Music Week articles from March 2004

Music Week archives from March 2004

Warner holds its breath: executives wait to hear the implications of Bronfman consortium's takeover of Warner Music.(Takeovers)
March 6, 2004... Warner Music executives were waiting to hear what shape their company will take after the conclusion of a $2.6bn takeover of the company, as Music Week went to press on Sunday evening. The consortium led by Edgar Bronfman Jnr, and involving...

Ash add spark to Passport line-up.
March 6, 2004... Infectious signings Ash are among 21 acts lining up to play this week's Passport: Back To The Bars gigs in aid of the War Child and Shelter charities at the Barfly venues in Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, London and York. The Northern Irish...

Apple battle goes to court.(Bottom line)
March 6, 2004... * Computer giant Apple Computer and The Beatles' record label Apple Corps clashed in the High Court last Wednesday in their battle over the technology company's move into the music space through its iTunes service. The record label is claiming...

Napster.(Bottom line)
March 6, 2004... * Napster has announced that it has sold more than 5m downloads since its October launch and has attracted more than 1.5m members. The company says it expects to generate at least $20m in music sales in its first year.

Saul Galpern.(Bottom line)
March 6, 2004... * Ex-Nude boss Saul Galpern is back at Sony with a new imprint, three years after his Sine-backed former label went into voluntary liquidation Altered States will develop and release new British acts through a distribution deal with Pinnacle...

The BPI and Aim are hoping to help UK bands crack the 92m [pounds sterling] Indian music market with a new in-store sampler of British music.(Bottom line)
March 6, 2004... * The BPI and Aim are hoping to help UK bands crack the 92m [pounds sterling] Indian music market with a new in-store sampler of British music. Produced by Sony Music India, it will aim to replicate the success of the Best Of British sampler...

UBS.(Bottom line)
March 6, 2004... * Analysts at City brokers UBS are upgrading their estimates for the performance of the music industry based on evidence that the global market is undergoing recovery, UBS now predicts a decline in the music markets for 2003 of 63%, compared to...

Darkness.(Bottom line)
March 6, 2004... * The Darkness's Permission To Land was certified gold in the US last week, as the album returned to the Top 40 of the Billboard 200 at 36. The band, whose headlining US tour kicks off in Milwaukee on March 26, will perform on Tonight With Jay...

US consumers.(Bottom line)
March 6, 2004... * More than 3m US consumers who bought music between 1995 and 2000 have received $13.86 as part of the settlement in the minimum advertised price lawsuit (MAP) brought by the attorney general in each of 43 states against the five majors and...

Live performances from David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen and The Rolling Stones helped the US live music and radio group Clear Channel increase its live entertainment revenue by 8% to $199.7m in 2003.(Bottom line)
March 6, 2004... * Live performances from David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen and The Rolling Stones helped the US live music and radio group Clear Channel increase its live entertainment revenue by 8% to $199.7m in 2003. However, radio advertising revenues dipped...

BPI announces SXSW line-up.(Exposure)
March 6, 2004... * The BPI has confirmed the acts that will appear on an acoustic stage at SXSW in Austin from March 17-21. Jamie Cullum, Tom McRae and Aqualung will play at Bush Square on March 18 in a networking initiative between the BPI, Radio Two, 6Music...

1Xtra.(Exposure)
March 6, 2004... * BBC digital station 1Xtra is to broadcast its second hip hop weekend launched at Cardiff's Toucan Club at 7pm on Friday, March 19. The station says the 59 hours of broadcast, continuing until 6am on March 22, will include interviews with...

Sony Radio Academy Awards.(Exposure)
March 6, 2004... * The Sony Radio Academy Awards has attracted a record 1,400 entries for this year's event at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on May 12. Shortlists will be unveiled on April 6.

Beanscene.(Exposure)
March 6, 2004... * Scottish coffee and music house chain Beanscene has launched a triple-a format online radio station at www.beanscene.co.uk The station, free to access during its opening phase, will cost 5 [pounds sterling] per month on subscription of 50...

Kempt.(Exposure)
March 6, 2004... * Web design company Kempt has developed a new piece of content management software aimed at small labels and artists. SiteDone allows labels to customise and maintain their own websites.

Country Music Association Awards.(Exposure)
March 6, 2004... * BBC2 has confirmed plans to broadcast Nashville's 38th Country Music Association Awards, which will take place on November 9 this year.

