Sarah McLachlan
Photo: Arista

We couldn't get enough of them. Their songs were our soundtrack, and we laughed, danced, cried and loved along with them. They flashed across our radio and TV burning brightly ... but where have they been lately? As you'll find out in this regular feature, sometimes the stories behind your favorite songs are more interesting than the hits themselves.

With the summer-festival scene dominated by mostly male-centric tours like Lollapalooza and the jammy H.O.R.D.E., the Lilith Fair was a breath of fresh, lavender-scented air. Founded in 1997 by Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan to combat what she saw as sexism in the radio and touring industries, the tour crisscrossed North America for three summers before folding up its tent.

With a lineup of established stars including Sheryl Crow, the Indigo Girls, Jewel, Emmylou Harris and Suzanne Vega, the first year's outing was a success that led to two more years of tours with such well-known acts as Bonnie Raitt, Liz Phair, Natalie Merchant, Sinéad O'Connor, the Dixie Chicks, the Pretenders and Tracy Chapman. Plenty of emerging stars also got their first mainstream exposure on Lilith, including Fiona Apple, Missy Elliott, Nelly Furtado, Beth Orton and Dido.

The tour also featured many lesser-known acts whose names have faded in the ensuing years, such as Melky Sedeck (Wyclef Jean's brother and sister), the Mediæval Bæbes, K's Choice, Cibo Matto, Splashdown, Antigone Rising, Wild Strawberries, Holly McNarland, Leah Andreone and Luscious Jackson (see "Luscious Jackson Reunite — To Make Children's Album"). Then there are the artists you might not have known paid their dues on Lilith, like Monica, Mya, Deborah Cox, Bijou Phillips, Erykah Badu, Queen Latifah and Christina Aguilera.

During its run, Lilith played to more than 2 million people and raised in excess of $7 million for women's causes, but what became of the big-name acts who were on the verge or huge during Lilith but have been flying under the radar since? Glad you asked.

Who: Sarah McLachlan

Her story: The tour's founder had a string of hits in the 1990s with such soft-rock staples as "Possession," "Building a Mystery," "Sweet Surrender" and "Angel." After the third Lilith in 1999, she decided to take a hiatus, during which her first child was born, eventually returning to the pop world in 2003 with Afterglow. Though still popular, McLachlan has not fully recaptured her early success in the second phase of her career.

What's next?: McLachlan's first holiday album, Wintersong, slated for release October 17, includes her version of John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)," Joni Mitchell's "River" and the original title track.

Who: Meredith Brooks

Her story: In 1997, Brooks was taking off with her Alanis Morissette-style kiss-off "Bitch," which helped her debut, Blurring the Edges, climb the charts and landed her a spot on Lilith. Though her second album, 1999's Deconstruction, got decent reviews, it failed to live up to her first, and 2002's Bad Bad One came and went without much notice. In the interim, Brooks tried her hand at producing, sitting behind the board for Jennifer Love Hewitt's 2002 track "BareNaked" and co-writing and producing Hilary Duff's Metamorphosis album. Brooks' song "Shine," from the album of the same name, became the theme song for the 2004 season of the "Dr. Phil" TV program.

What's next?: Brooks is producing the debut by the first act signed to her Kissing Booth production company, 16-year-old Bec Hollcraft. According to Brooks' Web site, the 2004 birth of her son led her to refocus her career. "It's funny how trying to be the best mom I can be and feeling so happy about it has produced the most inspired music of my whole career," Brooks said on her site about her latest project, a children's record called If I Could Be ..., which will be accompanied by a festival tour aimed at children.

Who: Paula Cole

Her story: This former Peter Gabriel backup vocalist broke onto the scene in 1994 with her spare singer/songwriter debut, Harbinger, sporting a cropped hairdo, combat boots and a nose ring. By the time she returned in 1996 with This Fire, though, she had ditched the androgynous look and scored a pair of big hits with "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" and the inescapable "I Don't Want to Wait," which became the theme song for "Dawson's Creek." In 1997, she became the first woman to be nominated for a Grammy for Producer of the Year; she lost but did take home the Best New Artist trophy. After a few years off to raise her daughter, Cole returned in 1999 with the Paula Cole Band and released Amen.

What's next?: A greatest-hits album called Postcards From East Oceanside was released in June.

Who: Lisa Loeb

Her story: For the most part, there are two things people remember about Dallas fizzy-pop singer Lisa Loeb: her signature cat-eye glasses and the fact that she became the first unsigned artist to top the American singles chart. Loeb did the latter with her signature hit "Stay," from the 1994 soundtrack to the slacker flick "Reality Bites." The smash single landed her a major-label deal, followed by a few more hits like "I Do" and "We Could Still Belong Together" from the soundtrack to "Legally Blonde." After releasing two LPs in 2004 — the heart-on-sleeve The Way It Really Is and a children's album called Catch the Moon — Loeb switched to television, appearing in the Food Network's "Dweezil & Lisa" show with then-boyfriend Dweezil Zappa.

