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The Rentals
R entals: M a tt Sharp and
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Favoring the sounds ofold Moog
synthesizers, buzzing g uita rs,!
technicolor female background vo­
cals and elegant violins. The Rent-
als are making their mark on the
modem rock scene with their debut I
album, "Return ofThe Rentals.” On |
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tour with Blur, the Maverick re­
cording group is heading your wav
The Rentals didn 't start like most
bands which is appropriate since
they sound unique to typical radio!
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The life blood o f any newspa­
per is a dvertising. Since I started
w ritin g th is m ovie re vie w the
Pacific Crest
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A d v e r tis in g M a n a g e r o f The
P ortland O bserver has been un­
able to secure m ovie ads from
A c t I I I theaters.
People o f c o lo r flo c k to the
m ovies d a ily to be insulted, edu­
cated and o c c a s io n a lly e n te r­
ta ine d. B eyond the c h a rita b le
c o n trib u tio n s w hy a re n ’ t we de­
m anding A c t III and other m ajor
departm ent stores, car lots and
large businesses advertise in our
loca l newspaper.
The co m m u n ity press, such as
the P ortland O bserver and the
Seattle Facts, are exam ples o f
p riva te enterprise f u lf illin g an
in fo rm a tio n a l need. L oca l news,
sports and view s are given a p la t­
form supported by local adver­
tis in g . I believe the reason com ­
m u n ity newspapers have not ad-
dressed this issue is in p o lite so­
c ie ty you do not w ant to burn a
bridge in hopes that one day these
large businesses m ig h t place an
ad.
The P o rtla n d O b s e rv e r and
other local newspapers cannot
w a it! T he B la c k c o m m u n ity
launched a b oycott o f A c t III once
and I believe it is tim e 'to enter
that discussion again. A t the same
tim e we need to educate o ur read­
ers to support the businesses who
are a d v e rtis in g and to support
the local c o m m u n ity press.
We came to ge th er to support
E & M M arket. M aybe, we can
come together to support the Port­
land O bserver in securing adve r­
tis in g from A c t I I I theaters.
P ,” co-directed by band leader Matt
Sharp, is an M TV "Buzz Bin" sta­
ple. Lyrically the ten songs on the,
album are forthcoming and intimate |
with a touch o f w itty sarcasm.
Standout tracks include the frenetic I
forthcoming single, "W a itin g ,”
Friends O f P ,” “ The Love I ’m ,
Searching For,” and "Please Let
That Be You.”
Radio and video outlets aren't,
the only ones embracing the band's,
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sound. National press coverage in -
eludes Spin. Details, Entertainment,
Weekly, Musician, Request, Alter-1
native Press, and many others.
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The Chamber Players o f the Pacific
Crest Wind Ensemble, directed by
Daniel Cole-McCulIough, assistant
professor o f music at Warner Pacific
College, w ill present a concert in
Schlatter Chapel on the College cam­
pus, southeast 68th and Division, Jan­
uary 25 at 7:30 p.m.
The program w ill feature the pre­
miere o f a 1993 work by English com­
poser Guy Woolfenden.
Two Mozart numbers w ill be in­
cluded on the program, Overture to
Die Zauberflote (The Magic Fluet)
and Serenade #12 in c minor (k 388/
384a). Five movements from a new
chamber music arrangement o f Carl
O rffs Carmina Burana and Old Wine
in New Bottles by Gordon Jacob w ill
round out the concert. Twelve o f the
most accomplished members o f the
Pacific Crest Wind ensemble make up
the Chamber Players.
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