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Or perhaps you've just forgollen how much fun il can be lo gel your own whiny opinions published mDiscorder1. Jusl to help you along, we've compiled a multiple-choice "Airhead Starter Kit." Just Till in ihe blanks with one of ihe choices in the column lo the right, stuff il inlo an envelope, lick a slamp, and pop II into ihc mailbox. C'mon, il's real easy. QSTUPiD PUMttr-HCDSQ Dear Airhead, _ think he/she ild be caught 1 am writing lo express my (1) over ( ber issue of (3) . Who the heil does (4). is1 I can't believe lhal (5) like (6) (7) . Al least (8) By the way, I (9) the piece (10) lhat you passed off as (11) . Tell your (12) to gel their (13) straight before (14) . I've had enough of hearing about (15) ; (16) rule! Why not (17) .? - Oh yeah, How come (18) ? I hate .(19) !!! wes urn 1' Vaca-fion u/i+k "iH wife anJ ii Seem. rh<*r Wt bewne «* melon. rJqftjrollu, !•<- ConCffnec' wiB-, fW* vdlid.K- emi/irrton A WEU-FUCED CALL TblME MlMlsTf-Y of 1&r\SfOrZMATlOT\. As much as wc hate admitting we're wrong, here axDiscorder, we once again have trod upon pernicious territory. We speak of lasl month's issue (Nov. 1991, issue # 106) in which Redd McJann made mention to a security guard at the Public Knemy/Anlhrax concert being a "twal." Firstly, I believe everyone who took offence lo the use of this word has to realize that Redd McJann is a member of the gender we affectionately call female. Secondly, because SI IE was reviewing a rap concert SHE felt il appropriate to write on the crass roots/ghetto level in which rap is synonymous with. Lastly, "twat" is a derivative of the French word "toit," which means roof and, therefore. Redd McJann's cause formissing Primus was due to the roof at the pass door. Now, there was also some concern voiced at the authenticity of the facts on Flavor Flav and Chuck D. Well, yes indeed, for all you Doubting Thomases, Flavor Flav was in fact a member of the legendary super-group Parliament. The Chuck D incident is in fact correct. However, it does not pertain to the last time they were in Vancouver, as the moral majority read il to be, but lo the anal retentive border between Windsor and Detroit. Nyah, nyah, nyah. Raspberries lo all you skeptics. While we're at it we might as well give credit where credit is due and was so ignorantly omitted from the last issue. Kudos go oul to June Scudeler for her piece on Pigface, and graphic credits lo David Chung for the "Colour By Number Jesus" and the "Elvis Lawn Ornament" in the "How To Get Rich..." piece. Tanx! [Ed.] WIN FIVE CDS OF YOUR CHOICE FROM THE SONY CATALOG! Multiple—choice answers: b) indignation c) hurl feelings d) guilt (2) a) the Chuck D interview in b) the "Lunatic Fringe" ad in c) the "Shindig" column lhal appeared in d) spilling coffee on (3) a) Discorder b) "lhal magazine from CiTR" c) your pathetic lillle shitrag d)AF (4) a) this mystery "G" person b) Paul Brooks/Chris Buchanan c) Rory Tait d) lhat "Nabob" guy (5) a) bonehcads who b)smut c) a totally awesome band Win a Peter Himmelman sampler and a chance to win five CDs of your choice from the Sony Music catalog by faxing in or hand delivering to CiTR the three (6) a) lo crashother people's most "Impermanent Things" about campus life that you would most sadly interviews miss. All entrants will receive a Peter Himmelman sampler LP that includes b) this affront lo humanity the song "Impermanent Things" and will be entered into the grand prize draw c) 3000 B.C. for five CDs of your choice from the entire Sony catalog. d) yours truly Deadline for entries is December 15th, 1991. ENTER NOW! ENTER OFTEN! a) without any "Polident" b) sitting in the hallowed pages ofDiscorder c) Playing in a charade such as "Shindig" d) hanging out at "Tafs" a) Il didn'l completely ruin my afternoon hate you more. c) you suck and ihey don't d) I don'l shop al "Violet Addiction" a) loved d)ale (10) a)on"IiowtoGclRichOvemigh b) of shit c) on Mudhoney d) of fish (11) a) a real "Tom Vu" seminar b)areviewofthePE/Anlhrax c) journalism d) deep-fried halibut (12) a) readers b) c) d) cooks (13) a) facts b)teeth c) thinking caps d) paper hats (14) a) they complain b) brushing c) mouthing off d) preparing foodstuffs for public consumption. (15) a) fuck-ups who can't uke care of themselves b) SUB POP shil c) bands I've never heard of d) all this wimpy art-rock (16) a)CapiulisLs b) Napalm Death c) Skinny Puppy d) The Outrageous Valenlinos (17) a)doafeatureonAdamSmilh's economic theories b) jusl cease publication c) try doing more drugs d) bring back "Hell's Kilchen" (18) a) All my other letters have never been printed b) I can never get a dale in this c) I still can't find CiTR on my fMdial d) there's no all-ages shows anymore (19) a) censorship b) using the "Telepersonals" c) Coast 800 d) watching TV wilh my (20) a) (YOUR NAME HERE) b) Former CiTR Member c) P. Ness d) Too Young, Too Cool JUNKFLESH: Vertebrate Dissection By Bryce Thm;; I ley, all I wanna know is, just whal ihc hell is n? (Yeah, and I write the thing.) "A neal slory aboul a cool zombie lhal gets lost in a mall and and has real cool adventures..." Lh...weecllll..,No.l: Junkflesh isn't a zombie. As far as I can discern, il's a humanoid form, animaled by some form of sclf-delcrminislic virus (thai is, a virus lhal either mimics intelligence, or is, intelligent) lhal, for unknown reasons, seeks survival ihrough the bipedal form. No.2: Junkflesh is a biological/meuphorical paradox: a being lhal is virtually immoral and invulnerable, therefore potentially very powerful, but al the same lime, totally useless and pathetic, and yes, stupid... It was found by Ophelia and Thcophilis, cousins who share similar fuck- ups for parcnLs. Ophelia and Theoph are jusl a couple zero-generation losers who have no idea what importance Junkflesh may have—they're just trying to keep ii together... Ophelia isn't crazy, she's bicameral— Theophilis is just a neurotic baby doomer... In this story, um, "Vertebrate Dissection," our fun thing, wilh a transmitter stuck in his neck, runs amuck and has a very good time looking for plastic. It's up to Ophy and Theoph to find Junkflesh before il's mere presence traumitizes your average human...when you're lumpy, greyish, smelly, and trailing scrap meul parts, traumitizing humans can be fun... Junkflesh No.2 and 3 are coming oul in December. You can find Junkflesh al Scratch Records, Smash Gallery, and olher fine esublishmcnls. DECEMBERQ ALICE IN CHAINS It's been a long time in coming, this bloody interview. Bul, hey, four is a lucky number, so the situation was promising. Sharing my optimism was a fresh face ? round CiTR, Emma ljiudcr, who aided mc in what follows. That is, the interrogation of Alice in Chain's principal songwriter, Jerry Canlrell. Emma Lauder: Docs a "grunge scene" exist in Seattle and, if so, how did it affect your music? Jerry Cantrell: I don'l know whal grunge is. That's like a buildup on your windows. It's a good music scene, there's a lot of great bands by Braden Zrno from Seattle. Il's pretty happenin'. As far as lhat term — I don't really BRADEN: Is there acertain genre of music lhat's coming out from the Northwest right now? JERRY: Uh, no. There's a lot of good rock music coming out, there's also a lot of other greal stuff too. Y'know there's reggae bands there, there's pop bands... BRADEN: Rap bands? JERRY: Yeah, there's rap bands there too: Sir Mixalot. EMMA: Is there a theme lo Facelife and was il intentional? JERRY: Uh.no,not intentional. Wc just went in, wc just came up with the songs wc liked and they went on ihc- alburn. EMMA: How do you feel aboul being billed wilh Van Halen and have the audience reactions been split in any way? JERKY: Uh, it's a different crowd than like the "Clash of the Tilans" lour but every tour we've been on has been different. We've toured with everybody from Extreme, Iggy Pop, Megadeth, Clash of the Tilans, Van Halen, so il's always a very different reaction. But we're having a fantastic lime, the band's arc in credibly cool. Il has nothing to do wilh playing music al all, the cool bands make il a whole lot belter. EMMA: Why weren't you involved wilh Sub-Pop'1 JERRY: We were never approached by them. I think they didn't really consider us their type of band, whatever lhal is. I mean, they've gol a really great thing happening, there's a lot of great bands on the label, we jusl never really were a part of lhat family. Wc just kinda went off and did our own thing. BRADEN: Def Jam released a compilation of Slayer Iracks lhat were recorded off the "Clash of the Ti- JERRY: Right, thai was the De- BRADEN: Decade of Aggression right. Megadeth did a tunc for the Bill andTects Bogus Journey, whal else? EMMA: Anthrax loured for the Killer B's. BRADEN: Yeah, bul nothing new from Alice in Chains. Whai's going JERRY: Actually, wc did a movie loo. Wc did a soundtrack lora movie called Singles which will be corn- February. Il's wilh Mall Dillon and Bridget Fonda. Wc wrote a song for it, wc also do a couple of scenes in the movies. Soundgarden and Pearl Jam are also in it. It's loosely based on the Seattle music scene. Mali Dillon's in a band and stuff and Pearl Jam is his backup band. It's gonna be really cool. Il sounds cheezy bul il's gonna be really great. It's written and directed by Cameron Crow who used to wnic for Roiling Stone, he's also done a lol of movies since them. It was a really cool expenence. BRADEN: Arc you writing on the JERRY: Wruing a lot-thc next album's gonna be incredible. EMMA: Do you think you might lighten your lyrical content al all? JERRY: No, definitely not. It'll be more intense on the next album. EMMA: Where do you draw your JERRY: I don't know. My sick twisted mind I guess. It's a selfish ihing y'know, we gel the shit oul. You gel everything oul and put it into the music so you don't keep il inside yourself. No mailer how sick and twisted lhal is you gotta lei your lional outlet. I mean, it always has been and it always will be, that's whal il should be and lhat's whal il is for us. BRADEN: Is there a real effort that's pul into the songs locreate the dark ambience lhal Alice in Chains has in their music? JERRY: No, that's just how it comes oul, it's totally natural. I mean, there's work lo do and il's dil liculiai limes to wnte any type of song. Sometimes you jusl can'l get riffs to fil together and you can't get the idea. Bul whenever il comes oul il's completely straight and natural. We don't even really think aboul it. We'll write something and get il down and I won't even know why or whal it means to meal lhal point. Bul.y 'know, maybe a couple of weeks or a couple of months later I'll get it. I'll gel where that came from, from within mc or whatever. We just let it come out. And instead of analyzing it, jusl let it be as it is for its strengths and weaknesses. BRADEN: So if a happy song came out of Alice in Chains would you include it even though your fans are sort of derelicts of society lhat enjoy the darker side of fife? JERRY: I don't sec any happy songs coming out of us in the next decade (laughs). BRADEN: So the negative stuff is quite in abundance. JERRY: Well, it's not negative it's just the release of emotions and stuff and there' s a lot of negativity and a lot of emotion in the world right now. It's not a happy-go-lucky world, it's not Uke thai any more. It's getting worse and worse in every aspect and everybody's feeling it in society. Luckily, we have an outlet lo say something BRADEN: How aboul ihe coming down of the Berlin Wall? JERRY: Il's great. It's toully cool bul I think there's a lot of other things the world lhat somelhing lhat is as great as that happening— there's so many other things that arc going on that are such crap. It's just getting worse and worse. From wartodisease lo famine or whatever, I mean, il's gelling prclly scary. BRADEN: Any sort of an idea for the title ofthe new album or anything like lhat? JERRY: We have an idea bul I don't want to say il right yet, so nobody will FRONT 242 by June Scudeler Guess what? Belgian keyboard terrorists FRONT242arc living, breathing human beings, not robots! I learned this as a friend and I interviewed percussionist Richard 23. If the grammar seems a little wonky il's because of Richard's french accent. He was very talkative and packed a lot of info into twenty min - Afler the show, some hipsters and I took ihe 'Front' to a couple of local clubs where the band looked likcmiddle-aged Belgian tourists out for a night on the town. They were pretty funny and had an actual sense of humour-gasp! Though I must admit I couldn't tell Jean-Luc, Patrick and Daniel apart. Fortunately, I overcame this potential social nightmare by not using their names. Oh well, at least I know for sure this interview was with Richard 23. Why do you feel the concept is more important than the individual? Il's quile simple. Because we realized lhat the four members were strong working together and wc never succeeded when we were working separately. We don't know if we were going ahead separately, we 6 53_Rg°S£°^H might've reached something. But right now, we know where we arc because the band worked as an entity, so that's why wc focus on the band as an cniily, not as individuals. The other reason is lhat to promote the band as an entity is much more easy: you' ve got one name, one logo. It's like a company; it's like Coca- Cola. It's easier to promote Coca- Cola than the five dozen people lhat work for it. The third reason is to still have a private life apart from the project. Wc work from 10 lil 6 or 7 and then wc go back home and lead our lives. Because of lhat we're trying to be a little bit anonymous and focus on the band ralher than the individual personalities of ihc people. Also, wc don't stand for anything in the music we do, no one of us is taking a stand or gol a message to say because the four of us are different and how can you focus on one personality when the three others arc different? There's no leader in the band ai all so that makes it more important lo work on the entity of the Front 242 project. So you don't have any political connotations? Some people sec you as militaristic or men fascistic... Il's strange. It's the firsl lime we've talked about it in this part of the world because usually the only country where we've got that kind of problem talking about fascism is in France because 15% of the people vole right and 15% vote extreme right, so il's right there in the mood. When you've gol a name like "Front" it's immediately associated with ihe National Fronl, ihey don't sec any further. When you talk aboul the fact people say wc arc politically right or militaristic, we are nothing, we arc Front 242 and wc do a certain kind of music wilh a certain quality and we don't stand for anything. 'Cause we can'l, the four members of the band got different ages, have different political views, lead different lives, got different attitudes, so il would be impossible for us lo be like U2 or Johnny Clegg. So we're not talking mililaristic, of course some of our music has part of the the rhythm really strict and square but that's probably because wc arc European. Wc try to be European, that's where we bom; our culture is European, our feeling and toots are from Europe: like black people try to find their roots in reggae music, in soul music, which is fine. I can dance on soul music, I can dance on reggae, even if I don't like it, and I can dance on rap music, but 1 feel it's not coming from mc. So when you do music and rhythm you will probably reflect what you arc and wc are white Euro pean bom. We gave a base to the people and they can interpret ihe base they way ihey want. The music, the pictures, they get from listening to the music, the lyrics they can understand, all that is up lo them. When wc tour, wc gel all of these types of people, it's all right there. Whal ever people arc, they can be black, yellow, or while wc don't care. When you go sec a movie you don't know if the person next to you is a fascist or a left guy; you don'l care. "ITicy just like the same movie you do, that's fine. Then after the movie you can talk about it and see the guy's got a different interpretation than you. It's the same with Fronl 242. It's like your religious sampling: you're presenting it a.s something in our society and people can think about it what they will. Right, right! Whal happened ihe first time we came here in '84 in America, we were amazed by what was on TV; nol amazed by whal people believed in, that's taking a position, bul amazed by the way preachers were speaking on TV io motivate and captivate the people. Wc just started to record those shows because you don't sec lhat kind of stuff in Europe and that's how we started to be interested in preachers more by the words, more by the slogans, lhan what's behind it. And then again people in Mexico, which is very religious, thought "Welcome to Paradise" was a stand for Jesus and other people in Europe think it's against it. Can you tell us more about the beginnings of Front 242? It's easy, the four members were working quite separately, on different projects before Front 242 and we surted to touch the synthesizers only because we wanted to do music and we weren 'tmusicians and I wouldn 't spend five years learning guitar because it was like spending my lime. We realized that there was people in Germany like Kraftwerk, Ivon, PAF, who were making really good music, DIFFERENT music, having a really good altitude and not empty rock attitude, against all the rock 'n'roll system in England-making somelhing different and intense with something from the Continent. So lhat's why we started. How we surted is that we were living in the same area, we had the same interests in sound research. Daniel was working in an instrument shop selling the first synthesizers we were buying, so we sured to be in conuct and surted exchanging cassettes of the work we were doing, that's how we came together. How are you set up live? Three live and four members in the band. When we surted we had support from nobody because ihe type of music was different and new and nobody was giving a penny on us and nobody, like journalist pany was ii It was the s n the mi as ourselves alone. when we surted to do concerts, we never could find anybody to give us the right sound live. So naturally ihe more technical member of the band went behind the mixing desk to be sure the sound was right and that's how it surted. We never sit around a table saying "you look good, you've got to be on stage." It just came naturally. When the band started I was not there. When they asked me tojoin the band I was working on the slides and the lights. They asked mc lo join because they saw a performance of my other band before and they knew I was gelling excited and physical on suge. So when I joined the band it was basically for the visual part, more than anything else. So.naturally, Daniel was behind the mixing desk, Uking care of the technical problems and when you have three guy s on the stage, what's the point of having four guys in the picture? So the image the band is like the three guys and ihe technical part is probably iwo guys-the four of us work together on the project but some of us have more specifications. How docs living in Belgium affect your music? MATT: Wc w c mad at Scattli Discorder: I'm here tonight at the O.K. Hotel in Seattle, WA for the Fluid. So what have you guys been up to in the last year and a half or so? JOHN: Jusl mostly writing songs and shopping for a label. We've talked to a lot of different people, nothing has materialized yet in the way of an offer, but we're slill shopping. We need a manager to help us do that so mostly jusl writing songs JOHN: We're preparing ourselves to record the next album. We don't know where it's gonna come out or who il's gonna be with bul we just continue doing the same type of thing: little tours here and there, wrilin' DISCORDER: So have you played mostly in the Denver area? JOHN: Yeah, throughout the summer we have. We toured in April in the Northeast and upper Midwest and in February did the wesl coast with exception of Seattle. DISCORDER: Due to...? JOHN: We couldn't get a date in Seattle when wc needed il so we had to blow it off. MATT: You seem to have this firmly in hand, John. (And wilh that Matt exits to go to sound- JOHN: This is our favorite city lo play in y'know and we would have loved to play here then but we just couldn't get a date. Wc don't have the most comfortable relationship with SUB POP but that doesn't affect our opinion of DISCORDER: Is lhat why you left the label? JOHN: Oh yeah, I could criticize ihem 'til the cows come home but lhat doesn't really serve any purpose. We never got paid and with somany communication problems it wasjusta completely unproductive relationship. I mean il helped us to a degree because SUB POP became really trendy and we gol ntion ihrough lhat. It helped our tours a lot because the cities would slick the SUB POP logo on the flyers and a certain percenUge of the people would come out because we were a SUB POP band. That's probably where it helped the mosl. But fundamenully we never got any money out of them so we thought why should we continue with that relationship when it DISCORDER: So how come il's Uken you so long to find a label? Is not having a manager part of the problem or have you just not found anyone good enough or willing lo give you the right deal? JOHN: Well, having a manager would help a lot 'cuz we're in Den- ver and there's no label people in Denver. So for us it involves a lot of phone work lo make anything happen and none of us have the conUcls to be able lo generate a lot of excitement. There has been a lot of uncer- Uinty among the major labels as lo what direction we're going in. It's like, "Well I hear pop elements in there, are you guy s going more along the pep vein or the punk vein?" I mean il's been ihc same as it always was- it's got elements of all that. Bul that's not enough. Throughout die summer there were people saying, "Why don't wc give you some money and you can make a demo Upc." But wc don't want to make a demo lape. Ifyou want to hear whal we're like go out and buy ihe damn records. My impression is that a lot oftheA&R peoplewhoare intous, and who claim to be fans and have all of our records, they're junior A & R people and they need to convince Iheir bosses that we're a worthwhile venture. Their bosses don't know anything about us, which is why ihey ihink the demo tape is necessary. We spent all summer telling people wc didn't wanl lo do a demo and recently we jusl found a sludio in Denver lhat wc like. It's cheap so we're going to go ahead and record all our new songs. We're ready to do the record and if it ukes spending a grand lo further the interests that I've seen from ulking with people then we're gonna go ahead and do it; even if the major label industry is so slow in getting things together. DISCORDER: So what doyou al- iributc then lo bands like Nirvana who have jusi been signed? Doyou wonder how quickly it happened or doyou think ihcirsigning was incv- JOHN: Well, I think they're a great band and they would have been signed anyway bul they did hire a good manager and he had a lot lo do wilh il. You've also gol to look atthe fact thai this record came out 2 years after Bleach so they did have a long lull in which they could generate interest. And that's whal we're gonna be looking at, al least a 2 year expanse of lime. DISCORDER: Have you grown musically in ihe 2 year break lhat you'velakcn'.Mslhencwsluffgon- na be a departure from, say, Glue! JOHN: I don'l think so. Wc all like our new songs, wc think they're ihc best songs we've written. 