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ge 6Jonuory 1993 SLUGSign Oflo~y, fflusic, politics, ~[k 60m, the New mrld Orderr e ofand a Europeanf perspective on the than~ingI Sasba Konletzko of KMFDM talks with SLUG.UG: The new alkm's called Monev,WI isa pov~cative, one-word Ille... -&a: Wd, it's not that new.LuG:Howlongagoddywrecordit?Beha: About a year. A year and a monthaybe.LUC:Andwhendditcomewt?ssha: ItcameoutinFebtuaryprobably.ate Fehaty, * tdarCi7. SomethingrethatLUG: And this is Ihe he lime you'wWedtosLpportir?gsha: Yeah.LUG: So have you been d n gonm new things then?;ssha: Yeah, we haw WFDM tkh!dy to be mleased. kwaly, it's beensleased and available as an import al-&y, ltsholklhaveaU.S. releas8...abutXrishnas.LUG: Is that adl lenglh?iesha: No, Is adngle.LUG: Is goingSasha: Yeah.jke I say bout1Words as a:uopeaninpohhd kr lhe U.S.rs going to beMax Trax! KMFDMLUG:JusttabtwMebget HoNinthe States?There was some mshctuing atMax Trax! They impoved their manufacwanddsbbubn system so, actually,he ccxssquence will probab?, be that~veninSdtlakeCityitwillbeatundantinhestoresSLUG: That's good br you.WYeah, I hope so. Idon'tcam really.CMFDM doesn't really matter in terms ofe d sales. We're not one of those soaled"sdingwacts. We'le notkddngor deals and we're not really bying b getonsofmy-advanceshommajormmxmies.Wre ptly confident with Watw'redoiiandthewayweWBredO'iit.WeBW one huncted percent conM of evwything.WedodthavetodothingsIhatwebnt want b do. And we can afford to doHqsthatpeople maybewouldnotlikeusodo If we were pattof Ihemusic businessx mu& ixlus$y.SLUG: IYs r&a b haw conird overwhatpu do...WW:W~II, Ihat'sall lhatc~unts. I~~wIhelifelikewedoandthen'atbOmegiving n for bosy Mdng money?That's why the altum is caled kmytoo.of COW-KMFDM isn't.SLUG: Antimoney?Sssha; Oh Is not antimoney, it's just,money is everylhing as it -, but 2snote~ng.Ywlolow, moneyGlnYbuyh.Theysaiditpre~I~yearsag0.SLUG:Youlrebeenpetiykrsyontheddetoo,doiiExoessiveForce.AndIn~ticayou've been doing Some remixes too.Sssha:Yeah, Exasshe Force,w~'re hav-.".l"... urr r. rrr p. ".". uw.1iqanewelkmprd>ablyinkbnmylMarchries,theyjustpidc~esth~theygetfrom are starting to nn rampantSLUG:You&thatwinTBuu(ofThrilKilland ~ n t lbends y Ike Nine Sasha: Well. I hamn't been over b Ger-W)?Inch Ms, KMFDM, thristry andISasha: No, Buzzwas justin- forhi bands ant just represented in heone thing. Excessive F m k more, who- btsowdreIhepeoplethatIheymBctfirst h&r on the d'nal German p& ever I like towprkwithatthe tine ljustwork I~thaPswhy.Andtheyj~StCalllpand fid. But, it doesn't seem like agooddevel..with. And this they go, 'here's sixben grand, do twu oprnent at all. I mean, Ihe Germ wereSme Isgoing to mixes," and Im Eke, "Wel, maybe." totally into this reunification frenzy arblbe Uz Torres SLUG:Ywusesomeptlyheevyguhs was totally obvious hat certain p;oblemsifrom Chicago. in the KMFDM stuff, whether samW or would deriw fmn the reunification. h-dlShe'sahwse li.YwhavethatoneSlayerriffin~. came worse acdly. It came wosinger. She'sreallvSmoU6 ...i&w ... espedaUyin Ihel-kpdcHwsescene. She'sactually morebwwn in Greatreason eventhough she'sfrom Chicago. It's a real mbad IYs realhardinoneway,andthenhervaiceisreally~ous~,reall~ &d.AndIsrealy~edno-yin a wav h. So. I think Cs an interestinaprojed'~salotiffintoworkonthat&'causeifs so... wayowthebp. lrsjustabtof fun. And llre beendoing mixesforWZombie. Megadeth, Flotsam & Jetsam,Bladcbird ... that's it so far.SLUG: You dd some sbrff with SisterMachine Gm?Saha: Yeah, I produced that albun.SLUG: How dd you get involved wilh allthose Metal bands?Sash: Well, basically there's a need fortheMetalmarketbepndintothe~tivemarket 'cause, A: W music hasbecome a patt of the mainstream and, B:the Metal scene Is subject to the wholecmsowridea hdusbialrnusicbecomesm Well, Ilikegulars. Ileahays been every respect There'sintoguitarsevenhough1don'tpbygUitar. aboutthertxmificationIjust#ceYlewholeghridea.A@arisa thattheEastGermanspWyvident~inaway,anditjust ently they can't handesou-& way way betler ban a h m ma- need to be mgdatd.dine or something like thathasnotmredthemSLUG: Or just &&JM keyboards? anywai.Theyjustcan't putwvrifh~hemSaeha:Yeah,lhabkeLboerds Inewruse setves. mth/ ma. fkeyba~I~ really. khrally, when you get a SLu~:'lrs &t to be quite &oddw b jt h emmkath, and the song was S@t kitually, there'sa btof sMl happening intherecentpastweeksthatispre~alarmingIm o r e ~ m o r e ~ , ~ - ~ y think s I mean, things are getling way out ofMetal bands even admit that they use mthere. lrspettyhekwxls.samplers and that khd of stuff. 1 guess the SLUG: We're heating more and more onA & R people at the Metal Pecord ccinpa- thenewsabouttheNec-Natzifachsthatup n me aftemon by spo& and ahlemmpetiw and then changii wibmanddoiili bamerparadesanding the sodalist oath: and having afireroastingmusagesintheevening;and~gobsleepinthebamksofthepdcamp or something. And all of isudden...They weren't bad in a way. W

