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CHECK JUT T ACKS Aimee Mann, "I Should've Known," Imago Dirty Dozen Brass Band, "jelly," Columbia Strong, passionate, emotional, melodic, "The 6th album by the Dirty Dozen moving — it's all Aimee Mann. You don't Brass Band of New Orleans is dedicated jag e d e just hear the songs on Whatever, you feel to the music of the seminal early com- them. They hit you in the face like a cold poser of jazz, Jelly Roll Morton," reads dose of reality and then envelope you like a 111 dirtYduzmu the inside CD cover. For anyone who's warm fire. Initial Triple A reaction to the bre a ever listened to the genius of Jelly first single went like this: KFMU's Glenn ys Roll's music, that's really all that needs Roberts, "It's damn good to hear from her. jelly roll morton to be said. It's hard to imagine that any It's a bit harder than what I expected, but it band could cover his music as well as works out real well. The recognition is immediate when you the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, who bring their own unique hear Aimee start singing. It's different from the Til Tuesday style to Morton's classic compositions. WNC W's Greg stuff. This has a bit more of an edge, which I like. I think the Hils commented, "It's Jelly Roll Incarnate. It's powerful. listeners are going to dig it, too." KSKE's Tony Baroni, "We It's rootsy. It's a party record... even the slow tunes are." just added it and the phones are starting to go nuts. She'll defi- Top Triple A considerations at "Milenberg Joys" and nitely be a mover here." KTCZ's Jane Fredrickson, "It's "Wolverine Blues," but don't stop there. Just sit back and great to have Aimee back again." enjoy Jelly. The Posies, "Dream All Day," DGC The Posies easily reached top 10 on Alternative charts with their prior album, Dear 23, and they should have no problem carving out a prominent spot on the Triple A chart with Frosting On The Beater. Look for the full album to be released on April 27th, but for now, give "Dream All Day" a serious listen. KFMU's Glenn Roberts did, "A good, solid effort. We like it, and we'll be adding it this week." KSKE's Tony Baroni added, "The Posies are a mainstay here at KSKE. It will definitely be an add here." Also in the works for the near future is a video of the single, which will be released to Triple A, Alternative, AOR, and quite possibly to CHR — talk about a multi-format band. Leonard Cohen, "The Future," Columbia Leonard Cohen has been a staple at most Triple A's since the release of The Future, and the title cut is the next track poised to enter the Triple A chart. WNC W's Greg Hils hit the nail on the head in describing this song: "It's like trying to drive by a car wreck and not look. It's scary. It's entertaining. It's all of those things and more." It's mesmerizing and chill- ing in its lyrical content. You can't not listen to it. Columbus Broadcast veteran Mark "Munch" Bishop joined 101.1 WWCD as Sports Director. Bishop will be calling in Daily Sports Reports to 101 from Cleveland, where he's currently Promotion Director and air talent at WM MS. He's also a member of the Browns Broadcast Team, which is heard on 54 stations as the Cleveland Browns Radio Network, the host of CSU Today, which airs before all Cleveland State University basketball games, in addition to some commentating for CSU games. "Munch" replaces Columbus Chill hockey player Jim Ballantine, who has decided to hang up his microphone and his skates to pursue a full-time career in law. In the Better Late Than Never category, WXRT has released the results of their 1992 Listener Poll. According to their listeners, the Top 10 Best Albums of '92 were: 1) R.E.M., Automatic For The People; 2) Los Lobos, Kiko; 3) Peter Gabriel, Li.; 4) The Cure, Wish; 5) U2, Achtung Baby; 5) (tied) Sugar, Copper Blue; 6) Lyle Lovett, Joshua Judges Ruth; 7) Matthew Sweet, Girlfriend; 7) (tied) Eric Clapton, Unplugged; 8) Melissa Etheridge, Never Enough, 9) Poi Dog Pondering, Vo/o Vo/o; 10) Cracker, Cracker. Rounding out the poll, U2 received Best Concert honors, and Material Issue took top place in the Best Local Groups/Artists category. KFMG/Des Moines continues celebrating their 1st Anniversary during the month of April, and they'd appreciate any artist greetings, CDs to give to listeners, etc. Contact Ron Sorenson or Mark Vos at (515) 282-1033 for more information. KMTT/Seattle, The Mountain is also celebrating a birthday this month, their 2nd. Kicking off the festivities on April 11th, 500 Mountain listeners and friends were invited to a private party and free concert featuring reggae band Big Mountain. Earth Day International will release a 4 1/2 minute video clip entitled, "The Eleventh Hour." The video is an adaptation of Australian keyboardist/composer Mars Lasar's new video for the title track from his recently released album on Real Music. Lasar created the project with filmmaker Sam Nicholson. In addition to the wide-spread distribution through the organization's United Nations channels and EDI's over 100 environmental organizations around the globe, "The Eleventh Hour" clip will be distributed via Real Music to music video channels and other broadcast outlets in the U.S. M ADISON BLUES BY ANDRE W BATES TIE SUDDEN APPEAR AMU. Aar,— edeg sue-it tsiek ; tz e letaR A CA ti sztwvje"f,=. 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