NO SUMMER TOURS FOR HOLE

      [3-9-98 Mon] With Courtney Love being busy with film roles, don't be surprised if there you don't see any tour dates for Hole this summer.

Love is prepared to star in "200 Cigarettes" sometime soon, which will be her second movie. "The People Vs. Larry Flint", being her first. She is also getting ready for a role in the movie "Fight Club", directed by David Fincher ("Seven"). The filming for "Fight Club" is supposed to be starting in June.

If you are a Hole fan don't be disappointed. The new Hole album is due out in June. Cliff Burnstein, Hole's co-manager, said that even though Love is busy with her movie career, it won't interfere with her musical duties when the new album debuts. The album is tentatively untitled. Hole is planning to tour, just not during the summer.

Hole is experimenting a bit on the new album. They have already recorded some string arrangements to put on the new record.

NEWS CLIPPINGS: 3.9.98

      [3-9-98 Mon] Chumbawamba, Indigo Girls, Sinead O'Connor, Richard Thompson, and Shane McGowan (The Pogues) among others are on the bill to play at the Fleadh Festival. The Fleadh Festival is going to be in New York on June 13 and 14, Chicago on June 20, and San Francisco on June 27...

PARENTAL-WARNING STICKER BILL DISAPPROVED

      [3-9-98 Mon] The Georgia State House of Representatives rejected the bill that stated that it is illegal to sell albums with the parental-warning sticker to children under 18 years old. The bill was disapproved by a vote of 86-62.

The original version said that it would be a misdemeanor prosecution of employees who sold albums with the parental-warning sticker to children under the age of 18.

The bill was changed so that only employees over 18 would be charged, to stop minors from being prosecuted. Other changes in the bill called for a $50 fine for the first-time offense, and misdemeanor charges for the second.

Lenny Kaye, the lead guitarist for Patti Smith, doesn't support the bill and thinks that it is a rediculous gesture towards music censorship.

THE 21st ANNUAL BAMMIES

      [3-9-98 Mon] Would you enjoy to see artists like Smash Mouth, Gwen Stefani, Coolio, and many others rock to "Why Can't We Be Friends", a War cover now featured on Smash Mouths new album Fush Yu Mang? If you attended the 21st Annual Bammies (Bay Area Music Awards), now called the California Music Awards, then you would've seen it all.

The Awards, which was at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorioum, was filled with a diverse audience of many different bands. Green Day won the award for Outstanding Rock/Pop Album, Beck wasn't there to recieve his California Artist of the Year trophy, Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine) won the award for Outstanding Guitarist and 311 won the Outstanding Hard Rock Album award for their album Transistor.

Third-Eye Blind took home three awards. For Outstanding Debut album, Outstanding album, and Outstanding Songwriter, for Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan.

No Doubt took home two awards. The first one was for Outstanding Group. The second one was won by Gwen Stefani for Outstanding Female Vocalist. This is what Stefani had to say on winning the award, "I can't believe I won. Sheryl Crow is rad and the other girls are fucking sexy."

Tom Petty received the 1998 Bill Graham Lifetime Achievement Award, while Neil Young won this year's Arthur M. Sohcot Award for Public Service. He was not able to attend the awards due to him "feeling under the weather."

NEWS CLIPPINGS: 3.8.98

      [3-8-98 Mon] What is the world coming
to? The teenage daughter of rock star Ozzy
Osbourne has paid $16,000 for backstage
passes with Hanson. She got a concert ticket,
backstage pass, and a chance to "socialize."... R.E.M. will release their first album without ex-drummer Bill Berry this October, with a world tour to follow. Screaming Trees percussionist Barrett Martin has been helping them out... Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro is finishing up the debut album from his side project Spread. The band is formed with Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. The album of intensely personal love and hate songs, called "Unicorns and Rainbows," should be out by mid-summer...