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Rock’n’Rap
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The Beastie Boys trash the Toronto Varsity Arena
Liam O'Mahon
The Collegian
This concert almost didn't
happen for me and my two
friends. For years we had planned
to see the Beastie Boys in
concert; we were just waiting for
them to come within a 200 mile
radius of Buffalo. Well, we
finally got our chance on
Monday, November 2 in the
Varsity Arena on the University
of Toronto’s campus.
We got our tickets a month in
advance despite the show not be
ing advertised anywhere in
Buffalo. We drove from Buffalo
planning to arrive around 6:30
p.m. for a 7:00 p.m. start.
Along the way we made a wrong
turn and .backtracked in order to
find the right road to the
Lewiston Bridge into Canada.
We were 30 miles from Toronto
when my friend's car died at a gas
station.
The time was now 6:22 p.m.,
and I was getting nervous about
missing the beginning, but Da
Lenchmob and Rollins Band were
to perform before the Beasties so
we figured if we got there by
8:00 p.m., we could just make it.
It was pouring as we ran to
several gas stations in search of
some help. The car was either
tired or needed oil. One attendant
said he didn't know much about
cars, while another said he didn't
live in the area.
We put some oil in the car and
let it rest a little longer. My
other friend tried the ignition and
it started; so he kept it running
and we continued to Toronto
never driving past 45 m.p.h.
We parked and ran two blocks
to the arena. We entered and saw
a lobby full of fans and punks
awaiting the start of the concert.
Apparently the show didn't start
until 8:00 p.m. Our tickets had
said 7:00 p.m.
We walked onto the arena floor
and saw the whole show. It was
the dopest concert I have ever
seen! Da Lenchmob came out
first and bomb-blasted the crowd
with songs from their debut
album Guerillas in the Mist.
They were almost too loud as 1
by Kristie duldner and
Jennifer Toubakaris
The Collegian
Consenting Adults, starring
Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth
Mastrantonio, and Kevin
Spacey, is one of those movies
that you don’t want to sec if
you’ve got a headache or you
run the risk of leaving with a
migraine.
The beginning of the movie
was really boring. First, the
audience is introduced to the
Parker family (Kline and
Mastrantonio), who live in a
ritzy neighborhood and seem to
have the perfect marriage. A
perfect marriage that is, until
could feel the bass shake my
pants!
Rollins Band came oui next. I
have an appreciation for different
forms of music, but Henry
Rollins, lead screamer, started to
bore me with his unintelligible
lyrics and angry sermons toward
the crowd. He seemed to be
yelling about using your "fat
brain" and not committing
suicide, but it was hard to tell.
Most of the crowd was just
anticipating the Beasties
appearance.
However, Rollins Band did
provide us with good background
music as my friends and I leaned
against a wall looking in at the
Beasties' dressing room. It was
awesome to see Mike D., MCA,
and Adrock up close in person.
Mike D. was roaming around
in ankle-length shorts sporting
yellow hair, while MCA (whose
hair was green) and Adrock skate
boarded up and down the back
hallway. They gestured toward us
when we yelled at them. They
seemed very relaxed and ready to
go on stage.
They finally came out at 10:00
p.m. and the place was ready to
rock. The lights went out as the
backup bandmembers took their
place on stage. A slow piano
like melody began to play, but
quickly turned into their new
slammin' song "Jimmy James"
and they continued into a mix of
old and new songs.
They did new versions of
"Rhymin' and Stealin'", "The
New Style", and "Posse in
Effect". They were hits back in
1987 from their multi-platinum
debut Licensed to 111.
Mike D. controlled the mic for
most of the show as they jammed
to their early 1980's songs when
they were a punk band in New
York City. "Egg Ra ; d on Mojo"
was a fast thrash rap which got
everybody jumping.
While rhyming, MCA roamed
around standing on the side
speakers, and a long-haired stage
crew member jumped out of
nowhere and went wild in
headbanger style. He eventually
fell down from exhaustion, and
was helped up by another
Consenting Adults :
the Oliss’ move in next door.
Mr. Otiss (Spacey) is an
arrogant neighbor who is all too
eager to befriend the Parker's.
He is mean and psychotic and
one of those people that you
never turn your back on. His
sneakiness and ruthlessness,
however, are apparent only to
the audience at first, the Parkers
being totally clueless for a good
portion of the film.
Parker and Otiss have a
falling out when Otiss proposes
the idea of “swapping wives” for
one evening. Parker isn’t too
keen on this idea. Oliss is
offended. We can’t understand
why! Hey, what’s wrong with
trading spouses so the other guy
Entertainment Thursday, November 5, 1992
in the Great White
bandmember.
