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13 Ways To Bleed On Stage
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by Andrew Starkes

The second annual Jezebel's
Jam, held Friday February
O9th , was put on by The
UNBC Northern Women's
Centre, featuring a variety of
talented local artists. Half of
the proceeds went to the sup-
port group WOMYN that
operates within the Youth
Around Prince Resource
Centre. This group assists
female sexually exploited
youths. The event was orga-
nized by Marilynn Hegedorn

These guys sound a lot
like Bush, or Nickelback
for that maiter, with darker
lyrics, but what else would
you expect form an album
titled “13 Ways To Bleed
On Stage”. From what |
got from their bio on the
net, these guys enjoy rev-
eling in the darkness they
feel brings an “all consum-

and Tamara Connell, and a
beautiful painting donated by
Alex Vlaszaty, to be raffled off
as the door prize.

This year's "Jam" was a fan-
tastic performance of song,
dance, poetry reading and
story telling. From the ironic
and thought provoking stories
and poetry of Jaqueline
Baldwin to the "electronica
organic fusion" of Bionica &
Friends, the event addressed
many issues, aspects and
wonders of femininity as well
as the gifts of love and life.

Photo by: Andrew Starkes

Here the Mysterons take to the stage during
the second annual Jezebel’s Jam.

ing energy” to their music.
Cold front man_ Scoot
Ward comments “I have
had a negative outlook for
so long, and the way | see
stuff has always been
bleak, so I’ve learned to
make that good. | just like
to write songs _ that

express the way | feel.”
Kerrang have commented

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Photo by: Andrew Starkes

Lookout Ani Difranco! Dani Thompson cap-
tures the audiance with a stunning perfor-

mance

that Cold’s debut album is
the “first brilliant album of
the year...”, with “...an
alien new sound... Cold
songs are evil. They crawl
under your scalp and build
a nest, before you know it
you’re overrun.”
Personally, | would have
to disagree, | wasn’t
moved to any extent other

than to pitch their CD into
the trash. All this album
has to offer is one dismal,
boring tune after another,
and how anyone could call
it brilliant? | don’t know,
that’s a crock of s***

Carrolyne Blanchet the crowd with
some terrific gypsy dancing

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