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Entertaanment PAGE 14 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1990 Luelo and Wilson originally got together with a couple of other local musicians to perform at a friend‘s wedding. It was then that the two discussed the possibility of putting together a band. House of Giants band members Wayne _ Luelo, _ guitars/vocals; Dave Rahn, guitars/vocals; Stan Prong, drums/percussion; and Wilson are hoping their straightâ€" foreward party music will attract interest from record companies. But even if it doesn‘t, it‘s the only style of rock ‘n‘ roll they can play without fear of selling out. "Basically, we‘re a funâ€"time party band, with nothing political to say," says House of Giants bassist/vocalist and coâ€"founder Paul Wilson. "People go to see a band to have a good time, and that‘s what we‘re all about. We love to play live." Enter Rahn, who had previousâ€" ly played with Wilson in a band called Dealer‘s Choice, and Prong, who was recruited after numerous auditions. Chronicle Staff No glitz, no glamor, no causes, no politics â€" just good times â€" rock ‘n‘ roll style. Members of House of Giants, a recently formed Kitchenerâ€"based band, want to make things perâ€" fectly clear â€" they are out to have some fun, playing rock ‘n‘ roll. "We were tired of the cover tunes and the top 40 stuff we were playing and decided to woodshed ourselves and write our own material," Wilson says. ICEâ€"T It‘s been less than a year since Michelle Lahn Chronicle Staff Iceâ€"T has a lot on his mind these days. His latest album, The Iceberg, also titled Freedom of Speech . . . Just Watch What You Say, is riddled with controversy. Iceâ€"T raps exactly what is on his mind. He promoted this collection of twelve new raps at the Twist last evening to a crowd eager to hear just what Iceâ€"T had to say. The message on the album is clear; Iceâ€"T believes freedom of speech is a good concept, but that‘s all it is, a concept. _ â€" Rappin‘ what‘s on his mind "I don‘t really think anyone has freedom of speech" he says. He feels that censorship is alive and well. Iceâ€"T has experienced this first hand. It‘s no secret that he has become the target of many censorship advocates. In Bauer County, Floriâ€" da, The Iceberg cannot legally be sold to any adult. Regardless, Iceâ€"T refuses to give in. His crude lyrics and controversial song topics continue to be his claim to fame. "I yell it out on a record and deal with the sweat," he says. Iceâ€"T has not always been this comfortable Building the Houseâ€"of Giants recorded a threeâ€"song demo tape, produced by Helix‘s Brent Doerâ€" local bar circuit (they play Arpo‘s in Waterloo August 18), and are set to play a few gigs outside the area, but the main focus of the band has been songwriting. ‘"We‘ve done some (live) work, but not a ton because we were in the studio most of April and May then (House of Giants formed last November), and the group has alru?buflt up a healthy reperâ€" toire of original material, and has Iceâ€"T brought his message to The Twist last night. wneovepe mm t Sipguaia n en n it es in ie apiggs in ons cngguter tm The band has been playing the expressing his opinions. He says that his debut album Rhyme Pays, was Iceâ€"T scared of failure. His second album, Power, was Iceâ€"T with a little more confidence. He now is ready to solidify his audience with The Iceberg. The freedom of speech, or lack of, is not the only thing on the mind of the Iceman, though. He has been just as vocal about the harm drugs and gang membership can cause. I‘m Your Pusher, a hit from last year‘s Power album, is about pushing music, not drugs. As well, he has visited schools, jails and juvenile facilities to talk to the kids about life. Accomâ€" panied by Big Daddy Kane, Iceâ€"T covered topics ranging from drugs and sex to education and employment. A member of a Los Angeles gang for four years, Iceâ€"T has seen it all. He hopes that by nppingtovot?:edkidst:eund'.m:;dethemfi'om getting in with gangs and drugs. He knows how hard it is to get out. In the future, Iceâ€"T just wants to take things one album at a time. He will undoubtedly continue to cause controversy in whatever he glgu,pughevflhl'mnyuntlywhnison Local band House of Giants performs at Arpo‘s in Waterloo, Aug. 18. ; wttingthautbmsongsdflwn." yet, band members have enough ; ilson says. "We‘ve got a bunch _ faith in what they‘re doing to put t of other songs down on fourâ€"track _ an album out independently. b Wilson says. "We‘ve got a bunch of other songs down on fourâ€"track that we want to go ahead and record properly. We have an album‘s worth of material now, but we want to keep writing in case we come up with something even better." Wilson says while the band‘s music is generally "beerâ€"drinking party" rock ‘n‘ roll, he feels the material is marketable â€" it‘s neither too heavy nor too mellow. But if record companies aren‘t ready to support House of Giants because we figure there‘s defiâ€" nitely a market for our kind of music," Wilson says. "We hope to have something out by Christâ€" mas, and we‘re taking the money we make from live shows and putting it back into a recording project. We all still have day jobs, so it‘s viable to use our ‘"We‘re prepared to release an "We have aspirations, but v want to keep things in perspe tive. If things don‘t happen rigl away, we‘re not going to cry in our soup. We have aspiration but we want to keep levelâ€"heade about the whole thing." With Doerner‘s help and e tise, House of Giants is hopi be "the nonn:f band : 0 Kitchener". Until that hap the group will continue to its repertoire and its talent. "We‘re right on course, as far 13 King St South (at E1b) Waterioo BOB GRAY MUSIC LTD.