T-Mobile strikes deal with Sony.(Sign here)
March 6, 2004... * T-Mobile and Sony Music have concluded the first global partnership between a mobile operator and music label for the distribution of mobile music content. The deal will see original song clips from Sony artists available as Real Tones...

MTV.(Sign here)
March 6, 2004... * MTV is embarking on its first global tour sponsorship with the Britney Spears Onyx Hotel Tour starting in San Diego tomorrow (Tuesday). MTV's sponsorship includes a number of on air, online and on-stage components including a behind the...

TNT Archive Services.(Sign here)
March 6, 2004... * Thousands of original tracks by performers such as Bob Marley and Elton John are being preserved for future generations after Universal Music awarded TNT Archive Services a five-year contract to store and catalogue 200,000 tapes and 12,000...

Alcatel and Universal Mobile, the mobile subsidiary of Universal Music International.(Sign here)
March 6, 2004... * Alcatel and Universal Mobile, the mobile subsidiary of Universal Music International, are partnering to jointly develop new mobile multimedia services with music and entertainment content.

Diesel-U-Music.(Sign here)
March 6, 2004... * The Music Managers Forum and In the City are among UK music organisations partnering Diesel-U-Music's fourth annual national search for new music talent Diesel-U-Music offers aspiring talent the opportunity to work with the likes of NME, Wall...

Ex-Polydor staffer sets up company.(People)
March 6, 2004... * Former Polydor general manager Elyse Taylor is establishing a new marketing consultancy, Elyse Taylor Marketing. Taylor is talking to Universal about a number of projects, with her first being for Polydor on the 30th anniversary Abba...

Faces.(People)
March 6, 2004... * Former Faces colleagues Kenney Jones and Ronnie Wood are participating in a fundraising concert for fellow band member Ronnie Lane at London's Royal Albert Hall on April 8 Proceeds from the event, which also features Pete Townshend, Paul...

Dave Bartholemew.(People)
March 6, 2004... * Universal Sales director Brian Rose has appointed Dave Bartholemew to the position of sales manager USS (Universal Strategic Sales) and third party sales, Bartholemew, who has been with Universal for 16 years, was most recently general...

Up-and-coming talent ranging from Funeral For A Friend and Lost Prophets to Goldie Lookin' Chains and Kentucky AFC were among the Welsh talent honoured in the Welsh Music Awards.
March 6, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Up-and-coming talent ranging from Funeral For A Friend and Lost Prophets to Goldie Lookin' Chains and Kentucky AFC were among the Welsh talent honoured in the Welsh Music Awards. The event, staged at...

Beggars woos artists with new contract: Beggars' revamped, artist-friendly contract may have significant implications for future label-artist relations.(News)
March 6, 2004... The Beggars Group is overhauling its standard artist contract, creating a concise, "artist-friendly" agreement, which could have significant implications for label-artist relations moving into a post-CD age. XL's recent signing of...

The music week playlist.(News)
March 6, 2004... JAMIE CULLUM Frontin' (UCJ) Jazz charmer's Pharrell Williams/ Jay-Z cover continues to please, as does its B-side's cover of Radiohead's High And Dry (double-A-side single, March 8) BAIKONOUR Hot Milk Remix EP (Melodic) ...

Ruby Wax lines up as MW Awards host.(News)
March 6, 2004... TV comic Ruby Wax will take the mic as the host for this Thursday's Music Week Awards, at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. She will oversee a show which will include the introduction of three new awards. In the running for best catalogue...

Smiths flags 1.99 [pounds sterling] single over move to pull format: retailers' margins have been hit by cheaper format.(Retail)
March 6, 2004... WH Smith has partially blamed the 1.99 [pounds sterling] single--trumpeted as an answer to rapidly-declining sales--for its exit from the singles market. Smiths says it will remove singles from its entire chain of more than 500 stores...

Sony looks to merchandise.(News)
March 6, 2004... Sony/ATV has promoted head of film & TV Rachel Iyer to a new director's post in a bid to ramp up its presence in growing areas of business such as merchandising. With the music synchronisation market becoming ever more crowded, the...

OD2 and GWR in link for unique download service.(News)
March 6, 2004... The connection between listening to radio and downloading the music you are hearing took a leap forward last week through a ground-breaking link-up between GWR and OD2, which allows listeners to buy music the instant they hear a track played on...

