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THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN RADIOISSUE 2039 JANUARY 27, 1995

Is crossing over a curse

or a necessity? What's

it like to work with

Aretha and Whitney?

How does video

effect radio program-

ming? In our latest

assessment of urban

io Bill Speed gets

This WeekHappy ReNEWal Year! It's

January, and that means it'stime to take a close look atwhat's going on at urban contem-porary, from radio to records to

video. No lessthanBabyface him-self (cover)makes an

appearance,and givesinsight into

what it's like to be one of the for-mat's hottest entrepreneurs.He's got it all-solo stardom,songwriting and producing cred-it, and his own company. Turnthe pages and find out how thissoft-spoken artist juggles allthose balls. We a so spoke toMIX programdirectorAndre Marcelabout a growingtrend-goingback to calling"urban" radio"black" radio.In news, Warner Bros. chair-man Danny Goldberg (top) madethe long -expected, but still unof-ficially official announcement thatSteve Baker will preside over thebunny, and Howie Klein (center)is president of Reprise. Also,Pearl Jam plans to tour despitetheir ongoing feud with Ticket -master, and Tom Petty sellstickets to HIS upcoming

tour via televi-sion; Bob Dylan

goes inter-active andElton John

re -fires hisRocket. GOingcrazy on the GO

chart are the Eagles,Martin Page, Dionne Farris(bottom) and Queensryche. Oh,and don't forget-the10th Gavin Seminar is only threeweeks away. New Orleans isgoing to be JUMPING. We're notkidding! The hotels are filled tooverflowing, a record number ofradio programmers have signedup, and the gumbo is brewing.

Critiquemoff to a fast start in '85

unlimited"Get Ready For This"Over 1400 3DS spins

Billboard Hot 100 #53*

#32* R&R Mainstream Chart

#28* Billboard Mainstream Monitor

ABC TV Sprirg Sweeps Theme song!

Beavis and Butthead are dancing to thi

Added to MTV's "The Grind"

What more proof do you need? "Get Ready For This" is a hit!

Next upgs

NEWTON"Sky High"

Kahuna - KLRZ, New Orleans:"Phones blowin' 'sky high'. Instant response intwo days of testing"

Kozman - KKXX, Bakersfield:"I feel like I just hac sex . . This is the coolest.Has instant familiarity, very hip. If you don't have it, get it."

Early add at: WXKS - Boston

BDS play on:KMXV - Kansas CityWFHN - Providence

KDWB - MinneapolisWFLZ - Tampa

WXKB - Ft. Meyers

WXKS - Boston

WKSS - HartfordWFLY - Albany

WAPE - Jacksonville

KQKS - DenverKBFM - McAllen, TX

KLRZ New Orleans, 42 P,Ars!

Going for adds January 30!

113.M..41GrBEIITELSMANN MUSIC (i1.111

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AMERICANA

MARTIN ZELLARBorn Under (Rykodisc)

Tnp in

BLESSID UNION OF SOULS"I Believe" (EMI)

RAP

THUG LIFE"Cradle To The Grave" (Out Da Gutta/Interscope)

URBAN

MARY J. BLIGE"I'm Going Down" (Uptown/MCA)

A/C

CHRIS REA"Fool (If You Th nk It's Over)" (eastwest/EEG)

COUNTRY

CNELY WRIGHT"Sea Of Cowboy Hats" (Polydor)

A3

THE COURAGE BROTHERSWood (Eastern Front)

JAZZ

PAT METHENY GROUPWe Live Here (Geffen)

ADULT ALTERNATIVE

LARRY CORYELLI'll Be Over You (CTI)

ALTERNATIVE

MASSIVE ATTACK"Protection" (Virgin)

COLLEGE

TEAM DRESCHPersonal Best (Chainsaw/Candy-Ass)

GAVIN ROCKS

SOLITUDE OF AETURNUSThrough The Darkest Hour (Pavement)

Inf ADDED

AMERICANAMARTIN ZELLARBorn Under (Rykodisc)

MICHAEL FRACASSOWhen I Lived In The Wild (Bohemia Beat/Rounder)

TnP

MELISSA ETHERIDGE"If I Wanted To" (Island)

RICHARD MARX"Nothing Left Behind Us" (Capitol)

RAP

NONCEMix Tapes (Remix) (Wild West/American)

PHARCYDEMy Soul (Mad Sounds/Motown)

URBAN

BRANDY"Baby" (Atlantic)

GERALD LEVERT"Answering Service" (Elektra/EEG)

A/CGLORIA ESTEFAN"Everlasting Love" (Epic)

JOHN WAITE"How Did I Get By Without You?" (Imago)

COUNTRYVINCE GILL"Which Bridge To Cross" (MCA)

JOE DIFFIE"So Help Me Girl" (Epic)

A3

TIMBUK 3A Hundred Lovers (High Street)

MASSIVE ATTACKProtection (Virgin)

JAZZCHRISTIAN McBRIDEGettin' To It (Verve/PolyGram)

PAT METHENY GROUPWe Live Here (Geffen)

ADULT ALTERNATIVEPAT METHENY GROUPWe Live Here (Geffen)

LARRY CORYELLI'll Be Over You (CTO

ALTERNATIVEBELLY"Now They'll Sleep" (Sire/Reprise)

BETTIE SERVEERTLamprey (Matador/Atlantic)

COLLEGEBETTIE SERVEERTLamprey (Matador/Atlantic)

CASPER BROT1MANN MASSAKARHome (Thirsty Ear)

GAVIN ROL.SOLITUDE OF AETURNUSThrough The Darkest Hour (Pavemee

CIRCLE OF DUST(R.E.X.)

pviNAMERICANA

SPANIC FAMILYSpanic Family Album (East Side Digital)

TOP 40

MELISSA ETHERIDGE"If I Wanted To" (Island)

RAP

DA YOUNGSTA'S"Mad Props" (eastwest/EEG)

11pRAN

SHABBA RANKS"let's Get It On" (Epic)

A/C

GLORIA ESTEFAN"Everlasting Love" (Epic)

COUNTRY

VINCE GILL"Which Bridge To Cross" (MCA)

A3

JAYHAWKS"Blue" (American)

JAZZ

CLARK TERRYRemember The Time (Mons)

ADULT ALTERNATIVE

PAS METHENY GROUPWe Live Here (Geffen)

ALTERNATIVE

COLLECTIVE SOUL"Gel" (Atlantic)

COLLEGE

THROWING

MUSESUniversity

(Sire/Warner

Bros.)

GAVIN ROCKS

TES1AMENTLow (Atlantic)

Inside4 News

7 That's Sho-biz

16 Urban RenewalBabyface

4,\14,

Urban contemporary'smovers and shakers giveBill Speed the 411 on thestate of the format

19 Small Market Success

31 Classifieds

54 GAVIN Seminar Agenda

FORMATS10 Top 40

12 Go Chart

14 Urban

19 Chart Connections

20 Rap

24 Adult Contemporary

28 Country

32 Gavin Americana

35 Jazz

36 A2 Adult Alternative

39 A' Album Adult Alternative

44 Gavin Rocks

46 Alternative

49 College

MANAGEMENT13 Ratings & Research

53 The Lund Letter

By John Lund

NEXT WEEKDancehall StRelegated to specialtyshows, Dancehall, a consis-tent retail winner, is gainingmainstream popularity.Thembisa S. Mshaka talks tosome of Dancehall's cham-pions

GAVIN. Founded by Bill Gavin -1958

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GAVIN JANI:ARY 27, 1995

GAVIN NEU

"I'm sure it will be massivelybootlegged. I think it's just one ofthose things you have to accept."

- Nick Angel

see below

P -Jam Seeks Sites; VH1 Warner Bros. TapsSidesteps TicketmasterWe might not have baseball,but we'll have Pearl Jam.

Pearl Jam's war withTicketmaster over servicecharges on tickets may havecut them off from majorvenues, but the band isworking on a way to get onthe road this summer.

According to the band'smanager Kelly Curtis, they'reconsidering performing at

race tracks and open fields,and to get around workingwith Ticketmaster, Pearl Jamplans to set up mail-orderticket distribution.

Despite their massive pop-ularity-their current album,Vitalogy is in the top five onthe retail charts-Pearl Jamdidn't perform last summerbecause they refused towork with Ticketmaster,which is the country's largestticket agency. The bandwanted to keep ducat pricesat $20, but Ticketmaster

balked at having to lowerservice charges to accommo-date them. The battle esca-lated, with Pearl Jam filingan anti-trust complaint, say-ing that the vendor pres-sured promoters not to bookPearl Jam's summer tour(GAVIN, June 3, 1994). Thematter remains unresolved.

In a related matter, 16,000tickets to Tom Petty & theHeartbreakers upcomingtour were put up for salelast week, but not throughTicketmaster. The ticketagency may have yet anoth-er thorn in its side, this timefrom VH1, who offered thePetty tickets via an 800 num-ber, with a four -ticket percaller limit. Celebritiesincluding Moon Zappa,(wo)manned the phonesduring the sale.

In addition, subscribers toAmerica Online will be ableto retrieve information aboutPetty's ticket sales andwhere he's playing. Andalthough buying throughVH1 is an alternative toTicketmaster, the servicecharge is still there, and itwill be just about the same.

Baker and. KleinThough they haven't signedtheir contracts yet, as expect-ed, Steven Baker has beennamed president of WarnerBros. Records and HowieKlein president of RepriseRecords.

According to a labelspokesman, Warner Bros.chairman Danny Goldbergmade the announcement at aluncheon on Tuesday(January 24).

In a Wednesday (January25) morning conversationwith GAVIN, Klein comment-ed, "With longtime alterna-tive radio stations like KROQ,Live 105 and WHFS becom-ing market dominators, andusually successful stationslike Z100, WMMS and WBCNgoing in a more alternativedirection, I feel that peoplelike myself and Steven Baker,who have long been

involved in progressive artistsand music, have come to atime where we're ready totake over the world-but I'dlike to try to break Filter andthe Muffs first."

Also named to new postswere Jeff Gold, who's execu-tive vice president/generalmanager of Warner Bros.Records and RichardFitzgerald, who take thesame title at Reprise.

The New College TryBY DAVID BERAN

GAVIN reporter WXYC-Chapel Hill, N.C. hasbecome the first radio sta-tion to simulcast 24 -hourprogramming on the air andon the global computer net-work. On-line broadcastingofficially began November7, 1994, and the "experi-ment" is an unqualified suc-

U2's Latest: Not In StoresThink of it as a '90s, non -holiday version of therecords the Beatles used tomake up for their fan clubmembers.

U2 are issuing a newalbum, Melon-comprised ofnine dance remixes of sixsongs from earlier U2albums (Zooropa andAchtung Baby)-but it willbe available only to sub-scribers to their internationalfan magazine, Propaganda.

And they'll get it for free.The new album, which

will be in the mail in a weekor so, is "just a belatedChristmas gift to fans," saidtheir U.S. publicist, Paul

Wasserman.Dance -club mixers re-

worked the U2 songs,"Lemon," "Numb," "Salome,"

"Stay," "Mysterious Ways"and "Even Better Than theReal Thing."

Propaganda, which isbased in Nanvet, N.Y., has50,000 subscribers, a testa-ment to U2's popularity.Will the limited releaseinspire bootlegging? Yes,said Nick Angel, the IslandRecords executive whocame up with the idea forthe record. "I'm sure it willbe massively bootlegged. Ithink it's just one of thosethings you have to accept."

For those awaiting U2'snext retail album,Wasserman said the band is"inching" toward the studio.

cess. People all around theglobe are able to tune in tothe University of NorthCarolina's alternative stationand even make e-mailrequests by simply down-loading information ontotheir Macs.

"We didn't announce itfor a long time because it'san experimental type ofthing," says Mike Shoffner,a management member atthe station. According toShoffner, making net radioa reality was a team effort,and UNC law students didextensive research to deter-mine the legalities of broad-casting on-line. Meanwhile,WXYC teamed up withtechnicians at sunSITE, anearby think tank, to tacklesome of the software prob-lems. They settled on theCU-SeeMe software devel-oped at Cornell, and recon-figured it to simulcast theradio station's signal.

David McConville, asunSITE technician claimsthat the idea was born outof a simple need. "Wedidn't want to put radios inevery sunSITE office, andwe're in the basement, sowe wanted to hook up to

the net." WXYC's non-profitstatus allows it to broadcaston-line the same way a TVlisting -type station canlegally transmit a radio sta-tion in the background.

Response to the "netcast-ing" has been positive."We've gotten e-mail fromNorway and Japan, and alot of people have asked usto announce GreenwichMean Time," saysMcConville. "Other big fansare UNC alumni whomissed hearing `XYC,because they can't get it anyway except on-line."

On-line sound quality isbasically the same as AM,but Shoffner stresses that"This is not good enoughfor a commercial applica-tion, and is more of an indi-cation of what the Internetcan be." Because existingcopyright laws are beingdebated in Congress thefuture of smaller stationslike WXYC broadcasting onthe Internet is in question.

Macintosh users hookedup to the Internet candownload the software forfree by accessingHTTP://sunsite.unc.edu/wxyc. -

4 GAVIN JANUARY 27, 1995

NEWS

Lennon RetrospectivesSince his assassination inDecember, 1980, former BeatleJohn Lennon has been spared trib-ute albums or retrospectives.

That will change this summer,when two albums will be put out,one on Capitol Records, for whomLennon recorded when he was amember of the Fab Four, and one onHollywood Records, which was notin existence when Lennon was alive.

The former has been authorizedby Lennon's widow, artist YokoOno, who is actively seeking theparticipation of, among others,Elton John (who is Godfather toLennon's son Sean), David Bowie,Pearl Jam, and fellow Beatle PaulMcCartney.

The Hollywood album is beingorganized by manager Lindy Goetz(Red Hot Chili Peppers,Candlebox), who says that thosehands, plus Stone Temple Pilots,Live, Flaming Lips, George Clinton

and White Zombie are already inthe studio. Proceeds from bothwill benefit charity.

The main difference between thetwo is that Capitol has Ono's back-ing. "We want to get comprehen-sive songs not just from his cata-logue, but perhaps things that havenever been released and recordedbefore," says label president GaryGersh. "We'll have Yoko and Seaninvolved, and use John's own art-work." And though he down-played any competition betweenthe two albums, Gersh said, "TheLennon estate will not acknowl-edge the Hollywood Records trib-ute and will not be involved in anyform."

Goetz feels there's enough musicfor everybody. "Lennon wrotesome of the best songs in theworld," Goetz said, "and there'senough for three or four albums."

- BEVERLY MIRI

Miami Super ForWEDR in ARBsArbitron's response rate continuedto climb as the last of the Fall 1994ratings were released. The compa-ny says that the average metroresponse rate for all 174 markets isup 12.6% over the same time lastyear. The entire survey will end at4.5 above Fall 1993.

Another Spanish station is makinginroads, this time in Miami.WRMA/FM jumped from 2.0-5.6.However, that may have been at theexpense of competitor WAOI,which dropped two full points from6.6-4.6 On top in the Super Bowlcity is Urban WEDR at 6.1. InPhoenix, perennial winner, countryKNIX, has more to celebrate -apoint -plus gain, 7.1-8.2.

MIAMI

WEDR/F Urb

WLYF/F A/C

WRMA/F Span

WA01/A Span

WKIS/F Cntry

WPOW/F D/T40

WHOT/F Urb A/C

WHYI/F T40

WIOD/A N/T

PHOENIX

KNIX/F Cntry

KMLE/F Cntry

KFYI/A N/T 5.4 6.5

KTAR/A N/T 6.6 5.8

KKFR/F T40 4.7 5.7

KOY/A Nost 6.7 5.7

KUPD/F Alb 4.5 5.6

KSLX/F CI Rk 3.9 5.1

KKLT/F A/C 3.7 4.3

KDKB/F Alb 4.7 3.8

NEW ORLEANSSo '9i F

WOUE/F Urb 13.7 13.6WNOE/F Cntry 9.0 10.1

WYLD/F Urb A/C 9.5 8.2

WWL/A N/T 8.4 7.3WEZB/F T40 5.8 5.2WLMG/F A/C 5.4 5.2WLTS/F A/C 5.3 5.1

KJLZ/F Jazz 1.8 4.8KMEZ/F Urb Old 4.3 4.5WTKL/F Oldies 5.1 4.2

Su '94 F '94

5.8 6.1 NASHVILLE6.7 6.0 Su 9-I F '94

2.0 5.6 WSIX/F Cntry 14.8 15.96.6 4.6 WSM/F Cntry 12.4 10.2

3.7 4.6 WGFX/F CI Rk 4.9 6.4

4.5 4.5 WKDF/F Alb 6.0 5.9

4.7 4.2 WQQK/F Urb 7.3 5.5

4.4 4.2 WJXA/F A/C 6.3 5.4

3.4 3.9 WYHY/F 140 5.1 5.1

WLAC/A N/T 4.3 4.6

WLAC/F A/C 4.0 4.4

su .94 F '94 WRMX/F Oldies 4.4 3.9

7.1 8.2 1995 the Arbitron Company.7.6 6.6 All Rights Reserved.

Elton Fires OffRocket Again

Elton John, who in the midst of hisfirst burst of success in the '70sfounded Rocket Records, is bring-ing it back.

The label, based in London anddistributed by PolyGram, willdebut with John's next album,Made in England, in late March.

John also expects to hook upagain with Billy Joel for concertsthis spring. The pair did a wildlysuccessful tour of stadiums lastsummer. Following this year's tour,John would continue on his ownworld tour.

Meantime, Joel, who was touringin Japan when the devastating 7.1earthquake struck Kobe, haspledged proceeds from one of hisJapanese concerts to earthquakerelief there.Joel had to reschedule two

Osaka concerts after the quake hit.Joel arrived in the country

January 8 for a nine -show tour."Having shared this experience,"he said, "we feel a commitment tothe people of Kansai...All of us(band and crew) are very aware ofour very good fortune in havingsurvived this tremendous earth-quake. We are among the luckyones. We are going to donate theprofits from the Osaka concerts tothe relief efforts."

Eagle Flies ToGavin Seminar

Roger Wimmer's research firm, theEagle Group will reveal the results ofits 1994 study on Radio's Place in theNew Media Landscape at this year'sGAVIN Seminar in New Orleans. Thepresentation is scheduled for 12Noon on Thursday, February 16. Theextensive media usage study is nor-mally sold for $500 per book, butthis hour-long multi -media summaryis open to all seminar registrants.

Among the study's most revealingstatistics are: 70% of the survey's respondentslisten to radio daily 74% of respondents say they hear"blue/offensive humor" on the radio. 36% of the population listens toradio on the job, 63% of on-the-joblisteners listen to what they wantand 25% settle for the choice of aco-worker. 54% of persons who begin listen-ing to a new station find it by acci-dent.

This session is one more reason toattend the GAVIN Seminar in NewOrleans February 15-18. For registra-tion information call (415) 495-3200.

ARTIST PROFILE

THE

I I

THE HARDLINERS ARE:

Karl Kanga, singer/songwriter/producer; Jens Hylander,Hammond Organ; Hakan Nyberg,Drums; Johan Valentin, Bass;and Swedish guitar hero PelleJernyrd

LABEL: CORE Entertainment

CORE PROMOTION CONTACTS:Rob Kingrey @ (800) 862-6732Heavy Lenny Promotions @

(310) 450-6224

DEBUT ALBUM

... Have Arrived ...

HOMETOWN: Malmo, Sweden, ashort 45 -minute boat ride fromCopenhagen

ABOUT THE MUSIC Imagine

Steve Earle, John Mellencamp &Gram Parsons jamming togetherin one kickin' band ...

KEY NUTS: "One More Day,""Inside Every Man," "Ain't GonnaMiss You," "Lonesome Road,""Self Destruction Blues"

ABOUT T111 ALBUM: Recorded

inside an old re -built countrysidechurch in South Sweden

TOUR PLANS: The group will runthrough the Southeast & South-west during Feb -March '95 with areturn trip to the U.S. in May

Crammed inside a

1975 Dodge Dart Special Edition,the Hardliners arrived at thatsilent countryside church inSouth Sweden. Women and chil-dren wept. Grown men ran forcover, and the sky darkened asThe Hardliners unloaded theirinstruments. Amps were connect-ed, drum kits raised, feedbackswere suffered and curses wereuttered as The Hardliners record-ed. Soon afterward, birds startedsinging and bees started buzzingwith delight over what they hadheard ...

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GAVIN JANUARY 2 7 , 1995

NEWS

Grammy GetsOwn Label

The National Association of Arts and Sciences(NARAS) entered the business of making records lastweek when they announced the formation of GrammyRecordings, which will spotlight annual Grammy nom-inee compilations. The label will also release Hall ofFame and material from the Grammy archives. Thematerial will be sent to Academy members, whowould be able to listen to nominated songs. In turn,NARAS members would be able to use the recordingsas a way to promote their artists.

Initial releases will be distributed by Sony Music,with the first coming out through Columbia. NARAShas indicated that the deal with Sony is short-term,and that distribution will be rotated.

A compilation of selections by this year's nomineesare slated to hit stores immediately. "It will showcasethese acts in a sampler fashion and give the public anopportunity to hear something they might not other-wise get a chance to," says NARAS president MichaelGreene. "A Grammy nomination is a 'GoodHousekeeping' seal of approval to the average listen-er."

Grammy releases could be a boon to labels whoseartists pick up awards. "We've tracked sales ofGrammy winners and performers for years and thereis an amazing effect-in every category," says Greene.In that spirit, NARAS will release multiple nomineealbums. "It's no more difficult to do ten as it is one,"says Greene. "The first year we're just putting out oneto provide a prototype for the labels, artists, managersand so on. The touchiest part is clearing everything,so we need to show the music community what theseries is capable of."

And who benefits? It's a 50-50 split between NARAS,and the artists and labels. The academy's money willgot to the NARAS Foundation, to support archive andpreservation programs.

We are Still The WorldAs it is with all majoranniversaries, the passageof time is so fast, whatwe're celebrating seemslike it happened only yes-terday.

So it is with "We Are TheWorld" which, remarkably,took place ten years agothis month.

Put together in large partby manager/author KenKragen, USA for Africa wasa way for artists to channeltheir efforts to endinghunger and homelessnessin Africa. The multi -millionselling single, "We Are TheWorld," brought together anunprecedented number ofluminaries, including thesong's writer, MichaelJackson, producer Quincy

Jones, the legendary RayCharles and HarryBelafonte, and everyonefrom Diana Ross to Hall &Oates to Bruce Springsteen.To -date, "We Are TheWorld" has raised $61.8 mil-lion.

To celebrate the event instyle, this Monday (January30), Westwood One will re -simulcast "We Are TheWorld," via satellite, makingit available to radio stationsaround the world. In addi-tion, that evening followingthe American Music Awardstelecast, people involved inthe making of "We Are TheWorld," will be honored. Atthe same time, a final$700,000 in grants will beannounced.

Academy Of Country Music

Announces Initial NominationsThe Academy of CountryMusic has finalized the initialnominations its 30th annualAwards, which will be pre-sented May 10 at theUniversal Amphitheatre inUniversal City, California andtelecast on NBC. This year'saward show coincides withthe first annual GAVIN

Country Seminar, which willbe held May 7-9.

Here are this year's con-tenders.ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Alabama, Clint Black, GarthBrooks, Brooks & Dunn,Vince Gill, Man Jackson,Reba McEntire, SawyerBrown, George Strait, TanyaTuckerTOP FEMALE VOCALIST

Mary Chapin Carpenter,Faith Hill, Patty Loveless,Kathy Mattea, MartinaMcBride, Reba McEntire,Pam Tillis, Tanya Tucker,Wvnonna. Trisha YearwoodTOP MALE VOCALIST

Clint Black, Garth Brooks,Joe Diffie, Vince Gill, ManJackson, Tracy Lawrence,Tim McGraw, John MichaelMontgomery, George Strait,Clay WalkerTOP VOCAL DUET

John Anderson/TracyLawrence, Bellamy Brothers,Brooks & Dunn, WaylonJennings/ Mark Chesnutt,George Jones/Alan Jackson,Reba McEntire/Natalie Cole,Tanya Tucker/Little Richard,Con -way Twitty/Sam Moore,Tammy Wynette/Wynonna.Trisha Yearwood/AaronNevilleTOP VOCAL GROUP

Alabama, Blackhawk, BoyHowdy, ConfederateRailroad, Diamond Rio, LittleTexas, The Mavericks,Sawyer Brown, Shenandoah,The TractorsTOP NEW FEMALE VOCALIST

Lba Brokop, DawnVictoria Shaw, ShaniaTwain, Chely WrightTOP NEW MALE VOCALIST

David Ball, John Berry,Toby Keith, Neal McCoy,Tim McGraw, Rick TrevinoTOP NEW VOCAL DUET OR

GROUP Archer/Park, BrotherPhelps, The Mavericks, TheTractors, John & AudreyWiggins

SINGLE RECORD OF THE

YEAR Callin Baton Rouge"(,,Liili Brooks, "Don't TakeThe Girl" Tim McGraw, "ISwear" John MichaelMontgomery, "Livin' OnLove" Alan Jackson, "She'sNot The Cheatin' Kind"Brooks & Dunn, "Shut UpAnd Kiss Me" Mary ChapinCarpenter, "Third Rock FromThe Sun" Joe Diffie, "Tryin'To Get Over You" VinceGill, "Who's That Man" TobyKeith, "Wink" Neal McCoySONG OF THE YEAR "Don'tTake The Girl" TimMcGraw, "He Thinks He'llKeep Her" Mary ChapinCarpenter, "How Can I HelpYou Say Goodbye" PattyLoveless, "I Swear" JohnMichael Montgomery, "LittleRock" Collin Raye, "Livin'On Love" Alan Jackson,

"When Love Finds You"Vince Gill, "Who's ThatMan" Toby Keith, "XXX'sAnd 000's" TrishaYearwood, "Your LoveAmazes Me" John BerryALBUM OF THE YEAR InPieces Garth Brooks, Kickin'It Up John MichaelMontgomery, Not A MomentToo Soon Tim McGraw,Read My Mind RebaMcEntire, Stones In TheRoad Mary ChapinCarpenter, Third Rock FromThe Sun Joe Diffie, TheTractors The Tractors,Waitin' On Sundown Brooks& Dunn, When Love FindsYou Vince Gill, Who Am IMan Jackson

Ballots will be mailed outto members January 27 andfinal ballots will be mailedMarch 20.

CAMPAIGN OF THE WEEK

massiveattack

oots support

VirginLabel going for adds at college, alternative, A3

and A2. Working single, "Protection" which feature'sEverything But The Girl's Tracey Thorn on vocals. Radiowas sent postcards and stickers starting in December,and a second phase went out in early January.

Album hit the streets on January 24. Albumalready sold well as an import. Retail package includes"bounceback" card. Fans who return it to Virgin get afree video collection; label in turn will compile a mailinglist of band's fans. Retailers were also targeted in post-card and sticker campaign.

Band went on press junket in November in theU.K. Received key early press from Details and Papers.Coming to New York in early February L.A. to visit pressand radio stations. Tracey Thorn tentatively slated tojoin junket, to help promote single.

First stage ads will be taken out in DJTimes, Paper, Urb, Raygun, Street Sound, Axcess,Underground News, Update USA.

Label made available, via CompuServe, bioi!ttation, 3-D art, snippets of music. 400 fans down-loaded information on the first day. Fans were also ableto contact label to receive sampler.

"Protection," featuring Thorn, is being ser-viced to major video outlets.

MASSIVE ATTACKProtection

preceded Protection'sstateside release, andnow the album's gettingrave reviews and impres-

,sive out -of -the -box air -lay. Virgin will aug-ent Massive Attack's

an aggressive campaign.

6 GAVIN JANUARY 2 7 , 1995

ACCORDING ToDAVE SHOLIN

FLASH.lbLos Argetes was atiLzz over

Presidents of The United States of America last week, and I amnot referring tc Bill Clintem's visit to the Southland. This Staci

Slater -managed three-piece shares a drummer w th Atlas recording

artists° Lave Battery, and their L.A.gigs were very well attended.

Lawyers or hand irduded Stacy Farm, Eric Greenspan, Fred

Davis, Bill Bernal, and Brian McPherson. Espec ally irterested inhaorg those Fresidents ore their label rosters are Rick Rubin at

American, Tim Sommer at Atlantic Josh Sarubin at Columbia,Deborah Shallman at Geffen and Guy Oseary at Maverick. In themeartrne Presideras will te putting out a full-lencth record on Seattle -

based Pop Llama, and it scheduled for release an President's Day

They also have plans to put out singles cr two L A -based indie

abets.... Inc trend of bein,c in more than ore band at a time seems to be

growing. Rocket from the Crypt and Drive Like Jehu share amemoer. Dish and Motocaster share a member, and Sunny Day

Real Estate's Nate has been moor light rig in Dave Groh! s new

band. Fu Fighters On the East Coast, many A&R types were ccusing

on Bostor dart Orbit, who played at Brownies. Suitors include

Atlantic. A&M, Intemcepe, Radioactive, Geffen, andHollywood. Fiblishers o oitirg around include Peer and MCA. Orbit's

next New York gig s February 25th at Under Acme, but they have other

Bcston shays beto"e that date .Geffee is courting Florida band For

Squirrels. Ower a Epic West Coas-, da new guy" is Ted Lowe, who

.oins Epic Amciated ab director of ASR. He previously was an A&R

ep under Benny Medina at Warner Bros Jason Flom's newAtlantic imprint is called Double Eagle. He wit' remain head of A&R

at Atlantic during the transition period while a new head is being named.

Expect Jill Sobule's record, die out in March (and by the way, the

Brad Jones -produced record sounds great), to be on Double

Eagb Emill Kaye has eft ABM records to work for Jim Guerinot's

BMG-funded There is a tale circulating of a high-level execL-

ive who tied to resign his position to take another position at a different

abel bul his resignation was not accepted at his current place of

employment _ook for THE FLASH at the Nashville Extravaganza.

---elgruary i 5 Among the rands playing there worth checking out are

Emmet Swimming, Shannon Worrell, Billy Goat, Band deSoleil, Son of Slam, Hundred Year Sun, Tim Ferguson, VervePipe, anclAdam Schmitt John Hiatt is out of his A&M deal anc

poking 1:r a new home. Capitol seems 1] have the inside track ChrisWhitlers five nights at the Dragonfly n Los Angeles were filled with

ndust-y-ites niclucing THE FLASH. His newest release will to on the

new West Coast imprint, Work (the label formerly known as Chaos).

Dpening acts that had ther share of attention from the A&R community

were Fluorescein, Pomegranate, Elephant, and Extra Fancy, allirsignec. Closing for Chr s Whitley on his last night were Sony 550

Masic/Loosegreoves ansts Satchel with a big turnout including

heir A&R person, Michael Goldstone. Definitely in Los Angels last

week, Dragonf y was the pace to be Bill Berger is returnirg tc theabel folc as senior vice president of international at Elektra Most

-ecentiy lt4 was general manager of Chameleon Records. Rumors are

swirlirg of a partnership laml venture being launched by Daniel Glass

and Chris Wright, who are said to be shopping for funding and a

major label pa -trot

Ji le Gordon publishes an MR tip sheet, Gordon's Flash,and will appear in GAVIN Twice monthly. For information

call (310)787 or----401111om.-

S HO -B I T Z

WDST-Woodstock (yup, thatWoodstock) PD Jimmy Buffis heading down to NewYork City. Midday personal-ity Dave Doud was promot-ed to APD.. Jim Rondeaucrosses town to work asafternoon driver at ARROW93FM-Hollywood. He wasat KOST...New programdirector at B-95 (KBOS)-Fresno is GAVIN Top 40Award nominee MarkAdams, who was acting asinterim PD since the depar-ture of Don Parker. B-95has an opening for an on -airMD, so send those T&Rs toAdams at 2020 E. McKinleyAve., Fresno, CA 93703...Chad Elliot has exitedKFAV-St. Charles/St. Louis,Mo. to take the overnightslot at Y-107 (KTXY)-Jefferson City/Columbia,Mo...At A3 pioneer KIOT-Albuquerque, Honey Harrisremains morning personali-ty, but is no longer MD. PDMike Marone picks upthose duties. Also at KIOT,Rich Robinson is nowAPD...New to middays onMIX 96 (WVNC)-Canton/Potsdam/Ogdensburg, N.Y. is JoelMurphy, who held downthe same shift at WSNN-Potsdam. Murphy replacesEd Thomas, and will alsotake the title assistant musicdirector. Also at MIX 96,Becky Myers is upped toAPD/MD...Veteran jazz/AAprogrammer Shirley

WHO AM I?A couple of my earlygroups were calledKippington Lodge andThree's A Crowd, and in1974 the band I was inmade an appearance in thefilm Stardust. I've pro-duced albums for count-less artists includingGraham Parker, TheDamned and the FabulousThunderbirds. I oncenamed a 4 -track EP Bowl,and in 1979 I marriedJohnny Cash's step -daugh-ter. Who am I? See page 9for the answer...

