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Site of the Day CONCERT CALENDAR Glenn Miller Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Koger Center for the Arts Shades of Grey w/ Tender Idols, 11 p.m., Saturday, Rockafellas' Patti Labelle, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Township Auditorium Phish, TBA, Sunday, LJVM Coliseum (Winston Salem, NC) Hobex, 11 p.m., Nov. 27, Rockafellas' Crystal Method, TBA, Nov. 28, Masquearde (Atlanta, Ga.) Toad the Wet Sproket, TBA, Dec. 1, Music Farm (Charleston) 311 w/ Sugar Ray, 7:30 p.m., Porolmo Poliannm vcuuuua vuuouum Patti Smith, TBA, Dec. 17, Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC) ETC. BRIEFS Canoe among the giant trees Congaree Swamp National Monument will offer a guided canoe trip Nov. 30. This DODular afternoon Dad dling trip is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Canoes, life jackets and paddles will be provided or you can bring your own. Advance reservations are required because the program tends to fill up quickly. Call 776-4396, ext. 304 to reserve your spot or for more information. Congaree Swamp National Monument, a unit of the National Park Service, offers 20 miles of hiking trails, 2 boardwalks, a wilderness canoe trail, a primitive campground and picnic areas. The monument, an extensive pristine river bottom hardwood forest of gi ant trees, is located zU miles southeast of Columbia via Bluflf Road to Old Bluff Road and then to Caroline Sims Road.. There is no admission fee. FUN OFF Bayer 4Notice: Plasm I got a I ggs n< 5 % m Now Open in ?/ Five Points M p I i f.A, , ' r 1 DEREK K. SCOTT Staff Writer IN MY LIFETIME VOL.1 Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella Records/Def Jam Music Group OOO '/a (out of five stars) Breathing the oxygen of a stat where the Confederate flag is still a issue, high school SAT scores rank won in the nation and USC policy-maker continue to screw students with has ketball seating in the Carolina Coli seum, I have been forced to believe tha people enjoy being backward. 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In My Lifetime Vol. \ I drops off considerW ably near the end of [ the 55-plus minutes with cuts such as BpSlraL "Lucky Me," where the beat sounds like K a jingle for Michael Jackson's Heal the H World Foundation, and "Face Off," featiirinfr Sauce Monev. |iP^l| These cuts, along mmmj with "You Must Love Me" and "Rap Game/ Crack Game," do nothing but disappoint me. Eventually, Jay-Z's In My Lifetime Vol.1 just becomes background music full of boredom and, in the long run, an unengaging production. To many, Jay-Z's first album, Reasonable Doubt, was one of the best of 1996. In My Lifetime Vol. I is close, but definitely no Garcia Vega. And during a year dominated by the Wu, maybe Jay-Z's third time will be a charm. Word up. "MiaanfVirnnir" is nne nf t.hp hest tracks on the album, which would explain why it was prereleased as a single. Throughout the rest of the CD, Dismember refuses to abate the intensity factor, yet every song is very well-crafted, which is a rarity in today's death-metal scene. Death Metal eventually found its way into WUSC's rotation, where it has remained for about a month. It even charted on WUSC's Top 40 album list, coming in at No. 40. Since the rotation is comprised of more than 200 CDs at any given time, this is more significant than it may initially appear. All in all, Death Metal ranks as one of the best metal albums released this year. A must-have for hard music fans. r^ui "Where The B< 7111 "If you are under the age of 21. it The Capstone Conference < for Sizzling Summer '98. 7 * Conference Manager * Conference Manager * Conference Manager If you are: * A rising Senior or Gr r ; i aao _ 'xl _ __ spring wun a n Average of 2.5. * Available to work 10 January and 40 hours conference season. And are interested in an ex< job that allows you to: * Develop communicai * Gain Professional ex; * Become acquainted \ * Earn excellent placer * Discover the inner w * Help conference guei * Receive financial rev and on-campus dinin Please stop by the Capston Capstone House for a full c * >^**\ BRYAN ALEXANDER Staff Writer KMFDM (wax trax/TVT) QQQQ /2 (out of five stars) When you begin to talk about KMFDM, you first must get over the initial "what does their name mean" discussion. ^ For the record, KMFDM doesn't stand for "Kill Mother F*cking Lg^lj Depesche Mode." 11 The name, when ^ \1 translated from German, means ^no pity for the mamotto that the ^J members of the band have been living by for the last 13 years by putting out 10 albums and 21 EPs with hardly any commercial airplay at all. The band never sold out,, signed to a major label and put out fluff, as so many bands do. Instead, the band has remained on Wax Trax through thick and thin and stayed true to its sound. Now KMFDM is back after a six-month hiatus after their last EP and a little more than a year after their last LP. I know what you're saying: Sasha, En Esch and company are getting old and slowing down a bit. But don't worry, the newest KMFDM album is definitely one of the best albums the band has put out in years. Unlike its last full-length, Xtort, which was to be the band's "breakthrough album," KMFDM has abandoned its experiment of adopting a live, guitar-heavy sound. Instead, the band has gone back to what it does best: using guitar samples. eautiful People Go ialuda Avenue * Five Pc is against the law to buy alcoholic beverages. Center is now accepting applicatioi 'he following positions are availabl for South Campus for East Campus 1 v \ for Central Campus | aduate Student in linimal Grade Point hours weekly beginning " " \ ?+ during Summer citing summer ^ ^ ( tion and group leadership skills perience working for USC vith USC administrators, faculty and staff nent and resume references orkings of USC sts learn more about our university /ards including $264.00 per week, on-cam g when board operations are open e Conference Center in the north h ipplication packet. The album contains "classic" KMFDM dance-anthem tracks such as "Megalomaniac," "Lied Und Elend" and "Down and Out," as well as sludgier guitar-driven tracks such as "Torture," "Spit Sperm" and "Waste." As always, KMFDM does an amazing iob with its music from its samnles (including some horns) and live instrumentation to its vocals and processing, creating tracks that are incredibly layered and dynamic. It must be noted that this album contains an amazing array of guest artists: Ogre (Skinny Puppy), Raymond Watts (PIG), Tim Skold (Skold), Abby Travis (Beck, Elastica), William Rieflin (Ministry) and a Michael Bassin (Treponem Pal). The album is accompanied by a phenomenal American tour lineup, including opening act Pig, as well as Skold and Ogre performing with covering Skinny Puppy songs). m. - i. ill HIB (OUT Will make a stop in Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 29, and early reports say it's not a show to miss. KMFDM has the unfortunate distinction of being a band who many know, but few have listened to. The most commercial support it has received is when MTV Sports used one of the band's songs as its theme music. Even the band's cover artist, Adrian Hughes, has received more atteni . J 1 1 .1 1 i lion ana nas panayea ms worK wun KMFDM into a computer game made completely from his drawings, Zero Population Growth. As electronica and techno-rock make their presence felt in the American music scene, remember it was KMFDM way back in 1985 who helped pave the way for hard-driving electronica and decided it would be a good thing if guitars and synth were used together. Like they say, "KMFDM, better than the best!" iutf: Ta m/if iu ut-i ugiy: ints uuiiar All ABC regulations enforced." ^ IS e: cV fj *; -1 [?-* ' >>- " r , 1 ipus housing, )bby of i