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First Person Inside AS TOLD TO BEN FONG-TORRES 6 News 10 That's Sho-Biz 11 Friends of Radio Branford Marsalts Moore 30 On Their Own Rap Editor Thembisa Msbaka On Being Elvis' Man turns the spotlight on a bevy of bip-hop entreprenneurs wbo are Scotty Moore, who began playing gui- Elvis was going to do. This was a standing alonefor the sake of tar behind Elvis Presley in 1954, quit small audience -250, maybe-and creative autonomy. From label in 1968. In his 14 years with the King, he was real nervous when we first bead to the no-non- Moore cut more than a lifetime of hits, went out. But as you can see, he sense artist , learn what most of them with drummer D.J. quickly takes control. independence really means. Fontana and the late Bill Black on Years later, I'd seen 61 Classifieds footage bass, and when he quit, he really quit, some on him FORMATS turning to engineering and produc- when he was blown 12 Top 40 7be Real Don Steele tion work in and around Nashville. up like a balloon. I Top 40 Profile: But his admi el's neverforgot him. knew something was Tony Kishman Now, on All the King's Men (on definitely wrong. Elvis 14 Go Chart Sweetfrsh Records), Moore, now 65, was very vain; very 15 Alternative and Fontana are joined by Keith conscious about his Static A Little Knowledge Is a Richards, the Mavericks, Cheap Trick, appearance and every- Dangerous Thing, Part 2 Steve Earle, Joe Louis Walker, and thing. I wasn't in contact 18 College Potpourri of Paparazzi Scotty Moore (above) and hydFbóS other greats in a set of new songs. tral with anybody, but I 20 Urban Landzcape his book, That's Alright, Elvis h;t, ttl With writer James Dickerson, Moore knew there was some- Urban On-line has published his biography, That's tie fill, a little background. I thing wrong. And it Wa rin up for the Workout Alright, Elvis (Schirmer Books). A want to see what he sounds like." wasn't too long after that that he 24 Rap documentary film is due out soon. Then, during a break, he started goof- passed away. Like That! Do It Yourself? He began by addressing the recent ing off, singing "That's All Right I was sad in one way; in another Rap Profile: Mas Def RCA way, vanity, I release of Platinum: A Life in (Mama)," and we joined in the end, with his think he 37 Gavin Pocks Music, a four-CD set and that was it. We just couldn't have grown old gracefully containing were at the Hard Kopy Clean Hardcore numerous unreleased Presley tracks, right place at the right time. and still perform in front of people. Rock Profile: including "I'll Never Stand in Your I've got mixed feelings about Because he loved the people. 38 A' Album Adult Alternative Way," which Elvis recorded, by him- Platinum, with all those alternate I was very surprised by all the dif- Three New American self,. apparently as an audition for takes and everything. I call it an ferent artists we got on (All the Sun Records owner Sam Phillips. "outtake" rather than an "alternate King's Men). We asked them to . Deep in Thought take." An alternate take would mean bring a song they wanted to do, or 44 Country Women in Radio, Pt. 2 Elvis had been at Sun studios to me, "Hey, let's flip a coin over an original song. We wanted to go 49 Adult Contemporary like a year before we went in these two." But if you listen to what in and not necessarily do it in their inside A/C: Smilin' Faces the studio with him, and did you've done and say, "We're not style; not in our style-we just want- 54 that one acetate for his mother ("My there yet, we're still working on it," ed to do something new. There's a On Z Comer Cb-cb-changes Happiness"). Then, unbeknownst to that's an outtake. I know fans will couple of songs on there Elvis 56 Smooth Jazz & Vocals me, he'd gone back in again, to eat this stuff up, but from my stand- would've loved to have-the 58 Gavin Americana mt make this disc that's surfaced now. point, I cringe. Good lord! Mavericks ("I Told You So") and The House in the Woos The interesting thing is that, as In 1968, for the TV special, we Ronnie McDowell ("Soulmates")- close as all of us were, traveling in were in the dressing room the first they'd fit him perfect. But aside from NEXT WEEK the car-Sam or Elvis never men- night, jamming around, and that's those two, there's nothing even The Q McCoy tioned that record. where (director) Steve Binder got close to the old sound. Workout The first time in the studio with the idea for that impromptu session I honestly don't know (how radio Cormiersaikms with artist Brian Elvis, it was actually an audition. on stage. He was looking for a hook will respond). We just said, "Hey, McKnight and RCA's Kevin Evans Going back to those early acetates for the show, and that was it: "Get let's do it," and hopefully the jocks flank a beefed-up regimen that'll that he made, it was him and guitar. up there and just do whatever you will listen to it, and if there's any get your station into top shape. This lime, Sam said, "Just give us a lit - want to do." We had no idea what tracks they like-Hey, great. GAVIN Led by Urban Editor/personal trainer Quincy McCov, these exercises promise results for any- First Words one needing to tone up forfall

You might think it a stretch to connect Elvis Presley, who died 20 spiritual and the sinful in his music and years ago this weekend, with the theme of this issue: rap indies. life, and no matter his menacing image, And you might well be right. was keenly aware of musical tradition, But consider: When El.is first burst onto the scene, with Scotty and worked tirelessly in the studios. Moore, our First Person subject, above, on guitar, he was down- Rap, too, swerves between nasty GIIN Founded by Bill Gavin -1958 right scary to the keepe-s of the status quo. And he was on Sun and nice, and Common, choosing the GAVIN is published 50 weeks a year on Friday of each Records, the epitome of independence. high road, says, "Timeless music is week. Subscription Rates $325 for 50 issues or $180 Now, take our spotlight subject. Like Elvis, rap has fright- what I strive for. I want my kids to say, Hey, you were for 25 issues. Subscription and circulation inquiries: (415) 495-1990. All right., to any or all of the contents ened the establishment, and hip-hop artists have used-and, in pretty good back then.'" of this publication are reserved. Materials may not be many cases, established their own-indie labels as spring- Come to think of it, Elvis was pretty good... reproduced in any form without the publisher's boards to success. Sonia, like Presley, moved on to the bigs. permission. 01997 GAVIN, Miller Freeman Entertainment Grasp Othe -s, as Rap Editor Thembisa S. Mshaka reports, are doing 140 Second Street, San Francisco well ay staying indie. 9-1105 l'.ìA imanimmegl: Elvis,tter the conflicts between the Ben Fong -Torres, Managing Editor Miller Freeman t A United News & Melia company GAVIN: AUGUST 15, 1997 I2

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Give Radio a Without Pity or Andre BY BEN FONG-TORRES At the MCA -owned ately in hot water, with Uptown, Harrell clicked reportedly lavish spending The long -expected dismissal with Mary J. Blige and on staffing, office remodel- of as , and had Sean "Puffy" ing, artists signings, and self- Great Big HISS President/CEO of Motown promotion (via an ad cam- has happened. paign in trade magazines). Harrell, brought in by Despite the expenditures, BY LAURA SWEZEY Als .a kiss is a good thing. It' assionat{e. You can PolyGram two years ago, Motown failed to recapture amid great fanfare anything near its past , For all the Zs, Ks, Qs, Vs, in the car, kiss - at (much of and Ys, and for all the home, kiss at work." it self-engineered) to and Harrell's future has Powers, Mixes, Hots and recharge the troubled label, been in question for Wilds, and the Rivers, Stars, -resigned August 7, after sev- months. PolyGram has not Mountains and Peaks, came abou . practical eral days of bickering over named a new chief for when it comes dio sta- reasons. In 1975, Pacific his exit package. Harrell, Motown, which will now be lured from his job as head of reporting directly to Mercury tion cknames, - all - and Southern, owners of ti champeen rernis Top 40 station K1150/AM- Uptown Records with a five- Combs, now head of Bad President Danny Goldberg, Los Angeles, acquired an year deal reportedly worth Boy Entertainment, as his who is expected to be ust last month, ween FM station to carry the $30 million, including bonus- resident A&R wunderkind. named Chairman of Mercury KBGG/FM-San cisco same format. They found es, is said to have received But, at Motown, the 37 at any moment. sv hed for m clas- that when the zero was about $5 million to leave. year -old Harrell was immedi- Harrell's fall dismayed f African -American industry sic rock : '+ . an A/C, it dropped off of the became "Kiss FM." In so call letters, 1-ing people, who told GAVIN that doing, it joined the ranks of K1I5 reserxk ed the rd they feared Harrell's extrava- numerous other radio kiss, and* MIS .-uas CMA Names Nominees, gant spending and dramatic kissers, primarily Top 40 or bor failure might hurt other A/Cs that target females. Un l an enterpr,yi black executives' chances to But why "Kiss"? gram diráctot 3 New Hall of Earners lead labels, and who Michael Erickson, mourned the possible loss Programming Director of of the fabled Motown label. tenders include , the new "Kiss FM," hft,K1 his BY ALEXANDRA RUSSELL Patty Loveless, Pam Tillis, stat' n wanted to emìte Brenda Lee, who did in the Trisha Yearwood, and Rimes. th ery first "kiss" station, '50s what LeAnn Rimes has Alabama are once again Kennard Gets I -time 'l'op 40 M - done in the '90s, will be nominated in the Vocal Los Angeles. "It's ven, inducted into the Country Group category, as are e cl fo , it's a Music Hall of Fame. Diamond Rio, the Mavericks, FCC catchy name d it's fun. Nod as Along with Ricochet, and We like men, too, but the songwriters Harlan Sawyer Brown. The name has romantic over- Howard and Bellamy Brothers, Chairman tones and a high female Cindy Walker, Lee, Brooks & Dunn, appeal." who hit the coun- the Raybon President Clinton has formal- "Kiss FM" becomes one try charts at age 12 Brothers, Thrasher ly nominated Bill Kennard, of some as 25-30 stations in 1957 and Shiver, and John the Federal Communications that have worked the word crossed over to and Audrey Commission's General into their r addition changes two years later, Top 40 with such Wiggins are up for Counsel, to be the next Chair to San Franc 'v ` 'ss," the station name was pro- hits as "I'm Sorry" Vocal Duo. of the FCC. the ; town of y, nounced "K, double I -S." and "Rockin' Around the Album of the Year nods The White House Lo iana got their kiss According to MIS project n Christmas Tree," will be belong to Rimes' Blue, announced the nomination 10th, and there re engineer Jerry Burnham, inducted at the Country Strait's Carrying Your Love August 6. If Kennard is con- ntly kiss sta in "some consultants said if Music Association Awards at With Me, Carter's Did I Shave firmed by the Senate (hear- D El Paso, " eattle, they called the station kiss, the Grand Ole Opry in My Legs for This?, Yearwood's ings begin in September), he Tampa, Miami, Buffalo, no men would ever listen Nashville September 24. Everybody Knows, and will become the first African - , Washington, to a stat on a withh Nominees for awards this Jackson's Everything I Love. American to lead the agency, D.C., and Green Bay. Red si ounding name." year include Brooks & Dunn, Best song nominees replacing Reed Hundt. smooch logos abound. Tht con su'tants should Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, include "All the Good Ones Also nominated to fill one Dan Kieley, Program have kissed their fs Alan Jackson, and George Are Gone," "Blue," "Butterfly of the FCC's vacancies was Director of KIIS, attributes goo Strait, who are all up for Kisses," "Strawberry Wine," Michael Powell from the this to several factors. "I As Green,- al Entertainer of the Year. Gill, and "Time Marches On." Department of Justice, who think part of the reason so Sales Manager for Jackson, and Strait will also The ceremony will be joins economist Harold stations have adopt- WKSE/FM-Buffalo, said, many vie for Male Vocalist honors broadcast live on CBS -TV; Furchtgott-Roth as a nomi- is because of "It's a real positive word. ed the name against Collin Raye and Bryan MJI Broadcasting is offering nee for a GOP seat on the format. Who doesn't like to kiss?" the success in the White. Female Vocalist con- a radio simulcast via satellite. Commission.

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Last week, in tribute to the nities to be slim and none up his equipment at local contingent of ex-KSANers for the love of radio," says 30th anniversary of the and mostly none for a DJ pawn shops, so the turnta- came by to play radio and Sharpe, "the love of music. Summer of Love, GAVINpub- used to having his own way bles were of the "home" party. It was like being able to lis- lished an article of recollec- on the air. I was living in variety with no cueing, slow Soon after Jive Radio ten to the masters." tions, "The Endless Summer Idaho helping out my par- starting, and tone arms that began, Billie Sharpe, ace Ingram hung in with the of Love," by Managing Editor ents, who were up in years. tended to skip when a plane publicist, took over produc- show for months even with Ben Fong -Torres. This week, I'd wangled a weekly blues flew over. Another studio I tion chores, calling and no underwriter. "I was DJ Norman Davis (KYA, show on a Boise station. I used had just one CD player scheduling the wayward DJs impressed with the consis- KSFO, KSAN, KKCY, and gladly accepted Jive Radio's turntable. To avoid of yesteryears. tent quality of the program more) recalls a radio show In 1995, the and the programmers," she that was a child of one of the City Coalition says. "It was run by volun- enduring products of the stopped under- teers, but done professional- writing Jive Summer of Love: FM rock ly. The 25 -year reunion Radio. Public party was awesome. KUSF radio, first at KMPX, and radio programs has never had then at KSAN in San anything like without under- that. We got TV It Francisco. coverage! writing are on was a tribute to just how big BY NORMAN DAVIS shaky ground, and important KSAN was." but Fong -Torres Before I got the memo Nothing lasts forever in persuaded announcing the death of radio. Even Rush Limbaugh Spinelli Coffee to Jive Radio, I had been will be gone some day- keep the show thinking about my next imagine that! So it wasn't a percolating for a show. For some reason- total shock to learn that Jive while. After maybe it was Hale-Bopp-I Radio had terminal ennui, Spinelli's run, had decided to make the but it was sad to see the end another under- theme, "Apocalypse Now." of a bold and daring idea. Jive Radio and KSAN alumni (1-r) Bobby Dale, Richard Gossett, and Bob McClay writer could not I thought I would play a lot Jive Radio was conceived toast KSAN's 25th anniversary. PHOTOS DIANNE FONGTORRES be found, and, of end -of-the -world songs in desperation by Ben soon, the writing and announce it as if it was Fong -Torres in 1991. Ben, invitation to tape two-hour stopping tape after every was on the wall. "The Last Radio Show." But now Managing Editor of shows for them. It'd be an track, shows had to be Fong-Torres looks back at after getting the memo, I GAVIN, was once a KSAN opportunity to go back to planned alternating CDs and his creation with fondness. decided that maybe it was DJ, back in the days when it those "thrilling days of yes- records. "It was a fun thing," he says. good that I hadn't really was completely free -form, teryear" and get really weird At times, I had no station "For us and our listeners, it done my "last show." As spontaneous, unpredictable, again on the air. connection and had to resort was exactly what it was Billie Sharpe said, "Maybe and San Francisco's favorite It was great fun putting to other means to record my meant to be: a brief return to the demise of five Radio radio station. those shows together. I show. A couple of times, I the days and the spirit of means it'll pop up some- When Kate Ingram, reached deep into the dark tried producing my Jive ` -freely' radio, as (Tom) where else." I'm hanging on Program Director of corners of my vinyl and hours at home on a TEAC Donahue once called it." to my records, CDs and KUSF/FM, invited Ben to polycarbonate library, find - reel-to-reel. I had a Radio "Everybody was doing it tapes-just in case. host a show on KUSF every Shack four -channel mixer, a Sunday, he was writing a portable CD player, a book and couldn't spare the cheap turntable that time. He came up with the needed two full rotations idea of a stable of jocks from to get up to speed, and a "Jive 95"-KSAN's slogan. microphone. I taped the Ingram liked the idea, and shows in the attic of my Jive Radio was born. folks' 1901 house. You could It wasn't tough to come hear the cars driving by on TheFI up with hosts. There were the breaks. t` w lots of KSAN alumni still in Once, my TEAC broke How do you determine an accurate cash flow formula The author, Norman Davis, with the Bay Area, and others down in the middle of a for your market? "Cash flow multiples have been elevat- DJ Beverly Wilshire. around the country available show. I had to record voice ed everywhere because of con- on tape. A radio advocacy tracks on a cassette for the solidation, but when you're talk- group, the City Coalition ing and playing rare tracks, rest of the show, and then ing about the Lubbocks, the agreed to underwrite 13 outrageous air checks and send the remaining records, Tulsas, and the Fort Smiths of weeks of the program and enigmatic oddities, and mix- CDs and a cue sheet to the world, you aren't talking Beverly Wilshire hosted the ing them together in psy- KUSF with instructions. about 14 or 15 times cash flow," first show on October 6, chothematic sets. KUSF's crack crew put the says media broker Bill Whitley 1991. Other former KSANers Finding a place to record show together and pulled it of Dallas -based Whitley Media. followed: Bonnie Simmons, the shows was always a off without a hitch. 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Inside Top 40 BY DAVE SHOL N The Real Don Steele: SPINS TREND

1 THIRD EYE BLIND - Semi -Charmed Life (Elektra/EEG) 19 156 0 6762 +153 Imitated but Never

2 SPICE GIRLS - 2 Become 1 (Virgin) 9 164 2 6522 +456 3 BACKSTREET BOYS - Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) (Jive) 16 154 3 6353 +243 Duplicated 4 WILL SMITH - Men In Black (Columbia/CRG) 11 139 3 6018 +316 Top 40 lost a pioneer and a truly Phillips notes, "There are a lot of 17 141 0 5747 -203 5 ROBYN - Do You Know (What It Takes) (RCA) original personality last week when disc jockeys who have high-energy, 6 OMC - How Bizarre (Mercury) 27 138 3 5735 -215 The Real Don Steele died at age but The Real Don Steele was the 7 SISTER HAZEL - All For You (Universal) 24 139 0 5610 -101 61 of lung cancer. While Steele was only jock I've ever heard who was

8 HANSON - Where's The Love? (Mercury) 7 149 4 5185 +548 most recently heard on oldies pow- not only high-energy, but also truly erhouse KRTH (K -EARTH), count- exciting. The others who copied 9 MEREDITH BROOKS - Bitch (Capitol) 17 125 0 5027 -441 less loyal fans in Southern Calfornia him were screamers." Phillips gives 6 152 2 4896 +745 10 JEWEL - Foolish Games (Atlantic) tuned -in to hear Steele the highest of compliments, 11 THE VERVE PIPE - The Freshmen (RCA) 27 117 0 4328 -398 him for more calling him, '`The most exciting disc 12 SHAWN COLVIN - Sunny Came Home (Columbia/CRG) 29 110 1 4246 -224 than three jockey I've ever heard."

