October
      22,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Entertainment
      @*
      The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bunches
      O’
      MUSIC
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Rebecca
      West
     
     
      Six
      More
      Weeks
      of
      Winter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cinnamon
      Toast
      Records
     
     
      /Denon
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      sophomore
      release
     
     
      from
      what
      is
      probably
      Hali-
     
     
      fax’s
      most
      intelligent
      band,
     
     
      Rebecca
      West,
      is
      too
      good
      to
     
     
      be
      true.
      It
      is
      a
      great
      follow
      up
     
     
      to
      last
      year’s
      Burners
      On,
      and
     
     
      anyone
      who
      was
      a
      fan
      of
      that
     
     
      album
      is
      sure
      to
      love
      this
      one.
     
    

    
     
      Rebecca
      West
      is
      made
     
    

    
     
      up
      of
      ex-Bubaiskull
      member
     
     
      Alison
      Outhit
      on
      guitar
      and
     
     
      vocals,
      as
      well
      as
      Lukas
      Pearse
     
     
      (formerly
      of
      Horseshoes
      and
     
     
      Handgrenades)
      on
      bass
      and
     
     
      Dale
      Hussey
      (formerly
      of
     
     
      Merge)
      on
      drums.
      With
     
     
      Outhit’s
      raspy
      vocals
      and
     
     
      Pearse’s
      amazing
      bass
     
     
      maneuvers,
      R.
      West
      continues
     
     
      to
      prove
      itself
      to
      be
      nothing
     
     
      less
      than
      awesome.
     
    

    
     
      The
      powerful
      lyrics
      of
     
     
      the
      songs
      “Super
      Heroine”
      and
     
     
      “Mystery
      Bird”
      only
      goto
      show
     
     
      how
      diverse
      and
      powerful
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      songwriting
      skills
      of
      the
      col-
     
     
      lective
      band
      are
      (one
      example
     
     
      is
      the
      line
      “Slide
      down
      indif-
     
     
      ference,
      straight
      on
      into
      spite”
     
     
      from
      “Mystery
      Bird”
      --
      it’s
      so
     
     
      great!).
      Even
      though
      this
      is
     
     
      only
      a
      five
      song
      EP,
      it
      is
      still
     
     
      worth
      the
      listen
      andeven
      worth
     
     
      buying.
      The
      last
      song,
      “State
     
     
      Of
      Grace,”
      is
      an
      epic
      lasting
     
     
      over
      eight
      minutes!
     
    

    
     
      It
      is
      not
      average
      East
     
     
      Coast
      “indie”
      pop.
      It’s
      heavier
     
     
      and
      has
      a
      darker
      atmosphere.
     
     
      If
      you
      liked
      Burners
      On,
      yow
      Il
     
     
      like
      Six
      More
      Weeks
      of
      Win-
     
     
      ter.
      It’s
      also
      produced
      by
      Ian
     
     
      Blurton
      of
      Change
      of
      Heart,
     
     
      and
      his
      influences
      also
      shine
     
     
      through
      in
      the
      production.
      I
     
     
      guess
      it
      is
      safe
      to
      say
      that
      this
     
     
      album
      is
      almost
      representative
     
     
      of
      a
      female
      fronted
      Change
      of
     
     
      Heart,
      but
      maybe
      I
      shouldn’t
     
     
      go
      so
      far.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Far
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tin
      Cans
      with
      Strings
      to
      you
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By:
      Bruce
      Henry
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      group
      plays,
      heavy,
      with
      a
      fast
      tempo
      plus
      lots
      of
     
     
      drums
      and
      electric
      guitar,
      they
      sound
      like
      Metallica
      and
     
     
      Soundgarden
      puttogether.
      As
      for
      their
      singer,
      he
      is
      sometimes
     
     
      overpowered
      by
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      other
      instruments,
      making
      him
     
     
      hard
      to
      understand,
      even
      though
      he
      likes
      to
      yell.
      When
      I
      first
     
     
      heard
      Far!
      did
      not
      like
      most
      of
      their
      songs,
      but
      if
      you
      are
      looking
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      a
      song
      that,
      as
      the
      group
      would
      put
      it,
      “..
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ..kick
      peoples
     
    
   
   
    
     
      butts...”
      I
      strongly
      recommend
      their
      song
      "Seasick".
      You
      will
     
     
      either
      like
      or
      hate
      this
      album,
      but
      like
      so
      many
      other
      groups,
      if
     
     
      you
      listen
      fo
      them
      over
      and
      over
      again,
      you
      will
      eventually
      have
     
     
      the
      tendency
      to
      like
      their
      style
      of
      expression.
      If
      you
      asked
      me
     
     
      __
      if]
      would
      go
      outand
      buy
      this
      album?
      I
      would
      probably
      say
      “no
     
    

    
     
      but
      if
      you
      are
      a
      fan
      and
      already
      like
      their
      work
      by
      all
      means
      go
     
     
      out
      and
      buy
      it.
      The
      music
      will
      grow
      on
      you
      if
      you
      give
      it
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      chance.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Paris
      Out
      of
      Hand
      (A
     
     
      Wayward
      Guide)
     
    

    
     
      By
      Karen
      Elizabeth
     
     
      Gordon
     
    

    
     
      Chronicle
      Books
     
    
   
   
    
     
      While
      in
      Paris,
      visit
     
     
      the
      Hotel
      des
      Etranges,
     
     
      where
      phantoms
      change
     
     
      your
      sheets
      (and
      your
      room)
     
     
      in
      the
      middle
      of
      the
      night.
     
