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Professional Musicians Agency (503) 235-8379 Summer1991-Steve Perry and The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies come to Portland. Shortly after arriving in the club scene the band changed their name to “The Daddies” to avoid PC hassles but gave up and changed it back when fans complained. Perry’s label, Space Aged Bachelor Pad released sev- eral CD’s, on the Daddies, each with a swing tune or two. When distributors and retailers asked for a compilation of all the swing tunes on one CD, the modern day Cherry Poppin Daddies were born. Constant touring and almost a year on Billboard’s album charts made the band the undisputed Kings Of Swing. Their album, “Zoot Suit Riot” has been the only swing album to go platinum and in April the American Movie Channel featured the Cherry Poppin Daddies in concert. LETTERS Buck, I hope you are doing well. How is spring in Oregon? What follows is preliminary info on NXNW—in short , we’ve started accepting show- case submissions and we are re-focusing the panel program to cover a lot of music & new media is- sues. I look forward to seeing you in Portland soon! Take care, Hugh Forrest Event Director NXNW Music & New Media Conference September 30-October 2, 1999 Embassy Suites Portland, OR —— Revised NXNW Music & New Media Con- ference Now Accepting Showcase Applications

4/28/99 — For Immediate Release Steve Perry; Cherry Poppin’ Daddies ‘91 Continued on page 10 photo by Pat Snyder

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TWO LOUIES, May 1999 - Page 3 fall from grace becomes Repellent; Dane Petersen of Repellent, their first show at the Paris Theater.

Page 4 - TWO LOUIES, May 1999 ing a phone conversation. “You don’t know who by Marianne Steiner The Dictators are?!” he asked incredulously. But he did go on to tell me who they were, as well as some of his opinions on the differences between East Coast Punk & West Coast Punk. From that conversation, I understood this: One sucks. One Rocks. And therein all things be- came clear to me. Jeff is pumped about Blood Red’s new Kaiser’s LP due in May, Twist With Carpe Diem The Kaisers. According to Jeff, the Scotland band Todd Crosby says confi- dently, “It’s busi- Baseboard Heaters, Richmond Fontaine, Ian is “the world’s greatest beat combo, kind of like ness as usual at Cravedog.” Despite the hype of Moore (who played with Joe Ely), Thrillbilly, The early Beatles.” The full-length CD will come out Fernando’s recent record deal with Interscope and Flatirons and the Cravedog family: Little Sue, on Spin-Out Records. Also in the works is a Seven the pending release of his CD Old Man Motel (re- Fernando & Warren Pash. That line-up packs a Inch with Satan’s Pilgrims, Dueling Jags due late corded at Jackpot!, KAOS and pre-production at Spring. A Seven Inch split with Full Time Men/ Red Carpet studios), Master Plan (Master Plan fea- Todd reminds him- photo Buko tures features Keith from the self that not much Fleshtones and Andy Shernoff about the way he former leader of The Dicta- runs the label is gonna tors) and a Seven Inch change. “We’ve had big- with Portland’s ger labels nibbling at us Cavemanish Boys is since Fernando’s first re- also in the works. Jeff is lease, so I kind of lost the also hotly denying state- excitement this time ments that The around. Well…I got Romanes (Ramones excited for about two tribute band) are in fact days, but then I got over The Surf Trio. He it.” What Todd is most says it’s lies. All lies. pleased with right now is the momentum of all Burnside/ his current artists, Sideburn “Everyone’s out do- Burnside Records ing stuff,” he says. sidekick, Sideburn “Warren Pash is in Records have just released Europe promoting 44 Long’s new CD In- his CD (Unknown side The Horses Head, Parts), Little Sue has been the label’s second offer- touring and getting great ing. Owner Terry Courier radio play from hers, says “This record is the Fernando has heavy touring best by 44 Long yet,” and and radio lined up for his May re- had many compliments for 44 lease, and Luther Russell’s funk album Todd Crosby; at the new Cravedog HQ. Long’s Brian Berg. “He’s a great songwriter and is due this Spring.” And then there’s the the CD was well received at SXSW.” Through Burnside, the band is getting worldwide distribu- tion. On May 25th, Burnside will release Duffy “Then there’s the CRAVEDOG FAMILY PICNIC Bishop’s 4th CD, Fly The Rocket. Terry produced this summer, August 7th & 8th at Horning’s the record and is “amazed” with it. “There’s differ- ent energy on this CD – horns on all but one song. Hideout in North Plains. This is the third year It’s like Duffy in Memphis, hard driving rockin’ blues with sweet soul.” Guests on the CD include Todd will put on this summer music festival. ” Carlton Jackson on drums. Some of you may know that Duffy took Nancy Wilson’s (Heart) place in a CRAVEDOG FAMILY PICNIC this summer, Au- powerful wallop! All this and Todd’s purchase of play up in Seattle, and since the play has been a gust 7th & 8th at Horning’s Hideout in North Plains. Cravedog’s new home/office on SE Belmont, is great success, it’s been extended through to Sep- This is the third year Todd will put on this sum- proof to me that he’s going the distance. If you’d tember. This puts a delay on Duffy’s plans to tour mer music festival. Its name has changed and the like more info about the Cravedog Family Picnic, and promote the CD. Also on the Burnside lineup location has moved closer to town, but this two- contact Cravedog Records 233-7284. are Memphis guitarist, Mason Ruffner who has day event of live music in the country will soon made quite a name for himself in New Orleans and establish itself as a NW-indie tradition. The acts Blood Red Vinyl even played on Daniel Lanois’ (Producer for U2, lined up so far are: 44 Long, Jerry Joseph & The Jeff Martin at Blood Red Vinyl Records and Emmy Lou Harris & Willie Nelson) solo album. Jack Mormon’s, Federale (Luther Russell’s band), Discs gave me a good working over recently dur- Continued on page 9