A bad roof in Malibu wouldn't come close to matching the number

of leaks in the L.A. Times regarding the new appointments made at

Warner Bros. and Reprise this week. Confirmed so far: Warner's

new president is Steven Baker, who was VP product manage-

ment, with senior VP creative services Jeff Gold ascending to

executive VP at the label. Across the hall at Reprise, Sire VP/GM

Howie Klein assumes the presidency while senior VP Rich

Fitzgerald becomes executive VP/GM. There's also word that

Warner/Reprise Nashville president Jim Ed Norman hasrenegotiated his deal and will remain in charge until the year 2000.

Meanwhile, in New York, VP publicity Liz Rosenberg has been

upped to senior VP. Will more announcements be forthcoming?

K-101 (KI01/FM)-San Francisco helped to heat things up in the

battle of toe Sans-Diego and Francisco. The station produced a

spot to run on San Diego TV featuring morning talent Don Bleu

proclaiming, "We're very proud of our little friend San Diego.

You're in the Super Bowl, but it's your first one, so listen up on

how to be a Super Bowl town." With a handful of Super Bowl rings

he taunts Charger fans by telling them to, "accessorize. Oh, that's

right, you don't have any of these-oops!" The commercial run in

San Diego has aroused the ire of lots of folks. When a TV outlet ran

it in the 5 p.m. news, K-101 OM Dave Shakes says he got flood-

ed with calls from Chargerland. Other stunts include KMEL/FM

PM driver Rick Chase and Z90 (XHTZ) afternoon talent Nick

Monroe trading places and jibes while KYCY, the "Young

Country" station in the City by the Bay, has been temporarily trans-

formed into "Steve Young Country."

Place the name of former KHKS-Dallas PD J.J. McKay in serious

contention for the vacant PD post at G105 (WDCG)-

Durham/Raleigh.

Is A&M or Warner Bros. close to striking a deal with Terry Ellis

for Imago?

Looking cable -

ready as they

pose in the midst

of the Western

Show inAnaheim are (left

to right): Randy

Phillips,Stiefel-Phillips

Entertainment: Jeff Bernstein. Cable Positive; LesGarland. The Box; Toni Braxton; Arnold Stiefel, Stiefel-Phillips Entertainment. Cable Positive raises funds for AIDS

research and raises awareness about the illness.

Northwest promo vet Fred Zaehler joins EMI to handle "super

regional" duties, while Seattle rep Anne Eason segues to handle

West Coast album duties, based in the grunge capitol. Head of spe-

cial projects Steven Glass has left the label while rumors swirl of

more changes TBA.

Now that client KPRR-El Paso boasts a 13 -share 12 -plus in the

just -released ARB, that places three out of five stations consulted

by Bob Mitchell in double -digits.

GAVIN JANUARY 27, 1995

Elektra Atlanta rep Cheryl Khaner fills the long -vacant

Columbia promo slot in Northern California.

Our sympathies are with Mary Resnik. wife of GAVIN'S SteveResnik. Only several weeks ago Mary lost her dad and just last

week her mom Nancy Corsick passed away. Sincere condo-

lences to Mary and her family.

Plan on Top 40 WHHT-Bowling Green/Glasgow, Ky. making a flip

to A/C by month's end. Will the new PD be promoted from within?

Remove the word "interim" from Mark Adams' title at KBOS

(B95) -Fresno. Adams, who has held the title since former PD

Don Parker moved to "The Rocket" in Houston, waited

patiently while a search went on for a successor. It's not surpris-

ing to see him get the official nod. Now, Mark needs an MD/air

talent. Send a T&R to him at 2020 E. McKinley Avenue, Fresno,

CA 93703.

Anyone want

to guess which

one of these

three are

"Whip Smart"?

In for a group

hug at the

plush studios

of 2100

(WHTZ)-New

York are direc-

tor of opera-

tions and pro-

gramming Steve Kingston, Matador/Atlantic singer LizPhair and PM drive Z -Jay Elvis Duran.

Lots of the bubbly was being poured at KJYK-Tuscon where the

AM Top 40 jumped a full share (2.8 to 3.8) and scored number

one in teens with a whopping 39.1. The bright light you see shin-

ing in the southwest is PD Jowcol "M.C. Boogie D."Gilchrist who hasn't stopped grinning. Also proud is mentor and

former PD, now MD at Power 106 (KPWR)-L.A. Bruce St.James.

Brainstorm of the week honors go to Island VP A&R Carter for

his three -cent stamp plan. Why not a Jordanaires stamp to

attach next to Elvis? Or the Famous Flames for James

Brown? The Crickets for Buddy Holly? It's time to start a cru-sade for the three -cent "back up stamp." Tell the postmaster that

Carter told you to call.

Ex-KHOP-Modesto, Calif. PD Wayne Coy has landed, taking

over mornings ,.' KTXY (Y107) in Jefferson City, Mo.

Former K-101 (KI01/FM)-San Francisco marketing director

Linda Clark resurfaces crosstown in the same role at KFRC.

Call Caliber's Robin Wren if you want to re-enact Woodstock`94. Sad to report the rains have left :heir mark on Robin's home

in L.A. Those interested in a mud bath can try his pool.

Expect plenty of programmer support for new Arbitron GM

Pierre Bouvard. PDs who worked with Pierre at ColemanResearch have nothing but praise for his expertise.

Less than two weeks after arriving at KZFM-Corpus Christi,

OM/PD Mike Steele flashes an up book 11.0 to a 13.0. Goodtiming huh?

As predicted, that "Americana" buzz is getting louder. Tuesday's

(January 24) edition of USA Today featured a column on GAVIN'S

newest format.

THAT'S SHO-BIZ

Maldonado is the new PDat KIJZ-New Orleans.Maldonado moves downfrom New York, where shewas at WQCD. Shereplaces Richard Black,who returned to WNOE/FMin his old job as musicdirector...The new lineup atalternative network WDREhas been solidified. As fol-lows, it's Jody Vale andMike DeFosses in themorning; Jodi Shawback,middays; Loscaizo, after-noons; Cousin Ed, nights;former personality GaryCee is handling production.Out are former morninghosts Donna Donna andHillary, and middayerMalibu Sue. Loscalzo andVale are the only staffers tosurvive the shakeup.DeFosses is in from WHCN-Hartford, Shawback from91X (XHTZ)-San Diego;and Ed from WROX-Norfolk. An overnighter isTBA. OM/PD Russ Mottlaalso indicated that in addi-tion to the expected tighterplaylist, the network'sname, WDRE ModernRock Network, will bechanged...Satellite formatservice Radio One is offer-ing localized alternativeprogramming. For informa-tion and a demo tape call(303) 949-0909...Things arehoppin' at the House ofBlues. Mark Schiller hasbeen named VP of Houseof Blues Media, and willoversee implementation ofHouse of Blues Online andHouse of Blues Software.Schiller is a film journalistwho has consulted film andentertainmentcompanies...The RadioMercury Awards is lookingfor the year's best radioadvertising. $200,000 incash prizes will be awarded,so dust off your tapes. Call(212) 387-2156 for entryinfo...Pierre Bouvard hasbeen appointed generalmanager of ArbitronRadio. Bouvard was exec-utive vice president and aprincipal of ColemanResearch...Sad to note the death ofC+C Music Factory'sDavid Cole of complica-tions from spinal meningitison Tuesday, January 24. Hewas 32. Cole was alsorenowned for his produc-tion work. Funeral arrange-ments are pending.

ROTATIONS: Thisweek it was officiallyannounced that Jon Leshay

has joinedColumbiaRecordsas seniorvice presi-dent, spe-cial pro-jects.

Leshay was at ElektraEntertainment for fouryears, most recently seniorvice president, promotion."Jon's varied skills com-bined with his knowledgeand love of music, willsurely have a positiveimpact on the success ofColumbia Records Groupartists," said label presidentDon Ienner...Doug

Danielformerlyvice presi-dent, blackmusic pro-motion,has movedto Elektra

Entertainment, where he'sbeen named senior vicepresident, blackmusic prmotion...Also made official thisweek was Brian Samson's

appoint-ment atMCARecordsas nationaldirector ofpromotionand mar-

keting, rap music, blackmusic division. Formerly atMercury, Brian rose tofame as GAviN's first rap edi-tor...Steve Griffin has beennamed president of EMIChristian Music Group'snew distribution armChordant DistributionGroup. He segues fromNest Entertainment, Inc.where he was president andCEO...The Warner MusicGroup has started up ajoint venture with PalomarPictures. Their projectswill include video, long -form programming andinteractive entertainment.The company is headed upby Anne -Marie Mackay,Jonathan Ker and TonyShiff... This column can'tend without a mention ofthe 49ers. We want a win.but no matter what happenson Super Bowl Sunday, itwas a Super Season. Wehope our favorite addition,Deion Sanders (who, by

Friends

Of Radio

11

ammyAward -winningproducerMiami

at radio stations didyou grow u listenito?

Ey dn 't have radiostations where I grew upso it was a new thing forme when I came to theStates and heard radio forthe first time

at radio stations dolisten to now?

I love all kinds of music,so I listen to Y-100, Power96, Eritosa, Radio Ritmo,

If you owned a radiotion, you would...

wouldn't limit the stationto playing just one style ofmusic. Of course, Id playlots of Gloria Estefa

ur most memorablereer moment to-te?

GNU/ u nntrigGrammy Award for MiTierra. It was a tri-umphant momentbecause this project hadcome from our hearts and

Your proudest achieve-ment to -date?

and Emily.

at art st would youlike to work with in tfuture?

work with some greatmusicians over the years,but I'd love to work withMariah Carey. Her vocalrange is so incredible thatI'd love_to uithher.

Future ambitions:

with talented artists, and Iwant my new label,Crescent Moon, to becomethe Motown of the '90s.

8 GAVIN JANUARY 2 7 , 1995

THAT'S SHO-BIZ

the way,came toGAVIN'S

Christmasparty),runs backa touch-

down for our favoriteSanders fan, the rap/urbandepartment's JackieMcWilliams...0

SHO-PIECES

GARTH BROOKSIt's hard to imagine countrysuperstar Garth Brooks everbeing an opening act, butbefore his success as arecording artist, Brookswarmed up the crowd forsuch headliners as RebaMcEntire, The Judds, KennyRogers and The StatlerBrothers.JON SECADAJon Secada's latest album,Heart Soul & A Voice, hasbeen certified triple platinumby the RIAA.CRASH -TEST DUM-MIESCanada's Crash -TestDummies may be up for aBest New Artist Grammy thisyear, but American radio hasbeen playing the band's sin-gles since "Superman'sSong" was released in thesummer of 1991.HENRY ROLLJNSHenry Rollins will follow uphis role in the film TheChase starring CharlieSheen with a new film duenext month called JohnnyMnemonic which starsKeanu Reeves.PHIL COLLINSAs part of the his currentdivorce proceedings, PhilCollins is surrendering his10 -bedroom Tudor mansionin Beverly Hills to his ex-wife. The 65 -year -oldhome's previous ownershave included Cole Porter,Debbie Reynolds and PhilSpector.BOB SEGERIt was 26 years ago thismonth that Bob Seger had

his first hit single, "Ramblin'Gamblin' Man." He was per-forming under the groupname the Bob SegerSystem. It wasn't until sevenyears later, in 1976, that heformed the Silver BulletBand.DAN HARTMANAs a writer/producer, thelate Dan Hartman's biggesthits have been a solo single"Free Ride," "Living InAmerica," which JamesBrown sang in Rocky iv, and"I Can Dream About You"from the Streets Of Firesoundtrack.TLCLisa "Left Eye" Lopes of TLChas been sentenced to ahalfway house and a $10,000fine for torching the milliondollar mansion of herboyfriend, Atlanta Falconwide receiver Andre Rison.Now she's facing a milliondollar lawsuit from LloydsOf London, who insured theproperty.PEABO BRYSONPeabo Bryson and Earth,Wind & Fire's Philip Baileyare in rehearsals for a road -show version of theBroadway musical Raisins.EOM BRICKELLEllie Brickell and NewBohemians contributed theirversion of Bob Dylan's "AHard Rain's Gonna Fall" tothe soundtrack of the filmBorn On The Fourth OfJuly.

BRUCE SPRING-STEENBruce Springsteen's GreatestHits album due next monthwill include "This HardLand" a song leftover from abatch of songs that wereintended for his Born In TheU.S.A. album. The set willalso include two newlyrecorded songs with a re-formed E Street Band said toinclude both Steve VanZandtand Nils Lofgren.EAGLESTwenty years ago this monththe Eagles had their firstnumber one single in GAVIN

with "Best Of My Love."

LYLE LOVETTLyle Lovett took time offbetween scenes on the setof the movie Ready To Wearto make a long -form videoof his song "Penguins." Thevideo includes interviewswith director Robert Altmanand actress Lauren Bacall.MELISSAMANCHESTERMelissa Manchester has writ-ten the music for a newBroadway musical, I Sent ALetter To My Love, which isbased on Bernice Rubens'novel of the same name. Itwas also a movie thatbecame Simone Signoret'sfinal film role.BABYFACERight out of high school inIndianapolis, Kenneth"Babyface" Edmonds joinedthe band Manchild and laterThe Deele with L.A. Reid.Babyface and Reid laterformed a production teamand then their record labelLaFace, which they still ownand run despite their cre-ative separation in 1993.SAM PHILLIPSThe current resurrection ofNancy Sinatra's "These BootsAre Made For Walking"brings to mind that the 54 -year old Ms. Sinatra is aboutto release a new album, OneMore Time, on CougarRecords which is distributedby Quality. Sinatra will alsoappear in what she

describes as a "tastefully"nude layout in the May issuePlayboy.DIAMOND RIOCountry's Diamond Rio hasa similar sounding bandname as Diamond Reo, thePittsburgh band from themid -'70s that had a modesthit with a cover of MarvinGaye's "Ain't That Peculiar"on Big Tree.BRANDYBrandy says her brief stint inthe cast of Thea, the 1993ABC television sitcom, wasnot fun. "I'm always smilingand happy," says Brandy,"other people on the setweren't. I couldn't wait for itto go off the air."DONOVANDonovan Leitch, best knownfor his mellow folk/popsongs like "SunshineSuperman," "Hurdy GurdyMan" and "Mellow Yellow"has signed to record withRick Rubin's AmericanRecordings.PRINCEFebruary 1 marks theanniversary of the closing ofPrince's owned and operat-ed, WEA-distributed recordlabel, Paisley Park.FOUR SEASONSIn 1962 The Four Seasonswere billed as "The FourSeasons featuring the soundof Frankie Valli." Some saythe Four Seasons referred tothe fancy restaurant in NewYork City and some say itcomes from a Newark, NewJersey bowling alley forwhich the group hoped tobe the resident lounge band.

Sho-Bitz: Beverly MireWho Am I: David BeranFriends Of Radio #80:Annette M. LaiSho-Pieces: Ron FellSho-Dates: Diane Rufer

SholatesOur Best Wishes and

HAPPY BIRTHDAY To:

Coyote Calhoun WAMZ-Louisville, KY 1/29

Russell Moenich WUJC-Cleveland, 0111/29

Roddy Frame (Aztec Camera)1/29

Eddie Maxwell KASH-Anchorage, AK 1/30

Marty Balin, PhilCollins 1/30Robert Lai 1/31

Darrell Anderson HightoneRecords 1/31

Michael ShishidoKSSK/FM-Honolulu, HI 1/31

Bryan Switzer Atlantic Records1/31

James Cooper KRUS-Ruston,LA 1/31

Wendy Rice WXRT-Chicago, IL

1/31

John Lydon 1/31

Shannon West WIVY-Jacksonville, FL 2/1

Hayes KFBD-Waynesville,

MO

Rick James, EricEden, Don Everly,Howard Jones 2/1

Todd Cavanah B96 -Chicago,IL 2/2

Linda Silver WROX-WashingtonD.C. 2/2

Allan Arquette KFML-LittleFalls, MN 2/2

Laurie Adamson KRNO/FM-

An, NV 2/2

Graham Nash, RickAstley, HowardBellamy (Bellamy Bros.) 2/2

Lynda Tice TJ Promotion 2/3Andy Foster WOHS-Shelby, NC2/3

Nancy Newcomer KMGQ-Santa Barbara, CA 2/3

Max Miller KOSO-Modesto, CA 2/3

Dave Davies, Melanie,Matraca Berg 2/3Tim Booth (James), AliceCooper, Clint Black,Tim Ryan 2/4

BIRTHS

Our CONGRATULATIONS to NANCY

NEWCOMER, program director at

KMGQ-Santa Barbara, CA, and her

husband, MORGAN DeLUCIA, on the

birth of their daughter, JULIANNA

LISA. Born January 11 at 2:48 p m , 8

lbs 11 oz. and 20 inches in length.

...CONGRATULATIONS to LIANE

WONG and PAUL CHUCK on the

birth of their first child, a son, RIO

DAVIS CHUCK. Born January 1st,

weighing 4 lbs 12 oz. and 19 inches

in length.

GAVIN JANUARY 27, 1995

GAVIN TOP 40 EDITOR:DAVE SHOLINASSOCIATE EDITOR:ANNETTE M.LAI

SPINS TREND

BOYZ II MEN - On Bended Knee (Motown)

MADONNA - Take A Bow (Maverick/Sire/Wamer Bros.)

'HON JOVI - Always (Mercury)

TOM PETTY - You Don't Know How It Feels (Warner Bros.)

BOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Hold My Hand (Atlantic)

THE REAL McCOY - Another Night (Arista)

4PM - Sukiyaki (Next Plateau/Island)

R.E.M. - Bang And Blame (Warner Bros.)

INI KAMOZE - Here Comes The Hotstepper (Columbia) t

CORONA - The Rhythm Of The Night (Elektra/eastwest) t

DES'REE - You Gotta Be (550 Music)

JADE - Every Day Of The Week (Giant)

TLC - Creep (LaFace/Arista) t

VANESSA WILLIAMS - The Sweetest Days (Wing/Mercury)

JON SECADA - Mental Picture (SBK/EMI)

SHERYL CROW - Strong Enough (A&M)

GREEN DAY - When I Come Around (Reprise) f

ANDRU DONALDS - Mishale (Metro Blue/Capitol)

TONI BRAXTON - I Belong To You (LaFace/Arista)

EAGLES - Love Will Keep Us Alive (Geffen) t

FREEDY JOHNSTON - Bad Reputation (Elektra/EEG) t

GIN BLOSSOMS - Allison Road (A&M)

MELISSA ETHERIDGE - I'm The Only One (Island)

WEEZER - Buddy Holly (DGC) t

DIONNE FARRIS - I Know (Columbia)

JANET JACKSON - You Want This (Virgin)

THE CRANBERRIES - Zombie (Island) t

MARTIN PAGE - In The House Of Stone And Light (Mercury)

MELISSA ETHERIDGE - If I Wanted To (Island)

BRANDY - I Wanna Be Down (Atlantic)

COUNTING CROWS - Rain King (DGC)

BLACKSTREET - Before I Let You Go (Interscope/Atlantic)

ZANE - Shame (Hollywood/Jive)

PEARL JAM - Better Man (Epic) t

SHERYL CROW - All I Wanna Do (A&M)

BOYZ II MEN I'll Make Love To You (Motown)

CE CE PENISTON - Keep Givin' Me Your Love (West End Mix) (Columbia)

JOHN MELLENCAMP - Dance Naked (Mercury)

ACE OF BASE - Living In Danger (Arista)

MADONNA - Secret (Maverick/Sire/Warner Bros.)

Char 1 Reports Adds SPINS TREND

JAMIE WALTERS - "Hold On" (Atlantic) 92 31 1391 +726

BROWNSTONE - "If You Love Me" (MJJ/Epic) 78 21 1547 +650

RICHARD MARX - "Nothing Left Behind Us" (Capitol) 73 39 1061 +429

COLLECTIVE SOUL 'Gel" (Atlantic) t 71 21 971 +362

= DaypartTotal Reports This Week 233 Last Week 215

Reports accepted Monday and Tuesday 8:30am - 4pm

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RECORD TO WATCH

BLESSID UNION OF

SOULS"I Believe"

(EMI)A smash at Q102 in thegroup's hometown of

Cincinnati, word is spreadingquickly that this one is real!

Most AddedMELISSA

ETHERIDGE

(42)"If I Wanted To"(Island)

RICHARD MARX (39)"Nothing Left Behind Us- (Capitol)

GLORIA ESTEFAN (39)"Everlasting Love (Epic)

JAMIE WALTERS (31)"Hold On (Atlantic)

DIONNE FARRIS (30)"I Know" (Columbia)

MARTIN PAGE (28)"In The House Of Stone And Light"(Mercury)

Ton New EntryDIONNE FARRIS"I Know"(Columbia)

Hot

MELISSA ETHERIDGE"If I Wanted To"(Island)

Top lipPETE DROGE"If You Don't Love Me-(RCA/American)

Crossover ActionURBAN/DANCE

SOUL IV REAL - "Candy Rain" (MCA)

IMMATURE - Constantly" (MCA)

TEVIN CAMPBELL - "Don't Say Goodbye Girl"

(Nest/Warner Bros.)

TLC - "Red Light Special," "Diggin' On You" and

"Waterfalls" (LaFace/Arista)

BRANDY - "Baby" (Atlantic)

N II U - "I Miss You" (Arista)

KCI HAILEY - "If You Think You're Lonely Now"

(Mercury)

BOYZ II MEN - "Water Runs Dry" (Motown)

SPANISH FLY - "Daddy's Home" (Upstairs)

JEWELL - "Woman To Woman" (Death

Row/lnterscope)

2 UNLIMITED - "Get Ready For This" (Critique/BMG)

ADINA HOWARD - "Freak Like Me" (Elektra/EEG)

ALTERNATIVESIMPLE MINDS - She's A River" (Virgin)

OASIS - "Live Forever" (Creation/Epic)

PORTISHEAD - "Sour Times (Nobody Loves Me)"

(Go! Discs/London)

DEADEYE DICK - "Perfect Family" (Ichiban)

FLAMING LIPS - "She Don't Use Jelly" (Warner

Bros.)

HOLE - "Doll Parts" (DGC)

NIRVANA - "The Man Who Sold The World" (DGC)

THE CRANBERRIES - "Ode To My Family" (Island)

CRASH -TEST DUMMIES - "The Ballad Of Peter

Pumpkinhead" (RCA)

10 GAVIN JANUARY 2 7 , 1995

T 0 P 40

Reports Adds SPINS TRENDS

75 5 1274 +236 QUEENSRYCHE - Bridge (EMI)

67 16 1135 +344 PETE DROGE - If You Don't Love Me (RCA/American)

66 5 1298 +200 WILLIE ONE BLOOD - Whiney, Whiney (What Really Drives Me Crazy) (RCA)

65 6 1506 +59 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS - Little Bitty Pretty One (Elena/EEG)

62 1 1204 +2 VERUCA SALT - Seether (DGC/Minty Fresh)

62 9 1046 +310 VAN HALEN - Don't Tell Me (Warner Bros.)

58 - 1338 +12 CELINE DION - Only One Road (550 Music)

58 8 1234 +408 IMMATURE - Constantly (MCA)

56 11 871 +214 DEADEYE DICK - Perfect Family (Ichiban)

55 - 1107 96 SOUNDGARDEN - Fell On Black Days (A&M)

55 39 611 +541 GLORIA ESTEFAN - Everlasting Love (Epic)

51 1 1290 -73 LUTHER VANDROSS - Always And Forever (LV/Epic)

48 10 785 +103 FLAMING LIPS - She Don't Use Jelly (Warner Bros.)

47 5 1321 +176 2 UNLIMITED - Get Ready For This (Critique/BMG)

45 7 1020 +346 LIVIN' JOY - Dreamer (MCA)

43 - 882 0 CANDLEBOX - Cover Me (Maverick/Sire/Warner Bros.)

41 5 792 -4 HOLE - Doll Parts (Geffen)

40 18 537 +310 SIMPLE MINDS - She's A River (Virgin)

35 1 877 +229 TEVIN CAMPBELL - Don't Say Goodbye Girl (Qwest)

35 2 829 -55 LURE - A World Without You (Girithing)

35 4 799 +120 AIMEE MANN - That's Just What You Are (Giant/Imago)

32 1 1026 +106 N II U - I Miss You (Arista)

32 1 808 -158 DAN HARTMAN - The Love In Your Eyes (Chaos)

32 - 787 -183 LIVE - I Alone (Radioactive)

31 2 620 +138 JOHN WAITE - How Did I Getly Without You? (Imago)

30 1 788 +95 ALL -4 -ONE - (She's Got) Skillz (Blitzz/Atlantic)

29 - 645 +22 BARRY WHITE - Practice What You Preach (A&M/Perspective)

25 5 307 +102 JONI MITCHELL - How Do You Stop (Reprise)

23 1 764 +192 LIL' SUZY - Promise Me (Metropolitian)

22 10 234 +97 CRASH -TEST DUMMIES - The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead (RCA)

21 1 502 -113 BARENAKED LADIES - Jane (Sire/Reprise)

21 - 463 -25 JIMMY PAGE & ROBERT PLANT - Thank You (Atlantic)

20 799 +53 IR! HAILEY - If You Think You're Lonely Now (Mercury)

20 1 465 -24 HARRY CONNICK, JR. - (I Could Only) Whisper Your Name (Columbia)

20 7 248 +157 WHIGFIELD - Saturday Night (Curb)

20 16 174 +76 * BLESSED UNION OF SOULS - I Believe (EMI)

19 4 506 +141 THE REAL McCOY - Run Away (Arista)

19 1 497 +26 MARY J. BLIGE - Be Happy (Uptown/MCA)

18 4 489 +174 SOUL IV REAL - Candy Rain (MCA)

18 1 332 +34 ANITA BAKER - I Apologize (Elektra/EEG)

17 3 426 +154 * BOYZ II MEN Water Runs Dry (Motown)

17 2 336 +189 OASIS ' :ever (Creation/Epic)

17 8 289 +266 * LONDONBEAT - Come Back (MCA)

17 10 242 +119 * PORTISHEAD - Sour Times (Nobody Loves Me) (GolDiscs/London)

16 7 435 +256 * BRANDY - Baby (Atlantic)

16 10 168 +114 * ERASURE - I Love Saturday (Mute/EEG)

16 16 112 +112 * TAKE 6 You Can Never Ask Too Much (Of Love) (Reprise

15 2 486 +64 TLC - Red Light Special (LaFace/Arista)

15 - 471 49 CHANGING FACES - Foolin' Around (Big Beat/Atlantic)

15 3 371 +126 CRYSTAL WATERS - What I Need (Mercury)

15 1 277 +38 PATTY SMYTH - Look What Love Has Done (Theme From Junior) (MCA)

15 7 264 +52 * THE CRANBERRIES - Ode To My Familyitgarg

14 - 254 19 THE MURMURS - You Suck (MCA)

13 6 237 +84 * THE NOTORIOUS BIG - Big

1 269 -23 BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND - In Your Time (Capitol)

tic)

Inside Top 40While Dallas suffers a Super Bowldrought for the first time in twoyears, it wasn't that long ago onecouldn't find Top 40 on the radiomenu in that top ten market. Butafter some 18 months of listening toexplanations such as "Top 40 justwon't work here anymore,"Gannett president GerryDeFrancesco gave thego-ahead for the compa-ny to make a renewedcommitment at KHKSand prove the disbeliev-ers wrong.

Following his highlysuccessful stints atKDWB-Minneapolis andZ104 (,WZEE)-Madison,Wis., APD/MD "Mr. Ed"Lambert trotted down to Big Dand joined the team about a yearafter the transition. Lambert creditsDeFrancesco and GM BrendaAdriance's support as a major fac-tor behind what the staff has beenable to accomplish. He notes thatfrom its inception, "The vision forKiss was doing old-fashioned Top40, which is pretty much what thisstation is about. If they're hits forDallas we play 'cm."

If the "play the hits" theory drivesthe music then the other piece ofthe puzzle is attitude, which in thecase of Kiss, says Lambert is oneword-fun! The fun factor starts in

the morning with market veteranand former KEGL personality KiddKraddick. According to Lambert,"Kraddick's addition was a big partof this station's success because hebrought a lot of listeners with himand has a solid fan base in thiscity." Lambert also subscribes to thebelief that it's possible to feel the

vibe of a winning or los-ing station in the lobby."Everybody here wants towin," he says. "They can'twait to come to work,and that comes throughthe speakers. Listenerscan't verbalize it but theycan hear it and feel it."

As Lambert and PDJohn Cook seek to

determine what the hits are forDallas each week they also arecareful to insure that the Kiss soundremains consistent. "Anytime some-one turns on the radio-morning,noon or night they know whatthey're going to get when they hit106.1," Lambert claims. Though thestation dipped slightly 12 -plus inthe fall ARB, it's number one 18-34and number four 25-54."Personally," Ed confides, "I neverthought Top 40 was dead. We'veweathered the worst and the cycli-cal nature of radio is pointing to theup cycle for our format. '95 is goingto be a good year."

What's GOing On

An overview of early indications from aselect panel of GAVIN Only Correspondents

STEVE GILINSKY, PD, WGRG-BINGHAMTON,

N.Y. "Green Day's 'When I ComeAround' is really doing well-it'snumber one on our Hot Eight At 8.Response continues to be good forPearl Jam's 'Better Man.' We addedDionne Farris' I Know' after test-ing it for two weeks and we're get-ting some early phone action."KANUNA, PD, KLRZ-LARosE, LA. "Wetested 'Move On Baby' by Capellaon London over the weekend andgot quick response. Same forWhigfield's 'Saturday Night,' whichhas been in test play for a week."STEVE MCKAY, PD, WSBOSToouosouoo,

PA. "After just a few plays, theFlaming Lips' She Don't Use Jelly'has exploded on the phones. Huge12-24 response. A friend turned meonto Sponge's 'Plowed.' We're play-ing with this track at night. JamieWalters' Hold On' is a personalfavorite."JON Noirroo, MD, KYYY-BISMARCK, N.D.

"Adults are going wild for the newFour Seasons' track, 'Book Of

Love.' We put it on Smash Or Trashand it turned out to be an over-whelming smash. Expect us to gowith Bonnie Raitt's 'You Got It'next week-we like it a lot."DICK O'NEIL, PD, WTNY/FM-WarEorovni,

N.Y. "We're getting big phones onPearl Jam's 'Better Man,' which isin our Hot Five. We're also gettingcuriosity calls on Jamie Walters''Hold On,' which we just added aftertesting it for about a week."ED KANOI, PD, KONG-LIHUE, KAUAI,

HAWAII "This market has alwaysbeen into remakes, so we're jump-ing on the ManhattanTransfer/Frankie Valli ('Let's HangOn') and the Keith Chagall ('WhileMy Guitar Gently Weeps') cuts.We're opening up the daypart onBlackstreet's 'Before I Let You Go'and K -CI Hailey's 'If You ThinkYou're Lonely Now' because ofphones."Boo How, PD, KLYK-LONGVIEW/KELSO,

WASH. "It's great to hear SimpleMinds back with 'She's A River' andsounding better than ever. MartinPage's 'In The House Of Stone AndLight' is generating interest. We'regetting huge teen phones on GreenDay's 'When I Come Around.-

GAVIN JANUARY 27, 1995 11

TOP 40

GAVIN GO CHART4207 +4431 MADONNA - Take A Bow (Maverick/Sire/Warner Bros.)

2 BOYZ II MEN - On Bended Knee (Motown) 3810 +211

3 TOM PETTY - You Don't Know How It Feels (Warner Bros.) 3531 +195

4 BON JOVI - Always (Mercury) 3353 +161

5 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Hold My Hand (Atlantic) 3149 +173

6 VANESSA WILLIAMS - The Sweetest Days (Wing/Mercury) 2891 +168

7 R.E.M. - Bang And Blame (Warner Bros.) 2626 +326

8 JON SECADA - Mental Picture (SBK/EMI) 2612 +278

9 EAGLES - Love Will Keep Us Alive (Geffen) 2476 +573

10 REE - You Gotta Be (550 Music) 2381 +264

11 SHERYL CROW - Strong Enough (A&M) 2272 +481

12 4PM - Sukiyaki (Next Plateau/Island) 2127 +149

13 JADE - Every Day Of The Week (Giant) 2057 +118

14 MARTIN PAGE - In The House Of Stone And Light (Mercury) 2032 +312

15 GIN BLOSSOMS - Allison Road (A&M) 1940 12

16 FREEDY JOHNSTON - Bad Reputation (Elektra/EEG) 1885 +160

17 TONI BRAXTON - I Belong To You (LaFace/Arista) 1881 +226

18 INI KAMOZE - Here Comes The Hotstepper (Columbia) 1869 +151

19 GREEN DAY - When I Come Around (Reprise) 1848 +304

20 ANDRU DONALDS - Mishale (Metro Blue/Capitol) 1790 +294

21 DIONNE FARRIS - I Know (Columbia) 1636 NEW22 WEEZER - Buddy Holly (DGC) 1600 +197

23 THE REAL McCOY - Another Night (Arista) 1565 +78

24 CORONA - The Rhythm Of The Night (Elektra/eastwest) 1550 +204

25 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS - Little Bitty Pretty One (Elektra/EEG) 1486 +126

26 TLC - Creep (LaFace/Arista) 1470 +258

27 JNTING CROWS - Rain King (DGC) 1445 -40

28 MELISSA ETHERIDGE - I'm The Only One (Island) 1375 +48

29 dN MELLENCAMP - Dance Naked (Mercury) 1334 -152

30 LLING STONES - You Got Me Rocking (Virgin) 1311 +4

31 -,EROSMITH - Blind Man (Geffen) 1247 -61

32 THE CRANBERRIES - Zombie (Island) 1246 +40

33 MELISSA ETHERIDGE - If I Wanted To (Island) 1168

34 STING - When We Dance (A&M) 1152 -31

35 CELINE DION - Only One Road (550 Music) 1143 +127

36 AMY GRANT with VINCE GILL - House Of Love (A&M) 1129 +11

37 JANET JACKSON - You Want This (Virgin) 1128 -45

38 ACE OF BASE - Living In Danger (Arista) 1110 -28

39 QUEENSRYCHE - Bridge (EMI) 1052 MEW

40 CE CE PENISTON - Keep Givin' Me Your Love (West End Mix) (Columbia) 991 VEW

COSMO LEONE, PD, KGRS-BURLINGTON,

Iowa "Blessid Union Of Souls' IBelieve' will be huge in a couple offormats. The new MelissaEtheridge, `If I Wanted To,' isalready picking up phones andboosting sales. A concert appearancein the area by Amy Grant hasboosted sales for 'House Of Love."'DAVE BAVIDO, PD, WDEK-DEKALB, ILL.

