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DESIGN BY ROB HORSMAN. jannine lasaleta, dorerta "DiSCORDER" 1999 by the Student Radi lau, rowan lipkovits, rsity of British Columbia. All rights reserved. Ci duncan mchugh, christa i, anthony i, payabl* schrag, erin shaw, $15 fore graeme worthy the contributor times: ke cheques tania a, rob b, chris c, DEADLINES: Copy deadline for the February issue is January julie c, mike c, mike d, 1 2. Ad space is available until January 19 and can be booked by bryce d, robin f, jamaal f, calling Maren at 604.822.3017 ext. 3. Oi christine g, John h, upon request. DiSCORDER is not responsible for loss, damage, hancunt, alia h, john k, any other injury to unsolicited manuscripts, unsolicited ai samuel k, Jamie m, christa iding but not limited to drawings, photographs and m, luke m, gary o, gibby transparencies), or any other unsolicited material. Material can be submitted on disc (Mac, preferably) or in type. As always, English p, anthony s, mar s, erin is preferred. s, tobias w, not x From UBC to Langley and Squamish to Bellingham, CiTR can be the dial times: heard at 101.9 fM as well as through all major cable systems in anna friz the Lower Mainland, except Shaw in White Rock. Call the CiTR DJ the charts times: line at 822.2487, our office at 822.3017 ext. 0, or ou julie colero and sports lines at 822.301 7 ext. 2. Fax us at 822.9364, the datebook times: barbara http://www.ams.ubc.ca/media/citr or just pick up a goddi pen and write #233-6138 SUB Blvd., Vancouver, BC, V6T 1 the distro times: CANADA. matt steffich the us distro times: g-baby resch the publishing times: printed in cascadia aaron nakama Dear Palinkas Airhead Eats #233-6138 SUB BLVD, VANCOUVER, BC, V6T 1Z1 Dear Airhead: In your November would tell Agnostic Front (big, tat office gofer if only for the sake MAJOR CHUTNEYS in truth it probably isn't and they '99 issue, you printed a review tooed ex-cons, by the way), of your publication's credibility. 3432 Cambie St. probably don't. Many restau and not even any Indians eating by Gibby Peach of Agnostic Rancid, and Epitaph to fuck off And Gibby — get a life, Have you ever been riding the rants that we consider "ethnic" there. Apart from the wonderful Front's Riot, Riot Upstart. Who is in person? Probably not And schmuck! Punk will outlive your bus, totally lost in thought, star (assuming that hamburgers are smell of the kitchen, Major this clown? And why do you give he/she says that "punk is dead" ing blindly at the neck of the devoid of an ethnic component), Chutneys could be any other him/her space to write in your and "hardcore is on its way out " person sitting ahead of you? I serve the "traditional" food from "non-ethnic" restaurant in the publication? Mr/Ms. Peach Again, who the fuck are you? Yours truly, found that I was in such a situa countries that are generally begins by labelling Agnostic city. The rice even had a sprig Those pronouncements might be Jim Fraser tion when considering what I among the poorest in the world. Front as "posers" and then sug of parsley on it. As vague as this would be writing for this month's That aside, what is "real" ethnic gests they are "characteristic of sounds, I thought it had a real one like Iggy Pop or Joe Keithley, Gibby Peach responds I review. Usually these bus food anyway? As I am sure any the [Epitaph] disease that has "West Coast" feel to it (whatever but from DiSCORDER bozo want to thank you (from the thoughts follow a forking path, student of the social sciences ravaged the punk/hardcore com the hell that is). I ordered a Gibby Peach? Give me a break. deepest recesses of my soul, I leading to a conclusion that has would tell you, the idea of an munity for too long " Nevermind chicken curry. You can tell that The likely truth is that Agnostic assure you) for the pick-me-up. I little relevance. At best, these authentic experience with the that Agnostic Front predates the they use quality ingredients Front were playing solid hard thought, upon first glance, that thoughts end up sounding half- "other" is one that has been seri Epitaph label, and has been because the entire meal was core when little Gibby was poo- you might be serious. It wasn't baked, and when I share them ously called into question. If we paving the way for NYC hard quite simply awesome The ing his/her pants and listening to until the part about Joe "king of with others the looks I get are are willing to admit that cultures core bands like Sick Of It All and chicken itself was sliced breast Sharon, Lois, ond Bram. the acoustic guitar" Keithley akin to the ones I reserve for late change and contain many dif Gorilla Biscuits since 1982, meat that my mom couldn't cook Admittedly, like any other band, (proud Ford Windstar owner) night drunken philosophers or ferences, then it is therefore we're supposed to give a shit if any better. The curry was spicy, Agnostic Front puts out a and Iggy "King of" Pop (great my parents (which sometimes impossible to speak of an they spell "mothafucka" with an but not to the point where the mediocre album from time to new album; MJ ain't got nothing are one and the same). All I ask authentic Thai, Indian, or O or with a U. I'm sure Mr /Ms flavour suffered. As far as the time But stating that they are an on the Iggster) that I knew you is for your patience while I try to Mexican. To expect some kind Peach is an authority on spelling rice went, it made me jealous embarassment to hardcore is like were just joshin' me Meaningful make a point, which hopefully I of generic or authentic Thai, "mothafucka" because he/she that I never have and never will stating that John Coltrane is a pronouncements about the punk will do. Indian or Mexican would grew up in the mean streets of be able to make rice like that. A jazz pretender. Now, I under rawk scene coming from them- amount to nothing more than the ghetto. Chances are pretty I have always known that stand that a CD review repre would be like the Rolling Stones racism. Why then do we expect great meal. On the down side good that Mr/Ms. Peach is a the act of eating out at a restau sents an opinion. But when the commenting on the state of rock an authentic Thai dinner? though, I really wanted a glass privileged, white, piece of shit rant is one that is based on cer review goes too far as to insult n' roll Your letter had me gig Thinking a Thai dinner to be of wine, but Major Chutneys is college kid who hides behind a tain values and privilege created individuals and a whole label gling like a pubescent cheer authentic is like going to one of not licensed. The bill for dinner flowery pen name and big words in a class society. Growing up in and then decrees from on high leader. Keep up the good work! those tourist's Luaus in Hawaii, for two was just over $25, not in order to compensate for low a family with relatively little dis that two entire music genres are thinking "this is what it is like to too bad. I can't believe that I self-esteem and a lack of social as dead as Elvis, well, that's a lit posable income, I know that used to live four blocks away See you at Warped Tour Y2K, be Hawaiian." standing. How else do you tle much. So, DiSCORDER starr, being able to eat out is based and have never been to Major Gibby Peach (privileged, explain his pretentious ranting? do yourselves a favour and rele on the ability to pay. This seems Thanks to early colonialists Chutneys before. Do you think that Mr /Ms. Peach gate Gibby Peach to the status of white, ex-college kid) obvious. Also, the decadent act bringing back the stories and I think that Major Chutneys of paying someone else to pre spices of far off lands, we have serves quality Indian-style dishes pare your food is a sign of your developed cultured palates.