22 — North Shore News — Friday, October 27. 2000 Classic @ Art Bergmann — Vicltura Freeway * kk (Audiomonster.com). @ Garnet Sweatshirt — Crerse of the Canadian Rockstar x (Audiomonster.com). The initial offerings trom a “next generation audio company” go back to old school for content. Smart Mave. . Audiomonster.com CD number AMOOOD is no less than Art Bergmann’s 1984 tlassic Vultura Freeway. Recorded originally on 8-track analog equipment this is the first time the album has been released ina digital format. Ten passionate tunes of early Bergmann at the top of his zame. All too often at the time he would bring his act into a local venue and the audience would vell out for covers. Poisoned at Whispers. Bergmann has since moved on to Toronto but Vieleura Freeway remains rooted in Vancouver’s histo- ry. The rerelease includes Alex Waterhouse- Hayward's Original cover photogsaphy. A Volunteer for Stolen Auto Re Wor tan classic from start to finish. Chris Houston, producer of the Bergmann reissue, per- forms his own tunes on the second Audiomonster release Garnet Sweatshirts Crrse of the Canadian Rack Star. The band also includes Randy Bachman, Brian Goble, Basil Donovan among the session players. Houston's off-the-wall humour is present through- out the CD but the pathos of Lincoln Clarke's back cover photo — trom his Heraiaes series — takes the concept off in an entirely different direc- tion. “ 7 B.C’s austo theft rate is one of the highest in the country—34% over the national average. Last year (CBC paid out $79 million for auto theft. Although 90% of siclen vehicles are eventually recov- ered, the time lapse between theft and recovery can make a big difference. Stolen Auto Recovery is a joint effort of citizen volunteers, the police, CPIC (Canadian Police Informa- tion Centre), ICBC and BCAA to recover more stolen vehicles. Using a lightweight, 100 Mile House Abbotsford Burnaby Campbell River Castlegar Chase Chemainus Chilliwack Coquitlam Courtenay Cranbroo% TS398 (10 00; Creston Dawson Creek Delta Enderby Ft. St. John Gibsons Gold River Hope invermere Kamloops Kelowna Kimberly Langley Lillooet Merritt Mission Nanaimo Otiver Parksville hack in New Westminster North Vancouver siores & Scratching Post — This Time It's Personal kkk (Beastmaster) Scratching Post are dressed in the hybrid trappings of metallic pop. On their third full-length CD they work with Michigan's Chris and Drew Peters to add more of an edge to the music. Nicole Hughes anchors the band and gives the bovs room) to experiment without losing that all-important pop personality. Roll over Billy Corgan. Scratching Post visit Vancouver on Sunday, Now 5 opening for Robin Black and the Intergalactic Allstars at the Starfish Room. The tol- lowing night the bands are at the Boot Pub in Whistler. Wild Strawberries — Twist kkk Electronica duo Ken and Roberta Carter Harrison are touring in support of their latest CD Tivisr. The title track displays their mastery of seductive pop in full effect. Wild Strawberries play Sonar next Thursday, Nov. 2 — John Goodman Pizza guy played piano From page 19 @ Bachman is married to Denise McCann, a Canadian disco queen whe had a hit with aseng called Varroa Man in 1977, B The Guess Who will be revording new material for a dise to be released in 2002, B Rachman’s stuttering vocal delivery on BTO's biggest hit, You Aim't Seen Nothing Yet, was concocted as a brotherly poke by Randy at his younger brother Gary, who used to stutter. B Bachman’s lawver contact- ed the campaign teams for George Bush and Al Gore to seek compensation for their appropriation of BTO songs to hype their respective politi- cal causes. Bush had adopted Takin’ Care Of Business and Gore has been partial to Yor Ain't Seen Notiina Yer. 8B The piano riffs vou hear on Takin’ Care Of Business were pertormed by a pizza delivery man who knocked on the wrong door at the scudio where BTO were recording in Seattle. covery. portable computer loaded with an up-to-date data bank of stolen auto information, teams of citizen vol- unteers equipped with police radios go on patrol and report any suspected stolen vehicles. Stolen Auto Recovery is a tremendous success. It's an opportunity for communities around the province to participate. For more information or to volunteer, talk to the community services section of your loca! police, in BCAA Ga these communities: Penticton Port Alberni Port fioody Prince George Prince Rupert Quesnel Richmond Ridge Meadows Salmon Arm Sechelt Sicamous Smithers Squamish Surrey Terrace Vancouver Vernon West Vancouver Western Communities Williams Lake 4. fine Mexican Dining PELE Rats TE ests . 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