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Divisions Repertoire and Canada Music Warner Chairman Kulin Stan International & Domestic and Repertoire US (Jan. confirmed (WMI) International Music future." the 22/98) for wishes best and respect highest my have team dual the when 1989 since Canada Music Warner Warner -President Vice Executive Caradine, Jim his and He company. the of head the at Canadian a Chairman to Kulin and President Warner to Newman 1351 No. Registration Mail GST) .20 plus ($2.80 $3.00 - 1998 26, January 18 No. 66 jVolume 17A 2 - RPM - Monday January 26, 1998 Our Lady Peace poised to break stateside PEACE continued from page 3 It looks like Sony recording artists Our Lady Peace supporters from the record company and from several top Columbia executives, inch will be the first to break the Canadian jinx this the American press; it's an excellent feeling." Impressaria, and 40 key Ame year by breaking out in America. The band, whose The band's first American single, programmers. Columbia release titled Clumsy has sold 700,00 Superman's Dead, broke the group for the "I think we could say that is a units in Canada, is expected to break gold in the first time into top 10 for active rock and to the band to get so many radio prog US (500,000 units) as early as Spring. alternative. Their second single, Clumsy, has "It's feeling in America the way it did in recently been serviced to overwhelming "I think Sony currently Canada a year and a half ago," says Our Lady Peace responses; two weeks at #1 on Billboard's best label in this count manager Eric Lawrence. "There are a lot of heat Seeker's chart and currently (#10 with a bullet) at Modern Rock Radio. Meanwhile, developing artists' Pearl Jam special aired Clumsy is just about to go top 100 in Our Lady Pe Billboard while the video goes into on stretch ERIC byroadcast News rotation on MTV where it is getting an extra BN's Monkey Wrench Radio, which has no 50 plays a week. says Zuckerman. "We did some show( "From a Canadian perspective, you have commercial breaks, targets Pearl Jam on Saturday in New York but we felt that this w to go back a long way for a rock act to be top Jan. 31 at 11 pm. The official length of the show is that was too good an opportunity to sr 100 in Billboard," notes Richard Zuckerman, two hours, but it will continue for one extra hour. were blown away, it's a real success Sony Music's VP of International Marketing. Sony Music has invited radio stations to air Our Lady Peace first arrived on He says the American industry is music scene in 1994with their debut the special, which will be available on BN Channels catching onto the buzz in a big way and 03-04. A test period begins at 10:30 pm (ET) for reflecting increased public interest in the any last minute information. band. Last week a large American contingent Broadcasters can receive more information by was flown into Toronto to catch the band's St.Clair Entertainm contacting their local Sony Music representative or Virgin's Change of Heart Vel Omazic, director of national promotion in recent gig at Maple Leaf Gardens. Among them, Chicago -based Projekt Records has a Toronto at 416-391-7939. PEACE continued on page 3 decides to call it quits signing of an exclusive distribution q Montreal's (St. Laurent) St. Clair I Change of Heart, the Toronto based pop alternative Group. Boasting a "huge fanbase" as Broadcasters on attack with Broadcastfax quartet that signed to Virgin for two albums, have than 100,000 units sold to date, Proj The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) Greater support for Canadian music announced that they have disbanded. The group, Clutter points out that the label is lam expanded its high-powered lobbying strategy into "broadcasters will help make Canadian artists which had been a staple on the Canadian circuit era in ethereal ambience" for Canadt the electronic media with the Broadcastfax release winners through strong promotion and building on for the past fifteen years, had been struggling to label widely available in record store of Radio Renaissance, which is sub -titled "making the 30 per cent Cancon regulations." break out commercially with little success. Canadian prices for the first time. According to a press release issued by the radio competitive." Improved local programming In light of the recent Radio Review hearing by "radio will respond better to listeners and group's management company, Change of Heart Warner Music Calm the CRTC, Radio Renaissance admits that "Private "were playing near empty houses while incurring advertisers through new, improved Canadian huge debts trying to keep the band afloat." donates to ice storm radio needs a major overhaul to stay competitive programs and local news." and serve listeners better," which the CRTC The band initially entered the music scene in Stan Kuhn, chairman of Warner Musii Moving to digital radio the early eighties, part of a wave of Toronto pop acknowledged. "listeners can look forward to interference -free CD - announced a company donation of $. The CAB responded with what they bill as "a with punk ethic that was bubbling in the Red Cross Freezing Rain Operation to quality sound, data screens and 'tell me more' underground at the time. The band was ultimately bold new vision" for revitalizing radio, improving features." of the ice storms that devastated Quebt programming, strengthening community service and an irresolute addition to that scene, however, and parts of Ontario earlier this month. The fax indicates that private radio "must be increasingly distanced itself in the pursuit of more helping performers (RPM - Jan. 19/98). put on a solid financial footing to compete," Warner's contribution is in addit CAB's first fax attack zeros in on: commercial songs as their reputation developed. raised at the Wide Mouth Mason concluding with "That's the only way it can give They had a first hit in 1994 with Trigger (from Multiple licence ownership Cabaret in Montreal on Jan. 21. audiences what they want and help advertisers reach Tummysuckle) and most recently charted with Little "how allowing companies to own two AM and two audiences more efficiently." It had been announced earlier Kingdoms, their single off of Steel Teeth. artist Wide Mouth Mason, in conji FM stations in a market will increase listening The next Radio Renaissance will spotlight "the The band will pursue new musical projects diversity, inspire new programming and appeal to Donald K. Donald, Universal and urgent need for a new ownership policy." For more separately and, according to the press release, will advertisers." information contact Karen Spierkel at the CAB. would be donating all proceeds from 1 continue having an active role in the music business. the relief fund. The Backstreet Boys and manager Donna Wright with various awards EMI 3 times platinum awards for Creature (I to r) Deane Cameron, Kevin Atlantic recording artists Big Wrecl, with Jive Records in New York staff, and Canadian friends who made it Young, Jeff Pearce, Tim Trombley, Jody Mitchell, Mark Makoway, Paul Ian Thorn ley and Brian Doherty at re happen from BMG Music and Le Group Quebec (photo B.