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NewMusic CMJ 2525 DANIEL LANOIS Report REVIEWED: BEN HARPER, APHEX TWIN, CURSIVE, LONGWAVE, DAMIEN Issue No. 805 • March 17, 2003 • www.cmj.com SPOTLIGHT JURADO, M. WARD... PLUS MORE! CMJ CBRINGTHEPLANEBRINGMJ THEPLANE relating to fiction plane STATION PROFILE REVOLUTIONARY RADIO: KSCR LOUD ROCK METALLICA GETS SUICIDAL CMJ RETAIL UMVD PRES. JIM URIE SPEAKS OUT ON THE CHARTS: CAT POWER SNAGS NO. 1 POSITION, CAVE IN DOMINATES MOST ADDED PALOALTO the new single breathe in at triple a radio on 3/24 produced by Rick Rubin paloaltomusic.com americanrecordings.com Management: Mike Kobayashi & Brooke Kaufman for HK Mgmt. For more info, please contact [email protected] THE ISLAND DEF JAM MUSIC GROUP I A UNIVERSAL MUSIC COMPANY 3/17/2003 Issue No. 805 • Vol 75 • No. 2 FEATURES 8 Everything Will Never Be The Same Even though Fiction Plane has graduated from the syncopated spazz-grunge from its early years into the more aesthetically-pleasing realm of British-tinged indie pop, the band’s debut, Everything Will Never Be OK, still simmers with all the rage, cynicism and grim retort that only youthful angst can trigger. The band is currently wowing audiences across America as its plane taxies for takeoff. And when it lands, everything will never be the same. DEPARTMENTS 4 The Week In Industry News 20 Loud Rock Napster rears its head yet again; Portland’s KBOO Cradle Of Filth single, Old Man’s Child, Yattering, gets all political on the FCC; MusicNet links up The End and Agent Zero in reviews; Metallica finally with Maverick. announces “Suicidal” new bassist; ousted P.O.D. 8 guitarist lashes back; WHJY’s Doctor Metal remem- 5 The Week In Music News bered; Throwdown finds a new label home; Sean You don’t want to know what the 101st window McEneely returns to metal promotions; the Haunted fields this week’s Five Questions... all in Loud Rock! on Massive Attack’s computer was showing; The Clash celebrate its induction into the Rock And 24 Jazz Roll Hall Of Fame with a new release; JJ72 loses This week’s action-packed column has Grammy a bassist; Minutemen’s Double Nickels On The shout-outs, Dave Douglas hits 40, the Jazz Dime receive CMJ’s “Silver Salute.” Composers Collective turns 11 and Columbia issues a new Jazz imprint. Reviews of Kenny Garrett, John 6 Essential/Reviews Patitucci and Apostolic Polyphony. Ben Harper is this week’s Essential Pick. Also reviewed: Aphex Twin, Cursive, Longwave, Ataris, 26 Caught In The Act Damien Jurado, Turin Brakes and M. Ward. Hot Hot Heat, Tommy Lee, The Sun, Joseph Arthur, Britt Daniel and the Music all pop up in this week’s 10 Radio 200 special all-star photo feature. Cat Power muscles into No. 1. 27 Tours O.A.R. rows into the Tour Of The Week; Sahara 5 14 Core Radio 75 Hotnights and Adult snuggle up on the Vital Five; Cat Power is at No. 1 here too. Sunny Day Real Estate fans drool over Fire Theft. 15 RAM Chart 28 Retail CMJ partners with CMJ retailers; UMVD pres. Jim 16 Specialty Charts Urie “Speaks Out;” On The Charts: Norah Gets Murs launches to the top of the Hip-Hop charts. Rich, While 50 Cent Dies Trying (OK, he was No. 2); Ben Harper, Longwave, Cursive and Folk 18 Station Profile Implosion all get points; Jamie checks out the Los Angeles, California’s KSCR broadcasts Counter Culture at My Generation; Sonic “Baby” “Revolutionary Radio.” Boom celebrations announced. 37 Upcoming 27 19 Artist Spotlight Daniel Lanois has become infamous for crafting 38 Get A Job masterworks for everyone from U2 and Bob Dylan to Peter Gabrial and Brian Eno. The über-produc- 39 Airplay er is now set to release his third solo album, Shine, and talks about God, the devil and how 61 Radio Adds & Going For Adds his music ended up in the toilet. Cave In is No. 1 most added with 236 adds. Cover Photo By Drew Goren CMJ New Music Report (ISSN 0890 0795) is published weekly, except for one week in January, by The CMJ Network, Inc. with offices at 151 W. 25th St., 12th Fl.; New York, NY 10001. Subscription rates are $345.00 for 48 issues; $575.00 for 96 issues. Sorry, no refunds. 