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Old or ne BY MATT HANLEY Senior Writer Dang son! There is this cool piacc m*ivc rumus, cuiu n uutj nwi sell beer. It buys and sells something every college student needs, and it is not the book store. No, this business has good values. What is it? Papa Jazz Records and Tapes on Greene Street. Started by Tim Smith 15 years ago, Papa Jazz offers a wide selection of CDs, cassettes and old records at low prices. Do not let the name fool you. Until I had to do this story, I would walk right past this establishment, figuring there would be nothing but Fats Domino onH niT7\; ^tllAneip mucir* onH CUIU vjiiivpoiv Iliuoiv U1IU UIV owner would be some overly hip old saxophone player. That is not the case. Papa Jazz sells mostly rock, according to Smith, and he is right. The handmade wooden shelves are dominated by the rock, metal, pop and rap that young people today are listening to. And listen up young people: These prices are cheap, and some are new. Brand new. "We buy some CDs wholesale that we think will sell big, smith B e s t s e I HARDBACK Non-Fiction 1. "See, I Told You So," Limbaugh 2. "Private Parts," Stern 3. "The Hidden Life Of Dogs," Thomas 4. "Seinlanguage," Seinfeld 5. "Embraced By The Light," Radie 6. "Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now," Angelou 7. "Having Our Say," Delany 8. "The Drowning Stret Years," Thatcher 9. "A Marriage Made In Heaven....Oi Too Tired For An Affair," Bombeck in "C " OL? iu. am# i ic/v mcnuji ic.s, onauici Fiction 1. "Slow Waltz In Cedar Bend," Waller 2. "The Bridges Of Madison County," Waller 3. "Nightmares & Dreams capes," King 4." Without Remorse," Clancy 5. "Mr. MurderKoontz 6. "Lasher," Rice 7. "Truce At Bakura," Tyers 8. "A Dangerous Fortune," Fdllett 9. "Like Water For Chocolate," Esquivel 10. "Decider," Francis Julius BrowfVTHE GAMECOCK I Don't listen t( about AIDS, | 1-800-34 w, it's at F said. Such as Pearl Jam's latest album. This hotseller, currently No. 1 on the Billboard charts, sells for $14 at Tracks. Smith's price: $12. These low prices seem to be the reason students enter this cluttered shop neighboring the No-Brainer. "I come for new things that are cheaper than at the mall," art education senior Lauren Cantrell said. Most of the music, though, is used. But whatever beefs you may have about the quality of other people's property, you will be impressed by the quantity. Survey ing the rows of alphabetically ordered tapes and CDs, I saw no noticeable gaps in artists. All the letters were well represented. There is a reason for this. "On an average day, I buy about 200 used cds," Smith said. If you want to get rid of any old CDs or just need some extra cash, Smith will buy most CDs for $4 cash or $5 in credit. Tapes and old LPs only fetch SI, but there are exceptions. "We're very picky when buying LPs because there's not much demand for them," Smith said. "But if it's a rare old record, we'll pay a lot for it." This is reflected in the price to Ie r List i PAPERBACK e Non-Fiction 1. "Rare Air," Jordan . % "The Way Things Ought To Be,'L Limbaugh ' 3. "The Road Less Traveled," Peck r 4. "Everything She Ever Wanted," j Rule 5. "Submarine," Clancy 6. "J Know Why The Caged Bird 1 Sings," Angelou 7. "Every LiningThing," Herroit \ 8. "A Year in Province," Mayles * , 9. "Genius," Gleick ' ' 10. "The President's Health Security Plan," The White House < I Fiction 1. "Mixed Blessing," Steel O "A l/~\ m n /i A Crti/4/jr " 1 z.. niung v^ufiic s* kjffiuc,!, Patterson 3." The Joy Luck Club," Tan 1 4. "Delores Claiborne " King 1 5. "The Killer Angles," Shaara t 6. "The Pelican Brief? Grisham j 7. "Inadmissible Evidence," Freidman 8. "Remains Of The Day," Ishiguro 9. "Keeper Of The Heart," Lindsey 1 10. "Close Combat," Griffen Compiled from the New York Times bestseller list. ( . I 1 ) the rumors *et the facts! 2-AIDS 'apa Jazz the customers. Most LPs are sold for a few dollars, but a rare one can fetch hundreds of dollars. "The most expensive one we have is "Mule Skinner Blues," which costs $500," Smith said. Smith claims his store is pretty much like regular music stores except he devotes a lot of space for blues and jazz. However, there are other variables that make his place more a shop than a store. The difference is noticeable immediately upon entry. Unlike the mall chains with their streamlined walls and clean open spaces and uniformed help, Papa Jazz's series of wooden shelves and old collections give it the look of a library. And although the "help" do not wear uniforms, they seem wrapped in their own little world, separated by an aloofness and alcohol. One guy was drinking from an Everclear bottle. Most of the differences between