Whatever Magazine Issue Three - 1995-1996

Issue 3 Contents

• Contents
• Bush at the Civic Center
• Speak Out About Health Care
• Follow-up On The Minimum Wage Debate
• Issue 3 Letter From The Editor
• From The Readers
• Advice From Reverend Gills
• Commuter's Notebook: More Adventures On The MBTA
• Another Commuter Gives You The Top Ten
• Prisoner of the Month
• A Mix of Bands
• Oasis
• Everclear
• The Ramones
• Lunachicks
• Red Peters
• WBRU Spring Fling
• Index of Campaign '96 NH Coverage
• South Carolina, Arizona, and Beyond
• Gear and Clothing On The Campaign Trail
• Whatever Meets SomeYoung Campaigners
• Those Catchy Slogans...
• Editor's Perspective

• Best Photos
• Bad Jobs
• Issue Archive
• Music Index
• Cartoons
• Contact
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Ok, so here's the scoop on shows I saw but didn't get to shoot pictures at and some pictures of concerts I didn't write about.

• 1. Primus- Primus rocked, not doubt about it. Les played his bass like a master, and even though you couldn't make out the lyrics, it didn't matter because everybody was singing them as they bounced around. Most fun in a pit so far this spring. Nothing anybody could do once it started, you had to bounce or get beat on by the general flow. Primus played "Winona's Big Brown Beaver" mid-set, and finished with "My Name is Mud." Les switched to the stand-up bass for the cool hillbilly "De Anza Jig," which I like better than the Beaver song. My photo pass wasn't at the door, so no photo's sorry.

   

• 2. Iggy Pop- well I'm no Iggy freak, and Iggy's really a freak, but he tries hard. He apparently has a new album out with the DoggPound, or Snoop or something, 'cause he kept singing about screwing Doggy Style. It wasn't rap, it wasn't as fun as t he Stooges, but at least he's working. This was another lost photo pass, so I couldn't bring a camera to take the old hippy's picture.
  
  
  Sean Lennon

• 3. Jewel & Bob Dylan- Jewel is cuter than Joan Osborne, but she doesn't rock like her either, so I guess Joan is safe for a while. Jewel is sweeter and more abashed about her show as well. She was a waitress two years ago and never figured she'd be opening for Dylan, let alone singing in his mic with him for "I Shall Be Released." Her set impressed me more that Dylan's because she's really good, while he's playing catch up in a big way. (Somebody tell him to stop wearing shiny pants like Michael Stipe and Billy Corgan.) Jewel put up with the rude talking pretty good, but she shouldn't worry, most of them also played "Name that Dylan Tune" during Bob's set too.

   

• 4. Semisonic & Dog's Eye View- Semisonic is a really talented trio whose new CD- Great Divide is worth checking out. They sound pretty harmless but their lyrics are a bit darker. Their talent in playing catchy songs hides their general displeasure. In concert they do a good job switching vocals, and including a harmonica. I liked them better than Dog's Eye View, but only because they seemed more intellectual. Dog's Eye View is still a good bar band- playing generic pop tunes that don't make drinking hard, but don't work the brain either. I do respect their tenacity and drive however. I hear last year the lead singer was selling copies of his CDs from the trunk of his car after shows and during the day. Sorry the photos didn't work, I was hitting on women who watch Mtv too much.
  

• 5. Mr. Mirainga & Spacehog- I like Mr. Mirainga better than the Spacehog thing. They rocked, and their CD is ok too. I got one free and I listen to it quite often lately. It makes me want to drink. Spacehog makes me want to hit on 14 year old girls. Maybe it's because there were lots of them around, but so what, I can't get them out of my head when I hear Spacehog. Again another bad photo experience.