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Arts ©Entertainment Tuesday, February 7,1995 Page 9 - —— —--—’-: Led Zeppelin “Led Zeppelin IV” 1971 The album that sums up my teen-age experience is the immortal “Led Zeppe lin IV.” Everyone knows this album has no name aside from the four runes rep resenting the band members. If the four symbols cannot be reproduced, the al bum is known by its serial number, Atlantic 19129. The reason for the ambiguous title was to keep the album among fans and to exclude those who weren’t in the know. Even though the album far ex ceeded a fans-only listening base, it still retained its mystery cult status. Devout worshipers know that the gatefold covers of “Led Zeppelin IV” contain scores of occult references. The lyrics speak an indecipherable mythol ogy. It was into this religion that I was baptized during my junior high years. I hid in the basement with headphones and a copious vinyl collection, and the angst of my teen-age hell was trans formed into the heaven of rock and roll transcendence. I discovered that the mantra-like in cantation produced by playing “Led Zeppelin IV” over and over again in an infinity loop could cancel out the put downs and scornful remarks of socially advantaged classmates. It was the ultimate in escapist fan tasy: I felt I could live through the words and lives of rock stars who disbanded when I was in first grade. I read all the tell-all biographies about the band and collected dozens of bootleg recordings of their concerts. I pored through books on the occult to find out what “Zoso” meant. In ninth grade, our church’s pastor warned parents to examine the records their children were listening to. He said to be especially wary of “Led Zeppelin IV,” which, he said, held satanic prayers in a diabolic backwards enchantment. I had great respect for any band that could fill authority figures with such fear and loathing, but Led Zeppelin earned a place of notoriety that few bands could equal. —Jason Glldow, junior advertising major and Daily Nebraskan staff reporter l Jay Calderon/DN Senior broadcasting major Rick Austin disc jockeys for the Blaze, KIBZ-FM (106.3). Deejay blazing away on radio By Gerry Beltz Senior Reporter : Rick Austin comes into people’s homes without an invitation, enters cars without ever opening a door and entertains at parties without seeing the guests. And he gets paid for it. Austin, a senior broadcasting major, has been a part-time disc jockey at The Blaze, KIBZ-FM (106.3), for more than a year. He said he’s been interested in music for most of his life. “I’ve been listening to rock music like Herman’s Hermits since I was 4 years old,” Austin said. “But 1979 was when every thing came together.” That was the year when Omaha’s KEZO FM, Z-92 (92.3) first aired. “I started listening to rock — guitar rock like AC/DC and Van Halen. Before that, there wasn’t much around here.” The Blaze isn’t the first place UNL stu dents may have heard Austin’s voice. Aus tin, 25, got his first taste of radio announc ing and music programming on KRNU (90.3), UNL’s radio station. “I like radio, and I wanted to get away from the alternate stuff they were always playing.” The latter half of Austin’s stretch at KRNU was spent doing a specialty show called “Loc-Nar” (named from the movie “Heavy Metal”). The format featured al bum-rock such as Queen, Aerosmith and Van Halen. “I started at The Blaze about the same time “Loc-Nar” started,” Austin said. “It certainly gave me a little bit of experience, and that’s what helped me get this job. “The experience was part of why they hired me, someone that could do the job with very little training.” A friend at The Planet, KKNB-FM (104.1), The Blaze’s sister station, told Austin about the upcoming opening for an overnight deejay at The Blaze, so he brought in a demo tape and filled out an application. Austin’s on-air pseudonym, “Angus,” came from his initial job interview with the Blaze’s music director, Jon Terry. “It was summertime, so I came out here for my interview wearing shorts, a button up shirt, and a tie,” Austin said. “The Ani mal (Terry)4— the one who hired me—said I looked like Angus Young from AC/DC.” Getting a job in commercial radio is not easy, Austin said, because most stations require a minimum of two years commer cial experience. “So, you have to get a station like this to hire you, or you have to get lucky. I got both. I was at the right place at the right time.” Austin’s interview was on a Thursday, and he was on the air that following Satur day. Despite his experience, Austin said See AUSTIN on 10 Photo courtesy of Castle Rock Entertainment Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy share a tender moment in “Before Sunrise.” '■>' wr;: Slow 'Sunrise’ is worth wait Chad Johnson Film Critic “Before Sunrise” is more like a sunset. It starts out slow and gets good at the very end. While viewing Europe through the win dow of a moving train, Jesse (Ethan Hawke) chances upon a beautiful French student, Celine (Julie Delpy). After making a connection during a con versation in the lounge car, Jesse convinces Celine to tour Vienna at night because he does not have enough money for a hotel room and must catch a flight out in the morning. The rest of the night the lovers talk, visit - cafes, talk, hit the underground bar scene, talk, have their fortunes read and talk some more. But the amount of time spent talking is necessary for the viewers to learn more about the characters as they learn about each other. This fleshing out enhances the overall Movie: “Before Sunrise” Rating: R Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy Grade: B Director: Richard Linklater Five Words: Unexpected romance blooms in Vienna. realism and solidifies the content of this witty, romantic film. The cast is young, but accomplished. Hawke (“Reality Bites,” “Dead Poets Soci ety”) and Julie Delpy (“White”) have worked with some of the best actors and directors in the industry. See SUNRISE on 10