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"We always said that we don't want to be one of those bands that's really good, but that people just don't pick up on. Now we've made a better album so the unknown status will soon be behind us."
Joe LeSte, lead singe- of Bang Tango
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"\ye're still a radical concept. Not only are we black musicians, but we really just don't fit into any one particular style: we're not a black rock band, or a black funk band, we're a variation on many things and we don't limit ourselves. What the hell is Fishbone?" KendaHJones, co-founder of Fishbone
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A look at some of the up-n-coming bands and artists who you should be checking out before everyone else catches on. This month: Orlando's I WVE YOU pre- mieres their release on Geffen Records; ALDO NOVA returns from being incognito with his best album to date (Polygram) and a little help from Jon Bon Jovi; HOODOO GURUS check in from down under with a new release on RCA; AGONY COLUMN share their combined weight of 666 lbs. and other useful facts about themselves and their release on Big Chief; and KIK TRACEE, to borrow a phrase from Stranger, debutpowder-keg, anthem rock & roll with A'o/Jl/fes on RCA.
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"The people who point their finger usually have the most to hide. It's saying that everyone has their own shelter or their own vice whether if s drugs, alcohol or rock & roll. Everyone has theirovm escape in life, their own thing. No one is really perfect and no one has the right to throw the first stone."
Cinderella's Tom Kiefer discussing the meaning of "Shelter Me. "
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This is Part 4 in a continuing series on "How to Make It as a Musician by entertainment industry publicist Ultraviolet. This month, the demo tape is examined: how many songs, what type and order, and how to present and shop your package. •
Note: The priests of the sonic temple ran out of wine andwerelastseenmutteringtherwrneMadDogasthey head for the closest Quickie Mart. They promise to return next month with more high-n-mighty informa- tion of life from within the recording studio.
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As we speak, the forces of censorship are lobbying against your First Amendment rights. Eight states in thiscountryhavependinglegislationtofurtherrestrict your freedom of expression. Take a stand now before it's too late.
Southeast Music Report 1 6/1 7
Thrust has expanded it's regional coverage to include Gainesville and Tallahassee. Now in an easier to read format, SE Music Report is the most comprehensive source for all your music news in Florida and Georgia.
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Condolences to the Bushman's ticker as well as the alternative to the alternative including Dirt, Admiral, The Wussie, Doll Squad and Manson Youth.
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In true Liverpudlian tradition, THE LA'S create pure pop euphoria best described as addictive! Paying no mind to the current musical trends. The La's march to the dnimmer that only they can hear as they become the next big thing with their self-titled delxit !
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CHRISTOPHER
One year ago, I wrote a column on censor- ship, just as 2 Live Crew were mailing headlines in their obscenity case. Through the printed wrd, I thought, people could realize that our freedomsinAmerican society are beingwhittled away.
As I was reading a recent CMJ, I came across more erosion and attempts to erode our 1st Amendment rights by politicians and moral groups. According to CMJ, in this year alone, eight states have introduced legislation which would "furtherlimitand punish record industry pro'ducers and manufacturers who market hamiful lyrics to minors, and they've come up vw'th some new twists that may greatly improve chances of legislation becoming law."
In South Carolina, Rep. John Rama (R- Charleston County) has proposed a bill to prohibit the sale of recordings that contain "swear or curse words" and lyrics that are "sexually explicit" and advocate "violence or criminal conduct" to anyone under 18.
On the other side of us. Rep. Al Edwards of Texas wants to fill the Texas jail system with record store owners who exhibit recordings with warning stickers in any store that minors are allowed to enter. This self-sighted repre- sentative of Texans proved his lack of rational thinking in the following quote: "Music is as dangerous as drugs nowadays. To be quite frank with you, I wish v,t could make it illegal for anyone to perform or record this dirt at all. Sure, I realize that the entertainment industry is going to send their little lobbyists down here trying to stop me, but that's only going to make me work harder to get it passed."
In Florida a harmful-to-minors statute is being presented and even New York and New Jersey are considering mandatory stickering bills.
Let me sum up my feelings for all of these measures as Geffen Records did in a recent industry directory: Don't fuck with the 1st Amendment. (Oh, I can see them picketing the Thrust offices now. I've said that word I'm not supposed to say. I guess they won't let me into Wal-mart anymore.)
Where will the legitimization of censorship be a year from now? Will we have less freedom because of our current apathy? Will we be able to make personal decisions about art, music, news and entertainment? Or, will we sit back, let another year pass, and see the foundations of our Constitutional freedoms crumble be- neath us.
Here's a reminder of the right of free ex- pression guaranteed to us by God and enforced by the Constitution of the U.S.:
It amazes me how apathy and ignorance have pervaded the very soul of our Constitu- tion, allowing moralistic right-wingers the
power to dictate what pages w read, the tele- vision we see, and what music we listen to.
Wake up. The only reason this infringement of freedom has gone as far as it has is because the silent majority (those Americans who en- joy their freedom, but cherish their living room couch just a tad more) has not spoken. In their place, selective indiuduals have granted them- selves the power to dictate their pseudo-moral- istic tenets upon the rest of us. It's happening. Step by step, the fabric of freedom will unravel, infested by the fervor of a fanatical few.
Everyone talks about first amendment rights. How many people have evtr read 77?^ Constitution of the United States'! How many people really understand what it means? How many people really care? These are serious questions for serious times. We are dealing with liberties which 200 years of freedom fight- ers gave their lives for. It's certainly far more important ih^nMarried With Children, yet how many Americans respect the name Bundy over Jefferson.
This is the first amendment of the U.S. ConstihJtion:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press: or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to the peti- tion the Government for the redress of griev- ances.
Now, the government is deciding what's obscene. This is nothing new. It's happened many times in the history of man: the Salem witch hunts, Nazi Germany, present day China. Do I have to go on?
Damn it, does anyone realize that the Dark Ages came about directly because the churches started dictating what was obscene and what was acceptable. It's happening again. Of course, no one would dare say that religion is getting tangled up with government in any way, shape or form. Couldn't happen, huh? Just ask Pat Robertson, the television evangelist who ran for president
Ask for an enforceable moral call on ob- scenity, and you're mixing church and state. As free people, we can not stand for it. Liberty seekers have died — / repeat died — for the very freedoms we take for granted.
As a publisher, I have the right to print anything I like (as long as it isn't libel.) You as a reader, or as an advertiser, also have the right to support this magazine or not. That's your right, your God-given right, and cannot be controlled by any government. No one has the right to tell any of us what we can read, watch or listen to. That is a personal decision which must be decided by one person and by one person only: the individual. No organization or
group of people, no matter how well intenb'oned in their own minds, may dictate what is off- limits and what is acceptable.
And, if your rights can be violated once, tiien they can be violated again and agaia And if you allow it to go any further, then these "well-intentioned individuals" will be running your life. Is that w+iat you want? Is that the fete we can even allow to become a remote possibil- ity? No. The damn breaks because of one hole and one hole only. I can see tiie hole and it is getting bigger and bigger. We cannot allow the seepage of moralistic conformity to continue. The worst thing anyone can say is, "Well, I didn't know." Well, / know and it is my right am/myduty to inform youof the severity of this pervasive political climate. How dare anyone deny the artistic freedom of any human being, regardless of age? Have we come so littie in the 2,000 years since Christianity to rationalize tills violationofhuman rights as God-endorsed? Don't insult the soul of each man and woman who has died to preserve the freedom of self- expression. Don't mock their anguished cries as they feel the fruit of tiieir battles slipping a\\ay in our apathy stricken clutch.
Do not allowyour freedom to be taken away. Do not allow anyone to tell you what you may considerart,literatureormusic. Do not pretend tiiat the pendulum will swing the other direc- tion. The lubrication of free choice is dissolving from the friction of apatiiy. Do not patronize establishments that allow censorship in any form to be practiced. And make your objection clear. If the store does not support your Con- stitiJti'onal right of self-expression, spend your money elsewhere.
Vocalize your objection to all forms of cen- sorship.
Write to your local, state, and national rep- resentatives demanding that your Constitu- tional rights be upheld to the utinost degree. Vote for individuals to uphold your rights and demand the impeachment of representa- tives who attempt to abridge these rights.
Get informed about the statijs of censorship and other political oppression, whetiier in its infancy stage or mature, that is happening in this country; and be avvare of it's potential ramifications for us and our forechildren.
And please, above all, just care. Stand up and care. Stand up and do something. Just protect the freedoms we cherish and protect them absolutely. Ne«r allow the "well, tiiis one thing wn't hurt" attitijde to sway your opinion: for that attitude is more dangerous than any drug, more powerful tiian any weapon, and more destructive than any defensive line of attack. The time for action is now. The time for freedom is now. The time for censorship to cease isr70U'' ... because later is too late.
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by Christopher Robin
upport from ra- dio, video and print sources is often a ^prere- ' quisitejor a hand to he featured on the cover of THRUST. In other cases, the hand is coming through the Southeast and the thnmg is right Occasionally how- ever, a hand is chosen he- cause their music fuels the creative propulsion which, given time and persistence, comes to the forefront Bang Tango. The fans made it possible for Bang Tango's first al- bum. Psycho Cafe, to nar-
rowlymissgoldstatus. With virtually no media support. Bang Tango sold albums not only on solid, real rock & roll, hut on fan loyalty.
Back in the spring &i '89, I left Los Angeles for the glorious SotAh. When I ar- rived, I heard Bang Tango blaring ^Love ln\ection through the patio speakers at a Florida pool party. The geometric progression of BangTangofanshadspread coasttocoasLlwasamaxed.
A year later, Bang Tango was featured on the hack cover of Thrust, Critics thought they had the hand pegged, ^Must he another metal band. I can teUhythe haircuts,"
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And now, yet another year Uter, BangTango has achieved the acclaim of industry critics, radio programmers, deprogrammers, heads of state and other notables. Still, the barid takes it in stride. "We've been receiving so many good reviews, we'd better get a bad one soon or people are going to think that if s all hype. But what do you think they're going to tell us — that they hate it?'
If s doubtful that Bang Tango has much to vtorry about, and if industry talk is any indica- tion, BT will pull off the rock & roll coup of the summer. "Bang Tango," 1 said, searching for the right phrasing, "must be the best unknown band in America.'
"Not anymore,' said Joe LeSte, frontman for the five-piece, LA based band. "We ah*'a)'s said that we don't want to be OTK of those bands
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that's really good, but that people just don't pick up on. Now we've made a better album so the unkiKM-n status will soon be behind us.'
"But the band still enjoys a cult foltowinfe' 1 continued.
'Bands with a cult folfowing have more respect,' Joe explained. "Look at Jane's Addic- tioa They eroded over and became a huge success, but still maintained their respect and integrity. That all comes from playing what you feel, not just saying iL"
"When we become an even bigger band,' Mark Knight, half of the band's guitar team added, "the cat is going to become even larger. It's a great feeling."
And with crossover potential in both the college and dance charts, the band may have to deal with mainstream success.
"Crossover woukJ be great." bassist Kyfe Kyle added. 'I'm into the c^lege scene and a lot of the underground bands that only had college folkmings for>tars. Dance is cool, too. I alw3>s see Joe going out to the dance dubs. If the>' can find a song to remix for dance , we wouldn't be ashamed of it as long as it stayed Bang Tango."
"But don't you think the diversity on this album will corifuse the oM to and leave new audiences with an uncfear image of the band.^ lasked.
"People don't like just one style of band. We listen to punk, reggae, rock, soul — most people do. One style may be prominent in your collection, but you dont eidude everything else.'
"So BangTango is not a heavy metal band.' What about your hair?"
1 dont see how people can call us a heavy metal band. To me, heavy metal is Metallica. We're not even dose to that Our tones are different, our groove is difierenL How can people call it metal?"
"In the South,' I infonned the hand, "most people think Sh^na Easton is heavy metaL'
'Don't get me wTonfc we can rock out,' Joe said. "Just listen to 'Dandn' on Coali' But there's more. Variety is the spice of life. I don't expect everyone to like eve ly song. There'sa lot of styfes on the album.'
Styles indeed. From the cruising pump of "Big Line' to the subtfe mdodic maturit>' of "Emotions in Gear.' Bang Tango have re- turned with an album wtiich opens the ears of oki and new to alike. Radfo programmers who had thou^t Bang Tango would cause too
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timied to me, "Man, this chills;' so that became 'Midni^ Struck' If s not like we said, llie record labd needs a ballad, so ief s write one.' I always said that if I e\cr had a baOad, I vvanted it to be true.' Mds Kyte, 'Joe's great at impro- vising. We CDuldnt bdieve that we came up Mith "Midn^ Struck.' I ttonk it's the best song we ever wrote.*
.Mter sales of 400,000 on/^oCVe.amere 100.000 short of g(^ status, I wondered if Bang Tango was returning with a vengeance. Un- doubtedly, as Mark pii it, Ihisbtundhasafire in it, an energy that b just inunense. We work afl ttie time, but the vengeance b going to be when we go back on the road because we blow our afixms away live.'
Dandn'on Cods features the production of John Jansen, who Joe describes as a "fether figure... he's a rare breedofproducer left from rhe old school — instmments sound b'ke in- stnments and not like a synthesized sound. He's bttn doing thb for twenty years and he tapped into what we wanted to do on e\try so(^ I question everything from ever>tody-, Fm known for that I was ready to pik him throu^ hell, but he put me in my place. He v^t yell at me or ^ me shit, he let me sing the first one or two songs and then he plajcd them back. John let me hear what was going on with the other guys and how the songs r^ sounded. After ^t I was dear, Trom here on in,you'rethecaptainoftheshipr'Kyie summed up ttie baKf s ieeiing for John Jansen in one sentence ^We're definitely going to use htm on the next afcun.'
With major success on the horizon, one wonders whether Bang Tango will adopt the rock star attitude that has infected several successful new acts in the last year. Will Bang
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Surprisingly, amid the diversity unfulfilled in previous BangTangD projects, there b stOI a solid continuty. There b no doubt thatOmcD?' oi Coois b 100% Bang Tango. "Oh yeah. They aD Mend. It aO sounds like us, we just like such awidewrietyofmusicThere'sno law that says that we cant put all of our influences into one. If s a chembtry.*
Andhowaix)ut'Mdni^Strudc>'-which sends Bang Tango into virgin tenritory. The band eiplahB how thb hauitingiy beautiful song evoiwd: 1 (Joe) have an acoustic so I put it on and then Mark sat down and piayni a riff. I started singing and Kyle Kyle and ri^ (dnim- mer) kicked in right at that spot The next tlang you know, we were firashed and Kyle Kyle
Tango still be hanging out with the crowd after the show sharing a good time? "Definitely,' was the resoundng yes from all the band members. "W^ just finished saying diat after ewry show we played, we'd go out and party. I mean Irvine Meadows, 13,000 people, and Tm saying Vi'ell be right outf We come out; we party. We havent changed as people. Thafs one thing we try to keep level-headed about if s just us and what we do. Were not trying to prov<e something or make a statement We play music*
rmaDy, the band had a positive response for you Southeastern 6ns who have never had the dunce to see Bang T^ngo perform li\<e: "We can't wat to see yxxi! Even thou^ we'w toured the U5. three times, we never made it down. TMs time we're definitely coming.'
