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Band Music S" Notes WPik MB Of the punk bands to crash out of Los Angeles in the 1979 to 1983 era, only Social Distortion has survived and flourished. Formed in 1979, S.D. set itself apart from the faster-than-you ituwu wiui a uauuiouai appiuaui to songwriting, an approach that made melody as important as speed and aggression. "When punk started in the late '70s, I thought it was great music, not just a fashion statement," Mike Ness, S.D.'s ^ founder, vocalist and songwriter, g said. "The music I wanted to do < was a mix of blues, country and Ramones-y punk." 1; When die punk scene died a t quiet, elusive death, S.D. con- v tinued to record independently. Prison Bound, their 1988 release, n was their most successful to date. J* The key to their success lies in I their non-radio format. Now d they've made the leap to major s record label, Epic, which has caused much controversy with n liaiutui^ iaiid. i, Many of the faithful following s say that Ness, guitarist Dennis e Danell, bassist John Maurer and r drummer Christopher Reece have d all sold out to the bureaucratic s Spike Lee calls foi I By The Associated Press r The public will tire of movies c about black America unless black filmmakers begin tackling more di- t verse tnemes, director bpike Lee c said. ^ Citing the films "Juice," "Straight out of Brooklyn" and "Boyz N the Hood," Lee said too E many black filmmakers are using tl There a /% / M !/%/ ? Ul L/UCO GMAT, < This chi youans ???Kaplan ni With 150 c "W I odds are w< I ^ I need us to I tm f Kaplan he | Diagnostic I recognize si ' I your perfor rj f Kaplan of |? 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"It's like a For upcoi oundtrack to those old teenage wants to w xploitation films ... biker hot mones or . od rock 'n' roll ... and love, whatever the angerous, desperate love," Ness Distortion w aid. and stick to i r diversification of blac epetitive themes, plots and during a peri haracters. ing in the 19' "We seem to be in a rut," he He also sa old a crowd of about 500 at a have a lack ilack film conference Saturday at craft, fate University. "I don't se Lee, who directed such films as Lee said. So Do the Right Thing," "Mo' Better are more inte Hues" and "Jungle Fever," warned as ways "to n hat the public eventually turned women" than re hundredi Hons on the 3RE and LS Bcklist will t wer all of tt akes test prep convenient. renters antf thousands of class scli< :'ll he ready to teach when and wl be there. dps you manage your time. tests and personalized counseling tumbling blocks early on, before t mance. 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But bear QC?u,ury tune future holds, Social ^ . hek>', ill stay true to itself Bubba n Buck ts guns. tw0 years ag0 10 ' v a country music t I :k cinema Warfii From Staff Reports od of black filmmak- *war 10s William Warfielc iid some of his peers roles in ^ of dedication to the a"d Bcess with the USC Syir k a love of cinema," April 16 at the Ko me black filmmakers nested movie making ' ar^ie^ 8n nake money and meet <? famil>kand wc in the art of cinema. sch!f *? ^ Presl School of Music, i ~ chelor's and mas I Eastman, Warfield 1 i 'n Buck, a country-western bar in St. Anc rttry that can be cool, packing in 600 to 80C itry tunes and learn the two-step. couniry try-western bar features mi ASETTI co-manager Steve MacDougall R< ih your tush' all said. MacDougall attributes the time thout a partner, success of the bar to word of A ffers an alterna- mouth and an increase in country ally ints scene. music fans. pair jpers circle the "We've seen a rise in popularity com ardwood floor in -> over the past seven or eight noisi i 200 people at a months, mainly because country In nter of the floor music is really starting to catch goes clap and kick in 0n," MacDougall said. from dances such as jean: le Matador, the In addition, live country bands ^ t2 i t recruited hv rn-manatre.r Pat Rnr uinjn-E.ycu juc ~J DUC1 giss from Nashville, Tenn., per- lealh tern bar in St. form on most Thursday nights and Li 5 minutes from weekend nights. soph Buck is proving Bubba 'n Buck features a vari- matt be cool, packing ety of entertainment for its guests, else nests nightly to Aside from the huge dance floor, jean< ;s and learn the more than 200 square feet perfect of pi for boot-stomping, ir has three ser- W : opened almost vice bars, pool tables, dart boards, ever neet the need for and an abundance of tables for re- and >ar in Columbia, sting and socializing. welc ild to perform with s; 1951 MGM movie has become a addr< d-winning artist favorite of audiences everywhere. has ; I ronAu/noH fnr tif r i r ?' - -~ J" - i, iwunui-u iui wameiu s most lamuus ruic is auuie how boat" and the title role of George Gershwin's musi , will perform opera, "Porgy and Bess," which USC iphony Orchestra toured the United States and Eur- Ot ger Center. 0pe jn 1952. Warfield was nomi- elude Helena, Ark., in nated for a Grammy in 1964 for an tures ;w up in a musi- rca recording of the opera. nes ] in a full scholar- Warfield has since performed as Over igious Eastman a guest artist all over the world, W; \fter earning ba- an(j in 1934 won a Grammy in the Man ter s degrees at "spoken word" category for his Th I won the lead in narration of Aaron Copland's "A p.m. 3f the Broadway Lincoln Portrait" and 5 Mister." Warfield will narrate the Cop- zens. irfield's role as land work during the April 16 con- Caro id, in the movie cert with the USC Symphony. outle 'boat" that cata- "'A Lincoln Portrait' is a won- 777-! dom. His rendi- derful piece that uses excerpts Fo n River in the from several of Abraham Lincoln's con< ^ ^ "Because wo^ f|pi,l around your uuic. r~\i iu yv . 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