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December 1998
12/18/98Tragically Hip to write rock/cricket opera, Study proves Smiths fans not getting any, Ted Nugent to spearhead Iraqi bombing, Mariah Carey to wed Ike Turner, Garbage, Rancid, Fastball online, Coolio, Third Eye Blind, Sarah McLachlan on the tube this weekend
12/17/98Unyon allstars to hit ice against Toronto Morningstars, Bryan Adams takes heat in payola-style radio deal, Ian Brown home for Christmas; no air travel involved, Dead Can Dance shuffle off this mortal coil, Sepulatura, Jewel, 2 Skinne J's online, Public Enemy, Hole, Alanis Morissette on the tube
12/16/98Page a new daddy; will rejoin Ladies tomorrow, Bran Van 3000 the latest GAP band, Elastica to split; Happy Mondays to reform?, Greg Dulli recovering; his attacker is M.I.A., Ben Harper, Modest Mouse, Cherry Poppin' Daddies online, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Arrested Development on the tube
12/15/98Steven Page is having a baby (again), New Hole guitarist an Ugly Beauty?, Stabbing mars already-rowdy Black Crowes gig, Lo-Fidelity Allstars lose singer; carry on, Hepcat, Save Ferris, Long Beach Dub Allstars online, Aerosmith, Gomez, Medieval Baebes on the tube
12/14/98Snot singer Lynn Strait killed in accident, 1999 East Coast Music Award nominees, Afghan Whigs' Dulli hospitalized after brawl, Spiritualized end year on a high note, Love Spit Love, Robyn Hitchcock, Squirrel Nut Zippers online, Aerosmith, Jim Cuddy, Tonic on the tube
12/11/98Sarah McLachlan trial on hold until spring, Radiohead, Alanis, Dalai Lama rock France, New Order look back and ahead for New Year's, Bruce Springsteen wins recent court battle, Tibetan Freedom Concert, Morcheeba, Family Values Tour online, Garbage, Sloan, Matthew Good Band on the tube this weekend
12/10/98Sloan, Matthew Good to play Big Shiny party, Danko Jones added to explosive show, Korn/Rob Zombie tour dates announced, Ice Cube gets helping hand from the fuzz, Coldcut, Blink 182, Tibetan Freedom Concert online, The Tragically Hip, R.E.M., Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on the tube
12/09/98Mike Bullard to host 1999 Juno Awards, Moncton DJ pitches tent to lure the Hip, Stone Temple Pilots give it one more try, Riot De Janiero: Iron Maiden fans go wild, Coldcut, The Specials online, Elvis Costello, The Tragically Hip, Matthew Good Band on the tube
12/08/98Dan Yaremko rejoins Econoline Crush, Tool studio-bound as legal battle ends, Canadian certification figures for November, Poster Children sign to SpinART, Sunny Day Real Estate, Depeche Mode online, Tragically Hip, Hole, Colin James on the tube
12/07/98More Glueleg breakup details, Meet the Handsome Boy Modeling School, Public Enemy forced to remove MP3's from website, Garbage, Fun Lovin' Criminals swap remixes, Air online, Waltons, Pearl Jam, Barenaked Ladies on the tube
12/04/98Rufus Wainwright lands Gap commercial, Coolio gets six months probation for assault, Noel Gallagher's masterplan on sale, Air to write and record film score, Fun Lovin' Criminals online, Garbage, Hole, Lauryn Hill on the tube this weekend
12/03/98Spin lays charges against Marilyn Manson, Faith No More rarities disc on the way, 1999 Woodstock Festival to be staged in Austria, Guigsy writes football book, Offspring online, Jewel, Golden Smog, Billy Bragg on the tube
12/02/98Prosecution done with McLachlan; trial continues, Lauryn Hill sued by four collaborators, Trent Reznor cleared of copyright infringement, Pink Floyd encyclopedia features Hawkwind CD, Foo Fighters, Herbie Hancock online, Oasis, Goo Goo Dolls, Red Hot Chili Peppers on the tube
12/01/98No Place Like Home benefit concert, Ron Hawkins added to EDGE Electric Christmas, Marilyn Manson responds to alleged assault, Jewel sued by former personal manager, Eve 6, Deftones online, Moist, Oasis, Maestro on the tube
November 1998
11/30/98Tragically Hip shows selling out everywhere, Glueleg split, Winter Lunacy evening entertainment, Les Claypool of Primus headed to Hollywood, Dada, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Shawn Mullins online, New Radicals, Cake, Wild Strawberries on the tube
11/27/98McLachlan grilled by prosecution; admits Neudorf contributed, Duotang take out a deer and their van, Ian Brown sent to maximum security prison, British Beasties fans have sticky fingers, Berlin, Leftover Salmon, Cracker online, Bjork, Shirley Manson, Beastie Boys on the tube this weekend
11/26/98Bionic snag opening slot for KISS in Montreal, Is Marilyn Manson out of control?, Supergroup re-records Floyd for upcoming film, Hole gearing up to tour; seeking third guitarist, Ani Difranco online, Marilyn Manson, Red Autumn Fall, Jewel on the tube
11/25/98Sarah McLachlan to release live CD/video in 1999, Sonic Unyon Christmas party update, Marilyn Manson accused of arson, Korn, Rob Zombie bury hatchet; will tour together, Garbage, The Cardigans online, Smashing Pumpkins, David Bowie, Cracker on the tube
11/24/98Limblifter added to EDGE Electric Christmas, Sonny Bono's widow blames death on painkillers, Skatalites' saxophonist Roland Alphonso dead, Radio Escapade spotlights artist-run labels, Jay-Z, Depeche Mode online, Embrace, Smashing Pumpkins, Tin Machine on the tube
11/23/98Tragically Hip announce massive Canadian tour, Sarah McLachlan testimony continues, Depeche Mode, Garbage offer fans free e-mail, All Saints' Mel Blatt a new mommy, JTQ, Bis, Money Mark online, Tragically Hip, Colin James, Shonen Knife on the tube
11/20/98Big Wreck to play encore show for charity, Liam Howlett DJ mix album planned, Tibetan Freedom Concert memorabilia auction, Radiohead play threatened by band's publisher, Grant Lee Buffalo, Lifter, Dogstar online, Sugarcubes, Beastie Boys, INXS on the tube this weekend
11/19/98The Artist launches anti-Warner petition online, Silver Apples frontman breaks neck, Plastic Volume 02 release parties scheduled, Chapters Hear Music series in full swing, Metallica online, Radiohead, Orbital, The Sadies on the tube
11/18/98EDGE Electric Christmas details, Bossanova go disco for Teen Beat, Baby Spice to play Sleeping Beauty, Radiohead-inspired play coming to Canada, Fear Factory, Sepultura, Vision Of Disorder online, Radiohead, Run-D.M.C., Rheostatics on the tube
11/16/98Geoff Lloyd update, Jello Biafra, Nardwuar to appear in Canadian film, Smashing Pumpkins drop management team, Liam Gallagher will not be charged, Luna, Jewel online, 54-40, Beck, Sonic Youth on the tube
11/13/98Geoff Lloyd leaves Matthew Good Band, Marilyn Manson to sign autographs at HMV 333, Sonic Unyon Christmas Party details, Cinderella bassist in serious accident, U2 launch Kitchen Recordings dance label, moe, Motley Crue, Sunny Day Real Estate online, Fishbone, Jewel, Junior Brown on the tube
