Music Week articles from November 2003

Music Week archives from November 2003

'All new' TOTP set to go live: live broadcast to help create 'event'.(Television)
November 1, 2003... Andi Peters says he is aiming to turn Top Of The Pops into a weekly "event" with his dramatic new move to broadcast it live from the end of November. "All New Top Of The Pops" is to be beamed live from BBC TV Centre at 7.30pm every week,...

Fatman rolls into singles top spot.
November 1, 2003... Fatman Scoop's single Be Faithful this week scores the biggest success to date for Mercury's Def Jam UK imprint. The US artist, who is signed for the world to Def Jam UK, pipped Blue's Guilty for pole position in the singles chart yesterday...

Dizzee signs deal with Hero Music.(Sign here)
November 1, 2003... XL Recordings artist Dizzee Rascal, winner of this year's Mercury Music Prize, has signed a publishing deal with the label's sister companyHero Music.

The forthcoming MusicWorks convention this week is hosting an exclusive seminar by Bond movie composer David Arnold.(Sign here)
November 1, 2003... The forthcoming MusicWorks convention this week is hosting an exclusive seminar by Bond movie composer David Arnold. Arnold will provide delegates to the October 31-November 1 conference in Glasgow with an insight into film score composition...

The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters and Radio Three have lined up conductor Sir Andrew Davis to present their first British Composer Awards.(Sign here)
November 1, 2003... The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters and Radio Three have lined up conductor Sir Andrew Davis to present their first British Composer Awards, taking place at London's Barbican Centre on December 18.

MTV's Europe Music Awards.(Sign here)
November 1, 2003... The Darkness and The White Stripes are set to boost the rock performance content of the line up at MTV's Europe Music Awards in Edinburgh on November 6. Christina Aguilera hosts the show at the Ocean Terminal Arena in Western Harbour, Leith,...

BT sells dotmusic to Yahoo group.(Bottom line)
November 1, 2003... BT Openworld will announce today (Monday) it has sold its music website dotmusic to Yahoo in a deal which also includes the sale of BT's leading gaming website Cannes Domain. The acquisition follows an alliance between the two organisations to...

Sainsbury.(Bottom line)
November 1, 2003... Sainsbury's has cut its chart CD prices by 20p to 9.79 [pounds sterling] in a move to become the cheapest retailer on the market. Its CD buyer Julian Monaghan says the price cot "will ensure that our customers are getting the best deal...

iTunes for Windows.(Bottom line)
November 1, 2003... Windows users downloaded more than lm copies of Apple's new iTunes for Wifldows digital jukebox software in the first three-and-a-half days after its launch and bought more than lm songs in the same period, This compares with lm songs...

Sony.(Bottom line)
November 1, 2003... Increased piracy and a lack of hit releases were highlighted by Sony as contributiug to a 8.9% slump in sales and operating revenue to $1.1bn for the second quarter ended September 30, 2003. However, the operating loss recorded in the same...

Time Warner.(Bottom line)
November 1, 2003... Time Warmer saw mixed third quarter results with a decline in the music, America Online and publishing divisions as strong growth was reported in the company's cable, television and film arms. The company posted profits of $541 m compared with...

BPI.(Bottom line)
November 1, 2003... The BPI's anti-piracy unit celebrated another success against illegal music traders last week after a year long jail sentence was handed down to persistent offender Thomas Reilly at Leeds Crown Court.

Cover-mounts.(Bottom line)
November 1, 2003... A new report by music business research group Five Eight questions the effectiveness of cover-mounts as a record industry marketing tool. The study shows that almost 23m CDs were produced for cover mounts in 2001 around 10% of trade...

Saxon.(Bottom line)
November 1, 2003... The members of the original band Saxon have reached a settlement after a long-running dispute. Oliver/Dawson Saxon, consisting of original Saxon members Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson, have acknowledged that the band featuring Biff Byford and...

Emap's freeserve goes digital.(Exposure)
November 1, 2003... Emap says it has become the first radio group to offer red button interactivity for its six digital radio services on the Freeview platform. The service, launched this month, gives listeners access to multiple pages of information and...

