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55 A T t\ Closer LOI By RADHIKA TALWANI Carolina! Editor A wall of old bicycles, car tire: wheels and other assorted "junk" si the Stonewall Jackson Motor Lodge 95 in a town called Dillon. Although to some, the wall may ! like,a bunch of trash, to a fourso Chapel Hill, NC, it's a name. Dillon Fence's Kent Alphin (vo< tar), Greg Humphreys (lead vocals Scott Carle (drums, vocals) and Chr (bass, vocals) played in Columbia 1 at Rockafella's and what an awesomi was! The crowd was jumping up and d< singing along with the band. Humph all smiles as he bobbed his head i each song. Goode and Alphin jan their guitars and joined in on voca \^aiic uangcu on me arums, making u go wild. The group played all but three s their recently released, second ful album, "Outside In," including "I Down" and "Any Other Way," wri sung by Alphin. Recorded in Can Mass., at Apache Sounds with prodi Giordano (Sugar, The Pixies), this al big step up from its predecessor, "Ros "This new album is better becaus gotten better and more experienced said. "It sounds more like we do live more diverse. We have slow songs i stuff. With 'Rosemary,' the whole 'Rising! By DEREK McKISSOCK Staff Writer "Rising Sun," based on the novel by Michael Crichton, is an entertaining murder-mystery with the Japanese/American culture clash as its background. Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes play detectives John Connor and Web Smith ?ent tr? inv<?cfioatf? a " *vu?.e?w ? mysterious murder linked to corporate negotiations between Japanese businessmen and Americans. The movie does lean slightly onesided in a negative appraisal of Japanese business practices and behavior. However, the charge that the movie is "Japan-bashing" is unfair. Sean Connery's character, Connor, constantly justifies and explains the behavior of the Japanese. According to Connor, the Japanese see "business as war." The Americans, says Connor, need to stop playing "catch-up" to the Japanese and adopt their methods of focused motivation and teamwork. The director, Philip Kaufman, <UFEN _ll II II II II ok at Dillon 1 collection sounded very sin Humphreys described 5 wao0n Record Exchange Music M ' hphinf1 issue as "about four guys r r, 20s, give or take a few year 00 to figure out what the hel their lives." seemi jus A lot ha? going on me rom foursome sjnce they form< ago. Humphreys and Go< ?als, gui- school together in Winston i 113(1 ^orme(1 a cover-band, is Goode Humphreys met Alphin 2 ast week North Carolina at Chapel 1 e show it studying journalism. The another drummer and relea own, and on ^eif own NOCAR Recc reys was drummer, Carle, soon aften ind sang jn 1991, Mammoth Re lmed on group a deal and they soon ils while song Christmas CD and le crowd "Rosemary." They shot two all over the United States, ongs off The new album was rel 11-length this year and the group's x lold Me song on the CD, "Collapsis tten and on MTV's "120 Minutes." ibridge, video for "Black Eyed Su icer Lou release "Any Other Way" s bum is a also recently went on a 20-< .emary." that started in Atlanta. te we've "We're growing and a li Carle found out about us through and it's Humphreys said. "Sooner o md hard break out on the national lex 12-song ter of time and circumstance Sun/ a n strikes a balance by "bashing" Americans just as he "bashes" the Japanese. He portrays American businessmen as weak and naive. The authorities from the police force to politicians are also viewed as compromising and corrupt. In a way, this movie is a rallying call to American businessmen and a grudgingly respectful nod to Japanese technology, their self-discipline and their mastery of hardball business practices. Whether you like it or noL the movie makers seem to be saying this movie is how it is. The plot of this who-dunnit is fairly predictable, but Kaufman uses humour, quick cutting and good pacing to cover its weakness. The performances he gets from his actors, especially his two main leads, help pump this thriller with intelligence and energy. Sean Connery looks masterfully calm, but he exhibits an explosive edge when it's needed. He plays a policeman with special connections to the Japanese and their culture. WjWjJWQ lilar." Ih. the album in The onitor's May 1993 caching their mids, and really trying I is going on with H| in the lives of this id about six years |P? ode were in high i-Salem, N.C., and it the University of Greg Humphri [Till where he was Dillon Fence v y paired up with sed a six-song EP And judgii >rds and picked up Wednesday, -thai vards. The group dr cords offered the high school "pre ~ ~ 1 ,1 i ikvuiutu a uncc- uvc LTUWU IU t then the album, good ol' boys, videos and toured "The crowd w city or town we eased in April of from preppies tc /ideo for the first "We haven't rea has been shown crowd." They shot another Dillon Fence': isan" and plan to Dinosaur Jr., Thi oon. Dillon Fence House Martins,' city tour with "X" Soul Asylum. "We've been ot of people have more," Carle sai word of mouth," me we have lots r later we hope to He said the b; rel, if s just a mat- by a number of Marvin Gaye, ^ ^ X- ^ iuj>i see Wesley Snipes gives his usual fine performance. The constant surprise in his eyes as he is brought into a world very different from his own makes you, the viewer, feel an affinity with him as you enter this world yourself. This is no buddy-cop movie. There is no predictable antagonism or the inevitable male bonding. Instead, a quiet respect is built up between the two as Connor (the o scupai; is oiiiiui s ^inc younger Kohai) guide us through this foreign culture. Nor are both men easily defined heroes. They both have taken bribes, though Connor thinks the one he took was business-Japanese style. We also see at the end of the movie that Smith may be willing to have an affair with Connor's lover. It seems in this new world that nothing is going to be fair in love or war. The supporting cast of Harvey Keitel and Tia Carrere supply another theme within the movie. WT^mm eys, Scott Carle, Kent Alphin and < /ho played at Rochafella's on Aug tg from the crowd last Hend t will probably happen. and A ew all types of people, from Hu ppies" to the college "alterna- music he middle-aged beer drinking of a b "W re draw really depends on the music OTP in Wp'\/P haH A\;or\rthinr? ?-v *??. t? v TV 1IUU VTVlJUllllg UIVW1 i rock-'n'-rollers," Carle said, sound lly marketed a single type of He ative i 5 music has been compared to "W e Smiths, Aztec Camera, The some\ Ieenage Fan Club, Sugar and An week. compared to all of them and "W d with a laugh. "So that tells treate of sounds and are diverse." while, and has also been influenced the bt bands including the Beatles, an AC Abba, Queen, Radiohead, itwhe 1 muraer 1 /Jf i Jfl m ,*J w I ^ T 5 j Sean Connery and Wesley Snip Along with Wesley Snipes they are either symbolic victims or guilty of racial prejudice. Perhaps just the opposite of Japan "bashing," this film may be suggesting that racial prejudice underlies the business tension between the two countries. Eric Glenn/The Gamecock Chris Goode comprise the band ust 4. rix. Elvis Costello, rap, X, Led Zeppelin lC/DC. mphreys said he would describe their : as almost straight rock 'n' roll, for lack etter word. e incorporate a lot of different kinds of :, just everything. We've got a lot of sity and we're always changing our 1 in subtle ways." said the band tries to take a more creipproach with "Outside In." e tried to make an album that took you vhere, emotionally and physically." d they did just that in Columbia last e like playing Columbia because we're d well here and that makes it worth" Carle said. "And as our good friend of ind, Chuck Morrison says 'Columbia's '/EXT town,' which means we eotta nlav w ? r ?j n we're here." mystery es in Kaufman's 'Rising Sun/ "Rising Sun" is a good movie, but the question is, "what is the movie-makers agenda?" If they are saying this is how it is going to be between Japan and America, then there will never be any love or understanding gained if this movie is a Dortent to the future