TWO LOUIES, May 1999 - Page 5 angry anthems I wrote; “random violence, well it looks so good, so good to me.. coz I’m living, in a world of make believe..my grievings done, I wanna kill someone, maybe dad or mom, I’m living Viet- nam, in my head. everyone is dead and gone, wanna find the big trigger and I’m gonna pull it..a figure in cammies with lots of stray bullets. I don’t care, I want a reign of terror, life’s unfair. In a pool of blood I’ll see you there, take any dare to the great beyond”. YEAH, I was as fucked up as any teenager but I never went on a rampage featuring guns, yet the fact that I wrote repugnant lyric’s espousing vio- lence and a hatred of most everything around my byRozzRezabek-Wright lily-white insulated suburban nightmare world, would probably put me right on TIPPER GORE’S When I was eleven, I remember sneaking out excess and misguided destructive self-indulgence most dangerous list with all the GANGSTA rap- of scout camp with my brother and another kid that had become chic. I knew then that I was an pers and MARILYN MANSON types. A strong they called “PATTON”, who had a car stashed on a outsider. I loved ALICE COOPER; he made a freak- push for censorship will no doubt follow this trag- forest service road a mile and a half away, they had ish, garish rock-n-roll theater that embraced all edy. The big question is does the music make them it planned out elaborately. I just tagged along with the dark twisted thoughts in my consciousness and kill, or are they drawn to the music because they’re my older brother out of habit, unaware of the fact made me feel free. I bring this up only because my already killers and it reinforces their “US” against I was about to be initiated to my first taste of rock- memory was jarred with all the controversy about ”THEM” mentality and warped values? I think it’s n-roll, a triple bill featuring STEVE MILLER, CLI- MAX BLUES BAND and ALICE COOPER at The Dalles grange hall , I believe. My brother happily “We can no more blame MARILYN MANSON shelled out the 4 Dollar cover in exchange for my for COLUMBINE than we can blame BOY silence with the parental units and chaperones. Not only was the covert caper a pleasant diversion from GEORGE for making flaming cross-dressing the proliferation of itchy scabs from each nights evening attack of mosquito and horseshoe fly bites, homosexuality rampant in the early 80’s.” poison oak and irrelevant campfire songs. I was unprepared for the cultural turning point I was MARILYN MANSON, RAMMSTEIN, and their fairly obvious. We can no more blame MARILYN about to embrace and felt like an extreme outcast supposed connection to the massacre at COLUM- MANSON for COLUMBINE than we can blame due to my age and my conspicuous boy scout uni- BINE HIGH SCHOOL. Like any one who fancies BOY GEORGE for making flaming cross-dressing form. My late brother and his friend had army sur- himself a poet/musician/piss artist my first re- homosexuality rampant in the early 80’s. plus coats with cool patches; peace signs, happy sponse is to wrap myself in the flag and scream The only exception is GERMAN HEAVY faces, STP, and the ecology symbol. Remember about “THE FIRST AMENDMENT” and “FREE- METAL, or any EURO-DEATH METAL which can that? I was attracting only ridicule. We entered the DOM OF SPEECH” but now I’m questioning my be blamed for anything from DAVID concert just as ALICE COOPER began a set that values. HASSELHOFF to NAZI-SKINHEADS, HEAVY immediately was met with a chorus of boo’s, jeers, Does certain music, movies, video games, and DRUG USE and THE HOLE IN THE OZONE. and a lot of flying objects. I seemed to be the only of course the EVIL INTERNET have a dramatic During my brief stint as lead singer for METAL one (besides some morbidly fascinated groupies) negative effect on already disgruntled outcasts? I CHURCH (which coincidentally was a nickname who related to the ”COOP”s circus act circa ‘ 71 was taunted and beat up daily by for our south-of-market flat in S.F.) I got saturated “PRETTIES FOR YOU” era. I knew imme- JOCKS during my brief tenure at with the hardcore euro-metal bands and their fans, diately I was outside the mainstream. BEAVERTON HIGH. I felt the and especially the talented yet pathological young I was impressed how his same desire for revenge and white male musicians who wanted to emulate their (relatively tame by fantasized about wreaking “HEAVVVYNESS” and penchant for leather stud- today’s standards) stage carnage and havoc as well, ded fashion nausea. These guys would sit around act provoked and re- but I escaped into a world on couches in front of muted T.V.s blasting IRON pulsed all these sup- of outsider music that drew MAIDEN, SCORPIONS, JUDAS PRIEST, SAXON posed messengers of me in and comforted me. I was and trading licks and mimicking leads on their peace, love, and toler- not alone. Eventually, I unplugged guitars between bong hits. Braindead ance into a hate- got over my bad old self would be a compliment. When I signed on as in- ful judgmental and teenage terim singer (heavy-metalers like to kick people out mob of creeps. angst and of the bands even more than rock-n-roll norm) It was the beginning after filling they gave me bunch of liner notes from albums of the NEW my head they liked, to draw on as inspiration writing lyric’s SEVENTIE’S JIMI, with the likes of for their songs. I think it was on one of the (as they JANIS, and BOWIE, LOU REED, IGGY, fondly dubbed and referred to as MORRISON all RUNDGREN, ALICE COOPER “MAIDEN”)records I counted the reoccurring dead and the hippie (and even KISS) I started my own photo David Ackerman words and theme’s. Words like “BLOOD, BLEED, vision had been ex- band as an outlet for my disaffected youth. All BLED”and “DARK, DARKNESS, DARKENED” or posed as a big bag of failed policies. The REVO- the bands I liked were totally hated by the jocks LUTION was over and all that remained was the and soch’es, as were my clothes. In one of my first Continued on page 17

