BACKIN BOULDER A3 SUMMIT SUMMARY THE MOST TRUSTEDtAME IN RADIO ISSUE 2020 SEPTEMBER 2 1994 This Week Ed McMahon: The answer is: `Between a rock and a hard place.'" Carnac: "On commercial where is lard rock?" Ed: `YES!! You are corRECT, sirl Fio- r o -ho!" Carnac, though retired, is indeed correct. As our Rob Hend notes, metal -based music-and even the many ac:s that rare broken through-have traditionally been sadaled with miscon- ceptions and stereotypes. Classic Rock station now feat r3 many acts consid- ered too outrageous a couple of decades ago, but their contempo- rary comfieroarts re still %in- n ng up aga 1st mantras like "tom hard" and "nar- row demos." Tnis issa. it salute to tne music au tre Sixth Annual Foundations Forum, Mt Rend and Sheila Reue survey programmers and record people, iloixiinig CathyMani (top) of <ISW-Seattle, Susan Naramore (middle) of Geffen Records anc Jessica Harley (belovo cf Elektra Records on -he big questions surrounding tt-e MUSIC a -Id the format. Sacs Faulkner: don't let fear drive my musi- cal decisions.' jai ...-A In News, the fin101011111/11S, Keith and Kent, am It's got its owu initials: SOUNDGARDEN back fron another triumphant Gavin A3 sianmit in Boulder Ed :4ANTERA offer an overview. We also che,cK CORIRAWKlaud ROAR, 1 KILLING JOKE out Lollapaloota '94, note changes at RCA and Virgil Records, chat but outside of College iiir li- VACH NE HEAD with President Clinton's rockily', rollin'. radio -Min' younger half- stations, Hard Rock is brother, Roger, and report on l"'" industry fears of music bootleg- ging via 7h3 Memel. The GO dirt hardly heard on the radio. Industry experts talk about tracks actor at Gavin -Only sta- tions. and this time out, Huey Hard lock's hard time getting airplay. Lewis & the News, Anita Babel and Moe John. Ifeaturiog Nadine Sutherland' Still produciog major LL LLIL Just added at -Boston #25 -New York City [Test Rotation] and -Salt Lake City #1 Most Played Rhythm Crossover BUS Jumps 25-20 Fabulous Spins! Over 135,000 Singles Sold! LP Sales Approaching 100 THE ATLANTIC GROUP eastwest records america Inside 4 News 7 That's Sho-biz 35 Media Connection 22 Boulder Smolders How big a blast was the Tp GAVINA3 Strategy Summit PHOPTI 'APTpVllEll rupillo1 in Boulder? The proof is in the pictures. TOP 40 TOP TOP 40 40 Rock in a Hard WEEZER LUTHER VANDROSS & MARIAH CAREY BOYZ II MEN Place "Endless Love" (Columbia) "undone - the sweater song" (DGC) "I'll Make Love To You" (Motown) AstheSixth annual R P JON SECADA RAP Foundations Forum rocks "Whipped" (SBK/EMI) on in LA, we survey our DA BUSH BABEES BAHAMADIAH RAP GAVIN "We RunTings (It's Like Dot)"b/w "Original" "Total Wreck" (Chrysalis/EMI) Rocks crew and a (Reprise) THE LEGION band of record promotion URBAN "legion Groove" (One Love/Mercury) URBAN people, on why heavy LUTHER VANDROSS & LORD FINESSE blw J.R. SWINGA metal has such a hardtime "S.K.I.T.S." b/w "Chocolate City" (Mad MARIAH CAREY oncommercialradio, and Sounds/Motown) "Endless Love" (Columbia) on what the future holds for URBAN the music and the format. LUTHER VANDROSS & MARIAN CAREY Alr "Endless Love" (Columbia) ELTON JOHN FORMATS KARYN WHITE "Circle Of Life" 9 Top 40 "Hungoh" (Warner Bros.) (Hollywood) 11 Go Chart A 12 Urban LUTHER VANDROSS & MARIAN CAREY 14 Adult Contemporary ARETHA FRANKLIN "Endless Love" (Columbia) 20 A' Album Adult Alternative "Honey" (Arista) 26 Rap ANITA BAKER COUNTRY A/C "Body & Soul" (Elektra) 32 Country JOE COCKER COUNTRY 35 Chart Connections "The Simple Things" (550 Music/Epic) MARY CHAPINCARPENTER 36 Gavin Rocks "Shut Up And Kiss Me" (Columbia) 38 Gavin Rocks Profiles COUNTRY 47 Jazz DAVID BALL TRACY LAWRENCE 48 A' Adult Alternative "When The Thought Of You Catches Up With Me" "I See It Now" (Atlantic) 50 Alternative (Warner Bros.) A3 52 College A3 ERIC CLAPTON "Tore Down" (Repose) RUSTED ROOT MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER NEXT WEEK "Shut Up And Kiss Me" (Columbia) When I Woke (Mercury) NANCI GRIFFITH We and Freddy "This Heart" (Elektra) JAZZ A3 Jones JAZZ Actually, there is no Freddy DEWEY REDMAN JULES SHEAR JOE MORELLO Healing Bones (Island) Jones,even though there'sa African Venus (Evidence) Morello Standard Time (DMP) Freddy Jones Band, which JAZZ ADULT ALTERNATIVE Phil Walden,thepresident DEWEY REDMAN SWING OUT SISTER African Venus (Evidence) of Capricorn Records,is The Living Return (Mercury) ADULT ALTERNATIVE calling "the next great ALTERNATIVE RUSS FREEMAN & THE RIPPINGTONS American rock 'n' roll HOODOO GURUS Sahara (GRP) band." Is he right? The "The Right Time" (Zoo) Freddy -less ones, who were SWING OUT SISTER a hit atthe BoulderSummit, COLLEGE The Living Return (Mercury) are ready to make the big ALTERNATIVE JOHN SCOFIELD GIANT SAND splash. We'll show you how Glum (Imago) LIZ PRAM Hand Jive (Blue Note) "Supernova" (Matador/Atlantic) they plan to do it. GAVIN ROCKS ADULT ALTERNATIVE