October
      31
     
    
   
   
    
     
      es
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Settle
      in,
      Boils
      and
      Ghouls.
      The
     
     
      Cryptkeeper’s
      here,
      and
      he’s
      in
      a
     
     
      FESTERive
      mood.
      And
      he’s
      singing
      his
     
     
      own
      gross-out
      vivisections
      of
      the
      moldy
     
     
      Christmas
      standards,
      complete
      with
      his
      own
     
     
      trademark
      laugh
      and
      GRAVEIly
      voice...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It’s
      just
      plain
      sick.
      The
      Cryptkeeper
     
     
      gets
      a
      Christmas
      card
      from
      Hannibal
      the
     
     
      Cannibal.
      He
      tells
      the
      story
      of
      The
      Fright
     
     
      Before
      Christmas,
      in
      which
      he
      traps
      Santa
      in
     
     
      quicksand.
      He
      makes
      horrible,
      gleeful
     
     
      dismemberment
      jokes
      throughout
      ‘‘Deck
      the
     
     
      Halls
      with
      Parts
      of
      Charlie’’.
      Later
      on,
      he
     
     
      recalls
      ‘“The
      Cryptkeeper’s
      Family
      Christ-
     
     
      mas’’
      --
      the
      year
      he
      offed
      his
      whole
      family
     
     
      with
      arsenic
      in
      the
      turkey
      (I
      can
      relate,
      my
     
     
      family’s
      pretty
      dysfunctional).
      To
      the
      tune
     
    

    
     
      |
      of
      ‘‘Good
      King
      Wenceslaus’’,
      no
      less.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tales
      From
      The
      Crypt
     
     
      Have
      Yourself
      a
      Scary
     
     
      Little
      Christmas
     
     
      (Right
      Stuff/Capitol)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      And
      there’s
      more!
      So
      much
      more.
      Good
     
     
      taste
      prevents
      me
      from
      repeating
      the
      lyrics,
     
     
      alas.
      There’s
      a
      trading
      card
      enclosed.
      The
     
     
      book
      insert
      is
      a
      genuine
      1950s
      Tales
      from
     
     
      the
      Crypt
      comic
      book
      (albeit
      shrunken,
      like
     
     
      my
      collection
      of
      heads!)!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It’s
      just
      too
      much
      fun.
      A
      few
      of
      the
      songs
     
     
      are
      dull
      (I’m
      not
      fond
      of
      ‘‘Moe
     
     
      Teitlebaum’’;
      it’s
      based
      on
      ‘‘Oh
      Christmas
     
     
      Tree’’,
      the
      most
      boring
      holiday
      tune
      ever
     
     
      written)
      but
      overall
      it’s
      just
      too
      much
     
     
      gruesome
      fun
      --
      and
      it’ll
      make
      you
      parents
     
     
      wonder
      what
      you’ve
      been
      reading.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It’s
      revolting.
      I
      love
      it.
      It
      will
      take
      an
     
     
      honoured
      place
      next
      to
      my
      copy
      of
      The
     
     
      Nightmare
      Before
      Christmas
      as
      yet
      another
     
     
      way
      to
      combine
      my
      two
      favourite
      holidays.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (4.5
      out
      of
      5
      skulls)
     
     
      --
      Trent
      Drake
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SOUND
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Lorne
      Caborn
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Spanner
      Banner
     
     
      Chill
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BITES
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fans
      of
      Chaka
      Demus
      &
      Pliers
      may
      have
      something
      to
      look
     
     
      forward
      to
      with
      the
      new
      CD
      Chill
      on
      the
      shelves.
      It’s
      not
      put
      out
      by
      the
      band
      but
     
     
      rather
      the
      brother
      of
      Pliers,
      who
      goes
      by
      the
      stage
      name
      Spanner
      Banner.
      His
      dance
     
    
   
   
    
     
      hall
      style
      resembles
      his
      brother’s,
      who
      also
      makes
      a
      guest
      appearance.
      I
      could
      easily
     
    
   
   
    
     
      recommend
      this
      to
      anyone.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mychael
      Nyman
     
     
      6
      Days
      6
      Nights
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Michael
      Nyman
      has
      seen
      his
      popularity
      grow
      since
      his
     
     
      work
      on
      the
      Piano
      soundtrack.
      6
      Days
      6
      Nights
      is
      his
      latest
      soundtrack
      from
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      movie
      of
      the
      same
      name
      and
      for
      fans
      of
      classical
      or
      instrumental
      music,
      this
      is
      a
      great
     
    
   
   
    
     
      disc.
      It
      didn’t
      do
      anything
      for
      me
      personally,
      not
      being
      a
      fan
      of
      this
      type
      of
      music,
     
     
      but
      it’s
      great
      if
      you
      want
      to
      concentrate
      on
      your
      studies
      (maybe
      that’s
      why
      I
      didn’t
     
    
   
