Friday, August 28, 1998
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Last week, D.A.M.N. reported on an alleged incident involving Fugees member Wyclef Jean and the editor of a new urban magazine Blaze. Wyclef reportedly pulled a gun on Jesse Washington in a New York City boardroom as a means of threatening the editor into pulling a critical review of the new Canibusalbum which Jean had produced. Wyclef denied the incident, and issued a statement saying he doesn't carry a gun. Since then, an editor of another hip-hop mag has come forward, saying that Wyclef admitted pulling a piece on Washington. Peetah Cobb of Rap Pages says that the rapper has owned up to the incident to Cobb's staff, but that "Publicly, he's supposed to deny it." Cobb also says that Wyclef assured the Rap Pages editorial staff that the gun wasn't loaded. I guess that's supposed to make it OK, huh? Wyclef has not repsonded to this new development, and a spokesperson at his management office claims the rapper has "said his piece" and has no plans for a libel-based lawsuit. Likewise, Washington is not expected to pursue charges against Wyclef, although waving a gun in a threatening manner is considered a misdemeanour in New York State. More if it matters...
Alan Cross, host of the nationally syndicated radio program The Ongoing History Of New Music, contacted D.A.M.N. today to let us know about a comprehensive Hole special airing next week. The 90 minute interview and album premiere will be broadcast at 6:30pm EST on Wednesday, September 3. It's an extended version of the Sound Source Radio Network special airing across North America, including an in-depth look at Hole's history and hardships. To hear this unique special as opposed to the original Sound Source version, point your browser to www.edge102.com, or tune into Edge102 (102.1 FM) if you live in the Toronto area. Hole's album Celebrity Skin is in stores September 8.
California label Glue Factory are putting together a Pixies tribute album, featuring new takes on the Boston band's classic material by the likes of Weezer, Superdrag, Letters To Cleo and Nada Surf. Scheduled for a February 1999 release, the album is the brainchild of Kevin Knight, Glue Factory's president. Knight called Weezer boss Rivers Cuomo directly to ask if the band would contribute a song, and both Eve6 and the Jesus & Mary Chain have been contacted as well. That last one could be very interesting, considering the Pixies covered the Chain's "Head On" back on 1992's Trompe Le Monde album. According to AllStar online news, the confirmed tracklisitng for the album Where Is My Mind: A Tribute To The Pixies looks like this:
Weezer - Velouria
Superdrag - Wave Of Mutilation
Nada Surf - Where Is My Mind?
Letters To Cleo - Debaser
Jimmy Eat World - Caribou
Getaway Cruiser - U-Mass
Far - Monkey Gone To Heaven
The Get Up Kids - Alec Eiffel
Samiam - Here Comes Your Man
Weston - La La Love You
Teen Heroes - Manta Ray
Braid - Hey
Siren Six - Holiday Song
Due to the ongoing legal debates over his estate, Michael Hutchence's solo album may take years to be released. The INXS singer, who took his own life last November, had recorded an entire album of cutting-edge material with the help of ex-Gang Of Four guitarist Andy Gill, Tim Simenon of Bomb The Bass and Danny Saber (Black Grape). The album was due to be released this year, but since Hutchence's death and the subsequent wrangling over his holdings, the record has no decisive release date. Gill and Hutchence co-wrote as many as sixteen songs together over two years, with Gill and Danny Saber sharing production duties. Gill has described the material as experimental, and a step beyond the familiar INXS sound that rocked the world for two decades. Gill also marvelled at the Aussie's tireless work ethic, and called him "very imaginative". Tim Simenon, who most recently engineered (and produced) Depeche Mode's impressive comeback album Ultra, was working with Hutchence apart from Gill and Saber. A hint of what their collaborations might sound like can be found on the Batman Forever OST in the form of Hutchence's trip-hop take on Iggy Pop's "The Passenger". D.A.M.N. will follow this story, as well as the continuing career of INXS - - they reportedly have more than 80 unreleased songs in the archives that could see the light of day well before Mike's record.
BAUHAUS, TONIC, THE MIGHTY BLUE KINGS, THE ROMANTICS, GENE LOVES JEZEBEL ONLINE THIS WEEKEND
Tonight on JamTV, another live Bauhaus webcast airs at 8:15pm. Backstage interviews with both Tonic and The Mighty Blue Kings run at 9:30pm. Over on www.liveconcerts.com, it's a retro weekend with shows by The Romantics and Gen Loves Jezebel starting at 9:30pm. All times are EST.
ROBBIE ROBERTSON, MICHAEL STIPE, LOU REED, BRANDY, COUNTING CROWS, INSANE CLOWN POSSE, BAD RELIGION, ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT, BLIND MELON, JEWEL, THE CURE ON THE TUBE THIS WEEKEND
TV choices are limited on Friday, highlighted by Robbie Robertson's appearance on an SNL repeat (3:00pm, Comedy Network), a PBS special with Michael Stipe and Lou Reed at 9:00pm (check listings), and Brandy's appearance on Leno (11:35pm, NBC). Saturday, Counting Crows are on the SNL repeat (11:00am), and the WWF Pay Per View special Summerslam features the Insane Clown Posse (10:00pm). HBO2 airs Reverb at 11:00pm, with performances by Bad Religion, Rocket From The Crypt and others. Sunday, Blind Melon do the SNL thing (11:00am), Jewel's I&I is repeated on Bravo at 4:00pm, and The Cure are in MuchMusic's Big Ticket at 9:00pm. All times are EST. For the ultimate guide to rock, check out Rock on TV.
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