http://www.felixonline.co.uk/archive/IC_1998/1998_1110_A by Ravi Pall

See

Interview with Mr C

Lebowsld on

We Talk to Robson Green

us!

IC to Annex Wye

ANDREW Imperial

p o s e d to W y e ' s Governors o n

College

could

soon

develop a green tinge to its

fin-

"ground-breaking

tation

discuss of

terms

the

it is contemplating merging with

thought

Wye College. The agricultural c o l -

C o l l e g e w o u l d w o r k in a

the

and

merger,

that a m e r g e r

with

Wye

similar

agriculture"

but w e n t o n t o say that f r o m a c y n ical

viewpoint

behind

IC's

the

offer

real

could

reason be

that

" e n v i r o n m e n t a l a n d agriculture is an a r e a of g r o w t h a n d likely t o b r i n g in a lot of r e s e a r c h . "

the

maintain

its

autonomous

Berkshire that is part of

Imperial

M i c k Selby, U n i o n Pres id ent at

C o l l e g e , but runs its o w n a d m i n i s -

W y e C o l l e g e , has a favourable o u t -

tration. The

area

farmland

350 near

l o o k o n the o p p o r t u n i t i e s a m e r g e r ICU

Andy

President,

H e e p s , a n d his t w o d e p u t i e s

are

already m a k i n g plans for a visit t o

A s h f o r d in Kent, a n d c o n c e n t r a t e s

the W y e U n i o n in o r d e r t o a c q u a i n t

its r e s e a r c h

themselves

in the

fields of live-

with

the

Although

t i o n . In recent y e a r s it has c o l l a b o -

early stage A n d y H e e p s is a l r e a d y

r a t e d w i t h IC a n d o t h e r

c o n s t r u c t i n g a strict f o r m a t for his

research

Canterbury

University has

considering

merger

with

in the

merger,

are

w h i c h he

c o u l d p r o v i d e , p r e d i c t i n g that "the student

body

w o u l d grow",

and

that t h e r e w o u l d be " m o r e life for the s t u d e n t s with

having a

Imperial."

connection

However,

c l a i m e d that as y e t the c o l l e g e h a d "kept the u n i o n in the dark". C u r r e n t l y talks b e t w e e n the c o l -

leges are i n f o r m a l , a n d any affilia-

been

d e t e r m i n e d t o a b i d e by. H e s t a t e d

t i o n c o u l d n o t be installed before

Wye

"1 h o p e

2000.

C o l l e g e , l e a d i n g t o the IC g o v e r n i n g

role

proceedings

institute.

s t o c k , horticulture a n d c r o p c u l t i v a -

centres o n environmental projects.

very m u c h t o

have

firm

details before I leave office" a n d is

Imperial

attempts

i n c r e a s e its i n f l u e n c e , A n d y H e e p s

board submitting a preliminary 'no

a d a m a n t that "the p a n t o m i m e that

flippantly c o m m e n t e d "it s e e m s IC

prejudice'

was

w a n t t o t a k e o v e r the w o r l d . "

offer that will be

pro-

the

medical

school

merge

IC Medics' Win Pitch

ANDY

half finished with Imperial M e d i c s

It l o o k e d as if Imperial M e d i c s w e r e

leading by fourteen points t o nil, the

g o i n g t o m i s s out, but then a superb

result of a penalty try a n d a try f r o m

breakaway

Cross rugby clubs have combined

back r o w forward O l i W a t e r s ,

a w a r d e d a penalty in the last m i n -

c o n v e r t e d by Louis Grandjean.

This year St Mary's and form a

Medics the

joint team;

RFC.

season

Charing Imperial

Results throughout

Confidence

was

high

both

amongst

resulted

being

utes of the m a t c h . M a n y supporters could

not

watch

Louis

again

s t e p p e d up t o take the kick, a n d with

have been excellent

the I M R F C supporters as the s e c o n d

and so expectations were high for

half began. Through better use of the

a c o o l h e a d hit it over the bar a n d

a victory in the

ball, however, U M D S were w i n n i n g

the m a t c h w a s tied at twenty points

United Hospitals

Cu p Final against United Medical

and

Dental

Schools.

all. The

UMDS

play-

ers s e e m e d t o suffer

*â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ f * f m o r e d u r i n g extra

i J& t i m e as the strength *^'<} of the I M R F C s q u a d Richmond with 1500 s p e c t a t o r s in a t t e n d a n c e . s h o n e through. In the Tension between the second period an o p p o s i n g fans w a s high, excellent tactical kick with some particularly f r o m Louis sent A n d y impressive banners and 'Fluffy' Sinclair racing cheerleaders o n display off d o w n the right f r o m the Imperial M e d i c s ' w i n g to score an supporters. excellent try a n d seal the g a m e for Imperial The first half saw The U H U M D S a p p l y i n g sustained Spot the ball; IMRFC grapple with U M D S to win the cup. M e d i c s . pressure o n the Imperial Ashwin C h a l l e n g e C u p w a s c o l l e c t e d at e n d of the M e d i c s , w i n n i n g the territorial advantage. A c o m b i n a t i o n of in the forwards, m a n a g i n g t o s c o re g a m e by t r i u m p h a n t joint captains lain M a c l a r d a n d S i m o n N e c q u a y e . p o o r use of p o s s e s s i o n a n d excellent t w o trys a n d equal at seventeen all. counter attacking f r o m the Imperial Their fly half then kicked an excellent backs, however, meant that the first d r o p g o a l to take t h e m into the l e a d . IMRFC 3 1 - 2 0 UMDSRFC The m a t c h w a s held at

Old

March 1 998

for

f a s h i o n t o the current s e t - u p w i t h

member

W y e C o l l e g e c o n s i s t s of a

Heeps

merger

S i l w o o d Park, a research s t a t i o n in

hectare

Issue 1110

possible

lege, i n c o r p o r a t i n g 8 5 0 s t u d e n t s , is

status, a n d m i g h t have t o affiliate

the

currently

w i t h a larger institute.

again." M r

offer will initiate a p e r i o d of c o n s u l conditions

U n i v e r s i t y of L o n d o n but c a n

happen

saw

gers, as it has been revealed that

longer

won't

M a r c h . A p o s i t i v e r e s p o n s e t o the

Deer

Park

NEWS

CCUs - Nobod

News in Brief...

Cares It's Official DAVID

ever-present

ROBERTS

This week's executive

elections

t h e e v e n i n g o f 16 M a r c h .

DERMOT

New

Election

chal-

the

sitting

Rob

lenge. A s a result of t h e recent resignation

M a r c h 1

C l a r k , currently

President

(Finance

for

ICU,

standing

for

Vice

P r e s i d e n t (Finance a n d Societies)

Guilds take

The s u d d e n d e a t h of c o m i c a c t o r

at t h e e l e c t i o n s .

C&G

D e r m o t M o r g a n , m a d e f a m o u s in

candidate

the

reigns

Britain by C h a n n e l F o u r ' s

t i o n , a n d as

H e is t h e only

for both the City & Guilds Union

President,

and the Royal College of Science

over

Union were marred by extremely

President,

low turnouts. A l t h o u g h a full c o m -

from

Tylee

Ted, c a m e only o n e d a y after he

tionally

p l i m e n t of officers for 1 9 9 8 - 9 have

B i r d s a l l . E l s e w h e r e Jeevan M a n a l a ,

finished filming the third series of

E l e c t i o n , his c h a n c e s are felt t o be

Selina

the

good.

now

been

elected

Constituent

College

for

both

M r C o m m o n will

Deputy

a n d Services)

immediately picking up

Acting-President Alex Vinayaga-Pavan

and

John

highly p o p u l a r s h o w . W h i l s t

Nick

Dunnett,

Royal

turnout of b e l o w 5 % in e a c h e l e c -

L o n d o n h o m e last S a t u r d a y night,

Holloway student,

tion - just half of last y e a r ' s figures

and

Morgan

V i c e P r e s i d e n t (Sports). H i s c a n d i -

- raises q u e s t i o n s c o n c e r n i n g b o t h

r e s p e c t i v e l y . The G u i l d s Executive

w i t h a s u s p e c t e d heart attack a n d

dature

the

for 1 9 9 8 - 9 is c o m p l e t e d by Pete

w a s r u s h e d t o a nearby h o s p i t a l ,

Charlie

Joynt,

p e r c e i v e d relevance of t h e C C U s t o

Burge,

C&.G

w h e r e he d i e d shortly a f t e r w a r d s .

Deputy

President

IC s t u d e n t s .

Association

All

Friends have c o m m e n t e d that t h e

Societies),

star b u r n e d h i m s e l f o u t , ironically

s c a t h i n g in his a s s e s s m e n t of M r

election

In t h e

procedure

RCSU

and

the

elections,

N o l a n w a s r e t u r n e d as

Katy

President,

returned

Representative.

by just o n e

posts were contested

just

candidate.

collapsed

when

receive

the

was

the

his

New

V i c e P r e s i d e n t , H o n o r a r y Secretary Treasurer

v o t i n g for

holding

junior

party

avoids

Q u a n t r e l l all e m e r g e d v i c t o r i o u s , as Honorary

dinner

posi-

U L U Council tradi-

Unions,

r u n n i n g for t h e

floor

starting

critical a c c l a i m

for

has

T he l o w turnout is a s o u r c e of d e e p concern within both Unions,

w h i c h he h a d striven s o h a r d . H i s

and Douglas Graham also secured

although

early c a r e e r w a s m o r e t h a n t i n g e d

easy wins over N e w Election,

p o i n t t h e finger of b l a m e . A n analy-

w i t h c o n t r o v e r s y ; his highly satiri-

tested

V i c e P r e s i d e n t s for C l u b s & Events

sis of t h e figures s h o w s just h o w

cal

President

a n d E d u c a t i o n ÂŁv W e l f a r e

d e e p l y the p r o b l e m runs; for e x a m -

respec-

tively. In t h e o n l y c o n t e s t e d tion,

that

(Finance),

for

Vice

Simon

elec-

prepared

p l e , a m e a g r e thre e v o t e r s t u r n e d

President

o u t in Civil E n g i n e e r i n g (out o f

squeezed

s t u d e n t s ) , a n d just n i n e t e e n

Torn

500 votes

t h r o u g h by a tiny m a r g i n of just 3

w e r e r e q u i r e d t o s e c u r e v i c t o r y in

votes over William Bently o n

the Physics Department

the

tative

s e c o n d r e a l l o c a t i o n of v o t e s . In

C&.GU,

Hamish

Common

election

from

Represenover

800

potential pollers.

w o n t h r o u g h by 127 t o 17 o v e r t h e

Student Mugged near Science Museum ED SEXTON

& JON

t r a c k i n g p r o c e s s . T h ey w e r e u n s u c -

TROUT

c e s s f u l h o w e v e r , a n d the m e n are A student of Imperial College was

mugged last Sunday night.

The

student

was

Exhibition

Road

night,

his

Halls, w h e n three

men

walking

around

way

he w a s near

up mid-

still at large. The s t u d e n t w a s t a k e n to

manent Ken

Southside

but

fortunately

Weir,

Chief

w e r e t a r g e t i n g s t u d e n t s in p a r t i c u -

the

lar.

and

particularly

chances,

denouncing

d i d this g u y c o m e f r o m ? " T he

other

posts

are

Affairs),

being

con-

President,

(Welfare and

Vice

and

Student

London

Student

Editor.

LORDS DELAY S The

Secretary

Education,

David

State

for

Blunkett M P ,

v o w e d this w e e k t o o v e r t u r n t h e defeat

Government's

the

H o u s e o f L o r d s o v e r its T e a c h i n g a n d H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n bill. T he bill, based

the

Dearing

Report,

would

require

students

pay

t u i t i o n fees of a r o u n d ÂŁ 1 0 0 0 year.

T he

Conservative

amend-

m e n t t o f r e e z e grants at current levels w a s p a s s e d by 143 v o t e s t o 102 . A s e c o n d a m e n d m e n t , proposed

by the

also

Conservatives,

which w o u l d guarantee

U K stu-

f u n d i n g for the full t e r m of their

Security

Science

M u s e u m . The m e n t h r e a t e n e d

ICU

(Clubs

d e n t s at S c o t t i s h universities their

damage.

O f f i c e r , d i d n o t think that the m e n

stopped the

hospital,

b e l i e v e d t o have s u f f e r e d n o per-

Scrap (1990-92) was a phenomenon which b e c a m e required listening for t h e Irish p u b l i c , w i t h t h e s h o w e v e n b e i n g q u o t e d into t h e r e c o r d of the Irish P a r l i a m e n t . RTE, the Irish B r o a d c a s t e r , p u l l e d t h e s h o w at t h e height of its p o p u l a r i t y after political arm twisting; they Ted, a r e f u s e d also t o s h o w surreal y e t insightful j o u r n e y into religion, c i t i n g the s h o w ' s a n t i Irishness a n d its m o c k e r y of C a t h o l i c i s m as r e a s o n s . R a p i d l y g a i n i n g a cult f o l l o w i n g o n b o t h Ted s i d e s of the Irish S e a , will b o w o u t p e r m a n e n t l y at the e n d of t h e n e w series. D e r m o t M o r g a n w a s a great c o m e d i a n ; in t h e m o u l d o f Bill H i c k s h e eschewed the establishment, c l a w e d it d o w n a n d r o s e a b o v e it. A n irreplaceable talent, be sure t o s e e h i m in his final w o r k at his d a z z l i n g best. r a d i o series

controversy:

currently

was

Dunnett's

ry o v e r N e w E l e c t i o n . B o b W a l k e r

caused

h i m a s "shit" a n d a s k i n g " w h e r e

with a comfortable 9 8 to 4 5 victo-

no-one

is r u n n i n g for

H e b e l i e v e d that the

d e g r e e s w a s a l s o p a s s e d . Blunkett

ULU ELECTIONS

attack

that

Labour the

would

House

d u c e d a knife, f o r c i n g h i m t o h a n d

opportunism.

however

s t u d e n t s , e l e c t i o n s for t h e s a b b a t -

Commons

over ten

and

w a r n s t u d e n t s t o stay alert w h e n

ical p o s i t i o n s in the U n i v e r s i t y of

a c a d e m i c year. A n d y H e e p s , ICU

squirted

o u t at night, a n d not t o d i s p l a y

London

P r e s i d e n t , d e n o u n c e d t h e bill as

s o m e liquid of u n k n o w n c o m p o s i -

cash

this m o n t h . U n l i k e t h e r e c e n t sab-

"the

t i o n into his face, b e f o r e r u n n i n g

street. H e also advised

batical e l e c t i o n s

where

off.

not t o travel ak>ne at night. A n y

n o t o p e n t o all U L U s t u d e n t s ,

students

this w o u l d i n v o l v e t h e

violence

pounds,

switch cards.

and

his c r e d i t

They t h e n

pro-

T he s t u d e n t i m m e d i a t e l y w e n t

valuables

wanting

contact

did

when

further

security,

the

students

who

advice have

t o c o l l e g e security, w h o i n f o r m e d

can

t h e p o l i c e of the i n c i d e n t . S e c u r i t y

p r o d u c e d a leaflet c o n c e r n i n g the

and the

issue.

men,

police searched

using dogs

for

the

h e l p in

the

Union

processing votes.

are

Imperial

overturn

Unbeknownst

with

most

the L o r d s ' decision,

was a r a n d o m incident, based o n

student

condemned announcing

taking

place

at IC, v o t i n g is

around

thin will

in t i m e

end

for t h e

the

it s t o p ? " .

wedge Citing

the

e x a m p l e of the student loans sys-

unfeasible

t e m he a d d e d ; " W h a t is really s a d

100,000

that p e o p l e will act like s h e e p a n d

Instead the p o s i t i o n s will

be e l e c t e d by a p p r o x i m a t e l y seventy d e l e g a t e s t o U L U C o u n c i l o n

pay u p w i t h o u t a f u s s . "

6 March

NEWS

Attack of the

Rag in Drag

Wellingtons

CLARE

ASHWIN

After

rumours

marked attacks

DAVID

ROBERTS

A n e s t i m a t e d quarter o f a m i l l i o n demonstrators London

descended

last

'Countryside

Sunday March',

t h e biggest

bean

their

entrance

with the

o p e n i n g bars o f C a r m i n a B u r a n a ,

a n d the i n f a m o u s hit

m u s i c that will for e v e r m o r e strike

squad, you might have been for-

fear i n t o t h e hearts o f first y e a r s .

tion

given

Anyone

backed

by the Duke

W e s t m i n s t e r ' s millions. T h e m a r c h e r s ' m a i n protest w a s against t h e g o v e r n m e n t ' s

attempts

to ban fox hunting. Although opin-

o r g a n i s e d protest

of baked

a o n e - d a y L o n d o n - w i d e r a d i o sta-

for the

s q u a d , d o n n e d i n surgical g r e e n s ,

ion

in the

polls a vast

reflect

since t h e

majority

for hibernating

for the

unfortunate

enough to

duration of rag week, but there

have a p r i c e o n their h e a d s w a s

was no escape.

shown

Rag

0123456748

9 8 kicked off with the

money

by having

four brave s o u l s r a i s e d their

n o mercy

a n d copiously

covered with shaving foam. Rag W e e k r e a c h e d its p e a k o n

heads

T h u r s d a y w i t h t h e last e v e r C h a r i n g

s h a v e d , a s t h e hair w a s c e r e m o n i -

C r o s s r a g r e v i e w , a hilarious c o m b i -

ously auctioned off t o the cheering

rallies o f

favour o f b a n -

the early eight-

n i n g t h e hunts,

nation of sketches from s u p p o r t e r s in t h e R e y n o l d s B a r . A T r a i n s p o t t i n g t o a n Indian r e s t a u variety o f events w e r e p l a n n e d rant. T h e hit s q u a d c a r r i e d o u t their

many

throughout

CND

They h a d

ies.

of the

congregated t o

protestors

v o i c e their fears

that

would

the gov-

ernment

are

felt

a ban destroy

ing g o v e r n m e n t

tocracy w h o enjoy

moves fox-

#$%$ . " & '()* +,- ,/

the

'right t o r o a m ' . coaches

t w o thousand

a n d twenty-nine

special

whose is

d e p e n d a n t o n t h e industry w h i c h s u r r o u n d s t h e hunts. A s a result o f have

now

the 1 0 . 2 0 a m start. K i t t e d - o u t t o a

g e s t i n g that legitimate h u n t s will b e

man

"certified", a n d a l l o w e d t o c o n t i n u e .

backed d o w n , a n d are sug-

they carried a bizarre m i x o f p l a c -

Although widely regarded as a

ards; " W e S u p p o r t Blair C o u r s i n g " ,

s u c c e s s , there w e r e n o t e s o f d i s -

"Scottish Terrier M e n S a y N o W a y " ,

sent a l o n g t h e w a y . A s m a l l g r o u p Listen", "Let T h e o f a n t i - h u n t i n g d e m o n s t r a t o r s h u d M o o " a n d " B u y British d l e d together in a c o r n e r o f the park

F o x S a ke ,

C h e e s e " w e r e just s o m e o f t h e s l o -

gans o n offer. O v e r t h e next f e w

s p e e c h e s f r o m t h e organisers o f t h e

hours,

the

284,500

organisers

people

claim

completed the

opposition,

march,

they

T h a m e s , t h r o u g h Trafalgar

pr o te s te r s w h o hijacked the M a r c h

and d o w n Piccadilly, t o t h e finish in

Hyde

official p r o g r a m m i n g w i t h their o w n

Park,

where

they

passed

under a huge banner s a y i n g "Finish",

'Hunt

t h e S p i c e girls (after a s e x c h a n g e ) , Cleopatra,

Elvis,

a n d Titanic, t o

name but a few. The m o n e y is still b e i n g c o u n t ed

a n d t h e final a m o u n t will be

r e v e a l e d s h o r t l y - all p r o c e e d s g o to Cancer Research.

drowning o u t the

Saboteurs

15a Harrington Road South Kensington London SW7 3ES (1 Minute walkfromSouth Kensington Tube)

Broadcasting

as if it w a s t h e L o n d o n M a r a t h o n .

