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Debt]: album 4,, platiman 1 OLW1-01) 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 1 charts 60 million peop e watcl- ed 13170111t y star in Cinderella on ABCTelevision Over 4 million people watch Brandy ....ach week onNfoesha Tonight Show May14 'The Boy Is Mine produced by 1.ociney.iicrictis for Darkchild Entolainnier t Inc. Brandy will be featured on the covers of Vibe, TeenPeople, Ebony, Dallas Austin or Darp, Inc. and Brandy fcr 3rand Ni., nc Seventeen, Jet, and in an In Style feature. Monica appears courtesy of Arista Records Inc MTV Ultrasound, MTV Spring Brmk, kfIV live (6/9) www.alaqtic record! cEl Neu, album NEVER - SAY - NEVERin stores June 9th air. ATLANTIC CROUP ,c1998 ATLAN rt.: RECORDIM ; CORP A WOE WARM:2 (CM'AVr First Person Inside AS TOLD TO ELIOT TIEGEL 3 News 10 That's Sho-Biz Friends of Radio 1111,.;h Crirrall 24 Class Is in Session Tony Outeda Our Rock team focuses on On PBS, Fundraising, and Making Music College Radio this week. Meet Morcheeba, take a crash course Former personal manager Tony on how a record company functions in Radio 101, and learn bow Outeda is president of PBS Records, on different levels. You're involved in curve bigwigspaid their dues. the new 50-50 joint venture between making and manufacturing a record, 33 Classifieds the Public Broadcasting Service and looking at tours, sales, and radio pro- Warner Bros. Records. Under its five- motion. The beauty of having a cus- FORMATS year deal, WB will fund the produc- tom label deal with a company like 11 Top 40 tion of two TV specials and CDs year- Warner Bros. is you have their entire Top 40 Profile:Garrison Starr ly and provide all sales, marketing, infrastructure available to you. A 12 Go Chart promotion, manufacturing, and dis- management background gives you a 13 Hot A/C tribution. Outeda will draw material full understanding of how all these from PBS Network artist perfor- functions work together. 14 Adult Contemporary mances and fundraising specials, as Our records will be promoted on Inside A/C //,?/;,/,rc well as from individual PBS affiliate PBS; whether they get promoted on A/C Profile: 11/e0,1hr,111 stations. But the synergy has to be radio is an open question because 17 A' Album Adult Alternative right on the audience mark; other- we'll be making a lot of albums that II Knew Him ), wise it's a no-go. Outeda is the latest Tony Outwits aren't going to fit into any radio for- 22 College former artist manager to join the Blackside, the top -of -the -line Boston mat. The music on PBS is so eclec- ranks of record company presidents; production firm, about a possible tic-Broadway, pop, rock, opera, Making Scrilla as a DJ during his career as a manager, companion record for their 6 -hour jazz, barbershop quartets. There was 31 Active Rock Outeda has worked with Foghat, documentary, I'll Make Me a Life, even a show on klezmer music. 32 Alternative Laura Nyro, Dave Edmonds, and which defines the impact of black PBS has a fundraising hour special No Static Bob Welsh, among others. artists in the 20th Century. Obviously on barbershop quartets and we're Spence's Memphis Diary a big part of that is going to be going to have an album. It'll be taped In this new endeavor, all of our music. This is the company that did in Atlanta over the July Fourth week- 34 Country record albums will have televi- the award -winning show about civil end. We'll coordinate the release to Country NotesOde to Faith sion components. If we were to rights, Eyes on the Prize. coincide with the special.It's good 37 Gavin Americana FM find some musical talent, we'd work In the case of documentaries, the music, it's interesting, and it's great to Mph' litretli in tandem with PBS to create the filmmakers will need music that listen to. Where would you get it 39 Rap visual aspect. Or it could be some- works in the documentary, while played? You wouldn't. On the other thing PBS already has in the pipeline. we'll need music that stands on its hand, who knows what will come 40 Urban Landzcape It's a combination of the record com- own for a CD. If we can't do that, we from some of the things we're work- Urban On-line pany feeling this is going to make an won't make the record. We hope that ing on? Certainly the Chicago record Put Time on Your Side interesting album, and PBS feeling it's we'll be able to combine budgets andwill have airplay. We'll ship stations a 42 Jazz going to make good television. The expertise and come out with better sampler with several cuts. On Z CornerKeiko Matsui first PBS record and program that's in results that we would otherwise have Some of the PBS affiliates-like 44 Smooth Jazz & Vocals the works is a Chicago perfor- had. If there's a musical idea we WNET-New York, WGBH-Boston, mance/Christmas album. The band think would make a great record and and WTTW-Chicago-create pro- will be taped in late May. PBS doesn't feel it'll make good PBS gramming, much of which is music, NEXT WEEK We're talking about a number of television or is suitable for the PBS that gets on the network. We have Welcome to Gavin: projects, and we're going to do at audience, then it won't happen. It's the potential to use locally produced The all new GAVIN, that is. Our least two fundraising events each always going to be something that music shows from other PBS affili- year involving an hour's perfor- everybody enthusiastically believes ates, as long as we're informed of the special Alternative focus is just mance, like last year's John Tesh at will have a common ground. program and are involved initially so the beginning this week. We've Red Rocks. We've had meetings with My background in personal man- we can coordinate the release of the got new features, new depart- Sa111 Pollard :Ind Rena Kosersky Of agement has given me a perspective album with the air date. GAVIN ments, and a whole new look for you to enjoy! First Words

Many years after the fact, I can admit it:I was the that, despite a degree in anthropology, radio would end worst disc jockey in the history of college radio. up being my career. Somehow. Now, over the years I've run into many people who The point is: if you have a passion in life, if you are make this claim, but in my case it's true. I tried too self -directed, if you are persistent, if you understand hard to sound like a Top 40 jock, I could never get the about "paying dues," and if you can see opportunity V11 11Founded by Bill Gavin -1958 hang of cueing the records, I stepped all over the when it pounds on the door, you'll end up doing what \ isi., published 50 weeks a year on Friday of each music (and myself), and I even played William you want to do. week. Subscription Rates $325 for 50 issues or $180 Shatner's cover versions of "Mr. Tambourine Man" and Go out there and make it happen. for 25 issues. Subscription and circulation inquiries: (415) 495-1990. All rights to any or all of the contents "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" (found the album in of this publication are reserved. Materials may not be the trash; still have it). Even locked myself out of the reproduced in any form without the publisher's studio...more than once. permission. C1998 GAVIN, MillerFreeman EntertainmentGroup But I loved radio. Loved everything about it.I also 140 Second Street, San Fr.incisk loved to write, to dig, to talk to people, to understand C.illi,nna itti;,I iSA ing I.ould about this great medium. And I knew Reed Bunzel, Editor -in -Chief Miller Freeman A United News & Media company GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 polnivers arp

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ABC to Acquire Radio Today LiPuma to GRP Revenues Jump 12% in March Inadealestimated by will"enormously increase Label Chairman National some analysts to be worth our programming develop- Combined approximately $25 million, ment and syndication capa- Tommy LiPuma has been Local ABC Radio Networks has bilities," ABC Radio Net- promoted to Chairman of 2r, inked a deal to purchase works President Lyn An- GRP Recording Company; NewYork -basedRadio drews observedthatthe former Private Music Pre- Today Entertainment, an Radio Today team is known sident/CEO Ron Goldstein independent producer and for its "high standards, cre- has been named President of the GRP label.Both OAK RADIO NETWORICS LiPuma and Goldstein will be based in New York. 4/97 5/97 6/97 7/97 8/97 9/97 10/97 11/97 12197 1/98 2198 3/98 distributor of RADIO TODAYative talent, radio pro- ENTERTAINMENTand rela- Chalk up another consecutive month of radio revenue gains (67 grams and tionships in a row, for those who keep track). The radio industry posted services. An estimated with radiostations...andI a 12 percent increase in overall revenues in March compared 2,500radiostationscur- am confident they will bring with the same period in 1997, driven by a 13 percent jump in rently utilize one or more these valuable qualities to local ad dollars and an 11 percent gain in national business. of Radio Today's 17 prod- our business." Year-to-date, national sales are up 11 percent, while local and ucts, which include block "Radio Today and ABC are combined revenues both are 9 percent ahead of last year's programming and produc- a perfectfit,"added Radio pace. Calculations are based on the Radio Advertising Bureau's tionlibrariesina broad Today President Geoff Rich. revenue index of more than 100 markets. range of formats. "Together we can take on the Award winning producer Noting that the addition of programming challenges of LiPuma has servedas Radio Today to the ABC fold the next millenium." President of GRP since 1994, Capitol Records Realigns; and Goldstein brings to his new post more than11 years'experienceatthe Ups Costello,Watts -Perry No Color Barriers helm of various labels. CapitolRecords President/ VP. Lou Mann continues as "GRP has made tremen- CEO Gary Gersh has realigned Senior VP/GM of Capitol. "It in Music dous strides under Tommy's the label's gives me enor- leadership,"said Universal marketing and mous pleasure Bill Gavin wrote in 1972: "What can Music Group President Zach promotion torecognize be wrong with a rigidly -controlled Horowitz. "With the addition departments, andreward sound is that, eventually,its utter of Ron, the label is poised for promoting thecontribu- sameness tends to reduce listener interest. Pop music even greater levels of success. two key exec- tions Phil and never was and never will be a segregated type of format. GRP will now have two executives in the Perry have There are no color barriers or sound barriers to the music utives with impressive artistic process.Phil made to Ca- that people like.Integration in music, as anywhere, sensibilities who are equally Costello,SeniorVP Pro- pitol over the past five years,' involves acceptance of differences. Each record should be focused on developing talent motion, adds Marketing to his said Gersh. judged on its own individual merit. True tolerance and and bringing their music to title,while VP A&R Perry In his new position, Cos- understanding of many musical forms are essential ingre- audiences worldwide." Watts -Russell becomes Seniortellowill oversee Capitol's dients for the music director's job. They are also great marketing functions as well assets for the person who sets the course as radio promotion to all for- of the station's music policy." the *rob,. mats; he also will continue to The first time I read this quote, I Mercury, The Enclave liaise with Blue Note/Metro was a 22 -year old black DJ trying Blueonselectprojects. Watts -Russell will now apply to make my mark in Top 40 radio. "5'- In Worldwide Deal That quote was welcome music to A both his musical acumen and my soul, and of course I was pray- Mercury Records has entered into a worldwide imprint deal artist development skills to a ing that leadersinthe business with Tom Zutaut's The Enclave, in which Mercury will own, broader range of projects. would take Bill's message to heart. ow, market, and distribute all records signed to The Enclave. The moves are a result of This was back in the day when radio was Zutaut's title will be President and his duties may also Capitol's recent resurgence in more segregated than it is today; not only was crossing include A&R and overseeing various Mercury artists; he will themarketplace, thanksin over black music a triumph, but adding a black air per- be based in Mercury's New York offices. Zutaut was former- large part to the successes of sonality to a Top 40 station line-up was an heroic gesture. ly President and Chief Executive Officer of The Enclave foracts like Radiohead, Everclear, I cut that quote out of The Gavin Report that week and EMI Recorded Music, where he signed such acts as Fluffy andand Meredith Brooks. "The have kept it with me all these years. When I became a Drain S.T.H. Prior to forming The Enclave, Zutaut was annotion is, we are having a lot Music Director and PD, I made those very words central A&R Executive at Geffen Records, where he signed Guns N' of acts coming into fruition," to my programming philosophy. I still do today, in the Roses, Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians, and Elastica. Gersh toldthe Hollywood form of a fading piece of paper taped to the bottom of my Danny Goldberg, Chairman and CEO of Mercury Records Reporter, adding that part of computer monitor, the words still legible, the message still Group said, "Tom Zutaut is one of the most brilliant A&RCapitol's success stems from powerful as ever. -QUINCY MCCOY minds of his generation. Bringing The Enclave to Mercury is "seeling,I third and fourth hits an incredible honor." from the records released." 6 GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 NEWS The G -files 2K Entertainment Brooks, Strait Nab ACQUISITIONS Top CMAHonors CLEAR CHANNEL, JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES, and Now Music Boulevard FAIRBANKS COMMUNICATIONS inked a three-way sta- ROSEN TO OVERSEE ON-LINE DIVISION Winners at the 33rd annual tion deal involving seven stations in two Florida mar- Academy of Country Music N2K Inc. has announced that kets. Clear Channel has agreed to buy WJNO/AM in the appointment of J.J. Rosen Awards: N2K Entertainment, the com- as President of the Music Miami, andWJNA/AM,WJNX/AM,WRFM/FM, Entertainer: Garth Brooks pany's online music division, Boulevard Network. Form- Album: Carrying Your Love WRLX/FM, and WXFG/FM in West Palm Beach, for $85 has changed its name to the With Me,George Strait million.Clear Channel then will exchange WJNA, erly Senior Vice President/ Music Boulevard Network. Single Record: "It's Your WRMF, and WRLX, as well as WFTL/AM-Miami, to JCE The name change has been Love," Tim McGraw with for $47 million and a new CP that will serve the West Faith Hill Palm Beach market. Brokers: Bergner & Co. and implemented to better reflect the full scope of online con- Song: "It's Your Love," Richard A. Foreman Assoc. Tim McGraw with Faith Hill tent, community, and com- CLEAR CHANNEL also signed a deal to buy KTSM Female Vocalist: merce offered by the service's AM/FM-El Paso from Communications Corp. of America Trisha Yearwood Internet music channels. for $10.5 million. Male Vocalist: George Strait BIG CITY RADIO agreed to buy four stations in and The Music Boulevard Vocal Duo or Group: Network consists of online Brooks & Dunn around Chicago for an estimated $25 million. Included Vocal Event: "It's Your Love," in the deal: Darrell Peters Productions' WCBR/FM- music store MusicBlvd.com, and music channels Rock- Tim McGraw with Faith Hill Chicago; STARadio Corporation's WLRT/FM-Kankakee, tropolis.com, JazzCentralSta- General Manager of N2K New Female Vocalist: Il.;and DeKalb RadioStudios' WLBK/AM and Lee Ann Womack tion.com,Classicallnsites.- Entertainment, Rosen will WDEK/FM in DeKalb, Il. Brokers: Blackburn & Co. and New Male Vocalist: com, and various Star Sites. oversee day-to-day opera- Gary Stevens & Co. Kenny Chesney The network provides pro- tions for the online division, CUMULUS MEDIA agreed to purchase four stations from New Group or Duo: The Kinleys con- two separate owners in two markets for a total $2.3 mil- gramming and commerceincluding integrating Video: "It's Your Love," capabilities lion. In Florence, S.C., Cumulus is buying WCMG/FM for major han-tent, community, and com- Tim McGraw with Faith Hill dlersoftrafficonthemerce for the Network's sites Pioneer Award: Charlie Daniels and the CP for WSEA/FM from Seaside Broadcasting for Special Achievement Award: $1.825 million; in Washington, Ga. the company is Internet,including America and its distribution partners, Online,Netscape,Excite, establishing new alliances, Garth Brooks acquiring WLOV/AM from P&T Broadcastingfor MTV/VH1, WebTV, @Home, and managing the continual Nightclub: The Crystal Palace $500,000. as well as CBS Cable's TNN, international expansion and in Bakersfield, Calif. SUNBURST MEDIA agreed to purchase KBBA/AM, Radio Station: US99 in Chicago CMT, and country.com. development of the Music KEYJ/FM, and KORQ/FM inAbilene, Texas from Disc Jockey: Tom Rivers of N2K has also announcedBoulevard Network. Dynamic Broadcasting for $5 million. WOYK in Tampa, Fla. BALDWIN BROADCASTING announced it was buying WZEW/FM-Mobile, Al. from American General Media Amazon.com Seeks for $1.4 million. Regional Differences Dictate CLOSINGS Customer Input JOURNAL BROADCAST GROUP closed its $4.4 million Music Format Preferences purchase of WQBB AM/FM in Knoxville, Tenn. from Sequoyah Communications. Broker: Kalil & Co. For On -Line Music A new study from Interep confirms what most radio pro- MARATHON MEDIA completeditsacquisitionof Online retailer Amazon.com, grammers have known for a long time: that regional dif- KFTZ/FM and KOSZ/FM in Idaho falls, Id. from Eagle "Earth's Biggest Bookstore," ferences play a fundamental role in what type of music - Rock Broadcasting for $2 million. hascalleduponmusic and radio formats -are popular in different markets. STARADIO CORP. finalized its acquisition of KCAP/AM loversfor suggestions on Take New York, for example: only a four-hour drive and KZMT/FM in Helena, Mont., from American Cities building the ultimate online from Boston, the Big Apple's top format is Urban, Broadcasting. Purchase price was X1.4 million. music store. which doesn't even figure into the top 3 in Beantown. Artists,customers,and Neither does Spanish, New York's number two format; music industry professionals conversely, Boston listeners love Oldies, which don't are invited to give their opin- figure into New York's top three. ions by clicking on "Help For comparisons, here's a listing of the three most -lis- Build Your Store" on the tened -to formats in each of the top 10 markets: Amazon Web site. Amazon, NEW YORK DETROIT the largest online retailer of URBAN 13.0% URBAN 17.4 books, hopes that responses SPANISH 11.0 NEWS/TALK 11.2 to queries such as, "Tell us TOP 40 9.3 ROCK 7.5 about your dream music store," "How doesit help LOS ANGELES DALLAS you find music you'll like?" SPANISH 20.4 URBAN 11.9 URBAN COUNTRY 11.8 "How does it help you avoid 11.1 NEWS/TALK 10.0 NEWS/TALK 10.9 music you don't?" and "What makes it unique?" will help CHICAGO WASHINGTON the company expand its suc- NEWS/TALK 16.5 URBAN 21.2 cessfulenterpriseintothe URBAN 13.2 NEWS/TALK 10.7 musicbiz.Amazon also SPANISH 6.3 COUNTRY 6.8 OZ -STRUCK encourages customersto SAN FRANCISCO HOUSTON KLOS/FM-Los Angeles' Mark and Brian program reenacted the clas- publish their own opinions NEWS/TALK 9.6 COUNTRY 13.0 sic Lux Radio Theater version of The Wizard of Oz at the Museum of about music by rating and ADULT ALT. 8.1 URBAN 12.2 Television & Radio in Beverly Hills. Pictured (I -r): contest winner reviewing CDs. Each person URBAN 7.0 NEWS/TALK 8.8 Lisa Boisse (Tote), Jess Harnell (narrator/Munckin Mayor), Dwight who offersinputwill be Yoakam (Cowardly Lion), Sandra Gould (Wicked Witch), Peter entered into a drawing for a PHILADELPHIA BOSTON Scolari (Aunt Em/Glinda the Good Witch), Sheena Easton (Dorothy), $1,000 gift certificate URBAN 13.7 NEWS/TALK 16.1 TOP 40 Brian Phelps (Scarecrow), and Mark Thompson (Tin Man). Not pic- redeemable on-line for ROCK 9.7 12.1 NEWS 6.8 OLDIES 7.9 tured: Alan Young (The Wizard). music and/or books. GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 NEWS 11111111.- BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND IIWKsT/NPE BY JAAN UHELSZKI Arbitron Rolls Out BACK TO BLOND Debbie Harry has been in the news this week, when the reconstituted B - 1998 Program Director 52's revealed that the first single (and only new material penned) from their forthcoming greatest hits package, "Debbie," was inspired by the cool blonde who befriended them at CBGB's, the infamous New York club during the late Seminar Schedule '70s. Then we ask you, why did they ask Chrissie Hynde to tour with them Mark Your Calendar Now! instead of Harry? But the best news is that Harry, along with guitarist Chris Stein, drummer Clem Burke, key- When Where What boardist Jimmy Destri, bassist Leigh Lisowski, who was known as Leigh June 4 Dallas, TX Beyond the Basics Foxx in his salad years, and guitarist Sept. 16 & 17 Columbia, MD Arbitron 101 Paul Carbonara are in the studio working on a new Blondie record-the first October 1 San Francisco, CABeyond the Basics Blondie record in 15 years. The record is Nov. 11 & 12 Columbia, MD Beyond the Basics & being produced by Craig Leon, who Arbitron University was the force behind some of the early Blondie singles ("In the Sun" and "X - Offender") with Richard Gottehrer. Seminar Sign -Up Backstage grilled Leon-who was used to such abuse, having just arranged the Fax this form to register, and send a check for $90 made out to strings on the new Cowboy Junkies "The Arbitron Company." Send to Bob Michaels, Arbitron, One album- and he told us the basic tracks Galleria Tower, 13355 Noel Road, Suite 1120, Dallas, TX 75240. for the band's reunion record were done Fax:(972) 385-5377. To qualify for this seminar, you must be an at New York's Electric Lady Land, before they moved to Chris Stein's state - Arbitron client. Debbie Harry of -the art home studio for tea and cook- ies and more work. According to Leon, the band has penned 12 brand new For more information, Call Bob Michaels, manager, Radio Driginals, and will include only two covers, and he predicts they'll be finished Programming Services, at (972) 385-5357. with the extravaganza by the end of May and will come out on Beyond Records, an imprint of Left Bank Management, distributed by BMG -just in time for the band to get ready for their spots on this year's Lilith Fair. But r 1 did you know that this is the second attempt for a Blondie reunion record? Sign me up for the PD Seminar in: Last year they had some demos produced by renowned pop producer Mike Chapman, but according to intimates, after listening to the results they decided to scrap the sessions. Seminar Location COURTNEY'S CAUGHT IN THE ACT (OF BEING COURTNEY) Name We don't know about you, but we're happy that Courtney is up to her old tricks. In fact we could care less that Hole pushed their album release date back to September. It's the kind of stuff we expect from Courtney. Last Friday Title the frenetic diva flounced into a Los Angeles fashion show with pal and uber stylist Arianna Phillips who was nowhere to be found, when push came to shove. And push did come to shove. Before the Loved One was even in the Station door, old nemesis Belissa Cohen, who used to be the keeper of the keys for the "La Di Da" column in The LA Weekly back in the day, stood squarely in her path. The two of them exchanged banalities, and seemed cordial Address enough-even though Cohen regularly slagged the singer in her column- until Belissa asked Courtney if she could snap a picture of her. "What's it for?" Courtney inquired. "I don't know," replied Cohen. Love may appear to let City bygones be bygones, but she didn't particularly want this woman to have a photograph of her-just in case the Aborigines were right about cameras stealing your soul-and Courtney Love's soul would be one fine catch-so State Zip she refused. As the singer -cum -actress turned to walk away, a fan strode up, gushing, "I love you so much," and asked if she could photograph her. In her own regal way, Love inclined her head slightly in assent and posed for a mil- Phone lisecond. Cohen took all this in, decided to seize the opportunity, and point- ed and clicked her own camera at Love. Needless to say, the widow Cobain was not for taking this lying down, and leaped towards the former gossip Fax columnist demanding she hand over her camera. "Give me that," she thun- dered, and when Cohen didn't comply, Courtney shot out her finely mani- cured hand and tried to grab the Nikon. Cohen thrashed out to block Love's move and ended up cuffing the singer. According to witnesses, Courtney looked momentarily startled, and then she hauled off and hit the annoying ARBITRON writer in the face. Belissa Cohen is still pondering whether to press charges, a division of Ceridian Corporation while Love just thinks it's par for the course. "Every now and then you just have to scare people," she later told pals. Looks like those anger management classes really paid off.

