Music Week articles from December 2003

Music Week archives from December 2003

Zoot Woman join British At Midem.
December 6, 2003... Wall Of Sound's Zoot Woman are among a string of key talents being lined up for the annual British At Midem showcase in Cannes next month. The electronic pop act join Martina Topley-Bird, Razorlight and Kosheen on perhaps the best line-up...

Coke gives charts fizz: charts are the real thing as two-year sponsorship by Coca-Cola offers high-profile exposure.(Charts)
December 6, 2003... Coca-Cola has signed a two-year deal to sponsor the Official UK Singles and Albums Charts. The agreement, which comes into effect on January 1 next year, is the second sponsorship deal for the charts and is understood to be worth a cash...

Sonys add four awards to event.(Exposure)
December 6, 2003... * Sony Radio Academy Awards organisers are introducing four new categories to next year's event, including a prize for DJ of the year and station programmer of the year. The information award and an honour for promotional campaign are also...

Popworld.(Exposure)
December 6, 2003... Popworld's Christmas event at Wembley Arena tomorrow (Tuesday) is to be aired by Channel 4 on December 14 in a two-hour broadcast. Christmas in Popworld features Blazin' Squad, Emma Bunton, Busted, Gareth Gates, Girls Aloud, Liberty X and...

Brit Awards.(Exposure)
December 6, 2003... Voting for next Year's Brit Awards begins this week with voting papers going out today (Monday) to Brits Academy members. The closing date for votes is December 17.

Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA).(Exposure)
December 6, 2003... The Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA) is marking the sector's 30th anniversary in the UK by unveiling a new venue for its annual awards ceremony. The NTL Commercial Radio Awards will take place on June 25 next year at London's Hotel...

Capital Radio.(Exposure)
December 6, 2003... Capital Radio has increased the digital presence of three of its brands in a deal with digital cable platform NTL Home. In the tie-up, 95.8 Capital FM and its digital-only brands Century and Capital Disney are to be available on NTL Home.

Music boosts Tesco sales.(Bottom line)
December 6, 2003... Tesco's rapidly rising music sales helped the supermarket's overall group sales to improve 17.5% for the 14 weeks to November 15 this year. Total UK sales rose 14.6% in the period, according to figures unveiled last Tuesday. Tesco senior buying...

European Commission.(Bottom line)
December 6, 2003... The European Commission has unveiled a huge fall in the number of counterfeit and pirated CDs, DVDs and cassettes seized by custom officers in the region over the past year. Just 12m units were seized by officers last year, compared to 40m in...

HgCapital.(Bottom line)
December 6, 2003... HgCapital's takeover of Boosey & Hawkes finally went "unconditional" last week after the venture capitalist secured approval from more than 90% of the publisher's shareholders for its 215p offer. The move means publishing chief John Minch...

Wireless Group.(Bottom line)
December 6, 2003... TalkSport's Wireless Group will meet with audience research group Rajar on December 18 to find a solution to its long-running dispute over audience measuring systems. TalkSport claims Rajar is under-measuring its audience with its techniques,...

Emap extends consultant's role.(Sign here)
December 6, 2003... One-time Capital Radio group director of programmes Richard Park has extended his role at Emap Performance, after starting last year as a consultant at London-based Magic 105.4. Park will continue as a consultant with Magic, while also...

Youth Music.(Sign here)
December 6, 2003... Youth Music launched a 1m [pounds sterling] initiative at the London Aquarium last Wednesday, aiming Lo give more than 5,000 children and young people access to musical instruments. The Endangered and Protected Species programme tackles the...

Glastonbury Festival.(Sign here)
December 6, 2003... Mendip Council has granted a licence for Glastonbury Festival to go ahead next year on June 25, 26 and 27, after a meeting with Mean Fiddler managing director Melvin Benn yesterday. Impressed with the success of last year's event, Pilton's ward...

DJ Steve Penk is returning to Manchester to rejoin Emap's Key 103, the station where he began his career in 1978 when it was then named Piccadilly Radio.(Sign here)
December 6, 2003... DJ Steve Penk is returning to Manchester to rejoin Emap's Key 103, the station where he began his career in 1978 when it was then named Piccadilly Radio. The former Virgin and Capital DJ will take up his new role in the new year. Details of the...

