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iNTE^Bi Cmderella[ÂŁ] "The people
most
to hide.
who It's
shelter or their
point their finger usually have the saying that everyone has their own
own vice whether if s drugs, alcohol
or
rock
& roll. Everyone has theirovm escape in life, their
own
thing.
right to
No one is
throw the
first
Cinderella's
the
Artist
really perfect
and no one has the
stone."
Tom
latest professional
and Peavey.
The Musician This
is
said that
we
don't
want
to be
on "How to Make
as a Musician by entertainment industry publicist
It
Ultraviolet. This
how many
month, the demo tape
is
examined:
songs, what type and order, and
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Kiefer discussing
meaning of "Shelter Me.
Mt^
Note: The priests of the sonic temple ran out of wine andwerelastseenmutteringtherwrneMadDogasthey head for the closest Quickie Mart. They promise to
return next month with tion
more high-n-mighty informaof life from within the recording studio.
fMHH
Bang TangoEl^ "We always
19
Part 4 in a continuing series
one of those
Street Notes
bands that's really good, but that people just don't pick
up on. Now we've made a better album so the unknown
6
As we speak, the forces of censorship are lobbying against your First Amendment rights. Eight states in
soon be behind us." Joe LeSte, lead singe- of Bang Tango
status will
thiscountryhavependinglegislationtofurtherrestrict
your freedom of expression. Take a stand now before it's
FishboneiH ^Jg^
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late.
Southeast Music Report Thrust has expanded
Bleeding Hearts Get Signed
Gainesville
Tampa's Bleeding Hearts climb another rung up the rock & roll ladder.securingadevelopment deal with the
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it's
and Tallahassee.
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resurgent Capricorn Records.
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still
a radical concept. Not only are
we
black
HOODOO GURUS
little
help from Jon
Bon
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check in from down under with a on RCA; AGONY COLUMN share their particular style: we're not a black rock band, or a black combined weight of 666 lbs. and other useful facts funk band, we're a variation on many things and we about themselves and their release on Big Chief; and don't limit ourselves. What the hell is Fishbone?" KIK TRACEE, to borrow a phrase from Stranger, KendaHJones, co-founder of Fishbone debutpowder-keg, anthem rock & roll with A'o/Jl/fes on RCA. A June ^99^/THRUST
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68 GEORGIA LOCATIONS
25 FLORIDA LOCATIONS
CHRISTOPHER wrote a column on censor-
power
Crew were mailing headlines obscenity case. Through the printed
vision
One year
ago,
I
ship, just as 2 Live in their
wrd,
thought, people could realize that our
I
w
what pages
to dictate
read, the tele-
we see, and what music we listen to. Wake up. The only reason this infringement
of freedom has gone as far as
has
it
is
who
freedomsinAmerican society are beingwhittled
the silent majority (those Americans
joy their freedom, but cherish their living room
As I was reading a recent CMJ, I came across more erosion and attempts to erode our 1st
couch just a tad more) has not spoken. In their place, selective indiuduals have granted them-
and moral
rights by politicians
groups. According to CMJ, in this year alone,
which
eight states have introduced legislation
would "furtherlimitand punish record industry pro'ducers and manufacturers who market hamiful vw'th
minors, and they've
lyrics to
come up
some new twists that may greatly improve
to dictate their
upon the
tenets
istic
rest of us.
Rama
Charleston County) has proposed a
(Rto
bill
How many
the other side of us. Rep. Al Edwards of
On
the Texas
fill
who
record store owners
exhibit recordings
your
you want? Is that the fete we can even allow to become a remote possibility? No. The damn breaks because of one hole life. Is
I
can see
Chip Mignacca
How many How
means?
it
We
are dealing
pervasive political climate.
deny the
artistic
How
freedom of any
human
we come so
being,
Michael Bamett
in the
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
regardless of age? Have
certainly far
more
2,000 years since Christianity to rationalize tills violationofhuman
Don't insult the soul of each
Jefferson.
who first
amendment
of the U.S.
ConstihJtion:
rights as
littie
mock
self-
their anguished cries
sentative of Texans proved his lack of rational
free exercise thereof; or abridging the
thinking in the following quote: "Music
as
of speech or of the press: or the right of the
drugs nowadays. To be quite
people peaceably to assemble and to the peti-
tiiat
as
I
wish
could
v,t
make
it
illegal
for anyone to perform or record this dirt at
Sure,
realize that the
I
all.
tion the
Government
for the redress of griev-
Now, the government
entertainment industry
tion.
pendulum will swing the other direcThe lubrication of free choice is dissolving
the
from the
ances. is
friction of apatiiy.
establishments that allow censorship in any
form to be practiced. And make your objection clear. If the store does not support your Con-
me work
witch hunts, Nazi Germany, present day China.
stitiJti'onal
Do
money
little
harder to get
it
lobbyists
passed."
In Florida a harmful-to-minors statute
being presented and even
is
bills.
me sum
my
up
feelings for
all
of these
in a recent
measures as Geffen Records did
industry directory: Don't fuck with the 1st
Amendment. Thrust
(Oh,
offices
supposed to
I
now.
say.
I
can see them picketing the I've said that
word I'm not
guess they won't
let
me into
we have
less
because of our current apathy? Will
make
personal decisions about
freedom
we be art,
able
music,
does anyone realize that the Dark
it,
was acceptable.
Robertson, the television evangelist for
who
ran
for
scenity,
an enforceable moral
we can not stand
seekers have died
very freedoms
we
anything
neath
to support this
—
like (as
for
died
As
state.
I
long as
it
as
magazine or not. That's your
have pervaded the very soul of our Constitu-
must be decided by one person and by one
by the Constitution of the It
tion,
amazes
me how
God and enforced
U.S.:
your God-given
right,
person only: the individual.
allowing moralistic right-wingers the
tional rights be upheld
No organization or
PHOTOGRAPHERS • Annamaria DiSanto Hubbard • George Zickl
who attempt
and other
and national rep-
John Urban
BANNER DESIGN
to the utinost degree.
statijs
is
and be avvare of above
all,
Robbyn Owen
happening it's
in
potential
just care. Stand
absolutely.
we cherish and
Ne«r
one thing wn't hurt"
Chris Phillips
is
tiiis
because later
Independent Labels contact: Janice Nicholas
(813)5364100
more dangerous
and more destructive than any defensive line of attack. The time for action is now. The time for freedom is now. The time for censorship to isr70U'' ...
(813) 536-4100
sway your
than any drug, more powerful tiian any weapon,
cease
Major Labels contact:
up
protect
allow the "well,
attitijde to
opinion: for that attitude
is
Motion Design
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Stand up and do something. Just
protect the freedoms
'N
of censorship
political oppression, whetiier in its
please,
care.
Rock
ACCOUNTING
of representa-
to abridge these rights.
infancy stage or mature, that
them
Tim
Ricky Miller
that your Constitu-
and demand the impeachment
and
•
PRODUCTION/DESIGN MANAGER
'
tives
• Stiff • UltraViolet
Annalisa
Vote for individuals to uphold your rights
And
apathy and ignorance
pression guaranteed to us by
local, state,
demanding
ramifications for us and our forechildren.
a reader, or as an advertiser, also have the right
right,
Write to your resentatives
for the
You
Cheryl Shegstad
CARTOONS
—
isn't libel.)
•
John Urban
sorship.
this country;
have the right to print
Jay Bader • Blackie
•
Russ Busby • Dr. Marvelous Marvin Boone •
•
forms of cen-
all
Liberty
and cannot be controlled by any government. No one has the right to tell any of us what we can read, watch or listen to. That is a personal decision which
Here's a reminder of the right of free ex-
elsewhere.
Vocalize your objection to
it.
take for granted.
As a publisher, I
/ repeat
on ob-
call
and you're mixing church and
free people,
right of self-expression, spend your
Get informed about the
president
news and entertainment? Or, will we sit back, let another year pass, and see the foundations of our Constitutional freedoms crumble beus.
happening again. Of course,
It's
no one would dare say that religion is getting tangled up with government in any way, shape or form. Couldn't happen, huh? Just ask Pat
Ask
the legitimization of censorship
be a year from now? Will
to
have to go on?
Ages came about directly because the churches started dictating what was obscene and what
Wal-mart anymore.)
Where will
I
It's
times in the history of man: the Salem
Damn
New York and New
Jersey are considering mandatory stickering
Let
many
is
not patronize
happened
obscene. This
going to send their
Do
deciding what's
nothing new.
down here trying to stop me, but that's only going to make is
Michael Barnett Adriane Biondo
Douglas Hood • DJ Justice • Karatt Matt Keleman • Leslie R. Marini Alexandra Newhoff • Tom Nordlie Freeston Roberts • Christopher Robin
Do not allowyour freedom to be taken away. Do not allow anyone to tell you what you may considerart,literatureormusic. Do not pretend
frank with you,
Crisci
a\\ay in our apathy stricken clutch.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
dangerous
Karen
Fong
are allowed to enter. This self-sighted repre-
freedom
•
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
as they feel the fruit of tiieir battles slipping
with warning stickers in any store that minors
is
Sandie Olmsted
God-endorsed?
man and woman
has died to preserve the freedom of
expression. Don't
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
dare anyone
fight-
It's
Janice Nicholas
am/myduty to inform youof the severity of this
which 200 years of freedom
the
DIRECTOR OF RELA TIONS ASST. PUBLISHER
many Americans respect the name Bundy over is
Christopher R. Phillips
it is
We cannot allow the
important ih^nMarried With Children, yet how
This
hole and
tiie
PUBLISHER/EXECUTIVE EDITOR
The worst thing anyone can say is, "Well, I didn't know." Well, / know and it is my right
people really care? These are serious
liberties
Hist AFF
that w+iat
people have evtr read 77?^
questions for serious times.
system with
jail
"well-intentioned individuals" will be running
seepage of moralistic conformity to continue.
first
Constitution of the United States'!
many
further, then these
go any
to
it
THEBAMNETWpRK MEMBER PUBUCATiON
can be violated again and agaia And
you allow
getting bigger and bigger.
rights.
is off-
amendment
Everyone talks about
ers gave their lives for.
Texas wants to
tiien they if
your
if
what
can be violated once,
rights
infested by the fervor of a fanatical few.
"swear or curse words" and lyrics that are criminal conduct" to anyone under 18.
And,
dictate
acceptable.
is
and one hole only.
with
and advocate "violence or
happening.
and what
limits
Step by step, the fabric of freedom will unravel,
prohibit the sale of recordings that contain
"sexually explicit"
pseudo-moralIt's
people really understand what
chances of legislation becoming law." In South Carolina, Rep. John
power
selves the
en-
own minds, may
in their
because
away.
Amendment
group of people, no matter how well intenb'oned
too
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•
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balanced
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Tony
the
found by pancakes. milk, and in
have
his
fur.
another
Tiger's corpse was also a waitress at a house of He drowned in a bowl of traces of sugar were found The police believe we may killer cereal on our hands.
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upport
rowlymissgoldstatus. With
from ra-
sources
is
often
a
virtually no media support. Bang Tango sold albums not only on solid, real rock & roll, hut on fan loyalty. Back in the spring &i '89,
^prere-
I left Los Angeles for the
dio, video
and print
'
quisitejor
glorious SotAh.
a hand to
rived, I
he featured on the cover of THRUST. In other cases, the hand is coming through the Southeast and the thnmg is right Occasionally however, a hand is chosen he-
cause their music fuels the creative propulsion which, given time and persistence,
comes to the forefront Bang Tango. The fans made it possible for Bang Tango's first album. Psycho Cafe, to nar-
When I ar-
heard Bang Tango blaring ^Love ln\ection through the patio speakers at a Florida pool party. The geometric progression of BangTangofanshadspread coasttocoasLlwasamaxed. A year later, Bang Tango was featured on the hack cover of Thrust, Critics thought they had the hand pegged, ^Must he another metal band. I can teUhythe haircuts,"
The fans knew better.
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witfe I
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Ova apk, a bairi has pptvarf ttat tha Savtlwasl is a prtna ta pt ta a
Miip MaL Wtotter
wtiat the had
is
AnMa Miss craatira
yai'pa ai aid
caning out
a(
wttti a iragical
Taapa, diack
Owy
(piitartst) as
this chills;' so that
'Midni^ Struck'
If s not like
we
became llie
said,
record labd needs a ballad, so iefs write one.'
always said that
I
it
to be true.'
We
vising.
e\cr had a baOad,
I
vvanted
CDuldnt bdieve that we came up
"Midn^
Mith
if I
Mds Kyte, 'Joe's great at improStruck.'
I
ttonk
it's
the best
song we ever wrote.* .Mter sales of 400,000 on/^oCVe.amere
100.000 short of g(^ status, I wondered if Bang Tango was returning with a vengeance. Undoubtedly, as Mark pii it, Ihisbtundhasafire in it, an energy that b just inunense. We work time, but the vengeance
afl ttie
when we go back on our afixms away
b
going to be
the road because
we blow
live.'
Dandn'on Cods features the production of John Jansen, who Joe describes as a "fether figure... he's a rare breedofproducer left from rhe old school
— instmments sound
b'ke in-
stnments and not like a synthesized sound. He's bttn doing thb for twenty years and he tapped into what we wanted to do on e\try
Cosmo
TdM^Mm. EARL COSMa Wc hMe a devdapmait deal witf) Caprkom
Records and we'd $> up there on June 3rd to lecord some demos and Jofamy Saniii wil
pfodua it They want to see better donas and hmr vK can work with them.
i
i
(singep) ani
mt
ts
horn, l»t a major label wrtti a magical
a
mytMcai
pm.
If s sounds let Bleedinl Hearts have
der the wing' situtioa with Jeff
u 'un-
Cook Who
«
dM «d 1m wade wilfa Ekktra? AM: Thafs eiacthr the situation He's worked with Dooerv Lynch Mob^ o^iybody from Bectht^cn to Motley Cnx.
see
Bin fa bad Md S» lyccific
b Capikan * maiw' hM? EC: Capricom is going to be tistrifaukd by Wvner Brothers, and they hive big plans for the bbel
Hw « Bkt&g Hcwtt CMK to a* attafiM if
(he
sactted,
EC
Ud MmMtd
voy
(Mb rf i4at yM «Mt t* MC agr wiSiii
nal
mMlfa
tfaR*
to
n aMait aad
if
jm
aha* wfll Ik kMi be?