,.I m a great We, I'm sue, krt theymuch.Andatlofasudden,they..there'~no~hfOror d bi@ Western lube. There'sb do. mrejust hangin' in thewThe-y&ampithere's no need for n anymore. And,huaily, they just find scinelhi to do,mdtharsbasHng foreigners. hrs theirpOn lhat's their &bsliZJle. Mually, thehan government is thinking about7 XU"stata~buthydon'th~, WeaUhavr,therightbsayvhatwewant istheword.theydon'thavethemcney.~iion, andto haveouopinkns."Yeah, right But SLuG:~amyw'basedoutofespeciallyimtheCommunistcovlbieaisso then,goandsay'fudContheradoor~. Mbi& so olamhdmm '3-, that irsnotthatrmsasayiirsd>sduleiyneces- Sasha: Yeah, most of the lime.Wsrealyhardtopta@ponyouMe,~ sarytobeabbtosay Wonthe radii, SLUG:Howdoesthatwolkcutbryw?in ecw~wnb terms. And it daesl't matsr. l Msnotit usjustthe prindple. Ewrybody SaskUspmUygood.I'mdoingmyworkrneerlthemMisorJywillingtobegood, says'fudCsowhynotsayitinpr#ic? andhavinganice time.tolerqint, and constnrcb;ve, when the SLUG:Therels &I thatPuitane~gohg SLUG: When was the last 6me you weresbnach's acbally.~AmericaIhough.home in Gemmy?SLUG: Defimtdy.!Sasha: Yes, kd Us lime b redefine some Saeha. Abwt six months ago. Just for asasha: SO thars why we see a bt of \mlueayw~Christienityhasbtany, week.devastalion in hse coulbies. I mean, provedtofail,wt&oew. But Fudamem SLUG:LastlimeweBlkedywsaidIhatsmaller places like Ranania and N@a, tdismkonlheliS3.Andwhykulat?'Ceuse Americanbands~moreaccepted[nyoudonYgetbknowabtdwbIsgoitlg peOplealt3afrakl.Ndhiclgwwksbetter GermanylhanGmanbands.HasthatonIhere.~ntlyi~sawarmsomany than catdr'ng people with few. Espeddly chanE)ed at aH?in a state of ~~. It is very handy to Sasha: No, Idon'tlhirkso.Germanstend bpeopledon'ttendtothinklikethatre bo much hb haw things. Ev-I'm sure with the fa1 of Commuisgoingtokdtben4rbakeadanymore.*Theyhadshitlykead,tutI Ihey had W. Now they don't have it.!They d, M h I y , open a store orcynical about it ad point it & here adthere.Butrmcar8inlynottheonebgoona stage andgo, "oh, fudtcansorship,"andsMf. I'm just wondering, you know. I comefrom Germany and yw can say, clewmsune,&vvhatewr,hwryouwantSomelmes I feel ldnd of v.ierd when I'mfadngallthissMftharsgdrgonhere.Youknow, certain book. that you can't buy orcertain albuns that you &'t !wy, c&nhingsthatyoucan'tsayontheradio.Andthen again, Oprah Wnfrey, this modng,somechicksaid,Wl,we'mallAmericans.stagebmakepeoplemore~redormo~ d n g orin$riors. Sometimes iYsa Ctlle #taware of how badevemna is It hasto do law, of course. That plastic kmmhrewilhvhatwam,o~tlam,wri~ngallthe doesn't d y do it I don't kmw. I mean, I~The~contmhcomeoutof chcostobehere. Ilkeithere. rmnotsayingmy head mostly. I'w come to the pont all is good here and al iswierd somewherewhere Icansaythat Idon'tdyseebx else. I'mMlyawarethepadthemsbrrtlive with the consequences.itp~w-allhtime,and point0rrt;vhatis SLUG: So will you main in Chicago?bad. IYsgoodtopreservehbwisgood Sasha:AsitboksnowIwill. I'mernpkandeveniflsrealyahd-emwtsady qite a few Americans so I think I'm gelljngsmalfire-ywjlsthawbnwrishLN~ ewylhii worked cut with Ihe I.R.S. and

age 8 Januory l Y Y'JSLUG1I cotecbts~tion.prints of all the cow, full ukrq like aI.N.S. and I've becoh a regularkpyerhere. If IwldhavebgobadttoGetmanyI wouldn't realty bwhat to do, but hereSLUG:There'sadefinabidentificatbnMthe ahwrk Yw know immedatdy it'sKMFDM.I can be pdwtive. Like I say, I can dveother people wok I empby right nowSasha: Yeah, that comes in real handy 1fifteen Americans. That's pretty good. already for the next releases. You know,think~ehavea~ofarbrvorksinstockSLUG: Is that with KMFDM Enterprises? ]usthcasetheguyO.D.'smaybeorsomeSasha:Yeah.Hng. Make sue LWEI have some and in aSLUG: Hodsthe business doing br you? paror so 1be able to make it myself.Sasha:Wei,withthemaiIadwsMf, Idon't SLUG: you an artist?have anylt-ing b do with that. @I, with the No, but I can hande a pendl, Irecord company and the plbliding the guess. Or just take a computer and aswhdemanagement orgarblion- that's =mMe ham all.@ng really dl. I mean, the mad order, SLUG: So do p~ do other things besideswhat I hear is it costs money to main& it. music?H doesn't make money at all. But that was Sasha: Not really. I read dot. I sleep dotneverthepointto. ltwasatleasttogetsome Musk; is pretty much ewylhing.information out 'cause we're not tbuing as SLUG: You hobby and yow vocalion?o h as, say, Nine hch Nals. We're not Sasha: Yeah, like I say, I do run a smallavailable arolnd the clock realy. But with m&ng business for all OW sMf, aH auHs mail* senrice we are. People can projeds,EnEscHswpMh~,send lettersoraskquestions. They getthe Sister Machine Gun, Coil...Just like a wrylitk bodwrres fora minimlm Mp&m mall selectionof bandsthat I've kncwnforthat's, like, two bucks a year or so. There's a long time or worked with, or really like orall kinds of fumy, infor- -mahstuff,andthemerdmdse.I mean, that'snot even walh rnentiPningreally.SLUG: Is it all sluff batyou~puttoge~or~you just overseeing it?Sasha:No, ljustapproveitorldon't lgettoreadthetmd-~mandiflthinkirsnot quie calecl then Imake the changes. I'mnot really an ofke typeperson. I h a t e WIliishdosandcablesand Rashing LED'S andduff l~ke that.SLUG:Soitgvesyouthefreedomtodowhatyouwantthen?Sasha: Yeah.SLUG: Do you have any o wproje&, so.Then again, this puts me inthe situationphmed?of being an office person and, ike I say, ISasha: Yeah, actually. Excessive don? Eke that much. I don1 I'mForce ... lm going to concentrate on that. going to expand on that too rnud-~.Plus, KMFDM isgoing bbkakeaknow. SLUG: How do Yw write?We've been pretty w ~tive in the last .