Corporation',

Along the way, the marchers were

countryside

joined by t h e s o u n d s o f M a r c h F M ,

m a r c h e r s t o "Fuck o f f o u r land".

which,

HAIRSALON

serious

opposition came from a group of frequency,

Ball at L l o y d s o f L o n d o n . A m a z i n g outfits w e r e plentiful, r a n g i n g f r o m

completely

T h e only

march, from the north bank o f the Square

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March 1

LETTERS

The inefficiency and general poor treatment received by Shin Yi Jeng and friends may be no surprise, but there is something here I don't understand: If they wanted an Anglo-German society, then why the hell couldn't they have one? It is ludicrous to say that Dear Felix, I a m w r i t i n g t o clear u p t h e s e a o f their a i m s were "incompatible inaccuracies r e g a r d i n g G e r m a n with the aims of the O S C " and that they were Society w h i c h have a p p e a r e d in t h e o u t r a g e o u s last f e w e d i t i o n s o f Felix (issues excluded and forced to change 1105, 1106 &. I 107). Shin Yi Jeng their constitution. The CSCs are w r o t e in his letter (1 105) that it there to support students' clubs whatever they are, and certainly t o o k three m o n t h s for O S C t o clear not there to dictate what they can G e r m a n S o c i e t y but by m y c a l c u l a Ed tions it w a s just o v e r a m o n t h . and cannot do. Anglo-German Society approached the O v e r s e a s S t u d e n t s C o m m i t t e e Dear Felix, in m i d O c t o b e r 1997 for a d e c i s i o n W e a r e w r i t i n g t o clear u p a regarding their n e w s o c i e t y . They n u m b e r o f p o i n t s that have b e e n h a d s u b m i t t e d a c o n s t i t u t i o n a n d a r a i s ed in r e c e n t w e e k s w i t h regard list o f s e c o n d e r s late t h e p r e v i o u s t o t h e A n g l o - G e r m a n S o c i e t y (now year but this h a d b e e n lost by t h e G e r m a n society) a n d t h e c o n f u s i o n U n i o n over t h e s u m m e r . T o s p e e d that s u r r o u n d s t h e a c c e p t a n c e o f things u p for t h e m w e w a i v e d t h e the c l u b . n e e d t o s e e a n e w s e c o n d e r s list The Anglo-German society and, as with all n e w societies, c a m e to a meeting of the Social r e v i e w e d their c o n s t i t u t i o n . W e C l u b s Committee (11/11/97), f o u n d several p o i n t s t o b e i n c o m - w h e r e t h e m a t t e r o f t h e m j o i n i n g patible w i t h t h e a i m s o f t h e O S C , S C C w a s d e b a t e d by t h e a t t e n d i n g i n c l u d i n g their n a m e a n d several o f chairs o f S C C c l u bs . It w a s n o t e d their objectives. I e x p l a i n e d that in that t h e a i m s o f the p r o p o s e d club order t o b e a c c e p t e d by t h e O S C d u p l i c a t e d a n o t h e r ( E R A S M U S ) , they w o u l d have t o c h a n g e t h e s e a n d that t h e c o e x i s t e n c e o f t h e points b e c a u s e their a i m s e m p h a clubs w o u l d b e d e t r i m e n t a l t o b o t h . sised British-German relations They were advised to reapply to rather than p r o m o t i o n o f G e r m a n the O S C , w h o a c c e p t e d t h e m a s culture, but A n g l o - G e r m a n S o c i e t y the G e r m a n s o c i e t y less t h a n t w o themselves d e c i d e d that t h e y w e e k s later. w o u l d prefer t o k e e p their c o n s t i t u In t o t a l , t h e S C C w a s i n v o l v e d tion as it w a s . in this p r o c e s s for less t h a n o n e

THEIR PETTY

I then suggested S C C as the next a v e n u e t o e x p l o r e s i n c e s o c i eties s u c h a s Irish, W e l s h , Sikh a n d Tamil S o c i e t i e s , w h i c h d o not r e a d ily fall u n d e r t h e O S C b a n n e r , belong to SCC. However, S C C were unwilling t o take t h e m o n . C o n t r a r y to Mark Baker's information (1107), t h e m a t t e r w a s t h e n referred t o R o b Clark, t h e D P (F&S) (there w a s n o D P (C&S) at t h e time), w h o t h o u g h t it best that t h e y join O S C . A n g l o - G e r m a n S o c i e t y d u l y c h a n g e d t h e i r n a m e (to G e r m a n Society) a n d t w o o f their objectives a n d j o i n e d O S C by late N o v e m b e r . They w e r e n o t ' k i n d l y ' t a k e n o n by O S C b u t r a t h e r b e c a u s e they r e v i s e d their c o n s t i t u tion. German Society perhaps u n k n o w i n g l y p r o l o n g e d the p r o c e s s by initially d e c l i n i n g t o c h a n g e their constitution. 1 believe t h e d e c i s i o n s 1 m a d e with a n d o n behalf o f the O S C c a n only b e d e s c r i b e d as a c c o u n t a b l e , necessary a n d fair T a n y a Siraa O S C Vice Chair t.siraa@ic.ac.uk

month. CSCs d o not meet more regularly t h a n o n c e a m o n t h (to save b u r e a u c r a c y ) . The C S C s y s t e m w o r k s , a n d s u c c e e d s in b e i n g w h a t it is d e s i g n e d t o b e â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a facility t o run clubs a n d s o c i e t i e s by s t u d e n t s for s t u d e n t s . Yours, C a r o l i n e G i b b o n s , S C C Chair Karen Yates, S C C HJT

WATERSTONE'S WARNIN Dear Felix, W h i l s t 1 w o u l d love t o believe that W a t e r s t o n e s a r e "just firing a w a r n i n g shot", I r e m e m b e r w a n t i n g t o think a similar t h i n g a b o u t t h e b o o k s h o p a couple of years ago. 1 h o p e that Felix c o n t i n u e s t o c o v e r this issue w e l l (and that IC s t u d e n t s read it!) s o that a B o o k s t o r e M a r k II cannot occur. Thanks, Karen Yates (Physics 4)

Dear Jeremy, Re R e d C a r d f o r F o o t b a l l Fourths I a m w r i t i n g o n behalf o f t h e football club c o m m i t t e e as it is felt there are several issues that n e e d to b e a d d r e s s e d . T h e i n c i d e n t at Bath w a s regrettable a n d d o e s n o t bring c r e d i t t o t h e c l u b, u n i o n o r c o l l e g e - this is n o t in q u e s t i o n . H o w e v e r , t h e article in q u e s t i o n w a s o n e - s i d e d a n d unfair. A s far a s 1 a m a w a r e , n o - o n e f r o m t h e football c l u b w a s c o n t a c t e d before t h e article w a s w r i t t e n a n d s o t h e arti-

cle w a s i n e v i t a b l y p r e j u d i c e d . M e m b e r s o f t h e fourth t e a m have d e s c r i b e d their b e h a v i o u r a s l o ud a n d b o i s t e r o u s , a s the bar evenings of s p o r t s t e a m s t e n d t o b e , but hardly a b u s i v e until they w e r e dealt w i t h in a c o n f r o n t a t i o n a l a n d i n a p propriate manner. The t o n e o f t h e article is also u n f o r t u n a t e - it s e e m s t o b e a d v o c a t i n g severity t o t h e disciplinary c o m m i t t e e , w h i c h is hardly Felix's role in c o l l e g e - a s is t h e reference to c o m m e n t s attributed t o the club's c a p t a i n , D o n a l K e a n e (please note t h e spelling), w h i c h he c a n n o t r e m e m b e r m a k i n g a n d especially not in t h e c o n t e x t that they w e r e p r e s e n t e d i n . T h e club's players o f t e n play t w i c e a n d train o n c e a w e e k , a n d the t e a m s ' p e r f o r m a n c e s this y e a r have r e f l e c t e d their efforts - a U L U c u p final this Saturday for the firsts a n d the best results o f any L o n d o n c o l l e g e in B U S A - a n d find it d i s h e a r t e n i n g w h e n they s e e m t o be u n d e r attack f r o m the very organ that s h o u l d b e l a u d i n g their efforts. W h i l e w e realise that s t u d e n t s c a n o n l y s p e n d s o l o n g o n their Felix i n v e s t i g a t i o n s , articles that are a little m o r e c o n s i d e r e d w o u l d be appreciated. Y o u r s sincerely, S i m o n D u n s b y ( d e c e a s e d)

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Katie Armstrong, Pres ICSM Nick Carter, D P ICSM

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WHERE WILL YOU BE LIVING IN 1998/99? YOUR ACCOMMODATION QUESTIONS ANSWERED!

• Where to look

• Deposits

• Contracts

• Inventories

A talk given by ULAO staff in association with the Student Accommodation Office

DATE: TIME:

Wednesday 11 5.30pm

March

PLACE:

Room 220, Mechanical Engineering

20 minute Question & Answer session to follow

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COLUMNS

ML? LTD

thick sausage

shape,

fold

it in three

lengthwise, give it a quarter

ater If, like m e , y o u ' r e sick a n d tired of kak industrial

turn a n d

repeat. You'll n e e d t o d o this for about 10 m inutes by w h i c h t i m e

y o u r forearms will

burn a n d y o u ' l l be c u r s i n g m y n a m e but rest a s s u r e d , 1 d o n ' t care.

b o w l , sprinkle the salt o n t o it.

bread that has no c o n s i s t e n c y or taste, t h e n p a y

M a k e a well or d i p in the m i d d l e of the flour,

attention. T o c o m e u p w i t h this recipe, I've taken

p o u r in s o m e of the oil a n d m ix well with y o u r

b o w l w i t h s o m e o i l , put the d o u g h into it, cover

four or five different s o u r c e s ,

mixed them up,

hands (yes, hands so m a k e sure they're clean).

w i t h a d a m p c l o t h a n d leave in a nice w a r m place until it has d o u b l e d in size.

Your d o u g h is n o w ready t o rise. Grease y o u r

boiled t h e m d o w n t o their e s s e n c e a n d then

T o test w h e t h e r or not y o u ' v e put e n o u g h oil in,

through trial a n d error brought forth s o m e t h i n g

take a handful of flour a n d s q u e e z e it. The flour

O n c e the d o u g h has risen put it back o n t o

which is (I reckon) a g o o d c o m p r o m i s e b e t w e e n

s h o u l d just about bind into a solid l u m p but

the clean surface, p u n c h it violently 2 or three

complexity a n d result. That is t o say, it's not t o o

c r u m b l e easily.

t i m e s a n d then start k n e a d i n g it again. S a m e

m u c h hassle a n d it tastes alright.

technique

N o w it s e e m s t o m e that m o s t p e o p l e are

before a n d hopefully y o u r a r m s

s h o u l d have r e c o v e r e d by t h e n . D o this for just a

scared of using y e a s t . Yes, it is alive but n o it

c o u p l e of m i n u t e s , a d d a f e w herbs a n d things t o

w o n ' t eat y o u . I c a n , h o w e v e r , a l m o s t guarantee

the d o u g h if y o u fancy a n d then put the d o u g h

that y o u r first a t t e m p t s will not be

spectacular,

into g r e a s e d baking tins (only fill up t o half way)

A n y w a y , less rubbish m o r e a c t i o n . The liquid

cut it u p into balls t o m a k e rolls or whatever your

v o l u m e s are a p p r o x i m a t e as they d e p e n d o n lots

imagination can c o m e u p w i t h . The d o u g h n o w

but y o u will s o o n h a n g of it.

(this recipe will m a k e t w o o n e - p o u n d loaves) or

n e e d s t o rise again t o m a k e it nice a n d fluffy. It

of thinks like h o w d a m p it is, w h a t sort of flour y o u ' r e using etc s o they vary f r o m t i m e t o t i m e . Y o u will n e e d : *• «*

N o w p o u r in the yeast a n d mix thoroughly.

s h o u l d at least d o u b l e in size but d o n ' t leave it

A d d the rest of the water a glassful at a t i m e t o

t o o l o n g or the w h o l e thing will just deflate like leaky fart bag.

3 pints s t r o n g w h i t e flour

start of but be wary after about 2/3 of the pint,

(About 1 kg d o n ' t y o u k n o w )

y o u d o n ' t w a n t t o get the d o u g h t o o soggy. This

O n c e risen to y o u r heart's content, bake the

1 pint w a r m w a t e r

is the tricky c o n s i s t e n c y bit. 1 reckon the ideal is

bread in a p r e h e a t e d hot ( 2 1 0 ° C , gas mark 7)

A b o u t 1/2 w i n e glass of o i l (olive if y o u ' r e

a d o u g h that c o m e s off the b o w l cleanly but just

o v e n . Rolls take about 15 m i n u t e s , loaves 3 0 -35

feeling rich)

leaves bits sticking t o y o u hands w h e n y o u pull

m i n u t e s . T o c heck that the bread is c o o k e d , take

1 tbl salt

t h e m out.

•*

1 tbl d r i e d active y e a s t

«"

it o u t of it's tin a n d t a p the b o t t o m . A h o l l o w

N o w for the hard bit, k n e a d i n g . Find yourself a clean surface a n d plonk the d o u g h o n t o it. T o

1 p i n c h sugar

s o u n d m e a n s it is c o o k e d . Piece of c a k e eh?

Start off by diluting the y e a s t a n d sugar in a

start off, just flatten the d o u g h out a n d fold it

glassful of the w a r m w a t e r . This is t o get it g o i n g

back o n t o itself, twist it, beat it, s q u i d g e it a n d

some spod can c o me

and generally h a p p y . It will take a b o u t 10 m i n -

generally take y o u r stress out o n it. After a c o u -

usually g o e s pear s h a p e d if the weather is very

utes t o start bubbling a n d f o a m i n g if y o u r kitchen

ple of m inutes the d o u g h will b e c o m e m o r e elas-

unsettled or thundery so d o n ' t bother kids.

is reasonably w a r m .

tic a n d will s t o p sticking t o y o u r fingers. This calls

Put the flour into a large a n d preferably heavy

O n e last t i p : for s o m e reason (which I'm sure up with), bread m a k i n g

Antoine

for a change in tactic. Roll out the d o u g h into a

The ICU Cypriot, French, Hellenic, Italian & Spanish Societies present

Present

50 years of pain and hope'

A Palestinian week marking 50 years of Israeli occupation

9th-12th M„nh

la Fiesta

Mon 9th :

<JH

Debate ' 50 years on', speakers include: Jewish Chronicle editor, Times Newspaper cdilor,

jjpca-uNia ^

& P L O general delegate to the UK Plaee: Old Lecture Theatre SOAS, nearest station: Russell Sq. 6,30 for 7 pm

T O N I G H T ! (06/03) 8.30pm - 2.30am Main Dining Hall

fuc 10th :

Documentary: 'Music in the line of fire', Channel 4 commissioned film Place: Room G2 SOAS, 6.30 for 7pm

Live Bands Loads of Food Plenty of Sangria Disco Bar until 2am

Wed 1 !th : Palestinian cultural exhibition Featuring: Paintings, Embroidery, and Palestinian produce Place: Junior Common Room, SOAS Starts 12pm Thu 12th

Film: T a l e of the three jewels' A tale of life under occupation Tickets: £2

£4 members, £5 non-members

place: Lecture Theatre 1 Opp. Madam Tussauds Westminster Univ., 6.30 for 7pm

(Food and sangria included!)

Tickets on sale at lunchtinre in the .ICR and tonight on door

Nearest station: Baker St.

Fri 13th

Palestinian Party An evening of live music, Dabkch, dinner and dance

COLUMNS

Schadenfreude dance moment. Union

is in a b u n -

ICU

the

N o t unsurprisingly, the must

smiled

have

collectively

p r o b l e m . T h o u g h w e all k n o w that

official s u p p o r t for the O f f i c e has

fire w i t h fire. This is c a l l e d p r o f e s -

Waterstone's

b e e n c o n s p i c u o u s by its a b s e n c e .

s i o n a l i s m . The p r o b l e m here is not

are here, f e w of us

k n o w exactly what's g o i n g o n any particular t i m e . S p e c i a l

Like Clive W e l l s , I d o not k n o w the

s o m u c h t h e staff, m a n y of w h o m

offers

details, but I m u s t say m y treat-

are very g o o d , but the s y s t e m . The

heard

are not p r o m o t e d b e y o n d a sign in

m e n t ther e has a l w a y s b e e n

predicament.

the

able,

when

they

Waterstone's

6 M a r c h 1998

window.

They

should

though

pass-

not w o r t h y of

s y s t e m d o e s n o t a c k n o w l e d g e that

any

The

activities at Imperial n e e d t o

are

customers.

Commercial

w o u l d s e e m that not e n o u g h p e o -

a d v e r t i s i n g offers a n d n e w e d i t i o n s

customer

ple

every w e e k in Felix, for

w h o l e saga d o e s raise o n e p o i n t

that really a n n o y s m e , n a m e l y the

that horrible A m e r i c a n i s m . If m a n -

are

buying

their

books.

Naturally, W a t e r s t o n e ' s are n o t t o o

Their

current

p l e a s e d a b o u t m i s s i n g their t a r g e t s

need

the

by,

if t h e r u m o u r s are true,

This

must

dealt

30%.

with,

but

problems

Sir

e a s y t o fix, a n d

Felix

last

week,

This

does

not

require

The

s a n c e or a n n o y -

lease,

in a

departure

from

usual C o l l e g e p r o c e d u r e , is w a t e r -

ance'

'nuito

the

says that t h e y

U n i o n , w h i c h as

m a y sell b o o k s , t a p e s , journals a n d

part of I m p e r i a l ,

tight- s e c t i o n 5.9.1

suchlike a n d 'no o t h e r dise.' Interestingly,

merchan-

t h e y are

m i t t e d t o sell ' a c a d e m i c

per-

software',

the

C o l l e g e s h o u l d put a s t o p t o this.

5.9.2.

