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Vancouver Sun VANCQUVER (CP) — On or about 3:30: in the afternoon on Sept. 21, 1989, ancouver’s ‘classic rock"’ radio station, CHRX, featured a blast from the past from those insipid '70s prog-rockers, Supertramp (Goodbye Stringer) Flipping the dial to Vancouver's top CFOX, we find another oldie, the Eagles’ Witchy Woman (1972). Up a notch on the FM band at CFMI, Joni Mitchell's soft rocker from 1974, Help Me, floats o'er the airwaves. Back on’ AM, we find CFUN playing Neil Young's Old Man (1972), and CISL dipping back to 1959 for Neil Sedaka*s Oh Carol No, we're not caught in a time warp another day rock eounter-revolution album rock station, we're just experienci in the classi More than ¢ are mining old gold for their playlists, huge, group with the hits of er before, radio stations hoping to entice the monied baby boomer their youth. baby says Dave Chesney of CBS sarcastically that sraison d'etre is to help the Everybody wants the yoomers Records. classic rock noting g generation “to relive that wonderous wild youth that they had, when they were-changing the world Isa are holding the air refusing to let the if yuppie hostage. music of today take its rightful place in the public consciousness. THENOD Even on stations that play a higher Percentage of ‘new music, if an established act like the Rolling Stones or Jethro Tull comes out, with a new record, it’ll get the nod over something from relative newcomers like the Pixies, Peter Case or The The. “It’s really stagnated music,"* says Tonni Maruyama of Vancouver's Net twerk Records, a small independent label that specializes ih innovative new music. ‘*There’s no flow of fresh new bahds going through the system.” The trend reachéd such ridiculous proportions that a number of rock, dinosaurs the Doobie Brothers] Jefferson Airplane, 10 Years After, and the troupe of for mer Yes-men known as Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe reunited and released new records, all of which received heavy airplay in the rock marketplace has Poco, And it begs the question rock killing music? The answer, ultimately, is no — the creative side of the music business is thriving Acts like in Canada), and the Pogues (50,000) do quite well with little or no airplay through avenues such as college radic (UBC's campus station CITR), the music press or MuchMusic ADDS TO EFFORT **What (classic rock) has done is for even ced record companies to put a lot more effort into marketing of their groups,"’ says Chesney of CBS, a for mer music dire on the radio, but it’s not the only way “Record sales aren't down.”’ Nonetheless, classic rock is making it harder for new acts to get exposure, Is classic ‘Sinead O'Connor (who sold 100,000 copies of her debut album the Proclaimers (80,000) People who want to seek out new music can find it jor at CFOX. “The easy way to get a hit record is to get it and keeping the airwaves in suspended animation. At times, flipping on the radio is like being at a teenager drinking party in 1972: Jethro Tull (“Snot is running down his nose’’) gives way to Led Zep: pelin (‘*There’s a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold’’) gives way to the Doors (‘Riders on the storm, there's a killer on the roam, his brain is squir ming like a toad”’). “Radio has always had this safety factor," says Alison Brock of AandM records, another ex-music director (at Calgary's KIK-FM) who was known for championing artists ‘Something that’s unknown is unsafe ‘cause they. don't know how people are going to react to it, whereas picking bands that are already established is safe, so they'll go with it.”” Teurino Barbaro of MCA records agrees. new > rogram directors like to stuff that people recognize, that’s not gonna offend anybody,”” he says “They don’t want to scare listefters play away The current problem, he says, is that radio programmers ‘‘seem to pay more attention to the name of the act more than the record itself,’’ adding any “‘classic’’ artist that comes along even though few have gone on to be hits. ‘Six weeks (of airplay) and they're history."’ Simply Red simply unusual SAN FRANCISCO (AP) It's been three years, two No since Simply Red I hits and three million albums entered the Americar but lead singer Mick says North American don’t fully grasp the pop music scene, Red" Hucknall audiences still music of his group The band that fills sports arenas elsewhere in the world plays the smallish Palladium in Los Angeles and ate Warfield Theatre in San Hucknall blames narrow minded radio programming Radio stations the modera Francisco everywhere else in the world are very eclectic in their sday, Oct. 25 and * Lunches 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ~ All you can eat Dinners $995 CROWN POINT HOTEL 1399 Bay Ave. Trail 368-8232 Dichen dey Lins Be said the 29. and musical choice and taste,”’ year-old red-haired singer songwriter They play a whole mash of dif Ind music doesn’t suit their programming 1 still maintain that the public doesn’t get a hold on it ferent types of music ica, our We're perceived as a slow-ballad band.” Simply Red's American hits, If You Don't Know Me By Now, and Holding Back the Years, are showcases for Hucknall’s stunning But they tell only half the story soulful vocals. The music of the six-man ensemble bears little resemblance to most con: Simply Red tackles everything from jazz to soul to pop to reggae and does it extremely well. And Hucknall’s voice has been compared to from Phoebe Snow to Neil Young to David Ruffin. The band a temporary music everyone collection of musicians with backgrounds ranging from pub performer tochurch organist prides itself on working under its own set of rules, far removed from the middle of the road. VIEW FROM LEFT It’s repertoire is filled with funked up dance songs, some with a left-wing political twist. But Hucknall, who still lives-in blue-collar Manchester, Castlegar Aquanauts License No. 73760 Saturday, Oct. 21 Castlegar Arena Complex $1000 seco. *500 Jackpot. $500 sonanze. BEST PAYOUTS IN THE KOOTENAYS! 60% PAYOUT EARLY BIRDS 60% PAYOUT SPECIALTY GAMES Early Bird 6 p.m., Regular Bingo 7 p.m. England, where he grew up, finds pop music and natural bination “i'm not and the whole world:is full of things that are impor tant,"’ Hucknall said in a telephone in terview from Los Angeles, a few weeks before the band was to play two sold out shows in San Francisco politics a com stupid, “I'm trying to reach out to people who don’t believe they The world doesn’t revolve around the United States or Britain “If L do write about love, | write the way I feel about it rather than how the rest of the world and public convention would have me feel."’ But Hucknall, singing at a wedding when he was six, is more famous for his vocal range than his political views. Critics have a field day speculating on his soul influences Sam Cooke and James Brown are ite guesses — but he traces his style to the band Burning Spear and singer Lee Parry The anti-Thatcherism, he said, comes fromfour-lean-years-in- Man everything read whose first gig was two of the favor chester spent scraping by as a deejay Hucknall said he decided his poverty was due partly to his career choice and partly to government policies HARD ROAD The road to success wasn't easy for Hucknall, who started assembling the band in 1984, Hucknall, wide-ranging vocal talents to a punk band called the Frantic Elevators for three years until 1981, fire some friends Simply Red Simply Red, as Hucknall points out, Red.*’ Drummer Chris Joyce and bassist Tony Bowers joined on from the band Durutti Column; guitarist Sylvan Richardson was a local jazz player from the Manchester pubs keyboardist Fritz McIntyre le trade in his father’s church; Tim Kellett trained at a British music academy The band is currently in the midst of a world tour that has taken them to five continents over six months to promote A New Flame. Weary of life on the road, Hucknall plans to return to Manchester soon and enjoya home he bought last year “I'm taking a nothing,"* who lent his was forced to as he put together is not simply ** ned his nd trum: peter was classically the new album, year out to do he said By CasNews Staff The provincial government has given the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce $7,750 to improve the ¢chamber's business information services. The funding is part of the Ministry of Regional Develop- ment’s province-wide program to put local people in charge of local business information services Services to be offered through the chamber's Business Infor mation Centre include: © Access to the B.C. Business Network, an electronic database containing business-related infor- mation * Information -on_ all nment programs business statistics © Referrals to othet government agencies © Access to gover ‘assistance and government “Say Something Romantic With Your Piano” ture-demonstration to be ted by Terence Dawson on Oct. 21 at 9a.m. in Trail’s Eagles Hall This will be an interesting mor ning for students, teachers, parents and anyone who has an interest in music of the Romantic period, a news release says is the subject of a lec presen Workshop slated The workshop is sponsored by the Trail branch of the Registered Music Teachers of B.C Music as part of our Canada Week celebrations Dawson is well known to West Kootenay having ad judicated twice at the Kootenay Arts, the musicians, Festival of the release says. AIR CONDITIONED WESTAR & COMINCO VOUCHERS ACCEPTED —LICENCED DINING ROOM— D-sar- D DINING LOUNGE OPEN 4 P.M. TUES. 