Music Week articles from December 2002

Music Week archives from December 2002

Calder stands down after $2.7bn buyout.
December 7, 2002... BMG's most senior worldwide executives are set to fly in to London tomorrow (Tuesday) for their first summit meeting with Zomba's top European executives following the major's completion of its purchase of the world's largest indie last week....

The guest of honour may have had to cancel at short notice, but 02 Women Of The Year winner Sharon Osbourne sent a message to say the award was "particularly special" to her as she had never before been honoured in her native country.
December 7, 2002... The guest of honour may have had to cancel at short notice, but 02 Women Of The Year winner Sharon Osbourne sent a message to say the award was "particularly special" to her as she had never before been honoured in her native country. Last...

New magazine is first Word in music.
December 7, 2002... Marketing executives will have a new monthly in which to advertise their wares from February when the first issue of Word, the debut title from new publishing venture Development Hell, hits the streets. Although it will cover everything...

Industry backs VAT campaign.
December 7, 2002... Industry heavy hitters are throwing their weight behind a campaign to slash VAT on recorded music with the BPI, Aim and Bard backing a cross-industry meeting in Brussels today. The industry coalition argues recorded music, which is...

Jagger set to join Mercury.
December 7, 2002... Former Ministry Of Sound music group CEO Matt Jagger is set to return to the record industry just a month after leaving the dance company by taking up a new role at Mercury Records. Jagger is understood to be joining current co-managing...

UMG eyes changes to royalties auditing.
December 7, 2002... UK royalty experts are reserving judgement on a move from Universal Music Group which is designed to clear the way for more transparent royalty accounting. Just a week after BMG announced it would overhaul its artist contracts, it has...

EMI acts clean up at BT Openworld Interactive Music Awards. (news file).
December 7, 2002... EMI led the field at the inaugural BT Openworld interactive Music Awards last week, winning awards for Blue (artist of the year), Supergrass (rock/indie artist) and Pink Floyd (promotional campaign). BMG's Click2music won the major label...

BBC One plans CBBC Viewers' Vote Top 40 special. (news file).
December 7, 2002... The BBC is planning a New Year's Eve UK Top 40: CBBC Viewers' Vote TV programme based on votes for the best of the 50 top-selling singles of the year. Online voting closes on December 16 and the show goes out on New Year's Eve at 4.30pm on BBC...

Media brands come together for Spring Music Festival. (news file).
December 7, 2002... Smash Hits, Kiss 100, Magic FM, Channel ,4's T4, the Daily Mail and GWR group are among the media partners of the Spring Music Festival, which will be held at Excel in London on April 12 and 13. Smash Hits will host a daytime soundstage on both...

Roxio acquires Napster assets for $5m. (news file).
December 7, 2002... California-based software manufacturer Roxio has acquired the assets of failed rile-sharing service Napster for $5m in cash and $300,000 worth of Roxio shams after a US bankruptcy court gave the go-ahead. The remaining assets of the song-swap...

EU approves anti-trust law overhaul. (news file).
December 7, 2002... The EU approved a landmark overhaul of its anti-trust laws last Tuesday as it looks to focus its energy into uncovering price-fixing agreements. The reforms, which come into effect from May 1, 2004, will de-centralise competition law, scrapping...

Aim offering discount on fares to SXSW. (news file).
December 7, 2002... Aim is offering a 350 [pounds sterling] discount on travel expenses to SXSW in Austin Texas this year. There are a maximum of 15 grants, administered on a first-come-first-served basis. The deadline for applications is December 12 and more...

Rampling taken under Sanctuary Music Management's wing. (news file).
December 7, 2002... Dance DJ Danny Rampling (pictured) is moving into the Sanctuary Music Management fold after being taken under the wing of Pet Shop Boys manager Mitch Clark. The DJ was on the books of Cosmack's Management and DJ agency for six years.

Kerrang! Appoints new editor. (news file).
December 7, 2002... Emap's Kerrang? has appointed its youngest editor to date. Ashley Bird, 26, will replace Paul Rees, who recently became editor of sister title Q. Bird was the magazine's former reviews editor.

mw playlist. (News).
December 7, 2002... JAY-Z FEAT FAITH EVANS & NOTORIOUS B.I.G.--A Dream (Roc-A-Fella) One of the many killer cuts from The Blueprint 2, The Gift & The Curse (from album, out now) PANJABI MC--Mundian To Bach Ke (Showbiz) Still one of the most talked-about...

