The
      Cadre
      +
     
    
   
   
    
     
      6
      April
      1999
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ARTS
      AND
      ENTERTAINMENT
      15
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      Ryan
      O’Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ever
      been
      told
      that
      you
      can’t
      judge
      a
      book
      by
     
     
      its
      cover?
      Well,
      the
      same
      should
      apply
      to
      cds.
     
     
      However,
      I
      decided
      to
      review
      these
      eight
      cds
      on
     
     
      the
      merit
      of
      their
      covers.
      So
      here
      we
      go.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Flotsam
      and
      Jetsam:
      Unnatural
      Selection
      (At-
     
     
      tic)
      —
      Ever
      seen
      a
      police
      dog
      about
      to
      attack
      a
     
     
      giant
      ant?
      Here’s
      your
      chance.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Gus:
      Word
      Of
      Mouth
      Parade
      (Universal)
      —
      A
     
     
      very
      closeup
      of
      some
      guy,
      presumably
      Gus.
      He
     
     
      needs
      a
      haircut.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dig:
      Life
      Like
      (Universal)
      —
      A
      double
      image
      of
      a
     
     
      person,
      naked
      with
      the
      vital
      parts
      covered
      by
      a
      blue
     
     
      pompom.
      The
      background
      colors
      bug
      my
      eye.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Madder
      Rose:
      Tragic
      Magic
      (Universal)
      —
      An-
     
     
      other
      image
      of
      a
      naked
      person,
      this
      time
      with
      their
     
     
      back
      to
      the
      camera,
      sitting
      in
      the
      middle
      of
      a
      ring
     
     
      of
      fire.
      Could
      it
      be
      Rose
      in
      the
      fire?
      That
      could
     
    
   
   
    
     
      explain
      why
      she’s
      mad...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fish:
      Kettle
      Of
      Fish
      88
      -
      98
      (Attic)
      —
      An
      appar-
     
     
      ent
      best-of
      album,
      but
      that
      doesn’t
      really
      matter.
     
     
      The
      cover
      is
      dark,
      with
      a
      see-through
      kettle,
      with
     
     
      a
      goldfish
      in
      it.
      How
      ingenious.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Molotov:
      Donde
      Jugaran
      Las
      Ninas?
      (Universal)
     
     
      —
      Here’s
      a
      real
      classy
      one
      —
      it’s
      a
      girl
      in
      a
      car
     
     
      with
      her
      underwear
      around
      her
      knees.
      Ever
      hear
     
     
      of
      the
      band?
      Didn’t
      think
      so.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Take
      5:
      Take
      5
      (Attic)
      —
      Five
      youngsters
      all
     
     
      decked
      out
      in
      white,
      I’m
      sure
      the
      prepubescents
     
     
      will
      love
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Forces
      Of
      Nature:
      Music
      From
      The
      Original
      Mo-
     
     
      tion
      Picture
      Soundtrack
      (Universal)
      —
      Sandra
     
     
      Bullock
      and
      Ben
      Affleck.
      I
      actually
      listened
      to
     
     
      this
      cd,
      and
      it
      was
      decent
      —
      it
      starts
      off
      with
      a
      U2
     
     
      cover
      of
      “Everlasting
      Love.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Island
      Blues
      Brothers
     
     
      Perform
      at
      Kaylee
      Hall
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Ryan
      O'Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      Friday,
      May
      7th
      at
     
     
      8pm
      the
      Kaylee
      Hall,
      con-
     
     
      veniently
      located
      at
      Pooles
     
     
      corner,
      will
      be
      the
      site
      of
      a
     
     
      high
      energy
      full
      scale
      con-
     
     
      cert.
      The
      “Island
      Blues
     
     
      Brothers”
      will
      launch
      a
      full
     
     
      scale
      concert
      along
      with
      the
     
     
      genius
      of
      the
      refined
      and
     
     
      musically
      inclined
     
     
      Charlottetown
      band
      “The
     
     
      Associates”.
     
    

    
     
      The
      “Island
      Blues
     
     
      Brothers”
      came
      last
     
     
      year
      when
      Tim
      Gormley
      and
     
     
      mee
      Macdonald
      es
     
     
      to
      orm
      at
      Montague
     
    

    
     
      ional
      High
      School
      in,
      “An
     
     
      vening
      of
      Music
      and
      Thea-
     
     
      tre",
      a
      production
      that
     
     
      the
      original
      one
     
    

    
     
      act
      play,”
      An
      Ageless
      Time”,
     
     
      written
      by
      Mr.
      Gormley
      for
     
     
      the
      students
      of
      M.R.HLS.
      to
     
     
      perform.
      “The
      play
      i
      be-
     
     
      ing
      thirty
      minutes
      long,
      |
      felt,
     
     
      didn’t
      warrant
      the
      effort
      peo-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ple
      would
      be
      making
      to
      come
     
     
      and
      see
      the
      show.
      So
      we
      de-
     
     
      cided
      to
      fill
      some
      time
      by
     
     
      doing
      a
      Blues
      Brothers
      seg-
     
     
      ment,
      for
      around
      forty
      min-
     
     
      utes.
      I
      didn't
      want
      to
     
     
      come
      in,
      watch
      a
      thirty
     
     
      minute
      play
      and
      then
      leave
     
     
      unsatisfied,”
      said
      Mr.
     