"The best sounding single of the yearso far? Simple Minds' 'She's A

River.' Collective Soul's 'Gel'sounds like a strong night record.We're testing Tony Bennett'sUnplugged version of 1 Left MyHeart In San Francisco' on our morn-ing show. He's hot right now."DAVE CHRISTOPHER, PD, KSLY-SAN Luis

OBISPO, CALIF. "We're always lookingfor those uptempo pop songs, andLondonbeat's 'Come Back' is allthat and it's got a memorable hook. Iexpect The Real McCoy's 'Run

GO STATION PANEL: The GO Chart is based on reports by 140 GAVINcorrespondents who are not part of Radio & Record's or Billboard's panels.Underlines indicate upward movement, while blue entries highlighta stronger performance than on the main Top 40 chart.

Go Chart Most AddedMELISSA ETHERIDGE (22)

JAMIE WALTERS (17)

DIONNE FARRIS (15)

Away' to be in powers in a fewweeks."MARK MURPHY, PD, KGOT-ANCHORAGE, AK.

We're getting early requests andcuriosity calls on Martin Page's 'InThe House Of Stone And Light.' Wewere spiking it in PM drive andevenings."MITCH COOLEY, PD/MARK REID, APD/MD,

KQKY-KEARNEY, NEB. "The Dumb andDumber soundtrack is as hot as themovie, with Willie One Blood's'Whiney Whiney' our number onerequested song and Pete Droge's 'IfYou Don't Love Me' with top tenphones. Green Day's 'When I ComeAround' is a solid number tworequest item. Simple Minds' 'She'sA River' is a hit!"BRIAN GARVIN, PD, KDOG-MANKATO, MINN.

-Simple Minds' latest is testing well.Dionne Farris' 'I Know' is pulling in25 -plus demos. Hootie & TheBlowfish. Green Day and VanHalen are the top three acts at retail."TODD WISE, MD, KBKB-FT. MADISON, IOWA

"We're getting big requests on PeteDroge's 'If You Don't Love Me.'Collective Soul's 'Gel' is off to astrong start. The Jerky Boys moviecould prove to be the sleeper come-dy of the year. Now that theFlaming Lips' 'She Don't Use Jelly'has been upped to Buzz Bin statuson MTV, will more radio program-mers get hip to these cult faves?"BRAD ANDERSON, PD, KSSZ (KISS/FM)

FARGO, N.D. "Weezer's 'Buddy Holly'is top three at retail and getting a lotof calls. We're getting good initialresponse to Todd Snider's 'SeattleGrunge Rock. -SKIP CARR, MD/PAULA PAREZ, PD, WAVT-

Porrsvn_LE, PA. "Personal faves areSimple Minds' She's A River,'Richard Marx's 'Nothing LeftBehind Us' and Gloria Estefan's`Everlasting Love.- Paula says,-Yeah, plus 2 Unlimited's 'GetReady For This."'TOM MORGAN, PD, 94KX (WQKX)-

SELINSGROVE, PA. "We're gettingfemale phones for John Waite's`How Did I Get By Without You?'Queensryche's 'Bridge' remainsstrong with all demos, male andfemale. We should've added FreedyJohnson's 'Bad Reputation' earlier."MARTHA STEELE, PD, KTRS-CASPER, WYO.

"After two weeks, Royal elly's'Ceiling' is picking up phoneresponse. It sounds s0000 good onthe air. I automatically turn up theradio when it comes on. We getimmediate requests for DionneFarris' 'I Know,' mainly fromwomen 18 -plus."

ARTIST PROFILE

AIMEE MANN

HOMETOWN: Richmond, Va.

BIRTHDATE: September 8

LABEL: Giant/Imago (for

current single only)

HEAD OF PROMOTION -GIANT:

Ray Carlton

CURRENT SINGLE: "That's

Just What You Are" (from

Melrose Place, The Music)

PRIMARY MUSICAL

INFLUENCES: "The Beatles,

the Zombies, Allan Sherman,

the Sex Pistols, Gilbert

O'Sullivan, Rutles, Badfinger

and Burt Bacharach."

"Oasis (the band), my

new telecaster, 1/2 diminished

chords and Rickenbacker

transasonic fuzztortion."

DI s LIKES "The music

business."

FAVuAllA PAS T "Surfing

on the Internet."

LAST SOON IfFA or "Sister

Carrie by Theodore Dreiser."

"I'm still

working on my album. I

probably won't tour before

March."

FUTURE AMBITION: "To write

a song with Noel Gallagher

from Oasis."

MANN ON HER LATEST

SINGLE: "Glenn Tilbrook and

Chris Difford are gods -they

sing on it."

12 GAVIN _jANI,ARY 27, 1995

RATINGS & RESEARCH By

"Listeners thatturn away froma music station

for a trafficreport remainwith that com-

petitor at leastfive minutes."

RHODY BOSLEY

TRAFFIC REPORTS:YES OR NO?

c always like to have reliableresearch to back up ourdecisions. Sometimes wehave that desire just so wehave someone else to blame,hut for the most part wewant to be sure our assump-

tions are correct.Every element of a radio station's

programming counts in the overalleffect on the audience. Traffic reportsare just one of those niggling featuresthat begs the question: "Does myaudience really care about trafficwhen they are tuned to my stationprimarily for music?" This is one ofthose times to check your assump-tions with research.

Metro Traffic Control this past sum-mer commissioned The ResearchGroup to investigate the importanceof traffic reports to radio listeners.They found that 85 percent of therespondents considered traffic reportsimportant during commute times. Theconsistency by format was an amaz-ingly narrow range running from 80percent for country listeners to a highof 91 percent for urban listeners.

This data seems logical, as wewould expect traffic problems to beless in the country than in the city.Yes, you may argue that countryradio's audience isn't exclusively inthe country. But we also know thatthere is a more suburban slant tocountry listeners. And in the suburbs,traffic is somewhat less snarled.Remember though, that the point isan 11 percentage point swing reallyis not very much in this type of data.

The screening criteria are impor-tant in evaluating the data from this

study. The qualifications includedbeing between the age of 18 and 54;listening to the radio for at least 30minutes in a typical day; listening toa traffic report; living in the test citiesof Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolisor Denver.

These criteria are certainly aimed atradio's money demos and dealingwith real radio listeners. There is aslight bias introduced by the "listento a traffic report qualification," butjust keep this in mind when evaluat-ing the data. The biggest bias in thestudy is that the smallest market isDenver at market rank 24. It may beaxiomatic that the larger the marketthe more the traffic, hence the moretraffic problems, therefore the greaterneed for traffic reports.

The study indicated that traffic infor-mation was most important in morn-ing drive (83 percent, but afternoondrive was close behind (80 percent).Listeners agreed that information ontraffic congestion, road construction,accidents and alternate route informa-tion were all important to them.

The question for a music intensivestation of course is whether listenerswant there music interrupted for traf-fic. Ted Dorf, vice president of affili-ate relations for Metro Networksresponds to this concern: "Radio pro-grammers don't have to abdicate traf-fic to news/talk stations." Dorf furtherexplained that the study revealed thatlisteners that turn away from a musicstation for a traffic report remain withthat competitor at least five minutes.

There goes a quarter hour!The amount of time a person

spends in their automobile for the

commute is finite. If they spent moretime in the car beyond their com-mute we would see parking lotsfilled with people listening to theircar radios. In the larger markets,commutes are about 30 minutes eachway. A radio station cannot expandthis time; they can only hope to cap-ture those two quarter hours in eachdirection.

The study also indicated that trafficreports were needed from 6 a.m.-9a.m. and 3 p.m. -7 p.m. This will varyby market and by station based onmy experience with diary analysis.

Some of the other interesting find-ings in this study that was presentedfor the first time at the 1994 NABRadio Show in Los Angeles: 55 percent of radio listeners get

their traffic reports from a music sta-tion. Of those who get their traffic

information from a music station, 92percent say traffic reports duringcommute times are not an interrup-tion but are important information. 47 percent of music listeners

have a tendency to switch around fortraffic information when in a trafficjam. How often do music listeners

want to hear traffic reports during themorning and afternoon commutetimes? The average was 21 minutesbut 64 percent want them at leastevery 15 minutes. 85 percent of both music and

news/talk listeners expect to heartraffic reports on a predictable basison the radio.

Test your assumptions about yourmusic listeners. They have need forinformation. What type? How much?When? Traffic reports are just oneelement from the service palette youcan select to paint on the radio air-waves. Now there is at least someresearch that may help you in yourdecision to include traffic reports inyour programming-yes or no?

Country Programmers!look for your GAVIN Country Video Magazin enclosed

with this issue. For iolorifiatiou on future GAVIN Video

Magazioes contact Rick NUM at 19141459-3103.

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BROWNSTONE - If You Love Me (MJJ/Epic)

TLC - Creep (LaFace/Arista)

TONI BRAXTON - I Belong To You (LaFace/Arista)

BOYZ II MEN - On Bended Knee (Motown)

ANITA BAKER - I Apologize (Elektra/EEG)

SOUL IV REAL - Candy Rain (MCA)

CHANGING FACES - Foolin' Around (Big Beat/Atlantic)

MARY J. BLIGE - Be Happy (Uptown/MCA)

KARYN WHITE - Can I Stay With You (Warner Bros.)

JEWELL - Woman To Woman (Death Row/Intrscp/Priority/AtI)

K -CI HAILEY - If You Think You're Lonely Now (Mercury)

TEVIN CAMPBELL Don't Say Goodbye Girl (Owest)

TRISHA COVINGTON - (Why You Wanna) Play Me Out? (Columbia)

LUTHER VANDROSS - Always And Forever (LV/Epic)

SUBWAY - This Lil' Game We Play (Motown)

MISS JONES - Where I Wanna Be Boy (StepSun)

IMMATURE - Constantly (MCA)

ery Day Of The Week (Giant)

N II U "Aiss You (Arista)

EL DEBARGE - Slide (Reprise)

BRANDY - Baby (Atlantic)

CHANTE MOORE - Old School Lovin' (Silas/MCA)

ZHANE - Shame (Hollywood/Jive)

MARY J. BLIGE - I'm Going Down (Uptown/MCA)

BLACKSTREET - Before I Let You Go (Interscope/Atlantic)

BARRY WHITE - Practice What You Preach (A&M/Perspective)

BRANDY - I Wanna Be Down (Atlantic)

CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS - Dance For Me (Giant)

AFTER 7 - Not Enough Hours In The Night (Giant)

BEBE & CECE WINANS - Love Of My Life (Capitol)

JAMECIA - Rodeo Style (Mercury)

CRAIG MACK - Get Down (Bad Boy/Arista)

THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G - Big Poppa (Bad Boy/Arista)

HOWARD HEWETT - This Love Is Forever (Caliber)

AALIYAH - Age Ain't Nothin' But A Number (Blackground Enterprise/Jive)

ADINA HOWARD - Freak Like Me (eastwest/EEG)

SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS - I'm Going All The Way (Perspective/A&M)

GERALD LEVERT - I Can't Help Myself (Elektra/eastwest)

GERALD LEVERT - Answering Service (Elektra/eastwest)

ALL -4 -ONE - (She's Got) Skillz (Blitzz/Atlantic)

SHABBA RANKS Let's Get It On" (Epic)

SHANICE Nish" (Motown)

Total Reports:This Week 78 Last Week 79

Hit Factor is a percentage ofstations which will have it inHeavy or Medium rotation.

Reports accepted:Monday at 8am through 3pm Tuesday

Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580

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EDITOR: BILL SPEEDHIT

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Album CutsMARY J. BLIGE "My Life" (Uptown/MCA)

BRANDY "Bestfriend" (Atlantic)

Most AddedBRANDY"Baby"(Atlantic)

GERALD LEVERT"Answering Service"(eastwest)

BLACKGIRL"Let's Do It Again"(Kaper/RCA)

Hot

SHABBA RANKS"Let's Get It On"(Epic)

Top lipBE BE & CE CE WINANS"Love Of My Life -(Capitol)

RECORD TO WATCH

MARY J. BLIGE"I'm Going Down"

(Uptown/MCA)

Inside UrbanSTREETLIFE SIGNSFREDDIE JACKSON

Streetlife Records continues its expan-

sion by adding crooner Freddie Jackson to

their roster. His debut album for the label

Private party is slated to hit the streets

February 28. The first single, "Rub Up

Against You," was produced by Gerald

Levert. Streetlife is going for ads February

6. Pictured taking a break from a session

are left to right: Kevin Evans, president of

Streetlife/Scotti Bros. urban music divi-

sion: Beau Huggins, Jackson's manager;

Jackson; and Gerald Levert.

You won't believe some of thethings we have in store for you inNew Orleans. Anticapation is start-ing to kick in around here. I'mhappy to hear that so many of youare planning to attend the seminarsand I'm also glad you decided tocome to New Orleans, because atthe Gavin seminars, you'll see whereour industry is headed-not react towhat has happened to it. These arevery different times we're workingin and it's very necessary to stayabreast of what's happening...I'mvery happy and proud that thegroup Brownstone made it to #1

14 GAVIN JANUARY 27, 1995

URBAN

Up & etsminci

Reports

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Adds

5 MINT CONDITION - So Fine (Perspective/A&M)

32 7 *CARLEEN ANDERSON - Mama Said (Virgin)

26 1 JOHNNY "GUITAR" WATSON - Hook Me Up (Wilma/Bellmark)

21 3 *TLC - Red Light Special (LaFace/Arista)

32 18 *USHER - Think Of You (LaFace/Arista)

21 - Viscious - Nika (Epic Street/MJJ)

24 6 *SWEET SABLE - Love Thang (Street Life/Scotti Bros.)

24 4 *PHIL PERRY - If Only You Knew (GRP)

20 1 PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH - I'll Take You There (Elektra/EEG)

17 - CAMEO - Slyde (W2F)

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3 *METHOD MAN - Bring The Pain/P.L.O. Style (RAL/Def Jam)

1 *DANA DANE - Record Jock (Maverick)

17 12 *WHITEHEAD BROS. - Sex On the Beach (Motown

15 2 *ICE CUBE - What Can I Do? (Priority

SCOPING WITHHOWARD HEWITT

Caliber Records artist Howard Hewett (I)

is shown here scoping with Diane

Blackmon -Bailey and Lee Bailey of

RadioScope. The trio were hanging out at

RadioScope's Celebrity Caravan, an annu-

al event that benefits the Watts

Willowbrook Boys and Girls Club.

on the urban chart. When I listenedto the album before its release Iknew that record was a hit! 'Nuffsaid. Congratulations to the MJJ andEpic staffs for a job welldone...Special congratulations goout to Gavin's John Austin, and hiswife, Sharon on the birth of theirthird grandchild. Paige MonaButler came into the world January24 weighing 7 lbs and 6 oz...DavidDickinson has been appointedmusic director at WHUR FM -Washington, D.C. In addition to themusic director duties he will handlespeciality music programs, assist inmusic scheduling and act as the sta-tion's liaison to record companies.Dickinson starts February 6. Hecomes from KGRM-Grambling, Lawhere he served as operations man-ager...Ronnie Jones has exited hispost as Capitol Records West Coastregional rep... James Boyce hasexited his post at EMI records onthe West Coast.. Atlantic Recordsrecently congratulated RobertaFlack for 25 years with the label.The four -time Grammy winner cele-brated with the release of her latestalbum, Roberta and another grammynomination in the category BestTraditional Pop Vocal performance...Ichiban Records are celebrating

their tenth anniversary. What startedin 1985 in John Abbey and NinaEaston's garage, is now home to a40 -artist roster...Check out SherryWinston when she performs andhosts several of BET'sJazz Centralprograms shows. They will airbetween January 24 and March 7...Gerald Levert's second solo album,Groove On, is now gold -plus. Levertis celebrating ten -plus years in theindustry with a national tour and analbum titled Duets recorded withhis father Eddie Levert, lead singerof the legendary O'Jays... "Fats"Domino will be honored for life-time achievement by the Rhythm &Blues Foundations 1995 PioneerAwards program. The March 2award program will also bestow$220,000 on eight eminemt vocalistsand instrumentalist, one duo andthree ensembles at the HollywoodPalladium...WJDY-Salisbury isrequesting record service. Call RonBrewington at (410) 742-5191..johnna Johnson, has joinedthe staff at GRP Records in NewYork as urban promotion co-ordina-tor...GRP's George Howard will bepart of The Jazz Explosition Tour,

CARLEEN DISPLAYSTRUE SPIRIT

Virgin Records artist Carleen Anderson

recently performed songs from her debut

album, True Spirit at Luna Park in Los

Angeles. Her single, "Mama Said," is on

Gavin's up & coming chart. Pictured back-

stage are Brenda Walker, director of prod-

uct management; Anderson; and Kaz

Utsunomiya, executive vice president,

A&R.

which will begin February 21. On

the road with Howard will beGeorge Duke, Phil Perry, DianneReeves and Shiela E...1 spoke toGRP's Doug Wilkins about thedirection the label has taken underTommy LiPuma's presidency. Hesays "We are going after the Blackadult contemporary radio stations, aspart of our strategy. It will work intandum with our strength with NACstations. We have a heavy releaseschedule and all of the artists areradio -friendly and will be targeted tothe Black A/C market. In fact we'rein the process of staffing. We havebrought on Rhonda Nolen, who isour Midwest rep out of Detroit; wehave Junius Thomas, who willhandle the Southwest region out ofDallas; Hapte Merriam will handlethe southeast region from Atlantaand Valerie Marable will handlethe Northeast...There will be morediscussion about the Black A/C mar-ket at this years Gavin seminar.Remember to send us your photosand news to: GAVIN, Urban MusicDepartment, 140 Second Street, 2ndFloor, San Francisco, CA 94105.

-Peace, BILL

New Releases2ND NATURE"Can U Show Me"

(Inter -Mix)Those of you who think that slowjams and sports don't mix, need tohear 2nd Nature's first single, "Can UShow Me." This Seattle based groupwas formed by accident when eachmember was trying to get their ownmusical careers. "Can U Show Me,"written by group member DarnelAlexander, is a warm slow jam froma heart begging for sweet love. TheB-side is a beautifully harmonizedrendition of "Lift Every Voice AndSing." The group features formerSan Diego Chargers wide receiverLeland 'L.A.' Allen. Look for more(lava on 2nd Nature's upcomingalbum, What Comes Natural.

-JMJ McWiLuAms

PETE ROCK &CL SMOOTH"Take You There" (Elektra)The sweet soul brothers from"Money Earnin- Mt. Vernon, NewYork deliver the soulful goods withthe second single culled from theirlatest LP, The Main Ingredient. Forthis cut, Pete Rock has hooked up abutter smooth track wich revolvesaround samples of Keni Burke's"Rising To The Top" and an infec-tious chorus featuring a silky voicedfemale chantuese. Add to this CLSmooth, who comes with the hyp-notical flow, letting his rich laidback tone melt over the sultry beatsand you've got a track with "HIT"written all over it. Check it out withthe quickness -SPENCEDOOKEY

ARTIST PROFILE

LARRYRI AMMON

BIRTHDATE: About 700 B.C.

CURRENT RESIDENCE:

Atlanta, Ga.

CURRENT SINGLE: "Slyde"

CURRENT ALBUM: (Camel))

In The Face Of Funk

NEXT SINGLE: "You Are My

Love"

LABEL: Way 2 Funky

MUSICAL INFLUENCES:

James Brown, Otis Redding,

Jimi Hendrix, Earth, Wind,

and Fire

FAVORITE RECORD: Jimi

Hendrix's Band Of The Gypsies

LAST RECORD You

BOUGHT: Cameo

FAVORITE FOOD:

Food that is alive.

SOMETHING YOU DON'T

LEAVE HOME WITHOUT:

Direction

BEST ADVICE YOU'VE

RECEIVED: Walk By Faith,

Not By Sight

LAST TIME You CRIED?:

When Tomi's father passed on.

IF I WASN'T A RECORDING

ARTIST Hard to say,

maybe I'd work in the Gavin

mailroom.

GAVIN JANUARY 2 7 , 1995

Winds Of ChangeBY BILL SPEED

hanges are taking place on every level of urban radio,and they are indicative of how quickly our industry ismoving toward the 21st century. New technology is

helping us to communicate in entirely new ways. We've

watched the BDS and SPW systems emerge, and the jury is

still deciding which one best serves urban radio. The formatis continuing to splinter. With the enormous popularity ofblack music and artists crossovers, some traditional blackradio stations feel slighted and some programmers are lean-ing toward Black adult contemporary, while others are stay-

ing the course of mainstream urban and are adding more hip -hop artists to their playlists to keep their stations soundingfresh.

Many listeners are tired of "the same-ole song" and arethey're looking for alternative forms of entertainment sothey're leaning toward talk and oldies on the radio, andvideo, video games, and comedy on television.

We're changing the way we do business. The industry hasbecome more results -oriented than ever. Is that bad, or is itabout time? We asked a number of industry people for theirthoughts on where the winds of change are taking us. AndreMarcell, program director of WDKX-Rochester, tells what

urban radio needs to do to stay competitive; Kenny"Babyface" Edmunds talks about crossover records, radio in

general and his songs. Ramon Hervey, whose list of clientsincludes his wife Vanessa Williams and Babyface, talks abouthis role in their lives.

We also caught up with the colorful Fab 5 Freddy, the origi-nal host of YO! MTV Raps. An actor, artist and in -demand

music video director, Freddie gives us his insights on makingsuccessful videos. We talked to several execs at RhinoRecords, the re -issue kings, on how they're marketing pasthits to urban radio. Finally, we spoke to entrepreneur RussellSimmons, who among many other things, created the DefComedy Jam, and WDEF, a new 24 -hour radio network.

Simmons addresses his reasons for developing alternativeentertainment. - EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE BY BEVERLY MIRE

Innovative Radio:Survival Techniques

Many black -formatted radio sta-tions refuse to accept the urbancontemporary label for their sta-tions. WDKX is proud to be ablack station. Program directorAndre Marcel believes being blackradio is the only way to survivethese challenging times.

THE DKX STANDS FOR (FREDERICK)

DOUGLASS (DR. M.L.) KING AND

(MALCOLM) X

Describe your stationAM: Eclectic R&B. I don't fit into thetrue A/C category because I believethat rap music should he used,because if it's dayparted right it reallywon't hurt you. Some of the A/Cs I'vebeen hearing are boring. My homebase is R&B.The industry seems to be splintering?Why is that?AM: In some markets, where minori-ties are the majority, white stationsare doing urban contemporary morethan black stations. The black com-munity is more critical of the blackstations than they are of mass -appealstations. If a white station plays arecord I'm playing, all of a suddenmy market blames me for them play-ing it. Sometimes a white station willplay the un-edited version of a recordand I'll get blamed for that too. WeBlacks are ready to blame ourselvesrather than blame the mass -appealstations. It seems as though blackradio is being wrestled right out ofour hands.Describe your programming.AM: I'm a student of black radio. Italk to people I respect, and whohave been in the game for sometime-people like Lee Michaels, RayBoyd and others. I'm doing some ofthe things they did years ago. I'm notre -inventing anything; I'm doing whathas always worked.How do you decide to add a record?AM: The first thing I look for is thegroove that fits the 25 to 40 year oldlistener. Everybody seems to be goingback to the '70s. Also, we're prettymuch artist -oriented, not singles -dri-ven. If my listeners want to hear MaryJ. Blige, I'm going to play the hell outof her. I can't play enough Luther, Ican't play enough Sade. Why should I

have an hour and thirty minute sepa-ration when my audience wants tohear more of that artist?There's a saying that black radio hasto be all things to all people. Youseemed to have merged that theoryinto your programming.AM: That's how black radio was bornand that's how it's going to survive.You've got to stay ahead of your coreaudience tastes, or you'll lose them.Many programmers say they are sin-gles -driven, but black radio's imagehas always been the black artists.AM: That's how we have survived allthese years, and that's how we'regoing to survive in the next milenni-urn.

What is the true strength of blackradio?AM: Dollars and cents. Black radio isviable and it makes money. There isa huge amount of disposable incomein the black community. That's whyblack radio won't go away, but it'sbeing taken out of black people'shands. That's happening with recordcompanies, too. It's sad when some-one else tells me what my folks wantto hear.Would you say that Black radio has tostart doing alternative things to con-tinue to survive?AM: In some markets yes. When youhave a strong urban contemporarythat's really kicking butt and takingthe 25-34 year olds, by single -drivingand holding that market, you have togo into what I call an eclectic R&Bmode. We are the black station in ourmarket and that has enabled us tosurvive for the past 21 years- andwe're proud of that. We're locallyowned and everybody else is part ofsome sort of combo. I'd like to seemore programmers interface witheach other, so we can compare notes.These days egos are so big thatnobody wants to talk to each other.We have to trade ideas. If we gettogether we can make certain peopledo certain things.Does video effect what you play?AM: Yes. For some time program-mers didn't want to admit that but Iwill. A smoking video can bring adefinite reaction from the person whosees it. Video hasn't affected my oldercells as much because adults don'treact the same way as younger peo-ple do. Shocking people into takingnotice sometimes works.

16 GAVIN JANUARY 27, 1995

Facing The Music:A conversation withKenny "Babyface"Edmonds

Since his debut on the musicscene a few years ago as a memberof The Deele, Kenny "Babyface"Edmonds' name has become a rub-ber stamp for success. He hasbecome one of the industry's mostsuccessful singwriter/Producers.He and former Deele member LA.Reed began LaFace Recordsand have spawned thecareers of TLC, ToniBraxton and UsherRaymond. The hit sound-track Boomerang hashelped their presence onmulti -format playlist.Edmonds has his ownmulti -platinum solo career,but he still takes the time towrite and produce recordsfor Whitney Houston,Aretha Franklin, Boyz IIMen and many others. Wecaught up with him byphone while he was on theroad with Boyz H Men.

Who have you worked withthat you find inspirationaland at the same time challeng-ing?A lot of artists. It's not somuch challenging as it ismutual respect and admiringwhat an artist brings to thetable. Whitney Houston, BoyzII Men, and Aretha Franklinare great singers.Working with themisn't really a challenge because whatthey do comes to them naturally. It'seasy when you're dealing with greatsingers.How do you decide to work with anartist?I have to like them and feel that I canwrite something for them. I don'twant to work with just anyone.How do you decide to work with anunproven artist, for instance ToniBraxton?It was hearing her voice and seeingher perform. I could hear sincerity inher voice and immediately felt that Icould write for her. I knew shecould deliver some messages with her

songs.When I mentioned to several staffersthat I was going to be interviewingyou, one of the questions that came upwas why do you write male -orientedwomen's songs? For example "BreatheAgain" seems to be a man's interpre-tation of how a woman feels. Do youthink you write from a male's point ofview or just tell a story of the event?A song like "Breathe Again" doesn'tespecially have to do with a womanin particular, it has to do with feel-ings. People can relate to it.Sometimes, when songs are too dark,

people don't like to listen to them.When you think of it, "Breathe again"is kind of dark, but that's the waypeople feel sometimes when they'rein love. That has nothing to do witha "woman thing"; it just has to dowith peopleWho inspires you?Everyone in music. There are manyinspirations; artists like Stevie Wonder,Jackson 5 and The Beatles. Today itcan be Luther Vandross, Silk, Boyz IIMen, Tracy Chapman.What's on the horizon for you interms of business?Trying to keep LaFace Records suc-cessful and making another solorecord.

Marketing andManaging Mass -Appeal ArtistsRAMON HERVEY II

HERVEY & COMPANY

ARTIST MANAGEMENT

Ramon Hervey II is the presidentof Hervey & Co., a managementcompany whose clients includehis wife Vanessa Williams andKenny "Babyface" Edmonds Hiscompany has done extensive pub-lic relations campaigns for thecareers of people Little Richard,Patrice Rushen and Chaka Khan.In addition to his managementduties, Hervey also operates a verysuccessful artist showcase calledR&B Live.

You've been fortunate enough to workwith artists that cross over into themainstream. Do you think ofcrossover is a necessary evil, or is itimportant in how you do business?Crossing over means selling multi -platinum records. It isn't easy tounderstand why some records crossover more easily than others. ForAfrican -American artists, it's impor-tant that the doors are open tocrossover. It's just as important thatartists don't compromise their integri-ty. People used to think you had tohomogenize an urban record to get itto crossover, but over the past coupleof years more traditional R&B musicis crossing over. Crossover fills avoid at Top 40 radio. If an African -American artist sounds too pop, theirsong will go up against pop artistswho usually take available slots.A couple of artists haven't gotten air-play because they've gone too faraway from the middle.I don't want to name names, but it's aproven fact that there is a fine linebetween maintaining strong R&Bingredients and going so far the otherway that you lose what's unique. If asong loses what makes it special youwon't be providing radio with whatthey're looking for.As a manager of so many huge artists,how much say do you have when therecord comes out?Very little, particularly when it comesto an artist like Babyface. I can't tellhim what to write but we do bounce

ideas off of each other. We talkabout what the direction and feel ofa record, and what he's thinkingabout writing, and the content of arecord. But when it comes down toit, I don't get to choose. I might saywe still need this and we still needthat, but it's really up to Babyface totake my opinion into consideration.It seems like your main role is to be a

third eye.Most ofthe artistsI workwithrespectmy opin-ion, but Idon't pre-tend to bea produc-er. Most

of us areonly work-

ing on instincts anyway. If anyonehad a formula for making hit records,all we'd do is make hit records. Butit's all guesswork on what seems towork at radio and what your judg-ment of a good song really is. It

always comes back to the song. An

album is a collection of great songs.and if you feel that the quality of thesong is going to win out in the end,people are going to respond to it.Now that you're so successful what'syour biggest challenge?Finding new talent. It has been a realpleasure to work with someone ofKenny's (Babyface) stature becausehe has so much to offer. It's great tosee someone realize their goals.Having him go on his first solo tour isgreat and the response to it is nothingshort of phenomenal. It's great to hein the initial meetings, to talk cre-atively about what kind of show wewant to put together and then to seehim on stage delivering. That's reallyrewarding. As long as I can keep thatin my life and career I'll be happy.Another thing I'm most proud of isR&B Live.

Talk about that.This is my way of paying homage toR&B music. It's a place for the artiststhat I've worked with over the yearsto show their wares. R&B Live takesthem back to the "chitterlings" circuit.I'm very close to finalizing a televi-sion series for R&B Live. I think thereare many other things that we can

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RAMON HERVEY II

GAVIN JANUARY 27, 1995 17

realize with this venture. We will tryto use established artists, becausepeople want to come out and see thename acts. Our goal is to stress theart of black music. With all of themodern technology and the program-ming, people forget that 15 or 20years ago the Marcus Millers and theGeorge Dukes carried the music. R&BLive is about what we feel R&B musichas to offer; it's a message to youngermusicians who are getting sowrapped up in programming andsampling that they've forgotten themusic is all about. The artists that areon R&B Live really have to be able todeliver on stage.

The Catalog Cache:Selling Gold InToday's Market

JIM NEILL, NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF

PROMOTIONS

JENNI SPERANDEO, NATIONAL MANAGER OF

RADIO/VIDEO PROMOTION

Rhino Records has one of themost impressive catalogs of anyrecord label. They are now usingblack radio to market their exten-sive R&B catalog material. JimNeill and Jenni Sperandeo tellGAVIN why urban radio is animportant factor in their continu-ing success.

Your catalog releases have becomewell -received at urban radio over thepast year.JN: When we hooked up withAtlantic Records a couple of yearsago, we became the caretakers oftheir vault-the proprietors of one ofthe most impressive R&B libraries in

the coun-try, if notthe world.We beganto releasedeluxeandstraight re-issuesfrommanyartists thatare thestaples of

the R&B world. We released antholo-gies from artists like Aretha Franklin,Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding.

