Deborah Harry drives BAYLORMOTIY “TUNE-UP SPECIALISTS SERVICE 610 B.C.A.A. - &.R.A. - APPROVED AirCare - Gov. Certified #50222 with Jazz Passengers : a f Michael Becker RECCRD REVIEW UEST VOCALISTS drive Jazz © Passengers’ latest; happiness runs with Rheostatics. Jazz Passengers — In Love, Windham Hii Records/BMG 1994 This, the New York City sex- tet‘s first all-vocal track project, is beat crazy “swing hot zoom beam" dissonant goodness. Vocalists including Jimmy Scott, Debbie Harry, Mavis Staples, Bernard Fowler and Freedy Johnston fly with material written by Jazz Passengers prin- .. ciple composer Roy Nathanson, Passergers monologue collabo- rator David Cale and playwright Ray Dobbins. Mavis Staples runs away with the big prize for her lead vocals on Kidnapped, a swinging snatch of hard-driving madness anchored by an incredible horn arrangement. Jazz Passengers appear with Deborah Harry Sept. 24 at the Vogue Theatre. Rheostatics - {introducing Happiness, Sire Records/WEA 1994 This Ontarian band is at a stage of evolution equal to that of when that mother of all nature was popping out all manner of experimental life-forms — regardless the audacity of con- ‘ceit and configuration. Significance is to be found in what initially seems random result of process. Introducing Happiness is a metabolic squish. It is a splashy work of playful complexity, manic delirium and shimmering tnelodies. Phote submitted JAZZ PASSENGERS have just released a disc produced by Hal Willner. Deborah Harry joins the band in Vancouver Sept. 24. There are the unadulterated pop confections — Claire, Introducing Happiness. There are also tracks that are way- wiggy out there, much like Zappa’s absurdist fusional exper- imentation rode the outer limits. This disc demands many lis- tenings. Fantastical nuance is revealed with a nano-shift in focus. Rampant canuckle-headed goofiness endears immediately. On this level all praises to Alomar, a song about the Blue Jays’ base person. There's a creative energy here almost too big for a mere pop band configuration to contain. STROLLING BONES Alert: This week there are only two species of rock fandom roaming this burg: they who have Rolling Stones concert wristbands and those who don’t. The Stones hit Vancouver Saturday, Dec. 17 at B.C. Place Stadium. Spin Doctors open. Random tour facts: @ the 1.5 million-watt sound system is about as loud as 10,000 home stereos blasting to learn more. 291-5100 Fax 291-5098 We'll send you a copy of our Fall 94 catalogue of courses and programs on the arts, business, cross-cultural communication, writing and publishing as well as lectures, conferences, performances and exhibitions. 515 West Lastings, Vencouver SUMON FRASER UNIVERSELY AL VENICE N Dad full-out; @ 250 crew members; B eight miles of power cable; @ the world’s biggest video screen; Ma stage built with 170 tons of steel and aluminum; @ 56 semi-trailer trucks, nine custom buses and a specially refitted Boeing 727. To walk into the showroom of Lifestyles on 1075 Marine Drive is to enter a place of refinement, comfort and ele- gance. You will instinctively reach to run your fingers along the granite kitchen countertops or the wood-rose coloured cabinets. Your step will slow to admire the brass plumbing f fixtures, the delicately painted bathroom tiles and the work- ing jacuzzi. It’s almost impossible not to dream about hav- f ing these kitchens and bathrooms in your own home. Lifestyles will make it possible for you. “Too often, people dread renovations,” said Anthony Shay, director and owner of Lifestyles. “They, or people they know, have had bad experiences. Owners have had to face shoddy workmanship, price gouging, building delays ~ different projects, but always the same story.” Shay's associate, Ron Luther, agreed. A formally trained | cabineemaker and interior designer with 20 years experience J in che construction industry, Luther had seen it all and final- ly had seen enough. “Both Anthony and | take pride in doing a top-notch job, and the only way to attain these stan- dards was to start our own: business.” f Both Luther and Shay are committed to bringing the B North Shore what it never had before: the best in kitchens, bathrooms and renovations. “People had to travel elsewhere © for their choice. With Lifestyles, they now have one,” said Shay. Since their unofficial opening in February, they've put the f “busy” in business, expanding their staff to handle che steadily increasing number of contracts, including several in the exclusive British Properties. “We are pleased that most f of our work is through word-of-mouth,” explained Shay. “That means we are doing our job right. We have shown f that renovations is not a dirty word, but can be the envy of the neighbourhood.” Lifestyles reduces the stress ant! hassle of renovations by assuming responsibility from concept to completion. The } company is also equipped co work with architects and builders on new homes to design beautiful interiors, com- pleted right the first time, Shay and Luther are confident that whatever the client wants, their business can supply it. Working closely with vach client to create the room according to differing needs F and tastes, the company has produced all seyles of kitchens and bathrooms from the conservative to ultra-modern. The company handles the tap names in the industry for solid surface countertops such as Corian, Karadon, and Avenite. Clients can choose fram hundreds af door styles and finish- | 23rd WEE $5500 ‘ Resincted Crust & Brutal Vioksnen Throughout - Explicit Sex Scenes - BC Film Classification (6°) ‘i TUNE-UPS ~ FUEL SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL OUR 36TH YEAR 176 PEMBERTON AVE, N.VAN. * CONSULTATION 985-7455 ~ DANIEL IZZARD EXHIBITION AND SALE SATURDAY SEPT 17,94 11:00AM - 4:PM ARTIST IN ATTENDANCE OPENING DAY. THE SHECK GALLERY of fine art eT 9747 Willow Street, Chemalnus, B.C, 246-9991 We pay the Ferry fare (car & driver} with the purchase of a Daniel Fexdrd : J “ 16% 20 Oi ) 25 demented ' & deranged pre Nightly: 7:30 & 9:45 Midnight Shows: Fri. & Sat. 12:15 am Hole Haw Timal {0 FA. Sept. 9-220 ic MALCOLM McDOWELL PETER O'TOOLE Matias AZ30 Fi es and any number of variations in design. To the client unfamiliar with the options, the process can seem overwhelming, Luther admitted. His suggestion: “Be f confident that your judgement is as good as anyone's. Take § your time deciding. Consider how you use the room now | and how you want to use it. Group samples together in the | context and lighting of your own home to help you picture | the final result. After all, it’s you who will be living with chat § result each day.” , To better envision the final product, sophisticated com- | puter software at Lifestyles generates 3-D images, giving the client the effect of actually standing in the room. “We can even adjust the image to the height of the individual,” Shay noted, Recently, Lifestyles used this technology to develop a kitchen for someone physically handicapped. “It’s providing these individual specifications that make each project | unique and creative,” Shay said. Such personalized, fine-quality renovations will require an accommodating budget. Catering to the mid- co high range market, Luther and Shay realize that such personalized, fine- quality renovations wil! exceed the budget of some. The } company will deliver, however, value beyond any price. “Inexpensive options eventually cost more,” Luther empha- { sized, “if poor performance and a short life are the trade- offs. A quality kitchen or bathroom will both look better | and last longer.” It will also, Shay added, give solid returns in other ways. Drawing from his real estate and develop- ment background, Shay can properly assess how a Lifestyles | project will increase property value. They have also found other means to save their customers thousands of dollars, European products tend to be the most expensive, the most difficulr to deliver, and to have the f longest delivery time. Lifestyles works closely with a B.C. manufacturer who provides European quality but at Canadian prices, “That means you can have a kitchen near- ly half the price and know that you are investing not just in | your home, but in the local economy as well,” Shay said. Long time sesidents of the North Shore, Luther and Shay hope to expand their business to different locations, main-, taining strict standards at all times. Yet as big as their dreams are for their company, they haven‘ fost sight of their clients’ own. “You can see people's faces change as we begin calking | about their renovations, It starts with a frown and then there’s a smile that keeps growing,” deseribed Luther. Lifestyles aims co ensure that this smile ofa dream becom- | ing a reality never fades,