     
      Gormley,"
      as
      it
      turned
      out
      the
     
     
      crowd
      really
      enj
      them-
     
     
      selves.
      We
      out
      the
     
     
      performance
      with
      a
      few
     
     
      country
      hits
      so
      nobody
      felt
     
     
      left
      out,
      and
      the
      audience
      can
     
    

    
     
      much
      more
      this
      time.
     
     
      The
      show
      is
      a
      solid
      hour
      and
     
     
      ahalf.
      We'll
      be
      covering
      hits
     
     
      like
      Jailhouse
      rock,
      ide,
     
     
      soulman
      and
      stand
      by
      your
     
     
      man.
      It
      will
      be
      a
      fun
      night
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      ha
     
     
      The
      band
      behind
     
    

    
     
      night
      of
      high
      enter-
     
    

    
     
      tainment
      with
      the
      “Island
     
    

    
     
      Blues
      Brothers”
      is
      “
      The
      As-
     
    

    
     
      sociates”,
      a
      talented
      group
      of
     
    

    
     
      musicians
      from
     
     
      .
      “
      The
      Asso-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ciates”
      were
      influenced
      by
     
     
      The
      “Blues
      Brothers”,
      the
     
     
      “New
      York
      Mafia”,
      “Glenn
     
     
      Miller”
      and
      various
      other
     
     
      swing
      bands.
      The
      story
      of
      the
     
     
      band
      back
      to
      a
      call
      re-
     
     
      cei
      from
      their
      band
      in-
     
     
      structors
      wife
      to
      at
      his
     
    
   
   
    
     
      birthday
      :
      —
     
     
      practicing
      ing
      at
     
     
      party
      they
      that
      “they
     
     
      didn't
      suck
      too
      much”.
     
     
      that
      the
      spor
      ae
     
     
      young
      art-
     
     
      ist
      is
      vitally
      im
      to
      the
     
     
      dev
      our
      Loa
     
     
      What
      do
     
     
      at
      least
      once
      in
      their
      lives
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      island.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      Island
      Blues
     
     
      Brothers
      with
      The
      Associates
     
     
      will
      perform
      at
      Kaylee
      Hall,
     
     
      Pooles
      Corner
      on
      May
      7th
      at
     
     
      8pm.
      Tickets
      can
      be
      reserved
     
     
      at
      566-2005.
      It's
      an
      evening
     
     
      you
      won't
      want
      to
      miss.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Hawaiian
      Calypso
      Folk
      Group
     
     
      That
      Saved
      Country
      Music
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Ryan
      O'Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      1957,
      three
      college
     
     
      students
      formed
      the
      Kingston
     
    
   
   
    
     
      or
      weeks
      a
     
     
      year,
      bringing
      their
      trade-
     
     
      mark
      harmonies,
      striped
     
     
      shirts
      and
      unique
      of
     
     
      music
      to
      full
      houses
      all
      over.
     
    

    
     
      “When
      we
      first
      started
     
     
      we
      said
      ‘let's
      try
      it
      for
      a
      year
     
     
      and
      see
      what
      ’
      Inthe
     
     
      we
      had
      a
      million
     
    
   
   
    
     
      many
      point
      to
      as
      the
      catalyst
     
     
      to
      the
      folk
      music
      revival
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      late
      1950's
      and
      1960's.
     
     
      Combining
      the
      sounds
      of
     
     
      their
      influences,
      which
      in-
     
     
      clude
      calypso,
      folk
      and
      Ha-
     
     
      waiian
      music,
      they
      have
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ae
      to
      stay
      undefinable
     
     
      (see
      title
      of
      this
      article).
     
     
      In
      fact,
      the
      group
      won
      the
     
     
      first
      Grammy
      award
      ever
     
     
      presented
      for
      country/west-
     
     
      er
      music,
      and
      the
      very
      next
     
    
   
   
    
     
      year
      they
      received
      the
     
     
      first
      Grammy
      award
      for
      folk
     
     
      music!
     
    

    
     
      The
      Trio
      has
      seen
      their
     
     
      fair
      share
      of
      personnel
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Shane
      (both
      of
      Hawaii).
     
     
      With
      Guard
      on
      the
      5
      string
     
     
      banjo,
      Shane
      on
      the
      6
      stri
     
     
      itar
      and
      tenor
      banjo,
     
     
      on
      the
      tenor
      guitar
     
     
      and
      congas,
      they
      brought
     
     
      Sareea
     
     
      music
      to
      i
     
     
      small
      clubs,
      Pee
      A
      their
     
     
      first
      year
      —
      halls
      all
      over
      the
     
     
      world.
     
    

    
     
      This
      lineup
      of
      the
     
     
      group
      remained
      intact
      until
     
     
      the
      spring
      of
      1961
      when
     
     
      Guard
      decided
      to
      leave
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fon
      of
      John
      Stewart.
      ‘The
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stewart
      version
      of
      the
      group
     
     
      *Continued
      on
      page
      14