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ANYONE EVER TOucH£P QV covaxc S and C*ftrrDGh)<\ was been G?RA<;ep By THE iis/^uoetJCE. ©*P MICHAEL AU5HeNkER> prese^itS HfPMGWKS & S<2(JI RReLS ovie: bloc kboster/J cowshead "and i thought if i took the right lines, but those mocking birds won't let me shine" grant lee buffalo as i said last month hope springs eternal and it wasn't as if i was actually echoing words that i thought were so much true, it was more hope in times of great desperation, so much for that, so much for the eternal optimist, so much for desperate measures and rewards beyond your wildest espectations, so much for the cream rising to the top. the talk was of going to the show - the big game, facing the biggest pitcher of them all - hitting the home run to put the home team ahead for good - or at least for now - maybe forever, they said it was time to forget everything you ever knew and go from here on in.haHways were alive with talk the echoes down the halls said nothing of not going but only when and not if. who would be left behind was your last concern, the shit that mattered would take care of itself - the house, where you'd live, the new faces and friends - "no sweat, man - ifs great up there" they said, "been there, done that."so much for shoe- in. so a couple more years in Syracuse can't hurt, hone up on those skills and then ifs like a rocket to the big time or a career selling life insurance - your choiee sister, for now a dollar bill sits above my counter along with a picture of my mother and another of some friends and me having what could only be described as a great time - these are the moments that mean something i suppose -i suppose, the dollar bill is an american one salvaged from a lost weekend in the states, the picture of my mother from when she graduated from university long after she had become a professional, she's the one. the only one. so maybe hope will spring eternal, maybe not, i'll know tomorrow - maybe i won't, dedicated to framet F. Harry, Sr, a man i never really knew gth AS USUAL THIS MONTH I AM DIRTLESS; /\ that is to say, I got no juicy gossipy A«A tidbits for you. Well, maybe one. My # m sources inform me that Sam, one of the singers from the Muscle Bitches, has recently tied the knot. (I mean he got married, you sick fool.) Now put that Betty Page zine down. This instant. Anyway, the ceremony very recently took place in faraway Austin, Texas, home of goodtime country music, location of Slacker, and a place where college bands actually grow on trees (it's that warm, fertile climate). Somewhere in between nuptial arrangements the band has managed to release their first cassette, endearingly titled Squealin'nippletwistin'pandefuckinmonium. Muscle Bitches are to be squarely placed in the shock-rock category, a genre that was pioneered by bands such as the New York Dolls in the early 70's, paraded through the next decade by groups such as San Francisco's The Tubes, and continues in the present day, purveyed by the such minstrels as the Insaints and the Diesel Queens, also from the city of Rice-A-Roni, beatnik coffehouses, and streetcars. Vancouver-in fact Canada in general-has in the past been somewhat unproductive in terms of eye-opening rock V roll combos (although Stephen Hamm's dropping of his gear at Expo 86 got my jaw hanging lower than at any Butthole Surfers or Gaye Bikers on Acid gig), so it's good to see a local entry under "Freakshow" in the putative Pop Music Encyclopaedia Actually, I haven't seen them live, so for all I know they could be shy and retiring shoegazers, but I have my doubts. Stylistically, the music is ballsy guitar rock a la the Dolls, with a little bit of sax thrown in for good measure. Vocalist Mistress Fang contributes those sassy vocals that lent punch to her previous bands (Black Eye Buddha, Spank Machine, Cane Toads), while at times switching to a vibrato-soaked heavy-metal diva persona in some kind of Holly Woods retro twist. \\ ^fe^fTT^tei ■ 1 / ' ■ 1 iw 1 Bil mm 1 L 1© featuring JUKE-JOINT JEZEBEL, TERROR & FLESH IN STORES NOW The other singer, (the aforementioned bridegroom) also vacillates between a punky rasp and Uriah Heep-ish bravado, the trast being used most effectively in the bi modal "Paradise Slaves". How- dov with Lou Gramm and Darby Mills impersonations you may have some trouble; some of the songs do spare you these indulgences (as in "Tramp" or "Toupee", where the hook line is "there'll be hell ' toupee") and you may want to hear these before you writeoff the band as moustachio'd, chest- bearing mainstream rockers. Overall, a good enticement for seeing one of their live extravaganzas. There's a new singer-songwriter in town. HernameisSanne Lambert, but she records under the name Cage On the five-song For Posterity's Sake she's mostly solo but sometimes is afforded some able bass/drums backup by producer Paul Armitage. Stark and spare are the operating terms here, giving one the distinct impression that Sonne has or knows someone who has spent a great deal of time in some sort of mental incarceration facility. She speaks of nervous disorders and there's one great line, "They gave you drugs/So shut up" (from "Seven"), that plants you squarely in some sort of Valley of the Do//s-inspired hell. It's all minor key dirges, with her piano playing providing rich textures with which she imbues fractured melodies while her acoustic guitar ventures give angst to the seemingly paranoid messages of the songs. Speaking of paranoid, the cover art is exactly that, featuring pen-and-ink drawings by Jesse Rivard aka. The Alien. Sanne is associated with Gastown's Venus and Mars, so I bet that as troubled as her mind is, her fashion sense is probably Some folks, Sanne Lambert included, record what's basically a solo project but still choose to go under a name chosen to identify the musical entity. Some people don't. Robert S. Burgess is from the latter gang, so his The Morlee Martian Chronicles 1 Through 6 has been released, on cassette of course, under hisown name. Holy Rick Wakeman, Batman, there's a couple of 1 0+-minutes songs here! And none under 6! Burgess is nota bombastic keebored player ,though; rather, he is a twangyguitaristwielding some kind of Fender ammo. To be sure, there are some meandering moments (something like this column), but he knows a good riff and just because the tunes are epic-length doesn't mean he's ig anything to death. If you're a fan of the stop-start, turn-every-corner rhapsodies of Pavement, then Bob is singing to you. Certainly in the vocal department there's a heavy resemblance to Mr. Spiral Stairs himself, sort of an early-morning drawl jfter too many American cigarettes. I actually would like to here more songs like "I Idolize Idiots" (some scolding of the Rolling Stone/Spin readership here), where Frank Zappa meets Eugene Chadboume in a whirlwind of bubbly guitar effects over a slinky, bluesy bass figure Enjoy. Iyt-bye$kykr! Lured by a once in a lifetime chance at fame and adulation, Vancouver Special's Sean Raggett has retired his mighty typewriter to pursue a shot at the big time. Good luck in your new career champ! (above: Sean receives the news of the glamorous new career awaiting him; facing page: The life Sean has left us for.) It's the return of The Unhappies with their promised full-length, self-titled cassette None of the 1 0 songs here were featured on their debut three- songer, and with the exception of "Badger Girl" and "Geek Child Protege" they don't sound a helluva lot like it, either. Much more humour has been stirred into the mix (especially on "Crowleyman"), which now incorporates elements of country swing and Celtic rogue stomp. I kinda liked the Big Star- like perfect pop of the earlier songs, but their newfound Terror of Tiny Town-style eclectism is interesting and should hold anyone's attention span (hey, it did mine). I particularly like the 3/ 4 strut of "Maria's Got Worms", where Djangoid guitars seem to be virtually laughing at you. Now let's put all the songs from both tapes together on a CD! Hardcore! Always a pleasure slapping the music of snot-nosed, onanistic, angst-ridden young punk combos into the deck and punching holes in the Gyproc to that primal beat. Render Useless from Victoria have a powerful but melodic approach to their songwriting 6 JUNE 1995 craft and I'm left wanting more after auditioning their all-too-short four-song tape. Band members Jay, Sven, and the Voice of Reason have recorded this demo u n - der the aegis of Scott Henderson in his Sea of Shit studios, but I don't see any Incentive stamp of approval anywhere on thej-card orthe tape label. C'mon, Scott, get your Sea together and put this out! Sounding more juvenescent are 12 Point Buck, a White Rock band on the Electric Funnel Entertainment roster. The six- song / 8 Wheels and a Dozen Roses a) hi title that, like the band name, starts with a number, b) is fresh and should appeal to those who like d.b.s., and c) has a couple good songs on it. "Flog", "Stick Around For Joy", and "Sk8 Board" particularly struck my fancy, probably 'cause these are the shorter ones whereas my attention wanders during the songs where they "stretch out". Promising punk-pop from zit- faced young men What moredaya want? I end with the tape that's got the award- winning (for length) epic symphonies on it, those being the 20-minute-apiece "Interfusion #1" and "Interfusion #2" from Interfusion, the latest masterpiece collection from local avant- garde favourites LSD 49. Once known as Group 49, this collective is headed by the cerebral yet highly artistic Anthony Roberts, himself an alumnus of the Mighty R. Swirling seascapes are embedded with techno-rave islands, though these formations are not necessarily borne of this Planet Earth. Most of the cuts are a few years old, although the sole new track, "Somebody's Crazy", actually has vocals, drenched in reverb to accentuate the piece's synth-Wagnerian feel - reminiscent of the more ambient moments of Will, Morpheus, Lesion, and the Tear Garden. 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After 9 nights in Canada, too many beers, too much Scotch and far too much Montreal hospitality, "Oasis doing the Hollies songbook..." left to conquer the States, they'll be back in the fall... Bug MM to play their Hunters & Collectors Demon Flower "IN STORES JULY 11" A return to form. This has the angst and noise of the early Conny Plank produced stuff and the songwriting/pop sensibilities of Human Frailty period. Like his peers Paul Kelly and Ed Kuepper, Mark Seymour is a storyteller/songwriter. If you ever had a soft spot for these guys, return, you won't be disappointed. Ed Kuepper Character Assassination Actually the 20th album of his career. For those not familiar the pedigree goes - Saints, Laughing Clowns and solo for the past 10 years. Released here as a double CD for the price of a single. The bonus CD contains the original acoustic sessions that became Character Assassination. Llamasaurus Pollynose Too much cheap beer and a mind set that's like a painting on one of the Meat Puppets album covers... ? Wouldn't be out of place on the late great Okra Label alongside the Schramms and Ass Ponys. The Nectarine No 9 Niagara Falls The brilliance of Davey Henderson (ofthe FireEngines/Win) and crew is not to be missed. This is pop - used, abused and righteously shafted 'til it screams, but Pop nonetheless. j album Cool Way Pluto Failure/It's Only Love 7inch Vancouver's finest. A companion piece to their fab n< To Feel on the mighty Mint Label. Punchbuggy All Nite Christian Rollerskate Re-issued, re-mastered, first time available on cassette. I 4 guys, a couple of skateboards, hockey sticks and more pep than Herbie The Love Bug! Power Pop that makes you hang on for dear life A big thanks to those who came to see the band on their cross-Canada trek with SuckerPunch. A great time was had by all, except when the van blew up in B.C., but I guess that's the T-Can tour for ya. Smudge Hot Smoke & Sassafras Tom Morgan and the gang continue to deliver perfect pop, with attitude to match. Enjoy it, that's what it's meant for. They do! And they don't expect much more from you... No one ever said it was a competition, would you trust the judges anyway? mail-otdet intewtive |>att FREE CD \17 TRACK SHAKE SAMPLER "THE BEAT GOES ON..." FREE, GRATIS THA we got all kindsa stuff from cool labels like Scat, Hot, Postcard, Flydaddg, De|a-Disc, check out yer favourite store first, if theg can't hel|> ga get in touch with us direct SHAKE 59?Victoriac.|..265?7 St-Lambett, Que. J4P-2S? Come on out, name (please print) address (please print) Lhe liiSt.UKUIi.K iaiiuly needs help in putting tins damn rag together. It you have editorial or graphic aspirations, a little know-how and a lotta ideas, get yrself down to #233-6138 SUB Blvd. on the UBC campus or call Dylan at 822-3017 (ext. 3) province postal code PLEASE SEND ME MY FREE SHAKE THE RECORD LABEL SAMPLER. 17 COOL TRACKS, BEAUTIFUL DAY-GLO PURPLE & GREEN PACKAGING. I UNDERSTAND THAT AS A BONUS I WILL RECEIVE INSTANT "CRED" WITH MY PEERS (PROVIDED YER PEERS HAVE "CRED**) EACH AND EVERY TIME I TALK ABOUT SHAKE AND THE FINE MUSIC THEY PUT OUT. ALL THIS FOR SENDING ALONG «? TO HELP COVER THE POSTAGE COSTS. OR FREE WrTH ANY MAIL ORDER. OUR OPERATORS ARE TOO DARN BUSY TO ANSWER THE PHONE, SO PUT IT IN THE MAIL... ■ • uitarist/vocalist Rob Thompson hails ^y from the Hard Rock Miners. Bassist yj Butch Murphy is from the Nervous Fellas and the Bughouse Five (whom he still sings with). Drummer Alex Koph used to play in a band called One-Eyed Jacks which later evolved into the Shadowy Men. And Scott Farquarson hails from the infamous Sudbury, Ontario where he used to play with Poke Mobile and the Moe Howards. Together, the four members of Speckled Jim play a mean brand of crackling hot, melodious twang rock that is difficult to describe - the only thing really consistent is their confident live presence Speckled Jim certainly isn't a Vancouver household name yet, but I've seen them do more than a couple stompin' gigs that merit this band more attention. I talked to Alex Koch, Butch Murphy and Scott Farquarson a while ago at the Railway Club. Rob Thompson was not present, but Alex assured me he'd probably be pretty quiet even if he was there. Amid cussing and curried squid recipes, here's what the three more vocal members of the group had to say. DiSCORDER: How did you guys come together? You've all played in other bands, right? Scott: Alex and I worked out in Richmond together, and we used to jam together. We met Butch from bands he'd been in. Butch: I knew Rob from the Miners and he said that he wanted to play and have another outlet for some of his songs that were a little more rock oriented, [the ones] that he couldn't use in the Miners. Vancouver's Speckled Jim is made up of four guys originally from different bands. Initially, the group was more or less a side project that would get together to jam for fun, or for a few occasional gigs, while the Individual members would continue to play in their old groups. Put something, maybe their strong writing collaboration, maybe positive audience reaction, has made Speckled Jim more than that and has kept the band gigging. Alex: Yeah, "Strawberry Load" was one. OK, standard rock question: What is your sound? Scott: I always describe it by what other people say, but that surprises me sometimes. People list off bands like the Replacements, Social Distortion, the Rank & File, and the Ramones. Butch: There's a little twang here and there, too. Alex: It's heavy music, but the good thing is that Scott, Rob and Butch all write their