Cathy Davey.(Snap Shot)
March 6, 2004... As a label with a reputation for rarely dropping acts, Parlophone does not sign many acts either, a fact which puts the spotlight on the rare additions to the EMI label's roster. The latest arrival is Dublin singer-songwriter Cathy Davey,...

Planned changes herald new look to R1 schedule.(News)
March 6, 2004... Radio One controller Andy Parfitt insists the most sweeping line-up changes being brought in during his reign represent the culmination of a year of planning and not a sudden, "revolutionary" shake-up as listening figures further fall. By...

Wall of Sound managing director Mark Jones has been busy travelling between London and Jamaica since January, lining up an ambitious collision of worldwide electronic production talent and Jamaican vocalists.(News)
March 6, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Wall Of Sound managing director Mark Jones has been busy travelling between London and Jamaica since January, lining up an ambitions collision of worldwide electronic production talent and Jamaican vocalist....

Pubs set to get new music TV channels.(News)
March 6, 2004... Music entertainment in pubs is set to take on a new dimension with the launch of four video channels. Retail TV group Avanti aims in introduce a range of services, from a dance station to oldies channel, to pubs nationwide. The group...

Rivals close in on pacesetter EMI: late surges by Universal and Warner/Chappell set up the closest race for three years.(Publishing)
March 6, 2004... Life's certainties are extremely rare commodities. Prime among them are death, taxes and EMI Music Publishing clinching the publisher of the year title. Yet, even the last of that trio was far from certain, after fourth-quarter surge from...

Come into our world: with the right exposure, world music is displaying mass-market credentials.(Focus)
March 6, 2004... The periodic runaway success of releases by the likes of Buena Vista Social Club and Ladysmith Black Mambazo highlights the thriving mass market for world music titles. Yet, as anyone active in the field will testify, the crushing problem is...

15 essential world titles for retail.(Product profile)
March 6, 2004... Damon Albarn, Afel Bocoum, Toumani Diabate & Friends Mali Music (Honest Jon's 5384402). Distributor: EMI. Dealer price: 8.99 [pounds sterling]. Thanks to Blur frontman Albarn, a whole new audience have been introduced to the joys of...

Playlist.(Jazz)
March 6, 2004... Gorka Benitez--The Free Album (Fresh Sound) Fresh, engaging set from young Spanish tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby--Adobe Blues (Freelance) Fine post-modern jazz from the American Saxophonist Ray Fuller Partido Alto (JJ) ...

Pulling all the right strings: Mehldau trio regroups for next step in musical journey.(Jazz)
March 6, 2004... Standards have been changing in jazz for some time. Although the Broadway staples of Berlin, Gershwin and Rogers & Hammerstein will probably endure until the last note of music is heard on earth, the songs of pop and rock artists have been...

Diary.(Jazz)
March 6, 2004... The Vortex jazz club in Stoke Newington, the seminal north London venue that has been under threat of closure for the last couple of years, is set to leave its current home in May and hopefully take up residence in Dalston, east London from...

Reissues.
March 6, 2004... ECM's rarum series has thus far yielded some fine compilations (Art Ensemble Of Chicago Keith Jarrett Chick Corea and Terje Rypdal) that have the added fillip of the material being selected by the artists themselves. The latest batch features...

Charlie Hunter & Bobby Previte Come in Red Dog, This Is Tango Leader (Rykodisc RCD16044).
March 6, 2004... Eight-string guitarist Hunter and drummer Previte had been doing a series of gigs at New York's Knitting Factory with guests such as DJ Logic and Oliver Lake before they decided to cut this album and their empathy wins the day. This is an...

John McLaughlin Thieves and Poets (Universal 9801075).
March 6, 2004... This revered British guitarist, both a jazz-rock pioneer and a world-jazz trail blazer, has not made a really good record for a while, but this string-laden acoustic offering is an immediate stand out among his recent oeuvre. A symphony...

The Bad Plus Give (Sony 5153072).
March 6, 2004... This American trio was one of the unofficial hits of last year's London Jazz festival. They opened up for Tommy Smith's Anglo-American supergroup at the Barbican and charmed punters with their blend of pop culture accessibility (Blondie,...