Page 6 - TWO LOUIES, May 1999 THE “TERM” OF RECORDING CONTRACTS tract had originally provided for. obligated to record that number of albums if the Largely as a result of that lawsuit, record com- record company so chooses. One issue always addressed in recording con- panies quickly changed their recording contracts Incidentally, it is essential that if at all pos- tract negotiations is the issue of how long the con- to base them upon the number of albums to be sible, the artist obtain the label’s guarantee of a tract will last — or in recording contract jargon, recorded, rather than on a certain number of years. specified monetary amount of promotional fund- the “Term” of the contract. RECORDING CONTRACTS TODAY ing for each record. Though obtaining such guar- In the somewhat distant past, the typical re- The typical recording contract today obligates antees is certainly not a sure-fire solution, it in- cording contract would be for an initial one-year the band to record a specified number of albums. creases at least a little the odds of some success with period (in which the artist would do one to two This is a one-way street, though, because the record the label. In the final analysis, however, each deal albums), followed by four to seven consecutive company will customarily have the right to ulti- with a label (particularly a major label) is almost one-year option periods. In each of those option mately decide unilaterally the total number of al- always a crap shoot. The deal can often be either periods, the artist would be required to do one or two albums (with the exact number of albums de- pending on the terms of the particular contract involved). In short, recording contracts in the past were generally structured in terms of how many years the contract would be in effect for. This situation changed, starting in the mid- 1970s. Today the conceptual focus of recording contracts is not on how many years the contract will be in effect for, but instead, how many albums the contract will be for. THE OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN CASE bums the band will eventually be permitted to ac- vastly successful, or vastly unsuccessful, for a wide This change occurred because of problems tually record. In the recording contract, it will say array of possbile reasons (such as label hirings and which record companies encountered with the old that the record company will have a certain num- firings) which have nothing to do with the terms type of contract, particularly in situations where ber of “options,” each option being for one (or of the recording contract itself. an artist failed to record one or more of the re- sometimes two) albums. “FIRM ALBUMS’ quired albums. Typically, the record company will want to I have talked above about the maximum num- This problem came to a head in the late 1970’s have “options” for as many albums as possible, so ber of albums a band will be obligated to record. in a lawsuit between MCA Records and Olivia that if the artist’s early albums are very successful, But, what about the minimum number of albums Newton-John (your favorite and mine), in which the artist will be obligated to record for the record the record company will be obligated to finance? Newton-John asked that her contract with MCA company for a longer time. These are often referred to as “firm records,” as in be terminated. Her contract with MCA had been On the other hand, the artist will typically “The deal is for two records firm.” for an initial two-year term, with three one-year want to negotiate for as few albums under the con- For a new band with little or no clout or ne- options following that. In other words, the con- tract as possible, so that if the artist’s early albums gotiating leverage, the recording contract will of- tract was for a total of 5 years. are successful, the artist will be more easily able to ten obligate the record company to finance the re- During the term of the contract, Olivia New- renegotiate the contract sooner (on terms more cording of only one album. In other words, the ton-John had failed to record some of the required favorable to the artist), or to sign another record band could be dropped after one album. But in albums. Nonetheless, she argued in her lawsuit that deal with another record company. the case of a band with at least some bargaining she should be entitled to terminate the contract at It should be mentioned, though, that there is leverage, the record company will very often com- the end of the five years, even through she had not some middle ground at which the self-interests of mit in the recording contract to finance the record- yet recorded all of the albums required by the con- the record company and the artist do converge. For ing of two albums, and sometimes three albums. There is one particular point which should “Today the conceptual focus of recording contracts is be made here concerning so-called “firm records.” Just because a deal if for, let’s say, two “records firm,” not on how many years the contract will be in effect for, the contract will typically not guarantee that two records will actually be made. Instead, the record- but instead, how many albums the contract will be for.” ing contract in that situation will more likely say that if the label chooses not to make either or both tract. In response, MCA argued that it should be example, unless a major label is guaranteed the of those two records, the label will be required to allowed by the court to extend the term of the con- right to do a reasonable number of albums with a pay the band a sum of money , and the exact tract past the end of the 5-year contract period, new artist, it will not make sense for the label to amount of money to be paid will be based on a for a period of time equal to the recording delays spend large sums of money on recording and pro- formula set forth in the contract. Oftentimes, es- caused by Olivia Newton-John during the 5-year moting the artist’s early albums and developing pecially in the first draft of the contract, the con- term of her contract. the artist’s career. tract will say that if a “firm record” is not made, However, the court decided against MCA, and The main point to remember here, though, is the label will be required to pay the band only the in favor of Olivia Newton-John. The court held, in that the record company (and not the artist) con- minimum AFM union scale for that album. More effect, that even though Olivia Newton-John had trols how many albums the artist will eventually often, however, the contract will say that the label failed to timely record all of the albums required record for the record company. So if the artist is will be required to pay the band the cash advance under the contract, the contract expired at the end committing himself or herself to a large number which would have been required to have been paid of the five years anyway. The net effect being that of albums, this does not mean that the artist will to the band under the terms of the contract for MCA would not ever receive the total number of actually be doing that number of albums for the albums from Olivia Newton-John which the con- record company, but only that the artist will be Continued on page 17