East West enlists Aerodeon for text message campaign. (News).
December 7, 2002... East West Records has teamed up with mobile marketing agency Aerodeon to launch a campaign to encourage loyalty among fans of its 10-piece pop troupe Blazin' Squad. The subscription service, which is based on a credit system, features text...

New Academy venue set to open in Glasgow. (News).
December 7, 2002... The Academy brand has a new home in Scotland following McKenzie Group's (MKG) acquisition of Glasgow's New Bedford Cinema to create the chains's fifth venue. The 2,500-capacity venue, which joins sites in Brixton and Shepherd's Bush in...

Parcel industry acts to get deliveries back on track. (News).
December 7, 2002... Parcel carrier Securicor Omega Express (SOE) is introducing a series of new business practices in a bid to resolve the crisis in the UK parcel delivery industry, which has been stung by repeated criticism about late and unpredictable deliveries...

Radio interests push Chrysalis Group back into black. (News).
December 7, 2002... The strong performance of the Chrysalis Group's radio interests were credited in part with sending the company back into the black as it reported pre-tax profits ahead of expectations for the year ended August 31. Pre-tax profits were 5.8m...

3MV launches DVD operation as format's UK sales explode. (News).
December 7, 2002... With DVD sales exploding in the run-up to Christmas, independent sales operator 3MV is the latest company to seek to diversify from its music roots with the launch of a dedicated division, 3MV Vision, to tap into the mainstream DVD market. ...

Daniel Bedingfield was on course to score the second number one single of his career yesterday (Sunday) with his third release, If You're Not The One. (News).
December 7, 2002... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Daniel Bedingfield (pictured) was on course to score the second number one single of his career yesterday (Sunday) with his third release, If You're Not The One. The single is set to bring a new lease of...

Broom set to oversee Music Zone's growth. (News).
December 7, 2002... Music Zone has created the new post of retail director to help manage growth at the rapidly expanding group, which has added nearly 20 stores in the last year to create a 40-plus chain. Chris Broom will oversee the whole retail side of the...

Aim cuts CatCo costs with database system. (News).
December 7, 2002... Aim is claiming to have saved its 700 member labels up to 14m [pounds sterling] after the final version of its own CatCo-compliant Aimlabeldata system was made available to all independent record companies last week. Aimlabeldata,...

UMG Q3 profits slump by 89% thanks to poor world markets. (News).
December 7, 2002... There was no indication last week that the global slowdown in the music market is about to turn around after the largest record company, Universal Music Group, unveiled third-quarter operating profits down by a massive 89%. The results,...

A strange thing is happening. (mw comment).
December 7, 2002... The word is often overused, but Lewis Taylor's debut solo album was a classic, with a brooding, soulful intensity that still resonates today, six years on. But then, after his second album sunk almost as quickly as it emerged, he...

Island to launch singles label. (news file).
December 7, 2002... Universal Island's in-house studio The Fallout has provided the inspiration for a new singles-only development label at the major. Engerica are set to be the first act to record for the imprint, which will be called Fallout. The label aims to...

This week's BPI Awards. (news file).
December 7, 2002... BPI ALBUMS: Westlife Unbreakable--Vol 1 (3 x Platinum) Various Now That's What I Call Music! 53 (3 x Platinum) Robbie Williams Escapology (3 x Platinum) Shakira Laundry Service (2 x Platinum) David Gray A New Day At Midnight (2 x Platinum) Blue...

Popstars lessons learnt as labels launch groups. (Talent).
December 7, 2002... The two labels assigned groups from the Popstars Rivals reality TV programme are both confident that their respective hopefuls will avoid the pitfalls that claimed their predecessors, Hear'Say. "With hindsight, it means we can avoid their...

Stringfellow enlists Long and Byrne for new label. (Talent).
December 7, 2002... Nightclub entrepreneur Peter Stringfellow has formed a new label venture with Inferno Records founder Steve Long and radio plugger Tony Byrne. "Peter had a label in the Eighties and was a bit worried about getting back into it on his own,...

Producer profile. (Talent).
December 7, 2002... One of dance music's most prolific producers, Dave Lee is no stranger to the charts. His album under the Jakatta moniker, Visions, recently made a Top 20 debut and has exceeded silver status in less than two months, while its three singles have...