Emap has moved over Kerrang!'s deputy editor Dave Everley to become Now editor for sister magazine Q.(Exposure)
November 1, 2003... Emap has moved over Kerrang!'s deputy editor Dave Everley to become Now editor for sister magazine Q. Meanwhile, Michelle Garnett, acting editor of Emap's Sneak magazine, has been promoted to editor. Garnett, previously deputy editor, replaces...

Incentive Music.(Exposure)
November 1, 2003... Incentive Music has teamed up with Kingfisher lager for a unique promotion on a compilation titled Pathaan's Indian Sunset, released this week. Kingfisher will be offering the album at a discounted rate to its network of Indian restaurants and...

Jazz wunderkid Jamie Cullum kick-started the biggest week of his career to date last Monday.(Bottom line)
November 1, 2003... Jazz wunderkid Jamie Cullum kick-started the bigger week of his career to date last Monday, with a packed performance and in-store signing at HMV'S Oxford Street store In London. The in-store appearance was to mark the release of Cullum's...

DreamWorks.(People)
November 1, 2003... DreamWorks-signed Elliott Smith died aged 34 last week, in what the Los Angeles coroners' office says is thought to be a self-inflicted stabbing. The US singer-songwriter was initially part of alternative rock band Heatmister before putting out...

The Agency Group.(People)
November 1, 2003... Booking agent The Agency Group has recruited Neil O'Brien from the Mean Fiddler to join its London office in early November.

Women of the Year Awards.(People)
November 1, 2003... Nominations for the special achievement award at this year's annual Women Of The Year Awards have been opened up to the whole of the music industry with the deadline closing this Thursday. The shortlist is expected to be announced by early...

Delta Music.(People)
November 1, 2003... Delta Music has taken on Phil Worsfold, previously with the Sound and Media Group, as its commercial director.

IPC Ignite's NME.(People)
November 1, 2003... IPC Ignite's NME has promoted associate editor Alex Needham to deputy editor.

Key labels back PlayLouder launch: Playlouder's broadband subscribers set to tap into Beggars, XL, V2, Pias and Ninja repertoire.(Online)
November 1, 2003... A string of key independents are backing the launch of what is being billed as the world's first broadband music ISP. PlayLouder MSP, which is being prepared for launch in the first quarter of next year, will also allow rights owners to...

Pinnacle founder sells remaininq stake to Bertelsmann.(News)
November 1, 2003... Steve Mason has relinquished complete ownership of his Pinnacle/Windsong empire, 20 years after founding the group. Mason told his staff at the end of business last Thursday that he had sold his remaining 25% stake in the Orpington-based...

The Music Week playlist.(News)
November 1, 2003... WILL YOUNG Friday's Child (S/BMG) For the first time Young sounds completely at home on record, with a new Eighties white boy soul direction (album, December 1) NELLY FURTADO Folklore (Interscope) A superb return that blends strong...

The BPI awards.(News)
November 1, 2003... ALBUMS Various: Kill Bill Vol. 1 (Maverick/Warner) (silver) Aled Jones: Higher (Universal) (silver) Iron Maiden: Dance Of Death (EMI) (gold) Various: Fame Academy--The Finalists (Polydor) ...

BACS head voices BBC charter fears: Ferguson warns of possible "devastating effect" on artists if charter renewal is mishandled.(Broadcasting)
November 1, 2003... British Academy of Composers & Songwriters chairman David Ferguson last week voiced fears that the renewal of the BBC charter could have a "devastating effect" on the UK's creative community if it is not handled properly. Ferguson issued...

2 play.(Snapshot)
November 1, 2003... The UK producer responsible for creating the white label that eventually led to Kevin Lyttle's current hit Turn Me On is preparing for a hit of his own in the coming weeks under the name of 2 Play. UK garage veteran Wessley's new track So...

Virgin Megastores to rock Oxford St.(News)
November 1, 2003... Virgin Megastores is flagging up its rock'n'roll credentials in a newly-launched campaign to push a 1m [pounds sterling] revamp of its Oxford Street store. The six-figure "Roxford Street" campaign, which is launched today (Monday) across...

BBC boss takes bold steps in overhaul of Top of the Pops: more editorial content and fewer performances planned for TOTP, says Andi Peters, as the BBC's flagship music show nears its 40th anniversary.(Television)
November 1, 2003... The move to take Top Of The Pops absolutely live is the key part of a huge overhaul for the BBC's flagship music TV show, which celebrates its 40th anniversary next year. New executive producer Andi Peters is planning a raft of changes to...

