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and 'Sera Classical" are trademarks of Sony Corporation.(Sony Music SounAlrai' s.a Iademnrkagt _bony Corporatlonfo)1999 Sony Music Errenainment Inc. VHtand all related Ides and ogos are trademark; m Viacom International. ®nc. Motion Pintare ArIrtok anti Photography: rzi 1098 Columbia Ficiutes Industries. Inc. All Fi5hIc Reseed. NEWSBRIEFS FIRSTF'tFiSUN AS TOLD TO THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB Promotional Integrity Matt Drudge The relationship between sales and The Drudge Report promotion has always been a tenuous We have entered an era vibrating with the one, often fraught with dissension din of small voices. Every citizen can be a because of opposing goals and objec- reporter and can take on the powers that be. tives. Given the new age of radio con- The difference between the Internet, televi- sion and radio, magazines, and newspapers solidation, how, if at all, has this rela- is the two-way communication. The `Net tionship changed? gives as much voice to a computer geek like me as to a CEO or Speaker of the House. We all become equal. And you would be 17th, when Newsweek amazed what the ordinary spiked (at the eleventh PE's Chuck D on MP3 guy knows. hour) a well -researched, Ron Cadet talks to Public Enemy's I have consistently been responsibly documented Chuck D, who is capitalizing on new able to break big stories piece about the President thanks to a network of of the United States and technologies to promote PE and set up ordinary guys. The Drudge an obscure White House his own record label and radio station. Report was first to name intern named Monica the vice-presidential nom- Chuck made waves last month by pub- inee on the Republican lishing music from his new CD directly ticket last election; first to announce to an American onto the Internet using MP3. audience that Princess Diana had tragically died; first to tell the sad story of Kathleen Willey; first ev- ery weekend with box- Go office results that even With the Flow studio executives (some of A radio station's "stationality" has never been more impor- them, at least) admit they Lewinsky. tant than in these modern times, when even one lousy get from me. After checking with I've written thousands multiple sources, I ran a song can distract from a station's overall flow, and even of stories, started hun- story about the killing of the length of a tune can throw off continuity. dreds of news cycles. My the story. According to the readers can follow earth- Los Angeles Times, Clinton

®1999 GAVIN quakes, weather patterns, was informed Saturday uz Miller Freeman read Frank Rich on night or Sunday morning Contents A United News & Media company Saturday and Maureen that The Drudge Report Dowd on Sunday, and had posted that Lewinsky News TRIPLE A 26 Universal Begins Restructuring 4 KMTT Spots Available track the world's news was about to erupt. For Chancellor on the Block 4 Indigenous Comes Home wires minute to minute. four days I had the story 31 Gavin Country Expands 4 ALTERNATIVE This marks the first time exclusively, and I took a Be Your Own Consultant Scott Americana Editor 4 that an individual has lot of heat. Everyone was ACTIVE ROCK 35 Ratings & Research Liquid Tension Experiment access to the news wires afraid of it until the water With New Arbitron Diary COLLEGE 33 outside of the newsroom. broke over at the Come New Questions 8 The Music and Style Connection Time was, only news- Washington Post. 37 JAZZ/SMOOTH JAZZ & VOCALS rooms had access to the I firmly believe, that the Radio@Large KSDS Celebrates 25 Years full pictures is Protecting the Integrity of Spotlight of the day's Internet going to save Your Promotions 10 'Cause You've Got....Stationality! 42 events, but now any citi- the news business. I envi- New Release Checklist 46 zen does. Today, with a sion a future where Features & Charts AMERICANA° 49 modem, anyone can fol- there'll be 300 million Welcome Jessie Scott TOP 40/RHYTHM CROSSOVER 11 low the world and report reporters, where anyone WPST-Trenton's Dave McKay COUNTRY 51 on the middle from anywhere can report NC, HOT A/C 15 Re -Building Gavin Country world-no KLLC-San Francisco's Louis Kaplan man, no big brother. for any reason. It's free- URBAN 20 This changes every- dom of participation Chuck D on the Future Parting Shots 54 thing. It certainly changed absolutely realized. RAP/HIP-HOP 24 gmail BoxSet 54 Relativity Records' Mario Martin on the night of January Let the future begin.

January 22, 1999 GAVIN 3 FIRSTVVOHDS

Quick...winen was the last GAVI N N EWS time anyone on Star Trek actually listened to the radio? Okay, so the crew mem- "Stationality is a bers of the Voyager (or the naturally occurring Enterprise, for you older Universal Trims Raster, Staff phenomenon, but Trekkies) are cruising once it occurs, it's through the galaxy rather the job of the broad- than planted solidly on In First Restructuring Move Earth...but the point is this: caster to maintain in the future, media usage The first cut is the deepest. 300 L.A.-based employees 25 percent global share of and enhance it That was the feeling in the would get the axe as Geffen music sales, but analysts habits probably will not be halls at Universal Music and A&M are folded into also predict it will provide in creative ways." the same as they are today. Group this week, as parent lnterscope Records to form "unparalleled economies STEVE WILLIAMS This may seem like a bit company Seagram prepared IGA Group, which is expect- of scale guaranteed to -SEE PAGE 42 of a stretch, but consider to announce the employees ed to retain only 115 of boost operating margins how the mass media have and artists who would their combined 205 artists. changed in the 20th century. remain with the label-and MCA Records Group those who would not. employees and artists are Chancellor Media on the Block Newspaps,ers, which at one Postponed several times in expected to survive the The world's largest radio group is up for sale, bringing with time were dominant, have the past few weeks, the cuts restructuring "virtually it the chance to buy some of the country's highest -rated, seen circulation delcine were widely expected to unscathed," while in New music -intensive FMs in the largest markets. drastically over the years. affect virtually every aspect York, Motown will become Chancellor Media has had hired Wall Street's B.T. Alex Over -the -air television view- of UMG's core business. The part of the Universal Brown to explore a sale, merger or consolidation of all or part still hasn't officially closed its pur- ership has eroded consider- L.A. Times characterized it as Records Group, with some of the group. Chancellor on "the first phase of the 20 artists slashed from the chase of Capstar Broadcasting but, as a combined group, ably since the introduction biggest restructuring in the roster. Meanwhile, Mercury Chancellor owns 469 stations in more than 105 markets. of competitive technologies. history of the record busi- will be combined with Speculation as to a prospective buyer focused almost radio has And listenership ness," and noted that some Island and Def Jam in a immediately on Clear Channel Communications. "They've declined t6 percent since 500 employees and 250 move expected to cut 135 never really had a major -market strategy, but they can cer- the mid -'80s, a trend that artists in Los Angeles and of a total 210 artists. tainly raise a lot of the money it would take to buy at least said broker. will only continue as con- New York would receive their The restructuring may part of Chancellor," one media Other possible walking papers as Seagram initially shrink Universal's contenders: CBS/Infinity and Rupert Murdoch. sumers increasingly turn to consolidated its 15 record new "personal media." labels into the four major Many broadcasters prefer music groups announced Scott Joins GAVIN As Americana Editor not to discuss it, but the last month. Twenty-eight year radio vet- tion to leave the company. Virtually everybody we development of Internet The cuts are part of a eran Jessie Scott has joined Announcing her arrival at talked to said we had to hire audio, digital downloading, major reorganization the staff of GAVIN as Gavin, Editor -in -Chief Reed Jessie, so we did. We're expected to save Seagram Americana Editor, effective Bunzel said, "When Chris thrilled to have her on board direct satellite delivery, and $300 million annually by immediately. She replaces announced he was leaving and, with her at the helm, wireless communications eliminating 3,000 staffers. Chris Marino, who earlier this we took an unofficial poll of we're expecting 1999 to be a pose a severe threat to radio. The Times reported that month announced his inten- the Americana community-. ground -breaking year for This is why we've assem- the Americana format." bled a panel of technological Scott added, "When I left innovators to discuss this GAVIN Expands Country Coverage radio over a year ago I said there were coming media revolution and Under the direction of Some of these new, light favorite current two things its potential impact on radio. Nashville Bureau Chief/ expanded features include: album projects; that would Country Editor Jamie A new "Breakout Chart" "In the Spotlight" intro- If you're concerned about always con- Matteson, GAVIN this week lists the top 12 songs duces radio to new this rapidly evolving indus- tinue to be is expanding its coverage of from artists who have not Country artists and try-and your place in it- in my life: Country radio and the yet scored more than provides up-to-date infor- don't miss this session at the going to the Nashville music scene. three national top 10 mation on new projects GAVIN GAVIN Seminar (Friday, This newly -expanded songs on GAVIN's coming from established Seminar and to keep in February 19). section will continue to pro- Country chart; artists; and touch with the business I've vide an in-depth look at "Radio Says" expands to "Random Radio" high- The mecia revolution is grown to love so much. important issues relevant to give more PDs and MDs lights topics of interest coming...and we can Joining GAVIN as Americana members of both the radio the opportunity to com- to radio programmers, choose to ignore it or be Editor gives me the opportu- and music industries, while ment on the songs that including scheduling, nity to do both, to make part of it. offering more data and in- are impacting their sta- air -talent, ratings, and things happen in this format. formation on both estab- tions and markets; promotions. I'm honored and delighted lished and "breaking "DISCovery" gives For more details, please iC z 1 /2- to have joined such a staff of Country artists. radio a chance to high- see page 38. Reed Bunzel professionals." Editor -in -Chief GAVINNEWS Arbitron Gavin Seminar `°Use GRABBAG Update Broadcast.comórtudcasLivrin For THE BY LAURA SWEZEY Y-100 REUNION dia"? What impact will In- Internet Report As part of the GAVIN Le- ternet and satellite radio Why is the new Arbitron In the wake of four recent accidents involving buses gends series, members of have on the industry? How carrying passengers to Atlantic City, Y100 - Internet ratings report the folks at Y-100 (WHYI-Ft. Lauder- will digital downloading via delayed? Apparently Philadelphia tempted fate with their own junket to the dale/Miami) will remember the 'Net affect record labels gambling hosts because Radiowave.com has town. Morning show signed up listen- the early days of the historic and retailers? How will PCS, ers for "The Bus of Doom...Where the real gamble is backed away from the pro- the station at this year's GAVIN wireless modems, and other ject, leaving Broadcast.com bus ride," taking Seminar. Panelists slated for yet -to -be developed tech- uh, to step in and assist with the lucky the love -fest (Saturday, fit into nologies consumers' collecting Web cume data. winners to AC February 20) will include lives in the new millennium? "It will be several months for a couple of Buzz Bill Bennett, Tanner, This "meeting of the minds" before we see the first hours of gam- Tony Novia, Kid Curry, Dr. slated for Friday, February Internet ratings product," ing. The Grim Dave Dunaway, GAVIN's 19, will search for answers to Arbitron VP/New Media Reaper served own Quincy McCoy, and these questions-and more. Greg Verdino told GAVIN. as driver, and many more surprises. Scheduled to share their Verdino further explained "Father Joe," a views (so far): MP3's Michael that Broadcast.com will use Y-100 sales staffer and CCD teacher, blessed the passen- THE FUTURE IS NOW Robertson, XM Satellite Radio's its Internet connections to gers, who wore hard hats for the journey. According to For most of the 20th Cen- Lee Abrams, allradio.com's Val assemble Web listening Promo Director Kelly Gross, "They came home alive, tury, mass media was Starr, a2b Music's Larry Miller, information, while Arbitron but they lost their shirts" king...but will the 21st and OnRadio's Ricardo Ra- will supervise production Come on, either you wanna be married, or you Century see a shift toward mirez. Miss this session and and distribution of the actu- don't...Last month, we reported that The Artist "personal entertainment me- you miss the future. al reports. Formerly Known as Prince and his wife filed for divorce. Not because they broke up, but to protest the institu- tion of marriage. Now that Jerry Hall has filed for Shadoe Stevens divorce from Mick Jagger, with whom she is breaking AMFM Bags Brown Bag up, the Midnight Rambler claims Hall can't file because in Deal With NAG AMFM Networks announced it has acquired music and the pair were never married. Jagger says proper docu- NBG Radio Network has audio production company Brown Bag Productions; mentation of their 1990 Bali wedding ceremony was signed a multi -year agree- terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Brown Bag never filed. Funny that this was never an issue during ment with Shadoe Stevens managing partners Michael Lee and Robert Lee will join their 8 -year "marriage." Hall is reportedly asking for a and Stevens' production AMFM as Vice Presidents, providing creative, manage- $50 million settlement. company, Rhythm Radio ment, and marketing direction. In the better -late -than -never category, an Elvis Presley LLC, to host and produce a Brown Bag Productions provides music and sound for fan has just received a reply to a letter she sent to the weekly package of music radio and television broadcasters on five continents. It is King nearly 40 years ago asking for his autograph. Karen programs featuring music the production library base for many American radio sta- Golz, now 50, wrote Elvis while he was stationed in from around the world. tions, and is used on various television promotional Germany during his stint in the Army between 1958 and The package includes announcements. 1960. Golz recently received the letter after a German World Atomic Rhythm Party, David Kantor, Senior Vice President, Chancellor Media, landlady discovered it, having forgotten to send it all a four-hour presentation of Radio Networks, commented, "Brown Bag Productions these years. The landlady recently forwarded the letter upbeat music and behind - has already proven to be an asset to radio and other to a German -based Elvis Presley Appreciation Society, the -scenes stories about broadcast properties around the world. I am confident which passed it on to Golz. Golz had asked Presley for music and artists, plus five that the combination of their quality product and AMFM's his autograph for her 11th birthday, to which Presley daily five-minute shorts strong station affiliation department will further establish responded, "Dear Karen, May you have a very happy called Fly-Bys. The former Brown Bag as the production libraries of choice in both birthday-and lots of Teddy Bears. Your friend, Elvis." KROQ/FM-Los Angeles Pro- radio and TV. We expect to announce several new for- Since basketball superstar Michael Jordan will soon gram Director and on -air mat -driven products for radio in 1999." have lots of spare time-and hey, you never know, he personality says he became might be a little short on cash-KFAN/AM-Minneapolis enchanted by music of vari- has offered him a job. The ous cultures while traveling Chancellor all -sports station Citadel Deals 25 to Marathon to promote his American offered Air $1 million to fill the Top 40 program. Citadel Communications from the sale to pay down 1-3 p.m. airshift and act as the "The experience gave Corporation and its chief its bank debt. station's professional golf ana- birth to the notion of a glob- operating subsidiary, Citadel The transaction is lyst. The station staff awaits a al music network and a for- Broadcasting Company, is expected to close in the reply to the offer, which was mat that would showcase selling 25 radio stations to second quarter of 1999, sent to Jordan's agent on the extraordinary rhythms Marathon Media, L.P. subject to FCC approval January 13. "Michael would be and inspiring diversity of the Included in the $26 million and other closing condi- an awesome draw to the radio greatest music in the world," deal are properties in tions. Upon completion of station," KFAN Program he says. "People would get Billings, Mont., Tri -Cities, pending transactions, Cita- Director Doug Westerman said. the thrill of discovering Wash., Eugene and Medford, del will own or operate 74 "Do I expect him to sign with the FAN? Hell, I didn't exciting new music in shows Ore., and State College and FM and 36 AM stations expect Jesse Ventura to be our next governor!" that celebrate the greatest, Johnstown, Penn. Citadel concentrated in 20 mid- most uplifting music." intends to use proceeds sized markets.

January 22, 1999 GAVIN 5 GAVINNEWS Stations Shake, Rattle, BACKSTAGE BY JAAN UHELSZKI Sources close to the Smashing Pumpkins reveal that the And Roll in Fall '98 Book band is this close to rehiring Jimmy Chamberlain, the drum- mer they let go back in 1996 in the wake of touring key- #3 boardist Jonathan Melvoin's death from a heroin overdose. BY JHAN HIBER WYSP had its best book in enough for a overall. the last year, rolling into #5 WASHINGTON: The on- Since that time, the Pumpkins have employed former Filter As the Arbitron numbers with a 5.5 score. going battle for top dog in drummer Matt Walker as their touring skinbeater, but he left keep rolling in, here's a brief 110 DETROIT: A/C WNIC D.C. continues to be a heat- after forming his own band, Cupcakes. The band then held analysis of how the top sta- held a steady 8.0 share to ed contest between Urban open auditions, finally settling on Beck's drummer Joey tions fared in eight more retain the #1 slot in the Motor A/C WHUR and Rhythm Waronker, only to have him turn down the job at the major markets: City, while WJR's sports Top 40 WPGC/FM. Both eleventh hour. Seasoned John Mellencamp drummer SAN FRANCISCO: Com- broadcasts helped it jump stations garnered a 5.6 Kenny Aronoff took the chair for their Adore tour, as the pared to the Fall '97 and into a tie for second at 6.8. share, enough to tie them Pumpkins swore never to hire a permanent percussionist Summer '98 results, not only The other station in this tie, for first place. Meanwhile, again. In the midst of all this, they fired management compa- was KGO #1 for the Urban WJLB, has seen its WKYS was just two -tenths ny Q -Prime two months ago in what seemed to be a last- four -share of a point behind coming ditch effort to reinvent themselves, and now it seems that the band is ready to take another drastic step to resurrect their ail- ing career by asking a cleaned-up Chamberlain to jump back into the fold. Virgin Records would not comment on the news, and Pumpkin's lawyer Jill Berlinger didn't return calls, but sentiment is high for Chamberlain's return: "As long as he's functional, they're much better with Jimmy. He's a great drummer; he's the closest thing to Keith Moon, and anyone can see what's happened to their career since he's been gone." At one point following his dismissal, Chamberlain was part of the Kelly Deal, Sebastian Bach, Jimmy Flemion umpteenth time (7.3 12+) lead a year group therapy experiment called Last Hard Men, but he is but it saw its share rise over ago (Fall '97) over Urban A/C in third. reportedly now living in Florida and not currently in a band. 10 percent-maybe from a WMXD soften to just over a SAN DIEGO: KSON His last public appearance was, unbelievably, on ESPN for a boost from the Niners' 12-4 two share lead as that station keeps rolling along, moving segment on auto racing. A source close to the band says the season. On the music front, climbs into a tie for sixth. into first with a 6.2, virtually Pumpkins will be entering a studio-with Chamberlain-next A/C KOIT surged to #2 (4.7), BOSTON: WBZ remains duplicating its winning week to begin recording their next having shown steady growth on top in this book (the first share in Fall '97. KYXY album with famed producer Flood. over the last year, while with a new metro definition scored a 5.6, good for a KCBS slipped to third (4.4). including outlying counties solid second place, while Metallica is suing Victoria's PHILADELPHIA: No big in Massachusetts and New KHTS continued to grow Secret. We kid you not. The San shocks in the City of Hampshire), the only station steadily, now up to third Francisco metallurgists got wind Brotherly Love. The top sta- with over an eight share. with a 5.2. that the ubiquitous lingerie compa- tions are still strong, with Rhythm Top 40 outlet WJMN NASSAU -SUFFOLK: On ny had dubbed one of its lip pencils News KYW reigning at #1 stays in second with a 6.3 Long Island, local station "Metallica," and called in the big again (6.4). Urban A/C and, although its 5.5 share WALK/FM is usually on top, guns to sue for trademark infringe- WDAS/FM tied A/C WBEB was softer than previous and there's no exception ment. According to Allstarmag, legal representatives for for second place (both with books in the last year, A/C this book as the station Metallica served a lawsuit through certified mail on Tuesday, a 5.9 share), and rocker WMJX still was good scores another 5.8 share to January 19. The pencil in question has been available since lead the race. Z-100, K - mid-1998, and according to the band's lawyers, they sent a let- Rock, CBS/FM, and Lite all ter to the company on October 27, 1998 demanding that they WEBS TEO saw their shares grow as discontinue the product. Reportedly, Victoria's Secret said they round out the top five, when their current inventory of lip pencils were sold out they m Not But Arthur C. Clarke Warn s Of Y2k Bug Chaos respectively. would change the name. before. now they may have BALTIMORE: 92Q saw to, since they have only 30 days to respond to the suit. DIUDGEIEPOIT A its reign as #1 in Baltimore ontinue with a 9.6, almost Sinead O'Connor must really regret ripping up the picture 911_66121 1....t, äaicusgam W..:.. _ three shares ahead of #2 of the Pope on Saturday Night Live a few years back. How 61t COt60666, CL 1601 62616 rniemzu WPOC (6.8). Hot A/C do we know? She's attempting to join the priesthood. 13MIAMI ñii'á B o WWMX scored its best O'Connor has made an appointment to discuss the possibili- .w.R.r rt116an iu:- share in the last year, 6.0, ty of being ordained with excommunicated Bishop Pat :!L ). rt 6661 MM. 16.1 mo1._net 6.6.MIZIMIAll nn 6C161. 6s good enough to rise to Buckley. Although Buckley is no longer recognized by the 6s1515u112111e ._.__ E 1 :tr_ "P 15a. third place. News/Talk church, he has already ordained one woman...Speaking of .ao ....o...... ST KUM 11s15 A. .. 6 WBAL took fourth, but its the Holy Father, before appearing on a British TV show, www.drudgereport.com RI 5.9 was the worst share for Madonna faxed a list of requirements that included a picture sponsored by On Radio the station in ages, and of the Pope in her dressing room, despite the fact she recent- radio www.onradio.com Oldies WQSR slipped to a ly told Larry King that she's now a cabalist. 5.6, fifth place.

6 GAVIN January 22, 1999 GAVINNEWS Founded by Bill Gavin in 1958

Orchard, Valley Sign G-FJ-LES GAVIN Distribution Pact Miller Freeman Entertainment Group 140 Second Street LINTON TO SR. VP, CAPITOL Music distributor The Orchard has San Francisco, CA 94105 David Linton (pictured) has been named Phone: (415) 495-1990 Senior VP R&B entered into an agreement with Promotion and Marketing at Capitol Records. This appoint- Fax: (415) 495-2580 Valley Media to provide worldwide http://www.gavin.com ment marks the beginning of the label's re -dedication to distribution for artists and labels e-mail: editorialegavin.com black music, said Capitol President Roy Lott. Linton will now overlooked by the music industry. Chief Executive Officer DAVID DALTON hire and supervise a new promotional staff, including region- Chief Operating Officer BOB GALLIANI The Orchard's independent releases Chief Financial Officer BETTY HOLLARS als, and all coordinate with other Capitol departments to Editor-in -Chief REED BUNZEL will all image and releases. be sold at major online develop future artists and Managing Editor ALEXANDRA RUSSELL "David was my first choice," said Lott. "[Hel is one of the most respected and record stores, including Amazon. East Coast Bureau TONY SANDERS Art Director PETER GRAME creative executives in the music industry, and it is an honor to have him on com, CD Now, Music Boulevard, TOP 40, RHYTHM CROSSOVER board as Capitol returns to the R&B arena." and available on demand in every major chain store. KEVIN CARTER (Editor) A/C, HOT A/C "This deal is open to MORE NEW APPOINTMENTS ANNETTE M. LAI (Editor) no value Jeff Wooding moves from Office Manager to Marketing Director at Outpost everyone...there's judg- URBAN Recordings. blooding, who has been with the company since its inception in ment and no discrimination," QUINCY McCOY (Senior Editor) January, 1996, said, "I have had the opportunity to experience everything from Orchard CEO Richard Gottehrer RAP, HIP -HOP JANINE COVENEY (Editor) artist and tour management, to concert promotion and working a world tour said. "We're equally as interested in with R.E.M. But Outpost Recordings is my first venture into the label side of the artist who sells five copies as the COUNTRY JAMIE MATTESON (Editor/Nashville Bureau Chief) the business, and it has been the right situation to learn and grow." one who sells 5,000. And we inten- JEFF HOUSE (Chan Editor) Former KCAQ-Oxnard, Calif., MD Lucy Barragan becomes Manager of tionally keep the cost of entry low to DAVID OGDEN (Assistant) Crossover Promotion for the Elektra Entertainment Group, it was make this opportunity available to AMERICANA JESSIE SCOTT (Editor) announced late last week. "Lucy's love of music and her years in radio make everyone." her our next secret weapon," said Sr. VP of Promotion Greg Thompson. TRIPLE A Although the Internet and tradi- KENT ZIMMERMAN (Senior Editor) tional distribution favors popular KEITH ZIMMERMAN (Senior Editor) PEARMAN GETS EARS acts over lesser known artists, Scott ALTERNATIVE Dan Pearman is named Assistant Operations Radio Disney, RICHARD SANDS (Editor) manager for Cohen, President of the Orchard based in Dallas. The 24 -hour children's radio network is currently heard in 37 ACTIVE ROCK observed in a statement, "It's true MATT BROWN (Associate Editor) markets in the U.S. Pearman was most recently PD of CBS' KYNG-Dallas; previ- that individual artists can sell their ous radio stints have included KEYN-Wichita and WHB-Kansas City. COLLEGE records on their own Web sites, but VINNIE ESPARZA (Associate Editor) that's not where people go to buy JAZZ, SMOOTH JAZZ & VOCALS records online." KEITH ZIMMERMAN (Senior Editor) ii 2 5 8 FRIENDSOFRADIO KENT ZIMMERMAN (Senior Editor) gmail SANDY SKEIE (Manager) Graphic Designer RENE BRUCKNER Peter Zizzo BroadcastMusic.com Art Production CHARLES MacNULTY News Assistant LAURA SWEZEY Sr Research Assistants JON FOJTIK, JUSTIN TORRES Set For March Launch Editorial/Research Assistants ANNA CALIX, SEAN Musician/ What stations do CURRAN, JIM LESLIE, MIKE MANSOURIAN, songwriter ' you listen to now? AYOKA MEDLOCK, TAPAN MUNSHI, JASON BroadcastMusic.com has announced OLAINE, MELISSA PIAZZA, KATIE ZARLING producer I flip around a lot, but that the global Internet broadcasting Contributing Editor (Research) JHAN HIBER mostly WPLJ, Z100, Contributing Editor JAAN UHELSZKI company will be launched in March Hometown: 105.1 (what's it called Head of Sales and Marketing LOU GALLIANI 1999. Long Island, N.Y. now?), Howard Stern mine. We spoke of BroadcastMusic.com has the (805) 542-9999 Fax (805) 542-9992 exclusive Internet broadcasting RICK GALLIANI in the morning, and writing together. I (415) 459-3703, Fax: (415) 485-1799 Recent credits Kiss/FM. pray that we do! rights to the syndicated radio pro- Top 40 Marketing- STEVE RESNIK (818) 951á700, Fax (818) 951-6800 include: gramming of Superadio, which pro- A/C6 Urban Marketing - MEL DELAITE Celine Dion's "Don't Last record you went An artist you'd real- duces and distributes radio program- (310) 573-4244, Far, (310) 573-4289 Hip-Hop Marketing- SHAPHAN ROBERTS Save It All for out of your way ly like to to work with ming reaching over eight million (213) 733-7890, Fax (213) 773-4637 Christmas Day" (co - listen to and why? someday and why? people per week in the U.S., Gauntry & Americana Marketing - PAULA ERICKSON (615) 255-5010, Fax: (615) 255-5020 written with Celine for Jonatha Brooke's 10 It would be an honor Canada, and Europe. Active Rock/College/Corporate Accounts/Classifieds her These Are Special Cent Wings. 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With New Arbitron Diary Come New Questions

on residential zips-and we know mation, the at -work data, added to USABILITY ISSUES that the biggest pool of quarter- the residential zips you've trended, You might wonder if the addi-

hours is listening done at -work , may seem to make things a little tional questions in the back of the not at-home. more complicated. In reality, savvy diary could harm the quality of the Voila! Arbitron addressed the strategists can use this new, rich ratings. Is Arbitron being too nosy? issue this past sweep by starting to lode of data to be even more effi- If so, would folks get turned off inquire about at-work zips also cient in targeting listeners. I'd just and not complete or not return s the latest ratings (see example). Now broadcasters hate to be an office manager in a their diary? And what if someone of listening results emerge and advertisers will be better able "hot" at -work zip, as these folks fills out the seven pages to plot audience/consumer dynam- will likely be swamped with station data but not all the questions in the from the bowels of ics. The vendors who try to sell you personnel popping up, cruising in back of the diary? Would the diary Arbitron's computers, here's marketing concepts have probably person at workplaces for cume and be usable? I admit I was concerned about hoping the numbers "fall" in gone back to their drawing boards quarter-hours. to create new ways to help you these issues, but my fears have your favor. Were you aware, shoot with a rifle-not a shotgun- QUALITATIVE DATA ALSO IS been allayed. In some markets the though, that there are new in your marketing attack. HELPFUL qualitative questions have actually seemed to boost diary return, elements in the diary format In addition to the inclusion of the DOES IT MATTER? at -work zip questions, Arbitron has although we'll see how these fall that could affect how you Is the acquisition of at -work zips a squeezed in several questions results look. Arbitron's tests regard- view the estimates? Let's big deal? Does it matter? Amen broth- regarding a qualitative profile of the ing asking the at -work zip question actually helped contribute to a 5 peek at the new items, then ers and sisters, it sure is and does. diarykeeper. In many smaller/medi- One key statistic points this out. um- sized markets, Arbitron started percent increase in radio listening discuss possible issues and According to data shared with including detailed queries in the levels. (Maybe folks had forgotten implications for your con- yours truly last November at Spring '97 survey. Now, some of the about at -work tuning and the zip reminded them.) Finally, sideration. Arbitron's "Fly -in," only about 20% categories are probed in the back of question of listeners work in the zip code all diaries. What type of responses as long as there is an entry on at where they reside. Thus, most are sought? They deal with issues least six days of diarykeeping AT-WORK ZIPS DEBUT diarykeepers are a moving target. such as education; number of kids, (either some listening entries or the A short, French general once said, When you receive your data if any; and household income. checking of the "no listening" box), "If you don't know the terrain, you download or disks from Arbitron, By clicking on the "qualitative" the diary is usable and included in - can't win the battle" (OK, it was the "Max 99" software will allow button in the Maximiser 99 soft- tab. Incomplete qualitative or zip Napoleon). Well, in radio, our "ter- you to delve into the depths of ware, you can explore profiles of entries do not disqualify the diary. rain" has been the zip code informa- the zip info. In the Multi Rank your listeners, and see how they Thus, as you plow into the zil- tion procured in the Arbitron diaries. report, click onto the geography compare to the market as a whole lions of numbers from the fall sur- Zip code analyses could help you areas/zip code groups parameter, (or versus a key competitor). vey, these diary enhancements by lay out a map, showing where your and you can specify a residential The sales implications are obvi- Arbitron can offer you a new listeners were (or weren't), as well zip important to you. The ous, and I've had fun showing sta- source of potentially valuable data. as for the competition. that's system will then list in descend- tions how to make a ton of dough If you have any questions about Companies claiming that their ing the top five relevant at - using this material on the street. how to best mine these nuggets of marketing approach can help you order work zips. However, think about how your insights, feel free to call me in take maximum advantage of the It would look something like this: programming/marketing plans California at (831) 626-6070 or fax zip code intelligence have sprung could be optimized if you garnered me at (831) 626-6078. up like crabgrass. A plethora of Residential zip: 12345 INTAB: 25 previously unknown insights into strategies have been implemented At -work zips: 12112 your diarykeepers and translated to try and superserve areas of cume What If "Work" Moves? 12122 6 that knowledge into focused action. penetration, or to try to build audi- Some of you may be asking yourselves 12132 5 Some examples: ence in zips where a station was "what if a diarykeeper is on the go dur- 12142 4 If you see your audience has lots lagging. Of course, if a station was ing a work week? What zip code should 12152 of kids at home, offering con- about to improve its signal, the zip that person enter for his or her 'at -work' tests that involve a trip to a data could be overlaid with signal zip code?" So of the 25 diarykeepers, the Disney park would be more contour maps to focus marketing Arbitron's policy allows for two possi- biggest chunk of them work in effective than a vacation for a efforts (direct mail, on -street, out- ble answers: either the zip code where 12112. (Each listener is only count- couple at "Hedonism II," or vice door boards, etc.) in neighbor- the worker spends the most time in a typ- ed once.) versa, if you have a lot of singles hoods with potentially powerful ical work week or, if there is no domi- In addition to the printout from in your cume. payoff. The growth of KBCO/FM in nant zip in the diarykeeper's travels, then Maximiser 99, you also can get a IN If your audience isn't in the Denver in the '80s was one exam- the person would be instructed to jot graphic look by using the most affluent income category, ple of this. down the zip of their local employer's "Mapmaker" service option. maybe cash should be a prime In all this, there was just one lim- headquarters location. As with any batch of new infor- contest prize. itation: all the info was based only

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to 1 am at the "Rock 'n Bowl" in New Orleans with food being inserted irtc the "Gavin Bag" at the served from 9:30 till 11:00 and an open bar for the entire four hours! 199 Gavin Seminar in New Orleans A donation of $20 is requested with all proceeds going to the TJ Martell Foundation for Cancer, AIDS and Leukemia. ccntact your sales rep or Lou Galliani

Curb Records recording artist Mary Griffin will be (805) 542-9999 performing on the mainstage in addition to Insignificant Action (A group made up of industry people).

