WEEKLY $3.00 $2.80 plus .20 aST Volume 53 No. 22 May 4,1991 No.1 HIT No.1 ALBUM ~ . WALK MY WAY ~ Beth Neilsen Chapman : • ...... , ..................... JOSTTHE WAY IT IS, BABY WALKING IN MEMPHIS : The Rembrandts Marc Cohn : , , . , , , , ... , , .... , . , , , .. , , , ,'. ,"". 'ON'THE 'ouiilDE' , . , , , , : NOT LIKE KISSING YOU' Roch Voisine : • West End Girls , , , .. , , , , , , , . , , , , , , , . , . , . • · ... 'YOiiOO'N'T'HAVE'TO'GO'" : TOO HOT : HOME TONIGHT : " "" "'" , , , , , , , , , , , : ,~ I~~i,s, • The Triplets : VOICES THAT CARE : JOYRIDE THE TRAGICAllY HIP · ' , . , , MORE'THA'N WORDS' , ,. : ,',','" ~~ri,o.u~, ~~i~~~ , , , , , , , , : Roxette Road Apples : Extreme : PART OF ME, PART OF YOU : Capitol MCA - MCAD-I0173-J .......... · .... , i D'ONT WANNA CRy .... : .. , .... .. ,~I,e,n,n, ~r,ey • Mariah Carey : LIFT ME UP : : ' , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ',' " , .. , . " : Yes : TOUCH ME (All NIght Long) .,.,",.,""""""""", . • : • Cathy DenniS : DANGEROUS : . : . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , " : The Doobie Brothers : _ • LOVE IS A WONDERFUL THING • , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , • Michael Bolton : WHAT COMES NATURALLY : : ' , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , " : Sheena Easton : LENNY KRAVITZ • MIRACLE • , .. ,"""""""',',', ., " • Mama Said . ...................... , .. : Whitney Houston WASH THE RAIN : : ' , , , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , .. , , , , , , World On Edge • R.E.M. ANOTHER BAD CREATION • THE LAST TO KNOW , , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Out Of Time " Coolin' At The Playground Celine Dion I RHYME THE WORLD , , , .. , . 'ROO'STEWART' , , , , . , , : " . , , , , . , ,OiVl 'NYLS' , , , , , , , , : ' , ,COME 'IN' FRC)M THE COLD ' , IN SOK,DhAYS Vagabond Heart : Divinyls IS , , , , , , , , , ,ROXEITE ' , . , , . , . , . ' , , , , , G'n~i.s· . , . , . .....: ...........Joni Mitchell.... ....... \VEST Et-iO : RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW Joyride • Wes.t End Girls Jesus Jones , , , , , , , , 'CELINE [liON ' , , , , , , , : ' , , , , , 'RAI'N TREE CRow ' , , , , .,......................... • COUPLE DAYS OFF Unison : Rain Tree Crow .....................Huey Lewis & The News..... WITH THIS RING fllOtl1 p,,(l~ , T, Graham Brown PIC \<' . ,' •• , , , , , , , , , , • , , , , , , , , , LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT .. , IT'S' A'BEAUTIFiiL L.iFE ' Styx Joel FeeneyJWestern Front ........... " ............ , , , 'YOii AN'O TH'E OCEAN' . , UNBELIEVABLE EMF Brent McAthey , , , , , 'BL.UE· ME fvl0Ries . , , , , Patty Loveless HIT PICK ALBUM PICK SIDEWAYS THE NYLONS Men Without Hats 4 On The Floor Mercury Attic - ACD-1301-Q 2 - RPM - May 4, 1991 Music industry rocks for animal rights one month ago. The revenue generated is re­ invested into continuing public education, re­ It's not astatus symbol, it's a sadist symbol. Fur critical decade when things really changed in a search and investigations, legislation, special coats aren't winning any popularity contests big way for animals and the environment. We events, direct action and grassroots organizing. these days. That's because animal rights hope the Tame Yourself record will be some­ Headquartered in Washington D.C., PETA groups are pressuring manufacturers and con­ what of a catalyst in reaching that end." focuses its activities in three areas in which the sumers to think about how the coats are made. Using animals for' food, clothing, as ex­ largest number of animals suffer the most for Now, the largest animal rights group, People perimental subjects and for a host of other long periods of time - the factory farms, in for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) things is such a longstanding and widespread laboratories and in the fur trade. Membership hopes their new album, Tame Yourself, will habit that it feels right to most people. Yet the further their cause. inquiries or donations can be sent to: PETA, animals whose lives are taken to supply the P.O. Box ' 42516, Washington D.C. 20015- The album, released last month on the products we take for granted are not things or 0516. Rhino New Artists label, is an anthology of ex­ tools but sensitive, intelligent individuals who One of the best things about animal rights clusive animal-oriented songs produced to feel pain, fear and affection. support is that it is the most personal of all benefit PETA. The collection is aresult of three PETA is at the forefront of the exciting, current issues. You decide what you want to years work and features specially recorded growing movement to accord animals the re­ eat; you decide what to wear - it's a very songs by The B-52's, k.d. Lang, The Pretend­ spect all living creatures need. They have over lifestyle type of issue. "People