     
      Or,
      you
      could
      stop
      by
      the
     
     
      Arse
      Poetica,
      a
      little
      bou-
     
     
      tique
      where
      tailors
      will
      sew
     
     
      your
      favourite
      literary
      verse
     
     
      across
      the
      seat
      of
      your
      pants,
     
    

    
     
      However,
      the
      only
     
     
      way
      to
      find
      these
      and
      other
     
    
   
   
    
     
      intriguing
      Parisian
      sights
      is
     
     
      in
      this
      outlandish
      tour
      by
     
     
      Karen
      Elizabeth
      Gordon.
     
     
      This
      guide
      isacollaboration
     
     
      with
      Barbara
      Hodgson,
     
     
      photograpther
      and
      authorof
     
     
      The
      Tattooed
      Map,
      and
     
     
      Nick
      Bantock,
      author
      of
      the
     
     
      best
      selling
      Griffin
      and
     
     
      Sabine
      trilogy.
     
    

    
     
      Arranged
      somewhat
     
     
      likea
      traditional
      guide
      book,
     
     
      Paris
      Out
      of
      Hand
      uses
     
     
      maps,
      illustrations,
      and
      en-
     
     
      tries
      in
      Hotel
      guestbooks
      to
     
     
      create
      another
      Paris.
      How-
     
     
      ever,
      as
      the
      introduction
     
     
      states:
      “...
      you
      shall
      place
     
     
      your
      trust
      in
      your
      own
      im-
     
     
      agination,
      where
      all
      true
     
     
      journeys
      begin,
      with
      no
      pre-
     
     
      cise
      itinerary,
      but
      through-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Bobs
     
     
      Too
      Many
      Santas
     
     
      Rounder
      Records
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      isn’t
      out
      of
      the
      ordi-
     
     
      nary
      for
      me
      to
      be
      humming
     
     
      “White
      Christmas”
      to
      myself
     
     
      while
      soaking
      up
      rays
      on
      the
     
     
      beach
      in
      July.
      Yes,
      it’s
      true
      I
     
     
      love
      Christmas.
      Ifthis
      ounds
     
     
      like
      you
      then
      The
      Bobs
      Too
     
     
      Many
      Santas
      is
      the
      CD
      for
     
     
      you.
      This
      music
      is
      guaran-
     
     
      teed
      to
      put
      that
      Christmas
     
     
      morning
      smile
      on
      your
      face
     
     
      right
      now.
      There
      is
      a
      wide
     
     
      variety
      of
      music
      (all
      acapella)
     
     
      and
      lots
      of
      catchy
      lyrics
      like
     
     
      “..padding
      out
      expense
      ac-
     
     
      counts
      -
      silicone
      with
      extra
     
     
      bounce
      -
      buy
      a
      pounda
      get
      an
     
     
      ounce
      -
      It’s
      Christmas
      in
     
     
      L.A.”.
      The
      whole
      CD
      is
      fun
     
     
      to
      listen
      to.
      Some
      of
      the
      hot
     
     
      tracks
      are
      “Too
      Many
     
     
      Santas”,
      “ChristmasinL.A.”,
     
     
      and
      “Mrs.
      Claus
      Wants
      Some
     
     
      Lovin’”.
      If
      you
      like
      Christ-
     
     
      mas
      songs
      with
      a
      twist,
      this
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      __amust.
      If
      not
      Bah
      Humbug!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the-looking-glass
      discover-
     
     
      ies,
      for
      nothing
      is
      as
      it
     
     
      seems.”
      In
      its
      pages,
      you
     
     
      will
      find
      a
      guide
      to
      hotels,
     
     
      shops,
      sights,
      and
      other
      mis-
     
     
      cellany,
      each
      with
      it’s
      own
     
     
      quiry
      personality.
      Also
      in-
     
     
      cluded
      are
      the
      necessary
     
     
      phrases
      for
      travelling
      in
     
     
      Paris,
      such
      as
      the
      french
     
     
      translation
      for
      “May
      I
      buy
     
     
      your
      Hyena
      a
      drink?”
     
    

    
     
      The
      book
      itself
      is
     
     
      beautifully
      fabric
      bound,
     
     
      with
      intricately
      detailed
      il-
     
     
      lustrations.
      It
      is
      an
      artistic
     
     
      and
      entertaining
      fiction,
     
     
      which
      stretches
      your
      imagi-
     
     
      nation
      and
      challenges
      your
     
     
      perceptions.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Chisholm
     
    
   
   
    
     
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