Stop

whinging start

used

'for

any

illegal

maneveryone

about

service

you

that as

realise f r o m r e a d i n g this c o l -

umn,

a n d if w e c a n a v o i d it, w e

w i l l . If w e are t o l d that w e m u s t be

n i c e , w e generally are. In fact, a lit-

staff.

tle m o r e p r o f e s s i o n a l i s m t h r o u g h -

seems on

place w o u l d g o

o u t this

a long

way.

else

are

all

Finally, a c a u t i o n a r y n o t e

for

neanderthal

mobile

thugs,

whereas

w h i c h c a n be v e r y e x p e n s i v e a n d

country

the The

fact is

phone

inconvenient, you

Cloning,

users.

m a y be

something

think o n l y h a p p e n s t o

other

that the w o r l d is full of r u d e c u s -

people

the

t o m e r s , w h o m u s t be t r e a t e d c o u r -

y o u . N o t s o , for e v e n our w a t c h f u l

incident

t e o u s l y by staff, h o w e v e r difficult

O n e story that s e e m s t o r u m ble o n in t h e

anyone

students

behaves impeccably.

in s e c t i o n 5 . 9 . 3 , that the s h o p m a y

every

is not s o m e t h i n g

of us d o a u t o m a t i c a l l y ,

the belief that IC

than the U n i o n . It g o e s o n t o say, be

most

excuse,

predicated

a g i n g , ladies a n d g e n t l e m e n .

not

to p e o p l e

endure'

This

and

rather

staff, things will c h a n g e . B e i n g nice

our staff have t o

poor

College

Shop,

a g e m e n t instil this belief into their

that

truculent

s o m y a d v i c e is t o s c r e w o v e r t h e Computer

use

abuse

moans

hear

time

DQ C

customer-focussed,

don't

tendered

is b a n n e d u n d e r section

awards.

you

Harvey-Jones to

starter o n t w o fronts. in

not

John

solve.

suggested

likes

e x p a n d i n g into s t a t i o n e r y is a n o n Firstly, as

instance.

service

b a c k g r o u n d is

fare

careless

than

i m m o r a l act, nor as a c l u b , b e t t i n g

Accommodation

s h o p [or] sex s h o p . ' S o d e s p i t e t h e

with C. Chan. Despite one intem-

that

e n o r m o u s p o t e n t i a l m a r k e t , a n IC

p e r a t e letter f r o m a w a r d e n - not

restaurants have t o d e a l w i t h p e o -

costing

k n o c k i n g s h o p is n o t o n the c a r d s .

terribly effective t o b e m o a n ' p u b l i c

ple w h o are far m o r e

unpleasant

S u n d a y . If it c a n h a p p e n t o h i m ,

Secondly, diversifying the product

s l a n g i n g ' in a letter w h e r e y o u label

than the i n m a t e s here, a n d m u s t

c a n the w o r l d s l e e p easily at night?

range c o u l d m e r e l y e x a c e r b a t e t h e

the

d o s o w i t h o u t resorting t o fighting

complainant

Office

racist,

Clive-

may

be.

Staff in s h o p s

H e a d of Security, Keith R e y n o l d s , fallen v i c t i m

has

the

College

this

crime,

ÂŁ500

last

"All political careers e n d in failure,"

ly running the prisons rather than

Michael

Her

She has never e x c h a n g e d t w o w o r d s

the recently d e c e a s e d E n o c h P o w e l l

k e e p t o his p r o p e r role of legislating

phrase that "there is s o m e t h i n g of

with M i c h a e l since last year. There

o n c e said bitterly, w h e n he w a s fired

and

the night about h i m " s p a r k e d a c o m -

has been no m a k e - u p , no apology.

f r o m the S h a d o w Cabinet by E d w a r d

f a m o u s N e w s n i g h t interview in the

ical

Heath

w a k e of the s a c k i n g w h e r e Jeremy

that

after his i n f a m o u s

speech

setting

p o l i c y . There

was

Howard's chances.

row, with she

had

Howard deep

retaliating

affection

t o m a k e it look as t h o u g h A n n is a d m i t t i n g she g o t it w r o n g a n d she

w a r n i n g of rivers of b l o o d if m o r e

P a x m a n repeatedly asked " d i d y o u

Derek Lewis, a n d that flowers h a d

immigrants

threaten

been e x c h a n g e d .

Britain.

were

In the

permitted

Conservative

into

overrule

him?"

H e is r e - w r i t i n g history. H e is trying

for

This p r e c i p i t a t e d

had

a p o l o g i s e d . " Publicly, though,

Party

H o w a r d w h o repeatedly d o d g e d the

her public assertion of her o w n vir-

they

right n o w , certain recently t r a m p l e d

q u e s t i o n , m a k i n g it painfully o b v i o u s

ginity. The w h o l e e p i s o d e h a d infuri-

b e i n g particularly effective in o p p o s -

on careers are beginnin g t o rehabili-

w h a t the truth w a s a n d a s p e c t a c l e

a t e d W i d d e c o m b e , w h o h a d never

ing this G o v e r n m e n t " , H o w a r d said

tate

for a n y o n e not t o keen o n H o w a r d .

liked the fact that H o w a r d fired the

recently. This is true: she m a k e s reg-

themselves

despite

accrued

political w i s d o m , a n d for the right reasons.

D u r i n g the

leadership Widdecombe

U n d e r H o w a r d at the t i m e w a s

election,

Ann

torpedoed

Michael

H o w a r d ' s c h a n c e s of g a i n i n g as

Home

Secretary.

the

Prisons

of " U - b o a t W i d d e c o m b e " . This has

Eye

Service

ignited w i t h

o n television, is

(probably c o m p l i m e n t a r y ) nickname

Westminster

the

Director-General, Derek L e w i s . This fracas h a d b e e n

ular a p p e a r a n c e s

attacks o n Blairism earned her the

Hamish Common

issue w a s H o w a r d ' s h a n d l i n g of the sacking

for

best of friends: "Ann is

c l o s e t o finishing her novel, a n d her

leadership w i t h an attack o n his performance

Director-General of the service

Conservative

are

won

her the a p p r o v a l of Tory M P s

and

ironically m a n y o n the Labour

b e n c h e s w h o like her directness and independence,

reminding them

the days before Labour's Millbank

the

mind machine.

e s c a p e of three c o n v i c t e d m u r d e r -

A n n W i d d e c o m b e , w h o as Prisons

ers f r o m a m a x i m u m security p r i s o n

M i n i s t e r , earned the hatred of the

on the Isle of W i g h t (which w a s t h e n

Left

downgraded

mothers

expectant

It is refreshing t o see that directlast

ness a n d bravery are still cherished

few days, w h e n it b e c a m e clear that

values in politics, a n d that H o w a r d ' s

W i d d e c o m b e w a s being c o n s i d e r e d

sliminess

birth

for a S h a d o w Cabinet p o s t . M i c h a e l

punished.

with M i c h a e l H o w a r d a n n o u n c i n g it

p r o c e s s started. A n n is also against

H o w a r d , n o w the S h a d o w Foreign

m a k i n g a remarkable political c o m e -

to b a c k b e n c h Tory cheers. Later the

sex before marriage, a n d quite p u b -

Secretary,

back

Director-General himself w a s s a c k e d

lic about her virginity - she said "if

forgiven her for d e s t r o y i n g his l e a d -

Cabinet

by H o w a r d a n d then

immediately

a n y o n e says I a m not a virgin, I'll

ership

u n d o u b t e d l y d e s p i t e of, rather than

t o o k ac tion against the H o m e O f f i c e

sue." W h e n o n e c o n s i d e r s her forth-

W i d d e c o m b e , w h o said that just the

because

for unfair d i s m i s s a l . H i s a r g u m e n t

rightness over s u c h sensitive issues,

previous w e e k he had cut her d e a d

w o u l d be nice t o see

governor of the

Category

B).

The

p r i s o n w a s fired,

the

bed

i n s i s t i n g that

The plot t h i c k e n e d in the

for

w h i c h she h a d responsibility.

s h o u l d be h a n d c u f f e d right

until

the

a n n o u n c e d that he h a d

chances,

further infuriating

in office Miss

does status, of

was

eventually

Widdecombe

achieve

Shadow

and

will

this

Michael Howard. the

be It

honest

w a s that H o w a r d h a d interfered w i t h

p e r h a p s it w a s not so surprising that

"in front of witnesses", a n d a s o u r c e

defeat the deceitful in politics o n c e

the D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l ' s job of ac tual-

she w a s h a p p y t o publicly finish off

c l o s e t o her saying "this is ridiculous.

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thou

shalt

have

u n w a n t e d test,

field

day,

chant fot d r u m ' n ' bass; a highly

of t h e c e n t u r y , flu has c l a i m e d m i l -

sports trial... I thoroughly used to

effective

enjoy sitting a n d w a t c h i n g t h e c o n -

stereo.

-Shakespeare

t i n u i n g a n d enthralling a d v e n t u r e s

s e d u c t i v e of d a r k - h a i r e d d a m s e l s ,

worried

of P o s t m a n Pat w h i l e lying o n the

b e c o m e s a dull, b o r i n g m i n g e r w i t h

that

ost of the m e m o r i e s of t h e

sofa

a b e a r d . T h e n , inevitably, e v e r y o n e

b u r i e d in t h e p e r m a f r o s t of t h e icy

dramatic climax of the i C U

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comes

n o r t h e r n w a s t e s , b e l i e v e d t o have

Sabbatical

have

for t h e w a t e r u n d e r t h e bridge. O h ,

noisy,

f a d e d n o w , but t h e p l a g u e of illness

n o . . . his v a n w o n ' t start. A h , this is

their a t t e m p t s t o tell y o u w h a t a

1919

that

the life. I w o n d e r h o w t h e y are get-

great

e x a m i n e t h e d e a d l y strain of

t i n g o n in G a m e s ?

sorry, d i d I just c o u g h in y o u r face?

cramps..."

elections

infested m y system

that

fateful night is still s a d l y c o n s p i c u o u s by its p r e s e n c e . C h r i s t . R e a d i n g out the

ballot

box

figures w h i l e

hacking,

wheezing and

generally

suffering f r o m t h e t h o u s a n d natural

and drinking hot

chocolate.

time

w e e k s in b e d . H e h h e h h e h .

battles w a g e d in the n e r v o u s s y s tems,

bowels

and

auto-immune

another

are

bodies

p u n c h e d by

outbreak,

outbreak

exhuming

their c a r d s

epi-

in a n

effort

the to the

virus. L e t ' s just h o p e t h e y are m o r e c o m p e t e n t t h a n m y friend N i c k at s c h o o l w i t h his B i o l o g y agar d i s h e s , who

managed

infect

half

the

which

tified p l a g u e g r o w n f r o m his o w n

the

control theory. bacteria

three

about

they

had

scientists

y e a r w i t h s o m e terrible a n d u n i d e n -

illness.

always

Oh,

T h e w o r s t illnesses of all are

fiendish of differential e q u a t i o n s or

Tragically, these

lions of lives in irrepressible d e m i c s . In fact,

o n e s that kill p e o p l e . There is m u c h infect

T h e w o r s t things in life are free,

had.

real illnesses are t h e real e n e m y ;

concern

a n d it has t o be s a i d that

have

N e v e r m i n d , it o n l y m e a n s

for m e

s y s t e m s of u n l u c k y p u n t e r s w o r l d -

most

they

insatiable

(cough)

Unfortunately

most

in at four o ' c l o c k ; d r u n k ,

w i d e , c a u s i n g i n e s t i m a b l e grief a n d

the

personal

usually t h e

irritating a n d

c o u g h s that flesh is heir t o w a s a tricky t h a n

unwanted

Sleep,

task

but

about

diseases

monkeys,

mutations

responsible

sputum.

might

Despite

c o m e along when we don't want

s p r e a d the d i s e a s e t o h o m o s a p i -

murderers,

t h e m t o , a n d P o s t m a n Pat l o s e s his

e n s . S o m e of t h e s e are incredibly

w i t h w h i c h w e c o n d u c t o u r every-

appeal when you're supposed

contagious,

d a y b u s i n e s s t e n d t o d o little m o r e

organisms

and

culminate

these the

terrible

mass-

micro-organisms

very

be s o m e w h e r e i n t e r e s t i n g i n s t e a d .

d e a t h m o r e painful a n d u n d i g n i f i e d

than

m u c h for their s e r v i c e s . Illness ulti-

Isn't there a p u b c a l l e d G r e e n d a l e ?

than

n o t i c e the b e g i n n i n g s of t h e c o m -

and

viruses

not

charge

a n d the t y p e w h i c h y o u d o . T h e for-

Beechams'

Powders.

Historically, o n e of the m o s t v o r a -

mer

H e a d a c h e s , the staple d i e t of t h e

c i o u s slayers has n o t b e e n A I D S or

ailing,

CJD, or e v e n o n e

prevalent

during

schooldays,

pound

away

inside

Jess?

the

Isn't

Cold

called

where

M a y b e I'll get high if I drink e n o u g h

joyously

beer

anthrax,

mately c o m e s in t w o v a r i e t i e s ; t h e

often

type which y o u don't m i n d having, variety w a s

there

that

the

annoy,

time

you

unlucky sufferer b l e e d s f r o m every

m o n c o l d , be t h a n k f u l that y o u are

orifice,

not d r o w n i n g in y o u r o w n m u c u s

i n c l u d i n g the

eyes.

of t h e s e

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instead.

scary

where a quick thermometer o n the

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p o t e n t i a l s u p e r - k i l l e r s , but g o o d o l d

radiator w o u l d o c c a s i o n a l l y p r e v e n t

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Mr C should be a familiar name to all of you. He

Layo also explains his role as a p r o -

is a member of a band called The Shamen that

d u c e r of m u s i c . "I d o t w o types of m u s i c

has had considerable mainstream success since

predominantly.

tech-house

"I w a s DJing in Edinburgh w h e n a kid c a m e up to

the beginning of this decade. As if that wasn't

s o u n d o n a d e e p e r level w h i c h I d o with

m e a n d said T w a s only thirteen or s o at s c h o o l

music

Richard as Killer L o o p . I also d o breakbeat

w h e n I heard EG a n d w e t h o u g h t the c h o r u s w a s all

m o n t h s o l d , but t o w a r d s the e n d of last year it w a s

which he describes as tech-house and is a much

with M a t t h e w B as The Usual S u s p e c t s .

about this g u y c alled E beneeze r G o o d e a n d he w a s

a c h i e v i ng o n e h u n d r e d t h o u s a n d hits per m o n t h .

enough, he

also produces cutting-edge

One

r e s p o n s e I get the feeling that it w a s not d e s i g n e d to offend.

is G a i a Live, a radio station that broadcasts exclusively o n the internet. The c o n c e p t

electronic

radio is still in its infant s t a g e s a n d G a i a Live is a f e w

sought after D) in the global dance scene. Layo's

This is a similar kind of vibe, but instead of

called Eezer for short.' That's w h a t e v e r yo n e in his

The possibilities are e n d l e s s , as it c a n be p i c k e d u p

C V reads very much as above without the Shamen

just four o n the floor, it's breaks." L a y o

s c h o o l thought. They d i d n ' t perceive it t o be a drug

by a n y b o d y w h o has a c c e s s t o the internet.

section. Together they both own and run a night-

describes his m u s i c a l s t a n d i n g as a p r o -

s o n g a n d it w a s n ' t until t h e m e d i a b l e w it out of all

T he s o u n d of t h e station is naturally very i m p o r -

club in central London called The End, and a cut-

d u c e r of "intelligent party m u s i c . "

p r o p o r t i o n that p e o p l e started t o say ' O h ! M a y b e it

tant t o b o t h partners. " W e ' r e not after the pirate

m e a n s that t h e n ! '

s o u n d , w h i c h c a n be quite c o m m e r c i a l . " says M r C,

ting-edge

radio station

called

Gaia

Live that

I h a d d e c i d e d before the interview t o talk t o M r C about his involvement w i t h

"To the granny listening t o it o n Radio O n e , she

" W e ' r e m o r e c o n c e r n e d w i t h the quality a n d m u s i -

Electronic m u s i c has m a n y e n e m i e s a n d critics.

the S h a m e n . In all honesty I w a s n ' t even

w o u l d have thought it w a s a c h e e k y s o n g about this

cal o u t p u t of s h o w s . " The DJ lineup can only be

There are t h o s e w h o d i s m i s s it as the l o w e s t caste

sure w h e t h e r they w e r e still togethet or

Dickensian character. S o it w a s really the press that

broadcasts solely on the internet.

d e s c r i b e d as t h e c r e a m o f L o n d o n ' s u n d e r g r o u n d .

of m u s i c ; g e n e r a t e d by m a c h i n e s w i t h no real n e e d

M r C , L a y o a n d M a t t h e w B u s n w a c k a B, W i g g l e

for any talent as s u c h . There are p e o p l e w h o a c c e p t

C r e w , R u g g e d Vinyl, DJ R a p , Giles Peterson, Dr S

computers

musical

understand the c o n c e p t s

cannot

G a c h e t , D a v e A n g e l , W e i r d Beats Collective, the list

of t e c h n o m u s i c s o far,

still g o e s o n . . . ! The station b r o a d c a s t s f r o m Friday

instruments

but

shunning the phrase " u n d e r g r o u n d " a n d b l a m i n g the

artists for being t o o a n o n y m o u s a n d o u t of t o u c h

with the general public. I'm g l a d that electronica, t e c h n o

or w h a t e v e r

y o u c h o o s e to call it actually has r o l e - m o d e l s like M r C a n d Layo. A l t h o u g h it w a s c o n c e i v e d as an antiestablishment y o u t h m o v e m e n t , they are not afraid

night t o S u n d a y night at w w w . G a i a l i v e . c o m a n d is w o r t h a listen! In its present f o r m , the presentation is m u c h like any terrestrial rad io service. I'm curious t o k n o w if the possibilities of the internet c o u l d o n e d a y m a k e projects

such

Gaialive

interactive.

"A bs olutely! I m e a n w h a t y o u c a n d o with the inter-

t o push it o n t o the w i d e s t p o s s i b l e a u d i e n c e that it

net is m o r e interactive a n y w a y . W e already b r o a d -

can reach. They are d i p l o m a t s , m a n o u e v r i n g big

cast events f r o m The

c o m m e r c i a l interests a l o n g s i d e t h e s i m p l e values of

means) o n t o The End w e b s i t e . I d o a w e e k l y s h o w

artistic p a s s i o n a n d integrity. They are b o t h real a n d

o n Kiss F M w h i c h is b r o a d c a s t o n t o the w e b s i t e as

3 - D characters a n d are not afraid t o s h o w that they

w e l l , " replies M r C .

are having fun a n d enjoying w h a t they d o .

End (by a u d i o a n d visual

"Basically electronic radio is the w a y f o r w a r d .

