Thursday, October 29th., 1998: Vol. 3 #44 NEWS Minority of drivers creating majority of pollution (and other stories) by FFWD Staff SPLICE It's a plant not a weed (and other high falutin' ingredients) by FFWD Staff VIEWPOINT Buzz speaks out on international affairs APEC controversy is a symptom of Canada's bankrupt foreign policy by Hamish MacAulay BOOKS Writer explores darker aspects of rural life Gail Anderson-Dargatz finds life on the farm is more unpredictable than life in the city by Catherine Radimer Bookends by Harry Vandervlist BOOZE California's central coast Region's quest for individuality has paid off by Geoff Last COVER STORY Searching for a safe place to call home When it's time to leave the shelter, victims of domestic abuse face the city's housing crisis by Timothy Wild MUSIC Drawn by the rhythm of a heartbeat Giant Sand's Howe Gelb keeps the inner flame burning with his new solo disc, Hisser by Mike Bell However you approach the blues, do it with respect Robbie Laws trips through rock and Mexican folk to reach his own traditional sound by Mary-Lynn McEwen All you need in your life is a sweet love massacre Brian Jonestown Massacre cast a dream-pop spell with love and puppy dog crushes by Aubrey McInnis Instant karma's gonna get ahold of you Local quartet Fistufloftoes learn that blind luck is still luck after all by Mary-Lynn McEwen One dog day at a time in the sunshine of L.A. Skinny Puppy's Ogre falls in love, straightens out and remixes his past by Mary-Lynn McEwen CD REVIEWS R.E.M. show the world which way is Up Cypress Hill's IV reviewed by Frank Litorco Eels's Electro-Shock Blues reviewed by Mike Bell Firewater's The Ponzie Scheme reviewed by Mary-Lynn McEwen Flat Duo Jets' Lucky Eye reviewed by Aubrey McInnis R.E.M.'s Up reviewed by Ian Chiclo R.E.M.celebrate the lyric by FFWD Staff VISUAL ARTS Gently tweaking printmaking's sensual side Local artists use different methods while pursuing similar goals by Mark Walton DANCE Alberta Ballet in transition (preview: Alberta Ballet's Concert Programme) New artistic director aims to take company to the next level by Nikki Sheppy THEATRE Miller classic dismantles the family (preview: All My Sons) Director Nikki Lundmark tackles the work of America's conscience by Nikki Sheppy An eye on the bottom line (preview: Wyrd Sisters) Bums in seats as important as great work by Lori Montgomery Pleasure of little treasures (preview: Opal's Million Dollar Duck) One in a million casting helps keep the laughs coming by Lori Montgomery FILM An epic struggle for artistic identity (review: A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries) Latest Merchant Ivory offering a challenging tapestry of image and form by Richard Zywotkiewicz Back to school for Renfro (review: Apt Pupil) Disturbing Stephen King film horribly flawed by Robert Tarry Red blood, white trash (preview: John Carpenter's Vampires) Carpenter's Vampires goes for the shock far too often by Robert Tarry VIDEO Video Vulture Lon Chaney Jr. - the reluctant monster by John Tebbutt MR. SMUTTY Electric blue I smell sex & human rights violations by James Martin HOROSCOPE What's your sign Cruising the cosmos this week by The Kid Copyright ©1998 FFWD. All rights reserved.