Britney Spears in 1999
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The pressure had been building up behind the scenes for longer than most music fans realized. But when the teen-pop explosion burst onto the charts in early 1999, it felt like the music world had been blindsided overnight by a flood of squeaky-clean acts who would dominate the charts for years to come.

And in some cases, those ripples are still being felt today. It's hard to believe it now, but over the course of a few months between late 1998 and early 1999, radio and MTV were inundated with the debuts and breakthroughs from Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, 'NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and countless other boy bands and teen singers who would rule the charts well into the 2000s, and in the cases of Britney and Christina, continue to lord over them today.

Of course, that bum-rush of teen acts and copycat bands also produced a bunch of groups that were barely a blip on the screen then or now (Five, Natural, 3Deep, A1, Another Level, C-Note, BBMak or Dream Street anyone?), not to mention some other pop flashes in the pan, some of whom survived and some of whom are named Lou Bega.

Here are what some of the survivors and also-rans are up to:

Lou Bega
Why you know that name: The German-born Latin music revivalist had a hit with a summer 1999 remake of the 1952 instrumental "Mambo No. 5," to which he added an indelible string of women's names (shout-outs to Angela, Pamela, Monica and Jessica). The song hit #1 across the globe ... and then Bega was hardly ever heard from again.

Len
Why you know the name: This Canadian one-hit-wonder, brother-sister act graduated from its early punk roots to a fizzy pop sound on You Can't Stop the Bum Rush, featuring the bop-tastic hit "Steal My Sunshine." But the duo's next LP wasn't released outside Canada, and they've been talking up their upcoming album for several years now.

Sixpence None the Richer
Why you know the name: The Christian group hit #1 on the pop charts a year after its 1997 self-titled album was released when "Kiss Me" was used on "Dawson's Creek" and in the teen flick "She's All That." The group followed it with a cover of the "There She Goes," the legendary one-off hit by the La's, which was added to the 1999 re-release of Sixpence's album. The band broke up in 2004, and singer Leigh Nash went solo, later forming an ill-named side project called Fauxliage. And then the group got back together in 2008 to release a new EP, a Christmas album and tour the U.S. and Europe.

Orgy
Why you know the name: The synth-rock band signed to Korn's Elementree Records, released Candyass in 1998 and broke through with a grim cover of New Order's "Blue Monday." Orgy released another album that fizzled, toured on the Family Values outing, put out their third album on their own label and have been threatening to make another album for several years.

Tal Bachman
Why you know the name: The Canadian singer/songwriter released the top-10 hit "She's So High" from his self-titled debut, produced by Metallica homie Bob Rock. The son of Randy Bachman, lead guitarist/singer of 1970s rockers the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, released another album in 2006 that failed to chart in the U.S. Most recently, he can be seen in the Bill Maher documentary "Religulous," talking about his break with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Smash Mouth
Why you know the name: These chilled-out San Jose, California, pop rockers had a minor hit in 1997 with "Walkin' on the Sun," but busted it major in 1999 with their signature tune, "All Star," from their Astro Lounge album. The bouncy pop song made it into a string of movies ("Shrek," "Rat Race" and "Mystery Men") and then things got kinda quiet. They released another album, shelved one after that, and despite the departure of most of their members, they're now reportedly working on a new album, even as singer Steve Harwell is pulling a Hootie and prepping his solo country debut.

Everlast
Why you know the name: In 1998, the former lead growler for early '90s Irish-American rap crew House of Pain ("Jump Around") released his second solo album, Whitey Ford Sings the Blues, which mixed hip-hop beats and rhymes with blues and acoustic guitars, spawning the inescapable ballad "What It's Like." His similar-sounding 2000 follow-up, Eat at Whitey's, didn't catch on, nor did a more country-tinged 2004 album, White Trash Beautiful, and his recently released Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford had not caught fire at press time.

The New Radicals
Why you know the name: Talk about a one-hit wonder. This Los Angeles band blew up with the Marilyn Manson/ Courtney Love-baiting power-pop hit "You Get What You Give" in early 1999 from the group's only album, Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too. Reclusive leader and main songwriter Gregg Alexander broke the group up less than a year after the album's release and has quietly written songs for other artists since, including the 2002 Grammy-winning "The Game of Love" for Santana.

