Volume 71 No. 21 September 25, 2000 Hamming it up in Edmonton Warner Music Canada president Garry Newman flexes his country muscle with Lace at Canadian Country Music Week. (Photo by Bill Borgwardt) NEW EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected] $3.00 ($2.80 plus .20 GST) Publication Mail Re istration No. 08141 0 LIVE ON STAGE: Aqua • b4-4 • Barenaked Ladies • Bif Naked • blink-182- • Boomtang Boys • Brendan Fehr (Roswell) • Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) • Chantal Kreviazuk • Choclair • Destiny's Child • Edwin • Haydain (jacksoul) • Kardinal Offishall • Len • Lenny Kravitz • Lochlyn Munro (Scary Movie) • Love Inc. • Matthew Good Band • Moby • Members of *NSYNC • Rob Thomas &Adam Gaynor (Matchbox Twenty) • Snow • soulDecision feat.Thrust • Steven Seagal • The Guess Who • Irish Stratus and Val Venis (WWF). 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The group also staged sessions), Lifeline (download track from TR1Ptych their upcoming new release, Tangents: The Tea Party another benefit concert for the White Ribbon sessions), and Walking Wounded (new studio track). Collection, abest-of compilation to be released on campaign in June, which helped kick off the North The first 100,000 copies of the CD will be November 14. By Northeast Festival. limited edition releases, to be packaged in aspecial The Tea Party have garnered a significant Tracks on the upcoming compilation include slipcase, with a booklet designed by the band following via their four previous studio releases, The River (remixed), Save Me (remixed), Fire In containing various mementos they've amassed over with each release selling in excess of 200,000 copies. The Head, The Bazaar, Sister Awake, Temptation, the past decade. The band's latest album, TRIPtych, has been their most successful yet, thanks to the radio success of EMI Canada to launch classic internet-only Cancon Heaven Coming Down and The Messenger. As part of their new Northern Heritage Connoiseur Each of the re-issues will represent adifferent The group has actually been putting together a Series, EMI Music Canada will release aseries of era in Canadian music. The earliest re-release will DVD release, and in the process of developing that `internet only' titles, representing some of the finest be The Staccatos' 1966 release Initially, which was project, the group decided to create this new classic Canadian popular music. The first ten part of the Capitol 6000 Series. The first series of compilation. The album will include most of the releases, to be made available immediately, will be titles were chosen on the basis of email requests from group's most sought-after tracks, along with some available through the EMI website at fans and current artist touring activity. new material and remixes. A new single, Walking www.emimusic.ca., along with the individual artists' Other albums to be released in the initial series Wounded, was performed at aspecial concert with websites. will be Lisa Dal Bello's Drastic Measures, The the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in July. The Several of the releases have never before been Deserters' Siberian Nightlife, Blue Girl by Annette single will be released to radio in mid-October. available on CD, and some have been out of Ducharme, Edward Bear's Eclipse, Walkin' The The Tea Party became the first Canadian act to circulation for several years. The releases will Razor's Edge by Helix, The Jitters self-titled debut, offer secure digital downloads of their songs back contain the same album artwork and track listings the New Potatoes self-titled debut, Fret Fever from in June, and two of the downloadable tracks will be as the original vinyl releases, however they will be Troiano, and Zappacosta's self-titled debut. available on Tangents. remastered for superior sound. M2M to tour with Hanson CANADA'S OFFICIAL through North America Atlantic pop duo M2M will embark on aseries of NATIONAL DANCE TOP 40 North American concert dates with fellow teen sensations Hanson this fall. The Norwegian pair of Record Distributor Codes Indicates biggest mover Marion Raven and Marit Larsen joined the Hanson BMG -N EMI -F Universal-J Sony-H Warner- P tour on September 14 at the Warner Theatre in TW LW WO September 25, 2000 Washington, with dates to run through the end of 1 1 5 KERNKRAFT 400 21 13 3 DANCE TONIGHT October. Zombie Nation Lucy Pear Popular -F EMI- F The duo's acoustic performances find the 16 2 2 5 HERE COMES THE SUNSHINE 22 17 2 TAKE YOUR TIME year-old Raven on keyboards, with 17 year-old Love Inc. The Love Bite EZé Popular -F Larsen on guitar, along with a bassist and 3 4 3 MUSIC 23 18 2 THE RIDDLE percussionist. Madonna Gigi O'Agostino Maverick -P Popular -F According to Raven, "We couldn't be more 4 3 9 DOOM'S NIGHT 24 22 5 THE BOMB thrilled to be on the Hanson tour. They're one of Anido Da Bass Love Connection Attic/SONG NuMuzik our absolute favourite groups. As everyone knows, 5 5 3 JUMPIN JUMPIN' NM 29 3 MOST GIRLS they've long written and performed their own songs Destiny's Child Pink Sony -H LaFace -N — something Ivery much admire and have been 6 8 3 FULL MOON 26 12 12 MUST BE THE MUSIC inspired by." 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Columbia -H Arista Canadian dates for the Hanson/M2M tour ▪ 16 3 IF EVERYBODY LOOKED THE SAME 31 35 3 PUSH Groove Armada Universal Nation include the Metropolis Theatre in Montreal In Buzz Jive/Zomba -N (September 23) and Massey Hall in Toronto (30). 12 7 10 MR. DEVIL 32 NEW WEEKEND Big Time Charlie Bad Habit Boys Hi Bias/SONG Popular -F 3E1 19 3 SKY 33 NEW ON THE BEACH Sonique York Republic -J Sony -H COURIERS TO THE 14 27 2 WHO THE HELL ARE YOU 34 NEW EASY LOVE Madison Avenue Lady MUSIC INDUSTRY Sony -H Sony -H ▪ 25 2 HARD NIGHT 35 31 15 EVERYBODY Phunky Data Progress feat. Boy Wunda Attic/SONG Mercury -J 16 10 10 MY HEART GOES BOOM 36 NEW AROUND THE WORLD French Affair More RCA/MG -N Popular -F ▪ 23 3 DOESN'T REALLY MATTER 37 NEW DANCE Er SHOUT Janet Jackson Shaggy Be' Def Jam J MCA -J COURIER CO. 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