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*1 PAGE 10o, wWTY FM EPUBES, WEDNESDAYI JULY 17, Ml9 The Life 'Paying t he dues" w.hile, aimin for igger, better & A ec.c D r TH1E TOP 10 CD'S 0F TUE WEEK ARE: 1. Natafle Cole UNFORGETTABLE - Warner 2. Eurythmks GREATET HIIS - BMG 3. Crash Test Dummies THE GHOSTS THAT HAUNT ME - BMG 4. TeTragicallyHip OD APPS - MCA 5. Tom Petty &The Hearibreakers INTO THE GREAT VADE OPEN - MCA 6. Borinie Raftt LUCK 0F 114E DRAW - CAP, 7. Crowded House WOODFACE - CAP 8. R.E.M., OUT 0F lIME - Wamr 9. Rod Stewart VAGABOND HEART - Wamer 1CRAW WORLD- Polygraifl ByDaniel FrODIStoiR Tii. World of music '1Mk. 1f., han its ehare of upe and dws On. moment, everythng miglit smm te cick'Xnusically and the posibilities, for sucees miglit eeem limitless. The neit momenat,-on. mui »t tek. a major'step backwards, t e victimof musical, politice and unfulfii.3d promises.> Andlu mugaie, 'as-lun1f., 'tiong-w*illed,,patientâand persis tenit people cen"endure the treke through the valleyesud sar for Theak an su tI naedfunk rock band withda' Vylhflp>- beat, bas not been d1sourage_ by the. senies of «i-ff u emotional ,upsets' itliashaed t face. "«W. May-b.youn*but weie' pa -al'o f dues, says ei Teavaluen, 2à te ocsoa lead singer anILbase, player for Tii. Lfe. On. of -the more frustrating" aud.costly dues that the band has had,-to pay occurred lese than two weeks ago. Scheduled té appear lu Wbitby at a, weekend concer supfoeedl.Y intended te spolight ta ent, in the. Whitby comirmunity, The Life ended up- not playig tthe concert after theïr pay was not- ably cut. o th Many fans who came te s.h baud perform '(some even drove from as. far as Miseissauga) left disappoluted. They wýerent the only ones. Toput thinge mildly inm not riea"d'sy Antony W1n Pal- leeke,2%3, Te. Life's drummer. Von Palleske heard the news, from a friend drinking in a bar., Although clearly upset, Von -Palleske does not waut te make a huge controversy out of- the issue. with a moor management firm i the US. Symponysubscriptiuns, avalable Subscriptione are available for the six concerts te b. presented by the Oshawa Symphony Orchestra's 1991-92 season. The Sunday concert series i- cludes performances on Oct. 6, Oct. 27 Nov. 24,-Jan. 19, Mardi dale Collegiate theatre. Internatiôn.ally-acclaiied art- iste such .s paniet Janina FiaI- kowska, violiit Joseph Peleg aud tenor Mark DuBois will b. featured lu a variety of pro- grame., Subscriptions for aIl six con- certs, or vanious, packages, are offered. Caîl 579-6711 for more information. EXPbORBER RESTAURANT & TAVERN' * y-SUMMR SPECIALS Jul 2nd -Aug. 29th Mon. thru Thursday who - came down, and paid, mony'b e ay. "But due -te the lack o0"professional management,- lumy opinion, we wereforced into ., situation- where we could't play.' Now with tlusfrsato hopefIlybebind them, members_ ofTeLif4e are. lookig* forward te blgger and better thinge.. Von Palleske sayse that the« band has a «'99 per cenit chance' or signing with a major U.S., managementfirm. .The band lias a]ready comple- ted one music. video sud -two others are now being edited. Along, with the- other band members, Seau Roberts, 22 (gui- tai,) and Gregg Tilston, 23 (key- boards), The. Lifeiaaso"pro- duced .ant il-son g lu enn et tape entitled 'ýstyle: a sort of mgreatest bite' collection, Tera-, valuen says. Travaunn i1ns The Lif's Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves yisthmofD :bhar 2 IK ON SRDa.inld slN gricbedpttoadvegetabl-e. are very dauceable. 5 T pecils iclue saad, aili brad. Çýat an"We use metaphorical e o _______________ 900 Hopkins St, Whitby 668-0316 malti u o 43-23 Pleaesas The. Life, however, avoids uising their songes as 'a -forum for thie expression of melan cholic and negative themes. "Weal1ways try towr"iton.the bri¶hýter side,"':,Von Palleake M poitng out meof ihe baud'. optiiticafly titled. songo such as 'If's So Wonderfuf andf 'Good Frend.' Tho Life triles Atesteer, away from bemng merèly- au «imagé, band with polyester jumýpsuit, chaine, bous and, elaborate haïr- aty les and makeup. uowever, Von 7 Palleske; ,saye image is, importat totoe bad insofar as"we tes <pte apr'de Mithe shows that w. do.- .qle et shows* are- really, energetiravainn enthue8 He saLys that some oflho ifos songe have grooyes that.are so hyntic that, they "dirawthe entire audience to the-fobot of the' stage. I i uturn; inspires the acroébatics of the Ibandmemes wbich, ôoinaly includes flips off of thesýtago.< pig at0mny lubs suïd bars,, méudighePurple OnionAlu <Oshawa. » One of the band's bi t con- cerne these days je to &ek into the younrmarket., Smce Tii. Lif-e priarily plays concerts at Iicensed venues where people under the-age of 19 are not' allo*ed in, younger' people still do not know a great dleal about the'baud. Von Palleeke je notoblivious te the powerful effecte that alcohol, can h ave on the muic iudustry. "Music basicallY -revolves around beer and liquor sales,", Von Palleee says. 'q lu an effort-to- compensate for the limited younger market, The. Life has triedto play at estabi-' ishments that allow pieople under. age 19.- Howeverj Von Palleke adinits that there is flot exactly a wealth of teen'dànce clubs and 'bars in -the Why-area.' The. attention that the band has'been igetting from the'local, marketlias not gone without 'Vàn ýPlle àke l's particularly alppreciative.of the chances a lot of «tlebraver, local.clubs'have «1given The iÀfe toi play. On Saturday, July '20, Tii. Life will play a concert at Lee's Palace iiu Toronto.-lu-an effort te discourage drinkiug and driving, Tii. Lfei .-supp&Cuiga return- trip bus from Whtbyr te Toronto- For more information on the' July 20 concert au d other concert. dates cail 668-2589. ,Teravaluén sees the. Lee's Palace'show as an-excellent opportimit-yte impressàa lot of eminent music industry. people whowill b. there. If everythingoeasThe Iàe' extpecte tigeegol tenéar future, auid if their music-makn ien't djeterred by exploitte music poIitice, this, baud could aoon be livingthe life. 1 dib-.o d% dP"l rPXILTÉ-% 1