How do you promote your catalogs to

radio?JN: As more and more stationsacknowledge the effect catalog mater-ial has on their playlists, we workwith them through marketing andpromotions by making sure stationshave copies of these releases. Up tonow we have been working primarily

JIM NEILL

with urban gold stations throughgiveaways. When we release productwe ask the stations to do promotionswith us and talk the records up onthe air. We ask them to let listenersknow these aren't just dusty oldrecords; that they have been re -manu-factured and re -packaged. We don'twork radio stations like we have anew release, but we do keep intouch.Give us an example of the type of pro-motion you do.JN: Right now we're starting a month-long "Deep In the Groove" promo-tion ten major markets. Top stations

are givingawayRhinoR&B cata-logs. Forour "ShareYour Soul"promo-tion,everybodywho winssomethingwins twocopies,

and they go on the air and say whothey are going to share their soulwith-who they're going to sharetheir extra copy with. The grand prizeis two full Rhino R&B catalogs: Onefor them and one for the charity oftheir choice-Charities like the AlWooten center here in L.A..Wootenwas killed in a drive -by shooting inSouth Central L.A. and the center,which was created by his mother, isfor kids in South Central.JS: The "Deep In The Groove" cam-paign is essentially our announce-ment to the urban radio and retailcommunities that we are interested inworking more closely with them. Italso will put the word out about ourextensive catalog. Radio stations havebeen very excited about the thingswe have and the things we want todo. This big chill thing is really start-ing to organize itself at urban radio.We've had a lot of success with urbanA/C stations.Are the boomers keeping the musicalive?JN: I think a new generation of peo-ple are discovering it. It happens inall genres of music. Once people getinterested in a style of music theystart looking backward. People whogrew up with R&B are getting it onCD for the first time now. We wantpeople to know Rhino is in fact aplayer in the R&B catalog field.What the biggest difficulty of being acatalog company?JN: Dealing with radio stations thatwant to sell us advertising more thanprogram the music. They see us moreas a potential client than a library. Weunderstand that's part of how a sta-tion survives. At this point sales onour catalog material isn't big enough

JENNI SPERANDEO

ARETHA FRANKLIN, OTIS REDDING

to justify spending a whole lot ofmoney on radio advertising. We alsohave a lot of retailers who still thinkadvertising needs to be in print.That's the way they're used to work-ing. We're always arguing for as manydollars as we can get for radiobecause we want to support the sta-tions that support us, and we knowthat sometimes the dollar speakslouder than a CD.Is Rhino structured like a record com-pany?JN: We are a WEA company so wehave reps at our disposal. We justopened up an urban departmentwhich is headed by Shannon Williamsand Ron Wiggins. Wiggins is thenational manager of urban sales andhis duties include coordinating effortswith the WEA staff. We have beenhired for our expertise on the catalogwe market. Atlantic stuff is a differentstory; they are still in the business ofbreaking new artists, but we handletheir archives.What's the profile of your target sta-tion.JS: Stations that play the best mix ofhits and oldies-stations like WVAZ-Chicago, Mix -92 in Detroit, WBLS-New York. We've also had great suc-cess working with heritage announc-ers like Herb Kent in Chicago andHal Jackson in New York-peoplewho've been on the air for a numberof years and whose weekend showsare citywide institutions.The future looks bright for the past.

JS: I'm really excited and pleased thatRhino has made this commitment,especially at a time when urbandepartments at a lot of labels arebeing cut back. The guys who ownthis label and who put out the musichave been doing it for a long time,and we're here because we love it.

Video: The move-ment In PicturesFab 5 Freddy was the original hostof MTV's Yo! MTV Raps. He is alsoan actor, and a music video direc-tor of music videos. He tells uswhy video outlets like The Box,MTV and BET have proven them-selves to be invaluable to therecord industry.

How important are videos to breakingan artists?F5F: Video is probably the mostimportant tool for rap artists or artistswith a heavy urban background.Radio still isn't rap -friendly, so MTV,BET, The Box, local shows and pub-lic access are instrumental becausethey provide a window to the culture.Would you say video has saved therecord companies time and expensein breaking acts?F5F: Yes. As Andy Warhol said,everybody will have 15 minutes of

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18 GAVIN JANUARY 2 7 , 1995

SMALL MARKET SUCCESSelcome to beautiful LaCrosse.Wis., which lies right on theMississippi River. TheUniversity of Wisconsin atLaCrosse is located here, as is

Western Wisconsin TechnicalCollege. And 25 miles from here isthe home of Cody the Buffalo, whorose to fame in the Academy Award -winning film, Dances With. Wolves.Top 40 radio is alive and well heretoo at WIZM/FM (Z93), where wecatch up and chat with programdirector Samantha Strong andmusic director Kelly Wilde.Tell us a little about Z93.We've been a Top 40 station for 29years. It's a heritage station in themarket and a mainstay here. Ourmusical focus has changed over theyears, but we're just staying with thetrends in music. We lean a littlemore alternative now than we didfive years ago. We do daypart sometitles, but if you turned on our sta-tion during any one quarter houraround the clock, you'd hear consis-tency from hour -to -hour. We feelthat is very important to the imageof our station.

You hear about staff that's beenwith a station for years, but Z93 real-ly has some veteran employees.

our general manager, DickRecord (his real name), has beenwith WIZM for 27 years. Kelly hasbeen here eight years and we havesome salespeople who've been withus for 15 years. I've been with Z93for the last nine years. I think stafflongevity has been a big factor inthe station's success.Do you have a good relationship withyour sales department?

excellent one. In fact, a lotof the time they make our jobs easi-er. They understand what our goalsare and go out and sell to the bene-fit of the station's integrity. They justdon't go out and sell anything tomake a buck. We're not giving awayoil changes on the air just because aclient bought a schedule. We alsostay very promotionally active. Everyyear we have a Bowl For Kids' Sake,the World's Largest Toy Box and anannual Chileda Run (a fundraiser fora local home for handicapped kids).We enjoy staying active in publicservice and in turn our listeners treat

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GAVIN CHART CNNTOP 40 A/C URBAN

1 BOYZ II MEN - On Bended Knee (Motown)

2 MADONNA Take A Bow (Maverick/Sire/Warner Bros.)

3 BON JOVI Always (Mercury)

4 TOM PETTY - You Don't Know How It Feels (Warner Bros.)

5 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Hold My Hand (Atlantic)

7 4PM - Sukiyaki (Next Plateau/Island)

11 1' DES'REE - You Gotta Be (550 Music)

12 JADE - Every Day Of The Week (Giant)

13 TLC - Creep (LaFace/Arista)

14 VANESSA WILLIAMS The Sweetest Days (Wing/Mercury)

15 JON SECADA - Mental Picture (SBK/EMI)

16T SHERYL CROW - Strong Enough (A&M)

191' TONI BRAXTON - I Belong To You (LaFace/Arista)

201' EAGLES - Love Will Keep Us Alive (Geffen)

23 MELISSA ETHERIDGE - I'm The Only One (Island)

28T MARTIN PAGE - In The House Of Stone And Light (Mercury)

30 BRANDY ',^/anna Be Down (Atlantic)

321' BLACKSTREET - Before I Let You Go (Interscope/Atlanticl

33 ZHANE - Shame (Hollywood/Jive)

361' BOY! II MEN - I'll Make Love To You (Motown)

40 MADONNA - Secret (Maverick/Sire/Warner Bros.)

LUTHER VANOROSS Always And Forever (LV/Epic)

ANITA BAKER Apologize (Elektra/EEG)

51'

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171'

2

7

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11'

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18

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us like we're neighbors. We're verycommunity -oriented.Do your music retailers stay involvedwith the station?Without a doubt. If they have anyquestions regarding new releases,they'll give us a call. We talk withthem weekly about their best sellersand we also try to get into the storesonce a week to find out what musicthe retailers like and to what artiststhey're giving that extra push.Does your retail situation help yourrecord relationships?Actually it has helped over the pastfew years. They seem to be payingmore attention to what's selling inthe market and what effect Z93 ishaving on those sales. It feels goodto know you have an effect on retail

WIZM/FM Radio432 Cass StreetLaCrosse, WI 54602(608) 782-1230Owner: Midwest Family RadioGeneral manager: Dick RecordProgram director: SamanthaStrongMusic director: Kelly WildeConsultant: Bill RichardsFrequency: 93.3 FMWatts: 100,000Target demo: 18-49 femalet,Positioning statement: "The bestof the '80s and '90s."Major industries: Gunderson Clinic

and St. Francis Hospitals aremajor employers; plus the TraneCompany (air conditioners) andLaCrosse Footwear

in your market. We believe that boththe retailers and the record compa-nies both realize this fact.Any final comments from either ofyou?Strong: Radio is still the best thinggoing. However, I do feel it's under-valued by not only the people whobuy radio time, but by those whowork in it.Wilde: I've found a great station, agreat town and I have a wonderfulfamily. What more could you lookfor in radio? And it's all in one pack-age.

Paul E. Swanson is director of secon-daries forJeff McClusky & AssociatesEditorial assistance by Annette M.Lai

193 LOURay, January 19, 1995)

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ELTON JOHN - "Simple Life"

AEROSMITH - "Blind Man"

ENIGMA - "Return To Innocence"

SIMPLE MINDS - "She's A River"

10340 - "The Way You Do The Things You

Do"

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HADDAWAY - "What Is Love"

GREEN DAY - "When I Come Around"

klWeifffielgtOPiteTH With

Science" (Way Back Attack)

CRYSTAL WATERS - "100% Pure Love"

RICHARD MARX - "Nothing Left Behind Us"

Inside ConnectionsThis week's GAVIN Connections con-sensus comes from the playlists of227 A/C stations, 78 urban and 233Top 40s. The three-way total is 538.

Congratulations to Boyz 11 Men,who've now closed their second con-secutive single within the top five ofall three connected formats. BothA/C and Top 40 have 196 currentplayers. That's 392 out of a possible460.

Totally unconnected are threestrong singles with just a home for-mat in which to succeed at themoment. In urban radio,Brownstone's "If You Love Me"stands at #1, while at Top 40 TheReal McCoy's "Another Night" is anexclusive and at A/C AmyGrant/Vince Gill's, "House Of Love"is an exclusive play.

Top 40 and A/C agree that GloriaEstefan's "Everlasting Love" andMelissa Etheridge's "If I Wanted To"are must -adds, as nearly 20% of thecombined stations are out of the boxon Estefan and 15% launch theEtheridge, which has already landedinside the GO chart at #33 in just itsfirst full research week.

On the GAVIN GO chart, TheEagles' "Love Will Keep Us Alive" isa stand -out with its #9 ranking on theGO versus its #20 on the main chart.Also doing extraordinary things onthe GO are Martin Page's "In theHouse Of Stone And Light," which isat #14 on the GO, while #28 on themain, and Huey Lewis & the News'"Little Bitty Pretty One" at #25 on theGO while still unnumbered on themain. -RoN FELL

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GAVIN RAP EDITOR:THEMBISA MSHAKA

- 5$ 6

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3

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ICE CUBE - What Can I Do? (Remixes) (Priority)

CHANNEL LIVE - Mad Izm (Capitol)

THE GROUP HOME - Supa Star (Payday/FFRR)

BOOGIEMONSTERS - Strange (Pendulum/EMI)

CRAIG MACK - Get Down (Bad Boy/Arista)

METHOD MAN - Bring The Pain/P.L.O. Style (RAL/Def Jam)

ARTIFACTS - C'Mon Wit Da Git Down (Big Beat/Atlantic)

- 8 8 MOBB DEEP - Shook Ones PHI (Loud/RCA)

$ 14 9 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G - Big Poppa/VVarning (Bad Boy/Arista)

- 10 10 THA ALKAHOLIKS - Daaam!!! (Loud/RCA)

9 11 PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH - Take You There (Elektra/EEG)

S 7 12 REDMAN - Rockafella (RAL/Def Jam)

18 13 THE ROOTS - Proceed I & Ill (DGC)

- 17 14 FUNKDOOBIEST - Rock On (Immortal)

- 19 15 STREET FIGHTER SOUNDTRACK - Various Mists (Priority)

$ 11 16 KEITH MURRAY - The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World (Jive)

$ 15 17 LORDS OF THE UNDERGROUND - Tic Toc (Pendulum/ERG)

- 13 18 GANG STARR - Suckas Need Bodyguards/The ? Remain (Chrysalis/ERG)

- 31 19 FUNKMASTER FLEX - Nuthin' But Flava (Wreck/Nervous)

$ 26 20 NINE - Whutcha Want?! (Profile)

- 27 21 O.C. - Born To Live (Wild Pitch)

- 22 22 DR. DRE & ICE CUBE - Natural Born Killaz (Death Row/Intrscp/Priority/AtI)

- 25 23 CELLA DWELLAS - Land Of The Lost/We Got It Hemmed (Loud/RCA)

16 24 SLICK RICK - Behind Bars (RAL/Def Jam)

- 23 25 NAS - One Love (Columbia)

- 29 26 ATBAN KLANN - Puddles Of H2O (Relativity)

- 21 27 BLACK SHEEP - Without A Doubt (Mercury)

- 30 28 MIC GERONIMO - Shit's Real (Remixes) (Blunt)

- 24 29 COMMON SENSE - i used to love h.e.r./Communism (Relativity)

- 38 30 CASH MONEY CLICK - 4 My Click (Blunt)

NEW 31 DA YOUNGSTA'S - Mad Props (eastwesVEEG)

- 35 32 K-DEE - The Freshest MC In The World (Lench Mob)

- 32 33 GRAVEDIGGAZ - 1-800-SUICIDE/Mommy, What's A Gravedigga? (Gee Street)

- 28 34 JERU THE DAMAJA - Can't Stop The Prophet (Payday/FFRR)

- 37 35 KING SUN - Hum Deez Nuts (Cold Chillin')

- 36 36 HARD 2 OBTAIN - Heels Without Souls/Hip Hop Lifestyles (Atlantic)

$ 33 37 SCARFACE - I Never Seen A Man Cry (Rap-A-Lot/Noo TrybeNirgin)

NEW 38 NONCE - Keep It On Yawl/Mix Tapes(Remix) (Wild West)

- 34 39 BRAND NUBIAN - Word Is Bond (Elektra/EEG)

- 20 40 RED HOT & COOL: STOLEN MOMENTS - Pharcyde: Rubbers Song/Roots: Proceed Pt II (GRP)

GRIPSTA - Pop Goz The 9 (Tuff Break/A&M)

DOUBLE X - Make Some Noise/He Asked For It (Big

Beat/Atlantic)

FU-SCHNICKENS - Sum Dum MunkeyNisions

20/20 (Jive)

REDMAN - I Can't Wait (RAL/Def Jam)

RECORD TO WATCH

THUG LIFECradle To The Grave

(Out Da Gutta/Interscope)They kept people watchingwith a hot BOX video and

2Pac's controversialChristmas break, so DJsare open to the tune of 8

new adds.

Reports accepted: Thursday Only 9am - 4pmStation Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580

Most AddedNONCEMix Tapes (Remix)(Wild West/American)

STATE OF EMERGENCY

SOUNDTRACK

PHARCYDEMy Soul(Mad Sounds/Motown)

ion Tin

BRAND NUBIANHold On/Alladat(Elektra)

Like MOAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHlThe Seminar is three weeks away,everybody! Here's some juicy info onwhat you have to look forward to:Gramercy Pictures are presenting aworld premiere of New Jersey Drive,

which features Tommy Boy's slam -min' soundtrack. The flick will runthree times on Friday, February 17. Ifthat isn't enough, peep this: Your reg-istration gets you in to our first exclu-sive awards ceremony, sponsored bythe newly -formed ElektraEntertainment Group. Among theartists in the house will be BustaRhymez, MC Lyte, Pete & CL, and01' Dirty Bastard...Still looking for ahotel room? Here's a hotline to call forinfo on what's available at this latedate: (800) 366-8882. It's DestinationManagement, an accomodationsplacement firm that can point you inthe right direction...If you want toplace promotional items in GAVINbags, want a video shown on ourchannels in each room at the Hyatt, orwant to place an ad for the Seminaror Dancehall special issues, marketingwiz John Austin is your man. Hisdigits are (215) 424-6571...If you'reconfused about the Seminar Awardsballots, don't be. A new round ofthem was sent out because of an acci-dental ornmission of the typographicalilk. If you need a new ballot, call me

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BLOWIN' OUTTA:

Hollis, Queens, NY, but now

residing in Atlanta.

CURRENT SINGLE:

"Four Fly Guys" from The

Jerky Boys Soundtrack

LABEL: Grand Royal/Capitol

FORTHCOMING ALBUM:

The Hurra

ALBUM'S LEAD SINGLE:

"What's Really Goin' On"

featuring MC Breed

How IT BEGAN: Though he'd

been DJing for years, Hurricane

got his break as RUN-D.M.C.'s

bodyguard on the Raising Hell

tour which also featured the

Beastie Boys and Davy D. The

Beasties needed a DJ to replace

Doctor Dre (now at HOT 97). He

took the job.

LITTLE KNOWN FACTS: The

Hurra first rapped on wax on

Davy D's classic album Davy's

Ride. The two then formed the

Afros and released Kickin'

Afrolistics.

riURR A ON THE ALBUM: "Mike

(Diamond of the Beasties and

president of Grand Royal)

hooked up my deal. I'd always

wanted to do it. It features Cen-

Dog of Cypress Hill, and the

Beastie Boys. The most exciting

thing was having it finished."

Id E "I was so young when

I started scratchin' and rhymin',

and rap was so new, I had to be

involved. I never thought it

would be my career, but when

people were saying rap would

fade out, I knew better."

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RAP

RAP RETAILSINGLES2W LW TW

ALBUMS2W LW TW

2 2 1 METHOD MAN - Bring The Pain/P.L.O. Style (RAUDef Jam) 1 1 1 SCARFACE - The Diary (Rap-A-Lot/Noo TrybeNirgin)

1 1 2 SCARFACE - I Never Seen A Man Cry (Rap-A-Lot/Noo TrybeNirgin) 3 2 2 METHOD MAN - Tical (RAL/Def Jam)

3 3 3 KEITH MURRAY - The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World (Jive) 2 3 3 REDMAN - Dare lz A Darkside (Def Jam/RAL/Chaos)

4 4 4 CRAIG MACK - Flava In Ya Ear (Bad Boy/Arista) 6 6 4 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G - Ready To Die (Bad Boy/Arista)

5 5 5 REDMAN - Rockafella (Def Jam/RAL/Chaos) 4 5 5 ICE CUBE - Bootlegs & B -Sides (Priority)

6 6 6 RED HOT LOVER TONE - #1 Player (Select) 5 4 6 DR. DRE & ICE CUBE - Various Artists (Death Row/Intrscp/Priority/AtI)

7 7 INI KAMOZE - Here Comes The Hotstepper (Columbia) 7 7 7 SPICE 1- Amerikkka's Nightmare (Jive)

9 8 8 BONE THUGS N' HARMONY - Thuggish Ruggish Bone (Relativity/Ruthless) 9 8 8 SLICK RICK - Behind Bars (Def Jam/RAL)

10 9 9 SHAQUILLE O'NEAL - Biological Didn't Bother (Jive) 8 9 9 KEITH MURRAY - The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World (Jive)

11 10 10 69 BOYZ - Kitty Kitty (Downlow/Rip-It) 12 11 10 BONE THUGS N' HARMONY - Creepin' On Ah Come -Up EP (Relativity/Ruthless)

17 14 11 CHANNEL LIVE - Mad lzm (Capitol) 11 12 11 THUG LIFE - Volume I (Interscope/Atlantic)

18 15 12 CRAIG MACK - Get Down (Bad Boy/Arista) 10 10 12 CRAIG MACK - Project: Funk Da World (Bad Boy/Arista)

12 12 13 SLICK RICK - Behind Bars (Def Jam/RAL) 13 13 13 PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH - The Main Ingredient (Elektra/EEG)

8 11 14 HEAVY D. & THE BOYZ - Black Coffee (Uptown/MCA) 15 14 14 JASON'S LYRIC SOUNDTRACK - Jason's Lyric Soundtrack (Mercury)

19 19 15 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G - Big Poppa (Bad Boy/Arista) 14 15 15 BIG MIKE - Somethin' Serious (Rap-A-Lot/Priority)

SPICE 1- Strap On The Side (Jive)13 13 16 16 16 16 BRAND NUBIAN - Everything Is Everything (Elektra/EEG)

15 16 17 69 BOYZ - Tootsee Roll (Downlow/Rip-It) 19 17 17 RBL POSSE - Ruthless By Law (In -A -Minute)

25 22 18 THE GROUP HOME - Supa Star (Payday/FFRR) 24 22 18 STREET FIGHTER SOUNDTRACK - Various Mists (Priority)

NINE - Whutcha Want?! (Profile) BLACK SHEEP - Non -Fiction (Mercury)24 19 21 20 19

SHAQUILLE O'NEAL - Shaq Fu: Da Return (Jive)25 20 TOO SHORT - Cocktales (Jive) - 21 20

16 18 21 LORDS OF THE UNDERGROUND - Tic Toc (Pendulum/ERG) - 18 21 DA LENCH MOB - Planet Of Da Apes (Priority)

21 20 22 DANA DANE - Record Jock (Maverick) 18 19 22 LORDS OF THE UNDERGROUND - Keepers Of The Funk (Pendulum/EMI)

22 21 23 DA BRAT - Fa All Y'All (So So Def/Chaos) NEW 23 SMIF N' WESSUN - Dah Shinin' (Wreck/Nervous)

14 17 24 FU-SCHNICKENS - Breakdown (Jive) - 24 24 UGK'z - Super Tight... (Jive)

20 23 25 THE ROOTS - Proceed I & Ill (DGC) 23 23 25 A LOW DOWN DIRTY SHAME SONDTRACK - Various Mists (Jive)

or Jackie and it will be faxed to you.To get the best return, I extended thedeadline to no later than February 1,1995. Sony for the inconvenience,y'all, but you must vote again for yourvote to count...1a1EL breaks the mar-ket wide open again with the onlycommercial reggae dancehall show intown, hosted by Bay Area RadioCoalition members Tamu DuEwaand Sadiki Nia. They set the irie vibesoff with two hours' worth on BobMarley's birthday, Sunday, February 6(there's a national holiday we oughtto consider!) The hosts need all theproduct they can get to spin and togive away. Contact Tamu at (415) 361-1061...The request lines are screaming

for dancehall more than ever, so asusual, our timing with another specialis poifect. WTCC's James Lewisreports phones on fire over this newdeejay by the name of Shaka (nodirect relation). The jam is called "As-Salaam-Alaikum" on eastwest andwith only a few pieces of test wax onthe air, it's hot! WHOPS Jay Wrightcites Capleton as a top request, andno wonder-that song is phat! On thenot -so -DL, Wildman Steve is pumpin'a straight up hip -hop jam in responseto mad requests. On WBAU, theunderground demands to hear TheEast Flatbush Project, whose cut"Mad Man's Dream" is most requestedfor the fourth week in a row! Want

your copy? Call Spencer at 10/30Uproar Records (718) 940-4328...What's poppin' right about now?Without question the Showbiz & AGalbum Goodfellas, Made in America,Kam's monstrous sophomore tri-umph, and Nikke Nikole's track withII Unorthodox on Arista's D&DProject Bootleg Sampler. And if youain't up on 11/5, then I'm glad to bethe one to bring you out of the dark.A Garcia Vega cigar comes in thespine of the CD, so you know itsmokes! Call for a clean version ofDogDay's fast smash at (510) 835-1917...I'm out-gotta answer all yourphone calls (smile).. like that.

-One Love, THEMBISA S. MSHAKA

New ReleasesMILKBONE"Keep It Real" (Capitol)Milkbone hails from Jersey and isdown with Naughty, so it's no sur-prise that this single has the potentialto bubble. "Keep It Real" boasts ahead -bobbing dose of piano andsolid, steady drums that punctuateMilkbone's call for and end to false-ness in hip -hop. Fully acknowledg-ing rap's debt to soul, the track iseven smooth enough to talk over, sokeep it at the front of the crate.Contact Clint Works at Capitol (212)492-5318. -THEMBISA S. MSHAKA

Blastin' fools in the 9 fever,pop goes the 9 for all you non -believers

the single from the forthcoming Tales From The GripExecutive Producer: Ice -T for Rhyme Syndicate Records

Produced by Hen Gee For Gee Enterprise and D.J. Ace for Rhyme Poetic Mafia© 1995 A&M Records, Inc. All rights reserved.

72GAVIN JANUARY 2 7 , 1995

CONThNUED FROM PAGE 18

fame. That continues to be true.Video is giving a lot of artists their 15minutes, and it saves a lot of moneybecause you don't have to take yourartist door-to-door to expose themAs a video director, do you try tomake the artists palatable? or do youexercise creative license?F5F: I try to showcase an artist in thebest possible light, and let the videobecome an extension of what they'resaying on record. That's one of thevideo's main functions.Are videos helping record companiessidestep tight playlists?F5F: As video gets better it helps maxi-mize exposure. One day I'd like to seea cooperative effort with radio andvideo that would be great for theindustry at -large. Sometimes radio getsthe product first, but I think video istrying to be more like radio. It's likethese two forms are working hand inhand but are still independent of eachother.What's the future of music video?F5F: I'm working on a project withMTV currently that's a concept for anew show that will allow directors totry some new things that will getvideos out of the doldrums. Part ofthe problem with music videos is thata lot of the creativity that should beallowed to flourish is stymied by nar-row-minded people at record compa-nies who live a lot of their days infear of losing their jobs. As a result,they become conformist and don'tallow the directors and artists to per-form. They see music videos as aneight by ten headshot. The viewingaudience is becoming very savvyvisually and they're getting hip to allthe latest tricks. Alternative videosthat the white kids get to do tend tobe more experimental. You'll even-tually see this trickle down to hip -hop and urban artists. Part of theidea we're working on at MTV is tolet directors come in and work withartists without having to work direct-ly for the record companies. Thatway the artists will he able to comein, do something purely creative, andpush the forum into some new areas.Michael Jackson broke things openwith "Thriller"; Now it's time now foranother jolt.What's your background?F5F: I was one of the first graffitiartists to be taken seriously. I haveexhibited my work in galleries andmuseums all over the world. Lots ofmajor collectors have my paintingshanging on their walls. Being a videodirector allows me to reach an audi-ence that perhaps I can't reach as apainter. I look at video as a canvas. Idon't just want to follow, I want toinvent things.What's the most important element in amusic video?F5F: The song. You can have $500,000budget on a whack song but it's still

going to be a whack song. One of thegreat things about the medium is youcan have an incredible song, and witha five or $6,000 video you can blow it

up. The song to a video is like a scriptto a film.What would you like to see happenbetween directors and record labels?Record companies should collaboratemore with the director and the artist.Sometimes you can click with an artistand create an incredible piece ofwork, but the record company willwant to try things that really may notbe in that artist's best interest. Theymay not even have a real sense ofwhat the group is all about. The pic-tures may be pretty and use the latesttechnique, but that doesn't mean it'llreflect what the artist really means.

30c

Radio Free Fun:Creating BlackAlternativeEntertainment

RUSSELL SIMMONS

CREATOR OF DEF JAM RECORDS, THE DEF

JAM COMEDY HOUR ON HBO, THE PHAT

FARM CLOTHING LINE AND RUSH

ASSOCIATED LABELS.

Russell Simmons is the definitionof the word alternative. In the fol-lowing conversation, he outlineswhy it's important for black enter-tainment to stay on the cuttingedge.

Why do you think alternative blackentertainment is so important?RS: When you talk about youth cul-ture, alternative black entertainment iswhat really kicks people in the ass.Young hip culture is all about rebel-lion. My friend Andre Harrell (CEOUptown Records/executive producer

RUSSELL SIMMONS

of New York Undercover) used to be arapper and he wore suits onstage. Hemade some incredible inroads. Look atSnoop Dogg; he's a bigger pop starthan a lot of other black entertainerswho are commercially successful andsell as many records. Snoop Dogg ismore energy and more newsworthy.What's your formula for success?RS: I like to push buttons. I do things.

I just financed a movie that no oneelse would do. I'm not subtle. That'swhy Def Comedy Jam has got theenergy it has, and the radio networkwe're starting will have the energy it'sgoing to have. Look at the campaignswe do for our clothing company.We're making a hip -hop movie thatmay be too scary for some peoplebecause of some its energy and atti-tudes, but it reflects a real part ofblack culture. For something to besuccessful it doesn't have to be com-mercial. Jazz, blues and rock werealternative in the beginning. You don'thave to be accessible to be successful.Salable is not the same as commercial.I've had projects that prove that.When the Beastie Boys first startedthey were the most hated thing onMTV, but at the same time they gotthe most requests. We ended up sell-ing six million units.Do you feel you have the Midas touch?RS: I don't think I have the Midastouch. I make a lot of shit you'venever seen. When I made my first raprecord I was just hanging out with alot of the guys who happened to goon to be the first big rappers. It wastime for them to make a record, butthey were rapping anyway. Ididn't create anything. I was there, Iwas in the middle of it. It's not thesame as being at home and thinkingof something brand new; I was sittingnext to something brand new.Why did you diversify?RS: The diversity keeps me from goingcrazy. My radio network is an interest-ing proposition.Let's talk about that.RS: WDEF is a 24 -hour rap, hip hop,alternative, youth culture satellite radionetwork.What's up next for you?We're doing three pictures now andwe have a lot more in development.On March 22 we'll debut a new show,Def Comedy Jam Prime Time, on theFox network. It's a fast -paced comedyshow like Hee Haw or Laugh In. It's

nothing like In Living Color. The skitsare very quick. We're in negotiationswith a number of people who want tobe in a partnership with Phat Farmclothing. We're going to make theclothing more accessible because rightnow everybody wants a Phat Farmshirt but they don't know where to go.We are also getting into a fragranceline with Revlon. We'll call it FlavaOil. We also have new records comingfrom LL Cool J, The South CentralCartel, a new Onyx and a new SickRick. Music is still our main focus.Does the word alternative mean freshand new?RS: No, because fresh and new refersto things that are mainstream.Alternative means to contend, to besomething different. There's nothingformula about what's good in alterna-tive. Alternative means taking a differ-ent route.

How in hell

can I get my

CD, cassette,

promo piece,

hat, t -shirt,

flyer, button,

pin, etc. etc. etc.

to the 2,000

attendees at

Gavin Seminar

1995?

Lou Galliani

(805) 542-9999

Rick Galliani

(415) 459-3703

GAVIN

GAVIN JANUARY 2 7 , 1995

GAVIN Al ASSOCIATE

1 EAGLES - Love Will Keep Us Alive (Geffen) 6

2 VANESSA WILLIAMS - The Sweetest Days (Wing/Mercury) 11

3 MADONNA - Take A Bow (Maverick/Sire/Warner Bros.) 7

4 AMY GRANT with VINCE GILL - House Of Love (A&M) 14

5 BOYZ II MEN - On Bended Knee (Motown) 11

6 RICHARD MARX - Nothing Left Behind Us (Capitol) 11

7 JON SECADA - Mental Picture (SBK/EMI) 12

8 LUTHER VANDROSS - Always And Forever (LV/Epic) 12

9 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS - Little Bitty Pretty One (Elektra/EEG) 8

10 .TEVE PERRY- Missing You (Columbia) 12

11 BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND - In Your Time (Capitol) 8

12 BON JOVI - Always (Mercury) 17

13 STING - When We Dance (A&M) 15

14 PATTY SMYTH - Look What Love Has Done (Theme From Junior) (MCA) 10

15 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Hold My Hand (Atlantic) 22

16 MELISSA ETHERIDGE - I'm The Only One (Island) 21

17 DES'REE - You Gotta Be (550 Music) 12

18 MARTIN PAGE - In The House Of Stone And Light (Mercury) 25

19 TOM PETTY - You Don't Know How It Feels (Warner Bros.) 12

20 CELINE DION - Only One Road (550 Music) 15

21 WYNONNA & MICHAEL ENGLISH - Healing (Curb) 13

22 JOSHUA KADISON - Picture Postcards From L.A. (SBK/EMI) 18

23 SEAL - Newborn Friend (Ztt/Sire/Warner Bros.) 16

24 SHERYL CROW - Strong Enough (A&M) 5

25 DAN HARTMAN - The Love In Your Eyes (Chaos) 10

26 CARLY SIMON - like A River (Arista) 11

27 GLORIA ESTEFAN - Everlasting Love (Epic) 3

28 MARK WILLIAMSON - Over And Over (Peak/GRP) 14

29 4PM - Sukiyaki (Next Plateau/Island) 9

30 ANITA BAKER - I Apologize (Elektra/EEG) 10

31 MOODY BLUES - This Is The Moment (Polydor) 14

32 JOHN WAITE - How Did I Get By Without You? (Imago) 4

33 JONI MITCHELL - How Do You Stop (Reprise) 12

34 BOYZ II MEN - I'll Make Love To You (Motown) 23

35 MADONNA - Secret (Maverick/Sire/Warner Bros.) 16

36 MICHAEL BOLTON - Once In A Lifetime (Columbia) 15

37 SHAWN COLVIN with MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER - One Cool Remove (Columbia) 9

38 GLORIA ESTEFAN - Turn The Beat Around (Crescent Moon/Epic) 19

39 ELTON JOHN - Circle Of Life (Hollywood) 25

40 SUBDUES - Why Can't I Forget About You? (High Street) 9

Reports Adds SPINS TREND

JOE COCKER - Have A Little Faith In Me" (550 Music) 61 20 765 +231

JAMIE WALTERS - "Hold On" (Atlantic) 53 18 747 +257

Total Reports:This Week 227 Last Week 225

Reports accepted:Monday at 8am through 2pm TuesdayStation Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580

ED1TOR:RON FELLEDITOR:DIANE RUFER

111C

SPINS TREND 7+ 1

215 3 5716 +432 105 59 11

204 2 5596 -71 106 54 10

216 4 5538 +491 100 56 22

200 1 5360 +6 101 59 13

196 5 5126 +334 97 46 18

198 2 5111 18 88 56 8

194 6 4714 +189 78 48

168 7 3787 +383 48 55

168 6 3605 +271 45 54

161 4 3335 -875 34 41

155 4 3322 +195 42 46

118 2 3053 55 56 25

145 4 3007 -661 41 29

160 18 2941 +500 20 42

129 9 2920 +169 41 31

109 2 2886 -113 52 28

122 22 2768 +431 42 23

137 31 2747 +715 36 25

110 5 2588 +114 33 38

114 1 2406 -726 23 40

115 1 2173 -127 17 34

103 2 2138 -552 24 26

103 3 2013 +81 18 31

113 17 1942 +383 10 26

99 0 1941 -703 21 20

118 2 1928 +58 8 27

122 50 1895 +920 8 21

96 6 1785 +67 13 28

97 26 1712 +473 13 19

106 12 1608 +198 7 21

91 3 1568 +85 9 18

103 38 1552 6 19

87 2 1444 +46 6 21

67 0 1415 -204 17 15

71 0 1271 -446 9 15

65 1198 -479 7 22

77 10 1103NEW 2 9

49 0 1075 -150 15 8

55 0 1069 -141 11 10

60 7 990 NEW 5 9

RECORD TO WATCH

CHRIS REA"Fool (If You Think It's

Over)"(Elektra/eastwest)

Gavin A/C #1 Hits From®1/28/94 PHIL COLLINS - "Everyday"2/1/91 WHITNEY HOUSTON - "All The Man That I Need"2/3/89 ROD STEWART - "My Heart Can't Tell You No"2/1/85 WHAM! - "Careless Whisper"

Most AddedGLORIA ESTEFAN (50)"Everlasting Love"(Epic)

JOHN WAITE (38)-How Did I Get By Without You?(Imago)

MARTIN PAGE (31)"In The House Of Stone And Light"(Mercury)

TAKE 6 (28)"You Can Never Ask Too Much OfLove"(Reprise)

MELISSA ESTHERIDGE (27)"If I Wanted To"(Island)

Top Tip

JOE COCKER"Have A Little Faith In Me"(550 Music)

Inside A/CTHE BIZA reminder; To qualify for the $60discount on full-rate registrationto this year's GAVIN Seminar inNew Orleans (February 15-18),checks must be postmarked nolater than this Friday, February 3.Regular, at -the -door registration is$395, but the early rate is just$335.