LFO
Why you know the name: The Lyte Funky Ones hit the jackpot on their self-titled debut with the 1999 song "Summer Girls," but faded soon after. Singer Rich Cronin appeared on VH1's "Mission: Man Band," and former hardware store clerk Devin Lima is releasing his rock-edged debut with his new band, Cadbury Diesel, in July 2008.

98 Degrees
Why you know the name: Featuring future "Newlyweds" star Nick Lachey, they debuted in 1997 but, like many boy bands of the era, hit their groove in 1999 with hits including "I Do (Cherish You)" and "The Hardest Thing" from 98 Degrees and Rising. After one more album, the guys went their separate ways in 2002, with Lachey going on to marry and divorce Jessica Simpson and release two solo albums, with another one due in 2009. The group has continued to discuss a comeback, but no plans have been announced yet.

And now, some names you might still recognize:

Jessica Simpson
Why you know the name: Like Katy Perry, Simpson started out in the Christian pop world, but crossed over into teen pop with her 1999 debut, Sweet Kisses, which spawned the hits "I Wanna Love You Forever" and "I Think I'm in Love With You." Less successful than Christina or Britney, Simpson released two more albums, married Lachey, appeared on "Newlyweds," divorced Lachey and moved on to roles in a series of flop movies such as "Employee of the Month" and "Blonde Ambition." After her 2006 pop album, A Public Affair, failed to catch fire, Simpson switched genres and had a top-20 hit in 2008 with her debut country single, "Come on Over."

Eminem
Why you know the name: It's hard to think of a time when Marshall Mathers wasn't in our lives, but the Detroit rapper burst onto the scene in 1999 with his major-label debut, The Slim Shady LP, which spawned the hits "My Name Is," "Guilty Conscience" and "Role Model." Em went on to world domination and a string of three huge albums before taking a hiatus in 2005 following a stint in rehab for a dependency on sleeping medication. He's laid low for several years, but is plotting his return in 2009 with an album called Relapse.

Kid Rock
Why you know the name: Fellow Detroit rapper Rock had been kicking around the industry for years, releasing albums on small labels, when he smashed the big time in 1998 with Devil Without a Cause. After a slow start, the disc blew up and became one of the best-selling rap albums of all time (11 million copies) thanks to hits — and "TRL" favorites — like "Bawitdaba," "Cowboy" and "I Am the Bullgod." Rock has continued to spin off hits with his signature country rock/hip-hop sound, most recently defying the odds (and iTunes) with the 2 million-selling Rock N Roll Jesus.

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Linkin Park's Chester Bennington
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HOLLYWOOD — Chester Bennington's house might have been the place to trick-or-treat this year, at least if you had any interest in the Linkin Park singer's top-secret side projects.

"I was thinking of making candies and giving them out to little kids, and then when they eat them, it downloads [the albums] into their brains," Bennington deadpanned. "If anybody out there actually has the talent to create that technology, give me a call."

And if not, at least Bennington is finally talking about his outside efforts, Snow White Tan and Julien-K, both with Orgy guitarists Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh, as well as cover band Bucket of Weenies, whose Hollywood debut was October 25 at the Avalon.

In fact, it was hard to get Bennington to shut up about the latter, a much less serious band with no plans to record. When he did, however, he revealed a bit about the other two bands. It seems Bennington sings for Snow White Tan, while Shuck handles vocals for Julien-K, an electro band. (Bucket of Weenies features Bennington, Shuck, guitarist Mike Rouse of the Johns, bassist Mike "Cheez" Brown of T.S.O.L. and drummer Sean Dowdell of Bennington's pre-Linkin Park band, Grey Daze.)

"We've been working for a long time on these projects, and they're really interesting and different," Bennington said. "I don't know if I want to let too much of the cat out of the bag at this point, but when the time is right I think people are really gonna enjoy what we've been doing, and hopefully it kind of adds a new flavor to the music scene."

Like Linkin Park MC Mike Shinoda's Fort Minor, which is pure hip-hop (see "Linkin Park MC Gets Director With Flair For Video With Flares"), Snow White Tan and Julien-K are much different than Linkin Park. "It's not done purposely," Bennington said. "It's just that way, it's just naturally different."

Shuck, who met Bennington when Linkin Park were recording their first album at the same studio where Orgy were working, said some of the Snow White Tan material dates back five or six years.

"I always used to go to his house and hear him play acoustic guitar," Shuck said. "And I always thought to myself, 'Oh my God, these are such good songs.' "

Both the Snow White Tan and Julien-K albums are nearly complete, but the guys want to properly release and promote both the projects, which is where the scheduling issue comes into play.

