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DENNIS LAVINTHAL Publisher LENNY BEER 4 VIBE-RATERS DADDY DEAREST Editor In Chief Days of the New won't go gently into the night, while Chantal TONI PROFERA Executive Editor Kreviazuk, G. Love & Special Sauce and Ben Folds Five rate "Vibe" debuts. DAVID ADELSON Vice President/Editor At Large 6 ALBUMS KAREN GLAUBER Mases "Harlem World" rules the universe with a#1 bow, Senior Vice President while Dave Matthews Band's live album debuts at #2 and TODD HENSLEY Vice President/Sr. Broadcast Editor Chumbawamba tubthumps into the Top 10. JOE FLEISCHER Vice President/Senior Editor JON O'HARA 28 DIALOGUE General Manager Principle Management guru and U2 mentor Paul McGuinness finds his pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, only to discover ROY TRAKIN Senior Editor HITS' own bon vivant Danny "Strawberry" Fields sitting on MARK PEARSON top of it. Retail Editor RICKY LEIGH MENSH e "Puffy" Combs wants Mix Show Editor 33 POST MODERN ean Bad Boy Entertainment to MIKE MURPHY Ivana gets some parenting tips from British au pair Louise Special Projects "Whole Lot of Shaking Going On" Woodward. grow into aFortune 500 com- GARY JACKSON pany. Are you doubting him? Senior JAMZ Editor 61 ROCK This week, Combs & Bad Boy KANDACE TAYLOR Days of the New and Creed mark Active Rock's resurgence reclaim the #1 album spot with Senior Jamz Editor Mase, adding to an already in- JIMMY BARNES while HITS' Extreme Rawk Editor Jimmy "Stuporman" Barnes Rock Broadcast Editor scales tall buildings in asingle bound. credible '97 which has packed ED BROWN Combs' own multi-platinum Broadcast Editor monster and the huge Notori- NASTY-NES RODRIGUEZ 67 JAMZ Rap Editor Bad Boy/Arista rapper Mase doesn't "Feel So Good" at all after ous B.I.G. tribute. It's atorrid JULIA TRAINOR (and profitable) pace that's Adult Post Modern Editor talking to JAMZ' human sexual experiment Simon "Petri Dish" Glickman. causing folks in the music and TAMI PACKLEY •DIANA D'AMATO film industries to stand back Research Editors and make room for Daddy. JENNI REDDINGTON Director of Retail Marketing Mase's aces at MPS, Chumbawamba thumps ANNA OSBORN tubs at REQUESTS and POP MART's Billy Bored Retail Coordinator POP SIMON GLICKMAN wonders, if Jacor buys Nationwide, why ALEXA JOY SHERMAN can't they buy him, while Ray Dio returns to take Associate Editors a look at how Top 40 is positioned for the fourth JIMMY STEWART •FREDDIE VASQUEZ CELENE CLAUSE quarter push. Meanwhile, the only thing WAVELENGTH is Research Assistants positioned for can't be repeated in afamily magazine. LEISA ST. JOHN Office Manager
RANDI RASKIND •JOCELYN DEAL 100 MPS 110 POP MART Art Direction REBECCA ESMERIAN 104 POP PLAYS 114 WAVELENGTH Editorial Design BRIAN LINDSEY 108 REQUESTS Art Operations MICHAEL ALLEN Computer Operations SCOT!' KILLAM ON THE COVER Facility Manager 11 FRONT PAGE 84 TOP TENS CA Records pop sensa- BILL TREADWAY Distribution Manager 18 NEAR TRUTHS 88 BREAKOUTS Mtions Aqua mark their Top Ten album, "Aquarium," and COLOR WEST 20 LETTERS &T. TIMES 92 RERAP Lithography smash "Barbie Girl" single by 23 WHEELS & DEALS 94 EARPICKS discovering something rotten, 14958 Ventura Blvd. not in Denmark, but on the Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 83 IN ¡HA MIX (818) 501-7900 cover of this fish wrap. VI. E-RATERS
OUR PICKS TO BREAK FROM OUTSIDE TOP 40 • CHOSEN BY THE HITS EDITORIAL BOARD
DAYS OF THE NEW • OUTPOST O LOREENA McKENNITT • QR/wB • 5 Lw 7 2W 9 3W 1 LW 1 2W 3 3W album: DAYS OF THE NEW album: THE BOOK OF SECRETS track: THE MUMMERS' DANCE track: TOUCH, PEEL AND... Days of explosion! 588k saturate the APM action, huge marketing campaigns street as LP zooms past Gold with a 255k continue to react at retail. Over 300k out. 5-day! More massive retail jumps put Big sales at M'Iand, W'house, #49-43 album at #50 nationally. #1 Active Rock N'bury, #31 Penny debut. #1 Requests Most Played for 10 straight weeks. Top at KMTT, VVXRV. Huge at WXPN, CIDR, 10 Most Played at PoMo. Video rages KINK. Nick Batt/DNA re-mix shipping to w/19 Heavy MTV spins. On tour. Mgmt: radio soon (did S. Vega's 'Tom's Diner"). Victor Somogyi, Rick Smith/Wild Justice Mgmt: Loreena McKennitt.
COL/CRG THE VERVE • VIRGIN • IMANI COPPOLA •
2 LW 2 2w 2 3W 6 LW 4 2W 5 3W album: URBAN HYMNS album: CHUPACABRA track: BITTER SWEET... track: LEGEND OF A... PoMo dominator perfectly set up for First week LP sales rage at the indie level 11/11 Top 40 target. #1 CIMX; #2 as commercial single continues to respond KROQ; massive at WHFS, KZON, KITS, to Top 20 Pop spins, huge video play. WFNX, 99X, WXRK. Sales stay hot with Adds include KHMX, WMDC Giant at 231k out. 18 Heavy MTV Buzz Clip WPLL, KTMX, KFMB, KKLQ, KHOM, spins, #1 at M2. S/0 tour starts in At- KLLC. MTV Stress, VH1 Med, big at Box. lanta at presstime. R.Stone, Spin features Out w/Jamiroquai late Nov. Mgmt: hitting. Mgmt: Jazz Summers, Tim Parry. David Sonenberg/DAS Comm. Ltd.
BUNK 182 • CARGO/MCA CORNERSHOP • LUAI Action starts to spread from W. Coast PoMo action still brimming over in key stronghold. Big sales at Camelot, M'Iand, markets as sales react. #34-25 Penny, #52-39 W'house. PoMo still raging as #40-20 Moby, thanks to huge KROQ, cut rips into Active Rock. Adds include Y107 spins. Big at KTCL, KITS, WHFS, WEDG, WOXY, KIOZ, KRAD. MTV KOME, CIMX, WENZ, XHRM, KNDD. Active, big at Box. Radio shows, club 10 MTV Heavy Buzz Clip spins, M2, dates start mid-Nov. MTV sports special added at Box. On tour. Xlnt. press. 51k 11/7&8. 170k out. Mgmt: Rick DeVoe. out. Mgmt: Renée Lehman/Oasis Prod. USA LOEB • GEFFEN MARCY PLAYGROUND • CAPITOL o9 Lw 11 2W 13 3W 4 LW 5 2W 8 3W album: FIRECRACKER album: MARCY PLAYGROUND track: IDO track: SEX & CANDY Big Pop radio action, single sales PoMo radio smash! #1 XHRM. Top 10s: continue ahead of 11/11 LP release. KROQ, KNDD, WENZ, KOME, 91X, 356k in preorders. Adds include Y100, KNRK, WKDF, 99X, WHFS. Top 15s: KDWB, WBEJ, KISN. Huge play: KYSR, KITS, KTCL, WFNX. Huge SD, Atlanta WSTR, KKLQ, WPU, WPST, KALC. APM sales joined by Birmingham, led by #1 spins: KFOG, KBCO, KINK, WRLT. trend indie action at Magic Platter. MTV Video delivering at presstime. On promo Active, M2. On tour. KROQ Loveline tour. Mgmt: Janet Billig/Manage This! 11/25. Mgmt: Chris Blake Mgmt. November 7, 1997 ';j3e,Ze ià htn.:*,rt uit ii •Ír ii VIBE-RAT RS OUR PICKS TO BREAK FROM OUTSIDE TOP 40 • CHOSEN BY THE HITS EDITORIAL BOARD G. LOVE & SPEC. SAUCE • OKEH/EPIC BEN FOLDS FIVE • 550 MUSIC • DEBUT DEBUT album: YEAH, IT'S THAT EASY album: WHATEVER AND... track: STEPPING STONES track: BRICK PoMo radio simmers and first week sales Sensitive new cut from Chapel Hill piano react for Philly-via-Boston blues-funksters' trio builds big PoMo radio story, third LP. #1 WFNX. Big play: WENZ, reigniting LP. 213k out, 150k sold. XHRM, WRLG, 99X, WBCN, WPLY, Crossing to Pop radio early Dec. Early KTCL, WBRU. Video in production. On adds include WPLY. Video accepted at S/O tour. Xmas shows soon. Comedy MTV, added at M2. On tour weravis. Central "Viva..." 11/22. 100k out. PBS "Sessions" 11/8 with Beck. Mgmt: Mgmt: Jonathan Block/Major Music. Alan Wolmark, Peter Felstead/CEC. e OUVE • RCA ID CHANTAL KREVIAZUK • coVcRG 11 LW 9 2W 10 3W DEBUT album: EXTRA VIRGIN album: UNDER THESE ROCKS... track: YOU'RE NOT ALONE track: SURROUNDED Added at VH1! Sales continue to react to Canadian chanteuse surrounds radio big Top 40, PoMo radio spins. Huge at with multi-format action for new cut from KROQ, WFNX, KTCL, XHRM, KVVOD, debut LP. Pop adds include WPLL, KBBT, WPLT. #2 KACD. Large play at WPRO, KFMB, KYSR. APM Top 10 at CIDR. Big WBBM, KRBE, WXKS, WWZZ, WXXL, requests. Video added at M2, Box. On KKLQ. Video also on M2, Box. Promo promo tour. Xmas shows to include Lilith dates include NY shows 11/7 at Virgin, performance. 45k shipped. Mgmt: Chris ÍA SOBs. Mgmt: New State Entertainment. Kerr/PAM Artist Mgmt, Inc. SPACE MONKEYS • CHINGON/INT ALANA DAVIS • ELEI 14 Lw 15 2W 16 3W DEBUT 16 LW album: THE DADDY OF THEM... album: BLAME IT ON ME track: SUGAR CANE track: 32 FLAVORS Buzzing into orbit as LP hits at presstime Multi-format flavor continues as big LP re- with 50k. PoMo rocks with huge play at orders come in from T'world, Camelot. WLIR, KITS, 91X, KWOD, WHFS, Commercial single hits 11/18. Big Pop KNDD, KNRK, XHRM, WCYY. Big at play: KFMB, KMXB, WPST, KLLC, Y107, WBCN, WKDF, WFNX, KTCL. WXKS, KDMX. APM: WXRV, KGSR, Mega-phones. Delivering video soon. CIDR, K/ViTT, KINK, WRLT. Shooting vid- Tons of radio Xmas shows planned. eo. Out w/10k Maniacs. "Time" story Mgmt: Andrew McNiven-Duff. 11 /10. Mgmt: Jeff Kwatinetz/The Firm. BILLIE MYERS • UNIVERSAL LONGPIGS • MOTHER/ISLAND 13 LW 14 2W 15 Lw 16 2W album: GROWING, PAINS album: THE SUN IS OFTEN OUT track: KISS THE RAIN track: ON AND ON Multi-format downpour continues ahead PoMo radio continues to sizzle as multi- of album release, generating solid single format action heats up. Pop adds include sales. Pop play includes KALC, KAMX, WPLL. Big spins at KZON, WFNX, KLLC, WPLJ, WPLL, KFMB, KDMX, KVVOD, WCYY, WKDF, 99X, WRXQ, WXKS, KBBT. APM action includes #2 91X, WBCN, KTCL, KBBT, WSHE, WXRV. Video on MTV, VH1, added at KZZO. Video submitting at presstime. On The Box. LP hits 11/18 with over 60k. tour w/Echo & Bunnymen, then clubs Mgmt: Diggitl Entertainment/Bill Diggins. w/D. Warhds. Mgmt: First Column. reze : J de€•,- •11 11. 1 7 01/1 2WEEKS AGO LAST WEEK THIS WEEK ALBUMS POWER ARTIST TITLE LABEL COMMENTS INDEX MASE HARLEM WORLD B. Boy/Arista 73017 Major Puffy connection 301.4 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND LIVE AT RED ROCKS RCA 67587 Hot live package 111.7 LEANN RIMES YOU LIGHT UP... Curb 77885 Smash single leads 104.5 THE FIRM THE FIRM AFT/Inter 90136 Superstar Rap ensemble 89.5 8 5 MARIAN CAREY BUTTERFLY Col/CRG 67835 "Butterfly" hot now 85.2 FLEETWOOD MAC THE DANCE Reprise 46702 Smash tour, television 85.1 CHUMBAWAMBA TUBTHUMPER Repub/Univ 53099 Exploding 81.8 AQUA AQUARIUM MCA 11705 "Lollipop" starting 78.5 SOUL FOOD SOUNDTRACK LaFace/Arista 26041 "Total/Milestone" lead 76.7 171 10 BOYZ II MEN EVOLUTION Motown 530-819 New cut added to MTV 70.6 JANET VELVET ROPE Virgin 44762 "Together Again" hot now 68.3 1121 10 MASTER P GHETTO D No Limit/Pri 50659 "Ghetto D" #1 BOX 66.9 1-1 PHISH SLIP, STITCH & PASS Elek/EEG 62121 Many fans here 66.6 15 [131 MATCHBOX 20 YOURSELF... Lava/AtI/Atl G 92721 "3 AM" breaking 65.4 PUFF DADDY NO WAY OUT B. Boy/Arista 73012 About to tour 65.0 JEWEL PIECES OF YOU AtI/Atl G 82700 Multiple smashes here 62.6 119 1191 SPICE GIRLS SPICE Virgin 42174 Many hits here 58.5 110 1161 TRISHA YEARWOOD SONGBOOK/COLLECTION MCA 70011 Country superstar hits 55.5 21 SMASH MOUTH FUSH YU MANG Interscope 90142 "Walkin'..." leads 54.6 118 20 ROLLING STONES BRIDGES TO BABYLON Virgin 44712 "Anybody" leads, hot tour 50.3 GANG RELATED SOUNDTRACK DR/Priority 53509 Four new 2Pac songs 50.0 KISS CARNIVAL OF SOULS Mercury 536-323 New stuff 46.4 LL COOL J PHENOMENON DJ/Mercury 539-186 "Phenomenon" leads 46.4 SPICE 1 BLACK BOSSALLINI Jive 41596 Rap 45.9 16 12o1 BROOKS & DUNN GREATEST HITS Arista 18852 Country superstars 45.8 (Based on sales of albums, tapes and CD'S from the nation's leading record merchandisers) 6 HITS November 7, 1997 SEMI-CHARMED LIFE HIT #1 EVERYWHERE. THEN GRADUATE WENT TOP TEN. SO HOW'S IT GOING TO BE THIS TIME? le an1 'video fro their pieinum self-titled debut album. clubs now. th U2 10/26 -11/23 and with THE ROLLING STONES 11/7 & 11/25 -12/9. Produced by Jenkins, Eric Valentine and Ren Klyce Management: Eric Godtland fo Eric Gocfrand Management Inc, WC:36-bIlit NEW AT TOP 40: 'fig- WRVidefeitia illIé WSTR Atlanta iitteelebte #4121erii MODERN AC: WABB Mobile 1 37-24* BDS Monitor WXY1/ Baltimore Debut R&R 30* WMGB Macon ighlights WXXL Orlando WTCF Sagina Debut Modern Adult 29* KROQ LA 32x KBKS Seattle Debut Adult Top 40 39e KOKO Omaha 99X Atlanta 24x KZHT Salt Lake City and more WHFS Wash. D.C. 28x Ne WLUM Milwaukee AT AAA: New WXLE Albany 24x WALC St. Louis 89X Detroit KXST San Diego WJBX Ft. Myers 44x WKSI Greensboro KWOD Sacramento 50x WZNE Rochester and more ad. On Elektra egnpact discs and MI, • e cassettes.111111111.elektra.com 1897 Elea., Enberta.neneni Grow a of Warner Caanwnealens An A Tare Warne, Carnpany I 2WEEKS AGO LAST WEEK ALBUMS THIS WEEK POVVI- R ARTIST TITLE LABEL COMMENTS INUL X AROUND THE FUR MaverickNVB 46810 "My Own..." lea 4. LJ 26 DEFTO 20 [21 EU BUSTA RHYMES WHEN DISASTER... Vio/Elek/EEG 62130 "Put Your Hands..." leads 44.7 23 22 EC USHER MY WAY LaFace/Arista 26043 "You Make..." leads 41.6 29 THE CURE GALORE Fic,/Elek/EEG 62117 Hits plus new 41.4 25 30 HANSON MIDDLE OF NOWHERE Mercury 534-644 Three cuts deep so far 38.4 24 [24] SUGAR RAY FLOORED Lava/AtI/Atl G 83006 "RPM" starting 37.4 1281 JOCK JAMS VOL 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS Tommy Boy 1163 Hot compilation 36.7 25 27 MEN IN BLACK SOUNDTRACK Col/CRG 68169 Falling after great run 3,4.3 FIONA APPLE TIDAL Work 67439 "Criminal" hot at radio 31.9 39 1371 BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET BOYS Jive 41589 New cut exploding Top 40 29.4 31 TIM MCGRAW EVERYWHERE Curb 77886 Huge country 29.0 [30] 32 PRODIGY FAT OF THE LAND XLJMute/Mav/WB 46606 "Smack My..." up next 28.0 27 1311 SARAH MCLACHLAN SURFACING Arista 18970 "Sweet Surrender" next 27.6 —9- 1231 GREEN DAY NIMROD Reprise 46794 "Good Riddance" up next 27.1 40 ULTIMATE DANCE..98 VARIOUS Arista 18988 Another hit compilation 26.8 P. WYNONNA THE OTHER SIDE Curb/Univ 53061 Country 26.6 [7142 H-TOWN LADIES EDITION Relativity 1596 "They Like..." leads 25.2 fà'71 1351 LE JOHN M MONTGOMERY GREATEST HITS AtI/Atl G 83060 Country 24.5 36 a] SUBLIME SUBLIME GA/MCA 1141 "Doin' Time" the cut now 23.6 1331 :13 OASIS BE HERE NOW Epic 68530 "Don't Go Away" now 21.2 ELTON JOHN BIG PICTURE Rock/A&MA 536-266 All new material 20.6 e SALT-N -PEPA BRAND NEW RA/Lon/Isl BM 828-959 "R U Ready" leads 19.7 48 GRAVEDIGGAZ PICK, THE SICKLE... GeeStN2 32501 Rap 19.5 32 40, BOB DYLAN TIME OUT OF MIND Col/CRG 68556 All new material 18.1 50 DAYS OF THE NEW DAYS OF THE NEW Outpost 30004 Contains hot video 17.9 (Based on sales of albums, tapes and CD'S from the nation's leading record merchandisers) EPMD (Def JamiMerc) JUDAS PRIEST (CMC) TRACE ADKINS (Cap Nash) NEXT UP MORTAL KOMBAT (ST) (TVT) BONE THUGS... (Ruth/Relativity) WALLFLOWERS (Interscope) THE DOORS (Elek/EEG) WYCLEF JEAN (RH/RC/CoVCRG) GRATEFUL DEAD (Arista) 8 HITS November 7, 1997 I .4• • 41> me ith oks what would happen The new single from her platinum debut album BLURRING THE [MS This Is "WHAT WOULD HAPPEN" If You Played This Record... "Women want to hear this one and they want to hear it often. This is an awesome record! This is already pulling #2 phones. We get calls every time we play it." -Mike Preston, Chet Buchanan, KBKS/Seattle 37x "This song shows Meredith is an artist that we will be dealing with for a long time." — Rob Roberts, PD/WHY! & WPLL "Meredith Brooks is the most provocative and exciting artist to come around in years. This song is the one song Ikeep in my office and play for everyone." — Charlie Quinn, PD/WRVW/Nashville "This is a very interesting record with early positives in callout from 25-34's where a lot of likes showed up. We feel very good about it and it's only 50% familiar. We are getting strong phones." — David Edgar, MD/WBZZ/Pittsburgh Already Over 700 Mainstream Top 40 Spins at: KHKS KIIS KKRZ WHY' WTMX WKSS KLLC WXXL WXKS WBZZ KKLQ And MUSIC FIRST WFLZ KRBE WMTX KMXV WKRQ Many More ADD cad by David Rickett ' ‘',1‘111.1kIt• e Mariage ant imersdithbrooks Clair/ Capq BUZZ BIN HEAVY 1 S‘à alik BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY onitor 5 weeks! >low on tour in America 90- Hut ttp://www.vir irecorc.-i.porn • patti smith peace and noise rolling stone "1959, "don't say nothing" and "dead city." patti smith peace and noise "A triumphant album that's of a piece with her '70s masterworks. Smith's at her wild-eyed, visionary bçst." Entertainment Weekly October 3, 1997 "V'/ell worth the vQgft. Peace and Noise is utterly current and crucial." Time Out New York October 9, 1997 "A Must CD. Smith still rules as the preeminent angry woman in rock. An album that comes close to the power of Horses."4111Ilif New York Post rwu Septembpr 30, 1997 "Moving and emotional. Smith's new work is typically intense (and) quite accessible." Los Angeles Times September 27, 1997 MUM& www.aristarec.com © 1997 arista records, inc., a unit of bmg entertainment Issue #568: Still Better Than An Outbreak Of Junta Virus EONTiti PAGE NOVEMBER 7, 1997 VOLUME 11 ISSUE 568 $6.00 We're All For Crowd Control, But This Is Ridiculous... MASE IN YOUR FACE!!!! tcame on like abracing Hall shot of pepper spray in 11 the kisser. Yes, Bad Boy/ Arista rapper Mase stepped Monitor out solo this week with "Harlem World" and scored Next year's 13th annual a whopping *1 Album Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Chart debut, beating all induction ceremony will have corners by anearly three- adecidedly California flavor, to-one margin. with the Eagles, Fleetwood Over at Best Buy, Cin- Mac, The Mamas & The dy Chinn celebrated by rid- Papas and Santana among ing apallet jack down the those who'll be honored at the aisles: "To be honest, we dinner Monday, January 12 at think it caught alot of peo- the Waldorf-Astoria in New ple by surprise that it was York City. Like last year, quite this big. It's akiller VH1 will televise the event record full of hits, and, like exclusively the following Puffy, it's not at all just an Monday, January 19 at 9pm East Coast fan base—it's (ET/PT). huge everywhere." The Eagles were the only The Wall's Ed Climie nominees inducted it on the saw fit to interrupt his first ballot. Others to be shoe-tying lesson in order inducted include New Orleans to say, "It's the biggest rock pioneer Lloyd Price and debut for us since last year's rockabilly star Gene Vincent. Metallica release!" Noted producer Allen Tous- If that ain't enough to saint will be honored in the Next Week's Chart make you step back and "Non Performer" category, say, "Holy mackerel," con- while New Orleans jazz legend At press time, lots of really, nent chartdom are the eagerly sider the Dave Matthews Jelly Roll Morton enters the really neat albums by really, anticipated Jane's Addiction Band, coming in at number Hall as an "Early Influence." really neat artists were hitting "relapse" (Warner Bros.), two with a live set. Hey, Nominees who were not the streets. It truly warms the crazy Jay-Z (Rockafella/Mer- hippie, way to make astand among the top seven vote-get- heart to see so much wonderful cury), AC action figure for the music. Got ajoint? ters or who didn't receive 50% music generating so much Michael Bolton (Columbia), For those who fear of the vote include the money for needy multinational the newest edition of Bobby change, take heart in Stooges, Billy Joel, Solomon conglomerates. Sigh. Albums Brown (MCA), new new-age LeAnn Rimes' continuing Burke, Dusty Springfield, Joe of note include hot new ones from Yanni (Virgin) and mad inspirational presence at Tex, The Moonglows, Gene from Spice Girls (Virgin) and science from Rakirn (Univer- *3. Soothing, isn't it? Pitney, Earth, Wind & Fire Shania Twain (Mercury sal). Stay tuned to see where You are getting sleepy... and Del Shannon. Nashville). Also up for immi- they land. Sleeeeeeeepy HITS November 7, 1997 11 oitzi o N A G E z Clean Living Proving once and for all that they really, really care, Val DeLong, Steve Leeds, Monte Lippman and the other wacky koo-koo promo maniacs from Universal Records hold up chunks of debris gathered for disposal during "beautify the city" days. In other news, Chumbawamba paid these people's mortgages this week. TOP SELLING Milton Sincoff Dies —MEE- MTV VJ The best-selling singles this ilton Sincoff, a music Sincoff had most re- week are #1 Elton John (Roc./ industry veteran and cently served as Vice Presi- Beef A&M Assoc), #2 LeAnn longtime friend of this maga- dent, Marketing & Mer- Rimes (Curb), #3 Usher zine, died of heart failure chandising for Purchasing (LaFace/Ari.), Aaliyah (BB/ this week. He was 62. at Sony Music. Atl/Atl G), #5 Boyz II Men Sincoff spent 18 years at (Motown), #6 Allure (Crave), Arista, leaving as Sr. Vice #7 LSG (Elek/EEG), #8 Next President Production, Manu- (Arista), #9 Missy Elliott facturing and Purchasing. (Elek/EEG) and #10 Some- Prior to that he was at Buddah thing For The People (WB). Records for eight years. Sincoff also willingly served as the subject of many HITS photo essays over the WILD past 11 years, often interject- ing his own editorial sugges- CARD tions—and objections. MATCHBOX 20 Milton was agreat music LAVA/ATL/ATL G man and areally great sport. This multi-format follow-up He will be sorely missed by to the breakthrough smash everyone at HITS. "Push" is off to a big start. It's already exploding at Post Modern, Modern Adult Sure, we'd love to know what it's and Top 40, as the red-hot like to be young, happening and Atlantic promo team of "in the demo," but frankly we find Ganis, Buch and Spivak are ACTION it more convenient to print photos closing majors and filling in of young, happening, "in the the dots. This one's headed The MTV adds this week are Aerosmith (Col/CRG) and demo" folks like MTV's Toby for Top 10 and higher. Bet Boyz II Men (Motown). Amies. Thank you for your on it! understanding. 12 HITS November 7, 1997 O A G E Hie re Sony's Yen For Success The wacky knuckleheads Sony's overall music arm who turned your three-year- showed revenue of $1.34 bil- old into an obsessive lion, an increase of approxi- A Blatant R)-01l of a Good Magazine "PlayStation" junkie are again mately 19% over the past year. rolling in the toro as Sony Sony shares reached a Corp. announced record half- record high of $104.32 on year group profits of $751.5 August 1, with its value ris- WHAT WEASELS ARE WEASELING ABOUT THIS WEEK million. That's a76% increase ing more than 43% over the over the year before. past year. 1 CHRIS BLACK WELL: After making "Let's go slaughter a "Let's go capture blond corporate waves, he sets sail from his Island whale," commented one American sex slave," com- paradise. What's next? Japanese fisherman with mented one Japanese busi- absolutely no connection to nessman with absolutely no 2 MASE: Huge #1 debut feels so good. Hmmm... this story. connection to this story. Maybe Puffy's got something after all. 3 SPICE GIRLS: Latest merchandising goldmine— Ozzy Rules, Dude arecord! Which one's called "Filthy, Stinking Rich Spice"? 4 CLIVE DAVIS: He gives the industry aLott—including the #1 album in the country. 5 MADONNA: Who'll help manage her material world? 6 BURNSTEIN 8z MENSCH: Metallica, Hole, Pumpkins all in play. But where the hell's the new Def Leppard?!? 7 GARTH BROOKS: Hats back on for EMI release? Proving that life as apre-eminent rock god has not taken its toll on Ozzy 8 DAVITT SIGERSON: His Ames is true, Osbourne (3rd from I), the legendary rocker hangs with (l-r) Epic Sr. VP but is Island scenario still afloat? Worldwide Marketing Steve Barnett, Epic/550 President Polly Antho- ny, Epic Records Group Chairman David Glew, Manager Sharon 9 DENISE BROWN: WB exec has Somethin' Osbourne and Epk VP Marketing Steve Einczig. Ozzy then joyfully For The People and the people are buying it. recalled three decades in rock's fast lane by drooling down his chin and modeling the latest model of extra-strength "Depends." Rock on, dude. 10 TOOL: Still turning the screws, or just wrenching themselves free? He Needs The Money Universal Music Group the song has garnered approxi- Chairman and Chief Execu- mately 1.25 million plays. A Time For Reflection tive Officer Doug Morris was A grateful Morris accepted awarded aBMI citation this the honor, but acknowledged week in recognition of one he could make ahell of alot million broadcast perfor- more money off a Chum- mances of his composition bawamba rotation increase in "Sweet Talking Guy." To date, Des Moines. ACTION The M2 adds this week are (Atl/Atl G), Chantal Krevi- Kenny Wayne Shepherd azuk (Col/CRG), LL Cool Seen soft-pedaling that whole "player" thing during alow-key Las Vegas video (Revolution), Robin Loau J (Def Jam/Merc), Rage (Polydor/AMA), Ben Folds Against The Machine (Epic), shoot, Bad Boy/Arista breadwinner Muse (c) hangs heavy with comedi- an Chris Tucker (I) and head Bad Boy Sean "Puffy" Combs (r). Five (550 Music), Baby Bird Common (Relativity) and "I'm feeling alot of love," Mase was heard to say, "but Ifeel like Will Smith (Atl/Atl G), Led Zeppelin Midge Ure (RCA Victor). in this space suit." The three later melted down their jackets for dice money. HITS November 7, 1997 13 O N T P A a E Givers Giving WWO'LL GÉT TL-1[ OTI-IÉR PiECL OF MADOMe MANAGOIENT PiE ? Shown here, three industry heavyweights announce what's obviously des- tined to be all the rage among celebs like themselves, the donating of famous body parts to the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame. Sheryl Crow will donate her oft-fantasized-about navel, David Bowie will donate his blue eye (and perhaps his brown eye for contrast), while MTV's Tom Freston will donate the most kissed ass in the entire business to aspecial wing named for its donor. See, life is worth living. SO MUM FOR r2Y 1-IUMOR... Breakdown ACTION ( Who's got what on this week's album chart ) POWER POINTS: #1 LP = 50 POINTS/#50 LP = 1 POINT The adds this week at Matchbox 20 (Lava/Atl/Atl Power LABEL Points Top 10 Top 20 Top 50 VHI are Allure (Crave), G), Olive (RCA) and Third Erykah Badu (Universal), Eye Blind (Elek/EEG). WARNER 362 3, 6 13, 14 26, 27, 29 Oasis (Epic), Donna Lewis! Rolling Stones (Virgin) are MUSIC GRP. 16 31, 32, 36 Richard Marx (Atl/Atl G), Artist of the Month. (TOTAL: 14) 37, 39, 43 BMG 296 1, 2, 9 15 24, 25, 28 Berry's Nashville (TOTAL: 11) 35, 38, 40 48 Shuffle UNIVERSAL 217 4, 7, 8 18, 19 41, 44, 50 EMI Recorded Music reportedly petitioned the (TOTAL: 8) President Ken Berry is shak- city fathers to change the ing things up in Music City. term "country" to "Quaint In addition to ordering every- American Ditties." EMI 174 11, 12 21 one to stop drinking Jack Said Berry: "I am pleased (TOTAL: 5) 17, 20 Daniels and start taking tea at Pat is able to step up and take three, he has upped Capitol over the reins at Capitol Nashville Executive Vice Nashville and Iam extremely POLYGRAM 128 10 22, 23, 30 President/General Manager hopeful Scott will agree to (TOTAL: 6) 46, 47 Pat Quigley to head the label take on the challenge of estab- as President/ CEO, replacing lishing the new company." Scott Hendricks, who has Concurrently, Garth SONY 98 5 33, 34, 42 been tapped to establish a Brooks announced he would (TOTAL: 6) 45, 49 Virgin Nashville operation release his new album on in early '98. Berry has also November 25. 