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Star packages new album by Too Many CooksToo Many Cooks, Dan Georgesco and Richardd'Anjou, a duo from Sherbrooke, Quebec,was launched in a cramped kitchen in 1988.

The duo's self -titled debut album,containing 11 original songs, was self -

Licensing fees cut forsmall radio stationsFederal Communications Minister MoniqueLandry has revealed that a change in theCRTC regulation will benefit smaller radiostations.

These stations will no longer be requiredto pay a percentage of their revenue inlicensing fees.

Prior to the change, all radio stations hadto pay a token $25 licensing fee, plus 1.8 percent of their gross revenue above $500,000.That percentage fee will now apply only tothose stations having a gross revenue of morethan $2 million.

The change in the regulation is timely, inview of the economic problems many stationsare experiencing at this time.

Showing concern for the economically -strapped broadcast industry, Landry revealedthat with the new payment schedule, 281 ofthe 471 radio stations in Canada will now payonly the token $25 fee. Prior to the change, theannual licence fee payments for small stationshave averaged $9,000.

The Rhinos and Kineticsign multi -album dealThe Rhinos, a Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontarioband have signed an international, long term,multi -album deal with the Toronto -basedKinetic label.

The band's debut, Fishing In TheFountain Of Youth, is scheduled for an earlyNovember release. Praying For Rain, anintroductory track, is included on the KineticOktober Komp.

The first single and video will be releasedin January.

produced and self -financed.One year later when the pair performed

at the annual Show of Concern benefit concertin Montreal, their performance of Rita was astandout. CHOM's music director happenedto be in the audience that night and added it tothe station's playlist the next day where itbecame a hit within a week. The radio exposureof Rita helped sell more than 10,000 copies ofthe album and later that year the band wasnominated for a Felix Award as bestAnglophone artist.

In 1990, the band entered the MusesStudio in Montreal, spending more than 360hours recording Food Fight, its follow-upalbum. Mixing was done at Compass Point inthe Bahamas with British producer NeilO'Connor. It was O'Connor who is creditedwith transforming the band into a power rockunit.

"We met Neil during the summer of1990 and immediately liked him," recallsGeorgesco. "He's a guitarist himself andunderstood what we were trying to do."

The album contained completelyreworked versions of Rita and Believe Me

Sister, another track from the band's debut.The band gained an international

following this year when it mounted a mini -tour of Europe. As well as playing severaldates in the south ofFrance the band headlinedCanadian Rock Night at the Leysin RockFestival in Switzerland.

Armed with a new recording contract,with Star Records, Too Many Cooks is readywith a new third album, Turning To Stone,which is scheduled for a release the first weekof November. Let's Stick Together, the firstsingle from the album, has now been shippedto radio.

Star Records is distributed by theMontreal -based Select Distribution.

PolyGram acquires rightsto complete War libraryPolyGram Music Publishing announced it hasacquired the rights to the catalogue of 70'slatin funksters War.

War's catalogue is currently owned byAvenue Records. Avenue's CEO JerryGoldstein wrote and produced some of War'sclassic hits, including Why Can't We BeFriends and Low Rider.

A&M/Island and BEI sign distribution agreementA&M/Island Records of Canada signed adistribution agreement with BEI (Oct. 25/93),a Canadian independent label headed by JeffBurns and partner Tony Tsavdaris.

Initial release from BEI will be an albumby Line Up In Paris, a Saskatoon -based pop/rock band. A street date of Dec. 7 has beenscheduled for the release of the album, whichwill be preceded by a single, EmotionalAddiction.

Burns, a veteran in the production/labelbusiness, has been responsible for thesuccessful launch of several recording actsthat gained national and internationalrecognition. One of the more notable wasLoverboy who, during Burns' tenure as headof A&R for CBS Records, scored 13 chartedsingles over their nine-year career (1980-89).

Stephen Sondheim is honoured at a reception following SOCANIMacMillanlecture (Oct. 21): Sondheim; directorIlibrettistlbroadcaster Richard Ouzounian;Executive producerlMirvish Productions David Mirvish; composer and SOCANboard member Gary Kulesha; and composer Louis Applebaum, immediate pastpresident of SOCAN.

Another was Joel Feeney, who releasedon Burns' fledgling Justin Entertainment label,the forerunner of BEI, which was previouslydistributed by MCA.

Burns and Tsavdaris will concentrate onkeeping BEI trim and expect to keep the rosterdown to six or eight acts.

Line Up In Paris was formed by threecore members: vocalist Neil Meckelborg,bassist Cam Ewart and drummer Tom Balon.After performing at the 1993 Juno Showcase,the band teamed up with veteran producer LesCantin, who has worked with Northern Pikes.Cantin helped develop the band's sound andarrangements for pre -production of its album.Guitarist Rob Landolt joined the band at thestudio and became a major asset to theproduction.

BEI's Jeff Burns (r) and Tony Tsavdaris (I) with A&Mllsland president JoeSummers after signing distribution deal. Initial release will be an album by LineUp In Paris, a Saskatoon -based popIrock band made up of vocalist Neil Meckelborg,bassist Cam Ewart, drummer Tom Balon and guitarist Rob Landolt. EmotionalAddiction will be taken as the first single from the album, which was producedby Les Cantin.

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PLEASE FORGIVE MEBryan Adams

LET ME SHOW YOUDan Hill

ART OF LIVINGThe Boomers

SERIOUSSheree Jeacocke

I'LL ALWAYS BE THERERoch Voisine

HEART SHAPED BOXNirvana

DON'T FALL APART ON MEAaron Neville

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Armed with a new recording contract, with Star Records, Too Many Cooks is ready with a new third album, Turning To Stone,

which is scheduled for a release the first week of November. Let's Stick Together, the first

single from the album, has now been shipped to radio.

Star Records is distributed by the Montreal -based Select Distribution.

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Line Up In Paris was formed by three core members: vocalist Neil Meckelborg,

bassist Cam Ewart and drummer Tom Balon. After performing at the 1993 Juno Showcase,

the band teamed up with veteran producer Les Cantin, who has worked with Northern Pikes. Cantin helped develop the band's sound and

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PLEASE FORGIVE ME Bryan Adams

LET ME SHOW YOU Dan Hill

ART OF LIVING The Boomers

SERIOUS Sheree Jeacocke

I'LL ALWAYS BE THERE Roch Voisine

HEART SHAPED BOX Nirvana

DON'T FALL APART ON ME Aaron Neville

OUT OF MY HEAD Junkhouse

GO WEST Pet Shop Boys

BABY COME ON HOME Led Zeppelin

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AT A GLANCE

I'M ALIVE Jackson Browne

REMEDY The Band

HERO Mariah Carey

SAID I LOVED YOU . BUT I LIED

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CHANGE (Is Never A Waste Of Time)

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DREAMS Gabrielle

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ALL ABOUT SOUL Billy Joel

WITHOUT A TRACE Soul Asylum

PEARL JAM Vs.