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WSKQ/F Span 6.1 KCBS/A News 4.85.3 WROR/F A/C 2.9 2.7 5.6 million in salary and bonus While de Castro's base WQHT/F T40 5.9 5.5 KOIT A/F A/C 3.94.3 WBOS/F A3 2.1 2.5 and another $5.2 million inpay went up only 10% in WHTZ/F T40 3.9 4.7 KYLD T40 4.23.8 WEGO/F Old 2.7 2.1 wants,ac- 1997 -from $750,000to WCBS/F Old 4.6 4.6 KI01/F A/C 2.93.7 WXKS/A T40 2.5 1.4 stock -option WXRK/F Alt/Rock 4.1 4.3 KISQ/F A/C 3.03.5 WFNX/F Alt 1.2 1.2 cordingtopapersfiled $825,000 -his year-end WRKS/F UA/C 4.44.2 KABL/A Nos 3.2 3.3 WILD/A Urb 1.8 1.0 with theSecurities andbonus more than tripled WKTU/F T40 4.63.8 KFFG/KFOGA3 2.93.2 Exchange Commissionlast year, winding up at just WINS News 3.03.6 KNBR/A Spts 4.1 3.1 CLEVELAND (SEC). Andthat'snotunder $2.6million. The WPAT/F A/C 3.33.5 KFRC A/F Old 3.3 2.9 F97 W`98 countingtheproceedsbalance of his take-home WQCD/F SJ&V 2.83.2 KBLX/F Urb 2.92.9 WZAK/F Urb 9.9 9.3 from his just -signed five-pay last year came from a WOR/A N/T 3.0 3.1 KZQZ/F T40 2.72.9 WMJI/F Old 8.0 8.1 year contract. grant of optionsto buy WABC/A N/T/S 3.1 3.0 KMEL/F T40 3.42.8 WDOK/F A/C 6.97.2 As COO of Chancellor425,000 sharesof Chan- WQXR/F CI 2.42.9 KKSF/F SJ&V 3.32.7 WGAR/F Cniry 7.5 6.9 Media, de Castro's newly -cellorMediastockat WRMR/A WCBS/A News 3.22.8 KLLC/F ModA/C 2.52.6 Nos 5.5 6.2 inked employment contract $23.25 per share. WPLJ/F T40 2.82.6 WMVX/F HA/C 3.3 5.7 WBLS/F Urb 2.3 2.5 PHILADELPHIA WNCX/F CIRk 6.9 5.1 WAD 0/A Span 2.0 2.4 F97 W`98 WTAM/A N/T 4.34.9 WFAN/A Spts 2.82.2 KYW/A News 6.8 7.4 WZJM/F T40 6.0 4.8 "Ben Stein's" Kimmell Wins WQEW/A Nos 2.1 2.0 WDAS/F UA/C 5.56.4 WMMS/F Rock 4.44.6 WBEB/F A/C 5.95.8 WOAL/F HA/C 5.0 4.5 ABC Sitcom From Radio Gig LOS ANGELES WYSP/F Rock 6.3 5.4 WNWV/F SJ&V 4.03.9 F97 W`98 WJJZ/F SJ&V 4.2 5.1 WCLV/F Class 2.93.4 BY LAURA SWEZEY KZOK-Seattle's morning KSCA Span 4.95.4 WWDB/F Talk 4.6 5.1 WENZ/F Alt 2.02.6 show in 1989, then went on KLVE/F Span 6.1 5.3 WOGL/F Old 5.0 4.6 WJMO/A Urb Old 1.72.5 Jimmy Kimmel has always to KEY 105 in Tampa, KZMJ- KFI/A N/T 4.04.4 WUSL/F Urb 4.7 4.3 WKNR/A Spts 4.52.2 wanted a career in television. PalmSprings,and KRQ- KPWR/F T40 4.24.0 WXTU/F Ctry 3.7 4.2 WABQ/A Relig 1.0 1.7 And thankstohisradioTucson before making the KKBT/F Urb 4.53.9 WMGK/F CI His 4.7 3.9 ST. LOUIS background, he's got one. move to Los Angeles. KIIS/F T40 4.03.8 WPEN/A Nos 3.6 3.8 Best known as the wise- "Getting on the air in Los KOST/F A/C 3.83.8 WIOQ/F T40 3.2 3.7 cracking sidekick onAngeles," Kimmel says,"is 3.5 KMOX/A N/T 11.2 10.7 KLAX/F Span 2.1 3.4 WPHI/F Urb 3.5 Comedy Central's Win Benreally like a big commercial KROQ/F Alt 3.03.4 WIP/A Spts 3.7 3.4 WIL/F Cntry 8.5 7.3 Stein's Money,the game for you, because everybody in KRTH/F Old 4.03.4 WYXR/F HA/C 3.0 3.2 KEZK/F A/C 5.5 6.8 the entertainment industry has KTWV/F SJ&V 3.43.3 WMMR/F Rock 3.2 3.1 KMJM/F Urb 6.8 6.1 show with crazy pun cate- KBIG/F A/C 2.73.0 WPLY/F Alt 2.6 2.2 KSHE/F AOR 4.6 5.0 gories where the host com- to drive to work, and they also KYSR/F ModA/C 2.82.9 WXXM/F HA/C 1.6 2.2 KPNT/F Alt 4.6 4.9 petes with contestantsto have to listen to the radio." KCMG/F HA/C 1.42.7 KYKY/F A/C 4.8 4.7 defend his own cash, Apparently, the exposure KABC/A Talk 3.0 2.6 DETROIT KSLZ/F T40 1.8 4.6 Kimmel can also be heardhas paid off. Kimmel is cur- KCBS/F Rock 2.7 2.5 P97 W`98 WKKX/F Cntry 5.0 4.2 morningson KROQ-Los rently working on a sitcom KNX/A News 2.0 2.5 WJLB/F UA/C 7.9 8.1 KLOU/F Old 3.7 3.9 Angeles' Kevin and Beanwith ABC for the fall season KLSX/F Talk 2.52.4 WNIC/F A/C 7.4 7.6 KTRS/A N/T 3.4 3.3 Show, where he has been acalled The Man Show. "It's a KLOS/F Rock 2.6 2.3 WOMC/F Old 5.5 5.9 WVRV/F Mod A/C 3.0 3.2 sports commentator for theshowformen,"Kimmel KZLA/F Ctry 2.7 2.3 WJR/A Nit 6.4 5.8 KIHT/F 70s 3.1 3.1 past four years. deadpans. "It's about men's KLAC Nos 2.3 2.2 WWJ/A News 5.2 4.9 KATZ/F Urb A/C 1.8 3.0 Kimmel decided radio wasstuff, things guys like: beer KFWB/A News 2.1 2.1 WVMV/F SJ&V 3.5 4.7 WALC/F Mod A/C 3.7 2.9 the way to eventually land aand broads." KFUO/F Class 3.1 2.8 WKQI/F HA/C 4.1 4.1 television gig when he heard Although he enjoys radio, CHICAGO WRIF/F Rock 3.8 4.1 KSD/F CI Rk 3.0 2.5 that David Letterman startedKimmel says,"Iseethat F \\ 98 WMXD/F UA/C 3.9 4.0 WRTH/A Nost 2.1 2.4 there's more money in televi- WGN/A Talk 6.1 6.6 WWWW/F Ctry 3.4 3.7 out on the airwaves. After WGCl/F Urb 7.2 6.3 WCHB/F Urb 3.2 3.4 WASHINGTON doing radio in college, hesion, and that's where I'll go. WLIT/F A/C 4.5 4.8 WXYT/A N/T 3.6 3.4 F97 W`98 was a "wacky sidekick" on I follow the trail." WNUA/F SJ&V 4.8 4.6 WYCD/F Ctry 3.5 3.0 WHUR/FM UA/C 5.2 6.1 WBBM/F 140 4.6 4.4 WCSX/F CI Rck 3.1 3.0 WASH/F A/C 4.2 5.5 WVAZ/F A/C 4.3 4.3 WPLT/F Alt 3.02.7 WPGC/F T40 5.6 5.5 Westwood/CBS ScoresNFL WBBM/A N/T 3.6 4.0 WDRQ/F T40 3.22.6 WKYS/F Urb 6.34.9 WLS/A N/T 4.3 4.0 CKWW/A Nos 3.02.3 WMZQ/F Ctry 5.1 4.8 WestwoodOne/CBS tests, the AFC and NFC WUSN/F Ctry 3.5 3.4 WMAL/A N/T 4.04.6 Radio Sports this year Playoffs,Superbowl WJMK/F Old 3.4 3.3 BOSTON WRQX/F HA/C 4.34.5 willoffer 87NFI. )(XXIII, and the Pro WKQX/F Alt 2.9 3.0 F97 W`98 WGMS/F Clas 4.04.3 broadcasts for foot- Bowl. Coverage be- WRCX/F Rock 3.0 3.0 WBZ/A N/T 9.47.9 WMMJ/F UA/C 4.04.2 ballfans.Claiming gins September6, WCKG/F CIRk 2.3 2.9 WMJX/F A/C 6.06.8 WWVZ/WWZZ T40 3.7 4.1 thisisthelargest 1998, when the WAIT/A Nos 2.3 2.8 WJMN/F T40 6.26.6 WBIG/F Old 4.1 3.8 numberofgames Washington Redskins WNND/F A/C 2.3 2.7 WXKS/F 140 5.9 6.3 WJZW/F SJ&V 3.43.5 ever produced ina takeon the New WTMX/F HA/C 2.6 2.6 WRKO/A N/T 6.4 5.7 WGAY/F MOR 3.73.4 single season, WW1 York Giants at 12:45 WJFK/F Talk 4.63.4 WXCD/F CIRk 2.8 2.6 WBCN/F Alt 5.2 5.5 says its schedule will p.m. EST and the WTOP A/F News 3.33.4 WXRT/F A3 1.9 2.6 WCRB/F Class 4.0 4.8 include Sunday after- Oakland Raiderschal- WWDC/F Rock 4.03.4 WLEY/F Span 2.5 2.3 WODS/F Old 5.04.3 noon, Sunday night, lengethe Kansas City WMAQ/A News 2.3 2.3 WBMX/F Mod A/C3.6 3.9 WARW/F CI Rck 2.6 2.1 and Monday Night con- Chiefs at 8 p.m. EST. WOJO/A Span 1.8 2.2 WEEI/A Spts 3.4 3.7 WHFS/F Alt 2.3 2.1 WKLB/F Cntry 3.2 3.3 ©1998 The Arbitron Company

GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 9 Smith Says 'Ng' F.O.B. #232 Ng Records President Michael Chambers has announced the hiring of Friends THAT'SSIIO-BIB Tom "Smitty" Smith as National Director of Promotion, the first in a series of new developments at the label. Smith of Radio AMC Radio Networks' purchase of Radio Today Entertaimne will pursue specialized marketing oppor- is by many as a serious example than 'the MoLse will be hangin tunities for the entire Ng roster in addi- around radio." Some have questioned Disney's commitment to the Tom "Smitty" tion to overseeing radio promotion. Smith Smith medium, but many it the know feel ABC will be a buyer when pricing most recently operated his own indepen- Ilorh Sun 1 I multiples drop. Just purchased: WMIF in Clevelaro, whic3 will be dent radio promotion and marketing firm, S.P. Radio Disney's 21st affliate. Back to RaCid Today-Geoff Rich, Unlimited. He previously spent seven years at Epic Oar Formento Tom Shovan and crew will cortinue to be very Records as Manager of Artist Development. act ve. Why? Because they've got great financial incentives to do so; Rick Dees and Dick Bartley like it that way. White and Nolan Cannot Be Denied Thi 3 year's GAVIN Urban A/C Station of the Year, WDAS/F No one of its strongest books ever. Led by 20 -year resident PD Joe Un-D-Nyable Entertainment has added "Bitterball" Tamburro, the station imdroved from a 5.5 to a 5.4, two music industry veterans to its staff. proving once again that aligning yourself with the commur iry is a sure Maurice White is now Senior Vice President of Promotions, and Rhonda way to win. "Being in touch with the community never goes out of 1P, Marketing/Adist Nolen is Senior Director of Marketing...... styb." says Joe. intent. RCA Recur White began his 20 -year career at Drt amWorks exec Jheryl Busby, Janet Jackson. anc Magic Progress Records, and has worked for Horn Johnson have purchased a majority interest in Founders National Polydor, RCA, and MCA Records, Maurice White What radio stations did Balk, based in Los Angeles. Their aim: Recruiting other high -profile developing an extensive background on you grow up listening to? Afrban American business execs, athletes, and entertainers :o the ban: the local, regional, and national levels. Nolen has worked WHBQ-.11einp17 is. K1. to Enable "more loans to the community." for several independent labels, and recently served as Portland. 11-k41?-fletroi Northeast Regional Promotion Manager for RCA Records. Fecnt executive sigt tings of EMI's Sir Colt What stations do you P.nt elEs and New York, and of Seagram chief Edgar Bronfman, Jr listen HI in London have agair spurred rumors thata deal L in the works for Dee Conquers the Plaid Manhattan. so lb Universal to buy the British company. Only cars Pm ant' taxi: The Planetary Group has announced that Mikey Dee no mdio. just walkie-talkies. WoA tithe deal between Trauma Records and New Regency has been promoted to the new position of Director of But. when Jul on the road I Entertainment is on the rocks. Seems a handshake isn't almis er Triple A and Public Radio Promotion Department. Dee lore to listen. In Atlanta. 99," has an eclectic background as a writer/associate editor o Atlantic recording and Star 94: San Francis . The Noise, a freelancer for the Boston Globe Calendar, [email protected] and ATOG: star Brandy is seen and Music Director and DJ at WMFO. here at the listening Chicago, WXRT and Q101: party for her new Detmit. C1D1?: end Los Angeles. X7RA Spods. albs m,Never Say Quinn WORKS It Out Net.er,being released The first record you June 9. The first sin- Diarmuid Quinn is the new Senior remember buying?thee gle, "Tie Boy Is Vice President, Marketing of the nilprice Mire," impacts radio WORK Group. Quinn will oversee all be "Tt.9; Mein(' II ee n Mai f 4. She's shown marketing and tour functions, and l'olka11(4Bikini. here w th KBIG-Los Angeles APD/MD Tony Coles (left) aid the serve as liaison to Epic Records The label's Senior VP, Promotion Danny Buch Group's Sales Department. Most recently Senior Vice President of out of your way to listen To tay that key Chancellor execs are happy about Jimmy de Marketing for Hollywood Records, to and why? Castro's new deal may be an understatement. One exec felt secure011 Quinn has held various marketing posi- eio ugh to buy new golf clubs (or was that a new car... or both?). N ' - tions for Columbia, MCA, and Epic Records. Feeling Strangely Fine. no ut Chancellor's stick price, which this week d pped down to the They're such a (ova, band ow 40s: the rumored Clear Channel attempt to purchase who did so well with the chancellor (at around $70 a share) will do wonders for vested Radio Roundup 1"ewe Pipe on kn. :haicellor employ- Journal Broadcast Group, Inc.'s Tucson operatio An artist you'd really like to work With:III:I:2 WM-Boston contiriu KISS welcomes Dave Collins as Program Director/after- Russ ilever. 'um to bevoncl .3g. _ook for Mariah Carey. Sarah McLachlan. Shania Tw noon jock of KIXD/FM...Holley Atkinson moves up ma-thbox 20 Third Eye Blind, the B -52's. Lindsey the ranks at MJI Broadcasting to Vice President... Buckingham Backstreet Boys. Meredith Brooks. Blessid Y -107 -Los Angeles debuts Everything You Need to Upcoming RCA projects Uni]n Lisa Loeb. Sister Hazel. Billie Myers.ar d Ben Folds Know Sundays at 5:30 a.m., promoting non-profit you can give us a sneak Five a- what is called the Granddaddy of radio shows. events throughout Southern California...New address peek about? for 94.7 KNRK-Portland: 0700 S.W. Bancroft Street, ill The Dare .1frittbews Bands KBKS-Seattle PD Mike Preston checks r regarding rumi-s o Portland, OR 97201. Phone/fax numbers are new studio album. Before Z104 -Washington air talent LA Reid coming to tre Emerald City as unchanged.. John Acello is Metro Networks, Inc.'s These Crowded Streets. AP[ /IV 0: "He's on the short list." new Vice President of Management/Employee launches vet another probe Relations...Legendary DJ "Cousin Brucie" Morrow Syre pa:hies to GAVIN Award winner Mark Edwards, PD of WLIT into previolislv uncharted will be honored at the Fifth Annual IRTS Awards Chicago, and his family on the loss of his rather, Iry Edelstein, wh territory on April 28. ALIMILy April 27 follik a battle with can Luncheon on May 19...At G105 V1)(:(31 -Durham Raleigh, N.C., Andie Summers is appointed MD and Future ambition: p.m. driver. APD Chris Edge moves to middays... rn Sho-Biz: REED BUNZEL, ANNETTE M. LAI, ALEXANDRA WVEE-Atlanta has a new Promotions and Marketing , on the evening ,of December RUSSELL, SANDY SKEIE Air& Grooves: LAURA SWEZEY Director, Lenny "Love" Whiteside. 31. 1999. Friends of RadiO:ANNETTE M. LAI

10 GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH NATALIE MERCHANT MATCHBOX 20 DARIO G. (58) "Real World" -Sunchyme'. ALANIS MORISSETTE (Lava/Atlantic) (Kinetic/Reprise) (38) On the way to making this the third hit from Top five requests for this song at C-89 in **SEMISONIC (26) their 5 million -plus -selling album, Matchbox 20 Seattle. Added at KONG-Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii **THE WALLFLOWERS (26) chalks up another 10 adds including WFLZ- and 104 KRBE-Houston. The buzz on MEREDITH BROOKS (21) Tampa and WKSL-Memphis. iii"Sunchyme" continues to grow. 600 600 DOLLS (19)

ARTIST PROFILE

people, ER, and people who try to GARRISON take all the passion out of music." YOUR BEST PERSONALII STARR TRAIT: "Strength" YOUR WORST TRAIT' "Only -child syndrome, 1 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA- Torn (RCA) 172 3 8475+274 which encompasses many bad 2 KCl- & JOJO - All My Life (MCA) 157 0 7575 -35 traits." 3 SAVAGE GARDEN - Truly, Madly, Deeply (Columbia/CRG) 141 0 6503 -143 "Messes and 4 MARCY PLAYGROUND - Sex and Candy (Capitol) 149 2 6371 +318 wealthy housewives."

5 MATCHBOX 20 - 3 AM (Lava/Atlantic) 129 0 5646 -107 FAVORITE FOOD. "McDonald's Big Mac." 6 'N SYNC -I Want You Back (RCA) 142 1 5541 -119 LEAST FAVORITE FOOD: "Mixed MADONNA - Frozen (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 147 0 5470 -841 greens. I hate it, it's like eating 8 WILL SMITH - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It (Columbia/CRG) 112 0 4868 +94 dirt." 9 ROBYN - Do You Really Want Me (RCA) 138 0 4760 -105 YOUNGER,

10BACKSTREET BOYS - Everybody (Jive) 141 3 4612 +441 YOU WANTED TO GROW UP AND

11 BRIAN McKNIGHT - Anytime (Motown) 128 9 4440 +381 HOMETOWN & BIRTHRATE: "...an entertainer or fireman." Hernando, Miss.; April 29 THE ODDEST JOB YOU'VE EVER 12ERIC CLAPTON - My Father's Eyes (Duck/Reprise) 127 0 3936 -87

L . Geffen HAD: "I worked at a fireworks 13PAULA COLE - Me (Imago/Warner Bros.) 128 0 3554+222 PROMOTION CONTACT: Steve stand." 14CELINE DION - My Heart Will Go On (550 Music) 103 0 3545-1099 Kline (310) 285-2786 FAVORITE WAYS TO RELAX: 15BILLIE MYERS - Kiss The Rain (Universal) 102 0 3480 -450 CURRENT SING "Taking a hot bubble bath, late

16SHANIA TWAIN - You're Still The One (Mercury) 112 9 3355 +597 "Superhero" afternoon drinks."

17JANET JACKSON - Together Again (Virgin) 91 0 3332 +33 DEBUT ALBUM: Eighteen Over Me Trl rJST FASCINATING 'JIAJOR MUSICAL INFLUENCES: PERSON YOU' KNOW 18FASTBALL - The Way (Hollywood) 129 6 3259 +656 "The Bangles, the Beatles, Indigo 19 THIRD EYE BLIND - How's It Going To Be (ElektraJEEG) 94 0 3197 -20 Girls, Red House Painters, Joni "Ani DiFranco because she is in 20MARIAH CAREY - My All (Columbia/CRG) 121 7 3099 +487 Mitchell, Mary Chapin Carpenter, total control of her situation." 21EDWIN McCAIN - I'll Be (Lava/Atlantic) 104 42928 +52 and Peter Gabriel, to name a THREE ESSENTIALS YOU'D NEED

22GOO GOO DOLLS - Iris (Warner Sunset/Reprise) 137 19 2864 +626 few." TO LIVE ON A DESERT ISLAND: JRITE RECORD BY ANOTHER 23ALANIS MORISSETTE - Uninvited (Warner Sunset/Reprise) 122 38 2853 +855 "A crossword puzzle book, a ARTIST: "This month, it's Lisa toothbrush, and a guitar." 24USHER - Nice & Slow (LaFace/Arista) 96 2 2838 -316 Germano's Love Circus." FUTURE AMBITION: "Learn to fly 25VONDA SHEPARD - Searching My Soul (550 Music) 129 15 2828 +776 THINGS THAT MAKE a plane." 26BACKSTREET BOYS - As Long As You Love Me (Jive) 80 0 2802 -251 "Diet Coke, good records, ARR ON HER MUST- 27SARAH McLACHLAN - Adia (Nettwerk/Arista) 106 0 2794 +178 relationships, live shows, food!" believe that my music is meant to

T 1 11 28NEXT - Too Close (Arista) 78 7 2759 +282 ., SAD: make a difference in people's "Murder, racial conflict, prejudiced lives. I want it to affect people." 29BEN FOLDS FIVE - Brick (550 Music) 92 0 2644 -768

30JANET JACKSON -I Get Lonely (Virgin) 89 2 2643 +76

31S.O.A.P. - This Is How We Party (Crave) t 110 5 2483 +201 which is an add this week...WABB- Signals & Detections Mobile's Darrin Stone says one of 32DESTINY'S CHILD - No, No, No (Columbia/CRG) 86 0 2481 +140 104 KRBE-Houston's John Peake his favorite songs right now is 33CHUMBAWAMBA - Amnesia (Republic/Universal) 73 0 2214 -730 checks in to say that the Cherry Fastlball's "The Way," which is cur- 34LISA LOEB - Let's Forget About It (Geffen) 84 2 1839 +19 Poppin' Daddies' "Zoot Suit Riot" rently getting Top Ten requests.

35TONIC - Open Up Your Eyes (Polydor/A&M) 77 1 1822 -25 is retro-cool right now and that the Their Number One requested song

36THE VERVE - Bitter Sweet Symphony (Virgin) 61 0 1731 -303 station's starting to get calls on it at is K-Ci & Jo Jo's "All My Life"...C- night. He also says that Shania 89FM-Seattle's Jon McDaniel was 37SMASH MOUTH - Walkin' On The Sun (Interscope) 52 0 1567 -49 Twain's "You're Still the One" is a the first to tip me to Dario G.'s 38REBEKAH - Sin So Well (Elektra/EEG) 75 6 1553NEWcallout smash. The station helped "Sunchyme," which is currently get- 39USHER - You Make Me Wanna... (LaFace/Arista) 49 0 1545 -180 lead the way on this one-they've ting top five requests...Up in 40THE TUESDAYS - It's Up To You (Arista) 55 0 1531 -637 been playing it 16 weeks and it's Buffalo at WKSE, their callout suc- currently a power with 63 cess story isNext's"Too Close." t = Daypart Total Reports This Week 202 Last Week 202 spins...Over at KUMX-New Their adds includeNatalie Inhairtbirsairtei Reports Adds SPINS TREND Orleans, PD Kandy Klutch reports Merchant's"Kind & Generous," that Alanis Morissette's and two "Stop" songs-one from BLAIR - "Have Fun, Go Mad" (Jersey City/MCA) 76 5 1514 +91 "Uninvited" is "kickin' ass" there. Spice Girls, the other from THE WALLFLOWERS - "Heroes' (Epic) 75 26 1177 +920 Plus, she likes Daze's "Superhero," Meredith Brooks. -ANNE! I E. M. LAI BLACK LAB - "Time Ago" (DGC) 72 8 1252 +242 Editor.ANNETTE M. LAI EVERCLEAR - "I Will Buy You a New Lite" (Capitol) 63 1165 +170 9 Top 40 reports accepted Mondays and Tuesdays 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. SISTER 7 - "Know What You Mean" (Arista Austin) 61 1435 +102 Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVINFax: (415) 495-2580

GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 11 TOP 40 Up & Coming GO MOST ADDED THE WALLFLOWERS (23)

Rep:)ris Adds SPINS TRENDS NATALIE MERCHANT (22) 60 12 1047 +235 CHERRY POPPIN' DADDIES - Zoot Suit Riot (Mojo) ALANIS MORISSETTE ( 15)

58 58 119 +119 * NATALIE MERCHANT - Kind & Generous (Elektra/EEG) GO STATION PANEL: The GO Chart is based on reports by 110 GAVIN 53 10 982 +370 MATCHBOX 20 - Real World (Lava/Atlantic) correspondents who are not part of Radio & Record's or Billboard's panels.