%ha: Lyrics ~~JJ~IYcome fmt~yearsandwejustneeda I& titof time for books. It's not Eke I sit down and* oneeveryone adjust b o w hngs and song in a row. I make notes sometimesmaybeina yearor so startrecordng anew when I'm on L bin or som-.A h . So, in the mean dme, I'm going to SLUG: And # it in as the needari~~~?concentrate on Excesvve Force a little *ha: Yeah, Geflirdl all my notesmore and %at M.. the KMFDM guitar andw*trvecom~iledommonths-phyer, and I, we're going b start another orweeksorhysorso. It~~~ttygooprojedjustbrthefin.I&n't-bw Abtofb~@t~bmoutbbeldndofwhat it's going to be. He's an ambiguous conbinuous and de~h@~gHithwt reallyguitar phyer and I'm an ambiguous Metal being conscience of itfan sowe mightjustdo thefasbst ~ardest SLUG: Is theme Ifatband n the workl, or sornelhing Ike that I dui% p W fw?don1 hw. Just really fast Sasha: Well, e m is recurrent a&SLUG: So, who does you arb&? ally. It's more of a of eqxindngSasha: That's a friend of mhe horn En- hn anvlh'~ else re*. comegland.mhd. Mom and momoffen certain e@-SLUG: It's inaedble workences give another aqle or another per-Sahsa:Y&,it'sprettyneat.AchUy,wewere spective m certain t h i ~byingtoget WaxTrax!toreleaseafdderassort of a Christmas thing. A fciderwith niceAfan~B&7he~Queen

;LUG lonuory 1993 Page $a prevlew of the upcoming film feastThe less initiated might dismissthe Sundance Film Festival as simplya place where "the mainstreamruns through it", but I'm here to declarethat there are a few undergroundtypical fashion unconsciousSLUG reader mlght find worth wadingthrough before settling into cinematichibernation for the winter.Just peering through the film guide,one happily finds several photos alludingto those twin sure-fire commodities:sex and violence. Who canresist the blood-drenched, meatcleaver-wielding maniac of Dead1Alive, ,(This certainly isn't JoeAlbertson's supermarket.) Or thecan't miss aim of our Man Bites Dog'hero, who gives new meaning to thetired-old phrase 'Deadhead". .Aridseriously, which vislial makes youwanttosea AutqmnMooR mhrg:thepasslvq@'~fi@hi~g on page 42 orthat FIgkeel enibrarce on page '63For the John ~inckle~ '6 you, I'drecommend Hard-Boiled and ManBites Dog. Both have received considerablepress so there is a chancethey might even deserve it. Hard-Boiled's director John Woo makesSam Peckinpah look like a pacifist,and anyone who's witnessed hisprevious film, The Killer, will knowthey're definitely in for an arteryspurtinggood time. When festivalprogramming director Geoff Gilmoresaysit 'elevatesthe interplay of bloodand bullets to a ballet", he isn't justplaying chopsticks. As a side note,Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of aSerial Killer definitely gets my votefor prom queen. Mass murder is nolonger a male-dominatedprofession.Anyone looking for residue fromDavid Lynch has a few films to tendto. The most significant being BoxingHelena, a 'no other color but"black comedy, directed by his'daughter Jennifer. It'll be interestingto see what's sprung forth fromDavid's loins. In addition, Dave'sAgent Cooper (alias KyleMacLachlan goes from accusing toaccused in a reworking of FranzKafka's The Trial (Don't worry.Soderbergh had nothing to do withthis one.):' Meanwhile, Public Accessis described as having a Tonereminiscent" of Blue Velvet, bui itcould just be a bastard child with noreal claim to the throne.And If you've, ever wonderedwhether bave kaked Lunch"Cronenberg could act, then Iudgmehtday has arrived because battina6th inthe Shorts Prwram Ill line-up'is Blue, featuring ~ aie Dave as aporno addict (No word as to whetherthis was type-casting.). It might deworth sitting through the 61 minutsjust to see how much of a ham Davereally is.If money is a concern, and youwant to witness how to make movieswithoutit, the two primesuspects areRobert Rodriguez's El Nriachi(Made for $7,000) and Jon (one-manband: 'director/writer/cinematographerleditor")Jost's Frameup. Soinstead of buying that Geo, why notbecome an independent filmmaker?I should be quite a festival. Thanks,Bob.-4. E..I SALT LAKE'S OLDEST ESTABLISHED SHOP 1COVER-UPSIN OODEN: 2443 KEISEL AVE.(801 ) 62510233

-Page 10 January 1993 . ,SLUG . . .: Published by ~lfred A. Knopf, New York.. -'-'I want it," he said, but how strained his voice was, howdd-r'k, how without that bright lyric nofe: '7want it mre than youcd'know, Do it now, please. Dan'tprolong.my agony. Come to me.W"&t can I do to invite YOUP To assure you? Oh. I've had longerth& you know to brood on this decision. Remember how long I'vekGvn your secrets, all of you"v ., Ann R& Tire Talk Of TIte Body Thief.-.5........ .,Yampire folklare has ahcient Co~ild l 'be that immortality isor,wjns, the lifeforce of blood lead- :.h'key word to unlocking thising to tales of thosewho maintain ' puzzle? Death has always' held ath+$ immortaliiy by feasting on the certain amount of slima, even inblood of others. Rpi:$'mented in our "modern" sociev. Death is stillthe Old Testamegg: God admon- ,a taboo subject not to be broachedrthecenturies,fed by ignoranceAnd w. . Hart also says, Vampires se- pire lore, blood becomes the literal we can make our decision without