RUSH Counterparts

SARAH McLACHLAN Fumbling Towards Ecstasy

WEIRD AL YANKOVIC Alapalooza

THE LEMONHEADS Come On Feel

MICHAEL CRAWFORD A Touch Of Music In The Night

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The day of Roch Voisine ! Afterfinally meeting Roch Voisine at a very selectmedia reception at Centro, it's understandablewhy the guy's a superstar in Europe andQuebec. Gino Empry, no slouch when it comesto arranging this kind of reception, had anempty place setting at each table, so Voisinecould make the rounds and chat a bit. Therewas a pretty impressive lineup of press celebson hand, including the Star's Rita Zekas,CFRB's Brian Linehan, a bunch of CBC EarTo The Ground people and George Anthony.Could there be a CBC-TV special in the offing?The Roch Voisine story is pretty incredible.He has sold more than 8 million albums aroundthe world, and he doesn't have a major labelhandling his distribution in Canada. Is there amessage there somewhere? I know onepresident from a major label, flew to Paris tocatch his show with hopes of meeting himbackstage. It didn't work. I guess he's goingto move when he wants to.

That evening at Centro approximately200 industry (and other) people gathered fora champagne reception that might well go

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down in history as the smash party of the year.On a scale of one to 10, this party rated an 11.And Voisine rated an 11 for walking throughthe entire room and talking to everyone. He'sa very capable and charismatic artist. It'srumoured that next to no one refused theCentro invitation. And when you talk aboutfood, you talk about it in terms of Centro. Butit was under the guidance and watchful eye ofTony Longo, who stages these special eventsat Centro and his great team of servers whobraved the crushing crowd to deliver the food.Just watching that food being inhaled was abit frightening. I now know at least a fewpeople who I wouldn't invite over to my placefor dinner, or lunch, and certainly notbreakfast. (EC: Boy! Are we spoiled inToronto!!!)

Value -packed Torontosaurus!!! Itseems that whenever these spoofs on Torontocome about, they get better and better. Thecurrent production at the Limelight DinnerTheatre is one ofthe best. The skits are topicalto the minute. In one skit Kim Campbellcomplains that she lost her seat. The cast, allfive of them: Brian McKay, Ted Simonett,Dan Chemeroy, Margery Lowe, and AnnMantini, agree that it was an enormous loss.Brian Linehan, the Windsor Arms, theYorkville Rock, the Argos, President's Choice,the Mayor, the smoke police and Madonnaare all lampooned. The show will be constantlyupdated to stay current with the Toronto scene.A very enjoyable evening, and many of thehigh ticket priced shows won't deliver thesame dollar -for -dollar value. Tell your friends.(EC: Sounds like a must -see! ! !).

Jim Agnew the publicist!!! We allknow that A&M won the battle of the RPMCup with Pindoff 5-3, and that the final gamewas held at Toronto's SkyDome. But tounderstand the excitement that went down . .. well, the only way to do that is to read whatWEA's Jim Agnew wrote. So here it is, in hisown words. "A small but loud crowd atSkyDome witnessed a titanic defensivestruggle, as A&M held off a determinedPindoff Pounder crew 5-3, to win its secondRPM Cup in league history. In fact, asidefrom the Wackers, A&M is the only team thathas won the cup on more than one occasion.At exactly 60 minutes, the game was one ofthe shortest ever (a tribute to the fine job bythe umpiring crew), and left lots of time toparty at the Hard Rock." (EC: Well, at least hedoesn't rant and rave and be ambiguous likesomeone I know . !)

A perfect Henry Higgins! Havingseen Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higginsin My Fair Lady, more than a few years ago,it was a delightful experience watchingRichard Chamberlain sail through the rolelike he was doing one of his mini-series.However, Cockney flowergirl Eliza Doolittle(Melissa Errico) and her Covent Gardenfriends sounded as if they were born out ofearshot of Bow Bells. Errico's saving gracewas her singing talent. No improvementneeded here. Once past the accent thing, theplot unfolds very simply and probably prettyclose to the way George Bernard Shaw wouldhave liked it. When it comes to music, well

that's where My Fair Lady shines. The songswere as fresh and spiritually uplifting as theday they were written. And Chamberlain isn'ttoo shabby a singer either. Colonel Pickering(Paxton Whitehead) does a superb job ofbridging the language gap, a bit of comicrelief. A nice piece of fluff playing Toronto'sO'Keefe Centre for too short a run beforeheading on to Broadway. (EC: Out of earshot?)

A memorable record launch .. . !Thanks to the guys at EMI Music, a bunch ofretailers and media people had the opportunityto take a peak at the Bata Shoe Museum. Whata great place to launch a record, titled, whatelse, The Red Shoes, the new album fromKate Bush. On display are shoes from thebeginning through to Elton John. Wouldn't itbe a clever promotion kicker if Kate Bushdonated her red shoes to the museum? (EC:Bata she should wear them! ! 0

VISITORSRoger Bartel - EMI MusicKen Berry - Warner MusicDavid Lindores - A&MIlslandLinda Dawe - Star RecordsJoel Feeney - MCA recording artistAnthony Tsavdaris - B.E.I. RecordsJeff Burns - B.E.I. RecordsScoot Irwin - ATI Records

PROMOPERSONS' PICKSBRIAN HETHERMAN - MCA

Hit: Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom PettyAlbum: Elton John Duets

ROGER BARTEL - EMI MusicHit: Ecstasy - David Wilcox

Album: Kate Bush - The Red Shoes

KEN BERRY - Warner MusicHit: Happy Song - Melissa Ferrick

Album: Blue Rodeo - Five Days In July

DAVID LINDORES - A&M/IslandFlit: Linger - The Cranberries

Album: Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club

PAT BACHYNSKI - Columbia/SonyHit: Said I Loved You... - Michael Bolton

Album: Rush - Counterparts

LUISA BADA - Epic/SonyHit: That's What I Think - Cyndi LauperAlbum: October Project

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VISITORS Roger Bartel

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Album: Sheryl Crow Tuesday Night Music Club

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- Michael Bolton

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- Cyndi Lauper

Album: October Project

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2 2 9 NO RAINBlind Melon - Blind MelonCapitol -96585 (EMI comp. # 10/93)-F

3 3 13 DREAM LOVERMariah Carey - Music BoxColumbia -53205 (Sony comp. # 17)-H

6 9 HUMAN WHEELSJohn Mellencamp - Human WheelsMercury -315 518 088-Q

5 4 14 THE RIVER OF DREAMSBilly Joel - River Of DreamsColumbia -53003 (Sony comp. # 17)-H

9 7 WHEN THERE'S TIME (For Love)Lawrence Gowan - ...But You Can Call Me LanyColumbia/Anthem-80183 (promo CD single) -H

7 5 to TWO STEPS BEHINDDef Leppard - Last Action Hero SoundtrackColumbia -57127 (Sony comp. # 16)-H

8 7 13 REASON TO BELIEVERod Stewart - Unplugged ... And SeatedWanner Bros. -45289 (Warner comp. # 181)-P

13 8 EVERYBODY HURTSR.E.M. - Automatic For The PeopleWarner Bros. -45055 (Warner comp. # 184)-P

10 8 10 HOPELESSLYRick Astley - Body And SoulRCA -07863 66295-N

El 16 6 ALL THAT SHE WANTSAce Of Base - Happy NationRCA -0782218726 (BMG comp. # 54)-N

BEI 47 3 AGAINJanet Jackson -JanetVirgin -87825-F

6 WILD WORLDkir. Big - Bump AheadAtlantic -82495 (promo CD single) -P

14 to to NOTHING 'BOUT MESting - Ten Summoner's TalesA&M-314 540 070 (promo CD single) -0