I a s k e d M r C h o w he began in d a n c e m u s i c . "I

P e o p l e are g e t t i n g into the internet in a big w a y . It's

g o t started w h e n I w a s twelv e I s u p p o s e , d a n c i n g o n

right a r o u n d the corner w h e r e y o u c a n buy a little

a dancefloor, g e t t i n g in front of the speakers

and

b o x t o p l u g into y o u r TV a n d a t e l e p h o n e s o c k e t a n d

having it latge! I w a s a d i s c o kid w h e n 1 w a s in m y

y o u ' r e o n the net. That is g o i n g t o m e a n a hell of a

early teens a n d 8 0 ' s

Mr C and ^ ^ c o h o r t Layo

s o u l , funk, electro w e r e all

major influences o n m e . "

lot. G i v e it another five years a n d every h o m e will have a c c e s s t o the internet. T h e n the p o w e r of

not! I actually e n d e d m y teenage years lis-

h y p e d it O N L Y as a d r u g issue t u n e . A n d , y e a h of

his club The E n d . H e is also bringing The S h a m e n

S o h o w d o e s L a y o d es c ribe the club?

w a n t e d t o d o as a m u s i c a l artist. M o s t p e o p l e d o n ' t

t e n i n g to their m u s i c , but lost t o u c h with

c o u r s e it w a s a b o u t ecstasy. I c a n put m y hands up

chapter of his life t o a c l o s e t o help L a y o run The

"The d e s i g n ! It speaks for itself. Probably

everything else that c o m e s w i t h electronic i n f o r m a -

realise that he w a s m a k i n g m u s i c l o n g before the

all that w h e n I g o t into the m u s i c 1 n o w

a n d say that n o w . It's o u t of the w a y a n d 1 d o n ' t

End. S o w h y this g r a d u a l m a n o u e v r i n g t o w a r d s a

the best s o u n d s y s t e m

tion will all be at our fingertips. The sky's the limit.

S h a m e n ever carried his n a m e into the charts.

cover. I also w a s n ' t sure h o w m y ques-

have t o p r o m o t e it a n y m o r e . It w a s n ' t pro-drugs

n e w direction? This d u o are o n a m i s s i o n ! They w a n t

stunningly beautiful club. Really friendly,

" W e already have chat r o o m s w h e r e p e o p l e can

started DJing at the e n d of 1987. Basically, I'd m a d e

tions w o u l d be a n s w e r e d ; so l o n g after

t h o u g h . Y o u just have t o listen t o lines like, 'e's the

t o change t h e w a y t e c h n o is p e r c e i v e d a n d t r e a t e d .

totally safe a n d fully a i r - c o n d i t i o n e d . " I

talk w h i l e G a i a Live is g o i n g o n . It might be g o o d to

G e t t i n g i n v o l v e d is h o w M r C learnt w h a t

in the w o r l d . A

entertainment

and promotion and marketing and

m y first track a n d d e c i d e d that I d i d n ' t w a n t t o just

the t i m e a n d o n the subject of s u c h a

kind of g e e z e r w h o m u s t never be a b u s e d ' a n d 'very

"It's t i m e t o p u s h t o a n e w d i r e c t i o n . T e c h n o

ask M r C if, after The M i n i s t r y of S o u n d

have a list of r e c o r d s

d o raps o n r e c o r d s . I w a n t e d t o g e t into it a lot

well-trodden

m u c h m a l i g n e d a n d m i s u n d e r s t o o d ' t o realise that

needs t o be reinvented, it's a n o l d t h i n g that's b e e n

a n d other places, L o n d o n really n e e d e d

records. W i t h the a i d o f a virtual set of turntables a n d mixer y o u c o u l d m ix t h e m yourself. That w o u l d

conversational

path.

and soundbytes

these

m o r e ; find o u t about writing a n d p r o d u c i n g a n d

Throughout, M r C s h o w e d no sign

w e ' r e actually trying t o tell p e o p l e that the drugs

a r o u n d a l o n g t i m e . It's r e c e i v e d a lot of b a d press

another

s e q u e n c i n g . 1 thought the best w a y t o d o that w o u l d

i m p a t i e n c e a n d r e s p o n d e d t o the best of

available are actually rubbish, a n d y o u s h o u l d n ' t be

a n d negative attitude. T e c h n o is s e e n t o be h a r d ,

d i d n ' t have an u n d e r g r o u n d club culture

be t o DJ b e c a u s e y o u have h a n d s o n e x p e r i e n c e . "

his ability.

taking t h e m a n d be a w a r e .

bland, in yer face m u s i c that girlies d o n ' t like. W e l l

at that t i m e , it had a h a n d b a g culture, a n d

on,

that's all totally w r o n g ! That's w h y it n e e d s t o be

m a y b e a bit of a h a r d b a g culture if y o u

rated a n d o v e r p a i d h o b b y that s h o u l d have

b e c a u s e it's an i n f o r m a t i o n s o c i e t y that w e ' r e living

reinvented, s o that p e o p l e c a n see that t e c h n o is

w e r e lucky. L o n d o n n e e d e d a kick off its

c o n f i n e d t o the b e d r o o m . M r C has s o m e t h i n g t o

funky a n d g l a m o u r o u s .

The route that t o o k L a y o into m u s i c is equally as interesting. H e started p u t t i n g o n a n d p r o m o t i n g

Not

many

people

k n o w that

The

S h a m e n started out as an indie b a n d a n d

"Get

information

about

what's

going

parties f r o m the age of sixteen. DJing d i d n ' t c o m e

that over t i m e an electronic element p r o -

in. Unless y o u ' r e i n f o r m e d a b o u t w h a t y o u ' r e d o i n g ,

into the picture until his university d a y s . A year of

gressed

y o u ' r e g o i n g t o get yourself into trouble. It's very

into

their

sound.

Mr C

got

superclub. " A b s o l u t e l y ! L o n d o n

handbag to go

"Plink Plonk g o t s t e r e o t y p e d as an abstract t e c h -

somewhere

another

direction."

be g o o d fun. W h o k n o w s w h a t the future h o l d s ? " I a s k e d t h e m w h e t h e r m i x i n g records is an overbeen

say about this, " A great c o m p a r i s o n is football. W e can all kick a ball a r o u n d in the streets just as your

m a k i n g s h o w s for his local student rad io station led

involved w i t h the b a n d in 1989 w h e n they

im po rtant that p e o p l e receive i n f o r m a t i o n a n d that

no label." M r C d e s c r i b e s the m u s i c f r o m his n e w

It's not only the m u s i c that M r C a n d

his p a s s i o n t o organising a n d DJing at his o w n club-

w o r k e d together o n a track called M o v e

w a s partly w h a t the s o n g w a s a b o u t . "

label The End as, " D e a d g r o o v y beats, dark as heck

Layo play that is s e r v e d u p in The E n d .

there's loads m o r e t o it than that. P e o p l e have a very

night. " H o w he g o t that d e g r e e w i t h that club I'll

A n y M o u n t a i n . The track w a s released as

W i t h his roots in the electronic u n d e r g r o u n d , M r

techno, yet sexy sexy sexy. A n d that's w h a t it's all

Layo cites DJs as diverse as S a s h a a n d DJ

w a r p e d i m p r e s s i o n a b o u t the w h o l e thing. It takes

never k n o w b e c a u s e it w a s m e n t a l ! " q u i p s M r C , "It

Progen '91 a n d m a d e it as a t o p five U K

C d o e s n ' t believe that m a i n s t r e a m s u c c e s s c o m -

about. Y o u c a n ' t have this m a c h o , m i n i m a l , y o u n g

H y p e , all of w h o m have g r a c e d The E n d .

loads of d e d i c a t i o n a n d hard w o r k . "

w a s absolutely bonkers every single M o n d a y ! "

hit. The s u c c e s s c o n t i n u e d w i t h a string of

p r o m i s e d h i m in any w a y . " B e i n g in a very success-

m a n , t o p - o f f th i n g . It's g o i n g n o w h e r e apart f r o m u p

A n d with regular residents s u c h as Darren

A s a DJ, L a y o is very m u c h a force t o be reck-

hit singles a n d a l b u m s . W a s it this mixture

ful b a n d like The S h a m e n has a l l o w e d m e to g o and

p e o p l e ' s r e c t u m s a n d it's not g o o d ! "

E m m e r s o n , Carl C o x a n d Jim M a s t e r s , this

words between

o n e d w i t h . H e describes his s o u n d as " v a r i e d , as m y

of different styles that m a d e the S h a m e n

d o other ventures; like build a state-of-the-art stu-

O n e of the w a y s that M r C a n d L a y o have tried

must be quite a place!

"We're trying a

c a m p s . I ask t h e m b o t h t o c o m m e n t . " M u s i c is art let's not forget." says M r C , "If s o m e o n e m a k e s a

b e d r o o m DJ can m ix s o m e

records together,

but

There is always a constant struggle a n d w a r of the m a i n s t r e a m a n d u n d e r g r o u n d

interest in m u s i c is fairly v a r i e d . W h e n I play a set it's

a s u c c e s s? "I think it w a s definitely a c o n -

d i o , get involved in night clubs a n d labels a n d stuff

t o redress the issue w a s t o o p e n u p their very o w n

huge variety of nights t o bring all g o o d

p r e d o m i n a n t l y a kind of t e c h - h o u s e , but I have a lot

tributing factor." says M r C , " W e w e r e the

like that. A l l 1 can say is that The S h a m e n has been

nightclub called The E n d . They n o w have the p o w e r

quality m u s i c under o n e roof." c o n c l u d e s

piece of m u s i c that e v e r y o n e says is really nice then

of interest in breaks. I play a lot of breakbeat a n d

first hybrid rock/dance b a n d t o crossover.

a m o s t marvellous e x p e r i e n c e a n d has h e l p e d m e

to c h o o s e the m u s i c they deliver e a c h d a y of the

Layo.

h o w c a n that be art? It isn't challenging. Everyone is

that also slips into d r u m ' n ' b a s s quite heavily a n d

I like t o think that The S h a m e n o p e n e d a

out no e n d ! "

week. The End is a large club w i t h a c a p a c i t y

s o m e d o w n t e m p o breaks. Basically if m u s i c is funky

lot of d o o r s in that respect t o a lot of

I'm into it, w h a t e v e r it i s ! "

other b a n d s . "

So w h a t is this s o u n d called t e c h - h o u s e that the dance

media

has

adopted?

"It's

actually

been

f o r t h c o m i n g singles (Universal

The m o s t (in)famous piece of w o r k from

the

Shamen

was

the

track

I ask if they are w o r r i e d that L o n d o n ' s

about t w o t h o u s a n d . W h e n it o p e n e d in 1995 it w a s

notoriously fickle club culture might o n e

p e o p l e t o be critical for a n d against it o t h e r w i s e it's

a n d an

f a m o u s as being a club that h a d b e e n d e s i g n e d , not

day

fashion'.

not really art. If it d o e s n ' t m a k e y o u q u e s t i o n it a n d

D u e t o other

by p r o m o t e r s w h o find the l o w e s t c o m m o n d e n o m -

" P e o p l e are very fickle t o fashion. W e ' r e

it d o e s n ' t f o r m s o m e sort of d e b a t e then it isn't art."

inator to m a k e as m u c h profit as p o s s i b l e , but by

not a fashion c l u b , " explains M r C , "1

Layo has the final w o r d , "It's easy t o k n o c k the

t w o DJs w h o w e r e p a s s i o n a t e a b o u t the m u s i c they

m e a n w e d o get fashionable p e o p l e in but

c h e e s e . It's harder t o be o n the ball a n d actually know what's going o n . "

The S h a m e n are still together. L o o k out for t w o a l b u m in M a y called Ultimate commitments,

and /

M r C s e e s this as

the

last

ever

deem

The

End

'out

a r o u n d for a l o n g t i m e . " explains L a y o , "It's m o r e of

Ebeneezer G o o d e . This p i c k e d u p a vast

an attitude in the m u s i c . " This style is s e e n by m a n y

a m o u n t of m e d i a attention a n d criticism,

This p e r i o d s e e m s t o be a t i m e of transition for

played a n d w a n t e d t o s p r e a d it t o as m a n y p e o p l e

w e d o n ' t court all that. W e ' r e about m u s i c

as being the saviour of t e c h n o , g o i n g back to the

mainly for it's s o - c a l l e d "blatant p r o - d r u g

b o t h M r C a n d Layo. M r C is w i n d i n g d o w n his leg-

as possible. Phrases s u c h as 'well thought o u t ' a n d

a n d w h a t ' s actually h a p p e n i n g before it

days w h e n h o u s e a n d t e c h n o s h a r e d e q u a l s p a c e in

m e s s a g e " . I w a s eager for M r C to give us

endary t e c h n o label c alled Plink Plonk for the m o t e

'user-friendly' w e r e u s e d t o d e s c r i b e it o n its o p e n -

happens."

the DJ's box.

his v e r s i o n

accessible s o u n d s of a n e w e r c o m p a n y n a m e d after

ing.

events,

and

from

his

S h a m e n material.

A n o t h e r of the d u o ' s collective babies

of the s a m e o p i n i o n . A true p i e c e of art s h o u l d m o v e

Y o u c a n c h e c k o u t M r C a n d L a y o as D j s at The End club every m o n t h w h e r e they play the Subterrain night.

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6 March 199c

20 - FILM

MUSIC - 14 M o r e live m u s i c f r o m c l o s e t o h o m e , s o m e d o d g y albums, t h e w e e k l y singles r o u n d u p , T h a Bomb! a n d The IC Radio Page

CLUBBING - 16

R e v i e w s are g i v e n a m a r k o u t of five as f o l l o w s . . .

D o u b l e page film bonanza. W i n o n e of 5 0 tickets to see the n e w u n r e l e a s e d Coen Brothers f i l m !

Judith H a n n

22 - GAMES • • • •

Actua Sports of all kinds, mod

joe Public c h e c k s o u t the Q u a n t u m Mechanics Launch Party, g i v e s t h e Wax Doctor a s p i n , a n d give s t h e l o w d o w n o n the w e e k ' s Singles

M a g g i e Philbin

chips e x p l a i n e d , a n d a raft of

•k-k-k

Gremlin previews t o salivate o v e r .

23 - ARTS

* it

Peter S n o w H o w a r d Stapleford

A n o t h e r blatant p l u g for Salad

BOOKS - 19

Days, also Thomas Schutte, The

Alan Sillitoe p e f o r m s live, p l u s w e l a u n c h our n e w W a t e r s t o n e s

Bob Symes

Weir a n d G r e e k Theatre

No Stars

com-

Carol Vorderman

petition

CEREAL KILLER, P.O.G., CANVAS, SNAPDRAGON VARIOUS Erotica Italia * *

dBs

P . O . G . - physicists on guitars?

ast Friday g a v e us y e t a n o t h er c h a n c e t o see s o m e of the best b a n d s that IC has t o offer. In fact this w a s t h e best g i g so far this year, the e v e n t really benefiting f r o m b e i n g o n a Friday, instead of the usual T h u r s d a y , w i t h more people watching and a m u c h better a t m o s p h e r e , r e s u l t i n g in all of the b a n d s gi v i n g excellent performances. First u p w e r e ' S n a p d r a g o n ' w h o started off the e v e n i n g w i t h a b a n g playing a very tight a n d p o l i s h e d set c o n s i s t i n g of an e c l e c t i c c h o i c e of covers by b a n d s s u c h as Pearl J a m , M e t a l l i c a a n d Blur. The tight rhythm s e c t i o n , e s p e c i a l l y J o h n ' s rock s o l i d bass p l a y i n g , a l l o w e d t h e guitarists t o play at their best. This is a b a n d rapidly g a i n i n g a r e p u t a t i o n at c o l l e g e , a n d r i g h t l y s o t h o u g h it w o u l d be nice t o hear s o m e original s o n g s at their next g i g . A n y w a y , th i s g o t t h e e v e r inc reas ing c r o w d into t h e m o o d as w e w e l c o m e d the next b a n d a n d 1 w e l c o m e d another 3 pints of Guinness.... Y o u ' v e p r o b a b l y never h e a r d of

' C a n v a s ' , but they are actually w h a t w a s f o r m e r l y k n o w n as 'Funk a n d D i s o r d e r l y ' , o n e of the m o s t well k n o w n a n d i m p r e s s i v e b a n d s in college. Their e x c e l l e n t l y perf o r m e d set of a c i d jazz songs w e n t d o w n very well w i t h the n o w rather large m o b g a t h e r e d in D b ' s a n d p r o v i d e d a nice contrast t o the p r e v i o u s b a n d . The p l a y i n g w a s t o p class w i t h s o m e i n s p i r e d s o l o s , in particular f r o m the alluringly attired A m y Barnes (nice dress!) o n s axop h o n e . A n y w a y , another b a n d a n d a n o t h e r f e w beers. W e n o w h a d the ta n ta l i s i n g p r o s p e c t of ' P . O . G . ' a n d their u n i q u e b r a n d of f u n k - r o c k . A sort of d r u g g e d u p , b a s t a r d i s e d hybrid of t h e last 2 b a n d s (in the nicest p o s s i b l e s e n s e , of course), ' P . O . G . ' r o c k e d the s o c k s off of the n o w scarily large c r o w d whilst givi n g t h e m s l e e p l e s s nights w o n d e r i n g w h y the bassist, M a r k , kept c h a n g i n g hats for every s o n g . This w a s a n excellent set w i t h s o m e surprisingly g o o d original s o n g s m i x e d in w i t h c o v e r s like W i t h a final s t u m b l e t o the bar for beers 10 - 12, I m a d e it back in t i m e t o sample the delights of 'Cereal Killer' w h o are now regarded as (probably) the best b a n d in c o l l e g e at m o m e n t . They rose to the challenge with a rocking, near flawless set of c o v e r s a n d original s o n g s , living u p t o their a c c l a i m e d

r e p u t a t i o n w i t h the p r a c t i c e d e a s e w e ' v e c o m e t o e x p e c t . In fact t h e y w e r e s o g o o d 1 nearly d r o p p e d m y beer - only nearly, m i n d . . . M y only gripe is that t h e y n e e d a little m o r e diversity in their s o n g s t o s h o w off their talents e v e n m o r e . H o w e v e r , their

excellent

performance

was

certainly a p p r e c i a t e d by the c r o w d and

brought

very

enjoyable

e v e n i n g t o an e n d . I'd certainly r e c o m m e n d t h e s e b a n d nights t o a n y o n e as the s t a n d a r d of the bands is always very high a n d it d o e s n ' t c o s t a n y t h i n g t o see

them.

bands

It w a s

d i d n ' t have

shame

time

the play

longer sets a n d I g o t the i m p r e s s i o n that the b a n d s h a d o n l y really just w a r m e d u p by the e n d of their set.

Congratulations

everyone

i n v o l v e d for a n excellent

evening.

A s for the rest of y o u , c o m e a l o n g next t i m e a n d be pleasantly prised

- you

don't

know

surwhat

you're missing!