We're going to take everything one step at a
time. The first step is to aafce
some kiler demos.
tiektn.
M-as (kivic^ from
Lauderdale to Atiarta
wd
Ten \ll^ was piiying on 98ROCX in Txnpa. He was so impressed that he called CicgMul (pro-am
dnctor
at 98) to see
thought
we were
what labd we were on. He bani Coinddenl^, Cieg had given Jeff our first demo and to and behold, there it was in JefTs briefcase. He listened to it and he rally Eked it He started nxntoring the band and he came to see us at Livestock last September and several other times. His plan wasnl to get us with Elebra. but a signed national
si^
with Capricom.
wd he
He «as airady making
the
move
wvied us to be his first project
arecorddeat
Tbvt JrfrCMk aw tot4r Umi aMjr wihyMT bilk. Take It On The da.- Wat's wiMgwOi iMdiMdliiitiMg? AM: The song is periect we just have to do a belter WTsion of it We're iv^admg our pradxt Mien we recorded Take It On The Chin,' we hadh^ even played
it
we were
out yet
It's
aheady been over a year smce
Now
in the stufo.
we're a tighter and
stronger faaixL
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me in my place. He me shit, he let me sing
but he put
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v^t yell at me or
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one or two songs and then he plajcd them back. John let me hear what was going on
the
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Tango still be hanging out with the crowd after the show sharing a good time? "Definitely,' was the resoundng yes from all the band members. "W^ just finished saying diat after ewry show we played, we'd go out and party. I mean Irvine Meadows, 13,000 people, and Tm saying Vi'ell be right outf We come out; we
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mentioned that the Bay
ROXX GANG appeared to be on the
wrld
the corporate
haggle over the
fate
of Earl
verge of disbanding. At the time they vxre
and the boys, the Boston transplants continue to push their melodic rock into the faces of
having serious problems with guitarist Wade
local fans.
Hayes, had cancelled several gigs around the
Mako's Plus to an impressiw 400+ crowd Lead
bay and couldn't seem to find a replacement for
EARL COSMO seemed to be in the Twilight Zone when guitarist ARCHIE MUISE thought was time for a drum solo,
area's
who left the band months back to join Bomb A Gogo (now MANY FACES OF MARY). Whew! Well, here's the update. Wade Hayes is officially longtime
drummer David
no longer with the band
Gang have
Blackshire
(quit/fired?)
and the
Tampa-gone-LA
May
8th found the Hearts playing at
singer
it
DREAM with the BLACK CROWES but
Crowes, this rated as an excellent show.
the band was gi\'en the big boot before the tour
Local metal band MESSIAXX have reformed with all of the original members. The group disbanded in 1989 at the height of their career, when label interests positioned the band
made tol,
it
through.
A call to
Maggie's
confirmed that the band was indeed kicked
off the
An underage groupie found on
bill.
someone's bus? Actually,
"One, two, three
say what?' situation. As
do the Black
you kiddin' me?"
anyone involved
in big
may remember
that they
...
A string of dates that KINCOFTNEHILL
seems that the
Dream
be-
Those nasty boys! Crov\"es
Is
it
my imagination, or
have a
real
hard-on
for
time corporations? You
Brad Davis says
as potential signees. Bassist
that the
cause they had done a commercial for Miller beer.
say, "Are
it
Black Crowes got rid of Maggie's
took off his axe and headed stage left Kind of a
Arch would
label, Capi-
band
will
be playing out soon.
For those of you that had written
off
STYX
years ago and neglected to catch tfiem at the
Sundome on May Any of the 2,500
17th,
Onkkk^Wrong answer! made it to the
people that
the bay a couple of years ago seeking feme on
hitting the bricks
w th Steel heart momeritarily.
concerning bands and corporate sponsorship.
filled arena would probably tell you same thing 'cause Styx was incredible. I thought this show was ^ing to be a major yawn fest but by the end of the night I was
the west coast After an offer to join the ranks
In place of KingoftheHill, the Rock-It Club
Aside from the controversy surrounding the
singing along to
of Roxx Gang, Perkins packed up his bags and
featuredlocals
UNCLE SALLY, Todd Grubbs' UNH/ERSE and GYPSY BANG GANG
Atlanta-bred unit the Black Crowes
ist
recruited
DALLAS PBIKIMS
Perkins
is
to
fill
a longtime friend of the
headed back
to town.
guitar-
his shoes.
band who
The band has
left
also filled
the void behind the drum-kit After over twenty
drummers from around the new man is ANDY JAMES
do
in Florida
were cancelled.
According to the group's publicist they will be
on May 5th.
I
wnder if G>-ps\' vocalist Tony has
BANG GANG?
were taken
Top's tour after derogatory
made on
ZZ
off
comments were
stage by vocalist Chris Robinson
through on Mav 11th
DRMIW
made
as did fellow Georgians,
N* CRYIIV. Wth both
of these
picking up KingoftheHill, causing considerable
Gang are back in gear once again. By now everybody knows about the develop-
damage to the Rock-It Club on May 15th. This show was yet another example of what radio suppo rt can do
dished out
from Queens, New York. With
all
of this said,
looks like the
ment
deal that
BLEEDINC HEARTS have
procured through the revitalized Capricorn label.
(Note: See the story in this issue.) At this
point the band
will
record
some demos
for the
and if things look good, they could end up signing on the dotted line. Chances are the eyes label
of the music industry will
fall
upon Tampa Bay
as things progress with this fast breaking act, if you're
a fen, now's the time to
show it. And
you're in a band, this could be the perfect
opportunity to get your stuff in front of some industry execs. Meanwhile, as the big wigs of
heard of the national act
STEHilEART made
it
through before
in this or any town.
98 has
really
acts appearing
venues,
on
it
it
country, the
if
to
same night at different and headed to the Fairgrounds for the Crowes. This was one of those shows where the crowd provided as much of the vibe as the band did. Of course they
auditions with
so
were scheduled
the
flipped a coin
I
all
of the radio regulars like "Hard
sparsely the
many
of the songs they had
popularized during the 70's and eariy pretty
amazing
to see the
was the #1 album
in the country.
asked about the show and across vsith
A lot of people
how
Tommy Shaw. He was
it's
they also handed over a few oddities. At one point the band brought out a bass player by the
America," "Best of Times," and
record the
show live. Since
"Everybody Loves Eileen"
the event I've heard sev-eral
times
o\'er
By the W3y, THE LOST opened the show and left the stage with the best crowd response any opening act has ever received at the club. Maybe ivtn better than some of the headliners. I was looking forward to seei ng MAGGIE'S the airwaves and
it
kicks.
To Handle," "She Talks To Angels,"
name
of
etc, but
DUCK DUNN, v^ho I'd never heard
of.
After the show,
by
telling
me
someone
that Mr.
filled in
Dunn had
the blank
played with
Ob's Redding.
I
doubt any of the older
attendance (which there
\^'ere
amount oO wondered who Despite
my initial
the
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and the advance
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IS
BILLY "LINGUS" WEBER, TOMMY VINCENT, KENNEY McGEE,
DEAN DOMIZIO AND CHRISTIAN HAMLETT. We
at
McGee: Itjust went out It includes "Best
we have
you have more than likely been listen-
we'll play
ing to Tampa Bay based Heartless' latest
Of Me," "Down South Gypsy," "Monkey See, Monkey Do" and "Rosey Red."
band could play "Yesterday" and then
material. Since former JuUiet vocalist
We
play "Revolutio^"
Kenny McGee
labels that are seriously talking about
songs go from "Whiskey
getting us a deal.
has a southern rock, Allman Bros, feel to
If all,
you
listen to local
hard rock radio
has teamed up with
members bassist Christian Hamlett, drummer Dean Domizio and Heartless
Tommy
guitarists
"Lingus" Weber, terial
Vincent and Billy the band's latest
iiKluding 'Take
ma-
Me To The Edge,"
"Not About Love," "Baby Jane" and
"Monkey
See,
Monkey Do" have domi-
nated 98 Rock's request
lines.
Heartless
has just relumed from a showcase tour across Central
New
R. and
York, and
have already scheduled a second showcase concert at the Rock-It Club on Saturday, June 8th for interested labels. I met
with
McGee, Vincent and Domizio
at
their rehearsal hall to catch the latest
updates on Rorida'sup and coming band. Tell
me
about your
last
out of town
only sent the follow up tape to the
So vou are holding out
for the best
showcase
we had
right here in
to set
up another
our backyard im-
mediately for the labels that wanted to see us again from N.Y. and L.A. great industry turnout in it's
to see the
had a
New York. Now
like a panic situation
wants
We
cause ever>'one
band again so quickly.
heavy song.
doesn't matter to us.
How
has Heartless changed since
Kenny began
Tommy
fronting the
Vincent:
member change change
in the
Any
you're going to have a
band.
when you make
band? make a
time you
You
just
the change
hope
it's
that
the right
And so far, it's great We made a big
change, and that
we
it's
heard you've released a new tape.
;siHOiN Hioa iHOiM
brought out things in us
felt that
we
felt
needed
to
brought out Every time you bring
be
in
a
new member, new things happen. They introduce a new personality, writing, new ideas, and it all reflects in your show and the songs
you
rock. But
certain category,
nv
at the
we
we
are not in
don't feel that
Beades.
We
it
and
What
Our new batch of
but
Woman"
it's
still
that
has a
an extremely
just write.
will
It
be
surprizing to find out which of our songs
music
fun. That's
what makes food inter-
same meal everyday Music is the same way. If I sing something hard and heavy as I can get, it's good to then sing something more melodic. It's fun to have variety, that's where it's at! esting. If you ate the
you'd get
tired. of it
Has playing the bar circuit over the years helped you to prepare for being national artists?
turn out to be the hits or singles.
McGee:I
Do you consciously try to write songs to
and
get signed?
experience and being up there
Domizio: With the record company people, you have to know what they want
people. That helped
to hear
and you have
You've got
to
definitely
to please
have songs
them.
that they like
do as well. You have to be commercial enough
and do what you want to get their attention,
to
and be true
to your-
self.
McGee: We don 't play any thing just to go over. Everything we play we like and we feel has a purpose. It may be another direction for us, but we want to go in that direction.
How
go remains
far in that direction we'll
for the future to see.
But we
don't fool ourselves. Sometimes we'll write something and
write.
How would you describe your songs? one
write something
"Witch's Brew" which
McGee: Exactly. It's not a come one, come all situation now. We're in no hurry by any means. We're very content to sit and write and do exactly what we want to do. Not saying that it's not going to be quick. However long or short it takes, it
McGee: Hard I
Look
southern sound to
gigs.
so well that
to
it.
deal?
one.
McGee: The New York showcases went
it
to be.
candy
for Heartless.
I'll
say that
it's
too
But we'll explore
any other aspects of music whether acoustic or heavy. That's what
think playing all of the covers
me
the clubs helped
first
record deal.
I
me
as far as stage in front
my
you play
that
guess
if
many cover hits, you're bound to figure out how they're written. Being in a national
band feels great It's a whole differ-
ent ball game,
it
takes a lot of pressure but
it
really brings along the business sense of
it
all too.
That wild, care
have playing
free attitude
in bars certainly
once you enter
you
goes away
the national act business
endof things, and I'm defmitely involved in the
business side of it
and games. You have and pay attention
to
It's
not
to listen
all
what's going on.
a give and take thing.
You
fun
and leam It's
trade
some of
the fun for the competitiveness
and the
business that's involved which the game.
is
part of
And as far as being in Heartless,
it's
makes
of
accomplish
It's
hqoh AddVH QMv sAvasasiaaw
the vehicle that
asiv
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iewing public, and Quiet Riot was the aling metal
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and hard rock acts
to receive
iots albums wentplatinum, and the band
vas
even
listed in the
Guinness Book Of
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to hit
#
1
on Billboard Magazine
first
gained attention as
iginal bassistRudy Sarzo rejoined Quiet liot for their first
major label release on
E*asha/CBS Records after former
Randy Rhoads
Rhoads and
competition.
Meanwhile DuBrow and drummer Frankie Banali kept the
name going and
replaced Sarzo with bassist Chuck Wright (currently with
House Of Lords) who had
previously played with a band Kevin
1979 known simply as DuBrow.
fix)ntedin It
was Wright who got
in
guitarist Carlos
into Quiet Riot, after seeing
him
an L.A. band called Snow. Oddly
enough telling
it
was Cavazo who wound up
Wright that they had decided to
Sarzo return to the band after he
let
felt that
This album
recording of "QRIII."
bounded
to
#48
in it's third
week on
the
Billboard album chart, and it's first video, "The Wild And The Young" was the fourth most requested video on MTV.
Ashby and Kenny
The new
act
material, and jseople that
I
have talked
have assured
in the industry
me
to
that the
new direction the band is pursuing is much heavier than their earlier classics.
more problems arose in the band, which marked the last time DuBrow and
Tentative song
titles
Wright performed with Quiet
Shout, Let
Out and "Hell Or High
Still
During the
final
time
Riot.
DuBrow
spent
QR, he spent a great deal of time in the Tampa Bay area producing what was with
meant
to
be
Julliet's first
album before
they got signed with Enigma.
On several
occasions he was reported performing live with the band.
Quiet Riot went on to
one more album. Rough Cutt
It
All
include "Scream,
"
Water."
The Heat is scheduled to perform in at The Rock-It Club on Sunday, June 23 with local power metal act Silent Scream opening. With Quiet Riot's platinum uack record, ihere'sastrongchance that DuBrow's and Cavazo's new col-
Tampa
laboration will be comparatively suc-
he couldn't continue playing with Os-
release
independent
boume after Rhoads tragic death. Wright
vocalist Paul Shortino filled in for
cessful, so this
distributed in Ja-
did record several of the bass tracks on the
DuBrow, and Cavazo and
can see these metal veterans in the intimate
and is now a valuable collectors item.
debut QR release, incl uding the h it 'Metal
sented the only remaining
Health."
before the band broke up for good.
corded Quiet Riot's
Jbum which was only
died.
first
)sboume, who was rumored to have quit
Mack Sabbath mostly because he was embarrassed that their opening band on he last Sabbath tour
Van Halcn was
slowing them away night after night His
'
Banili repre-
QR
members
After the second album tour, Sarzo
After years of keeping a low profile,
Quiet Riot and after several
Dubrow and Cavazo have reunited and have put together a new band called Heat. Their new rhythm section consists of Pal
again
left
projects eventually joined Whitesnake.
