SEPTEMBER
      13,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Rob
      Walker
     
     
      Copy
      Editor
     
    

    
     
      When
      I
      wandered
      into
      The
     
     
      Wave
      last
      Thursday
      evening,
      the
     
     
      Novaks
      were
      just
      finishing
      up
      their
     
     
      sound
      check
      as
      Matt
      Mays
      +
      El
     
     
      Torpedo
      were
      finishing
      up
      their
      supper
     
     
      (chicken
      wings
     
     
      and
      beer).
     
    

    
     
      ~The
     
     
      food’s
      great,”
     
     
      said
      Mays,
      after
     
     
      a
      quick
      round
     
     
      Oo
      £
     
     
      introductions.
     
    

    
     
      Despite
     
     
      having
      his
      boots
     
     
      stolen
      in
      the
     
     
      winter
      at
      a
      party
     
     
      when
      they
      last
     
     
      played
      on
      PEI
      in
      January,
      Mays
      says
     
     
      the
      Island
      is
      one
      of
      the
      best
      places
      to
     
     
      play
      (and
      party).
     
    

    
     
      “We
      were
      just
      talking
      about
     
     
      how
      insane
      the
      crowd
      is
      in
      this
      room
     
     
      every
      time
      we
     
     
      play,”
      said
     
     
      Mays.
      “People
     
     
      tugging
      on
      our
     
     
      pea
      not.
      Sez
     
     
      knocking
      our
     
     
      drinks
      over
      and
     
     
      hitting
      our
     
     
      microphones
     
     
      and
      almost
     
     
      knocking
      our
     
     
      teeth:
      >.
      out.
     
     
      Which
      we
      like,
     
     
      you
      know.
      It’s
      rock
      and
      roll.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      band
      arrived
      on
      Thursday
     
     
      afternoon
      after
      spending
      a
      few
      days
     
     
      visiting
      friends
      and
      family
      in
      Nova
     
     
      Scotia.
      Coming
      off
      a
      three
      month
      tour
     
     
      with
      Blue
      Rodeo,
      where
      they
      played
     
     
      over
      50
      shows
      and
      ended
      it
      all
      with
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ARTS
      &
      ENTERTAINMENT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Matt
      Mays
      +
      El
      Torpedo
      Rock
      the
      Wave
     
    
   
   
    
     
      two-week
      tour
      in
      the
      UK,
      Mays
      is
      glad
     
     
      to
      be
      back
      in
      Canada.
     
    

    
     
      “Tt
      was
      awesome,”
      said
      Mays.
     
     
      “Real
      different
      from
      what
      we’ve
      been
     
     
      used
      to,
      touring-wise.”
     
    

    
     
      “(Blue
     
     
      Rodeo)
      have
     
     
      been
      one
      of
      our
     
     
      favorite
      bands
     
     
      for
      years.
      They
     
     
      taught
      us
      a
      lot,
     
     
      both
      on-stage
     
     
      and
      off,
      about
     
     
      everything.
      It
     
     
      was
      great,
      a
     
     
      blast.
      We
     
     
      played
      about
     
     
      50
      shows
      in
     
     
      three
      months.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      band
      recently
      put
      out
      its
     
     
      2nd
      video,
      ‘Cocaine
      Cowgirl’,
      off
      their
     
     
      self-titled
      album
      released
      back
      in
     
     
      March.
      Mays
      said
      they’ve
      been
      lucky
     
     
      with
      the
      amount
     
     
      of
      good
      press
     
     
      so
      far
      and
      are
     
     
      pleased
      by
      it.
     
    

    
     
      “There
     
     
      haven’t
      been
     
     
      too
      many
      people
     
     
      saying
      bad
     
     
      things
      about
     
     
      us,”
      said
      Mays.
     
     
      “You
      kind
      of
     
     
      hope
      for
      that,
     
     
      although
      when
     
     
      people
      say
      bad
      things
      about
      us
      we
      sort
     
     
      of
      find
      it
      entertaining.
      But
      so
      far
      it’s
      been
     
     
      perfect.”
     
    

    
     
      After
      releasing
      his
      solo
      album
      three
     
     
      years
      ago,
      Mays
      and
      his
      band
      have
      been
     
     
      touring
      ever
      since.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      16
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      K-os
      Takes
      in
      the
      Frosh
      Groove
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kimberley
      Johnston
     
     
      A&E
      Editor
     
    

    
     
      If
      it
      weren’t
      for
      Frosh
      week,
     
     
      Kheaven
      Brereton
      (a.k.a.
      K-os)
      and
     
     
      his
      band
      mates
      would
      be
      chillin’
      at
      home
     
     
      with
      friends
      and
      family.
      They’d
      be
     
     
      recovering
      from
      eight-months
      of
      touring
     
     
      France,
      other
      parts
      of
      Europe,
      the
      U.S.,
     
     
      and
      British
      Columbia,
      and
      preparing
      for
     
     
      another
      U.S.
      tour
      starting
      in
      January.
     