14 HITS November 7, 1997 as.:401 BUT THIS WEEK! ADULT 30-27* POP 40 38-33* ROUND YOU!! SEARCH CRAMENTO IRST WEEK OF TESTING. REQUESTS KLLC KZZP WSHE WVRV WXLE EW THIS WEEK KYSR KFMB KBBT KPLL KLLY MAJOR SPINS KZZP 3Ix WVRV 25x KZZO 36x WMTX 23x WMXB 38x KAMX 37x THE NEW SINGLE FROM THE ALBUM "UNDER THESE ROCKS AND STONES" KVSR 28x "...ONE OF THE MOST COMPELLING DEBUTS OF THE YEAR." -BILLBOARD WBAM 37x KPEK 2Ix ON TOUR WITH RON SEXSMITH. KM XB 39x PRODUCED BY PETER ARREE / MATT WALLACE MANACEMENT, CHRISTINA KERR t, IRA KOSLOW FOR PAM ARTIST MANABEMENT, INC. AND CHRIS BURKE-GAFFNEY B DANNY SCHUR FOR THE SCHURBURNE GROUP AttlIMWWW.musuc.sony.com/Mwslc/ArtisttntotChantallfreviszek/Index.html "COLUMBIA" REG. U.S. PAT. & TN OFF. MARCA RECISTRADAJO 1997 SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC C01.1 %MIA 01Z rJ N A G E Jackson's Action at Motown RUNDOWN OF EXECUTIVES ON THE MO D Can yet another Jackson munity. And he was the only lead the legendary House That candidate who knew all the Berry Built back to glory? Vet- words to `You Keep Me eran film and music industry Hanging On." exec George Jackson may not Added Avant: "George is be able to moonwalk, but he uniquely suited to lead the Bruhn Becker O'Donnell Anger has been appointed President/ company given his understand- CEO of Motown Records by ing of trends, technologies, raig Bruhn "Hilda" has and Television Music, Clear- Mercury Records Group music and what wine to order been named Vice Presi- ance and Licensing for MCA Chairman Danny Goldberg with fish or meat when having Cdent Sales for Epic Music Publishing by Sr. VP and Motown Chairman dinner with Alain Levy." Records Group by Sr. VP Sales Motion Picture and Television Clarence Avant. His face was Added Jackson: "When do I Jim Scully "& Crossbones." Music Worldwide Scott James immediately plastered on bus get to meet Diana Ross?" Bruhn will develop sales strate- "Gang." Kennedy will negotiate shelters and milk cartons. gies for 550 Music, The WORK commercial, motion picture, TV Jackson was previously a Group, MJJ Music and Crave and new media synchronization partner at Elephant Walk while balancing himself on a licenses for MCA Music Pub- Entertainment. His Jackson flagpole... Michael "Woody lishing and try to convince him- McHenry Films produced the Wood" Becker has been pro- self Mark Wahlberg was wear- hit movies "New Jack City," moted to National Director of ing aprosthetic in the final "House Party II" and "III," Promotion for The WORK scene of "Boogie Nights"... "Jason's Lyric" and Martin Group by Sr. VP Promotion Stacy "Baby You Can Drive My" Lawrence's "A Thin Line "You Only" Burt "The One You Carr has been boosted to Direc- Between Love & Hate." Low" Baumgartner. Becker will tor of Publicity for Arista Commented Goldberg: promote all WORK artists at Records by VP Publicity "George is aproven business- radio by assisting in overall strat- Michele "Are We Not" Mena. man with wide-ranging rela- George Jackson: Motown egy, marketing and tour support Carr will contact national and tionships in the music corn- reaches out... he was there. and appearing in meaningless regional press, help coordinate trade photos like this one.... Ali- the company's ticket buys and son Witlin O'Donnell "Duck" maintain asupply of Lemon has been appointed Vice Presi- Pledge to shine Clive's star on dent Film Soundtrack Division the Hollywood Walk of Fame... for EMI Music Publishing by "Kiss Me" Kate Miller has Film/Soundtrack Exec. VP/GM joined Capitol Records as Vice MOVIE SCORES Pat "Cod Hand" Lucas. O'Don- President Video Production, it nell will work the entire EMI was announced by Sr. VP/GM Weekend Per Screen Total Sound Title Gross Average Gross Track catalog for film, TV and sound- Lou Mann "Ind." Miller will track albums and ghost-write all be responsible for all video-relat- 1 IKNOW WHAT YOU DID... 9.4m 3727 45.3m Col/CRG Lucas' Letters to the Editors at ed projects for the label, includ- HITS... Harry "Look Back In" ing editing Gary Gersh's home 2 RED CORNER 7.4m 3299 7.4m Edel Amer. Anger has been tapped as Exec- movies... Stacey Palm "Sunday" utive VP/GM for N2K Encoded is appointed Sr. Creative Direc- 3 THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE 7.4m 3065 37.3m TVT Music by label President Phil tor, Film & Television Music for "Blitzkrieg Bop" Ramone. Anger The Famous Music Publishing 4 BOOGIE NIGHTS 4.7m 5162 8.8m Capitol will be responsible for all label Companies by President "Here's operations with the exception of Mud In Your" Ira Jaffe. Palm Milan 5 KISS THE GIRLS 3.5m 1492 51.4m A&R and sorting the mail... will promote the Famous Music Don "Hope He Doesn't Drink catalog and roster of artists to 6 SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET 3.3m 1559 31.0m Mandalay Like Ted" Kennedy is upped to the film industry while helping Senior Director Motion Picture Ira program his office VCR. 7 FAIRYTALE: A TRUE STORY 2.9m 2271 7.1m Icon 8 SWITCHBACK 2.7m 2398 2.7m — 9 GATTACA 2.6m 2022 8.2m Virgin 10 IN & OUT 1.7m 1042 59.2m Motown Kennedy Carr Miller Palm 16 HITS November 7, 1997 The First Single, "1:11mLimmabz- Sear-zu Murray-, «die 3ElLecl.z-s-saarm. Already Oil WIISL HOT97 POWER 106 WM 14111TA KIIS 92# KKFR WIN( WWKN KOGI WJBT WJLB KCAQ KYLZ 11118TT And More! e- MUSIC TELEVISION` Add Date: 11/11 barrtiiiit Album Drops: 11/25 muffler. Executive Producers: Imiumper Andrew Shack & Violet Brown --- T 14 E PFRICII=t1TY El E IC 0 Fe IDS rl...1FLavoR LOS ANGELES The Blackwellian era at Is- following some very blunt land Records appears to be Blackwell statements in a ending as Chris Blackwell recent L.A. Times article that and PolyGram finally part some claim finally brought ways. Said scenario is the this one to a head. There's culmination of two years of already tons of speculation intensifying Blackwell/Poly over Blackwell's next move. acrimony that includes Black- Is one of the Big Six music well's Island label among the groups already salivating to casualties. Blackwell walks have Blackwell fill avacuum from Island with no payout in its top ranks? There's also and no debt to the Poly chatter of possible Wall St. mothership (as well as no participation. Massive action gag or non-compete claus- to come.... How much of a es), although negotiations role did this week's reorgani- are going down over the zation of Capitol Nashville contracts of departing Black- play in Garth Brooks' deci- well loyalists Hooman Majd sion to release his new and Larry Mestel. After all album on 11/25?.... Randy the recent executive turmoil, Phillips files suit against what will a Blackwell-less Is- MCA to avoid the two-year the follow up to "SWEET SEXY THING" land look like? Will this new statute of limitations in the from the debut album rupLavoR development impact the continuation of the battle impending appointment of that followed Phillips' al- 7* Rhythm Monitor Davitt Sigerson? Will Island leged hiring as MCA Re- cords President—a deal that 426 + 80 Mainstream Top 40 plays remain a stand-alone label or will it fall under another never went down following 10,000+ singles sold last week! Poly division? How do Dan- the dismissal of Al Teller.... Is ny Goldberg, Al Cafaro and there anyone who doesn't Heaven ly airplay to sales correlation! John Barbis fit into THAT think they're going to get scenario? There's already con- Tool?... One label happily San Francisco jecture over Hiriam Hicks' grasping their check for a Dallas #10-#5 2,259 pcs. Black Music Division and the multi-million buyout of one #36—#19 217-415 pcs. Z-95.7 19 spins, #2 phones Island-distribbed London la- artist contract after the initial KHKS 43 spins, KYLD 17 spins bel. Many eyeballing the sales performance of said Top 5 phones New York Poly corporate spin control artist for another label... Hey, Los An eles Debut #149 what happened to the dance #27-#21 1,020 pcs. WKTU 21 spins NOW WHAT? /electronica craze everyone KIBB 10 spins Denver was talking about last year?.... Fresno #8-#6 337 pcs. Andy Slater close to inking a #4-#3 409 pcs. KC:KS 67 spins label deal as suitors include KBOS 46 spins Sacramento both WORK (home of client Phoenix #8-#6 598 pcs. Fiona Apple) and Interscope #15-#12 349 pcs. KSF111 43 spins (home of client Wallflow- KPTY 47 spins Indiana olis ers).... Smashing Pumpkins Houston #67-#47 115 pcs. and Virgin close to working #26-#19 581 pcs. WHHH 32 spins out a new deal that would see two more Virgin albums KHYS 54 spins Philadel hia before free agency.... Names Cleveland WIOCI 19 spins MIZJNI 27 spins in the Rumor Mill this week: Tom Hayes, Richard Con- CHRIS BLACKWELL: stant, Jim Caparro, Kevin One man was an Island. Evans and Al Teller. www. ReprtseRec. t 1 997 Reprise HITS November 7, 1997 • r— N oill esc) 3 eettoes AM 1THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE #1 HIT SINGLE PUSI--. FROM THEIR DOUBLE PLATINUM DEBUT ALBUM YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU EARLY BELIEVERS KIFSR WSTR KHMX KDMX KPLZ WBMX MUSIC TELEVISION : WNKS WLNK WMTX 1 11111 MUSIC FIRST Produced by Matt Serletic for Melisma Productions, Inc. Mixed by preg Archilia and Matt Serletic Management -uPPmAN IENTIERTAINmIENT te Am THE ATLANTIC GROUP Cl 997 ATLANTIC RECORDING CORP. A TIME WARNER COMPANY www.atlantic-records.com eethe Pound of Fleisch Dave Adelson: a new artist on Kat's Eye You're the tops. Records who gave me the excite- TIMES ment of finding abudding super- Cheers, star that Ihad gotten from Prince, Joe Fleischer Madonna and Boyz fi Men. 1 Good Morning America The Metropolitan The first single, "So In Love," London, England Tuesday 11/11 -Harry Connick Jr. is currently charted in Billboard DAVE replies: Golly, yet anoth- and the video is Top 20 on er pithy postcard from a "cut- Urban Network. :Regis &Kathie Lee ting edge" A&R poser staying Now we're releasing her sec- Tues. 11/11- Lisa Loeb •Thurs. 11/13 -Michael Bolton at a trendy overpriced London ond single, "Never Had A Fri. 11/14 -Shania Twain hotel. Wow, it really is all about Chance," which feels like a the music, isn't it? smash and we're all part of what 4 The Today Show will be agreat success story. Days of the Weak No confirmed bookings at presstime Oscar Fields To Whom It May Concern: Tiburon Music Consulting Rosie O'Donnell Worlds End would like to Beverly Hills, CA receive HITS on Thursday Mon. 11/10 -Harry Connick Jr. • Tues. 11/11 -Michael Bolton HITS replies: Thanks for the info, Wed. 11/12 -The Sugar Beats &Carole King instead of Friday if possible. Oscar We'll make sure Billboard Thurs. 11/13 -Aretha Franklin Heidi Smedile and Urban Network see it, too. Fri. 11/14 -Performance from "Grease" Worlds End Keenan Ivory Wayans Los Angeles, CA SPIN Doctored HITS replies: Yeah, sure Heidi, Mon. 11/10 -Rick James •Wed. 11/12 -Rakim Dear Lenny, Thurs. 11/13 -Vanessa Williams, Ice-T and we'd like to receive our Enclosed is a photo from Fri. 11/14 -Ice Cube/Snoop Dogg/Mack 10 Racing Form aday early so that SPIN's recent party celebrating we knew the winners before we the release of its November bet, too, but that's the breaks. issue, "The Girl Issue," at hot Mon. 11/10 -LSD • Tues. 11/11 -Sounds of Blackness, Manhattan restaurant 147. The The O'Jays, Roger Troutman •Fri 11/14 - Dru Hill Dom and Dumber issue, which features 20-year-old Dear Dominic: pop sensation Fiona Apple on the I'm areal fan of your column, cover, examines the growing Tuesday 11/11 -Vanessa Williams especially this week! Thanks so importance of young women in Thursday 11/13 -Blue Man Group much for mentioning Famous the entertainment industry. Çonan O'Brien Music and Stacey Palm. Jason Roth t 1.11M111 It was great timing since I'm SPIN Tuesday 11/11 -Green Day serving Stacey's press release N.Y.C. jiauommmiw.Fridayj 11/14 -Patti Smith this week. I'm attaching acopy. Also, thanks for running Sarah HITS replies: Seen below is apic- I. Ru Paul ture of Fiona immersed in ascin- Betten's photo. K's Choice is a Mon. 11/10 -Wild Orchid • Wed. 11/12 -Ultra Nate tillating conversation with Editor- terrific band. Thurs. 11/13 -Backstreet Boys in-Chief Michael Hirschorn. Vivien Friedman Where's Jann Wenner when you Saturday Night Live Vivien Friedman PR need him 9 N.Y.C. Saturday 11/15 -Mariah Carey HITS replies: That's cool, Viv.. You wouldn't have anything for ABC in Concert Dominic to do around your Friday 11/14 -Fleetwood Mac, Third Eye Blind, Texas office... like separating paper clips by color? 4 MTV Live from the 10 Spot Oscar Wiener Repeat performance TBA Gary: Just afew months ago, Isent Hey Babe, It's T.V. — Some Of These Wacky Folks May Get Bumped.. you arecord by Saison (Si-Sun), 20 HITS November 7, 1997 please don't tell her The Perfect Midday Balance Record Top 5Phones 20 Top 40s Just Ask: out of the box WBMX WTMX On Tour Forever WPLT KALC WKZL and more big heaci od monsters eu From the album Beautiful World Produced & Arranged by Jerry Harrison www.revolution-online.com Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge •4:4:t> Management: Morris Bleisener & Assoc. P U 9 Revolut o" Reco,ls BDS Top 40/Mainstream: 38*-32* BDS Adult Top 40: 31*-20* BDS Modern AC: 20*-14* 118iR Hot AC: 21*-14* #1 Most Added At Hot AC For Three Weeks... KAMX WCGQ WKLI KISN WMC KSII KBEE KOSO KRUZ KZZP KVUU KVSR and more! itOrlogr e re MAL itbettart111, ion rsat ei *L. lib eli;_eir ivy an 4IP # .P.% lee el0 0 leern be VI 09 On ilM 1".....- ece, fj¡;: v bon el et on Ii• 7,00 , sit lets 4k1 et .e. ibl. ib- ilor lee Ira et eq, 0,1 '''' 'le . Le_ be lee eh-uiv ibg on eri by 7P3, e» Pot 4b,‘ eb..2-10 , 1>ài'" Wu >7 err del res. 41 71or` -let iblelor gyp el el( 1h: lea e i.. 'bile lor vin tee ....% Se elmiilei lib,— *V in ident seet sibmt 9 rke vie es :et 41... des Ilce,", le, tà" kV PIP et ON 4 1 e ic r e: , e.-*klit• lelf New At Top 40 Y100 WZPL KDWB WZYP WAPE KSLZ KHTQ WDJX WBLI KZZU and more! Major Spins: Z100 WFLZ WKSE KHFI WSTR WSTW WKRQ WWZZ KBKS KKLQ KHOM WDCG itut tog The First Single & Video G From The New Album Fihethatita GEFFEN The follow-up to her Gold Debut Talio Prod,ced by gue Pe. ed Li.. Lui Engneered by £eux Pelee, MIxed by SU Lbauuutaix Managerrent Nat SOU 'Manage This! www.geffen.cone 0'09( Geffen Records, Inc. Lui fanclub c/o MMN P.O. Box 8873, Red Bank KU 07701 B Y JOE FLEISCHER MEANWHILE, JUST WHEN THE Reprise, Atlantic and Maverick agreed to exclude all other labels A&R rep Matt Marshall is also YEAR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE have been joined by Columbia, until said A&R Chief hears and going nuclear. Who's chasing?... SLOWING DOWN: Weasels every- Epic, Elektra and Mercury follow- meets the band?... Look for the Action starting on Cutrone, who where are somehow resisting the ing visits fom the band's manager Dust Bros. to produce the up- will perform with Nina Hagen on tug of wish catalogs and vacation John McClennan last week on coming Marilyn Manson LP, which Dec. 7at Billbaord Live for aChil- brochures to seriously chase some Reprise and Maverick's joint nick- will be recorded in Marilyn's Laur- dren's Hospital benefit... BUZZIN': bands whose derbies look cer- el. Buzzers buzzing over what is el Canyon home studio, now Zebrahead, Ruth Ruth, Stone, tain to continue well into the New being called asteep price tag for being constructed to replicate the Comet. email: [email protected]. Year... Everybody's favorite psy- the US only and possible attrition Dusties' Silver Lake digs... Mean- chotic kids' show "South Park" already in the ranks. The band's while, what's up with the hot pro- A Loser once again has industry lips flap- debut LP drops in the UK early duction duo's Nickelbag imprint ping, as labels jockey for the next year.. Lots of local L.A. heat deal?... Epic GM David Massey rights to the certain-to-be-filled- on The Magnetic, repped by wins the multi-national derby for with-every-superstar-who-won't MGR Entertainment's Fred Mey- French pop diva Lara Fabian, who return-your-calls-ever artist sound- er and Dean Gelfand, who pack- is multi-Platinum in several coun- track. What's also enticing about ed the weasels into the Viper tries already... The lnterscope pos- nabbing the ST rights to Comedy Room last Tuesday (28). An impres- se (this time led by Ted Field and Central's highest-ever-rated show sive Inter-scope posse led by Ted Tom Whalley) held a private is the probability of the deal being Field was joined by hordes from showcase for the Michael Gold- for multiple albums and whispers DreamWorks, Almo Sounds, Epic, berg/Steve Stewart-repped Twist of afeature film ST. Among Ken- Reprise, Revolution, Columbia, Top last week. Look for Sire, Cap- ny and Co.'s retinue are Atlantic, Capitol, Geffen and Arista. Label itol and Columbia to attend an Epic, Revolution, Arista, Capitol, meetings are now in progress, as Opium Den showcase on Nov. 12, Columbia, DreamWorks, Elektra, reps stand by for the band's next with Maverick soon to follow suit... Interscope, A&M and MCA. Need- live dates in San Francisco, tenta- Is one spurned publisher calling less to say, stand by... XL's latest tively scheduled for Nov. 19 and other publishers to try to talk them signing, Stroke, has ignited a 20... What A&R Chief is headed out of doing adeal with acertain derby for the licensing rights to for Glasgow this week to see the band?... With all the action sur- the band in the US. Early arrivers performance of a band that has rounding Tool, the heat on Tool's Doesn't watch "South Park" 1• -1r¡iv , bil l W HO'S BUZZIN CM» WHO WHEN WHERE HOW COME? GRAN TORINO November 8 Cat's Cradle Groovy `7os Cop-Show Rock tba Chapel Hill, NC MICHAEL KNOTT November 9 Viper Room Former Aunt Bettys leader 9:3o pm LA debuts new material. POWERSLIDE November io Dragonfly Heating up now. 9: 15 Pm LA DIMESTORE HOODS November io Viper Room Off MCA and ready for 10:00 pm LA weasel love. TWIST TOP November 25 Viper Room Look for maximum weaseltude. tba LA HITS November 7, 1997 23 • APe _ 1LUUP ALe:Mui FJ BY D OMINIC «MU' SAY IT ISN'T SO: Trimark's Car- his alter ego Johnny "Wad" Mc- often when seeking bands. "We Stirred" record ends, as Sire rot Top-starrer "Chairman Of The Hugh... After securing the "Jackie [Canadians] are polite and litter- Records picks the project up. Board" has been moved from the Brown" ST, Guy Oseary has also free people," he maintains, "and David Arnold, who put the record cluttered last quarter of '97 to the nailed down the ST to the Adam we have no intention of invading together, has such artists as first quarter of '98. Naturally, says Sandler-starrer "Wedding Singer" your country. By the way, I'm try- Chrissie Hynde, ABC, Iggy Pop, Trimark's Julianne Kelly, "We be- for Maverick. The first single and ing to score some Stones tickets Pulp, Aimee Mann and Propel- lieve aCarrot Top movie will have vid will be the Presidents Of The for the President's wife. Can you lerheads covering classic James the same effect on Oscar voters no United States' take on The Bug- help?"... The Dust Brothers and Bond tunes. Meanwhile, Arnold's matter what quarter the movie gles' "Video Killed The Radio Star." Tricky have signed on to produce score for "Tomorrow Never Dies" comes out." Regardless, this gives The rest of the Michael Dilbeck- several tracks for Universal's "Half will be featured on the A&M ST, Dave Kaplan's Surf Dog Records supervised ST will be an '80s com- Baked" ST on MCA. No confirma- alongside Sheryl Crow and k.d. even more time to put together pilation... The 'tronica/hip-hop ST tion on what artists are involved, lang. Behind The Scenes: Blues their ska-tinged ST, and to lock to the Wesley Snipes and Steph- but leakers leaking that they're Brothers 2000, David Simone, down asingle tie-in from a major en Dorff-starrer "Blade" is up for biggies... After months of huffing Virgin. Email [email protected] ska act. Look for the debut of grabs, if anyone feels inclined... and puffing and threatening to my "Countdown To Carrot Top's The ST to "Woo" has ended up blow houses down, the "Fear And The Rolling Stones Movie" in this very column over at Blackround/Atlantic. Look for Loathing" team have opted for the next few weeks, complete with Timbaland (Ginuwine) to pro- famed percussionist Ray Cooper giveaways and trivia about the duce several of the artists for this to do the score and serve as a man in red... Is Bonnie Green- already-buzzing ST... The Cana- consultant on the music supervi- berg ready to follow up the suc- dians Are Coming: EMI Canada's sion end, with Geffen releasing the cess of "My Best Friend's Wed- Frasier Hill has been busy placing ST As you can imagine, Univer- ding" with "Pleasantville"?... Look Econoline Crush in the TV shows sal's Harry Garfield is so ecstatic for asequel to the "Boogie Nights" "Fame L.A.," "Soldier Of For- he could drop an entire sheet of ST in Janua-y—around Academy tune" and "FX," all of which just LSD. "Yes," he explained, "keep Award time. In arelated story, New happen to be supervised by Mike the monsters away from my melt- Line's Jon McHugh is rubbishing Sikkas. Naturally, Hill thinks super- ing fish."... The confusion over reports that the film is based on visors should look north more who will release the "Shaken And Could you help aCanuck? PLUG 'EM IF YOU G OT 'Elm MOVIE LABEL CONTACT STUDIO DR. DOOLITTLE Atlantic McCurry/Higman/Kallman Fox DEAD MAN ON CAMPUS Nickelbag/DreannWorks Dust Bros./Peter Afterman MTV WELCOME TO WOOP WOOP Cherry Entertainment Jolene Cherry MGM ACOOL DRY PLACE Warner Bros Laura Z./Danny Bramson Fox 54 Capitol Coati Mundi/Susan Jacobs Miramax HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE Flyte Tyme/MCA Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis Fox DIRTY WORK tbd Michele Wernick MGM TOO TIRED TO DIE tbd Tracy McKnight tbd WOO Blackround/Atlantic Jon McHugh/Timbaland New Line CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Surf Dog Julianne Kelly Trimark 11 24 ILalana 32 flavors ig r• • At,* 04 •• • most added! all-format early believers include: WXKS Boston WBMX Boston WBOS Boston WXRV Boston WMTX Tampa WPLL Miami WPLT Detroit , eltit CIDR Detroit KJNK Portland WXPN Philadelphia WLUM Milwaukee KCHZ Kansas city WPTE Norfolk s • ; LLC San Francisco J. San Diego Hartford r 7- f. rj:Jralrid Fl.f;10 ids ' p F I\JJ5d .r' -J!D1 í.\D :D.r.EJEl911:j on tour with 10,000 Maniacs! impressive first week album sales1; single in-stores Nov. 18 the premiere single and video alana davis from her debut album blame it on me "the 21-year-old soul -folk singer's gently rocking blame it on me is one of this season's stellar debuts." -time magazine produced by ed tuton co-produced by alana davis management: jeffrey evan kwatinetz ewktra compact cist.s and cassettes wren eicalta.cogn ; '1 et17 elaktra entertafament gr,up, a divialon of Warner oommumnations ire a lima warner 'tamp.> pa bi-weekly visual index of your favorite weasels WHEN A MANTRA LOVES A WOMAN: "You are to be saluted for helping to usher in an era of higher consciousness with your films in the '60s and your compelling work on 'Laugh- In," commented Jai Uttal (I) of Triloka/Mercury's band of the same name to actress Goldie Hawn. "Of course, Iwas only a small child during that time." Replied the golden-spirited goddess, "Shut up and put on that little outfit Ilike, or I'll have Kurt punt your ass so far down La Cienega you'll be in anew zip code." WHAT MAKES PAULA TICK: Of all the fringe benefits of fame enjoyed by singer/songwriter Paula Cole, there's nothing better than being surrounded by glistening studs like the ones pictured here. After flexing at the lip of the stage during Cole's perfor- mance, the three changed into their spandex bodysuits and moved furniture around her apartment as she sat in arecliner and sipped fine, single-malt scotch. Seen are (l-r) Famous Music CEO/Chairman Irwin Z. Robinson, Cole, manager John Carter and Famous President Ira Jaffe. rem i e r MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY: MCA Senior Director of A&R, R&B oJer Music Daddy-0 and his posse would like to put to rest the persis- tent rumor that his real name is Moishe Aaron Rosenthal. In fact, he comes from along line of famous O's, including his grandfather Harry-0 and his great-great-aunt Anna-O. Seen are (back, l-r) After getting his introduction MCA Director of Video Promotion Kim Dellara, video director Jeff to the music biz as a member Byrd, Daddy-0, G.P. Wu's manager Silky, MCA National Director of Maverick's Proper Grounds, of DJ Marketing/Promotion Charles Dixon, MCA Sr. VP R&B Music Marvin made the decision to Hank Shocklee and MCA Director of Marketing R&B Music Naim jump to the biz side working Ali and (front, l-r) G.P. Wu's June Lover, Rubberbandz, Pop da with Guy O. at Madonna's Brown Hornet and Down Low Recka. then-fledgling label. After a few years of learning the ropes TEENY OP-ERS: Singer/ac- in A&R, Marketing and Pro- tress Brandy and MJJ/Sony motion, Marvin jumped to Music artists No Authority Geffen Records to do awhole pause from their discussion lot more of the same, wearing of the repetition-compulsion several hats at once and earn- in psychoanalytic theory and ing distinction as one of the its relationship to post-colo- few A&R people making moves nial semiotics long enough in both the rock and hip- Marvin Mack He's a to flash their sultry grins for a hop fields. In addition to work- friend of Ricky Leigh's and trade photo. We are not bit- ing with artists like The Roots, we still like him. ter, even when we imagine Chris Rock and the Genius/ the pleasures their tender GZA, Marvin signed heavy rock kings Snot and hip-hop newcomer youth, great beauty and obscene wealth afford them. We are happy. from the Luniz camp Fats Bosellini. On the honor of being this We are serene. We are at peace. Ommmmmmm. Seen are (back, I- week's Premier Poser, Marvin said: "Yeah, cool. I've always want- r) NA's Josh Keaton and Ric Felix and (front, l-r) NA's Danny ed to be in Billboard. But it's weird how much you sound like that Zavatsky, Brandy and NA's Eric Stretch. loser from HITS." 26 igITS Nit 7, 1997 ii (I), "Lo (awl) The New Song From The Platinum Album AQUARIUM MOST ADDED AGAIN THIS WEEK INCLUDING: WFLZ KHYS KBFM WNKS Already reported and in rotation at: WKTU Z95.7 WWKX KHOM WPRO WKSE WWZZ KMXV WRVQ WFLY WKSS WQZQ VVYC R WRHT KRQQ KTFM WABB KESR KWIN KDRE KWNZ KSMB & MANY MORE Produced, arranged & mixed by Johnny Jam, Delgado, S. Rasted, & C. Norreen Management: T.G. Management (John Aagaard) Visit the Aquanet: www.mcarecords.com/aquanet 1 g MCA Get AMPed at www.mcarecords.com o la AN EXCLUSIVE HITS DIALOGUE WITH U2 M PRINCIPLE MANAGEMENT HEAD PAUL MCC3UINNESS BY DANNY FIELDS PLE It's been five months since HITS last talked to U2's magnificent mega-manager Paul McGuinness, who had, at the time, shep- herded the colossal PopMart tour from its kickoff in Las Vegas through about adozen American cities, with the biggest US mar- kets (and most of the rest of the world) still looming in the band's future. Two dozen countries later, we checked in for an update with the soft-spoken, shrewd and unquestionably Principled gentleman who's been at the helm of one of history's most successful groups for two decades now. For 17 of those years, since the band mem- bers were in their teens, U2 has been re- leasing a string of records via one deal, signed with Island Records when that com- pany was an independent label. Island, of course, has passed through Warner Bros. and Atlantic before settling in at PolyGram early in this decade, and there are aheap of licensees around the globe, but the original Island relationship has been the core-deal all this time.... quite unusual in this day of free-agency and executive shuffles. McGuinness set up an American office in '83, and America has always been good to (and for) U2; indeed, in those days, the American market accounted for half the number of recordings sold worldwide, and as that proportion has shrunk to about 30%, the group has set its sights on coun- tries where it was a relatively unknown entity. Hence, the current tour, with 40— that's four-oh—nations on its agenda. A second North American leg began October 26 in Toronto, and ends in Seattle in De- cember. The new year will bring Australia, South America, Southeast Asia, Japan and South Africa into the picture. Staggering statistics about the PopMart tour (22 miles of cable; a 50x150-foot video screen; aten-story tall Golden Arch; 20 Xenon searchlights; 21,000 circuit boards, etc.) make for information that's numerically interesting, but emotionally kinda vacant. To fill in the heart and soul of the matter, we sent our own Highness of Hors D'oeuvres, the legendary Mr. "Back- stage" Danny Fields, to talk to aman uni- versally acknowledged to possess heart and soul to spare, an Irish titan who speaks soft- ly and has no time for shtick. 