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Pai. ugust 30,' The Battalion Page 3 Friday • August 30, 1 996 kin S tO block; r ^posing st'j' 'Quifer pumping resulted fror t seeking it t species springs t San Marcos, A Passion for Music ITH (AP) - y investiga iay have bi k, police port of a another r ime time. 3 at both e magnet High Schoo Robertsor,- artment’s the new dew alls into j a hate crime ross and k esn't come in the form of a day ji By Shea Wiggins The Battalion adden Sayers’ degree could have taken him to the hal lowed newsroom of the New York Times. Sayers could Pave been the next Tom Brokaw or s] eech writer for the president. In stead, Sayers set his journalism career ; were f 0[ aside and followed his true passion.' Monday '1 Playing music. )rt Worth fl Sa Y ers - 28 > began playing electric student : J? litar w l li l e attending A&M as an agri- cr Itural journalism major. I The musician said a lack of interest in his field led him to pursue a career b a rocker. I “I wrote for The Battalion, but I was lever into journalism in the profes- spnal sense,” Sayer said. “But in the Inisic industry there is a lot of public - which react ce,” police: id at the of stude r relations work, so I use my college de gree to do all the work myself.” The singer, songwriter and guitarist began his career in Austin with Silent Partners, a group that included former members of B.B. King’s band. After two years, Sayers moved to Houston with hopes of keeping a day job, and he later joined the blues group Miss Molly and the Whips. Sayers formed his own band, the Hadden Sayers Band, after three years of performing with Miss Molly. Sayers said his influences came di rectly from Aggieland. "If I had lived anywhere else, I would have never become a musi cian,” Sayers said. “I befriended many entertainers there, such as Ian Moore and Chris Duarte.” Sayers said many other famous bands helped him create his musical style. “I was influenced by John Cougar Mellencamp, Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top and the Steve Miller Band,” Sayers said. “I also learned a lot from ‘alterna tive’ bands in Bryan local clubs.” Sayers said his music is a combina tion of blues and guitar-based rock, called Texas Rock. “My lyrics are about the trials and tribulations of being 20-something,” Sayers said. Sayers’ band mates include bass gui tarist, Charlie Knight, and drummer, John Hamilton. The trio was named “Best New Act” at the 1994 Houston Music Awards ceremony and “Best Pop/Rock Band” at the 1995 ceremony. The Hadden Sayers Band produced its first self-titled album in 1995. Its lat est album, Retrofutura, was released this month. The band performed in Eu rope from February to April this year. "Retrofutura is where we are at now,” Sayers said. “Learning from the past with all eyes on the future. It’s a collection of songs that represent who we are and where we are heading.” The band will play at the Dixie Theatre Saturday at 9 p.m. Then Had den Sayers and his band will tour the East Coast and Europe again at the end of November. Sayers said he received valuable ad vice while he was at A&M. “People tell you all the time not to give up, and even though it is a cliche, it is the truth,” he said. “If you stay focused on what you want to become and start to play the role of your choice, you can be come anything. If you want to be a TV anchor, act like one. If you want to be a rock star, then act like one.” lighs & It * % f * Hadden Sayers feste relay's 90°F festerdaiy 75°F Black Diamond brings cover show to B-CS I Ij^olli ifl ’ n ’ : V-/sm By John LeBas The Battalion oriay’s ExpftM Tnllegp Station, get ready for a rock High I ’n’ roll assault complete with lots of gQof iLJsmoke and pyrotechnics, six-inch Bis, and outrageous black and white xlay’sh; aakrtip. u™ Black Diamond, a KISS tribute band ZZr Bn Canada, is playing Saturday night at ——# Ta P-' / the AssocefBurt Frohlich, who plays gBs member Ace Frehley, ■v. Id the full-time tribute insemble, which has opened for KISS, focuses on Biging back the charged- L ip theatrics that made KISS Bous in that band’s hey- { r V B We tiy to capture what fts was back when they ;;; Ire young, hard working ^ Frohlich said. “It’s energy, crazy rock ’n’ ■Frohlich said he and the other mem- Is of Black Diamond tiy to bring to the ■ge what they would want to see — an lergetic performance, not just a bunch ifguys “sitting there.” Covering KISS rgs lets Black Diamond incorporate K classic blood-spitting, smoke bombs ,md makeup into its shows. Hlomorrow’s show will be the band’s |Bond performance at The Tap. Scott tiimpy” Keesler, a manager of The Tap, aid it is unreal how closely Black Dia mond replicates KISS. “After I saw the first show, I thought it s awesome,” Keesler said. “I saw the real KISS in San Antonio, and it blew my mind how close they were. “I gained so much more respect for Black Diamond. There are a ton of KISS tribute bands out there, but this is the only one endorsed by KISS.” Benny Doro, who plays KISS member Paul Stanley, and Frohlich began Black Diamond two years ago as an original band. Stanley managed Doro and the band, and he suggested that the new iths band’s songs might not be widely accepted in the ’90s music scene. The idea of becoming a KISS tribute band was tossed around, and with full support from KISS, Black Diamond hit the road. Since then, Black Diamond has played over 400 shows. “Even the KISS crew thought we were crazy for how much we played,” Frohlich said. The current U.S. tour will run for an other month, and in September, Black Diamond will take its show to Japan. The band hopes to play more original music in the future. Frohlich said most people either love or hate KISS but those who are not KISS fans are sure to like the energy and py rotechnics of the show. “We’ve turned lots of people into KISS fans,” he said. Frohlich also said the band enjoys hearing the positive feedback it gets from KISS fans. “I think we’re doing a favor to a lot of KISS fans,” he said. Fans thank Black Diamond for putting on a show that is not only true to the origi nals, but solid and entertain ing, he said. We come hang out with the crowd, because people are people, right?” Frohlich said. “They just want to see a rock ’n’ roll show.” Keesler said Saturday night’s crowd will get more from Black Diamond’s show than just a good rock performance. “Their stage show is extremely in tense,” he said, “Your eyes don’t leave the stage until they do. You’ll leave The Tap thinking you saw KISS.” Trainspotting Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner and Kelly Macdonald Directed by: Danny Boyle Rated:R Damn independent films. They never get the big distributor deals, making it necessary for fans of serious, good filmmaking to trek halfway across the planet to see a good movie. This year’s art-house doll, Trainspotting, will force movie connoisseurs to sojourn to far-off theaters to catch a glimpse of what may be the year’s best film. Trainspotting is the tale of Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor), a young junkie trying to clean up. Renton spends his time midway between unconsciousness and clarity, between diving back into addiction and dumping his junk habit. His clean-up efforts are thwarted by his friends — a cadre of thieves, psychotics and addicts — who draw him back to the needle time after time. Buoyed by brilliant performances by a group of little-known actors and a healthy dose of symbolism, Trainspotting roller-coasters along, spiralling down through heroin dementia and up to the clarity of going clean. 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