Martin

Cereal Killer - as good as a bowl of cornflakes, and just as nice.

talian 7 0 ' s p o m m o v i e s o u n d t r a c k s . . . h e a r d it all before, eh? E r m , actually, n o . A s t h e m e d a l b u m s g o , it w o u l d be h a r d t o p i n p o i n t the original c o n c e p t for this r e c o r d f r o m its c o n t e n t unless y o u pick u p o n o c c a s i o n a l b a c k g r o u n d m o a n i n g . I n d i v i d u a l t r a c k s are m o r e r e m i n i s c e n t of W e s t e r n s or c o m e d y c a r t o o n (Space ¡¢ than tight c a p e r s t r o u s e r s a n d d o d g y 'tashes. The c o n f u s i o n is not e v e n d u e t o my m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g the lyrics; only a c o u p l e of the tunes feature any v o c a l s a n d I d a r e say that that orchestral numbers with names ¤¥¦§ Clan like No Parting a n d £ ©ª«©¬© will p r o b a b l y not drive ¨ listeners into a n y kind o f sexual frenzy. L o o s e l y , t h e r e c o r d is jazz. T he range, h o w e v e r , is vast: f r o m sleepy, chilled panpipes to crazed, e n e r g e t i c sitar a n d H a m m o n d s o l o s . The a c c e n t is certainly o n s l o w e r , slinky tunes that are intere s t i n g e n o u g h w i t h o u t ever being totally g r i p p i n g . T h ey m a y i n d u c e a v a g u e t a p p i n g of t h e f o o t , w h i c h I s u p p o s e (as a s o u n d t r a c k ) , is their p u r p o s e . O n reflection, the record w o u l d p r o b a b l y w o r k well u n d er a film, a l t h o u g h the genre is certainly s u r p r i s i n g , a l t h o u g h it d o e s not w o r k s o w e l l at h o m e o n a s t e r e o . Surely ther e are m o r e original and interesting easy listening tracks o u t there. S o u n d t r a c k s g e n erally feature m u s i c m a d e for the sake of a film, not for m u s i c ' s sake: in m y b o o k this is definitely a bad t h i n g . Lyrics a l o n g the lines of ' L a a l a - l a ' m a y entertain Eurovision and c l a s s i c e r o t i c a fans, but they are unlikely t o ever c h a n g e y o u r life. El Tom

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6 March ®

MUSIC

SIZZLA

DREDGE Years of Violation

ake s o m e m i n d l e s s , r e p e t i tive lyrics, a n d m i x w e l l w i t h overpowering, head-banging d r u m be a ts . A d d a p i n c h o f P a i n , preferably f r o m the H o u s e of, a n d a well g r o u n d Red H o t Chilli P e p p e r . Leave t o s t e w for a p p r o x i mately four m i n u t e s in a M e t a l l i c a b o w l . Serve w i t h g e n e r o u s h e l p i n g s of a n y t h i n g that c l a s h e s , g r a t e s or d i s t u r b s - et v o i l a , y o u h a v e Dredge.

H e a v y m e t a l is scene at the best of definitely is not the What satisfaction possibly d r a w f r o m my c o m p r e h e n s i o n .

Praise ± e jah

Stars t h e s a m e , just w i t h a different m e s s a g e t o s h o u t a b o u t . I say ' m e s s a g e ' but d o not for o n e s e c o n d think that I a m c r e d i t i n g t h e m w i t h having created an album to make a d i f f e r e n c e . The o n l y difference I felt w a s m y v o c a l c o r d s straining o u t of s y m p a t h y for theirs. During the rare breaks in the yelling, the realisation of this talentless g r o u p is blatant. T he e n d l e s s b e l l o w i n g a n d t h e d r o w n i n g - o u t by d r u m s is s i m p l y a c o v e r for the fact that they c o u l d n ' t hit a correct n o t e w e r e it a barn door.

The c o m p a r i s o n s m a d e a b o v e w i t h R e d H o t Chilli P e p p e r s , H o u s e of Pain a n d M e t a l l i c a are not in any w a y r e c o g n i t i o n for D r e d g e , they are s i m p l y e x a m p l e s of w h o they have tried t o rip off. In fact, they are m o r e akin to a dire Rage A g a i n s t The M a c h i n e .

Indies.

1 h a d n o t h e a r d of D r e d g e b e f o r e n o w , a n d 1 h o p e never t o hear of t h e m again. This w o u l d get m i n u s stars w e r e they available t o give. However, one g o o d thing did c o m e f r o m this; the t h i c k n e s s of a C D is the perfect size t o stabilise my wobbling desk - no more w o b ble, bliss.

Derek

really n o t m y t i m e s , a n d this best of t i m e s . anyone could this is b e y o n d Every track is

i z z l a ' s s e c o n d a l b u m is like a stick of rock, cut it t h o u g h the m i d d l e a n d it reads

reggae

right t h r o u g h it. But d o n ' t try this

o n e at h o m e ,

ladies a n d

gentle-

m e n , since it m a y seriously i m p a i r y o u r C D ' s p e r f o r m a n c e . H e is o n e of the n e w b r e e d of Rasta y o u t h s who

have

r e - f o u n d their religion

a n d g o n e right back t o their r o o t s . His m e s s a g e is not c o n c e r n e d w i t h pop

trivialities; instead his s w e e t

vocals

are

overtones, ancient

laced

with

cultural

religious

issues

wisdom from D e s c r i b e d as

the

and West

'sing-jay',

(no, n o t s o m e kind of w e l l - p l u m e d night bird), he p r o d u c e s a b l e n d of s i n g i n g a n d DJing that is certainly interesting in s o u n d , a n d he i m p r o vises all the t i m e . S i z z l a certainly has a s m o o t h , pleasant v o c a l style. Not

that

dissimilar f r o m that

Finley Q u a y e ' s or Jay K a y ' s , f r o m Jamiroquai. D o n ' t be f o o l e d t h o u g h , S i z z l a is n o B o b M a r l e y . W h i l s t t h e beats a n d r h y t h m of the m u s i c S i z z l a p r o d u c e s m a y s o u n d similar in nature

m o r e u p b e a t feel t o t h e m w h i c h c o m e s as a pleasant relief f r o m the m o n o t o n y of t h e rest of the tracks. O v e r a l l the a l b u m is pleasant enough, good as background m u s i c w i t h the tracks t e n d i n g t o b l e n d t o g e t h e r . This certainly is not a m u s t , e v e n for reggae fans, I dare say. But for a n y o n e that w a n t s t o be i m m e r s e d in t y p i c a l C a r i b b e a n r h y t h m s a n d t u n e s I s u p p o s e this is as g o o d as it g e t s .

there is little t o get e x c i t e d a b o u t or

´µ¶·¸

get h o o k e d o n . Y o u will not find yourself

with

that

"catchy

little

S i z z l a t u n e " p l a y i n g over a n d o v e r in y o u r h e a d all d a y . The p r o b l e m is the lyrics are t o o c o n c e r n e d

with

serious issues of race, culture a n d religion t o m a k e t h e m enjoyable or fun. There are s o m e g o o d tracks o n

Praise ² jah t h o u g h . The title track a n d Haile Selassie b o t h have a

Shed 7 - She Left Me On A Friday

G r a s s S h o w , a n d w e m u s t not forget g o l d e n

James Iha - Be Strong

The S h e d s have g o n e m o r e funky w i t h this n e w track, p r o b a b l y the first release f r o m their f o r t h c o m i n g third a l b u m . It is a n excellent c t a c h y m i x of funky s h o u t - a l o n g lyrics a n d nearly as b o u n c y as S upergras s' Alright.

o l d i e s like A b b a a n d Roxette. N o t s o p o p p y here

Anyone expecting Smashing Pumpkins-esque guitar w o r k o u t s are g o i n g t o be majorly d i s a p p o i n t e d w i t h this lifeless, light, c o u n t r y - t y p e s o n g . It c o u l d have b e e n w r i t t e n a n d p l a y e d by a n y o n e , a n d a l t h o u g h lha's v o i c e is fairly g o o d , I e x p e c t e d m u c h better f r o m s u c h a t a l e n t e d guitarist.

Catherine Wheel - Ma

Solituda

The a p p e a l of this r e c o r d is in t h e

expressive-

ness a n d e x p a n s i v e n e s s p r e s e n t e d t o t h e listen-

, but a m i x of S m a s h i n g P u m p k i n s a n d H o l e .

Jason Snow Patrol - Little Hide Initially pleasingly r e m i n i s c e n t of ' M y B l o o d y V a l e n t i n e ' but they don't build o n this. Thin v o c a l s a n d a lack of i m a g i n a t i o n m a k e for a w o r t h l e s s pile of p o o .

er. It is a l o n g the s a m e lines as t h e e p i c Drugs

Don't

Work by h e r o e s of t h e h o u r the V e r v e .

lames - Destiny

Calling

Here, James attack the m u s i c industry, d i s c u s s i n g h o w they a n d d o z e n s of o t h e r b a n d s that m a k e u p the industry are a b u n c h of freaks. Perhaps it is a little ironic that t h e y ' r e a b o u t t o release a 'Greatest H i t s ' a l b u m . S o t h e y ' r e not selling their fans o u t in any w a y t h e n . Breaker - Carousel Yet another b a n d f r o m S w e d e n , a l o n g w i t h current o n e s like the W a n n a d i e s , the C a r d i g a n s ,

Nick Heyward - Stars In Her Eyes This is g o o d for a w h o l e five s e c o n d s before d e s c e n d i n g into a t y p e of p o n c e y p a p c o m p r i s ing dull v o c a l s a n d the requisite p i a n o . Let's just say that this s o n g w o u l d n ' t be out of p l a c e in an elevator....

Daytona - American

Now

Disco

Dancer

S t r a i g h t f o r w a r d puerile a n d rad io friendly indie w h i c h u s e s t o o m a n y cliches for its o w n g o o d . N o t terrible e n o u g h t o slate w i t h m y n o r m a l glee but hardly the best t h i n g since that 9 8 p Burger offer. Novocaine - Million

Miles

U n r e m a r k a b l e a n d c o n v e n t i o n a l p r o c e s s e d rock Ultrasound - Best Wishes

w i t h ' e n v o g u e ' d i s t o r t e d v o c a l s m a k e u p an

Really rather pleasant a n d very a t m o s p h e r i c w i t h

a c c e p t a b l e a t t e m p t t o be dark a n d m e n a c i n g .

an o d d but likeable singer. N o t truly o u t s t a n d i n g

Vaguel y c a t c h y for s o m e r e a s o n but this really

but

isn't very g o o d aCJH-

certainly w o r t h l o o k i n g into: U l t r a s o u n d

c o u l d well be o n e t o w a t c h .

Martin

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MUSIC

It's as Welcome dose

to your

regular

o n the happenings

back

in t h e

R & B w o r l d . Last w e e k w e h a d t h e Grammys awards.

a n d the

highlight

Á Á ÂÁ Ã Ä

The Blackout

Train

of the

t o p artists r e c o r d i n g average t o

Grammys was the W u Tang Clan's

m i d d l i n g t r a c k s . . . w h a t is D O E S

O l ' Dirty B a s t a r d , h e b u m - r u s h e d

h a v e is t h e return o f S c h o o l l y

something

the s h o w t o m a k e t h e a n n o u n c e -

q u i t e a f e w tracks

m e n t that ' W u - T a n g is for t h e c h i l -

from

d r e n ' . W h a t t h e fuck? T h e a w a r d s

Heather Redd, Gretchen M o l ,

res

Jill W o l f e a n d H a r p e r S i m o n .

actually D O E S s o u n d like it is

This e c l e c t i c

probably played in the movie

for

The

Soul

VARIOUS

rap s e e m e d

t o be

watered

d o w n , w i t h W i l l S m i t h a n d Puffy picking

u p awards

¿À

for A l e n In

Black a n d No ¾ Out, t w o h u g e ly s u c c e s s f u l p r o d u c t s c o m m e r cially, but t h e best in their c a t e g o r y ? Erykah B a d u c l e a n e d u p at b o t h w i n n i n g b e s t a l b u m , single, n e w artist, best p e r f o r m a n c e by a f e m a l e , about t i m e t h e y g o t s o m e t h i n g right. For a t h i r d year in a r o w B a b y f a c e p i c k e d u p b e s t p r o d u c e r , s e t t i n g a n e w r e c o r d for this a w a r d , h e t h e n w e n t o n s t a g e w i t h Stevie W o n d e r a n d t h e y p e r f o r m e d their hit single How Come, How Long. The 12th a n n u a l i n s t a l l m e n t o f t h e S o u l Train awards, based o n a survey o f radio programm e rs a n d r e c o r d retailers, w e r e d i s h e d o u t in LA's Shrine A u d i t o r i u m . T h e h o s t s for t h e e v e n t w e r e s o u l l e g e n d Patti L a B e l l e a n d t h e b i g m a n Heavy D . Whitney H o u s t o n received the Quincy Jones A w a r d for c a r e e r a c h i e v e m e n t , a n d t h e n w a t c h e d Erykah w i n all four a w a r d s s h e w a s u p for. T h e best r a p a l b u m w e n t t o Biggie for his d o u b l e Life After Death, a l t h o u g h d e s e r v e d , c a n ' t h e l p t h i n k i n g h e w o u l d n ' t h a v e g o t this if he w a s alive. Puffy a d d e d y e t a n o t h e r a w a r d t o his c o l l e c t i o n in t h e f o r m o f t h e S a m m y D a v i s Jr entertainer o f t h e y e a r a w a r d . R u m o u r has it that, o n c e a g a i n , after failing to secure a L o n d o n w i d e broadcasting the C h o i c e F M m a n a g e m e n t

licence

w a n t s t o sell u p .

They have b e e n t r y i n g in v a i n t o g e t a L o n d o n wide licence but have been

b l o c k e d at every

turn, a n d have d e c i d e d e n o u g h is e n o u g h a n d they w a n t o u t . T he t h o u g h t o f L o n d o n l o s i n g t h e only real black m u s i c s t a t i o n is w o r r y i n g , Kiss (who by t h e w a y have r e c e n t l y s i g n e d D a n i Behr t o d o a s h o w ) s e e m s t o b e t u r n i n g into a m o r e and m o r e o f a g a r a g e a n d d a n c e s t a t i o n , but as

Joe

moody

Delia,

music

U 2 , Brew,

m i x results i n a

This a l b u m pretty m u c h h a s for everyone

with

mixed up

w i t h styles f r o m different g e n in o n e s o n g ! T h e a l b u m

diversified album. Schoolly D ,

unlike m o s t r e l e a s e s ! A n o t h e r

the

pioneer,

g o o d p o i n t t o n o t e is that it

he f i l m . T h e B l a c k o u t , is

returns w i t h m o r e of t h e s a m e

g i v e s t h e listener t h e c h a n c e t o

already

but

showing in the

m o v i e s a n d stars D e n n i s

H o p p e r with

C l a u d i a Schiffer

m a k i n g her b i g s c r e e n

debut,

ably d i r e c t e d b y A b e l

Ferrara.

The

orchestral

effect.

director

known

mainly

being

f o r his g a n g s t e r

film.

gangsta with

rap

all t h e u s u a l

piaya

stylings that is t h e n o r m n o w a H i s collaborations

days. Joe

with

Delia provide pianos, gui-

is n o b a d th i n g .

Texas a n d the W u Tang Clan. Way

together

Enemy a n d Anthrax. Prodigy's

and sounds

Elsewhere,

good.

Grethen M o l pro-

back

remix

in t h e d a y , Public Method

Man's

R e l e a s e Y o Delf. W u T a n g tour-

guitars, h a r d b e a t s a n d m o n o t -

ing

with

Rage

Against

m a i n l y c o m p o s e d by Joe D e l i a

o n e lyrics that w o r k w e l l . 112

Machine.

Some

work,

and

p r o v i d e a s l o w s o n g that c r a s h -

don't.

T h a n k f u l l y this

does.

The

soundtrack

itself

S c h o o l l y D . This s o u n d -

track is unlike m o s t b i g m o v i e soundtracks doesn't

nowadays.

just have a b u n c h o f

Puff

D a d d y a n d t h e F o o Fighters.

tars a n d h i p h o p b e a t s m i x e d

v i d e s tracks c o m b i n i n g S p a n i s h

T he K i n g o f N e w York.

listen t o o t h e r t y p e s o f m u s i c which

with

through, utilises

guitars

midway

and Heather her voice

album

Redd

the some

Roni

good

T H A B O M B ! - A L B U M NEWS

w i t h all t h e r e m a i n i n g m e m b e r s : D r . D r e , C u b e , angstarr's

album

has seemingly

been

DJ Y e l l a , M C R e n a n d s o m e tracks have

been

p u s h e d back until A p r i l . T h e W u T a n g

w r i t t e n but D r . D r e is v e r y h a r d t o find d u e t o his

C l a n m e m b e r s will i n v a d e all t h e r e c o r d

o n g o i n g projects.

s t o r e s w i t h m a n y s o l o a l b u m s . . . Killah

ÅÆÇÈÉ

Priest's

Mental s h o u l d b e o u t very s o o n a n d Inspektah D e c k , C a p p a d o n n a , G z a a n d R z a are a l s o e x p e c t e d t o d r o p a l b u m s later in t h e y e a r . T h e s o u n d t r a c k s t o R i d e a n d C a u g h t U p are À Homies w a s a l r e a d y available. S c a r f a c e ' s Ê r e l e a s e d last Friday a n d is a d o u b l e C D , a p r e cursor t o his m o v i e . Imminent soundtrack releases i n c l u d e Player's C l u b w h i c h h a s Ice C u b e ' s We Be Clubbin', sure t o b e a huge club favourite. T h e film is d i r e c t e d by Ice C u b e . C u b e has s t a t e d that ther e W I L L be a N W A r e u n i o n

S o S o D e f will release a n

a l b u m b y JD (aka Jermaine Dupri) a n d t h e S o S o D e f A l l Stars, t h e single The

ËÌÍÎÏ

Continues

fea-

turing Trey L o r e n z a n d D a Brat, this is already being played o n radio stations. A l b u m s available o r s l a t e d for release in t h e near future a r e A b o v e t h e L a w ' s Legends,

Cocoa

Capital Punishment, G o o d i e M o b ' s Still Standing a n d Public E n e m y ' s Resurrection. Brovaz' Rude A w a k e n i n g , Big Punisher's

Roni

I said it's just r u m o u r a n d h o p e f u l l y w o n ' t b e happening. Peace out. Here c o m e s s o m e album news from Roni.

The P h a t S e l e c t i o n

Milen

A Rose is Still A Rose - Aretha Franklin

Do I Qualify - Lynden David Hall

The o l d s k o o l d i v a g e t s t o g e t h e r w i t h a n u

S e c o n d c u t f r o m his L P ' M e d i c i n e For M y

s k o o l girl, Lauryn Hill t o p r o d u c e a a n o l d style

P a i n ' . L y n d e n s h o w s o f f t h o s e v o c a l s a n d the

t u n e wit t h e n e w s k o o l flava

w h o l e t h i n g c o m e s o u t perfect.

Royalty - Gangstarr with K - C i and )o|o H i p h o p w i t h that R&J5 flava f r o m t h e J o d e c i b o y s , P r e m i e r lays d o w n s o m e phat

Weekend - Dave Hollister feat Redman and Erick Sermon T u n e . Its all g o o d !

beats a n d G u r u c o m e s correct, all this a d d s u p to Phatness

The Body Rock - M o s Def, Q Tip and Tash

The Roof (Mobb Deep Remix) - Mariah Carey This h a s b e e n a r o u n d for a n a g e o n i m p o r t a n d at last its b e e n g i v e n its U K t e l e a s e , d o p e beats, killer.

H i p h o p at its best, Q Tip f r o m Tribe Called Q u e s t gets t o g ether with n e w c o m e r s M o s D e f a n d Tash t o deliver a n a w e s o m e monster of a tune.