28 WHAT WAS IT LIKE PLAYING TEL AVIV? which they can do their creative work. I'm not a creative partner of theirs, Tel Aviv is very exciting. To play acountry in akind of permanent state of war though Imight be a critic and I'm certainly highly opinionated about the is pretty unusual. We played Sarajevo as well, recently. Both to about 40- things that they do. But we're acorporation, if you like, consisting of five peo- 45,000 people. Tel Aviv, surprisingly, was more chaotic than Sarajevo. ple with aband of four people. They've been in the business long enough to WHAT HAVE BEEN THE TOUR'S HIGHLIGHTS SO FAR? know quite alot about it and they're well-informed about what we do and we Definitely the Sarajevo concert. Also, Belfast and maybe Tel Aviv, too ; they were are, in many ways, partners. They would expect me to get the deals done, get in each case huge crowds in places where very big concerts don't normally take the tickets sold, get the records marketed, but all the time, in avery real sense place and they were difficult to organize, but ultimately extremely satisfying for of the word, be responsible to them. They seem to be pleased with the way it's the band and the organization. Particularly since we drew such big crowds. been going. We're five guys who have been working together for 20 years. Isuppose one of the other highlights would be the show we did in Reggio Amelia in Italy for 150,000 people. That, Ithink, is a world record for the largest paid attendance at a "WE'RE FIVE GUYS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER FOR 20 YEARS." concert by asingle artist as opposed to festivals. We're claiming that world record anyway. In Europe, the further south you go, the more excited the audience gets. So in Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal, the au- diences are absolutely wild. And unlike in North POPMART & That's avery unusual situation. You wouldn't find, in many other busi- America, where we have seats on the field in the sta- COMMERCE: AN nesses, five guys who would have stuck together for that long. diums, in Europe the practice is for the reserved EXCLUSIVE GLIMPSE WOULD YOU EVER CAST A DECIDING VOTE IN AN ARTISTIC OR CREATIVE seating to be in the stands, but on the field there is OF U2'S MAMMOTH DECISION? general admission or no seats at all. What that means "POPMART" TOUR Absolutely not. No. It just doesn't happen. Imean, if there was a diver- is that the most ardent fans come to the front and WHICH LEFT MGR. gence of opinion as radical as that, the thing just wouldn't be done, what- they are, of course, more exciting for the band to PAUL MCGUINNESS ever it was. perform to. WITH A $13,987,987 YOU'RE WORKING WITH ONE PROMOTER FOR THIS WHOLE TOUR [MICHAEL WHAT ABOUT MOVING INTO EASTERN EUROPE? ELECTRICITY BILL. COHLI—ISN'T THAT INIMICAL TO THE TRADITIONAL AGENT/LOCAL PRO- Warsaw and Prague were both very exciting shows, MOTER SETUP? again, countries we hadn't played before. Very big crowds, 50-60-70,000 No. The problem is that when you embark on atour of the scale of PopMart or and in those formerly communist countries, big rock 8t roll events are avery the current Rolling Stones tour, the sums of money involved are just enormous. new thing indeed. They are not very developed record markets, but they will Imean, the overhead running cost of atour like that is about aquarter of amil- be, obviously, in the years to come. lion dollars aday. It's like avery big movie. And the margin of profit for the artist, HOW MUCH OF A STAFF ARE YOU TRAVEUNG WITH? in the course of along tour, is represented by the last few shows. And if anything There are about 250 people traveling, if you include all the drivers, caterers, goes wrong with any of those last few shows, there is no profit. And getting some- technicians, riggers... There are three separate steel systems and one core pro- body else to underwrite that risk is necessary when the sums of money get as big duction. And if you count the trucks, each steel system is 15 trucks and say, two as that. Ithink there's ageneral realization of that, and Ibelieve consortia such buses of crew. The "Universal Production," as we call it, includes 25 trucks, as the ones that formed to bid for our tour will form again in the future. And it's nine or ten buses and then there are afew extra trucks for catering and mer- good that there's competition for adeal like that. chandise and things like that. Then the band's own technical crew, the band On the other hand, for many years, we worked very closely with Frank Balsa- themselves, publicity, makeup, wardrobe, management, security... You can Iona at Premier, and the various promoters in all the American markets, and quite quickly get up to that head count of 250. It's like amilitary unit. it served us very well indeed—as it did for the agents and promoters as well. We THE SAME 250 PEOPLE EVERYWHERE? OR DO YOU PICK UP STRINGERS couldn't have grown and progressed without that system, and the people who ALONG THE WAY? were working with us. No, those are the people who travel everywhere with us. In any one city, there'll YOU SAY THE LAST FEW SHOWS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. IS THAT LIKE PLAY- only be one steel crew. But there will be two more steel crews setting up the ING, FOR EXAMPLE, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, AND THE MONEY IS NOT stage in two other cities. We pick up alot of local labor in each place, yes. Hun- RECOUPED UNTIL AFTER 85 OR 90% OF THE SEATS ARE SOLD? dreds, and on the day of the gig, probably over athousand in the stadium when Yes, but there would be aguarantee per show in each case and there were not you count all the ushers and vending people and security and so on. the kind of capital costs involved in producing aproduction like PopMart that IF THIS IS A MILITARY OPERATION, THAT MAKES YOU THE GENERAL. IS THERE we have to meet. There aren't many people doing shows like PopMart and ANYTHING LEFT FOR YOU TO DO? ONE WOULD THINK THAT IT HAD ALL BET- Bridges To Babylon... the rock 8r. roll stadium spectacular. It's achallenge that TER BE DONE BEFOREHAND. not many artists are rising to. What tends to happen in most stadium shows these Well, we do alot of planning and alot of advance work and yes, you're right, days is an arena act moves into astadium and just hires more equipment, gets a if the organization is running smoothly, there's nothing for me to do with re- couple of video screens on each side of the stage and it's really just abigger ver- gard to the production. But the touring company is also the headquarters, if sion of the arena production. Ithink we and the Rolling Stones have rewritten you like, of the record campaign. And we're selling records, releasing singles, that book to some extent, as has Pink Floyd. Those big shows embrace the size making videos and marketing the album on aworld-wide basis from that same of the stadium and make avirtue of it, rather than treating it as anecessity. organization. Plus, Ihave an office in New York and another one in Dublin THERE'S A STORY ABOUT BOB DYLAN IN TODAY'S WALL STREET JOURNAL., and there are people back at base, obviously. It's acomplicated operation. WHERE THE WRITER APPLAUDS HIS LIVE SPONTANEITY, WHILE CONTRASTING WHAT DOES THE BAND LOOK TO YOU FOR? IT TO THE SCRIPTED PRODUCTIONS OF U2 AND THE STONES. What they expect from me is that Iwill deliver the business circumstances in It's abig, wide world and there's plenty of room in it for lots of different kinds HITS November 7, 1997 29 of entertainment and different kinds of concerts as well. I've enjoyed many North America, Florida, Texas and Mexico. Then after Christmas, we do Bob Dylan concerts myself. And indeed, the spontaneity or not knowing quite South America, Australia, Japan and South Africa. Some of the Far East dates what will happen next lends an air of excitement to it. But nobody goes to the that we had contemplated playing just proved to be impossible. This is abig opera and says, "He sang it the same as he sang it last night, for heaven's sake... show to move around and we haven't found away of cutting it down, so it's sort Why didn't he sing it differently?" of an "all or nothing" situation. No, there's ascript, absolutely. We're not pretending it's aspontaneous act THE TOUR GOES THROUGH THE END OF MARCH, WITH THE LAST DATE IN JO- and that the guys walk on stage and have aquick discussion about what song to HANNESBURG. HOW WILL YOU CELEBRATE? play next. We're doing something different. The show is organized in such a Idon't know. We certainly will. It's been along tour. The Zoo TV show was way as to be exciting, coherent and have, in dynamic terms as aperformance, 16c) shows, 6c; of which were in arenas, indoor facilities and too, approxi- arise, afall and aresolution. There are theatrical analogies as well. We are not mately, in stadiums around the world. That was such along tour, it took near- in any way itching to return to the clubs. We didn't particularly like playing the ly two years ; by the end of it, we said, "Look, let's not do that again. Let's next clubs. We are not agood club band. U2 as aperforming entity really hit their time go and play outdoors only." And we suffered alittle from that because on stride when they reached the arenas. We found those very compatible with the that occasion, the Zoo TV tour, the indoor tours served to market the outdoor 'THE OVERHEAD RUNNING COST OF A TOUR LIKE THAT IS ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS A DAY." FLYING HIGH: U2 PAUL MCGUINNESS (2ND FROM L) AND 0-R) ELLEN DARST, RICK DOBBIS, CHRIS BLACKWELL AND shows that came through the same cities subsequently. This time, we were start- ANDY ALLEN BACK ing big and it wasn't as easy amarketing proposition as Zoo TV. BEFORE ALAIN LEVY ARE YOU HAVING ANY FUN? CUT THEIR FUEL It's as much fun as we always thought it would be. Anyone who tells you that it's ALLOWANCE. not fun, they're certainly in the wrong business. There's agreat sort of thrill [LEFT] CITY SUCKERS: in seeing the world this way. Many of the cities that we pass through now, we U2 MGR. PAUL first entered maybe 2c) years ago in our van. The first time that we came to New MCGUINNESS (L) WITH York and opened for somebody at the Ritz, we were in an Econo-line van that "IN THE CITY" U.K. contained the equipment, the band, myself and the crew. Ithink Iwas driving. music, very enjoyable to play, and the scale of U2's MUSIC CONVENTION So, to come back to New York and play three shows in Giant Stadium and stay music, which was always rather big anyway, seemed to FOUNDERS YVETTE in the Four Seasons—there's adefinite sense of progress. There's also agreat fit perfectly in those places. LIVESEY (C) AND TONY feeling of knowing the world, getting to see the great cities every few years. I'm THE STONES ARE DOING THREE DATES AT THE GAR- WILSON (R) SHORTLY sure it's not avery accurate impression of the world, but it's certainly unique. DEN. WOULD YOU GUYS DO THAT? BEFORE THROWING DOES THE BAND GET BOTHERED MUCH IN PUBLIC? Iwouldn't rule that out at some stage. Ithink that OUT A CONTINGENT OF It depends where. New Yorkers are easy enough. In Dublin, they tend to at- might be exciting. But it would be difficult to get our HITS STAFFERS WHO tract alot of attention. In Italy, they are not safe on the streets. It varies from current production into Madison Square Garden. HAD ONE TOO MANY country to country. Ithink you make abargain early on in your career with the COULD YOU SCALE DOWN? WARM BEERS. media, if you are the sort of celebrity who wants to be photographed going in It would depend on the record that we had made at the and out of restaurants and parties and encourage that, it then rather ill be- time. If we were to make arecord that seemed more appropriate on asmaller hooves you to complain about those attentions when they become excessive lat- stage, I'm sure we would do that. This tour was always conceived of as astadium er on. We've never done that. We've always said that the media are very much extravaganza and that's what we wanted it to be. It's not just business... We actu- part of our process and good relations with the media mean better communi- ally like the scale of it, we like that big screen and the opportunity to have abit cations with the audience; that's what it's all about. If what you're communi- of fun with the theatrics. cating is that you can afford to go to expensive restaurants, you have nothing SO PROMOTING THE CURRENT ALBUM IS TRULY UP-FRONT IN YOUR AGENDA to complain about when those attentions become excessive. WHEN YOU TOUR. ANY DISASTERS YOU FEAR HAPPENING? Sure, and it's very much part of our working process, anyway, that as the record Any surprises tend to be disruptive. We try, inevitably, to make the saine show is being made, the band is thinking about the show that will accompany it, the take place in each city and we try to get the circumstances or the performing graphics that will be printed in the packaging, the whole—there's that word environment identical in each place. For safety reasons as much as any other, again—concept. We try to make it coherent and we enjoy doing that. the stage has to be constructed to inch-perfect specs each night. Imean, if But, at the end of the day, the theatrics and the presentation and the pro- Bono takes aflying leap off one part of the stage on to another, he expects it to duction and so on, those things are just wrapping for the music and at the be in the same place as it was the night before in the other city.• heart of aU2 production is agreat body of this intensely emotional, stirring, exciting music. And it's part of the pleasure of managing an artist like U2 that they can constantly strive to improve on what they did before and do things "THERE AREN'T MANY PEOPLE DOING differently, make adifferent record. They don't repeat themselves, sometimes to the annoyance of their fans. There are logs of people in the audience who SHOWS LIKE POPMART AND would love to hear "The Joshua Tree," Mach 2, but to stand still creatively would be the death of the band. HOW MANY DATES WILL YOU PLAY ON THIS TOUR? !e,WP&ER/ITS9AleiPPYCI7PcurILW Between 90 and fcic;. From here, we go through Canada and the domes in 30 HITS November 7, 1997 Walter Trakin 1924 -1997 He Will Be Missed. wzrz 111 Tia eRAGEIGAINSTIH EMACHINE -\N eeeP / COULDN'T WAIT: WXRK KNDD LEDJ KXTE WRTG WBTZ WDGE KLZR WFNX WAAF wIYY X-96 DC101 WEJE GHOST FROM THE NEW SELF-TITLED HOME VIDEO. THE VIDEO INCLUDES A FREE CD SINGLE *UNCENSORED VERSIONS OF RAGE VIDEOS * NEVER BEFORE SEEN LIVE CONCERT FOOTAGE. PRODUCED BY BRENDAN O'BRIER www:rata:o021 -UN" •111 a PIA. U.S. PAT. è Cbt. OPP: LATTA PEOlbTP.11M./ :997 :AAR MU:JC XOTWeAlicr.rr 111;. post* (BASED ON A COMBINATION OF AIRPLAY AND SALES.) p ost toastea • 1 THE ART OF THE COMEBACK: Tons of personnel changes in the CHUMBAWAMBA -Republic/Universal PoMo "Macarena" Tubthumbing PoMo world this week, but before Itell all, let me ask you aques- tion: Would you spend THREE MILLION DOLLARS on adiamond SMASH MOUTH -Interscope #1 KKND,WXDX Walkin' On The Sun encrusted Miracle Bra from Victoria's Secret??? Inever thought that such an item was desirable. Tonight I'm going to glue rhinestones MATCHBOX 20 -Lava/Atlantic/AG #1 KENZ,KXXP 3A.M. on all my padded bras Cruze (former PD of KTBZ) starts as PD of WFNX on November 11th. He's thrilled to be moving to Boston OASIS -Epic #1 KQXR Don't Go Away and we think that he and Laurie Gail will make agreat team! After avery long tenure, Joel Folger has exited KDGE in Dallas GREEN DAY -Reprise WXRK,WPLY Add The station will evolve towards more of a Good Riddance 11-4E DEVLINS: PoMo/Rock direction and management is cur- THE CURE -Elektra/EEG #1 KROQ,99X Wrong Number rently searching for asuitable PD Our dear EVERCLEAR -Capitol #1 KITS,WBRU pal, John Moschitta, is leaving the land of Everything To Everyone Hershey's Kisses to program WXDX in Pittsburgh. FOO FIGHTERS -Roswell/Capitol KNDD,Q101 Add The current PD, Ali Castellini, will continue at the Everlong station as the mid-day jock. Not only is John trading FIONA APPLE -CleanSlate/WORK #1 KDGE,WBZU Three Mile Island for Three River Stadium, he'll also Criminal be reunited with Lenny Diana and Calderone AND Lately That We 10 10 DAYS OF THE NEW -Outpost/Geffen he'll now be in a"hub city," which is of paramount Q101,WLUM ADD!! Love Them? Touch, Peel & Stand importance for our beloved "Junket Boy." John will THE VERVE -Virgin MN Buzz Clip be in the Iron City on November 18th Xmas came early for John Bitter Sweet Symphony Cohen this year: He has officially "left the building" and will announce his SUBLIME -Gasoline Alley/MCA KKDM Add career plans in the near future. If you were counting on John ordering you Doin' Time aSony PlayStation before he left Columbia, you can call him at home SARAH MCLACHLAN -Arista WQBK,WMAD Add (212-535-9291) and bitch him out yourself. With Soda leaving as well, Sweet Surrender there will soon be an entirely new PoMo department at Columbia, but THIRD EYE BLIND -Elektra/EEG #2 Most Added we're VERY excited about some of the names being mentioned to fill the How's It Gonna Be void Full-on major congrats to John O'Connell and Robert English on THE SUNDAYS -DGC #1 KFTE,WAQZ their hugely successful "Buzz Bake Sale" this past Sunday in West Palm Summertime Beach. The staff of WPBZ were so incredibly friendly and accommodating, WALLFLOWERS -Interscope #1 WEQX ever through the downpours. Green Day were the definite favorites Three Marlenas (they're the biggest band the PoMo format has right now and should be SUGAR RAY -Lava/Atlantic./AG #1 Most Added treated as such) but newer bands like Save Ferris, Less Than Jake, Marcy Fly Playground, MXPX and Goldfinger also performed admirably. The only MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSS... -Big Rig/Merc #1 WEDG bummer of the day was when the Security Guard asked Richard Winn and Rascal King me if we were there to pick up our kids Did you see the first week sales A LIFE LESS ORDINARY OST -London/Isl V1/XRK,99X Add for G. Love & Special Sauce? And not just in the "usual markets," Beck either! Klaiman is pumped up on more than Team Cheerios this week BLINK 182 -Cargo/MCA WEDG,KDGE Add with the HUGE week he and Jo are having on Ben Folds Five's "Brick." Dammit The song is TOTALLY REQUESTING and has won over ahorde of skepti- 311 -Capricorn/Mercury KWOD,WPGU Add cal PDs (isn't that redundant?) who have NEVER played Ben in the past. If I Beautiful Disaster wasn't so jet-lagged and PMS-ed, I'd say "I told you so." Instead, I'll just 20 SAVE FERRIS -Epic CIMX adds Goodbye eat another SnackWell and whimper Matt Pollack is continuing to gain Come On Eileen momentum on his Stereophonics record, despite the other "traffic" that GOLDFINGER -Mojo/Universal Duran Duran tribute he (and every other promo person) is contending with Diana knows This Lonely Place better than to play "Electronica" in our shared office because it makes me LONGPIGS -Mother/Island Q101,WPBZ Add "snappish," so imagine her surprise when Itold her how much Ilove the On And On Fatboy Slim single, "Going Out Of My Head." Maybe it's because it sam- LIVE -Radioactive VVWCD,KORB Add ples "Can't Explain" or because Fatboy Slim, aka Norman Cook, used to Rattlesnake be in The Housemartins. But whatever the reason, Ithink this song is a SMASH! KTCL and 91X added it this week, so Iguess they agree with most a e me I'm trying to not be distracted by the lifesize poster of Jimmy Ray that Dale and Jacqueline from Epic sent me. Talk about SMASHES, just • I. (Lava/Atlantic/AG) wait until you hear "Are You Jimmy Ray?" If you're nice to me, maybe I'll leak it to you Other records rocking my sleep-deprived world are Chris 2. THIRD EYE BUND "How's It.. (Elektra/EEG) Stills (he played in my office last week and we were all overwhelmed!), The 3. BEN FOLDS FIVE "Brick" (550 Music) Devlins, Hepcat, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Baby Bird, The Verve and Fin- 3. LOVE SPIT LOVE "Fall On Tears" (Maverick/WB) ley Quaye STOP THE PRESSES: Edwyn Collins' "Magic Piper Of Love" video KICKED ASS on MTV's "12 Angry Viewers!" As the winner, 3. RAGE AGAINST... "The Ghost..." (Epic) it'll get lots of MN airtime next week. Will PoMo airplay follow? 6. SARAH MCLACHLAN "Sweet Surrender" (Arista) HITS November 7, 1997 II II a JOHN MOSCHITTA WXDX, Pittsburgh We're so excited that "Junket Boy" is trekking Westward for yet another rock-n-roll adven- ture. Only this one isn't aflyaway; it's more like a driveaway—as the cutest curmudgeon in all of Harrisburg moves to Pittsburgh to take the PD reins at WXDX. We know how hard it will be for John to leave behind WQXA, the station he built into Harrisburg's first (and phenomenally successful) PoMo outlet, but we figure the strains of Megadeth and Motley Crue that have recently been wafting from the station will make it that much easier to blink and say "buh-bye." Besides, at WXDX, John will be reunited with his former MD, Lenny Diana, and we can't think of abetter welcome wagon to teach John how to grow amullet and correctly grunt, "Yo, Steelers ruuuule!" ••••••••• "MO, ...MIN,' 1. Chumbawamba (Republic/Universal) 4. Green Day (Reprise) 2. The Cure (Elektra/EEG) 5. The Verve (Virgin) 3. Blink 182 (Cargo/MCA) 6. 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LOUIS BOSTON WIN PATTON /FAYETTEVILLE, AR Bush "Mouth" Marcy Playground Chumbawamba Caroline's Spine KMFDM Chumbawamba Smash mouth Chumbawamba The Cure Bush "Mouth" Foo Fighters Matchbox 20 Sublime MXPX Days Of The New Days Of The New Creed Days Of The New Fiona Apple Space Monkeys KNRX /MIKE MCCOY / GENO WXSR /RICK SCHMIDT / WBTZ /STEPHANIE / PICARD / WBZF /RICH ALLEN / PEARSON /OKLAHOMA CITY CHAZ KELLY /TALLAHASSEE, FL BURLINGTON, VT FLORENCE, SC Blink 182 Marcy Playground Chumbawamba Ben Folds Five Chumbawamba The Verve Blink 182 Green Day Prodigy Everclear Moby Less Than Jake KMFDM Chumbawamba Everclear Marcy Playground The Cure Cornershop Green Day Radiohead KGDE /LYNN BARSTOW / WHFS /ROBERT /BOB /PAT / C1101 /ALEX LUKE /CHICAGO KCHZ /SUPERFRANK / OMAHA, NB WASHINGTON D.C. Our Lady Peace KANSAS CITY, KS Chumbawamba Chumbawamba Chumbawamba Chumbawamba Sugar Ray The Verve Green Day Aqua Smash mouth Beck "Deadweight" Blink 182 The Cure Blink 182 The Cure Bush "Mouth" Duran Duran Marcy Playground Cornershop Smash mouth WARQ /SUSAN GROVES / X96 /MIKE SUMMERS / WDST /NIC HARCOURT / COLUMBIA, SC KLZR /B. OSBURN /LAWRENCE, KS SEAN BOY /PROVO, UT WOODSTOCK Green Day Chumbawamba Beck "Deadweight" Smash mouth Matchbox 20 Blink 182 Chumbawamba Imani Coppola Barenaked Ladies Limp Bizkit Days Of The New Ben Folds Five The Honeyrods Cornershop Ben Folds Five Chumbawamba Green Day Bush "Mouth" Blink 182 Seven Mary Three HITS November 7, 1997 produced by dovid bianco and black lab direction: bill graham management • KM MOM. INC. www.0•11•6..« 01997 sehts rèterda. IIli 1 post* top sa airplay ne w rel eases fERIIIMMIMMIIMPTI7M1111 GOING FOR ADDS 11/10 CHUMBAWAMBA Republic/Universal RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE • Tubthumping "The Ghost Of..." - Epic SMASH MOUTH Interscope Walkin' On The Sun BJORK • "Bachelorette" - Elektra/EEG EVERCLEAR Capitol Everything To Everyone BLACK LAB • "Wash It Away" -DGC F00 FIGHTERS Roswell/Capitol Everlong MADDER ROSE •"My Star" -Atlantic/AG OASIS Epic GUS GUS •"Polyesterday" Don't Go Away - 4AD/WB GREEN DAY Reprise Hitchir' A Ride PATTI SMITH •"1959" - Arista FIONA APPLE Clean Slate/WORK Criminal 311 •"Beautiful Disaster" THE CURE Elektra/EEG -Capricorn/Mercury Wrong Number JOAN JEU •"Everyday People" -Mercury BUSH Trauma/Int. Hollywoo Mouth TALK SHOW • "Everybody Loves My Car" 10 MATCHBOX 20 Lava/Atlantic./AG -Atlantic/AG 3A.M. DAYS OF THE NEW Outpost/Geffen Touch, Peel & Stand GOING FOR ADDS 11/17 10 Er2 THE SUNDAYS DGC Summertime DUNCAN SHEIK • "Wishful Thinking" -Atlantic/AG SUGAR RAY Lava/Atlantic/AG Fly FIONA APPLE •"Never Is THE VERVE Virgin A Promise" - WORK Bitter Sweet Symphony 20 WALLFLOWERS lnterscope MIGHTY MIGHTY Three Marlenas BOSSTONES •"Royal Oil" po MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES Big Rig/Mercury - Big Rig/Mercury Rascal King BRENDAN LYNCH • "Stop Your Crying" GOLDFINGER Mojo/Universal EMU -Mercury This Lonely Place LONGPIGS Mother/Island OUR LADY PEACE • "Clumsy" -Columbia/CRG On & On laj LIVE Radioactive TREBLE CHARGER • "Red" - RCA Rattlesnake 20 MARCY PLAYGROUND Mammoth/Capitol L°Sex & Candy e-mail new release info to [email protected] HITS November 7, 1997 Aphex Twin. Come To Daddy. 31001. Sire Records. Trade Advertisement. Hits. Full Page; Black & White. #11 Debut Billboard New Artist Chart MUSIC TELEVISION' 112IMUS1C V111041 120 MINUTES 12 ANGRY VIEWERS WINNER www.warp-net.com e 1997 Sire Records post* top retail retail LOU'S RECORDS /DAVE ALLARD / SCHOOL KIDS (5 STORES) / H DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RCA quabats Dave Matthews Band Live At Red Rocks Dave Matthews Band G. Love & Special Sauce PORTISHEAD GolBeat/London Portishead Deftones Portishead The Cure Replacements THE VERVE Virgin oo Fighte The Cure Urban Hymns CHUMBAWAMBA Republic/Universal CHRIS' WARPED RECORDS / GO BOY /ALAN OSTROFF / Tubthumper CRAIG /LAKEWOOD, OH REDONDO BEACH, CA GREEN DAY Reprise Dance Halt Cra reen Nimrod Deicide The Verve ' THE CURE Elektra/EEG Reel Big Fish Blink 182 Galore Southern Culture On The Skids Sublime BJORK Elektra/EEG Limp Bizkit Bob Dylan Homogenic EVERCLEAR Capitol EAR X-TACY /GEOFFREY / REPEAT THE BEAT / So Much For The Afterglow • ISVILLE, KY EZ /ROYAL OAK, SARAH MCLACHLAN Arista Will Oldham Replacements Surfacing Get Up Kids G. Love & Special Sau 10 SMASH MOUTH lnterscope King Kong Stereolab Fush Yu Mang Promise Ring The Cure DEFTONES Maverick/VVB Java Men Chumbawam Around The Fur STEREOLAB Elektra/EEG TOWER (DOWNTOWN) / ORPHEUM RECORDS / Dots And Loops JACK PIRES /NEW YORK PETER GREY/SEATTLE 10 THE SUNDAYS DGC Portishe Pottishe Static And Silence The Cure Stereolab FIONA APPLE Clean Slate/VVORK Bjork Bjork Tidal Jamiroquai Roni Size MATCHBOX 20 Lava/Atlantic/AG The Verve The Cure Yourself Or Someone Like You THE REPLACEMENTS Reprise SPRUCE STREET RECORDS / WAXTREE / SIMON HARD / All For Nothing ILADELPHIA, PA RK G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE Okeh/Epic Portishead ftones Yeah, It's That Easy Downloa LOREENA MCKENNITT Warner Bros. Stereolab Dubstar The Book Of Secrets The Verve Portishead RADIOHEAD Capitol Bob Dylan Oasis O.K. Computer 20 JAMIROQUAI WORK Travelling Without Moving ivana s ti • e week You spend half of your Monday and Tuesday on hold. But, instead of playing your umpteenth game of Computer \ Solitaire, you could be doing your X-mas shopping ON-LINE. You can avoid crowded malls and indifferent holiday help by going on AOL and entering keyword: shopping! Chose from vendors such as J.Crew, FAO Schwarz, The Body Shop, LL Bean and dozens of others! You can even send cheese logs from Hickory Farms to all of your radio friends! Our favorite impulse purchase/reward sites on the web are www.amazon.com and www.cdnow.com. That is, until there's awww.barneys.com. HITS November 7, 1997 ADDS NOV. 10th Couldn't wait at press time: 91X KTCL WHIG Performing on "Fashionably Loud" !! MUSIC TELEVISION" caroline EES1 !al ore ib FROM THE ALBUM SETTER LIVING IHROUGH CHEMISTRY CONTACT CAROLINE RADIO: Errol Kolosine: 212.1863521 Mark Wagner: 213.468.8626 x202 e-mail: [email protected] III/ Carettee Recerls Its IH West 29t1 Strut NY NY 11001 mew carehne con Produced by Daniel Lanois with Tony Mangurian &Jill Cunniff •Management: Paula Sartorius -Metropolitan Entertainment Group tionywoodandvine.comnusriousiarkson LUuma UPTIME TO SEE WHAT A DIFFERENCETF1VÔME GREEN DAY MAKES BY TROY AUGUSTO You wouldn't know it to talk to the ly—from the band's fans, who went three guys in Green Day, but there's from buying more than 10 million of a lot of pressure on singer/guitarist '94's "Dookie" to less than two mil- Billie Joe Armstrong, bass player lion of '95's "Insomniac." Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool The promotion for "Nimrod" these days. far exceeds anything the band and "Nimrod," their fifth full album Reprise have previously undertak- and third for Reprise, was just re- en, including key appearances on leased with very high expectations at MTV, "Late Show With David Let- the Burbank-based label, from hope- terman," KROQ, Howard Stern and ful retailers looking for a rock band even Fox TV's "King Of The Hill." to wake up slumbering cash regis- As a bonus, reviews of the album ters, and—perhaps most important- have been almost unanimously pos- HITS November 7, 1997 41 itive, a development that must surely Hanging around Berkeley's swank ing the same old questions about their piss off the band members. hillside Claremont Hotel—with its su- new album. A 15-month tour to promote perb, west-facing view of San Francis- But have no fear, punks and pun- "THIS TIME, IF "Nimrod" kicks off October 30 in Dal- co Bay (it's where Billie Joe and his queues, HITS' own "Basket Case," WE COULD las and is scheduled to initially play lovely wife had their wedding a couple Troy "I Am Not Nick Hexum, IJust 1,500 to 3,000 seaters, quite a step of years ago)—the three guys seem Look Like Him" Augusto brought his HEAR IT IN down from their last U.S. tour, which more interested in ordering room ser- own stash, and proceeds to dip into the played such mammoth arenas as The vice or talking about the evening's band's marketing budget by ordering OUR HEADS, Pond in Anaheim. planned party than they do answer- 1,234,987 Twinkies from room service. WE RECORDED Your new record is really good. What was the deal going into the studio this time? wanted to fit everything in. IT." MIKE DIRNT 1,11.1a,1111 Ard STRONG. Personally, Iwas really excited. Ithink we went in want- Was it adifficult record to make, compared ing to prove something to ourselves, that we could branch out, but still to your previous albums? maintain that Green Day character... We just tried to make the hugest record EWE LIM It was probably the most diffi- we possibly could. It was also eagerness. We hadn't really done anything since cult of all... the longest process we've ever taken, definitely. Each song has we came off tour, except rehearse, so Ithink we needed to get into the stu- its own character and identity, so we wanted to be able to bring that out as dio and make the record. much as we could. It wasn't like we were just playing three-chord punk-rock. Ian PIRMI We wanted to go in—just like always—and nail what we had. Make Imean, there's definitely that going on through the record, but we wanted it sound like at practice, y'know, and just record alot of good tunes we had to sort of trip out alittle bit, like on "Good Riddance," "Hitching A Ride" put together. and "Last Ride In." Kind of push 'em as far as they can go without getting "Nimrod" isn't just astraight-ahead punk record, though. It has lots of vatiety, into overproduction. lots of musical styles. hallgl The first four months were really fun, but the last month was like the BUM JAL We really wanted to go down different avenues and stretch as much longest year of my life! You just want it to be done with so bad. You can't wait. as possible. With "Insomniac," in some ways, Ithink there is asmall sense Bre Iwas insane. Isacrificed every other aspect of my life for this record. I that we were holding back from going in different musical directions. But put everything Ihad into it... We all did. We didn't think about anything this time, we just went for it. else. We just went right to it. MUM. We played other styles of music that we like. We've always written dif- &WE all Ithink we pushed ourselves as hard as we possibly could.., to bring ferent types of music and there's always been hints of what we can do. This out our best sides. time, if we could hear it in our heads, we recorded it. Then, if it sounded One constant is producer Rob Cavallo, who's worked with you on three straight like shit, we weeded it out, and if it sounded good, we left it in. records now. IRE 19_01; The idea this time was to not limit ourselves. We wanted to grow. I Mini Rob is afriend of ours and he relates very well to us, he always has. He think this album has so much, from the punkest songs we've ever done to the knows how to get the sounds across that we want to get across. We all have the prettiest songs. Song by song, they all speak to me in adifferent way. They same goal, and we all see the same direction on how to get there. Nobody's all totally kick my ass. ever tried to force anything other than what we want on our records. 