'Iliey're just like whal any of the others have been: they're hard and they're poppy. Ithink wekeep getting better at writing melodies because I think that's what we've been into all along, having a real catchy melody. I guess we've grown musically just by the fact lhal we've written belter songs. DISCORDER: I noticed lhat you aren't doing any Canadian shows at all. Do you not like playing in Canada or do you just nol have the JOHN: Well, I like ii line, bin on a tour like lhis.il being so short, if we're going lo book a show wc need it to be maximum guarantee. And in fact there was one club in Vancouver who offered us a show. DISCORDER: It was the Cruel Elephant actually but as you said I don'l think they could guarantee what you were asking. JOHN: Right, itjust boils down to whal shows wc can afford to pick up and gelling ihc guarantee lhal wc need. Wilh this one, lo lake an entire day to drive lo another city, you've gol to consider lhal there's a lot of expenses loo. So we've gol to be sure lhat our expenses are covered, and them some. And that show didn'l appear like il was going io do il. DISCORDER: And the border can be a big hassle sometimes too.... JOHN: It's a huge hassle, yeah. Wilh us l(K>king so scraggly and all I could see why they wouldn't wanl to let us over. DISCORDER: Touring in North America has been successful enough foryou guys, so what about Europe? Whal kind of response have you gotten over there? JOHN: It's been great. Wc went lo England and Scotland a year ago and il was awful there. I mean Nirvana, lad and Mudhoney had all been there and then wc come and they expected us to be Nirvana, Tad and Mudhoney. So it was pretty awful. But it was great in Germany and some of the other countries wc did around there DISCORDER: I can understand lhat since I've talked toother bands who say thai il's hard to play in England because ihey have such a conservative idea of whal ihey like lo hear and ifyou don'l conform to lhal idea ihcn you won't be liked very much. And [think that's a hard thing lo accept especially because you have such a huge following in North America. JOHN: You're right. That's very true. [ John hears that he has lo go to soundcheck] Well, I have to go. DISCORDER: Okay, well I'll wail for you 'cuz there's a couple more ihings I wanted to ask. 'Ihe rest ofthe intcr/icwiook place off Upc as upon reluming from sound- check John appears lo be a little more tense and perhaps worried night's festivities. John had little worry aboul tho' because, as t evening unfolded, they rocked oul li the Fluid thai I know and love. ihc We've got lots of artists, like Jacques Brel, people you don't even know are from Belgium-even the guy lhat made the saxophone. We have lots of great painters, Flemish painters. Bul the culture in general was influenced by everybody, we've been occupied by the Spanish, by the Auslrians, by the Germans, by the French, by the Netherlands, by everybody because the country is so small, il was easy. So because of lhat, there's a lot of different influences. Now Brussels is inthemiddle of the EEC which means a lot of companies coming there, a lot of people coming from all over Europe to live there. We've gol thirty TV channels on the air; you play with the remote and you can jump from one country lo another, you can watch the news at 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:30 from Germany, Spain, Italy, v r. So, v e gol n rules to fol low. We are not English pop music, we're not French, so we won't be love singers. All lhat makes it easier, the geographical situation and the cullural s There seems to be a similar situation because Canada is next to the States and we just get swallowed up. Canadians arc struggling to keep out culture and our government doesn't help. Yes, I can sec lhat. Il's double in Europe. We can tell we were influenced by America because America was a big country, bul now people realize il's not lhal good al all. You got McDonald's in Brussels but wc won't have more because the people jusl want good food. You under- sund, because we used lo have good food. Of course people like lo go to McDonald's, they go before movies. Bui they won't go everyday because they want home cooked meals. Same wilh movies, we got American movies but wc will also have Italian movies, French movies, German movies, because lhat's whal the people want. Because of that we have American stuff, but we keep What do you think about hands such a.s Ministry and Nine Inch Nails mixing guitars and technology? I don't know. We see lots of American industrial bands using guiurs; we do loo, as a matter of fact we have lots of guiurs, samples of guiurs in our music, we just don'l play guiurs. But Daniel can make tapes for hours wilh guitars and noise and then we sample what we need and when we find a good tune getting in the music, we use it. We sample a few heavy metal bands because we think they're very interesting and intense Bulnow,ulking aboul.Min- islry, I don'l think they're electronic at all, they're a hardcore band. To me, Twitch was the last good album. I don't like whal they do now. Nine Inch Nails is fine because the guy has a great voice, he's a good composer, he's got good melodies and the structure ofthe music very interesting. We are not pro-electronic, I love Depeche Mode because they're probably the best electronic pop band in the world. I love even the Pet Shop Boys for the same reason. But I like heavy metal because it's intense and powerful and I like disco because it's danceable and simple. I like rap, it's different than funk or whatever, and I like classical because I think il's the biggest, deepest music you can find in the world. So we don'l sund for or against electronic music or for or against the guiur. Music is music, there's interesting stuff everywhere. We stand against the old rock'n'roll way of making music and business that makes us sick, more than the music itself. I think sometimes Rolling Stones have a good tunc, who cares? I jusl don'l like the way rock'n'roll goes. We are really anti- rock we don't do drugs or drink and and we don't destroy hotel rooms and all lhat kind of bullshit. Are you planning more collaborations or side projects? We've got noplans because we work too much for Front, it takes too much time, not only the music, but all the shit going around it, so we've got no real time. We've met people-we've met a guy who's a producer of video games and the company he works is making video games and selling the programs to Nintendo and Amiga and people like that and he's a fan of Front 242. He's gol a project of a newgameand he wants us lodothe music for the game and I think that's more interesting lhan working with other people making in- How much of your stuff is live? tapes because there' point in bringing a computer. We tried that a couple years ago, but it was a mess. We feel that we are shows than into a rock show; lhat's why we're using Upcs. 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IlGA About a zillion years ago there was a rumble in Ihe belly of ihe Arizona desert which shaped one of the world's most brilliant phenomenon: The Grand Canyon. like the second coming of the Lord those tremors were fell again, about a dozen years ago, bul the consequences of those afler-shocks proved of greater magnificence. Once the rubble and dust had sel, emergency broadcasts iu med off and rationing ceased, lounging at the hub of all this commotion were three Phoenix boys. Belched, like a chicken bone, from ihe esophagus of the arid Arizona desert were the Meat Puppets. Belched is a better verb than a lot might think to describe ihe Meal Puppets conception. For a band whose sound varies from Tex-Mex to hardcore to psychedelia, belching and other relief noises could easily be mixed into the proverbial bunt pan—strictly for artistic creativity, of course. MEAT PUPPET RHC1PF Ingredients: 1 drummer-Derrick Bostrom 2 brothcrs-Cris and Curt Kirkwood 2EP's 8 LP's KAiO So were you guys just hanging out back home or what? No, wc just gol home the day before from a month of touring. Where were ya? Uh, wc went up lo mid-west through the north-east. All the way up lo Montreal was, I think, as far north as Oh, so you did play some dates in Canada? Yeah, Toronto and Montreal. My Canadian girlfriend is whining at me aboul not having my names of stales right, or whatever... 1 mean we play there a bunch (Vancouver), nobody That's strange though. Why do think that is? Cuz' nobody gives a shit about us and nobody wants to go. t the sort of pci leave their house alone logo to some fuckin' slinky bar. Il's tough lo sec a band lhal ihey really like get pul ihrough that kind of degrading shit. So do you think thafs who your listeners are then...the people that actually go out and buy your CD's? Um, I don't know. Thai's one uke on it and that is partly true. Just 'cuz we're such a fuckin' unique band, uptight, whatever the fuck we are. So you think people would get into that more because you're not cliche by any means. Right, well, like I said we've done alright. We've been together almost 12 years now and I haven't worked al anything else olher lhan this for the last ten. We've done alright but we just don't pack 'em in and Vancouver Grease your bundt pan wilh preferred lubricant In a car mix the drummer and 2 brothers furtively until dizzy and disoriented. Add the artisticAnusical influence of everybody from Led Zeppelin and ZZ lop to The Germs and Husker Du. Agiuic until agitated. Check for country twang. Ixt marinate wilh SST for 10 years. This results in the rising of 2 ep's and 7 LP's. Sign a deal wilh Polygram and pour into bunt pan. Top wilh first major release, Ibrbidden Places, and bake in the Arizona desert at approximately 110%. Once the mixture has finished baking you should have a crisp, dean and gooey sound. Add smokes and beer lo uste. Garnish with a cactus or roadkill. You are now ready to serve. Enjoy. Collectively, the Meat Puppets are Curt Kirkwood (guitar, vocals), Cris Kirkwood (bass, vocals) and Derrick Bosirom (drums). Their music dabbles in everything: folk, jazz, country, meul and punk-rock. At best, you could say they are a fickle bunch. Currently they're touring in support of their latest, and first, Polygram release, Forbidden Places. They've just suited the lour to support this release and I was fortunate enough to chat with Cris Kirkwood on their return to Vancouver's infamous Town Pump... Imagine a life of complete and total leisure and insert me there. Do I want to fuckin' lay naked in a pool of teenage girls all lubricated with Jello? Yes! I'm just like everybody else. Well, how can you say that though cuz'you just got picked up by Poly- Down here There arc some people that come out bul we're jusl a strange band. We've never been thai huge or anything...never drawn lhat many people. We've done all right but we've never been like WOW, you know. Where people are..? ...flocking to it. We're a little more demanding and I don't get inlo it. I do know why. It's because we don't fuckin' suck up to the kind of people that like to come to rock shows. The kind of person lhat would like my has always been one of our worst places for some reason. Yeah, jusl awful. Town Pump—Town Dump. I mean there's like 50 or 75 people that show up. And then there's like, "Oh, NoMeansNo is having their reunion gig," some shit, "and the Subhumans are gonna play." Do you want to hear the latest crock of shit? The Exploited is touring. Pack it in guys. You know, whal are people gonna do, dry up and become cheese? I mean, tonight we're playing with the Psychedelic Furs who you would think is dead, come and gone, but they're still around and slill playing. Thai's how people react to us a lot of So how is the new album doing? Uh, it's not doing to bad. Considering you guys had huge sales on SST when you were with them does this compare at all? Yeah, the sales are as good. They're as good as they ever were on SST but compared to the major labels il's not good enough. They wanl it to go gold and it's notnear lhat yet. It's sold a lot of records, we're real happy wilh the : iu sold. Of course there are a lot of good things about getting picked up by the major but it kind of sucks in a way too because you gotta live up to their expectations which is su- perstardom where you got to sell a million copies before they're going to bend over backwards for you. Yeah, that's completely it. And either lhat or they gotu think that you' re gonna sell a lot. Like we're called the Meal Puppets you know. They'll for sure go, 'Well, Meatloaf... uh, nope'. You know, it's too obvious and what it, and then there's these olher people who are ihese icons of purity and strength, or danger and chaos and whatever. So what are your views on bands like Fugazi? Nothing. I don't care about other bands. Thai's where I don't fit in. I don'l compare myself lo olher bands or think about other bands or even give a shit about them. Well, it's some other people doing something else and I don't give a fuck about other people. So, you can infer from that what I think about other bands. I don't give a fuck about them and I don'l give about the fuckin' rock 'n roll business either 'cuz it's gross, by and large—like most businesses are— and if I can succeed in it that would be a break but I sure hope I don't have to fuckin' care very much or do much more than I'm doing right now because it will be somewhat of a fuckin' strain. I am the way that I am and I didn't get into playing music so I could go out of my way for other people. I'm not in the rock business, I'm College radio? I don't know what they do, I didn't go to college not. Then I give interviews like this where they're going, 'Hey, wait a minute, this guy's a snotty motherfucker. This guy isn't interested in playing along', 'cuz it's so much aboul pretending that you're something special in a way. I mean look at the shit that sells a lol, major stuff and indie stuff too. As far as I'm concerned it's just a different rouge and that's why we've never been huge on that either because we never stroked that particular little trend. And on either side you got these people that are just like so fake fuckin' walking around in their little outfit all primped up, they just obviously really want the money and will do anything to get in the Meat Puppets. Thai's all there is, so I wish all ihese other bands all the luck in the world or hope they all get fuckin' hit by a bus. They have their fate like everybody does. Just 'cuz I'm in a band it's always,'Well, what do you think of the music business?' Well I don't give a fuck about it anymore lhan I care about sports or the government. So do you have a big hatred for corporate rock, or what? No, not at all, that's not what I'm saying at all. I'm just saying that I don't care about what other people do, they can go ahead and do 8 E_Rg°SK^n So, with you guys getting picked up by Polygram—'cuz there's not a lot of bands that are like you— do you think that there's a whole new market opening for alternative bands? We're not an alternative band. Why we've gotten signed is because the alternative market has been esub- lished, for sure, big enough so that the majors have invested a bunch of money in it. Do I think that it's the kill myself. 23 is the highest that this country can produce in number of kills by a single attacker with a gun. In Texas this guy drove his truck into Luby's, got out and systematically killed 23 people; shot another 30. That's the new record beating oul that guy who went inlo Mcdonald's a few years back. Were they tied some how [the killings]? Only in that the guy was unemployed and he blamed the govern- The kind of person that would like my band isn't the sort of person that even wants to leave their house ever, let alone to go to some fuckin' stinky bar. early 90's version of disco? Yes! It's some new trend and the majors buy into it. As soon as it passes it'll die out and all the departments that are formed right now lo support il will be deleted jusl like the disco depart- Okay, so you're saying that from a major label point of view but what about college radio which has supported you guys for ten years? Do you think it's just a trend with college radio as well? College radio? I don't know what they do I didn'l goto college; Idon't listen io the radio, so I don't know what they're up to. As the trend changes, if it does change, college radio will die oul or turn into what it has become which is a training ground formajor label radio. Whereas, when it developed, suddenly the media was being used in a new way and that's where trends develop. So, for a while there, college radio was some place where you could go in and spin records backwards and play Sun Ra next to the theme song from Charles In Charge. There's been the 80's andnow there's a newer, kinder, gentler Ixftism which involves political correctness. Suddenly there were good litiJe boys and girls in charge who were headed towards well paying jobs wilh the industry. Bul on another level, whal I really feel, the Meat Puppets are so much cooler than any of that shil. The band is just so fuckin' cool who gives a fuck how many records we make... how many we sell. And lhat's all lhat the music industry is about is money, period. There are a lot of people in there that really love music and what not, but they don't own the fuckin' companies they work for 'em. But you can get nice music made and what nol, and they actually did sign us, and we gol io make a really cool Meat Puppets record and pul it out on their label. But if we don'l sell enough of'em we'll gel dumped like a can of fuckin' boiling shit. Was Hinckley unemployed too? No, he was infatuated with Jodie Foster and was trying to win her attention. And lhat spawned the band Jodie Foster's Army. He wanted to work wilh us too and one time Dwighl opened for us years ago before he got big, Pete played with him then, saw us that night and has dug us ever since. Once he found out we were on the label he actually approached the label about it. So it worked out real good. Sodo you think you guys will get the chance to open for Dwight Yoakam? If we wanted to we probably could. Dwight came down to the studio a bunch while wc were making the record and really fell in love with the song "Sam." With Forbidden Places your sound is pretty much synonymous with what you guys have done in the past. Was that your guys' doing or Pete's? That was our's, largely. He didn't fuck with anything lhat much. We played him the songs andhepicked out the ones he liked the besl and we all decided which ones we'd use. So we had everything worked out, pretty much, before we went in, he just wanted lo make the band sound really good and make the band play what it does. We spent more time on the vocals too. We were a little more meticulous with this one and there are ears that would notice. It's nil-picky bullshit lhat we never worried about but He still writes to her you know....This new album (Forbidden Places) you guys actually got somebody to produce it where in the past all the albums have been self-produced, what was the difference in that? We had more money this time and we could afford a hot producer. We've never tried it and we're into trying different things. Just to see what he would bring out of your guys* sound? And to uke a bunch of the responsibility off our shoulders because we were sick of doing il. In a way, there's a lot of it that's a pain in the ass. And also we were trying to play along because if they see somebody's name on there it's like.'Oh, he's willing to work on this and pul his name to it, well then there must Who was the guy that produced your album anyway? Pete