Fopp appoints Russo to top job.(People)
December 6, 2003... Fopp has turned to its one-time employee Mino Russo to fill a newly-created role of head of marketing. Russo, a singles buyer for Fopp in 1994, will join the independent music chain in January from The Scotsman Publications Ltd where he is...

Echo.(People)
December 6, 2003... Echo is promoting head of marketing David Rowell to the new post of director of marketing in recognition of his work at the label for the past eight years and for breaking acts such as Feeder. In his new role, he will also establish his own...

Percussionist Evelyn Glennie, flautist James Galway and cellist Julian Lloyd Webber are today (Monday) set to meet Secretary of State for Education Charles Clarke.(People)
December 6, 2003... Percussionist Evelyn Glennie, flautist James Galway and cellist Julian Lloyd Webber are today (Monday) set to meet Secretary of State for Education Charles Clarke in the latest phase of their national campaign highlighting music in the National...

Aim.(People)
December 6, 2003... Aim's Big Wednesday's December 3 networking session will update members on the activities of its new media committee (NMC). It will be attended by Aim CEO Alison Wenham, Musicindie head of licensing Steve Johnston and label representatives who...

Really Useful Group.(People)
December 6, 2003... Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group has confirmed its interest in buying Webber/Chappell, which was sold last week as part of Warner Music Group to a consortium headed up Edgar Bronfman Jnr. Webber said, "There would be fantastic...

In homage to Peaches, who sports a beard on the cover of her album Fatherfucker.(Digest)
December 6, 2003... In homage to Peaches, who sports a beard on the cover of her album Fatherfucker, XL hired MJ Media to recruit Peaches look-alikes, complete with faux facial hair, to attend gigs 011 Peaches' current tour with Marilyn Manson. The hirsute ladies...

Blockbuster albums boost Q3 sales: big-selling albums from Dido, Robbie and The Darkness counteract effect of cheaper pricing.(Trade deliveries)
December 6, 2003... The strength of UK music, older buyers and low prices are helping Lo see the record industry through difficult times, with more than 50m albums sold in the third quarter of this year, 7.6% up on the same period last year. Although store...

Innocent chief steps down but retains key A&R role.(News)
December 6, 2003... EMI has confirmed that Hugh Goldsmith is to step down as managing director of Innocent Records at the end of the year. Goldsmith, who has turned the company into one of the UK's most successful pop imprints since launching the operation,...

The music week playlist.(News)
December 6, 2003... OUTKAST I Like The Way You More (Arista) Big Boi smashes it on the next crossover bit from one of the albums of the year (single, tbc) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE DARKNESS Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) (Must...

Smooth show ushers in new era for TOTP: successful start adds weight to Andi Peters' revamp.(Television)
December 6, 2003... Andi Peters' new-look Top Of The Pops was unveiled with a seamless launch show last Friday. The revamped, All New Top Of The Pops was heralded with an hour-long special which went off without a glitch, despite a power cut which hit BBC TV...

UK publisher axes manager.(News)
December 6, 2003... The number one UK music publisher has made its general manager redundant, highlighting the tough state of the publishing business. EMI Music Publishing chairman and CEO Peter Reichardt announced last week that his longstanding lieutenant...

BBC offers production company Xtra work.(News)
December 6, 2003... Production company UBC has secured a series of BBC digital radio commissions, helping to offset the loss of its Hit 40 UK production deal. The leading independent production company is set to produce 10 documentaries and features for the...

Dido.(Snapshot)
December 6, 2003... Dido's Life For Rent album passed 5m global sales last week and was poised this week to become the year's biggest-selling album in the UK, as the international promotional trail for the singer rolled on in Europe. Launching the album in a...

Xmas stocking trouble looms as Sanity up for sale again.(News)
December 6, 2003... The troubled Sanity UK entertainment chain sold by Australian retailer Brazin just two months ago is back on the market again after being put into the hands of administrators. Lee Skinner, whose business interests have included video...

Retailers last week significantly ramped up their orders for the new Will Young album Friday's Child, out today (Monday), after being caught out over demand for its lead-off single Leave Right Now.(News)
December 6, 2003... Retailers last week significantly ramped up their orders for the new Will Young album Friday's Child, out today (Monday), after being caught out over demand for its lead-off single Leave Right Now. Despite only winning an initial ship of 60,000...

Shazam eyes monitoring as new deals take shape.(News)
December 6, 2003... Mobile music recognition company Shazam is looking to broaden its activities into the broadcast monitoring area, with applications from radio airplay monitoring to music piracy. The strategic rethink follows its launch a year ago as a...