Tomasz Stanko Quartet Suspended Night ECM 9811244.
March 6, 2004... Veteran Polish trumpeter Stanko's Litania was one of the best records ECM released in the Nineties. However, Suspended Night displays marginally stronger writing than that album, with his cunningly climactic lyricism painting a dark seductive...

Nyman concert backs classic CDs.(Classical)
March 6, 2004... When the history of postmodern music comes to be written, Michael Nyman's career is likely to occupy at least a chapter. The East End-born composer celebrates his 60th birthday on March 22 with a concert at Hackney Empire, performing his own...

Decca cues up Ferrier album.(Classical)
March 6, 2004... Retail interest in Kathleen Ferrier received a massive boost following last September's release on Decca of a two-disc compilation drawn from the contralto's extensive work for the label. Kathleen Ferrier--A Tribute has since sold more...

Crumb Unto the Hills; Black Angels. Ann Crumb; Orchestra 2001; Miro Quartet (Bridge 9139).
March 6, 2004... This is the seventh volume in Bridge Records' project to present the complete works of George Crumb, a true revolutionary whose output has mirrored many of the political and cultural themes of modern America. His soprano daughter, star of...

Handel Siroe, Re di Persia. Soloists; Capella Coloniensis/A Spering (Harmonia Mundi HMC 901826.27 (2CD)).
March 6, 2004... Handel's 12th full-length opera received 18 performances in a run that began at the King's Theatre, Haymarket on February 17, 1728. In order to whip up public demand, the composer cast London's rival Italian sopranos Cuzzoni and Bordoni in the...

Handel Saul; Scholl, Davies; Gabrieli Consort & Players/McCreesh (Archiv 474 510-2 (3CD)).
March 6, 2004... Classy casting, with Andreas Scholl and Neal Davies on superlative form, rich orchestral sonorities and a powerful overall sense of dramatic pacing ensure that the latest Handel release from Paul McCreesh and his Gabrieli musicians leaps to the...

Hartmann; Eisler String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; String Quartet Op.73. Vogler Quartet (Nimbus NI 5729).
March 6, 2004... Karl Amadeus Hartmann's dislike for Hitler and the rise of Nazism led to a form of resistance followed by few other Germans. The composer, in his late 20s when Hitler came to power, decided to prohibit the public performance of his works within...

Haydn The Creation. Roschmann, Schade, Gerharer; Concentus Music Wien/Harnoncourt (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 82876 58340 2 (2CD)).
March 6, 2004... Nikolaus Harnoncourt's new contract with BMG RCA continues with this uplifting account of Haydn's late masterpiece, recorded "live" in concerts last year to mark the 50th anniversary of the conductor's Concentus Musicus Wien ensemble.

Rachmaninov Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3. Scherbakov; Russian State SO/Yablonsky (Naxos 6.110013).
March 6, 2004... This attractive coupling of Rachmaninov's evergreen piano concertos appears simultaneously in SACD and DVD-A format, part of Naxos's strategy to drive down the price of surround sound recordings and offer the best of its catalogue in all three...

Shostakovich Piano Works. Ashkenazy (Decca 470 649-2).
March 6, 2004... Any new piano recital album from Vladimir Ashkenazy comes with self-recommending credentials. This all Shostakovich SACD disc is up there with the best in the musician's discography, thanks not least to Ashkenazy's breathtaking technical...

Stravinsky Works for Chamber Orchestra.Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen/P. Jarvi. (Pentatone Classics PTC 5186 046).
March 6, 2004... Estonian conductor Paavo Jarvi directs sparkling performances of Stravinsky gems, the Soldier's Tale Suite and Dumbarton Oaks Concerto among them, his first disc as artistic director of the Bremen-based Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie. Pentatone's...

Verdi Simon Boccanegra Soloists: BBC Concert Orchestra/Mattheson (Opera Rara ORCV302 (2CD)).
March 6, 2004... Opera Rara mined the BBC's opera archives to great success at the end of last year with a release of the original version of Verdi's Macbeth. This follow-up title presents another first-time appearance on CD for the original incarnation of...

Dvorak The Stubborn Lovers. Soloists; Praque Philharmonia/Belohlavek (Supraphon SU 3765-2 631).
March 6, 2004... Released in time for the centenary of Dvorak's death, this release offers an outstanding recording of the composer's irresistible one-act comic opera, Tvrde Palice. Dvorak's score is rich in folk-like tunes, dances and bold musical gestures,...