own material and they sing. We've got three different singers. It's heavier, but it's got harmo- Your five song EP is fantastic. Tell me a little bit about the song "Take Me Away"? Scott: It's about living back east in Sudbury [where] I had all these traffic and speeding tickets. It was around the time that that Westly Alan Dodd guy was going to be executed in Seattle, and that was floating around in my head one night when I dreamed that I was thrown in jail and hung for those traffic tickets. But it's also about being back east in a little town and wanting to get the hell out of there, the foul memories of where you grew up and how boring it was etc. And what about the song, "Car"? That song sounds like it would have been a shoe in for the Hanson Bros. Puck Rock Vol. 1 album. Scott: People said that it should have been on there but we just missed the deadline to send Butch: It's a tribute to juvenile street hockey games. How did you guys decide on the name Speckled Jim? There must be a story about that. Butch: Well, we should tell you which names we didn't use. ushy Tailed Wood Jse they're indigenous '... "Now here they are hy Tailed Wood Rats!" was another of the ones •n to, and that led to "Spank and Fr« Rats!" [Laughs to Canada, you knov to rock you... The Bu Scott: "Spotted Tro'ut" we narrowed it do\ Speckled Jim. What's the one question you've always wanted to be asked but never have...? Scott: How about "I seem to have a surplus of cash, would you like some?" Alex: "Would you like a day pass to I.H.O.P?" Butch: "Would you like some free pork?" Scott: As you can see, and as our midriff's show, we have a food fetish. WANNA ROCK? It's time to get your shit together for the 1995 NCRA conference June 1 8th-2 5th in Edmonton. If you are ja local band, "5* distribute \* demos, * CD's, 7"s or what have j you to the movers & shakers in 1 Canadian campus & community radio. Drop off up to 30 copies at CiTR before June 1 5th or call Linda at 822-1242 for more information. KITSILANO • 2951 W. 4th Avenue • P; DOWNTOWN • 540 Seymour Street • Pho—' 9-9791 : 681-3828 fO JUNE 1995 Treble charger didn't know what they were getting into when they started in the record business. When I met up with them in late April, following the first show of a nation-wide tour with the Posies, they knew what they were doing on stage and they had a good idea about what was going on in terms of getting their music out to people. But it was talent - as songwriters, as musicians and as a band - not know-how that has gotten them to the prominent place in the Canadian indie scene that they enjoy today. Once treble charger recorded material -^H for their debut, NCI 7, they would have been happy to do absolutely nothing with those songs. It took a big fan of their live shows, Michael Murphy (who would soon become their manager) to convince the hesitant group to release the recordings at all, albeit on a limited scale. On their own Smokin' Worm label, treble charger duplicated a few tracks as a demo tape. Maybe due have been lack of organization, the cassette only barely made it to campus radio stations across Canada. On the strength of their demo and songs like "Trinity Bellwoods", the quartet signed to the independent Sonic Unyon label (itself operated by fellow indie-rockers Tristan Psionic) and released a CD. The Hamilton based label, along with micro- indies like Halifax' Cinnamon Toast and Vancouver's Mint, has a developed a strong name for itself across Canada and beyond. The Sonic Unyon connection has helped immensely to further treble charger's endeavors in campus/community radio here, sparking interest amongst listeners and the industry alike. Just like the first time listener, those in the record business must contemplate the potential goldmine that is a new band — a wealth of music for listeners, and a motherlode of profit for the major label that eventually signs them. For some time now, a few of these bigger companies have been actively pursuing treble charger. Given the significance of opportunities in signing with the big boys, why haven't they put their collective signature on the dotted line? "We couldn't sell CDs at our shows," says Rosie Martin, the band's bass player. That's just one reason, but it's true. Bands that tour need money to finance themselves, and CD sales at shows is one way to do this. Record labels of the "enormous" variety Tramps at the Commodore, and the first of five at the all ages show headlined by the Posies at the Town Pump. "We don't care - usually it doesn't matter," guitarist/vocalist Greig Nori commented. Aggressive may describe their approach to pop music at times, but it certainly has nothing to do with their approach to business Still, they've had their share of interesting show experiences. Like Woolstock, an annual Sonic Unyon fest that takes place in Ontario every summer, and opening for bands like Sebadoh. The band cites opening for Moist as another memorable instance (because of the great crowds), and an event put on by a university's School of Architecture which turned out to be a rave. There was even dope included on their rider. This is a fundamental part of treble charger: they didn't know what they were getting into, but they had a good time doing it. Without the major label financing, treble charger been able to do wonders with videos. " 10th Grade Love," from NCI7, received regular airplay on Much Music and looks far superior to many, more expensive videos. Steven Scott directed it after approaching the band to see if they'd be interested in making a video. Apparently, there is practically an industry of directors who are like professional grant writers; they apply to VideoFact, an organization that funds Canadian made videos, which is in turn funded by the Government of Canada and Much Music. If they know the way the system works, many directors have a good chance of getting financed. treble charger have a bright future ahead, even if they aren't planning for it. What they do have Tr«. w7i »iT 0 like to keep each and every sale nice and orderly (read: from record stores only); trouble may result for bands that use at-show sales to keep themselves Further more, bands need only look at Sloan to see the pitfalls of signing to a major label, treble charger has a window to this through their soundman, Nick, who also works for Moncton's Eric's Trip. As a Halifax native who organized shows around the time that Thrush Hermit and Sloan were forming, he's seen first hand what the majors can do for and to a band Sloan's unhappy relationship with Geffen is a prime example. In light of this, many other unsigned bands have taken note and stayed independent. Of course, not all things major labels do are evil or misguided. In the process of courting treble charger, Sony offered the band a spot on the label's tribute to Neil Young, a 2-CD compilation whose profits benefit Spina Bifida research. Aside from the tribute CD, I wondered if the band had experienced many of the perks of major label- dom as incentives to sign, like landing "prestigious" shows or better playing times. It turns out the opposite has been true, as displayed by their two Vancouver appearances: treble charger were the first of four bands opening for the Cadillac on the agenda for the next while is touring - all summer, from coast to coast - first with the Posies, then coming back with Pluto. Part of that tour will include a jaunt in Seattle, which would be part of their first push into the United States. They have had some exposure in Buffalo, NY, but as that fine city receives Canadian radio, it somehow doesn't count. At some point, they'd like to hit the American Northeast, as their CD has charted in Boston area radio stations For recorded material, their next project (nearly complete) is a CD EP with a bonus track for CD-ROM. Like commercial success for indie artists, this too was an almost unheard of concept not long ago. To follow that will be a split 7" with Punchbuggy for Bubblegum Records, a one-shot break from Sonic Unyon. At what point would they leave for the majors? "When they offer something they'd be crazy to offer," according to Rosie. Given the quality of treble charger's material to date, it shouldn't be long before those crazy offers start pouring in. by BrianWiesef\\ ho M hu // EiK&2E532 Searching around backstage at the Vogue Theatre during the soundcheck for the recent Veruca Salt and Muffs show, I luckily ran into bassist Ronnie Barnett and lead singer/guitarist Kim Shattuck, who lead me into their dressing room where we found drummer Roy McDonald tuning one of his drums and getting ready to fire up the Juiceman juicer for some healthy refreshments,. We talked for awhile about their new line-up, Joan Jett, and their new album. Blonder and Blonder. What would you say is the reason for the... Ronnie: Ah, well, she quit Kim: Wha(2 Is that what you're asking? No, that's not what I was going to ask. Kim (jokingly) Shut up! Okay what? Look, he's blushing What is the reason for The Muffs' existence? Why did it happen and why is it still happening? Kim: We were bored, we had nothing else to do and we didn't like anyone else's music, so we came up with our own. Was it the California suburban angst that needed to get out? Kim: I'm definitely a suburban person and I have my share of angst, definitely, but no, I have no reason. [It's] just because deep within my soul I have this need, this very great need to Ronnie: We just wanna play some songs... Kim: and be creative.. Ronnie: . and then we did it and it turned out that we had fun doing it so we still do it. Kim: Yeah, we almost stopped doing it because we weren't having any fun, but then we realized why we weren't having any fun and now we're having fun Ronnie: And now we've arrived at the definitive line-up. The trio? Roy: Yeah, the trio! Kim: We're not blaming the other two members, but we are. But we're not. But we are. What's changed for the Muffs since you played the Starfish Room last time you were here? Kim (laughing): We dropped two-hundred pounds! With what system? Kim: The system of not kissing ass. Ronnie: Well, we've made a record and we're three now. Roy: And then there were three. Kim: We're a happy trio as opposed to an unhappy quatro. At what stage of a band's existence are £ things the most fun? Ronnie: Now! Roy: This! Kim: This! Here and now? Ronnie: Here and now in Vancou- locker room talk for female genitalia? Roy: You gotta put more time into [a record] cuz forever If people see a bad show they'll forget about mayb Kim: Every part of it is fun, but the touring ^^^^^^^^ is actually the most carefree. You've got more worries when you're doing the other part. Ronnie: But this is pretty much what we do: play. Kim: Yeah, playing live is fun. Records are a little more angst producing. There's Hole, there used to be a band named Kreviss, I've heard of a band named The Slits - where are the Muffs in the line-up of band names that sound like locker-room talk for female genitalia? Kim: What about The Fuckheads and The Cocksuckers and The Cunts? What about that? Were you guys pioneers in the... Kim: No. You know what? You know what muff really means? It means to make a mistake, to bungle, to goof up, Ronnie: To mess something Up, Kim: I've actually personally never refered to my "puss" area as a muff. Never. Ronnie: Right. I think that's just in, like, Hustler magazine or something. Kim: But we almost didn't get into England because of it. 1 guess they use that word over there like we use the word cunt. What was the first gig each of you saw? Kim: The Go-Go's in 19821 Ronnie: The first show I saw that I wanted to see was KISS when I was 10, but my mom took me to Elvis. I don't know which one to count-the one my mom took me to or the one that I chose to want to see. Kim: Both of em countl Roy: My first show was Gladys Knight and The Pips when I was 3. But I don't know if that was really, cuz that was in like '68. How much does it cost to get guitar picks made with personalized writing on them? Kim: I don't know, we got ours for free the first time and we're never gonna do that again cuz it's DORKYf Ronnie: It was a tour manager we had at the time [who arrangeed to have the guitar picks made]. He asked me what I wanted on them and I was tike, 'Nothing!'. I still. have those picks now. Kim: "Mr. Muff" it says. The first song I heard from The Muffs was on Nardwuar's Clam Chowder and Ice Vs. Big Macs and Bombers compilation... ' i: Was it "Get Me Out of Here"2 Yeah, and I fell in love with the Muffs right then and there. Kim: Thanks, we did that on my four-track. Roy: I've never heard that song before. Kim: We're gonna do our third album on my eight-track. We're gonna save money this time and come away kazillionaires. When you listen to these recordings from, say, '91 and stuff, like your 7"s.... Ronnie: We don't. Kim: I did recently. Roy: I do! But I didn't play on them so I can be detached about it. Kim: He's detached. What do you think of them? Kim: I like the new "Love" single. That's great, it's my favourite one probably. I like the Sub Pop single, I like the Au-Go-Go single, the other ones... Ronnie: That's all the singles! Kim: There's one more single that just comes off the album. I hate the first album and I like the second album the best of all. That's my opinionated opinion. I'm not detached. Roy: Not due to the songs, the songs on the first album are great. Kim: No, no, no, [I'm] not blaming the songs, [I'm] just blaming everything else. Roy: It just didn't turn out the way the band wanted it to. Ronnie: We didn't like that record and we asked that they withdraw it. Kim: We wish that they would just make it go away. In comparison to your vinyl releases your two latest CD's have much more production, and you say that you might be going back to your eight-track. Do you prefer the less produced, a little bit trashier sort of garage sound you had at the beginning? Kim: Well, that's just the way we are, that's the way we sound normally. Our new album doesn't really sound "trashy", but it shows more of the edge that we have and the first album didn't. The first album was just bland as fucking shit. Bland as baby food. I thought it sounded great. Kim: Thanks. A lot of people actually said they like it and I shouldn't realfy complain about it, but it's bland as baby food. We perform all those songs, or a lot of the songs, way better live. And especially way better live now with Roy. Ronnie: We perform all the songs better live. Kim: Yeah, we're better live. Ronnie: That first album is one of Anita Gordon's favourite records of all time. Kim: Shut up name dropped mmm ' if I read an article in some 1991 musk magazine and it said that the Muffs were one of the top LA bands eligible to be signed by a major. Was getting signed something you expected back then? Kim: We weren't trying to. One of our band rules was not to ever send out demos cuz we thought that was really tacky and cheap and we're not prostitutes. So we never did arvi then we just got checked out by Warner and they liked us and we said, "Aaarrgh!" Ronnie: [The deal] kicked ass, it was the best deal. It was better than the independent deals that we were offered... Kim: Yeah, independent records are fucked up. Ronnie: The guy that signed us, he smoked pot with us and stuff and he was younger than us, you know. It's cool. Ronnie, why don't you use a G string on your bass? Kim: Cuz he's wearing it! Ronnie: That's a good one. Urn, it's back on now, but I still don't play it unless I'm hitting all the strings or something. Kim: He doesn't need it. Ronnie: Yeah, I don't need it. Actually, I broke the key off and just