This week's BPI awards.(News)
December 6, 2003... ALBUMS Funeral for a Friend--Casually Dressed and Deep in Conversation (Warner) (silver) Missy Elliot--This Is Not A Test (Warner (silver) Mull Historical Society-Loss (Blanco Y Negro) (silver) Blink 182--Blink 182 (Universal Island)...

M.A.S.S. were among a handful of bands who flew the UK flag at the inaugural Access All Areas event.(News)
December 6, 2003... M.A.S.S. were among a handful of bands who flew the UK flag at the inaugural Access All Areas event, staged by the British Council in partnership with Export Music Sweden in Stockholm last week. Almost 2,000 fans turned up to the two...

NTL targets music fans with broadband bundle.(News)
December 6, 2003... NTL Home is aiming to encourage music fans to sign up to its new broadband content service with a 3.99 [pounds sterling]-per-month bundle offering access to music channels and thousands of music tracks and videos. NTL Home Broadband Plus,...

Millionaire TV group in global talent show: Celador link-up with Griffin will take show worldwide.(Television)
December 6, 2003... The company behind worldwide TV hit Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is moving into the broadcast space occupied by 19 Entertainment by launching a global talent search. The World's Greatest Singer, due to be screened next October by a series...

Venture helps musicians keep their finances afloat.(News)
December 6, 2003... Record producer Robin Millar is linking with another producer and publisher to create a financial lifeline for cash-strapped musicians and a means of pumping new investment into the industry. Cue Capital, set up by Millar in tandem with...

Warner and EMI ponder single life: Warner's new owners are not the only music companies trying to restructure for the future.(Takeovers)
December 6, 2003... Staff at Warner and EMI have been waiting to see what happens to their companies for the best part of four years--if you trace their origins of their discussions hack to Midem 2000. It has been an unsettling wait. But, when the resolution...

Message from the soul sisters: a handful of new artists are quietly winning mainstream success with back-to-basics campaigns which bypass the hit single route. And more such newcomers are set to follow.(Talent)
December 6, 2003... Among the many challenges currently facing the UK record business, arguably the greatest is turning talented artists with a strong industry buzz into mainstream album sellers. There is certainly no shortage of factors which are reeled out...

Boxed sets lead the way forward: lovingly-packaged collections set to tempt music fans.(Jazz)
December 6, 2003... Such is the popularity of jazz boxed sets that they have become almost a genre in their own right. Warner Jazz has issued boxed sets at a steady rate, its most substantial offering to date being a 20-CD Miles Davis "suitcase" covering his...

Bela Fleck & The Flecktones Little Worlds (Columbia 5133132).
December 6, 2003... This sprawling three-CD set seas banjo player Fleck cover a huge amount of stylistic ground--spaced out dub grooves, rousing Gaelic melodies, Indian drones, funky backbeats and hands-in-the-air rock choruses an stream into the sea of sound on...

Tom Harrell Wise Children (Bluebird I418725).
December 6, 2003... Like many jazz musicians, trumpeter Harrell continues to slip quietly through the cracks of recognition. Harrell's playing has a heartbreakingly doleful quality and his compositions can be exquisite at times, negotiating Afro-Cuban, Brazilian...

Jason Moran The Bandwagon (Blue Note 5809172).
December 6, 2003... This young Texan pianist is first gaining a reputation as one of the most progressive and original artists of his generation and has been described as "the man who builds the bridge between Afrika Bambaataa to Brahms". Moran is adept at finding...

Tommy Smith Sextet Evolution (Spartacuz ST5008).
December 6, 2003... This all-star session, featuring Joe Lovano, John Patitucci, John Scofield, Bill Stewart and John Taylor; has some heart stopping compositions and playing that occasionally come across as a kind of ECM-with-a-touch-of-swing. In fact, the blend...

Nikki Yeoh/Cleveland Watkiss Mutual Serenade (Watyo!).
December 6, 2003... This is a fine album from singer Watkiss and pianist Yeoh which, thanks to the and artful employment of a boomerang sampler as well as the ingenuity of the players, sounds more like a band album than a straight duet. Watkiss's ripe...

Alan Skidmore's Ubizo Ubizo (Provocateur PVC1036).
December 6, 2003... This is a rousing and energetic set from the veteran British saxophonist and South African vocal and percussion group features swinging township themes, which come alive quite joyously throughout the album. There are also tough, pounding 6/8...

