.. ·· .. \ . ·;:<·~ .. ;__.:::::: ·;/>:/):.\· \ ·. ·. (continued from page 2) Forward: Editor's note for Tipitina's. If it's a big show, I WTUL Executive Staff pulling teeth. Sometimes are more grab a box oft-shirts and the cash successful than others. Anyway, I box from the back closet and add Chris Lidy General Manager A. Kyle Berman want you to do this for me. Write an the name of my shirt seller to the Mark Miester Program article, put your name on it, and guest list. "Ranger" Gill Creel Music In the beginning God created send it to me, here at the station. Susan Estes Asst.Music the heavens and the Earth ... or 9:00pm Mark Vicknair Classical so I'm told. I suspect that the So, two things, write articles, and Brian Goldberg Jazz divine concept of WTUL radio After shooting the bull with the came shortly after the second of attend Marathon. Once again, WTUL Jordan Rosenberg Sports has helped you order your life. Tipitina' s crew and ordering din­ Suzanne Kaiser Community Events those nifty things. Knowing Thank you. Now, let us help you in ner, it's time for some serious work. Erik Andries Aprentice the great amounts of knowledge, all your little problems, especially Pat, Tip's night manager, lets us Todd Andras Business some say godlike omniscience, how to dispose of spare hundred into the liquor room for turntables of the 'TUL exec staff, the Vox and a mixing board. Lenny, Les, Libby Curtin Public Relations dollar bills .... ~ Sarah Rothstein Public Service Humana was very high on the and I begin to drop cables, hook up Todd Pierce Production list of wonderful things to be wires, set up antennas and plug Nancy Russo Asst. Business created next. And god made this Feature Article: everything in. The MARTis are Erica Herndon Asst. Business thing, and saw they were good, turned on and sound levels are Kyle Berman Publications etc, etc ... and so the story has WTUL 's TULbox: One checked. Leonard Bertrand Technical come down to us. Along the way night .... Libby Curtin Crandle Brandon Education from its initial inception to the lO:OOpm Randy Cartwright New Orleans present day, the Vox has gone Monday Karen Kruse News through many incarnations, Lenny calls Shepard at the station -----------------now being designated as "the to make sure we have a clear signal Official Programming Guide of 7:30pm to the station. The sound man at WTUL." It would have been nice rr'a6{e of Contents Tip's does a sound check from our to put official sponsor of the US I walk into the WTUL studios, Cover .fJl.rt 6y 'Dave 'Buklr turntables and my microphone. Olympic something team, but I freshly awakened from my nap 2 'Etfitor's rorwartf and proceed to pull albums. The With all of out set-up done, Lenny .91. nigfi.t out at 'WI'UL TUL6ol( suppose we do what we can. and Les go downstairs to play video 3 Meanwhile, just as there have jazz DJ and I cusaually talk about Li66y Curtin games while I talk to Jim, the stage been changes in the Vox down tonight's bands. Mostly, I pull new Jane 's .fJl.tftfic tion at 'lip 's manager and collect set lists from 4 through its eon spanning exis­ music. It's good for two reasons. 'l(pren '}(Just the evening's bands. tence, so to has one constant: Firstly, it exposes TULbox listen­ 5 Cfassica£ 'Department ers to the latest music. Second, Mark_ 'Jl'ICtlair getting articles, reviews, no­ 1 0:40pm tices, and ads has always been they'er much easier to put away at 6 . rorum 2:30 in the morning. Jenny lJTwmas (to coin a phrase) much like A final call to Shepard confirms rorum 8 11 'WI'UL 'Top 30 8:30pm our airtime. Three minutes. Our 'l(prtn '}(Just 11 Micfu{ Camifo-Jazz review first band is chomping at the bit on 8 Pmefope :Huusum-review 'Bi££Joy Lenny and Les have shown up. We the stage. Finally Shepard turns it 'Totftf Pierce 12 Sink_Manfiattan-rtview begin to load boxes, microphones, over to us and we are broadcasting 9 Camper 'J/an Cfuuf6oume-review 'Erik._.9l.ntfrits etc. into Lenny's car. Suzanne live from the balcony of Tipitina's (ji££ Cree£ & Susam 'Estes gives us the evening's guest list (continued on next page) -2- -3- 1:20am with one exception. The band re­ with one person claiming, "That (continued from previous page) fused to play their most widely show more than made up for miss­ known song, "Jane Says" (also a ing Metallica last night!"