can feel really ers, Belinda Carlisle, Howard Jones, Lene 350,000 members across the U.S. and Canada self-empowered by making certain decisions", Lovich, Nina Hagen, Indigo Girls, The Goose­ who are active in a variety of animal rights pro­ bumps (featuring Sass Jordan), R.E.M.'s adds Matthews, "like buying a brand of soap grams and campaigns. that isn't tested on animals are little things you Michael Stipe, Jane Wiedlin, Exene Cervenka, Through James Bond-type lab investiga­ can do knowing that in your heart you are not Aleka's Attic (featuring River Phoenix), and tions PETA has been able to stop companies supporting an industry that kills animals." -RW the title track by newcomers Raw Youth. The like Avon, Revlon, and Estee Lauder from production of Tame Yourself was made pos­ testing their products on animals. Similar in­ sible by a grant from John Paul Mitchell vestigations have led to the closing of a Texas Systems which manufactures the first major based slaughterhouse where 30,000 horses line of hair care products not tested on animals. were trucked in yearly from allover the U.S. "This is a very exciting time for us", says and penned in miserable, disease-producing Dan Matthews, Director of Special Projects for conditions. The Tame Yourself album is an PETA, "the 90's are going to be seen as a example of the on-going efforts by PETA to create public awareness of the inhumanity tak­ Make Music Expo ing place all around us. trade show May 4th "When you buy this record at the store, we don't expect you to present a certificate that On Saturday, May 4th, the Music Industries you've sprayed (spray painted) a dozen fur Association of Canada presents a consumer coats", explains Matthews, "it's basically a music trade show at the Automotive Building, starting point for people to learn. That's why Exhibition Place in Toronto. we put this record out - not to alienate people Seen at the ''Tame Yourself" party (I to r) Kate Sponsored by Now Magazine, Q-1 07, The but to just get them to think about why so many Pierson (8-52's), Lene Lovlch, k.d.lang, Chrissie Hog and City TV, the show gets under way at people are starting to get involved in this issue Hynde (Pretenders), and Fred Schneider (8-52's). lOAM and raps up at 9 PM. Exhibits will show but <it the same time we don't want to beat them the latest developments in musical instruments, over the head. The record is more fun than Vanilla Ice's Extremes MIDI gear, sound and recording gear, books anYthing else." The album has already raised five times platinum. sheet music. over a half million dollars for animal rights Vanilla Ice's recent Toronto date at Maple Leaf Many workshops are scheduled for the programs in North America since its release day plus guest showcases by such artists as Gardens was timely in that his Capitol debut Wild 'T', Seventh Son, Simply Majestic, Weinzettlleaves FACTOR album, To The Extreme, topped the five times Brothers From The Ghetto, Bookroom, and the platinum (500,000 units shipped) mark. The Randy Coven Band. to launch private business album topped the RPM 100 on Dec. 29/90. Make Music Expo is open to all, with Peter Weinzettl, Program Officer at FACTOR, Immediately after his Toronto perform­ tickets costing $7 for adults and $4 for seniors will be leaving his post to start up his own ance Capitol President Deane Cameron pre­ and children under 12. business, Fandom Paradise, opening in down­ sented Ice with not only his five-times platinum town Toronto on Saturday May 4th,1991. award, but also a gold casette-single award for Fandom Paradise is the brainchild of Ice Ice Baby, the first single from the album. Weinzettl and his wife Linda and is North America's only retail store exclusively for fans. Among the initial stock items will be in­ cluded such rare items as gold and multi-plati­ num record awards, VIP backstage passes, guitar heroes' personalized guitar picks, post­ ers and personally-autographed items by stars like Kiss, Sting, Cher and Gloria Estefan. Fan­ dam's specialty will be clothing worn by the stars. All these exclusive items are obtained through the most reputable celebrity clothing brokers and are guaranteed authentic. Some of these are autographed too. Sony Music presented Harry Connick Jr. with a platinum award for his We Are In Love album and The Weinzettl's confess to being avid a gold award for When Harry Met Sally following fans themselves and are well known for their his sold-out Massey Hall show. On hand for the independently-published quarterly fan maga­ presentation were (I to r) Don Oates, Pat Bachynski, Frank Hendricks, Connick Jr., Sony zine MCL,The Madonna Fanzine, devoted en­ Vanilla Ice meets Capitol Canada President Music Canada President Paul Burger and tirely to the star. Their store boasts the largest Deane Cameron after his Maple Leaf Gardens Deborah MacCallum. selection