Anderson. He did Dwight Yoakam, Michelle Shocked and Blue Rodeo. we did on this one and the record got played a lot on radio. I guess ifyou got the money you might as well fuck with it hey? Yeah. We weren't being in any way unfrugal at all we just worked with everything until we got it the way we wanted it to sound using our ears. I like the way it came out alot. You guys are from Tcmpe, Arizona right? We are now. Do you know Alice Cooper? Not personally, no. My mom met him in a restaurant one night and he's aware of ihe band and all that. Doesn't he hold office or something like that? No, he doesn't. I think he's an alcoholic. He's probably a reformed alcoholic-cum-golfer. I think he's like a golf fanatic. That's how it is with a lot of reformed drugee and alcoholics all they do is golf. If that was to happen would you So he kind of tied in with your go back to SST guys' sound. Naw, I'U go on a killing spree then Ah, it was just a good Do you guys live ne? Canyon at all? Uh, it's only 3 hoi the Grand something. Thai's anotherlhing thai Canada has a lot of that I'm very fond of is outdoorsy wonderment. Fuckin' Vancouver, it's so pretty there, for a city of ils size. It's fuckin' gorgeous, believe it. I mean, living in the desert and to come to a place like that it's like, 'You live here? You must be an elf.' We make your presents for Christmas up here. They keep us busy up here. Do you ski at all? I have. Yeah, I actually Uught myself how io ski a few years back and il's a pretty neat sport. I can'l take the fuckin' little chair ride, it just drives me up ihe wall. That's the thing about Arizona: 2 hours to the north you get into country that looks like Jasper or Banff and then suddenly it just splits open and there's the Grand Canyon which is insane. The desert has its own very unique Do you mow the lawn? I have a lawn, yeah. Do you mow it though? Oh yeah. Have you ever learned to play hockey? No, but my dad was a pro hockey player. He played forthe Texas Rang- Do you think you would move to a climate where there is snow? I've lived in snow before, as a kid. Yeah, I wouldn't mind it al all, I'm gelling pretty sick ofthe desert. I've been here for awhile sol could wind up in some place as nice as the Canadian Rockies that's for sure. It wouldn't bother meal all. Imagine a life of complete and toul leisure and insert mc there. Do I want to fuckin' lay naked in a pool of teenage girls all lubricated with Jello? Yes! I'm jusl like everybody else. But yeah it would be fun lo get into the snow thing. MEATPUPPHTS DISCOGRAPHY Forbidden Places LP - Polygram "Sam" 7" single - Polygram No Strings Attached LP - SST Attacked By Monsters LP - SST Mirage LP - SST Huevos LP - SST Out Of My Way EP - SST Up On The Sun LP - SST Meat Puppets II - SST Meal Puppets - SST In A Car EP - SST COMPILATIONS The 7" Wonders Of The World cassette - SST "No Values" on Lovedolls Superstar soundtrack - SST "I Jusl Wanna Make Love To You" on Blasting Concept Vol.11 - SST "Meat Puppets" and "Tumblin' Tumble weeds" on Blasting Concept Vol. /-SST "Teenagers" on Take It magazine flexidisc "Unpleasant" on Amok compilation - Placebo Records "Meat Puppels" on Light Bulb Cassette - L.A.F.M.S. "H Elenore" on Keith Rides A liar- ley - Happy Squid "Hair" on Monitor LP - World Imi- DECEMBER Q BIG SHOT TIMBUKZ LIVE AT THE TOWN PUMP THURS. DEC. 19 Their new album, Big Shot in the Dark 794 4^94 cass _L__BC.d. itimbik: THE BEAT GOES ON » The Best of English Beat, Fine Young Cannibals and General Public, plus unreleased tracks from International Beat and Special Beat. I! operators manual buzzcocks best Operator's Manual is the definitive collection of the band considered by many to be the forefathers of "The Manchester Sound" LIVE AT THE COMMODORE TUESDAY NOV. 26TH 794 12 I cass _L_t_- O&6sound 94 cd. I 9 There are few facts in what follows. Il is up lo you, ihe discerning reader, to differentiate fact from fiction. Il is unlikely lhal events told here could ever happen, bul be on your guard, you never know acting work. "Wc are at the Canadian Oi border, sir. We seem to be having some problems crossing inlo Canada." He nodded toward Will. "There should someone here any r situation. I have calculated... Picard nneWe^MMi .charge hen writer who dest interview with Da' dent and now lame-brained >r off hi! Commander William Ry N^K The Three Hundred Pound Roadi Wesley Crusher as Bus Driver Lt. Commander Dau as himself Simon Hussey as the ill fated stagehand Special Guest Appearance by Spock as The Canadian Border Guard The long black tour bus had been at the border for six hours now. The band had been in a small room by themselves for most of lhat time. Canada Customs was finished going through the bus. But there was slill one problem to be dealt with. Picard was sUrting to lose his cool. He thought back to the days when he had been in charge of over 1000 beings on his own Starship. Now, with the cancelling of Star Trek-The Next Generation he was forced to Uke nearly anything lhal came his way. Bul this, this was as low as it had ever been: lour manager for a rock band. How he longed lo here Data play the violin. To hear Uhuru sing. Damn, wrong series. The effects of the post show party last nighl had not completely worn off Picard. He knew that if they look a urine sample he would join the cast of Different Strokes in the slammer. And now, to top il off, the border guards were changing shifts. He would have to explain why Will Ryker had a brassiere over his clothing to yet another person. Personally, Picard kind of liked the bra on Will. After all, Will wasn't wearing his new found fatness very well and ihe cups helped his posture considerably. Poor Will. He never was anything more than a follower. But who would have thought that afler the series ended. Will would try to kill all the people in Fcrengie costumes on the sel He'd only been out of the hospiul for a few weeks now. Picard wasn't going to jeopardize Will'srecoverybyconfronting him about his wardrobe. Not yet anyway. Behind Picard, Black Francis started lo move. It was the first sign of life he had shown in over three hours. Joey meekly peered over his sunglasses lo see what was going on. Seeing nothing of life threatening importance, he fell back asleep. Meanwhile, Black scanned the room, trying lo get his bearings. "Where the fuck are we?" he managed to get out between belches. The odour of his foul emissions had sent the rest of his companions scurrying towards room's lone window. It wouldn't open. Wesley Crusher was the only one able to speak. Wesley hadn't lost an ounce of the youthful exhuberence that he had once displayed on the bridge of the Enterprise. However, a couple of really bad roles in Hollywood had made it next to impossible for him to find any / Uke touring a lot. Record, tour, record, lour. I'm the one into that. The others would rather just record and do studio stuff, bul I like the live thing. It is what excites me the mosl aboul the band.My favourite live songs are 'Planet of Sound,' Tame,' 'Rock Music,' 'Gigantic,' 'Debaser,' 'Gouge Away,' basically the whole set...it's a tiring hour and a half, but I feel that it's the best and most fun set that we have Al lhat moment the door opened. Picard struggled lo make oul the form. It looked like some form of tall raisin with cars. Long pointy ears, feul the skin, it was nearly as wrinkled as Ryker's clothing. Except for Will's bra. Il was so firm looking, so shiny, so inviting. He began lo reach out towards Will's chesL The raisin spoke. Picard froze in mid grope. "Citizenship?" the voice asked. Picard could nol respond. He shook his head and looked towards the door again. "Is that you, Mr. Spock? My god, it is! What has happened to us? Me a lowly lour manager and you, you a Canadian." The two men stood motionless for a second and then began lo move toward one another. Unfortunately Picard's hand was caught in the snap of Will's bra making the former capuin unable to move anywhere. However, the sudden motion of Picard's jerk caused the hra lo fall to the floor. Kim quickly picked it up and put it in her bag. "Picard, my old friend. It is you. I heard that ihe show was cancelled. Bul this, I could never imagine you doing this. And for the Pixies! Have you no Picard said nothing, but hung his head in self disgust. He sucked on the hand lhat had been caught in ihe snap. It hurt. Spock waited, but there was no response. He could sense the embarrassment of his old friend. Things weren't exactly great for himself, either, he thought. It was not exactly easy having eight inch ears that looked like they had been caught in an electric peci! sharpener al hirlh. Gene Roddenberry had assured him that the glue would nol be permanent Who could have known? And anyway, some women found his ears an incredible turn on. And then there was Bones...Spock shook his head and spoke in a voice of authoritjffBBji***- "I have gone over your case and find lhat all reports of Ryker wearing women's apparel are false. There is no reason to keep you out of the country. Here are your work visas. Welcome to Canada." With that Spock turned and left the room. DavidLovering: "We are anti-video. It's such a waste of money. Think ofwhalyou could do with the money most bands spend on just one video. That said, 'Head yel, bul a friend of ours say. it and said it swr.Ud..J( Salive performance, shotwith ]usthavetO»aitdnJsee..£vtn 'Dig For renttkatstathumfortheenurtday. What The bus pulled up to the Fabulous Commodore Ballroom. Ihe hand had been here before. Memories fl« hack. Mo. it w powerSti^«f the pot thai Dai manag^^Hiugglc Good ihing tin guards hadn'l chccl absolule^Hfcy where. Pi^^Ks in Ihc back of the bus, still sulkinfSBhls meeting with Spock. That and his hand still hurt. "Yo Pickle! We're here! " He hated it when people called him Pickle.' And when Kim did il, it hurt even more. Despite her chain smoking, he had found himself attracted to Kim in a way he couldn'l explain. Maybe il was her raspy voice. Il could have been the way she moved on slage. Or il could be lhat ever since thai nighl on the Fnlcrprise with Dr. Crusher, ihe closest experience Picard had had wilh sex had been wilh Ryker at the border earlier today. Good ihing Spock interrupted or who knows what the hell would have happened. Picard shuddered al the though I "Earth lo Slarship Pickle. Earth calling Pickle. Do you read, Pickle?" The entire bus broke up al Kim's remarks. He swallowed his pride and stood up, straightening his uniform as he did so. Il was one of the few items he had uken when he left ihc show. He now wished he had taken more. Ihis one was beginning lo smell. "RighL Will, begin unloading the gear. Wesley, park (he vehicle around ihc comer. Kim...Wcsley! Kindly, wait until we have removed ourselves from the bus before moving! Now where was I? Yes, Kim you have a video interview wilhsomeguy who calls himselfTcedee- cm. Sounds like a Romulan, be careful. Black, your interview is with the two daily newspapers and then we have a phoncr with some big American maga- Joey and David had begun lo leave the bus. They usually had ihc afternoon off, no interviews, no worries. Everyone wanted lo speak lo Black and Kim anyway. And he had heard lhal there were bowling lanes right by ihe venue. I Ie was going to whip Joey's buu today. Sud- boomed out from driver and interview him.' It hurt. He was a person, loo. He had feelings, opin ions, ideas. Oh sure, mosl of ihem were about 4/4 time vs 5/4, or whal kind of drum stool was the most comfortable, bulthcyweresull thoughts. I lis thoughts. A smile formed, through the tears. He was going to he interviewed. He struggled to remember what Picard had been had been deep in ihoughi now a paper pushing Pixies promoter. Whal would Kaylar say if she were still alive? And to lop il off, he could hear ihc Pixies tour manager yelling out in the ballroom. Funny, lhal voice sure sounded familiar. Ihj decided lo investigate. Worf left the loomwilh his phasers sel lo kill, the only setting a true Klingon would pick up a roadcase, Picard pounced. Silently, like the Slarficct officer he had once been, Picard pulled his phascr up to ihe lemple of a slarlled Simon I lusscy. "Do nol move common labourer, or I shall end your miserable existence nghl where you sund." Simon Hussey did nol move. Bul he immediately recognized the voice. "Aren't you Capuin Picard?" Picard was shocked. This creature knew who he was. He would have lo kill him. But first he needed si information. "WhaU^replied to . wilh an obviou-.lv lake David hivering: "Charles i Charles is Ihe band, Charles is the band. Il is Charles' band...He writes the stuff and then we all jam on it. We all have input and make some changes, bul what you hear is mostly Charles .The lyrics are interesting to me. He could be writ- ing aboul bonngstuff, but it is exciting. .I could think of a lot worse things lo be The cub reporter sat nervously ai one of the tables at the Commodore. The band was already three hours late. He had almost given up hope. "They'll never show up," he moaned lo no one m particular. He began lo gather his belongings. Suddenly there wa.s a loud crash from ihe sugc area. "Mr. Ryker, will you kindly remember your job! Ihe deli iray is for the band. You may have some afler you sel up the gear. Don't give me dial face. And wipe ihosc crumbs oul of your beard! Where's ihe promoter? Who the hell is the promoter al this dump?" Ihere was no immediate response to Picard's ranting. He continued in the best tour manager tone he could muster. "Is Ihere a Mr. Woof here? Mr Woof? I am Jean-Luc Picard of the Star...er Pixies, and I would like to speak lo you aboul ihis pitiful cxamplcof a deli tray.! have never seen such garbage in my life. Mr. Woof, I would like lo sec "Mr. Roper, Bob Roper, from Discover Magazine, is that you?" Picard was sweating profusely. Unfortunately he had no hair to prevent il from running down his face. "Boper, sir, Rob Boper. And il's Discorder, sir." "Yes, well, Mr. Boper, you have five minutes wilh Mr. Lovering. Begin The cubbic was. silent. He had never interviewed anyone from the Pix us before. Hell, the biggest celebrities he e ihe n lagers o Windwalker and Tankhog. Or w_ owners Mint Records, He couldn't remember. Bul whoever it was, Ihis was bigger. The reporter's mouth went dry. I Ie pointed at a chair for David to s ii in. David pointed back. Neither knew that this was the biggest moment ever for the olher. Neither knew how much the other had been waiting for this to happen. Neither knew lhal the olher had lo go lo the bathroom more lhan anything else in the world. David levering: "Working with Gil Norton was someone al 4AD's idea. We first worked with him on the 'Gigantic' single. I guess you could call him the fifth Pixie.Asfar as singing goes, Iwould do it again but it is something that lakes a lot lly losing his mind, of courage. Definitely not live...Vaughn i ■<*■> Oliver came up wilh the eyeball thing on the new album. He does all our artwork." David Lovering: "There is a lot of spare lime while on lour. I kill lime by smoking a lot of pot...Our r of the the r ering, where do ~y-_C_§i you think you are going? This is nol a party, this is a tour. You are here lo work. Your continuing miss where no band has promoted before And where ihere is a question, there is an interview. And you, Mr. Lovering, have David was stunned. No one ever wanted lo speak to him. It was always 'Black do this' or 'Kim do that.' Joey :n got to 4 After all, he was there with Black from the sUrt But David, never. He had heard the comments from olher reporters when ihey thought he wasn't looking. 'Who's thai?' they would ask each other. Inevi- ubly one of them would recognize him from a video and say lo the others 'I le's just the drummer. Let's go find ihc bus Worf was exhausted, lt had been over six months since the lasl episode of Star Trek-The Next Generation and he was slill trying to get ihc Klingon headpiece off of his skull. No one had told him thai Roddenberry was going to screw it in. No wonder Worf had been haunted by headaches while he was doing the show. And now Worf had been forced inlo becoming a promoter, the lowliest profession in the entire universe. Worf, once a saviour of the Klingon Empire, Picard was absolutely livid now. He had tried ihe food and found thai ii tasted remarkably like overcooked Klingon stew. He was none loo happy. Picard stormed out of the dress ing room. Despite protestations from Joey that the food wasn't as bad as it looked, Picard needed to vent his anger. In Ihc good old days he could have just gone to the Holodcck and relaxed or lei off some steam. Now he had to Uke il oul on promolers. He decided lhat he had had enough somone was going to pay for all the indignities lhal the once greal Jean- Luc Picard had suffered since the show's cancellation. Thai someone would be Ihe promoter. Picard drew his phascr and bolted from the dressing room. He quickly realized that he had no idea what ihis Woof character looked like. He hid in the shadows at sUge left, wailing for the right moment. A stagehand was approaching. Picard slid behind the monitor board and breathlessly waited. Just as the sugehand bent over lo ihc bar, Uh his back lo us." Picard squinted inlo ihe dislance. His eyesighl had deteriorated rapidly wilh all ihe Iclhal radiation he had been exposed lo on the Fnlcrprise Simon tried to wipe off his neck and then continued, "You should speak to him, sir, il's Mr. Wor..." Simon would never finish his sentence. "Yes, you arc right, my dead red headed friend, I should speak lo him. But you shall do no such thing." With lhal Picard threw his head back and laughed. Ihere was bul one more slep lo complete. Picard moved his phaser's selling from 'stun' lo'dusl'. Il was a new setting. Il was Picard's favourite. Like the gianl jungle cat dial he wished he was, Picard leapt from uble top to uble top, moving closer io Worf wilh each bound. He was now wilhin range. Breathing heavily, he steaded himself against one of pillars jusl off the dance floor and fired. David l.nvering: "The Throwing Muses split made me think aboul the mortality of being w a band. It's not something lhal will last for ever. Al least ihey each have going lo pick things up and work with Fred as the Throwing Muses again, anyway...Yeah, we all got to be pretty Worf did not have a chance. He went up in a puff of smoke. Ihe only thing lefl of him was his headpiece. At least he has finally gotten lhal off Picard felt a rush of adrenaline and turned lo fire jjgain He didn'l care al whal, anyihing ~Would do. lie was once again laughing oul loud. Bul before he could fire, David levering pulled somelhing oul of his back pocket and fired, hitting Picard with a force that sent him reeling. "Do not worry," monoloned levering, "He is only stunned. He should come around in a few minutes." He efficiently marched over lo Picard's fallen body, removed the phascr from ihc slunned tour manager and bound him lo ihe nearest pillar. Then in one sweeping motion, David Lovering removed his own head and ihc body suil lhal he had been wearing for the lasl four years. 'Ihere slood 1.1. Commander Daia. David gave his head a shake and realized lhal he hadn'l heard a word of ihc lasl question. Something aboul Pixies' songs alwaysbc ing aboul space and UFO's. "No," he responded, "I don'l know DECEMBER © I L O V E I T I C R A V E I T I N E E D I T I W A N T I T ON ROBSON Now serving coffee and salads too. 1175 Robson 1937 Cornwall Vancouver's Largest Selection of Almost New and Used Paperbacks and Magazine Back Issues Large Range of Hard Cover Books Thousands of New and Collector's Comics We Buy, Sell or Trade 1247 Granville near Davie 682-3019 3347 Kingsway 430-3003 Open 7 Days a Week SECRETS ENTRUSTED TO A FEW S U B T E X T BY JUDITH BEEMAN Noise: The new format is peachy, Ridgc/Cincmathcque/Stai though still cluttered al times. Intel- light: These movic-housi ligcnl and informative. Thee "left guides nol only tell you what wing" paper wilh a twist...luv the coming up, but include exec Commercial Drive gossip column. lent text on the films. AF: AF is tr.s okay in reportage and certainly has a tuff independent altitude. Especially pleasant is the variety of arts coverage. Bravo. Common Ground: Searching for amasseuse? A more spiritual path? Heck, this longtime fave is still going strong. A recent article on the "dark side" of faith (ie. Monks ,ly) s very interesting. With this issue subtext leaps inlo the world of computers. Aaaaah! Splash. There, didn'l hurt at all. Imagine being able to pose the question," Anyone know of books on the subjects of mermaids?" anytime day or night to a wide audience that might know the answer, or having a heated debate over Writers who died while dueling, then turn to a discussion to the controversial release Mercy by Andrea Dworkin. These three were all part of the fun & furor lasl week on Mlndlink! BC's biggest bulletin board system. I joined Mindlink on Oct. 3rd. The massive role this technology will play in our future is looming ever closer so I thought I'd better get cracking. And hey, I feel vaguely like a cyberpunk goddess to boot. Through Mindlink! you can post to the Local group or Usenet, which, for volume alone, is most exciting. This puts you in touch wilh 1000's of olher users throughout the Stales and beyond. You can read, or add, "postings" on dozens of topics. Two topics I've been accessing the most are music and books. Through the "nctmusic.rock"gro_p I've 'met' many people (we're even trading tapes) and "netarts.books" has proven interesting, too. Il's not all fun, though. The Usenet book group sometimes has the most inane discussions, like a recent "duel" between these two jerks; the most I could make of it was one guy, a writer, felt slighted by the olher and, well, the gloves were taken off. As of this writing they were still al it. Truly boring, luckily one doesn't have to read each posting. There are groups dedicated to comics (from Akira to Superman), science fiction, and poelry. People review novels, hype their favourite authors and ask questions. There's even a haven for aspiring writers. If you have a computer and modem you can check outMindlink!