RETAIL /NAIRD '90 NAIRD INDIE AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED (Continued from preceding page) Roof Of The World" ( Rykodisc): 21 Tibetan Bud- Salt-N -Pepa, "Expression" (Next Plateau): Sin- to reggae, plus a cover of Kool & the Gang's "Jun- from film, along with booklet offering slides shot duels unhampered by rhythm section. dhist monks record their sacred, multiphonic gle by platinum -selling group made history by re- gle Boogie." on location. Critton Hollow, "Great Dreams" (Flying Fish): chants. Also includes musical offering by Philip ceiving gold certification from the Recording In- Evan Johns & His H- Bombs, "Bombs Away" Jackie Torrance, "Classic Children's Tales" From the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Glass, Kitaro, and the Grateful Dead's Mickey dustry Assn. of America before entering the pop (Rykodisc): Rootsy guitarist and his band com- (Rounder): Award- winning storyteller spins the the four- member string band plucks, hammers, Hart. charts. bine rock, country, Cajun, and R &B influences, classic tales of childhood, including "Little Red and bows a variety of instruments through tradi- Peter Kater, "Moments, Dreams & Visions" Sir Mix -A -Lot, "Seminar" (Nastymix): Album with guest appearances by members of Bruce Hen" and "Three Little Pigs." tional sounds. (Silver Wave): Soundtrack to the documentary by street -hip rhymer with a positive message Springsteen's E Street Band. Madeline MacNeil, "Heart's Ease" (Turquoise): "Greenpeace: Greatest Hits" features Kater's earned chart success thanks to several hit sin- Delbert McClinton, "Live From Austin" (Alliga- STRING MUSIC All- instrumental recording featuring MacNeil's jazz /fusion music with varied instrumentation. gles, including "Beepers" and the current "My tor): Veteran Texas singer/harmonica player's Kenny Baker & Blaine Sprouse, "Indian hammered dulcimer on traditional and classical Glen Velez, "Assyrian Rose" (CMP): Percus- Hooptie." first live album features his own blend of road- Springs" (Rounder): First collaboration by two gi- tunes. sionist /composer uses native hand drums from Tone Loc, "Loc -Ed After Dark" (Delicious Vi- house rock, country, soul, and honky -tonk blues. ants of bluegrass fiddle. Album named for festival Walt Michael & Co., "Step Stone" (Flying Spain, Egypt, Morocco, and Ireland, along with nyl): Platinum -selling debut hit No. 1 on Bill- Roy Rogers, "Blues On The Range" (Blind Pig): where they first met. Fish): Traditional string quartet features ham- steel drum, voice, and flute. board's Top Pop Albums chart, and features two Third album by accomplished slide guitarist and Blake & Rice, "Blake & Rice" (Rounder): An mered dulcimer of Michael as its highlight. Wind Machine, "Rain Maiden" (Silver Wave): top 10 singles, "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Me- John Lee Hooker sideman showcases both his acoustic guitar summit between representatives Acoustic trio performs melodic, shimmering corn- dina." technical proficiency and spirited singing. of traditional and modernist styles offers guitar (Continued on next page) positions on guitar and bass, backed by keyboard Joe Satriani, "Flying In A Blue Dream" (Rela- and percussion. REGGAE tivity): Grammy -nominated guitar virtuoso Israel Vibration, "Strength Of My Life" (RAS): merges a dozen instrumentals with his first vocal Rib Spiritual Jamaican vocal trio reunited after many tracks. Johnny Adams, "Walking On A Tightrope" years for this album. Produced by Doctor Dread. Frank Zappa, "Broadway The Hard Way" (Ry- (Rounder): Latest album in a 30-year career finds Michael E. Johnson & Killer Bees, "Live In Ber- kodisc): Outspoken, satirical songwriter's latest New Orleans blues singer interpreting Percy May- lin" (ROIR): Popular Austin band won 1987 Indie lampoons Michael Jackson and Pat Robertson field songs. Award in this category for "Groovin'." This set with songs like "Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk." In- Amos Garrett, "I Make My Home In My Shoes" was taped in October 1988 at the first Berlin Inde- cludes covers of Police B side "Murder By Num- (Stony Plain): Popular Canadian guitarist, known pendence Day Music Festival. bers" and jazz classic "Stolen Moment." for his work in Maria Muldaur's band, makes a Sugar Minott, "Ghetto Child" (Heartbeat): u state -of- the -art blues /roots solo album. Bridging roots reggae and dance -hall style, ex- SEASONAL The Spinners, "Down To Business" (Volt /Fan- plores ghetto life with backup by the Abbashante The Barolk Folk, "Come Let Us Be Merry" ROUNDER tasy): Thirty-year veteran vocal group sings me- Band. (Barolk Folk Music): Instrumental trio mining lodic, up-tempo numbers and romantic ballads in Ras Michael & Sons Of Negus, "Rastafari Dub" ground between classical and folk. This work pays trademark soul style. (ROIR): Dub version of the "Rastafari" album, tribute to origins of the carol and introduces two DISTRIBUTION Sybil, "Don't Make Me Over," (Next Plateau): originally released in 1972. Features Peter