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r/r^'SW^ : Welcome to issue *2

Once again, this has been a long time in the making, hope it
wait; it certainly is satisfying for me to get it out. The look of the zine has changed (for
those of you who saw the first issue). This is due to the columnized layout format - a
definite space saver. A big thanx goes out to Stephen Perry for that. He' s the one
bashing this out on the computer. While I' m thanking people, I' d like to thank the
A.L.F.S.G. for sending the A.R. info - some of which is reprinted herein - and to those

who sent letters of encouragement - it means a lot. Also, thanx again to Chris Her for {#»<] for ill

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The following interview was
done with Away before WOO
WOIE's last gig here at the El
Mocambo.

Since many people take Voi
Vod for an extraordinary and
revolutionary band, are there
any artists or bands that you
think are standouts ?

Yeah, I' m impressed by bands
who are trying to make music lor
the nineties, like Sonic Youth or
Die Kreuzen.

Not only is your music
extremely original and
bizarre, but each of you has
developed a totatly new style
of playing and singing. Has
this developed naturally or
was this a deliberate and
conscious effort on your part
?

Well, 1 guess it' s natural, but we
knew where to go from the
beginning, like do a concept. It' s
just that technically it became
more proficient and that' s natural,
but the basic idea of getting more
and more weird was there from the
beginning.

Concerning your lyrics-
Are they reflections of how
you see reality as seen with
themes like 'Killing

Technology" and

'Technocratic Manipulators'
or are you just exploring
possible futures ?

It' s talking about the future, but
it' s related to everything right now
because we are jumping into the
future right now- the end of this
century. 1 mean 1 use to go to school
and found I was more Interested in
old science, like alchemy. Then, the
goal was like in research, they were
trying to understand the whole
universe so that they could
understand their own brain
because they knew that the most
complex reactions were in their
own brain. So the goal was like
spirit transportations- You had to
be half mystic and half scientist. 1
Then came the wars and in this
century the mystic side just
dropped away and then came the
capitalist side and now science is
dangerous and out of control. I
mean, I' m into high technology, but
on the "Killing Technology" lp we
didn' t like the other side of it, the
political side of It, the capitalist
side, the stupid side. And even on
"Dimension Hatross" it' s the same,
we are talking about the future, but
it' s all related to what we see.

Like "Technocratic

Manipulators' is like a 1954
type of scenario.

Yeah, like Brave New World .

Who writes the lyrics ?

What' s happening is that I create

concept for the album and then 1
create stories and I tell the stories
to Snake and he writes the lyrics.

Have you had the whole Voi
Vod concept In mind going
back to the first album or
has it developed along the
way ?

1 had a lot of things in mind in
the beginning and I just put it
together along the career. I created
those characters a while ago, but 1
create the concept from album to
album. Except for "Dimension
Hatross ", which I created the whole
concept in '86, while we were
touring with Celtic Frost In the
States, so the concept was there
before "Killing Technology", except
it took two years to develop the
whole thing. That s why the next
album won' t be a full concept
album.

Do you have songs written
for the next one ?

Yeah, we have seven songs and we
have another one, but only the bass
and guitar is ready.

Do you think audiences are
perceptive of sophisticated
lyrical content or do you
think it goes over most
peoples heads and you are
just writing for yourselves
and a selected few ?

We' re not asking people what
they want to here; We are writing
that stuff because we' re into that
stuff and we know that a lot of
those kids just take the
entertainment of the science fiction
story; But 1 guess a lot of people
are able to read between the lines
because there are a lot of messages
even if it' s going to take a few
years til those kids grow up, we
don t care because we want to play
what we want to play.

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Do you get inspiration from
non-musical sources ?

Yeah, sure. A lot of books from
the beginning of this century, like
the nihilist period and the
surrealist period and I haven' t
read science fiction for about ten
years, but I just read a good science
fiction book and If s William
Gibson' s "The New Romancer" and
that kind of science fiction is okay
because if s cyber punks and it' s
the same as the Voi Vod concept.
But mostly books about perception,
like Aldous Huxley.

What artists do you admire
? Do you do artwork for other
bands ?

[' m into morbid art, so I like
Giger, he' s my favourite.

He' s my favourite artist as
well- I like his

biomechanical style of
combining machines with
living organisms.

If s weird- 1 consider him as
much an influence as Da Vinci.

Yeah he has developed a
totally original style.

Yeah, he is totally advanced, he
is totaly far away in the future.

Do you have the
Nccronomicon books ?

Yeah I have them both and New
York City . I' m searching for
another one. I think if s called the
Sphinx .

Amazing- How did you get
them ?

In Germany and Switzerland and
New York.

You did the album cover for
Capitalist Alienation, have

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Its

£ What was the Montreal

scene like in the past and

wbat is it like today ?

I don' t know. I don' t know much
about the thrash scene. I know the
guys from D.B.C., but I am more
into bands like the Nils and the
Doughboys. The Doughboys are my
favourite band in Montreal.

Your videos get you a lot of
exposure. Do you think that
after "Tribal Convictions"
you appealed to audiences
other tban the thrash/ metal
crowd ?

Yeah, defintely. We noticed that

during the tour a few people came

to me and didn' t even know about

A us before the videos. They were

listening to metal, but the heaviest

they could listen to was Metallica,

then they discovered us. Basically

we had a real bad reputation at the

m beginning of our career, like

» Kerrang called us the worst band.

I I wouldn' t worry what

j Kerrang has to say, but that'

' s strange because even from

k your demo' s you created a

ij really big stir in the

I underground.

Yeah, we ve always been really

*jrt bands ?

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our style of music it would be a
I couple of years or a couple of

£*; +~£ yf"*! albums before we' d break like

'£• iSNfofrftfl Anthrax and Slayer had to
£*-ff?*ku- ._,. compromise a lot to get where they

are. We' re trying to evolve without

compromise.

Since you are a real
creative band with a lot of
originality how docs the
business treat you- the
music business is so pre-
calculated and record

companies try and create an
image ? :

We' ve been lucky cuz we' ve
always had total artistic control;
We could do the music we wanted
and I could do the cover I wanted
to. but still I' m completely
disgusted by companies because
they don t give a fuck of what you
think, they just do what they want,
like putting a stupid sticker- 1
don' t remember what was written
on our album, but it was so stupid,
so tacky- phoned the guys at the
record company.

But like with other bands-
they' re not artistic, but
they fit the trend, like
Slayer, they know nothing
more than playing just
thrash. But if yer truley an
artistic band and you' re
doing what you wanna do most ftf^
of the people don't &*
understand what you' re
doing and the people who
understand it least are the ti^t,
business people; you must jj^y*^
find it hard balancing the sSy^-l^
artistic side against the
business side of it ?

We' ve had our mistakes with
companies, but we learned a lot
and now we know where we' re

going, like with the next contract

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we just signed with MCA/ Mechanix
- we signed a contract saying we' re
going to sign with them when our
contract with Noise is over. And
the contract is perfect - we know
what we' re doing.

Obviously the capitalistic
side of music bothers you. so
how can you sign with a major
company like MCA ?

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Because it' s a must in a career.

I Like you' re stuck with a real

I independent label and then you put

I out an album and you' re on the

map, you don t get any money, no

tour, and then we sign with another

[ independent label for three albums

I and this label is a little bit bigger,

but still you re doing the punk

circuit. You receive small money

and you are getting more and more

I popular, but no major label wants

to sign you because you' re too

| weird and suddenly one label

comes and offers you the sky - you

sign man. After six years, you sign.

You sign because you know you

want have financial problems for

fiteen years and you know that you

will be able to put out the music

that you want to, with the cover I

want to, with the messages you

want, no censorship.

What were the problems
with Noise ?

No problem, except that Noise Is
a three album' s company. Like we
did this tour to show that Piggy was
okay and we did it without
financial support. We paid for the
whole tour and there was
absolutely no promotion - so Noise
have done absolutely nothing so we
can' t support a company like that,
we have to move. Noise is a good
independent label, but you can' t go
far with that kind of label because
you need pushing for the tours,
absolutely. You need money.

So the new deal is for how
many albums ?

It' s for six albums. You should
see the contract. 1 mean, V m not a
capitalist to the point of doing
anything for money, but i want
money tc continue my trip and go
further. Like I have my computer
for art, and it' s all for the band,
like we need electronic material for
the next album and we need money
so we have to find some money and
it' s like coming down from the sky.
We won' t buy cars.

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Since you were on an
European label and played
there a lot. did you find that
the audiences were any
different ? Do the people
over there seem to be into the
music and lyrics or do they
just come to slam dance or
get stoned the way we" re use
to here ?

Yeah, it' s true that in Europe
people are more into the lyrics and
more into the concept, but I noticed
this year there were a lot more
people who knew the lyrics of the
songs. But the thrash thing you
know is already getting down; Like
in '83 there was this big thrash pit C.
and now people are more listening.
I think it' s good except at times
there is this empty thrash pit and 1
hate it; it' s like thrash or listen; *, !

What Inspired you In the
early days when you were
underground and what

inspires you now ?

We were into the Sex Pistols and
the Damned and then GBH and
Motorhead, Raven and Tank and
then we changed along the years to
what was coming - Bauhaus, Sisters
of Mercy, industrial and new
psychedelic stuff and now Sonic
Youth and Die Kreuzen.

Have you heard the new
Ministry ?

Yeah, 1 like it better then the
other ones. Also old movies
inspired us, like Eraserhead .

Where do you get your
guitar designs ? Are they
custom made ?

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Except for Blacky, we deal with
Liberatore - a guy from Montreal -
he did some guitars for a lot of
people, like Rush, but Piggy made
his guitar. At the beginning I drew
a few guitars for him and he did
those guitars. And now he Is
drawing his own shapes. He just
drew a double-neck for the next
album - a twelve string and a six
string.

What happened to Maurice
(their old manager) ?

He was sick of us and we were
sick of him. We felt we had learned
enough after Metal Blade to manage
ourselves and we went one and aj
half years before finding something
really solid (or the future. tf

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This interview was done in
Belgium with Helbel on
December 18, 1988. It was a
long and confusion interview
that covered such topics as
Canada, snov, and NO MEANS
NO. An edtied version of that
interview follows. Thanx to
Scott Lake lor asking the
questions.

You guys just got a new albuat
out ?

Yeah

How' s It selling ?

We sold 500 I think.

What kind of music is it ?

It' s different.

Does it fit under any label ?

No, I don' t think so. There' s some
metal songs in it, some slower songs
in it, some melodic songs, some hard
rock songs.

What do you sing about ?

Personal things like "Poster of
Debbie Harry'' hanging on the wall.

Is anybody straight edge ?

No I

You guys had something
written on the inside of the
first album....

Oh. straight not hate. That was our
first singer, he was straight edge.
Now we have a song called "Bottle, not
Battle", He was Straight edge so
everybody thought we were straight.

What happened to bins ?

We kicked him out. We didn' t get
along with him any more.

Who wrote the lyrics on the
first album ?

Bolle.

Who writes "era now ?

Steven - He s our guitar player;
And a couple Iriends of ours and a
guy from Ireland.

So how many brothers are you
?

Does everybody go to school ?

Yeah.

I hope 1' II graduate thla year, then
I' II go and study for another two or
three years and then I have to do my
civil service.

In the array ?

No, in Belgium you can write to
people and say you don t wanna go
into the army and if your lucky they'
II give you a job instead.

So does everybody have to go
into the army in your band ?

All of us except my little brother.

Have you been there ?

None of us goes to the army. We
have to go, but we write that we don' t
wanna go then we can go to civil
service.

Where else have you played
besides Belgium ?

Holland, Germany, England, and
Switzerland.

How long are you guys gunna
stay together, do you think ?

Time will tell.

What do you wanna
accomplish by the time yer
done ?

Have a lot ol fun- That s the main
reason we play.

So you wanna play in Canada,
Eh ?

Yeah or America. I prefer to play in
Canada.

What are your favourite
Canadian bands ?

SNFU, DOA, Dayglo Abortions,
Asexuals.

Do you have any new songs on
the way since the new album ?

Six new- But only the music- no
lyrics. The songs are a lot slower
now.

£| Do you guys have any
P political songs ?

Yeah, but not straight political. For

q example. "Debbie'' in a way is a very

| political song. It s about a guy. who

doesn' t love life any more and there'

s only one thing that keeps him going

J| and thats a poster of Debbie

Harry ...and he wants to have an

anarchistic revolution with her

: (laughter).

So you guys don' t worry
about politics too much then ?
H No, not really. 1' m interested in
I politics, but it s not the most
important thing in life. And
personally I don t like lyrics like
"Fuck this and Fuck that"- I don' t
think if s necessary.

So, who' s yer favourite Band

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Descendents and C.O.C.
How did you guys get into
hardcore ?

Crass and Flux of Pink Indians and
Conflict - 1 liked the lyrics. We all
liked Iron Maiden in the beginning. I
still like them. We were all into hard
rock.

How long has Heibel been
around ?

From March of 85.

Don' t you think when you
have an audience you should
give them a message and say
something and not waste it ?

No. We' ve all our own ideas. I don'
t think we ve got to shout "Do this,
Do that." If you read our lyrics then

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Here' s an interview done
with SQQCDSfbBfflff some time ago.
Actually the interview is done
in two parts, as 1 did a follow
up after their line up change.
They seem to be in a state of
limbo right now. time will tell
whether or not they can keep it
together. The first interview
was done with the whole band,
which at that time was
Drian(Dri) on drums,

Terry(Ter) on bass. Bob on
guitar, and Dave, vocals and

So, what have you been up to
since "Strappado* ? Bri: Not too

fucking much, we recorded a couple

of demos and now we' re looking for a

new record label.

Bob: Actually we got an offer from

Maze Records, but now we don' t know

what' s going to happen.

Bri: Chances are , we' re going to be

recording a new album entitled

"Telepathic Screams" over Christmas.

Bob: Hopefully out before the

summer.

What was it like being on
Diabolic Force ?
Bri: Just great.

I heard rumours about bands
getting fucked around, albums

taking years to get released

Bri: They' re right.