The progamming department ofWJLK-FM Monmouth/Ocean City,NJ, surround Jon Bon Jovi for aphoto op backstage after BonJovi's fifth annual Christmas con-cert in nearby Red Bank. Pictured(left to right) are the station'sAPD/MD Dan Turi. Bon Jovi, andPD Gary Guida.

THE MUSICFor the first time since December10, we have a new #1 A/C single.The Eagles' "Love Will Keep UsAlive" replaces Vanessa Williams'"The Sweetest Days" thanks to a432 spincrease. Madonna's "TakeA Bow" actually leads in stationtotals, but the desperados havenearly a 400 -spin lead over Ms.Maverick.

It's possible that by this timenext week we'll have seven singlesrotating at 200 or more stations.Sometimes we haven't got one

24 GAVIN JANUARY 27, 1995

IKnow What We Had To Do To Get RadioTo Play This Single?

NOTHING.When Brian Douglas and Jimmy Steal of Cincinnati's Q102 stepped out on Blessid Union of Soul's

debut single "I Believe", two months before its official release, they set off a chain reaction nationwide.

MO Al

CI0 0I BiLLrEvE

The debut single

Listen once...and you'll believe.produced by: EMOSIA management: Mar Liggett for LIGOSA ENTERTAINMENT

A/C

Up & ComingReports AddsSPINS TRENDS

43 1 663 +33 EDIE BRICKELL - Tomorrow Comes (Geffen)

43 2 647 7 JULES SHEAR - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore (Island)

42 27 554 +340 MELISSA ETHERIDGE - If I Wanted To (Island)

35 23 395 +263 CHRIS REA - Fool (If You Think Ifs Over) (Elektra/eastwest)

32 7 411 +107 LIVES OF A CELL - Waitin' For You (MJM)

32 1 462 +11 3rd MATINEE - Family Tree (Reprise)

32 6 369 +84 GLORIA LORING - Slow Dancin' (Silk Purse)

30 2 698 +15 THE REAL McCOY - Another Night (Arista)

28 3 395 +87 BOB DYLAN - Dignity (Columbia)

28 28 283 +266 * TAKE 6 - You Can Never Ask Too Much (Of Love) (Reprise)

27 8 360 +150 MIDSOUTH - Without You (I Haven't Got A Prayer) (Reprise)

26 2 302 +63 CLEVE FRANCIS & PATTI AUSTIN - We Fell In Love Anyway (Liberty)

26 26 273 +266 * THE TRACTORS - Baby Likes To Rock It (Arista)

21 6 409 +85 TONI BRAXTON - I Belong To You (LaFace/Arista)

21 5 399 +101 ANDRU DONALDS - Mishale (Metro Blue/Capitol)

19 6 336 +136 R.E.M. - Bang And Blame (Warner Bros.)

18 6 287 +85 BOSTON - Livin' For You (MCA)

17 14 202 +180 * LARRY CORYELL - I'll Be Over You (CTI)

14 1 334 +48 FREEDY JOHNSTON - Bad Reputation (Elektra/EEG)

14 8 144 +86 * JERRY WOODWORTH - Where Have You Gone (SVR)

13 11 126 +108 * MANHATTAN TRANSFER with FRANKIE VAW - Let's Hang On (Atlanf

11 6 121 +82 * DIONNE FARRIS - I Know (Columbia)

10 4 138 +51 * SOPHIE B. HAWKINS - As I Lay Me Down (Columbia)

Dropped: Gin Blossoms, Babyface & Lisa Stansfield, Sheryl Crow, Mary Chapin

Carpenter.

over the 200 threshold. At the veryleast, Jon Secada's "MentalPicture" and Boyz II Men's "OnBended Knee" will clear their sec-ond hundred A/C stations.

Huey Lewis & the News crackthe top ten with "Little Bitty PrettyOne." The average A/C playing itis now reporting better than threeplays per day. Among the heaviestrotators are Q93, KGLE, WIVY,WCSO, WLBC, WQTU, WCKQ,KVICWGMT, WTSX and KXRO, allof whom report four -a -day or bet-ter.

Patty Smyth's "Look What Love

Has Done" has certainly outshonethe movie from which it came,Arnold Schwarzenneger's Junior.The single is spinning at 160 A/Csand 18 of 'em are new this weekincluding WLMX, KTDY, K103,WMXB, KKLD, WKLI and WLEV.

On November 18 we rather bold-ly picked Des'ree's "You GottaBe" as our A/C RECORD TOWATCH. Now, a little more thantwo months later, it's at #17 on thechart with more than half the for-mat accepting it for what it is.Players with spins to back it upinclude K99, KSTP, KMZQ, WBXX,WRQX, WMXB, WIVY, KDMX,Z106 and 98Q.

The only record besidesDes'ree's to penetrate the top 20this issue is Martin Page's "In TheHouse Of Stone And Light." Sixtyof the 131 stations on it have cometo the party in the last two weeks.This week's Page -turners includeWAHR, WCKQ, WJBR, KCRE,WALK, WTSX, WTPI, KESZ, KELO,KXLK, KOSI and JOY 99.

HOTTEST track in the format isGloria Estefan's three-week oldsingle, "Everlasting Love." Thisweek's spincrease was a mighty920; that's 205 better than anyother record. That any otherrecord, by the way, is MartinPage's. The roster of early playersincludes KBIG, WBMX, WMJQ,KLSY, WRQX, K103, WMXV,

WLZW, WMT, KESZ, WLEV, KVIL,WKWK and WALK.

4PM's "Sukiyaki" has reached#29 in its first two chart weeks andmore than half of its total base of97 stations have added it in thepast two weeks. Players nowinclude WLIF, WMJQ, KOST,WMGN, WMJX, KLSY, WALK,KSTP, KQXT, KOSI, KVIL, KMZQand KRNO.

Last issue's RECORD TOWATCH, Joe Cocker's "Have ALittle Faith," picks up a score ofADDs on its way to becoming thisissue's TOP TIP and one of onlytwo CHARTBOUND. Among thisnew 'faithful" are WQLR, WLSW,WTSX, WMT, KLOG, NICTTTR andKJLS.

Our new RECORD TO WATCH isChris Rea's remake of his biggesthit from the '70s, "Fool (If YouThink It's Over)." Of its 35 players,23 ADDed this week. The not so"foolish" include K99, WCKQ,WMT, KLKC, WLMJ, Q93, WBLG,KVYN, KOKO and KCRE.

The John Waite saga continuesas Imago, the label momentarilywithout distribution, has a hit onits hands. Waite's "How Did I GetBy Without You" is now over 100stations and 38 are new this weekincluding WEIM, WQLH, WHSB,WTPI, WGMT, WHAI, KDEC,KEYW, WQLR, WSUL, KVIC,WVNC and WSGL. The 38 ADDsranked it second in the formatbehind the streaking Estefan.

Almost making the MOSTADDED box is our sixth mostadded, The Tractors' "Baby LikesTo Rock It." The 26 out -of -the -box-ers include WCKQ, K99, KTWN,KBMG, Q93, KLKC, KOKO,WGMT, WEIM, KLOG andWLET.Making the A/C MOSTADDED box in its first week isMelissa Etheridge's latest, "If IWanted To." The credibility she'sbuilt up over the past two strong

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A/C

SPINS PER WEEK PER

VANESSA WILLIAMS - The Sweetest Days (Wing/Mercury)

AMY GRANT with VINCE GILL - House Of Love (A&M)

EAGLES Love Will Keep Us Alive (Geffen)

JON SECADA If You Go (SBK/EMI)

MELISSA ETHERIDGE - I'm The Only One (Island)

BOYZ II MEN To Bended Knee (Motown)

BON JOVI - Always (Mercury)

RICHARD MARX - Nothing Left Behind Us (Capitol)

MADONNA - Take A Bow (Maverick/Sire/Warner Bros.)

JON SECADA - Mental Picture (SBK/EMI)

TOM PETTY - You Don't Know How It Feels (Warner Bros.)

THE REAL McCOY - Another Night (Arista)

DES'REE - You Gotta Be (550 Music)

HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Hold My Hand (Atlantic)

LUTHER VANDROSS - Always And Forever (LV/Epic)

GLORIA ESTEFAN -Jrn The Beat Around (Crescent Moon/Epic)

HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS - Little Bitty Pretty One (Elektra/EEG)

BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND - In Your Time (Capitol)

SHERYL CROW - All I Wanna Do (A&M)

BOYZ II MEN - HI Make Love To You (Motown)

STATION

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21.43

21.24

21.12

Listed above are the top ranked singles based on the division of each song's totalstations into its total Spins.

SPI NT'REASESRANKED INCREASE IN TOTAL SPINS

GLORIA ESTEFAN - Everlasting Love (Epic) 920

MARTIN PAGE - In The House Of Stone And Light (Mercury) 715

JOHN WAITE - How Did I Get By Without You? (Imago) 581

PATTY SMYTH - Look What Love Has Done (Theme From Junior) (MCA) 500

MADONNA - Take A Bow (Maverick/Sire/Warner Bros.) 491

4PM - Sukiyaki (Next Plateau/Island) 473

EAGLES - Love Will Keep Us Alive (Geffen) 432

DES'REE - You Gotta Be (550 Music) 431

LUTHER VANDROSS - Always And Forever (LV/Epic) 383

SHERYL CROW - Strong Enough (A&M) 383

MELISSA ETHERIDGE - If I Wanted To (Island) 340

BOYZ II MEN - Do Bended Knee (Motown) 334

HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS - Little Bitty Pretty One (Elektra/EEG) 271

THE TRACTORS - Baby Likes To Rock It (Arista) 266

TAKE 6 - You Can Never Ask Too Much (Of Love) (Reprise) 266

CHRIS REA - Fool (If You Think It's Over) (Elektra/eastwest) 263

JAMIE WALTERS - Hold On (Atlantic) 257

JOE COCKER - Have A Little Faith In Me (550 Music) 231

ANITA BAKER - Apologize (Elektra/EEG) 198

BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND - In Your Time (Capitol) 195

singles has been just the currencyneeded to be embraced by the for-mat out -of -the -box this timearound. Among the starters areWHSB, KELI, Z106, K99, WSPT,WALK, WCKQ, WRQX, WQTU,Q93, WBLG, WHAI, WKSQ andKOKO.

Great do-wop always has a placeon a discriminating A/C playlistand instant airplay is already in

place at 28 A/Cs for Take 6's "YouCan Never Ask Too Much Of Love"including WBMX, WTYD, KVIC,KOSO, WEIM, WMT, KFOR andKLZY.

Be aware that we will be addingas many as 20 new A/C stations tothe mix next week, so total spins forevery record should increase. It willbe a good time to monitor Spins PerStation rather than spincreases.

New MeansBONNIE RAITT"You Got It" (Arista)Only Bonnie Raitt could fine tunethis Roy Orbison hit to the pointwhere it could, should and will getconsiderable new A/C airplay. Herstar quality, Orbison's legend anda probable hit movie (Boys On TheSide) give it a better than averageleg up.

LONDONBEAT"Come Back" (Radioactive)Isn't it just a bit ironic that this hothot group from 1991 heralds itscomeback with a song pleading fora comeback in a relationship. Thisfine young trio has an extremelydanceable and instantly likeablere-entry vehicle.

DAVID GATES"Save This Dance For Me"

(Discovery)After the minor identity crisis withhis first single being labeled eithertoo country or pop, this one findsGates dancin' with the one whobrought him. It's a straight-out popballad like those Bread 'n' butterdelights of his salad days.

R.E.M."Bang And Blame"(Warner Bros.)Stipc's angst bites the hand thatused to feed it. "Bang and Blame"seems to be the result of some badkiss 'n' tell. His genius as anoblique lyricist is most of hischarm. The arrangment adds to thedrama and makes it almost irre-sistable. Hot A/C will eat this onefor lunch.

FOREIGNER"Until The End Of Time"

(Rhythm Safari/Priority)Mick Jones and Lou Gramm con-tinue to anchor Foreigner as theybegin a new label deal withRhythm Safari after 17 years atAtlantic. This one is a typicallypotent Foreigner power ballad...thekind A/C plays. Listen carefully forDuane Eddy's guitar.

A/C STATION PROFILE

WKWK-FM88 Waddles Run Rd.

Wheeling, WestVirginia 26003(303) 232.2250Fax (303) 232-9725Owned by Community Service Radio

and HawthorneFREQUENCY: 97.3 Power 50,000MARKET size #209 335,400 TSATARGET DEMO,iAPHIC: 25-54GENERAL MANAGER: Mike AllodiPROGRAM/OPERATIONS DIR:

Doug DanielsHow LONG HAS THE STATI,

BEEN A/C? 5 yearsAIR TALENT LINE-UP6 a.m. -9 a.m.(K97 Breakfast Club)Doug Daniels & Jennifer Lyn

9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Jim Conner

2 p.m. -7 p.m. Jerry Kay

7 p.m. -12 Mid. Denise Daniels NiteLite Love Songs12 Mid -6 a.m. Al Davidson

weekends Neal Fischer, RebeccaRobbins and Libby HallMUSIC MONITOR

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 19910 A.M. - 12 NOONSteve Winwood - "Higher Love"Vanessa Williams - "The SweetestDays"Hall & Oates - "Kiss On My List"David Foster - "Love Theme from St.

Elmo's Fire"Toni Braxton - "Breathe Again"Gloria Estefan & M.S.M. - "Bad Boy"Four Tops - "I Can't Help Myself"Madonna - "Take A Bow"

Survivor - "The Search Is Over"Elton John/Kiki Dee - "Don't GoBreaking My Heart"Babyface - "When Can I See You

Again"Jon Secada - "Mental Picture"Whispers - "Rock Steady"Billy Joel - "Just The Way You Are"Joshua Kadison - "Picture PostcardsFrom L.A."Whitney Houston - "Saving All MyLove For You"

Mike + the Mechanics - "The LivingYears"Mellencamp/NdegeOcello - "Wild

Night"Gladys Knight & Pips - "MidnightTrain To Georgia"Genesis "Throwing It All Away"Celin Dion - "Only One Road"Benny Mardones - "Into The Night"Dan Hartman - "I Can Dream About

You"Elton John - "Can You Feel The Love

Tonight?"Luther Vandross - "Always & Forever"Kenny Loggins - "I'm Alright"

GAVIN JANUARY 27, 1995

GAVIN COONTRY EDITOR:CYNDI HOELZLECONSULTING EDITOR:LISA SMITH

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SAWYER BROWN - This Time (Curb)

JOHN BERRY - You And Only You (Liberty)

PATTY LOVELESS - Here I Am (Epic)

DOUG STONE - Little Houses (Epic)

TRACY BYRD - The First Step (MCA)

BROOKS AND DUNN - I'll Never Forgive My Heart (Arista)

COLLIN RAYE - My Kind Of Girl (Epic)

MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER - Tender When I Want To Be (Columbia)

WADE HAYES - Old Enough To Know Better (Columbia)

PAM TILLIS - Mi Vida Loca (Arista)

GEORGE STRAIT - You Can't Make A Heart Love Somebody (MCA)

TRAVIS TRITT - Between An Old Memory And Me (Warner Bros.)

SHENANDOAH - Somewhere In The Vicinity (Liberty)

JOHN ANDERSON - Bend It Until It Breaks (BNA Records)

NEAL McCOY - For A Change (Atlantic)

TOBY KEITH - Upstairs Downtown (Polydor)

TRACY LAWRENCE - As Any Fool Can See (Atlantic)

CLINT BLACK - Wherever You Go (RCA)

CLAY WALKER - This Woman And This Man (Giant)

LITTLE TEXAS - Amy's Back In Austin (Warner Bros.)

BLACKHAWK - Down In Flames (Arista)

SAMMY KERSHAW - Southbound (Mercury)

TRISHA YEARWOOD - ThinKin' About You (MCA)

GEORGE DUCAS - Lipstick Promises (Liberty)

JAMES HOUSE - Little By Little (Epic)

ALAN JACKSON - Gone Country (Arista)

BOY HOWDY - True To His Word (Curb)

KEN MELLONS - I Can Bring Her Back (Epic)

BRYAN WHITE - Look At Me Now (Asylum/EEG)

DAVID BALL - Look What Followed Me Home (Warner Bros.)

LARRY STEWART - Losing Your Love (Columbia)

DOUG SUPERNAW - What'll You Do About Me (BNA Records)

REBA McENTIRE -'Til You Love Me (MCA)

RHETT AKINS - I Brake For Brunettes (Decca)

THE MAVERICKS - I Should Have Been True (MCA)

THE TRACTORS - Trying To Get To New Orleans (Arista)

LISA BROKOP - Take That (Patriot)

JOE DIFFIE - So Help Me Girl (Epic)

LARI WHITE - That's How You Know (RCA)

VINCE GILL - Which Bridge To Cross (MCA)

DIAMOND RIO - Bubba Hyde (Arista)

SHANIA TWAIN - Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under (Mercury)

RICKY VAN SHELTON - Lola's Love (Columbia)

HANK WILLIAMS JR. - I Ain't Going Peacefully (MCG/Curb)

CHRIS LeDOUX - Tougher Than The Rest (Liberty)

DAVIS DANIEL - Tyler (Polydcr)

PERFECT STRANGER - Ridin' The Rodeo (Pacific)

CHELY WRIGHT - Sea Of Cowboy Hats (Polydor)

GARTH BROOKS - The Red Strokes (Liberty)

MARK CHESNUTT - Going Through The Big D (Decca)

Total Reports: This Week 207 Last Week 208Hit Factor is a percentage of stations which will have the song in Heavy or Medium rotation.Reports accepted: Mondays - 8am through 5pmStation Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580

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Most AddedVINCE GILL (133)"Which Bridge To Cross" (MCA)

JOE DIFFIE (122)"So Help Me Girl (Epic)

DIAMOND RIO (118)"Bubba Hyde' (Arista)

CHELY WRIGHT (66)"Sea Of Cowboy Hats" (Polydor)

BILLY RAY CYRUS (46)"Deja Blue (Mercury)

Top RequestsALAN JACKSON

JOHN BERRY

PAM TILLIS

BROOKS & DUNN

REBA MCENTIRE

RECORD WATCH

CHELY WRIGHT"Sea Of Cowboy Hats"

(Polydor)KDDK, KEBC, KIKF, WBKR,

WSM, KNIX, WDAF are someof the eighty three stationsthat think this could be the

record to break Chely.

Inside CountryRADIO NEWSLee Logan, former KNEW/KSAN-SIOM has taken over as OM ofKFRG/KOOJ-San Bernardino, replac-ing Jan Jeffries who left late last year.Logan spent seven years at KSAN,many of them working with sister sta-tion KZIA-Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, back in the bay, thingsare heating up as Larry Pareigis takesover the reigns at Young Country -SanFrancisco. Tapping into Super Bowlfever, the station began calling itself"Steve Young Country," and recruitedthe 49er quarterback to record someliners. KNBR, the market's sports sta-tion who owns the rights to the 49ersbroadcasts, slapped Young Countrywith a Cease & Desist, which Paregispromptly read on the air. Needless tosay, the phones went wild. The stationalso asked listeners what they woulddo to win a trip to the Super Bowl.One loyal female fan stood along thehighway and flashed 49 semis in arow.

WYAY's Rhubarb Jones will hostthe Rhubarb Jones Celebrity GolfClassic to benefit the Leukemia Societyof America, Georgia Chapter, May 1.So far, Mark Collie, T. GrahamBrown, Billy Dean, Randy Owenand Aaron Tippin are signed up toplay. For more info, contact entertain-ment chairman Bruce Burch at (615)

28 GAVIN JANUARY 27, 1995

Remarkable Mileage.Long -Term Dependability.Loaded With Extras.

Pasture, Highway, City,This is what drives the Country.STANDARD FEATURESGRAMMY NOMINEE: Best CountryPerformance By A Group With Vocal

Debut Single: "Baby Likes To Rock It"

Current Single:"Tryin' To Get To New Orleans"

RECOMMENDED FUELThe continued support of Retail, Radio,TV and Print media, and more than1.6 MILLIONTractor Fanscoast -to -coast forwhich we are trulygrateful.

ROAD PERFORMANCEOn tour with Brooks & Dunn

THE TRACTORS1995 Series

COLORPLATINUM(Soon availablein DoublePlatinum)The #1 sellingdebut Countryalbum of 1994

"In loving reclamationof that time whenCountry, Rock, andSoul were just a beatapart. Go get thealbum!"-CD Review

"This veteranOklahoma quintetcomes with a majorleague resume and aknack for laying downbarrelhouse boogieand hard countrywith uninhibited joy.Grade : A"-Entertainment Weekly

"**** (Four Stars)"-New CountryMagazine

"Album of the Year!! !"-TNN Country News

"Ripley refusesto compromisehis musical vision,as a result he'scome up with one ofthe year's best -and most honest -albums..."-United PressInternational

"Road-testedveterans who haveplayed with thebest....and can playjust about anything.Great music!"-USA Today

ARM& 01995 Arista Records. Inc.. a Bertelsmann Music Group Company MANAGEMENT: Allen Brown, Plan A, hie., Nashville, TN

COUNTRY

Reports Adds Weeks

70 9 3 MARIE OSMOND - What Kind Of Man (Curb)

66 46 1 * BILLY RAY CYRUS - Deja Blue (Mercury)

58 7 6 RUSS TAFF - Love Is Not A Thing (Reprise)

51 1 5 PATRICIA CONRIY - Somebody's Leavin' (WEA)

46 19 2 DON COX - Honey, Don't Pay The Ransom (Step One)

43 43 1 * HAL KETCHUM - Stay Forever (MCG/Curb)

39 31 1 * DARON NORWOOD - Bad Dog, No Biscuit (Giant)

26 25 1

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* ALABAMA - Give Me One More Shot (RCA)

25 4 * KENBALLS - Make A Dance (Lonesome Dove)

Dropped: #19 -Martina McBride, #22 -Diamond Rio, #40 -Tim McGraw, #42 -Rick Trevino, 43 -Aaron Tippin, #45 -

Jed fin ArMe Co Noah Gordon Ar.s0

Top Ten VideosCourtesy of Country Music Television

1. PAM TILLIS - Mi Vida Loca (Arista)2. ALAN JACKSON - Gone Country (Arista)3. REBA McENTIRE - Till You Love Me (MCA)4. JOHN BERRY - You And Only You (Liberty)5. PATTY LOVELESS - Here I Am (Epic)6. DOUG STONE - Little Houses (Epic)7. SAWYER BROWN - This Time (Curb)8. GARTH BROOKS - The Red Strokes (Liberty)9. MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER - Tender When I Want...(Columbia)10. WADE HAVES - Old Enough To Know Better (Columbia)

SKYNYRD FRYNDS - Sweet Home Alabama (Alabama)/Don'tAsk Me No Questions (Travis Tritt)/Simple Man (ConfederateRailroad)/What's Your Name (Steve Earle)/1 Know A Little(Sammy Kershaw)HANK WILLIAMS JR. - Hog Wild/It's A StartJOE DIFFIE - Good Brown Gravy/Junior's In Love

297-5134.KPLX-Dallas sponsored a High

School Food Drive last November, andthe winning school was just given theirprize: A private free concert in the gymwith Rhett Akins.

Jay Walker called to report thatKLIK AM -Jefferson City will begansimulcasting on KZMO's frequency,94.3, beginning February 1. New stu-dios are being built, and as soon as the50,000 upgrade is approved the "NewKLIK FM" will be on the air. Staytuned.

"Duelin'" Luke Dalton is the newPD at WGLR, replacing an exitingDean Michael. Dalton moves Northfrom KASE/KVET-Austin...Rita Jensenis the new promotion director atWOOZ-Carbondale, IL... KGKL'sJeremy Gibson has been promotedfrom AMD to MD, and will take callsMonday through Thursday from 3-4p.m. PD Linda Stone will still takecalls Monday through Thursday from2-3 p.m.ARTIST NEWSAaron Tippin proposed to his girl-friend and business partner TheaCorontzos over the holidays...LariWhite will sing "That's How YouKnow," on Late Show with David

Letterman February 1....Marty Stuartwill have his own Marvel Comic Bookreleased in March. Will he reveal themysteries of his hairdo? We'll have towait and see..INDUSTRY TALKWarner Bros. has gone through somerestructuring, hiring Brad Howell (for-merly Brad West of KNIX) to coverthe Southeast, which means mightyKen Tucker moves over to the Mid -Atlantic region.

The Country Music Association's29th Annual Awards will be held onWednesday, October 4, and telecast onCBS. The CMA also announced thattheir talent buyers expo, SRO, will beheld October 5-7. The organization hasadded Rick Murray as manager ofmarketing services, and Jim Moody asadministrative services support assis-tant.

The Country Radio Broadcasterssecond regional conference, CRSSoutheast, will take place October 20-21 in Charlotte, NC.

Congratulations to Fox/Hunter'sMitchell Fox and his wife Monica onthe birth of their first child, daughterElizabeth Grace, born January 17.

Songwriter Sam Hogin has joinedthe staff of Starstruck Entertainment as

the company's head of A&R...BNAEntertainment will now be known asBNA Records.

Leadership Music presented thefirst annual Nashville Music Awards(NAMMIFS) last week. The awardsshow, which featured presenters AmyGrant, Trisha Yearwood, MartinaMcBride, Rodney Crowell and GuyClark was a testament to the talent-from country to gospel to blues-call-ing Nashville home. WSIX was namedRadio Station Of The Year, going upagainst popular AAA station WRLT.The awards show was dedicated to thememory of Dale Franklin, the foundingexecutive director of Leadership Music,who died December 24.OOPSWe were so excited about Magnatone'sShelby Lynne release that we flubbedup and mentioned it was the label'sfirst release, when in reality they aregearing to Billy Montana's first single"Didn't Have You" March 13.

New ReleasesVINCE GILL"Which Bridge To Cross" (MCA)Our "Hot" record of the week is abeautiful song written by Vince withBill Anderson. Sounds like a futureclassic to us.

DIAMOND RIO"Bubba Hyde"Listeners are loving this humorous taleof Marty Jekyl's weekly transformationinto Bubba Hyde. It's been one of themost popular cuts from Diamond Rio'sLove A I,ittle Stronger album.

BILLY RAY CYRUS"Deja Blue" (Mercury)Billy Ray comes through with a veryradio -friendly, up -tempo rocker.

HAL KETCHUM"Stay Forever" (MCG/Curb)Hal's first single for MCG/Curb is abeautiful song he wrote with BenmontTench.

CHELY WRIGHT"Sea Of Cowboy Hats" (Nyder)Lots of t olks are pulling tor this talent-ed Kansas native. We're hoping thissong, which she co -wrote with DaleDodson and Jimmy Melton, will be theone to break Chely.

DARON NORWOOD'Bad Dog, No Biscuit' (Giant)Needless to say, this one's not aboutDaron's pet dog. However, it is a goodtime song that should light up therequest lines.

ALABAMA"Me Me One More Shot" (RCA)This cut should easily earn its rightfulplace on their Greatest Hits III album.

KENDALLS"Make A Dance"

(Lonesome Dove)A great storyline and Jeannie Kendall'sterrific voice make a really special com-bination.

ARTIST PROFI

RICKY VANSHELTON

TROIA: Grit, Virginia

LABEL: Columbia

CURRENT SINGLE: "Lola's

Love"

MUSICAL BEGINNINGS: Asa

youngster, Ricky played in rock

bands, but when his brother

bribed him with the chance to

drive his Fairlane 289 if he

joined his country band, Rick

took the bait and country took

over Ricky.

BIG BREAK: In 1986 Steve

Buckingham, VP of Columbia

A&R, heard Ricky perform and

two weeks later they were in

the studio working on his first

album.

HOBBIES: Ricky still really is a

"simple man," and he loves to

work on his cars.

OTHER INTERESTS: In 1992,

Ricky wrote and published Tales

From A Duck Named Quacker,

the first in a series of children's

books. It has sold more than

75,000 copies so far and his

second book, Quacker Meets

Mrs. Moo's sales have already

exceeded the first. The third

book in the series of six,

Quacker Meets Canadian Goose,

hit bookstores in September.

Three dogs-Zeus, Chow

and Red Dog.

HE SAYS: "When I was about

five years old, I told my mama I

wanted to sing and draw

pictures. I never changed my

mind and I never stopped

believing that it would come

true."

30 GAVIN JANUARY 2 7 , 1995

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The Lund Letter

ANALYSIS AND IMPROVINGTHE FALL RATINGS

Part 3Continued from last week, action steps to assist your

analysis and Improving your Fall book.

10. Analyze the air staffs per-formance. Did they:

Employ the principles and basicsof good radio programming?

Follow format requirements andmusic rotations?

Provide important service ele-ments (weather, traffic, etc.)?

Provide listener and daypartrelatables?

Talk too much and for too long?Was the air staff: Prepared?

Genuinely enthusiastic when pro-moting the station name and posi-tion?

Bright, friendly, personable, con-versational (but not verbose)?Having a good time on the air?

11. Examine commercial con-tent:

Was your commercial count toohigh as compared to competitors?

Did the "big winners" featurecommercial free hours or promotethat they played fewer commer-cials? If so, what was theunit/minute count of each?

12.How's your station's musicpolicy?

Are you still executing the for-mat as designed, or have subtlechanges occurred over time thatchange the intended product?

Has the timing for current addi-tions changed?

Are you exposing new productsooner than your competitors?

Are yot: changing your powersfaster than in the past?

Have you adjusted the categoryexposure percentages?

Has the era balance shifted? Areyou dayparting more?

If you made adjustments, werethey based on research done forthe station?

13 How many similarly for -mated stations are there inyour market?

14. Identify the differencesthat listeners may perceivebetween yours and similarlyformatted radio stations.

Do they match your expecta-tions?

Are the positive differencesbeing properly promoted as listen-er benefits?

15. Are there format opportu-nities available in your marketthat would generate bigger rat-ings and revenue if properlyexecuted?

16. Has the market changedsince you last conducted per-ceptual research?

17. Design a sales strategy"regardless" of the book:

Look for good numbers in anydemographic and spotlight them.

Use monthly trends (when avail-able).

Average past books with currentnumbers.

Sell cume over AQH if cume isup. Ignore the book, sell knowl-edge, results, station familiarity,and record cf effective service forclients.

Call it a fluke. It may havebeen! Plan for a strong turn-around in Spring.