SLUG ~anuary 1993 Page 11bligation or pressure to our souls.If the vampire fascinates our ownminds, why is that? If thecreaturesof the night disgust and frighten us,what doe$hat mean? Reaction is~ganing:"eCoppola's Dracula is incredrueto Bram Stoker's novel,especially in the mood and thepassion elicited on the screen.Based. on the Fifteenth centuryprince, Vlad Tepes, or Vlad theimpaler, Coppola's Count is muchnore real than most movie~Iracula's or vampires in general.The Count (Gary Oldman) is still intouch with his "human" passionsIad emotions. Moving into the. lineteenthcentury, Count Dracula1 Is motivated by love to seekout theI fair Mina (Wynona Ryder) and in-I volve her in his immortality. Hej seduces her, but with agentlenessand sincerity not usually associ-, ated with the demon vampire.; Dracula also captures theessence of the vampire mystique.Full of dark shadows and deep,rich colors which add to the mysteryand the sensuality of the(jampire. Dracula is, essentially, awe story, A is the love of a man,across time, for a woman; the loved humans for life eternal; and thelove of the darker side of nature.The Count is aseducerof men andwomen alike, as he appeals toman's baser instincts, to the heartand soul. Perfectly opposed, portrayingman's rational side, is VanHelsing (Anthony Hopkins). He isnot taken in by the count or by thepromise of immortality, but seesDracula as a monster, a thief oftime and a devil, fallen from God'sgrace. The war between the mindand the passions is personified inthese two men, just as the struggletakes place within the individual.This is the beauty of Coppola'sDracula, and also its success.Ann Rice's influence was felteven bythecastofthe Draculafilm.In preparing for his role as thefabled Count, Gary Oldman researchedhis part by reading Rice'slnfe~ew With The Vampire, thefirst in the series of the VampireChronicles. Says Oldman: "Vampiresare fascinating. They areselfish, destructive creatures whohaH despise what they'redoing yetcan't amid doing it." This prettymuch sums up the character ofLestat throughout The Tale Of TheBody Thief. He makes choices anddoesn't give ad'amn about theconsequences.He lives only for themoment, no matter what the dangerto himself or others. This is theexcitement of The Tale of.TheBodyThief-- the unp'redictability ofLestat.In much the same way asDracula, the Vampire Lestat seekshuman companionship, but is presentedwith a unique way ofachieving this; offered a chancefor salvation through true death.Rice poses some fascinating andrevealing, questions about beingimmortal: What would the vampiredo if given the choice of regaininghis flesh and blood body? Are immortalcreatures disstheir existences?Both Lestat and Dtheir immortality and the questionof their relevance in the world ofmortals. Both are given to choosethe life of a blood drinker or naturaldeath. Both make oppositechoices. One is comfortable withhis "condition" and the other is not.And so we come back to thequestion of immortality. Perhaps insome back recessof our minds welong for the freedom that the ,vampire has and for the chance tolive forever, free of death. Itdefinately is enticing and maybethat's why we lpve vampires. Theywill always be with us, taunting uswith their promises, a reminderthatdeath is lurking around some darkcorner, just waiting.LIVE @ THE BL..60 %,

Page I2 Januory 1993 SLUGTHE CHEESEHEADSWritten and'drawn by NickFans of surrealcomic books should take,note: Tagedy Strikes'Press has a comic foryou; THE CHEESEHEADS.THE CHEESEHEADS is the worj< ofNickCraineand features(astoundingly enough)three guys with bigbtpcks of cheese wheretheir hair should be.These bewildered (andIbewildering) " cheese "beadsw arson "the run" followingthe accidental "death" of one "officerJerry." The Cheese Heads actuallyhad nothingtodowith OfficerJerry's mysterious disappearanceand are attempting to find a curefor their affliction.'As THE CHEESE HEADS #5opens, OHicer Jerry's widow in'lhemiddleof fuckin'nowhere"with"the:most unhelpful, most boring manjalive,"thepolice arestarting a man-;hunt for the Cheese Heads, and$hose same Cheese Heads are at'Stinky's Laundrette (a combinaaionbeatnik hangout and laundry).: Sound Bizarre? It is:but l works:in a weird, ethereal way. Craine's:art iswonderfully depictive and has:grown since early issues. The.drawings suit the story and move it:a long, while the baffling narrative!progresses. All this is hard to de-:scribe and is better experiencedifirst hand. Craine's tale has beencompared tothat of YUMMY FUR'SChester Brown, and while both!work with bizarre subject matter,they areothetwisedissimilar. While.Brown ventures