13 10,000 MANIACS - More Than This (Geffen) 11 139 1 4183 +104 decades. Steele There was one other element was-and will that made him such a fixture on 14 MATCHBOX 20 - Push (Lava/Atlantic) 10 137 7 4102 +446 forever be afternoon radio in "Boss Angeles": 2 4092 +323 15 THE WALLFLOWERS - The Difference (Interscope) 13 139 remembered by He personified the Southern 16 SHERYL CROW - A Change Would Do You Good (A&M) 16 113 0 4061 510 hundreds of California lifestyle, and translated it 17 PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS feat. 112 - HI Be Missing You (Bad Boy/Arista) 13 100 0 4043 33 jocks and pro - into the sound that came out of

18 MARIAH CAREY - Honey (Columbia/CRG) 3 146 27 3557 +1859 Don Steele grammers as- the speakers. Who needed a top - their primary reason for getting into of -the -hour ID? Even someone 19 SAVAGE GARDEN - To The Moon & Back (Columbia/CRG) 12 115 0 3415 -151 the business. who just flew in had to know what 8 120 8 3343 +358 20 98 ° - Invisible Man (Motown) Among those who grew up lis- city they were in when they heard, 21 MARK MORRISON - Return Of The Mack (Atlantic) 30 86 1 3225 -378 tening to KHJ-Los Angeles when "Call me at KRTH 101 and win 22 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Crash Into Me (RCA) 40 92 2 3085 +190 Steele had 30 -shares, is consultant some WAM from The Real Don Zapoleon, who readily admits Steele." WAM? What else-walkin" 23 PAULA COLE - I Don't Want To Wait (Warner Bros.) 7 126 8 2979 +371 Guy that, "the moment I heard The Real around money. 24 TONIC - If I Could Only See (Polydor/A&M) 24 114 7 2958 +293 Don Steele do his `Fractious Shotgun Tom Kelly, a veteran 25 SARAH McLACHLAN - Building A Mystery (Nettwerk/Arista) 7 124 6 2814 +751 Friday,' I knew I had to be in radio San Diego air talent who currently 26 MR. PRESIDENT - Coco Jamboo (Warner Bros.) 9 97 3 2693 +281 and had to try and recreate that does radio and TV voiceovers,

27 THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES - The Impression That I Get (Mercury) 15 105 13 2411 +307 sound. It made the hair stand up ranks Steele and the late Chuck

28 AZ YET - Hard To Say I'm Sorry (LaFace/Arista) 31 58 1 1978 -386 on everything, including some Browning as simply "the best Top things I can't mention." 40 jocks of all-time." Kelly recalls 29 THE WALLFLOWERS - One Headlight (Interscope) 38 62 0 1957 -212 Only a very few individuals in hearing Steele ad-lib a live spot a 30 HANSON - MMMBop (Mercury) 21 70 0 1830 -392 any field can have Steele's kind of few years ago on KRTH for a new 31 NO MERCY When I Die (Arista) 17 70 4 1782 +277 impact and influence. And while watch/pager that went something

32 LeANN RIMES - How Do I Live (MCG/Curb) 11 73 11 1645 +210 the style and delivery in Top 40 is like, "Hey baby, I got to tell ya'

33 EN VOGUE - Whatever (eastwest/EEG) 13 54 0 1603 -500 somewhat different in today's envi- somethin' about these Seiko ronment, there is no question that pager/watches. These are the kind 34 SPICE GIRLS - Say You'll Be There (Virgin) 23 64 0 1579 -403 current and future generations of watches Dick Tracy wears. As a 35 PROPERTY featuring KIRK FRANKUN - Stomp (B-Rite/Interscope) 10 64 4 1563 +135 GOD'S would be well -served to study an matter of fact, Mr. Tracy would 36 DIANA KING - Say A LWle Prayer For You (WORK) 10 70 4 1559 4 aircheck of The Real Don Steele to love one of these Seiko watches 37 WILD ORCHID - Supernatural (RCA) 5 71 6 1464 N learn about the format and what and if you don't agree, you don't

38 THE NOTORIOUS 6.1.6 - Mo Money Mo Problems (Bad Boy/Arista) 14 50 11 1462 N being an entertainer is all about. know Dick!" They'll soon discover that going on Bill Drake, the man who rein- 39 BLESSID UNION OF SOULS - I Wanna Be There (EMI) 19 54 5 1455 +3 the air is not merely considered vented Top 40 and created the 40 DUNCAN SHEIK - She Runs Away (Atlantic) 7 78 10 1418 N "doing a shift." Boss Radio format, sums it up this

I not t = Daypart Total Reports This Week 2u ' ist Week 201 When Steele slid into his chair way: "He was the epitome-if and took to the mic, one could the definition-of a Boss jock. We'll Chartbounr Reports Adds SPINS TREND envision a stage curtain opening- miss him." And next year, when GAVIN its 40th anniver- AMY GRANT i akes a Little Time" (A&M) 77 23 1088 +521 it was showtime. KRTH PD Mike celebrates

SUGAR RAY - "Fly" (Lava/Atlantic) 77 35 1043 +668

- "Happy You" 74 16 1214 +343 SAMANTHA COLE With (Universal) LÍll,,ì DAVE SHOLIN Associate Editor ANNETTE M. LAI 9 1212 +163 MONACO - ''What Do You Want From Me?" (Polydor/A&M) 61 Top 40 reports accepted Mondays and Tuesdays 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 57 23 1028 +507 AQUA - 'Barbie Girl" (MCA) Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVIN Fax: (415) -195-2580

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www.americanradiohistory.com TOP 40 saw in San Diego, we will dedicate Jp & Coming "The Legends of the Airwaves" panel to the memory of the one and only- Reports AddsSPINS TRENDS The Real Don Steele. TONY 57 6 1066 +220 UVE - Turn My Head (Radioactive) 50 10 911 +327 FIONA APPLE - Criminal (Clean Slate/WORK) Signals & Detections KISHMAN 41 1 973 -265 DJ COMPANY - Rhythm Of Love (Crave) WKTU-New York adds 911's "Love

41 3 714 +327 VANESSA WILLIAMS - Happiness (Mercury) Sensation" on Virgin...98PXY- Rochester reports Number One 40 16 601 +421 FLEETWOOD MAC - Silver Springs (Reprise) requests for Aqua with APD/MD Jj. 39 2 869 -186 ABRA MOORE - Four Leaf Clover (Arista Austin) Rice confirming calls are "three -to- 37 33 148 +105 * PEACH UNION - On My Own (Epic) one over its closest competition. 36 11 606 +184 ALLURE featuring 112 - All Cried Out (Crave) Plus, we're also seeing a big

32 4 602 +88 WEATHERVANE - Roll Like Thunder (Soup Can Music) increase in phones for LeAnn Rimes' `How Do I Live."' 31 3 810 +62 TRIO - Da Da Da (Mercury) 28 - 1123 -107 CHANGING FACES - G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (Big Beat/Atlantic) What's GOing On 28 3 795 +174 MARY J. BUGE - Everything (MCA) An overview of early Indications from a HOMETOWN & BIRTHDATE: 28 7 620 -22 GINUWINE - When Doves Cry (550 Music) select panel of GAVIN Only Correspondents

28 15 206 +195 JON BON JOVI - Janie, Don't Take Your Love To Town (Menury) LANDER ROSE, PD, WXTQ-ATHENS, OHIO Tucson; November 7, 1959 "Imani Coppola's 'Legend of a 27 3 972 +175 INOJ - Love You Down (So So Def/Columbia/CRG) LABEL . WCG/Pure/Mercury Cowgirl' can work on a number of 26 1 566 +9 COOUO featuring THE 40 THEVZ - C U When You Get There (Tommy Boy) PROMOTION CONTAC1 Gary formats. We just started spiking it and 26 13 254 +164 FOREST FOR THE TREES - Dreams (DreamWorks/Geffen) will probably add it next week. It Lefkowith (203) 438-9811 24 1 500 -143 U2 - Last Night On Earth (Island) sounds great on the air and women DEBUT SINGLE: "How'm 23 521 +41 UL' - You Of - SUZY Can't Get Out My Mind (Metropolitan) 16 -plus love it. Mightyhead's 'Hey Gonna Get By" 23 4 487 4 SNEAKER PIMPS - 6 Underground (Virgin) Balloon' on Lizard Records is up to DEBUT ALBUM: 19 spins. Check it out." Catch22 23 - 458 +50 BILLY JOEL - To Make You Feel My Love (Columbia/CRG) TONY DEE, PD, Q96 (KSIQ}IMPERIAL INTERNET ADDRESS:

23 4 401 +97 TONY KISHMAN - How'm I Gonna Get By (Pure/Mercury) VALLEY, CALIF. "Number One requests skymarshall.com/kishman 23 6 352 -22 INNER CIRCLE - Tell Me (What You Want Me to Do) (Sound Bwoy) for INOJ's 'Love You Down."' MAJOR MUSICAL 22 4 360 -26 INXS - Don't Lose Your Head (Mercury) SCOTT THOMAS, PD, KLYV-DUBUQUE, IOWA INFLUENCES: "Paul Rogers, 21 1 559 45 LIL' KIM - (Undeas/Big Beat/Atlantic) "Non-stop calls for Aqua's `Barbie

20 1 479 +57 BLACKSTREET - Fix (Interscope) Girl.' So many that no one can get Paul Carrack, and currently through to ask for anything else. Bryan Adams and the 20 1 297 -1 RYAN DOWNE - Where Am I Gonna Run To (What Am I Gonna Jo?) (Rocket/A&M) We're spiking Notorious B.I.G.'s 19 3 578 +78 DRU HILL - Never Make A Promise (Island) Wallflowers." `Mo Money Mo Problems' at night 19 - 553 +1 MISSY `MISDFMEAMOR" EUJOTT - () (The Goff Mine,Inc./Easel with solid response. We're starting "The Internet and its 19 1 335 -1 SUBLIME - Wrong Way (MCA) to get calls from older demos for future communications." 18 1 464 +36 JOE - The Love Scene (Jive) Cravin' Melon's `Sweet Tea."' DISLIKES "Bad news, like the BRENT ACKERMAN, PD, KROC/FM- 18 4 356 +128 STEEL PULSE - Brown Eyed Girl (Mesa/Atlantic) crime in America and negativity ROCHESTER, MINN. "I really like Forest 18 1 306 +34 NAVIN' MELON - Sweet Tea (Mercury) for the Trees' `Dream,' which we in general." 18 3 300 +15 SONIC DREAM COLLECTIVE - Don't Go Breakin My (Interhit) Hear s F added this week. We're spiking FAVOHHE WAYS TO RELAX: 17 2 471 +99 FOXY BROWN - Big Bad Momma (Def Jam Recording GroLp) Aqua and getting a zillion calls. "I never relax. When I have no 17 4 320 +149 MARK MORRISON - Crary (Atlantic) Sugar Ray's 'Fly' is going to be choice, I walk along the dry 16 1 351 +4 JON B. - Don't Say (Yab Yum/550 Music) huge. We initially had it dayparted, but not any more." river bed where I live and watch 15 349 -60 SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS - Hell (Mammoth) TRACE MICHAELS, PD, KCDD-ABILENE, the desert tortoises." 15 1 291 +12 BEENIE MAN featuring CHEVELLE FRANKLYN - Dancehall Queen (Island Jane TEXAS "We added Aqua after spiking SOMETHING PEOPLE WOULD 15 6 237 +158 NU FLAVOR - Heaven (Reprise) it the last few days and are getting 12 - 409 -4 LAURNEA - Cant Let Go (Yab Yum/Epic) huge requests at night plus curiosity BE SURPRISED TO KNOW 12 - 267 -19 PETER CETERA - Do You Love Me That Much (River Nortt) calls from adult women. We're start- ABOUT YOU: "I'm an animal ing to get phones for Sneaker 12 1 235 +57 NASTY BOY KLICK - Down For Yours (GlassNote/MercurlJ activist. I love animals." PImps' '6 Underground.' Allure and 11 4 205 +23 * BLUES TRAVELER - Most Precarious (A&M) 112's remake of 'All Cried Out' THREE THINGS YOU'D NEED

11 1 204 +6 KIM RICHEY - I Know (Mercury) looks very strong. Excellent midday TO SURVIVE ON A DESERT 11 3 172 +20 BABY ALIVE - Why Don't You Love Me (Xemu) response from adult females." ISLAND: "My wife Nadine 11 6 95 7 * LAUREN CHRISTY - Breed (Mercury) CHAD BowAR, PD, KLDR-GRANTS PASS, Kishman and my daughters, 11 9 37 47 * EN VOGUE Too Gone, Too Long (EastWesVEEG) ORE."I hesitated to play LeAnn Rimes' `How Do I Live,' but I'm Tia (3 years old) and Skyla (1 10 - 239 -15 MAXWELL - Whenever, Wherever, Whatever (Columbia/CFG) sure glad it's on now. Huge phones year old)." Dropped: #32-R. Kel y, #34-Babyface, #37 -Duncan Sheik (Barely), 740 -Savage Garden (Want), Night Ranger, from all demos with no negs. "To be Corina, Oasis, Adina Howard, Mexico 70, Lisa Stansfield, Big Head Todd & the Monsters. Indicates D Mariah Carey's `Honey' has been able to tour the country with my huge from day one. Quick reaction to Sugar Ray's `Fly."' wife and kids, and perform for STEVE MCKAY, PD, WSBG/FM- all the great people that have STROUDSBURG, PA. URBAN/DANCE ALTERNATIVE "I'm in love with stood by me and my music." ALLURE featuring 112 - "All Cried Out" (Crave) FIONA APPLE - "Criminal" Peach Union's 'On My Own.' It's a KISHMAN ON HIS MUSIC: VANESSA WILLIAMS - "Happiness" (Mercury) (Clean Slate/WORK) great, right -down -the -middle pop "My Catch 22 album is music BLACKSTREET - "Fix" (Interscope) LIVE - "Turn My Head" (Radioactive) record. Tons of calls for Aqua-sure I MARY J. BUGE - "Everything" (MCA) FOREST FOR THE TREES - "Dream" wish had a copy [to play]. Women for the heart. It's real, with no are into the lyrics of Night Ranger's GINUWINE - "When Doves Cry" (550 Music) (DreamWorks/Geffen) gimmicks." `Forever All Over Again.' It's worth INOJ - Love You Down" (So So Def/Columbia/CRG) SNEAKER PIMPS - "6 Underground" (Virgin) reconsidering."

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www.americanradiohistory.com TOP 40 GO MOST ADDED GO STATION PANEL: The GO Chart is based on reports by 110 GAVIN AMY GRANT (22) & or Billboard's panels. correspondents who are not part of Radio Record's MARIAN CAREY (19) while blue highlight Underlines indicate upward movement, entries SUGAR RAY (18) a stronger performance than on the main Top 40 chart.

SPINS TREND

1611 +184 1 THIRD EYE BLIND - Semi -Charmed Life (Elektra/EEG) 3704 +127 21 98 DEGREES - Invisible Man (Motown)

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Crash Into Me (RCA) 1520 +92 2 SPICE GIRLS - 2 Become 1 (Virgin) 3366 +358 22

1463 3 BACKSTREET BOYS - Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) (Jive) 3326 +205 23 MARIAH CAREY - Honey (Columbia/CRG)

I 1453 +243 4 SISTER HAZEL - Ail For You (Universal) 3278 -37 24 THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES - The Impression That Get (Mercury)

I'll Be You (Bad Boy/Arista) 1419 +88 5 ROBYN - Do You Know (What It Takes) (RCA) 3201 43 25 PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS feat. 112 - Missing

- (Warner Bros.) 1348 +174 6 10,000 MANIACS - More Than This (Geffen) 2958 +125 26 MR. PRESIDENT Coco Jambon

1291 -69 7 OMC - How Bizarre (Mercury) 2954 +24 27 MARK MORRISON - Return Of The Mack (Atlantic)

1088 8 HANSON - Where's The Love? (Mercury) 2951 +484 28 HANSON - MMMBop (Mercury) -80

1043 +217 9 JEWEL - Foolish Games (Atlantic) 2858 +413 29 DUNCAN SHEIK - She Runs Away (Atlantic)

(eastwest/EEG) 1005 -49 10 SHERYL CROW - A Change Would Do You Good (A&M) 2770 -64 30 EN VOGUE - Whatever

I +206 11 THE WALLFLOWERS - The Difference (Interscope) 2626 +182 31 NO MERCY - When Die (Arista) 989

982 +163 12 SAVAGE GARDEN - To The Moon & Back (Columbia/CRG) 2515 +126 32 WILD ORCHID - Supernatural (RCA)

You 958 1124 13 MEREDITH BROOKS - Bitch (Capitol) 2504 -14 33 DIANA KING - Say A Little Prayer For (WORK)

How Do I Live (MCG/Curb) 859 14 WILL SMITH - Men In Black (Columbia/CRG) 2411 +133 34 LeANN RIMES -

There 843 -52 15 MATCHBOX20 - Push (Lava/Atlantic) 2342 +244 35 SPICE GIRLS - Say You'll Be (Virgin)

814 -24 16 THE VERVE PIPE - The Freshmen (RCA) 2269 -159 36 AZ YET - Hard To Say I'm Sorry (LaFace/Arista)

37 THE WALLFLOWERS - One Headlight (Interscope) 783 +62 17 PAULA COLE - I Don't Want To Wait (Warner Bros.) 2063 +295

- Happy With You (Universal) 766 18 SHAWN COLVIN - Sunny Came Home (Columbia/CRG) 1930 -67 38 SAMANTHA COLE

39 R. KELLY - Gotham City (Jive) 741 -56 19 TONIC - It I Could Only See (Polydor/A&M) 1790 +183

722 20 SARAH McLACHLAN - Building A Mystery (Nettwerk/Arista) 1664 +496 40 MONACO - What Do You Want From Me? (Polydor/A&M) NEW

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MOST ADDED LOVE SPIT LOVE (22) Long Long Time (Maverick?) WBZU, WQBK, WOXY, KACV, WWCD, KDGE, WEQX, KFRR, KROX, WFNX, KQXR, WRLG, WOBR, KJEE, KTEG, BY Static MAX.,..,., WBCN, KTCL, WOSC, WLIR, WENZ, WEJE, WDST THE SUNDAYS (19) Snmynertime (DGC) WBZU, WQBK, KMYZ, WQXA, CIMX, KSPI, KROX, A Little WFNX, WRLG, WHMP, WPGU, KTEG, WEDG, XTRA, Knowledge Is A WWDX, WGRD, WHTG, WENZ, WDST 311 (16) Prisoner i C.'ct/n-icurit i Dangerous Thing, Part 2 WBRU, KGDE, KROX, KCHZ, WRLG, KPOI, KPNT, KJEE, WEDG, KXRK, KEDJ, KOME, WLUM, KROQ, KCXX, XHRM This week, we continue our of? In alternative two years ago WK: That's the old chicken and (14) chat with Warren Kurtzman there was this industrial sound- it egg argument. There was apparent- l'retti. Deep (Reprise) WOXY, KACV, KTBZ, WBRU, KUR, WFNX, WDGE, from Coleman Research about was Filter and things like that-and ly an appetite for this style of KQXR, WRLG, WHMP, WOBR, WEDG, WBCN, KLYY alternative music clustering. When we would test it and there seemed music that may have existed CATHERINE WHEEL (9) we left off the subject was "ska," to be a lot of appetite for the so- already-maybe no thanks to Delicious (Fontauu :Mercury) and Warren was talking about the called "industrial" sound. But what radio. Maybe it WBTZ, CFNY, WMAD, KRZQ, KQXR, WHMP, WHIG, was purely from XHRM, KITS cluster that was- made up of 311, No ended up happening was, in the records, maybe it was purely from MOST REQUESTED Doubt, and Sublime. end, there were only about six clubs, we don't know the source Max: Is it possible that it's just industrial songs. So it's not a sound of this appetite. The research does- SUGAR RAY "Fly" (Atlantic) these three songs that are doing you can build your radio station n't really address that. You can PRODIGY very well and not ska in general? make that argument about almost "Breathe" (Mute/Maverick) Warren Kurtzman: Absolutely. Ska may be an anything. You can make that argu- SMASH MOUTH Remember what cluster analysis is ment about Hootie & the Blowfish. "Walking On The Sun" (Interscope) though, Max. It's not just that emerging sound, and There's nothing is this study that REEL BIG FISHH "Sell Out" (Mojo) these three songs did well. It's that it's something that tells us the source for this potential how somebody felt about one of appetite for ska. SUBLIME "Wrong Way" (MCA) them is a very good indicator of people should be Max: You did test the techno thing MOST how they felt about another one. as well, right? BUH-UZZ testing in their There was a strong correlation WK: Six months ago everybody We asked a bunch o' programmers what's REALLY working at radio. "Or O0000, between these three songs. was saying electronica is the next local markets and baby baby, I can feel the Meaning power!" that someone who likes big thing. SMASH MOUTH one tends to like the others. Or figuring out. Max: That was clearly industry and "Walking on the Sun" (Interscope) someone who dislikes one dislikes consumer press hype. A bunch of SUGAR RAY the other. on. And ska's not there yet either. writers, like me, going completely "Fly" (Atlantic) But I agree with you that this is Ska may be an emerging sound, overboard and telling everybody MATCHBOX 20 "Push" (Atlantic) not a great indicator yet that ska is and it's something that people that's the next big thing with no MONACO the next big thing. I am very should be testing in their local mar- proof whatsoever. "What Do You Want From Me?" reluctant to make that kind of kets and figuring out. WK: And remember, six months (Polydor/A&M) statement. All the research is say- Max: It was Mike Jacobs from Way ago many alternative stations' rat- SNEAKER PIMPS ing is that there seems to be some Cool who said in the session, "Well, ings were in a free fall. "6 Underground" (Virgin) potential here for this sound, but it's testing well because program- Programmers were grasping for MOST Li<

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www.americanradiohistory.com GAVIN ALTERNATIVE tive was looking for its next big electronica was a sound that peo- We tried and tried, and searched research for the record industry, thing. So when you have that kind ple were talking about. So we through the data and we couldn't which is just now in the early of environment, and people really threw in things like Chemical find any of these electronica songs stages of embracing a lot of that want something like that, and Brothers and Prodigy and Daft clustering together. I mean, I research. According to Warren, "In somebody steps forward and says, Punk and stuff like that into the looked for it, believe me. Part of a lot of ways, the record industry is "Hey here's the next big thing!," test. And the goal was not only to me wanted to find it. But we didn't very far behind radio in research. people buy into it very easily. see how well these songs per- see it. Whereas the ska, or whatev- The record industry has always max: So you tested this particular formed, but also to see if they clus- er you want to call those three relied on gut. That seems to be area (electronica), even though tered together. Meaning that how songs coming together, just jumped starting to change, especially when no big songs have come out like somebody felt about Chemical right out at us. Just like all the you have a year like '96, where the ones from No Doubt or Brothers would be a good predic- other sounds that were there. record sales were flat relative to Sublime. But you've included cer- tor of how they felt about Prodigy. Max: Well, you know, a little bit of '95. So they've started to under- tain songs in that study, and what If there was a high correlation, knowledge is a dangerous thing. stand that they need more than just you're seeing in the testing is that well, then that tells me that it's a (Those of you on the label side 'gut' to figure out what kind of there is no giant appetite for this. sound. If there's not a correlation, who find this fascinating should product to be delivering to the But could that change if a couple it just tells you that they're just note that Coleman Research owns record buying public." of songs did break out? songs that are out there that some another firm called Music We'll have more on that in WK: Absolutely. We knew that people like and some people don't. Forecasting. That company does another column.)

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A Couple of Pix from the WBCN River Rave '97

The Rascal King himself, Dickey Barrett, of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, basks in the afterglow on the River Rave stage.

