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  • tuuge this is not /Vmi Mohr* leu lifuuliful is not a ground in taking album IVtit U s not the latest alter native giinnnt k either Its si in pis honest inusit ■ Deborah Malarek. Moiilami Kaimin. U. of Montana in the studio The Melvins ate carrying on the punk-metal torch with their first album for Atlantic This is Ihe group to which Nirvana's Kurt Cobain owes his sound To repay the debt Cobain has Don't cal them grung* stepped into the group's production chair Should be a wild marriage Sound-"please don t call us grunge'-garden will send lis teners straight tor the closest pit with its upcoming work Word has it that the group will team with producer extraor dinaire Rick Rubin Expect to hear something noisy in July The funky folk rap ot Arrested Development touts a back to-basics sound March 23 The Unplugged album which stems from the group s MTV special, coincides with a home video AD hopes to bnng its next offering to listeners next tall Heretics of rock. Faith No More, are releasing a five-song EP this sormo This jewel includes covers of the Commodore's "Easy" and The Dead Kennedy s "Let's Lynch The Land Lord' Those peppy little Brits Teenage Fan Club are popping out some even peppier tunes The Club's follow-up is due to hit the racks in June The album was recorded in the group’s studio m Glasgow, Scotland Although TFC had enough material for two albums, the group chose not to try the G'N R double whammy ■ Christina Plront, Foghorn, U. of San Francisco on the road A bne! look at March/April concert listings Belly: Hoboken NJ, 3/28 Woodstock NY 3/29, Boston MA. 3/31: Toronto ON 4/1: Detroit. Ml 4/2, Chicago. IL. 4/3, Minneapolis. MN 4,4 Seattle, WA 4.10, Portland. OR 4/11, San Francisco. CA. 4/13, Hollywood. CA. 4 15. Los Angeles CA, 4 16, Austin. TX. 4,23. Houston TX, 4/24 Dinosaur Jr.: Chapel Hill NC 3,28 Atlanta. GA, 3/29. Philadelphia PA. 4/1, New York, NY. 4/2. Buffalo. NY, 4/5, Detroit Ml, 4/7: Columbus OH. 4,9, Chicago, IL, 4/10 Minneapolis. MN 4/11, St Louis. MO, 4/13, Lawrence. KS. 4/14. Austin. TX. 4/16 The JudyBats: Dallas TX. 3.30. Phoenix. A2.4/3. Los Angeles CA, 4/6, San Francrsco, CA 4/7, Santa Clara, CA 4/8; Sacramento, CA. 49, Berkeley. CA 410, Portland, OR. 412. Seattle, WA. 413 Rage Against the Machine: Chicago. IL. 4/3: Minneapolis. MN. 45 Denver. CO. 4/7. Sait Lake City. UT, 4/8: Portland. OR 410. Seattle. WA 412. San Francisco. CA 414: Santa Monica. CA 416 quotable “There was a lot of screaming and tattoos. I was the only one who sang on key.” —Jeff Heteketl, of The JudyBats, on the U. of Tennessee music scene