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IMPORTANT NOTE: The contents of this page are presented in chronological order. If u click on an item in the table of contents here below be4 the corresponding part of the page has been properly downloaded by ur browser, the downloading process will be interrupted and ur browser will go back 2 the top of the page. Click "Reload" 2 resume the downloading process and try 2 be more patient January 1999More videos by The Artist available onlineRaphy reports that the MTV web site has several videos by The Artist, including "Alphabet St." and "When Doves Cry", available in QuickTime 4mat on their web site. Click here 2 access the page with the videos directly. cHaOs also adds that the Music Videos web site has a version of "Come On" in Windows Media Player 4mat. David Bowie mentions The Artist in Internet Magazine interview (UK)The current issue of Internet Magazine (UK) features an interview with David Bowie, in which he mentions The Artist's online activities:
1999: re-release of album and single release by Warner Bros JapanMatthew initially reported that "Warner Bros. Japan is re-releasing on CD the full length album 1999 in January 1999, and 4 the first time on CD single, "1999" the song, will be released in Japan in January as well." However, Hato now reports from Japan that "WarnerBros Japan will re-issue 1999 on December 23rd, 1998 in Japan (eye read this news in a recent issue of the Japanese monthly publication BMR(Black Music Revue). The initial Japanese edition of 1999 did not contained D.M.S.R. but this edition contains the entire original album." The release is mentioned on the Warner Music Japan web site. The site is in Japanese, but u can make out "1999 / CD / WPCR-1999 / 2,100(japanese Yen) / WARNER MUSIC JAPAN" in the section about December 23rd releases. In addition, Vincent Voltzenlugel reports that the "1999" CD single will be released on January 1st (cat. no. WPCR-10039). It'll be a 3-track release. More in4mation on 4thcoming solo Mel B. album with Artist involvementGerard van den IJssel reports that "Scary Spice Mel B's debut solo-album will be produced by Timbaland. At the moment this topshot producer is working with artist as Nas, Aaliyah and Missy Elliott. Mel B's solo album will be released next year after the release of a new Spice Girls album. It will include contributions by Mary J. Blige and The Artist. The source is a local radiostation in the Dutch city Rotterdam. eye don't have any other sources 2 confirm this story yet." Van Gogh CDThe Van Gogh CD by the group Van Gogh, which includes an xclusive track given by The Artist entitled "Van Gogh," can now be be ordered through the Muscular Distrophy Family Foundation Click here 2 access the order page directly. IMPORTANT: As usual, the traditional media is pretty much ignoring this release, because they are more interested in reporting on the bad that's happening than on the good that's being accomplished out there... In order 2 counter that with our modest means, eye suggest we all go 2 the World Charts web site and vote 4 Van Gogh by filling out the appropriate 4ms ("Van Gogh" is both the name of the group and the title of the new album). Please vote if u haven't done so yet! It would most certainly help promote their cause and eye'm sure that 2gether we can make a difference. More in4mation on Van Gogh is available on the Van Gogh web site, including a funky audio xcerpt of the Artist-written track. A portion of the proceeds will go 2 the Muscular Distrophy Family Foundation and 2 the Love 4 One Another Charities. August 21 Paris concert on French TV soon?Laurent R. reports that he has received confirmation from the staff of the 'M6' French TV station that they had bought the rights 2 about 60 minutes of live concert recordings (presumably from the Paris, August 21st, 1998 show) and that they would broadcast these xcerpts 'very soon'. No firm date at the present time, but stay tuned! However, Aleks L notes that he has "emailed them several times about it and they even didn't know if they had the rights or not 2 broadcast it..." In addition, mpls adds that he has several friends working at M6 and they confirmed that the show will not be broadcast on that channel. There is a rumour, however, regarding a possible broadcast on Canal +, another (private) French channel. Dez Dickerson nominated 4 Nashville awardMaria Ellicott reports on an AOL news item:
Chaka Khan live in January 1999The Ticketmaster web site has three new dates 4 Chaka Khan concerts on January 15th and 16th in Ledyard, CT, and on January 17th in Rochester, NY. "1999": article in Record Collector (UK)The January 1999 issue of UK magazine Record Collector (no. 233) contains a small article about "1999". In the same issue, they also have a "Best Of '98" article in which Crystal Ball is voted 6th (out of a Top 20) in the "Best Box Set" section and The Truth is voted the 2nd best new album release (it was held off the number one spot by Rufus Wainwright's self titled album). Their comments on The Truth read:
Special on The Artist on MuchMoreMusic (Canada)Mr. Saine reports that new Canadian music channel MuchMoreMusic (also available in parts of the northern United States) had a special on The Artist on December 31st, 1998. With a bit of luck, u might b able to catch a repeat of the program in the next few days. It doesn't sound like the special contained anything rare, however. "1999": article in Rolling Stone (US)Ischbiera7 reports that the latest issue of Rolling Stone (#804) "has an article about '1999' as well. Of course, they call it a 'come back'. Eye beg 2 differ, like the LL Cool J song goes, 'Don't call it a COME BACK, I've been here 4 years!'..." Michael also says that the article includes a 1985 Purple Rain tour photo (O(+>,Wendy and Lisa) and also discusses the 7-figure offers 2 use the song in commercial tie-ins, as well as Roadhouse Garden with a quote from Wendy. "1999": article in San Francisco ChronicleThe December 29th, 1998 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle contained an article about "1999". Click here 2 access the article directly. "1999": article in Washington PostThe December 31st, 1998 issue of the Washington Post contained an article about "1999". Click here 2 access the article directly. "Kiss" in Q magazine's Top 100 singles of all timeDaniel Stokes reports:
"1999": article in Toronto Star (Canada)Gurdip Matharu reports from Toronto, Canada:
Candy Dulfer interviewed on BET InternationalFunkartist reports that TV channel BET International, which is available via satellite in Europe, recently showed an interview saxophonist Candy Dulfer (who toured with The Artist in 1998) conducted in Den Haag (Holland) during the jazz program "Impressions". The program is 2 b repeated several times between Monday 28th December 1998 and Saturday 2nd January 1999. Candy didn't talk about her collaboration with The Artist during the interview, however. "1999": article in Philadelphia EnquirerThe Philadelphia Enquirer has an article dated December 29th about The Artist's song "1999". Click here 2 access the Philadelphia Enquirer article directly. "1999" in commercials?Curtis Blount reports on December 29th that, "while driving home from work last nite, eye heard a commercial 4 Gary Barbella Dodge in Philadelphia, PA using the music of '1999'. The commercial was played on Philly 103.9. Out of curiosity eye called them 2 ask how they got permission 2 use the song. eye was told that it was negotiated through their ad agency and that as long as they didn't use the words 2 the song, they were okay. This doesn't sound right 2 me. Do u know if permission has been granted yet 4 anyone 2 use the song?" Cephas xplains:
Steve also reports on December 31st, 1998:
Matt Conrad also notes:
Marlin Martinez also notes:
In the same vein, BBC News Online has an article about people betting that "1999" will top the charts some time in 1999. "NewPowerTexas": new group of friends in TexasNewPowerTexas announces:
Beautiful Strange video: no further in4mation so farAs most Le Grind readers will have noted, a message was posted on The Future stating that the Beautiful Strange video (consisting most likely of the special recently broadcast in the UK) was available through 1-800-NEW-FUNK. However, as of December 6th, the 1-800-NEW-FUNK phone line is still down because of a "system upgrade" (has been so 4 the past several months) and the web site doesn't include any in4mation about the new release. E-mails 2 1-800-NEW-FUNK on this topic remain unanswered. Hopefully the situation will be clarified soon. Stay tuned. Full length "Come On" video in RealVideo on Rolling Stone web site4 those of u who haven't had a chance 2 view it yet, Raphy reports that the web site of US magazine Rolling Stone features the full length "Come On" video in RealVideo. Click here 2 access the page directly. New "1999" single from Warner Bros.Warner Bros. still owns the original master recording of the song "1999" and obviously intends 2 take advantage of it in the year 1999. They are releasing the song as a new single in December 1998/January 1999 in most European countries. Wilke Thomssen has all the in4mation on the new CD releases as of January 24th:
Mars-L adds that the re-issue is also available on vinyl:
Somebody kindly provides us with a scan of the European version of the new Warner Bros. "1999" CD-single. Click here 2 view the picture. Simon Quinn reports on December 28th that he "saw an ad in a national newspaper in the UK yesterday advertising 'the single of the year : Prince -1999, available from 2morrow' , i.e. 2day." Sean Payne initially reported that the original '1999' was 2 be released in the UK on 28th Dec 98 as published by music stores HMV, Virgin Megastore and Our Price. However, Antony Golding now reports that "HMV UK is now advertising the release date of the Warner Bros 1999 single as 21st December 1998 and not 28th December as was recently posted." Avipaul Bhandari adds that he also "heard on Radio 1 that Warner Brothers are releasing the single on December 28th in the UK. This was confirmed when eye went 2 www.cdparadise.com and did a search 4 '1999'. The result came up with 'New' CD single." The release date in Holland was originally set by Warner Brothers 2 December 28th 1998, but Somebody reports that, since most offices will be closed during that period, the single has already been released as of December 17th. The single "1999" was re-released by Warners in Australia on 3 December. They also re-released The Hits Volume 1, which contains "1999". First reactions 2 The Artist's "Open Letter 2 Madonna" onlineThe Artist published an "Open Letter 2 Madonna" on The Future on January 13th. Madonna appeared live on CNN's "Larry King Live" on January 18th, 1999 and took some viewers' calls, but she didn't address the issue. The first reactions started 2 appear online on various websites a few days after the letter's publication. Click here 2 read the MTV article. Click here 2 read the (short) SonicNet article about the letter. 1999 mention in CosmopolitanArabia reports:
Chaka Khan 2 play soon in Norway?Petter Aagaard reports from Norway on December 21st:
French singer Peter Kitsch 2 cover "1999"Aleks L reports:
This cover is of particular interest since Peter Kitsch mixed his first album Pete à l'inter at Paisley Park Studios back in the early 1990s with Mark Plati, a former engineer working with The Artist. 92Q radio station (DC area) highlights The Artist's music this monthlove_ony_ one reports:
"1999": article in USA TodayDiega reports that USA Today has a story dated December 30th about the release of the new 1999 - The New Master EP and the re-release of the Warner Bros. single. Click here 2 access the USA Today article directly. CNN article about 1999 celebrations in NYC mentions The ArtistFred Diggs reports that a CNN article dated December 31st, 1998 about 1999 celebrations in New York City mentions The Artist. Click here 2 access the CNN article directly. Rapper DMX gives props 2 Chaka KhanSRVJLV reports on January 23rd that, according 2 the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine, rapper DMX included Chaka Khan's Come 2 My House as one of his top five favorite releases of 1998. Crystal Ball one of the Best of 1998 at CD NowThe US-based CD Now online record store has posted its "Best of 1998" lists based on sales, customer votes and feedback. The Artist's Crystal Ball release ranks #3 on the Top Urban Sellers of 1998 list. Click here 2 access the list directly. The Artist mentioned in BET WeekendZannalee reports:
Please note that this article is actually a repeat of an older, October 1998 feature, which is still available online here (with pictures). 1999: (older) article in Salon magazineHayden Brereton notes that online magazine Salon has an older article on the original 1999 album which dates back 2 1996 but is still an interesting read. Click here 2 access the article directly. "1999": article in The Times (UK)Samir reports:
MPLS All Stars' Live at The Quest album releasedThe St. Paul Music web site, home of former The Time and The Family member St. Paul Peterson, announces that the new CD by the Minneapolis All Stars (featuring St. Paul, his brother Ricky Peterson, who has also produced several tracks by The Artist, and saxophonist Eric Leeds), entitled Live at The Quest is now out and can b ordered thru the web site. The CD was recorded live at The Quest, a Minneapolis nightclub, in early 1998, and includes cover versions of Madhouse and The Family tracks composed by The Artist. The Artist mentioned in February 1999 issue of Vibe magazineHarold Pride III reports that "The Artist is featured in the February 1999 issue of Vibe Magazine. His is featured in the part on the '99 Best Love Songs of All Time' Two of his songs, 'The Beautiful Ones' and 'Adore' come in at #'s 15 & 14. The feature also includes a small picture from the 1986 Parade tour." UPTOWN Benelux organizes next "Fan Day" in BelgiumUPTOWN Benelux announces:
January 31st, 1999Top 10 favorite videos on TMF (Holland)Marcel reports from Holland:
January 30th, 1999Rosie Gaines in San FranciscoSbacon1999 first reported:
However, we now have word from Rosie Gaines' camp that "while she was invited 2 attend that gig as a member of the audience, she was never asked 2 per4m. The club was promoting that she would be pe4ming, when, in fact, she wasn't there at all last night bcuz she was recording in the studio. She just wants people 2 know that the club was falsely using her name 2 sell tickets 2 the show and she hopes that people didn't purchase tickets xpecting her 2 b there." 4 more in4mation on Rosie Gaines' activities, please check her web site here. January 29th, 1999Beverly Knight gives props 2 The Artist on UK TVBen Skelton reports:
January 27th, 1999Showgirls on Italian TVSalvatore reports that Italian TV channel TMC will broadcast the movie Showgirls on January 27th at 23:20 local time. "It's a chance 4 italians friends 2 hear 319 and ripogodazippa from that movie." The best way 2 xperience these 2 songs is definitely 2 listen 2 The Gold Experience and Crystal Ball, tho :). January 26th, 1999The Artist's former female associates on VH-1Marianne DeGrado reports:
The program might get a repeat. Check ur local listings. January 25th, 1999Party in ParisRaphy reports that a party for Parisian friends will take place on January 25th at Charly's Bar, 26, rue de la Parcheminerie/75005 Paris/Metro Saint Michel ou Cluny La Sorbonne, from 8:00 PM to 2:00 AM. Admission is free. The flyer 4 the party can b viewed here. January 23rd, 1999The Artist mentioned by MTV as one of the top money-making entertainers of 1998Derek reports that The Artist was mentioned during MTV's "Buku Bucks" TV special on January 23rd as one of the top money-making entertainers of 1998:
January 20th, 1999Sonny T. and Michael B. at The QuestMayho13 reports that former NPG members Sonny T. and Michael B. "will per4m with Wain MacFarlane & Zydeco Blue at The Quest (formerly known as "Glam Slam Mpls") on Wednesday, January 20th. 4 more information, call: (612) 338-3383. The Quest also has their own site." January 18th, 1999Mel B. interview with The Artist on AT5 (Holland)Jean-Paul van Zoghel reports that "2nite on r local tv-station AT5 (Amsterdam), 22:45, the interview with Melanie from the Spice Girls and The Artist will b shown! 4 all the Amsterdam friends.." January 13th, 1999Vancouver artists cover "1999" 4 charityA Jam! Music article dated January 13th reports that a group of Vancouver-based Canadian rock artists have covered The Artist's "1999" song. All proceeds from the sale of the single go 2 British Columbia's Children's Hospital Fund. Click here 2 access the Jam! Music article directly. January 12th, 1999Public Enemy's Chuck D. gives props 2 The ArtistRobert Gilmore reports that Chuck D. of Public Enemy gives props 2 The Artist in the latest edition of his "Terrordome" column on the Public Enemy web site, dated January 12th, 1999:
Public Enemy is currently causing quite a stir in the music industry with the release of their free "Swindler's Lust" track in MP3 and MP4 4mat on their web site. They have left Def Jam Records and r looking 2 market their material over the Internet. January 8th, 1999NYC rumours: bewareRumours started by journalist Liz Smith in a New York Daily News column dated January 7th led some New York radio stations 2 report that The Artist was going 2 perform in New York City on January 8th in a undisclosed location. Some readers also pointed out that an act per4ming at the Wetlands in NYC on January 8th (see TicketMaster 4 more in4mation) had made certain claims regarding the fact that The Artist might show up during their per4mance. Please note that this was all unconfirmed in4mation which turned out 2 b little more than rumours. January 5th, 1999Radio 1 (UK) mentions the Love 4 One Another web siteThe national UK radio station Radio 1 had a news item on January 5th about The Artist. They started talking about the Warners release of 1999 then went on 2 explain about The New Master coming out soon with 7 new versions including contributions from Rosie Gaines and Doug E. Fresh. They then went on 2 xplain that clips of 3 of these tracks were available on... Love 4 One Another and gave the web site address. These tracks r indeed available... Don't forget 2 check our "Liberty" section! :) January 3rd, 1999Muppets Tonite! episode repeat on Disney ChannelLynne reports that "The Disney Channel will be rerunning The Artist on the Muppets Show on Sunday, January 3rd at 7:30 pm. This has been confirmed by my cable company connection in Pennsylvania and at Prevue.com." "1999": article in New York Daily NewsThe January 3rd issue of the New York Daily News included an article about The Artist and "1999". Click here 2 access the New York Daily News article directly. January 2nd, 1999"1999" party in Bern, Switzerland on January 2Tom announces:
January 1st, 1999"1999" marathon on M2 (US) TV stationUS cable TV music channel M2 is planning 2 play the video 2 the song "1999" 4 24 hours straight, starting at 12:01 a.m. January 1. (Click here 2 access the SonicNet article about the event directly.) Several readers also note that on various TV channels thruout the world, "1999" was one of the first videos -- if not the first video -- broadcast on January 1st, 1999. Dez Dickerson with The Combo in Minneapolis on New Year's EveRaphy reports that, on December 31st, 1998, a party took place at the Bunker's in Minneapolis, with The Combo, and Dez Dickerson spent the night on stage with them. Of course, the DJ played "1999"... :) "1999" getting airplay all over the worldThe song "1999" was of course played all over the world on New Year's Eve and we don't have enough room here 2 report on each time and place where it was played. :) We'll just note a few xamples below. Steven Okrent reports:
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