11/12/98Econoline Crush snag KISS tour, Richey Edwards spotted in Canary Islands?, Helmet split after eight years, Wylde Ratts win Velvet Goldmine OST fight, Howard Jones online, Cardigans, Smashing Pumpkins, Goo Goo Dolls on the tube
11/11/98Universal sign Vancouver trio Indecision, Rick James suffers stroke, Hard Core Logo opens in U.S. this week, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Megadeth online, Fastball, U2, Pluto on the tube
11/10/98Kirk Hammett undergoes emergency surgery, Are Marilyn Manson fans gang members?, Wylde Ratts pissed over Velvet Goldmine OST, Kingsmen win long "Louie Louie" court battle, Letters To Cleo online, U2, Fatboy Slim, Gomez on the tube
11/09/98New CD benefits French Mahaffy victims' fund, Ol' Dirty Bastard arrested again, West Coast Music Awards winners, Billboard Music Video Awards recap, Tonic online, U2, Tea Party, 4-Star Movie on the tube
11/06/98Black Market Babies sign to Sub Pop, Gran Turismo video game soundtrack, Blur members compose theme for space program, Morrissey loses his (court) appeal, Tonic, Bettie Serveert, The Jesus And MaryChain online, LL Cool J, PJ Harvey, Garbage on the tube this weekend
11/05/98Black Sabbath swamped at Toronto appearance, Rock & Roll court cases Part II, October Canadian certification figures, Hype Williams film Belly causes controversy, Placebo, Run-D.M.C., Fatboy Slim online, Mary J. Blige, MMVA's, Bif Naked on the tube
11/04/98Peggy Lee critical after stroke, Rock & Roll court cases continue, Michael Hutchence memorial service planned, Phish cover Floyd, Nirvana, Velvet Underground, Aerosmith, Metallica, Cypress Hill online, Maestro, The Miller Stain Limit, Henry Rollins on the tube
11/03/98Foxfest New Year's Eve details, New Meanies join Dave Matthews Band Canadian tour, David Bowie sponsors online songwriting contest, Massive Attack squash breakup rumours, Deftones, Face To Face, Fastball online, Beastie Boys, Gomex, Faith No More on the tube
11/02/98Sarah McLachlan sued by former producer, Alanis Morissette rocks MuchMusic, 54-40 to release live hits disc online, Metallica tap cover band as tour openers, Ben Folds Five, Agents Of Good Roots, Lucinda Williams online, Beastie Boys, Radiohead, Depeche Mode on the tube
October 1998
10/30/98The Sadies do time in Missouri, Aerosmith donate cash to burn unit, Will Smith working on Run-D.M.C. film, Madonna meets the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mike Watt, Morcheeba, KISS online, KISS, Rocky Horror Picture Show , Alanis Morissette on the tube this weekend
10/29/98Bran Van 3000 documentary in the works, Sarah McLachlan's Surfacing goes diamond, Swing singer takes a swing at Ohio cops, Kiss members sued for copyright infringement, Soul Asylum, The Blank Theory, 12 Rods online, Esthero, Goo Goo Dolls, Garbage on the tube
10/28/98Skinny Puppy felled by Christian conspiracy, Everclear's Art Alexakis goes Hollywood, Creed singer a daddy; supports UNICEF, Garbage offer exclusive download of obscure song, Deftones, Shiner, Cracker online, Big Sugar, Alanis Morissette, Motley Crue on the tube
10/27/98Rapper Keith Murray finally turns himself in, Rumoured tracklisting for live Pearl Jam CD, Yo La Tengo cover Simpsons song, Hennessey sign to Popguru, Agency Group, Monkey Paw, Moreno, .22 online, Eddie Van Halen, Savage Garden, Phish on the tube
10/26/98Welcome Miles Hunt back to the cheap seats, Ian Brown slapped with four month prison term, Josh Wink, Meat Beat Manifesto to tour together, Soundtrack details for Psycho remake, Jon Langford, Lisa Loeb, BoDeans online, Aqua, Emm Gryner, Julee Cruise on the tube
10/23/98Important Sloan news, Scratching Post to open for Motley Crue?, KRS-One lands A&R gig at Reprise, Jeff Palmer quits Sunny Day Real Estate, Ongoing History of New Music, Jesus And Mary Chain, Howard Jones, Black Sabbath online, R.E.M., Tori Amos, Alanis Morissette on the tube this weekend
10/22/98Artists against violence concert, Idiot sues Aerosmith over hearing loss, Puff Daddy quits Oliver Stone flick, Morrissey appeals 1996 decision, Mojave 3, Morcheeba, Bauhaus online, Bryan Adams, R.E.M., Sarah McLachlan on the tube
10/21/98Liam Gallagher, Patsy Kensit split, Suge Knight loses bid for freedom, Jim Shepard takes his own life, Black Sabbath recruit heavy pals for tour, Korn, Voivod, KRS-One online, Melanie Doane, Eric Clapton, Brian Setzer Orchestra on the tube
10/20/98Sonic Unyon CMJ Showcase announced, Ginger Spice solo deal rumoured, Method Man arrested in Tennessee, Pearl Jam photo book on the horizon?, Komeda, Land of the ElCaminos, Spacehog online, Air, Hole, B.T.K. on the tube
10/19/98Lenny Kravitz Canadian dates off, Did Bono harbour Salman Rushdie?, Stars come out at Bridge School benefit, Sepultura in-store, contest delayed, Counting Crows, Poi Dog Pondering, Air online, Philosopher Kings, Smashing Pumpkins, Technotronic on the tube
10/16/98Hamilton Music Scene '98 toast, Marilyn Manson lawsuit resolved, Bjork to release two home videos, Backstreet Boys settle with Pearlman, Dave Stewart, Aerosmith, Archers Of Loaf online, Run DMC, Cake, Eliott Smith on the tube this weekend
10/15/98Art Bergmann releases CD; announces tour, Mettalica covers album next month, Unauthorized Cure website shut down, Coolio's version of his arrest, Certain Distant Suns, Buffalo Daughter, Pizzicato Five online, Garbage, Janet Jackson, Quincy Jones on the tube
10/14/98KISS flick to be filmed in T.O., Cake stop, drop and roll at NYC gig, Skinny Puppy remix album release parties, Gigolo Aunts get by with a little help, Shiner, David Lee Roth, Motley Crue online, Love Inc., Weird Al Yankovic, PJ Harvey on the tube
10/13/98Cardigans banned in the UK, Lauryn Hill tops in Canada, Hole lotta Love, Bif Naked announces Ontario tour, Kill Hannah, Porno For Pyros, Reverend Horton Heat online, Barenaked Ladies, Jay-Z, Marilyn Manson on the tube
10/09/98Tragically Hip to appear on Fox TV series, ODB taken into custody after latest hearing, Spin editor apologizes to Courtney Love, Blur in studio mixing new album, Elliott Smith, Korn, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion online, Sheryl Crow, Living Colour, Bryan Adams on the tube this weekend
10/08/98More legal problems for the Wu-Tang Clan, Live Pearl Jam album coming soon, Duotang swell to a trio for current tour dates, Tori Amos taps Unbelievable Truth for U.S. tour, Junkie XL, Korn, Eve 6 online, The Watchmen, Third Eye Blind, Barenaked Ladies on the tube
10/07/98Tracklisting for Nettwerk's Plastic Volume II, Tool remian in limbo over recording contract dispute, last call for The Refreshments, Postpunk Chronicles 3CD set coming soon, Anthrax, Sunny Day Real Estate, Iron Maiden online, The Flys, Primus, John Mellencamp
