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Well, this is going to be a sappy one, since this edition of “Shock Hazard” is probably the last one for this academic year, so don’t say you weren’t warned.
By the time you read this, CIMN will be closed and off the air for the summer. However, this year’s been great; thanks to every single volunteer who did a show, reviewed an album or a concert, interviewed Somebody Important, laid this page out, did an all-night show, and more and
more.... The Student Union had a
great bash the other night hon- oring volunteers, and CIMN was very happy to present Ronnie Myers with the CIMN volunteer of the year award. Ronnie did two shows a week, laid out Shock Hazard a zillion times, helped
out at our “Fill yer Face Fest”, drove to North River Rink to doa CIMN skate because no-one told him it was actually at UPEI’s own rink, and zillions of other things. Sandy McLure was given an honorable mention, doing al- bum reviews, acting as produc- tion assistant, doing our Top 20, filling in for other DJ’s and more. Thanks a lot guys.
A lot of other names should be mentioned in here, but we’d probably take up the whole Gem, so thank-you Everybodeeeeecee!
Tina Wong, a business stu- dent, was recently hired to take on our advertising sales next fall. Congratulations Tina, and we look forward to seeing you and everyone, old and new this September.
Have a great summer.
CHI) K HRZARD
Programming and information you can't live without from CIMN
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PEI Talent Rocks the CP Hotel
Charlottetown was treated to some fine musical talent Friday, March 30th. It was the “Rock On” battle of the bands spon- sored by CHTN, Hitrles Stereo and Sound Ventures recording studio. The 800 plus fans who turned out for the show re- sponded well for the most of the bands.
Of the 12 bands who per- formed, the majority were well prepared for the contest in which each had approximately 15 min- utes to perform. The bands in- cluded Earthband, Road- house, Johnny Law, Stoleaway, Scare Tactix, Curfew, Fine Mess,
Fletch, Socratic Method, Exotic Poultry, Rapid Change, and the Dr. Stimuli band. The overall talent was very good with a cou- ple of exceptions. Music ranged
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yy TORONTO(CUP)—MuchMu- '@ sic’s recent ban on the videos of ® é rap group Public Enemy has ©, Opened a large can of worms. 4 On Feb. 7, programmer John @ Martin told FAX reporter Kim ©, Clarke Champniss that Much will & _ no longer be airing Public En- » emy’s videos because, “The band 44 has a history of anti-semitism,” and “there’s noreason why I should & | endorse that kind of mind — I ¥4 think it’s sick.” . Whether Public Enemy is anti- ¥ semitic is not in question — frankly, they have made some in- 4 defensible remarks in the past, and 4 shown little remorse over them, @ But, MuchMusic is using a double > standard, banning black groups for & |, being anti-white, but supporting 4 white bands that are anti-black. @ Unfortunately, by refusing to ® impose a similar ban on groups , like Guns ‘n’ Roses, Martin is im- »*, Plicitly saying that racism and 4 misogyny is acceptable. @ _ Intheir on-air interview, Clarke go Champniss took an agressive stance, asking Martin if he would ban Guns ‘n’ Roses, taking their @ reference to “niggers and immi- 4 grants” in the song, One in a Mil- & |; /ion , as an example. # “There was no video for that @song. There has never been, on , record, anybody supporting one * 4 line of lyric from that song,” Martin & >, replied. @ When Clarke-Champniss re- ®
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minded him that there was no video for the Public Enemy song in question, Martin became flustered.
“Let me rephrase: We’re a rock ‘n’ roll station. People should be
whatever he wants-as a character in context. That’s Guns with one line in one song. It’s not the same as systematic anti-semitism.” Well, if Martin would like proof of a “systematic” endorsement of
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‘faggots’ as long as they don’t try ¥, to rape me.” » 4 To his credit, Reid did not an-%
swer in kind. During the intro to » their song about Malcolm X, The Cult of Personality, Reid had the ® 4 band members stop their playing, ® and simply stated, “If you’ve got 4 nothing against blacks, don’t call "¢ them ‘niggers,’ and if you’ve got ® nothing against homosexuals, ® don’t call them ‘faggots.’” 4
from the rockin’ blues of the Dr. Stimuli Band, to the mid-stream rock of Curfew, to that of the very intense Scare Tactix, whose all original set of heavy thrash tunes rocked the CP. The atmo- sphere backstage was loose and there was a strong sense of friend- ship between most of the bands; all wishing one another good luck. The big winner of the night was “Fletch” who snatched first prize of 60 hours recording time at Sound Ventures. Their perfor- mance consisted of a very good
version of Skid Rows hit “18 and life” and their own original tune,
“Survivor”.
