ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT appearing at the Cruel Elephant DECEMBER 12 with Amphetamine Reptile Recording Artists THE COWS W2MM and from Calgary THE EL CAMINOS JSttsaS- SISTER PSYCHIC "Fuel" & CINDERBLOCK "Greatest Hits" on mmt\ DISTRIBUTED IN CANADA Sutter Psychic • Fuel EXCLUSIVELY BY cms TOSSES m DECEMBER 1992 'Too bad there isn't a bingo station," said OFFICE USE ONLY ^ ISSUE #119 Jason scanning the lame fm dial. "We should l%lTu£V™z°&«o * Chris Buchanan ark Pilon have a Discorder Bingo Page! People could ^£cTo?Z£*olingbrok. e - Price hrens. Ivan Gao, Helen Godolphin. 1 play at home with their dobbers..." ^S^^. oberg, Adam Sloan Dr„m ADC EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Ju ette Kwong. Lisa Lutman, Svea Sjoberg IRREGULARS KtuULAKS PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Anthony Hempell, Jason McLean. Adam Sloan AIRHEAD . GRAPHICS Mark "Atomos ° Pilon, Gary Wideman i CRAZY NIGHTS IN THE LAP0FLUXURY...6 M,"ntMU D PROGRAM GUIDE Adam S LIFE WITH THE FAMILY ENNDYE 5 SPIN! .ST Mindy Abramow ADV'R1ISING Anthony He GREENDAY SHINDIG 9 ACCOUNTS Linda Scholte ..-. ...... .,.—>..-.. _«. LOCAl DISTRIBUTION Ma t Steffich. Justin Leigh All The Young Punks 10 DATEBOOK Randy Iwata HELEN'S KITCHEN 13 STATESIDE DISTRIBUTION TRIBUTION Linda Scholten MPUnuiuai oniri/Tiinnr in SUBSCRIPTIONS'MAIL DIS 1 Baker. Chris Buchanan. Copy * THE VANCOUVERS MEKANIKAL OBJEKT NOIZE 19 TECHNICAL SUPPORT BI s even more fucked r ht & stuff FIITIIRF DAD 9<i 'S - Stefan Ellis. Macin ^ The Spanish Connection 11 l*U 1 UKt KAK *» than ,ast month Systern 7 VIDEOPHILTER 21 PUBLISHER Mr. Kevin Sn iV CULTURE • •*••* Discorder Copyright 1992 by The Studen REAL LIVE ACTION 25 «___^^^^Sn•^ndl-print e 1 monthly In Canada on B The Grass Is Always Greener On THe Other Side 11 MOFO'S PSYCHOSONIC PIX 26 Including the CITR On Ihc Ola e and the CITR Splnllst 2S!Sooacno5!'« C COAL UNDER REVIEW 26 _Mi';U««V!'i *!r.nT.".b. SPINLIST 28 P-»-bl. «. Otscorter Magazine. • The Perfect Stocking Stuffer 15 m FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY ON THE DIAL 29 CTR 101.9 IM I. ISOO watt, 0, neurotic bus, „om UBC to Lang.ey. ^k June Scudeler Takes Us To The Front 16 DATEBOOK 30 XT.ol?L7S lity put together by an (I COVERS he meaning ol "alterna- comics g# r.:_ revr^.,all*y sealed In n empty |ar of Sklppy - g For the 2nd year in a row, Mr. Gary EVERYTHINGS DUCKY j| Wildeman takes the honours of capturing by Blaine Thurier 12 0'"" »™; — CITR Mob' ^^ the yuletide spirit on our cover. Santa, Call CITR OJ line #(604) 822 P Rudolph, and their posse kick ass at a THE BLANK GENERATION *spo,,s * 2£& '"us c/o CITR » (604)822-9364. or write: fc venue near you...soon. by Gary Wildeman 30 *"3 6"8 SUB ( ™ Print Ed Inc. Ana Da 1 Nardwuar the Human Serviette presents... WELCOME TO MY CASTLE! The Hanson Brothers WE SUCK Seaweed ^ Smugglers M** SORRY! Evaporators ,vf fl|_| Friday Decern^ AGES West Van Rec Centre Gym W 22nd & Marine, W Van, 7:26PM. '^KttNN'*-*-"'^ Tickets $6 at Track, Scratch, *_____£« I Zulu, Capers. Info: 926-9444 W isi-TRp pep! H debut 7" release by Vancouver's cub AND MORE sTupjd six songs including the hit "chico" VERTICAL NSSL- shoP *- * j. IfVnfPifWMW ' "••"****„- " "-- '" a- \m kDDlGTIOtf cellophane square in "1|^^*^^^^^^S \*.JM 2416 Main St. Vancouver • 872-2999 1102 Austin Ave., CoqultJam • 931-5070 Mint Records • #699-810 W Broadway, Var _£r icouver, BC V5Z 4C9 Canada come on down to the railway @ $T% dunsmuir and check out three hot local bands as the semifinals begin mortday, november 23! $4 cover, open to everyone! and don't forget the SHINDIG GRAND FINALS at the cruel elephant, friday december 11! iWJSf **__•_ the Beantownairvi'aves. Ifyou have of these shows and I shouldn't be. $444.00. This, I think, is an in­ any suggestions you can contact: Alcohol and concerts don't mix credible success when you lake Ert Dredge, anyway. Some asshole always gets into consideration the amount of Program Director sick in the pit and ends up spewing money the band must have spent 3 Ames Street, all over the place. You'd want to on gas, food, accomodations, re­ Cambridge, Mass. USA remember the concert and not just pairs, tolls, etc.. How many bands 02142 recall barfing all over one of the do you think, would continue if or call: 617-253-4000 bouncers. I also get really pissed they lost money on every tour? off when somebody attends one of So my conclusion is lhal your OLD SCHOOL these concerts, and bitches and real enemy is