The beginning of the end for singles? So, WH Smith is quitting the singles market, but will the indies be able to plug the gap?(Editorial)
March 6, 2004... WH Smith's retreat from the singles market feels pretty symbolic. Smiths has stocked singles for as long as I can remember and, if a family-targeting High Street chain no longer finds a market for the format, I can't help wondering what...

Either stop the media leaks or face tighter security.(Viewpoint)
March 6, 2004... Almost 80% of traced pre-release leaks of EMI's music aver the past year have come from the press, radio and independent PR communities. Our watermarking policy has revealed this unfortunate fact. Leaking pre-release music onto the internet...

Is there a place on the High Street for generalists?(The big question)
March 6, 2004... With WH Smith planning to exit the singles market at the end of this month, is there still room on the High Street for the generalist retailer? Rob Salter, Handleman UK managing director "We want music to appeal to as wide an audience...

Obituary: Mud frontman Les Gray died aged 57 on February 21 after a long battle against throat cancer. Nicky Chinn, who co-wrote hits for Mud and others, pays tribute.(Forum)
March 6, 2004... The first time Mike [Chapman, his songwriting partner] and I met Les and the band was when we went to see them at a club in Nottingham and my immediate impression of Les was as an entertainer almost of the old school. He look that side of what...

Let's honour the Brits' parents.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
March 6, 2004... From Martin Nelson, Wood For The Trees Reading through your excellent coverage of Brits 2004 took me back 25 years to the lunch at CBS Soho Square where the event was first invented. I hope that somewhere in the celebrations for next...

Physical singles need supporting.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
March 6, 2004... From Gary Steele, MW Subscriber Given the current publicity surrounding the singles chart, it certainly seems longer than two months ago when the Darkness and Michael Andrews/Gary Jules singles were selling more than 200,000 singles a week...

P2P: the rights and wrongs.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
March 6, 2004... Roger Wallis, chairman, Swedish Association of Popular Music Composer (SKAP) When I left for Midem, MW quoted record industry sources claiming that 2004 would be "the year of the battle against P2P". At Midem, we heard of an imminent...

Warner boss raises a glass ...(Dooley's Diary)
March 6, 2004... Remember where you heard it: While industry watchers on both sides of the Atlantic were speculating about the future of Warner Music last week, Roger Ames--one of the men at the eye of the storm was taking it easy at a carnival in his native...

After a hard day of surfing on a rocket, Air were presented with gold discs for their latest album, Talkie Walkie, before their sold out show at London's Brixton Academy.(Forum)
March 6, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: After a hard day of surfing on a rocket, Air were presented with gold discs for their latest album, Talkie Walkie, before their sold out show at London's Brixton Academy. Pictured, left to right, are Virgin...

Key releases.(Datafile)(Calendar)
March 6, 2004... ALBUMS THIS WEEK Auf Der Maur Auf Der Maur (EMI); John Frusciante Shadows Collide With People (Warner Bros); George Harrison The Dark Horse Years (Dark Horse/Parlophone) MARCH 8 cLOUDDEAD Ten (Ninja Tune); Harry Connick Jr...

Single and album sales see boost.(The Market)
March 6, 2004... The kids were back at school, the Brits effect was waning and the weather was bad but, curiously, both singles and albums sales increased last week. Singles enjoyed a 21% boost week-on-week, not least because the top three--Peter Andre's...

Market indicators.(Datafile)
March 6, 2004... SINGLES Sales versus last week: 21.1% Year to date versus last year: -16.3% Market shares East West: 24.5% RCA Arista: 15.9% Parlopnone: 10.6% Virgin: 7.0% Universal Island: ...

Fast chart.(Datafile)
March 6, 2004... SINGLES NUMBER ONE PETER ANDRE MYSTERIOUS GIRL Mushroom Insania Andremania strikes the nation as Australian Peter Andre earns his third number one after an eight-year hiatus. His previous chart toppers are Flava and I Feel You....

From Beta Band to Superheroes: the Beta Band team up with revered comic artist for stunning artwork across new album campaign.(The Plot)
March 6, 2004... BETA BAND: HEROES TO ZEROS (PARLOPHONE) The Beta Band have drafted in American comic books artist Kaare Andrews to give a unique flavour to the artwork for the band's new album project Heroes To Zeros. Andrews was commissioned to create a...

