Arts & Entertainment Student’s paintings to debut in Union Artist calls work lip Glynn. effect thing,” he said. “I don’t just For is an —u- Glynn, painting intensely think or sec one thing and then personal form of paint.” ‘emotional agenda’ expression. Emotions work a lot faster than and Glynn said he takes a long time to “It’s not a manifestation of some intellect, paint- a get started. Feelings and frustrations Anne sort of ing is situation where I can it. By Steyer political agenda,” he said, “it’s express “work themselves out” in his Senior like an paint- Reporter emotional agenda. It’s highly ings, he said. personal. Glynn “1 make 100 ugly paintings for all The Nebraska Union will double “Showing (my work) is like taking senior art major of these,” said Glynn, to the as an art gallery today when an exhi- all my clothes off and in gesturing standing 20-plus paintings he will for the bition featuring works by a Univer- Broyhill Fountain.” hang show. “Emotions work a lot faster sity of Nebraska-Lincoln student opens. That Glynn’s deal with ?? paintings than intellect, and is a situ- The joint program of the Univer- the abstract his said aerial painting emphasizes analogy. Glynn “Landsats,” describe his paintings. But the artist ation where I can it” Programs Council Visual Arts are express sity “People going to look at this photographs often used in geography was quick to point out that Committee and the Union Board stuff and painting Glynn began painting as an archi- say, ‘My daughter could do classes, resemble his work most encompasses more than Com mittcewill just drawing tecture student. He was taking a number Operations showcase that,’” he said. “People don’t have a closely. pictures of “things.” the of senior art major Phil- lot of for abstract paintings respect art.” He also used the word “organic” to “It’s not really a direct linear cause- See ART on 10 Group winds down tour tonight in Omaha Ranch Bowl serving up Danish By John Payne Scager, however, disputes that tag. Senior Editor “It’s that we have so many so many influ- ences, and everybody in the band writes,” It took three years and two albums before Scagcr contended. “I guess some people see Mary’s Danish got around to releasing its de- that as a little noncommittal.” but. Although “Circa” is the third release from “Axl Rose is Love,” a tunc Seager wrote the Los Angeles sextet, in many ways it’s the which appears on “Circa,” is anything but band’s first. noncommittal. In it, she lambastes the Guns N’ Roses frontman for his misogyny and racial intolerance: confprtn “There’s racism and bigotry/There’s a prob- lem we need to addrcss/A nice strong arm will “It’s more like a debut than really anything pull you down/into the arms of the fed up and else,” vocal istGrctchcn Seager explained from jacked out.” her Cleveland hotel room. “We feel like we’re Scagcr defends the but stepping out and this album is the first for song’s politics, says really she’s still a GN’R fan. As far as she is the band as a whole.” big concerned, you can like aband’s music without Mary’s Danish will continue to out step liking its message. tonight at the Ranch Bowl in Omaha, as the Still, the an that group winds down its three-month U.S. tour. song represents intelligence is the Danish toward mainstream Mary’s Danish is the creation of Seager and propelling her University of California at Berkeley acceptance. pals, For who on the Circle Jerks vocalist Julie Ritter guitarists David King and Seager, grew up Louis Gutierrez, bassist Chris Wagner and and Public Image Limited, the influx of “alter- drummer James Bradley. native" music into mass popularity is quickly making the term meaningless. The band scored a radio hit with college “Alter a while, it seems silly to categorize “Don t Crash the Car Tonight,” from the band’s it,” she said. “It’s either good music or it isn’t.” first LP, “There Goes the Wonderstruck.” Last As for the 17-track “Circa,” Seager said it year, shows for The Red Hot Chili they opened was the band’s most complete work to date. Peppers and the no w -dcfunc l Janc s Addic lion, “This album best what we’re which helped to solidify them as a band. represents about,” Seager said. “1 mean, I love ‘Wonder- “It was a we had a lot of great experience, struck’ but this is the first album to really fun it,” said of the Jane’s tour. doing Seager reflect all of us as artists.” “Being able to play in front of 7,000 people was But admits she be good for us too.” Scager