Perry Farrell and WBCN's Mark Parenteau possibly discuss the ramifications of a Jane's Addiction relapse or perhaps they're just taking five. Anyway, this shot was snapped somewhere back- stage prior to Farrell's performance. BE ON THE LOOKOUT

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9 9 4 GERALDINE FIBBERS - Butch (Virgin) various folks. Cut these out. \lake

11 5 TEENAGE FANCLUB - Songs From Northern Britain (Columbia/CRG) some coasters. - 1. Picking up 7 7 6 BROADCAST - Work And Non Work (Drag City) chicks during 19 8 7 THE DAMBUILDERS - Against The Stars (eastwest/EEG) recess: (l -r) Dave

4 5 8 MADDER ROSE - Tragic Magic (Atlantic) Sanford and Rhino's Bill 3 3 9 WEEN - The Mollusk (Elektra/EEG) Smith drop - 30 10 HIGH LLAMAS - Hawaii (Alpaca ParkN2) smooth lines 12 6 11 BARBARA MANNING -1212 (Matador) like, "Hey little

17 16 12 FUCK - Pardon My French (Matador) girl, want a box set?" (Photo: 20 13 13 CATHERINE WHEEL - Adam & Eve (Mercury) Vision Trust) 34 36 14 LEE SCRATCH PERRY - Arkology (Island)

37 12 15 VARIOUS ARTISTS - Random (Beggars Banquet)

32 14 16 THE EL CAMINOS - Reverb Explosion! (Del -Fi)

13 10 17 BEN HARPER - The Will to Live (Virgin) 2. Feeding 22 21 18 FRIENDS OF DEAN MARTINEZ - Retrograde (Sub Pop) the...flowers? 6 15 19 THE AMERICAN ANALOGUE SET - From Our Living Room To Yours (Emperor Jones/Trance) Rollin' pretty 49 33 20 WHISKEYTOWN - Strangers Almanac (Outpost) deep are (front

30 28 21 PRIMAL SCREAM - Vanishing Point (Reprise) row, l -r): unidentified 19 22 SISTER MACHINE GUN - Metropolis (Wax Trax!/1VT) - fan, WICB's 16 29 23 THE DANDY WARHOLS - Come Down (Tim Kerr/Capitol) Mike Powers, NEW 24 NEGATIVLAND - SIEDPSIP (Seeland) Tanya Donelly,

25 27 25 PRODIGY - The Fat of the Land (Mute/Maverick/Warner Bros.) Gary "Stud Boy" Gorman 40 24 26 KINCAID - Good Citizen of the Month (Kindercore) of Fort 5 17 27 GUIDED BY VOICES - Mag Earwhigl (Matador) Apache. In the 15 18 28 OLD 97'S - Too Far To Care (Elektra/EEG) back are (I -r): drummer - 41 29 MORRISSEY - Maladjusted (Mercury) Dave Narcizo, 46 30 VARIOUS ARTISTS - Soundtrack (Immortal/Epic) - unidentified, WRIU"s NEW 31 JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET - Creation (Acid Jazz/Hollywood) Reneé, AIM's Jon Landman, guitarist Rich Gilbert, unidentified, keyboardist - 45 32 MANSUN - Attack of The Grey Lantern (Epic) Elizabeth Steen, Tanya's hubby and bassist Dean Fisher, unidentified. (photo: Fort Apache) NEW 33 TANYA DONELLY - Pretty Deep EP (4-AD/Reprise)

24 26 34 TINDERSTICKS - Curtains (London) 3. Mammoth's Andrew 50 35 BLUE MEANIES - Full Throttle (Thick) - "Asphalt 44 38 36 TOENUT - Two In The Piñata (Mute) Rising" NEW 37 STRICTLY BALLROOM - hide here forever (Waxploitation) Paynter has 23 23 38 DAVID BYRNE - Feelings (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.) mastered the art of skating NEW 39 RESERVOIR - pink machine (Zero Hour) drunk. Here 48 40 BRIAN ENO The Drop Ear) - - (Thirsty he is at 10 22 41 TALVIN SINGH - Anokha: Soundz Of The Asian Underground (Quango/Island) Disneyland

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This year, daily dose of reality is by making alternate them. Concentrate your sounder, key phrase, or jingle bed. I've included new material on research callbacks. At least three contest giveaways in the beginning TOP OF MIND branding and improving your cre- times a week, have your research and the end periods of the book. If you're one of the unfortunate ative output. But because of space person leave you a callback form Always run great winner promos, programmers who had to start restrictions I had to leave out some of a listener who has a complaint and keep them as fresh as possible. this rating period without the ben- items about station maintenance about the station. VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL efit of a television, direct mail or that I really think you should prac- Call listeners in your target who PROMOS outside marketing campaign, your tice. So I decided to give them to listen to your competition, and Every station needs horizontal and toughest job will be trying to keep you a week earlier. Think of it as a ask them probing questions. vertical promos to support and your station's call letters top -of- warm up for the tougher workout Callbacks to listeners with positive cross -promote all dayparts, special- mind with your listeners. Here are coming next week. feedback can also help you in ty programming, and promotions. a few suggestions on how to over- DEVISING A GOOD CONTEST your marketing plans. Without this type of formatic foun- come this obstacle. Always remember: A contest should It's a good policy to answer let- dation, it's almost impossible to CONTESTS be designed to entertain the people ters from disgruntled listeners, but expand TSL, increase SHARE or Set up a big contest that employs who don't play as well as those who if you also call them, it could be build CUME. 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2 1 1 LIL' KIM - Not Tonight (Undeas/Big Beat/Atlantic) 10 1 1 PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY - No Way Out (Bad Boy/Arista)

6 3 2 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G - Mo Money Mo Problems (Bad Boy/Arista) 1 2 2 WU -TANG CLAN - Wu -Tang Forever (Wu-Tang/Loud/RCA)

1 2 3 PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS feat. 112 - I'll Be Missing You (Bad Boy/Arista) 3 3 3 MISSY "MISDEMEANOR" ELLIOTT - Supa Dupa Fly (The Gold Mine,Inc./eastwest)

4 4 4 BONE THUGS N' HARMONY - Look Into My Eyes (Relativity/Ruthless) 11 4 BONE THUGS N' HARMONY - The Art Of War (Relativity/Ruthless)

3 5 5 SCARFACE - Smile (featuring 2 Pac and Johnny P) (Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe) 2 4 5 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G - Life After Death...Til Death Do Us Part (Bad Boy/Arista)

144 6 RAMPAGE - Take It To The Streets (FlipmodeNiolator/Elektra) 4 5 6 LADY OF RAGE - Necessary Roughness (Death Row)

5 6 7 THA ALKAHOLIKS - Hip Hop Drunkies (Loud) 8 7 7 VARIOUS ARTISTS - Nothing To Lose Soundtrack (Tommy Boy) - 13 8 MAGOO & TIMBALAND - Up Jumps da Boogie (Atlantic) 6 6 8 VARIOUS ARTISTS - I'm Bout It Soundtrack (No Limit/Priority) 8 8 9 WYCLEF feat. REFUGEE ALL STARS - We're Tryin' To Stay Alive (Ruffhouse/Columbia/CRG) 12 12 9 CAPONE N NOREAGA - War Report (Penalty Recordings)

NEW 10 KRSONE - A Friend/Heartbeat (Jive) 11 14 10 VARIOUS ARTISTS - Men In Black Soundtrack (Columbia/CRG)

21 10 11 ROYAL FLUSH - Iced Down Medallion (Blunt Recordings) 5 8 11 WYCLEF feat. REFUGEE ALL STARS - The Carnival (Columbia/CRG)

18 12 12 MOBB DEEP - Hoodlum feat. Rakim (Loud) 1 10 12 LOST BOYZ - Love, Peace, and Nappiness (Universal)

9 13 O.C. - My World (Payday/FFRR) 13 9 13 MIA X - Unlady Like (No Limit/Priority)

13 21 14 SUGA FREE - If You Stay Ready (Island) 24 14 RAMPAGE - Scouts Honor By Way of Blood (FlipmodeNiolator/Elektra)

17 15 15 CRU - Just Another Case (Def Jam Recording Group) 16 13 15 ANT BANKS - Big Thangs (Jive)

19 14 16 LADY OF RAGE - Get Wit Da Wickedness (Death Row) 9 16 16 SCARFACE - The Untouchable (Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe)

12 17 17 THE BEATNUTS - Do You Believe/Give Up The Ass (Violator/Relativity) 17 18 17 . - Waterbed Hey (Uptown/Universal)

24 22 18 TWISTA - Emotions (Big Beat/Atlantic) 14 17 18 KRS-ONE - I Got Next (Jive)

9 18 19 JAY -Z - Who You Wit (Qwest) 15 15 19 TWISTA - Emotions (Big Beat/Atlantic)

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Taking the high road sucks sometimes. Especially in hip -hop, where the bad boys and naughty girls get all the play, all the attention, and a lion's share of the sales. In music -making, taking the high road means using imagination more than embellishment, saying somethin' instead of just talkin' shit. It means wait- ing for the spirit to move through you in order to catch the moment, as opposed to rushing an album in the hopes that speed will yield a fast hit. Most high-speed chases end in fatal crashes. Common, hip -hop's torch bearer of the real, has always known this, so he chooses to cruise the high road. And what a glorious journey it's been. While his previous Relativity releases were bumpy rides for him personally, we listen- ers could barely tell. As he juggled metaphors throughout 1991's Can I Borrow a Dollar? and addressed issues of the hip -hop gen- eration's identity crisis on 1994's Resurrect;on, Common smoothed out the roughness of our own roads with timeless beats and timely rhymes. The artist formerly known as Common Sense still kicks plenty of it in an uncommonly skillful fashion. Fortunately for us hip -hoppers, Common keeps it smooth in spite of the increased roughness of our landscape, reassuring us on his third, sparkling effort, that One Day It'll All Make Sense. Lonnie Rasheed Lynn, now 25, grew up on the southeast side of Chicago. He was far from America's stereotypical rapper -in -the -making. He got good grades, had a blast at the local Great America amusement park, snuck into parties, and got girls mad by rum- maging through their purses. His parents split up when he was five, but he maintains a loving relationship with his father, Lonnie Lynn, who makes occasional appearances on his albums. He cherishes family-family pictures and memories-and includes them on every possible dimension of this project. Photos of young Common on the porch with his mother Mahalia Ann Hines, or on the park swings with his auntie grace magazines as his album advertisements. "I draw heavily from memory,

because it tells us why we act the way we do. I want to show people that my music is about my soul," he says emphatically. "That's why I'm sharing my

family pictures, and I get just as personal with the songs. I try to capture what people my age have been through and show it to the shorties who didn't experience the growth of hip -hop." Common's name is synonymous with real good, feel good hip -hop, even when he's lamenting the downward spiral of H.E.R. (Hip-hop in its Essence and Real) or calling out emcees by name on "The Bitch in Yoo." For Common, complexity is the spice of life and nothing to fear. If at first his rhymes don't resemble a kaleidoscope, he'll wait until they do. That's why this album has taken so long. "I've been thcugh so much," he reflects. "Creative blocks, traveling with De la Soul, the murder of Sef. But it

wasn't my time, the divine order wasn't there. I was working, but a lot of stuff

got thrown away. I had to go through all these things to make the album." Sef was the inspiration for Common's blazing current single, "Reminding Me (of Sef)" b/w "1,2 Many." Sef, Common's boyhood friend, was shot down less than a block from where the two lived, in front of The Godfather, a stepper's lounge.

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Sef's fiancé felt the worst as soon as she heard the shots. Common relived the scene: "Five guys drove up and pulled magnums on Sef's brother, who THE LIFE OF RILEY IS UNBELIEVABLE, was shot five times. An army friend of ours was able to bandage his broth- er, but when the police arrived, they wouldn't allow him to try to save Sef. BUT THE INVENTOR OF His brother lived, but Sef got shot once in the abdomen and bled to death. KEEPS IT HOT 3Y KEEPING THINGS SIMPLE. He was dressed like an Islamic king for the burial. [My rap] is a tribute that's a celebration, not a dead homiez song." The beauty of One Day It'll All Make Sense is its treatment of the trauma- tizing madness Generation NeXt experiences; it's a craziness that often has nothing to do with guns or drugs. "I'm makin' grown folks music now," says Common. "My friends are now in medical school with mortgages and fam-

ilies. I became the landlord of an apartment building in 1994. I'm 25, and my last album was three years ago." Cuts like "G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)," featuring Cee-Lo from the Goodie MoB, and "Retrospect for WELCOVE Life," featuring Lauryn Hill, explore spiritual heights and the emotional depths of pregnancy and abortion, respectively. The album is calm and cen- tered, yet rich with pure energy. Common's collaborations were creative meetings between him and hip -hop's TO THE FUTURE strongest young souls, including Erykah Badu and longtime producer Today's Teddy Rile,, seems straight R&B, as if he's done his thing No I.D. with rap-banging out hits for Big Daddy Kane and Wreckx-N- Of his session with L -Boogie, Effect-and has since left the underground to pen love songs and Common says, "She was really feeling wear suits without a shirt. The transition began alongside Aaron it when she sang, because she was and Damion Hall with Guy, and continued with production for about to give birth [the song was Chauncey "Black" Hannibal, Mark Middleton, and Eric Williams in a her Zion recorded week before son BLACKstreet. At first glance, one might merely see a mega -produc- was born]. It was a powerful vibe in er who throws in an occasional emcee for spice. le to lu . the studio. The emotion was incredi- A closer look shows a man who back 20 years from ble. We did a song about abortion actually lives by hip -hop's rules. now and be proud of because I went through it; at the time I He knows, studies, and respects was okay with it because I wasn't the history of soul music, and is ieless music is wha ready to be a father. I decided that fiercely committed to sharpening this time, however, it's a responsibility the ve for. I want my his skills and elevating art I have to accept and grow with. I'm form. Teddy Riley personifies hip - [u say, 'hey, you were making myself ready now. My baby is hop because he knows no limits. pretty çood back then due August 10, the same day as He's just as comfortable with 01' Lauryn Hill's was." The two sealed the Dirty Bastard, Slash, or Fishbone pact to do a song together at GAVIN as he is with Patti LaBelle. Seminar '96 in Atlanta, where In this day, when carbon -copy Common delivered what he calls "a artists are spat out weekly, we performance highlight of [his] career," can almost count the number of referring to a kinetic show with De La great producers of hip -hop music Soul. Common describes Cee-Lo as an (and culture) on two hands. inspiration whom he loved the moment Narrow the time frame to the last he heard him, and notes that creating ten years, and Teddy Riley rises to the top of the list. Teddy Riley with Badu was "free of ego." created an entirely new sound and revitalized the R&B genre with ,egardless of what And what about that spat with Ice the same stroke of the ivories. Named "New Jack Swing" by Barry Cube? emcee says, they havf Michael Cooper (with whom Teddy plans to work on an autobiog- I are at peace with each "Cube and raphy), the sound is the cornerstone upon which the houses of to be worried about sE_ other," says Common. "We atoned at Combs, Austin, and Dupri are built. ing records. OtherwisE the gathering for rappers held at Look out, Teddy is now armed with his own label, Littleman Minister Farrakhan's house [in May of Records, and he marks his return to hip -hop full circle with the

they' When he walked in, I was this year]. arrival of Queen Pen. Here, he speaks with rap editor Thembisa S. wondering what would happen. By the Mshaka about the real meaning of a label deal, the benefits of time he arrived, I was at peace because the Minister had been talking. Cube's independence, how he plans to stay true to the core audience, and first words were, 'I see Common [Sense] over there; let's squash this beef.' We how he's continuing to shape the future of street music. just hugged, and it was a relief. Brothers were damn near crying that day." Common has been involved in renewing his Chicago neighborhood while also healing wounds inflicted over the coastal beef. With his mom's encour- Mind Your Business BLACKstreet partner Chauncey agement, he became landlord of a four -unit complex with the advance money Thembisa Mshaka: What's the dif- Black's enterprise. Littleman has a

from Resurrection. He lives rent free and clocks ends from his basement. "This ference between Life of Riley and staff of 12 overall. I couldn't do any my team, way, I don't have to rely on record sales and eat off my rhymes," he says. Littleman? of this without GM Since he lost the custody battle over his chosen name to a California - Teddy Riley: L.O.R. is the umbrella Madeline Nelson, my VP Nicole based reggae band, he's become smarter in business-whether it's real for all my entities, which include Riley, and Markell Riley, the CEO of estate or records. "The label didn't put up a big fight because 1) I'm not New Jack Swing Productions and L.O.R. Entertainment. long for I TM: Why has it taken so Bone, and 2) I was ignorant to the legalities of the business; had no lawyer. Management, Future Recording

So now it's just Common, but everyone knows me as Common Sense. I did- Studio, Littleman Records, Funky the industry to learn about your n't want an 'MC' or 'Big' in front of my name. It represents what I'm about." Mama Productions, Smokin' label? The wait is over for one of the most anticipated releases in hip -hop this Sounds Publishing, Dejaj, and TR: The label's been in existence for year. The defining work of Common's career need not be larger than life, Black Entertainment, which is my three years, but I've been grooming 'cause it's already as large as life itself.

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my artists, which is the key to hav- for live shows to come back. If we TM: How do you continue to con- EXECUTIVES SPEAK OUT: ing a label. Without grooming, the can't have a band, we don't play. nect with the streets despite how label owner has no control over TM: After producing for Heavy, successful you've become?

their longevity. Kane, and Wrecks -N -Effect in the TR: I was born in the core; I come TM: Define "grooming". '80s, you're coming back to rap from the streets. It can't be taken DECLARATIONS TR: I mean the same process I went with Queen Pen. How will you re- from me. I was born in Harlem

through to become a true, complete enter the rap scene today, and why Hospital, where I could have died OF

artist. I went through school and did you choose Queen Pen? the same day. I never sold out. My

worked on music at the same time. TR: One reason I chose her is, she has music has been a Black attack since INDIE-PENDENCE

I was taught about etiquette, humili- a dream behind everything she wants day one. I never go in trying to

ty, and style. I wanted to teach [my to do. She's Muslim, so she's humble, make pop records. Why are indies winning, and

artists] the way I was taught. Being too. As for how I'm coming back to what separates them from

an artist is a gamble with your rap, I produced "Man Behind the The Business of Production their competition? Check what future. They have to be willing to Music," her first real single. TM: Your music set off a chain reac- some of hip -hop's most suc- secure it as best they can. TM: What's up with it only being tion of production -driven black cessful indie label presidents TM: How do you keep your artists' 2:20 long? music. Everybody and their mama have to say on the subject, and TR: Back in the day, you has some sort of deal. Help our do the math yourself: had to get it done in less readers sort through the production

than three minutes. I study deal -versus -label deal. TOMICA WRIGHT, CEO, my history. [The song] TR: Most label deals are really just Ruthless Records introduces the magnificent high -furnished production deals. A HOME OF: Queen Pen. She writes her label deal is where you own 20 Bone Thugs 'N' words and stands behind percent or more of your joint ven- Harmony, Chan every one of them. ture. The hi -gloss production deal Loc, and N.X. TM: What expect isn't what happened to me. Through "Our entire com- from her album? the Lord's blessing, Interscope has pany is young, been very good about allowing me and we con- to truly own and develop my label. sume the music Scared money never wins money. A that we make. label that really wants to profit That helps us to heads from swelling up? understands that mistakes usually win."

TR: I keep bustin' their bubble. I pave the way for growth. remind them to stay with me; stay TM: How do you interpolate sam- ERIC BROOKS, CEO,

low, stay down. I set a great exam- ples and older material without giv- Noo Trybe Records ple, because I'd be the same with ing up too much in publishing? HOME OF: all the money in the world. On the TR: I don't over -sample. I use Scarface, Gang flipside, my artists make their enough to build a catalogue of my Starr, Luniz, money. I don't hold it back from own. I do business, I don't give and AZ them. They get it up front, and they away all the publishing. We sample "Our entire staff must learn to manage it. out of love for the song, and we flip comes from a TM: What's your hit -making philos- it or replay it instead of just looping. background of ophy? successful indie TR: There is no philosophy. I just The Future executives. I make the records. I make what I feel TR: It's untitled now, but it's done. TM: What else is coming on share informa- and believe will be the next thing. I Me'Shell NdegeOcello is on there, Littlemon? tion with my do listen to the audience. Ron Isley, Winbush, Jay -Z, TR: Nutta Butta, a rapper who was staff, which rarely happens at the TM: You have single-handedly but Queen Pen is, without a doubt, featured on my SWV "Human major label. It keeps us organized invented a sound, New Jack Swing. the center attraction. The album has " remix; trio 911, and 8th and we share in our victories. We Did you have any idea it would the right mix of hard hip -hop and Ave. This is a five-girl group that I don't have the red tape of an exten- explode like it has? smooth R&B songs. searched for two years to assemble. sive approval process, either." TR: No. I never thought it would go All I can say is, the girl groups that

this far. I feel honored, but I tend to Staying on Top are already out will have to move BRIAN BRATER Partner, expect the worst. Then if I break TM: What ritual or pastime allows over. [Laughs] Would you believe Rawkus Records even, it's better than I expected. I'm you to keep your edge? that they live together in one house HOME OF: Mos Def, thankful that the sound has brought TR: I play chess every day to stimu- and get along?! Shabaam Sandeeq, Company Flow a lot of capital to the Black commu- late my mind, so I catch what's TM: You manage yourself and have "There are infinite possibilities, cre- nity. going by. I play on the 'net or created this whole musical empire, in TM: One could say that New Jack watch a game on my laptop. Golf is how does it feel? ativity, and energy hip-hop right Swing also brought technology to almost as good as chess. TR: The best part of being my own now. Rawkus will always be able to the forefront in R&B. TM: You are also a spiritual person. man is not fooling myself; being serve the hardcore indie music lovers around the world. There are those TR: Touring is vital to who we are as TR: That's right. I don't care if I fail, true to what I feel is right. When I records that are pressed under the artists. I never thought I'd have to because God is behind me. I can was under someone, I could never do this, but BLACKstreet is fighting try anything. grow. guise of an indie that suck and ham- per the quality, but the best records are gonna win. The beauty of being is not tied to DOUG E. FRESH "THE SHOW" 1985 PLATINUM independent being any major We're HEAVY D 1987 PLATINUM distributor. different because we manage our retail in- KOOL MOE DEE "HOW YA LIKE ME NOW" 1988 PLATINUM house. Our next move is to distribute ROB BASE & DJ EZ ROCK "IT TAKES TWO" 1988 PLATINUM Note: Riley also produced platinum for Ni. Ihid Jackson, , Keith S\\cat, and Robb) Gno\\n. directly in Europe and Japan."