Rabih Abou-Khalil Morton's Foot (Enia 0094622ENJ).
December 6, 2003... The Lebanese composer's Morton's Foot features a sharply deployed sextet anchored by tuba player Michel Godard, drummer Jarod Cagwin and accordion player Luciano Biondini, whose instrument chops and changes between clipped, cracked guitar and...

New interest in Furtwangler: Szabo film prompts slew of complementary releases.(Classical)
December 6, 2003... Istvan Szabo's film Taking Sides has brought the name and music making of legendary German conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler to a new audience, underpinned by powerful performances from Harvey Keitel as the musician's post-war American interrogator...

Christmas From A Golden Age Original Recordings From 1925-1950. Various Artists, Including McCormack, Ponselle, Tauber. (Naxos Historical 8.110296).
December 6, 2003... Nostalgia fans can count on this compilation from Naxos' impressive historical label to recreate the sounds of Christmas past, enhanced by excellent transfers of tracks from the early days of electrical recording. Highlights include John...

Andreas Scholl--Arcadia Music by Gasparini, Pasquini, B. Marcello A Scarlatti, etc. Scholl; Accademia Bizantina/Dantone. (Decca 470 296-2).
December 6, 2003... Counter-tenor Andreas Scholl is on fine form on this album of world premiere recordings, exploiting the elegant poetry and complementary musical settings encouraged by the Arcadian Academy in Rome and its northern offshoot in Venice. These...

Puccini Tosca. Callas, Di Stefano, Gobbi; La Scala/De Sabata. (EMI Classics 5 85644 2 (2CD)).
December 6, 2003... By favouring a synopsis in place of a libretto and jewel-case packaging, EMI Classics offers one of the great recordings from its catalogue for the first time at budget price. The 1953 mono recording can still beat countless stereo versions of...

Lotti Missa Sapientiae; JS Bach: Magnificat BWV 243a. Balthasar-Neuman Choir and Ensemble/ Hengelbrock. (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 05472 77534 2).
December 6, 2003... This release follows on from Thomas Henglebrock's world premiere recording of Antonio Lotti's Requiem, which has done good business for BMG's Deutsche Harmonia Mundi label. The latest Lotti album explores the link between the Venetian composer,...

Ginastera.
December 6, 2003... Estancia; Concerto For Harp And Orchestra; Variationes Concertantes, Etc. Qrquestra Ciudad De Granada/ Pons. (Harmonia Mundi HMC 901808). The objective nationalism" of Ginastera's music owed much to the use of folk melodies from his native...

Vivaldi in Arcadia.
December 6, 2003... Concertos And Arias. Lawson; La Serenissima/Chandler (Avie AV0031) Violinist Adrian Chandler's tireless efforts to explore neglected Vivaldi began when he was a student at London's Royal College of Music in the mid-Nineties and have...

Beethoven.
December 6, 2003... Variations Op.34 And Wo80; Andante Favori; Piano Sonatas Pathetique and Les Adieux. McCawley. (Resonance CD RSB 3000). Resonance, the new budget price line from Sanctuary Classics. makes an impressive start with this all-Beethoven disc from...

Care-Charming Sleep.
December 6, 2003... Music by Dowland, Johnson, Monteverdi, Purcell, etc. John Potter; The Dowland Project (ECM New Series 476 052-2). John Potter's hauting tenor voice ideally fits John Dowland's tearful vocal music, its lachrymose qualities intensified by...

Karaoke Opera.
December 6, 2003... Including Nessun Dorma, Pearl Fishers' Duet, Largo Al Factotum, etc. Czech SO/Bigg. (Castle Select SELCD 622). This is good fun from Sanctuary's Castle Select label, until you try to sing-a-long with Verdi, Rossini, Bizet, Offenbach and...

Purcell.
December 6, 2003... Dido And Aeneas. Graham, Bostridqe, etc. European Voices; Le Concert D'Astree/Haim. (Virgin Veritas 5 45605 2). This is Virgin Classics' biggest release of its 15th anniversary year, complete with an all-star cast and an excellent young...

Penderecki.
December 6, 2003... St Luke Passion. Soloists; Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra/Wit. (Naxos 8.557149). To mark the 70th birthday of Poland's Krzyzstof Penderecki (pictured), Naxos offers this moving performance of his St Luke Passion. The...