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EARL COSMa Wc hMe a devdapmait deal witf) Caprkom Records and we'd $> up there on June 3rd to lecord some demos and Jofamy Saniii wil pfodua it They want to see better donas and see hmr vK can work with them.
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.ARCHIE .MllSE: J<f Cook. «t»«as aiAOR icpat tiektn. M-as (kivic^ from Lauderdale to Atiarta wd Ten \ll^ was piiying on 98ROCX in Txnpa. He was so impressed that he called CicgMul (pro-am dnctor at 98) to see what labd we were on. He thought we were a signed national bani Coind- denl^, Cieg had given Jeff our first demo and to and behold, there it was in JefTs briefcase. He listened to it and he rally Eked it He started nxntoring the band and he came to see us at Livestock last September and several other times. His plan wasnl to get us si^ with Elebra. but with Capricom. He «as airady making the move wd he wvied us to be his first project
If s sounds let Bleedinl Hearts have u 'un- der the wing' situtioa with Jeff Cook Who dM «d 1m wade wilfa « Ekktra? AM: Thafs eiacthr the situation He's worked with Dooerv Lynch Mob^ o^iybody from Bectht^cn to Motley Cnx.
Bin fa bad Md S» Ud MmMtd voy lyccific (Mb rf i4at yM «Mt t* MC agr wiSiii (he nal tfaR* mMlfa to n aMait aad if jm sactted, aha* wfll Ik kMi be? EC We're going to take everything one step at a time. The first step is to aafce some kiler demos. If they go as planned, we're just going to go right into arecorddeat
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A few entries back, I mentioned that the Bay area's ROXX GANG appeared to be on the verge of disbanding. At the time they vxre having serious problems with guitarist Wade Hayes, had cancelled several gigs around the bay and couldn't seem to find a replacement for longtime drummer David Blackshire who left the band months back to join Bomb A Gogo (now MANY FACES OF MARY). Whew! Well, here's the update. Wade Hayes is officially no longer with the band (quit/fired?) and the Gang have recruited Tampa-gone-LA guitar- ist DALLAS PBIKIMS to fill his shoes. Perkins is a longtime friend of the band who left the bay a couple of years ago seeking feme on the west coast After an offer to join the ranks of Roxx Gang, Perkins packed up his bags and headed back to town. The band has also filled the void behind the drum-kit After over twenty auditions with drummers from around the country, the new man is ANDY JAMES from Queens, New York. With all of this said, it looks like the Gang are back in gear once again.
By now everybody knows about the develop- ment deal that BLEEDINC HEARTS have procured through the revitalized Capricorn label. (Note: See the story in this issue.) At this point the band will record some demos for the label and if things look good, they could end up signing on the dotted line. Chances are the eyes of the music industry will fall upon Tampa Bay as things progress with this fast breaking act, so if you're a fen, now's the time to show it. And if you're in a band, this could be the perfect opportunity to get your stuff in front of some industry execs. Meanwhile, as the big wigs of
the corporate wrld haggle over the fate of Earl and the boys, the Boston transplants continue to push their melodic rock into the faces of local fans. May 8th found the Hearts playing at Mako's Plus to an impressiw 400+ crowd Lead singer EARL COSMO seemed to be in the Twilight Zone when guitarist ARCHIE MUISE thought it was time for a drum solo, took off his axe and headed stage left Kind of a "One, two, three ... say what?' situation. As Arch would say, "Are you kiddin' me?"
A string of dates that KINCOFTNEHILL were scheduled to do in Florida were cancelled. According to the group's publicist they will be hitting the bricks w th Steel heart momeritarily. In place of KingoftheHill, the Rock-It Club featuredlocals UNCLE SALLY, Todd Grubbs' UNH/ERSE and GYPSY BANG GANG on May 5th. I wnder if G>-ps\' vocalist Tony has heard of the national act BANG GANG?
STEHilEART made it through before picking up KingoftheHill, causing considerable damage to the Rock-It Club on May 15th. This show was yet another example of what radio suppo rt can do in this or any town. 98 has really been pushing this act over the last six months and the advance sell-out proved it Steelheart wailed big time and 98 even went as fer as to record the show live. Since the event I've heard "Everybody Loves Eileen" sev-eral times o\'er the airwaves and it kicks. By the W3y, THE LOST opened the show and left the stage with the best crowd response any opening act has ever received at the club. Maybe ivtn better than some of the headliners.
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Local metal band MESSIAXX have re- formed with all of the original members. The group disbanded in 1989 at the height of their career, when label interests positioned the band as potential signees. Bassist Brad Davis says that the band will be playing out soon.
For those of you that had written off STYX years ago and neglected to catch tfiem at the Sundome on May 17th, Onkkk^Wrong answer! Any of the 2,500 people that made it to the sparsely filled arena would probably tell you the same thing 'cause Styx was incredible. I thought this show was ^ing to be a major yawn fest but by the end of the night I was singing along to many of the songs they had popularized during the 70's and eariy 80's. It's pretty amazing to see the band now and realize that exactly ten years ago, Paradise Theatre was the #1 album in the country. A lot of people asked about the show and how Styx came across vsith Tommy Shaw. He was obviously a major part of the Chicago-based unit during it's heyday, but his absence went mainly unno- ticed this time around. Despite a feir show of their able new material, it was the classics like "Renegade," "Madame Blue," "Babe," "Miss America," "Best of Times," and "Come Sail Away" that made the night What a concert!
You know, it seems like the club scene is edging more to\\'ards original music, which is a blessing. Remember people, support the local shiff or be doomed to Nelson covers by bands that are half as good looking.
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If you listen to local hard rock radio at all, you have more than likely been listen- ing to Tampa Bay based Heartless' latest material. Since former JuUiet vocalist Kenny McGee has teamed up with Heartless members bassist Christian Hamlett, drummer Dean Domizio and guitarists Tommy Vincent and Billy "Lingus" Weber, the band's latest ma- terial iiKluding 'Take Me To The Edge," "Not About Love," "Baby Jane" and "Monkey See, Monkey Do" have domi- nated 98 Rock's request lines. Heartless has just relumed from a showcase tour across Central R. and New York, and have already scheduled a second show- case concert at the Rock-It Club on Sat- urday, June 8th for interested labels. I met with McGee, Vincent and Domizio at their rehearsal hall to catch the latest updates on Rorida'sup and coming band. Tell me about your last out of town gigs.
McGee: The New York showcases went so well that we had to set up another showcase right here in our backyard im- mediately for the labels that wanted to see us again from N.Y. and L.A. We had a great industry turnout in New York. Now it's like a panic situation cause ever>'one wants to see the band again so quickly.
I heard you've released a new tape.
McGee: Itjust went out It includes "Best Of Me," "Down South Gypsy," "Mon- key See, Monkey Do" and "Rosey Red." We only sent the follow up tape to the labels that are seriously talking about getting us a deal.
So vou are holding out for the best deal?
McGee: Exactly. It's not a come one, come all situation now. We're in no hurry by any means. We're very content to sit and write and do exactly what we want to do. Not saying that it's not going to be quick. However long or short it takes, it doesn't matter to us.
How has Heartless changed since Kenny began fronting the band?
Tommy Vincent: Any time you make a member change you're going to have a change in the band. You just hope that when you make the change it's the right one. And so far, it's great We made a big change, and it's brought out things in us that we felt that we felt needed to be brought out Every time you bring in a new member, new things happen. They introduce a new personality, writing, new ideas, and it all reflects in your show and the songs you write. How would you describe your songs? McGee: Hard rock. But we are not in one certain category, we don't feel that
we have to be. We write something and we'll play it. Look at the Beades. What band could play "Yesterday" and then play "Revolutio^" Our new batch of songs go from "Whiskey Woman" that has a southern rock, Allman Bros, feel to it to "Witch's Brew" which still has a southern sound to it but it's an extremely heavy song. We just write. It will be surprizing to find out which of our songs turn out to be the hits or singles.
Do you consciously try to write songs to get signed?
Domizio: With the record company people, you have to know what they want to hear and you have to please them. You've got to have songs that they like and do what you want to do as well. You definitely have to be commercial enough to get their attention, and be true to your- self.
McGee: We don 't play any thing just to go over. Everything we play we like and we feel has a purpose. It may be another direction for us, but we want to go in that direction. How far in that direction we'll go remains for the future to see. But we don't fool ourselves. Sometimes we'll write something and I'll say that it's too candy for Heartless. But we'll explore any other aspects of music whether it's acoustic or heavy. That's what makes
music fun. That's what makes food inter- esting. If you ate the same meal everyday you'd get tired. of it Music is the same way. If I sing something hard and heavy as I can get, it's good to then sing some- thing more melodic. It's fun to have vari- ety, that's where it's at!
Has playing the bar circuit over the years helped you to prepare for being national artists?
McGee:I think playing all of the covers and the clubs helped me as far as stage experience and being up there in front of people. That helped me accomplish my first record deal. I guess if you play that many cover hits, you're bound to figure out how they're written. Being in a na- tional band feels great It's a whole differ- ent ball game, it takes a lot of pressure but it really brings along the business sense of it all too. That wild, care free attitude you have playing in bars certainly goes away once you enter the national act business endof things, and I'm defmitely involved in the business side of it It's not all fun and games. You have to listen and leam and pay attention to what's going on. It's a give and take thing. You trade some of the fun for the competitiveness and the business that's involved which is part of the game. And as far as being in Heartless, It's the vehicle that I want to be in.
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The early eighties marked the rise of ''s dominating influence over their iewing public, and Quiet Riot was the aling metal band that paved the way for 3ther metal and hard rock acts to receive ivileged air time on that network. Quiet iots albums wentplatinum, and the band vas even listed in the Guinness Book Of /orld Records for being the first metal [id to hit # 1 on Billboard Magazine |with the song Metal Health.
The band first gained attention as iginal bassistRudy Sarzo rejoined Quiet liot for their first major label release on E*asha/CBS Records after former QR iitarist Randy Rhoads died. Both had corded Quiet Riot's first independent Jbum which was only distributed in Ja- 1 and is now a valuable collectors item. )sboume, who was rumored to have quit Mack Sabbath mostly because he was embarrassed that their opening band on he last Sabbath tour Van Halcn was slowing them away night after night His
solution was to recruit first Rhoads and later Sarzo to stay on top of the rising competition.
Meanwhile DuBrow and drummer Frankie Banali kept the name going and replaced Sarzo with bassist Chuck Wright (currently with House Of Lords) who had previously played with a band Kevin fix)ntedin 1979 known simply as DuBrow. It was Wright who got guitarist Carlos Cavazo into Quiet Riot, after seeing him in an L.A. band called Snow. Oddly enough it was Cavazo who wound up telling Wright that they had decided to let Sarzo return to the band after he felt that he couldn't continue playing with Os- boume after Rhoads tragic death. Wright did record several of the bass tracks on the debut QR release, incl uding the h it ' 'Metal Health."
After the second album tour, Sarzo again left Quiet Riot and after several projects eventually joined Whitesnake. Wright relumed one last lime for the
recording of "QRIII." This album bounded to #48 in it's third week on the Billboard album chart, and it's first video, "The Wild And The Young" was the fourth most requested video on MTV. Still more problems arose in the band, which marked the last time DuBrow and Wright performed with Quiet Riot.
During the final time DuBrow spent with QR, he spent a great deal of time in the Tampa Bay area producing what was meant to be Julliet's first album before they got signed with Enigma. On several occasions he was reported performing live with the band. Quiet Riot went on to release one more album. Rough Cutt vocalist Paul Shortino filled in for DuBrow, and Cavazo and Banili repre- sented the only remaining QR members before the band broke up for good.
After years of keeping a low profile, Dubrow and Cavazo have reunited and have put together a new band called Heat. Their new rhythm section consists of Pal
Ashby and Kenny Hillery. The new act promises to perform mostly Quiet Riot material, and jseople that I have talked to in the industry have assured me that the new direction the band is pursuing is much heavier than their earlier classics. Tentative song titles include "Scream, Shout, Let It All Out " and "Hell Or High Water."
The Heat is scheduled to perform in Tampa at The Rock-It Club on Sunday, June 23 with local power metal act Silent Scream opening. With Quiet Riot's plat- inum uack record, ihere'sastrongchance that DuBrow's and Cavazo's new col- laboration will be comparatively suc- cessful, so this might be the last time you can see these metal veterans in the intimate settings of the Rock-It Club before The Heat goes on to perfomiing to larger arenas. So get ready to bang your head and feel the noiz! The show starts at 9:30. 1 8 & up arc welcome, and the tickets are only 55.00 advance and SIO.OO at the door. BY JOHN URBAN
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Vinnilli). In contrast, songwriter extraordi- naire Holly Knight, who formerly heeded the band Device, was not as successful as an artist in comparison to the singers who cover her material (Heart, John Waite, Pat Benatar, Charles Sexton, Animotion and many others).
memorable melodies. Start off the demo with your strongest song- The tune thafs a hit and could be a single. The order on the tape, by the way, should be decided upon by both the band and an objective third party such as a manager or music attorney. The band's
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PREMUUNG YOUR DEMO 1APE
A demo tape is one of the most important tools an act needs to secure the interest of the music industry's "movers and shakers" - most of them won't even consider seeing an act live without hearing them first. This is generally the nile, although there are exceptions. For instance, Elektra's West Coast A&R (Artists & Repertoire) head Peter Philbin, as well as yours truly, prefer to wrk the other way around: live show first, then listen to the demo.
Generally, most A&R persons suggest a band compile three or four of its best songs onto a demo tape. Contrary to what most artist'sbelieve,qualityofarecordingor musical ability are not often the best means of attaining recognitioa Getting a deal today entails a lot of factors outside of great production or amazing technical ability. Of course, incredible songs are always your best tools, but showmanship is also a necessary attribute to bands of the 90's.
Let's face it, if >X)u're an exceptional song- writer, you ought to him your material o\«r to a publisher or work with movie soundtracks and television themes. An artist who is an incredible frontman is easier to create into a superstar than a sti'ong songwriter with lim- ited stage presence. Look at the many rock stars in the Top 10 over the past several years: they either have a gimmick (Dread Zeppelin), a completely calculated image and stage show (Madonna), or sing the hits of others (Milli
likes a song by a band, he will probably ask for more material.