Tipsters: a selection of UK tastemakers select their favourite upcoming releases.(Upfront)
March 6, 2004... Andrew Davis, co-producer, 1Xtra KEYSHIA COLE FEAT. EVE NEVER (INTERSCOPE) "There's a lot of heat on this track out there at the moment. It's based around a sample from the Luther Vandross classic Never Too Much; Keyshia has got a...

Radio playlists.(Upfront)
March 6, 2004... RADIO 1 A LIST 50 Cent If I Can't; Beenie Man feat. Ms Thing Dude; Black Eyed Peas Hey Mama; Blink 182 I Miss You; Britney Spears Toxic; Deepest Blue Give It Away; Ferry Corsten Rock Your Body Rock; Franz Ferdinand Take Me Out;...

Top 10 radio growers.(Upfront)
March 6, 2004... TOP 10 RADIO GROWERS Plays: This ARTIST TITLE Total Incr. 1 JENNIFER LOPEZ BABY I LOVE YOU 1524 497 2 PETER ANDRE...

TV airplay chart: Britney retains the top spot, though Peter Andre is making strong progress and Usher makes a strong debut at 24.(TV)
March 6, 2004... 1. Britney Spears However well Toxic maybe doing on radio--where it improves 6-3 this week--it is doing even better on TV. Even a partial watershed cannot prevent it from improving from an already top tally of 452 plays to 611. Keenest...

Amp Fiddler.(Snap Shot)
March 6, 2004... On the back of enthusiastic support from specialist radio, PIAS Recordings is targeting mainstream plays for Detroit artist Amp Fiddler. His first UK single, I Believe In You, released next Monday (March 8), is already receiving plays from...

The UK radio airplay chart: LMC V U2 holds at one, while Jamelia's Thank You rises to two (the same as its sales debut) and Keane make a large leap to jump into the top 10 at eight.(Radio)
March 6, 2004... 8. Keane There was a massive disparity on Keane's breakthrough hit Somewhere Only We Know last week, when it was ranked at three on the sales chart but only 32 on airplay, But a 38% decline in sales and a 93% leap in airplay means it comes...

In-store next week.(Cued up)
March 6, 2004... ASDA Singles--Enrique Iglesias feat Kelis; Albums--Barry Manilow, Memories Are Made Of This; In-store--Piano Sessions, Michelle, Katie Melua Classic Emotions, Hairbrush Divas, LeAnn Rimes BORDERS In-store--Daniel O'Donnell, Harry...

Tastemakers.(Cued up)
March 6, 2004... GERRY LYESIGHT writer, DJ and broadcaster 1. DJ MARKY & XRS IN ROTATION (INNERGROUND) 2. OMARA PORTUONDO FLOR BE AMOR (WORLD CIRCUIT) 3. SLY & ROBBIE VERSION BORN (PALM BEATS) 4. THE ABYSSINIANS & FRIENDS--TREE OF SATTA: VOL1...

TV listings.(Cued up)
March 6, 2004... CD:UK Black Eyed Peas; Blue Breathe Easy; DJ Casper Cha Cha Slide; Jamie Cullum Frontin'; Jet Look What You've Done; The Vines Ride; Usher Yeah MTV UK Sugababes in The Middle *; George Michael Amazing *; Nickelback Feeling Way...

Radio listings.(Cued up)
March 6, 2004... Colin & Edith Hope Conspiracy in session (Monday) Chris Moyles Kylie Minogue guests (Tuesday) Mary Anne Hobbs Max Cavalera guests (Tuesday) Jo Whiley OutKast in the Live Lounge (Tuesday); Sugababes guests (Wednesday); The Vines in...

CTR offers broad appeal.(Media Insider)
March 6, 2004... MD, CTR 105.6 FM CTR 105.6 FM has fought for the best part of a decade for its right to broadcast to the people of Maidstone and surrounding area in Kent. It started off as Maidstone Festival Radio in 1993, when was awarded a temporary...

Also out this week.
March 6, 2004... SINGLES Bucci Bag--More Lemonade (Southern Fried); Skylark--That's More Like It (Credence); Cypress Hill--What's Your Number? (Columbia) ALBUMS Paddy Casey--Living (Columbia); Him--The Best Of (Arista); Hothouse ...