Dave: It was the best experience of

our lives.

Bob: Brian Taylor is my hero.

Dave: We were friends at the time....

Bri: But it' s no good doing business

with friends, but there' s no hard

feelings now.

What' s the new line up ?
Dave: The new member is Bob
Sadzak, alias as "the Snowflake".
Bob: My mom might fuckin' read this
magazine - Shut up.
Bri: Bob' s a great contributor to the
band and a great guy and we love him
so much and if he ever did die we
wouldn' t show up at the funeral.
Next question.
Ter: Wait listen to the solo.
Bob: They' re god like and you know

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What' s thge deal with the
new demo ? Are you going to
release before the lp ?
Bri: No, it' s just strictly for record
labels. See the problem is that there
is so many bands out there - it' s
hard to get it listened to, so that' s
why we might be taking Maze.
Bob: We' 11 take Maze and hopefully
another major record label will hear
it and maybe we' II get something
better,

What about for radio stations
?

Bri: Oh yeah, that' s no problem if
they want a copy of it, like if people
write us we' 11 send it out to them,
but we' re not going to sell them at
the Peddler. mnW'.AXJPi

After the release of
"Strappado" a few zines
claimed it to be one of the
heaviest lp' s ever done. Is
this your goal, to be the
heaviest band around and do
titles like 'the heaviest' or
'the fastest' matter to you ?
Bob: We want to be the second Guns'
n Roses, man.

Dave: Nan, speed doesn' t matter.
Bri: Just the fuckin' money.
Bob: With the new stuff we are
getting away from that total heavy
stuff and getting more into
musicianship.

Bri: But it' s still going to be heavy.
Bob: We are the first thrash/metal

and to c ome out with a keyboard

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' Bri: Mark my fuckin' words, We will
never be commercial.

How well did "Strappado"
sell and how much did you get
from it ?

Bri: Well right now I' ve got a house
in Acapulco and I just bought dad a
motorhome.

Dave: We never really got what we
deserved.

Bri: We got fucked around for our
cashflow.

Dave: We didn' t get what we
deserved. Put it that way. They still
owe us money. They always were
behind on payments to us , you know.
The deal wasn' t bad, but they didn' t
live up to their end.

So what was the deal then ?
Bri: No idea, they fuckin' just put

out the album and sorta fuck you.

They didn' t even talk to us.

Bob: You don' t even know how many

albums you sold man.

Dave: There was no promotion,

nothing. They didn' t help us because

we only signed one year with them,

right.

| How about a tour ?

% Bri: Tour ? You' re looking at it. j>5

j Ter: Depends on tonight. m

E Bob: Hopefully Quebec. |j

jjj Bri: We re going to see what happens ( ^

when we get the album out. When the |§

album' s out we' re going to try and ti

play some more shows, get a manager •

and all that shit. ua.mB.iis* y-a—rris

Brian and Dave showed up at
CHRY one night so we got
caught up with what' s
happening with the band.

Why don' t you tell us who' s
in the band now. what were the
problems with the other
members, etc ?

Dave: We can t say that on the air.
Bri: Well, we got this one guy, what'
s his name again, he plays bass - he'
s a new guy....It' s Rob and well we got
this other guy, Angus and he looks a
bit like a light bulb.

What happened to old
members ?

Dave: Terry Sadler, one of the
original founding members with me, I
guess, he s....

Bri: He won a lottery and moved to
Switzerland.

Dave: No, he turned twenty-nine on
February 17th and he says he' s too
old for this metal thing, so he sort of
picked it in. So he' s defunct and
these guys are like a package deal -
We needed a bass player, so we go let'
s kick out the guitarist.

So does the line up loot
stable ?

Dave: Very stable as soon as Angus
gets a Marshall. _-—

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Okay, you" ve got these
recordings you' ve done for a
record deal, when can we
expect something for release ?
Dave: As soon as that damn contract
from Metal Blade comes.
Bri: We' ve been getting a little bit
of feedback, like we got a good review
in Kerrang. And if you' ve ever heard
of world famous Maze Records, he
phoned us up and kind of led us on
and really he took me heart away, but
it kind of fell through.
Dave: William Howe phoned me a
little while after and said he wanted
to do something with us, so they' re
drawing something up right now, so
we' re just sitting here with our
fingers crossed.

Are you going to use the same
recordings from the master you
used to do the demo ?
Dave: Nah, we' re going to do it
again

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Bri: We got the songs off the first
demo we did, the "Paranormal" demo,
we got it the way we wanted it to
sound perfectly, to us anyhow.

Did you engineer it yourself
?

Bri: Yeah, we got this guy name
Bernie and he' s an engineer, but we
gave him a few tips.
Dave: We produced it, yeah, ...his
feet smelled.

So your hoping for Metal
Blade and hoping for a better
working relationship then you
had with Diabolic Force ?
Dave: No comment, no comment.

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than the last time I asked you$i*^
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done with a once greit (no*
defunct) loctl band that vent
by the name SffiEI ©IP DDAIPfPW.
No strangers to the hardcore
scene, they made a name for
themselves through many live
performances and one hot
demo. The interview was done
with guitarist/ vocalist Chris
Lalionte and this may sadly
prove to be one of SON OF
HAPPY" S last.

Where did you get your name
from ?

The name is from the Uncle Bobby
show. Son of Happy was a little
macraine/ knitted puppet that used to
help Bimbo the Birthday Clown
announce birthdays and such ( Hence
the skeletal doll image in our logo ).
The character is 100 % Canadian and
100 % cult figure. A natural for a
band name.

I heard that you started with
a drum machine. Is this true
and how did you get the band
together ?

We did play with a drum machine
for awhile (not live, just In practice)
before we snagged a drummer. It' s
pretty difficult to program those
things for hardcore - at least it was
for us - so we veered away from the
sucker. The band just kind of fell
together through friends. Dave and I
liked hardcore and other alternative
music - got sick of just watching. So
we kicked around the idea of startin'
a band. Pete (Skeletor) has lots of
band experience - was in Durango 95,
etc. Dave and I couldn' t play very
well, so we learned a lot from Skel',
We wrote a few songs (they' re still In
the set) and pi inked around with
them, on our own; with a drum
machine, and then with our drummer,
Chris Parklnglot, who we stole from a
mod band,

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What does the title
demo. •T.A.L.H.S.O.M.A.".
for ?

T.A.L.H.S.O.M.A. stands for
Long Hard Suck On My Ass I
mature and progressive, eh ?

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Are you going to record vinyl
soon ?

Vinyl has long been a goal for us,
but with this line up change and lack
of funds - soon' is a relative term. I
suppose the dinosaurs asked
themselves if their era would end
soon , too.

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What do you de outside
bind - work, school, etc.

I am regularly employed, I have
been a layout typist in an animation
studio; a mural painter; a free lance
Illustrator/ cartoonist, etc. Most of
my work has been art/ commercial art
related. I' m kind of living day to day
right now. Dave works as a cameraman
at an A.V. house. Skeletor is a film/
sound editor for a large animation
studio. Chris P. is a film editor at a
well known commercial house. We all
work or have worked in film or video
or commercial art - Wlerd, huh ?

What are your feelings about
the Toronto hardcore scene ?

I think the scene right now Is kind
of in a lull - though there are some
great, bands around. It' s hard for new
bands to get started because of the
scarcity of venues. I think what we
need are some new clubs, some
awareness of newer bauds, and some
new blood to warm things up. You can
see the new directions taken by
musically proficient bands like NO
MIND and ROCTOPUS - but I ffl
sure they get tired of being the
cornerstones, Audience support and
some do-it-yourself Ism would
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Who writes the lyrics - What
messages are you trying to
convey through them ?

Most of us write the lyrics. We' re
all pretty diverse individuals so we
don' t portray one message or
anything like that. I tend to attack-
Issues and write a song about
something - I feel uncomfortable just
writing a rock' song or a poetic' song

- My songs are little tyrades about
something usually. I try to Infuse a
sense of humour and try to stay away
from the standard punk' or
hardcore' Issues. They tend to be
personal observations - but don' t
necessarily reflect what everyone
else in the band feels. I guess we run
the gamut from abstract to concrete -
depending on who wrote the song,
Here is a list of some things our
songs are about - Redneck-ism
(against), the scene, the police, couch
potatoes, fashion pigs and jet setters,
the media, people who don' t listen to
other people, being psychotic,
advertising, the great explorers,
driving pick up trucks, veal fanning,
lanacaine, drunk driving and MOREIII

How did you become exposed
to and Involved In hardcore ?

I started out like most people, 1
guess, listening to British punk and
new wave and all that stuff - 1
listened to a lot of reggae and ska,
too, I was exposed to American
hardcore by some friends at College
and started going to shows in Toronto.
I made more friends - learned more
bands, The lid Iko s' days were a

gfcnt boost to my enthusiasm. I guess
talking to musicians and people
associated with the scene got me
thinking that I could do it. too. I was
working and making good $ at the
time, so I bought a guitar and a little
amp and bugged some people to jam
around - 1 sort of learned some covers

- And then Just wrote some little
songs and Dave and Pete and I worked
on verses, choruses, cool parts and
stuff and away we went.

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I heard you are a vegetarian -
Are all the aenbers Veg.
Heads; How long have you been
a vegetarian md why did you
get into it ?

I am a vegetarian (ovo-lacto, so far)
no one else in the band is a
vegetarian - Although Dave just, eats
fish. Pete eats anything from this
planet and Chris eats anything
packaged in styrofoam or cardboard.
We joke around about it, a lot - And
they tolerate my veggie rambllngs
pretty good. I" ve been a vegetarian f^j
for about a year and a half. I' n. still <
pretty new at it, but I love to cook, so ..
new recipes with previously foreign
ingredients turn my crank. I am not a
health nut - I' II keep drinking beer
and eating bags of iunk until they

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You' ve now grown goatee' t -
What' s the deal ?

The goatees are gone I I still have a
beard - Dave shaved his off when he
quit the band - And pete' s kind of
disappeared over the X-Mas holidays ^ e
- Chris P. never had a beard. There
was no reason for the beards - Just a
weird coincidence. I hate to shave, so
I' m going to try and keep the beard
for awhile.

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motivation is respect for animals cute
or ugly. I figure that you can nourish ^
yourself without imprisoning,
abusing and then killing a creature, ■'-,
so why not try ? Besides, now, I know >A
more about food than I ever did and i
enjoy discovering new kinds. Eating J
is such a large part of everyone' s
life, yet we don' t really think about ^
it enough. So, save a pig; Eat some
Tempeh I

Is Skeletor his given owe -
Where and why did he get this
name ?

Skeletor Is Pete' s nick name
because he' s very strong, yet looks
very skinny (like a skeleton). Anyone
who plays guitar like he does
deserves a super' name I Don' t you
think ? Also the fact that we worked
In cartoons together helped a lot In
dubbing hi m Skeletor"

Are there any final consents
?

SONOFHAPPYis in a state of limbo
right now. I' ni not sure what the next
move Is. I guess we II lay low for a
while until the remaining members
can find some time to talk about it.
Any support or suggestions are

care of Chris LaBonte at 16 Risa
Blvd., Toronto, Ont., M6B IS3.

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This interview was done with
Craig Welier - vocalist for yet
toother defunct Toronto bind,
ASLC0TOL raiSlPS. Although they
played less than a dozen
shows, they released a very
cool demo entitled "Infected".
It may still be available so
why not drop ' em a line at the
address contained within the
interview. Members have gone
on to form various other
projects, the first to surface
being STUCIKMAFS. They too have
a demo available entitled
"Ylkesll", but available at a
different address (ed. note: see
review In "Local Yokels'
section).

Who' s in the band and how
old are you all ?

In the band there is me (Craig
Welier) and I am the lead vocalist.
Then there is Troy Shapcott - bass
guitar, Jeff Horton - lead guitar, and
Dean Bentiey - drums, In the band we
are all 19 years old except Dean, who
is 13 years old.

What are your Immediate
plans for the future - Gigs,
recording, etc. ?

Our plans for the future are to gat a
P. A. for lamming purposes and m' re
probably going to set up a show with
DEGENERATE YOUTH, who are
fuckin' awesome, either at the Slither
Club or the El Mocambo.

With the Maple Lear on your
demo cover and the song "V m
Canadian" - Are you
nationalistic?

We are heavily nationalistic and
more Canadians should be for we
should be proud to live In one of the
best countries. I know It' s not
perfect, but its better than most, I
know that we are heavily influenced
by America because they have control
over a lot of communication (eg. T.V.);
But we have to pull our talents out
and compete. Also we have great
Toronto bands that can kick ass, they
have to be put out there so people can
hear them. I think the bands should
help each other by giving new bands
some shows and really stick together.

What are your feelings about
Free Trade ?

If I write everything that I feel
about Free Trade I could be writing
for days. I disagree with it because it
disappoints me because too many
Canadians want to be American.
Economically, it could be good, but
money isn' t everything. I feel the
more money we get flowing into
Canada, the more corrupt and greedy
people will get. Also we really don t
know for sure economically it will be
good, its kind of like taking a shot in
the dark as far as I' m concerned.

When did you form the band ?

We formed the band back In the

spring of '87 because our school was

having a battle of the bands. But the

. band has been around for four years,

but went through numerous changes,

I but we got back together for the
Battle of the Bands' at our school.

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forming the band ?

The motivation for forming (lie band
was for playing music which we enjoy
and have fun doing it.

Where did you get the name
Iron ?

The name came about when the first
singer of the band used Alcohol
Preps for his acne problem, but I
really don' t know why we used it for
the name of the band.

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How many gigs hare you
played and with whoa ?

We have played, in total, six shows
and the last one was at the Slboney on
Sunday, which was totally fun except
for a couple of people who didn' t
take to us too well. Bands we have
played with are M.S. I.. D.O.G.,
DISASTER, and our first show was
New Years 88 with B.F.G. and

FORCED ANGER, from Detroit.

What do you all do io your
spare tine ?