18. Plan a strategy conferencewith consultant. Keep him up todate with what's happening on thestation. Fax upcoming promotionsand events., market activities, com-petition updates, etc. Being out-side the market, he may noticetrends that you don't see.

You have long days ahead asyou prepare for the challenge inSpring. Make the time to meetwith the staff and get their input.Surround yourself with a team thatis creative, positive, full of energy,dedicated to working for a winner,and are not satisfied to be in sec-ond place.

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GAVIN JANUARY 2 7 , 1995

GAVIN Alt1110AliA ASSOCIATE EDITOR:ROB BLEETSTEIN

1 1 TULARE DUST (HighTone) 1 18 24 3

3 2 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER (Columbia) 0 17 11 4

5 3 NICK LOWE (Upstart/Rounder) 6 6 21 8

2 4 NANCI GRIFFITH (Elektra/EEG) 11 17 3

6 5 ROBERT EARL KEEN (Sugar Hill) 0 9 15 5

4 6 GREG BROWN (Red House) 0 11 13 3

12 7 BLUE RODEO (Discovery) 7 12 4

7 8 LYLE LOVETT (Curb/MCA) 0 10 9

8 9 STEVE KOLANDER (River North) 3 3 13 8

9 10 THE MAVERICKS (MCA) 0 9 6 2

10 11 JIM LAUDERDALE (Atlantic) 3 4 11 7

11 12 THE TRACTORS (Arista) 0 9 7 1

15 13 BOTTLE ROCKETS (East Side Digital) 3 14 4

19 14 KATY MOFFATT (Watermelon) 2 2 13 9

18 15 BARRY & HOLLY TASHIAN (Rounder) 2 11 9

16 16 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD (Deja Disc) 13 6

17 17 LUCY KAPLANSKY Red House) 2 4 10 3

21 18 TOWNES VAN ZANDT (Sugar Hill) 2 13 6

24 19 VICTORIA WILLIAMS (Mammoth) 3 14 1

35 20 IRIS DeMENT (Warner Bros.) 2 13 4

34 21 WAYLON JENN1NG$ (RCA) 8 4 3

23 22 GEORGE DUCAS (Liberty) 7 6 1

36 23 DAVID BALL (Warner Bros.) 7 6 1

SHAWN COLVIN (Columbia) 7 1

20 25 TISH HINOJOSA (Warner Bros.) 13 3

26 26 PHIL ALVIN (HighTone) 3 6 6

38 27 SONNY LANDRETH (Zoo/Praxis) 5 7 4

31 28 RODNEY CROWELL (MCA) 3 8 6

27 29 TOM PETTY Warner Bros.) 6 4 2

- 30 PATTY LOVELESS (Epic) 5 6 0

- 31 SPANIC FAMILY (East Side Digital) 10 5

22 32 MERLE HAGGARD (Curb) 3 7 4

25 33 DAVE ALVIN (HighTone) 3 8 4

- 34 JOHNNY CASH (American) 0 2 8 4

37 35 JOHN GORKA High Street/Windham Hill) 0 3 8 2

39 36 SHAVER (Zoo/Praxis) 0 10 3

- 37 ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL (Liberty) 0 3 7 3

- 38 WYLIE & THE WILD WEST SHOW (Cross Three) 2 0 9 6

- 39 WILLIE NELSON (Justice) 2 7 5

40 40 BILL KIRCHEN (Black Top) 0 0 10 4

Ch_Pete & Maura Kennedy (Green Linnet)

Don Nalser 'Watermelon)

George Jones (MCA)

Kimt erly M'Carver (Philo)

Marin Zellar (Rykodisc)

Kate Mackenzie (Red House)

Chesapeake (Sugar Hill)

RECORD TO WATCH

MARTIN ZELLARBorn Under(Rykodisc)

Impressive outing from formerleader of Minneapolis' GearDaddies. Rocking country

arrangements doing well forWAKX, KTJJ, WFUV, KPIG,

KSDM, WMNF, KOTO.

Reports accepted Monday 9am - 5pm and Tuesday 9am - 3pm

Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580

MN NedMARTIN ZELLAR (8)

MICHAEL FRACASSO (7)

HEATHER MYLES (7)

NICK LOWE (6)

MARY KARLZEN (5)

Top ID

SPANIC FAMILYSpanic Family Album(East Side Digital)Jumping onto this week'schart at 31, father and sonTom and Ian Spanic shedthe rockabilly for somemajor country roots. Thereare lots of uptempo pedalsteel ladened numbers tochoose from, especially"What's In Those Eyes" and"The Harder I Look." "SheWaits" is a ballad to bereckoned with. Dig in.

Inside

AmericanaA big welcome to new reporterLarry Weir at KDHX/FM-St. Louis,Missouri. Send him the goods atKDHX, 3504 Magnolia, St.Louis, MO63118. He'll take music calls onThursdays 12-2 p.m. Central Time.Feedback to our first run has beenrather good from all sides, especiallyradio. We're definitely onto some-thing here, as noted by USA Today,Entertainment Weekly, TNN CountryNews and various dailies throughoutthe country.

SEMINAR AGENDA:Here's the roundup of Americanaevents for the New Orleans Seminar:Thursday Feb. 16, 6p.m.

Americana Welcome Showcase withDiscovery Recording Artists BlueRodeo and Rounder recording artistsThe Delevantes.Friday Feb.17, 1.1a.m.

Americana roundtable: An informalgathering to map out the format'scourse, with special musical guests.Luncheon sponsored byCounterpoint Music Group immedi-ately follows.Friday Feb.17, 1p.m.

Hightone Records Tulare DustShowcase with Dave Alvin, TomRussell, Rosie Flores, Joe Ely andRobert Earl Keen.Friday Feb.17, 9p.m.

Americana Showcase at Tipitina's:Tearing the roof off of New Orleans'legendary club will be MCA artistJoe Ely, Curb artist Junior Brown,Sugar Hill artist Robert Earl Keen,Atlantic artist Jim Lauderdale andCapitol artists Bone Pony.Saturday Feb.18, 3p.m.

Americana: Blazing the new trail.Panelists include Pete Anderson,producer/ artist; Laura Hopper,KPIG radio; Dallas Dobro, KICEradio; Jon Grimson, CounterpointMusic Group; Abby Goldstein, KERAradio.

New Releases

MICHAEL FRACASSOWhen I In The Wild

(Bohemia Beat)With his smoother than silk vocalsand terrific songwriting, MichaelFracasso returns with a splendid out-ing. Packed with fourteen tracks,When I Lived In The Wild wiselykicks off with stark yet sweet ver-sions of "Tell Mary," "The Widow'sSon" and "Back To Oklahoma."Other standouts include "Big Sister,"One By One" and the title cut.Excellent musicianship aboundsfrom the likes of Mike Hardwick andIan McLagen, along with DaveMcNair's tasty production. But itsFracasso's vocals and songs that areforefront, and that's right where theyshould be.

32 GAVIN JANUARY 27, 1995

FIVE DAYS IN JULY

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AMERICANA WELCOME SHOWCASE

ry 16, 6pm at the Hyatt

"BLUE RODEO, a stylistic hyphenate (country -rock folk) has made its fifth, and best album.

This is an album to return to again and again. lollyluily A118(111(111, I lit intiv luiK iiilleS

"Among the year's highly recommended but largely overlooked gems: BLUE RODEO,

Five Days in July A celebration of pre -digital musical virtues: emotional honesty,

spontaneity, and savvy songcraft "

"Five Days in July ...a hand's down winner. Too long overlooked!"" -Marilyn Gillen, Billboard

1995 Daze in America Tour continues...HIGHLIGHT DATES Monday 3/13 PittsburghFriday 3/10 Philadelphia Friday 3/17 ChicagoSaturday 3/11 New York Thursday 3/30 Los Angeles

Contact: Claudia Stewart / Discovery Records (800) 377-9620 DISCOVERY

GAVIN AMERICANA

KIMBERLY M'CARVERInherited Road

(Philo)1. or months I'd been hearing thename. Then I heard not only thevoice, but the words it invoked,and I knew I was hearing some-thing very special. M'Carver'sInherited Road is so full of thatTexas border country -folk flavorthat one should qualify for frequentfliyer miles to that region after justa few listens. The title cut tells youright off the bat where M'Carver iscoming from, and what follows

leaves no doubt as to where she'sheading. "This Cold Night" and"Blue Norther" serve up that per-fect blend of country -meets -blue-grass, with superb backing by JerryDouglas & Stuart Duncan. But ifyou're looking for that one killertune to hook you instantly, headfor "Waiting" and M'Carver willremove any hesitation. "AlimentarMi Alma" could also do forAmericana what "Mi Vida Loca" hasdone for country. Inherit this onesoon.KATY MOFFATTHearts Gone Wild

(Watermelon)One of music's true survivors, KatyMoffatt pushes the envelope onceagain with a powerful vocal perfor-mance on this collection of 12songs from the heart. With co -writ-ing help from the likes of RosieFlores, Wendy Waldman and co-producer Tom Russell, Moffatt cov-ers lots of musical terrain. There'sbarroom weepers ("Through WithYou"), love songs of all kinds("Ruin This Romance," "Hellbound

Heart") and lots of wild tales("Crazy Dangerous And Blue").Katy Moffatt is no red-headedstranger to many folks all over theworld. If you're unfamiliar withher, Hearts Gone Wild is a perfectintroduction.THE VIDALIASMelodyland

(Upstart/Rounder)Good 'ole country -rock is alive andwell and coming straight outtaAtlanta. Led by Chuck Walston'splaintive writing and melodies, what

really makes the Vidalias gel is thesmooth pedal steel guitar work ofHenry Bruns. One listen to "TokensOf Affliction," "End Of The Night,"or "Innocent Bystander" will mostlikely make you a believer. Theheavy Duane Eddy -like twang of"I'm Gone" and the uptempo "PlayMe For A Fool" could easily becomeAmericana staples. Melodyland ishigh on country melody, with a dis-tinct touch of non -mainstream vocal-ization. If my ears could drink I'dsay The Vidalias are a fine Atlantamicro -brewery.

the VIDALIAS

Chuck Cregory

Ph: (914) 358-1775 Fax: (914) 358-7673

GAVIN JANUARY 27, 1995

GAVIN JANJAZZ EDITORS:

KENT/KEITHZIMMERMAN

1 1 PHAROAH SANDERS QUARTET Evidence)

2 2 WINARD HARPER (Epicure/Epic)

5 3 PROJECT G5 Evidence)

7 4 GERI ALLEN TRIO (Blue Note)

12 5 DARRELL GRANT QUARTET (Criss Cross)

9 6 RON CARTER (Blue Note)

11 7 TEODROSS AVERY (GRP)

3 8 GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET (Telarc Intl)

6 9 CECIL BROOKS III (Muse)

15 10 HENDRIK MEURKENS (Concord Jazz)

16 11 PHILIP HARPER (Muse)

10 12 JAY HOGGARD (Muse)

14 13 JOSHUA BREAKSTONE QUARTET (Capri)

19 14 JAMES SPAULDING Muse)

4 15 ',EVIN MAHOGANY (Enja)

18 16 LEON PARKER (Epicure/Epic)

8 17 DAvID FATHEAD" NEWMAN (Kokopelli)

13 18 TOOTS THIELEMANS (Private Music)

22 19 JOE LoCASCIO (Heart Music)

20 20 C'-IP_ES BROWN (Verve/PolyGram)

25 21 SCOTT HAMILTON (Concord Jazz)

24 22 TOM TALBERT JAll ORCHESTRA (Sea Breeze)

37 23 MICHAEL LOGAN (Muse)

28 24 HANNIBAL (Muse)

31 25 RICKEY WOODARD Concord Jazz)

32 26 JESSE DAVIS (Concord Jazz)

17 27 RAY BROWN TRIO (Telarc Intl)

38 28 MICHAEL CARVIN (Muse)

49 29 CLARK TERRY (Mons)

35 30 MARK MURPHY (Muse)

27 31 -_,AVE KIKOSKI (Epicure/Epic)

23 32 JIMMY SMITH TRIO (Blue Note)

36 33 LASZLO GARDONY (Avenue)

21 34 NINSTON WALLS (Schoolkids')

CHARLES McPHERSON (Arabesque)

29 36 RON JACKSON (Muse)

26 37 GEORGE SHEARING (Telarc Intl)

30 38 NESSELL ANDERSON (Atlantic)

- 39 GONZALO RUBALCABA (Blue Note)

40 40 GORDON LEE (Limy Label Group)

43 41 RON CARTER/RICHARD GALLIANO (Evidence)

33 42 MARK WHITFIELD (Verye/PolyGram)

- 43 MARK NIGHTENGALE (Moos)

34 44 TIGER OKOSHI (JVC)

50 45 BILLY ROSS (Milestone)

RIVERSIDE REUNION BAND (Milestone)

39 47 BETTY CARTER (Verve/PolyGram)

- 48 JON WEBER (IMI)

47 49 KEITH SAXTON & KEVIN HOLEVAR (KMH)

- 50 GRP ALL-STAR BIG BAND (GRP)

Blue numbers indicate new entry

CHRISTIAN McBRIDE (57)Gettin' To It (Verve)

PAT METHENY GROUP (42)ive Here (Geffen)

JOHNNY ADAMS (35)The Verdict (Rounder)

CHIP WHITE (34)Harlem Sunset (Postcards)

JEFF JARVIS (32)Contents Under Pressure (PositiveMusic)

DORI CAYMMI (23)If Ever... (Qwest/Warner Bros.)

ERIC REED (22)The Swing And I (MoJAll/Motown)

BILL CUNLIFFE (22)Bill In Brazil (Discovery)

Top Tip

CHARLES McPHERSONFirst Flight Out(Arabesque)

GONZALO RUBALCABADiz

(Blue Note)Charles McPherson charts higher withthree more heavies and mediums,while Gonzalo Rubalcaba squeaksahead in total airplay 72 to 71.

RECORD TO WATCH

PAT METHENY GROUPWe Live Here

(Geffen)Pat Metheny's latest group

effort, with an increased pres-ence from

Lyle Mays, proves to be adouble format delight.

Chartboun..*CHRISTIAN McBRIDE (Verve)

BILL CUNLIFFE (Discovery)

ERIC REED (MoJAll/Motown)

*CHIP WHITE (Postcards)

PAT METHENY GROUP (Geffen)

*DAVE SLETTEN (Igmod)

*JOHNNY ADAMS (RoLnder)

*JACK DeJOHNETTE (Blue Note)

*BILLY CHILDS (Stretch/GRP)

*JEFF JARVIS (Positive Music)

TOM PERON/BUD SPANGLER (Monarch)

BETH ULLMAN/RICHARD HARNEY (Soul Prayer)

*CHICK COREA, ETC. (Stretch/GRP)

*JAll AT THE MOVIES BAND "Discovery)

Dropped: 441 Micnei Camila; 1442 Marcus Roberts,

#44 Dave Brubeck, #45 Sheila Jordan, #46 Patricia

Barber, #48 Clayton/Hamilton.

JOHNNY ADAMSThe Verdict ARDS

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Reports accepted Thursday only 9am - 3pmStation Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580

GAVIN JANUARY 2 7 , 1995

all A' ADULT ALTERNATIVEEDITORS:KENT/KEITH

ZIMMERMAN

1 1 JEFF LORBER (Verve Forecast/PolyGram)

2 2 RICHARD ELLIOT (Blue Note Contemporary)

3 3 WARREN HILL (RCA)

4 4 AVENUE BLUE featuring JEFF GOLUB (Bluemoon)

6 5 ERIC MARIENTHAL (GRP)

5 6 ANDY SNITZER (Reprise)

7 7 ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY (GRP)

8 8 ROHN LAWRENCE (Atlantic)

10 9 DOC POWELL (West Coast)

9 10 DAVID BENOIT (GRP)

13 11 THE FANTASY BAND (DMP)

' 4 12 VANESSA WILLIAMS (Wing/Mercury)

1 13 ANITA BAKER (Elektra/EEG)

16 14 MARC ANTOINE (NYC)

15 15 JOE SAMPLE AND THE SOUL COMMITTEE (Warner Bros.)

33 16 PAT METHENY GROUP (Geffen)

17 17 CRAIG CHAQUICO (Higher Octave)

12 18 NAJEE (EMI)

19 19 RICHY KICKLIGHTER (Ichiban)

25 20 ALVIN DAVIS (TriStar Music)

22 21 RUSS FREEMAN & THE RIPPINGTONS (GRP)

18 22 SPECIAL EFX (JVC)

23 23 GERALD VEASLEY (Heads Up)

20 24 JAN HAMMER (Miramar)

- 25 BILLY JOE WALKER. JR. (Liberty)

21 26 JONATHAN BUTLER (Mercury)

24 27 HIROSHIMA (OwesVReprise)

26 28 KISS THE SKY (JVC)

27 29 LUTHER VANDROSS (Epic)

30 30 ENCHANTED (RCA)

29 31 NESTOR TORRES (Sony Latin)

28 32 KIM PENSYL (Shanachie/Cachet)

32 33 ROBERTO PERERA (Heads Up)

31 34 PETER WHITE (Sin-Drome)

49 35 POCKET CHANGE (BrainChild)

36 36 JONI MITCHELL (Reprise)

34 37 DIONNE WARWICK (Arista)

35 38 METRO (Lipstick)

37 39 ART PORTER (Verve Forecast/PolyGram)

39 40 MICHAEL WHITE (Noteworthy)

38 41 RYO KAWASAKI (Satellites)

40 42 EARL KLUGH (Warner Bros.)

44 43 TOOTS THIELEMANS (Private Music)

43 44 DROP SQUAD (GRP)

46 45 MIKE TOMARO (Positive Music)

42 46 ARNOLD McCULLER (Coyote)

47 47 SWING OUT SISTER (Mercury)

- 48 LARRY CORYELL (CTI)

- 49 NICK COLIONNE (Lake Shore Jazz)

41 50 GEORGE WINSTON (Windham Hill)

Blue numbers indicate new entry

Most Added

PAT METHENY GROUP (13)We Live Here (Geffen)

LARRY CORYELL (12)I'll Be Over You (CTI)

JOHN TESH PROJECT (12)Sax On The Beach (GTS)

BILL CUNLIFFE (10)Bill In Brazil (Discovery)

Top lipBILLY JOE WALKER, JR.Life Is Good (Liberty)Highest debut at =P25 with 41reports. Gonna be a monster.

RECORD TO WATCH

LARRY CORYELLI'll Be Over You

(CTI)I )In this era of soulful vocals,

Larry's title track featuresPeabo Bryson and Grover

Washington, Jr

SYLVESTER HARPER (Metropolis)

BILL CUNLIFFE (Discovery)

PETER ELMAN 'Acorn)

FREEWAY PHILHARMONIC (Sheffield)

QUINN (Shim)

REBIRTH OF COOL (4th & Broadway)

*JOHN TESH PROJECT (GTS)

JAll AT THE MOVIES (Discovery)

*MIKE SMIAROWSKI (Smear)

EROTIQUES (Playful')

ROBERTA FLACK (Atlantic)

*BILL MacPHERSON (Third Beat)

*DORI CAYMMI (Owest)

Dropped: #45 Tim Weisberg, #48 Pauline Wilson,

#50 Dr. Dave.

OysteirtSev4ag

On YourDesk Now!Windham Hill Records 1995

Reports accepted Thursday only 9am - 3pmStation Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580

36 G:\\ -IN JANUARY 27, 1995

JAZZ/ADULT ALTERNATIVE

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3 1 1 PHAROAH SANDERS QUARTET - Crescent With Love (Evidence)

5 5 2 TEODROSS AVERY - In Other Words (GRP)

9 3 3 WINARD HARPER - Be Yourself (Epicure/Epic)

12 7 4 GERI ALLEN TRIO - Twenty One (Blue Note)

15 10 5 DARRELL GRANT QUARTET - Black Art (Criss Cross)

7 6 6 RON CARTER - Jazz, My Romance (Blue Note)

8 2 7 GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET - Dream A Lithe Dream (Telarc Int'l)

6 8 8 CECIL BROOKS III - Neck Peckin' Jammie (Muse)

18 14 9 PROJECT G5 - A Tribute To Wes Montgomery (Evidence)

- 16 10 PHILIP HARPER - The Thirteenth Moon (Muse)

10 11 11 JAY HOGGARD - Love Is The Answer (Muse)

29 17 12 HENDRIK MEURKENS - Slidin' (Concord Jazz)

16 13 13 JOSHUA BREAKSTONE QUARTET - Sittin' On The Thing With Ming (Capri)

2 4 14 KEVIN MAHOGANY - Songs & Moments (Enja)

4 9 15 -TOTS THIELEMANS - East Coast West Coast (Private Music)

- 21 16 JAMES SPAULDING - Blues Nexus (Muse)

30 19 17 LEON PARKER - Above & Below (Epicure/Epic)

17 15 18 CHARLES BROWN - These Blues (Verve/PolyGram)

24 20 19 SCOTT HAMILTON - Organic Duke (Concord Jazz)

- 27 20 JESSE DAVIS - High Standards (Concord Jazz)

1 12 21 DAVID "FATHEAD" NEWMAN - Mr. Gentle Mr. Cool (Kokopelli)

- 30 22 RICKEY WOODARD - Yazoo (Concord Jazz)

28 25 23 JOE LoCASCIO - Silent Motion (Heart Music)

- 22 24 TOM TALBERT JAll ORCHESTRA - Duke's Domain (Sea Breeze)

25 24 25 HANNIBAL - One With The Wind (Muse)

11 18 26 RAY BROWN TRIO - Don't Get Sassy (Telarc Int'l)

NEW 27 CLARK TERRY - Remember The Time (Mons)

NEW 28 MICHAEL LOGAN - Night Out (Muse)

NEW 29 LASZLO GARDONY - Breakout (Avenue)

NEW 30 CHARLES McPHERSON - First Flight Out (Arahoconel

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JEFF LORBER - West Side Stories (Verve Forecast/PolyGram)

RICHARD ELLIOT - After Dark (Blue Note Contemporary)

VANESSA WILLIAMS - The Sweetest Days (Wing/Mercury)

ERIC MARIENTHAL - Street Dance (GRP)

DOC POWELL - Inner City Blues (West Coast)

ANITA BAKER - Rhythm Of Love (Elektra/EEG)

AVENUE BLUE featuring JEFF GOLUB - Avenue Blue (Bluemoon)

8 8 9 ANDY SNITZER - Ties That Bind (Reprise)

17 12 10 ROHN LAWRENCE - Hangin' On A String (Atlantic)

11 11 11 DAVID BENOIT - Shaken Not Stirred (GRP)

12 13 12 ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY - Against The Grain (GRP)

4 9 13 NAJEE - Share My World (EMI)

12 13 14 ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY - Against The Grain (GRP)

NEW 15 PAT METHENY GROUP - We Live Here (Geffen)

14 17 16 RUSS FREEMAN & THE RIPPINGTONS - Sahara (GRP)

13 15 17 SPECIAL EFX - Catwalk (JVC)

15 16 18 JOE SAMPLE AND THE SOUL COMMITTEE - Did You Feel That? (Warner Bros.)

19 19 19 MARC ANTOINE - Classical Soul (NYC)

10 14 20 LUTHER VANDROSS - Songs (Epic)

23 20 21 KISS THE SKY - Millenium Skyway (JVC)

22 21 22 THE FANTASY BAND - Sweet Dreams (DMP)

27 22 23 CRAIG CHAQUICO - Acoustic Planet (Higher Octave)

25 23 24 RICHY KICKLIGHTER - Myakka (Ichiban)

20 24 25 HIROSHIMA - Hiroshima/L.A. (Owest/Reprise)

24 26 26 GERALD VEASLEY - Signs (Heads Up)

26 27 27 PETER WHITE - Reflections (Sin-Drome)

28 28 28 JAN HAMMER - Drive (Miramar)

29 29 29 ALVIN DAVIS - Let The Vibes Decide (TriStar Music)

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JAZZ/ADULT ALTERNATIVEHere's a tentative schedule of daytime

Jazz/Adult Alternative meetings, events

and showcases at the Gavin Seminar in

New Orleans, February 16, 17 and 18.

Everything is, of course, subject to change

or retooling. We will announce all the musi-

cal guests as soon as we firm up produc-

tions details.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1612:30 p.m.

The official Jazz/A2 Whenjagettin?GAVIN Showcase Gig TBA2:30 p.m.

Special Jazz/A2 Keynote Addresswith Bruce LundvallA seminar "view from the top" willfeature Bruce Lundvall, the charismat-ic president of Blue Note Records.Whether it will be strictly an addressby Lundvall, a one-on-one chat or acombination of the two, there will betime for questions and comments.4:15 p.m.

Jazz Radio ExposePlaylists are one thing, but what ifyou could hear a "scoped" sample ofa group of GAVIN Jazz radio reportersrecorded on the same day at thesame hour? Let's examine the state ofJazz radio using actual airchecks. Co -hosted by KPLU's Joe Cohn andKeith Zimmerman.6:00 pm

Jazz/A2 Thursday Early EveningShowcase TBATo avoid competing with the bustlingNew Orleans night scene, we'vescheduled all of our in -the -hotelshows during early afternoon earlyevening so they won't collide withyour dinner plans or club -hopping.How considerate!FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1711:00 a.m.

Adult Alternative Radio ExposeAnother GAVIN first! In the next weekor so we'll select various A2 stationsaround the country, monitor each sta-tion at a given, uniform hour, tele-scope the tapes and then play themto the audience. A three -personboard of judges will provide com-mentary. We will beep out any IDsso we can gauge impressions withoutbias. Then we can tackle key issuesof programming and music philoso-phies.1:00 p.m.

Friday Jazz/A2 Showcase TBA &Awards PresentationNot only can you mingle and digsome top musical sounds, now youcan cheer on the winners, as theJazz/A2 GAVIN Award winners will beannounced immediately after a scin-tillating performance. No more three-hour banquets with 100 other presen-tations to wade through. Plus, we getthe results a day earlier.4:30 pm

A GAVIN ja77/A2 One -On -One withTommy LiPumaAnother view from the top with

Tommy LiPuma, the new president ofGRP, producer, executive and musicaljack-of-all-trades. We'll trace LiPuma'scolorful career, get his outlook on theGRP empire and explore viableissues pertaining to music and radio.Afterward LiPuma will take questionsand comments from the audience.6:00 p.m.

The GAVIN Cocktail PartySATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1810:00 a.m.

Jazz/A2 Breakfast Reception,Special Guest TBABe on hand as one of jazz and adultalternative's signature artists will bepresent for this informal get-together.This VIP meet -and -greet promises tobe worth waking up for.1.1:00 am

A2 Jukebox JuryEverybody else has shamelesslycopied our Jukebox Jury concept.But fear not. We have improved itimmeasurably as the top radio earsexamine hot new product that willraise issues and answers we all grap-ple with every day. No more thumbsup, thumbs down-and the top threehighest -scoring records will benamed at meeting's end. Also, we'llbe using the GAVIN Applause -O -Meterto measure responses from the audi-ence.3:00 p.m.

Jazz/A2 Potpourri: The ZimmermanGroup & Cypermarketing Jazz/A2A doubleheader meeting to roundout the seminar. "The ZimmermanGroup" will be a lively discussion ofprogramming issues and currentmusical events of the day modeledafter, you guessed it, The McLaughlinGroup. Our behinds are on the linewith this one. Either we soar likeeagles or fall on our faces. Whichwill it be? Be there to find out foryourself. Following the ZimmermanGroup will be a discussion on theproliferation of jazz and adult alterna-tive music over the Internet. Howcan the computer age help benefitthe lineage of jazz and the progessivespirit of A2?

OFF -CAMPUS EVENTSFOR JAZZ/A2In addition to meetings and showcas-es, there are at least two nightclubevents, and possibly a third happen-ing after our officially sanctionedmeetings and in -the -hotel showcases.Around 8:00 or 8:30 p.m. Thursday,RCA/Novus is scheduling a specialevent featuring a couple of excitingnew signings. Call Marla Roseman at718-575-5573 for the latest informa-tion. On Saturday from 6:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. Atlantic will present theGary Bartz Quartet at a special loca-tion. Call Eulis Cathey, NicoleSutherland or Michelle Taylor fordetails. We'll let you know more aswe announce all the showcase info,both on- and off -campus.

Jau/A2 ReleasesOYSTEIN SEVAGGlobal House (Windham Hill)When we last spoke with Norwegianinstrumentalist Oystein Sevag almosttwo years ago, he had plans torecord a duo project with his gui-tarist, Lakki Patey. Global House, hislatest, turns out to be a full band fol-low-up to Link, his marvelous 1993Windham Hill debut. It's true thatSevag's compositions don't conformto Adult Alternative's current prefer-ence for smooth, urban -flavoredsounds, and are markedly more cere-bral. Instead of funk riffs, Sevagunderscores his music with classicalstring quartets, recurring motifs andhaunting cinematic ambiance. Sevag'sacoustic piano breaks have a faintresonance of Bossa Nova, and hisrhythmic electric keyboard fills con-jure up vintage '70s Miles Davis-notto mention Nils Petter Molvaer'strumpet parts sounding like the manhimself. There's plenty of melodicsaxophone -oriented material tocounter -balance Global House's moreeclectic moments. The standout titletrack is a percussive "acid house"piece that blends with A2's currentfixation with acid jazz. Unfortunately,it fades prematurely at 4:07. All in all,it's important that A2 radio not dis-miss Sevag as some kind of post -newage instrumentalist. Every time he hasreleased an album it's ended up asour year-end top ten favorite. GlobalHouse is flavored with classical disci-pline, indigenous didjeridoo, and anextra percussive feel not heard onSevag's two previous releases.PAT METHENY GROUPWe Live Here (Geffen)Not much more needs to be saidabout the new Pat Metheny Groupoffering. The opening track, "Here ToStay," swings a la Marvin Gaye'sWhat's Going On with Steve Rodby'sthrobbing acoustic bass. Besidesbeing the consummate Jazz/A2 signa-ture artist, Metheny is still the mostinventive soloist going. He takes histime and says his thing without suc-cumbing to post -Wes Montgomeryclichés, whether the notes are spin-ning some kind of dramatic yarn,emulating lively conversation or, asColtrane used to say, "scramblingthem eggs.". We Live Here is a toss-up in terms of jazz and A2 appeal.Lyle Mays' keyboards make a much -needed comeback to the groupsound, especially on the 12 -minuteopus, "To The End Of The World."RAY ANDERSONALLIGATORY BANDDon't Mow Your Lawn (Enja)Ray Anderson has always had ourvote for being the most inventive andtalented trombone player in modernjazz. Onstage, the man is one of the

most awesome soloists around, andinstead of making his usual avantgarde statement on CD, Anderson hasopted for a more festive stance, col-ored with the satirical anti -conformistanthem, "Don't Mow Your Lawn."Guitarist Jerome Harris and percus-sionist Frank Colon instill a raggedy'70s funk sensibility to Anderson'ssextet. New York veteran trumpetplayer Lew Soloff competes head-onwith Anderson's brand of jazz frenzy,especially when both men pull outtheir wah-wah mutes and trade offsome raspy tongue-in-cheek phrases.For every arcane Anderson vocalselection like "Don't Mow..." or "BlowYour Own Horn" there's an equallywacky dancin' instrumental like"Alligatory Pecadillo" and the James -Brown -meets -Dixieland swing of"Disguise The Limit."

GEORGE DUKEusiona (WNW BM.)George Duke has kept a relativelylow profile as a solo artist the lastfew years, but now his time hascome again. His brand of syncopatedkeyboard funk is totally in voguethese days on major market A2 radio.The suave moods George has woven,at times in collaboration with StanleyClarke, throughout the decades ismore relevant now than ever.Remember, Duke was one of the firstblistering fusion artists to go smooth.In our opinion, "500 Miles To Go" isdestined to be a major A2 track. Thegrooves on Illusions are downrightinsatiable, and while not as honey -dipped as, say, love ballads fromFourplay, songs like "Simple Things"and "C'est La Vie" are snappy, simpleand elegant. Check out the "right on"message behind "Life And Times"and the churning, satiny instrumental"No Greater Love." Now bring backthe Dukey Stick!GRP ALL-STAR BIGBANDAll Blues (GRP)The GRP All -Star Big Band hasbecome more than just a one-shotdeal. All Blues is the second studiorave-up where GRP artists like EricMarienthal, Tom Scott and NelsonRangell, who have enjoyed theirbiggest success on A2 radio, canmigrate to a traditional big band jazzensemble with relative ease. Egoscontinue to stay in check as bignames like Chick Corea and B.B. Kingjoin others like Ramsey Lewis andMichael Brecker. For their third overallrelease, the overriding theme here isthe ever-present blues in jazz lineage.Blues -tinged standards like "GoodbyePork Pie Hat" and "All Blues" give theset list a nocturnal feel. B.B. Kingdelivers a sizzling vocal on "StormyMonday Blues." As expected,the musi-cianship is flawless, as compositionslike Horace Silver's "Senor Blues" areslick and seamlessly executed.