into some fairly.disgusting realms, Craine focuses'on more heady material. An added;bonus to issue #5 is a guest ap--iw .. . . ... &mmmo- far all Wtua badompearance by John MacLeod'sDISHMAN character ...The above review may turn offmore mainstream comics readers,but that's fine. The more gxperimentaland interesting comicsseem to be beyond the mainstream,anyway, But, those looking forsomething different and enjoyableshould seek out THE .C;HEESEHEADS. (B&W, $2TAlYTALSTORIESWritten I drawn by MarkMartin and Jim WoodringTmlr PubIkUIuHow to describe Mark Martinand Jim Woodring's TANTALIZ-ING STORIES? How about (simplyput) the best new comic bookof1992?Seriously, all ranting and ravingis entirely suited to this comicbook. Woodring and Martin wereevidently weaned on the "OurGangLittle Rascals" and SalvidorDali, judging by their material.Take the debut issue, for ex-'ample.Thefunbeginswith Maytin's"Montgomery Watt" in "Halloween."Morrtgomery's pal Cicero Buck ishiding under atable, terrified of thespirit of Halloween until Montgome*pops along. Soon enough, thetwo are dressed upas gang membersand then acting the part (withCheeze Wizl!!). Before you knowit, the two reckless animals haveaccidentally given Santa a hotfo ot...Martin, who has been bestknown for his "20 Nude Dancers20" strip in a comics publication,really has a chance to "break out"and showcase his amusing work.He has a delightful and fluid stylethat mesheswellwith his engagingyarn-spinning.But ... the highlights of TANTA-LIZING STORIES is JimWoodring's "Frank." Previouslyseen only in short appearances inthe late, lamented JIM, Frank isprobably onthe vergeof becominga cult sensation.In an 8 page excursion, Frank(evidently an animal of soma kind)receives an invitation to "a party inhonor of the Dead at the House ofMystery." Afterthat, the eventsthattranspire are indescribable.Woodring abandons dialogue entirely,choosing to depict the moodand tone with a few sound effectsand a cartoony, impressive mannerof delineation. The abpeal tothis is impossible to convey in areview. Frank is best savored personally.Rounding out the issue is partone .of Jim Woodring's "Age ofReason," featuring twomTschievious youths, Chip andMonk.All in all, TANTALIZING STO-RIES is a rare treat. You owe it toyourself to find a copy. (B&W,$2.50)Written and Drawn byJeff SmithCrrtror Balks r.Welp,the ideathat comicscan'tbe fun and be good anymore haspretty much been swept ?way byCartoon Books' BONE.Thesolecreationof Jeff Smith,BONE revolves around the misadventuresof three cousins (FONEBONE, PHONEY BONE, andcqusins have been "run out" oftheir hometown of Boneville, thanksto greedy entrepreneur Fone'sschemes and become lost andseparated after crossing a desertand rugged mountain terraiSmiley, the most innocent an#charming of the three, soon encountera hawildered array ofcreatures, from 'possums fo insectsto large, sinister rat creaturesto the "mythical" red dragonbefore stumbling across beauteousyoung Thorn and her grandmother,Gran'ma Ben. Relyingupon ' Thorn and Gran'ma Ben'sgenerosity, Smiley soon finds himselfwith faint hopes of returnjng toBoneville.Issue 6, the latest, featuringSmiley traveling to Barrelhaven andreunling with the noxious Foneand misguided Phoney. But, there'sa dark undercurrent: prior to journeyingto Barrelhaven, Gran'maBen's residence is destroyed byan attack from the rat creatures'master, who seeks Fone's soul ...All this is masterfully depicted~upon the printed page, thanks toSmith's virtuosity. Smith blends ,humor, a fantasy setting, intrigue,and fascinating characterizationinto a delightful whole. Smith3rendering has been comparethat of POGO creator Wal Ks ,and it's a valid and flattering comparison.His lines are very cleanand precise and the figures arefluid and expressive, backed bydetailed scenery. The diminutive,cartoony Bones seemlessly fit inwith the more realistic humans !ocreate a distinctive world.But all that would be attractivetrappings without Smith'stalespinning. Smith reveals the real ,goings-on a tittle at a time, all thewhile drawing the reader in. Whilethe situation occasionally seemgrim, punctuation with humor neverallows the tone to sink to gloom.The dialogue is natural and evocative,and exposition is entirely eschewed(why sink to extensivecaptioning when a facial expressioncan carry the mood?)."." There's a lot more to BONEthan just this, but that should be leftfor the inquisitive to seek out. Thebottom line is that BONE is one ofthose all-to-rare comic books thatmake graphic storytelling worthinterest. (B&W, $2.95)-Scottvice I

