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The Michigan Daily WeekenI Mag
186 - The Michigan Daily Weekend Magazine - Thursday, January 16, 1997
A weekly list of who's
where, what's happening and
S why you need to be there ...
ARRESTS, REHAB, MURDER
Mediocre albums, tragic deaths cast
negative spell over year in music,
thursday
CAMPUS CINEMA
Silent Comedy Masters (Various) A montage
of three classic silent films, alternately featur-
ing Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold
Lloyd. Mich 5 p.m.
Breaking The Waves (1996) An exhilarating
story of sex and religion directed by Lars von
Trier and starring Emily Watson. Mich 7 p.m.
MUSIC
Spencer Bohren Internationally acclaimed
soli artist experiments with lapsteel. The Ark.
8 p.m. $10 at door.
Come With special guest Larval, both on
Matador Records. The Magic Stick. Call 313-
833-9700.
Henry Rollins Former Black Flag member and
frontman of The Rollins Band shares his spo-
ken word skills with audiences. Mich 8 p.m.
$13.50 in advance at Schoolkids'. Call 810-
645-6666.
Sister Seed Modern acoustic duo from
Detroit. With Restroom Poets. The Ark. 8 p.m.
Call Schoolkids' at 763-8587.
Tricky Trip-hop from a man who is said to per-
form in the dark. St. Andrew's Hall. 6:30 p.m.
Call 961-MELT.
Johnny
slinger
Winter The legendary Texas guitar
hits The Majestic. Call 313-99-MUSIC.
Enchanted Iris
Pig. 9:30 p.m.
College rock originals. Blind
$4.
Hello Dave Chicago quintet's acoustic rock.
Rick's. Call 996-2747.
Jesus Lizard With special guest Brainiac. St.
Andrew's Hall. 8 p.m. Call 961-MELT.
THEATER
In the Heart of the Wood A one-man play by
Seattle-based writer/performer Todd
Jefferson Moore brings together all sides of
the emotionally charged logging issue.
Performance Network, 408 W. Washington
St. 8 p.m. $12, $9 (Thurs: pay-what-you-can).
Call 663-0681.
Labor Day When two couples traveling in
Northern Michigan are visited by a mysteri-
ous guest, they have a holiday they won't for-
get in Kim Carney's latest original play.
Purple Rose Theater Co., Garage Theater,
137 Park, Chelsea. 8 p.m. $10-$20. Call 475-
7902.
friday
THEATER
In the Heart of the Wood See Thursday. 8 p.m.
Labor Day See Thursday. 8 p.m.
ALTEIRNATIVES
Sharon Sutton Reads University professor
reads from and signs copies of "Weaving a
Tapestry of Resistance." Shaman Drum. 5
p.m. Free.
Judith Guest Reads The author of "Ordinary
People" reads from her new novel "Errands."
Borders. 7:30 p.m. Free.
CAMPUS CINEMA
Rendezvous In Paris (1996) Sexy and myste-
rious, this series of comic vignettes tells the
story of intertwining lives in the City of Love.
Subtitled. Mich 4:15 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.
The Trial (1962) Orson Welles brings Kafka's
classic of paranoia to chilling, atmospheric
life. Nat Sci 9 p.m.
Blade Runner (1982) Ridley Scott's sci-fi,
neo-noir mystery stars Harrison Ford on a mis-
sion to exterminate androids. Mich 12
Midnight.
MUSIC
Big Dave and the Ultrasonics Jump blues orig-
inals. Blind Pig. 9:30 p.m. $5.
Botfly With guests the Motordolls. The Magic
Bag in Ferndale. Call 810-544-3030.
Deep Space Six Grateful Dead and '60's cov-
ers. Rick's. Call 996-2747.
Gangster Fun Ska tunes at The Shelter. With
Skazilla and Army of Juan. 6 p.m. $6.
Charlie King Folk artist who sets political
satire to music. The Ark. 8 p.m. $9 in
advance at 663-1870 or $10 at door.
Matchbox 20 W R I F-sponsored show with The
Gufs. 7th House in Pontiac. 8 p.m. $5.
THEATER
Sing Happy, A Celebration of Friends Two
University Musical Theater students, Amanda
Stachell and Amy Eidelmann, perform a vari-
ety of pop, show tunes and standards. U-Club,
in the Michigan Union, 1st floor. $4 at door. 8
p.m. Call 763-3281.
In the Heart of the Wood See Thursday. 8 p.m.
By Lise Harwin
Daily Music Editor
At least we can say one good thing about 1996, the year of
musician overdoses, arrests and rehab: Hootie and the
Blowfish's "Fairweather Johnson" was a flop. No more will
the endless cries of"I Only Wanna Be With You," fill our ears
... instead we can rejoice in the new albums from Silverchair
and Bush. Our excitement should be uncontrollable.
With the new year came a continuation of the drug over-
dose trend that had already claimed the life of Blind Melon's
Shannon Hoon. This year, similar overdoses claimed Brad
Nowell of Sublime and Smashing Pumpkins' tour
keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin. Guess those
boys from Trainspotting were on the right
track.
