The
      Cadre
      +
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Killdares
     
     
      Broken
      With
      A
      Word
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (Independent)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      the
      self-
     
     
      released
      debut
      from
      the
     
     
      Killdares,
      an
      “alternative
     
     
      Celtic
      rock”
      band
      from
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dallas,
      Texas.
      Members
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      band
      are
      Tim
      Smith
      (lead
     
     
      vocals,
      drums),
      Linda
      Ralph
     
     
      (fiddle),
      Wes
      Lorber
      (gui-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tars),
      and
      Ed
      Walewski
     
    
   
   
    
     
      12
      January
      1999
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (bass,
      bouzouki,
      mandolin).
     
    

    
     
      _
      Broken
      WithA
      Word
     
     
      contains
      nine
      tracks
      of
      their
     
     
      traditional
      Celtic/hard
      rock
     
     
      hybrid.
      There
      are
      acouple
      of
     
     
      instrumental
      tracks
      on
      the
     
     
      album,
      showcasing
      Linda’s
     
     
      smooth
      fiddling,
      which
      has
     
     
      resulted
      in
      her
      being
      named
     
     
      the
      California
      State
      Fiddle
     
     
      Champion
      four
      times.
      All
      but
     
     
      one
      of
      the
      nine
      tracks
      are
     
     
      original
      compositions.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      vocals
      are
      fine
     
     
      for
      the
      music,
      but
      it
      would
      be
     
     
      nice
      to
      hear
      someone
      else’s
     
     
      voice
      once
      ina
      while
      fora
      bit
     
     
      of
      variety.
      Regardless,
      this
      is
     
     
      a
      fine
      album,
      which
      shows
     
     
      why
      the
      band
      has
      shared
      the
     
     
      stage
      with
      such
      acts
      as
     
     
      Steeleye
      Span.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      www.killdares.com
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Smugglers
     
    

    
     
      Growing
      Up
      Smuggler
      —A
     
     
      Ten
      Year
      Anniversary
      Live
     
     
      Album
     
    

    
     
      (Lookout!)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      the
      latest
      from
     
     
      “British
      Columbia’s
      Cana-
     
     
      dian
      Ambassadors
      of
     
     
      et
     
    

    
     
      ancouver,
      ve
      t
     
     
      their
      brand
      of
      fun
      and
     
     
      one
      etic
      punk
      an
      the
     
     
      world,
      including
      a
      sto
     
     
      at
      the
      UPEI
      Barn.
      TD
     
    
   
   
    
     
      celebrate
      their
      tenth
      anniver-
     
     
      sary
      as
      a
      band,
      the
      Smugglers
     
     
      decided
      to
      release
      a
      live
     
     
      album
      that
      was
      recorded
      in
     
     
      Madrid,
      Spain.
     
     
      eens
     
     
      with
      21
      gems,
      inc
      uding
     
     
      a
      jally
      You,”
      “She
      Ain't
     
     
      No
      tian,”
      “Rock’n’
      Roll
     
     
      Was
      Never
      This
      Fun,”
      and
     
     
      my
      personal
      fave,
      “Alan
     
     
      Thicke”
      —an
      ode
      to
      the
      man
     
     
      who
      hosted
      their
      1992
     
    
   
   
    
     
      appearance
      on
      YTV.
      In-
     
     
      cluded
      with
      this
      album
      is
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nine
      page
      booklet
      detailing
     
     
      the
      history
      of
      the
      band
      year
      by
     
     
      year
      (it
      even
      mentions
      their
     
     
      Visit
      to
      the
      Barn!)
     
    

    
     
      This
      is
      definitely
      one
     
     
      of
      the
      most
      enjoyable
      al
     
     
      that
      I’ve
      hear
      all
      year
      —
      it
     
     
      makes
      me
      want
      to
      go
      to
      seea
     
     
      Smugglers
      concert.
      Fast,
      fun
     
     
      and
      catchy,
      what
      else
      can
      you
     
     
      ask
      for?
     
     
      Listen
      for
      the
      Smugglers
      on
     
     
      CIMN.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      www.lookoutrecords.com
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      think
      does
      not
      fa
     
    
   
   
    
     
      explored
      throughout
      hu
     
     
      were
      made
      in
      the
      1890’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      [will
      take]
      a
      soup-pi
     
     
      be]
      very
      popular.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *Glimpses
      of
      the
     
     
      later
      in
      the
      year
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      book,
      however,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      extremely
      pleased
      with
      this
      special
      millenni
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      under
      the
      category
      of
      “m
     
     
      similar
      books
      that
      are
      cashing
      in
      on
     
     
      human
      history
     
    
   
   
    
     
      secretary
      [will]
      enjoy
      her
      office
      lunch
      in
      the
      same
     
    
   
   
    
     
      future,
      §
     
     
      2000),
      David
     
     
      Aerial
      navigation
      will
      solve
      the
      mystery
      of
      the
      poles,
     
     
      no
      “dark
      region”
      on
      any
      of
      the
      con
     
     
      for
      travellers
      as
      the
      sailing
      vessel,
      why
      may
     
     
      birds,
      occupying
      the
      mountainous
      regions
     
     
      tropical
      climes
      in
      winter.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ;
      dedicated
      to
      good
      and
      bad
      predictions
     
     
      is
      not
      totally
      good
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BOOKS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Uncle
      John’s
      Indispensable
      Guide
      to
      the
      year
      2000
     
     
      The
      Bathroom
      Reader’s
      Press
     
     
      (Raincoast
      Books)
     
    

    
     
      iliar
      wi
      Bathroom
      Reader’s
      Press,
      you
      will
      be
     
     
      For
      those
      of
      you
      that
      are
      familiar
      with
      the
      Be
      Bee
      nn
     
     
      one
      of
      those
      boring
      books
      about
      the
      upcoming
      i
      Desir
      This
      is
      an
      exciting
      book
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      inents...if
     