A words of caution: Avoid inundating music industry personnel wth lengthy denw tapes. Based on my experiences and personal habits, I can almost guarantee they won't get listened to, or will be relegated to a place at the bottom of the pile. I receive an average of ten demo tapes a week and must admit that those with three songs or less get played within a week of receipt The longer tapes, on the other hand, tend to roll around on the back floor of my car until I take an extended trip somewhere (like Palm Springs or Mexico), and by then the group has given up on my input anyway.
Now as fer as the types of songs to include on a demo, include one or two "rockers," (or w+atever particular genre of music fits your personal style, be it country, jazz or whatever), mayt>e a pop tijne and a ballad. This is my favorite combination, because it offers a variety of styles and lets different members of the group shine tiirough different songs. For ex- ample, one song might featijre a blazing guitar solo, while another sports a thundering bass line, while still another incorporates a haunt- ing keyboard riff.
Naturally, all the tunes on a demo should offer highly unique sounding or unusually expressed vocals with catchy hooks, interesting lyrics and highly-
Getting a deal today entails a lot of factors outside of great production or amazing technical ability. Of course, incredible songs are always your best tools, but showmanship is also a necessary attribute to bands of the 90's.
The bottom line is a demo should be wtll- rehearsed, but need not be technically perfect As a matter of fact, numerous national record- ing artists, producers and publishers I have spoken with admit that they prefer demo sub- missions to be clean and simple. This allows for the artist to expand on lyrics and include his or her own musical creativity, tiie producer to supplement the production with his own technical expertise; and publishers to envision other artists compatible with the feel of the hjne. Sometimes, if a song on a demo is too complete, it leaves littie room for input from those listening to the tape. A point in fact Even though they might be on the business side of the music industry, the majority of the persons hearing your demo are individuals equally creative as any artist Most persons in A&R, publishing producing, etc., were once musi- cians tiiemselves; the rest were more than likely musical fanatics!
liiaf s not to say, however, that under cer- tain circumstances a highly polished demo is not appropriate. For example, when writing for a soundh^k, normally only one song should be submitted (unless more are requested ini- tially), and obviously catered to a particular scene in the movie. If a soundtrack coordinator
members tend to be too close to the music to be unbiased. In general, I find that taking a few songs around to close acquaintances in the music biz and gathering opinions on several songs tends to be the most accurate barometer of a band's material. Just for your information, many of the songs written by local bands that I've been blown away by have tijmed out to be the tunes responsible for obtaining them re- cording contracts, movie soundtracks, radio airplay, television appearances or magazine/ newspaper coverage.
Once a band's best tunes are selected for the demo, they should be rehearsed as much as possible, so as to not waste any money on valuable studio time working out parts. The primary culprits here are lead solos and background vo- cals. Some of the best known rehearsal studios may be out of a young band's budget The best sources of leads on additional facilities, which are usually less known and therefore less ex- pensive, are other musicians and the classifieds of music magazines. Although each band must set up and tear down its gear at most rehearsal rooms, a few hard-to-find deals actiially offer 24-hour access or live-in-fadlities.
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Well it's time for a Tampa Report. In other words, what kind of stupidity is happening in Tampa? Well let's start with the proposed bill that would give Gay's and Lesbians legal rights if they are discriminated against in housing or employment I don't know why this should even be debated. God created everyone equal, that's what the Christians tell you in Church, right Everyone should have the right to be treated fairly. No matter what their sexual preference is, that's just plain human decency, who would have a problem with that? Well Bucko's, I'll tell you who has a problem with that - religious groups, thafs who! To quote DAVID CATOM, spokesperson for the AmericanFamilyAssociation"transvestiteswill be able to teach school children, one day as a man the next as a woman." Obviously Mr. Caton is a paranoid homophobic, but the frightening thing about fruitcakes like Caton is that they have Uie money of other paranoid fiuitcakes behind them. Doesn't it strike you as odd that the people who claim to love all of God's children can conveniently leave out certain groups of God's children. Then when
you confront these people about being hypo- crites, they start quoting scripture from the Big Book of Fairytales, otherwise known as the Bible. I find it hard to take these people seri- ously. Religion is the biggest scam going. So will the anti-discrimination bill be passed? It's hard telling, with all the good Christians doing their best to make it feil. It doesn't look good. I do ho\\'ever have a few questions that I would like to ask Mr. Caton about the history of his religion. How can a virgin have a baby? And how did Noah round up 2 of every animal in the worid to put on his Ark? One would think that would require a lot of travel, not to mention the cooperation of the animals. And what did Noah do if one of the animals were gay? That might explain extinction.
This is the part where we examine the alternative music scene in the Tampa Bay area. The biggest show last month was without a doubt FUGAZl which took place at the Ritz. To say the place was packed would be a vast understatement; words couldn't begin to de- scribe the heat and stench inside. WTiat I did see of Fugazi was very powrful arxi intense. I just
couldn't take the heat for more than 10 min- utes at a time, so I missed a lot of the show. That leads me to the question, if a band like Fugazi can draw that many people to the Ritz, how many people are going to be herded in for the RAMOMES show coming up? The last time the Ramones played here was at the Cuban Club courtyard and it was packed; that court- yard is a lot bigger than the Ritz. Don't get me wrong, I'm not bad mouthing the Ritz, I've seen some cool shows there and have always been treated like 4 human being, not some piece of cattle. All I'm doing is questioning the choice of venues for some of the bigger acts coming through towa
Speaking of bigger acb, how does this bill sound: JANE'S ADDIOIOM, SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES, LIVING COLOUR, NINE INCH NAILS, ICE T, and the incredible BUTTHOLE SURF- ERS? Well all these acts will be at the Orange Juice Bowl in Oriando or Disneyworld, FL (I get so confused about this since Disney owns Oriando; why not call it Disneyworld FL.) On August 20th as part of LALLAPALOOZA, which aside from the music will feature booths that will give out info on the environment alternative press, and an assorbnent of other vital issues concerning the worid. This will be the alteniative event of the summer. There's one thing about the event that bothers me, aside from the fact that it's at Disneyworld. WTiat happens if it rains? There's a damned goodchanceitwill.It'stoobadthatLallapalooza isn't taking place in that funny shaped dome that's gonna make St Pete, a major league cit>'.
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has been started up again. It lists alternative bands, venues, 'zines, and people to contact It comes out bi-monthly and hopefully monthly in the near future. If you want to list your band or venue send your SAS.E. to FL Contact Sheet, P.O. Box 7521, North Port FL 34287. The contact list is a great way to find out what's going on around the state, and ad rates are dirt cheap. If you don't take advantage of this, you're an idiot
In the last few issues of THRUST there has been a lot of pissing and moaning about the lack of scene unity in commercial rock circles. Viho really gives a shit? I know I don't Punk has ak-ays been about doing it yourself (D.I.Y.) so I've gotten a good laugh at all the people who think they make the area rock scene happen, and to the mall metal bands who backstab each other, what's the point of it all? You all sound the same anyway.
One last thing, if any cool alternative bands have some material out and you want it reviewed please send it to me and I'll dedicate this whole column to Florida bands that are creating something new and original. I've also started my own record label STIFF POLE RECORDS and I wll be putting out some T singles, and selling them via mail order. So if you're interested, get in touch. Just so you know where I'm coming from, some of my favorite bands are BAD RELIGION, KILUNG JOKE, CRASS, BUZZCOOCS and TME CLASH.
Til next time take care and treat people how you would want to be treated.
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After having been published in eight differ- ent magazines over the last few years and having heard countless demo tapes, I must admit that I'm starting to get hard to impress in my old age. Rare is the day when I see a new band that really freaks me out at first listen. Well, it happened a few weeks ago when I heard Port St. Lucie Fl. based original act CADILLAC BRATZ song "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark" on Austin Keys' Tampa Bay Rocks program. I scored their CD titled Fasten Your Seatbelt, which is a consistent collection of well produced commercial hard rock. I imme- diately arranged for them to play in Tampa, and for once I wasn't disappointed by their live show. The band is made up of MICHAEL "SPAZ" SEVILLE, guitarist WADE JACKSON, bassist CHRISS MORRIAH and drummer JOEY COTOIA. Spaz has a clear and marketable voice, and is the sort of frontman that demands your attention. Jack- son is also an impressive musician, who is equally gifted at playing keyboards and backing vocals. But what really body slammed me was the rhythm section. For such a hit oriented band, Morriah and Cotoia had a heavy as hell sound reminding me of Megadeth. Being a bass player myself, it's not often that I rave about a bassist, but this Morriah guy is brutal. I can't tell the difference between a drum solo and a drum soundcheck, but Cotoia's solo was a highlight of the show. The band and their crew acted more professional than most national acts I have worked with. As Spaz explains it, "We do that because that's the first impression
your going to get. If you go in and put on a professional show, I think you'll get that back. It's really tough for a band to work nowadays. Down where we live, they don't want to hear original music. So what we do is mostly all originals and throw in a couple of cover songs. And all of the circuit bands play all covers and throw in a few originals. Their originals end up sounding like covers, where our covers sound like us." In this business it's really not how good you are that matters, it's how many contacts you have or being in the right place at tiie right time. And that's all that could possibly be staying in the way of Cadillac Bratz getting signed. The way we look it is that we want to piss with the big boys," Spaz continues. " And when you're doing that you really have to have your shit together. I feel we do now, but there used to be a time where it wasn't like that. We worked really hard for that" This band really are true performers as well as unique songwriters, which is a winning combination. Be sure to catch tiieir next gig in town, and for more info about joining their fan club or or- dering their tape, CD or other merchandise write to The Cadillac Bratz Fan Club. P.O. Box 8149. Port St. Lucie, Fl. 34952-8149.
Speaking of Brats, a few of you might re- member a band I was in for a few years in the eariy eighties called BRAT. That group was formed by guitarist BRUCE BATTEN and drummer RUSS HAMMOCK, who later formed another local metal act named THUNDER after Brat's demise. Thunder was a straight ahead metal band in the tradition of
Accept and Judas Priest, which mixed a futur- istic stage look with their power metal direc- tion. After going through several singers, the band broke up. Batten couldn't find the right musicians who shared his theatrical goals and has been working on a solo project ever since. Recently ex-ICED EARTH vocalist GENE ADAM called me after he left his band. As for his leaving Iced Earth, he said "We went to Europe and had a very successful tour. When we got back, the band let me go. I wasn't going to argue the fact, so I decided to put something else together and Bnice was the first person that popped into my mind. I've always followd Bruce's career. Bruce had asked us for some addresses, so I knew he had something going but I wasn't sure if he had a singer or not." Adam asked me how he could get in touch with Batten. The two met and found that they both shared similar musical goals, and are forming a newact that will pursue what Batten originally set to achieve with Thunder. They have already recruited a Chicago based bass player named Trent Shoals. The band plans to release a tape eariy this summer, and the new band will be called ATOMIK COCKTAIL. Adam com- pares the style of the material he is co-writing with Batten as power metal, but not as dark as Iced Earth is. The group is currently looking for a drummer that exceeds in both ability and showmanship. Anyinterested can contactAdam at (813) 289-1272.
Well, the vampires are in full force, and damn they're getting ruthless! In preparation of their back to back Memorial Weekend gigs with Circle Of Soul in Tampa and Roxx Gang in
Clearwater, CAST OF NASTIES released a quality fanzine with a distribution of over 5000 issues available at record stores and clubs across Central Fl. A fan club has been started for them titled The Fang Gang. For infonnation about membership, C.O.N, merchandise or how to get a free copy of their zine send a s.a.s.e. to The Fang Gang. P.O. Box 273388895. Tampa, Fl 33688-3895.
Finally, the Universe is shifting! That's TODD GRUBBS' UNIVERSE Bassist GUY POLLETTI who has been performing with the band since day one has stepped down andhasbeenreplacedbyKETTH HANCOCK (formeriy of OBLIVION). Polletti began playing bass for Grubbs when Todd's first in- strumental tapes were recorded at Polletti's E.G. Recording Studio. Until now Polletti played in Universe as well as fronting his own band Vengeance Inc. which has existed in one shape or another for close to ten years. He is now concentrating all of his efforts into Ven- geance Inc. Hancock moved to LA with several Oblivion members to study at the B.I.T Institute. He joined Universe shortly after he moved back to Tampa, and played his first gig with Universe after only five days of rehearsal. The band is currently working on an instru- mental album project, and they already have record company interest for Todd's instru- mental music based on his previous Guitar Parts demo. To keep up to date on all of the local scene movements that Todd Grubbs is involved in, dial (813) 654-TODD. Call him, you know you want to.
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Since the aetat ot sight Songs in 1936, Cinderella have had Id ?r:ve year after year that they weren't a one hit wonder. Sow, five years
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THRUST: Cinderelli has defmitely come a long way in three albums.
TOM KEIFER: I guess we've been eating our Wheaties. 1 don't know, a lot of touring and playing has grown on us as a band.
You've really vwnt 180° smct your debut, Nigfd Songs.
I think it all depends on what you grew up on. My rooti are with bands like the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. You never knew what they were going to do from track to track. They'd go frwn a hard song to country to blues. Music wasn't r«^ segregated then because bands played everyiimg 2nd it H-as very natural. It seems like the n^iac of today is being disected and segregated. It's lite, "Which style do you play?" like you can't play aiding else. That seems really strange to me.
After the success of your first two albums, did you get into Heartbreak Station with more flexibility?
This does seem to be our most diverse album to date. It's the growth thing. We had the most time and luxuries with thisone. When we did Sight Songs, we were a new band wi th a very smailbudgeLThen tve went on tour for a year and a half, sold all of these albums, and the record company wanted us right back in the studio. We didn't even have time to
"Ui'ii still i radical concept. Not inly an vi black musicians, but uii leally just dan't fit into any one paiticulai style: uie'ie not a black reck band, or a black funk band, ue'ie a variation on many things and ue don't limtUuiselues. lllhat the hell is Fishbone? Everybody uants to be spoon fed so they knoui exactly uhat they're dealing urith so if they want to embrace it or shoot it deurn, they can. If you come at them frem all sides... oh shit. It's like uhen yeu get surrounded, very feu people knoui uihat to do." tiMiill Jtnes/cB- founder Fishbone
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unpack. The budget was bigger for Long Cold IWn/er, but there was still the time thing. At the end of the tour we said, "We're taking six months off to get our heads together and do this album the way we want to." So we not only had the luxury of a budget, but the luxury of time and i/i<tf really made a difference, it would be pretty bonng if we had done Night Songs Part Hi.
The numbers of Cinderella were traveling musi- cians during the recording of this album. What was the reason ether &an to fight b(a«iom? That was part of it actually, to help to keep it fresh. On Ac previous projects, we recorded al I the basic tracks in one place. We mi^t have jumped around for the overdubs or mixing but the basic tracbwere done in the sanne studio. This album wasn't done that way. We did two s(h^ in this stwito and three songs in that studio. W« tried to match certain songs with a certan type of studio, and each song started to develop its own character. That way, from track to track, they all sound different.
