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sidering their current feud in the
media) doesn't give him any lyrical
mention.

Although Hole is basically
Courtney Love and her band, one
member of Love's troupe is gain-
ing more and more importance as
Hole grows together. Bassist
Melissa Auf Der Maur, a
Canadian no less, adds her axe to
great, understated bass lines, and
lends her beautiful, soft voice to
the “oohhhs,” “aaaahhhhhs,” and
other assorted backing vocals that
crop up on every song. The album
probably wouldn't sound the
same—or as good—without Auf
Der Mautr’s bass lines and voice.

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Equinox

JOCHEN BIERTUMPEL

quinox’s new CD is very
relaxing. It has some
marvellous melodies that

blend both new technology and
traditional orchestry into a frappe
of magical, melodic messages for
your eardrums to enjoy. This CD
filled with Italian and French
songs is reminiscent of Latin

  

Pieces.

This group of musicians has
awesome sound quality and inno-
vative melodies. Their technical
skill is perfect. No beats sound
erratic or rushed, but multiple,
instruments that must have been
aided by synchronizers and other
equipment, produce a sound so
coordinated that it’s difficult to
identify individual instruments.
The singer is very talented as well.
The ten songs all sound tantaliz-
ingly delicious to the ears.

This CD is one that could be
bought either for relaxation or to
be given as a present to an old
friend. If you want to relax easily,

try playing this CD.

 

The Phoids

JOCHEN BIERTUMPEL
The Phoids is a band that plays

some great music. The Phoids are:

Jac Calabro, Matt Chiaravalle,

Greg Bass, and Michael Chambers.

If you like songs about love this
CD is for you. On the other hand,
if you don't, this CD probably
won't be for you.

This CD seems blisteringly bad

during the first song, but the CD
improves as you move through the
tracks. The second track, called
‘The One Thing’ is way better
than the first song. It doesn’t
sound like drums being pounded
into hell. Instead it actually sounds
rather good. The other songs are
even better. This band reminds me
of an early version of Tom Petty,
so I guess they copied him right
down to the bone.

This band put together a nice
CD with melodies that sound
great. If you're into the 1970s, you
should check it out.

Pigment Vehicle

DEREK TURBERFIELD

 

Are you looking for a CD that you
can slow dance to? Or maybe one
you can dance a jig to? Well this
wouldn't be it.

However, if you want some-
thing fast-paced and perhaps a lit-
tle Mosh Pit oriented, then by all
means put on your crash helmet
and listen to Pigment Vehicle’s CD,
Murder’s Only Foreplay When You're Hot
For Revenge (Sudden Death
Records).

This is the second release by the
trio from Vancouver Island, and
I've got to tell you, I was slightly
impressed. These guys have put
some good melodies together and
that’s apparent from tracks like
‘Sleep, ‘I Compare You, and ‘Tt’s
Impossible.’ Mind you, there are
also a couple songs like ‘Fake’ and
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nothing but recorded noise and
beg the question, “Why are these
songs here?”

But don’t let that distract you,
this CD is worth a listen.

smokey Joe’s Cafe

DEREK TURBERFIELD

Seven-time Tony Award—nomin-
ated and Grammy Award-winning
musical, Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs of
Leiber and Stoller, is coming to the
Ford Cenire for the Performing
Arts Octuber 6 through 18, 1998.

Directed by four-time Tony
Award-winner Jerry Zaks, the show
captures and celebrates the conta-
gious spirit of the music of Leiber
and Stoller.

The National Touring produc-
tion of Stokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs of
Leiber and Stoller opened to rave
reviews August 17, 1996 at the
Historic. State Theatre in
Minneapolis. Mike Steele of the
Minnesota Stax Tribune says,
“Smokey Joe’s Cafe, the buoyantly
tuneful, exhavstingly energetic trib-
ute to songwiters Jerry Leiber and
Mike Stoiler, is a dynamic evening
of entertainment.”

