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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 29 May 1985, p. 16

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CKWBR volunteers Dave Kaminska (left) and Scott Jensen look over plans for the station‘s new studios on Regina Street. The band concentrated more on their debut album The Hurting rather than their newer material for their first Canadian tour, and played almost every track from this fine record, including The Hurting, The Prisoner, Memories Fade, Start Of A Breakdown, and Ideas As Tears For Fears are as good live as they are on vinyl, but honorable mentions must go to William Gregory for luxuriant sax solos! Gregory‘ interpretation of songs Memories Fade, Mad World and I Believe was a definitive concert highlight. PAGE 16 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MAY WIHDNHINHeaerimmmemmemmemmmenmenmccs 222 22 TCNATEE y PB The fivemember ensemble and frontmen bassist Curt Smith and guitarist/vocalist Roland Orzabal, were virtually flawless as they perâ€" formed tracks from the band‘s current smash album Songs From The Big Chair, and the band‘s 1983 debut album, The Hurting, which earned them international acciaim. *‘*Seventeen dollars," yelled the capacityâ€" packed Centre in the Square mob in unison. **You paid 17 dollars‘" bellowed Smith. ‘"We do a 19â€"dollar show ." The Tears For Fears show was indeed a $19 show, musically and technically, with a fantasâ€" tic comguterized Alight show extravaganza. ‘‘How much did you pay?" yelled Tears For Fears singer/bassist Curt Smith, above nonâ€"stop screaming and stomping hysteria. Coral Andrews Chronicle Special CKWR our radio alternative Lots to shout about! (Continued on page 22) Beauty and the Beast? Good guess, but no. They‘re Madame President Flavia and an evil Cyberman, characters in the BBCâ€"produced science fiction television classic, Dr. Who. More than 300 Whovians, that is members of the Dr. Who Information Network, were in Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo over the weekend for a convention at the Valhalla Inn, which featured discussion panels, an auction of Dr. Who memorabilia and a costume contest Saturday. Louise Hypher of Toronto picked up the award for her version of Flavia. Underneath the Cyberman pharaphernalia was Ralph Hoeft of Kâ€"W. Meiodee Martinuk photo that members do everything from filing and answering the phone to production and onâ€"air announcing without pay. Begun in 1972, CKWR was the first community radio station in this country, aithough it was modelied after similar operations in the US. Today there are only 24 such stations in Canada: © CALLING DR WHO

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