52 21128 +26 KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD - Blue On Black (Revolution) Underlines indicate upward movement, while blue entries highlight a stronger performance than on the main Top 40 chart. 42 31461 +186 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT - Body Bumpin' Yippie-Yi-Yo (A&M)

42 - 933 -91 ELTON JOHN - Recover Your Soul (Rocket/Island) 42 12 767 +164 SPICE GIRLS - Stop (Virgin) NATALIE IMBRUGLIA - Torn (RCA) 4362 +116

42 9 718 +322 ALL SAINTS - Never Ever (London/Island) MARCY PLAYGROUND - Sex and Candy (Capitol) 3300 +123

42 8 605 +224 GLORIA ESTEFAN - Heaven's What I Feel (Epic) MADONNA - Frozen (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 3244 -50

41 2 1026+132 XSCAPE - The Arms Of The One Who Loves You (So So Def/Columbia/CRG) K -CI & JOJO - All My Life (MCA) 3141 +132 38 - 875 -73 INNER CIRCLE - No! About Romance (Sound Bwoy) 'N SYNC -I Want You Back (RCA) 3105 +17 SAVAGE GARDEN - Truly, Madly, Deeply (Columbia/CRG) 2971 +57 38 1 820 -36 SHAWN COLVIN - Nothin On Me (Columbia/CRG)

ROBYN - Do You Really Want Me (RCA) 2895 +71 36 2 628 +64 DANA CALITRI - She Wants It All (Universal) ERIC CLAPTON - My Fathers Eyes (Duck/Reprise) 2802 -5 36 26 369 +34 SEMISONIC - Closing Time (MCA) BACKSTREET BOYS - Everybody (Jive) 2713 +338 32 1 792 -93 BARENAKED LADIES - Brian Wilson (Reprise) MATCHBOX 20 - 3 AM (Lava/Atlantic) 2583 +38 31 - 688 -313 SHE MOVES - It's Your Love (Geffen) PAULA COLE - Me (Imago/Warner Bros.) 2443 +199 30 - 1074 +37 SYLK-E. FYNE - Romeo And Juliet (RCA) EDWIN McCAIN -[II Be (Lava/Atlantic) 2121 +89 26 2 421 -31 LeANN RIMES - Looking Through Your Eyes (Curb/Atlantic) FASTBALL - The Way (Hollywood) 2099 +484 26 1 409 +7 NAKED - Raining On The Sky (Red Ant) SARAH McLACHLAN - Adia (Nettwerk/Arista) 2067 +90 25 1 873 +145 MONTELL JORDAN - Let's Ride (Def Jam/Mercury) WILL SMITH - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It (Columbia/CRG) 1939 +153 25 9 297+246 LENNY KRAVITZ - If You Can't Say No (Virgin) J-IUMBAWAMBA - Amnesia (Republic/Universal) 1822 +11 25 12 248+170 FIVE - When The Lights Go Out (Arista) EN FOLDS FIVE - Brick (550 Music) 1810 -125 24 3 586 +56 VOICES OF THEORY - Say It (1-.01.A /island) BILLIE MYERS - Kiss The Rain (Universal) 1770 -48 24 2 498 -192 JAI - Heaven (M&G/RCA) MARIAN CAREY - My All (Columbia/CRG) 1713 +306 24 16 292 +83 * La DOUCHE - You Won't Forget Me (RCA) SHANIA TWAIN - You're Still The One (Mercury) 1705 +361 22 4 641 +128 BOYZ II MEN - Can't Let Her Go (Motown) GOO GOO DOLLS - Iris (Warner SunseliReprise) 1696 +396 22 2 476 -4 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Don't Drink The Water (RCA) CELINE DION - My Heart Will Go On (550 Music) 1646 -41 22 5 365+118 NO AUTHORITY - One More Time (WORK/MJJ) THIRD EYE BLIND - How's It Going To Be (Elektra/EEG) 1601 +92

21 1 384 -21 OUR LADY PEACE - Clumsy (Columbia/CRG) JANET JACKSON - Together Again (Virgin) 1534 +119

21 21 42 +42 * MEREDITH BROOKS - Stop (Capitol) VONDA SHEPARD - Searching My Soul (550 Music) 1500 +471

19 1 523 +94 MYA featuring SISQO - It's All About Me (Interscope) BRIAN McKNIGHT - Anytime (Motown) 1499 +239

19 18 269+269 * SPARKLE featuring R. KELLY - Be Careful (Rockland/Interscope) ALANIS MORISSETTE - Uninvited (Warner Sunset/Reprise) 1481 +392

18 1 279 -1 FEEL - Looking For An Angel (Muse) S.O.A.P. - This Is How We Party (Crave) 1369 +140

18 3 244 +34 SOLID HARMONIE - I'll Be There For You (Jive) LISA LOEB - Let's Forget About II (Geffen) 1348 +104

18 10 213 +82 * DAZE - Superhero (Colurnbia/CRG) JANET JACKSON -I Get Lonely (Virgin) 1332 +92

17 2 599+101 TAMIA - Imagination (Nest/Warner Bros.) HE TUESDAYS -It's Up To You (Arista) 1275 -117 17 - 407 +10 ANGEL GRANT - Lil' Red Boat (Flyte Tyme/Universal) HE VERVE - Biller Sweet Symphony (Virgin) 1232 +78 16 2 597 -94 LORD TARIQ & PETER GUNZ - Deja Vu (Codeine) SISTER 7 - Know What You Mean (Arista Austin) 1230 +142 1170 16 13 181 +82 * USHER - My Way (LaFace/Arista) ONIC - Open Up Your Eyes (Polydor/A&M) +29

1134 +11 15 2 277 +11 VAGANZA - Everyday (Geffen) BACKSTREET BOYS - As Long As You Love Me (Jive) USHER - Nice & Slow (LaFace/Arista) 1100 -50 14 1 367 +23 TIMBALAND & MAGOO - Clock Strikes (Atlantic) BLAIR - Have Fun. Go Mad (Jersey Records/MCA) 1081 14 1 276 +109 BRIAN McKNIGHT - The Only One For Me (Motown) :.QUA - Turn Back Time (MCA) 1066 -52 14 5 248 +124 * MADONNA - Ray Of Light (Maverick/Warner Bros.) ,,.ENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD - Blue On Black (Revolution) 1027 +39 14 1 240 -14 MONO - Life In Mono (Echo/Mercury) DESTINY'S CHILD - No, No, No (Columbia/CRG) 1019 +42 14 1 202 +44 THE NEED - Everytime (Schmeng) 14 4 183 +11 * CREED - My Own Prison (Wind -Up) Crossover 13 3 244 -39 HI -TOWN DJs- Ding -A -Ling (Restless) URBAN/DANCE BRIAN McKNIGHT -'The Only One For Me" (Motown) 13 3 162 +79 * LOS UMBRELLOS - Easy Come, Easy Go (Virgin)

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT- body Bumpin' Yippie-Yi-Yo" (A&M) 11 1 353 +38 AMBER - One More Night (Tommy Boy) ALTERNATIVE XSCAPE he Arms of the One Who Loves You" CHERRY POPPIN' DADDIES - "Zoot Suit Riot' (Mojo) 10 2 359 +53 * m:g - Sweet Honesty (Classified/Tommy Boy) (So So Def/Columbia/CRG) MATCHBOX 20 - "Real World" (Lava/Atlantic) 10 - 233 +72 * BUSTA RHYMES - Turn It Up/Fire It Up (FlipmodeNiolator/EleldragEG) MONTELL JORDAN - "Let's Ride" (Def Jam/Mercury) SEMISONIC Closing Time" (MCA) 10 4 162+137 * IMAJIN - Shorty (You Keep Playin' With My Mind) (Jive) BOYZ II MEN ,n't Let Her Go" (Motown) LENNY KRAVITZ 1` You Can't Say No" (Virgin)

Drops: =35 -Aqua, Hanson, Mase, React, Fleetwood Mac, Wyclef Jean, Brooklyn Bounce, Mark Pont VOICES OF THEORY - "Say It" (H.O.L.A./Island) DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - "Don't Drink the Water"

* Indicates Debut MYA featuring SISQO - All About Me" (Interscope)

GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH NATALIE MERCHANT (32) NATALIE MERCHANT EVERCLEAR 'Kind & Generous" "I Will Buy You a New Life" THE WALLFLOWERS (22) (Elektra/EEG) (Capitol) VONDA SHEPARD (2 1 ) About one-third of our panel is both This has already been a hit with the Alternative "kind and generous" to Ms. Merchant's latest crowd, and Top 40 isn't too far behind. GOO GOO DOLLS ( 1 8) efforts, nabbing Number One Most Added Among those already commited to a -new life" honors with 32 out -of -the -box adds. are KFMB, WTMX, KLLC, KKPN, KIMX, 3WM, MATCHBOX 20 (14) KKMY, WTBX, KZZO, and KOSO.

Inside A/C BYQu NCY MCCOY Back to the Basics With winter book numbers being THE PEP RALLY SPINS TREND released right in the middle of the Just as it's always important to have 1 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA - Torn (RCA) 109 0 4509 +141 spring competition, this can be a a motivational staff meeting before

2 SAVAGE GARDEN - Truly, Madly, Deeply (Columbia/CRG) 93 0 3367 +25 very confusing time for program- every Book begins, it's also essential to have a positive one after a set- 3 MATCHBOX 20 - 3 AM (Lava/Atlantic) 91 3317 -115 mers. What most PDs do to stay focused and keep their station back. In this meeting, use the uni- 4 ERIC CLAPTON - My Father's Eyes (Duck/Reprise) 95 2 3212 -102 sounding sharp is return to the versal "we" when referring to how 5 MADONNA - Frozen (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 93 1 3082 -94 basics. Take out your pre -hook poorly the team performed. Focus 6 PAULA COLE - Me (Imago/Warner Bros.) 99 5 2863 +110 checklist and review the important immediately on your plans to improve and retool the station for 7 MARCY PLAYGROUND - Sex and Candy (Capitol) 78 0 2803 +165 items that can help you improve ratings in the final few weeks of success. Open the meeting up for 8 SARAH McLACHLAN - Adia (Nettwerk/Arista 93 2438 +141 the sweep. questions and suggestions from staff 9 FASTBALL - The Way (Hollywood) 86 8 2358 +333 However, if your station suffered members. Involve them in all your 10 EDWIN McCAIN -I'll Be (Lava/Atlantic) 81 3 2342 +159 a down winter book and you're quality improvement plans and share your enthusiasm for success. 11 ALANIS MORISSETTE - Uninvited (Warner Sunset/Reprise) 73 7 2199 +486 wrestling with a drop in morale, that supercedes all other matters. MAID THEME HAPPEN 12THE VERVE -Bitter Sweet Symphony (Virgin) 75 0 2139 -224 First of all, you must keep in mind Every station has different reasons 13LOREENA McKENNITT - The Mummers' Dance (Warner Bros.) 66 0 2057 -380 that failure is normal on the way to for failing-including marketing, 14THIRD EYE BLIND -How's It Going To Be (Elektra/EEG) 59 0 1925 -362 winning; a setback should be personnel, spirit, or a lack of

15 SMASH MOUTH - Walkin' On The Sun (Interscope) 59 0 1922 +41 viewed as a natural stop on the focus. Once you've ascertained path to success. Remember, many your problem, take immediate 16 SHAWN COLVIN - Nothin On Me (Columbia/CRG) 77 0 1857 +28 of the biggest champions in this steps to change it. Your new sense 17BACKSTREET BOYS -As Long As You Love Me (Jive) 60 0 1787 -112 business experienced worst -to -first of urgency should be the standard 18CELINE DION - My Heart Will Go On (550 Music) 60 1646 -351 situations. Practice and teach this around the station. Changes in atti- 19BILLIE MYERS - Kiss The Rain (Universal) 60 0 1591 -373 philosophy, and it will keep your tude and focus are essential steps toward success. 20 VONDA SHEPARD - Searching My Soul (550 Music) 80 21 1512 +584 station morale from falling to unmanageable levels. MOVE POURVARD 21SISTER 7 - Know What You Mean (Arista Austin) 61 2 1436 +145 DO YOUR HOMEWORK Now that you've got the team re - 22 BEN FOLDS FIVE - Brick (550 Music) 52 0 1349 -391 Break down every piece of infor- motivated, it's time to focus on one 23 SHANIA TWAIN - You're Still The One (Mercury) 52 5 1341 +235 mation you can gather on your lat- or two absolutely vital executions that can mean the difference for 24 ELTON JOHN - Recover Your Soul (Rocket/Island) 49 0 1203 -87 est ratings. Compare every hour of the Arbitron Book and look at your station. I'm talking about 25 MATCHBOX 20 - Real World (Lava/Atlantic) 14 1105 54 +324 your weekly and monthly in-house effective breaks. Let's review the 26 FLEETWOOD MAC - Landslide (Reprise) 44 2 1100 -31 research to determine your basics of great breaks: 27 GOO GOO DOLLS - Iris (Warner Sunset/Reprise) 63 18 1097 +372 strengths and weaknesses. GREAT EMEAKE

28 & JOJO - All My Life (MCA) 37 7 974 +136 Reassess all the promotional, mar- "One thought per break" is still the keting, music, personnel, and pro- best advice you can give an air - 29 TONIC - If You Could Only See (Polydor/A&M) 31 1 904 -25 gramming moves that you and personality. Listeners can only 30 THE WALLFLOWERS - Heroes (Epic) 43 22 829 N your competition made during the absorb a single message at a time. 31 GREEN DAY -Time Of Your Life (Reprise) 30 0 824 -60 last ratings period. Write a report Too much talk sounds like mum-

32 ROBYN - Do You Really Want Me (RCA) 31 1 819 +92 to yourself, explaining what you've ble -jumble and leads to dial uncovered and what you think switching. All breaks should be 33 PAULA COLE -I Don't Want To Wait (Imago/Warner Bros.) 32 0 813 +80 needs to be done in order to turn concise and should utilize the most 34 JANET JACKSON - Together Again (Virgin) 34 2 800 -65 the station around. Now you are descriptive language possible. 35 LISA LOEB - Let's Forget About It (Geffen) 40 6 705 +114 ready to face the troops and for- Basically, the job of a jock is to

36 THE TUESDAYS - It's Up To You (Arista) 29 1 692 -173 mulate a plan. give the listeners a reason to stay

37 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Don't Drink The Water (RCA) 34 4 673 +73 Total Reports This Week: 111Last Week: Ill 38 CHERRY POPPIN' DADDIES - Zoot Suit Riot (Mojo) 35 9 658 N Editor ANNETTE M. LAI Assistant:LILY SHIN 39 MARIAN CAREY - My All (Columbia/CRG) 31 3 658 +101 A/C reports accepted: Mondays 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 40BONNIE RAITT - One Belief Away (Capitol) 37 7 650 N Station Reporting Phone: (-115) 495-1990 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580

Chartbr-.-9.1 Reports Adds SPINS TREND Reports Adds SPINS TREND

* NATALIE MERCHANT - "Kind & Generous" (Elektra/EEG) 32 32 350 +350 * EVERCLEAR -"I Will Buy You a New Life" (Capitol) 18 1 336 +21

REBEKAH -Sin So Well" (Elektra/EEG) 28 3 431 +41 * BACKSTREET BOYS - "Everybody" (Jive) 18 3 425 +108

JARS OF CLAY 'Five Candles" (Silvertone) 23 3 303 +16 * GLORIA ESTEFAN - "Heaven's What I Feel" (Epic) 16 6 261 127

AMY GRANT - "LikeI Love You" (A&M) 19 1 414 +46 * MICHAEL W. SMITH - "Love Me Good" (Reunion) 15 4 257 +71

GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH CHICAGO (28) MARC COHN BRIAN McKNIGHT "d Ironw ** GLORIA ESTEFAN (23) (Atlantic) (Motown) ' JAMES TAYLOR (23) Our Record to Watch two weeks ago, Marc Sultry and oh, so smooth, McKnight has Cohn finds himself at home with 11 new already made this song a hit at several formats * VONDA SHEPARD (14) believers including WWLI/FM, WJER, WKST, as he now sets his sights on A/C. New this * BENNY MARDONES ( 1 4) KATW/FM, KGY, WRCO, WGSY, WPXZ, week: WLTW, WWLI/FM, WDEF, and KSCB. idar, and KLMJ. 1111.11111111111111111111111111111111111.111 tuned in and to lead them into the next quarter hour. INFORMATION BREAKS This content deals with the basics: ldult Contemporary time, weather, news, and traffic. Depending on the daypart, give peo- SPINS TREND ple the information they want to hear. Getting to work on time, what 1 JOHN TESH & JAMES INGRAM - Give Me Forever (GTSP/Mercury) 163 1 4151 -13 77 42 to wear, or how to avoid an accident 2 SHANIA TWAIN - You're Still The One (Mercury) 155 3 3698 +189 62 37 is vital information for your listeners.

3 7:RIC CLAPTON - My Father's Eyes (Duck/Reprise) 143 3528 -194 57 40 ENTERTAINMENT BREAKS This is the fun stuff. Jokes, skits, or 4ELTON JOHN - Recover Your Soul (Rocket/Island) 147 0 3518 -9 59 38 bitsall mustbe set up and pre -sold 3146 +112 54 25 5MADONNA - Frozen (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 136 3 before the payoff. The same goes 6MICHAEL BOLTON - Safe Place From The Storm (Columbia/CRG) 128 2788 -23 47 27 for human interest stories, inter- 7SAVAGE GARDEN - Truly, Madly, Deeply (Columbia/CRG) 120 2746 -145 37 36 views, and even contests. Find cre-

8AMY GRANT -Like I Love You (A&M) 128 2 2708 -11 42 19 ative ways to tease and pre -sell before execution. 7 2579 +274 48 24 9 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA - Torn (RCA) 101 SELLING BREAKS 10SARAH McLACHLAN - Adia (Nettwerk/Arista) 131 7 2531 +241 27 28 Promoting ahead to the next 15 min- 11DAKOTA MOON - A Promise I Make (Elektra/EEG) 109 0 2345 +18 36 25 utes (vertical promos), or cross -pro-

12MARIAN CAREY - My All (Columbia/CRG) 117 6 2063 +140 19 24 moting an event for the following day (horizontal promos), are the 13BONNIE RAITT - One Belief Away (Capitol) 114 12 1963 +417 14 27 essence of good jocking. Air person- 14CELINE DION - My Heart Will Go On (550 Music) 101 0 1960 -353 14 29 alities who execute breaks with cre- 15BACKSTREET BOYS - As Long As You Love Me (Jive) 93 0 1949 -247 17 35 ativity and passion give the station a

16PETER CETERA - She Doesn't Need Me 112 7 1872 +267 11 28 high caliber sound. 11SHAWN COLVIN - Nothin On Me (Columbia/CRG) 98 8 1824 +278 15 23 A/C Picks 18PAULA COLE - Me (Imago/Warner Bros.) 78 0 1737 +20 26 21 BOB SEGER & 19RICHIE SAMBORA - Hard Times Come Easy (Mercury) 72 2 1508 +83 18 19 MARTINA MCBRIDE 20STONE RAIN - The World Today (Uvula) 66 2 1482 -104 24 18 "Hope Floats" (Capitol) 21LeANN RIMES - Looking Through Your Eyes (Curb/Atlantic) 95 6 1452 +217 7 18 One of rock & roll's greatest voices

22DIANA KRALL - Peel Me A Grape (Impulse!) 76 2 1392 +65 20 15 teams with one of country music's sweethearts to give us the title track 23FLEETWOOD MAC - Landslide (Reprise) 82 0 1382 -390 12 13 from the forthcoming Sandra 24MICHAEL W. SMITH - Love Me Good (Reunion) 72 2 1203 +154 5 20 Bullock -Harry Connick, Jr. film. 25MICHAEL DAMIAN - Why Not Me? (Weir Brothers) 59 1155 -6 11 17 Produced by Don Was and penned

26KATHY MATTEA - Patiently Waiting (Mercury) 58 1115 -14 14 12 by Seger, this touching ballad is tai- lor-made for A/C. 27DARYL HALL and JOHN OATES - The Sky Is Falling (Push/BMG) 66 1021 -276 4 8 STEVE POLTZ 28FICTION -I Could Cry (High Time) 48 983 -11 14 13 "Silver Lining" (Mercury) 955 +46 8 13 2938 SPECIAL - Saving Grace (Razor & Tie) 60 This singer -songwriter has already 30PETER TRIPP - Back Alley (Dolphin) 52 2 952 +52 8 16 made a big impression on us by co - 31JAMES TAYLOR - Jump Up Behind Me (Columbia/CRG) 74 23 930 2 5 writing one of Jewel's biggest hits

32MARILYN SCOTT - Starting To Fall (Warner Bros.) 66 8 907 +157 4 11 to -date, "You Were Meant for Me." Now, with just a hint of Bob Dylan 70 23 894 1 12 33GLORIA ESTEFAN - Heaven's What I Feel (Epic) in his voice, it's Steve Poltz's turn to 34FULL MOON BAY - Paradise (Hudson Valley) 54 4 878 +106 5 12 shine on his own with the first sin- 35CHICAGO - All Roads Lead To You (Reprise) 71 28 877 2 5 gle from his debut soloalbum,One

36BRENDA DOUMANI - A Man Who Talks To Me (DMG) 53 0 867 +89 3 10 Left Shoe.

53 14 859 5 10 DANNY WILDE + THE 37VONDA SHEPARD - Searching My Soul (550 Music) REMBRANDTS 43 0 789 -130 6 9 38PAULA COLE - I Don't Want To Wait (Imago/Warner Bros.) "Long Walk Back" 39RITA COOLIDGE - Shorrah (404 Music Group) 50 8 748 2 11 (EastWest/EEG) 743 -82 11 9 41LOREENA McKENNITT - The Mummers' Dance (Warner Bros.) 33 As a dyed-in-the-wool Rembrandts' I otal Reports This Week: 173 Last Week: 173 fan, I'm just one of the many who've iilmta Reports Adds SPINS TREND Editor: ANNETTE M. LAI been eagerly awaiting new music MAFC COHN - "Already Home" (Atlantic) 43 11 509 +142 ASSiStant: LILY SHIN from Wilde and company. This first NA LEO - "The Rest of Your Life" (NLP) 37 7 541 +103 A/C reports accepted: Mondays single from their forthcoming CD, NATIAN WHITT - "Shadow Jumpin'" (Lick) 37 2 613 +101 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Tuesdays 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Spin This, is an uptempo tune that DANA MASE - "A Little Light" (Water) 37 2 515 +44 Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 will surely liven up your playlist for K-Ci & JoJo - "All My Life" (MCA) 37 9 511 +157 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580 spring and summer. DAVE ROBYN - "This Isn't Good" (High Time) 35 3 509 +43 GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 Sometimesyouhave to takea chance tofall in love. F,GER 1-1M1cBRIDE

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Executive Soundtrack Producers: Don \Vas and Forest Whitaker Motion Pictury Artwork. Photos and TM n ic)98 TwentietF Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized Duplication is a Violation of Applicable Laws. hollywcodandvine.comThopefloats Visit Fox on the internet at www.foxinc.com '998 Capitol Records, Inc. A/C ARTIST PROFILE YOUR BE' 'ERSONALITY S/P/W TRAIT' "A healthy appetite." DIANA KRALL SPINS PER WEEK PER STATION YOUR WORST PERS° TRAIT: "I lose things." NATALIE IMBRUGLIA - Torn (RCA) 25.53 FAVORITE FOOD: "Macadamia JOHN TESH & JAMES INGRAM - Give Me Forever (ETSP/Mercury) 25.47 nuts" MATCHBOX 20 - 3 AM (Lava/Atlantic) 25.14

LEAST FAVORITE FOOD: "Sea ERIC CLAPTON - My Father's Eyes (Duck/Reprise) 24.67 urchins and brussel sprouts." ELTON JOHN - Recover Your Soul (Rocket/Island) 23.93 IF YOU COULD LIVE ANYWHE, SHANIA TWAIN - You're Still The One (Mercury) 23.86 IT'D BE: "-in a happy home." MADONNA - Frozen (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 23.13 IF YOU WEREN'T A RECORDING ARTIST, YOU'D BE: "...an SAVAGE GARDEN - Truly, Madly, Deeply (Columbia/CRG) 22.88

astronaut or a cowgirl." LOREENA McKENNITT - The Mummers' Dance (Warner Bros.) 22.52

THE ODDEST .!'y STONE RAIN - The World Today (Uvula) 22.45 HAD: "[I was in] the dog -walking business." PAULA COLE - Me (Imago/Warner Bros.) 22.27 HOMETOWN & BIRTHDATE: MICHAEL BOLTON - Safe Place From The Storm (Colunbia/CRG) 21.78 "Nanaimo, British Columbia, YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION: "My heart." DAKOTA MOON - A Promise I Make (ElektraJEEG) 21.51 Canada; November 16." LABEL: Impulse! SOMETHING WE'D BE AMY GRANT - Like I Love You (A&M) 21.16 SURPRISED TO KNOW ABOUT BACKSTREET BOYS - As Long As You Love Me (Jive) 20.96 PROMOTION CONTACT: Susanne YOU: "I built rockets as a Berg, GRP (212) 424-1000 teenager." RICHIE SAMBORA - Hard Times Come Easy (Mercury) 20.94 CURRENT SING, "Peel Me a THE BEST ADVICE YOU'VE EVE FICTION Could Cry (High Time) 20.48 Grape" RECEIVED: "Be true to your teeth MICHAEL DAMIAN - Why Not Me? (Weir Brothers) 19.58 CURRENT ALEIUM. Love Scenes and they'll never be false to you...just kidding! Never lose the CELINE DION - My Heart Will Go On (550 Music) 19.41 FAVORITE RECORD RY ANOTHER ability to laugh at yourself; never SISTER 7 - Know What You Mean (Arista Austin) 19.41 MUSICIAN: "One that I like a lot take yourself too seriously." is Willie Nelson's Spirit." SARAH McLACHLAN - Adia (Nettwerk/Arista) 19.32 ,HREE ESSENT1A_ YOU'D NEED KATHY MATTEA - Patiently Waiting (Mercury) 19.22 WHAT WAS TH. CD you TO SURVIVE ON A DESERT PURCHASED? "I bought two- " "A wonderful man who is SHAWN COLVIN - Nothin On Me (Columbia/CRG) 18.61 Marian Andersen's The Lady From my soulmate, a musical PAULA COLE -I Don't Want To Wait (Imago/Warner Bros., 18.35 Philadelphia, and Melodies & instrument...you know what? I Poems of Victor Hugo on the couldn't survive on an island with DIANA KRALL - Peel Me A Grape (Impulse!) 18.32 Harmonia Mundi label." just three things." Listed above are the top ranked singles based on the division of each song's total stations Into Its total Spins. THINGS' THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY: KRALL ON HER MUS "I want "My family and friends." my music to cause people to THINGS THAT MAKE YOU SAD° reflect and find their own interpre- EASES "Dishonesty." tations and stories in the music." RANKED INCREASE IN TOTAL SPINS E4 le". CHICAGO - All Roads Lead To You (Reprise) 480

Reports AddsSPINS TRENDS BONNIE RAITT - One Belief Away (Capitol) 417

31 3 471 +47 PATTY O'HARA - I Love You (J -Bird) JAMES TAYLOR - Jump Up Behind Me (Columbia/CRG) 372

30 12 300+129 TOM HALL - Paris Rain (Cabana Boy) GLORIA ESTEFAN - Heaven's What I Feel (Epic) 341

28 3 346 +31 BLACKMORE'S NIGHT - Wish You Were Here (Edel America) VONDA SHEPARD - Searching My Soul (550 Music) 302

28 3 352 +62 PAUL LESLIE - All That I Am (Balance) SHAWN COLVIN - Nothin On Me (Columbia/CRG) 278

27 1 524 +66 SISTER 7 - Know What You Mean (Arista Austin) NATALIE IMBRUGLIA - Torn (RCA) 274

25 4 330 +44 ZAK DANIELS & ONE EYED SNAKES - Sky Boy (Big Water) PETER CETERA - She Doesn't Need Me Anymore (River North) 267

23 3 261 48 AGARTHA - It Could Be Love (Fearless) RITA COOLIDGE - Shorrah (404 Music Group) 242

21 2 232 +14 MARIAN'S TRENCH - Not Like Before (Frenzy Feed) SARAH McLACHLAN - Adia (Nettwerk/Arista) 241

21 2 234 +15 LANCE BAKER FENT - Watchin' Over Me (Greenman) LeANN RIMES - Looking Through Your Eyes (Curb/Atlantic) 217

21 4 260 +53 LOU RAW - Spring Again (Philadelphia International) SHANIA TWAIN - You're Still The One (Mercury) 189

20 5 183 +51 THE ROAD - Someone Like You (Buddy -X) K -CI & JOJO - All My Life (MCA) 157

20 13 288+211 * STEVIE NICKS - Reconsider Me (Modern/Atlantic MARILYN SCOTT - Starting To Fall (Warner Bros.) 157

19 6 198 +72 BHAKTI - Delusions Of Grand (Coast) MICHAEL W. SMITH - Love Me Good (Reunion) 154

18 3 403 +23 EDWIN McCAIN - I'll Be (Lava/Atlantic) MARC COHN - Already Home (Atlantic) 142

17 10 153+115 * ARLYNN & SABELA - Real Life (665 Records) MARIAN CAREY - My All (Columbia/CRG) 140

15 4 130 +41 BRIAN McKNIGHT - Anytime (Motown) TOM HALL - Paris Rain (Cabana Boy) 129

15 2 277 +54 * LISA LOEB - Let's Forget About It (Geffen) MADONNA - Frozen (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 112

15 1 331 +76 * FASTBAU. - The Way (Hollywood) FULL MOON BAY - Paradise (Hudson Valley) 106

15 6 222 +98 * GOO GOD DOLLS - Iris (Warner Sunset/Reprise) NA LEO - The Rest Of Your Life (NLP) 103

15 5 143 +42 * JUJ - IfI Were A Man (Almond Tree) NATHAN WHITT - Shadow Jumpin' (Lick) 101

15 14 142 +135 * BENNY MARDONES - Bless A Brand New Angel (Crave) BRENDA DOUMANI - A Man Who Talks To Me (DMG) 89

Drops: 122 -Simon Apple, 126-C. Jackson & D. Warwick, 134 -Janis Ian, 135- Tammy Trent, 137 -Vanessa RICHIE SAMBORA - Hard Times Come Easy (Mercury) 83

Williams, Aaliyah, the Tuesdays, the Corrs, and New York Voices. SISTER 7 - Know What You Mean (Arista Austin) 66

* Indicates Debut GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH NATALIE MERCHANT ' THE WALLFLOWERS THE CONNELLS (41/41 reports) 'Heroes" "Crown" LOU REED (16/18reports) (Epic) CTM The Wallflowers' THE CONNELLS (12/18reports) After a break, Raleigh's Connells are back "Heroes" comes to with a classic Southeastern sound. Out -of -the - DAVE MATTHEWS BAND the rescue as our box adds include KTCZ. KBAC, WRRX, KFXD, (10/58reports) hottest debut at #25with a #1 Spin Trend of WCLZ, with KSPN, WRLT, and WVOD LILITH FAIR (10/28reports) +273 out of 326 total spins. already in double digit spins.

