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Moja Nya, Uprii
at CPU's Spring
By CHUCK DEAN Florida conccrt h
Staff writer the opening ban*
This Saturday marks the end of entertain for
^Carolina Program Union's Spring Fl- response was ovc
ing with performances by two of the count of the com
most promising reggae bands to hit club's house reva
the musical scene in years. put together an
The bands are Caribbean-born to the patron s;
i ivioja Nya and Baltimore-based gave the standin
Uprising, and the evening promises more than cnoug
to be a first-rate conccrt. about The Wail<
Moja Nya's music lias been blues away."
classified as "polyrhythmic, calypsoesque
rock-funk-reggae groove." Since this inci
The group recently gained wide- who make up IV,
scale attention when Hob Marley's skirting from Nc
band The Waiters cancelled at a nia entertaining
PMRC, MIA square of
By CHUCK DEAN
writer
Hock concerts provide (he alcohol industry with an
ideal way to reach potential young customers. . . ? 1987,
Tipper Gore.
Jesus died for somebody's sins hut not mine. . . ?
1975, Patti Smith.
Rock 'n' roll music has come under fire by coalitions
who feel that the music and its by-products (concerts,
albums, magazines etc.,) have detrimental effects on
America's youth.
Such groups, the most prominent of which is Tipper
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vjuic ? rmcms music Kcsource center, nave employed
numerous tactics, including petitioning major record
companies to voluntarily label albums which contain "excessively
violent, sexual, obscene or occult lyrics"; providing
consumer information for parents of rock-listening
children, and forming picket lines in front of record stores
selling rock.
Such tactics have sparked controversy among anti^^censorship
advocates who cite the constitution's promise
of free speech and press. A group of prominent recording
artists formed Music in Action to oppose PMRC. Along
with record industry newsletter Rock 'n' Roll Confidential,
MIA has begun its campaign with a "petition drive to
oppose the mounting wave of moral vigilante-ism" of
PMRC. PMRC opposes the petition, which has attracted
more than 12,000 signatures.
An MIA press release said PMRC had circulated a letter
to record comoanv presidents And lh*? RprnrHino In.
dustry Association of America asking that MIA be silenced.
It said PMRC had been angered by the wording of the
petition, which draws attention to PMRC pressure tactics.
MIA said innocent people are falling victim to paranoia
and that PMRC and similar organizations are increasing
that fear. They point to an incident in Florida in which an
18-year-old record store employee was arrested and charg
ed with a third-degree felony.
The girl was charged with the "sale of harmful material
^^to a person under the age of 18," with a possible penalty
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;ert reads, . . the of reggae classics as well as many
mped its set list and originals reflecting a high-spirited,
unrehearsed tribute poetic, cultural and musical artistry
lint of reggae that combined with a deep sense of
g-room-only crowd spiritual awareness. Uprising won the
h (reason) to forget 1985 Heggae Festival Competition in
:rs and dance their the Baltimore/Washington D. C.
area.
Moja Nya and Uprising are playdent,
the four men ing free of charge (courtesy of CPU's
loja Nya have been Contemporary Sounds) from noon to
:w York to Califor- 5 n.m. Saturday at fields H niut (' of
countless more en- the Blatt Physical Education Center.
f over rock music issue
of five years in jail or a $5,(XX) fine. She had sold cassettes
of a Miami rap group called 2 Live Crew to two teenaged
customers.
The war against rock music is gaining momentum.
Gore's recently published book, Raising a PG Kid in An
X-Rated Society, has been praised.
"Her spiel is pretty simple," Fred Barnes wrote for
Design For Arts In Education magazine. "Parents are
often oblivious. They innocently send their kids off to a
rock concert or to the music store to buy a record or to the
newstand to get a rock magazine, and don't have the foggiest
idea what their children are buying and consuming.
Parents should know better. If they read Tipper Gore's
book, they will."
The PMRC philosophy scares MIA and other opponents.
"Where and when docs such a campaign stop?
Who decides what is classified harmful and what isn't? If
this goal of 'cleaning up' the recording industry is successful,
what comes next? Movies? TV? Books?"
Along with the Florida incident, MIA cites the arrest of
the Dead Kennedy's Jello Biafra as an example of how
out-of-control Gore's campaign is. San Francisco police
entered Biafra's home and charged him with selling
material harmful to minors. The material in question was
an album titled Frankenchrist which contained a poster of
intertwined genitalia. The record did carry a sticker that
warned, "The inside foldout to this record cover is a work
of art by H. R. Giger that some people may find shocking,
repulsive or offensive. Life can sometimes be that
way."
Gore denied executing such pressure tactics and said she
! isn't against all rock music. Barnes said, "Gore says that
rock is fine, except that raunchy stuff, including Prince,
i shouldn't be dished out to unsuspecting (or even suspec
; ting) kids. Porn rock may be performed by only a small
i minority of bands, she writes, but it is a growing
phenomenon and has a spillover effect."
Gore dropped her request for an R rating on targeted
1 albums and replaced it with the "Explicit lyrics ? Parent
' Advisory," which hasn't met with much favoritism.
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"Sliowcaw1 rarnlin.l " I Kf'l finl ^nrino I lmiwv',1.,.
ing, kicks off today and continues through Saturday
with activities for students, alumni and parents.
"The weekend is designed to give alumni and parents
a sampling of the best USC has to offer," said Penny
Parker, of USC's Alumni Office.
Throughout the weekend, all colleges will host open
houses with demonstrations and seminars.
The event will begin with the open houses from 3 p.m.
until 6 p.m. Friday. Campus tours will begin at the
Alumni House at 5 p.m. The baseball game against
Virginia Tech follows at 7:30 p.m. at Sarge I ryc Field.
Saturday's schedule is packed with events, ranging
from a 5K race to free classes for children at the
McKissick Museum.
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and will include a commemorative T-shirt.
Activities for children include Egyptian arts and
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