15 11 11 SOUL II SQUEEZERed Hot Chili Peppers - Coneheads SoundtrackWarner Bros. -45345-P

16 14 io BETTER THAN YOULisa Keith - Welkin' In The SunPerspective -314 549 004 (A&M comp. # 6/93)-0

17 20 la WHAT IS LOVEHaddaway - Club Cutz Volume 4Ariola-74321 14842 (BMG comp # 52)-N

2 BOTH SIDES OF THE STORYPhil Collins- Both SidesAtlantic -82550 (promo CD single) -P

19 22 8 I'M THE ONLY ONEMelissa Etheridge -Yes I AmIsland/A&M-N/A (A&M comp. # 8/93)-()

20 12 io RISE AGAINThe Rankin Family - North CountyEMI -80683 (EMI comp. it 15/93)-F

6 FIELDS OF GRAYBruce Homsby - Harbor LightsRCA -07863 66114 (BMG comp. # 55)-N

22 19 17 CRYIN'Aerosmith - Get A GripGeffen -24455 (MCA comp. # 12/93)4

23 23 8 THE MOMENT YOU WERE MINEBeth Nelsen Chapman -You Hold The KeyReprise -45233 (Warner comp. # 183)-P

24 27 7 RUNAWAY LOVEEn Vogue - Runaway LoveEast West -92296 (Warner comp. # 184)-P

25 24 6 LEMONU2 - ZooropaIsland314 518 047 (promo CD single) -O

42 3 MMM MMM MMM MMMCrash Test Dummies - God Shuffled His Feet 10Arista -74321 16531 (promo CD single) -N

27 31 10 WHY MUST WE WAIT UNTIL TONIGHTTina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With ItVirgin -33189-F

28 28 9 NAKED RAINThe Waltons - Uk My TrakterWEA-91951 (Warner

29 32 4 POSSESSIONSarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards EcstasyNettwerk-30081-F

7 SEND ME A LOVERTaylor Dayne -Soul DancingArista -0782218705 (BMG comp. # 55)-N

12 ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONGToni Braxton - Toni BraxtonArista -73008 26007 (BMG comp. # 5.2)-N

4 I BELIEVERobert Plant- Fate Of NationsEs Parana -92264 (Warner comp 186)-P

3 PLEASE FORGIVE MEBryan Adams - So Far So GoodA&M-314 540 157 (promo CD single) -0

34 29 6 PINK CASHMEREPrince - The Hits 1Paisley Park -45431 (Warner comp.* 185)-P

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35 30 6 LOVIN' ARMSDarden Smith - Native SoilStony Plain/Watermelon-1009-P

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37 40 4 AND IF VENICE IS SINKINGSpirit Of The West- FaithliftWEA-93642 (Warner comp 185)-P

38 15 17 RAINMadonna- EroticaMavericWSire45154 (Warner comp. # 179)-P

39 41 12 SWEAT (A La La La La Long)Inner Circle - Bad To The BoneMetronome -77677 (Warner comp 179)-P

40 39 11 HEY JEALOUSYGin Blossoms - New Miserable ExperienceA&M-75021 5369 (A&M comp. # 5/93)-Q

41 33 8 SUNDAY MORNINGEarth, Wind & Fire - MillenniumReprise -45274 (Wamer comp. # 183)-P

42 48 6 ART OF LIVINGThe Boomers -Art Of LivingWEA-91854 (promo CD single) -P

73 2 SERIOUSSheree Jeacodre - Mss My LoveArista -74321 14327 (promo CD single) -N

44 43 5 MAKE LOVE TO MEAnne Murray - Croonin'EMI,27012 (EMI comp. # 17/93)-F

62 3 I'LL ALWAYS BE THERERoch Voisine -19 Always Be ThemStar/Select-8056 (promo CD single)

46 51 7 I'M NOT YOUR LOVERJann Arden - lime For MercyA&M-3145 40071 (A&M comp. # 8/93)-0

47 37 8 RIGHT HERE/HUMAN NATURESVVV - Free Wily SoundtrackMJJ/Epic-57280-H (BMG comp. # 54)

48 53 4 MR. VAINCulture Beat - SerenityDance Pool/Epic-90978 (Sony comp 16)-H

49 17 16 IFJanet Jackson -JanetVirgin -87825 (promo CD single) -F

50 so 4 RUBBERBAND GIRLKate Bush - The Red ShoesEMI -27277 (EMI comp 17/93)-F

1111 64 3 HEART SHAPED BOXNirvana - In UteroDGC-24607 (MCA comp 17.93)-J

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53 56 6 IS THERE ANY LOVE IN YOUR HEARTLenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My WayVirgin -86984-F

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Despite being a part of the Canadian musicscene for some 15 years, Joel Feeney is hardlywhat you'd call a household name in thiscountry. But with the wave of new countrysweeping into the music mainstream, it's notsurprising that Feeney's style of music is nowin vogue.

Born and raised in Oakville, Ontario,Feeney was weaned on the country musicsound, thanks to his father Jack, an importantfigure in Canada's country music beginnings.As he grew older, his tastes scattered into allphases of pop and rock, with the everpresent

by Tim Evans

TWO big adds! Pearl Jam's popularitycontinues to soar. Vs. blasts onto the Albumschart at No. 3. The band's previous album,Ten, is also on the chart at No. 60 in its 84thweek. Rush also makes a big debut asCounterparts enters at No. 6. Despite thoseentries, they're not the highest two debuts thisyear. Dance Mix '93 and Garth Brooks bothdebuted in the Top Five in September, whileSting and Lenny Kravitz both entered in theTop Four in March.

The name game. Many artists use apseudonym or nickname instead of their realnames, including Marvin Lee Aday and HarryWayne Casey. By what names do we knowthose two artists? Hint: both were popular inthe late '70s and one is popular again.

Set for the rush. With the traditionalblitz of album releases in time for theChristmas rush, it's not surprising that thereare several songs from new albums enteringthe chart. Leading the way is I'm Alive. TheJackson Browne song debuts at No. 58. That'sone spot higher than The Band's Remedy.Also entering are songs from Michael Bolton,Heart, Blue Rodeo and Colin James.

Power moves. Bryan Adams cuts hischart position in half as Please Forgive Meclimbs from No. 66 to No. 33. That jump isonly big enough to claim third spot! JanetJackson's Again climbs 35 places to No. 12,and Phil Collins' Both Sides Of The Story hasthe biggest gain with a 41 -spot rise to No. 18.

Just a coincidence? I'm In A PhillyMood was doing fine until game six of theWorld Series. This week, the Daryl Hall songdrops 40 places to No. 74.

The retail zone. To honour KimCampbell's historic election performance, thebest-sellers list is from the Sam's store onSeymour St. in Vancouver, reported by RandyWilliams 1. Pearl Jam 2. Pet Shop Boys3. Sarah McLachlan 4. Blind Melon 5. SpiritOf The West 6. Crash Test Dummies 7. ViolentFemmes 8. Rush 9. Nirvana 10. The Breeders.

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Joel Feeney charting new paths in country music Despite being a part of the Canadian music

scene for some 15 years, Joel Feeney is hardly what you'd call a household name in this

country. But with the wave of new country sweeping into the music mainstream, it's not

surprising that Feeney's style of music is now in vogue.

