22- Wednesday, May 3, 1989 - North Shore News

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ve . : TOM PETTY’S latest packs a rolficking good wallop of good time rock
; . ‘n’ roll — shades of Travelling Wilburys here.

if = Petty goes
solo, soft

a NEW PETTY parties in the moonlight; Nixon and Roper of-
‘ fer sustained weirdness; the popular Canadian music scene
is poked and prodded at in a great new book; the 1989

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* ¥ : Vancouver Folk Music Festival lineup is confirmed.

*** Tom Petty — Full Moon
Fever, MCA Records 1989 *
- Petty’s first without all of the
Heartbreakers is, surprise of all
“surprises, an extension of the
; Travelling Wilburys creative part-
m nership. If you enjoyed Tom as a
- Wilbury, then you'll just love Full
Moon Fever. But if you pine for
the good old days of Damn The
Torpedoes, then you might think
Petty’s gone a little bit soft in the
strings.  . :

Wilbury associate Jeff Lynn,
whose appearance also seasoned
Roy Orbison’s recorded finale;
produced and co-wrote most of

me MICHAEL
7 A BECKER
record reviewer

this one, While Dylan didn’t drop
by on Petty’s studio sessions,
George Harrison and Orbison did.

The result is a driving and im- .
mediately likeable set of tunes.
Petty’s keen nasal voice, by now
one.of the most recognizable in
Rockdom, provides the perfect
vehicle for Lynn’s rootsy brand of
rock ‘n’ roll. Soe,

: ** Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper —
. : Root Hog Or Die, Enigma Re-
: : cords 1989 °° a
Raw, ribald and often utterly in-
sane, Nixon and Roper pop o!
: another silly salvo of sickoid social
' commentary.
: These two wankers pull off the
. : neat trick of turning crass kitsch
ff , culture into something to how! at
. the moon about. Elvis gets a little
more dirt thrown on to his (emp-
ty?} grave with (679) 239 KING, a
call for the King to dial the number
to prove he's alive and drug-free.
Dedbie Gibson Is Pregnant With
My ‘wo-Headed Love Child raises
shameless doubt about the virgina!
* sanctity of one of pop’s fresh
young faces. She’s Vibrator
Dependent is pure bathroom . :
humor. The base lyrics are guaran- .
teed to make grown men groan
and 10-year-olds split their guts
with conspiratorial laughter. -
Nixon and Roper moon the
world. It’s all quite twisted, and if

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_ all quite fun. .

_ “NW? Roll Years in Canada provides
"a fascinating look at popular Ca-

_ground music and the business

:. for this year are: Lillian Allen and
-the Revolutionary Tea Party Band
_ (Canada); Heather Bishop

_ Eyuphuru (Mozambique).

you’re relatively thick-skinned, it’s
ss

it’s not recorded but, for the re-
cord, Shakin’ All Over: The Rock

nadian music produced over the
past four decades.

Compiled and edited by Peter
Goddard and Philip Kamin, the
book is a treasure trove of home-
grown music trivia. Thirteen
chapters contributed by industry
insiders offer comprehensive .
overviews of various aspects of the
developing national music scene.

David Clayton Thomas, Carole
Pope, Tom Harrison, Lorraine
Segato, Dan Hill, Bernie Finkles-
tein and Terry David Mulligan are
among the music-industry voices
heard. Ground covered in the
book includes a history of pop
music in Quebec, overviews of
popular music in the Maritimes,
the rise of rock radio, under-

- Hey Amigo — get cooking! It’s time you
“headed down to Lonsdale Quay Market for
some terrific Mexican Food prepared by the
people at Que Pasa Mexican Foods.

* On Saturday, May 6th and Sunday, May
7th, Que Pasa will present Mexican
cooking shows at 12:30 and 2:00 p.m.
at the Market’s Demo Kitchen in the In-
ternational Foodcourt. Learn how to
prepare delicious “Fajitas” and “Pico de
Gallo”, a Mexican relish.

* Listen to the lively rhythms of “Sabor
Latino” and see the colourful “Mexican
Fiesta Dancers” on Saturday and Sunday
from 1:00-4:00 p.m.

* Children are invited to join us in the
Rotunda when we break the prize-filled
GIANT FIVE FOOT PINATA on SUN-
DAY at 3:00 p.m! .

* There's no time to siesta, it’s time to
Fiesta at Lonsdale Quay Market. Don’t
miss it! 4

| Vi pend J
The line-up for the 12th Annual A Coyporience Cry Duy

Vancouver Folk Music Festival is \
official. More than 200 performers | ;
representing 18 countries will be
rotating through the stages at
Jericho Beach Park, july 14, 15
and 16.

Ameng the many acts confirmed

end of the recording game.

The book also incorporates ab-
breviated biographies of several
seminal Canadian acts. The
“Blasts” tell us who they were, .
what they did, and where they are

now.
Whether you grew up with the
Guess Who, 8ryan Adams, the
Poppy Family or the De Franco
Family, Shakin’ All Over is a
must-have for anyone wanting an
educated inkling of how we
Canucks manage to make bright
music while living in the shadows
of the Yankee and U.K. musical

Juggernauts.
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(Canada); Attila the Stockbroker
(England); Eric Bogle (Australia);
Folk Artists of Shaanxi (China); -

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