(anline#576-1214,voice 534-5663) and perhaps arrange some free online time as a test drive! As a Vff member it's just over 10 bucks a month for the basic package. I must warn you though, it's addictive. Happy Reading! FREE reading material is available all over town! Best places lo pick up stuff are record/bookshops or community centres. Here's some I never fail lo grab: The Rocket: The Seattle fave. Mu sic, mostly, bul the arts are there as well. A must see if planning a trip "down south." Discotext: Hey it's back, wilh a foldout design. Guide to the club, Graceland. HYPE/Snipehunt: From Seattle and Portland. Wanna know the newest, heppest bands around? These freebies are worth getting ink on yer hands. Ubyssey/Peak etc: These University papers arc widely distributed. The arts coverage at times is so sincere, it's touching. Georgia Straight/Nite Moves: 1) They tell what's happening. 2) Tourists appreciate it. 3) Lots 'o free movie ticket give-a-ways. Front: Gallery guide to the Western Front gallery (303 E. 8th). Coverage of events/showings as well as articles on art scene here and abroad. Angles: The only gay/lesbian pub. around. The news coverage is informative and lesser known arts events are often profiled in time for you to catch 'em. VR/BC BookWorld: The two book papers! The Vancouver Review (VR) is hot. The writing is controversial (Rick Ous- ton and his battle w/Lyn Cock- burn of the Province, rocked the last—ish.) and "literate" without being stuffy. They've seem to have lost my fave part, the (teaming mad daffy duck graphic which graced the letters page. Bring it back! BC BookWorld happening on the publishing end of things, reviews and slaps on the backs to deserving writers. Why not? [Ed- And, of course, don't forge! about lhat lowly rag in your hands right now. It loo is a free publication which is widely available throughout the lower e Nort '■■] D.I.Y — do it yourself. Born out ofthe DIY ethic is sub-TER- RAIN a local magazine which features fiction, poetry and artwork. Issue #5, Fall 91 is on the stands now. This volume has the winning entry to their first annual Penny Dreadful short story contest (and I do believe a Penny Dreadful was the Victorian era's equivalent of a tabloid, such as Star) "On the Way io Orillia She Buys Sunglasses" by Carol Malyon, was also been made into a fine lookin' limited edition broadsheet. And hey, Carol won 50 bucks to boot! sub-TFRRAIN is having another keen contest, this time for all you poets. The theme is "Poems For The End Of The Century" and all the bonuses that applied to Carol will apply the rules: original, unpublished "3 material, typed, 4 poems max., be postmarked by DEC. 31/91, winner announced by Jan. 15/ 92, judged by sub-TFRRAIN Literary Collective made up of 6 readers (ncal-o). Okay, there is an entry fee of eight dollars (8) but gel this, you will then receive at your doorstep the next 4 issues of this fine journal. Send your material wilh a SASE to: — Poelry Contest I sub-Terrain Magazine % #15 -2414 Main Street | Vancouver, B.C. £ Canada V5T 3E3 12 U^^SlSf^gJ^ PEOPLE ARE READING Ever wonder what people are reading? I do. A great big thanks to everyone listed below who took the time to tell subtext just v, were flippin' through this past year. It's proven to be a "popular feature" in these pages and will continue to appear. Yippee! Oooh yeh, in 1992...subtext will be appear every 2nd month, giving me a chance to create for you, dear reader, a really rock-em sock-em kinda column that's well researched and all that jazz. Take care and, of course, happy reading alway. February -12 Midnite March - David Wisdom April - Renee Rodin May - Rick Gibson June - Lisa Marr July - Leigh R. Wolf August - Randy Raine-Reusch September - William Gibson October - Nardwuar, the Human S November - A nna Banana tim tt tim Fun ever Chmtms 9's my ' first suggestion how to have lotsa fun this X-mas sea- k son. First, dress ~i extreme I manner. Next go to Eaton's. Women, go to the appliance section. Men, to the lingerie. Then go to the cashier's counter. When someone comes up to you, keep a straight face, look them in the eye & say. "May i help you?" Christmas is kinda odd. It's not as gooa as St. Patty's day or Hallowe'en, but it's still pretty cool stuff. Now i'm a tired & true atheist, but i still enjoy getting—i mean, um—uh. giving gifts. Hell, they can be fun even if you're doing the giving. Like, do you happen to know any Yuppies or any just plain Baby-Boomers? Okay, buy them something complex & electronic. Like a VCR. Then, in your most patronizing manner, teach them how to use it. This is my favorite way to make older people look dumb. Well anyhow, how many people do you know who are really into sports? Now. how many like sex? Here's an idea on how to improve society that we should all wish for. Imagine malls replaced every sports store with a sex shop/lingerie shop, and vice-versa. Wouldn't life be a whole lot better? So recently In Discorder: that mag from CiTR blahblahblah. the Lunatic Fringe had a grammar lesson on the word "Fuck. Very funny stuff Indeed. But. they failed to point out that Fuck can be used as an interjection in & of itself thusly: "Fuck!" But now i'm just being silly. Nothing terribly unusual. Silly is good; let's talk about silly, or how to get silly, or more precisely, how to do so by drinking. Christmas time is perfect for drinking. You've got a month and a half with a perfect reason to drink. Plus it keeps you warm If It snows. Here's my fave drink besides straight vodka: the Teddy Bear (a.k.a. Polar Bear). Into a stemmed coffee cup pour an ounce & a half Kahlua, then a dash of Amaretto. Fill with the milkiest hot chocolate possible and top with whipping cream. Perfect for nights when your lover just feels like cuddling but you're in the mood to bone the night away. If we're gonna talk sex. here's another fabulously fun thing to do. Christ- by M. Jules Kill, mas Eve. Inner thigh. Get a tasteless & kinky tattoo to surprise your mate with. Why not? Think of it as a piece of highly personal On the art theme —I know this is supposed to be a music mag. but i feel i have to suggest people help out painters or sculptors too — go fo any of the galleries in Gastown and pick up a cheap piece for any of your artsy friends. I suggest Smash 'cause they've actually got affordable stuff Of course, all your shopping should be done around Gastown since that seems to be where all the fab shops are located. Which does make sense because in any city, the good stuff is always near the beggars who are always near the touristy shit. Besides, you can feed your vanity All those Florida idiots on cruise ships will love taking your picture. If you're cursed with a a politically correct friend, be generous. Get them a a frontal lobotomy. They're all assholes. I hate that fucking bunch. So i'm trying to figure out what to get gift-wise for one of my friends. It's tough 'cause i can't think of what she's really into. I can't recall whata i got her last year (course. I can't recall last weekend either). I think i'll cop-out & do what my parents do when they're stumped for ideas: get her clothes Y'know. a shirt with an eco-friendly message or something. She actually believes in all that. Of course the only reason i can say this is' cause no-one i know reads this stuff. Or at least, who looks at the name of the writer. Anyhow. Gifts. The best gifts are unique. But that doesn't mean you have to search for the one & only of something. You could just get a unique variation. There's this fellow in my poetry class who has (well it's really his wife's) a baby blue Blockhead shirt. Not white, baby-fucking-blue. I'm not suggesting you get one of hisshirts. though. They're too damn expensive now. You could always pick yourself up a new addiction. There's got to be some potentially harmful habit out there that you don't currently have. Some of my personal favourites (though not that harmful): caffeine or nicotine, or you could go all out and find an odd one. Sex in glass elevators with dead farm animals. Benilyn DM. Or the creme de la creme, sucking puss out of blisters. And while you're finding yourself a new addction, lobby your MLA. See if you can get drugs legalized. That would be a cool Christmas gift. And here's one of my personal wishes while we're talking fatal behaviour. If i'm due to die this joyous holiday season, please let me be caught pitching the woo by a jealous husband and then promptly shot dead. And if so. i know what i want on my headstone. "Help! i've died and i can't get up." Assuming your blessed with a ver, rent a movie, and what the hell, copy It. Some suggestions: the Hunger, Mr. Mike's Mondo Video. Repo Man. Koyaanisqatsi. and. of course, the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I'd suggest starting your search at Videomatica 'cause I hear they stock some pretty weird shit. Don't have a ver? Use the one your stupid parents can't work. Y'know what'd be great? If we had control over our own culture. I don't want to be spoon-fed society's pablum 'cause the elder am types don't think we can decide what we want by ourselves We are not the pathetic, gibbering fools they were We know what we like. And the stuff is out there Now. i'm no music critic or anything, buf the best local tune-age i've heard lately is on Spiral Record's new sampler. Sound Generator Volume II. The best progressive/electronic bands from Vancouver including: List of Mrs. Arson. Drill. Swanyard. Sect, Emily Faryna. Daed 21. Alchemist. & so on Of course, not all gifts need be serious: some can be frivolous. Thisguyi know. Billesh(andyes, Virginia, that is howyou spell it) mentionea how he would like an inflatable doll of Marianne from Gilligan's Island. Not for kinky purposed though He just likes weird shit. He's given me a keychain with a cigar- smoking Maggie Thatcher. Now that's something i really want show my fervently British parents. Fashion tip. Get yourself a uselessly thin. 2nd hand trench coat for winter. Then when people ask if you're cold, you can say no & proudly declare yourself a punk dilettante. For myself, i'd like to meet some filthy rich, hedonistic, educated anarchist this season. Sounds like that could be very fun and profitable. That is. until i realize that someone who's a lot like me, only richer, would be just as annoying and dangerous to my health. I'd still like to though. If you're feeling generous, you could give away your Morissey concert shirt. I would, but i' d feel like a commercialized guppy if i'd Pought a shirt so i didn't. But fuck that was a cool concert. When the people in the reds rushed to the floor, beautiful. Here's a little tidbit of highly suspect, totally unreliable information about the show that i heard. Apparently, it was supposed to go on on longer (Seattle got two encores), but when security couldn't control the crowd, they cut the show short. Stupid gits. I would've loved a second encore. Back to reality. What would i like for x-mas? Well. i' d like to see the end of enviro-hypocrisy. Especially the idiots who laughed at my dad for getting a recycling job before I was even born. What the fuck, i'd like to see the death of every fucking smug-assed Baby-Boomer. Face it. They truly are a bunch of useless lepers. Their lives are shit. But what i'd really like to see is people getting enthused, being vocal. It used to be simple to find people who were angry about injustice. Thesedays though, blah. Apparently younger women feel they have no more need to fight for equality-that they have enough & are content. What happened? Have the Baby-Boomers utterly brainwashed us by relieving the 60's? These days people don't even want to go out and have fun. 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THANK HEAVEN FOR LITTLE GIRLS cs-cd MUDHONEY Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge cs-cd NIRVANA r Bleach cs-cd cm® Okay pcople-if you think this month's installment of Shindig is a lad opinionated, you're right. I've had enough of this boring, bias., butler-brained bullshit that passes for live reviews of what is supposed to be a vibrant, unpredictable and chaotic event! Subjectivity and controversy are whal fuels Shindig year after year, if the bands aren't going lo provide it, dammit, I will. If you don't agree, write a letter and tell me to gel lost. OCTOBER 21 Just Add Water—Sometimes if one tries to be "original," "unconventional," or jusl plain "wacky," the results can be disastrous. Especially if one just doesn't have thai certain je ne sais quois lhat separates the truly inspirational from the rest of us schmucks who are forever doomed io tell jokes lhal only we laugh at. No, Jusl Add Water weren't that bad, just pretty darned close. "Those who fear originality can leave now!" exclaimed Mr. Lead Singer before launching inlo ihe first of their intellectual-jazz-funk-rock numbers. If boring lyrics and overplaying your bass are sure-fire signs of originality, I 'd give Just Add Water full points and leave il at lhat. What really got my goat was one song which put down the seventies (the decade of my childhood!) even though their music was the most derivative 70s dross I've had to listen to all week! The gall! What an insult! Oh heck- nice try guys, (nol everyone at my table disliked them as much as I did) bul I ain't here to write wimpy critiques anymore. Just Add Water finished lasl. Alien and the Psycho—I know this funk-punk (here it comes...) CHILI PEPPERS stuff is spreading faster than the bubonic plague (and is about as welcome in my books). I also know that Alien and the Psycho have enough redeeming qualities for them to transcend the restrictions of their genre and do somelhing really original. If you don't have a good drummer, it's lough lo play good music, and Alien and the Psycho had one hot, hot, hot, dynamo of a backbcal- macstro behind ihc ol' drum kit. Bolh the bassist and guitarist are solid and fast, and the music was 16 E£^°ESS_lP} driving, loud, and fun. My only big complaint was that the singer had a whiny and somclimcs annoying voice which detracted from the music, although visually he reminded me of a taller and ganglier Chi Pig. I'd say the real saving grace for the Psychos was their lack of posturing or "we're so funky" altitude, which makes most funk-rock outfits look so ridiculous. If the Psychos used more original ideas lo build on the solid base they have now, I'd be won over. Alien and the Psycho finished in 2nd place. Mystery Machine—This band has to be ihc best-kept secret in Chilliwack, which is unfortunate for you, and unfortunate for ihem. Quite simply staled, the Machine played one of the mosl inspiring sets by a local act I've seen in a long time. Yah sure, "they're just another guitar band," ihey play loud, and they're influences are nol that hard to miss: a well-blended mix of Sonic Youth, Nirvana,and Dinosaur Jr. wouldgivc you the general idea. To imply lhat Mysiery Machine are simply rehashing all lhat indie-rock sluff would be unfair: they can play, they can wrile, and they can blow the roof off ihc Railway Club. Mystery Machine won ihe night and proceeded to the OCTOBER 28 The Holy Cows—I really can't remember that much about this band, which could be either a good or bad sign, depending on how you look ai it. Kinda garagcy and kinda inoffensive. There was one song which really stood oul above ihc others, which allowed the Holy Cows to rise above ihc competition and take # l spot for the evening. Oh yeah, dig thalgroovy papcr-mache cow. Dose Pump—On reputation image alone, I was expecting to ly hate this band before Ihey played a single note. Dose Pump certainly fit into the Club Soda/Violet Addiction scene image-wise, but when it came time for them to play, my preconceptions were proven to be somewhat erroneous. Again, a lack of attitude (for the most part) allowed Dose Pump's simple rock songs to stand on their own without a deluge of ooh-baby-yeah-yeah shtick. Most of the music was based on ripped-off Keith Richards riffs, but whai's so bad aboul lhat? Rock and Roll, maaaaaaan. Dose Pump drew a solid second place. Thee Crusaders—The first tunc I saw Thee Crusaders I was overjoyed to relive some old long-forgotten youth group memories and have a good laugh. Bul I suppose for most people who had a more secular upbringing, the "joke" of Thee Crusaders has worn kinda thin. I still think a group of non-Christians singing folk-rock versions of spiritual songs is pretty funny, but even ihe good Lord above was probably covering his ears this Monday night. Thee Crusaders were exceedingly sloppy, and performed some of the mosl painful singing I've heard this year. Apparently this was their last gig, which might be a good thing. Perhaps it'll be belter for everyone involved if they pack il in and move on lo other pcrsuits (or concentrate on their odicrbands). Oh yeah-and since they played mostly covers, ihey sort of disqualified themselves anyways. Thee Crusaders finished third. NOVEMBER 4 Jesuit Refugee—I knew something unpleasant was going lo occur when the Railway began filling up with obnoxiously fresh-faced young beer commercial extras. I was right. Jesuit Refugee were perhaps the most lame-asscd watered down shit I've had to tolerale in my lifetime. What made their performance even more painful was the incessant cheering of theirfriends/fans/hircdextras who constantly satialed thei r need lo ho wl and cheer everylime the lead singer moved. Sometimes I think I'm being loo critical and harsh of ihe bands in this column; however, when groups such as Jesuit Refugee rear their ugly heads I can't help but do my besl to stamp out thcirexistenceas a musical entity as quickly as possible. Al leasl "jusuce" prevailed... Jesuit Refugee placed a distant, dead - as-a -doorknob, duller-than -ditch wa - ter LAST PLACE. And I thought 3000 B.C. sucked. Shcesh! Facepuller—Vancouver's hands- down loudest band took the stage next. Sporting only "half of their shit," the 'puller slill managed lo damage ears and move bowels all the way to the dart games at the back of iheRailway. I really can'l say lhal Facepuller break any new ground musically or lyrically ('cuz I can'l hear the Iyrics!)~thcy're just real damn loud. And with the pathetic competition on this nighl it was no surprise (to me, anyways) that Facepuller took first place. The Way—Not as foul and pestilent as Jesuit Refugee, Ihc Way were just really dull. Sorta second rate hippie- folk Dire Straits. Ihere was a glimmer of hope as they pounded out an extended guitar solo which actually really kicked - but maybe lhat's because I used to listen to nothing but Pink Floyd when I was fourteen. I've got this strange appreciation for guitar wanking. Anyways, The Way finished in second place. NOV 11: SECOND ROUND SEMIFINALS The victorious few gathered together again for an all-slar rematch. Here's how the judges saw il: 1st Place: Mystery Machine Il was no surprise to me lhal the 'Machine took the night's big prize. Some complained diat Mysiery Machine sound "loo derivative," others thought their hair was too long. I thought they kicked bull. 2nd Place: The Holy Cows The surprise runner-ups, ihe 'Cows managed lo convince enough of die judging population lhat their no- frills approach lo ihe good old rock'n'roll song was worth gelling excited about. I liked 'cm more than I did in the preliminaries, especially because diis lime the singer destroyed their paper mache cow. Next time they should set fire to it. They also win the Rory Tail's Obtuse Lyric Writing Award for "don't you know that sperm..whales.. go..deeeeeeep!" 