Born and raised in Oakville, Ontario, Feeney was weaned on the country music sound, thanks to his father Jack, an important figure in Canada's country music beginnings.

As he grew older, his tastes scattered into all phases of pop and rock, with the everpresent

Qc VANI E-.7] by Tim Evans

Two big adds! Pearl Jam's popularity continues to soar. Vs. blasts onto the Albums

chart at No. 3. The band's previous album, Ten, is also on the chart at No. 60 in its 84th

week. Rush also makes a big debut as Counterparts enters at No. 6. Despite those

entries, they're not the highest two debuts this year. Dance Mix '93 and Garth Brooks both

debuted in the Top Five in September, while Sting and Lenny Kravitz both entered in the

Top Four in March. The name game. Many artists use a

pseudonym or nickname instead of their real names, including Marvin Lee Aday and Harry Wayne Casey. By what names do we know

those two artists? Hint: both were popular in the late '70s and one is popular again.

Set for the rush. With the traditional blitz of album releases in time for the

Christmas rush, it's not surprising that there are several songs from new albums entering the chart. Leading the way is I'm Alive. The

Jackson Browne song debuts at No. 58. That's one spot higher than The Band's Remedy.

Also entering are songs from Michael Bolton, Heart, Blue Rodeo and Colin James.

Power moves. Bryan Adams cuts his chart position in half as Please Forgive Me

climbs from No. 66 to No. 33. That jump is only big enough to claim third spot! Janet

Jackson's Again climbs 35 places to No. 12, and Phil Collins' Both Sides Of The Story has the biggest gain with a 41 -spot rise to No. 18.

Just a coincidence? I'm In A Philly Mood was doing fine until game six of the World Series. This week, the Daryl Hall song drops 40 places to No. 74. The retail zone. To honour Kim

Campbell's historic election performance, the best-sellers list is from the Sam's store on

Seymour St. in Vancouver, reported by Randy Williams 1. Pearl Jam 2. Pet Shop Boys

3. Sarah McLachlan 4. Blind Melon 5. Spirit Of The West 6. Crash Test Dummies 7. Violent

Femmes 8. Rush 9. Nirvana 10. The Breeders.

The big names. Marvin Lee Aday is better known as Meat Loaf, and we remember Harry Wayne Casey simply as K.C.

country roots always in focus. Eventually, it was the seventies southern California sound - The Eagles, Poco, Jackson Browne - that

defined his future songwriting style. Throughout the seventies and eighties,

Feeney put his songwriting and session playing talents to work, collaborating with the likes of

Pure Prairie League, Bruce Cockburn, Rita MacNeil, Gordon Lightfoot and Starship. As

a member of The Front, Feeney recorded two albums for A&M Records.

His first solo record, Joel Feeney And The Western Front, established him as a

significant player on the Canadian country music scene, while emerging in pop radio as well. This time out, Feeney continues to

explore the bounds of country and pop with his latest release, Life Is But A Dream.

In an interview with RPM, Feeney expounded not only on his own music, but on

country music as a whole. And he delivered some interesting responses to questions

concerning the future of country music. "It's pop music now. That's basically

what it has evolved into." said Feeney. "I think you're going to see a bit of a split. It's

already starting because you've got a lot of male vocalists who are going back to the

traditional country, allowing the other artists that are on the edge right now to have their own sound."

The one question that always comes up when discussing country music today is, why

did it emerge so big, so quickly. According to Feeney, it's more a response to the music of

today than anything else. "People who grew up in the late '60s and

early '70s have found this music more accessible. The music of today is a younger

person's music, it's not saying things to people our age that we can relate to. Country music can encompass so many different images and

so many different styles of music, that it's kind of there for everybody."

In Feeney's case, his songwriting remains the same from the '70s when he first started. He never attempted to change for the times,

and luckily for him it paid off. "I never changed my style of songwriting

or singing in the last 15 years - it's just kind of come around to be more acceptable now.

That's one of the reasons I got into recording my own material, because I thought, 'Hey, I can do this, and maybe somebody might

actually buy it."' Adding Desert Rose Band guitarist John

Jorgenson and steel guitarist Jay Dee Maness, who worked on Eric Clapton's Tears In

Heaven, may help emphasize Feeney's country roots. But as he admits, tossing in a steel guitar doesn't necessarily mean it's ready for

country radio. "For years, you put a steel guitar on anything, no matter what style of music it is,

and it's country. Why wasn't Dire Straits more of a country band? They always had that kind of acoustic instrumentation. I mean they

toured with Paul Franklin, who's one of the best steel guitar players in the world."

RPM - November 6, 1993 - 7

Writing this album, produced and engineered in Toronto, was a year long project

for Feeney. He and fellow songwriter Chris Farren commuted back and forth to each other's homes, "bashing away" as Feeney put

it until some songs began to take shape. Several of the songs were written on the road, where

Feeney often finds more time to unwind in the hotel after a show. As the father of a four- year- old, Feeney finds touring difficult, but

not impossible. "In the summertime the festival scene is

pretty good for country artists. So you can go out for a month, come home for three weeks, go back out again, which is essentially what I

did. That, combined with working on this album, kept me busy for four or five months."

This new album may bring more national recognition for Feeney, with Big Country and

CCMA nominations a possibility. After being nominated for five CCMA awards last year,

Feeney admits it's nice to be nominated, but winning and losing can be serious business

for some. "In the back of people's minds they

really do care about awards, and it really is nice to win. Award shows can be really great for people who win, and devastating for people

who lose. Some people take them very seriously and ifthey don't win, it's like they've

been defeated, which is ridiculous, because it's such a small number of people who vote for these things."

Life Is But A Dream is set for an early November release, with no touring schedule

set up as yet.

Raw Energy to release Dead On The Road disc

Raw Energy, a Toronto -based independent label will be holding a launch party (Nov 5) at

Sneaky Dee's, to debut its new punk compilation Dead On The Road.

Random Killing will headline the launch party, with punksters politiKILL inCOREect

and Boozass opening. Random Killing will enter Metalworks Studios this December to

record its third album for Raw Energy. A release is being scheduled for February.

Twenty Canadian punk bands are featured on the compilation, with another

four bonus bands included on the CD version. This marks the album debut for both Boozass and politiKILL inCOREect.

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Jim Waters zeros in on industry problems

CHUM Group ready to meet the challenge of changeCanadian broadcasters have been forced totake a real hard look at themselves over thepast few years as radio goes through adisastrous period of changing music stylesand a proliferation of formats.

The CHUM Group of stations hasn'tgone unscathed. A few stations have beentrounced, but they weathered the storm andregrouped to do ratings battles once again.

Jim Waters, vice-president and generalmanager of CHUM AM and FM in Toronto,was asked about the general state of health ofradio and if, in fact, radio was faltering.

"There's lots of talk, different opinionson whether radio is faltering. I'll tell you oneof the areas that's difficult right now in radio,and that's radio sales. There's an incredibleamount of competition out there between thedifferent mediums and certainly within ourown medium.

"I guess radio is finding things tough.But when it gets tough, the cream usuallyrises to the top. It's an old expression, but Ithink you just have to dig a little deeper."