PALE SAINTS BODYCOUNT PETER WHITE Slow Buildings (4-AD/Reprise) Reflections (Sin-Drome) Born Dead (Virgin) COLLEGE ALTERNATIVE Founded by Bill Gavin -1958 PALE SAINTS Slow Buildings (4-AD/Reprise) BAD RELIGION GAviN is published 50 weeks a year on Friday of Stranger Than Fiction (Atlantic) each week. Subscription Rates $295 for 50 issues COP SHOOT COP COLLEGE or $165 for 25 issues. Subscription and circulation Release (Interscope/AtIontic) inquiries: (415) 495-1990. All -rights to any or all of the contents of this publication are reserved. GAVIN ROCKS SERMON Materials may not be reproduced in any form Bakesale (Sub Pop) without the publisher's permission. SOULS Ai ZERO 01994 GAVIN, 140 Second Street, Six*T*Six (Energy) GAVIN ROCKS San Francisco, CA 94105 in AUNITED NEWSPAPERS PUBLICATION DREAM THEATER MACHINE HEAD "Lie" (eostwest/AtIontic Group) Burn My Eyes (Roadrunner) Or= GAVIN SF PTEM FR 2,I 9 9 "Believe it or not, I've been a fan of George Clinton's back to Parliament days." - Roger Clinton GAVIN NEWS see page 5 Ac's Summit: New Faces, Music Buzz BY KENT AND KEITH ZIMMERMAN tence as well as AOR, A/Ctipsy), directly reflecting thehosted by radioActive's and Country competitiondiversity that A3 has stub-Harry Levy and a lively Strategy Summit clearly sig-and the assimilation of vari-bornly maintained after amusic promo free-for-all. "Satellite/in my eyes/naled the end of a generalous music types. year's worth of intense This year's crop of live like a diamond in thecelebration of the format. As Garry Wall addressed thescrutiny and promotionalmusic will be the true test of sky/how I wonder." A3 begins to take differentcrowd about futuristic inno-pressure. Other subjects cov-theSummit's forward courses in different markets,vation. His analogy-using aered, with help from Dennisimpact. Just as last year's -DAVE MATTHEWS-"SATELLITE." look for the future A3 event debuted such plat- Minutes afterthe DaveSummits to branch off into inum and gold actsas Matthews Band hit the Foxmore specific breakouts that Counting Crows and Sheryl Theater stage Saturday night,will cater to the format's Crow, of the thirty -plus acts the band established them-ever -splintering special inter- who performed this year selves as one of the majorest packs. both at the Fox Theater and buzz bands of the entire The highlights of this the grounds of the Clarion event. Earlier, another newyear's events were the gath- standoutsincludedthe band, Rusted Root, tore intoerings that brought different aforementioned Matthews a tight set of tribal rock 'n'factions together. The open- Band and Rusted Root, and roll. Bold new faces anding session titled Reasons To ShawnColvin,Freedy music added to a weekendBe Cheerful/Reasons To Be Johnston, The Freddy Jones of networking, daytime dis-Fearful erupted into various Band, Sara Hickman, Todd cussions, outdoor tent per-subjects including the for- Left: Freddy Jones Band with Capricorn's Phil Walden and gang. Snider, Luka Bloom, Jules formances and a few surpris-mat'sdiversesenseof Right: Kent with Biff "Miles Standish" Kennedy of November Records. Shear, Jim Lauderdale, Sarah es for the 400+ attendees. regionalism, commercial and McLachlan, David Broza, the Thisyear'sGAVINA3 non-commercial co-exis-new yardstick to measureConstantine Consulting andmagnificent Paula Cole, the new directions-became thethe SBR Radio Company,emotional Jimmy LaFave as Summit's credo. The musicwere Arbitron, Marketingwell as headliners Nanci Joe Galante Returns evaluation session, On Theand Air Talent. Other ses-Griffith and Lyle Lovett with GRIDdle, was philosophical-sions dealt with non -Commhis 17 piece band in tow, all To RCA Nashville ly chaotic (as well as a bitfundraising, record retail co -with new albums. After four years in Newan industry source."The York, RCA president Joecompany's biggest challenge Virgin Records SignsRap -A -Lot Galante is leaving his post inremains artist and repertoire Beatingout Madonna's Earlier this year, Virginform the nucleus of several the Big Apple and willdevelopment." Maverick label and one ofmade an initial move into acts on the label's roster. return to Nashville, where Changes are already being its own sister companies,rap by forming the Noo In 1990, Geffen Records he is expected to become felt at RCA as Virgin Records has signedTrybe division, with presi-refused to distribute the chairman of RCA Nashville. regional reps an agreement for its owndent Eric Brooks doublinggroup's first album because The move was widely have been rap label, Noo Trybe, to dis- as a vice president of A&Rof lyrics deemed to be vio- expected. reshuffled, tribute and market Rap -A - for Virgin.Brooks waslent and sexually explicit. Well -liked and respected and Randy Lot Records, the controver-instrumental in landing theLast year, Giant dropped a around the industry, Galante Goodman sial, Houston -based label.