Smoker Joe’s Cafe:The Songs of Leiber
and Stoller is the first of four pro-
ductions from Livent Inc’s Fall
1998 season at the Ford Centre
for the Performing Arts, collective-
ly entitled “Broadway at the
Centre.” Tickets to this smokin’
jam are priced from $30 to $75,
and can be purchased in person by
visiting the Box Office at the Ford

   

Centre for the Performing Arts,
777 Homer Street, any
TicketMaster outlet, or by callin
the Livent Hotline at (604)
280-2222. Visa, Mastercard, and)

American Express accepted.

Miriam Reyes

LORENZO SIA

   
  
   
  
   
    
 
   
 
   
   
 
   
  

 

Happening at the Gateway Theat
this Saturday, September 26, is a
performance by Miriam Reyes. A
rising star on the stage, she has
performed at the Michael J. Fox
Theatre and the Vogue Theatre.
She has been featured on
numerous radio stations, starting
with Irene Yatco’s Awit Pinoy an
leading up to the first Asian FM
station in Canada, FM 96.1,
owned by Fairchild Radio. A well
known vocalist within the Filipin
community, she has performed o
many occasions, including
Philippine Independence Day an
Chinese New Year festivals. She
has been Richmond's City Fest
prize winner for two consecutive
years. This, coming Saturday, she —
will perform again at the Gatewa
Theatre. Joining her are Arthur d
Torres, Roque Recuenco, and Ki
de Leon.

The performance will be at th
Gateway Theatre in Richmond at
7 pm. To get tickets for this per-
formance, please phone

879-5594.

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update

MIKE QUONG

ast week’s Nitro marked the
[eee return of Ric

Flair. The fans sure loved it,
but I wasn't impressed whatsoever. I
respect Ric Flair more than anyone in
wrestling history, but the man is over
fifty years old. He's clearly past his
prime and shouldn't step back into
the ring. If he gets injtsred at his age,
he might not be able t= walk again.

. When Flair retives, J fon’t want my

last memory to be of ium struggling
to walk around the ring with a cane.

The Four Ho-sei ien are probably
the greatest factor: in wrestling histo-
ry, but they camt keey: re-creating this
group. Ever si: ce the inclusion of
Steve McMichse! an ex-football play-
er who doesn’t know a wrist lock from
a wrist watch, I've lost my interest in
this group—whi-h used to be known
as the elite in wrestling.

Names like Arn Anderson, Tully
Blanchard, Lex Luger, Barry
Windham, Sid Vicious, Brian Pillman,
Curt Hennig and Jeff Jarrett have car-
ried the banner of the Four
Horsemen. All of these men have one
thing in common, they are all legends
in the industry of protessional
wrestling and futi-re {all of Famers

These are the Horsemen

   
 
  
  
  
  
   
   
  
   
  

however, see it in Chr
Benoit and Dean Malenko. These tw:
men are great wrestlers, but if they
remain in WCW, they won't get pas
mid-card status. It’s been said many
times, but in WCW, your in-ring
ability does not matter. Both Benoit
and Malenko need to defect, to the
WWE, not only to fill serious holes
in the roster, but also to save their
own careers. I can picture either
Benoit or Malenko as the WWE
World Champion in a few years.
Until then, the Intercontinental and
European Titles are nothing to be
ashamed of. Not only do I frown on
the fact that Flair returned to WC
but I question his wisdom in signing
Ever since he left, WCW’s promoter,
Eric Bischoff, has publicly berated
Flair in on-line chats all over the
Internet. By the way, these insults we:
real. If Flair gets back in the ring, I
see him as job bait for Bill Goldberg
and Hollywood Hogan. If he signed
with the WWF, he certainly wouldn’
be wrestling, but he would’ve had a
solid manager's job with a real
Horsemen faction comprised of
Shawn Michaels, Bart Gunn, Brian
Christopher and Scott Taylor. I see
feud with DeGeneration-X written
over this.

 

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