A variety of guests including John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin helped with the album.
Yes, John Paul Jones arranged the strings for "Winds of Change" and "Heartbreak Station." Our pro- ducer, John Jansen, is his manager and that kind of
helped us out We sent him a couple of tapes and he liked what we were doing.
You also brought in Gospel and Bhies players. Obviously, you were trying to get specific sounds. Each song dictates what you're gonna do. It v\'as obvious to me after I wrote "Shelter .Me" that it was a rock & roll song, but it has a f/xspA chord progression. So it was like, "Let's put some gospel singers on it to really get the whole feel." Andw+ien it came out of the second chorus, e\'en \^ien I \va$ domgthe demo,] said,'lt's g(*togo intoasax solo here. Thatll be the ic'mg on the tate."
TcU me about the J^Tictl cont«t of "Shell» .Me."
Its abou t people in society — and there's 1<^ of e m — ^tfno are constantly pointing their fir^rs and putting down other lifestyles. The people wfw point their finger usually have the most to hide. It's saying that everyone has their own shelter or their own vice whether it's drugs, alcohol or rock & roll. Everyone has their own escape in life, their own thing. No one is really perfect and no one has the right to throw the first stone.
The video for "Shelter Me" is not your typical fast- cars-with-hot-babes kind of video. How much input did the band have on the whole process?
We had quite a bit of input 1 had a tot of conversa- tions with the director about the characters in the video, like the evangelist preacher and the old prudish lady. Everyone knov^'s who she's supposed to be so we won't mention any rames. The input that we had was to make sure the story followed the lyrics and that it was fun.
Did you get w4ut you wanted?
Out of all the videos that we've ever done I'm the
happiest v\nth that one.
Wouldyra consy«rthis a good time ior Heartbreak Statim wiS) the bines happening big now? I mean, if this had bees your debut you m^t have onl^ sold 20,000 umts.
I don't know about timing. I think our first album was at the right time and then Long Cold Winter was a surprise. It opened up with Blues, then it really kicked in. That was a good time for that album and this is a good time for this album.
Do you ever look back on the career that Cinderella has had and go "1 can't believe all of this."? Everyday, maa I don't ever forget v^+iere I came from. This is all a dream come true. We still believe that if we want to stay where we're at we have to work for it \ye don't take anything for granted.
Thrust You've complained before about people not Estening to Ftd^ne's lyrics. WTien I listened to Sie new album, that's the first tMng that really hit me were some of the messages. Have you gotten over that problem? FisHsone: 1 doi't know 'rf that's the problem. That's the thing, everyor^'s used to you saying some serious, heavy, almost depressing message. Most of our messages are kind of light and the ymris, kind of sneak up on you. Some songs sound better if you're dealing vsith petty' tc^ics, but have a heavy approach to the music. 11! never question anyone's approach on how to get their message across.
Do you think the people are finally starting to see the messages within your music then as opposed to just listening to the beat and melody? Some people are. the critics are actually starting to actually listen to the words. I'm surprised vx+ien I come across people that have listened to the words. Just because of its delivery, evervbudy thought it was kind of light-hearteJ. It's not like that at all.
If you coukl lake two or three lines from the enthre album, and those yttn the only lines either lyri- cally or musically that you could play to someone to get a message across, what lines would they be and what would the message be? There's a pile of shit in your Mi<;ar shack, but I'm going to step on it when I'm visiting and orag it nwre all across your fkwr." The second line is: "There's a pile of ^it in tfie White I louse, and I'm going to step on it when I'm visitmg so 1 can drag it more all across your fkig." That's what 1 vtouIJ say. We all live ina\wrldof shit and we have to learn to deal with it
Now Fishbone has a parental acKisory sticker on the new album. How doyou fed about that when people can turn oa the news aad hear twice as bad?
It wouldn't be bulkhit if stores would say okay, it's got a parental advisory we won't sell it to minors, but there are some stores that just will not stock albums that have the sticker on them.
The Wal-Marts and K-Marts of the worid.
Who gives a fiick? The day 1 start making music for those stores, then I'm one sick, sorry fuck. I don't use profanity just for shock value or a comedy record. This b the language of our surrourkHi^s. To sit back and lessen the point just to get K-Mart and Wal-.Mart to stock our albums doesn't make sense to me.
Let's talk about the new album a littk bit and how you guys ome up with the eighteen songs. VMiat approach or affect were you trying to achieve? VV'e v\-anted more than just a grouping of songs. We wanted more of a musical cohesion that kept the theme throughout the record. When we listen to it we wanted to have a universal theme and the theme was, though a lot of people don't get it, v*'hat we as indKidials went through from grovWng up to deal- ing with the reality of our surroundings. When you hav« a song like "If I Were A._...", it's basically a song about the l«:k of choices that a lot of people have. That^s a fatality of a lot of people in this country. Then you have a song like "Housework" which is totally dealing with bei ng a latchkey kid as most <rf us vs-ere, and ^t's exactly what the song is about Then there's "Fight For You," which is a
song about young racist chSdren being recruited actually by people thM are t^ng advantage of their misery. Ifs basicaaly commenting about that Hey, youdon'thavetobe thatway,butifyoucomeatme, we're not going to run from you. We're not going to turn the odier cheek, we're nrt going to be ^id erf a water hose. .
1 read that you're tiying to do a reverse crossover — that black audiences aren't really paying that much attention to you. Is ftut correct? V^tiat we're trying to do musically IS what we're also trving to do socially. We want to have an environ- ment where everyone can participate with what's goir^ on. We're trying to bring more black people into this because we are seven black men that play incredible. We don't want to be exclusionary, we don't want just a certain hip audience, we want all kinds of people there. Everyone needs to hear wiiat's going on, not just bands like us, but other bands, other black artists, jazz artists, just getting more into die totality of things instead of just listening to the same oW lame stuff.
So do you think you've almost been shunned in a w^?
I think that a lot of Wack artists feel alienated from their own community because they're not doing w+iafs contemporary, they're redetmin^ \hafs contemporary. Ifs a really cons€r\-ative environ- ment now that vw're dealing with the country and everv'body waving llags and going ape shit craiy over mass murder and censorship is unbelievable. You're dealing with an environment that's hostile to the arts an>vay. When bends confront the norm, ifs gomg to take a while for people to get to it
BLEEDING HEARTS GET SIGNED continued from page 9
Basically, the songs are not for the public but for Capricorn so that they can ensure themselves and anybody that's affiliated with the label that we i going to kick some butt They figure that if we get a better product, we're going to get a better deal. Even Greg Mull said, "Don't let the tape fool you, catch diem live before you make a decision." He even feels that live, we're better than our tape. We did the first demo live in the stodio, but we weren't really sure of the songs. We produced the demo ourselves, but now we're going to have a real producer like Johnny Sanlin, who's had some great stoff in the past We're going to be in a better studio, everything is going to be top notch. We feel very confident that w+iat we're ready to do is going to be great.
What do you expect to happen after the four month development period?
AM: We'll get a tour, have Van Halen open up for us, and we'll be at Monsters of Rock.' Maybe we'll come out and do special guest appearances. All we have to
do is get a better product. Capricorn is ready to worka deal with us anyway, ifs not really like a trial. With a better product, we can get a better deal. We're ready to roll.
What new songs will be on the Capricorn demo? AM: We got three new tunes that Earl and 1 just wTOte, "Don't Look Ahead,""You,"and "Bonnie And Clyde." 1 think w^'re going to record "You" for the radio next
How did Bleeding Hearts ac- complish so much in the year smce you've been in Tampa? AM: If your ship don't come in you have to swim right out there to it That's what we're doing.
EC: If you're a local barxi and you're trying to be successful, talk to successful people. If you want to be rich, talk to a millionaire, not a bum on the
street. If you want to get prime time radio airplay, talk to a band that's getting prime time radio airplay. Don't worry so much if you're not getting
paid as an opening band for a headlining or a national band because radio airplay media support, and all that good exposure is priceless. Put your ad
in Thrust .Magazine (shameless plug), talk to your local Deejays and radio people, find out who counts and who doesn't, watch where you step, v\ratch how you speak, and always be abrasively humble.
Do Bleeding Hearts have any other an- nouncements?
EC: There's going to be a new song for the radio that has nothing to do with the record deal. We have time at Morrisound so \«'re going to do one more song and it'll probably be "You."
Do you have a message for the radio programmers who haven't yet heard Bleeding Hearts?
EC: \S'e've been on davlime rotation on both local stations, 98Rock and 95YXF. These stations can't agree on anything — except us.
;\.M; Wanna see your phones light up?
How about a message to hook some new fans? AM: We might be egotistical, povs'cr-hungry mani- acs.
EC: But the music makes us feel good. We'll leave it up to you.
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DmC rocked the ROCX-IT tor shcMCdSe night on May 19th.
TME nrZ THEATRE tiis host to The 1991 New Music Expo on Mav 1 8th that featured showcases from MAMY FACES OF MARY FORCOTTEM APOSTLES SOUL SPAIMIir and SOUL CITY SUE.
THE BRASS MUC in Tampa began a showcase featuring three thrash bands every Wednesday ni^L While checking it out. I caught CAROY LOO (featuring former members of Nasty Sa\'age), The show was great with THE DARXBMK warming up the crowd.
TYCBt TYCER has added new guitarist CHAD ROBHtSOII and is now under the management of Dan Tobin (Da\id Bowie). Tyger Tyger will be showcasing at the LMBJCMT and CAT CLUB in N7 at the end of June. Industr\ readers take notice.
HAL SfOWBtS has enlisted the aid of se\'eral area musicians in writing and recording the score for an emironmental film to be released at the Cannes Film Festival, including TONY WISE JAMELL SADLBt ROCKY RUCXMAN. and KACEY ROSS TOSTAR of Sarasota has donated the recording time to the project
BMRRTTZ held a Memonal Day Rock .Marathon featuring all local tal- ent: ARAZMO, BLEEDIMC HEARTS, DRAMA. CYPSY BANC CAMC and VIEIRA TBWA
JETEYE played to a standing room only ctowxI at JEFFREYS. The band is sounding better then ever, and their new material is kickin'.
MBNISSA featuring the origi- nal line up. reunited for a few sho^^•s at the GOUm NUCGET.
ORCUSOFFOOlSare.VOT' splitting up. The band put on a great show at BOOMBtAMGS preview- ing new songs.
FOXXXHEAO. Tampa Bay's premier "all girl" rock band is back on the scene. Replacing guitanst TWA STMSOH, who IS invoK'ed in an original project, is KURT AU£n Yes, he is a male.
SABB( haw changed their name to MA- OBME HOUSE OPERA and opened the Lord Tracy show for the second year in a row.
EMERALD CITY did a week- end stmt at the THE BAY CLUB, the new rock & roll venue in Clearwater.
CNBNA 69 haw undergone some changes, joining original mem- bers KYM LAROUX Ivocalsl. and JASON DEMERS iguiUr). are DORIAN SAGE ihassl
FOXX (guitar) and JBf MAYE idrupfisi. The band has also changed their moniker to NIGHTMARE 5YMPIW)WY. Their sound com- bines punk/altemative/metal with eclectic energy, and they are quite visual The band will be debuting this month, so check them out vourself.
MANY FACES OF MARY (formerly Bomb A Gogol has made its debut on the scene and former fens won't be disappointed. Ex-ROXX GANG drummer DAVID BlACKSHBtE has joined the line up, dropping his drum sticks to pick up the guitar. Watch for this all-ongi^ nal act to be making a big buzz in the local music scene.
iLL CHASBIS had a recent double bill whammv of a show. The CAST OF NAStiB got things rolling Kith an aggressive, grinding set. But the buzz in the air was about ROXX GANG and their reemer- gence. The ever charismatic KEVN ST^U led the band through a fest and frenzied pace, showcasing new songs and old favorites. The Gang was impressive and loud.
GOLDIROCKS are recording their new demo in Imm. KBHY MCCCC is producing.
THE TELSTAR ALL- STARS including CHRIS AN- DGRSON from the OUTLAWS, the onginal GREG ALLMAN band members and other area musicians will plav on June 10th at Sarasota's CLUB BANDSTAND Proceeds from the show and a celebrity auction will benefit PROJECT RANBOW which provides support services for chronically ill children. RUSS AL- BURB says he s hosting the event but since THRUST isn't worthy of being on 95YNTs press release list well have to take his word for it
DOHME B8METT and his wife TOM hstt a beautiful but very ill 4 month old daughter. Unfortu- nately, the Bennett's don't have the insurance to cover her hospital bills. A benefit to aid them IS being held JUNE 30TN at JBTREY'S Cvnnrmed acts include THIRD DECREE, JETEYE, NHSSTAKEN, EM-
BIALD CITY, CAPT. XMN- SON, and DOWN'N'DIRTY
though others will be added. Donnie has really helped the local music scene, so lets all turn out to show our support for him and hb family.
Before their show. DRIVW N" played an acoustic set at PEACHES MUSIC Singer Km Kinney led the band through a four song set including "Last Song of Maddie Hope" from his solo album. They stuck around to talk to the ap- preciative CTCwd and went on to tear up the Beacham Theatre, enconng with a cover of the Stooges "Search and Destroy." The band stuck around afterwards to soak up some down- town club atmosphere. Thanks to Kevn for prtRiding insight into his songwriting for a tongtime fan.
THE BEACHAM will host a flag dav party on June 14 featuring alternative acts CAT E. WUM- PUS. DOPE, MUTHER FUNKER. and SLOW. TTiose buy- ing tickets in advance will be eligible for prizes givCT away in a drawing during the festivities.
May saw the ckising of CLUB SPACfflSH at their Wednesday night Beach Club k)catioa The aJter- natKt showcase will resurface at 536 Churdi Street NAOMTS HAM. DOPE and RB) will kick off open- ing mght on June 8. .Admission is free.
Eqied to see the RDDlBn there sooa The band had been on a sabbatical follow- ing the spontane- ous combustion death of their twelfth bassist. They have added a new explosion proof bassist
The Riddlers debuted their new- line up at BE- LOW ZERO. which has since closed(again).The dub.loQtedatthe d»^■nto^»•n Lamar Hotel, hosted DAMAGE and Chicago hardcore
act RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSB) on the fast night Sure, the pface was a dump, but it had great atmosphere and provided a haven for underground bands and their patrons.
PHIUY JOE'S is reserving weekend slots for Central Florida's altemativebands.anencouragingsign for local original acts. Local metal bands are finding more venues open- ing up to them as well. On Sunday's at theORUUDO CONMECTMN and Thursday nights at the F.B.I. the best of the area s onginal metal bands will be playing on a weekly basis. If you're not familfar with the area metal sane, get out to these clubs. .Most of the bands prmide demos for the asking.