Popular Charlottetown band Curfew were a very close second winning 30 hours recording time at Sound Ventures. As the band struggled with line—up changes in the weeks leading up to the con- cert, they put on a good show with a cover of Ray Lyells “Cruel Life” and two original songs, in- cluding a new one called “ Don’t Try to Leave Me.”
Third prize went to a rockin’ band from Summerside named
Roadhouse. Although the band
didn’t do an original, their per- formance of Great White’s “Once Bitten Twice Shy” and Led Zep- plin’s “Rock ’n Roll” proved to be enough to make this band-a surprising third place, winning 15 hours of recording time.
Scare Tactix, who were very popular with the crowd, won the fans favorite band prize of $400. The band played an impressive 3 song set of original thrash includ- ing a very melodic “ Live Before You Die”.
It’s a shame that the crowd consisted mostly of one certain age group. The junior and se- nior high students nearly booed a fine band in Dr. Stimuli off stage while eating up the harsh and angry thrash sound of So- cratic Method, who were unim- pressive to say the least.
All in all, the concert was very well organized and was en- joyable by all who attended. A big thanks goes out to all the sponsors who, I hope, will make this an annual event in an effort to give good Island Talent the ex- posure it needs.
by Colin James Cheverie
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anti-black and anti-woman values by Guns ‘n’ Roses, he should check the lyric sheet of their debut al- bum, Appetite for Destruction:
“Turn around bitch I got a use for you/Besides you got nothin’ better to do/and I’m bored (/?’ s'‘So Easy). Or, “Panties ‘round your knees/Ass in debris/doin’ dat grind with a push and a squeeze/Tied up tied down, up against the wall”. (Anything Goes).
If these lyrics, published in 1987, don’t show a set of values that have been systematically endorsed for three years, then Martin must be deaf and blind.
Both Guns ‘n’ Roses and Black rock group Living Color opened for the Rolling Stones’ recent tour in L.A. Guns’ guitarist Izzy Stra- dlin caine to blows with Vernon Reid, Living Color’s lead singer, after he referred to him as a “nig- ger” on stage. The next night Axl Rose made a speech saying that he had nothing against “‘Niggers’ or
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In order to put the situation into 4/ its proper context, it is important to realize the function of rock 4 videos. They are promotional items & to publicize the artists’ records. 4 Thus, a show that plays a certain "@ group’s videos is actively endors- > 4 ing that group’s opinions to its &® viewers. With that in mind, it is perfectly within Martin’s rights to decide what he will or will not ¥, endorse. 4 Considering the majority ofy Much’s viewers are young, it is » commendable that the station has " g publicly stated their abhorrence of » 4 racism. Hopefully, people will® realize that music and videos » should not bea forum for people to ." g display homophobic or racist atti- * 4 tudes. » But, if MuchMusic continues 44 with their ban on Public Enemy, 4 and refuses to apply thesamemeas- ” g ures to ignorant and racist white 4 groups, they too are guilty of big- vy a ON
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Well, by the time you read this paper, CIMN will be off the air, and as there isn’t much point in printing what’s not going to be on the air this week, here’s some highlights of the 1989-1990 broadcast year:
— Darren migrates to Alberta, (*snif*) the Batman Show is no longer! (Remember the “Jeop- ardy” promo?)
— Craig grows up...it’s now the “Silly Sophmore” show instead of the “Flying Freshman”...
-— The hi-tech Radio Shack thermometer... (“It’s minus 4 point five three degrees Celcius outside.” )
SEE
YOU SEPTEMBER!
{— Highlights
~ All-nighters, broadcasting from midnight to 9
a.m. straight...
— “When’s the CD player go- ing to be hvoked up?”
— “Fill yer Face Fest” hot- dogs, which reappeared at Rod’s Christmas party two months later...
— Reading last Thursday’s weather report...
— CIMN’s new “livingroom”...
— Taping a record...or two...or three...
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