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OKeh Records. Yeah, it'sblues. Sure, it's got modern hiphop rhythms as AdrianSherwood of Tackhead joinsforces with one Skip McDonald,Keith LaBlanc and Colour bassistDoug Wimbish. On TWTHB, theband fuses Howlin' Wolf andRobert Johnson with sub -zeromodern city grooves.Fortunately, it's hard to pigeon-

hole. For instance, if you digWolf but not rap, chances are,like me, you'll find Little Axe allthe more innovative. In the spir-it of Keb Mo and G. Love, theclassic blues spirit serves as themusic's foundation on which avalid modern musical statementis built. Start with "Ride On" and"Wolf Story."TIMBUK 3A Hundred Lovers

(High Street)Timbuk 3's comeback seemscomplete with A HundredLovers. It's ingeniously recordedwith a combination of cleanli-ness and grit, and there's awhole boatload of catchy tunes.especially the title track and"Just Wanna Funk With YourMind." A Hundred Lovers is aconstant collision of technology

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HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH (Atlantic)

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RATAN FERRY (Virgin)

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NANCI GRIFFITH (Elektra/EEG)

LOWEN & NAVARRO (Parachute/Mercury)

SIMPLE MINDS (Virgin)

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GOD STREET WINE (Geffen)

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DIONNE FARRISWild Seed -Wild Flower (Columbia)Viva la difference! A3 embraces thenew Jayhawks as the highest debutat #15 followed by this week'sbiggest jump by Dionne Farris, 41-23!

and Austin funk as Timbukcareens between its A3 founda-tion and an Alternative savviness.After all, this duo's ode to shadeswas one of the cornerstones ofthe rock of the eighties move-ment. As a four -piece, Timbuk 3is back with sharp guitars andclever I\ ric work.LITTLE AXEThe Wolf That House Built

(OKeh)Grandmaster Flash. LivingColour. Tackhead. Howlin' olf.If these names haven't scaredyou away and you're still read-ing, congratulations. Little Axe isa unique slice of modern danceblues, just the thing you'd expecton the revived

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A3 Seminar Agenda

For easy reference, here's a listing of Gavin A3 On -Site Meetings. Many of you are call-

ing conveying your excitement about New Orleans. Hopefully this info will add to it!

Get your planner books out and mark in these time and dates We're especially excited

about Sonia Dada, Morphine with Martin Zellar, Blue Rodeo and Steve Forbert (as well

as some spectacular surprise guests) all playing at the Hyatt. We promise firm times

on those events by next week.

.(HURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1612 Noon to 2p.m. A3 Whenjagetin1:15p.m. First Annual A3 Radio Aircheck Expose6p.m. Special A3 On -Site Showcase!FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 173p.m. A3 On The GRIDdle co -hosted with KSCA's Mike Morrison5:30p.m. Gavin Cocktail Performance!SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 181 1 a.m. A3 Commercial Realities Small Breakout Session11a.m. Roots, Rock & Jazz Non -Comm Breakout: Newt Vs. Non -Comm1 p.m. A3 Awards Luncheon5:30p.m. A3 Send -Off Reception

Weekend Off Site Club GuideHere's the club lineup we have been able to assemble up to now. Pleaseremember, while most clubs are being groovy about GAVIN Badge entrance,some may require hard tickets (i.e. House Of Blues). It's always a goodidea to ask the promo person whose act you want to see about the ticketpolicy. Since these gigs are booked beyond our jurisdiction, pleasenote that GAvtiv can not be responsible for what happens at these out-side venues, so always be street smart.TIPITINA'SWednesday, February 15

SubdudesSonny Landrethspecial guest Todd Snider(ask John Vernile about the Crawfish Monica!)Thursday, February 18

P.J. HarveyNed's Atomic DustbinPeabodyFriday, February 17

GAVIN A3/Americana Night!Joe ElyJunior BrownRobert Earl KeenJim Lauderdale BandBone PonySaturday, February 18

Bad ReligionSNFUKorn

JIMMY BUFFETT'S MARGARITAVILLEThursday, February 16

Todd SniderMarshall Chapmanspecial guests Boxing GhandisCAFE ISTANBULThursday, February 16

RCA Jazz/Groove Town ShowcaseOmar and the Brooklyn Funkessentials

Battle of the deejays, Andrew Jervis and Dee Jay Jazzy NiceHOUSE OF BLUES(Please note: Avoid embarrassment at the House Of Blues. The club haschosen not to set aside room for badges. Hence GAVIN Badges will not behonored at the door. However individual labels have purchased tickets.You'll need to obtain a hard ticket from your label rep.)Tuesday, February 14

Barenaked Ladiesspecial guest Jules ShearWednesday, February 15

Spin DoctorsJoan OsborneThursday, February 16

Blues TravelerIvan NevilleThe CaulfieldsFriday, February 17

Dave Matthews BandThe SamplesSaturday, February 18

JayhawksGraham Parker (solo)Pete DrogeTimbuk 3Special House Of Blues/Rhino Doc Pomus Listening Party, 7p.m.-9p.m.

THE PRALINE CONNECTIONThursday, February 16

Gospel and Blues HallElektra Recording Artists: Better Than Ezra(shuttles from Hyatt)Saturday, February 18

Atlantic Jazz presents at 6p.m.Gary Bartz QuartetJIMMY'SThursday, February 18

Columbia Records ShowcaseDionne FarrisNed's Atomic DustbinHeather NovaFriday, February 17

Priority Records ShowcaseMagnapopSons Of ElvisVibroluxSTATE PALACE THEATERFriday, February 17

Warner Bros. ShowcaseBellyThe Poster ChildrenGoo Goo DollsFossil

CHECKPOINT CHARLIESThursday, February 16

WTUL presentsSebadohKicking Giantand Friends

GAVIN JANUARY 27, 199

GAVIN ROCK ASSOCIATE EDITOR:

ROB FIEND

NSTW

1 MEGADETH - Youthanasia (Capitol) 468 +41

2 CORROSION OF CONFORMITY - Deliverance (Columbia) 467 +91

3 KORN - Korn (Immortal/Epic) 380 +76

4 DEMON KNIGHT SOUNDTRACK - Various Mists (Atlantic) 345 +85

5 NATIVITY IN BLACK COMPILATION - Various Mists (Columbia) 336 +45

6 TESTAMENT - Low (Atlantic) 332 +96

7 SLAYER - Divine Intervention (American) 309 +37

8 QUEENSRYCHE - Promised Land (EMI) 277 +74

9 PEARL JAM - Vitalogy (Epic) 277 +35

10 SICK OF IT ALL - Scratch The Surface (Elektra/eastwest) 271 +48

11 DANZIG - Can't Speak (American) 255 +27

12 KERBDOG - Kerbdog (Mercury) 224 +39

13 MELVINS - Stoner Witch (Atlantic) 216 +26

14 MONSTER VOODOO MACHINE - Suffersystem (D-Tribe/RCA) 214 +54

15 TREE - Plant A Tree Or Die (Cherrydisc) 213 +15

16 WIDOWMAKER - Stand By For Pain (CMC International) 203 +8

17 GODFLESH Selfless (Earache/Columbia) 194 +9

18 ENGINES OF AGRESSION - Inhuman Nature (Priority) 183 +20

19 OVERDOSE - Progress Of Decadence (Futurist) 164 +19

20 MERCYFUL FATE - Time (Metal Blade) 162 +22

21 MACHINE HEAD - Burn My Eyes (Roadrunner) 153 +57

22 MARY BEATS JANE - Mary Beats Jane (Geffen) 146 6

23 OFFSPRING - Gotta, Come Out And Play, Self Esteem (Epitaph) 145 -1

24 GROOVEZILLA - Groovezilla (Mausoleum) 138 +22

25 L.A. GUNS - Killing Machine, Long Time Dead (A&M) 135 JEW26 TAD ye Alien Broadcasts (Futurist) 135 +84

27 WOODSTOCK '94 - Various Mists (A&M) 130 +50

28 CINDERELLA - Still Climbing (Mercury) 127 +11

29 SEX LOVE MONEY - Era (Rockworld) 126 +42

30 KYUSS - Demon Cleaner (Elektra/EEG) 115 +41

31 THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES - Kinder Words (Mercury) 106 -21

32 LEEWAY - The Simple Life? (Futurist) 105 +11

33 TYPE 0 NEGATIVE - Christian Woman, Black (Roadrunner) 102 +19

34 DOWNSET - Downset (Mercury) 100 +44

35 NEW IDOL SUN - Reach (Pavement) 100 +3

36 BIOHAZARD - Tales From The Hard Side (Warner Bros.) 100 +52

37 DREAM THEATER - Awake (eastwesVAtlantic Group) 96 -30

38 SOUNDGARDEN - My Wave, Fell On Black, Black Hole, (A&M) 96 +26

39 BAD RELIGION - Stranger Than Fiction (Atlantic) 95 +43

40 FIFTYLASHES - Harder (Doctor Dream) 93 +25

41 FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY - Millennium (Roadrunner) 89 -16

42 FUDGE TUNNEL - Rudge With A G (Earache) 87 +9

43 INSULT TO INJURY - Point Of This (Century Media) 87 +9

44 SWEATY NIPPLES - Bug Harvest (Megaforce) 83 -6

45 RED SQUARE BLACK - Violent Pause (Zoo) 81 +6

46 NAKED RHYTHM - Fatbox (Master) 79

47 D GENERATION - D -Generation (Chrysalis/EMI) 78 -10

48 BODYCOUNT - Born Dead (Virgin) 73 +11

49 MARILYN MANSON - Portrait Of An American Family (Nothing/lnterscope/AG) 72 +2

50 EXTREME - Hip Today (A&M) 71 +9

Reports accepted Monday 9am - 5pm and Tuesday 9am - 2pm

Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580

Most AddedSOLITUDE AETURNUS (25)Through The Darkest Hour(Pavement)

CIRCLE OF DUST (24)Circle Of Dust (R.E.X.)

KORN (22)"Blind" (Immortal/Epic)

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY

(21)"Clean My Wounds (Columbia)

WIDOMAKER (20)"Killing Time'. (CMC)

KYUSS (14)"Demon Cleaner" (Elektra/EEG)

BOLT THROWER (14)...For Victory (Earache)

Top Tip

L.A. GUNS"Killing Machine"(A& M)L.A. Guns canptures this week'shighest debut thanks to heavy spinsfrom KZRX(18), KOFX(17),DMX(1 2), WJVO(12), WXZR(9) andWMHB(8).

Top RequestsCORROSION OF CONFORMITY

KORN

MEGADETH

SLAYER

SICK OF IT ALL

CORD TO WATCH

SOLITUDE AETURNUSThrough The Darkest

Hour(Pavement)

32 Gavin rocks stationsare already on this awe-

some display of doomsdayrock. The low -end dualguitars and meticulous

rhythmns of this band putsthe gloom in gloomy.

ChartboundFlesh (65) (Colorblind)

* Bush (65) (Trauma/Interscope)

* Butt Trumpet (52) (Chrysalis/EMI)

At The Gates i59) (Futurist)

Meshuggah (48) (Relapse)

Dropped: ,±35 Green Day #41 Gilby Clarke, #43

Reign, #47 Sheer Terror, #48 B -Thong,

Inside RockGAVIN ROCKS WELCOMESTHE FOLLOWING STATION TOOUR REPORTING PANEL:XBDT 105.3 FM6543 W. Orange Dr.Glendale, AZ 85301Phone: 602-392-7333Fax: 602-970-5871Watts: 2,00040 hours of hard rock/metal pro-gramming.Contact: Freeze Fresquez

By the time most of you read this,the San Francisco 49ers will be theworld champions unless SteveYoung is carjacked or Deion Sandersis abducted at an ATM. As long asmembers of the Niners keep theirweapons on automatic, they shouldbe all right...Our new phone systemis slowly coming to life, as all thekinks are being smoothed out. Toreach me directly dial 618 any timeduring the automated message. Imentioned this before but I guesssome people thought I was kidding.Well I'm not. 618 is really my exten-sion...The Seminar is just threeweeks away. Can you believe it!?The Rocks panels are completed socall me if anyone would like a list ofthe panelists. I don't have the officiallist of radio registrants but I do havea pretty good idea of who's attend-ing, so if you're curious about whowill be there or just want to knowwho won't be home so you canbreak into their house and leavepromo material scattered all over theplace, give me a ring. The agendafor all format meetings was printedin last week's issue. General ses-sions and showcase information willbe announced in upcoming issues.There's still space available to show-case your bands. I highly recom-mend showcasing a group, particu-larly if it's a hard rock band thatleans alternative, because it's a greatway to expose your artists to radiopeople from all over the country,regardless of format. Call me fordetails. I've had requests from col-lege reporters who are interested involunteering for the Seminar inexchange for a badge.Unfortunately, all positions havebeen filled. If you're a college sta-tion and would like to attend theSeminar, call me for information onhow to register without spendingyour life savings or giving up yourfirst born...This week's chart reflectsmostly positive trends because 90percent of the Rocks reporters areup and running. There are still a fewstragglers, but overall most stationsgot their reports in on time. Areminder to radio promotion people:Artists are boldfaced underline onlyif their trend is positive. There

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GAVIN ROCKSshouldn't be a lot of emphasis puton the actual chart numbers becausethe number of spins required foreach number changes everyweek...Pavement Record'sSolitude Aeturnus is getting thenod from several stations this week,making it the number one mostadded. If you haven't checked outthe band's dark Sabbathy-riffs you'reeither way too high or you just don'tlike massive slabs of low -end gui-tars. Relapse's Meshuggah is cling-ing onto chartbound with only 48spins despite praise from manyRocks stations. A very confusingdevelopment. If the record is good,regardless of what it is, it should beplayed more than once a week,especially if the station has ten ormore hours of hard rock/metal pro-gramming...In the wonderful worldof singles we have Chrysalis/EMI'sButt Trumpet going for adds onJanuary 30-31 with their single, "I'mUgly And I Don't Know Why," whileMoist is looking for adds February6-7 for their single "Machine PunchThrough." Earache's Pitch Shifteris launching the single "The RemixWar" to rock radio on January 30-31.Also look out for Elektra/EEG'sSick Of It All with their single "StepDown," which features "BorstalBreakout" and "Straight Ahead."Atlantic's Melvins are going forJanuary 30-31 adds with their single"Revolve," which includes two livetracks, "Anaconda" and "Let God BeYour Gardner." Also included is"Instant Larry," taken from theDemon Knight soundtrack...Mausoleum Records hasannounced that they are extendingtheir food drive into February. Forevery Mausoleum Record added,one can of food is donated to theNew York City area food bank. AnyMausoleum record that jumps up tenchart positions in any trade results in100 cans of food donated to thefood bank. Pretty cool wouldn't yousay?...Co-founder of Sector 2Records.

ShawnBarusch(right) hascreated anew label,CageRecords.Based inHouston,the com-pany willfocus on Rock and Alternative mar-kets in the Texas area. The newly -formed label is currently acceptingunsolicited material which can besent to Cage Record Inc. HighlandVillage 3935 Westheimer, #301Houston, TX 77027 or call (713) 621-0193 for further information. Thanksgoes out to Warner Bros. LinneaNan for hooking me up with tix for

the Slayer/Biohazard/MachineHead show last Saturday night(January 21). It was a ripping showthat produced one of the largest andmost dangerous pits I've ever wit-nessed. I pity the fool who lost theirfooting in that tangled mesh ofwrithing bodies. I must say thatSlayer not only rocked but their lightshow was completely amazing.Make every effort to see this concerteven if you have to cut off GrannyNewsbomb on the way to theshow...Until next time sports fans.

getables, rice and peace.

Rock ReleasesNAKED RHYTHMFatbox

(Massacre)fhe word groove has been used inalmost every music review ever writ-ten. I'm totally guilty with the overuse of this word, but there's no wayto avoid when you're reviewing aband like Fort Lauderdale's NakedRhythm. Whether it's the thrashyrock jams of "Eyeballs" or the funk -riddled rhythms of "Break You,"Naked Rhythm (Joseph Roland,vocals; Joe Digiovanni, guitar; DanPaul, bass; Jeff Baron, drums) havemore grooves than a thousand -year -

old redwood. This band's distinctand original sound is already gettingspins at several Rocks stations, andwas last week's number three mostadded with 15 adds. Fatbox, theband's debut album, was producedby Phil Varone and it offers severaltracks that will appeal to alternativeand rock radio. Rock and metal sta-tions should check out the abovementioned tracks as well as "MyFault," "Fuck This Place" (greatsong) and "Brown Billy Goat" foryour fix of edgy guitar hooks.Fatbox is swelling with infectiousguitar grooves and intricate melodicschemes. A must -play for anyoneinto 'Ons rock.

BOLT THROWER...For Victory

(Earache)England's Bolt Thrower are armedwith low -end dual guitars, devilishbass lines, crashing drums andgrowling vocals. A combination ofthrash, hard core and death metal,Bolt Thrower (Karl Willets, vocals;Barry Thompson, guitar; Jo Bench,bass; Gavin Ward, guitar; AndyWhale, drums), delivers their charis-

matic and bludgeoning approach tohard rock with their latest release,...For Victory. This is their fourthrelease for Earache Records, and itdemonstrates their ability to consis-tently create rhythms and melodiesthrough dark, hostile guitar riffs andsinister bass plucks. Bolt Throwersidesteps death metal's repetitiousbog, and instead presents a freshdose of speedy guitar rhythms andsardonic melodies. "War,""Armageddon Bound," "GravenImage" and "Silent Demise" are justa few of my faves. Besides offeringten new tracks, ...For Victoryincludes a second CD of live tracks.Recorded at Manchester in '92, thisbrutal display of death metal meritsa listen. For truth, justice and yourright to stomp, embrace ...ForVicimT

MUMBLESKINNYHead Above Water

(Sector 2)Mumbleskinny, a live -piece fromTexas, offers a sound that hoversbetween alternative and hard rockwith an infectious blend of psyche-delic guitar hooks and hard rockrhythms. This is one of those bandsthat will struggle for airplay becausethey don't fit the criteria of what themajority of metal directors considermetal, and they have too much ofan edge for most alternative stations.Nevertheless, Mumbleskinny (MarkThiele, vocals; Gus Salmon, bass;Sean Salinas, drums; Wally, percus-sion; Earl Schuk, guitar) will attractthose with an ear for current rock.Head Above Water offers ten tracksrich with driving rhythms and intri-cate melodies that follow an unpre-dictable path of swirling groovesdripping with psychedelia. The per-cussion sets the groove for each

track and is the hand's strongest ele-ment. The slick mix of percussionand wiry guitar licks, along withTheile's hypnotic vocals, can becompared to the rhythm section of IMother Earth and Mother LoveBone. "Where The Prison Begins,""Beat Of My Heart," "Devilman" and"Hands Are Tied" are a few tracksthat deserve closer attention. Tokeep your Head Above Water, throwon Mumbleskinny and let the psy-chedelic guitars and flowing melodicrhythms carry you to your happyplace.HOLY GANGFree Tyson Free!

(Roadrunner)Front 212, Richard 23 has a bone topick with the American justice sys-tem, particularly their treatment ofMike Tyson, and together with Marcdu Marais, formerly of La Muerte,and Jean-Pierre Everaerts, relievedhis frustration by creating HolyGang. Clashing elements of industri-al and metal, Holy Gang is a electri-fying display of digital programmingthat meshes metallic guitars with fastdrum beats and robotic vocals.Richard 23 is an avid boxing enthu-siast and a Mike Tyson fan whobelieves Tyson was wrongly accusedof rape. The title track is a demandfor the Tyson's immediate releaseand is surrounded by a frenzy ofindustrial metal grooves. "Murder AsReligion" is another intense trackthat features metallic guitar chordsand various sound effects that act asthe background to the verbalassaults on America's prison system."Sanity Fair," which has three differ-ent mixes, offers an array of elec-tronic spuzz and guitar hooks whilesinister vocals discuss the fate of afallen hero. A heavy EP both inmusic and lyric content, Holy Gangdish up a huge helping of controver-sy with Free Tyson Faze'MARY BEATS JANElid"(Geffen)Swedish rockers Mary Beats Janehave enjoyed substantial airplay atrock radio the last few months. Ifyou're like me and can't get enoughof this rock heavy band, I suggestyou add their latest single "Old."Taken from MBJ's self -titled debutalbum, "Old" is an aggressive hardrockin' track that features metallicchords, punishing drum heats andintense vocal yells. Also included arethe rip roaring riffs of "Corn," alsotaken from their debut album, and anew track, "No Illusions." There'snothing better than a barrage ofhard guitars to get you through theday and Mary Beats Jane will relievecravings for chunky riffs and willplease your listeners with theirbrand of '90s hard rock.

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R1115 ALTERNATIVEEDITOR: LINDA RYAN

ASSOCIATE EDITOR:SEANA BARUTH

1 PEARL JAM - Spin/Black Circle, Tremor Christ, Better Man (Epic) 2187 +57

2 R.E.M - What's/Frequency, Bang&Blame, Currencies, Crush (Warner Bros.) 1429 -85

3 GREEN DAY - When I Come Around, Paradise (Reprise) 1404 +33

4 THE CRANBERRIES - Zombie, Ode/Family, I Can't Be, Dreaming (Island) 1301 +23

5 STONE ROSES - Love Spreads, Ten Storey, Begging You, Tightrope (Geffen) 1287 +148

6 NIRVANA - About A Girl, The Man Who, Lake/Fire, Jesus Doesn't (DGC) 1260 +51

7 PORTISHEAD - Sour Times (London) 1241 +115

8 BUSH - Everything Zen, Monkey (Trauma/Interscope/AG) 1184 +123

9 OASIS - Live Forever, Supersonic, Rock And Roll Star (Epic) 1179 +209

10 OFFSPRING - Gotta, Come Out And Play, Self Esteem (Epitaph) 1072 +9

11 WEEZER - Buddy Holly, Undone, My Name Is (DGC) 1049 -100

12 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS - Unglued, Interstate Love Song, Pretty Penny (Atlantic) 952 -68

13 VERUCA SALT - Seether, Number One, Victrola, Spiderman (Minty Fresh) 906 +24

14 LIVE - I Alone, Lightning Crashes (Radioactive) 901 +196

15 SIMPLE MINDS - She's A River (Virgin) 892 +232

16 FLAMING LIPS - She Don't Use Jelly (Warner Bros.) 797 41

17 THROWING MUSES - Bright Yellow Gun (Sire/Warner Bros.) 780 +154

18 SHERYL CROW - All I Wanna, Strong Enough (A&M) 774 +129

19 NINE INCH NAILS - Piggy, March, Closer (Nthng/TVT/Interscope/ARG) 714 -34

20 BAD RELIGION - Stranger Than, 21st Century, Incomplete, Infected (Atlantic) 657 -108

21 LETTERS TO CLEO - Here & Now (Giant) 611 +146

22 LIZ PHAIR - Supernova, Whip -Smart (Matador/Atlantic) 605 +62

23 HOLE - Doll Parts, Asking for It, Violet (DGC) 579 -108

24 SMASHING PUMPKINS - Landslide, Frail And Bedazzled (Virgin) 574 -131

25 ASS PONYS - Little Bastard (A&M) 545 +103

26 JERKY BOYS - Collective Soul, L7, Superchunk (Atlantic) 503 +177

27 SARAH McLACHLAN - Hold On (Nettwerk/Arista) 503 +123

28 THE THE - I Saw The Light (550 Music) 484 NEW29 SOUNDGARDEN - My Wave, Fell On Black, Black Hole, (A&M) 471 51

30 CLERKS SOUNDTRACK - Soul Asylum, Alice In Chains (Columbia) 464 +61

31 WOLFGANG PRESS - Going South (4-AD/Warner Brothers) 446 +212

32 DINK - Green Mind (Capitol) 425 23

33 RANCID - Roots Radical (Epitaph) 423 +24

34 MAllY STAR - Halah (Capitol) 414 -45

35 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - What Would You Say (RCA) 382 +65

36 BETTIE SERVEERT - Ray Ray Rain (Matador/Atlantic) 357 +74

37 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Hannah Jane (Atlantic) 351 +13

38 SPELL - Superstar (Island) 356 -34

39 SPONGE - Plowed (Chaos) 332 +35

40 ELECTRAFIXION - Zephyr (WEA) 278 NEW41 DINOSAUR JR. - I Don't Think So, Feel The Pain (Sire/Reprise) 277 -132

42 GRANT LEE BUFFALO - Lone Star Song (Slash/Reprise) 254 -2

43 WEEN - Voodoo Lady, Can't Put My Finger On It (Elektra/EEG) 251 -120

44 DANZIG - Can't Speak (American) 244 +24

45 BELLY - Now They'll Sleep (4-AD/Sire/Reprise) 226 NEW46 FACE TO FACE - Disconnected (Victory/A&M) 222 NEW47 MELROSE PLACE, THE MUSIC - Aimee Mann, James, Letters To Cleo (Giant) 219 141

48 DEAD CAN DANCE - Toward The Within (4 -AD) 211 60

49 LORDS OF ACID - Voodoo U (American/White Label) 203 NEW50 LUSCIOUS JACKSON - Deep Shag (Grand Royal/Capitol) 201 NEW

Reports accepted Monday 8:30am - 4pm and Tuesday 8:30am - 3pm

Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580

Most AddedBELLY (24)"Now They'll Sleep" (Sire/Reprise)

BETTIE SERVEERT (16)Lamprey (Matador/Atlantic)

MASSIVE ATTACK (15)"Protection" (Virgin)

WOLFGANG PRESS (15)Funky Little Demons (4-AD/VVarnerBros.)

Top Tip

THE THE"I Saw The Light" (Epic)Hank Williams goes alternative?Close. The The debuts at #28 thisweek.

Top Requests

STONE ROSES

GREEN DAY

WEEZER

PEARL JAM

BUSH

41 RECORD TO WATCH

MASSIVE ATTACK"Protection"

(Virgin)EBTG's Tracey Thorn stars on

this ultra -smooth winner,which can already be heard on

WDST, Rev 105, WHTG,WCBR, WMNF, etc.

SONS OF ELVIS Formaidehyae (Priority)

COLD WATER FLAT - "Magnetic North Pole"

(Ft.Apache/MCA)

RUSTED ROOT - "Send Me On My Way"

(Mercury)

MASSIVE ATTACK - "Protection" (Virgin)

BETTIE SERVEERT - "Ray RayRain"

(Matador/Atlantic)

Inside AlternativeDid you notice how easy it was toget your fax through to us thisweek? That's 'cos we've got twonew fax machines, which shouldmake all of our lives a little easier.And I'll take this opportunity toremind you that our deadline is 3p.m. PST.

Big news this week as HowieKlein-host ofGAVIN'S alternativeJukebox Jurysession this andevery year-becomes presi-dent of RepriseRecords.Although this

move has been predicted for quitesome time, it was made official lastweek at a company luncheon. Withhigh praise for the alternative for-mat, Howie says, "With longtimealternative radio stations like KROQ,Live 105 and WHFS becoming mar-ket dominators, and successful sta-tions like WMMS, Z-100 and WBCNgoing in a more alternative direc-tion, I feel that people like myselfand Steven Baker-who have longbeen invloved with progressiveartists and music-have come to atime where we're ready to take overthe world (but I'd like to try tobreak Filter and The Muffs first)."Congratulations, Howie. You'vebeen a great source of inspiration tomany of us.

A couple of stations request yourservice: First, please welcome backSat Bisla to the world of alternativeradio. Sat is producing/hosting analternative show that airs everySaturday night from 10 p.m. -1 a.m.on KRZR-Fresno. He's looking forboth major and indie service, and itcan all be sent to: 6824 E. BelmontAve., Fresno, CA. 93727. Sat can bereached at (209) 251-7076.

And KBXR-Columbia is also look-ing for alternative music for theirBrave New World program, whichairs five nights a week for twohours. Neat stuff can be sent toBrent Gardner at KBXR, 503 Old63 North, Columbia, MO. 65201.Brent can be reached at (314) 449-1520.

This was certainly the week formeeting some awfully nice people.Monster Voodoo Machine-despite what you think they mightbe like because of their music-area bunch of softies. Live 105 -SanFrancisco's Steve Masters and I hada great time talking with them aboutSnowboarding, Stiff Little Fingersand how come they don't get anyairplay in their native Canada.

Lunch with The Stone Roses hasme still shaking days later. I expect -Continued from page 50

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PORTISHEAD - Dummy (London)

THROWING MUSES - University (Sire/Warner Bros.)

STONE ROSES - Love Spreads, Begging You, Tightrope (Geffen)

18TH DYE - Done (Matador)

BETTIE SERVEERT - Lamprey (Matador/Atlantic)

GASTR DEL SOL - Mirror Repair (Drag City)

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DEAD CAN DANCE - Toward The Within (4 -AD)

TREEPEOPLE - Actual Re-enactment (C/Z)

ALL VIRGOS ARE MAD - K. Smith, Red House P., Wolfgang P., Air Miami (4 -AD)

TUSCADERO - The Pink Album (Teen Beat)

BUSH - Everything Zen, Monkey (Trauma/Interscope/AG)

HELIUM - Pat's Trick, Ghost Car (Matador)

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WOLFGANG PRESS - Funky Little Demons (4-AD/Warner Brothers)

TALACE SONGS - Hope (Drag City)

BRAINIAC - Bonsai Superstar (Grass)

JESSAMINE - Jessamine (Kranky)

ZUMPANO - Look What The Rookie Did (Sub Pop)

13 SILVER JEWS - Starlite Walker (Drag City)

43 22 22 CHROME CRANKS - Chrome Cranks (PCP)

14 4 23 VERUCA SALT - Seether, Number One, Victrola, Spiderman (Minty Fresh)

- 40 24 KICKSTAND - Kickstand (Queenie)

12 12 25 CATHERINE - Sorry! (TVT)

- 26 26 LOU BARLOW AND FRIENDS - (A Collection of Home Recordings) Volume 2 (Mint)

27 POND - The Practice Of Joy Before Death (Sub Pop)

16 16 28 .BANES - Loved (Dedicated/Arista)

11 11 29 _ORDS OF ACID - Voodoo U (American/White Label)

28 28 30 Q.E.M. - What's/Frequency, Bang&Blame, Currencies, Crush (Warner Bros.)

31 31 31 RED HOT & COOL: STOLEN MOMENTS - Pharcyde, The Roots, MC Solaar (GRP)

NEW 32 NEW RADIANT STORM KING - August Revival (Grass)

44 44 33 BLAST OFF COUNTRY STYLE - Rainbow Mayonnaise Deluxe (Teen Beat)

NEW 34 TECHNICAL JED - Southern States (SpinArt)

18 24 35 4EDDING PRESENT - Yeah Yeah Yeah, Gazebo (Island)

- 36 36 FLASTIKMAN - Musik (NovaMute)

10 17 37 GUIDED BY VOICES - I Am A Scientist EP (Scat)

NEW 38 KITCHENS OF DISTINCTION - Cowboys And Aliens (A&M)

NEW 39 MASSIVE ATTACK - Protection (Virgin)

NEW 40 SWANS - The Great Annihilator (Invisible)

33 33 41 ANTIETAM - Rope -A -Dope (Homestead)

35 38 42 LIZ PHAIR - Supernova, Whip -Smart (Matador/Atlantic)

39 18 43 LAURIE ANDERSON - Puppet Motel, In Our Sleep, Bright Red (Warner Bros.)

NEW 44 LOVE 666 - American Revolution (Amphetamine Reptile)

NEW 45 SAMMY - Kings Of The Inland Empire (Smells Like Records)

- 46 46 AIR MIAMI - Airplane Rider, Stop Sign (Teen Beat)

- 47 47 PASTELS - Yoga (Matador)

25 25 48 WrlY POPSTARS CANT DANCE - Jupiter Sun, Boyracer, Stereolab, Henry's (Slumberland)

48 49 49 WEEN - Voodoo Lady, Can't Put My Finger On It (Elektra/EEG)

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Most AddedBETTIE SERVEERT (18)Lamprey (Matador/Atlantic)

CASPER BROTZMANN

MASSAKER (17)Home (Thirsty Ear)

MASSIVE ATTACK (16)Protection (Virgin)

WOLFGANG PRESS (16)Funky Little Demons (4-AD/WarnerBros.)

BIM SKALA BIM (16)Eyes & Ears (BiB Records)

Top Tip

LOISShy Town EP (K)KALX, KSJS, KUCI, WNUR, WRFL,WRVU and WXCI report Heavyaction on Shy Town this week; thatsupport-along with a slew ofMediums and seven new ADDS-scores the Lois Top Tip honors withan impressive #15 debut.

RECORD TO WATCH

TEAM DRESCHPersonal Best

(Chainsaw/Candy-Ass)Although Personal Best didn't

make the Most Added col-umn, the disc racked up 12

ADDs this week-from KDVS,KCMU, KCSB, KFSR, KUCI,

WRFL, WRUV, WRVU,WSMU, WTUL, WUNH and

WVKR. There's more to come,I'm certain, 'cause this is one

of the young year's mosttalked -about and deserving

releases.

