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Arts & Entertainment \Loose Cannons’ creates own category By Julie Naughton Senior Reporter ‘ ‘Loose Cannons” is not your basic cops-and-robbers film. Although the film hints at being a cross between a Hollywood “buddy” movie and a murder mystery, it man ages to create a category all its own — your typical foreign-intrigue, buddy, cops-and-robbers, murder story. The premise: There is an old movie floating around in our capital city. moyip , Someone in the German government doesn’t want the public to see the film. So a mysterious, high-ranking German official has the seven people, who have already seen it, assassi nated. Wiped out. Knocked off. The seven people that already have seen the film are all connected with the pornography business. The plot thickens. When the audience learns, early on in the story, that the mysterious film is a real-life pom/murder film starring none other than Adolf Hitler, the pressure builds. What is the chan cellorcandidate’s tie-in to the movie? Who wants the people dead? These are questions that the film answers — in an at least halfway believable way. “Loose Cannons” does stay away from the formula plot. The three men that step in to solve the mysterious murders are veteran homicide cop Mac Stem (Gene Hack man), his new partner, Ellis Fielding (Dan Aykroyd), and pom peddler Harry “the Hippo” Gutterman (Dom De Luise). Stern is a veteran with an attitude. He knows it all, or so he thinks — but he’s also compassionate and funny. He gels a little peeved when his new partner, Fielding, starts exhibiting multiple personality traits on the job. Fielding is a forensics expert, and he brings humor, intelligence and thoroughness - as well as about 15 personalities - to his job. Fielding is a veritable Sybil, sport ing as many personalities as most people have socks. Ricky Ricardo, Pee-Wee Herman and Popeye are but See LOOSE on 10 Courtesy of Tri-Star Pictures Dan Aykroyd and Gene Hackman star in “Loose Cannons.” Ministry s musical mutations produce frenzy By Michael Deeds Senior Editor Listening to Ministry on tape is taking two pneumatic drills and stick ing them in your cars until they bore in and meet at the center. Seeing Ministry live is holding the drills there grinding, sweat streaming down your face and brains oozing out your cars — for two full hours. Tuesday night’s performance at Omaha’s Peony Park Ballroom was definitely no exception. Ministry, a.k.a. Alain Jourgcnsen and Paul Barker, pounded out an intense display of industrial-strength annihilation to a moshing crowd of young rebels. Ministry is more subtle, and per haps more comfortable, in the studio situation. But vocalist/guitarist/key boardist Jourgensen enlisted the aid of a virtual army of alternative musi cians to recreate Ministry’s complex barrage. As many as 10 people were on stage at times, including drum mers Martin Atkins (Killing Joke, PiL) and William RieHin (Revolting Cocks); guitarists Terry Roberts (U.K. Subs) and Mike Scaccia (Rigor Mor tis); keyboardist Chris Connelly (Revolting Cocks); and vocalists Ogre (Skinny Puppy) and K. Lite. This lineup made for a wall of sound. The band opened with a raging rendition of “Breathe,” from the band’s latest LP, “The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste,” then marched brutally into material from “Land of Rape and Honey.” Both albums were represented well throughout the show. “So What,” corner! “Diety,” and the ever-popular “Stig mata’ ’ shocked the crowd into a thrash ing frenzy. The band encompassed itself with a 12-foot, chain-link fence, which worked well for “fence divers” who clawed their way up past sadistic security guards, then flung themselves out onto the melee. Jourgensen at one point stopped the show to shout obscenities at secu rity forces that seemed to be getting a little tough with excited kids. But more than once he reminded the wild crowd to “use your f--ing head” when dancing. At times, the pounding percussion and guitar forces merged into a blur ring sonic boom that all but wiped out the keyboard rhythms, a problem that may have been caused by a lack of sound check. But on most tunes, the black-black black-dressed crowd didn’t seem to notice. The cybernetic, speedmctal onslaught,4 ‘Thieves,” drew the most violent reaction as bodies collided all over the floor. Jourgensen and Barker both could be seen grinning as they witnessed the reaction to their ge netic musical mutations. Overall, the evening was a dis turbing extravaganza into energy and anarchy. It was hard not to laugh at the contrast between Ministry and Peony Park’s flower-print carpet and chandelier-decorated ballroom. Opening act KMFDM, from Ber lin, ripped through a 45-minutc set of plodding industrial horror. Their strange guitar squawking and pulver izing vocals make them an up-and coming band that could break wide open soon. -1 Quality music coming to