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All rights reserved, no portion of this publication may be reproduced without ForLess Than$10.00 a month expressed written permission of the Publisher. @f!MJ{f(iJliiJ~ rf@f1!Jl? Appearance in This Week In Texas Magazine in no iliYir1fi1I . manner reflects a person's lifestyle. All cover $2.25 per copy/$9.00 per month models are of adult age with proof on file. will have your This Week In Texas Magazine delivered via frst class mail! had its beginnings soon after Moysov moved to the United States and met guitarist Tom Ayres in 1993. Their first self produced LP, "City of Love" was nominated for the best debut album at the ~ PLAYLISt California Music Awards in 2002. The word of 1. Only One Too (Lenny B Club) Jewel, Atlantic 2. Dancing (EricSmaxa ThomasGoldRMX) Aaron Smith, Data 3. No Matter What (TV Rock RMX) Nu Electric, Free 2 Air R. sMItH 4. Hideaway (Pete Gooding RMX) Delacy, Slip N Slide One can't claim to love Anyone who is fabulous surely loves the house music and not love Scissor Sisters. And now you can love them a 5. Big One (Big One RMX2) Basement Jaxx, The pro- little more. Their new single "I Don't Feel Chris ScottEi: Richie \l!rus, Forensic Records duction duo of Like Dancin' has just been released (Club Extended) Simon Ratcliffe and and the new album To-doh comes out mouth buzz caused by their live shows earned 6. The Bass Felix Buxton. They on the 26th. How does one describe them a 2001 SFWeekly Award for Best Pop Band, Philipe 8, Poole Music are widely regarded Scissor Sisters? A genre- and gender- and led them to share bills with Cake, BRMC, as one of the top 7. 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Reflections (Y. CaIdercre& n-at: Kid OTis) I haven't got the promo on the new over 40 original songs to choose from in record- not only with their remix work, biut album yet but if it's as lovely as the Victor Calderone f. Melanie S, Tweek'd ing their latest album. also when it comes to their original single, then we are in for it! Their first productions. album Comfortably Numb got them a Grammy Nomination. Let's see if they If you are into groups like the Cardigans, Hot on the heels of their double can bring it in this time! Komeda, and The Fiery Furnaces, then this Chart Courtesy of: platinum album The Single, the duo @i. album is surely something for you. is set for the release of their new ~ album next week on XL Recordings. And that's the beats ... THIS WEEK !N TEXAS, .::: .•• SATELL ITE (the same label that has Prodigy) ~. RADIO bpm The album, entitled Crazy Itch Radio ~ and these guys are once again not playing around. The debut single TWT Chart Manager: OJ Mark O. "Hush Boy" which reunites the duo Hear him weekly on XM Channel 81 with the vocal talents of live collab· at .• orator Vula (last heard on 'Oh My Gosh', should be a pop smash in the ~ UK and will probably fare well in the ~w.;~¥ YOU lOOKINGii clubs here in the states, but I doubt seriously that you will be hearing it .. on the radio here because we all y-~ ~'".~SO ~,ARE WE ... know that radio here in the US sucks If you have been out dancing in the ..,.,......,.., the big one. past several months, I am sure you , ,\\\\\\'~':--- , have heard Persephone's Bees "Nice Bea As for the rest of the album is one Day." The remix by former audible morsel after another. As Thunderpuss member Chris Cox is Simon says of the album "This record completely sensational. So if you want / \WI feels like what we do best. It's soul- to hear more of this group, grab a cover model ful, soothing and warm and its got a copy of their full-length debut Notes beauty to it which "Remedy" and our From the Underworld. early EPs had." (I'll have to agree emall vour plclure and Into 10 there.) It's that simple Basement Led by Russian singer/songwriter/key- Jaxx formula that has worked for boardist Angelina Moysov, Persephone's them over and over again ...think new Bees (a name that comes from a poem twtphotos'@aol.com age ghetto music. Way hotl by Russian poet Osip Mandelstam) l 8~ ~SCOPE Aries March 21 April 19 Lets not be lazy in affairs of the heart. Learn how to compromise a little bit more, especially this coming week. This way, people will want to be around you more than usual and this works out fine .with you. Life will be good for you, so let go. Taurus April 20 May 20 Ok so some see you as sophisticated and some as fussy, but we all know you are dedicated. Try not to be impatient this weekend, especially if Scorpio October 23 November 21 you feel someone is wasting your time. After all, You will be most successful no matter what they do need you and you need them. you do now. Use your determination and go forward and you will conquer all. Aim high and Gemini May 21 June 21 you will be justly rewarded as it will all payoff Gemini, go out and flirt your little heart out this for you this coming week. Congratulations on week and your wishes will all come true. Be the your success. tease that you are and you will come out on top of matters. Win them over with flattery as well. Sagittarius November 22 December 21 I assure you, it will be worth the effort you Win, lose or draw, you are always the optimist make. and this week is nothing different for you. Just concentrate on the here and now and you and cancer June 22 July 22 your loved ones will be truly have a brighter Fair and understanding beyond your imagina- future coming in the weeks ahead. Don't give tion, this week holds nothing but love for you. up. Give it to you confidence to help you be Surround yourself with loyal and honorable rewarded. friends and family now. This will make you hap- piest beyond your dreams. Enjoy the week like capricorn December 22 January 19 never before. Don't be so bored this week that you forget about the important things in life such as liv- Leo July 23 August 23 ing. So go out there and find some adventure, Day dream to your hearts desires and riches will get into some trouble and live a little bit come to you like nothing you have ever encoun- please. Who knows you may find the perfect tered. Stay the generous lover and shower and mate, if you don't already have one. pamper your mate with gifts and you will be greatly rewarded for it all. Aquarius January 20 February 18 Feel like you're having a tough time fitting in? Virgo August 24 September 22 We all go through this bit of a rough patch,so Watch out dear Virgo for any deals presented to don't despair.This may be to you beingtoo pri- you this week.