UK is miracle market in the making: as global music sales decline, the UK albums sector's 8% hike makes us star performers.(Editorial)
December 6, 2003... The UK market is in danger of becoming known as the miracle market. It is easy to lose sight of how much is being achieved in this market in 2003, especially when have our noses to the grindstone and we are working overtime to put records...

Staff cuts are necessary but should be done with dignity.(Viewpoint)
December 6, 2003... It is no secret that what is driving the majors' restructuring plans is their desire to cut costs in a market currently producing lower revenues. Already, Warner Music's new owners-to-be have announced planned annual savings of $150m. But what...

What is the secret behind Dido's global success?(The big question)
December 6, 2003... Dido's Life For Rent album has just passed 5m global sales. How has she managed to succeed where so many UK artists have failed? Robin Millar, record producer "She has ability and is world class. She also has a willingness to be nice...

Electronic Arts is happy to pay for its music.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
December 6, 2003... I read with great interest Catherine Bell's Viewpoint (11.1.5.03). While I fully respect Ms Bell's opinions, I'd like to clarify some of her observations. Chief among them is the misconception presented in the editorial's title. Electronic...

Lower prices will boost sales.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
December 6, 2003... As a member of the public who used to buy singles, 20 to 30 a year when they were reasonably priced, I find the record companies' attitudes beyond belief. I have not paid 2.99 [pounds sterling]/3.99 [pounds sterling] for a single in the past...

Radio pirates are selfish, not cool.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
December 6, 2003... Only someone who runs a digital-only station and has never had to worry about where his funding comes from could support pirate radio the way Wilber Wilberforce of the BBC's 1Xtra does (The Big Question, 22.11.03). When you belong to a parent...

Bronfman clears up the situation.(Dooley's Diary)
December 6, 2003... Remember where you beard it: Edgar Bronfman Jnr was unsurprisingly in an upbeat mood when Dooley caught up with him last Monday, even though he had spent most of the day answering the same questions from the Fourth Estate. "We have a clear idea...

His football club may be in troubled waters, but BMG UK international VP Dave Shack is still smiling as he awaits the publishing event of the year-no, not Simon Cowell's book, but his own account of Leeds United's 20002-2003 Season.(Diary)
December 6, 2003... Caption: His football club may be in troubled waters, but BMG UK international VP Dave Shack is still smiling as he awaits the publishing event of the year-no, not Simon Cowell's book, but his own account of Leeds United's 20002-2003 Season....

Fresh from hosting his What We Did Last Summer DVD premiere and playing an intimate gig for 300 competition winners recently at London's Abbey Road Studious, Robbie Williams was rewarded with a disc to recognise his album Escapology just tipping over the 2m units mark in the UK.(Diary)
December 6, 2003... Caption: Fresh from hosting his What We Did Last Summer DVD premiere and playing an intimate gig for 300 competition winners recently at London's Abbey Road Studious, Robbie Williams was rewarded with a disc to recognise his album Escapology...

Key releases.(Datafile)
December 6, 2003... ALBUMS THIS WEEK Jay-Z Black Album (Roc-A-Fella/Mercury); Alicia Keys The Diary Of Alicia Keys (J); Cyndi Lauper At Last (Epic); Stevie Wonder Definitive Collection (Universal TV); Will Young Friday's Child (S) DECEMBER 8 ...

Single sales bring in a double.(The Market)
December 6, 2003... Another banner week for sales, with albums increasing by more than 26% week-on-week to reach a new 2003 high while singles register a 19% uptick to reach their fourth-highest level of the year. At 5,448,565, album sales for last week were...

Market indicators.(Datafile)
December 6, 2003... SINGLES Sales versus last week: +18.9% year to date versus last year: -32.5% Market shares RCA Arista 47.2% Polydor 12.6% Mercury 6.0% Sony 5.8% East West ...

Fast chart.(Datafile)
December 6, 2003... SINGLES NUMBER ONE WILL YOUNG LEAVE RIGHT NOW S Leading an all-BMG top three, Young's latest sold 9,000 more copies last week than his previous single (Don't Let Me Down/You And I) has in the year it has been out. ARTIST...

TV ad spawns 118 118 single: the new choon for the 118 118 TV ad becomes a Christmas number one contender.(The Plot)
December 6, 2003... THE YOUNG PUNX GOT YOUR NUMBER (UP!/EMI LIBERTY) Christmas number one single contender Got Your Number is a rare example of a track which has been put together after being inspired by a pre-existing TV ad campaign. In an unusual twist,...

