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A&E The Clackamas Print Wednesday, April 10,1996 / Mvf-t JtfHes fc Jon Ratarf5 This is the puzzle written by Matt Jones that appeared in the Nov. 4 1994 New York Times. ACROSS PoorOld Lu to branch off in new musical directions Joel P. Shempert Staff Writer Poor Old Lu, a Christian modern rock band based in Se attle, is branching off in a new musical direction, and fans and critics alike are invited along for the ride. The band played Saturday, Feb. 24 at The Push, a small Portland club that caters to the Christian rock crowd. The show, which also included opening bands Yum Yum Children and Losers Club, was played to a packed house. The band, com posed of guitarist Aaron Sprinkle, vocalist Scott Hunter, bassist Nick Barber and drum mer Jesse Sprinkle put on a good show. ■ The band played one song from their new album, scheduled tentatively to be released in late April. Hunter says that the re lease will involve a redefinition of their sound. According to Hunter, the cuts are more down to earth, easier to sing - which also makes them more challeng ing for Hunter. The new sound “took us out of our element to where God wanted us to be,” affirms Hunter. The more melodic style is more difficult that the usual POL mo tif of screaming out the lyrics, and so will challenge the band to greater musical excellence which both their status as musi cians and their faith as Chris tians demand. The album’s theme is a dif ferent direction too. “It’s a dif ferent thing for us - definitely a bit more melancholy,” claims Hunter. The more melodic style of the songs will complement this thematic shift. The overall style is described as being a mix between Mindsize, an older re lease with a more subdued, in tricate sound, and Straight Six, their last release which was more pop based. It is probably some thing of a step away from Sin, their second major label release which featured their more ag gressive, “shout into the micro - phone” concert style. Hunter claims a variety of influences, both Christian and secular. On the non-Christian side, Hunter cites the Cure, Tears for Fears, and Echo and the Bunnymen. As far as Christian music goes, Hunter admires such figures as pop icon Phil Keaggy, Christian rock pioneer Larry Norman, alternative rock inno vator Steve Taylor, and stylisti cally eccentric band Daniel Amos. Hunter clarifies that most of the aforementioned Christian musicians are “more spiritual influences than musical, whereas Daniel Amos is one that is both.” Daniel Amos’ singer and songwriter Terry Taylor’s remarkable proficiency for bizarre lyrics and catchy tunes have doubtless influenced POL’s unique sound. Hunter also attests that the previously mentioned Steve Taylor was an instrumental fig ure in Christian music, having laid the foundation for what is now Christian alternative. “His stuff doesn’t seem very alterna tive now/’ relates Hunter, “but back then, when Christian mu sic was all bright and cheerful, here was Steve Taylor singing, *. . .meltdown at Madame Tussaud’s.. .’ and people were saying, ‘What is that? Is that Christian?’” (The song “Melt down” was a 1984 Taylor satire which compared melting wax figures to damned souls.) The band members’ spiri tual backgrounds are diverse. While most of them became Christians at early ages, it was different in Hunter’s case. He was raised in a non-Christian home and had no religious con tact until he met Aaron and Jesse Sprinkle and started at tending church despite his par ents’ disapproval. In the ninth or tenth grade, he became a Christian, and his family was skeptical. “Things got better when my parents accepted that it wasn’t a cult; that it was something positive in my life,” Hunter at tests. Hunter is excited about the upcoming release and most fans will be too. Not content to crank out more of the same and ride their wave of success, POL is unafraid to push the boundaries and offer quality music and sin cere spirituality as well as en tertainment. As Hunter claims, “We like to challenge our listen ers.” The CD, called ¿4 Picture of the Eighth Wonder, should satisfy fans with the familiar POL edge and give them some thing new to assimilate as well. I “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” star II “Star Wars” sage 15 Modern-day 20-Across 16 Common first floor apt.no. 17 Riding around town, maybe 18 Former Pistons coach Chuck 19 Cartouches 20 Radio Message 21 “Lord of the Rings” tree people 22 “Mmmmm!” 25 Back Biters 261993 Peace Prize winner 30 Word part: Abbr. 32 Hank Aaron stat 33 Assign too high a rating to 35 Best in a race 37 Jeans maker Strauss 38 Smart 40 Mata— 41 Smart Alex? 43 Singer from Ottawa 45 Hammer’s location 46 Kind of order 48 Walked on 49 First name in mysteries 51 Queen of the Misty Isles, in the comics 53 Drumsticks, basically 54 Spot in the mer 55 Leonardo’s ladies 60 Latin lover’s word 61 Tabula rasa 64 Colorado resort 65 Photo retoucher 66 Last of the Stuarts 67 Get penalized, in some games DOWN 1 Golden rule word 2 Nuclear missle 3 Celebes ox 4 Apple targeter 5 Hip hugger? 6 One, to Antoine 7 Fernando, por ejemplo 8 Humidified 9 Miffs 10 Darkroom items for short 11 Novelty song 12 Out grocery shopping, maybe 13 C qitmg _TV_actress. _ •. 14 Brindled cat 23 Yukon neighbor 24 Film director GusVan— 25 Winter woe 26 Kilauea flow Mr. 27 John Doe 28 Start of many resolutions 31 Modern breakfast 34 Laotian money 36 Senator Cochran 39 Basketball’s Archibald 42 Freudian study 44 Fills with cargo 47 Roman proconsul in a biblical dispute 50 Weaver’s fiber 52 Unwelcomed looks 54 Suffic with myth or monarch 56 To boot, 57 When doubled, a fish 58 Heliolater’s deity 59 Spanish painter 62 Presidential nickname 63 Inits. of 1933 exposed Jon Roberts Feature Editor/Assistant Sports Editor Over the last two terms The Print has been running a regular feature called The Mindbender. The Mindbender is the brain child of an honor roll student here at CCC named Matt Jones. Jones is a 20 year old, third-year stu dent here at CCC. Anyone who has ever done The Mindbender knows that these puzzles created by Matt Jones are well thought out and are very complex. Why would any one spend his free time making puzzles? Because he loves it. It is his favorite hobby and he is very good at it. Jones is good enough at making puzzles that he caught the eye of the New York Times and was able to get one of his crossword puzzles published by them on Nov. 4, 1994. “My favorite type of puzzle is the crossword puzzle,” said Jones. “My favorite of all my crosswords was the one that ap peared in the New York Times.” The New York Times is not the only place Jones has been pub lished. He is also published regu larly in a monthly puzzle maga zine called The Enigma. He was also a finalist in a national puzzle contest held by Random House. photo by Chad Patteson Third-year sudent Matt Jones enjoys music and making puzzles for the Print and the Enigma. Jones lives in Milwaukie with his parents, his younger brother and an exchange student. “I hope to major in music,” added Jones. “I am also really in volved in vocal music.” He is a member of the Chamber Choir and the straight ahead vocal jazz ensemble here at CCC. Jonessays he gets many of his ideas from Games Magazine and Crossw rd Magazine. He also gets some of his ideas from being a member of the National Puzzlers ’ League. Despite his love for puzzles Jones explains that “..not a lot of people I know are into it (puzzles).” He says that sometimes the subject matter for his puzzles just “pops” into his head. He uses his large collection of books to re search his subject matter for his puzzles. Jones enjoys being able to en tertain people with his puzzles. “Some day I would like to see the reaction of people when they solve one of my puzzles,” added Jones. He may just get his wish with The Mindbender.
