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AMPLITUDE The LOOP Music Emailer
24 March 2000
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News
Events
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NEWS
MERGER CANNED
Time Warner and Sony will not go through with a mooted merger. Instead, the music giants will form a strategic alliance
for music sales and delivery over the Internet. Online retailer CDNow will remain an independent company under the deal,
instead of merging with Sony's Columbia House and Time Warner's online music operations as proposed last July. CDNow
Chief Executive Jason Olim was "obviously disappointed" that the merger wouldn't happen, but called the termination "the
best move for CDNow and its shareholders." Really? The company's stock dropped 15% in trading.
HELLRAISERS
Melody Maker magazine put Nirvana's Kurt Cobain at the top of its list of Rock 'n' Roll Hellraisers, even though all he
did was become a junkie and shoot himself in the head. Loser. Cobain's former wife, singer- cum-actress Courtney Love,
took the no. 8 slot. Shaun Ryder of Happy Mondays and the late Keith Moon of The Who took out the no. 2 and no. 3 spots
respectively. For more, visit http://dailynews.yahoo.com/. we're working on the NZ list now....
SIR PAUL IS THE RICHEST MUSO
The Sunday Times' periodic Rich List, due this weekend, has widowed ex-Beatle Paul McCartney on top of the entertainment
heap, with an estimated worth of 550 million pounds. McCartney, who recently admitted he and one-legged model Heather
Mills are "an item", still only makes no. 41 on the overall list of 1000, ahead of runner-up musical millionaire Andrew
Lloyd-Webber, with a reported wealth of 420 million pound. New to the list - at 914 - is Ozzy Osbourne, alongside
veterans Sir Elton John, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Phil Collins and Sting.
BLAME CANADA
The best-selling solo album by a female artist in the US, ever, is Shania Twain's Come On Over, with certified sales of
17 million in the US and over 26 million copies worldwide. Twain recently won best songwriter and best country female
artist honors at the Juno Awards, celebrating the best in Canadian music. Twain is also nominated in the entertainer of
the year and top female vocalist categories for the Academy of Country Music Awards, to be held May 3.
YOUNG CELLIST STEPS IN FOR WELLINGTON CMNZ CONCERT
Due to the sudden illness of cellist Marcus Trefny, Swiss cellist Christian Poltéra will perform with the Vienna Piano
Trio in the first concert of Chamber Music New Zealand's Celebrity Season at the Wellington Town Hall on Tuesday 28
March. Just 22 years old, Christian Poltéra was born in Zurich, and studied with legendary cellist Heinrich Schiff at
the Vienna University of Music. The Vienna Piano Trio will perform works by Mozart, Schnittke and Smetana at the
Wellington Town Hall on Tuesday 28 March at 8pm. Tickets thru Ticketek ph (04) 384 3840.
GET HIGH
Flying Way Too High is the title of the brand spankin' new compilation of Dunedin music from the Arc Cafe. The cafe's
third compilation features 18 tracks for $20, with new songs from Suka, Cloudboy, Sola Monday, Demarnia Lloyd, Tawhiri,
Kitset, Mestar, David Kilgour and a HEAP of others. Most of the tracks are hi-fi recordings of live gigs at Arc Cafe,
the remainder recorded in local studios. Check the Arc website http://www.coffee.co.nz for mp3 downloads, mail order
details and other stuff.
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EVENTS
BASS FRONTIERS
You are invited to join the Bass Frontiers Kru for a booster shot of premium drum and bass following on from the lethal
injection provided by Virus Recordings, Ed Rush and Optical. Sean, Kava and Nikal will be joined by Presha, from
Auckland s Subtonix team for a tearing night of serious next level business. Presha is one of Auckland's leading Drum
and Bass selectors and promoters. Presha has played alongside the likes of Goldie, Grooverider, Doc Scott, Andy C,
Kemistry and Storm, to name but a few. Testimony to his talent and commitment to pushing the sound was the recent
invitation by Goldie to join him at the Metalheadz Sessionz in London for a set when he is in the UK later this year. No
doubt many of he Wellington massive have already been exposed to the contents of Presha's crate and are already
convinced of the man's ability to mash up the place.
SPACE ATTACK @ BATS
6 nights of remarkable music and performance at BATS theatre. Tickets $8/$10/$30. Season ticket available.
1st PRESS : ROOTS FOUNDATION CD RELEASE PARTY:
The Roots Foundation are four Wellington DJs who joined forces in 1992, running legendary sessions at venues across town & across NZ, playing the very best in dance music: classic roots reggae, DUB, dancehall, house, techno and drum & bass. The Roots collective of Mu, Lemon, Koa & Goosebump prides itself on delivering cutting edge beats; exclusive dubplates, hard to find reggae rarities, roots
music of the highest order; dedicated to presenting phenomenal late night "dex & fx" sessions, where sound truly becomes environment. All killer, no filler! The Roots Foundation relese their first
compilation CD - with some of their most rare and exclusive tunes in a spectacular studio mix - on Sat 1 April @ The
Matterhorn. $5 on the door only from 9pm 'til 6am And listen to the Radio NZ documentary at 4pm that afternoon for a
warm-up...
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