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Music historian to offer a retrospective of 1960s rock BY KRISTIN CHANDLER THE GAMECOCK The 1960s were a decade of life-changing rebellion and tu multuous conflict set against an explosive soundtrack of innova tive new music. Tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Russell House Ballroom, performer and music historian Barry Drake will ex plore the unforgettable music of the ’60s in a multimedia presen tation, “’60s Rock: When the Music Mattered.” Drake, touted on his Web site as a “walking encyclopedia of music” because of his extensive involvement in the music world since the early 1950s, will cele brate and analyze ’60s rock through slide shows, video clips, lecture and performance. Based on Drake’s past perfor mances at USC and his solid rep utation, Carolina Productions Ideas and Issues Commissioner George Raad is looking forward to a fun and successful show. “Three years ago, Barry Drake did ’80s rock, and it was a wonderful presentation. It’s a lecture tied in with entertain ment, fun to watch but also in formative,” Raad said. Drake, a popular lecturer on the pollege circuit, is presenting 16 shows each October and November at colleges from Vermont to Florida. According to his Web site, www.barry drake.com, Drake was named the National Association for Campus Activities Lecturer of the Year in 1995-96, and 1998-2000. Additionally, Campus Activities Magazine present ed him with its Lecturer of the Year Award in 1994,1995 and 1998. Drake has also re other awards dating back to 1984. Drake’s Web site details his other lectures on ’50s, ’70s and ’80s rock, as well as the one he will be performing at USC on ’60s I rocK. mursaay nignt s atten dees can expect Drake to “cele brate, examine, clarify and put into perspective one of the most exciting decades in our music history. Raad antici pates the turnout for Drake’s multi media presen tation to be im pressive and varied. “I think we’ll have about 300 people,” Raad said. “The last lec IU1 V JVl UI1V uiu for us had a great turnout. There’s always a different audi ence depending what decade he’s talking about, so this should be interesting.” “Interesting” is one adjective mat Kaaa can almost guarantee . will describe the presentation. “Last time, students really responded well to Barry Drake,” he said. “This presen tation definitely fits our theme of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll here at Carolina Productions. I’ll leave it up to the students to decide which category this fits into, but we will definitely be rocking and rolling on Thursday night.” Drake’s presentation will give a look into one of the most musi cally ground-breaking decades, which included stars such as The Beatles, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Janis Joplin, and Buddy Holly. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockmixeditorigjhotmail.com “Three years ago, Barry Drake did ... a wonderful presentation. It’s a lecture tied in with entertainment, fun to watch but also informative.” GEORGE RAAD IDEAS AND ISSUES COMMISSIONER CAROLINA PRODUCTIONS PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Barry Drake, music historian, brings his ’60s rock lecture series to the Russell House Ballroom on Thursday at 8 p.m. BIRKENSTOCK . bARE /W A special truck loaded with over 2,000 pairs of sandals, clogs and shoes is coming to the State Fair of South Carolina. Up to 70% Off Selected Styles 1,000 pairs $49" or less! 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While Kurt Cobain made an indelible mark during his short career in the early ‘90s, Grohl is still making his presence known in the new millennium. I’m happy for him, too. Once the booming, crashing beat behind rock’s most unlikely superstar, Grohl emerged from Nirvana to prove he can write_ songs, play guitar and sing, too. And he’s gotten his hands into al most everything since then. After Nirvana’s demise, he was highly recruited by other bands, even Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Grohl decided to be brave, however, and become the front man for his very own band, Foo Fighters. Now he’s become the spokesman for rock bands in a post-grunge era. He’s publicly dis played his affinity for other con temporary rock acts, and his ac tions have served him well. He talked about how much he liked Queens of the Stone Age, and he got a gig touring with the band; he even played drums on its lat est album, “Songs for the Deaf.” Grohl also praised new band Cave In and clamored to produce its de but album, but his plate was al ready too full, loaded with Foo Fighters recording sessions and Queens of the Stone Age tour dates. But he’s a nice guy; to make up for it, he’s offered Cave In the supporting slot on the Foo Fighters’ upcoming United Kingdom tour. And Grohl was also featured in a small article in Time maga zine, where he said he thought the best band in the world was . the Hives. But he’s also been busy with sordid Nirvana legal battles, of which I’m sure,everyone is aware. Finally, though, the warring sides have settled, and a new Nirvana best-of album will come out this fall featuring the last song the band recorded, “You Know You’re Right.” The other day, a local radio sta tion aired “You Know You’re Right.” So let’s see: On the radio, we have the “new” Nirvana song; the new Foo Fighters single, “All My Life;” Queens of the Stone Age’s “No One Knows;” and Tenacious D’s “Wonderboy” and “Tribute.” Yep, Grohl played on the Tenacious D album, too. He’s a busy guy. Also, he was ranked No. 78 on VH-l’s “Top 100 Sexiest Artists” countdown. Not too shabby, Dave! The goatee and shorter hair are working for you. All this Grohl hoopla, howev er, evokes some sympathy for for mer Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic. After the end of Nirvana, Novoselic started a band called Sweet 75, which essential ly flew under the radar while Foo Fighters soared. He made contributions to mu sic, however, in ways other than performing. In 1995, he founded and became president of the Joint Artists and Music Promotions Political Action Committee, which fought censorship and champi oned the First Amendment. And now he’s in a band called Eyes Adrift, with guitarist Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets and former Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh. Novoselic has been successful, but it’s a shame that his accom plishments haven’t received as much attention as Grohl’s. I won der whether Novoselic ever gets jealous. Sometimes, I can’t decide who I envy more: Grohl, for his sheer popularity, or Novoselic, for his more quiet fame and political contributions. But Grohl has been a major helping hand in keeping rock music from slipping out of the mainstream. From 1995 to the present, he has released a string of Foo Fighters hits that perme ated an era of bling-bling and boy bands. And he’s helped other rock bands make names for themselves, too. He’s been quite •the hero of rock music. Dave GrOhl, I salute you. Tomlinson is a third-year print journalism student. Play explores parenthood woes BY KAMILLE BOSTICK THK (.'AMKCOCK Playgoers will get an extra dose of theater this week as USC’s Theatre South Carolina presents “The Baby Dance,” which begins tomorrow night. Set in rural Louisiana, “The Baby Dance” tells a story of the desperation that often comes with parenthood and with the inability to become parents. It is a story of a poor couple, pregnant with their fifth child, who enter into a busi ness arrangement with a wealthy Los Angeles couple who have placed an advertisement an nouncing their desire for a baby. In exchange for medical and other baby-related expenses, the couple can adopt the child. Finances and family collide as the four clash over money and prenatal care, and their fighting, in the end, endangers the baby. The plot is now being brought to the stage by visiting USC acting and voice professor Margo Regan, who directed other productions for Theatre South Carolina, such as “Look Homeward, Angel” in 2000. In 1998, “The Baby Dance” was made into a Showtime movie star ring Stockard Channing and Laura Dem. Theatre South Carolina’s per formance of “The Baby Dance” overlaps with the theater’s pro duction of “King Lear,” which ♦ ‘BABY DANCE,’ SEE PAGE 10 cq