Lincoln; rock, jazz, alternative featured By Mick Dyer Senior Editor This week is a good example of the quality of musicians Lincoln attracts. But don’t take my word for it. Get out there and see for yourself. Alternative: Sunday, Baltck and Sawhorse will play at Duffy’s, 1412 O St. Sawhorse is a loud, combative, bccr-and-bascball-bats, musical free for-all. Baltck is an aggressive, thick, woolly guitar band with a funky edge, from Washington D.C. Wednesday, The God Bullies will play at Duffy’s. The God Bullies is an incredible Minneapolis grungc-guitar-gone haywire band. Jazz/Blues: Tonight, Too Smooth will play at Bourbon Street, 200 N. 70th St. Too Smooth is a local horn, guitar, keyboard, bass and drum, R&B band featuring clear two- and three-part vocal harmonies. The band was voted best Lincoln R&B band of 1989 by Omaha’s Fastlane entertainment magazine. Tonightand Saturday, The Mighty Jailbrcakers will play at the Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St. The Mighty Jailbreakers is an eight piece Omaha act that plays uptown, horn-fed jazz/rhythm-and-blucs. Some of Omaha’s best R&B musicians play in this group. For instance, the new est member plays the sax on three songs on the B-52’s latest album. Saturday, The Travis Wagner Band, a local, Chicago-style blues band, will play at Bourbon Street. Monday and Tuesday, the Doyle Bramhalls/Denny Freeman All-Star Band will play at the Zoo Bar. Th is trul y i s an al I - star band, Tex as style. Doyle Bramhall.aTcxasdrum mcr/singer who is probably best known for being Stevie Ray Vaughan’s pri mary songwriter, wails and pounds thunder drums. Denny Freeman, considered by many to be the grand daddy of the Texas-blues, Gattling gun guitar sound, plays the guitar. Doyle’s son, Doyle Jr., the newest member of the Thunderbirds, shares guitar duties with Freeman. Jim Mi lan, keyboardist, and Craig Simechcck, both of the Juke Jumpers, round out the all-star band. Wednesday, The C Street Gypsies will play at Bourbon Street. The C Street Gypsies is a Lincoln blues group with its roots deep in the blues-rock of the ’60s. The C Street Gypsies play some outstanding cov ers of songs by Jimi Hendrix, Santana and the Yardbirds. Outstanding be cause of the level of skill and style with which tbe Gypsies play some very difficult guitar parts. Wednesday, Jason D. Williams will play at the Zoo Bar. Williams is a boogie-woogie, Memphis rock ‘n’ roll, piano-playing maniac who has been compared to Jerry Lee Lewis. He’s got the sneer. He’s got the altitude. And he’s got the style. Look out, because when Wil liams takes the stage, strange things happen. He’s cocky and irreverent and above all, he’s infectious. Thursday, Clarence “Gatcmouth” Brown will play at Bourbon Street. Brown almost is an icon in the mythology of the blues. He’s been in the field a long time. He knows the score and he doesn’t take guff from anyone. Period. He also is a musi cian’s musician, comfortable playing blues, country or jazz. He’s tough, gritty and soulful, as well as an ex ceptional performer. Thursday, The Foreheads will play at Julio’s, 132 S. 13th St. Thursday, The Tablcrockers will play at the Zoo Bar. The Tablcrockers, featuring Annette Murrell, is a top-notch blues band from Lincoln. The band recently added a new member on keyboards -- Dr. Timothy Jones, a local research sci entist. Rock: T day «nd Saturday, Trip Akimbo will play at Chesterfield’s, Lower Level, 245 N. 13th St. Today and Saturday, Backseat Promises will play at the Mountains, 311 S. 11th St. Today and Saturday, Johnny Ray Gomez will play at The Prospector, 640 W. Van Dorn St. Today and Saturday, Baby Jane will play at The Royal Grove, 340 W. Comhusker Hwy. Today and Saturday, Split Image will play at Sweep Left, 815 O St. Today through Sunday, Project S will play at Oscar’s, 800 O St. Courtesy of the Millions Millions’ effort, ‘Poison Fish,’ could be boost into big time By Mutt Burton Senior Reporter In the race to become the first Lincoln band in the big time, the Millions is doing its best The Millions, Lincoln’s own alternative combo, has just gotten back from Los Angeles where it recorded a new album. Within the past year, the Mil lions has been trying to sell its sound to major record labels, which has proved to be a very trying task. “We went out to L.A. this summer to record an album. Wc 1... ...-. kind of had a standing offer from a small independent who said they would put it out. So we recorded an album’s worth of material that we intended tn put out on an album. When we came back, we sent what wc did to the major record compa nies,” said Millions bassist, Marty Amsler. “We got a teal good response back,” Amsier continued, “We heard from A & M, Atlantic, Warner Bros, and Geffen. They said they liked it and wanted to hear more.” Geffen showed further interest in the Millions’ progress. “We got a desperate call from Geffen in September that said they See MILLIONS on 10