The Beasties shared the
spotlight with their keyboardist
"Money” Mark Nishita and their
main man, D.J. Hurricane.
"Cane" went wild on the
scratching and stepped forward to
deliver some fast rhymes which
you couldn't keep up with, but
your body could keep slammin
to.
After doing some of their new
songs such as "So What'cha
Want", "Pass the Mic", and
"Finger Lickin’ Good" from their
recent album, Check Your Head ;
they grabbed their instruments
and played hard as people rode the
crowd and slammed to the funky
beats.
Mike D. was on drums, MCA
played bass, and Adrock screamed
away on guitar. They played their
new punk-funk songs,
"Gratitude" and "Time for
Livin'".
I thought to myself that the
Beasties were better rappers than
Da Lenchmob and a better punk
band than Rollins Band. Their
versatile musical prowess was
worth appreciating.
They put down their in
struments and grabbed their mics
again for "Shake Your Rump",
"Looking Down the Barrel of a
Gun", and "Hello Brooklyn'" all
of which appeared on their second
album, Paul's Boutique, which
was as underground success in
1989.
My friends and 1 rhymed and
jumped along to all the songs,
and the place was bumpin'. The
arena was very loud and very hot,
but it was an excellent show.
The Beasties left the stage at
midnight, but the crowd called
them back. They raised the roof
with two hard rap songs, "Skills
to Pay the Bills" and their recent
hit on MTV, "So What'cha
Want".
This was the best concert I've
ever seen, of course I'm biased
toward the Beasties. I think any
music fan would've enjoyed this
show. It fulfilled a long-time
goal for me, and it showed the
Beastie Boys were back; but they
had never left in the first place.
Just some neighborly sleeping around
can sleep with his wife! It’s
only for one night!
Note: the attentive readers will
detect a small amount of
sarcasm here.
What makes us more angry is
that Parker finally gives in and
goes along with his little
scheme.
This is where Parker gets in
some serious trouble. You see,
Otiss’ wife is found dead,
having been beaten to death
with a baseball bat and since
Parker slept with her that night,
he is the one accused of her
murder.
Parker eventually wakes up
and realizes that Otiss had been
plotting against him the entire
Ghosts, Goblins and
Candy at Bruno’s
Free
Behrend’s nightclub finally clicks with students
Kristie Guldner
The Collegian
The music, by D.J. Mark
Reno, the outrageous
costumes, and the free candy
were just a few of the things
that made the Halloween
Costume Party held last Friday
night from eight to midnight at
Bruno's so special. Even the
SPC secretary, Christine
Bukowski, said "This is
wonderful! This is the best turn
out we've ever had. I can't
explain it. I wish it was like
this for the live bands."
The variety of costumes was
quiet amusing. There were
witches, devils, and demons, a
sprinkling of clowns and bunch
of grapes. Others on hand were
Captain James T. Kirk of the
Federation Star Ship Enterprise,
a couple of belly dancers (male
and female), and one dancing
upside-down man. Watching the
Dan Jaecks /The Collegian
Holy Moses!: A Behrend student disguises
himself as Moses at the Halloween Masquerade
Party while sporting a somewhat ironic
mischievous grin.
time and has now has set him
up for his wife's murder.
This movie is filled with
twists and turns that can leave
you totally confused if you
don’t pay close attention, but
can totally infuriate you if you
do.
The action scene at the end is
quite exciting though Otiss is
ready to blow Parker’s wife to
kingdom come with an uzi, but
guess who comes to play
Superman, defy the odds, and
rescue the lovely maiden in
distress? I don't think we need
to tell you.
Another of the flick's major
faults is that it gives the
audience no time reference what-
masquerade scene pass by, it
was obvious that picking a
winner from all the costumed
contenders would be quite a task
in itself.
After the final judging, three
winners were announced. Cia
Michael, dressed as a bunch of
grapes, won third place, and four
free movie passes to the
Millcreek Mall movie plazas.
Second place, a twenty-five
dollar gift certificate to the
Millcreek Mall, went to a male
belly dancer, Mike Landis. The
upside-down man, Todd Everett,
took first place, a fifty dollar
gift certificate to the Millcreek
Mall.
The entire evening was full of
free doughnuts, apple cider,
candy, and fun.
Isn't it a shame that
Halloween only comes once a
year? Hopefully next year will
be just as much fun.
so-ever. We had no idea how
long it took Parker to decide to
sleep with Otiss’ wife.
According to the movie it was
about two days. We're not sure
about you, but we thought a
little reference to time here and
there would have been a nice
gesture on the part of director
Alan Pakula.
To sum it all up, we did not
like Consenting Adults because
it was ultimately much too
predictable. Then again, if you
like to guess the end of a movie
right in the beginning, this
movie is definitely for you.