The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kristen
      Barry
     
     
      The
      beginning.
      The
      middle.
      The
      end.
     
     
      (Virgin)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Variety,
      variety,
      variety!
      This
      CD
      has
      a
      little,
      not
      much,
      but
      a
      little.
      It’s
      not
     
     
      your
      typical
      girl
      band
      sound.
      The
      vocals
      are
      rather
      reminiscent
      of
      Sinead
      O’Connor,
     
     
      but
      with
      a
      different
      edge.
      It’s!
      getting
      harder
      and
      harder
      nowadays
      to
      find
      a
      band
     
     
      that
      doesn’t
      mass
      produce
      one
      song
      after
      another,
      all
      sounding
      the
      same.
      Thankfully,
     
     
      once
      in
      a
      blue
      moon,
      we
      discover
      someone
      worthy
      of
      our
      precious
      attention.
      The
     
     
      songs
      are
      not
      loud
      and
      thrashing,
      not
      too
      mellow.
      The
      majority
      of
      the
      songs
      are
      not
     
     
      too
      fast,
      not
      too
      slow.
      Definitely
      one
      to
      sing
      along
      with,
      which
      is
      what
      I’ve
      been
      doing
     
     
      these
      past
      few
      days.
      Those
      that
      stick
      out
      in
      my
      mind
      would
      be
      “Nothing’s
      Too
      Good”
     
     
      and
      “Cool”.
      There’s
      also
      a
      really
      funky
      surprise
      at
      the
      end
      ofthe
      CD.
      Yes,
      a
      hidden
     
     
      track,
      but
      it
      won’t
      be
      spoiled
      by
      my
      telling
      you
      about
      it.
      You'll
      just
      have
      to
      check
      it
     
     
      out
      yourself.
      ‘
     
     
      Rating:**1/2
     
     
      -
      Sheryl
      MacDonald
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Frogpond
     
     
      Count
      to
      Ten
     
     
      (Sony)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Frogpond’s
      sound
      is
      anything
      but
      original.
      Their
      style
      is
      somewhat
      grunge
     
     
      with
      a
      little
      bit
      of
      tuned
      down
      grrl
      punk
      thrown
      in.
      Vocalist/guitarist
      Heidi
      Phillips
     
     
      adds
      a
      soft
      touchto
      the
      band’s
      guitar-dominated
      sound.
      If
      you’re
      looking
      for
      just
      your
     
     
      run-of-the-mill,
      everyday
      sound,
      then
      this
      is
      your
      CD.
      It
      will
      in
      no
      way
      change
      your
     
     
      life.
      With
      all
      of
      this
      said,
      like
      every
      other
      dime-a-dozen
      bands
      out
      there,
      it
      can
      quickly
     
     
      grow
      on
      you.
      However,
      there’s
      nothing
      deep
      about
      the
      lyrics
      (“Why
      won’t
      you
      talk
     
     
      to
      me/I
      told
      you
      twice
      already/I
      like
      you...”
      of
      “Talk
      to
      Me”).
      Most
      of
      the
      songs,
     
     
      however
      are
      “driving”
      and
      of
      course
      catchy,
      like
      “Even
      Now”
      and
      “Red
      Spider”.
     
     
      I
      find
      that
      this
      release
      makes
      me
      want
      to
      get
      up,
      jump
      up
      and
      down
      and
      bump
      into
     
     
      things...
     
    

    
     
      Anybody
      up
      for
      moshing?
     
    

    
     
      Rating:***
     
     
      -Sheryl
      MacDonald
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Strawberry
      plays
      the
     
     
      Seven
      Eyeball
      Wall
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      ELLEN
      HARDY
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Island
      rockers
      Strawberry
      have
      recently
      returned
      home
      to
      Charlottetown
      after
      a
      trip
     
     
      to
      Montreal
      where
      they
      recorded
      their
      first
      CD.
     
    

    
     
      The
      album,
      tentatively
      titled
      Strawberry
      Plays
      the
      Seven
      Eyeball
      Wall,
      was
      produced
     
     
      by
      the
      band
      themselves
      with
      a
      little
      input
      from
      their
      engineer.
      It’s
      scheduled
      date
      of
      release
     
     
      is
      sometime
      in
      August
      of
      this
      year.
     