The Nelson Mandela-backed 46664 charity initiative is aiming to harness telephone and internet technology to raise money for the fight against Aids/HIV in Africa.(News)
November 1, 2003... The Nelson Mandela-backed 4664 charity initiative is aiming to harness telephone and internet technology to raise money for the fight against Aids/HIV in Africa. Recordings will be available via the phone or the Tiscali-powered www. 46664.com...

Publisher in Metrophonic signing coup.(News)
November 1, 2003... Brian Rawling has struck a worldwide administration deal with Universal Music Publishing for Metrophonic Music and his newly-acquired Ministry of Sound song catalogue. The long-term agreement comes just four months after the hit writer and...

Stars line up to pay tribute to man of the year Dickins.(Awards)
November 1, 2003... The Music Industry Trust dinner passed the magic 22m [pounds sterling] barrier in its 13th year last week, as Rob Dickins was honoured as man of the year. The event, which was sponsored for the first time by" RealOne Rhapsody this year,...

Simple kid.(Snapshot)
November 1, 2003... 2M Recordings is in the final stages of securing a high-profile licensing deal with a US label for its artist Simple Kid. Label founder Cheryl Robson explains that the deal, which will be for the world excluding the UK, is the result of...

Kylie album campaign talks global language.(News)
November 1, 2003... The international launch of Kylie Minogue's Body Language album is to centre on the one-off concert, Money Can't Buy, at London's Hammersmith Apollo on November 15, when she will perform songs to fans and media. The special show, devised...

Heart beats Capital to London crown: Chrysalis station snatches top share of London listening as Capital celebrates 30th birthday.(Radio)
November 1, 2003... It is perhaps churlish to dampen spirits at a birthday party. But there was little avoiding the big story as the latest radio audience figures were unveiled last Thursday. 95.8 Capital FM was delivered the worst possible present to mark...

Digital radio listening Q3 2003.(Analysis)
November 1, 2003... % of adults, who listen once a week or more to radio via TV: 61.0% % of people visiting a station website to listen to the radio: 22.1% % of people listening to the radio via the internet:...

Baptiste: dream becomes reality: British saxophonist Denys Baptiste brings Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech back to life.(Jazz)
November 1, 2003... Jazz musicians were doing concept albums way before the Beatles and Floyd. You only have to look at the masterpieces that were Duke Ellington's Black, Brown And Beige, Sonny Rollins' Freedom Suite and Max Roach's We Insist! to see that...

Festival diary.(Jazz)
November 1, 2003... The forthcoming 11th London Jazz Festival's 10 nights and almost 120 gigs --among them free events, one-off collaborations, new commissions and rare appearances by giants of the musical world-kick off with a head-spinning opening night which...

Playlist.
November 1, 2003... Cleveland Watkiss/Nikki Yeoh Conscious Mind (Watyo) This is a brilliant reprise of one of singer Watkiss' best compositions to date. This reggae-tinged spiritual soul works well in the company of pianist Nikki Yeoh. Basil Hodge...

Art Ensemble of Chicago.
November 1, 2003... The Meeting (Harmonia Mundi PI07) With the passing of trumpeter Lester Bowie, AEC will never return to the full force of its long-running quintet, but The Meeting does mark the return of Joseph Jarman, the saxophonist who had been absent...

Ray Barretto.
November 1, 2003... La Cuna (Sow/CTI ZK66126) You may know Barrette as one of the last surviving legends of Latin-jazz. Especially now that Mongo Santamaria and Tito Puente are no longer with us, he is a vital living embodiment of the historical marriage of...

Cassandra Wilson.
November 1, 2003... Cassandra Wilson Glamoured (Blue Note 5818602) Wilson's embrace of her own Delta blues heritage--she is from Jackson, Mississippi--Afro-Brazilian rhythms and soul and her penchant for percussion rather than a drum kit-led arrangements have...

Michel Camilo.
November 1, 2003... Live At The Blue Note (Telarc 83574) Pianist Camilo is an intriguing subject; more of a jazz player inside a Latin piano than a Latin player who has embraced the vocabulary of jazz piano. Since he emerged in the Eighties, the Dominican has...