What's next?: Loeb released a greatest-hits album in 2006 and starred in the E! Entertainment Television dating show "#1 Single" about entering the dating pool for the first time since college.

Who: Joan Osborne

Her story: Of all the singers on this list, curly-headed soul belter Osborne has had the most eclectic career path. The singer moved to New York in the early 1980s and formed the Womanly Hips label to release a live album and EP. She then signed to a major to release her second album, 1995's Relish, which spawned the pop-oriented, spiritually ambiguous hit "One of Us" and earned eight Grammy nominations. The singer, who dabbled in blues and folk on the album, had a few more hits with "Right Hand Man" and "St. Teresa." But her third album, the frequently delayed 2000 release Righteous Love, didn't fare as well. Osborne, who studied the devotional Qawwali form of Indian singing with late legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, gained some serious cred with her gritty singing in the 2002 documentary "Standing in the Shadows of Motown." She took to the road with the famed Motown house band featured in the film, the Funk Brothers, and released an album of soul covers, How Sweet It Is, in 2002. She toured with former Grateful Dead members in their new band, the Dead, as a guest vocalist in 2003.

What's next?: Osborne has recently played with Dead spinoff band Phil Lesh & Friends. She's slated to release a new country/ Americana-flavored album called Pretty Little Stranger on November 14. It features contributions from such country stars as Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Sonny Landreth and Rodney Crowell.

Ever wonder what happened to Crazy Town? How about Snow? Ace of Base? Tell us which faded stars you'd like us to check up on, and you just might find them in a future edition of "Where Ya Been?" Send us your suggestions and we'll get digging...

Past "Where Ya Been" Artist Profiles:

• " '90s Hip-Hop Edition: Onyx, MC Lyte, Rob Base, Young Black Teenagers"
• "Grunge Edition: Soundgarden, Screaming Trees, Mudhoney"
• "Marvelous 3 Now Down To One, SWV End 10 Years Of Resting Their Voices"
• "Sammie Graduating To Comeback, Third Eye Blind Can See Clearly Now"
• "Vitamin C Juicing Up A Comeback, Fastball Heading Back To The Mound"
• "Dream Wake Up, 'Sex' Burns Marcy Playground"
• "Willa Ford Strips Down, Jesse Camp Drops Out"

• Sarah McLachlan
• Joan Osborne
• Lisa Loeb

Shyne's <I>Godfather Buried Alive</I>
Photo: Gangland Records Corp.

This week's battle of the cash registers involves a couple of heavyweight new releases.

In this corner is jailed rapper Shyne, who signed a record deal with Def Jam from behind bars to house his imprint, Gangland Records. His second album, Godfather Buried Alive, is his first in five years and features the much-talked-about "For the Record," in which he disses 50 Cent, who called him a punk on a New York radio station.

In the opposite corner is the heavy-hitter for the rock set, Alter Bridge, the band formed from the ashes of Creed. The new group releases its debut album this week, One Day Remains, on the heels of first single "Open Your Eyes."

Havoc and Prodigy, a.k.a. Mobb Deep, are back in action this week with their latest release, Amerikaz Nightmare. The album features the Kanye West-produced "Throw Your Hands."

Also out this week is the second volume of the Rock Against Bush compilation. This installment features previously unreleased tracks from bands including Green Day and Bouncing Souls, plus rare tracks from the Foo Fighters and a host of others.

Also out this week are albums from a Stills-less David Crosby and Graham Nash (Crosby-Nash), a cat-glasses-toting Lisa Loeb (The Way It Really Is), a right-here-waiting Richard Marx (My Own Best Enemy), Teedra Moses (Complex Simplicity), Kool Keith & Kutmasta Kurt (Diesel Truckers), Ari Hest (Someone to Tell) and Rise Against (Siren Song of the Counter-Culture).