didn't put it on. And at a show recently I broke the D-string thing and I had to play the show with two strings. But there was only one song where it mattered. In general, what's better: 'A' open chord or 'A' power chord? Kim: God, you know, I don't think any one thing is better. I think it just depends on the stuff [you're playing] because open chords are really great for some things and they sound.. Ronnie: But in general the power chord! Kim: Well I'm sure that's what you want me to say! No, no, /2 JUNE 1995 no, power chords are great, I play 'em a little more than the open chords, but the open chords are great and you can actually get better tone out of the open chords. But I like them both; I use them both. Hypothetically, Suzi Quatro versus Joan Jett in a streetfight circa... Kim: Joan Jett! Are you kidding me? Roy: Joan Jett'll kick her ass! Kim: Joan Jett might have completely ripped off Suzi Quatro's image and sound and everything, but Joan Jett ruli anybody. Ronnie: I'll take Suzi myself. What about Suzi Quatro's album, Quatro? Ronnie: Incredible. With the bass guitar! Roy: With the bass, yeah! That's a good album. Ronnie: Suzi Quatro's album covers definitely kick Joan } Jett's. Kim: Yeah, that's true about the album covers. "You know what muff really means?" But a streetfight - Joan Jett takes her? Kim: I think Joan Jett's tougher, yeah, and plus she's younger. Ronnie: Suzi writes better songs. Kim: Oh God! No way! Roy: What!? Suzi Quatro didn't even write songs. Ronnie: What about Joan? She's no stranger to covers! Kim: That's true, but she rules anyway. Ronnie: Yeah, I think we need another version of "Everyday People!" That's what we need! Kim (yelling): Okaaayyyy! Alright, don't bag on her! I love her! Ronnie: I'm not baggin' on her, but I mean, you know... Kim: I love her, shut up. Ronnie: You guys are puttin' down Suzi. Kim: No, we're rwy^ufljipfedown Suzi. She was fuckin' Leather Tuscadero for Christ's sake! I recently saw the inn Kim: Oh, goody! v you had in Details magazine.. Is it strange that The Muffs appeared in Details magazine? Kim: Strange to us, but it's just part of the whole she-bang. Roy: It's just our label getting the media circus in gear. Ronnie: Details is cool, actually. Kim: Details stinks though, it hasoll those { yucky perfume ads. And they're not exactly good at picking out good photos of the band, are they? Were you honoured to appear in the "Sex" issue with Traci Lords on the front? Roy: Not particularly. Kim: I would have rather been in a non-sex issue since 1 figure I'm sorta Ronnie: But it was better. Originally we were supposed to be in the "Music" issue and that would just be full of bands. Kim: Full of it. Ronnie: But now we're in the "Sex" issue so it's... Roy: ...full of sex. Kim: Oh well. Kim, is it a drag living back at home being a * * year-old rock n' roller? Do you have to pay rent and take out the garbage and stuff? (At this point, Kim grabs the recorder and rewinds over this question so that her age remains a mystery) Kim: It's wrong! I'm n< Roy: For the record I'm twenty-nine and I'm proud of it. Kim: I'm thirty-one and I'm proud of it but I don't want anyone to know. So I don't about it. And no, I love living at home because look where I am right now, I'm on the I wouldn't want to be paying rent. Basically, my parents are kind enough to let me and have my stuff there and then I'm hardly ever there. Ronnie: She doesn't sit down to dinner with them every night. Kim: But if I did there's nothing wrong with it. Ronnie: Well, yeah, okay! Roy: What are you saying Ronnie? Ronnie: I don't know. Everything's weird now! Everything got weird all of a sudden! Kim: Oh shut up! Anyway, ask the next question. No age questions, God. I hear the Beatles and the Stones somewhere in your music there... Kim: Don't you hear The Kinks? Well, yeah. Kim: Jesus Christ! If The Muffs could be any rock power trio from the 70's... Kim: There are none. Roy: Dick Boger and Apache. Cactus Ronnie: Cactus! i Kim: I'd say The Ramones. I think The Ramones are a three-piece. Well, Joey just sings and the ^singer is worthless unless he has a guitar. ■Ronnie: The Ramones are about to cut their last album. ■Kim: Oh goad. fRoy: Really? r Ronnie: It's called Adios Amigos. " i.OhGeez. Ronnie: Yeah, cuz who gives a shit anymore... Roy: That's what they should call it! Why didn't you ask me if I wanted to see your underwear? Kim: Because I wasn't holding any in my hand. In the Details article they failed and neglected to say that I had my underwear in my hand cuz I was just about to go out and change. And they're my lucky underwear, which he also neglected to say. Roy: He makes it sound like she's flashing her kootcher or something. Kim: Yeah, I was not flashing no Virginia. Ronnie: Yeah, fuck all that sex shit! You wanna see my underwear though? the aee of electric y*? ii -- -^fe^M^^^P?gpg^]^^ IN STORES NOW i3 u^^^m yet the group's blend of Live hip hop on the jozz ^p coraoineu critical acclaim and many fans. The mix of lively music, thick, phatDeotS/ scat, and Unless you or someone you know owns the latest Roots CD D0 Yblf MAtffff probably never heard of these New Yorkers. Their exposure through mainstream media has been limited tip combined with intelligent rap lyric; bass Iines on Dc ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ stupid funky definitely ma The Roots performed to a full house at Richard's On Richards a few weeks ago, and Vince and I took the opportunity to speak to one of the founders of the grti candidly about The Roots, the music industry and hip til^i ^^^^^^^ We any " interview by m Vince Yeh and Ryan Males .Si *v cause e&nversaii DiSCORDER: How's the album doing? Ahmir-Khalib: I'm not sayin' that it's falling on deaf ears, but, basically if people know that the group exists then they'll buy it; if people see the group perform then they'll buy it. If people aren't buying the record it's because they don't know about the group. I went to my publisher's office and she showed me at least 400 press clippings on the critical acclaim that this album has received. I'll let you read between the lines: the group did their part but for some reason this group is not known, so I wonder who's fault that is? I won't say nuthin'. You guys have a very unique approach to hip hop, you com- Kletely put aside the turntable and you do it live. ot completely. It's just a coincidence that all the 1 8 songs on this album have no turntable on them. Actually, on Do You Want More!!?! we were supposed to use a DJ but he was so damn late comin' to the studio, Tariq was just like "you-you-you-you-you-you want more". He just actually [rapped] it, leavin' the studio thinking that the guy would come and hear what we wanted to do and he'd do it. But he never came so we just kept it in there, you know what I'm sayin'. Getting back to the success of your album, have you noticed a difference in the way the people in Europe treat you as opposed to here in North America? Actually, it's the same. Every show we've done in Europe, it's the same knapsacks, the same "hip-hop gear." Hip-hop is not music, hip-hop is a culture of which the music is rap music. There's also new jack swing, house music ...I mean, hip-hop has its own art (graffiti), its own dance (breakdance) - modern dances of today reflect on our culture - and hip-hop has its own lingo. Basically, I just see people throughout the world echoin' hip-hop culture. I don't see a difference. Of course, America's always three or four years ahead of whatever else is in and people look to the States for guidance and respect, ya know what I'm sayin'. I don't see a difference at all, they embrace us the same everywhere we go. The only mistake about the group is that people seem to think that we are a jazz/hip-hop group, which we're not. We're a hip-hop band You have very stellar support on Do You Want Morel??!: Steve Coleman, even Cassaundra Wilson, the reigning diva of jazz. How did you get a hold of these people? Steve, Greg [Osbie], all of them, the whole M-Bass crew, they were more like our peers than actual people doing anything with music. I knew Steve as "Yo, what's up Steve? Howya doin'? Peace." Now Cassaundra, "Heard you sing a little. Really, you sing a little bit?" You know, I felt stupid. We did like 50 tracks, so a lot of other people have been on this album - Grant Haines, Greg Osbie - but they just didn't make the final cut. The way we did it was we took them out of their environment. Of course, Steve Coleman is known for playing everything but straight * ——• i— London and playin' these tracks for every- tunes. So we were just goin' one who idolizes Steve, like Steve Williamson unu u» ...«- , that just look to everything Steve does like 'OK, what's he gonna do next?' I played Silent Treatment for Steve Williamson, who is basically Steve Coleman's clone in London - in a good way 'cause Steve's my boy. I said, "Yo, guess who's on stacks?", ana he was (ike, "Who?" I said, "You know -*._Li*>» „„,4 t,e nlmost had tears in his eyes, Steve Coleman, right?" and he almost had tears i -,-., callin' up his friends in other countries, rewindin' the tape sayin', "Listen to this!". He was baffled that we actually got Steve Coleman to play straight notes. So we just took everybody out of their environment and put them in our environment. Plus we dia stuff with Steve [Williamson], He had us rappin' in 7/8 meter and doin' crazy stuff like that. Let's talk about your drumming. You started when you Ameri style and abar evolve that into jazz, and Miles [Davis] was movin' to with rock guitar and everythin* is abandoning that." Whene\ mass isn't with it or the originat People shouldn't be ignorant to from a lot of areas. A friend a* Boys record once and I said, to the Beach Boys." [Then] I wa* somebody was playin' Pet Sou most incredible goddamn albu even know it was the Beach Be handed me Pet Sounds and tha now, you know what I mean. It II know what you like. you were young? You did a lot of collaborating with jazz people like Christian McBride and people like that. How did you decide to go into hip-hop instead of jazz? In school with Christian McBride, Christian and I were the two biggest James Brown headz you will ever find in life. I mean, my collection of James is somewhere SO deep and Christian has everything James has ever recorded from "Please, Please, Please" all the way to stuff he's recordin' now. Christian is a James Brown discography man, he has every album, every 45. He actually told me a funny story about how one of the main reasons why he went to Polygram was because James Brown was on the label. I went the hip-hop direction because that's the direction I was always reared in, but I was also told and taught by my parents never to be ignorant to anything else. They Do you think that signing enced your music at all? Do play what you want to pla I'm afraid that's the only thing wt that. The Roots will continue to possible. I mean, it's really a sh( won't even know the love or th< a song like "Lazy Afternoon", f "Wow, how did you..." You think we're engineer's musici< curious or interested in how w things we did on this album v human voice, but unless I w you really won't know. We v what can be done in the hip More!!?! you have ; has acqui red them ) You Want More! !?! kes the album worth a swipe of the plastic. up, Ahmir-Khalib Thompson, who spoke i-hop culture. wi" tonr",ue to break the iaws on what can pe done m. m w me hip-hOp COfffexfr sonic ally. jiotvmihe . misonynisfic uae oi hip-hop on as head in ;h thmt» /-fiof we've done. played John Coltrane and I was like "What's this bullshit man, John Coltrane?", you know. I was very ignorant and a shame. The way black people in ca are taught, it's like, we invent a idon it. Blues, we invent it, we sorta later on we abandon that. Of course, a fusion movement in the early 70's g, but then it's like, "OK, the audience rer a certain change comes and the ors aren't with it, they just abandon it. one type of genre. You can take a lot :tually dared me to listen to a Beach fou will never ever catch me listenin' ! in London shopping for records and nds and I thought, "Man, this is the m I ever heard in my life." I didn't ■ys. I said "Who is this?" and they it's like my all time favourite album goes to show that if you just listen Like "Ihe Unlocking"? We wanted a vehicle Tor conversation. We wanted to wear no political agenda on cur sleeve but basically when we first started recording this album there was a popular album that came out. Some female friends of mine were just goin' on for hours and hours about how they hate this particular person because he's so misogynist and he's just selling millions and millions of albums of misogynistic lyrics. It's so funny 'cause they played one of his songs in a dub one night and it's like the most explicit one and I'm thinking, "What if we had those same words that came out of his mouth and twisted it and had a female say the same exact thing?" We also wanted to turn the whole misogynistic attitude of hip- hop on its head and cause conversation, which is exactly what we've done. I think we've succeeded. Basically, "The Unlocking" was just a vehicle for conversation, it wasn't to stand on a soap box and say "OK, well, you know, date rape is wrong." It wasn't to stand on a soap box and talk down, you know, "Gang rape is wrong." We basically just wanted to present the situation and let you see so obviously what was goin' on that you knew what the message was without us havin' to say "This is right or this is wrong or whatever." your record deal has influ- you still have the freedom to shave left. Just kidding, I didn't say abolish and break all sonic laws sme that the average buyin' public ; work that was put into recording ■ngineers are just goin' crazy, like rave musicians' musicians, but I ens. Half the people aren't even e recorded certain things. A lot of vere done with the body, with the rote it in the credits or whatever vill continue to break the laws on ■-hop context, sonically. v Mn cliche do you think that's go- This whole gangsta rap cliche, ao y ing down with Eazy i n all? ^ and Unfortunately, Eazy Es ^^l^hlca^e^ on, how to make more for your money^ ^ ^ | don't like "gangsta rap.cause ** o[ •„. Vm real\y I mean "reality rap'. Thfes d,ttTiQueensbridge, New York, hopin' that MoBBDeep, \^ZeZ?