The event is being sponsored by Curb Records, Universal, Warner Brothers, Capitol, Jive, American Gramaphone, MCA, and Dalin Records. Lane sponsorship are still available.

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1 RADIO@LARGE

Protecting theNIntegrity of Your Promotions

BY JOAN VOUKIDES clout." Susquehanna Broadcasting, in smaller markets, are not suc- ing," says Obermeyer, whose L.A. KLIF's owner, also has other sta- cessful in large markets like Los station, KPWR, is the only Emmis tions in the market, ranging in for- Angeles. So, we'll bend the idea outlet in marketplace. "Many The relationship the mats from Country to Rock. "Add and make it work." clients, like the movie studios, want between sales and those audiences to the demos lis- According to Wendi Foster, to do promotions with the larger promotion has al- tening to local Talk/Sports-format- Promotion Director of KKRZ/FM in groups," she says. "This means we ted KLIF, and you have so much Portland, Oregon, consolidation have to use more creative angles." ways been a tenuous one, more to offer a broad-based adver- gives radio more promotional The station's recent Fall Book pro- often fraught with dissen- tiser than a stand-alone station," power than ever before: "If an motion-a Superstar Party at sion because of opposing she continues. advertiser fits our Top 40 format, Universal Studios-featured three goals and objectives. Pro- performance stages, 400 celebrities, and attracted over 8,000 people. gramming and promotion Perhaps the prize for creative, have traditionally been attention -getting promotions cast in the role of the should go to Promotion Director Leeds' station, KFMB-FM, owned good guys, the whole- by Midwest TV. Like KPWR, the some keepers of the sta- San Diego Hot A/C station doesn't tion image, while the sales have a market partner to help boost promotional coverage. So, department often has this past summer, it hosted an out- been cast in the role of the rageous Roller Coaster Marathon bad guys, the people will- Promotion. The station invited riders to hop ing to sell anything to any- on a roller coaster starting in June. one at any price. The one person left at the desig- Given the new age of radio con- nated end-of -the -promotion, Labor sdidation, how, if at all, has this Day, would win $50,000. Says relationship changed? According to Leeds, "We couldn't believe that Kim Leeds, Marketing and five people actually stayed on for Promotion Director of KFMB/FM in 70 days. We got so much mileage, San Diego, the new necessity to literally, out of this promotion...we work as a group in order to close had sponsors like car dealers, cell the sale has helped to improve phone companies, credit unions teamwork among members of the and, appropriately, insurance firms. sales and promotion departments. We sold sponsor packages to "Sales now automatically sees the clients who were in for the dura- downside of forcing promotions tion and one -day packages to that we don't want to do," she says. sponsors that provided food and "They instinctively know that our product." Winners included a sign-off is necessary in order to get recent college grad, an ex -Marine the promotion up and running. In who took a leave of absence from many ways, the cooperative efforts If there's one thing that hasn't and that of our sister station KKCW his job, and an out -of -work person- that go into making a group sale changed substantially for promo- (Soft A/C), we obviously can offer al trainer. rub off everywhere." tion directors, it's the requisite of much more promotional value. As Leeds sums it up, "The sales Today's mergers and mega- being able to gracefully turn down This is especially true for movies department is there to get the busi- groups have also impacted the a specific client idea for a promo- which often look to reach mass ness and, granted, there are all importance of promotions to the tion when the need arises. But in audiences. And, it's also true for kinds of crazy ideas floating sales effort and have heightened most cases, giving a firm and final many concerts which feature cross- around. Promotion's job is to pro- the role of the promotion director. "no" is still not a viable option. over artists." tect the integrity of the station-to `Consolidations have made a real Instead, says Diana Obermeyer, Although consolidation has keep it clean, simple and relevant. difference," maintains Sharon Director of Promotion and helped elevate the role of promo- These days, I think everyone Estrada -Thomas, Promotion Di- Marketing for WPWR/FM in Los tion in sales efforts, the flip side is understands this." rector for KLIF/AM, in Dallas. Angeles, "we try to turn the bad that consolidation now poses seri- "Being able to offer more than one idea into a good one, and not ous issues for stations that stand JOAN VOUKIDES IS PARTNER, CREATIVE station for both sales and promo- eliminate it altogether. We find alone. "Not having group efficien- ACCESS TO COMMUNICATION SERVICES, tions definitely gives you more that some promotions which play cies makes the job more challeng- INC., IN NEW YORK.

10 GAV I N January 22, 1999 TOP 40 RHYTHM

Off the Record Promo -rama PDPROFILE KDND (The End) -Sacramento WPXY Goes Postal PD/Station Manager Steve Weed The latest increase in postage from Dave McKay on the quality of morning show 32 to 33 cents may seem like only airchecks he's been listening a crummy penny to you and me, Washington, B104 - to lately: "If it wasn't so sad it but to WPXY-Rochester, it's a tailor- WPST Trenton Baltimore, Q107 - would be funny." made excuse to "go postal." In a Owner: Nassau Washington blatant attempt to be topical, the Broadcasting Partners First gig: Weekends New KQBT-Austin PD Scooter B. station will give away the following How long in the doing Full -Service A/C Stevens announces his immediate postal -rated prizes: house: Six years and Oldies at programming challenge: "Not to 98 one -cent stamps (the local Describe your format: WNAV/AM- tank the place." news was reporting that area post It's a blend of main- Annapolis, MD. offices were completely sold out); stream pop music, fun music director. That Car Radio Presets: KGGI-Riverside APD/MD Jesse A pair of tickets to see "You've contests and promo- was very satisfying. Mostly WFAN-New Duran on what some other pro- Got Mail;" tions, relatable person- York. Others include Other notable gigs: grammers have done with his sta- video copy of Kevin Costner's alities, lots of music A WIOQ (Q102-Philly), GM & PD at my col- tion's #1 -testing record, Whitney & "The Postman;" and entertainment WXXM (Max 95.7- lege radio station. Mariah's "When You Believe": A $30 gift certificate for Mail Boxes news, and socially - conscious campaigns, Philly), and yes, I am The boss: "I can't believe some people actu- Etc., and the piece de resistance... a Howard Stern fan. all geared to the 18-34 Michelle Stevens (Sr. ally threw away a core artist duet A pair of tickets to see a male demo. Guilty Pleasure Music: VP/Programming) and because they didn't have the strip show, appropriately titled "The Dan Henrickson (Exec. Current Ratings: I've got to admit, the patience." U.S. Male Special Delivery Tour." Spice Girls was my VP/General Manager) TRENTON: #1 12 -plus Submitted by Promotions Director favorite concert '98. (6.6 share) of Family: I'm very close WPST-Trenton PD Dave McKay Tristano Korlou I occasionally listen to PHILADELPHIA: 1.4 12 - with my parents, on Alanis Morrisette's "Unsent": "I plus Smooth Jazz, but for brothers, sister, nieces, wonder if her current boyfriend the most part, what They Got Game OVERALL CUME: 529,000 and nephews who all we play is I thinks he'll end up as another CBS Rhythmic outlet KQBT (The what live in Maryland. I also Jock Line-up: verse in the new extended Beat) -Austin celebrates the end of the enjoy listening to. live with my beautiful 5-10a.m.: The 'PST version." NBA strike in the basketball -rich Personal PD Network: girlfriend (Suzanne) state Wake -Up Crew with I talk music, promo- whom I consider part of Texas with a little something they Mark Vanness & Chris of my family. KHTS (Channel 933) -San Diego like to call a "Double Dribble Rollins tions, and imaging with two of my former PD Diana Laird's motto for 1999: Weekend." PD Scooter B. Stevens: 10a -3p: Gabrielle Favorite restaurant in "Why get married and make just "We're giving away basketballs, Jock Vaughn music directors: Mike your market: Kaplan, now at WJLK- one man miserable when I can Jams CD compilations, and chances to 3-7p.m.: Joel Katz Alchemist & Barrister Asbury Park, and stay single and make thousands of see the Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio 7-10p.m.: MD Chris Andy West at Jammin' Favorite Movie: men miserable." Spurs, or the Rockets." Puorro (All-time fave): Houston Oldies in New York. If Austin 10p -2a: Tommy Jordan Powers, (Current): I have a 2-5a.m.: Imaging real important Good as Gold question, I'll You've Got Mail Director Wade Wieser bug Cubby at Z100. Career Goal: To be Consultant: None successful and happy Average Spot Load: Early Influences: in a stable environ- 12 minutes I worked parttime for ment, working for Mark Feather, Kip Stop Set times: people who respect Taylor, and Alex :20 & :42 and trust the work that Valentine at WQXA- Most Memorable I do (wherever that York, PA it may be). when was Momentls: A tie a RhythmicTop 40. between: (a) Re- Wacky Anecdote: There I learned to: a) inventing 'PST with I still have nightmares use the most of the Michelle Stevens about the time I fell resources you have, between 1993-95. Only asleep while running (b) present a major now do we realize American Top 40 at market in sound a what a big job it was WLAN-Lancaster, Pa. medium market, and and how successful (25 minutes of dead (c) have fun off the air we were. (b) This past air!!!) If I hadn't hit and bring that fun fall, finishing # 1 my head on the con- across air. on the despite having a new sole and woken up, WORK Recording artist Eagle -Eye Cherry is greeted backstage, following a Early influential radio morning show, mid - who knows where I'd Saturday Night Live performance, by label co -Presidents Jordan Harris stations: WAVA- days, nights, and be today. and Jeff Ayeroff, who presented him with a plaque commemorating gold - certified RIAA sales of his debut album, Desireless. by Kevin Carter

GAVIN January 22, 1999 11 GAVIN

MOST ADDED

LW TWTOP 40WeeksRe'orts Adds SPINS TREND fil,1"4] 1 1 SHAWN MULLINS - Lullaby (Columbia/CRG) 18 149 0 6971 -721 2 2 JEWEL - Hands (Atlantic) 13 157 0 6827 -200 3 3 EAGLE EYE CHERRY - Save Tonight (WORK) 26 139 0 6758 -188 RAVES 4 4 GOD GOO DOLLS - Slide (Warner Bros.) 18 152 0 6705 +124 By Annette M. Lai. 8 5 SARAH McLACHLAN - Angel (Warner Sunset/Reprise) 15 148 2 6217 +691 A callout monster wherever it's played! MEJA ALANIS MORISSETTE (35) "All 'Bout the Money" 5 6 BRANDY - Have You Ever? (Atlantic) 14 136 3 5868 +11 JOEY McINTYRE (33) (C2/CRG) 6 1 THIRD EYE BLIND - Jumper (Elektra/EEG) 22 134 0 5530 -305 COLLECTIVE SOUL (26) Add to the growing C2 roster of tal- 9 8 'N SYNC - )God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time... (RCAI 11 143 0 5503 +44 CAREY (19) ent this young woman from MARIAN 7 - 15 139 2 5483 -99 9 BRITNEY SPEARS ...Baby One More Time (Jive) Stockholm. CHER (18) - You You 14 0 4409 +68 10 10 NEW RADICALS Get What Give (MCA) 135 Her bio says 8 0 4350 +216 12 11 BARENAKED LADIES - It's All Been Done (Reprise) 144 she's an 11 12 WILL SMITH - Miami (Columbia/GAG) 14 113 1 4228 +5 Aquarian,

14 13 EVE 6 - Inside Out 24 116 0 3845 -185 TOP TIP (RCA) admires the 13 14 R. KELLY & CELINE DION - I'm Your Angel (Jive) 13 124 0 3806 -231 Dalai Lama, 19 15 MATCHBOX 20 - Back 2 Good (Lava/Atlantic) 16 116 3 3688 +442 and loves a

I +429 20 16 BACKSTREET BOYS - All Have To Give (Jive) 8 135 9 3600 good glass 21 11 CHER - Believe (Warner Bros.) 10 135 18 3528 +555 of red wine

17 18 DIVINE - Lately (Red Ant) 14 109 3 3421 -37 and water (our question: together.').

16 19 EMILIA - Big, Big World (Universal) 9 118 0 3228 -232 Her song, "All 'Bout the Money," is

28 20 SUGAR RAY - Every Morning (Lava/Atlantic) 4 134 16 3114 +690 catchy through and through, com- Any questions? We didn't think so. Added at KRIS -Los Angeles. plete with one of those hooks you'll

15 21 SHERYL CROW - My Favorite Mistake (A&M) 20 87 0 2934 -646 soon be singing over and over. HOLE 23 22 EVERCLEAR - Father Of Mine (Capitol) 14 111 1 2927 +181 Impacting mainstream Top 40, Hot "Malibu" (Geffen/DGC) 18 23 SHANIA TWAIN - From This Moment On (Mercury) 20 98 0 2888 -476 and Modern A/C. Courtney Love and crew score 24 24 BLACKSTREET featuring MYA - Take Me There (Interscopr 11 106 0 2887 +153 a Top 40 winner with their lat- 26 25 OFFSPRING - Pretty Fly A White Guy) 10 118 3 2735 +81 est. Believers include 104 (For (Columbia/CRGI BRANDY

29 26 JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT - How Do I Deal (143/Warner Bros 9 95 1 2461 +37 KRBE. XXTLZ. WZPL, and more. "Angel in Disguise" 31 27 KHALEEL - No Mercy (Hollywood) 6 109 9 2345 +212 (Atlantic) 27 28 MONIFAH - Touch It (Universal) 25 78 0 2305 -250 The multi -talented Brandy can 25 29 98 DEGREES -Because Of You (Motown) 22 67 0 2117 -589 RADIO SAYS count her latest effort as one of the 32 30 LENNY KRAVITZ - Fly Away (Virgin) 13 95 5 2106 +218 many reasons why she's sold three 22 31 FASTBALL - Fire Escape (Hollywood) 15 74 0 2105 -681 million -plus units of her CD Never

33 32 MONICA - Angel Of Mine (Arista) 8 81 10 1775 +86 Say Never. On this track, in spite of

30 33 ALANIS MORISSETTE - Thank U (Maverick/Reprise) 16 59 0 1631 -616 a not -so -nice "angel" that stole her

34 BETTER THAN EZRA - At The Stars (Elektra/EEG) 4 84 15 1529 N love away, Brandy's feelings

- 35 ALANIS MORISSETTE - Unsent (Maverick/Reprise) 3 107 35 1527 N remain true. Added at 92Q - n 39 36 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Crush (RCA) 16 61 5 1402 +112 Baltimore and KMEL-San Francisco 36 31 SHAGGY featuring JANET JACKSON - Luv Me Luv Me (MCA) 25 44 1 1372 -145 to name a few. Impacting Rhythm -

38 38 LAURYN HILL - Doo Wop (That Thing) (Columbia/CRG) 14 50 0 1364 -51 Crossover. SARAH McLACHLAN 34 39 U2 - Sweetest Thing (Island) 15 43 0 1337 -234 "Angel" 35 40 BARENAKED LADIES - One Week (Reprise) 27 50 0 1322 -234 Continued on page 17 (Warner Sunset/Reprise) Total Reports This Week 164 Last Week 164 "Testing number one across the hoard.- Reporta Adds SPINS (REND TOP 4O REPORTS ACCEPTED

-Big Dave Eubanks, PD, COLLECTIVE SOUL - "Run" (Atlantic/Hollywood) 68 26 862 +272 MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS WZJM-Cleveland JENNIFER PAIGE - "Sober" (Edel America/Hollywood) 64 9 1141 +399 8:30 A.M.-4 P.M. GAVIN STATION REPORTING HOLE - "Malibu" (Geffen/DGC) 48 17 656 +305 PHONE: (41 5) 495-1990 SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER - "Kiss Me" (Squint/Columbia) 45 5 910 +200 FAx: (41 5) 495-2580

ARTISTPROI-ILE Chasez, 22." -Hanford i. th 13 \eI\2 t1\I:L 1 1301 s.' c )c tc1,u Ili. IvvN Courant. October 24, 1998 Fcc pie always say we're . ,. 1.1) BE LABEL: RCA 11 similar, but we never even SURPRISED TO KNOW ABOt"l \Y)1. '\ SYNC SENIOR VP, PROMOTION: thought about it. "I'm very ashamed of it, but I do I:tines Lance Ron Geslin Everybody needs a have a Beanie Babies "Lansten"'Sass; Joshua Scott WHAT'S IN A NAME? "'N Sync's reference, like Mariah collection." -Lance; "I wear JC" Chasez; Joseph "Joey" name was derived from the Carey being compared to glasses." -Chris; "I've done Anthony Fatone Jr.; Christopher last letters of the member's Whitney Houston. Once Shakespearean plays." -Joey;

"Chris" Alan Kirkpatrick; Justin first names: JustiN people see our show and I "My age [171" -Justin; "That I'm Randall Timberlake Timberlake, 17; ChriS what we're about, then full of energy even though I love CI RRENT SINGLE: "(God Must Kirkpatrick, 27; JoeY Fatone, they'll be able to to sleeps' JC." (From Teen Have Spent) A Little More Time 23; LansteN (the nickname of distinguish us from that." magazine, December 1998) on You" Lance Bass, 19); and JC -Joey in Virginia Pilot, Compiled by Melissa Piazza

12 GAVIN January22, 1999 GAVIN

TOP 40 MOST ADDED

Rets. Adds SPINS TREND

44 33 292 +213 JOEY McINTYRE - Stay The Same (C2/CRG)

39 19 492 +357 MARIAN CAREY - I Still Believe (Columbia/CRG) CAVI

37 6 601 +139 2 PAC Changes (Interscope)

36 2 683 +106 ROD STEWART - Faith Of The Heart (Universal) ONLY GO STATION PANEL: The GO Chart 36 606 +104 THE FLYS - Got You (Where I Want You) (Trauma/Delicious Vinyl) is based on reports by 90 GAVIN ALANIS MORISSETTE (22) 34 693 -15 SPICE GIRLS - Goodbye (Virgin) correspondents who are not part of COLLECTIVE SOUL (14)

34 14 344 +179 B*WITCHED C'est La Vie (Epic) Radio & Record's or Billboard's BETTER THAN EZRA (12) panels. UNDERLINES indicate upward SEMISONIC f 10) 32 16 342 +265 SEMISONIC - Secret Smile (MCA) movement, while RED entries high- **CHER (9)

30 2 583 -114 MARY GRIFFIN - Knock On Wood (Curb) light a stronger performance than on **THE MERRYMAKERS (9) the main Top 40 Chart. 30 8 499 +112 EVERLAST - What's It like (Tommy Boy)

1W SPINS TREND 23 2 460 +50 DEBORAH COX - Nobody's Supposed To Be Here (Arista) 1 SHAWN MULLINS Lullaby (Columbia/CRG) 3531 +70

22 1 369 +150 - BLONDIE Maria (Beyond Music) 2 JEWEL - Hands (Atlantic) 3460 +89

22 3 319 +28 JAY -Z Hard Knock Life (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) 3 COO GOO DOLLS - Slide (Warner Bros.) 3365 +251

4 EAGLE EYE CHERRY - Save Tonight (WORK) 3094 +125 20 10 224 +107 MUDHENS - Iry To Explain (MH)

5 SARAH McLACHLAN - Angel (Warner Sunset/Reprise) 2976 +484 19 3 283 +98 SISTER MOON - Why (This Is This) 6 BRITNEY SPEARS - ...Baby One More Time (Jive) 2847 +33

18 13 140 +67 * DRU HILL - These Are The Times (Island) 7 'N SYNC - (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You (RCA) 2117 +46

16 322 +31 UNCLE SAM When I See You Smile (Stonecreek/Epic) 8 THIRD EYE BLIND - Jumper (Elektra/EEG) 2684 +119

9 NEW RADICALS - You Get What You Give (MCA) 2580 +194 15 1 254 +26 ELTON JOHN & LeANN RIMES - Written In The Stars (Curb/Rocket/Island)

10 BRANDY - Have You Ever? (Atlantic) 2569 +100 15 7 201 +62 * MR. BLUE - Shadow On The Wall (TidalWave) 11 BARENAKED LADIES - It's All Been Done (Reprise) 2413 +244

13 309 -42 BOYZ II MEN - I Will Get There (DreamWorks/Geffen) 12 R. KELLY & CELINE DION - I'm Your Angel (Jive) 2279 +66

12 2 185 +93 LONDON BUS - You STOP Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (Universal) 13 EMILIA - Big, Big World (Universal) 2099 +224

11 5 128 +77 P.M. DAWN - Faith In You (V2) 14 EVE 6 - Inside Out (RCA) 1904 +35

15 MATCHBOX 20 - Back 2 Good (Lava/Atlantic) 1848 +289 10 1 224 -58 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA - Smoke (RCA)

16 CHER - Believe (Warner Bros.) 1826 +253 10 200 -16 REEL BIG FISH - The Set Up (You Need This) (Mojo/Universal)

11 BACKSTREET BOYS - All I Have To Give (Jive) 1781 +257

10 9 87 +87 * THE MERRYMAKERS - Trouble Time (Big Deal) 18 SUGAR RAY - Every Morning (Lava/Atlantic) 1698 +351

Drops: #37 -Goo Goo Dolls #40 - ("'tris"l. -Cake 19 EVERCLEAR - Father Of Mine (Capitol) 1678 +224 Making a Name... 20 JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT - How Do I Deal (143/Warner Bros.) 1663 +92 21 KHALEEL - No Mercy (Hollywood) 1625 +179

22 WILL SMITH - Miami (Columbia/CRG) 1625 +44

23 SHERYL CROW - My Favorite Mistake (A&M) 1600 -3

24 FASTBALL - Fire Escape (Hollywood) 1547 -21

25 SHANIA TWAIN - From This Moment On (Mercury) 1364 -33

26 LENNY KRAVITZ - Fly Away (Virgin) 1262 +130

27 DIVINE - Lately (Red Ant) 1231 +100

28 ALANIS MORISSETTE - Thank U (Maverick/Reprise) 1217 -22

29 OFFSPRING - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Columbia/CRG) 1200 +113

30 BLACKSTREET featuring MYA - Take Me There (Interscope) 1181 +129

31 U2 - Sweetest Thing (Island) 1021 +106

32 98° - Because Of You (Motown) 1005 +36

33 CAKE - Never There (Capricorn/Mercury) 902 +80

34 BETTER THAN EZRA - At The Stars (Elektra/EEG) 887 N

35 JENNIFER PAIGE - Sober (Edel America/Hollywood) 813 +219 Members of pop sensation 'N Sync recently joined the RCA Records staff to celebrate the mulit-platinum status of the group's debut disc (5 million sold 36 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Crush (RCA) 862 +146 and counting!) Pictured l -r: Justin ('N Sync), Kaja Gula (RCA Manager, 31 MONICA - Angel Of Mine (Arista) 853 +18 Marketing/Artist Development), Vince Degiorgio (RCA Director of 38 MONIFAH - Touch It (Universal) 850 +6 International A&R), Chris ('N Sync), Jack Rovner (RCA Executive VP/GM), 39 COLLECTIVE SOUL - Run (Atlantic/Hollywood) 700 Joey ('N Sync), Bob Jamieson (RCA Prez), Lance ('N Sync), JC ('N Sync), Dave N

Novik (RCA Sr. VP International A&R), Cliff O'Sullivan (RCA VP Marketing). 40 BARENAKED LADIES - One Week (Reprise) 683 +36

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SHANICE (15) RHYTHLW TW SPINS TREND

1 1 [i BRANDY - Have You Ever? (Atlantic) 3120 +754

2 2 BLACKSTREET featuring MYA - Take Me There )lnterscopel 2549 +723

4 3 JAY -Z - Can I Get A ... (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) 2267 +611 FOR THE RECORD

5 4 MONICA - Angel Of Mine (Arista) 2213 +699 "I really love that new Harlem World 3 5 DRU HILL - How Deep Is Your Love (Island) 2182 +511 record, `I Really Like It.- -Scooter B. 7 6 WILL SMITH - Miami (Columbia/CRG) 1997 +506 Stevens, PD, KQBT (The Beat -Austin) 9 1 2 PAC - Changes (lnterscope) 1784 +520

6 8 LAURYN HILL - Doo Wop (That Thing) (Columbia/CRG) 1752 +245

8 9 DIVINE - Lately (Red Ant) 1727 +349 "It's a battle for #1 and two phones

MARIAH CAREY (14) 11 10 DEBORAH COX - Nobody's Supposed To Be Here (Arista) 1670 +561 between `What's R. KELLY (13) 12 11 DRU HILL - These Are The Times (Island) 1656 +582 It Gonna Be' by

14 12 'N SYNC - (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You (RCA) 1601 +536 METHOD MAN (11) Busta Rhymes & 15 13 OUTKAST - Rosa Parks (LaFace/Arista) 1504 +472 Janet Jackson, 10 14 JAY -Z - Hard Knock Life (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) 1453 +251 and `Money, 17 15 TLC - Silly Ho' ILaFace/Arista) 1260 +407 Cash...' by Jay - TOP TIP 16 16 FAITH EVANS - Love Like This (Bad Boy/Arista) 1205 +188 Z and DMX." 18 11 WHITNEY HOUSTON - Heartbreak Hotel (Arista) 1200 +310 -Tom Calococci, PD, 92Q

- 1193 +125 13 18 MONIFAH Touch It (Universal) (WERQ-Baltimore) JUVENILE 19 19 BACKSTREET BOYS - All I Have To Give (Jive) 946 +339 34 20 LAURYN HILL - Ex -Factor (Columbia/CRG) 794 -461 "Ha" "Whitney & (Universal) She's Lauryn Hill, for crying out loud... Mariah is "Huge mix show and 22 21 TO - Bye Bye Baby (Epic) 654 +156 our #1 - club record." 20 22 R. KELLY & KEITH MURRAY - Home Alone (Jive) 598 +81 testing -Joey Arbagey, PD, 24 23 BUSTA RHYMES - Gimme Some More )Elektra/EEG) 567 +125 song 18- KMEL-San Francisco 23 24 BRITNEY SPEARS - ...Baby One More Time (Jive) 567 +113 34, 25-34, 30 25 AALIYAH - Are You That Somebody (Atlantic) 537 +161 and with our Pis. -Jesse Duran, 21 26 NEXT - I Still Love You (Arista) 532 +33

26 21 DMX - Ruff Ryders Anthem (Def Jam/Mercury) 523 +129 APD/MD, KGGI-Riverside

29 28 TOTAL - Trippin' (Bad Boy/Arista) 517 +135

RADIO SAYS - 29 TYRESE - Sweet Lady (RCA) 508 N "Top 10 phones with Method

- 30 HARLEM WORLD - I Really Like It (So So Def/Columbia/CRG) 496 N Man/D'Angelo "Break Ups 2 Make Starting to buzz in gmail. Ups" (Def Jam)" -Tony Manero, PD,

31 31 MONICA - First Night (Arista) 461 +88 KKSS-Albuquerque

25 32 KURUPT - We Can Freak It )Antra/A&M) 453 +46

27 33 XSCAPE - My Little Secret (So So Def/Columbia/CRG) 437 +48 "Whitney's 28 34 ICE CUBE - Pushin' Weight (Priority) 434 +49 'Heartbreak

35 MARIAN CAREY - I Still Believe (Columbia/CRG) 420 N - Hotel' is in - 36 SWEETBOX U Make My Love... Feat. Evelyn King (RCA) 405 N power rotation. 31 JUVENILE - Ha (Universal/MCA) 403 N - If you're not 35 38 112 - Love Me feat. Mase (Bad Boy/Arista) 403 +86 playing it, BRITNEY SPEARS 33 39 R. KELLY & CELINE DION - I'm Your Angel (Jive) 384 +45 you're missing the boat." "...Baby One More Time" - 40 MO THUGS FAMILY - Ghetto Cowboy (Relativity) 373 +190 Shakespeare, PD, KWNZ-Reno (Jive) -Bill "Exploded: e1 single sales, Reports Adds SPINS TREND RHYTHM CROSSOVER REPORTS =1 album sales, #1 phones.* R. KELLY - "When A Woman's Fed Up" (Jive) 20 13 328 +182 ACCEPTED MONDAYS Sc TUESDAYS -Scott Wheeler, PD, WHHH-Indianpolis FOXY BROWN - "Hot Spot" )Def Jam) 17 0 347 +200 8:30 A.M.-4 P.M.

