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weeGo„„,vinwruleajz SPECIAL EDITION Pages 12 -26 Volume 71 No. 6 June 12, 2000 BLINK182 goes triple platinum -Page 2 $3.00 ($2.80 plus .20 GST) Publication Mail Registration No. 08141 Introducing... m AireDgory his debut album The Way I'm Made Includes "Horseshoes" 2- RPM - Monday June 12, 2000 Verve/Universal release new Denial Sinclaire album tribute Unforgettable. As Densil Pinnock, he released two previous Hot on the heels of the enormous international vocalist-pianist," notes Ken Druker, label manager albums, IWaited For You and Mona Lisa, appeared success of BC native Diana Krall, Verve Records is for Verve. in numerous stage productions and starred in his offering the new release, titled IFound Love, from Sinclaire is agraduate of McGill University, own Bravo! television special. He also received the Vancouver native Denzal Sinclaire, formerly known obtaining a Bachelor of Music Degree in jazz Jazz Report male jazz vocalist award three years as Densil Pinnock. performance. Having performed at various festivals running (1994-97). The album, recorded in Vancouver, is an all- throughout Europe and North America, Sinclaire has IFound Love was released to retail on May Canadian production, featuring three original tracks performed with the likes of Jimmy Heath, Richard 23. Sinclair is slated to perform at the Vancouver written by Sinclaire and longtime collaborator Bill Wyans and Campbell Ryga. In April of this year he East Cultural Centre (June 27) and the Montreal Coon. The songs highlight Sinclaire's strong tenor portrayed Nat King Cole in the acclaimed musical International Jazz Festival (July 6). vocals and Coon's arrangements. According to Mark Miller of The Globe And HMV Canada promotes Best Unsigned Band Mail, "He is a smooth, dry tenor that positively HMV, in conjunction with the North By Northeast promoted in the HMV exposed new artist program. shines on the long notes. When he trifles with asong, Festival and Universal Music Canada, are Under this program, the band's CD will be he does so gently...he might steal afew liberties sponsoring a promotion to find Canada's best prominently racked in all HMV stores across the putting his excellent timing and innotation to the unsigned band. Beginning June 8, HMV exposed, country. The band will also receive listening post test and elongating amelody in away that brings the retailer's national developing artist program, will placement, in-store promotion, advertising and on- new emphasis to alyric." host The Best Unsigned Canadian Band Contest to line presence through HMV.com. Other than the three Sinclaire/Coon originals, promote the hottest young talent to be seen at this According to HMV North America marketing the album will also feature amixture of jazz and year's NXNE Festival. director Mike Arsenault, "This year marks the launch pop standards from the likes of Roberta Flack, Burt Fans attending the festival are encouraged to of the HMV exposed program in Canada and the Bacharach and The Beatles. fill out contest ballots and place their votes for the first year of its North By Northeast Festival "Denzal's performance on this album has truly best band at any of the 27 festival venues or on-line sponsorship. We're delighted to be involved with confirmed his reputation as an exceptional jazz at HMV.com. The winning band will have aCD the festival and to expand our role in promoting new manufactured and distributed by Universal. Upon artists such as J. Englishman, Elwood, jacksoul, Bessie Markouzis to release, the CD will be made available at HMV Travis, 3Doors Down and McMaster & James to Loggerhead promotions exclusively for 60 days and will be prominently Canadian music lovers." Andrew McCain, president of Loggerhead Records, has announced the appointment of Bessie Markouzis Rik Emmett signs with Bob Roper management to the position of national promotions manager. Former Triumph frontman, now multi-dimensional Magazine, a teacher at Humber College, and a Markouzis joins Loggerhead from True North.. solo artist Rik Emmett has signed anew agreement member of the board of directors of the Songwriters "We are thrilled to have Bessie as part of our with the Bob Roper Company, aToronto-based Association of Canada. team," noted McCain. "We are confident in her skills management firm. Emmett's upcoming new album, Live At and are looking forward to the results." Emmett, who helped guide Triumph to a Berklee, was recorded in Boston earlier this year, In other moves at Loggerhead, Lori Chappell number of gold and platinum records in Canada and and will be released in Canada on June 4, with a moves over to national sales and marketing; Juliet throughout the world in the '70s and '80s, has release in Europe and the US to follow. Suddaby has been appointed to the position of develop an intriguing solo career in the years since The artist is also in the midst of refurbishing business affairs manager and Jodi Sylvester is upped his split with Triumph. The singer/songwriter/ his website (www.rikemmett.com), and his music to marketing assistant. guitarist has recorded four CDs on his own Open will be featured in the upcoming Jason Priestly film Loggerhead's roster of artists includes Ashley House label, started his own publishing company Highwayman. As well, Emmett will make his acting MacIsaac, the Carson Downey Band, See Spot Run, (with international sub-publishing deals), and debut in the forthcoming Canadian TV movie the Punters, Denise Murray and Wayne Nicholson. continued his work as a contributor to Guitar Conspiracy Guy, to be seen on the Space Channel later this year. Commenting on the new partnership, Roper noted, "He's made major steps towards establishing himself as asolo artist; he played some 60 concerts last year in smaller theatres, listening clubs and festivals. And now we're planning tours in Australia and Japan in the fall." Bob Roper is the former tour manager with Supertramp and A&R executive who previously helmed the solo career of Larry Gowan. Universal, Canoe and Sun team for Top 20 songs Universal Music Canada, Canoe.ca and Sun Publishing are joining forces to determine the top 20 Canadian rock songs of all time, in avote to be determined by the public. Beginning this past Sunday (June 4), music fans could find ballots either by logging on to Canoe.ca or by checking out the daily Sun newspaper in Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton. The ballot features amaster list of 100 Canadian rock songs from the past 30 years. Voters can choose their top 20 from that list, or write in their own if it isn't on the master. The voting period will end on Canada Day (July 1), at which time the final list of 20 tunes will be compiled. That list of 20 will then appear on asingle CD (subject to rights approval/clearance) to be released in the fall, with partial proceeds going to the Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund. Fans who vote will be eligible for various prize Following their 3X platinum presentation (cover shot), Blink182 pose with some of the Universal packages, including entire catalogues of all 20 artists staff with their new hardware. (Photos by Dustin Rabin) chosen for the compilation. AVAILABLE NOW! 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The guy just gets worse and worse and worse, which parlays into more and more and more Remember back when??? Iremember it well radio listeners. Don't have the exact cumes from ... when keenly competitive, bushy-tailed aggressive the recent Toronto book, but Q's share in the program directors, or as they're called today, morning must be through the roof, and maybe even operations managers, used to hunt high and low more since that million buck US giveaway to one of across both Canada and the US in search of, of all those Toronto (Grimsby) listeners. The on-air trivia rvith Elvira Capreese people, morning personalities. You know what they contest was sponsored by Jackpot.com, an online say, as the morning show goes, so goes the rest of Ish ud have known!!! Well! EC stands corrected.