Well Dean and I hang out a lot
together and usually we listen to a lot
of tunes and drink beer at Jim' s
house. Also Dean hangs out at Chez
Paree, the strip joint, because its the
only bar that serves him and someone
should tell him to stop getting table
dances from ugly chicks. I also watch
the Love Connection because it makes
me laugh when the date goes shit.

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on the deoo ?

Yes the line up is the same. But I
want another guitar player to enhance
our sound, but I have to convince
Troy and Jeff.

Is the demo (or sale ? How
nuch and where can people
write ?

The demo is for sale and it costs
four smiirks, You can write to me for
it at 4163 Murray Hill Cres.,
Mississauga, OnL, L5C 4H9.

When was the demo done ? In
what studio. How Many tracts,
ate. ?

The demo was done in late October.
We did it in Troy' s room In his
basement. We used a twelve channel
board, inked everything, and it all
went through the board to a reel to
reel. Also I think we used quarter
Inch tape on the reel to reel machine,

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Cuddles ?

At B.J, Cuddles everything kind of
went wrong, It was advertised as
being all ages, then when people were
coming in, the bartender said it is
against the law to have all ages shows
In Mississauga, People were bringing
their own beer into the club, Near the
end of the night, the bartender was
walking with a baseball bat, which I
wanted to stick up his fuckin' ass.
When M.S.I, was on, some redneck
guy, drinkin his manly Coors Light,
chucked a glass at M.S.I. We also got a
rental amp stolen, which turned out
to cost like a million dollar
amplifier, In all it was a total
DISASTER, who actually played their
first show that night, But the biggest
drag was tlmt,"1f everything went well
that night, the owner was going to
book hardcore shows there quite
often,

Anything you' d like to add ?

Yeah, I want another guitar player
to play rhythm. If anyone out there
has half decent equipment and can
stand our tunes then write me. if

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The Politics nl Cirrnm^^nrff

What can be lost was never gained.

Singularity is heaven s domain.
Might is day and day is night,
in the politics of circumstance
Who can say which is right.

What is dead cannot be maimed.

Singularity is heaven ' s domain.
White is black and black is white.
In the politics of circumstance
Who can say which is right.

What is real cannot be feigned.

Singularity is heaven' s domain.
Right is wrong and wrong is right.
In the politics of circumstance
Who can say for which to fight.

A light breeze, with neither cold
nor warm intentions, blowing through
hallow streets, bouncing off brick;
the buildings, animate and inanimate,
giving and taking from the ambience;
neon flashing; wooden heels, klick-
klack. klick-klack; women selling
flesh; hobos buying time; children
kicking a tin can, singing some
ancient rhyme; poverty is perpetual,
like decay, in its relentless
progression to some undefined, yet
finite, degradation.

"Change lor coffee ?"

"1 was going to ask you the same
thing."

"Go fuck yourself asshole."'

To find the page as pure in its
completion as perception in
perceiving.

Alone and aware; brown leather
shoes, a heavy blue overcoat-more for
winter, denim pants-old and faded, a
striped blue scarf-more for winter; I
am alone and aware, swimming
against the tide that would carry this
nelarious cocoon, blaspheming the
word community, into a sea of
despair.

The poet is always alone. Suffering
is the trial that permits treason
against the normal flow of human

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or which all artists,
in their time, are persecuted.

To find the page as pure in Its'
completion as perception in
perceiving. I think therefore I am; 1
think therefore I am; I think
therefore I am. I wonder yet still
exist.

"Charliel How s It going ?"

"Not too bad-just getting off work
?"

"Yeah. Long day. What about you ?
What are you up to ?"

"I had to go to Marlborough' s to get
a new typewriter ribbon."

"So.. ..you heading home now ?"

"Yeah. You V

T m going to the pump for a beer.
You want to join me ?"

"No. Thanks anyways. I have to
work.'

"I thought you writers didn' t live
by a punch clock."

"First of all, I' ni not published
yet-so don' t call me a writer.
Secondly, I' m on call twenty-four
hours a day."

"Allright. What about tonight. You
want to throw some ?"

"Very possible. Check in on me."

"OK. Charlie: I" II do that."

"See you Mike."

"Later Charlie."

A railing; hanging on its screws;
paint peeling off the columns; stairs
moaning under their duty; a heavy
wooden door-oak; a horizontal, half-
moon window in it; the Victorian
home, how I love to call It home.
Science has no explanation for
beauty.

"Mr. Adams."

"Oh, hello Mrs. Duncan. How are
you ?"

"I. ...am fine, thank you for asking,
but the third floor is not. It reeks of
cigarette smoke, Mr. Adams. 1 told
you, Mr. Adams, when you took a
room here, that there was to be no
smoking."

"Very sorry, Mrs. Duncan. It was
just the one 1 snuck in before bed last
night. I was in my pajamas, and I
couldn t go to the front porch for a

won t happen again. I

smoke. It
promise."'

"I should hope not, Mr. Adams.
Learn to control that habit, or better
yet, give it up. Good-day Mr. Adams."

Four white walls, always four white
walls; a typewriter desk standing in
the corner, looking out the window;
the window looking onto the street,
the parking lot, the neon sign: Harry'
s Char Broil "; an electric typewriter
sitting atop the typewriter desk; an

old swivel chair on wheels; a mattress
on the floor; always nothing on the
four white walls; there is nothing I
would want to look at every day.

To find the page as pure in its
completion as perception in
perceiving.

Where did 1 leave off ? Oh yeah-the
poem. Where to begin ? The poem
about existence. What am I trying to
say ?

A gull, not far from the lake,
swimming in the grey September sky;
cascading, rolling on the wind; a
backdrop of eternity for every stroke
of its wings; form and theme-as in
God-are always symbiotic.

Writel Don' t look out the windowl
Write!

Descartes thought we existed
because we thought-"! think
therefore I am." Express this
i poetically. The writer, he steals my
breath, walks beside me all day, but
when confronted disappears.

In the parking lot, a man walking
about; a heavy blue over-coat-more
for winter; brown leather boots, old
and worn-more for winter; a
weathered face; deep gaunt lines,
square jaw, high forehead, cropped
hair; picking up garbage; he picks up
garbage-another lost soul.

Maybe the title at least-'! am- it
sounds like a good title. I am- where
does this take me ?

"Charlie ?"

"Yeah. .. hello ?"

"Hi Charlie, it s me. Can I come in

Sure Mike, come on in."

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Am I disturbing you ?"

No. Not at. all."

How' s the writing coming ?"

It isn' t."

What' s the problem ?"
I don' t know Mike. It' s kind of
id to describe. ..sort of like being »i
potent. You want to write, but "
sre s no energy in your fingers to }
i the keys. Does that make any \
nse ?" \

"It might. ..if I was a writer."
What lime is it ?"
"It is seven-thirty."
"Where does it go ?"
"What ?"
"Time."
"I don' t know. You into some darts

"Sounds good to me."
"You know Charlie, 1' ve got some
isters if you wanted to put
mething on your walls."
Streetlanips; standing tall on their
increte pillars; casting a hopscotch
ght. light-dark. light-dark;
tanging with each football; jabbing
the night; a streetcar passing by,
w hum, flashes of crimsom and
ass. hopscotch reflections of colour
id light; these moments, so quick, so
ight, seem to mock what I think is
ight.

"Charlie...? Charlie ?"
"Yeah." £

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Just lost lor a second. Mike. Just
■St for a second."

"You got your darts ?"

"Yeah. They" re right here in my
ocket."

"What weight do you throw again ?"

"Twenty three grams."

"You like that weight ?"

"Yeah. It does the job."

"I don' t know. I used to use a
eavier weight, when I first started
laying, but now I" m accustomed to a
ighter one. The ones I" ve got now are
ixteen grams. 1 find that 1 have to
old them a little tighter, and I have
a give them a good push, but they

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don' t drop their line at all.
Sometimes I find that a heavier dart
can drop It s line, so you end up
falling below the target."

T know what you mean. I used to
use a lighter dart too. I switched to a
heavier dart because they do most of
the work for you. "

"What do you mean ?"

"Well, it' s just what you were
saying; You have to hold the dart
tighter, and give it a good push. I don'
t, That' s what I mean by the dart
doing some of the work for you."

"Oh yeah, interesting point. Maybe
I' 11 give your darts a try tonight,
Charlie. 1 haven' t used a heavier dart
in a long time."

"Sure. No problem."

A street person; sitting in a
doorway alone and unaware; a
swollen face from exposure; a torn
shirt, bare white skin of his stomach
hanging out, mud in his hair, black
fingernails; his body trembling; his
eyes on fire-lhe fire within; his
spirit, an endless field of wheat,
burning; burning without respite;
who dropped the match ?

"Geez; Did you see that guy, Charlie
? I" 11 tell you- I' ve been living in
this neighbourhood for over a year
now. You think you re used to It, but
every once and a while you come
around a corner and there' s a guy
like that. You see ten. ..twenty street
people a day, but these ones-the ones
that pop out at you like that-they
stick in your head. They haunt you.
You know what I mean, Charlie ?"

"Yeah. I know what you mean. What
do you think poor is Mike ?"

"Are you going to start that tail
chasing stuff again tonight Charlie ?
Because If you are. I m just going to
put cotton in my ears."

"Relax Mike. It s a simple
question; What do you think poor is

"Aaaaaawwwwww Jeeeessssuuusssl
Poor Is no money, alright ? End of
conversation. "

"1 agree. Poor is no money. No
money means that you re always

going to be renting from somebody,
right ?"

"Yeah, Right."

So poor is always oweing somebody
or something, always being indebted
?"

"Ya. Ya. You' re right. I agree. So
what' s you' re point ?"

"Just making conversation, Mike."

The bar; a long oak, L-shaped
leaning post; neon signs hanging on
the walls; scattered voices inflecting,
deflecting and reflecting through the
air; men in alcoholic stupor staring,
here, then there; meditating on
loneliness; hoping, praying that the
soul can be cured with a placebo; It
can' t.

"Not too many people here tonight."

"Just the devout."

"What ?"

"Nothing."

"Co grab the board, Charlie. I
grab a couple of beers."

T m drinking soda water."

"You don' t drink ?"

"i don t drink."

"You crack me up, Charlie."

"Glad to hear It."

To find the dart as pure In
completion as perception
perceiving.

"You want to warm up ?"

"No, just diddle for the middle.

To find the dart as pure in
completion as perception
perceiving.

"Nice try, Charlie. ..but not good
enough."

"A bull first throw. Have you ever
played tournament darts, Mike ?"

"Nope. So how long are you going to
give this writing thing. Charlie ?"

"What do you mean ?"

"I mean, are you going to give
yourself a certain amount of time to
get published ?"

T don' t know if I look at it that
way, Mike. To me writing is a means
of expression. 1 hope I' 11 always be
doing it."

"Yeah. But what do you want to be ?
1 mean, is that it, being a writer ?
What' s the big plan; write a best

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seller ? Write for television ? What' s
the angle ?"

"I see what you' re getting at. Well,
I don' t know if I" II ever be able to
support myself writing. But I don t
know if I want to go back to school
either."

"You went to school ? Where did
you go ? "

"Here and there. I have a few
university credits. What about you.
Mike ? What do you want to be ?"

"Me ? 1 am what I am."

"You think therefore you are."

"What' s that ?"

"I think therefore I am-Descartes."

"I used to have a dog that seemed to
be able to think. It knew how to ask to
be let out. It s kind of wierd when
you think about it."

"Animals don t think, Mike. They
act on instinct."

"Yeah. And we' re real different."

"Don' t you think so ?"

"Look at sex. It" s a billion-dollar
industry in our world. And we' re the
most advanced people on the planet. I
call that a perversion of instinct. It
doesii t hold up to a dog s way of
thinking if you ask me."

"It s about consciousness, Mike.
Does your dog know what it' s doing
when if s trying to find a mate ?"

"More than me. I never heard of hira
spending forty dollars on drinks for
the poodle down the street."

"I don t think you' re being
realistic, Mike. Animals don' t
think."

"And I think you' re making too
much of the human animal."

"Nice darts, Mike."

"Thanks, I didn' t even think about
them."

Alone and aware; walking home at
this midnight hour, through
cloistered streets-even at this hour
abounding with energy, vitality. To
find the words that will match these
forms, these sounds, this vitality,
this is what I want. But if they can t
be found, what am I ? I don' t know if
I can find them, but I don' t know if I
can ever stop searching-searching for

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perception in perceiving.
To find the page...
Four white walls; nothing on them,

there is nothing I would want to look

at every day. The typewriter desk,

staring at me; sit down I Write I
I think therefore I am. I think

ther...
In the parking lot across the street,

a man, that same man, walking about,

picking up garbage; he must be mad.

He must sleep on the street, the poor

mad bastard, poor mad bas-
in the parking lot across the street,
A man walking about in
A heavy blue overcoat-
More for winter;
Brown leather boots-
More for winter,
Picks up garbage.

His form- as inapproachable as his
theme-

In this moment, does seem

To surround me like a gentle
stream.

In the parking lot across the street,
A man walking about in
A heavy blue overcoat-
More for winter;
Brown leather boots-
More for winter,
Swims against decay.

Love is perpetual, like creation,
In its relentless substantiation
That we are a part of a divine
affirmation.

In the parking lot across the street,
A man walking about in
A heavy blue overcoat-
More for winter;
Brown leather boots-
More for winter.
Points the way.

These moments, so quick, so slight,
Seem to mock what I call sight
And give cause to a greater plight
In a room across from the parking
lot,

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A heavy blue overcoat-
More for winter;
Brown leather boots-
More for winter,

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form
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TODAY?

IF YOU LOVE

ANIMALS-
WHY DO YOU
EAT THEM?