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Baae 14 Jonuorv 1993 SLUGAmerican Mind OR The Nature... of the Capitalist Beast-:-.. .I .Asmdcescreen envelopseach and a phrase which then can be seen to goevery one of us. A smokescreen of completely against the American worldwords and bel'ifs which, although we view. This in hrrn hints at the distinctmay not been recognize its existence , possibility that we must be a nationwould cause us to choke in disbelief largely devoid of any great spiritualwere we ta finally recognize its pms- strength and an inner reality because if'mce..The origin of this smokescreen our society hadeven theslightbstgrasp, -nates from the very structure of of such concepts theterm 'conspicuous:. a.-. w democratic society and I propose consumption' would have never found:: to show how this is ultimately the most the need to emerge.:-singly dest~ctive element (psycho- So enter the world forum of actionlogically, socidogically & environmen- and ideas. Lookatthe squares, lookattally) in our 'free' United States. His them run- tense and driven to perfecmonumentallydestructive force is none tion. See the fire of conviction in theirother than the capitalist business ven- eyes, knowing that the race is on,ture itself.grabbing all they can get, righteouslyIn andof itself, the capitalistic ven- proclaiming amidst thesmug satisfacturecan do only so much harm. But tion of their -financial success that thiscombined with the prinaples neces- is the right way to progress and free-. sary toits success (i.e: constantgrowth dom! Amen!andewansion- more aotlv termedwith But is it? he boom and bust na-their i"herently negatik -notationsexploitation and depletion of the Earth'sresources) the capitalistic venture k-camesaforcewhich definitely needs tobe reckoned with.What makes thiscgpitalistcreationof demand (and thus cansumption)doubly destructive is that it is then in thebest interestof commercial business tocondition us to msume, which in turnallows hem to grqw, 'progmss' andsucceed. You can feel the mrccess ofcommercial advettising in the harshreproach directed towards people whodo not conform to this dictatad 'norm'-especially in physical appearance. YOUqan feel the pressure to succeed, tomaintain composure and fo make a'name for yourself' that capitalism hassuccessfullyinstilledin practidly eachandevery one of us. As you see peuplerush crazy out of their minds to get towork en time eery morning, to pay theirtkbt to society one can witness, firsthand, the mcc~ssfM installation of thedrive to produce and consume.Thevery faathat our culture found: it necessary lo win the phrase 'con-Cpicuous consumption' points to aur: societally wnditioned need to pr~veourselwsfinancidly ~ s s f ubeach l ,other. Where did&is need came from?As human beings we all need some- degree of self recogniltipn to remain: siimulated and interested, a part of life,. but the competitive nature of tlre businessworld has pemrted this need infrom the next guy, sucoeeding in lifeture of capitalist expansion and exploitationdoes more to me then simply hintat its eventual collapse. We are a nationout of balance despite our forefatherswell-intended application of afederal system of checks and balances.Considering ourselves to be higher andmightier than any creatureon Earth, byvirtue of our oversized brains only, wehavelost touchwith the Earth itself. Weare unable to confront the environmentaldestruction that our technological'progress' has wrauht upon theworld head on lest we have to admitthat 200 years of capitalist, technological'progress' wasn't really progressafter all. We forget that the Earth faredwell enough alone, befom we ever inhabitedit, and now we surround ourselveswith metal, lass and Formica,cordoning, ourselves off from eachotheron this spaceship Earth that we share.But more ~mportantly, soon our mindshave cordoned themselves off in thiscompetitive, judgemental soaety welive in and "the race" itself has won.Environmentalism is atrend. Language1media a subtly subversive tool.We are a nation of. consumers.And consume we must if we are toexpand, profit and succeed. The more,the better. we largely define ourselvesand each other by where we shop,whatweeat, whatweread (if anything),what music we listen to, what kind ofcar we drive, where we work and then,not surprisingly, find ourselves to bemost comfortable with people whoconsume the same interests as we do.But what we might not realize isthat big business lays these choicesour ror us and that these choices havealready then, in a way, been made.Consumption is almost completely apassive, non-creative activity as wild,sexy and exciting that commercial enterprisewouldlike ustothinkotherwise.Consumption is tailor made to ourneeds. Demographic analysis. The informationage has arrived. Just in timefor Christmas. Hurry whilesupplies last.So much so that Judith .Williamsonmakes the point in The Politics ofConsumption that 'The great irony isthat it is preasely the illusion of autonomywhich makes consumerismsuch an effective diversion from thelack of other kinds of power in peopleslives."The very nature of the patrioticideal almost forces us into this consumptive,capitalistic mode. Patriotismdoesn't allow room for the idea thatother people's cultures and govemmentsmay not be too ill-consideredafter all. Our system is the best and willalways be the best in the world (or sowe are led to believe). This 'patrioticideal' point can be argued converselyin the same way skinheads argue thatthey don't defameother races but simptyhave pride in their own. But the moralmajority is finally, albeit begrudgingly,admitting at least ari iota of defeat. Ourpresident elect now pays silent testimonyto our need for 'change' in asystem that is slowly defeating us. Wecouldn't rest on our laurels forever.Despite Bush'sousting from officewe're still going to need Sure deodoranttomorrow. 