may going through the process all over again when Mary’s Danish In that year, the group also released a blis- returns to the studio. tering live EP, which contained a cover of Jimi sort the nature of Hendrix’s “Foxcy Lady.” The idea of doing a “Thai’s of songwriting,” she “After a the material doesn’t Hendrix tunc was partly inspired by their L.A. laughed. while, compatriots the Chili Peppers. represent you. You grow.” “We loved their version of ‘Crosstown Opening for Mary’s Danish is Eleven, a Traffic,”’ Seager said. “So we decided to work pop/punk trio that includes former Chili Pep- drummer Jack Irons. Like up our own version of a Hendrix song and that per Mary’s Danish, is an L.A. out its own was one that we’ve always liked.” Eleven band carving Courtesy of Morgan Creek Records sound. Wonderstruck both wooed and turned off critics with its constant The LP Tickets for the Mary’s Danish/Elcvcn show Los rock treat Danish will at the Ranch Bowl in genre-hopping. Angeles Mary’s perform from funk to to all of which arc $7.75, available at the Ranch Bowl and Omaha strays pop twang, tonight. drew the criticism that the Danish lack focus. TickctMastcr outlets. Punk band resurges with life after 8 years now than when the lour started four By Carter Van Pelt anyone’s mind al that lime.” only two, “Alive Tonight” and “Last weeks Staff Reports As far as the the band’s breakup in To Know,” are on the band’s latest ago. _ 1981, Shelley simply attributed it to EP. According to Shelley, the group Throughout the show, various Not only is “Alive Tonight” the “all of the novel financial problems has 12 new tracks which will be re- audience members were calling for latest single from punk rock kings the (that bands have).” Shelley indicated corded and released on a new album the band to play the hysterical stan- and Buzzcocks, but it also seems like an that the latest incarnation of the band by April. dard, “Orgasm Addict,” they appropriate theme for the band’s fall will last indefinitely. The current lineup Unfortunately, thcaudienccdidn’t finally obliged during their encore as tour of the United States. has been together since 1989. get to hear all of the Buzzcocks’ new the crowd went into a slamming, stage- Now in their early 30s, the songs. A later show forced the band to diving fren/.y. cut the show down to one hour. Buzzcocks aren’t content just to rest The highlight of the show was the the new tunes on their already solid status in pop However, they played, finale, “I Believe,” classic “Who’ll Me” and Shelley’s music history. particularly Help power pop anthem of youthful disil- fit in Before the Buzzcocks’ perform- “Love Turns Around,” perfectly lusionment. Garvey, Shelley and And if smiles arc indication, with the old classics. ance Friday at the Ranch Bowl, co- any guitarist Steve Digglc belled out the the Buzzcocks arc life on The seem like a sound founder Pete Shelley commented about enjoying songs logical power chords and droning chorus, the American road. The foursome for the band to have after their the band’s historical importance. origi- “There is... no... love... in... this smiled their nal 10 And the “Its hard to have a perspective throughout hour-long breakup years ago. world anymore,” as the smiles on audi- Buzzcocks showed with the since it’s still the present, isn’t it?” performance, pulling groovy audience sang along. Shelley said, and added with a laugh, ence members as they blasted through song “Tranquilizer” that the latest from As the audience enjoyed the show, “I still have to about clean a nostalgic set of classic material Manchester, England, funk sound is worry many of them must have remembered underwear.” the golden age of punk. one that can be part of the Buzzcocks’ how the Buzzcocks had an entire Bassist Steve Garvey said the most The Buzzcocks ground out the sound as well. given like said the released generation an identity. important accomplishment of the grungy pop of early classics Garvey recordings on “Alive band’s early years was their first EP, “Boredom’ and “Fast Cars,” as well last spring the Tonight” The Buzzcocks proved themselves the balls that we’re “Spiral Scratch,” released in 1976 on as newer standards like “I Don’t Know EP, “don’t have Friday as a part of rock’s past and a an independent label. What To Do With My Life” with all known for... They sound like over- part of its present. Without a doubt, demos.” “It was certainly the first of that the energy of the originals.