Blue entries highlight a stronger performance than on the combined A3 EDITORS: KENT/KEITH ZIMMERMAN

COMBINED COMMERCIAL NON-COMMERCIAL

1 1 BONNIE RAITT (Capitol) 2 1 BONNIE RAITT (Capitol) 1 1 BOWIE RAM (Capitol)

2 2 ERIC CLAPTON (Reprise) 1 2 LRIC CLAPTON (Reprise) 2 2 ANI DiFRANCO (Righteous Babe)

4 3 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 4 3 DAVE MATTHEWS NANO (RCA) 3 3 ROBBIE ROBERTSON (Capitol)

3 4 MARC COHN (Atlantic) 5 4 FASTBALL (Hollywood) 6 4 PETER CASE (Vanguard) 5 5 FASTBALL (Hollywood) 3 5 MARC COHN (Atlantic) 4 5 ERIC CLAPTON (Reprise)

8 6 SARAN McLACHLAN (Nettwerk/Arista) 6 6 SARAH McLACIRAN(Nettwerk/Arista) 5 6 MARC COHN (Atlantic)

6 7 ROBBIE ROBERTSON (Capitol) 10 7 SEMISONIC MCA) 7 7 KATHLEEN WILINMIE (V2) 9 8 SEMISONIC (MCA) 7 8 ROBBIE ROBERTSON (Capitol) 13 8 ALANA DAVIS Elektra/EEG) 10 9 ANI DiFRANCO (Righteous Babe) 9 9 'IATALIE IMBRUGLIA (RCA) 16 9 FRANCIS DUNNERY (Razor & Tie) 14 10 CITY OF ANGELS SOUNDTRACK (Reprise) 11 10 MATCHBOX 20 (Lava/Atlantic) 15 10 SEMISOMC (MCA) 11 11 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA (RCA) 15 11 CITY OF ANGELS SOUNDTRACK (Reprise) 17 11 TRIBUTE TO LOWELL GEORGE (CMC International) 7 12 AGENTS OF GOOD ROOTS (RCA) 12 12 PEARL JAM 27 12 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 12 13 ALANA DAVIS (Elektra/EEG) 13 AGENTS OF GOOD ROOTS (RCA) 19 13 MORCHEEBA (China/Sire)

13 14 PEARL JAM (Epic) 14 14 THE VERVE (Virgin) 11 14 WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE? (Appleseed)

15 15 ' Y 20 (Lava/Atlantic) 13 15 ALANA DAVIS (Elektra/EEG) 8 15 EJE POLTZ (Mercury) 23 16 TORI AMOS (Atlantic) 16 16 ANI DiFRANCO (Righteous Babe) 18 16 THE SPECIALS1!INay Cool/MCA)

20 17 EBBA FORSBERG (Maverick) 22 17 TORI AMOS Atlantic) 21 17 CARRIE NEWCOMER (Philo/Rounder) 19 18 PETER CASE (Vanguard) 17 10 LE SHEPHERD (Revolution) 20 18 SUSAN TEDESCHI (Rounder)

21 19 THE VERVE (Virgin) 19 19 STEVE POLTZ (Mercury) 9 19 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III (Charisma) 17 20 KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD (Revolution) 23 20 EBBA FORSBERG (Maverick) 10 21 EBBA FORSBERG (Maverick)

16 21 STEVE POLTZ (Mercury) 20 21 os.) 12 21 THE MAVERICKS (MCA/tilashville)

24 22 PIANIUMIEff (Razor & Tie) 27 22 FRANCIS GUNNERY Razor & Tie) 14 22 AGENTS OF GOOD ROOTS (RCA) 22 23 THE SPECIALS (Way Cool/MCA) 21 23 (Mammoth) 24 23 CITY OF ANGELS SOUNDTRACK (Reprise) 18 24 -PIS STILLS (Atlantic) 28 24 JIMMY PAGE & ROBERT PLANT (Atlantic) 23 24 aJ CROCE (Rut) 25 THE WALLFLOWERS (Epic) 18 25 CHRIS STILLS (Atlantic) 28 25 MIMEO (Atlantic) 25 26 PAULA COLE (Warner Bros.) 24 26 THE SPECIALS (Way Cool/MCA) NEW 26 LITH FAIR (Arista) 38 27 JIMMY PAGE & ROBERT PUUIT (Mantic) 27 THE WALLFLOWERS (Epic) 22 27 REBEKAH (Elektra/EEG) 26 28 REBEKAH (Elektra/EEG) 26 28 c) 34 28 HUME (WORK) 29 29 JOLENE (Sire) 25 29 I Lin LADE (vanguard) 25 29 CHRIS STILLS (Atlantic) 27 30 MARCY PLAYGROUND (Mammoth) 29 30 TDD SNIDER (MCA) 48 30 TODD SNIDER (MCA) 35 31 EVERYTHING (Blackbird/Sire) 32 31 -YE BLIND (Elektra/EEG) 39 31 JOLENE c.

30 32 TODD SNIDER (MCA) 37 32 N .',./nre/Columbia) 36 32 'EREtTiRevolutioni

41 33 SUSAN TEDESCHI (Rounder) 33 33 30 33 t

32 34 A. J. CROCE (Rut) 34 34 EVERYTHING (Blackbird/Sire) 40 34 JOHN WESLEY HARDING (Zero Hour)

33 35 KATHLEEN WILHOITE (V2) 46 35 E Epic) 26 35 JuEES SHEAR (Hip Speet/Windham Hill)

42 36 TRAIN (Aware/Columbia) 36 36 A. J. CROCE 111) 42 36 WIDESPREAD PANIC (Capricorn) 36 37 N McCAIN (Atlantic) 31 37 (Columbia/CRG) 41 37 NICK LOWE (Upstart/Rounder) 38 PETE ORR (Epic) NEW 30 38 33 38 . %IGHT (Decca) 28 39 TRIBUTE TO LOWELL GEORGE (CMC International) NEW 39 NATALIE MERCHANT (Elektra/EEG) NE 39 LARGO Mercury) 31 40 LISA LOEB (Geffen) 45 40 ICI Capricorn) 49 40 01J1 HAMMOND BlankNirgin) 46 41 WIDESPREAD PANIC (Capricorn) NEW 41 iin) 37 41 FAS- 45 42 GERALD OUR (CZ/Revolution) 48 42 bia/CRG) 31 42 SARAH McLACHLAN (Nethverk/Arista)

44 43 -- RD EYE BLIND (Elektra/EEG) 50 43 SUSAN TEDESCHI hounder) 29 43 TERRY CALLIER (Verve) 47 44 MORCHEEBA (China/Sire) 43 44 LOREENA McKENNITT (Warner Bros.) 45 44 THE HORSE WHISPERER -ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK. MCA.NasKoliei NEW 45 LENNY KRAVITZ (Virgin) 42 45 GREEN DAY (Reprise) 50 45 THE VERVE (Virgin) NEW 46 SOUL ASYLUM (Columbia/CRG) 47 46 GERALD COWER (CZ/Revolution) 47 46 EVERYTHING (Blackbird/Sire)

NEW47 ROAN] (High Street/Windham Hill) 49 47 EVERCLEAR (Capitol) 43 47 COTTON MATHER (Copper)

40 48 SHAWN COLVIN (Columbia/CRG) 40 48 REBEKAH (Elektra/EEG) 48 CHERI KNIGHT (E -Squared) 39 49 MARY LOU LORD (WORK) 35 49 MATTHEW RYAN (A&M) NEW 49 CHRIS WHITIEY (Messenger) 50 50 MATTHEW RYAN (A&M) NEW 50 JEB LOY NICHOLS (Capitol) NEW 50 PETE DROGE (Epic)

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C-1 s,Q 3 v a 0 2 04 c`: Ct C~ TW Title (label) Spins Trend Ct Ct. <1-4, 4i c. 4T-2 4 4 o 9 15 14 20 13 25 28 1 BONE LUTE (Capitol) 1284 +75 32 20 11 29 16 12 15 28 15 27 37 45 26 7 18 18 38 10 12 7 10 34 19 15 53 20 26 29 2 ERIC CLAPTON (Reprise) 1087 -56 32 16 20 23 20 20 19 12 35 39 38 7 5 17 22 5 7 17 3 20 20 14 14 7 3 OPE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 841 +46 17 20 9 12 19 5 5 13 14 24 17 10 14 3 11 15 28 19 5 7 4 37 15 20 11 21 12 17 14 7 10 25 4 7 16 3 38 19 15 14 20 3 27 4 MARC 801 -68 33 13 17 15 13 18 14 14 25 5 FASTBALL - s.5) 803 +59 36 17 29 21 23 22 12 30 12 18 12 7 5 as 18 20 13 6 3 6 SARAH McLACHLAN (Nettwerk/AUsta) 678 +12 41 22 28 10 5 9 14 21 20 12 24 1 37 22 12 20 13 18 5 7 ROBBIE ROBERTSON (Capitol) 688 -31 35 20 7 21 5 7 23 14 25 7 16 21 16 5 37 20 7

1 8 37 10 14 13 12 6 8 SEMISONIC (MCA) 665 +24 18 19 15 14 18 10 13 21 12 10 19 10 26 15 7 20 11 5 9 ANI DiFRANCO (Righteous Babe) 622 -16 n 4 $ 9 8 7 9 10 12 7 10 15 13 10 10 CITY OF ANGELS SOUNDTRACK (Reprise) 604 +73 32 42 15 4 10 5 8 14 8 14 B 7 24 11 21 10 20 11 11 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA (RCA) 594 -18 34 17 14 28 14 10 31 7 7 38 18 14 5 14 25 12 AGENTS OF GOOD ROOTS (RCA) 567 -106 34 16 16 18 10 12 17 5 13 11 5 10 9 11 5 37 18 15 12 20 3 25 15 15 21 11 11 13 ALANA DAVIS (Elektra/EG) 552 -11 26 22 7 10 a 13 13 5 13 5 10 5 5 10 6 14 PEARL /A (Epic) 554 +16 22 17 23 27 a 12 22 32 11 7 6 8 10 33 10 14 16 15 MATCHBOX 20 (Laya/Attantic) 503 -16 4 20 16 5 16 13 11 16 2 31 5 15 12

16 TORI AMOS (Atlantic) 469 +100 18 19 13 9 8 5 6 5 6 10 9 3 12 5 23 12 10 13 7 13 7 6 17 EBBA FORSBERG (Maverick) 462 -3 18 17 10 23 I 11 5 7 6 7 7 2 33 10 14 20 13 18 PETER CASE (Vanguard) 455 -11 9 10 8 17 14 16 5 10 26 12 10

19 THE VERVE (Virgin) 459 +29 27 17 14 6 6 10 7 6 10 5 10 9 5 26 20 6 22 20 KENNY. WAYNE SHEPHERD (RevoluiicH 454 -45 16 9 28 19 5 13 21 11 29 16 19 6 4 1 8 31 3 20 28 3 5 4 21 STEVE POLTZ (Mercury) 446 -59 21 22 17 9 13 13 14 10 3 5 5 5 11 15 12 10 14 22 FRANCIS DUPERY (Razor 8 Tie) 406 +38 6 11 8 7 5 8 6 7

23 i CPECIALS (Way CooVMCA) 390 -4 17 9 15 8 7 11 13 7 8 7 5 3 14 24 -- :tic) 353 -134 18 11 10 5 16 10 14 5 10 6 15 12 14 25 THE (Epic) 326 NEW 15 8 17 18 0 7 9 10 14 12 5 11 10 31 10 10 26 LA COLE (Warner Bros.) 316 -49 43 6 11 9 12 20 14 13 7 27 JIMMY PANE & ROBERT PLANE (Atlantic) 312 +60 9 27 7 6 19 12 12 19 18 7 11 10 13 28 REBEKAH (Elektra/EEG) 302 37 4 10 5 5 7 4 4

29 JOLENE (Sire) 297 -2 2 8 5 10 4 10 13 3 3 2 30 ,LAYGROUND (Mammoth) 293 24 16 15 11 5 30 9 5 9 9 9

31 EVERYTHING (Blackbird/Sire) 296 +28 15 16 14 6 10 5 24 12 13 13 32 TODD SNIDER M7 A 301 +16 7 6 15 7 11 7 3 2 4 4 7 9 7 33 SUSAN TEDESCIU (Rounder) 284 +36 7 3 5 6 2 15 9 13 8 34 Ljja(KA (Rut) 282 +2 20 8 5 8 3 3 3 35 KATHLEEN WILHOITE (V2) 274 +1 9 7 5 8 4 7 24 11 10 10 9 10 36 MIN (Aware/Columbia) 263 +24 10 10 10 17 9 7 7 8 12 10 5 31 EDWIN McCAIN (Atlantic) 254 10 17 17 4 13 5 26 7 10 38 PETE DROGE (Epic) 251 NEW 7 8 15 10 11 7 7 18 5 12 14 13 1 39 TRIBUTE TO LOWELL GEORGE (CMC International) 251 -60 11 5 I 8 9 18 12 10 5 40 _ISA OFB (Geffen) 251 -33 9 3 15 15 3 13 7 12 15 4 7 12 13 7 41 WIDESPREAD PANIC (Capricorn) 247 +23 7 5 7 10 11 15 9 7 3 15 13 6 7 42 GERALD COWER (CZ/Revolution) 242 +12 16 8 7 7 7 5 5 7 3 12 43 THIRD EYE BLIND (Elefara/EEG) 227 4 11 14 9 26 7 11 44 MORCHEEBA (China/Sire) 223 +2 7 24 7 4 6 8 7 5 7 45 LENNY KRAVITZ (Virgin) 213 NEW 14 16 9 10 12 5 9 10 11 4 7 9 46 SOUL ASYLUM (Columbia/CRG) 211 NEW 19 6 6 15 7 7 9 47 AMOUR (High Street/Windham Hill) 208 +1 9 10 5 10 6 4 15 9 14 5 48 SHAWN COLVIN (Columbia/CRG) 207 -42 9 15 7 6 10 12 12 19

49 MARY LOU LORD (WORK) 205 47 9 4 7 5 5 7 17 6 14 10 6 50 MATTHEW RYAN (A&M) 204 -12 14 8 5 13 5 3

probably the hottest club act in nowhere on the DRAB agenda. "The Extension BOGBY KENT ZIMMERMAN America." -Boulder Weekly band certainly got into the process of "...a jazzed -up, rocked -out tour de challenging themselves," Flohr said, force and a sneaky charisma on "[especially] in terms of writing an Archeological Dave Matthews Dig stage." -Durham Herald -Sun album of new material, you can really "Imagine Michael Stipe fronting feel that on this record. We Knew Him When. New job, new group from Charlottesville-the Dave Blues Traveler." -Washington Post "I think it's Steve Lillywhite's best desk, and a new office meant throw- Matthews Band-to play the GAVIN "If you can sit still while listening, production job ever with the band, ing away a Summit in 1994. (Of course the band you've missed your funeral and the and some of the best songs the decade's headlined '94's Saturday night Fox undertaker is looking for you." band has ever written. 'Crush' is a worth of Theater show that August.) The pack- -Chapel Hill Spectator phenomenal song; 'The Dreaming promo crap age included band -generated market- DMB Today. With Before These Tree' has some of Dave's best lyrics; and back ing literature, Bama Rags albums and Crowded Streets hitting retail and radio and 'Don't Drink the Water' is a issues. Moving EPs, and some preliminary BMG pro- with a vengeance, as well as a sold majestic first single." down the hall paganda. Looking back, it's both out tour (Giants Stadium ticks went In addition, the Matthews Band to new digs amusing and impressive to read immediately) already announced, it's has rewritten some of the rules in also meant through the press quotes. Here was a been an amazing ride to the top for music marketing and imaging. unearthing band who really lined up their grass- DMB-and there's no end in sight. "You've got to look at bands like some relics roots support before jumping onto a Clearly the group is the top touring Dave Matthews, Live, and Smashing and old pho- major. And here are the people who act out there right now. We recently Pumpkins, who have built careers tos, namely the very first marketing saw it coming first: contacted MER maven Bruce Flohr over the last seven or eight years," package I got from Dave Loncao of "It's as if no one has gotten who, along with Peter Robinson he says, "these are bands that have RCA and manager Coran Capshaw around to telling this South African - helped bring the DMB to RCA, and he basically taken the industry and when they were pushing an unknown born Virginian that he's fronting maintained that complacent success is allowed the machine to work for 18 GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 "I've got my hear) around my ankles and then it feels

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O rat .k a- Artist Title (Label) 3 3 3 3 3 3 19 26 14 BONNIE RAM (Capitol) 28 23 5 33 9 7 16 14 24 10 9 9 4 16 34 14 20 15 16 15 18 14 26 10 20 15 13 25 25 ON (Reprise) 25 36 4 34 16 14 5 4 16 18 16 20 17 15 32 9 21 8 11 8 16 11 7 29 27 12 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 8 7 22 3 14 5 11 26 14 14 16 30 31 12 12 7 24 21 26 14 22 9 7 21 7 9 7 16 23 10 14 12 8 15 17 5 29 21 13 15 12 8 FASTBALL Hs ,,,hood) 6 32 3 4 15 12 17 10 15 28 14 26 7 24 23 48 17 18 4 SARAH McLACHLAN (Netlweric/Arisia) 11 23 2 7 6 9 10 12 27 13 15 26 20 22 18 19 37 12 13 11 ROBBIE ROBERTSON (Capitol) 26 5 4 6 7 5 7 10 9 16 15 14 10 9 4 15 29 14 14 9 12 a 24 4 9 19 26 21 13 11 8 15 10 SEMISONIC (MCA) 9 10 6 21 36 3 0 11 13 7 15 13 3 29 22 6 10 10 AM DiFRANCO (Righteous Babe) 7 3 14 7 50 9 10 16 17 7 14 14 16 15 28 17 14 8 20

14 11 1 23 83 8 CITY OF ANGELS SOUNDTRACK (Reprise) 8 7 26 5 34 10 6 6 6 12 30 24 61 12 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA (RCA) 6 3 33 4 10 13 10 30 5 24 31 12 22 10 15 9 AGENTS OF GOOD ROOTS (RCA) 9 3 6 2 9 5 23 9 10 12 8 20 11 16 11 ALANA DAVIS (Elektra/EEG) 10 13 5 5 13 7 5 16 12 14 26 24 28 19 9 17 8 PEARL JAM (Epic) 25 3 14 18 17 10 9 24 28 5 18 36 10 41 19 MATCHBOX 20 (Lava/Atlantic) 8 48 4 10 13 17 24 15 13 14 2 24 23 13 7 8 21 7 TCLU (Atlantic) 9 5 3 14 5 4 13 4 5 11 3 28 12 2 13 5 16 9 EBBA FORSBERG (Maverick) 8 12 4 5 6 13 3 4 7 7 7 10 8 29 14 10 6 PETER CASE (Vanguard) 11 8 3 12 8 17 8 9 4 16 5 5 10 10 16 6 12 12 14 14 4 17 6 MUNN (Virgin) 11 41 2 14 9 13 5 17 11 31 46 11 10 5 KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD (Revolution) 9 3 15 3 11 9 17 3 14 7 STEVE POLTZ (Mercury) 13 4 4 11 24 5 5 12 5 6 10 16 6 17 12 2 19 31 14 2 24 10 14 FRANCIS DUNNERY (Razor & Tie) 7 7 5 9 8 15 50 1 5 12 7 4 5 11 4 15 5 25 4 17 4 13 5 THE SPECIALS (Way CooVMCA) 6 9 14 4 5 13 11 16 16 17 21 7 7 6 CHRIS STILLS (Atlantic) 10 7 50 5 16 7 14 8 12 10 5 THE WALLFLOWER (Epic) 8 7 5 5 10 1 3 18 14 13 19 20 38 Bros I 9 4 27 7 5 6 23 39 15 JIMMY PAGE & ROBERT PLANT (Atlantic) 3 14 3 13 21 24 2 5 3 7 8 7 5 11 6 7 12 2 19 13 2 12 6 JOLENE (Sire) 3 7 14 50 6 5 2 12 4 7 6 16 18 39 47 16 MARCY PLAYGROUND (Mammoth) 33 26 FMB§ (Blackbird/Sire) 9 4 22 38 11 10 9 20 2 24 8 15 8 TODD SNIDER (MCA) 11 7 21 24 1 9 6 7 12 4 =MUM (Rounder) 10 4 9 7 8 19 17 4 9 5 6 7 20 12 8 13 3 20 6 A. J. CROCE (Rut) 8 9 7 14 36 4 9 2 12 5 4 6 3 7 KATHLEEN WILHOITE (V2) 5 2 6 3 11 14 3 1 5 5 4 15 10 10 2 5 TRAIN (Aware/Columbia) 4 3 21 36 4 6 6 17 26 41 31 EDWIN McCAIN (Atlantic) 32 8 7 10 6 PETE DROGE (Epic) 7 7 6 3 23 24 5 6 10 6 4 11 5 2 TRIBUTE TO LOWELL GEORGE (CMC International) 14 7 3 4 5 12 5 12 16 15 8 14 12 7 6 L'SA LOEP rGetLeno 4 5 9 3 9 14 7 3 7 WIDESPREAD PANIC (Capricorn) 3 10 7 a 7 3 4 5 4 11 6 24 GERALD COLLIER (CZ/Revolution) 9 3 15 4 5 2 11 42 23 45 THIRD EYE BLIND (Elektra/EEG) 11 17 9 3 4 13 MORCHEEBA (China/Sire) 5 9 13 17 6 0 2 6 5 11 22 6 8 LENNY (Virgin) 8 5 6 14 3 11 10 10 4 21 2 SOUL ASYLUM (Columbia/CRG) 8 4 5 21 4 6 2 17 3 JULES SHEAR (High Street/Windham Hill) 5 6 3 20 5 16 4 15 14 19 5 ShAA'1:;JLVIN (Columbia/CRG) 8 3 7 3 26 7 6 MARY LOU LORD (WORK) 11 12 2 8 5 5 3 6 8 18 14 5 MATTHEW RYAN (A&M) 7 5 12 7 7 17 4 3 9 11 8

themas opposed to making the that are getting the mega -decibel Eels, and Robyn Hitchcock. band work for the industry." treatment here include: Five Easy Pieces "Lovers" (MCA). Spin Trends Natalie Merchant "Kind & After a massive soul -search, Marc Ooops, She's Gone. Harley -riding, 1. THE WALLFLOWERS +267 music -motivated Kim Rowe is no Generous" (Elektra). An even Dauer resigned from a surgical resi- longer at WCLZ-Portland, Maine, and kinder and gentler dency at UCLA to front Five Easy 2. LENNY KRAVITZ +170 that's a bummer, because Kim is one Natalie Merchant na- Pieces. "My family thought I was out 3. NATALIE MERCHANT +162 na-na's her way of my mind," recalls the 29 -year old of our most respected correspondents. 4. LILITH FAIR +131 She's looking for her next challenge. through the first sin- guitarist. Keeping the music simple, "I'm a city girl, so any major market gle fromOphelia, tech-sperts like Don Smith, T -Bone 5. TORI AMOS +100 Triple A opportunity would be great. which follows up Burnett, and Tom Lord-Alge for 6. SCOTT THOMAS BAND I'm aLso into Smooth Jazz, so I'm will- the triple platinum added adult rock edge +74 ing to go anywhere on that front." Tigerlily.Natalie co -headlines this You can reach Kim at (207) 929-3740 year's red hot Lilith Tour. A3 Gridbound or drop her a line at Box 10358, Grant Lee Buffalo "Truly, Truly" *NATALIE MERCHANT (Elektra) LARGO (Mercury) JOHN HAMMOND Portland ME, 04104, where there (Warner Bros.). This aren't any of those nasty helmet laws. band got an across- LILITH FAIR (Arista) CARRIE NEWCOMER (Point Blank/Virgin) Fog Lifts. Triple A bell -weather the-board thumbs -up KYLE DAVIS (Philo/Rounder) *THE CONNELLS (TVT) KFOG's Winter ARB numbers are from the GAVIN Rock (N2K Encoded Music) JOHN WESLEY HARDING *SCOTTTHOMASBAND (Elektra) extremely strong. Adults, 25-54, 4.5- department. Grant DAN BERN (WORK) (Zero Hour) Dropped: #34 Jonatha Brooke, 137 4.8, ranks #2. Men, 25-54, 5.0-5.2, Lee Phillips and Joey CHRIS WHITLEY (Messenger) JEB LOY NICHOLS (Capitol) Naked, 143 Loudon Wainwright III, 148 ranks #1. !2+, 2.9-3.2, ranks #9, top- Peters have enlisted UGLY AMERICANS (Capricorn) SARA HICKMAN (Shanachie) Loreena McKennitt, 149 Green Day,

ping all rock -related formats. the likes of producer Paul Fox, the TAJ MAHAL NICK LOWE (Upstart/Rounder) David Poe, Tribute to Pete Seeger, A3 FAVORITE THINGS multi -talented Jon Brion, Wallflower (Private Music/Windham Hill) *LOU REED (Reprise) Radio Kings. A few of the new and near releases Rami Jaffee, Michael Stipe, E of the