10/06/98Jim Reid apologizes; discusses new project, Jello Biafra responds to bandmates' claims, Beasties confirm Saturday Night Live date, Neil Finn recruits pals for solo acoustic tour, Cupcakes, Lionrock, Harvey Danger online, Sloan, Foo Fighters, Duncan Sheik on the tube
10/05/98Radiohead, Pulp movies headed to home video, Gene Autry rides into sunset, Jamiroquai bassist quits, September certifications, Blue Rodeo, Jackson Browne, Chris Mills online, Foo Fighters, Madonna, Semisonic on the tube
10/02/98Radiohead, Alanis to play Amnesty concert, Dead Kennedys leave Alternative Tentacles, Erykah Badu, Bjork go to the movies, Oasis goodies up for grabs online, Cake, Pizzicato Five, Farm Aid '98 online, Marilyn Manson, Sheryl Crow, Morrissey on the tube this weekend
10/01/98Ashley MacIsaac joins Hamilton Music Scene '98 lineup, Ol' Dirty Bastard does it again, Duncan Sheik covers Smiths, Mode on limited EP, Mark E. Smith skips court date, Heroic Doses, Summercamp, Deftones online, Rollins Band, Liz Phair, Sinead O'Connor on the tube
September 1998
09/30/98Marilyn Manson tour dates, The Artist, Tricky blow out gigs, Depeche Mode, The Charlatans add new blood, Johnny Cash battles pneumonia, Fat, Korn, Buck-O-Nine online, Maxwell, MMVA's, Billy Bragg & Wilco on the tube
09/29/98Baby Green Day arrives, 54-40 want you to make setists, Sesame Street composer loses cancer battle, Silverchair mixing new album in L.A., Hum, Bauhaus online, Jamiroquai, Holly McNarland, Shirley Manson on the tube
09/29/98Jason Priestley making Barenaked Ladies film, Rufus Wainwright to tour Canada with Sloan, Bryan Adams and Sporty Spice duet on new album, Spoken word Spitfire tour dates, Ani Difranco, Guided By Voices, Spike Lee online, No Doubt, Janet Jackson, Elvis Costello on the tube
09/25/98MuchMusic Video Awards recap, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees, Backstreet Boys sue their sven gali, Janet Jackson does Much next Monday, Soulfly, God Lives Underwater, Third Eye Blind online, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Rob Zombie on the tube this weekend
09/24/98MuchMusic Video Awards poll results, Alanis I&I confirmed, White Zombie split, Ear1 MusicFest online all October, Land of the El Caminos, Dinosaur Jr., Shiner online, MMVA's, Billy Bragg, Adam Ant on the tube
09/23/98Smashing Pumpkins raise over $2.6 millionfor charities, Q-Tip slugs photographer 'defending' Leo DiCaprio, The Mahones keeping busy, Flaming Lips off the Sonic Unyon party, Kill Hannah, Tripping Daisy, Limp Bizkit online, Big Wreck, Living Colour, Local H on the tube
09/22/98Rockers look to the White House for environmental answers, Billy Corgan pays tribute to Harry Caray, Possum Dixon lose their guitarist, Bobby Brown headed for the slammer, Foo Fighters, Fatboy Slim, The Flys online, Shonen Knife, Lyle Lovett, Elvis Costello on the tube
09/21/98Spiritualized double live album coming, U2 B-sides tracklisting, MuchMusic Video Awards update, Big names on The Acid House OST, Rufus Wainwright online, Metallica, Maxwell, Gipsy Kings on the tube
09/18/98Hole flirting with copyright infringement, Coolio, Ol'Dirty Bastard arrested, Garbage record with guests on the road, Red Autumn Fall concert date; contest, Ongoing History of New Music, Guided By Voices, OMC, Cherry Poppin' Daddies online, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Esthero, Spinal Tap on the tube this weekend
09/17/98Gomez win Mercury Music Prize, Goo Goo Dolls to play Hamilton Music Scene, Beggars Banquet roster toast the Stones, Paul Weller greatest hits album, Tonic, Matchbox 20, Cake online, Tupac, Brandy, Tori Amos on the tube
09/16/98John Wesley Chisholm leaves Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra, Rumours swirling about The Monoxides, Sarah McLachlan named in Starr report, Backstreet Boys cancel show over death of Howie D.'s sister, Korn, FIlter, Everclear online, Massive Attack, Deftones, Duncan Sheik on the tube
09/15/98William Reid walks out on Jesus And Mary Chain, Madonna offends Hindus, Canibus does T.O. in-store, Whiskeytown singer attacks soundman, Chumbawamba, Shawn Mullins, Busta Rhymes online, The Kinks, Jonathan Richman, George Clinton on the tube
09/14/98Sloan announce Canadian tour dates, MuchMusic video awards coming together, Toronto hosts TIbetan Music Fest, Does this mean she's Mel G. Now?, Ani Difranco, Tara Maclean, The Jayhawks, Lisa Loeb online, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, SugarRay, Prodigy on the tube
09/11/98Flaming Lips added to Sonic Unyon party, Madonna cleans up at MTV Awards, Stranglers accuse Manics of plagiarism, October 20 a big release day for indie fans, Guided By Voices, Dada, Bauhaus online, Nick Cave, Jamiroquai, The Tea Party on the tube this weekend
09/10/98Tracklisting for first U2 'best-of' album, Alanis Morissette club tour announced, Dust Brothers ink Disney deal, British teachers fear copycat Spice Girl pregnancies, Goldfinger, Semisonic, Bauhaus online, Matthew Good Band, 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, Girls Against Boys on the tube
09/09/98U2 Greatest Hits albums on the way, Portishead to release live album, Noreaga turns himself in on assault charge, Stereolab B-sides/rarities package, Crumbox, Dinosaur Jr., Fat online, Usher, Dave Matthews, Natalie Imbruglia on the tube
09/08/98Doc departs Esthero...for now, Alice In Chains having producer problems, Marilyn Manson launches official website, Noteworthy additions to benefit concert lineups, Kill Hannah, Letters To Cleo, Summercamp online, Barenaked Ladies, Stereophonics, Shane MacGowan on the tube
09/04/98Prodigy repsond to Beasties 'censorship' attempts, Suede recording fourth album in London, Chemical Brothers / Mercury Rev work together again, Suge Knight to go free?, Jayhawks, Bumbershoot, BoDeans online, 54-40, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Pearl Jam on the tube this long weekend
09/03/98Online celebrity autograph auction, Gord & Mike Downie to direct new Hip video, Lauryn Hill debuts at #1 in U.S., Bauhaus visit Chicago recording studio, Guided By Voices, Scrawl, Elcka online, Aerosmith, MTV Video Music Awards, Brandy on the tube
09/02/98New Brunswick Summersault details, Lilith Fair headed to London, England, Canadian certification figures for August, Style Council box set to include long-lost fifth album, Komeda, Motley Crue, Ozzfest online, Crash Test Dummies, 10,000 Maniacs, Link Wray on the tube
09/01/98St. John's Summersault info, Beasties dissed by Prodigy at Reading Festival, Perry Farrell a new father, KROQ fined for playing Consolidated song, Fluffy, Pulsars, Erasure online, Master P, Aerosmith, Squirrel Nut Zippers on the tube
