ovember 16, 1994 The Other Press aterial Issue no pretenders hicago band brings Freak City to Vancouver “a talented 90’s version of The Knack.” (Hey, the PolyGram guy loved that de- scription... Doesn’t anyone but me re- stub from where you work/ Some po- etry from some/ Stupid jerk who's tryin’ to/ Steal your heart away from me./ Well y Feargal Sharkey Material Issue. ed in reference to a funky punkish p-esque band from Chi- go, elicit squeals of joy ‘om almost any true music n. That is, if you don’t get response of, “Who?” Let me put it simply: ithout Jeremy Roenick cing up the skates, and cking Michael Jordan alking the air, the Windy ity has no bigger reason to and up and be proud. /s- ze is a fucking scream. hese guys are for real. With songs such as im The Waitress and Go- g Through Your Purse, e guys boast a cynically rilliant, yet surprisingly pproachable catalogue of eat tunes. (Ex-race driver Jackie tewart has oft been quoted is saying, “Yup, they are eat.” Asked if he pre- tred his tiger suit to driv- g, he simply stated, “ Seriously, though, this and makes a delicious rand of rock unt roll. Killer uitars, bang-on drums, and umpin’ pumpin’ bass ake Issue a perfect concert threat. Add Jim Ellison’s borderline whine on cal, and you’ ve got what I like to call These words, placed together and member My Sharona?) A sample lyric from Purse: “Well We've got a few Materia/ /ssue discs (and we're workin! on tix; they're at the Commodore November 22-23) to give away. Read, enter, then wait for a phone call... be goin' through your purse. a photo of your mother too/ And all the guys who date you/ And your high school graduation ring/ And a check Meanwhile, we'll I hope you don't get angry girl/ And I hope you don’t get hurt/ By the things I found while goin’ through your purse.” Material Issue is the opening act for a pair of shows at the Commodore, November 22 and 23. Con- sidering the fact that they’ re backing up The Pretend- ers, it looks to be a phe- nomenal coupla shows. While we can’t promise any tickets (we’re workin’ on it, but no promises...), we've got a buncha copies of Material Issue: Freak City Soundtrack on disc to give away. It’s full of super drivin’ dancin’ listenin’ partyin’ all-purposin’ tunes, and hey, it’s got a belly but- ton on the front cover. What more do you need than a navel? To win a copy of this disc, write your name, phone number, favourite designer jelly bean and the name of ‘The Waitress’ idolized in a Material Issue song. Bring it all to the Other Press, down in the spacious, yet inconspicuous, hall of justice that is room 1020. The draw will take place on No- vember 21, so get those entries in! about this record ie dpe some of the myths dt Snota soundtrack. et it? : - However, Freak iy Soundtrack | is-one of the better records of the year. Crunchy power-pop with an edge, it has chad me humming fora couple of months now, and it also knows when to go home. ft finishes'in a speedy 38 minutes. The trend in the music industry lately eH LO fam as: much music onto a talk about every one of them in a of - Tim (Lest we forget) Crumley [just realized talked about the first two sonvs, and could essentially good way. but I won't bore you with that. : Ti just tell you more about the record. [sa very 70's, right down to the belly button on the cover. Oh, heck, | can't say any more. | don't like brawn-nosing Let's just leave it at: this is a great record. Cariboo for quick dinner The Women's basketball team extended their league win streak to 2-0-0 games by trouncing University/College of ariboo 71-36, on Saturday afternoon. The Royals were sparked by the out- standing play of guards Tania Penafiel land Janice MacIntosh. Together these vo went for 11 turnovers in the game. Top scores for the Royals were Marlee Siemens in thepost with 20 points, MaclIntosh with 13 points and Sherri Zimmerman with 12 points from outside shooting. 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