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RICO WADE, CEO, we shoot for JASON BLA NE, CEO, retail, the trades, and the consumer. Organized Noize accuracy in our In-A-Mirute Records We know things get done, because "Because our approach, anc HOME OF: we do it ourselves." label is personal we're one hun- Pooh Man

for us. I am mak- gry family. We "Being an ince- PATRICK MOXEY, CEO, Payday ing contact with see our joint pendent label HOME OF: Jeru Da Damaja, people like you, venture with Def means being it O.C., WC of Westside Connection Thembisa. For Jam as a loan, control of my "Because rap happens fast and

Interscope, it's nct as a reason destiny. I enjoy changes quickly, if you're not there, another penny to start spend- A&R-ing on you're out of the game. We can get in their pocket. ing. We don't artists and get white labels in five days and get the They look to us like owing money." ting closer -c music to the people." to set everything up, and we know ourselves best. And the fact that we own our mas- ters ain't bad." BRIDGING THE GENERA11ÜN AND COMPUNICATION GAPS

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HOME OF: Hi - Tech, Ei8ghtrak "We have a bet- ter grasp of what the market is looking for, HIP -HOP TALK without selling out. Our motto The loss of 2Pac and No- THE VALUE: "Thee is a communicc- Community Radio is, you either sell torious B.I.G. woke the nation tion barrier in cur community, and 11 a.m.-noon every Saturday or you're out." to the fact that u'-ban youth 10-4 opens the door for free dis- STAFF: 12 young people between were looking to rabio for guid- ages 14-28, all students. STEVE GOTTLIEB, CEO, ance, much like entire families ADDRESS: 300 South Rodney TVT/Blunt Recordings used to before they began Parham Road, Ste. 1-118 HOME OF: Mic Geronimo, splintering apart. The same Little Rock, AR 72205 Royal Flush jams played 20 times a day (888) PHAT-LIP "Music fans rule hip -hop even more were not helping children and In need of artist interviews, drops, than they do other genres of music. young adults answer their and product. Therefore, a small independent with harsh questions about death, MOTTO: The best way to predict the strong leadership can monitor and their achievements, and their future is to create it. react quickly to the dictates of the future, or addressing concerns THE ORIGIN: The show was con- street. We are music- and attitude - about their voices being heard. ceived in 1993 and debuted March driven and have been able to meet In addition to the positive talk 4, 1995. "It took two years to find those needs." shows listed below, here are cussian, something that we all need a station that would do it,"recalls two groundbreaking programs in order to be healthy." kwami. "I was trying something that ZURI EDWARDS, Partner, to check for: 10-4, an Internet THE FORMAT: Guests and topics rele- had never been done, and asking Quake City Records forum focusing on women of vant to young, modern women of for a commercial -free hour." The HOME OF: color, and PHAT LIP! Youth- color. The show comes from a show's concept came from a project Rahsheed, Ill TalkRadio, a rap -centered out- woman's perspective, but is also Advised let in Little Rock, Arkansas. open to male participants. Past "Being an indie guests include Tara Roberts, author keeps us hands- 10-4, of Am I the Last Virgin?, hip -hop on and keeps Monifa Reel, producer singer Leschea, and poet Dana

our ear to the Tuesday 3-4 p.m. EST Bryant. "We cover every conceive - street. We're try- ESTABLISHED: March 1997 able topic, from biracial children ing to put Philly CAST: Lady Bird, Elise, and China growing up today to sexuality and back on the MOTTO: A sista's house on the 'net, politics." map when it where everyone is welcome. THE RESPONSE: Our archives are the comes to rap and R&B. Quake www.pseudo.com most popular feature; people love City's about giving back to our 600 Broadway, 6th Floor going back and looking at past hometown." New York, NY 10012 shows. Based or popular demand, (212) 925-7909 ext. 195 we went into primetime! As of June DAMON DASH, Roc -A -Fella LIVE CALL -IN: (212) 965-1390 4, we're on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. HOME OF: Jay -Z and Christion THE ORIGIN: A show that talked THE ULTIMATE GOAL: "To make a "We financed everything, so we about women's issues was in devel- place for people of color on the were able to tailor-make our distrib- opment at 88Hip-hop, and Monifa Internet, for education, expression, kwami assigned to his students ution situation. It's a tremendous was asked to structure and produce and entertainment." when he taught at Henderson High. risk, because as an indie, you can't it with help from Tagere Southwill He wanted them to counteract the write off losses; they hurt. But when from Arista, Aliya Rahman from PHAT-LIP! YouthTalkRadio negative imagery of the HBO you win, you win big. Our energy Sony, and current host China kwami, founder Special Gang Bangin' in Little Rock. and aggressiveness set us apart; Johnson. STATION: KABF-Little Rock, 88.3 FM "I knew several kids who were paid

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to act that lifestyle out on the I wanted to give positive, conscious screen, and much of it was untrue," rap an avenue to be heard." Hip -hon Talk Radio Outlets Nationwide says kwami. "If they could paint The response: "The show's follow-

that portrait, I decided I could paint ing is phenomenal. At first, it was KKBT-Los Angeles WHTA-Atlanta a positive one." just young people; now we have Street Science Check Yourself HOW IT SURVIVES: Phat Lip! adults-including the mayor of Little Dominique DiPrima Mondays 9-10 p.m. YouthTalkRadio is funded solely out Rock and governor of Arkansas- Sundays 8-1 1 a.m. Loren Henderson of kwami's pocket. He has spent listening in," says kwami. "The next (213) 692-5434 (404) 765-9750 x219 $15,000, because every sponsor goal is to go into national syndica- (213) 931-4710 (404) 765-0071 that has approached kwami to tion. An old white lady came up to date has agreed to spend only on me in the library and said, 'I have a KMEL-San Francisco WTCC-Springfield the condition that they control the new respect for rap after listening to Street Knowledge Another Voice content. He holds down three jobs your show. I don't listen to rap, but Davey D Mondays 8-9 p.m. to keep Phat Lip! alive. He is now I realize it has a message.' Sundays 9-11 a.m. Tammy Shareef Director of Child Advocacy at a THE FUTURE: "Youth are taking (415) 538-1061 (413) 736-2781 battered women's shelter, reports responsibility for themselves. As (415) 538-1060 (413) 781-3747 on traffic, weather, and music on entrepreneurs, we are the leaders the Doug Banks Show at KYFX, we've been looking for." KPFB-Berkeley, KYLD-San Francisco and he consults radio through his More on kwami: PHAT LIP! produc- Youth Radio own firm. er kwami is featured in Face Beverly Mire THE FORMAT: "I wanted it to be hip - Forward: Young African -American (510) 841-5123 hop-oriented. Rap does not get Men in a Critical Age by Julian C.R. (510) 841-9804 exposed in positive ways here, and Okwu, in stores now.

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Born Gloria Rodriguez, Hur- album." If any story drives home the Gloria demanded an audit of all ence in the world. "Capitol wanted ricane G is a Puerto -Rican rap phrase "business never personal"- expenses related to her project and me to be hi -gloss, because Lil' Kim phenomenon who has been coined ironically, by Sermon-it's the ensuing drama served as anoth- and Foxy Brown were coming out

rhyming since 1986, the year this one. It never occurred to Gloria er nail in the Black Music division's around the same time. I had a the storm after which she that she couldn't be an emcee and coffin. G's second album was daughter by then and was over

named herself tore into a mother, but Sermon, as father and buried with it. Her ticket to L.A. was that. I had done that as a teenag- American shores. Miss Gloria's executive producer, felt otherwise. one-way, so she stayed for four er." At H.O.L.A., Gloria's ability to verses are forceful cyclones of Gloria continues to take me through months. She and Lexus lived with E - melt the microphone in Spanish as Spanglish delivered in a thick, Swift from the well as English is viewed as a sell- buttery accent. "I call it Glo's Alkoholiks who, she ing point, not a liability. While the Flow," she says. says, "gave me mad majority of the album is in English,

love. I loved Cali!" "I have one song where I rhyme in When we spoke, G had just seen Cali embraced her, Spanish from beginning to end, her third album's artwork at the too. She got to catch and two songs where I kick bilin- H.O.L.A. offices, and her feelings wreck on songs with gual rhymes." One of those jams is were fresh. "I was at the label and Delinquent "Underground Lockdown," a single cryin'. It's been ten years. Every Habits before she got a that made noise with GAVIN stations

time I finished the album, something call from Jellybean and got a tremendous response happened...l'm still in a little bit of Benitez, CEO of from the Latin community. "I'm disbelief." You read correctly: this is H.O.L.A. Recordings. proud of my culture, and I'm not G's third recorded album, but her Apparently, a promoter ashamed to keep bringing Spanish first release. How does an artist named Kadi had to the people," she says. record two whole albums and never played the second As "Somebody Else," her follow-up have them see the light of day? how album number two came to be. album (G made sure she got a copy to "Underground Lockdown," "The first album was done in 1991 "I went to Capitol Records by this time) for the staff, and they begins to make GAVIN chart moves,

with . I was part of the myself, and hooked up with then- were so excited, Benitez flew her Gloria knows that her time is now. (EPMD, K-Solo, Das EFX, A&R Director Tracey Waples, who back to New York for a meeting. The climate is conducive to the suc- , and Hurricane G) back had worked at Def Jam and met me "Jellybean was touched by my story cess of women rappers. "Women

I then. But once had my daughter, through Erick. I told her, 'all I have and by my being a struggling single have been speakin' on the same Lexus, {her then-boyfirend] Erick is my street fame' [cemented by the mother, like his mom was," recalls things as men, but now men are

wanted me to play wifey. I never hard -to -obtain classic, "Milky"]. She Gloria. "He offered me a deal finally starting to listen. Kim and

had my own songs on tape because did a deal with me, and I turned in where I'd have creative control and Foxy were not the first divas, they

we lived together, and he'd just ten songs, but when I needed my could actually feel secure about were just the first to get attention,

play it when I wanted to hear it. living advance, Capitol wouldn't having the album released." from their labels and the audiences.

When I went to ask for the reels, he return my calls." With a storm of Gloria has resided at the Home of I remember Miss Melodie rockin' conveniently couldn't tell me where anger and confusion brewing, she Latin Artists for a year. Latino art in furs, and Salt 'N' Pepa have always

they were. I still don't have a single caught a plane to L.A. "I decided to all its forms is the focus at the indie been stylish. At last, women are get- one of my songs on tape from that fly to L.A. and talk to the president." label, and it makes all the differ- ting more respect."

36 GAVIN AUGUST 15, 1997

www.americanradiohistory.com MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH TFIEPONEM PAL (54) EXTREME NOISE TERROR TEA PARTY Damage 381 Transmission ANOTHER SOCIETY (53) (Earache) (Atlantic) Extreme Noise Terror lands This a rich filled with lus- LIVING SACRIFICE (39) on the highest record boasts sound debut position this week thanks in part to cious rhythms, Eastern -flavored melodies, and STAVE SACRE (37) generous spins from WRBC(28), WELH(25), mysterious tribal drum beats. Transmission WEOS(19), WFCS (18), WVCR(14), WSGR(11), showcases Tea Party's ascent to current rock DEMONSPEED (35) WUSR (10), and WKKL(10). territory while still retaining an edge.

Hard Kopy BY ROB FIEND Clean Hardcore TW Snapcase and Redemption 87 vis- the existence of irritating people. 1 PANTERA - Official Live: 101 Proof (Elektra Entertainment Grp.) 566 +65 ited San Francisco last Saturday He won't officially start at KNCN 2 GEEZER Mack Science (TVT) 552 +114 (August 9) and performed until early September, so he will

3 TESTAMENT - Demonic (Mayhem/Fierce) 545 3 admirably. The show attracted S.F.'s still be the man at KZRK for the budding straight -edge scene which, next couple of weeks. 4 SNOT - Get Sone (Geffen) 497 +24 to be honest, was an interesting Flip/Instercope's mighty Limb 5 SEVENDUST - Seven Dust (TVT) 481 +15 sight. It was strange being one of 6 MEGADETH - Trust (Capitol) 477 -6 the few people in the room that 7 - Three Dollar Bill Y'all$ (Flip/Interscope) 470 +3 was over 25 and drinking excessive- 8 VARIOUS ARTIISTS - Spawn Soundtrack (Immortal/Epic) 462 +85 ly. I felt like I was the obese lady at 9 BRUCE DICKIISON - Accident of Birth (CMC International) 414 +12 K -Mart being chastised for eating

10 NAPALM DEATH - Inside the Torn Apart (Earache) 400 -55 straight out of the candy bins. My swilling and butt smok- 11 MACHINE HEAD - The More Things Change... (Roadrunner) 372 +11 beer ing received a little too much 12 FLOTSAM AND JETSAM - High (Metal Blade) 346 +26 attention, but it didn't distract me 13 FALL FROM GRACE - Fall From Grace (Mayhem/Fierce) 313 +18 from enjoying the show. I was a 14 SUGAR RAY - Floored (Lava/Atlantic) 272 +14 little freaked by the cleanliness of Bizkit continues to riot through 15 CRUSHED - Crushed (911) 271 +13 the audience, but I suppose it's hard rock's airwaves. Here are the 16 SISTER MACHINE GUN - Metropolis (Wax Traxl/TVT) 268 +48 better to hang with the straight boys hanging at the fabulous

17 CAST IRON HIKE - Watch It Burn (Victory) 268 +11 kids than with those acid burnouts WSOU-South Orange (l -r): LB's DJ

18 MOTLEY CRUE - Swine Sampler (Elektra/EEG) 259 -19 who flock to the Haight/Ashbury Lethal, , WSOU's waiting for Jerry Garcia to Anthony Delia, LB's John Otto, 19 JIMMIE'S CHICKEN SHACK - High (A&M) 244 +32 descend from the heavens on a , and . 20 THE MISFITS -American Psycho (Geffen) 234 -25 ringlet of tie-dyed clouds, blowing Earache's Rob Gill threatened 21 EXTREME NOVSE TERROR - Damage 381 (Earache) 217 NEW roses and incense out of his ass. me with bodily harm (and a con- 22 INTEGRITY - Seasons In the Size of Days (Victory) 216 -20 Nuclear Blast America's new versation) if the following picture 23 STEM - Forever Up (Ignition) 208 +10 radio promotions guru Sean did not run, so here ya go. Taken

24 20 DEAD FLOWER CHILDREN - Candy Toy Guns and Television (OVERCOPE) 207 +4 McKnight can be reached at (717) during July's Randall Island

25 FAT - Fat EP (A&M) 203 +20 244-0808, or faxed at (717) 244- Sepultura's Max 5407. In case you missed last Calavera (right) is seen here strut- 26 N17 - Trust No One (Slipdisc) 197 +13 week's GAVIN, McKnight was ting on the stage with Dubwar's 27 MARAYA - Counter Culture (80 West) 196 +15 recently hired to handle all aspects Jeff Rose (left) and Benji (center). 28 GALACTIC COWBOYS - The Horse That Bud Bought (Metal Blade) 185 -17 of radio promotion, so call him for 29 - Sepultura -"Attitude" (Red AnVOzz) 184 -76 all your Nuclear Blast needs. The 30 QUEENSRYCH_ - Here In the Now Frontier (EMI) 183 -16 first five people to call him this 31 FLAMBOOKEY - Flambookey (FA.D.) 178 +11 week will receive free topographi-

32 STRIFE - In This Defiance (Victory) 177 +61 cal maps of the nation's most griz- zly murder a lifetime 33 TEA PARTY - Transmision (Atlantic) 177 +36 scenes-or supply of turkey corn dogs. 34 COAL CHAMEER - Coal Chamber (Roadrunner) 177 +1 Congratulations are in order for 35 FEAR FACTORY - Remanufacture (Roadrunner) 177 -48 KIRK -Amarillo's Eric Slayter, 36 FAITH NO MORE - Album of the Year (Slash/Reprise) 176 +2 who has landed the Music 37 W.A.S.P. - Kill Fuck Die (Castle) 174 -24 Director's position at KNCN- ...Adds for August 18/19 are 38 SEPULTURA - Blood -Rooted (Roadrunner) 168 NEW Corpus Christi. Slayter's impressive Paradise Lost, One Second (Music for

39 - The Dark Saga (Century Media) 161 +7 programming tactics kept KZRK's Nations); Tea Party, Transmission

40 PRIMUS - The Brown Album (Interscope) 157 33 ratings on a constant rise, never (Atlantic)...Adds for August 25/26 losing the 18-24 male demo in his include Insane Clown Posse, The 41 EXODUS - Another Lesson In Violence (Century Media) 155 6 market. I wish him well on his Great Milenko (Island); Jack Off Jill, 42 FATES WAIVING - Pleasant Shade of Grey (Metal Blade) 148 +17 journey to south Texas and hope 'Creator, Outcast (F.A.D.)Sexless 43 ALICE COOPER - A Fistful Alice Of (Guardian) 144 +14 he'll convince his new handlers to Demons & Scan (Risk); Life of Agony, 44 SICK OF IT ALL - Built To Last (eastwest/EEG) 144 -43 start a metal show. I'll miss our Soul Searching Son (Roadrunner): Pal,

45 OBITUARY - ::ck from the Dead (Roadrunner) 135 0 weekly exchange of insults and Higher (Mercure I 46 SOAK - Soak pnterscope) 132 -20 philosophical theories regarding Continued on page 61

47 PIPE - Pipe (Lead Pipe) 124 +1

48 JACKYL - Cut the Crap (Epic) 122 -9 Editor: Ro B FIEND Rock reports accepted Mondays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 49 BIOHAZARD - No Holds Barred (Roadrunner) 109 NEW and Tuesdays 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 Ext. 618 50 GODMONEY SOUNDTRACK - Various Mist (V2) 108 NEW GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580

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www.americanradiohistory.com MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH THE SUNDAYS (20/20 reports) WHISKEYTOWN JARS OF CLAY FREDDY JONES BAND 16 Days" (Outpost) "Crazy Times" (18/23 reports) FLEETWOOD MAC (Silvertone/Essential) "Silver Springs" (Reprise) FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS The lead-off single from Jars' dynamic sopho- Two bands rooted in the 70s are this week's (13/15 reports) more effort. Stephen Lipson's production on big jumpers. Both making 13 point jumps. This JEN TRYNIN (8/27 reports) Much Afraid puts the band on an even higher is Whiskeytown's second Top Tip in two STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE weeks while Fleetwood Mac takes the second airplay plane. The first of many radio tracks. TROUBLE (7/20 reports) biggest spincrease at +74.

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1 1 SARAH McLACHLAN (Net werk/Arista) 1 1 SARAH McLACHLAN (Nettwerk/Arista) 1 SARAH McLACHLAN : Nettwerk/Arisla)

2 2 JOHN FOGERTY (Warner Bros.) 3 2 BLUES TRAVELER IA&M) 2

4 3 BLUES TRAVELER (A&M) 2 3 JOHN FOGERTY (Warner Bros.) 3 JOHN HIATT (Capitnn

3 4 JOHN HIATT (Capitol) 4 4 WALLFLOWERS (Interscope) 4 WORLD PARTY 7 5 DAR WILLIAMS VT') (Razor & Tie) 5 5 - - JL McCARTNEY (Capitol) 5 MAMA

5 6 PAUL McCARTNEY (Capitol) 7 6 JOHN HIATT (Capitol) 6

8 7 ABRA MOORE (Arista Austin) 8 7 ABRA MOORE (Arista Austin) 12 WHISKtY I OWN _post) 13 8 BEN HARPER (Virgin) 10 8 r OAD THE WET SPROCKET (Columbia/CRG) 7 JAMES McMURTRY (Sugar Hill) 6 THE 9 WALLFLOWERS (Interscope) 6 9 . . - ,:,ND (RCA) 8 JOHN FOGERTY (Warner Bros.)