August 1998
08/31/98Ian Astbury solo album on the horizon, Inertia Tour resurrects, unites art-punk legends, Ginger selling off Spice paraphernalia, Soul Coughing album info, Jayhawks, Michael Kroll, Ani Difranco online, Spice GIrls, Matchbox 20, Smash Mouth on the tube
08/28/98Wyclef gun incident still an issue, Hole interview/album premiere airs next week, Pixies tribute CD in the works, Hutchence solo album in legal limbo, Bauhaus, Tonic, Gene Loves Jezebel online, Michael Stipe, Bad Religion, The Cure on the tube
08/27/98Quebec City Summersault info, Depeche Mode North American tour dates, Free Hole Download from Liquid Audio, Manic Street Preachers album details, Bauhaus, Goldfinger, Fatboy Slim online, Lilith Fair, Smashing Pumpkins, Bjork on the tube
08/26/98More Econoline Crush tour dates, Korn debuts at #1, CMJ Canadian showcase in the works, New Boo Radleys album in fall, Paul Westerberg, Smashing Pumpkins, Emmylou Harris on the tube
08/25/98Edwin signs with Sony, MuchMusic Video Awards nominees, Scary Spice expecting too, a song for Dodi
08/21/98DNA clears DMX, Posh Spice pregnant, Free Tibet film screenings, Sonic Unyon party details, Gwar, Ween, Billy Bragg online, Barenaked Ladies, Beck, Smashing Pumpkins on the tube
08/20/98The Nines win NXNE best unsigned band contest, Korn Kampaign details for Toronto visit, Backstreet Boys knock 'em dead in Edmonton, Robert Smith side-project debuts on Orgazmo OST, Esthero, Bow Wow Wow, The Urge online, Elliott Smith, Puff Daddy, Mase on the tube
08/18/98Set times, 3rd Stage info for Summersault, Rock The Mill Festival hits Cambridge, Oasis B-Sides Album tracklisting, Wyclef accused of packing heat; threatening journalist, Fat, Smash Mouth, Deftones online, Nirvana, Garbage, LL Cool J on the tube
08/17/98Summersault lineup finalized, Pearl Jam announce special guests, Skinny Puppy remix album tracklisting, Marilyn Manson/Beck album details, Blues Traveler, moe, The Samples online, 10,000 Maniacs, Pearl Jam, Smash Mouth on the tube
08/14/98Econoline Crush, B.T.K., Joydrop to tour Canada, Kittens go on hiatus for the school year, Glueleg complete new album, Pearl Jam tap into Todd McFarlane's genius, Chris Mills, Rico Bell, Smokin' Grooves online, Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, EDGEfest on the tube
08/13/98Finger Eleven contest winners, A Tribe Called Quest to break up, Weiland gets 90 days rehab and probation, Korn webcast cancelled, Crumbox, Veruca Salt, Bush online, Lenny Kravitz, Lilith Fair, Pete Townshend on the tube
08/12/98I Mother Earth sign to Mercury, Wild Strawberries to gig at Ottawa Starbucks, ODB misses another court date, Courtney Love a Spice Girls fan, Life Of Agony, Third Eye Blind, Primus online, EDGEfest, Massive Attack, Liz Phair on the tube
08/11/98Monoxides contest winners, Beastie Boys press conference, Pearl Jam to headline pro-choice benefit, Lars Ulrich a daddy, Goldie, Asian Dub Foundation, Blade online, Smashing Pumpkins, Massive Attack, Harvey Danger on the tube
08/10/98Beasties second stage lineup, The Watchmen Gold again, Chumbawamba battle report, Manic Street Preachers album info, Sonic Youth, Nick Cave, Iggy Pop online, Barenaked Ladies, Smashing Pumpkins, Smashmouth on the tube
08/07/98Voivod in serious van accident, bands wanted for white water rafting OST, Sonic Unyon turns 5, Liz Phair off Ottawa Lilith gig, Dovetail Joint, PUSA, Promise Ring online, Natalie Imbruglia, Tori Amos, Green Day on the tube this weekend
08/06/98Groovy Religion added to Beastie Boys T.O. gig, Halifax On Music artist update, The Monoxides name their live album, Headstones sign American deal, Certain Distant Suns, Buffalo Daughter, Pizzicato Five online, Rancid, Monster Magnet, Mark McGrath on the tube
08/05/98Finger Eleven CD giveaway, Rob Zombie to join Monster Magnet tour, Race cross the finish line (ho ho), Nashville Pussy too hot for PolyGram, Lilith Fair, CLutch, B-52's online, The Tragically Hip, Maxi Priest, Madonna online
08/04/98Summersault New Brunswick lineup, Kiss working on new movie, Michael Hutchence's mom launches legal battle over his estate, David Bowie developing Ziggy Stardust film, Kill Hannah, Porno For Pyros, Reverend Horton Heat online, Spice Girls, Beastie Boys, Widespread Panic on the tube
July 1998
07/31/98Rheostatics album details, Green Day & Foo Fighters EDGEfest live, Pearl Jam donate cash to local charities, Sebadoh discuss new album, Cheap Trick, Firewater, Howard Jones online this weekend, Hanson, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Beck on the tube this weekend
07/30/98Big Wreck to go online next week, Indigo Girls plan experimental package tour, New Frank Black songs online, Blondie dismiss lawsuit, Elcka, Tonic, Pulsars online, Morrissey, Smashing Pumpkins, Morcheeba on the tube
07/29/98Liz Phair added to Canadian Lilith Fair dates, The Verve top Mercury Prize nominees list, ODB skips court date, Tragically Hip online contest, Everclear, Machine Head, NRBQ online, Neil Finn, Monster Magnet, Barenaked Ladies on the tube
07/28/98Summersault Newfoundland lineup confirmed, Peter Murphy working on solo stuff, Outspoken rockers join college lecture tour, Toad The Wet Sprocket split, Foo Fighters, OMC, The Urge online, Barenaked Ladies, The Age Of Electric, Cherry Poppin' Daddies on the tube
07/27/98H.O.R.D.E. Tour food drive, Crash Test Dummies finish new album, Blondie lawsuit threatens reunion tour, Tibetan lightning victim sets up fund for donations, Ani Difranco, Lisa Loeb, Tuatara online, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Tori Amos, LL Cool J on the tube
07/24/98Hole temporarily replace Patty Schemel, Henry Rollins spoken word CD & video coming, SNFU to release live album, Korn/Rob Zombie have a falling out, Luna, Offspring, Sneaker Pimps online, Deftones, Nine Inch Nails, Ben Folds Five on the tube
07/23/98Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra signs to Universal, Pluto to webcast release of new album, Kelli Dayton out of Sneaker Pimps, Weiland nabbed in L.A., Firewater, The Promise Ring, Chumbawamba online, The Pretenders, Brandy, Tori Amos on the tube
07/22/98Halifax On Music lineup, Propellerhead recovering from surgery, Coal release new enhanced CD, New Unkle album an all-star affair, Everclear, Foo Fighters, Letters To Cleo online, Tibetan Freedom Concert, Fishbone, Brian Wilson on the tube
07/21/98Teen murderer nabbed at Pumpkins gig, T.O. Warped tour news, Brandy at Much & Wonderland this week, Masochistic Religion gig at Fant-Asia, Crystal Method, Dinosaur Jr., Chavez online, Garbage, Northern Touch, Sean Lennon on the tube
