The new wave in Detroit is dead. It was a victim of its own cannibalistic nature. Why should I care anymore?
Warren Westfall, former enthusiast
arren Westfall is a respected member of Detroit s record community, he s a record store manager, and, until recently, he was manager of the highly esteemed Algebra Mothers.. When the A-Moms broke up earlier this year, Westfall disassociated
himself from the new wave scene, leaving behind him a trail of bitterness and frustration. When he issues dictums like that cited above, he has his reasons.
For those of us. who choose more distance from the situation, all-is not. so desperate. At least six of Detroit s new
wave clubs (Bookie s, Altier s, Nunzio s, Lill s, The Bowery and The Red Carpet), pack folks in to enjoy a constant influx of new talent. We now see more 45 releases than ever by local bands. Superficially, the scene is thriving.
An investigation into the city s local music scene reveals things to be not so rosy. Recently, had the opportunity to speak with members of the Mutants, the Algebra Mothers, and Retro, local bands whose music has little in common but the continued on page 8
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The Motor City Mutants
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Volume I, Number 2
NEWS
Coalition Moves to Elect P.S.C., by Steve Orr
What Reagan/Tisch Will Mean for Detroit, by David Finkel
Tenants Tackle Housing Problems, by Michael Benscik
FEATURES
Fresh Fortnightly, edited by Jan Loveland
Hard Day s Night in Motown, by Bill Rowe
October 30-November 13, 1980
WHAT S HAPPENIN
Staying Out of the Red, by Arlond Reid pFlicks, by Michael Betzold eR reap in ia CAAA IN 6a words sek .p. 10-11
THE ARTS
Songbirds in the Night, by Sundiata O.M. and Damu
Robert Palmer, Archie Shepp, by Garaud MacTaggart
Bob Marley and the Wailers, Wendell Harrison, by Damu
Talking Heads: Homogenized, by Susan Amelia Borey
Jazz Art of Stan Hench, by Frank Bach
Exits and Entrances, by Melba Boyd The Stunt Man, by Michael Betzold
Detroit Metro Times: Great rag!! Hope the $8 helps.
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oct. 3 L
TRICK OR TREAT: While the kiddies are out getting high on sugar, you can get ready for two Halloween galas: The Erotic Costume Ball, perpetrated annually by jazzman Lyman Woodard, will take place at the Park Avenue Club, 2110 Park Ave., from 9 pm-3 am. Ina similar vein, but with somewhat more serious overtones, is the Annual Hookers Ball, sponsored by a local group known as CUPIDS (Citizens to Upgrade Prostitution in Detroit and Suburbs). The Hookers Ball will occupy the First Unitarian Church from 8 pm to 1 am. Both balls have been going on for three years now, which makes the prospect of some costume exotica pretty good.
SAT.
NOV.
DAWN OF A DECADE: Tonight, a grand opening of a new/old concert venue for our fair city
The Eighties. Rockers the Torpedoes, and wavers Heaven 17, the Shake, The Stingrays and Philip Melville and the Bowery will fill the former Uptown Theatre on Woodward (just south of Six Mile) with the sounds of whatever. 833-2036 for more information.
THU. NOV.
NETWORKING: The Birmingham Community Women s Center continues its series of Professional Network Luncheons at 11:30 am today. Appropriately, Shirley Aune and Joyce Sachs will share their skills as networking consultants. Their business, New Sources, is helping Detroit women connect with each other. Find out more at 642-1132.
Also addressing the question of connections among women will be Black feminist writer Barbara Smith. The Women s Liberation Coalition sponsors her talk, Building Coalitions Between White Women and Women of Color. Tonight at 8:30 pm, Northwest Activities Center, Room 384; 381-3550 for more info.
NOV.
RADIOACTIVE CELLULOID: Tonight, on the anniversary of
Karen Silkwood s accident on an Oklahoma highway, a film festival from the Safe Energy Coalition. Lovejoy s Nuclear War documents a one-man offensive against a New England utility company. The documentary Harrisburg previously unseen in Detroit will offer perspectives of the Three Mile Island disaster. All this at WSU's DeRoy, - Auditorium, 8 pm. 531-8943 for more info.
SUN. NOV.
SPAGHEITI SONGSTER: For the kids among us, direct from New York, folksongster Tom Glazer, who is responsible, among other things, for On Top of Spaghetti, which continues to thrill its cult following. Sponsored by the Southfield Parks and Recreation Dept., as part of its Lively Arts for Little Ones Series, at 1 pm this afternoon. 354-4717 for more information about the concert.
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NOV.
BARDIC COMEDY: Tonight, on the U of M Dearborn Campus, the National Shakespeare Company s production of A Comedy of Errors. The 400-year-old play may hold a new level of truth in the wake of the elections. 8 pm at the U-M-D Recreational Organization Center. 593-5390 for more info.
NOV. ae
FAMILY FOCUS: No one could argue that the American family isn't in the midst of a lot of transitions. Because these are times that try us as parents, children and significant others, four area women s centers are mounting ~ an all-day conference on such matters today on the Oakland Community College Campus. For a minimal fee, you can partake of lunch, dinner and six workshops from a. smorgasbord that includes such topics as Family Politics, Nurturant Males, Latchkey Children, and Trying Teens. If these hit you where you live, you can contact one of the Women s Centers for more information: Schoolcraft College, 591-6400 Ext. 430; Henry Ford Community College, 271-2750 Ext.331; University of Mich.-Dearborn, 593-5147; Oakland C.C., 4769400 Ext. 509.
Nov. 21 George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Royal Oak Music Theatre, 546-7610.
Nov. 21 Prince, Masonic, 832-6648.
Nov. 22 Molly Hatchet/707/Johnny Van Zant/ Michael Schenker, Cobo, 962-1800.
Nov. 23 Police/XTC, Masonic, 832-6648.
Nov. 28 Michael Franks/Ahmad Jamal,Masonic, 832-6648.
Nov. 28 Joe Cocker, Royal Oak Music Theatre, 546-7610.
Coalition Moves to Elect P.S.C.
by Steve Orr
Michigan consumers may soon be able to fight back against astronomical utility costs in one important way by electing the people who regulate the utility industry.
Three activist groups last week began a petition drive aimed at giving the people the right to vote on the membership of the state Public Service Commission. In addition to deciding how much utilities may charge for electric, natural gas and _ telephone services, the PSC also has considerable authority over the use of nuclear power in Michigan and in expansion of the state s railroad system.
Under current state law, the governor appoints the members of the PSC and it shows. Since Gov. William Milliken took office in 1969, there always has been a two-to-one Republican majority .on the PSC, which has consistently supported frequent rate increases for the utilities.
That could change. First, the citizens groups must gather 400,000 signatures over the next
year and a half, and organizers are confident of success (in the first week of the drive, 10,000 signatures were collected). If their success continues, then a question will be placed on the state-wide ballot, most likely in November, 1982, and voters will decide whether to amend the state constitution to provide for an elected PSC.
We simply feel that the PSC as it is now, appointed by the governor, is not responsive to the people, Eileen Haggerty, director. of the Michigan Coalition on Utilities and Energy, told Detroit Metro Times. Under the proposed change, it would be much more: accountable to the taxpayers. MCUE, along with ACORN, the community organizing group, and the Michigan Council of Senior Citizens, is sponsoring the petition move.
The groups point to some figures to support their charge that the current PSC watches over the needs of the utilities more than it watches over consumers: over a half-billion dollars in rate increases allowed the utilities
from 1975 to 1979, and the granting of profit increases totalling $296 million from 1974 to 1979. Michigan would not be the first state to elect its utility regulators: 12 other statés> all in the
South or West, have elected bodies, according to MCUE literature.
Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley, who is often at odds with the Republican PSC over the size of its rate increases, is expected to endorse the petition drive as early as this week, Haggerty said. Various other consumer groups are also expected to back the proposal.
Though the proposal would leave intact the commission s ability to approve or deny rate increases, change laws governing how utilities do business, involve itself in the nuclear power debate, and so on, several specific changes would be made. They include:
@ Increasing membership of the PSC from three to five; terms would be four years.
®@ Requiring each candidate for the elected PSC to run for a specific seat. The five seats would be labeled A through E. The, effect, says an MCUE official, would be to make it easier to isolate ? unfavored PSC members and defeat them; it also
might be easier for an independent or third-party candidate to shop around and run in the easiest race, thus overcoming partly the advantages of wealth and name recognition.
@ Making the elections nonpartisan. Democrats and Republicans would nominate _ their candidates at state party conventions, and third party and independents would still face the difficult task of getting on the ballot by collecting petition signatures and winning a small number of votes in a primary. But once that was done, all qualifying candidates would have equal status on the ballot, and no party designations would be allowed.
Petitions may be obtained from ACORN, at 2230 Witherell in downtown Detroit; from the Michigan Council of Senior Citizens; or from MCUE, at 23 E. Adams, downtown. MCUE.also will mail petitions or will send a representative to sizable meetings to gather signatures and explain the proposal. Their number is 963-2465.
"What Reagan/TischWill Mean For Detroit
by David Finkel
Of the dozens of national, state and local political races and ballot initiatives that will confront voters November 4, two probably stand out most in the minds of Michigan _and particularly Detroit metroarea residents.
First, of course, is the CarterReagan presidential contest. In an extremely close race, Michigan is one of nearly adozen to0-close-to-call states where electoral votes could make or break either candidate.
Second, and perhaps much more dramatic in its potential impact on the lives of people of this area, is the so-called Tisch II, property-tax-cutting Proposal D. Although the latest polls show a substantial decline in Proposal D s support, its backers remain optimistic and it may well be carried or defeated by a razor-thin margin.
The possibility therefore exists that we may wake up November 5 to learn that (a) Ronald Reagan has won Michigan s 21 electoral votes and, with them, the White House, and (b) Proposal D is law.
What would be the impact of these results on the communities of metropolitan Detroit? Let s take a brief look.
A BILL OF GOODS
The main economic consequences of Proposal D were outlinedby J. D. Snyder in the first issue of Detroit Metro Times (October 16-30, p. 7). They include massive closings of state mental health facilities, state parks, a 75% reduction of state police, welfare and Medicaid cuts, and slashing state commissions dealing with women s, minority and public health interests.
Even this list, however, barely scratches the surface of D s effect on people s lives, according to long-time tax reform and consumer rights activist Fay Gates, of the Michigan Citizens Lobby. Gates, who is canvassing against D, feels that the proposal may well pass with the votes of small middle and working class property owners.
These voters are attracted to D because of their desperate and real need for immediate tax relief. Yet, according to Gates, these are the very people who would be personally devastated by the fiscal holocaust that D s passage would cause.
