211E-3E M ODE IZN AGE BY CARRIE BELL 24 -HOUR MTV (Continued from page 82) After 10 years, Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Not that the band has to worry about that any- tell us that to sell out we needed to move into demo- Goo Dolls finally feels qualified to give more, with breakout hits like "Name," "Iris," and graphics with wider appeal. It just happened." the [Asian] economy showing advice on dealing with the woes of the "Slide" making them known even to suburban Among the things that continue to stand out are renewed growth," says Stephen Ng, music industry. moms. Rzeznik's astute observations on life and love, which Cable TV's chairman /managing "My advice is always the same. Don't sign any- are heard on on the newest single, `Black Balloon," director. thing until you find a qualified music attorney. And No. 38 on this issue's Modern Rock Tracks. According to Frank Brown, pres- `If no one else ever then read 'All You Need To Know About The Music hears your song, it "That song is about saying goodbye to a good ident of MTV Networks Asia, the Business' by Donald Passman," he says. isn't less valid' friend. No matter how much you care, you some- MTV Mandarin channel, broadcast "A kid came up to me the other day and kept Johnny Rzeznik, the Goo Goo Dolls times have to part ways. Loss seems to be a the- to 43 million homes across China and asking, 'What do I do to get a record deal ?' matic constant in my lyrics," he says. "People's Taiwan, is the "biggest single chan- There's no magic answer, because it usually just lives change constantly, and grown -up life is a nel worldwide" for MTV About 70% happens, and it shouldn't be your end goal anyway. "I am proud of the fact that we could cut across series of compromises. Some of my material is of music videos played on the chan- All you can do is write music you believe in. If no all these boundaries and remain steady and on our loosely based on my own experience, but most of nel are Mandarin -language. Brown one else ever hears your song besides you and your own track," Rzeznik says. "It's not like we sat down it is inspired by watching everyday life. Part of a adds that the territory has an added girlfriend, it isn't less valid." and said, 'Let's cross over.' Our think tank didn't musician's job is making observations." importance as a business center, since many advertising agencies and their clients' Asia regional offices Billboard OCTOBER 2, 1999 Billboard® OCTOBER 2, 1999 are based here. MTV Asia was one of pan -Asian music broadcaster Star TV's five core channels when it launched here Mainstream Rock Tracks.. Modern Rock Tracks.. in 1991. However, disagreements Z TRACK TITLE ARTIST TRACK TITLE ARTIST between the network and Rupert H 3 , 3 3 p ALBUM TITLE (IF ANY) IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL H 3 _i 3 w 3 3 p ALBUM TITLE (IF ANY) IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL Murdoch's News Corp., which pur- 1 chased Star TV in June 1993, result- --u No. No-"- - -r No. 1 Iln -- HIGHER 2 weeks at No t ed in a split between the 1 parties 1 CREED SCAR TISSUE 15 weeks at No. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 2 4 1 1 1 18 0 HUMAN CLAY WIND -UP t CALIFORNICATION WARNER BROS. t when their original contract expired. SCAR TISSUE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS MY AGE AGAIN? BLINK 182 2 2 1 18 2 2 2 22 WHAT'S MTV Asia -which relocated to Sin- CALIFORNICATION WARNER BROS. t ENEMA OF THE STATE MCA t gapore in 1994 been without a ENEMY DAYS OF THE NEW THE DOLPHIN'S CRY LIVE -has 3 3 3 9 Q3 3 4 5 DAYS OF THE NEW OUTPOSPINTERSCOPEt THE DISTANCE TO HERE RADIOACTIVE/MCA t THE DOLPHIN'S CRY LIVE HIGHER CREED ® 4 4 5 4 6 4 THE DISTANCE TO HERE RADIOACTIVE/MCA t ® HUMAN CLAY WIND -UP t `This partnership CAN'T CHANGE ME CHRIS CORNELL THE CHEMICALS BETWEEN US BUSH 5 6 6 8 - 2 Q EUPHORIA MORNING A&MINTERSCOPE t 0 THE SCIENCE OF THINGS TRAUMA KEEP AWAY GODSMACK COWBOY KID ROCK could not have 6 7 7 22 10 6 5 6 GODSMACK REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL t DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE TOP DOG/LAVA/ATLANTIC t THE CHEMICALS BETWEEN US BUSH COME ORIGINAL 311 come at a better 14 2 Q7 9 12 4 - SOUNDSYSTEM CAPRICORN/IDJMG 0 THE SCIENCE OF THINGS TRAUMA YOU WANTED MORE NOOKIE LIMP BIZKIT 8 6 5 14 TONIC 8 5 3 17 time, with the SIGNIFICANT OTHER "AMERICAN PIE" SOUNDTRACK UNIVERSAL t FLIP /INTERSCOPE t CAN'T CHANGE ME CHRIS CORNELL WELCOME TO THE FOLD FILTER 0 7 8 6 9 8 11 10 EUPHORIA MORNING A&M/INTERSCOPE [Asian] economy TITLE OF RECORD REPRISE t t ENEMY DAYS OF THE NEW 13 SMOOTH SANTANA FEATURING ROB THOMAS 10 15 14 8 l0 l0 10 DAYS OF THE NEW OUTPOST /INTERSCOPE SUPERNATURAL ARISTA t t showing renewed -LOCK LIT NOOKIE IMP BIZKIT 11 14 17 8 ZIP 11 9 8 16 A PLACE IN THE SUN RCA t SIGNIFICANT OTHER FLIPYINTERSCOPEt growth' THE KIDS AREN'T ALRIGHT THE OFFSPRING COWBOY KID ROCK 12 13 9 19 12 16 18 6 AMERICANA COLUMBIA t DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE TOP DOG/LAVA/ATLANTIC t STEAL MY SUNSHINE LEN - STEPHEN NG - LYNYRD SKYNYRD 13 10 11 19 13 13 15 10 WORKIN' "GO" SOUNDTRACK & YOU CAN'T STO' THE BUM RUSH WORK/ERG t EDGE OF FOREVER CMC INTERNATIONAL MY OWN WORST ENEMY LIT ROLLIN' STONED GREAT WHITE 14 12 10 34 14 11 9 13 A PLACE IN THE SUN RCA t CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE PORTRAIT/COLUMBIA 24 -hour TV subscription server in ONE MAN ARMY OUR LADY PEACE SUN DEF LEPPARD 15 20 19 6 01 23 29 4 PAPER HAPPINESS...IS NOT A FISH THAT YOU CAN CATCH COLUMBIA t Hong Kong since then. EUPHORIA MERCURY/IDJMG WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER NINE INCH NAILS Asked why it took nearly five THE 16 19 22 3 16 12 13 17 KIDS AREN'T ALRIGHT THE OFFSPRING THE FRAGILE NOTHING/INTERSCOPE t AMERICANA COLUMBIA t years for the deal to be made, Brown WORLDS 17 20 20 13 WHEN COLLIDE POWERMAN 5000 -"NM AIRPOWER replies jokingly, "Some of the best TONIGHT THE STARS REVOLT! DREAMWORKS I- t LEARN TO FLY F00 FIGHTERS 17 NEW 1 marriages take a while to put to- DENIAL THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE ROSWELL/RCA 18 22 22 8 SEVENDUST HOME M t gether." WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE POWERMAN 5000 I'M HERE 18 18 20 12 MTV Networks Asia is a 19 18 16 33 WHY OLEANDER TONIGHT THE STARS REVOLT! DREAMWORKS t joint FEBRUARY SON REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL ALL STAR SMASH MOUTH