either the BC liquor complains for some whimpy rea­ legislation or your own altitude Dear Airhead, son. Just be glad you were even thai ihe world owes you a good I know lhat Discorder has been an able to go! If you don't like it lime. Why nol put on your own alternative magazine for a long going to these shows, give your show? Phone up your favorite time, and I feel I have been alter­ ticket lo someone who'll appreci bands (their record company's native for ages, but I get really ate it, not badmouth it the next phone tt can be acquired ihrough mad when you criticize people who day. I give to great places like the any city's directory assistance) and are alternative there are lots,maybe Nappy Dugout and the New York ask them lo play an all-ages show thousands in this city who are dif­ Thealre my thanks for believing next time they come through town. ferent and rebelling against soci­ everyone should be able to come Just make sure lhat you and all ety and maybe you should realize and support their favorite bands- your friends go out and support we are all in this together. In high and as for ther other shitholes like school I was picked on by lots of the Cruel Elephant and 86 street Your last resorts are to ei- jocks, One Halloween I spiked my (1040 sucks anyway) bum in hell hair into a Mohawk and went lo you booze-thirsty, money hungry fake ID, or wait, whining and the dance. 1 slammed to the Sex moaning, until you turn 19 when Pistols and met a girl named Julie, Fix a guy with a bone tc you can join the rest of us louts she know calls herself Seiouxsie who frequent ihe Elephant and go Right off the lop, HUGE congratu­ tions are in Ihe process. Early after her favourite band. We were home al unreasonable hours wilh lations are going out to our pro­ figures have the Pistols reunion at the only alternative people in our Del , B.C. a sore throat, bloodshot eyes, ring­ duction manager, Mark Pilon, and a lucrative $12 million for the school bul stayed with what was ing ears, and a headache. And hip, (I knew sub-pop would be his lovely live-in, Holly, on Ihe band to do with whal they may, bul / think ihe main point eluding you believe me, in 3 years, Jello will big). WE go to Luv-a-Fair all the birth of their first child. Born was once television rights, publishing al present, Jason, is your belief NOT have "settled down" and time and they slill are at the fore the lovely Emmanuelle Allegro and merchandising are figured into that there is a "stupidfucking rule DOA, having only moved from Ihis deal you can expect thai num- front of alternative music, so lhal says you have lo be over 19 in Burnaby to East Van. in the lasl 15 ihe 30th of October. Entering this to triple. What's my point, I am alternative, order to attend the concert of one years, won' be going anywhere world at a burly 9 lbs 1 oz. look for Coincidentally, heroin I have earned it, Lollapallooza was of your favourite bands." The law too fast! Emmanuelle as a contender for e again peaked for people like me nol the idiots says ti The Hulkster in next year's Sum­ the choice drug for a new who showed up, so join the fight ART SCHOOL mer Slam. Discorder, you are alternative. being the drug responsible Sincerely, censed lo serve alcohol. The Hey, Airhead... for the death of Mr. Punk Jason Jekill "booze-lhirsly, money-hungry I'm a little tired of the continual Rock himself.Sid Vicious. Vancouver baslards" which you believe run discussions about music and fash­ So, Rotten and Co. are in the Cruel Eleplianl andTownPump ion, doesn't anyone look at art the midst of finding a re­ P.S. You probably won't print this < busi, tsofru placement bassist (origi­ bul at least listen to whal I say! establishment which primarily Why do people go out of their nal bass player Glen serves liquor. By selling beer and way to spend all their UI and wel­ Matlock is out of the pic- Jason, are you for real? If so, I olher drinks lo patrons, Ihey gen­ fare on entrance fee and designer some litigation with Lydon guess you're pretly happy wilh erate revenue lo pay iheir rent, labels when art openings are abso­ and his associates); don'l this Sex Pistols news, hey? I'm staff, and olher expenses. Bands, lutely free? For instance on Hallow­ be surprised if they find a sorry lo hear that you're still liv­ whether or nol they are original, een this year 1 went lo a superb free woman to fulfill the job ing in 1979 bul my best wishes go alternative, or punk rock are evening of titillating a oultoyouandJu...Seiouxsie(sic).