Tisch has sold people a bill of goods and has been fantastically effective in doing it. Many, many small property owners will vote for this proposal without knowing what it says, and I m scared. Who will benefit most from
this tax decrease? Half of the $2 billion property tax decrease will go to corporations, businesses and non-homestead property. Of the rest, owners of real expensive homes would get the largest tax decrease. (Proposal D would roll back property tax assessment levels from 50% of their current market value, to 25% of their 1978 market value, an estimated overall cut of 55%.)
made up by cutting waste and fat from Michigan s $14 billion annual budget.
The catch is that the $14 billion consists of four separate funds. Three of these funds the fund that pays bond debts (mostly to banks), the civil service commission (state pension) fund, and the highway fund are legally untouchable under the State Constitution or federal law. The
the limb of state education, would be one of the first likely amputees as WSU fought for its own institutional survival.
According to Grossman, that would leave the future of public radio in Detroit very much in doubt. While expressing her determination that the station would survive in some form, she feels that its ability to retain the standards necessary to maintain WDET s status with Corporation for Public Broadcasting, such as a certain minimum number of hours on-air, would be jeopardized.
(Reagan has) consistently opposed unemployment, health and welfare payments to families of legally striking workers, and was an exceptionally vicious opponent of farmworkers rights.
D would also eliminate the property tax circuit-breaker, which says that when your property tax exceeds a certain percentage of your income you receive a property tax credit (refund). Tisch eliminates this. He places an extra burden on the small homeowners who need relief most, and there is also nothing which requires landlords to pass on their property tax savings to renters. Many senior citizens on Medicaid tell me they re backing Tisch, and they re in for a sad surprise. Somebody who has to buy, say, a pair of glasses for $100 which Medicaid will no longer pay for if D passes, will have most if not all of their property tax break wiped out right there.
CUTTING WASTE OR CHOPPING LIMBS?
The reason for D s horrifying impact on Michigan is obscured by the argument that the $2 billion which the state would be required to give local governments, in compensation for the property taxes lost, can be
entire $2 billion lost must be made up out of the $3.9 billion general fund.
That is, half the money to actually run the state would disappear cutting not just fat and waste but muscle, bone and maybe amputating a few limbs. One of those limbs, Fay Gates told Detroit Metro Times, is state land:
The real scary thing is the possibility that the state would be forced to sell some of its land. And everybody knows that oil developers are the most eager buyers we could have another Pigeon River on our hands.
Another limb is the state s educational system. Funding cuts would triple tuition at the BigThree the University of Michigan, Michigan State and Wayne State while all other four-year state universities would probably close.
One near-certain casualty would be Detroit s public radio station, WDET. Station development manager Linda Grossman explained to me that 20% of WDET s operating budget comes from Wayne State, as a line item in Wayne s budget. That line, in effect one little finger on
As many WDET listeners and Detroit Metro Times readers undoubtedly know, the station s own internal administration and programming policies are a matter of some controversy within the station and_ the community. All parties to the debate seem agreed, however, that the passage of Proposal D could leave precious little to argue over. In that respect, WDET is unquestionably a representative symbol of what the Tisch proposal means to the state s social, economic and cultural future.
RUNNING SCARED OF REAGAN
Facing those prospects, the reader may be forgiven if he or she has little energy left to be worried about a potential Reagan presidency.
Furthermore, where Tisch is admirably if terrifyingly concrete in its implications, presidential campaign promises tend to be vague and fuzzy. It is difficult to speculate how candidate Reagan s tax cutting and other nostrums would actually translate into policy.
It is this writer s opinion that the actual economic policy differences among Carter, Anderson and Reagan are highly overrated, and that each is reading slightly different lines from a common script called reindustrialization and written in the boardrooms of corporate America.
However, a Reagan victory could have some specific consequences for this area which would bear further watching. For example:
@ Much of the Detroit recovery under Mayor Coleman Young depended on federal funding from the Carter Administration, with which Young has extremely close ties. A change in Administration could, conceivably, drastically affect funds available to Detroit at a time of economic crisis.
A caution is needed, however. Mayor Young is not only on
excellent terms with Carter, but also with pro-Reagan Governor Milliken and with businessmen like Max Fisher, who is energetically supporting Reagan. Mayor Young may not be completely without friends in a Reagan White House.
@ Specific programs such as the long-awaited mass transit and subway program might be derailed. Opposition to the subway plan is centered in the Oakland County Commission, whose Chairman John Gnau, is also chairman of the Reagan state campaign. If Reagan carries both Michigan and the country, he might block funding of the subway to repay a political debt.
@ Probably the most direct implication of a Reagan victory for working people, in the Detroit area or anywhere else, is the accelerated attack on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The outright abolition of OSHA, which Reagan originally promised to consider and for which he is scathingly atacked in UAW and AFL CIO campaign literature, would undoubtedly cost the lives of thousands of workers nationwide.
LABOR RECORD
In his appeals for labor support, Ronald Reagan boasts that as Governor of California, he signed $266 million in AFL-CIObacked bills for social insurance for injured and unemployed workers. He neglects to mention that he took these steps only after seventeen building trades workers were killed on the job in the month of July, 1971, alone. He consistently opposed unemployment, health and welfare payments to families of legally striking workers, and was an exceptionally vicious opponent of farmworkers rights.
Reagan s record as union leader he was the President of the Screen Actors Guild through most of the 1950s also makes an interesting footnote to the recent bitter Guild strike.
The Screen Actors strike, which delayed the start of the fall television schedule, was essentially over residual (royalty) payments on home video cassettes. They had to strike to break the miserable residual formula which the union signed in 1960 covering TV broadcast of movies. Under that agreement, screen actors lost thousands of dollars, which they were not willing to give up again to the video cassette industry.
The 1960 contract was negotiated by then-union President Ronald Reagan.
TENANTS TACKLE HOUSING PROBLEMS
by Michael Bencsik
Evelyn Hudson. doesn t sit down much when she is at home anymore. Its not that she is always busy, its just not very safe for her to do so since rats. and mice have infested some of her furniture.
Hudson is one of hundreds of residents living in apartment buildings on East Grand Blvd. that are plagued with rodents. The tenants of one building have started keeping track in recent months of the number of rats and mice they have killed.
So far they have eliminated 218 of the disease-carrying vermin in their building alone.
The problems for renters in the boulevard neighborhood go beyond that of rodents. Many apartment dwellers have been left without lights, heat or other essential utilities for weeks at a time, and it has led Hudson and others to join the city s newly emerging Detroit Tenants Union.
Founded in mid-July by the United Community Housing Coalition and other state and citywide housing groups, the Detroit Tenants Union now has more than 100 active members with housing organizations in more than 30 area buildings.
The tenants of one building have started keeping track in recent months of the number of rats and mice they have killed. So far they eliminated 218 of the disease-carrying min in their building alone.
According to Bobby McQuade, one of the chief organizers behind the union, the group was formed to combat injustices low income renters face in the city. Poor people who rent are getting screwed both ways, McQuade says, in the crummy housing that they get and the high rent they have to pay for it.
The tenants union has dual goals. One is to organize renters across the city and the other is to place on next year s fall ballot a
referendum to limit rent increases in Detroit.
McQuade iis optimistic about the group s chances for success despite the opposition from landlords. He points to the problems Hudson and others on the boulevard encountered when they tried to organize their building as an example of landlord opposition.
He (the landlord) told them if they came to the renters meetings that they were going to be thrown out of the building, McQuade
said.
Although no one has been thrown out of a building, for organizing efforts yet, Hudson and three other officers from the tenants union at the boulevard dwelling have been served with eviction notices.
I and the rest of the officers got our eviction notices the same day we began organizing, Hudson said.
The group has already won one victory with the landlord over the evictions. Gerald Lee Walker,
the president of the group, had his eviction thrown out of Landlord Tenants Court after a jury - decided that his eviction was a retaliatory act by the landlord because of Walker s efforts to organize tenants.
Walker was happy after hearing the jury s decision, at least until he returned home that day and found he was, being served with another eviction notice.
McQuade says the treatment - of Walker, Hudson and other organizers by landlords is typical in many buildings and because of the city s reluctance to enforce building codes landlord abuse continues.
None of the landlords that we have been working with have ever been fined, yet almost all of them have been in violation of city codes for at least six months toa year, he states.
Hudson is happy with the progress the tenants union has made in her building and particularly in her apartment.
He (landlord) came in and fixed the leaks in the ceiling and got the electricity working again, she says ina satisfactory manner. But I can t sit anywhere now because they (mice and rats) are in my sofas and chairs.
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continued from the cover generic tag new wave, but whose problems reflect a growing frustration within the local new wave environment.
ON THE VERGE OF GETTING OVER
he Motor City Mutants were formed ten years ago by drummer Steve Sortor and guitarist Tom Morwatts. In time, the band developed a hard, clean, British-influenced sound, and a collective personality known for a cutting, topical humor. Four and a half years ago, the Mutants as we now know them coalesced, and since have become, undoubtedly, the most popular band on Detroit s new wave circuit. They have a fanatical following, two successful singles ( So American and Cafe Au Lait ), and several well-received trips to the East Coast to their credit.
Steve Sortor is proud of these accomplishments, and retains a positive attitude toward the Detroit scene. But he s not afraid to elucidate the scene s problems.
For one thing, the term new wave is a misnomer with regard to many Detroit bands, the Mutants in particular. The term new wave is inaccurate for us, says Sortor. We've been doing some of our stuff for ten years now. But coming on strong as we did four years ago, we were lumped into the new wave category, basically because we were hard, fast and cynical.
Economically, the new wave limitation lies in the working situation. As Sortor explains, The top-40 clubs are still featuring bands knocking out the same old stuff. So room is not being made rapidly enough for the upcoming bands playing original material. Those bands are limited to playing clubs X, Y or Z. So, the newer bands have a tough road ahead.
Because the Mutants draw the largest crowds on the new wave circuit, they have no problem working. But, Sortor points out, we constantly risk overexposure, something that has hurt us, and others, in the past. We d love to get out of town more, its essential, but its just too damned expensive. Our recent trip to New York, short and successful as it was, wiped us out. So, we have to gig around Detroit again, to raise money for another trip. Its a vicious circle.
What about the golden egg, a record deal? Among constant flirtations by several major labels, the hottest poker in the flames is a potential deal with Parliament/Funkadelic overseer George Clinton s Uncle Jam label. Local Arista fireplug Jean McDonald (the rare record person who cares beyond the scope of her own product), brought the Mutants to Clinton s attention, and he took the band into the studio, where they cut several basic tracks. But that s it so far.
We're waiting on George, as we'd love to sign with Uncle Jam, says Sortor. But the man is overworked, with a million things going on. | don t know if, or when, he'll have time for the Mutants. So, if we get tired of waiting, we'll do the album ourselves. Which, as Sortor well knows, is no easy task.
Its clear that the Mutants will be with us for some time, regardless of developments. If the band gets signed, they'll dump their day jobs and proceed to the final frontier, Breaking the Biz. If not, they ll
push on and hope. Whatever happens, its a struggle ahead for the Mutants.
