure of leaving a lasting mark, carves his ANNETTE READ initials on a candlebark tree.. "Driving tlie blade triumphantly into firm, white flesh". The characters that people the stories WEST BLOCK: Sara Dowse. Peng­ are diverse. That they are mostly convin­ uin. S5.95. MARIAN ELDRIDGE cingly portrayed is another tribute to Ms. If you look al the letters page of Eldridge. The settings and tltemes are also most Australian capital cities' news­ WALKING THE DOG & OTHER diverse, ranging from a stor>' of rural in­ papers on any day, chances are you cest and suicide to one of a young girl's STORIES: Marion Eldridge. Univer­ will find some aggrieved citizen lesbian encounter. It is surprising amidst sity of Queensland Press. such diversity that the quality of tlie tell­ thundering against "bureaucrats". Marion Eldridge has restored my ing rarely falters. AFRICA AND AFTER: Victor floundering interest in the short Kelleher. University of Queensland The specific complaints differ, but the At times 1 found tlie prose so expres­ general theme remains the same - bureau­ story. This collection, "Walking the Press. sive that I could not read on until I had re­ crats, like termites, are always with us, Dog, and other stories" is her first velled in the "art" of it a little longer. "Africa and After" is definitely not and we need to remain vi^lanl lest they and is particularly praiseworthy. Really, the tiglit, yet fluid prose is the bedtime reading. In fact, I wouldn't burrow further into our lives. highliglif of these stories. The stories have little of the bizarre or recommend you read it at any time Common sense dictates that this rather fantastic that has characterised some of Lii(e sheep his feet huddled and jammed to­ of the day. paranoid view can't be accurate. No organi­ the better contemporary short stories (ie. gether, ready to bolt in all directions should "Africa and After" is a collection of sation, no country, can carry so many his will-power falter. Peter Carey) but thestorieshave also avoi­ short stories set for most part in africa. drones. But the private enterprise ethic is and ded the tendency to record personal ex­ However, it seems to nic that there is little still highly regarded in Australia, and with perience, albeit in a fictionalised fomi. Her hands amongst the brealcfast dishes were that goes a distrust of the Public Service. like two well-trained little animals. in these stories that is distinctly "Africa". While this may be a useful social and his­ In one of them "The Oldest Africa", Kell­ torical record, I feel this fonn of short Students may have to wait for the The triumph of "West Block" is the paperback version of "Walking the Dog" eher portrays a young man seeking to un­ story writing is over-rated. derstand the mysterj' of the country; to way it manages to portray public servants & Other Stories". If you can spare the as real people and their concerns as being So what does Eldridge offer that is grasp the essence of Africa. SI2.95, buy the hardcover.I look forward more than flexitime. Sara Dowse, bwana different? She follows a tradition of But above all he wondered about Africa it­ to reading more of Marion Eldridge's of the office of Women's Affairs in Can­ story telling that includes Lawson, Por­ self. Lying in bed at night he translated bis ter and White, to mention a few. The work. berra until she retired in 1977, knows not ANNETTE READ half-formed dtoughts into words and asked only the Public Ser\'ice (especially in its point is she is following tlie tradition well. the darkness "What is Africa? What does it She writes stories tliat are exciting to read. upper echelons) but also the peculiar men­ mean? Wiat will i discover?" tality of those who inhabit those portals. That Kelleher is confused in his res­ For what is often not realised by critics ponse to this question is reasonable and of the Public Service is that its whole rai- in no way a cause for criticism. However, son d'etre is completely from private enter­ tliat he abandons the question in favour prise. The success of private enterprise Pont pay morel of more personal obsessions is cause for is judged on profitability - the success of criticism. public service is whether or not it helps In the end I realised that the whole people. One