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October 1999
The Artist and Mayte in October issue of Spanish Vogue
npgshy reports from Spain that The Artist and Mayte r the cover story of the October issue of the Spanish edition of Vogue magazine. He also provides us with more details:
it just came out, mayte and The Artist R on the VOGUE spain october issue; by the way, great cover photo by André Rau. it contains a 6 page innerview containing many pictures of the happy couple at their home in marbella. the innerview was recently conducted by Bettina Dubcovsky; but the great thing is that all pictures but the cover R by The Artist himself!!! could any1 say isn't it beautiful? they look betta than ever!
there is a great picture of mayte in front of a mirror and The Artist is reflected behind her taking the photo! there is a bizarre 1 with The Artist makin' a strange pose in front of a Mercedes Benz's lights driven by a couple of young blond girls, and - apart from some additonal pictures of their saloon, outside of the house, swimming pool - 1 of the most beautiful is the 1 of both of them washing each other's hands :)
highlights from the innerview would B: they consider themselves as mates who inspire each other and hold the same bridge straight.
mayte is in rehearsals 4 a new show of her New Power Generation Dance Company 2 B premiered in madrid or barcelona by the end of the year, containing new music composed by The Artist as well as live arabic music. she is also thinkin' about startin' work on a new album or goin' bak 2 her roots and re-start her career on theater.
the great inspiration their new home in spain that The Artist has felt 4 his new album "RAVE UN2 THE JOY FANTASTIC". he has done a lot of writing 4 it there, and he is also thinkin' about creatin' choreography 4 a new dance show.
The Artist says that as he doesn't B-lieve in the "time" CON-cept he thinks he will B doin' "something different" in his life when he is 140...
mayte would like a new year's eve "show-party" celebration.
their plans 4 the new millenium is simply 2 B "in the light"...
all friends should not miss it!!!
Jayme Monteiro reports on October 21st that u can order the magazine online at http://www.magsnow.com.
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TLC per4m "Prince" songs live in concert
Eric Benchimol reports on October 23rd:
A report from the TLC concert last night in Toronto...
TLC first played a little of Housequake. They started off "Tell me who in this house know about the quake" (unfortunately, not many of the teenaged girls at the concert knew the song). They went on the play the full first verse of the song (with music & horns and everything).
During T-Boz's solo section of the show, they played If I Was Your Girlfriend.
Also noteworthy was that they played a latin remix of Shout. As I reported earlier, both Enrique Iglesias and Sheila E. were working on a latin remix of the song, so it looks like it might be finished and ready to ship to radio. I'm not sure if Sheila E. was in fact involved in the remix.
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The Artist mentioned in Time article about Clive Davis
David B. Sewell reports on October 14th:
The October 11, 1999
issue of Time magazine has an article entitled, if I remember correctly,
"Puff GrandDaddy" about Arista president Clive Davis.
O+> is mentioned as one of the artists Mr. Davis has been able to sign with
Arista. Also a small picture of O+> is in the article.
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Ad uses The Artist's symbol
Andrew Coffman reports on the following tidbit:
In the current issue of Yahoo Internet Life/November
1999 on page 92 there is an ad for wherehousemusic.com
that has the following:
Naming your baby Sara.
Order O+> CD
Naming your baby (squiggle similar to O+>)
Life is what happens while your listening to music
Kinda funny and first time I've seen the symbol of T.
Artist used in an ad. Don't know if its legal or not
since they are using the symbol with no copyright info
or used by permission statement....
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Interview with The Artist in Up (France)
Lagasse reports from France on October 14th that the French magazine Up features an interview with The Artist conducted in early September.
The interview talks about the Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic preview party and uses pictures which r part of the official presskit.
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The Artist mentioned in Madison story on Kristin Scott-Thomas
MoultonM reports on October 3rd:
"Prince" is mentioned in the feature story on Kristin Scott Thomas, in the
latest issue of Madison magazine. Thomas states that working with
The Artist on Under The Cherry Moon was fun and good experience for her.