3rd Place: Facepuller Nah, Facepuller didn'l deserve to come in last, but unfortunately that's the downside of being graded on a curve. Tonight ihe 'puller sounded better and more inventive lhan ever before - but they still seem to me to be hampered by a lack of real ass-kicking songs. I don'l mean I wanna hear some "catchy hooks", just something lhat drills into my brain and won't let up. Personally I think the drumming and guitar playing relies too much on standard, tired-out "punk rawk." It's just a theory, bul I diink if Facepuller spent some lime moving away from song structures and into pure power- noise mania, I'd be more enthusiastic. Yup. lhat's all folks! Third Round of Shindig is now underway al the Railway; come on do wn to check it out. Th ree bands, Jokes for Beer, lotsa fun. The finals will be at the new Cruel Elephant on Friday, December 13. Don't be late. Bye for now! PROFESSIONAL QU4L/TV RECOBDINOS Fully equipped 8-track studio Live sound room and full MIDI sequencing Musicians and services available DEADBEAT STUDIOS This is the resurrection ofthe hotbed of Discorder. Ifyou are interested in helping us become aware of what's happening as far as the local music scene goes or if you just have something interesting to share (no, that doesn't include personal problems or good restaurants) contact us at Vancouver Special CiTR Radio, 6138 SUB Blvd Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z1 The people you will be contacting are: Redd McJann and Coral Short. Halloween at the Cruel Elephant brought together two bands that I have wanted to see on the same bill for a while: Superconductor and Facepuller....oh yah... and Dogzilla and Victim's Family acting as sandwich bread. Nirvana covers for everyone. Bul ihe rock 'n roll question Vancouver Special asks is should the new members of Superconductor vie for space on the new Small- ercruelclcphant stage with a multi- round Sumo wrestling tournament or should ihey jusl give all die space to the ones with the hot licks and all the stylish moves? Alien and the Psycho played on "Live From Thunderbird Hell" pul on by Nardwuar on CiTR, November the 7th and they ripped il up. Tunc in Thursdays at 9 or 10-ish for good Canadian music and happening local bands playing live. Odier bands playing arc Sparkmarker, Just Add Waler and GoGuy. LOCAL DEMO REVIEWS SPARKMARKERAtthe Seaweed gig which was pul on by Kim, bassist of Sparkmarker, the new (well sort of new) Sparkmarker demo was acquired. It was surprisingly better than I remember them being live, having seen them several times. They are definitely a good band-they have a Fugazi/ NoMeansNo sound. How much more likeable can you get? KISS KISS N BANG:...Had me writhing in my bedroom until die constriction of my crushed-velvet jumpsuit rendered me immobile. If I wanted to be honest, I'd say listen to Skin Yard instead of sufferthis abuse. I hope the nasty pain in the small of my back goes away and the folks that pawn themselves off as role models for clothing stores don't jump in die natural decision of red hot funk/ metals like their last outing 'Stray Kids' seemed to initiate. SWEATERSThe Sweaters sent us a demo lape, so I'll listen lo il now. They sound sort of pop; well at least the drumming does. The singer will need some Neo-Citran to drink with the sore throat that he's going to gel. I like il, but wouldn't buy it allhough they gel pretty rock'n roll at limes. The instrumental "Grey Owl with the X-ray Eyes" was cool and shows how The Sweaters incorporate a lot of different styles into their music. The bass guitar rips during "Come to my Senses". TotaUy high on CiTR's DJ charts. LASTGENERATIONThe Herbivores demo Sowelu is a funky mix of reggae and trippy synthesis stuff. I know lhat sounds like a bad mix but it comes across quite nice. However, I prefer older reggae. Eitheryou like reggae or you don't. What else can I THE WAYSTRELSIf you like the Maritimes, if you like citrus fruit in beer, if you like the way Scottish people say "you bloody bastard" you'll hke die Waystrels. Not-too- wimpy authentic folk, chock full of moralistic outlooks on war and general violence. HarrnT matey. THE WHEATCHIEFS:The Wheat Chiefs demo has some kind of potential but I'm not really sure where. Maybe in Edmonton because that's where they're from. It sounds like something you 've heard before-style maybe of Chemical People and early Channel Three-and at times they come across as heavy metal. MURDEROFCROWS:A4piece from White Rock; I can't help but think these guys are gonna be incredibly boring Coast 800 pap if they get a record contract. I like the demo for its self conscious appeal though. Atmosphere is an electric modern rock...er, uh, culling edge, matey. After I rewound il and listened to it again I realized lhal the rest of the demo is a mellow production toy, making one feel as though trapped in an elevator with Unrest and the Northern Pikes. PHINEAS GAGE: ..Three song demo. I started reading something half way through the first song and before I knew il the lape was over. Sorry Phincas, maybe next time. THROTTLE BODYMosi cool cover art by Thorn Whalaen. More heavily produced rock bul the lead has a way of cooing condemnation that's pretty swell. After that it's all kind of humpy teenage goose pimple stuff. Someone give me the zip- code for Beehive so I can throw this one back where if belongs. JACK FEELS FINE:Dry, dead leaves and a black and unite photo graph lying amongst them arc on the cover. As well,the cassette sports a lie-dyed label. An extremely kicked back band. They are solran- quil il is unbelievable. During the song "Uncle Eugene's Tractor", Ihe singer makes Indian chanting noises while ihe second song, "Somebody Died On T.V." is way more pop. Jack Feels Fine arc similar to the Posies with a Uttle sprinkle of ihe Skydiggers. They are on the charts at CiTR so thai must mean something, eh? SOCAN:Yah, this ripped! "Lies, Lies, Lies" by Socan, produced by Marc Stewart-I think this info is correct; il was all very confusing because il didn'l have a cover. A good lighl hardcore lunc. Boy, afler you hear this you know lhat punk rock is not dead. PICTURE PAINTINGS: Pleasurable listening. Grapes of Wrath with a kick, a iwist. more energy, Talent and Funk. My roomate says they are beal-ish and country-ish and R.E.M.-ish. E.W.I.G.: I'm glad I saved this one for lasl. All the best ideas of Cop Shoot Cop without the annoying ulcsof a warped medley containing lx>w Rider, some Beatles songs and the Three's Company theme. Pure genius on a ninety minute J VCGI90 normal. Oh yah, as many know, Ten Feet Tall have broken up. Kyle, the lead singer quil and is starting up a new band. He is totally optimistic about getting back up on slage in the next few months. He left the band for iheir lack of motivation, which he seems to have a lot of. Best of luck lo bolh bands. Hope the lyric suing thing works oul if it hasn't already. Upcoming gigs include S.N.F.U on Dec.6 at the New York thealre for a whopping twelve bucks. Guest Quest Co-Op are providing Vancouver with anodier local hardcore extravaganza at the Arcadian HaU (Main'n'Kingsway) on the 7th of December with some any or all of these bands; Procreation, BNU, CarniferousRaunchFux, Sludge, Truk, Mystery Machine and Laughingstock (from Victoria) for a mca- sely six bucks, ihis Guest Gig is a benefil for ihc funding of future Guesl gigs and had belter be supported by all of you if ye kow whats good for ye. If you want to send us YOUR demo, send it lo the address at the beginning of the column. Our goal for next month is fourteen demos! < fUtUtie BY TARA SLOAN Welcome to Future Rap! Whai's on this month's agenda? Well, a few recent, and some more recent releases have been waiting to be reviewed. If you are looking for something totaUy "Phunky" 1 strongly suggest you pick up the Cypress Hill CD. These rappers incorporate some Spanish lingo, phunky rhyming styles, and crazy samples galore. The style these homes flaunt is hype and it's easy to get into, and hard to get oul of. Some truly slammin' hils are. "Hand On The Pump" (DOPE), "Latin Lingo," and my absolute favourite, "Psychobctabuckdown" (Yeah Buddy!). Each homes flows with rhymes landing right on the beat. These guys are totally right on the beat, totaUy hip, and use their talent lo create a fuckin' funky loop of tunes lo groove lo. Don't get me wrong, this is nowhere near to being on thedancetip. It's just chill... .'Ihese brothers were "Bom To Get Busy." Did you know that Sister Soul- jah, a new "limited" member of Public Enemy, has released a CD- single? It contains 4 tracks (I J> version, Radio version, Instrumental, and Acapella) of the song titled, The Final Solution; Slavery's Back In Effect. Ihis hit suggests that since blacks (who were tested) did not meet up to standards they were below the average educational level and slavery should be placed back in effect. Sister Souljah screams "We arc ar War!"and the noisy music sets in. She warns her people lo beware of who is an enemy and a friend. Although Sister Souljah doesn't reaUy have a greal rapping voice, but rather an angry yell, she manages to pull off this serious tune. Her lone is strong, concerned, and best of all determined to make clear her posi- 3rd Bass has just released the 3rd Bass Theme a.k.a. Portrait ofthe Artist as a Hood including 3 mixes on it. Doesn't this title sound familiar? Yes, because it is from the Def Jam/ Columbia release, "Derelicts of Dialect," that was out some time ago. This new stuff doesn't seem io meet up to their previous LP. Less originality? Less flavour? I dunno. Yeah, Compton's Most Wanted has done it again. What a smooth deal this latest shit. Straight CheckN'Em.,is. This 13 track CD is produced and arranged by DJ SUp and Unknown. 'Ihc intro slides and glides over past hits; a reflection of the last release. Explicit lyrics are dropped, funky loops are tossed, and accented lyrics are rolled. Some topics discussed are gettin' gafflcd by the cops and caught with possession of drugs. (Hah, Hah! Heh!) The hit from Boyz N The Hood, "Growin' Up In Ihe Hood", appears on this CD and here bitches" n money come into discussion. If you arc aware of Compton's Most Wanted's style, from the last CD, well, il continues onto this one. Ihere arc plenty of samples used as is ihecasc with most rap releases. "I Don't Dance" as well as, "Drivcby Miss Daisy" arc intelligently written and these brothers continue to maintain that of being on lhat other deffer, level. Check! AboveThc Law has come oul with a special EP called Vocally />im/>in'.Ilconlains9tracks, 3 iracks being different remixes of "4 ihe Funk of it" which is an upbeat, surc- to-bc hit! Slam! "Play Your Game" discusses various types of females and how to deal wilh ihese many, what-sccm-to-be-complicated, situations. "Wicked" is a real smooth release lhat hopefully will receive much airplay. Crazy high-pilched whisUes squeak throughout, "Dose of the Mega Hex," and head-bobbin' bcals keep the listener busy. This release's executive producers are Eric "Eazy-E" Wright and l.ay- law. Cold 187um and KMG know exactly what lime il is. Iheir kickin' the vocab on the reality lip as they sec it, as the funkcllcs and ihc new funkalccrs add exlra vocals lo some of ihc tunes. Who's "Livin' Like Hustlers?" You got it Ihc boyz holding ihc ATL! Upon taking another listen lo Biz Markic's recent release / Need a Haircut, I realized that this guy has lalcnl. A lot of ihe songs, such as "Road Block," and "T.S.R."arc really humorous. Ihc Bizkicks crazy knowledge about relationships, lessons to leam ("What Comes Around Goes Around"), and die life of a confused kid actin' ("Buck Wild"). This 13 track Upc is produced by Biz Markic for Biz Markic Productions ....Piano chords are dropped, scratches arc...scratched(?) and Biz's lingo is slabbered and slobbered but Heady babbled. Thank goodness and respect due to those who arc able to maintain their Style and originality and can slill make it and be down! From Seattle comes a superfly cassette single: The N.W. Posse featuring MC Over Dose's Upc < on sistsof 2 hot tunes called "What Up Black," which has a freaky synlhe- sizcrhappenin' in the background .is well as mega-doscs of George Clinton (Parliament) samples, and on the flip-side, "I lot Mama," which is sire to get plenty of attention. NK" Over Dose has got the rhymes and definatcly knows what time il is! I-ct's hope lo hear from this crew in (he near future. "Kickin'lhc Bass In Your Face!" Word The RightcoiH Black Guerillas have a 5 song tape called The Ansars. "Not a Dance Tunc" is a flowin' hit with samples of Public- Enemy and thanks sent out lo several black leaders who play an important role in the spreading of the Muslim religion. 'Ihese Righteous Black Guerillas are doing iheir duty lo spread the truth and their messages arc deep. Give these brothers a chance. "As-Salaam-Alaikum." I managed to catch a real quick listen loTim Dog's new cassette. I summarize ,l,n a lew simple words: Ihis brother from the Bronx docs not like N.W.A. and has made it very clear throughout the majority of the Someone borrowed my new Ice Cube Death Cerlificale and has not returned it yet so you'll have to wait until the next issue lo sec this review. Damn! Ihis Cube is causin' major controversy for real. I le's already been on the news for making so-called indecent racial comments directed towards the Koreans and ihc Jewish communities, ihc release is very explicit and indeed will be offensive to many listeners. Cube stnkes back al N.W.A. with a song called "No Vaseline," and discusses ihe necessity and use of precautions, and the outcome of not being protected, during sex. Ice Cube has shaved himself bald and has picked up on the teachings of Muhammad. This has definitely influenced some of his written material. I WANT MY TAPE BACK NOW!!! Who deserves the position of# 1 talent this month?! Well this should come as no surprise....Cypress Hill. Keep Kickin' the Phunky Lingo Holmes! DECEMBER © DAS ICU DIE Propheten Danse Macabre If you need a brief respite from Einsturzende Neubauten's latest recording you might give Das Ich a try. This German group's CD release Die Propheten offers a similarly dark vision of humanity. (Too much Niclzsche?) Clearly on the pessimistic, gothic side of ihe musical spectrum Das Ich's sound relies on a brooding heaviness lhal is set off against vocals that are a mixture of Blech and ,if you can imagine, Joel Grey (circa Cabaret). The lyrical content is all blackness, despair and pessimism and deals with subject matters such as self-loathing, hate, war, betrayal, and any other number of bad human traits, ihis is truly a depressing litany, yet done with enough cleverness to be fun. Particularly good arc the tracks "Es 1st Ja Kricg (It Is War)", "Satan's Ncue Kleider (Satan's New Clothes)", " Kain Und Abel" and "Frcul". So...before you go lo celebrate the end of die cold war and die dawn of the new world order give Das Ich a whirl. Peter Sickert THE MUFFS "New Love" 7" single Sympathy For The Record Industry Here's a great new single to remind us about real rock and roll; the kinda stuff that guys like the Beach Boys and the Ramones made. Excellent, melodic punk-pop-rock and roll. This band features two ex-Pandoras, who left the band al ils heavy metal peak to discover real music again, fun music. And the Muffs is it. This record has three great songs on it that feature amazing harmonized vocals from everybody in the band: Kim Shattuck (ex-Pandora bassist) on lead guitar. Melanie Vammen (ex-Pandora organist) on rhythm guitar, Ronnie Bar- net on bass, and Criss Crass (famous all over the West coast for including being a tbacks •77!) on drums. The Muffs hail from Orange in California and arc a really greal, greal band. They've been lo Vancouveronce before, but only a pocketful of people saw 'em, so next time be there...it's really fun! Grant Lawrence MR. T EXPERIENCE "Sex Offender"/"Last Time I Listened To You" T' single Vital Music ihis is the best single of the year. It puts Nirvana's "Sliver" io shame, hence, why il is so very hard to find. Too bad, it's the best, I mean it.TheMr.T Experience is one of ihe more popular "fun punk" bands dial emerged mid-cighlies and arc slill keeping die torch steadily burning here in '91. A friend lold mc lhal MTX were finished, lhat ihey had run out of songs; my friend, you are fucked. "Sex Offender" is one of die truly greal anthems of rock and the flipside, "I-ast Time I Listened To You", is so fucking good my needle constantly skips while I 'm playing it because I'm stomping up and down in raw satisfaction of good music. End of review. Grant Lawrence DEAD SURF KISS Narcotic Nirvana BMG YOW! I was expecting a grungefesl, since the majors seem to be drooling over ihis type of band these days, what with Nirvana, L7 and Mudhoney gelling the royal treatment usually afforded logo-metal bands, ihis band opened for Pearl Jam lasl month and, apparently, arc parts. So why does this album sound like sloppy death melal? Was there a mix-up al ihc plant and were the cassettes accidenl- ly filled wilh the new Morgoth LP, or what? These guys defi- nately need a leather wardrobe and a logo, or at least a Violet Addiction ad. Allhough the lyrics aren't about steaming entrails and souls rendered like wishbones, this is the worst metal riffing I have heard since the last Exodus mess. Actually, the second half of the LP gels belter and "Jesus Saves?" and "Midnight Under Her" tend to rock okay but this hardly makes it worth your time. And why do they mention North Hollywood so much in the credits? Dave Ogilvie does a good job produc ing this, as usual, but Dead Surf Kiss should throw their pitch to the metal kids, 'cause the thrash crowd won't dig this. MOFO THE SMITHEREENS Blow Up Capitol The firsl exposure I had to this album was at work (1 work in a record store). I was filing away some CD's when ihe firsl track, "Top of the Pops," I had n * t he- album, nor did 1 even know whal record was being played, but I remember asking a co-worker, "Is this die new Squeeze album?" Imagine my embarrassment when he lold me it was the Smithereens' new one. Blow Up. Could've sworn lhat was Glen Tilbrook singing lead. Funny in ing is (funny "ha-ha" or funny "peculiar"), after hearing the second song, "Too Much Passion" I had io go and actually look at the CD cover to convince my self lhat it wasn't Jeff I lealy! Al any rale, now I am reviewing il, and Blow Up docs not entirely sound like Squeeze material, or Jeff Ilealcy, for lhal matter. The group's sixth album may not be anything surprising or innovative bul they stiU have a knack for combining slick vocal style and smart-ass lyrics with a jumpy college bar band beal. "Gel A Hold of My Heart" features Carlene Carter on backing vocals and has a country rock ring to it. "Girl in Room Twelve" will cause you lo digress to iheir previous album and ihc single "A Girl Like You." One exceptional cul is "Evening Dress" in which singer Pat DiNizeo stretches his vocals and sounds remarkably like ElvisCosteUo of late. "Indigo Blues" is an attempted plunge inlo Slevie Ray Vaughn- land with a stick in yourhead chorus. "Anywhere You Are" has a distinctive Doors keyboard sound and is arguably the most unique and intriguing cut off the album. Hold it, is diis one of those damn tribute album dcalies, or whal? Who cares. The point is, while the Smithereens may not have walked the musical tightrope on this one, they're still good enough, smart enough, and doggone it, people like them. Lee-Ann Hooker THE HAFLER TRIO Kill the King Staalplatt (Holland) This ii what industrial music was before slimy Al Jourgensen gol his milts on it. The HaflcrTrio follow the obscurity method lhal Zoviet France uses: putting their works out in elaborate,odd packaging, without liner notes, and barely identifying themselves al all on the disc. Ihc album consists of seven songs, which only register as one track on the CD, which means you gotla fast forward lo the song you wanna hear. But, then again, if you're twisted enough to buy diis you'll want lo sit through the whole 73 minutes every time anyway, won't you? Well, I would, but I'm funny thai way. The Haficr Trio arc a self-described "sound research group" whose work solely relics on the nature of sound and frequency mangling. The music is very ambient and unsealing for the uninitiated, evidenced by my room mates wanting to cul my appendages off afler ihc firsl 15 minutes. After 45 minutes I wanted lo cul my own appendages off, too, but that's what I like about industrial music. No point recommending diis to anyone :e this is 'I get it easily anyway. However, fans of industrial music without a beat will loooove this. MOFO BLUR Leisure EMI So there you are, -linking it is safe to lake off those love beads and use those lie dyes as dusl rags, reckoning that ihis sixties retrospect might be peetering oul and along comes Blur. Boy, have these guys got news for you. Don't fret, they promise, il'U be practically painless. "Shc'sSo High", the first track, mixes echoey vocals wilh richly textured guitar and a hummable, albeit repetitive, chorus. "Bang" a song aboul ihe drudgery of everyday life (a favourite subject among British dance bands), is a memorable, catchy dance Iune and nol surprisingly the album's second single. If you' ve not heard of Blur at aU think of ihem as The La's with an attitude. One problem though is that while musicaUy they've mastered the art of emulating the era of psychedelia lyrically ihey sometimes miss the mark. A case in point is "Bad Day": "Do you do anything you do?/ Do you wanl anything you want?". An apparent attempt at cleverness winds up being boring and repetitive. Luckily, there are enough exceptions to save the listener. One irack, ironically tilled "Repetition", is a good example. Reminiscent of XTC's, Dukes of Stratosphere venture in die mid-cight- ies, il's a loopy, senseless plunge inlo paisly, straight from the backward guitar solo to the nasally EngUsh accent of Blur's lead singer. Winning the award for mosl interesting cut is "Sing" with its dreamy lyrics, yel plunky, unrelenting piano throughout. Just when you're set lo drift into a comfortable coma guitars dripping with feedback invade ihc song's sleepy, trance-like mood. I lol on its heels comes "There's No Other Way", the funky dance orientated first single. Other potential hit material includes "Fool", "High Cool", and "Birthday", the ultimate ode lo self-pity. With aU ofthe psychedelic influenced stuff available lately Leisure manages to go the extra mile and present it in a bcUevable fashion. And if ihis review doesn't convince you check out die album cover, ihe flowered rubber bathing cap is reason enough lo buy it. Lee-Ann Hooker UNLEASHED Where No Life Dwells Century Media More run of the miU death metal. MusicaUy, they draw far too heavily on olher bands. They blend it together well, and show promise, bul there are only smaU hints of originality. Lyrcially, there's jusl die usual crap: corny and uninspired. There is a standout, "And the Laughter Has Died", wilh a Sabbalhy feci and nifty lyrics aboul kiUing trendies: "Man of fashions flow-die!