Twain eases into number one. (US chart file).
December 7, 2002... Her 1997 album, Come On Over, His the biggest selling album of the last decade with a staggering 14.4m sales in the US, so it is no surprise to find Canadian country star Shania Twain's (pictured) now album Up! opening with a lofty first-week...

George Harrison's posthumous Brainwashed release sold more than 74,000 to debut at number 18, becoming the former Beatle's highest-charting album since 1987, when Cloud Nine reached number eight. (US chart file).
December 7, 2002... George Harrison's posthumous Brainwashed release sold more than 74,000 to debut at number 18, becoming the former Beatle's highest-charting album since 1987, when Cloud Nine reached number eight. Meanwhile, Craig David's (pictured) Slicker Than...

Other UK highlights: Rod Stewart's It Had To Be You ... The Great American Songbook continues its five-week residency in the Top 20, easing 17-19 with a further 71,000 sales taking its overall tally past the 400,000 mark. (US chart file).
December 7, 2002... Other UK highlights: Rod Stewart's It Had To Be You... The Great American Songbook continues its five-week residency in the Top 20, easing 17-19 with a further 71,000 sales taking its overall tally past the 400,000 mark; Elton John's Greatest...

On the Hot 100 singles chart, Eminem's Lose Yourself remains at number one for a fifth week, leaving Missy Elliott's Work It to cool its heels as runner-up for the third time. (US chart file).
December 7, 2002... On the Hot 100 singles chart, Eminem's Lose Yourself remains at number one for a fifth week, leaving Missy Elliott's Work It to cool its heels as runner-up for the third time. Daniel Bedingfield's Gotta Get Thru This falls 31-39, while...

EU faces pressure to lower VAT on music as lobby gathers strength. (International).
December 7, 2002... Pressure is mounting on EU ministers to reduce VAT on CDs as a cross-industry coalition of record labels, authors and composers, publishers, managers and retailers meets today (Monday 2) to step up their campaign for lower rates across Europe....

Tong Cuong appointed president at EMI France. (International).
December 7, 2002... Emmanuel de Buretel, chairman and CEO EMI Recorded Music Continental Europe, has appointed Eric Tong Cuong as president of EMI Recorded Music France, effective from February 1, 2003. Tong Cuong's appointment means de Beretel has now...

Sony UK is hoping TV and radio exposure for French singer Patricia Kaas will help spark a UK breakthrough for the first English-language album of her 15-year career--the November 4-released Piano Bar. (International).
December 7, 2002... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Sony UK is hoping TV and radio exposure for French singer Patricia Kaas will help spark a UK breakthrough for the first English-language album of her 15-year career--the November 4-released Piano Bar. Kaas...

TrusttheDJ expansion paves way for NY office. (International).
December 7, 2002... Online-based music retail and talent management company TrusttheDJ is set to launch a US office as part of a three-pronged expansion plan after securing more than 1m [pounds sterling] for venture capital funding. The company, which fields...

Polydor's local-act duet strategy drives Keating's overseas sales. (International).
December 7, 2002... Polydor is hoping to capitalise on its strategy of pairing Ronan Keating with local artists in European markets to drive his international album sales past 1m following the singer's first breakthrough in the French chart with If Tomorrow Never...

Midem to dedicate area to growing urban genre. (International).
December 7, 2002... Midem is set to highlight the growing impact of urban music in the worldwide industry by creating a dedicated area for urban music at the trade fair taking place in Cannes from January 19 to 23. Following the success of the Electronic...

Honouring music's top women: last week's Women Of The Year Awards honoured several of the music industry's high-profile women. They also highlighted the wider issue of inequality: despite the presence of women in a few senior jobs, the key roles in UK music are still almost all held by men. (Women Of The Year--Analysis).
December 7, 2002... Emmeline Pankhurst would probably not approve of her dress sense, but Christina Aguilera is at least helping to ensure sexual equality rules within the UK charts. Only the other week, the scantily-dressed singer led a singles Top 10...

All the charts: exposure.
December 7, 2002... [CD UK] Performances: Feel Robbie Williams; Be With You Atomic Kitten; Do It Till We Drop S Club; Family Portrait Pink; Supastar Blazin' Squad; Holding On For Side David Gray; If You're Not The One Daniel Bedingfield; Holding On For You Liberty...

