Gobble up this entertainment-packed uR-1, you turkeys! 22 November 1990 Volume I Number 9~ MSU's alternative and truly independent voice WHAT'S UP: He's gotta have .it! u R-1 sex adviser Dr. Andrew Barclay de- buts... p. 6 @ The Provoc unloads... p. 6 @ BowWOW, it's Dog Boy... p. 7 © Classifieds •.• @ Out & about ... @ Good stuff ... p. 7 p.8 p.xx Death to the Pixies? Phooey! Critic says brief show worth the hassle by Angie Carozza uR-1 M.Jsic cOrrespondent We were going to see the Pixies, and it didn't matter what we had to go through to get there. , Not the half an hour It took just to get the five Inches of snow off the windows of my car last Thursday. Not the 45 minutes It took to get on the freeway. Not the average speed of about 40 m.p.h. we crawled at on the trip to St. Andrews Hall. Not the two-hour trip that took us four hours. However, we finally arrived. But because we were early..,..... not early enough - we had to wait outside for half an hour. When they let us in, we were just glad to get out of the cold. When my brain thawed, I went to see who the opening band was. To my surprise, It was the Zulus. I had always thought that the greatest show in the world would be the Pixies and the Zulus. _ We walked around for a while to see who else was at St. Andrews, and to kill time before the show started.· The Zulus went on around 10:45 p.m .. They played a great set, which included such awesome tunes as "I Can't Walt to T f;Jlf You the News; "Can't Stop Having Fun; arid their best song of the set., "Gotta · Have Faith.• The Zulus did their job well. The crowd was psyched. The time had come to jostle for position at the front of the stage. I pushed my way toward the front. It was too tight to go all the way up yet. The crowd was getting restless and I was standing there waiting fpr an opportunity to get up there. I saw the opening and I went for it. Sud denly, I was part of the elite, being thrown back and forth at the will of the crowd. The Pixies made their entrance and as the crowd recognized each member, they yelled their names. Black •These Boots Were . Made last week at St. Andy's. play for Walkin' • Francis and Kim Murphy uR-1 photo/CHRISTOPHER LOCKETTE ThePixies started playing, but with all the pushing, I couldn't tell you what their first song was. I pulled out after having sacri ficed one of the lenses from my glasses to the crowd. I moved to the other side of the stage, where the view was most excellent. Joe, the lead guitarist, stood In an almost heroic stance and looked at the crowd through the whole show. It looked a8 If he were being cued by various members of the aUdience. Black Francis, the lead singer, looked like he was sick of touring, and he just wanted to get the show over with. Kim, the bass player, stood with her hair hanging over tier face except for when she was singing. She looked like she was having a good time. Every once in a while, she would just start laughing, mostly at Joe or Black Francis. The show was going really well. Joe was· ripping out these great solos that are a distinction of the Pixies. When they played "Vamos, • 1 just stood there with my mouth gaping open. Joe's fingers were lightning bolts streaking up and down the neck of his guitar. Kim opened up "Gigantic" on bass. The crowd went nuts. This was one ot the best songs they played, along with "Monkey Gone to Heaven.· By now, they had started having problems with feedback from the house P.A. Black Francis was getting more and more fed up. The tension was building and it hit its peak when they started "Debaser.· Black Francis walked up to the mike to sing, when all of a sudden he yelled out "Fuck this!· and threw his guitar down and stormed off.the stage. Kim tried to get him to come back and finish the show, but to no avail. See PIXIES, p. 2 ==~~=~=~·· · . . ·.·.·.·.·.· ... ;.·.·.·.·.·. . ·_.· ·}Nhaf o_.~rgqinl . ·. Next we~·.·:Wfi will;' ' :· ... ··::~~!:Wt@~!~O}'l: .. :::.:::::·: : : ~:)::::::::::::: \ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ < ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~::}::::::::::::::: . . . ;. . : . : . : ... >::::: . : : : : : : : : :-:-:-:-:-: :-.