ENJOY YOUR

MEAT-

AN ANIMAL

DIED FOR IT

CANCER AND

HEART DISEASE

IS THE REVENGE

OF THE ANIMALS

THAT YOU EAT

I IF YOU LOVE | MEAT EATING I BE KIND TO

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tAI IHfclVIY

ENJOY YOUR

MEAT-

AN ANIMAL

DIED FOR IT

CANCER AND
HEART DISEASE
IS THE REVENGE
OF THE ANIMALS

THAT YOU EAT

STOP KILLING
YOURSELF AND

THEANIMALS-
DONT EAT MEAT

EVERY YEAR Jj BILLION FARM ANIMALS ARE RAISED

AND SLAUGHTERED UNDER THE MOST BRUTAL

CONDITIONS MERELY TO SATISFY THE HUMAN DESIRE

TO EAT ANIMAL BODIES.

Vegetarianism and Health

1. The human digestive system and odicr
bodily functions are in every way like those
of fruit eating animals and very unlike those
of carnivorous animals. Just like other
vegetarian animals, the human digestive
system is twelve limes the length of the
body, (in mcat-catcrs it is 3 limes as long),
we sweat through our skin (not our tongue), •
we drink water by suction and our tooth and
jaw structure is vegetarian. From these
physical facts i t can be deduced that humans
must have evolved for millions of years
living on fruits, nuts, grains and vegetables.

2. The Journal of the American Medical
Association has reported that a vegetarian
diet can prevent 90-97% of heart diseases.

3. Over 50% of North Americans arc over-
weight, while on the average, vegetarians
weigh about 20 pounds less than meal cat-
ers.

4. Meal moves extremely slowly through
ihc human digestive tract which is not de-
signed for a meat diet. The lack of fiber in
meal has made chronic constipation a com-
mon problem in our society. Present re-
search indicates thalappcndicius, divert icu-
lilis, cancer of ihe colon, heart disease and
obesity are all reduced with a diet high in
natural fiber.

5. Planus provide, on average, more than
Iwice the amount of vitamins and minerals
provided by meal and fish.

6. The kidneys of mcat-catcrs have to do
three times the amount of work to eliminate
poisonous nitrogen compounds in meat lhan
do the kidneys of vegetarians.

7. When an animal is killed, the proteins in
its body coagulate and substances called
ptomaines are formed. These ptomaines
result in die extremely rapid decomposition
and putrifaction of the animal flesh. As it
takes meat about 5 days to pass out of the
body (vegetarian food lakes only 1 1/2
days), the disease causing products of de-
caying meat arc in constant contact with the
digestive organs. The habit of eating meal in
its characteristic state of decomposition
creates a poisonous state in the colon and
wears out the intestinal tract prematurely.

8. Scientists at Harvard have found that the
average blood pressure of vegetarians was
significanUy lower than that of a compa-
rable group of non-vegctarians.

9. Animal flesh contains large amounts of
certain fats, such as cholesterol which do not
break down well in the human body. They
begin to line the walls of the meal eater's
bloodvessels. Asa result high blood pres-
sure, strokes and heart attacks occur.

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STOP KILLING
AND EATING

OTHER
CREATURES

THOSE WHO BUY AND

EAT MEAT ARE JUST

AS GUILTY OF ANIMAL

MURDER AS THE

BUTCHERS WHO DO THE

KILLING AND SELLING

THEM

MEAT IS

MURDER

OF ANIMALS

AND PEOPLE

DONT TURN YOUR

STOMACH INTO A

GRAVEYARD FOR

DEAD ANIMALS

BIRDS AND FISH

Total Vegetarian or Vegan

A total vegetarian is one that does
not eat animals or animal products in any
form whatsoever. This diet consists of
mainly fruits and vegetables, beans and
whole grains, nuts and seeds, seaweed, etc.
No dairy products arc included in this diet
Those who include dairy products In their
diet are ovo-lacto vegetarians, ovo - eggs,
lac to - dairy. To be vegan is to follow a
vegetarian diet and lifestyle using no animal
produclsderived from leather, horn, orothcr
ani mal parts. For ovo-lacto vegetarians who
do not feel ready to make the step to a total
vegetarian or vegan lifestyle, free-range •
dairy products are available at most health- ••
food stores. For those who are ready to j)»
eliminate dairy products and eggs from their >?
diet, the following should be observed, i t'.

1. Have at least one serving ofeach of these >.
foods each day: • n-n .■■■•; i,>
Legumes - soybeans, pinto, kidney, or chick, j ]
peas. etc. '■'
Whole grains - rice, millet, oats, wheal, etc. it
Leafy dark greens - spinach, chard, water- |f
cress, etc. "

2. Have at least three servings of each of
these foods every day:

Tofu or soy milk, soybeans, other soy prod-
ucts, almonds, cashews, sunflower seeds,
sesame seeds, peanuts, raisins, dried fruit.

3. Have two to four servings ofeach of these
foods every week:

Lecithin, nutritional yeast B, molasses
(unsulphurcd).

4. Have at least once a week:
Cooked/raw carrots, broccoli or other green
vegetable, cabbage or cauliflower, cucum-
bers, zucchini or green pepper, potatoes,
onions, bananas, raisins, millet or other
grains, molasses, engevita or 'good lasting'
yeast, lecithin, acidophilus or tofu.

5. Eat three or more times a week:
Spinach or other dark leafy greens, lettuce,
apples, oranges or other fresh citrus fruil,
dried fruit, nuts and seeds (raw), brown rice
or other whole grains, legumes, whole-grain
cereal, natural oils, fresh 100% real juices,
vitamin B-!2 rich foods and calcium rich
foods, (ed note: for more information on B-
12, see "Why Vegan".)

Protein

Vegetarians worry about where to
get their protein from. Every natural food
except for sugars and oils contain some
i protein. The concentrated vegetarian
sources of protein include legumes, soy
bean products, nuts and seeds, leafy green
vegetables, whole grains and dairy products
if used. Many nuts and vegetables are nearly
complete proteins in themselves, and when
1 taken in combination with other certain
■ incomplete proteins they become complete.
I Many bean and grain combinations have
: . equal or more protein value lhan meaL The
main functions of proteins in the body are to
furnish energy, provide enzymes for diges-
tion, provide antibodies and antitoxins for
resistance against disease, and build and
maintain the body cells.

Calcium

Calcium isaconccm for those who
eliminate dairy products from their diet.
There are many sources of calcium in the
vegetarian diet such as almonds, sesame
seeds, dark leafy greens, soy products, sea-
weed, etc. And on a plant based diet one
needs less calcium than on a meat based diet,
because too much protein causes a depletion
of calcium in the system.

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10. The vegetarian avoids the various drugs,
chemicals, pesticides, and dyes commonly
found in meal. Mcat-eatcrs consume drugs
like penicillin and tetracycline on a regular
basis.

11. Animals arc shol full of dangerous
hormones, drugs, and chemicals. When
they arc slaughtered ihey are in fear and
pain. These feelings trigger the release of
these stored poisons and toxins directly into
their systems, which in turn are ingested by
the meal eater. The animals slaughtered are
often diseased. Mcatprccessorsareallowed

to use any diseased animals, even cancerous
ones, as long as they remove all the parts of
IhcanimaJslhalarcobviously diseased. The
life expectancy of vegetarian groups stud-
ied, SLch as Seventh Day Advcnlisls and
Trappist Monks, is longer than meal eaters.

Sources: Parham, Barbara, 1979, What's

Wrong With Eating Meat; The Lancet,

Compiled by: Toronto Vegetarian

Association, 28 Walker Ave., Toronto,

Ont. M4V 1G2 Canada.

TORTURE IN NORTH
AMERICA

FACTS ON K.F.C.

Over 3 billion chickens arc killed i
annually in ihe U.S., and over 10 million in
Canada for consumption by humans. Their
slaughter is the culmination of a pathetic
existence devoid of the smallest comfort; an
existence totally alien to their natural in-
stincts, survival patterns, needs and desires.

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Hatcheries which produce 'egg birds' kill all
the male chicks by such means as suffocat-
ing them in plastic bags. Their remains
become fertilizer or food for animals raised
for fur. Immediately after hatching, 92% of
the chicks are sold lo giant battery farming
corporations such as Pillshury, Safeway,
Kroger, Kentucky Fried Chicken, etc.
These battery farms house up lo one million
laying hens each. At ten days old the chicks
arc debcaked, which entails the removal of
the upper mandible or the entire tip of the
chick's beaks. They are debcaked a second
time at 20 weeks of age. The chickens are
debcaked because the conditions under
which they arc raised arc so stressful that
they will often peck at a cage-mate until she
is dead; a weaker chicken has no means of
escape. The chicken 's beak is a very sensi-
tive and important part of a chicken; apart
ttom the pain endured during removal, the
bird has thereafter lost an extremely helpful
member. The removal of the beak adds
greatly to the frustration suffered the rest of
their lives.

Battery cages arc packed in long rows, one
above thcoUicr, four or five tiers high. They
are constructed solely of wire mesh, with the
floor sloping toward the front to enable the
eggs to roll out into the collection tray at the
bottom. The birds arc packed so tightly in
these cages (4 or 5 per cage) that they will
have between 1/4 and 1/3 of a square foot
each - less than the size of a record album
cover. They must climb over one another to
reach water and food. They spend their
entire lives standing on a wire floor which
produces painful malformation of their feet;
their claws grow so long they will often curl
completely around the wire, trapping the
bird for her lifetime (or resulting in slow
death by starvation and dehydration if she

~* gets caught away from the food and water.
Abscesses form on die birds' breasts and the
tail feathers arc usually rubbed away cxpos-

5 ing red, sore skin. Evcniflhcy were alone in
the cage it would still only allow enough
room to stretch one wing at a time; if one
chicken moves the others arc compelled to
do so. Many arc lost through suffocation or
being crushed by fellow inmates. Allow-
ances are made by the producers for these
loses - up to 20% death rate is normal under
these conditions.

One person will usually be responsible for
approximately 70,000 birds. The only indi-
vidual care given is the removal of dead
birds. Illness and disease go undetected in
the massive units. They are plagued by
parasites; flies arc attracted by the strong
smellof ammonia from the droppings which

accumulate beneath the wire mesh floor of
the cages prior to periodic removal (about
once a year). Frequent use of insecticides is
needed lo combat these pests. The afore-
mentioned points coupled with ihe high
density of dust and poor ventilation arc great
contributing factors to the chronic respira-
tory diseases commonly found among the
birds. The largest portion of deaths arc
credited to cancer (heart, lung, ovary, kid-
ney), digestive and liver related diseases. A
good percentage of the birds merely lose the
will lo struggle further, give up and die.

Food and water arc automatically dispensed
at die front of ihe cages. The food is com-
prised of various substances including re-
cycled poultry manure and unsaleable parts
of slaughtered chickens. The cosmetic
Xanthophyll is added to the feed to darken
the pale yolks of the eggs, and to increase the
yellow colour of the chickens' skins, mak-
ing them more attractive to the consumer.
Small quantities of antibiotics are continu-
ously fed to the chickens lo promote growth,
and at the slightest sign of disease the dosage
is increased. When their laying days arc
over (about 2 years) the chickens' worn out
bodies are suitable only for sale to soup
manfacturing companies (often
Campbell's) or for use in chicken pot-pics,
etc. The natural lifespan of a chicken is
about 12 years.

Apart from laying hens, anolhcr side of the
business lies with so-called 'broiler chick-
ens'. These birds exist under the same
horrific conditions as the layers, but for a
shorter period of lime (about 9 weeks) be-
fore reaching die desired weight for slaugh-
ter, One of the largest producers of broilers
is Ralston Purina. Here the object is to
produce the biggest bird in ihe shortest pos-
sible lime, at the lowest cost to Ihe industry.

Lighting is used to simulate night and day,
and is switched on and off at frequent inter-
vals lo encourage Ihe birds lo cat and sleep in
quick succession, and Ihus rapidly gain
weight.

Further exploitation of the hen is seen wilh
Ihe university studies lo produce a fcadicr-
Icss chicken. This would curb costs lo the
producer by eliminating the lime consumed
by feather removal after slaughter. If suc-
cessfully developed, this would, of course,
render the chicken's entire body vulnerable
to sores and abscesses from continuous
rubbing against the cage walls.

The industry 's alternative method of broiler
production finds the chickens uncaged bul in
a huge building wilh ihou.sands, often lens of
thousands, of other chickens. Chickens
ordinarily have a highly developed social
system, which humans icrm a 'pecking or-
der'; the chickens can only manage, how-
ever, to maintain this system in numbers
under one hundred. When housed in Ihe
thousands, the birds arc hysicpical, stressed,
and often cannibalistic. When a human
enters Ihe house, all of the birds crowd on lop
of one anolhcr in the far end of the building,
often killing those on the bollom of Ihe pile
by suffocation.

Sources: Feminism and Animals' Rights;
PETA, Seattle.

^v ^v ^v ^

Today in Canada, virtually all of
the poultry, eggs, pork, veal, milk and by-
products (yogurt, cheese, ice cream, etc.)
come from animals confined in grey, steel,
mechanized, factory-like buildings that are
scattered throughout ihe southern third of
the entire country, from Victoria, B.C. lo
Charlotlclown, P.E.I. Ten million confined
laying and broiler birds are the 'meat' of
Canada's poultry industry. The Onlario
Chicken Marketing Board reports that in this
province alone (On l.) there are 700commer-
cial broiler farms and 804 egg laying
operations. These flocks of 10,000 to
50,000 birds are all reared on feed which is
totally foreign to their natural diets, and is
laced with chemicals and growth-inducing
drugs and hormones.

The broiler chickens spend their 8 week
lives crowded together on slatted floors over
manure pits, or, less commonly, stacked in
cages like those of ihe egg laying hens. At
first, bright lights flood die building lo en-
;ourage feeding. Later, in the few days left
before ihcir slaughter, when each fully-
grown bird has space about the area of a
magazine page, the lights are kept very dim
loreducc fighting. Crcwsof 'catchers' wade
in and slulf tiicm into crates, which they are
held in during transportation. Arriving at the
processing plant, they arc removed, decapi-
tated, bled, scalded, plucked, cleaned,
dressed and packed for the supermarket or
fast-food outlet. •

Factory farming is capital-intensive rather
lhan labour-inlcnsive, and prefers chemical
and lechnical hardware to human input. In
the fifties, traditional farmers were caught in
ihe industrialization of farming that forced
many of them into 'bigness' - mechanization
and specialization - or risk losing the family
farm (which many did).