Wright relumed one
last
lime for the
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Both had
iitarist
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QR
to recruit first
Sarzo to stay on top of the rising
Cavazo
|with the song Metal Health.
The band
later
for
ivileged air time on that network. Quiet
was
solution
at the
BY JOHN URBAN
ivKiHcis
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Vinnilli).
In contrast, songwriter extraordi-
who
naire Holly Knight,
band Device, was not in
comparison
memorable melodies.
formerly heeded the
an
as successful as
to the singers
who
ULTRAVIOLET A demo
tape
is
an act needs
and could be
tape,
by the way, should be decided upon by
one of the most important to secure the interest of the
likes a
more
Based on
This
first.
is
generally
the nile, although there are exceptions. For
West Coast
A&R
(Artists
&
Repertoire) head Peter Philbin, as well as yours
first,
wrk the other way around: live
then
listen to the
most
Generally,
A&R
demo.
demo
tape.
its
best songs
Contrary to what most
artist'sbelieve,qualityofarecordingor musical ability are
not often the best means of attaining
recognitioa Getting a deal today entails a lot of factors outside of great production or
amazing
Of course, incredible songs are always your best tools, but showmanship is also a necessary attribute to bands of the 90's. technical ability.
Let's face
it, if
>X)u're
I
my experiences
and personal
an exceptional song-
can almost guarantee they won't get listened
to,
or
will
of the
be relegated to a place
pile.
tapes a
I
week and must admit
receipt The longer tapes,
tend to
roll
superstar than a sti'ong songwriter with limat the
many
rock
Top 10 over the past several years: they either have a gimmick (Dread Zeppelin), a completely calculated image and stage show stars in the
hits of others (Milli
floor of
line is a
demo should
The band's
missions to be clean and simple. This allows for
of a band's material. Just for your information,
own musical
on
lyrics
mayt>e a pop tijne and a ballad. This favorite combination, because
it
is
while
featijre a
complete,
my
of the
interesting
lyrics
leaves
if
feel
littie
A point in fact Even
demo
•
Most persons in A&R, etc., were once musi-
cians tiiemselves; the rest were likely
more than
musical fanatics!
liiaf s not to say, however, that under cer-
demo
demo is when writing for
Glue
many I've
biz
and gathering opinions on several
of the songs written by local bands that
been blown away by have tijmed out to be
the tunes responsible for obtaining
airplay, television
appearances or magazine/
Once for
as
a band's best tunes are selected
the demo, they should be rehearsed
much
as possible, so as to not waste
any money on valuable studio time working out parts. The primary culprits here are lead solos and background vocals. Some of the best known rehearsal studios may be out of a young band's budget The best sources of leads on additional facilities, which are usually less known and therefore less expensive, are other musicians
not appropriate. For example,
of music magazines. Although each band
soundh^k, normally only one song should be submitted (unless more are requested initially),
and obviously catered to a particular
An>y Color
re-
newspaper coverage.
set
up and tear down
its
and the classifieds
rooms, a few hard-to-find deals
24-hour access or
actiially offer
live-in-fadlities.
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No
side of
are individuals equally
BMD) YOOR eMLF with UOlsAU IvlONOt^IBRE ge To Natural Hair
of the
on a demo is too room for input from
a song
publishing producing,
should offer highly unique sounding or unusually expressed vocals with catchy hooks,
compatible with the
hearing your
blazing guitar
the tunes on a
it
and publishers to envision
creative as any artist
another incorporates a haunt-
all
to
the music industry, the majority of the persons
riff.
Naturally,
his or
producer
though they might be on the business
another sports a thundering bass still
artists
hjne. Sometimes,
group shine tiirough different songs. For example, one song might
demo
and include
creativity, tiie
technical expertise;
offers a variety
members
I
supplement the production with his own
country, jazz or whatever),
music to be
music
those listening to the tape.
it
to the
find that taking a few
songs tends to be the most accurate barometer
demo, include one or two "rockers," (or w+atever particular genre of music fits your personal style, be
I
sub-
her
a
members tend to be too close
songs around to close acquaintances in the
producers and publishers
the artist to expand
my car
be wtll-
have
artists,
other
ing keyboard
also a
As a matter of fact, numerous national record-
I take an extended trip somewhere (like Palm Springs or Mexico), and by then the group has given up on my input anyway. Now as fer as the types of songs to include on
line,
is
unbiased. In general,
spoken with admit that they prefer
until
solo, while
easier to create into a
(Madonna), or sing the
attorney.
rehearsed, but need not be technically perfect
ing
demo
that those with
around on the back
incredible frontman
Look
bottom
week of on the other hand,
of styles and lets different
ited stage presence.
at the
receive an average of ten
you ought to him your material o\«r to a publisher or work with movie soundtracks and television themes. An artist who is an
writer,
is
The bottom
habits,
three songs or less get played within a
persons suggest a
band compile three or four of onto a
manager or music
as a
necessary attribute to bands of the 90's.
without hearing them
show
both the band and an objective third party such
others).
songs are always your best tools, but showmanship
a band, he will probably ask for
song by material.
A words of caution: Avoid inundating music industry personnel wth lengthy denw tapes.
truly, prefer to
many
a single.
production or amazing technical ability. Of course, incredible
music industry's "movers and shakers" - most of them won't even consider seeing an act live
instance, Elektra's
The order on the
a hit
cover her
Getting a deal today entails a lot of factors outside of great
PREMUUNG YOUR DEMO 1APE tools
demo
artist
material (Heart, John Waite, Pat Benatar, Charles Sexton, Animotion and
Start off the
with your strongest song- The tune thafs
L
813) 799^3&4^
"
couldn't take the heat for
me
leads
to the question,
many
can draw that
many
band
a
if
has been started up again.
how
people are going to be herded in for the
Ramones
yard
is
a
lot
Cuban
played here was at the
Club courtyard and
was packed; that court-
it
me
bigger than the Ritz. Don't get
wrong, I'm not bad mouthing the
cheap.
Ritz, I've
seen some cool shows there and have always Well
it's
time
for a
Tampa
Report. In other
words, what kind of stupidity
is
happening
in
Tampa? Well let's start with the proposed bill that would give Gay's and Lesbians legal rights if
they are discriminated against in housing or
employment
I
don't
know why
this
should
even be debated. God created everyone equal,
what the Christians
that's
tell
you
in
Church,
right Everyone should have the right to be treated
No matter what their sexual that's just plain human decency,
fairly.
preference
is,
who would
have a problem with that? Well
Bucko's,
tell
that
I'll
you who has a problem with
religious groups, thafs
-
DAVID CATOM,
who! To quote
spokesperson for the
you confront these people about being hypocrites, they start quoting scripture from the Big Book of Fairytales, otherwise Bible.
find
I
hard to take these people
it
ously. Religion
the biggest
is
telling,
their best to I
do
with
all
make
seri-
scam going. So
will the anti-discrimination bill
hard
known as the
be passed?
It's
the good Christians doing
doesn't look good.
it feil. It
ho\\'ever have a few questions that
I
would
ask Mr. Caton about the history of his
like to
How can a virgin have a baby? And how did Noah round up 2 of every an imal in the worid to put on his Ark? One would think that religion.
would require a
lot of travel,
not to mention the
cooperation of the animals. And what did Noah
one of the animals were gay? That might
AmericanFamilyAssociation"transvestiteswill
do
be able to teach school children, one day as a
explain extinction.
man
we examine the alternative music scene in the Tampa Bay area. The biggest show last month was without a
woman." Obviously Mr. paranoid homophobic, but the
the next as a
Caton
is
a
frightening thing about fruitcakes like Caton that they have Uie
money
is
of other paranoid
it strike you as odd that the people who claim to love all of God's children can conveniently leave out
fiuitcakes behind them. Doesn't
certain groups of God's children.
Then when
if
This
doubt
To
is
say the place
like
which took place
at the Ritz.
was packed would be a
vast
4
human some
choice of venues for
is
I've
AND
think they
COLOUR, NINE INCH NAILS, ICE T, BUTTHOLE SURFERS? Well all these acts will be at the Orange
and the incredible
Juice Bowl in Oriando or Disneyworld,
FL
get so confused about this since Disney
owns
Oriando;
why
August 20th
not
call it
as part of
which aside from the music will feature booths that will give out info on the environment vital issues
the alteniative event of the
be
will
summer. There's
if it
isn't
I
just
taking place in that funny shaped
that's
gonna make St
Pete, a
One
cit>'.
all
last thing, if any cool alternative
please send
column
sound bands
it
to
me and I'll dedicate this whole
to Florida bands that are creating
something new and
my own
and
singles,
original. I've also started
STIFF POLE
record label
RECORDS
and
I
wll be putting out some
selling
them
via mail order.
So
T if
you're interested, get in touch. Just so you
bands are
from,
some
of
my
BAD RELIGION,
KILUNG JOKE, CRASS, BUZZCOOCS TME CLASH.
and
dome
major league
You
have some material out and you want it reviewed
damned
rains? There's a
scribe the heat and stench inside. WTiat
did see
it all?
know where I'm coming
WTiat happens
who
bands who backstab each
favorite
goodchanceitwill.It'stoobadthatLallapalooza
I
to the mall metal
aside from the fact that
at Disneyworld.
the people
all
the area rock scene happen,
one thing about the event that bothers me, it's
yourself (D.I.Y.) so
it
same anyway.
the
and an assorbnent of other
concerning the worid. This
make
circles.
know I don't Punk has
other, what's the point of
On
Disneyworld FL.)
I
gotten a good laugh at
and
(I
LALLAPALOOZA,
commercial rock
ak-ays been about doing
bill
ADDIOIOM, SIOUXSIE THE BANSHEES, LIVING
moaning about the
of pissing and
really gives a shit?
sound: JANE'S
understatement; words couldn't begin to deof Fugazi was very powrful arxi intense.
lot
lack of scene unity in
Viho does this
of this,
THRUST there has
In the last few issues of
coming through towa
how
you don't take advantage
If
been a
questioning the
of the bigger acts
Speaking of bigger acb,
It
you're an idiot
some
being, not
piece of cattle. All I'm doing
alternative press,
the part where
FUGAZl
been treated
SHOT
alternative
comes out bi-monthly and hopefully monthly in the near future. If you want to list your band or venue send your SAS.E. to FL Contact Sheet, P.O. Box 7521, North Port FL 34287. The contact list is a great way to find out what's going on around the state, and ad rates are dirt
RAMOMES show coming up? The last time the
It lists
bands, venues, 'zines, and people to contact
Fugazi
like
people to the Ritz,
FLORIDA CONTACT
-niE
more than 10 min-
utes at a time, so I missed a lot of the show. That
Til next time take care
you would want
and
treat people
how
to be treated.
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John Urban All rights
After having been published in eight differ-
ent magazines over the
having heard countless
few years and
last
demo
tapes,
must
I
admit that I'm starting to get hard to impress in
my old age.
band that Well,
it
Rare
is
the day when
me
really freaks
out
I
see a
new
at first listen.
happened a few weeks ago when I heard Lucie
Port St.
based original
Fl.
CADILLAC BRATZ
act
song "Don't Be Afraid
Of The Dark" on Austin Keys' Tampa Bay Rocks program. I scored their CD titled Fasten Your Seatbelt, which is a consistent collection of well produced commercial hard rock. I immediately arranged for them to play in Tampa, and for
once
wasn't disappointed by their
I
show. The band
is
made up
of
live
MICHAEL
"SPAZ" SEVILLE, guitarist WADE JACKSON, bassist CHRISS MORRIAH and drummer JOEY COTOIA. Spaz has a and marketable
clear
and
voice,
is
the sort of
frontman that demands your attention. Jackson
also
is
who
an impressive musician,
is
equally gifted at playing keyboards and backing
But what
vocals.
really
body slammed
me was
reserved.l
your going
tough
really
It's
tell
the difference between a
drum soundcheck, but
is
And
all
throw in a few originals. Their originals end up sounding like us."
drum
I
can't
solo and a
was a highlight of the show. The band and their crew Cotoia's solo
acted
more
acts
have worked with. As Spaz explains
I
"We do
professional than
most national it,
that because that's the first impression
where our covers sound
like covers,
In this business
it's
good you are that matters,
not how how many
right time.
And that's all
who
signed. piss
shared his theatrical goals and
way of Cadillac Bratz getting The way we look it is that we want to
I
really
hard
we do now, but
feel
used to be a time where
worked
for
it
songwriters, which
Be sure to catch
is
tiieir
a
And
there
wasn't like that.
We
The
a
was
eariy eighties called
winning combination.
next gig in town, and for
or other merchandise
Fan Club. P.O. Box
34952-8149.
fact,
I
me go.
I
tour.
When
wasn't going
decided to put something
and Bnice was the
popped into
that
so
let
my mind.
I've
first
person
always followd
us for some knew he had something going
how to get a free copy of their zine send a s.a.s.e. to The Fl
Fang Gang. P.O. Box 273388895. Tampa,
33688-3895. the Universe
Finally,
down andhasbeenreplacedbyKETTH HANCOCK
with the band since day one has stepped
OBLIVION).
(formeriy of
but
wasn't sure
I
if
he had a singer or not."
The two met and found
Batten.
that they both
shifting! That's
is
TODD GRUBBS' UNIVERSE Bassist GUY POLLETTI who has been performing
playing bass for Grubbs
Adam asked me how he could get in touch with
BRAT.
re-
That group was
BRUCE BATTEN and
drummer
RUSS HAMMOCK,
who
set to achieve
with Thunder. They have already
recruited a Chicago based bass player
later
metal act named Brat's demise. Thunder was local
a straight ahead metal band in the tradition of
named
Trent Shoals. The band plans to release a tape eariy this called
summer, and the new band
will
be
ATOMIK COCKTAIL. Adam comis
co-writing
with Batten as power metal, but not as dark as Iced Earth for a
is.