~ OUR ART GOT STRANGLED
e began in 77 just to have some fun, says Gerald Collins, guitarist/singer/songwriter for the Algebra Mothers. Unfortunately for the Moms, fun transformed into a struggle for and against art, which ended in their demise a short while ago.
From the beginning, the Moms were a unique element on the scene. With Collins, they were the only band in town to feature a Black member (excepting the, best forgotten, Niggers), and, early on, they featured two women (Kirsten Roggof and Diana Batton). Not only in terms of personnel were the Moms different. In a most
modern, driving sound is tempered by outstanding musicianship and shaped by the mature compositional abilities of vocalist Jim Atkins (who has published three books of poetry), and guitarist/ organist Jerry Syklovan. Their new 45, Picture Plane, b/w U Boat, is perhaps the finest of Detroit s independent 45s. They re a rare entity in that, as yet, they ve suffered no personnel changes. They appear to have everything going for them. So it seems.
We suffer from an image problem, both musically and visually, explains Martin Bandyke, Retro drummer. Some audiences want us to look and sound like Rod Stewart, others want other extremes. On many nights, we'll connect with the audience. On other nights, we'll beat our heads against the wall. Although they re a superb dance band, Retro may, like the
earned good reputations with the musicians. But one always hears stories concerning low wages for the musicians (and no guarantees even of those), of woefully inadequate equipment provided for the players, and of generally shabby treatment by a few club owners. This not only hurts the bands, but also the audiences, who deserve the best possible presentation of local talent. If these kinds of things continue, they'll also inevitably affect the club owners themselves, through the dissolution of frustrated bands and_ the disintegration of the scene they keep alive.
Its funny that, in discussing their problems, musicians never mention the eternal bane of their breed radio. Its as if they like us are so conditioned to perceive so-called superstars in a nearly reverential way, that it wouldn t even occur to them to question why their own very fine records are virtually ignored by their hometown radio stations. In the case of the Mutants, the A-Moms and Retro (and certainly not excluding other local bands), their 45s are unquestionably creatively equal to or, in my opinion, vastly superior to much of the constant repetition of proven, no risk, AOR (album oriented rock) hits.
The Mutants
unfashionable fashion, the band developed a highly complex, personal style, requiring attention and sacrifice from both musicians and audience. On a good night, the Moms could be monstrously powerful.
But the band ultimately became victims of both the scene and of their own uniqueness within it. The feeling of going nowhere fast finally took its toll, states Collins. Because of the complex and everchanging nature of their music, the Moms needed consistent progress more than most bands. But, due to a constant shuffle of personnel, a non-indulgence in, as Moms bassist Ralph Valdez puts it, the local celebrity, pseudo-star syndrome, and a general lack of direction, the progress never came.
The success of the Moms 45, Stawberry Cheesecake, warranted the band trips to New York and highly positive national press, but even this wasn t enough help. When yours is one single out of 500, wonders Valdez, what can you do to make it stand out? Minor commercial concessions could have made a difference. But, as Collins says, whether we like it or not, we were entertainers, and we failed to accept that. Our art got strangled on the scene.
SO MUCH FOR DIGNITY
[ the Mutants and the Algebra Mothers represent extremes in terms of their experiences, Retro falls somewhere in between. Since their first gig in April 79, Retro has persistently worked the circuit, most frequently as a headliner and, often, as an opener for major acts (Robert Fripp, Pere Ubu and John Cale, among others). Their aggressively
Algebra Mothers, turn listeners off with the intricacies of their music. This confuses Bandyke: I don t think our music s hard to listen or dance to. It s not dissonant, or full of time changes. Actually, it approaches mainstream.
Perhaps the most beautiful thing about Retro is the composite emotional truth they represent, arranged to be projected by five free-thinking individuals. This band plays with heart. But because that truth will not be compromised by resorting to cliche in look or sound, and because Retro will not degrade themselves or their audience with manipulative techniques, their real strengths often go unnoticed. So much for dignity, no matter how hard it rocks.
So far, all of these obstacles have not seriously damaged Retro s resilience. But frustration grows. One can only hope Retro will overcome it.
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
hen the Romantics (a hardworking eastside band), signed with Nemporer Records last year, there was a feeling of certainty among local musicians that other signings were imminent. Since then, only Gary Fabulous, a relative newcomer, has scored a contract. Many other bands now feel a cynical disillusionment. But with the possible exception of the Mutants, and very few others, solutions to the problems of the Detroit new wave scene will not be achieved by record contracts. First there must be a lot of business taken care of right here at home.
Major sources for problems and solutions are the circuit s club owners. Some, like Bob Zilli of The Bowery, have
Of course, there are local stations trying to do their share. W4 has made wellpublicized efforts to give air time (however limited) and encouragement to local talent. Public radio station WDET has been outstanding in its support of local musicians, regardless of style or commercial prestige. But where is WRIF, the number one station in town, the Home of Rock n Roll, who won t even play the indigenous music of that place they call home? What kind of barren, forbidding home is that? Oh, they'll play Seger, Nugent, the Rockets, and now even the Romantics.
GOING FOR THE NUMBERS
ut did you hear the Romantics on WRIF when they were busting ass on the local circuit, when they were putting out inspiring 45s like Little White Lies independently? Or are they more acceptable now that (much to their credit) they ve landed a deal with a million dollar conglomerate who can give them a slick producer, and who can afford to pay a promo man to walk into a radio station and tell the people there now to do their job?
Radio response to these accusations usually centers upon one word: competition. This is understandable. A check of the Arbitron ratings reveals that competition among Detroit FM stations is indeed stiff. So, instead of trying to innovate, the stations rely on disturbingly similar playlists to attempt to keep up with each other. It apparently hasn t occurred to the respective music and programming whizzes that a community-minded format spotlighting local talent may be an answer. Ah yes, the community. New wave supporters in Detroit may frequent the clubs, they may offer the bands strong responses, they may even buy the bands 45s (of which all the major record stores are well stocked). All of this is important, but in a sense, its just preaching to the converted. When the supporters of local musicians demand that their favorites be elevated from small circuit status to representation on millions of radios, progress will truly be made.
Photo: Eric Smith
A CONSUMER S GUIDE TO LIVING BETTER AS TIMES GET ROUGHER
Staying Out of the Red
Part
One Of A Series by
Arlond Reid
(Arlond Reid is a senior attorney in charge of debt management problems with UAW Legal Services.)
Avoiding debt problems is not easy during these inflationary times, but with careful management of your financial affairs, most serious financial problems can be avoided. Though the best time to start debt management plan is before these problems arise, it is never too late to take steps to gain control of your finances.
In my experience as an attorney, have found certain common characteristics of people needing to file for bankruptcy. Generally speaking, they (1) do not know their present financial situation, (2) do not maintain an operative budget, and (3) are unable to limit their spending. These problems hold true. whether or not family income has been decreased by layoff. Whether or not you find your income scaled down by the current crisis, you can probably benefit from a solid debt management program. The first step in any debt management
plan is to determine exactly the present situation. This analysis need not be complicated. It need only include the total amount of debt and the total value of all assets. Comparing these two figures should give you a very good idea of your current financial picture as well as giving you the facts needed to determine how much money it will take to pay offall of your debts. In many cases, the total amount of debt will exceed the total value of all assets. This fact alone does not necessarily indicate that debt problems are imminent. If there is sufficient income to meet expenses, debt problems in this type of situation may never arise.
At this stage of your analysis, you must determine whether or not your income is sufficient to meet expenses. This -is done by simply adding all monthly expenses and subtracting this figure from your total monthly income. If there is excess, or discretionary, income after expenses, it can be applied towards savings or purchasing luxury items. If total monthly expenses are equal to or greater than the total monthly income, this should be a warning ofdebt
problems.
Once you've determined the status of your financial situation, you must set reasonable goals and develop a plan for reaching them.
With homes financed for 20 or 30 years, and with most automobile purchases being made with credit, it is impractical, if not impossible for most people to live debt free. Still, itis possible to reduce your total indebtedness to a manageable level.
Regardless of whether your goal is to increase savings or to pay off debts, a carefully planned and thoughtfully executed budget will guarantee success. Your budget should be much like the monthly financial analysis you do to determine the status of your financial situation. A budget is simply a written outline of your financial situation, designed to help you keep track of how your money is spent. Usually, it is most convenient to keep budgets on a monthly basis, since creditors usually bill you on this basis.
Your budget should allow for all basic expenses, monthly payments on cars, charge accourits and loans. It should
also allocate a certain portion of your income to unanticipated emergency expenses. Be realistic in determining how much money should be allocated to those expenses which vary in amount each month, such as food and utilities. Unrealistic goals in budgeting will only lead to frustration and failure.
If debt management plan is going to be successful, there must be strict controls placed on both credit and cash spending. Since the continued accumulation of debt would defeat the purpose of the debt management plan, credit spending should be kept at a minimum, if not eliminated entirely. Continued cash spending should be moderate, controlled and within the parameters of the budget.
Becoming free of debt problems is not painless. You may find that in order to meet your goals you must do without certain things. Strict adherence to your budget may, for example, mean that you must spend less on clothing or entertainment. But if you eventually pay off all unnecessary debts, you will then have the cash available to acquire those things you desire.
CLUB 431 EAST 3%
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Located within the Historical St. Andrew's Society Building, at 431
Enjoy three unique levels restored in their own original beauty. Each is designed with JAZZ DANCING GAMES FOOD and LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
CLUB 431 EAST is old but. .new antique but.
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Catering to the needs of adults. Every Friday from 5 pm - 8 pm something special for all downtown employees, admission is only $3 before 8 pm.
From 8 pm - 4 am Friday nights come alive with disco dancing and live entertainment. Admission is $6 - and you must be 21. B.Y.O.
Special admission to all Blue Cross, GM, Edison, Gas, Phone Co., bank, Postal Service, Medical Center, City, County, State and Federal employees ($1 off with picture ID)
The place in Detroit is Club 431 East
WHAT'S
SYLVIA PLATH
POLITICAL
EMERGENCY COALITION AGAINST U.S. INTERVENTION IN THE GULF: Meeting Oct. 30, 7 pm, WSU General Lecture Hall, 554-0352.
__ 3nd ANNUAL HOOKERSHALLO-
WEEN MASQUERADE BALI: Oct. 31, pm, First Unitarian Church, Cass at Forest. Sponsored by CUPIDS.
MICHIGAN LEAGUE FOR HUMAN SERVICES: 68th Annual Conference, Nov. 12, 9:45 am, Cobo Hall. Forum: Relieving Consumer Credit Headaches, various speakers. NORTH CENTRAL SEVEN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION: 3rd Annual - Community Convention, Nov. 1, pm, Our Lady Help of Christians Church, 12635 McDougall. Keynote speaker: Carl Levin. 891-7170.