CHUM's strength through its years ofoperating stations across the country has beenits employer loyalty base, which evolvedthrough a unique employer/employeerelationship -- sort of a corporate culture.

"At CHUM, in particular, I think we stillhave the best people in the industry workingfor the company from coast to coast. This isthe time when having these great people canreally mean that something extra. I'mconfident that we'll continue to do well in theCHUM Group, just because ofthe great people

Calgary's MIX 1060targets Generation XMIX 1060, a Calgary AM radio station, isdefying industry definition with its New MusicRadio format.

As the station's vice-president andgeneral manager Gary Russell explains, thenew format is "as old as contemporary radioitself," playing the best new songs from avariety of contemporary music formats.

"It's for anyone who likes new music.It's Top 40 radio for the '90s," continuesRussell, referring to how Top 40 used to playonly the best songs, regardless of where theycame from.

"The industry has created so many labelsfor music, it's becoming confusing. We believegreat new music is quite simply, great newmusic."

The station, which is part of StandardRadio, is targeting young adults 18 to 34, ademographic now being referred to bymarketers as Generation X. It is the largestsegment of the North American populationnext to the Baby Boomers.

New Music Radio was introduced toCalgarians four months ago, and is apparentlygaining in popularity. "As this thing hasevolved, it's taken on a life of its own. Butwe're certainly enjoying some momentum.It's an exciting time for New Music and forMIX 1060."

we've got. It's nice to have that loyalty factor."Listening habits have changed, the once

important 18-34 demographic has beenaltered. And, with the softening of rock 'nroll, sameness has creeped in. How is theCHUM Group coping?

"It's one of those things where you get acall when a BBM comes out, and that's whatwe have to live for. I guess we all wishsometimes there was another way. But BBMdoes the best job that it can. You always haveto re -assess. It's ongoing. You can't just sitthere and not do anything because it seems thepeople's tastes change almost every three orfour months. So you have to be researchingthe market.

"That's what we do within CHUM Ltd.We are always asking the folks out there whatwe are doing right and what we are doingwrong. And their tastes do change. Theychange musically. They change aboutinformation and those are changes we have tobe aware of and be ready to do somethingabout on an ongoing basis.

"It's really important. We learned thisabout eight or nine years ago. A funny thinghappens when you ask your audience whatthey want. It really gives you a much betterview of what you should be doing rather thanbelieving that we know everything. If wewere short a few women here, we'd add a fewmore ballads there and so on.

"It's certainly real important to knowwhat they're thinking about out there. It directsthe way that you go."

As far as music and the changes thathave evolved over the last couple of years,Waters says, "You can't do anything aboutthe music. What comes out, comes out andyou hope there's a lot of it that can work inyour format, whatever that happens to be. Butsometimes the music does get soft. There'snot a whole lot of uptempo music.

"Take the new release by Phil Collins.He's certainly a backbone artist of the formaton CHUM -FM. We want to play him, but thatballad thing scares me sometimes. I'm notinvolved on a day-to-day basis with the musichere, but I know what I hear, and there's a lotof slow music out there."

Research is key at radio. Tappingconsultants and in-house research supplies alot of the answers as to new trends and thedangers of moving too quickly.

"It's important that you do research. Butit's important that you don't lose sight of thefact that it's a tool. It's one of those things thatyou like to have, to maybe give you an edgeover the next guy. But I don't think you can letit totally dictate what goes on at the radiostation.

"There's no other way to say it. That feelis still very, very important. Yes, you need toknow what your listeners are thinking andwhat they want. But then how you present it tothem certainly comes back to the good programdirectors like Ross Davies, Jim Johnson andpeople like that. There has got to be a gut feelin there and I think that's really critical, aswell as common sense."

The flagship station of the CHUM Groupis 1050 CHUM AM, which like many AMstations, is going through a bad period.

Waters admits that "those regulationsthe CRTC still has in place, are certainlyhelping us to survive somewhat in the musicformat on AM radio. I think we've got somegreat news talk stations in place now: CFOAin Ottawa, CKLW in Windsor. I think thatmay be a sign of the times. CFTR jumping outof the CHR format into all news is certainly asign of the times. It was a very good CHR

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"A lot of the future of AM radio dependson what happens at the CRTC. But until thoseregulations are changed you can bet that wewill still be going at it pretty good as far asmusic is concerned at a couple of our stations."

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The checks and counter -checks of news/talk radio

CFRB's success hinges on solid people programmingNews/talk is the hottest format in NorthAmerica and Toronto's CFRB has more thanjust a sizable chunk of this very lucrativemarket.

In fact, the station has been a leader in itsfield for almost 66 years, since it was launchedin February of 1927. With the future of AM inquestion and with many stations sufferingfinancial loss, CFRB has cleverly structuredits news/talk format to capture the imaginationof one of the largest listening audiences inNorth America.

The news/talk format however, doesn'tcome cheap. With costs estimated to be morethan four times that of a music formattedstation, the problems with maintaining thatformat are also four -fold.

CFRB's operations manager Rob Misewas with Ottawa's CFRA for sometime beforejoining Standard's Toronto operation. Priorto that, he spent several years with the CHUMGroup.

Mise points out that staffing needs are apriority with a news/talk station like CFRB."We have more than 120 staffers, fulltime andfreelance. More than 90 per cent ofprogramming is produced in-house.

"When you look at every show, you havethe host, the operator and the screener/producer. CFRB maintains Toronto's onlylive, 24 -hour newsroom, which is a staffingissue as well."

Perhaps one of the best examples of thetype of problem that can surface at a news/talk station was the controversy that evolved

when Ed Needham joined the station.Needham was a natural, an entertainer first,who was developed a love/hate relationshipwith his listeners.

Unfortunately, the pressures on bothsides of the mike became a little too much,and Needham left. Finding the right personalityto take over his show was tantamount to acommand from above.

"I think overall, we can't replace Ed,"says Mise. "He is certainly one in a million.John Oakley took over and he's doing awonderful job. He's 34 years of age and he'svery hip. His show is quite different fromEd's."

Mise also reveals that the callers toOakley are now a little younger, which isn't abad indicator, considering the age group thatAM radio is targeting generally.

"That's the key. CFRB isn't the samestation it was five or six years ago. Both RoyHennessy (president of CFRB) and I comefrom a music background in broadcasting. Ithink we're a lot more contemporary soundingnow than we were in the past. We use a lot oftop hour music beds. That includes INXS,Rod Stewart and classic rock from the '60sand '70s.

"I guess being contemporary meanstalking about things people are talking about.A good example might be: an old topic onCFRB a few years ago could have been `Doyou agree with welfare?' Now, the topic mightbe 'Should all welfare mothers be sterilized?'I guess we're trying to be a bit more

680 News still carving a niche in Toronto marketStill in the first few months of its new format,680 News (formerly CFTR) is slowly findingits home in the massive Toronto marketplace.

Long a staple in the Toronto rockmarketplace, CFTR found themselvessuddenly pressured by the recent addition ofthe Hog (AM 640), which operated with aformat almost identical to 680. But accordingto program director John Hinnen, the writingwas on the wall for AM radio.

"Our feeling was that our old formatreally was not the future for AM radio, sowe're not sure how long it will continue tolast. I think it's fair to say if you get acomparable station on the FM dial, which iscertainly a possibility down the road, that itwould hurt a station like 640."