Out Tuesday, August 10:

• Alter Bridge - One Day Remains (Wind-Up)
  Buy Now: One Day Remains (Wind-Up)
  Read: "Life After Creed: Alter Bridge Look To A Stapp-Free Future"
• Michelle Anthony - Stand Fall Repeat (Burn and Shiver)
• Ataxia - Automatic Writing (Record Collection)
• Athens Boys Choir - Rhapsody in T (Daemon)
• Burrito Deluxe - The Whole Enchilada (Luna Chica)
• Clouseaux - Lagoon (Dionysus)
• Codetalkers - Deluxe Edition (Deep South)
• David Crosby and Graham Nash - Crosby-Nash (Sanctuary)
• Das Ich - Lava (Metropolis)
• Death Threat Now - Now Here Fast (Triple Crown)
• Julia Fordham - That's Life (Vanguard)
• Jeffrey Foucault - Stripping Cane (Signature Sounds)
• Rachel Fuller - Cigarettes & Housework (Universal)
• Richie Furay - In My Father's House (Friday)
• GBH - Cruel & Unusual (Idol)
• A Girl Called Eddy - A Girl Called Eddy (Anti)
• The Good Life - Album of the Year (Saddle Creek)
• Owen Gray - Shook, Shimmy & Shake (Trojan/Sanctuary)
• Grendel - Prescription: Medicide (Metropolis)
• Andy Griggs - This I Gotta See (RCA Nashville)
• Ari Hest - Someone to Tell (Columbia)
• Houston - It's Already Written (Capitol)
  Buy Now: It's Already Written (Capitol)
  Read: "Houston Scores Club Hit With Help From Chingy, Nate Dogg"
• K's Choice - 10: 1993-2003 Ten Years Of (Vanguard)
• Robert Earl Keen - No. 2 Live Dinner (Koch)
• Emer Kenny - Parting Glass (Triloka/Artemis)
• Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 6 (Razor & Tie)
• Kool Keith & Kutmasta Kurt - Diesel Truckers (Oglio)
• Mark Lanegan Band - Bubblegum (Beggars Banquet)
• Lhasa - The Living Road (Nettwerk)
• Lisa Loeb - The Way It Really Is (Rounder)
• Malibu Storm - Malibu Storm (Rounder)
• Charlotte Martin - On Your Shore (RCA)
• Richard Marx - My Own Best Enemy (EMI/Capitol)
• The Mendoza Line - Fortune (Bar/None)
• Minor Times - Making Enemies (Level Plane)
• Mobb Deep - Amerikaz Nightmare (Violator/Jive)
  Buy Now: Amerikaz Nightmare (Violator/Jive)
  Read: "Mobb Deep Blinded With '80s Science For 'Twisted' Beat"
• Mono Chrome - Collapse and Sever (Metropolis)
• Teedra Moses - Complex Simplicity (TVT)
• Mourning September - A Man Can Change His Stars (Floodgate/WEA)
• Muffs - Really Really Happy (Five Foot Two/Oglio)
• Michael Powers - Onyx Root (Baryon)
• Rachel Proctor - Where I Belong (BNA)
• Rise Against - Siren Song of the Counter-Culture (DreamWorks)
• Rolling Blackouts - Black Is Beautiful (Record Collection/True Love)
• Shindig - The Beginning Is Your End (Undecided)
• Shyne - Godfather Buried Alive (Def Jam)
  Buy Now: Godfather Buried Alive (Def Jam)
  Read: "Shyne Album Inspired By Supermodel Shoes, Pacino Films"
• Slim Cessna's Auto Club - The Bloudy Tenent, Truth and Peace (Alternative Tentacles)
• Tracy Spuehler - It's the Sound (Tracymusic)
• Paul Thorn - Are You With Me? (Back Porch)
• Tin Hat Trio - Book of Silk (Ropeadeope/Artemis)
• Unbunny - Snow Tires (Hidden Agenda/Parasol)
• The Upsidedown - Trust Electricity (Reverb)
• Velvet Crush - Stereo Blues (Action Musik)
• Wailin' Jennys - 40 Days (Red House)
• Yellow Swans - Bring the Neon War Home (Narnack)
• James Zabiela - Alive (Renaissance/System)
• Various artists - A Trip in Lounge (Varèse Sarabande)
• Various artists - Crunkin' G Style (Dmaft/Oglio)
• Various artists - Is It Rolling Bob?: A Reggae Tribute to Bob Dylan (Sanctuary/Ras)
• Various artists - Rock Against Bush Vol. 2 (Fat Wreck Chords/Punkover)
  Read: "No Doubt, Foo Fighters, Yellowcard On Rock Against Bush Vol. 2"
• Various artists - Touch My Heart: A Tribute to Johnny Paycheck (Sugar Hill)
• Various artists: Soundtrack to "Code 46" (Koch)
• Various artists: Soundtrack to "Garden State" (Sony)
• DVD: Hilary Duff - "That Girl Can Rock: The Concert" (Buena Vista/Hollywood)
• DVD: Nana Mouskouri - "Nana Swings: Live at Jazzopen Festival" (Philips)
• DVD: Various artists - "Lords of the Underground" (Thump)

August 17:

• Ryan Cabrera - Take It All Away (Atlantic)
• Saliva - Survival of the Sickest (Island)
  Read: "Saliva: Foaming At The Mouth"
• Talking Heads - The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (Rhino)
• Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous (Warner Bros.)