07/20/98Smashing Pumpkins all wet, Marilyn Manson album details, Creed put exclusive track online, Roy Orbison estate sues Sony, Tara Maclean, Bettie Serveert, Neil Finn online, Vibrolux, Madonna, Lenny Kravitz on the tube
07/17/98Benefit concert series, Massive Attack tour dtaes, Bottomley and Bekker sign on the dotted line, Black Grape call it quits, The Promise Ring, Warped Tour, God Lives Underwater online, Monster Magnet, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Smashing Pumpkins on the tube
07/16/98Barenaked Ladies storm U.S. retail chart, Mystery Machine score U.S. hip shows, Red Autumn Fall sign with Page, South Park OST taking shape, J. Davis Trio, Certain Distant Suns, Morcheeba online, Cowboy Junkies, Matchbox 20, Ben Folds Five on the tube
07/15/98EDGEfest '99...bring it on!, The Verve bulk up roster, Weiland at large, Blink-182, Aquabats, Megadeth lose drummers, Heroic Doses, Squatweiler, Hum online, Teenage Fanclub, Sean Lennon, Cowboy Junkies on the tube
07/14/98Vancouver EDGEfest recap, Tea Party/Bauhaus concert news, Spice Girl sightings, Zim Zum out of Marilyn Manson?, Hepcat, Slackers, Deal's Gone Bad online, Tragically Hip, Hanson, Cherry Poppin' Daddies on the tube
07/13/98Thousands show up to see Spice Girls, Barenaked Ladies stunt, Foxy Brown break-in, Noel Gallagher opens up for Paul Weller
07/10/98Tragically Hip premiere new album across Canada tonight, Lilith Fair big money-maker, Daniel Lanois turns down Chris Cornell, Barenaked/Bone Thugs bathroom bow out
07/09/98Edmonton EDGEfest update, Inbreds break up, ODB charged with shoplifting, Mel Lastman vs. Spice Girls
07/08/98Winnipeg, Saskatoon updates, Spice Girls doing an Intimate and Interactive at MuchMusic, Nick McCabe skipping North American Verve tour, Results of Canadian music study available soon
07/07/98Bauhaus announce Toronto show, Big Spice event on standby, Rodman crashes Pearl Jam show, Madonna Lady Di video
07/06/98Hip live show on MuchMusic, possible Toronto Spice Girls special, Dark, depressing artist notes, Bruce Dickinson wrestles Scorpions
07/03/98Secret Hip show update, Morrissey album news, special Spice Girl event, Damon and Justine split
07/02/98Barrie and Montreal EDGEfest updates, ODB shot, Chef gets soused, Album to save your ears
June 1998
06/30/98Green Day rock EDGEfest, Choclair signs to
Virgin, Glastobury Lowdown, PJ Harvey album news
06/29/98Summersault '98, Smashing Pumpkins I & I,
Tragically Hip mini-tour, Alanis record news
06/26/98EDGEfest autograph dates and other
stuff
06/25/98Tibetan lightning victim goes home,
Marilyn Manson blows out Euro tour, Prince shoots new vid, Days Of The New
II, Guided By Voices, Scrawl, Elcka online, The Tea Party, The Tragically
Hip, Sarah McLachlan on the tube
06/24/98Kurt Dahle w/ Zuckerbaby?, 54-40 website
launch, Missy meets Scary, Pearl Jam home video, Local H, Motley Crue, David
Cassidy online, INXS, Tragically Hip, LL Cool J on the tube
06/23/98Beastie Boys Canadian dates, Green Day vs.
Third Eye Blind, Bauhaus haunt Vancouver, Jesus Lizard get off, Erasure,
Shonen Knife online, Green Day, Morcheeba, Cherry Poppin' Daddies on the
tube
06/22/98OLP hit customs snag, Econoline Crush
update, Marilyn Manson concert fallout, Local Rabbits to play Viper Room,
Jeb Loy Nichols online, Spice Girls, Green Day, AC/DC on the tube
06/19/98Econoline Crush warmup gig, Alex Van Halen
injured, Frank Black signs to spinART, Genesis P. Orridge gets paid, Holly
McNarland, Ringo Starr, Joe Jackson online, Radiohead, Bad Religion,
Backstreet Boys on the tube
06/18/98Hum in Canadian Fender-Bender, Liam
Gallagher's ex murdered, DMX in REALLY big shit, Therapy? fill in for Korn,
Unwritten Law, Dinosaur Jr., Shiner online, Bran Van 3000, Hothouse Flowers,
Mase on the tube
06/17/98Stones blow out Milan gig, Ian Brown
charged by airline, Korn drop off Ozzfest, Bauhaus add Chicago date, Save
Ferris, Limp Bizkit, Lords Of Acid online, U2, Garbage, Sonic Youth on the
tube
06/16/98Tibetan lightning update, Korn songs
online, Phoenix Festival cancelled, Sedated Sundays tip hat to Depeche Mode,
Elcka, Foo Fighters, Fatboy Slim online, Faith No More, Rascalz, David
Cassidy on the tube
06/15/98NXNE recap, Finger Eleven sign new deal,
Lighting mars Tibetan Freedom Concert, Rage Against The Machine honoured in
L.A., Page And Plant online, World Party, The Verve, Sinead O'Connor on the
tube
06/12/98Pumpkins ticket info, May certifications,
Michael Hutchence film details, ICP guilty, Lisa Germano, Luna, Everclear
online, Pulp, They Might Be Giants, Billy Bragg and Wilco on the tube
06/11/98Econoline Crush go back to school, Verve
drop off Tibet lineup, Metro Breaks to tour the world, Lilith Phair (get
it?), Firewater, Promise Ring, Apples In Stereo online, Beastie Boys, Sarah
McLachlan, Robert Plant on the tube
06/10/98Gigzilla info, Black Crowes bust-up, KISS
Halloween show, Weezer benefit gig, Scrawl, Foo Fighters, Letters To Cleo
online, Aqua, Beastie Boys, Guru on the tube
06/09/98H.O.R.D.E Tour Canadian date, Barenaked
Ladies beat Beasties in U.S., Sheryl Crow off Lilith, Rotten Television
coming soon, NXNE picks, Dinosaur Jr. online, Cornershop, Crystal Method,
They Might Be Giants on the tube
06/08/98Smashing Pumpkins North American tour,
Mystery Machine on Warped Vancouver date, The Beatles and The Stones back in
the news, Dockworkers benefit album, Slayer, Ani Difranco, Bettie Serveert
online, Lenny Kravitz, Jann Arden, The Artist on the tube
06/05/98Tibetan concert lineup, NXNE website
details, Best Unsigned Band contest, Pumpkins Chicago gig, Radiohead, Green
Day, Gravity Kills online, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Beck, Sarah McLachlan
on the tube this weekend
06/04/98Courtney Love gets violent, Wallflowers
join Pearl Jam, Shudder To Think OST, Junkyard Dog RIP, Goldfinger online,
Fastball, Silverchair, Eric Clapton on the tube
06/03/98Sarah McLachlan smuggling victim, Ani
Difranco married, Chris Vrenna assists Stabbing Westward, Skunk Anansie sign
to Virgin, Wyclef Jean, Stanley Jordan online, The Pogues, Northern Touch,
Flea on the tube
06/02/98Weiland busted...again, Tupac suspect
slain, John Cale/Creatures to tour, Radiohead, Verve win more awards, Apples
In Stereo, Ben Folds Five, Kristin Hersh online, Radiohead, Esthero, Tonic
on the tube
06/01/98Ginger Spice out, Reznor gets hacked,
Introducing Ribcage, In The Name Of Cool II results, Jayhaws, Ani Difranco,
Agents Of Good Roots online, Radiohead, Sloan, Sarah McLachlan on the
tube
May 1998
05/29/98Phil Hartman killed, EDGEfest program
guide, Beck/Ben Folds food drive, Sonic Unyon update, Van Halen, Amazing
Royal Crowns, Chumbawamba online, Rusty, Sugar Ray, Nirvana on the tube this
weekend