VOLUNTEERING
ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS: Northwest, Redford, needs volunteers 16 and up interested in recreation for handicappers of all ages. Contact Darlene Fischer, 973-2360, days.
CREDIT COUNSELING CENTERS, INC.: Southfield, needs educational assistants to give presentations on money management at time convenient to volunteer. Training, techniques, program content provided. Contact Marilyn Gunther, 569-3715, days. DETROIT POLICE, ORCHESTRA HALL or GM MINI-STATIONS: need volunteers to handle office tasks, info queries, to free officers for other tasks. Contact Officer Wilson, 224-0454, or Officer Leighton, 224-0416.
Fun With Math. For kids 8-12. CRANBROOK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE: 500 Lone Pine, Bloomfield, 645-3210. Through Nov., Cosmos: The Voyage to the Stars, produced and narrated by Carl Sagan. For kids over 5. Junior Science Ventures, Nov. 8, 10 am and 11:30 am. Topic: Animals, Animals. (645-3230 for more info.) Nov. 8, 2:45 and 3:45 pm, National Geographic Film: Man: The Incredible Machine.
DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCHES: Halloween Parties Oct. 30 at Chandler Park, Duffield, Franklin and Mark Train, pm. Oct. 31 at Gray Branch, pm. Puppet Show, Nov. 5, Edison Branch, pm. Rims and Story Hours, various branches, for dates call Library Events Dateline, 833-1722.
A CONFERENCE FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES: Three Generations of Love and Conflict. At Oakland Community College, Orchard Lake Rd_., Farmington Hills, Nov. 12, 8:30 am. Workshops for parents on topics like Surviving Unemployment, Single Parenting, Latchkey Children and Homemakers Rights. Speaker: Maryann Mahaffey. Cosponsored by Schoolcraft College, Henry Ford Comm. College, Oakland Comm. College, and U of M Dearborn Women s Centers. 591-6400 Ext. 340; 476-9400 Ext. 509; 271-2750 Ext. 331; or 593-5147 for more info.
MERCY COLLEGE: 8200 W. Outer Dr., 592-6000. Nov. 5, 7:30 pm, Robert Dilemma of the Churches.
LITERARY
FREEZER THEATRE: 3958 Cass. Open readings and discussion every Sunday, noon to pm. 833-4215.
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS: 5200 Woodward, 832-2730. Oct. 30, Robert Creeley; Nov. 12, Lorenzo Thomas. Informal talk, Holley Room, 3 pm. Reading Lecture Hall, 7:30 pm,
HAPPENIN
born October 27, 1932
of concerts, lectures, theatre and other events. 661-1000.
POETS CORNER: U of Student Activities Bidg., Weds., 4-6 pm; at Inner City Sub Center,8411 E. Forest, first and third Tues., 4-6 pm. Workshops by Ibn Pori. 491-2164.
POETRY RESOURCE CENTER OF MICHIGAN: PO Box 1322, Southfield 48075. Publishes monthly newsletter and guide to Michigan small presses. Contact above address for more info.
LEARNING
Network Luncheon, Nov. 6, 11:30 am, Shirley Aune and Joyce Sachs of New Sources on Networking. Support groups offered on regular basis for Separated/Divorced, Professional, Transferred, Pregnant, DES Exposed and other women. Call for specific schedules.
CRANBROOK P.M.: Art A Therapeufic Agent, Tour of Commissioned Sculpture in the Detroit Receiving Hospital and the Health Care Institute. Nov. 8, 11 am. 646-3635.
DETROIT ELECTION COMMISSION: Through Nov. 3, instruction in use ofthe punch card voting system at all Detroit - Public High Schools, School Regional Buildings and the School Center and Stevenson Bldgs. 224-0366.
Holiday Sparkle Wor tee (appearance).
SOUTHFIELD PARKS and RECREATION DEPT.: 26000 Evergreen, 354A717. Beginning Nov. 3, An Invitation to the Arts, a six-week a. and drawing course.
UNIVERSITY COURSES IN ADULT EDUCATION: 60 Farnsworth, 5774665. Beginning Nov. 29, Workshop on Grantsmanship and Fundraising, 10 am. Subsequent session Dec. 6.
DANCE
_ and pm. Will feature exhibits by
OPERATION FAS.T. FORUM FOR THE UNEMPLOYED:Nov. 19, 8:30 am various service agencies that can help. 833-4466
WOMEN S CONFERENCE OF CONCERNS: Juvenile Justice Task Force Hearing, Nov. 15, am - pm, at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, 18700 James Couzens. 962-2022.
SAFE ENERGY COALITION: Nov. 6, pm, Du Roy Aud. WSU. Speaker: Sidney Lens on nuclear power and weapons proliferation. Nov. 7, Anni versary of Karen Silkwood s murder; Film Festival: Lovejoy s Nuclear War and Harrisburg, 8 pm, Du Roy Aud., WSU, 531-8943.
WOMEN'S LIBERATION COALITION: Nov. 6, 8 pm, Northwest Activities Center, Rm. 384, Black feminist writer Barbara Smith speaks on Coalition _ Building Between Women of Color and White Women, 381-3550.
VOLUNTEER ACTION CENTER: of United Community Services of Metro Detroit has many openings for volunteers. Contact the Center at 833-0622.
WIVS, CHANNEL 56: needs volunteers for upcoming auction, to locate new and contact old donors. days weekly for months. Contact Carolyn Meldrum, 873-7200 Ext. 210, days.
WOMEN'S JUSTICE CENTER: needs interested women to learn about issues, share knowledge with callers. Training provided. Daytime, evening, Sat. assignments available. Contact Rita Hofrichter, 961-4057, days.
FAMILIES
DETROIT RECREATION DEPT. Halloween Parties: Oct. 31, various times. At following Recreation Centers: Brewer, Bradby, Bagley, Butzel, Cannon, Clark Park, Considine, Cottrell, Crowell, Delray, Evans, Farwell, Heilman, Herman, Hawthorne, Johnson, Kemeny, Kronk, Laske, Lipke, Maheras, Martens, Northwestem, O'Shea, Patton, Parkside, Rouge, St. Hedwig, Tindal, Wheeler, Wigle, Young. 224-1100 for more info.
DETROIT SCIENCE CENTER: Workshops for Grade 5-6 kids. Nov. 8, 15, 22, 10 am, Things Without Backbones. Nov. 8, 15, 22, pm, Charge, Charge. 833-1892.
DETROIT YOUTHEATRE: DIA, 5200 Woodward, Sat., 11 am and pm, Nov. 1, Puppetshow: Monster Mischief. Nov. 8, Puppetshow: The Sorcerer's Apprentice. 832-2730.
CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION FOR JUSTICE G. MENNEN WILLIAMS: Nov. 11, 6:30 pm, Tutag s, 13330 E. Ten Mile, Warren. Proceeds to G. Mennen Wiliams Mall at WSU. 577-2275.
MASQUE BALI: Oct. 31, pm, Book Cadillac Hotel. Proceeds to Intemational Social Register Association. 224-7571.
FIRST ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL: Nov. 13, 3:30, 7:45 and 9:30 pm, Room 46, Lower DuRoy Auditorium, WSU. Film: The Front Page. Proceeds to Women in Communications at Wayne State.
LECTURES
DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM: 5401 Woodward, 833-1805. Nov. 12, 7:30 pm, William Porter on Mission Style Furniture.
29TH ANNUAL JEWISH BOOK FAIR: Jewish Community Center, 6600 W. Maple, W. Bloomfield, Nov. 1-9. Variety
BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY WOMEN S CENTER: 746 Purdy, Birmingham, 642-1132. Professional
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS: 5200 Woodward, 832-2730. World Adventure Series, Sun., 2:30 pm, Nov. 2, Caribbean Cruise; Nov. 9, Poland. Founders Society Mini Course on 19th Century Sculpture, begins Nov. 5, 8pm, includes four lectures.
DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM: 5401 Woodward, 833-9721. Labor History Tour, Nov. 2, 10:30 am, includesfolksinger Sandee Swantek. Educational workshops, Nov. 8, 10:30, Bird Feeder (also at 1.30) and Quilting. Nov. 1, 9:30 and 1:00, Porcelain Doll Course, with subsequent sessions for weeks.
HENRY FORD COMMUNITY
COLLEGE: 5101 Evergreen, Dbn., 2712750 Ext. 219. Center for New Directions Course, Spruce Up Your Home for the Holidays. Begins Oct. 29, with subsequent sessions.
FOLK DANCE CLUB OF WSU: Fridays, International Folk Dancing, open to public. Beginners welcome. 246 Old Main, WSU, 577-4273. MIDWEST DANCE CENTER: 8556 W. Nine Mile, Oak Park. Beginning Oct. 28, six-week mini course in modem, tap and ballet, plus circus. games. 5458055.
MUSIC HALL DANCE SERIES: Nov. 59, W-Sa, 8:30 pm, Sa, Su, pm, Royal Winnepeg Ballet. Nov. 6, pm, lecture by Ammold Spohr, ~ artistic director. 963-7680.
ONSTAGE
DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE: 13103 Woodrow Wilson, 868-1347. Opening Nov. 6, Istvan Orkeny's Catsplay. Th-Sa, 8:30 pm, Su, 7:30 pm. EASTLAND DINNER THEATRE: Stouffer's Eastland, 18000 Vemier, St. Clair Shores, 371-8410. Through Dec. 20, Last of the Red Hot Lovers. FISHER THEATRE: Fisher Bid, 8721000. Through Nov. 22, They're Playing Our Song, Tu-Sa, pm, Sa-Su 2 pm, Su 7:30 pm. FOURTH ST. PLAYHOUSE: 301 W. Fourth, Royal Oak, 543-3666. Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 8, F-Sa 8:30 pm, Su, 7:30 pm, Ladies at the Alamo.
GEORGIAN INN: 31327 Gratiot, Roseville, 288-0450. Through Nov. 1,A Thousand Clowns.
HENRY FORD MUSEUM THEATRE: Dearbom, 271-1620, Oct. 31Nov. 1, 7 8, 8:30 pm, Ghost Train.
LIGHTHOUSE DINNER THEATRE: 24230 W. McNichols, 535-9411. Through Nov., Dames at Sea. LOVE PRODUCTIONS: at St. Mark's Cathedral, 2480 Woodward, Oct. 30-31, Nov. 1, 3, pm. God Iz The Wiz, gospel musical featuring the Voices of Heaven. 592-4087.
by Michael Betzold
Those little numbers in parenthesesare an indication of the workings of the complex mind of the reviewer, who prefers to assign numbers to rate films rather than to assign adjectives. indicates real stinker, 10 masterpiece. The Detroit Metro Times assumes no liability for Mr. Betzold s
human frailties.