'We're still going to needto buy G E. lightbulbs to create our -artificial day even though the technologyexists to manufacture a bulb thatwon't burn out. We're still going to haveto continue buying compact discs tomorrowsincevinyl is an inferior, passemedium now- even though the nexttechnological step past CDs is a realitybig business will have to squeeze thismedium for all its worth first. We're stillgoing to be conditioned into mowingour lawns and trimming the hedges inthis world that we are taught is unorderedand chaotic and therefore needtidying up. And women are still going tobe coerced into thinking that the hairthat naturally grows under their armsand on their legs isgrossand should beshaved off. And still the fact that theworld's ecosystem is going to hell in ahandbaskt due to this overabundanceof needlesswaste will be sheenedoverwith a high loss, water resistant ply-' urethane plastic commercial finish thatdoesn't stain, shrink, tear or mar no 'matter how many environmentally-caused cancer cases you throw at it.,Initially I wanted this article-to be.solely about the environmentally destructivephenomenon of 'planned obsolescence'or the practice of marketingproducts which are intended to breakdown or become quickly obsolete thusinsuring a relatively quick repeat sale.(cars, being one of.the grossest violatorsof this practice). But upon closerinspection I realized that planned obsolescencewasn't entirely a factor ofcorporate reed. Plannedobsolescenceis an appanage which leads rightto thevery heart Of the capitalistic beast itselfwhich is to create demand and.need(viamechanical breakdownand humanvanity) where there was none before.This produces the massive consumptionby the population that is needed tosustain this burgeoning disaster waitingto find an excuse to happen calleda Capitalistic society.Be pissed. Be very pissed. Forwhat it's worth, upon closer inspectionone can discern that our reactions andresponses to a variety of naturally occurringand commercially inducedstimuli are nothing but societally conditionedresponses brought about bythecontrolling interests- namely money.They bear no direct relation whatsoevertowho wemight really have been inside,before thecomrnerciaUcommunalmindand its knee jerk responses took over.In a way, we live our lives vicariouslythrough the media. We becomewhatthey tell us weare. Baby boomers,yuppies, delinquent, minorities, nudearfamilv. Capitalism destroved the natu-. .ral community and isolaied us as singularproducers and consumers piningus against each other. It's no wonderpeople are so fragmented from oneanother. Thereis no cohesion when weare trying to market ourselves as betterthan ewryone else to get that job. Notonly did the new technology changethe world of work, it changed the veryway we think. To succeed capitalismhad to destroy the traditional communityand instill needs and fears that wenever knew we had. To move beyondcapitalism we need to reinvent community,restore trust in ourselves andrespect for one another create ourcollective reality anew.So rise. Rise above thesmokescreen, prepare the psychic attackand transmogrify in theeyes of thestatus quo. The terror only exists within,it's time to let it go- it's only beeninstilled ... The life you live may finrlllybe your own. Instantaneous worldwidecommunication already exists. Time toslow it down, look at what we havedone. time to find time to live and loveagain because here is timeenougzlove. It all becomesjust so mankwafter awhile but ... didja etwr-fbl. likeyour possessions owned you and notthe other way around?Christ0 WreckoRecomr;lendedMarshall McLuhunCulture Is Our BusinessThe Medium Is MassageNeala SchleuningIdle Hands and Empty'Heatts"The major advances in civilization an,process& thatallbutwreck hesocitkain which they occur. "A.N. Whitebad

SLUG January 1993 Po* 15rsD~W 818t - Club DV8(im Deal has to be one d the few,say, five real women in rock 'n' roll. A- womanwho retains herfeminine identitywithout wking pop music and having,a glitzy 'image' thought up in someoflice suite in LA. She can handle aguitar betterthan mokt'men (as well asbeing a pro on the bass) and write andperform catchy, yet meaty songs thatsimultaneously stroke and pinoh yournervous system.But the one word that best describesthe Breeders shdw at .DVB4isfun! The Breeders made ewryone feelcomfortable and came acrossas beingincredibly relaxedandat ease on stage.They probably enjoyed themselvesmore than a lot of the audience mem-bers did; but isn't that what playing in arock tjand is-all about? Forget allthat rockstar bullshit. The Breedershavestrippedthatall away. They soundjust as rough and raunchy on theirrecords as they do live. Just plain oldguitars and scratchy Kim and KellyDeal vocals over Josephine Wigg'sbass lines and Mike Hunt's