BRANDY - "Angel In Disguise" (Atlantic) 17 8 297 +297 GAVIN STATION REPORTING PHONE: SHANICE - "When I Close My Eyes" (LaFace/Arista) 17 15 147 +146 (41 5) 495-1990 FAX: (41 5) JD & KEITH SWEAT - "Going Home With Me" (So So Def) 16 2 370 +94 495-2580

Due to some research changes, the Rhythm Crossover chart is frozen the 1999 GAVIN Seminar this week. A new, February 11.21 New Orleans Ihr IICy improved chart will - return next week with ROOMS AVAILABLE AT THE HOTEL INTER-CONTENENTAL (504) 525-5566 current trend information. QUESTIONS: CONTACT DEIRDRE MORRISSEY (415) 495.1990 X653

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PDPROFILE Chart News: As of February 1, in order for any record qualify for Louis Kaplan a listing in Gavin A/C Up & Coming, it must have a minimum of 25 stations reporting airplay. Infinity/CBS' KLLC was there for five years and when I was learning the This number represents approxi- ([email protected])- ended up programming the craft. mately 15 percent of our current station. From Nashville, I San Francisco Define Alice musically: reporting panel, ensuring that moved to Dayton to pro- Current ratings: In the Fall Alice is a hybrid of Top 40 our A/C charts maintain the high gram WGTZ (Z93), eventu- Book, we showed contin- and A/C and Alternative and standard of quality you've come ally being upped to OM for ued growth in our women's A3. We play hit records, but Z93, as well as WING to expect from GAVIN. We've numbers. For the second we're not afraid to be a little AM/FM. I came to San done this so you can continue to time, we were number one daring, because we're in San got a lot of pre-sets-KNBR, Francisco in September of make the right music decisions 18-34 women and contin- Francisco and we don't have KGO, and KCBS are the 1996 as PD for KLLC. for your The qualifica- ued to climb 25-54. to play it as safe as my things I listen to the most. stations. Mentors: Marc Chase. We tions for Hot A/C Chartbound will Web site: instincts tell me to. We like Favorite local restaurant: worked together in Opelika, to be the remain the same. Thank you. www.radioalice.com on forefront- The House of Nanking, worked together in break an artist and make even though the owner -ANNETTE M. LAI, EDITOR First gig and career high- Birmingham, and worked people aware of them. Our hates my guts. lights: I landed my first gig together in Nashville. He audience is into the music. A Joey McIntyre Moment in January of '81 as the 10 has a great mind for radio If we did nothing but react Favorite golf course: p.m. -1 a.m. guy at WJHO- and so much energy. I to what other people were Chardonnay up in Napa. Opelika, Alabama, which learned so much just by doing, our audience would Most successful Alice pro- was a block-programmed watching him. We're still in know the difference. Our motion: Our "Now and Zen station: A/C in the morning; touch and I'm still learning core artists are Sarah Fest,- held last September bluegrass at lunch; Top 40 from him. Randy Michaels McLachlan, Dave Matthews, in Golden Gate Park. It was nights. in afternoons and at Jacor, who has a special Alanis, Natalie Merchant, a concert starring the From there, I went to WAPI way of looking at things Jewel, and Sheryl Crow. Wallflowers, Smash Mouth, AM/FM-Birmingham, where and unending energy and Des'ree, Sixpence None the Spot loads and stopsets: I ran the computer for the enthusiasm for radio. I'd Richer, and Anggun. The Two stopsets an hour out- AM side, but was also a also have to mention Jacor's sold -out event drew 13,000 Out and about promoting his solo side of morning drive and swing jock on the FM. Tom Owens, too. Tom from listeners and was successful debut project, C2/CRG artist Joey we play as many spots as Eventually, I became an analytical standpoint, on every level-we made McIntyre visited the GAVIN offices Mel [Karmazin] asks us to. research director and did Marc from the creative side, money, there was a great earlier this month II -r): manager the night shift for awhile. In and Randy from an energy Personality test: vibe, and we had fun pro- Jerry Jaffe, GAVIN COO Bob 1988, I went to Y107 - side. They were all impor- Car pre-sets: Alice, Live 105, moting it...even Woody Galliani, McIntyre, Hot A/C -A/C Nashville as the APD/MD; I tant to me during the time KFOG, KZQZ, K-101. I've Harrelson showed up! Editor Annette M. Lai, GAVIN CEO David Dalton, and Columbia VP, by Annette M_ Lai Promotion Lee Leipsner.

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A D U L T CP ORARY Weeks Reports Adds SPINS TREND 28+ 21+ 14+ 7+

1 1 R. KELLY & CELINE DION - I'm Your Angel (Jive) 13 152 0 3835 +68 65 42 36 9

3 2 JEWEL - Hands (Atlantic) 13 141 1 3555 +110 66 33 27 13

2 3 WHITNEY HOUSTON & MARIAH CAREY - When You Believe (DreamWorks/Geffen) 10 149 2 3508 -24 56 41 34 13 MOST ADDED 4 4 SARAH McLACHLAN - Angel (Warner Sunset/Reprise) 14 144 1 3459 +238 57 37 31 15 7 5 ELTON JOHN & LeANN RIMES - Written In The Stars (Curb/Rocket/Island) 3 156 2969 +632 26 38 56 26

5 6 SHANIA TWAIN - From This Moment On (Mercury) 20 117 0 2707 -52 34 36 37 10

6 7 PHIL COLLINS - True Colors (Atlantic) 17 117 0 2679 -53 31 38 38 9

8 8 MARILYN SCOTT - The Last Day (Warner Bros.) 14 107 2 2164 +72 34 18 24 26

9 9 DAVID CASSIDY - No Bridge I Wouldn't Cross (Slamajama) 11 104 4 2101 +96 31 17 28 20

10 10 SHAWN MULLINS - Lullaby (Columbia/CRG) 13 76 0 2057 +162 41 19 13 3

14 11 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Only Lonely (Atlantic) 8 95 12 1751 +305 19 21 27 19

17 12 JIM BRICKMAN featuring MICHAEL W. SMITH - Love Of My Life (Windham Hill) 4 115 17 1739 +426 10 22 33 39 MARIAN CAREY (37) 20 13 ROD STEWART - Faith Of The Heart (Universal) 4 104 19 1683 +527 10 19 39 23 J. TESH/J. INGRAM (29) 13 14 PJ - A Little Bit Of Me (TidalWave) 21 75 1 1614 +86 26 17 16 9 ROCKAPELLA (26) 11 15 EDWIN McCAIN - I'll Be (Lava/Atlantic) 61 76 1 1554 -243 13 19 31 11 JOEY McINTYRE (24) 12 16 BACKSTREET BOYS - I'll Never Break Your Heart (Jive) 28 76 0 1502 -69 11 22 27 14

MARVIN GAYE & 23 17 'N SYNC - (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You (RCA) 6 83 15 1358 +320 8 20 23 28

TAMMI TERRELL (20) 18 18 MADONNA - The Power Of Goodbye (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 17 74 0 1263 -5 6 18 25 19

15 19 FAITH HILL - This Kiss (Warner Bros.) 26 60 0 1252 -130 13 12 25 9

37 20 JOHN TESH & JAMES INGRAM - Forever More (I'll Be The One) (GTSP/Mercury) 3 100 29 1245 +489 4 8 35 34 TOP TIP Leap o' the week honors go to this duo. They're up 17 spots into the Top 20.

22 21 CRYSTAL BERNARD - Don't Touch Me There (River North) 10 72 5 1219 +166 11 18 15 22

BACKSTREET BOYS 21 22 JOE'S BAND - Daydream Lover (Rag) 17 57 3 1166 +75 14 18 12 13

"All I Have to Give" - 23 MARIAH CAREY - I Still Believe (Columbia/CRG) 2 89 37 1150 N 5 8 31 31 (Jive) Without question, A/C Radio believes in Mariah's latest effort and make her the week's highest debut.

Adults love the boys from 7 25 24 MARSHALL TUCKER BAND - Love I Gave To You (K -TEL) 21 51 2 1095 +89 15 14 15 Orlando, too! Their latest gets 28 25 MARY GRIFFIN - Knock On Wood (Curb) 10 50 1 1062 +65 15 14 12 9 a "yes" nod at Sunny 95, 16 26 LIONEL RICHIE - I Hear Your Voice (Mercury) 17 59 0 1046 -322 8 13 21 15 WALK, WWII, and more. 26 27 MR. BLUE - Shadow On The Wall (TidalWave) 17 52 2 1044 +40 12 18 12 8

32 28 BIC RUNGA - Sway (Columbia/CRG) 15 56 7 1040 +162 9 15 20 12

19 29 GLORIA ESTEFAN - Don't Let This Moment End (Epic) 11 57 1 1008 -249 9 12 18 16

27 30 PATTI O'HARA - Forever Friends 1J -Bird) 24 46 1 981 -22 13 13 12 8

RADIO SAYS 36 31 MONICA - Angel Of Mine (Arista) 8 65 6 885 +101 4 8 19 27

34 32 WIREW00D - Inside Screaming (Teleca) 14 43 2 858 +56 9 12 16 6

38 33 GREGG SWANN - Spinning (Dalin) 6 53 4 842 +146 3 8 26 15

35 34 LANI HALL - Meant To Be (Windham Hill) 10 46 0 840 +49 5 15 16 10

- 35 BRANDY - Have You Ever? (Atlantic) 14 53 7 829 N 6 11 12 19

30 36 SHERYL CROW - My Favorite Mistake (A&M) 20 38 1 801 -147 8 10 14 5

31 37 STEVE PERRY - When You Fall In Love (For The First Time) (Columbia/CRG) 6 48 1 793 -118 4 9 23 11

29 38 ALANIS MORISSETTE - Thank U (Maverick/Reprise) 15 35 0 783 -182 10 9 15 1

24 39 LeANN RIMES - Feels Like Home (MCG/Curb) 22 44 1 783 -230 5 9 23 6

DAVID CASSIDY - 40 SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER - Kiss Me (Squint/Columbia) 3 50 11 777 N 5 6 22 16

"No Bridge I Wouldn't Cross" Total Reports This Week 172 Last Week 167 (Slamajama) Reports Adds SPINS TREND "David's latest is the perfect spike for anybody targeting THE REGULATORS "Sweet Sustain" (Southbound) 40 4 739 +65 MARIAH CAREY +658 adult women. LARRY KING & JOHN BLASUCCI "Worlds Apart" )MFO) 40 3 581 +120 ELTON & LeANN +632

-Bobby Rich, PD, TONY MASCOLO - Night Wind (Modern Voices) 35 1 554 +111 ROD STEWART +527 KMXZ-Tucson TESH & INGRAM +489 BRICKMAN & SMITH +426

ARTISTPROFILE cones, anything perfectly smooth the 'Anti -Rerun Jociety,' an or symmetrical, machinery, organization fighting to put a Cocteau Twins, the Police, and white noise, pink noise, aircraft, stop to reruns of bad sitcoms." BIC RUNGA the Smiths." anything that floats." SOMETHING WE WOULD BE

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L J s Columbia/CRG "Ice blocks, macadamias, gift INTERESTING ABOUT NEW YOU: "I wrote my first song VP, AiC PROMOTION: wrap, velcro, perforated paper. - ZEALAND? "According to Maori when I was six. It was called, Elaine Locatelli THINGS TI TAT MAKE YOU SAD: legend, it used to be a big fish." `I Can See Your Ass Shining in HOMETOWN & BIRTI-u)ArE: "Super 8 film, minor 7 chords, WHEN YOUR WERE A CHILD, the Moonlight."' "Christchurch, New Zealand, the expanding universe/the big YOU WANTED TO GROW UP AND FUT! RE AMBITIONS: "I would January 13, 1976" crunch." 'SE: "Taller." still like to be taller." MAJOR MUSICAL INFLUENCES: WHAF INSPIRES YOUR HIE CAUSE YOU BELIEVE IN THE "David Bowie, Depeche Mode, SONGWItDING? "Sea shells, pine .iOST AND WHY: "I subscribe to Compiled by Melissa Piazza

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A/C for Your Considratioll R Adds SPINS TREND 37 - 751 +60 ZAK DANIELS & ONE EYED SNAKES - Tombstone Hat (Big Water) The GRAMMY® Nominated Album 34 - 666 +55 JOHN PURLIEU - Better Way To Die (Jackal)

32 1 582 +35 SUNPOWER ORCHESTRA - A Princess Blessing (Sunpower)

20 16 309 +144 * BACKSTREET BOYS - All I Have To Give (Jive)

29 4 682 +91 GOO GOO DOLLS - Slide (Warner Bros.)

29 1 446 +62 BOJEST - Kissing It On (Rosier)

28 24 213 +245 * JOEY McINTYRE - Stay The Same (C2/CRG)

26 - 315 +16 JOHN CALLED MARK - Carry My Load (Eversong)

26 26 220 +220 * ROCKAPELLA i'II Hear Your Voice (J -Bird)

25 10 332 -2 I AM - Under The Impression (Marvelous Show)

24 4 544 +111 MATCHBOX 20 - Back 2 Good (Lava/Atlantic)

2e 4 489 +88 CHER - Believe (Warner Bros.)

26. 1 461 +66 BARENAKED LADIES - It's All Been Done (Reprise)

24 3 297 +34 MARC COHN - Healing Hands (Atlantic) 13 Grand Piano compositions including the hit single 22 2 617 +85 U2 - Sweetest Thing (Island) "Gitille Forever (I Do) " with James Ingram. 21 1 550 +63 EAGLE EYE CHERRY - Save Tonight (WORK) 20 3 291 +56 JENNIFER PAIGE - Sober (Edel America/Hollywood) The New Solo Album and Public Television Special 20 20 201 +201 * MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL - Ain't No Mountain... (Sony Classical)

19 17 175 +153 * BONNIE RAITT - Lovers Will (Capitol)

13 7 177 +100 * JIM WALSH - Only You (Photon)

17 3 173 +21 * SYRVA - Fade (Thrive)

17 3 153 +45 * STEVE SCULISI - You Don't Have To (Pacific City)

16 1 278 +45 BOYZ II MEN Will Get There (DreamWorks/Geffen)

16 - 262 +28 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA - Smoke (RCA)

16 3 168 +60 * KEITH METHVEN - Love Life (Kittyhawk)

16 16 124 +124 * LUSTMEN'S BAND - The President's Rock Song

15 3 219 +91 * DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Crush (RCA)

Drops: i33-Celine Dion ("To love.."), Can. King, Seal, Steve Anderson

IEAVE= continued DONNA LEWIS "Falling" GARBAGE (Restless) A celebration of music and dance from around the world. 'Special" One of 1998's biggest A/C hits was Album in stores February 2. (Almo/Interscope) Donna's duet with Richard Marx, "At Special airs nationwide on Public Television in March. A recent Top Ten hit at Alternative, the Beginning," from Anastasia. Shirley Manson Going solo this time, the Welsh lass The sensational follow-up to their hit single... contributes to the soundtrack of and company "Give Me Forever (I Do)" have been Simply Irresistible, a film opening specially re- February 12 starring Sarah Michelle mixed for Top Gellar of Bully 40's con- the Vampire sumption. Slayer fame. Forever More Thanks to And the song's Manson's sultry -smoky vocal inter- subject? Why, (I'll Be ME One) pretation of the song's driving cho- it's about that rus, this one hits home. Impacting mostly won- John Tesh featuring James Ingram mainstream Top 40. derful-but sometimes very confounding-emo- from John Tesh's forthcoming album and PBS Special LATTIMORE tion called love. Impacting main- KENNY stream A/C. "If I Lose My Woman" ONE WORLD (Columbia/CRG) TRIO Kenny Lattimore s latest effort is an "High Sierra" (Asylum) Urban Gavin AC 37* -20* 17 point jump! #2 Most Added Last year, A/C radio embraced tracks Landzscape from country stars Shania Twain, 29 Adds, 100 Reports 1245 Spins, +489 Spincrease Most Added Faith Hill, and LeAnn Rimes. Now this week. R&R AC Chart Debut 28* #2 Most Added Sexy and oh Continued on page 19 so smooth, he 17 Adds, 56 Reports 351 Spins, +244 Spincrease pours his A/C REPORTS ACCEPTED heart out on UNIVERSAL 4.:00. this one, co -composed by Kenny and MONDAYS 8 A.M.-5 P.M. AND MUSIC GROUP his producer Daryl Simmons. TUESDAYS B A.M.-2 P.M. Impacting Rhythm -Crossover. GAVIN STATION REPORTING PHONE: (41 5) 495-1990 CONTACT: Scott Meyers, Director of Nat'l. Promotion - Toll Free: (888) 54 -TUNES FAX: (41 5) 495-25B0 Daren Hill, Nat 1. Promotion & Product Mgr. - (818) 385-3850

18 GAVIN January 22, 1999 GAVIN MOST ADDED HOT LW 1W A/CReports Adds SPINS TREND

1 1 SHAWN MULLINS - Lullaby (Columbia/CRG) 119 4721 +42

2 2 JEWEL - Hands (Atlantic) 118 4571 +4

3 3 SARAH McLACHLAN - Angel (Warner Sunset/Reprise) 114 3 4561 +113 RAVES continued

4 4 EAGLE EYE CHERRY - Save Tonight (WORK) 101 0 4171 -15

5 5 GOO GOO DOLLS - Slide (Warner Bros.) 114 4 4082 +200 comes Trio, a supergroup made up of Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, ALANIS MORISSETTE 6 6 THIRD EYE BLIND - Jumper(Elektra/EEG) 107 0 3867 -12 (28) and Dolly Parton, all 7 7 SHERYL CROW - My Favorite Mistake (A&M) 94 0 3118 -230 pioneering SUGAR RAY (18) women of country who have been 11 8 BARENAKED LADIES - It's All Been Done (Reprise) 105 3 3116 +326 BETTER THAN EZRA (16) played in this format in the past. The 9 9 MATCHBOX 20 - Back 2 Good (Lava/Atlantic) 102 3 3097 +141 sweet harmonies and sentimental COLLECTIVE SOUL (13) 8 10 U2 - Sweetest Thing(Island) 88 0 2941 -180 lyrics deserve a chance. MARTIN'S DAM (10) 10 11 NEW RADICALS - You Get What You Give (MCA) 100 2 2933 +33 -ALEXANDRA RUSSELL 12 12 ALANIS MORISSETTE - Thank U (Maverick/Reprise) 81 0 2338 -338 16 13 SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER - Kiss Me (Squint) 84 4 2179 +199 MY FRIEND STEVE 14 14 EVE 6 - Inside TOP TIP Out (RCA) 66 0 2002 -109 "Charmed" (Mammoth) 24 15 SUGAR RAY - Every Morning (Lava/Atlantic) 83 18 1914 +550 For a couple of months now, WSHE- Listeners want Sugar Ray every morning, afternoon, and evening! Orlando MD Shark has been talking 15 16 G00 GOO DOLLS Iris (Warner Sunset/Reprise) 64 0 1910 -166 to me about this 13 17 FASTBALL Fire Escape (Hollywood) 13 0 1849 -291 five -man 18 18 R. KELLY & CELINE DION - I'm Your Angel (Jive) 66 1 1814 -48 Florida -based 19 19 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Only Lonely (Atlantic) 15 3 1711 -63 band, led by 21 20 KHALEEL - No Mercy (Hollywood) 79 6 1587 +74 Steven Burry. 17 21 BARENAKED LADIES - One Week (Reprise) 58 0 1560 -312 Shark's enthusi-

23 22 EVERCLEAR - Father Of Mine (Capitol) 58 1 1445 BETTER THAN EZRA +10 asm notwith- 22 23 SHANIA TWAIN - From This "At the Stars" (Elektra/EEG) Moment On (Mercury) 50 0 1311 -155 standing, their latest is 25 24 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - (RCA) These New Orleans homeboys Crush 55 2 1288 0 already testing 80% familiar on the 28 25 LENNY KRAVITZ - Fly Away (Virgin) 55 3 1282 +146 station. Upbeat and rocky, with a have a multi -format winner on but 20 26 MATCHBOX 20 - Real World (Lava/Atlantic) 43 1 1248 -283 My their hands! Added at KFMB/FM, catchy hook, Friend Steve's future 26 21 EDWIN McCAIN - I'll Be (Lava/Atlantic) 39 0 1018 -194 is looking pretty bright. P.S. WSHE, KDMX, and more. Did you 38 28 ALANIS MORISSETTE - Unsent (Maverick/Reprise) 65 28 1033 +465 ever think you'd hear a song with Alanis' unsent love letters are finally being heard in a big way! Aesop's name in it? Impacting main-

29 29 W. HOUSTON & M. CAREY - When You Believe (DreamWorks/Geffen) stream Top 40 and Hot A/C. RADIO SAYS 44 0 1029 -100 27 30 EVERYTHING- Hooch (Blackbird/Sire) 34 0 1020 -141

32 31 'N SYNC - (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You (RCA)_ 40 3 970 +60 Previously reviewed: The Roots feat. Erykah Badu "You Got 31 32 FAITH HILL - This Kiss (Warner Bros.) 38 1 918 -149 Me" (MCA) Reviewed January 15, 30 33 NATALIE MERCHANT - Break Your Heart (Elektra/EEG) 41 0 881 -222 1999 by Janine Coveney. Now 37 34 CHER - Believe (Warner Bros.) 38 8 845 +209 impacting Rhythm-Crossover. 33 35 EMILIA - Big, Big World (Universal) 37 1 838 +71

40 36 CAKE - Never There (Capricorn/Mercury) 29 6 662 +160

39 31 ELTON JOHN & LeANN RIMES - Written In The Stars (Curb/Rocket/Island) 39 5 645 +140 HOT A/C REPORTS ACCEPTED

- 38 COLLECTIVE SOUL - Run (Atlantic/Hollywood) 38 13 605 N MONDAYS 8 A.M.-5 P.M. NEW RADICALS - 39 BLONDIE - Maria (Beyond Music) 33 9 591 N GAVIN STATION REPORTING "You Get What You Give" - 40 ROD STEWART - Faith Of The Heart (Universal) 31 6 589 N PHONE: (41 5) 495-1990 (MCA) Total Reports This Week 121 Last Week 122 FAX: (41 5) 495-2580 "The phones are engorged for New Radicals." Reports Adds SPINS TREND Reports Adds SPINS TREND

-Angela Perelli, PD, BETTER THAN EZRA - "At the Stars" (Elektra/EEG) 34 16 435 +153 BACKSTREET BOYS - "All I Have To Give" (Jive) 21 4 448 +108

KYSR (Star 98.7) -Los Angeles - JENNIFER PAIGE "Sober" (Edel America/Hollywoodl 26 5 385 +126 JENNIFER L. HEWITT - "How Do I Deal" (143/Warner Bros.) 20 2 419 -2

SEMISONIC - "Secret Smile" (MCA) 26 6 380 +145 *HOLE - "Malibu" (Geffen/DGC) 19 3 279 +55

BRANDY - "Have You Ever?" (Atlantic) 23 3 549 +49 *THE FLYS - "Got You (Where I...)" (Trauma/Delicious Vinyl) 16 1 301 +61

*MARIAH CAREY - "I Still Believe" (Columbia/CRG) 22 7 325 +124 Drops: #34 -Jennifer Paige ("Crush'),135-Aemsmith,136-Backstreet Boys I°l'Il Never..."), Natalie Imbruglia

ARTISTPROFILE VP Atlantic in Entertainment ( r. HE E. AE nn Nt I(: "Jewel, the Weekly, January 15, 1999 girl who 'felt personally complex and troubled world." ON LOOKING "rU TH1 F) i) ¡ti[: cheated as a kid' because she JEWEL -San Diego Union-Tribune, "I'm not a force in music yet. was prettier than she was rnl.\: Lt.. "Hands" November 15, 1998 I'm still wet behind the ears. smart, is now busy tending to

I \iii i Atlantic ON '.so.vRING t) r: AC t[IGHT OF Neil Young is a force in music. her own inner 15 year -old, and, ruct'"I E. Al', PROAIOIION: TIIE WORI.I): "She empathizes If I'm doing this in 20 years, in the process, watering lots of Andrea Ganis so much with pain and and I'm still doing a good job, other little flowers as she goes SI'it/TT: "It explores such suffering that it throws her off then I'll have something to talk along. That's what good pop themes as the joys and challenges course-not as a human being, about, but there's no guarantee. music is about: making young of everyday life, the transcendent but as a machine that has to I'm still learning the ropes, ya people feel connected, power of love and the quest for market a record for a know what I mean?" -LA understood, interesting." meaning in an increasingly corporation." -Ron Shapiro, Times, December 11, 1998 -Vogue, January 1999 Compiled by: Melissa Piazza

GAVIN January 22, 1999 19 L URBAN E

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Chuck D on the Future of the Music Biz BY RON CADET revive how the music industry art for free. As artists, we need to OK. As a known artist you can thinks and redefine the delivery accept there's gonna be people keep more of the cut and make more money. What does this Public Enemy's Chuck D process from the artist to the radio, out there who support it (by pay- record, retail, and to the consumer. ing for the downloads). As artists, mean for a new artist? is capitalizing on new You put up cuts from your what we don't accept is that the The "demo" we know of today technologies to promote new album, Bring the Noise record companies, the retail out- will be probably be eradicated. 2000, for free MP3 download lets, and the radio stations will There'll be no such thing as a demo, PE and set up his own because you have all of record label and radio sta- these modern studio set As artists, we must accept tion. Chuck made waves ups inside garages, and people are making last month by publishing that there's going to be people ready -to -press material. music from his new CD The whole thing is like, who get our art for free... "Why should I send my directly onto the Internet stuff to them if all using MP3. what we don't accept is that they're gonna do is stack it in the corner? I When did you first become hip the record companies, could just put it up on MP3." The marketplace to MP3? outlets, the I got hip to MP3 through my Web the retail and will be split into maybe team, maybe at the beginning of the 300,000 parts, and you'll year. But, you know, if you check radio stations will govern have maybe 100,000 out the PE album from 1994, this labels. And everybody was all predicted anyway. There our art powerlessly. will share the market- was a cut called "Harry Allen's place. You'll have peo- Interactive Super Highway Phone last month, but your record govern our art powerlessly. I have ple saying, "I took Redman's stuff Call to Chuck D," where we talk label made you shut them something against that. and then I MP3'd it up." about technology changing. And down. Do you think anyone can If I reach 25,000 to 50,000 peo- You know what that is? The back then people were like, "What stop MP3? ple on the Internet and say, "Hey wild, wild west-and everyone is the f**k are they talking about?" So No. No one can stop it because I'm going to sell my next album getting a gun! MP3 was something that was actu- it gives the average person the for five dollars," people will flock ally in our thought processes. ability to give out downloads. As to that across the world, as FOR MORE ON MP3, SEE WWW.DIREC- There's paranoia that it will destroy artists, we must accept that there's opposed to saying, "You'll have to TIONSINMUSIC.COM. NEXT WEEK: MORE the music industry-no. It will going to be people who get our spend $13 in a store." WITH CHUCK D.

