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Scritti Politti
Green - Strohmeyer - Gartside Profile

 

Green grew up in the small Welsh
town of Cumbran. There he read
“Leftie’’ communist books and ran a
local Young Communist League. He
left’ Leeds Poly (an arts college)
because he became ‘‘politicized’’,
also because nobody asked ‘‘How’s
this painting significant.’’ Then,
Green suffered a year working in a,
steel mill and turned to the Sex
Pistols for.relief. He was transformed
into punk for a while with his band,
but later gave it up to go on a solo
career which in 1982 produced ‘‘The
Sweetest Girl’’ and the album Songs:
to Remember.

Now Green hangs around with the
finest in the music business in New
York. The singles Wood Beez and
Absolute were recorded there to
achieve a certain mood lacking in
Britain. He’s written down his music-
al experiences, but has since ‘‘lost the
manuscript’’.

His music has evolved over the
years - ‘‘If you played me Wood Beez
six years ago I’d have spat at it or
something. But | like change.’’ The
first record was a mere $650 to
record. Three years and $500,000 has
produced the new LP Cupid and
Psyche ‘85 that contains the hit

4

says ‘Think of it (the record) as a
: chronological calendar of events.’

by Richard Haines

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Saturday at 6:30 at the New York
Theatre, it began. The gig was a
benefit for the Vancouver Food bank.
There were five bands for five bucks.
How can you go wrong on a deal like
that especially if you’re a student. For
hours of high energy entertainment,
for the price of a movie. Unnatural

. Silence started off the music. They

are pretty good considering they have
only been back together for a number
of months. They play hard and fast
and before almost each song, if you
don’t understand the reason you are
there or why you protest, they explain
it. The drummer gave a piece of
wisdom on dissatisfaction before
each song. It was actually wildly
inspirational.

The next band up was Immoral
Minority, this is a good punk band.
They have been around for some
years. The band members are rela-
tively young and intense. Good, fast
thrash that’s what | like.

Next up the Little Ratskulls, these
boys are not right in the punk vein.
The guitarist looked a bit heavy metal

_but_ could play hard and fast, not just

singles Wood Beez, Absolute, Hyp-
% notize, and The Perfect Way. Green

The Other Press

 

Music Review

 

A bucket of apples by the back door’
beneath the sweater pegs - just one
line from the brilliant ‘‘artsy’’ single.
In One More colour she describes
everyday life and how each thing in
life is a part of a larger whole being
(comprende?). She explains that the
colours in life are added one by one
on the canvas until a complete
painting results. The painting is life
with each thing in life being just one
more colour.

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SKINNY PUPPY |

Bits and Bites

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It can’t be the lyrics that lure us to
listen to. SP - they’re so muffled we
can’t hear a word SP’s saying - if
anything. That means we must listen
because of the records spooky, scary
atomosphere. Innovative alternative
techno-music is heard for me to enjoy-
art for further arts sake is stupid isn’t
it?, well no, | wouldn’t say that.
Luckily a small bunch of us are willing
(?) to support the notorious SP and
their progressive style. Their second
record Bites is a favorite‘in Toronto -
so they must be spreading their lure

across the nation. Is SP intelligent or
are we stupid for listening? Feedback
from readers? - if they’re reading.

by Richard

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chords either, intensely, fast progres-
sions as well. There is a very fine line
between fast punk and fast metal.
Little Ratskulls to me seemed more:
fast than punk. They said later they
would be opening for DOA which
made sense to me since they sounded
like that’s where they belong.

Active Glands played next. The
young punker crowd settled down
during Ratskulls but went into crazed
levels of frantic frenzy when Active
Glands played. Active Glands were
the fastest playing band in my
opinion. They even put down eastern
Canada and dedicated one to Fifi.

The last and final band was
A.K.O.B. Another kind of blues, |
particularly enjoyed this band. They
alternated between fast thrash and
intensely gut rumbling searing sustai-
ned guitar playing. The blues they
play are not just sad but suicidal. the
sound was crazily psychedelic. The
music was as intensely psychedelic as
if it was punk. What a combination! |
love it. All in all it was great for five
dollars.
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fans are not
Douglas College, the review of the
Jerry Jeff Walker show will be short
enough to hold your attention.

know and probably don’t care, Jerry
Jeff Walker was at the Commodore
last Friday evening. To open for Jerry
Jeff, The Cement City Cowboys took
to the stage. Their act as you probably
inferred from the name, got a few
pointed boots out onto the floor but
the dancing died out in the latter part
of their aposucry set.

 

Photo: Dave Watson

Siauny Pupeye Nie

12” single Propaganda - Duel

 

Just in time for Christmas! A single
that’s all done up in a pretty package.
The song has nothing interesting to
say and it’s so bland and dull that the
band members cover it with their
fashionable image. The soft synths
and gentle vocals make Duel a bore.
You'll be wanting to leave the dance
: floor.

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Guessing that Country and Western
in the majority at

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the next set, the crowd at the
Commadore quieted down to tune into
his ballad style folk music. Probably
the most popular song he’s written,
and the one at least a few Douglas
students have heard (although none of
you would admit to your parents you
have the album) is called Mr.
Bojangles. When he_ played this
goldy, | have to admit it was touching.
_ But other then that it was Cow Pie
City at the Commadore last Friday
and if you weren’t into the Jerry Jeff
niche it was hard to get off on his

onic by Gordon Henry

As most of your probably didn’t