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Ritalin MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH VERSUS (30) JESUS LIZARD FREAKY CHAKRA CREEPER LAGOON (28) Blue Blacklight Fantasy (Astralwerks) PERE UBU (26) (Capitol) Ah, yes...those madmen known as Jesus Lizard Freaky's freaked -out funky flavor feels fantastic BERNARD BUTLER (26) debut lovely this week at number 17 - our on the floor. Far from frontin' and flowin' fat SONGS:OHIA (24) highest. Strong support from KGRG, KTXT, favors are KCPR, KUGS, KGLT, KSJS, KUGS, HALF FILM (24) WEGL, WJCU, WMSE, and WQFS. and KWVA.

Inside CollegeBY VINNIE ESPARZA Making Extra Scrilla as a DJ You're on the air, you're making In order to hype yourself as a DJ, money, and you know your friends it helps to have some sort of skills 1 1 1 TORTOISE - TNT (Thrill Jockey) are listening...but the rent's coming like beat matching, scratching, 2 2 2 THE REVEREND HORTON HEAT - Space Heater (Interscope) due and you need a little extra dope segues, and various other DJ 9 8 3 YO LA TENGO - Little Honda (Matador) cash. Don't despair: if you've got tricks. You should always have a

11 7 4 PULP - This Is Hardcore (Island) an ear for the music and a good set mix tape available, and a written of pipes, there's extra work out resume that's not too formal. If you 5 3 5 PROPELLERHEADS - Decksanddrumsandrockandroll (Dreamworks) there as a Club DJ. Club veteran do radio, obviously hype that. 40 9 6 CORNELIUS - Fantasma (Matador) Tom Thump did just that, parlay- When you get a gig, do flyers, 8 11 7 TUSCADERO - My Way or the Highway (Elektra/EEG) ng his talents into a resident gig at posters, and call everyone you 3 4 8 BUFFALO DAUGHTER - New Rock (Grand Royal) ;an Francisco's 1015 Folsom and L know. Getting a gig is half the bat 7 10 9 DIRTY THREE - Ocean Songs (Touch & Go) dubs, as well as on -air host at col- tle, but getting people to the club - 31 10 FUGAZI - End Hits (Dischord) ege station KUSF and a number of requires serious legwork. You - 14 11 FIREWATER - The Ponzi Scheme (Jetset) nternational appearances around should try and get the club owner

28 17 12 SUICIDE MACHINES - Battle Hymns (Hollywood) he Pacific Rim. Here, in TT's own or promoter to pay for the flyers. vords, is how he did it: Many will not offer unless you 6 5 13 TRANS AM - The Surveillance (Thrill Jockey) I began club DJing at a reggae ask! Remember, competition is 12 12 14 RICHARD DAVIES -Telegraph (FlydaddyN2) night in Ann Arbor, Mich., during fierce, so, try and meet as many 21 16 15 DAMON AND NAOMI - Playback Singers (Sub Pop) the '80s, when the resident DJ left people as possible and network 4 6 16 NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (Merge) town and offered me a gig. After a like crazy. You never know who'll NEW17 JESUS LIZARD - Blue (Capitol) bit, I was hooked. I also started offer you a gig. 14 22 18 MORCHEEBA - Big Calm (China/Sire) doing a "New Wave" night for a If you have any further ques-

44 23 19 AVAIL - Over the James (Lookout!) few years. While I was doing that I tions, you can contact me at (415) also founded Ann Arbor's first 282-7052. 35 28 20 GANG STARR -Moment of Truth (Noo TrybeNirgin) mixshow, Crush Collision on VINNIE E. SUCIOESTS 26 18 21 MAKE-UP - In Mass Mind (Dischord) WCBN, which is still going strong. For those of you looking to make a 10 15 23 GASTR DEL SOL - Camoufleur (Drag City) Eventually I moved to L.A. and little something on the side, but 16 26 23 BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (Coolsville) did everything from promoting and who don't really have time to NEW24 SPOON - A Series of Sneaks (Elektra/EEG) DJing at the big raves to a residency invest in getting the club thing 19 13 25 THE SPECIALS - Guilty 'Til Proved Innocent (Way Cool/MCA) at the celeb hangout the T -Room going, I suggest you do what I do: spin at a record store. Every week- - 49 26 ROYAL TRUX - Accelerator (Drag City) and then as the in -studio DJ on the Hangin' With Mr. CooperTV show. end I take about 30 CDs (yes, CDs) 27 24 27 ART° LINDSAY - Noon Chill (Bar/None) When I moved to San Francisco, down to Rasputin's Records in SAMIAM - You Are Freaking Me Out (Ignition) 17 30 28 I was a resident at the legendary Berkeley for what they call their 38 33 29 BRAID - Frame & Canvas (Polyvinyl) Mushroom Jazz. I have also held "Live Music Weekend," which fea 24 20 30 UI - Lifelike (Southern) down residency at "Metro Jazz," tures in-store performances and 31 QUASI - Featuring "Birds" (Up) "Succotash," and now "Release" atDJs from various radio stations 18 34 32 FRANK & WALTERS - Grand Parade (Setanta) 1015, where I spin down -tempo and clubs spinning for the clien-

29 25 33 AIR - Moon Safari (Source/Caroline) breaks, uptempo trip -hop and, of tele. I spin for about two hours course, jungle. I also do one -offs and I get $25 in credit, which is - 39 34 LISA GERRARD & PIETER BOURKE - Duality (4-AD/Warner Brothers) in cities like Denver, Seattle, fine by me, as I would probably be - 37 35 BEVIS FROND - North Circular (FlydaddyN2) Vancouver, and L.A. spending that amount of money 15 19 36 SUPERDRAG - Head Trip in Every Key (Elektra/EEG) The gigs I enjoy doing the most on music anyway. I have to get on -SEW37 CLUTCH - The Elephant Riders (Columbia/CRG) are the ones where the crowd the mic every 20 minutes to hype 37 - 38 ADAM F - Colours (Astralwerks) comes with open minds and ears. the store, its low prices, and fine 25 27 39 MARS ACCELERATOR - Frankfurt: Telephonics (Rn Remedy) They want to hear new things. selection, but for someone who

23 41 40 LONG FIN KIWE - Amelia (Too Pure/Beggars Banquet) A DJ's pay obviously varies already does radio and is comfortable being on the mic, this should - 35 41 BANGS - Tiger Beat (Kill Rock Stars) depending on the gig. Pay also varies on the size of the club, the be of little concern. Everyone wins NEW 42 SEAN LENNON - Into the Sun (Grand Royal/Capitol) door cover, the status of the DJ, the store gets the sales, the cus- 3944 43 GAUNT - Bricks And Blackouts (Warner Bros.) etc. It varies from $40 to $100 per tomer discovers and buys new NEW 44 PUSH KINGS - Far Places (Sealed Fate) hour or more. Remember, DJs have music they would have never 13 21 45 i-INERVEDRIVER - 99th Dream (Zero Hour) to buy records, which are expen- picked up on their own, and I get NEW 46 ALL NATURAL LEMON & LIME FLAVORS - Turning Into Small (Gem Blandsten) sive, equipment, and record bags. to meet new people and hype A.-,r1 than thorde nrcanarafinn myself as a DT. Good luck! 43 - 47 FAR - Water & Solutions (Immortal/Epic) NEW 48 FAEAKY CHAKRA - Blacklight Fantasy (Astralwerks) College Crew:MATT BROWN and VINNIE ESPARZA NEW 49 DJ HONDA - H2 (Relativity) College reports accepted Mondays 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Tuesdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 30 32 50 ANI DiFRANCO - Little Plastic Castle (Righteous Babe) Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVINFax: (415) 495-2580

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Their first Calm, including various direct -mar- from the heart and soul, not bound by album, 1996's Who Can You Trust (China/Dis- keting techniques and gettingthe categories(trip -hop or otherwise). music into coffeeshops, boutiques, What comes across in their music is covery), delivered cool trip -hop -flavored beats under the and in-flight airline programming. genuine soul, the likes of which is unbelievably smooth vocal styling of a chanteuse named Paul continues, "While we may not found only in the music of legends. In necessarily break on American radio, essence,thisiswhatseparates Skye Edwards (brothers Paul and Ross Godfrey complete I'm[already]seeing the way our Morcheeba from other bands. They the trio). Despite a quiet Stateside release with minimal music is influencing American bands, are the genuine article in a sea of imi- and how there has been a general tators. hype, the album received many accolades from both fans shift in music. There's certainly been And while Americans with good an incorporation of different styles musical sense have embraced the and press alike, and landed on a number of influential and instruments with more of a band, the members of Morcheeba are year-end "Best of..." lists. Trust unavoidably lumped the `world' sound toitrather than just quick to point out their mutual love down -the -line rock. If we're influenc- and respect for Americans-a nice band with the Portishead school of bands, a tag that ran- ing people to take it to a higher level, departure from the American bashing kled the band at first, but ultimately allowed them the then that's fine. The main thing is just of bands such as Oasis, who have no getting better music out there in gen- problem biting the hand that feeds freedom to run with their influences. eral." them. On their latest offering, they've taken hit," says Paul. "We didn't just want to Interestingly enough for a band that "I love the openness in America," this freedom farther than anyone jump in the deep end and splash has been lauded as one of the leaders says Paul, "and the fact that you can could've imagined. Big Calm around for a while and then sink. This of "electronica," Morcheeba uses very communicate directly without burn- (China;Sire) comes across as a no - is something that we want to be fewelectronic -basedinstruments ing bridges. Also, success is rewarded holds -barred headtrip, incorporating doing for the rest and here. Unlike in Britain, when becom- everything from pedal steel guitars "If anything," Paul chimes in, "we Hammond organ. Computers are kept ing too successful can be more of a and fiddles to sitars, string sections, want to prove to the world-and to to a minimum in the creative process, curse than anything else." ragga, pop, beats, and whatever the ourselves-that we're versatile. We says Paul, who writes all of the bands "We'renotahuge household hell else they want. It paints a sonic are sick of the way music is pigeon- lyrics, lays down the drum tracks, and name," adds Ross, "which is good, landscape so lush and so beautiful holed and marketed." does DJ work while on tour. Instead, because when you get to that point in that it leaves the listener breathless. As we all know however, a band he chooses to keep his creative flow England, it gets a bit intense-espe- Somehow, some way, they make it that refuses to be pigeon -holed may rooted in tradition. cially if you actually live there. Once work. This is an album that is meant have a hell of a time breaking on the "Although it's nice to get wrapped you've achieved a certain level of suc- to be heard and not read about. radio-especially here in the states. up in technology," he explains, "you cess, it can be difficult to walk in your The Morcheeba story began 14 While most of Big Calm is very radio can't forget there's a quality in tradi- hometown without getting bad vibes years ago, when little brother Ross friendly and could be spun on a vari- tion that gets built up over a long and remarks like, 'What are you still (now 21) would jam with his older ety of formats including Alternative, period of time. To try and rebel doing here?" brother Paul (now 26). "Paul and I A3, Hot A/C, college (of course), and against it or ignore itis the wrong Oddly, the band found early sup- have always played music together," even country (OK, that's a stretch), to move. In our music, we use as many port in the British press, which is usu- says Ross. "When I was about seven, have an album that combines so organic instrumentsas we can- ally notorious for attacking anything I had a guitar and he had a drum kit. many elements could easily bring although some of the drums are pro- they are not pleased with (or don't "Then when hip -hop came out, about an early and tragic death at grammed to get that hip -hop kind of understand). "The British press loved Paul got some turntables and I started radio. This is precisely why the China sound." it," says Ross of the first album, "but getting into blues, psychedelic rock, they all thought it was something they and things like that." could put in their pocket and walk The brothers eventually moved to away with. It took them a while to London from their childhood home realize it was much deeper than that. on the south coast of England. There They're still with us now, although they met Skye, a fashion designer we've spooked them a bit with Big who was singing in a funk band at the Calm." time. After convincing her to record a "The British papers arereading: publisher's demo with them, the trhee `How did Morcheeba get so big?" con- concocted "Trigger Hippy," which tinues Paul. "People can't understand would later be the first single from how our fan base is so wide without a their debut album-and the song that major hit single or heavy marketing. would put them on the map. We've sneaked in the backdoor and "Trigger Hippy" was not a massive done it through word of mouth. Retail hit song, but it did start Morcheeba on has played a key role in turning peo- theslow-but comfortable,they ple on to our music. It's happened on say-road to success. "We were lucky a very down to earth level, which is that we didn't have a monstrous first BY VINNIE ESPARZA how music should happen."

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W4WA,W11,6101, /99t 70afteet Etta Sia4 &me IITATIIN:The order in which records on the playlist are played. If a station has ten "A" list records and 20 "B" list records, the ten on the "A" list get played in tighter (hot) rotation than those on the "B" list. But they're not played in the same order each time; many different factors dictate at what point in the rotation a song is 1 played, including whether the record features a solo artist or group, whether the artist is male or female, whether lelele1010lelele10 the record is slow or uptempo, etc.

DAYPART:A noun oraverb. So...you say you want to get a job in radio, but STIFF:Botha noun and a verb, thisDayparts designate specific parts of don't know where-or how-to begin? Beyond is what a happens to a record that has the day, such as "morning drive" no business being on the air (much (usually 6-10 a.m.) or afternoon drive offering counsel against making such a choice less ever recorded or released). A stiff (3-7 p.m.). Records often are "day - parted," meaning that they are played in the first place (just kidding), the best place to begin is usually found in the circular file, usually after it stiffs. only during specific times of the day. isto hook up with someone who might have the This can be done for strategic reasons (playing harder rockatnight to PlAYLIST:A nifty little computer patience to look at your resume, interview you, and appeal to a certain demographic tar- log (OK, some stations still use real get), or simply because the station has then (possibly) hire you. paper) that lists every song the station too many songs tofitinto a tight plays. The playlist usually is broken What this means, generally, is don't which then becomes a 60 -second playlist, so some are relegated to cer- into several sections; for example, the go to Black Rock in New York and radio commercial. For this reason, tain dayparts. ask Mel Karmazin to give you a job stations are looking for people who "A" list, which includes those records doing morning drive on WXRK. "Why take their responsibilities seriously. being played in "hot rotation" (more SELECT° R"): Acomputer pro- not?" some of you might ask, a ques- Study up! on that later); the "B" list, comprised gram that revolutionized radio pro- tionthat'sunderstandable...toa of records that are building in popu- gramming by permitting the PD or degree. After all, many of you have RECORD PRODUCT:This should larity,or are starting to burn and MD to develop an on -air schedule yetIDencounter the hard realities of be an easy one, but it isn't necessari- therefore aren't played as frequently without having to mix and match the real world. "What is Black Rock?" ly. Once upon a time, record labels as the "A" list records; the "C" list, index cards or juggle records on a others of you might wonder, which is released product on vinyl,either which includes the new tracks; and a paper log. Selector is widely used by an even better question, since few small 7 -inch singles played at 45 rpm "D" list, which consists of recurrents music -oriented radio stations, to the television stations run the old movie or albums playedat33-1/3 rpm. and most of the oldies the station point where the term "Selector" has Bad Day at Black Rock anymore, Today, most recordsare compact might play. entered thepublic domain, along although everybody refersto CBS disks containing digital audio read by with such words as "Kleenex" and headquarters in the Big Apple by that lasers. Manufacturing methods aside, RECOUNTS:Songs that have "Xerox." name. If you have to ask who Mel a record is still a record. But not all drifted off the charts or out of the sta- Karmazin is, however, you're in big records are created-or promoted- tion's "A" list but still test reasonably CLICK:A critical element of any trouble. equally.Records inactive formats well and help the station if played on station's tightly held programming As the new Telecommunications such as Top 40 or Urban generally are occasion. Not to be confused strategy, the clock is a firm Act has fueled consolidation of the singles, those songs pre -determined with oldies, which 4 P templatethatindicatesat radio industry, employment in this by the label to produce the greatest typically have been re- what point in each hour of business has become scarcer and consumer retail sales. Tightly format- moved from the playlist the day certain elements scarcer. Finding a job is harder ted radiostationsrarely for a considerable will be played. For exam- and harder, and finding have the liberty or incli- length of time (usually ple, a station's clock might one doing what you nation to be eclectic; each several years). dictatethatmusic be want to do in the and every record thatis played from :00 to :23, with market you want played is carefully designed STOP -SET:The gap a 4 -minute stop -set,fol- to live in is even to be released and promoted between song sets, usual- lowed by music from more difficult. on a schedule that makes the lyfilled with commer- :27-38, followed by another Operating from the most economic sense for the cials, station IDs, promos, stop -set, then music from assumption that such record company. Your promo and other non -music elements. :42-:53, another stop -set, and challengesdon'tworry guy or gal-and program direc- Stop -sets are the paradox of broad- then more music, taking the clock you (they'd better not), this crash tor-will make this very clear to you casting: listeners would rather they back up to :00. Clocks vary not only course in real radio broadcasting is if you try to get clever with records not exist (in fact, many tune to anoth- from station to station, but also from designed to make you sound as if you that are serviced to you. er station when the music breaks), hour to hour. know what's going on when you sit Other formats that are album -based but they produce nearly all of a sta- down inthat uncomfortable chair allow for deeper sampling within the tion's revenue. Thus it is critical that AVERASE QUARTER HOUR:The across from the program director, record, meaning you can go several these interruptions be timed to pro- number of listeners who report in a sales manager, or general manager, cuts deep...again, as long as you are duce the greatest average quarter ratings diary that they have tuned in and try to impress upon him or her conscious of the record label's needs. hour (AQH) entries in a diary, be to a station during an average quarter that you're perfect for the job. This does not mean that every record infrequent enough to hold listeners, hour period. The greater the Average Unlike college radio, commercial in the library is fair game; your PD, be frequent enough to not bunch too Quarter Hour (AQH) thebetter, stations have one primary objective: MD, consultant, and research compa- many commercials together, and be because it means that listeners are to make money. This is done by play- ny have determined which cuts fit the constructed so you can maintain as finding the station and staying there. ing music that appeals to the greatest station's sound and appealtoits many listeners as possible through The goal is to build this number by number of people, who become rat- demographic base. four or five minutes of talk. appealing to a core group of listeners ings share points, which the media who find the programming most buyer then converts to cost per point, BY REED BUNZEL appealing and therefore won't turn

26 GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 the dial. Casual listeners-those who is its commercial load, as is the resul- tain demo groups;ratings and ad view, holding back your new-found occasionally tune in-add to AQH lis- tant number of commercials that end sales are achieved accordingly. knowledgeuntiljusttheright tening, but don't contribute as much up being run. moment. This might come at any time overall as the core audience. TARGET:A noun and a verb. A sta- during your conversation, but a good PROGRAM DIRECTOR:The station's target is that demo group to time to let loose might be when the CURE AUDIENCE:Those primary tion employee generally responsible which it's programming; likewise, that interviewer says, "Well [YOUR NAME listeners-sometimes referred toas for making all decisions regarding the group is the one that it's targeting. HERE]...do you have any questions?" Pls-who comprise on -air product. Also known as the At which point you sit up in your PD, this individual works with the FORMAT:The "genre" of music a uncomfortable chair and ask some- Music Director to select the records, station plays, generally determined by thing intelligent: liaises with the promotion department its demographic target and the type of "Actually, I was wondering about to work out marketing programs, and programming that appeals to that tar- your record product. If your research consults directly with the sales depart- get. Some formats are broad -based indicates you havestiffsinyour ment to balance commercial and pro- and appeal to a large cross-section of playlist but the labels are pushing gramming elements. In most (but not people (such as Adult Contemporary), hard for air play, do you move them all) cases, the PD reports directly to others are more tightly focused (such down in your rotation, maybe with the station General Manager, but also as Top 40 or Alternative), while still your recurrents?" may work directly with an outside others fit a specific, narrow "niche" "Do you daypart your programming programming consultant,research (suchasJazzorAdult Album so you can target your music to spe- a station's listenership base. firm, and/or corporate programming Alternative). cific demos and, if so, how does this Essentially, 27 percent of a stations executive. affect your cume audience and your listeners contribute to 72 percent of its MARKET:The community and sur- time spent listening? listenership; these are its Pls. MUSIC IIIRECTII:The station rounding area served by a radio sta- "What sort of post -consolidation employee whose job it is to listen to tion. market cluster has your radio TIME SPENT LISTENING:Just new music and make recommenda- group developed, what is as it says: Time Spent Listening (TSL) tions to the PD. This person deals OK, let's say you study the your primaryformat, is directly tied to the effectiveness of with the record labels and promotion above 21 terms, and you and how have you a station's programming. The objec- people; in most cases a record will have a good grasp of what flanked it in order to tive is to attract and maintain your sta- not get airplay unless (or until)it they mean. The next step target your demos?" tion's audience, resulting in a high passes muster with the MD. Besides isworking theminto BOTTOM LINE:if TSL. In simple terms, TSL is calculated having an ear for the music, many your interview so you can you sound like you by dividing a station's AQH by its MDs also pull an air shift (and have sound as if you really know know radio, you stand a cume. computer savvy to handle Selector what you're talking about. good chance of getting a duties). A good way to do job. In other words, if you CIME:Basically, the total number this would be to talk the talk, you may of people within a specific demo- CONIOLIIATIIN:The process work your way just get a chance to walk the graphic group who tuned in to a sta- through which radio stations have throughthe inter - walk. tion during a designated time period been bought and sold since passage (one week, one month, one ratings of the Telecommunications Actin February 1996. As a result of this leg- period). It's great to know who "sam- new pled" your station, but if you have islation,previous ownership limits outJune high cume and low AQH, it means were seriously relaxed, resulting in they came, they heard, they left. Not the acquisition of a large number of good news. radio stations by a handful of major groups. Nationally, there are no limits ARBITRON DIARY:A research on the number of stations a company tool,distributed by The Arbitron can own; locally, a radio group can Company, designed to mea- own no more than five sure station listening for a stations in one band (FM onthis or AM) and three in the summer's week-long period. Randomly Warpedtour contactedparticipantsare other, for a total of eight asked to fill out the diary on a in any one metro market. daily basis, noting the stations This local ownership limit to which they listened, and for islessin markets with how long they listened. Once fewer stations. thediariesaremailed backto Arbitron, the raw data is tabulated, CLUSTERING:The consolida- weighted, and extrapolated to cal- tion process by which a group culate listening estimates for comes into a market, buys up a all stations in the market number of radio stations, (although only those sta- and groups them under one tionsthatsubscribeto corporate umbrella. Often the Arbitron legally can use the group owner will try to pro- results). gram the stations with compatible formats so they collectively can target a C1MMEICIAL LIAI:The vol- specific,broad -based demographic ume of commercials a radio station group, thereby generating a "critical schedules and runs during a designat- mass" attractive to advertisers. unwritten law ed time period. Generally speaking, if a station is sold out (generally very DEMOGRAPHIC CELL:A group add date may 11+12 rare), its commercial load is full. But of individuals sharing the same age - For more info contact Yigal, Xavier, Lenny or Joanna not all stations schedule spots equal- sex characteristics, such as Men 18-24 at 800.992.6553 or [email protected] ly: some might slot 22 commercials an or Women 25-34. Stations are pro- hour; another might schedule 12. This grammed strategically to attract cer- 1996 Intcru.opc Ruords All r,1,1s rcx,c-rvcd

GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 some suit trying to analyze the alternative demographic.Ilived the lifestyle and had an understanding of the inner workings and the intricacies of corporate radio. It's important for anyone interested in a career in music to be extremely flexible. No matter what you end up doing, a lot of it is interchangeable. It's a big, incestuous circle that works together, so it's important to be a sponge and soak thlifiWidues up everything you can, learn how the industry works in every facet. It's also How did today's top radio and record big -wigs when I was President of my own label, important to network. 415 Records.Iremember the day I break into the biz? By knowing what they raised my salary from $50 per week to Paul Goldstein wanted from life, realizing how to get it, and $100-a daring move. VP Programming WNUA-CHICAGO understanding that everybody has to pay his or her pri- I had set up a radio station at my high vate dues. And that means you, dear college graduate... school and got to know people at the Lis Opoka listened to this station since childhood. local AOR station, National Director When I was in college, I daydreamed KPRI in San Diego. Radio Promotion about working for Blue Note or Impulse! I volunteered there RAZOR & TIE I was a music junkie, and volunteered asanintern and I fellintoradio (at the station) quite a bit. When my worked free for a because of my love mentor Michael Klein retired, he offered I don't think I ever interviewed for a year. When I finally said goodbye, they for the medium and me the position of MD. You have to job. Unlike most people in the music asked me to stay on and created a posi- because of the col- make snap judgments sometimes, and biz, when I interview someone today, I tion. My first paid gig was at KPRI as lective creativity it's obvious if someone knows the music look for a broad, liberal Arts -type edu- Programming Assistant. I was a board involved. My intro- or is just in the studio pushing play but- cation (even if they didn't go to college). op during overnights and filled in on the duction to the music tons. It's all about feeling. [Jazz] is life - I crave people who are well-read, famil- air on weekends-especially on biz was at WUSB- music, and there is a lot to learn even iar with history, geography, literature, Sundays from 2 a.m. until 9 a.m. I'd Stony Brook, N.Y., without knowing the notes. It's okay to the arts,etc. People in our business hang out, ask questions, and read all of where I initially got involved with pro- improvise. What would I change, if I have to be able to relate to artists, not the Burkhart, Abrams & Douglas consul- ducing weird audio projects. I enjoyed could? My salary, maybe. just corporate managers. I was appalled tant memos. being able to be my piss -ass, snot -nosed, when I moved to L.A. and found so few Today, I look for people who are hard- wise -cracker self and, for once, to get Mark Kates people in upper level management who working, bright, creative, and ask ques- away with it! You really need passion to President had read actual books or had any tions that show that they're looking for a succeed in this business, otherwise you GRAND ROYAL knowledge of the world outside of their deeper understanding. The most impor- won't make it-and not just passion My first job was as own specialization. tant career lesson is an ongoing one I'm about music or its politics, but passion Media Coordinator I would have never guessed in a mil- still learning: Respond and don't react! for life. If all you love is music, there will for Ace of Hearts lion years that I would be working for a come a time where the music-the busi- Records in Boston. multinational corporation, nor thatI Mike Shephard ness-will burn you out. As I've gotten Mission of Burma would be financially secure. It's not how Assistant VP older, I've learned to have more fun and, was myfavorite I ever expected my life to turn out. Operations & Programming more important, not to waste time wor- band, andIwas Sometimes I think I should have stuck it SAN DIEGO RADIO rying about what's out of my control. committed to help- out as an independent-all of this rich FOR JEFFERSON PILOT (KIFM, ing them become food caused me to gain so much weight, KSON, KBZT) Sam Harrell huge. They, along with their manager and I haven't been arrested in over a My first"pay the Western Regional Jim Coffman, hooked me up with Rick decade. (But I'm proud to say that I've rent" gig in radio Director of Promotion Harte, who ran the label; before I knew still never voted for a Republican). was gophering, RCA RECORDS it, I was living my dream. Of course, [the board -op, and do- I worked local pro- band] broke up six months later, but Aaron Axelson ing overnightsat motion for Colum- they are still my favorite. Music Director KSON in San Diego bia and Epic in New I was lucky, in that the two jobs that I LIVE 105 (KITS)-S.F. during high school. Orleans-every- got in between this one and that one I got my first job in Then one of the thing from Top 40 were those that I was approached for.I the industry at Ga- KSON guys got a toRock, Country, don't think I had too much of a secret laxy Records (the PD jobatcountry station KEED in \10R, R&B, and weapon other than my passion and inten- retail store, not the Eugene, Ore., and I talked him into hir- Jazz.I got my job sity towards music. Those are definitely Fantasy label) ing me full-time doing overnights. I had through an employ- things I look for from interviewees. Basic whenIwas16 - never left San Diego in my life, but I nt ntgt. 01nething totally unheard knowledge and intelligence are also very years old. At one drove up in my trusty 1962 VW bug. of today. There was a CBS convention in important, as is not trying too hard. Those point, I was doing When I interview applicants today, I L.A., and I got the job two weeks before. of us who have been around know the four things at once: want people who will walk through I guess they needed someone to fill the difference between passion and jive. I was MD for KCRH, the college station walls because they want to, not because position. I hadn't planned on being in I may not have pictured myself running at Chabot State; I worked at Mod Lang they're told to. One thing I've learned the music industry; it was purely coinci- Grand Royal in my dreams, but I suppose Records; I was Club Coordinator for live over the years about radio is that, if you dental, even though I majored in music it is the best example of what I have been 105; and I was EMI's college rep. This is don't love this business and aren't will- and played in the symphony for a while. seeking for a long time-a smaller opera - when Irealized that working in the ing to put up with a lot of stuff to stay What I look for in an interviewee is tion, independent of corporate influence. music industry is not a 9 to 5 job, but a and persevere, then get out now. Treat someone who has a love for music, Hard to say what I would have done dif- lifestyle. In order to have a career in the people the way you want to be treated. someone with people skills who isn't ferently other than get into A&R sooner. I industry, you have to sacrifice a lot, and I've seen people on both sides of the going to get caught up with "star-gaz- have learned to be patient, that like -mind- it's not going to be a cake walk. The key table. People whom I asked to hire me ing." Remember, honesty is one of your ed people eventually get together in cre- is to find a balance between your pas- have now come back to ask me for a most important assets. What haveI ative situations, and that the great artists sion and how you execute your passion job. It works both ways. learned? To be more flexible. know what they are doing. in a corporate setting. My secret weapon during my initial Susan Levin Josh Jackson Howie Klein interview here at Live 105 was thatI President Music Director President used my "Street Vibe." Not only did I COAST TO COAST WWOZ-NEW ORLEANS REPRISE RECORDS relate to the demographic, I am that PROMOTION, INC. am a native of New Orleans and haveMy first "real" music industry job was demographic. I got across that I'm not My first paid job in the record business

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iT'Sa boy! We're proud to announce our bouncing, rosy-cheeked new college radio rep - gary gorman Tell him what you like to play at (800)898-2237, (212)707-2086 or [email protected] was at Macey was working in the than anyone at the station. The station, really sold one. We specialized in used Lipman Marketing, mail room at however, didn't think that was such a and esoteric records in a tiny space. We an independent re- Warner Brothers, cool angle. At the time I had a 10,000 had no money to advertise or promote. tail marketing com- Nashville.Iheard record collection, so I suggested I bring The label came about in 1978. When I pany.Igot a job about it because my in imports to play. They looked at me first started, I remember telling everybody typingbiosand wife knew some- and thought, "Here's a kid who doesn't that I was only going to be doing this for pitchlettersone body; you had to want to play the format." When I played a couple of years. I wanted to do com- day a week. Be- know someone just munity work and as soon asI saved cause I didn't have to get the mailroom enough money, go save the world. a degree, I really had to hone my office assistant job. I was determined to start at In an interviewee, I look for a love of skills; that was my "secret weapon" dur- the bottom of the heap just to get my life, music, and passion. Good eye con- ing job interviews. I got my first job at foot in the door and earn starvation tact is key; the person also has to be Elektra Records as a Promotion Assistant money. I had to convince the guy to hire very engaging. because I had great office skills. The me because I was way over -qualified, There has always been a battle in the boss at the time was tired of hiring peo- but I was not going to take no for an music industry between people who ple who knew everybody but didn't answer. My secret weapon was that the love music and buisness people. I'd love have those skills. What advice would I guy who hired me wanted to get out of the British import of the first Eurythmics to see more people who love music and give to a newcomer in the business? I the mailroom himself, so I sold him on album on the air at two in the morning. numbers. There has to be a balance. In don't want to sound negative, but if the fact that he could hand it all off to I got hot -lined by the GM who said, "If the end, what's important is to have peo- you're working somewhere and your me and I would work out so well he I ever hear that stupid little band again, ple in the industry who love the music. boss happens to be on shaky ground wouldn't have to come back. I had no you're out of here." and might get fired, don't despair. Keep idea that I would end up working for Now when Iinterview someone, I Erin Kelly -Burkett working as hard as you can, because it myself, specializing in music that I loved, look for the hunger. As long as the VP/ CFO doesn'tnecessarily mean you'lllose helping to create this whole Americana hunger is there, we can teach the rest. FAT WRECK CHORDS your job. thing. In the back of my mind, when I I've always pictured myself going into Igot my first took the mailroom job, I always thought major market radio, but when I went to industry job by Gary Walker that even though I wasn't a big fan of a major market, I came back.I never sleepingwith MD and morning show host Country music, Nashville was a great thought I'dstill be in my hometown theboss. My INB GO -NEWARK place to be, so I looked for the avenues doing radio, but I'm so glad I am. secret weapon My first paid gig in that would take me toward the progres- during the inradio was as Music sive end. People thought I was crazy. Ted Taylor terview was Director of the col- Independent Promoter my pelvic thrust lege station at the Leslie Rouffe [owner] and latex corset. University of Ak- National Radio Promotion, LEVITATION ENTERTAINMENT What I look for in an interviewee is some- ronfor$20a A3 and Americana My first job was as a second engineer at one who doesn't scream "sexual harass- week. From there, ROUNDER RECORDS the Automat Recording Studio in San ment" the first time you grab their ass! I workedover- My first job in the Francisco. A friend of mine was record- I am exactly where I pictured myself nights in a Top 40 businesswas at ing there, so I went down and asked years ago and I would have done noth- station, WKNT, in HEAR Music.I got [owner] David Khan if he had any open- ingdifferently. One of the things I Kent, Ohio. Then I their catalogue and ings. I worked about 25 hours a week, learned was to have a sense of humor worked inBeautiful Music,playing saw Triple A music mostly running errands. I wasn't really when filling out these questionnaires. Ferrante & Teicher and 101 Strings. ina catalogue-I looking for a job in the industry. I was (Editor's note: Erin happens to be mar- The first thing I did when I realized was floored. Then I MD at KUSF and the money was crap, ried to the main man, Fat Mike) thatI wanted to develop a career in noticed they were but I thought it was cool to work at a communications was find out who had headquartered in studio. After about a year,Iwasn't a Lyle Prosier the keys to the radio station; then I Wellesley, Mass., producer so I took a job at A&M. VP Marketing became theirbestfriend.It'sabout just 15 minutes When hiring people, one of my favorite SIRE RECORDS many weekends of going into a produc- away from where I tricks is to assign them an impossible task My first "pay -the - tion room on Friday night, ordering piz- was living.1 drove by their offices and just to see what they do. I asked Nikki, an rent" (barely) job zas every six hours, and walking out decided to stick my nose in.It was 7 employee of mine, to renumber the entire was A&R Product Monday morning having learned how to o'clock at night and everyone was still music library at KPOI, both in Selector Managementat make radio by fooling around. working. I asked if I could pick some- (which she'd never even seen) and on the Caroline Records If you want to work at a Jazz station, one's brain. We talked for two hours CD stickers themselves. She looked at the beginning in late know how to do the news and produc- and they hired me for odd jobs. I was computer, then at the wall with thousands 1991. I was tion. If you want experience out of col- still a waitress, and willing to juggle two of CDs, scratched her head and said, friendly with Caroline President Keith lege, you have to go for anything. I ran jobs. People told me I was crazy. grabbing a stack of CDs, "I'll start on the Wood, because I was a member of the remotes for Cleveland Indians baseball When Iinterviewed at Rounder,I comps and work backward, that way I Meatmen, which hadacouple of and Cleveland Browns football-and knew Brad Paul loved horses, so I went can re -space them on the wall while I'm records out on the label. I bugged him that wasn't why I got into radio. to Toys R Us, bought a toy horse, and doing it." Hired! for years for a job. Eventually, he was I left radio for industrial film work for went in at six o'clock in the morning I never thought I'd be doing this.I able to expand Caroline and find some- a time, but when I moved to New York and put the toy horse on his desk.I thought I'd be a rich record producer thing for me there. in the early 1980s I looked for a job included a note that said, "Hey Brad, living in Monnserrat. That fantasy lasted Sire Records was thefirst"major" working weekends at a Jazz station.I hire Leslie Rouffe. She's going to rock just a couple of months. But I have no label that I took notice of as a record had lunch with Joe Fields and he told your department!" He called me in that regrets. I've learned many lessons over buyer. I have never been a big industry me about this station in Newark that day, threw a phone book at me and the years. On the top of my list would watcher, so I didn't follow the company was run by a pretty tight -knit bunch. said, "Here, try to chart Cheryl Wheeler." be "enjoy life right now," then "the day or anything, but I was aware of it, and When I walked out the door, Joe gave after tomorrow is the third day of the its artists of course, from early on. So, I me 50 -to -1 odds that I would ever get Colter Langan rest of your life." think it fitting (for that and many more work there. Program Director important reasons) that I'm here now. Absolute persistence is what it'sall KMMS-BOZEMAN, MONT. Richard Foos As far as the road to "here,"Idon't about. Don't set your sights too high ini- I was an overnight guy in college radio President believe that there's any point in ponder- tially and don't forget about allthe at KGLT; I heard about the job from RHINO RECORDS ing the ultimate results of doing any- building blocks, like the work as a pro- another guy who had done a soul show I never really had a thingdifferently;they're unknowable duction assistant at three in the morning at KGLT, and he got a full-time gig job working for any- and irrelevant. for somebody. The truth is that radio is doing middays. They were looking for one else; I've been WhileI'velearnedinnumerable fun but not glamorous.If you want weekend part-timers, and my name lucky that way. I lessons over the years, I think they all glamor, go get a job at Elle magazine. came up. Wow! Somebody actually talk- opened Rhino as a generallyfall under therubric:"This ing about me! I gave them a call, and record store 25 above all: to thine own self be true." All Jon Grimson they hired me. years ago (which the most "successful" folks I know have President My angle during the interview was stillexiststoday). that tattoo-even Brian Baker, though it's COUNTERPOINT MUSIC GROUP that I felt I was on the cutting edge of Before that,I was probably been incorporated into a Coca- My first paid job in the record industrymusic, that I knew more about music selling shrink wrap machines, but I never Cola bottle or something by now.

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NORTHWEST EAST COAST Reporters: KDOT, KILO MIDWEST Reporters: WAAF, WCCC, WIYY, WSOU, COS, WXRK Reporters: 93X, KIBZ, KZZK, WBUZ, WLZR, WMMS, WRCX, JERRY CANTRELL "Cut You In" (Columbia/CRG) WTFX, WYKT MARCY PLAYGROUND "Sex & Candy" (Mammoth/Capitol)

CREED "Torn" (Wind -Up) JERRY CANTRELL "Cut You In" (Columbia/CRG) KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD "Blue on Black" (Revolution)

BROTHER CANE I Lie in the Bed I Make" (Virgin) PEARL JAM "Wishlist" (Epic) JIMMY PAGE/ROBERT PLANT -Most High" (Atlanti.;) MEGADETH "Use the Man" (Capitol) FOO FIGHTERS "My Hero" (Roswell/Capitol) MARCY PLAYGROUND "Sex & Candy" (Mammoth/Capitol) MATCHBOX 20 "Real World" (Lava/Atlantic) FUEL -Shimmer (550 Music) CREED Torn" (Wind -Up)

DAYS OF THE NEW "Shelf in the Room" (Outpost/Geffen)

LA MANO LA prrainee", COMMA COP BAD RELIGION "Shades STEGOSARUS of Truth" (Atlantic) "At the INn Added at KSJO- Added at WTOS-Skowhegan San Jose

LA MANO LA MANO COMMA CORNLIDA RORSCHACH TEST DLR BAND `Sex" (Slipdisc/Mercury) "Slam Dunk" (Wawazat!!) Added at KDOT-Reno Added at WMMS-Cleveland

LA MANO CORNUCIA VAN HALER "Fire in the Hole" (Warner Bros.) Added at KLBJ-Austin

SOUTH WEST COAST Reporters: KEYJ, KISS, KLBJ, KUPD, KIRK, KBAT SOUTHEAST Reporters: KIOZ, KISW, KRXQ, KRZR, KSJO Reporters: KTUX, WXTB, WMFS BROTHER CANE "I Lie in the Bed I Make" (Virgil) METALLICA Fuel" (Elektra/EEG) JIMMY PAGE/ROBERT PLANT "Most High" (Atlantic) JERRY CANTRELL Cut You In" (Columbia/CRG) CREED Torn" (Wind -Up) MEGADETH "Use the Man" (Capitol) JIMMY PAGE/ROBERT PLANT "Most High" (Atlantic) MEGADETH "Uso the Man" (Capitol) CREED "Torn" (Wind -Up) DAYS OF THE NEW 'Shelf in the Room" (Outpcst/Geffen) DAYS OF THE NEW "Shelf in the Room" (Outpost/Geffen) DAYS OF THE NEW "Shelf in the Room" (Outpost/Geffen) PEARL JAM "Wishlist" (Epic) JERRY CANTRELL 'Cut You In" (Columbia/CRG) BROTHER CANE "I Lie in the Bed I Mate" (Virgin)

This Goes to 11 Top Ten The 5 Ultimatums Penetrations

MONSTER MAGNET 1. CREED "Torn" (Wind -Up) JIMMY PAGE/ DLR BAND /,(ice Lord " (A&M) 2. JERRY CANTRELL "Cut Me In" ROBERT PLANT 'Slam Dunk" (Columbia/CRG) "Mostfit b lit1(0111( (Wawazatll) Here's 3. BROTHER CANE "I Lie in the Bed..." (Virgin) DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 4 JIMMY PAGE/ROBERT PLANT "Most High" "Don't Drink the Water RCA) your fair (Atlantic) warn- KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD 5. DAYS OF THE NEW "Shelf in the Room" ing-the 'Blue on Black( Revolution) (Outpost/Geffen) gigolo is 6. KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD 'Blue on Black" DLR BAND back in (Revolution) 'Slam Dunk' wazatll ) effect! 7. METALLICA "Fuel" (Elektra/EEG) COO GOO DOLLS -IA Stations "I'm like a giddy school girl waiting 8. FOO FIGHTERS "My Hero" (Roswell/Capitol) "Iris"(Warner Sunset/Reprise) running for the full length to show up." 9 MARCY PLAYGROUND "Sex & Candy" with the devil include: KTUX, -DON JANTZEN, KILO -COLORADO (Mammoth/Capitol) KLBJ, WMMS, KLAQ, and KZRK. SPRINGS, COLORADO 10. MEGADETH "Use the Man" (Capitol)

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OST ADDED NATALIE MERCHANT (35) No Static at AllBY SPENCED. (1/1(1 (,enerous (Elektra/EEG) WQBK, WXDG, WPGU, WWCD, KKDM, WPBZ, WMAD, WBRU, WEQX, WEDG, WKRL, WDST, KENZ, WAQZ, WBCN, In Search of the Ghost of Elvis, WKQX, WNNX, WLIR, WXEG, KCXX, KXPK, WXDX, WKRO, WWDX, KACV, WHMP, KQXR, WLUM, KTOZ, WLSZ, WBER, KITS, KROQ, XHRM, WOXY Linus Tate, and the Ecclesiastical OUR LADY PEACE (19) 4 A.M. (C'olumbia/CRG WHTG, WQBK, WQXA, WXDG, KTBZ, KHLR, Elegance of the Rev. Al Green WEQX, WGRD, WEDG, KRZQ, WKRL, KROX, CIMX, WXEX, WBCN, KACV, WLIR, Memphis in the summer- whole vibe reminded me of down- good time, talk to me and I'll try KCXX, WHMP time. Sweet as the town Austin during SXSW-mixed and make it better," said Mark, as RADIOHEAD (9) molasses tang of succulent with the crowds that religiously line he and his crew kept the good No Surprises (Capitol) pork ribs smothered in BBQ sauce. Bourbon Street on any given day. I times rollin' by whippin' up burg- WDST, WHTG, WPGU, KHLR, KJEE, WBER, I was there recently for a once-in-a- strolled the drag, checkin' out ers, fries, grilled cheese sandwiches, WIXO, WEJE, WOXY lifetink opportunity: to see Raleigh, numerous local blues outfits for sev- and plenty of cold "racecar" beers. CUSTER(7) N.C. mainstays the Connells per- eral hours before finally turning in After the grub, we checked out a Airport Song ( Sire ) KKDM, KPOI, WFNX, WLIR, WBZU, WAVF, form live at Sun Studios. for the night. I had to rest up for rousing 30 -minute set by the WIXO "I wanted it to be special for the Saturday, seein' as how I was gonna Connells. BIG WRECK (7) band as well," explains TVT make the trek to Graceland and all. To stand in the actual room That Song (Atlantic) Alternative Promotions point man Saturday morning began with an where Elvis first recorded and listen WBRU, KHLR, KMYZ, WLUM, WXDX, Gary Jay of the decision to cele- early wake-up call from Gary. We to the Connells rip through their KNSX, WBCN brate the release of the band's sev- met in the lobby, where we latched own classics, like "Fun and Games," MOST REQUESTED enth album, Still Life, in Memphis. up with the Connells' lead singer as well as new tunes like "Crown" FASTBALL "There was a certain mystique for Doug MacMillan and keyboardist was amazing. The night was made "The Way" (Hollywood ) people who'd never been to Steve Potak for Peabody coffees andcomplete by a jaunt in the tour bus ALANIS MORISSETTE Memphis. And the band, while hav- O.J. (I hit it off immediately with and stops at Hollywood Raiford's, "Uninvited" (Maverick) ing played [in the city] many, many Doug, as I was able to quote dia- Ernestine and Hazel's, and a late HARVEY DANGER times, had never been to Sun. It logue from his portrayal of Linus night tour of Old Memphis, where "Flagpole Sitta" (Slash/London) was just an opportunity to blow Tate in the little -seen independent we gazed in awe at the Lorraine GARBAGE people's minds-and to be able to film Bandwagon). As the noon time Motor Inn-the place where MLK "Push It" (Almo Sounds) he in the room where Johnny Cash, hour approached, John Michael, MD was shot-which is preserved now TORI AMOS Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and for local Alternative station WRXQ as a memorial, intact as it was on "Spark" (Atlantic) Howlin' Wolf recorded; [the oppor- (96X) joined us and we made a that fateful day. tunity] to soak up some of that vibe beeline across the street and down Sunday. Time to head back to the 1MIDST BUZZ was just too good to pass up." an alleyway to Charles Vergo's West Coast, but not before making REVEREND HORTON HEAT I landed in Memphis late Friday Rendezvous, a renowned BBQ joint the trip complete. I stopped off at -Lie Detector" (Interscope) night and immediately hit the the founded back in 1948. The rest of Al Green's Full Gospel Tabernacle DELIRIUM streets of downtown. For those the Connells-Mike and David for a little inspiration. The good "Silence" (Nettwerk) who have never been to Memphis, Connell, Peele Wimberley, George Reverend was in attendance, and SPRUNG MONKEY I feel the need to note that this is a Huntley, producer/sound man Tim his congregation showed us plenty "Get Em Outta 'Jere" (Hollywood) city which completely revolves Harper, and Zeke (an old chumly) of that down home hospitality. LITANY around music; not only is it home joined us there for ribs galore. "It was cool to have everyone in "Th, Myself' (Timebomb) to "The King," Sun Studios, B.B. After thoroughly handi-wiping town to show them what Memphis DEFTONES King, and Al Green, but damn if ourselves down, it was off to is all about," remarked WRXQ MD he OnietAnd Drive (Far Away)" they don't block off about five Graceland to pay homage to the John Michael at the conclusion of (a tarerick) blocks of waterfront tarmac for the ghost of Elvis. All I can say is, gold the weekend, "to show 'em Sun MOST entire month of May for three records galore. Elvis was the plat- Studios and the whole Graceland L I

