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Black Flag exterminates
hard-core label, image
By Billy Shaffer
Dally Nebraskan Staff Editor
Black Flag is not just an snt always a bone of contention for
killer. ' any artist. Artists constantly
It's also one of America's long- strive to break through into new
est running hard-core bands. For territories, abandoning past "lab
the last six years, Black Flag els." But as soon as they accomp
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shouted loud messages to all those
within earshot.
Labels (like "hard core") are
creating a new label.
Hard-core music is generally
earmarked by fast, intensive
bursts of screaming emotion. In
that regard, Black Flag is defi
nitely hard core. But their mes
sage is more to the core of the
heart than to the heart of hard.
"We're about feelings," says
Henry Rollins, the vocalist of Black
Flag's sound, as well as the inspi
rational leader. Rollins has col
laborated on literary works with
Lydia Lunch and is a man of
'seemingly irreconcilable con
trasts. Offstage, he's a sensitive
caring person (not like Phil Dona
hue or Alan Alda, though). On
stage, he takes the issues of the
heart to the maximum. Punk and
hard core might have sprung from
more political impulses, but Black
Flag sings more of the war be
tween the sexes.
Black Flag's woman bass player,
who perfers to go by the singular
name Kira, has been with the
band the last year and a half.
When I asked her about playing
with Flag, she grabbed my note
pad and wrote, "I just like to play,
I just like to play, I just like to
play, I loved Black Flag before I
joined and still I like to play . . ." A
punk-ethnocentric limerick, no
less.
The rest of the band consists of
Bull Stevenson, on drums, and
Greg Ginn on guitar.
"Punk" may be dead, but music
with this much emotion is here to
stay. Thank you, Black Flag.
Black Flag was not the only
attraction on the Drumstick's
lineup Tuesday. Their touring
warm-up band, Saccharine Trust,
ws a pleasant surprise. The term
"Saccharine Trust" comes from a
David Bowie iyric from his Himky
Dory LP form the wonderful
"Bewlay Bros" cut So far, I havent
been able to figure out just what
Bowie meant, but the band thinks
the term sums up its purpose.
Their music could be put in to the
hard-core category, too.
The lead singer, Jack Brewer,
took audience participation to
limits the Stick hasn't seen the
likes of since Joe "King" Carrasco.
Brewer browsing between the tab
les reminded me of Frank Sinatra
crooning Las Vegas couples at
the Copa.
Both of these bands are out
there knocking themselves, out,
night after night. Black Flag is
currently playing 41 shows in 43
days. These guys are obviously on
a mission. Watching devoted art
ists with a conviction is always
great.
They were.
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Today
Downtown Lincoln Performances
TALENT SHOW FINALISTS
13th and "0" Streets 1 1 :30 am-1 :30 pm
Everyone Welcome!
Don't miss the parada tomorrow at 8:30!
Last week, McDugan and
Walt went to the most popular
game skoiv in television his
tory. Wink Winkydink sang
and asked Walt questions.
Walt lost, Wink sang some
more, and McDugan had a
great time. However, McDugan
lost Walt again.
McDugan McGruder had
been following Walt for six
days. McDugan happened to
find Walt when he ate at "Silly's
Big Burger" and saw Walt back
in the kitchen frying Big Burgers
and making malted milk
shakes.
It was the hour of ghouls
and McDugan sat alone in his
red 1984 Dodge Polara in back
of Silly's. McDugan munched
on pretzels and chewed the
facts in his case against Walt.
McDugan watched from afar
as Walt danced across the
asphalt, dodging puddles of
rain. Walt was dressed in black
polyester pants and a pink
apron was wrapped around
his torso. A huge, toothy smile
was painted in blue glitter on
the frong of his apron. Red
stains decorated his clothes like
pepperoni on a cardboard
pizza.
McDugan drank and watched
as Walt unlocked the back of
Silly's and disappeared inside
the restaurant. McDugan got
out of his Polara, stretched to
the stars and walked toward
the back entrance.
The door swung open and
Walt walked out with four filled
garbage bags. McDugan hid be
hind a tree and Walt threw the
garbage bags into the bed of
his truck. Walt whistled while
he danced, locked the back
door of Silly's and drove away
into the night in a plume of
blue snioke.
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McDugan waited for five
minutes, then jimmied the back
door to Silly's. McDugan with
drew a flashlight from his sock
and a narrow beam of light
was alone in the darkness. The
light played across the kitchen.
The light came upon Walt's
face. Walt was smiling and a
cigar dangled from his lips.
McDugan jumped back and the
flashlight revealed "Employee
of the Week" engraved on a
plate. McDugan touched Walt's
face and felt glossy paper.
McDugan's heart started beat
ing again.
McDugan spied the grill. It
was shining in the night and
smelled of detergent. The french
fry machine was warm to touch.
There was grease residue in
side the tubs and the baskets.
The french fries were missing.
McDugan felt little grease
spots on the counter and saw
footprints in grease across the
floor. McDugan saw the milk
shake machine and the steel
was cool and clean. McDugan
turned off his flashlight and
started for the door. He bumped
into a bundle of cloth. McDu
gan stepped on the right side
and the cloth followed.
"Yee, hee, McDugan?" Walt
giggled.
The flourescent lights were
on and McDugan was faced
with Walt again. They were
face to face smiles.
"You killed Miss Mona Mun
ning's father, and I know how."
McDugan sounded more as
sured than he felt.
Walt stepped back and match
ed the fang-filled smile on his
apron. "So tell me."
. McDugan leaned back and
organized his thoughts for the
final confrontation.
American Hsart
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Nebraska Affiliate
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night 7-10 p.m. in
the Student Union
foasemsnt.
For more information,
call 472-3683.
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