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: 67 E. Kirby, 494-1210. Parent-Child Workshops, Sat., 10 am, Nov. 1, Golden Rule Days (old tame school); Nov. 8, Storytelling. For kids 4-7. Discovery Workshops, Sat., pm, Nov. 1, Build Volcano; Nov. 8, Oct. 31.) Earth. He acts as protagonist in what promises to be Roeg s most controversial and potentially popular movie ever, if only because it has lots of sex and violence. With Harvey Keitel, Theresa Russel (who is supposed to be as hot as Marilyn Monroe), and that wonderful character actor, Denholm Elliott. (Opens
THE AWAKENING. Chariton Heston meets his mummy. (Opens Oct. 31.) THE BAD SLEEP WELL. (8) At highclass wedding attended by scores of corporation executives, cake in the form of skyscraper appears on the table, visual symbol of murder covered up as suicide, and the corrupt officials mouths fall open. It's brilliant beginning to Kurosawa s film about high-powered intrigue and thoroughgoing corruption in Japanese business world. A remarkable cinematic achievement and another of Kurosawa s films that hits uncomfortably close to home for Western audiences. (Detroit Film Theatre, Nov. 2.)
BAD THINGS/A SENSUAL OBSESSION. In his fifth film, director Nicolas Roeg has once again chosen rock star, Art Garfunkel, to follow in the footsteps of Mick Jagger in Performance and David Bowie in The Man Who Fell to
LIVELY ARTS FOR LITILE ONES
SERIES: At Southfield Civic Center Aud., 26000 Evergreen, Nov. 9, pm, foiksinger Tom Glazer. 354-4717.
LAWRENCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: 21000W. 10 Mile, Southfield, 356-0200. Design Lecture Series, Tu, noon, Nov. 4: Paul Chu Lin on Design Approach. Nov. 11: Daniel Morper on Architectural Skylines.
Royal Winnepeg Ballet at Music Hall
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CINEMA OF THE FANTASTIC. Rarely seen European silent forerunners of the modem science fiction and horror movie show afternoons at the Institute
of Arts. Oct. 29-Nov. 2: Rene Clair's Paris Qui Dort, about group of Parisians suspended in time by mad scientist's mighty ray. Nov. 5-9: The Fall of the House of Usher, Jean Epstein adaptation of the Poe story, on which Luis Bunuel was production assistant. Nov. 12-16: G. W. Pabst s Secrets of Soul, about chemistry professor disturbed by erotic dreams.
EL SUPER. Made by Cuban exiles in New York, this is low-budget black comedy about building superintendent and his strange tenants. (Ontario Film Theatre, Nov. 4.) THE ELEPHANT MAN. (6) John Hurt, as the horrendously deformed but intelligent and sensitive human being in Victorian England. Anthony Hopkins, as the doctor who rescues him from the carnival freak show only to put him ina more comfortable high-society freak show as the toast of London's charitable upper class. Oscar-level performances, but director David Lynch (Eraserhead)
steals the show with an experimentallooking frame of surrealistic contemplation on industrial society. Those who haven't seen Eraserhead may not understand what those shots of billowing smokestacks and those sounds of mechanical copulation are doing stuck between the surface story, but clearly Lynch senses link between mechanical and physical distortions of nature. Ultimately, the movie lacks cohesiveness and power and becomes something more to be thought about than felt despite some genuinely
moving passages. With his detached, eccentric focus on human deformity, Lynch is on his way to becoming the Englishtanguage answer to Wemer Herzog.
THE FIRST DEADLY SIN. Old Blue Eyes is back, co-starring with Faye Dunaway and what looks from the ads like very malevolent hammer in one of those hunts-for-a-mass-murderer stories that may just be as entertaining as reading the police blotter at the Detroit News. Well, at least Frankie is doing it his way.
14TH INTERNATIONAL TOURNEE OF ANIMATION. Annual DFT compilation of the best of contemporary animated shorts; experimental filmmaking from around the world in its most accessible form. (Detroit Film Theatre, Oct. 31.) GLORIA. (8) In this spellbinding little gem of a gangster movie, Gena Rowlands (perhaps our most ignored first-class actress) and director John Cassavetes (perhaps America s finest
little-known director) stretch to the limit our capacity to tolerate contradictory extremes of human emotion, concocting stylish, brutal film of such tender-hearted toughness that we leave with new appreciation of the possibilities of cnema. Cassavetes hits hard and out of nowhere, without waming swells of music to create an often unbearable tension. truly unusual film, and easily the best of the current crop.
THE GREAT SANTINI.(2) Scripted like
TV situation comedy, The Great Santini would be of absolutely no interest without Robert Duvall. With him, it at rare moments a passable character study of domestic basic training at the hands of gung-ho daddy. Actually recycled flop from three years back, The Great Santini is sample of what we can expect the commercial theaters to pass off as first run while movie production is delayed due to the actors strike.
HAIR. (7) When the famous stage play first appeared decade or more ago, all the publicity was on the nudity. Director Milos Forman wisely redirected the emphasis away from sexual liberties (now hardly startling) to more central concem of hippies: draft resistance. Although some scenes are simply silly, Forman has invested the more powerful numbers with an almost frightening perception of the clash between the military machine and the flower-power
generation. Treat Williams is fabulous dancer and not bad actor either; the dancing (by the Twyla Tharp group) is stupendously exciting, and the movie pulsates with 60s energy that shines through the obvious commercialism of Hair the play. (Punch Judy, Nov. 2.)
HEARTBEAT. See what Hollywood does to the sagaof Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady and the beatniks of the Eisenhower era in this 1980 release (starring Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek and John Heard) that still hasn't made it to Detroit. (Ann Arbor Film Co-op, Nov. 5.)
I'M ALL RIGHT, JACK. When the Beatles sang For the Benefit of Mr. Kite, they were wing the name of the Peter Sellers character in this 1960 satire that many critics feel is the best Sellers comedyof all. A lampoon of capitalism and the welfare state by British directors J@in and Ray Boulting. (Detroit Film Theatre, Nov. 1)
IN A YEAR OF THIRTEEN MOONS.
Before The Marriage of Maria Braun, the brooding, prolific German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder made this film about manvictimized by his own hasty decision toundergo a sex-change operation. In previous films (The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant, Fox and His Friends, etc.) Fassbinder has explored the blurry boundaries of sexual identities, and this promises to be his most outrageous mediggion on that subject. Detroit premiere. (Detroit Film Theatre, Nov. 7.)
ITS MY TORN. (1) Director Claudia Weill (Girlfriends) took too many cutesy pills, apparently, in concocting this totally boring and offensive piece offluff. Right from the start, Kramer vs. Kramer musical score whilfs of upbeat classical meringue and __ perfectly signals the inanity of the proceedings. The great revelation arrived at by Clayburgh s character after leaving roommate Charles Grodin (with whom she shares lot of space ) for weekend fling with washed-up baseball star Michael Douglas dooking like he got
SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER: 18600 Haggerty Rd, Livonia, 591-6400 Ext 430. Courses beginning: Oct. 30, New Horizons (selfawareness); Nov. 3, executives must have been watching Private Duty Nurses when they authorized this imitation of secondbilling drive-in fare. This movie is more both. awful than you expect to be, and that s quite an achievement of sorts.
MOTEL HELL (1)A grisly little slab of camp about human sausage links as chopped by smiling Farmer Vincent (Rory Calhoun). You'll be jerky in your seats and ready to go vegetarian after this one. Motel Hell makes you awfully suspicious of secret ingredients.
ACTORS RENAISSANCE THEATRE: Ren Cen btw. Tower 200 300, 5682525. Through Nov. 2, Sizwe Bansi Is Dead, W, F, Su 8 pm. Through Dec. 29, Cat On Hot Tin Roof, Tu, Th, Sa, 8pm. ALFRED'S SOMERSET DINNER THEATRE: 2475 W. Big Beaver, Troy, 643-8865. Through Nov., Chapter Two. ATTIC THEATRE: 525 E. Lafayette, 963-7789. Through Nov. 2, Getting Out, Th, F, Su, pm; Sa 6 & pm. Through Jan. 2, An Evening At the Paradise, new wave love story, F-Sa, midnights. each year.
MEADOWBROOK THEATRE: Oakland University, Rochester, 377-3300. Opening Nov. 6, Thomton Wilder's Our Town. Tu-F, 8:30 pm; Sa, 6:30 & 9:30 pm; Su, 6:30 pm, Wed. mat., 2 pm. MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE: at Music Hall, 350 Madison, 963-3717. Verdi's Rigoletto. Oct. 31, English; Nov. 1, Italian, 8:30 pm. MR. MAC S STABLE: Parklane Tower, Dbn., 288-0450. Through Nov. 8, Luv. MUSIC HALL: 350 Madison, 963-6943. Nov. 11-16, TicF, 8:30 pm; Sa, 10 pm; Su, & 6:30 pm. Ben Vereen man (Fernando kev) desirous of a woman sometimes blonde, sometimes dark haired (played by Carole Bouquet and Angela Molina) in world whose ROCKY (1) and ROCKY II. A while background noise consists of inexplicaethnic underdog who beats rich black superstar in fistfight oh, that mass audience loves the return to oldfashioned values. Syivester
can happen to them
blown away in a nuclear plant explosion) is that need to be more connected. This after a hilariously pitiful discussion about commitment with Dougias in an airport boarding area, as the lovers tryto coordinate their flight schedules with their own spaces. The big question is, who cares about the inability of jet-set beautiful people to make intelligent decisions about relationships?
THE LAST WALTZ. technically superb rock concert movie by Martin Scorsese, featuring The Band, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Neil Young and many more. (Punch Judy, Nov. 9.)
LOVING COUPLES. (0) Pornography without the skin, as hopeless James Coburn, hapless Susan Sarandon, warmed-over Shirley Mclaine and pretty Stephen Collins reprise Bob CarolTed Alice as WalterEvelyn Stephanie & Greg. Major studio
NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (9) An altogether unique and genuinely bizarre Hollywood gem of the 50s with Robert Mitchum as spooky homicidal preacher (L-O-V-E tatooed on one hand and H-A-T-E on the other), sort of an embodiment of the Moral Majority. Charles Laughton s only directorial effort also stars Lillian Gish and Shelley Winters, both expertly cast and effectively realized in their portrayals. When Mitchum stalks two children down mooniit river, the movie touches strange mystical chords and evokes primitive atmospheric terror. Here is fable, set in the Depression, which can qualify as authentic American folk art. Not to be missed. (Cass City Cinema, Oct. 21 and Nov. 1.)
ORDINARY PEOPLE. Robert Redford s first directing job is domestic drama starring Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore, freed at last from the boob tube.