10 10 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET (Columbia/CRG) 11 10 NUIGO GIRLS Epic) 14 DAVID BYRNE _:a Bop/Warner Bros.) 12 11 INDIGO GIRLS (Epic) 9 11 'AAF'HLL(CieanSlatePNORK) 11 LAURA LOVE '.' ;y) 11 12 FIONA APPLE (Clean Slate/WORK) 12 12 .'jCHBOX 20 (Lava/Atlantic) 9 Music)

9 13 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 16 13 BEN HARPER (Virgin) 17 KATELL KEINER - ektra/GEG) 16 14 -t&M) MATCHBOX 20 (Lava/Atlantic) 13 14 13 'HE MELODY MAKERS (Elektra/EEG) 15 15 SHERYL CROW (A&M) 14 15 .ILA LULL Amer Bros ) 20 BLUE RODEO Records Group)

17 16 WORLD PARTY (Enclave) 15 16 DAR WILLIAMS (Razor & Tie) 16 BIG BLUE HEARTS (Geffen) 19 17 PAULA COLE (Warner Bros.) 19 17 SISTER HAZEL (Universal) 19 BLUES TRAVELER (A&M) 20 18 DAVID BYRNE (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.) 29 18 HUFFAMOOSE ^scope) 25 KAMI LYLE (MCA) 25 19 HUFFAMOOSE (Interscope) 33 19 FLEETWOOD MAC ' se) 18 RICKIE LEE JONES (Reprise)

14 20 10,000 MANIACS (Geffen) 24 20 rIVF 10 k.d. lang (Warner Bros.) 24 21 SISTER HAZEL (Universal) 21 21 (Hybrid) 15 10,000 MANIACS (Geffen) 22 22 JAMES McMURTRY (Sugar Hill) 27 22 WORLD PARTY (Enclave) 22 INDIGO GIRLS (Epic)

21 23 SHERRI JACKSON (Hybrid) 17 23 10,000 MANIACS (Geffen) 23 BETH ORTON (Dedicated) 26 24 JONNY LANG (A&M) 18 24 - HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS (Revolution) 36 TEl (Mercury)

18 25 ZIGGY MARLEY & THE MELODY MAKERS (Elektra/EEG) 23 25 JONNY LANG (A&M) 31 BRAD (Epic) 39 26 WHISKEYTOWN (Outpost) 28 26 DAVID BYRNE (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.) 33 THE DELEVANTES (Capitol Nashville)

28 27 THIRD EYE BLIND (Elektra/EEG) 34 27 THIRD EYE BLIND (Elektra/EEG) 26 MAIA SHARP (ARK 21) 27 28 EDWIN McCAIN (Atlantic) 25 28 EDWIN McCAIN (Atlantic) 37 VENICE ()

42 29 FLEETW000 MAU (Reprise) 26 29 WDESPREAD PANIC (Capricorn) 27 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET (Columbia/CRG)

33 30 LIVE (Radioactive) 30 30 -AWN COLVIN (Columbia/CRG) 28 MICHAEL PENN (Epic) 34 31 LAURA LOVE (Mercury) 32 31 COUNTING CROWS (DGC) NEW MIRABAL (Warner Bros.) 23 32 BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS (Revolution) 35 32 JAMES McMURTRY (Sugar Hill) 32 ROBERT EARL KEEN (Arista Austin) 29 33 SHAWN COLVIN (Columbia/CRG) 20 33 (Island) 34 EDWIN McCAIN (Atlantic)

32 34 MARCIA BALL (Rounder) 22 34 ZIGGY MARLEY & THE MELODY MAKERS (Elektra/EEG) 24 SHERRI JACKSON (Hybrid) 41 35 TAJ MAHAL (Private Music) 40 35 GI JANE SOUNDTRACK (Hollywood) 21 PAUL McCARTNEY (Capitol) 31 36 BIG BLUE HEARTS (Geffen) 36 36 :)EL AMITRI (A&M) 46 TEENAGE FANCLUB (Columbia/CRG) 40 37 WIDESPREAD PANIC (Capricorn) 38 37 LEFTOVER SALMON (Mountain Division/Hollywood) 29 HUFFAMOOSE (Interscope)

37 38 COLLECTIVE SOUL (Atlantic) 37 38 COLLECTIVE SOUL (Atlantic) 40 COLIN LINDEN (Compass) 38 39 DEL AMITRI (A&M) 42 39 LAURA LOVE (Mercury) NEW NEAL COTY (Mercury) 36 40 RICKIE LEE JONES (Reprise) 31 40 30 RON SEXSMITH (Interscope) 35 41 TONIC (A&M) N 41 JEWEL 41 CLARENCE "GATEMOUTH" BROWN (Verve) 47 42 JEWEL (Atlantic) 39 42 RICKIE LEE JONES (Reprise) NEW MICHAEL KROLL (CritiqueBMG) 43 43 IVTING CROWS (DGC) 49 43 WHISKEYTOWN (Outpost) 44 OLD 97'S (Elektra/EEG) 44 BRAD (Epic) 43 44 WILLIAM TOPLEY (Mercury) 39 BLUE MOUNTAIN (Roadrunner) 46 45 GI JANE SOUNDTRACK (Hollywood) 41 45 BIG BLUE HEARTS (Geffen) NEW 45 DWIGHT YOAKAM (Reprise) 45 46 KATELL KEINEG (Elektra/EEG) 47 46 BIG BACK FORTY IA&M) 48 46 BACK FORTY (A&M)

30 47 U2 (Island) NEW 47 BRAD (Epic) 49 47 KYF BREWER (Risk) NEW 48 BIG BACK FORTY (A&M) 44 48 TEENAGE FANCLUB (Columbia/CRG) NEW 48 LUNA IElektra/EEG) NEW 49 BLUE RODEO (Sire Records Group) 48 49 JAMES TAYLOR (Columbia/CRG) 35 49 BEN FOLDS FIVE (550 Music)

NEW 50 TEENAGE FANCLUB (Columbia/CRG) 46 50 VENICE (Vanguard) 38 50 ABRA MOORE (Arista Austin)

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1 SARAH McLACHLAN (Nettwerk/Arista) 1237 +65 30 18 26 22 9 11 21 30 23 23 20 7 23 8 25 15 11 4 8 38 26 15 14 7 20 10 10 20 12

2 JOHN FOGERTY (Warner Bros.) 852 +22 31 21 14 22 8 20 27 7 31 6 25 4 8 22 20 9 7 15 4 25 16 10 37 13 12 8 30 9 3 BLUES TRAVELER (A&M) 791 +31 17 16 16 21 23 12 33 6 7 5 20 26 15 14 1 3 32 18 15 18 20 11 27 8

4 JOHN HIATT (Capitol) 708 -64 13 19 9 9 15 9 11 6 7 15 8 6 15 16 7 14 2 23 17 18 20 12 15 2 18 5 DAR WILLIAMS (Razor & Tie) 639 -25 19 18 11 11 20 24 5 6 15 9 7 8 6 24 10 10 4 13 12 14 9

6 PAUL McCARTNEY (Capitol) 617 -94 13 13 32 26 7 11 21 6 7 6 19 9 3 7 14 2 32 4 20 37 20 12 22 14

7 ABRA MOORE (Arista Austin) 595 -44 17 24 zz 15 24 12 4 13 10 11 10 2 38 14 10 9 20 7 10 9

8 BEN HARPER (Virgin) 583 +23 13 6 9 9 10 10 13 10 5 15 7 11 16 7 3 4 14 4 10 3 20 6 8 10

9 THE WALLFLOWERS (Interscope) 582 -89 23 24 20 zz 8 s 20 21 37 36 14 26 8

10 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET )ColumbiuJCRG) 565 -24 31 5 4 16 6 15 22 12 12 9 13 7 11 9 33 6 15 20 14 11

11 INDIGO GIRLS (Epic) 550 -15 13 15 12 13 12 10 6 7 10 17 15 5 3 32 14 20 7 10 6 6 8 8

12 FIONA APPLE (Clean Slate/WORK) 533 -40 28 19 15 11 17 11 20 12 7 7 6 37 25 15 13 6 7

13 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 531 -87 22 11 17 21 12 18 7 10 3 33 11 14 11 7 14 MATCHBOX 20 (Lava/Atlantic) 491 -1 16 14 13 25 7 12 37 9 12 15 SHERYLCROW(A&M) 488 -23 31 25 3 7 6 24 13 11 38 10 14 15

16 WORLD PARTY (Enclave) 483 5 16 9 15 3 7 3 5 6 10 10 16 4 1 13 19 15 20 8 8 8 7 17 PAULA (Warner Bros.) 472 +27 7 13 10 7 14 20 9 10 25 7 26 23 15 13 8

18 DAVID BYRNE (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros l 443 +2 20 9 11 12 7 6 8 10 14 7 3 19 12 10 2 13 7 7 10 19 HUFFAMOUSE (Inlerscope) 440 +55 22 10 7 6 8 12 5 5 11 7 7 2 32 10 9 5 10 10

20 10.000 MANIACS (Gehen) 436 -111 16 14 9 15 17 4 4 3 32 21 15 9 5 11 5 9 21 SISTER HAZEL (Universal) 414 +21 12 20 13 9 36 6 10 22

22 JAMES McMURTRY (Sugar Hi II 391 -17 15 20 9 9 5 5 14 7 14 4 10 6 9 10 10

23 SHERRI JACKSON (Hybrid) 388 -22 22 8 13 7 22 8 6 8 24 12 15 6 20 6 6 8

24 JONNY LANG (A&M) 373 0 15 20 15 14 11 14 8 7 14 11 13 17 10 37 2 10 6 24 B 25 ZIGGY MARLEY & THE MELODY MAKERS (ElektraJEEG) 366 -85 7 13 11 3 21 6 7 10 7 24 5 6 20 7 11 8

26 WHISKEYTOWN (Outpost) 362 +58 11 16 22 5 10 6 11 9 8 7 4 6 3 7 10 10 7 7

27 THIRD EYE BLIND (Elektra/EEG) 361 +14 6 13 26 8 37 6

28 EDWIN McCAIN (Atlantic) 354 16 13 13 5 5 8 7 7 7 25 9 15 10 8 10 7

29 FLEETWOOD MAC (Reprise) 350 +74 21 19 7 10 5 11 21 6 18 6 8 8 15 9 10 13 11 7

30 LIVE (Radioactive) 350 +24 19 17 7 6 23 5 20 7 24 18

31 LAURA LOVE (Mercury) 346 +23 12 7 6 11 12 13 5 6 3 10 12 6 9

32 BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS (Revolunon) 332 -67 14 35 10 15 6 5 3 7 7 30 5 15 13 11 17

33 SHAWN COLVIN (Columbia/CRG) 331 8 13 12 8 7 13 11 6 28 4 6

34 MARCIA BALL (Rounder) 318 -9 16 7 WI 7 7 4 7 7 6 6 11 5 8

35 TAJ MA HL (Private Music) 304 +18 8 14 5 9 6 2 9 7 9 12 7

36 BIG BLUE HEARTS (Gehen) 304 -27 11 9 23 6 13 4 8 7 2 6 2 10 10 9 20 4 8 37 WIDESPREAD PANIC (Capricorn) 297 4 12 6 5 7 5 10 7 12 9 8 16 9 16 8 15 12 8 38 COLLECTIVE SOUL (Atlantic) 294 -13 5 20 10 31 15 14 6

39 DEL AMITRI (A&M) 284 -21 9 3 7 6 22 24 10 10 18 13 6 3

40 RICKIE LEE JONES (Reprise) 284 -28 14 6 9 12 10 5 5 6 10 7 9 10 10 10 8 4 8

41 TONIC (A&M) 272 -49 11 7 4 10 32 9

42 JEWEL (Atlantic) 270 +34 13 14 11 22 5 25 43 COUNTING CROWS (DGC) 262 -7 22 13 5 12 3 8 12 11 10 31 6 7 44 BRAD (Epic) 256 NEW 16 12 16 6 7 15 12 15 7

45 W JANE SOUNDTRACK (Hollywood) 252 +13 12 14 S 22 11 8 4 8 7 5 10 9 13 6 8

46 KATELL KEINEG (Elektra/EEG) 251 +8 12 9 5 15 12 2 10 13 7 6 B

47 02 (Island) 251 -82 12 21 5 21 5 9 7 31 28 10 5 3

48 BIG BACK FORTY (A&M) 233 NEW 6 7 11 2 5 13 13 10 10 9

49 BLUE RODEO (Sire Records Group) 232 NEW 10 10 5 4 4 5 2 2 13 8 5

50 TEENAGE FANCLUB (ColumbiaJCRG) 232 NEW 8 9 9 10 9 7 6 2 6 Di°" my a i on Mixed bym Lord -Alge. Mastered by Bob Ludwig. Produced by Ray Coburn. ON YOUR DESK NOW from her debut album: dayna manning, "volume 1" IN STORES: AUG 26 IMPACTING NOW NUMERICo

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PAUL McCARTNEY (Capitol) 7 25 9 12 5 24 1 4 9 12 15 14 15 11 20 12 27

ABRA MOORE (Arista Austin) 7 15 37 6 9 5 14 50 9 8 20 12 18 4 9 21 6 11 23 4 10

BEN HARPER (Virgin) 8 12 9 12 19 50 9 4 18 16 8 4 6 16 15 24 29 18 15 6 5 5 13

THE WALLFLOWERS (Interscope) 27 51 11 7 33 21 7 21 25 29 43 17 9 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET (Columbia/CRG) 10 10 7 8 9 23 12 33 6 15 8 16 8 12 32 10 9 20 9 INDIGO GIRLS (Epic) 13 4 38 8 8 24 1 18 15 6 18 13 15 10 18 23 6 5 32 13

FIONA APPLE (Clean SlateANORK) 18 28 30 6 7 15 19 5 10 24 9 24 29 24 5 9

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 53 51 7 5B 26 5 19 16 30 48 6 MATCHBOX 20 (Lava/Atlantic) 23 35 45 6 8 18 14 15 10 45 32 48 12 12

SHERYL CROW (A&M) 52 20 33 21 13 21 43 18 37 11 PARTY (Enclave) WORLD 8 10 3 8 14 22 24 9 5 10 6 1 15 16 15 18 18 16 6 11 13

PA (Warner Bros.) 8 36 51 16 8 8 7 22 9 24 9 34 / 9 7 DAVID BYRNE (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.) 8 5 6 14 8 9 5 17 12 8 4 12 15 17 29 12 16 16 12 11 HUFFAMOOSE (Interscope) 7 18 9 13 2 16 16 12 18 5 10 4 6 17 10 23 4 5 10 14 15 10,000 MANIACS (Geffen) 8 5 7 12 3 5 19 12 14 5 12 4 20 26 37 13 24 8 1123 BAAL (Universal) 38 45 19 22 23 44 50 16 5 McMURTRY (Sugar JAMES Hill) 8 6 12 9 6 10 21 9 4 11 12 7 4 13 16 15 16 29 6 6 7 SHERRI JACKSON (Hybrid) 7 5 9 12 50 5 4 9 7 10 17 12 9 5 7 6 JONNY LANG (A&M) 6 9 7 6 5 14 7 9 5 13 6

TIGGY MARLEY & THE MELODY MAKERS (Elektra/EEG) 8 7 6 6 7 16 7 5 5 5 6 15 14 16 6 4 12 5 9 7 11

WHISKEYTOWN (Outpost) 4 9 7 17 17 5 2 8 16 4 16 15 3 6 4 9 THIRD EYE BUND (EleAtratEEG) 50 45 7 16 10 14 5 43 14 49

EDWIN McCAIN (Atlantic) 7 11 30 9 8 24 9 10 6 7 6 17 5 14 7 FLEETWOOD MAC (Reprise) 7 6 4 30 5 6 0 5 15 9 18 4 9 13

LIVE iRadioactive) 12 30 19 12 10 24 32 7 14 8 13 LAURA LOPE (Mercury) 8 11 6 4 10 17 9 4 6 12 4 14 29 12 3 22 5 9

BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS (Revolution) 12 9 36 8 7 15 8 18 5 6 SHAWN COLVIN (Columbia/CRG) 44 45 8 17 13 43 E 12 8 MARCIA BALL (Rounder) 8 9 11 9 15 13 7 5 2 16 4 5 16 3 6 4 12 10 TA,LMA.I (Private Music) 8 9 7 15 21 7 2 6 8 5 6 16 15 6 12 18 6 12

BIG BLUE HEARTS (Geffen) 8 9 3 10 9 4 16 4 9 4 3 6 11 9 6 6

WIDESPREAD PANIC (Capricorn) 5 4 12 24 10 8 4 18 16 6 13 COLLECTIVE SOUL (Atlantic) 13 41 9 25 15 25 30 20 DEL AMORI (A&M) 12 6 22 7 e 7 12 12 7 3 6 6 18 13

RICKIE LEE JONES (Reprise) 8 9 6 8 5 10 8 6 8 5 7 8 3 7 4 12 4 7 TONIC (A&M) 11 50 38 36 18 37 (Atlantic) JEWEL 89 21 37 7 1 19 6 COUNTING CROWS (DGC) 11 13 41 9 38 14

BRAD (Epic) 7 5 6 13 7 1 20 6 7 6 6 19 22 9 01 JANE S01NNDTRACR (Hollywood) 7 9 14 15 6 11 6 9 3 7 17

KATELL KEINEG (Eleklra/EEG) 7 9 8 3 13 9 5 15 12 4 16 3 11 9 U2 (Island) 4 21 20 12 14 23

BIG BACK FORTY (A&M) 7 5 9 5 14 17 10 12 13 8 8 16 6 BLUE RODEO (Sire Records Group) 7 5 9 13 5 2 12 8 11 16 3 12 15

TEENAGE FANCLUB (Columbia/CRG) 1 4 30 7 6 11 13 7 6 2 4 28 6 7 6

FREDDY JONES BAND Midwest grit meets a little Southern rolling original tune called A3 Picks "Wonder" (Capricorn) jam on the uptempo "Wonder." "Summertime." As far as a produc- JARS OF CLAY Indiana's rockin' road warriors, the THE SUNDAYS tion, the Sundays sound much more "Crazy Times" (Silvertone) Freddy Jones Band, sound poised to "Summertime" (DSC) direct and open. Gone is that hazy, The opening song, recapture the magic of their 1994 Not far from the Cocteau Twins -styled wall of literally, to Jars' release-before -last. The opening bars grooving strains sound. The guitars wah-wah along sterling upcoming of "Wonder" have a nice crunch to of their cover of brightly, and the vocals are simulta- release, which is them, then the song hightails into a the Rolling neously pleasant and forceful. due out in mid - glimmering Fender guitar crescendo Stones' "Wild "Summertime" should appeal to September, Much chorus that sounds like a modem Horses," the Triple A tastes as much as to alter- Afraid. The Doobie Brothers teamed up with the Sundays finish native fans. group's previous release sold well over mighty Allman Brothers. The FJB's off the summer season with a one million copies, but this new one, produced by Steve Lipson (Annie walCI Spin Trends Lennox's two is solo records), much JEN TRYNIN (Warner Bros.) STIR (Capitol) BROWN (Verve) 1. JEN TRYNIN +94 harder hitting. We played this tune for BETH ORTON (Dedicated) THE DELEVANTES (Capitol) * (Blue Thuns FLEETWOOD a musician friend of ours who was in 2. MAC +74 TEXAS (Mercury) RAY town player Chris Boni- *STEVIE VAUGHAN & *ROBERT MIRABAL 3. FREDDY JONES BAND and he flipped. So did we. Wait until NEAL COTY (Mercury) DOUBLE TROUBLE (Epic) (Warner Western) +72 you hear "Crazy Times" segue into the VENICE (Vanguard) THE BLAZERS (Rounder) *FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS 4. STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & excellent and driving "Fade to Grey" KAMI LYLE (MCA) *THE SUNDAYS (DGC) (Private Music) DOUBLE TROUBLE +70 on the full release. It's dearly one of *FREDDY JONES BAND (Capricorn) *OLD 97'S (ELEKTRA/EEG) Dropped: #44 k.l. lang, #48 Leftover 5. SARAH MCLACHLAN +65 the finest rocking moments of 1997. KYF BREWER (Risk) CLARENCE "GATEMOUTH" Salmon, #50 Fool's Progress. The Jars rule! ROBBEN FORD +65

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Extension 606 BY KENT ZIMMERMAN Three New American RobbvOn Your Desk ` o\\ Songwriters Deep in Thought ord I hate to run this Summit thing into is a good fit with Nichols' unfet- the ground, bu jeez, it's become so tered folk/country N ues style. freaking pervasive in my life. It JEN TRYNIN wasn't until I was in the dead cen- Gun Shy Trigger Happy ter of assembling this column-on (Warner Bros.) three spiffy new American song- I first heard writers that I realized all three Trynin artists would he performing in Jennifer she mailed Boulder. Well, there you go. Maybe when "Robben Fore has come through us a it's a subliminzl nod to the kind of copy of her previous album, for IKFOG every time!" artists you bump into amidst all that Cockamamie, with high altitude madness. Maybe it's Paul Marszalkk/ Bill Evans, (FOG a hand -scribbled letterhead. just a sick coir_cidence. Anyway, note on We traded phone messages, never Most Adced GAVIN A3 here are three discs I found - speaking. Soon after, Warner Bros. extremely interesting, all three rela- KFOG KOTR KEPC WCL? KR:C VdNC signed amidst a bidd_ng war. tively new on the scene, all three her at Q Division by Mike KPF7 KR -VM KVNF WRRX KIIUM alchemically concocting a strange Recorded mix of countrified roots attached to Denneen, Gun Shy Trigger Happy WKPK KESU DISH big city strings. You might say they comes out of the same Boston represent how strong an influence sound factory that hatched the work American songwriting continues to of Aimee Mann and Merrie Amsterberg. In some ways, GS77-7 he on the Triple A format. JEB LOY NICHOLS shares the same ambiance, as elec- Lover's Knot (Capitol) tric guitar overshadows the usual To describe Jeb modus operandi of senshive female music. And Loy Nichols would folk although be to create a Cockamamie was more ragged in complex and con- execution, Jen's trio still performs tradictory illustra- with power. What's different is that tion. Born in Jen now has more in common with Roxy Music W"poniing, hay ing lived in Missouri, than early Pretenders. Austin, New York, and finally, That's not to say that Gun Shy London-where he currently doesn't rock (check out the wah- resides-a lot of unlikely (and wahed "Bore Me"), it's merely that inaudible) infbences percolate songs like "Getaway" and "I Resign" inside his music. Originally guided contain a calmer confidence. by the spirit o_ punk-notably the ROYAL FINGERBOWL Sex Pistols-Jeb settled oddly into Happy Birthday, Sabo! (TVT) a swampy blues style, part J.J. Cale, Is Raindogs one of your favorite part Al Green, part backwoods Tom Waits albums? If so, maybe Muscle Shoals, where the cross- you ought to dig into Royal roads of coun-ry and R&B regularly Fingerbowl. Both albums share a meet. An album like Al Green's French Quarter scuzziness. Alex Belle is the closest frame of refer- McMurray hails from New Orleans, ence that might describe the while Waits cut Raindogs around groove captured on Lover's Knot. the time he filmed Jim Jarmusch's Singing in a timid baritone, Nichols Down By Law in Louisiana. The and producer Craig Street create a similarities don't necessarily end fascinating American quilt, stitching there. Fingerbowl assembled their folky blues and modern rhythms act partly as a joke, partly as a with an almost European sense of spur-of-the-moment reaction to exile. Like the wood block artwork actually scoring a paid gig. Like Produced by Niko Bcbs Nichols is inclined to create, Lover's Ben Folds Five, Royal Fingerbowl and Robben Ford Knot is outsidyr folk, a mixture of like to fart around, wielding some backwoods acoustic and city pretty impressive composing tal- sounds. "As tEe Rain" opens the ents, even occasionally getting sad collection, mixing reggae with a and serious. Happy Birthday, Sabo! ger VVa1k the all -new, all -instrumental New Orleans shuffle beat, back - is a little Hank, a little Satchmo, dropped by a wheezy Rasta horn and a little Westerberg drenched rel- from one of the wcild's premier guitar players, along witl- section. in plenty of flat brew. "My Money" ProdLcer Street's consistent and: Steve eclectic sense (having worked with is one swinging moment. "We'll go Jordan, Cassandra Wilson and Jimmy Scott) to my Caddie and suck a fattie." Bernie Worrell and