/Timc has come to say good-bye/ We spit on your grave...". In case I was being unfair (I couldn't lake their silly Norse myth references seriously) I asked "Shad", Aryan and Thor comics reader, for his comments: "Total Sepultra wannabes. I've heard those riffs somewhere [Slayer] before." Dave MOFO'S PSYCHOSONIC PICKS O' THE MONTH This month this cat is going to give you a handy and quick guide to the TV star-cum-song stylist scene. I will leave out ihe ones whose shows cast diem as singers such as The Monkees (did you see Mickey Do- lenzon Acting Crazy lasl week? The guy is a charades GOD!) or David Cassidy (the poor sap who's comeback NO-ONE lakes seriously even though the LP doesn't suck THAT bad)). I'm gonna Ulk about the ones whose managers decided it would be a wise career move lo jam them in a studio to bark out a record in time for sweeps week. I guarantee, this stuff is PROPER! LEIF GARRETT: This yoyo starred in a TV show which I cannol remember the title for. It must have been a hot item for the year it was on because he was poster boy for that year and came out wilh three lps— the last two which are very hard to find. This stuff is steaming bad. Campvalue-45%- You would have had to see the show. Cover pose - Full shot. Height of '70's fashion (or fans of DEE-Ute). Girls buy this seductive look. Style - Cheap pop. Hit single - Who gives a damn. DAVID SOUL: Starsky, I diink, or was it Hulch ? Low acting talent except for Salem's Lot. This guy appealed lo fans of Bread (don't gel mc started on Bread, man), eked a living doing Fantasy Island and Love Boat and probably sells Am- way now. Camp value - 65% - Good music for the socially retarded. Cover pose - Close shot Lotsa ferns. Wicker, lhoughlful, sensitive pose for the Folgers crystals crowd Style - Ballads, baUads, baUads. Hit Single - "Don'l Give Up on Us Baby". JOHN TRAVOLTA: You know him, you love him. My favorite Scientologist who blew a good role (for him)in Look Who's Talking by bedngin the sequel Losta variety in the music as a result of the musical work but the earliest stuff gels most laffs at parties. Camp value - 99% - (pre-Grease stuff;gems!) - 75% - (Grease and beyond; people over 25 know all the words, even though they deny it) Cover pose - Head shot Barbarino smirk. Hil Single - "Let Her In" (excruciating). DISHONOURABLE MENTION: DON JOHNSON - This puppy's last album was so bad lhal he had to go back to his old job of leeching off of Melanie Griffith. His stuff is too sad to even be cool. Pick up Philip Michael Thomas' LP Living TheBookOf My Life for some solid laffs, if you can find it. GOT A TRULY OBSCURE, TRASHY OR ODD, RARE LP THAT WOULD THRILL ME? Just send the name of the record (only vinyl counts) and yours truly will hunt it down. Leave one to blame (plus I'll shell out and send you an equally odd LP for the effort!). Do Mikes Have More Fun? FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF. JOIN the club. For information write: Mikes of America, Box 676, Minneapolis, MN 55440. Gift memberships available. 18 nf^gsmsma, THE EVAPORATORS House Party at 13th and Nanaimo Friday November 1 Most people who've been around and have come around in the "alternative rock not" spectrum of this town have (even though they may have not been fully aware) seen the Evaporators or at least heard of them. Ycah.they'rethebandfronted by Nardwuar of CiTR and, yeah, the Evaporators are lhat band who play al die beginning of aU the Nardwuar Extravaganza shows. On occasion, the Evaporators are appreciated for their extremely exuberant performances but most often they are unfortunately on way too early being Ihe "sound check" for most Nardwuar shows. Every time the Evaporators are a knock-out of something for whomever does see them but, ironicaUy, the Nardwuar Blowouts are not die most opportune chance to check them oul. My best Evaporators' experiences have always been al olher locales and seperate gigs. I've seen 'em on Halloween, at outdoor parks, on Whidbey Island, highschoolgyms, even in the fucking Commodore at the iU-fated Tankhog "CD and cassette only" release show. Little did I know diat after seven years of seeing the Evaporators everywhere my best experience would hit me on a drunk night at the bassist's house. It was some sort of stupid "post HaUow- een" party on Nov.l and a bunch of people, excluding myself, were dressed up. And, yes, the Evaporators were scheduled to play that very party. They set up in the bassist's bedroom on the main floor of the house and quickly rocked. Absolutely amazing. TotaUy absorbant punk music incredibly dished to myself and a bunch of shocked vampires, mimes and "hippies". Let me now say that most of the cUentel at diis siesta were idiot-people; fucking dopes. I don't know where ihey came from, anyway s there was only ahand- ful of people rocking to ihe group in that bedroom. They totaUy pounded oul song after song, organ piping, drum set rolUng over, guitar buzzing like a fucking saw, and the bass, oh the bass! This huge classic Fender bass slung so low it was giving its master bruised shins. He plays the thing through a MarshaU guitar amp so, yeah, it sounds good. Nardwuar was a bit passive at this time; not knowing whether lo go quite nuts yel or not. He was screaming, pushing people and convulsing but not quite rampant, yet. Everything was roUing beautifuUy, sounded great, more people started lo dance/push, then— STOP! The bassist's roommate -the co-host - some stupid freebird hip- pic-chick waved a slop lo the punk saying the cops were there. Of course nobody but her sawthem. So, stopped in mid-song (in the middle of a spe- Pegboy: Kai Korinth up and close the door. So Nardwuar did it again. Bursting into the room with the Evaporator's hit "Citizen Freak" lo back him, he auempted lo put a slop lo insultingly peaceful drumming. Kicking and punching he was in and out bul this time one of ihem followed him. It was once again the "other" roommate who had already once put a stop lo a good dung. "John!" she shrieked ("John" is Nard- 1 name). Nardwuar, ralher shocked by an enemy in his territory remained sdenl as did the Evaporators awaiting more from this demon of beads and buckskin. "John! John! she repeated. "John, stop it!". A chorus of "Fuck you", "Eat shit" and "Eat me" arose from the pent-up Evaporators spectators. "John, I Uke it. I like what you're doing...just slop coming into our space!" she pleaded. Nardwuar, realizing he had power over die situation, screamed back in her face, "Why don't you come oul here and we'll have a contest and we'U win!!!". He then gave her the finger. As she lumed and retreated back to her beat-haven Nardwuar confidently gobbed on the chick's back. Everybody in the room was in hysterics as the Evaporators launched into another song. After a couple of minutes the hippies eventuaUy gave up, picked uplheir kitchen-ware and left. While ascending up die staircase we bid them adieu with a wave of middle fingers cocked in their direction Good ridancc, ch? ihc rest of the evening was fairly uneventful. The Evaporators ran out of songs and wc rial number called "Ooo I'm Pregnant") the Evaporators took a break aU the whUe conspiring to go down to the basement in a few minutes to start up again. And so they did. Now down in the basement there were two rooms: one which die Evaporators set up in and one that all the hippies had gathered in to drum. That's right, drum! They all had bongos, pots and pans, shaky things and aU this percussion shi t and were drumming up a fuck ing storm enough to wake BiU Graham from the "Dead". Of course the immediate waU of hatred went up: punks against squares. The Evaporators im - mediately started and immediately drowned the tribal beat next door. The hippies simply and passively got up and shut dieir door to block out most of the obnoxious rock. Of course Nardwuar took this as a personal insult (who wouldn't) and mid- song look a run al thedoor, busting through it, screaming inlo the microphone, while knocking over drums and drummers alike. Like a cyclone of teenage hate he was in and out before the flower children's children could react. AU they did was once again get aU decided to caU it a night staggering off inlo East Van's darkness. Once again, the Evaporators legend Uves on. If any one of you kids out there ever wanl to be reminded of a really satisfying lime, where you can leave a gig feeling confident and refreshed, then find oul where Nardwuar and his fabulous Evaporators are playing next. They wiU be sure io one-lime you all. Grant Lawrence THE FLUID ZIPGUN STEEL WOOL O.K. Hotel, Seattle Friday November 8 This being the Fluid's first show in a year and a half—and me missing their last show because one of the guitarists broke a finger causing them lo cancel- I wasn't about lo dare mess upon this opportunity. So, within hours, I was on the bus foaming al the mouth widi the chance to see this great Denver combo. Upon arrival at ihe always packed, always stifling hot, O.K. Hotel, the crowd displayed a veritable plethora of band icons-of-the- week: a Mudhoney here, and a Tad overlhere.herea Fluid, thcreaGreen River, everywhere a Screaming Tree.. ..Anywho, local noisemongcrs Steel Wool hit die stage going full dirolUc ihrough a set thai sounded just like dieir name. Abrasive, hard and sometimes a little funky these guys did indeed know how io put on a show. Their antics on stage were living proof of whal was written on the guitarist's l-shirt: "I'm hooked on oriental drugs". Truer words were Zip Gun let loose on the crowd a very tight n' fast 3 chord punk rawk assault lhat had me runnin' for cover. These ex-DircUcts showed why ihey were one of Seattle's longest running bands around and why marriage hasn't spoiled their image. Look for the Direlicls' latest (and last) effort, Don'jWWujLive.onSUBPOPand Zip Gun's 7" on limply Records. The Fluid rule! Whal more can I say? Their sel consisted mostly of new material (and it sucks lhal I couldn't get il on lape because wc won't see ant vinyl in die near future) which had slage-divers flinging them - selves around wilh no mercy and al one point almost shorting out bassist Man's amp because of his cords gel- ting ripped out from overeagemess. Those tunes, mixed with favorites likc"BlackGlove"and"Candy"from Glue, "Is II Day?" and "Hooked" from Roadmouth and even "Cold Outside" from Clear Black Paper, proved these guys arc ilching lo show everyone that they surely deserve a record deal and claim to mapr league status. Somecomedy reUcf came in the form of Matt Lulcin from Mudhoney bounding toward the fronl of the stage screaming, "Do a song for me, pleee- ase!" Wilh vocalist John replying, "Okay, this is (put song here) by Mau Lukin". From the back of the crowd came, "Fuck Mau loikin!", which had both the band and the crowd in hysterics as wc all turned to see that it was Mark Arm who made the witty comeback. All in all, this is a show that I'll remember for quite some time and until the next record comes oul. Viva La Fluid! Noah Pinion Peg Boy Two-dock* Loot Bag Cruel Elephant Thursday November 14 I didn't get to see Loot Bag, however, Ihaveno regrets. Twerdocleb played lo a suspiciously enthusiastic crowd. Ildidn'lsccm to matter lo their friends that the bass burbled out of context and out of control. Neither did they mind the outrageous abuse of ska in some energetic bul sloppy songs. Pegboy's frontman began their sel in style, flipping everyone off and strutting around like the frat boy he could have been. Hiscomposu re broke though when the bass player's amp blew. The singer exhausted his limited supply of stage chatter within the first ten seconds of the crisis. Finally, a gracious soul lent them his amp and the show went on. The band recovered well and ripped into the remainder of their musical selection with confidence and gusto. On the whole, the set was fast- paced and driving, punctuated by outbursts of ego from the lead singer, culminating with my personal favourite, "Hard Light". Mindy Abramowitz mxc^PUCcnA presents the newest R&.B room In town in the HOTEL CALIFORNIA Nov. 19-21 Nov 22-23 Nov. 25-29 Nov. 30 Dec. 2-7 Dec. 9-14 Sundogs A Special Appearance: Dutch Mason with the Drew Nelson Band Gary Stevens Dand The Clyde Roulette Dand Harp Dog Brown & The Bloodhounds From Chicago: The Shirley Johnson Band Mike Jacobs Band $WDEm$iNmmEmni.D. 1176 GRANVILLE 688-8701 CiTR MOBILE SOUND 228-3017 DECEMBER ^) bi) Chris Uren There he sat, a broken Grinch. Drool infested the stubble around his mouth and chin, his eyes were glazed over, and his body was hunched and drooping. From time to time he would slowly nod off, only to snap back into an upright position soon thereafter. "Willie," slurred the Grinch thickly, "Get me another shot." The voice was so pitiful, so desperate, that Willie obliged, even though he knew that it was illegal to serve a man so obviously intoxicated. The Grinch drank his boiler- maker pathetically, making slurping sounds and keeping his eyes shut tight. "Another one, Willie," he cried, after what seemed like just moments. "No," Willie Who replied, fighting his natural Who tendency to beaccommodaiing. "You've had enough, Grinch. Besides, your dog is still outside waiting for you. Thing's gonna freeze cut there ifyou don't get goin' soon." "The dog ain't gonna freeze, Willie. That's one tough dog." The Grinch had become painfully sociable now, and was rambling in a slurred, sing-song way. "I ever tell you about that dog at Christmas time. Shit, I tied a pair of antlers to his head, and a four ton sleigh to his tail, and that little mutt marched to the top of Mt. Crumpitt without so much as a whimper. He ain't gonna freeze out there." "But let me go on about that Christmas, Willie. That was the year I..." "Look, Grinch. I've heard that goddamn Christmas story about a million times by now." It was closing time, and Willie was becoming one impatient Who. "Yer done your drink, so it's time to get the hell out. Go home, Grinch." "Aw, hell, Willie. That's no way lo talk to your best customer." With that the Grinch made 20 H^^nrErMJi for the exit. But the inebriated Grinch didn't make the exit. No, he took a mighty spill. The Grinch fell over a chair, cracked his head on a table on the way down, and finally came to rest at the base of one of Willie's pool tables. The Grinch was out cold. Well, Willie Who was a gruff man, but he was OK. He took the Grinch to Whovillc General, where the doctors looked over him and decided the Grinch needed chest X-rays to find out if any ribs had been broken. One of the doctors, a young Wilbur Who, asked Willie why the Grinch looked so familiar. "He's the guy that almost stole Christmas, back in '57. A little before your time. Doc, but you've probably seen him on that video they always show around Christmas time. He used "Oh, that's right," replied the doctor, pretending to be interested in a has been video star. "So how come he's so down and out these days?" "Well," said Willie, feeling the need to defend the Grinch. "He's had woman problems. After that Christmas thing, the Grinch moved inlo town. He opened a hardware store, and was a respected member of the community. Sometimes he would get a little mean, and rumors would start that he was up to his old tricks. And occasionally he would do something a little weird, like take a leak in the gas tank of old Wanda Who's Chevy, but for the most part, he stayed calm. Then he fell in love with young Wendy Who. She was only 17 at the time, but the two of them seemed to hit it off. She thought it was pretty cool to hang around with an old pop icon like the Grinch, and he thought she was the greatest thing since sliced bread. But then she left him for another guy. Some guy named Kurt Cobain, the lead singer for a rock band called Nirvana. Anditjust broke iheGrinch. That was about three weeks ago, and the Grinch has been on a binge ever since." Willie went back to the bar, took the Grinch's dog Max in, and gave him some beef jerky. In the meantime, the doctor took his X-Rays, and came to a startling conclusion. "The Grinch," said doctor Wilbur, "has fallen too hard. His heart has moved." Doctor Wilbur took his findings to the chief of surgery, an older woman who had been with the hospital seemingly forever. "Are you sure the Grinch's heart hasn't just shrunk, Doctor? 1 know the Grinch has had lhat particular medical ailment in the past." The chief of surgery had also seen the Grinch's video. "No, ma'am," replied Wilbur. Wilbur always called women of authority ma'am. "See on the X-ray. His heart has moved. It's still big, but it's no longer in the right place." "Well, doctor, I guess we'd better prep him for surgery and attempt to rectify this situation." The chief of surgery was admired for her decisiveness. When Willie got back lo Grinch, though, he was bewildered. There sat the Grinch, awake, alert, and preparing to leave the hospital. "Mr. Grinch, what are you doing?" asked Wilbur. The doctor in him noticed that while the Grinch's eyes had become an evil red, his mouth had reshaped itself into a permanent frown, and his fingers were nervously drumming. The good doctor also noticed thai the Grinch had shaved himself, and was neat in an anal retentive way matched only by Pierre Trudeau, to whom the Grinch bore an uncanny resemblance. where I belong. Where is my dog Max." The Grinch's voice patronizing and full of disdain. "Willie Who hadhim down at the Dew Drop Inn. But you can't leave. You're sick. Where will you go?" "I can leave," replied the Grinch emphatically, "and I feel better than I have in years." The Grinch then exploded into a malicious grin, chuckled, and said with hatred, "As to where I am going, I will tell you, young doctor. I am going to steal Nirvana's popularity. Then I am going to make sure that Kurt Cobain dies a painful death." The Grinch then broke out into a howl of laughter that was more befitting a Halloween character lhan a Christmas one, and he left the hospital. "Look out Whovillc," he shouted, as the hospital's automatic doors open for him. "The Grinch is back." The first stop for the Grinch was the Dew Drop Inn, where he picked up his old compatriot Max. Max was getting on, bul the old fellow still had amazing powers of stamina. He also had ihe dogged acceptance of a bom victim, and the Grinch loved him for it. "I'm sure before all this is over, I'll think of something creative lo lie to your head," ihe Grinch lold Max, as ihe dog looked at him stupidly. "But first we must arm ourselves. Third amendment rights, you know." The Grinch, with Max in tow, then left the Dew Drop Inn, but nol before replacing three of ihe pickled eggs Willie kept in ajar al the bar with mothballs from the establishment's toilets. The next stop, naturally enough (for Whoville is an American town in ihe same way that Nirvana is an American Band) was the gun store. The Grinch was careful to mind his manners in the gun store, and the fact lhat he had never been convicted for trying to steal Christmas entitled him to purchase a handsome, double barrelled .306 shot gun, otherwise known as a "thirty odd six." "When this sucker rains, it pours," said the gun store proprietor with easy humors. "It's a little more expensive than the mail order version, but I can see you're in a hurry." Well, the Grinch was in a hurry. He hurried back downtown to the local record store, and bought the new Nirvana CD. He tossed the actual disc on the street outside the store, but kept the back cover. You know, the one with a picture of Kurt Cobain trying to look tough by giving everyone that paid 20 bucks to hear his album the finger. "Look at thai little fuck," the Grinch said to Max. "Thinks he's the first guy ever to give somebody the finger. What a snot- nosed little puke." The Grinch then returned to hiscave just northof Whoville to work out the details of his plan. "The plan," he told Max, "is to make everyone hate Nirvana, then to off Cobain. See, if I just waste the guy now, while they're still popular, I create one of those obnoxious little cults like Jim Morrison still has. And I've got to do it all by the end of the week, 'cause that's when Nirvana will be in town, and that's when I want to see that Cobain twerp die." The Grinch spent the next day talking to representatives from Whoville's commercial radio stations. He had intended to threaten them with an advertising boycott if Nirvana were notdroppedfromcirculation, but was amazed to find that the commercial stations weren't playing the album anyway. "How the hell does it sell 500,000 copies if nobody plays it," screamed the Grinch at the station representa- "Well, I don't know, Mr. Grinch, but our demographic indicators show that their is absolutely no demand for us to play the new Nirvana album," sniffled the reps. "Yeah, right," agreed the Grinch sarcastically, as he sent them on their way back to Whoville with a swift kick in the ass. The Grinch was more successful with the cable music video station. "I've got some really compromising pictures of two of your V.J.'s that I'll bet would ruin your ratings. Pull that Nirvana video, or I'll see that these prints become front page news." Nobody at the station seemed to doubt the veracity of theGrinch's bluff, and the next day the video was taken out of circulation, officially because it showed wholesome cheerleaders in unwholesome positions. As far as the distribution end of things went, the Grinch returned to methods that he had used in the past. He and Max would wait at the edge of the highway until a mail truck came along. Then Max would run out onto the road and pretend to get hit by the truck, forcing the truck to stop. Then the Grinch would spring onto the road, brandish his new shotgun, and order the truck driver to give him everything with a DGC logo on it. It was a time consuming procedure, but it took a hell of a lot less time than trying to steal Christmas did. Well, by the third day, the Grinch knew something was still wrong. The Nirvana show had sold out in a matter of i The CD's that did get through were selling faster than proverbial hotcakes. His plan was failing miserably. Now they say that fate has a way of intervening at critical junctures, and that is especially true in when the forum is fiction. Just when it looked as though the Grinch was stymied, at wits end, defeated by the Nirvana juggernaut, an amazing thing happened. The Grinch's phone rang. "Hello?" asked the Grinch. suspiciously. "Hello, is this the Grinch who stole Christmas," said a bored, pompous, thin British voice on the other end. When he was assured it was the Grinch who stole Christmas, he continued. "I understand you're trying to destroy the popularity of Nirvana? Well, I just want to tell you that you 're going about it all wrong. The number of records they sell is irrelevant. So is the amount of commercial air time they get. What you want is lo make them uncool, unhip. You wanl them to be thought of the way Sting is now: laughed at. If Sting were shot in ihe head today, do you think there would be any mourning? No way. There would be a celebration. 