is easy to measure, the other collection of stories, both those set in is not, Africa and those set in Australia, may as Subsequently tlie rules of advancement STUDENT TRAVELLERS well have been set in a brothel, albeit en­ in the public service are completely differ­ ergetic, in Kings Cross. ent from those in private enterprise. A TAKE NOTE - public servant who administers the pro­ Asa woman,1 found it difficult to read grams of one government (or even a fac­ these stories without feeling personally re­ tion within a government) would be sus­ pulsed. Most of them arc portraits of male pect if that government changed. Student Travel has been specialising abuse and use of women, often se.xual. in "VALUE-FOR-MONEY" travel for Perhaps it is the author's intent to pro- Dowse writes of bright young men who tray what a foul piece of work man is. have hitched their wagon to a falling star, students for OVER 12 YEARS. However, since no insight is given into of enthusiastic feminists getting the cold why the characters act so brutally and in- shoulder from higjier up, how die suppo­ When you've seen tfte others, sensiUvely, there seems little reason to sedly neutral public servants fight for * call in and ask us about:- accept this position. Most of the stories causes and lose them. are told from the male point of view; the "West Block" consists of six short sto­ -STUDENT AIRFARES TO female characters appear to be present ries in, to use the literar>' lenn, a discon­ only as receivers of abuse by that weapon, tinuous narrative. Although the stories EUROPE $795 (o/w) $1340 (ret) the penis. The stories that do not involve are completely different the same charac­ USA $810 (o/w) $1125 (ret) m^' ters keep cropping up. BALI ex-Darwin FONTANA ARE PROUD TO PUBLISH The story I particularly like is the last $205 (o/w) $325 (ret) THIS FIRST NOVEL one, "Cassie Down And Under", which BY A WRITER OF RARE TALENT has more than a touch of autobiography about it. In this story the head of a wom­ en's department under the Fraser govern­ •SKI NEW ZEALAND ment sees her department being slowly neutered, and realizes her own power- Mt Hutt (7 days) S599 lessness in the situation. (inclusive) Other tlian tliemes and plot, Dowse is also a damned fine writer whose strength lies more in her flair for description than 'BALI-NO FRILLS ori^nality of tlieme. She has described, (Up to 35 days) $494 basically, what she has seen around her (inclusive) and what has happened to her. Not to put too fine a point on it, Can­ berra is a city like no other in Australia, and Dowse manages to portray this uni­ queness. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: For anyone considering coming toCan- bcrra to work in the Public Service, "West Block" is an excellent read. SrUDEilT ANDREW FRASER Shop 2. SO High Street. Andrew f-raserwas the editor of Semper in 1982, TRdVEL Societe General House. Toowong 4066. Irv and currently works on The Canberra Times. g<| dUSTRdLM rrS'' 'LINDA MACKEN= AGENT FOf) THE AUSriULUNUNIONOf STUDENTS phone 221 :S29 Phone 370 8056 23 A eui(k to cultural evaits in and around Brisbane

Compiled by KAREN VENZKE Musical Mayhem Friday May 4: 'Rosic the Riveter' and May Ilth: Screaming Tribesmen and 'For Love or Money', presented by Sekret Sekret at Amyls Nitespace, They look like angelic, devout chur­ The six voices arc two bass, two tenor Brisbane Womens Community Health 502 Queen Street, City. chgoers and^ at first, sound like a and two tenors, giving Polyphony an ideal Centre. Kelvin GroveCAE,roomLIOI. arrangement, covering the whole vocal 7pm. Admission by donation. choir with impeccable straight six- part harinony. Soon, however, range. ecumenical similarity ends as the Each member has a formal music or six-piece comedy group, Polyphony, choral background and they began by break out into their zany and bizarre singing serious choral works in the style repertoire of musical rearrange­ of The King's Singers. However, they soon Saturday May 12 (12-5pm), and Sunday ments. developed their own style and format re­ May 13 {10-3.30pm): Womens Perf­ sulting in a unique combination of six ormance Workshops, 'Comedia dell'- For two years, Polyphony has been part harmony, zany arrangements and pre­ Arte', A.t Brisbane Community Arts topping the