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F4 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1995 LOS ANGELES TIMES, 'Evil' to Benefit the Search for Killer of Gits Singer WW UH3 cannot be replaced. It's about taking what she was doing and not letting that die." For more information or to contribute donations, write to: Investigation Account for Mia Zapata, 1202 B. Pike Suite 1221, Seattle, WA 98122-3934. A- iiii 1 iU i I what they could, but the tiny record label which put the album out, was unable to distribute it widely. It seemed an all too -small tribute to Zapata's memory.

"We were really bummed out," Kessler says. "We wanted that legacy the great songs and amazing singing to get a lot more exposure. Hopefully playing with Joan will help create interest in Gits records, and people will go back and check those records out." Jett hopes so too. "It's not about replacing Mia Zapata," she says. "Mia Zapata Hilburn Online Who's hot and who's not? Will there ever be another Beatles? Sign on to the TimesLink online service and share your views with Times pop music critic Robert Hilburn.

"Jump" to keyword "TimesLink BB" and choose the "Cafe Hollywood" topic. For information, call (800) 792-UNK UNU WONKA lANDUWKSrarwiistm COSUMfM SOUTH COASI vniAGE wbt nourwooo UtMMLt'SSUNStTB (2U84J360Q 2:16, 4:48, IB. t4f (310) S9m OMtf 445, 700, UT SJNlWfD HtVMHS 13 Wr KAREN MASON Joan Jett with Gits' Joe Spleen, left, Matt Dresdner, Steve Moriarty. "I LOVED IT. A WONDERFUL MOVIE.

Robert Duvall will be an Oscar' contender." -Jeffrey Lyons, SNEAK PREVIEWS LYONS DEN RADIO a Pop Beat: Mia Zapata's former bandmates continue to raise money to help fund the investigation, this time With the help of Joan Jett. By LORRAINE ALl SPECIAL TO THE TIMES The 1993 rape and murder of Mia Zapata, the singer for the band the Gits, sent shock waves Seattle's tight-knit rock community. When two months passed with no progress toward Solving the crime, Zapata's mobilized. Bassist Matt Dresdner, drummer Steve and guitarist Andy Kessler con-tacted a private detective, and to finance the investigation they organized benefit shows featuring local bands as 7 Year Bitch and Nirvana. i Two years later, Zapata's slaying 'remains unsolved, but thanks to the investigation there are now and suspects.

But funds to Keep the search going are nearly exhausted. That's where Evil Stig comes in. Rock singer Joan Jett and the raw, abrasive Gits recently re-', leased "Evil Stig" (the name is Gits Live backward), a collaborative "effort on Warner Bros.Blackheart records featuring mainly Gits material, with proceeds earmarked for the Zapata investigation. "I listened to Joan Jett when I was about 14 years old," says I Kessler (a.k.a. Joe Spleen), 28.

"It was the craziest, most ludicrous thing in the world to be thinking I'd be playing my own songs with her." The album offers more than just good intentions. The band plays with an urgency that it hasn't "shown in its current incarnation as 4 the Dancing French Liberals, and Jett is as dynamic as she's been in ages. Her raspy, unrelenting voice delivers Zapata's often enraged, violent lyrics, and with the band's revitalized fury, she brings the songs to life. Jett had been in Seattle when Zapata was murdered, writing songs for her album "Pure and Simple" with Kathleen Hanna, the singer of the group Bikini Kill. The slaying inspired them to write "Go Home," a song about a woman being pursued by a stalker.

In the video for the song, the victim is attacked after leaving a club, but fights off her assailant and escapes. The video was dedicated to Zapata. for one, was not exactly pleased with the video," Kessler says. "I felt protective at first. I thought, 'Who are these rock stars capitalizing on our tragedy, that my best friend was raped and murdered and left in the I thought maybe they were latching onto a saleable issue.

We wanted to approach Jett and say, 'Look, if you really care, help us out and play a benefit show and give money to the Kessler did contact Jett, who was more than willing to help, but was also aware of the Gits' suspicion. "I was so into it, but wanted them to realize my motives were really pure," she says. "I just wanted to raise money and do it in the most interesting way. So we met in Seattle, rehearsed some songs, and it seemed to work. We then did three benefit shows last March, taped them, then decided to take them into the studio.

That basically became this album." The Gits' songs hadn't really been played since Zapata's death, so for the band the prospect was potentially depressing, and for Jett it was a sensitive matter. But the process proved inspirational for all. "I never felt uncomfortable singing her songs," Jett says. "When I listen to the Gits and hear Mia sing, I feel a real anger. It's like it's transferred.

I feel real energized when I do them. The lyrics are so right on and powerful that I'm just like the instrument transferring the message." Zapata was killed in the midst of making the Gits' second album, "Enter the Conquering Chicken." The remaining members salvaged UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD iiffi in it ijiim iii urn ii i wimi it mil mr Mi wm m. 9 ROBERT DUVALL AIDAN QUINN FRANCES FISHER BRIAN DENNEHY wmm WW '2 101 mil mmmwm WARNER BROS. PRESENTS A MALPASO PRODUCTION ROBERT OUVALL AIDAN QUINN "THE STARS FELL ON HENRIETTA" FRANCES FISHER AND BRIAN DENNEHY MUSIC BY DAVID BENOIT WRITTEN BY PHILIP RAILSBACK PRODUCED BY CLINT EASTWOOD AND DAVID VALDES DIRECTED BY JAMES KEACH WAKNIR MUM I Fwuvtakm SoundtrjwA Album on Varee Srrinde CDs 1 centurycjtty AMC Century 14 310553900 ihx Fri-Sun 10:20 AM 1:10 4:10 7:15 10:05 PM Mon-Thurs 10:20 AM 1:45 5:30 8:15 11:00 PM 4 hours free validated parking with ticket purchase NO PASSES, COUPONS. GROUP ACTIVITY TICKETS OR VIP TICKETS ACCEPTED.

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