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URBAN REPORTS ACCEPTED MONDAYS S A.M.-5 P.M. MOST ADDED GAVIN STATION REPORTING PHONE: (41 5) 495-1990 URBANE FAX: (41 5) 495-2580 WEST COAST MIDWEST EAST COAST WHITNEY HOUSTON +92 "Heartbreak Hotel" SHANICE +44 "When I Close My Eyes" JERMAINE DUPRI AND KEITH SWEAT+105 (Arista) (LaFace/Arista) "Going Home..." (SoSoDe-/Columbia) FAITH EVANS +62 "All Night Long" GERALD LEVERT+31 "Take Everything" WHITNEY HOUSTON +80 "Heartbreak..." (Arista) (LaFace/Arista) (EastWest/EEG) GERALD LEVERT+73 "Take Everything"

KENNY LATTIMORE +61 "If I Lose My Woman.'' GINUWINE (38) FAITH EVANS+27 "All Night Long" (Bad (EastWest/EEG) (Columbia/CRC) Boy/Arista) "What's So Different" BLACKSTREET & MYA 44 "Take Me There" SHAE JONES +53 "Talk Show Shhh!" (Atlantic) TEVIN CAMPBELL+25 "Another Day" (Interscope) WILD, WKPO, WJJN, KRRQ, KQXL, KRIZ, WBLX, WKI; (Universal/MCA) (Qwest/Warner Bros.) XSCAPE +52 "The Softest Place On Earth" VJMI, WROU, WBLS, WKGN, WQOK, WTMP, KVJM, BRANDY +48 "Angel In Disguise" (Atlantic) VJZD, WJKS, WFXE, WALK, WJMZ, WJMG, WZAK. OUTKAST +24 "Rosa Parks" (LaFace/Asst: SoSoDef/Col umbia/CRG) KPRS, WUSL, WIZF, WHRK, WDAI, WDTJ, WMNX, KVSP, WFXA, WZFX, KJMM WFLM WIBB, WJFX, ,VPEG, WPAL KENNY LATTIMORE (32)

"If I Lose My Woman" (Col u mbia/CRG)

WBLK, WQNH, WKPO, KXZZ, WVAZ, WKKV, WJMI,

WKGN, WOOK, KDKO, WIMP, WJZD, WFXE, WJMG,

WZAK, KPRS, WEDR, WYLD, WAAA, KJMS, WHRK,

d'DAI, WDTJ, WJTT, KVSP, WILD, WZFX, KJMM, WIBB, MEG WPAL 112 (30) "Anywhere" (Bad Boy/Arista)

KRIZ, WZFX, WQHH, WKPO, WQKI, WKKV, WZND,

WJMI, WALS, WKGN, KDKO, WIMP, WOWI, KVJM, WJZD, WALK, WJMZ, WJMG, WZAK, KPRS, WUSL, WDTJ, WJTT, KVSP, WILD, WFXA, KJMM, WIAB, WJFX WPEG SILKK THE SHOCKER AND MYSTIKAL (23) "It Ain't My Fault Part 2" (No Limit/Priority) WKGN, WGCI, WTMP, WJZD, WFXE, WJMG, WZAK,

KPRS, WUSL, KCEP, WEDR, WDAI, WDTJ, KMJM,

WJTT, WMNX, KVSP, WZFX, KJMM, WIBB, WJFX, WPEG INPAL ANTUAN & RAY RAY (11) 'Feelin' It" SOUTHWEST CAROLINAS/VIRGINIA (Universal/MCA) SOUTHEAST MEN ON VISION +169 "Do You Feel Me?" MONICA +118 R. KELLY +156 "When A Woman's Fed Up" (Jis "Angel Of Mine" (Arista) JM, WTMP, WJZD, WKGN, WKPO, WJMG, WHRK, (MJJ/Epic) SP, WJFX, KENNY I Lose KJMM, WPAL GINUWINE +140 "What's So Different" LATTIMORE +67 "If My Woman' METHOD MAN featuring D'ANGELO +89 (Atlantic) (Columbia/CRG) "Break Ups 2 Make Ups" (Def Jam) WHITNEY HOUSTON +125 "Heartbreak Hotel GERALD LEVERT+61 "Take Everything" WHITNEY HOUSTON +51 "Heartbreak Hotel'' (Arista) )EastWest/EEG( IAristal R. KELLY +60 "When A Woman's Fed Up" BLACK A/C MARIAN CAREY+120 "I Still Believe" (Jive) GINUWINE +46 "I Want You" (Atlantic) (Columbia/OK) BIG PUN +57 "Punish Me" (Loud) FAITH EVANS +40 "All Night Long" (Bad SHANICE +109 "When I Close My Eyes" Boy/Arista) (LaFace/Arista) TOPTENSPINZ

1 R. KELLY "When A Woman's Fed Up" 2660 2993

GERALD LEVERT 2 DRU HILL "These Are The Times" 2158 28191 "Take Everything"

(EastWest/EEG) 3 CASE & JOE "Faded Pictures" 2627 2748 R. KELLY 4 MONICA "Angel Of Mine" 2361 2481 "When A Woman's Fed Up"

(Jive) 5 GERALD LEVERT "Take Everything" 2159 2467 LAURYN HILL "Ex -Factor" (Columbia/CRG) 6 TYRESE "Sweet Lady" 2274 2442

WHITNEY HOUSTON 7 DEBORAH COX "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" 2363 2681 "Heartbreak Hotel" (Arista) 8 TOTAL "Tripp" 2316 2609 DEBORAH COX SPINZ LAST WEEK "Nobody's Supposed To 9 BRANDY "Have You Ever?" 2234 2541 Be Here" (Arista) SPINZ THIS WEEK 10 WHITNEY HOUSTON "Heartbreak Hotel" 1777 2156

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BY JANINE COVENEY WN. { i ern:. Last week GAVINfeatured some of the Mixshow and College Director, to Mondays in Philly, Tuesdays in efflening up-and-comers in the world of hip- National Director of Street Marketing D.C., Thursdays I go to WBLS [New hop promotion and artistry. Due to and Promotion. It was at Mercury York]; I handle two regions, from space limitations, we were unable to that she established her informative Virginia to New England." include all of our features. Here is newsletter. Along the way, Mario Future goal: "I'd like to have my our last label rep profile. JC worked acts like the Black Sheep, own label, where I could sign what Musican/producer/vocalists Mario has been making a name Diamond D, Ed OG & the Bulldogs, I like: R&B, hip-hop, jazz, house for herself in hip-hop circles as a and even Gina Thompson. "I and dance, gospel, and Alternative. D'Angelo, left, and Raphael tireless, cheerful force for the worked with some great people: I'm pretty diverse in my tastes." Saadiq prove to be a pair of records and artists she represents; Michael Johnson, Mike Bernardo, MARLO MARTIN IS NOMINATED FOR mighty collaborators, completing she has even instituted an ongoing Waymon Jones. But I left there at the 1998 GAVIN RAP WOMAN OF THE a track for D'Angelo's long-await- newsletter to keep her contacts end of January [1998] because of the YEAR. SEE WHO TAKES HOME THE ed second album on Virgin. abreast of what she and those artists whole merger thing," she says, refer- HONORS AT THIS YEAR'S GAVIN RAP are doing. Now working for ring to Mercury's merger with Shown here in the studio, the two AWARDS, FEB. 20 AT THE GAVIN Relativity in New York, she pro- Motown last year, in which the staff worked on "Ghetto Music," a CONVENTION , GRAND HYATT NEW motes a number of top artists, was blown out. "I started my own ORLEANS. MAKE SURE YOU'RE THERE! funky Sly Stone -type groove. "I try not to let [sexism] bother me. And I have no Just Say No To Rap vs. Cops problem telling people Far be it from the champions of Next comes a report from hip -hop to admit to any correla- Milwaukee that Method Man and when they're being rude." tion between the music and Redman were involved in a brawl at violence, but recent incidents the Lutz Sports Club during a per- -Mario Martin reported by the news media have formance there Jan. 14. A fight even the staunchest supporters within the crowd somehow spread including Bizzy Bone, Krayzie company, Double M Entertainment, shaking our heads. to involve the rappers, and when Bone, and the Mo Thugs Family; and was doing indie work for Virgin, First, there's a new development the show was stopped, the brawl M.O.P., Gangsta Boo, Indo G, DJ even Motown stuff, and then in the case of 01' Dirty Bastard, the tumbled into the parking lot before Honda, the Beatnuts, and others. Tommy Thompson of Relativity Wu -Tang rapper who was involved several police cars reported to the Attending Columbia Teachers' heard about me and called me in to Jan. 16 in a shootout with police in location. The bar is in danger of los- College in New York for a master's do some indie stuff." Brooklyn. The rapper, a.k.a. Russell ing its license, and Milwaukee degree, Mario, now 27, suddenly The "iñdie stuff" led to the Jones, 30, has told NYPD detectives police were reportedly looking to decided that a teaching career wasn't Northeast Regional position on that he was brandishing a cell arrest Redman for kicking a patron. for her. She got her start in the indus- Relativity's staff, which includes phone-not a gun-when police And the latest word is that Guru try by interning at Stepsun Records, Thompson as VP, Gloria Fitts as gave chase after they noticed him is taking it easy after his assault last the imprint established by hip -hop National Promotion Director/ "driving erratically." ODB apparent- week outside of a Queens, N.Y., impresario Bill Stephney. She assisted Southwest Regional, Sabrina ly decided to make a run for it in his recording studio. The rapper/pro- on projects by G Man, missjones, the Randall for the Midwest, Jerry SUV, going from Crown Heights to ducer was reportedly pistol- Trouble Neck Brothers, and Burro Johnson in the Southeast. the Brownsville section before whipped and robbed of jewelry, Banton. She then moved on to a paid One of just a handful of women police opened fire, claiming the rap- cash, and a cell phone at about internship at Interscope Records, in hip-hop promotion, Mario says per and his companion shot first. 2:30 a.m., when he left the studio working with Garnett March. "I she still sees examples of sexism Sources quoted in the Jan. 19 New and was entering his Mercedes. He helped him with the college calls and from time to time, "but I try not to York Daily News say cops have not was later treated at Jamaica was basically just his right hand," let it bother me. And I have no yet unearthed evidence that ODB Hospital for cuts and bruises. In the Mario remembers. 'When Garnett problem telling people when had a gun or fired shots. Tests on meantime, Virgin Records is ready- went to Interscope, Mercury Black they're being rude, and [usually] his vehicle were continuing. ing a compilation of Gangstarr hits Music VP Michael Johnson handed they will try to rectify the situation." Meanwhile, his aunt corroborated for a spring release. me the national college gig. He gave The toughest part of the job? his story, saying that she was on the These events are all from the sec- me my first job, and I was real excit- "Even though I enjoy it, I'd have to phone with ODB when the incident ond full week in January. Here's ed; I was learning everything." say the traveling is hard. If you're occurred. Jones, who was jailed on hoping we can get through the rest Marlo's enthusiasm earned her not careful it can wear you down, attempted murder charges, was of the year without any other promotion after promotion, from which is why I try to take care of expected to be released after post- reports of rapper-law enforcement National College Rep to National myself. But every week I have ing $150,000 bail. confrontations?JC

24 GAVIN January 22, 1999 GAVIN BMMI

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1 1 THE ROOTS - Adrenaline (MCA) 1114 +287 3 2 RZA - Holocausti Feat. GhostFace (Gee Street) 1322 +23 10 3 BAD SEED - Grits (Makin' Records) 1305 +451 REVIEWS by Janine -¡it) 4 4 LYRICIST LOUNGE ALL-STARS - Talking To You/C.I.A. (Rawkus( 1292 +41 TEAR DA CLUB UP 6 5 BUSTA RHYMES - Gimme Some More/Tear The Roof Off (Elektra/EEG) 1174 +17 THUGS 12 6 RASCO - Take It Back Home (Stones Throw Records) 1112 +363 NAUGHTY BY NATURE (59) "Push 'Em Off" 2 7 TRAGEDY - Blood Type (25 To Life Records) 1035 -352 PETE ROCK (42) (Relativity Records) 14 8 AFU RA - Whirlwind Thru Cities (Gee Street) 888 +254 BUCKSHOT, 5FT., EVIL DEE (38) Over a menacing groove and a 5 9 OLD WORLD DISORDER - Shadowman/365 (Beyond Real) 868 -308 hip -shaking techno beat, this off- ICE CUBE (30) 24 10 UNSPOKEN HEARD - Better )7 Headz Recordings) 833 +294 shoot of the successful Three 6 OUTKAST (11) 21 11 BLACK STAR - Respiration Feat. Common (Rawkus) 828 +248 Mafia lays down a hectic vibe with With help from Common, Black Star is destined for Top 10! hard -partying, street -swarming 17 12 DEFARI - Likwit Connection (Black Label/Tommy Boy) 815 +212 lyrics that the crew chants in uni- 13 BAD MEETS EVIL - Nuttin' To Do (Game Recordings) 754 - N son. Fans of Three 6 will welcome 8 14 LA' THE DARKMAN Spring Water Feat. Raekwon / City Lights (Supreme Team Entertainment) 681 -281 this one both on the airwaves and 15 SAUCE MONEY - Pre -Game (MCA) 678 N at the club. From the forthcoming 7 16 BLACK STAR - Redefinition (Rawkus) 642 -410 album Crazy N Da Laz Days, pro- 37 17 HELTAH SKELTAH - Brownsville 2 Long Beach (Duck Down/Priority) 634 +259 duced by Hypnotized Minds. Biggest chart jumper this week. Twenty spots to 17!

9 - 18 MOOD Secrets Of The Sands/Snake Backs (Karma Pt.2 ) (Blunt/TVT) 608 -269 MADE MEN 16 19 FAT JOE - Bet Ya Man Can't (Trio) Feat. (Atlantic) Big Pun... 606 -7 "Is It U (Deja Vu)"

33 20 COOL BREEZE - Watch For The Hook (Organaized Noize/Interscope) 569 +89 (Restless Records) 18 21 VISIONARIES - Audible Angels (UP ABOVE) 568 -34 OUTKAST Rappers Antonio 2000, Benzino, 11 22 KID CAPRI - Follow Me Feat. Buckshot (Columbia/CRG) 525 -236 and Cool Gzus came together to BLACK STAR 25 23 ZION I - Innerlight (Goodvibe) 495 -21 form this new crew, combining XZIBIT 23 24 XZIBIT - Puddy Pop (Loud) 487 -15 East Coast lyrics with Southern THE ROOTS 21 25 PACEWON - Step Up (Ruffhouse/Columbia/CRG) 473 -39 playalistic beats. Here the crew lifts JUVENILE 13 26 DEMASTAS - Ain't No Sunshine Iffrr/London 468 -192 the melody of the old Dionne 20 27 METHOD MAN - Dangerous Grounds (Def Jam/Mercury) 426 -161 ...... Warwick hit, with some assitance 39 28 GHOSTFACE KILLAH - Mighty Healthy (Razor Sharp/Epic Street) 421 +51 from Master P. The remix by Deric RADIO SAYS 22 29 EDDIE MEEKS & THAREEKO - Larger Than Life (Serious Records) 416 -157 "D-Dot" Angelettie, to be released 30 DJ S&S - Beat Of The Day (Lethal Records) 412 N this month, will feature Mase and 31 BOUNTY KILLER & MOBS DEEP - Deadly Zone (Blunt Recordings) 408 N Big Pun. The record combines 35 32 CHARLI BALTIMORE & GHOSTFACE Stand Up )Untertainment/Epic) 406 -54 machine-gun lyrics over a smooth

33 PRINCE PAUL More Than You Know feat. De La Soul (Tommy.Boy)_. 393 -101 groove, complete with the requisite __...... vi 30 34 NONCHALANT - Take It There )RMX) feat. The Roots (MCA) 392 -108 chorus warbled by a soprano.

35 PETE ROCK - Tha Game/One Life To Live (Loud) 351 N

32 36 OUTKAST - Rosa Parks )LaFace/Arista) 351 -141 RAP REPORTS ACCEPTED

29 37 JAY -Z - Hard Knock Life )Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) 346 -158 THURSDAYS 9 A.M.-4 P.M.

38 JOEY CHAVEZ - After The Heat )?) 345 N STATION REPORTING PHONE: ROOTS 15 39 D.V. ALIAS KRIST - Attack Is On (Tommy Boy) 325 -289 (41 5) 495-1990 FEAT. ERYKAH BADU 26 40 PETE ROCK - Tru Master feat. Insp. Deck & Kurupt (Loud) 316 -205 FAX: (41 5) 495-25H0 "You Got Me" (MCA) "The Record is HOT!! People úPJ aD`E1\/f actually came to the station NAGHTY BY NATURE - "Dirt All By My Lonely" (Arista) INSPECTAH DECK - "Rec Room" (Loud) 1/21 to give me props, when I ICE CUBE - "Pidgin' Weight Remix" (Priority) THE DWELLAS - "Stand Up" (Loud) 1/21 played it on the air. -Mike Swing, KVRX-Austin Tx. ERULE - "World Wide Domination" (Serious) KRS-ONE - "5 Boroughs" (Jive) 1/21

BUCKSHOT, 5ft., EVIL DEE - "Showdown" (Duck Down) PSYCHO & IRISCIENCE - "On Deadly Ground" (Blackberry) 1/21

REDMAN - "I'll Be Dat" )Def Jam) TASH - "Bermuda Triangle" (Loud) 1/28

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reasonable rates, but our audience was at work." So the station targeted shows Three KMTT TV Spots Judged like the American Music Awards, news ("because of the impeach- ment hearings"), the upcoming Grammys, and primetimers Ally November's "Best," Says Adweek McBeal, Felicity, and Dawson's Creek. There were also cable buys BY KENT ZIMMERMAN on Lifetime and A&E. Again, cost was a consideration. of Dave Matthews Band, Jewel, creative strategy was hammered "It's all relative to market size," ONE and Sarah McLachlan, you could out, based on commercials for says Mays. "In a smaller market, With opera uiu,ic in the fore- be [perceived as] another station," non -radio companies that used television can be less expensive, ground, a hostage sits alone in a explains Mays. He notes that clever scenarios or hip presenta- but you still need a reasonable dark basement, arms and legs Triple A spans many different eras tions and mentioned the product amount of money to pull it off." duct -taped. On the table is a of music, and some of those early only in the final seconds. The cen- Luckily, the life cycle of such a radio and a telephone. The Police, Sting, and Paul Simon tral goal became to entice new lis- campaign can be substantial. With hostage makes his way over to videos can look pretty dated- teners to sample the Mountain three spots rotating, Mays esti- the table, knocks the phone mates they could remain effec- down and changes the station. tive possibly up to a year. In addition, the concept can be TWO expanded by taping further episodes from the original A man is hitchhiking in the eight. woods. A beautiful woman dri- As an added bonus, the spots ving an SUV stops to pick him have already been acclaimed up as Manilow's "Mandy" blares by Adweek (December 14, on the radio. The man resumes 1998), which chose the hostage hitching as the vehicle drives scenario as one of four national away. "Best Spots" for the month of November after Copacino sub- THREE mitted the work. "We didn't know anything about it until A man is on his hospital death we got a call from the agency bed. In the background plays a that we'd been chosen," 101 -Stringed version of "House remembers Mays, "but we were of the Rising Sun." His dying obviously pleased to be along- request to his family: "Change side brands like Levi's, Intel, the station." and LL Bean." So are you green with envy yet? Walking a thin line between especially next to the newer clips while also becoming more "top -of - If your own production budget budgetary concerns and creativi- burning on MTV. mind" for the existing audience. makes such a campaign out of ty, KMTT-Seattle devised this "Defining your station using Copacino then came up with the question, there is an alterna- clever one -two -three punch in an music videos is risky; we found a several campaign slogans before tive: KMTT owns the spots and is attempt to break out of the mold. huge difference in terms of video settling on "Passion for the interested in syndicating them to "Traditional" radio spots on TV quality between new productions Music." Of eight different story other markets. So why not tack usually include a music video and those of even a few years concepts, KMTT chose three, then on your own brand and utilize and artist -heavy montage. The ago. Visually, you're stuck with hired Pinnacle Productions, a their handiwork? Mountain found that approached the newer side of your library if noted local outfit, to shoot the "All you'd have to do is change flawed. you decide to position yourself spots. "They weren't cheap," Mays the last ten seconds, which we "Television is our medium of with videos, and that might make admits, "but the budget wasn't could handle." Mays offers. "Our choice because it offers sound you look like the Modern A/C in Hollywood horrible, either." feeling is the spot could work for and impact," says Chris Mays, GM town. So we decided to step out Placing the spots was the next other formats-Classic Rock, of KMTT. "But it's the same old of the box and use attitude to tricky step, with the decision -mak- Alternative, even Country-any for- problem: How do you define your position ourselves." ing process ultimately taking a mat with an audience passionate station in 30 seconds in a way the KMTT contacted and hired page from radio's own spot phi- about the music. Just contact me." consumer in televisionland is Copacino, the agency responsible losophy. "You buy frequency and going to get it? for a successful string of spots for reach. Good frequency means "'With the newer artists crossing the Seattle Mariner,s and began fringe viewing times; highly -rated CONTACT CHRIS MAYS OR SANDY over, if you include music videos work. After several meetings, a shows like Oprah and Rosie had STAHL AT (206) 233-8979.

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The Spiritual Roots Roch Drive of Indigenous

BY KENT ZIMMERMAN good," says Mason Munoz of Indigenous-Mato, Pte, Horse, musical influence. Pachyderm. "But the band had dri- and Wanbdi-grew up on the While major market mainstream I often wonder: If Jimi or Stevie Ray ven 14 hours to play the gig-to Yankton Indian Reservation in rock stations are already mystified were new artists today, where about 7 people. South Dakota, isolated from much by Mato's Stratocaster and Flying V would they go first to hock their "Fortunately while they continued of the outside world. In fact, pyrotechnics, Triple A is coming to wares to radio? Where should a hot to tour, we built a friendship with the the party in a big way. While we guitar band go first? Who will take group," Munoz continues. "Luckily, won't bore you with call letters, them to heart first-smart rock pro- nobody else got it. They play a lot - understand that this is one of those grammers or streetwise kids waiting 150+ gigs a year-I'm just grateful rare occasions when the music for the next guitar hero? that people at record companies are comes from so close to the heart Back in August (unbeknownst to never there to see the opening act." that the songs and performances are a lot of us, including yours truly), At the time, Munoz and his part- unspoiled, almost pristine. Indigenous released a CD-one ner Jim Nickel were looking for the "The band is thrilled that people superb CD (on the Pachyderm right band to launch their new label, want to hear their music," says label) amid the scores that fill our named for Nickel's already well- Munoz, "but I don't know if it's hit mail slots each week. Slowly but known recording studio of the same them yet about the radio stations surely, the band began attracting name. Live had recorded Throwing that are playing their music and national attention from mainstream Copper there. Nirvana, Soul Asylum, according to Nato, the band was so what that really means. All they rock stations accustomed to filling and P.J. Harvey had taped there as removed that prior to forming the really want to do is play." their days with Hendrix, Santana, well. Soon enough this band of band, "We'd only listened to "We've all seen people in this and SRV. A few of the more rooted wayward Nakota natives made a records; we had never seen any business we want to see succeed," Triple A stations responded as well, quick impression on the two. When band perform live." The All in their said Munoz, a veteran of years inside and today, the wheel seems to final- Indigenous contributed a track to early twenties and related (two the CBS machinery in New York. ly be turning steadily. Indigo Girl Amy Ray's Honor the brothers, a sister, and a cousin), the "This is one of them for me. These "I first saw them at Dave's Famous Earth compilation, Nickel recorded family record collection (including people come from a whole different Barbecue in Minneapolis and, the session; soon after, he and Santana, Buddy Guy, Albert, B.B., place spiritually; it would be poetic frankly, the barbecue wasn't that Munoz inked the band. and Freddie King) was their prime justice to see them go all the way."

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1 1 R.E.M. ¡Warner Bros.) 1 1 NEW RADICALS (MCA) 1 1 LEM. (Warner Bros.)

3 2 NEW RADICALS (MCA) 2 2 SHERYL CROW (A&M) 2 2 BECK (DGCI

2 3 SHERYL CROW IA&M 4 3 SEAL (Warner Bros.) 4 3 LAURA LOVE (Mercury)

4 4 CHRIS ISAAK 5 4 R.E.M. (Warner Bros.) 3 4 LYLE LOVETT (Curb/MCA) MOST ADDED (Reprise) 5 5 JEWEL (Atlantic) 1 5 CHRIS ISAAK (Reprise) 5 5 BRUCE HORNSBY (RCA)

ANI DiFRANCO (32) 1 6 SEAL (Warner Bros.) 6 6 JEWEL (Atlantic) 11 6 RUSTED ROOT (Mercury) "Angry Any More" 6 1 BARENAKED LADIES (Reprise) 3 1 BARENAKED LADIES (Reprise) 10 1 GOLDEN SMOG (Rykodisc)

(Righteous Babe) 9 8 LYLE LOVETT (Curb/MCA) 10 8 GOO GOO DOLLS (Warner Bros.) 12 8 MARTIN SEXTON (Atlantic) Including: WXRV, WMVY, WMWV, WERU, 8 9 BECK (DGC) 8 9 LUCINDA WILLIAMS (Mercury) 6 9 B.B.KING (MCA) WNCS, WEBK, WLPW, WNCW, WFPK, ISAAK (Reprise) WMKY, WNKU, WRLT, KROK, WCBE, WWCD, 10 10 LUCINDA WILLIAMS (Mercury) 20 10 SHAWN MULLINS (SMG/Columbia) 8 10 CHRIS WDET, WMMM, WXRT, KLRQ, KUWR, WAPS, 11 11 B.B.KING (MCA) 13 11 BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA (Interscope) N 11 ANI DiFRANCO (Righteous Babe) KRCL, KBAC, KTHX, KCRW, K -OTTER, KRSH, 20 12 SHAWN MULLINS 17 12 JONNY LANG 11 12 PHISH (Elektra/EEG) KBSU, KRVM, KSMF, KMTT, and KNBA (SMG/Columbia) IA&MI Bros.) 9 13 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 9 13 KEB' MO' Music) JOHN MELLENCAMP (18) 13 13 GOO GOO DOLLS (Warner (RCA) (550 "I'm Not Running Anymore" 12 14 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 11 14 B.B.KING (MCA) 14 14 SHERYL CROW (A&M) (Columbia) 14 15 PHISH (Elektra/EEG) 15 15 LYLE LOVETT (Curb/MCA) 1 15 SON VOLT (Warner Bros.) Including: WRNX, WBOS, WERI, WMWV, 22 16 JONNY LANG (A&M) 22 16 SUSAN TEDESCHI (Tone Cool/Rounder) 13 16 NEW RADICALS (MCA) WNCS, WRLT, KKZN, WMMM, KLRQ, KBXR, 11 11 KEB' MO' (550 Music) 12 17 PHISH (Elektra/EEG) 21 11 ROBERT EARL KEEN (Arista) KBCO, KRXS, KFLX, KBAC, KPCC, KPIG, KRSH, and KINK 19 18 BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA (Interscope) 19 18 ALANIS MORISSETTE (Maverick) 15 18 WES CUNNINGHAM (Warner Bros.( NATALIE MERCHANT (14) 25 19 SUSAN TEDESCHI (Tone Cool/Rounder) 23 19 KEB' MO' (550 Music) 19 19 LUCINDA WILLIAMS (Mercury) "Life Is Sweet" 15 20 ALANIS MORISSETTE (Maverick) 18 20 RUSTED ROOT (Mercury) N 20 PETER HIMMELMAN (6 Degrees/KOCH)

(Elektra/EEG) 24 21 WES CUNNINGHAM (Warner Bros.) 14 21 BECK (DOC) 16 21 CRY CRY CRY (Razor & Tie) Including: WMVY, WMWV, WCLZ, WNCS, 21 22 RUSTED ROOT (Mercury) 24 22 ROLLING STONES (Virgin) 22 22 JEWEL (Atlantic) KFAN, WAPS, KVNF, KUWR, KBAC, KTHX, Bros.) 23 23 ELLIS PAUL (Philo/Rounder) KRSH, KBSU KXL, and KINK 16 23 BRUCE HORNSBY (RCA) 21 23 WES CUNNINGHAM (Warner LYNN MILES (10) 23 24 ROLLING STONES (Virgin) 16 24 U2 (Island) 20 24 JOHN GORKA (Red House) "Sunset Blvd." 28 25 GOLDEN SMOG (Rykodisc) 25 25 CAKE (Capricorn) 33 25 SEAL (Warner Bros.) 39 26 SHAWN MULLINS (Philo/Rounder) 18 26 1.12 (Island) 21 26 BRUCE HORNSBY (RCA) (SMG/Columbia Including: WMWV, WERU, WKZE, WFUV, 21 21 CAKE (Capricorn) 28 21 SINEAD LOHAN (Interscope) 18 21 ALANIS MORISSETTE (Maverick) WYSO, WNCW, WCBE, KVNF, KUWR, KRCL 30 28 SINEAD LOHAN (Interscope) 29 28 GOLDEN SMOG (Rykodisc) 24 28 BARENAKED LADIES (Reprise)

36 29 INDIGENOUS (Pachyderm) 33 29 RUGRATS SOUNDTRACK (lnterscopel 30 29 BIG HEAD TODD &THE MONSTERS (Giant/Reprise)

29 30 JOHN MELLENCAMP (Columbia/CRG) 31 30 JOHN MELLENCAMP (Columbia/CRG) 28 30 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (Columbia/CRGI

26 31 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN )Columbia/CRG) 34 31 MATCHBOX 20 (Lava/Atlantic( 31 31 ROLLING STONES (Virgin)

RECORD TO WATCH 38 32 EVERLAST (Tommy Boy) 26 32 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (Columbia/CRO) 36 32 HOLE (DGC)

31 33 SON VOLT (Warner Bros.( 30 33 CRACKER (Virgin) 40 33 INDIGENOUS (Pachyderm) N 34 PETER HIMMELMAN (6 Degrees/KOCH) 32 34 SOUL COUGHING (Slash/Warner Bros.) 35 34 EVERLAST (Tommy Boy) DUNE DANIELS... 49 35 SUGAR RAY (Lava/Atlantic) 41 35 INDIGENOUS (Pachyderm) 42 35 JOHN MELLENCAMP (Columbia/CRO)

33 36 LAURA LOVE (Mercury) 45 36 EVERLAST (Tommy Boy) 25 36 THE NIELDS (Rounder)

N 31 ANI DiFRANCO (Righteous Babe) 46 31 SUGAR RAY (Lava/Atlantic) 21 31 JOHN LEE HOOKER (Point Blank/Virgin)

41 38 SOUL COUGHING (Slash/Warner Bros.) N 38 SEMISONIC (MCA) 44 38 UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH (Virgin)

32 39 EAGLE EYE CHERRY (WORK) 48 39 LENNY KRAVITZ (Virgin) N 39 LYNN MILES (Philo)

50 40 RUGRATS SOUNDTRACK pnterscope N 40 R.L. BURNSIDE (Fat Possum/Epitaph) N 40 JULIAN LENNON (Fuel 2000)

41 41 JIMMY ROGERS ALL-STARS (Atlantic) DUKE DANIELS 34 41 BETTER THAN EZRA )Swell/Elektra) N DUKE DANIELS (E Pluribus Unum) N 26 42 JONI MITCHELL (Reprise) "Time Flies" N 42 DUKE DANIELS (E Pluribus Unum) 35 42 EAGLE EYE CHERRY (WORK) (E Pluribus Unum) 45 43 ROBERT EARL KEEN (Arista) 37 43 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH (Atlantic) - 43 MIKE SCOTT (Steady) Hey! A new track and 33 47 44 MATCHBOX 20 (Lava/Atlantic) N 44 PETER HIMMELMAN (6 Degrees/KOCH) 49 44 SINEAD LOHAN pnterscope radio believers put the 44 45 MARTIN SEXTON (Atlantic) 43 45 SON VOLT (Warner Bros.) 46 45 BETTER THAN EZRA (Swell/Elektra)

Duke Daniels boys on the 39 46 CRACKER (Virgin) 36 46 BETTER THAN EZRA )Swell/Elektra) 43 46 DUKE DANIELS (E Pluribus Unum(

big chart at #42! 47 SEMISONIC (MCA) 39 47 ELLIOTT SMITH (Dreamworks) 34 47 ELLIOTT SMITH )Dreamworks) 43 48 LENNY KRAVITZ (Virgin) N 48 ANI DiFRANCO (Righteous Babe) 41 48 THE KENNEDYS (Philo/Rounder)

35 49 BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS (Giant/Reprise) N 49 ROBERT EARL KEEN (Arista) 31 49 AMY RIGBY (Koch) 48 50 HOLE (DOC) N 50 COLLECTIVE SOUL (Atlantic/Hollywood) 38 50 JONATHON RICHMAN (Vapor)

AIRTISTPROI-ILL qualities I see in him that I consider myself to have dark find in myself. He's always characteristics: my dark eyes, Then we had a band in New given me limitless encourage- my dark hair...dark little ADAM York together. I moved to LA ment, which is more than just secrets. I fall in love every day because I was broke and some complicated strand of with someone, something, or COHEN discouraged and knew being DNA. The fact that I am who I some place; it's the result of an AUBL.M: Adam Cohen near my father was an am has definitely raised an acrobatic imagination. I LABEL: Columbia inspiration from which I could eyebrow." suppose the darkness comes WEBSITE: only benefit. He's given me a PHILOSOPHIES: "I don't from the fact that I suffer great www.adamcohen.com high standard by which to consider myself obsessive. I disappointment with life on a ON LEONARD COMET: live. I've definitely inherited just think that life is a cup of regular basis, and the best "I started making demos with his sensibility. I try to clear water that becomes therapy is to write about it. It's Chris Stills when I was 15. embrace and cultivate the muddy as we drink it. I do songwriting as exorcism."