The group
is
drummer that exceeds
currently looking in
both
ability
and
showmanship. Anyinterested can contactAdam at (813)
damn
full
force,
and
they're getting ruthless! In preparation
Weekend gigs with Circle Of Soul in Tampa and Roxx Gang in of their back to back Memorial
began
Polletti
when Todd's
strumental tapes were recorded at
first in-
Polletti's
now Polletti played fronting his own band
E.G. Recording Studio. Until in Universe as well as Inc.
concentrating
geance
which has existed all
in
one shape
He
of his efforts into
now
is
Ven-
Inc. Hancock moved to LA with
members to study at the B.I.T He joined Universe shortly after he moved back to Tampa, and played his first gig
several Oblivion Institute.
with Universe after only
The band
is
five
days of rehearsal.
currently working
on an
instru-
mental album project, and they already have record
company
interest for Todd's instru-
mental music based on his previous Guitar Parts demo.
289-1272.
Well, the vampires are in
and clubs
been started
Fang Gang. For infonnation
Bruce's career. Bruce had asked I
released
about membership, C.O.N, merchandise or
addresses, so
pares the style of the material he
in for a few years in the
guitarist
THUNDER after
argue the
else together
band
titled The
fan club has
or another for close to ten years.
formed by
formed another
to
the
them
A
a newact that will pursue what Batten originally
Cadillac Bratz
I
he said "We went to
his leaving Iced Earth,
for
Fl.
unique
St. Lucie, Fl.
band
his band. As for
issues available at record stores
across Central
Vengeance
Speaking of Brats, a few of you might
member
left
5000
shared similar musical goals, and are forming
info about joining their fan club or or-
CD
ADAM called me after he
CAST OF NASTIES
Clearwater,
a quality fanzine with a distribution of over
that" This band really
are true performers as well as
more
"
you're doing that you really have to have
your shit together.
on a solo project ever since. Recently ex-ICED EARTH vocalist GENE
Europe and had a very successful
with the big boys," Spaz continues.
when
find the right
we got back,
be staying in the
direc-
going through several singers, the
tion. After
really
that could possibly
a futur-
power metal
it's
contacts you have or being in the right place at tiie
which mixed
band broke up. Batten couldn't has been working
rave about a
brutal.
Priest,
stage look with their
istic
musicians
8149. Port
but this Morriah guy
work nowadays.
So what we do is mostly all and throw in a couple of cover songs. of the circuit bands play all covers and
write to
bassist,
to
they don't want to hear
Accept and Judas
originals
sound reminding me of Megadeth. Being a bass I
and put on a
original music.
band, Morriah and Cotoia had a heavy as hell
not often that
band
live,
dering their tape,
it's
in
think you'll get that back.
I
for a
Down where we
the rhythm section. For such a hit oriented
player myself,
you go
to get. If
professional show,
To keep up to date on all of the
scene movements that Todd Grubbs in, dial
(813)
you want
654-TODD.
Call
is
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him, you know
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Since the aetat ot sight Songs in 1936, Cinderella have had
way
Wheaties.
come
unpack. The budget was bigger for Long Cold
a long
IWn/er, but there was
albums.
in three
guess we've been eating our
I
of the tour
we
we want
has grown on us as a band.
depends on what you grew up on.
it all
My
You never knew what they were going
do from track
to track. They'd
to country to blues.
r«^
of Cinderella were traveling musi-
What b(a«iom?
cians during the recording of this album.
to
was the reason ether &an That was part of it
On Ac previous
H-as
it
if
to fight
actually, to help to
we
projects,
one place. We
keep
recorded
al
it
fresh.
the basic
I
mi^t have jumped around
seems like the n^iac of today is being disected and segregated. It's lite, "Which style do you play?" like you can't play aiding else.
for the overdubs or mixing but the basic tracbwere
That seems really strange to me.
that way.
very natural.
tracks in
It
done
more
songs with a certan type of studio, and each song started to develop
the growth thing.
a new band wi th a very smailbudgeLThen went on tour for a year and a half, sold all of these albums, and the record company wanted us right didn't
own character. That way, from sound
all
Change" and "Heartbreak Station." Our pro-
of
ducer, John Jansen,
even have time to
is
his
manager and that kind
Ftd^ne's
WTien
lyrics.
new album, that's the first tMng that really me were some of the messages. Have you
FisHsone:
doi't know 'rf that's the problem. That's
1
the thing, everyor^'s used to you saying serious, heavy, almost depressing message.
some
Most of
our messages are kind of light and the ymris, kind
up on
of sneak
you.
Some songs sound
better
if
you're dealing vsith petty' tc^ics, but have a heavy
approach to the music.
i radical concept. Not
approach on
an vi black musicians, but uii
Do you
any one
into
to
reck band, or a black funk band,
lllhat
it
embrace
to
deurn, they can.
them frem
at
not
like that at all.
lines
from the enthre
lines either lyri-
all
your Mi<;ar shack, but I'm
shit in it
when
I'm visiting and orag
across your fkwr." The second line tfie
White
louse,
I
it
is:
and I'm
when I'm visitmg so can drag what vtouIJ say. We all live ina\wrldof shit and we have to learn it
more
all
it
1
across your fkig." That's
1
is
get a better product. Capricorn
is
ready to
worka deal with us anyway, ifs not really like a trial. With a better product, we can get a better deal.
songs are not for the public but for with the label that we
TcU me about the J^Tictl cont«t of "Shell» .Me."
— and
1<^ of
there's
e
m
are constantly pointing their fir^rs and
putting down other
The people wfw point most to hide. It's everyone has their own shelter or their lifestyles.
their finger usually have the
saying that
own vice whether
drugs, alcohol or rock
it's
Everyone has their own escape
No one
& roll. own
their
life,
and no one has the
really perfect
is
in
for "Shelter Me" is not your typical fast-
How much
cars-with-hot-babes kind of video.
was
We're ready to
and the old
she's
supposed
the story followed the
fun.
Did you get w4ut you wanted? Out of all the videos that we've ever done I'm the happiest v\nth that one.
Wouldyra consy«rthis a good time ior Heartbreak Statim wiS) the bines happening big now? I mean,
m^t
had bees your debut you have onl^ 20,000 umts. don't know about timing. think our first album was at the right time and then Long Cold Winter was a surprise. It opened up with Blues, then it really kicked in. That was a good time for that album and this is a good time for this album. if
this
sold I
I
Do you ever look back on the career that Cinderella has had and go "1 can't believe all of this."? Everyday,
maa
from. This
is all
that
I
a
we want
if
don't ever forget v^+iere came dream come true. We still believe where we're at we have to I
to stay
input did the band have on the whole process?
work
Now Fishbone
song about young
for it \ye don't take
anything for granted.
has a parental acKisory sticker
on the new album.
when
How doyou fed about that oa the news aad hear
people can turn
twice as bad? It
racist
actually by people thM are
chSdren being recruited
t^ng advantage of their
commenting about that Hey, youdon'thavetobe thatway,butifyoucomeatme, misery. Ifs basicaaly
we're not going to run from you. We're not going to
wouldn't be bulkhit
if
got a parental advisory
stores
would say okay,
we won't
sell it
it's
to minors,
turn the odier cheek, we're nrt going to be a water hose.
^id
albums that have the
sticker
on them.
1
The Wal-Marts and K-Marts of the worid.
Who gives a fiick? The
day
1
those stores, then I'm one sick, sorry fuck.
I
record. This
To
don't
b the
language of our surrourkHi^s.
back and lessen the point just to get K-Mart
sit
and Wal-.Mart to stock our albums doesn't make sense to me. Let's talk about the
new album a
littk bit
and
that black audiences aren't really paying that
much
making music for
start
read that you're tiying to do a reverse crossover
—
how
attention to you. Is ftut correct?
do musically IS what we're also do socially. We want to have an environment where everyone can participate with what's
V^tiat we're trying to
trving to
goir^ on. We're trying to bring more black people into this because
We
incredible.
we are seven black men
ome up with the eighteen songs. VMiat
was, though a
lot
of people don't get
it,
v*'hat
we
as
indKidials went through from grovWng up to dealing with the reality of our surroundings.
hav« a song like
"If
I
Were
A._...",
it's
song about the l«:k of choices that a
going on, not just bands
lot of
people
you want to get prime time radio airplay, band that's getting prime time radio
much
if
more
like us,
artists,
but other
just getting
into die totality of things instead of just
same
oW
lame
stuff.
think you've almost been shunned in a
So do you
w^? I
think that a lot of Wack artists feel alienated from
their
own community because
they're not
you're not getting
ment now
that vw're dealing with the country
over mass murder and censorship
unbelievable.
is
to the arts an>vay.
gomg
ifs
in
to take a
When bends confront the norm, while for people to get to it
talk to your and radio people, find out who counts
Thrust .Magazine (shameless plug),
local Deejays
and who doesn't, watch where you
step, v\ratch
Even Greg Mull
said,
that Earl and
has nothing to do with the record deal.
before you
even
live
feels that live,
did the
demo
first
"Don't
producer
like
stoff in the
everything
the tape fool you,
EC: There's going to be a new song for the radio that
just wTOte,
"Don't Look Ahead,""You,"and
time
we're better than our tape.
We
"Bonnie And Clyde."
song and
live in
the stodio, but
now
We
we weren't
produced the demo
1
think
w^'re going to record "You" for
Johnny Sanlin, who's had some great a better studio,
going to be top notch.
confident that w+iat we're ready to do
We is
feel
very
going to be
How
much
in the
year
swim
14 June
A99M THRUST
If
— except
see your
phones
us.
light
up?
about a message to hook some new fans?
AM: We might you're a local barxi and you're trying to be
successful, talk to successful people.
be
have
been on davlime rotation on both local 98Rock and 95YXF. These stations can't
Wanna
How
doing.
EC:
We
do one more
right out
development period?
AM: We'll get a tour, have Van Halen open up for us, and we'll be at Monsters of Rock.' Maybe we'll come out and do special guest appearances. All we have to
to
probably be "You."
agree on anything
there to it That's what we're
What do you expect to happen after the four month
it'll
\S'e've
;\.M;
to
Morrisound so \«'re going
stations,
smce you've been in Tampa? AM: If your ship don't come in you have
great.
EC:
did Bleeding Hearts ac-
complish so
at
Do you have a message for the radio programmers who haven't yet heard Bleeding Hearts?
the radio next
we're going to have a real
past We're going to be in is
1
He
make
an-
nouncements?
a decision."
really sure of the songs.
ourselves, but
let
i
how
you speak, and always be abrasively humble.
roll.
catch diem
get
and
You're dealing with an environment that's hostile
a better product, we're going to get a better deal.
we
\hafs
everv'body waving llags and going ape shit craiy
Do Bleeding Hearts have any other
if
doing
contemporary. Ifs a really cons€r\-ative environ-
talk to a
Don't worry so
wiiat's
w+iafs contemporary, they're redetmin^
Then you have a song like "Housework" which is totally dealing with bei ng a latchkey kid as most <rf us vs-ere, and ^t's exactly what the song is about Then there's "Fight For You," which is a
airplay.
all
kinds of people there. Everyone needs to hear
basically a
country.
If
we
we want
When you
have. That^s a fatality of a lot of people in this
street.
that play
don't want to be exclusionary,
don't want just a certain hip audience,
What new songs will be on the Capricorn demo? AM: We got three new tunes
that's affiliated
going to kick some butt They figure that
erf
.
but there are some stores that just will not stock
listening to the
do
Capricorn so that they can ensure themselves and
solo
make sure
to
it
wanted more of a musical cohesion that kept the theme throughout the record. When we listen to it we wanted to have a universal theme and the theme
It's
you coukl lake two or three
it
to deal with it
continued from page 9
\va$
I
^tfno
and that
bands, other black artists, jazz
going to step on
BLEEDING HEARTS GET SIGNED
anybody
it came out of the second chorus, e\'en \^ien domgthe demo,] said,'lt's g(*togo intoasax on the tate."
was
approach or affect were you trying to achieve? VV'e v\-anted more than just a grouping of songs. We
"There's a pile of ^it in
tiMiill Jtnes/cB- founder Fishbone
Basically, the
put some gospel whole feel." Andw+ien
who
you guys
There's a pile of going to step on
It's
was
it
like, "Let's
to really get the
Its abou t people in society
conversa-
be so we won't mention any rames. The input
that we had
has a f/xspA chord
it
here. Thatll be the ic'mg
—
prudish lady. Everyone knov^'s
listened to the words.
delivery,
you could play to someone message across, what lines would they be and what would the message be?
do."
uihat to
was
'^-^
tot of
video, like the evangelist preacher
evervbudy thought
its
to get a
get surrounded, very
feu people knoui
it
had a
Just because of
nwre
oh shit.
I
cally or musically that
or shoot
you come
If
all sides...
uhen yeu
like
it
It v\'as
use profanity just for shock value or a comedy
are. the critics are actually starting to
album, and those yttn the only
be spoon fed so they knoui
they want
So
1
come across people that have
If
exactly uhat they're dealing urith if
message across.
music then as opposed just listening to the beat and melody?
was kind of light-hearteJ.
the hell is Fishbone? Everybody
so
their
actually listen to the words. I'm surprised vx+ien
ue'ie a variation on many things
to
how to get
never question anyone's
think the people are finally starting to see
Some people
uants
11!
the messages within your
paiticulai style: uie'ie not a black
and ue don't limtUuiselues.
it
input
bit of
years
of
listened
I
do.
wrote "Shelter .Me" that
The video
gotten over that problem?
fit
I
song, but
roll
on
singers
after
had quite a
lyrics
&
a rock
Led Zeppelin helped with the album. John Paul Jones arranged the strings for "Winds
hit
inly
me
obvious to
We
to
what you're gonna
dictates
right to throw the first stone.
to Sie
leally just dan't
Each song
A variety of guests including John Paul Jones from
not Estening to
still
Obviously, you were trying to get specific sounds.
different.
Thrust You've complained before about people
"Ui'ii
five
tions with the director about the characters in the
Yes,
tve
We
what we were doing. also brought in Gospel and Bhies players.
thing.
we were
back in the studio.
its
track to track, they
We had the most time and luxuries with thisone. When we did Sight Songs, It's
album wasn't done
We did two s(h^ in this stwito and three that studio. W« tried to match certain
flexibility?
