ver Th November 5, 2001 Glasshead Concert By: Joe Bowser Recently Glasshead played at the Art Space in Prince George as part of their tour of Western Canada before they embark on their tour of Japan. This band, origi- nally from Kitimat BC recently got signed to Big Mouth Japan. Other bands at the show included the band Blinded, from Kamloops, Stutterfly from Kelowna, and the local band Disdain. The first band, Blinded played a fairly good set, however their live show has much to be desired. The crowd reacted really well to this band in comparison to Review been previously described as “melodi- core” was not melodic at all. Their show was still fairly intense, in fact it was far too intense for the crowd that was in the audience. They are NOT nearly as good as the review that they were given in a_ previous issue. As for Glasshead, their live show was very energetic, and they do have their own following. The best part of the show was when they played the song “Be A Man”, which is the song that they put on the free Spawner Records com- pilation CD “Give Us a Break li”. However, in comparison to the other able to get the crowd as worked up as they nor- mally did at other punk shows. Overall, show was one of the best Glasshead shows at the art space this year, the band lineup was fair- ly good and the time between setups was also good. However, due to the lack of audi- ence participation, the bands did not seem nearly as energetic as they normally do. The next show is going to be- on November 5th at the Art | Space with the Meter Records band “Daryls Grocery Bag”. — This show should be fairly good. this |} 1AM Ant ESO Savior! Stutterfly, which has shows, the band was not $ Dow'T EAT MEDBT {RESPECT ALL LiFe OR EVEN VESTARLES, : FoR BY own ' Suva! CROTIENS THAT ARE CREMICALLY ts0caTéO FRom Rocks, Tobie Weene WEARS ASSESS CRAGS. _ The Three Staples of the Student! Diet Technology is a WONDERFUL thing! By: Michael J. Cruickshank Technology is a grand and wonderful thing. Computers, music, and tele- phones: the three staples of the student diet. Many of our class rooms come complete with televisions and VCR's. The larger lecture theaters are equipped with high tech projection equipment, rather substantial screens, and rather lavish seats (Comparatively speaking...). It is the wonder of e-mail that allows many of us to stay connected with family and friends back home. In fact, if not for that ever-so-beautiful thing called the electronic post office, many of our phone bills would likely sky rocket to the same proximity of our tuitions. Or worse — our text books! Music! All Gods inclusive, what would we do without our tapes, CD’s, MP3’s, RealPlayers, and for a few of us who enjoy real quality sound, our gramophones. What would life be like with- out that incandescent THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! from the room adjacent, or just above your lavish resi- dence room? Or even worse, what: if students couldn’t block out those little annoy- ances encountered while walking off the hill, such as cars and fellow students, by sticking those ever-so-attrac- tive ear phones in their heads? Isn't it amazing how as soon as you put on a set of head phones, everyone stops talking to you? | suggest attempting this same strategy with your favorite professor. I’m sure they will likely com- ply with the tendency to not talk to you. In fact, perhaps they will appreciate your love of music to the extent to which they will tell you that your attendance is no longer required so as you may enjoy your music in a more leisure- ly. setting. The telephone is no less a gift from divinity. If evolution isn’t a scientific fact yet, then perhaps the cellular phone should be taken into consid- eration. Those wooden boxes that were the size of toilets hung off the wall, with a large cone for you to talk into and another one attached to a cable to listen to, has evolved, by forces that can only be accredited to nature, to a tiny piece of plastic that can be placed in your pocket, your purse, and yes, even your wallet. SUPER! Now you can be contacted 24/7. Why, even if you are in English 101, your roomy in Keyoh S607 can call you up and let you know that there is something living in that bread you bought three weeks ago. I’m sure the professor won't mind the disturbance. They are likely busy listening to Eminem on their portable MP3 player anyway. Certainly your fellow students won't mind. In fact, they are likely to be highly impressed with your high technology, and _ will probably want to be your friend right away. Don’t be surprised if you start receiv- ing free food that is very expensive and has fancy names like “Malignant Muffin.” Rest assured such a feast is nothing less then a delicacy. Another beauty of the cell phone is that you don’t have to talk to the people who you are actually with. If you get bored of their company, or there is simply lack of conver- sation you can always call someone else and have a much more interesting con- versation with them. | mean, why you would talk to the per- son who you are actually in the same physical locality with, when you can talk to someone who is much more worthy of your time not to mention more interesting, is beyond me. Voice mail is surely one of the most amazing pieces of technology today. It’s sim- ply outstanding that someone discovered how to occupy a caller by pressing dozens of random numbers on a tele- phone, and has them achieve nothing more then the privi- lege of listening to such musi- cal masterpieces as “Insensitive” by amazingly talented, and Canadian, Jan Arden. Try as you might, you will not successfully be able to talk to a real human being. Chances are while you are listening to that high energy elevator music, and continual instructions to “press 1 now,” the telephone of the person you are trying to reach is like- ly ringing away on their desk. However, they are currently talking to their mother on their cell phone, and are unable to answer your call right now. However, you are a valued and respected customer, and a representative will be on the line to assist you as soon as they are available. Your call will be answered on a first call, first served basis and you will be served faster if you stay on the line rather then hanging up and redial- ing. 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