bill al Melbourne's famous al­ cision choreography. Centre, 109 Edward St City. $5. ternative cabaret venues, "The Last Lau­ No genre of music is left unscathed by May 12(13 and May 19/20: Qld Film and gh" and "Le joke", and has attracted an these musical maniacs.They parody every­ Drama Workshops in Film & Video incredible cult following. thing from Rossini's "The Barber of Sevil­ and Etching. Ph 275 7414. Now at last, through the aegis of le" to a punk version of the Beatles' "Yes­ May 7/8/14/lS: Crafts Council Workshops Queensland Arts Council, the strangest terday", in Pieced and Quilted Garments. act in comedy is touring Queensland and May 14 to 18: Crafts Council Workshops will be at the Schonell Theatre, University Polyphony is unlike any other musical in Creative Knitring & Design. Contact group in Australia - it has taken Melb­ of Queensland on Wednesday May 16th ourne by storm and now it's the turn of the Council at 109 Edward St City or at 8.00pm. phone 229 2661. Queensland. In an attempt to describe Polyphony, various critics have said; "a bizarre Polyphony will appear at the Scho­ mixture of the King's Singers, Marx nell Theatre, University of Queensland, on Brothers and The Delltones"... "refugees Wednesday May 16th and bookings can from a village glee club,"... "an odd assort­ be made at the Schonell Theatre Ph 371 May 10 to 19: 'Camelot', presented by May 18: Elvis Costello at Festival Hall. ment of bare chests, bow ties, tee shirts 1611, Ext. 270. Qld Ballet, A new arrangement. Phone May I8th: Particles at Amyls Niglit- and sneakers who jostle each other on 229 3355 for bookings, brochuies etc. spacc. stage like a bunch of undisciplined larra- For further information, please contact May 25th: Laughing Clowns and Scatt­ kins... who sing beautifully." Amanda Falconer on 371 1611 (ext271). ered Order at Amyls Nightspace, Listen to4ZZZ, 102.1 FM, for details.

Until May 6: Twelve Australian contemp­ orary painters, all using paint and colour in a powerful way. Qld Art Gallery. Daily 10-5pm. Until May 20: Fred Williams' Pilbara Series (13 oils, 18 gouaches), 1979- 81. Qld Art Gallery. Unril May 27: Works by Vincent Sheld­ on. Qld Art Gallery. Until May 27: Focus on James Wienekc, 1908-81, Mostly works based on his experiences in New Guinea during Worid War Two. Wednesday May 30: A special programme of opera selections arranged by G. Tin- tner, including 'La Bohema', 'Rigo- letto'. Sung by a cast of outstanding soloists. Reservations essential. Phone 229 2836. Mayne Hall. Until May 4: 'A Night in the Arms of Raulene', Australian play by c. Gor­ man. La Boitc Theatre, Hale St. Weds, Thurs and Saturdays at 8pm, Fridays Nashville-bom singei/musician, at 6.30pm. Cone S6. Ellen McHwaine, will be appear­ Vntil May 12: iledda Gabbler', by Ibsen. ing at Valleys League Gub in July I3/I4/I5: Women and Labour Con­ Brisbane Arts Theatre, 210PctrieTec. Albion on Saturday, May 12th. ference. A forum for debate, discuss­ Wed to Sat at 8.15pm. Cone S6 & S7. Critically acclaimed for her dist­ ion and dissemination of ideas and Unril June 2: 'Hamlet on Ice' by Graham inctive vocal and guitar styles, she info about women in work and polit­ Bond and others. TN Company. Wed/ was initially influenced by Ameri­ ics. PO Box 99 St Lucia 4067. Phone Thurs/Sat at 8pm. Friday 6.30pin. Sat can gospel music, rhythm and blues, 377 3766. Spm. Sun 5.30. Cone S7. and even, as a result of spending part of her childhood in Japan, Japanese astts **»^rf'^^^icen limited to watching other people's relatives and/or She has released seven albums, pets making fools of themselves, or home-made travelogues mainly in blues and jazz styles. Her featuring blurred and shaky pans across die Sydney Harbour guitar expertise led to three of her Bridge, then the Institute of Modem Art's screening of sel­ ections from the Sydney Super 8 Film Festival could gjve tracks appearing on the Polydor aries asi John McLaughlin, Eric Gap- you a new perspective on this much-abused medium. Guitar Album, placing her in the ton and Roiy Gallagher. You'll still be subjected to the occasional blurred and company of such six-string lumin­ Should be an interesting concert. shaky image, but It'll be in the name of Art, and the twenty or so short films promise lo cover a wide