This does seem to be our most diverse album to date.
in the sanne studio. This
songs in
After the success of your first two albums, did you get into Heartbreak Station with
liked
progression.
segregated
then because bands played everyiimg 2nd
made we had
We sent him a couple of tapes and he
You
really
would be pretty bonng
it
The numbers
go frwn a hard song
Music wasn't
i/i<tf
helped us out
done Night Songs Part Hi.
rooti are with bands like the Rolling Stones and Led
Zeppelin.
months off to album the way
six
So we not only had the luxury of a
to."
a difference,
Songs. think
the time thing. At the end
budget, but the luxury of time and
You've really vwnt 180° smct your debut, Nigfd
I
still
"We're taking
said,
get our heads together and do this
don't know, a lot of touring and playing
1
wonder. Sow,
hit
mk
JusQoB
Cinderelli has defmitely
TOM KEIFER:
?r:ve year after year that they weren't a one
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byDJ THRUST:
Id
rich, talk to a millionaire,
If
not a
you want
bum on
to
the
paid as an opening band for a headlining or a national band because radio airplay media support,
and
all
that
good exposure
is
priceless.
Put your ad
be egotistical, povs'cr-hungry mani-
acs.
EC: But the music makes us it
up
to you.
feel
good. We'll leave
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Before their show. DRIVW N" MISSTAKEM CADILLAC FOXX (guitar) and JBf MAYE played an acoustic set at BRATZ and SHOTCUM WB>- idrupfisi. The band has also changed DmC rocked the ROCX-IT tor their moniker to NIGHTMARE PEACHES MUSIC Singer Km
5YMPIW)WY.
shcMCdSe night on May 19th.
TME nrZ THEATRE
tiis
The 1991 New Music Expo on
host to
Their sound com-
bines punk/altemative/metal with
and they are quite
eclectic energy,
Kinney
song
band through a four
led the
including "Last Song of
set
visual The band will be debuting this
They stuck around to
MAMY FACES OF MARY
month, so check them out
preciative
SOUL SPAIMIir
SOUL
and
MANY
CITY SUE.
THE BRASS MUC
Tampa
in
began a showcase featuring three
members
out.
I
The show
of Nasty Sa\'age),
THE
was great with
warming up
DARXBMK
GANG up the
DAVID
drummer
guitar.
has joined the line
drum
Watch
sticks to pick
making a big buzz
nal act to be
in
the
music scene.
local
had a recent show. The got things
rolling Kith an aggressive, grinding
will
set.
N7
end of
at the
HAL SfOWBtS se\'eral
has enlisted
area musicians in
writing and recording the score for an
emironmental
in the air
LMBJCMT ROXX GANG
June. Industr\ readers take notice.
the aid of
But the buzz
ST^U
led the
KEVN
band through a
fest
and frenzied pace, showcasing new songs and old
The Gang was
favorites.
impressive and loud.
GOLDIROCKS their
new demo
TONY
are recording
Imm.
in
is
Rock .Marathon featuring
local tal-
all
TBWA
played to a standing
room only ctowxI at JEFFREYS. The band
is
their
new
from the show and a
sounding better then material
is
ever,
and
kickin'.
MBNISSA featuring the origi-
will benefit
chronically
BURB
GOUm NUCGET. The band put on
show
at
new
RUSS AL-
says he s hosting the event
THRUST
being on
95YNTs
4
Tampa
rock band
STMSOH,
is
Bay's
back on
TWA
his
old daughter. Unfortu-
nately, the Bennett's don't have the
insurance to cover her hospital
30TN
them
IS
bills.
A
being held JUNE
JBTREY'S Cvnnrmed THIRD DECREE, JETEYE, NHSSTAKEN, EMat
acts include
Yes, he
is
ing tickets in advance will be eligible
drawing
in a
NAOMTS HAM.
home
ing mght on June
acoustic
Eqied
8.
.Admission
is free.
RDDlBn
to see the
sooa The band had been on
there
a
prize, a
first
after
$1000 Ovation
winning Central
ticing
soon. Favorite
69 haw
undergone
joining original
mem-
JASON DEMERS iguiUr). are DORIAN SAGE ihassl 16 June ^99MTHRUST
though others
will
be added. Donnie
lets all
for
turn out to show our support
him and hb
family.
was an exchange of auras,
Runner up was
such famih' favorites as "I'm Not Gay,
Gabrial's tingling
held at The Station.
from the moment
upon the stage
the band set
Just Hate Giris."
second standing wation. To event "unplugged"
electricity that flowed
They have added a
new
POT.
was the
twelfth
bassist.
explosion
The Riddlers
halfway decent
CEIVBI
debuted their new-
up
line
BE-
at
LOW
the
Grmv
new
Out of
SUBURBAN
has re-opened the
730 club under a new name:
OF MX R9UTE. weekend,
hu
first
brought
he
us
Rwer
fiom the
1st
middle
d X
a
dump, but
it
had great atmosphere
and provided a haven
for
underground
JOE'S
slots for Central
Florida's
Local metal
up to them as well. On Sunday's at
at the
F.B.I.
will If
prmide demos
up dates
at the finals of
took top honors
Rock Wars
-9] held at
POWER STATION
in
Melbourne. The speed metal band
will
the
tentatively pfay with Zappa-esque funk'
metal
fusionists
IPPOLITO
Smith
are
summer. They
mayhem
Whiff," available free at their o(
the future of Central Florida metal.
Melbourne's
month.
Not only will the proceeds go to a good cause, but the
ternative bands.
UU),
album
will
prwide a
new album
this
tape goes to
ite
.Atfanta.
8401
.Ninth
who
favor-
DAMNACE
fi'om
TBEPECE are being courted Featuring
labels.
members
THE
of
Timepiece have also been heralded by
Ego
I.
to the writers listed above
SL N #8-220. St
Pete.
FL 33702
this
is
just to say "thanks'
much
have a good
AV'e're just trying to
something id want to do as a change of pace,
have people
sit
its
special are
It's
right next to
many
not
It's
forever, but
fua
What makes a band
— not
Doug.
to be in the trend." stated
fun to
yoa"
like King's
different factors.
X
The
musicianship, the lyrics themseh"es. the nahiral qualitv' in their personali-
We
are eagerly awaiting the
hometown
FOOT'S
release
of
BLACK-
Man CD,
Medicine
and
if
By now. the new
COOPBt MADI-
an
with only guitars, voices,
other Flonda press as one of the best
too.
and
so.
sounding bands around.
line
(bassist lor .Alter
touring,
to only a few select cities for
to radio for playing us so
band.
and
SON
much
time vwth what we're doing.
vou were lucky enough to see Ricky
SOULER
come
are in negotiations with
.Maze Records.
BRAILL£ CLOSET, CROWSDELL, MARK SABATIMO,
ALABASTER,
.ACDC and
for
hard to imagine that a band wouk)
were doing
info.
month, the
MAOMTS HAM. GRANDAD,
Send vour regional information c/o Thrust.
you need more
In the mail this
al-
Contnbutors include
TRK JOHNSON. SLOW,
ATTKA are gear- ECUPSE
ing up to release a
if
for ,Ar\id
ANINMUBERATION ROSSBKTON COLUNS set for release this
so
hour or
former
is
.After
and a borrowed drum tot "The reason
and ask
in
Congratufations to both bands.
album
head out on tour
opening
Living Colour. it's
will
BOY (LIB on Tuesday nights, and
by several major
The
The band
SAKON KKX on June lltK
you can drop
uled for Fort Lauderdale this month.
sampling of Central Florida's best
TAUOH
for the
at
IS
GARCIA.
IWND'S EYE
be playing on a weekly
you're not familfar with the
ages club.
all
PLATHUM POST. T» CREATIVE MUSK COAUnON now doing shows BAD as are GRSNHOUSE and TWO-
reserving
is
an
Its
ing material at
MAS
bands and their patrons.
a few of your favorite under-
ground bands.
and the
cities
only Florida appearance was Jackson-
this just after
Mark
in the hearts
club.
reach only twelve
hem and
guitarist
meanwhile are record-
magic
This special concert performance will
with
Daniels. .Azrael
its
in the
accommodated by the
ville.
night Sure, the pface was
jam
and souls of the people comfortably
promises to bring us even more may-
fast
of Lo\'e,"
album and peaking with a
blues
OOMATOiAST from Pensacofa. and
RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSB) FEAR GLORY
it
music
"Shadw
"Over .My Head" the force of King's
ritualistic
and
on the
of the
Opening with
Chicago hardcore act
never stopped
just an audience
connection, or an adrenaline rush,
HOUSE
For
to the
call this
a paradox: The
is
was more than
began to work
senes.
Mike Williams of
Lamar
DAMAGE
PA SACRBI DE-
are putting together a
NKHTMARE
hosted
Hotel,
to see these
stage show, the second in their
ZERO.
d»^nto^»•n
money
Please pay
it
guys as they are in dire need of a
proof bassist
has really helped the local music scene, so
it
the power of excitement that set
RENEGADE LIVESTOCK. at CMDrS. with LEGENDS OF COWPUNKS and RBGHTS AROUND THE BEAN
shows. Get a copy for a sampling
KYM LAROUX Ivocalsl. and
wasn't your usual acoustic set
It
Instead
are going to the studio soon to record
their
have captured their musical
BIALD CITY, CAPT. XMNSON, and DOWN'N'DIRTY
warm up band F.O.C
Florida's Best Guitarist competition
debuting
on "Get a
Clearwater.
WFYV-FM.
over
of
Metal mainstay
the
prac-
is still
and we can expect a new project
death
lining
BAY
plenty
and no bread. Ray
of ideas
.Another band that will run you
for the asking.
did a week-
foi
is
ous combustion
bands
EMERALD
CNBNA
CONTI-
ing the spontane-
the best of the area s onginal metal
row.
be the
Mill
for savs the buzz.
1
clubs. .Most of the bands
bers
RETRIBU-
music With brought
guitarist
sabbatical follow-
area metal sane, get out to these
some changes,
AZIMEL's
DOPE and RB) will kick off open-
second year
CLUB, the new rock & roll venue in
imitated stvle.
has not given up
and Thursday nights
in a
Jerry
of
sound
Churdi Street
The event
to Jacksonville by
be the next big
debut and are displaying
their harder
was brought
Brewer on guitar will
theORUUDO CONMECTMN PRBMPLE in the nex1 final sched-
and
at
sound
night Beach Club k)catioa The aJter-
at local venues.
X
IQNG'S
s
I'd
natKt showcase
536
Megaforce
venomous
say the
a bass pfayer and
will resurface at
Performance by
special .All-.Acoustic
make
proach since the keyboard dominated
at their
Tracy show for the
end stmt
this band will
Wednesday
SPACfflSH
The band
at
A&R rep that grabs
shows or by
local record stores.
were
The smart
series.
NBTTALRAY RAY looking
most
as
showcase encore
for the
has taken a more guitar oriented ap-
basis.
THE
PAPPA'S
CLUB
the ckising of
opened the Lord
CITY
at their
Post-Punk semi goth band HFTH COLUMN have their demo avaifable in
festivities.
May saw
ing
to
OPERA
away
for prizes givCT
during the
bands are finding more venues open-
haw their
some 300 people
Sealey pulled in
next band to watct"
for local original acts.
MAOBME HOUSE name
band
aowd who
enthusiasm of the
evening that theyll never forget; a
risk:
new drummer Ren
Cronic Reality and
Deltona 32725.
TTiose buy-
altemativebands.anencouragingsign
a male.
SABB(
ordered along with their video by con-
X
vocalist of King's
proved the success of taking a
TION
weekend
is
AU£n
changed
new demo.
debut can be
and lead
responded warmly to the energy and
hjcky enough to win tickets for an
v^-nting.Arcturusat 1(X)1 Feather Drive,
PHIUY
invoK'ed in an
KURT
titled
J^^m^r*w9%
bassist
and about 20 people. This past month
PUS. FUNKER. and SLOW.
who
original project,
ARCTURUS
Death Metallists
are set to release a video and are cur-
Their eponymously
CROMC REALITY
at Pappa's with
metal history.
dub.loQtedatthe
it
TOM hstt a beautiful but very month
at the
we
showcase nights
started the first local
tacting the
closed(again).The
benefit to aid
"all girl"
CAT E. WUMDOPE, MUTHER
which has since
and
Central Florida
rently recording tracks fora
will host a
dav party on June 14 featuring
flag
m
wasn't so kxig ago today that
It
alternative acts
worthy of
isn't
DOHME B8METT ill
THE BEACHAM
press release list
songs.
the scene. Replacing guitanst
IS
children.
ill
services for
BOOMBtAMGS preview-
FOXXXHEAO. premier
a great
Queensryche veia They are
Orbndo 32803.
Blvd.
to
for prtRiding insight into his
songwriting for a tongtime fan.
PROJECT RANBOW
but since
wife
ORCUSOFFOOlSare.VOT' splitting up.
Proceeds
well have to take his word for
nal line up. reunited for a few sho^^•s at
ing
at Sarasota's
celebrity auction
which provides support
JETEYE
the
on June 10th
will plav
ARAZMO, BLEEDIMC CLUB BANDSTAND
HEARTS, DRAMA. CYPSY BANC CAMC and VIEIRA
Kevn
KBHY
WISE JAMELL MCCCC producing. SADLBt ROCKY RUCXMAN. THE TELSTAR ALLand KACEY ROSS TOSTAR of STARS including CHRIS ANSarasota has donated the recording DGRSON from the OUTLAWS, time to the project the onginal GREG ALLMAN band BMRRTTZ held a Memonal Day members and other area musicians ent:
town club atmosphere. Thanks
and their reemer-
gence. The ever charismatic
film to be released at
the Cannes Film Festival, including
was about
some down-
afterwards to soak up
for this all-ongi^
Dan
CAT CLUB in
in a
D.ARKSESS
.45
inspiring progressive
shows or by writing to 973 Jamaio
of
and
music
awe
and Destroy." The band stuck around
Ex-ROXX
Tobin (Da\id Bowie). Tyger Tyger be showcasing at the
in the songs.
