Arts The Oracle KRS-One appears at Hamline Guilty and I Could Live in Hope reviewed by Heidi Bauer his opinion, education is merely Parker then shifted the focus of his the digestion and memorizatin of a lecture to religion, but he did main­ On Wednesday, Feb. 23, Hamline set of facts presented to you by a tain the underlying theme of intelli­ by Kelli Turcotte whole EP. Completely average, in University had the honor of wel­ teacher. Because of this fact, edu­ gence v. education. He used the one ear out the other, garbage. I coming KRS-One to its campus as cation does not increase your intel­ idea of religion as a main example Artist: All can listen to it, but I wouldn't lay a part of the celebration of Black ligence. of the difference between intelli­ Album: Guilty down cash for it. I guess if you dig History Month. KRS-One, also gence and education. He explained All you may want to consider it, known as Kris Parker, spoke to a According to Parker, intelligence that there was a great difference It pains me to do this. There are but I definately wouldn't recom­ nearly full house in Sundin Music is what you use in everyday life, between what most people are tra­ certain bands and certain types of mend it. Hall for over an hour. while education is what you are ditionally taught about religion and music I was raised on, stuff I lis­ given in a classroom. As an ex­ what an individual can intelligently tened to in my youth. This is the Artist: Low Parker has been labled "the ample, Parker pointed out that believe to be true. music I will always buy, even if Album: I Could Live in Hope concience of rap" by Rolling Stone, races have been assigned specific I'm not really into it anymore. a fact which is evidenced by his labels to describe them, terms Parker used the symbol of the cross There's just a weird feeling of ob­ Now this, my friends, is music. work as an entertainer, speaker, which are taught in the classroom as emphasis for this argument. "Re­ ligation. and advocate. He is the founder of and, in turn, society. He explained ligion teaches people to respect the Low has been around for less than Stop the Violence, which raises that terms like "black" "white," cross. It is an honored object. But I never imagined myself shafting a year. I Could Live in Hope is money for the National Urban "red," and "yellow," which have most people don't realize that the an All release. Much less, shafting theirdebutreleaseon Vernon Yard. League programs targeting black become common due to education cross was a common form of execu­ it in print. on black violence and education and society, are meaningless. tion. Hundreds of criminals died on THIS IS NOT GUZZARD. The programs for ghetto youth. the cross. Jesus' crime was politi­ CRUZ Records just released a new drums are minimal. The guitar is To illustrate his point, Parker held cal, which had the death penalty in All EP - Guilty. hypnotic. A1 and Mim have got Wednesday's program, which was up a black Bible and a white piece his society. If he had lived today, he voices that are positively unreal. sponsored by HUSC, Multicultural of paper. "Not one person here is would have been killed in the elec­ What's-going on in the All house? Affairs, Pride, and HOOD, began as black as the cover on this Bible. tric chair. Would intelligent people What have they been listening to? This is an album that Pete Knutson with an introduction by PRIDE No one in the world is. And no one put an electric chair up on the wall The catchy guitar riffs of the past would dig. I actually bought my president Twila Register. is as white as this piece of paper. and worship it? If Jesus had died by have been replaced by some seri­ own copy instead of waiting for a No one. If they were, they'd be hanging, would people today wear ous cheese-ball metal crap. Not a promo. Low will be in the Entry In the first half of his presentatoin, dead. In reality, "black" people little nooses around their necks?" single worth-while thing on the on March 17th. Check them out. Parker focused on the difference are really brown, and "white" between education and intelligence. people are actually biege. So ev­ After his lecture, Parker opened up This space is just here. If I didn't bother to type in these words, He explained that although you may eryone is justsome shade of brown. the stage for a general question and the paper would be white and blank. Because I don't like white have an extensive education, you Some are darker, some are lighter, answer session from the audience. space, I am going to fill it with these few sentences, which do nothing more than explain themselves. are not necessarily intelligent. In but we're all just brown." Pete saves the Arts pages with last minute review...well, just read it by Pete Knutson the future. A big bubble chair This one has a slight Doors driving Feedback starts this out, oooooo! I (I Know You Tried). Hey, it is a (man do I want one) with this eerie feel (like the better parts of "L.A. was expecting a real guitar explo­ rocker, well kind of. It is more Artist: Luna floating spherical TV thing. It has Woman") and a real Lou Reed (in sion but the feedback just fell in forward than any of the others. It Album: Tiger Lily a spooky 2001 feel to it, but it is so fact Sterling Morisson of the V.U. line with some picked acoustic gui­ also has Dean doing a duet with superfunky. does some guitar work) guitar line. tar. (I should note that not only is himself. I really like how he har­ Here I am again, stuck with having Ilikethisone. The bassjust bounces every song very peppy and slow, monizes with himself (even when to fill a hole in the paper without an Musically, track one (California along at a happy little clip. The they are all about girls. Everyone.) singing the same note) It is fondly inkling of what to write about. So (all the way))is pretty straight for­ song seems to be loosing itself how­ There really is no Galaxie 500 style reminiscent of the last record. what is a poor boy to do? If you are ward. It begins with a cute synco­ ever, ah here we go. What I'm depression on this album. "Small metal object, Lying in the me, and you all should shout a pated plucked line. Lyrically it getting now is a bubble gum pop street/ and when we turned away it collective thank god that you are doesn't seem to have the sarcastic "ba-ba-ba-ba" line. It isn't terribly Is track seven any different? (Go­ stood itself up." not, then what you do is run out and bite of the first track on the band's novel, but in Dean's tired drawl it ing Home). Nope, doesn't seem so. buy any new CD that you are even previous plastic, Lunapark, but it comes of very pleasantly. This one seems right off of the The record ends on a reeeeallllll mildly interested in and hope that it still has that sixties feel that the last Velvet's third album. It has "Her" funky bass line (what is up with this fulfills all needs and is good listen­ album forwarded. Wow, the lyrics Nothing too great songwise yet, lets in the first line, I think that we can eternal sixties nostalgia?). Track ing. Well, that is just what I have are really forward in the mix, you see about track four (Bewitched). figure out the rest. In fact it sounds ten (sleeping pill). Sadly the record done. can hear him spit slightly as he Silent beginning, quite a good gui­ far too much like one of the previ­ seems devoid of the guitar explo­ articulates. tar line to open it with. Lots of echo, ous tunes. Nice line about the sions that characterize Dean's past I'm sitting here now (which by the maybe even digital delay, is mak­ Chrysler building and the Empire work. If I didn't have to have this time you read this will no longer be Track two (Tiger Lily) is, lets see, ing it throb out at me. This is nice, state however (this is really nice, in the office in three minutes I'd now, but just make believe for me) holy shit. If it had ever occurred to it is creating its own rhythm. There trust me) "All is forgiven, I love probably elaborate. BUT. without enough time to do a proper any of you that Dean had a real is a vibe player, and a quiet brushed you still." album review. As a matter of fact fascination, if not manic passion, snare. This is what I want. Thanks for indulging my little game I don't even have enough time to for the Velvet Underground, this 8. (Into the Fold). Oooooooooooo! of procrastination and panic. It listen to the whole album, so I will song is the strongest influence yet. Next up 5. (This time Around). super staccato chords, surrounded feels as if maybe I even gave a truer do what any honest reporter does, Yikes.