The official UK airplay charts: top 50.
December 7, 2002... AIRPLAY COMMENTARY After several walkovers in a row, Nelly and Kelly Rowland's Dilemma finally came up against some stiff opposition on the airplay chart this week, and, following a close three way fight for supremacy, had to surrender the...

The official UK singles charts top 75.
December 7, 2002... SINGLES COMMENTARY Although its first week sales of 74,500 are 32% lower than the 109,000 opening his debut single Gotta Get Thru This staged exactly a year ago, 22-year-old New Zealand born, British reared Daniel Bedingfield enjoys a very...

The official UK albums charts top 75.
December 7, 2002... ALBUMS COMMENTARY Former Take That star beats a host of star names to emerge at the top--but enough of Mark Owen (who, by the by, released his first and only solo album Green Man six years ago this week, saw it debut at number 33, sell...

The official UK charts: specialist.
December 7, 2002... MIDPRICE Label This Last Style Artist (Distributor) 1 1 THE IMMACULATE Madonna Sire 7599264402 ...

Fat City. (Store Of The Week).
December 7, 2002... "Speaking from the perspective of the music scene with which we're involved, which is seen as underground, everything seems very healthy. Acts such as Mr Scruff, Rae & Christian and the Unabombers, who have been associated with this scene, are...

In-store next week: from 9/12/02. (Frontline).
December 7, 2002... Andys RECORDS Windows--Feeder, Minority Report; In-store--Robbie Williams, Rolling Stones, Atomic Kitten, Blue, George Harrison, Now 53, The Music, The Coral, Iron Maiden, Jennifer Lopez, Everything But The Girl, Black Rebel Motorcycle...

Sales watch: Robbie Williams. (Frontline).
December 7, 2002... ROBBIE WILLIAMS: ESCAPOLOGY (EM) LW Chart position: 1. Pie charts show sales by retailer type and geographical region respectively, for sales week to the end of November 25, 2002. Source: Official Charts Company. RETAILER ...

New release countdown. (Frontline).
December 7, 2002... ALBUMS This week Mariah Carey Charm Bracelet (Mercury); Darius Dive In (Mercury); Robson Green Moment In Time (T2); Ladytron Light & Magic (Invicta Hi-Fi/Telstar); Martine McCutcheon Musicality (EMI/Liberty); Vonda Shephard China Town...

Classic FM unveils digital TV plans. (Classical news).
December 7, 2002... Roger Lewis, managing director of Classic FM, has spoken further about his plans for the broadcasting network's venture into digital television, pointing to market research in favour of an accessible source of classical video productions and...

Barenboim signs new EMI deal. (Classical news).
December 7, 2002... Daniel Barenboim has agreed to record solo piano works with EMI Classics, marking a renewal of the association between artist and label that began with his recording of three Beethoven piano sonatas in September 1966. The Argentine-born...

Genesis for Two Grand Pianos: Arranged and played by Guddal and Matte (Camino CAMCD28).
December 7, 2002... Die-hard fans will swear blind that Genesis topped the rock originality stakes in the early Seventies. Their case is strengthened by a very fine new disc from Steve Hackett's Camino label, not least thanks to the idiomatic yet classically...

Byrd: the Byrd Edition Vol. 8--Cantiones Sacrae 1589. Cardinall's Musick/Carwood (Gaudeamus CDGAU309).
December 7, 2002... Threats to the nation from Spain and Popish plots did little to endear the English throne to Roman Catholicism in the 1580s. The recusant William Byrd, however, was backed by royal patronage and legitimately published a second collection of...

Shostakovich: the Fall of Berlin; Suite from the Unforgettable Year 1919. Moscow Symphony Orchestra/ Adriano (Marco Polo 8.223897).
December 7, 2002... This disc presents the first complete recording of Shostakovich's music for two powerful visions of Soviet history. Anthony Beevor's recent attempts to blacken the Red Army's reputation is far removed from the great patriotic sentiments raised...

Talbot: the Dying Swan--Music for One to Seven Players. Duke Quartet; Apollo Saxophone Quartet; Talbot etc (Black Box BBM1078).
December 7, 2002... Joby Talbot's audience includes the cult followings for The Divine Comedy and the divine comedy of The League Of Gentlemen. His creative talents, however, extend far into the concert hall world as well as that of art films. This Black Box disc...