Metal mainstay TAUOH are lining up dates for the summer. They have captured their musical mayhem on "Get a Whiff," available free at their shows. Get a copy for a sampling o( the future of Central Florida metal.
Melbourne's ATTKA are gear- ing up to release a new album this
month. The nine track "M'hen Heroes Fall" was produced by GREG RKE and takes a traditional metal approach in dealing with the political and his- torical themes in the songs.
PRODIGY'S .45 D.ARKSESS REIGSS is awe inspiring progressive music in a Queensryche veia They are playing frequently m Central Florida and their demo can be obtained at the shows or by writing to 973 Jamaio Blvd. Orbndo 32803.
Death Metallists ARCTURUS are set to release a video and are cur- rently recording tracks fora new demo. Their eponymously titled debut can be ordered along with their video by con- tacting the band at their shows or by v^-nting.Arcturusat 1(X)1 Feather Drive, Deltona 32725.
Post-Punk semi goth band HFTH COLUMN have their demo avaifable in most local record stores. The band has taken a more guitar oriented ap- proach since the keyboard dominated debut and are displaying their harder sound at local venues.
AZIMEL's guitarist brought home first prize, a $1000 Ovation acoustic after winning Central Florida's Best Guitarist competition held at The Station. Runner up was
FEAR GLORY guitarist Mark Daniels. .Azrael meanwhile are record- ing material at PLATHUM POST. as are GRSNHOUSE and TWO- MAS GARCIA.
IWND'S EYE took top honors at the finals of Rock Wars -9] held at the POWER STATION in Melbourne. The speed metal band will tentatively pfay with Zappa-esque funk' metal fusionists IPPOLITO PRBMPLE in the nex1 final sched- uled for Fort Lauderdale this month. Congratufations to both bands.
The ANINMUBERATION album is set for release this month. Not only will the proceeds go to a good cause, but the album will prwide a sampling of Central Florida's best al- ternative bands. Contnbutors include UU), TRK JOHNSON. SLOW, MAOMTS HAM. GRANDAD, BRAILL£ CLOSET, CROWS- DELL, MARK SABATIMO, ALABASTER, SOULER ECUPSE and COOPBt MADI- SON (bassist lor .Alter Ego I.
Send vour regional information to the writers listed above c/o Thrust. 8401 .Ninth SL N #8-220. St Pete. FL 33702
It wasn't so kxig ago today that we started the first local showcase nights at Pappa's with CROMC REALITY and about 20 people. This past month proved the success of taking a risk: as Cronic Reality and new drummer Ren Sealey pulled in some 300 people at PAPPA'S for the showcase encore series. The smart A&R rep that grabs this band will make metal history. I'd say the venomous sound of Jerry Brewer on guitar will be the next big imitated stvle.
RETRIBU- TION Mill be the next band to watct" for savs the buzz.
CONTI- NBTTALRAY RAY is looking foi a bass pfayer and has not given up music With plenty of ideas and no bread. Ray is still prac- ticing and we can expect a new project soon. Favorite warm up band F.O.C are going to the studio soon to record such famih' favorites as "I'm Not Gay, 1 Just Hate Giris."
.Another band that will run you over RENEGADE LIVESTOCK. debuting at CMDrS. with LEG- ENDS OF COWPUNKS and RBGHTS AROUND THE BEAN POT. Please pay money to see these guys as they are in dire need of a halfway decent PA SACRBI DE- CEIVBI are putting together a new stage show, the second in their Out of the Grmv senes.
Mike Williams of SUBURBAN NKHTMARE has re-opened the 730 club under a new name: HOUSE OF MX R9UTE. For hu first weekend, he brought us OOMATOiAST from Pensacofa. and promises to bring us even more may- hem and a few of your favorite under- ground bands. Its an all ages club. T» CREATIVE MUSK COA- UnON IS now doing shows at BAD BOY (LIB on Tuesday nights, and you can drop in and ask for ,Ar\id Smith if you need more info.
In the mail this month, the favor- ite tape goes to DAMNACE fi'om .Atfanta. who are in negotiations with .Maze Records.
TBEPECE are being courted by several major labels. Featuring former members of THE ROSSBKTON COLUNS band. Timepiece have also been heralded by other Flonda press as one of the best sounding bands around.
We are eagerly awaiting the hometown release of BLACK- FOOT'S Medicine Man CD, and if vou were lucky enough to see Ricky and line up at Pappa's. then vou are too. By now. the new SKYMiOl CD IS getting airpfay - are we entering a new era of Southern Rock.'
"We need a few more practices before we get to the MT\' Unplugged." loked DOUG PINNACLE to the invited guests at GABRIEL'S The
bassist and lead vocalist of King's X responded warmly to the energy and enthusiasm of the aowd who were hjcky enough to win tickets for an evening that theyll never forget; a special .All-.Acoustic Performance by Megaforce s IQNG'S X The event was brought to Jacksonville by
WFYV-FM.
It wasn't your usual acoustic set Instead it was an exchange of auras, the power of excitement that set Gabrial's tingling from the moment the band set upon the stage to the second standing wation. To call this event "unplugged" is a paradox: The electricity that flowed never stopped it was more than just an audience connection, or an adrenaline rush, it was the Rwer of the music
Opening with "Shadw of Lo\'e," fiom the 1st album and peaking with a ritualistic blues jam in the middle d "Over .My Head" the force of King's X began to work its magic in the hearts and souls of the people comfortably accommodated by the club.
This special concert performance will reach only twelve cities and the only Florida appearance was Jackson- ville. The band will head out on tour with SAKON KKX on June lltK this just after opening for .ACDC and Living Colour. .After so much touring, it's hard to imagine that a band wouk) come to only a few select cities for an hour or so. with only guitars, voices, and a borrowed drum tot "The reason were doing this is just to say "thanks' to radio for playing us so much — not to be in the trend." stated Doug.
■AV'e're just trying to have a good time vwth what we're doing. It's not something id want to do forever, but as a change of pace, its fua It's fun to have people sit right next to yoa"
What makes a band like King's X special are many different factors. The musicianship, the lyrics themseh"es. the nahiral qualitv' in their personali- ties-but what really makes it work are the leveb of emotion that they touch. When King's X reach out U> their au- dience, they clear a channel for something hi^r. within reach, that all of us are looking for. Our thanks go out to WF\\ for alkjwing us to share in this exclusive event. John Leard. master of ceremonies. Mr. Carey Brooks for handling promotions and press accommodatioTiS. and especially to Scott for helping out
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Ioq] la- bel, has released MClfTY RBBi Pl£A. a double compilation album to benefit AIDS research, relief and educaboa Proceeds from sales of the album will benefit several .AIDS orga- nizations in Atlanta such as ACT UP. an activist group and JBIUSALBN HOUSE. M^ich shelters and assists economicall)' disadvantaged .\IDS pa- tients. .Artists appearing on the release (of which there are twenW-six I in- clude MROBE (SWAM5), FKB> FRITH, MOFUMCO, MOE TUOCBl and BRUCE HAMP- Tdl. For more information write to: Sacred Flame. 1747 Jericho Court, Tucker. GA 30084.
BAS CLAS (which means low class) recenth' performed at the NEW ORLEMBJAZZ AND HBO- TACE RSnVAL Mith V*v special guests. JOMM> HBSmniC from MAMOU iMCAi aaompanied the band on fiddle and squeeze box while AMTHONYTMSTLBfVAfTE of THE WATBtSOYS joined in on saxophone and electric mandolin. The week long BENSON & HB>CES BLUES '91 FESTV VAL was recently kicked off at the Lakewood .Ampitheatre and featured
B.B. KING,
JOHNNY WH- TER, THE FABULOUS
He has also made the electric guitar it's staple instrument
Dobroist SALLY VAN METBI recenth- finished recording a brand ne^- album. ALL M GOOD TIM^for SUGAR HILL RECORDS m Durham. NC. It was produced b>' Jerry Douglas and guests include .Mike .Marshall, Tony Furtado. Kathy Kallick and Scott Nvgaard.
In other Sugar Hill nen-s. DOC WATSON DAN CRARY and THE RB>CLAY RAMBLBtS haw each recentlv recorded a song Mth KBCWLLE SHOCXB) for her upcoming "folk heroes" release on Polygram. The Doc Watson cut was recorded li\'e at this vear s MBILE WATSON MEMKMOAL FES- TIVAL
.Athens FIVE-BGHT (at one time the average height of the band members I has relea.^ed INFLAT- ABLE SBVSE OF SELF Mean- while. drumrP'ir T\^ir has N:.;n lay- ing dov\Ti dmm tracks at SCOTT STUOCEY'S SOUND GALLBIY for a dance routine that will be put on by the ICA.
The bands selected to the fourth annual NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC SHOWCASE are
B.B. KING HEADLINES THE
TS?
RUTH BROWN and THE WILLIE DIXON DREAM BAND (Willie Dixon. Mose .Allison. Long John Baldry. Careyj Bell. .Al Duncan.' Cash McCall and, Rob WassermanlJ The concert pro-1 ceeds went to ben- efit the homeless.
R.EJN. has released two limited edition CD singles. The first of these include "Losing My Religion" along with Ih'e versions of "Stand," "Turn You Inside Out" and "World Leader Pretend." The second will feature "Shiny Happy People" with live ver- sions of "1 Remember California," "Get \}p' and "Pop Song."
In other related R.E,M. news, RTi:, the national station of Ireland has banned the video for "Losing .My Re- ligion." On a more positive note, OUT OF TWE has reached the top of the album charts.
AU>n£CMKXASAW MUDO PUPPES have released a 4-song promo CD single for Polygram. The disc features "Cold Blue" and "Words and Knives" (both from 8-Track Stompl. along with \tx versions of "Nothm" and CCR's "Lodi" recorded at the Marquee Club in London.
Rajeigh. _ NCs VANILLA TRAMMRECK has become the latest signee to MAMMOTH RECORDS. The band had previously put out a single and were one of tweh* North (Carolina bands feahjred on that label's frequeSCy compilation re- leased last year.
New hwn Chapel Hill, NC comes/ Remember, by the father of Nigerian Juju music, ULDMUD. Dark) is best iatiMrn for having introduced talking 'inim and accordion into juju music.
BIUYCLUB FEST, BUSTBI ROUGE, CHICKEN WIRE GANG, D&LON FBKE. DAU LAMA. FMGBl LADY LUCK. NO REASON TO HATE, THE POINT, SECOND SKIN, SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKDS, TW STRAIGHT AHEAD, TEASNG THE KO- REAN, URBAN EDGE and THE VBJ)T. The three day event wiL be held at The Cat 5 Cradle'in Chapel Hill.
MOIST RECORDS/BAnB) BREATH PROOUCTKMIS w\\ also be showcasing its roster du ing the festival. .Appeanngv^ill be SEX POLICE. BICYCLE FACE and METAL FLAKE MOTHBl
Joel Burkhart has joined .Athens' VKftANTES OF LOVE Core Records) as second guitansL
The ATLANTA SONG- WRTTBIS ASSOCUT10N and THE ATLANTA MUSICAL ARTS COLLECTIVE vsnil be pre- senting the fourth annual GEORGIA'S BEST TALBTf SEARCH next month. The contest will be open to bands and sok)ists alike of all muskal genres. The winner will receive an automatic slot in the mMSOVTH MUSK SHOW- CASE (held in Octoberi as well as a complete recording package includ- ing 24-track studio time, among other prizes.
Congratulations to FARR CRY for defeating a total of eighty one bands over the last year, establishing them as Band_Of The Year for 1991. 'at the BUTTON SOUTH These boys are not idle for k)ng, within a week of thei r successful competition they were making a video for MTV with Huey Lewis. The Button South will begin the 1992 competi- tion for Band Of The Year at the end of June.
SUMMER ON THE
BEACH spon- sored a 20 band showcase, from Mav 24th through May 26th. Several major record labek were on hand.
TIC MAV- ERICKS. South Florida s hottest nev^• country band brought their unique blend of the old and the new countn- sounds to CB. SMRH PAiaCon.May 26th. when thev'openedforROMNE MSAP. With the park a virtual swamp land due to heavy rains, hundreds of fans came in time to show The Mavericks their support The Mavericks are pre- dicted to be the next South Florida band to be signed to major labeL
May 6th, Summers on the Beach featured U-TRBC This outstanding band wove their magic spell and kept the audience hypnotized for an hour with some of the finest rock music South Fk)rida has to offer. These guys are generating a considerable amount of label interest and it could not hap- pen to a better band!
STRYDBI RECORDS b fin- ishing the final details on Unsigned [I. The Dotted Line to be released during the month of June. South Florida is aaxiously awaiting the release. Stryder. who doen't let any grass grow under his feet is going full force into the third Unsigned album. This will have 11 of South Ftorida's most explosive thrash bands!
Six exceptkMial South Florida rock hands gave a powerfiil performance for the BOCK AMDBCA CON- CBTT at CB. Smith Paris on May 19th. This extraordinary show was sponsored by Operation Homefi'ont .Miller Brewing Co.. and several other South Florida companies. The con- cert was hosted by Gaiy Str>xkr.
THE nCH a popular politically charged progressK"e band on the South florida scene has just begun v«orking on their upcoming album at G1£D SOUND STUDIOS
FARR CRY and NAKED iUIVilHI are the two luck>' bands chosen to open for Saigon Kkk at the Button South.
CRVBt can be seen in the new Brian Bozworth movie. Stone Cold. while a SAIGON KKK tune is plaving in the background.
THE MAVERICKS blew .Nashville's socks off at a shwcase for MCA records coinciding with the label's natkxial conv<entk)n. Negotiations are in the works.
VAMML played NY's Cat Club and have sparked repealed interest
NUCLEAR VAL0E2 have finished thf recording of their new album at UUIUUA tentatively to be released in .August
CANAVERAL have changed their name to CODE BUC due to a threatened lawsuit bv a band with the
legal right to the name.
THE FLORIDA ROCK WARS held bv' the PUIS clubs is coming to a head. The finalists are MUD'S EYE from Orlando and STORY THlBt from West Palm. The winnerwas awarded $4000 cash at the PUIS 5.
THE 1991 CMTAR WARS presented by the BUTTON SOUTH, was sponsored by Drum Design, Guitar for the Practicing Mu- sician. Robin Guitars and WSHE 103 j F.M. The winner, who received a (korge Lynch model custom guitar, was Gustavo .Afasont Following the con- test, during a jam by the APPE- TQBIS. the audience was thrilled by an impromptu appearance by RANDY JACKSON from Zebra on guitar and NKKO MCBRMN from Iron .Maiden on drums. The winner ot' guitar wars. Gustavo, was asked to join. It was an evening that Button South regulars will not soon forget
While were talkin' about .Appetiz- ers, JOHN GOODWH is a protege of the great JACO PASTORMIS. Talk about some wild bass guitar I This is it he's also backed up by 5 horns, drums, percussion and guitar. Goodwin will be starting a recording project with Milton Mustafa, and Branford Marsalis in four weeks or so. That will be one hot boogie.