PRODIGY'S is
his-
debut on the scene and former fens
won't be disappointed.
iLL CHASBIS
management
CTCwd and went on to tear
themes
and
and their demo can be obtained
bill
the
torical
REIGSS
approach
political
playing frequently
the crowd.
now under
with the
up the Beacham Theatre, enconng
has
whammv of a TYCBt TYCER has added new double guitarist CHAD ROBHtSOII and CAST OF NAStiB is
traditional metal
in dealing
with a cover of the Stooges "Search
up, dropping his
(featuring former
and takes a
its
caught
it
CAROY LOO
talk to the ap-
GREG RKE
was produced by
made
BlACKSHBtE
While checking
Fall"
MARY
FACES OF
Bomb A Gogol
(formerly
ni^L
thrash bands every Wednesday
vourself.
month. The nine track "M'hen Heroes
Maddie Hope" from his solo album.
Mav 1 8th that featured showcases from
FORCOTTEM APOSTLES
Jacksonville
I
tl^m-
IS
up
at Pappa's.
getting airpfay
new
-
then vou are
SKYMiOl CD
are
we
entering a
a few
more
practices
before
we
loked
DOUG PINNACLE
get to the MT\' Unplugged."
invited guests at
When
what
King's
really
X
makes
to the
GABRIEL'S
The
it
work are
reach out U> their au-
dience, they clear a channel for
something hi^r. within reach, that all
of us are looking for.
Our thanks go
out to WF\\ for alkjwing us to share in this exclusive event.
era of Southern Rock.'
"We need
ties-but
the leveb of emotion that they touch.
John Leard.
master of ceremonies. Mr. Carey Brooks for handling promotions and press accommodatioTiS. and especially to Scott for helping
out
_
Atlama Athens
^\iSLrryi
I
«11«lt9«ISS
tey Un<i^ ««*^ >^^r-«Mi Ioq] has released
bel,
Pl£A.
MClfTY RBBi
it's
a double compilation album
AIDS
to benefit
sales of the
will benefit several .AIDS orga-
ACT UP. an activist group and JBIUSALBN M^ich shelters and
assists
economicall)' disadvantaged .\IDS pa-
instrument
staple
for defeating a total of eighty one
VAN
SALLY
over the
last year,
bands
them as
establishing
It
produced
b>'
Jerry Douglas and guests
Tony Furtado.
include .Mike .Marshall,
Kathy Kallick and Scott Nvgaard. In other Sugar Hill nen-s.
making a video
MTV
have
finished thf recording of their
album
UUIUUA
at
be released
name
singer Henry Puertas reports that the
LEONARDO'S PIZZA
a more h'equent basis now. Kentucky-
threatened lawsuit bv a band with the
for
is
the 1992 competi-
Band Of
on a good weeknight now, three or
M
four times that
The onk show
Tdl.
and
BRUCE HAMP-
For more information write
Mth
KBCWLLE SHOCXB)
for
to:
her upcoming "folk heroes" release on
Sacred Flame. 1747 Jericho Court,
Polygram. The Doc Watson cut was
SUMMER ON
30084.
recorded
li\'e
at this vear s
saxophone and
electric
mandolin.
for a
BENSON &
HB>CES BLUES '91 FESTV VAL was recently kicked off at the
dance routine that
will
be put on
The bands
selected to the fourth
NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC SHOWCASE are annual
Lakewood .Ampitheatre and featured
KING,
B.B.
JOHNNY WH-
B.B.
came
KING HEADLINES THE
THE
TER,
their
FABULOUS
RUTH BROWN
GBK
country band
and
DREAM BAND Dixon.
This outstanding
magic
spell
and kept
and
it
These guys
edition
CD
with
You
Ih'e
The
My
first
of these
Religion" along
versions of "Stand," "Turn
Inside Out"
and "World Leader
Pretend." The second will feature
"Shiny Happy People" with sions of "1 \}p'
live ver-
Remember California," "Get
and "Pop Song." In other related R.E,M. news, RTi:,
the national station of Ireland has
banned the video
for "Losing .My Re-
On a more positive note, OUT
SECOND SKIN, SOUTHERN CULTURE ON
VBJ)T.
The three day event wiL be
held at The Cat
5
Cradle'in Chapel Hill.
album
also be showcasing
charts.
AU>n£CMKXASAW MUDO promo CD
have released a 4-song
single for Polygram.
disc features "Cold Blue"
The
roster
its
and "Words
festival.
.Appeanngv^ill be
Joel Burkhart has joined .Athens'
VKftANTES OF LOVE
Stompl. along with \tx versions of
Records) as second guitansL
"Nothm" and CCR's "Lodi" recorded Marquee Club
in
Core
ATLANTA SONG-
The
WRTTBIS ASSOCUT10N
London.
and
VANILLA THE ATLANTA MUSICAL TRAMMRECK has become the ARTS COLLECTIVE be preNCs
R ajeigh.
vsnil
signee to
latest
MAMMOTH
senting
the
fourth
annual
RECORDS. The band had previously GEORGIA'S BEST TALBTf put out a single and were one of tweh*
SEARCH
North
will
(Carolina
label's
bands feahjred on that
frequeSCy compilation
re-
leased last year.
New hwn
Chapel
Remember, by the Juju music,
Hill,
NC comes/
father of Nigerian
ULDMUD. Dark)
next month. The contest
be open to bands and sok)ists alike
full
Ftorida's
during is
force into the
have
will
most
explosive
thrash bands!
guitar and
South Florida rock
hands gave a powerfiil performance
join. It
and
on drums. The winner
will
While were
JOHN
ers,
of the great
not soon forget
talkin'
about .Appetiz-
GOODWH
is
a protege
JACO PASTORMIS.
Talk about some wild bass guitar This I
backed up by 5 horns,
it he's also
drums,
percussion
Goodwin
will
and guitar.
project with Milton Mustafa, and
That
weeks or so.
be one hot boogie.
will
WSHE, Channel
6. the
ISO and
South Florida companies. The con-
SOUTH GJUK SARAYA and ALDO NOVA making a comeback with his
cert
was hosted by Gaiy Str>xkr.
nCH a popular
THE
politically
charged progressK"e band on the South florida scene has just begun v«orking
on
their
upcoming album
at
G1£D
Memonal Dav featunng
new album on the illustrious also
a
new
label
formed
ION BON lOVi who
bands
Kkk at
the
Button South.
CRVBt
made his appearana at the beach.
Brian Bozworth movie. Stone Cold.
while a
SAIGON
KKK
tune
is
plaving in the background.
THE MAVERICKS .Nashville's
socks off at a
blew for
Jovi. .After a
and
and
Tall Sally"
"Lucille," everyone left the stage
after a short delay
GREAT
WHTTE came up and jammed "Ona Twice Shy" and Led Zep's "Babe
I'm Gonna' Leave You", which
MCA records coinciding with the label's
MTV"s "ilnphigged" you know
natkxial conv<entk)n. Negotiations are
to the bone.
in the
CASE
genres.
The winner
(held in Octoberi as well as a
complete recording package including 24-track studio time, among other prizes.
works.
VAMML played NY's Cat Club and have sparked repealed interest
if you've
ever seen the live verswn reconled for
will
muskal
trio
the fishing boats.
wx>ri(
New faces on
Unknown
guitarist
Dave
Helmricksl. BIG SHOALS TRAa, BIG HAR SURPRSE
(strummy rock
else grip-
along the lines
n' roll
of
Velvet
Underground),
release
SHITKICKER
(country-punk
list:
SOIjOWC.
the
supergroup with Bethany and Deb fi'om
MUTLEY CMX on drums and
NUMBER TWO. Look
bass,
Rob Harris from the Moles on
showcase with
for a Bullethead
lead git-tar and Eddie Ray oA^'anksister
all
on guitar and
three bands, at Club Demolition in
vox).
Speaking of recording.
June.
Its not a white thing,
black thing,
that has
not a
it's
a funk thing accord-
it's
RMK B8LE a
band
local
awd
up a sold out
fiinked
on the grand opening night of a
new-
CLUB 506 SOUTH
in town.
(formerly Nightlinei. Their musical
blend of ftink/rapliard rock
bassist's
face the
quite
left
huge grin never once whole evening, and
...•.;'-'--
the „
:
evenings to
they are
many doors
.Anyone interested
handle the job for this already established
band can contact Eddie Vertuno
at 1904)
talent
for area
stick with their original
where
1500-*- fans
MOON ents.
oft.
this
Hanson
moniker.
DRMH V CRYM* stopped by
vxxalist
music because
live
definitely taking
name.
its
Some possibilities are Slick Lizard and Free Beer, but as for now they will
and support is
385-9479. Since the band has
has considered changing
musicians, so people, get off your butts
scene
May even though dmmmer. who feels they can
looking for a
still
strai^t-foiward hard rock, the band
he
have found
live focal/national
re-
hope-
HOOKBI has been seen plaving dates throughout
their hearts to dedicate Friday
This can open
is
will
heard
bom
JEFF HANSON.
:,a. club,
..r.c.'i s. U'.c
m
EP which
changed musical directkxis to a more
'.i:rce'vactsam€wav.
RKK WEST
NWSJUICE
be out sooa
fully
his
left
I've
rumors that the day he was
a~x
thrash favonte.
cording a 4 song
worked up quite a folkiwing.
The group
atch
to
With a
swarmed
into the
their musical tal-
brief chat with the lead
Kevn Kinney. found out that I
someone had
stolen
hb
guitar w+ien
also sa>'s that he will be offering a vast
they played here 3 v'ean ago and by
array of entertainment for his club so
chance w+ien he was browsing through
not to limit any single image.
it
Fk)rida-v»ihere the is
it
a focal
TURTICS
that
into
in
town
B had
now from South summer is hot and
for
even hotter.
will be
an area supermarket
late .August
in
making it one of the fargest
music stores
THE
in
pawn shop he found
his old axe
and was soon reunited with
it
CHAIBAW Kl lUb and focals ilAGK WAND plav«d the l
BKBES
.May 10th. bringing in a
played
506 Wand
nia crowd
If
you were there you may have been lucky
enou^
to see the vocalist sing
with his pants down. at
.Also this
19th._a_
V89
and
OK PROOUC-
TKMB cosponsored the show. .Magic
North Florida.
nwnth
506 was Tallahassee's (rm speed
did a
good job warming up the
aowd. To watch a drummer stand 19 during the whole see.
st is
something to
TIC Kll ILNS rocked throu^
their set putting
on a very good per-
formance. In .August they
death metal act DVC (DMITH back into VADERS CHURCH) wtio hit the BUTOI
will
head
the studio with producer
VK
(Nirvana. Tad) and
stage and took charge creaUng an
record their next Ip v^ihkli will have a
onslaught of musical mayhem. The
harder edge.
started almost instantly
Well, that's
the music
it
has
music stores here
SODRPKMS
jam along with Bon
for a
Bitten.
shwcase
singer.'gui-
Greg Drais are going back to
I
then joined Akk) for his encore. .Akk)
smokin' verskxi of "Long
can be seen in the new
punk
moving
then brought up the
luck>'
their massive road-flare modal-
drummer Dave Peck and
bluei'countrv'/
b>'
iUIVilHI
two
up on Bullethead's
Ne.xt
Rumor
Jon belted out "Blaze of Gk)ry" and
are the
away
\
SOUND STUDIOS FARR CRY and NAKED chosen to open for Saigon
love-fest.
FARMBB have to put
CARPET
Strongbox.
is
.Metallic exhibitionists
it
in four
and everything
and the kaleidoscope
be starting a recording
Branford Marsalis
MOLES,
with ex-Tone
in
be crawiin'
will
an impression on the crowd. The
others threw a large beach bash on
Co..
weeks the town
dub
several other
.Miller
SLX
ot'
was an evening that Button
South regulars
sponsored by Operation Homefi'ont
Brewing
NKKO MCBRMN from
Iron .Maiden
Club Demolition with the
another slam-dancing
tarist
all
and
to .Nashville Record Pressing,
thrilled
guitar wars. Gustavo, was asked to
is
Six exceptkMial
was
receive an automatic slot in the
best
'inim and accordion into juju music.
South
the audience
to pfay
metal sound for another summer, as
with snaky bassiines and motorcycle
ing to
by an impromptu appearance by
any grass grow under
Unsigned album. This
11 of
TQBIS.
later,
(ha-hal stopped
way north,
their
was
APPE-
mMSOVTH MUSK SHOW-
of all
iatiMrn for having introduced talking
is
third
let
going
his feet is
du
SEX POLICE. BICYCLE FACE and METAL FLAKE MOTHBl ing the
and Knives" (both from 8-Track
at the
on Unsigned [I.
to be released
THE SKDS, TW STRAIGHT for the BOCK AMDBCA CONAHEAD, TEASNG THE KO- CBTT at CB. Smith Paris on May REAN, URBAN EDGE and THE 19th. This extraordinary show was
OF TWE has reached the top of the
PUPPES
fin-
of June. South Florida
who doen't
POINT,
MOIST RECORDS/BAnB) BREATH PROOUCTKMIS w\\
ligion."
month
the
b
aaxiously awaiting the release. Stryder.
singles.
include "Losing
amount
could not hap-
guitar,
during a jam by the
RANDY JACKSON from Zebra on
The Dotted Line
BIUYCLUB FEST, BUSTBI ROUGE, CHICKEN WIRE GANG, D&LON FBKE. DAU LAMA. FMGBl LADY LUCK. NO REASON TO HATE, THE
103 j
test,
ishing the final details
has released two limited
WSHE
F.M. The winner, who received a (korge
Gustavo .Afasont Following the con-
Rob WassermanlJ
R.EJN.
Robin Guitars and
sician.
Lynch model custom
offer.
STRYDBI RECORDS
the homeless.
was sponsored by Drum
Design, Guitar for the Practicing Mu-
South Fk)rida has to
The concert
efit
BUTTON
the
by
with some of the finest rock music
Cash McCall and,
TS?
is
the audience hypnotized for an hour
pen to a better band!
ceeds went to ben-
clubs
finalists are
PUIS 5. THE 1991 CMTAR WARS
the
SOUTH,
the Beach
of label interest
pro-1
The
from Orlando and
ping and shiny, that
are generating a considerable
Duncan.'
EYE
on
the scene: SMART BOMB (good-humored college rock
e.xhaust
Summers on
their
PUIS
the
bv'
a head.