    
   
   
    
     
      contains
      trivia,
      science,
      humowt,
      Det
      be
      read
      from
      the
      beginning
      to
      the
      end.
      Itcan
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      amazing
     
     
      read
      at
      any
      point
      in
      the
      book
     
    
   
   
    
     
      not
      :
     
     
      and
      from
      any
      topic.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      illennium
      mass
      hysteria”
      as
      seen
      in
      many
     
     
      -
      Some
      of
      the
      funny,
      sad,
      and
      amazing
      predictions
     
     
      and
      the
      early
      1900's.
      An
      example
      of
      some
      of
      the
      predictions
     
    
   
   
    
     
      quoted
      in
      this
      book
      are
      as
      follows:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *Mr.
      Berthelot,
      Strand
      Magazine,
      February
      1901:
      The
      businessman
      in
      1999
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ll
      or
      aconcentrated
      meat-pill
      for
      his
      noon
      day
      lunch.
      His
      fair
     
     
      manner.
      Ice-cream
      pills
      [will
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ions
      As
      to
      the
      Drift
      of
      Things
      (To
      be
      judged
     
     
      uagestions
      As
      ton
      1888
      Transportation:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      aerostat
      should
      become
      as
      cheap
     
     
      not
      man
      become
      migratory,
      like
      the
     
     
      and
      sea-coast
      in
      summer
      and
      more
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      Air
     
     
      and
      eventually
      there
      will
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ions.
      It
      also
     
     
      Overall,
      this
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Arts
      &
      Entertainment
     
    
   
   
    
     
      11
     
    
   
   
    
     
      TS
     
     
      9
      few
      good
      records...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      While
      these
      may
      not
      constitute
      the
      only
      albums
     
     
      of
      1998,
      are
      certainly
      notables
      that
      sound
      better
      than
     
     
      the
      bulk
      of
      pressed
      by
      several
      major
      labels.
      This
     
     
      Big
      Ten
      (Plus)
      includes
      work
      ranging
      from
      the
      usual
     
     
      suspects
      (Sloan,
      Beck)
      to
      home-grown
      heroes
      (Straw-
     
     
      berry),
      some
      decent
      anes
      pop
      and
      some
      new
     
     
      forays
      into
      new
      frontiers.
      This
      week's
      listing
      will
      look
      at
     
     
      some
      very
      good
      records
      that
      were
      introduced
      in
      1998.
      The
     
     
      rest
      will
      come
      next
      week.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Belle
      &
      Sebastian
     
     
      The
      Boy
      With
      The
      Arab
      Strap
     
     
      (Jeepster/Matador)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      cult
      favourite
      in
      the
      UK,
      Belle
      &
      Sebastian
      is
      a
      band
     
     
      whose
      latest
      record
      offers
      a
      blend
      of
      soft
      and
      pentle,
      well-
     
     
      written
      songs.
      This
      album
      is
      thick,
      lush
      me
      delivered
     
     
      the
      eight
      members
      ofthe
      band.
      The
      lead
      track,
      "ItCould
     
    

    
     
      fave
      Been
      a
      Brilliant
      Career,"
      begins
      with
      the
      wonderful
     
     
      line,
      "He
      had
      a
      stroke
      at
      the
      age
      of
      24/could
      have
      been
      a
     
     
      brilliantcareer.”
      This
      first
      song
      sets
      the
      stage
      for
      the
      mellow
     
     
      meanderings
      of
      this
      brilliantly
      musical
      release,
      and
      the
     
     
      atmos
      is
      maintained
      well
      throughout.
      Pure
      and
     
     
      beautiful,
      just
      beyond
      the
      clouds.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      North
      of
      America
     
     
      Elements
      of
      an
      Incomplete
      Mgp
     
     
      (Matlock
      Records)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      hybrid
      of
      folks
      from
      the
      State
      Champs
      and
      the
      Motes,
     
     
      North
      of
      America
      explores
      the
      atonal
      pastures
      that
     
     
      _
      ions
      pop
      Se
      rea
      1S
      ao
     
     
      -length
      release,
      mapped
      a
      promising
     
     
      ahead.
      ive
      and
      by-times
      al
      in
      their
     
     
      choices
      of
      arrangements,
      North
      of
      caisattheir
     
     
      best
      with
      interesting
      fills
      and
      angry
      yelling
      everywhere.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      Harvey
     
     
      Is
      This
      Desire
     
     
      (Island)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      Another
      splendid
      recording
      of
     
    

    
     
      amazing
      emotive
      voice,
      /s
      This
      Desire?
     
     
      revisits
      many
      of
      the
      themes
      prominent
      in
      her
      previous
     
     
      works,
      such
      as
      loss,
      abuse,
      and
      love
      going
      on
      wrong.
     
     
      The
      characters
      in
      her
      songs
      --
      both
      male
      and
      female
      --
     
     
      come
      quite
      alive
      in
      her
      narratives
      as
      ina
      film.
      This
     
     
      release
      shows
      amore
      electronic
      influence,
      but
      is
      used
     
     
      sparingly
      to
      add
      anew
      dimension
      to
      the
      main
      instrument
     
     
      --her
      voice.
      Another
      brilliantly
      haunting
      offering.
      Addic-
     
     
      tive.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Polly
      Jean
      Harvey
      si
     
     
      her
      e
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Inbreds
     
    

    
     
      Winning
      Hearts
     
    

    
     
      (PF/murderecords/Universal)
     
    

    
     
      Halifax's
      favourite
      drum
      and
      bass
      duo
      is
      no
      more,
      but
      their
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PCoatiaesd
      oa
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      -
      Brody
      Morrison