05/28/98Sarah McLachlan in NYC, Keidis to sue,
Rancid play 'secret' club gig, Cranberries, Jamiroquai recording,
Smashmouth, Slackers, Gloria Estefan online, Hanson, All Saints, Mark
McGrath on the tube
05/27/98Monoxides postpone western dates, Pumpkins
nixed by Windy City mayor, Kravitz releases Internet-only tune, Digital
Hardcore gets distro deal, Enuff Z'Nuff, Everclear, Rev. Horton Heat online,
Midnight Oil, Pearl Jam, Henry Rollins on the tube
05/26/98Liam Gallagher banned from airline, Pixies
BBC sessions coming, Bauhaus reunion shows, Chumbawamba World Cup EP, Simple
Minds, Stone Roses, Pee Shy online, AOE, Sloan, Massive Attack on the
tube
05/25/98White Ribbon Concert, Lilith on sale,
Indie Schmoozefest details, Smugglers seeking album title, Lisa Germano, Ben
Folds Five, The Derailers online, Monoxides, Garbage, Faith No More on the
tube
05/22/98Seagram buys PolyGram, Sabbath short one
drummer, Garbage promo activities, BoyzIIMen illness slows tour, Peter
Himmelman, Rico Bell, Jefferson Starship online, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Bjork,
Lotion on the tube this weekend
05/21/98Bauhaus resurrected, Matador update, Stipe
goes behind camera again, No Doubt hard at work, Republica, Verve Pipe,
Jamiroquai online
05/20/98Tea Party I&I, Chemical Brothers remix
album, U2 Rock Belfast, Aqua win lawsuit vs. Mattel, Grant Lee Buffalo,
Gufs, Life Of Agony, Econoline Crush, Soul Asylum, Deftones on the tube
05/19/98Headstones headline benefit, AOE poll
results, Keith Richards on the mend, JAMC tour dates, Brad, Blur, Bow Wow
Wow online, Sublime, Third Eye Bline, Dave Matthews Band on the tube
05/15/98Old Blue Eyes bows out, AOE poll
continues, George Michael fined, 54-40, Moonshine Willy, Rico Bell online,
David Bowie, Fishbone, Annie Lennox on the tube
05/14/98NXNE official launch, AOE to appear at
NXNE?, Elevator To Hell changes name, Ben Folds won't fight Seinfeld,
Gadjits, Republica online, Hanson, Bjork, Foo Fighters on the tube
05/13/98Marilyn Manson shirt fiasco, Pearl Jam
mixed reaction, AOE watch continues, 54-40 added to Stardust Picnic, Motley
Crue, Life Of Agony online, Fastball, Spice Girls, Todd Snider on the
tube
05/12/98Len signs big, New Music West 98 line-up,
Fish Aid concert, Ian Dury cancer fight, Brad, Fuel, Blur online, Hayden,
Neil Young, Curve, Hanson on the tube
05/11/98Name the Monoxides live EP, AOE poll, Sony
Music online starts demolisten derby, Rod Stewart covers Oasis, Bad
Religion, Wilco, Lisa Loeb online, Sonic Youth, Fastball, Tori Amos on the
tube
05/08/98Age Of Electric rumours, Bran Van 3000
Internet bunny hunt, Canadian Prodigy tour date, Vanilla Ice back (?), Puff
Daddy/Jimmy Page, Apples In Stereo, Spice Girls on the tube this weekend
05/07/98Canadian pop star search, Reading festival
lineup, Mecca Normal novel, Xfm bought out, G Love and Special Sauce, Built
To Spill, High Llamas online, Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day, Chuck D. on the
tube
05/06/98NXNE wristband giveaway, Aerosmith
postpone Steeltown gig, Gary Glitter sex charges, Dave Navarro surfs net for
new music, Black Lab, Cheap Trick, Green Day online, Soul Asylum, Van Halen,
Leahy on the tube
05/05/98Edgefest info, Canadian certifications,
Universe '98 postponed, Cheech and Korn, Indigo Girls in more hot water, Foo
Fighters, Our Lady Peace, Mojave 3 online, Hanson, Massive Attack, Junkhouse
on the tube
05/04/98Snoop gets busted, Pearl Jam ticket info,
Bad Religion sponsor scholarship, Geldof seeks aid for Sudan, Ben Harper,
Gov't. Mule, K's Choice online, Bjork, Dave Matthews Band, U2 on the
tube
05/01/98Canada Day Edgefest sold out, CRTC looks
to up Can Con, Glastonbury lineup, Indigo Girls battle homophobia, Shed
Seven punchup, Cheap Trick, Cake, Luna online, Nirvana, treble charger,
Verve on the tube
April 1998
04/30/98New Meanies @ Ottawa Edgefest, Frusciante
rejoins Chili Peppers, Pumpkins pick people from Mellencamp, Dave Wright
recovering, Tori Amos, Cheap Trick, Deftones online, 10,000 Maniacs, Bjork,
Ozzy on the tube
04/29/98DDT sign label deal, Kids & Teens
conference, Hip ink bigger deal, Lemonheads hits package, Kristin Hersh,
Filter, Fat online, Cappadonna, Tara McLean, Holly McNarland on the tube
04/28/98Holly McNarland, Local Rabbits for
Edgefest, Hip sign U.S. deal, Pumpkins tracklisting, Matt Cameron tours with
Pearl Jam, Hole album delayed again, Chemical Brothers, Dinosaur Jr., Cheap
Trick online, Sloan, Prodigy, Dave Matthews Band on the tube
04/27/98Bif Naked on Edgefest, Depeche Mode
album/tour info, Chinese gov't bans Tibetan Fest performers, Clash live
album, Ani Difranco, Chris Duarte, Guided By Voices online, Lenny Kravitz,
Morcheeba, Puff Daddy on the tube
04/24/98Spiritualized do Abbey Road, Jeff Buckley
online, Ani Difranco on King of the Hill, Velvet Goldmine OST, The
Pietasters, Guided By Voices, OMC online, Pogues, Bjork, U2 on the tube this
weekend
04/23/98SIANspheric album details, Smokin'
Grooves lineup, H.O.R.D.E. additions, Culture Club to reunite, Ziggy Marley,
Tonic, Cake online, Sass Jordan, Savage Garden, The Beatles on the tube
04/22/98Rusty/Copyright join Edgefest,
MuchMoreMusic launch info, Verve/Massive Attack tour dates, Coolio on theft
and assault charges, Everclear, Korn, Filter online, 'N Sync, Fiona Apple,
Steve Earle on the tube
04/21/98Brian leaves Zuckerbaby, Guttermouth
singer arrested, Faith No More split, Pumpkins settle lawsuit, Tonic, Foo
Fighters, Chumbawamba online, Spice Girls, Pulp, Fastball on the tube
04/20/98Edgefest '98 details, 54-40 album/tour
details, Celine aids North Korea, Linda McCartney dead, Ani Difranco, The
Jayhawks, Lisa Loeb online, Jewel, Freddie Mercury tribute, Wyclef Jean on
the tube
04/17/98Lilith Fair lineup/dates, Garbage tour
dates, Motley Crue leave Elektra, Soul Coughing contest, Bodeans, Lisa
Germano, Jayhawks, Robyn, Hole, Bjork on the tube this weekend
04/16/98Sloan rooftop gig, Furnaceface tour dates,
Bikini Kill split, Mellencamp signs to Sony, Guided By Voices, Scrawl, Elcka
online, Lenny Kravitz, Foo Fighters, Verve Pipe on the tube
04/15/98Spice Girls tour dates, Beastie Boys album
details, Fall guy up on assault charges, Suede recording, Local H, Motley
Crue, Chris Duarte online, 311, Chantal Kreviazuk, Paula Cole on the
tube
04/14/98Public Enemy reunite, HBO Reverb returns,
March CRIA certifications, Pennywise tackle Whistler, Fluffy, Pulsars,
Erasure online, Chantal Kreviazuk, Copyright, Mono on the tube
04/13/98Sloan Army info, INXS take some time,
Spice Girls penning tell-all, Tommy Lee settles with shutterbug, Ani
Difranco, Jayhawks, Michael Kroll online, Sheryl Crow, Hanson, Steve Earle
on the tube
04/09/98George Michael wants his own sex, Wendy O.