August 24:

• R. Kelly - Happy People/ U Saved Me (Jive)
  Read: "R. Kelly Giving Happy People Some Inspiration"
• Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying (Curb)
• Jason Mraz - Tonight, Not Again — At the Eagles Ballroom (Elektra)

August 31:

• Björk - Medulla (Elektra/Asylum)
• Jill Scott - Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds 2 (Sony)
• Insane Clown Posse - Hell's Pit, Version 1 (Psychopathic)
• Insane Clown Posse - Hell's Pit, Version 2 (Psychopathic)
• Various artists - Passion of the Christ: Songs (Wind-Up)

• Shyne
• Alter Bridge
• Mobb Deep
• Lisa Loeb
• Kool Keith

Velvet Revolver (file)
Photo: RCA

Contraband, the debut album from Velvet Revolver, is set for a May 18 release, and the first single, "Slither," is expected to surface at radio in late March. The band — which features former Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland backed by ex-Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum as well as guitarist Dave Kushner — is expected to support the long-awaited disc with a tour. ...

Pharrell Williams already has a clothing line coming out — Billionaire Boys Club — but now he's changing gears with his extracurricular activities. He's become one of the sponsors of NASCAR driver Bill Lester's truck in this year's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. For his money, Pharrell gets to emblazon the truck with a logo for N.E.R.D.'s upcoming album, Fly or Die. Nelly and Incubus have been involved in similar deals. ...

Beastie Boys fans can expect the group's sixth album to drop in early June. MCA, Ad-Rock and Mike D are finishing up the final mix on the still-untitled effort, which follows up 1998's Hello Nasty. ... New Found Glory are hoping their fourth album, Catalyst, causes a positive reaction amongst fans when it drops May 18. NFG's follow-up to 2002's Sticks and Stones will be prefaced by the title track, which is expected to surface in early April. A video will be shot in late March. ...

Artemis Records appears happy do what the major labels take great care to prevent: the label is making its entire roster available on Kazaa. But unlike the copyright-infringing fare also appearing on the file-sharing network, users wanting label-sanctioned downloads of Lisa Loeb, Jesse Malin or Sugarcult will have to pay for them. A label spokesperson said the move, which begins next month, is meant to educate Kazaa users that a legitimate alternative exists on an interface already familiar to them. ... Swedish pop band the Cardigans will release their fifth album, Long Gone Before Daylight, in North America on May 25. The disc came out internationally last year, but the domestic release will include two bonus tracks and a bonus DVD featuring two new videos and a concert performance. ...

Canadian prog-rock power trio Rush will launch their 30th anniversary tour on May 26 in Nashville. Dates run through August 22 in Toronto, after which the band will head to Europe. Rush last toured North America in 2002 after issuing Vapor Trails. The trip was documented on the triple-disc concert CD Rush in Rio. ... After she returns from Europe and Japan, Ani DiFranco will hit the road again in North America. The tour starts April 5 in Chico, California, and dates are scheduled through May 15 in New York. ...

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club had to cancel five dates on their tour of the U.K. and Ireland after guitarist Peter Hayes fell at a show in Brighton and broke his thumb. After playing in pain in a cast, Hayes flew home for surgery in order to prevent further injury. ... After four years, the popularity of the Jammys has branched out like a Gov't Mule guitar solo. The jam-band awards show, scheduled for March 16 in New York, has moved from the 3,000-capacity Roseland Ballroom to the Theatre at Madison Square Garden, a venue that hold 2,000 more people. A performers lineup has yet to be announced. ...

02.18.2004

In Los Angeles for the NBA All-Star weekend, Nelly said his still-untitled next album will drop in June. As for collaborators, "I'm top secret right now," he said. ... Sean Paul also refused to reveal details about his next release, but he said he'll be recording in Japan, Australia and Africa. ... Also in town for the game, DJ Clue said his The Professional 3 compilation is due in May. Eminem, Jay-Z, 50 Cent and G-Unit, Fabolous, and Method Man have all recorded tracks for the album. ...

Though Scott Weiland was due in court Wednesday (February 18) to address charges of driving under the influence of drugs, the singer had his representative ask for a continuance, which was granted, since he just changed lawyers. Weiland is now due in court on Monday, when paperwork for the change of counsel will have to be submitted. ... Flamboyant hard rockers the Darkness landed three trophies at the Brit Music Awards Tuesday night in London. The band took Best British Group, Best British Rock Act and Best British Album for their debut, Permission to Land. Other winners included Justin Timberlake for Best International Male Solo Artist and Best International Album, Beyoncé for Best International Female Solo Artist, White Stripes for Best International Group and 50 Cent for International Breakthrough Artist. ...

Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of the Neptunes were joined by a few special guests for their N.E.R.D. show in London on Tuesday following the Brit Awards. Justin Timberlake performed a lengthy version of his "Senorita" and sang lead vocals on N.E.R.D.'s "Provider" and "Run to the Sun." Later, Brit rap sensation Dizzee Rascal joined the group for a rendition of "Lapdance." ... Speaking of Pharrell, he's recorded an answering message on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Fans can visit www.peta2.com to download the message, which says, "Hi, this is Pharrell from the Neptunes and N.E.R.D., and the person you're leaving this message for wants you to check out peta2.com and be kind to animals — and so do we." ...

Full Blown Chaos, Sworn Enemy, 40 Below Summer, God Forbid and Death by Stereo have been named as openers for the fourth installment of the Jägermeister Music Tour. Slipknot, Fear Factory and Chimaira are headlining the trek, which kicks off March 30 in Orlando, Florida. ... Thursday and Poison the Well had a close call in Australia last week when their plane caught a gust of wind while landing and nearly crashed. Both bands are now back on domestic soil. Thursday will embark on a tour February 25, including some dates with AFI, while Poison the Well will hook up with Thrice on March 17. ...

A day before the U.S. recording industry filed another 531 lawsuits against copyright-infringing downloaders — bringing their tally to 1,445 complaints — a Canadian court adjourned until March 12 a case in which Canada's equivalent to the RIAA is trying to get five ISPs to surrender identities of 29 file-sharers. In December a U.S. appeals court determined the RIAA could not force U.S. ISPs to give up names before litigation is filed. ... If it seemed odd Nickelback were snubbed a bit by Canada's Juno Awards, it was. Organizers admitted this week that the Vancouver band was mistakenly left off the list of nominations for Album of the Year. The Long Road, Nickelback's fourth album, is also up for Rock Album of the Year, while the band and single "Someday" are up for three other honors. ...

Fans of the frat-house classic "Animal House" may notice a slightly different version of the 1978 flick's theme song when a 25th anniversary DVD is released August 26. MXPX's version of the theme song as well as their remake of the Isley Brothers' "Shout," performed in the film by Otis Day & the Knights, are among the bonus features. ... On March 15 Phantom Planet will kick off monthlong headlining tour that'll take them to the Coachella Festival in Indio, California, on May 1 before filling the opening slot on the Blink-182/No Doubt tour for a week beginning June 16 in Seattle. They'll be assuming the spot from Australian punks the Living End, who will be wrapping up a three-month Stateside trek that will also find them opening for the Vines and Jet in March and April. ...

Macy Gray, Shaggy and Lenny Kravitz are among the first artists announced for the 35th annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, a two-weekend event taking place April 23 to May 5. Meanwhile, Wilco and Jurassic 5, among others, will play venues around town as part of the eighth annual Superfly During Jazzfest. ... The Posies are working on their first new studio album in six years, and the still-untitled follow-up to Success is due this summer. While recording, Posies principals John Auer and Ken Stringfellow continue to maintain their membership in legendary power-pop band Big Star, who are expected to begin recording a new album in March. ...

If the idea of buying a pair of Flea's boxer shorts online seems disgusting, take heart in knowing the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist only designed them, he didn't wear them. Know, too, that proceeds from sale of the skivvies, as well as T-shirts and greeting cards designed by Hilary Duff and Jerry Cantrell, will benefit Flea's Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a nonprofit organization that teaches music to children. ... Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the death of New York rapper Big L, who was shot to death in Harlem in 1999. Fellow D.I.T.C. members Lord Finesse, A.G. and O.C. will put their "L" up in his honor at a show Thursday at New York's S.O.B.'s club. ...

Lil' Flip is shooting the video for his current hit, "Game Over," with director Benny Boom (P. Diddy, Nelly) in Hollywood on Wednesday. The song is the first single from U Gotta Feel Me, due March 30. ... Ruben Studdard, Cee-Lo, Musiq, Lil Jon and Petey Pablo are among the artists taping performances this weekend at the Apollo Theater in Harlem for the next season of "Showtime at the Apollo." Eleven new episodes will begin airing March 13 on Showtime. ... A white supremacist group in Casper, Wyoming, has been passing out flyers protesting an upcoming appearance by Ludacris and Chingy on the Disturbing Tha Peace tour. The mayor of Casper denounced the group's opinion and tactics. ...