Hinnen was quick to point out, however,that he hopes The Hog does succeed, and wasglad "they were available for the existingaudience we had."

The change to all -news was one thatstartled many Torontonians, but Hinnen feelstalk is where the future of AM radio lies."It was our feeling that AM radio's futurewould be in some form of talk format. So welooked at a number of options and decidedthat this was the one that had the greatestpotential to make it in the Torontomarketplace."

Of course, the obvious question for many

Toronto listeners is how can you possiblycompete with CFRB 1010, arguably the mostpopular radio station in Canada, and theleading AM news voice in the city.

"Our feeling is that CFRB hastraditionally been after a different market.Most of their audience is an olderdemographic, whereas this type of formattends to appeal to a younger demographic.CFRB's audience tends to be 55 or older, andour audience will certainly be younger."

Hinnen also noted that CFRB was moreinto talk programming, while 680 News willbe strictly information, thus serving what hefeels is a "different niche."

Switching to the new format involvedlittle initial advertising, and Hinnen feels thatsince its previous market was lost to 640anyway, any improvement at 680 would besignificant. Although the initial ratings bookwas not promising, he feels the key to 680'ssuccess will be to educate the listener on whatthe station has to offer.

"We don't anticipate being an overnightsuccess. We've got to teach our audience howto use the format. A lot of people don't look atthis as a radio format. In the States they don'treally look at is as radio. They call it a utility.If you turn it on you know exactly what you'regoing to get. We aren't so much in theentertainment business as we are in the serviceindustry."

entertaining. You have to put a spin on thetopic and make it as exciting as possible.

"Entertainment is the overriding factorhere, and that includes even the occasionaltabloid talk thing that could be a lot of fun aswell."

The parameters aren't that wide withAM. It's not likely that too muchexperimentation takes place. But thatobviously hasn't deterred CFRB'sprogrammers. "Being an AM station, I guesswe can take chances once in awhile. I guessour philosophy here is that we act as if we arethe fourth or fifth station in the market. We'renot afraid to take chances. And if it ain'tbroke, I guess we're not going out there tobreak it."

CFRB is in the enviable position ofhaving the programming smarts and on -airpersonalities that appeal to a very widedemographic. The station boasts an age groupof listeners from 35 to 64.

"But 30 is the bottom line. There's noquestion that we dominate 30 to 54 and 64, butour bottom is 30."

Having an extensive music backgroundin programming, Mise has been front andcentre of some of the problems besetting AMstations.

"I think AM is failing because it relies onantiquated programming. There's no question,if you want music you go to FM. If AM wantsto win back the young adults, we've got torestore some of that lost lustre. And we'refinding that AM, to a lot of young people, islike shortwave. They're used to high tech anddigital and computers and CD ROMs. And allof a sudden they're going to this old antiquatedsound? But when they finally find it -- andtalk is engaging enough for them -- they wantto look around.

"I'm a huge fan of AM radio. I love it.What matters is what comes out of thespeakers."

CFGP's Kevin Hilgersscores as Rink Rat BrownKevin Hilgers, the personable and very funny"morning guy", at CFGP Grande Prairie(Alberta), has just completed a successful runof Life After Hockey, his solo actor play at theBowes Crystal Gardens.

Christina Grant, writing in the Herald -Tribune, describes Brown as doing "a lucidjob of showing how hockey is much morethan just a game to scores of Canadians.

Grant also praised Hilgers, who as RinkRat Brown, "monologues and ad-libs his waythrough the two-hour production, whichalternates between humour and thoughtfulmusings."

Written by Kenneth Brown and directedby Chris Giacinti, Life After Hockey was thefirst College Theatre production of the season.

Brown designed the production for aunique theatre setting with the actor onrollerblades.

"For anyone at all touched by the gameof hockey," writes Grant, "and especially forless than enthusiastic partners, this play offersa good time and insights."

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Toronto's Fan riding high afterCanada's first all -sports radio station took tothe airwaves last summer, and despiteundergoing enormous changes over the pastyear, the station is clearly an up -and -corneron the Toronto radio scene.

CJCL 1430 has always put sports at thetop of its priority list in terms of programming.The station has been the voice of the TorontoBlue Jays since the team's inception in 1977.And in recent years it gained back thebroadcast rights to games by the Maple Leafs,something it had pioneered back when FosterHewitt started the station.

The Fan obviously received a tremendousboost in the early going, with its extensivecoverage of the Blue Jays first World Seriesvictory. Its timing was equally impeccablewith the Maple Leafs, which also enjoyedtremendous coverage on the station as theteam experienced its most successful seasonin years.

As with most stations undergoing aformat change, The Fan has experienced somegrowing pains. Mike Inglis, the station's firstmorning man under the new format, is now atCFRB. His replacement, longtime CJCLsportscaster Bob McCowan, has struggled inthe ratings.

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"Entertainment is the overriding factor here, and that includes even the occasional

tabloid talk thing that could be a lot of fun as well."

The parameters aren't that wide with AM. It's not likely that too much

experimentation takes place. But that obviously hasn't deterred CFRB's

programmers. "Being an AM station, I guess we can take chances once in awhile. I guess our philosophy here is that we act as if we are the fourth or fifth station in the market. We're not afraid to take chances. And if it ain't

broke, I guess we're not going out there to break it."

CFRB is in the enviable position of having the programming smarts and on -air

personalities that appeal to a very wide demographic. The station boasts an age group

of listeners from 35 to 64. "But 30 is the bottom line. There's no question that we dominate 30 to 54 and 64, but

our bottom is 30." Having an extensive music background

in programming, Mise has been front and centre of some of the problems besetting AM

stations. "I think AM is failing because it relies on

antiquated programming. There's no question, if you want music you go to FM. If AM wants to win back the young adults, we've got to

restore some of that lost lustre. And we're finding that AM, to a lot of young people, is

like shortwave. They're used to high tech and digital and computers and CD ROMs. And all

of a sudden they're going to this old antiquated sound? But when they finally find it -- and

talk is engaging enough for them -- they want to look around.

"I'm a huge fan of AM radio. I love it. What matters is what comes out of the

speakers."

CFGP's Kevin Hilgers scores as Rink Rat Brown

Kevin Hilgers, the personable and very funny "morning guy", at CFGP Grande Prairie (Alberta), has just completed a successful run

of Life After Hockey, his solo actor play at the Bowes Crystal Gardens.

Christina Grant, writing in the Herald - Tribune, describes Brown as doing "a lucid

job of showing how hockey is much more than just a game to scores of Canadians.

Grant also praised Hilgers, who as Rink Rat Brown, "monologues and ad-libs his way

through the two-hour production, which alternates between humour and thoughtful musings."

Written by Kenneth Brown and directed by Chris Giacinti, Life After Hockey was the

first College Theatre production ofthe season. Brown designed the production for a

unique theatre setting with the actor on rollerblades.

"For anyone at all touched by the game of hockey," writes Grant, "and especially for

less than enthusiastic partners, this play offers a good time and insights."

