All hands on the baddest one: Sleater-Kinney, best U.S. rock band
Day-o, fair readers. The sun
is shining, the hot dogs
are roasting, the fireworks
are blasting outside the
Emerald office, and it’s got Mr. Lang
in a downright good mood. So after
last week’s column filled with some
rather frighten
- ing musical tid
bits, it’s time for
only the
warmest, fuzzi
est news to both
brighten and
enlighten.
| And boy do I
| have some sun
ny news to re
port. All hail to
the queens of
rock and roll!
The Be-In This week’s is
Magazine features an “America’s
Best” segment that picks
Oregon/Washington riot grrl sensa
tion Sleater-Kinney as our great na
tion's best rock band. Yeah, Time. In
the article, the bandmates recall a
time when they were recording in
the same studio as The Backstreet
Boys, and BSBer Kevin—who, by
the way, is pushing 30—mistook
the trio for fans instead of musicians.
sue of Time
Of course, there is a good chance
the pick would be different had Ra
diohead not been bom on the British
Isles. But evbn if both Radiohead
and SK—truly two bands that re
ceive all of Mr. Lang’s adoration—
hailed from this side of the pond, the
ladies should still beat the boys.
Sure, Radiohead secured impres
sive, massive outdoor venues. But
for my money, nothing is more rock
and-roll than being in the club
watching SK’s Carrie Brownstein
turn her guitar neck horizontally to
hit the riff and give a leg kick toward
the audience in the process. The
only real difference is the band’s re
luctance to sign with a major label.
Of their five major albums, three
have been released on the Kill Rock
Stars label, which was also Elliott
Smith’s first home. If the band had
exposure outside the Northwest,
college radio and stunningly pro
ductive word of mouth, the girls
could challenge the Brit boys to a
battle of the bands for the ages.
Other music notables include
The Roots as best rappers, Cassan
dra Wilson as best singer, Lucinda
Williams as best songwriter and DJ
Craze as best DJ.
The second color in this week’s
rainbow: new releases. On Sept. 11,
the now-defunct Ben Folds Five will
re-release the album that sparked
their national success, “Whatever
and Ever Amen,” with four bonus
unreleased tracks. Bassist Robert
Sledge wrote and sings one of the
tracks, and drummer Darren Jessee
wrote another. The re-release will hit
stores the same day as Folds’ solo de
but, “Rockin’ the Suburbs.”
Although current rumors that
Weezer will record a new album in
the next two months are false, the
band has written a number of songs,
which they describe as being more
rock ‘n’ roll than some of the tracks on
“Weezer n,” a.k.a. The Green Album.
The news is a promising sign that fans
will not have to wait another four or
five years for the next record. The boys
did have to cancel two European
shows to film the video for The Green
Album’s second single, “Island in the
Sun,” but the oh-so-nice gents plan to
make up the shows ASAP.
Dreamy Washington indie rockers
Death Cab For Cutie are set to release
the follow-up to their smashing “We
Have the Facts and We’re Voting
Yes” album sometime this fall.
Speaking of the Pacific North
west, Built to Spill’s new album
drops on Tuesday, and Sam-and
Janet duo Quasi will release “Sword
of God” on Aug. 21.
Also, shows! Most people have
probably heard about former Soul
Coughing leader Mike Doughty at
Taylor’s on Sunday and Ani DiFran
co popping by Cuthbert Amphithe
ater on Monday. But the action does
n’t stop there. Lesser-known group
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will
be a sure-fire hit at the Hollywood
Taxi in Springfield on the 12th. Our
lovely neighbor to the north, Port
land, will also host a number of wor
thy acts, including G. Love and Spe
cial Sauce on Tuesday and The
Reverend Horton Heat on the 19th.
The Reverend is scheduled to stop
by Eugene later this summer.