In Canada, Scoll Restaurant Inc. is a perfect
example of how agribusiness monopolism
through "vertical contracting" - buying up
and down Ihe food producing, processing
and retailing system - develops market
muscle and farm conlrol through restraints
on competition. Scott's, which owns Ken-
tucky Fried Chicken (as well as Black's
and Brown's Cameras), also owns ils own
slaughterhouses and is buying farms as well
as contracting with owners. Essentially,
Scott's sets ihe price for chicken meat in
Canada.

The shift from small mixed farms lo huge
multinational agribusiness corporations has
resulted in the development of a cruel, envi-
ronmentally destructive system that relics
on living beings to produce enormous prof-
its, in every step of Ihe process that farms
animals into food. Productivity and profit
override any concern for the individual
human or non-human.

In January 1984, Dr. S.P. Oldham, a federal
meat inspector with the Department of
Agriculture, produced an inspection report
of a Scott's Poultry Packing Plant in Victo-
ria, B.C., in which he cited: "...an employee
urinating on a packing house floor. ..anodicr
instructed to package condemned meat ..'.
employees dumping one of their co- workci a
into a lank full of slush ... (and) another
stabbing of a live fowl with a pitch fork ..."
Heconcluded: "... the poultry is of question-
able wholesomeness."
The intensive farming systems of 19R7 are
an issue thai should concern everyone.
While protection of animals is of growing
interest lo many, the destructive impact of
agribusiness - from ihe factory farm to Ihe
fast food outlet - is a many-faccllcd i.'sue,
dealing with the environment, human
health, humane treatment, sound farming,
and ethical business practices.

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MEAT- EATER

has claws

HERBIVORE
no claws

HUMAN
no claws

no skin pores, per- perspires thru skin perspires thru skin
spires thru tongue pores pores

sharp front teeth no sharp front
for tearing;, no flattoeth, has flat
molar teeth for rear molars
grinding

intestinal tract 3 intestinal tract
times body length 10-12 times body
so decaying meat length
can pass out quickly

strong hydrochloric stomach acid 20
acid in stomach to times less strong
digest meat than meat-eaters

no sharp front
teeth, has flat
rear molars

intestinal tract
10-12 times body
length

stomach acid 20
times less strong
than meat-eaters

Firm's response cheers ' Ik-
animal-rights activists - i^

Ttw Globe and Mall

Animal-rights groups In the
United Slates and Canada are
claiming a victory In their battle
against Avon Products Inc. over Its
use of animals for testing Its cos-
metics.

The U.S. -based manufacturer, in
response to a campaign conducted
this month by the Toronto Humane
Society, the U.S.-based People for
the Ethical Treatment of Animals
and the Hamilton-based Allies for
Animal Rights, says about 95 per
cent of Its new products already
are approved without using animal
testing.

It hopes that the remaining 5 per
cent will be phased out within three
months when new testing proce-
dures are approved by the U.S.
Federal Drug Administration.

"Avon has reduced animal tests
by 83 per cent since 1981," the com-
pany says In a news release. "The
company has always been on, the
leading edge of trying to eliminate
animal testing."

"Our goal Is to be complely out of
It," said Susan Kesslcr, a spokes-
man for Avon Canada Inc. "Animal
testing Is not where we want to be. "

However, Tlta Zlerer, co-ordlna-
tor of animal research for the Ttf-
ronto Humane Society, said yester^
day that there are already 200
companies In Canada and the Unit-
ed Slates that produce cosmetics
and household products without
using animals for testing. "Why
can't Avon do the same? "

The household-products and cos-
metics Industries have been drag-
ging their heels on this Issue, Ms
Zlerer said. "We are simply trying
to accelerate the Inevitable so that
testing on animals will become a
thing of the past."

She said the response from Avon
"clearly has shown us that we're
moving In the right direction.
They've put the stamp of approval
on our campaign. "

The camplgn cbst the society
"maybe J100, maximum," Ms Zlerf
er said. It Involved sending out
news releases to the Toronto media
and to affiliates In Winnipeg,.
Edmonton, Hamilton, Montreal,
Vancouver and a few other cities. ,

Tests using animals Is not can-
Tied out by Avon In Canada. The
ledcral government accepts the i
standards set by the FDA In the
United States. t

A NON-VIOLENT WORLD

HAS ITS ROOTS

IN A

NON-VIOLENT DIET.

TRAPPING IS TORTURE

DON'T BUY FUR

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For more information please contact:

ANIMAL RIGHTS CONNECTION

P.O. BOX 610203

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109

(415) - 848-1705

The wm on wildlife is a continuing holocaust with trillions of houn of agony inflicted on millions of our fellow
creatures. And why does this war continue? Solely to satisfy the greed and vanity of a small group of people -trapper/
furrier/fur-wearer.

In leg-hold traps the animals are held for a day or a week-an average of 1 5 hours of excruciating pain-until the
trapper ends it with his bludgeon. And for every target fur bearer held and killed, three non-target creaturei are caught
for the trapper's club. The trapper calls these "trash" dop. cats, birds, turtles and endangered species such u eagles. In
box traps set for beaver, muskrat and other water species, the animal suffers 1 5 minutes of all-consuming terror before
it drowns. For the seals, killed by order of the US- Government, there are hours uf waiting and watching the club
descend on friend and neighbor before oblivion and the knife.

The glamour of each fur coat is lined with this suffering and waste uf life:

Coyote

Lynx

Mink

Opossum

Cnter

Red Fox

Raccoon

Sable

Seal

Muskrat

Beaver

Beautiful people don't wear fur. They keep warm and display elegance in wool, padded cottons and silks, or in
synthetics which, as by-products of the petro-chemical industry, utilize insignificant amounts of natural resources.

Number

Number of

Target An

mals

Traih" Animail

in One 40"

Coat

Killed to Make

the Coat

Houn of Agony

960

1080

180

3600

135

:7oo

1200

126

2520

120

2400

150

3000

150

I5O0

225

Sources :

fiiMm.il Factories by Jim Mason & Peter Singer

Vegetarianism: A Wat) of Life by Dudley Giehl

print ed on recycled paper

It takes up to 40 dumb animals to make a fur coat...But only one to
wear it. Beautiful people don't wear Tur, there is nothing beautiful
about another creatures death.

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SUPERMARKETSABOTAGE

This article was submitted to us by
an ALFSG member in the U.S. Standard
Disclaimer: The ideas expressed here are
for your consideration and general interest
only. The ALFSG does not advocate break-
ing the lawlll

Supermarkets are just cemetaries
for dead animals. Pigs, cows, chickens and
fish are wrapped in light-fitting plaslicizcd
suits and placed in refrigerated coffins until
someone plucks them up and prepares them
for cremation in a kitchen oven, frying pan
or food-processor.

Supermarkets are the last link in a long chain
of animal exploitation for profit If individu-
als can intervene in this process and force
shoppers and store owners to question the
value - ethical, ecological and financial - of
continuing to consume and se" animal prod-
ucts, that action will translate into less suf-
fering and death. During a lifetime, an
average meat-eater will consume about 8
cows, 36 sheep, 36 pigs, 550 chickens, and
half a ton offish. Thus, hundreds of animals
are saved each time someone switches to a
non- violent diet.

Identify Animal Death

Tell peopleexactly whala hamburger, steak,
or pork chop is. "Meat" is a nice, misleading
way of saying dead animal flesh. When
you're in a supermaii.ci, take along a bunch
of stickers that read:

ANIMALS

SUFFERED TO MAKE

THIS PRODUCT

WARNING: THIS

PACKAGE CONTAINS

DEAD ANIMALS.

Apply them to packages of meat, dairy items
and products containing animal ingredients.
Doing so educates customers and makes the
managers, owners and butchers think about
what they are doing and what customers
want (or don't want). Employees will often
open up the packages when they spot them to
see if the product has been tampered with.
That action seems pretty funny when you
think about it because all you've done is
identify the main ingredient in the product (a
dead animal) or explained how it was pro-
duced (through animal suffering). It's
equivalent to putting a label on a box of
spaghetti which says, "This product con-
tains noodles."

Instead of placing stickers randomly on
animal products, you may want to target
specific items. This approach has a number
of benefits. First, you can call attention to
products associated with the greatest
amountof suffering, such as veal and battery
eggs, and work to eliminate the sale of these
items. In addition, the assault on the super-
market will appear to be more focused and
you or a member of your group may be able
to pressure the manager into removing the
products from the shelf more easily.

Show them that Meat is the
Message

Another good tactic is to load up hand bas
kets and shopping carts with meat and other
animal products and then leave them siuing
in a different isle in the store. The baskets
and carts will only appear to be temporarily
unattended as when someone goes to get an
item which he or she has forgotten. Be sure
to load up with fresh cuts of flesh because
when these products sit for a period of time
without refrigeration, they spoil and have to
be discarded. You can quicken this process
by slitting the cellophane wrapper with your
fingernail, exposing the fish or meat to the
air.

Whenever possible, it's good to put stickers
on at least a few of the items that you've

FRESH

sabotaged so (hat managers and employees
will recognize the political nature of the
action and not mistake it for a prank. Place
leaflets about factory farming and vegetari-
anism (and veganism) in the carts and bas-
kets to educate people further. Make certain
that the flyers don't contain the name of an
individual or group who might be held re-
sponsible for the action (or any fingerprints,
if possible). You may, however, want to
create a fake name to put on the leaflets.

Raising animals to be slaughtered and sold
for profit stinks. So why not let supermar-
kets know that. Engage people's senses by
cresting a real stench. This can be accom-

ALF bite back

VIOLENCE

AGAINST ANIMALS

LEADS TO

VIOLENCE

AGAINST PEOPLE

BE KIND TO

ANIMALS-

DONT EAT

THEM

MEAT IS

MURDER

OF ANIMALS

MID PEOPLE

DON'T TURN YOURl

STOMACH INTO A

GRAVEYARD FOR

DEAD ANIMALS

BIRDS AND FISH

SUPPORT

THE ANIMAL

LIBERATION

FRONT

MEAT IS

ANIMAL

MURDER

STOP EATING

MURDERED

CREATURES

MEAT EATING

IS ONE STEP

AWAY FROM

CANNIBALISM

STOP KILLING
AND EATING

OTHER j
CREATUR ES j

THOSE WHO BUY AND .
EAT MEAT ARE JUST <
AS GUILTY OF ANIMAL
MURDER AS THE
| BUTCHERS WHO DO THE
KILLING AND SELLING

THE MURDERING

OF ANIMALS IS A

CRIME AGAINST

HUMANITY

STOP THE

EXPLOITATION

AMD MURDER

OF ANIMALS

plishcd by hiding fresh meat on the back of
shelves behind paper towels, rolls of toilet
paper, cat litter and other items large enough
to block visibility. After a few days the meat
will begin to rot and smell, and people will
complain to the managers or, belter yet, stop
shopping there. Again, it's helpful to put
Slickers on die packages and, whenever

possible, lo tear part of the wrapper to expe-
dite spoilage. Canned items can be sabo-
taged by using a small can opener lo punc-
ture an air opening in the lid.

Use Theater to Fight Murder

As you're leaving, you can call additional
attention to the role of supermarkets in the
Chain of animal exploitation. Load up a cart
full of meat and other animal products and
then get in a check-out line. If you're asked
why you're buying so much meat, say lhal
you'ie planning a large cookouL When the
cashier lias totaled your "purchase", dig
frantically in your pockets and then "sud-
denly" realize that you forgot lo bring
money. At that point, a friend or someone in
your group could start telling everyone
around about (he animal suffering and death
associated with the products in the shopping
cart and mention the health dangers of eating
meat, the waste of energy in production, the
inefficiency of using grain to raise livestock,
and so on. You can then show sympathy to
these arguments and decide that you don't
want the products after all. Your action may
help to persuade olhers who are listening and
watching the theatrics or at least make ihcm
think twice about what Ihey are buying. In
any case, it will raise awareness and incon-'
venience, the supermarket when employees
have to return the products to their original
location. This is just one possible scenario
for action. Improvise and experiment. <

Suggestions

Lookout for store mirrors above the meat
coffins and keep an eye out for employees
who wander about restocking shelves.
Many stores now have video surveillance
cameras as well lo calch shoplifters.

Switch to different stores temporarily if you
think the ones that you have been acting in
arc on the alert. Bui keep continual pressure
on as many places as possible.

Enter and exit the store by yourself or in
small groups of two or three people so as not
lo attract attention. Most of the actions can
be performed by yourself or wilh a single
friend.

Choose days and limes when the store is
most crowded. That way you won't stand
out as a shopper. Fridays and shortly after
the work day has ended (5 - 7 pm) are usually
good times.

Keep the pressure on a supermarket in as
many ways as possible. Someone nol taking
part in the actions should meet with store
managers in your area lo discuss the animal
products that he or she stocks. That person
can provide the manager wilh information
on animal exploitation, factory farming and
cruelly-free products which the store could
sell. The individual could also tell die
manager lhat many people plan lo boycott
ihe siore until ii slops selling veal, battery
eggs, or other chosen products. (Ifa store is
being harassed then anyone approaching the
manager may automatically be suspect and
hassled by the police Be careful!)

