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PEOPLE & ARTS Tuesday 17 July 2018

The Go-Go's on their legacy and advice for other rockers

By JOHN CARUCCI We just did the work and
Associated Press got on with it," she said.
NEW YORK (AP) — Go-Go's "It's weird that there aren't
guitarist Jane Wiedlin has more Go-Go's that have
five simple words of advice come along. I don't know
for female rock bands — why, but for whatever rea-
"Write. Write. Write. Write. son."
Write," she said. The Go-Go's have no plans
"I think the world needs a to tour, but Wiedlin claims
lot more women that are it's not the end of the band.
really taking charge of their "In 2016, we did a no-more-
whole career and image, touring tour, and basically,
instead of women being we announced we were
picked by men and then not going to be touring any-
songs get written for them more, which for some rea-
and players played for son most people thought
them," Wiedlin said. that meant we were break-
"I just would like to see a ing up. But we're not bro-
little bit more wholly, self-re- ken up," Wiedlin said.
alized female artists. I know She said the band will con-
there's some out there. But I tinue to work together,
want more." and separately, as well as
Wiedlin joined other mem- perform in situations she
bers of her pioneering all- In this July 12, 2018 file photo, The Go-Go's band members, Charlotte Caffey, appear at the deems, "exciting." And hav-
female band on a Broad- curtain call for the Broadway musical "Head Over Heels" in New York. ing time can lead to cool
way stage last week to wel- Associated Press projects, like the Broadway
come "Head Over Heels," singer Belinda Carlisle's sub- taken identities. The Grammy-nominated show.
the musical based on the sequent singles — to tell an "The fact that we actually Go-Go's helped pave the "We were all to the point
band's infectious hits. They updated take on Sir Philip made it to Broadway feels way for future female art- where touring is just a bit
treated the audience to a Sidney's "Arcadia." like it's kind of a miracle. ists and notably sang and too much, so we are very
two-song set at curtain call. It's an Elizabethan tale And also, super unlikely played their own songs, but happy to be focused on
"Head Over Heels" weaves about a royal family try- for a band that started 40 Carlisle stops short of feel- the musical 'Head Over
the Go-Go's tunes — "We ing to escape an oracle's years ago as a punk rock ing like a role model. Heels' right now," she said.
Got the Beat," ''Our Lips prophecy of doom, using band. "I don't like that term. I don't "There's plenty of stuff in the
Are Sealed," and other hits Shakespearean conven- So, it's pretty thrilling," Wied- think we've ever thought of future for us, both together
with deep cuts and lead tions and reveals and mis- lin said. ourselves as role models. and apart."q

Ace Atkins' 'The Sinners' is action-packed

By OLINE H. COGDILL shows up one night after criminal invasion in Quinn's
Associated Press serving 23 years in prison, part of Mississippi and a
"The Sinners: A Quinn Col- planning to take charge of story about families — a
son Novel" (Putnam), by the brothers' land and busi- technique that provides
Ace Atkins ness, with or without their balance to "The Sinners."
Mississippi's rural Tibbehah permission. Meanwhile, Quinn's closeness to his
County — the evocative Fannie Hathcock, who mother, sister Caddy and
setting for Ace Atkins' supe- runs the huge strip club Vi- nephew Jason provide him
rior series about Quinn Col- enna's Place, believes the with balance that will ex-
son, a former Army Ranger Pritchards have violated pand when he marries and
turned sheriff — is the cross- their agreement by sell- takes on the responsibility
roads of all things good ing more marijuana than of fatherhood.
and evil. Here, ordinary they raise. That hurts Fan- Quinn's extended family
people too often intersect nie's standing with the Dixie also is a major part of his
with members of the crime Mafia that has its tentacles life, especially former sol-
syndicate and general low- in Vienna's Place, its larg- dier Boom Kimbrough. Al-
life people who have infil- est source for laundering though the Pritchard broth-
trated the area. money. ers are criminals and crude,
In the action-packed "The Investigating the drug trade Atkins shows they have a
Sinners," Quinn again is and the murders that have strong bond and actually
battling drug traffickers resulted from the rivalry is care about each other.
who are using Tibbehah taking priority in Quinn's Their volatile uncle is an-
as their headquarters. Dirt- professional life, but the other matter. Even the de-
track racers Tyler and Cody sheriff is also dealing with a vious Fannie has a sense of
Pritchard are carrying on major life change. humanity that occasionally
the family business by grow- He's less than a week peeks through.
ing marijuana on their farm. away from marrying nurse Tibbehah County and the
But the brothers' lucra- Maggie Powers and be- town of Jericho are small
tive sideline is running into coming a father to her areas with big-city prob-
troubles that have nothing 7-year-old son, Brandon. lems as Atkins maintains the This cover image released by Putnam shows "The Sinners," by
to do with the law. Their Atkins constructs his series sense of community that Ace Atkins.
violent, racist uncle Heath to be equally a look at the flows through the region. q Associated Press