21111E10E1 We wanted to start challenging the listener, and ourselves, because Blaa Mai Rob, for me, is like amember of the band. He's agreat produc- it's too easy to put out another record like "Insomniac." Ithink if we were to er, super-smart. do that, then we're not really going forward, but being stagnant. Personal suc- The songwriting is much more diverse this time. cess comes with change, evolving and challenging yourself. mum ail Itry not to write in aspecific style or anything like that. Ijust let There must have been acertain amount of pressure on the band making this record. the songwriting take its course and evolve. There are four or five different Mai We give ourselves so much personal pressure. At one point or an- genres, Iguess you would say, that the album took on, through the writing other [during the making of this record], every one of us cried, because process. So we just picked the best from those. we didn't want to give this record to anybody. We bled over this album, "Good Riddance" is an acoustic ballad. more so than ever before. We're really proud of it ; we're really happy mum In; Iwrote that song right after "Dookie" came out, while we were on about it. Giving it to other people is like making awonderful birthday tour. It's asong about breaking away from apast relationship, and trying to cake that you have to give to afour-year-old boy. You don't know if he's move forward. At the time, it was called "Time Of Your Life," but Ihad a gonna look at it and go, "Wow, this is great," or just bang his hands into really vicious break-up, so Icalled it "Good Riddance" after that. it and destroy it, y'know? Are you nervous about how the album will be received? ZILL1E JILL Once arecord is out, it's not really yours any more. Idon't re- M II have this great sense of relief right now. Ihave so much fun lis- ally care what people think of it. Ithink it's just the fact that Iidentify tening to "Nimrod." Ithink it's agreat record, one of the best that's been with it more strongly than anyone else, because... it's my life. put out in the last ten years... That's my personal feeling. I've never really So you don't worry about what other people's reactions might be when said stuff like that before, but Iknow it. Iknow it's great, and that's really you're recording? the only thing that matters. IUJ AIL We didn't put anything on Ma; We've already surpassed all of our there that we thought people wouldn't expectations in life. Our last record that "PERSONAL like. It's very much apunk-rock record, everyone called a bomb sold over four "I SACRIFICED but it also branches out into different million worldwide. Iremember the day SUCCESS things. There are probably some people when Icouldn't fathom selling amillion EVERY OTHER that are going to hate songs like "Last records, so whatever, y'know? Now we're COMES WITH Ride In," but f**Ic 'em. I didn't write at the point where we just want to be cre- ASPECT OF MY r CHANGE, 'em for them ; Iwrote 'em for myself. ative and have fun. LIFE FOR THIS This is my record, not theirs. Are you excited to go back on the road? EVOLVING AND MaL We're really critical of ourselves. If BLUE M I I've been thinking about RECORD. IPUT we think something sucks, we'll take it touring a lot lately. We're gonna go CHALLENGING out. And if not, and we're happy with it, full-bore right back into it. This is the EVERYTHING I then we've accomplished the mission. longest we've ever not toured, so it'll be YOURSELF." Because we're selfish. We make music nice to get back out and start playing a HAD INTO IT... BILLIE JOE for ourselves, first and foremost. lot of gigs. Ili= 1011 We don't want to give off the Any parting comments? WE ALL DID." ARMSTRONG impression that we were copping out as a IRE rdipj.i Billie Joe Armstrong is the punk band and going this pop route, or King of Punk.., that has to be in there TRE COOL going this experimental route. We just somewhere.• 42 HITS November 7, 1997 "Abra Moore's somebody who's going td be around for awhile. She's not some line -hit wonder; and that's something I'm concerned about at this format--that we remain artist-driven, and not song-driven, which has hurt us in the past" 111, —Leslie Fram t "Don't Feel Like Cryin' has always been our pick. 99X/Atlanta sounds great on the air, and di» shows us a musical feel and "Don't Feel Like Ctyin' Istyle that's different from is so full of Abra's Four Leaf Clover, personality! You can but every bit as touch her, you can feel great! And it's still her positive energy, unmistakably you can see her... "A ROCK-SOLID ABRA!!! In fact, Isee her FOLLOW-UP!! -Jody Denberg devilish smile in my THE GIRL SINGS KGSR/Austin LIKE A BIRD!!" mind when she sings!" -KEVIN MANNION KZON/PHOENIX -Julie Stoeckel KLLC/San Francisco "My girlfriend loved Four Leaf Clover, so Igave her the full CD. She played Don't Feel Like Cry/n' back to me, joyous and overwhelmed with its great lyric and fun melody. Iinstantly loved it too... and we're gonna run with it!!!" —Kevin Welch KFXD/Boise abra moore don't feel like cryiQ' from her arista austin album strangest places ARISTA austin .1997 Arista Records. Inc., a unit of BMG Entertainment Management: Tim Nonce Produced by Mitch Watkins Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig .abi,inioure corn 11. O00 000000C O00000 O00000C • O00000C 90000C O000C n Harper "Glory & consequence" O000C 00000C from the album The Will To Live Produced by J.P. Plunier Management: J.P. Plunier AOL Keyword: Virgin Records wvvw.virginrecords.com ©1997 Virgin Records America, Inc. eleit,:140041Mffla Adult post* (BASED ON A COMBINATION OF AIRPLAY AND SALES.) 1. SARAH MCLACHLA (Arista) SARAH MCLACHLAN -Arista VVXKR, KTCZ add 2. ROLLING STONES (Virgin) Surfacing 3. LOREENA MCKENNITT (Warner Bros.) ROLLING STONES -Virgin #1 KGSR, KTHX 4. FREDDY JONES BAND (Capricorn) Bridges To Babylon 5. B.B. KING (MCA) THE WALLFLOWERS -lnterscope #1 CIDR 6. BARENAKED LADIES (Reprise) Bringing Down The Horse BLUES TRAVELER -A&M #1 WBOS, WDOD Straight On Till Morning MATCHBOX 20 -Lava/Atlantic/AG #1 WXRT, WVVCD APMprofile Yourself Or Someone Like You PAULA COLE -Warner Bros. tour w/ Devlins The Pistoleros: Remember that line in On The This Fire Waterfront when Brando spits out, "You're nothing without your gun runners, do gooders THE SUNDAYS -DGC #1 KSPN, WCLZ and pistoleros" to the mob boss? That's where Static & Silence the brothers Zubia (Mark, 30 and Lawrence, 33) FREDDY JONES BAND -Capricorn #1 KFXD, WRLT I came up with the name of their band. Phoenix, Lucid V* AZ natives, the Zubias used to go to the barrios FIONA APPLE -Clean Slate/WORK lunchbox favorite rir and play mariachi music with their dad until their head-on collision Tidal with rock 'n roll. The last six years have seen them in mainstay local 10 10 JEN TRYNIN -Warner Bros. #1 WMVY, KIWR bands Live Nudes and Chimeras. "I think alot of Chicanos grow up Gun Shy, Trigger Happy the same way, with all these different influences," says Mark. Jay. BEHAN JOHNSON -RCA aSummit winner! hawks Marc Perlman and Gary Louris, Pat Dinizio and late-Gin Behan Johnson Blossom Doug Hopkins add their pennings to the Hollywood debut "Hang On To Nothing." New adds at WIQB and WHPT. FLEETWOOD MAC -Reprise still spinning The Dance SHAWN COLVIN -Columbia/CRG broke, needs fixing 1 A Few Small Repairs SMASH MOUTH -Interscope WTTS, KMTT add AP Mpicks Fush Yu Mang Bob Dylan "Time Out Of Mind" (Columbia): JACKSON BROWNE -Elektra/EEG touring :11 „ Bob's new, raw blues album opens with "Love " The Next Voice You Hear Sick," a seemingly simple spurned-love WHISKEYTOWN -Outpost/Geffen try "Excuse Me" melody. The simplicity is deceptive. Producer Stranger's Almanac Daniel Lanois lays it on thick, with ethereal TOAD TAN SPROCKET -Col/CRG WRLT adds "Crazy" production and plenty of Hammond organ Coil tempered only by Jim Keltner's straightfor- ward drums and Dylan's lyrical truth serum. ABRA MOORE -Arista Austin WBOS, WXLE add Lanois is also on the guitar, and the result is like Booker T. and the Strangest Places M.G.s on NyQuil. "Standing In The Doorway" and "Make You Feel My JOHN FOGERTY -Warner Bros. KTCZ adds "Hot" Love" are such heartwrenching songs they are probably what put the Blue Moon Swamp raspy one in the hospital this summer. (Terry Tocantins) 20 20 OASIS -Epic three simple words Be Here Now Catie Curtis "Catie Curtis" (Guardian): On SHERYL CROW -A&M "Bond"-ing now her sophomore effort, Curtis teams up with Sheryl Crow producer and E-Street keyboardist Roy Bittan, BOB DYLAN -Columbia/CRG sales- 250K! and together they transform Curtis' gentle Time Out Of Mind folk-pop into agorgeous, completely engag- JARS OF CLAY -Silvertone play it backwards ing sonic affair. Her distinctive style—a natural narrative set to those delicious acoustic guitar Much Afraid riffs—is artfully stroked with splashes of elec- INDIGO GIRLS -Epic sun is setting tric piano and shuffle-beat grooves, until it swells into amazing songs Shaming Of The Sun like the sensual love-buzz single "Soulfully." Clearly she is tapping arich BARENAKED LADIES -Reprise WHPT add, sales! muse these days (songs like "Forgiveness" and "Falling Silent" are her Rock Spectacle most beautiful yet) and ripe for the mainstream masthead. (J.T.) HITS November 7, 1997 Adult post* JANE GROSSMAN WRLT, Nashville We think about Jane almost every day. Every time we need to kiss the ass of some vis- iting pursestring, we whip out one of the 1,046 sticks of High Speed Lip Wax she has so graciously presented to us over the years, and use it accordingly. See, Jane is acre- ative whiz kid. She started her own lip balm company while helming the APD post at WEBK Killington and doing nights as "Jungle Jane" (that would be on the air, not on a pole). Besides being one of the sweetest, most enthusiastic people we know, Jane's flair for being inventive will aid her inevitable success at WRLT as new PD, where her first job will be oiling the pesky revolving front door. That same inventiveness will also really be helpful when she attempts to work out her semi-pro ski legs on the "slopes" of Nashville, but if anyone can wrangle that one, Jane can. Congratulations! K-OTTER /DEAN /DREW / KMTT /CHRIS MAYS / WNCS /JODY PETERSEN / ALBUMS ON THE HILL / SAN LUIS OBISPO DEAN CARLSON /SEATTLE MONTPELIER ANDY SCHNEIDKRAUT /BOULDER Phish Loreena McKennitt Matthew Ryan Dave Matthews Band B.B. King Alana Davis Huffamoose Phish World Party Dogs Eye View Alana Davis G. Love & Special Sauce Paul Weller Beth Orton Greg Garing Deftones Rolling Stones B.B. King Blues Traveler James Taylor KBCO /D. BENSON /S. ARBOUGH / KNBA /KATHY MITCHELL / WNKU /STACEY OWEN / BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC / BOULDER LOREN DIXON /ANCHORAGE CINCINNATI SEAN HICKEY /BRYN MAWR, PA Sarah McLachlan Jonny Lang Paint It Blue: V/A Jeb Loy Nichols Tonic Laura Love Jeb Loy Nichols Dave Matthews Band Blues Traveler Steve Earle Patty Larkin Phish William Topley Ben Harper Southern Culture On The Skids G. Love & Special Sauce Indigo Girls Katell Keineg WRNR /PHIL HARREL / BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC / KFMU /JOHN JOHNSTON / KPIG /LAURA HOPPER / BALTIMORE, MD JIM H. /JIM S. / AVENTURA, FL STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO MONTEREY, CA Southern Culture On The Skids Chumbawamba Kacy Crowley Bob Dylan Beth Orton Julie Fordham G. Love & Special Sauce Greg Brown G. Love & Special Sauce Portishead Steve Earle Steve Earle Huffamoose Bob James Bill White Acre Delbert McClinton Usher Elvis Costello James McMurtry WWCD /JANE PURCELL / COLUMBUS, OH HOUSE OF GUITARS /ARMAAND KFOG /PAUL MARSZALEK / KRSH /ZOE ZUEST / Ben Folds Five SCHAUBROCK /ROCHESTER, NY BILL EVANS /SAN FRANCISCO SANTA ROSA, CA Tanya Donelly Aqua Jonny Lang Jeb Loy Nichols The Cure Chumbawamba Huffamoose Delbert McClinton The Verve Fleetwood Mac Freddy Jones Band Steve Earle Chumbawamba Prodigy Dave Matthews Band Loreena McKennitt Green Day Paul McCartney Bob Dylan WXPN /KIM ALEXANDER / BRUCE WARREN / MANIFEST /KEN NORTON / KGSR /JODY DENBERG / KXPT /CHRIS FOX /J.D. DAVIS / PHILADELPHIA COLUMBIA, S.C. AUSTIN LAS VEGAS, NV Loreena McKennitt Chumbawamba Delbert McClinton Matchbox 20 Jonatha Brooke Portishead Steve Earle Blues Traveler The Verve Smash mouth Rolling Stones Wallflowers Jai Uttal Fleetwood Mac Bob Dylan Rolling Stones Jai The Sundays Fleetwood Mac Barenaked Ladies VVXRT /NORM WINER / PERISCOPE /CODY SOKOLSKI / KKZN /SPIKE / DALLAS, TX WDOD /CHRIS ADAMS /DANNY PATTY MARTIN /CHICAGO CHAMPAIGN, IL Freddy Jones Band HOWARD /CHATTANOOGA Matchbox 20 Robbie Fulks Fiona Apple Kenny Wayne Shepherd Beck Delta Kings Matchbox 20 Collective Soul Love Spit Love Hillbilly Hellcats Jackson Browne Matchbox 20 Steve Earle Six String Drag Whiskeytown Abra Moore Freddy Jones Band Rolling Stones Matthew Ryan KMMS /COLTER LANGAN / VVXRV /MIKE MULLANEY / WATERLOO /JOHN LUCAS / BOZEMAN, MT WFUV /R. HOUSTON /NEW YORK BOSTON, MA AUSTIN, TX John Fogerty Bob Dylan Chumbawamba Delbert McClinton Wallflowers Dar Williams Loreena McKennitt Loreena McKennitt Matchbox 20 Patty Larkin Jonatha Brooke Steve Earle Smash mouth Ani DiFranco Billie Myers Portishead Fleetwood Mac Catie Curtis Fleetwood Mac Reckless Kelly HITS November 7, 1997 Debut at 40* in only 4weeks at BDS Modern Rock Monitor New This Week: KEDJ WSFM WXSR INTGE KTOZ VVWSK RADIOH WXZZ WFBZ CKEY WRAX WDOX KNSX The new single from the GOLD +album OK Computer KNRX WXNR Already On:JO Produced by NigelPOLICE Godnch with Radiohead Managed by Courtyard Management, Chris Hufford and Bryce Edge WBTZ WRXO () 1997 EMI Records Ltd www.radiohead cook hollywoodandvine.comiradiohead KLZR WBER KNRK WIXO CIMX WRZX WMRC1 KTCL WXDX WHFS CFNY KOME KXRK KFMZ #1 MOST KJEE WPLY KITS VVVVCD 91X KRZO KTEG PLAYED VIDEO WOXY WEND WCYY WNVE WFNX KWOD barru lti; HEAVY KPNT WENZ WHMP ROTATION RIGGEFT MOVE- a' THE @DS MODERN ROCK MONITOR: 25*-16* LEAUING THE WAY: 99X 35X KITS 23X WKOF 34X KOME 37X WENZ 98X KNRK 35X CIMX 22X KNOB 47X KHOO 32X KCCX 23X 91X 33X KPNT 23X XHRM 39X WHFS 38X KTCL 23X ALSO ON: WXRK ORO WEND WM 0101 CFNY KKNO WRXQ WFNX WPLY KOBE KXPK WHMP 'CUE GEM WBCN KRBR WOXA KBRS Produced by John Wozniak Management Blake & Bradford 1997 Capitol Records, Inc. WWCO WLRS KTBZ KORB w marcyplayground.corn KNRQ WXNR ACTIVE WIBX WXEG in ROTATION Adult post* r-- adulterated SEX & CANDY: It occurred to me sometime around 9p.m. HOLLY HOLY LOVE: Halloween night (and I'm saying this with the understanding As if our referencing Neil that Idon't have to explain why it occurred to me) that the Diamond isn't enough aforementioned Marcy Playground song really is an adulter- reason to celebrate, we'll ized version of "trick or treat." Doesn't that conjure up new give you one more rea- meanings behind the holiday? Now that your thinking caps are son to toast the right- on and your libido nicely stirred, it's agood time to remind you eousness of life. Here's that as soon as Halloween is over, the weekly rush of new Capitol Mac Daddy Nick releases is pretty much over, too. From Bedding scoring a big LOREENA now 'til '98, it's mostly "best of" releas- ol' double shot of love NICKENNITT: es strapped with abonus "new" track, from two actual mem- compilations and live concerts to pick bers of the female through. While this is cause for some to lipflap species, HITS granola princess Julia Trainor (I) and Canadian songstress Holly Cole (r). Normally, Nick's success with "birds" is about the "lack of good records," radio still limited to acertain little ritual involving string, whipped cream and managed to make John Mellencamp's bonus a turkey on Thanksgiving Day, but those photos won't come for "new" track "Most Added," this week. And another few weeks. didja see retail's incredible first-week sales on Dave Matthews' live record (100K)?! Aside ummers The V from those two releases, the radio "heavies" we talked to point out that now is the time to revisit the worthy records that they weren't able to squeeze onto their playlists before. BEN DER, DUN DAT: As if our refer- Pause, take a breath, and remember that artists like Lisa Loeb, Jonatha Brooke, Steve Earle, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shep- encing the Chicago c. dialect isn't reason herd, Abra Moore, Catie Curtis and Ben Harper have, in fact, enough to wince, toured through your market numerous times, impacted sales, and especially given the have even been the super-lucky recipient of airplay at YOUR station. Bulls' outrageously Those three factors alone should put these records in your "A" stack, sucky season kick-off where, god forbid, they might actually get listened to. Ben's album game, we'll give you has sold over 100K copies so far, and, quite frankly, his new single one more. Here's "Glory & Consequence" is just plain stunning (bless WTTS for hearing 550 trio Ben Folds Five backstage at VVAVF's "Wave Fest," wast- and spinning this cut months ago). Iwould hope you could find a ing their precious non-traveling, non-performing, non-schmoozing place for it. Ditto for Jonatha and Catie (touring together for your moments of private time sucking in exhaust from their bus and convenience). Remember, Ihad this nebbish job back when their pri- smiling politely for the camera (l-r) bassist Robert Sledge, drum- or releases were making you ooh and ahh. And if you won't take my mer Darren Jessee, WAVF MD Janda Baldwin and Ben Folds. word on the new stuff being "the shit," please listen to your peers: Ben was hoping when he opened his eyes, all the misery would WXPN and WXRV are getting major phone response on Jonatha. suddenly be gone (or at least the misery known as this magazine). Murray and Ann at CIDR swear that Catie is ahit, and they wouldn't mislead you. They're just not that kind of people. Icould go on and on with stations like, um, Idunno, a little guy called WXRT, who sports an impressive run with Love Spit Love in heavy rotation. Have FOX ON THE RUN: you heard "Fall On Tears"? Sounds like a"prom song" smash to us, As if our referencing a and Richard does rather well with those (remember "Pretty In great Sweet song Pink"?). We even sense a little KROC1 add this week, for all of you doesn't take you back that need the validation. Now, have Ipumped you up and gotten you to your youth, when excited again about that weekly music meeting? Good. I'm excited, all the guys you knew and Ihaven't even polished off this bag of leftover candycorns yet.... had really bad shag There is abig buzz on Monday sitcom "Ally McBeal," and it's translat- hair cuts, but you and your friends would ing to one of the characters (Vonda Shepard) who also happens to giggle about which sing the catchy theme song. You may recall meeting Vonda at the one was the cutest, and then all of you would beg your moms for Summit two years ago when KSCA was having amazing success with money to go see "Foxes" at the movies, and there were no such her Vesper Alley single "Grain Of Sand." Well, before Idrop ahypey things as run-on sentences, and you always wanted to be Cherrie metaphor (Rembrandts + "Friends" = MASSIVE), let me just suggest Currie, not Jodie Foster anyway. Or maybe not. Here are HITS you give Gail at Vesper acall (310-589-3262) and reacquaint your scribes Simon Glickman (I) and Julia Trainor (r) cornering library with her music Music to shake your baby to: Louis Says, Geffen's Kim Fox and her band so that they could bore them Pete Belasco, Chris Stills (sigh) and next week's very cool VH1 "Lilith with stream-of-consciousness stories just like this one (and the Fair" special. Oh, and now that you have the new Nick Batt remixes, many, many more that followed). PLAY LOREENA MCKENNITT!!! Ihate to yell, but it really is ahit. Trust me, trust me. HITS November 7, 1997 16-10* BDS Airplay Monitor mowI awe "SPINNING" On Over 50 Stations Including: at MIMI KKIN Dallas WVRV St. Louis amilITS Adult Post Modern CIDR Detroit WHPT Tampa 17 -13* R&R Adult Alternative Tracks WBOS Boston WXLE Albany KBCO Denver KTCZ Minneapolis I. AIM IOU Minneapolis KMTT Seattle New this Week: WRLT Nashville WMMM Madison KXPT Las Vegas KXST San Diego WIQB/Ann Arbor WTTS Indianapolis WMAX Rochester KEEPS SPINNING e The first track for radio V from their expressive debut album. '4hms,ispoe ° 12r. .-• the forthcoming ehan Johnson Album 07863-66893-2/4 Produced by Michael Mangini Co-pr uced by Deron Johnson and Monica Behan ol Mob .0 IOW ent: Peter Rudge for Mad Dog Management • MOST ADDED OUT OF THE BOX! produced by David Kahne management: Chip Quigley and Lee Heiman for Track Artist Management LTD the follow-up to the #1 song of the summer www.atlantic-records.com The ATLANTIC GROUP @1997 ATLANTIC RECORDING CORP. etz) A TIME WARNER COMPANY from the platinu GARY SPIVACK memo Howi- -kEDJ/Phoel ,\ix Bryatvt Schoch &Ckvis muickley -9 IX /Sot% ,‘Diego "13ecouAse YoLA've GovleoLAs. l'A Do At•‘)/i-ki%,15 Fo v MLA." Aviy ctutesi-ioviSitetsi- can tme! 13: 13.49tby 13ivek specia * h (BASED ON SPECIALTY SHOW AND KEY COLLEGE AIRPLAY.) exile in Di-ville LW/TW ARTIST/LABEL COMMENTS ON SHOWS LIKE "CLUELESS" (AM IWATCHING TOO PORTISHEAD- Go!Beat/London Unreal sales! MUCH TV?).: Confused? Just match the first line of this Portishead week's column up with the final line of last week's and you'll nn A LIFE LESS ORDINARY -London Beck +Ash! understand! It's kind of a stream-of-consciousness thing I'm Various Artists going for as a ploy to keep you coming back.... Please tell O fi CORNERSHOP- Luakal3op/WB MTV Buzz Clip! me, what's the deal with this fashion and music thing lately? I When IWas Born... mean, I'd be ababe too if Ihad ateam of high-priced stylists and designers working on me day and night! U 13 IVY-Atlantic/AG On at XHRM,Y107 YOU CAN'T As much as it pains me to admit it, I'm more The Best Thing of the mindset of Fiona Apple (she wore O fi KMFDM -Wax Traxywr THE rock record! some ripped-up old non-designer outfit to the Megalomaniac stylie VH1 Fashion Awards) -fashion and El fi STEREOPHONICS -V2 Chart debut! music should be like church and state -keep 'em Word Gets Around separate.... A real awards show (one where you don't have to be wearing a million dollar outfit to O 111 BJORK -Elektra/EEG Top 5VVUJC,VVZMB be nominated) actually took place this weekend in Homogenic San Diego, and from all reports it was aSlamm-ing ▪ n LUSCIOUS JACKSON -Capitol Why would Ilie? good time. My Dad even voted on-line from Penn- Fever In, Fever Out DRESS HER UP sylvania! How cool is he? Let me fill you in on the infi KEOKI -Moonshine Musk "Me" remix is huge! ! big winners at this year's San Diego Local Music Ego-Trip Awards so you can stop holding your breath: Best Ska/Punk Album -Blink 182; Best Alternative Rock Band -Inch; Best pa 10 G.LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE -Okeh/Epic Muckley's new toy Acoustic Album -Gregory Page; Best Rock Band -No Knife; Yeah, It's That Easy Artist of the Year -Steve Poltz (pretty good considering his album Ra El DEATH IN VEGAS -Time Bomb Kick-ass video! won't be out until March!); and Buck-O-Nine got awards for both Dirt Group of the Year and Best Ska/Punk Band! Thanks to TVT's Kerry lag m STEREOLAB- Eleictra/EEG On at VVXRK,96X Marsico, that's not all Buck-O-Nine walked away with this week - Dots & Loops they also pulled in strong first week adds on "Round Kid" from 91X, KEDJ, KXTE, KGDE, KVVOD and more. Gee, and Iheard SOUTHERN CULTURE 0/T SKIDS -DGC On at KTRU,100DK ▪ Ei ska was dead. Huh.... Here's afun game to play the next time you Plastic Seat Sweat move: Crank up Keoki's "Me" and change the words to say, n RADIOHEAD -Capitol This is what you get "Pack Me. Lift Me. Box Me. Ship Me. Move Me. Etc." Idunno, it OK Computer worked for me.... I've been really digging The Interpreters, G. ED ED HEUUM -Matador On at CJAM,KCSB Love, Baby Bird, Finley Quaye and The Dwarves (#1 phones on The Magic City "Hillary's Floorboard" at 91X after only one spin!), but Usher is the man who makes me SWEET AS THE VERVE -Virgin Still reacting! nin wanna, if you know what Imean.... Idon't know Urban Hymns which one of you put the crazy Halloween Ra SUPERCHUNK -Merge #1 at WEDG! Voodoo curse on me, but Ihope you're happy. Indoor Living Itotally choked on awild Skittles while Treble CURVE -Universal Hypnotic video! Charger played a really touching acoustic ver- sion of their single "Red" in the HITS art room. Chinese Burn The little bugger flew down my windpipe and I • [1:1 BABY BIRD -Atlantic/AG 91X add! really almost died right there (I guess you could SUGAR Ugly Beautiful say "Red" is akiller song!). You were very close, IMI 20 AQUABATS -Goldenvoice/TimeBomb Super Rad KROQ add! but Isurvived... KROQ added aslam-dunk, over-the-top smash hit The Fury of the Aquabats this week! In yet another display of brilliance, Kevin Weatherly El Ea BUCK-O-NINE -TVT Round Kid! finally gave Golden Curtis the official add as Programming Assis- tant! Wow! Ican't tell you how happy this makes me! Golden and I 28 Teeth worked together for ayear and, without gushing too much, let me Iti FATBOY SLIM -Astralwerks/Caroline On Jackal OST just tell you this girl works her ass off and is asweetheart on top of Better Living Through Chemistry it! Since Idon't have an expense account, please start sending her ri Ea SPACE MONKEYS -Interscope Closing Pomo Adds! congratulations presents immediately, and sign my name.... Lon- The Daddy Of Them All don Records is still dominating (sans Matt) with the A Life Less En THE PIETASTERS -Hellcat/Epitaph Top 5at WEQX! Ordinary soundtrack kicking butt at radio and Portishead proving itself at retail! C'mon, you gutsy little specialty hosts -march into Willis your PD's office and make 'em listen to it again! Ihave aserious ANNESUMMERS -PC Music Play "it's Cold Outside" question this week: What in the crazy ol' world is happening in the The Dandy new Marilyn Manson video? HITS November 7, 1997 special *hang • special indie. cl: is k" S eci al indie pics i John Fahey & Cul de Sac "The Epiph- any of Glenn Jones" (Thirsty Ear): Vet- eran acoustic guitar experimentalist Fahey joined guitarist and longtime admirer Jones and band for this offbeat, deeply personal set. Filled with medita- tive excursions ("The New Red Pony"), i traditional magic ("Come On In My Kitchen," featuring sterling electric lap steel work by Fahey) and ambient tape manipulation ("Gamelan Collage"), the album—grueling to make, according to Jones— is often reve- latory. You might have an epiphany or two yourself! (S.G.) Contact: Aaron @ Thirsty Ear 212-889-9595 MA-HER-ANI, THE SAN FRANCISCO TREAT: The last- minute cancellation of this year's Cyberfest in San Francisco Aphex Twin "Come To Daddy" (Sire may have left some members of the glowstick generation in Records): Since it features one of the the dark, but it sure didn't get these spunky kids down. Pic- most disturbing pieces of cover art this tured are (seated, 1-r) Ellen Dangers, Jack Dangers (Meat year, the strange beauty of "Come To Beat Manifesto), Luke Vibert, Cathy Cohn (MBM manager), Daddy" could not be in greater contrast 1 Philip Steir (Producer/Remixer), and (standing, 1-r) Alicia to its packaging. Richard D. James AKA Williams (Vision Trust Promotions), Kathleen Washburn "Aphex Twin," when not teaching his (KUSF), Andrew Jervis (Ubiquity Records), Maradi Nalle computer to write music so he can (Live 105) and Xavier Ramos (Interscope Records), all at spend more time "shagging" and generally being pissed and Maherani Indian Restaurant. debauched, creates some of the most adventurous electronic music of our time. Perhaps this record could be described as ambient drum and bass, tech step with alittle kitchen sink on the side. (Richard Winn) Contact: Brian Bumbry @ 310-828-1033 this week's Bugs "Infinite Syndrome" (Ubiquity Records): Delicious trip-hop melodies really from San Francisco trip-hopsters Bugs. "Infinite Syndrome" is their debut beat album, and their first single, "About You," is just as delectable as any Sneaker person Pimps or Portishead track. The album has an eclectic style, ranging from smooth trip-hop tunes to big phat beats to songs with dreamy female vocals layered over down-tempo drum 'n' bass. Any- one can appreciate the sound of Bugs, which makes it aper- JULIE MUNCY fect specialty show record to champion! (Jeanette Grgurevic) Warner Bros. Records Contact: Andrew @ Ubiquity 415-864-8448 Burbank, CA Bentley Rhythm Ace "Bentley Rhythm Ace" (Astralwerks): This self-titled SHE'S GOT MAD SKILLS, SHE DON'T TAKE NO PILLS, debut delivers those crazy break-beat, AND WHEN SHE'S ON THE MIC ALL THE PEOPLE GET synthetic sounds that make all you pill- popping jack-asses pop, lock, break and CHILLS: The "Cornershop Champ," "Eye-of-the Hurricane generally go off! Sit back, relax your #1," and the "Steve Earle Girl" are just some of the titles crack and believe that "Bentley's Gonna Julie Muncy holds at Warner Bros., and she ain't finished yet! Sort You Out." Also, don't forget to try As if she didn't work hard enough bringing "Brimful of Asha" "Run On The Spot" and "Midlander There Can Only Be One" to #1 in the Special Beat Hang Suite, Julie manages to find during your next power-walk workout. Bentley -Rhythm - Ace. Droppin' those Killer B's since 1983. (Kevin Fitzgibbons) time to talk about alot of Astralwerks and Caroline releases, Contact: Mark @ Caroline 213-468-8626 x202 too. Hmmmmm.... HITS November 7, 1997 BECK "DEADWEIGHT" MODERN ROCK MONITOR 34 -29* • AUDIENCE REACH OVER 6MILLION 18 HITS POST MODERN alife Ies ordinar THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK HEM/1r MUSIC TELEVISION' KROQ ROME WENZ 99X 91X RUGE WXRK KNRK KTEG Q101 XHRM WLUM WHFS X-96 WFNX TOP 10 KNDD 89X WBRU HONES OR BETTER LIVE105 KTCL WXDX Ate EVERYWHERE! AND MANY MORE! kry 41/4 On your desk now! THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK INCLUDES NEW TRACKS BY BE CK •LU SC IOUSJACKSON • FOLK IMPL OSION REM • UNDERWORLD •THE CARDIGANS • ©1991,1 SNEAKER PIMPS • AND FAITHLE SS TIME TO EXPERIENCE SOME DOUBLE VISION WITH BLUR'S DAMON ALBARN BLUR IN. Y TOM LAN H AM You've gotta hand it to Damon Albarn. In one fell swoop, via asingle album, he and his bastion-of-Britpop band Blur reinvented them- selves. They've used their recent, self-dubbed "Blur" disc (Virgin) to throw in the towel on England's bloody Blur-vs.