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They’re here! The station is buried in t-shirts, featuring a new design custom-made espe- cially for CIMN. They’re avail- able in the bookstore, and staff can also get t-shirts which say “staff” on them (makes sense, right?) at a sepcial discount di- rectly from the station. Drop by the station during Rod’s, Kris- tine’s, or Kevin’s office hours (posted by the office door) to claim your shirt. Hurry, though, because they’re already starting

to disappear. CIMN’s been meagqning to

invade the residences all year, and we finally did it - a re- mote broadcast in Bernardine

Not Another

By Ronald Job, Swansea, Wales, UNITED KINGDOM

Well alright, I lied! This is a review of the ’80s and the British music scene. 1980 - Britain is in the middle of a recession. A Tory government is in power and un- employment is rising. Frustration at the Labour government is giv- ing way to despair with the To- ries for most British youth.

By now, punk has given way to new wave, which is itself on the wane. A few of the punk and new wave bands manage to limp on into the early 80s, includ- ing the greatest of them all, Stiff Little Fingers, and everybody’s favourite, The Clash. Within 2- 3 years, new wave is dead and

music is becoming mediocre, af- ter the frenzy of the late ’70s, as if taking a breather. There are, of course, exceptions like Ska, Two-tone (call it what you will) which produced great bands like The Specials. But in ’83, the Tory government is returned on the back of the Falklands War and a mood of despondency takes over amongst British youth, as unemployment peaks at well over 3 million. New wave degenerates from high energy rock expressing naive hopes of a better future, to being slow, gloomy, keyboard- orientated, taking escapism as its main theme. By some, this was called gothic, though I fail to see the connection with the hordes that destroyed ancient Rome! Notable exceptions to the gen- eral blandness were “Bauhaus” and the early ”Sisters of Mercy”,

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Hall last Friday. Pat Cavanagh and Jonathan Mac Williams were on hand from six to midnight to give out records, tapes, posters, and t-shirts to residents who lis- tened to CIMN for their cue to

win. Thanks guys, and thanks also to Danie] Laronde, Robert Smith, Greg Murray and Lisa Chandler for all your help with the successful remote, plus all the rfesidents who took time out to fill out a questionnaire. Re- motes are a great opportunity for CIMN to get, and listen- ers to give. FEEDBACK, (the opinion type, not the noise-from- screwed-up-equipment- type) so CIMN plans to do more on- location shows shortly.

Unfortunaterly, the all-nighter broadcast, which was supposed to happen right af- ter the remote, didn’t happen. There was a problem with secu- rity, so George Anderson, Pat Ca- vanagh, Bruce Findlay, Jonathan MacWilliams and Gerard Nolan wern’t able to stay at the station all night long after all. Thanks a lot, guys, for you effort, and CIMN apologizes to any disap- pointed listeners who tried to tune in.

This week, Shock Hazard has a special treat - from right across the puddle (the Atlantic Ocean, that is). Ron Jobbs, who re- sides in Wales, United Kingdom, wrote up a review of the ’80s, cov-

Bloody Review Of The ’80s

with Wayne Hussey still in the line-up. By now, U.S. rap is be- ginning to make its way across the Atlantic. The best of rap, with its authentic street-level gut feelings, is undoubtedly a signifi- cant movement. But as usual, the establishment finds a way of tam- ing it. Rap gives way to House, with all its variants, before it has had a chance to become a force in Britain. House, from being a good time for youth, is transformed into big-money busi- ness, and is notable for only two things: lack of talent and super- exploitation, with House party tickets going for up to hundreds of pounds each.

Meanwhile, 84-85 saw the miner’s strike and the formation of Red Wedge - a group of mu- siclans organised by the Labour Party Young Socialists (though it was later to be a tool in the hands of the bureaucracy of the party in their struggle with the Young So- cialists, for the hearts and minds

of the party’s youth). Marx- ists took control of Liverpool city council, and for 2 years defied all government attempts to im- plement spending limits. These years of the middle ’80s really broke the log jam. The cracks in society papered over by the boom resurfaced. Suddenly bands with a social message began to ap- pear. All at once the message be- came more important than clean production: witness Billy Bragg. Bands linked to groupings on the fringes of the. Labour.movement,

who had been plodding along for years, or totally new ones, shot to prominence - Redskins, Men They Couldn’t Hang, etc.

As the social upheavals died down, victory all along the line going to the bosses, so once more commercialism took over in mu- sic - the emphasis once more be- ing on squeaky clean production - the era of Stock, Aitken & Wa- terman. However the boom was now over, the events of 84-85 had been the first tremors of uneasi- ness. The stock market crashes of ’87 and ’89, together with ris- ing interest rates, inflation and unemployment are signals that Britain is teetering on the brink of a new recession. Already, there are as many strikes as dur- ing the “Winter of Discontent” (1978-79). But most significantly of all, one-quarter of the eligible population have not paid the poll tax. Repeated in England and Wales on its introduction in April this would mean ten million not paying - far and away the biggest act of civil disobedience Britain has ever experienced.

The ’80s were a period of mediocrity in music - but there were exceptions. If I were to pick one it would be Spear of Destiny, who stand out not only for their artistic talents, but also

for their class-hatred that comes

through in their better.works - Playground of the Rich, and their fighting spirit - Liberator, You’ll Never Take Me Alive. Music,

like everything else develops di-

ering both the music and ploit- ical scens in Britain, exclusively for “Shock Hazard”. This is escpecially interesting for those who are into what’s happening in Britain. Thanks, Ron, and hope- full;y we’ll hear from you again soon!

Last Saturday, CIMN, repre- sented by Craig Cormier, Shawn

Kevin Smith, Kristine Suzuki and Mike Thompson took time out to go down to the Silverado and bowl for Big Brothers, Big Sisters’ fundraising campaign, “Bowl for Millions”. Thanbks to everyone who bowled and also

to all generous people who spon- sored these bowlers. That just about covers it, so

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aletically, progress comes through contradictions and sharp breaks with the past. The ’80s were a period of mild boom and mild re- action, but we now approach a sharp change of direction.

In the ’90s, history will repeat itself, on a higher scale - a fresh generation of youth, who can’t re- member the betrayals of the late ’70s, will rejoice in the very prob- able election of a Labour gov- ernment before 1992. As reces- sion bites, attempts to implement an austerity programme will pro- voke unprecedented mass strug- gles - the anti-poll tax move- ment is already as greats as the anti-Nazi league, which so many punk and new wave bands fed off. The cultural freedom and facili- ties provided by a Labour govern- ment together with mass disillu- sionment and discontent will lead

to violent clashes. All this will necessarily be relfected in music, particularly amongst the youth, who will after all, be at the fore- front of all movement. However great SLF, Understones, Specials, - Clash were - they will undoubt- edly be dwarfed by some of the yet unknown bands that will de- velop. This hasn’t prevented some of them trying to make a come-back. In the last eighteen months my hometown of Swansea has been visited by Bad Manners (Ska), Buzzcocks (New Wave), and a host of psychabilly bands organised by Joe Strummer in a “Rock Against The Rich”. The red ’90s will be remembered for two things: revolution and rock. “So forget the classroom and all the asses, The world is yours, not the upper classes.” co