TWO LOUIES, May 1999 - Page 7 line of MP3 devices, the companies said. No date was given for the release of new DRM-protected Rios. The software protects digital content against piracy throughout its lifecycle, Intertrust said. It uses a concept called “super distribution” to allow consumers to pass music files on to friends, if al- lowed by the copyright holder, who can then pur- chase the software according to the provider’s rules. Music providers can also enable offline purchas- ing of music, so consumers can purchase content A WHIMPER NOT A BANG! Morissette and Tori Amos, which begins Aug. 18 even if not connected to a server. Other rival com- Hardware and software technology dominate in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and concludes Sept. 25 in panies such as Sony, Lucent Technology and Texas all the major breaking news on the internet this Irvine, Calif. The tour sponsorship is part of a new Instrument have announced plans to market com- month. Developments that are unfolding will strategic alliance between Morissette’s manage- petitive MP3 players offering copyright protection change forever the way music is marketed and lis- ment company, Atlas/Third Rail, and MP3.com, and other improvements. Regardless of where the tened to. I can’t think of any other time in history which will offer full-length streaming songs from platform wars end up, one thing is obvious. when so many developments with such a profound Morissette’s live performances. The development Somebody’s gonna rake in some major bank. potential impact on the music industry has existed. Tax time has come and gone and so has Microsoft’s announcement to the music industry “The industry is still trying to deal with the and media on April 13th of their new MS Audio 4.0 technology designed to replace the MP3 for- raging beast called MP3, which is running mat with a copyright secure digital download plat- rampantly out of control. They would like to form. The technology promises higher audio qual- ity than MP3 with about half of the storage space embrace anything that would slow the pace of the required for MP3. According to reports in Billboard Magazine, MP3 advance but embracing yet another new “the industry reaction is overwhelmingly negative”. technology at this time would be almost suicidal.” Several major factors account for the negative re- action. First of all, the industry is still trying to deal apparently follows a behind-the-scenes dispute Intertrust and Diamond cite forecasts that predict with the raging beast called MP3, which is run- between MP3.com and Warner Bros. Records Inc., an exploding market for portable music players. ning rampantly out of control. They would like to the joint-venture partner of Morissette’s label, Forrester Research predicts that more than 32 mil- embrace anything that would slow the pace of the Maverick, over initial plans to offer the artist’s lion portable music players will be sold by 2003. MP3 advance but embracing yet another new tech- tracks in the unprotected MP3 format. Although Diamond will still produce Rio players ca- nology at this time would be almost suicidal. Most MP3.com aimed to offer downloadable songs in pable of storing and playing unprotected MP3 files. labels are waiting for the SDMI ( Secure Digital their entirety it was unable to do so because of It will offer the Intertrust software to music pub- Music Initiative) to approve a digital download Warner’s policy against music samples exceeding lishers to protect their copyrights while at the same music standard. 30 seconds. time entering the booming online music distribu- It has been reported throughout the media Industry sources report that Atlas/Third Rai tion market. that some label executives have been expressly for- will cross-promote music from many of its acts on OTHER NEWS bidden to initiate any artist negotiations with the Web site in both streaming and digital down- With the majority of attention being focused this past month on digital downloading, other very significant developments have been somewhat “Leading Web portal Lycos has also entered the overshadowed. As we reported last month, the surge in popularity of internet radio is one of the Internet radio business...Unlike other Web radio hottest areas of activity on the web. Current popu- services, Lycos Radio allows users to rewind and lar sites are experiencing increases of 15 to 30 per cent growth monthly. replay selections if they join a song in progress.” Recent announcements of Webcast deals by Yahoo and Lycos will have a profound impact on Microsoft regarding the new technology. Un- load formats. Goo Goo Dolls, Green Day, and Seal the use of the web as a broadcast medium. Yahoo’s daunted by the less than warm response, Microsoft are among the acts represented by the management recent acquisition of broadcast.com for more than is expected to rely heavily on content supplied di- company, which will work with labels on a case- $5 billion in stock will soon result in a new Webcast rectly from artists, as well as from independent la- by-case basis for each promotion. powerhouse that could have a profound impact on bels and leading non-label music sites. Some well- Guess who else is making MP3 headlines record sales in the coming years. Yahoo is expected known major label acts have been contacted to again. Our old friend the Diamond Rio MP3 player. to fully integrate broadcast.com’s Webcast content participate in the launch, and it is possible that Diamond Multimedia has announced a deal in- into its popular search home page. Sources say that Microsoft will end up with at least one well-known tended to protect the copyrights of music down- the site is also readying a new high-bandwidth ver- artist.$$$$. loaded to its Rio MP3 player. Diamond has con- sion of Yahoo’s Web page, which is currently domi- Across the net, the competition isn’t letting tracted with Intertrust Technologies to incorpo- nated by a mostly text-based design that allows slow up any on the gas. Leading retailer Best Buy is join- rate copyright protection software in its Rio player. modem users to quickly and efficiently reach its ing controversial Web site MP3.com as a co-spon- Intertrust’s digital rights management (DRM) soft- sor of the 26-date North American tour of Alanis ware will be incorporated into Diamond’s RioPort Continued on page 22