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Interview with David Bowie on Addicted To Noise mentions The Artist
The October issue of the online magazine Addicted To Noise features an interview with David Bowie during which The Artist is mentioned a couple of times.
Click here 2 access the appropriate page of the interview directly.
The interviewer also mentions that he interviewed The Artist two days b4 he interviewed David Bowie, which indicates that the magazine will probably feature an xclusive interview with The Artist in a 4thcoming issue.
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Interview with Gene Geter
Eric Benchimol reports that the Gene Geter web site features an interview with The Artist conducted in early September.
Click here 2 access the Gene Geter interview directly.
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Internet-only radio Shoutcast has Artist Days every Friday
Eric Benchimol reports on October 1st:
Just wanted to put in a plug for a Shoutcast (internet-only) radio station that I found at www.shoutcast.com
It plays all-funk/R&B and Friday is all-Artist day. It plays great Artist music all week in addition to funky stuff. I don't run it, but I found it pretty cool!
Check out by searching for the station name, Meow Mix at http://www.shoutcast.com or go directly to the station at:
Shoutcast
You need to open it with either WinAMP or Windows Media Player (and I think RealPlayer will work too).
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The Artist mentioned in Music Week and Arena
Matt Sephton reports from the UK on September 23rd:
The Artist is featured in this weeks issue of trade magazine Music Week (re: Rave... and Arista deal) and also in the October 1999 issue fashion/style magazine Arena in their regular feature 'past masters_arena heroes' where they state that he has never lost his musical flair. Amongst other things.
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October 31st, 1999
Next gathering of friends in Chicago on October 31
The Chicago Nation announces:
Chi-Town! R U Ready 4 RAVE!!??
Come and Jam at the RAVE Masquerade Ball, this Halloween!
A Special Pre-Release Party 4 the New Album, RAVE un2 the joy fantastic!
Special Giveaways, Cuts From The New Album,
& New Official RAVE Merchandise 4 Sale!
Plus, All Ur Favorite NewPower Soul, All Night!
Sunday, October 31st, 8pm - 4am
at the BERLIN nightclub
954 W. Belmont, CHICAGO
21 & Over, NO COVER CHARGE
Welcome 2 The Garden
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New interview on Billboard web site
The Artist was the "Artist of the Day" on the
Billboard web site on October 31st, 1999 and the special page features a new, xclusive interview, along with several new bits of in4mation.
Among other things, The Artist "has already completed a round of press interviews that will result in pieces in a wide array of publications, including Newsweek, Time, Us, People, Guitar Player, Ray Gun, and Blues & Soul".
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October 27th, 1999
New interview in French newspaper Le Monde (in French)
The October 27th issue of French national newspaper Le Monde contains an xclusive interview with The Artist conducted back in September at the time of the Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic listening party.
Click here 2 access the Le Monde article directly (in French).
Here is a translation of the text of the article in2 English.
NPG Records has provided us with the following corrections:
Once again, The Artist never asked 2 b
called by this moniker. It transpired out of the media's frustration or
outright refusal 2 respect 
's choice 2 b referred 2 by an unpronouncable
symbol.
, if anything- now considers Prince
2 b a pseudonym rather than the other way around.
Prince, as producer of the new album, had the final say as far as
instrumentation, direction of a particular song and editing were concerned.
He was not called upon because of some hidden desire 2 achieve "past
success." Music 2 those who create it is a success by virtue of its
creation. How many CDs it sells is primarily the function of distribution.
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October 26th, 1999
New tribute album
ESA reports:
There's an article on the Mr. Showbiz site (09/10/99) regarding "a new Prince tribute album, Party o' the Times, out on the Cleopatra record label". Celebs such as Ice-T, Dale Bozzio, Gary Numan, and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos will b supplying the vocal talents. The article is at here.
David Holmes confirms that the album is due out on October 26th according 2 the Amazon.com online store.
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October 25th, 1999
Jimmy Scott covers "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Raphy reports that soul artist Jimmy Scott appeared on the French TV program Nulle part ailleurs on October 25th and covered "Nothing Compares 2 U".
