‘Unplugged’ released
Neil Young
“Unplugged”
Reprise Records
By Jill O’Brien
Staff Reporter
First, “Eric Clapton Un
plugged,” then ‘‘Rod Stewart Un
plugged." As if an abundance of
unplugged musicians didn’t al
ready exist, Reprise Records now
introduces “Neil Young Un
plugged,” recorded live at Univer
sal Studios.
Young, the Canadian superstar
and rock legend, is one of the few
musicians who made unplugged a
household word long before MTV
used it
For a quarter ofa century, Y oung
has switched back and forth from
electric to acoustic on stage and in
the studio, as easily as he has
switched bands.
Beginning with Buffalo Spring
field in 1966, Young joined forces
with Stephen Stills and Richie
Furay. During that West Coast era,
he wrote “Mr. Soul,” an all-time
classic single currently featured
on “Unplugged.”
After Buffalo Springfield,
Young started churning out solo
LP’s with the help of his back-up
band, Crazy Horse. At the same
time, guitar-slinger Y oung plugged
into Crosby, Stills and Nash.
Two more decades of platinum
blockbusters followed Young with
the release of “After the Goldrush,”
“Harvest,” and “Rust Never
Sleeps.” And last year, Young, as
grizzly and gritty as ever, released
“Harvest Moon.” Three of those
songs, “Unknown Legend," “From
Hank to Hendrix” and the title
track are included in “Unplugged.”
•Young, backed by an assort
ment of singers and guitarists, is
not one to revive Top 40 tunes
strictly for their commercial value.
Still, he kept fans happy on MTV’s
“Night of the Unplugged” by per
forming old favorites, “The Needle
and the Damage Done,” “Help
less” and “Long May You Run.”
He also dug through his rock
archives and picked out a few rare
gems from his 1960s and 1970s
collection, including “The Old
Laughing Lady,” “Pocahontas,”
“Stnngman” and the 1982 techno
rocker “Transformer Man.”
One of the best of the 14 tracks
on “Unplugged" is “Like a Hurri
cane,” whore Young’s sandpaper
vocals are surprisingly smooth, yet
heavy with tonal passion.
Whether Young plays obscure
songs or new songs, guitar or har
monica, piano or pump organ, he
plays with acoustic perfection.
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July Jamm hits downtown Lincoln 1
From Staff Reports
This weekend, Lincoln plays host
to a major blues, art and gourmet food
festival when July Jamm hits 12th and
N streets Friday, Saturday and Sun
day.
Sponsored by the Updowntowners
for its second year, the festival fea
tures three days of jam-packed music,
food, artists and kid’s activities. Lo
cal restaurants providing appetizing
delights include Crane River Brewpub
and Cafe, Valentino’s, Papa John’s,
Lonestar Steakhouse and Saloon,
Taste of India, OK Cafe from Hastings,
Billy’s, Good Foods Distributing,
Vien Dong Far East, George’s Greek
Gyros, It’s the Pits BBQ, Tico’s —
Foods ofMexico andTed and Wally’s.
Beer and other beverages will also be
sold.
An arts show—new to this year’s
jamm — includes artists displaying
and selling paintings, ceramics, sculp
ture, jewelry and photography.
Children’s activities are planned
for both Saturday and Sunday and
include: a petting zoo, mock election,
trcctor pull contest using garden trac
tors, table-top and craft activities.
Each day will bring mainstage
entertainment and street dances to the
festival. Friday night’s lineup begins
with the Minneapolis blues quartet
Hoopsnakes, followed by Tuna Fish
Jones. The headlining act is Califor
nia blues band Rod Piazza and the
Mighty Flyers.
Saturday’s performers start in the
morning with Celtic folksinger Arlie
Prokop. Other featured musicians in
clude The Butanes, and blues great
Earl King. Sunday’s program includes
Tom Larson and the Foreheads.
Auditions begin for original screenplay
From Staff Reports
Prospective actors and anyone who
wants to see their name in lights can
audition for “Tempest Eye,” an origi
nal film, Monday and Tuesday at the
Lincoln Community Playhouse.
Bandwagon productions is hold
ing the open auditions which will be
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. both days.
Callbacks will be held Wednesday.
“Tempest Eye” is an original
screenplay by Nebraska native Jen
McArthur. McArthur has been living
in New York for the last several years
while working on films and televi
sion. He recently worked on the ABC
miniserids, “Murder in the Heartland.”
McArthur will also direct the film.
Available speaking roles are: two
females, ages 25-35; four males, ages
18-28 and three males, ages 40-60.
Over 20 extras will also be needed.
Anyone wisning uuumwi anuuiu
should prepare a short monologue
and bring a recent photo. Scenes from
the script will be read at the audition.
Scripts will not be available to be
checked out in advance.
Shooting for the film will start in
the second week of October and run
through the first week of November.
Actors will need to be available at
least seven days for filming.
Jovo
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(R-ratcd movies) when we have to,
but we consistently do bad on them.”
Today, the visitors to the Joyo
Theater aren't just neighborhood resi
dents, but come from as far off as
' 140th and Pioneers Blvd., as well
| from the University of Nebraska-Lin
coln, the Montgomerys said,
“It's surprising," Edy said. “We
still get people that drive out from the
university/
The Montgomerys said the Joyo
wasn’t just a discount movie theater,
but would also feature live country
shows later this summer, and would
have a five-week run ofthe play "Little
Red” this fall.
One oftheir fondest memories from
the Joyo happened (hiring the taping
of an episode of “Strawberry Square, ’
a children's educational program that
was filmedby ETV at the Joyo a few
years ago.
“They were here for three days to
make a 15-minute show,” Edy said.
Another memorable experience,
they said, came during a run of the
film “The Dresser” with Albert
Finney.
Some roof work was being done at
the Joyo at the time, and a rainstorm
brewed up during the movie. In the
middle of the film —• in which the
actors were attempting to simulate a
thunderstorm—rain came pouring in
the theater, Edy said with a laugh.
Some of the favorite films of the
Montgomerys that have played in the
Joyo are the Star Wars and Indiana
Jones films, with a special note for
“Places In The Heart!’
Any thoughts or chances of the
Joyo closing down in the near future?
No chance, the Montgomerys said.
“Not in my lifetime, anyway,” Don
said.
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• nod, thanks mainly to a poor premise,
sad dialogue and direction that lacks
coherence. The acting isn’t bad, but it
has nowhere to go.
Most saddening is seeing Midler
playing her heart out in such a lack
luster role, She’s better than this. Even
the delightful Najimy cannot escape
the murkiness of the story and perky
Parker can only be so funny with the
same lines over and over.
And it’s a Halloween movie —
what’s it doing in theaters in July?
It’s too bad that saying “abraca
dabra” can’t make “Hocus Pocus”
disappear in a puff of smoke.
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