STARDUST MEMORIES. (2) You're just this regular guy who likes to read Nietzsche and the New York Times on Sunday mornings, and all of sudden you get famous from making movies. Well, he upshot is not coherent film, but terribly cluttered self-therapy session. There are hopeful signs by the end of Stardust Memories that Woody Allen has achieved a catharsis (at our expense) and may go on to reassembly expense) and may go on to reassemble his talent or just retire and leave us with pleasant memories. This movie may be painfully honest, but pain is not what most people go to comedies for. THE STUNT MAN. (3) Reviewed this issue. (Opens Oct. 31.)
THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE. (9) In 1977, at age 77,
PRIVATE BENJAMIN. Goldie Hawn joins the army, which is perhaps the best thing that
MUSIC JAZZ
WHAT'S('
JACK KEROUAC
REBOP: Nov. 5-6, Cafe Detroit, 8318820.
CHRIS RUTKOWSKI: Wed., Union Street Too, 831-3965.
VIA SATELLITE: Nov. 7, Red Carpet Lounge, 756-0340.
VIRGIN: Nov. 1, Bookie s, 862-0877. WALKIE TALKIES: Oct. 30, Lilis (party at P & A Hall), 875-6555.
Armando
WHAT'S KURT
VONNEGUT
CLASSICAL
ALLEN PARK SYMPHONY: Nov. 2, 4 pm, Allen Park Municipal Aud., Highlights from Bizet's Carmen. 928-8777.
BAROQUE BISTRO: Thurs., 7:30 & 9:30 pm, DIA Crystal Gallery. Oct. 30, Muscike of Sundrie Kindes; Nov. 6, Lucy Van Dael and James Weaver; Nov. 13, Mozartean Players. 832-2730.
BRUNCH WITH BACH: Sun., 10 & 11 am, DIA Crystal Gallery, Nov. 2, Michigan Trio; Nov. 9, Detroit String Quartet.
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF DETROIT: Nov. 2, 8 pm, St. Martin in the Fields; Nov. 11, 8 pm, Murray Perahia, pianist. Orchestra Hall, 833-3700.
CONCERT A LA CARTE: Nov. 3, 8:30 pm, Detroit Symphony Bassoon Quartet; Nov. 10, 8:30 pm, Micho Rachlevsky, Paul Silver, David Saltzman. At Tweeny s Cafe, Birmingham. Concerts follow dining. 851-8934.
FINE ARTS QUARTET: Nov. 11, 8:30 pm, at Cranbrook House Library, Bloomfield, 646-3359.
GROSSE POINTE SYMPHONY: Nov. 9, 3:30 pm, Parcells Aud., Virginia Shover and Janet Young, soloists. 886-9102.
MICHAEL JEUP: guitarist, Sunday brunch, Union Street Too, 831-3965.
MARIA MEIRELLES: Nov. 2, 5, 9, 12, Orchesira Hall, Beethoven piano sonatas. 833-3700.
NIGHTCAP WITH MOZART: Fri., 11 pm, Oct. 31, Detroit Symphony Bassoon Quartet; Nov. 7, Micha Rachlevsky, Paul Silver, David Saltzman. At Birmingham Unitarian Church. 851-8934.
NOONTIME CONCERTS: Nov. 4, 12:15 pm, Downtown Library, Corey Trager and Janet Roehm, flute and guitar. 8334000.
OAK PARK CIVIC CHORUS: Meets Mondays, 7:30 pm. 968-1074.
SWEET GRASS: Nov. 1, Club Sandwich, Windsor, (519)256-5794.
WALKIN JIM STOLTZ: Oct. 31, Griffs, Pontiac, 334-7651. Nov. 2, Cripple Creek Sandwich Theatre, Birmingham, 645-1173.
COUNTRY
AC. and the KENTUCKY FOX BAND: Tu-Sa, BJ's, Mt. Clemens, 463-0410. Nov. 2, Main Act, Roseville, 778-8150.
J. D. CROWE and the NEW SOUTH: Nov. 9, Main Act, Roseville, 778-8150.
DAVE EVANS and the RIVER BAND: Nov. 2, Main Act, Roseville, 778-8150.
KANSAS CITY SEVEN: M-Sa, Phoenix City, Royal Oak, 542-9797.
NEAL KRANE and the COUNTRYMEN: F-Sa, Greg s Emergency Room, Westland, 282-2629.
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LEGEND: Doug's Body Shop, Ferndale, 399-1040.
MARTY PARKER: Urban Cowboy, Westland, 282-2629.
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BREEZE: W-Su, All Around Bar, Ecorse, 292-6838.
JACK SCOTT and BOB SNYDER: Son of Crazy Horse Saloon, Warren, 774-4800.
PAUL WEBB S YOUNG COUNTRY: Baby s, Wayne, 722-3060.
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Gousint VILLAGE HISTORICAL CONCERT SERIES: Nov. 9, Concert by Steinway Duo-Art reproducing piano (player piano), accompanied by violinist Bruce Simpson. 271-1976.
OPEN CALL: to new wave bands and actors, for An Evening At The Paradise, Attic Theatre's wavy production, now held over until Jan. Contact Jonathon Round, c/o George Goulson & Assoc., PO Box 462, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48013 for audition info.
RECORD COLLECTORS CONVEN-
TION: Nov. 2, American Legion, Royal Oak, will feature a cavalcade of wax. 967-0371 for more info.
SHANDOR and his GYPSIES: Nov. 6, Alvin's Finer Deli Twilight Bar, 832-2355.
VLADIMIR FRUMKIN: guitarist, Nov. 2, 7 pm, Jewish Community Center. W. Bloomfield. Russian songster sings protest songs.
AIRWAVES
DETROIT BLACK JOURNAL: Oct. 31, 9:30 am. Coretta Scott King is interviewed by Deborah Ray. (Re-broadcast Nov. 2, 2:30 pm.) WIVS, Channel 56. ELECTION '80: Public TV runs special election eve and day programs. Nov. 3, 9 pm, Mark Russell Comedy Special; 9:30 pm, Bill Moyers Campaign Report; 11 pm, Election Preview of local races with Dennis Wholey. WIVS, Channel 56. 56.
BILL KENNEDY AT THE MOVIES: Nov. 5, pm. You'll either breathe a sigh of relief or cringe as you watch Knute Rockne All American, starring youknow-who. WKBD, Channel 50.
HAMLET: Nov. 10, 8 pm. Stars Derek Jacobi whose work in I, Claudius won him much acclaim. WIVS, Channel 56.
HOMEGROWN: Mondays, 12 midnight. Local rock talent gets a chance. WWWW, 106 FM.
BRUNCH
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MIKE MILLER PROGRAM: Oct. 30, 9
am. A Detroit prostitute discusses the Halloween Hookers Ball; Phoebe of All My Children takes calls. WXYZ Talkradio, 1270 AM.
NOT FOR MUSICIANS ONLY: Sundays, 11:30 pm. Host Carl Coffey talks with people involved in all facets of the music biz. Charlie Martin, former Seger drummer, co-hosts. WRIF, 101 FM.
STEVE DAHL BREAKFAST CLUB: Nov. 7, 6-10 am, live from the Club Ameri-cana, Southfield. Contact station for tickets. WABX, 99.5 FM.
WOMEN IN MUSIC: Nov. 11, 1 pm, Women's Views of Goverment, including songs from the suffragist movement. WDET, 101.9 FM.
PRISONER: CELL BLOCK H: M-F, 11 pm. This intellectual soap from Australia has attracted a cult following for its realistic portrayals of women in prison. WKBD, Channel 50.
SPORTS WITH ELI ZARET: M-F, 6, 7:30, 8 am, 5:15 pm. Sports pundit knows all, tells all. WRIF, 101 FM. W4 PLAY: Sundays, 11 pm-midnight, an hour of alternative new music, commercial free. WWWW, 106 FM.
EXHIBITIONS
AFRO-AMERICAN MUSEUM: 1553 W. Grand Blvd. 899-2500. Ongoing exhibits of Black Inventors and African Art.
ARTISAN' S GALLERY: 19666 W. 10 Mile, Southfield, 356-4449. Through Oct. 31, watercolors by Van Ryan, fibre works by Laurie Fowler, pottery by Barlow Potter. Opening Nov. 1, structural designs by Harriet Hanson.
THE ARTS CENTER: 125 Macomb St., Mt. Clemens, 469-8666. Through Nov. 7, 18 watercolorists.
ART GALLERY OF WINDSOR: 445 Riverside Dr. W.~~(519)258-7111.
Through Dec. 7, Children s Gallery, PreColumbian Arts ; through Nov. 2, C.LL.
Art Collection and 1980 Cape Dorset Print Collection (Eskimo art).
BIRMINGHAM-BLOOMFIELD ART ORGANIZATION: 1516 S. Cranbrook, Birmingham, 644-0866. Through Nov. 22, Faculty Show.
CALD.E. GALLERY: 8025 Agnes, 3311758. Through Nov. 14, soft sculpture by Robin Bishop, libdinous drawings by Janet Cole.
CANTOR-LEMBERG: 538 N. Woodward, Birmingham, 642-6623. Through Nov. 8, mixed media con-
struction by Ann Page. Opening Nov. 12)Contemporary Printmakers. FOR CREATIVE STUDIES: 245 E. Kirby, 872-3118. Through Oct. 31, Sarkis Sarkisian: Paintings fromPrivate and Private Collections.
CRANBROOK INSTITUTE OF ART: 500 Lone Pine, Bloomfield. Opening Nov. 9, The Road Show, billboard artwork byVictoria Stoll and others; and Cranbrook Fibre, works by Cranbrook faculty.
CRANBROOK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE: 500 Lone Pine, Bloomfield. Through Nov., Tangata, photos and artifacts from the Maori people of New Zealand; Our 50th Anniversary historical exhibit of the museum. 6453210.
COACH HOUSE GALLERY: 7828 Van Dyke Place, 821-2850. Opening Nov. 2, paintings by Miriam Marcus.
DETROIT ARTISTS MARKET: 1452 Randolph, 962-0337. Through Nov. 15, sculpture and paintings by Bill Reid, paintings and drawings byVictoria Stoll, sculptures by Lois Teicher.
DETROIT GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS: 301 Fisher Bldg., 8737888. Through Nov. 8, Clothes for the Collector, clothing by 24 national fibre artists.
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS: 5200 Woodward, 833-7900. Opening Oct. 28, Romantics to Rodin, sculpture from 19th century French sculptors. Through Nov. 18, selected works from the Permanent Collection. Through Nov. 23, Japan: Photographs 1854-1955.
DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE GALLERY: 13103 Woodrow Wilson, 868-1347. Opening Nov. 6, works by Howard Weingarten.
DETROIT SCIENCE CENTER: 5020 John R, 833-1892. Films: The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens and Atmos. Ongoing exhibits.
DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM: Belle Isle, 824-3157. Through Dec., paintings by Jerry Crowley.
DREYFUSS GALLERY: 209 N. Main, Ann Arbor, 996-1787. Through Nov. 15, Robert Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop.