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11 8 TIM McGRAW - One Of These Days (Curb) 5968 +485 86 53 0 "Happy Girl" (RCA) MILA MASON (38) 12 9 GEORGE STRAIT -I Just Want To Dance With You (MCA) 5905 +687 84 52 1 "The Strong One (Atlantic) 9 10 PATTY LOVELESS - To Have You Back Again (Epic) 5743 -247 71 32 10

3 11 TOBY KEITH - Dream Walkin' (Mercury) 5447 -1703 39 14 17 13 12 MARK WILLS -I Do (Cherish You) (Mercury) 5360 +240 93 66 5 Spiocrease 1613 LeANN RIMES - Commitment (MCG/Curp) 5202 +339 86 78 5 1714 GARY ALLAN - It Would Be You (Decca) +260 REBA & BROOKS Sr DUNN 5111 86 68 12 +1114 1 15 SHANIA TWAIN - You're Still The One (Mercury) 4944 -2363 26 11 27 "If You See Him/If You See Her" 1416 ALABAMA - She's Got That Look In Her Eyes (RCA) 4822 -278 78 52 11 (MCA & Arista) 20 17 CLINT BLACK - The Shoes You're Wearing (RCA) 4800 +477 89 83 9 GEORGE STRAIT +687 18 18 LONESTAR - Say When (BNA Records) 4683 +141 84 69 12 "I just Want to Dance with You" 19 19 KENNY CHESNEY - That's Why I'm Here (BNA Records) 4656 +308 79 84 13 (MCA)

26 20 REBA & BROOKS & DUNN -If You See Him/If You See Her (MCA Nash. & Arista Nash.) 4545 +1114 81 86 21 TIM MCGRAW +485 "One of These Days" (Curb) 21 21 MARK CHESNUTT -I Might Even Quit Lovin' You (Decca) 4314 +197 62 92 29 CLINT BLACK +477 22 22 SAMMY KERSHAW - Matches (Mercury) 4236 +218 69 87 27 "The Shoes ),err re Wearing" (RCA) 25 23 TY HERNDON - A Man Holdin' On (Epic) 3884 +393 57 93 32 STEVE WARINER +395 24 24 BRYAN WHITE - Bad Day To Let You Go (Asylum) 3714 +177 50 89 44 "Holes in the Floor of:.... (Capitol) 23 25 KEITH HARLING - Papa Bear (MCA) 3659 +105 54 86 44

27 26 LEE ANN WOMACK - Buckaroo (Decca) 3386 +290 45 80 52

2827 TERRI CLARK - Now That I Found You (Mercury) 3352 +381 41 84 61 TopReque 31 28 JOE DIFFIE - Texas Size Heartache (Epic) 3193 +539 30 89 59 GARTH BROOKS 1529 JODEE MESSINA - Bye Bye (Curb) 3164 -1845 20 28 30 "Two Pina Coladas" (Capitol)

34 30 DIXIE CHICKS - There's Your Trouble (Monument) 2929 +624 32 70 74 STEVE WARINER

30 31 HAL KETCHUM -I Saw The Light (MCG/Curb) 2902 +68 34 73 52 "Holes in the Floor of.." (Capitol) FAITH HILL 2932 LILA McCANN - Almost Over You (Asylum) 2846 -44 43 58 52 "This Kiss" (W13) 39 33 COLLIN RATE - I Can Still Feel You (Epic) 2591 +639 14 76 78 GEORGE STRAIT 35 34 CHELY WRIGHT -I Already Do (MCA) 2490 +194 27 55 71 "I Just Want to Dance with You" 45 35 MARTINA McBRIDE - Happy Girl (RCA) 2179 +736 11 59 80 (MCA) 38 36 NEAL McCOY - Party On (Atlantic) 2116 +25 24 43 66 SHANIA TWAIN

40 37 SUZY BOGGUSS - Somebody To Love (Capitol Nashville) 2068 +194 18 46 72 "You're Still the One" (Mercury)

42 38 SHANE STOCKTON - What If I'm Right (Decca) 1825 +134 18 35 67

44 39 WYNONNA - Always Will (Curb/Universal) 1817 +310 9 50 70

43 40 WADE HAYES - When The Wrong One Loves You Right (Columbia/DKC) 1805 +214 10 48 62 Record to 41 TRISHA YEARWOOD - There Goes My Baby (MCA) 1648 VEW 10 42 64 TRACE ADKINS 47 42 DARYLE SINGLETARY - That's Where You're Wrong (Giant) 1329 +217 9 28 62 "Big Time" (Capitol) - 43 TRACE ADKINS - Big Time (Capitol Nashvi le) 1311 VEW 2 37 61 RADIO 49 44 JOHN BERRY - Over My Shoulder (Capitol Nashville) 1287 +358 7 33 54 SAYS: 46 45 SAWYER BROWN - Small Talk (Curb) 1135 -106 7 32 35 "A tempo - 3746 LORRIE MORGAN - I'm Not That Easy To Forget (BNA Records) 1087 -1017 12 22 27 driven 4847 GREAT DIVIDE - Never Could (Atlantic) 1049 +5 12 20 25 summer

5048 RHETT AKINS - Drivin' My Life Away (Decca) 1037 +185 0 34 42 smash that is 3649 MATT KING - A Woman's Tears (Atlantic) 1' 946 1266 16 18 20 already 50 CLAY WALKER 'rdinary People (Giant) 932 3 20 47 picking up Tor Th.1 Up & Cominc phones. Apts. Adds SpinsWks RpIs. AddsSpins Weeks Trace will have a "Big Time" with

57 5 719 4 ANITA COCHRAN - Will You Be Here (Warner Bros.) 53 11 1113 2 MELOOIE CRITTENDEN -I Should've Known (Asylum) this one." Dan Hollander, PD, WLLX-Lawrenceburg, Tenn. 57 10 666 3 BERYL DODD - Time On My Hands (Columbia/CRG) 49 38 563 1* MILA MASON - The Strong One (Atlantic) STATS:Debut #43/2nd Most 55 35 762 1 *THE KINLEYS - Dance In The Boat (Epic) 47 34 603 1* DAVID KERSH - Wonderful Tonight (Curb) Added with 82

55 15 665 2 JASON SELLERS - This Small Divide (BNA Records) 32 18 408 1 UNDA DAVIS - I WannaRemember Thi

55 7 640 3 ALLISON MOORERA Soft PlaceTo Fall (MCA) 30 27 251 1 * MONTY HOLMES - Why'd You Start Lookin'... (BANG II

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Ode to Faith JOB TITLE: Because I feel music is subjective bluesy, almost gospel feel of MD and afternoon drive and everyone hears a song differ- "Somebody Stand By Me." Since WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ently, I don't usually review songs, getting the advance CD, I haven't albums, or artists in this column. stopped listening. I don't seem able SONG OF ALLTIME? "Brown But every so often, I hear a project to tear myself away. I'd like to meet Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison so inspiring that something comes the person who doesn't tear up at WHAT ALBUM/CD IN YOUR over me and the "My Wild Frontier, ' pen just starts flying. or who can't identify COLLECTION ARE YOU MOST Like most of us, I with the painful ASHAMED OF? Kim Leslie sings get so caught up in feelings in the Vince the Best of Broadway deadlines, work- Gill duet, "Let Me loads, and the day- Let Go." I was a Broadway to-day demands of a Other than Shani a P3SITIONRegional Promotion baby, hence Kim Leslie. My real weekly magazine Twain and LeAnn Manager, Asylum Records name would have never fit on a that I sometimes Rimes, it doesn't forget what brought seem like we've How LONG? What time is it? marquee. me to this format. I been able to add WIAT DO YOU LIKE MOST IFI WORKED FOR A wasn't assigned it;I many new names AEOUT YOUR JOB' Helping to STATION,I W' "3 9Treat Music came by choice, mostly because of lately to the elite list of Alan, the realness, the power of the George, Garth, Reba, Vince, and make artists' dreams come true. Row with the same respect I did songs, and the magic that can hap- Wynonna. Tim McGraw is current LEAST? The turnover before I joined the Row rat race. pen when a great voice finds a ly knocking on that door, and I THE EARLY YEARS: MOTTO ToLIVE great lyric. When I least expect it believe that, with this new album, BORN IN: Snotty New York suburb and probably most need it, the Faith Hill could be standing by her Happiness lies in the joy of angels guide me and help me to man-but she'll be knocking, too. GREW UP IN: Snottier New York achievement and the thrill of remember my pure and simple love Perhaps it's the confidence that suburb creative effort. It's the hardest of today's country music. comes from having found a soul - BEFORE WORKING FOR A thing in the world to give up When George Michael sang, mate, or the experience of becoming "You gotta have faith," he proba- a mother (with another child on the RECORD LABEL, I WORKED AT: everything, bLt it's usually the bly didn't mean it this way, but I way); it's like watching a girl become WSWI-Nashville only way to get everything. nonetheless echo a woman and being able to share You've gotta have Faith, meaning with her the incredible and exciting the new Faith Hill album. bloom. This album feels and sounds I remember Faith's performance like that transformation. It reflects on the 1994 CRS New Faces Show, the balance, happiness, and love she which was not only my first CRS, and Tim must share. I find it intoxi- but also my introduction to live cating-and, hopefully, contagious! eff Eastwood Country music. I remember liking Faith, I apologize for arriving to her and singing along with "Wild your party late, but I'm here now! Thing." Now I sit here looking at a Thank you for a memorable "Say It Isn't So" copy of her media page; it's filled evening and for creating this beau- with multiple Number Ones and tiful collection of music, which has On 67 awards. But although I've enjoyed moved me more than I could have stations many of her songs through the ever imagined. including: years and applauded her triumphs, I never fully got on the Faith WZBR bandwagon. Until now. Several weeks ago, Warner Bros. KGLT Records invitedGAVIN'SNashville KLOA office to the taping of CMT's Live KT]] With Faith Hill television concert. KVOO While most of the music was being funneled to a truck located KDHC outside the venue for television WNBR broadcast, Faith's vocals were WBSY plain as day inside that room, and that's when I came to realize just what an amazing vocalist she is. BUT CAN THEY SING? Delivering the new Reba McEntire/Brooks & On song after song from her new Dunn single to WSIX's Dave Kelly Thank you radio for your continued album, she knocked me out with are (l -r): Runnie Dunn (MCA's Mike her wide range and vocal intensi- Severson), Reber McEntire support. To everyone in the trenches - ty-especially on the stellar ballad (Arista's Denise Nichols) and Kicks you're great. We know who you are! "Love Ain't Like That." and the Brooks (Arista's Scott Rattravl_ Media Records (909) 677-8288 www.srhhold.inland.net Head of Promotions & Consultant for Media Records Editor.JAMIE MATTESON Chart EditorJEFF HOUSE MEDIA Artie Kornfeld (805) 252-9272 Country reports accepted Fridays 8 a.m.-3 p.m. and Mondays 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Promotions: Kim @ Michele Clark Promotin (609) 232-7775 Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990GAVINFax: (415) 495-2580 RECORDS Debbie Green @ BGM (210) 654-8773 Nashville Office: (615) 255-5010. Nashville Fax: (615) 255-5020.

36 GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH DON WALSER ( 3 4 ) BLACKDOG SOUNDTRACK JOHNNY BUSH 1.(117USArtisis .11), Healy BAP KENNEDY ( 3 2 ) Mecca Aincricana Soundtracks like this one ll (iierinelon) BONNIE RAITT(17) are a sign of the times. Jack Ingram, Impressive comeback for the Texas !(ATE CAMPBELL (15) Lee Ann Womack, Chris Knight, and legend. Early believers include. VN. BLACKDOG SDTRK.(14) Steve Earle lead an all star cast of KIWI, KCMU, KLOA, WEAN'. A\ -;I'll I. artists who can be heard on KBCR, nci WIMQ to name a few. SAM BUSH(11) UN. KKDY. KVOO, W \MB. WITH. JOHNNY BUSH (11) and WCSI) to name .1le\\.

Americana Inroads BY CHRIS MARINO The Other CountryA Triple Threat "P""r"1111111111111.11.11111 [he last weekend in April proved THE HORSE WHISPERER SDTRK. - Various Mists (MCA/Nashville) 71 3 39 2012 to be an Americana extravaganza, a harbinger of things to come. On 1 CHRIS KNIGHT - Chris Knight (Decca) 69 0 35 2212 April 23 in Wilkesboro , N.C., 3 THE MAVERICKS - Trampoline (MCA/Nashville) 68 0 34 1915 Merlefest began, and Americana 4 JIM LAUDERDALE - Whisper (BNA Records) 64 0 30 1816 reporter WNCW was there. All (1:1

5 MIKE IRELAND & HOLLER - Learning How To Live (Sub Pop) 62 0 291815 Saturday, the station broadcast performances and interviews from the KIERAN KANE - Six Months, No Sun (Dead Reckoning) 60 2 202317 event back to the mothership in 3 KEVIN GORDON - Cadillac Jack's 11 Son (Shanachie) 62 1 172421 spindale, N.C.. PD Mark Keefe 6 CARRIE NEWCOMER - My True Name (Philo/Rounder) 57 0 261219 said, "We were amazed at how

13 SAM BUSH - Howlin' At The Moon (Sugar Hill) 62 11 161432 well it all went. It was a real good thing for us --and for Merlefest. PAUL BURCH - Pan-American Flash (Checkered Past) 52 1 181915 II definitely be here next year 9 AUSTIN LOUNGE LIZARDS - Employee Of The Month (Sugar Hill) 53 1 132218 and do it a little bigger and better." 1 1 11 CHERI KNIGHT - Northeast Kingdom (E -Squared) 55 0 141328 since its inception 11 years ago, L 14 SALAMANDER CROSSING - Bottleneck Dreams (Signature Sounds) 56 4 6 2426 Merlefest has become the largest gathering for Americana musicians 19 LEON RUSSELL - Legend In My Time (Ark 21) 47 0 101819 Seeing Things captures And fans in the country. 12 PETER CASE - Full Service No Waiting (Vanguard) 49 0 11 1721 Friday morning that same week- Laurie Lewis at her best, 48 1 10 1820 15 RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTT- Friends Of Mine (Hightone) end, Rupert Murdoch's Fox News expanding on her legacy 16 SARA EVANS - Three Chords and the Truth (RCA) 40 0 17 15 8 Network was at WMLB in Cumming, Ga., filming a piece on the 24 GREAT DIVIDE - Break In The Storm (Atlantic) 39 1 14 1510 as a singer/songwriter Americana format for broadcast the 20 JERRY JEFF WALKER - Cowboy Boots And Bathin' Suits (Tried & True) 45 1 8 1918 following day. The film crew arrived and acoustic musician. 22 JAMIE HARTFORD - What About Yes (Paladin) 46 0 8 1523 at 8:30 in the morning and taped at Accompanied by a cast of 17 BLUE HIGHWAY - Midnight Storm (Rebel) 45 0 101025 the station for about three hours. I 'pstart recording artists the Vidalias stellar West coast musi- KATE CAMPBELL - Visions Of Plenty (Compass) 43 15 4 1524 were in the studio with PD David 41 0 7 1222 cians including: Tom 25 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS - Devil Of A Dream (Sugar Hill) Stone at the time, so the setting was 18 MICHAEL RENO HARRELL - Ways To Travel (Rank Records) 42 0 6 1323 perfect. Said Stone, "we were really Rozum, Rob Ickes, and

21 CONTINENTAL DIVIDE - Feel Good Day (Pinecastle) 40 0 5 1718 excited about the press, and feel our station represented the format well." Darol Anger, Laurie deliv- 35 NICK LOWE - Dig My Mood (Upstart/Rounder) 35 6 6 1712 The piece, which has been in the ers her most energized 31 CHRIS WHITLEY - Dirt Floor (Messenger) 34 1 8 1115 works since the Wall Street Journal 23 THE WOODYS - The Woodys (Rounder) 39 0 5 1222 IOcused on the continued growth of performance to date.

37 CORNELL HURD BAND - Texas Fruit Shack (Behemoth) 34 2 4 1515 the format through its grassroots network of stations, was extremely 28 THOMPSON BROTHERS BAND - Blame It On The Dog (RCA) 32 0 8 1212 positive and aired nationally on the "Laurie Lewis is a singer, 33 LOST CONTINENTALS - Moonshine And Martinis (Landslide) 30 0 9 912 network's Saturday evening news. writer and performer of DUANE JARVIS - Far From Perfect (Watermelon) 34 3 3 1516 Rounding out the weekend trifec-

30 JUKEBOX CANTINA - Various Artists (Hayden's Ferry) 36 0 4 11 21 ta was the Derailers' appearance on the pure American song. late Night With Conan O'Brien. 27 34 APOSTLE - SOUNDTRACK - Various Artists (Rising Tide) 37 0 4 1023 .111e boys from Austin took their Her music feels like com- 29 35 KATE WALLACE & MICHAEL CAMP - Two Lane America (New Pair 0' Dimes) 39 0 1 1226 duds to the cleaners for this one. ing home." 36 JOHNNY BUSH - Talk To My Heart (Watermelon) 35 11 2 1221 On Friday evening's show, Tony

40 37 WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE - Various Artists (Appleseed) 27 0 8 11 8 Villaneuva, Brian Hofeldt and the -Patty Larkin band nailed "Just One More Time" 38 38 ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO - More Miles Than Money (Bloodshot) 30 1 7 1013 on national TV. As a former pro- 32 39 HANGDOGS - East Of Yesterday (Crazyhead) 33 0 5 919 gi ammer, it was great to see a band 26 40 RENO BROTHERS - Three Part Harmony (Pinecastle) 31 0 3 1810 Add Date: May 5,1998 I \ c been supporting for years get Chartbound the exposure they deserve.

BONNIE RAITT (Capitol) VICTOR MECYSSNE (Sweeffish) Editor: CHRIS MARINO Assistant: TOBY FRENCH DON WALSER (Watermelon/Sire) JONO MANSON Paradigm) Americana reports accepted Mondays 9 REDD VOLKAERT (Hightone) JEFF EASTWOOD (Media Records) a.m.-5 p.m. and Tuesdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. BAP KENNEDY (E -Squared) RUST FARM 'Daring/Rounder) Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 ROUNDER® GAviN Fax:(415) 495-2580 GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 Denver, Colorado Independents in the frontier...

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4 7 MASE - What You Want (Bad Boy/Arista)

11 8 MASTER P - Make 'Em Say Uhh (No Limit/Priority)

8 9 QUEEN PEN - Party Ain't A Party (Lil' Man/Interscope)

CANIBUS - Second Round K.O. (Group Home/Universal) 12 10 GANG STARR - Royalty (Noo TrybeNirgin)

22 11 DAZ DILLINGER - In California (Death Row) 5 2 BLACK EYED PEAS - Fallin' Up/Oue Dices? (Interscope) 25 12 THE LOX - Money, Power & Respect (Bad Boy/Arista) $ 5 ICE CUBE - We Be Clubbin' (Remix) Feat. DMX (Heavyweight/A&M) 13 - 13 BIG PUNISHER - Still Not A Player (Loud) 10 6 BULWORTH - Zoom Feat. Dr. Dre & LL Cool J (Interscope) NEW 14 COCO BROVAZ - Black Trump feat. Raekwon (Duck Down/Priority) $ 3 BUSTA RHYMES - Turn It Up (FlipmodeNiolator/Elektra/EEG) NEW 15 PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY - Victory (Bad Boy/Arista) 12 8 IRON SHEIKS - Tragady & Imam THUGS:AlluminatiNarious Freestyle (25 To Life Records)

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1 RUFUS BLAU - Artifacts of Life/Out Of Sight (A&M) 13 12 11 TIMBALAND & MAGOO - Welcome To Our World (Atlaitic)

30 21 SHABAAM SAHDEEQ - Sound Clash (Rawkus) 7 12 BUSTA RHYMES - When Disaster Strikes (FlipmodeNio ator/Elektra/EEG)

11 11 GP WU - First Things First/If You Only Knew (MCA) 14 13 THE LOX - Money, Power, Respect (Bad Boy/Arista)

31 24 CAM'RON - Pull It Feat. DMX/.357 (Epic) NEW 14 DJ HONDA - H2 (Relativity) NEW 15 C -B0 - ...Til My Casket Drops (AWOL) - 26 DEF SQUAD - Full Cooperation (Def Jam/Mercury) 2822 WG - Chedder (Priority) Compiled by Matt Brown and Justin Torres

1517 ONYX - Shut Em Down (JMJ/Def Jam Recording Group)

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NEW XZIBIT - 3 Card Molly (Loud) 9 CANIBUS - Second Round K.O. (Group Home/Universal) 39 +1

$ 28 SCARFACE - My Homies Feat. 2Pac & Master P (Rap -A -Lot) 10al HONDA - On The Mic (Relativity) 29 -4 NEW CHARLI BALTIMORE - Money (Epitaph/Epic) 11 PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY - Victory (Bad Boy/Arista) 52 +19

18 29 SUNZ OF MAN - Can't Be Touched (Wu -Tang Records/Red Ant) 12 LUNIZ - Hypnotize Feat. Redman (C-NOTE/Noo Trybe) 29 -3 13 BULWORTH - Zoom Feat. Dr. Dre & LL Cool J (Interscope) 40 +9 NEW BUTTER - NAUGHTY BY NATURE : WORK (Relativity) 14 CAUGHT UP SNDTRK. - Snoop Doggy Dogg & Kurupt: Ride On/Gang Starr.Work (Noo TrybeNirgin) 33 -1 $ -IndicatesGAVINRap Retail Action. 15 MACK 10 - Only In California Feat. Ice Cube & Snoop Doggy Dogg (Priority) 29 -2

16 VARIOUS ARTISTS - 2 Pac: Lost Souls (Death Row) 29 -1

COSMIC SLOP SHOP -Sinful (MCA) Daz Dillinger - Might Sound Crazy 5/14 17 SCARFACE - My Homies Feat. 2Pac & Master P (Rap -A -Lot) 14 -15 29 0 CORMEGA - One Love (Def Jam/Mercury) 18 EA -SKI - Showdown (Relativity) 19 2 PAC - Do For Love (Amaru/Jive) 29 -2 HIP HOP INDEPENDENCE DAY- COMPILATION 20JAY -Z - City Is Mine (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) 32 +2 (Nervous) 4SPI1111 MOST ADDED SPARKLE (46) Be Cartfill I?. Kelly ( Rocklin (1 I licq.-ccope) WTUG, WIKS, WVAZ, WJKX, WKGN, KXHT. WMCS, KYEA, WJMZ, WHQT, WCHB, WILD, WGVM, KHRN, at:litYYRIME PROPERTY KZWA, WVCR, WQKI, WVEE, KXZZ, WIBB, WJJN, KVSP, KJMM, WNFQ, WZHT, WJMI, KDKO. WQOK, WKYS, WJZD, WITT, WAMO, WBLS, WIZF, KMJM, WWDM, WQMG, KJMS, WJHM, WZAK, WPAL, { MIDWEST WEST COAST EAST COAST WCDX, WPEG, WJFX, KRRQ, KPRS SPARKLE featuring R.KELLY +120 PARKLE featuring R. KELLY +49 SPARKLE featuring R. KELLY +228 SAM SALTER ( 4 2 ) "Be Careful" (Rockland/Interscope, e Careful" (Rocklard/lnterscope) "Be Careful" (Rockland/Interscope) Mere You Irc 1)/qa MYA featuring SISQO +111 KYEA, KXOK, WMNX, KHRN, KZWA, KMJK, MARY J. BLIGE +34 "Seven Days" (MCA) MYA featuring SISQO +149 WYLD, WCHB, WMCS, KBCE, WKGN, WJKX, Ifs All About Me" (Interscope) DI OR DIE +34Still Po Pimpin'" (Rap -A -Lot) "It's All About Me" (Interscope) WIBB, WRSV, WJJN, WZFX, WZHT, WJMI, BRIAN MCKNIGHT +53 WFLM, KDKO, WQOK, WDAO, WJZD, Will, EPA/AK BADU +32 "AppleTree" MASTER P. +98 "I Got The..." (No Limit/Priority) WAMO, WIZF, WWDM, KQXL, WHRK, KJMS, "The Only One For Me" (Motown) (Kedar/Universal) BRIAN MCKNIGHT +89 WTCC, WUSL, WZAK, WPAL, WCDX, WJFX, USHER +51 ''My Way" (LaFace/Ari ;ta) WKKV, WBLK, WNHC, WWWZ, KPRS MISSY "MISDEMEANOR" ELLIOTT +29 "The Only One For Me" (Motown) THE LOX 49 "Money, Power.." (Baoi Boy Ari3ta) UNCLE SAM (87) Hf 'Em With The Hee" (The Gold Mind/Eastwest) USHER 45 "My Way" (LaFace/Arista) Baby )ou Are I Stonecrve4; 11)z, ) KBMS, WKGN, KBCE, KMJK, KYEA, WJMG, WMNX, KHRN, KZWA. WJKX, KXZZ, WIBB, WHN, WZFX, KVSP, WNFQ, WZHT, KMJJ, WFLM, KDKO, WRNB, WOWI, WJZD, WHY WIZF, WKND, WHRK. KJMS, WBLK, WZAK, WPAL, WJFX, KRRQ. KJMM. WNHC, WWWZ, KPRS REGINA BELLE (30) 1)(nu7LetGo(MCA) KYEA, KHRN, KZWA, WILD, KMJK, WWIN, WMCS, WJKX, KXZZ, WJJN, KVSP, KJMNI, WNFQ, KDKO, WDAO, WJZD, Will, WQMG, WHRK, KRRQ, KJMS, WDAS, WBLK, WPAL, WJFX, WKKV. WNHC, WWWZ, KPRS NICOLE (30) Marc' 11 1 lot (The Gold lime. Inc. EastWes0 KYEA, KHRN, KZWA, WCHB, WKGN, WJKX, WIBB, WJJN, WZFX, KVSP, KJMM, WZHT, WJMI, KMJJ, KDKO, WRNB, WKYS, WJZD, WJLB, WAMO, WHRK, WUSL, WBLK, WZAK, WPAL, WCDX, WPEG, WJFX, KRRQ, KPRS BLACK A/C SOUTHWEST CAROLINAS/VIRGINIA Most Played Current I lits SOUTHEAST ARETHA FRANKLIN SPARKLE featuring R. KELLY +80 SPARKLE featuring R. KELLY +178 SPARKLE featuring R. KELLY +250 'A Rose Is Still A Rose" (Arista) ''Be Careful" (Rockland/Interscope) ''Be Careful' (Rockland/Interscope) "Be Careful" (Rockland/Interscope) JANET JACKSON REGINA BELLE +59 "Doll Let Go" (MCA) BRIAN MCKNIGHT +124 BRIAN MCKNIGHT +124 ``IGet Loney (Virgin) 7 MILE +49 "Do Your Thing" (Crave) "The Only One For Me" (Motown) The Only One For Me" (Motown) TAMIA MISSY "MISDEMEANOR" ELLIOTT +45 BIG PUNISHER +116 "Still Not A Player" (Loud) PUFF DADDY AND THE FAMILY +107 "Imagination "Hit 'Em With The Hee' (The Gold Mind/Eastwest) MASTER P. +106 "I Got The Hook Up" (Qwest/Warner Bros.) "Victory" (Bad Boy/Arista) YO YO +34 "Iz It Still All Good?" (No Limit/Priority) KEITH WASHINGTON XSCAPE +99 "The Arms Of..." (SoSoDef/Coumbia) (Eastwe:t/EEG) USHER +11 "My Way" (LaFace/Arista) "Bring ItOn (Silas .11(.11) JON B. +98 "They Don't Know" (Yab Yurr/550) MONTELL JORDAN "Let's 1?iden (41 Jam .110 -cirri') TOP TEN SPINZ