For those who worry that punk
might be dead, “Scottish” punksters
The Real McKenzies’ show on July 1
in Corvallis quickly dispelled those
fears. Be-In correspondent Punk
Rock Darren reports that a scant three
songs into the band’s set at AJ’s bar,
lead singer Paul McKenzie spewed
forth the liquor and other stomach
contents in an impressive stream of
vomit onto the stage. Confused, he
looked at his mess and demanded to
know which “punk bastard” puked
on his stage. Suddenly realizing he
had nobody to blame but himself,
McKenzie continued the set for an
other hour, “ After all,” he said, “Ifyou
can’t stand on your own puke, what
can you stand on?” To which bassist
Jamie Fox replied, “My puke.”
Finally, take a look at all the rock
on the charts. Sure, some of it is un
interesting bands such as Staind and
311, but the latest efforts from Stone
Temple Pilots, Tool, Weezer and Ra
diohead are all still holding on the
top 30 of Billboard’s chart.
So, all in all, things aren’t that bad
in the world of music. But before de
parting the office to catch the last of
the bombs bursting in air, Mr. Lang
must deliver the skinny on the new
Tori Amos album, “Strange Little
Girls,” due out Sept. 18. Amos,
known for being eerie and perform
ing covers during concerts, has com
bined her two qualities,into an al
bum of covers by male artists,
ranging from The Beatles’ “Happi
ness is a Warm Gun” to Eminem’s
“97 Bonnie and Clyde” and The
Boomtown Rats’ “I Don’t Like Mon
days.’’Sheesh.
Best bet concert for the week:
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the
Hollywood Taxi on the 12th.
Jeremy Lang is an associate editor of the
Emerald. He can be reached at jlang@glad
stone.uoregon.edu.
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Horoscope by Linda C. Black
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (July 5). One phase is
drawing to a close, and another is ahout to be
gin. Don't hurry. Take each item one step at a
time, and make sure everything is done right.
You'll soon be ready to take on new challenges.
You'll know when. Savor each pan of this
process. It’s all pan of a job well done.
To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10
is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
ARIES(March21-April 19)—Today is a6 —
Your biggest challenge is setting priorities.
Time management is challenge No. 2. Sign up
lor a class, or read a book on it. You need to ad
vance. but you want to retreat. It's healthiest to
do both.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8
—Take your sweetheart out to dinner at a fancy
foreign restaurant. Bring along a special gilt
you recently purchased, just for the fun of it. It's
hard for you to talk about love sometimes.
You'd rather show it, and you can do so by shar
ing your winnings with the one who most em
powers you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)—Today is a6
— You'd rather talk about ideas than dollars
and cents, but you can do it if you must. Be
careful today. Watch the bottom line, or you'll
be talked out of more than you bring in. Your
luck is changing for the better, but don't rely
on your luck just yet.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)—Today is a 7 —
Complete a project and tie up loose ends. Don't
start another project. You'll have to do some
cleanup and then some research to determine
how to proceed. The important thing now is to
make sure the last job is finished perfet 'y.
Double-check for errors.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 —
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ting sidetracked. There's so much to talk about,
you could use up all your time before you get
to the important suit)'. Set priorities and create
an agenda. Give everybody a copy.
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— An older person is quite demanding, but
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else. You want to help someone who’s strug
gling. A little boost is all it will take, but time is
short. Talk the demanding older person into
helping, too.
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in two places at once? Reschedule something.
Selling priorities is hard for you, because you
see some value in everything. Here's a clue:
This evening will be better for love.
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— You're a person who does well with invest
ments, aren't you? But natural talent isn't al
ways enough. Combine it with additional edu
cation. The world needs more stock-market
millionaires.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today
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activity, as you already know. After doing that
for a while, a deeper partnership develops. This
should be happening now, not only in your love
life but also in your job. Relax and enjoy it.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is
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see a lot of each other over the next few days,
because you'll be working together. If you're
partners in life as well as in business, you're
doubly blessed.
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weekend would be perfect, and it's one of the
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tonight, tomorrow night or both? If you haven't,
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