Gerald Wilson.
November 1, 2003... New York New Sound (Mack Avenue MAC1009) Veteran bandleader Wilson is a West Coast hero. During the Forties, he formed his own LA-based big band and also arranged for such as Count Basic, Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie. As well as being...

Various.
November 1, 2003... Good And Evil Sessions (Thirsty Ear I397183) The Blue Series has been a revelation over the past year or so. Spooky, Matthew Shipp, Guillermo E Brown, Spring Heel Jack and Tim Berne have all been important links in a chain that has...

Barbadian trumpeter Harry Beckett is one of those musicians who's been on the British jazz scene forever, it seems.(Reissues)
November 1, 2003... Barbadian trumpeter Harry Beckett is one of those musicians who's been on the British jazz scene forever, it seems. Flare Up, reissued on Jazzprint this month, was cut in the early-Seventies and brought together saz players John Surman, Alan...

Tough-but-tender saxophonist Gary Thomas, one of many underrated Miles Davis alumni.(Reissues)
November 1, 2003... Tough-but-tender saxophonist Gary Thomas, one of many underrated Miles Davis alumni, sounds particularly good on the standard session which gave us While The Gate Is Open (Winter & Winter), which includes bassist Dave Holland, drummer Dennis...

Over at Sony, the harvesting of the CTI catalogue continues apace.(Reissues)
November 1, 2003... Over at Sony, the harvesting of the CTI catalogue continues apace. Latest titles to be dusted off include Freddie Hubbard's First Light, Ron Carter's Blues Farm, Nina Simone's Baltimore, Paul Desmond's Skylark, Esther Philips' Black Eyed Blues,...

Blue Note, as we know, has seemingly bottomless vaults and coming back this month are Larry Young's Mothership.(Reissues)
November 1, 2003... Blue Note, as we know, has seemingly bottomless vaults and coming back this month are Larry Young's Mothership, Hank Mobley's The Flip, Charlie Rouse's Bossa Nova Bacchanal, Lee Morgan's Sonic Boom, Andrew Hill's Passing Ships and Sam Rivers'...

Stones look to repeat Led Zep success story.(DVD)
November 1, 2003... Even since 1970, when Mick Jagger negotiated the Rolling Stones' own marketing and distribution deal with Atlantic Records, the band have revelled in their ability to hop from company to company at their own convenience. In addition to...

Westlife.
November 1, 2003... The Greatest Hits Tour (BMG 74321984989). Out now. This 20-track DVD captures Westlife's concert at the Manchester Evening News Arena earlier this year. Crowd-pleasers include Flying Without Wings, World Of Our Own, Unbreakable, Uptown...

The Chemical Brothers.
November 1, 2003... Singles 93-03 (Virgin 490844). Out now. This collection offers 10 of the act's promos, including Block Rockin' Beats, Setting Sun and Hey Boy Hey Girl. There are also five live performances including Chemical Beats from Glastonbury 1997. A...

Various.
November 1, 2003... The Old Grey Whistle Test 2 (BBC Worldwide BBCDVD1279) Out now. This treasure trove of performances from the BBC archives includes Roxy Music's first TV appearance, as well as The Who, Roy Harper, Joan Armatrading, Be Bop Deluxe, The Patti...

Brian Wilson.
November 1, 2003... Pet Sounds--Live In London (Sanctuary SVE3046). Out now. The great man plays the classic album at the Royal Festival Hall with a nine-piece band. Time and troubles have taken their inevitable toll on Wilson's voice, but this is a hugely...

Sum 41.
November 1, 2003... Sake Bombs & Happy Endings Live In Tokyo (Universal 9860788). Out now. This DVD offers 20 tracks from the pop-punk funsters, which were recorded live at the Bay NK Hall in Tokyo in May this year. There are also promos for still Waiting and...

Erasure.
November 1, 2003... Hits! The Videos (Mute DVDMUTEL10). November 3. Released on the same day as the corresponding best of album, this double-disc bundles all 35 of the band's promos on disc, one with more than two-and-a-half hours of TV performances, rare...

Belle & Sebastian.
November 1, 2003... Fans Only (Jeepster JPRDVDO001). November 3. The first DVD from either the band or their former record label gathers together the visual material which spun off from the band's first four albums and is released less than a month after their...