    

    
     
      When
      asked
      if
      they
      were
      pleased
      to
      be
      back
      on
      the
      Island
      and
      if
      they
      had
      any
      immediate
     
     
      plans,
      the
      group
      consensus
      was
      “No,”
      and
      “not
      really.”
      They
      do
      not
      have
      a
      drummer
      at
      this
     
     
      point
      in
      timg,
      and
      say
      that
      it
      is
      difficult
      to
      put
      on
      a
      show
      with
      only
      their
      drum
      machine.
      The
     
     
      band
      also
      expressed
      their
      views
      that
      there
      are
      not
      many
      venues
      to
      play
      here
      because
      of
      past
     
     
      damage
      done
      to
      places
      like
      the
      Arts
      Guild.
      There
      were
      plans
      in
      the
      works
      to
      do
      a
      show
      at
     
     
      the
      Barn
      with
      ThEwoks,
      but
      once
      informed
      of
      the
      Barn’s
      new
      policy
      of
      no
      admittance
      to
      Dry
     
     
      shows
      for
      those
      people
      who
      do
      not
      attend
      a
      post-secondary
      institution,
      the
      plans
      were
     
     
      changed
      to
      a
      possible
      show
      at
      the
      Arts
      Guild.
     
    

    
     
      Strawberry
      does
      not
      concur
      with
      the
      associations
      they
      have
      to
      the
      so-called
      “Halifax
     
     
      sound.”
      Although
      they
      do
      claim
      that
      there
      are
      a
      lot
      of
      great
      bands
      associate
      with
      it,
      the
      feel
     
     
      that
      “except
      for
      maybe
      early
      on
      we’re
      not
      really
      involved
      in
      that.”
      I
      agree.
      After
      being
     
     
      compared
      to
      bands
      such
      as
      the
      Cranberries
      and
      (imagine
      this)
      the
      Cowboy
      Junkies,
     
     
      Strawberry
      is
      finally
      being
      recognized
      as
      having
      a
      sound
      of
      their
      own.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      they
      were
      full
      of
      “sometimes,”
      “possibly’s”
      and
      “‘maybes,”
      I
      accredit
      this
      to
     
     
      being
      part
      of
      a
      transition
      period
      for
      Strawberry
      as
      they
      ready
      themselves
      for
      the
      release
      of
     
     
      their
      new
      CD
      and,
      with
      it,
      a
      different
      view
      of
      the
      band.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      April
      8,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Keith
      Carter
     
     
      bones
     
     
      (Raincoast
      Books)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      bones
      is
      a
      pictorial
      journey
      through
      a
      dog-lover’s
      life-
     
     
      and
      an
      very
      enjoyable
      journey
      it
      is.
     
    

    
     
      Photographer
      Keith
      Carter
      has
      compiled
      more
      than
      6(
     
     
      photos
      of
      dogs
      over
      the
      years.
      This
      book
      is
      a
      true
      appreciation
     
     
      for
      the
      majesty
      and
      grace
      of
      canines.
      both
      domestic
      and
      wild.
     
     
      as
      well
      as
      a
      superb
      example
      of
      fine
      photography.
     
    

    
     
      Keith
      Carter
      provides
      an
      explanation
      for
      the
      book
      in
      the
     
     
      foreword.
      Not
      only
      does
      he
      enjoy
      photography.
      but
      he
      adores
     
     
      dogs
      as
      well.
      This
      book
      is
      his
      effort
      to
      make
      “all
      creatures
      great
     
     
      and
      small
      equal
      before
      the
      lens”
      as
      he
      journeys
      “under
      porches
     
     
      and
      down
      dirt
      roads
      and
      up
      cotton
      rows’
      to
      capture
      the
      spiritual
     
     
      element
      of
      these
      dogs.
      The
      dogs
      in
      these
      photographs
      take
      on
     
     
      human
      qualities.
      As
      a
      dog-lover
      mysclf.
      I
      truly
      enjoy
      looking
      at
     
     
      this
      book
      which
      provides
      more
      meaning
      about
      the
      essence
      of
     
     
      dogs
      than
      any
      written
      account
      could
      ever
      do
      on
      its
      own.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Emilie
      Adams