Tosh, original seasonal waltzes. (See listing under best 12- inch.) Tommy McCook, Robbie Shakespeare, Earl Capitol Steps, "Danny's First Noel" (Capitol Rounder carries the widest variety of your Johnnie Taylor, "Crazy 'Bout You" (Malaco): "Chinna" Smith, and Geoffrey Chung. Steps): Washington, D.C., political satire troupe independent product needs, from the sizzling sultry Pop /soul /blues /gospel artist's disk features Roots Radics, "Hot We Hot Dub" (ROIR): Dub continues its parodies of VP Dan Quayle and oth- blues of LOU ANN BARTON to the blistering guitar "Still Crazy For You," humorous "Money's Run- version of RAS album "Hot We Hot." Musicians ers. sounds of MAGIC SAM, from the progressive ning Funny," and cover of Jerry Butler's "For include Style Scott, Flabba Holt, Bingy Bunny, Kim Pensyl, "A Kim Pensyl Christmas" (Opti- country by CHRIS GAFFNEY to the new folk sounds Your Precious Love." Dwight Pinkney, and Earl Fitzsimmons. mism): Keyboardist offers jazzy interpretations of of JOHN GORKA, GREG BROWN and AMY & Various Artists, "Collectors Edition: Rare Reg- holiday classics with two original songs. LESLIE, from the innovative percussive jazz of ED RAP gae From The Vaults Of Studio One" (Heartbeat): Mike, Peggy, & Penny Seeger, "American Folk MANN to CHARLIE PARKER's Carnegie Hall 2 Live Crew, "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" Fourth in the label's continuing "Studio One" se- Songs For Christmas" (Rounder): Based on the Christmas concert of 1949, from the thought (Skyywalker): Double -album set from the head- ries, released in with label. Fea- famous name Ruth cooperation Jam book of the same by Crawford provoking instrumental soundscapes of PAUL line- grabbing rap group includes the hit song "Me tures late -'60s- early -'70s tracks by Burning Seeger. More than 50 songs. HORN, PATRICK BALL and DEUTER to the original So Horny." Spear, Bob Andy, Marcia Griffiths, and Ken Paul Greaver, "Winter Spirit" (Alcazar): Guitar MEET ME De La Soul, "3 Feet High And Rising" (Tommy Boothe. soloist offers holiday musings reflecting both spir- soundtracks of BLACK AND BLUE and Boy): Album spawned several hit singles, includ- itual and secular sides. Each selection is single IN ST. LOUIS. ing "My, Myself & I" and "Buddy." ROCK take, no dubs. All these great artists are featured on these labels: Queen Latifah, "All Hail The Queen" (Tommy 24 -7 Spyz, "Harder Than You" (In- Effect): Boy): Debut album spawned two successful sin- Bronx, N.Y. -based band's debut ranges from hip - SOUNDTRACKS ALACAZAM gles, "Ladies First" and "Come Into My House." hop- flavored metal /funk to Van Halenesque rock Ruth Brown & Linda Hopkins, "Black And Blue ALCAZAR Original Broadway Cast" (DRG): The theatrical ANTONES celebration of the African -American tradition of BLACK SUN dance and song, touching on Ellington, Fats Wal- BLACK TOP ler, and others. CELESTIAL HARMONIES SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR Red Clay Ramblers, "Far North" (Sugar Hill): String band fuses a truckload of instruments into CMP 1990 NAIRD CONVENTION this soundtrack for the Sam Shepard movie. DELMARK Various Artists, "Apartment Zero" (DRG): Elia DRG Cmiral composed, orchestrated, and produced FORTUNA OPRYLAND HOTEL, NASHVILLE, May 30 -June 3 most of the music for this Academy Award -nomi- HEARTBEAT nated film. WEDNESDAY, MAY 30: JASS Various Artists, "Plan 9 From Outer Space Offi- 9-11 p.m. Welcome Reception, Knoxville B KUCKUCK cial Soundtrack" (Performance): Theme music MAY 31 THURSDAY, and dialog from the film generally conceded to be PEARL 8:30 a.m. Breakfast-W.C. Handy Foyer 9 a.m. Orientation, Gen. Member Mtg. -W.C. Handy the worst movie ever made. PHILO 9:30 a.te. First -Timers' Q &A Session -W.C. Handy Various Artists, "The Little Mermaid Official RED HOUSE 10:45 a.m. Legends Panel -W.C. Handy 2-6 p.m. Opening of Trade Show, Ryman B1 Soundtrack" (Walt Disney): Platinum album fea- ROM 6:15 p.m. Buses depart for Country Music Hall of Fame, Congressional Lobby tures seven originals by Howard Ashman and Alan 7 -10 p.m. Country Music Hall of Fame food, drinks. tour. ROUNDER 11 -2 a.m. Hospitality Suites Menken, who also authored music from Broad- SMITHSONIAN /FOLKWAYS way's "Little Shop Of Horrors." FRIDAY, JUNE 1 STASH 8:30-11 a.m. Continental Breakfast-W.C. Handy Foyer 9:30 a.m. Successful Indie Retailing -W.C. Handy STORYTELLING /SPOKEN WORD 11:30 a.m. Dealing with "Explicit" Lyrics -Belle Meade As well as many other fine independent labels. Jello Biafra, "High Priest Of Harmful Matter" 11:30 a.m. Making Publishing Part of Business -W.C. Handy a 1:30 p.m. Committee Meetings, Centennial B (Alternative Tentacles): Biafra recounts his infa- Call now for this month's SPECIAL SALE, to set up 2:30 p.m. Workshops: Children's Music: Donelson; Rap /R &B /Urban: Robertson mous 1986 obscenity trial and talks of censorship new account, start improving your bottom line A; Rock /Pop: Robertson B; Folk /Bluegrass: Robertson C 7:30 p.m. Buses depart for Summer Lights Festival- Congressional Lobby in general.