^^\e east coast , re^hopethey blow up because hey ^ ^ Jh equivalent to gangsta rap, Ihey J™ ?Q . tes on WK.Q- person. They don't just glorify whatever problems are goin' on, they actually go internally and say how much they're in pain, why they smoke a lot of weed, why [they] need to drink 12 bottles of Hennessee because [their lives are] in such pain. You never heard such personal lyrics, ever. This is definitely gonna be one of my favourite albums of the year; hopefully this will be the next step for reality rap. It's just much more than this vicarious fantasy of "My bitches and my ho's"; [it's] really getting to the heart of the matter: "OK I'm angry and I'm lettin' you know how angry I am, I'm lettin' you know how my life is, I'm lettin' you know." That to me is true gangsta rap, ya know what I'm sayin'. About your hometown, tell us a little about South Street. South St. isn't necessarily a staple or a mark in history; it's just the 14 block strip of territory from Broad St. to 2nd St. That's where we chose to make our mark, that's where you could just be yourself. Everyone goes down to South St., it's like the place to be, you know. South St. is where the Roots started, we became street musicians in '92 after doin' this demo for five years, the never ending demo, and not getting anywhere. That's where we played; Toriq and I played for loose change and later some soft money, dollar bills, you know what I'm sayin'. It just turned out to be...it's like a little Greenwich Village, just a trendy spot, a lot of coffee shops, a lot of hip-hop ciphers, alot of everything. That's the spot to be. I have this very general observation, I'm not talking about hard core fans, just the general public. They get into a band like Arrested Development on their debut album... And then just drop 'em? Ycrf-vWhatslhededman? Don't you hate that? Wow! So with you guys, do you think the future looks up? Well, we can't get no lower than we are now. See, people don't know what we go through internally, dealin' with the label and dealin' with the internal stuff in this group. People just, you know, hear the album. "Oh, this is my favourite song, saw you guys on Video Soul last week, oh you guys were on MTV", that type of thing, that's what people see. I mean, I'll just say 1994 was a very bad year for this group, a very low point, because we had to delay the album for a year. Hopefully it doesn't sound dated to anyone. This album just came out in January in the States, I don't know when it came out over here, and this is stuff that we created in '92 and '93. I'm glad it at least sounds timeless enough to last. I mean, I hope we can get through at least a year of this soundin' fresh, but we're ready to move on and you know, some people aren't. This is a very slow process. I'll just say things can't get any worse. Whatever happens, it can't get any worse. If we get dropped, if can't get any worse, we'll just go to another label as a free agent. If we do another record under Geffen, if just can't get any worse. It can only get better, so I'm optimistic that all the mistakes hopefully will have been learned. THE PIT PUB • IN THE BASEMENT OF THE STUDENTUN10N BUILDING, 6138 SUB BLVD. * -&04-822-6511 IhnA I HAVE LED A VERY SHELTERED LIFE. I am white, and I can pass for middle class if I don't dye my hair funny colours. I have always had the privilege of being white and, for at least the last five years, being middle class. This is a realization I have toyed with, sometimes felt guilty about, but mostly passed off. It was easy to dismiss the topic because there isn't anything I can do about my skin colour or the way people perceive my class background. It has been easy to ignore because I belong to two of the dominant groups in this country (white and middle class). As someone involved with both the punk music and riot grrrl scenes, I have been part of many discussions about the whiteness and the classist structure of punk rock. Each conversation concluded with a 'well it sucks, but what can we do about it?'. We talked as if we - white, middle class people - were helpless, when the truth is that if anyone is in a position to change, it is us. We talked about how we don't deal with any issues that are relevant to anyone but us, but gosh, aren't we working on enough already? No. The world of zines is just as exclusive as the world of punk rock. How many zines have YOU read that are by people of colour or working or lower class people? There are a few people I know who aren't European descended, but they aren't given a safe place to speak about it. Even worse, their racial differences aren't even acknowledged: people just assume they're "nicely tanned" or "magically exotic looking". Seriously, this is something I want to work 1 on. We have to. It isn't enough to talk to my white friends about how we are racist; that is a start, but we must learn to educate ourselves more, and to do sc in a way that isn't white *i centered or stereotypically exploitative. I am definitely not saying I have the answers - ir one month of personal thought, haven't got a damn clue. But I a trying to find ways to learn, am trying is a big step. If I am trying, then I am trying see some one else' side. That compassion can teach a lot. I THOUGHT THAT A GOOD WAY FOR me to learn about someone else's culture without imposing myself upon it would be by reading books. For a long time, I didn't read books because I wanted to find books that were relevant to my punk, feminist lifestyle and books about young feminist girls sticking it to The Man are hard to come by. So I stopped trying and went back to zines. I regret what I did because I know that my lazy attitude made me lose valuable time. Books aren't always relevant, but that is where they can be most important. Books are a good source of information about life experiences that aren't like my own I can read about some else's reality, or someone else's fantasy, and learn about other cultures without imposing myself on them In her newest book, Bread Out Of am counting ,ge me. This this month's Stone, Dionne Brand sa*-, mean to change the world". I on it, and I hope it does chai column has been inspired by reading list. AnotherBook#l (8.5X5.5; 20 pages) Number one on the list of people making an impact on my life is Andrea. Back with her third zine (her first two being Residential Garbage and A Girl], Andi continues her now famous style of self-analysis. In case you ^^^^k 8ST2 nissed out, that j is gravely h* est, very avv and very p. ful. Andrea vagueness when writing about specific situations, and in doir Z.A'J&tt* ;tt7 isiisB* 9 "v -"A ' *» -i^mi «. .. personal territory, ad- *• Vc^** dressing the racism and V V-***;t/^\ fat-hating that she has A 'A. endured in her life. >$*-* Her zine, which arrived V »**>A when I was half way through VA"' V_,/AA writing my opening comments, >*£, - ,-' ." made me back track and \A T; V,A exa m i ne how I had ignored the '■> exceptions to my "punk is so white" rant. I have known Andrea for about a ear, and throughout that ime I have continued to think of her as white. For Quiet Nights Under Quiet Stars # 1 (8.5 X 7; 40 pages) Hello... Can you say amazing? Tony is a boy who is writing and obviously thinking a lot about how his privilege affects other people. This is where our social revolution is going to come from; it will spring from people like Tony Perkins who have the compassion to care how they make others feel Fucking awesome. I can't say what he says in 40 pages, but you get the idea. Send a lot of stamps or money 'cause this ' s a thick one: 213-B Suydam St. New vick, NJ, 08901 USA Roaring Fork Digest #7 & #8 (5.5X4.5; 12 pages) Nuts would be a good description r this zine, or maybe we could ust say it is way too deep Ap- i parently these are excerpt: portant stuff than I am. Meet Molly. Molly's ie is poetic in some parts and very straightforward in others, but throughout it Gle agme --on AA'Vlt* Thank you, Andrea, for having the energy to educate me I'm i to, but V7L 2S2 sorry you thank you. Send Andrea your support and get | didn't meet hei »: 624 E. 15th St., North Van, BC, living there. This ling like this Beai prose that at first sei of context, until I that he molds his words together to create a new ntext. Photos and words Send a stamp to: Mr Kuhn R.R #3 Prince Albert SK, S6V5R1 Twenty Bus September (5.5X4.5; 16 pages) This is a zine about a girl who isn't afraid of taking the bus. Are you thinking that isn't a big deal? It is for me, 'cause even though I take them on a daily basis I avoid eye contact with the other passengers and always stand in a "ready to fight" stance. I'm always afraid that I'm going to be hassled, but this girl actually talks to people on the bus. That seems so brave to me. Twenty Bus September is about her little conversations that prove you (I) can be safe Twenty cents US to: PO Box 170612, San Francisco, CA 94117. Woman Without Arms # 1 (8.5X5.5; 32 pages) I identified with the writer of this zine so much that I found myself asking the question "Who are you Jen Piglet?" I go to Seattle a lot and I am so disappointed that 'hen she was girl ing. Send stamps or a fc cash to: 726 Wily St. NW, Olympia 98501. 'M GOING TO BE TOURING DOWN to San Francisco next month doing spoken word and peddling my tape and the new issue of The Moi^e Out Club (which should be printed by the time you read this), so a good friend will be covering for ne here at Discorder while I'm gone. When get back 1 promise to console i fulls of zines and a special you with am listing of othe r directories and resources for zine readers Design 816 #8 (5.5 X 4.5; 20 pages) The huge intro to this cc by all the zines I read, send away for them, sit d< all in one day and you v, I needed to say so much: the topi in these zines are neither simple nor easy. In Design 816, for example, Michelle addresses the issues I discussed above as well writing about the privilege of being skinny in a society that hates fat. Her style is straightforward, and she expresses her ideas in a way that won't offend you but will definitely make you think. Send stamps, trades or change to: PO B< Milwaukee, WI, 55211. boy positive, but the parts that I valued most were about girls There is a great piece about the origin of derogatory words like in was inspired bitch and slut. Also covered i** and when you date rape, girl love and obses i and read them sion. Send a dollar or stamps to iderstand why 695 Suwanee Lakes Circle, Suwanee GA, 30174. t-VrrHenonaBooy*/ (5.5 X 4.5; 48 pages) Can you take anymore? Are you exhausted? Well, you have to take more. You need to, just as I need to. As I slump off my high horse, I realize that a lot of 1 1496, people amaze me. I realize that a lot of people are doing a lot more SAT. JllE 10 at the tliagant Er™ 4*>5 V. ?EW£R t? Ej^a^B □Moil L^(Q)(gy; PRETTY COOL! ON SALE THIS MONTH: BAILTER SPACE" Wommo $9.87 LP/cass $14.92 CD JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION' Remixes... $5.93 it $8.99 CD GRIFTERS - Eureka $8.9910" $9.65 CD REFRIGERATOR ■ Bicycle $io.9« CD SLANT 6 fnzombio $8.99 LP $io.96 cd ZIP CODE RAPISTS. 94/24 $7.46 lp $9.65 cd VARIOUS - Ear of the Dragon $I4.92CD QUEERS • Move Bock Home $9.87 LP/cass $12.93 cd WELL FOLKS, THIS IS IT. IT'S OVER, I'm outta here, I'm gone, goodbye, see ya, out, leaving town, shutting the door, finished, complete leave of absence, gone like shit through a goose and jizz through a straw. This is my very last ink for Discorder. I know I said that last month, but I made a deal with this column's new owners that I would ease you readers into them via my introduction, acknowledgement and recommendation. The new scribes (yeah, there's two of 'em) are none other than Miss Miko Hoffman and Miss Megan Mallett, two very upbeat, informed music lovers. I'm very confident that both these chicks can carry on where I left off, as well as adding a broader perspective to the reviews so you don't have to keep reading only about garage rock V roll, pop and punk and how great it is and how everything else can take a long hard toot on my tweeter. These two luscious female specimens have a pretty good taste for tunes, so please welcome them into your minds. BUT FIRST... here are a couple of reviews of the records I've been spinning in the last little while. AUSTIN, TEXAS HAS ALWAYS been a musical hub, mostly fa mous for its South by Southwest shmooze-fest. But if one takes a mo' to scratch into the Austin underground, one will find a multitude of great bonds to rock to. The ridiculously out of control Cryin' Out Louds, the Motards and the 1.4.5.S are all purveyors of Austin, Texas trash, and the latter combo has recently debuted on vinyl with a six song humdinger filled up with funny, fuzzed-up, simplistic rock V roll. They could be easily compared to the late Supercharger since both groups have that loose musical abandon, held together by good melodies. The 1.4.5.S are crazy punk that's hard on the ears but puts a smile on the mug! (1 4.5.S, 305 W. 39th #107, Austin, TX, 78751 USA) The Riverdales, who are the first offspring from defunct punksters Screeching Weasel, have recently debuted with their first pre-album single. Basically a three-piece Ramones tribute (featuring a slightly tired sounding Ben Weasel on vocals), the Riverdales have put out two songs which are frankly disappointing after the nonstop onslaught of the Weasel's past work. The B- side's "I'm a Vegetable" is better that the Aside's "Fun Tonight", but neither is anything special and that's a shame. Maybe with time we'll hear something more interesting. (Lookout!, 1 1 374 Berkeley CA, 94712 USA) Another group with a bit of a Ramones fixation is Calgary's cutie-boy party rockers Chixdiggit. After touring countless times over the past few years on the strength of their original demo tape, Chixdiggit have finally put out a record. As anyone who has seen the Chix in action can confirm, they're a lively bunch, led by spread-legged lead singer KJ. This guy could charm Mother Teresa into shooting tequila and stage diving. But does KJ and the band's charisma translate onto vinyl? Sorta. The music is rockin' and tight and the lyrics are as self-depreciating as usual ("I'm Not The Best Hung Carrot in the Fridge"), but at times Chixdiggit come off with just a bit too much of the eager-Leave-lt-To-Beaver-boy-next-door schtick. Oh fuck, maybe I'm too cynical. It's fun, it's dolty, and though it may be a little bit too earnest it's certainly worth your spins. (Lance Rock Records, 1223 College Drive, Nanaimo BC, V9R 5Z5). OK, here we go...my Pick O' the Month and final 7" review for Discorder is a fab new record from the Pooh Sticks. This one is a bit of a come back for this great Welsh pop band. After being dropped from BMG after their zilch-sell- mg major label debut Million Seller, the Pooh Sticks laid low for a while but are back with this fine single "Cool in a Crisis" b/w "When the Night Is Falling". Both songs are excellent, loud, '70s-flavoured sunshine power-pop showcasing the Pooh Sticks at their very best and giving like- minded rockers like Redd Kross and Sloan a se- rious run for the money. Watch out for the Pooh Sticks' new album Optimistic Fool out soon! (Seed Records, 14 E. 60th St., 8th FI., New York, NY 10022 USA) AND THAT IS IT! It is now my very great pleasure to pass my 7" column into the very able hands of two fine babes (sounds like my last date). Please help me welcome Megan Mallett and Miko Hoffman!!! HI! WE'LL MAKE THIS INTRODUCTION short. We know it's gonna be hard to ollow in Grant's footsteps, but we're sure as heck gonna try! So here goes... Good Horsey, Vancouver's noise-pop heroes (or at least we'd like to think so!) are not dead! After the release of Kazue, their full-length CD, followed by a way-too-long hiatus, Shrimper, 1 8 Wheeler and Baby Huey have joined together again to put out an artfully designed, four-song 7". Our favourite song is "Eleventy", a sad and emotional song reminiscent of "Go Light" from the band's first 7". A must-buy for all Good Horsey fans. (Good Horsey c/o Trackshun Industries, 1 285 E. 1 8th Ave., Vancouver, BC V5V 1H3). Toronto's Venus Cures All are currently touring with Seam as part of the "Ear of the Dragon" tour, a celebration of Asian-(North) Americans in rock 'n' roll. We have their double 7" in our hot little hands and you'll want to too, 'cause their music suits the beautiful gold cover that it comes in. The three songwriters in Venus Cures All give the band a diverse sound, with songs ranging from quiet, slow ballads to powerful, distorted guitar rockers, (c/o 14 Hepbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, M6H 1J9) Not exactly our cup of tea, Spine's Black Greasy Five Eye 7" is the first release from Zedd Records, a label run by the list manager of SloanNet. Loud, aggressive, full-on arena rock - not the sound that the Maritimes have become known for. At least these boys are responsible: they've included a condom