Page 8 - TWO LOUIES, May 1999 lation that Hamilton might rejoin the band ass. The show is a great tribute to the punk and for recording and touring. Everyone’s metal talent that exists in Portland. Videos by keeping their fingers crossed. Rainforest Bangin’ Moon, Repellent/Fall From Grace, Mon- Ray has also joined the Gone Orches- key Fur, Hotter Than Hell (KISS tribute band), 8 tra on synthesizer on a part-time basis. Foot Tender, Bludgeon, Blackjack, Evil Genius and Anger Management have been shown, and there Continued from page 5 Hear Me Roar are many more to come. Call Matt at 246-4872 for Philmore Fleming has something to say. When info about getting your band’s video on the show Mason also performed the theme song to the developing his own CD, Dreams of a Journeyman, or show schedules…or check out the website. movie, “Steel Magnolias,” several years back. His he knew he didn’t want to shop the bigger labels. CD, You Can’t Win, is due out July 13th, as is Bugs “As an artist and a businessman, I knew I could BAND NOTES Henderson’s Back Bop, which will include cuts create a functional label on my own.” His mission According to Nymph 9 Manager, Bill Keenom, from over 82 unreleased sessions. Bugs will be back began to develop for Roar Records, “I want my la- the band is going to be getting some serious finan- in Portland in June performing at the Rose Festi- bel to be an artist-driven, renaissance label.” Cur- cial backing from some L.A. music types. This will val. Also due this summer are Paul Brasch Find rently, Fleming’s disc is the only one on the label, translate into a full-length CD and touring. My Way and Henry Cooper’s Slide Man. Terry but he says he’ll be adding artists over the next year. Robb is recording at Dead Aunt Thelma’s for his next CD due out on Burnside in Fall. All in all, it’s been quite a busy year at “Some of you may know that Duffy took Nancy Burnside. “This year,” says Courier, “we’ll be put- ting out as many as 11 CD’s this year, and in the Wilson’s (Heart) place in a play up in Seattle, and past, we’ve never put out more than 3 or 4.” Boom! since the play has been a great success, it’s been Crazy Bastard Records extended through to September. This puts a delay on Andrew Bentley, who masterminded last year’s GG Allin Tribute compilation Straight From Duffy’s plans to tour and promote the CD. ” Hell, is busy putting together a Meatmen tribute, We’re Not The Meatmen But We Still Suck: Bow When asked how he’s developing his artist roster, Gremlin Hubcap, Portland’s alte-garde duo Down to the Dutch Hercules. Tracks included by he states, “I’m looking at a specified niche, 90’s folk, for the new millineum, have been invited to play legendary 70’s punk rock band, GBH, Fang, which singer-songwriter material with a multitude of the Fiesta Room in Seattle on May 11th. The band, features former Faith No More guitarist Jim Mar- sound. There’s a whole market of people, 24 to 38 whose bio material states “our music is influenced tin, Blag Dahlia from The Dwarves, Vaginal Dis- and even older, who aren’t being considered nearly by living sea-life and MCI friends and family,” fea- charge and John Cougar Concentration Camp. enough when it comes to music.” We’ll keep our tures Neal Otis (formerly of Velveteen Amoeba)on Local bands on the project are Fist Material, The ears open to see how things progress. bass, keyboards, penny whistle and harmonium Secludes, Bomf!, Monkey Fur, Stagger, Witch and Diana Troy, siren and percussionist. Joining Throttlegush, and Threscher thus far. CD Cover US METAL their set in Seattle will be Rodney Collective gui- will be designed by P Earwig, who did the first Mr. Evil Genius & Dr. Mastermind creator Matt tarist, Johnny Colorado. Bungle CD cover. Andrew’s selling a good amount McCourt (former Wild Dogs front man), has been of his GG comp CD through the Internet. busy with a new cable access show US METAL. The show is built around his web page Rainforest Records www.USMETAL.com, which has received thou- ETC. The Brainwashers and Rainforest have signed sands of hits since it started up a few months back. Mark Sunday, May 23 on your calendar for a big show at Berbatis Pan featuring Colin Hay (from Men & Work), Tommy Tutone and Rozz Rezabek “I’m looking at a specified niche, 90’s folk, singer- Band. Colin Hay will be performing a solo show. songwriter material with a multitude of sound. There’s a Tommy Tutone and his band are guaranteed to get the crowd moving. At a recent show at Lenora’s whole market of people, 24 to 38 and even older, who aren’t Ghost, the band had everyone in the place on their feet. You would not believe how the crowd goes being considered nearly enough when it comes to music.” crazy when Tommy closes the set with “Jenny/867- 5309.” His new material includes a brilliant bouncy for a second-pressing of Be Careful With That The web page hosts several pages on local bands arrangement of “Wild World” by Cat Stevens. It’s a Surfboard, which has established itself as a hot and upcoming shows, as well as an extensive his- pop hit ready for radio. ticket among the surf music crowd. West Coast tory of Portland’s early metal beginnings. US radio play and international interest, as well as sales, METAL is a one-hour long program of live inter- have encouraged the label and band to re-press views, comedy and taped video footage of local ‘til next time….. another 1000. Silkenseed, which has been through and national metal and punk bands. Matt plays a minor upheaval since lead singer Hamilton host and Monkey Fur’s Clown Prince plays side- Simms left Portland for medical school, recently kick to guests, callers and anyone else who finds Gigs/Events/Releases you’d like me to know visited L.A. and performed two shows for indus- themselves at the two’s mercy. The Clown Prince’s about: e-mail me at [email protected] try folks which was set up by Silkenseed’s new comedic genius and Matt’s straight-man schtick management. If the suits bite, then there’s specu- make it a pleasure to watch and the videos are kick- LL