and fascinating rangp of ideas and approaches lo film. There will be two sessions, at Ham and 1.30pm, on Saturday May 5th at the Centre Cinema, 109 Edward Street in the city. Entry is $3 and S2 and there'll be asmoigasboid Lovers of folk music will be pleased to learn lunch across the road at the IMA for an extra $2. than Andy Irvine, one of the founder members of the Irish group Planxty, will be appearing in Queensland shortly. Planxty, regartled by many as one of the most influential folk groups of the last twenty New Home for Antiquities Museum years, can thank Andy Irvine for much of their appeal. He has been a major driving force On April 27 the new premises of ing purposes but visitors and school groups in the group since their formation in 1971, the Antiquities Museum was in­ arc warmly welcomed. contributing vocal and songwriting skills as augurated. The new premises permit better display well as displaying remarkable proficiency and visibility of the ancient art works and on such instruments as the mandolin and From its humble beginnings in 1963 more space for further growth. bouzouki. when Queensland University donated The Museum is open Monday to Fri­ Andy is being brought to Australia by 500 pounds for the acquisition of two day, 9am to Spm, Sandstock Music, and will perform in Bris­ Greek vases, the departmental collection Further, on each Thursday at 1 pm free bane at the Irish Club on Monday, May 2l5t has grown to over 500 items. films and videos on various aspects of an­ For further information, phone 522407. The collection is essentially for teach- cient history are shown. All are welcome. 24 RECORDS

REBEL YELL: Billy Idol (12" single) GET SOME FUN: The SunnyBoys. RUNAWAY/CHEVROLET RISE: The Moodists Billy Idol is what I would term a respectable If there was one album 1 was looking forward to Australian bands leaving their homeland can punk. He doesn't swear; he doesn't yell too often; reviewing this was it - The Sunnyboys new set usually be stereotyped as either commercially and his music is good. Even his hairstyle is con­ "Get Sonne Fun". ambitious (those who head for America) or servative by current trends. Although not entirely satisfied with the end-product I seekers of wider critical acclaim (to whom Lon­ This 12" single had printed on it "Limited Edition", was far from disappointed. The first single off the album, don is Mecca). "Love in a Box", Is merely a taste of the quality contai­ but I always wonder how limited "Limited Editions" Melbourne's Moodists seem to fall into the latter ned therein. Other tracks to impress include "Lovers", are. Every record shop seems to stock them. category, along with the Go-Betvveens and the Birthday "Get Some Fun", and "Work in Moderation". Rebel Yell, Billy Idol's current single, is quite good. It Party. Their overseas jaunt has rewarded them with The album also contains the single "Show Me Some is not his best single, and there isn't much in the way of favourable reviews in botli the live and vinyl columns of Discipline", released in early 1983, which undeservedly lyrics, but the music is catching, and overall the track is the influential UK maga<;ine. Now Musical Express, and achieved only moderate chart success. This single was re­ good to listen to. this 7" single gives an indication why. corded in Australia before the band left for England to The B-side has two tracks, The extended version of The two tracks owe as much to the Cramps and record the album with Nick Garvey (ex-The Motors). White Wedding (a very successful single in 1983), is Bauhaus as they do to whatever it is about Melbouine ("Get Some Fun" is now being released to coincide v/ith an excellent track, possibly his best single. The extend­ that generates bands like the Birthday Party. Growling a national tour). ing of the track gives the listener more of some great vocals, nasty guitar twangerisms, and a menacing rhythm music, as well as allowing Billy Idol to experiment with The Sunnyboys have stuck to their usual heavy guitar section (don't get too close to the speakers!) guarantee different sounds on a familiar background. riff/drum beat on most tracks, and if there is a criticism this record a respectable placing in the local and UK of the album it is that they don't seem to be