and AIDS information with each record. (Zedd Records, PO Box 29057, Halifax Shopping Centre, Halifax, NS, B3L 4T8 or e-mail jrcovey@ac.dal.ca) If these next two bands are an indication of Loaf Records' taste, then we can expect lots more yummy treats! The Merseysippi Collectif Band have a warped-folk-blues sound that could be favourably compared to the Palace Brothers. With songs consisting primarily of acoustic and slide guitar and accompanied by minimalist drumming, this band sure can make music to mope to. Label-mates Luggage (any relation to Knapsack or Satchel?) are more upbeat Their Actually EP shows off their all 'round distorted sound, which goes beyond lo-fi into the realm of no-fi! Luggage have pinned down that generic slacker sound and look (see the Sebadoh-esque collage on the back cover of the 7"), but gosh darnit, we love that shit! (Loaf Records, 267 Thompson Blvd., Windsor, Ontario, N8S 2G3) Last and certainly not least in this here Canadian part of the column, for those of you who prefer meatballs to tomato sauce, it's... Da Smugglers!!!! Their Whiplash 7" was recorded live to two-track at Audio Recording, the same place that has been graced by such bands as The Sonics, The Standells and The Young Fresh Fellows. What can we say? These kings of garage rawk have done it again! (1+2 Records, Gioria Hatsuho 601, Nishi-Shinjuku 7-6-5, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160, Japan) ON TO BANDS FROM THE REST OF our universe. All of you Swirlies fans who were disappointed when Seana left the band can now perk up 'cause she's back with a new project. Syrup USA, which features the same style of strummy guitar and pretty vocals that characterized the Swirlies' sound. The gooey side of this record features "Joie de Vol", while the sticky side features "Bulldozer" on what we assume to be the group's own Tru Luv Recordings. Nice, My Bloody Valentine-influenced floaty tunes. A little more straightforward and poppy than are punker 'n punk. These self-described Kings of Puke play snotty, angst-ridden, testosterone- driven numbers and they will "Destroy Olympia" if it's the last thing they do! (K, Box 71 54, Olympia WA, 98507) Hagfish are a Dallas, Texas quartet who have put out a four-song slab of vinyl If you are a fan of local rockers Bum and that SoCal sound, you will order Hagfish's 7" at this address: BYO Records, PO Box 67a64, LA, CA, 90067. (Or e-mail them at hagfish69@AOL.COM) If you'd rather take a breather and sit back and relax, then check out The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group paying homage to their hometown with their Minneapolis 7". The Group has a slick- retro sound which is comparable to Zumpano, but with a lounge slant On cloudy purple vinyl, and we give them bonus gold stars for being unique. (Minty Fresh, PO Box 577400, Chicago, II, 60657) pApAs fritAs (which, incidentally, means french fries in Spanish) are also on Minty Fresh These two guys and a gal play pure pop the best it can be done The A-side boasts Beatlesque vocal harmonies, while the B-side's "Lame to Be" has indie rock hit potential written all over its catchy basslines and boy-girl harmonies a la Butterglory and Small Factory. pApAs fritAs will probably not be the next Veruca Salt, but they sure deserve to be and they are one of our two favourite releases this month. Karate! is our other pick o' the month. We guessed from their name that they would be a full-blown rock V roll outfit, but they're not! Smooth, slow, and extremely powerful rock - they could be pals with Seam, Slint, and Silkworm "Death Kit" travels from slow and light to heavy and dark with mournful vocals; Codeine couldn't do it any better (Self Starter Foundation, PO Box 1776, Horsham, PA, 19044) o r I I but then anything new by them lately so who knows how they're soundin' these days, (c/o 140 Boylston St., Boston, MA, 02116 SyrupMail@aol.com) Slow River R* is another label thai seems to be releasing a ton of great records these days. Take the Lotus Eaters, for instance. We can best describe them as upbeat folk-pop with sweet, almost plain vocals courtesy of Vanessa Tanaka. The violin accompaniment adds a nice twist. (Also check out the Lotus Eaters' track on Tfie Long Secret, a compilation on Harriet Records.) (Slow River Records, PO Box 487, Durham NH, 03824) Not a typical K Records band, The Rickets THER 7"S YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT: LINT- tost (Plumb Records, 1085 Commonwealth Ave. #2 1 5, Boston, MA, 02215); The Shapiros- Cross Your Mind (popfactory, 1010 25th St Apt. 706, Washington DC, 20037); Poumons - Bad Love #13 (Think, 1005 Villaire Ave., Windsor, ON, N8S 2J7); Blonde Redhead 10 Feet High Valentine (Smells Like Records, PO Box 6179, Hoboken, NJ, 07030); Facepuller - Anatomy of Noise (BangOn Records, 544-810 W. Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4C9), Lefty Lucy - Gauche (Skinnie Girl Records, PO Box 80065, Minneapolis, MN, 55408), Honeybunch - Count Your Blessings (K Records, Box 7154, Olympia, WA, 98507); Pansy Division with Calvin Johnson -Jackson (K Records); Wooden Stars - Farewell to the Yellow Jacket Avenger (Lunamoth, 174 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON, M5T 2C2). r first 7" forget to se mplete! Don't ts <mgm$& PJ HARVEY Commodore Ballroom Tuesday, May 23 A lot has changed for PJ Harvey in the almost two years since she last stepped onto the Commodore's stage, resplendent in her fuzzy red dress and tres swank gold glitter pumps. Out is the thrift store glamour, traded in for a slightly more upscale image, and gone is her original line-up of three, replaced by an entirely new line-up of Just as her band's size has doubled, so too has Polly Jean's - metaphorically speaking. No longer the shy, reserved woman who seemed so uncomfortable on stage in 1993, she has transformed art into life and become the "50 Foot Queenie" she sings about, a satin-clad titan whose diminutive physique belies her enormous stage presence. Untethered by a guitar, this new and improved Polly struts and shimmies, revelling in the persona she has created and, seemingly, relishing her role as a performer. PJ Harvey has become rock's reigning, and perhaps only true, diva, not least of all because she has the most magnificent voice currently crooning tunes. One of the reasons she decided to eschew her guitar on this tour was to focus on developing her voice as an instrument in its own right, and develop it she has. The opera lessons she's been taking have given her a broader range and greater control, and the more relaxed on-stage attitude she has adopted enables her to take risks and experiment with a variety of vocal styles. Soaring, sensual, menacing, throaty, pained, ecstatic, orgasmic - her voice is a cornucopia of emotion, dictating the mood and tone of every song played. The set list for this show drew heavily on Harvey's latest album, To Bring You My Love, a seductive collection of songs which translate nicely to the theatrical style of live performance she has chosen this time out Only one song from the first album made the cut ("Oh My Lover"), and the set was rounded out with a smattering of tracks from Rid of Me, one or two new numbers, and "Naked Cousin", a song she recorded for John Peel's radio program. The latter track was one of the few weak points in the show. It's not that it's a bad song or was poorly performed, but it was originally arranged for a three- piece and performed with a harrowing rawness that suited its theme of incest; the song was slowed down and overplayed by Harvey's new band, robbing it of its primal appeal in the process. Few artists ever show the potential that PJ Harvey has demonstrated on her alburns and in her live work; even fewer ever fulfil that potential. Long live the Queen(ie). Dylan Griffith SONIC YOUTH Pacific Coliseum Saturday, May 20 As I approach the dawning of my thirtieth birthday (approx. 4 years from now), my need to catch every Vancouver stopover by all my favourite bands decreases. And to add to this waning of concertal excitement, my desire to be in the company of 1 6,000 screaming teenagers reached it's zero point in about 1993. It seemed like a year had elapsed from the time I overcame my reservations about seeing a Coliseum gig and purchased my trop cher ticket until I was actually weaving my way through a sea of fourteen year old girls. The musical stylings of a band called Sonic Youth were wafting through the air and meeting with fervent adulation from a small but fanatical segment of the audience crowded around the front of the stage. To a rousing cheer, lead singer Thurston Moore dedicated "Schizophrenic" to CiTR's very own Nardwuar the Human Serviette, a local lad whose fast becoming the Pia Zadora of the rock sphere. Surprisingly melodic and shockingly sober, the music world's favourite opening band stuck obediently to their allotted time and retired gracefully from the stage thirty-five minutes after they mounted it. Subscribe to & Get a Free CiTR Nino tocfr! Headlines R.E.M., who are arguably the hottest band in the world right now, then put on a two hour guitar- driven spectacle of flashing lights, video images, and muffled vocals. The grandaddies of college rock played a number of older and slower tunes, but the focus of the tour is unfortunately on their latest release, the mediocre Monster. I understand that the latest face put on by the Athens lads is harder, louder, and dirtier, but it would have been nice to hear Michael Stipe's voice as well as the five guitars the band had with it on stage To match his band's new sonic image, always reluctant frontman Stipe has gone and found himself a more outgoing personality. Almost chatty, Stipe rambled on about the beauty of Vancouver (yawn) and how he hates it that the USA calls itself "America" (huh?). The rest of the band had brushed up on their favourite rock god poses and seemed to be genuinely en- pying their limelight. I could find more things to nit-pick about, but I'm coming perilously close to sounding like a slightly more hip version of my mother. I'll conclude by reporting that my sixteen year old sister, who has seen only two other shows besides this one, thought it w Tania Bolskaya FREE PIERCINGS w Sendcheque or money order to: 'k SubS c/o CiTR ;| Yes! Send me DiSCORDER! And the CiTR Sticker button and magnet! j 233-6138 SIB Blvd Vancouver, BC Name — V6T1Z1 $15 Canada • US$15 USA • $24 Foreign r j With a jewellry purchase you receive a free piercing by Canada's most experienced piercers MACK'S LEATHERS 1043 GRANVILLE STREET 688-6225 THE EXPERIENCED PIERCERS 20 JUNE 1995 DAYTONA KNOCK-DOWN-GINGER PERFUME TREE MV Abitibi Friday, May 12 A sunny Friday night and it was time for a sea cruise! Aboard the HV Abitibi and over the waters of English Bay, Zulu Records held a soiree for a few of their label's acts, a fine idea if, perhaps, not one that is financially feasible on a regular basis. Still, I love the idea of seeing bands in an environment like this. Early performances, nice atmosphere and great scenery! (How many bars can claim that?) Drawbacks exist, of course: you can't leave early if you don't feel like sticking around, but happily the bands on this night were good enough that I didn't feel the urge to jump overboard. Perfume Tree was the first group to draw their anchors and play at the incredibly well-lit time of 7:30. I didn't know what to expect of the band tonight, as every other time I've seen them the projections and v Three and a half hours after setting out we docked once again, a little tired and a little sea-weary but definitely entertained Brian Wieser TRISTAN PSIONIC SMOOTHER HAYDEN SHALLOW The Niagara Thursday, May 1 1 One of the shows at this year's Music West festival which I was anticipating ea- opinions I respect, yet, for whatever reason, I can't get into the angst-driven acoustic "grunge" that is Hayden. Another yawner. Smoother, at last, was a welcome surprise. The music was fast and catchy, the band reasonably tight and profi- ■ cient. The only problem was the lack of any "zing" or special something to separate them from the rest of the pack - the dozens of other punky pop bands at Music West with a similar approach to playing songs. Enjoyable, but als ■ prom and as muci of their perf< as the music. There was none of that this time, just the band playing their eclectic, ambient and percussive music and the sun setting around us. Even without visuals Perfume Tree has a captivating presence, and their performance was very enjoyable. Knock Down Ginger was next. Having never heard much about nor by them, I was pleasantly surprised by their melodic pop-rock, somewhat reminiscent of Velocity Girl. They played for forty-five minutes and held my attention for every minute that Vancouver's majestic beaches were out of my sight range. As darkness overtook the inner harbour, so did Daytona our vessel. Maybe it was evil spirits at sea, or perhaps something else, but there were some negative vibes emanating from the band which prevented them from grabbing my attention. Their set of English-influenced pop came across a little cliched and a little boring and, with light's escape, I felt the urge to sneak outside to enjoy the dusk. ii Betty and the Big Hair Sex Circ c West. Photo hy Paul Clarke. n9 to ally, T r i s Psionh band I the ■ wanted to see. Unfortunately, they bored me too, playing their distort-o- little too loosely and for a little too long Too feedbacking, trying to make noises, and regularly stretching out their sometimes lacklustre songs with slow ringing gerly was the Sonic Unyon Records' showcase. I don't know why exactly, as I've not been too impressed with some of that label's releases lately. Still, I'm a fan of Tristan Psionic, the evening's head- liners, and that certainly convinced me to visit the Niagara Falls Pub for my first time there Nothing's as memorable and so I'll certainly remember being greeted by the sounds of Shallow. All I can say is that bands like this were made for the old Lunatic Fringe, and perhaps that's where they should stay Heavy, heavy, heavy music that didn't seem to go anywhere or do anything other than weighing my ears with boredom. They were good for volume and aggression, but I was just thankful that the TV screens in the bar were tuned into the NHL playoffs. Next was up-and-coming star Hayden, whose appeal is lost on me. I've heard nothing but good things about his personality and his music from so many people whose changes before building into a faster facsimile of what had just been played. I did have my faith in the band restored a few days later though, when they put on an absolutely fantastic performance at HMV on Sunday afternoon The only similarity between this show and the previous show at the Niagara was the set list - the band's energy level was at peak level the whole time and chills were all over my skin as I watched one of the best performances since, well, Bob Wiseman a few nights before, but both were displays of music that made me happy to have gone out. The difference between the two Tristan Psionic shows was night and day. Literally... Brian Wieser FLAMING LIPS ARCHERS OF LOAF PLUTO Commodore Ballroom Friday, May 5 Maybe it's just the shows I've chosen to attend over the past while, but there seems to be a greater incidence of clubs starting their live music at earlier times than in the past. None of that drawn out, wait 'til the place is half full and put the band on twenty minutes late approach. Too bad I didn't know this before arriving at the Commodore on this night, since by 10:15pm last minute replacements for the Beatnik Filmstars Pluto were half way through