'Good riddance to bad rubbish' they'd say. That's what you want, isn't it?" The Grinch was seething with annoyance at the utter pom- posi ty of the callers voice. "Why do you want to help me?" he asked, always suspicious. "I too hate Nirvana," said the Englishman in a voice so laden with boredom it threatened to lapse into coma. "In fact, I hate that whole genre of music. Imagine, people going out to hear bands, with those loud, raucous guitars, and socially interacting, rather than staying in their rooms, neurotically festering under tlieir sheets while listening to my band, the Smiths. I just hate the idea." "You are flat out fucked in the head, buddy," said the Grinch, hoping for reaction. "I know," said the voice, drifting off into a new, more ethereal dimension. "I thrive on The Grinch wasn't sure what to do at this point. He was loathe to accept the advice of a such an annoying personality but he had to admit that there was something to be said for the content ofthe conversation. And, as he reflected further, he had made a similar mistake before when he had assumed that stealing Christmas trappings could break the Christmas spirit. "I may be a mean old son of a bitch," the Grinch told Max, "but I leam from my mistakes. Maybe Nirvana's popularity has noth- ing to do with the number of records they sell. But if that were the case," thought the Grinch, "how could I break them? Then it dawned on him. The obvious, awful source of Nirvana's popularity: College Radio. The next morning, the Grinch and Max headed up to Whoville U., to find the college radio station. The Grinch was ready for a showdown of some sort. Max was bowed and forlorn as usual. At least a dozen people denied any knowledge of any campus radio station before an angst ridden teenager took time oul from his manic depression to give the Grinch directions. And so, the Grinch stepped into the lions den, without his trusty thirty odd six but with his pal Max, to face the most supportive Nirvana fans of ihem all. Even ihe Grinch's cold, cruel heart was nol prepared for ihe sight thai awaited him in the college station. In one room, draped all over couches and reading music trade magazines from all over the country, were some twenty or so young Who's. They wore colorful shades of black clothing, and had a uniform skin tone that was the same yellow/ grey lhat one finds inside a raw potato. Their hair was either ludicrously long or ludicrously short, and their faces wore the disdain and boredom usually associated with Macdonald's employees. They all had nice, expensive accessories though, like earrings, wrist watches, chains and leather (black, of course) jackets. "My how the childrenof the middle class have fallen," laughed the Grinch to himself with delight. For beyond being just an evil old man with a propensity for thieving religious holidays, the Grinch was very perceptive. And when he looked at these middle class kids who abstained from everything, he saw the smirk in their hearts. He saw the disdain they had for their society. He saw their smugness and their huge, unwarranted egos. In short, he didn't see a bunch of young, jaded Who's when he looked about the room. He saw a bunch that derived great pleasure from mocking the simple joys of others. Yep, the Grinch saw a bunch of young, vegetarian, Grinches in this room. For in this story, Grinch is a state of mind, and not a type of being. "You want something, grandpa," asked one of the smug little twerps. "I came to talk about the new Nirvana," replied the Grinch, his voice dripping hatred. "It fuckin' rocks," said the twerp, all cockiness. "Bul il's on a major record label," replied the Grinch, understanding why this group would relate to Kurt Cobain and his middle finger. "Just...just because it's on a major doesn't mean it sucks, right?" This youngster had lost his cockiness, and was looking to his companions for support. "Yeah, just because it's on a major doesn't mean anything. Besides, what kind of music do you like, old man?" A new twerp had taken up the battle. The Grinch, however, was prepared for this question. He pulled two imaginary band names out of his head, and replied "I like the Snotnosed Pukes, and the Pale Music Fascists, myself." The fact that neither band had ever existed was a boon to the Grinch, for in this environment, the more obscure the band, the more highly regarded. "But only their early stuff," the Grinch added, for effect. His gamble paid off, and his words were met with silent nods of approval. To admit to being unfamiliar wilh a band, real or imaginary, was an epic faux pas around here. "But let's get back to the new Nirvana," said the Grinch, ball firmly in his court. "It's on the same record label as Ricki Lee Jones, it has to suck." The black clad little clique stared at him impassively, unconvinced. "It'ssold 500,000 copies, it must suck." Still, the Grinch got no reaction. "OK," went on the Grinch. "think of them as REM. It's all fine and dandy to say you never liked REM. but I'll betyou'reall lying." The Grinch noted he had a captive audience now. "So, if you want to say you like Nirvana now, just remember lhat thcir ncxt album might sell five million copies. It'll be as big as REM. Then, the commercial stations will pick it up. And when someone says 'didn't you used to like them,' you'll have io cither lie, or admit you did like them. Just like REM." And with that, the Grinch turned on his heels. "See you at the show, kids," he said in parting. Needless lo say, the Grinch's astule reading of Who nature served his evil purposes well. Nirvana went from the lop ofthe college charts to ihc depths of 'lameness.' Bul ihe high drama was slill lo come, at the big show that Friday night. The show had been sold out for weeks, and the band had expected to find a rabid crowd lo greel them. Kurt Cobain had toyed with the idea of playing only songs from their 1 st, commercially unsuccessful album,, or perhaps just doing a seventy minute version ofthe screeching bonus irack on ihe new album. But record company reps had won out, and the decision was made to reproduce the album note for note at the big show. But old Kurt was in for a surprise. Instead of a big, frothing, enthusiastic crowd. Nirvana was greeted by a small group of bored-looking youths, an eighty year old Grinch in a trench coat, and decrepit old dog. Most of the Who's in Whoville hadn't even bothered to show up. Boos greeted Kurt's opening statement of "Fuck you all, shitheads." More boos greeted the opening cords of "Smells like Teen Spirit." Something was desperately wrong and out of synch. Kurt and the band launched into "I'm on a Plain," but that piece of accessible music just made things worse. Beer cans started to fly from the small audience. Then it all fell apart. Kurt tried to reaffirm himself as the Jesus of Cool by falling into his famous 'finger' pose. They laughed. The crowd laughed at Kurt Cobain and his magic finger. "Whatta goof," they shouted derisively, "go back to L.A." And most devastating of all, "Where's Micheal Stipe." It was all too much for poor Kurt to handle and the band retreated to their dressing room in disgrace. The crowd filed fied at having achieved a goal. The Grinch had the same faction but he headed towards the Nirvana dressing room rather than the exits. It was time to ;t his revenge. What the Grinch found backstage, though, was not a pretty sight. Kurt Cobain sat, drinking the imported beer his rider demanded, crying into it. 'They laughed at my finger pose," he blubbered to himself. "Nobody thinks I'm cool anymore. Somebody ought to just shoot me now." "Somebody will," said the Grinch, pulling out his shotgun, which had been sawed off so he could smuggle it past the Neanderthal bouncers at the show. "Now, where's Wendy Who?" "Oh, who knows," Cobain bubbled. "Who cares about all that. I think she took up with Thurston Moore or somebody." Then he returned to his blubber - ing. "Lord, just end the pain. Nobody thinks I'm cool anymore," he said. Well, the Grinch obliged. "Never...never, fuck with a Grinch," he told Kurt Cobain. And he blew KurtCobain's smug little pin-head all over that dress - ing room. Then he put down the shot-gun, and he and Max headed out into the night. The roadies, who had always privately laughed at the goofy chip on Cobain's shoulders, told the cops it was a suicide. As you must know by now. Nirvana fell into historical ob scurity as a one hit wonder. The smug college kids ignored them, and even the story of Cobain's suicide couldn't revitalize interest in the band. In fact, all those kids that had bought the Nirvana CD's ended up returning them to used record stores for fear they may get caught with that CD in their collection. "I found it in adraw- er when I moved into my new apartment," they would tell the record store clerks, as if they cared. And the Grinch? Well, last I heard, he was in Manchester, doing the world a public service, and gunning for Morriscy. f m^LnSk ___3__^ *W>^3 }r X, "■ % Mp_«_ _/, L__X _FT!r_^ 1__ ^ ____ ^ _i PJ FAVOURITE ALLSQRTS ■_■ ve> _F_rom V<f_^_r_iu« Tuesdays 3*-SF**IV iThe Cranes Wings ot Joy (Dedicated) 2 Kathleen Yearwood Dead Branch-* Make a Noise (VOTT; 3Bongwater Power of Pussy (Shimmy-Disc) 4 Deep Listening Band Trogk>dyte'sDelight(WhatNext?) 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A Voice of7 Dis 1 Fred Frith Gravlly 2Various Artists Till the Bars Break 3John Lurie Strangers In Paradise 4 Various Artists-sound track Disappearing Worlds 5The Last Poets Right Onl 6 Various Artists Modem Sounds: CAGE Poetry Compilation 7 Chris Cutler & Fred Frith... Lived In Moscow, Prague and Washington BLeMysteredeVoixBulgares A Cathedral Concert g Various Artists Dances ol the World: a Nonesuch Compilation lOKing Sunny Ade Synchro System PECEMBER 91 LOOMING GROOVES 102 1 ThePixies Trompe Le Monde (PolyGram.4AD) 2 Nation of Ulysses 13- PoW Program to Destroy America (Dischord) 3 Soundgarden Badmotorfhger(A&M) 4 Nirvana Nevermind (MCA* DGC) 5 Public Enemy Apocarypse91 (Sony.DefJam.Rush) fl Sebadoh Ill (Homestead) 7 VarlousArtists The Big One: City ot LA. Power (Flipside) 8 Eds Redeeming Quaittes More Bad Times (Festival .Frying Fish) BRedHotChllPeppers BioodSugartexMaglk (Warner) 10 SNFU The Last olthe Big Time Suspenders (Cargo) 11 They Might BeGiants MlscellaneousT(Restless«BarNone) 12 Swervedriver Raise (A&M) 13 The Walkabouts Scavenger (SubPop) 14 Look People Boogazm (A&M.Hypnotic) 15 Milladoiro Castellum Honestl (Festival .Green Unnet) 16 Ranking Ann ASIIceofEnglshToast(Ras.Ariwa) 17TheOrb Adventures Bey ond the Ultraworid (Attic. Wau Mr. Modo) 18 Urban Dance Squad...Ule'nPefspect Ives ofaGenulne... (BMG* Arista) IB Voivod Angel Rat (Mechanic) 20 Coffin Break Crawl (Epitaph) 21 QueenLattfah NatureotaSWadommyBoy) 22DieWarzau Big Electric Metal Bass Face (Atlantic) 23 Naughty by Nature Naughty by Nature (TommyBoy) 24 Gas Huffer Janitors of Tomorrow (eMpTy) 25 Roky Erickson You're Gonna Miss Me (Restless) 26 Prong Prove You Wrong (Sony. Epic) 27 Sarcastic Mannequins Uttle Brother (Eyecon Industries) 28 A Tribe Called Quest The Low End Theory (BMG .Jive. Zomba) Timbuk3 BlgShot In the Dark (Capitol. IRS) 30 Action Swingers Action Swingers (Caroline. Primo Scree) arious Artists Planet Africa (Priority.Rhythm Safari) 32 Billy Childish I am the BHty Childish (SubPop) 33Godfiesh Slavestate (Relativity.Earache) 34CypressHill Cy (Sony. Ruff House) 35 The Vandals Fear ot a Punk Planet (SRO. Triple X) 36LloydCole Don't Gel Weird on Me Babe (Capitol) 37 Rumble Militia... Stop Violence* Madness (I mportant.Century Media) 38 Fugazi Steady Diet ot Nothing (Dischord) 3fl Slayer Uve: Dec ade ol Aggression (Def Ame rican) " NapalmDeath Death by Manlpuk_lon(Retativity.Earache) 41 Test Dept Pax Britannia (Jungle) 42 Poster Children Flower Plower (Frontier) 43 Sons of Freedom Gump (MCA.Chrysalis) 44 Reverend Horton Heat Smoke 'em If You Got "em (Sub Pop) 45 Compton's Most Wanted Straight Checkn 'em (Sony) 46 Celtic Blue BreakingTradllons (Celtic Blue) 47 Billy Bragg Try That! (PolyGram) 48Test Dept Proven In Action (Jungle.Ministry) 4B Various Artists Hearts Lust In Umbo (Cargo.C'est La Mort) 50 Young Gods Play Kurt Weill (Caroline. Play It Again Sam) 51 Front Line Assembly Virus (Third Mind) 52 MC Lyte Act Uke You Know (Atlantic) 53Runrig The Big Wheel (MCA.Chrysalis) 54 Digital Poodle Soul Crush (Shadow) Strawberry Zots LoveOperatlon (Continuum) 56 CabaretVottaire Colours (Warner. Mute) 57 Don't Mean Maybe Real Good Ufe (Dr. Dream) LaMuerte KustomKarKom pet It Ion (Caroline* Play It Again Sam) SB Unleashed Where No Ute Dwells (Century Media) 60 Mack Mackenzie Three O'Clock Train (Fusion III. Justin Time) 61 Shihad Devolve (Pagan) 62 Pegboy Strong Reaction (Touch & Go. 1/4 Stick) 63 Smithereens Blow Up (Capitol) 64 My Bloody Valentine Loveless (Warner.Sire) 65 Diana Braithwaite In This Time (Aural Tradition. Festival) 66 Bukhara Musical Crossroads ot Asia (Smithsonian. Folkways) 67 HEAL Civilization Vs. Technology (Warner. Elektra) 68 Johnny Hea rtsman The Touch (Warner.Alligator) 68 MC Breed & DFC S.D.E.G. (Ichiban.Wrap) 70 Massacre From Beyond (Relativity. Earache) 71 Rickie Lee Jones Pop Pop (MCA.Geffen) 72 Morgoth Cursed (Important. Century Media) 73 Pearl Jam Ten (Sony. Epic) 74 Raw Youth Hot Dlgglty (Giant) 75 Boris Mikulic Heresy (Caroline) 76 Pat Temple & the Hgh Lonesome... Connecting Lines (BMG.Latent) 77 Various Artists I'm Your Fan (Warner) 78 Death Human (Relativity) 7BTonyAII NewGlriOld Story (Cruz) 80 Various Artists -Sound frock The Commitments (MCA) 81 Drance Hermetically Sealed (Doctor Dream.Slamjam) 82 Capital Punishment.. Living on the Edge of a Razor (Ichiban.Wrap) 83 Death Ray Cafe Built on Good and Right (Pagan) 84 Dead Eyes Open In Times Like These (Energy Rekords) -God's Little Monkeys Up(Alias) 86 Frankie Knuckles Beyond the Mix (A&M.Virgin) 87 Modern Mandolin Quartet The Nutcracker Suite (Windham Hill) Def Jef Soul Food (Delicious Vinyl) 8B Hamish Moore & Dick Lee The Bees Knees (Festival .Green Linnet) B0 Poesie Noire Tabula Rasa (An tier .Subway) 81 Rabbit Choir High Fidelity Hare Cuts (Looseleaf) 82 Ann Lederman Not a Mark In this World (Aural Tradition . Festival) B3Wailers Band Majestic Warriors (PolyGram.Tabu) 84 Generation X Perfect Hits 1975-1981 (Chrysalis) ""Aster Aweke Kabu (Sony. Columbia) 86 Crust Crust (Trance) 87 Nell Young Weld (Warner. Reprise) Head of David Seed State (Mute) 88 Various Artists Veteran DJ Jamboree (Ras) 00 Queen Mother Rage VangloriousLaw(Cardbc.Black Watch) 01 Hole Pretty on the Inside (Caroline) 02 Various Artists History ot Vancouver Rock- Roll: Volume4(V.RC.A.) 1 Furnaceface 2lndecisives 3Furnaceface 4PerfumeTree 5Jack Feels Fine... 6SkinBarn 7 Jimmy Roy s5Star HJIbllies... -MA-tfl_TICPAtTTYC_i_THK5q Down the Drain Good Intentions While My Dad Gentry Weeps Death In Primetlme ve Died onTV Again Midnight Ride Blt& the Things Oracle of Banality B Roots Roundup 1/2 Pipe 10 Luddites Traki 11 Kathleen Yearwood O'Kanada 12 Excited 1st Daughter HammerSong 13ShowBusinessGlant5 Let's Gel Together 14Ten Feet Tall I Used to Be Crazy 15 Evaporators Vampire Blues 16Sllpshods Levttate 17 Sweaters Hold Yer Own 18 Windwalker Chains IBWheatChiefs Redeem 20 Ten Feet Tall Beat of the Sun 21 Son of Man Only One Place for 22PerfumeTree Dreaming 23 Terror T Shouts Out! 24 Herbivores Pressure Cooker 25 Dimestore Hoods Run Spot Run 26 Planet of Spiders She's My Girl 27 This is Our Dough ter So Alive 28 Jack Feels Fine Uncle Eugene sTrallor 28 TheTasteof Giving The Double 30 Mi ns fret on Speed Lying 31 Matriphlles Modern Theology 32 Shine BeautlfulSon 33Hoofarump Relapse 34 Show Business Giants World Is Too Crowded 35 The Somethings Four'tllLate 36 Random Killing Ritual Killing 37 Picture Paintings The Man Who Would be King 38 Planet of Spiders Porchllght 38 Ngoma 40 Uneven Steps Do Tell 41 Cat's Game The Sniper 42 Huevos Rancheros Huevosaurus 43 GoGuy The Room 44 Sweaters The Pop! Thing 45 IT Satan Guy 46AndyO Black Children 47 Big City Groove Pah 48 Lovers* Madmen Uncle Wily 48NervourRex Sunshine Girl 50 Thud PECEMBER 91 SHORT GROOVES 5Q I Undertow/Resolution Split 7* (Overkill) 2Crackerbash Holday7"EP(lmp) 3Zipgun *10*7*(eMpTy) 4 Windwalker /Tankhog... The Kflnt Is a Terrible Thing to Taste Spit 7* (Mint) 5Supersuckers Junk 7* (eMpTy) 6Lung Psychopo model la 7" (Scratch) 7 Just Say No/Tesco Vees Hate Police Spit 7* EP (Staplegun) 8 Superconductor "The Mosl Popular Man In the Wood* 7" (Scratch) 8 Paper Tulips 3-song 7" EP (Flipside) 10 Disposable Heroes of Hphoprisy... *Mwl*>n th« Drug of lh« Nalton" 12' (4th & B'way) 11 Leaving Trains "Rock'n'Roll Murder* 7* (SST) 12 Mono Men Booze 7* (Estrus) 13Grotus 'Mother ot Pearl* 7" (Smelly) l4Mudwimln 3-song 7* EPOmp) 15 Pell Mell *Smoke7*BringontheChlna*7*(SST) 16TheGits Spear* Magic Heimel7* (eMpTy) 17 BlackAngels Death Song Nothing Equa_Nothlng 7* (Dionysus) iBThe Mortals Disintegration 7* EP (Estrus) 18 Curve "Frozen" CD-5" (Virgin.Charisma) 20 Shadowy Men... /Change of Heart Split 7" (Cargo) 21Vegan Reich 7" EP (Hardline) 22D-Nice "25TaUle"12"(Sony.DefJam) 23 Truly Truly CD-5" EP (SubPop) 24 Antiseen "Psycho Kilter /"Heavy Mud" 7" (Jettison) 25 Hypnobvewheel *Wow*/*KMG-3«6* 7* (Alias) 26TheGrifters TheKlngdomofJones7"EP(Doink) 27PopDefect Game ot Fear 7" (Dionysus) 28 Stereo MCs "LostlnMuslc"12"(4th&B'wcry.lsland) 28D.C. Beggars You're So Pretty But You Make Me Sick 7* (Rathouse) 30 Captain Condoms Kinda Kool 7* EP (Public Bath) 31 Drone Voice of Reason 7* EP (Vinyl Communications) 32 Hell Billys "DragstrlpGIrr 7* (Dionysus) 33 Dweezil Zappa "Vanity* CD-5* (Barking Pumpkin) 34Dr.Atoan *NoCoke"12*(BMG.Arista) 35 Genbaku Onanies Forward Command Post 7" EP (Public Bath) 36Lady Fresh "Black ChlldKllla" 12" (Valley Vue) 37Quiverpuss "Conjure Upa Man" 12* (Facebat) 38TinaChopp "Story ot My Ute" 7" (Wheezing Panda) 38X-Tal "Damp In the Trenches* 7* (Alias) 40 Icky Boyfriends 4-song 7* EP(C&P) 41 Various Artists Lost & Found Compilation 7* (Lost & Found) 42Phunhogg "UUca* 7* (Davies Productions) 43Failure "CountMyEyes'/'Comlort* 7* (SweetSmelling) 44JettisonCharlie -Probably Die Poor 7* (D'EMs) 45Shamen "Move Any Mountain* CD-5"(Sony»Epic) 46 Electric Ferrets *2-3-4* 7* (Dionysus) 47 Heroin 6-song 7* EP (Vinyl Communications) 48 Sam Hill The Right Side ofTlme" 7* (Forehead) 48 Oswald Five-O "ALoveSupfemeTCrushproorrOmp) 50 Moss Icon Memorial 7* (Vermin Scum) 22 s_3^sii]ixj__in SUNDAYS ARE YOU SERIOUS? MUSIC 6:00AM- 12:XPM The newest new music and information on concerts, recordings, and composers with host lan Crutchley. THE BRUNCH REPORT 12:00-12:15PM News, sports, weather and more with the CiTR News, Sports and Weather Departments. THE ROCKERS SHOW 12:15-3:0OPM Hosts: George Barrett and Mike Cherry. Reggae inna all styles and fashion. Dancehall,Dub. Roots, Lovers-rock, Rock Steady, Ska and be- IHE SUNDAY MAGAZINE 5:00-5:30PM All the days news, weather and sports. Plus an indepth interview, movie reviews and more. Hosted by Luc Dinsdale. HEAR SAY 5:30-6:00PM CiTR's literary arts program needs YOU to submit your works for on-air performance or reading. MAURY'S GOT THE NIGHT OFF 6:00- 9:00PM Kooky antics, current irrelevant issues.Joe Jackson,Pankow, Ice-T, Hellbastard, and your cool requests. Hosted by Karen Toddington and Lloyd Uliana. GEETANJAU 9:00- 10:00PM Geetanjali isa new one-hour radio show which features a wide range of music from India. This includes classical music, both Hindustani and Carnatic, popular music from Indian movies from the ]930s to the 1990s. Semi- classical music such asGhazals and Bhajans. and also Quawwalis. Folk Songs, etc. We will also play songs from variousregbnsof India.in all its rich and diverse languages. We will try to present a 5 minute talk about Indian music, instruments, singers, musicians, etc. based on the research that we conduct every week to inform and educateyou. Hosted by Jyoti Dhar and Pradeep Kumar Nandam. RADIO FREE AMERICA 10:00PM- 12:00AM Join host Dave Emory and colleague Nip Tuck tor some extraodinary political research guaranteed to make you think twice. Bring your tape deck and two C-90s. Originally broadcast on KFJC (Los Altos, California). MONDAYS THE MORNING SHOW 7:30-8:15AM Wake up with the CiTR Morning Show. All the news, sports and weather you need to start your day. Plus what s happening at UBC eacr. day with UBC Digest, a feature in- terviewand more. Topped off with the BBC World Service News at 8:00AM, live from London. England. Hosted by lan Gunn and Antje Rauwerda. BREAKFAST WITH THE BROWNS 8:15- 11:00AM Your favourite brown- sters James and Peter offer a savoury blend of the familiar and exotic in an excitingly luscious blend ofauraldelights! Tune in and enjoy each weekly brown plate DON AND GOURDS STUPID RADIO SHOW 11:00 AM-1:00 PM Random selection, multiple exposures. DA, Dust Bunnies, and a mission from God. THE AFTERNOON REPORT 1:00-1:15PM News, sports and weather. MEKANIKAL OBJEKT NOIZE 1:15- 3:00PM CiTR's only all Industrial / technical / electronic show with different feature albums every week. With your dj pal, June. Cevin Key likes some of you. THE CITR DINNER REPORT 5:00-5:30PM All the latest on campus: news, sports, an indepth interview, the- mentary and more. Weekdayswith host bn Gunn. AUTHENTIC AMATEURISM 5:30-6:O0PM The sports show that seethes with insight while staying at one with thesportsworld. Hosted by BillCurry, who always gives 110%. Focusing on local, campus and amateur BOXER SHORT BOYZ 7:00-9:00PM Just a couple of guys who like to walk around in their boxer shorts with their big fat guts hanging out. Jerome Broadway and Garnet Timothy Harry alternate weeks. THE JAZZ SHOW 9:00PM-12:00AM Vancouver'slongest running prime time jazz program. Hosted by the ever-suave Gavin Walker. Features at 11. 