   
    
     
      like
      it).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      And
      Then
      Some
     
     
      Invention
      No.1
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Comparing
      this
      group
      to
      other
      notables
      such
      as
      Spirit
      of
      the
      West
      and
      Barenaked
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ladies
      would
      be
      a
      crime,
      but
      I’ll
      do
      it
      anyway.
      The
      styles
      are
      similiar
      although,
      And
     
     
      Then
      Some
      lacks
      most
      of
      the
      lyrical
      skills
      of
      the
      other
      two.
      Hailing
      from
      Burlington,
     
     
      Ontario,
      the
      four
      piece
      band
      does
      have
      some
      tracks
      worth
      a
      try
      (check
      out
      #12
      on
      the
     
     
      CD,
      it’s
      not
      listed
      but
      it’s
      there),
      but
      on
      the
      whole
      I
      was
      left
      dissapointed.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Smashing
      Pumpkins
     
     
      Mellon
      Collie
      and
      the
      Infinite
      Sadness
     
     
      (Virgin)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Coming
      in
      November
      is
      the
      Smash-
     
     
      ing
      Pumpkins’
      latest
      release:
      a
      two
      disc
     
     
      collection,
      Mellon
      Collie
      and
      the
      Infinite
     
     
      Sadness.
      Even
      before
      first
      listen,
      one
      is
     
     
      forced
      to
      concede
      a
      small
      interest
      in
      the
     
     
      Smashing
      Ones’
      newest
      album
      endeavour.
     
     
      Twenty-eight
      tracks.
      Good
      cover
      art.
      Great
     
     
      title.
      The
      promo
      itself
      bills
      it
      as
      “‘the
     
     
      biggest
      thing
      since
      The
      Beatles’’.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      billy
      corgan,
      james
      iha,
      d’arcy
      and
     
     
      jimmy
      chamberlin
      have
      followed
      much
      the
     
     
      same
      suit
      as
      their
      prior
      works
      have
      shown.
     
     
      Quiet.
      Quiet.
      Loud.
      VERY
      LOUD.
      Quiet
     
     
      (often
      this
      sequence
      appears
      in
      the
      same
     
     
      song).
      The
      syphonic
      melodies
      are
      con-
     
     
      trasted
      with
      characteristic
      urgent
      distortion.
     
     
      Lyrically,
      a
      sound
      album.
      With
      lines
      like
     
     
      ‘*T’ll
      never
      be
      the
      shine
      in
      your
      spit’’,
      you
     
     
      can’t
      really
      go
      wrong.
      True
      to
      the
      title,
      the
     
     
      melancholy
      is
      evident.
      Though
      not
      much
     
     
      has
      changed
      in
      their
      style,
      this
      is
      still
      a
      solid
     
     
      product,
      worthy
      of
      at
      least
      a
      listen.
      But
     
     
      “‘the
      biggest
      thing
      since
      The
      Beatles’?
      I
     
     
      wouldn’t
      go
      that
      far.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      --
      Karen
      Rawlines
     
    
   
   
    
     
      John
      Bottomley
     
     
      Blackberry
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Blackberry
      is
      Canadian
      musician
      John
     
     
      Bottomley’s
      third
      solo
      album.
      Written
     
     
      almost
      entirely
      in
      Vancouver,
      it
      contains
      a
     
     
      combination
      of
      excellent
      music
      and
      poetic
     
     
      lyrics
      inspired
      by
      the
      Pacific
      Northwest.
     
     
      The
      only
      fault
      with
      this
      recording
      is
      the
     
     
      nasal
      quality
      of
      Bottomley’s
      voice
      which
     
     
      leads
      one
      to
      believe
      that
      he
      has
      a
      head
      cold.
     
     
      However,
      the
      quality
      of
      the
      instrumental
     
     
      music
      and
      lyrics
      redeem
      this
      cassette,
     
     
      making
      it
      a
      worthwhile
      buy
      for
      lovers
      of
     
     
      country
      or
      easy
      listening
      music.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
      Coralie
      Gill
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jocelyn
      Enriquez
     
     
      Lovely
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jocelyn
      Enriquez
      is
      a
      nineteen
      year
      old
     
     
      singer
      from
      the
      San
      Francisco
      area.
      Her
     
     
      disc
      Lovely
      is
      a
      collection
      of
      dance
      and
      pop
     
     
      music
      including
      ‘‘I’ve
      Been
      Thinking
      About
     
     
      You’’,
      You
      Are
      The
      One’’,
      and
      ‘‘Make
      This
     
     
      Last
      Forever’’.
      Jocelyn’s
      powerful
      and
     
     
      versatile
      voice
      is
      definitely
      an
      asset
      to
      this
     
     
      recording.
      People
      who
      enjoy
      a
      large
      variety
     
     
      of
      dance
      music
      will
      enjoy
      Lovely.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      --
      Coralie
      Gill
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
       
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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