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Q e z o TW Title(Label) Spins Trend 0 $ é a é Cr.) < t 2 e 12 10 31 8 15 11 12 16 7 12 5 15 12 13 8 12 22 9 1 R.E.M. (Warner Bros.) 994 +W 24 15 13 6 6 26 12 15 25 33 11 14 8 18 34 14 2 NEW RADICALS IMCAI 891 +70 25 16 28 19 16 24 11 22 17 16 8 15 16 14 25 12 14 1 26 15 13 23 16 9 3 SHERYL CROW (A&M) 845 4 14 29 28 12 21 18 15 13 24 22 16 15 8 21 14 7 32 13 11 12 4 CHRIS ISAAK (Reprise) 837 +14 13 27 23 30 14 8 11 15 31 21 23 23 10 12 10 12 9 7 12 16 17 20 12 15 4 4 15 14 16 8 19 12 14 5 JEWEL (Atlantic) 189 4 25 27 1 30 22 12 11 23 11 22 7 33

758 11 11 10 15 12 21 25 25 10 12 15 24 11 9 1 15 9 10 14 14 11 14 6 SEAL (Warner Bros l +15 11 26 28 7 16 5 31 9 15 12 8 5 13 14 7 BARENAKED LADIES (Reprise) 695 -70 24 31 26 14 24 15 11 16 12 9 34 9 15 20 18 12 15 5 12 8 LYLE LOVETT (Curb/MCA) 623 -15 9 16 7 1 31 8 10 11 10 35 15 B 10 4 7 12 26 27 4 15 9 8 1 13 9 BECK)DGC) 612 -61 11 9 12 8 12 7 22 5 15 12 16 1 14 17 15 7 13 14 14 10 LUCINDA WILLIAMS (Mercury) 583 -13 16 18 13 15 13 10 3 13 21 9 10 9 4 5 10 9 8 8 5 15 14 11 12 6 20 9 11 B.B.KING (MCA) 577 -14 8 13 12 13 8 10 10 9 12 21 7 10 14 7 8 33 7 15 12 16 11 18 8 12 SHAWN MUWNS )SMG/Columbia) 572 +18 13 5 11 6 9 10 15 8 4 25 9 4 10 5 32 9 13 GOO G00 DOLLS (Warner Bros.) 558 -5 26 26 9 25 11 23 14 3 34 12 5 33 15 20 33 14 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 554 -28 21 38 21 17 9 22 11 13 15 9 4 5 3 33 11 13 7 14 15 PHISH (Elektra/EEG) 529 -25 9 15 10 1 13 9 9 13 7 9 10 14 16 7 26 15 7 11 5 12 10 19 37 9 16 JONNY LANG (A&M) 522 +49 6 2 10 27 24 4 9 30 23 8 8 10 20 3 10 21 16 15 17 12 15 5 12 17 KB' MO' (550 Music) 522 -5 14 3 9 15 22 25 15 7 6 8 11 0 5 12 18 BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA)Interscope) 511 +13 8 18 12 8 16 34 22 13 15 22 4 8 21 15 6 9 8 5 4 12 11 15 9 11 11 5 8 19 SUSAN TEDESCHI (Tone Cool/Rounder) 501 +51 14 24 6 24 34 10 13 12 22 16 31 3 15 12 15 9 14 22 9 20 ALANIS MDRISSETTE (Maverick) 500 -50 21 14 26 11 8 11 10 8 13 3 7 10 24 14 24 10 14 5 7 10 21 WES CUNNINGHAM (Warner Bros.) 489 +39 9 16 10 14 12 13 14 15 10 13 13 11 7 5 22 RUSTED ROOT (Mercury) 480 -6 17 1 9 15 7 6 10 11 1 15 3 15 1 10 19 10 23 BRUCE HORNSBY (RCA) 475 -64 10 9 15 12 14 3 10 10 9 5 5 25 15 10 12 4 14 24 15 1 9 11 14 24 ROLLING STONES (Virgin) 438 -16 16 3 6 10 5 25 9 23 14 8 6 11

1 12 4 1 9 25 GOLDEN SMOG (Rykodisc) 409 +59 26 8 5 11 12 9 5 32 10 18 13 12 26 112 (Island) 395 -116 26 14 3 21 10 27 7 11 11 14 5

27 CAKE (Capricorn) 390 -12 29 12 10 13 8 11 12 28 3 10 9

28 SINEAD LOHAN )Interscope) 385 +52 10 4 5 6 9 11 9 3 23 3 12 13 8 1 5 13 20 14 4 8 6 12 29 INDIGENOUS (Pachyderm) 381 +100 4 10 8 8 9 6 10 8 10 17 32 12 30 JOHN MELLENCAMP (Columbia/CRG) 372 +38 15 7 9 13 6 15 6 3 11 10 12 26 4 15 12 7 5 15 9 18 9 19 14 31 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (Columbia/CRG) 369 -48 19 12 10 29 16 10 6 11 5 15 8 32 EVERLAST (Tommy Boy) 339 +62 21 13 9 9 11 5 21

33 SON VOLT (Warner Bros.) 299 -32 24 11 5 7 10 14 5 4 9 18 12 4 6 8 34 PETER HIMMELMAN (6 Degrees/KOCH) 286 NEW 4 11 11 14 3 10 14 6 14 35 SUGAR RAY (Lava/Atlantic) 284 +64 28 5 7 8 12 3 16 14

36 LAURA LOVE (Mercury) 218 -30 9 9 9 5 5 1 8 7 9 15 7 31 ANI INFRANCO (Righteous Babe) 211 NEW 6 3 8 3

38 SOUL COUGHING (Slash/Warner Bros.) 268 -5 18 11 14 8 8 9 6 3 8 7 4 39 EAGLE EYE CHERRY (WORK) 267 -52 14 11 8 9 5 24 5 15 12 14 6 7 40 RUGRATS SOUNDTRACK IInterscope) 264 +44 1 5 13 7 8 14 9 3 11 15 9 5 8 41 BETTER THAN EZRA (Swell/Elektra) 264 -43 26 8 6 10 9 4 11 3 19 8 11

7 3 15 5 10 4 8 42 DUKE DANIELS (E Pluribus Unum) 257 NEW 15 9 9

43 ROBERT EARL KEEN (Arleta) 255 +21 10 15 34 4 5 14 8 10 12 19 5 44 MATCHBOX 20 (Lava/Atlantic) 251 +26 17 25 24 15 14 6 45 MARTIN SEXTON (Atlantic) 249 +9 22 8 10 12 2 9 11 9 12 46 CRACKER (Virgin) 247 -30 11 2 5 3 16 10 4 6 B 3 5 9 7 11 10 7 47 SEMISONIC (MCA) 221 NEW 5 9 4

48 LENNY KRAVITZ(Virgin) 227 -26 24 8 9 8 25 5 15 5

49 BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS (Giant/Reprise) 125 -64 10 12 5 5 12 7 9 5 7 50 HOLE )DGC) 221 -3 27

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ti co g J ti e Q. ti J 2 Artist Title (Label) 3Ó e e 4-°-3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3(,r 3co R.E.M. (Warner Reos.) 2 4 15 18 6 11 14 7 36 10 3 12 9 22 16 15 9 7 5 16 15 28 20 20 23 14 16 17 18 23 10

NEW RADICALS(MCA) 7 16 26 10 13 36 12 20 17 24 17 16 10 18 21 19 13 37 17 15 24 12

SHERYL CROW (A&M) 10 6 81 1 20 14 12 5 6 15 10 24 13 16 11 21 23 51 6 16 26 8

CHRIS ISAAK (Reprise) 16 7 11 9 i1 7 8 5 7 16 14 10 16 18 28 10 8 21 23 23 5 5 12 9

,SIB (Atlantic) 2 23 6 22 12 12 15 16 25 10 16 8 12 25 8 26 13 34 16 15 19 11

(Warner Bros.) 2 24 7 16 10 7 3 4 12 26 13 18 14 16 25 21 24 24 5 8 13 6

BARENAKED LADIES (Reprise) 2 1 11 11 21 19 16 9 25 6 18 12 12 25 25 18 33 5 13 8 LYLE LOVETT (Curb/MCA) 14 9 8 9 16 7 9 7 16 14 11 20 13 10 10 15 14 10 10 BECK (DGC) 8 10 8 9 20 15 15 20 10 8 12 9 15 8 9 16 15 21 14 8 17 11 8 5 10 LUCINDA WILLIAMS (Mercury) 22 9 17 7 6 3 9 16 6 30 10 30 16 14 21 16 10 8

B.B.KING (MCA) 2 2 10 17 15 7 12 5 12 16 11 23 11 16 11 21 5 5 12 8

SHAWN MUWNS (SMG/Columbia) 2 8 13 8 13 7 10 5 12 9 14 5 9 15 10 8 14 50 9 5 3 14 8 GOD GOO DOLLS (Warner Bros.) 23 11 17 10 15 25 6 26 17 54 12 14 13

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 2 22 12 4 16 1 10 9 24 30 19 25 3 14 PHISH (Elektra/EEG) 9 10 18 15 7 20 5 5 6 5 16 20 15 15 9 33 6 14 8

JONNY LANG (A&M) 23 18 20 4 5 4 6 16 24 10 4 8 10 24 9 12

KEB' M01(550 Music) 14 5 11 9 17 7 7 3 5 16 10 8 22 14 8 15 11 11 6

BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA (Interscope) 8 4 7 11 4 16 14 6 21 5 15 11 18 18 3 9 13 SUSAN TEDESCHI (Tone Cool/Rounder) 22 9 16 6 7 9 1 13 8 10 15 3 12 4

ALANIS MORISSETTE (Maverick) 2 11 8 26 14 8 11 5 11 8 9 35 26 12 4

WES CUNNINGHAM (Warner Bros.) 7 15 6 13 3 8 8 12 15 20 28 7 17 8 12 13

RUSTED ROOT (Mercury) 2 5 11 6 11 7 20 6 12 5 13 12 9 5 10 9 16 15 11 19 12 17 8 8 7 10

BRUCE HORNSBY (RCA) 16 7 11 10 9 14 7 -4 5 12 12 20 9 16 15 5 13 7 14 7

ROLLING STONES (Virgin) 2 23 11 12 14 20 12 12 10 8 7 10 11 12 5

WIDELINE (Rykodisc) 2 4 3 12 9 10 20 9 14 12 9 6 8 5 17 16 15 18 10 14 24 11 10 7 4

U2 (Island) 23 5 18 4 5 9 9 13 10 9 9 8 CAKE (Capricorn) 14 10 6 4 18 7 5 6 28 30 35 15 13

SINEAO LORAN (Interscope) 2 3 10 11 9 3 11 36 5 4 12 9 22 17 7 26 9 21 3 8 10 4 INDIGENOUS (Pachyderm) 6 16 15 8 10 14 6 8 13 16 10

JOHN MELLENCAMP (Columbia/CRG) 10 13 12 16 6 22 8 8

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (Columbia/CRG) 2 10 6 30 5 12 12 5 16 15 11 5 3 EVERLAST (Tommy Boy) 21 19 23 15 25 32

SON VOLT (Warner Bros.) 3 9 7 9 8 5 12 5 14 16 20 21 15 11 8

PETER HIMMELMAN (6 Degrees/KOCH) 1 6 13 10 21 20 4 6 6 9 5 4 15 10

SILGAR MY (Lava/Atlantic) 15 9 12 19 7 16 25

LAURA LOVE (Mercury) 11 9 16 7 10 7 5 16 16 15 10 3 3 3

AHI DIRANCO (Righteous Babe) 2 9 6 15 36 23 4 12 3 3 15 25 14

SOUL COUGHING (Slash/Warner Bros.) 5 3 9 12 10 4 20 5 23 15 10 6

EAGLE EYE CHERRY (WORK) 12 54 17 9 7

RUGMTS SOUNDTRACK (Interscope) 5 11 2 17 7 8 11 8 14 34 11 3

BETTER THAN EZRA (Swell/Elektra) 7 11 7 9 9 10 9 15 11

DUKE DANIELS (E Pluribus Unum) 4 6 6 12 8 10 5 4 6 13 13 6 6 23 5 ROBERT EARL KEEN (Arista) 2 13 7 6 5 12 7 6 9 16 15 5 MATCHBOX 20 (Lava/Atlantic) 8 9 15 10 25 33 4 MARTIN SEXTON (Atlantic) 2 9 13 36 5 12 10 16 8 15 8 7 10 8 CRACKER (Virgin) 3 6 7 14 6 10 22 4 11 13 17 5 12 8 VASSIS (MCA) 1 8 7 12 8 6 7 12 17 19 10 7

LENNY KRAVITZ (Virgin) 1 6 10 20 28 16 8 4 14 13 BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS (Giant/Reprise) 2 1 1 20 16 13

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Own Consultant: The Book): 1. MUSIC Be Your Own Consultant Like, is it any good? (OK smartass, listen for variety, tempo, music flow, BV RICHARD SANDS the ratio of cume-friendly hits to core songs, separation of like sounds, and "You get paid to listen to the radio?" pokes his or her head in the office To paraphrase his technique, "when overall balance of the music.) The room service waiter at the and utters those bone -chilling you look for something specific, 2. PERSONALITY Riverplace Hotel couldn't believe words, "When you have a minute, you're not likely to find it, on Like, is there any? (Sorry. Does your that such a job existed. I'd like a word...we have a bit of a account of how many things there station sound extremely local; is it "Yeah, tough work if you can find problem." And so it goes, all day, are in the world. But, when you are fun, exciting, fresh, and compelling it," I replied as I signed the bill. It everyday. You listen to your station not looking for something specific, to listen to? Pay extra attention to the was time to get down to some real all right, but only in drips and drabs. you are likely to find it, on account morning show for these qualities.) work. Crank up the room's bedside IT'S OFF TO THE of how many things there are in the 3. PRODUCTION radio, take out my traveling boom- DUNGEON WITH YOU, MATEY world." Cool concept, huh? See above. (Ask yourself, does your box, and then slip the walkman To become your own consultant, the You won't need three radios production actually enhance the headphones over my ears. Nothing first thing you need to do is start act- going at once. In less than a single station? What's the message, if any, quite like a delicious lunch with a or is it all attitude? Don't forget to notepad in your hand, listening to check for crisp and clean operator three radios at once. The fall Arbitron results are boardwork.) 4. THE COMPETITIVE SCENE rolling in, and we are now a few all above. weeks into the Winter Book. What See of the THANK YOU, THAT'LL BE a perfect time for a station "tune- $950, up." Don't worry, you don't need PLEASE an expert for this task-at least not Wait! Before you accept your gener- other than yourself, and you are ous consultant fees, you have one actually an expert of sorts, right? last job. You've got to write yourself Yes, you can be your own consul- a report (it wouldn't hurt to cc the tant! (Mandatory disclaimer: boss, either). Once this sucker is "Obviously it can be extremely down in print, you are far more helpful to get an outsider's perspec- likely to act on it. The one draw- tive on your station, and we're not back is that, unlike a real consul- suggesting that you dump your tant, you're stuck; you can't fly on consultant, if you have one. Objects ing like a consultant. After arriving in hour of just listening to your station, to the next town. Here's the good in mirror might be closer than they town, the first move in the consul- you'll hear plenty. But if you really part. Make the changes that you actually appear.") But really, any- tant playbook is hunkering down in need to know what kinds of things have recommended, and you are one can do the essential job of a nice little trade account hotel. Nine that you are and are not listening guaranteed to actually, totally, 100% being a consultant. times out of ten, that means the for, here's a brief and extremely agree with every recommendation Airport Sheraton. Hey, you can incomplete checklist (for the com- of your "consultant." And when was "When you look check into the Airport Sheraton just plete list, see my hook, Be Your the last time that happened? for something specific, as well as any consultant can (they do get your station at the hotel, don't you're not likely to they?). It's time for you to hole up in find it, on account of your private little cell. My Thing Keeps Growing OK. Now what, you acting con- The GAVIN Seminar is less than a month away, and it's shaping uo to be one how many things there sultant, you. The deal is you want N of the biggest ever for the Alternative world. We'll kick things off Thursday to get a feel for your station, just are in the world." afternoon with a look into your future at the Alternative Summit. Join pan- like you would if you went to, say, elists Jim McGuinn of WPLY, Philadelphia, and ex Q-101 PD Alex Luke in a rau- for being San Diego wanted to check out The only requirement and cous debate about the future of the format. Later, it's a discussion "in -the - your own consultant is that you what makes 91X special. To put it round" concerning "Festivals: The Monster We Created." Jonathan L. Rosen, must listen to your station. I know ever so simply, you listen. Yeah but, the man responsible for the granddaddy of all festivals (Phoenix's Q -fest) will what you're thinking: "I listen to my what exactly are you listening for? moderate. Friday afternoon it's time for our Jukebox Jury. Host Mad Max station all the time." The worst kind Nothing. Allow me to explain. Tolkoff has amassed a great group of judges, including Robert Benjamin of of listening is the kind of listening a Did you ever see the movie The WHFS-Washington, Dave Stewart of KKND-New Orleans, Dave Wellington of PD usually does. In the car, you are Zero Effect? (I never knew my sum- X -time Radio in Las Vegas, Steph Hindley of WBTZ, Burlington, Dwight constantly keeping an ear on the mer video rentals would come in Arnold at KCXX-Riverside, and Dave Rossi of WRAX, Birmingham. Finally just competition, or at work, when no handy. I guess there is a reason why before the big Awards Luncheon on Saturday, its the Chick Breakfast. sooner do you take the first sip of movie rentals are tax deductible after Naturally there's tons more to come, but I'll leave that for later. Call our your morning beverage (hopefully all.) The lead character, played by Convention Services department at (415) 495-1990. x632 to get registered. not vodka) when the Sales Manager Bill Pullman, is a detective of sorts.

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2 SUGAR RAY - Every Morning (Lava/Atlantic) 2077 N

3 CAKE - Never There (Capricorn) 1704 N

4 LENNY KRAVITZ - Fly Away (Virgin) 1632 N OFFSPRING (12) HOLE - Malibu A - 5 (DGC) 1564 N ON THE RECORD Why Don't You Get Job? ...... _... __...._._ ...... (Columbia/CRG) Last week, it was KROQ VP of - 6 NEW RADICALS - You Get What You Give (MCA) 1315 N Including: WGBD, KMRJ, CFNY, KPNT, WBRU, WXOG, Programming Kevin Weatherly's KWOD, WGRD, KNRK, KFTE, WLSZ, WXDX 1 THE FLYS - Got You (Where I Want You) )Trauma/Delicious Vinyl) 1291 N picks. This week, we venture south DOVETAIL JOINT (11) to San Diego to 91X, fresh on -the - Level On The Inside 8 GOO GOO DOLLS - Slide (Warner Bros.) 1217 N heels of their stunning number one (Columbia/CRG) ...... finish 18 to 34. Time to pick the Including: WGBD, KACV, WOSC, WBTZ, WHIG, WEND, 9 OFFSPRING - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Columbia/CAG) 1225 N K':FK, KFTE WJSE WOST W'IF brain of MD Chris Muckley: COLLECTIVE SOUL (10) - 10 EVE 6 - Leech (RCA) 1208 N Heavy (Atlantic) SUGAR RAY 11 ORGY - Blue Monday (Reprise) 1141 N Including: KFRR, KPKX, KTEG, WEDG, WHTG, KXPK, ...... "Some Day" (Atlantic) WPBZ, WIXO, WOST, KCXX "The 1st single is - 12 GARBAGE - Special (Almo Sounds) 1125 N doing so well,we LIT (9) wanted to go onto My Own Worst Enemy - 13 CREED - One (Wind-up( 1120 N another track. (Malicious Vinyl/Red Ant) Sounds great on 14 PLACEBO - Pure Morning (Virgin) Including: WBRU, WEOX, WHMP, WEJE, WPGU, WBCN. - 1018 N KATE, WKOX.KXTE the radio." (PS.

15 ALANIS MORISSETTE - Joining You (Maverick/Reprise) 997 Kris Metzdorf of R.E.M. (8) N Atlantic adds Lotus (Warner Bros.) - 16 CARDIGANS - My Favourite Game (Mercury) 988 N Including: WOSC, WXEG, WHIG, WIXO, WKRD, WKOC, "this is a smash!")

R, KTBZ - 17 MARVELOUS 3 - Freak Of the Week (?) 945 N CITIZEN KING - 18 BETTER THAN EZRA - At The Stars (Elektra/EEG) 944 N "Better Days" (WB) "Catchy as hell, could really be a - 19 SOUL COUGHING - Circles (Warner Bros.) 894 N hit. I love it."

- 20 REMY ZERO - Prophecy (Profile( 814 N RADIO SAYS DUB PISTOLS 21 EVERCLEAR - One Hit Wonder 856 - (Capitol) N "Cyclone" (1500) "This was on my nightly feature, - 22 U2 - Sweetest Thing (Island) 847 N `Muckley's New Toy' last week, - 23 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Crush (RCA) 805 N and it got a great reaction. It's really a fun song " - 24 COLLECTIVE SOUL - Heavy (Atlantic) 786 N

Collective Soul's "Heavy," coast to coast heavy duty! Woo! use of chang... ln's research methodology, all - 25 BEASTIE BOYS - Body Movin' (Grand Royal/Capitol¡ 172 N SEBADOH tracks on the Alternative chart "Flame" - 26 BARENAKED LADIES - It's All Been Done (Reprise) 751 N show up as "New" this week. ...._.....__... (Subpop/Sire) Chart positions 1-50 will - 27 FUEL - Bittersweet (550 Music) 690 N "Its a got a good groove."

-Mark Hamilton, KNRK- - 28 FATBOY SLIM - Praise You (Astralwerks) 658 N Portland ALTERNATIVE REPORTS #28 Fatboy Slim's "Praise You" squeezes in at 28... praise it like you should. "Keep your ears open for this ACCEPTED THROUGH TUESDAYS 8 A.M.-3 P.M. (PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME) one" -Aaron Axelsen, - 29 HOLE - Celebrity Skin (DGCI 601 N GAVIN STATION REPORTING UVE 105 -San Francisco PHONE: (41 5) - 30 KORN - Got The Life (Epic) 514 N 495-1990 FAX: (41 5) 495-2580

PICTUREPARADE Daddy Number Two. Big Forget the title. We're chang- Bad Voodoo Daddy, hang- ing this to "The Daddy ing with the Y-100 staff at Parade." Shown here are The last month's Y-100 Festival. Cherry Poppin' Daddies, with To my real Daddy, next the staff of The Edge, in week I'll put in a picture of snowy Buffalo, New York. you. Space permitting, of Pictured along with PD Rich course. Wall are such staffers as "The Bull," "Girl Friday" and "The Eternal One." Wow.

32 GAVIN January 22, 1999 COLLEGE baking the Connection SPEAK OUT! This is the first of what will hopefully be a weekly column devot- ed to the views and concerns of the college radio community. Between Music and Style Both Music Directors and promoters are encouraged to partici- pate. If you are interested, please contact Vinnie Esparza at BY VINNIE ESPARZA (415) 495-1990 x607, or e-mail [email protected] Music has always gone hand -in- ness partners a few years back, hand with style. First it was the Galinsky has recently re-emerged bobby-soxers, then the rockabillys, with 1971, a new line of clothing If You Can't Take the Neat.. hippies, and disco queens. Today. and design that picks up where the one does not just lis- original Junkies left off; BY DANNY STARR, PARADIGM "A-ha." The answer echoes back ten to indie rock, one 1971 is heavily influ- ASSOCIATED LABELS and forth in your ear, like a Swedish lives and breaths indie enced by the various Yodel. rock-through both musical styles that "Are you digging it?" ideology and image. have become a sound- "A -Ha." From punk to hip-hop track of contemporary "Do you have sex with animals?" to goth and beyond, urban culture. "A -Ha." the image we chose to present is a Galinsky, a self-described "art The A -ha Music Director. You know These people are only a small minor of who we are as individuals freak-a-zoid," says he's crazy about who they are. They're out there percentage of the many music direc- and how we live our lives. old photos, musical instruments, right now, sitting with their feet up, tors I speak with on a weekly basis, Greg "P -Nut" Galinsky has always and good music. "Much of the suc- leaned as far back as possible in it's just that something about them known this. He started Junkies, the cess of Junkies was based on the their chair. I picture most of them bothers me-and it's not just their original street gear clothing line, fact that musicians loved my petting an evil black cat. You say, lack of personality. It's the fact that back in 1992, and received interna- clothes," says P -Nut, who is willing "Hi, how are you," and are they sound so miserable. I just find tional acclaim from both musicians to provide clothing for artists he answered by silence. It reaches it hard to believe that someone and consumers alike. P -Nut's designs deems worthy of representing his through your phone and turns off would want to work for free and incorporated street-smart flair with a company. your stereo, which minutes earlier devote so much time to a job that conservative -yet -classic look that IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN CON- was helping you get rolling into the makes them unhappy, I have days gave Junkies a timeless quality. TACTING GALINSKY AND 1971, CALL phone groove. Sometimes you get a when the last thing I want to do is Following a falling out with busi- (415) 431-6434. grunt out of them, which just barely touch a phone, and I can see how convinces you of Darwin's evolu- the never-ending calls can become tionary theory. With the brief greet- overbearing, but give me a break ing period over, you start to track (and do yourself a favor). You know Mike Newman Parts Ways With Vain your albums: who you are, get over yourself or Everyone's favorite college rep, Mike Newman has part- "Did you get such and such?" get out! ed ways with Virgin Records. This comes in the wake of a very busy year for Virgin, who scored with well Tick-Tock Ya Don't Stop... received new albums by Whale, Unbelievable Truth, Gomez, and Placebo. Mike can be reached at home at (212) 260-7558. Expect more lay-offs, suprises and drama as the Seagrams/PolyGram merger moves forward.

And Then Along Came john! Big John and Little Jon. The Syndicate's Jon Landman gives us his best bathroom face with his cud- dly and lovable toy toilet.

Sherri and the lick. Not a cartoon series, but two loveable people. (L) Kenny "Tick" Salcido, Grand Royal and Sherri Kaplan, Moonshine.

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2 1 ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION - Rafi's Revenge (Phase 4) 27 0 ADF finally capture the top spot. Indo -beats are the "in" thing, you see.

1 2 SPIRITUALIZED - Royal Albert Hall October 10, 1997 Live (deConstruction/Arista) 28 0 REVIEWS 5 3 FATBOY SLIM - You've Come A Long Way, Baby 24 0 (Astralwerks) MOVER 7 4 MACHA - Macha )Jetset) 27 0

4 5 FEAR OF POP - Volume 1 )550 Music) 22 0 The Only One (Mod Lang)

MOJAVE 3 (37) 3 6 STEREOLAB - Aluminum Tunes )Drag City) 20 0 This follow shot to

Out of Tune (4AD/Sire) 6 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS - Bombay the Hard Way (Motel) 23 o their fast album on Including: CITR, K800, KCMU, KCOU, KCPR, KCSB, 8 8 JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION - Acme (Matador/Capitol) 18 0 Man's Ruin records KCSU, KLSU, KSJS, KTXT, KUCI, KUOM, KVMR, KWBU, KWVA, WCBN, WCDB, WDBM, WDCA, WEIL, WFDU, 11 9 PLACEBO - Without You I'm Nothing (Virgin) 15 0 harbors a pop WICB, WITH, WJCU, WMNF, WMSE, WNHU, WQFS, 9 10 BECK - Mutations )DGC) 18 o sensibility indica- WRAS, WRSU, WSMU, WTSR, WUMS, WVFS, WVUM, 11 TAKAKO MINEKAWA - Cloudy Cloud Calculator Norton/March) 21 3 tive of the Beach WWVI, WRVU. N (Emperor Japan's hottest export since Godzilla, and last weeks most added is our highest debut. Boys immixed with a rawness VARIOUS ARTISTS (34) 16 12 HIS NAME IS ALIVE - Ft. Lake 17 0 reminiscent of early 70's Stones. Eric Songs for the Jetset Volume 2 (4-ADI (Jetset) 18 13 R.E.M. - Up IWarner Bros.) 13 0 Shea's raspy vocals can often times

Including: CITR, KCOU, KCPR, KCSB, KDVS, KILT, KJHK, 20 14 SEAN LENNON - Half Horse, Half Musician (Grand Royal/Capitol) 20 0 feel sweet, emoting a mood that's KLSU, KTCU, KTXT, KULI, KUGS, KVMR, KWBU, WBNY, 13 15 CARDIGANS - Gran Turismo (Mercury) 12 o front porch reflective. Harmonica, WCBN, WCDB, WOBM, MICR, WELL, WICB, WJCU, 11 16 MASTERS OF THE HEMISPHERE - Masters of the Hemisphere (Kindercore) 14 o Wurlitzer, Moog and Casio comple- WMNF. WMSE, WNHU, WOFS, WRAS, WRUV, WRVU, 'WES, WWVU, WVUM. 14 17 JETS TO BRAZIL - Orange Rhyming Dictionary (Jade Tree) 14 0 ment guitars in a mesmerizing man- THE PASTELS (29) 10 18 AFGHAN WHIGS -1965 (Columbia/CRG) 12 0 ner. Their overall impression has the

Illuminati (Up) 25 19 PORTISHEAD - Roseland NYC Live )Go!Discs/London/Island) 14 0 capacity to linger long beyond an

Including: CITR, COU, KCPR, KCSB, KILT, KSJS, KTXT, 35 20 764 -HERO - Get Here and Stay (Up) 18 initial listen. This is innovative song- KUCI, KUGS, KWBU, KWVA, WBNY, WCDB, WOCR, WEIL, 12 21 PETER MURPHY - Cascade (Red Ant) 13 0 writing at its best. It's plain to see WITR, WMNF, WMSE, WQFS, WRAS, WRUV, WSMU,

MISR WUMS WUST SVVFS WVUM WVU WRVU 23 22 BUCKMINSTER FUZEBOARD - How to Make C60 BR24 In an Hour (Slabco) 15 2 why they remain a Bay Area

19 23 TALVIN - OK (Island) 17 0 favorite. Contact: Management JASON FALKNER (29) SINGH Rebel - Can You Still Feel? N 24 DON CABALLERO - Singles Breaking Up (Touch & Go) 16 1 (415) 221-2111. Katie Zarling (Elektra/EEG) 27 25 SQUARE PUSHER - Music Is Rotted One Note (Warp/Nothing) 14 0

KCOU, KCSB, KCSU, KILT, KLSU, KTCU, KTXT, KUGS, 45 26 P.J. OLSSON - P.J. Olsson (Red Ink) 12 0 JASON FALKNER KWBU, KWVA, KZSC, WBNY, WCDB, WDCR, WICB, 37 21 4 HERO - Two Pages (Mercury) 11 0 Can You Still Feel? (Elektra/EEG) WITR, WMNF, WMSE, WMSV, WOFS, WRSU, WRVU. 28 28 JAWBOX - My Scrapbook of Fatal Accidents (DeSoto) 14 0 With his great fol-

24 29 DIG - Lifelike (Radiouniverse) 0 low-up to Author

21 30 UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH - Almost Here (Virgin) 9 0 Unknown, Can RADIO SAYS N 31 KITTY CRAFT - Beats and Breaks from the Flower Patch (Kindercorel 30 24 You Still Feel?,

30 32 LONG HIND LEGS - Feb 4th -14th 1998 (Kill Rock Stars) 9 0 Falkner once

36 33 BAXTER - Television EP (Maverick) 9 0 again delivers an

22 34 THE BOREDOMS - Super aR (Birdman) 12 0 solid album of timeless pop trea-

50 35 KRISTIN HERSH - Murder, Misery Then Goodnight (4 -AD) 10 0 sures in which he plays every instru-

44 36 THE RONDELLES - Fiction Romance, Fast Machines (Smells Like Records) 13 0 ment himself. Good music never

39 37 SILVER JEWS - American Water (Drag City) 8 0 sounds dated, and Falkner has 29 38 HEFNER - Breaking God's Heart (Too Pure/Beggars Banquet) 11 0 learned well from his predecessors.