Toronto's Fan riding high after Blue Jay victory Canada's first all -sports radio station took to

the airwaves last summer, and despite undergoing enormous changes over the past

year, the station is clearly an up-and-comer

on the Toronto radio scene. CJCL 1430 has always put sports at the

top of its priority list in terms ofprogramming. The station has been the voice of the Toronto

Blue Jays since the team's inception in 1977. And in recent years it gained back the

broadcast rights to games by the Maple Leafs, something it had pioneered back when Foster

Hewitt started the station. The Fan obviously received a tremendous

boost in the early going, with its extensive

coverage of the Blue Jays first World Series victory. Its timing was equally impeccable

with the Maple Leafs, which also enjoyed tremendous coverage on the station as the

team experienced its most successful season in years.

As with most stations undergoing a format change, The Fan has experienced some

growing pains. Mike Inglis, the station's first morning man under the new format, is now at

CFRB. His replacement, longtime CJCL sportscaster Bob McCowan, has struggled in

the ratings. But, according to the station's head of

sports programming, Nelson Nillman, the

format change has gone over nicely. "We're pleased with the progress we've

made, both with audience levels and talent on the air. We've gone through some growing

pains, but I think we've done a lot of things

very well." The obvious question facing the station

now is will there be a letdown, now that another championship Blue Jay season is over.

"We didn't see a big drop off in the Sire ups its Cancon with

signing of Rheostatics Sire Records has signed the Rheostatics to a

recording deal, which will increase its Cancon roster significantly.

The New York -based label has already signed a number of Canadian acts, including

Barenaked Ladies, K.D. Lang and Meryn Cadell.

Rheostatics is now finishing up work on the Whale Music soundtrack, an Alliance

motion picture, which will begin shooting shortly in Vancouver.

The band has also entered into a new management deal with Maximum Exposure,

with Paul Davies as personal manager and Tyson Parker as publicist.

Sire Records is distributed in Canada by Warner Music.

CBC Stereo's DiscDrive to present Herbie awards

Jurgen Gothe, host of CBC Stereo's DiscDrive, will present the first DiscDrive Awards,

honouring its listeners favourite classical, jazz and world music recordings, on Nov. 15.

Winning artists will receive the Herbie Award, named for the program's resident feline, Herbie the Cat.

The competition was launched on Oct. 4. Ballots listing nominated discs are in the

October issue of Radio Guide Magazine. Ballots can also be obtained in selected record stores, at CBC Stereo stations or from

DiscDrive at 604-662-6121. Ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 8.

"We've been on the air for eight years, helping our listeners get home in good spirits,"

says Gothe, "I think it's time to invite the DiscDrive audience to salute its favourite

musicmakers." There are six categories of DiscDrive

Caricature of Jurgen Gothe

Awards, each with six nominees chosen from recordings played frequently over the last

eight seasons: Charangos & Pennywhistles (world music); Meat & Potatoes (orchestral);

All That Jazz; Straight Up With A Twist (unusual treatments of familiar music); Sing

Sing Sing (vocal); and Music All -Sorts. Vancouver -based Gothe, who won the

Gold Medal for Best Radio Personality this

year in the International Radio Festival of New York, will take his cats, his wine and his CDs to Toronto Nov. 22-26 to broadcast live from the new Canadian Broadcasting Centre.

DiscDrive is heard Monday through Friday, 3:05 to 6 pm (3:35 NT). Executive

producer is Janet Lea.

RPM - November 6, 1993 - 11

ratings last year. We think we've got a good radio station whether it's baseball season or

not. Obviously, baseball is going to bring you people who wouldn't normally be interested

in sports radio. But we also think that if they listened to the ball game and kept their radio

on, they'd be entertained enough to stay with us through the winter, with hockey and all the

other things we do." The Fan also has plans to augment its coverage of the Maple Leafs with some NBA

games and syndicated programs. However, the involvement of Standard Radio in the

recently -awarded Toronto basketball franchise may curtail further NBA

programming by The Fan.

CRTC getting choosy in new channel applicants

The CRTC has released a list of applicants for new Canadian specialty channels who failed

to meet with its strict demands. In July of 93, the CRTC had outlined five

categories of information that had to be present with each application, in order for the

application to be accepted. Those five categories, in short, were: availability of financing, a detailed business plan, details regarding ownership, marketing strategy, and

programming plans and commitments. Applicants failing to meet all five

considerations were rejected. The types of services rejected ranged from pay -per -view

sports and politics, to health and religion, and science -fiction.

Applicants may refile their applications with the CRTC at a later date, after they had

completed the details of their proposal. The 48 remaining applications will be reviewed

over the next two months, in preparation for the licensing hearing set for February 14,

1994. The CRTC also announced that the three

home shopping proposals and the one infomercial service proposal will be

considered in a separate process, due to significant policy issues.

Calgary's XL Radio 1140 boosts AADAC magazine The Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Commission (AADAC) recently announced the release of A Conversation About Substance

Abuse, a unique substance abuse prevention magazine. The magazine was written and researched

by AADAC, with production, promotion and sponsorship by XL Radio 1140, Canada

Safeway, Coca Cola and participating sponsors.

As Dawn Buffam, promotions director of the Calgary station points out, the free 40 -

page magazine "provides the public with what they need to know to protect their family,

friends and the community from alcohol and drug abuse."

The magazine's format is designed around the concept of a conversation. "The readers feel as if they are having a discussion, talking, making comments, asking questions

and supporting one another."

The magazine is divided into three distinct sections: Family, Workplace and Seniors.

Buffam explains that to stimulate discussion, each section includes "actual comments from people -- teens and parents, employers and employees, seniors and their

family members -- who share their concerns, fears and suggestions about how to prevent

substance abuse." Each section also lists phone numbers of helping agencies in the Calgary

area. More than 85,000 copies ofthe magazine

have been distributed through all Canada Safeway stores in the Calgary area, and the AADAC. The magazine is also being offered

to the city's junior and senior high schools. As well, copies are available in Medicine Hat,

Lethbridge, Red Deer and Grand Prairie. For further information call Buffam at

XL Radio 1140, 403-228-1140.

12 - RPM - November 6, 1993

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FRANK SINATRADuetsCapitol89611-FLet's get something straight right off the top.This is Sinatra as he is today. These tracks areall brand new and done his way. This is a legendin action. Sinatra, at 78 duets with the best inthe business. Someone referred to the album as"uniting the generation gap," which is apropos toa point, but it does more for the generation thatgrew up with him. The release couldn't be moretimely. The packaging, the signature classics,the pairing of this extraordinary talent withsome of the world's greatest artists, was puregenius and it should pay off in spades over theholiday season. There are 13 new recordingshere and Sinatra's timing and his vocal approachobviously energizes his partner's performance.Getting two legends together like Tony Bennettand Sinatra for New York, New York, or JulioIglesias for Summer Wind, U2's Bono for I've GotYou Under My Skin, Barbra Streisand for I've GotA Crush On You, and an incredible performanceby Kenny G on All The WaylOne For My Baby (AndOne More For The Road), will no doubt make this

one of the more memorable releases in Sinatra'scareer. The cover photo is an incredible oil paintingof Sinatra by LeRoy Neiman. Produced by PhilRamone. Stock up on this one and besides front -rack priority, give it a lot of window space.Sinatra fans have been waiting for this one for a

very long time. - WG

- Pop

JACKSON BROWNE PopI'm AliveElektra-61524-PYes, he is alive, and still kicking, thanks to thisnew album that revives a career put into thecloset for the last four years. This long-awaitedrelease will likely appeal to not only long-timeBrowne fans, but those who simply like a goodpop song. This is essentially a collection of lovesongs, as Browne looks inward for inspirationfollowing the end of his relationship with actressDarryl Hannah and other personal changes. Thematerial on this album is stark and filled withdark emotions, as evidenced by the title track,Sky Blue And Black, My Problem Is You and theaptly -named All Good Things. As usual, Brownegets some help from a number of old friends,including Don Henley and David Crosby, whocontribute backing vocals to All Good Things.Former Simple Minds drummer Jim Keltner andMelissa Etheridge's bassist Kevin McCormickalso lend their talents throughout the album. Thetitle track, is sure to grab attention in all popformats. The album, produced in Santa Monicaby Browne and Scott Thruston, should be aninstant seller at retail. -RR

