FM debuts new band |

by Jack Wheeler

TUESDAY, JANUARY

26, nationally acclaimed FM premiered a new band mem- The concert the Over

ber at the Barn. was in ¢onjunction with UPEI Winter Carnival.

400 enthusiastic concert goers witnessed the debut of druin- Kimic Okio. Kimic had just previously joined the band,

mer,

replacing Greg Kitchley, and UPEI was witness to his first live performance. Kimic han- dled the songs very well and

showed that he is there to stay.

Another recent addition to the band, Simon Brierley, han- dled the lead guitar position

with an intensity that was met by the students on the dancefloor. Brierley was re-

cruited into the band to round band that three

out a had _previ-

ously been a member unit. In its beginnings, FM consisted of Cameron Hawkins, lead/background vocals, key- the Slash,

elec-

boards. and Nash lead/background vocals, tric mandolin and violin, and

Greg Ketchley on drums.

UPEI is the first step in recent 1988 the John's, Newfoundland, to Van- BC. The pected to last until April. The

their tour which

band travel from St.

sees

couver, tour is ex- picked up their CHUM FM in

when FM radio was first start-

band name

from Toronto ing out and playing alternative music. The band felt that they were offerning an alternative also and so picked the name FM in association with FM radio. The new album “Tonight”

which is on its second single re-

crip

lease, ‘‘Magie (In Your Eyes)”, was the first time the band had four members and a guitar. It had brought them a new cre- ativity, and an all round better balanced band.

It differs from their previ- ous album. “Con-test” in that Con-test was more of a reunion Nash the Slash had returned to the band after a

album.

six-year hiatus as a solo artist and was bringing fresh ideas back with him. One of the band’s most popular songs was to be released from this album: “Just Like You”. this song still remains one of the favorites and it showed at the Barn by the crowd’s reaction when it was played.

The band plans to con- tinue touring and release the al- bum South of the Boarder, tour the States, and eventually come back to Canada to begin work on another album.

Cameron Hawkins was pleased with the recep- tion at the Barn. Cameron

said that the band counts down songs to see how long it takes the crowd to ‘go crazy” and here it was about three songs which he felt was a new record FM played two

forty

for the band.

sets of about minutes with an hour break in between. The crowd felt the intermission but FM. made

by playing an

was too long, up for it en- core which featured an old surf- ing tune, “Good Vibrations”. Overall, this was probably the best band ever to play at the Barn and with good student turnouts hopefuily we can con- tinue and bring in some other great Canadian bands. 2

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by Mark P. Walker

AN AWESOME Chem trip! Three men and a lady are back from their week- end excursion to UNB, and re- port that the assemblage was a success.

Pauline Cahill (the lady), along with Eddy Vessey, Barry Linkletter, and Paul Gallant (the three men), represented UPEI at the recent istry Symposium held this past weekend on the UNB cam- The quartet left Friday

Chem-

pus.

Chem trip

at 1:00p.m. to be there: in plenty of time for the social that evening, which Mr. Vessey

assures us was a good time.

The main part of the sym- posium was held on Saturday, when four talks were given. Dr. D. Desjardin was the first speaker. and in his talk titled “Chemistry of Lithium Bat- teries” he revealed that these long-lasting cells will soon be having their shelf life extended

‘to about 20 years. Dr. Ss

Mattar the after-

noon on “Range and Applica-

spoke in

tions of E.S.R. Spectroscopy The other speakers were [ F. Bottomley and Dr.P. Dx longchamps. The

sium ended with a social (do

symp

prizes, beverages... ) from 8: pm - 7? a.m. for the three di egations. Dal had six sentatives, UPEI had four, a host UNB supplied about

students. The UPEI schola

arrived home Sunday eveniy naa and are willing to share tly

new-found chemical knowled with you. Just drop by t Chemistry lounge in Cass.

repi

“You should have known better than to ask a Chemistry major to blow up your tires. ©

Sexist video game pulled from cam-

TORONTO

council at

(CUP) The student. University College pulled the plug on a video game when students com- plained that it was sexist. The

“Double Dragon” game depicts a woman being beaten and car-

The player is the male “hero who

ried away by her captor.

fends off attackers in his efforts

to rescue the woman. When

and the campus Women’s Cen-

students

tre protested against the game the council voted almost unan- imously to remove it. that

responsive to the students on

“It shows they are campus.” Women’s Centre col-

lective member Anne Walsh said.

The motion was* opposed only by council treasurer David Aldea, the

had made more money in two

who. said game

months than three machines had last year. “] think it’s silly that

theyre objecting to something like that.” to each individual to choose for

he said. themselves. This is nothing more .than an infringement of rights, and example of interme-

diary censorship.”

ST tia ip.

pus arcade

But

ordinator

Women’s, Centre co- Helen

many video games

Fallding said are need-

lessly violent and enconrage

sexisin.

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“A large proportion

these games are sexist al

playing to outdated — stere types,” she said. “These gam don’t have to be at anyone's ¢

pense.”

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