N 39 ANI DiFRANCO - Up Up Up Up Up Up (Righteous Babe) 20 16 Hopefully, this album will finally

31 40 CAT POWER - Moon Piz (Matador) 10 0 help Falkner reach the next level, as JIMMY EAT WORLD N 41 REEL BIG FISH - Why Do They Rock So Hard? (Mojo/Universal) 10 0 he deserving of house Jimmy Eat World hold name (Fueled By Ramen) N 42 LAGWAGON - Let's Talk About Feelings (Fat Wreck Chords) 13 2 status. For more information, contact 41 43 MELT BANANA - Charlie (A Zap) 1 0 Elektra College at (212) 275-2860. This EP should satisfy fans of 34 44 BELLE & SEBASTIAN - The Boy With the Arab Strap (Matador) o this gurtet whose major label COLLEGE REPORTS ACCEPTED N 45 VOLUME ALL-STAR - Self -connected Twice -elected (Slabco) 10 debut "Clarity" should be avail- MONDAYS 9 A.M.-4 P.M. N 46 SOUL COUGHING - El Oso (Slash/Warner Bros.) 1 o able sometime in February. TUESDAYS 9 A.M.-3 P.M. Mark Trombino tweeks the 43 47 MANKIND LIBERATION FRONT - Center of the Universe (RCA) 10 0 40 48 CAKE - Prolonging the Magic (Capricorn) 7 0 GAVIN STATION REPORTING knobs for a few songs...... _...... _...... 33 49 THE GRADUATES - Up in Downtown )Beatville) 7 0 PHONE: (41 5) 495-1990 48 50 BLUETIP - Join Us (Dischord) o FAX: (41 5) 495-2580 ARTISTPROFILE sound: modal playing. Naturally, can't take it. Its melodic, tone- I played that style. I had started wise. Its pleasing.

IIEGIS\u\Gs A\r) FREI'. JAZZ_: hanging out with Jeff Parker, the I've been thinking about the ROB "Its pretty abstract in that its an guitar player who also plays with music scene as a whole and abrubt change. Before I moved Tortoise and Isotope 217, about when you think about groups _V_AZUREK into the city, I had a bunch of four years ago. We started like Tortoise or Isotope, or even OF THE CHICAGO avante records. So, I was experimenting with different the Art Ensemble of Chicago. It UNDERGROUND DUO listening to The Art Ensemble, ways of doing things. With Chad seems to me like those groups ALBI ni 12 Degrees of Freedom Omette Coleman and Sun Ra (Taylor) and Jeff (Parker) its like are so much more than just jazz. LABEL: Thrill Jockey hum when I was sixteen. But going back to where I started." You get all of these different CONTACT: Damon (312) 492- when I moved to Chicago, the "Although it sounds different, people with different experiences 9634 people I considered teachers its not free jazz that is just musically and lifewise coming I1Oa1P: )SASE: Chicago were all about the Blue Note blasting in your ear and you together and making music."

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always -running DAT recorder cap- tured the track's finale.

Liquid Tension Experiment Live DON'T MISS THESE EXCLUSIVE LIVE PERFORMANCES BY LIQUID TENSION In the fall of '97, in Upstate New he certainly took another step The album's highlight is the inac- EXPERIMENT: York, Dream Theater members toward that goal with Liquid Tension curately titled "Three Minute *THURSDAY, JANUARY 21; THE Mike Portnoy (drums) and John Experiment. Jordan Rudess has long Warning," 28 '/A minutes of a musi- BOWERY BALLROOM; NEW YORK CITY Petrucci (guitars), King Crimson's been known among his fellow musi- cal white -knuckle ride that takes FRIDAY, JANUARY 22; THEATRE OF Tony Levin (bass), and keyboard cians as one of the finest keyboard the listener through so many mood LIVING ARTS; PHILADELPHIA, PA phenom Jordan Rudess came players on the planet. He has per- changes, it's hard to believe that SATURDAY, JANUARY 30; SABIAN together as Liquid Tension formed with Jan Hammer and the this jam was cut live in the studio. SHOW AT NAMM (EXCLUSIVE TO Experiment, creating some of the Dregs and has his own recording Fact is, however, the 24 -track mas- NAMM Ai ILNDEES) most exciting and innovative pro- project, Rudess Morgenstein, with ter tape ran out during the record- MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1; THE ROXY; gressive rock of the last 25 years. drum ace Rod Morgenstein. ing of this song...luckily, Portnoy's LOS ANGELES, CALIF. This totally unscientific experience The music on Liquid Tension took place during what Portnoy has Experiment is primarily improvised called, "one of the craziest, most and covers a lot of stylistic stressful, and yet, simultaneously ground-but it never stops rocking. Exposing Injustice: beautiful, magical, and most cre- There is a consistent heaviness that ative weeks of my life." never allows the music to leave the Dream Theater's appeal is unde- realm of hard rock, no matter niable-just ask any of their wildly where the creative landscape leads. Rage to Rock for Mumia fans the Portnoy's playing is stimulating but enthusiastic throughout Rage Against the Machine has Mumia's post -conviction relief world. The group's latest release, relentless; Petrucci wrings melodic announced plans to play a benefit appeal, his final state appeal, was Falling Into Infinity, is being emotion out of his guitar at every concert at the Continental Airlines denied by the Pennsylvania worldwide, but the time turn; Levin coaxes sounds from his embraced Arena in East Rutherford, N.J., on Supreme Court on October 26, had come for Portnoy and Petrucci instruments that do not seem possi- January 28, 1999; proceeds will be 1998. A death warrant is imminent. DT a all while, Jordan to take the musicality of step ble. And the donated to the International Pennsylvania law mandates the without restricted by Rudess' amazing technique never further being Concerned Family and Friends of Death Warrant be signed within 90 his ability to write major label commercial concerns. overshadows Mumia Abu -Jamal. Bad Religion will days of the Supreme Court ruling. Additionally, Levin has always cohesive and moving songs. open the show, which will also fea- Mumia would only have 30 days been willing to explore the outer Dream Theater producer Kevin ture a special appearance by the (or, the length of the execution war- witness Shirley (Journey, Silverchair), who limits of musical creativity; Beastie Boys, with more special rant) to file his only federal habeas handled album's mix, was able his stellar career playing with every- the guests to be announced. corpus petition, which could get from John Lennon to Peter to bring a clarity and separation to one Mumia Abu -Jamal (a.k.a. Wesley him a temporary stay of execution Gabriel to Bozzio Levin Stevens. the instruments and yet still allow Cooke) is an African American print from a federal judge. His case has is to blend into a powerful Tony another who wants to leave them and radio journalist who has been attracted international attention; his musical mark on the planet, "group" sound. and politically active in the city of Amnesty International, among other Philadelphia since his days as a human rights organizations, sup- WCCC Cracks Nuts teenage member of the Black ports his request for a new trial. Panther Party for Self -Defense. He Rage's Tom Morello comments, The WCCC Nutcracker, per- is the former President of the "Mumia's trial was a gross miscarriage formed at the Webster Philadelphia Association of Black of justice. Just unbelievable. Theatre in Hartford, fea- Journalists, the recipient of a Major `Highlights' included prosecutorial tured performances by Armstrong Award for radio journal- misconduct, intimidation of witnesses Sevendust, Kid Rock, ism, and was named one of by the police, suppression of evi- Godsmack, Second Coming, Philadelphia's People to Watch in dence of Mumia's innocence, a jury and One Minute Silence. 1981 by Philadelphia Magazine. illegally purged of African Americans, In 1981, Mumia Abu -Jamal was a hostile, racist judge, and a prosecu- indicted for the murder of a tion who argued for the death penal- Philadelphia policeman, Daniel ty based on Abu-Jamal's political Faulkner. His trial was presided over beliefs! Mumia is an outspoken revo- 1. (I to r) WCCC's J. Raven by Judge Albert Sabo, who had lutionary, a hero to millions around interviews Second Coming's already sentenced 26 defendants - the world, and we will not allow his James and Woody. 24 of whom were African voice to be silenced. We join with 2. WCCC's Music Director, Americans-to death. Convicted and Amnesty International in demanding Mike Karolyi interviews Kid sentenced for the murder, Mumia a new trial for Mumia Abu -Jamal. Rock with J. Raven (I to r Abu -Jamal has been on This is no ordinary show. We are Mike, Kid Rock, J) Pennsylvania's death row ever since. playing for a man's life."

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1 1 METALLICA - Turn The Page (Elektra Entertainment Grp.) 2421 -131

4 2 EVERLAST - What It's Like (Tommy Boy) 2088 +274 2 3 LENNY KRAVITZ - Fly Away (Virgin) 2007 -53 REVIEWS 5 4 CREED - One (Wind-up) 1937 +256 NEBULA 3 5 BLACK CROWES - Kickin' My Heart Around (Columbia/CRG) 1782 -41 Let It Burn (TeePee/Relapse) 6 6 OFFSPRING - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Columbia/CRG) 1501 -111 CANDLEBOX (19) The hard to find debut release by 10 7 GODSMACK - Whatever (Republic/Universal) 1433 +60 Happy Pills (Maverick/WB) this thunderous So Cal trio's been 7 8 THE FLYS - Got You (Where I Want You) (Trauma/Delicious Vinyl) 1386 -103 Including: WJJO, WIHN, WRIF, WRUF, WTOS, WZBH, remastered and re-released by the WZNF, WCCC, WBYR, KSEZ, KRZR, KAZR, KEYJ, KHOP, 9 9 ROB ZOMBIE - Dragula (Geffen) 1248 -134 fine folks at Relapse Records. The KNCN, KRAR, WMZK, WHMH, KZZK 8 10 BLACK SABBATH - Psycho Man (Epic) 1212 -242 new and improved version of Let It BLACK SABBATH (11) 22 11 COLLECTIVE SOUL - Heavy (Atlantic) 1192 +501 Burn comes fully equipped with two Selling My Soul (Epic) 13 12 KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD - Everything Is Broken (Revolution) 1018 -8 irr.Jding: WRAF, WIYY, KISS, KAZR, KIBZ VSF7 2R bitchin' bonus tracks. "Devil's Liquid" 14 13 CLASS OF 99 - Another Brick In The Wall (Columbia/CRG) 1042 -1 WOOF,, WMFS, WROK, WYSP and "Sonic Titan" were recorded last RUSH (11) 12 14 FUEL - Bittersweet (550 Music) 1036 -55 spring in Gotham City while the Closer To The Heart (live) 11 15 HOLE - Celebrity Skin )DGC) 1029 -151 three amigos were in town to play (Anthem/Atlantic) 16 16 MONSTER MAGNET - Powertrip )A&M) 1022 +18 the McGathy Bash. To quote Including: WHMH, KZZK, KDEZ, KRAR, WAIF, KHO' 15 17 G00 G00 DOLLS - Slide (Warner Bros.) 974 -56 Relapses resident mad man Pellet, "If KSEZ. WHOP WCCC, WJJO, WLZR. 27 18 METALLICA Whiskey In The Jar (Elektra/EEG( 854 +285 you like Hendrix or Page, you're STABBING WESTWARD (10) Look for a Thin Lizzy box set to be released on St. Patty's Day. gonna love this CD." He ain't lying, Haunting Me (Columbia/CRG) 19 19 EVE6 - Leech (RCA) 845 +50 Eddie Glass formerly of Fu Manchu Including: \+: WRUF, WALC, KNCN, KHOP, KEYJ, KEPI, KAZR, WYSP, WXTM. 26 20 REMY ZERO - Prophecy (DGC) 152 +154 has the fingers of fury when laying

21 his licks. Nebula's BARE JR. (9) 18 JONNY LANG - Still Rainin' )A&M) 750 -59 down also released a split EP with You Blew Me Off 21 22 SPRUNG MONKEY - Super Breakdown (Hollywood) 749 +45 Sweden's

(Immortal/Epic) 11 23 ECONOLINE CRUSH - Surefire (Restless) 703 -191 Lowrider that's available through

Including: WMFS, WPU P, WAOK, WYYX, KZAO, KSEZ, 20 24 CREED - What's This Life For (Wind -Up) 651 -80 Meteor City (www.meteorcity.com). KBPI, KILO, CFOX. To get your dose of the devil's liquid 23 25 KORN - Got The Life (Immortal/Epic) 626 -24 reach out and touch Pellet at (717) 24 26 KISS - You Wanted The Best (Mercury) 623 -24 397-9221 ext. 105 or e-mail the man 28 27 TRAIN - Free (Aware/Columbia) 609 +42 at [email protected]. Honest, he 35 28 MARILYN MANSON - I Don't Like the Drugs (Nothing/Interscope) 581 +109 won't bite. P.S. A friendly reminder- 25 29 SECOND COMING - Soft (Capitol) 569 -11 before picking Nebula as my '99 50 30 BLACK SABBATH - Sell(t My Soui iEpici 537 +248 RECORD TO WATCH GAVIN Guarantee I picked Monster The iron men are still kicking it live. This is a must see show! Magnet and Queens of the Stone 29 31 KID ROCK - I Am The Bullgod (Lava/Atlantic) 534 -31 Age. Recognize and realize y'all. 40 32 STABBING WESTWARD - Haunting Me (Columbia/CRG) 511 +105

39 33 ROB ZOMBIE - Living Dead Girl (Geffen) 510 +102 ADDS FOR JANUARY 25 O 28

41 34 INDIGENOUS - Now That You're Gone (Pachyderm) 507 +105 Second Coming "Vintage Eyes" (Capitol), Fastball "Out 0f My

36 35 - Pure PLACEBO Morning (Virgin) 500 +58 Head" (Hollywood), Oleander "Why I'm Here" (Republic/Universal), 32 36 EVE6-Inside Out (RCA) 482 -37 Julian Lennon "Day After Day" (Fuel 2000), Nebula "Vulcan

31 37 ORGY - Blue Monday (Reprise) 478 +45 Bomber" (TeePee/Relapse), Fine "Wrecking Ball" (Flip/Elektra), The

34 38 SEVENDUST - Bitch (TVT) 468 -30 Offspring "Why Don't You Get A Jab" (Columbia/CRG),

INDIGENOUS 31 39 JANUS STARK - Every Little Thing Counts (Trauma) 457 -86 ADDS FOR FEBRUARY 1 O "Now That You're Gone 30 40 PEARL JAM - Elderly Woman Behind a Counter in a Small Town (Epic) 456 -106 2

(Pachyderm) The Mayfield Four "Don't Walk Away" (Epic), Jonny Lang

Mato Nanji's being hailed as "Wander This World" (A&M), Rulli Ruth "Chemical Peel" (RCA).

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36 GAVIN January 22, 1999 JAZZ SMOOTH Border Town Jazz: KSDS Celebrates 25 Years BY KEITH ZIMMERMAN Tony Sisti joined fledgling San ing software system; instead, his. ring to maintain a groove -oriented fits well with the core of our sound, Diego Jazz outlet KSDS in 1974, but style of programming depends on tempo. During at -work middays, and not only do we have a locally - left four years later to sharpen his his personnel and people -managing though, he recognizes the impor- produced World Beat program, but skills on commercial radio. In 1989, skills. The non-commercial facility, tance of being more melodic and due to popular demand, we also Tony rejoined the station as PD; he which is owned and operated by mainstream. The have a Jazz Latino pro- now oversees the programming the San Diego City College system, music blend gets a lit- gram on a separate day." flow and the all -volunteer air staff relies primarily on "a volunteer air tle edgier as nightfall Since its inception 25 of 40 people. In its infancy, Sisti staff, including [nationally known approaches. "We years ago, KSDS and the remembers, FM free form radio New York DJ] Les Davis," says focus a lot on artists' San Diego City College wasn't necessarily a sole phenome- Tony. "We use 40 different people birthdays, and we ruling board Have had non of underground rock. on the air, counting weekend spe- eyes to boost the sta- "In the beginning we could play cialty shows, so it's tough to main- tion's power. But almost anything we wanted," he tain consistency. People who do because of a possible recalls. "We had the freedom to overnights from midnight to six conflict with a Mexican explore all avenues, and there was are paid, but we use students dur- television station, which no such thing as dayparting. The ing the day for training. , l claims that such a power albums were wide open; you could "I have five big names locally keep a running tally of KSDS PD Tony Sisti 25 boost would interfere play good tracks...and even some who do one show per week for when particular tracks years ago...okay, okay with its audio signal, the bad tracks, too. three hours. Everybody is here were recorded. Then maybe it's 40 years ago. process has been slow "These days, KSDS is a lot more because they're passionate about we feature songs or concerts on the going. But finally, the FCC has con- dayparted and more selective as far the music, and the average tenure days they were recorded or per- sented to KSDS's request for a grad- as tracks go. I try to find two or of our volunteer staff is about six formed." ual power increase. three songs we can use on a CD, years." KSDS has neither an NPR and PRI "We have an application in front and if there aren't two or three Sisti conducts regular jock meet- affiliation, so its commitment to Jazz of the FCC to increase our power to good songs, then it won't get added ings and the necessary aircheck is entirely 24/7, with its own unique 22,000 watts. It's been ongoing for to the playlist. We try to encompass one -on -ones. Besides holding SoCal blend. four years because we've been in a a full spectrum of Jazz. Aside from down an airshift every Wednesday "Afro-Cuban is well represented legal battle because of our close that, we're strictly regulated as far from 6 to 9 a.m., Sisti supervises in our mix," explains Sisti. "We lean proximity to Mexico, and we have as the tempo and instrumentation production and coordinates any last a little more Latin than most jazz to get their approval to increase our goes so, for instance, we're not minute air talent fill-ins. stations, probably because of our power. We've recently gotten per- playing a sax-heavy sound." Musically, he limits ballads to one proximity to Mexico, but then Continued on page 38 Sisti doesn't use a music schedul- per hour during drive times, prefer- again, maybe not. Poncho Sanchez

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1 1 HOUSTON PERSON - My Romance (HighNote) 84 0 800 +43

6 2 PHIL WOODS GRIFFIN - The Rev & I (Blue Note) 77 0 704 +65 feat. JOHNNY ......

- 78 0 694 +32 4 3 BURTON/COREA/METHENY/HAYNES/HOLLAND Like Minds (Concord Jazz) REVIEW 9 4 JOHN HICKS - The Billy Strayhorn Songbook )HighNote) 80 1 640 +71

2 5 RAY BROWN TRIO - Some of My Best Friends Are Singers )Telarc Jazz) 66 0 622 -117 BOB MINTZER

8 6 SPHERE - Sphere (Verve) 69 2 581 +2 QUARTET

JOE CHAMBERS (54) 10 7 KERRY STRAYER SEPTET - Jeru Blue. A Tribute to Gerry Mulligan (Palmetto) 74 2 569 +41 Quality Time (TVT Jazz) Mirrors (Blue Note) After a remarkable ten weeks, Strayer's Mulligan tribute project is still goin' strong. After sifting through big band Including: WGBH, WWUH, WAER, WBFO, WHIM, WFSS, 3 8 HERBIE HANCOCK - Gershwin's World (Verve) 61 0 562 -106 ensemble charts and touring with WKGC, WUCF, WKRY, WDNA, WUSF, WMOT, WUAL, 7 9 - My Romance (Warner Bros.) 62 0 531 -75 WWOZ, WUTC, KNTU, WCPN, WXTS, WNOP, WOET KEVIN MAHOGANY the always progressive Yellow -

13 10 TONY BENNETT - The Playground 63 0 517 +16 N.Y. HARD BOP QUINTET (33) (Columbia/CRG) jackets, saxophonist Mintzer steps A Whisper Away (TCB) 15 11 GENE HARRIS & PHILIP MORRIS ALL-STARS - Live (Concord Jazz) 73 0 512 +35 forward with ten original tunes per- 66 0 501 -14 Including: WFSS, WKGC, WUCF, WKRY, WUSF, WFPK, 11 12 MARCUS ROBERTS - The Joy of Joplin (Sony Classical) formed in an intimate quartet setting. WOOL, WCPN, WXTS, WOUB, KBEM, KUSD, WSIE. 5 13 ANDY BEY - Shades of Bey (Evidence) 60 0 501 -143 The 'Jackets appear on two tracks, KANU, KIDS, KKUP, KUVO, KAJX, KSDS, KCSM 33 14 TRUMPET LEGACY - Feat. Payton, Soloff, Harrell, Henderson (Milestone) 66 9 476 +131 so there's a little East Coast/West (33) PAQUITO D'RIVERA This trumpet free-for-all now has enough airplay to vault into the Top Ten. Coast polarity at play here. Mintzer 100 Years of Latin Love Songs 25 15 ERNIE ANDREWS - Many Faces of ... (HighNote) 68 475 +80 noodles around with bass clarinet (Heads Up) 17 16 ETHEL ENNIS - If Women Ruled the World (Savoy/Denon) 64 471 +19 EWI on his two Including: KANU, KKUP, KVNF, KTAO, KUNV, KUNR, and the electronic 61 460 +25 KLON, KCLU, KCBX, KAZU, KCSM, WFMT, KSJS, WFNX, 22 17 JIMMY SCOTT - Holding Back the Years (Artists Only) playful YJ dates, "Emit Al" and WGBH, WAER, WBFO, WITR, WEAA, WSHA 24 18 JIMMY McGRIFF - Straight Up (Milestone) 59 431 +4 "Family," and the result is a little bit BILLY TAYLOR (22) 19 19 DMITRI MATHENY - Starlight Cafe (Monarch) 55 428 -17 of modem day SoCal cool school. Ten Fingers-One Voice 14 20 PONCHO SANCHEZ - Afro Cuban Fantasy (Concord Jazz) 56 409 -69 The rest of the eight tunes resonate Jazz) (Arkadia 28 21 MAYNARD FERGUSON & BIG BOP NOUVEAU - Brass Attitude (Concord Jazz) 59 406 +35 what the CD title suggests, Quality Including: WFSS, WKRY, WONA, WUAL, WWOZ, KNTU, 12 22 KYLE EASTWOOD - From There To Here )Columbia/CRG) 48 398 -108 Time, i.e. in a room fm- WXTS, WNOP, WDET, KBEM, WSIE, KUT, KUVO, KTAO, four players KCLU KSDS KA7U KSJS KPLU KEWU 23 23 ALEXANDER/HICKS/MRAZ/MUHAMMAD - Solid! (Milestone) 49 392 -37 ishing each other's musical sentences LARRY STEEN (17) 16 24 DAVE ELLIS - In the Long Run (Monarch) 57 387 -76 and communicating nicely in clear- First Move (LMS) 18 25 GIACOMO GATES - Fly Rite (Sharp Nine) 52 370 -78 headed jazzspeak. For our money, Including: WAER, WATI, WFPK, WUAL, WXTS, 30 26 JOE LOCKE QUINTET - Slander (And Other Love Songs) (Milestone) 54 348 -6 two of jazz's best modem reedsmen DUB, KZJZ, KUAZ, KTAO, KUNV, KUNR, KLON, KAZU, 34 27 KENDRA SHANK - Wish (Jazz Focus) 56 346 +19 are Bob Mintzer and Mike Brecker. KCSM, KSJS, KEWU 27 28 TONY WILLIAMS - Young At Heart (Columbia/CRG) 57 334 -43

21 29 CYRUS CHESTNUT - Cyrus Chestnut (Atlantic) 39 311 -131 1. +208 35 30 ROY HAYNES - Praise (Dreyfus Jazz) 43 309 -11 BILLY TAYLOR

RECORD TO WATCH 36 31 JASON MARSALIS - The Year of the Drummer (Basin Street) 49 308 -10 2. TRUMPET LEGACY +137

26 32 COUNT BASIE - Count Plays Duke (MAMA Records) 34 286 -95 3. JOE CHAMBERS +99

39 33 LOU RAWLS - Seasons 4 U (Rawls & Brokaw) 33 283 -11 4. ERNIE ANDREWS +80 48 34 ERIC GOULD - On The Real (Umoja) 52 282 +58 5. JOHN HICKS +71

46 35 BLUE NOTE MOTOWN TRIBUTE - A Blue Note Tribute To Motown (Blue Note) 39 282 +29

41 36 MAUS VINDING TRIO - The Kingdom (Stunt) 44 282 +10

29 37 YELLOWJACKETS - Club Nocturne (Warner Bros.) 36 279 -78 *JOE CHAMBERS (Blue Note) 32 38 HEATH BROTHERS - Jazz Family (Concord Jazz) 45 278 -66 *PAQUITO DRIVERA (Heads Up) 44 39 WESLA WHITFIELD - High Standards )HighNote) 43 271 +7 *N.Y. HARDBOP QUINTET )TCB) 20 40 JOSHUA REDMAN - Timeless Tales (Warner Bros.) 33 266 -177 N.Y. HARDBOP QUINTET GREG OSBY (Blue Note) 31 41 KEITH JARRETT TRIO - Japan '96 (ECM) 40 263 -84 A Whisper Away (TCB) LOS HOMBRES CALIENTE (Basin Street) 37 42 MARK TURNER - In This World (Warner Bros.) 40 262 -48 Around since 1991, Dropped: #40 Marcus Printup, #47 Randy Weston, Bireli LaGrene. 43 BILLY TAYLOR - Ten Fingers-One Voice (Arkadia Jazz) 64 22 244 two members of the NY 42 44 MISAKO KANO - Breakthrew (Jazz Focus) 44 1 237 -33 Hardbop Quintet, saxophon- JAZZ & SMOOTH JAZZ 45 45 SOUL SERVICE - Dream Catcher (Cap) 30 0 221 -41 ist Jerry Weldon and trumpet REPORTS ACCEPTED 38 46 CARMEN McRAE - Dream of Life (limiest) 37 0 210 -90 player Joe Magnarelli, used THURSDAYS 9 A.M.-3 P.M. 49 47 ROSEMARY CLOONEY/COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA At Long Last (Concord Jazz) 32 2 208 -5 to play together in Lionel GAVIN STATION REPORTING 50 48 BENJIE PORECKI - Servin' It Up (Severn) 38 3 195 -13 Hampton's band. PHONE: (41 5) 495-1990 49 SHERRI ROBERTS - Oreamsville (Brownstone) 33 2 187 ok,

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2 2 ERIC MARIENTHAL - Walk Tall (i.e. music) 55 0 936 +69

5 3 NAJEE - Morning Tenderness (Verve Forecast) 55 0 902 +120 REVIEW 4 4 WALTER BEASLEY - For Your Pleasure (Shanachie) 53 0 843 +59

3 5 RICK BRAUN - Full Stride (Atlantic) 53 0 831 +37 JIM BRICKMAN

6 6 PETER WHITE - Perfect Moment (Columbia/CRG) 55 1 822 +51 FEAT. HERB ALPERT GOTA (22) 8 1 GRANT GEISSMAN - In With The Out Crowd (Higher Octave) 48 0 730 +94 "Rendezvous" (Windham Hill)

"In City Life" (Instinct) 1 8 - the KIRK WHALUM For You (Warner Bros.) 54 1 723 +48 Pianist Jim Brickman is one of those Including: WBJB, WHRL, WJJJ, WTMD, WJFK, WJZIM1 9 9 MARC ANTOINE - Madrid (NYC/GRP) 52 0 691 +89 WJCD, WCCJ, WFSJ, WNWV, WYJZ, WVMV, WNUA, rare instrumentalists who gained 10 10 LEE RITENOUR - This Is Love music) 51 0 611 +85 KPRS/tm, KCIY, KHIH, KBZN, KKSF, KRVR, Paul Hunter, (i.e. Smooth Jazz prominence after break- KSSJ, and KWJZ 11 11 PATTI AUSTIN - In and Out of Love (Concord/Vista) 46 1 512 +48 ing major airplay inroads on A/C GEORGE BENSON (18) 16 12 JK What s the Word (Verve Forecast) 42 0 516 +87 radio. Destiny, Brickman's sequel CD JK's smoldering brand of Smooth funk is powered by the "Off Hook." "Cruise Control" (GRP) track, the to the collaborative Visions of Love, Including: WHRL, WJJJ, WQJZ, WJZW, WJCD, WCCJ 15 13 GEORGE BENSON - Standing Together (GRP) 49 18 472 +42 continues his successful formula of WFSJ, WGUF, WNWV, WVAE, WYJZ, WVMV, KCIY, KHIH 14 14 WILL DOWNING/GERALD ALBRIGHT - Pleasures of the Night (Verve Forecast) 39 0 464 +30 KSBR, KMGQ, KXDC, KRVR, and KSSJ sharing the limelight with another JOHN TESH 17 15 STEVE COLE - Stay Awhile (Bluemoon/Atlantic) 39 1 459 +42 highly recognizeable soloist. This Ind JAMES INGRAM (11) 13 16 GREGG KARUKAS - Blue Touch (i.e. music) 35 0 453 +5 time it's trumpet player Herb Alpert. "Forever More (I'll Be the One) 12 17 BRIAN BROMBERG - You Know That Feeling (Zebra) 37 5 435 -21 "Rendezvous" has a strict composi- (GTSP/Mercury) 18 18 JEFF LORBER - Midnight (Zebra) 38 1 434 +40 tional flow, almost traditional and Including: WJJJ, WTMD, WJZW, WLOG, WNWV, WVAE, 21 19 BLUE NOTE MOTOWN TRIBUTE - A Blue Note Tribute To Motown (Blue Note) 35 0 433 +54 indigenous in its melody structure, WYJZ, KHIH, KRVR, KKJZ, and KNIK 22 20 KIM WATERS - Love's Melody (Shanachie) 38 1 422 +54 and nearly harkens back to Alpert's DANNY LERMAN (6) 21 - 19 VANESSA WILLIAMS "My Flame" (Mercury) 35 1 418 +28 Tijuana Brass Mexicali -styled Danny's Island (Chartmaker) 23 22 BOBBY CALDWELL - The Anthology Part 1 (Sin -Drome) 33 1 390 +66 melodies. It's not an improvisational Including: WTMD, WSNC, WVAS, KRVR, F 20 23 PHIL COLLINS - ...Hits (Atlantic) 30 0 366 -11 ind KINK piece and the full version clocks out

25 24 SHAKATAK - Shinin' On (Instinct) 32 1 349 +51 CAROL CHAIKIN (6) to an economical 3:19. Windham 24 25 FOURPLAY - Four Bros) 38 3 321 +24 Lucy's Day Off (MS Ectasy) (Warner Hill includes an edit that shaves off 32 26 GABRIELA ANDERS - Wanting (Warner Bros.) 21 3 299 +15 raiding: WBJB, WVAS, WONB, KCIY, KOEX, and KINK an additional 27 seconds. 29 27 CRAIG CHAQUICO & RUSS FREEMAN - "Riders of the Ancient Winds" (Windham Hill JeszfPeakï 33 2 268 +4

27 28 BRYAN SAVAGE - Soul Temptation (Higher Octave) 28 0 267 -15 31 29 CHRIS STANDRING - Velvet (Instinct) 28 1 266 +27 1. NAJEE +120 34 30 EVERETTE HARP - 1 Better Days (Blue Note) 23 245 +29 2. GRANT GEISSMAN +94 28 31 CHUCK LOEB - The Moon, The Stars, the Setting Sun (Shanachie( 27 0 243 -24 3. MARC ANTOINE +89 RECORD TO WATCH 37 32 RACHEL Z - Love Is the Power (NYC/GRP( 25 2 238 +54 4. JK +87 26 33 RICHARD ELLIOT - Jumpin' Off (Metro Blue/Capitol) 23 5 235 -53 5. LEE RITENOUR +85 36 34 WAYMAN TISDALE - Breakfast With Tiffany (Atlantic) 21 0 206 -8

38 35 JIM BRICKMAN - Visions of Love (Windham Hill) 21 1 194 +11

35 36 HEADS UP SUPER BAND - Live At the Berks Jazz Fest (Heads Up) 18 0 193 -23

- 37 DOWN TO THE BONE - From Manhattan to Staten (Nu Groove) 20 5 192 +13 GOTA (Instinct) Broken WQCD in York, DTTB is the out of New big rhythmic success story of the past year. DON DIEGO (Ichiban(

30 38 BONEY JAMES - Sweet Thing (Warner Bros.) 18 0 192 -71 YELLOWJACKETS (Warner Bros.) 33 39 KEIKO MATSUI - Toward the Sunrise (Countdown/Unity) 22 0 185 -35 GEORGE DUKE (Warner Bros.) 40 40 LUTHER VANDROSS - "I Know" (Virgin) 19 1 114 -2 JOHN TESH JOHN TESH with JAMES INGRAM (GTSP( 43 41 DOTSERO - Jumpin' Thru Hoops (Ichiban( 21 1 110 +18 "Forever More (I'll Be the One)" FATTBURGER (Shanachie) 42 42 BASIA - Clear Horizon (550 Music) 11 0 169 +13 (GTSP) Dropped: #48 Brian Culbertson, #49 Dan Siegel, 450 Craig Chaquico 47 43 PEACE OF MIND - Journey to the Fore Groove) 18 4 166 +40 A songwriting collaboration (Nu 44 44 SOUL BALLET - Trip the Night Fantastic 16 0 162 +14 as well as another fresh Tesh (Countdown/Unity) JAZZ & SMOOTH JAZZ 39 45 RAMSEY LEWIS - Dance of the Soul (GRP) 16 0 159 -18 direction with strings and REPORTS ACCEPTED - 46 JOE McBRIDE - Double Take (Heads Up) 11 0 131 +16 acoustic piano. From the THURSDAYS 9 A.M.-3 P.M. 45 47 MARCUS JOHNSON - Chocolate City Groovin' (N2K Encoded Music) 14 0 121 -9 upcoming John Tesh: One GAVIN STATION REPORTING 48 GEORGE DUKE - After Hours 12 World album. - (Warner Bros.) 0 121 N 46 49 OPEN DOOR - North From Riverside (Helicon) 14 0 117 -15 PHONE: (41 5) 495-1 990

41 50 JANET JACKSON - "Every Time" (Virgin) 9 0 114 -50 FAx: (41 5) 495-2580

ARTISTPRO)-ILE version of it since. are just me overdubbing "The whole piccolo bass myself three or four times per BRIAN Some of the writing in that thing came about by accident. I tune. The end result is music, band is so deep and musical, was messing around with not just a bunch of chop stuff. BROMBERG and 'September' has one of the different strings and the fact I used a number of basses-a

-. RPl'li'II,I a Iy vïL1 II'vItl I greatest hooks in pop music. that it was in the same register nylon -string bass, piccolo "You Know That Feeling Ion It's a very happy tune that as a guitar really stuck with bass, fretted electric bass, Zebra) is almost a year old grooves, and I've always loved me. It was sonically easier to fretless bass, acoustic bass, now, but the third single, it. I did an arrangement for it hear chords and clusters and it tenor bass, and five -string 'September,' is out this week. about three years ago, and I'm opened my ears to melody. bass. They all have different Earth, Wind & Fire is one of amazed and happy that "On my record there's no sounds which add a color and my favorite bands in the world. nobody else has put out a guitar on it at all. All the parts voice to the music."