-Oasis slugfest, apress- trumpeted feud that had reached Hatfield/McCoy proportions. Every move was magnified—Blur switching a single release date to coincide with one from Oasis. Oasis' outspoken Noel Gallagher then wishing an YOU'VE OPENLY ADMITTED THAT YOU MANIPULATED THE MEDIA WITH THE AIDS-related death on the plucky Albarn. On and on, until afed-up Al- SIMPLE GESTURE OF SWITCHING RELEASE DATES. barn finally declared Britpop dead in an interview late last year. Shock, shock, horror, horror! Could it be true? I've definitely done abit of kow-towing to the media. Iwas caught slightly off "Blur" supported the singer's claim. Gone were the sweeping, sar- guard when the tabloids realized that the media in general had been having abit castic English yarns, replaced by scruff-necked, minimalist rockers (and of ajoke with us. Imean, my characters were not particularly complimentary. who among us hasn't thrashed to that addictive "Whoo-hoo!" chorus of They weren't celebrating Great Britain; they didn't stand up and cheer for the its sparkling "Song 2" smash?) and more personal, introspective lyrics. Queen. And when the tabloids first got hold of us, they sort of didn't pick up Suddenly, the smoke was clearing on the Oasis battlefront. Albarn had on the cynicism. They thought, "Hey! These are songs about how great British simply taken ahairpin left turn and detoured around it. Not intentionally, culture is!" But then, when Oasis came along and we went head-to-head and the he clarifies. "But it seems pretty evident to me that the album doesn't tabloids totally had the opportunity to take sides, they kind of caught on to the lend itself to this perpetual rise of... Britishness. At least not that cartoon fact that we weren't really on the side of the tabloids at all. We were against them, sense where everyone's either the Beatles or the Rolling Stones." And— and we didn't even buy them. And once that happened, it was atotally different in astudio chat that took place before the tragic death of Princess Di- ana— Albarn discussed his efforts to ditch the dirt-hungry overseas me- ballgame. They just portrayed Oasis as this really authentic, soulful band and us dia with HITS' own dirt-hungry media member, the silver-tongued God of as these middle-class pretenders who were taking the piss out of everyone. Gab, Tom "Yada Yada Yada" Lanham. SO ALL THAT MUSIC MEDIA IN BRITAIN ISN'T NECESSARILY A GOOD THING? Well, it's just divided into so many different parts. The NME and MelocA Maker and their subsidiaries and then their glossier versions deal primarily with the music and the in-fighting between the bands. And then the tabloids deal with what you do at night. In bed. So basically, your whole life is covered in England on a weekly basis. YOU'RE FASCINATED WITH DISGUISING YOUR VOICE ON THIS ALBUM. LIKE ON "COUNTRY BALLAD SAD MAN," WHERE YOU SOUND ALL GRAMO- PHONE-TINNY. That was sung through something as small as this [picks up microrâqs tte recorder] and then rniking it up. But it gives it some sort of different vibe, and for me, it's just apleasure to hear things like that. Iget alot more joy out of lis- tening to my voice when Ican hear it from aslightly different perspective. WHAT THE HECK IS A "BEETLEBUM"? Idon't know. It's aword that's just this automatic association... though Idon't know of what to what. Ijust sang it into atape when Iwas writing the song; Ijust went "Bee-tull-bum." But on this record, there's alot more emphasis on mu- sical syllables than there is on even making complete sense or nice rhymes. AND THE "SHE" IN ITS LYRICS? "She" is afemale thing in my life. It's quite sexual. It's certainly acelebration of female-ness, an ode to women in general. THE FINAL CHORUS ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE SINGING, "PISS ON ME... PISS ON ME..." [Laughs] No, no. Everyone says that, but no. Ican truly say that I've never real- ly wanted anyone to piss on me. The word "automatic" pops up in song after song. It means just cutting off one part of my mind and letting the other bit do its work. There's alot of automatic stuff on it, in the sense that Ihaven't thought about it once I've done it. I've just let it lie. Like "Strange New From Another Absolutely. But Ithink Americans will be searching for it before we are because Star—that's totally the demo. We haven't done anything to it. The only bit we're abit backwards these days as aculture, really. I've spent alot of time out that's changed is the part at the end where the "dugga-da-dum" bits come on. of Britain and made aconscious decision to get exposed to other things besides "MOR" SOUNDS UKE IT WAS WRITTEN ABOUT PROZAC. my own culture. Idon't love America, but Iam excited by it and Iunderstand It's about that sort of feeling. But it's more about the music and the "middle of the language alot more. I'm not acomplete foreigner. People who have an un- the road," wherever that is. It's aplace where you'll end up if you're not careful, derstanding of both cultures, I've never had aproblem with. But the more and very quickly as well. As aperson, you have to be very aware of the fact that American Americans, I've always found them quite difficult. Even so, nowa- just becoming successful almost inevitably drags you into becoming quite a days, Ifind even them much easier to take.• bland person. SO THIS RECORD ISN'T NECESSARILY FUELED BY MILLENNIUM ANGST? What people don't realize is that it's already happened—the actual point in I'VE NEVER REALLY time where we shifted to this aware- "I CAN TRULY SAY THAT 11 Y ness that there wasn't going to be avast WANTED ANYONE TO PIS o change in everything. Was it 1995, maybe? Maybe the Gulf War was the point where the millennium happened. EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE SEARCHING FOR SOME SORT OF GOD THESE DAYS. THERE MUST BE A BIG SPIRITUAL VACUUM OUT THERE. 54 HITS November 7,1997 afw Russ FIVE QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "Brick' ough all convention and comes out awinner. #1 phon this we —Jane Purcell, CD101/Columbus New This eek: WPLY WFNX KMYZ KHLR WCYY WBCN KNRX KNRQ KCCX KGDE KTCL WKRL KQXR WXNR Y107 MOST ADDED VIDEO DEBUTS r AGAIN! THIS SUNDAY NOK 9TH 1111111b ON MTV 120 MINUTES See BEN FOLDS FIVE with BECK on "Sessions 1 At 54th Street" airing on PBS this Sat. 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The band toured endlessly last year, sharing the stage with acts like Bad Religion, 311, Reel Big Fish, No Doubt and Pennywise in support of their self-titled Mojo/Universal Records debut, the album that spawned the hit single, "Here In Your Bedroom." "Goldfinger has an energy that's really particular to them," says Mojo President/Goldfinger producer Jay Rifkin. "And that's ultimately what sets them apart from a lot of other bands." Both critics and fans seem to agree, each camp equally wowed by Goldfinger's inexhaustible vigor, infectious melodies and slightly off-kilter wit (they were, after all, the band that penned such subtleties as "Fuck You And Your Cat" and "My Girlfriend's Shower Sucks"). What no one realized though, according to Rifkin, was that Goldfinger was also laying the groundwork for the popularizing of ska music. The band's ska roots show a little more on the new album "Hang-Ups" (Mojo/Universal), thanks in part to guest appearances by Fishbone's Angelo Moore as well as members of No Doubt and the Skeletones. Goldfinger demonstrate their range here, maintaining asnot-nosed punk vibe, despite the presence of horns and instruments such as the flauto magico, mandolin, theremin, guico and Hammond organ—not your typical punk power tools. More importantly, they not only keep these various elements in check, but somehow manage to make it all flow seamlessly... with pop sensibilities to boot. "And yet, we're still the same ole ska/punk band we always were," says Goldfinger vocalist/guitarist John Feldmann. It's nice to know you can count on something. Unlike our own experience with HITS' pum sed-up "stereoid" casualty Michael "Wholly" Moses who recently sat down and chewed the fat with big 'Finger Feldmann. "AS SOON AS AB HE PURISTS ARE GONNA HATE OBVIOUSLY, THE NEW "SKA MOVEMENT" IS A I've definitely learned how to get along with peo- played with the Bosstones and he's probably my PLUS FOR YOU, BUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ple more and accept them for who they are—defects biggest idol, right alongside Paul Westerberg NEGATIVES THAT ARE INVOLVED WHEN THE UN- and all. Ialso learned that Ishouldn't try to be the and Sting. So much happened that it's hard to DERGROUND BECOMES THE MAINSTREAM? perfectionist that Ithink Ineed to be. When you're single out one moment. Well, people that used to come see us two or three stuck in abus with five guys for two years straight, SPEAKING OF IDOLS, WAS THERE ANY PARTICU- years ago when we were opening for Buck-0- you either accept them or you quit. If you're hating LAR PERFORMER YOU SAW AS A KID THAT MADE Nine and the Skeletones won't come see us any- someone that you're only ten feet away from every YOU SAY, "THIS IS WHAT IWANT TO DO"? more. But that's something that happens with day, it's kind of abad place to be in. Mike Ness. The first band Iwas in did nothing every band that gets successful, whether it's the SO DO YOU GUYS REMAIN GOOD FRIENDS? but Social Distortion songs. Mike Ness is still, Bosstones, No Doubt, Reel Big Fish or us. As We're friends. We were good friends and have mo- in my eyes, the coolest front guy. You watch him soon as aband sells more than 8,000 records, the ments of being good friends. But Idon't care how and he taps his foot once and you go, "F"k, purists are gonna hate them. It doesn't matter how in love you are with someone or how good of a he's brilliant." So meeting him was definitely a good you are or anything like that... They'll stop friend you are with someone—if you're stuck to- great experience. liking you as soon as they see the other kids in the gether 24-7 for ayear straight, the relationship DID YOU TELL HIM THAT? crowd wearing Bush or Silverchair T-shirts. It will definitely change. Well, Igotta pretend like I'm kinda cool... goes with the territory. But Ihave no complaints. I AFTER PLAYING 382 SHOWS LAST YEAR, YOU WELL YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BLOW HIM, BUT YOU have to earn aliving and Iwould much rather be MUST BE A TRAVEL EXPERT. WHERE CAN IGO TO COULD'VE BEEN HONEST. sitting here in this coffee shop talking to you than FIND THE BEST FOOD? Itold him that he definitely helped me through a playing to abunch of purists. New Zealand. lot of rough periods in my life, just him and his COMPARE THE NEW ALBUM TO YOUR DEBUT. THE WORST? lyrics. We talked for afew minutes and to be hon- There's alot more stuff going on in the mix this England. est, there's only so much you can say to someone time. Ilove the first record, but it definitely has a THE BEST-LOOKING WOMEN? that you look up to that much because you don't sound that carries through from the first song to New Zealand, Florida or San Diego. want them to become human. the last. This record, we experimented alot more THE WORST? WAS IT DIFFERENT WHEN YOU MET WESTER- with different instruments and sounds. Ialso Kansas. BERG? think the songs are more pop-oriented. BEST MUSIC SCENE? Well, Mike Ness grew up in California, so there's WAS THAT A CONSCIOUS EFFORT? I'd have to say Austin. And San Francisco. more stuff we have in common, like the tattoos Iguess it depends on what Ilisten to. During the THE MOST ENTHUSIASTIC GOLDFINGER FANS? and the music, but Paul Westerberg is older and first album, Ilistened to alot of Bad Religion and That's atough one. I'd say Chicago, New York, stuff. Ireally had no idea what to say to him. that was pretty much it. This record, Ilistened to Phoenix and Seattle. SO WHAT HAPPENED? the Beatles, the Specials and Elvis Costello and ARE THERE ANY MOMENTS THAT REALLY STICK Isaid, "We cover 'Skyway," and that was it. you can hear that in the songs. OUT IN YOUR MIND FROM THE TOUR? AND WHAT DID HE SAY? WHAT KIND OF LIFETIME LESSONS HAVE YOU There were so many. Imet the guys from the He said, "Cool man, that's one less song for me to LEARNED FROM TOURING AND SEEING THE Buzzcocks, who were my heroes growing up. I have to play."6 WORLD? met Mike Ness from Social D. the night we 56 HITS November 7, 1997 I-1 LI THE NEW SINGLE Monitor Debut 37* New adds at: KPOI KFTE KTHY WTGE WAVF WOXY WCYY WXNR KEDJ WKRL WPBZ ALL THE HITS -FROM ABAND WHO NEVER CARED IF THEY HAD ONE http://imusic.com/soundgarden Produced by Soundgarden Co-Produced and Engineered by Adam Kasper Management: Susan Silver Management AM iDGARDEN F.VGra n. company t 01997 UM Records, Inc., aPolyGram company. All rights reserved. post* • orno pomo piCkeedited by Karen Glauber mugs The Interpreters "Back In The U.S.S.A." PISSING THE NIGHT (Freeworld): Nothing gets lost in the AWAY: New Repub- translation here. This Pennsylvania pow- fflug licans Jude and er trio's debut album delivers fierce two- Boff of Chumba- minutes-and-change garage-pop ditties qiie met"; wamba were all with moxie, melody and smarts galore. set to thump the Bassist-singer Herschel Gaer sings with tub with WHFS punkish verve, and he, guitarist Patsy p- 1. party people Bob Palladino and drummer Branko Jakominich tear it up on the Waugh and Rob manic, surfy "Sellers," the ultra-bouncy "Taking It Over" and I , Timms until they \ the Buzzcocks-like "Where Do We Go When." Your passport discovered there to arockin' good time. (S.G.) would be no whis- key, vodka, cider or lager involved. Rather, their hosts had planned a riotous evening involving carrot juice and wheat- Alana Davis "Blame It On Me" (Elek- less, meatless vegetarian patties. All that was left for the poor tra/EEG): Now you know what one of blighters was to sing asong about better times or something. the A's in "Triple A" stands for. With a bluesy, sexy voice and aflair for laying HAIL SATAN: In the catchy folk-pop melodies across mini- only such instance malist beats, New Yorker Davis couldn't uuge mger -arawn known in recorded be more radio-ready. The hooky leadoff history, agroup of single "32 Flavors" is a case in point; would-be devil's other highlights include the seductive anthem "Love & Pride," minions summon "Weight Of The World" and the dreamy title track. The Lucifer to accept blame's on you if you miss this one. (S.G.) their allegiance, only to be turned down. "It wasn't for G. Love & Special Sauce "Yeah, It's lack of effort," con- That Easy" (Okeh/Epic): Philly's vanilla- cluded the Dark funk trio pours it on thick with this third Prince, "I just wasn't feeling it, you know?" Shown getting LP, whipping up more bass-grooving, ready for the Beelzebub spelling bee are (l-r) Goldfinger's rap-flowing hootenanny jams than you John and Darrin, Universal's Steve Leeds, Goldfinger's Simon and the Voice of Modem Rock Live, Tom Calderone. can shake abeater at. Love even .offers a cooking lesson on the CDExtra visu- als, while his sonic recipe packs asoulful CALLING ALL PO- blend of hip-hop, blues and folk. With such tempting ingredi- SERS: Members of ents as the lazy, harmonica-laden "When We Meet Again" bitchin' Mercury and the sweet, bouncing "Stepping Stones," it ain't difficult band The Mighty to Love this one at all, G. (A.S.) Mighty Bosstones took time recently to hang out at the Goodness "A Five-Song EP" (Good- studios of 99X. A Ink/Immortal): Placating fans desperate group had just ga- for their second LP, Seattle's Goodness thered to pose for graciously offers these chunks of edgy this photo when a guitar pop from that anticipated Spring high-pitched sound cut through the air. Immediately, show-biz '98 full-length. Aggressive harmonies, reflexes took hold and cel phones were grabbed by one and grinding melodic hooks and bits of all. "It's the fire alarm, you morons!" acrazed studio technician country swing in the breezy progression screamed. "Run for your lives!" Sadly, those pictured were of the first three cuts. Meanwhile, the "Hyper Cool" album burned to acrisp trying to take calls that weren't there, includ- closer maintains its unique charm as it combines ballsy "Fuck ing (I-r) Mercury's Bebop Hobel, 99X'a Axel and Jill, a Bos- 'em all" lyrics with decidedly Beatlesque "Birthday" riffage. stone, 99X's DJ Barnes and PD Leslie Fram, two more Bos- When it's pure wholesome Goodness, you know that can't be stones and 99X MD Sean Demery; (kneeling) Bosstone Dicky bad. (A.S.) Barrett and 99X's Keith Cunningham. HITS November 7, 1997 #1 MOST PL NEW AT: KROQ LIVE105 ODD WDST KRO ALREADY ON: WBCN WHTG XHRM KZTX \1,1 cD 5 .<\e, 91X WTGZ ‘),\QS of MUSic f ro,, WWCD -, David KEDG •'" Top 5 Phones Remixed by nine in ch ails and P\le ek Produced bY David Bowie Co-produced byMark Plati and Reeves Gabrels Reproduced by nine inch nails Original version aPpears on the album Earthling eginrecords.com AOL Keyword : Virgin Records w ww.davidbowie.coe license in the United States and Canada to Vi rg in Records America, Inc. Dav id Bowie Issued under exclusive t-lze-©1997 . ; "EVERYBODY LOVES MY CAR" from their self-titled debut album PRODUCED BY TALK SHOW MIXED BY JACK JOSEPH PUIG MANAGEMENT: RAY DANNIELS FOR SRO MANAGEMENT INC. www.atlantic-records.com Aire THE ATLANTIC GROUP t1991 AnAllilLREC0110111G CORP Arm WARNER COMPUT Active Rock Major Market Play LW TIN BAND FROM THE PIT LABEL COMMENTS By Jimmy Barnes DAYS OF THE NEW R Tbuch, Peel... Y Out/Geffen HeavyMTV, M2, Primed to EXPLODE! i. Scott Douglas WELCOME BACK TO ROCKVILLE: It's been a ' n CREED My Own Prison long time coming, but finally all of Active , U Wind-up 3-week sales: 8K, 10K, I2K, #1 WLZR FOO FIGHTERS Rock's hard work and persistence is paying -- (DU Everlong off. Here we are really moving some records at Ros/Capitol Well past Gold, *1 KISW retail in the '97 fourth quarter blitz, proving lu u gtiEEN.DAY Reprise 41K T.W., Stress MTV, *1 WTPT that this is an artist-driven format with the ... THE OFFSPRING power to react. Unless you've been living Col/CRG Approaching Platinum, MTV, M2 under arock for the past three months, you • .11311 i11\1CmEl74sErst Epic 'e Rocker ienokin' know that Days Of The New (Outpost) has • ' with Ozzy, Oaeis and 111 Capitol Gold +BIG spins= Success . REEF! been dominating the charts at #1 and is the KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD • current Champion of the format. With MTV • DU Slow Ride Revolution KBER add, 47x @ KDOT (#1) \_ really starting to pound the video, this story is ready to blow up to even - OZZY OSBOURNE • greater proportions, making viability of the format even more obvious to •" DU Back On Earth Epic +35x, MTV add (Active), M2 .everyone. It's also nice to see PoMo radio taking notice of big-selling. '1 13 DAg e. rock bands like this. While the trend at PoMo is still very song-oriented, .• Mek/EBG +483; *se burner, HUGE Mime , hopefully that format will return to artist development and pay attention • ig io KISS Jungle to more than just one cut. You can bet your sweet ass that Geffen's •, Mercury +15x T.W., LP pops, #2 @ KILO • EVERCLEAR (. Warren Christensen will be working more than just one track from his •' El al Everything... 1 Days Of The New boys!... Also winding up the format (and retail) into a •I Capitol Another 22K Stress MTV, *1 MN" . iJW CHICKEN... : mind-imploding frenzy is Wind-up's Creed. Sharma Fischer is workin' • CHICN... ibtighly/A811AStill Vibe-ing, *2 @ WMFS -•it to the max as band and label prime themselves for the upcoming rush. ' i 10 SMASH MOUTH ‘. This is yet another Active Rock band that we hope PoMo will see as a' Walton' On The Sun Intscope Almost Gold, Stress MW •viable commodity.. How about the opening week retail performance of : RattlesnakeLIVE .. •Maverick's Deftones?!? At presstime, it looks like first-day sales of 10K •: Radioactive +17x T.VV., Platinum+, #6 KCMQ • will explode into 40K for the week! This is more AWESOME evidence -proving the power of the bands we've just been preaching about. The : / EI egóujge PLUM / At1/Atl G BIG spins where on, *4 W1YY Deftones' show at the Hollywood Palace this past weekend was com- ... s; fri THIRD EYE BLIND D Graduate pletely outta control. Chino joined the crowd-surfing by taking an aeri-' Elek/EEG Platinum, *1 WKLQ. steadY ''• • al speaker jump from about 15 feet up. 1500 kids of all ages showing up SOUNDGARDEN (MIMI Bleed lbgethes _for the band's KRXQ-supported Sacramento in-store ain't bad either... MM Opening week bombl KIXT •Roadrunner's Life Of Agony is raging like all n ri METALLICA mu Bleeding... of the above and then some, becoming anoth- Jaime Eatabloa Elek/EEG Over-saturation? Never! .er one to watch at radio &retail... Action is also LIFE OF AGONY Weeds .. heating up for TVT's Sevendust, with plenty of RoadrurmeR +143x, WATCH THIS ONE! 20 COLLECTIVE SOUL .stations, including VVRIF and KCMQ, on the cut :\ Listen Atl/Atl G Still in "Heavy" @ alot '- this week. We're stoked that TVT has brought ri TOOL Mark Abrahmson into its fold-he and Sudi -( 30 ■111 46 & 2 FreeWorld +I14x Platinum+, solid move ..5 Gaasche are sure to kick some serious ass with / NIXONS Sevendust, as well as with the "Mortal Kombat The Fall MCA Still big @ WHM11, WZAT 2" OST. That one features asuper-stellar re-mix Accepting gifts, but SAMMY HAGAR of "Almost Honest" from Capitol's Megadeth cash will do @ 35! CO Both Sides... T.F./MCA +65x T.W., KBER add men... In other Capitol news, Marcy Playground is exploding at PoMo 1: cg COOL FOR AUGUST 1 radio (nice one, Brian M.) and is more than ready to cross to Active Rock. WB Combined 621 in Corpus ChiSti Irfl DREAM THEATER • Watch the fuck out-Dave Ross and Tommy Daley will set your heads Ma Burning My- Elek/EEG 27x @ KILO, KCMQ rolling if you miss this burner (not that any of you would)... Dave •Lombardi & Kenny Puvogel are still pounding away with Cool For .D E3 BLACK Geffen KEGL, KBER adds, barking! -August, who return with the new 'Walk Away"... Jane's Addiction in ROLLING STONES - keeps the Bunny bouncin' like abig rock monster with sold-out shows ain wa Anybody... Virgin 61K T.W., Iburing big /• (I hear NY was whack!) and the killer "So What' single looking solid -. FAITH NO MORE .. again this week... Cold and Limp Bizkit continue to burn rubber for RD Ashes lb Ashes Been +73: W., M2, Ammo» tour • -Jordan Schur's Flip Records, and the smoke keeps rising as the label's. MEGADETH 1 latest SX- 10 (fronted by ex-Cypress Hill Sen Dog) gets ready to fuck shit. • Trust Capitol Selling steady ' up more. Don't miss SX-10 with our other fave fight band, System Of A MATCHBOX 20 se Down (Am/Col), here in LA in a coupla weeks... BREAKING WIND: 3AM All/All G Approaching 2X Platinum Michael Linehan, Dave Lombardi, Dave Wellington, Peg Pollard... The truth is in here... somewhere! :-o teseMmsuell % %MI e1Metillittell"lele vuw•usupie • Ndis •• ITS November 7, 1997 ,r Mortal Combat OST Annihilation Punk Of The Week! i- TVT I1 This one packs one serious -punch, and its power is obvious - from the first listen. The ass- ? kickin' Megadeth boys shoot up tthe coolest clubby/industrial .- version of "Almost Honest" ever / imaginable, re-mixed by Danny Saber. KMFDM drops the ham- mer as weltwilii"Megalomaniac," _> while Pitchshifter beats the livin' shit outta everyone with -1- "Genius." Other faves incorporated into this OST are killer cuts like the Kombat Mix of Face To Face's popular "I Won't Lie Down" and aBen Grosse re-mix of Manbreak's radio face-scraper "Ready Or Not" also done Kombat style. And who couldn't love the chicken dust mix of the theme From "Mortal Kombat" by Kasz & Beal? Annihilation rocks our Nation. (JB) Kathy Faulkner/KISW It's all business, all the time for Kathy-one of our favorite femme-fatale rockers on the planet. Her skills «- over the years have put her on apedestal here at the HITS cesspool-an honor like no other, and one we hope she won't hold against us. Bands like the Foo Fighters, There haven't been many Days Of The New, Ozzy, Tool and Creed dominate her hardcore bands to come out of - Active Rock playlist, but she still finds room to take risks Florida, so when these guys on hot tracks that work like Filter/Crystal Method's hit the scene with last year's "Spawn" ST cut, which remains in rotation. That Kathy- EP, they stood out like asore . she's not just cutting edge, she's the whole damn Ginsu goiter. Singer Chad Gilbert 11,1110n, sn,,, ,shrl re b collection. gets immediate attention with his snot-spitting, highly emotional vocal style. reminds me of Tim from Kiss It Goodbye. Musically it's alittle more traditional Rev "Emo" sounding, with melodic guitar lines and tight synco- pated rhythms, but every song pretty much meets or exceeds the accepted standards for quality '90s hardcore. But best of all, because they're from Florida, they have an inherent affinity for evil thoughts, desperate actions and profound negative fascina- tion-the stuff all great men are made of. (JS) Jane's Addiction Kettle Whistle Warner Bros. Fully intact and ready to rock together again are the infamous- ly awesome & unique Jane's Addiction. Having separated in 1991, after the first season of Perry's Lollapalooza brainchild, the band is back with an LP chock full of original demos, live concert recordings, studio outtakes and acouple of new tracks. The L live stuff really shines through on this LP, as their concerts always „e Shooting Their Wad.. In Texas, it's all about humility, did in the past. Their passion was constantly taken to ahigher level tr_ as proven by KISS San Antonio's latest billboard cam- 3 when they played on stage and that vibe is captured on many of )- paign. The intent was to convey that KISS is the Father ) this album's tracks. With the refueling of their passion from time of Rock, but now station MD CJ Cruz has been cited in ' spent apart, that old energy appears to be back after their two 3,974 paternity suits. Ah, the power of advertising. It recent explosive L.A. performances. "Ocean Size" from an '88 demo could use alittle protection. -recorded at the Tower on Vine was my fave, but who cares? 5-star fun! (JB) HITS November 7, 199 INTERACTIVE jAMERICA'S tfrt ROO{ RAI:110# PROGRAM DAYS e / akaii fe • # 41 evel x• r f For more info call 11111Fmr GLOBAL SATELLITE NETWORK 818-906-1888 fax 818-906-9736 pare, ...... -...----. HIGH SCHOOL RADIO: High Times, the magazine responsible for educating the kids - (young and old) on the exciting underworld of marijuana counterculture, has hit the college airwaves. Hemp humor, celebri- ty guests and audience participation are the setting for this revolutionary show METALPUNKHARDCORE , airing all across the country. If you're COMMENTS LW TW BAND LABEL I interested in higher learning, tune in at www.high- Revelation #1 WCCR ,. times.com... Alternative Tentacles is releasing asplit-CD with gm WILL HAVEN , #1 WRVU spoken word from political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal on one half CRISIS Metal Blade and music from the California kings of art-noise-grind, Man Is the LIU #1 KBUX Bastard, on the other. It sounds great and all the proceeds go to the DEFTONES Maverick i Mumia defense fund... Sick Of It All have been dropped and are Metal Blade #1 WNYU entertaining all offers, with Fat Wreck Chords high on the list of " CIE SIX FEET UNDER potential new homes... Have no fear, evil is near. The first official #1 WLJS DAYINTHELIFE... TVT U.S. black metal tour finally hits the road this month. The US 00 #1 WQSU .: Satanic Crusade Tour, featuring Usurper, Destroyer 666, Dark KMFDM TVT Funeral and Acheron, will all be at the Whisky the night before -1 Relapse #1 KNSU ; Thanksgiving, so go and give thanks to the eternal Lord of perpet- au BRUTAL TRUTH \. ual darkness... The sold-out Will Haven/Far/Deftones show was #1 WVUD OVERKILL CMC - awesome. All the bands had good sets, but it was Will Haven who UD #1 WVOF ; scared, surprised and won over the most new, loyal followers. Don't DE1CIDE RoadrunneR - miss this show... That same night, Machine Head tucked shit up at 1:1 #1 WONY the Whisky. Like most heavy bands, they come across much better 10 INCUBUS bun/Epic • live than on record. So go... [email protected].... 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Florida Marshland A Great Investment How Sweet The Sound It's AMAZINGRapper Mases career can certainly MASEI just went to Atlanta to meet be described as meteoric. Since his Jermaine Dupri, and on my way debut on 112's hit "Only You," the down there Imet Puff and Irapped Florida-born, New York-raised 20- for him, and we just clicked from the year-old (born Mason Betha) has jump. He said he loved what I do. appeared on smash records and vid- When you're startin' out, people say, eos by such superstars as Puff Daddy, "I like it, let me hear some more," or Notorious B.I.G., Mariait Carey, Busta "Make a song like this or that." But Rhymes and Brian McKnight, among Puff wasn't like that. From the jump he others. 