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6 March Ð

MUSIC

QUANTUM MECHANICS A L B U M LAUNCH PARTY THE END, WEST CENTRAL STREET, WC1 m o s t h a p p e n i n g c l u b s in t o w n .

e n e g a d e H a r d w a r e are

W e arrived at a b o u t

one

d r o p p i n g the freshest slabs of D & B

1 1.00pm.

you'll

hear

anywhere,

much of

a d i v e r s e m i x of D & B as d i d all the DJs. A b r o a d

spectrum

o f the labels y o u just c o u l d -

a n d the g u e s t list q u e u e w a s longer

which 1 should imagine taken from

were

which made

n't ignore last y e a r , a s u b -

t h a n the p a y i n g , e v e r y o n e w a n t e d

the f o r t h c o m i n g a l b u m . The s e c o n d

nice c h a n g e .

t o b e at this o n e a n d after a little

r o o m I only w e n t into t o buy the

sidiary

of the well

established

Quantum Mechanics is a c o m p i l a t i o n featuring s o m e of t h e r i s i n g stars in D & B and will g e t a full a l b u m r e v i e w in w e e k s t o c o m e (when I finally g e t a copy). Trouble-on-Vinyl

label.

The End w a s c h o s e n t o h o s t the

wait w e

were in. The

p l a c e w a s

already WC1

for a

A t this p o i n t 1 m u s t give p r o p s t o t h e lighting engineer w h o nor-

w h i c h

mally d o n ' t get a m e n t i o n , but at

pes

least I a p p r e c i a t e d the t h o u g h t that

|s h o w

p l a n n i n g that w e n t into the lighting.

h o w ruff it

A n d w i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e s o u n d sys-

m a i n «S»T C I N T R A I

o f styles

drinks,

77;; w,a s in t h e

nearly

covered

t e m ; it has n't lost any o f it's e d g e since last t i m e I w a s here a n d it just

launch party a n d I c a n s e e w h y as it

full a n d Future Forces w e r e g i v i n g

r o o m ) w a s p l a y i n g h o u s e /garage

kept g e t t i n g l o u d e r a n d l o u d e r , t o

has t o be o n e of t h e best v e n u e s in

the c r o w d a g o o d w o r k - o u t . After

/disco sort of t h i n g g o i n g o n .

the p o i n t w h e r e the s p e a k e r s

the city. I have b e e n

here b e f o r e

battling t o t h e o n e a n d only bar in

about a y e a r a g o a n d w a s b l o w n

t h e p l a c e , (the o n l y g r u m b l e I have)

Bailey, w h o to ta l

away by t h e A I

s o u n d - s y s t e m (I

w e h e a d e d for t h e d a n c e floor. It

p l a c e . I hardly s t o p p e d jacking a n d

b i g d o n ' t n o r m a l m o v e but t h e s e

d o u b t y o u ' l l find a better s o u n d i n g

l o o k e d p a c k e d but w e easily f o u n d

b u s t i n g for the w h o l e t w o h o u r s or

w e r e v i b r a t i n g s o m u c h that

system

i n L o n d o n for clarity a n d

s p a c e t o s t a n d back a n d take in t h e

s o that he w a s o n . A n d y o u s h o u l d

bottles w e r e flying off ' e m .

power) and the clean ' n ' n e w feel-

p h a t beats a n d surprisingly friendly

have

ing this c l u b still has e v e n t h o u g h

'n' relaxed atmosphere,

d r o p p e d Warhead,

it's b e e n

o p e n a few years

now.

R e s p e c t t o M r . C (of S h a m e n f a m e )

album

from

Paul

imaginatively t i t l e d Selected Works. Yes, y o u ' v e g u e s s e d it, a n hour-long compilation o f Paul's intelligent style o f d ' n ' b r e l e a s e s from t h e past g o d - k n o w s - h o w many years. For t h o s e

of you w h o

don't

k n o w o f t h e m a n , it's s a f e t o s a y that he has b e e n o n e o f t h e l e a d i n g figures

in m a k i n g t o d a y ' s

D&B

m u s i c w h a t it i s , a n d this a l b u m highlights s o m e of his m o s t i n f l u e n tial p i e c e s of w o r k .

the crowd

j u m p i n g u p ' n ' d o w n . S p e a k e r s that beer

when he

S o I c a n highly r e c o m m e n d this

a little o l d but

c l u b t o y o u all a n d I sign off gi v i n g

already a classic. Easily the DJ o f full r e s p e c t t o DJ Bailey w h o m a d e t h e night for us a n d e v e r y o n e else

The

main r o o m was obviously

SELECTED ÔÕÖ×S (R&S Recordings latest

seen

rinsed out t h e

w e r e s t a n d i n g next t o w e r e nearly

air.

WAX DOCTOR he

u p o n the decks w a s

s w e e t s m e l l o f skunk thick in t h e

and c r e w for m a k i n g this o n e o f t h e

S a n d e r s (The W a x D o c t o r ) is

with t h e

Jo Public

m y night at least.

from where I was standing, playing

E E

Eight tracks have b e e n s e l e c t e d , s o u n d s of the early nineties. A fast, a n d a r e a i m e d t o give a 'journey g l i d i n g b e a t t o v e r y i n t e l l i g e n t like' feel, also h a v i n g the aura of a b r e a k d o w n s m a k e for an intriguing

a l o n g s i d e the bassline, is a t y p i c a l

chill o u t C D . H o w e v e r , the a l b u m

f u s i o n o f t e n f o u n d in early tracks.

10 m i n u t e s .

still m a n a g e s t o deliver m o r e t h a n

Although

the album

m o s t in this g e n r e c a n , a n d it's h a r d

m i x e d , All I Need

t o believe h o w o l d s o m e o f t h e s e

same vein with

not

caries o n in the

Drift

t h e earlier tracks.

Atmospheric Ü ÙÚÛ ( w h i c h originally a p p e a r e d o n T a l k i n ' L o u d label) is o n e o f t h e funkiest tracks o f all t i m e , a n d is p r o b a b l y the best e x a m p l e o f h o w t h e d ' n ' b s c e n e e m e r g e d f r o m the

and

have

a M e t a l h e a d z release,

a l o n g w i t h H e a f a n d Offshore

Step,

funky style. The third track. could

Caprice,

jungle

f o l l o w i n g in t h e s a m e blueprint as

t a k e s o n the darker side of t h i n g s ,

tune,

ÝÞß

o f t h e techno/

back

tracks are as y o u c o u l d play t h e m first

example

a very laid

out today ' n ' most wouldn't notice. The

t i o n . It's v o c a l s , p r o d u c e d superbly

been

produced

All in all, the eight tracks c o m bine t o m a k e this m o r e of a d ' n ' b

straight out of either the O l d S k o o l

listening

era, o r f r o m the ' R e p r a z e n t '

t y p e , it's p r o b a b l y o n e of the best -

style

nowadays.

album. Although o f it's

but things have m o v e d o n

Spectrum is o n e o f the earliest p r o d u c e d tracks o n t h e c o m p i l a -

Chris.

E E

E Just a little note about the singles featured in the clubscene section, firstly they are mainly vinyl only release, and secondly you will not find most of these tracks in the large record shops e.g. H M V etc, but small independent record shops such as Blackmarket Rec. or Section 5.

E Chris

Mack.

Feel

Good/Alright.

2 Deep EP. Get Away/ Loving

You.

Freaky C h a r k a .

Year 2000 EP.

(Main Ingredient) O u t Now.

(Ripe 'n' Ready) O u t Now.

(Astralworks) M i d M a r c h .

For s o m e r e a s o n the s l e e v e of this

O f the thre e m i x e s o f

This c o m e s f r o m San

record with "Spicing up the under-

the original d o e s it for m e , w i t h it's

ground"

jiggerly

w r i t t e n o n it m a d e m e

beats,

building

àáâ ãäåæç keys

and

Egoiste. Wind It Up. (Truelove) 2nd M a r c h .

Francisco's

In that

banging house

style,

fast

D a u m Bentley a n d i n t r o d u c e s us,

s t o m p i n g b e a t s , tight

well m e a n y w a y , t o the

nice t r i p p y a t m o s p h e r i c a l s . A l l bro-

tech-house

percussion,

think it w o u l d b e c h e e s y a s y o u

l o o p e d m a l e v o c a l . Then the phat

styles

u p from San

ken u p nicely w i t h little breaks o f

like. But that

s u b - b a s s c o m e s into play m i x i n g it

F r a n c i s c o ' s u n d e r g r o u n d . This EP is

this & that, a n d w h e n y o u think it's

quickly d i s m i s s e d a n d a p p e a r a n c e s

u p a n d a l t e r n a t i n g w i t h t h e key-

geared

c a n b e d e c e i v i n g . It g e t s

b o a r d stabs ' n ' beats a n d l o o p e d

floor a n d I can see w h y , w i t h it's

stronger for the last t i m e , it g o e s

preconception

d o w n t o business

was

straight

bubbling

m o r e t o w a r d s the

dance-

broken

down

come

back

with a broken

title v o c a l . This all fits t o g e t h e r very

body-rocking slow stepping beats

a n d d o e s it a g a i n a n d a g a i n !

beat style, l o o p e d v o c a l a n d stabs

w e l l w i t h a variety of c o m b i n a t i o n s

w o r k i n g h a n d in h a n d w i t h a s i m p l e

Jon's m i x is d a r k e r a n d m o r e m i n i -

of a c i d s o u n d s . T h e n rolls in a d e e p

sub-bass s o ya can w i n d y a waist. Powerful

female

title

vocal a n d

clever cut ' n ' s p l i c e d b e a t s

keep

y o u i n t e r e s t e d . O n e for t h e d a n c e floor m a s s i v e .

the above

mentioned

èéê

ëæ

beats.

is áå remix o n here as w e l l , it's b e e n g i v e n the t w o s t e p sort of t r e a t m e n t , w i t h an e x t e n d e d v o c a l f r o m the original, not a floor burner but w o r k s w e l l .

A l s o a nice Loving

b-line,

eerie

atmosphericals

and

m a l , but retains

a certain

depth.

intelligent p r o g r a m i n g w h i c h m a k e

W i t h clever use o f horns all filtered

for

a n d f u c k e d w i t h , a n d a very large

four

very

useable

tracks.

S h o w i n g m e yet a n o t h e r d i m e n s i o n of h o u s e m u s i c .

b r e a k d o w n in t h e m i d d l e . E E

Jo Pubilc.

1ĂŹ Y O U ' R E R E A D I N G IC R A D I O

H e l l o g r o o v y Felix ers, another

and

read-

welcome

installment

of the

college

newspaper.

This

March

(?!)

ous a question to

ones.

answer properly.

SW:

What's

quite

n e w R a d i o Pageâ&#x201E;˘ in y o u r favourite (only)

THE IC RADIO PAGE

your

With

Pop

around

just th i n ki n g a b o u t

them

just

w i t h a n y t h i n g e l s e m a k e s m e cry.

cor-

I said 'Union', not 'onion'

Crufts the

t h e m . They're o n l y g o o d w i t h p a s t a dishes-

better t h o u g h .

C r a p Names in section

I n o r m a l l y don't bother with

SW: Penguins are

p a g e is still but a n u n b l o s s o m e d

about?

flower, s o p l e a s e m a k e e x c u s e s for

NF: W e d o a n e x p o s e of t h o s e w i t h

train a bitch to do anything, what

it as it b l o o m s into fullness.

ner, if you could

Both: O h . How long do yo u last?

This

c r a p n a m e s in p o p . Y o u k n o w that

would you make her do?

NF: W e d o it b e t w e e n t h e n e w s .

week's p i e c e of m i n o r e x p e r i m e n t a -

Fat B o y Slim's real n a m e is N o r m a n

NF: T h e d o .

What's

tion is a n o t h e r DJ profile; this t i m e

C o o k , P h o t e k ' s called Rupert a n d

SW: Like Betty B o o .

you've done pissed?

it's N e l s o n

M a r y l i n M a n s o n ' s really Brian.

What interests you the most?

How many people listen to your

NF:

stuff, they i n c l u d e regular features

show?

vegetables.

s u c h as Crap

NF:

Wriggly .

Frisbee Playing

with

Spencer

mostly

playlist

Names in Pop, And Ă°Ăą Ă˛ĂłĂ´ĂľĂśĂˇĂ¸ĂšĂş This Just In, The ĂĂŽĂŻ Disco Diamond, Spencer's ĂťĂźĂ˝ Ăż Ăž a n d The Aural Sandwich. M m m m m , tasty.

How big is your biggest marrow?

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March

:: 9

;

A L A N SILLITOE A Haldane Collection Cultural Event

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always

reader.

been

prodigious

In m y s e c o n d year at

senior s c h o o l , m y teacher, tired

of m y finishing b o o k s w e e k s before

the rest of the class, g a v e m e A l a n Sillitoe's, The Loneliness

of a LongDistance Runner, probably t o c o n fuse m y thirteen year o l d brain. Unluckily for her, it d i d n ' t p u t m e off reading, a n d luckily for m e , it g o t m e interested in A l a n Sillitoe, s o w h e n I heard that he w a s g o i n g t o c o m e t o Imperial t o read f r o m his n e w b o o k . =>?@ABCDE F Alligator < I j u m p e d at t h e chance t o g o a n d listen. Alan Sillitoe s tarte d his w r i t i n g career IJKL M GH H

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with

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peculiar b r e e d of p e o p l e for a l o n g a n d eventually

time,

PQRST O

wrote

The

Boat in 1 9 8 3 .

clearly feeling the s a m e c o n f u s i o n a n d the s a m e t e n d e r n e s s

for e a c h

other. Set i n France, a n d f e a t u r i n g

The s e c o n d extract w a s f r o m >UCAE>? The Loneliness, c alled On N Afternoon. It's a b o u t a y o u n g b o y , w h o m i s s e s o u t o n a c i n e m a trip, a n d instead w a t c h e s a m a n a t t e m p t to c o m m i t suicide. Written from the p o i n t o f v i e w o f the c h i l d , it is really a b o u t t h e differences in t y p e s o f d e p r e s s i o n . T h e c h i l d ' s father has terribly black m o o d s , w h e r e he s h o u t s at his w i f e a n d c h i l d r e n , t h r o w s things a b o u t a n d kills flies by t h r o w i n g t h e m in t h e fire. T h e s u i c i d a l m a n has that bleak d e p r e s s i o n , w h e r e y o u stare into s p a c e , a n d c a n never s e e a n y positivity at all, a n d d o n ' t e v e n w a n t t o . T h e a t t e m p t fails; t h e light bulb he has s t r u n g t h e r o p e f r o m breaks. T h e m a n is arrested a n d taken t o h o s p i tal. H e r e , h e ' s p u t into a w a r d o n t h e sixth floor, a n d kills himself by j u m p i n g o u t of a p a n e o f glass o n t o the r o a d . T h e irony o f this isn't lost o n t h e b o y , y o u n g as he is.

t w o English p e o p l e o n t h e w a y back t o their n o r m a l lives after their holid a y s , this story really s h o w e d t h e frailty of h u m a n s a n d the fragility of h u m a n relationships. I d o n ' t w a n t w o u l d s p o i l it, but it really is a w o n derful story.

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t o write extremely c o n v i n c i n g characters; the m a n e v e n leaves her his business

card

with

"Thanks for

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his

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poetry.

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w i t h i n y o u , short stories f r o m e v e n

s h o u l d be e - m a i l e d t o Felix by next

deeper,

Tuesday.

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w h i c h deals w i t h

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the m o m e n t , l o n g m a y he c o n t i n u e .

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with

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tions o n his w o r k , d e s c r i b i n g h o w

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extremely

with

t o k e n all y o u have t o d o is a n s w e r

After this he a n s w e r e d

o f t h e finest writers in England at

poignant,

in c o n j u n c t i o n

he leaves w i t h o u t s a y i n g g o o d b y e .

a b o u t a o n e - n i g h t s t a n d . This story was

competition Waterstone's.

the fear of d e a t h . A l a n Sillitoe is o n e

penultimate

This w e e k w e start o u r m o n t h l y

e v e r y t h i n g " written o n it. O f c o u r s e ,

reading was

His

Waterstone's Competition

to give t o o m u c h a w a y here as that

FILM

1998

6 March

Good? It's absolutely brilliant! GOOD WILL HUNTING Starring: Robin W i l l i a m s , M a t t D a m o n Director:Gus V a n Sant

film

about

charismatic

tough

but with

genius

p r o b l e m s , t r y i n g t o fit in at

one of the best t e c h n i c a l c o l l e g e s in the c o u n t r y m i g h t s e e m a f a m i l of

Felix.

Fortunately, it is set in the

theme

iar

picturesque

readers Boston,

and

the

p e o p l e in the film are far prettier, too. N e w c o m e r M a t t D a m o n (who c o - w r o t e the s c r e e n p l a y w i t h best friend a n d c o - s t a r B e n Affleck) is Will H u n t i n g , an angry y o u n g m a n , but o n e w h o is b l e s s e d w i t h a p h o t o g r a p h i c m e m o r y a n d the ability to instantly solve c o m p l e x matics

problems.

matheWill

However,

prefers m e n i a l jobs, d r i n k i n g w i t h his best m a t e C h u c k i e (Affleck) a n d

s e s s i o n s w i t h the therapist, a n d the

g e n t a n d p o i g n a n t . The a c t i n g is

out getting overly sentimental,

g e tti n g into t r o u b l e . W h e n

f l o u r i s h i n g of a relationship w i t h a

excellent, f r o m the y o u n g talent t o

t i n g the a c t o r s d o their w o r k a n d

staring at a jail s e n t e n c e , his o n l y

s t u d e n t at M I T ( M i n n i e Driver), that

the

way

h o l d the key t o Will's s u r v i v a l .

Williams

out

is o f f e r e d

maths

seasoned

veterans,

r e m i n d i n g the

with

audience

This is a quite s u p e r b m o v i e .

w h y he has b e e n p r e v i o u s l y n o m i -

academic

The s c r e e n p l a y , a l t h o u g h w r i t t e n by

n a t e d three t i m e s for an O s c a r . V a n

/ therapist (Robin W i l l i a m s ) . It is the

y o u n g s t e r s , is w a r m , funny, intelli-

Sant k e e p s the film p e r s o n a l w i t h -

professor,

p r o v i d i n g he h o n e s his

talent a n d visit a college

Win Good Will Hunting tickets courtesy of the

ODEON KENSINGTON As y o u ' l l see f r o m a b o v e , the film

Cood Will Hunting, starring M a t t D a m o n a n d Robin W i l l i a m s in O s c a r - w i n n i n g f o r m . Films as c h a r a c t e r - d r i v e n as this are usually l a d e n w i t h s e n t i m e n t , but in G u s V a n S a n t ' s m o v i e the c l i c h e s are kept firmly in their place. A l l in all, it's the p e r f e c t a n t i d o t e to the stress of t h o s e impending exams.

the

moment

Y o u ' l l be c o m p l e t e l y u n s h o c k e d to read that the g e n e r o u s O d e o n

are not m o v e d by this film t h e n y o u h a d better c h e c k y o u r p u l s e .

