~ (nthe 1970s, in the wake of Sat. Pepper's, Bob Dytan, and the Byrds, country musicians were faced with a new challenge: how té remain televant ina word of rock, folk, and the singes- sengwriter.. Top: Nashville’ artists and labels ‘simply ignored this brave new world and opted to. become more like ihe pop attists of the 50s: studio musi- cians, staff songwriters, artists with carefully maintained, conservative, im- ages. and bland songs, But a few re- belied against this ‘trend and preserved West; honky. tonk: tradition of Me Make | atl the ee and peor Moming Coming Down,” Kris- : ge Jennings-_ Only e Line pinriacles of country” music, Johnny Cash and Hank Williams, and looking at this double dise compilation Makes it easy to See why. He takes on songs written by his contemporaries (including. Kristofferson and Shaver), introduces New standards (), pays tributes to his forefathers ("T for Texas" by Jimmie Redgers, "Bob Willis 1s Stil the as ) wates: the outlaws: mani- Steve Earie- Guitar Town Sure, he missed the outlaw move- ment by about.a decade, But its spirit lives. on in Earle's blend of ‘country, folk, and-roots rock: David Allan Coe- Essen- tial David Allan’ Coe Having ‘spent 20 years of his life in andaut of prison, David Allan Coe earned: his’ outlaw title. 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This ain’t yoursmomma’s radio show WHAT YOU’RE LISTENING TO, RIGHT NOW - Nomeansno, Peaches, System of a Down, SNFU, Skunk Anansie NAME - Disiree Lantenhammer DAY JOB - Student/GIS Geek/High Class Callgirl BIRTHPLACE - Prince George, the cultural mecca of the SHOW TITLE - The music your mother warned you HOW YOU GOT STARTED IN RADIO - My alter ego SHOW DESCRIPTION - A high energy mix of punk, TOP 5 SOURCES OF INSPIRATION - Pee Wee’s Playhouse, That stingin sensation when I pee, Kevin Smith movies, The voices in my head, The voices in my head (they made me say it twice) WHEN YOU’RE ON - Wednesdays at 2 PM Over the of the editorial staff of Edge were in Vancouver for a national university press conference. In order to encourage others to join in the fun next time, we thought we would publish the top ten things OTE . Staffactually did while in Vancouver. 10. Got kicked out of not _ one, but two different rooms. — 9, Accidentally. insulted CBC reporter Jian — Gomeshi, and ou the subject of the first five minutes 0 f oe keynote address; ts © 8. Soon thercsber slipped Jian Gomeshi’s memory : and became again. 7. Won $1 30: ‘upscale casino, 6. Got ee Kids in the Hall Dave Foley for b br Hat ce 5. Wore Nardone’ s a 4. Crashed a Car in Williams Lake; escaped death. 3. Received a guitar from Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen only to have a roadie steal it. 2. Accidentally bought cocaine from 4 bisexual _drug dealer. 1. Still got invited to the next newspaper conference, reputation intact. Won't you jom us? David Suzu ki According to TV viewers, he is the fifth Greatest Canad- ian of all time, and the only one of the top five to still be alive. He’s in town this week to speak at the Bob Ewert Me- morial Dinner. Acoustic? anaes ess- February 3 at the Artspace Some dude from Toronto is headlining, but the real stars are the locals: sets from the Goat Island Extrapolation, the Arbitrary’s and Ryan Ziegler of Anime make this a must for anyone who likes acoustic guitars, singer-songwriters, or fuzzed-out indie. David Beckham Like all good soccer stars, the English soccer star/brand has gone to the North American leagues now that he’s no long- er considered good enough to play in Europe. But fans don’t care, and soccer clubs in Can- ada and in the United States are seeing a huge spike in season ticket sales. The Good, the Bad, and the Queen Take the singer/songwriter behind Blur and the Gorillaz (Damon Albarn), a Britpop gui- tar stalwart (Simon Tong of the Verve) a legendary Afrobeat drummer (Tony. Allen), and a punk pioneer (Paul Simonon of the Clash) on bass, and what do you get? Some oddly gloomy, yet rewarding, music.