DUMOUCHELLEART GALLERY: 409 E. Jefferson, 963-6255. Oct. 31-Nov. 1, Hea Market. Opening Nov. 14, preview of Nov. auction.
FEIGENSON-ROSENSTEIN GALLERY: 310 Fisher Bldg, 873-7322. Opening Oct. 31, paintings on paper by Michael Luchs.
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GMB GALERIE INTERNATIONALE: 2610 N. Woodward, Royal Oak, 5495970. Through Nov. 15, paintings by Kegham Tazian, and other works.
GALERIE DE BOICOURT: 315 Fisher: Bldg., 875-7991. Through Nov., multicultural folk art with emphasis on textiles.
GALLERY ART CENTER: 18831 W. 12 Mile, Lathrup Village, 557-0595. Through Oct. 31, mixed media by Yaacov Agam.
GALLERY 22: 22 E. Long Lake, Bloomfield Hills, 642-1310. Through Nov. 12, Contemporary Painters and Printmakers, works by 40 French and American artists from naive to abstract.
HABITAT: 28235 Southfield, Lathrup Village, 552-0515. Through Nov. 1, Concepts in Glass, works by 11 artists; opening Nov. 8, works by Dale Chihuly.
HALSTED GALLERY: 560 Woodward, Birmingham, 644-8284. Through Nov. 29, photos by Harry Callahan.
HILBERRY GALLERY: 555 S. Woodward, Birmingham, 642-8250. Through Nov. 22, paintings by Ron Gorchov. .
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE: 111 E. Kirby, 871-8600. Opening Nov. 9, Polish cultural exhibit.
KIDD GALLERY: 107 Townsend, Birmingham, 642-3909. Opening Nov. 1, paintings by Edward Evans, raku pottery forms by Robert Piepenburg.
KLEIN GALLERY: 4250 N. Woodward, Royal Oak, 647-7709. Opening Nov. 1, some funnythings by Dick Cruger.
LAWRENCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: 21000 W. 10 Mile, 356-5051. Opening Nov. 11, paintings by Daniel Morper.
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LONDON ARTS GALLERY: 321 Fisher Bidg., 871-3606. Through Nov., 20th century art.
McGREGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY: 12244 Woodward, HP, 252-0288. Through Nov., photos by John Miller.
MEADOWBROOK ART GALLERY: Oakland Univ., Rochester, 377-3006. Through Nov. 2, sculptures by Michael Hall.
MERCY COLLEGE CONFERENCE CENTER: 8200 W. Outer Dr.,592-8000. Through Nov. 1, paintings by Anna Walinska.
MORRIS GALLERY: 105 Townsend, Birmingham, 642-8812. Through Nov. 15, paintings, watercolors and drawings by Earl Kerkam.
MUCCIOLI GALLERY: 511 Beaubien, 962-4700. Through Nov. 6, sculpture and prints by Tison. Opening Nov. 8, stained glass by Richard Miller and Charles Schweigert.
MULLALY GALLERY: 1025 Hayes, Birmingham, 645-2741. Through Nov. 1, original prints by James A. Rome.
PEWABIC POTTERY: 10125 E. Jefferson, 822-0954. Through Nov. 15, raku pottery by Susan and Steven Kemenyffy.
NORTHWEST ACTIVITIES CENTER: 18100 Meyers, 224-7595. Through Nov., Workers and Allies: Female Participation in the Union Movement, 18201976." Photos assembled by the Smithsonian, and sponsored by THREADS, a
program of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union.
PHOTOGALLERY: Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward, 833-1000. Opening Nov. 1, Photographs: Politics '80," photos by local artists.
PITTMAN GALLERY: 300 Ren Cen, 259-2235. Through Nov., paintings by Allie McGhee.
PONTIAC ART CENTER: 47 Williams, Pontiac, 333-7849. Opening Nov. 1, paintings by James Adley.
PYRAMID GALLERY: 240 Grand River, E., 963-9140. Through Oct., drawings by Carl Owens, original silkscreens by Romare Bearden, prints by Mathais Muleme. Through Nov., photos by P. H. Polk.
RAMAYAN ARTS: 400 Ren Cen, 2596220. Through Nov., antique and contemporary arts from the Far East. RUBINER GALLERY: 621 S. Washington, Royal Oak, 544-2828. Opening Nov. 8, watercolors by Marjorie Hecht.
SCARAB CLUB OF DETROIT: 217 Farnsworth, 831-1250. Opening Nov. 2, Michigan photographers (juried exhibition.)
SOUTHFIELD PARKS and RECREATION: 26000 Evergreen, Southfield, 354-4717. Through Oct. 31, Design in Michigan.
TRIKA GALLERIES: 1140 N. Telegraph, Dbon., 562-2300. Through Nov., classic automobiles, sculpture, jewelry, etc. TROY. ART GALLERY: 755 W. Big Beaver, Troy, 362-0112. Through Nov. 22, Japanese woodblock prints. WILD WINGS GALLERY: 975 W. Ann Arbor, Plymouth, 455-3400. Through Nov., Wild Life Art, various media.
WILLIS GALLERY: 422 Willis. Opening Nov. 7, paintings by Mary Burns, W-F 47 pm, Su 1-5.
WOODLING GALLERY: 42030 Michigan, Canton, 397-2677. Through Nov., various -media by local craftspeople.
YAW GALLERY: 550 N. Woodward, Birmingham, 647-5470. Through Nov. 19, John Glick at Syracuse, ceramics. YOUR HERITAGE HOUSE: 110 E. Ferry, 871-1667. Through Nov., photos by Hugh Grannum. Regular exhibits, tours booked by reservation.
XOCHIPILLI GALLERY: 115 E. Fourth, Rochester, 652-0337. Opening Nov. 11, paintings by Daniel Morper. (Joint exhibit with Lawrence Institute of Technology.)
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Whenever its early twilight, especially on the weekends in Detroit, an array of brilliant songbirds can be seen winging their way, literally, to their various perches to entertain.
This crepuscular flight includes such noted warblers as Ortheia Barnes, Marla Jackson, Kim Weston, Ursula Walker, Angie Smith as well as countless other talented singers.
Of particular note from this flock of nightingales are Kris Lynn and Miche Braden. Though the two singers are of the same genre in style, nuance and orientation, they bear only a faint resemblance. To compare them would be like comparing the artistry of Billie Holiday with Nina Simone.
Even the places where they perform are dissimilar. The 101 Lounge, which is located at the west side of Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit, is small with a cozy, intimate atmosphere. And Kris Lynn's sophisticated, jazz-tinged ballads are perfectly suited for the knowledgeable listeners (and hopeful singers) who surround her piano bar.
On the other hand, Miche Braden's nest at the Radio Meeting Place, located amid the industrial section on Detroit's north end, is remodeled pub that dates back to the 1870s. Now, a sign at the door speaks of proper attire, and a supper club ambiance pervades the large dinirig area.
Miche Braden
The singers, fortunately, have voices that are either appropriate for or have conformed to their environments. Kris voice is a mellow blend of breathy coos and a well-modulated vibrato, and whatshe lacks in volume is more than compensated by her lovely extension of lines and notes.
At the Radio, the voice has to be projected, and Miche (pronounced Mickey) has the vocal dynamics to reach even the farthest diner.
Each singer possesses a fine piano technique, and if the influence of jazz isn't always apparent in their stylings, itis
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in their backgrounds. Nat King Cole, both his singing and his piano playing, were very important to my musical development, Kris recalled, in fact, it has been male singers like Arthur Prysock that have been most influential for me.
Responding to the same question Miche replied: Harold McKinney, Joe Sample and Nina Simone, especially her approach to the piano, are some of my influences.
Miche is a life-long Detroiter, and her educational journey includes stops at
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Mackenzie and Cooley high schools and Michigan State University. Along with the keyboards, she is also proficient on several other instruments string bass, flute and french horn. But singing is her forte, and she feels you got to really get into the lyrics of a song. .to me its like prayer. You've got to live the song.
Miche has been featured at the Radio since August, and this is in marked contrast to the tenure. Kris has served at the 101 where she has played for fifteen years without interruption. People come in and ask me How long will you be here? just laugh and say, when you come back I'll be here.
Kris came to Detroit from Oklahoma via Nashville for the first time in 1953. In 1965 she moved here to stay. I loved the city immediately, she effused. I felt it was my sense of place.
Her lyrical praise of the city is unending: Detroit is a big city with the heart of a little town.
For all their differences, the two singers possess a number of things in common. They are both alert to recent musical developments and have incorporated some of the same songs in their repertoires. Between Kris and Miche there is no generation gap, just artistic distinction. And this is readily heard in the unique treatment each gives to Send in the Clowns, which is probably a good place for us to bow out and let the songbirds take over.
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Clues
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Robert Palmer has made an album that s an artistic success and that deserves to be a commercial one as well. mean, its got hits. By all rights Johnny and Mary should be heard from one end of the radio spectrum to the other. It tells a human story to music that s got that tinge of Caribbean rhythm to propel a great arrangement of keyboards and guitars that bounce off of each other. Then there s Palmer's voice and phrasing, warm, pleading, demanding, with push. No matter what the material he always seems to be pushing but never straining his voice.
But, that s almost old hat for those believers who've followed his career for a while. Back in 72, with a group named Vinegar Joe, his own style of music was forming.
He wrote four of the ten tunes - tunes on their first album, two of which still stand up under turntable play, one is mediocre, and the last one is real shaky.
Now Robert Palmer has two Vinegar Joe albums under his belt and, with the new album, six solos under his own name. He s gone through continual growth artistically, choosing his models well to fit his style. He s arrived at his present musical location via the New Orleans Connection (Allen Toussaint), Little Feat, Reggae, Rock, Rhythm & Blues, and who knows what else. From such interesting but flawed gems as - Sneaking Sally Through the Alley and Pressure Drop, through the more consistent Some People Can Do What They Like and the fine Double Fun, Palmer has honed his own songwriting skills as well as done some dynamic covers of other people s tunes.
Looking for Clues opens up side one on an upbeat positive note. It could be Palmer's answer to Emotional Rescue with his falsetto sounding even
Archie Shepp and Horace Parlan
Goin Home
Steeple Chase
I love this album. Let's get it out in the open, this is my jazz album of the year even if the year ain't up. This gem delivers what it might lead one to expect of it, i.e., it is an album of nine spirituals played by a pianist_ and a tenor/soprano sax player. The sax player has played on some of my fave records from the late sixties frontal assaults in the name of music. still cherish that vocal-
cords-ripped-blues solo that Shepp played on Damn If Know (The Stroller) from an album called The Way Ahead. Archie is still aware of where the music came from while trying to bend the boundaries the way he wants them.
Shepp has not lost any fire, but the fact that he combines it with some of the most lyrical playing I've heard in a long time seems especially rewarding.