VARGA -RockPrototypeZoo Entertainment -74321-NThis debut disc from these Southern Ontariorockers comes with an accompanying parentaladvisory label regarding explicit lyrics. That aloneshould give you a hint as to what this album's allabout. It hits, and it hits hard, and if you don'tlike it, get out of the way. The band's lineup -JoeVarga (bass, lead vocals), Dan File (drums), AdamAlex (guitar, vocals) and Sean Williamson (gui-tar, vocals) has put together an 11 track albumthat is guaranteed to make you sit up and listen.Key tracks on the album include Self ProclaimedMessiah, Unconscience and Freeze Don't Move.The focus track, Greed, will be shipped out thisweek. Look for this hard edged sound to creep itsway onto college and AOR radio. Produced byDavid Bendeth. -RR

THE BAND -Pop

JerichoPyrami OEM 1-26599 -FIt's been a long time running, but these legendaryartists are finally back with a new album. Andthe good news is that old fans won't bedisappointed. This may be a new album, but it'svintage Band. The same shuffling rhythm section,those moody Garth Hudson keyboards, and thepiercing vocals of Leven Helm and Rick Danko, allbring back memories of the days of Big Pink andThe Last Waltz. The fact that this is there firstalbum since The Last Waltz is remarkable, sincethey don't seem to have lost a step. The threeoriginals are now joined by guitarist Jim Weider,drummer Randy Ciarlante and pianist RichardBell. Also brought in were numerous famousstudio players, including Champion Jack Dupree,Jules Shear and Steve Jordan. The highlight ofthe album may be Country Boy, recorded back in'85 and featuring a posthumous contributionfrom Richard Manuel. Also worth checking outare covers of Dylan's Blind Willie McTell andSpringsteen's Atlantic City. The group alsodoesn't ignore its blues roots, with sweet versionsof Muddy Waters' Stuff You Gotta Watch andWillie Dixon's Same Thing. The originals worthhighlighting include the title track, as well asMove To Japan. The album was produced for themost part at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock,N.Y., with John Simon and Aaron L. Hurwitzassisting The Band on production. This is a mustfor any serious rock and roll fan, and should getextensive play on AOR and AC formats. -RR

10,000 MANIACS PopMTV UnpluggedElektra-61569-PJust when you thought the unplugged craze wasover, those crazy 10,000 Maniacs pop up withone of its own. However, if there was a currentartist ready made for unplugged, it was thisband. With its rich acoustic sound and Natalie

Merchant's soaring vocals, this band does theunelectrified thing to a T. The band has includedmany of its notable tracks here; These Are Days,What's The Matter Here, Hey Jack Kerouac andTrouble Me. Also worth checking out is a strongversion of Springsteen's Because The Night. Notto be outdone by Rod Stewart, the Maniacs alsobrought in a small string and woodwind section,giving depth to its tunes. The result is a warm,cozy album, worthy of play on both AOR and AC

radio. RR

FAITH HILL - Country

Take Me As I AmWarner Bros -45389PA bright, fresh new face for country, Hill has anup -front vocal exuberance that leaves no doubtthat she's here for the long run. Tag her newcountry, contemporary, traditional or even pop(country. Hill has a very comfortable range andvocal expression that is already paying off withher initial single release, Wild One, written byJamie Kyle, Pat Bunch and Will Rambeaux.There's a bunch more tracks here that should beconsidered as priority for release as singles,including I've Got This Friend, a duet with LarryStewart. Hill wrote this song with Bruce Burchand Vern Dant. Also key is the Gary Burr penning

of I Would Be Stronger Than That. But don'toverlook the title track, which was written byBob DiPiero and Karen Staley. Produced by Scott

Hendricks. - WG

MICHAEL McDONALDBlink Of An EyeReprise -45293-PThis blue-eyed soul artist is one of the few sure -things in pop music. The sound and the stylenever change. Consequently, neither does hisstatus as a consistent hitmaker. With his latestrelease, McDonald once again offers the polishedpop and silky vocalizing that made him a starwith the Doobie Brothers in the '70s. Producedby McDonald and Russ Titelman, and mixed byTom Lord-Alge, this album is professional inevery way. The first single, I Stand For You, hasalready scored well on the charts, with otherssure to follow. Check out the very mellow EastOf Eden, which McDonald dedicates to hischildren. Also key are Matters Of The Heart,featuring Vince Gill and Alison Krause on backing

vocals, and a cover of the Carol KinglGerryGof fin tune Hey Girl. As usual, McDonaldsurrounds himself with the finest studio players,most notably drummer Menu Katche (Sting, PeterGabriel), bassist Nathan East and keyboardistGreg Phillinganes. The album was recorded atNew York's Power Station, and at Capitol Studiosin Los Angeles. This album is sure to be added toboth CHR and AC shelves, and should gain afrontrack position in retail. -RR

Pop

MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY - CountryCowboy Songs IIIRhymes Of The RenegadesIt takes a rare breed of country artist to take therole of a vocalist)historian. Murphey has thatvocal ability to storytell with a punchy, matter -of -f act lyric interpretation that he wears like anovercoat. It's almost as if he's singing aboutfamily. Billy The Kid, Frank and Jesse James,Belle Starr, Sam Bass, Cole Younger, and it getsbetter. Picking a focus track out of this bunch isgoing to be tough. His duet with Marty Robbinson Big Iron is exceptional. This is Murphey'sremake of the Robbins classic and he incorporatesthe late singer's vocals to create an afterthe.fact duet. He's also recorded a version of Robbins'El Paso for this album. His duet with Hal Ketchumon Frank James' Farewell and with Chris LeDouxon Strawberry Roan are standouts. But don'toverlook his duet with Ryan Murphey on RosesAnd Thorns. Produced by Murphey and JoeyMiskulin. - WG

CURE

ParisElektra-61552PThis archetypal new wave band has been danglinglive material in front of its fans for months now.First was the initial release Show, followed bythe CD single release Sideshow. This latest disccompletes the live set for the band, as the bandsums up its first dozen or so years. A documentof a one -show gig in the title city, this albumfeatures some more obscure, older material, thatmay be unknown to pseudo -fans of the band.However Cure fanatics are sure to fall in lovewith live versions of One Hundred Years, In YourHouse and The Figurehead. The band did throwin two of its more notable tracks, Lovesong andA Letter To Elise. Recorded in October of '92 atLe Zenith, this is a must for Cure fans, and shouldbe