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October 20th, 1999
Sheryl Crow discusses recording with The Artist (again)
npgshy reports that, in an MTV article dated October 20th, Sheryl Crow discusses recording with The Artist again.
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October 18th, 1999
Win a trip 2 c The Artist on New Year's Eve? Not!
jtsteele reports on October 18th:
WPGC radio, In Washington D.C., is advertising for contest. The winner of this contest will be taken to a millennium celebration featuring The Artist. Have you heard anything about this?
We checked, and the official word from NPG Records is that no such thing is in the works. Beware of misleading advertisements... As usual, 4 the official word from Paisley Park, check http://www.princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother!
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October 16th, 1999
Gathering of friends in Switzerland
Fabhouse announces:
2 all yo Fonky people, it's time 2 get wild! Some Freaks and BierBienne
proudly presents U the 2nd Prince/Artist Night coming next month! The
P-Party will be held on Saturday October the 16th 1999! 4 any further infos drop
an eMail 2: (DJ) Fabhouse@swissonline.ch
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October 15th, 1999
Interview in Expressen (Sweden)
Peter Skingley reports on October 16th that the October 15th issue of Swedish newspaper Expressen contains an interview with The Artist conducted in New York in September.
Click here 2 read a translation of Expressen interview (please bear in mind that this is a translation of a translation and not the exact words of the interview).
NPG Records has provided us with the following corrections regarding this article:
"wandering in the desert?" -- more like: wandering at the withdrawal window of the bank. Not that this is the most important thing on earth but tis a much better characterization of the past 3 years than wandering in the desert.
No one is 4bidden 2 ask ?'s... politely asked 2 shy away from ?'s of a personal nature, yes. After all, is not being interviewed 4 a biography. NPG is merely trying 2 make the public aware of the 4thcoming new product.
Slave was written on his "4head?" Alrighty then.
Certainly stopping the misuse of the trademark AND the unauthorized spread of copyrighted materials is a significant victory.
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October 14th, 1999
SonicNet previews Artist interview with quote
Eric Benchimol reports that, in a short article dated October 14th, the SonicNet web site previews their 4thcoming interview with The Artist with a quote taken from it.
Click here 2 read the quote.
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SonicNet article about new Ani DiFranco album mentions The Artist
Andrew Coffman reports that a SonicNet article dated October 14th about Ani DiFranco's new album To The Teeth, which is due on November 16th, mentions The Artist several times.
As announced earlier, the Artist sings background vocals on a track called "Providence" on the album.
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October 9th, 1999
The Artist 2 appear at Billboard/Airplay Monitor Radio Awards in Miami Beach
As anticipated, the Artist was featured Oct. 9 at the Billboard/Airplay Monitor Radio Awards show at the Fontainebleau Hilton hotel in Miami Beach, Fla.
Check out r special page on live per4mances 4 more info.
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October 7th, 1999
Under The Cherry Moon on French TV
mpls reports that French cable channel MCM will show Under The Cherry Moon on October 7th at 8:30 PM local time.
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October 5th, 1999
"The Greatest Romance Ever Sold": 2-track single released in stores
As anticipated, the 2-track single "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" was available in most US retail stores on October 5th.
The single contains a "radio edit" of the song backed with the "adam & eve remix" featuring female rapper Eve of the Ruff Ryders, whose own debut album release recently topped the charts. As of 9/24, NPG Records has confirmed there will b a promo video 4 "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" and it will feature dancing by the funky fly girl from Q-Tip's "Vivrant Thang" video.
That remix may also turn up on the Limited Edition of Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic xclusively available from 1-800-NEW-FUNK.
Bass-mann reports on November 1st:
last friday i bought tgres maxi cd here in germany (made in the EU)
arista bmg npg 74321-70664 2
1. radio edit 4.30
2. album version 5.29
3. radio edit featuring eve 4.30
4. adam & eve remix featuring eve 4.28
same cover and back as the promo
Click here 4 more in4mation on the availability of the single release in retail.
vince also reports on October 20th:
I found 2 new promo cd:
-"The Greatest romance ever sold" CD 2 tracks Digipack
1)-radio edit 4:26
2)-Call out research hook 0:10
Arista /NPG Records: ARPCD-3746
-"It"s about that walk" CD Warner bros German Pro 1589
1 track : 4:26
The single is now playing on the radio throughout North America and beyond.