Williams suicide, R. Kelly arrested, Ron Wood rescued from fiery boat,
James, Luna, Rev. Horton Heat online, Everclear, Morrissey, Radiohead on the
tube this weekend
04/08/98Not Breathing member in coma, Jackson 5
reunite, Cozy Powell dead, Love & Rockets update, Specials, Metallica,
Motley Crue online, Live, Spice Girls, Robbie Robertson on the tube
04/07/98Rozz Williams dead, Viv Trimble quits
Luscious Jackson, The King Of Pop a daddy again, Femmes dumped by
Interscope, Radiohead, Luscious Jackson, Fatboy Slim online, Ice Cube, Live,
God Lives Underwater on the tube
04/06/98Lollapalooza blown out, Milli or Vanilli?,
Navarro leaves Jane's Addiction, Lilith Fair talent search, Stabbing
Westward, Honeyrods, Nineteen Wheels online, Silverchair, Sister Hazel,
Hanson on the tube
04/03/98Ian leaves Limblifter, Stardust tickets on
sale Saturday, New Too Much 4 Much special, Odds outskate Bad Religion,
Crosby, Stills & Nash, Chris Mills, Rico Bell online, Watchmen, David Usher,
Scott Weiland on the tube
04/02/98Tibetan Freedom Concert additions, Jesus
And Mary Chain return to Creation, Partial Ride reunion, Tupac's estate owes
serious benjamins, Veruca Salt, Smashmouth, Bush online, Nirvana, Ice Cube,
Natalie Imbruglia on the tube
04/01/98Watchmen webcast, Tea Party charity
single, Glastonbury details, The Gufs, Life Of Agony, Cheap Trick online,
Gandharvas, Nirvana, Barenaked Ladies on the tube
March 1998
03/31/98Hayden album details, Lilith Fair CD,
James sink Titanic OST, Life Of Agony vocalist starts over, Bobgoblin, Our
Lady Peace, Offspring online, Metallica, Sugar Ray, Ice T on the tube
03/30/98Bob Dylan to tour with the Stones,
Brit-POT not Brit-Pop, Bernard Butler grooms new band, Simple Machines put
to pasture, Lisa Germano, Beautiful South, Robbie Fulks online, Metallica,
Ice Cube, Robbie Robertson on the tube
03/27/98Celine gets Order of Canada, Curve drummer
arrested, Metallica dates postponed, The Artist lowers the boom on Internet
fans, Peter Himmelman, Rico Bell, Jon Langford online, Killjoys, Our Lady
Peace, Jamiroquai on the tube
03/26/98New Order box set, Introducing Girl 77,
Life After That Dog, Bowie becomes bookworm, Joe Satriani, Republica,
Jamiroquai online, James Iha, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Sandbox on the
tube
03/25/98New Killjoys album, OLP to play U.S.
festival, New Dandys drummer, Tori Amos toour, Blink 182, Life Of Agony,
Deftones online, Widemouth Mason, LL Cool J, Everclear on the tube
03/24/98Academy Awards, Massive Attack album info,
Godzilla OST, Lost Generation X album, Brad, Blur, Bow Wow Wow online, Big
Wreck, Holly McNarland, Sarah McLachlan on the tube
03/23/98Juno Awards recap, Tricky vs. Finlay
Quaye, Shania Twain tour, X-Files/Avengers OST, Wilco, Jayhawks, Lisa Loeb
online, Chumbawamba, Moist, Academy Awards on the tube
03/20/98Korn fight the power, Skinny Puppy remix
album coming, Metallica & Smashing Pumpkins sue, New Beatles material soon,
Pegboy, Abra Moore, SXSW online, David Usher, Oasis, Juno Awards on the
tube
03/19/98The Ozzman cometh, Where have all the
Doughboys gone, Dandy Warhols lose little drummer boy, Lisa Loeb, Everclear,
Erasure online, Chumbawamba, Van Halen, LL Cool J on the tube
03/18/98Tibetan Freedom Concert details, Who's on
the H.O.R.D.E. tour, Hamilton MusicScene announcement, Punchbuggy in the
studio, Bobgoblin, Alice Cooper, Big Head Todd online, Janet Jackson, Ray
Charles, Coolio on the tube
03/17/98Our Lady Peace plan summer festival tour,
Judge Dread dead, Echo & The Bunnymen record footy tune, Verve to tour North
America, Dinosaur Jr., Crystal Method, Hum online, Headstones, James Iha,
Blink 182 on the tube
03/16/98Squirrel Nut Zippers trumpeter dead, New
Local Rabbits album, Lollapalooza having problems, Beggars Banquet updates,
Bouncing Souls, Beautiful South, Lisa Germano online, Madonna, Backstreet
Boys, B.B. King on the tube
03/13/98Beck remix album, Depeche Mode Greatest
Hits, Howie B. joins U2 via internet, Ned's Atomic Dustbin/Wonder Stuff
updates, Government Mule, Lisa Loeb, Chumbawamba online, David Bowie,
Backstreet Boys, Spice Girls on the tube
03/12/98Sloan tracklisting, Hayden leaves the
Unyon, Bush album coming soon, Bossanova get with Teenbeat, Our Lady Peace,
Foo Fighters, Buck-O-Nine online, Our Lady Peace, Pulp, David Bowie on the
tube
03/11/98Sloan album info, Warped tour lineup, Moby
loves Copyright, Rollins in new flick, Red Autumn Fall in Texas, Corrosion
Of Conformity, Megadeath, Fluffy online, Our Lady Peace, Smashmouth, Ice T
on the tube
03/10/98Bad Religion in Edmonton, Canadian Radio
Music Awards, Michael Hutchence bankrupt?, Rascalz album reissue, The
Piestasters, Guided By Voices, OMC online, Third Eye Blind, Smashmouth, Aqua
on the tube
03/09/98CMW recap, February certifications, Liam
charged in Australia, Oscar performers confirmed, Big Back Forty, Big Head
Todd, BoDeans online, Age Of Electric, Philosopher Kings, Rakim on the
tube
03/02/98Jason Priestley to host Junos, Verve video
release, Tommy Lee on bail, Nina Gordon leaves Veruca Salt, Pearl Jam, Garth
Brooks, Usher on the tube
February 1998
02/27/98Smashing Pumpkins album/lawsuit, Dodgy
greatest hits on the way, AOE at CMW, New Watchmen puzzle fun, Lisa Germano,
Offspring, Sneaker Pimps online, Crystal Method, Babyface, U2 on the
tube
02/26/98Sarah "Building A Trophycase", Bjork
out/Spiritualized in, Lush announce split, Win Save Ferris for your prom,
Bow Wow Wow, Apples In Stereo, Swervedriver online, Zuckerbaby, Ben Folds
Five, Foo Fighters on the tube
02/25/98Big Wreck boo-boo, Mystery Machine album
action, PJ Harvey on the screen, Roskilde Festival details, Everclear, Foo
Fighters, Letters To Cleo online, Grammys, Brits, Ben Folds Five on the
tube
02/24/98Madonna at Much, Monoxides update, World
Party seeking deal, Blur go political, Crystal Method, Dinosaur Jr., Chavez
online, Spacehog, Oasis, Sarah McLachlan on the tube
02/23/98Buckley tracklisting, Chart showcase
lineups, New Order reform, Nicklebag Records deal, Ani DiFranco, Lisa
Germano, Bettie Serveert online, Copyright, Oasis, AC/DC on the tube
02/20/98Bodega ink major deal, Jeff Buckley album
info, Depeche Mode tribute, Radiohead in Vancouver, Cake, Luna, Pizzicato