Nine dav^
HAMMBI
Alaska to
The winnerwas awarded $4000 cash at
John Baldry. Careyj .Al
held
went bananas, including openers
Hogtown are psyched. The four-song
STORY THlBt from West Palm.
Mose .Allison. Long Bell.
WARS
band to be signed to major labeL
U-TRBC
is
set at the
much as a pause for a beer. .Not enough audience, but the 40 who were there
the hard underground rock bands in
land
swamp
and
reality,
hundreds of fans
time to show The Mavericks
band wove
HOGLAH
THE FLORIDA ROCK STRONGBOX EPw3S just mailed
presented
featured
DIXON
CB.
to
name.
legal right to the
support The Mavericks are pre-
6th,
light
o'
of admisskwi alone.
about to become
IS
dicted to be the next South Florida
May
THE WILLIE
(Willie
in
Speed
in.
found
HARDBACK on May 7th without so
N,P.
DARK MI-
on
banging out
to their liking,
90 minute headlining
a
lead
NINE-
HAMMER
SHITKICKER.
in
BULLETMEADRKORDS
virtual
rains,
coming
drummer wrth the pnce
SMRH PAiaCon.May 26th. when coming to thev'openedforROMNE MSAP. MUD'S due to heavy
up
Hogtown
in G'ville
thrash godfathers
GEL
brought their unique blend of the old
With the park a
a
Club Demolition has Los .Angeles
and the new countn- sounds
by the ICA.
is
Waldo.
I
The week long
HDEAWAY
BOBBY'S
MBILE BEACH sponBAS CLAS (which means low WATSON MEMKMOAL FES- sored a 20 band class) recenth' performed at the NEW TIVAL showcase, from ORLEMBJAZZ AND HBO.Athens FIVE-BGHT (at one Mav 24th through TACE RSnVAL Mith V*v special time the average height of the band May 26th. Several guests. JOMM> HBSmniC from members has relea.^ed INFLAT- major record labek MAMOU iMCAi aaompanied the ABLE SBVSE OF SELF Mean- were on hand. band on fiddle and squeeze box while while. drumrP'ir T\^ir has N:.;n layTIC MAVAMTHONYTMSTLBfVAfTE of ing dov\Ti dmm tracks at SCOTT ERICKS. South THE WATBtSOYS joined in on STUOCEY'S SOUND GALLBIY Florida s hottest nev^• GA
Tucker.
on a big weekend.
to speak of lateh*
STRANGBt/BAD R9thangat
THE
out Tone
releasing material
POUND
the midst of this.
in
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I
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in
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MAtVElOUSMIIVIIIBOOl
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FINDIN' THE Eddie Cocuran said
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a cure for the
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any kind of blues,
the blues. Food
is
You
can't have too
can have too
much
much of the
blues.
You
cream and too many
ice
Ichiban out of Atlanta
(
who
has Clarence
Carter's "Strokin" as their claim to fame),
and
make
Pr.
secrets in the blues
on
many
tiiis
disc
that
is
it's all
No sampling, no synthesizers, no plas-
tic
anything, just the blues as
...
natural and
of
meant
it is
to be
is
some entertainment all
Chick gave us the dance fevorite
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"BIG FAT
and another
"BABY, LET ME PLAY WITH YOUR POODLE." On his new disc,
"BOW-LEGGED
up
ser\'es
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started a
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She
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who
artist of tiie
more records than any
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we never
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would have heard of
Billy Holiday, or Janis
She was as
Joplin for that matter.
influential as
BOB
album
for
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and because she was
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on compact
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now we can
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some authentic
Also
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A
years.
new
couple of
blues discs from major
me
labels are helping
with the summertime
blues.
ROBERT CRAY his hat v^ith his
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pulls a >\inner out of
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The disc features the Memphis
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Robert has rranked out since his STRONG PERSUADBl disc a few years back.
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Finally, from out of left field, comes a disc from a former heavy metal guitarist that is pure
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this disc
Namely Muddy
Pinellas Park, FL.
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on Powerhouse Records,
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GUITAR
TUMBLm,* and "MEAN
summer
accident in
^^
him, but after you hear them romp through
"ROUJN
for the
tv\'enty-one,
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ain't
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no cure
Jf\HPf\ Bf\Y
There
in 1959.
it
is
that
its
himself.
missing something.
Of course he died of a
heart attack almost ten years ago after marr\'-
ing a nineteen ytar old
STILL
GOT THE
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One
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Muddy's band does the best
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You'll
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morning.
i
he displayed on their most recent album Extra
The group
Ball.
quite
is
United States. After their
busy touring the
Tampa
peri'ormance,
they were off to Bostoa Besides touring nationwide, various
MBALA
The band
make up of the audience, v^-hich ^-is
ring to the
non-Black.
Upcoming events
to
make note
REC-
of:
The dancers are serious about their and alwa>'S a delight to see. They are
BROWN,
wre
oi'
Reggae,
While
and fans who slipped
concerts.
it's
has soared,
from Inner Circle
true that Inner Circle's popularit>-
it is
far
from true that the group
is
"Bad
an ovemi^t success. 'Like other groups w've
show
certainly paid our dues. But, v^i^t
v^-as
We wre fortunate to interviev^- bass
First, their
rhythmic pulsating wrid
down
to
comes
is if you're
together.
comes
it
good, then e\'entually,
Ttk
reality
is,
>'ou just
v^
extraordinary female dancers,
through
disdplined and committed to their craft.' com-
mented
Alex.
Both aspects
left
the audience
erasing for more!
The
desire for international
music from the
his
mother, father, and e\-
eryone else for his problems. The
l>Tics,
'you
on your mother, you chuck it on your means the >'outh pushes blame on
everyone for his drcumstances in
smooth
as vs«II as
lifie,'
ex-
me
I'm surprised by our success,
if
:5
WORLD THE THROUGH MUSK."
it all
may
This should be hot!
honestly say that
you continue only good can if
am
I
to
not.
plains Ian.
When asked if there
is
any Reggae band that
Switching gears to the
SOCA
haN* to
I
Fw aK-a)? felt that
do what >'ou're good
result frx)m it'
We
at,
then
Atlanta,
can only
tainment (along with
take part in the festivities.
ner Cirde!
WMMF had
Carnivals,' are a big event
its
community
tenth annual
radio
in the Caribbean. 'The fes-
TROPICAL
ti\'als
term
SOUKOUS has gained popularity. Alex
me
members, who speak no En^ish, communicated with us via tiansfator, their Guyanese
gaw
his explanation for the
manager Alex Boicel
done a
as fratemal sentiment
is
much
very
dispfayed
by Ian and his fellow band members both on and off the stage. After the concert Inner Cirde
Featured with other various
v^'t» (lucidly for us)
speaks
such places as the Congo, categorized by the
v.-as
such people as lot as
PAUL SmOM w^ has
a white
man for this type of music
out of Africa. Without him doing the mass
The first message we com-eyed to the members of Loketo was that we lo\<ed their
produdng he has
performance. Arlus Mabele,
from
when
told this
Alex, ga\'e the characteristic smile \^•hich
(referring to Craceltmd),
would not probably see such groups
we
as Loketo
gaining the recognition tho' deserve.
Now
people are desiring to hear this t\pe of music'
ha\"e
continued the fim tradition in Canada,
New
Yoric,
Boston, Washington D.C., Texas and
hundreds of kicks, snares and toms. All organized
ever)'
that performed w<ere
artists
VS'eil,
T10MS. artists
it
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r
and Tropix Enter-
excellent performance. Keep pressing on, In-
international artists was Congo's LOKETO. The
to say we souixl Uke this or that group. Look, bow we play comes from raw energy. So for me if s hard to categorize the group. Our sound is unique because it comes from our own cre-
was
it
agree that goodness was overflowing from their
drerKhed w'th sweat ftt)m his performance), hard for
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Recently Tampa's
answered with
PRIEST
Inner Cirde's success, "E«ryone often asks
us.
The youth blames
relaxed with friends, crew,
recently in the area for a
>«ars ago. The song is about a troubled teenager.
You
me
refer-
profession,
Bo>'s*
lAM LEWIS vi\o shared some of his
kits.
was
each song.
"Bad
thafi
the theme from the television
father,'
pretty hypocritical!' .Alex
upcoming
latest hit
it
coming
be heard ranging from boxing arid soccer to
when
wTOte "Bad Boys" approximately four
chuck
two outstanding
is
at the present time- to
JACOB -KILLER- MILLER
thoughts with
1
for
seems
95%
beat and ethno-pop sound. Seconi are their
us
Cops, w-hich has given Inner Circle a boost of
player
known
that
the music that
gytations of their bod>', con\«y messages of
QROf gave
concert performance.
popularity.
is
wth
from the continent
backstage. Com-ersations and laughter could
No\^' referred to as the
Bo>'s,'
albums
Brothers in the near future.
to love 'Mother-.Africa,' but they aren't
e\'en familiar
performed
IMNBt
the term Ne^' Age Music,
The
DWLO
daim
GAE SUMSPLASH WORLD PEACE TOUR '91 ^irpens in June at the ATLAIVTA CIVIC CENTER and Julv at the FLORIDA STATE FAIRGROUNDS r Tampa. Such performers as DENNIS
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Inner Circle
and
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v^ith the late
in the group, in-
MABB^
ARLUS
duding
REGGAE'S INNER CIRCLE
members
In deep thought, Alex added, "Man>- .Aftican-
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otherlBndcoiningontofLA.butyou'ie not from are you? Ni 1. wxtk from all owr realK. I'm from MinneM)ta. our Jhimmers from Texas. iiiafflMiiaAii^iHiii'.iiiMwg
l>een getting?
LA
haw
iirb jnJ critics alike
wann
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happ\-.
lellbilly. All
I
music as
memKrs uvre trained to be
Special Forces Marines, but retroTitteJ
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the\ Jcscrihe thiir styk ai
been \\t\
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in thiir prais*:- so
,
VomColumnfomx-JasaSroupinlWi. AiJom- Column is from .Vi'4ia Tc!(as anJ
new LP
reception has the
ALDONOVAl
AGONY COLUMN
HOODOO GURUS
AIJo Noi-a
makes (!rcat.
anj
one
is
I
in
irhwhvJ to the point
areas ol the musical
all
spectrum.
Sma. The
lolhv-uoj ibr exposure
sin^
lie
writes catchy son;2s.anJproJuvcs.
us t A-niexl
with the release
ase
mu>iciaa* that
cl thox:
look so >impi<:.
all
it
d his JebuL titled MJo
relea.s<d single. "Fantasv'.
th
thing that they JkI.
Dau to produce We
Thrust:
You has
Lo\-e
I
definiteh-
stumbled on to a diiTerent sound of music not hard rock, not metal not extn
had
Iht record?"
I Frin;:e
company
uilh the record
tl}$it>
liewd in him and
was before the ouL Nmv. he's
th--
Slaughter record cair.e
iinviit.
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paid off with
it's
a bit di^ivr than the
j«oe>
roll.
and pick
a k)t
it
it
nick <^
;ivvr.i^-e
to
MU>t us iamming. IHireand
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think
*'»
think \imi can listen
I
>tutf
up on
it.
We
iu>t
no matter what peopk
Tell
me
;:oing
i-
fm
and
the hrics,
can
in wnir
relate
Irte.
re iu-t like
We
n for your muic!
Where did the inspir come from?
just
sbrt pla\Hng and iammii^ and the stuff
then \ihi put an ar
starts to t1o\v out.
rangement on it put
it
and
together,
Ikjoml. a <on.J.
mcr
inches
land
a^l
tall,
is
is firom
a homcboj-. what do
xw
hiKt to sav about the Southeast music
iuWseldom
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WTiat s good
llMMUM
anJ
listen to
actualh married to a
ctiii
Kvw
haix: a consistent follo\\ing.
we took
as big a eiiaiKe
one so
I
guess
it's
the previous
Critics
Ulut
improving.
Column's unique approach to metal. Na-
on making
are your thoughts
magazines recognised them as an innovative thra.sh (and anJ throu<ti extensKv covvrage brought :\gony Column tional
vid-
Has Dana been the most important person outside the band?
was a
craz\.
to a
furttier .solidified his talent
manv
and
fans
with his
peers.
AnJ thea nothing ... no ne^t• albums ,>omAI^ Nova I lanng had enough of .
^ ''H;'^ ^^^ l^^'Tn'^-^ii *-^^«'° walked w-ayn-om
it all.
We
Ur
II
new
rule in Florida.
them our way.
Fanzines kically established tliem as a
when they .Montreal,
Stales Akk}.
Jon
immediate underground success.
-savN.
in the top I
It's
helped us already.
helped with the
It
it's .seal
writing.
If it
t»d come out
u+Kile thii^ caikl fnHii
under
ilv
It
last July,
m
jve. :\gony
Column
outdid thenisekvs
with a highly successful naliormide tour
video and with the songs that we're
Have you seen any changes since you anything that would make you vcant
lef L
ever since. .\ldo lid mi>-s
Cuns. and Cuts' with it's mixture o» Southern rock and .sf^xd metal was an
All of
known
little
Akk) played on Jon's debut >ii^k."Runaw^y.'and ttieyw been pab
sudden w% had thb record deal arki wv wre all excited anJ innocent and ignorant as hell, and he was the guy that tau^t us
little kid's
Jon
Aldo's friend-
ship goes back a ways. Its a
leading underground metal band. 'Cod.
It
friends albums.
fact that
music, and the
audience.
on
.McRV ahead a few vvars and enter
Bon Jovi. :\ctually. Jon and
a
there.
We
WMHiBM
ing .-ome trairb
llnal
nuking his o»vn
turning point came
when he iammed onstage with Bon Jovi
Dana w3s
dream.
\«re quick to pick up on Agonv-
ofapprov^landtheirdebutalbumchartcd
just play
and
ox\n company. anJ playing on or produc-
Big Chief records released the hand's debut album -Cod. Cuns. and Cuts' in ]gs9.
Colk-ge radio gav^.Vgonv- Column
The cover barxk
side
seen on a rock drum- r'^'^^'?''"^^'"*^'*,^'^*'^)^ business of mak>v \.^a :.< ^.>rtci I in\T)htd in the creah^v
the most at that point. \Ve\v done thb
all.