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Most Added TIM MCGRAW (69) 1.i' 'ii bere" (Curb) REPORTS THIS WEEK: 204 LAST WEEK: 20-1 LEANN SPINS TREND RIMES

4 1 TRISHA YEARWOOD - How Do I Live (MCA) 12 204 7502 +281 145 4 2 (46) "You Light Up 2 2 TRACY LAWRENCE - How A Cowgirl Says Goodbye (Atlantic) 12 204 7406 +27 140 5 1 My Life" 5 3 KENNY CHESNEY - She's Got It All (BNA Records) 14 204 7377 +222 134 5 2 (MCG/Curb) 3 4 MICHAEL PETERSON - Drink, Swear, Steal, And Lie (Reprise) 15 203 7311 +41 134 7 1 8 5 TOBY KEITH - We Were In Love (Mercury) 11 204 6942 +638 111 20 0 RIVER ROAD (43)

6 6 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY - How Was I To Know (Atlantic) 11 204 6776 +389 102 30 2 "Nickajack" (Capitol)

9 7 ALAN JACKSON - There Goes (Arista) 7 204 6335 +556 72 44 2 MARTY STUART (87)

12 8 ALABAMA - Dancin' Shaggin' On The Boulevard (RCA) 9 203 6178 +544 72 44 5 "Sweet Love" (MCA) CLAY WALKER (35) 10 9 DIAMOND RIO - How Your Love Makes Me Feel (Arista) 12 204 6082 +325 62 50 3 "Watch This" (Giant) 11 10 NEAL McCOY - The Shake (Atlantic) 14 201 5865 +174 63 60 6

13 11 COLLIN RAYE - What The Head Wants (Epic) 12 203 5719 +280 48 63 5 14 12 LEE ANN WOMACK - The Fool (Decca) 9 204 5525 +418 40 69 8 Spincreaees 15 13 DAVID KERSH - Day In, Day Out (Curb) 14 202 5262 +282 35 77 12 TOBY KEITH +688 1 14 LONESTAR - Come Cryin' To Me (BNA Records) 17 160 5156 -2302 89 15 20 "We Were In Love" (Mercury) 16 15 VINCE GILL - You And You Alone (MCA) 6 204 5064 +370 17 82 12 DEANA CARTER +617 7 16 CLINT BLACK & MARTINA McBRIDE - Still Holding On (RCA) 12 165 5050 -1286 71 29 12 "How Do I Get There" (Capitol) 18 17 LORRIE MORGAN - Go Away (BNA Records) 8 199 4658 +461 10 95 16 ALAN JACKSON +556 20 18 BILLY RAY CYRUS - It's All The Same (Mercury) 9 198 4382 +308 5 104 20 "There Goes" (Arista)

19 19 LILA McCANN - Down Came A Blackbird (Asylum) 15 183 4304 +144 33 59 40 ALABAMA +554

23 20 THE BUFFALO CLUB - Nothin' Less Than Love (Rising Tide) 12 194 4232 +258 13 91 31 "Dancin' Shaggin' On The Boulevard" (RCA) 24 21 SAWYER BROWN - This Night Won't Last Forever (Curb) 9 198 4222 +374 10 94 34 LORRIE MORGAN +461 22 22 JOHN ANDERSON - Somebody Slap Me (Mercury) 8 192 4194 +200 8 93 26 "Go Away" (BNA)

27 23 DEANA CARTER - How Do I Get There (Capitol Nashville) 4 203 4172 +617 0 109 32

25 24 KEVIN SHARP - It You Love Somebody (Asylum) 5 201 4166 +439 3 100 36 28 25 - All Lit Up In Love (MCA) 8 190 3680 +163 4 82 53 ip Beque 31 26 BRYAN WHITE - Love Is The Right Place (Asylum) 4 191 3634 +481 2 96 50

29 27 BLACKHAWK - Hole In My Head (Arista) 9 185 3483 +166 7 86 56 TRISHA YEARWOOD "How Do I Live" (MCA) 30 28 TRAVIS TRITT & LARI WHITE - Helping Me Get Over You (Warner Bros.) 6 187 3447 +236 2 95 53 NEAL MCCOY 32 29 CHELY WRIGHT - Shut Up And Drive (MCA) 5 186 3150 +366 O 83 72 "The Shake" (Atlantic) 33 30 MARK CHESNUTT - Thank God For Believers (Decca) 4 190 3100 +374 O 86 81 LILA MCCANN 34 31 TANYA TUCKER - Ridin' Out The Headache (Capitol Nashville) 8 154 2760 +95 2 61 58 "Down Came A Blackbird"

17 32 TRACE ADKINS - I Lett Something Turned On At Home (Capitol Nashville) 18 125 2589 -1880 24 37 48 (Asylum)

35 33 JOE DIFFIE - Somethin' Like This (Epic) 9 157 2514 +51 0 76 67 MICHAEL PETERSON

40 34 CLAY WALKER - Watch This (Giant) 3 157 2216 +634 o 62 86 "Drink. Swear, Steal..." (Reprise) GEORGE STRAIT 37 35 DEAN MILLER - Nowhere USA (Capitol Nashville) 6 135 2062 +217 0 15 55 65 ( cuyiltg 1OurLote uV Me" (MCA) 39 36 THE KINLEYS - Please (Epic) 4 149 2030 +442 o 7 54 88

38 37 SARA EVANS - Three Chords And The Truth (RCA) 7 134 1991 +172 15 42 76 49 38 TIM McGRAW - Everywhere (Curb) 2 121 1990 +1103 3 10 63 45 Record to Watch 41 39 JASON SELLERS - I'm Your Man (BNA Records) 5 145 1819 +260 0 8 36 101 TIM MCGRAW 47 40 LEE ROY PARNELL - You Can't Get There From Here (Career) 2 127 1590 +521 0 5 39 83 "Everywhere (Curb) 42 41 JACK INGRAM - Flutter (Rising Tide) 6 100 1466 +161 0 7 38 55 WE SAY: 43 42 BLAKE & BRIAN - Another Perfect Day (MCG/Curb) 8 96 1366 +80 0 9 32 55 "What an 44 43 DWIGHT YOAKAM - Claudette (Reprise) 6 92 1353 +103 0 9 32 51 unbeliev- 50 44 RAYBON BROTHERS - The Way She's Looking (MCA) 3 84 1119 +266 0 3 25 56 able - 45 RIVER ROAD - Nickajack (Capitol Nashville) 2 100 1087 0 1 24 75 week-and 48 46 JEFF CARSON - Here's The Deal (MCG/Curb) 3 77 1050 +121 o 3 27 47 early too!

46 41 M.C.POTTS - I'm So Sorry (Critique/BMG) 11 61 1037 63 0 11 26 24 It's another smash that's - 48 KATHY MATTEA - Love Travels (Mercury) 2 81 1019 EW 0 3 21 57 sure to be - 49 WADE HAYES - Wichita Lineman (Columbia/DKC) 2 65 842 ,Ve, 0 2 25 38 played Everywhere." - 50 RICKY VAN SHELTON - She Needs Me (RVS) 4 56 811 NE6 0 3 22 31 RADIO SAYS: Top Ten Up & Coman'. "Finally, this boy is recognized for his immense talent. He's just Rpts Adds Spins Wks Rpts. Adds Spins Weeks been underrated too long." 64 20 764 2 MATT KING - A Woman Like You (Atlantic) 39 4 474 3 ROONEY ATKINS - In A Heartbeat (Curb) Dandalion, WRKZ-Hershey,

53 8 677 3 SKIP EWING - Answer To My Prayer (Word Nashville) 37 37 466 1 * MARTY STUART - Sweet Love (MCA) Penn. MD S TAT S : 50 9 674 2 SEMINOLE She Knows Me By Heart (Curb/Universal) 35 9 441 1 * KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS - Kent. Wildcat (BNA Records) Most added with 69/Up 11 places from 49* to 38*/73 46 46 789 1 * LeANN RIMES - You Light Up My Lite (MCG/Curb) 31 7 392 1 * JD MYERS - When I Think About You (Asylum) stations already at 15-35 plays 42 7 501 2 JAMES BONAMY - Naked To The Pain (Epic) 30 3 374 1 * VICTORIA per week

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Country Notes BY JANE ELLEN PRO iIe Women in Radio , I WORKED AT: Lisa Puzo Strickland KZLA-Los Angeles Where Have We Been, do not like to perceive a woman w. JOB TITLE & RESPONSIBILITY: and Where are We hard -edged. "An all -male morning Music Director Going? Part 2 team can rip apart a political cam- WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE * * * * * * paign, and it becomes funny," she Last week we looked at some chal- says, "but when women attack the LABEL: SONG OF ALL-TIME? Nat King lenges facing women with careers same material, they are not taken Asylum Cole "Unforgettable" in radio. While seriously." we've-come-a- Records WHAT ALBUM/CD IN YOUR long-way--baby, radio broad- Even if they're POSITION: casting seems to be an industry not taken seriously COLLECTION ARC where change is slow. This week, on the air, howev- Northeast h A M E D OF? I found an old Tane Ellen continues the discus- er, women seem Regional Promotion Manager Billy Barty album at KZLA and, for sion, focusing on how women to be garnering HOW LONG 3 Years some reason, I still have it. might get to that next level. respect in broad- In Duluth, Minnesota, WUSZ's cast sales. WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST I used to train Mary Befera used to win in the According to the ABOUT YOUR JOB The people l horses, once hit a hole -in -one, and morning with her radio partner and Mary Befera Equal Employment work with at radio and at prefer pipes to cigars. husband Frank Befera. However, as Opportunity Trend Report of 1995, Asylum-and the Ritz Carlton co-owner of the station, salary was women comprised 51.8 percent of IF I WORKED FOR A RADIO not as much of an issue for her as the sales force at commercial radio weekend rates. STATION, I WOULD: Throw in 5- was the station's bottom -line profit. stations in the . The fact that, despite 15 second artist interview The Beferas recently took them- Sales is where Befera (nee Mary talent, some artists just get lost selves off the air to concentrate on Grillo) got her start. She began het "Sound -bites" over the song their role as station owners. Mary radio career in 1984 selling a small in the glut-and time away from intros. I know Asylum would be thinks women are at a disadvan- country AM/FM combo in Virginia, my husband Brinson. glad to provide these! tage, because audiences generally Continued on page 60 º°:F ART=Y MOTTO TO LIVE i WORK BY: BORN IN: Cleveland, Ohio As Editor JAMIE MATTESON Consulting Editor. LISA SMITH CbC/H Edltor'JEFF HOUSE Forrest Gump might say, "Life Country reports accepted Fridays 8 a.m.-3 p.m. and Mondays 8 a.m.-3 p.m. GREW UP IN: Los Angeles, Calif. is like a box of cigars-you never Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580 BEFORE WORKING FOR A know who's blowing smoke." Nashville Office: (615) 255-5010. Nashville Fax: (615) 255-5020.

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1 JEWEL - Foolish Games (Atlantic) 205 4 5249 +594 93 18 Smilin' Faces Compiled by Annette M. Lai 2 SHAWN COLVIN - Sunny Came Home (Columbia/CRG) 189 12 5155 +230 14 LOVE MAKES 3 PAUL CARRACK For Once In Our Lives (ARK 21) 174 1 4290 -121 15 THE WORLD 4 10,000 MANIACS - More Than This (Geffen) 156 3 4232 +236 5 GO 'ROUND

5 SISTER HAZEL - All For You (Universal) 124 1 4000 +9 4 And proving that theory is none 6 JAMES TAYLOR - Little More Time With You (Columbia/CRG) 159 1 3940 -72 9 other than Tucci

I 150 10 3403 +276 23 7 LeANN RIMES - How Do Live (MCG/Curb) & Associates' 8 STYX - Paradise tCMC International) 147 1 3372 -103 19 Mike Martucci,

9 OMC - How Bizarre (Mercury) 111 2 3362 +41 3 who "took the plunge" on June 10 SHERYL CROW -A Change Would Do You Good (A&M) 114 1 3289 -500 8 29 with the radiant Sandra Kane. 155 15 3240 +578 27 11 BACKSTREET BOYS - Quit Playing Games (With My Head) (Jive) "AMYZING" GRANT 12 THIRD EYE BLIND - Semi -Charmed Life (Elektra/EEG) 91 0 2965 +181 2

13 MICHAEL ENGLISH - Why Didn't I? (Curb) 129 1 2756 +78 15

14 KENNY LOGGINS - I Am Not... (Columbia/CRG) 145 6 2734 +236 29

15 FLEETWOOD MAC - Silver Springs (Reprise) 165 28 2697 +813 44

16 MICHAEL BOLTON - Go The Distance (Columbia/CRG) 122 1 2668 -480 15

17 BILLY JOEL - To Make You Feel My Love (Columbia/CRG) 154 16 2657 +619 33

18 AZ YET - Hard T¢ Say I'm Sorry (LaFace/Arista) 115 1 2442 -316 15 Doing the rounds in support of her latest project, Behind the 19 AMY GRANT - Takes A Little Time (A&M) 137 24 2351 +622 36 Eyes, which is set for release next 4 20 THE VERVE PIPE- The Freshmen (RCA) 79 0 2344 -220 month, A&M superstar Amy 21 SAVAGE GARDEN - To The Moon & Back (Columbia/CRG) 111 4 2286 +84 18 Grant caught up with some of

22 MONICA - For You I Will (Warner Sunset/Atlantic) 98 1 2177 -255 12 A/C's finest at a dinner held in her honor. Shown (1-r): R.J. 23 PETER CETERA - Do You Love Me That Much (River North) 98 1 2177 -582 9 Promotion's Rhonda Herlich, 24 HANSON - Where's The 112 6 2172 +334 25 Love? (Mercury) A&M's Scott Emerson, WLTE- 25 NATALIE COLE - A Smile Like Yours (Elektra/EEG) 101 3 1992 +143 20 Minneapolis' PD Gary Nolan, 26 BELINDA CARLISLE - In Too Deep (ARK 21) 110 3 1897 +79 22 Grant, GAVIN'S Ron Fell, WKTI-

27 CHICAGO - Herein My Head (Reprise) 95 0 1884 -416 19 Milwaukee's Lisa Letterman, and WKTI APD/MD Leonard Peace. 88 15 1874 +305 13 28 THE WALLFLOWERS - The Difference (Interscope) KOZ DOES LUNCH 29 THE WALLFLOWERS - One Headlight (Interscope) 65 1 1867 -222 2

30 SWING OUT SISTER - Somewhere In The World (Mercury/Pure) 89 0 1789 -911 16

31 R. KELLY - Gotham City (Jive) 95 0 1773 -90 16

32 SARAH McLACILAN - Building A Mystery (Nettwerk/Arista) 9 89 12 1702 +284 18

33 INDIGO GIRLS - Shame On You (Epic) 15 74 0 1662 -225 8

34 PAULA COLE - I Don't Want To Wait (Warner Bros.) 7 81 13 1615 17

35 DUNCAN SHEIK - Barely Breathing (Atlantic) 40 61 1 1570 -203 7 Capitol recording artist dined with some friends in St. Paul 36 SPICE GIRLS - 2 Become 1 (Virgin) 10 69 8 1536 8 last month. Shown here with the 37 JAMIE & THE JURY - Holdin' On To Someone Else (Rocktopia) 18 75 1489 +90 10 sax man are (back row, 1-r): 38 HANSON - MMMBop (Mercury) 22 62 0 1477 -435 6 WROE's Dan Larkin; Koz; GAVIN'S

39 MARIAH CAREY - Honey (Columbia/CRG) 2 96 28 1464 32 Ron Fell; SW Networks' Ron Rivll:n; KMXG's Art Monroe; 40 WEATHERVANE - Roll Like Thunder (Soup Can Music) 10 84 5 1459 +50 17 Callahan & Associates' Tom Total Reports This Week: 250 Last Week: 252 Callahan; KMXL's Mark Chai -#,..-i, 21 Reports Adds SPINS TREND Editor.. R O N FELL Anthony, Capitol's Nick DUNCAN SHEIK - "SheRuns Away" (Atlantic) 90 10 1423 +173 Associate Editor' ANNETTE M. LAI Bedding. Up front: GAVIN'S

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+0.f LS,.:l www.americanradiohistory.com .', ' MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH PAUL VORNHAGEN (30) T.S. MONK MAKOTO OZONE TRIO Monk on Monk (Verve) MAKOTO OZONE TRIO (29) (N2K Encoded Makoto Ozone is one premiere pianist from JOE SAMPLE (21 ) Music) Japan who has found acceptance in the United T.S. Monk's all-star States and Europe. Guitar guests BARBARA DENNERLEIN (1 8) tribute to his leg- on his Verve debut. endary father posts a T.S. MONK (16) nice debut, 64 total .Nations, and 16 new adds.

OnI Corner BY KEITH ZIMMERMAN Ch -Ch -Changes mmitä-16-11e-is on the Smooth Jazz and 2 1 ROY HARGROVE'S CRISOL (Verve) 0 71 4 2 1 2 (Warner Bros.) 0 68 6 4 Jazz Horizon 3 3 BILLY TAYLOR TRIO (Arkadia Jazz) 0 60 13 5

5 4 MILT JACKSON (Qwest/Warner Bros.) 2 59 12 3 As of late last ing a distribution and marketing 13 5 THE TENOR TRIO (JVC) 40 28 4 week, Shaun company that works with national

9 6 /WAYNE SHORTER (Verve) o 46 19 5 Yu is no tours and import product, which we can bring in 14 7 JACK McDUFF (Concord Jazz) 2 31 33 9 longer from places like Program Jamaica and Britain. I also plan on 7 8 BILL HOLMAN BAND (JVC) 55 5 5 Director at creating two production compa- 11 9 McCOY TYNER (Impulse!) 45 15 8 KKJZ- nies-one jazz and the other non- 12 10 CHARLES LLOYD (ECM) 44 18 5 Portland. It jazz-and sign some acts. Once all 18 11 ELIANE ELIAS (Blue Note) 31 27 13 was the sta- these companies are up and run- 4 12 DONALD HARRISON (Impulse!) 43 16 9 tion's deci- ning, then eventually we'll spin off Shaun Yu 22 13 LARRY GOLDINGS (Warner Bros.) 22 36 12 sion to ask into a label."