powerfuldrumming.The relaxed atmosphere allowedthe band to play some new songs, withKim Deal telling the crowd to submitany lyrics to the t-shirt concessioner asshe sang nonsense and enjoyed thethrill of playing far a friendly crowd.There was a lot of interplay betweenband members, passing significantlooks to each other and draping guitarsin spiderwebbing. The band also talkedwith theaudience, making conversationbetween songs.An incredibly personable band witha terrific live sound, the Breeders rocklike nobody's business! If you missedthem live, you'll just have to take myword fw it,M.8ugarIhro-Muses'NovWer 20thU ol U Ballroom .Was this the loudest show you'veever been to in your life? Painfully so.Apparently Mr. Mouldwanted the showto beso incredibly loud. What's that oldsaying? If you can'tplay good. ..The Boo Radleys playedan all-outsonic assault on the audience, much tothe surprise of those in attendance.There was a wall of guitar noise akin toeany swans or sonic rourn, only preltier,more emotion laden. Starting offthe set with Does This Hurt? and thenlaunching straight into SometimeSoonShe Saidfrom last years-Boo Up! EP,the band played hard andwith insatiableenergy. Some of the other highlights ofthe set were longer versions of SkyscraperandLazyDay. The The Booeyswere joined on a couple of songs by afemale trumpet player who was metwith cat-calls and wolf whistles. Notvery PC Salt Lake! The horn playingadded depth to their live show as itdoes to their latest Creation.CBS releaseEverything's Alright s or ever, butthe band failed to play the lovely balhdSpaniad, which opens the album withacoustic guitar and trumpet. Disappointing,but that didn't detract from agreat performance.What can I say about ThrowingMuses? Muses were definitely thestrong pointof the show, plafingjustastightly as a three piece as any time I'veseen them with four members. Theydidn't act or sound like a band tharsundergone loads of personal turmoil inthe past year. New bassist BernardGeorges fits in well with Kristin Hershand David Narcizo, not missing a beatas they tore through songs that spannedthe 4AD career of the Muses, fromHate My Way all the way up to Pearl.Firepileand Furious. M~lsea oven threwin their cover of Hendrix's ManicDepressions b-side from a recentsingle. While Hersh seems even moresubdued and introverted than pastshows, it was the music that stood outand took control. Whether playing fast,incredibly fast, or slow, Throwing Musesclearedupany doubtas towhy theyareone of the most interesting and innovativebands to grace the shores ofthese United States in ages.Sugar? Well, Bob Mould's losta bitof weight since the last time he Was inSalt Lake, eh?Dead Joe.Cherry Pondn DaddlesAthletes ButtDecember 1 - Bar 8 bill 'Punk fuckin' rock That totally describesthis evening.Imagine if you will, Harry ConnickJr., sped up a thousand times, mix in adose of hardcore and you have ChenyPoppin Daddies. They have all .themakings of a ska band but they soundlike dinner music. Complete with organ,a three piece horn section, fastguitar and these boys brewed up astew of punk rock that shivered m'timbers.D.O.A., definitely one of punkrock's heavy weight- contenders,stopped m town to make fun of theMormons and say that Salt Lake'sGolden Eagles sucked. They alsostopped long enough to rock the roof ofthe Bar & Grill. They played dd stuffand some new stuff, however, theynever got around toplaying my favorite'Africans Security.'The prize for being the most punkrock was the fucldace that stale mycoat.--C~OPPDown By lawlumberjackDecember 12 -I have really been impressed bythe amount of people who are fipllycoming to shows at Stamzzu, but thebands still need more support. Youcats missed a killer show this time.around.Lumberjack ... was one coolopener. They are great and the line-upconsists of four boys you have seenaround a long time. They have fusedtogether to form a great band. -Triggerman impressed me morethe last time they were in town twosummers ago but they still were prettycool.Boys and girls, I was at Dawn ByLaw and you weren't. Dave Smalley,(formerly of All and Dag Nasty), fatherof punk rock, alwaysrubbs matherightway. This was deVinitely the feel goodconcert of the year. There was no pit,no trouble makers and a smile oneveryone's face.-chopwSalt Hat CDRelease Party%4Y dQDecder 15 - DV8This show was definitely a lot offun. Itwasby far oneof the best sltowsI had seen even though I had se& allthe bands a million times.Lumberjack, one of the coolestbands insaltlake, heatedup thecrowdI have to admit I really like Jeremy'svoice.The Next band, Stoneface, ro&ed.I even got the chance to hear o h oftheir .best songs, 12th of Novelrlber, .Great job guys.My Jesus Bird Bath!!! Deconfposersare really amazing. I have niverseen a band as well dressed as Meseguyswere hatnight. They easily toppedthe night by playing several new songs.Oh, I touch myself, Tarrenceh socute. The Bad Yodelers played &meold stuff and some new stuff, but @allyno favorites.I think the evening was successful,I hope the CD does as well as theshow does.-Ch+perbyRobert.DeBerryr.