INIM111111111111111111 Q -FILE 1 JANET JACKSON "I Get Lonely" 3487 3849 Need to get a hold of 2 ARETIA FRANKLIN " A Rose Is Still A Rose" 3274 3425 Quincy??? E -Mail him at: 1111111111MB 3 MONTILL JORDAN "Lets Ride" 3350 3385 [email protected] NINIIMINMERIM We are also taking playlists 1214militor t's A 2689 by E -Mail!!! E -Mail Anna at: 5 TAMIA Imagination' 2301 2511 [email protected]. 6 KEITH NASHINGTON "Bring It On" 2282 2497 Playlists should be in no later JON B. 'They Don't Kno than 3:00 Pacific time on Tuesdays. We accept playlists 8 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT "Body Bumpin 2098 2475 SPIN! LAST WEEK on Mondays as well. 9 XSCAPE "The Arms Of The 0 You may still fax in your SPINZ THIS WEEK 10 NEXT I u Close playlist to (415-495-2580) or phone it in to Anna at

Editor: Q tI 'ICY MCCOY Assistant:ANNA CALIX (415-495-1990 ext. 627). Urban reports accepted through Tues. 3 p.m. Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAvir4 Fax: (415) 495-2580 On-lineBY QUINCYMcCoy Put TimeOn YourSide

Afew weeks ago I went to only way to become more efficientAlways ask yourself: 1) what do I straight, lunch with Michael Martin, and productive with your time is need to do; 2) who do I need to you have to PD of KYLD/FM here in San to get organized. do it for; 3) when does it have to close your Francisco. Our lunch date had First, you should do what over be done? Then take action. door, turn off the telephone, and taken about two weeks to sched- 70,000 people have already done; bluntly tell people that you have ule and execute because of his purchase Time Management for to finish a project. heavy work load. On our way to Dummies by Jeffrey Mayer. Mr. the restaurant, I commented that Mayer has written two previous Stop rummaging through the when I was a PD, I could rarely books on getting organized that files, faxes, and memos on your find time to have lunch outside have sold more than 500,000 desk and create a master list of to- I suggest that you block out two the station. I said that being a PD copies worldwide. He is called do items. Use it religiously hours every morning to work on is very similar to being a firefight- "Mr. Neatnik" by several Fortune throughout the day. Keep paper- your most important tasks. Book er. Program Directors are always 500 executives, who regularly pay work down by filing documents appointments with yourself to get putting out fires. Of course fire- him $1,000 to clear their desks. you need to keep and throwing specific tasks done when you have fighters don't complain about this His new Dummies has become the away everything else. Your master the most energy and enthusiasm. reality, because it's what they're definitive book on time manage- list should be re -written at the end It's critical for you to have a clear trained to do. But around a radio ment. It isn't just about getting of the day, laying out what needs head in order to prepare meeting station, it's the constant interrup- yourself organized. The book has to get done the following day. Lastnotes or gather information for tions that keep you from doing another layer of information about but not least, always do a weekly monthly reports. your most important work. e -mails, voice mail, computers, review. Take 30 minutes every If you're still short of time and and software to keep you on top Friday afternoon and update your feel overloaded after learning to of your projects. lists, process loose papers and work smarter, maybe some of The most important items Mayer notes, and think about upcoming these options can help you. These interruptions-or fires- deals with in helping you become events. DELEGATE always produced in me the nag- more productive are a follow-up From your master list, evaluate Review your responsibilities and ging anxiety that I didn't have system, a master list, and setting the status of each item to ascertain turn some over to an assistant. enough time to get all my work priorities. your priorities. Usually a "priority" Look for someone in your depart- finished. As a result I built a proud Mayer says the most important has something to do with adding ment who can get the job done reputation for not going to lunch. thing everybody's got to have in ratings or revenue to the station. better or quicker than you. If it But the real reason was my poor the '90s is a great follow-up sys- This brings us back to interrup- isn't already part of your job time management skills. I was tem for projects and paperwork. tions, the most debilitating time description, you should always be afraid to leave the building With a system in place, you can management problem. Sometimes on the lookout for rising stars in because a spark could ignite in be proactive and take control. in order to get to your priorities your station. Besides, finding talent some department, spread to anoth- makes you more valuable to your organization. er, and without me there to stomp More Time Tips From "Mr. Neatnik" it out, I would return to a station NEGOTIATE engulfed in flames. Then I would Look at each piece of paper that comes across your desk and Whatever your predicament, there have to spend the rest of the day ask: "What am Igoingto do with this? Is there work to be are usually more solutions than putting out small fires and not get- done?" If not, toss it. About 60 percent of what's on most you may first think. For instance, ting to the work that really needed desks should be thrown out. most deadlines can be altered, my attention. even though your boss won't If the paper is needed, create a file for it. But any time you're admit it. The next time you have Every good PD must possess the confronted with an item that will take less than two minutes to ability to deal with surprises and to deliver something on a tight complete, do it immediately. creatively handle instant problems schedule, decide when you can quickly. But what you also need Date every piece of paper. Then if you file it, you'll know the realistically deliver it. If you can't are ways to manage your time and chronology of events. make it, suggest an alternate dead- increase productivity-especially line. Of course, emphasize your Get to the bottom of your in -box once a day. Take just one in today's corporate culture, where goal of producing quality work. thing out of it at at time. Never look at a second item until PD responsibilities have dramati- Then deliver the goods. cally increased. PDs today are you've determined an action for the first. The best reason to get organized struggling with a wider range of Put all phone numbers in a rolodex or other file and throw and be disciplined about it is so duties such as handling two or away scraps of paper. you can operate with a broader more stations that make the job vision. When the alarm goes off description very different from just Store paper, pens, tape, stapler, and paper clips in one central. and another fire starts, not only a few years ago. ized location. Always put them back. will you be able to deal with the Keep only a phone and needed file on your desk. A clean desk surprise easily, you'll have the isn't neccessarily the sign of a sick mind. It's the sign of an advantage of time on your side. organized person who's in control. You'll get used to a spot- With stations stripping manage- less workplace. BOOKS TO READ ment layers in order to stay com- Time Management for Dummies petitive and to keep their bottom by Jeffrey J. Mayer line healthy, ultimately it's up to If You Haven't Got the Time to you to redefine your job and meet Do it Right, When Will You Find your company's goals, without the Time to Do It Over? by Jeffrey working yourself to death. The J. Mayer MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH WYNTON MARSALIS ,:OHN SCOFIELD WYNTON MARSALIS (58) A Go Go The Midnight Blues NORMAN SIMMONS (Verve) (Columbia) (19) John Scofield's brilliant jazz/funk collaboration Wynton Marsalis' orchestral works gets the big DON SEBESKY (18) with Medeski, Martin & Wood pays off big push on jazz radio push with 60 total stations TANAREID (18) time with a hot debut at #27. its first official week. JEFFREY SMITH (15)

OnCornerBY KEITH ZIMMERMAN Tribute toa Legend We at GAVIN send our heartfelt SARNOW JOINS thoughts to Warner Bros. Jazz BLUE NOTE 1 1 ERIC REED (Impulse!) 82 0 77 5 0 exec Chris Jonz, whose 81 -year TEAM 3 2 MARK ELF (Jen Bay) 79 0 63 13 3 old mother, Bunny Jones, is cur- Andy Sarnow, 5 3 CHARLIE HUNTER QUARTET (Blue Note) 78 0 59 14 5 rently battling a bout with cancer. formerly VP of 4 4 TOM HARRELL (RCA Victor) 75 0 6/ 13 1 Many of you may not know, but marketing at 10 5 JACKIE McLEAN SEPTET (Blue Note) 10 0 46 19 5 Bunny Jones, Chris' mum, has NYC Music

14 6 THE GERALD WILSON ORCHESTRA (MAMA Foundation) 73 0 42 20 11 been quite a leg- Group, has joined Blue 2 7 JOEY & "PAPA" JOHN DeFRANCESCO (HighNote) 67 0 54 12 1 end in the music business over Andy Sarnow Note Records a 16 8 NNENNA FREELON (Concord Jazz) 73 0 34 31 8 the past several Director of Marketing. Sarnow 17 9 GREGORY TARDY (Impulse!) 73 0 33 32 8 decades. She departed NYC just as they relocat- 11 10 LOSTON HARRIS (N2K Encoded Music) 73 1 37 31 4 was involved ed their operations to the GRP 8 11 MARK ISHAM (Columbia/CRG) 69 0 45 20 4 with the now - offices. 6 12 KENNY DREW, JR. (Arkadia Jazz) 66 0 53 8 5 defunct black "NYC Records gave me valuable hrls Jonz 7 13 MICHAEL WOLFF TRIO (Varese Sarabande) 64 0 50 11 3 radio/music experience in the sense that I was

9 14 LYNNE ARRIALE TRIO (TCB) 64 2 50 9 3 organization, the National involved from the early stages as Association of Television and a start-up indie label to its present 18 15 BRAD MEHLDAU (Warner Bros.) 71 1 33 27 10 Radio Announcers (NATRA). She joint venture with GRP/Universal," 15 16 MARC JOHNSON (Verve) 67 1 35 21 11 was, at one time, one of the lead- said Sarnow. "By joining Blue 21 17 CHARLIE HADEN & KENNY BARRON (Verve) 64 2 31 21 10 ing and award -winning beauti- Note in a marketing capacity, I 20 18 PATRICK WILLIAMS (EMI) 61 0 34 20 7 cians in Manhattan, as well as not only get to work with leg- 24 19 MARK TURNER (Warner Bros.) 67 2 13 43 9 being the first black woman to endary artists and catalog, but also

12 20 MARK SHIM (Blue Note) 57 0 41 11 5 own and operate a 24 -track with ground -breaking new talent

23 21 EDGARDO CINTRON (DBK Jazz) 61 0 23 30 8 recording studio. Radio legend like Medeski, Martin & Wood, Charlie Hunter, and Don Byron." 29 22 JAll MESSENGERS (Telarc Jazz) 62 2 9 37 15 F -ankie Crocker used to cut many of his promo and commercial Samow's duties cover Blue 27 23 THE JOHNNY NOCTURNE BAND (Bullseye/Rounder) 63 3 10 32 20 soots at her studio. Note, Metro/Blue (the Smooth 31 24 BRUCE KLAUBER (DBK Jazz) 58 3 7 34 14 She operated an office at the Jazz and pop arm), and 36 25 KENNY WERNER (RCA Victor) 65 7 4 30 25 legendary Brill building, managed Hemispheres, which handles 13 26 LIVE AT SMALLS (Impulse!) 50 0 22 16 12 the Main Ingredient during their World Music aspects. "We are JOHN SCOFIELD (Verve) 64 12 4 28 24 "Everybody Plays the Fool" hey- thrilled to have Andy as a member

33 a GERRY BEAUDOIN TRW (Honest/Linn) 60 0 4 25 31 day, and was very close to artists of our team," said Blue Note GM

2229 MOSE ALLISON (Blue Note) 46 0 22 16 8 like George Benson, Ike and Tina Tom Evered. "He is bringing a Turner, and Stevie Wonder. wealth of marketing ideas to us 25 30 ALLEN FARNHAM (Concord Jazz) 44 0 19 17 8 "My mother Bunny had the abil- [that are] applicable not for only 30 31 REUBEN WILSON (Jazzateria) 46 1 14 21 10 ity to get people motivated and jazz, but all musical genres." 3432 LES McCANN/JOJA WENDT (Music Masters) 48 2 12 21 13 excited, and to realize their own A NEW JAZZ AND SMOOTH 19 33 RAY BARRETTO (Blue Note) 43 0 17 19 7 talents. I remember when Jimi JAZZ STATION 46 34 JESSICA WILLIAMS/LEROY VINNEGAR TRIO (Jazz Focus) 58 8 6 17 28 Hendrix used to sleep on the floorWe're in the process of clearing BOB MINTZER BIG BAND (DMP) 54 6 5 21 23 of our apartment when he played some groovy new stations in the next few weeks, and in the -35 WINARD HARPER (Savant) 61 12 2 17 34 at the Cafe Wha! and before he went to Europe and became a meantime, we're pleased to wel 32 37 MIKI COLTRANE (Chartmaker) 43 0 11 22 10 superstar. Later on, Jimi used to come two new GAVIN reporters. 41 38 AVASHAI COHEN (Stretch/Concord) 47 7 10 17 13 play 'Foxy Lady' onstage and ded- We've added WQJZ-Ocean sr - ROBERT STEWART (Qwest) 55 6 1 18 31 icate it to Bunny Jones." City, MD to our Smooth Jazz ro.. -41 JESSE DAVIS (Concord Jazz) 49 7 4 19 21 Ms. Jones (Chris says she never ter. Derek Alan is the PD/MD 26 4" TIM HAGANS & MARCUS PRINTUP (Blue Note) 37 0 13 16 8 understood why he adopted the and he can be reached at (302) 28 42 ARKADIA ALL-STARS (Arkadia Jazz) 37 0 12 18 7 "z" to his name) was instrumental 436-9007; his fax is (302) 436-

43 43 NANCY KELLY (Amherst) 44 3 5 20 16 in convincing her only son, Chris, 4485. Give Derek a ring and to leave New York City for green- make him feel welcome, because - 4.- JOHN FEDCHOCK (Reservoir) 51 11 4 17 20 er musical pastures in Los Angeles he's excited about introducing 4E ASTRAL PROJECT (Compass) 55 8 1 13 34 - and ultimately with Warner Bros Smooth Jazz to Ocean City. The - !E HOWARD ALDEN (Concord Jazz) 37 5 5 18 10 in Burbank. mailing address is P.O. Box 1833, 35 47 GLORIA LYNNE (HighNote) 31 0 9 13 9 '110`tp.0 X ouncis nice quite a lady, Chris. Ocean City, MD

37 48 FRED HERSCH (Nonesuch) 31 1 11 10 9 42 49 TIERNEY SUTTON (A Records) 30 0 8 15 7 Editors:KEITH & KENT ZIMMERMAN Jazz & smooth Jazz reports accepted Thursdays 48 50 VICTOR JONES (Satellites) 31 1 6 15 9 9a.m.-3 p.m. Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVINFax: (415) 495-2580

GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 "There aresimply twokinds of music, good andthe otherkind."-Duke Ellington

two BLOCKS FRoMTeid

Two Blocks from the Edge is the newrelease from multi -Grammy winne-Michael Brecker.

Featuring: "Delta City Blues,""El Nino," and "How Lori 'Til the SLn."

With: IMPACT DATE: Joey Calderazzo - piano James Genus - bass 7th Jeff 'Tam' Watts - drums and special guest Don Alias - percussion MAY

The GRP Recording Company. impulse! A Universal Music Company. Good Stuff 0 ©1998 GRP Records, Inc. All rig its reserves_ Impulse!... the MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH KENNY G PAMELA WILLIAMS BADI ASSAD (8/ 1 9 reports) Eight Days of Ecstacy Chameleon DAKOTA MOON (Heads Up International) (i.e. music) (7/32 reports) Debuting after four weeks with 31 reporters Brazilian singer/guitarist is produced by Lee KEIKO MATSUI and four new adds. Primary acton on "Pump Ritenour. Pronounced Bah-JEE Ah-SAHJ, the (7/48 reports) Up the Heat." track is "Waves."

On the jazz side, we now have a isfy even the most hardened jazz reporter in Austin. Contact Jay fan. Now can we finally give this locals Tractenberg at KUT by phone at underground legend the recogni- (512) 471-1631 or by fax, (512) tion he deserves? For more infor- Gavin Smooth Jazz 471-3700. The mailing address is mation, contact Ubiquity at (415) P.O. Box 7600, Austin, TX, 78713. 864-8448. -VINNIE ESPAR7A NNENNA FREELON Jai/Smooth Jazz Picks 2 1 CHUCK LOEB - The Moon, The Stars, the Selling Sun (Shanachie +53 Maiden Voyage (Concord Jan) DAVE PIKE 1 2 CHIELI MINUCCI - It's Gonna Be Good (JVC) -13 I've always thought true feminism Bophead (Ubiquity) manifested itself through great jazz 4 3 DOWN TO THE BONE - From Manhattan to Staten (Nu Groove) +2 The Ubiquity label has gained its CDs by artists like Rachel Z, Carla 3 4 BONEY JAMES -Sweet Thing (Warner Bros.) -61 niche for revitalizing jazz players Bley, or the late Emily Remler (to 5 5 CHRIS CAMOTLI - Suede (Discovery/Sire) +111 who perform under the laborious name a very few). Now we can add 8 6 MELROSE PLACE JO - Braxton Brothers (Windham Hill) +47 aegis of talent -deserving -of -wider - to that list, the latest release by 6 7 JONATHAN BUTLER - Do You Love Me? (N2K Encoded Music) +38 recognition. Underground Latin vocalist Nnenna Freelon. Whether or 7 8 EVAN MARKS - Coast to Coast (Verve Forecast) +8 jazz legend Bobby Matos was not it's some sort of socio-manifesto,

12 9 BRIAN BROMBERG - You Know That Feeling (Zebra) +47 signed to the label because there Freelon's Maiden Voyage focuses on material written or co -written by 10 10 RICHARD ELLIOT - Jumpin' Off (Metro Blue/Capitol) +10 was considerable demand for his music by serious aficionados of women. Female musicians like 13 11 ERIC CLAPTON - Pilgrim (Reprise) +8 Latin and jazz, especially among us Laura Nyro, Nona Hendryx, Marian 17 12 FOUR 80 EAST - Eastside (Boomtang/Cargo) +70 20 -somethings. Since his early McPartland, and Broadway lyricist 11 13 BRIAN TARQUIN - Last Kiss Goodbye (Instinct) -69 recordings command nice dough Dorothy Fields are celebrated. The 15 14 JOHN TESH - Grand Passion (GTSP/Mercury) -12 among collectors, it's nice when stand -out song is the declarative 14 15 BRIANHUGHES -One 2 One (Higher Octave) -26 Ubiquity takes advantage of the and defiant "Four Women," written

18 16 JOYCE COOLING - Playing It Cool (Heads Up) +13 void and releases brand new by Nina Simone. It's wrapped in an recordings and re -issues. On the exquisite arrangement that's highly 21 17 KIM WATERS - Love's Melody (Shanachie) +79 same note, many veteran jazz pro- reminiscent of Miles Davis' Bitches 19 18 MARILYN SCOTT - Stalling to Fall (Warner Bros.) +21 grammers have blown off Dave Brew with bass clarinet fills by Bob 16 19 RANDY CRAWFORD - Every Kind of Mood (Bluemoon/Atlantic) -52 Pike over the years, but his record- Mintzer and Sammy Figueroa's tribal 23 20 SPYRO GYRA - Road Scholars (GRP) +61 ings for MPS, especially the LP con- conga. 20 21 BRIAN CULBERTSON - Secrets (Bluemoon/Atlantic) +10 taining "Mathar" and his Decca .7h\--/Spin 'Tt-ends 22 22 GREGG KARUKAS - Blue Touch (i.e. music) +20 release entitled Manhattan Latin

24 23 DENNY JIOSA - Jazzberry Pie (Blue Orchid) +16 are among the most sought-after 1. CHRIS CAMOZZI +111 jazz records by the newer genera- 9 24 KENNY G - My Heart Will Go On (Arista) -224 2. CHRIS STANDRING +84 tion of jazz hipsters. Bophead is an 25 25 PAUL HARDCASTLE - Cover To Cover (JVC) -15 exceptional CD of new Pike tunes 8. BOB MAMET +79 28 26 B -TRIBE - Sensual Sensual (Atlantic) +23 featuring musical support from 4. FOUR 80 EAST +70 29 27 KEIKO MATSUI - Toward the Sunrise (Countdown/Unity) +23 "Tootie" Heath, Teddy Edwards, 5. SPYRO GYRA +61 27 28 THE RIPPINGTONS feat.RUSS FREEMAN - BlackDiamond (Windham Hill Jai 'Peak) -24 and Anthony Wilson. Pike's vibe 6. BRYAN SAVAGE +58 38 29 BOB MAMET - Adventures In Jazz (Atlantic) +79 playing is in top form and will sat - 26 30 DEAN JAMES - Intimacy (Brajo) -44 s, id Jazz 34 31 CANDY DULFER - For the Love of You (N2K Encoded Music) +32

30 32 CHARLES FAMBROUGH - Upright Citizen (Nu Groove) -8 KIM PENSYL (Fahrenheit) *WYNTON MARSALIS(Columbia)

32 33 PHIL PERRY - One Heart One Love (Windham Hill Jazz/Peak) +10 ART PORTER (Verve Forecast) RAVI COLTRANE (RCA Victor) 35 34 SOUNDSCAPE - Surreal Thing (Instinct) +6 ALISON BROWN QUARTET (Compass) *TANAREID (Evidence) 41 35 DAKOTA MOON - A Promise I Make (Elektra/EEG) +42 PEACE OF MIND (NuGroove) BUSTER WILLIAMS QUINTET (TCB) 39 36 CHRIS BOTTI - Midnight Without You (Verve) +31

40 37 DIANA KRALL - Love Scenes (Impulse!) +25 RICK RHODES (Award) *DON SEBESKY (RCA Victor)

48 38 CHRIS STANDRING - Velvet (Instinct) +84 TURNING POINT (Sin-Drome) *SUSANNAH McCORKLE (Concord Jazz) 31 39 AVENUE BLUE feat. JEFF GOLUB - Nightlife (Bluemoon/Atlantic) -65 *TOM BRAXTON (Positive Music) *TRICIA TAHARA (Savant) 33 40 THOM ROTELLA - Can't Stop (Telarc Jazz Zone) -50 RICHARD SMITH (Heads Up International) *MATTHIAS LUPRI (Chadmaker) 44 41 PETE BELASCO - Get It Together (Verve Forecast) +22

43 42 JOE SAMPLE - Sample This (Warner Bros.) +20 TOMMY JONES (Attu) *JEFFREY SMITH (Verve)

37 43 JONATHAN CAIN - For a Lifetime (Higher Octave) -4 BADI ASSAD (i.e. music) Dropped: #38 Paul Bollenbeck, /39 Dewey Redman, 49 44 BRYAN SAVAGE - Kaleidoscope (Higher Octave) +59 MARION MEADOWS (Discovery/Sire) #40 Romane,144 Barbara Morrison, 145 Ray Bryant, 46 45 LOREENA McKENNITT - The Book of Secrets (Warner Bros.) +16 JIMMY REID (Discovery/Sire) 147 Howard Johnson, 149 Tom Talbert, /50 Charlie 36 46 BOB JAMES - Playin' Hooky (Warner Bros.) -34

47 47 A TWIST OF JOBIM - Various Mists (i.e. music) -14 Dropped: #45 Paul Taylor,150Yulara. Haden (Montreal Tapes).

42 48 RICK BRAUN - Body and Soul (Bluemoon/Atlantic) -38 -49 PAMELA WILLIAMS - Eight Days of Ecstasy (Heads Up) Editors:KEITH & KENT ZIMMERMAN Jazz & Smooth Jazz reports accepted Thursdays -50 JEANNE NEWHALL - Bedouin's Paradise (Marzipan Music) +1 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVINFax: (415) 495-2580

44 GAVIN MAY 1, 1998 ALCHEMY

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46 GAVIN MAY1, 1998 A renowned photographer.

A passionate activist.

A devoted mother.

A loving partner.

An indescribable life.

EMI He's on a roll. . .

The follow-up to the Gold single "Are You Jimmy Ray?" from the debut album "JIMMY RAY".

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