their set. Perhaps it was my lack of context from missing the start of their performance, but Pluto didn't seem to be very "on." The set list they used sounded too much the same, me played v jch the nd lacked much excitement It could have been the venue too, a week earlier at the Town Pump they played in top form, and the Commodore's large stage didn't suit Pluto's tendency to remain anchored in their starting positions The Archers of Loaf, with their aggressive, sometimes dissonant pop sound, so impressed me with their live performance the last til them at the Starfish Room that I'm almost a die-hard fan. They certainly didn't disappoint at the Commodore, as the swelling crowd displayed the heavy swaying and bouncing indicative of a band connecting with the people they're playing for. The Archers have been on tour for -the better part of the last two years, and in that time they've become such a proficient band, tight and powerful as a vice-grip. Songs like "Audiowhore" demonstratec this, with strength and subtleties showing off the band's ability to use dynamics. Perhaps it was because the Archers were so good, but I was disappointed by the Flaming Lips. Their opening number, "Turn It On", encouraged me to think that they would play a set of concise, amplified and distorted folky songs, but instead they wanked. Lots of unnecessary noise, drawn out, repetitive and uninteresting chord progressions, and other excesses that didn't impress me I suppose my lack of recep- tiveness could be attributed to a lack of familiarity with the band, but my first exposure to Archers left me walking away as a fan. My first exposure to the Flaming Lips left me tired and glad they were finally finished. Brian Wieser HELIUM SPEED BUGGY FLYER Starfish Room May 3 A representative of California's Flyer started the evening off to a slow start at the Starfish Room. Apparently only the singer-guitarist was able to go on tour, leaving a little too much to the imagination. The singer played an acoustic guitar and sang in a voice very similar to Chris de Burgh Knowing that the rest of his band were down in California, it's hard to make any sort of harsh judgement; all I can say is that I felt like I was stuck in an Annie movie and Flyer was the soundtrack. Local openers Speed Buggy set the stage for He- unvaried tune. Considering the fact that Helium had driven 24 hours straight to reach our fair town, it was a disappointingly sparsely attended show. Looking a combination of confused, exhausted and ultra- cool in a black turtleneck, leather mini-skirt, and retro sneakers, songstress-guitarist Mary Timony wandered up to the microphone. You couldn't hear her sigh, but you could see it. A few songs into the set and after having to endure major feedback -oblei n their "hit' S h i n d i I '93, these melodic, guitar-driven poppers really haven't gained much notoriety, although they've opened for such rock stars as Shonen Knife, Luna, and Jale. Speed Buggy are good musicians, extremely (maybe a little too?) comfortable on stage, and with the addition of a second guitarist their sound is even more dreamy. Having seen them before, however, I would say that unfortunately this show wasn't their best, as all their songs seemed to stretch into one long, song, "Pat's Trick", Mary tried to smile as she apologized: "I'm sorry. This is a shitty night for us...whatever. But we'll get I actually wasn't disappointed with their performance in the least -1 hadn't expected them to jump up and down and be extremely happy anyhow. All I really wanted was to see Helium in the flesh, and that I did. Their music is noisy, dreamy, fuzz- pop a la My Bloody Valen- 'ivocalstylings similar to Liz Phair and Rebecca Gates. Contrasting the poppy and -nelodic, albeit o m e t i m e s range and avy mus,cal nd of Helium Mary's lyrics, :h are ex- ■nely dark and morbid In songs such as "Baby's Going Underground", 'Skeleton", and Apocalypse", Mary injects her music with references to death, dirt, nature, and self-empowerment Although Mary plays every instrument at some point on Helium's new full-length album, The Dirt of Luck, she is joined by Ash Bowie on bass and Shawn King Devlin on drums on tour Ash and Mary create wonderful sounds together, as he likes ment on his bass o she does on guitar. There were instances this night when all three Helium members seemed to be doing their own thing, oblivious to both the audience and their fellow band mates. It felt like magic in a way, and if that was a shitty night for them I can't imagine how much better they could be on a great night. miko hoffman 2/ i^g&m^ TO1 PERFUME TREE A Lifetime Away Fathom the Sky (lulu Records) The latest releases from Perfume Tree, A Lifetime Away, a 61 min full-length CD, and Fathom the Sky, a 45 min EP of remixes from lhat album, differ from their previous efforts in a few minor ways The band has a new bass player, which could account for a litde less funk flavour in rhe new material. Both CDs were recorded ond Victoria. And for the first the first time ifie listener is invited lo (attempt to) sing along with the songs as a lyric she with the full-length -eluded Thei any n n Perfume Tree': cal style to disappoint fans; the band still mixes dance tracks, such as "See Me Smile" (along the Imes of "Violet Shift" from their previous release The Sun's Running Out), with slower, eerier tunes such as "Crystal Tips", "The Nightmirror", and my favourite, "Jimson Girls" (which appears on Fathom the Sky only). Fewer samples are used than on past record ings, which is disappointing given that it was the samples that attracted me to Perfume Tree in the first place. Altogether this new material is different enough to indicate that the band is progressing and exploring new sounds, but not to such a degree lhat it will alienate old fans. And best of all, I now have a Perfume Tree CD for every space in my five-disc changer. fern RED AUNTS #J Chicken (Epitaph) Oh Lord, why did we have to lose the Red Aunts to the masses? Why will we now have to suffer hearing about "Rollerderby Queen" from the mouths of baggy-pant wearin', backward baseball cap totin' teens instead of a guy with low self-esteem? Have you no mercy? Have you no sympathy for the record industry? What did the Red Aunts do to deserve such a fate? I know this is hard to accept now, Oh Lord, considering how great this record is, but please, let me fall asleep peacefully knowing that Are you a pathetic little weenie with no friends? LJ YES! I am a pathetic little weenie. So send me a t-shirt! Colour (An sizes XL) □Kelly Green □Forest Green □Navy Bine QBlaek □Burgundy Name Address City Province Send $ 15 to CiTR le have a t-shirt mailed to you or piek one up (s^ CiTR Tor only $10 the Tourettes won't be the next casually of the almighty Epitaph's punk rock palace in the sky Bryce Dunn RON SEXSMITH Ron Sexsmith (Warner) With a voice sounding somewhat like a Lyle Lovett/Elvis Costello sandwich and a band that occasionally sounds like they were put together at a Tom Waits garage sale, Sexsmilh's self-titled CD might just get under your skin. The songwriting is searching and strong, the guitar work is solid, and his lyrics hit the mark with- All up, this album is pretty damn mellow, but it's speckled with enough energy to make it a perfect listen as you pace the house at 4 AM, awake with unsettled emotional energy. Unsettled emotional energy is what this album is about - if it had a colour it would be dark blue. And if it were a vegetable it would be eggplant- a tough skin to chew on yet beautiful when baked. YO LA TENGO Electro-Pura (Matador/Atlantic) If I understand my insulated beverage container industry history correctly, the Electro-Pura ""was some 1950's-era thermal mug which failed commercially despite its innovative features. In many ways, the story of the Electro-Pura is much like Yo La Tengo's. With 1 993's Painful the band created wonderfully moody and blissfully poppy sounds (complemented with rhe occassional burst of noise) that never found their way onto as many stereo systems as they should have. With their new release, the band con- hnues, but in an even fresher, brighter andn Pura what they v , Elec Apparently, Yo la Tengo found on Electro-Pura in a beverage museum in Nashville, Te here's to hoping their ow Puro finds its way into a of music sometime in the future Brian Wieser REBECCA WEST Burners On (Cinnamon Toast) Not a woman but a band, Rebecca West is Allison Outhit (guitar, vocals), Lukas Pearse (bass, "utensils"), and Dale Hussey (drums), a trio of Haligonians who have released a strong, self-assured debut album on the increasingly impressive Cinnamon Toast label. Essentially a straight ahead rock 'n' roll outfit, Rebecca West transcend generic mediocrity with sharp hooks, enticing melodies, mature, intelligent lyrics, and Oulhit's alternating sweet and cigarette & alcohol scorched vocals. "Don't call unless you want some poison in your ear/I'm 30 and I'm falling" she warns on "30 and Falling" before lowering her voice and ask- Lemonheads. There is the odd average song on Hot Smoke..., but it is telling that the best song on the album - "It's Over" - turns out to be a cover of a Guttersnipes tune. Sorry, but I'd rather listen to the Fred derF Vitiolic sparks are doused by flirtations with self-pity and then rekindled anew as the band kicks into high gear and Outhit's voice restained calm in fa\ of c ■aly grc ofthe best tracks on the album. All three members of Rebecca West are over thirty, a fact which accounts not only for the aformentioned lyrical depth on their album, but also for the skill with which they ply their craft. The songs on Burners On are experriy constructed, thirteen cuts with nary a note out of place, and the band plays them with a level of confidence and precision not often found on debut releases. Bassist Lukas Pearse in particular pull t I,ttle of his musical bag, as one might expect from a man credited with supplying the "utensils". (At the band's recent Music West show Pearse produced some dynamite sonic effects by playing his bass with a steak knife.) As an added bonus, Burners On was funded in part by the Canada/Nova Scotia Cooperation Agreement on Cultural Development. It's nice to know our tax dollars are being spent on something worthwhile... Dylan Griffith SMUDGE Hot Smoke and Sassafras (Shake/Half a Cow) The Australian threesome Smudge consists of Tom (guitar/ vocals), Adam (bass), and Alison (drums). Tom Morgan is also known as a frequent Evan Dando collaborator and, not surprisingly, Smudge have received many well-deserved Lemonhecds comparisons. Unfortunately, Smudge are far blander than the VARIOUS ARTISTS Livin' Lounge - the Fabulous Sounds of Now! (Continuum/MCA) This CD will dispel the myth that "lounge" is a one-dimensional style of music; it is simply the starting point from which an artist can go on in any direction that he or she wants, be it jazz, country, or whatever. The King of Lounge, Joey Sehee (Cheezy), is here as the Wonderful World of Joey with the song "Get Ourta My Gal". I enjoyed Joey's previous tunes, "What Sweet Child O' Mine is This?" and "Whole Lotta Loveboat",butlfoundthisoneto be too "big band" for my tastes. Love Jones' "Whiskey, the Moon and Me" is more my style, and Everlounge's "Confabulations" and Baby Steps' "Eurorrash". Also making contributions are Gallon Drunk (guitar-heavy-Stran- glers-style lounge) and Too Free Stooges, featuring punk rock legends Zander Schloss (former bassist with The Circle Jerks elc.) and Dick Rude (punk rock actor- guy in Repo Man etc.). Despite the broad range of styles represented on Livin' Lounge, I get the impression that it will never be perceived as more than a novelty. But it should appeal to fans of "lounge" and, as a bonus, it gets belter with every cocktail you consume. So, bottoms up! Venus Flytrap MORPHINE Yes (Ryko) Ah well-a-day! Why should our young Endymion pine away? Perhaps he needs an injection of something severe. Something...opium derived? This new CD from Morphine will put the kid straight at warped speed. While it's not normally my thing, I find Morphine's swinging bass and ominous vocals growing on me more and more. This is card room ambient/ minimalist/jazz/blues/swing songwriting with angst enough for three. Mark Sandman plays a two-string homemade "slide bass" with Peter Hook panache and complements his groove with growly, rhythmic singing. The instrumentation is pretty unique, with baritone sax and drums filling out the trio. (And if anyone can explain to me what the exh*a instruments "chamberlain" and "trilar" might be, I'd like to know.) Another group that springs to Sadhappy, which has no vocals and the most amazing bass player on earth. If you like Morphine you'll probably like Sadhappy, too. In fact, I'll encourage you to check out Sadhappy since Morphine has more than enough hype as it is. Keith Orpen GUIDED BY VOICES Alien Lands (Matador) The latest release from Guided By Voices is Alien Lands, a 28-song CD with a total playing time of forty minutes. Despite the plethora of tunes, GBV manages to make each song sound different. "Pimple Zone" is a brief forty seconder that starts with their regular lo-fi thing but, twenty seconds later, makes the move to a reverb vibe. The lyrics for all the songs are included on the CD sleeve and provide a window through which to see R. Pollard's unique way of looking at the world. GBV a ■als< ofv* »/ chorus/verse/chorus and instead tend to one verse. A//en ianes is very comparable to their previous release, Bee Thousand; both are warm and lo-fi sshhh CHRIS CONNELLY Shipwreck (Wax Trax/TVT) It's not disco, but each time I listen to this album I think how 'at home' it would be in the 70s. Connelly's voice is at times reminescent of David Bowie, the McCartney rune, and several tracks I could easily mistake for being the 77s. The album contains an equal mix of up-tempo guitar and retrospective ballads. If I was asked to categorize Shipwreck, I would call it pop rock with a touch of blues influence. Over all, not a bad album. Gordon Gelean 22 JUNE 1995 TEXASS Texass (IFA Records) Don't confuse this punk fourpiece's origins with th-eir name. They're not residents of the Lone Star state but hail from just south of the border in Seattle^ They are also not just another "Seattle band"; accompanied wilh pin-in-heat bass and drumming that sounds like George Foreman kidney-shots, Otis P. Otis' guitar work saws through this album from beginning to end. Lead shouter Richard Lefebvre sounds like a man being ripped apart while doing a bench-press (but in a good way), and while his lyrics are occasionally lost in the well-orded din, on "Anything" his sense of humor is obvious. Texass plays loud and fast, wilh a ihundering bottom low-end adrenalin rush; the CD's second track, "Chanel #5" made me want to go out an blow up a oil refinery. Don't look for any ballads or even slow grunge songs here to give you a breather - Texass play like they're breaking out of jail and, by the looks of the band photo on the back- cover, that might not be a bad guess about their background. Clocking in at 34 minutes this is an impressive effort, and well worth checking out. A.O. Chapman VARIOUS Shreds Vol. 2 (Shredder) Here be the second volume of Shredder Records favourite 7"s of the past year; the covered territory spans the good ol' USA and even Canada. Cuts are included by our very own cub and Mark Brodie and itie Beaver Patrol. Musically, the tunes are either from the punk/pop realm or the cutesy indie pop world, with standout tracks from the Fondled (from LA), Ihe Undertones-ish Beatnik Termites (from Cleveland), and blissful popsters