Peter Gabriel.
November 1, 2003... Growing Up Live (Warner 5046685962). November 3. Filmed over two nights at the Filaforum in Milan on Gabriel's recent world tour, Growing Up Live showcases the high production values associated with the artist and looks and sounds...

Jane's Addiction.
November 1, 2003... Three Days (Sanctuary SVE3055). November 3. This is a cult rockumentary, which covers the band's 1997 reunion tour for which Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins were joined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea on bass. The film...

Depeche Mode.
November 1, 2003... 101 + Live 1988 (Mute DMDVD3). November 10. This double-disc set features the DA Pennebaker documentary 101 on disc one and the band recorded live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in June 1988 during the Music For The Masses tour on disc two (this...

Queen.
November 1, 2003... Greatest Video Hits Two (Parlophone 490 9839). November 3. Disc one features 17 promos from 1983's Under Pressure to The Show Must GO 0n from 1991. Disc two divides into four sections, each relating to one of the four albums released...

Going live is right for Top of the Pops: hats off to Andi Peters, whose bold move can only benefit the long-running BBC show.(Editorial)
November 1, 2003... When Top Of The Pops goes live from the end of November, I for one will be tuning in. I suspect plenty of other, less avid viewers, will start to make a weekly date in their viewing diary, too. This in itself, perhaps, justifies Andi...

Video games and music have a strong relationship.(Viewpoint)
November 1, 2003... Music video first appeared in 1981 and, since then, a generation has been raised with an expectation of visuals attached to audio. They are a generation being raised on video games as a major entertainment source, discovering new music through...

Will Top of the Pops be kicking when it goes live?(The big question)
November 1, 2003... Following news that Andi Peters' revamp of Top Of The Pops will see the show broadcast live, will TOTP live be kicking? Phil Mount, Blaze Television head of music and CD:UK series producer "We wish them all the best with the new live...

Quickfire: initial chief executive Malcolm Gerrie is taking on the challenge of turning the Nelson Mandela-backed 46664 charity concert in South Africa into TV gold.
November 1, 2003... How did you get involved? It came to us from lots of different angles. Dave Stewart is a longstanding friend who I've known for 25 years, from the days when he was husking around Sunderland, and he was talking about it when the project was...

Crib sheet.
November 1, 2003... PlayLouder MSP is a new service, a broadband ISP established for and targeted at computer users who want to utilise the internet for delivery of music. PlayLouder. But that's been going ages, hasn't it? Yes, that's right. Set up in...

Tittle tattle and grapevine news.(Dooley's Diary)
November 1, 2003... Remember where you heard it: Reports in from CMJ reveal that US art-punk rockers The Killers have signed a deal with Mercury in the UK and Island/Def Jam in US. Word came in from a party somewhere on the Lower East Side which still hadn't...

Fame Academy runner-up Alistair Griffin proved it was not all bad losing out to the spiky-haired Cornish one, when Universal Music TV snapped him up this week.(Diary)
November 1, 2003... Fame Academy runner-up Alistair Griffin proved it was not all bad losing out to the spiky-haired Cornish one, when Universal Music TV snapped him up this week. And, as if signing the deal were not enough, Griffin will have two limited-edition...

Key releases.(Datafile)(Calendar)
November 1, 2003... ALBUMS THIS WEEK Sophie-Ellis Bextor Shoot From The Hip (Polydor); REM In Time--The Best Of RFM 1988 2003 (Warner Bros); Sugababes Three (Island) NOVEMBER 3 Blue Guilty (Innocent); Liberty X Being Somebody (V2) NOVEMBER...

Dido and BEP set to lead 2003 charts.(The Market)
November 1, 2003... Fourteen albums debut on the Top 75 this week, but none of them is nearly strong enough to prevent Dido's Life For Rent from completing a fourth week at number one. The album declined just 27% its smallest dip yet--to sell a further 89,500...

Market indicators.(Datafile)
November 1, 2003... SINGLES Sales versus last week: +7.1% Year to date versus last year: -33.7% Market shares Polydor 18.0% East West 14.1% Mercury 13.8% Virgin ...