1997 saw him joining the Bad said he loved it, so Ihad to go with the Boy family and Sting for "I'll Be man who had the confidence in me. Missing You" on the MTV Video The first thing you did with Puff was Music Awards. Now Mase is enjoying the remix of 112's "Only You"? chart heat with "Feel So Good," the Yeah. When I first started, it didn't first single from his debut album, matter what remix Iwas on, as long as "Harlem World" (Bad Boy/Arista). Igot started, as long as Iwas doing The album promises to deliver more something. For that song to blow up good feelings, boasting as it does a that fast was a surprise. Ithought, if stellar guest list (Puff, Busta, L11' Kim, Puff could do that, Iwas sure he could Billy Lawrence, Total, Jay-Z, Monifah do the album. So we just started work- and more) and Mase's relaxed, ing immediately. It took six months. seductive flow. And what could be How often do you sit down to write? more relaxing than chatting with Aelase— Itry to write at least athird of a song JAMZ' human sleeping pill, Simon "Feels So Good," aday. It flows smooth, because Iwrite "Bland Boy" Glickman? despite appearing in this rag. about everything. Iwrite about things What music were you into as akid? Isee. One day, it might be a situation When Ifirst started, Iwas just dom' it for fun. It grew into a I'm in; another day it might just be how Ifeel, or how Iper- hobby and then into a career. Ialways looked at music as a ceive something. So everyday Itry to come up with adifferent fan; I still have rappers that I like the most, like Busta topic. Like, today, if I'm not in agood mood, Itry to write about Rhymes, always liked Biggie and Tupac, Snoop Doggy Dogg. why I'm not in a good mood, and everything around me. When Iwas younger Iliked Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Kool G Does that put you in a better mood? Rap, Slick Rick. The classics. Yeah, because you're basically gettin' your point across, with- When did you first try your hand at rapping? out arguin' or fightin' or screamin'. That was a while ago, probably three years ago. Ijust start- Haw you thought about what you might like to do on your ed dom' it for fun, at parties and stuff. Rhymin' in front of next album? an audience wasn't really a problem for me, 'cause I've Next album, I'm just gonna try to get in more details. This always been aguy who was well-spoken and outspoken. time, Iwas just vaguely speaking about everything. The next Was there a defining moment when you knew it would be one will be more mature and direct with what Ihave to say. your career? Are you getting ready to go on tour? Yes, when Igot the deal! Yeah, with Puff, The LOX., 112, Lil' Cease, Lil' Kim, Busta, Jay-Z, How did that come about? The Firm, Usher. I'm real excited. Ican't wait to get out there. *f ITS November NW)*I II ifit4.111.1w(eilmittalifr -gtizduclemgunglesu The Tap Fifty Week Of November 7, 1997 2W LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL 2W ARTIST TITLE LABEL fi ji USHER LaFace/Arista 14 1 MARIAN CAREY Columbia/CRG You Make Me Wanna Butterfly 1711131 El AALIYAH BE/AtI/Atl G 33 13 1 SWV RCA The One IGave... Lose My Cool 7 5 LSG EastWest/EEG ¡37] 33 BLACKSTREET Interscope LI My Body (Money Can't) Buy... 131 12 1 BOYZ II MEN Motown 39 ERYKAH BADU Kedar/Universal 4Seasons Of... Tyrone 12 7 ALLURE CravefTrackmasters 34 132 30 BOBBY BROWN MCA All Cried Out Feelin' Inside 6 6 6 NEXT Arista 16 116 EN VOGUE EastWest/EEG Butta Love Too Gone 2 1 El SOMETHIN' FOR THE... WB 1451 35 IMMATURE MCA My Love Is The... Give Up The Ghost 1101 E MILESTONE LaFace/Arista 43 JOE Jive ICare Bout You Good Girl TOP SPINZ 9 TOTAL LaFace/Arista 11 BRIAN MCKNIGHT Mercury What About Us You Should Be Mine 18 15 10 MISSY ELLIOTT Gold Mind/EW/EEG 44 JAY-Z Def Jam/Mercury Sock It 2Me Sunshine 19 14 MASE Bad Boy/Arista 22 22 36 LUTHER VANDROSS LV/Epic Feel So Good When You Call... K-CI & JOJO MCA [-I 47 JON B. Yab Yum/550 Music Last Night's Letter Are U Still Down 24 MARY J. BLIGE MCA 1?_41El] PATTI LABELLE MCA Everything Shoe Was On The... 13 MASTER P No Limit/Priority 12 81 ¡28 39 PUFF DADDY Bad Boy/Arista /Miss My Homies Been Around... 21 18 H-TOWN Relativity ]4i1 140 40 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. Bad Boy/Arista They Like It Slow Sky's The Limit 1171 1171 LL COOL J Def Jam/Mercury 42 141 Ira ANGIE STONE Arista Phenomenon Everyday 151 9 JANET Virgin 25 136- ERYKAH BADU Kedar/Universal Got Til It's Gone The Other Side... 23 1211 SALT-N -PEPA London/Red Ant/Isl 20 1341 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. Bad Boy/Arista R U Ready Mo Money Mo... 26 20 DRU HILL LaFace/Arista 46 ERIC BENET WB V [41 1:12 Were Not Making... True To Myself 1391 23 20 TONY TONI TONE Mercury TOP SPINZ 45 MJG S.House/Relativity Boys & Girls That Girl 191 11 MARIAH CAREY Columbia/CRG 50 48 LUNIZ C-Note/NTNirgin Honey Just Mee & U 32 12 71 KIMBERLY SCOTT Columbia/CRG 50 47 CHICO DEBARGE Kedar/Universal Tuck Me In Iggin Me 30 25 BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY Ruthless/Relativity TOP SPINZ SOUND OF BLACKNESS Persp/A&M Ill Could... Hold On 12 9] BUSTA RHYMES Elektra/EEG TOP SPINZ TIMBALAND BE/AtI/Atl G Put Your Hands... Luv 2luv u 43 29 DRU HILL MCA TOP SPINZ 50 UNCLE SAM Stone Creek/Epic 5Steps IDon't Ever... Based Primarily On Radio Airplay With Retail Sales •Top Spinz Indicates Sharply Increased Airplay And/Or Highest Debuting Singles 'NNW:nIil- HE DID IT HIS WAY AND SPE\T 9 WEEKS AT #1 0\ 3IL L3CDAD - SOLD OVER 1 MILLIO SINGLES A\D OVER 500,000 AL3UMS... tf NOW HE'S GONNA DO IT YOUR WAY, JUST THE WAY YOU LI With OUT-THE-BOX ADDS at WKYS WPEG WCHB WAMO WJHM WJM I WBLK WEAS WHRK WPHI WJLB WQUE WBLS WZAK WHTA WVEENICE WCKX KKDA & THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE PLATINUM SMASH, "YOU MAKE ME WANNA..." FROM THE GOLD ALBUM, MY WAY. 4 .re 16' "Vs hei"2 lieftw •-i _Lamedammit— J-PAT MANAGEMENT PO BOX 500338 ATLANTA, GA 31150 WHAT ABOUT "YOUNG, SAD and BLUE"? "Young, Sad & Blue," the anthem written, performed and co-produced by Lysette is the Generation X composition about the broken-hearted. Both musically and lyrically, this song stands alone in its quality. MUSICALLY "Young, Sad & Blue" blends the genius of the U.K.'s Trip-Hop (Portishead, Tricky, Massive Attack) with the pure R&B/Hip-Hop sounds of mega-producer Dallas Austin's camp. With the marriage of these two genres, the result is inno- vation, passion and authenticity. "Young, Sad & Blue" marks the beginning of TRIP-HOP SOUL!!! LYRICALLY Read the lyrics for "Young, Sad & Blue" so you can feel how poignant they are. And coming from a 21 year old woman, they're that much more impressive. "Young, Sad & Blue" could be a passage written in Lysette's diary -documenting how her man made her feel by cheating and lying. And though she's sad, she's not avictim. She's moving on. She has clarity. We've all been there .. The unique distinction in this song is that it's liberating. And it's as much for the fellas as it is for the ladies. FeIlas, you all have been "Young, Sad & Blue," too. So forget that first impression, no male-bashing here .... CHECK IT OUT LSEEE YOUNG, SAD and BLUE CHORUS YOUNG. SAD AND BLUE. CUZ WERE THROUGH AND NO ONES GONNA WANT YOU. BOY HMM. HATE TO SOUND SAD AND BLUE BECAUSE TM ACTUALLY ELATED THAT TM GETTING RID OF YOU NO MORE CRANK CALLS ON MY TELEPHONE AND A CHICKENHEAD ASKING ME. BABY. IF YOU'VE COME HOME WANDERING EYES. ENDLESS LIES, BOTTOMLESS PITS OF YOUR BULLSHIT MAKING ME CRY THINGS THAT ARENT TRUE. PATIENCE FOR YOU I GOTTA SAY GOODBYE TO ALL THIS PAIN I HOPE I NEVER SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN. BECAUSE IM CHORUS o I USED TO TRIP OFF YOUR CHEST AND PRETTY SMILE BUT NOW I SEE YOUR TRUE SELF FOR WHAT YOU REALLY ARE YOUR SEX WAS JUST TACTICS FOR THINGS YOU COULDN'T DO AND NOW THAT WERE NOT TOGETHER. I DONT HAVE TO THINK IT THROUGH WANDERING EYES. ENDLESS LIES. BOTTOMLESS PITS OF YOUR BULLSHIT MAKING ME CRY THINGS THAT ARENT TRUE. PATIENCE FOR YOU I GOTTA SAY GOODBYE TO ALL THIS PAIN I HOPE I NEVER SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN. BECAUSE I'M CHORUS YOUN SAD and BLUE LISETTE > YOUNG, SAD, and BLUE The debut single from the forthcoming full-length album Staring At ME FREEWORLD RECORDINGS 71 West 23rd Street. 14th Floor. New York. NY 10010. U.S A • 1997 Freeworld Errterta,riroent L L C •All oghts reserved. aultaquittuall,«itauf gi ofrq By Gary Jackson Caught! GRAY AREA: The Sheraton New York was the site of the Sixth Annual "Salute To Excellence" dinner in honor of radio consultant Tony Gray. Held on October 23, the event was an unabashed celebration of a seemingly shy guy who has risen to the top of his field, with winning stops at WRKS, WUSL and aslew of others. The royally of the black music Tony Gray—After Salute industry attended, including Uni- To Excellence, Now Has versal's Jean Riggins, Jive's Larry More Gray Hairs JAZZ WILL KEEP US TOGETHER: Meet some folks who never Khan, Fully Loaded's Ernie Single- think about how many records the Spice Girls are selling: (I- ton, Warner Bros.' A.D. Washington, fellow consultant Vinny r) Blue Note President Bruce Lundvall, International Associa- Brown, air personalities Jeff Foxx, Ken Webb and Bud Slade, tion of Jazz Educators (IAJE) President Shelly Berg, Clifford Brown Red Ant's Ruben Rodriguez and Eddie Jorge, Urban Network's Foundation President LaRue Brawn Watson, The New School Jazz Miller London, R&B Monitor's Janine Coveney and Dana Hall, and Contemporary Music program's Associate Dean Chuck MCA's Benny Pough, VVBLK's Skip Dillard, Mercury's Ronnie Iwanusa, Blue Note artist Dianne Reeves, IAJE Director Bill lee, Johnson, Jody Williams, Wanda Hayes, Cherie Simmons, Judy TAJE President-Elect Dr, Willie Hill, drummer and Fellowship Thomas-Hales, RCA's James Boyce, Aristas Caren Thomas, Free winner Tend Lyne Carrington and IAJE event MC Dr. Billy Taylor. World's Stan Winslow, AURN's Jerry Boulding and too many more to fit into this unworthy column. Gray endured quips and quotes and roasts—all well-meaning and loving—along with a lengthy video presentation. Hey, even the food was good, but we got a question: What's with the basketball?... A Worm In The Big Apple: The smell of New York's diverse food cultures hitting the olfactory upon arrival in the city; lunch with SW Network's Rc»cy "Cruella" Mal and our elevator ride with actor/comedian John Leguizamo; The extraordinary "Black Strategy Meeting" at Universal with Riggins and her tough but fair-minded running of the show; Doug Morris sneaking into Riggins' office for candy; Motown's Steve Corbin's "sweaty" return from London; baseball talk with Mercury's Ronnie BEER COUNTRY SAFARI: ElektraIEEG artist Keith Sweat and Johnson (batting cages in L.A. next time!): three-pound turkey NBA legend/jamizon" presenter Magic Johnson ask them- sandwiches; Ken Webb's magical storytelling; Virgin's Jana selves the age-old questions 'What the hell are we doing in Fleischman's boundless enthusiasm (Where'd ya go, girl?); Milwaukee?" and "How did these dorks get backstage passes?" Cigars with Wave Entertainment's Keith Jackson and Epic's Seen are (1-r) Miller Brewing Company's Rich Reider, Cellar Julie Oh until 2am; just being in New York during the first nip Door's Randy McElrath, Sweat, Warrter/Avalon's Brian of fall; and the steps Aristas Ron Hinrich took to hook abrutha Murphy, Johnson and GMR Marketing's Leroy Simpson. up. Hey, Lionel Ridenour, leave the keys so Ican take her to lunch next time I'm in town!... Whatchaluv: Luniz f/Raphael MONEY TALKS, WE WALK: Saadiq "Just Mee & U" (C-Note/Moo Trybe/Virgin); Inunature Arista artists Next and "Give Up The Ghost" (MCA); Yvette Michele "DJ Keep Playin" comedian Chris Tucker (Franchise/Loud); Billy Lawrence "Up &Down" (EastWest/EEG); manage to smile despite Jay Z "Sunshine" (Rock-A-Fella/Def Jam/Mercury); MJG 'That the grim prospect of ap- Girl" (SH/Universal)... Buzzers Are Buzzing Over: KIBB-FM Los pearing in the pages of Angeles going from dance to urban adult; imminent moves at this rag. Just after this photo Motown, MCA and WB; no moves yet with Magic Johnson's was snapped, they all ran talk show, with changes furiously going on after the low rat- to the men's room to wash ings from the "Vibe 'IV and "Keenen Ivory Wayans" clashes... off that "HITS feeling." CALL-OUT TO: Vinny Brown. Seen are (T-r) RL of Next, Tucker and Next's T-Low and Tweety. II N"\V -11 11RM:tel-lI Mil: 'TOW 1_11.1,e It Blow ATEST SALES GAINER HOT 100!# 25*Ierban Mainstream Monitor 39* Rhythm/W .- re--. v r Monitor 4, R vosuretativityrecorde.cide1 e dZer/11111 fikaleternaW/Lef Ae/ cVe AthAms The Top Thirty Now Ya Know Week Of November 7, 1997 Candy Dulfer 2W LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL "For The Love Of You" MASE Bad Boy/Arista • E il N2K Encoded Music Harlem World MARIAN CAREY Columbia/CRG L,L1 13 Funky saxophone spellbinder Candy Duffer Butterfly THE FIRM Aftermath/Interscope kicks off her latest collection by announcing The Album "I'm in a saxy mood." In other words, noth- 4 4 BOYZ II MEN Motown ing's changed: she's still laying down Maceo Parker-inspired lines Evolution and sultry vocals over phat-ass grooves. With aGrammy nomina- SOUL FOOD LaFace/Arista tion, aplatinum album and five gold discs under her belt—not to Soundtrack PUFF DADDY Bad Boy/Arista mention touring and/or recording experience with The Artist No Way Out Formerly Known As Prince, Aretha Franklin, Pink Floyd, Van JANET Virgin Morrison and others—she's set to conquer again. The Dutch-born Velvet Rope Dulfer played drums when she was five and sax at seven. "I was 5 8 MASTER P No Limit/Priority hooked on the stage," she says of her quick adjustment to the musi- Ghetto D 3 9 9 LL COOL J DefJarn/Mercury cian's lifestyle, "so there was never any question about what I Phenomenon would do when Igrew up." She first recorded with her sax-wield- 11 lii i10 BUSTA RHYMES Elektra/EEG ing father Hans when she was ll, and was a seasoned pro by the When Disaster... time she formed her first group, Funky Stuff, at age14. On her own 9 12 MEN IN BLACK Eli Columbia/CRG projects, she was joined by such idols as Parker, Tower of Power Soundtrack and David Sanborn, and won a Best Adult Contemporary Album 12 Epj USHER LaFace/Arista My Way Grammy for her debut, "Saxuality." Her latest effort sports covers GANG RELATED Death Row of R&B classics like the title track (made famous by the Isley Soundtrack Brothers) and Chaka Run's "Once You Get Started," as well as such SPICE 1 Jive CIE ELI original compositions as the creamy first single, "Gititon." If this The Black Bossalini disc makes you want to undress, don't say you weren't warned. EMIR GRAVEDIGGAZ Gee Street Dangerous Mindz • E H-TOWN Relativity EPMD Ladies Edition "Back In Business" 2 1171 gp WYCLEF JEAN Ruffhouse/CoVCRG Def Jam Carnival EPMD ftI ftJ EC Def Jam/Mercury Hip-hop's most businesslike duo make atri- Back In Business umphant return with this solid set. Long 114j 16 19 BONE THUGS Ruthless/Relativity The Art Of War Island natives and boyhood friends Erick 16 22 20 LUTHER VANDROSS LV/Epic Sermon and Parrish Smith first made their One Night With You mark in the 80's; as EPMD, or "Erick and Parrish Makin' 19! Eg MARY J. BLIGE MCA Dollars." They won over the maturing rap audience with an Share My World intricate flow and hard-as-hell beats. On the albums "Strictly [23i MACK 10 Priority Business," "Unfinished Business," "Business As Usual" and Based On A True... [El 25 Ea SPACE JAM WS/AtVAtl G "Business Never Personar—all Gold— and singles like "It's My Soundtrack Thing," "You Cots To Chill" and "So Wat Cha Sayin'," they set a 20 23 MISSY ELLIOTT Gold Mind/EW/EEG standard many MCs still strive to attain. It's been five years since Supa Dupa Fly their last collaboration (during which time they pursued solo 1111211 Eta GOD'S PROPERTY B-Rite projects and aided the successful careers of proteges like God's Properly 19 20 26 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. Bad Boy/Arista Redman, Keith Murray, Das EFX), and the pair say they reunit- Life After Dee? ed for the sake of the form. "We got back together when hip-hop • 1271 Ep SOSO DEF ALLSTARS SoSo Def/CoVCRG started takin' a bad turn," Parrish claims. "Mal Here, Run-DMC, Vol.2 EPMD and atremendous number of emcees did all this work for • E4 . 28 ERYKAH BADU Kedar/Universal Baduizm hip-hop. But then every time you turned on the TV, all you heard • E Ea WILL DOWNING Mercury about hip-hop was something negative." EPMD's new album Invitation Only should help remedy that situation, with tracks like 'The Joint" 30 CIE JON B Yab Yum/550 Music blowing up big time. "Hip-hop should just be straight-up raw- Cool Relax ness, grit, street," Parrish points out, and fans will find plenty of Based Primani y On Retail Sales all that on "Back In Business." It's aworthy enterprise. S November 7, 199 Swingzi. K. P. ENVYI MMIlselyam _ • // jee4 P , 41•1111111111.111fflange111111111111111111 . rf 441 VOL.1 N The first groove from Rhythm 8/ Quad Vol. 1, the Atlanta bass music album swinging your way in 1998 Produced by Mixzo for Horrible Productions, Inc. Executive Producers: Eric Johnston for 09 Lives Productions and Merlin Bobb Co-Executive Producers: Black Market Entertainment Going For Adds Now! e On Eastwest Records America compact discs and ••• cassettes www elektra corn • 1997 Elektra Entertainment Group a division 01 Warner Communications Inc A Time Warner Company 1 «tcrelgulziwtallitiliaxteag dfrcie%e Fresh-Squeezed Facts, Acts And Info You Only Think You Know Information Update Filmmaker George Jackson has been tapped as President & pay bills and filed improper CEO of Motown Records, replacing the embattled Andre income tax returns. A former Harrell. The announcement was made by Danny Goldberg, partner of the company ad- Chairman of Mercury Rec- mitted stealing $4.5 million ords Group, and Motown and was subsequently fired. Chairman Clarence Avant. He is cooperating with feder- All calls from suddenly al agents in the case... What long-lost relative JAMZ Sr. did Freeworld Records Dal- Editor Gary Jackson were las Austin do on Halloween? not returned. Please see The producer/owner took HITS "Front Page" for more time off from producing information... The Federal Monica's next album to par- Communications Commis- ticipate in the annual Green- sion (FCC) has sworn in Tupac Shakur— wich Village parade with a new commissioners Harold Mom's New AmanilJive float of his own, which had Furchtgott-Roth, Michael Link-Up Keeps Freeworld artist Joi perform- Powell and Gloria Trisani All Eyez On Him ing... Lauryn Hill of The in an informal session on Fugees, Mary J. Blige, Tony George Jackson— November 3. A formal cer- Rich, Monica, SVVV and Gerald Levert gathered under pro- Chosen To Rim Motown When emony will be announced ducer R. Kelly' swing in February to record as the Red Hot All- Reseazrh Revealed No Relation shortly... KMJM-FM St. Louis Stars on the song "Every Nation." The song, to be released To This Rag's Jackson has switched its frequency December 2, was planned as an AIDS benefit, but is now a from 107.7 to 104.9. Its old tribute to the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. The signal is now Top 40 "Z 107.7"... WM-FM Washington, D.C. chorus for the song includes Montell Jordan, Dru Hill, Zhané, is looking for a PD with extensive knowledge of smooth jazz. Total, 112, Curtis Mayfield and Faith Evans. Aretha Franklin, Must be up to speed on Selector, with 3-5 years experience in Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, Gerald Levert, medium and major markets. Contact Jim Robinson, SWV, Des'ree, /vlariah Carey, Toni Braxton and aslew of oth- President/GM of WJZW, 4400 Jennifer Street NW, ers have recorded their own tributes for the double CD, which Washington, D.C. 20015... Has rapper Master P recorded his is on Columbia Records. Parent company Sony Music last album? On October 31, the entrepreneur reported that he Entertainment plans to donate its net proceeds to the fund... wants to concentrate on running his label, No Limit Records, The Tony Rich Project has finished recording "The World Of which is distributed by Priority. This includes finishing his The Blue Butterfly," the follow-up to 1995's platinum "Words" newest movie, the comedy "I've Got The Hook-Up," which fol- album on LaFace/Arista Records... Puffy Combs has complet- lows the independently released "I'm 'Bout It," which has sold ed a remix of The Police's "Roxanne," featuring the Fugees' over 300,000 videos nationwide... On November 21, Natalie Praz. Look for the single at radio on November 19, with retail Cole will be the featured singer at the second annual "Concert receiving it on December 9... Lauryn Hill introduced her Of Hope" at the VViltern Theatre in Los Angeles. A benefit for Refugee Project board of directors to the media on November the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at 4 in New York City. The board, which will link minority com- Columbia University, the event honors First Lady Hillary munities throughout the world via free concerts and a com- Rodham Clinton. Also on the bill are saxophonist Kenny G. En munity center for music, dance and education, includes Vogue, gospel superstar Kirk Franklin and country artists Tim Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes, D'Angelo, Kirk Franklin, Puffy McGraw and Wynonna. The show will be televised as a CBS Combs, Spike Lee and Wyclef Jean... On November L3 at 6:30pm Christmas special... Alen.! Shakur, mother of slain rapper PST, Ray Charles will conduct his first ever Internet on-line Tupac Shalcur, has forged an alliance with Jive Records to chat via Rhino Records' web site. Charles will discuss his release product by the rapper on the newly formed Amaru. recent 102-track "Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Records. Lisa Smith Putnam has been appointed COO. The Collection" box set. Reach the site at http://www.rhino.com. first release is "R U Still Down," which will impact stores on Also on Rhino, the successful "Smooth Grooves" series contin- November 25... Death Row Records has sued Gelfand, Rennert ues on January 13 with "New Jack Ballads," which includes cuts & Feldman. its accounting firm, claiming fraud and embez- from Guy, Keith Sweat, Luther Vandross, the Jets, Surface, Al B. zlement Death Row says the firm diverted money, failed to Sure!, Bobby Brown and more... 1:111111111V\Will LOSE MY COOL THE HOT NEW SINGLE FROM THE NEW ALBUM [Featuring REDMAN] àùavai:. aLéu Have You Lost It Yet? Look Who's On Their Way... R&D Mainstream Monitor 28*-21* Ran Mainstream 20* lUlePitan enngeni1P,“ 1 1h * -19 * check out swv on atelevision show near you. Soul Train. Live With Regis & Kathie Lee. The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show. Vibe TV. inat lager I Compen-i and Blue tor Flavor Unit Entertainment [executive produci 4- KEVIN EVANS] ¡Mrhllp .//rm.,. peeps, comism, `h, RCA Record. Late, e unt ol BMG • •Marca,s, Regereclas, Geflera Electoc Co LG... •BMG ego ,s atrademark ot BMG Mum •17 '997 BMG Eltertanment. FROM WESTSIDE CONNECTION THE HIT SINGLE "JUST CLOWNIN'" MOST ADDED AT HITS! Stations not Clownin' around: KKBT Ox KPWR I5x KKDA WTLZ 12x WZAK KU. ix WDZZ AND MORE... Reach out: Shallow or Byze 1 RAP RADIO TOP THIRTY NASTY NEWS BY blASTY-NES ARTIST TITLE LABEL IT'S OFFICIAL: I've been here at HITS for one month and it's GANG STARR You Know My Steez Noo Trybe/Virgin Sim itviiiTi'v been all good, except for the first week (when acouple of indie RAKIM Guess Who's Back Universal promoters were talkin' shiznit 'bout not getting their tracking on time). Yo, you can either pay for it like the other trade makes COCO BROVAZ Won On Won Loud ya do, or you can wait, biiyaatch!... November 11 is the official release date for you hip-hop junkies anxiously awaiting the new REFLECTION ETERN Fortified Live Rawkus LP by Mercury's Diamond, "Hatred, Passion, and Infidelity." In about aweek, peep out Diamond's new single, "This One," JAY-Z Sunshine/Streets... R-A-F/DJ/Mercury featuring Busta Rhymes... Company Flow's on a two-week BIG PUNISHER IAin't A Player Loud European tour and gettin' ready to release their new LP in January of '98. Meanwhile, their side project as Jugganots, MIC GERONIMO Nothin' Move But... Blunt Recordings "Weight," is dropping at the end of November, and the first sin- gle off their Lyricist Lounge double LP features Q-Tip, KRS-1, 30 HURRICANE G Coast 2Coast H.O.L.A./Island Kool Keith, Organized Konfusion, O.C. and The Alkaholiks. Call Amaechi at Ozone at (212) 747- 10 XZIBIT L.A. Times Loud 8778 to reserve your copies now... 10 EPMD The Joint Def Jam/Mercury A&M's got Puffy in the remix on Sting's remake of his classic, "Rox- nin ORGANIZED KONFUSION Somehow, Someway Priority anne '97," featuring Pras (Fugees). "We Be Clubbin" is the new single al a Ea LUNIZ Funkin' Over Nothin' Noo Trybe/Virgin from Ice Cube's upcoming motion picture soundtrack, "Playa's Club." LORD TARIQ Deja Vu Codene Sean B's got the hook-up at (800) COLORED SECTION Bomb MC 12" RPM 246-2795 xt. 2730... WRAS's Ran- dall Moore in the ATL's got new WU -TANG CLAN It's Yourz Loud office hours on Tuesday and Friday (5:30-7pm Eastern time), and his new address for record service is: 860 Briar Cliff Road, THE FIRM Firm Biz Interscope #6/Atlanta, GA 30306...Houston's in the house as KTRU's Eddie ?brings DJ Theory onto his show. Call (713) 630-8344 with any DIAMOND The Hiatus RMX Mercury questions... Happy belated B'day shout-out to Sulai Wong from BUSTA RHYMES Dangerous Elektra/EEG B.A.D.D.A. Record Pool in the Yay area! On the same tip, big up to Fut at Impact, Rory at Record Systems, Luis at Global, and SIR MENELIK Space Cadillac Rawkus Eardrum at Tables OF Distinction Record Pool. HITS rap col- umn's 'bout to go swimming!... DJ SO (see "Bomb-Ass Tapes"), GRAVEDIGGAZ The Night The... Gee StreetN2 the undisputed "King Of Mix Tapes," is makin' moves with his first single, "So Hot," on Lethal Records. Call Ray Tamarra for your RAKIM It's Been A Long... Universal copy at (212) 603-3983... Congratulations to Noo-Trybe's Jam- BUSTA RHYMES Put Your Hands... Elektra/EEG min' John for not calling me at home at 1am for tracking and for locking down Gang Starr's "You Know My Steez" at the No. 1 30 CAPONE.N.NORIEGA Closer Penalty spot on the HITS rap single chart three weeks in arow! Gang Starr was recently spotted here in Cali, filming the video to their Tommy Boy NAUGHTY BY NATURE Mourn You Til latest single... DON'T FORGET, the deadline for faxing in your playlist is Thursday at 4pm (RS.T.), and let's be professionals— NATURAL RESOURCE ILove This World Makin' Records please include your name, station call letters, artist name, song MYSTIKAL Ain't No Limit Jive title, and label... My condolences go out to the many friends and family of Josiah Broke, who was gunned down October 29. BLACK ATTACK My Crown Rawkus Josiah was apart of LA's N-5 street team, and most recently did independent promotions for Loud records...SHOUT OUT TIZ- NICE &SMOOTH Blazing Hot Street Life/S. Bros IME: Marvin Mack (Geffen), Chris (PMP), Ben Rigsby (keep ya head up!), Shadow (Payday), Soup (Death Row), Larry Lar THE FIRM Phone Tap Interscope (KLAV-Las Vegas), Alok Sharma (North York, Ontario) and Neil LL COOL J Phenomenon Def Jam/Mercury Levine (Penalty/Around The Globe—Thank you, potnaid) ea TOP FIVE MOST ADDED II TOP FIVE MOST REQUESTED Artist Title Label Artist Title Label SAUCE MONEY Against The Grain Geffen RAKIM Guess Who's Back Universal REMEDY Seen It All 5th Angel GANG STARR You Know My Steez Noo TrybeNir BORN JAMIERICANS Sending My Love Delicious Vinyl COLORED SECTION Bomb MC 12' RPM D.J. S & S So Hot Lethal MIC GERONIMO Nothin' Move But.. Blunt CRAIG MACK What INeed RMX Street Life/S. Bros. LORD TARIQ Deja Vu Codene HITS November 7, 1997 79 IIELLI11!"1111 I IL • I • •.1 RAP VIDEO TOP THIRTY 3/4 INCH PROPS LW T\N ARTIST TITLE LABEL EDITED BY MICHAEL PHYALL 1 LL COOL J Phenomenon Def Jam/Mercury u ANDREW WILL MAKE YOU 2 MASE Feel So Good Bad Boy/Arista "FEEL SO GOOD" BUSTA RHYMES Put Your Hands... Elektra/EEG u 3 Arista's Andrew Berkowitz hit you 4 MISSY ELLIOTT Sock It 2Me Gold Mind/EW/EEG off with Mase "Feel So Good" a ci few weeks ago, and he feels good El 5 MASTER P IMiss My Homies No Limit/Priority about your response. In other news, he's got ahit that you can start your 6 THE FIRM Firm Biz Interscope „ _G'7'7"5,2 "Soul Food" tradition with: Out- kast "In Due Time." And look out 7 SALT 'N PEPA RU Ready London/Red Ant/Isl for Puff Daddy "Been Around The World," comm n' soon to a 10 8 WILL SMITH Just Cruisin' Columbia/CRG chart near you. o 9 QUEEN PEN Man Behind The... Interscope ON THE WINNIN' ROAD 10 JAY-Z Sunshine Roc-A-Fella/DJ/Mer This week, Priority's Michael "Smoov Colton" Cole pulled the la] winners for the Master P "Never Miss Your Homies" contest. 11 REDMAN, ERICK &KEITH Rapper's Delight Priority The Grand Prize wirner was Funk V's Monica Campbell; first prize went to Sacramento Funk's Alita Dula, second prize to 12 MASTER P Ghetto D No Limit/Priority 20 Haywood Oakman of Video Explosion and third prize to Splash TV's T'Ann Bibbins. Next week, we will be having con- 13 WU -TANG CLAN It's Yourz Loud tests from Loud's Chanel Green. 14 VVYCLEF JEAN Guantanamera Ruffhouse/Col/CRG IT'S NOT SO EVIL TO GET THE BREAK THEY NEED 15 MACK 10 Backyard Boogie Priority Hip Hop Half Hour's Bobby Yan and partner Big Max recent- 16 MJG That Girl Suave/Universal ly filmed their fifth video, and this just might be the break they need to prove that talent isn't limited to the big-name direc- 17 GRAVEDIGGAZ Dangerous Mindz Gee StreetN2 tors. Look out for Evil Mind "Thank You Adam (rmx)" on Evil Records. 18 EA SKI Showdown Relativity 19 PUFF DADDY It's All About.. Bad Boy/Arista NO TIME TO POSE 20 MYSTIKAL Ain't No Limit No Limit/Jive Davis Broadcasting, Inc.'s Jessica Peterson takes time out of her day 21 EPMD The Joint Def Jam/Mercury to pose for the camera. There, that wasn't so bad, was it? We didn't tell 22 NAUGHTY BY NATURE Mourn You T71... Tommy Boy her that all those prank phone calls were really from HITS. 23 DAZ DILLINGER Way Too Major Death Row 24 NADANUF The Breaks WB UNDAGROUND CLIP 25 LUKE Luke's Sheila Island OF THE WEEK 26 BORN AMERICANS Send My Love Delicious Vinyl EVIL MIND "THANK YOU ADAM (RMX)" EVIL RECORDS 27 BEATNUTS Off The Books Relativity JODI RIDDICK (201) 641-8899 28 ORGANIZED KONFUSION Somehow, Someway Priority 29 BIG PUNISHER Ain't No Playa Loud TOP 10 RieB VIDEOS 9•MIPit 30 CAPONE-N-NOREAGA Closer/Driver Seat 25 To Life/Penalty TN LW Artist Title -ffir Label 1 1 USHER You Make Me... LaFace/Arista 2 2 BOYZ II WIEN 4Seasons Of... Motown HOT NEW RELEASES 3 3 JANET Got Ill It's Gone Virgin 7 4 MARIAH CAREY Butterfly Columbia/CRG GRAVEDIGGAZ The Night ...