Horace Parlan is a sparing yet orchestral player calling forth piano lines that are, at times, like second leads. These guys play together so well and so
naturally that it s like eavesdropping on the muse.
It's warm yet gutsy music being played here. And with some chops too. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot still moves out, but at a more sedate pace.
Nobody Knows the Troubles I've Seen seems to be told musically by someone whojust got over. Amazing Grace gets downright impassioned. Music to set you up and ease you out.
People who don't like this album and still claim to like jazz probably eat granola and listen to Oregon more than is natural.
~ Garaud MacTaggart
vocal arrangements both enhance and extend the overall musical concepts.
Pink Snowballs and Violet Skies and Sea Minor Blues would be a killer 45, if Wendell was into that. Gibson s Belle Isle (and there must be at least four or five tunes bearing this name) may be the real sleeper, however. At least, WJZZ has given this cut some air time and attention. For my money the entire album deserves attention and further mention. Buy it, hear it and tell somebody about it!
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more convincing than Jagger's. Sulky Girl is a standard rocker for Palmer, but pretty good for other people. Johnny and Mary is a wonderful tune, as mentioned previously. What Do You Care has the by now familiar pulse but the New Orleans influence creeps in and mixes well with the rock/reggae sound.
Side two starts off with a collaboration with Gary Numan: called I Dream of Wires with heavy keyboards and treated vocals. If you liked Cars by Numan, you might have a rough idea of what to expect.
Woke Up Laughing is a more typical, light piece with quirky harpsichord reggae feel. A nice change of pace after the previous song. Not a Second Time is a cover of a fun pop/rock tune by Paul McCartney, that rocks more than one might expect. The album closes with another Palmer/ Numan piece called Found You Now with its creation of a mysterious atmosphere.
The thing that s intriguing to
me about Robert Palmer is that he can show his influences so clearly and yet still come up with his own unique way of presenting the music. He, on vinyl at least, doesn t appear to coast on past accomplishments but appears, rather, to be trying to cover new territory. This album, Clues, sounds great.
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Wendell Harrison
Dreams of ~~ K Love Supreme
Wendell Harrison
Wenha Detroit, as many of you know, is practically unrivaled when it comes to developing world
class jazz musicians, or musicians per se. In recent years the city has also begun to make its mark as a place where some fine, if not downright remarkable, independent recordings are produced.
The group around the Strata Concert / Gallery Charles Moore, Kenny Cox, Bud Spangler and Ron Englishmight be considered pioneers in this particular endeavor with the Contemporary Jazz Quintet albums. Not long after this venture was launched came Wendell Harrison, but unlike the Strata gang Wendell is still at it and, I might add, his albums are getting better and better.
For several years Wendell and his wife, Patricia, have been diligently turning out cultural items that perpetuate the Black experience as much as glorifyit. Dreams of a Love Supreme lifts this pursuit to an exciting and pleasant new level of that which Roy Brooks calls edutainment. Pamela Wise and Andrew Gibson's compositions are given magnificent interpretation, and Miche Braden's
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There are two composerspoets-singers from the Third World, or more specifically, the Black world, who consistently soar above mundane, trite and just plain pointless melody and lyrics: Stevie Wonder and Bob Marley. This is not to say that they have not had _ their moments in the quagmire of the ordinary, but Marley and the Wailers latest release Uprising clearly has more to do with the sublime than with the ridiculous.
Unlike the normal reggae fare that bores most AfroAmericans, you know, the incessant and often monotonous beat and the endless propitiation of Jah, Uprising contains both rhythmic variation and some stimulating, imaginative use of harmonics. Of course, Jah is unquestionably here but through songs like Zion Train and Redemption Song the religious morsels served are at least palatable. Marley's blend of mysticism and politics is hauntingly effective on Redemption Song, and he should stand alone more often. Yah Mon, dis one is on de mark and strictly triumphant an truly worthy of Jah and you, too!
Damu
Photo: Leni Sinclair
Talking Heads: Homogenized
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Remain in Light is Talking Heads fourth album; unfortunately more can be said about the producer than the four musicians whose art congeals here.
This album, like the last two, was produced by Brian Eno. His influence is more pervasive on Remain in Light; he has cowritten all of the songs with David Bye, and he plays and sings on many of them. Any production Brian Eno is involved in is sure to be tinged with his tendency to over blend layers of sound into indistinction. While this works effectively for Discreet Music and Music for Airports (Eno's albums of background music), I rather resent the effect it has on the Talking Heads sound. Part of this band s enduring appeal has come from the sparse yet innovative instrumentation. On previous albums, the musicians each held a corner of a blanket of sound on which David Byrne's vocals were tossed. On Remain in Light there is so much going on that its hard to
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tell who's playing what; the Heads are homogenized.
The motif of African rhythms, which would have added a nice touch to a few songs, instead opens the album with a bright snappiness that all too soon becomes a cluttered backdrop against which the individual musicians can t stand out. The persistence of the extra percussion makes the songs seem long, a departure from the airiness of earlier songs where spaces between the instruments and minimalist production urges the listener to want more, as if sensing an incompleteness.
There are exceptions. Once in a Lifetime flows upon a mellifluous synthesizer track that reinforces the water images of the song:
Letting the days go by/ let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/ water flowing underground
Into the blue again/ into the silent water
Under the rocks and stone/ there is water underground.
David Byrne
The catchy funk of Houses in Motion includes an elephant noise solo and is carried by a lumbering bass line. The most unsettling song on the album is Overload. Basically a layer of drones, it is slow and somber, with disturbing, cryptic lyrics: A terrible signal Too weak to even recognize A gentle collapsing A removal of the insides.
Despite its Enotization, Remain in Light is certainly a worthwhile album to hear. It provides us with more glimpses of David Byrne s panoramic introspection, augmented by Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and several other musicians. The addition of the extra musicians may best be appreciated live, and many Detroiters will experience Talking Heads in concert at Masonic Temple on October 30. Maybe the band will leave Brian Eno at the airport. With a carton of homogenized milk.
Susan Amelia Borey
Jazz Paintings by Stan Hench |
At the Jazz Gallery, Detroit Jazz Center
Frank Bach
The Jazz Gallery one of several ambitious programs in the Detroit Jazz Center facility is best known for its After Hour Jazz sets every Friday and Saturday night until five a.m.
Along with the smoking sounds of top Detroit artists like Sam Sanders and Visions and the Allan Barnes Band, the Gallery also features showings of other, jazz-related art forms, including photos, poster art, sculpture and, currently, the Jazz Paintings of Stan Hench.
For jazz lovers, Hench s display of oils, collages and etchings is probably the most exciting exhibit since the Gallery's opening almost one year ago. Hench 's style employs rich, vibrant color and a deep feeling for the history of the music that has been called America s only original art form.
Hench, himself a life-long jazz lover (he is quick to point out his special affection for the period of Billie Holiday, Lester Young and Jack Teagarden ), has made each work a tribute toa different jazz giant, including
Like the great jazz recordings which have re-surfaced in the stunning reissue packages of recent years, Hench s canvases recreate the soul and fire ofjazz in the forties and fifties, and add to our understanding and appreciation of that important era. In Bean's Dream, a natty Coleman Hawkins (the saxophonist also known affectionately as The Bean ) hovers in the clouds over *7o naked females, while the proud figure of hawk soars between them. In Lady Day, the pathos of Billie Holiday spills out on the big canvas before us ina collage of several scenes from that touching vocalist s life. Although not a musician, Hench who is an artinstructor in the Livonia Public School system has made and continues to make a significant contribution to the world ofjazz. The exhibit will stand through November.
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Bean's Dream
Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Miles Davis, Benny Goodman, Illinois Jacquet, Charlie Christian, Zoot Sims, Woody Herman and Duke Ellington.
by Naomi Long Madgett
Detroit: Lotus Press, 1978
Reviewed by Melba Boyd
met Naomi Long Madgett at my very first poetry reading at the Highland Park Library which sits in the center of Detroit. was to read in between Dudley Randall and Naomi. was struck by the precision of her demeanor. Her strength and confidence was as evident in her stature as it was in her poetry. was unsure of my own work and almost oblivious to the curious tones that resounded during my reading.
_As a neophyte who was just learning the struggles and conflicts ofa poet, was in awe of Naomi s rich fabric of images that were firmly based in black experiences that reached beyond the cliche romanticism of the more popular poetry to examine the intimate details that hold the substance of life. | remember most the poem she read about her trip to Africa, Glimpses of - Africa. It revealed the rejection she experienced because of her fair complexion. It was not until visited the continent myself that I realized the full value of her words.
Naomi Long Madgett has written scores of poems since she was little girl growing up in New Jersey with a father
Naomi Long Madgett
who was a minister and a mother who had dainty hands. She has created and collected five books of poetry. She has been anthologized in over 75 volumes of literature and has been published in England, Italy, New Zealand, France and was most recently translated into Swedish. Exits and Entrances is Naomi s latest
work. Here the poet is clearly herself. There is no contradiction between the theory and the practice. The metaphors are concise and honest and for that reason, the reader can trust the motives of the poet. Even though the lines are often stilted by the use of meter, Naomi does not let those conventions choke her message. In Points of View" we
again share her thoughts about Africa; her logic pierces confusion: We winged our way together Across the ocean s foam, But she went on safari While I went home.
The birth of Lotus Press extends the poet to publisher, reflecting the commitment and the vision that Dudley Randall piloted in the sixties and early seventies with the Broadside Press. She has assumed the responsibility of sponsoring a publishing house that has already produced fifteen titles and two sets of broadsides in five short years.
Lotus Press has introduced fine young poets like Paulette White and Pamela Cobb.
As she worked and wrote she also raised another fine poet, JillWitherspoon Boyer, who was a Broadside editor and poet.
There is so much more to be said about the sweet and bitter fruit that was nurtured between Naomi's fingers, because there is so much to be learned. They are young and have not dented the many faces of endurance, the furtive triumphs earned through suffering.
(Reprinted from The Black Scholar, MarchApril, 1980.)
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To its credit, The Stunt Man raises some interesting ideas about the relationship between real war and war movies, even if it eventually backs off from carrying these ideas to their rightfully damning conclusion. But the movie is unbearably long, sloppy and ultimately hokey, with an ending that has cop out written all over it.
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Of.course, the stunt man falls in love with the leading lady and thus gets another reason to resent the director, who is pulling her strings as well. Oedipal struggle ensues with director-Goddaddy, and the stunt man achieves an implausible catharsis of sorts (baptism?) by re-enacting his drowned predecessor s sinking-car scene while thinking he is. making his real escape from his captors.
There are several possible ugly endings available which would have better underlined the ghastly nature of Eli's tyranny, but instead the filmmakers opt for a happy Hollywood ending which completely spoils the by-now garbled message of this circus of a movie. Too bad, because at times The Stunt Man has a muddled sort of energy and freshness that belies the antiquity ofits theme and the contrived nature of its plot.
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