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The program is meet the trepreneurs designed to needs of local en and small-business people,” said Harry De Jong, parliamentary secretary to Minister of Regional Development Elwood Veitch, De Jong presen ted a cheque for the funds Thur sday at Castlegar city chambers to Castlegar Chamber of Commerce president Jim Craig He made the presentation on behalf of Veitch and Minister ‘of State for Kootenay Howard Dirks. “This improvement in services is council $7,750 part of my ministry's increasingly successful program to encourage regional economic development in all parts of B.C.,”’ Veitch says in a newyrelease which was distributed at Thursday's presentation Staff at the Castlegar centr atiend an_ intensive, training session in Vancouver, the release The training will provide skills to respond more ef fectively to the needs of the local business community, the release Personalized one-week Christmas Cards says. Caschégir! Neve’ accordirig 10 Christmas Cards Now is the time to order! See our complete selection of beautiful personalized The Castlegar Business Infor mation Centre will become part of an integrated network of 100 business information centres around. the province, the release says. Craig praised the saying itis‘ “I think it’s a hell of a good idea,’’ he told De Jong nearly program ‘long overdue.’ manage™ he castles Shaw names new Shaw Cable has announced the ap pointment of a new program manager fot Shaw Cable 10 in the Trail, Castlegar and Nelson areas. Michael McMann, programming in Nelson, is now over seeing the operation of the local com formerly munity access television channels in all assisted by Ralph three areas. He will be program coordinators DiSabato and Michael Marek McMann comes froma varied media background. including university training in writing, professional por Weekly stocks TORONTO (CP) — The October curse struck again Friday as North American stock markets plunged the Toronto market suffered its fourth worst point-drop in history A wave of deja vu swept over Bay Street as market players recalled the stock market crash two years ago when a 76-point drop on Friday Oct. 16 preceeded a 404-point plunge the following Monday. The 1929 crash also began in October The Toronto Stock Exchange's composite 900 index fell 141.69 points to close at 3,870.74, the fourth largest point-drop ever. The other three largest. drops October 1987, In New York, the Dow dustrial average nosedived points to 2,569.26, the since the 1987 crash “Back in. '78 and markets fell in October, them the October Don Dillistone, of Richardson Gr ~ shields in Winnipeg. ‘‘Of course, back then we didn't know what a massacre occurred in Jones in 190.58 largest drop "79 when the we used to call massacres,” said was.” But analysts say the condition of the market this October different than the one two years ago Most important is the fact that the basic is considerably value of the company stocks in terms of the companies, is traded on the market, profitability of the much better, said Dunnery Best, of Prudential-Bache Canada The key ratio of stock price of stocks included in the Toronto index to theit earnings was about 12 to one before Friday’s move, Best said ago that ratio was closer to 2010 one Two years OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS After Friday’s drop the price earnings ratio_will be even better, he noted, suggesting that investors will see buying opportunities soon That thought was echoed by others ‘If you sold after the crash two years ago, made the move,”’ said Don Johnson, head of in stitutional trading at Burns Fry. “*The same thing applies this time Johnson speculated that the U.S Federal Reserve Board will increase money supply in response to the market drop — as it and the other major central banks did after the 1987 which would put downward pressur eon interest rates. 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