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Postmaster: send address changes to CMJ New Music Report, 151 W. 25th St., 12th Fl.; New York, NY 10001 3 CMJ MARCH 17, 2003 THE WEEK IN INDUSTRY NEWS Compiled and written by Louis Miller • [email protected] NAPSTER KBOO WINS DECI- Maverick’s extensive catalogue, NewMusic RESURFACES SION AGAINST FCC enhancing MusicNet’s song CMJ 25 Just when we thought it was When the FCC slapped library by more than 250,000 CMJCMJReport tunes. Jeremy Welt,Head of gone for good, Roxio Inc. has Portland, Oregon’s KBOO with New Media for Maverick Vice President & General Manager announced plans to resurrect a $7,000 fine for indecency two Records said, “We’re excited to Mike Boyle file-sharing service Napster years ago for playing the Sarah partner with MusicNet and look CEDITORIALMJ before the end of 2003, as a Jones song “Your Revolution,” forward to expanding the reach Editor-In-Chief legitimate pay service. After Program Director Chris Merrick of our artists’ music through Kevin Boyce being blamed, and subse- and John Crigler, KBOO’s legal MusicNet’s dynamic platform.” Associate Editors Doug Levy quently sued, by the RIAA, council, decided to take a stand Maverick’s catalogue includes CBradM MaybeJ record labels and several other for free speech. They have now albums by Madonna, Alanis Louis Miller artist-advocacy groups for finally emerged triumphant — Morissette, Deftones, Bad Loud Rock Editor but the Brains, Me’Shell Ndegeocello, Amy Sciarretto ensuing William Orbit, Paul Oakenfold, Jazz Editor Candlebox and many others. Tad Hendrickson two-year MusicNet is the most widely Retail Editor court Gerry Hart distributed digital online music battle Assistant Retail Editors service, with its shareholders Christopher R. Weingarten accrued including Bertelsmann Inc., Jamie Farkas legal EMI Recorded Music Holdings, Contributing Writers allegedly ushering in the cur- expenses of almost $26,000. The Brad Filicky Warner Music Group, Ryan Jones rent record industry sales FCC first got involved when a RealNetworks and Zomba Justin Kleinfeld slump, Napster filed for listener called in to complain on Recording Corporation. Antonia Santangelo Chapter 11 bankruptcy last Oct. 29, 1999, after hearing the Web Producer/Contributing Ed. Steve Ciabattoni June. Many of its assets were lyric, “six-foot blow-job INDUSTRY SHUFFLE Interns then purchased by Roxio, machine.”“We knew all along Kill Rock Stars, Olympia, Nina Wilson which manufactures CD- that it was not indecent,” said Washington’s favorite source for Greg Winter burning software. Roxio is Station Manager Dennise great music, has announced CUSTOMER SERVICE currently in discussions with Kowalczyk. “[The song] was in some in-house changes. All Manager the five major record compa- regard to [Jones’s] feelings and press efforts will now be out- Sean Caesar nies (Universal Music Group, concerns about misogynistic sourced, as former Publicity Coordinator Brett McNamara Sony Music, Warner Music lyrics in a lot of Hip-Hop songs and Advertising coordinator Assistant Group, Bertelsmann AG and and it was a political commen- Sadaf Baig EMI) about licensing their tary about that. We knew that ART music for the service, which from the get-go, and we’re Art Director will include monthly sub- happy that the FCC realized it Drew Goren scriptions or single fees for made a mistake.” There is no Associate Art Director individual song downloads. At plan as-of-yet as to how the sta- Graham Brice the height of its popularity in tion will cover the legal bill, Maggie Vail takes on the new PUBLISHING 2000, over 60 million people which Kowalczyk described as title of General Manager. • CEO & Publisher were using Napster’s software, “money well spent to defend Lionel Ridenour,Executive Vice Robert K. Haber Chief Operating Officer which allowed users to copy freedom of expression,” but President of Arista Records, has Jay B. Ziskrout and share music for free. there is a pledge drive planned resigned from his position in Chief Financial Officer Since the company went for March that will most likely order to pursue new business Victor Ney offline last year, several other address the issue. opportunities. Ridenour has VP Marketing and Business Development file-sharing services, such as been on the Arista senior man- Neil McGinness Kazaa and Morpheus,have MUSICNET NETS agement team since 1993, when Account Executives risen to fill the online free MAVERICK’S he became Senior Director, Jon Rayvid music void. In the meantime, CATALOGUE R&B Promotion. “It has been Peter Weinstock MusicNet, a leading digital legitimate download services an amazing 10-year run at music service for streaming, CIRCULATION like Pressplay and Musicnet Arista Records,” said downloading and burning Distribution & Fulfillment have struggled to convince Ridenour. “The last two years in [email protected] online music, announced on 917.606.1908 users that MP3s are worth March 3 that it has entered into particular have been incredible, buying, when they are readily a non-exclusive agreement with and I am truly proud that I’ve CMJ NETWORK, INC.