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The r*a*d*i*o* is this SATURDAY 4^/1M} Mr. Plow is a guy with a throat- The R*A*D*I*0* month's pleasant surprise. ripping, growly voice, an The Disclosure Project <churchofradiology@hot- Royal Hot-' "n acoustic guitar, something of a (Monolithic) mail.com> bad attitude, and a long list of The Disclosure Project is really INTERPOL [MatadorRecords (very) late-adolescent com­ two separate 7-song CDs, HANSON BROTHERS RADIO BERLIN plaints. For the most part his called In the Beginning and The My Came songs are about women, but Mr. Final Chapter? At first this was (Mint) THE ORGAN Plow doesn't limit himself to the enough to make me nervous— If the Ramones had grown up usual range of girlfriend prob­ was I going to have to listen to playing hockey in Canada, lems. Instead he sings about the modern-day equivalent of would they sound like the girls who expect an engage­ a 1970s double concept album Hanson Brothers? Not sur­ IUNDAY betd Hi ment ring, who won't go out with a gatefold sleeve?—but prisingly, the Hansons' whole with him, who won't leave him the CDs didn't turn out to be sound is speedy old-fashioned Royal Hotel [10: alone, who think they're rock scary at all. Rather than prog- punk (the band would say stars, who don't eat meat, and rock (at least the kind that "puck") rock in the straight- •> NEW BOMB TURKS [, who get farted on when per­ gives me the heebie jeebies), ahead Ramones tradition. But THE SPITFIRES forming oral sex. Some of the the r*a*d*i*o* seems to be instead of writing lyrics about tracks are very funny, many are inspired by '60s baroque rock, eating refried beans in Queens plus guests angry, and one (the last) is a clip garage-tinged space rock, iron­ and innumerable other New from The Simpsons that ic Japanese dance pop, and York themes, this band most­ explains the origin of Plow's early '70s British post-folk. On ly sings about hockey and moniker. A lot of the songs In the Beginning there is one hockey players. There are even —«r«/©H) verge on bad taste, as you might song, "Skin," which takes ele­ pitches for both a Hanson have already guessed, but one, ments of Jean-Micheljarre and Brothers hockey camp and a Royal Hotel [1029 Granv the bonus track that's probably Vince Guaraldi (the guy who beer-making kit in the CD. called "Fish Fuck," really does did the Peanuts .piano music) Does it get any more Canadian THE GOSSIP [KitlRockStars cross the line. Look out for the and throws them together with than this? "Leaky Dink super mega mix" of female Japanese vocals. (PO Box 21628, 1850 A LUNA RED [ActionDri the nasty "Rock Star," which— The second CD, The Final Commercial Drive, Vancouver, THE NONS shocking!—adds a drum track Chapter?, feels more dominated BCV5N5T5)- -.rocfW BRIGHT EYES [sadd.ec, M.WARD • THE BRUCES EARLY SHOW! DOORS 4.30. uckinq bullshit by Christa Min SDAY oefW^ n 1568, beards in England smooth, clean faces like their shape every morning? Sonar [66 Water] were taxed according to own. They like men who look Obviously any cheap variation I their length. Do you know like women. It is clear that if a of the beard is only worn by the electroclash what that means? Good, 'cause woman doesn't like facial hair, someone who is too much of a I have NO IDEA. I'm guessing she is a LESBIAN. Which is just pussy to stand up to the dis­ PEACHES that the longer the beard, the fine, but why hide your true crimination and hatred that CHICKS ON SPEED more taxes you had to pay. Do self? You should be proud of may come with a full face of you know what that is? who you are. hair. TRACY + THE PLASTICS Discrimination! Perhaps this I should clear something up It's a little known fact that was the beginning of what I call here. A beard can be in any Verve refused to sign the W.I.T. beardism or beard profiling. shape or length. The only Velvet Underground until Lou Unlike racism and homophobia requirement is that no parts of Reed shaved off his beard. He in the last 500 years, the prob- the face may be shaven. A had a full beard his entire time at Syracuse University. He liked to rub it when he was writing It's a little known fact that Verve poetry. Reed once said "my HOT WATER MUSIC refused to sign the Velvet thoughts disappeared, just as the beard." It's TRUE! Could you THRICE Underground until Lou Reed shaved imagine how good his lyrics would have been if those COHEED AND CAMBRIA off his beard. beardist motherfuckers at Verve didn't ruin him? I mean, plus guests lem has only been getting beard is where it grows. he did okay without the beard, worse. Goatees, sideburns, chin but imagine what could've Only 1 out of every 100 straps, and such (the mous­ been.