Andrew Coffman reports on October 25th:
Just wanted 2 let all know that Colorado, USA is
finally getting on board with the new single. After
many pesterings by yours truly, Alice 105.9 and
KS107.5 (the 2 stations that play Top40 and
R&B) informed me that they will begin playing the
single this week! I cannot wait, 4 there is nothing
better that 2 hear T. Artist on the air 4 all 2 enjoy!
Especially when its a single as powerful as The
Greatest Romance Ever Sold!
Eric Benchimol reports on October 23rd:
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold (Adam & Eve Mix) has been added to 6xFM's (106.9 FM) playlist as of Friday. This is the London, Ontario, Canada station that will be giving away 5 copies of Rave per day starting on November 5th.
Henry Garcia reports on October 20th:
The latest Artist single has been playing frequently here in the bay area thanks to 106.1 KMEL radio station. They are playing the remix with Eve. It has also been added on to their playlist. http://www.106kmel.com/PLAYLIST.html. Check it out. And congrats out to the man himself because that guitar riff at the end of the remix is mad!!!!
Rob Gilmore reports on October 15th:
WGCI (107.5) of Chicago finally played "TGRES" today.
It was interesting how they did it however, it was a
mixture of the Remix and the Radio Edit versions. It
sounded cool though....
Rune Vanvik reports from Norway on October 14th:
Although the single (The greatest romance...) hasn't been released yet,
the radiostation P4 is playing the song quite often already. Hopefully
they will keep playing the song for a long time...
André Behrens reports on October 8th:
just listened to "The Greatest Romance ever sold" on German radio station Radio Energy Hamburg last night. Think it is the first time they played this song in Hamburg although there is no official release date until today.
Beautiful reports on October 6th:
This morning at 10:00am the new O(+> single "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" made it's Seattle debut on KUBE 93.3FM, and to celebrate the release the station will be giveing away the new single as part of a promotion for The Artist and the station. Tune in for more details.
http://www.kube93.com/
Eric Benchimol also reports on October 6th:
Well, The Greatest Romance was finally played on Energy Radio (a Toronto and Southern Ontario Top 40 station) on the 9 O'Clock Showdown tonight.
In the first round (9 pm), it beat Strong's new song, taking 76% of the vote!
Then, it had a really tough challenger in Mary J. Blige's new song (the one featuring Elton John) (at 9:25 pm). IT WON THAT ONE TOO, taking 91% of the vote!
That means, it's the reigning 1-night champion and will be back tomorrow night at 9 pm to take on a new challenger.
You can listen to the song tomorrow at 9pm EST in RealAudio at http://www.energyradioonline.com
help us vote for it tomorrow after 9 pm at:
(905)681-0108
1-888-681-0108
Also, keep requesting at www.energyradioonline.com
(and http://www.kiss92.fm for Kiss92.5 FM, another Toronto station).
Eric also reports that the song won the first round again the following night.
npgshy reports on October 5th:
| just heard the single premiere on the spanish radio station "CADENA 40"; this is the most commercial radio in spain, so | guess it is a good sign of the promotional interest of the record company. | guess the rest of radio stations will now come along 2.
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October 4th, 1999
The Artist mentioned again in new Rolling Stone magazine
Ernest L Sewell, IV reports:
The Artist is featured in the Random Notes section of the latest Rolling Stone with Trent Reznor on the cover. (RS823, 10/4/99) On page 29, there is a picture of O(+> w/ Sheryl Crow singing "Every Day Is A Winding Road" performing at a Toronto Lilith Fair show.The caption on the picture reads, "Crow and the Purple Passion break the gender barrier at Lilith." They both look like they are having a ball on stage! Sorry I missed it!
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