Tugboat Annie (from Buffalo). Definitely worth checking out. Bryce Dunn VARIOUS Mercury Sonqbook: 100 Jazz Vocal Classics (Verve) Are you an aspiring hep cat pressed and ready for Saturday night at Birdland but whose knowledge of jazz is so lamentably paltry that amongst the swingin' daddy-o's in the scene you always embarrass yourself as a square cookie? Maybe you just want to pick up chicks? This four- disc compilation of some of the best jazz ever applied to tape has hit major music stores and retails for the low low price of $21.95; it would be insulting if it weren't so damn convenient for those of us on a tight budget. The absolute beauty of the stylings of Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, et al, is unmarred by poor recording or transferring quality. For enthusiasts and newcomers alike, this boxed set is four hours of twilight-enjoying, cocktail-sipping pleasure and should be a mandatory part of everyoi Tania Bolskaya FLOP World of Today (Frontier/ Sony) Ahhh, I love power pop. It do« you\ theg » that e heard a few bands *A ard ther I like Flop. On their CD World of Today they stick to the formal with 13 get-to-the-point, sing- along-melody kinda songs. Fortunately, this unluckily numbered set doesn't follow some formula or come off as sweetly as, for example, Teenoge Fanclub. There's more bitterness in both the musical and the vocal style and it lakesforc Utili :ally, they do il ng numerous of Ihe tunes I -able Flopo wing. ■illy she ties, post-Beatles i groups, as on "Of Today", while on other songs the band takes on an almost Replace- ments-esque approach by just playing them for all they're worth. It's easy to enjoy this CD for the Brian Wieser SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS The Inevitable... (Mammoth) This is definitely not your average i Fa de; record. Ladies and gentlemen, break out your flapper dresses and tuxes 'cause rhe Sqirrel Nut Zippers do popular music circa, oh, about 1925. I guess the term for this genre of music would be Dixieland, but it is it's pretty fine and most of the songs are originals. Six men, playing things such as contraption kit, saxophone and trumpet, make up the heart of the Zippers, but the real star is banjo player and vocalist Katharine Whalen, who sounds a lot like Billie Holiday, albeit just a tad happier Since I've always kind of liked music like this, The Inevitable... was right up my proverbial alley, but this could drive some people up rhe wall if you're not into the music of the '20s. Too bad, they'll be missing something pretty cool. June Scudeler HUM You'd Prefer an Astronaut (RCA) This is the major label debut from Champlain, Illinois quartet Hum, and I really dig it. The sound is sort of a J. Mascis/Sebadoh/early Soundgarden/Smashing Pumpkins soup, smoothly blended and very tasty. Bassist Jeff Dimpsey used to be with The Poster Children (also from Champlain), so the similarities to lhat band are not a huge suprise. Standout songs are "The Pod", "Stars", and "I Haje Too". A great disc lhat is thankfully, not too polished. Venus Flytrap TSUNAMI World Tour and Other Destinations (Simple Machines) It's loo bad I don't have a record player. With so many bands re- only on vinyl, you can really miss out if your equipment is limited to a tape deck and CD player. . Fortunately, there's such a thing as compilation CDs! Chock full with 21 songs, World Tour... is a compilation of all of Tsunami's 7" releases from between 1991 ond 1993. The unifying quality on this CD is the overall moodiness of the music; it makes the recordings ever so easy to listen to, in the background, again and again and again without boredom setting in. Listening to ihe CD as a whole each time, I never really had the feeling that this was a collection of singles and B-sides. Rather, it felt like an album y I of melancholic, chimy-guitar music. I can't say that this CD has a record player for the next Tsunami single. As someone who likes a CD for all the qualities this compilation includes, I'll probably just wait for the next full length instead. RHYTHM PIGS El Paso (Westworld) About eight years ago, when I was a hardcore boy, I listened to stuff like the Crumbsuckers, Agnostic Front, and Adrenalin O.D. I've since lost interest in most of those bonds, but ihe Rythm Pigs are one of the groups that I still appreciate and enjoy so I was very interested to hear the first release in years (this album was recorded from 1 991-93) from the Texan trio. It seems that not much has changed. They're still writing that range from short, punchy hardcore songs to catchy acoustic pop gems. Standout tracks, like the redone "Cactus Pants" (first recorded for I'm Not Crazy, I'm an Airplane) and "The Only Reason", conjure up images of freedom and driving down desert highways under a sweltering sun. The Rhythm Pigs are simply one of those bands that leave you feeling good about life. 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MUSIC 8.00MI- laOOPM All ol time is measured by its art THE ROCKERS SHOW 12iO0-3i00PM Reggae inna all styles and fashion. Mike Cherry and Peter Williams alternate as hosts. SOUL CHURCH 3i00-5i00 PM Alternating Sundays with Brent Argo. \ in and African-An an-Cana. issues and great musicfrom musicians of all sexual preferences and gender identities. LULU'S BACK IN TOWN 8.00-9.0OPM No cotton or even a cotton poly blend. Vinnie of pure tightpants. ball hugging, crooning POLYESTER1 GEETANJAU 9*00-1 OlOOPM Geetanjali is a one-hour radio show which features a wide range of music from India This includes classical music, both Hindustani and Camatic. 1930s lo the 1990's. Semi-classical music such as Ghazals and EShajans, and also Quawwalis. Folk Songs, etc. Hosted by J. Ohar, A. Patel and V. Ranjan. RADIO FREE AMERICA 10.00PM- 1 a00AM Join host Dave Emory and colleague Nip Tuck for some extraordinary political research guaranteed to make you think twice. Bring your tape deck and two C-90s. Originally broadcast on KFJC (Los Altos. Call- IN THE GRIP OF INCOHERENCY 12.00AM- 4AM Drop yer gear and stay up late Naked radio lor nake people. Get bent. Love Dave. MONDAYS BREAKFAST WITH THE BROWNS 8.15- and Peter, offer a savoury blend of the familiar and exotic in a blend of aural delights! Tune in and enjoy each weekly brown plate special. THE STUPID RADIO SHOW IliOO AM- llOO PM With your hosts the Gourd of Ignorance and Don the Wanderer. What will we play today? Rog will put it away. MEKANIKAL OBJEKT NOIZE 1i00-3i00PM CiTR's induslrial/noise/ambient show, alternating with SKINTIGHT BUFFOONERY - wimpy British pop, Beastie Boys, indie guitar THE MEAT-EATING VEGAN 3*00-*i00PM appeals to me. Fag and dyke positive. Mail in answering machine. Got a quarter then call FEMININE HY-JINX 4.00-5.00PM For women who sometimes don't feel fresh, but always get fresh Spoken word and music: Junt 5l Tonight a forgotten genius of fatal car crash in Jury 1962. 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Even Soca. Enjoy this Tropical Daiquiri with El Doctor del Ritmo. FLU YOUR HEAD 3.00-5.00PM HARD ERIC ERIC CORE THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR 5.30-6.00PM FRIDAYS VENUS FLYTRAP'S LOVE DEN 8.30- 10.00AM Greg here. Join me in the'love den for a cocktail. We'll hear retro stuff, groovy and bring some ice XOXX TELESIS 10.00-11.00AM Tune in I6r loud. who live with physical & mental challenges LITTLE TWIN STARS Alt. with lo-fi 1- 2.30 PM Strap on your vinyl Go Go boots for Join in O'Tooi NOIZ 4i00-5i00PM I. DUWni STRAIGHT OUTTA JALLUNDHAR 1 OlOOPM-12.00 AM Let DJs Jindwa and "Chakkh de phutay" Listen to all our favorite OUT FOR KICKS 6.00-7.30PM No Birkenstocks. nothing politically correct. We fun wilh it. Hosted by Chris B. OLD SCHOOL ROCK 1 ROLL 7.30-9.00PM Roots of Rock n' Roll - II you don't get into Rock V Roll Heaven don't blame me! LIVE FROM THUNDERBIRD RADIO HELL 9.00-11.OOPM Local muzak from 9. Live :m 10 June 8. former Linus/ THE CiTR DINNER REPORT 5:00- 5.30PM Do you wanl us to make you a Saber Tooth Tiger? Half an hour ol unbeatable news coverage plus our weekly wrap up From Brighton. England correspondent Angus Wilson NATION 2 NATION G.00-9.00PM SATURDAYS THE SATURDAY EDGE 8.00AM- 12.00PM Now in its 10th year on the air. The Edge on Folk features music you won't hear anywhere else, studio guests, new releases, Brirish comedy sketches, folk Vinyl With your hosts Mr Checks, Flip Out & J Swing on the I 4 2's. THE BIG STOMP 10.00PM-1 .OOAM Hind s ■m-style FOR THE RECORO G.30-6.45PM Excerpts from Dave Emory's Radio Free America Series HOMEBASS 9.00PM-12.00AM The THURSDAYS st in Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia and ot TALES FROM THE INFINITE LIVINGROOM - Alternating with RTY 11.00- 1AM Chris Pariah explores the Metanoid states and I200AM-242AM Hosted by the talks about more krunk Brought to 1 Areyok j serious music? ROCKERS SHOW witktki ?rown{ third time's the charm Mufu* <**( ft kolt Chandra's show! IffA/VS flVTRAP'S low De/v the SATURDAY EDGE DIGITRL HLHRM CHHONOHETEK Radio free WOMEN Telem wrip HAPld WOW helen's hut SKA THE YACHT cm? CANADIAN LUNCH EMTHWAT01 POW£R\ CHORD MtlHHNlKHL 08JEHT NOIZE BLOOD ON THE SADDLE love sucks S&.M >./?</,,/y;,^-^ troptVul (J*ii<jhir Little Twin Sttx/T AK.OO/ Sofclckwck MMt-E-UiMS Mary Tyler MOTOR dAddv FtfX VOUR H£AO AFRICAN SHOW | NARDWUAR/ FemhtlM Hy-jinx Hetfker's Skew ™5™ AwdTd House ESOTERIK 0Mt for Kidcj NATION 2 NATION THE SHOW (hiphop) 1 kip kc*p knkit UNHEARD nusic and BometimeD why Oil) SCHOOL ROOK & KOI 1 1 Lulu's Back in Town ;i|iM|iiic Sfiiiiiuiic il G«UNJ<*.li THE i\/y SHOW RITMO LATINO AFRICAN VAI.IETY LIVE FROM THUNDERBIRD RADIO HELL HOME BASS -Jap.™ j 1 ONE STEP BEYOND/ RAPIO FREE | AMERICA wolf ii! Nie item/ hig hball str-J (ifctt* i<i[[(-.Kckr Groom Jt/MPtHG RADIO T-Y/ IN THE GRIP OF INCOHERENCY SCREAMING INCONSISTENCIES ACMiL TltfTAalS III tW JFK Liwf Sink rave new ■world SOMETHING AfterHours Groove CiTR Dial NEWS! Scotty's SKA show is on Fridays from 1 lam-noon, moving REBEL JAZZ to l-2pm. The name may be misleading, hut "PEPPER" is Selena's Canadian interview and music programme. Tune in f o r features on the coolest Canadian indie bands, alt. Mondays from 7 - - 9 p m . WHOM & HOW 2s tfggsznm LIVE MUSIC MAY I the Hungry Eye ..Peter *e...Ralph Alfonso ot l*he Van tyes' Trio at the Treehou ntennial Theatre (N Van).„Big Ho. TUE 30 Bum, Nomads ond The Frampton and Deep Julia at the Commodore.. Gastown Music Hall.. Lounge Honeybucket al and Terror of Tiny Town at Greg's Place (Chilliwcck)...Sleep Capsule, Flalheod and Spike ot the Re-Bar (Seattle).leoving Trains ol Moe's {Seattle)... WED 3 1 Honeywagon H. and Brundell Fly at the Starfish Room.. Demo Listen Derby w/BMX, Underwater Sunshine and Freeloader at the Town Pump.Brickhouse at the Gastown Music Hall...Nol*hina In Particular and Ez at the Hungry Eye... Mae Moore and John BortemTy at Richard's on Richards...Songwriter's Table {open stage) at the Treehouse Lounge. Cape Breton Summertime Revue at the Vogue Theatre...Kitchens of Distinction al the RCKNDY (Seattle)... JUNE THU 1 LIVE: FROM THUNDERBIRD RADIO HELL ON OTR 101.9fM: The Disfigunnes (10pm) Subsonic Thursdays ol ihe Pit Pub featuring DDT and Bif Naked. The Citizens, and Ringpiece ot the Gastown Music Hall. Noise Therapy, Catfish and Elycium at the StarfUh Room. Thrill Squad and Gaze ot the Niagara...Sing Sing Dead Mon, Dusty Radio and Unity Press at ihe Hungry Bye. Mae Moore and John oolfomleyatRichard'son Richards...The Toasters and Let's Go Bowling ol the Town Pump . Sweel Dick at the Roilwoy Club. .Modeleine Morris al the Malcolm Lowry Room., .Imp and Speedbuggy at Club NRG (99 Powell).. FRI 2 Crash Vegas and Matthew Good at the Town Pump. Art Bergman plus guests at the Gastown Music Hall. Nefro plus guests at the Niagara...Smok, The Disastronauts and The Sweaters at the Hungry Eye...Little Fyodor & Babushka with Blowhole and Fatter Justice ot the Malcolm Lowry Room...Dick Gaughan at the WISE Hall...Mollies Revenge at the Treehouse Lounge..Final Blitzkrieg w/dj Atomic, Children of Atom, SPM and Discipline of Anarchy at the Twilight Zone...Vertical After, Billy Butcher, Sex Bomb Boggie and The Join at the Abyss...Built to Spill at the Crocodile (Seattle) Indigo Girls at the Gorge (George, WA)... SAT 3 Rusty plus guests al the Town Pump (two shows ALL-AGES - 5pm; liscened - 9pm). Tad, Clutch and Sleep Capsule at the Starfish Room...Multimedia show with music by MK Naomi, Gaze and ElfClan at Ihe @ Gallery. Summer Comfort w/djs Mono S- David and Krown at the Commodore...Art Bergman plus guests at the Gastown Music Hall. The Cosmonauts and The Cowards at the Niagara...DSK, Big Fella Shark Teeth ond Highway 66 at the Hungry Eye ..Terror of Tiny Town ond The Rosenbergs at the Malcolm Lowry Room ..Kate Hammett- Vaughn at the Glass Slipper...The Sybaritic String Band at the WISE Hall. Under Six Eyes, Kwong and Wish at the Abyss... SUN4SumalaoattheVECC. The Riley Tat 1661 Granville (5pm),„ MON 5 Morphine and Dirty Three ot the Commodore... TUE 6 Silk Road & Ed Henderson with Rick Keating at the Glass Slipper. Ralph Alfonso and the Ducktape Platypus Poets Coalition ot the Gastown Music Hall .Marjorie Cardwell, the Insomniacs at the Railway Club Furnaceface and Another White Male at Greg's Place (Chilliwack) Morphine at the Backstage (Seattle). Gwen Mars atthe Crocodile (Seattle)... WED 7 Furnaceface at the Town Pump ..Hazel Motes al the Railway Club. Gwen Mars at the Starfish Room (Benenfit for the Vancouver Food Bank).. Gamelon Summer Sonorol at Performance Works (Granville Is.) ..Morphine at the Backstage (Seattle).. THU 8 LIVE FROM THUNDERBIRD RADIO HELL ON CiTR 101.9fm: TBFKA Linus. Subsonic Thursday at the Pit Pub featuring She Stole My Beer and Zolty Cracker..Gamelan Summer Sonorol at Performance Works (Granville Is.)