Thursday, June 18th., 1998: Vol. 3 #25 NEWS WaterWalk to arrive in Calgary (and other stories) by FFWD Staff LETTERS Billboard ads offend reader by FFWD Reader Calgary Herald responds to rant by FFWD Reader Reasons for VOX sale questioned by FFWD Reader SPLICE Southern Music (and other imported goods) by FFWD Staff VIEWPOINT The fish wars are back Cod and salmon are on Ottawa's menu this summer by Hamish MacAulay Balkan blunders yield bloody hands Serbia's independent media requires help in fight for peace by Nick Devlin HUMAN RIGHTS Crusader says death penalty corrupts the soul of a nation Amnesty International activist Marie Deans fights capital punishment despite the murder of her mother-in-law by Hamish MacAulay CITY Folk Festival hours under appeal...again Popular event facing yet another battle despite city's previous show of support by Maureen McNamee BOOKS A fictional tale with factual roots Writer Lynn Coady takes humor from friends and family in the Maritimes by Tami Friesen Book ends by Maureen McNamee BOOZE Portugal - the land that time forgot Country remains a throwback to primitive wine-making practices by Geoff Last COVER Have you hugged a jazz musician lately? Pianist Brian Buchanan tries to ignore the itchy feet that point elsewhere by Mike Bell MUSIC That high-pitched soulful sax attack The real deal on Saturday Night Live's music director and contemporary jazz legend by Jordan Kawchuk Hot nights ahead for Calgary's jazz fans Festival's 1998 lineup a testament to the genre's eclectic makeup by Brent Kawchuk Swervedriver searching for a little luck Bruised and beaten, Oxford shoegazers keep on dreaming by Mike Bell Nightmare on mean streets New York noisemakers Unsane are bloody good at the bone-crunching approach to rock by Aubrey McInnis CD REVIEWS Brian Wilson gets beached while Drugstore scores Brian Wilson's Imagination reviewed by Ian Chiclo Drugstore's White Magic for Lovers reviewed by Aubrey McInnis Brandy's never Say Never reviewed by Frank Litorco Various Artists' twentieth Century blues: The Songs of Noël Coward reviewed by Ian Chiclo Rocket From The Crypt's RFTC reviewed by Mary-Lynn McEwen VISUAL ARTS Why does everything have to be so political? Artist explores gut reactions and the histories of found objects by Anne Severson THEATRE Pyramids, conspiracies and little green men (preview: Martian) Probing jazz-play gets musical with close encounters by Nikki Sheppy DANCE Go away... wait a minute (preview: An Anatomy of restlessness) Confused characters flirt with commitment in dance theatre love story by Lori Montgomery FILM Finding fact in the fiction of The X-Files cast (preview: The X-Files) New film gives opportunity for fresh look at the key figures in TV's hottest show by Cynthia Amsden Connections lost to romantic conventions (review: Artemisia) Story of star-crossed lovers lacks the depth their tale deserves by Cathy McLaughlin Lip service due Oldman (review: Nil by Mouth) But as an artistic statement, film says nothing new by Richard Zywotkiewicz Plenty of nothin' to offer (review: Hav Plenty) Novice filmmaker's self-indulgent story of true love is truly trite by Richard Zywotkiewicz VIDEO Video Vulture Sing along with Video Vulture by John Tebbutt MR. SMUTTY Snakes 'n' bladders 101 wholesome games for girls & boys by James Martin HOROSCOPE What's your sign Cruising the cosmos this week by The Kid Copyright ©1998 FFWD. All rights reserved.