FYA.(Snapshot)
December 6, 2003... Having been championed by Music Week as an unsigned act, the ragga scene's answer to the Sugababes, teen trio FYA, are preparing to release their debut single for Def Jam UK in February. The Slough-based act, who hail from the same camp as...

Tipsters: a selection of UK tastemakers select their favourite upcoming releases.(Upfront)
December 6, 2003... Geoff Cullen, acting programme director, North Norfolk Radio MICHAEL ANDREWS FEAT. GARY JULES MAD WORLD (ADVENTURES IN MUSIC) "This was obviously a big hit for Tears For Fears, but this stripped-back version really makes the lyrics...

Radio playlists.(Upfront)
December 6, 2003... RADIO 1 A LIST Alicia Keys You Don't Know My Name; Angel City feat. Lara McAllen Love Me Right; Black Eyed Peas Shut Up; Dido Life For Rent; Fatman Scoop feat. The Crooklyn Clan Be Faithful; Jamelia Superstar; Jay-Z Change Clothes;...

Top ten radio growers.(Upfront)
December 6, 2003... TOP TEN RADIO GROWERS This ARTIST TITLE Plays: Total Incr. 1 BLUE/STEVIE WONDER/ANGIE STONE SIGNED... 1037 490 2 BLACK EYED PEAS SHUT UP 1282 487...

TV airplay chart: Black Eyed Peas make a speedy return to the top of the TV Airplay chart, displacing the Chili Peppers in the process.(Airplay TV)
December 6, 2003... SMASH HITS NUMBER ONE Busted Crashed The Wedding HIGHEST CLIMBER Justin Timberlake I'm Lovin' It HIGHEST NEW ENTRY * The Idols Happy Xmas (War Is Over) MTV NUMBER ONE Black Eyed Peas Shut Up HIGHEST...

The UK radio airplay chart: Dido's Life For Rent picks up where White Flag left off on UK playlists and Kamelia's star still shines brightly at two, as both singer head-up an all-female Top Four.(Airplay Radio)
December 6, 2003... The UK Radio Airplay Chart Weeks Positions This Last in on sales Week Week Chart chart ARTIST TITLE 1 6 4 0 DIDO LIFE FOR RENT 2 2 14 22 ...

In-store next week.(Cued up)
December 6, 2003... ASDA: Single--Nelly Furtado; Album--Enrique Iglesias; Compilation--Kiss Presents Hot Joints; In-store--Delta Goodrem, Kylie Minogue, Westlife, Beyonce, Cher, Justin Timberlake, Blue, Enrique Iglesias BORDERS: Windows--Christmas Choice...

Tastemakers.(Cued up)
December 6, 2003... CHARLIE GILLET BBC (London/World Service) 1. BUBBA SPARXXX DELIVERANCE (INTERSCOPE/POLYDOR) 2. DAARA J BOOMERANG (WRASSE) 3. VARIOUS BEST SEVEN SELECTIONS (BEST SEVEN) 4. TERRY HALL & MUSHTAQ THE HOUR OF TWO LIGHTS (HONEST...

TV listings.(Cued up)
December 6, 2003... CD:UK Alicia Keys You Don't Know My Name; Atomic Kitten feat. Kool & The Gang Ladies Night; Busted David's Song; McFly Five, Colours In Her Hair, The Darkness Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End); Travis; Victoria Beckham MTV UK...

Radio listings.(Cued up)
December 6, 2003... RADIO ONE Chris Moyles Avid Merrion guests (Monday); Rachel Stevens guests (Wednesday) Breakfast record of the week The Darkness: Christmas Time Lock-Up F-Minus in session (Monday) John Peel Sessions Shesus (Tuesday); Maher Shalal Hash Baz...

Dream wakes up Essex radio.(Media Insider)
December 6, 2003... Dave Sherwood head of music, Dream 107.7 Originally established in 1998 as Chelmer FM, Dream 107.7 was acquired by the small hut progressive Tindle Radio Group in October 2001 and rebranded as Dream 107.7. To that point, its performance...

Also out this week.
December 6, 2003... ALBUMS Delirious?: World Service (Furious?) Jehst: Falling Down (Lowlife) Memphis Bleek: tbc (Mercury) Various: Christmas Hits (BMG TV) Records released 15.08.03