• Velvet Revolver
• N.E.R.D.
• Beastie Boys
• New Found Glory
• Lisa Loeb

Alanis Morissette
Photo: Maverick

While the music industry prepares to honor its own on Wednesday, fans shouldn't lose sight of the fact that new releases are the lifeblood of the Grammy Awards. This week's new music features a mellowed-with-age Alanis Morissette issuing Under Rug Swept and fellow pop-music veteran Kylie Minogue offering Fever. Buzz-heavy animated hip-hop group (and Grammy nominees) Gorillaz follow up their debut with G-Sides, while turntablist coalition the X-ecutioners drop Built From Scratch with help from Linkin Park, Xzibit and others.

Next year's potential Grammy winners include ...

Out Tuesday, February 26:

• Altan - The Blue Idol (Narada World)
• ... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - Source Tags and Codes (Interscope)
• Anyone - Anyone (Roadrunner)
• Audio Learning Center - Friendships Often Fade Away (TVT)
• Baby S - Street Fractions (Epic/Sony)
• Baha Men - Who Let the Dogs Out (expanded reissue, Capitol)
• Cannibal Corpse - Gore Obsessed (Metal Blade)
• Capleton - Still Blazin (VP)
• Cher - Living Proof (Reprise)
       Read about it... Do You Believe In Déjà Vu?Cher Does
• Club 8 - Spring Came, Rain Fell (Hidden Agenda/Parasol)
• Norman Cook (a.k.a. Fatboy Slim) - All Star Breakbeats (Navarre)
• Course of Nature - Superkala (Atlantic)
• DJ Keoki - Misdirected Jealousy (remix album, Moonshine)
• Dressy Bessy - Sound Go Round (Kindercore)
• Dru Down - Gangsta Pimpin' (C-Note)
• Few Left Standing - Wormwood (Solid State)
• Neil Finn - 7 Worlds Collide - Live at the St. James (EMD/Nettwerk)
• Fishbelly Black - Crusader (Universal)
• Gorillaz - G-Sides (Virgin)
• Grandpaboy - Mono (TVT)
• Great Big Sea - Sea of No Cares (Zoe)
• Billy Idol - VH1 Storytellers (EMD)
• Injected - Burn It Black (Island/Def Jam)
• Norah Jones - Come Away With Me (Blue Note)
• Roy Jones Jr. - Round One: The Album (Virgin)
• Montell Jordan - Montell Jordan (Island/Def Jam)
       Read about it ... Montell Jordan Sick Of Getting No Respect
• Christopher Lawrence - Around the World (Moonshine)
• Lasse Lindh - You Wake Up at Sea Tac (Hidden Agenda/Parasol)
• Lisa Loeb - Cake and Pie (Interscope)
       Read about it ... Lisa Loeb To Return With Cake And Pie
• Kylie Minogue - Fever (Capitol)
• Alanis Morissette - Under Rug Swept (Maverick)
       Hear the album now ... MTV.com's First Listen
       Read about it ... Alanis discusses Under Rug Swept
• Stanton Moore - Flyin' the Koop (Blue Thumb)
• Nappy Roots - Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz (Atlantic)
       Read about it ... Nappy Roots Aim To Nourish Kentucky-Style With Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
• Paul Oakenfold - Bust a Groove (Navarre)
• Phantom Planet - The Guest (Epic/Sony)
       Read about it ... Phantom Planet — More Than Just 'That Band With The "Rushmore" Guy'
• Reverend Horton Heat - Lucky 7 (Artemis)
• Sharissa - No Half Steppin (Universal)
• Switched - Subject to Change (Virgin)
• Omar Faruk Tekbilek - Alif: Love Supreme (Narada World)
• Underoath - The Changing of Times (Solid State)
• Sherri Youngward - Six Inches of Sky (BEC)
• X-ecutioners - Built From Scratch (Loud)
       Read about it ... Linkin Park, Xzibit, Big Pun Turn Up On X-ecutioners' Latest
• Earl Zinger - Put Your Phazers on Stun Throw Your Health Food Skyward (K7)
• Various artists - Moulin Rouge 2 (Interscope)
• Various artists - Farm Club Live (Interscope)
• Various artists - Roswell (Netwerk America)
• Various artists - Global Hits 2002 (Universal)
• Various artists - This Is Solid State Vol. 3 (Solid State

Coming Soon (dates subject to change)

March 5:

• Apex Theory - Random Bursts (DreamWorks)
• Brandy - Full Moon (Atlantic)
• Entrain - Rise Up 1: Live (Rounder)
• Natalie Imbruglia - White Lilies Island (RCA)
• Indigo Girls - Become You (Epic/Sony)