OCT 16th

iS7

IcDONALD'S FEELIN' THE
PRESSURE

For the past 3 years, Greenpeace
-ondon) - a group independent of Green-
Ipeace InL Inc. ■ has put out a call for a day
fcof action against McDonald's on Oct. 16,
"also known as World Food Day. Activists
■■from around the world have responded to

ceedings unless Veggies publish a retraction
them to retract the allegation that
McDonald's is responsible for the torture
and murder of millions of animals! This is
an incredibly ludicrous request, unless of
course, their hamburgers are indeed not

f this idea by utilizing tactics ranging from y made from dead animals; though if it was
3 leadening to smashing in their windows/ discovered that they were all chemicals and
jThe goal is to raise the public awareness, titrates, no one should be too surprised! I : '
'about the destructive nature of this multl- ' V'N. ^ ) ' i\
j million dollar corporation, and its harmful *1 -Veggies have decided not to give in to this
(l effects on people, animals, and the planetr multi-death corporation pressure and are
J Greenpeace (London) have also produced a — prepared to fight a court battle. If they do,
[leaflet entitled "What's Wrong With ihey will need a lot of money, knowing that
McDonald's?" which many groups and 'in 1986 McDonald's made $1.32 million
| organizations, including ih: ALFSG Can<^ proritaday.andcjanaffordtofighlbacktheir

lada (Toronto), have distributed and re-V
I printed. \ „«

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opponents. ■~») > ;Vv'
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• In further news. Animals' Agenda reported
in their Oct. 1987 issue that McDonald's

ovcrtheadversepublicilylhey'rcreceiving.-' have been forced to withdraw advertise-
In England, where this campaign siartec', ^ments which claimed that their hamburgers
McDonald's has threatened many groups,;!? ■.were nutritious-^ The Attorneys General of I
including the BBC, with lawsuits unless $■ Texas, California and New York threatened
theyretractcertainallegalionsmadeagainst^ to: sue McDonald'*, following a research I
them, and publish apologies. .' Greenpeace project by a grade 3 class in League City,
(London) has received similar threats but /"Texas, which discovered that McDonald's
have ignored litem without consequencev f claims about the nutritional value of their |

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| One organization being harrassed by
'McDeath' is Veggies Ltd. of | England.
I Veggies reprinted the Greenpeace leaflet,
and were subsequently asked by
McDonald's lawyers to retract i the parts
I which referred to the destruction of tropical
I rainforests for cattle grazing and paper bags.
I The leaflet also mentions anti-union poli-
Icics, thepojsoning of people from the food,
land the torture and murder of animals,
I among other issues.

A British magazine. Peace News, published
an article about the 'McDcauY intimidation
campaign against Veggies in their Oct 30,
1987 issue, which also stated that Veggies is
"researching the validity of the McDonald's
case." In response to this article, and that
statement in particular, McDonald's have
issued new threats. Their lawyers' letter
* says, "In view of what has appcarccfin Peace
News, the situation is obviously now more
serious." They threaten High Court pro-

It food didn't match the facts. The students'
research prompted action from Texas Attor-
ney General Jimj ^atlnx who said,
"McDonald's food Is.as a whole, not nutri-
tious " When the two other stales threatened
lawsuits McDonald's withdrew the ads vol-
untarily.

The campaign to remove McDonald's ad-
vertising was co-ordinated by the Centre
for Science in the Public Interest
(CSPI), which was also successful in caus-
ing McDonald's to withdraw another ad
claiming its Chicken McNuggcts were made
from 100% chicken. CSPI discovered that
the McNuggcts were cooked in beef fat

Further information about McDonald's is
available from the ALFSG Canada
(Toronto). Greenpeace (London), 5 Cale-
donia Rd., London SE 1, England, or CSPI,
1501 16lh SL NW, Washington, DC 20036
USA.

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Mass killer
appeal nixed

WASHINGTON (UPI) - The
Supreme Court yesterday rejected
the appeal of convicted mass mur-
derer John Wayne Gacy.
'•\ Gacy, 46, convicted in 1980 of
killing 33 young men and boys, is
on death row at Menard Correc-
tional Centre in Chester, 111.

However, the decision may not
clear the way for Gacy's execu-
tion. 'There is a de facto hold on
all executions in Illinois.

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V m avoiding the standard *•
fanzine review section this J-'i
time for. a couple of reasons. C-.
First off, there certainly are -

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*• HTPE1ACT1VE YOUTH "Static-
demo - Musically, this band plays
mid tempo thrash laced with riffs
that have the potential for sounding
real heavy. The vocals sound like
they are being sung through a bull

<U MOKE STUPID INITIALS "An ?J horn to give that Butthole Surfers
enough quality ztnes out there ip* a i c .- i». j<rn . w> »rr«,.. tk« ^« m „ i- «r ...........

, . , , , \r Amazing Feat ep - It s difficult

with massive review sections, *>'

•m *

which are quite comprehensive. U^j
Check out M.R.R., Uniforce, t*\
Hippycore, Village Noize,

waste of space. You know what
you like and so do I, so I' II
give you my top 15 f*»e
reviews and maybe that' 11
suffice, or maybe it' 11 simply
be self indulgent. In any ca«e
I' ve decided to give exposure
to recent local releases, since
a zine should be supportive of
it' s scene. Also, there is some
really great stuff coming out of
T.O. that outsiders might not
be aware of. I hope you cbeck
out what this city has to offer
in the way of alternative music
and alternative thought. So for
reviews of our local yokels
read on

r-:
BOCTOPUS demo - Definitely a

"live" band, their demo doesn' t quite
capture their raw energy, possibly
due to the clean production. Don' t
get me wrong however, this is a great
tape with lots and lots of time
changes and great musicianship. They jm
go from doomy to rock to jazz and '.'
funk with wonderful fluidity.,
Inventive riffs, some great bass
slapping, a solid drum sound, and
great production is what you can
expect from this demo. See em live if
you get the chance, If not write
Legion of the Octomen at 1170
Creekside Dr., Oakville, Ont., L6H
4Y9. Pe-

ter me to review this because I am
very partial so keep that in mind
when I tell you that this record is
one of the hottest things to come
out of Toronto in some time. A
totally hot packaging job that is
complimented by a good variety of
music, which ranges from the
thrash of "Make My Day" to the folk
of "The Border Song". Something for
everyone displaying the bands
maturation as musicians. Lyrically,
I can' t help laughing along with
this band as their messages to
typical topics like machismo,
political boundaries, and everyday
life become stamped with a unique
humourous perspective. "Shoelace"
is a real stand out, but their cover
of the Village People' s "Macho
Man" is the icing on the cake.
There' s not many copies left so
don' t even take the time to think
about whether or not you should
pick this up because if you do, you
could wind up missing out. ($3.00
ppd to Bucko-5 Records, 253
College St., Unit *H4, Toronto,
Ont., M5T IR5). SteP

effect. The demo Is of garage
sounding quality and being the fan
of bad production that 1 am, 1 just
ate this tape up (ed note: is it my
imagination or is side B recorded
lower than side A). It doesn' t seem
like a lot of work went into the
lyrics as there is not a whole lot
being said, but that could be on
account of the personal complaints
that I have regarding the sexist
overtones that songs like "Close
Shave" and "No Way" espouse. Some
other themes that the band
explores include skating, eating
donuts, work, the pains of love, and
war, however they all have this
goofy Hyperactive Youth twist of
approval on them (ed note: Listen
to songs like "Skip in the record"
to see what I mean). On a whole,
despite the bad lyrics and bad
production, 1 would give this band
an A' for effort and a B' for
originality. (Hay, 41 Mississauga
Valley Blvd., *4, Mississauga, Ont.,
L5A 3N5). SteP

y/A "Ontario: Yours to Discoverl"
cassette - A really good tape
compilation of Ontario bands. This
tape has been in the works for a

DRUMS ALONf. THE GARDINER

3 song demo - This caught me by
surprise one night while hanging
out at the radio station. The music
varies from stop n go thrash to mid
tempo meandering. Vocally, if you

couple of years, so a lot of the bands ^ took B1 n Murray, got him to

are now defunct, and this tape w breathe helium .and then made him
captures them in their heyday. A
good selection of bands from all over

this wonderful province: included are
No Mind, D.O.G., M.S.I. . Godcorp.. Sons
of Ishmael (live). Social Suicide,
Nunfuckers, Hype, Negative Gain,
Porcelain Forehead, Guilt Parade, and
twelve others. Decent sound quality
and comes with a booklet. A damn
fine job. ($4.00ppd to Stephen Perry
at II Reiber Cres., Wiliowdale. Ont..
M2H 1C3) P* r y

sing to Big Stick material you
would get D.A.T.G. Nothing too
serious lyricwise as is evident with
songs like "Beer Gut", but all in alt
this tape is fairly enjoyable.
Brought to you from the table that
believes ' If it' s a hit, it' s a

miracle I" (Miracle Records, Box
6994, Station A, Toronto, Ont.,
M5W 1X7). SteP

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FUMBLEKIN "Stick It.... Bahama 9
Session" demo - Take that
strumming sound of Soul Asylum,
combine it with the drum rolls that
have accented Hendrix' s material
and mix it all up with some Victim'
s Family like time changes to bring
out hints of jaz2 precision and you'
11 wind up with Fumblekin. The
vocals are blended Into the
background, combining whispers
and shouts to create a unique style
on their own. Once again here is a
tape absent of a lyric sheet, but the
song titles hint at influences
ranging from the gothic D.C. style
of "Frontline" to the goofiness of
geekcore with "Bonus Slonus".
However don' t misread all these
comparisons fore Fumblekin have
their own sound and being as
eclectic as it is, all these
comparisons are my feeble attempt
at trying to pinpoint what this
might be. 1 strongly recommend
that you write the band for this
£ tape ibecause although it was not
*-f made for public consumption they
Jt^ will probably succumb to the
JH pressure and tape it for you. And
J, ' to be honest, the only way you will
^^ ever know how dangerous these
^M boys sound is to listen for yourself
jpVH (Ted Robinson, 10 Sandalwood PI.,
North York, Ont., M3B IL6). SteP

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GUILT PABADE "Coprophobia" ip -
Toronto has produced some great
vinyl in the past, but this Is
magnificent. One of the best debut
vinyl releases V ve ever heard. 1
bought it. I took it home. I played it. 1
flipped the side. I played it. Flipped

the side. Played It ad Infinitum.

It hasn' t left my turntable in three
days. Great production, catchy, well-
developed songs, great musicianship.
Nothing standard or generic about
this band. I" ve always admired Guilt
Parade - I hope this release gets them
the recognition they deserve^ (Fringe
Records) P<s>

•y FOOT NOTHING "Finally" demo
4 piece out of Ajax, Ont., definitely
sound All/ Descendents inspired
(nothing wrong with that in ray book)
although they' re not the Descendents
clones that M.R.R. would have you
believe. Give them a little time to
develop their sound and they should
come up with some really great
original melodic hardcore. Good
musicianship, songs about love,
decent production. (Tod Laverty at
123 Deacon Lfi„ Ajax, Ont., LIS 2T4).
P«

ST1CKMAN "Yikesll" demo - Formed
out of the ashes of Death of Gods and
Alcohol Preps, this band has forged a
new sound for themselves. The best
comparison I could make would be to
the Doughboys although they remind
me of Pigfarm at times too. So
obviously this Is melodic punk rock
with some pover. a bit of a twang,
some accoustic parts; well produced,
and thoroughly enjoyable. (Terry
Girouard at 510 Fergo ave.,
Mlssissauge, Ont., L5B 2J3) Pe

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SONS OF ISHMAEL "...Sing
Generic Crap I" ep - This blows
down doors with the sheer power of
their wit and sarcasm as set to a
thrash beat. Not many people
escape unscathed from the wrath of
S.O.I.' s criticism as they attack the
authorities of the police
("Obnoxious"), corporations

("Downsview"), U.K. thrash bands
("Fluffy the Cat"), and scenesters
("Louie Louie" and "Elastic
Sympathies"). With all the bases
covered, the Sons proceed to make
threats with their music by giving
us a taste of what it might become
like if things within the scene don'
t change, by playing a waltz. They'
ve also incorporated aspects of folk
by their usage of untold histories
with songs like "Hallowe' en Party"
and intro clips of Doug Tldiko',
which capture the memories of a
club' s past (sniffle, sniffle). My
hat goes off to this world class
band for another stupendous work
of art. A D.I.Y. (do-it-yourself)
project of exempliary calibre. Punk
rock in true fashion that leaves me
itchln' while achln' lor more (Send
$3.00 ppd to Tim Freeborn, P.O.
Box 1403. Meaford, Ont., N0H 1Y0).
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Fur's flying in London

Twiggy and actress Julie Christie wore sweatshirts
with the slogan, Yuck, Your Disgusting Fur Coat to
launch a campaign against the fur trade as the ani*
mal rights group Lynx opened a London clothing
store. T-shirts announce: "It takes 40 dumb animals
to make a fur coat. But only one to wear it."

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BAD RELIGION "Suffer - What can
1 say about this lp ? It' s hard for me
to talk about this very righteous slab
o' wax without getting emotional.
Adjectives such as powerful, melodic,
catchy, tuneful, upbeat, happcnln',
groovy might give you some
indication of what it is like, but
words can' t possible do this album
justice. My only complaint is that it'

s just too damn short. (Epitaph

Records)

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G ANI/ FILTHY CHRISTIANS

split 7" - An incredible onslaught of
top notch Swedish thrash. Filthy
Christians suffer a little due to
muddy production although it' s not
all that bad. The G ANX side totally
rips - the better of the two by far. I
was more familiar with F.C. because
of their amazing third demo released
early this year. Both bands are
extremely fast, the Filthy ones
approaching Napalm Death speeds at
times. All in all a devastating ep.

GROOVY AARDVARK Promo Demo
'89" - More great stuff out of
Montreal. Very powerful and original
stuff here folks. Four songs blending
rock with hardcore with jazz to create
a very unique sound. Great
production/ packaging intended to
spark some label interest. If anyone
deserves it these guys do. Pretty good
lyrics and a swell bunch of guys to
boot. Support. (Danny Peake, P.O. Box
96, Station "H", Montreal. Quebec

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'INFEST 7" - The adjectives come
[flooding into my mind again, fast,
powerful, faster, frenzied. Stop. Great
production, great songs, making for a
swell seven incher. I sort of get the
same feeling when listening to Siege -
You know - the "this music is just too
intense for words" kind of feeling.
You' II probably never find a copy of
this anywhere (Hi Ora' s), but they' ve
got a twelve inch out now that is just
as satisfying. Watch out for these
guys - They' re just getting warmed
up. (Drawing Blanks Records)

SEPTIC DRATH "Kichigai" -
Another incredible release from P'js
and Co. Five ultra lethal grinding
mahemic killer tracks from one of my
all time fav ourite bands . Insajiityll
(Pusmort)r

la no particular order.