THE THE I Saw The Light (550 Music/Epic)

PEST 5000 - Toast EP (No Life)

CHRIS CONNELLY - Shipwreck (Wax Trax!/TVT)

NEW BOMB TURKS - Information Highway Revisited

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THIS IS FORT APACHE - Various Art sts (Fort

Apache/MCA)

JENNIFER TRYNIN - Cockamamie (Squint)

EDSEL - Detroit Folly (Grass)

CRASH WORSHIP - Triple Mania II (Charnel)

Dropped: #19 Lisa Germano, #23 Smashing Pumpkins,

Fastbacks, 129 Echobelly, #30 Heavenly, /34 Pizzicato

Five, #35 Big Audio, /41 Picasso Trigger, #42 Dog Faced

Hermans, #43 Soul Coughing, #45 London Suede, #48

Nirvana.

Inside CollegeWe're (finally) back in full swingwith 94% of stations reporting, andthat contributed to an unprecedent-ed conundrum this week: Thechart's top three records receivedthe same number of points.Therefore, technically, the AssPonys, Portishead and ThrowingMuses tied for the number one spot.The decision to place the Ass Ponysat #1, Portishead at #2 and ThrowingMuses at #3 was based on the fol-lowing: Although the Muses hadmore actual reports (36) than theAss Ponys (32) or Portishead (26),ten of those reports were ADDs,which (experience tells me) may notnecessarily convert to rotations nextweek. So, the Ass Ponys had thehighest number of rotations, andsince Portishead and the ThrowingMuses had lower but equal rotations(26), Portishead, the incumbent,holds onto its #2 seat.

Sub Pop is proud to announcethey've hired a Director Of CollegePromotion to replace the departedAdam Bernstein. The skilledKristen Myer, currently one-half ofMammoth's promo team, will bestepping in. Other shuffling tookplace with Donovan Finn, who'smoved from college promotions atBeggars Banquet to the same posi-tion at Zero Hour. And, Darren atMechanic reported today that he'sleaving the label to go back toschool and finish his degree, acourse of action that (I think) takesa bunch o' courage and initiative.Congrats to everyone.

Stations that have been luckyenough to score Rhino's Monkeesre -issues, take note: The Headsoundtrack is an long -ignored gemthat's missing from most stationlibraries. If you haven't had Head inyour library (low -brow types pauseand chuckle here), you might con-sider adding it to your new bin or torotation. It's a fab soundtrack to afilm that was quite alternative in itstime. Those who still believe theMonkees weren't skilled musiciansshould listen to Peter Tork's Headcontributions, "Do I Have To DoThis All Over Again" and "Can YouDig It." They rule.

I know I haven't been real consis-tent with Birthdays listings (whybother? Now you can get a completelist in the GAVIN 1995 ExecutivePlanner), but there's a run of 'emaround now, so shout -outs to AmySeidenwurm (1/22) Ben Goldberg(1/22), Anthony Del Rosario(1/24), Linda Ryan (1/25), DaveSanford (1/26), Eric Greenwood(1/27), Russell Moenich (1/29) andMark Eitzel (1/30, I think).

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ed one of two things: I'd be somuch in awe I just couldn't talk tothem, or they'd be so full of theirown self worth that I wouldn't wantto talk to them. But they were sonice! A genuinely down-to-earthbunch of guys. Shortly before Iwent weak at the knees, this photowas taken to preserve the moment.L -r: the Stone Roses' John Squire,Gavin's Linda Ryan, the band's Mani,Renni and Ian Brown.

Did you get your copy of Sparks'"When Do I Get To Sing `My Way' "in last week's GAVIN? This specialcollector's single shows Sparks is asviable in the '90s as they werethroughout the '80s. Lend a specialear to the Vince Clarke (Erasure)remix.

And speaking of unusual pairings,have you heard SmashingPumpkins' version of DepecheMode's "Never Let Me DownAgain?" Both Live 105 -SanFrancisco and Rev 105 -Minneapolisare playing this special BBC radioversion, which, at present, is onlyavailable on import. Do yourself afavor and send an intern out to pickthis one up.

And while they're at it, have himor her find Supergrass' "Caught ByThe Fuzz," The Charlatans'"Crashing In" and Oasis'"Whatever." And don't forget to paythem back.

While we're on one of my favoritesubjects-Oasis-their video for"Live Forever" becomes an MTVBuzz Clip this week. It's alreadygetting top five phones at 91X,WFIT and KNDD/The End, andjumps 12-9 on the chart this week,and are the only new entry in thetop ten.

Looking farther down the chart,The The make a solid debut at #28,making "I Saw The Light" thisweek's Top Tip. Five new playersjoin Matt Johnson's ever-growingfanclub: Live 105, WAQZ, WPFM,KNNC and X-96.

Another nice debut comes fromElectrafixion, the band comprisedof ex -Echo & The Bunnymen stal-warts, Ian McCulloch and WillSeargent. "Zephyr" debuts squarelyat #40, while KACV, WEQX, KEDG,WQNF, Q-101 and KNNC come inwith adds. Expect a big increase inspins per week on the next chart.

As you can see from the seminarad in this section, there are quite alarge number of programmers com-ing to New Orleans. Obviously,

ARTIST PROFILE

POND

FROM: Portland, Oregon

LATEST RELEASE: The

Practice Of Joy Before Death

LABEL: Sub Pop

CONTACT: Amy Seidenwurm

(206) 441-8441

Charlie Campbell,

guitar and vocals; Chris Brady,

bass and vocals; Dave

Triebwasser, drums.

er s SAID: "Surely there's

something going on in

Portland. Throw in labelmates

Sprinkler and the newly minted

Heatmiser, and yup, you've got

the raw meat (or vegetables)

alternative music seems to

thrive on nowadays: a genuine,

bona fide scene." -Spin

F S: "I like to sleep in,

say 11 hours, then you get

really great dreams 'cause

your brain's really active. I

dreamt once that I was actually

dead. I thought, 'I must be

dreaming.' But the dream went

on and on. It was so realistic.

'This is not a dream, I'm dead.'

We all need to sleep more; no

animal sleeps as little as we

do." -Charlie Campbell

ENCAPSULATED: "Pond layers

discrete shreds of hard

psychedelia under oddball

guitar tunings and...powerful

vocals. No nudnick brooding,

no flannel -flying, no slacker

posing; just three regular guys

who happen to have a flair for

incendiary riffs and engaging

hard -edged melodies."

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Finally, please welcome backWBCN-Boston to Gavin's alternativereporting panel. Oedipus and Stevecan be reached at (617) 266-1111.Give 'em a call and welcome themhack.

THE MIGHTY MIGHTYBOSSTONES"Pictures To Prove It"

(Mercury)ibis is the one many hoped wouldbe the next single-count WFNX,Rev 105, KUKQ, KPNT and KKNB asearly supporters of "Pictures ToProve It." The first 30 seconds of"Pictures..." is a guitar-fest for theears, and then the ska closely associ-ated with The Bosstones kicks in.This one's hot-and The Bosstones(unlike that horrible "Date Rape"song by Sublime) are the real deal.

-Linda Ryan

JEFF BUCKLEY"Last Goodbye" (Columbia)

mil no,.lett Buckle has beenembraced more readily by the musicpress, while radio kinda sat therewith folded arms. Well, "LastGoodbye" is Jeff Buckley's waltz,and with stations like X96, WROX,WFNX, WBCN, KNDD/The End andWOXY signing on, Jeff's dance cardmight soon be full. He's got the tal-ent, the reputation, and now he'sgot the radio song. Give this one aspin. -Linda RyanMATT KEATING"McHappiness" (Alias)Until now, bands like Nirvana orGreen Day had the market corneredwhen it came to songs about despairand disillusionment. Matt Keatingoffers a biting look at life in Americathat not only makes you think, itmakes you feel. And he does it with

an acoustic guitar. I guess youcould say Matt Keating walks softlyand carries a big stick-andMcHappiness is one helluva big!-T -Linda RyanTHE WOLFGANG PRESSFunky Little Demons (4AD)There's so much to appreciate whenyou listen to The Wolfgang Press,and Funky Little Demons is truly arefreshing progression from their lastalbum, Queer. On the first fourtracks The Wolfgang Press provethat they've learned to groove onone hip and attach a chorus to theother and be completely happy withit. Their soulful songs are inter-locked with ambient melodies asheard on "Chains," where MickAllen, whose voice is a finely -tunedinstmment, shows he's willing toexpand his singing style. Like thesingle, "Going South," both "11years" and "Christianity" haveenough guitar and keyboard noiseto be rock songs. However "11years," with its liberal use of hornsand backup singers, is a testamentto how much The Press has grown.Other solidly -written tracks include"She's So Soft" and "People Say."Listen to Funky Little Demons in onesitting. It offers a full range of TheWolfgang Press's sound.

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CERTAIN DISTANTSUNSHappy On The Inside (Giant)hailing from the outskirts ()IChicago, this 5 -piece is poised tomake its mark outside of theMidwest. Most of these ten trackswere culled from previous EPs, andall were remixed for this compila-tion -of -sorts. "Talk" plugs into aswirling groove of guitars andsquawking samples as Justin Mroz'sadrenalin-curdling vocals seize thelistener's attention. The funk of"Mine All Mine" features writhingguitars and distorted vocals, andradio should prick up their ears to it.Other cuts to zero in on are the epic"Crustacean" and the psychedelic"Bitter." Fans of Wolfgang Press andthe guitar/percussive mix of Ned'sAtomic Dustbin will he at home onCertain Distant Suns.

-David Beran

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Speaking of birth -I a ys, Relativity's

Kern Savage kindlysent this photo ofSharon Joffe's birth-day gathering. Blissed-out attendees include(left to right) some-body named Henry,Chris White, Sharon,Kerri, CarolynWolfe, Kris Gillespie. JulieUnderwood and Jeff Sperber.

Finally, please remember to returnyour GAVIN Awards ballot. Responsehas been excellent, so thanks tothose who already voted. Also,look for our forthcoming GAG 'zincfor a seminar update, gig guide andselective results to the 1994Superlative Survey conducted by the

aforementioned Ms. Savage. In yourmailbox soon.

Guess that's it for now. See younext week with all the gossip that'sgood to go and then some.

P.S. AOL ditchdiggers take note:there are at least four (4) itemsabove that could be defined byzealots as conflict of interest. Happyslettthing.

College AlbumsPONDTHE PRACTICE OF JOY BEFORE DEATH

(SUB POP, P.O. BOX 20645,

SEATTLE, WA 98102)

Although I don't remember beingat all moved by Pond's self -titleddebut disc (released in 1993), theband's new long -player, ThePractice OfJoy Before Death, strikesa more resonant chord. On thissophomore effort, Pond (ChrisBrady, Charlie Campbell and DaveTrieswasser) explore the limitationsof the rock -trio configuration-andpretty much determine that therearen't any. Like fellowNorthwestemers Built To Spill,Pond are relentlessly hooky with-out being simplistic, driven by aever -so -flexible guitar, and unafraidto stretch out and ride the rockwave to its expiration. However,whereas Built To Spill auteur DugMartsch specializes in arty asidesand muse -y meanderings, Pondguitarist Charlie Campbell indulgesin the kind of loopy sonic rifting,scraping and groove that-especial-ly when accessorized by strainingharmonies-recalls prog- (ratherthan art-) rock. That kind of Creamand Tull -influenced progressivepsychedelia might be the backboneof The Practice OfJoy Before Death,but Pond references more contem-porary artists as well: "RockCollection" and "Sideroad's" vocalsnod to J. Mascis; "Union" boastsDando-ish hooks that melt into aMy Bloody Valentine barrage, and"Artificial Turf' flirts with sludge.Check out all of the above (espe-cially "Union") as well as the fabu-lous "01' Bluehair," "Happy CowFarm Family" and "Gagged &Bound." -SEANA BARI:TH

TRANCE MISSIONMEANWHILE... (CITY OF TRIBES

RECORDS, 3025 17TH STREET,

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110)

Since the early, '90s San Francisco -based Trance Mission have beenexploring the outermost regions ofmultiworld phonics. Their latesteffort, meanwhile..., is filled withbits and pieces of polyphonic trans-missions borrowed from Australia,the Middle East, Africa, Asia andthe digitized realm of virtual reality,all coming together in one cohesivesonic blend. Comprised of BethCuster on clarinets, Stephen Kenton didgeridoos, John Loose on per-cussion, and Kenneth Newby sup-plying winds and digital noise,Trance Mission have created a non-stop ambient cluster of hypnoticwashes of digitized atmospherics,rough-hewn aural organics emittingfrom the didgeridoo, clarinetstuned to a mournful Middle Easterntonal scheme and infectious tribalrhythms. Vocal enhancement isprovided by Eda Maxym, her ethe-real chants further add to thedeeply trance -like atmosphere ofthe music. The rest of the albumfeatures richly textured instrumen-tals like "Bindi," a clarinet -dominat-ed piece with serpentine notes thattwist and squeeze among the rawhum of the didgeridoo and the pri-mal percussive rhythms. Withmeanwhile... Trance Mission haveelevated ambient music to the nextplane by infusing ancient musicolo-gy with modem day technology.The result is sonically chargedfuturistic primitivism; an all encom-passing, melodious spiritualisticenhancement for the dreamtimeinclined. - SPENCEDOOKEY

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GAVIN PICK

SinglesKEITH MARTINNever Find SomeoneLike You (Ruffhouse/

Columbia)By Valentine's Day expectspins to be out of controlfor this newcomer fromPhilly who counts Boyz IIMen among his buddies.Co -written by Marti Sharron(who co -wrote ReginaBelle's "If I Could") andDanny Sembello, this entrysure sounds like a slamdunk.LONDONBEATCome Back

(Radioactive/MCA)After several months ofbeing played down thephone line to a lotof programmers, it hits thestreet. Uptempo pop musicis what mainstream Top40s are demanding, andthis trio's unbeatable hitformula couldn't arrive at abetter time.

BONNIE RAITTYou Got It (Arista)Somewhere up there onegets the sense that RoyOrbison is looking downwith a great big grin. Whomore perfect to offer aninterpretation of Roy's lastbig hit? Now the song getsimmortalized on the sound-track to the new WhoopiGoldberg film, Boys On TheSide.

K -CI HAILEYIf You Think You'reLonely Now (Mercury)Following a great run aturban radio, the man whopowers Jodeci is ready toroll at Top 40. Co -written

by the great BobbyWomack, this version is upto 60 -plus spins at Power106 -Los Angeles, Jammin'94.5 -Boston, Hot 97.7 -SanJose, KDON-Monterey/Salinas andKMEL-San Francisco.ADINA HOWARDFreak Like Me (east-west/EEG)Anyone ever tally up howmany songs over the yearshave mentioned the word"freak"? It's easy to hearwhy urban and Top 40music programmers arefreakin' for this sexy lyricand tune borrowed froman old Bootsy Collins song.Added at the Power Pig -Tampa, Z93 -Dayton andZ90 -San Diego.TAKE 6You Can Never Ask Too

Much (Of Love) (Reprise)After achieving criticalacclaim and numerousGrammys, Take 6 is on thebrink of busting at Top 40,thanks to this beauty writ-ten by the group's CedricDent, producer DavidFoster and LindaThompson. Moving fromthe Gospel world into therealm of secular contempo-rary music, Take 6 remainstrue to their special soundby creating a spirit that'ssure to move lots of folks.NIRVANAThe Man Who Sold The

World (DGC)On paper it seems odd tothink of Nirvana taking onthis David Bowie composi-tion. But their performanceof it on MTV Unpluggedremains a lasting reminderof Kurt Cobain's artisticsensitivity.

By Dave Sholin

'IN

Albums

PATTY LOVELESSWhen The Fallen AngelsFly (Epic)Throughout her career,Patty Loveless has not onlybeen one of country's finestvoices, she's also neverfailed to put great songs onall of her albums. WhenThe Fallen Angels Fly justmay be the crown jewel inthe latter department.Loveless does it all on thisalbum too. The ballads "AHandful Of Dust" and "HereI Am" (both written byTony Arata) are completescorchers, and the rockingcovers of Jim Lauderdale's"Halfway Down" and GaryBurr's "I Try To ThinkAbout Elvis" are unadulter-ated good times. But it'sLoveless' tremendous out-pouring on Billy JoeShaver's title cut that's theicing on this cake. EmoryGordy's fine productionhas Patty Loveless flyinghigh again.

-ROB BLEETSTEIN

VARIOUS ARTISTSMusic From TheTelevision Series My So -Called Life (Atlantic)The theory that soundtracksare the K -Tel collections oftoday is proven on this var-ied, cool -enough -for -schoolassembly. Juliana Hatfield's"Make It Home" featuresmeditative vocals meshedwith a forlorn acoustic gui-tar, and captures the TVprogram's muted hopeful-ness. Madder Roses' "DropA Bomb's" rousing chorus

employs siren -like guitarsand carefree vocals, and theArchers Of Loaf turn in anunreleased, distortion -ladenjamboree on "SouthCarolina." Other standoutsare the Lemonheads' dizzy-ing "Dawn Can't Decide"and Daniel Johnston's min-strely "Come See MeTonight."

-DAVID BERANSHOWBIZFEATURING AGGoodfellas (Payday/FTRR)No filler, no gimmicks, justraw rhymes and some ofthe tightest production thatthe original East -coast style(remember that sound?) hasto offer. Their masterfulpresentation of trimmetaphor, sophisticatedtracks that glorify rich sam-ples and clever cuts, and

thematic consistency com-bine for incredible listeningpleasure. Goodfellas goesto show that if you staywith and improve uponyour own style, you can'tlose. Contact Fuzzy atPayday (212) 603-7677.

-THEMBISA S. MSHAKA

MELISSAMANCHESTERIf My Heart Had Wings(Atlantic)It's sure to be a signifcantcomeback when you getlegendary producer ArifMardin to orchestrate your

musical comeback. It has tohave been a decade sinceManchester's album onMCA, but you'd never knowit by her up -to -speed pre-sentation. She gets to themain course quickly, as twoof the set's strongest areright at the beginning, "TheHouse That Love Built" isnear gospel in its arrange-ment, and it's followed by"In A Perfect World," atorched ballad of wishfulthinking that has been cho-sen as the first single.

-RoN FEU,OYSTEIN SEVAGGlobal House (WindhamHill)It's only a matter of timebefore Norwegian compos-er and keyboardist OysteinSevag scores a majormotion picture soundtrackgig. His music has that hyp-notic, large-scale soundcanvas that would make asuperb translation onto thebig screen. Meanwhile,Global House is commercial-ly cerebral, geographicallyexotic and classically disci-plined all rolled into one.Check out the "acid house"flavor on the title cut. NilsFetter Molvaer's broodingtrumpet is often an uncannydead -ringer for Miles Davis.

-KEITH ZIMMERMANMV SO-CALLED LIFEMusic From TheTelevision Series(Atlantic)Here's a soundtrack projectthat unconsciously salutesthe stupidity of theAmerican network televi-sion system. JulianaHatfield, Frente! and othersfront an alternative compila-tion of tunes from theacclaimed series, My So -Called Life. Trouble is, ABC-TV has already "put theshow on hiatus" (aka "can-celled") after a dozenepisodes, ignoring the criesof critics and fans of theshow as the series grewdramatic legs. And youthought radio was unforgiv-ing.

-KENT ZIMMERMAN

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EDITORIALFormats: Top 40 - DaveSholin (Editor), AnnetteM. Lai (Associate Editor);Adult Contemporary -RonFell (Editor), Diane Rufer(Associate Editor); Urban-Bill Speed (Editor);

Rap -Thembisa Mshaka(Editor)); Country -CyncliHoelzle (Editor). LisaSmith (ConsultingEditor); Alternative-Linda Ryan (Editor),Seana Baruth (AssociateEditor): Gsvis Rocks-Rob Fiend (AssociateEditor): Al/ Jazz/Al -KentZimmerman (Editor):A'/Jazz/A' -KeithZimmerman ( Editor),

Station ReportingPhone: (415) 495-1990;Station Reporting Fax:(415) 495-2580Managing Editor BenFong -Torres EditorialDirector Beverly MireProduction Director.Manager Yellow PagesOf Radio NatalieDuitsman. ArtDepartment: DodieShoemaker (Director),

Peter Grame (AssociateDirector), Kim DandersEditorial AssistantsDavid Beran, IvanRodriguez, Blane Mall,Jason Olaine, SpenceAbbott, JenniferRuggles, MargueriteMachen, Jackie Jones -McWilliams, PaulGembus, AnthonyMorris, Wait Reed.

Contributing Editors Dr.Oren Harari, EricNorberg, Rhody Bosley

ADMINISTRATIONGeneral Manager BettyHollars GAVIN SeminarChief Coordinator KeithZimmerman.Circulation ManagerDiane Rufer. Manager.GAN IN Radio ServicesDave Rothstein

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404cAtu2 lees finuin SiWednesday, February 153 p.m. -9 p.m. Registration

Thursday, February 168 a.m. -9 p.m. Registration

/0:30 a.m.KEYNOTE ADDRESS: STRAUSS ZELNICKWith his background in film (president/CEO of 20th CenturyFox) and software (president/CEO of Crystal Dynamics), BMG'spresident can place radio and music into the context of themuch -vaunted information superhighway.

1200 NoonTHE OFFICIAL JAZZ/A2 WHENJAGEITIN? GAVIN Showcase GigTBA

DINKY PICKLE ALIVE IIScott Carter, your friendly A&M promotion rep, reprises last year's successful"Show Me On The Dolly Where The Monkey Bit You." It's not quite a gameshow, it's not really a panel, and it's certain to have a more clever title onceCarter gets back to us.

RADIO'S PIACE IN THE NEW MEDIA LANDSCAPEA multi -media presentation from the strategic and tactical research firm, TheEagle Group outlines who listens to radio, why and how much they listen, andwhy they don't. Where is the real competiition to radio and what can radioexpect in the near and distant future? This $30,000 survey conducted in 1994 ispresented by Eagle's Matt Hudson.

2:30 p.m.WHY SALES Is IMPORTANT To PROGRAMMERSA session devoted to sales for programmers conducted by John Lund of TheLund Consultants. We'll explore the ways programmers can most effectivelydeal with their sales and promotion departments, how sales presents each sta-tion's programming to its clients, and how programmers can sell ideas up anddown each station's change of command.

SPECIAL JAZZ/A2 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Num BRUCE LUNDVAILA seminar "view from the top" will feature Bruce Lundvall, thecharismatic president of Blue Note Records. Whether it will bestrictly an address by Lundvall, a one-on-one chat, or a combina-tion of the two, there will be time for questions and comments.

1995 RAP RADIOLYMPIXProgrammers and DJs will be asked to register by applause the quality andcompetitive radio playability of never -before -released songs. Roundtable discus-sion to follow. Co -moderated by GAVIN rap editor Thembisa S. Mshaka andDarryl James, Rap Sheers editor -in -chief.

THE RIOT ACT: HARD MUSIC RADIODefining hard music's niche in the industry and its impact in the AOR/CORmarket. How long is the road to crossing hard music into formats that havebeen held hostage to a business -as -usual atmosphere?

ALTERNATIVE JUKEBOX JURYHosted by Howie Klein. This year's Jukebox Jury goes

visual. Howie's got a "new kid on the block" theme,so expect to see KROQ's Lisa Worden, WDRE's

Russ Mottla and more TBA.

Sign UpFor ServiceGood service is crucial to anybusiness. In music, radio needs recordservice, so this year we're offering"Sign Up for Service" at the Seminar.Radio stations can fill out a quick format the Seminar Information Desk, andGAVIN will make sure it gets to theright people at the right labels. Recordservice-with a smile.

4:15 p.m.BLACK ADULT CONTEMPORARY:THE NEXT GIANT STEPThis panel discussion will focus onthe growing trend of urban stationsthat are taking the giant step towardre -defining their on -air image, andmarketing themselves to an adultaudience.

JAZ7/A2 POTPOURRI: THE ZIMMERMAN GROUP & CYPERMARKETING JAZZ/A2A doubleheader to round out the seminar. The Zimmerman Group will be alively discussion of programming issues and current musical events of the daymodeled after, you guessed it, The McLaughlin Group. Our behinds are on theline with this one. Either we soar like eagles or fall on our faces. Which will itbe? Be there to find out for yourself. Following The Zimmerman Group will bea discussion on the proliferation of jazz and adult alternative music over theInternet. How can the computer age help benefit jazz's lineage and A2's pro-gressive?

MAXIMIZING Top 40'S POTENTIAL IN THE '90SKZFM-Corpus Christi, Texas PD Mike Steele will lead this session. Meeting fea-tures a step-by-step analysis of how to retrieve accurate research on a smallpocketbook. Database marketing methods and other ways of marketing smalland medium-sized Top 40s will be covered.

COLLEGE AND ALTERNATIVE SOUTHERN MIXERBreak the ice, drain the kegs and get first -round schmoozing, your demands forservicing and debates on programming out of the way. Entertainment TBA.

A3 KICKOFF: A3 RADIO EXPOSEImagine an audio still-life, an overview of A3 stations recorded on the sameday, at the same hour. GAVIN spies catch key stations in the act of broadcasting,after which the entire room-and a distinguished panel of experts-will discussand evaluate the format based on actual scoped airchecks. Emphasis will be placedon the different market -by -market approaches. Secret musical guests follow!

Friday, February 178 a.m.-8 p.m. Registration

11:00 a.m.PUTTING THE A BACK IN ALTERNATIVEHosted by KUKQ's Jonathan Rosen. Session in the round with X -96's SeanZeibrath, Rev105's Kevin Cole and more TBA.

AMERICANA ROUNDTABLE, PLUS LUNCHEON WITH SPECIAL SHOWCASEAn informal kickoff of GAVIN'S new Americana format. Come meet your peers aswe lay out the format's groundwork and direction.

A/C MUSIC AND AWARDS LUNCHEONA moveable feast. Exploring the format's music is just the beginning. Stickaround for a great buffet lunch, a special acoustic showcase from a famousmusician and the GAVIN Adult Contemporary Awards ceremonies.

ADULT ALTERNATIVE RADIO EXPOSEAnother GAVIN first! Various A2 stations around the country will be monitored ata given hour. We'll telescope the tapes and then play them to the audience. Athree -person board of judges will provide commentary. We will beep out anyIDs so we can gauge impressions without bias. Then we can tackle program-ming and music philosophies.

URBAN AWARDS LUNCHEONJoin us as we congratulate GAVIN Urban Award winners and network with lead-ing industry personnel.

/:00 p.m.PD To PDIs your GM listening? Paul Drew, former Gavin PD Of The Year,first recipient of The Bill Gavin Heritage Award and one of thefirst six Gavin correspondents, explains how to derive the mostbenefit from the PD/GM relationship. Culled from his numerousseminars, this session will give programmers insight on theirworth.

JAZZ/A2 BLUENOTE SHOWCASE AND AWARDS PRESENTATIONNot only can you mingle and dig some top musical sounds, you can minglewith Jazz/A2 GAviiv Award winners, who will be announced immediately after ascintillating musical performance. No more three-hour banquets with a hundredother presentations to wade through. Plus, we get the results a day earlier.

PRESSURE, PROMOTION AND PRIORITIES IN RAP RADIOPanelists will discuss preferential treatment of commercial over college/commu-nity stations, singles, sales and more! Moderated by Tyesh Harris, Columbia'snational director of rap promotion.

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RECONVERGING: TEN YEARS LATER, COLLEGE AND COMMERCIALALTERNATIVE RADIO SEEK COMMON GROUNDJoin us for a one-on-one discussion between an experienced College Radio MDand a commercial programmer. How wide is the chasm?

3:00p.m.AN AFTERNOON WITH CLIVE DAVISGAVIN'S Top 40 editor Dave Sholin speaks one-on-one withArista's Clive Davis, one of the most successful and innovativerecord executives of our time. The appearance marks Davis'first before a radio industry conference in ten years. AudienceQ&A will follow.

A3 ON THE GRIDDLE-THE INTERACTIVE VERSIONEvery year, a new way of doing it. This year we debut the GAVIN Applause -0 -Meter allowing the whole room to contribute to the final point ratings of keyupcoming releases. By request, we'll be listing all the scores. Also, a very spe-cial musical guest.

I JUST WANT To BE TIED To THE BACK OF YOUR CAR..and other ways college radio staffers can navigate and utilize the ever -more -confounding and over -hyped Information Highway.

4:30 p.m.GATHERING OF THE TRIBESMax Tolkoff hosts this fast -paced session that will touch on a bevy of hot com-mercial alternative topics. Panelists include Russ Mottla-WDRE, RobertBenjamin-WHFS, Alexa Tobin-WEQX, Christian Unruh-WZRH, Kevin Staplefordand Mike Halloran -91X, Sandy Horowitz-WWDX, plus more to come.

HARD MUSIC, HARD WOMENHow women have penetrated the "Boys Club." Women have made dynamicinroads in metal, a format traditionally looked at as male -oriented. Whethermanaging bands, running label departments or programming stations, womenare making themselves known-and are being heard-in a business dominatedby men.

A GAVIN JAZZ/A2 ONE-ON-ONE WITH TOMMY LIPUMAAnother view from the top with Tommy LiPuma, the new presi-dent of GRP, producer, executive and musical jack-of-all-trades.We'll trace LiPuma's colorful career, get his outlook on the GRPempire, and explore viable issues pertaining to music andradio. Afterward LiPuma will take questions and commentsfrom the audience.

URBAN RADIO AT THE CROSSROADS! URBAN OR CHURBAN?Who really represents the music?

5:.30 p.m.THE GAVIN COCKTAIL PARTYGet ready for our best gig yet!

Saturday, February 189 a.m. - 4 p.m. Registration

9:30 a.m.ToP 40 BRUNCH/STATE-OF-THE-FORMATWhere do we go from here? What will be the issues uppermost in the mindsof Top 40 programmers and label executives over the next 12 months? Join usin a first -ever off -campus session, that will include our Top 40 Awards ceremo-ny. Event sponsored by Atlantic, Columbia and MCA. Brunch will be served.

10 a.m.JAZZ/A2 BREAKFAST RECEPTION, SPECIAL GUEST DAVID SANBORNBe on hand, as one of jazz and adult alternative's signature artists will be pre-sent for this informal get-together. This VIP meet -and -greet promises to beworth waking up for. Event sponsored by Elektra.

11:00 a.m.GAVIN ROCKS JUKEBOX JURY AND AWARDS LUNCHEONCome hear the latest music going to rock radio. Be it hard rock, metal, thrashor punk-you be the judge of what is and isn't worthy of rock radio airplay.Afterwards, witness the presentation of this year's GAVIN RocksAwards.

SIMULTANEOUS BREAKOUTS:Commercial Realities-Intimate breakout session designed for commercial radio.A list of issues culled from the Award Ballot responses will serve as the agenda.

Non -Comm Breakout: Roots, Rock & Jazz-First on the list of issues is the newRepublican Congress' declared war on the Corporation For Public Broadcasting.How are stations coping? Blessing or curse?

A2 JUKEBOX JURYEverybody else has shamelessly copied our Jukebox Jury concept. But fear not.We have improved it immeasurably as the top radio ears examine hot newproduct that will raise issues and answers we all grapple with every day. Nomore thumbs up, thumbs down-and the top three highest -scoring records willbe named at meeting's end. Also, we'll be using the GAVIN Applause -O -Meterto measure responses from the audience.

/:oo p.m.A3 AWARDS LUNCHEON starring Giant Recording artist Steve Forbert. Livemusic as an old friend and his buddies who'll provide a perfect backdrop, as GAVINhonors A3's best.

EVERYTHING Bur THE MUSIC/AC RADIO EXPOSED, PLUS JUKEBOX JURYAdult Contemporary radio goes under a new microscope as everything thatgoes into successful stations, except the music, is explored with some of thebrightest minds in A/C radio. It will be immediately followed by the seventhannual Jukebox Jury. Music not yet released will be played for a discriminatingpanel of experts who'll give the proverbial and literal thumbs up and downafter just one listen. Hits are born every year at the A/C Jukebox Jury. Nosequestering allowed.

RAP: SHUT 'EH DowN?!How to protect, promote and/or move beyond your radio show and into theexecutive circle of power. Radio personalities, directors and other industryinsiders will tell you how to make your show indispensable or how to power -move up the ladder.

ALTERNATIVE AND COLLEGE AWARDS LUNCHEONWe'll keep it short, (bitter)sweet and entertaining. Vegetarians accommodated.

3:00 p.m.AMERICANA: BLAZING THE NEW TRAIL.Moderator: Rob Bleetstein, Americana associate editor. Panelists include PeteAnderson, record producer and artist; Jon Grimson, Counterpoint Music; AbbyGoldstein, KERA/FM-Dallas; Dallas Dobro, KICE/FM-Bend, Oregon; LauraHopper, KPIG/FM-Monterey, Calif.

JAZZ RADIO EXPOSEPlaylists are one thing, but what if you could hear a "scoped" sample of agroup of GAVIN Jazz radio reporters recorded on the same day at the samehour? Let's examine the state of Jazz radio using actual airchecks. Co -hosted byKPLU's Joe Cohn and Keith Zimmerman.

ALTERNATIVE URBAN: MAKING IT WITHOUT THE MAINSTREAMUrban consumers are now merging many different forms of entertainment. It'snot just records anymore, and the records that are huge hits aren't necessarilyradio hits. This panel looks at what's hot outside the mainstream.

RAP AWARDS/LUNCHEON/SHOWCASECelebrate GAVIN rap's nominees and winners at our own ceremony. All weask is that you look and smell good. Surprises, food and fun will be in fulleffect.

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