TWO LOUIES, May 1999 - Page 9 thrown by NXNE and Manitoba Film & Sound Dear Uncle Buck, from Toronto and Winnipeg, Canada. What a great LETTERS spread and a super good time! Continued from page 3 Greetings and salutations from SXSW 99 in I manned the NXNW booth from four till six Austin, Texas! It’s great to be away from Portland pm, then joined a writer from Boise, Idaho and Showcase applications are now being accepted for a few minutes. I never made it to Los Angeles, went to see Fastball perform their smash hit, “The from musicians interested in performing at the fifth but I heard the Borders Books & Music Tour I put Way”! What a treat to see the “band of the minute” annual North by Northwest (NXNW) Music Fes- together went great for Stephen Spyrit and live on a perfect Texas evening at the outdoor stage tival, a three-night extravaganza which features Philmore. at Waterloo Park. The crowd was all-ages and about 300 of the best up-and-coming bands and Stephen had a near death experience at dawn seemed to genuinely love these home town boys solo acts from all musical genres from across the outside of Austin when he successfully missed four from Austin, Texas. Joe Ely was their special guest United States and around the world. Showcase ap- deer, but rolled his rental car twice. He assured me on one number. The music seemed to lift the truss plications can be downloaded from the NXNW that the tour was a smashing success, he sold many above their heads fifteen feet higher, or was it the website (www.nxnw.com) or can be obtained by units of his recently released cd “Love Poems For sunset? calling 512/467-7979. Musicians will need to com- The Millenium”, and he walked away injury free The highlight for SXSW for me this year was plete and return this application (along with a press from the car as it burst into flames! seeing David Byrne, from Talkiing Heads and now kit, tape or cd, and a $10 application fee) in order I did however, talk to some ex-Portlander’s CEO of Luaka Bop. He was on a panel discussing to be considered for a showcase slot. Postmark deadline for submitting the NXNW showcase ap- plication is June 25. “Dianne Hollen now known as Dianne Bates, is The NXNW Music Festival is the evening writing for the L.A. Times. Mira Wilder formerly component of the NXNW Music and New Media Conference, scheduled Thursday-Saturday, Sep- of The Grip, is acting and doing hair and make- tember 30-October 2 in Portland, Oregon. The host hotel for this year’s event is the Embassy Suites, up for The “Young & The Restless”. Carol Strong, located within easy walking distance of the numer- ex-wife of Darrell Strong of The Confidentials, ous music venues of Portland’s historic Old Town entertainment district. All NXNW panels and is now a make-up artist for feature films.” workshops, as well as the three-day NXNW Trade Show, will take place at the downtown Embassy who are doing well in LaLa Land. Dianne Hollen the way an A&R person works. The panel had quite Suites. now known as Dianne Bates, is writing for the L.A. a line up. Mark Bowen, Head of A&R, Creation Times. Mira Wilder formerly of The Grip, is act- Records, London UK, Dave Novik, Sr VP A&R, New for NXNW in 1999 is the event’s em- ing and doing hair and make-up for The “Young & RCA Records, New York, NY, Jeff Fenster, Sr VP phasis on the impact of new media on the music The Restless”. Carol Strong, ex-wife of Darrell A&R Jive/Silvertone Records. Graham Henderson, business. As in previous years, NXNW will present Strong of The Confidentials, is now a make-up art- Stohn Henderson Barristers & Solicitors, Toronto, entertaining and educational panels on relevant ist for feature films. Carol recently completed ONT, David Katznelson, VP A&R, Reprise Recprds, music industry topics, including A&R, budget tour- shooting a documentary about vintage American Burbank, CA, and Perry Watts-Russell, Sr VP A&R, ing, publicity, marketing, protecting copyrights, cars. She produced and directed it herself and is Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA. I was enthralled music journalism, artists’ issues, and management. now in the editing process. Go Carol! with the great stories they told about Radio Head In addition, a new set of panels will emphasize how Austin is sometimes described as the Portland and The Cowboy Junkies. Byrne talked about The web technology is fast reshaping the industry, in- of Texas. It’s a great University town nestled in Talking Heads early days and the creative, cultural, cluding “Compression & Digital Delivery: An In- Travis County. The hills are especially green like challenges that makes their jobs sound intriguing. troduction to New Media Technology,” “Piracy or the Willamette Valley. In spring during the annual The mood of the music industry is changing Promotion: How Does MP3 Impact Record Sales?,” festival, all the Texas Blue Bells, Wild Lupine, and and you have to be incredibly, creative and on top “Digital Darwinism: The New Media Format Indian Paint Brush are blooming in vibrant car- of things to survive and prosper into the next cen- Wars,” “Lost in Space?: Leading Others to Your pets of red, yellow, and blue. tury. Some lucky folks who came by the NXNW Music on the Internet,” “Indie Labels: Has New After spending most of thursday at the Con- booth had killer jobs and loved them. More folks Media Leveled the Playing Field?,” “Finding In- vention Center, I hunted down dinner and quite were looking for work. It seems the record indus- come on the Internet,” and “Webcasting Do’s & luckily ended up at Nueveo Leon Restaurant. I try is bound for.... the internet. Don’t’s” (other panel topics to be announced spotted David Hidalgo from Los Lobos with a large The popular consensus is that SXSW 99 was shortly). All this, plus mentor, demo listening, and entourage. He smiled at me as I ordered a the year of Waits, Tom Waits that is. He performed website demo sessions make NXNW the place to Margarita on the rocks with no salt and studied at The Paramount Theater on Congress. It was a network with the music and new media industry. the catalog that SXSW gives all registrants and big deal to get the hotly pursued tickets that were workers. I read all I could from the incredibly, in- handed out at the trade show in a frenzy. He ap- NXNW is co-presented by Willamette Week formative guide. Picking out a few events and parently hasn’t played Austin for fifteen years. Well, and South by Southwest. For more information on showcases to attend, I savored my promptly deliv- I didn’t go, but I did see Yogi, an unsigned band NXNW, call 512/467-7979. ered shrimp tacos that were spicy-hot and scrump- from Glasgow, Scotland. They were playing at the tious! Electric Pavilion. I loved them. They were talented, Friday afternoon I attended the Canuck Back cute, and I bought their cd “Yogi”. I also met a Bacon BBQ & Shindig. It was held at the historic Caswell House on West Avenue. The party was Continued on page 22