WSHE, Channel 6. the ISO and others threw a large beach bash on Memonal Dav featunng SOUTH GJUK SARAYA and ALDO NOVA \ making a comeback with his new album on a new label formed b>' the illustrious ION BON lOVi who also made his appearana at the beach. I Jon belted out "Blaze of Gk)ry" and then joined Akk) for his encore. .Akk) then brought up the SODRPKMS for a jam along with Bon Jovi. .After a smokin' verskxi of "Long Tall Sally" and "Lucille," everyone left the stage and after a short delay GREAT WHTTE came up and jammed "Ona Bitten. Twice Shy" and Led Zep's "Babe I'm Gonna' Leave You", which if you've ever seen the live verswn reconled for MTV"s "ilnphigged" you know it B had to the bone.
Well, that's it for now from South Fk)rida-v»ihere the summer is hot and the music is even hotter.
about to make a live cassette, which may be pressed into vinyl if the financ- ing can be woriied out Tone lead singer Henry Puertas reports that the band will b^n releasing material on a more h'equent basis now. Kentucky- based countrv-thrashers NINE- POUND HAMMER found Hogtown to their liking, banging out a 90 minute headlining set at the HARDBACK on May 7th without so much as a pause for a beer. .Not enough audience, but the 40 who were there went bananas, including openers SHITKICKER. Nine dav^ later, N,P. HAMMBI (ha-hal stopped in G'ville on their way north, to pfay Club Demolition with the MOLES, another slam-dancing love-fest. CARPET FARMBB have to put away their massive road-flare modal- metal sound for another summer, as drummer Dave Peck and singer.'gui- tarist Greg Drais are going back to Alaska to wx>ri( the fishing boats.
New faces on the scene: SMART BOMB (good-humored college rock with ex-Tone Unknown guitarist Dave Helmricksl. BIG SHOALS TRAa, BIG HAR SURPRSE (strummy rock n' roll along the lines of the Velvet Underground), SHITKICKER (country-punk supergroup with Bethany and Deb fi'om MUTLEY CMX on drums and bass, Rob Harris from the Moles on lead git-tar and Eddie Ray oA^'anksister on guitar and vox).
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It's summer. In Gainesville. nxKt of the LT students are gone. Many live-music clubs have hit hard times- THE NUTTY PROFESSOR PUB just ckised. GRAVTTY is for sale, the ORANGE ft BREWand LEONARDO'S PIZZA stopped doing bands, nobody's reopened DUB'S yet But in the midst of this. Cainesville punk- riA'k rolls on. TIB HARDBACK CAFE and CLUB DBNOUTION draw M people on a good weeknight now, three or four times that on a big weekend. The onk show to speak of lateh* is a STRANGBt/BAD R9thangat BOBBY'S HDEAWAY up in Waldo.
Club Demolition has Los .Ange- les thrash godfathers DARK MI- GEL coming in. Speed o' light drummer GBK HOGLAH is wrth the pnce of admisskwi alone.
BULLETMEADRKORDS IS about to become reality, and all the hard underground rock bands in Hogtown are psyched. The four-song STRONGBOX EPw3S just mailed to .Nashville Record Pressing, and in SLX weeks the town will be crawiin' with snaky bassiines and motorcycle e.xhaust and everything else grip- ping and shiny, that is Strongbox. Ne.xt up on Bullethead's release list: .Metallic exhibitionists SOIjOWC. and the kaleidoscope bluei'countrv'/ punk trio NUMBER TWO. Look for a Bullethead showcase with all three bands, at Club Demolition in June. Speaking of recording.
Its not a white thing, it's not a black thing, it's a funk thing accord- ing to RMK B8LE a local band that has worked up quite a folkiwing. The group fiinked up a sold out awd on the grand opening night of a new- dub in town. CLUB 506 SOUTH (formerly Nightlinei. Their musical blend of ftink/rapliard rock left quite an impression on the crowd. The bassist's huge grin never once left his face the whole evening, and I've heard rumors that the day he was bom he a~x ...•.;'-'-- '.i:rce'vactsam€wav. RKK WEST : JEFF HANSON. the „ .■.r.c.'i s. U'.c :,a. club, have found it m their hearts to dedicate Friday evenings to live focal/national talent This can open many doors for area musicians, so people, get off your butts and support live music because this scene is definitely taking oft. Hanson also sa>'s that he will be offering a vast array of entertainment for his club so not to limit any single image.
Rumor has it that TURTICS music stores here in town will be moving into an area supermarket in late .August making it one of the fargest music stores in North Florida.
THE BKBES played 506 .May 10th. bringing in a nia crowd If you were there you may have been lucky enou^ to see the vocalist sing with his pants down. .Also this nwnth at 506 was Tallahassee's (rm speed death metal act DVC (DMITH VADERS CHURCH) wtio hit the stage and took charge creaUng an onslaught of musical mayhem. The pit started almost instantly and bniised bodies were in abundance. At the present DVC's Ip which is on Manu- facture Records is bemg transferred to CD and will be released over in Europe within a few months. Another kxal
thrash favonte. NWSJUICE is re- cording a 4 song EP which will hope- fully be out sooa
HOOKBI has been seen plaving dates throughout May even though they are still looking for a dmmmer. .Anyone interested who feels they can handle the job for this already estab- lished band can contact Eddie Vertuno at 1904) 385-9479. Since the band has changed musical directkxis to a more strai^t-foiward hard rock, the band has considered changing its name. Some possibilities are Slick Lizard and Free Beer, but as for now they will stick with their original moniker.
DRMH V CRYM* stopped by where 1500-*- fans swarmed into the MOON to atch their musical tal- ents. With a brief chat with the lead vxxalist Kevn Kinney. I found out that someone had stolen hb guitar w+ien they played here 3 v'ean ago and by chance w+ien he was browsing through a focal pawn shop he found his old axe and was soon reunited with it
CHAIBAW KlllUband focals ilAGK WAND plav«d the 19th._a_V89 and OK PROOUC- TKMB cosponsored the show. .Magic Wand did a good job warming up the aowd. To watch a drummer stand 19 during the whole st is something to see. TIC Kll ILNS rocked throu^ their set putting on a very good per- formance. In .August they will head back into the studio with producer BUTOI VK (Nirvana. Tad) and record their next Ip v^ihkli will have a harder edge.
One last thing before I go. a big big congratulatwns goes out to J H I FTWiF from SPEi VAMPNC" KURVNI and every- one at \^ for landing a retail job at Metal Blade Records. Jason was the previous metal director at V89.
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FINDIN' THE SUMMERTIME BLUES
Eddie Cocuran said it in 1959. There ain't no cure for the summertime blues. Actually, there is a cure for the summertime blues. Eddie himself no longer had the blues after the summer of 1960. Thafs when, at the age of tv\'enty-one, he was killed in a horrible auto accident in En^and.
There is a cure for the summertime blues, and ifs not just an auto accident, it's the blues.
The only real cure for the summertime blues, or any kind of blues, is the blues. Food and booze are good but you could have too much fua
You can't have too much of the blues. You can have too much ice cream and too many women, but never too much blues.
Some of the best blues coming out today is on some of the smaller independent labels like Ichiban out of Atlanta ( who has Clarence Carter's "Strokin" as their claim to fame), and Alligatorout of Chicago.
ICHIBAN RECORDS (and they still make records too!) h&vt some very talented blues artists on their label. One of the best kept secrets in the blues vs<orld is GARY B.B. COLEMAN. His new disc, MONEY WriHOUT RNANCE IS A NUISANCE, is a showcase for Gary's many talents. The guitar playing is strong, the organ sounds wonderful and Gary is playing both instru- ments and singing some stinging blues at the same time. Coleman is one of the fewbluesmen to have songs that match the witty titles. Gary's songs are as good as the title's. Check out '^HE AINT UGLY (SHE JUST DONT LOOK UKE NOBODY ELSET or IF YOU SS MY ONE-EYED WOMAN." The best thing about tiiis disc is that it's all natural. No sampling, no synthesizers, no plas- tic anything, just the blues as it is meant to be ... natural and full of fire.
The new CHIOC WILLIS disc is supposed to be nahjral and raw, but I find itcontrived and thin sounding. Supposedly tiiere are no syn- thesizers, just real horns, but tiiey sound too real to me. Chick is a funny songwriter and if you can get past his cheesy sound, there is some entertainment
After all Chick gave us the dance fevorite "BIG FAT WOMAN," and another popular time. "BABY, LET ME PLAY WITH YOUR POODLE." On his new disc, Chick ser\'es up "BOW-LEGGED WOMAN," sure to be a crowd pleaser, and a tale of gambling addiction called "GOING TO THE DOCS."
Those are pretty much the only bright spots on the disc. This entire album was made witiiout the benefit of any stijdio trickery, overdubs, or enhancements. Maybe it could have used some.
Former Muddy Waters guitarist BOB MARGOLIN has an all star tribute album for his former boss. The disc is called CHICAGO BLUES on Powerhouse Records, distributed bvIchiban.Thereissomepowerfulbluespla\ing by the likes of JIMMY ROGERS, KIM WILSON (from the Fabulous Thunderbirds) PINE TOP PERKINS, WILUE "BIG EYES" SMITH and more. The only problem w\h this disc is that its missing something. Namely Muddy himself. Of course he died of a heart attack almost ten years ago after marr\'- ing a nineteen ytar old giri.
Muddy's band does the best it can without
him, but after you hear them romp through "ROUJN ft TUMBLm,* and "MEAN DISPOSITION," you get the urge to listen to Muddy. Luckily, these are the only two Muddy songs on the disc and the rest are pretty damn enjoyable.
Some old Robert Johnson tunes and some Bob Margolin originals make this set a good cure for them old summertime blues.
ALLIGATOR RECORDS, in sweet home Chicago, has been cranking out the pure Chicago blues for over 20 hard driving years and they are celebrating in a big way. Check out their 2 disc 20TH ANNIVBtSARY SET. You get KOKO TAYLOR, SON SEALS, HOUND DOG TAYLOR ft THE HOUSEROCKERS, CAREY BELL, LONME MAOC, ROY BUCHANAN, SONNY BOY WlLLiAMSON, DEL- BERT MCUNTON, JUMOR WELLS, LUCXY PETBtSON, and a line up that reads like a who's v^•ho of some of the best Blues put on wax in the past twenty years. If you died to buy all these records separately, people would laugh. Get tiiis Anniversary disc and tiien you can go back tiirough tiie extensive Alligator catalog and pick up on the artists you really like.
Small label blues are happening aixl tiie majors are catching on and catching up.
Columbia started a BLUES-N-ROOTS series eariier this year with the amazing ROBERT JOHNSON boxed set. They continue with a new v^-ave of releases starting with a two disc set of BESSIE SMITH. She was the female blues artist of tiie twenties who sold more records than any otiier Blues singer of her era. Without Bessie Smith, we never would have heard of Billy Holiday, or Janis Joplin for that matter. She was as influential as she was popular. She was hit by a car in Philadelphia, and because she was black, she was denied prope r medical care and died. Luck- ily, the Blues never die and now we can enjoy Bessie on compact disc. Also some authentic blues releases from Columbia are WILUE MXON^ BW THREE TRK), and col- lections of vintage cajun blues, slide guitar, and some vintage blues from folks that haven't been heard from in years.
A couple of new blues discs from major labels are helping me with the summertime blues.
ROBERT CRAY pulls a >\inner out of his hat v^ith his new MIDNIGHT STKOLL disc on Mercury. The disc features the Memphis Horns and a Hammond B-3 organ sound that is right in the monev. Tunes like "THE FORECAST CALLS FOR PAIN," and "MY PROB'^M" are some of the best stuff Robert has rranked out since his STRONG PERSUADBl disc a few years back.
Finally, from out of left field, comes a disc from a former heavy metal guitarist that is pure blues and feahjres lots of stomping blues and hard driving tunes. STILL GOT THE BLUES from GARY MOORE (formeriy of Thin Lizz\') v\ill get any party going. One cut ■ features ALBERT KING and this disc just m rocks and rolls the blues in a way that will cure your summertime blues for awhile.
Got the blues?
Get some blues.
You'll thank me in the morning.
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REGGAE'S INNER CIRCLE
Reggae group IMNBt QROf gave us
the term Ne^' Age Music, when thafi performed v^ith the late JACOB -KILLER- MILLER No\^' referred to as the "Bad Bo>'s* oi' Reggae, Inner Circle wre recently in the area for a concert performance.
The latest hit from Inner Circle v^-as "Bad Bo>'s,' the theme from the television show Cops, w-hich has given Inner Circle a boost of popularity. We wre fortunate to interviev^- bass player lAM LEWIS vi\o shared some of his thoughts with us.
1 wTOte "Bad Boys" approximately four >«ars ago. The song is about a troubled teenager. The youth blames his mother, father, and e\- eryone else for his problems. The l>Tics, 'you chuck it on your mother, you chuck it on your father,' means the >'outh pushes blame on everyone for his drcumstances in lifie,' ex- plains Ian.
When asked if there is any Reggae band that compares with Inner Cirde, Ian (who was drerKhed w'th sweat ftt)m his performance), answered with his soft voice, "It's hard for me to say we souixl Uke this or that group. Look, bow we play comes from raw energy. So for me if s hard to categorize the group. Our sound is unique because it comes from our own cre- atioa' Inner Circle's passion for music as well as fratemal sentiment is very much dispfayed by Ian and his fellow band members both on and off the stage. After the concert Inner Cirde
relaxed with friends, crew, and fans who slipped backstage. Com-ersations and laughter could be heard ranging from boxing arid soccer to upcoming concerts.
While it's true that Inner Circle's popularit>- has soared, it is far from true that the group is an ovemi^t success. 'Like other groups w've certainly paid our dues. But, v^i^t it comes down to is if you're good, then e\'entually, it all comes together. Ttk reality is, >'ou just may have to wait awhile..' Ian further explained Inner Cirde's success, "E«ryone often asks me if I'm surprised by our success, I haN* to honestly say that I am not. Fw aK-a)? felt that if you continue to do what >'ou're good at, then only good can result frx)m it' We can only agree that goodness was overflowing from their excellent performance. Keep pressing on, In- ner Cirde!
Recently Tampa's community radio WMMF had its tenth annual TROPICAL HEATWAVE. Featured with other various international artists was Congo's LOKETO. The members, who speak no En^ish, communi- cated with us via tiansfator, their Guyanese manager Alex Boicel v^'t» (lucidly for us) speaks English.
