KIM BINGHAM ROCKS PI

Stereo, we've being looking forward to going on tour together for quite awhile. We fig• urcd it would be a lot of fun, and I think it's actually going to be a blast. People like David and Todd recognizing what 1 do is always a good thing. it's flattering."

Actually. Bingham had already garnered some attention for her stint a guitarist for the Moist frontman's solo tour in enrly fall.

By John Barker

The other day I was silling around, bored out of my skull (lls is usual), so J decided to rent a movie at random. A sort of "Russia11 roulette" of movic rentals. if you will. I walked through the DVD section of the vidcostore (when will VHS be dead?). and T picked up a movie called Pi, the ever-familiar-10-scicnee-students symbol emblazoned across the front of the case. $5.25 and a short drive later I begin to wntch.

By Chris Tessmer, The Carillon

REGINA (CUP) Kirn Bingham i not your ordinary rock star. In a genre dominated by 111ales.she is quickly turning heads due to her vast beauty and immense talent. Her hand is suitably named The Kim Rand.

This tour is the first for The Kim Bund. since their previous incarnation us MuJgirl. Having travelled as co-founder, t'rontwoman. and singer-songwriter of Montreal sku band Me. Mom & Morgantuler, and as founder and lh111twomunof Mudgirl. Bingham is used to life on the road.

Touring with Static in Stl"!reo.The Kim Band and Bingham have been receiving plenty of airplay on college and community radio. Bingham has ulsu received accolades from fellow musicians such as David Usher and Static in Stereo frontman Todd Kerns.

According to 13inghnm, this support is important to her. "It's grcut. It's always rt:ally great. As far as myself and Stutic in

While on tour with Usher, the beautiful Bingham often stuck OUL OS the fllOSl recognisable person in his band. "l though! he was.'' she joked. "Honestly, being the only girl. always makes you pop out a little bit ffi()re. For me, in that respect. I always got treated a lillle bit differently then the guys. It just goes without saying that that is the case with any woman in a 111ale•do111inatedsitumion. Ii was fine. The guys were all awesome. The funs were ull rc:1lly great. It was fun to watch the girls grabbini; J'orDavid's legs during the show, nnd then telling him nf'lerwards that they plnyed guitar and were really good too."

Bingham knows 1hnt her stint as David Usher'. guitarist has opened so111cdoors for her. anclhas gone towards geI1ing her name nut thcrc.

"While I was nut with David, my album wns doing good on rndio. and so wns my video. I think being out with David ha definitely factored illlo a rise in protile," said Bingham. "It's cool hecnllse I don't actually even really know who's out there listening tn the I11usic.und whether it is n combination or David's fans, Mudgirl fans. or new Kirn Band fans. I'm really excited to sec who rnrnes nut. and if they're in10 the music."

What a great movic! It's about n mathemniician who is trying to rind a pattern in the stock markets. He becomes involved with several other groups who are working on different projects, bul they are all getting the same answer, hinting that the pattern of the stock markets, pi, the golden spiral. and the Torah are all somehow related to the true name of god. The movie is the 1998 winner of the award for best director at Sundanee Film Festival, nnd is directed by Darren Aronofsky (of Requiem for a Dream fume).

Stan-ing Sean Gulleuc, This film looks deep into 1he relationships between mathematics and nature. This is a very low key, high contrnst black and white film. lf you're interested in fract:\IS. chaos, Judaism. the stock market. philosophy or number theory in general, this movie will definitely interest you.

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