Page 10 - TWO LOUIES, May 1999 Burnside Records Artist Roster: Apt. 3 G, 3158 E. Burnside Satan’s Pilgrims, Gern Portland, OR 97214 Blanston, Atomic 61, Elliot (503) 231-0876 Smith Fax: (503) 238-0420 Email: [email protected] CM Records Web: http://www.burnsiderecords.com 8948 S.W. Barbur Blvd. OREGON LABEL Owners: Terry Currier & Jim Brandt Portland, OR 97129 Producers: Various (206) 233-8530 voice Types of music released: Blues Fax: (509) 782-4414 Artist roster: Mason Ruffner, Owners: Craig Meros, Henry Cooper, Paul Brasch, Amy Flynn Johnny & the Distractions, John Producers: Michael Par, Fahey, M. Calvin Walker, Peter Doeherty, Mick Clarke, David Cusumano, Matt Burke, Friesen, Obo Addy, Lloyd Jones, Darik Peet. Too Slim & the Taildraggers, Kelly Types of Music Released: All Producers: Luther Joe Phelps, Terry Robb, Duffy types. Russell, Johnny Beluzzi, Larry right now. Bishop Band, McKinley, Gary Preferred Submissions: Not Crane, Various Kinds of deals usually offered: Myrick, Sheila Wilcoxson, Bill accepting submissions currently. Types of music released: Various. CD, cassette. Rhoades & Alan Hager, Bugs Artist roster: Beluga, Captain Types of deals offered: Varies. Artist roster: Paul deLay Band, J.C. Henderson. Butphuk, The Drews, Glenn Artist roster: Little Sue, Fernando, Rico, Linda Hornbuckle, Lloyd Distribution: Burnside sub- Falkenberg, Havana Blast, The Warren Pash, Luther Russell Jones Struggle, Dave Stewart, Jim distributes two Portland based Hydropods, Neil Henderson, Just Distribution: Valley, Burnside, Mesi Band, Joe Dobro, Too Slim & labels: The Magic Wing and Plain Bill, The Kegel Muscles, Redeye, Miles of Music, CD NOW, the Taildraggers. Eurock. National distribution Limegrind, Moral Crux, The Amazon.com, Music Boulevard. through Distribution North Nivins, Moss Dog, Napalm Beach, Elemental Records America and Rock Bottom. Partner, Picklehead, Stickerbush, CrAzY BaStArd ReCoRdS P.O. Box 1617 Affiliated Labels: Sideburn Records. Snow Bud, Snaut, Sarge Stransky, PMB-831 Eugene, OR 97440 Types of music released: Roots The Swine, Sweat, Silicone Jones, 16420 SE McGillivray, 103 (541) 345-1429 Rock Artist Roster: 44 Long, Rudy Calvin Walker. Vancouver, WA. 98683 Fax: (503) 342-2827 Tutti Grayzell Distribution: Performance (New 503-293-5409 Email: [email protected] Jersey), Mosh Pit (Colorado), Email: [email protected] Owner: Jonathan Boldt Candelight Records Asia-Pacific Hawaii, Japan), Tower Owner: Andrew Bentley Producers: Drew Canulette, Bill 2125 S.W. 4th Suite 305 (Asia), CM Records (Oregon Types of deals offered: Tribute Barnet (Artist’s preference is Portland, OR 97201 &Washington). Compilations negotiable.) (503) 226-3538 Artist Roster Featuring: Village Types of music released: Fax: (503) 221-0556 Cloud 99 Productions, Ltd. Idiot, Witch Throttlegush, Plaid Alternative Rock (whatever that P.O. Box 3939 Pantry Project, The Procrastina- means anymore). CandyAss Records Salem, OR 97302 tors, Iommi Stubbs, Little Mission Preferred submission formats: P.O. Box 42382 (503) 370-8116 Heroes, Threscher, Bastard Cassette; with accompanying Portland, OR 97242 Fax: (503) 370-8116 Children of the Roman Empire, touring / giging information. (503) 238-9708 Owners: Nathan & Nettie NıJas, The Secludes, Thy Infernal, Kind of deals usually offered: Fax: (503) 238-0380 Steinbock Hyperthermia, 90 Proof, The Full-length CD projects, one-off Types of Music Released: All Personal Manager: Seymour Delinquents, Evil Genius, Fall singles for compilation projects. kinds. Heller. From Grace, Naked Violence, The Artist roster: American Girls, Preferred Submission Formats: Executive Producer: Danny Jimmies, Drain Bramaged, Vaginal Sweaty Nipples, Floater, Jolly Mon, Tapes if you want to submit them. Kessler. Discharge, Genocide Rapers, Fist Henry’s Child, Glowing Corn, Artist roster: Team Dresch, Surf Producer: Dick Monda. Material. The Dwarves, Drain Anzio Bridgehead, Dutchboy Maggots, New Bad Things, Hazel, Type of music released: Jazz, Bramaged, Fingers, Tao Jones, International Kaia, Free to Fight Self Defense Country, pops Contemporary, Bomf!, WitchThrottlegush, REO Anthem, Aggro Batch. “Northwest Project, Vitapup, Thirty Ought Six, M.O.R. and children’s album. Speeddealer, GBH, Fang, John Ungrunge” and “Northwest Post- 151. Artist roster: Lisa Haley, Li’l Elmo Cougar Concentration Camp, Blag Grunge” compilations featuring Distribution: Revolver USA. and the Cosmos, Dick Monda and Dahlia, Stagger, Monkey Fur. Elemental recording artists as well Daddy Dewdrop. Criminal Records as: Black Happy, Cherry Poppin’ Cavity Search Records P.O. Box 25542 Daddies, Mommy, Rubberneck, P.O. Box 42246 Cravedog Records Portland, OR 97225 Sadhappy, Sweaty Nipples, Portland, OR 97242 P.O. Box 1841 (503) 244-5827 Thunderjelly, Village Idiot, Artis Email: [email protected] Portland, OR 97207 Types of music released: the Spoonman, Bogwan, Built to Owners: Denny Swofford, (503) 233-7284 Northwest Blues, R&B. Spill, Dirt Fishermen, Fingers of Christopher Cooper Email: [email protected] Preferred submission formats: Funk, Hitting Birth, Imij, Types of Music Released: Music Web: www.Cravedog.com We’re not looking for new artists we like by bands we like. Owner: Todd Crosby. Continued on page 14 TWO LOUIES, May 1999 - Page 11 THE GRAND OL' SOAP OPRY On the cover; Generator keyboardist As a condition of Generator’s Epic deal, “Born out of the early 90’s Riot Grrl Blake Sakamoto, new Epic Records record- Eon Records, who recorded the Generator movement, the Portand hatched, Olympia- ing artist. album for release on their indie label will be based trio presses stridently personal odes to It all started February 11th when the “compensated for expenses”. breakup and empowerment.” band-at the insistence of Hits Magazine col- Eon’s imprint will also be included on the The interview caught S-K just back from umnist Joe Fleischer-played a Hits showcase Epic album. Europe and a press tour that included no live at L.A.’s Hardrock Cafe. Eon Records is owned by former Black’n gigs and, apparently, a whole lot of “blah “Everybody in the music business Blue guitarist, now Kiss production assistant, blah”-”woof, woof”... showed up.” says Blake. Tommy Thayer, and his aspiring musician S-K guitarist/vocalist Carrie Brownstein “Phil Quartararo, the president of brother, John. says, “It’s difficult to talk about your art and Warner Bros. Records, Rick Rubin, music and not be doing it. Our Jerry Moss. Interscope, Atlantic, music became separate from Epic.” who we are. Talking about your “We went out and had lunch music