..Julie McGeer Band and Auburn at the Railway Club.. FRI 9 Another White Male, Queazy and Popsickle at the Town Pump...The Odds and Ursula at the Commodore...Electric Hell Fire Club (ex Thrill Kill Kult), Penal Colony and Waiting For God at Graceland Swank and Rolph Alfonso atthe TreeHouse Lounge...Fear of Drinking at the WISE Hall. Big Faith at the Gastown Music Hall...The Posies/Ovarian Trolley, Super Deluxe and The Passengers at the SUP Auditorium (Seattle - ALL-AGES). and Atom .t the Nioi The SAT 10 Neptune Spirit Merchants at the Polish Vets Hall (1 134 Kingsway),..the Jeff Healy Band at the Town Pump. Mad Pudding atthe Cambrian Hall (17th & Main)...Korn at the SUP Auditonum (Seattle - ALL-AGES)... SUN 11 Korn and Minority at the Starfish Room. Ian Anderson atthe Orpheum .Skywalk at Richard's on Richards ..Opium Underground at the Abyss... MON 12 Your on your own tonight kids... THU 15 Subsonic Thursdays at the Pit Pub featuring Minority and Boxcutter...Alpha Yaya Diallo & Boffing with the Nutifofa Drummers and Dancers at the ANZA Club...Colorifics ot the Railway Club FRI 16 MolliasRevenge a} Ihe Railway Club. ..Azimuth Records Music West Recovery Party w/ Allen des Noyers, Jonny ond the Stickmen, Bone Mon Slim and Chelsea Mourning ol Cafe Deux Sole.ls Bobby Sox with the Vancouver men's Cborus at the Commodore. Goo Goo Dolls ol Moes (Seattle)... SAT 1 7 Uncle Sid and Dork Tower at the New York Theatre (ALL- AGES)...Mollies Revenge at the Railway Club ..The Stond GT somewhere in Vancouver...Bobby Sox with the Vancouver men's Chorus al the Commodore... SUN 1 8 The Riley T at 1661 Gronville (5pm)... TUE 20 Canned Heat at the Yale.. The Orb and Masa at DV8 (Sec -ALL-AGES)... WED 21 King Crimson and the California Guitar Trio at; Orpheum ..Grabby Oaks at the Railway Club...Our Lady Peace Moes (Seattle)... Moby a! yClub THU 22 Subsonic Thursdays at the Pil Pub featuring The Sweaters and gob..Moby at DV8 (Seattle - ALL-AGES) Spit" ' ' the Rail FRI 23 Moby al the New York Theatre (ALL-AGES). Bughouse Five at the Railway Club. Cassandra Wilson, J.J. Johnson Quintet and Christian McBride at the Orpheum Papa Wemba and the Charlie Hunter Trio at the Commodore...Swans and Low at Moes (Seattle)... SAT 24 Babes In Toylond ot the Town Pump...Holly Cole at the Discovery Theatre (two shows - 7 & 9:30 pm)..the Diana Krall Trio and the Belly Green Trio at the Vogue Theatre. Otis Rush and Robben Ford & Ihe Blue Line at the Commodore. Bughouse Five at the Railway Club... SUN 25 Yo La Tengo at the Starfish Room. Caribbean Jazz Project and James Carter at the Vogue Theatre...Beausoleil, Michael Doucet and Roy Rogers & the Delta Rhythm Kings ot the Commodore. Now Orchestra at the VECC.Shadowfax at Richard's on Richards... MON 26; Dave Holland Quartet and Talking Pictures at the VECC-.African Fete al the Commodore .Grrrls with Guitars ot the Railway Club.. TUE 27 Juliana Hatf.eld at the Starfish Room . Rites of Spring and Alma Libre at the Vogue Theatre Birmingham Sunlights and Pearl Brown at the VECC Welfare Starlets at the Railway Club WED 28 Welfare Starlets at the Railway Club ..Charles Lloyd Quartet and Bill Clark Sextet at the Vogue Theatre. Willem Breuker Kollektief and the Breuker-Bennink Duo at the VECC...Allan Holdsworth and Loose atthe Commodore. While Zombie, Bobes in Toyland and the Melvins atthe Arena (Seattle) THU 29 LIVE FROM THUNDERBIRD RADIO HELL ON CiTR 101.9fM BALLOON MAN (10pm). Subsonic Thursdays at the Pit Pub featuring Wingnuts and Cinnamon The Subdudes and Keb' Mo' of the Commodore..Babe Gurr Band at the Railway Club FRI 30 The McCoy Tyner Tr.o ond the Brad Turner Quartet at the Vogue Theatre. ..Rovo Plus Five at the VECC Bobby Porker Band ond The Holmes Brothers ot the Commodore ..Memphis Slax al the Roil- way Club...Judy Atkin ot Ihe Tree House Lounge... SPUN MUSIC VANCOUVER WEEKLIES MON: Zoo Boogaloo w/djs Spun-K and Czech at the Starf.sh Room (jazz, funk, reggae, hip hop). .Blue Room w/dj Isis al Automotive CiTR 101.9fM PRESENTS GEEK LOVE ATTHE PIT PUB TUES: Leisure Lounge w/dj's Jon Hardy, Jess ond Druna at the Shaggy Horse (deep house/ambient). 1036 Richards w/dj Dickey Doo ond guests at Richard's On Richards (commercial house)...Baby Blue w/ djs Al-E, Luis and Jon Hardy at the Shaggy Horse .Aqua w/djs Isis and Markem at Benny's Bagels Yaletown (ambient) WED: Wonderlond w/djs Lace. Little-T and Pretty Boy at the Commodore (tribal/progressive house) .Velvet w/djs T-Bone, Dickey Doo ond special guests at The Underground - rear entrance (deep house) .Reggae Night ot Graceland w/dj George Barrett The Cot Club w/djs Madness and Al-E ot Johhny Loves (starting June 7) THUR: Sol w/dj Markem and guests at Graceland (progressive, trance, tribal, hard house)...Chocolate Milk w/dj M.cheal Golf atthe Shaggy Horse (jazz, soul)..,The Bottle w/d|s Clarence and Dovid Love Jones at the Piccadilly (acid jazz). Acd Dance w/djs Thomas and Bollocks at Johnny Loves (acid jozz) FRI: Velour Dimension w/djs Noah, D.ckey Doo and Vitamin-E ot 930 Station Street...Bossment w/rototing djs every week al the Shaggy Horse...Homo Homer ot the Odyssey w/d| Jules SAT: Noah's Arc w/dj Noah at Graceland (progressive house, techno). Bad Boys Night Out w/dj Jules ot the Odyssey djs Storm, Dickey Doo and Quest ot Celebrities SUN: GoGo Jazz Lounge w/djs Michael Golf and Lovely Lisa at the Arts Club Theatre.. Uranus Invades Mars w/djs Dickey Doo and Little Tot Mars. Alternative Jazz ol Cafe Deux Soleils Rewind w/dj Noah at Graceland (retro-rave (I)) Lo Coge w/dj Jules atthe Odyssey UPCOMING PARTIES/SPECIAL EVENTS FRI, JUNE 2« Back in the Doyz (van) w/djs Spun-K, T-Bone and G at the Starfish Room (jazz, funk, hip hop, ragga) SAT, JUNE 3: Back 2 Action (sea) w/djs Josh, Chris Sick, Quest, Donald Glaude and more (604) 893-0,>03 or (2C6) 722 3621 SAT, JUNt 10: Groove for Tina (sea) w/djs Steve Loria, Rob Rank, Quest ond more (206) 382 097? .Solar (pdx) w/djs Jon Williams, Doron, Joey Jimenez and more (503) 699 6000 SAT, JUNE 17: Soft (sea) w/djs Ku«, Toizo. Lux and more 1XJE, JUNE 20: The Orb at DV8 (sea) THU, JUNE 22? The Orb at Groceland (van) - still to be confirmed ..Moby ot DV8 (sea) FRI, JUNE 23: Moby at the New York Theatre Ivan) SAT, JUNE 24: Burn Baby Burn Disco Party (pdx) w/djs Sean Perry and Aquaman (503) 321 5100 EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EVERYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO The Abyss 315 E. Broadway (side entrance) Alma Street Cafe 2505 Alma (at Broadway) Anza Cluh 3 W. 8th (Mount Pleasant) Arts Hotline Bassix 217 W Hastings (al Cambie) Backstage Lounge I fro .lohnslon (Granville Island I Cafe Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial (Ihe Drive) Cafe Vieux Montreal 317 K Broadway (Mount Pleasant) Caprice Theatre 9(,5 Granville (Granville Mall) Celebrities 1022 Davie (West End) CN Imax Theatre 999 Canada Place (downtown) Commodore Ballroom 870 Granville (Granville Mall) Commodore Lata 838 Granville (Granville Mall) Crosstown Trafllc 316 VV Hastings (downtown) Denman Place Cinema 1030 Denman (West End) District Coffee 1035 Mainland (Yaletown) Eirehall Arts Centre 280 E Cordova (at Main) Eood Noi Bom 488 6219 222 2244 87*5 712X 684 2787 689 7734 687 1354 254 1195 873 1331 683 6099 6X9 3180 tudio 36 Pov ic Hall 6 Powell Si. ..Ga eel.Ga Glass Slipper 2714 Prince Edward .Mount Pleasant) 877 0066 Graceland 1250 Richards (downtown) 688 264X G,, g's Place 45X44 Yale Rd. (Chilliwack) 795 3334 Ma-ling- ("in... i.ii.lv Cull. VS96 E Hastings (Easl Van) 255 2606 Hemp B.C. 324 W Hastings (downtown) 681 4620 Hollywood Theatre 3123 W Broadway (Kitsilano) 73X 3211 Hungry Eve 23 W Cordova (Gastown) Innermind Infoline Johnny Loves 871 Beallv Si. (Yaletown) 684 1313 La Quena 1111 Commercial Drive (Ihe Drive) 251 6626 The Lotus Cluh 455 Abbott Si (Gaslown) 685 7777 Luv-A-Eair 1275 Seymour (downtown) 6X5 3288 Lux Theatre 57 E Hastings (Gaslown) Malcolm Lowry Room 4125 E Hastings (N. Burnaby) 685 0143 Mars 1320 Richards Si. (downtown) 230 MARS New York Theatre 639 Commercial Dr. (Ihe Drive) .Niagara Holel Puh 435 VV. Pender (downtown) Odyssey Imports 534 Seymour (downtown) Old American Pub 928 Main (downtown) Orpheum Theatre Sinilli, \ Seymour (downtown) Pacific Cinematheque 1131 Howe (dow wn) Paradise Cinema 919 Gram-ill. (Granville Mall. Park Theatre 3440 Cambie (South Vancouver) Picadilly Puh 630 W Pender (downtown) Pit Pub basement. Student I ..ion Building (I BC) Pill Gallery 317 W Hastings .downtown) Plaza Theatre XX) Granville (Granville Mall) Punk l.i-lings Raffels I ..img. 1221 Granville (downtown) The Rage 750 Pacific Blvd. South Railway Club 579 Dunsmuir (downtown) Raxx Billiards Cafe 14119 VV. Broadway Richard's On Richards 1036 Richards'(downtown) Ridge Cinema 3131 Arbutus (al 161 hAvenue) Russian Hall 6011 Campbell (Chinatown) Scratch Records 3I7A Cambie (downtown) Shaggy Horse Cabaret XIX Richards (downtown) Speedy O'Tubbs Eairvicw (Bellingham) Slarfi-h Room 11155 Homer (downtown) Starlight Cinema 935 Denman (West End) Station Street Art- Centre 9.III Station (downtown) Swing Kids infoline 3B Tavern 1226 Slate (Bellingham) Town Pump 66 Water Street (Gaslown) Track Record- 552 Seymour (downtown) Tree House Lounge 6 ,1,1-1,1 /..„., 'Dun .....le. *.Ga- :iNEMA [located mil,, M !(■ UBC Grad Centre Gale 4 (UBC) The Underground 10X2 Granville (dow Vanconver East Cultural Centre 1X95 Vancouver Centre Cinema 650 VV. Ge ■ Granville ( v II., -club:: i e 4375 VV I W.I.S.E. Hall IXX2Adana. Yale Blues Puh 1300 Gran Zulu Records 1869 VV. 4 731 3456 6X1 1732 876 2747 682 3221 822 6273 681 6740 684PLNX 473 1593 6X5 55X5 681 1625 730-1201 687 6794 738 6311 S74 62(10 687 6355 68X2923 V) 734 188L 6X3 6695 6S2 7976 26 JUNE 1995 THE FESTIVAL OF FESTIVALS! a whole day of music and activities! ■imwmmi %urK"w|HM> The Tragically Hip Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Spirit Of The West , Matthew Sweet Blues Traveler Rheostatics Eric's Trip The Inbreds •fit; ^S£& REAL ROCK THURSDAY, JULY 13 UBC THUNDERBIRD STADIUM Gates open 11:00am • Show starts 1:00pm TICKETS AT ALL ~^~™a- OUTLETS OR CHARGE BY PHONE 280-4444. PRODUCED BY PERRYSCOPE CONCERTS '95 1869 W 4th Ave, Vancouver. BC V6J1M4 CANADA tel 604.738.3232 STORE HOURS MontoWed 10:30-700 Thurs and Fri 10:30-9:00 Sat 9:30-6:30 Sun 12:00-6:00 Brand New Tunes on Zulu! Perfume Tree • A Lifetime Away (CD/cassette) Ralph • Coffee, Jazz and Poetry Vancouver's favourite offbeat beatnik goes for the "live and happening"' sound on Ihis self-descriptive title. Seventy minutes of perfect music for the night owl in all of us. O 12.98 Terror T ® 5tr8 hum tha Qhettgo Terror T and the Beat Assassinator combine respectfully authentic raps over a tremendous dub mix of cool beats and grooves that confidently explores without ever going too far in any one direction. This recording reflects a significant knowledge and experience not only wilh ihe genre of rap currently but the history of antecedents and its development as well. A very fine debut lull length for this 0 8.98 Huevos Rancheros ® Dig In! Huevos Rancheros are three ('algarians w ho ha\ e been cranking out their infectious brand of instro-boogie for a good of half decade at least. Included on this thick "n' sloppy CD (Huevos' first domestic CD release) are several A-sides from many hard-to-find T's from the past two years, as well as a bunch of never-heard-before cuts of ragged raunch! 6 12.98 * Perfume Tree ; CD Release! Saturday, May 27th at the Starfish Room 1055 Homer. Tickets $6 advance, $8 at door. f Presented by CiTR-FM. knock~down~ginger • Snowman's Land (CD/cassette) Take the chill pill of frosty relief from impending summ Vancouver's knock-down-ginger \ diverse sound three distinct songwriter/vocalisLs who each have a knack fo ing delightfully unconventional pop songs, converging with twining lines of buzzing guitar and four-part harmonies. All this and more is eloquently captured on their debut release Snowman's Land. knock~down~ginger CD Release! Saturday, June 3rd at the Treehouse Lounge 602 Dunsmuir with guests Queazy. Tickets at the door. Also Available... Perfume Tree ® Fathom the Sky EP a specially priced EP featuring radical remixes for the album A lifetime Away. All 3 releases available at all big, little, and inbetween-y record stores throughout the Lower Mainland! Srand New Tunes at Zulu! The John Spencer Blues Explosion ® Remixes EP Who'd have thought that a down and dirty old rock dog like John Spencer would release an EP of remixes'? Probably not too many people, but hey!. when you figure that the Blues Explosion cook up some of the grooviest rill's goin' it sure makes some natural sense. With special help from Moby. Mike D, Beck. Calvin "Dub Narcotic" Johnson and Genius, this EP will have you dancin' down low all O-ep 10.98 * The For Carnation ® Fight Songs EP An abstract extension of space and pace achieving a perfection of appropriate sonic placement and sensory abatement. Describing with words and sounds avid pictures of depth and enchantment — if not mystery. A lesson of subtlety and minimalism that resoundingly commemorates the basic wisdom of tempered and tactful hesitation. This is as close to a new Slint record as can be without Ihe entire band reforming while also displaying a progression of the ideas presented in the Slint mastei*work Spiderland From a nexus of creative energy comes the latest marker for resolution. The hard part is waiting for the full-length. O ep 10.98 * The Future Sound of London • Far Out Son of Lung and the Ramblings of a Madman EP The enigmatic title track set the tone for this new collophonious sounding EP from The Future Sound of London (FSOL). Relatively unknown on these shores, FSOL embarks further from points charted on last year's life Forms full-length. A journey of equal parts: world beat groove, electro-sampling and dada madness. Yes, the Futurists are smiling! O ep 10.98 Slant 6 • Inzombia Not far removed from either the garage or riot girl lore. Slant 6 continue to improve with each recording, moving in the direction of styleful simplicity towards a rewarding pop experience. The edges are still jagged enough to remind one of what punk rock was kinda trying to do, yet still broad enough to cover some range of musical territory for those willing to explore and contemplate while listening. And with crisp Ian Mackaye production for your easy enjoyment! Dig it. 6 12.98 Luna ® Bonnie + Clyde EP Bonnie + Clyde presents a so very sensual side of Luna as they go French and cover an old Brigitte Bardot song. Featuring the soothing, sexy vocals of Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier, the song is, well, unforgettable. But it is still Luna and will please those fans who fell in love with the wonderful pop hooks and guitars of way before. O-ep 10.98 Orb • Oxbow Lakes EP Extraced from their pristine 1995 full length Orbus Terrarum. this EP probes a more trippy and organic ambient angle. With collaborators Sabres of Paradise and A Guy Called Gerald, Oxbow Lakes oozes with nocturnal elegance and grace. O-ep 10.98 Bum ® Shake Town! Bum vivo en Espafia... Magnifico por Bum! Diga me te gustas rock y roll, "garage musica," y un bien tiempo? Si aqui esta Bum tocando y cantanoo todo vivo — las guitaras y tombas y muchas mas! Vivo chica, y tiene "hits" como "Debbie Speak." Magnifico. O 16.98 Bailter Space • Wammo A very successful experiment with machines and people within a network of linear logic, all moving towards riff perfection and absolute pop. Bailter Space are scientific realist pop music for times of high impact and frequent change. Suitable listening for one who constantly leaves space but realizes that space is all there is, even in the end. Wammo is a well tuned and executed advance towards a particular aesthetic direction and a good album to boot. O 14.98 m 9.98 * Kendra Smith • Five Ways of Disappearing Kendra Smith has a funny habit of disappearing at strange times. She dropped out of the Dream Syndicate just before they hit it big and then she quit Opal who changed their name and found fame as Mazzy Star. Now, she's doing it alone with an atmospheric album that comes over you like fog sliding down a mountainside. Kendra is cool and enigmatic. So is this record. Check it out and "check out" for a while. O 14.98 O =CD! PI = cassette! • = Available June 1 '95! Sale prices in effect until June 30 '95!
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Title | Discorder |
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CITR-FM (Radio station : Vancouver, B.C.) |
Publisher | Vancouver : Student Radio Society of the University of British Columbia |
Date Issued | 1995-06-01 |
Extent | 28 pages |
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Rock music--Periodicals |
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Periodicals |
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FileFormat | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Identifier | ML3533.8 D472 ML3533_8_D472_1995_06 |
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Discorder |
Source | Original Format: Student Radio Society of University of British Columbia |
Date Available | 2015-03-11 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these recordings must be obtained from CiTR-FM: http://www.citr.ca |
CatalogueRecord | http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1190017 |
AIPUUID | c1df94d5-3d92-4c3f-8505-494a6895c1ee |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0050070 |
AggregatedSourceRepository | CONTENTdm |
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