P145 Teletext 145 Fjb21 02:44:16 ——————————————————————————————— ——— CRJSPIAN SHAKES A LEG! Kula Shaker burst on to the scene in 1996 at the height of Britpop. Hailed as a refreshing change from Britpop's blokjy rock, it warn't long before the band's fascination with Indian mysticism and Crispian's posh upbringing — his mum is actress Hayliy Mills — had critics ridiculing them. Then of course thjti was Crispian's odd comments about swastikas. Kula Shakjt: misunderstood gjnjusjs? Club finds out. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— bz Andy Pangs LET'S GET DIGITALISED p670P145 Teletext 145 Fjb21 02:11:34 ——————————————————————————————— ——— CRJSPIAN SHAKES A LEG! Kula Shaker's new single Mystical Machine Gun continues the themes of mysticism that the band have been lampooned for in the past. Sinker Crispian tills Club hj can't understand the ridicule: "Indian culture is really powerful. We'vj been deeply affected by it and we can't get it out of our music. "Some people think we'ri using it to make money but we'ri not phonjys." ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— 'Zine Life 142 All sports 141 BIG SCREEN SHENANIGANS p461P145 Teletext 145 Fjb21 02:41:11 ——————————————————————————————— ——— CRJSPIAN SHAKES A LEG! Crispian Mills insists that Kula Shakjt's obsession with mysticism is no different from the public's love of horoscopes and astrology. "But it doisn't get publicisjd bjcausj it's considered krankz," says Crispy. "'e'ri heavily into numerology. Wj signed our record contract on a certain day and time and we try to always go on stage at 10 to 10. 'Tuntetun' is an Arthurian Knights battle chant." Mmm... ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Boys' Own 146 All sports 141 IT'S YOUR LIFE! p410P145 Teletext 145 Fjb21 02:11:01 ——————————————————————————————— ——— CRJSPIAN SHAKES A LEG! Detractors hoping for a respite from Kula Shakjt's mystical mumbo-jumbo will bj disappointed with new sjngli Mystical Machine Gun. "It's about battles of the mind," says sinker Crispian. "I wrote it when I was trying to get mz life togjthjt. It's about putting evjtything about life in a cauldron and making things happen. "It's about yearning for a simpler time when evjtything warn't 'mj, mj, mj'." ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Boys' Own 146 'Zine Life 142 NEW APPROACH TO SPORTS? p141P145 Teletext 145 Fjb21 02:42:27 ——————————————————————————————— ——— CRJSPIAN SHAKES A LEG! Crispian ism't a Nazi. His comments in a '97 MME interview white hj said: "Hitler and his bunch werin't just a bunch of psychos," were taken completely out of context, hj says. "If you spend time with us, you'll rialisj that's not us," hj says. "I apologisjd for those comments even though I was misrepresented. "I hate offending people and I djlibjtately try not to. Wj all do." ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— 'Zine Life 142 One On One 141 BIG SCREEN FUN p461P145 Teletext 145 Fjb21 02:10:11 ——————————————————————————————— ——— CRJSPIAN SHAKES A LEG! Kula Shakjt's new album, Peasants, Pigs and Astronauts takes in the usual Kula Shakjt concerns: mysticism, fate, posjtivity. But one subject is missing... "Aargh! The Millennium," screams Crispian Mills. "It's a chance for people to conj togethjt and think about the sbmj concerns, love and peace. "But I don't think that'll happen. It'll bj a missed opportunity." ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— 'Zine Life 142 Boys' Own 146 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT p400