40 GAVIN January 22, 1999 3rd force "Revelation of the Heart"

The debut track from FORCE FIELD. Featuring special guests Paul Taylor on soprano sax and Brian Hughes on guitar. Add Date: February 4th

Force Field, the follow-up to the Top 5 album VITAL FORCE, intensifies the trio's contagiously uplifting attitude with an all-star lineup of Smooth Jazz icons- Paul Taylor, John Klemmer, Craig Chaquico, Grant Geissman, Brian Hughes and Bryan Savage.

Promotion: Peer Pressure/Roger Lifeset (818) 991-7668

grant geissman bryan savage la esperanza "Did I Save?" "Mullholland "Spanish The hit track from Drive" Eyes" IN WITH THE OUT CROWD The third smash single from Gavin SJ&V 7* R&R NAC 7* SOUL TEMPTATION Add Date: February 25 Power Rotations: WVMV 20 spins Add Date: January 28 Promotion: Stuart Love (312) 475-1840 WHRL 23 spins WJPL 22 spins CD101 20 spins KSMJ 25 spins Promotion: All That Jazz (310) 395-6995 WJJZ 32 spins KEZL 25 spins WJJJ 23 spins KXDC 22 spins WJZW 20 spins KKJZ 24 spins WGUF 23 spins KKSF 23 spins H WWND 24 spins KQJZ 27 spins IGHER OCTAVE Promotion: Ross Harper (818) 786-7380 J A Z Z Management: Open All Nite/ anor Steve Belkin (818) 892-5564 (310) 589-1515, fax: (310) 589-1525 www.higheroctave.com ! raco station's "stationali ii that is, its overall personality on ifie air anc how anc why it's memoraole anc vi orant has ncver peen more important than in these extremely mocern times. Tocay, one lousy song can cistract from a station's overall flow, anc even the Icnçth of a tune can throw o- continuity. Whether you're pro- "This music has to be in the fore- straightforward sort of way; you're ity, and that was before the word ground if it's going to be gramming within a group success- not a caricature of cool. When you 'niche' was used. There was no ful," says Steve Williams, Station speak, people respect what you're niche radio 15 years ago, though ownership structure or Manager for KSSJ-Sacramento. "In saying, because there's no sense of often we niched ourselves with overseeing a non-com- the Arbitron ratings game, it's all false hype or talking down." mom and pop station owners. mercial public station, about people remembering to vote Bob O'Connor, a visionary pro- "Today, just being musically differ- for you. If you're wallpaper, achieving consistent sta- then grammer who now works with the ent isn't enough, although it's still you're inviting phantom cume, and OpTiMum Consultants group, key," he continues. "If you listen to tionality means a station that's where stationality comes into remembers the early days of the stationality of The Wave, there's has to be tweaked and play. still a tremendous enhanced often in order "Stationality is a naturally occur- hipness there. The ring phenomenon, but once it station sounds like to remain fresh to its lis- occurs, it's the job of the broad- Los Angeles. Same teners. If a station's caster to maintain and enhance it in goes for KKSF and music flow appears to creative ways. The primary piece of San Francisco. You stationality is the Jazz on your sta- really have to sound sound mundane, over - tion." like your city and still researched, or sleepy in "Stationality equals personality compete with 40 tempo, chances are that for our jazz station," says Carlos other signals." stai:ion will lose diary Lando, PD of KUVO in Denver. For some PDs, just "Stationality is the collective per- breaking musical mentions. sonality of your radio station, and it Smooth Jazz, when there were no boundaries is not enough. Being For Jazz and Smooth involves a lot of different elements. big marketing budgets and unique musically unique, they say, doesn't Jazz, music flow is still If you are a Jazz station, then music was your only weapon: "With automatically create charismatic everything revolves the main component of around that the early stations that succeeded, stationality. persona. It's a certain hipness in like WLOQ and KIFM, stationality "Thanks to records like Down to stationality, but nowa- how you conduct yourself on the was all we had," he recalls. "Great the Bone, which we helped break in air. It in days marketing, promo- means you're hip, but a music became part of our stational - New York [wher I was at WQCD], tion, and production ele- ments are all battling for a close second. oy feit anc

42 GAV I N January 22. 1999 Q: WHAT DO THESE ARTISTS HAVE IN COMMON? Gerald Albright Wessell Anderson Anita Baker Gato Barbieri Pete Belasco Tony Bennett Chris Botti The Braxton Brothers Michael Brecker Norman Brown Jonathan Butler Mariah Carey James Carter Cyrus Chestnut Natalie Cole Phil Collins Harry Connick Jr. Will Downing Kyle Eastwood Leo Gandelman Ronan Hardiman Donald Harrison Incognito Mark (sham Janet Jackson JK Jimmy Cobb's Mob Marcus Johnson Ricky Jones Gregg Karukas Geoff Keezer Ryan Kisor Dave Koz Diana Krall Doug Lawrence Jeff Lorber Russell Malone Herbie Mann Eric Marienthal Evan Marks Wynton Marsalis Marcus Miller Bob Mintzer TS Monk Najee Peace of Mind Danilo Perez Lou Rawls Eric Reed Lee Ritenour Vanessa Rubin Philippe Saisse David Sanborn John Scofield Jimmy Scott Marilyn Scott Horace Silver Simply Red Leni Stern Mike Stern Gregory Tardy Vesta Mark Whitfield The Yellowjackets

Susan B. Levin Laura Sanano

Crissy Zagami Steve Weiss

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Jazz / Smooth Jazz Elt Vocals / NAC

Coast To Coast Promotion, Inc. 205 East 42nd Street Suite 1307 New York, NY 10017 212-682-1990, fax: 682-1984 e-mail sblctc©aol.com Also available for A3/Adult Alternative promotion "Stationality is a natural) but once it occurs, it's tn: maintain and enhance it i wallpaper, then you're invi that s where stationality c+

you have more rhythm and Urban When Jazz stations block -pro- influences now than you've ever gram with NPR -styled news and had in Smooth Jazz radio," says information shows, effective sta- Williams. "But now these kinds of tionality can be maintained through songs are all over every other fundamental cross -promotion. Smooth Jazz station's playlist. It's "We convey stationality through the order of the day, so it's not as promos, both live and recorded," distinctive a trait as it used to be." says Joe Cohn, PD of KPLU- Maxine Todd, PD for WJCD- Tacoma/Seattle. "But if you go from Norfolk, knows her station's primary a jazz host to All Things mission is to relax listeners and Considered, it's great to have those help keep the edge off their work hosts talking back and forth with day but, she says, explaining the each other and interacting on the Smooth Jazz phenomenon to lis- air. That allows their personalities, teners requires a consistent suc- and your stationality, to come out." cession of liners and artist mon- "The thing we've been thinking tages. "We have to constantly rein- about a lot in terms of the station's troduce and reinforce our radio sta- personality is that we can be 'dual tion. To help with recall, we have to format' and be proud," says Nick identify ourselves often without tak- Morrison, KPLU MD and midday air ing away from the Smooth presen- talent. "We're trying hard to inte- tation of the format. grate the two different program- "At WJCD we do it with music ming streams. Crosstalk and on -air montages; when we say Smooth promotion works toward that end.

Jazz, this is what we mean by Every morning I crosstalk at about Smooth Jazz. The challenge is to ten minutes before my show with dispel the notion that Smooth Jazz the morning drive news host. It is merely background. If you're per- brings him out of the box and ceived as background, then that makes me present during the ratings and audience recall is not newscast. The reverse is true in the going to be there." afternoon when All Things According to Williams, success- Considered comes on after after- ful stationality for Smooth Jazz can noon jazz." be as simple as the difference For Carlos Lando, who has been between talking about the music with KUVO for over a decade, com- versus not being musically inten- munity and diversity is still extreme- sive, or using hip jingle packages ly key, even in pursuit of the bottom by a signature Smooth Jazz musi- line (i.e., larger cume and more cian like Brian Culbertson as profitable fund drives). opposed to some canned, Top 40 - "In terms of imaging, people sounding stuff. Clever production know we're the Jazz station in techniques can boost a station's Denver and surrounding sub- flair when entering or leaving a urbs," he says. "But equally as AL SAPPER spot load, he adds. strong as stationality is the aura

TT HUGHES "We have all of our key artists of community. I know communi- pre -record teasers so that before ty and diversity are overused we go into commercials, the words, but this has always been announcer does their rap, then you our focus. hear Kenny G playing and he says, "When we present Jazz, we let 'Hi, this is Kenny G, we're just you know that, in our diverse com- moments away from one of my munity, Jazz is not just for the obvi- PO BOX 194 songs on 94.7 KSSJ, Sacramento's ous older white male demographic. FARFAX CA 94978 Smooth Jazz.' Then when we come We want the Hispanic and African

PIS 415 453 1558 out of the spots, we play a Kenny American population to realize that G song. That's stationality." this is their radio station, too." FAX 415 453 1727

44 GAV I N jamialy 22. 1999 curring phenomenon, ob of t broadcaster to MAYBE IT SHOULD BE CALLED creative ways...lf you're ng phantom cume, and "COOL JAll" es into play."

As PDs feel more and more pres- water. We'll sell the beauty of the sure to think in terms of aggressive- city on the air." ly marketing their stations in order To Lando-whose Jazz station is to attract non-traditional revenues, housed in the historical Five Points the stations with the strongest Media Center, where Duke Ellington imagery or hottest promotional used to play-cool stationality angles are ahead of the game. stems from tradition. Some stations have the luxury of "Loyalty is what pays the bills," being in a highly identifiable market explains Lando, "and public sta- and tying in their call letters with tions are in a unique position when the locale. you talk about stationality. We do "Los Angeles is The Wave; San not change format or adjust our Diego is The Breeze," says programming at the drop of a hat Williams. "But if you don't have a simply because our ratings marketing angle that's clear cut, dropped. We look at how we can you can still use other angles. Back bring this to another level in terms when WQCD was first on the air, of converting the community into the big thing was us being at the being part of KUVO's core, so they beginning of the digital era. The are more likely to pledge money GOTA ln The City Life from the upcoming CD, LET'S GET STARTED MOST ADDED!!

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On OpTiMum's Bob O'Connor KSSJ's Steve Williams KPLU's Joe Cohn Shakatak: Shinin' featuring "Blue Azure" 'CD' imagery of CD101.9's station- during that next drive." ality was perfect for a slick, sophis- Ultimately, though, it does come ticated, smooth sound that sug- around again to the music and the gested `quality and hi -tech." rhythm of stationality. Whether you're the station where "I love the word, 'rhythm' in the listeners win lots of free vacations context of broadcasting," says or a non-comm that tackles local O'Connor. "It's not a word you Chris Standring: Velvet environmental issues, stationality hear much anymore, but you will featuring "Steven" & can be derived from anything, from be hearing more of it-and not "Cool Shades" the scenic to the historic. just about the music. I'm talking "With all the rain we get in about the rhythm of the whole sta- Seattle, we used to have a promo tion, which includes its stationality where you'd hear the sound of rain and its music. How do the promos against a window and then Nick play into the spot sets? How do saying, `KPLU, where Jazz reigns'. the air talents sound compared to We also use the Seattle environ- the spot sets? If Bob from Boot ment for local events, like the seven World is screaming about selling INSTINCT RECORDS PRESENTS MITE FLYTE AT THE GAVIN CONVENTION Jazz Brunch cruises we do each shoes, then are you going into a year, where we tie in the theme of quiet DJ thing? With increased JUKEBOX JURY, PREMIERING THEIR DEBUT SINGLE! Jazz on a boat, sailing Puget spot inventories, the station's Sound, serving up salmon and rhythm is becoming a bigger puz- touring the cityscape from the zle than ever." contact: Marla @ PROMARK phone: (718) 575-5573, fax: (718) 263-6326, email: [email protected]

¡annarp22, 1999 GAVIN 45 Corn xehensive The Guic e To Jazz/Smooth \ew ARABESQUE Irakere featuring Barbara Morrison Ed Calle Ray Drummond Chucho Valdes (as yet untitled) Sunset Harbor "r-2-3-4" Yemaya release date: April 23 release date: January 28 release date: February release date: Out now Reeâés: CHESKY Christian Jacob Norman Hedman Everette Harp Chuck Mangione Time Lines The Voodoo -Gang HIGH NOTE (as yet untitled) "For You Always" from the The Feeling's Back release date: February 2 Return of the Turtle Larry Coryell release date: March album From Better Days release date: April 27 release date: March 23 Monk, Trane, Miles and Me release date: January 21 contact: Lisa Hershfield Jack McDuff release date: late January Myra Melford 1-800-331-1437 Bringin' It Home ECM Above Blue Tim Hagans release date: February 2 Jan Garberek Russell Gunn release date: April Animation Imagination COLUMBIA Rites Love Requiem release date: January 26 Sam Newsome & Global Unity Frank Vignola release date: January 12 release date: late January Jane Ira Bloom release date: February Deja Vu (as yet untitled) Cassandra Wilson release date: March (tentative) Dave Holland/John Carlos Garnett release date: June Traveling Miles Branford Marsalis Thurman/Anouar Braham Under Nubian Skies contact: Phil Cassesse release date: February 25 Requiem Susannah McCorkle Thimar release date: late January (212) 730-5000 release date: March From Broken Hearts to Blue Skies release date: January 12 Charlie Hunter with release date: March (tentative) Don Byes ARBORS Leon Parker Gato Barbieri Charles Lloyd Midnight at Minton's John and Bucky Pizzarelli release date: March 11 (as yet untitled) Dave McKenna/ Voice in the Night release date: second quarter Contrasts release date: March Buddy DeFranco release date: March 9 release date: February 9 Dianne Reeves (as yet untitled) Lucky Thompson contact: Dmitri Vietze (as yet untitled) release date: March (tentative) Lucky in Paris (800) 288-2007 ext 2107 release date: April 8 Contact: Allen Farnham release date: second quarter [email protected] (201) 836-0522 ASTOR PLACE Sheila Jordan RECORDINGS Jazz Child release date: second quarter Cedar Walton Composures ll Joey DeFrancesco release date: March The Champ: Joey Plays Jimmy contact: Vera Sheps Smith (212`, 529-2600 release date: second quarter ATLANTIC Santi DeBriano Lester Bowie Brass Fantasy Circle Chant The Odyssey of Funk & Popular release date: second quarter Music Vol. 1 Junko Onishi Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra DELMARK Roscoe Mitchell and the contact: Barney Fields release date: February 2 Fragile Live in Swing City Cecil Payne Note Factory (212) 873-2020 release date: April 22 release date: April (as yet untitled) Nine to Get Ready Russell Gunn release date: February 22 release date: March 9 IMPULSE! Ethnomusicology Vol. 1 Karlinhos Brown Various Artists Donald Harrison (Birdology/Atlantic) Omelette Man Panthalassa: The Remixes Rob Mazurek's Chicago Peter Erskine Trio Free to Be release date: February 16 release date: April 22 release date: April Underground Trio Juni release date: February 9 (as yet untitled) release date: March 9 Various Artists Jacky Terrasson Mark (sham release date: February 22 Omer Avital Funky Jazz Party (as yet untitled) Miles Remembered: Jan Garberek with The Devil Head (Atlantic/Bluemoon) release date: May 6 The Silent Way Project Von Freeman feat. Hilliard Ensemble release date: April 20 release Contact: Andy Sarnow date: March 2 featuring Mark (sham Ed Petersen Mnemosyne (212) 253-3205 or Groov release date: April (as yet untitled) release date: April 13 Jason Lindner Dianne Schuur Marketing (800)-54-GROOV release date: February 22 Premonition Music Is My Life Jeff "Tain" Watts GRP release date: April 20 release date: March 2 Citizen Tain CHARTMAKER Roscoe Mitchell Joe Sample (PRNGRP) Bob Leatherbarrow release date: April (as yet untitled) (as yet untitled) Kurt Rosenwinkel Gary Lemel Bumpin' in the Basement release date: February 22 release date: April 6 Under It All Moonlighting release date: January 26 Frank McComb contact: Doug Engel release date: April 20 release date: March 16 (as yet untitled) (773) 539-5001 David Benoit (GRP) Contact: Erica Linderholm Charly release date: May Why Not! Diana Krall (Impulse!/GRP) (212) 707-2263 Silhouette of an Era ENJA release date: May 11 When I look in Your Eyes release date: January 26 Richard Bona Stephen Scott Contact Sue Stillwagon release date: May 18 BLACKBIRD (as yet untitled) Vision Quest (818) 972-5726 Contact: Laura Chiarelli Deanna Kirk Al McKibbon release date: May release date: January 19 (212) 424-1085 Live at Deanna's Tumbao Para Los Congueros Di HIGHER OCTAVE release date: first Mi Vida Marcus Roberts end of quar- Klaus Konig Bryan Savage J CURVE ter/beginning of second quarter release date: February 9 Cole After Midnight The H.E.A.R.T. Project "Mulholland Drive" Phil DeGreg contact: Adam Kurtz release date: June release date: February 16 from the album Soul Temptation The Green Gate (212) 226-5379 JoMarie Payton release date: January 21 release date: February 23 Southern Shadows CONCORD Laurent Coq BLUE NOTE release date:March 9 Charlie Byrd Jaywalker 3rd Force Aaron Goldberg Joe Chambers My Inspiration release date: March 23 "Revelation of the Heart" Turning Point Mirrors Steve Blackwood release date:January 12 from the album Force Field release date: march 23 release date: Out now I Don't Worry Bout A Thing release date: February 4 release date: March 9 contact: Scott Bergstein (310) 589-1525

46 GAVIN january22. /999 4A1S N Jeff Foxworthy

One of the biggest draws in Standup Comedy Jeff makes his Canadian Industry debut at CMW'99 Thu -slay, March 4

David Pullman

Keynote Address The Wizard of Wall Street and his famous "Bowie Bonds" brings his unique financial vision to CMW'99

Thursday, March 4

Robert Sillerman

Keyrote Address Norti America's biggest player in the Live Concert and -heatre business, brings his it sight to CMW'99 Thursday, March 4

Bruce Allen

Celebrity Interview r-ñn., Otl-í~r:' L r,7b p anlunttan - ' .- He's .he manager of one of rl] : m ._. ... . -. ... 1gFlODtrc A .;9wt1 't --lltdOnD r the most successful singer - :.. z. Vun«ññr: 7 -- .. , I1/ti !Itaa 11.+1 Ile tltH Y / _^ songwriters in Rock n Roll... I1 . . `Aoaoa'ruunliOta Li' . .. I rw ta n- . .., n u¡ te Fridai, March 5 . . ;qi±+á :s - ' " . - - - ._ '

Ted Nugent

Celebrity Interview

He's get a Rock n' Roll legacy that stretches back 30 Years, the original Gonzo Rocke- gets caught in the cross hairs at CMW'99 Saturday, March 6 March 3-7, 1999 Toronto Canada David Crosby Celebrity Interview AWARDS CONFERENCE FESTIVAL EXHIBITION Fabled Pop music veteran, 4 Day Forum Over 350 Bands Over 150 Exhibitors Radio Music Awards David Jrosby's career is Seminars 35 Clubs New Technology Canadian Music Industry filled v'ith enough stories to dwarf -he CN Tower.. Debates 5 Day Music Marathon New Services Rising Star Awards Sundal, March 7 Keynote Speakers Session & Tour Guide

For More Information: MOLSON Phone: (416) 695-9236 Fax: (416) 695-9239 E-Mail: [email protected] VISIT US AT OUR WEB SITE SOCAN JJ K DANIELS TREBAS NM MUSIC INSTITUTE festiva Lenora Zenzalai Helm Ron Affif Spirit Child (as yet untitled) UNITY boundless release date: April 6 release date: February or March Soul Ballet Contact: John Rogers "Her Joyride" the debut album by keyboardist Darren Barrett (510) 486-2067 from the album Trip The Night First One Up Fantastic release date: April 20 PALMETTO release date: early February Pete McCann contact: Bill Clodfelter SCOTT WICKIE LINN Parable (503) 231-7078 Tommy Smith release date: February 8 ON YOUR DESK NOW The Sound of Love VERVE release date: March 9 Joel Frahm Bobby Hutcherson contact: Dmitri Vietze Sorry, No Decaf Skyline (800) 288-2007 release date: March release date: January 26 [email protected] Various Artists Abbey Lincoln MAMA The Other Side of Standards Wholly Earth FOUNDATION release date: April release date: January 26 The Bob Florence Limited Edition Steve Million J.J. Johnson Serendipity 18 Truth Is... Heroes release date: February 9 release date: May release date: January 26 radio date: February 25 contact: Terry Cohn or Pat contact: Dean Porter Rustici (800) PALM -CDS Pharoah Sanders WITH GUESTS (818) 985-6565 Save Our Children POSITIVE MUSIC release date: February 2 Russ Freeman MAPLESHADE Ken Navarro Thurman Green with In My Wildest Dreams Pill Bronner The John Hicks Trio release date: April 15 Love Paul Jackson Jr. Dance of the Night Creatures Contact: Kristen leonhard (410) release date: February 2 release date: March 5 750-1897 Jeff Kashiwa Steve Turre Sunny Sumter SAVANT Lotus Flower Sunny Irene Reid release date: February 9 John Patitucci release date: March 5 I Ain't Doin' Too Bad release date: first quarter Redman/Taylor/Jones Steve Reid Harold Ashby Momentum Space Just for You Mel Rhyne release date: March 9 release date: May 5 Remembering Wes and others contact: Myrrh (202) 468-5656 release date: first quarter Vinicius Cantuaria Tucuma MILESTONE Peter Martin Weiss release date: March 16 Hank Crawford/ Bass Hits: A Celebration of contact: Bud Harner Jimmy McGriff Bassist Composers (310) 996-7905 Crunch Time release date: first quarter release date: February Contact: Barney Fields WARNER BROS. (212) 873-2020 Boney James Kenny Drew Jr. Body Language (as yet untitled) SHANACHIE release date: February 23 release date: March (tentative) Nelson Rangell Deborah Lewow (707) 962- "The Way to You" 1470 Lew Soloff from the album Always With a Song in My Heart release date: first quarter WINTER & WINTER release date: March (tentative) contact: Claudia Navarro (310) Uri Caine Trio 390-8880 Blue Wall Bill Evans release date: March 9 Homecoming (Live at SONY CLASSICAL Contact: Dmitri Vietze Southeastern Louisiana Terence Blanchard (800) 288-2007 ext. 2107 University) Jazz in Movies e-mail: dmitri@allegro- release date: March (tentative) release date: March 2 music.com Contact: John Rogers (510) 486-2067 TCB ZEBRA NY Hardbop Quintet Jungle Funk MIRAMAR A Whisper Away release date: February release January 22 NARADA JAZZ Roger Smith date: Both Sides David Pritchard release date: February 11 Buster Williams Quartet Unassigned Territory contact: David Kunert Lost in a Memory release date: February (310) 280-0795 release date: March 9 Bulgarian Voices with NARADA TELARC JAZZ Moscow Art Trio and Scott Wilkie Bobby Short Huun-Huur-Tu "Home Again" How's Your Romance Mountain Tale from the debut album release date: January 26 release date: February Boundless single release: January 28 Oscar Peterson Scott Henderson, Gary Willis full CD: February 8 A Summer Night in Munich With and Tribal Tech Oscar Peterson Thick Going for adds on "Home Again" Jan. 28! Artie Traum release date: February 22 release date: March Meetings with Remarkable Friends McCoy Tyner Bill Evans For info.: release date: February 9 McCoy Tyner and (as yet untitled) Sue or Lisa at NARADA The Latin All -Stars release date: April NUGROOVE release date: March 414-961-8350 Down to the Bone Vince Mendoza/Jazz All -Stars All That Jazz The Urban Grooves Bluezeum featuring Epiphany release date: second quarter Adwin Brown release date: April 310-395-6995 contact: David Kunert Put Your Mind on Hold contact: Rebecca Risman (310) 280-0795 release date: March (310) 453-7776

NARADA® PABLO Jim Hall and Pat Metheny Ella Fitzgerald release date: April Russ Freeman Peak Hill appears courtesy of RecordsANindham Jazz, in Budapest contact Vikki Rickman Jeff Kashiwa appears courtesy of Fahrenheit Records. John Patitucci appears courtesy of Concord Records. ® 1999 Narada Productions, Inc. Photography by Kyle Zimmerman. release date: February or March (216) 464-2313, ext. 228

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New Year, New Day.. .New Editor! BY JESSIE SCOTT

Hello from Nashville! Jessie Scott Remember art? It's supposed to crossing over from Country to pop, Leslie Rouffe. There are more, but checking in, delighted to be taking touch you, elicit a response, make what with Shania, LeAnn, and Faith. you know who you are! I'm so total- the Americana reins from Chris you laugh, cry, ponder, or jump up (Remember Crystal Gayle, Eddie ly stoked to be sharing this world. Marino here at GAVIN, the only and down. Americana deserves a Rabbitt, the Oak Ridge Boys, etc.?) This column is a forum for us all. My trade making a commitment to this chance to reach people in this way. Why is this significant to phone number is (615) 255-5010 innovative music. I believe most of At radio, how can we grow our Americana? It's a seepage thing. ext. 5, and my ears are open. us became acquainted during my audience? On the label side, how The twang factor is becoming more What music are you digging? tenure at Eminent with the can we sell more records? (So, say, acceptable on a mass appeal level. What exciting shows have you Emmylou Harris Spyboy album, and Americana artists can give up their Consider Lucinda's incredibly well - seen? Got any ideas? Problems? then at In the Pines in Tahoe. day jobs?) received album, or Willie and Lyle's Comments? Promotions? Where I'm excited to be here, and I'm Speaking of artists, Boy, is there high profile showings in 1998, and would you like to go tomorrow? hoping to be a catalyst for the fur- great music coming our way this I think we're in for one hell of a What's working for you? What do ther growth of the Americana for- year! There's Asleep at the Wheel, a year. you need to make it happen? Please mat. How can we get it into more Gram Parsons Tribute, the Steve So let's salute some early 1999 share and allow me to facilitate. people's ears? That is the quest that Earle & Del McCoury collaboration, sucess stories! Kudos to KPIG- unites record labels, radio stations, Ricky Skaggs, and Rosie Monterey for spectacular ratings in P.S.: Get well wishes to John artists, independents, managers, et Flores...YAHOO! Plus I'm sure the Fall Book: # 2 adults 25-54 and Hiatt, who's been forced to cancel al. We know we're on to a good there will be lots of albums that are 1# men 25-54. Hail to KHYI for his February dates in order to have thing-we see it work and feel it in just stone revelations, as well- showing up on Dallas' 12+ for the a cyst removed from his throat. our bones! don't you love when you throw first time! Especially in this time of prepack- something on for the first time and So go forth and be fruitful. Do On a Sad Note... it's so refresh- it winds up being a discovery? good radio. Make important aged entertainment, Our sympathies go out to Dan We are in a pivotal time. For the records. Cross your is and dot the ing to have something coming Reed of WFPK. Just after the new i's. We are on the upward part of down the pike that is real. first time in 20 years, people are year, he and his wife Ann suffered right the wave, and when you get the loss of their newborn daugh- down to it, who would you rather PDPROFILE ter, Mia Angel, to a rare genetic share this success story with than disorder. There is a fund set up for the incredible bunch of music afi- parents who have _ost a child to cionados that populate the this disease; if you would like to Fred Boenig Americana universe? make a donation in Mia Angel's Before I sign off, I just wanted to name, here are the particulars: STATION/MARKET: Neon Signs" by Wayne thank a few folks for their support. SOFT, 2982 South Union Street, WDVR 89.7 8: 91.9 FM Hancock Chris Marino, John Grimson, Al Rochester, NY 14624. Princeton to Morristown WHAT ALBUM/CD IN Moss, Sean Coakley, Brad Paul and N.J.-Central N.J. Eastern YOUR COLLECTION Pa. -North Philly to the ARE YOU MOST Pocconos. ASHAMED OF? AC/DC appy Trails.. POSITION: Program DIDYAKNOW? I pro-

1997, I it Director duce a live radio show, hen I stepped in as Americana Editor in the fall of made music. HOW LONG?: 3 years have a great wife WOULD YOU WANT? 'my primary goal to bring wider recognition to this genre of WHAT DO YOU LIKE named Vicki, two sons, 1) Lyle Lovett & His Since then, the format has been covered in national press ranging MOST ABOUT YOUR and a Jack Russell Large Band; 2) Wayne from the Wall Street Journal to US Airlines' in-flight magazine JOB? Playing really named Dexter. Hancock's, Departures, bringing awareness of the music and the artists to a

great music for the pub- IF I WORKED FOR A Thunderstorms and i wide -range of new fans.

lic. RECORD LABEL, I Neon Signs; 3) Bob We made a lot of progress --I say "we" because this has been a

Least? Paperwork WOULD... Be a great Dylan's, Blood on the group effort from the begining. Sure I was charged with leading the

THE EARLY YEARS: :ASR guy. Tracks; and something march, but without your support, I wouldn't have got past the front BORN IN: Hunterdon MOTTO TO LIVE & by Louis Gordon, Louis gate. Whether dutifully calling in your playlists, crowing about some County, NJ WORK BY: All I need Armstrong, or Spike great new band, or cheering an In the Pines performance, the grow- FIRST RADIO JOB: is true love and a mil- Jones. ing success of Americana is as much yours as it is mine.