10 14 RICHIE COLE (Music Masters) 43 12 6 for Yu's departure, and KKJZ is Mesa Bluemoon has provided currently looking for a replace- Smooth Jazz radio with many of 17 15 BILL WATROUS (Double Time) 33 22 8 ment PD. Yu was promoted to its core artists, including Rick 20 16 ONE FOR ALL with ERIC ALEXANDER (Sharp Nine) 27 29 9 Program Director 18 months ago Braun, 's Avenue Blue, 8 17 SUSANNAH McCORKLE (Concord 17 7 Jazz) 38 after serving as Music Director. Brian Culbertson, and Willie & 6 18 SHERMAN IRBY (Blue Note) 36 20 4 Yu could not be reached at press Lobo. Many of the labels' artists 21 19 RON AFFIF (Pablo) 31 23 7 time. Hal Murray continues his are just one or two records away

26 20 STEVE MILLION (Palmetto) 25 29 4 role as KKJZ's Music Director. from renewing their contractual * * 24 21 WESLIA WHITFIELD (HighNote) 24 23 11 ties with Mesa Bluemoon, but The saga surrounding premiere sources say Atlantic is committed 25 22 KEYSTONE TRIO (Milestone) 21 32 5 Smooth Jazz label Mesa Bluemoon to keeping the label artistically in 28 23 WARNER JAMS VOL. 2 (Warner Bros.) 12 39 10 and their parent company, Atlantic line with its own jazz signings, 16 24 STEVE TURRE (Verve) 33 13 4 Records, continues. Following a like Cyrus Chestnut and James 35 25 BUDDY RICH BIG BAND feat. STEVE MARCUS (Atlantic) 3 15 26 16 recent contract negotiation, label Carter, as well as Atlantic's 15 26 RAY BROWN (Telarc Jazz) 0 31 13 7 co-founder Jim Snowden decided jazz/classical and progressive 32 27 DENNIS ROWLAND (Concord Jazz) 5 5 35 23 against renewing his involvement Nonesuch roster, which includes

37 28 DMITRI MATHENY (Monarch) 6 6 37 16 and has left jazz artists like Don Byron and the label. He Fred Hersch 31 29 KEVIN HAYS (Blue Note) 2 5 33 26 plus the Gipsy Kings. will continue * * * 19 30 AHMAD JAMAL (Verve) 0 25 16 11 to work out We spoke with Assistant PD/MD 33 31 JAMES WEIDMAN (TCB) 4 13 27 14 of Mesa Steve Bauer at KMGQ in Santa 38 32 ART FARMER (Monarch) 2 7 32 17 Bluemoon's Barbara one week after the sta- 39 33 DAVID SCHUMACHER (Amosaya) 4 10 27 14 Los Angeles tion signed on full-time with the 50 34 ANTHONY WILSON (MAMA Foundation) 10 5 22 31 offices until Smooth Jazz format. A GAVIN

34 35 JOHN PATITUCCI (Concord Jazz) 0 20 18 7 the end of Smooth Jazz reporter for over five

40 36 TRANSFER (Atlantic) 3 9 23 21 the month. years, KMGQ and Bauer have Jim Snowden Partner hosted a successful specialty 45 37 MONTY ALEXANDER (Concord Jazz) 2 10 21 19 George Naufel will stay aboard show in the Santa Barbara market 41 38 CLARENCE "GATEMOUTH" BROWN (Verve) 3 6 26 17 with Mesa Bluemoon, concentrat- for a long time. Over the past few 23 39 DAVE GRUSIN (GRP) 44 0 16 17 11 ing on production and A&R years, KMGQ broadcast various - 40 T.S. MONK (N2K Encoded Music) 63 16 5 17 27 duties. Speculation is that permutations of A/C program- 47 41 DAVID LIEBMAN (Arkadia Jazz) 48 4 6 24 15 Snowden will explore various dis- ming by day-ranging from soft, - 42 BRUCE WILLIAMS (Savant) 60 9 0 21 30 tribution deals and will likely hot to mainstream A/C-before

27 43 CAECILIE NORBY (Blue Note) 40 0 16 15 9 begin the process of starting debuting as Smooth Jazz 106.3 another label soon. KMGQ on August 3. 29 44 KITTY MARGOLIS (Mad Kat) 38 0 15 16 7 "I'm proud of the work I've done Bauer is no stranger to the 45 BHEKI MSELEKU (Verve) 52 9 4 16 24 - with Mesa Bluemoon," says Smooth Jazz format. Over a decade 30 46 RANDY WESTON (Verve) 39 0 12 16 11 Snowden. "I'm planning on form - ago, KMGQ began airing - 47 NAKED JAll (Savoy/Denon) 45 3 2 23 17 43 48 TRICERATOPS (Igmod) 40 0 4 25 11

42 49 JOE LOCKE (Milestone) 39 0 6 23 10 Editors: KEITH & KENT ZIMMERMAN Jazz & Smooth Jazz reports accepted Thursdays 44 50 MICHAEL "PATCHES" STEWART (Hip Bop Essence) 35 0 12 13 10 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580

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www.americanradiohistory.com A/C S/P/W SPINS PER WEEK PER STATION

THIRD EYE BLIND Semi -Charmed Life (Elektra/EEG) 32.58

SISTER HAZEL - All =or You (Universal) 32.26

OMC - How Bizarre (Mercury) 30.29

THE VERVE PIPE - -he Freshmen (RCA) 29.67

SHERYL CROW - A Change Would Do You Good (A&M) 28.85

THE WALLFLOWERS - One Headlight (lnterscope) 28.72

MEREDITH BROOKS - Bitch (Capitol) 27.79

SHAWN COLVIN - Sunny Came Home (Columbia/CRG) 27.28

10,000 MANIACS - More Than This (Geffen) 27.13

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Crash Into Me (RCA) 26.27

Listed above are the top ranked singles based on the division of each song's total stations into its total Spins. SPINCREASES

RANKED INCREASE IN TOTAL SPINS

FLEETWOOD MAC Silver Springs (Reprise) 813

MARIAN CAREY - Honey (Columbia/CRG) 704

AMY GRANT - Takes A Little Time (A&M) 622

BILLY JOEL - To Make You Feel My Love (Columbia/CRG) 619

JEWEL - Foolish Ganes (Atlantic) 594

DARYL HALL and JOHN OATES - Promise Ain't Enough (Push/BMG) 587

BACKSTREET BOYS - Quit Playing Games (With My Head) (Jive) 578

THE WILSONS - Monday Without You (Mercury) 405

HANSON - Where's Toe Love? (Mercury) 334

THE WALLFLOWERS - The Difference (Interscope) 305

ARTIST PROFILE

FAVCRITE MOV E OF ALL-TIME: BILLY VERA Mear. Streets LABEL: FAVCRITE SPORTS TEAM: "Los Pool Party Angeles Dodgers" PROMOTION FAVC RITE VACATION SPOT: CONTACT: "The Virgin Islands" Larry Weir (213) 852- IF YU WEREN'T A RECORDING 1869 ARTIST, YOU'D BE: "An actor."

CURRENT SINGLE'. "La -La for Your MOST TREASURED What's Her Name" MATERIAL POSSESSION: "My recoud collection." LV \WOOD BIRTHPLACE AND BIRTHDATE: MOST INTERESTING PERSON Riverside, Calif. - May 28, 1944 LLJ \CT 0\ SLV N YOU KNOW OR WOULD LIKE T CURRENT RESIDENCE Los Featuring the NAC tracks KNOW? "James M. Cain." "Gotta Get Back To My Baby (edit)" Angeles and "Plenty Lovin' (edit)" AMB TIONS YOJ STILL HAVE 10 MUSIC INFLUENCEr. "Ray FULFILL: "Reissue the King Charles, Jesse Belvin, Frankie Records catalogue." Lymon." New this wee-< at KESZ and WLAC BEST ADVICE 10U EVES FAVORITE RECORD BY ANOTHER also on...WBEB, KE.ZG, KTDY, WTPI RECEIVED: ARTIST: "Anything by Duke "Nobody knows nothin'." -Jerry Ellington." Wexler Produced and arranged by LIKES ' "Tenor sax solos, good Narada Michael Walden and Steve Winwood THREE ESSENT ALS YOU'D NEEC' Management: Ron Weisner Entertainment Italian food." http://www.virginrecords.com TO SURVIVE ON A DESERT AOL Keyword: Virgin Records DISLIKES' 'Self-centered ISLAND: "Food, clothing, and a people" woman." ©1997 Virgin Records Ltd.

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www.americanradiohistory.com MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH PAUL VORNHAGEN (30) T.S. MONK MAKOTO OZONE TRIO Monk on Monk (Verve) MAKOTO OZONE TRIO (29) (N2K Encoded Makoto Ozone is one premiere pianist from JOE SAMPLE (21 ) Music) Japan who has found acceptance in the United T.S. Monk's all-star States and Europe. Guitar John Scofield guests BARBARA DENNERLEIN (1 8) tribute to his leg- on his Verve debut. endary father posts a T.S. MONK (16) nice debut, 64 total stations, and 16 new adds.

On I Corner BY KEITH ZIMMERMAN Ch -Ch -Changes on the Smooth Jazz and 2 1 ROY HARGROVE'S CRISOL (Verve) 77 o 71 4 2 1 2 KENNY GARRETT (Warner Bros.) o 68 6 4 Jazz Horizon 3 3 BILLY TAYLOR TRIO (Arkadia Jazz) o 60 13 5

5 4 MILT JACKSON (Qwest/Warner Bros.) 2 59 12 3 As of late last ing a distribution and marketing 13 5 THE TENOR TRIO (JVC) 40 28 4 week, Shaun company that works with national

9 6 HERBIE HANCOCK/WAYNE SHORTER (Verve) 0 46 19 5 Yu is no tours and import product, which we can bring in from places like 14 7 JACK McDUFF (Concord Jazz) 2 31 33 9 longer Program Jamaica and Britain. I also plan on 7 8 BILL HOLMAN BAND (JVC) 55 5 5 Director at creating two production compa- 11 9 McCOY TYNER 15 8 (Impulse!) 45 KKJZ- nies-one jazz and the other non- 12 10 CHARLES LLOYD (ECM) 44 18 5 Portland. It jazz-and sign some acts. Once all 18 11 ELIANE ELIAS (Blue Note) 31 27 13 was the sta- these companies are up and run- 4 12 DONALD HARRISON (Impulse!) 43 16 9 tion's deci- ning, then eventually we'll spin off Shaun Yu 22 13 LARRY GOLDINGS (Warner Bros.) 22 36 12 sion to ask into a label."

10 14 RICHIE COLE (Music Masters) 43 12 6 for Yu's departure, and KKJZ is Mesa Bluemoon has provided currently looking for a replace- Smooth Jazz radio with many of 17 15 BILL WATROUS (Double Time) 33 22 8 ment PD. Yu was promoted to its core artists, including Rick 20 16 ONE FOR ALL with ERIC ALEXANDER (Sharp Nine) 27 29 9 Program Director 18 months ago Braun, Jeff Golub's Avenue Blue, 8 17 SUSANNAH McCORKLE (Concord Jazz) 38 17 7 after serving as Music Director. Brian Culbertson, and Willie & 6 18 SHERMAN IRBY (Blue Note) 36 20 4 Yu could not be reached at press Lobo. Many of the labels' artists 21 19 RON AFFIF (Pablo) 31 23 7 time. Hal Murray continues his are just one or two records away

26 20 STEVE MILLION (Palmetto) 25 29 4 role as KKJZ's Music Director. from renewing their contractual * * * 24 21 WESLIA WHITFIELD (HighNote) 24 23 11 ties with Mesa Bluemoon, but The saga surrounding premiere sources say Atlantic is committed 25 22 KEYSTONE TRIO (Milestone) 21 32 5 Smooth Jazz label Mesa Bluemoon to keeping the label artistically in 28 23 WARNER JAMS VOL. 2 (Warner Bros.) 12 39 10 and their parent company, Atlantic line with its own jazz signings, 16 24 STEVE TURRE (Verve) 33 13 4 Records, continues. Following a like Cyrus Chestnut and James 35 25 BUDDY RICH BIG BAND feat. STEVE MARCUS (Atlantic) 15 26 16 recent contract negotiation, label Carter, as well as Atlantic's 15 26 RAY BROWN (Telarc Jazz) 31 13 7 co-founder Jim Snowden decided jazz/classical and progressive 32 27 DENNIS ROWLAND (Concord Jazz) 5 5 35 23 against renewing his involvement Nonesuch roster, which includes

37 28 DMITRI MATHENY (Monarch) 6 6 37 16 and has left jazz artists like Don Byron and label. He Fred Hersch plus the Gipsy Kings. 31 29 KEVIN HAYS (Blue Note) 2 5 33 26 the will continue * * * 19 30 AHMAD JAMAL (Verve) o 25 16 11 to work out We spoke with Assistant PD/MD 33 31 JAMES WEIDMAN (TCB) 4 13 27 14 of Mesa Steve Bauer at KMGQ in Santa 38 32 ART FARMER (Monarch) 2 7 32 17 Bluemoon's Barbara one week after the sta- 39 33 DAVID SCHUMACHER (Amosaya) 4 10 27 14 Los Angeles tion signed on full-time with the 50 34 ANTHONY WILSON (MAMA Foundation) 10 5 22 31 offices until Smooth Jazz format. A GAVIN

34 35 JOHN PATITUCCI (Concord Jazz) 0 20 18 7 the end of Smooth Jazz reporter for over five

40 36 MANHATTAN TRANSFER (Atlantic) 3 9 23 21 the month. years, KMGQ and Bauer have Jim Snowden Partner hosted a successful specialty 45 37 MONTY ALEXANDER (Concord Jazz) 2 10 21 19 George Naufel will stay aboard show in the Santa Barbara market 41 38 CLARENCE "GATEMOUTH" BROWN (Verve) 3 6 26 17 with Mesa Bluemoon, concentrat- for a long time. Over the past few 23 39 DAVE GRUSIN (GRP) 0 16 17 11 ing on production and A&R years, KMGQ broadcast various - 40 T.S. MONK (N2K Encoded Music) 16 5 17 27 duties. Speculation is that permutations of A/C program- 47 41 DAVID LIEBMAN (Arkadia Jazz) 4 6 24 15 Snowden will explore various dis- ming by day-ranging from soft, - 42 BRUCE WILLIAMS (Savant) 9 0 21 30 tribution deals and will likely hot to mainstream A/C-before 27 43 CAECILIE NORBY (Blue Note) o 16 15 9 begin the process of starting debuting as Smooth Jazz 106.3 another label soon. KMGQ on August 3. 29 44 KITTY MARGOLIS (Mad Kat) o 15 16 7 "I'm proud of the work I've done Bauer is no stranger to the 45 BHEKI MSELEKU 9 4 16 24 - (Verve) with Mesa Bluemoon," says Smooth Jazz format. Over a decade 30 46 RANDY WESTON (Verve) 0 12 16 11 Snowden. "I'm planning on form - ago, KMGQ began airing - 47 NAKED JAZZ (Savoy/Denon) 3 2 23 17 43 48 TRICERATOPS (Igmod) 0 4 25 11

42 49 JOE LOCKE (Milestone) 0 6 23 10 Editors: KEITH & KENT ZIMMERMAN Jazz & Smooth Jazz reports accepted Thursdays

44 50 MICHAEL "PATCHES" STEWART (Hip Bop Essence) 0 12 13 10 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580

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Donald Harrison Spots Nouveau Swing

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"Tuning Night Into Day" Top NAC Track

Priceless Jazz Rings Register i 6 Titles Climb Billboard's Jazz Album Chart Nuyorican Sours "Runaway" Found #1 on Dance

Floor; "It's Alright, I Feel it" Zooms to #3

Diana Krall's

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www.americanradiohistory.com MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH EARL KLUGH DAVID GARFIELD AND FRIENDS JOYCE COOLING (26/32 reports) 'Lets Stay Together" Playing It Cool JOE SAMPLE (Zebra) ([leads up) (19/37 reports) Clearly the jump of the week in terms of What a week! Our #1 Spin THE FANTASY BAND "spincrease," literally doubling it's total from Trend of +169. Action on (9/30 reports) 161 to 319, +158. Michael McDonald's Al Green "South of Market," which is DAVID MAMET cover still leads the pack. technically where the GAVIN (9/38 reports) offices are located.

Rendezvous, a popular Smooth Jazz in his back yard. show that started off on Sunday "David Garfield was music director nights, then went on Monday for George Benson, Dianne Reeves through Friday, eventually broad- and Earl Klugh, and has become Gavin Smooth Jazz casting every night from 6 p.m. until well known 1 a.m. When the station was sold to among jazz Engles Communication-which also circles in owns KHTY, KTMS, and KIST on the Los 2 1 CHRIS BOTTI - Midnight Without You (Verve) 59 0 +9 dial-KMGQ finally dropped its hot Angeles, 1 2 BONEY JAMES - Sweet Thing (Warner Bros.) 63 4 -82 A/C daytime format for Smooth Jazz. and before 3 3 SPECIAL EFX - Here to Stay (JVC) 51 0 +7 Bauer reports that listener reaction that, in the 5 4 ERIC MARIENTHAL - Easy Street (i.e. music) 59 0 +30 to around-the -clock Smooth Jazz is fusion jazz

9 5 PAUL TAYLOR - Pleasure Seeker (Countdown/Unity) 55 1 +96 extremely positive. "We've been scene," says Ricky Schultz 6 6 A TWIST OF JOBIM - Various Mists (i.e. music) 55 0 0 doing the Rendezvous show for the Schultz. "He last 13 years," says Steve. "Many lis- and Jeff Porcaro knew each other 7 7 DANCING FANTASY - ...Love Letters... (IC/DA) 49 0 +13 teners have called and asked what for many years, and Garfield always 8 8 - Body and Soul (Bluemoon) 59 0 +23 took us so long." looked up to Porcaro. They worked 13 9 PHILIPPE - Next Voyage Forecast) 56 0 +169 SAISSE (Verve Bauer admits that he and PD and recorded together in a variety of 4 10 NELSON RANGELL - Turning Night Into Day (GRP) 53 0 -135 Vince Garcia have taken the station contexts. 11 11 KEN NAVARRO - Smooth Sensation (Positive Music) 52 0 +5 on a less eclectic smooth path dur- "There are so many tribute records

12 12 STEVE WINWOOD - Junction Seven (Virgin) 58 0 +2 ing the day, while preserving out these days that include the stan- Rendezvous' more cutting list stars; 10 13 GATO BARBIERI - Que Pasa (Columbia/CRG) 50 1 -46 edge pre- dard laundry of they're sentation for the evenings. essentially compilation records. 15 14 RAY OBIEDO - Sweet Summer Days (Windham Hill Jazz) 55 1 +47 * * Tribute to Jeff is different, because 14 15 URBAN KNIGHTS - Urban Knights II (GRP) 46 0 -83 Zebra Records founder Ricky it's the creative vision of one person. 16 16 WALTER BEASLEY - Tonight We Love (Shanachie) 48 0 -19 Schultz is over the moon about his Garfield conceived, produced, 17 17 3RD FORCE - Vital Force (Higher Octave) 49 3 -1 upcoming multi -format release, arranged, and directed the record- 22 18 TIM WEISBERG - Undercover (Fahrenheit) 48 3 +44 Tribute to Jeff. Arranger and key- ing, as well as performed on it."

20 19 SWING OUT SISTER - Somewhere In the World (Mercury) 39 0 +16 boardist David Garfield has assem- Smooth Jazz radio is currently

28 20 PATRICE RUSHEN - Signature (Discovery) 55 2 +51 bled an eye -popping all-star cast playing the Al Green cover, "Let's for this homage to Jeff Porcaro, Stay Together," which features 26 21 AVENUE BLUE featuring JEFF GOLUB - Nightlife (Bluemoon) 49 2 +45 who was known as one of the 27 22 A SMILE LIKE YOURS SNDTRCK - Natalie (Elektra/EEG) 40 0 +31 Cole greatest session drummers in Los SJ&V Spin Trendsl 24 23 WILLIE AND LOBO - Caliente (Mesa/Blue Moon) 46 1 +12 Angeles as well as a founding 1. JOYCE COOLING +169 18 24 HERB ALPERT - Passion Dance (Almo Sounds) 41 0 -41 member of the rock band Toto.

21 25 PAUL HARDCASTLE - Hardcastle 2 (JVC) 37 1 -27 Five years ago, Porcaro died after PHILIPPE SAISSE +169

23 26 MAD ABOUT YOU, THE FINAL FRONTIER - Various Mists (Atlantic) 39 0 -4 suffering an allergic reaction to 3. DAVID GARFIELD AND FRIENDS +158 some vegetation chemical sprayed 30 27 BUCKSHOT LeFONOUE - Music Evolution (Columbia/CRG) 39 1 +56 4. JOE SAMPLE +107

25 28 SPYRO GYRA - 20/20 (GRP) 33 0 -34 eiJifcV 4.`f`lalr`ïtii4uurice 5. PAUL TAYLOR +96 31 29 FOURPLAY - The Best of Fourplay (Warner Bros.) 44 1 +27 6. COUNT BASIC +92 29 30 KENNY G - The Moment (Arista) 32 1 -31 JOE SAMPLE (Warner Bros.)

19 31 WARREN HILL - Shelter (Discovery) 34 0 -92 *EARL KLUGH (Warner Bros.) - 32 DAVID GARFIELD AND FRIENDS - Tribute to Jetl (Zebra) 41 5 Jazz i.nartbound COUNT BASIC (Instinct) 34 33 JONATHAN CAIN - Body Language (Higher Octave) 36 0 +28 ROB MULLINS BAND (Zebra) J.J. JOHNSON (Verve) 33 34 GROVER WASHINGTON. JR. - Soulful Strut (Columbia/CRG) 29 0 +15 PAUL DONALD HARRISON SILBERGLEIT (Silberspoon) 32 35 THE BRAXTON BROTHERS - Steppin' Out (Kokopelli) 37 2 +5 (Impulse!) BARBARA DENNERLEIN 41 36 RONNIE LAWS - Tribute to the Legendary Eddie Harris (Blue Note) 36 3 +36 MICHAEL PAULO (Noteworthy) (Verve)

48 37 VANESSA WILLIAMS - "Next" (Mercury) 31 3 +78 KEN PEPLOWSKI I STEVE REID (Telarc Jazz Zone) Concord Jazz) 42 38 LEE OSKAR - So Much In Love (Zebra) 25 0 +25 MELTON *DON DIEGO (Ultrax/Ichiban) MUSTAFA ORCHESTRA 35 39 EVERETTE HARP - What's Going On (Blue Note) 22 0 -4 NANCY WILSON (Columbia/CRG) (Contemporary) 38 40 JIM BRICKMAN - Picture This (Windham Hill) 28 0 -17 *ENRICO RAVA (MusicMasters) 39 41 INCOGNITO - Beneath the Surface (Verve Forecast/Talkin Loud) 24 1 -19 *JULIAN CORYELL (N2K Encoded Music)

RONNIE EARL (Verve) 40 42 DIRK K - About You (Countdown/Unity) 24 0 -18 *JEFF LINSKY Concord Jazz)

43 43 GOTA - It's So Different Here (Instinct) 31 2 -1 *LAST TIME I COMMITTED SUICIDE SNDTRCK *BIRDS OF A FEATHER (Playful/Sunset Beach) 49 44 VANESSA RUBIN - That Was Then This Is Now (RCA) 26 2 +33 *SOUL BALLET (Countdown/Unity) (Blue Note) - 45 JOYCE COOLING - Playing It Cool (Heads Up) 38 8 NEVI #46 Bill #48 Marchel Ivery, Dropped: #37 Norman Brown, #44 Zachary Breau, Dropped: Easley, - 46 MICHAEL WHITE - Side By Side (Noteworthy) 22 1 NEW #49 Abbey Lincoln. 50 47 MIKE SIMS - Wake Me At Sunset (JVC) 22 0 +29 #45 Michael Lington, #47 Dave Koz.