Avril Lavigne: Sk8er Boi (BMG 74321 980702).
December 7, 2002... While the products of the latest reality music TV show embark on their profabricated battle for the Christmas number one, teen star Lavigne unleashes the second single from her album Let Go. Sk8er Boi, a cautionary tale about misjudging the...

Death in Vegas Feat. Liam Gallagher: Scorpio Rising (Concrete HARD54CD).
December 7, 2002... [RECOMMENDED] Richard Fearless, Tim Holmes and Liam Gallagher cap their year with arguably their finest moment of 2002. The Oasis frontman's rasping vocals fit round this grinding guitar chugalong like a glove on a track which has the...

Misty Dixon: Are You Lost EP (Twisted, Nerve TN044CD).
December 7, 2002... This is leftfield pop from Misty Dixon, a band firmly ensconced among Twisted Nerve's roster of quirky dreamers. This is an assured selection, exposing a more robust sound on the title track, while La Chanson De Noel shimmers with festive...

Medicine: Wet on Wet (Wall of Sound WALLD076).
December 7, 2002... [RECOMMENDED] Not to be confused with the UK's Medicine (now Medicine8), this US duo comprises Brad Laner and Shannon Lee. Wet On Wet is a mash of mind-boggling ideas, where fairly conventional pop is digitally mangled to breaking point...

Dave Clarke: the Wolf (Skint BRASSIC24LPS).
December 7, 2002... Specially recorded for the compilation album We Are Skint, The Wolf contains Clarke's trademark ferocious house beats and spiky FX, which are guaranteed to rock the nation's more obnoxious discotheques. A beast.

Tim `Love' Lee: Drunk Love (Touch Tones TUCH070).
December 7, 2002... This ode to Christmas party fumblings is a sonically scattershot offering from the Touch Tones seven-inch series, with analogue mayhem atop crispy beats. Label boss Mr Lee downplays the comedy dance angle on the flip's gently swinging Shuffle...

Junkie XL: Beauty Never Fades (Roadrunner RR20216).
December 7, 2002... The man who resurrected Elvis's career with his remix of A Little Less Conversation looks to do the same for ex-Republica singer Saffron, who supplies vocals on this gothic progressive house track. Backed by a Sasha remix, it has already topped...

Future Breeze: Ocean of Eternity (Data DATA44CDS).
December 7, 2002... German dance duo Future Breeze were last seen in the UK charts back in March, when they were behind the Temple Of Dreams hit. They return from Germany with two other dance hits under their belt and are now turning their attention to the UK...

One True Voice: After You're Gone (I'll Still be Loving You)/Sacred Trust (Jive 9201532)/GIRLS ALOUD: Sound of The Underground (Polydor tbc).
December 7, 2002... Ten youngsters, two bands, two record labels, two singles, one Christmas number one. The story is familiar, but will the ending be a happy one? With Will Young's fourth single (not to mention the latest viewing figures) suggesting the bottom...

Gold Chains: the Game (Pias PIASB088CD).
December 7, 2002... San Francisco electropunkster Topher Lafata follows his NME single of the week-winning debut with this quirky cut featuring off-kilter beats and his spiky lyrical flow. Released only on 12-inch vinyl, it should raise his profile in the clubs...

Rolling Stones: Don't Stop (Virgin/Decca VSCD1838).
December 7, 2002... The presence of new material is clearly among the least of the attributes of the Stones' 40 Licks collection, but here comes Don't Stop in any case. Far more Mick then Keith, Don't Stop suffers from a little of the over-production of last...

Love Inc: You're a Superstar (NuLife LC:03484).
December 7, 2002... Glowsticks and whistles aplenty will be waved as this anthem is spun on turntables around the nation over the coming months. Already A-listed at Radio One, You're A Superstar contains a neat seven-tone hook and the kind of uplifting vocals that...

DG Presents Hayley Gaftarnick: Baby's Gonna Show You How (Sponge UK SUK02).
December 7, 2002... Leeds-based garage producer DG looks set to make a splash with this funky, soulful cut. With plays from Radio One's Dreem Teem and Kiss FM's Streetboy, it could well cross over.

Christmas number one odds.
December 7, 2002... One True Voice 4/6 Girls Aloud 7/2 Robbie Williams 7/1 Gareth Gates 7/1 Death In Vegas feat. Liam Gallagher 10/1 Blue feat. Elton John...