If not death, arrest was another frequent'
'96 occurrence. Pumpkins' drummer Jimmy ~.
Chamberlain was arrested for heroin posses-
sion and fired from the band, Liam Gallagher
of Oasis was busted for cocaine (though the
charges have recently been dropped) and Stone
Temple Pilots' Scott Weiland, arrested in the past for
Msic
heroin possession and thrown in rehab, has recently
canceled his tour in order to, once again, check himself in.
After a somewhat suspicious shooting, questions have been
raised as to whether Tupac Shakur is really dead. Instead, lis-
teners should really be asking themselves if society is better
off without a man who was a skilled rapper and actor, while
still a misogynistic, gun-toting, convicted criminal.
In more pleasant news, after Pulp's Jarvis Cocker antago-
nized Michael Jackson on stage at the Music Awards,
Jackson, perhaps feeling that his masculinity had been
affronted, decided to get married ... again. Though Elvis was
remaining is: When will Lourdes be fitted for one of
those pointy bullet bras that her mother wears with such
gusto?
This year's top-selling album was "Jagged Little Pill" by
Alanis Morrisette, a former Debbie Gibson-like Canadian
teeny-bopper. Though Gibson has gone on to perform in Les
Miserables, Alanis is still struggling to appropriately use the
word "ironic" in a sentence. We can only hope that her sec-
ond album will follow in the footsteps of Hootie.
Beck, the alternative golden boy, received top honors for
See MUSIC 1996, Page 78
certain to be rolling in his grave after M.J's marriage to his
precious Lisa Marie, the real King can now sleep comfortably
knowing that Jackson has moved on to a nurse who was
rumored to be artificially inseminated with his child. At least
Michael Jackson will now have his own kid to play with.
The man who has changed his name from Prince to an
unpronounceable symbol (written as The Artist Formerly
Known As Prince) has finally settled upon being called mere-
ly The Artist. But, it's still unknown as to whether he'll revise
his symbol to fit his shorter name. While The Artist did man-
age to wed this year (she pointed at her symbol
.
_.;
,..
necklace as opposed to saying his name),
sadly, their first child did not survive. We can
only wait for future offspring to arrive so that
we may hear the titles bestowed by the Purple
One. Now that should be interesting.
Those who thought "Sex" would be the
crowning accomplishment for the Material
Girl were right. Though it was not an immac-
ulate conception (the father is Madonna's per-
sonal trainer), Madonna is now the proud mother
of Lourdes Maria Ciccone. The only question
Labor Day
See Thursday. 8 p.m.
Breaking The Waves
Mich 6:30 p.m.
(1996) See Thursday.
CAMPUS CINEMA
MUSIC
Repulsion (1965) Roman Polanski's macabre
quasi-classic of sex and suspense features
bona fide classic Catherine Deneuve as a
young French lass who, unconvienently, is
both attracted to and repulsed by men. Nat
Sci 7 p.m.
The Usual Suspects (1995) Still don't know
who Keyser Soze is? Catch this Academy-
Award-winning heist thriller on the big screen,
where its dark, brooding atmosphere belongs.
Lorch 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. $2 at the door.
Space Jam (1996) Some basketball player
makes his big screen debut in this animated
comedy, featuring everyone's favorite Looney
Tunes characters. Angell Hall Aud A 8 p.m.$2
at the door (children under 12 admitted free).
Rendezvous In Paris
Mich 1:45 p.m.
Bless Their Little Hearts (1984) Moody and
jazzy, this moving story follows the life of
Charlie, a black man whose self-esteem and
family are affected by his unemployment.
Mich 4 p.m.
Fat Amy
originals.
(1996) See Saturday.
East Lansing band with modern rock
Rick's. Call 996-2747.
Breaking The Waves
Mich 6 p.m.
(1996) See Thursday.
Kenny G, Saxophonist performs hits with
Braxton. The Palace at Auburn Hills. Call
645-6666.
Toni
810-
Nothing But A Man (1963) This hailed
beloved film depicts the inner workings
Civil Rights Movement. Lorch 6 p.m.
and
of the
Stone Temple Pilots (top) had to
Scott Weiland was in drug rehab,
(above) continued well into 1996
Lead vocalist Liam Gallagher, sho
session.
Weekend Magazine Editors: Greg Parker
Elan A. Stavros
Weekend Magazine Photo Editor: Kristen Schaefer.
Writers: Dean Bakopoulos, lse Harwin, Bryan Lark,
Liz Lucas and Tyler Patterson.
Cover Graphics: Greg Parker.
Arts Editors: Brian A.Gnatt andnnifeire.tliM4. .
Morsel Along with Gondolier and Chicago's
Sweep The Leg. Blind Pig. 9:30 p.m. $5.
Van G6gh (1992) Focusing on the last 67
days of the artist's life, this French film fever-
ishly depicts the creation of more than 100
masterpieces. Mich 9:15 p.m.