2nd Tonight s feature is a tribute to an unsung Jazz great named Salvatore (Sal) Nistico, one of the finest tenor saxophonists in the game. Sal passed away earlier this year (aged 50). One of his finest albums (recorded in Germany witha German rhythm section) is presented tonight. Great Jazz! 9th Some rare recordings by two bands led by drumming great Max Roach (post Clifford Brown) from the mid-fifties. Kenny Dorham(trumpet).Sonny Rollins and Hank Mobley (tenor saxo- North America. Not to be missed I llith One of the best big bands in the word is from Canada. Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass make a welcome return fo the recording studio in 'The Brass is back'. Many of the great starsof the Canadian Jazz scene are music tradition, hosted by Dave Langille. CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE 1:15- 3:00PM Spinning the best (and sometimes the worst) playlist material, bringing a variety of music styles from places you'll not hear on any other radio statbn... seriously. I appreciate all requests. I work best under pressure and the it that I wonderful recording. The Brass best to date. 23rd Thirty-seven years ago on Christmas Eve in New York (Dec. 24, 1954) one of the greatest recording sessbns took ptace. It was an all-star date ted by Miles Davis and it featured Milt Jackson (vibes), Thelonbus Monk(pi- ano), Percy Heath (bass), and Kenny Clarke (drums). The musical standards hereaffected Jazz right up to now. Christmas was never the same either. 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HachM Edgar Heap ol Birds/Hard Weed exhibltkwconitnues al the Artspeak Gallery (until the 30th).. Vincent TrasoVs Word Paintings 19*4 1991 exhibilion continues at the UBC fine Arts Gallery (until the 30th)... Tales Told by Dogrib Trappers at the Museum ot Anthropology... Corporeal Knowledge by Stephe Andrews and Shelagh Keeley at the Charles H Scott Gallery (until the 20th)-. Terminator (7pm; and Terminator II (9 30pm, 12:30am) at the UBC Cinema... Trost (730 & 9:30pm) at the StarttghL.. SAT23 Tbe Smalls with Call Game and Sparkmarker at the Arcadian Hall (all ages).. Sweah/ Nipples with Spastic Blur and Letters Wagon at the Cruel Elephant. Massive Attack at 86 Street.. Last Corvairs, Bughouse 5, One Big Union, and SurMusters at the Commodore... Skaboomwith Gin Blossom at the Town Pump Amanda Hughes at Ihe Railway Cluh.. Terry Edmonds at Hogan's Alley Gary BB Coleman at the Yale... Dutch Mason with Draw Nelson Band at Maximum Blues Pub... Tales Told by Dogrib Trappers at the Museum of Anthropology... Tern-rotor (7pm) and Tem.*»at_r H (9:30pm, 12:30am) at the UBC Cinema... Trust ; *:30 & 9:30pm) at the Starlight SUN24 Graham Ord-Paul Blartey Amalgamation at the Glass Supper Chit* Corea Electric BaedattheCommodore. ChrisHowtoa.MITwang-ttheRaiiway. LaCteanonDuMonde .ifheVancouwrfastCulturaiCcntre. SundayJamSesslonatmcVale BluesJamSession .. Tennnator (7pm) and Terminator D (9:30pm. 12:30am) at the UBC isl (7:30 & 930pm) at the Starlight.. "^____B__________r*>l_2 PR SHINOIG '91 THIRD ROUND AT THE RAILWAY CLUB WITH... OTH PRESENTS f. WITH FOU OW FOR NOW AT THE TOWN PUMP... Gail Bowenat the Yale ie WIS. Hall.. Nolan Murray and Tumbleweed at the Anza Club... Gary Stephens Banda! the Maximum Blues Pi* At Walker's Rock Party at Hogan .Alley.. Trust ,/30 49 30pm) atthe Starlight. "5.^1(^Ups*s^',^^ TUE26OTHPRESENTSTHEBUZZC-O«WrTHTHEVANDALSATTHEC0MM0D0RE...Jello Biafra spo hen word performs nee at, the UBC Auditonum. Paste and Mrs Svenson at the Cruel I»' pn.int Gail Bowen at th^Yato. Elvis Love Child, Dogzilla. The Worst and Kreviss at Club Soda.. Idiot Savant at the R*way Club... Gary Stephens Band at the Maximum Blues Pub... Trust (7:30 & 9.30pm) at the Starlight.. WED 27 Sonic Boom "Vancouver Community Gamalon" at the Glass Slipper with KyatMadu Sari, Sam Salmon. Chris Miller, Mark Parted and Matt Rogalskl CORE Fest with Maxlne, Animal Kingdom and Infamous Menagerie at the Cruel Elephant Gail Bowen at the Yale... GramesBrothersattheRailwayClub LoroenaMcKennittattheOrpheum ...AJ Walter'sRock Party at Hogan's Alley... Gary Stephens Band at the Maximum Blues Pub... I Nights at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Bonnie & Clyde (7pm) (9:30pm) at UBC Cinema... Trust (7:30 4 930pm) at the Starlight. THU 28 Sonic Boom "Electro-Acoustic Interdisciplinary" at the Glass Slipper with Susan Frykberg, Susan Main, Jerome Jarvis, James Walker, Earle Peach, Darren Copeland. Anlhony Robersts CORE Fest with My Diva, Common Language and 66 Saints at the C ruel Elephant... Stingin' Hornets at the Railway... Ngoma, Second Nature, Jazzberry Ram at the Commodore... Jim Byrnes at the Yale... Shark Attack, Tomcat Horrock and Big Bad Wolf at 86 Street. Carl Kory at the WISE Club... Al Walter's Rock Party at Hogan's Alley... Gary Stephens Band at the Maximum Blues Pub... Blue Flame, Wik) Nights at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre.. Lost Illusions: Recent Landscape Art lecture by Robert Llnstey at the Vancouver Art Gallery (7:30pm)... Hariey Parker exhibition opens at the Burnaby Art Gallery (until Jan 5th)... Bonnie-Clyde (7pm) and Casablanca (9:30pm)aiUBCCinema..Tnist(7:30 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight. FRI 29 Sonic Boom "Contemporary Chamber" at the Glass Slipper with Robert Dyck, Sherilyn Fritz, Steve Berger, Earle Peach, Mark Armanini. John Cole. Border Mountain Willie Smugglers, Flop and the Indecistves at the Cruel Elephant.. Beat Farmers with Cadillac Tramps at 86 Street. Stingin' Hornets at the Railway... Jim Byrnes at the Yale... Uoyd Cole with GW McLennan and Robert Forster at the Commodore... Kin Lalat at La Quena.. Al Walker's Rock Party at Hogan's Alley... Marc Coulombe at the Graduate Student Centre... Gary Stephens Band at the Maximum Blues Pub... Blue Flame, Wild Nightsat the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Josef Koudefca exhibition and Beyond Control: Critical Transition in the Baltic Republics opens at the Presentation House Gallery (until the 26th)... Tom Raworth reading at the Kootenay School of Writing (8pm)... Dances with Wolves (7pm) and Hot Shots (9:55pm) at UBC Cinema.. Thelma 4 Louisa (7pm) and Bull Durham (9:30pm) at the Ridge... Mister Johnson (7 & 9:15pm) at the Starlight... SAT 30 Hitting Birth with My Name and Pond at the C ruel Elephant. Sonic Boom "Unsate Sex" attheGlass Slipper with Grog Hlggs. Jacqueline Leggatt, Mark Douglas, EdwinDolinski, Coat Cooke, Matt Rogalsky and Francois House... Stingin' Hornets at the Railway... Beat Fanners with Cadillac Tramps at 86 Street.. Jim Byrnes at the Yale... Bourne & MacLeod at the Maritime Labour Centre... Clyde Roulette Band at the Maximum Blues Pub... Al Walker's Rock Party at Hogan's Alley... Blue Flame, Wild Nights at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... HachM Edgar Heap ol Bints/Hart Weed exhibition doses at the Artspeak Gallery (until the 30th)... Vincent Trasov's Word Paintings 19B4-1991 exhibition closes at the UBC fine Arts Gallery Feminity and Abjection Motion WithoutAn End al the Video In (9pm) Dances with Wolves (7pm) and Hot Shots (9 55pm) al UBC Cinema. Thelma 4 Louise (7pm) and Bull Durham (9.30pm) at the Ridge... Mister Johnson (7 & 9:15pm) atthe Starlight. SUN 1 Vinny Golia Sextet with Trans Value at the Glass Slipper Stingin' Hornets at the Railway.. Jim Byrnes Band at the Vancouver Playhouse.. Blues Jam at Hogan's Alley... Dances with Wolves (7pm) and Hot Shots (9:55pm) at UBC Cinema.. Thelma 4 Louise (7pm) and Bull Durham (9:30pm) at the Ridge.. Mister Johnson (7 4 9:15pm) at the Starlight. MO N 2 CiTR SHINDIG '91 THIRO ROUND AT THE RAILWAY CLUB. Vinny Golia Sextekvith Trans Value at the Glass Slipper The Flirtations at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Oliver and the Dements at the Yale... Harpdog Brown & the Bloodhounds at the Maximum Blues Pub... Paris is Burning (7:30pm) and Impromptu (905pm) at the Ridge... Mister Johnson (7 4 9:15pm) at the Starlight. TUE 3 Kiss Kiss N Bang with Maldi Hal and Mushroom Trail at the Cruel Elephant The Chieftains at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre... The Flirtations at the Vancouver East Cultured at the Railway... Zydeco at the Yale Harpdog Brown 4 the at the Maximum Blues Pub. Sutapa Biswas exhibition opens at the Or Gallery (until the 21st)... Paris is Burning (7.30pm) and Impromptu (9:05pm) at the Ridge.. Mister Johnson (7 & 9:15pm) at the Starlight.. WED4 Hollowheads with the SlipslwdsandSons-LovenattheCruel Elephant.. Rock Against Racism with Grames Brothers, Tree Frog, Second Nature al the Town Pump... The Flirtations - at the Vancouver EastCultural Centre... Acoustically Inclined at the Railway... Zydeco at the Yale Harpdog Brown 4 the Bloodhounds at the Maximum Blues Pub... illustrated talk with Sutupa Biswasat the Vancouver Art Gallery (7.30pm) NextolKin(7pm)and Family Viewing (9 30pm) at UBC Cinema.. Cyrano de Bergerac (7pm) and Too Beautiful for You (9:35pm) at the Ridge... Mister Johnson (7 4 9:15pm) atthe Starlight.. THU 5 Billy Bragg and the Red Stars with Disposable Heroes ol Hiphoprisy at the Commodore... Junior Gone Wild at the Cruel Elephant. The Flirtations at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Dobb and Dumela at the Railway... Zydeco at the Yale... Harpdog Brown A the Bloodhounds at the Maximum Blues Pub... Dave AMn with the Skeletons and the Picketts a! the Backstage (Seattle).. Next of Kin (7pm) and Family View! ng (9:30pm) at UBC Cinema.. Parts Is Burning (730pm) and Impromptu (9:05pm) at the Ridge... Mister Johnson (7 4 9:15pm)atthe Starlight. FRI 6 The Flirtations at the Vancouver East Cultu ral Centre.Junior Gone Wild with Sweetwater at the Cruel Elephant. Zydeco at the Yale... Dobb and Dumela at the Railway.. Harpdog Brown & the Bloodhounds at the Maximum Blues Pub... Jim Byrnes at Hogan's Alley... Ulrich Homdash exhibition opens at the Contemporary Art Gallery (until January 18th)... Delerious (7pm) and Boyz 'n the Hood (9:30pm) at UBC Cinema.. Dead Again (7:30pm) and Homicide (9:35pm) at the Ridge... Clear Cut (7:15 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight. SAT 7 CITR PRESENTS JOHN KORSRUD'S HARD RUBBER ORCHESTRA AT THE GLASS SLIPPER... Junior Gone Wlldvith Sweetwater at the Cruel Elephant. Ancient Cultures at La Quena.. Tempus Fugit at the WISE Club... The Flirtations at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Herald Nix at the Railway... Jim Byrnes at Hogan's Alley... Zydeco at the Yale... Harpdog Brown & the Bloodhoundsat the Maximum Blues Pub... The Francois Houle Quartet at the Kootenay School of Writing (8pm)... Black Rock Coalition at the Backstage (Seattle)... Oh, Baby Babylcu rated by Sara Diamond and Karen Knights at the Video In (9pm)... Delerious (7pm) and Boyz 'n the Hood (9:30pm) at UBC Cinema.. Dead Again (7:30pm) and Homicide (9:35pm) at the Ridge... Dear Cut (7:15 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight. SUN 8 Herald Nix at the Railway... Blues Jam Session at Hogan's Alley.. Hungary/ Czechoslovak la: The New Musical the Vancouver EastCultural Centre. Delerious (7pm) and Boyz n the Hood (9:30pm) at UBC Cinema.. Dead Again (7:30pm) and Homicide (9:35pm) at the Ridge... Clear Cut (7:15 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight.. MON 9 OTR SHINDIG '91 THIRD ROUND SEMI-FINALS AT THE RAILWAY CLUB... The Original Sinners at Hogan's Alley... Oliverand Ihe Elements at the Yale... TheShirtey Johnson Band at the Maximum Blues Pub... Barton Fink (7:15pm) and Blood Simple (9:30pm) at the Ridge... Clear Cut (7:15 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight.. TUE 10 Ellen Mcllwaine Band at the Railway... The Original Sinners at Hogan's Alley... Jethro Tull at the Orpheum... Funhouse at the Cruel Elephant. The Shirley Johnson Band at the Maximum Blues Pub... Eddie Shaw at the Yale... Barton Fink (7:15pm) and Blood Simple (9:30pm) at the Ridge... Clear Cut (7:15 4 9:30pm) atthe Starlight. WED 11 Rock Against Rape Benefit with Kreviss, the Bombshells, Facepuller and Windwalker at the Cruel Elephant... Ellen Mcllwaine Band at the Railway... The Original Sinners at Hogan's Alley... Eddie Shaw at the Yale... The Shirley Johnson Band at the Maximum Blues Pub... Robin Hood (7pm) and Cinema Paradiso (9:30pm) at UBC Cinema.. Everybody's Rne (7:15pm) and The Sleazy Uncle (9:30pm) at the Ridge... dear Cut (7:15 4 9:30pm)attheStarllgrit. THU12 CircleC.Tank hog. Wig Torture and Cane Toads at theCommodore... The Purdins with the Meices atthe Cruel Elephant.. Ellen Mcllwaine Band at the Railway... Eddie Shaw at the Yale... The Shirley Johnson Band at the Maximum Blues Pub... Painting. Landscape & Emily Carr lecture by Landon MacKenzie at the Vancouve r Art Gallery (7:30pm)... Robin Hood (7pm) <nd Cleema Paradiso (9:30pm) at UBC Cinema.. Everybody's Fine (7:15pm) and The Sleazy Undo (9:30pm) at the Ridge... Clear Cut (7:15 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight. FRI 13 OTR SHINDIG .1 GRAND FINALS AT THE CRUEL ELEPHANT WTTH CUTER THAN SPUNKY, MYSTERY MACHINE AND THE WINNER OF ROUND THREE... Ellen Mcllwaine Band at the Railway... New Klezmer Trio at the Glass Slipper... Eddie Shaw at the Yale... The Shirley Johnson Band at the Maximum Blues Pub... Hariey Davidson 4 the Marlboro Man (7pm) and Thelma S Louise (9:30pm)at UBC Cinema.. Rambling Rose (7:15pm) and Steel Magnolias (9:30pm) at the Ridge... The Object ol Reality (7:15 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight.. SAT 14 CiTR PRESENTSSTER POLE BATH TUB WITH ATO Ml C 61 AND TWERDOCLEB ATTHE CRUa ELEPHANT... Ellen Mcllwaine Bandat the Railway... Maxine Gadd at the Kootenay School of Writing (8pm)... Eddie Shaw at the Yale... The Shirley Johnson Band at ihe Maximum Blues Pub... Hariey Davidson 4 the Marlboro Man (7pm) and Thelma 4 Louise (9:30pm) at UBC Cinema.. Rambling Rose (7:15pm) and Steel Magnolias (9:30pm) at the Ridge... The Object ol Reality (7:15 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight. SUN 15 The Pbdes with Pere Ubu at the Commodore... Movies ol the Week at the Railway... I For Colored Girts Who Have Considered Suicide at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Hariey Davidson 4 the Marlboro Man (7pm) and Thelma 4 Louise (9:30pm) at U BC Cinema.. Rambling Rose (7:15pm) and Steel Magnolias (9:30pm) at the Ridge.. The Object ot Reality (7:15 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight. MON16 The Pixies with Pere Ubu at the Commodore Church of the Hardboiled Egg at the ' Railway... Oliver and the Elemenls at the Yale. Mike Jacobs Band at the Maximum Blues ;. PuD For Colored Girts Who Have Considered Suicide at the Vancouver EastCulturalCentre... ' Let's Gel Lost (7:15pm) and A Night in Havana (9:30pm) at the Ridge The Object of Reality (7:15 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight. TU E17 CiTR PRESENTS LIBIDO BOYZ AT THE CRUEL ELEPHANT... Church ol the Hardboiled Egg at the Railway... The Bel-Airs at the Yale... Mike Jacobs Band at the Maximum Blues Pub... ForCotored Girls Who Have Consktered Suicide at the Vancouver EastCultural Centre. Let's Get Ust (7:15pm) and A Night in Havana (9:30pm) atthe Ridge. The Object ot Reality (715 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight.. WED 18 screening of Northern Rage with EMs Love Child, Cat's Game, Ten Feet Tall and Mystery Machine at the Cruel Elephant.. Church ol the Hardboiled Egg at the Railway... The Bel Airs at the Yale... Mike Jacobs Band at the Maximum Blues Pub.. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Black Robe (7:30pm) and Jesus ol Montreal (9:30pm) at the Ridge... The Object ol Reality (7:15 4 930pm) at the . Starlight. TH U19 Video Bar-b-que at the Railway... Timbuk 3 at the Town Pump... Ngoma with Dug Deep at the Cruel Elephant.. The Bel-Airs at the Yale... Mike Jacobs Band at the Maximum Blues Pub... ForCotored Girts Who Have Considered Suicide at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Black Robe (7:30pm) and Jesus of Montreal (9:30pm) at the Ridge The Object ol Reality (7:15 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight.. FRI20 Video Bar-b-que at the Railway.. .TheSweaterswithTouch'n'Go'sandBUMattheCruel j Elephant... The Bel-Airs at the Yale... Mike Jacobs Band at the Maximum Blues Pub... For j Colored Girts Who Have Considered Suicide at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... Terminator (7:15pm) and Terminator II (9:20pm) at the Ridge... The Fool (6:45pm) and An ? Angel at My Table (9:15pm) at the Starlight.. SAT 21 CiTR PRESENTS GAS HUFFER WITH DEAD MOON AT THE CRUEt ELEPHANT... The Stoaters at the Railway... Tin Machine at the Commodore... Sutapa Biswas exhibition closes at the Or Gallery... The Bel-Airs at the Yale... Mike Jacobs Band at the Maximum Blues Pub... For Colored Girts Who Have Considered Suicide at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... • Terminator (7:15pm) and Terminator II (9:20pm) at the Ridge... The Fool (6:45pm) and An I Angel at My Table (9:15pm) at the Starlight.. SUN 22 Bughouse 5 at the Railway... Blues tor Christmas benefit at the Commodore... Terminator (7:15pm) and Terminator II (9:20pm) at the Ridge... The Fool (6:45pm) and An Angel at My Table (9:15pm) at the Starlight.. MON 23 Bughouse 5 at the Railway... A Room with a View (7:15pm) and Babette's Feast (9:30pm) at the Ridge... The Fool (6:45pm) and An Angel at My Table (9:15pm) at the Starlight.. TUE24 Bughouse 5 at the Railway... THU 26 Mike Jacobs Band at the Railway... For Colored Girts Who Have Considered Suicide at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... A Room with a View (7:15pm) and Babette's Feast (9:30pm) at the Ridge... NFB Animation Festival (7 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight.. FRI 27 Mike Jacobs Band at the Railway... For Colored Girts Who Have Considered Suicide atthe VancouverEastCulturalCentre...NFBAnlm_tionFestival(7 49:30pm) atthe Starlight.. [ SAT 28 Mike Jacobs Band at the Railway... For Colored Girts Who Have Considered Suicide atthe Vancouver EastCultural Centre... NFB Animation Festival (7 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight. SUN 29 Moviesol the Week at the Railway... For Colored Girts Who Have Considered Suicide atthe Vancouver EastCultural Centre... NFB Animation Festival (7 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight.. MO N 30 Sepatu Big Boss at the Railway... For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre... NFB Animation Festival (7 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight. TUE31 Gorilla Gorilla, Superconductor, WindwalkeraidTankhogattheCruelEiepha,nt.. Hard Rock Miners at the Railway Club... Trooper at 86 Street... She Stole My Beer at the Town Pump... NFB Animation Festival (7 4 9:30pm) at the Starlight.. Timbre Presents from Portland . f Saturday Nov.23 SWeaty nippleS cruel elephant with SPASTIC BLUR and LESTER'S WAGEN 23 W. COfdOVCI 94-7 -5IPY7 MONDAY Warner timrdkf Artists _■_! TI I l<_7 JL _-L e_L_e1 IN VJ V. _-lO Trith^estsMCARewrdingArti-tsFOLLOW FORM and Interscope Recording Artists Tl HARD CORPS TOWN J> £7A*_P CFOX 99.3 FM presents Capitol Recording Artist IU L with special guests [ G,W, McLennan & Robert Forster (formerly with the Go-Betweens) 1 Fri Nov, 29 Gommodoie ^BILLY BRAGG »BS with special guests DISPOSABLE HEROES OF HIPHOPRISY COMMODORE {;(!!>}(( presents ^ with special guests SUN, DEC. 15 $ B^r^ uhu MON. DEC. 16 rCIC UBU COMMODORE IRS/Capitol Recording Artists TjJjjtoK^ ^ guests COMMODORE THURSDAY DECEMBER 19 TOWN Tickets Available At: Zulu, Black Swan, Track, Highlife, Scratch, and Reminiscing Records, Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone 280-4444 Tickets for 24-7 SPYZ and TIMBUK 3 are available at the Town Pump . records Z Monday to Wednesday 10:30-7:00 LU Thursday and Friday 10:30-9:00 & Saturday 10:30-6:30 0 Sunday 12:00-6:00 1869 W4th Avenue, Vancouver BC 604-738-3232 December 1991 1 2 **" pickupfruit cake from bakery 3 A 5 6 office party (suckupto boss big-time) 7 Q eggnog party at biff's (remember to bring whoppee cushion) 9 10 I Rita Moreno's Birthday 12 13 U 15 ZULU 10th Anniversary Sale! 'December 16 - 24 10% off all cds and cassettes *20% all vinyl 1 1 1 1 1 ZULU Anniversary Sale 25 Christmas 26 ZULU'S Boxing Day Sale See next Discorder for details 27 28 **"° Skating Party 29 30 31
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