H3G2K5)
•••>r.

HERESY "Whose Generation" ep -
Sadly their swan song (Although a
final Peel Session maybe on the way).
Of course this ep totally kills in the
fine Heresy tradition we' ve come to
love. A bit of a slowed down and
better production distinguishes this
from their previous releases. Why do
the best bands always break up so
early in their "careers'. (In Your
Face, 5/13 Victoria Centre,
Nottingham, NGI 3PB, England, U.K.)

IISMA "Swarming of the maggots'
demo 16/04/89 - Yeeoowwwzzzaahhlll
Napalm Death, Carcass, S.O.B. - To
this list of grindcore greats add
Xysma. A demo of incredibly short,
fast songs of brutal intensity. Hailing
from a small town on the west coast of
Finland, this band smokes just about
everything I" ve heard in the
grindcore vein. Undoubtedly Carcass
influenced, especially in the lyrical
department. Check out titles like
"Pulsating Cerebral Slime'" and
"Pulverized Necrobrains". The demo
closes with a cover of Napalm Death' s
"Deceiver". What more needs to be
said. (Sorry, no address)

lEA D SILENCE "For Your Ego s
* Sake ' ep - Another thoughtful release
by this Colorado band. The music is
what we' ve come to expect, mid-
tempo, powerful punk; lyrically
S expect intelligent arguments
_ speaking out for animal rights. This!
I ep comes with a booklet filled with I
fM facts and dialogue concerning the |
rights and abuse of our animal
friends, as well as addresses to write
for additional info. A superb job,
entirely refreshing. You don' t have
to be told that this is the type of
stuff deserving of your support. (
Send $2.75 ppd to Hippycore, P.O.Box
195, Mesa, AZ.. 8521 1, U.S.A.)

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MALICIOUS GRIND Welcome to
Lile" - Cool follow up to their
amazing demo. 14 raging hardcore
classics, with both male and lemale
vocals. Their lyrics leave a lot to be
desired at times, but doesn' t keep me
from enjoying this record. I guess
everyone knows that they' ve got
Ingrid from Bulimia Banquet on bass/
vocals. Musically, this totally
satisfies - lots of time changes, raw
production and wicked cool lemale
vocals. On France' s New Wave
Records. (A.P.M.C. BP*6 75462,
Paris, CD X 1 , France

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R1PCORD "Poetic Justice" - Well
here I go again. Undoubtedly the
finest Ripcord recording thus far.
Another great U.K. thrash band
getting better and better and then
breaking up. Why ? They leave no
room for doubt about their feelings
concerning the early Boston thrash
sound and you can hear the influence.
Straight ahead, no nonsense hardcore
played well - fast, aggressive, tight.
Add well above average lyrics, a
crunching guitar sound and some of ■
the most amazing drumming I' ve ever j
heard and you' ve got one hell of an j
lp. (Raging) j

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PINK TURDS m SPA TE 12 . Out

of Northern Ireland comes this raging
debut vinyl release. Amazing sound
for having been done on (our tracks.
The sound itself is reminescent of
early Sacrilege - the female vocals, of
course, contribute much to the
comparison. A D.I.Y. project well
worth your support. Distributed by
(In Your Face 5/13 Victoria Centre,
Nottingham, NG1 3PB, England/U.K.)

- 1 just picked
this up a couple of weeks ago and
already I' m wearing out the grooves
on this sucker. Six songs of powerful
melodic hardcore. It' s out on
Pusmort or write em at P.O. Box 180,
Stoke on Trent, ST4 8XT, U.K.

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IMPETIGO "Giallo" demo - I' vee
been waiting quite a while for some
new material and here it is - a studio
demo I Their sound has really
progressed from their "All You Need
is Cheese" live demo. They' ve added
a second guitarist and Stevo has
gruffened his vocal style - They
deflntely sound Napalm Death
influenced. Some newer songs, some
older - "Who' s fuckin' who ?",
"Scabby man", "My Lai". The demo
title is the Italian word for horror.
Lyrically they discuss living in
Illinois, Jane Fonda, Uncle Creepy,
Venereal Warts, and of course the
SCABBY MAN. Markus also does the
Uniforce zine so drop him a line:
(Mark Sawlckis 307 Llndell Dr., Apt.
1, Normal, HI., 61761, U.S.A.).

SHMLIJALR10_ Demo - Intense
Finnish thrash played at a million
miles an hour with the most insane
vocals you' ve ever heard. The demo
was recorded in December 1988 and
they are supposedly coming out with
an ep soon. The name means "Rhythm
Damage" and it' s quite appropriate.
(Antti Ekman, Tervakkotie 5, 01350
Vantaa, Finland)

NAP ALM DE ATH/ SOB, split
flex! - Ahh... Napalm Death. How do I
ove thee. ..Well what you' ve got here
is six tracks of unrestrained chaos
by the world' s masters of grindcore
thrash on one side, and their
Japanese counterparts on the other.
Lyrically brilliant and .musically
devastating, this is one killer ep.
S.O.B. even do a Napalm Death cover -
What more do you want ?llll

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few of «y current favourite orti tne j^hes of the Wanted, Fail-Safe. ^
listening ■osic. However I £«<and Worshipbog Gimmick come f$
feel the need to qualify «y 2K Bliss. It seems strange that j^
selection for a couple of """something so good would come from

others misfortune, however let us
not forget that manure is a primary

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reasons. First off. Paot best
■e to soae of the reviews
that I was going to do. so this
is a Makeshift top 10 based
on what Paul didn' t review.
Secondly. I' ■ sore that there
are a lot or cool things that 1
haven' t heard, usually for
the taste physical

restrictions as everybody
else (ie. no tiste and no
cash). 1 apologize to all those
worthy who have been
ignored, bat there Is not
much that can be done aboot
that other than either getting
a job or getting yoo
people to send in

ingredient for growing roses. And

how sweet Bliss Is ? Musically,

they remind me a lot of Guilt

Parade with those quirky time

changes. At times, their ability to

build concepts reminds me of

Fugazi. And similarities to early

Descendents and Black Flag are not eft

far off in songs like "Dehumanized" W

and "Amazing Drugs". (In fact, the jjjgu

1 Flag influence has them doing a ||

JSS cover of "Nervous Breakdown" live). 23

Sijj But Bliss stand out with their bass BR

' laden riffs that twist and churn one

fine 0\ along a musical voyage that is

your •>£ bound to leave one in imitation of

■aterial. Seeing as neither is ?£i an epileptic fit. The vocals are
too likely. I am open to £2 distinct in the clarity and at times
suggestions. So without •«•* remind me of a calmer version of
farther adieo. here are «y ___ that singer for Th inbred.
reviews. in alaphabetical — Lyrically, this outfit seems to have

order.

r cuw-j us with some interesting Insights,

~\ however it Is difficult to say

^without a lyric sheet. Their

messages seem to vary from
n criticism of the 60' s ("Amazing
L Drugs") to attacks on

standardization ("Dehumanized")

to the glorification of their hand

puppet stage prop "Mr. Wormy".

Just enough seriousness and
.silliness to make this both

educational and entertaining.

However when listening to soon to
j be anthems like "Got the Time", it

doesn' t matter what they say

S
I

£ who they sound like. Simply put If

nr "Bliss Blisster" ($5-00 ppd to Mike K

j£ Stevenson, P.O. Box 91. Succ. St.- §j

Henri, Montreal, Quebec, H4C 3J7). £

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CULTURE SHOCK "Onwards and
Upwards" Ip - Wow, does this ever
sound like Basement 5 (an
underground garage band from the
60' s) with an agressive edge. What
this means is acid sounding rock
broken up with ska brakes that
borrow aspects of reggae and dub.
Some of the dub material, found In
songs like "Open Mind Surgery",
remind me of some of the re-mixes
that 1' ve heard done on the English
Beat import of "What is Beat ?";
However Culture Shock have more of
an experimental edge to them,
incorporating media clips and
sounds. The lyrics are like nothing ,„,„,„„„„,,

, . nUd la bum ■

I ve read before as Dick has a real
knack for fitting the personal into m ..„ ..

D r mint »»l n.»

structural things. In keeping with pg^l
his hardcore roots, Dick sings nei /
about society ("Civilization Street' 5M -
and "Pressure"), revolution ("You j^gg
are not alone". "If you don' t like
it", and "When the fighting' s
over"), and the scene ("United").
Some real innovative stuff for ska
fans (Bluurg Records, 2 Victoria
Terrace, Melks ham, W ilts. SNI2
6NA, England). fijEI&Ii |M'

FUGAZI "Margin Walker" ep - Let
me begin by qualifying that there
hasn' t been a band to come along In
sometime that can move me like
Fugazi can. This ep contains more of
the lyrical cannons that keep one
thinking about the meaning long after iV
the ringing of the words have
stopped. But 1 am a bit disappointed
with the music. Not quite my bag,
however after a few listens one still
can' t help but sing-a-long. The way I
hear it, this new ep is an expansion
on the gut wrenching post punk blues
that is polished over by a myriad of
influences. In songs like "Margin .0 J
Walker", "And the Same", and
"Lockdown" I hear that ringing guitar
sound that is reminescent of the
Edge' s U2 sound. In songs like
"Provisional" their is no mistaking
the pop catchiness of R.E.M. All the
while achieving a melodic catchiness
that D.C. bands are notorious for.
Consistently crucial. (Dischord
Records, 3819 Beecher St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C, 20007, U.S.A.) »

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IINGO DE LUNCH "Axe to Grind" -
Very heavy rock influenced material
that ranges from later day Bad Brains
to AC DC (Listen to "Steamed").
Lyrically, topics fit within a
resistance framework as is evident
from "Different World" and the call
for action of "Kick and Run". Also
prevalent is an incorporation of rasta
culture which is evident from songs
like "Chill Out" and the title track
"Axe to Grind". However ideas aside,
the themes remain consistent as
yvonne has been appropriately
dubbed as the female H.R. Yet with
songs like "Did you ever" and "Shot
Down" a distinction can be drawn
i,5*J with the background of gospel like
back up singing. On the production
side of things, there is a togetherness
that stands out from the previous
releases, which illustrates the band'
s maturation within a studio setting.
The chances that you will be hearing
more from and about Jingo are very
great, so don' t wait until the big 7
sink their teeth into this German
delicacy. Leftovers always loose
flavour (Hellhound Records, but this
can be picked up for H DM through
Bonzon Records, Bockhstr. 39, 1000
Berlin 61, W. Germany)

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MUTABARUKA

"Any
IP -

Which
Lyrical

OPERATION IVY "Energy"

The

title says it all so 1 thought I' d make
up a little poem to describe how 1 feel
about this record;

A groovy little platter
Guaranteed to make you chatter.
From the moment you hear the beat
It has the juice to kickstart your
feet.

More of that ragged sounding ska,
which is powered with a blend of
hardcore and cemented by melodic
sing-a-longs. Defintely a soundtract
for ferocious toe tappers. Songs like
"Unity" capture the old with the new
as Op Ivy take you back to the early
Clash Material. And their rendition
of "Boots" is bound to get even the
coldest wallflower jumping. This
record sizzles. In fact, I think its
melted to my turntable because I' ve
been unable to peel it off my wheels
of steel within the last two weeks. My
only complaint Is that this could have
been their swan-song as Operation
Ivy are no longer. Come on Lookout,
prove me wrong. (Lookout Records,
P.O. Box 1000, Laytonville, Ca.,

Way. ...Freedom I"

genius preserved despite the pop

sounding reggae beat combine to

make this the dub poetry album of

the year. Once one gets use to the

patois, the treasures of a resistance

philosophy slowly unveil,

glorifying the struggles of the

Navajo at Big Mountain, the

Nicaraguans right to self

determination, and the Jamaican

cane workers: The cry for action

speaks loud and clear in poems like

"Letter from a Friend", "Revolt

ain't a revolution ", and the Malcolm

X influenced title track "Any

Which Way....Freedom I"; And Muta

makes his own personal

commentary on a variety of evils

Including racism ("Skins"), cocaine

("Drug Kulcha"), and the

contradictions found amongst

religions ("God is a

Schizophrenic"). At times, the

music comes to resemble lounge

music that might be heard on the

Love Boat, while at other times the

music is unparalleled with a

progressive conceptual jazz style.

But on a whole, reggae is the beat to

back Muta' s firey words similar in

a manner to that of Gil Scott Heron'

s work. Respect is long over due

(Shanachie Records).

REASON TO

B ELIEVE "The Next
ep - Emo-core with some
The comparisons to Minor

Door"
power

Threat aren' t too far off, but this
disc is way more melodic. In fact,
after a couple of listens you won' t
be able to prevent yourself from
singing along. However the
meanings of most of the songs are
pretty sketchy (Either that or I' m
real tired). There is a pretty good
attempt at writing about spousal
violence with the song called "True
Love Always". But the music is the
stand out, to a fine package. Some
real cool layout designs top off the
whole thing. This wins my vote for
the best new band_of the year
(Nemesis Records).

3 2 Song demo - Although this Is
not an official release my
conscience won't let me go without
being honest and including this as
part of my crucial ten. Every time I
hear this, I get this goose pimplely
urge to dance around nude in a
field on a bright sunny day. There
are 2 songs to be found here, absent
of both lyrics and titles, but that' s
no matter. The first song begins
with a classical type of a gothic
like intro which busts open into a
mid tempo beat that constantly
builds. The hanging anticipation of
the first song is cracked open wide
with a galloping drum beat of the
second song only to be filled in
with a vocal barrage strong enough
to barrel an unexpecting listener
over. So consider yourselves
forewarned. Overall, this is some
very hard driving rock that is
filled out with sing-a-longs that
are catchier than campfire songs.
Dischord would he making a big
mistake if they decided to sit on
this one, so put the pressure on
them to releas e this by writing
them.