     
      Instead,
      the
      multi-talented
      artist
      is
     
     
      sipping
      on
      a
      bottle
      of
      wine
      in
      a
      Student
     
     
      Union
      office,
      and
      waxing
      philosophic
     
     
      with
      a
      couple
      members
      of
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      media.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      biggest
      thing
      for
      us
      now
      is
     
     
      just
      to
      chill
     
     
      out
      and
     
     
      finish
      this
     
     
      Pt:
      6h
     
     
      Week
      tour.
     
     
      We
      kind
      of
     
     
      said
      ‘yes’
      to
     
     
      this
      because
     
     
      we
      feel
      like
     
     
      Fer
      os
      bh
     
     
      Week
      is
     
     
      important
     
     
      for
      kids
      like
     
     
      that..this
     
     
      may
      be
      their
      first
      show
      and
      you
      kind
      of
     
     
      feel
      like
      you
      can
      become
      a
      part
      of
      their
     
     
      lives,
      y’
      know?
      We’re
      kind
      of
      giving
     
     
      them
      a
      memory
      that
      will
      last
      forever.”
     
    

    
     
      But
      it’s
      a
      symbiotic
      relationship
     
     
      that
      exists
      between
      K-os
      (pronounced
     
     
      chaos)
      and
      his
      fans.
      He
      postulated
      that
     
     
      students
      emit
      energy
      which
      keeps
      the
     
     
      33-year-old
      singer/songwriter,
      and
      his
     
     
      band,
      young.
     
    

    
     
      “T’m
      developing
      this
      theory
      that
     
     
      sometimes
      when
      you
      look
      into
      the
      eyes
     
     
      of
      some
      people,
      it
      keeps
      you
      so
     
     
      (young)...We
      totally
      love
      being
      around
     
     
      young
      people
      and
      vibe
      off
      that
      energy
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *
     
    
   
   
    
     
      so
      that
      keeps
      us
      alive
      for
      sure.’
     
    

    
     
      K-os
      (which
      stands
      for
     
     
      knowledge
      of
      self)
      later
      came
      to
      the
      real
     
     
      reason
      his
      destiny
      had
      brought
      him
      to
     
     
      UPEI
      for
      the
      Frosh
      Week
      celebrations:
     
    

    
     
      “The
      interesting
      thing
      is
      I
      never
     
     
      had
      a
      frosh
      week
      ...
      which
      is
     
     
      subconsciously
      the
      reason
      I’m
      here
     
     
      today,”
      he
      joked.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Whitby,
      Ont.
      Native
      did
     
     
      attend
      York
      and
      Carleton
      universities
     
     
      for
      short
      stints,
      but
      he
      never
      fully
      got
     
     
      the
      frosh
      experience.
      Yet,
      he
      did
      have
     
     
      some
      sage
      advice
      for
      our
      beloved
     
     
      UPEI
      first-
     
     
      years.
     
     
      “Being
      at
      the
     
     
      bottom
      of
     
     
      any
      rung
     
     
      sometimes,
     
     
      or
      the
     
     
      beginning
      of
     
     
      anew
      reality,
     
     
      people
      try
      to
     
     
      fit
      in
      a
      lot.
     
     
      Maybe
      you
     
     
      shouldn’t
      so
     
     
      much
      try
      to
      fit
     
     
      in
      with
      what’s
      going
      on,
      but
      maybe
      try
     
     
      to
      fit
      in
      with
      an
      idea
      that’s
      lasted
      a
      long
     
     
      time.
      I
      always
      underlined
      the
      idea
      of
     
     
      being
      classic.
      Instead
      of
      looking
      what’s
     
     
      going
      on
      in
      your
      university,
      and
      saying
     
     
      ‘I’m
      going
      to
      be
      that
      way’...
      bring
     
     
      something
      into
      your
      university
      that’s
     
     
      new...a
      new
      style
      of
      thinking
      or
     
     
      dressing,
      or
      music.”
     
    

    
     
      “Don’t
      try
      to
      fit
      in
      to
      what
      every
     
     
      one
      else
      is
      doing,
      but
      maybe
      offer
      to
     
     
      these
      people,
      who
      are
      going
      to
      be
      your
     
     
      peers
      for
      the
      next
      few
      years,
      a
      new
      way
     
     
      to
      think.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      16