(RZA cut) Gee Street/V2 — 5 BOBBY BROWN Feelin' Inside MCA YVETTE MICHELE DJ Keep Playing Loud — 6 ERYKAH I3ADU Tyrone Kedar/Universal — 7 TOTAL What About Us Bad Boy/Arista WILL DOWNING All About You Mercury — 8 MILESTONE ICare 'Bout You LaFace/Arista — 9 LSG My Body EastWest/EEG Blue Dolphin FORCE ONE NETWORK It's All Good 8 10 ABSOULUTE Never Wanna Let... Def Jam/Merc 80 o HITS November 7, 1997 or NADsjr8/:NEs oref;) MAKIN' IT HAPPEN BOMB-ASS TAPES Once upon atime in Brooklyn, afifteen- Out of uptown New York City, which year-old kid known as F-Sharp got hooked has given us so many mix tape leg- on music and the entertainment world; ends, comes DJ S&S, who's not new to this at all. Ifirst heard of S&S back •- • you could catch him at all the school fash- in 1992 through Tape Kings. At that •0 ion shows and dances, doing what he did già best. Here in the '9-7, F-Sharp is Roc-A- time, he was the main kid droppin' Fella Records' Director of Mix shows and the exclusives, which seems to be College radio! He got his big break at Roc- what the New York game's all about A-Fel la through Big Jaz and Jay-Z; F-Sharp nowadays. Early on, Iheard rumors started out as an intern under the guidance of Ray Rae (the of beef with different artists over his label's Director of Urban Radio), answering phones, helping out puttin' their joints on tapes early. in the video department and eventually getting on their payroll Whatever the case, he's been instru- and doing national radio promotions. Roc-A-Fella's ready to fol- mental in breaking such songs as low up the success of Jay-Z's "Can't Knock The Hustle," Naughty By Nature's "Hip-Hop "Sunshine," and the soon-to-be-released LP "The Streets is Hooray," Run DMC's "Down With Watchin" with Team Roc, their new label, which will focus strict- The King," Snoop's "Gin & Juice," and Biggie's "The What" ly on underground/street rap! F-Sharp's hobbies include chillin' featuring Method Man (which he called "F**k The World"). In out at home listening to jazz, cooking fettucini with shrimp and the past few years, he's been featured on records from Junior drinking Kool-Aid! He loves basketball—especially the N.Y. M.A.EI.A. and Pudgee; now he's released his own single, "So Knicks. Some of his favorite hip-hop artists are Jay-Z, Rakim, Hot" featuring BBO, on Lethal Records. Besides doing mad Nas, 8BaII & MJG, and Scarface. Ten years from now, F-Sharp parties, DJ S&S has been working as Foxy Brown's tour DJ. His would love to own his own company, continue promoting music latest tape, "It's Not A Game," has joints from DMX, LL, and become a successful model! A word of advice from the Master Pand The Firm, among others... Songs showing up on Sharp one: "Get to know people and NEWYORK!" mix tapes from coast to coast include: EPMD featuring Das EFX "Intrigued," Craig Mack "All INeed (RMX)," Fats Bosel- lini featuring Yukmouth "Smoke Wit Me," Hi-Tech "All Time Einstein," E.C. lila "Hustla's Party," Boot Camp "Off Da Hook," Luniz featuring Redman "Hypnotize," Big Jaz "Jaz-O," Coco Broyas "Teenage Love" and Master P"Ghetto D." PICK HIT OF THE WEEK MATT SLYWKA, WWL/H/HAI?TFORD, CT LkLCRIME WAVE "WAR FAIR" RAW TRACKS KUNG-FU FLICK OF THE WEEK ANGELA MAO YING "LADY KUNG-FU" DA UNDAGROUND Ahh-so! Rub my belly and wish come true! Seen are (I-r) Smooth B of Street Life's Nice & Smooth, our own Nasty-Nes and Greg # ARTIST TITLE LABEL Nice of Nice & Smooth. 1. UNSPOKEN HEARD COSMOLOGY RAWKUS 718 636 8688 2. CHILL ROB G LOOKOUT BELOW GOODVIBE 888 924 0123 3. DJ KOOL EQ THREE EMCEES INDUSTRY 702 889 4526 4. KOOL KEITH PLASTIC WORLD FUNKY ASS 310 399 1916 5. SPONTANEOUS WATERPROOF GOODVIBE 888 924 0123 6. SIDE 2SYDE SKYBALLIN' 383 RECORDS 510 763 0652 7. REMEDY SEEN IT ALL 5TH ANGEL 212 741 8171 8. DJ S&S SO HOT LETHAL 212 603 3983 9. MAC DRE & FERG IT'S RAINING GAME KRYPTIC Two's company, three's acrowd! Pictured (l-r): Nasty-Nes and 818 344 8880 Sayales (Street Life). Oh yeah, DJ Kazzeo (KHDC-Salinas, CA) 10. RASCALZ SOUL OBLIGATION FIGURE IV 888 903 2729 L just happened to be in the background. fr 4 HITS November 7, 1997 Vinyl TRIPLE PLA the branid nieuu heavies #1 Phones FEMALES for 5straight weeks!!! KCAQ 51x yout can dolt Added at KMEL KCAQ WBTT KPRS Z90 WTLZ KMJJ KDKS WHRK WBHJ WIIZ WNOV WTMP WQHH WJTT WJFX WPLZ KIKI WFXE In the Mix at KKBT WONT WAMO KBXX WUSL WWDM WJBT KSJL NEW DOUBLE VINYL SING WZAK WCKX KDON KPWR KIIS KKFR WILD WPOW OUT NOW! KYLD WPGC WPEG WOW WCDX KIPR "SEND MY LOVE" REMIXES OUT NOW!!! with RE-MIXES by fr-1{ Ski/ Roc-A-Bloc Video on 5T & 11Th Added at IM Richard "Humpty" Vission & Pete Lorimer Bob Durham Mijangos & Mr. Floss In the mix at WILD WWKX WERO WKTU W100 WZFX IWJHM WEAS KBXX WEAS KSJL WGCI KPRS KKBT KPWR KZHT 3 KACD IMPACTING NOW! KEEP IT GIDIN" IMPACTING RAP RADIO 11/13 THE FOLLOW UP TO THE P 10 BILLBOARD RAP SINGLE "TALKIN' BOUT BANK" CONTACTS: James Lopez director of marketing LBUM WHORIDIN IN STORES 11-25-97 Ballin' Brandoe mix shows & record pools www.dvin Ken Childs college radio WIDE WHORIDE HS BMW at Delicious Vinyl 213.465.2700 1 IIN THA MIX TOP 20 SPINZ I BY RICKY LEIGH MENSH ARTIST TITLE LABEL SPINS CALENDAR CHECK...: Az we in tha mix hed into '98, we felt it only appropriate to I. LL COOL J Phenomenon Del Jam/Mercury 155 make sum suggestions to tha industry calen- Put Your Hands... Yio/E lektm/E EG 152 dar- makers from DJs who, @ tha time they 2. BUSTA RHYMES were polled, were a) drunk b) high c) gettin 3. RAKIM Guess Who's Back Universal 148 laid in tha booth d) gettin laid near tha booth e) said fukk tha booth. So here ya are: 1) 4. GANG STARR You Know My Steel NooTrybeffugin 147 Hoes w/Attitudes Reunion Calendar feat. BAngie B & Oalctown 3-5- Bad Boy/Arisa 143 7 2) TalIcin Rachel (BET)-6 mos. in English, 6 mos. w/an accent 3) S. PUFF DADDY f/B.1.G. áMASE Been Around The World Carmen Elektra/Jenny McCarthy MTV Mudwrestlin Calendar 4) 6. BUSTA RHYMES Dangerous Vio/Ele ktra/E EG 141 Eddie Murphy "My Favorites" feat. RuPaul & Boy George 5) Shanti Das (TaFace)"Uncensored" 6) Mia X (Priority)/Victoria's Secret 7) Missy 7. JAY Z Sunshine Rot-A-Fella/Def Jamillerc 139 (EleIctra) fold-out 8) Foxy Brown (Violator/Def Jam) "Cancellation" 8. THE FIRM Firm Biz Aftennath/Interscope 135 Calendar 9) Janet Jackson 10) Hip-Hop Hair Club feat. Busta, Coolio, VVyclef, P-Stew (WICYS), Mystro (WPGC), Don King, ODB & Sway & 9. MJG That Girl SH/Universal 133 Tech 11) Crack/Buttcrack Killz feat. Mayor Marion Barry, Marilyn Manson & Xena 12) More Than Hungry feat. Charles Chavez (KHYS) 10. LUNIZ fIRAPHAEL SAADIQ Jus Mee & U C-Note/NooTrybe/Yirlin 132 Mike Tyson, Mary Albert, Eric V. (Tha Baka Boyz), Kim James (WJLB), II. JANET Got 'Til It's Gone Virgin 130 Kevin Liles (Def Jam/before lipo), Chris Lamonica (LOUD), Troy Shelton, Kevin Black (NooTrybe), Big Punisher, Big Bub (Kedar) & 12. MASE Feel So Good Bad Boy/Arista 127 Scoop (WQIIT) 13) Bulimic Midget DJs feat. Miggedy (WGCH, E-Man (KPWR), Roy Barbosa (WJMN), Bad Boy Bill (WBBM), Jay Ski (WPHI) 13. IMMATURE fIBONE THUGS Give Up The Ghost Get Hooked/MCA 126 & Geoffrey C. (WERQ) 14) Pussy-Whipped feat. Steve Chavez (KTFM) 14. BIG PUNISHER I'm Not APlayer Loud 123 DJ Law (WOWI), Charles Dixon (MCA), Dr. Beat (HM), Geoffrey C. (Double Calendar winner), DJ Skribble (WQHT), Jim Mahoney 15. VVYCLEF JEAN Guantanamera RH/RUCol/CRG 120 (Profile) & Rene McLean (Elektra) 15) How To Wannabe A Playa feat. Mike Kyser (Def Jam), JC Ricks (Arista), Eric Skinner (Jive), Reggie 16. MISSY ELLIOTT f/ DA BRAT Sock It 2Me Gold Mind/EW/EEG 119 Reg (WERQ), Kid Fresh, B Swift, Lucious Ice (KBXX), Tossin Ted 17. SALT-N -PEPA RU Ready Red Ant/London/Island 116 (KMJM), Nick V (Tha Baku 13oyz), B Man (Death Row), Garnett (Universal), John Stockton (Def Jam), Brett Ratner & Dulcki U 18. USHER You Make Me Wanna... LaFace/Arista 114 (Rugged Concepts) 16) ladies of tha Industry feat. Aisha Jordan (Die Source), Mario Martin (Mercury), Leote (Undeas), Lauryn Hill 19. MARY J. BLIGE Everything MCA 112 (Fugees), Liz Montalbano, Rahnon Motley (DJ Ran's asst) & tha girl DJ Keep Playin' Franchise/Loud 110 who used to dance in all tha Del. Vinyl videos 17) Tha Hedz Up Their 20. YVETTE MICHELE Asses 2-share Recyded PD/MD Calendar—not enuff mos. in tha yr. for this one 18) Where Are They Now? feat. Jessica Rosenbloom, Frankie Crocker, Rob Base, Def Jeff, Tha iiI boy from "Eddies Father," Bust-It IOUTTA THA BOX WEEKLY CONFERENCE Records, Mantronix, Lee Majors, DJ Bobcat, DeVante Swing, tha ole CALL WINNERS man from Arrested Development & E Love (used to hold LL's boom- I ARTIST TITLE LABEL box)... More notable exits from tha mix: Celo from WKYS & Chuck COMMERCIAL Chillout leavin WB1S. Reach Chuck thru Van Gibbs/Palm Tree Ent @ I. BUSTA RHYMES Dangerous Vio/Elektra/EEG 212-245-2727... Bout to be conf call pix: KP & Envyi (Flektra), Mic 2. LUNIZ f/RAPHAEL SAADIQ Jus Mee & U C-Note/NooTrybe/Vigin Geronimo (Blunt/TNT), E-A-Ski (Relativity), Puffy/Sting (A&M), 3, MJG That Girl SH/Universal Columbia/CRG D'Angelo (CapitoV "Scream II" Sndtrk) & Militia (Red Ant). Some of 4. DBITINY'S CHILD f/WYCLEF JEAN No, No, No 5. IMMATURE f/BONE THUGS Give Up The Ghost Get Hooked/MCA thoze picked will take awhile before their spinz catch up to their buzz, 6. PLAYA Don't Stop The Music Def Jam/Mercury like Jay Z (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) did, for example, but they Why 7. YVETTE MICHELE DJ Keep Playin' Franchise/Loud aren't alotta DJs gettin ballads serviced to em? What? We can only hear 8. LUKE Luke's Sheila Luke/Island shit over 80 beetz?... Fade (Island) & Terry Heller (Clever Ent)?... Happy 9. MQ3 Everyday NooTrybe/Virgin &daze: Puffy (Bad Boy), Lenny B (VVZAK) & our beloved Latin Prince. 10. BILLY LAWRENCE Up 81 Down EW/EEG He needz hiz own cake & an English course... How bout Busta & Rage in Gang Starr nnx?... & LL "4,3,2,1" rmx w/Master Plop Pic: acou- UNDERGROUND I. FtAKI M Guess Who's Back Universal ple of label heavies bout to get heavier in '98—'Baby Chris Lighty (far 2. GANG STARR You Know My Steez NooTrybe/Virgin left) &Jermaine Dupri (2nd from right)...Tha Cowboyz are 4-5!Who'da 3. THE FIRM Phone Tap Aftennath/Interscope thunk it?... Gotta thank DJ Ran (VVUSL) for this column's inspiration— 4. BIG PUNISHER I'm Not APlayer Loud AAA0000000000IIIIHHIIII!!! 5. OUTKAST In Due Time LaFace/Ansta 83 HITS November 7, 1997 BASED ON SALES OF ALBUMS, TAPES AND CD'S FROM THE NATION'S LEADING RECORD MERCHANDISERS WINNERS MOST #1's MOST TOP MOST TOP 10's 1. MASE 1. MASE 1. MASE 2. DAVE MATTHEWS 2. DAVE MATTHEWS 2. DAVE MATTHEWS 3. DEFTONES 3. PHISH 3. CHUMBAWAMBA BOB BELL ED CLIMIE SAM CASS 231 Retail Stores 153 Retail Stores 4000+ Accounts 49-WHEREHOUSE- WHERE-110CM, I.NTI.ItTAPYMICr . (Los Angeles) Editum (Philadelphia) (Philadelphia) WHEREHOUSE THE WALL MUSIC INC UNIVERSAL ONE-STOP 1. MASE 1. MASE 1. MASE 2. SPICE 1 2. THE FIRM 2. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 3. THE FIRM 3. CHUMBAWAMBA 3. THE FIRM 4. GANG RELATED (ST) 4. DAVE MATTHEWS BAN 4. PHISH 5. JANET 5. FLEETWOOD MAC 5. CHUMBAWAMBA 6. CHUMBAWAMBA 6. BUSTA RHYMES 6. BUSTA RHYMES 7. THE CURE 7. PHISH 7. DEFTONES 8. USHER 8. PUFF DADDY 8. JOHN P. KEE 9. SOUL FOOD (ST) 9. MARIAH CAREY 9. GRAVEDIGGAZ 10. MARIAN CAREY 10. SMASH MOUTH 10. SOUL FOOD (ST) DAVE WATLAND JIM FREEMAN DOUG SMITH Anderson 1,650 Wal-Martimpio 16 Retail Stores 155 Retail Stores MERCHANDISERS Locations (Stamford) NATIONAL RECORD MART (Pittsburgh) (Amarillo) Feb* ANDERSON MERCHANDISERS HMV RECORD STORES NAT'L RECORD MART 1. LEANN RIMES 1. MASE 1. MASE 2. TRISHA YEARWOOD 2. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 2. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 3. AQUA 3. JANET 3. PAULSEN KREN 4. BROOKS & DUNN 4. THE FIRM 4. CHUMBAWAMBA 5. FLEETWOOD MAC 5. ROLLING STONES 5. PHISH 6. BOYZ II MEN 6. PHISH 6. KISS 7. TIM MCGRAW 7. CHUMBAWAMBA 7. THE FIRM 8. MARIAH CAREY 8. BOB DYLAN 8. FLEETWOOD MAC 9. MATCHBOX 20 9. THE VERVE 9. MASTER P 10. GEORGE STRAIT 10. MARIAN CAREY 10. DEFTONES GEORGE MEYER VINCE hasti.ngs MIKE111 Retail FULLER Stores 58 Retail Stores SZYDLOWSKI Were Entertair ment! (Amarillo) (New York) MISIFORE 10 Retail Stores (Los Angeles) HASTINGS WiZ VIRGIN MEGASTORE 1. MASTER P 1. MASE 1. THE CURE 2. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 2. THE FIRM 2. JANET 3. MASE 3. SOUL FOOD (ST) 3. MASE 4. MATCHBOX 20 4. LL COOL J 4. FLEETWOOD MAC 5. CHUMBAWAMBA 5. JANET 5. CHUMBAWAMBA 6. ROLLING STONES 6. BOYZ II MEN 6. THE VERVE 7. FLEETWOOD MAC 7. BUSTA RHYMES 7. ROLLING STONES 8. JEWEL 8. MARIAN CAREY 8. MARIAN CAREY 9. BROOKS & DUNN 9. USHER 9. JAMIROQUAI 10. MARIAH CAREY 10. PUFF DADDY 10. LEANN RIMES 84 HITS November 7, 1997 An artist you can believe in. Just ask tes e stations: 0102/Cincinnati, KALC/Denver, KM/Kansas City MIC/San Fran., MKS/Charlotte, WQAUClevelantl, 1(1HT/Sall Lake City, Louis, WSTWANilmington, WDOUGreen Bay WAEB/Allentown, and many more... BELIEVE "GORGEOUS GUITAR TRILLS ANO THE DESOLATE VOICE IN A[ALIEN ANGEl."-mulloy MAKER,APRI11591 ne: Boger, Sre,e Fazmayise !sr Sara , P,onuctions Dick b Del. at Bole As Lose ¡Assistant Debbie Ripley) ,en. jal.co uk E lateiat co uk "Among the years finest..." -Edna Gundersen, USA Today "One Of The Years Best Albums" -James Herman, Elk Magazine ...and radio obviously agrees. "Olive is amajor find! 'You're Not Alone' is one of the years best singles" -Cary Darling, The Register New adds this week at: KIIS/Los Angeles! WIOQ/Philadelphia! WNVZ/Nortolk! WNTQ/Syracuse! you're not alone "The 1st bona fide pop sensation of the electronica movement has arrived." -BILLBOARD, LARRY FLICK, JULY 12 1997 IF BASED ON SALES OF ALBUMS, TAPES AND CD'S FROM THE NATION'S LEADING RECORD MERCHANDISERS BETH FATH TONY ROSS JIMMY BRANNAN SPECS 46 Retail Stores CENTRAL SOUTH 1500 Accounts 1Retail Store (Flohda) MUSIC SALES (Nashville) (New York) SPEC'S CENTRAL SOUTH lel&R 1. MASE 1. MASTER P 1. MASE 2. MASTER P 2. BILLY JOEL 2. BOB DYLAN 3. THE FIRM 3. KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD 3. JANET 4. LUIS MIGUEL P4. FLEETWOOD MAC 4. GRATEFUL DEAD 5. MARIAH CAREY 5. THE FIRM 5. EDDIE MONEY 6. MANA 6. MATCHBOX 20 6. THE DOORS 7. PUFF DADDY 7. SOUL FOOD (ST) 7. ROLLING STONES 8. ALEJANDRO FERNAND 8. STEVE EARLE 8. THE FIRM 9. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 9. OMC 9. SOUL FOOD (ST) 10. BUSTA RHYMES 10. MARIAH CAREY 10. REPLACEMENTS BRAD SINGER PAUL BROCKMAN Y ' • • tB117,ARNeTtelEeoRreYs poet, 8Retail Stores & 900 Accounts • (Portland) 150 One-Stop Accts (Houston) (Phoenix) 41144 r •e•, ..... FRED MEYER IMPACT S.W. WHOLESALE 1. AQUA 1. DEFTONES 1. MASE 2. LEANN RIMES 2. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 2. H-TOWN 3. MATCHBOX 20 3. PHISH 3. MASTER P 4. MARIAN CAREY 4. MASE 4. LIL KEKE 5. FLEETWOOD MA 5. THE CURE 5. SPICE 1 6. JEWEL 6. G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE 6. MAD HATTA 7. TRISHA YEARWOOD 7. AQUABATS 7. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 8. BROOKS & DUNN 8. SPICE 1 8. R. E M JATTI C 9. BOYZ II MEN tr 9. JACKYL (ST) 9. THE FIRM 10. EVERCLEAR 10. JUDAS PRIEST 10. DEFTONES HENRY LYNCH OTT WHITE KATHY SHEDD ASSOCiern eST.een)re 125 Accounts 13 Retail Stores 4Retail Stores 3903 NORTH me AVENUE PHOEMX. AMZONA 850,9 (Phoenix) (Miami) (Mpls) 602 778.5581 ASSOCIATED ONE-STOP PEACHES DOWN IN THE VALLEY 1. MASE 1. MASE 1. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 2. SPICE 1 2. THE FIRM 2. PHISH 3. GANG RELATED (ST) - 3. SOUL FOOD (ST) 3. GRATEFUL DEAD 4. MACK 10 4. MASTER P 4. KISS 5. MASTER P 5. FLEETWOOD MAC 5. DEFTONES 6. THE FIRM 6. PUFF DADDY 6. MASTER P 7. BUSTA RHYMES 7. BUSTA RHYMES 7. ROLLING STONES 8. JANET 8. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 8. CHUMBAWAMBA 9. BROTHA LYNCH HUNG 9. KISS 9. BOB DYLAN 10. SOUL FOOD (ST) e 10. LL COOL J 10. SMASH MOUTH BOB SAY GLEN URANIS MICHAEL PHILLIPS 7Stores 58 Accounts Retail & 200 One-Stop (Los Angeles) Jukebox (Michigan) Philli SAccounts E NTFRPRISES r. (Raleigh) MOBY DISC REPEAT THE BEAT PHILLIPS ONE-STOP 1. THE DOORS 1. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND • 1. AQUABATS 2. PORTISHEAD 2. REPLACEMENTS 2. PHISH 3. THE VERVE 3. G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE 3. MASE 4. THE CURE 4. STEREOLAB 4. G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE 5. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 5. THE CURE 5. GRATEFUL DEAD 6. THE DOORS 6. CHUMBAWAMBA 6. DEFTONES 7. DEFTONES 7. JAMIROQUAI 7. SPICE 1 8. BOB DYLAN 8. BOB DYLAN 8. REPLACEMENTS 9. BJORK 9. PHISH 9. THE FIRM 10. RADIOHEAD 10. SARAH MCLACHLAN 10. KISS • 86 HITS November 7, 1997 a WPLJ/New York WTNIX/Chicago KLLC/San Francisco Icissfke Yeetito‘ Q95/Detroit KUM/Dallas the first single from t-41AIXKS/Boston WPLUAlliami the forthcoming album KFNIB/San Diego WQAL/Cleveland growing, pains KALC/Denver KBBT/Portland WPTE/Norfolk WWNIX/Baltimore WPATX/Tamna WSHE/Orlando WNKS/Charlotte KAMX/Austin KNIXB/Las Vegas WLCE/Buff alp IIrirr) VESTS hones ones es es es es • PRODUCED BY DESMOND CHILD NlanagementEntertaimentMIDiggins Ur iverI MUSIC TELEVISION MUSIC FIRST z 1HOTBREAKotrrs NEW OR RESURGING ALBUMS AS REPORTED BY THE NATION'S LEADING RECORD MERCHANDISERS WINNERS 1 MASE (Bad Boy/Arista 73017) 82% 6 SPICE 1 (Jive 41596) 36% 2 DAVE MATTHEWS (RCA 67587) 81% 7 THE CURE (Fict/Elek/EEG 62117) 32% 3 PHISH (Elek/EEG 62121) 72% DOORS (Box Set) (Fict/Elek/EEG 62123) 26% 4 DEFTONES (Maverick/WB 46810) 64% 9 H-TOWN (Relativity 1596) 22% 5 KISS (Mercury 536323) 44% 10 G LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE (0Keh/Epic 67784) 21% ARON'S RECORDS DOWN IN THE VALLEY GENERAL RECORD SVC MOBY DISC WALTER VILLACRESES /LA CHRIS WESTER /MINNEAPOLIS TERRY KEARNS /SEATTLE BOB SAY / LOS ANGELES Replacements Kiss Mase Aquabats X (Box Set) Kenny Wayne Shepherd Spice 1 Cure Cure Phish Phish Dave Matthews Band Doors (Box Set) Alana Davis Dave Matthews Band Doors (Box Set) Deftones Cure Deftones Deftones Ronnie Size Replacements Cure X (Box Set) Kiss Phish ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC FETUS MUSIC MILLENIUM HENRY LYNCH /PHOENIX JON JON SCOTT /MINNEAPOLIS MIKE WHITE /PORTLAND Mase Mase HARMONY HOUSE Cure Spice 1 H-Town SANDY BEAN /DETROIT Phish H-Town Replacements Mase Doors (Box Set) Deftones Spice 1 Dave Matthews Band Dave Matthews Band Dave Matthews Band Steve Earle Phish Deftones Marvin Sease Cure EXILE ON MAIN ST Kiss MUSIC NET BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC DEAN FALCONE /HARTFORD CHUCK SHOUP /ST. LOUIS SEAN HICKEY /BRYN MAWR Dave Matthews Band Deftones Jeb Loy Nichols Phish Kiss Dave Matthews Band Deftones HMV Spice 1 JIM FREEMAN /STAMFORD Phish Verve Phish Greatful Dead Kiss Mase Judas Priest G Love & S Sauce Dave Matthews Band FACE THE MUSIC Phish MUSIC NETWORK CD & TAPE OUTLET DAVE RUSSELL /MINNEAPOLIS Portishead BOB PATTEN /ATLANTA LYNN BATCHECK /COLUMBUS Mase Cure Mase Mase Cure H-Town H-Town Doors (Box Set) Spice 1 Kiss Phish IMPACT ONE STOP Dave Matthews Band Gerald Albright Dave Matthews Band LLOYD HUMMEL / TEMPE Deftones Spice 1 Deftones NAT'L RECORD MART Dave Matthews Band CENTRAL SOUTH FRED MEYERS DOUG SMITH /PITTSBURGH Cure TONY ROSS /NASHVILLE JANET LOCKHART /PORTLAND Mase Mase Mase Mase Dave Matthews Band Phish Kenny Wayne Shepherd Dave Matthews Band Phish Jimmie's Chix Shack Steve Earle Cure Kiss Deicide Spice 1 Ultimate Dance '98 Deftones Dave Matthews Band Kiss Cure Days Of The New Stephen C Chapman Doors (Box Set) J&R MUSIC WORLD CROW'S NEST FUTURE SHOP JIM BRANAN /NEW YORK NEWBURY COMICS TODD HUPE /NAPERVILLE RANDY SCHAAF /SEATTLE Mase HAROLD LEPIDUS /BOSTON Dave Matthews Band Mase Greatful Dead Cure Mase Dave Matthews Band Doors (Box Set) Kiss Phish Ultimate Dance '98 Replacements Mase Cure Spice 1 Dave Matthews Band Dave Matthews Band Boogie Nights (ST) Judas Priest Kiss Doors (Box Set) Life Less Ordinary (ST) Kiss Phish Phish 88 HITS November 7, 1997 ç)fi Major Spins: Z100 WPIJ KIIS-FM 396 Z95.7 WI00 WKQI WDRQ KHKS WWZZ Y100 STI11194 • WFLZ WXYV • WZJM KKRZ WPRO WNCI 1 111 WZPL WNVZ WGTZ WXXL • ire WNKS 24* Rirpower Mainstream Monitor # 697 lkok KHOM %ID WKSE Rf3C TV PRIME TIME WKSS SPECIAL 11/28 From the triple platinum album Middle Of Nowhere 'The #1 requesting song on the radio and the fastest reactor of the year!' — Joy Towers, 11J10(;) Pioduced by Stephen Lirom. Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge. Management: Triune Music Group. Los Angeles 4 11110111b 40> 0199 Mercluy Records littpl/www.mercuryrecordegoeniercury a PolyGram company ist IND UTil HOT NEW OR RESURGING ALBUMS AS REPORTED BY THE NATION'S LEADING RECORD MERCHANDISERS NORTH EAST 0-S ROCHESTER 0-S TOWER TRANSCONTINENT GEORGE SMITH /ALBANY HELEN TIMBERLAKE /ROCHESTER JESSAME HANNUS /NEW YORK MARK TABRON /BUFFALO Phish Mase Portishead Mase Mase H-Town Cure Cure Dave Matthews Band Phish Mase H-Town Ultimate Dance '98 Candy Dulfer Boogie Nights (ST) Spice 1 Greatful Dead Spice 1 Verve Phish G Love & S Sauce Cure Dave Matthews Band Doors (Box Set) Stereolab ST MARK SOUND ODYSSEY GRETA PERR /NEW YORK TOWER DARRIN MARTIND / LAS VEGAS JEPH JOHNSON /PORTLAND TRANS WORLD Cure VINNIE BIRBIGLIA /ALBANY Mase Phish Mase Dave Matthews Band Cure Mase Mase H-Town Cure Spice 1 Dave Matthews Band H-Town Kiss Phish G Love & SSauce Cure Dave Matthews Band Spice 1 Deftones Dave Matthews Band lmani Coppola PEACHES TOWER on WHITE /MIAMI JAMES KING /SACRAMENTO Mase TOWER Deftones Dave Matthews Band BOB WALSH /BOSTON Mase Kiss Cure Spice 1 UNIVERSAL O-S Phish Mase Dave Matthews Band SAM CASS /PHILADELPHIA Deftones Kiss Phish Mase Spice 1 Phish Cure Dave Matthews Band I-f-Town Ultimate Dance '98 Phish Kiss H-Town TOWER PENNY LANE Deftones TOWER JEFF TESSITORE / TEMPE Greatful Dead BRADY RIFKIN /LA SHANNON CARR /CHERRY HILL Dave Matthews Band Aquabats Mase Mase Dave Matthews Band Dave Matthews Band Phish Phish Deftones Deftones Doors (Box Set) Phish Kiss Replacements Kiss Ultimate Dance '98 Deftones Judas Priest VIRGIN MEGASTORE Cure VINCE SZYDLOWSKI /NATIONAL G Love & SSauce Cure Mase PHILLIPS ENTERPRISES TOWER MIKE PHILLIPS /RALEIGH Dave Matthews Band PAUL KENNEDY /WASHINGTON DC Dave Matthews Band TOWER Ultimate Dance '98 Dave Matthews Band Phish MARC ANTHONY /CHICAGO G Love & S Sauce G Love & SSauce Mase Dave Matthews Band Salt-N -Pepa Mase G Love & SSauce Cure Phish Greatful Dead Phish Cure Replacements Deftones Ultimate Dance '98 Mase Spice 1 Bebe Winans G Love & S Sauce WHEREHOUSE RECORD EXCHANGE BOB BELL / LOS ANGELES DAVE DOYLE /GREENSBORO TOWER-WOW Mase TOWER KRIS MARLINK / LAS VEGAS Spice 1 Dave Matthews Band MARIA STROHLEIN /LA JOLLA Phish Mase Cure Dave Matthews Band Cure Dave Matthews Band Mase Mase Greatful Dead Dave Matthews Band Deftones Phish Phish Psycho Realm Deftones Ultimate Dance '98 G Love & S Sauce Doors (Box Set) Aquabats Deftones Cure Kiss REPEAT THE BEAT TOWER TOWER-WOW RON RODRIGUEZ /DETROIT TODD MEEHAN /LA GREG LUCIEN /LONG BEACH Doors (Box Set) Doors (Box Set) Mase ZIPS G Love & S Sauce Mase Cure RICK ANDRADIE /TUCSON Phish Cure Deftones Mase Dave Matthews Band Replacements X (Box Set) Cure Rippingtons Dave Matthews Band Aquabats Doors (Box Set) Lounge-A-Palooza X (Box Set) Phish H-Town Cornershop G Love & S Sauce Dave Matthews Band Phish 90 HITS November 7, 1997 Billboard Modern Rock Chart #5 •Billboard Top 40 Mainstream #37 Billboard Top 40 Adult #13 •Billboard Adult Alternative #20 111 M11l:',1( FIRST Over 20 Million In Audience CUSTOM Rotations Include: WBMX 17x WAEB 15x WSTR 18x KROQ 22 x WPLY 22 x WXKS 38x WNCI 12x KDMX 20x KNDD 22 x WRZX 34 x WTIC 16x WBZZ 17x 0101 40x KWOD 40 x WALC 24 x MUSIC TILL VISION WPRO 20x WTMX 15x WXRK 26x KTBZ 40 x KBBT 34 x STRESS 15x ON TOUR IN JANUARY this week N,irev.ruide 011Z1r51 BY MARK PEARSON The on-again, off-again nego- them 461 stores strong, with tiations between Camelot little to no need for any more and the 153-store W. H. closings. There are only 12 Smith-owned The Wall chain stores that overlap with The have finally borne fruit. Wall that insiders say "have Camelot has signed aletter of co-existed nicely for years." intent to purchase the stores They will also keep The Wall outright from W. H. Smith for moniker. CEO Jim Bonk: $47 million. W. H. Smith will "Both franchises have firmly have no equity and no partic- established themselves in SHOOTING BLANKS: Hollywood Records artists the Pistoleros visit Zia's ipation in management. It is a their respective markets and Arizona State University outlet in Tempe to promote their new album, straight purchase. Camelot, have tremendous customer "Hang On To Nothing," before the following do just that: (front row, l-r) having been in Chapter 11 loyalty." No plans have been the band's Lawrence Zubia, Scott Andrews, Thomas Laufenberg, Mark since August '96, has filed an made concerning consolida- Zubia and Gary Smith. Back row (l-r) Zia's Dave Barba, Debbie Lemon, amendment to their disclo- tion of the corporate offices. If Macy Cook and Bill Hall. Shortly after this shot was taken, everyone sure statement last week in indeed Trans World's attempt repaired to Sun Devil Stadium, where they ripped up their season tickets, bankruptcy court. They re- to acquire Camelot fails, and burnt Arizona Cardinal coach Vince Tobin in effigy and drowned quarter- back Jake Plummer in avat of freezing Gatorade. ceived approval on the pur- this deal is completed, rumors chase and are now preparing have already started concern- for the confirmation hearing ing another possible merger December 12. But not so fast. that further expands Camelot's As had been predicted in this reach. Although no talks are column two months ago, an currently taking place, no one eleventh-hour challenge to we talked to would rule out Camelot's stand-alone plan the possibility... Ron Nicks has has emerged. TransWorld just landed. Nicks went from Entertainment has upped a President of Bethel, CT-based previous offer to acquire CD One-Stop, then owned Camelot to some $250 million by Alan Meltzer, to CEO of in cash and other considera- the Alliance One-Stop Group tions. Although the offer was in '94. He left the troubled LET'S LIVE FOR TODAY: Radioactive's Live donated a25-cent surcharge summarily turned down by company last year, just saw his on tickets during their recent tour for their platinum CD, "Secret the creditor's committee, non-compete clause expire, Samadhi," to LIFEbeat. Shown discovering Ticketmaster made 23 cents expect another before the and has taken the CEO chair on each sale are (top, l-r) LAFC's Bill Mannion, the band's Ed Kowalczyk, 12/12 deadline. Camelot's at Albany-based Northeast Chad Taylor & Chad Gracey; (bottom, l-r) LAFC's Mike Morgan & Crystal D'An goura, Live's Patrick Dalheimer and LAFC's Efrain Reyes. current plan would make One-Stop. Owner Lou Del Signore keeps the title of CLIMBING THE WALL President. They have also just brought over another CD One-Stop alumnus, former VP Sales Jay Fink, who will serve as Director of Sales. North- east just opened a new 45,000 sq. ft. facility last year... As more news of Alliance Entertainment's financial woes leak, rumors abound the Santa Fe Springs Abbey Road facility SPINNING PILATE: Plaything Music, the music publishing wing of the will be closed within six management firm of Shankman DeBlasio Melina, Inc., announced the months. A disclosure hearing is acquisition of the Felton Pilate Fe/star Music catalog, which includes the legendary '70s-'80s funk act Con Funk Shun. SDM's publishing group set for Wed. (11/12). recently celebrated its seventh anniversary by canceling their subscrip- JIM BONK: Is he buying or tion to HITS. Shown wondering when this will appear in Cashbox are selling? (top, l-r) Plaything's Ron DeBlasio, Ned Shankman, Laurent Besencon & Blake Everett and (seated, l-r) Plaything's Alan Melina and Felton Pilate. 92 HITS November 7, 1997 "Amy is a superstar and women love what she stands for. And even better, 'Takes A Little Time' is calling out for us! It's a mass appeal song from a mass appeal artist." — Ken Benson & Tommy Austin, KKRZ "We've played 'Takes A Little Time' over 200 times so far — it's in solid rotation. It's a HIT for Kiss 108 — soon to be in power rotation. Spin this record — it will call out for your radio station." — John Ivey, WXKS "One of the best testing upper demo records on our station right now!" — J.R. Ammons & Dan Bowen, WSTR "Top 5 potential callout — solid B right now. It's a hit record. Don't overthink it." —Jimmy Steal, KDMX "It's a real hit with our target demo — there's no doubt about it! — #6 callout overall." — Tom Gjerdrum, WZPL "It's been a solid #3 performer for us in callout." — Kent Phillips, KPLZ "Two week trend testing Top 10 — a much needed pop song." — Rich Anhorn, KHMX "Testing great with our core. It has proven to be a great record for us!" — Neil Sharpe & John Dirnick, WNCI "This record is strongest with our core — research keeps getting better. Amy has definitely made a place for herself at our station." — Race Taylor, WKRQ "Breakthrough week in callout with upper demo females — shows good potential!" — Rob Morris, KDWB "Very strong adult callout — it's a legitimate contender to be a big HIT!" — Bill Richards "Consistantly performing in callout. Getting better and better every week. Amy is a superstar." — Brian Bridgeman, WNKS TAKES A LITTLE TIME Top 40 Monitor: 30* Adult Top 40 Monitor: 16* Adult Contemporary Monitor: 4* Big Picture: 23* MUSIC FIRST - MEDIUM ROTATION HTTP://VWVW.AMRECORDS.COM PRODUCED AND ARRANGED EN KEITH THOMAS FOR YELLOW ELEPHANT M USIC, INC, THROUGH THE COURTESTOF SONY M USIC, A GROUP OF SONY M USIC ENTERTAINMENT, INC EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS DAVID ANDERLE, M ICF1AEL BLANTON AND AMY GRANT • EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTOR: BLANTON/HARRELL ENTERTAINMENT •Pcbt5,;. carom, © I 95;17 A& NI RECORDS, INC, A POLY GRAM COMPANY e ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. CICS CURRENT FAVORITES AS CHOSEN BY MEMBERS OF ALL SEGMENTS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WINNERS SPACE MONKEYS Sugar Cane (lnterscope) 6 THE VERVE Bitter Sweet... (Virgin) JANET Together Again (Virgin) 7 BLESSID UNION Light In Your Eyes (Capitol) 3 THIRD EYE BLIND How's It Gonna Be (Elek/EEG) S.F.T. PEOPLE My Love Is... (VB) MATCHBOX 20 3AM (Lava/AtI/Atl G) J. 