·.·.·.·-::::.;.:.:-:-·.:.;-:-. .·. ·.·.· 2_ • Re orter-lntelli encer 22 November, 1989 From PIXIES, p. 1 · Slowly the angry crowd dispersed. I waited at the bottom of . the steps that led up to the Pixies' dressing room In hopes of · getting up to talk to them. I asked if I could go up to the dressing rooms, and was told: "OK, come on.• · The first thing I asked was What happened?" . Black Francis left the room_ as If he didn't even want to talk about it. Finally, Kim gave me an answer. 'We were getting a Low-feedback · 'zzzzzt' sound for the last five or six songs, then Charles (Black Francis) got shocked by his microphone. That was when he walked off stage. We played most of the show though, so it didn't end that ~rly. • But the show seemed'incomplete, like it just stopped. I went down to the Shelter and gathered people up and we left tor the ride home. On the way home, I had time to think about the show. The songs they pl::r.yed were most excellent. I got to meet the band. It really was worth everything that hap ned. The Pixies are Joe rips one out for thti Pixies. ;:[ uR-1 photo/CHRISTOPHER LOCKETI'E - Also features Incense and bOdy olllS. thebest~ln~e:rld. ----------- .. _Jii-Bilt ::>:11::--:r>t rn~ rn ~ ~ L _ · ·: . : ; ~ '.: '..:::: :-. . . >:..-:::: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ { ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ rn: :-: . . . ..... . ;~~·11111••·································j -_::·:1~B'llff:~?f~i~!f -~:::-:::.:·:: ·HMRAMESS?- - Let us h~lp you out- Come to GARY'S CAMPUS HAIR SALON $9.00 Uni-sex hair styling "A Cut Above Yet Priced Below" 3Sl-6Sll S49 E. 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Nagel and Rawson, both students of Eastern Michigan University; and Mason and Teare. §ludegts of MSU SeeAST,p. 7 24 lEast Saginaw•East Lansing lower level 241 Building hair/nail care for women/ men, children ebeard/mustache trims •foil highlighting -spin.I perms •facial waxing -complete nail care manicurcs/pc:dicurcs ~pturcd nails/nail tips -silk nail wraps/repairs •French manicures •French braiding 351-9330 8-8 Mon-Fri 8-4 Sat All U Can Eat Coneys $1.99 Tuesdays·noon-9 ************ All U Can Eat Tacos $1.99 Wednesdays noon-9 --- Mexican Plate Special $2.00 2 Tamales, Beans & Salad All Week Until 9 p.m. Delivery 332-2381 It's hard to believe that Junkyard and Syd Straw have anything In common. It was also hard to believe Len Bias died from a coke OD. So anyways, what do these two debut releases have in common? Well to restate the obvious, they b_oth are debuts in equally unique· ways. Junkyard features ex-Dag Nasty guitarist (also Meatmen guit. and Minor Threat bassist) Brian - Baker, and guest appearances from Al Kooper (from Blood Sweat and Tears) , and noted guitarist Earl Slick. Syd , on the other hand finds In her employ: guitarists Marshall Crenshaw, Richard Thompson, and Ry Cooder, along with John Doe (of X fame) guesting on.vocals, Anton Fig (from the Letterman band, and a noted session drum mer) on drums, Don Was (of Was Not Was) on bass, and R.E.M.'s throatist Michael Stipe. The similarities don't end there. Both excel on slower songs, though they have gained recognition for songs that would make a better Budweiser commercial than slow dance ballad. "Simple Man; "Long Way Home; and "Hands Off" add to Junkyard's metafcumblues attack, providing the kind of ballsy blues GNR wished for but didn't get on Lies. Not the Cinderella or Britny Fox imitations either. More like Bonn Scott 01 Robbie Plant in their hey day . "Hard Times•wr1tten by Stephen and Georgia for Ms. Straw. Foster (yes, the poet) In 1859 stands out as one of the better songs In the Surprise package, with Syd duet Ing avec Monsieur John Doe, without a hint of the Golden Palamino• (Syd's old pals, and intermittent musical collaborators), and just a little X-ishness, but not enough to conjure up images of Excene Cervenka or Billy Zoom. The same is true of "Future 40's, • with Michael Stipe's voice only rec ognizable In its tone, not the use of that tone, he