venture of MTV Networks (a divi- 19 11 7 22 LIT UP BUCKCHERRY " 20 15 14 Z8 ASTRO LOUNGE & MYSTERY MEN" SOUNDTRACK INTERSCOPE t sion of Viacom Inc.) and PolyGram BUCKCHERRY DREAMWORKS t BATTLE FLAG LO FIDELITY ALLSTARS FEAT. PIGEONHED 20 17 16 25 N.V. owns and SWINGIN' TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS HOW TO OPERATE WITH A BLOWN MIND SKINT/SUB POP /COLUMBIA It operates three 24- 21 19 17 10 t ECHO WARNER BROS. t YOU WANTED MORE hour programming services -MTV 21 21 13 14 TONIC FEARLESS BOOGIE ZZ TOP "AMERICAN PIE" SOUNDTRACK 11 NEW 1 UNIVERSAL t Southeast Asia, MTV Mandarin, X X X RCA DO RIGHT JIMMIE'S CHICKEN SHACK O1 27 36 5 and MTV India have a com- AMERICAN WOMAN BRING YOUR OWN STEREO -which 23 21 19 20 LENNY KRAVITZ ROCKET/ISLAND /IDJMG t "AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME" SOUNDTRACK & 5 MAVERICKNRGIN t TO bined distribution of more than 100 23 22 18 10 WELCOME THE FOLD FILTER ONE MAN ARMY TITLE OF RECORD REPRISE 24 33 34 3 OUR LADY PEACE t million homes. Cable TV is owned by HAPPINESS...IS NOT A FISH THAT YOU CAN CATCH COLUMBIA t SOMEDAY SUGAR RAY 24 16 15 16 Wharf (Holdings) Ltd. and is GET BORN 14:59 LAVA/ATLANTIC 25 17 12 17 AGAIN ALICE IN CHAINS t NOTHING SAFE COLUMBIA t I'M HERE accessed by 430,000 households via 25 23 21 19 WHY OLEANDER DOWN STONE TEMPLE PILOTS FEBRUARY SON REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL 26 NEW 1 fiber -optic cables or microwave NO. 4 ATLANTIC FOR THE MOVIES BUCKCHERRY 26 24 25 9 relays. Cable TV carries 15 pay -per- IN THIS TOGETHER BUCKCHERRY DREAMWORKS t 21 30 37 3 WE'RE NINE INCH NAILS THE FRAGILE NOTHING/INTERSCOPE t AROUND THE WORLD RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS view movie channels and will now Ci 37 - 2 MUDSHOVEL CALIFORNICATION WARNER BROS. 28 24 23 9 STAIND offer 36 channels. DYSFUNCTION FUPTELEKTRA/EEG CAILIN t 28 29 28 6 UNWRITTEN LAW UNWRITTEN LAW INTERSCOPE 29 25 27 7 FOR THE MOVIES BUCKCHERRY BUCKCHERRY OREAMWORKSt BEAUTIFUL 29 26 24 11 JOYDROP METASEXUAL TOMMY BOY t 30 29 31 4 BREAKDOWN QUEENSRYCHE 02K ATLANTIC 30 28 34 7 BUMP KOTTONMOUTH KINGS ROYAL HIGHNESS ATTENTION PLEASE CAPITOL t 31 32 30 6 CAROLINE'S SPINE ATTENTION PLEASE HOLLYWOOD DOWN STONE TEMPLE PILOTS CI NEW 1 LEARN TO FLY F00 FIGHTERS NO. 4 ATLANTIC CI NEW 1 THERE IS AMERICAN WOMAN NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE ROSWELURCA 32 25 23 19 LENNY KRAVITZ "AUSTIN POWERS: SUPERBEAST ROB ZOMBIE THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME" SOUNDTRACK & 5 MAVERICKMRGIN t 33 27 26 9 BAWITDABA HELLBILLY DELUXE GEFFEN /INTERSCOPE 33 33 31 26 KID ROCK DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE TOP DOG/LAVA/ATLANTIC t I WALK ALONE OLEANDER 10 37 38 4 YOUR FEBRUARY SON REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL t 34 NEW I PUT LIGHTS ON SANTANA FEATURING EVERLAST SUPERNATURAL ARISTA INSOMNIA MEGADETH 35 36 - 2 RISK CAPITOL 35 34 33 26 WHATEVER GODSMACK GODSMACK REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL t PUT YOUR LIGHTS ON SANTANA FEATURING EVERLAST 36 35 - 2 YEAH, WHATEVER SPLENDER SUPERNATURAL ARISTA 36 36 29 17 HALFWAY DOWN THE SKY C2 TATTOOED BRUISE (HERE AND THERE) DOUBLEDRIVE Bad 37 34 35 5 MUDSHOVEL Boys.