David

Norman

MRS DALLOWAY Starring: V a n e s s a R e d g r a v e , N a t a s c h a M c E l h o n e , R u p e r t G r a v e s D i r e c t o n M a r l e e n Gorris

afraid, this

is a

Virginia

(Graves),

a shell-shocked

veteran

W o o l f story. O k a y , I c o n f e s s ,

of W o r l d W a r I. H i s angs t a n d his

1 haven't

treatment

actually r e a d

the

establishment,

b o o k m y s e l f but by all a c c o u n t s the

the m e d i c s in particular, m a k e s for

film is true t o the n o v e l . The t i m e is

disturbing viewing. Septimus

1923;

Mrs

the

Dalloway

place

is L o n d o n ; M r s

(Redgrave)

middle-

and

D a l l o w a y never actually m e e t

e a c h o t h e r but his d e s p a i r t o u c h e s her

social standing and about to throw

c o n c l u s i o n of the film is an insight-

w e were offering The Edge, A n t h o n y H o p k i n s ' latest film f e a t u r i n g a c a m e o by Elle M a c p h e r s o n . It is still s h o w i n g a n d is a w o r t h w h i l e alternative t o the usual m i n d l e s s thriller. W e w a n t e d to k n o w the film for w h i c h Sir A n t h o n y w o n his Best A c t o r O s c a r . The a n s w e r w a s , of c o u r s e , that " C h i a n t i - w i t h - l i v e r " classic The Silence of the Lambs.

a party. The e v e n t s all take p l a c e

ful c o n t e m p l a t i o n . The novel is in

d e n c e that s a m e m a n is b a c k f r o m

one

The five w i n n e r s d r a w n o u t of

India a n d will be p a y i n g her a v i s i t .

doltish

Last

week

tickets t o see

the hat at r a n d o m are:

from

morning to

evening,

introspective

The

Virginia

party,

reminisces

s h e w r o t e the b o o k . There is the

specifically

juxtapositioning

about

Mrs

Dalloway

her p a s t ,

thirty y e a r s p r e v i o u s l y w h e n was young,

beautiful

for a n exuberant

and

she

(McElhone)

a n d u n d e c i d e d over her

affections

sanity

and

insanity, her d i s t a s t e for the m e d ical p r o f e s s i o n , a hint o f l e s b i a n i s m a n d tragically a l s o a s u i c i d e .

adventure-

This film will n o t a p p e a l t o the

s e e k i n g suitor. B y a strange c o i n c i -

a c t i o n - p h i l e s a m o n g s t y o u (just the explosion) to

but

dismiss

it w o u l d it as

mere

A l s o at the party w i l l be her b e s t

p e r i o d a d a p t a t i o n . The style o f the

f r i e n d of thirty y e a r s a g o . This is a

original

influenced

g o o d prompt to ponder about

c o m p e t i t i o n . To enter, e - m a i l us o n

A Worapishet

" W h a t if?"s of life a n d t o s e e

Carmen Belda

e v e r y b o d y has t u r n e d o u t .

the how

life crisis it w o u l d be rather a v e r a g e but

interwoven

has received a Best Actor

C o m e a n d p i c k u p the p r i z e s f r o m

Dolloway's

O s c a r nomination

the Felix office w h e n e v e r y o u like.

plight of S e p t i m u s

with

meanderings Warren

narrative by

was

that

new

ironically exciting

a r t s - m e d i u m called C i n e m a . Alan C o x gives the o n l y m e d i o c r e

If the film w e r e just a b o u t m i d -

Sheyi Claxton Lin H o n g

fact

indirect m e a n s .

Woolf w h o was middle-aged when

Jenny Kay

films for which Robin Williams

through

single day. A s she p r e p a r e s for the

of tickets as p r i z e s for this w e e k ' s

Name two of the three other

the script w e a v e its m a g i c . If y o u

a g e d , m a r r i e d t o a m a n of excellent

K e n s i n g t o n has g i v e n us five pairs

f e l i x @ i c . a c . u k w i t h the a n s w e r t o :

let-

Mrs is

the

Smith

formance

f r o m the excellent

percast.

The o n l y q u e s t i o n w e are left w i t h is w h y

Redgrave

is w e a r i n g

the

Q u e e n M o t h e r ' s outfit in the o p e n ing s c e n e s ? O

Stef

6 March

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FILM

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KISS THE GIRLS Starring: M o r g a n F r e e m a n Ashley Judd Director:Gary Fleder

D u r h a m , N o r t h C a r o l i n a , o u t o f his jurisdiction

to conduct

investigation. His presence

rattles

becomes

W h a t starts a s a g r i p p i n g story b y

b y feisty

Kate

Mctietman

contrived

and hammy.

(Judd) - t h e o n e w h o g o t a w a y . She

the e n d b e c o m e s m o r e a q u e s t i o n

knows about

o f c u r i o s i t y rather t h a n t h e cliff-

the kidnapper w h o

young,

O n e o f t h e a b d u c t e d girls is t h e

niece

remaining victims.

D C police

U n f o r t u n a t e l y this

the l o c a l l a w e n f o r c e m e n t , but he is

have b e e n

of Washington

mystery.

has t h e o p p o s i t e effect a n d it a l l

aided

calls h i m s e l f C a s a n o v a , t h o u g h her talented girls a b d u c t e d , a n d a m e m o r i e s are f o g g e d b y the drugs f e w have t u r n e d u p a s c a d a v - g i v e n t o her w h i l s t she w a s a b d u c t e d . T o g e t h e r t h e y unravel a trail ers in t h e w o o d s . T h e y h a v e b e e n w h i c h l e a d s f r o m c o a s t t o c o a s t , in t i e d - u p t o a tree a n d left t o d i e . exy,

i n t r o d u c e d in a n a t t e m p t t o c r e a t e

his o w n more

race against

t i m e t o save t h e

detective a n d forensic p s y c h o l o g i s t

The s u s p e n s e builds u p w e l l but

Alex C r o s s (Freeman). H e h e a d s t o

t h e n t o o m a n y t w i s t s a n d turns are

W A N T

SEE T H E C O E N BROTHERS' N E W FILM B E F O R E Y

hanger it m i g h t have b e e n . T r y i n g

T he latest film f r o m t h o s e m a s t e r s

t o o hard t o m i x the e l e m e n t s of the

of film n o i r , t h e C o e n brothers, is

sublime

"Chianti-with-liver" with

The

Big

Themen

Lebowskl.

the s u c c e s s f u l S e v e n h a s r e s u l t e d

r e s p o n s i b l e for Far^o h a v e b r o u g h t

in a n infetior w o r k . This is a pity

together

since t h e cast is excellent a n d t h e

G o o d m a n a n d Julianne M o o r e f o r

film

this critically a c c l a i m e d f i l m

has many

near-miss.

good

points. A

tring

Stef

Jeff

on a

Bridges,

mistaken

John cen-

identity.

Bridges plays L e b o w s k i , a s h a m e lessly l a z y a n d retro g u y w h o calls h i m s e l f T he D u d e . H e is m i s t a k e n for a n i d e n t i c a l l y n a m e d

Pasadena

m i l l i o n a i r e b y t h u g s w h o break into his a p a r t m e n t , l e a d i n g t o a bizarre tale o f e x t o r t i o n , d o u b l e - c r o s s i n g , embezzlement, sex and d o p e . Thanks

t o FFt B e a t w a x a n d

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s p e c i a l this w e e k , a s w e

stars t h e m s e l v e s ,

t a k e a l o o k at s o m e o f G r e m l i n ' s

a n d pitches,

A c t u a S p o r t s series.

variety o f c a m e r a

C o m m o n features o f t h e Series

'True3D'

courts

which allow a

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vast

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It's w o r t h m e n t i o n i n g that t h e

2, xyz{|} lumbering. A d m i t t e d l y t h e g r a p h i c s are nicely d e t a i l e d , w i t h i m p r e s s i v e lighting a n d reflections f r o m t h e i c y surf a c e . H o w e v e r , they are rather jerky a n d fail t o recreate t h e fluidity of play that normally a c c o m p a n i e s a real i c e h o c k e y game.

a c c e l e r a t e d g r a p h i c s o f this g a m e

S o u n d is q u i t e a m u s i n g , w i t h

I'll a d m i t that t r u d g i n g a r o u n d a golf c o u r s e in t h e p o u r i n g rain isn't really m y c u p of t e a . H o w e v e r , t h e hot

beverage

s u m s u p t h e style o f Coif 2 p r e t t y pace,

enjoyable

flavour, a n d p r o b a b l y m o r e likely t o be e n j o y e d by t h e o l d e r g e n e r a tion.

t o Soccer

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appears

slow

and

•••• / 1

The m o s t o u t s t a n d i n g feature of

this

game

are t h e g r a p h i c s .

N 0

c o u l d easily find its w a y into

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collection

y o u ' r e sure t o s c r e a m "Yesss! Y o u

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b e a u t y ! " u p o n w i t n e s s i n g y o u r first

Tempest

action

replay. A w o r d a b o u t t h e

tunes

replay s y s t e m - it is s i m p l y e x c e l lent, w i t h ball t r a c k i n g (as s e e n o n

of c o n t r o l

methods, but the basic 3-clicks of the

mouse

is b o t h

when

2000

released.

cross

between

and some

g o o d d r u g s , it p r o m i s e s

very

fast-paced

t u n n e l thrills.

a p p r o p r i a t e a n d nicely u s e d , but

Sky S p o r t s ) , m o r e v i e w p o i n t s t h a n

If y o u like y o u r r a c i n g g a m e s d i s -

the

y o u c a n shake a stick at a n d v a r i -

tinctly f r o m t h e M a r i o k a r t s c h o o l

whole

experience

somehow

able s p e e d . Y o u c a n have a replay

ade-

at a n y t i m e , t o o . T h e o n l y t h i n g

a p p e a l . B o n u s e s g a l o r e await, a n d

but 1 just c o u l d n ' t g e t t h e

t h a t ' s m i s s i n g is a n ability t o s a v e

a s p l i t s c r e e n 2 player m o d e looks

them to memory card.

interesting t o o .

fails t o g e l into a c o h e s i v e w h o l e . The

intuitive a n d

skillful.

from

origiSoccer 2 b u i l d s u p o n its p r e d e c e s s o r ' s strengths o f a fluid control system, g o o d graphics a n d 'real' commentary.

hammond-organ

is a c h o i c e

soon

nal,

t h r o u g h o u t p l a y . S o u n d e f f e c t s are

There

coming

Interactive.

An update t o the successful

it is h a r d t o s e e h o w a g o l f g a m e c o u l d look a n y better.

games

are really very g o o d i n d e e d . In fact,

style

This w e e k , a s p e c i a l report o n t h e Gremlin

ACTUA HOCKEY

a sedate

Gremli new

ability t o allocate u p t o 4 players

ACTUA GOLF 2

well...

ON THE HORIZON FROM

REVIEWS

aforementioned

March

quate,

control

system

I'm n o t a m u c h o f a lover o f

h a n g o f it really. P e r h a p s h o c k e y is

golf g a m e s , but if y o u a r e t h e n this

s i m p l y t o o u n u s u a l a subject for a

is b o u n d t o b e a hit.

sports sim.

design,

then

Buggy

should

The c o m m e n t a r y is r e a s o n a b l e , a l t h o u g h as ever it d o e s t e n d t o

Hardwar is a futuristic Elite-style

grate after a w h i l e . A s this is fairly

g a m e s e t o n T i t a n . M o o d y , foggy

inevitable,

this

is really

only

m i n o r failing. Gameplay

graphics

lend

Bladerunner is b o t h

fluid a n d

the

feel.

game

Groovy

a spot

lighting e f f e c t s a n d a s t r o n g flight

realistic, a l t h o u g h I w o u l d a d v i s e

s i m u l a t i o n feel c o u l d easily

n e w players t o practice against a

this g a m e a w i n n e r .

make

friend b e f o r e c h a l l e n g i n g t h e c o m puter o p p o n e n t s - but t h e n I c o u l d

M o t o r h e a d is y e t a n o t h e r

never play f o o t b a l l a n y w a y .

game.

The o n l y real fault is that it is

Quite

whether

driving

it will

lift

itself f r o m t h e p a c k r e m a i n s t o be

quite hard t o defend your goal. I

seen,

f o u n d that c o n t r o l s w i t c h e d f r o m

good.

b u t initial i m p r e s s i o n s are

player t o player u n p r e d i c t a b l y .

Mark

Baker

PERIPHERALS O F A D O D G Y N A T U R E

= = What is it? This

example

European of

Playstation ' m o d chip'.

Some

are

never

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What's the drawback?

A s n e a k y b u n d l e of transistors,

For i m p o r t g a m e s y o u will n e e d

o n t o t h e P C at last. Y e s , y o u

c a n n o w b e k e p t u p at night a n d

it a l l o w s y o u t o play i m p o r t e d

an R G B lead (£ 1 5) a n d a d e c e n t

p e s t e r e d b y alien p e t s in full c o l o u r

a n d ' C D b a c k u p c o p i e s ' (ahem)

SCART-socketed

and with more games and options

of g a m e s .

t h e m , as they o u t p u t a different

Why would I want to d o that?

TV t o view

t h a n ever b e f o r e !

signal...

Imported g a m e s from U S A and

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release. games

released in t h e U K .

What does it do?

Japanese

How much does it cost?

Premier

Manager

should

Japan r u n a bit faster, a s their

The c h i p itself is £ 7 o r it c a n b e

a p p e a l t o b u d d i n g A l e x Fergersons.

TVs

fitted for £ 2 0 + p o s t a g e .

Sharing a graphics engine Actua Soccer 2 seems to d o n e it n o h a r m at all.

have a 6 0 H z refresh

rate

(as o p p o s e d t o 5 0 H z for E U ) .

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Also, games tend to c o m e out

twocom.demon.co.uk/psx/

a b o u t 3 m o n t h s in a d v a n c e of

see:

http://www.

with have

March

ARTS

•

THE WEIR The

THOMAS SCHUTTE

l Court

Whitechapel Art

tories

toid

in a

bar

rarely

this

quality.

are

Instead of the u s u a l style of

The Weir d e a l s with h a u n t i n g s t o r i e s a b o u t g h o s t s and the s u p e r n a t u r a l . T he set, a bar in v a r i o u s s h a d e s of b r o w n , enhanced the feeling of s m a l l t o w n life. H e r e is w h e r e t h e s t o r y takes p l a c e , a n d j u d g i n g f r o m t h e first half h o u r , the play w o u l d be ttivial; c l e v e r l y w r i t t e n , a n d in s o m e p l a c e s e x t r e m e l y funny, but ultimately trivial. It s e e m e d as if it was g o i n g t o drift a l o n g , w i t h t h e audience merely required to absorb t h e g l o o m y a t m o s p h e r e . bar r e m i n i s c e n c e .

ANTIGONE

Riverside Studio

his is the first major e x h i b i -

Who

tion

confused,

the

German

T h o m a s Schutte.

artist

aliens.

T h ey

look

gesturing

lost

and

milling

It offers a

a r o u n d in s m a l l g r o u p s as t h o u g h in c o n v e r s a t i o n . O n e statue sticks his

These

of diverse work, including water-

t o n g u e out, but his friend s e e m s

Teletubbies

c o l o u r s , s c u l p t u r e s a n d architectur-

al m o d e l s .

watercolours.

interested

the

Another

nearby

looks

bloody popular

in S t r a t f o r d - u p o n - A v o n

Shakespeare's

than

birth-place,

C l a s s i c s at s c h o o l , o n e w o u l d

t e m p t e d t o say n o . S o , w h e n y o u

columns

supported

head

height,

but

i n s t e a d of just o n e figure per bell

c r e a m features, c o n s t a n t l y

chang-

ing as y o u m o v e a r o u n d t h e m . It

a n d less a n d less p e o p l e are taught

hear

a theatre

that

putting

company

production

jar, t h e r e are t w o , b o u n d t o g e t h e r

brings t h e m t o life a n d y o u c a n ' t

Sophocles'

in m a s k i n g t a p e .

help

t h o u g h t is "Just w h a t is the p o i n t of

P e o p l e stare at

t h e m , t h e figures g r o t e s q u e

plas-

t a c i n e faces s h o w i n g their e m b a r rassment

feeling

sympathetic

and

I've r e a d t h e play, I've s e e n it as

It w a s the w a t e r c o l o u r portraits

b e n e d i c t i o n t o his s m i l i n g f r i e n d .

i n g fleeting m o m e n t s economical

enemies

united

first

that?"

of the s i t u a t i o n . A f e w

two

your

involved with these poor child-like

B u t t h e s e figures are telling a story. Like

Antigone,

aliens.

f r o m D u b l i n , she is a v e r y pretty to

the

Light plays off their shiny w h i p p e d

are

w o m a n , w h o has, for her o w n p r i chosen to come

l o w e r lip in e a r n e s t c o n c e n t r a t i o n .

They

S c h u t t e paints very q u i c k l y , c a p t u r -

vate r e a s o n s ,

attraction

when

are

c o l l e c t i o n of s m a l l figures in bell

with

ular s e e m s t o be o f f e r i n g sexual

days,

jars.

begins

stranger

w h e n Valerie arrives.

p a s t is practically n o n - e x i s t e n t .

he's m o w i n g the l a w n : he bites his

exhibition

that

shifts

relevant?

The

m a k e the best of it - o n e in partic-

atmosphere

d r a m a still

O u r r e g a r d for o u r rich literary

r e t r o s p e c t i v e of o v e r t w e n t y y e a r s

subtly

The

s Greek

I was most

abstract

impressed

lines

areas

with.

of t i m e in and

often

dark

wash.

Well, mine wasn't, because

part of t h e O e d i p u s trilogy, a n d I know

that

stories

about

r e l a t i o n s h i p s are a l w a y s whether

they

442BC,

were

human relevant,

written

I 5 7 0 A D or this m o r n i n g .

Antigone

is a play a b o u t h o n -

this d e s e r t e d p l a c e for p e a c e a n d

u n e a s y alliance, the variety of g e s -

A l t h o u g h sketchy, t h e y are p o w e r -

o u r , betrayal, love, fear a n d d u t y .

quiet.

t u r e d p o s e s s h o w the m a n y faces

fully d r a w n : ther e

The story is u l t i m a t e l y tragic, a n d

of p o l i t i c s . E v e r y w h e r e , high o n the

innocence and brooding sensuous-

c o n t a i n s i d e a s that have d i s t u r b e d

almost erotically c h a r g e d , w i t h t h e

walls

ness.

people

m e n telling their g h o s t s t o r i e s in

pathetic

f a c e s - a gallery of

order t o i m p r e s s her. T he m e n are

damned

- each

all heavily s u p e r s t i t i o u s , a n d s e e m

u s , a s k i n g if w e are any different.

From being a purely male

e n v i r o n m e n t , the a r e n a

becomes

are

photographs one

these

is w i d e

eyed

the

Overall, Schutte's w o r k repre-

sents a d e p a r t u r e f r o m ' m o d e m ' a r t

sneering

for

over

two

thousand

years. A n t i g o n e is O e d i p u s ' y o u n g e s t

- it d o e s not require a title for the

daughter.