actually does sing! And pretty intelligible, too! To be sure, both parties In ques tion are from the South. Texas being home to the Junkyard dogs, COUPON SPECIAL COUPON SPECIAL Copy S_ale Buy one, get one free! Green ink, 8Y2x.l l, up to 25 free copies ~A' 1'~ print© 619 E. Grand River 351-4321 Let the people who care, take care of you. True enough, Junkyard and Syd Straw probably couldn't play a double bill together, but with the college radio success of her single "Think Too Hard•, and their (MTV assisted) singles ·e1ooze• and "Hollywood•, both should be able to catch a much larger market in the . future. The first two singles have gained enough airplay on MTV to let the band become a household word among metalheads, posers, and even (dare I say It?) bipsies-bop pers, who think they're cool because of their long blond hairand nifty jackets. These same kids just might happen to like Syd because of her coolerthan cool name, (" ... Yeah, 10 4M. S~ent Dl9C011Dt CURRIE'S UNISEX SALON 408 E. Grand River Ave. 372-5521 Mon-Fri Sam - 8pm Sat8am-5pm Walk-ins welcome ~~,.,.,.,...,,,., ......... Appointments preferred man you gotta hear It- Syd Straw, she's so cooi-), or because she hangs with the coolest of the cool in the industry. Well, both have mainstream possibilities, but don't condemn them for It. Once upon a time, two European hair styl_ists had a concept, a drum machine, and a dream they wouldn't let die. This group and this young lady have their own dreams, too. The hairstylists wouldn't let their· dream die, and today we have Milli Vanilli. Let's hope Syd Straw and Junkyard never let their dreams die either. -JEFFRKE IN A CLASSIC CME e~Speciau q.cvi Mex ~ 'kJN Bowling, Billiards and Video Games are loads of fun for low funds! Bowling: 355-3357 Billiards: 355-3358 open 7 days call or visit to find out how you can win free ~-... , games!. mber 1989 -- r v1ewe·r·i 1 Mail: .J l_ ·----·---· -- . ----------- ·· ·- .. -· --·· . -·· Provoc a sissy? Dear uR-1/Provoc: I feel cheatEid, for cryin' out loud! In past Issue$, you've advertised the Provoc as being our -Weekly bite In the ass.• Well, he didn't bite too hard lastweek(Nov.15issue) · Usually, the Provoc tears Into just about anyone and anything he can think of. Last week readers/fans/ •purveyors of filth•, If you will, were cheated out of their weekly dose of · bitching and moaning. Also, the whole column was printed In Idiot print. Presumably becau8e It was slapped together to meet a deadline and you wanted to make It look bigger than It really wase so you enlarged t_he type, Right? Well, even so, our favorite cranky little columnisVass-biter needs to beef up the contents of his column. And, frankly, Keshia Knight-Pulliam Isn't yourtype, Provoc. -Stacey Lammers Journalism Freshman Ouch.-ed. I'd go brokel ........ Mark Grebner 351-6682 Reporter- n e 1genc their part-time coordinator. They used my office copier for six months. If I was being bought, I sure hope It never happens with two candidates at once - I'm not asking for money for use of equipment, or my malling lists, or my time; that was all donated. But the . business can't donate out-of-the pocket costs without running Into t~ problems. So they are going to pay me for the actual money I spent. • Administration should Instead take portrayed as an Idiot. I worked drll- gently on this film and was closely steps to el_lm inate the flagrant mls~l_lo- involved with the publicity and promo- cation of funds as noted above. Srnce the financial damage of the previous tlonal aspects. It is not such an easy task to find an Internship. Sure, one •improvement programs· is now must be aggressive, but one must irreversible, it might be wise to look · also have motivation, experience, and more dosely at Provost Scott's new yes - I do have a few brain cells. It took me quite' a long time to arrange my original Internship in the Story Writing Department of U.A., though my publicity· position did come more easily, due to the Writer's Guild strike of 1988. proposal in order to avoid future mistakes. Assuming that Scotf s figures on the faculty to student ration are correct, there are approximately . 