P626 Teletext 626 May20 23:12:12 pp—p—ppppppp—p SINGLES —————————————————————————p————— IRIS DEMENT Sweet Is The Melody Landing somewhere in the Nanci Griffith school of crossover folk delights, this cut from the new album My Life is melodic and and sweet in its own way, but also richly rootsz. The real thing. TORE AMOS Past The Mission Tore gets slated for more than her fair share of quirks (hair colour, rampant introspection), but this is a fine bluesy and vaguely soulful sashay through a sultry cinematic southern soundscapj. \ ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— FEEDBACK: VERY SERIOUS LETTERS 628 NATIONAL TRUST YOUTH THEATRE p663 Trivia Feature Fun&Games TV GuideP626 Teletext 626 May20 23:10:43 ————————ppp——p ————————————————————————pp—— NEW ALBUM THE AFFECTED A Fate Worse Than A Fate Worse Than Death In places, these Melbourne youngsters rock with a fun and frolicsome energy, coming across like a youthful and less up-tight Soul Asylum. In other places, however, they crumble into trite rawk licks and unoriginal treadmill crunch, while Scot Crawford's vocal veers dangerously close to Axl Rose territory. Still, dig 'em for what they're good at. ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— GROOVES reviews by Dave Hunter EDWARD FURLONG PROFILE p445 Trivia Feature Fun&Games TV GuideP626 Teletext 626 May20 23:19:55 —————————pp——— ———————————————————————————— NEW ALBUM JACK'O'NUTS On You American quirk merchants J'o'N make the Flaming Lips sound positively poppy, render Mercury Rev some kind of Broadway show tune combo. They are W—Y OUT, edgy no less. Q threatens to hold your attention momentarily, Chump Change almost grooves for nearly 40 seconds and Starbanj is almost a "song", but othjrwisj (othjrwisj!?!) it's seminally unlistenable. \ ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— GROOVES index 620 Charts 622 WEN WIN WIN - FUN & GAMES p450 Trivia Feature Fun&Games TV Guide