Fast chart.(Datafile)
November 1, 2003... SINGLES NUMBER ONE FATMAN SCOOP/CROOKLYN CLAN BE FAITHFUL Def Jam UK He used to work in electronics shop The Wiz, models hip-hop gear for the fuller figure and is an agony uncle in The Source magazine--now Fatman Scoop is also a...

Britney's back for long haul: the team behind Britney Spears' new album are planning a campaign to take her through 2004.(The Plot)
November 1, 2003... BRITNEY SPEARS IN THE ZONE (JIVE) For a majoe album released in three weeks' time, the profile of Britney Spears' fourth album In The Zone has, to date, been surprisingly low. But that situation is all about to change thanks to the...

Tipsters: a selection of UK tastemakers select their favourite upcoming releases.
November 1, 2003... Lee Thompson, Emap SUGABABES THREE (UNIVERSAL) "Thank God, at least someone in UK A&R has a pair of bloody ears! Darcus, these songs you've found for the girls are top premier league, Grade A corkers. Five future smashes all lined up for...

Radio playlists.(Upfront)
November 1, 2003... RADIO 1 A LIST 50 Cent feat, Snoop Dogg PIMP; Angel City feat. Lara McAllen Love Me Right; Beyonce feat. Sean Paul Baby Boy/Black Eyed Peas Where Is The Love: Fatman Scoop feat. Crooklyn Clan Be Faithful; Jamelia Superstar; Kevin Lyttle...

Top 10 radio growers.(Upfront)
November 1, 2003... TOP 10 RADIO GROWERS This ARTIST TITLE Plays: Total Incr. 1 ROBBIE WILLIAMS SEXED UP 1224 470 2 JAVINE SURRENDER (YOUR LOVE) 688 418 3 ...

TV airplay chart: sugababes close the gap on Black Eye Peas while Busted, Blazin' Squad, Fatman Scoop and The Strokes surge upwards.(Airplay TV)
November 1, 2003... Sugababes close the gap on Black Eyed Peas while Busted, Blazin' Squad, Fatman Scoop and The Strokes surge upwards 2. Sugababes Black Eyed Peas top the TV airplay chart for the seventh week in a row--but only just, with Sugababes' Hole In...

The UK radio airplay chart: sugababes ease into pole position on the radio airplay chart thanks to support from ILR, but Fatman Scoop and Mark Ronson share equal highest placing at Radio One.(Airplay Radio)
November 1, 2003... Sugababes ease into pole position on the radio airplay chart thanks to support from ILR, but Fatman Scoop and Mark Ronson share equal highest placing at Radio One NUMBER ONES GLYDE 1 Beyonce Crazy In Love 96.3 Q FM Westlife Mandy ...

In-store next week.(Cued up)
November 1, 2003... ASDA Singles--Kylie Minogue, Blazin Squad, Robbie Williams, R Kelly, Lost Prophets, Hundred Reasons, Matt Goss, Jet; Albums--Blue, Liberty X, Bon Jovi, Primal Scream, Robert Plant, UB4O, Peter Gabriel, Mark Owen, Underworld, Toni Braxton,...

Tastemakers.(Cued up)
November 1, 2003... SHAUN 'STUCKEE' WILLOUGHBY The Play Centre. 1. DANIEL MERRIWEATHER CITY RULES 2. MISSY ELLIOT PASS THE DUTCH 3. G-UNIT GANGSTA SH*T 4. G-UNIT STLINT 101 5. THE RAYNE DIDN'T YOU KNOW 6. ROY AYERS 8RAND NEW FEELING...

TV listings.(Cued up)
November 1, 2003... CD:UK Alicia Keys; Atomic Kitten If You come TO Me; Blue When Summers Gone; Enrique Iglesias: Jane's Addiction True Nature: Pink Trouble; Red Hot Chili Peppers; Ronan Keating Lost For Words; Stereophonics Since I Told You It's Over ...

Radio listings.(Cued up)
November 1, 2003... RADIO ONE One Live In Brighton Lamacg Live--Starsailor; Electric Soft Parade; Keane; The Music; Hope Of The States; The Blueskins (Monday) Mary Anne Hobbs--Adam F; Dave Clarke; LFO (Monday); Tomahawk; Beecher (Tuesday) Zane Lowe--Hot Hot...