2 1 oo teaching faculty employed by the university at present. The elimina- tion of 200 faculty would, in fact, generate revenue to bring the remain- ing 1,900 faculty members' salary to a level competitive with the Big Ten · . average, but this ad ion will und~rmrne the university's professed commitment to undergraduate education. Part of •Nancy Hawtof bears an·? Well, this university's recruiting power rests fellas, I can put L!P with~ little humill- In its r:eputation as one of the country's foremost undergraduate institutions, at Ion but the. article regarding the newly released film The Bearwas which is que largely to the smaller truly "unbearable: I'll admit.that I was which made this remarkable fil reach class size and potential for individual the rave reviews that It is receiving to Instruction made possible by the the psyched when the uR-1 asked me If I present student-teacher ration of ~:1. this day. Finally, do not make your would be the feature In the Nov. 15th issue, but I became enraged after subjed look .like an Imbecile, at least What Provost Scott does not tell us is that by cutting faculty 10 percent and print a f&'.N of the more Intelligent reading the printed artide. holding enrollment levels constant, he sounding quotes. will make this ratio 22:1. This would bring MSU down to the level of "most other insitutions· and cause the de- I was, and maybe I still am, honored that the uR-1 wanted to Interview me in regard to my work on the incredibly awesome film The Bear., but I must admit that I was a little disturbed by the outcome. If reporting on a film -do so. Please give credit where credit is due. The director, producer, trainer, ~sound- track coordlator are all Ingredients Many of the fads within the article · Hawtof the press! I do greatly admire what this paper Is trying to do, and by being an independent paper, I thank you for printing this letter. Id~, however, wi~h emphasis of ut1dergraduate education, your reporters were mOl'elhoroug~ rn a situation that goes directly against the so-called vision· of this institution. Is · their research. Giving a film's credit to the wrong entertainment business is Provost Scott attempting to make "The not a minor mistake or typo. Please be Nation's Premiere Land Grand Univer- sity- into -The Nation's Dead Average careful. Land Grant University?• were either obviously false or ex- tremely ambiguous. The author made the film Into a United Artists' produc- tlon in the fourth paragraph and then It was conveniently switched Into a Tri- Star picture towards the end. Factually, The Bear ls a Price Enter- talnment film, produced by Claude Berri, and was merely publicized and released by Columbia/Tri-Star. Let's get our fads straight. - Nancy Hawtof DearuR-t--: An article entitled •A Bear of a Summer" Is one which the reader can GREB: get a phone presumefocusprimanlyonthefilm The Bear. The film was hardly given mention until the tall end of the article. I do not stand alone on this point. .questions regarding The B~and were wondering why the artrde did not describing the cuts In faculty as give more information about it. English Writing Senior 0'Pen lietter to DiB Read your editorial and am writing Various students approached me with . you to suggest that next time you find yourself In such a situation that you pick up the phone and call. Wonderful invention, the telephone. . State News article of Nov. 8, 1989 There are a few points that I find · President DiBiaggio: We are writing In. response to The · proposed by Provost Scott. We are greatly concerned by the lack of vision majority of students doing what and logic displayed by Provost Scott in this matter. It seems odd that the university should have the funds to build the Jack Breslin Student Events Center, which Is overbudget and a year behind schedule, make the multi- million dollar switch to a semester · soundtrack was arranged by Phillippe . system, construd a new wing and · Important to mention which were eliminated from the article. 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