M o v i n g o n , t h e floor b e c o m e s

w o r k t o have any m e a n i n g . Rather

downfall,

alive w i t h c u r i o u s h u m a n o i d stat-

the v i e w e r is e n c o u r a g e d t o m a k e

Colonus, where

c o u l d n ' t h e l p t h i n k i n g that all t h e

u e s : l o o k i n g disturbingly similar t o

u p their o w n m i n d a b o u t it. It's free

shrine

stories w e r e either e m b r o i d e r e d or

a l u m i n i u m v e r s i o n s of the

and

near

d i e d , b o t h his t w o s o n s w a n t e d his

W h i t e c h a p e l , it's w e l l w o r t h a visit.

s u p p o r t against their brother, a n d

want

believe

ghosts,

despite l a u g h i n g at t h e m s e l v e s .

brought o n by a l c o h o l . This w a s

mallow

justified by o n e of the c h a r a c t e r s

these

d e s c r i b i n g h o w he h a d d r u n k vast

gallery floor like b e m u s e d

quantities

potein,

the

man nine

from

foot

marsh-

Ghostbusters,

giants

litter

you

find

yourself

the

Doctor

Both

matic

tension.

things,

build dra-

changed, that

full

tragedy

and a deep

Irish love of sense

Antigone wants

to her

in love

complicate with

her

are

it's

emotions

haven't

just our

situations

different.

Civil w a r

still

fable

and

think

Greek

drama

with

of w a s t e ,

the with

thing to do with s a l a d Photo: Seeta

beautifully set,

and

it, it will

stay w i t h y o u for w e e k s .

Just e n o u g h r o o m this w e e k t o say: c o m e a l o n g t o Salad Days, it's great, a n d a l s o U L O G are p e r f o r m i n g Fidler on the Roof next w e e k , w h i c h is also w o r t h g o i n g t o see. P l u g g i n g y o u r o w n s h o w m a k e s this job w o r t h w h i l e . ( H e a v e s d e e p sigh, a u d i e n c e reach for Kleenex)

Julia H

either h a v i n g lost

well-acted, go and see

still

persuasive

S g a i n e d a n y t h i n g . This is a w o n play,

and

irrelevant?

s o m e t h i n g p r e c i o u s , or never havderful

dead,

for all o u r c y n i c i s m , fragility. S o , d o you

sense of h u m a n i t y . The Weir unites

i n

begins. are

exists, as d o hate, incest, love a n d ,

bar t u r n e d out t o be a w o n d e r f u l

Chekovian

she

Human

persuasively

E a v e s d r o p p i n g in a rural Irish

every character

brother s

t r a d e g y after all.

the s u p e r n a t u r a l .

the

S h e d i e s in the e n d ; this is Greek

confes-

hallucinations; by a n eerie s e n s e of

experience,

c o u s i n , a n d he is in love w i t h her.

suggests o l d Ireland, p o s s e s s e d by

comedy,

Before

if she d i d . T o further

throat. M c P h e r s o n , w i t h s p i n e - t i n sional m o n o l o g u e s

the

u n c l e ' s d e c r e e , she w o u l d be killed

l u m p the size of a tennis ball t o m y gling e a s e , m a k e s use of

Furies.

his d i s g r a c e .

a n d her story b r o u g h t

died,

bury her brother, but d u e t o

and u n s u p e r s t i t i t i o u s , is t h e o n l y ghosts,

him

o u t s i d e t h e city w a l l s as a mark of

tive of us. Valerie, w e l l - e d u c a t e d possessed

and

with

o n e c a n n o t be b u r i e d , he m u s t lie

a combination which w o u l d induce

truly

the

this c u r s e , Antigone

potato

ghosts e v e n in t h e least i m a g i n a -

who's

went

he c u r s e d t h e m . W i t h the results of

Butts

spirit, o n t o p of a d o s e o f t h e ' f l u ' ,

one

A f t e r his d i s g r a c e she

Arts Ed

A n t i g o n e is showing at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith next week. See pages for more detail, or email me at for more details

C O M P S 8. PUZZLES

March

PUZZLES

ACROSS

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Ed Sexton

DOWN

E C retreat in cake (6)

Part of h e a d ; a c o u n t r y (5)

Lone U N church creates

Aging Vera makes mean calcu-

m e a l (8)

lating! (9)

C o l l e c t w a t e r in this b o w l ?

G o o d French b o n e p r o d u c e s

b a n d (6)

(5,5) 10 Insect e g g in plain (4)

G o t h e d i s t a n c e , y e t partly still

i m p o r t a n t (4,3,3,5)

Feline a n d a tidy place t o

Nun chose fashion without

rest (8)

e q u a l (8)

12 R i m in s h i p l o s e s o n e s e a

G r e e t i n g Kate first, t h e n q u e e n

creature (6)

a n d w a l k e r (5)

13 Strain o n e f o r m o f t r a n s p o r t (4)

D r u g battles? (5,4) 8 14 Edith, t r o u b l e d , f o l l o w s a usual

15 A d d r e s s o n e call, l o s i n g fifty that's clever! (8)

s y s t e m o f s e p a r a t i o n (9)

18 Jumper a n d anorak g o m a d ? !

16 S u g g e s t s p o i n t s ? (9)

(8)

17 Pierre a n d m e m a k e a first (8)

19 M a r k , run! (4)

20 C o m p l a i n a b o u t bird (6)

21 Saint, w i t h 4 8 0 p i e c e s , f l o w s

22 S u b z e r o d e e p s h i d e s p o i l (5)

(6)

24 F r o w n at S i m o n ' s first h o o d (5)

23 W r i t e r has r e d u c e d G r e e k i n s t r u m e n t by 9 9 - o n e saint! (8) 25 N o t h i n g finishes her c h a m p i o n ! (4) 26 Estimate a v i o l a t u n e , p e r h a p s (10) 27 A d v o c a t e , t h e s e d a y s , c o n s e r vationists e n d here? (8) 28 Frames relieve pal's half (6)

ANSWERS T O 1 107

W h y Don't You

Across 1. Berlin 5 . Itched 9 . O r t 12. G a s 13. S o f i a 14. S e t b a c k 17. O s l o 19. Slur 2 0 . S t o c k h o l m 2 1 . S e 2 3 . A d 2 4 . E x o d u s 2 5 . D u b l i n 2 6 . AI 2 8 .

AND

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2 6 . A b r u p t 2 7 . P a g o d a 2 9 . W a r s a w 3 3 . E lto n 3 4 . Easy 3 5 . Each 3 7 .

Air 3 9 . H e 4 0 . L a

No 1110: Cleaning Windows

W i n Tickets t o t h e W o r l d C u p

Recent p u z z l e s have b e e n a bit

b u n k e r is built straight o n t o t h e

fiendish.

b a c k o f t h e h o u s e a n d has a s i m -

Apologies to

anyone

g o t into a fight / b r o k e u p

ple

square

w i t h their b e s t friend / c o m m i t t e d

high by 1 . 5 m d e e p .

murder while arguing about the

l a d d e r is six m e t r e s l o n g , a n d for

official IT p r o v i d e r s of t h e c u p ) a n d G r a d u n e t are o f f e r i n g four

s o l u t i o n s . In t h e interests of s a n -

security he w a n t s it t o t o u c h t h e

tickets t o s e e live matches in the France 98 World C u p .

ity, h e r e ' s a nice s i m p l e o n e for

c o r n e r of t h e bunker as w e l l as

y o u all this w e e k :

t h e floor a n d t h e w a l l . T h e q u e s -

who

A w i n d o w cleaner, him

let's call

R o y , is t r y i n g t o c l e a n t h e

first-floor p a n e s

at t h e b a c k o f

o n e s of t h o s e o l d V i c t o r i a n ter-

section,

measuring Roy's

t i o n is: How far up the wall will the

Your Prize: First p r i z e is a pair

Your Job: T o w i n t h e s e e x c l u -

of tickets t o s e e England v s

sive p r i z e s , all y o u have t o d o

tickets

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is p i c k t h e 2 2 players that y o u think G l e n H o d d l e will be tak-

o n Eurostar.

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C o l o m b i a plus return

ladder reach?

races w i t h t h e c o a l b u n k e r s . T h e

s o l u t i o n s please!)

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27 S

Southwell

Hall

Sagittarius (23/11 - 23/12)

Gemini (22/5 - 21/6)

Resorting to the enforcement of

W i s d o m is t h e g o v e r n i n g

diplomaticiitactics^^tteinfluential

Subwarden Position Southwell h a l l is an undergraduate h a l l i n E v e l y n Gardens (fantastic location, and o n l y 15 minutes w a l k f r o m campus). W e currently have 95 students w h o m o v e into the Phase-1 renovated section this Easter. N e x t

K i n g o f W a n d s s e a r c h e s for a n a m i -

pathway

cable r e s o l u t i l a i t o ^ * confrontation

through life.frofoutjid courage and

brewing b e W w

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endurance, { indicated

mutual

resilient powser o f Strength, p r o v i d e

reconciWtion

fneiras. Involves

of, p e r s o n a l

evolution by the

compromise whilst addressing the

a c a l m a n d rational a p p r o a c h t o a n

d e l i c a t e object o f rivalry.

unexpected situation.

Capricorn (24/12 - 20/1)

Cancer (22/6 - 22/7)

October, Phase-2 renovations w i l l be complete and w e w i l l have around 200

students.

T h r o u g h artistic creativity a n d gift-

The influence o f the flirtatious Nine

A s a subwarden, y o u w i l l w o r k as part o f the wardening team that is

e d ability, t h e initiati

responsible for the pastoral care a n d d i s c i p l i n e o f the students. A l o n g w i t h

p r i s i n g venture, s u

the day-to-day running o f the h a l l , there are a w i d e range o f social events

enthusia:

an e n t e r -

cess. Y o u w i l l need to be a caring and mature i n d i v i d u a l w h o has the energy to w o r k hard for the h a l l and w h o is comfortable w i t h responsibility and

favours, persua-

quence

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to organise.

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d b y t h e through sive cl s, p r o m i s of s u c -

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tive h i n d r a n c e

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our habitual

w i l l i n g to take the initative. In return, y o u w i l l receive rent-free a c c o m m o dation i n a n e w l y renovated environment. T h e position is available f r o m Easter-98.

Horoscopes

A p p l i c a t i o n forms are available f r o m the accommodations office at 15

-with

Princes Gardens and s h o u l d be returned to D r . D . B r i t t o n i n the Physics

Nana

Department before M a r c h 16th 1998.

This is a great opportunity to join at the start of a new Southwell.

Aquarius (21/1 - 18/2) The

authoritative

Leo (23/7 - 23/8)

Emperor,

high-

lighting y o u r s t u b b o r n a n d c o n t r a dic

LINE DANCING

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pleasur

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enhances

genuin

g your nature.

practical a n d d e p e n d Virgo (24/8 - 22/9) The

The aura o f c o n f u s i o n a n d u n c e r -

stability o f y o u r q u o t i d i a n routine is

tainty

reversed

surrounding the troubled ndamen-

tal

flaws i n r

predictability a n d

by t h e b a l a n c e d

Pentacies.

Despite

Four o f

your

initial

r e l u c t a n c e o r abject d e n i a l o f facts,

pite t h e

faith i n p r e s e n t c i r c u m s t a n c e s a n d

of energy, t h e

s p o n t a n e o u s trust l e a d B C s t i m u l a t -

organisi dynamic apparei ity

excessive

planning a n d

nd activ-

fail t o p r o d u c e

ing

excitement.

the expected

consequences.

Libra (23/9 - 23/10) W i t h i n t h e heart o f a n e m o t i o n a l l y healthy

Aries (21/3 - 20/4) The

temperamental

Queen

Swords appears, confronted

7.00pm - 8.30pm & 8.30pm - 10.00pm.

b y financial

or professic

Pisces (19/2 - 20/3)

Eight o f W a n d s

AT IMPERIAL COLLEGE SPORTS CENTRE

Concerned

of by a

m o m i n t o u s decision, bearing prolonged

repercussions

o n future

Two

relationship,

the bonding

o f C u p s roiwals t h e n e e d for

r e c i p r o c a l spiritual s u p p o r t $ i order to overcome'strain. of

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advice

Reminiscence

or experiences

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tion

d u c t i v e insecurity.

a n d confluence

is t h e r e f o r e

c l o u d e d b y naijiral h e s i t a t i o n a n d uninhibited turmoil.

Scorpio (24/10 - 22/11)

Taurus (21/4 - 21/5)

often

The radiar<| ^

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mistic c o n t e n t m e n t a n d meaningful

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onven-

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2 8 F e b r u a r y : For t h e first t i m e in its

prise

history, Imperial C o l l e g e Rifle a n d

the event a n d thoroughly d e s e r v e d

Pistol club sent t e a m s to the

their

clay

pigeon

many

having

four

teams, shot

times

ranking

and

had

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only The

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having s e c o n d place Bristol

B t e a m disqualified so they c o u l d t a k e 3 r d . (No more

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big

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(complete

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unnecessary.

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very

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results

Harper

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confidence

booster

before the

U L U C u p Final agains

the LSE.

the

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players

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brought the natural result. though

were,

especially

Spanish

m a n d i n g p e r f o r m a n c e in m i d f i e l d .

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however,

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had

weekend

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the

Archery

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the

performance Foulstone

spot,

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tournaments organised

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newly

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team

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the

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h a p p y 16th birthday.

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and

mid

table rankings ( S o u t h a m p t o n

in t h e year:

w a s t r u s t e d b y h i s c o a c h in t h i s d i f -

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teams

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reputedly

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championships.

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the

semi-finals

the k n o c k o u t c o m p e t i t i o n .

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This handy pull-out contains all you need to know to make the most of Come to the RAG Week meeting (Friday, 1:10pm @ dB's) to find out more. Be Mad! Be Silly! Be Part of It!

Rag Week Pull-Out

ICU R A G W E E K , ICU R A G WEEK '98 th

Mon 9 March

HYPNOTIST

dB's @ 7:00pm

Tues 10 March

SLAVE AUCTION

Union Concert Hall @ 12:00pm

Wed 11 March

KILLER

Everywhere Until Last Man Standing

T H E GREAT

Union Building

HEDGEHOG HUNT

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Union Bar

PUB CRAWL

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We are also encouraging people to create their own money raising events - this is how you win the special prizes at the bottom of the page. Simply, come to the RAG Week meeting, and let us know what you are up to. The observant of you may have noticed posters advertising SPONSORED PARACHUTE JUMPING, on behalf of Shelter. If you're idea of fun is falling thousands of feet from a plane towards a very solid earth, then get in touch.

RAG

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£ 1 5 0 T-Shirt

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Throughout the week, we will be running . The idea is simple on signing up you are given a target to eliminate. Once eliminated, you proceed to eliminate your target's target and so on. All the while, however, you are trying to avoid being killed by your own killer, who may change when they are killed by their killer. Confused? Never mind - take part anyway. It's great fun and there are CASH PRIZES for the most inventive kill, and the Survivor. To take part, collect an application form from the Union Office or come along to the RA meeting. - You'll need ĂźĂ˝

buy one. They're always good for tidying the odd room, or two and taking lecture notes If you think you can't afford your own slave, why not form a consortium.

The Great Hedgehog Hunt

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By now, you may have heard all about the Sponsored Nude e Parachute Jump, but for those of you who haven't, let me inform you. This is a little activity where a certain number of people jump out of the back of a minibus outside Harrods, wearing an invisible parachute. This is usually done, as rapidly as possible but for the maddest amongst you there is a prize for the last person back in college Ăź

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RSM 3-Legged 70s Pub Crawl Don those flares, dig those collars, as Boogie Nights hits South . Wednesday night is RSM's 70s Pub-Crawl and just to make sure you don't lose your friend you'll be attached by the leg. A bonafide excuse for not walking in a straight line, if ever I heard Meet m Union Bar, for the magical mystery tour visiting the Queen's Arms,

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RAG - eh ?! By now everyone should know what RA (Raising And ! is. The main aim is to raise money for charity whilst having a fun time. This may seem impossible, but it does work. I feel totally justified in saying this as everybody who turns up to a RA Week event will automatically raise some money for the worthwhile charities we support this year and hopefully experience some of the best ways to enjoy yourself that's legal. Why bother I hear some of you say? Primarily, we are supporting needy causes, but then some people would say we students are a fairly needy cause and shouldn't we be out extracting money from people who already have tons of money? However, there are people in situations that are magnitudes worse than ours. It's only by taking some time out and really look at the world that we begin to recognise the needs of others. By going out and making some money you are showing that you care, no matter how small the amount raised. The ultimate aim of RA is to make money for charity. Naturally, this doesn't happen on it's own and we need as many people as possible to get involved. Rag Stock Sale At all the above RA event we will be selling a large amount of bygone RA memorabilia including T Of course, this year's infamous will also be on sale, as well as many others from previous years and other universities. &

Beer "#$% l At this stage, we would like to thank the RCSU, for organising such an outstandingly successful Beer & "#$% l earlier this academic year. Unfortunately, college wouldn't let them run another one so soon - Roll on October. Thanks again '

Nominated Charities 1998 Leu kaem ia R e s e a r c h " ( d aims to improve treatments, find cures and prevent all forms of leukaemia and the related blood cancers including Hodgkin and other lymphomas, myeloma, the myelodysplasias and aplastic anaemia, through nationally organised research of the highest calibre, guided by international collaboration. People's D i s p e n s a r y for Sick Animals ) + (PDSA was founded in * *7 to provide free medical or surgical treatment to animals belonging to persons who appear to the Society to be unable to afford the services of a veterinary surgeon. Each year 1.4 million free treatments are carried out in 4 , PDSA Veterinary Centres located throughout Britain on sick or injured animals whose needy owners qualify for its charitable service. Riding for the D i s a b l e d A s s o c i a t i o n is the national charity for riding, and physiotherapy on horseback - known as Hippotherapy. They provide disabled and impaired people the opportunity to improve their physical and mental health through education and fun with horses. IC C o m m u n i t y A c t i o n - . ( p organises twice weekly soup runs, distributing sandwiches and hot drinks within Central London. They also organise weekly visits to Parkcare - a home for elderly people near college, and support the ROMA project - which provides residential support for drug users. Interested in / 0 1 ? We are continuously looking for people to help organise and attend RA events - should you feel up to the challenge, please contact us today 2 & & e-mail 3 - 4 56 56(7:, Internal mail 8 RA 9 o ICU Telephone 2 Ext. ;<=>>.

Acknowledgements The RA Committee would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the following people, without who's help and support these and other events could never take place 2 Andy Heeps, Rob Clarke, Charlie Joynt, Mark Home, Mandy Hurford, Michelle Lewthwaite, Neil O'Shaughnessy, Jeremy Thomson & "#? @, Andy 'Inky' Thompson & Print Unit, AB C , RCSU, RSMU, Jon Lambert, Jane Hoyle, Pat Baker, Zona O'Sullivan, Louise van der Straeten and of course you - the students and anybody else we have D.- .%%# '''

Meetings are held in dB's every Thursday

1.10pm