Aklo > third
1985 gax* w3y to >vt another of AMo's multifacetcd mu>icianship.
release in
.w
the older stuff as w^l.
with him as amfxidy el.se.
around us was going
.As
is
Absolutely. In a time .vhcre c\\;r>1hing
E\-m-one but your druimner Orlando.
aliasRedV\lng\lper.isa\lrgo.8'footl
•
trovtrsiai toanextent. Tuitcfi.
ii
alxim has soU more than his success, but
You
i^g anteiuta.
i
with drug addiction was considered con-
they seem to catch us good, and then gc
They
bacic
We
"
tttat In-
u. base
r . r feel >t>ur fan
imii'JJ
and think.
yjii -t'>p
1do yw
|orlhecoBV«ted? There are a lot ol new fans.
-.vrote all ct
intiiXMT guy. Ttx- lyrics
to v.+uiteier
mjkt
twpt
\wi.
tell
about the hrrks.
Chris I'jlnxr
an
I
numbers wv can hatter our x«y Pa\\i .Vbram Willb (the delinquent) alias onto the IS. playlists. There Ls a k)l of Crwv-mag None, is also a Cancer. 6 foot 7 stuff on the new-alfaumw4iichcujkleasil\- and 14 inches tall anJ has hair that's a littk longer than Richards, but it bn't as be pla\\^ on the radb. ^'""^V '>*' '* ^" »*«^*"'t compare to I «,iu. ia» "Mic. r«>.i«.» CO irealNlitt .MISS hreeto** K», Stuarts.tP»d is the bassist « the banl Tk.|,.H.gthat>e.tlv,oneo.thealhim
ul Hlut
not a sixties
<Hir mii-h: i> th.it it's
trip,
>
peoplt ^«nt to hear us.
^^^^^^^^^,^^^^.^^,
JiJn t haw theM-clissitVations. The thing
he
l
.,
mu^ic. Xnt too long ago. they
like to play
aK»it
.
force of
mister platinum. Sure
realK- alternative. WTiat Ls it?
Jen .ViJan:
I
inckjding a series of show^ with
CWAR.
s
played his
hometown
oi
during their vxwid tour.
"We u^ked uif the .stage and gKing me thb look, and then he
"So?'.
I
b wfiat
told him. vxah. this
want to do.~The wtieels kkk set in motion. .\ldo was back in basiiK'ss. WKn Jon .started wtHiing on /j/tci- Of Cliiry: Viiung Cuns II. Akk> was on hand to help with -arrangement and production.' The two started collaborating on some material, to&siiig ideas around and I
the
haw dropped ri^t out was worth the
wait.
lWTi^aiin*L'."iiTni!i
pnng
to get a n«ire Mipportivc seer
uilhin
tiK-
iK\t tew years. TlKre's a
inJiistryanJ in.
Kit
lot
spend pushing the album? .Are you going
of
t
vide-o:
like the .soi^ to .suHer
from the
Negotiatians with Polygram began and ^o
.sometimes it's hard to separate the
mean
I
did
can
vvfio
to kcT^T wTirking for the ntxt
contract
vvars. then
Wlut
advice
wouU you gK-e
your fel-
to
low Fk>rida hands? pLiy. (.et the imisic to
Jii-t
iinJtnuibh' brilliant, do.
they just get
If
and
then it
to uttil they're doing,
e.L<v-
to
anJ .ire hue .-
;;i/ing to
mad for hvo^wars. much better songs.
the
C.reat.
cowr
From
art.
been treating you?
e-vvry note
the re-cord
'iicer
pLyed to the
is ahxiliiteh-
not manipulated in anv-
u'.i\- h\-
or anvlhing.
We
sounds
yoo guys hav« abeai^ mapped out a k>ng term rebtionslap. It > like wv ve built a car and v« beliew in It
ii.*.
It's
the car.
lice
I)riv>:
vwrself. T..ke
ti^ car aixl It
dvck it out for
for a test Jrivv.
.-ailed
-.Another
i»e buvfeet
It
1^
WorkT
was done like a had Sci
Iv
'
*
who knows the p«.<>pk whn wrote
Ob^ioa^ly wx: want people to reUte to the
songs on the n»:ord and be invtiKvd in
no niks . but tU;re
s
Fi'
York and rlnalh the engine Mew up we vivre vnth fortv
hk-xn engine.
standing there with a
When all
are happening to viw.
tunnv thev
realh- are.
hook
these had
vtw
thmgs
realize
tilled
way. -.Modem
that translated means.
idiots.
Thev re
*abh- ri^t
b
evident
Akk>
Bricks.
WorkT
is
self
an :\frican chant "Cod savt us all.'
while -.\kdiane .^lan- has Indian v\3r-
I
wavs
about some of the things off
I
I
get wwrried
listen
kev compared to vi^iat w\: do.
ta I
It s
listen to
Blues records, earh- Jazz, to musical com^dv
stirff.
I
haw some mbbbh
Kockpools charts for thm: months
fAi:ng^FTi?^ir^!vTl7^liTiMili U^Ks.^ an insight into, yxw guessed it.
'Braw Wonfe and Bkxnk- Knuckles' b
the biz. explain
llredh- here.
The war is ^^""''"^
so
records
.AGONY COUMVS Favc
Stnffc
mWBmmm Wm^msm
It
Chkailo. There
KKbKtwern us.
On The
explanatory, featuring
wvre
-:«-
t:::^Z::i:^l:X^^:t^ m
lil(0>d
dcliwrs the unexpected in a hard edged
Comes Mm:' KP.
in this record about
Ne-v
passioa humor, attitude and
movT^. jndvw kicked like .such idiots that
r-.
whatthebanJstryingtosay.V\esayakjt
Mini.--':
Corbtant touring.
lis
'
after, .\fter all.
music be<ter than the the
I
p^k thought wv
c
wt wtre
.
throughout
vvnj
a Lbel or '
.No^-a
deviation from the expected
album, a .song w*iich was
the day that Polygram calk\L
Thoiif^ Jon co-wrote and co^ produced .the afcum's preserKe b all .\ldo
^"^^ •" "^ oivti wav^ w+ikh is probabh ""^ proWem with lome ol the videos. \\ e did a video for the
be
cool.
How has Ceffen
vwll wTite that
is
A v\:ry happy dav- tor me." states Akki. No doubt
«
tkit'> •«
it t()gi thiT
thereoonfingof^jt/Oh TAe/^rri^
AMo's strongest and best album to date. The day that Portrait let Akk) out of his
think (i .Mie~hael Jackson vtithixit setring
two thb wtxiM be like a three and the video's: its a pc.wrful medium. We this a hah' \var record. The kinger band b try to ke'ep the videos as true to the band ^ our^eK'es together, iup.iiiei.uieueitef the better uvre »eie^viii^iu^idiiu| going to get and as possible, without -pc««dering I'd like
weird.
don
image and the sound.
two years?
nvJia people tlvit are ctm
w+lit ki»)\i> ... 1'loriJ.i's
I* be iMring across .America for the next
I
how
jhebadisabwl where wwldjwidrep **?*• ^. ,.
m J>^>-C*neiahonKxpress wDuldrea»v-
Jvf I
.
^miip what vwwvre trying to savv '"
^ d^nis'\\e
n^ g,M,K, to
Right
nde the
gLn.rat^.nniktlK^^'rat^mapn.'ss.
:iVl^:!^
lor the last eighteen
'^'"^'LT'^ months hoping that
peopfc are going to get
on
board.
^»r^-
Vard AnimaU. The smell
Is there anything
eke
that
you want
FUNFA.\:
pwpkl«laow about die Hood«» Gums? Agom- Cokimns combined wvi^ |
d.«t
really.
kiwiv.
.
cyrks.
It's all
then; in the records
i
«,|
pounds.
Kwrvone
in
Agom- Column speaks
P^^^ R^.hardhasnotWinkdinlwt,v«irs.
it all.
1991. the Akto Nova
s^
BOB D^lAV BOOTIIC SERIES (SOKV) This
a&
THE
ne^'S
these days
is all
gowmments
Third World
comes on gold
PO Box
OH44107.
land,
and they ha\t a 3-
MANSON
YOUTH haw another single out and
country's populace can't afford e\'en one physi-
a fan of early SoCal hardcore you won't be
cian) said that George
disappointed by this slab of
is
fine
now. Okay,
...
time to breathe the big collectiw sigh of relief.
they
We aren't calling J.
Youth are
dent Face is
a golf cart and
master that
to
it
probably took
which leads me
.
. .
Danforth Quayle, IH Presi-
only thing Quayle
it the
W^y wuld any sane person is
Danny
sane) pick
is fit
to run
all
Records.
him decades
The song
(assuming George
Jams'
from Doctor Strange
av-ailable
i
"NEW AGE* and
s cool,
—
a
it's
wnne/.
and they do a parody of the
"PRETTY GREBH" halfvs-ay through.
This disc comes on blue and
to be Vice President? Well,
Manson
THE WUSSIE hav-e a 4-song sin^e
out entitled
to a question:
if >'ou're
5 songs and
\\'ax:
cook. Both Guttermouth and
splattered
\^•hite
vinyl
be impeached. Think about
Senate look like total morons trying to impeach
Headache Records, 53 Myrtle .\\'e, ^Midland Park, NJ 07432. SPRINGHOUSE are a 3-
George for his
piece
it ...
\^'ouldn't the
role in delaying the Iran hostages
...
now
price of S3.00
for the
amazing low
but >'ou can get
band whose drummer happens
OVER which
is
have Quayle be in
most amazing
charge? Imagine the
ev-er seen.
public outrage; think
titled
wuld
happen
economy.
a band on a great indie
case S.S.T., signs with a major and puts out
new product WeD
in the case of
flREHOSE
shoukin't
I
trio just
With The Bas" which should prove once and for
First
Cuss" which just plain
rips.
bands around today. If you're not ^miliar wi^ The Minutemen you should |o out and buy 'Do(i>le Nickels on a Dime" and see where Moke and George are coming \ntal
flREHOSE then uxd
from, because before
The Minutemen, and I'm sure
Boone were
aliw he would give this
stiU
2 thumbs up. What eke
release
an
'
month
with strong
Oil,
\v-hatirontousefora
listen to a lot of
bunker shot on the
have incorporated the cream of the crop into this
man
has a past that
would make John Wayne Gacey blush, and
my friends,
is
why Qua>ie
enough depressioa Let's going on in indie land.
is
the \T. Okay,
talk about \N^at's
ters
release. If there
PO Box
w^s any
doubt
in the
hands of such a
here. Deals of the
performances. "OLffT
anguished vocals
*MOCBf
is
ON THE OON,
smokes, and John Forbes's
really stand out.
The
flipside
equally intense. This record
not forthe faint of heart
is
DOLL SQUAD ha\'e
T out These five ladies brew up some interesting tunes. IQSS ME, I'M POI-
a 3-song
SOMOUS'
is
reminiscent of early X stuff and
the other two songs ha\'e that Sbtties garage feel to
them;
all
and
all
a solid effort
It's
also
on
Worry Bird Disk. ADMIRAL have a 3-song EP out on Ebullition, PO Box 6S0, Goleta, CA 93116. The A side 'REVOLVING
&
LOADING"
is
a cool, povt'erful
song
in the
Fugazi mold, and the two songs on the flip-side also
show
a
lot
of
emotion and power.
PSYOWBILLY CADILLAC have a new single out entitled lyMIRAGE" and quite a fun- loving. mess\' affair. *MEAN OLD it's
MAN" and 'D'MiRACP'
wrkouts and sound good at either 45 rpm and, as an added bonus, it
psychobilly
33-13 or
are both great
is,
recommended, iv
first
but you've heard
and check
this
it all
out Hi^ily
S^
is
Land Falls is on and I'm outta 1 ...
it
great music and polish. This
is
lyrics,
Evan Johns, but from what
listening to
V.ALLVTLVE VALENTINE (GIA-NT)
you can sing
hi^
in the
effort,
.Again," listen,
range. Lead vocalist
Remember him and Journey? Tears In The .Mghf sounds
sort of lile Steve Perry.
fellow hitmakers,
Journey. "Where
like
these gu>'s
.'\ctiiall>',
You" sounds
.Are
sound
have more bite in their
like
like
Journey, too.
kind dl aExjon you want to
tiiey're
much
better
tunes like 'prow
b^ after
all,
think of
the hits they had.
all
The art rock
album by the most underrated
onl)' live
band of die Seventies
Representing the fmest
available
is
moments
British
on gkirious C J).
of a Fall, 1976 Euro-
Evan
if
intelligent
my
first
time
hear he's been
I
is
the
listen to again
and again,
Sunday afternoon
listening to
to each other," "In
make you
The Groow," and
stop and think what the
we are dang here. Too bad that youll probably newr if you low mtis'ic to the limits that the spirit can take you than this one's for yoa
hell
hear this one on the radio but
by Chip
DAVGEROIS TOYS HEUACIOUS ACRES
(CO-
LUMBIA) In a
world of assembly-line bands,
that there's
GLVTLE GIANT PLAYISC THE FOOL THE OFFICIAL LIM CESILE CLAM (CASTLE C0.M.MU.N1CATIO.NS ESSLVTLU RECORDS)
it
Fla.
'.Meant For You" really
looking. Hey, being a Journey of the nineties couUn't be that
on an easy
especially
Journey a k>t though they
music And
ewn
all,
putting out great music for yean. Rocket Fuel Only
Harmonies, slick guitars, and keyboard mekidy lines
'.hat is, if
great
only sang acapella. But this one has
roll. If
still
some good
fectly to
giw
humor
tunes. DT's sense of tracks as 'Gimme
No
know
Hellacious
Jason McMasters's abrasiw vocals
mold the raunchy sound
They make
to
ole balls to the wall rock n'
you're interested in hearing it just
.Acres a listen.
good
it's
of these high
really stands
Lip," 'Line
'Em
fit
per-
ener^
out on such
Up," and 'Bad Guy."
a great anti-censorship statement with 'Sticks
good metal-
pean tour. Gentle Giant repeatedly prove their musicality
and Stones," and then you
hardcore band and have a 4-song demo tape out
with broad taste and stunning composition. This release
songs, and heart tugging ballad called, 'Best of Friends,"
which they w\\ send
makes Yes and Genesis look
and
at
are a
free of
human and throw
W
feel."
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