... Diary ... Diary ... (Jazz).
December 7, 2002... Pizza Express in London's Wardour Street has already booked pianist Chris Minh Doky (pictured, below) for a five-night residency at the start of next year--January 8-12--to coincide with the release of his new Blue Note album Cinematique. As...

FreshSound New Talent label lives up to its name. (Jazz).
December 7, 2002... Anybody searching for a parable on how the new can grow from the old in jazz need look no further than Barcelona-based label FreshSound New Talent, arguably one of the most dynamic independent labels in contemporary improvised music. ...

Benjamin Moussay: Mobile (Iris 3001 859 HM 87).
December 7, 2002... This piano trio record is well worth checking out. Although his recorded debut came in 1998 with Conciliabules (CNSM), this CD marks the 20-something Strasbourger's first international release. Joined by drummer Luc Isenmann, whom Moussay has...

Joe Lovano, John Scofield, Dave Holland, Al Foster: Oh! (Blue Note 7243 42081).
December 7, 2002... Supergroups can be hit and miss, but they certainly work in the case of Joe Lovano, John Scofield, Dave Holland and Al Foster. All bandleaders in their own right, this deadly quartet played a rousing gig at London's Barbican two years ago and...

Keith Waithe: Blossoming into Truth (Essequibo SESSE 5).
December 7, 2002... Guyanese flautist Keith Waithe has always been a difficult artist to label. He is a highly-skilled, at times impassioned improviser, but also a relentless musical nomad, researching the rhythmic traditions of the Caribbean, Africa and Asia to...

Battista Lena: I Cosmonauti Russi (Label Bleu LBLC 6641/42).
December 7, 2002... Lena's I Cosmonauti Russi (The Russian Cosmonauts) is jazz/ theatre fusion based on the theme of space exploration and comes complete with a text commissioned from Marco Lodoli and narration from Pasolini's prime players Gianmaria Testa and...

Quite Sane: the Child of Troubled Times (Cool Hunter CHCD0002).
December 7, 2002... After several years of preparation, Quite Sane, brainchild of US-based British bassist Anthony Tidd, make their debut on Cool Hunter Records, home to the highly-rated soul duo JazzyFatNastees. You might know Tidd from his work with US...

Weather Report: Live and Unreleased (Columbia 508058).
December 7, 2002... This release tops a bumper year of reissue activity for the seminal fusion band which has already seen such milestones as Black Market, Tale Spinnin' make it on to CD for the first time. This two-disc set is a compendium of live performances...

John Coltrane: a Love Supreme (Columbia 5899452).
December 7, 2002... Coltrane's A Love Supreme is one of the few professions-of-faith-as-art to actually work, and possibly qualifies as the deluxe edition to end all other deluxes. The original gospel is here in its sanctified glory but the real coup is a bonus CD...

Chucho Valdes: Chucho Valdes Featuring Cachaito (Disconforme YY 9421).
December 7, 2002... On paper, these sessions, cut between 1970 and 1986, have all the makings of a classic; a series of solo piano and trio pieces featuring Buena Vista bassist Orlando Cachaito Lopez. Anybody who has heard Valdes live will know he is awesome, but...

Playlist. (Jazz).
December 7, 2002... QUITE SANE But Why? (Cool Hunter). Funky improvs from Anthony Tidd's Transatlantic terrornovas. STEVE LACY Cliches (Freelance). African-inflected balladry from the soprano master. JASON LINDNER/GIULIA VALLE/MARC AYZA Don't You Worry Bout A...

New releases--for week starting 9 December 2002.
December 7, 2002... ALBUMS RELEASES THIS WEEK: 200 * YEAR TO DATE: 13,180 FRONTLINE RELEASES [] ACHISON, GEOFF CHASING MY TAIL Jupiter CD GRACD 606 8.40 [pounds sterling] D Blues []...

If a label won't put your record out, put it out yourself. (Off The Record).
December 7, 2002... My new album has only been out five weeks and already the reactions have been amazing for a self-released record. I was at Radio One last week to do my first interview with them, the same week Elton John appeared on the BBC's Liquid News...

Who is most deserving of a prime-time slot on Radio One? (The Big Question).
December 7, 2002... Jerry Perkins, managing director Development Hell "Popbitch would be the best to take a prime-time spot on Radio One because at the moment it is the only really trusted source of information in the overheated world of pop. It may be outside...