UNDERDOG "Vanishing Point" - The
kings of moshcore have picked up on
the dub music. But that' s not all.
Themes of rasta culture have
pervaded Underdog' s thoughts as is
evident in songs like "Without Fear"
and "Mass Movement". In fact, this
record sounds sooo Bad Brains
influenced that it could pass as
hardcore' s answer to 24-7 Spyz. A
! very heavy sounding soul groove with
energy to boot. At times Underdog
j branches out, collaborating other
musics, such as rap, that have become
associated as New York sounds. And
although this may be mistaken as
mimicry, I think that Underdog'' s
style is unique and encouraging to
hear in that to me it represents
progression towards a larger trend;
That being, world beat music, but
dished out from a hardcore
perspective. May the fusion continue.
(Caroline)

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-'$#& V/A "State of the Union" lp - The
message is pretty clear. Right from
the introduction of Malcolm X' s
reminder of 'the serious problem'
in SCREAM' s "America Dub"
through til SHUDDER TO THINK' s
call for action in "Let it Ring". The
urgency for change is growing and
this compilation is not only that
call, but also a testament, as It
brings to light some of the
injustices in our world via a 12
page booklet that accompanies the
package. Proceeds will go to the
A.C.L.U. for their defense in the
freedom of speech and to the
Community for Creative Non-
violence for their work on behalf of
the homeless. And yet despite all
the great political reasons for
buying this record, the compilation
offers an excellent look at what is
going on in D.C.; More specifically
within the Dischord community at
present. Some of the lesser known
stand outs to be found here include
3, Shudder to Think. Thorns, Christ
on a Crutch, One Last Wish,
Fidelity Jones, and Rain. The comp.

y^Sf! is filled out with bands of more
legendary status like Fuga2t,
Kingface, Marginal Man, Ignition,
Fire Party, and Soulside. There is
definitely a lot of variety to be
heard here and the majority of this
material is unreleased. My final
word is that this compilation is
nothing short of inspiring. So if
you' re looking for another reason
to buy this then you are probably
just looking for a reason not to
(available through Dischord
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The American Dream

A SYNTHETIC
SOCIETY

Dalton Trumbo,
Jobnay Got His
Caa (Dan tan
Books) First
published
September 1939.

233pp.

Here is wisdora.What
can be said about
this novel which has
not already been
written. The
Washington Post
claimed "...it is very
hard to write about
lohnny Got His Gun
without being guilty
of understatement or
hysterics. It is a
terrifying book, of
extraordinary emo-
tional intensity."
Dalton Trumbo was the most famous member of
"The Hollywood Ten," film writers blacklisted
during the Mc Carthy era. A member of the
Communist Party from 1943 to 1948, he refused,
in 1947 to answer questions before The House of
Un-American Activities Committee and was jailed.
From 1947-1960 he was blacklisted in Hollywood
and went into self exile in Mexico. He died in
1976.

But about the novel itself. Written in 1938 and
published the following year, lohnny Got His Gun
is the account of a young man s experiences
before and after becoming one of war' s casualties.
It is intensely brutal, frightening and as relevant
today as it was when written. The story takes
place essentially within the mind of the main
character, Johnny. It must take place there, you
see, because Johnny has had his arms, legs, eyes,
ears, and the lower half of his head blown off.
More than that I will not tell you other than this
is the greatest anti-war statement I have ever
read, and that goes for the entirety of DISCHARGE'
s lyrics. Ha. ha, ha. This novel is anti-
authoritarian, anti-war, anti-establishment, anti-
anything which takes away the rights of those to
choose life for themselves. Read this book.

In the meantime, here are some passages from
this brilliant novel....

BOOK REVIEW

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And then suddenly he saw. He had a
vision of himself as a new kind of Christ as a
man who carries within himself all the seeds
of a new order of things. He was the new
messiah of the battlefields saying to people as
I am so shall you be. For he had seen the
future he had tasted and now he was living it.
He had seen the airplanes flying in the sky he
had seen the skies of the future filled with
them black with them and now he saw the
horror beneath. He saw a world of lovers
forever parted of dreams never consummated
of plans that never turned into reality. He saw
a world of dead fathers and crippled brothers
and crazy screaming sons. He saw a world of
armless mothers clasping headless babies to
their breasts trying to scream out their grief
from throats that were cancerous with gas. He
saw starved cities black and cold and
motionless and the only things in whole dead
world that made a move or a sound were the
airplanes that blackened the sky and far off
against the horizon the thunder of the big
guns and the puffs that rose from barren
tortured earth when their shells exploded.

....Remember this. Remember this well you
people who plan for war. Remember this you
patriots you fierce ones you spawners of hate
you inventors of slogans. Remember this as
you have never remembered anything else in
your lives.

We are men of peace we are men who work
and we want no quarrel. But if you destroy
our peace if you take away our work if you try
to range us one against the other we will know
what to do. If you tell us to make the world
safe for democracy we will take you seriously
and by god and by Christ we will make it so.
We will use the guns you force upon us we
will use them to defend our very lives and the
menace to our lives does not lie on the other
side of a nomansland that was set apart
without our consent it lies within our own
boundaries here and now we have seen it and
we know it.

Befits - ON

By Steppin' Perry

Howdy and welcome to ray first
official column. Before I get into it,
1' d like to mention a few words, by
way of introduction. The reasons
for the title " Babble - On " are
many and scattered. Quickly, there
are two important inspirations
which have influenced my decision
for such a title. They are my buddy
Jack Kahn of Hippycore zine and
my association to rasta culture.
More specifically, the title was
derived from a column that Jack
does for Hippycore entitled "
Babble ". Jack being the inspiring
kind of guy that he is, is largely
responsible for me finally getting
busy and putting pen to paper. But
his column enjoys a scattered
approach and this is something
that I' d like to retain for this
column, hence the title "Babble
On". Furthermore, the title "Babble
On" is a homonym for the Rastafari
term Babylon. For those of you not
up on your Rasta culture, Babylon
is a metaphorical term for the
system derived out of historical
connotations. This Ancient city was
the first place where Christians
were persecuted. My interest here
being that Babylon represents a
common ground of criticism (for
the sytera that we live in), which is
shared by all members of the
resistance movement be it punk or
rasta, man or woman, etc. And
seeing as this column wants to
generate criticism of the system
from as varied a perspective as
possible, the title "Babble On"
seemed most appropriate.

I want to begin by looking at
some of the potential impacts that
the Free Trade Agreement (F.T.A.)
might have on the independent
music scene. This is something that
should interest us all because
hardcore music constitutes a large
percentage of the Canadian
independent music scene. However,
not all hardcore music is at risk,
the FTA stands to impact only on

hardcore that is specifically
Canadian. I want to begin by
looking at an article written by
Victor Barac in January' s issue of
Fuse magazine entitled " Vanishing
Vinyl ". In this article Victor
argues that the FTA may bring
about conditions for a truly

^ independent music scene. But what
I is an independent music scene ?

^ The independent music scene is
i an entity that most of us are
unfamiliar with because it is a
label based on the differences in
production practises. The term is
foreign to us because a lot of us are
involved in the consumption side of

I things. However we are all wrapped
up in it with our association to an
underground scene. Independent
music refers to a clarification of
music based on the mode of its
production. Following the example
set by reggae, punk music gave rise
to this mode which is characterized
by a Do-it-yourself ideology. It
involves the ability to take
advantage of new high quality, but
inexpensive recording

technologies. In relation to the
major labels, Independent music is
music by the people' as opposed to
for the people'. However not all of
us are involved with the production
side of things. We are more
involved with listening to music
^ and as a result we are more likely
^ to categorize music based on style
I rather than method.
™ Now many would make the claim
. that the style of music and the
* method of production are
connected. This would not be
ridiculous to assume because many
styles, such as cultural/ ethnic
musics have been largely excluded
from major labels. This has
resulted in the development of an
independent music scene.

Meanwhile only music with a
certain sound that could sell would
get signed and this has resulted in
the association of a particular
homogeneous sound with the

majors. But this assumption has
become misleading, as the majors
have started to capitalize on the
indies. A lot of independents have
been lured into the corporate
structures with the benefits of
cheaper manufacturing costs and
better distribution. Metal Blade,
Hawker, and Caroline are just a few

* such subsidiaries. And this
process of assimilation is just one
in a series of recent expansions
that multinational record

companies are engaging in.
According to Barac, there are other
major changes in the organization
of profit making for these multi-
national record companies. But
before we delve into them we
should look at what the indie
response has been to free trade
thus far.

The spokespeople for the indies
has been The Canadian Independent
Record Producers Association
(CIRPA). On the 25 th of July,
1988, they addressed the
Parliamentary Committee Hearings
on the FTA about its potentially
damaging effects on Canadian
music. Their argument against Free
Trade can be summarized in three
areas of concern. Firstly, despite
the Canadian governments promise
that the culture industry would be
exempt from the agreement, there
Is an unsatisfactory dispute
mechanism which throws Into

« question just how legitimate this ■
claim is. Secondly, there will be a
relaxation in the Canadian content
restrictions for private

broadcasters. And thirdly, the
removal of tariffs on imported
goods would lead to a rapid shut
down of multinational

manufacturing facilities and a
restructuring of their distribution
networks. Not only would there be
widespread job loss, but the indies
would be deprived of the
distribution services currently
provided by the multinationals.

Now the point of Barac' s
argument is that vinyl records are
slowly being phased out of the
multinational record industry.
Cassettes and compact discs have
consistently outsold albums in
Canada since 1983 and the sales of
vinyl have decreased further each
year. As a result, vinyl is less
profitable and will slowly become
extinct. Part of the reason for this
is the higher manufacturing costs
of vinyl as compared to cassettes.
There is also a current shortage of
vinyl in Canada that can be
attributed to this trend. A scarcity
in the raw materials not only
drives up the production costs, but
also squeezes out the independents
as they are the lowest on the
priority scale for the
manufacturers. However Barac
would Mice us to think that this
will ail change as the multi-
nationals stop manufacturing vinyl.
To build his case he diverts our
attention to a number of changes in
the organization of the profit
maximization for these companies.
These changes Involve a move
towards acquiring the artists'
performing rights and profiting
from i) the exploitation of their
copyrights; II) the licensing of
back catalogue material to
independent T.V. and specialist
music packagers; And iii) the
development of videos from a
promotional tool to an
entertainment service. Although
these may be important, Barac uses
these changes to illustrate how the
re-organization of the music
industry has lead to the actual
idling of records as coming to
Kcupy an increasingly subordinate
position in their overall profit
naking strategies. It is Barac' s
lope that when the multinationals
;tart pulling out of the more costly
md hence less profitable
;nterprises of manufacturing
ecords, the independents will be
ible to move in and fill the void.

This leads Barac to believe that the
FTA will promote the conditions
for a truley independent music.

Now although Barac does remain
sensitive to all the parties
concerned it seems coincidental
that this article is pro-Free Trade
and is printed in a magazine that Is
getting funds from our present
government; The party which
overtly supported Free Trade.

Another thing that Barac forgot
to mention was the curent status of
CD." s. CD.' s have not taken off
like they were supposed to, for a
variety of reasons. One is that the
ink that was being used for
labelling the disc was shortening
the lifespan of the disc to ten
years. So although the CD., would
offer better sound quality, it
wouldn' t last as long as promised.
The second reason was price.
Compact discs and their players
are quite a hefty Investment In
comparison to vinyl. And for the
limited selection of disc available,
people weren' t so willing to shell
out because their favourites might
not have been on disc. With time
the record industry is slowly
providing us with the consumers'
choice, by supplying variety. And
furthermore, they have had to start
increasing the prices of records so
that compact discs could become
competitive in the music Industry.
Are compact discs already a dead
end market ? Although it is still
flourishing with all the new buyers
who are trying to replace their old
vinyl collections with the same
discs, Isn' t it possible that the ,
CD. could be the next to go. They
have recently developed an audio
cassette of CD. quality. Now
although the disc material may not
be in scarce demand, It may still be
cheaper to duplicate cassettes of
equivalent sound quality. So when
these cassettes come out on the
market, isn' t it possible that CD.'
s could be phased out thanks to the
profit maximization strategies of

the multi-national record
companies. And furthermore, the
manufacturing costs of compact
discs are significantly more than
they are for vinyl, which means
that if bands don' t get signed to a
major label, they will be reliant on
the Do-it-yourself method of the
independent scene. And vinyl has a
tradition of being preferred to
cassettes, at least In the
independent scene.

But what puzzles me most Is the

not knowing. Barac' s dream of a

trv/ey independent music scene Is

reliant on an assumption that the

methods of production will remain

the same. Will the record

manufacturing plants remain in

Canada under the FTA or will there

just be a re-organization of the

distribution scheme ? And if they

remain, will the independent music

scene provide enough of a demand

to keep them In business or will

they change over to manufacturing

discs ? Who knows, but these are

very real circumstances that Barac

failed to consider when dreaming of

his independent music scene.

As the cliche goes, History is

written by the victors,' and with

every winner there Is also a loser.

Assuming that not much has

changed and history Is still being

written, It Is only logical to believe

that power struggles still exist.

Imperialism is a socio-political

and economic structure that

perpetuates an unequal system of

trade between countries. And in

their research on imperialism,

John Gallagher and Ron Robinson

pointed out that Free Trade

Agreements were used as strategies

of informal imperialism. The U.S.

has had a long history of

dominating others, they have also

had a history of dominating Canada,

so much so that we have earned the

reputation as the 53 rd State. Given

this it seems as though the FTA Is

the logical next step for the U.S. to

exert their power over Canada. The

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sophisticated method for doing so
and as Gallagher and Robinson
pointed out, this informal strategy
| was able to reap better prizes than
p§-^ in the earlier stages, like
55 colonialism. With that in mind, I* d
like to end with some words by
some philosophers that I feel more
at ease with. The following is taken
from Dissent' s song "Class War"
and I think that it is quite relevant
when speaking of the political-
economic relationship between
Canada and the United States.

History has been known to repeat

itself.

Have we learned from our

mistakes .

Time passes. No one remembers.

Nobody wants to give just take

take take.

It seems everyone wants to be

dominant.

The rich ruling the weak and

poor.

Victims left behind without a

care,

s CLASS WAR.

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