46 48 SERGIO SALVATORE - Point of Presence (N2K Encoded Music) 24 0 -4 Editors: KEITH & KENT ZIMMERMAN JaZZ & Smooth jazz reports accepted Thursdays - 49 BOB MAMET - Adventures In Jazz (Atlantic) 38 9 495-1990 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580 36 50 THE FANTASY BAND - The Kiss (Shanachie) 30 9 -81 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Station Reporting Phone: (415)

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JAZZ/SMOOTH JAZZ & VOCALS_ singers Michael McDonald, Don Ozone. recorded a duet ARTIST PROFILE Henley, David Pack, Bill Champlin, album with Ozone in 1994 on the Richard Marx, and Paulette Brown. GRP label called Face to Face. It "[For Monk on Monk,] it was Another track receiving Smooth Jazz was, in fact, Burton who, in 1980, important to maintain the integrity attention is an instrumental version first discovered Ozone's nice touch of the harmonic of Boz Scaggs' "Lowdown." and made him a part of his band. Other big names also surface on Ozone met the members of his own concepts. When you disc, including Eddie Van Halen current trio, bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa the translate Thelonious' who performs his first Jimi Hendrix and drummer Clarence Penn, on a cover ("If Six Was Nine"), and a cruise ship gig on the Caribbean. music to horns, one has Dylan cover sung by Boz Scaggs According to Ozone, they sparked to be acutely award of and featuring Jim Keltner, Van his composing skills by managing to Halen, and members of Little Feat. swing through every piece of music the textures, which In addition, Schultz is currently he submitted to them. What strays demand instruments receiving A/C crossover attention Ozone's Verve debut from your that are not in with "Let's Stay Together" and standard trio romp is the absence of big bands. Attitude and believes that with Boz Scaggs' and any standard tunes (yippee!) and a FROM: New York City traditional Scofield Van Halen's association on the rest guest appearance by John sound is critical to the whole of Tribute to Jeff; there may be on three of the ten performances. LATEST RELEASE' some rock radio crossover possibili- Sco' tilts a song like "Lazy Uncle" on equation. The T.S. Monk sextet is Monk on Monk ties as well. its ear with his crazy electric guitar at the core of this odd The full album. drops on August antics, and tames a beautiful ballad N2K Encoded Music configuration we call "the tentet." 19th. like "Work" with his soothing nylon - string acoustic picking. For a jazz "Nobody has a bigger chunk of On Monk on Monk you find the we suggest the full - Jan/Smooth Jazz Picks tour de force, the jazz vocabulary than baritone sax, tuba, clarinet, and JOE SAMPLE throttled treatment on "Esperanza." Thelonious Moak, not even Duke the soprano all playing at Sample This (Warner Bros.) PAUL VORNHAGEN wasn't a once...Thelonious played a lot on Feisty Joe Sample, who has frequent- Parisian Protocol (Schoolkids') Ellington. Monk really ly spoken his mind in these pages, The tiny, Midwestern Schoolkids' bebop writer of the ilk of Bird and the very bottom of the . once again manages show up in promising Records, continues to give Bud Powell. Thelonious had been That's why we used tuba or both jazz and Smooth Jazz Most young musicians from that area a Added categories. Sample This con- recording voice. Jazz radio is appar- there and done that and was on to baritone horn." tains remakes of 13 tunes from his ently intrigued with their latest dis- something else. He was writing "When we put the call out, we previous solo albums and Crusaders covery, young woodwind player compositions like 'Epistrophy,' records, primarily from the 1970s Paul VornHagen and Parisian assigned each [guest] player and '80s. Producer George Duke Protocol, because he scored this which set the whole stage for the specific tunes. Then we built the oversees a very clean and pristine release. On week's Most Added jazz modal thing that Trane and McCoy recording technique. Smooth Jazz his opening original tune, arrangements around what they has settled on the dreamy Fender VornHagen delivers a robust sopra- got into." could do and allowed them to bring Rhodes instrumental "In My Wildest no saxophone reading of "Cozy "Thelonious was actually very their creative baggage to the table Dreams," which originally appeared Does It." "Mon Tuna Salad," another on the 1978 solo recording, Rainbow original, has a nice bumping rhythm, together about taking care of his and add that intangible element. Seeker. Jazz can grab something off fine of as well as some overdubbing music. He put his music into his `Jackie-ing' was perfect for the same record, a driving trio flute and baritone sax by recording of "Rainbow Seeker." And VomHagen. Pianist Gary Schunk own publishing company, and that's Wallace Roney and Bobby Watson. both formats should think about nearly steals the show with some where the gold is. Ninety-five They play that sideways, diagonal Sample's snappy remake of flashy McCoy -styled cascades. percent of his music is controlled stuff with the unbalanced bridge "Carmel." As usual, Sample hits the VomHagen takes the funky route studio with a clever concept in hand. with a tune, "Sister by me. There's very little that goes and the extra two measures! We THE MAKOTO OZONE Sadie," as his tenor saxophone on with Thelonious Monk's name in scored Kevin Mahogany's song real TRIO trades some punchy solos with (Verve) trumpet player Jimmy Cook. Once the world that I'm not involved in. low so we could capture his lower It's only been a short while since again, Schunk shines as he jumps I'm delighted to say his music vocal register and get a different we've last heard from one of Japan's over from the piano stool to the earns a lot of money." sound out of him." finest jazz imports, pianist Makoto Hammond organ bench.

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57 GAVIN AUGUST 15, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH MOUNT PILOT (DOOLITTLE) AMAZING RHYTHM ACES 6 STRING DRAG CLAIRE LYNCH (ROUNDER) Out of the Blue High /1u1 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD (ROUNDER) (Breaker) (E -Squared) The soulful sounds of Russell Smith and com- Does it I 6 STRING DRAG (E -SQUARED) get any rootsier than this? don't think pany return to the Americana world with a so. This one grows on me with each spin. With TWO DOLLAR PISTOLS (SCRIMSHAW) slew of new original songs. Check out "This lots to choose from, my initial faves are "I Can't THE BLAZERS (ROUNDER) Time Ain't Gonna Be No Next Time" and Remember." "Over & Over" and "Ghost." BOB MARTIN (RIVERSONG) "Cold. Cold Rain.

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2 THE DELEVANTES - Postcards From Along The Way (Capitol Nashville) 68 2 House in the Woods 5 2 DWIGHT YOAKAM - Under The Covers (Reprise) 59 3 At present time, we're only a you up under a canoe or any- 3 3 MARCIA BALL - Let Me Play With Your Poodle (Rounder) 63 o month away from our first thing like that.

1 4 DALE WATSON - I Hate These Songs (HighTone) 58 0 Americana gathering-In The Pines-and it's never to early to Americana Picks 6 5 JAMES McMURTRY - It Had To Happen (Sugar Hill) 57 2 call on the weather Gods to ask for BY Ron Rr.rrTSTFI 9 6 DALE ANN BRADLEY - East Kentucky Morning (Pinecastle) 59 2 their blessing over Squam Lake in BUDDY MILLER 4 7 BIG SANDY & HIS FLY -RITE BOYS - Feelin' Kinda Lucky (HighTone) 57 1 Holderness, New Hampshire. Poison Love

15 8 WHISKEYTOWN - Strangers Almanac (Outpost) 58 7 With that done, it's time to (Hightone) answer some of the 21 9 RICKY SKAGGS - Life Is A Journey (Atlantic) 56 6 big questions, like who's going to be there and 14 10 ALL THE KING'S MEN - All The King's Men (Sweeffish) 56 3 what's really going to go down? 7 11 JOHN FOGERTY - Blue Moon Swamp (Warner Bros.) 46 0 We've set a temporary agenda for 8 12 BLUE MOUNTAIN - Home Grown (Roadrunner) 59 the September 18-20 retreat which

12 13 DAR WILLIAMS - End of the Summer (Razor & Tie) 53 0 includes meetings concentrating on programming aesthetics, reach- 11 14 BRUCE HENDERSON - The Wheels Roll (Paradigm) 55 0 ing beyond the music with vari- 16 15 BIG BLUE HEARTS - Big Blue Hearts (Geffen) 54 ables to further enhance your 18 16 LAURIE LEWIS - Earth & Sky (Rounder) 52 4 audience, forming partnerships 10 17 R.B. MORRIS - Take That Ride (Oh Boy!) 52 with other music -related enterpris- es in 19 18 ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL - Back To The Future Now (Lucky Dog/Epic) 47 0 your community, and a clos- If Americana is its own universe, ing session focusing on the for- then Buddy Miller is surely one of 13 19 TOM RUSSELL - The Long Way Around (HighTone) 47 0 mat's future and the steps needed its stars. A stellar guitar player, ter- 29 20 PAM GADD - The Long Road (Vanguard) 51 8 to ensure its growth. rific songwriter, and vocalist of the 26 21 BLUE RODEO - Tremolo (Sire Records Group) 45 On the musical side, we've truest honky-tonk order, Miller has

20 22 ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION - So Long So Wrong (Rounder) 43 0 already got a lineup confirmed assembled 13 sparkling originals that covers the Americana spec- ("100 Million Little Bombs," "Love 17 23 JOY LYNN WHITE - The Lucky Few (Little Dog) 40 0 trum fairly well, with more acts in the Ruins," "Lonesome for 28 24 MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY - The Horse Legends (Warner Western) 38 2 still to be announced. We're You") and choice covers ("Nothing 27 25 ED PETTERSEN - Somewhere South of Here (Tangible) 42 2 extremely excited to announce Can Stop My Love," "That's How 26 THE BLAZERS - Just For You (Rounder) 44 13 that the following artitsts have In Strong My Love Is," and the title Tile Pines on their itineraries: 27 BILLY LEE RILEY - Hot Damn! (Capricorn) 36 5 track) on Poison Love. Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Dale Quickly becoming one of 23 28 BOB CHEEVERS - Gettysburg to Graceland (Back 9) 39 0 Watson, Tim O'Brien, Fred Nashville's most sought after musi- 25 29 THE HACKBERRY RAMBLERS - Deep Water (Hot Biscuits) 41 1 Eaglesmith, Buddy & Julie cians, Miller, who is also a member 22 30 ROBERT EARL - KEEN Picnic (Arista Austin) 33 1 Miller, Laurie Lewis, Wayne of Emmylou Harris' band Spyboy,

31 AMAZING RHYTHM ACES - Out Of The Blue (Breaker) 37 9 Hancock, Seconds Flat, the has rounded up some of his core Blazers, Chris Knight, Darrell compadres to flesh out the instru- 24 32 DARRELL SCOTT - Aloha From Nashville (Sugar Hill) 34 0 Scott, the Hangdogs, and Kelly mentation on this disc. Fellow 37 33 OLD 97'S - Too Far To Care (Elektra/EEG) 33 3 Joe Phelps. Spyboys Daryl Johnson and Brady 34 SANDY ROGERS - Green Moon (Rattlesnake) 31 2 Needless to say, the stage is set Blade provide the rhythm section 31 35 TAJ MAHAL - Senor Blues (Private Music) 27 for a weekend filled with infor- on several tracks, and Harris lends mative sessions, a 30 36 MAURA O'CONNELL - Wandering Home (Hannibal) 29 healthy diet of her distinct vocals to six tunes. She great music, and a truck -load of is most effective on the highly rele- 35 37 RED DIRT RANGERS - Oklahoma Territory (RDR) 28 0 fun on beautiful Squam Lake. vant "100 Million Little Bombs," a 38 MANHATTAN TRANSFER - Swing (Atlantic) 31 2 The leaves will be turning, and tune about the ever-present threat 32 39 LEO KOTTKE - Standing In My Shoes (Private Music) 26 0 it's safe to assume that all atten- of landmines in the developing dees will be burning with great Miller's 40 JONES & LEVA - Light Enough To Find My Way (Rounder) 27 5 world. wife and songwriting enthusiasm. Avoid any further partner Julie's presence is felt Chartbow..w delays and get your registration throughout the album. Also helpinsr in now, so we don't have to put Continued on page 60 THE RIPTONES (Bloodshot) CLAIRE LYNCH (Rounder)

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GAVIN AUGUST 15, 1997 59 www.americanradiohistory.com GAVIN AMERICANA Continued from page 58 Love," my other candidate for this - middle -Americana in 6 String front - Produced by the twangtrust crew the songs reach their final destination song -will -knock -you -dead is Miller's man Kenny Roby, who writes tunes (Ray Kennedy and Steve Earle), High are the likes of Sam Bush, Tammy version of "That's How Strong My that will plant you right in the dead Hat contains several radio-ready Rogers, Steve Fishell, Al Perkins, Jim Love Is." He sings with pure con- center of a Tennessee tobacco tracks, including "Guilty," I Can't Lauderdale, Gurf Morlix, and Steve viction. This one will make a field. From the opening trio of Remember," and "Over & Over," Earle, who partakes in a fine duet believer out of you. tracks-"Bottle of Blues," "Elaine," which should find their way onto your with Buddy on the title track. 6 STRING DRAG and "Gasoline Maybelline"-6 playlist with ease. If you're looking to Along with the bang of the twang High Hat String's taste for no -frills, in -your - rock it up a bit, check out "Ghost" and kick-off of the George Jones -Roger (E -Squared) face, straight -to -the -point twang is "Top of the Mountain," which keep Miller tune "Nothing Can Stop My I think I've found the ultimate in clearly evident. the Strings shaking without any lag.

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GAVIN ac'ro,, ils ' COUNTRY Continued from page 46 disappearing. hearing women on the air." out of radio-which, sad to say, many Minnesota. She and her husband "There's really no starting ground That's a powerful statement, espe- people are doing." now own three radio stations in for anyone anymore," she admits. cially since more than half of Many women believe that things Minnesota. Befera is one of the few "It used to be, you got on part- country radio's listeners are will get better only when females women who is both a music direc- time, did overnights and nights and women. So, given these facts, when occupy the top spots on the man- tor (for USA Radio stations WUSZ went on from there. But now, we can we expect more broadcasting agement side of radio. Jaymes works and KUSZ), and a station owner. So, have great syndicated shows on opportunities for women? with a female GM at a station where who was her inspiration? As a mat- nights and overnights. It won't just "Whenever they want them and are 80 percent of the staff is female. But ter of fact, no one. affect women, but everyone. I hope ready to compete", says KIKK- she realizes she is in an unusual sit- "Female broadcasters and man- the recent swing toward using a lot Houston morning host Lisa Dent. uation. Most women work for male agers are so few and far between I of syndication turn back the other "Gender should not be an issue," PDs and GMs, who often view have never looked to one for inspi- way. Radio is about personal touch. said Dent. "At Young Country, we female staffers as an opportunity to ration," she says. Only you can touch your market." had three females back-to-back- save money on salaries. Robynn Jaymes, Music Director Befera believes that when a female mornings, middays and afternoons. But, says Jaymes, "You cannot let and morning talent at WYYD broadcaster has established "an identi- It's been very successful. I would that discourage you. You're always Lynchburg, Virginia, credits her ty," a life, a story, a presence, and an never hesitate putting females on going to run into some kind of chau- radio ambition to Cincinnati person- ability to incorporate herself and let back-to-back, as long as they have vinism. That's the world today. You alities Robin Wood on WEBN and her personality shine through-then different on -air presentations. Talent cannot give in to somebody else. Michelle on WYYS. and only then should she put herself is what's important, not gender." You're the only road block you have." "Listening to those two women one into the competitor's ring. Once that Jaymes agrees. "I think the idea Revett agrees and offers this summer convinced happens, she believes, women have that you can't put women on the air advice: "I think that we-as broad- me I wanted to do the ability to outdistance their male consecutively is really an old wives' casters firstly, as human beings sec- radio," says Jaymes, counterparts on the air. tale. I just wouldn't put similar voic- ondly, and as women finally-need whose first radio job According to the CBC/SRC es together." Jaymes even uses a to demand what we want. And if was in music Employment Equity study released two female voice for liners (Lisa Taylor, we're willing to work for less, then research at WYYS. years ago, men make up 60.5% of formerly of WYNY) when her male no one in their right mind won't She's been at WYYD radio broadcasters for all formats. But jocks are on the air. continue to pay us the least amount for 13 years now, those numbers could change rapidly So how do you overcome such atti- that we're willing to work for." Robynn James starting her on -air if, as radio consultant Jaye Albright tudes? Jaymes believes networking Only by believing in our own tal- career as part-time talent on weekend suggests, women listeners become and learning from the example of oth- ents and worth will we continue to overnights. She eventually became more vocal about their preferences. ers is the key to success. "Dandalion move up the ladder of radio success. program director, then switched to "Women on the air get emotional at WRKZ in Hershey, Pennsylvania is * * * * * * Music Director and morning drive. relating with listeners," says Albright. a legend. She is someone I've held in Jane Ellen has worked in radio since Like many radio personalities, who "Guys have a very difficult time with high regard my whole career," said 1983. She is currently pigeon -holed climbed the ladder to the top, Jaymes it. Women get lyrics; men don't lis- Jaymes. "She's got staying power. She doing nights at WGSQ the Country realizes the bottom steps are quickly ten. That's why many women love hasn't dropped out of the format-or Giant in Cookeville, Tennessee.

60 GAVIN AUGUST 15, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com GAVIN ROCKS Continued from page 37 plethora of free -spirited sounds. ARTIST PROFILE Rocks Charrtbounu Suggested tracks include the title track, "Pyschopump," "Gyroscope," R AC N. O R O It N I.':. *Hed(pe) (99) Jive "Babylon," and "Aftermath." The Tea LIFE OF AGON' LOA honed its craft in New York *Skinlab (92) Century Media Party's latest release will entertain City's underground hard rock *Dimmu BGorgir (88) Nuclear Blast your listeners with a gala of spicy *Another Society (87) PC Music rock & roll. scene in 1989. Numerous gigs *59 Time the Palo (83) Revelation eventually led to a slew of fresh *Treponem Pal (74) Wercury DEMON SPEED Dropped: #46 GWAR, #47 Powerface, 148 Swing Is Hell (Black Pumpkin) material. The band's youth and New York City's Demon Speed is one Snapcase. #49 Glenn Tipton exuberance projected from the of the most innovative and original releases I have had the pleasure of stage so naturally, it helped the Rock Picks hearing all year. I guess "Loungcore" successful launch of the band's BY ROB FIEND is the best way to describe this talent- 1993 debut River Runs Red. TEA PARTY ed foursome. With a lively combina- ABOUT THE ALBUM: transmission (Atlantic) tion of low -end bass lines, spring - The Tea Party returns to rock radio laden hooks, and playful lyrics, Brooklyn. New York Soul Searching Sun reflects a with Transmission, which has Demon Speed will get the nod from universal effort by the band to like it heavy already climbed to number 33 on the stations who and capture each member's GAVIN Rocks chart and continues its humorous. The band's debut release, PREVIOUS RELEASES: individuality. From melodic ascent with generous spins at hard Swing Is Hell, grabbed the fifth most rock stations. The band delivers a added spot this week. I caught these River Russ Red (1993), Ugly compositions to thunderous mystical array songs that are heavily guys in New York a few months (1995) harmonies to heavy overtones, flavored with Eastern rhythms and back and was very impressed with "... ATEST RELEI sE: Life of Agony translates its world melodies. The combination of cur- their performance. When I heard Soul Searching Sun rent and psychedelic rock will not "Green River," it was so good and through tumultuous music. only appeal to hard rock radio, but familiar sounding it made me ADD DA -E: GENERAL to Active stations as well. The subtle inquire as to the song's original writ- August 25, 1997 Going for Active Rock adds on guitar hooks mesh with broad ers. I was told, rather bluntly, that RADIO PROMOTION CONTACT: September 9, 1997. swirling rhythms, and will lure listen- Demon Speed wrote it, along with ers like bees to pollen. It's an addic- the rest of their tunes. Wow. The Jennifer Meola (212) 274-7545 TOURING: tive listen-one that both guitar and band's upbeat style swings harder LIFE OF AGONY IS Keith Caputo~ LOA began playing August 13 in lovers will find than Big Ben and jives better than a psychedelic music vocals; Joey Z, guitar; Alan Robert, New York and will tour through difficult to resist. Transmission may stand-up serial killer. The entire CD bass; Dan Richardson, Soul not be the most aggressive CD that merits a listen, but be extra sure to September to support hard rock/metal radio is playing, but check out "Threshold," "Pogo," and drums/percussion Searching Sun. it contains creative depth and a "King Catfish."

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Their debut album MANAGING EDITOR BEN FONG-TORRES Key West) have been report- Juice's instrumental version ASSISTANT EDITOR drops in November, and by ALEXANDRA RUSSELL BY DAVE SHOLIN ing this very of "I'd like to buy the world DESIGN DIRECTOR/PRODUCTION CONTROLLER then most of America will cool produc- tion, which is coming off a a Coke" and Joyride's version DODIE SHOEMAKER have hummed this tune ART DIRECTOR PETER GRAME great run overseas. Don't let of "Slinky." This record is dozens of times. Aá/JAzz/SMOOTH Jazz Al VOCAL. - definitely fun for a girl or a FLEETWOOD MAC this one slip by without a KENT ZIMMERMAN Editor "Silver Springs" careful listen. boy. The captain has turned KEnTT Zmm eemAN Editor REAL MCCOY off the fasten seat belts sign ADULT CONTEMPORARY -RON FELL Editor, (Reprise) ANNETTE M. LAI Associate Editor "(If You're Not in It for now, so feel free to get up ALTERNATIVE -MAX TouoFF Editor Love) Pm Outta Here" and mosh around the cabin. 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In a bril- can hear the band together 46. 411111 THEME (310) 573-4244, FAx: (310) 573-4289 A STORMY REMEMBRANCE Stripping things down to a liant concept, the track bor- again, with songs such as SONGS bare bones, acoustic-based AMERICANA MARkmNI -JEFF House rows from Donovan's classic this from a new album, The (615) 255-5010, FAx: (615) 255-5020 Please put your tray tables in approach, the Kinmans "Sunshine Superman," a song Dance, which hits the street have URBAN MARKETINN -INGRAM JAMES their full, upright, and locked settled (310) 419-1238, FAx: (310) 419-0321 that's nearly twice as old as August 19. comfortably back LE CLICK FEATUR- positions for this premier into a Western musical RAP MARKEIIN. -JOHN AUSTIN this singer. Producer Michael (215) 924-7823, FAx: (215) 424-5491 ING KAYO release from Which? Records, motif. 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