lacks
i, zeal
of bad boy rock
I miss rock and roll.
Specifically, I miss the early
’90s rock. I miss the days of those
long-haired, leather-wearin’,
Harley-ridin’attitude-sportin’ bad
boys of rock ‘n’ roll.
To be completely honest, I’m
not big on these Captain
Cappuccino, Seattle, need-a
shower, need-a-shave grunge idiots
that seem to be next to God in the
music world these days.
As guitar god Ted Nugent once
said, “I never said I was glad Kurt
Cobain killed himself. WThat I said
was, ‘I’m going to eat asparagus for
a week so that it’ll reek when I piss
on his grave.’” Rock on, Ted.
Speaking of Ted, remember The
Damn Yankees? Some of the guys
from Styx and “Die Nuge” got to
gether and formed what was called
the “Supergroup of the ’90s.”
In my book The Scorpions
(Who? Oh yeah, those German
guys) can take the credit for power
ballads. “Still Loving You” remains
the all-time, gut-wrenching ballad
of power.
While we’re talking about
power ballads, what happened to
Def Leppard? They played nothing
but ballads. Sure, “Bringing on the
Heartbreak” rocked, but really ...
did we need 10 songs about break
ups that sound exactly the same as
the cme the year before?
But times are changing. Just
lode at Metallica. “Load” lacks the
musical genius I’ve come to expect
from the Four Horsemen. In fact,
1991 ’s “black” self-titled album
was not Metallica at its best either.
But in my opinion, Metallica’s
second album, “Ride The Lighting,”
was, is, and forever will be one of
the all-time best albums ever. End
of story. I hope someday the indus
try allows them to make another al
bum like it. But in that statement lies
the sad truth: Metallica has sold out.
Remember the days when no
(me told them what to do, or how
they spumed MTV for years before
finally releasing “One” as a video?
Even then, it wasn’t played until
“Enter Sandman” made it big.
I don’t begrudge them their suc
cess —God knows they’ve earned
it—butl wish they wouldn’t have
left their testicles on the executive’s
desk in the process of getting fa
mous.
So I’ve accepted the fact that
rock V roU is temporarily in hiber
nation. Music goes in cycles, and
soon, bands like Mr. Big, Kix, Great
White, Slaughter, Skid Row and
L.A. Guns will be back, playing
those head-bulgin’, hip-shakin’ an
thems of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll
I know and love.
Until then, I’m going to plug
Queensryche’s “Operation:
Mindcrune” into the tape deck and
forget I ever heard of the N-word
from Seattle that I blame for this
whole mess.
Ann Stack is a senior news-edito
rial major and a Daily Nebraskan
arts and entertainment senior re
porter.
[Lincoln galleries offer artwork
[at prices reasonable for students
By Ann Stack
Senior Reporter
If you’re looking for a unique
gift or something to spice up a new
apartment or dam roan wall, think
about checking out Lincoln’s art
galleries.
Lincoln has several galleries stu
dents should check out fa- interest
ing and reasonably priced pieces.
The Historic Haymarket is a
prime place for art galleries.
The Burkholder Project, 719 P
St., represents about 40 artists who
use a variety of media. The gallery
has about three art shows a month
and displays work from regional
artists. The gallery is open from 10
am. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sat
urday.
In the lower level of the
Burkholder Project is the Lincoln
Artist Guild’s Gallery. The Lincoln
Artist Guild is an organization made
up of professional local artists who
display their work at the gallery.
Artists on display include B.C.
LaVelle, Marion Rumbolz, Don
Andorfer, Ed Klavins, Lou
Davidson, Ginger Abraham, Helen
Donlan and Chris Harley. These
artists represent many forms of me
dia, including watercolor, oil,
acrylic, pottery and etching.
Anyone can apply to be a mem
ber of the guild by filling out an ap
plication at the gallery and submit
ting samples of his or her work.
The Haydon Art Gallery, 335 N.
8th St., features professional artists
living in the Midwest as well as art
ists known internationally. Director
Anne Pagel said it represents more
than 100 artists and helps support
the Nebraska Art Association, a
nonprofit organization for Nebraska
artists.
The gallery gives two major
group exhibitions a year, as well as
several solo exhibitions. A few
years ago, the gallery featured an
exhibit by National Geographic
photographer and UNL alumnus
Joel Sartori.
“Our mission statement is to
generate profit for the sale of art...to
support regional artists and to serve
an educational function,” Pagel
said. Featured artists usually give
informative talks about their exhib
its.
A painting exhibit by Vincent
Hron of Omhha opens at the
Haydon Friday at 7 p.m. Hron re
cently accepted a position teaching
art at Bloomsbury University in
Bloomsbury, Pa.
The Haydon Art Gallery is open
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday and offers reason
able pjrices for die quality of work
available for sale.
Another gallery in the
Haymarket is the Noyes Art Gallery,
119 S. 9th St. This gallery also rep>
resents state, regional and national
artists of varying forms of media.
Art show openings are usually
the first Friday of every month and
featured artists give demonstrations
and educational speeches. The
Noyes Gallery is open from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
The Haymarket isn’t the only
place to find quality art in Lincoln.
Check out A&R Fine Arts and
Framing, 6031 S. 58th St., in the
Lincoln Trade Center.
“We have a wide cross-section
of art, from abstract contemporary
to antique gratings,” manager Karan
Birdsall said. “The subjects vary
from wildlife to impressionism.”
A&R features Nebraska artists
Neal Anderson, Mark Marcuson
and David Reiser, as well as nation
ally and internationally known art
ists Kati Roberts, Michael Schofiel,
Phillip Jaeger, G. Harvey dnd Rick
Rush. The gallery has four to six
shows a year and offers reasonable
prices for students.
A&R is open from 10 ajn. to 5
pjn. Tuesday through Sunday, and
everyday from Thanksgiving until
Christmas.
For students looking for art of a
different variety, check out The Car
Connection, 4601 O St. This gal- -
lery features automotive art, includ
ing prints and posters within a col
lege student’s price range, as well
as collectable pieces.
The Car Connection is open
from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday
through Thursday, and from 9 a.m.
to 5 pjn. Friday and Saturday.
Chicago-style deli delivers
heavenly sandwich sensation
• Sean McCarthy
StaffReporter
For hard-core vegetarians, M&N’s
Sandwich Shop is a vision straight from
Dante’s inferno. But for hearty sand
wich eaters, Lincoln has nothing closer
to heaven.
; M & N is a Chicago-style deli
named alto the owners, Mildred and
Norm Kusinski. Located at 2643
Randolph, die little shop has some of
the best beef injections Lincoln has to
offer. The menu mainly features sand
wiches, but also includes burgers and
Chicago-style hot dogs.
The most popular sandwich is the
Italian beef/pastrami combination.
This and the Italian cheese steak are
excellent first-time choices. The cheese
steak features seasoned Italian beef
topped with four slices of melted Swiss
cheese and hot or green peppers. Each
sandwich comes with the option of hot
peppers and onions. If your taste buds
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