for two weeks makes it with Phil on the Warner Bros. lot the very abstract.” next day.” “It was detrimental.” “In the next few weeks we had While Brownstein, guitar- a bunch of gigs in Seattle and they ist Corin Tucker and drummer all showed up there. Some nights Janet Weiss talked rock star talk there would be five different labels overseas their Kill Rock Stars al- in the room.” bum, “The Hot Rock”, perco- “We finally settled on Epic. lated on Billboard’s Heatseekers Other Epic artists include Pearl Chart, last appearing at #47 (4/ Jam, Celine Dion, Michael Jackson 17/99) after 6 weeks on that and Ozzy. “The A&R executive that chart. signed us, Kaz Utsunomiya, is Ozzy’s guy.” Can’t say “chart” without “They loved the stuff we did at mentioning Everclear Falcon studios. We’re just going to EC’s “So Much For The Af- do a couple more songs and deliver terglow” on Capitol is #119 (5/ it by mid-June so they can get it out 1/99) after 80 weeks on by September.” Billboard’s Top 200 albums. Tunes that turned the deal in- Dan Pred of Generator. photo Buko cluded “Junkie”, “Last Wish” and The old story. “Concrete Bubble” Eon has not managed to release an album Deserving band gets big break about the Blake and Generator front man Rob yet, after well over a year of street level propa- time the members have had it... Daiker flew to Vancouver, B.C. to visit “The ganda on projects by Dan Reed, Generator Sony Entertainment Group picked 17 Armory”, Bruce Fairbairn’s studio, to discuss and Jeff Labansky. Reasons Why as the Grand Prize Winner in mastering the Epic Generator record. “We had difficulty dealing with them.” the Sony world wide web Battle Of The Bands, Fairbairn produced the first and third Dan says Blake. of Eon. the champ of which gets 4 Sony mini-disc re- Reed Network albums for PolyGram. “With Tommy so busy with Kiss and John corders and the chance to record a three song Sakamoto and Generator drummer Dan Pred not knowing anything about the music busi- demo for further recording contract consid- were members of the Dan Reed Network. ness, all they could do was hire ‘consultants’...” eration. “Bruce was just finishing up Yes...boy, do The Sony demo contract is exclusive, re- those guys look old.” says Blake. Is Sleater-Kinney the most exciting band quiring 17 Reasons Why to waive their right Generator is managed by Contraband in all of rock’n’roll? to sign with any other label for a period of up Mgt. in Seattle and includes Garth Parker on That’s the question Pulse! asks in Todd to 4 months. guitar and Caleb Spiegel on bass. Inoue’s cover plugged story in the April issue.. The band’s guitarist of over two years Generator will play the KUFO stage at the Pulse! is the national 4 color slick free maga- won’t be doing the deal. Kirk Nebel has de- Rose Festival, Thursday, June 10th. zine distributed through Tower Records, one cided to leave the band to “explore new musi- of the nations largest retailers. cal styles, possibly in L.A.” The Thayer brothers get a big business Promotional support at retail. Kirk will be replaced by Greg Windell break...

Page 12 - TWO LOUIES, May 1999 BY BUCK MUNGER from Ivan’s Wish.The Sony demo will be done and Alanis sound intimate and permanent. “as they will form a strategic alliance to further at Whitehorse studios in June. part of the deal, the Maverick artist is expected develop the MP3 standard for digital music.” The new 17RW lineup appears at the to receive an undetermined financial stake in “Upon closing, Thomson will have a 20% Aladdin Theater, Friday May 21st, and on the MP3.com, according to several sources.” equity share in Music Match.” Rose Festival main stage Friday, June 11th. “Ownership”, say sources... “Thomson Multimedia ranks 1st in the Before the ink was dry on that BB story U.S. and 4th in Europe in sales of consumer The heavy bombing continues in the Morissette released a statement saying electronics products. Thomson also markets Digital Audio Propaganda War. MP3.com would indeed be sponsoring her under the popular GE, Proscan, Telefunken Warner Brothers twisted Tom Petty’s arm tour but as far as posting her music, in any and SABA brands in Europe and is the world’s to remove his single, “Free Girl Now” from form, live or otherwise, forget about it... largest supplier of large color TV picture the highly promoted posting on the MP3.com Morissette’s label Maverick is a joint-ven- tubes.” web site, March 1st. ture partner of Warner Bros. Records. “Thomson co-developed the MP3 com- “Free Girl Now’ was off the MP3.com pression format with the Fraunhofer Institute Web site within 48 hours. WB-2, MP3-0. and acts as the licensing administrator for Ooops. Fraunhofer MP3 intellectual property.” April 13th, Petty appeared on the David Christopher Jones, writing in Wired MusicMatch Inc has 32 employees and Letterman Show and Dave asked him what News characterized the Alanis action as “an- sales had happened. other near miss for MP3.com, which has tried approaching $1 million per month. The “Warner Bros. gave me a casual elbow in to get the recording industry to throw it a bone MusicMatch web site ( the ribs to say, ‘Maybe you shouldn’t do this by releasing a major artist’s song in the MP3 is one of the world’s 50 most popular music Tom.’” format.” web sites and contains a collection of In a related story in Enter- downloadable music from “inde- tainment Week (4/30) A spokes- pendent” artists including local man for Warner Bros. Records acts Craig Carothers and Here denied getting tough and Comes Everybody. claimed it was Petty’s decision to MusicMatch headquarters pull the song and says WB “did are in San Diego and CEO Den- not instruct, cajole, or demand nis Mudd lives in Camas, Wash- that Tom remove that track.” ington. Dennis is familiar to Tom’s people refused com- members of the Portland music ment in the EW story. community through his recent In the barely two days “Free series of MP3 seminars in the Girl Now” was on the MP3.com Two Louies studios. web site, over 150,000 people downloaded it. North By Northwest will be Did all the furor help or all over the MP3 thang... hurt the record? NxNW runs September “Echo”, Tom and the Heart- 30th through October 2nd at the breakers WB album containing Embassy Suites downtown. (See “Free Girl Now” debuted on Letters) Billboard’s Top 200 at #10 with The Wrong Button at Kow Theater. photo David Ackerman This year’s panel focus a bullet in the first week of re- places new emphasis on the