• B2K - B2K (Epic/Sony)
• The Corrs - VH1 Presents the Corrs Live in Dublin (Atlantic)
• Destiny's Child - This Is the Remix (Columbia)
• Eels - Souljacker (DreamWorks)
• Hot Rod Circuit - Sorry About Tomorrow (TVT)
• Killa Bees - The Sting (Koch)

• Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare (expanded reissue, Atlantic)
• Grateful Dead - Postcards of the Hanging (Arista)
• PPK - Resurrection (Tommy Boy)
• Simple Plan - No Helmets, No Pads ... Just Balls (Atlantic)
• Patti Smith - Land (1975-2002) (Arista)

• Celine Dion - A New Day Has Come (Epic/Sony)
• Funky Green Dogs - Super California (MCA)
• Jay-Z and R. Kelly - The Best of Both Worlds (Island/Def Jam)
• Project Pat - Layin da Smack Down (Loud)
• Rubyblue - Beyond Pink (BAB)

• Gorillaz
• Alanis Morissette
• The X-Ecutioners
• Montell Jordan
• Lisa Loeb

Lisa Loeb
Photo: Geffen

After taking a shot at acting, Lisa Loeb is returning to music with the follow-up to 1997's Firecracker next month.

Cake and Pie — as in the answer to "Would you like cake or pie?," as in a metaphor for striving for everything possible — will hit record stores on February 26, according to a spokesperson for the singer.

Loeb, whose "Stay" from "Reality Bites" and "I Do" from Firecracker were unavoidable radio hits, teamed with several songwriters and producers for her third album, including Glen Ballard (Alanis Morissette), Randy Scruggs (Emmylou Harris), Peter Collins (Jewel), Jack Joseph Puig (Black Crowes), Bob Clearmountain (Bryan Adams) and her boyfriend, Dweezil Zappa.

Cake and Pie's first single, "Someone You Should Know," about looking within to find happiness, will hit radio outlets later this month.

Loeb's spokesperson described the 12 tracks on the album as blending pop with rock riffs and folk flavors. One of the tracks, "We Could Still Belong Together," appeared in the film and on the soundtrack to the 2001 hit comedy "Legally Blonde."

In recent years, the Buddy Holly specs-clad singer has appeared on "The Drew Carey Show" and "The Chris Isaak Show," and played a TV reporter in the 1999 remake of "House on Haunted Hill" (see ).

Loeb and her band, Nine Stories, will promote Cake and Pie with a North American tour, her spokesperson said. Dates have not been announced.

• Lisa Loeb

As entertainers began amassing in Los Angeles for tonight's presentation of the Grammys, some of the nominees headed over to the Hard Rock Cafe at the Beverly Center last night for the announcement of this year's Gibson Guitar Awards.

Brian Setzer

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• John Fogerty
• Hole
• Lisa Loeb
• Brian Setzer Orchestra

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Rose McGowan & Marilyn Manson

While you can catch Marilyn Manson on the big screen this weekend alongside his real-life fiancée Rose McGowan in "Jawbreaker," you won't be seeing him in "House on Haunted Hill."

As we reported earlier this month (see "Marilyn Manson Eyed For Horror Film"), Manson had been in talks to play the villain in the film, a move that could have seen him sharing screen time with songstress Lisa Loeb (who was also in talks to appear in the film).

Manson recently told MTV News that he will not be doing the film. Fans will have to content themselves with Manson's brief turn in "Jawbreaker," and his upcoming co-headlining tour with Hole. Here's where you can catch Manson and Hole on the road:

• 2/28 - Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena
• 3/2 - Vancouver, BC @ Pacific Coliseum
• 3/3 - Seattle, WA @ KeyArena at Seattle Center
• 3/6 - Portland, OR @ Rose Garden Arena
• 3/7 - Nampa, ID @ Idaho Center
• 3/10 - San Francisco, CA @ Cow Palace
• 3/11 - Sacramento, CA @ ARCO Arena
• 3/13 - Anaheim, CA @ Arrowhead Pond
• 3/14 - Inglewood, CA @ Great Western Forum
• 3/16 - San Diego, CA @ San Diego Sports Arena
• 3/17 - Las Vegas, NV @ Thomas & Mack Center
• 3/18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Mem. Coliseum
• 3/21 - Houston, TX @ Compaq Center
• 3/22 - San Antonio, TX @ Alamodome
• 3/23 - Dallas, TX @ Reunion Arena
• 3/25 - New Orleans, LA @ UNO Lakefront Arena
• 3/27 - Tampa, FL @ Ice Palace
• 3/29 - Orlando, FL @ Orlando Arena
• 3/30 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ National Car Rental Center
• 4/2 - Winston-Salem, NC @ Lawrence Joel Coliseum
• 4/3 - Fairfax, VA @ Patriot Center
• 4/4 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Union Spectrum
• 4/6 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Continental Airline Arena
• 4/7 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
• 4/9 - Worcester, MA @ Centrum
• 4/10 - New Haven, CT @ New Haven Coliseum
• 4/11 - Buffalo, NY @ Marine Midland Arena
• 4/13 - Cleveland, OH @ CSU Convocation Center
• 4/15 - Auburn Hills, MI @ Palace Of Auburn Hills
• 4/16 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Pittsburgh Civic Arena
• 4/17 - Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen Co. Mem. Coliseum
• 4/20 - Rosemont, IL @ Rosemont Horizon
• 4/21 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
• 4/22 - Indianapolis, IN @ Market Square Arena
• 4/24 - Madison, WI @ Dane Co. Expo Ctr. Col.
• 4/25 - Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center
• 4/27 - Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center