Five online, Elmopalooza, Puff Daddy, INXS on the tube
02/19/98Monoxides & Mrs. Torrance indie again,
Barenaked Ladies video shoot, Kinnie Starr/Hellenkeller collaborate,
Chumbawamba in hot water over cold water, Heroic Doses, Summercamp, Deftones
online, David Bowie, Bush, Marilyn Manson on the tube
02/18/98Juno weekend gigs, Wide Mouth Mason score
Stones slot, Facepuller in the movies, Stardust Records debut, Filter, Korn,
Buck-O-Nine online, Ben Folds Five, Scott Weiland, Backstreet Boys on the
tube
02/17/98Econoline Crush shuffle, Pearl Jam tour,
Who Are ColourSound?, Dodgy update, Chemical Brothers, Dinosaur Jr., Hum
online, Spice Girls, LL Cool J, Bryan Adams on the tube
02/16/98Tragically Hip book, Candle In The
Windfall, The Vanilla Iceman Cometh, Simple Minds launch album on the net,
Ani DiFranco, Chris Duarte, Guided By Voices online, Ray Charles, Patti
Smith, Canadiana on the tube
02/13/98Much celebrates Heritage Day, Goldie gets
cozy with Bowie, Kirk Hammett gets married, Good Will Hanson, Peter
Himmelman, Rico Bell, Moonshine Willy online, Holly Cole, Missy Elliott,
Bryan Adams on the tube
02/12/98Juno nominees announced, Axl Rose
arrested, Canadian certifications, New Smashing Pumpkins albums, Republica,
Verve Pipe, Jamiroquai online, Quadrophenia, Backstreet Boys on the tube
02/11/9830 Hour Famine Benefit Disc, Chumbawamba
stir up the Brits, Ultra-rare Bob Marley on the way, Slaughter guitarist
killed, Gufs, Life Of Agony, Motley Crue online, Ozzy, Salt 'N Pepa on the
tube
02/10/98Insane Clown Posse arrested, New Inbreds
album and tour, Morrissey B-Sides album, Elmopalooza announcement,
Presidents imPeached, Bobgoblin, Brad, Blur online, Ozzy, Cornershop, Blues
Brothers on the tube
02/09/98New Alanis material, Hutchence suicide
confirmed, SnowJob '98 details, Dodgy split, Carl Wilson and Falco dead,
Wilco, Michael Kroll, Lisa Loeb online, Faith No More, Sarah McLachlan,
Chumbawamba on the tube
02/06/98Oasis B-sides album, Elvis Costello inks
new deal, Mighty Mighty Bosstones conquer Canada, Conscience Pilate '98,
Jayhawks, Luna, Holly Cole online, LL Cool J, Paula Cole, Glastonbury
Festival on the tube
02/05/98Lilith Fair on again, Radiohead announce
North Amercian tour, Toni Braxton bankrupt, 311 on the mend, Guided By
Voices, Scrawl, Elcka online, No Doubt, Oasis, Goldfinger on the tube
02/04/98Happy Birthday to 'SHOE, Rare Wilco Due,
Brian Wilson New, Bon Jovi too, Local H, Dogma online, Sugar Ray, Leahy,
Victoria Williams on the tube
02/03/98Colin James wins big, Man In Black in the
red, Gary Numan guns for comeback, Rusty/Groovy/Bran Van triple bill,
Fluffy, Pulsars, Erasure online, Puffy, Death In Vegas, The Lox on the
tube
02/02/98East Coast Music Awards, AfroNubians
leader killed, Bobby Brown convicted, Shimmy Disc rises from the ashes,
Jayhawks, Michael Kroll, Ani Difranco online, Veruca Salt, The Who, Shawn
Colvin on the tube
January 1998
01/30/98Chumbawamba get knocked down, Snoop files
suit, Verve are Brats, Oasis offer free tickets, Blue Rodeo online, Sarah
McLachlan, Treble Charger, I Mother Earth on the tube
01/29/98Canadian Radio Music Awards, Oasis make
headlines in Vancouver, The Beatles top new British poll, Pavarotti on the
mend, Republica, Jamiroquai, Bush online, Jewel, Philosopher Kings, Green
Day on the tube
01/28/98Amercian Music Awards boring, Virtually
Canadian launches Feb. 11, Cleopatra goes Outside, The Verve sell out,
Meredith Brooks, Life Of Agony, Cheap Trick online, Hanson, Carl Perkins,
Blues Traveler on the tube
01/27/98Blockbuster Juno nominees announced,
Shania Twain to tour, Canadian Music Week artists/keynote speakers, Blue
Rodeo's Stardust Ball, Summercamp, Brad, Blur online, Lotion, Holly
McNarland, Mighty Mighty Bosstones on the tube
01/26/98North By Northeast Deadline info, Mary
Jane Lamond keeps busy, Puff Daddy special on Much, Gordie Tapp named to
Order of Canada, Lisa Germano, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Big Back Forty
online, American Music Awards, Spice Girls, Bryan Adams on the tube
01/23/98Marilyn Manson home video to be released
amid turmoil, Groovy Religion album details, Don Messer given Lifetime
Achievement Award by ECMA, Projekt Records gets Canadian distribution,
Summercamp, Rolling Stones, Cheap Trick online, Shania Twain and Jewel on
the tube
01/22/98Wide Mouth Mason/Warner Music Canada help
out Red Cross, Sarah McLachlan certifiably awesome, Huevos Rancheros/Duotang
European adventure, meet the Hip's cook, Tonic, Matchbox 20, Cake online,
Celine, Spice Girls, Chumbawamba and Paul Simon on the tube
01/21/98Change Of Heart split, Bryan Adams I&I
announced, Odin Red signs with Feldman, Music West turmoil, Filter,
Everclear, Korn online, Oasis, Spice Girls and Foo Fighters on the tube
01/20/98Carl Perkins dead at 65, Joey Ramone
cancels DJ appearances, BET launch party details, Chumbawamba, Crystal
Method, Foo Fighters online, Dave Matthews Band, Celine, Cornershop on the
tube
01/19/98Spice Girls blow out promo trip, Bryan
Adams goofs at All-Star Game, Sub Pop Singles Club back in business
01/15/98 New Canadian platinum, gold artists,
Gallagher at MuchMusic, Moby added to CMW, Interscope sued over Tupac,
Sarah, Germano online, Oasis, Spice Girls on TV
01/14/98 Major stars at Junos, Spice Girls coming
to Canada, Ice storm kills more concerts, Verve meets Nike, Son Volt,
Matchbox 20 online, Kiss and Jars of Clay on Television
01/13/98 Holly attacks U.S., Stones cancel another
date, Scary Spice to get married, Rock Hall of Fame announcements, Pizzicato
Five, Sneaker Pimps online, Backstreet Boys, Afgan Whigs, MJG on TV
01/12/98 New Wild Strawberry, Howard Stern takes
Southern Ontario, Madlocks first BeatFactory artist signed, Music West tape
deadline, Jayhawks, DiFranco online, Carpenters, Fleetwood on TV
01/09/98 Canuck song on Springer, Outside meets
Cleopatra, Liam, nice guy?, Diana tribute album, Online music for weekend,
Music on TV for weekend
01/08/98 Stones cancel TO show, Dion #1 in US,
Robert Smith on South Park, Stompin' Tom Awards, Erasure, Everclear
Online, Stones, James Brown on the Tube
01/07/98 Sarah Grammys and Ellen, Other Grammy
stuff, Cargo damage, Cookie takes US, Sonny Bono dead
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