The first message we com-eyed to the members of Loketo was that we lo\<ed their performance. Arlus Mabele, when told this from Alex, ga\'e the characteristic smile \^•hich
he displayed on their most recent album Extra Ball. The group is quite busy touring the United States. After their Tampa peri'ormance, they were off to Bostoa Besides touring na- tionwide, various members in the group, in- duding ARLUS MABB^ and DWLO MBALA are expected to have solo albums wth Warner Brothers in the near future.
The band is known for two outstanding elements. First, their rhythmic pulsating wrid beat and ethno-pop sound. Seconi are their extraordinary female dancers, v^ through gytations of their bod>', con\«y messages of each song. The dancers are serious about their profession, and alwa>'S a delight to see. They are disdplined and committed to their craft.' com- mented Alex. Both aspects left the audience erasing for more!
The desire for international music from the
such places as the Congo, categorized by the term SOUKOUS has gained popularity. Alex gaw his explanation for the phenomenon, It v.-as such people as PAUL SmOM w^ has
done a lot as a white man for this type of music out of Africa. Without him doing the mass produdng he has (referring to Craceltmd), we would not probably see such groups as Loketo gaining the recognition tho' deserve. Now people are desiring to hear this t\pe of music'
In deep thought, Alex added, "Man>- .Aftican- .American as well as those from the Caribbean daim to love 'Mother-.Africa,' but they aren't e\'en familiar wth the music that is coming from the continent at the present time- to me that seems pretty hypocritical!' .Alex was refer- ring to the make up of the audience, v^-hich ^-is 95% non-Black.
Upcoming events to make note of: REC- GAE SUMSPLASH WORLD PEACE TOUR '91 ^irpens in June at the AT- LAIVTA CIVIC CENTER and Julv at the FLORIDA STATE FAIRGROUNDS r Tampa. Such performers as DENNIS BROWN, smooth i:.-.:-.! MAXI PRIEST as vs«II as AM>REW TOSH SHINEHEAD LITTLE LENNY r: CHARLENE DAVIS are - Je b ~'x Suns;:as- ±ere as a!v.-a.5 :5 -UNTHNG THE WORLD
THROUGH MUSK." This should be hot!
Switching gears to the SOCA scene, it was -CARIWVALTIME- r Atlanta, and Tropix Enter- tainment (along with o\"er 5,000 people) was there to take part in the festivities. Carnivals,' are a big event in the Caribbean. 'The fes- ti\'als are an annual ev'ent in the Caribbeaa Viest Indian-.Americans ha\"e continued the fim tradition in Canada, New Yoric, Boston, Washington D.C., Texas and .Mi- ami. The Carnivals happen throu^ut the summer, except Miami's in October. Major artists that performed w<ere STAUN and DUKE.
VS'eil, thafs it for REGGAE VIBRA- T10MS. Next issue will pre%iew some new artists who are hitting the Reggae scene. Until then, from Tropix Entertainment-remain Irie!
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rOU/J/ROAD/production manogef avaibble. Can run soundT Experier>ced. Will travel. Frank (8 13)689-0250.
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RANDOM PLAY- SOUTH FLORIDA'S HOHEST NEW BAND, POWERFLA, INTENSE MUSIC WHICH DEFIES CAT- EGORIZING. LOOK FOR UP- COMING RELEASE. CON- TAOGREG WAnS 305-77 1 - 2875
WHIG PARTY! All female rock bond! For bookings/fan dub information write: P.O. Box 21954, Tompa, FL 33622- 1954 Of coll (3051964-1801 (Hollywood).
SQUEEZE PLAY is accepting bookings now for spring, sum- mer and fall dotes. Listen for their hot single, 'Love at First Sight'. For booking and fon club info., coll Of leave mes- soge for Nigel at (407)744- 2165 Of (4(37)697-8847.
HEADWAY -The New Name for rock demo and fan dub info. Write to: Streelsense Music Corp. P.O. Box 9771 . Fort louderdole, FL 333 la 9771 . Don't forget to request Headway on local shot WSHE 103.5 FM
OUTTA BOUNDZ - is cummin atcho lyve...lowd...$ in yer bee! For o special taste coll T.M. on 4 Productions (305) 666-5759
CUSTOMIZED BAND FLYERS, Logos, Letter heods. Laminates. Coll Ricky at (8 13)5364100. CHEAP HIGH QUALITY STUFF
'SIMPLISTIX', for bookings
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High ProducHons (404) 956-
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organized regional music project. References, crederv tials and breakdown provided. (305) 94a2604
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VOCAUST W/IABEL interest, gig, seeks members w/originol writing skills. Influences: REM, Crowded house. Cinch, Smiths, Breath. l-305-94a 2604
EQUIPMENT
GIBSON EPIPHONE hand signed by Angus Young. New with case. List at $600.00 plus. Will sell for $450.00. (904)721-8398.
FENDER TWEED DELUXE $299. Looks awhi\, sounds fantastic! Far Peso Dub com- poct ofgon plus amp$599.
GIBSON MELODY MAKER, 1 962, Tremeloarm, 2 pickups, all original hardware plus grovcf mochines. $300060 (813)595-5166.
RANDALL RG lOOES with footswifch kicks not a scratch on it. $300. Sampson wire- less new antenna and coble $110. Need cosh! Mike (813)684-3896.
PAU REED SMITH guitars- 2 OS new flame tops, sound and looks, must seli-Tortoise shell $975, Royd blue $1050. Call (407)746-2209.
STUDIO LIQUIDATION: Tascom ATR-60 two-track tape deck with DBX, monitor, re-
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GIBSON 12-strinq ocousrtc 1968 B25-12, Boss DD-Z Diqitoldelay(407) 831-0339 Coll onytime and leave #.
FENDER BASSES Gibson SG & L5S! Best offers. Marc Brooks-frontmon, bassist, gui- torist. (407) 689.0723 after- noons.
WAREHOUSE LIQUIDATKDN sole! Custom drum set, roodcases, bockline carts, SVT rigs, Spector boss, loo much to name. Coll Storvous (81 3) .58S.S179
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SAIGON KICK official fan club. Attn. Dustin Hordmon P.O. Box 290073, Tompa, FL 33687-0073
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SNAKES - CAPTIVE bofn bo- bies - Albino corns $30, Al- bino bkjck rats $50, Fbrida Kings $15. Many others. Coll (407) 744.0308.
INSTRUCTION
DRUM LESSONS from Dr. Killdrums of Savatoge. Begin- ner to advanced. Double bass loo. Coll Seminole Music (813) 789-3892.
GUITAR INSTRUCTION: Modern styles, oil oges, reo- sonable rotes. Rock
songwritinq curriculum avail- able! W. Palm Beach County (Wellington) Paul (407)798- 1964
MUSICIANS AVAILABLE
PEDAL STEEL doubles on elec- tric and acoustic guitars Dobro, Bon jo Vocols. Seri- ous rood work, sessions, Al Messoge (407)452-1382.
GUITARISTAOCALIST duo/ quartet. Original and cover soft rock, contemporary acoustic, and new songs. Coll Chris (407) 321-9610.
DRUMAAER will do anything to get signed ond be on MTV. No screwing oround. After 6:30. Ft. La ud(3051 927-9711
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DRUA»\MER, 20, wonts open- minded, creative musidans for goroge band. Expressive metoC rock, funk, JBR mixes. No bod habits. CollElz (904) 427-8383.
KILLER FEMALE drummer needed. Double bass pre- ferred for hord rock recofdinq project and tours. Lynze Bond Rocks Prod. (407) 872-0266.
FEAAALE LEAD guilorist with professional attitude/equip- ment for hard rock bond. Traveling, recording, and touring. ZeBond Rocks Pro- ductions. (407)872-0266,
GUITARIST SEEKS bassist, drummer, vocalist into early R.E.M., Smiths, Connells Sun- days. Dade only. Coll Ken (305)274-1992.
CRAZY AGNES seeking vo- calist. Great look, dynamic range, ond killer stage perfor- monce. For information coll Tim (407) 547-5462, Kevin (407)686-7853 W.P.B.
30ISH KISSIAAMEE drummer into local original recording project. Hove connections and willing to shore credits. Coll
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LEAD GUITARIST top 40 R&B and reggae. Good ottitude, look ondequipment for wof k- ing bond (904)4280519
VOCALIST WANTED with oriqinol lyrics in the styles of GnR, Skid Row, etc, vAk> is willing to tempororily relocote. (904)871-0246
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KRISTY MAJORS formerly of Pretty Boy Floyd is looking for a singer with cxillsy voice and trashy looks. You know the look I'm talking obout. If you don't hove ifie image of atti- tude don't call, (213) 960- 7625
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Thrust: I Lo\-e You has definiteh- stumbled on to a diiTerent sound of music not hard rock, not metal not extn realK- alternative. WTiat Ls it? Jen .ViJan: It MU>t us iamming. IHireand iinviit. I think it j«oe> a bit di^ivr than the ;ivvr.i^-e nick <^ roll. I think \imi can listen to it a k)t and pick >tutf up on it. We iu>t like to play mu^ic. Xnt too long ago. they JiJn t haw theM-clissitVations. The thing aK»it <Hir mii-h: i> th.it it's not a sixties trip, no matter what peopk tell \wi.
Tell me about the hrrks.
Chris I'jlnxr -.vrote all ct the hrics, and he > an intiiXMT guy. Ttx- lyrics can relate to v.+uiteier i- ;:oing fm in wnir Irte. They mjkt yjii -t'>p and think.
Where did the inspir n for your muic! come from?
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peoplt ^«nt to hear us. I twpt tttat In- " with drug addiction was considered con- force of numbers wv can hatter our x«y Pa\\i .Vbram Willb (the delinquent) alias trovtrsiai toanextent. Tuitcfi. Aklo > third onto the IS. playlists. There Ls a k)l of Crwv-mag None, is also a Cancer. 6 foot 7 release in 1985 gax* w3y to >vt another stuff on the new-alfaumw4iichcujkleasil\- and 14 inches tall anJ has hair that's a side of AMo's multifacetcd mu>icianship. be pla\\^ on the radb. littk longer than Richards, but it bn't as and furttier .solidified his talent with his I «,iu. ia» "Mic. r«>.i«.» CO - ^'""^V '>*' '* ^" »*«^*"'t compare to manv fans and peers. irealNlitt .MISS hreeto** K», Stuarts.tP»d is the bassist « the banl AnJ thea nothing ... no ne^t• albums Tk.|,.H.gthat>e.tlv,oneo.thealhim ^^^^^^^^^,^^^^.^^, ,>omAI^ Nova . I lanng had enough of
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There are a lot ol new fans. WTiat s good 1^, ,1,^ u ctiii .w >v \.^a :.< ^.>rtci I in\T)htd in the creah^v business of mak-
his success, but we took as big a eiiaiKe with him as amfxidy el.se.
Has Dana been the most important person outside the band?
Absolutely. In a time .vhcre c\\;r>1hing around us was going craz\. Dana w3s there. It was a little kid's dream. All of a sudden w% had thb record deal arki wv wre all excited anJ innocent and ignorant as hell, and he was the guy that tau^t us the most at that point. \Ve\v done thb
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they seem to catch us good, and then gc bacic anJ listen to the older stuff as w^l. We haix: a consistent follo\\ing. Kvw alxim has soU more than the previous one so I guess it's improving.
Ulut are your thoughts on making vid-
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pnng to get a n«ire Mipportivc seer uilhin tiK- iK\t tew years. TlKre's a lot of inJiistryanJ nvJia people tlvit are ctm ' in. Kit w+lit ki»)\i> ... 1'loriJ.i's weird.
Wlut advice wouU you gK-e to your fel- low Fk>rida hands?
Jii-t pLiy. (.et the imisic to «
iinJtnuibh' brilliant, and tkit'> •« e.L<v- to do. If they just get it t()gi thiT anJ .ire hue to uttil they're doing, then it .- ;;i/ing to be
cool.
How has Ceffen been treating you?
C.reat. From e-vvry note pLyed to the cowr art. the re-cord is ahxiliiteh- ii.*. It's not manipulated in anv- u'.i\- h\- a Lbel or ■ 'iicer or anvlhing. We Iv ' ' * '
wt wtre after, .\fter all. who knows the music be<ter than the p«.<>pk whn wrote the Mini.--':
It's helped us already. It helped with the video and with the songs that we're writing. If it t»d come out last July, the u+Kile thii^ caikl haw dropped ri^t out fnHii under ilv It was worth the wait.
spend pushing the album? .Are you going I* be iMring across .America for the next two years?
I'd like to kcT^T wTirking for the ntxt two vvars. then thb wtxiM be like a three and a hah' \var record. The kinger this band b together, the better uvre going to get and
Big Chief records released the hand's de- but album -Cod. Cuns. and Cuts' in ]gs9.
Critics \«re quick to pick up on Agonv- Column's unique approach to metal. Na- tional magazines recognised them as an innovative thra.sh (and anJ throu<ti ex- tensKv covvrage brought :\gony Column to a new audience.
Fanzines kically established tliem as a leading underground metal band. 'Cod. Cuns. and Cuts' with it's mixture o» Southern rock and .sf^xd metal was an immediate underground success.
Colk-ge radio gav^.Vgonv- Column it's .seal ofapprov^landtheirdebutalbumchartcd in the top m
I jve. :\gony Column outdid thenisekvs with a highly successful naliormide tour inckjding a series of show^ with CWAR.
ox\n company. anJ playing on or produc- ing .-ome trairb on friends albums.
.McRV ahead a few vvars and enter Jon Bon Jovi. :\ctually. Jon and Aldo's friend- ship goes back a ways. Its a little known fact that Akk) played on Jon's debut >ii^k."Runaw^y.'and ttieyw been pab ever since. .\ldo lid mi>-s nuking his o»vn music, and the llnal turning point came when he iammed onstage with Bon Jovi when they played his hometown oi .Montreal, during their vxwid tour. Stales Akk}. "We u^ked uif the .stage and Jon s gKing me thb look, and then he -savN. "So?'. I told him. vxah. this b wfiat I want to do.~The wtieels kkk set in motion. .\ldo was back in basiiK'ss.