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• Lisa Loeb

]]> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431353/19990218/loeb_lisa.jhtml News Article http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431353/19990218/loeb_lisa.jhtml 18 Feb 1999 03:45:00 EST
Lisa Loeb

So, what could make a film starring Marilyn Manson even weirder?

How about adding pop ingenue Lisa Loeb to the cast? Both musicians are currently in negotiations for parts in the remake of the 1958 Vincent Price horror film, "The House on Haunted Hill."

Even though shooting began on Thursday in California's Santa Clarita studios, the cast list isn't expected to be finalized until next week. A spokesperson for the film says that even though it's unlikely that Manson will be cast in the picture because of his touring schedule, talks are still in progress.

As we previously reported (see "Marilyn Manson Eyed For Horror Film") the picture itself stars Geoffrey Rush as a business tycoon and "Goldeneye's" Famke Janssen as his unhappy wife.

The plot takes a turn when Rush's character pays five strangers $1 million a piece to spend the night in a former insane asylum to celebrate Janssen's birthday. Manson is up for the part of the asylum's head, Dr. Vannacutt, although it isn't known what role Loeb is being considered for.

"The House on Haunted Hill" is due out by year's end via Dark Castle Entertainment and Warner Bros.

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• Lisa Loeb
• Marilyn Manson

]]> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431354/19990204/loeb_lisa.jhtml News Article http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431354/19990204/loeb_lisa.jhtml 4 Feb 1999 02:00:00 EST
Slash

The Drew Carey Show will be seeing cameo appearances by a number of rock musicians in an upcoming episode to be taped later this month. Artists who have been asked to appear include Slash, Joey Ramone, Lisa Loeb, Jonny Lang.

A spokesperson for Warner Bros. television confirmed that various players had been approached including Slash and Lisa Loeb, but declined to say who had accepted or provide any more information. Joey Ramone confirmed to MTV News that he had indeed been contacted by the producers, as did a spokesperson for Slash.

An episode that ran last season featured Carey resurrecting his highschool rock group for a 'battle of the bands' contest competing against Rev. Horton Heat (dubbed "The Undesirables" for the show) among others. The new segment reportedly features Carey and cohorts auditioning for a new guitarist, but they are unable to find anybody bad enough to match the talents of the other players.

Primary taping is scheduled to take place August 24.

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• The Ramones

]]> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1429799/19980806/guns_n_roses.jhtml News Article http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1429799/19980806/guns_n_roses.jhtml 6 Aug 1998 07:55:00 EDT
Beth Orton "Best Bit" 1MB QuickTime

Beth Orton, Mark Eitzel and Lisa Loeb will represent both the lighter and darker sides of folk-based alternative music when they gather for a free show at Central Park's Summer Stage on July 11.

Meanwhile Orton, who contributed vocals to both of the Chemical Brothers' records and is riding a wave of critical and commercial acclaim for her new single, "Best Bit," is in the studio recording her follow-up to 1996's "Trailer Park."

Orton is working on her new album with producer Youth, who oversaw the Verve's "Urban Hymns." Orton is also writing and recording tracks with Ben Watt from Everything But the Girl for the project.

Beth Orton's new album is tentatively scheduled for release in the fall.

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• Mark Eitzel
• Lisa Loeb
• Beth Orton

]]> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428519/19980612/eitzel_mark.jhtml News Article http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428519/19980612/eitzel_mark.jhtml 12 Jun 1998 07:55:00 EDT Lisa Loeb - Anti Hero (Feat. Lisa Loeb)

Anti Hero (Feat. Lisa Loeb)

• Artist: Lisa Loeb
• Label: Domo Records
• Director: Honey
• Album: Inland Sea

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