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16 Western Carolinian March 21,1996 Editorials eroton inch pity Music: Woodstock Nation...Beavis and Butthead at Western? by James Gray In the last issue of Rolling Stone the top college radio single was a song called "Spoiled Kitty" by the Detroit band Demolition Doll Rods. Big deal you say? Well, if you are a music fan you should be very upset. You see, I saw the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion in Atlanta just over a month ago. The opening act was the worst band I have ever seen, heard or even heard about in my life! Their name— Demolition Doll Rods. These three fools took the stage, sporting thongs and glittery rebel flags over their nipples— one guy, trying to look like Ziggy Stardust, and two hideous women. And the songs were more dull and uninteresting than either of these allegedly female musicians' figures. All of them were the same few chords rehashed over and over, played in sync by hermaphro-man and one girl, while the more portly of the ladies jiggled her things over a two-drum monotone— sped up or slowed down, depending on the tempo of the song. This band was so horrible that I felt compelled to yell "you suck" at them between songs, which sent my friends into a fit of stoned hilarity. No laughter could cut through these guys' brand of "music," though. But Jon Spencer's blend of blues down-and-dirty attitude, the abrasion and breakneck speed of punk and drumbeats that owe a tip of the hat to old-school hip-hop plowed straight through the Doll Rods' cheap and transparent gimmicks. Spencer, Judah Bauer, the other Blues Explosion guitarist and drummer Russell Simmins came out and played one set of mostly new unreleased material, at least a dozen songs, before taking a short breather. After a few minutes they came back out and played all but two of the songs off their latest release, Orange, which stands in sparse company to prove that rock-n-roll is not dead. The Doll Rods are thrown into the same grouping of music, the "college" or "alternative" section, that used to include bands who weren't afraid to poke at the dark underbelly of life like the Violent Femmes and Dead Kennedys. But these days we get stuck with second-rate sugarcoated "underground" bands and nostalgic hippie rock passed off as "psychodelia." But for all my whining and grumbling, there is some truly pioneering music out there these days. Unfortunately, mags like Rolling Stone and Raygun that cover the "coming waves" of music and are noble enough to discern what is hot and innovative are aghast when confronted with artists that venture off into deep realms of the sonic cosmos. Instead, they rave over the likes of Three Inch Snails, the one-man band that wants to "pluck you like a cannibal." Believe it or not, there has been "alternative" music for quite some time. It started with jazz and bebop in the roaring 20s, got passed on to (mostly European) "progressive rock" bands by the late 1960s and early 70s and has continued to flourish and branch out since. And just like the groundbreakers Charlie Parker, the Mothers of Invention and Cabaret Voltaire didn't get the recognition they deserved, neither do today's visionary performers. The cultural revolution of the "Woodstock Nation" promised to make it easier for the deserving underground to have a taste of success, but the early 70s onslaught of arena-filled extravaganzas and the prevailing "play it safe" attitudes within music industry A&R departments killed such hopes. Some of the stuff we think is "new and improved" may not so much so if we poke around a little. If you dig the negative vibe and "industrial" sound of Ministry or Trent Reznor, pick up some Vandergraaf Generator, Faust, Kraftwerk or the aforementioned Cabaret Voltaire. You say the last few years have spawned some great acid jazz? Well, Sun Ra and his jazz orchestra made music trippy enough to intimidate Deadheads over a decade before it was en vogue to drop acid. Try some Big Star if the likes of REM, The Goo Goo Dolls or Matthew Sweet turns you on. All you punk rockers might want to look back, way back into the 1960s, to find the primordial roots of punk in the Velvet Underground (fronted by the legendary Lou Reed), Iggy & the Stooges and the MC5. The type of music I am talking about, which some of my friends refer to as wayside music, is what aptly deserves the moniker "alternative." Most do not end up on major labels with a saturating promotional blitz because of their insistence on doing things on their terms. Bands like the Residents and Talking Heads poked fun at middle American lifestyles and ideals in the Reagan years, but went largely unnoticed by record buyers. For almost three decades Frank Zappa shocked, surprised and enlightened the musical world. He released over sixty albums that ranged from rock and jazz improvisation to grand movements executed by synclavier or a full symphony. But he was laughed at by many musical "experts." But since his death in 1993 his record sales have taken off and he's been proclaimed "GENIUS." With bands like the Chili Peppers becoming cockrock supergods, old dinosaurs like the Eagles and Led Zeppelin reuniting to pull in absurd ticket prices and geniuses like Zappa and Sun Ra passing on, the horizon looks very cloudy for popular music. However, there are a few bright spots out there, like the Blues Explosion, Ozric Tentacles, Fugazi and the reincarnated King Crimson that will undoubtedly continue to churn out honest music. Apology for Strong Interview Dear Editor: I did an interview with Scott Francis that was published last week. After reading the article, I realized how strong I came across in it. I want to apologize for anyone I may have offended. I stated that the lack of school spirit was disgusting and that no one cared about the yearbook. It is just so frustrating to try to produce something for the students and receive such small amount of feedback. Everyone on the staff gets frustrated and upset. When I was hired as editor, I told that the yearbook may be discontinued if sales did not increase. My staff and I have increased the publicity of the book and with such a large staff I have the opportunity to have a book with more time spent on it. I feel that we have more time on the book than some staffs have previously. I would like to have had yearbook orders in by March 15th, but we will accept orders even twenty years from now. I apologize for an interview that occurred on a frustrating, overwhelming day. I care about this university and I care about this book! Thank You, Margie Koch Editor in Chief Catamount Yearbook The Western Carolinian Lynn Jones Editor in Chief Colin Gooder Assistant Editor Associate Editors Tony Taylor News Scott Francis Features Terry Roberts Sports Katherine Torrence Jill of All Trades Sean Corcoran Photography Tracy Hart Copy Editor Earle Wheeler Invisible Academy Lee Ann Gibson Advertising Director Layout Design Jennifer Jackson Paste-up Cliff Meeks Office Director Christine Wilcox Carolinian Advisor John Moore The Carolinian is WCU's student newpaper. It is produced entirely by students. Deadline for submissions is the Thursday before each publication. The opinions expressed in th editorial section of the Carolinian in no way represent those of the Carolinian or the WCU campus. Editorials are written to inspire thought, not to offend or be taken

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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.
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  - Western Carolina University
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  - Date original: 1996-03-21
  - Date digitized: 2019-12-02
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  - Dimension: 22.5" x 14"
  - Pages: 20 pages
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  - Jackson County (N.C.)
  - Cullowhee (N.C.)
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