WKn Jon .started wtHiing on /j/tci- Of Cliiry: Viiung Cuns II. Akk> was on hand to help with -arrangement and produc- tion.' The two started collaborating on some material, to&siiig ideas around and
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much better songs. ""^ proWem with lome ol the videos. \\ e did a video for the 1^ album, a .song
It sounds lice yoo guys hav« abeai^ .-ailed -.Another WorkT w*iich was vvnj
mapped out a k>ng term rebtionslap. i»e buvfeet It was done like a had Sci Fi'
It > like wv ve built a car and v« beliew in movT^. jndvw kicked like .such idiots that
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Ob^ioa^ly wx: want people to reUte to the about some of the things I listen ta It s so songs on the n»:ord and be invtiKvd in off kev compared to vi^iat w\: do. I listen to whatthebanJstryingtosay.V\esayakjt Blues records, earh- Jazz, to musical com- in this record about no niks . but tU;re s ^dv stirff. I haw some mbbbh records
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Negotiatians with Polygram began and ^o did thereoonfingof^jt/Oh TAe/^rri^ AMo's strongest and best album to date. The day that Portrait let Akk) out of his contract is the day that Polygram calk\L ■ A v\:ry happy dav- tor me." states Akki. No doubt Thoiif^ Jon co-wrote and co^ produced .the afcum's preserKe b all .\ldo .No^-a . I lis passioa humor, attitude and deviation from the expected b evident throughout lil(0>d On The Bricks. Akk> dcliwrs the unexpected in a hard edged hook tilled way. -.Modem WorkT is self explanatory, featuring an :\frican chant that translated means. "Cod savt us all.' while -.\kdiane .^lan- has Indian v\3r-
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Kockpools charts for thm: months U^Ks.^ an insight into, yxw guessed it.
'Braw Wonfe and Bkxnk- Knuckles' b the biz. explain it all.
llredh- here. The war is 1991. the Akto Nova s^
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m Chkailo. There we vivre vnth fortv Jvf ■**?*• . ^. - ,. m Is there anything eke that you want FUNFA.\:
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hk-xn engine. When all these had thmgs ^miip what vwwvre trying to savv Right | d.«t kiwiv. It's all then; in the records pounds.
are happening to viw. vtw realize how '" ^ d^nis'\\e n^ g,M,K, to nde the really. Kwrvone in Agom- Column speaks
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UNDERMVID & UNDERGROUND
The big ne^'S coming out of the Oval Office these days is all about the Bushman's ticker. Our Boy George (pun intended), still thinks he's a young ia$ for Chrissake the guy can't sit still vs-hether he's fishing, jogging, toppling Third World gowmments ... it's alvs^ys some- thing. So George's doctors (yes, he has a squad of them on hand while a large portion of the country's populace can't afford e\'en one physi- cian) said that George is fine ... now. Okay, time to breathe the big collectiw sigh of relief. We aren't calling J. Danforth Quayle, IH Presi- dent Face it the only thing Quayle is fit to run is a golf cart and it probably took him decades to master that . . . which leads me to a question: W^y wuld any sane person (assuming George is sane) pick Danny to be Vice President? Well, I have one theory: it's called impeachment — remember Nixon? George probably thinks he can do whatewr he damn well pleases and not be impeached. Think about it ... \^'ouldn't the Senate look like total morons trying to impeach George for his role in delaying the Iran hostages firom being released until after the 1980 elections ... only to have Quayle be in charge? Imagine the public outrage; think \^'hat wuld happen to an already ravaged economy. Dan Quayle would be making decisions that wuld affect the entire world. We're not talking about \v-hatirontousefora bunker shot on the 17th hole of some "whites only" country club. George Bush, as I have stated before, is a very dangerous man; the Iran drugs for arms for hostages deal is just the tip of the iceberg. This man has a past that would make John Wayne Gacey blush, and that, my friends, is why Qua>ie is the \T. Okay, enough depressioa Let's talk about \N^at's going on in indie land.
First up are MRT, the 4-piece noise-mas- ters from Atlanta. They have a 2-song 7 out on Worry Bird Disk, PO Box 954«5, Atlanta, GA 30347. This platteralmost captures theirintense live performances. "OLffT ON THE OON, DEVIL WnHI W smokes, and John Forbes's anguished vocals really stand out. The flipside *MOCBf is equally intense. This record is not forthe faint of heart DOLL SQUAD ha\'e a 3-song T out These five ladies brew up some interesting tunes. IQSS ME, I'M POI- SOMOUS' is reminiscent of early X stuff and the other two songs ha\'e that Sbtties garage feel to them; all and all a solid effort It's also on Worry Bird Disk. ADMIRAL have a 3-song EP out on Ebullition, PO Box 6S0, Goleta, CA 93116. The A side 'REVOLVING & LOADING" is a cool, povt'erful song in the Fugazi mold, and the two songs on the flip-side also show a lot of emotion and power. PSYOWBILLY CADILLAC have a new single out entitled lyMIRAGE" and it's quite a fun- loving. mess\' affair. *MEAN OLD MAN" and 'D'MiRACP' are both great psychobilly wrkouts and sound good at either 33-13 or 45 rpm and, as an added bonus, it
comes on gold vinyl. It's available firom St Valentines Records, PO Box 770417, Cleve- land, OH44107. GUTTER MOUTH areaS- piece band from California and they ha\t a 3- song single out that rips. Musically, it's mid- tempo hardcore wth pissed off lyrics that will no doubt offend many people. MANSON YOUTH haw another single out and if >'ou're a fan of early SoCal hardcore you won't be disappointed by this slab of \\'ax: 5 songs and they all cook. Both Guttermouth and Manson Youth are av-ailable from Doctor Strange Records. THE WUSSIE hav-e a 4-song sin^e out entitled "NEW AGE* and it's a wnne/. The song is cool, and they do a parody of the Jams' "PRETTY GREBH" halfvs-ay through. This disc comes on blue and \^•hite splattered vinyl and fwt years from now it wil I probably be worth hundreds of dollars ... but >'ou can get it now for the amazing low price of S3.00 from Headache Records, 53 Myrtle .\\'e, ^Midland Park, NJ 07432. SPRINGHOUSE are a 3- piece band whose drummer happens to be Jack Rabid. Jack puts out the fananeTHE BIG TAKE OVER which is one of the most amazing 'zines l\t ev-er seen. On their CD en- titled LAND FALL they have created the perfect pop masterpiece. This is the pick of the month .. America's answer to Mid- night Oil, with strong Chameleons influenced early 80's British pop feel. It's obvious these guv's listen to a lot of music and have incorporated the cream of the crop into this release. If there w^s any justice >'ou vvtiuld be hearing these songs on commercial radio, but I doubt it; as Elvis Costello once said: "Radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools trying to anesthetize the v,zy you feel." Land Falls is on Caroline. Okay, a few more items and I'm outta here. Deals of the Month: Deal Number 1 ... HARDCORE 918V are a good metal- hardcore band and have a 4-song demo tape out which they w\\ send free of charge if you write to them at PO Box 91954, LA, CA 90009. Try to be human and throw in some stamps to help them cover costs. Deal Number 2 ... Are you sick of paying S20 for COOL PUNK AND HARDCORE T-SHIRTS' Wnte to Ian at 3451 High Ridge Road, Uma, OH 45805. He sells cool shirts for S4.00 a piece, and they are good quality. WTiy does he sell so cheap? Ian sa)^: "The more profiteering business people I f**k off the better."
On to fanzine land: DECONTROL is a cool 'zine put out by Crash Rats, and for one US dollar he v^ill send you a bunch of back issues plus a lifetime subscription (the 'zine's not ^ours). Write to Crash at PO Box 404, Duluth, GA 30136-0404. .Another 'zine wrth checking out is DUMPSTER DIVE. Issue #4 has in- ter\iev\'s wth Social Distortion, MDC and Poison Idea, and as an added bonus it comes vvith a T single featuring Seizure, The Wussie and Lost Generation. It's S3.00 to 74 Osbonne Ave, Non\'alk, CT 06855. Till next month, strive to survive and cause the least suffering possible. Peace.
BOB D^lAV BOOTIIC SERIES (SOKV)
This is a better-iate-than-never review of a great collection of musical history. Thios collector's edition is what fine wine would sound like if you could hear it Dylan Trust have knoni-n that this collection was coming, and (ut a few away each year only to be opened a nd enjoyed for another point in time, this one has too many to mention but will surely prow to anyone that Dylan is probably the greatest living songwriter and also one ttut is fruly touched by the Master's Hand. This collection is truly a Tijst for every music Tver's library, by Chip
flREHOSE PLYIfT THE FLANNEL (COLUMBIA RECORDS)
I'm ak'ajs skeptical when a band on a great indie label, in this case S.S.T., signs with a major and puts out new product WeD in the case of flREHOSE I shoukin't have concerned myself Tlyin' the Flannel" proves flREHOSE would not sell out to anyone. This trio just cranks out good music firom the opening track "Down With The Bas" which should prove once and for all that Mike Watt is the greatest bass player in the world, to "The First Cuss" which just plain rips. Watt, afcng witJi drum- mer George Hurley and Ed from Ohw are one of the most \ntal bands around today. If you're not ^miliar wi^ The Minutemen you should |o out and buy 'Do(i>le Nickels on a Dime" and see where Moke and George are coming from, because before flREHOSE then uxd to be this great band caDed The Minutemen, and I'm sure if D. Boone were stiU aliw he would give this flREHOSE release 2 thumbs up. What eke an ' lav. by Stiff
with rippin' sex in your face tunes like 'Slave to the Rhythm," 7ull Time Body," and Tie You Up." Then there's the familiar tune "Desperate" (recently released by Babyfon AJ)-). Kelly heeling's heartfelt vocals weave a colorfiji thread of soul throughout the entire ahim. Blues heavy tracis such as "Down by the Torchlight," and "Hotter Than HeD," bring out Reeling's talent And also for your listening pleasure, there's a Ukr instrumental. The Midge II." If you don't go outand grab this one, you'Q regret it
SWANS WHITE UGHT FROM THE MOUTH OF INFLMW CiOCSG GOD RECORDS)
The Swans used to be one of my favorite bands "Raping a Slaw" and 1 CraNtteT were just so innovative. Then in 1^ they released The Burning WorkT which dkint do a kit for me. WeD the Swans are back. Although not as intense as some of their earBer works, the new LP is a masterpiece. Combine the best of the Sisters of .Mercy, The Doors and Nick Cave and you1l get the kiea. The first track 'I'm Better Than You" is so good that I can't stop listening to it This LP rules. I couU use a bunch of tired cliches about how good this is, but you've heard it all before. So do yourself a favor and check this out Hi^ily recommended, iv S^
V.ALLVTLVE VALENTINE (GIA-NT)
Harmonies, slick guitars, and keyboard mekidy lines abound on Valentines ddxjt "Runnin' On Luck .Again," and "No Way" will have you singing aking after one listen, '.hat is, if you can sing in the hi^ range. Lead vocalist Hugo does tend to hit those high notes smoothly and with no effort, sort of lile Steve Perry. Remember him and fellow hitmakers, Journey? Tears In The .Mghf sounds like Journey. "Where .Are You" sounds like Journey, too. .'\ctiiall>', these gu>'s sound like Journey a k>t though they have more bite in their music And tiiey're much better looking. Hey, being a Journey of the nineties couUn't be that b^ after all, think of all the hits they had.
GLVTLE GIANT PLAYISC THE FOOL ■ THE OF- FICIAL LIM CESILE CLAM (CASTLE C0.M.MU.N1- CATIO.NS ESSLVTLU RECORDS)
The onl)' live album by the most underrated British art rock band of die Seventies is available on gkirious C J). Representing the fmest moments of a Fall, 1976 Euro- pean tour. Gentle Giant repeatedly prove their musicality with broad taste and stunning composition. This release makes Yes and Genesis look like the kkalistic beginners they admittedly were. Dreams are fun, but this CD. will give your teacher nightmares. It all boils iwm to five gu)5 with perfect harmony playing almost 30 different instru- ments fin styles nn^ from true Madrigal to Rock to Crimso-tight jazz) like no one you've heard before. .And this is a real live one: no overdub^ Masters of composition o«r a 10 year career, this is a welcome find for those interested in their later efforts. Thus far only their first three albums have been released on CD. in the L'i. - what took so king?
TATTOO RODEO RODE HARMVT AWAY WH (ATIA-NTIC)
Combine a hard rockin' sound wth a distinct touch of blues and you get the debut album from Tattoo Rodeo. Vocalist Dennis Churchill-Dries can belt out poMcrful IjTics with rockers like 'Shotgun Johnny" and 'Hard Like A Rock" and make you want to cry in your beer with the powerful ballad 'Ain't No Reason W'hy." 'Been Your Fool" has been getting some airplay and it kioks like it my be a long hard ride for Tattoo Rodeo. Get die album and hop on board!
BATON ROIGE UCHTS Oil ON THE PLAY- GROUND (EAST WEST/ATIANTIC)
There's close to 50 minutes of Louisiana grown kick ass rock & roll on this sophomore effort from Baton Rouge. When you first pop in the tape, you're blasted away
EV.ANJOHXSANDHISH-BOMBS ROCKETFVEL
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What a voice'. This album wouW be great ewn if Evan only sang acapella. But this one has it all, intelligent lyrics, great music and polish. This is my first time listening to Evan Johns, but from what I hear he's been putting out great music for yean. Rocket Fuel Only is the kind dl aExjon you want to listen to again and again, especially on an easy Fla. Sunday afternoon listening to tunes like 'prow it to each other," "In The Groow," and '.Meant For You" really make you stop and think what the hell we are dang here. Too bad that youll probably newr hear this one on the radio but if you low mtis'ic to the limits that the spirit can take you than this one's for yoa by Chip
DAVGEROIS TOYS HEUACIOUS ACRES (CO- LUMBIA)
In a world of assembly-line bands, it's good to know that there's still some good ole balls to the wall rock n' roll. If you're interested in hearing it just giw Hellacious .Acres a listen. Jason McMasters's abrasiw vocals fit per- fectly to mold the raunchy sound of these high ener^ tunes. DT's sense of humor really stands out on such tracks as 'Gimme No Lip," 'Line 'Em Up," and 'Bad Guy." They make a great anti-censorship statement with 'Sticks and Stones," and then you haw your normal raunchy sex songs, and heart tugging ballad called, 'Best of Friends," and a killer cowr of Bad Company's Teel Like Makin' Low." .All in all, this album is definitely a must haw for those of you that are into a good time, so if it's a party at your place, be sure to haw 5\is one on hand, by Robbyn
SOUTHERN CLITITIE ON THE SHDS 700 MUCH PORK FOR JUST ONE FORK (MOIST RECORDS)
The good folks at Moist/Baited Breath haw brought us some real roots Rock 'n' Roll from Chapel Hill N.C. Southern Culture on the Skids' Too .Much Pork For Just One Fork" is fijll of Southern guitar pickin' and ima^natiw l>Tics. if Duane Eddy and Eddy Cocuran were around today, they woukj kiw what the evolution of recording has done for that "fat" guitar sound that they started in the BO'S. There are no throwaway's pn this disc. If we couW eliminate all the music categories, and just haw good and bad music, this one woukJ be at die top of the good pile. This is definitely one to try. by Chip
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