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LOUIS X/Replacements/Dead Moon/AC-DC B Rhymes/N Boy Klick Matchbox 20/TE Blind LYNN BATCHECK CHRIS CALLOWAY MARK DEVINE CD & TAPE OUTLET/COLUMBUS VVZYP/HUNTSVILLE FACE THE MUSIC/MINNEAPOLIS B Brown/S Girls/Jay-Z/W Downing Aerosmith/Janet/L Christy/Matchbox 20 Cure/D Matthews/Phish/J Addiction DAVE BEASING TOM CALOCOCCI SAM DIAMOND CONSULTANT/LA 92Q/BALTIMORE KSMB/LAFAYETTE Cornershop/L Christy/The Verve E Badu/E Sermon LL Cool J/A Davis BOB BELL TRISH CARPENTER CHRIS DIDIER WHEREHOUSE/LOS ANGELES WBAM/MONTGOMERY WMEE/FT. WAYNE S Monkeys The Verve/Matchbox 20 J Mellencamp JT BOSCH SHANNON CARR JOHN DIMICK WRHT/MOREHEAD CITY TOWER/CHERRY HILL WNCl/COLUMBUS Blessid Union/A Davis/Janet J Mellencamp/L Zeppelin Oasis/Janet BUBBA BOUDREAUX BILL CATCHER ROBERT ELFMAN WLNF/BILOXI WSKS/UTICA WLSS/BATON ROUGE BH Todd/A Davis S Garden 311/Longpigs 94 HITS November 7, 1997 ahemovea breaking all the rules BDS TOP 40/MAINSTREAM: 32*-26* BDS SPINS: 1709 (+310) NOW ON OVER 130 TOP 40 STATIONS INCLUDING: Z100 •KIIS •WWZZ •WPRO •WFLZ •KDWB •WIOQ Z95.7 •WKSE •WZJM •KHOM •WBLI •WXYV WKSS •KHFI •WNVZ •WSTW •WQZQ the prat aingle brom the forthcoming debut album NEW THIS WEEK: RESEARCH: breaking ail the ruled B100 Los Angeles WWZZ /Washington: Y100 Miami produced by the berman brothers Top 5Phones WNCI Columbus www. gebben corn WIOQ /Philadelphia: KSLZ St. Louis pi-educed by the berman brothera Top 10 Callout or berman brothers media ltd. 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LOUIS PENNY LANE/LOS ANGELES BH Todd/TE Blind/Matchbox 20 A Davis/K Lyle Cream/Boymerang/D Holmes SEAN HICKEY JEFF MCCARTNEY KAREN RITE BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC/BRYN MAWR KC101/NEW HAVEN WDJX/LOUISVILLE J Brooke/J Addiction/D Kirk TE Blind/Blessid Union/B Boys LLoeb/Matchbox 20 JASON HILLERY TODD MEEHAN CARLY RUSH KHTVV/LA CROSSE TOWER/LOS ANGELES KHTT/TULSA Janet/S Monkeys N Young/P Simon/X No Doubt/Aqua/LL Cool J 96 HITS November 7, 1997 Major Market Plays Including: Z100 Z90 B96 KTFM WHHH KUBE PWR96 KMEL KYLD KDWB Just Added At: KRQ KBXX WJOI WCIL HOT 97 WBLI WRHT WHTO WJMN KKFR WDRQ KIBB WNVZ WERQ TOP 10 SOUNDSCAN SINGLE MKS WPGC 8* RHYTHMIC TOP 40 MONITOR WKTU WKSE 13* CROSSOVER MONITOR Y100 WZJM from her DOUBLE PLATINUM album One In A Million MUSIC TELEVISION YOUCONTROL. 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VH1 /#25 Overall WSNR/New York WZPL/Indianapolis KHMX/Houston KKRZ/Portland WPRO/Providence WFLZTTampa KMXV/Kansas City WKRQ/Cincinnati rocket la MUSIC TELEVISION' MUSIC FIRST Produced by Chris Thomas Management: John Reid ©1997 PolyGram Records, Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by ARM Associated Labels, Stress! Large adivision of ARM Records, Inc. All rights reserved. "LIM F lowerful 2WEEKS AGO LAST WEEK THIS WEEK Cuts That Impact Album Sales ARTIST TITLE LABEL COMMENTS MASE FEEL SO GOOD Bad Boy/Arista 79122 Monster Rap LP, #2 MTV, #3 BOX, BET, hot single LEANN RIMES HOW DO ILIVE Curt 73022 Huge LP, XL VH1, single huge, Top 40 AQUA BARBIE GIRL MCA 55393 LP heading toward 2million, #8 BOX, "Lollipop" now 4 CHUMBAWAMBA TUBTHUMPING Repub/Univer 56146 Exploding LP, #7 MTV, huge requests, VH1, BOX FLEETWOOD MAC SILVER SPRINGS Reprise N/A LP past Platinum, Large VH1, radio 6 BOYZ II MEN 4SEASONS... Motown 860-684 Huge single, huge radio, Heavy BET, Med VH1, MTV TOTAL/MILESTONE WHAT ABOUT/I CARE LaF/Ari 24272/24264 "Soul Food" (ST), BET, MTV, VH1, radio, single sales 8 MARIAN CAREY BUTTERFLY Col/CRG N/A From smash LP, radio, Large VH1, #6 MTV, BET, BOX 9 MARIAH CAREY HONEY Col/CRG 78648 From giant LP, big single, on MTV 10 SMASH MOUTH WALKIN' ON THE SUN Interscope N/A LP pushing amillion, VH1, on MTV, radio MASTER P IMISS MY HOMIES No Limit/Pri 53290 Huge LP sales, BOX, BET, m-rv, radio, single selling JEWEL FOOLISH GAMES AtI/Atl G87021 LP over 5million now, still on m-rv, single selling LL COOL J PHENOMENON DJ/Mercury 568-081 #8 MTV, Heavy BET, hot new LP, JAMZ, X-over radio 14 THE FIRM FIRM BIZ AFM/Interscope N/A Hot LP, #19 BOX, BET, MTV, JAMZ and RAP radio USHER YOU MAKE ME WANNA... LaFace/Arista 24265 LP selling. #10 MTV, BOX, VH1, BET, JAMZ, Top 40 MATCHBOX 20 3AM Lava/AtI/Atl GN/A On MTV, Huge LP, PoMo and APM MATCHBOX 20 PUSH Lava/All/MI GN/A Platinum-plus LP, MTV, XL VH1, new cut at radio now ROLLING STONES ANYBODY SEEN MY... Virgin N/A #9 MTV, Lg VH1, Top 40 &A. Rock. LP over amillion PUFF DADDY MISSING YOU B. Boy/Arista 79097 LP close to 3million, MTV, still at Top 40 20 SPICE GIRLS 2BECOME 1 Virgin 38604 From Quad-Platinum LP, next cut starting from new LP HANSON IWILL COME TO YOU Mercury 586-132 From multi-Platinum LP. MTV, VH1, radio, BOX SUGAR RAY FLY Lava/AtVAtl G N/A From Platinum LP, multi-format radio, XL VH1 BACKSTREET BOYS AS LONG AS YOU Jive NA LP gaining big this week. #20 BOX, exploding at T 40 24 BUSTA RHYMES PUT YOUR HANDS... Elek/EEG N/A From hot LP, on MTV, BOX, BET, JAMZ and RAP OASIS DON'T GO AWAY Epic N/A #14 MTV, selling LP, PoMo, Mod. Adult, Top 40 (See STATSHEET For A Detailed Analysis Of Each Song) 100 HITS November 7, 1997 New This W Inc»din KIBB WFLZ WQSL WXXX KKb0 WOGN and more Produced by Phil Hard P+E rie Management: Terry Eli merz Utejl Pdio owerful 2WEEKS AGO LAST WEEK 11111‘11ïr THIS WEEK ono Cuts That Im •act Album Sales ARTIST LABEL COMMENTS 13 ELTON JOHN SOMETHING/CANDLE Rock/A&MA 568-108 Top 40 play spreading, Large VH1, single selling 031 27 WILL SMITH MEN IN BLACK Col/CRG N/A From huge LP/film, still strong, won't quit FIONA APPLE CRIMINAL Work 78595 Platinum-plus LP, Large VH1, PoMo, Top 40 33 1301 29 JANET TOGETHER AGAIN Virgin N/A Breaking at Top 40, Xover radio, from hot LP 30 GREEN DAY HITCHIN' ARIDE Reprise N/A #17 MTV, PoMo, Active Rock radio 1351 DAYS OF THE NEW TOUCH. PEEL AND Outpost N/A Breaking LP sales, #5 MTV, PoMo 18 29 JANET GOT 'TIL ITS GONE Virgin N/A MTV, Heavy BET, VH1, radio, solid selling LP 26 26 GRAVEDIGGAZ DANGEROUS MINDS Gee StN2 33507 On BOX, Rap radio, BET (RAP City) 29 1331 SARAH MCLACHLAN BUILDING AMYSTERY Arista 13395 APM, PoMo, &Top 40, XL VH1, Platinum LP, on MTV 38 36 WALLFLOWERS THREE MARLENAS Interscope N/A 4th track from multi-platinum LP, on MTV, VH1, BOX 1271 131 1 PRODIGY BREATHEFIRESTARTER XL/Mute/MavNVB 43843 "Smack My Bitch Up" next 35 1371 BACKSTREET BOYS QUIT PLAYING GAMES Jive 42453 Single still selling. hot LP, radio, new cut starting 37 BONE THUGS... IF ICOULD TEACH... Ruth/Relativity 6344 From multi-platinum LP, JAMZ, BOX, MTV, hot single 31 34 39 EPMD DA JOINT DJ/Mercury 571-679 LP selling, JAMZ and RAP radio, BET 1421 40 THIRD EYE BLIND HOW'S IT GONNA... EleWEEG N/A Exploding at Top 40, LP selling, hot PoMo, on MTV CURE WRONG NUMBER Fic/Elek/EEG N/A New song from hits pkg, big PoMo radio 36 38 MARY J. BLIGE EVERYTHING/I CAN... MCA 55362 From giant LP, MTV, VH1. BET, selling singles, radio 1-1 1441 CREED MY OWN PRISON Wind Up N/A Breaking from Active Rock, PoMo, LP sales developing 32 44 MACK 10 BACKYARD BOOGIE Priority 53282 RAP, Rhythm Top 40, BET. MTV, BOX, selling singles 1481 45 MASTER P GHETTO D No Limit/Pri N/A From smash LP, #1 BOX 46 SALT-N -PEPA RU READY RA/Lon/Isl/BM N/A New LP, miv, Heavy BET, X-over &Rhythm Top 40 1481 THE VERVE BITTER SWEET... Virgin N/A PoMo radio, #4 MTV, selling LPs 141 143 SUBLIME WRONG WAY GA/MCA N/A Double-Platinum-plus LP, PoMo, "Doin' Time" up now 41 JAMIROQUAI VIRTUAL INSANITY Work 78703 Still selling LPs, on the way out, new cut starting 50 001 50 TONIC IF YOU COULD ONLY... Poly/A&M Assoc. N/A From Platinum LP, Custom VH1, multi-format airplay 1 (See STATSHEET For A Detailed Analysis Of Each Song) POWER BOYZ Il MEN (Motown) SAVAGE GARDEN (Col/GAG) LISA LOEB (Geffen) 2PAC (Jive) AQUA (MCA) SARAH MCLACHLAN (Arista) POTENTIALS: 102 HITS November 7, 1997 Major airplay early: WJMN 41x KUBE 62x !MKS 42x KTFM 32x KSFM 27x WWKX 35x WJJS 32x WERQ 24x KBXX 15x Z90 KDGS KKFR WBTT WOCO WNVZ KHTN WFHN KLUC "Top 5phones! Ihaven't seen phones or passion like this on arecord for quite some time!" — Cat Collins. APD/WJMN "Bona fide #1 record! Already full-time Power. Top 3phones, Top 5callout. An all-around smash." —Mike Tierney. PD/KUBE "If you don't hear it in one listen, get anew job." — Melissa Morgan, MD/WJJS Executive Producers: Nathan Morris, Michael McCary, Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris and Chatiucci Finney Produced and Arranged by Nathan Morris. Management: Sharon Meyers 'Epic" and in Peg. U.S Pat. & Tm. Off Marco Registrada l© 1997 Sony Music Entertainment Inc UFAilri MAJOR TOTAL MARKET LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL PLAYS PLAYS ADDS REPORTS 1 SUGAR RAY FLY LAVA/ATLJATL G 10354 3568 2 209 4 2 CHUMBAWAMBA TUBTHUMPING REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL 8353 2984 3 194 2 3 JEWEL FOOLISH GAMES ATLANTIC/ATL G 7512 2462 171 3 4 MATCHBOX 20 PUSH LAVA/ATLJATL G 7138 2161 2 164 5 5 LEANN RIMES HOW DO ILIVE CURB 6614 1961 145 7 6 PAULA COLE IDON'T WANT TO WAIT IMAGO/WARNER BROS 6274 2026 166 9 7 SMASH MOUTH WALKIN' ON THE SUN INTERSCOPE 6207 2145 5 178 8 8 ROBYN SHOW ME LOVE RCA 6195 1382 1 164 6 9 BOYZ II MEN 4SEASONS OF LONELINESS MOTOWN 6039 1641 149 12 10 USHER YOU MAKE ME WAN NA LAFACE/ARISTA 5419 1996 6 152 11 11 ALLURE ALL CRIED OUT CRAVE 5410 1613 5 148 10 12 THIRD EYE BLIND SEMI-CHARMED LIFE ELEKTRA/EEG 4984 2054 132 13 13 TONIC IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE POLY/A&M ASSOC 4771 1572 128 17 14 MARIAH CAREY BUTTERFLY COLUMBIA/CRG 4675 1165 7 170 14 15 SARAH MCLACHLAN BUILDING A MYSTERY ARISTA 4582 1426 1 143 15 16 SISTER HAZEL ALL FOR YOU UNIVERSAL 4217 1873 112 18 17 FIONA APPLE CRIMINAL WORK 3693 1160 5 144 16 18 BACKSTREET BOYS QUIT PLAYING GAMES... JIVE 3665 895 101 31 19 BACKSTREET BOYS AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME JIVE 3151 763 7 150 21 20 AMY GRANT TAKES A LITTLE TIME A&M 3081 869 2 121 19 21 IMANI COPPOLA LEGEND OF A COWGIRL COLUMBIA/CRG 3005 568 3 117 26 22 SOMETHIN' FOR THE PEOPLE MY LOVE IS THE SHHH! WARNER BROTHERS 2933 1231 15 93 28 23 HANSON IWILL COME TO YOU MERCURY 2880 705 5 133 30 24 SHE MOVES BREAKING ALL THE RULES GEFFEN 2838 499 6 125 37 25 LISA LOEB IDO GEFFEN 2667 925 17 141 20 26 MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES THE IMPRESSION THAT IGET BR/MERCURY 2651 814 93 25 27 INOJ LOVE YOU DOWN SSD/COLUMBIA/CRG 2622 901 71 24 28 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS BAD BOY/ARISTA 2525 1136 77 49 29 JANET JACKSON TOGETHER AGAIN VIRGIN 2357 605 31 127 36 30 ELTON JOHN SOMETHING IN THE WAY.. ROCKET/A&M ASSOC 2265 542 2 114 104 HITS November 7, 19971 you want IT... only when UR loTHEUpE ly From his debut album, 'Waffled GINUVVINE...the bachelor ...... 1.5 million and still hittin'. >rem hareem ma 9 Mlle.». Iv Klackinewl Eesems Produced by Timbaland for Timbaland Productions Inc. BC 97685 and Reg US Pat 8, Irn 011 llama Rerstrada e 1997 SOIrf Mere GINUWINE. Repeatedly. Entertrentent lec o MAJOR TOTAL MARKET LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL PLAYS PLAYS ADDS REPORTS IBM 23 31 98 DEGREES INVISIBLE MAN MOTOWN 2261 593 0 68 29 32 MARIAN CAREY HONEY COLUMBIA/CRG 2158 712 0 59 34 33 OASIS DON'T GO AWAY EPIC 2155 719 1 112 22 34 SPICE GIRLS 2BECOME 1 VIRGIN 2134 560 0 70 38 35 AALIYAH THE ONE IGAVE MY HEART TO BE/ATLANTIC/ATL G 1968 687 2 96 27 36 OMC HOW BIZARRE HUHVMERCURY 1956 738 0 67 41 37 WALLFLOWERS THREE MARLENAS INTERSCOPE 1948 483 6 108 32 38 PUFF DADDY I'LL BE MISSING YOU BAD BOY/ARISTA 1948 760 0 57 40 39 NU FLAVOR HEAVEN REPRISE 1917 600 12 84 35 40 DURAN DURAN ELECTRIC BARBARELLA CAPITOL 1883 460 0 99 33 41 WILL SMITH MEN IN BLACK COLUMBIA/CRG 1800 636 0 56 48 42 SAVAGE GARDEN TRULY MADLY DEEPLY COLUMBIA/CRG 1758 432 19 105 43 43 TEXAS SAY WHAT YOU WANT MERCURY 1562 409 2 92 65 44 THIRD EYE BLIND HOW'S IT GOING TO BE ELEKTRA/EEG 1527 542 14 109 44 45 ROBYN DO YOU KNOW.. RCA 1461 619 0 42 46 46 SALT-N -PEPA RU READY RA/LON/ISLAND 1445 488 3 88 45 47 MARY JBLIGE EVERYTHING MCA 1389 391 0 64 52 48 SPICE GIRLS SPICE UP YOUR LIFE VIRGIN 1384 355 8 85 59 49 MEREDITH BROOKS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN CAPITOL 1273 288 13 92 56 50 LL COOL J PHENOMENON DEF JAM/MERCURY 1272 559 4 64 54 51 3RD PARTY MY LOVE IS ALIVE DV8/A&M 1199 276 1 77 57 52 SUNDAYS SUMMERTIME DGC 1154 632 0 47 47 53 FLEETWOOD MAC SILVER SPRINGS REPRISE 1142 315 0 58 39 54 PEACH UNION ON MY OWN EPIC 1125 259 0 39 51 55 SHAWN COLVIN SUNNY CAME HOME COLUMBIA/CRG 1099 577 0 49 53 56 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND CRASH INTO ME RCA 1064 637 0 40 62 57 GARY BARLOW SO HELP ME GIRL ARISTA 1023 128 2 68 58 58 DUNCAN SHEIK BARELY BREATHING ATLANTIC/ATL G 982 534 0 37 60 59 BUSTA RHYMES PUT YOUR HANDS... VIO/ELEKTRA/EEG 982 471 1 36 55 60 VERVE PIPE THE FRESHMEN RCA 960 507 0 38 I 106 HITS November 7, 1997 ou've read the headlines...every line is true...* *'boys totte*ritititimttinaigitts aloe** Produced by Andy Scull. luny Peluso &Lauren Christy Additional Production by Gary Clark <1111 Merge', Ressill Intp://ennvmerterrocards.eueriernry PoyG Louise Woodward calls in for "Beat On The Brat". ARTIST 111-LE LABEL HOTS INCLUDING CHUMBAWAMBA TUBTHUMPING REPUB/UNIV 85 VVNCI WALC KZHT 61 Z95.7 XL106 KMXB SUGAR RAY FLY LAVA/ATUATL G 76 WZJM WZPL KFMB 54 0106 0102 KHMX LEANN RIMES HOW DO ILIVE CURB 53 PRO-FM WRQX 98PXY 38 WKQI WAKS KBKS MATCHBOX 20 PUSH LAVA/ATLJATL G 44 0102 WQZQ B94 31 B97 JET-FM WKSI SMASH MOUTH WALKIN' ON THE SUN INTERSCOPE 42 KFMB XL106 KKRD 30 KMCK WCIL WFBC BOYZ II MEN 4 SEASONS OF... MOTOWN 39 WNCI WNKS 920 28 B96 KBFM WHHH HANSON IWILL COME TO YOU MERCURY 34 B97 Z95.5 WKQI 24 WJOI WNDU WQZQ USHER YOU MAKE ME VVANNA LAF/ARISTA 31 WHHH KS107 KZHT 22 WSNX KQKQ KHTW 10 9, ALLURE ALL CRIED OUT CRAVE 29 WBLI WKTU KRQ 20 WLAN KFFM KISX 10 JEWEL FOOLISH GAMES ATLJATL G 26 KRBE KDMX KBFM 18 WZOK KC101 KWTX FIONA APPLE CRIMINAL WORK 25 WZPL B97 0106 17 WBAM VVHZZ WMGI ROBYN SHOW ME LOVE RCA 20 JET-FM PRO-FM KKRD 14 KMCK KNHC KSMB MARIAH CAREY BUTTERFLY COUCRG 19 KZHT WFHN 98PXY 13 KBFM KESR KHTVV TONIC IF YOU COULD... POLY/A&M A 17 0102 WAYV WKQI 12 WKSI WNTO WSTO B STREET BOYS QUIT PLAYING GAMES JIVE 15 WAKS WRQX WZJM 10 WBHT WCIL WYOY SAVAGE GARDEN TRULY MADLY DEEPLY COUCRG 14 KHMX WNKS WABB 10 KISX WDDJ WHTS INOJ LOVE YOU DOWN SSD/COLJCRG 13 Z95.7 VVDJX WQZQ 9 WSNX WSPK KFFM 16 PAULA COLE IDON'T WANT TO... IMAGO/WB 11 KBKS 0102 WSKS 7 WVAQ WDBR KOXY THIRD EYE BLIND SEMI-CHARMED LIFE ELEK/EEG 10 KDMX KKRD WZOK 7 KWTX KZFN WXPT Es NOTORIOUS B.I.G. MO MONEY B BOY/ARISTA 8 B96 KHTS WFBC 5 WWST 98PXY VVBHT Total stations reporting this week: 139 108 HITS November 7, 1997 SOMETHIN' FOR THE PEOPLE MOST ADDED Top 40 This Week WKTU KDWB WWZZ WRVQ WSPK WVSR WNNK WCIL WHOT KMCK KDUK WAI/ WVAQ WNTQ KFRX KSMB LP Billboard Hot 100: *6 SoundScan Singles: 5* NOW GOLD!! Monitor Top 40 Rhythmic: 2*-2* '11'91111b pat #2 Gainer See SIP on VIBE TV, Monitor Top 40 Crossover: 2*-2* with new host Sinbad, 1*-1* R&B Mainstream Monitor Tuesday, November 18. •,shhh r• • featurin #1 MOST REQUESTED •TOP 5CALLOUT TOP 5MOST REQUESTED Trina & Tamar KYLD KUBE WPGC KMEL 790 WJMN KKFR KDGS KYU KGGI WFLY KLUC Ihull KQKS WBBM WJJS WBHJ KPRR WVKS WDRQ WWKX KTFM 92Q FM102 The debut single from the KZFM KUU new album This Time It's P Management: Anthill Mob Entertainment Over 4600 Total BUS Detections •Over 56 Million Listeners Produced by SFP tor Nothin Personal Prod .1997 Warner Bros Records Veal the Warner Bros Web 54m http://www etr Just when you thought it was safe—Jacor buys the Nationwide chain, fires up another Top 40 in St. Louis & is poised for even more major action. Don't look for this behe- moth to be swallowed by any- body in the forseeable future, POWER-FUL ODOR: Hip-hop isn't all that "lives" at L.A.'s Power though there will be some sell- 106, as Columbia/CRG artist Mariah Carey recently learned after ing/swapping off of under-per- viewing the staff's mildew collection. Seen learning the difference forming stations & a few of the between old-school and old-shoe funk are (l-r) MD Damion overlap/overloads created by the Young, PD Michelle Mercer, Carey and DJ Cherry Martinez. Nationwide deal... Mark Adams makes the leap from Fresno to Mark Adams: Milwaukee, taking the helm at Hops to Brewtown. REFRESHINGLY SIMPLE: Vir- Modern Adult VVXPT while gin's Aggie Baghaei posed a scrounging up courtside ducats for the Bucks... Congrats to little brain teaser to KYLD/SF Brenda Romano & her Interscope team on asolid start on Space APD Jazzy Jim & KMEL/SF In- Monkeys. This could be Sugar Ray, Pt.2... Radio is aware of the terim PD Joey Arbagey: What intense pressure out there on the music end right now. The pro- is light, bland, drippy and gives motional offers are getting larger & larger. Smart operators will take you gas?" Virgin's Michael advantage of the offers that help their stations by partnering them Plen quickly responded, "Hey, with real artists & events that are of actual importance to the target that's me!" Everyone nodded, audience... Michael Plen's Virgin squad is slamming home the new as that was an easy one. See, Janet & set to cross the brilliant The Verve smash from PoMo. The Mike, sometimes it really is all Stones, meanwhile, continue to be the show that everybody wants about you. to see, the 1p people are steadily buying (in aweak retail climate) & the record that Tracy Johnson at San Diego's KFMB is playing & screaming "Hit." Tracy is writing letters &testifying to any who'll lis- ten about the importance of aligning your station with major mass- appeal events....PDs are reporting quick success on Savage Garden. This one smells really big, and we wouldn't be surprised if it scores huge in call-out. The Columbia crew also has good reac- tion on Chantal. We love this record... Lori Holder-Anderson is Mike Marino's career hits the bringing home the Amy Grant for A&M. Call-out is very solid when skids this week with his appear- it gets enough rotation... Kudos to Usa Wolfe & Dawn Fox at ance in the harsh glare of the Pop Crave for bringing in the Allure smash... Monte Lipman takes time Mart spotlight. Mike (who has out from counting his Chumbawamba money to grab airplay for been known to actually walk and Billie Myers, which is pulling phones wherever played... In aworld chew gum at the same time) is where there are few "locks", Matchbox 20 is aslam-dunk. End of really quite thrilled, having just discussion. And keep an ear out for Baby Bird, it's hooky as heck.. snared the PD post at Modern Remember when Green Day's "When ICome Around" crossed to Adult outlet KKPN/Houston. Mike mainstream so big that it eventually became a Hot Adult smash? leaps back into the majors on the These guys could do it again! Check out "Good Riddance" —it's heels of major ratings success at the track going to PoMo that should move swiftly to Top 40 before KMXB/Las Vegas, the pioneering the holidays. This is an acoustic-based pop smash that could be one ARS Modern Adult outlet that of the most potent weapons out there. Ask Reprise promo topper Mike Marino: Able to came out of the chute like arock- et. Not only did they kick off big, Steve Tipp if "Good Riddance" has any special personal meaning pronounce Olajuwon for him... Watch John Boulos & the Epic crew get red-hot again but Mike & consultant Dave with Uncle Sam. Remember, you heard this here first—"Are You Shakes guided the station to aseries of strong books, making them Jimmy Ray?" -coming in late December... Sarah McLachlan's one of the highest rated operations in the format. Nothing in his "Sweet Surrender" is another full-on pop smash. Smart PD's are career to this point indicated that Mike would've been this suc- grabbing this one early... Great buzz growing louder on Elektra% cessful, though he did manage to fool people for many years as Alana Davis. If you haven't heard it yet, please do Barbara APD/MD at KGGI/Riverside & as MD at KYLD/San Fran. He fooled Seltzer about to hit paydirt with Boyz II Men's smash "A Song For no one in his brief stint at Network 40. Mike needs awhole range Mama." Music we turn up when it hits the air: Days of the New, of air talent, FedEx (he always opens those) your T&Rs to KKPN. We The Verve, Lauren Christy, Cornershop, Blink 182 & The Cure. Love Mike. Mike loves Mike. Thank you. HITS November 7, 1997 Consultant's Corner This week's 'Comer comes from contibuting editor and broadcast specialist, Ray Dio. Ray fills space—we like that With Top 40 enjoying its biggest across-the-board numbers in years, NUTS AND BOLTON: Because they care, Columbia's Lisa Ellis (I) it is time to examine the state of and Z104 PD Dale O'Brian (2nd from I) begged anewly shorn the format & take a look at how Michael Bolton (c) to perform ahair intervention on APD/MD Ron Top 40 operators are positioned Ross (2nd from r) and Columbia's Jerry Blair (r). Bolton demurred, for the all-important fourth quar- citing alack of the proper heavy equpiment permits. ter/Fall ARBs. As I've been preach- ing for years, the most successful Top 40s (now & always) are built This is not Ray Dio DAWN OF THE DEAD: "You around great morning shows, con- guys gotta help me, man" sistent high-visibility rotation of real hits & smash recurrents & a whispered Tony Orlando af- well-focused & executed marketing attack. It sounds simple, but ter singing "Tie A Yellow the day-to-day reality in the current climate pulls the PDs in so Ribbon" and "Knock Three many directions that it's aminor miracle to actually get the basic Times," for WPLJ's Scott elements under control. My hat's off to those who are juggling it Shannon, Todd Pettengill all successfully. While I'm always bullish on Top 40 when done cor- and Naomi Clemente. "If I rectly, I'm also abig believer in bettering yourself while things are play one more Boca retire- going well. Where are you vulnerable? Are the numbers artificially ment home, I'm going on a high (as in the recent stock market slide/correction)? Here then, a shooting spree!" few thought starters... Why is Top 40 falling all over itself to put music on the radio from artists that no one anywhere ever will care about, remember, pay to see perform or buy their music? If there's achink in it's armor right now, the over-reliance on disposable fod- der is it. Playing records to add energy to your balance is one thing, but continuing to support proven non-hits is another. There will be legitimate hits from the disposa-pop genre, but why rush to The first new artist ready to explode put this music on? You can wait until the real hits emerge. The acts under Polly Anthony's new Epic that Top 40 has been fighting the most in recent years (Jewel, regime, Uncle Sam, is the first release Wallflowers, Dave Matthews, No Doubt or Fiona Apple, for on Boyz II Men's new Stonecreek/ example) have ended up being the biggest hits & have been the Epic label deal. "I Don't Ever Want To real fuel for Top 40's recent rise. Perhaps these are the ones you See You Again" is a one-listen pop should be looking to play sooner than later. They're easier to iden- automatic—a soulful, mid-tempo tify—they sell! No matter how you slice it, at the end of the day, mass-appeal winner with a monster REAL HITS SELL ALBUMS! Top 40 continues to support too many hook. Already performing big at the records that are essentially "invisible." Take alook at the titles in crossover level, it hits mainstream in a your recurrents & oldies, the ones that "test" really well & deserve Dale Connone couple of weeks. VP/Promo Dale your play. Guess what they have in common? They sold 1ps when wants YOU! Connone will deliver this one big. they were currents! The passive-only stuff never sticks around long enough to do anyone any good. While we're on that subject, why is it so important to get this year's version of Tara Kemp for your That Buzz-Clip video you've been Xmas show? You end up playing weak records to secure artists for seeing every 5minutes on MTV, the aweak show that your audience finds passively interesting at best. one where the guy walks down the The entire thing can be ahuge positive, but it needs to have star street and mows down everyone in power & be larger-than-life. Otherwise, you're wasting everyone's his path? That's The Verve's "Bitter time & money. Create events that are unique, create events that Sweet Symphony," and it's asmash. A will have legitimate demand in the marketplace. Don't mistake full-blown monster at PoMo already, "radio hits" for artists that you want to be aligned with. If you just the Top 40 explosion begins 11/10. line up afew track-acts to do their latest singles, you're selling your The phones are ringing and the station short & ultimately decreasing the value of your position in album's selling. If you can't hear this the marketplace. If you can't make it truly special, you're better off Al Moinet Ya want one, Al Moinet & his Virgin pals will not doing it. That should be enough ranting & raving for the should whack him? see to you. Fuhgeddaboudit. moment—have agreat fall book & PLAY REAL HITS! HITS November 7, 1997 111 000 000 The first smash from the new album S keworld 000 S... OO 66000066 I • • . . se • • .4 _4 • SPICHIPio••••••• elbow,* 11141111111111111E `Spiceworld' the movie, opens Jan. 23rd KHTS On Ja Leno 12/5 IS Billboard Music Awards 12/8 KZOZ HL106 NUB O. KIBB WAKS O WIOG c *:***KHOM PWR96 OOOOO :e" Via.••• WBLI 1,00661400 0060000 I KIIS 00001:: WJMN OOOOO 00 • 6000G 00006L. • N • ••••• •• `1•••• •• •••• • KHYS eet 000 Ale , Y100 • 'S OOOOOO 4 • I GIRLS ' Produced hy Richard Sta di Matt Rowe Manaceent: Simon FullePel9 Management rqr - Y100 KTFM WKTU ©1997 Virgin Records Ltd. tiVr5 (continued from page 114) and MD Mike Rossi are Adult. The station needs Production Dir./nite jock. Jenna Foxx, Phil Quartararo, handling the interim duties. service. Call 915-677-7225 WLSS Baton Rouge needs nite Jennifer Wilde, John Thomas, Reach Sommers at 302-892- Great radio buzz on the new jock. T&Rs to PD Robert Bruce St. James and Mark 2371 Alternative promo Lauren Christy single, Elfman Phase I Fall Todd And here's the lovely chief Jon Cohen and "Magazine," our fave from the Arbitrend update: In NYC, and talented Cruze, heading Columbia Records have parted album WNSL Laurel ups HOT97 slips 6.2-6.1, WKTU up to Boston to run with the ways. Look for Mr. Cohen to Promotion Director Jackson 4.7-4.8, Z100 continues to Celtics & Rick Pitino. announce his plans in the near Walker to Station Manager, gain 4.3-4.4, WXRK up 3.5-3.7 future G105 Raleigh PD Kip nite jock J. Mac to PD and and WPLJ down 2.8-2.6 Taylor ups Promotions Dir. Larry Watts remains Arbitron's annual PD Seminar/ Chris Edge to APD. The APD/MD Most Added Consultant Fly-In is set for Nov station also seeks afternoon air records at Pop radio this week 12-14. If interested, contact talent. T&Rs to Kip 920 are: John Mellencamp and your local rep The Top Ten Baltimore ups Darrin Janet Jackson KFRX Most Played videos this week "Buttahman" Brin to MD Lincoln hires crosstown KEZG at MTV are: #1 The Verve, #2 At KZFM Corpus Christi, MD Dena D. for MD duties Days Of The New, #3 Mase, former MD Danny B. returns Openings: Modern Adult- #4 Radiohead, #5 Rolling for afternoons Longtime formatted KKPN Houston & Stones, #6 Usher, #7 Boyz II L.A. programmer Jeff Wyatt new PD Mike Marino need air Men, #8 David Bowie/Trent joins CMI, based in Los talent. T&Rs to Marino very Reznor, #9 Beck and #10 (tie) Angeles, as GM KFQX quickly in Las Vegas or not-so- Chumbawamba, LL Cool J Abilene ups MD Sam Stevens quickly in Houston. WVYB and Mariah Carey Blowin' to PD and flips to Modern Daytona Beach needs In The Wind: Gary Marella, 112 HITS November 7, 1997 #1 most- A-deled 2 Weeks he A keel • JANET "TOGETHER AGAIN" Z100 KIIS KMXV WIOQ KTFM WPRO KSLZ WBLI WNVZ XL106 KHYS WKTU WFLZ WDRQ B97 KDWB WZJM WNCI B96 KHTS WHHH KHKS KYLD WJMN KRBE Y100 KS107 FM102 KGGI KHOM ""-- WWKX KUBE KKRZ WXYV 5Air Executive Producers Janet Jackson and Rene Ebzondo. Jr Produced by Jimmy Jam 8, Terry Lewis and Janet the next smash from the new album The Velvet Rope Jackson RD Worldwide Management. 111 1 http 11www lanet-jackson corn 1997 Black Dolt Inc savage garden MOST REQUESTED on the most influential WFLZ KYSR Y100 KDWB KISS 108 KKRZ WKRQ 0106 WAPE KZZP WKSS WN KS WXYV KHFI WZPL WBZZ KBKS XL106.7 KRQQ KHONI PRO-FM KHIVIX KZHT from the self-titled debut album, now approaching platinum. produ fltip://www.sony.corn/MusicfArjsfinfo/Sava. e en .careetaimid . Pat. & Te. Off. Marca Registrada '997 Sony Music Entertainment I onta tee rail/yin enterta:nment: rebecca k. cavallo arry d. #411 Los Angeles, CA 90067 HZTÍS BY LENNY BEER St TODD HENSLEY CHANCELLOR UPDATE: with consultant Tom FILL THIS COLUMN over the PD reins at Jacor Former WGAY/WWRC Calderone involved in the WITHOUT JACOR NEWS: Broadcasting's new Top 40- Washington, D.C. GM Bennett search for a Rock/Alternative Jeff "Booger" Kapugi heads formatted KSLZ in St. Louis Zier joins WNSR NY as PD WONDER HOW WE'D from WFLZ Tampa to take starting 11/17. Company VP/GM. Look for apermanent heavyweight Marc Chase has format switch later this year. been overseeing the station's Former KYLD San Francisco set-up Congratulations to GM Bob Visotcky joins KIBB former KTBZ Houston PD L.A. for similar duties. KMEL Cruze, who heads to Boston to SF GM Dick Kelley now heads search for alast name and take KYLD as well. Look for KIBB's the programming position at new format to debut 11/19 WFNX. Look for him to start under new PD Harold Austin. 11/17 Our sources tell us In the company's Dallas that the PRO-FM Providence operations, KDGE PD Joel PD derby is finally in the home Folger is out. Expect him to stretch. Does former staffer continue his ongoing Tony Bristol have this one consultancy. APD Alex locked up? WSTW Valentine is handling day-to- Wilmington PD Mike day duties while the PD search Hot WB recording act Somethin' For The People hang in SF with Sommers exits. The station begins. Despite rumors to the KYLD's Mike Martin and Jazzy Jim. "Gosh, Mr. Nafta/y, there's never inks with consultant Randy contrary, we look for the been abetter PD in this town than you," said the wacky kids from SFP. Lane while APD John Wilson station to remain in format Martin just smiled and wondered if there's an A&R gig in his future. (continued on page 112) 114 HITS November 7, 1997 torte„„-/11,, fet. 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