Right here at WDVR lion dollars." WHAT RADIO STA- It's time again to pass the torch, and I think GAVIN has made a YOUR FAVORITE IF STUCK ON A TION DID YOU GROW great choice in Jessie Scott. Her passion for the music and dedication SONG OF ALL TIME? DESERT ISLAND, UP LISTENING TO? to the format will surely help Americana move forward. She has my and WHAT FIVE ALBUMS \\ l'RB-Princeton, A.1. "Thunderstorms full support; I know she will excel as GAVIN's new Americana Editor. -Chris Marino by Chris Marino

GAVIN January 22, 199 49 NASHVILLE

MOST ADDED

CHERYL WHEELER (49)

AekLW TW BOTTLE ROCKETS (34) Re ts. Adds Spins Trend DAVID OLNEY (29) 1 1 ROBERT EARL KEEN - Walking Distance (Arista) 75 2 950 -46 FLACO JIMENEZ (29) 4 2 ALLISON MOORER - Alabama Song (MCA) 61 2 789 +1 2 3 THE TRACTORS - Farmers In A Changing World (Arista) 56 0 779 -22 MIKE HENDERSON (22) 3 4 LYLE LOVETT - Step Inside This House (Curb/MCA) 59 0 698 -94

5 5 CHARLIE ROBISON - Life Of The Party (Lucky Dog) 47 0 653 -60

6 6 JOHN JENNINGS - I Belong To You (Vanguard) 56 1 611 +19

1 1 CHRIS WALL - Tainted Angel (Cold Spring) 50 1 518 -41 AMERICANA REVIEWS

14 8 THE WARREN BROTHERS - Beautiful Day In The Cold Cruel World (RNA) 33 1 489 +17 By Chris Marino 11 9 SON VOLT - Wide Swing Tremolo (Warner Bros.) 50 0 417 -36 MIKE HENDERSON & 8 10 DON WILLIAMS - I Turn The Page (Giant) 40 0 474 -62 THE BLUEBLOODS 12 11 GREG TROOPER - Popular Dreams (Koch) 46 2 412 -36 Thicker Than Water 13 12 DEL McCOURY, DOC WATSON & MAC WISEMAN - Mac, Doc & Del (Sugar Hill) 53 0 440 -51 (Dead Reckoning) 9 13 CONNIE SMITH - Connie Smith (Warner Bros.) 40 0 412 -116 Whether he's playing blues, Country, 18 14 DOUG SAHM - SDQ 98 (Watermelon) 45 2 408 +1 or a little bit of both, Mike 10 15 WILLIE NELSON - Teatro (Island) 40 0 405 -112 Henderson is 11 16 CRY CRY CRY - Cry Cry Cry with Dar Williams, Lucy Kaplansky, & R. Shindell (Razor & Tie) 45 1 402 -1 always exciting. 30 11 SARA EVANS - No Place That Far (RCA) 35 13 393 +134 On this Huge on the Country chart, it's good to see her getting respect at Americana as well. Bluebloods out- 16 18 MARK DAVID MANDERS - Tales From The Couch Circut (Blind Nello) 32 1 393 -24 ing, he and the 19 19 THE V-ROYS - All About Town (E -Squared) 39 0 360 -30 crew (Glen 21 20 RUTHIE AND THE WRANGLERS - Life's Savings (Lasso) 47 2 356 -24 Worf on bass, 20 21 HEATHER MYLES - Highways & Honky Tonks (Rounder) 33 1 334 -48 John Gardner on drums, and 22 22 THE STEAM DONKEYS - Little Honky Tonks (Landslide) 30 0 333 -20 John Jarvis on piano) cry the blues SARA EVANS 15 23 DALE WATSON - The Truckin' Sessions (Koch) 31 0 325 -96 with a downhome attitude. Gems JOHN JENNINGS 24 24 MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY - Cowboy Songs Four (Valley Entertainment) 37 1 313 -16 include: "Keep What You've Got,"

THE WARREN BROTHERS 27 25 HAZELDINE - Orphans (All Swoll Music) 45 2 305 +11 "Whiskey Store," and "My Country

HAZELDINE 26 26 HILLBILLY IDOL - Town And Country (HBI) 40 1 296 -7 Sugar Mama. 25 27 ALLISON MOORER PAUL BURCH - Wire To Wire (Checkered Past) 36 1 276 -29

28 28 VARIOUS ARTISTS - Tribute To Tradition (Columbia/CRG) 23 1 270 -17 DICKENS, JONES,

23 29 JUNIOR BROWN - Long Walk Back (Curb) 24 0 253 -85 HAWKER Heart of a Singer 30 CHERYL WHEELER - Sylvia Hotel (Philo) 52 49 236 N RADIO SAYS (Rounder) - 31 BOTTLE ROCKETS - Left Overs (Doolittle) 41 34 221 N These gals can flat-out sing! Their 37 32 PINE VALLEY COSMONAUTS - Salute The Majesty Of Bob Wills (Bloodshot) 33 1 217 +4 old-timey/blue- 38 33 GEOFF MULDAUR - The Secret Handshake (Hightone) 30 3 209 -3 grass sound is 34 CIGAR STORE INDIANS - el Baile de la Cobra (Deep South) lk, 30 5 208 N Welcome Cigar Store Indians -an incredibly hard working, deserving band. engaging and true to tradi- 33 35 THE BAND - Jubilation (River North) 21 0 204 -38 tion. This is 32 36 LOS SUPER SEVEN - Los Super Seven (RCA) 31 0 201 -41 the real deal, 39 37 DEKE DICKERSON & THE ECCO-FONICS - Number One Hit Record! (HMG) 22 1 195 -11 folks. Standout 38 RORY BLOCK - Confessions A - Of Blues Singer (Rounder) 28 2 192 N include: "Forsaken FLACO JIMENEZ 31 39 VERN GOSDIN - The Voice (BTM) 17 0 191 -63 Said and Done Lover," "Jealous Heart," and "Coming 29 40 THE KENNEDYS - Angel Fire (Philo/Rounder) 21 1 188 -81 (Barb Wire Virgin) Down From God." The English language cuts on the new Flaco Jimenez CD, DICKENS, JONES, & HAWKER (Rounder) GOLDEN SMOG (Rykodisc) AMERICANA REPORTS ACCEPTED Said and Done, are so good, I MONDAYS MIKE HENDERSON/BLUEBLOODS (Dead Reckoning) PRICKLY PAIR (Rockhouse) AND TUESDAYS wish the entire album was in DAVID OLNEY (Philo) FLACO JIMENEZ (Barb Wire/Virgin) S A.M.-3 P.M. (CT) English." OLD DOGS (Atlantic) JONI HARMS (Warner Western) GAVIN STATION REPORTING Joe Daniels, PD.10(YC-Clovis, SUNDOGS (Parhelion) LUCKY 13 ¡Oh Boy!) PHONE: (61 5) 255-501

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The Scene Commitment to Country '99: Our Future Looks Bigger Sz Better! BY JAMIE MATTESON ratings, programming, promo- with informative meetings, new tions, music and more. artist showcases, and a chance to Another exciting aspect of this network and share ideas with DreamWorks' Linda Davis (center) redesign is our expanded research, friends and peers. This year's shares a "ride" with KAJA's Keith which will allow us to further spot- buzz started early, when the over Montgomery (left) and Jennie light Country's developing artists. 100 Country attendees from last James (right). By launching our "Break-out Chart," year's seminar in San Diego 'I his week's editorial is especially which will consist of the top 12 spread the word that this intimate, thrilling for me to write, because I songs (compiled from GAVIN boutique -style gathering was a In the Spotlight get to talk about (and you get to Country chart data) from artists who "don't miss" event for Country experience) GAVIN's new, expand- have not yet scored more than radio. With just over four weeks ed Country section, which debuts three top 10 singles on GAVIN'S to go before the Seminar, I'm this week. For the past several Country chart. We feel that this happy to say we've already far months, we have been polling surpassed last year's Country reg- many of our radio and istration numbers. record label readers, asking In the coming weeks, look for what they'd like to see GAVIN's Commitment more of, less of, or added to to Country to the pages of GAVIN Country. weave its way into LILA McCANN It is our sincere hope that our reporting panel LABEL: Asylum Records you find these changes infor- as we undertake the CURRENT SINGLE: "With You" mative, helpful, and also a important task of in stores 2/16/99 great weekly read. evaluating, revising, - CURRENT ALBUM: Something In addition to our existing and enhancing our In The Air in stores 3/23/99 weekly editorial feature, current group of - ON THE RECORD: Something In we're increasing Country reporters in order to The Air features a song written by in GAVIN insure our place as radio's participation Steve Wariner and Bryan White. by expanding our "Radio Country's trendsetter They, along with Vince Gill, are Says" feature. Each week, we'll and music breaking guest vocalists on the album. chart. Recent changes in invite several programmers and 1998 HIGHLIGHTS: George Strait music directors to comment on chart will provide other reporting panels Country Music Festival Tour, get- the songs that are impacting developing artists a more level have caused several ting braces off, turning 17. their stations and markets. playing field, thus allowing these "Country lifetstyle" markets to PUCKERING UP: Lila's new Another new radio feature is songs to develop in an environment become under -represented. It is our video for "With You" features "DISCovery," which gives radio separate from our national chart. plan to seek out the best Country sta- her first on-screen kiss folks a chance to highlight "Region x Region" offers a break- tions in some of these markets and WATCHING: Dawson's Creek favorite current album projects. down of our Country reporting add them to GAVIN's family of LISTENING TO: Shania Twain, We're planning to rotate this stations in five separate regions- reporters, enabling us to offer an The Woman In Me feature weekly with our popu- West Coast, Southwest, Midwest, even broader view of Country in ACTING: Lila recently played an lar PROfile because hey, who Northeast, and Southeast-in order this country. aspiring singer on an episode doesn't like to have their mug to better spotlight the difference in Check out our new features of Walker, Texas Ranger in the mag? activity and impact of songs in par- and let us know what you think. DRIVING: A maroon GMC Jimmy Our new "In the Spotlight" will ticular areas of the Country. Your input, comments, and sug- STUDYING: Lila has a 3.5 GPA introduce radio to Country's So GAVIN's renewed Commitment gestions are always encouraged CHEERING: Lila's high-school newest artists as well as give up- to Country 1999 begins with more and welcome-especially if they're cheerleading squad is partici- to-date information on estab- features in the magazine each good! We are committed to pating in the National lished artists who have new pro- week, but we're also excited to providing Country radio readers Cheerleading Competition in jects on the horizon. "Random continue the drive at next month's with information, news, and sto- February in Orlando. Lila is not Radio" is just that-thoughts on GAVIN Seminar in New Orleans. ries that are relevant and impor- allowed to miss a single prac- subjects pertaining to radio, We've planned a great weekend tant to the growth of our format. tice before the competition! including scheduling, air -talent, for our Country attendees filled Enjoy!

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COUNTRY REPORTS ACCEPTED FRIDAYS B A.M.-3 P.M. AND MONDAYS B A.M.-3 P.M. GAVIN STATION REPORTING PH: (61 5) 255-501 GAVIN FAX: (61 5) 255-5020

COUNTRYLW TW Weeks Rpts. Adds SPINS TRENO REGION N REGION 2 1 JO DEE MESSINA - Stand Beside Me (Curb) 14 200 0 1262 +172 Jo Dee can't miss as she scores her third consecutive Number One from I'm Alright. West Coast (40) 3 2 TIM McGRAW - For A Little While (Curb) 10 200 0 7192 +142 1 3 RANDY TRAVIS - Spirit Of A Boy, Wisdom Of A Man (DreamWorks) 16 192 0 6851 -380 MOST ADDED: 4 4 MARK CHESNUTT - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing (Decca) 8 200 0 6849 +408 1. FAITH HILL (13) 6 5 DIAMOND RIO - Unbelievable (Arista) 13 191 0 6685 +321

8 6 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY - Hold On To Me (Atlantic) 16 199 0 6515 +258 2. VINCE GILL (13)

7 REBA McENTIRE - Wrong Night (MCA) 10 199 0 6541 +216 3. COLLIN RAYE (9) MOST ADDED 10 8 SARA EVANS - No Place That Far (RCA) 14 197 O 5815 +400

11 9 TRISHA YEARWOOD - Powerful Thing (MCA) 8 199 0 5781 +452 SPINCREASE:

9 10 THE WILKINSONS - Fly (The Angel Song) (Giant) 11 199 0 5682 +236 1. GEORGE STRAIT +163

13 11 BILLY RAY CYRUS - Busy Man (Mercury) 11 197 1 5613 +300 2. BROOKS & DUNN +158 15 12 DIXIE CHICKS - You Were Mine (Monument) 5 191 0 5321 +481 3. SARA EVANS +118 16 13 SHANIA TWAIN - That Don't Impress Me Much (Mercury) 6 188 0 4906 +200

17 14 MICHAEL PETERSON - By The Book (Reprise) 16 191 2 4883 +239 Southwest (34) 19 15 ALABAMA - Keepin' Up (RCA) 7 193 3 4594 +330

5 16 MARTINA McBRIDE - Wrong Again (RCA) 11 154 0 4491-1926 MOST ADDED: FAITH HILL (69) 24 17 GEORGE STRAIT - Meanwhile (MCA) 3 197 4 4417 +731 1. FAITH HILL (17) VINCE GILL (66) Already generating big phones at KIZN, WFMB, WOYK, KRKT, WQSB, KZAM, and KXBZ. 18 DERYL DODD - A End 17 186 2. VINCE GILL (11) COLLIN RAYE (42) Bitter (Columbia/CRG) 4438 +113 22 KENNY CHESNEY - How Forever Feels (BNA) 5 192 4124 +325 3. AARON TIPPIN (9) MARK WILLS (38) 20 LARI WHITE - Take Me (Lyric Street) 15 179 4112 +62

CLINT BLACK (36) 21 THE KINLEYS - Somebody's Out There Watching (Epic) 12 184 4009 +131 SPINCREASE:

21 BROOKS & DUNN - I Can't Get Over You (Arista) 3 189 3780 +685 1. BROOKS & DUNN +134 29 CHAD BROCK - Ordinary Life (Warner Bros.) 11 179 3286 +326 2. TRISHA YEARWOOD +130 MOST SPINCREASE 25 STEVE WARINER - Every Little Whisper (Capitol Nashville) 13 159 3228 -223 3. DIXIE CHICKS +112 26 LINDA DAVIS - I'm Yours (DreamWorks) 12 115 3222 +86

30 SAWYER BROWN - Drive Me Wild (Curb) 6 113 3122 +206 Midwest (60) 28 LeANN RIMES - These Arms Of Mine )MCG/Curb) 9 168 3112 +130

33 LEE ANN WOMACK - I'll Think Of A Reason Later )Decca) 4 181 3091 +460 MOST ADDED: 32 TRACY BYRD - When Mama Ain't Happy (MCA) 5 166 3032 +271

31 SAMMY KERSHAW - One Day Left To Live (Mercury) 15 142 2778 -13 1. FAITH HILL (25)

40 FAITH HILL - Love Ain't Like That (Warner Bros.) 3 161 2603+1227 2. VINCE GILL (17) 36 TY HERNDON - Hands Of A Working Man (Epic) 4 154 2546 +342 3. COLLIN RAYE (17)

34 GARY ALLAN - I'll Take Today )Decca) 10 143 2472 +60 GEORGE STRAIT +731 31 PATTY LOVELESS - Can't Get Enough (Epic) 3 150 2370 +498 SPINCREASE BROOKS & DUNN +685 42 MARK WILLS - Wish You Were Here (Mercury) 3 135 1967 +666 1. GEORGE STRAIT +181

DIXIE CHICKS +481 - 39 TRAVIS TRITT No More Looking Over My Shoulder (Warner Bros.) 4 120 1866 +186 2. TRISHA YEARWOOD +168 TRISHA YEARWOOD +452 38 RICOCHET - Can't Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That )Columbia/CRG) 8 96 1624 -126 3. MARK CHESNUTT +163 MARK CHESNUTT +408 VINCE GILL - Don't Come Crying To Me (MCA) 2 106 1463 N 44 DEANA CARTER - You Still Shake Me (Capitol) 3 103 1453 +382 Northeast (30) 43 ANDY GRIGGS - You Won't Ever Be Lonely (RCA) 4 115 1430 +180

41 SOUTH SIXTY FIVE - A Random Act Of Senseless Kindness (Atlantic) 8 15 1236 -93 HOT MOST ADDED: 35 MARK NESLER - Slow Down (Asylum) 17 72 1189 -1198

48 WADE HAYES - Tore Up From The Floor Up )Columbia/DKC) 3 83 1147 +360 1. VINCE GILL (12)

SHANE McANALLY - Say Anything (MCG/Curb) 2 75 924 N 2. CLINT BLACK (7) COLLIN RAYE - Anyone Else (Epic) 1 54 101 N 3. FAITH HILL (5) FM CLAUDIA CHURCH - What's The Matter With You Baby (Reprisel2 53 657 N 50 JODY JENKINS - Old Country Dance Floor (Zone7) 6 39 606 +13 SPINCREASE: YOUNGACOUNTRY CLINT BLACK - You Don't Need Me Now (RCA) 45 589 N 1. GEORGE STRAIT +144

CHARLIE ROBISON - Barlight (Columbia/CRG) 2 40 588 N WYGY - Cincinnati 2. BROOKS & DUNN +105 45 SUZY BOGGUSS - From Where I Stand (Capitol Nashville) 8 35 Top 9 at 9 with JJ 547 -524 3. TRISHA YEARWOOD +57 Gerard 7:00 - Midnight 1. SHANIA TWAIN That Don't Impress Me Reports Adds SPINS Weeks UP COMING Southeast (36) Much" (Mercury) 42 22 451 1 * THE WARREN BROTHERS - Better Man )BNA) 2. GARTH BROOKS 'It's Your Song' (Capitol) 37 11 465 1 * MONTE WARDEN - Someday... (Asylum) MOST ADDED: 3. TRISHA YEARWOOD "Powerful Thing' (MCA) 31 31 434 1 * LILA McCANN - With You (Asylum) 1. VINCE GILL (13) 4. DIXIE CHICKS 'You Were Mine' (Monument)

5. TOBY KEITH °Getcha Some' (Mercury) 2. MARK WILLS (11) 6. MARK WILLS 'Don't Laugh at Me' (Mercury) 3. FAITH HILL (9)

1. ALAN JACKSON °Right on the Money' SPINCREASE (Arista) Commitment to Country 8. THE WILKINSONS "Fly" (Giant) 1. GEORGE STRAIT +155 9. MARK CHESNUTT "I Don't Want to Miss 2. BROOKS & DUNN +140 a Thing' (Decca) 1999 3. MARK CHESNUTT +96

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T COUNTRYIREA KUli FLA. THE GAVIN COUNTRY BREAKOUT CHART REPRESENTS ARTISTS WITH NO MORE rJ WCTQ-SARASOTA, PD, CARPENTER, an Angel THAN THREE GAVIN COUNTRY TOP TEN SINGLES. ROB in a Touched by Wynonna appeared "Immediately after to Love" from the we started playing "Testify LW 1W Mist/Title/Label Weeks Rpts. Adds SPINS last November, several episode song to come out in It's the best Wynonna - 1 SARA EVANS - No Place That Far (RCS 14 19/ 0 5815 show's soundtrack. to see the song and got enough phones Big time moves this week include WFMS 26X -37X, KSKS 26X -37X, spun it three times Wills years. We jumped on the Mark KUBB 27X -38X, KRST 20X -32X, KKNU 22X -36X, WBWN 22X -36X, in our Top 4 at 9 countdown....We ring- show up the phones are already -50X. this week and KLTQ 25X -47X, KXKZ 25X -42X, and KZAM 26X 'Wish You Were Here' track be a monster!" 2 THE WILKINSONS - Fly (The Angel Song) (Giant) 11 199 0 5682 one's gonna ing off the hook.This - 3 DERYL DODD - A Bitter End (Columbia) 11 186 3 4438

4 THE KINLEYS - Somebody's Out There Watching (Epic) 12 184 1 4009 SCOTT BRYANT, MD, KRRV-ALEXANDRIA, LA. 5 CHAD BROCK - Ordinary Life (Warner Bros.) 11 119 2 3286 "The new Aaron Tippin, "I'm Leaving', is spectacular. The hook was a 6 LINDA DAVIS - I'm Yours (DreamWorks) 12 175 1 3222 real surprise and it became instantly familiar after the first listen. It's 7 GARY ALLAN - I'll Take Today )Decca) 10 143 2 2472 the perfect follow-up to 'For You I Will' and one of the best songs on 8 ANDY GRIGGS - You Won't Ever Be Lonely (RCA) 4 115 12 1430 the CD...Sara Evans"No Place That Far' was a conversion to heavy - 9 SOUTH SIXTY FIVE - A Random Act Of Senseless Kindness (Atlantic) 8 75 0 1236 last week. We've been on it for awhile and it's real hot...John Michael 10 MARK NESTER - Slow Down (Asylum) 17 72 0 1189 Montgomery is starting to pick up phones. It took a while to develop, - 11 SHANE McANALLY - Say Anything (MCG/Curb) 2 75 32 924 but it's a solid song...) love the new Faith Hill single, 'Let Me Let Go.' - 12 CLAUDIA CHURCH - What's The Matter With You Baby (Reprise) 2 53 13 657 It's going to be a smash!"

TOP TIP DAN HOLIDAY, MD, KZSN-WICHITA, SARA EVANS KAN. "After I listened to Susan "No Place That Far" (RCA) Ashton's 'Faith From the Here Heart,' I said, Wow. is an artist that may sound Sara debuts at Number One on GAVIN's premiere like some others already but the song on the radio, Breakout Chart and also garners her first top 10 is so phenomenal. We put it right on the radio it's better than and I think this week on GAVIN's Country chart. the pop version by Rod Stewart that I station, KRBB...When heard on our A/C I first spun the new Mark Wills Were Here,' single, 'Wish You I asked my listeners to pull off the road, stop whatever they were doing, and just listen to the words of the DISCOVERY rang for hours!" song. Dur phones

NAME: Dave Shepel ORE. TITLE: Program Director MD, KKNU-EUGENE, le MATT JAMES, off the at a STATION/MARKET: KFGE/Froggy 98 -Lincoln/ gave me right Brock's 'Ordinary Life thet title, "Chad sings(s the song, what's Hastings/Kearney, Nb. a caller asking ho goes by without tsayh that play phones...My girlfriend they buy it. Tremendous and where can describes me perfectly. ARTIST: Billy Ray Cyrus Think of a Reason Later' Ann Womack's 'I'll Lee another woman" ALBUM TITLE: Shot Full of Love every time I talk to She gets that way PRODUCER: John Kelton & Keith Stegall LABEL: Mercury Nashville RANDOMRADIO. "I'm glad Billy Ray Cyrus put his current project in the hands of producers Be sure to include all local commu- John Kelton & Keith Stegall, because the result is the best Billy Ray album Creating a Promo Plan nity oriented functions-i.e. blood yet! This album has great lyrics, great production, and most important, Form your promotions planning drives, special fundraisers, etc. great songs-including 'The American Dream,' which is worthy of airplay, committee - included should be fun radio song. Also, the and 'Touchy Subject,' an upbeat, summertime the PD, MD, Promotions Director Tips From the Top I me. first time listened to 'Give My Heart to You,' it hooked and Sales Manager. Start with a Vicki Fiorelli, Promotions Director blank 1999 calendar: KNIX-Phoenix MY CHOICE FOR THE ALBUM'S NEXT SINGLE IS: "Give My Heart Fill in every successful promotion Take local event promoters out to to You," because it's a song of true love and from last year. lunch at least once a quarter. This it would tie in n cely with Valentine's Day. Add in events that you feel your helps in maintaining relationships station missed out on last year. and keeps your station Top of Mind. MY PERSONAL FAVORITE SONG ON Add in any new ideas or events tak- Get to know the security people at THIS ALBUM: "Give My Heart to You" and ing place in your market, i.e. con- the local music/entertainment "His Shoes" are a tie. certs, client remotes, giveaways, etc. venues-it doesn't hurt to bring Brainstorm topics or items that may them something special, such as

OVERALL: I am happy to say, I like this Billy be "hot" -ie-DVD, HDTV, PlayStation, station merchandise or special Ray Cyrus album. Teamimg up with some current events, weather etc. prizes. great writers and two great producers make Be sure that you've scheduled Write thank -you letters after each for a solid album. Way to go Billy Ray! major promotions in conjunction major station event. This small ges- with Arbitron's diary distribution. ture goes a long way. FIVE STAR SCALE: **** 1/2 Use media resources such as the Take your part-timers out to lunch Internet and books such as Chase's once a month. It can inspire Calendar of Events for key dates beyond -the -call -of -duty help during that you may have missed. crunch times.

GAVIN January 22, 1999 53 PARTINGSHOTS

KNUCKLING UNDER... Ir a totally candid shot, WDET-Detroit MD Martin Bandyre faces off with lnterscope recording artist Sinead Lohan.

ROGER "BLANK"... Game Show icon Charles Nelson Reilley (remember Match Game?) offered his talents to Wilco (get it?) as the group mixed the upcom-

ing album Summer Teeth, due out in March (front, I -r): Reilley,

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and Jay Bennet; (back, l -r): Warner/Reprise VP Artist Development Gary Briggs, studio staffer Mike Hagler, Wilco's John Stirratt, studio's Mike Scotella.

Chico, adds MD stripes. Mainstream Top 40 using the new gmailBOXSET slogan, "Your Music Fix." The WEOW/FM-Key West PD/MD other two Top 40s in the market, Andrew Jaye exits and re -locates KZII and KLZK, lean Rhythmic. V LJ-New York has afternoons gehl is soliciting for airchecks for to the Washington, D.C. area for open. VP of Programming Tom all shifts. "No big deal, it's just that family reasons and will be looking KMEL-San Francisco is giving Liddy confirms that Rocky our available talent bank is down for radio work. Call him @ (301) away a planeload o' Grammy

A len has crossed the hall for to zero, and I want to see what's 309-9966 or email: keywest Trips. "We're doing trips every Warnings at sister WABC, effec- out there and re -load the box in [email protected]. weekday at 7, 11, 3 and 7 on the t\e January 25. "We're looking to my office." Packages to Persigehl 'KMEL Jams Jet,"' says PD Joey nave in a more music -intensive at KZZP, 645 E. Missouri Ave, Suite WMXL-Lexington PD Barry Fox Arbagey. How long do the give- ci-ection," Cuddy tells gmail. 360, Phoenix, AZ 85012. segues to the PD post at Jacor sis- away's last? "Until we run out in Rush your package to WPLJ, 2 ter Top 40 WDJX-Louisville under a couple of weeks," he tells Penn Plaza, 17th Floor, New York, Radio One plays flush the format OM C.C. Matthews. gmail. Down the hall, afternoon N7 10121. at Classic Rock WWBR (The jock Sway is leaving to seek his

Bear) -Detroit, emerging as KKPN (104.5 the Planet) - fortune outside of radio in LA. K3BE-Houston finally found a Mainstream A/C 102.7 Kiss -FM, Corpus Christi PD Jason Hillery is Night jock Chuy Gomez moves new Creative Services Director, targeted to the same fine folks upped to Pacific Broadcasting up to replace him, while Brian Christopher, most recently who already listen to Chan- Director of Contemporary Pro- Franzen & Trace take nights, enployed at Chancellor's L.A. sta- cellor's WNIC. gramming, now also overseeing followed by Gil Alexander in t ons. He's also gotten his face on sister Rhythm -Crossover outlet late nights and Foxxee Brown TV doing extra work on ER, Party KOAR (0100) -Little Rock morn- KBTE (102.3 the Beat). in overnights. "The Roots fea- of Five, and Ally McSeal. ing guy Rob Tanner exits, turing Erykah Badu ('You Got replaced by Kevin Clay, a Top 40 KMMX (Mix 1001 -Lubbock, Tex. Me' on MCA) is hot!" says K101 (K1011 -Sal Francisco vet, who crosses the hall from PD Jay Richards heats up his Arbagey. "Phones after a few e .ening personality Samy the Clear Channel sister Country reporting status from Hot A/C to mix show spins." Psychic has left the building. No KDDK. PD Gary Robinson still replacement has been named yet seeks a co -host. b' PD Bob Lawrence. No word GAVIN IS ONLINE! on whether she saw it coming... Entercom Top 40 KDND (107.9 www.gavin.com the Emil -Sacramento night jock We want to know what you think about what you see on KZZP-Phoenix OM Dan Persi- Chris K., former PD of KLRS- our pages. E-mail us at [email protected]

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