this shop and the chains are for the better. If you do not mind used albums or you do not think your Invert ones will. Pana Ta77 seemc like a good place for holiday val- Fre ues. Pa] Midnight Oi 3y The College Press Service bef People react to Australian rock- reS :rs Midnight Oil in different ways. ^ Some younger listeners familiar ^0l] )nly with the American hits "Beds *r01 \re Burning" or "Blue Sky Mine" sev nay see the band as musicians in' ctoc umping on the newly reborn eco- ? ogical movement to further a er" ecording career. Pfl Others, having experienced the ' )and through video airplay or guest w tppearances on "Saturday Night j* Jve," usually focus their attention )n the looming 6-foot-5 frame of pja rontman Peter Garrett. Size aside, ^ he singer's bald pate and quirky, ^ jeometric stage dervishing can oes nake quite an impression. a^c The truest presentation of any ' / 3and, however, is in a face-to-face ive nerformance. When the hand J?> <*11 I w ^ "*-? * ?m *. .* ?shman art major Robin Allis pa Jazz Records and Tapes 01 I burns li\ ore the Oils: The Judybats ional favorites Cowboy Mouti I Irish psycheledelic group Hot ise Flowers. After a spirited se ti the Flowers, which includec eral local Irish expatriates sitting the crowd moved toward the ?e in anticipation of the headlin Tiey were not to be disappoint A short intermission endec en the houselights dimmed )ke billowed over the stage ant distinctive figure of Garret terialized before the throng nked by Rotsey and Moginie singer quickly staked out hi: " center stage, arms flailing ant turing as he stormed in circle; >ut the platform. \fter a strong opening featuring lue Sky Mine" and "Dream rid" from 1987's "Diesel ant st," Garrett began to do the one lg setting his group apart fron rest of the rock pantheon: Ht ;an speaking to the audienct ?ut the environment. I know I don't have to lecturt i people about groundwater corn ination," laughed Garrett as h< ?an a short speech about th< ?rK of the oil inriiisfrv on I 011 la's wetlands. Garrett, a membe the Greenpeace Internationa cutive council, wore his belief: his sleeve as he hammered the portance of activism to th( wd. fhe speech ended as the banc ayed into older material, pullin< "Power and the Passion" fron 52's "10,9,8,..." The band thei aed to deliver the moving "Tru lini," the story of the last surviv 1 - wo ;ook stage at New Orleans' Kiefer |)(J, ^akefront Arena, the crowd saw the ^ eal heart of Midnight Oil: the pas- lhe ?ion of five musicians determined be? :o play their message, commercial success be damned. After 15 years together, the core y0l }f Midnight Oil, singer Garrett, gui- ^ [arists Martin Rotsey and Jim 5e< Vloginie and drummer Rob Hirst, eff( have developed a stage presence ^ Lhat is unbelievable. The awkward 0f grace of Garrett's pantomine con- exe trasts sharply with the cool calcula- on tion of the guitarists and the driving imj athleticism of drummer Hirst, cro Bassist "Bones" Hillman. the newest member of the group, fits in fon easily, staying clear of Garrett's up flight path while holding down the 19$ beat. tun Three opening acts performed gar ii - I - \ v3L* ^ i' 11\\ v % "p. % \ ? >; \ V \ \ t Van Hope/The Gamecock ?on looks through used LPs at o Greene Street. re on stage ing Tasmanian Aborigine and the 1 travails her body had to endure at the hands of the colonial governt ment before finding a proper resting 1 place. 5 The rights of Australia's indige: nous peoples are a key component - of Midnight Oil's music. For example, drummer Rob Hirst carries an - , old water tank as part of his drum I kit. The tank, he said after the show, was given to him as the band 1 played the "Black Fella White Felt la" acoustic tour of the Australian . Outback in July 1986. Since then, , he has kept the corrugated alu> minum structure with him, incorpo1 rating its sound ihto the band's s rhythm. The band finished out its set with I several crowd pleasers, including "The Good Heart" and "Beds Are i Rnrnino" from "Diesal and Dust" i and "Forgotten Years" from "Blue 1 Sky Mining." A solid rendition of 2 "Sometimes" closed the show and 2 brought the appreciative audience to its collective feet. 2 Moments later, the group - reclaimed the stage for a single 2 encore, an extended version of 2 "Earth and Sun and Moon." One young woman's actions r were indicative of the emotion that 1 passed through the audience during s the show. 2 As she Filed past the table where ? the hand sat after the show, she reached out to Garrett and kissed 1 his hand. "Thank you for coming," I she said. "I really love your music." 1 "Oh, it's not me," laughed Gari rett, throwing his gangly arms wide, - encompassing the bandmates. "It's - all of us."