progressing independant charts. Crank Call is a bit better than those songs that are in musical direction. ("Love in a Box" is the only depar­ MATT MAWSON typically B-side tracks, tracks that often the artist doesn't ture from this style so it will be interesting to see how it dare put on their album. works). This record breaks no new ground for Billy Idol, and "Get Some Fun" promises big things for The Sunny­ probably for that reason alone it will sell well. Those boys in 1984. KEEP MOVING: Madness. people that like his music will buy the record; those peo­ HARRY DUNSTALL If you're expecting good stomping ska, and a ple who hate his music will still change channels on the rock-steady beat from the latest Madness album, radio when this track is played. Me? I like it. "Keep Moving", you're going to be disappointed. CAMERON LAWRIE "Keep Moving" has no budding "Night Boat To Cairo", no "One Step Beyond", not even an "Our House", "Keep Moving" is jam-packed with middle to wrong-side-of-the- road, monotonous, commercial drawl. Numbers like "Brand New Beat", "Samantha", and "Time For Tea" one would expect to be in the repertoire of Mondo Rock rather than Madness. The single lifted from the album, "Michael Caine" is indicative of what you can expect from the album - fam­ ily listening. Perhaps the only saving grace on the album, "Waltz into Mischief", (the only track to contain any semblance of the former Madness), being mildly reminiscent of "House of Fun", has a whimsical, fairground feel to it, rather than its namesake - a waltz. Madness should perhaps be renamed Sadness. "Keep Moving" is a very disappointing album. SIMON HOUGHTON

TO BE OR (MOT TO BE: Mel Brooks, 12" Single Despite being a Radio 10 commercial success, THE SMITHS Mel Brooks' "To Be or Not To Be (Hitler Rap" The Smiths are being heralded in the music press happens to be a very funny spoof of both Hitler's as the Best New Thing from Britain since Big escapades in Europe and the latest craze in disco Country or Paul Young. They were an Instant music. sensation overseas: reviewers raved, the public One cannot helo butcomoare this to Monty Python's purchased, and awards were won. "Life of Brian" and "Meaning of Life" take-offs-clever, It comes as a small shock then, when you buy their cynical lyrics to tight, well-composed and compiled music. "masterful" debut album and find it's a collection of "To Be or Not To Be" is the title of track to Brooks' dreary, introverted poems set to moody and somewhat latest movie, and one can only hope that the content monotonous music. Repeated listenings did little to of the movie is of the same calibre as the lyrics of this re­ change this impression. cord. It's not all bad news though. The lyrics are the most interesting heard on a record for a long time. They are Il all began in Munich town and pretty soon the word sung soulfully by Morrisey, the group's central figure, started getting round so I said to Martin Boorman, 1 who's becoming a bit of a cult hero in the vein of Neil said "Hey Marty - why don't we throw a little Nazi Young and Bob Dylan. The songs dwell on such savoury party?" We had an election - well, kinda sorta and topics as self pity, cruel seductive women ("Pretty Girls before you knew it, hello - New Order! To ail those Make Graves"), and child murderers {"Suffer Little Child­ mothers in the fatherland, I said "Achtung baby - / ren"). The music is simplistic guitar-bass-drums which is got me a plan". "Whatcha got Adolf? - Whalcha completely subservient to the singing: It speeds up and gonna do?", I said "How about this one - World War I'D DO ANYTHING; Dead or Alive (12" EP) slows down with the voice, and fades out quickly once Two!" Morrtsey's had his say. Combined with corny disco music - how can tt lose. Extraordinarily ordinary Britfunk producer-versions I would advise anyone considering buying this album If you do decide to buy this humourous record, please in packaging designed to appeal to fans of Clarence the to first have a good listen in the record shop. This type do so to enjoy the wit of Mel Brooks - don't buy it to cross-eyed lion. Hopeless, of music you either love or hate. "break-dance" to. ,^^. PAUL BAKKER SIMON HOUGHTON MATT MAWSON 25 >

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