~ overlooking the stage where out That's the end of out show tonight WTUL favorite), shouting "You'll first band is ready to go. folks. We thank you, the bands, everyone at Tipitina's, everyone die before you hear 'Jane Says'!" I 1:20pm at WTUL, and, just a reminder, we Qt1asstta1 J.mtpattttttn t will be back next week at the same The band mixed their progressive brand of heavy metal with a Classical Director-Mark Vicnair Set break. I reannounce the first time. And now we switch back to healthy dose of theatrics and stage band and introduce the members. the WTUL studios. savvy. The lease singer, Perry "This looks like the start of a beau­ The I begin to spin records for 20 Farrell, appeared in an outsized, tiful relationship," as the Classical minutes. 1:30am floppy, maroon hat and the metal Department here at WTUL starts its trademark elastic tights sur­ first month of supplementing the 11:40pm We break down and pack every- Vox with our own interesting bits thing into Lenny's car. Another rounded by smoke from the on­ of information. Jim says the second band is ready. TULbox successfully executed. Now stage dry ice machine. The hat Once again, I'm on. I announce it's back to the station to put every­ came off after the opening num- ber, "Whores" from their first During January on the Twentieth the second band and ask everyone thing away. album, to reveal long, green dread- Century Classical Show, we featured listening to come down to Tip's. locks. As the band launched into composer Giuseppe Ferrata, who 2:30am its hard-driving gritty set, several lived in New Orleans from 1909, until Tuesday people were propelled over the his death in 1928. With the kind co­ Home at last. Gosh. that pillow looks heads of the tightly packed crowd operation of the Maxwell Music I 2:20am nice.~ and onto the stage. The band alter- Library here at Tulane University, nately ignored and encouraged WTUL was fortunate in obtaining Two-thirds of the way through this, occasionally allowing some- the use of these rare recording. now. The second band is off and I A TULbox review: prepare for another twenty min­ Jane's Addiction -a day in the one to sing with them before the security men chased the lucky fac On local classical efforts, the New utes of airtime. Les calls the sta­ night of the TULbox: Karen Kruse off the stage. The lead singer Orleans Symphony is in the midst of tion to find out who is monitoring paused a minute to pay tribute to planning out their upcoming sea­ the board. Again, I try to persuade The progressive/metal act Jane's Martin Luther King, Jr. on the civil son. On January 26, they held a our listeners that they really only Addiction appeared at Tipitina's rights leader's birthday, and then luncheon, and (though I was on­ get half a show over the air. January sixteenth for the TULbox. WTUL 's weekly live broadcast. the band played the haunting able to attend) things seem to be opening chords of the semi-mel- looking well for them. We will try I 2:40am Local favorite Shot Down in Equa­ dor. Jr. opened to an already packed low "Summertime Rolls." At the to promote the symphony here in end of the show, Perry Farrell any way possible, in order to help The last band is ready to go on. We house, running through an edec­ gamely followed suit and dove off ensure its success now and in the unplug the turntables and listen tic list of covers and originals, to the show. I sit in the stairwell including "What's New Pussycat." the stage into the crowd, as most of fu tore. his listeners had been doing and try to finish Tuesday's home­ So, in case you are wondering Jane's Addiction, nominated for the throughout the show. work. "Classical? They play classical?" newly created Metal Grammy, turned in a fascinating perform­ Jane's Addiction got rave reviews WTUL airs classical music Monday ance which satisfied their fans, from most who attended the show, through Friday from 6 to 8 in the -4- -5- morning, and Twentieth Century will address race relations in New Classical on Sunday nights from Orleans and Louisiana in light of 7 to 11. In conjunction with the the Canal Street riot and other show we print the Classical tension in New Orleans and Listener's guide, which is avail­ throughout the state during this able by calling the station's busi­ past year. ness line or by sending your name, address to the station. Any •Potential topics for upcoming donations to defray the cost of shows include the phenomenal handling would be greatly ap­ 1989 murder rate in New Orleans, preciated. The Classical Louisiana's reaction to the U.S.