"Timing is everything, and because of the kind of lives that we have, with so many different things going on, we have to really make sure that it's the appropriate time," Bennington said.

"By the time it actually comes out, we're gonna have probably three or four records' worth of material to release," he said. "But we'll see."

In the meantime, Bennington and Shuck are having the time of their lives with Bucket of Weenies, who put a punk or hard-rock spin on a variety of covers, including Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds," Oasis' "Wonderwall" and Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game." At the Avalon, the band also played Snow White Tan's "The Morning After" and a few Brown originals.

Bucket of Weenies formed last spring to play a Tempe, Arizona, show celebrating the 10th anniversary of Bennington, Brown and Dowdell's Club Tattoo chain.

"What was gonna be a small thing turned out to be 6,000 people, and we had a ton of fun," Brown said. "And then we thought, 'Let's keep playing.' "

"It's really kinda cool 'cause we play like, not the typical stuff — it's not 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' " Bennington said. "We're doing tracks that I think are songs that when you listen to them you go, 'Wow that's a really cool song.' "

The band apparently built its set list while jamming in Shuck's basement, yelling out songs and seeing if they could figure out how to play them.

"We're all over the map," Rouse said. "We've got Dramarama, we've got the Cure, we've got Bowie, just kind of like a collective sort of what we all listened to growing up and kind of got us to where we're at now. And we're having fun re-exploring it."

As for the name Bucket of Weenies, Shuck came up with it during a live radio interview in Tempe.

"It's just when you're partying and all your friends are, like, pulling their shirts off and you're just like, 'What a bucket of weenies,' " he explained.

"It was fantastic and stuck," said Bennington, who noted that the initials spell "bow." "Join the BOW movement!"

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• Linkin Park
• Orgy

JC Chasez (file)
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JC Chasez may be Schizophrenic these days, but it seems to be working in his favor. The 'NSYNC member's solo debut album gets Chasez close to the ladies on the singles "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" and "Some Girls (Dance With Women)."

Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante releases another solo album this week. The ambient Shadows Collide With People drops alongside Liars' second proper, and darker, album, They Were Wrong So We Drowned. Inspired by folklore, fairy tales and witch hunts, the album opens with the track "Brocken Witch," which takes its name from Walpurgisnacht, the night that witches take their broomsticks out for a spin on Germany's Brocken mountain.

Tony Touch's Piece Maker II features the embarrassment of riches in the form of Snoop, P. Diddy, Method Man, Redman, N.O.R.E. and Fat Joe. Meanwhile, Young Gunz's Tough Luv is another cameo jackpot. Chingy, Cam'ron, Juelz Santana and Beanie Sigel all roll through the album.

Error, a band featuring members of Bad Religion, Nine Inch Nails and Dillinger Escape Plan, and their self-titled album share shelf space this week with Orgy's Punk Statik Paranoia and Cannibal Corpse's Wretched Spawn.

And, finally, from the cutesy-free title files, Royce da 5'9" reminds us that Death Is Certain.

Out Tuesday, February 24:

• 90 Day Men - Panda Park (Southern)
• Johnny A. - Get Inside (Favored Nations)
• Anathema - A Natural Disaster (Koch)
• The Battlefield Band - Out for the Night (Temple/Rounder)
• David Berkman - Start Here, Finish There (Palmetto)
• Andy Bey - American Song (Savoy Jazz)
• Eric Bibb, Rory Block and Maria Muldaur - Sisters & Brothers (Telarc)
• Blank & Jones featuring Robert Smith - A Forest (Water Music)
• Blasters - Live: Going Home (Shout! Factory)
• Blindside - About a Burning Fire (Elektra)
• Butterfly Boucher - Flutterby (A&M)
• Randall Bramblett - Thin Places (New West)
• Jonatha Brooke - Back in the Circus (Bad Dog)
• Paul Brown - Up Front (GRP)
• Cannibal Corpse - The Wretched Spawn (Metal Blade)
• Jen Chapin - Linger (Hybrid)
• JC Chasez - Schizophrenic (Jive)
  
• Read: "JC Chasez Learns To 'Shake It' Like A Polaroid Picture On Schizophrenic"
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• The Cooper Temple Clause - Kick Up the Fire and Let the Flames Break Loose (RCA)
• Ferry Corsten - Right of Way (Moonshine)
• Darol Anger and the American Fiddle Ensemble - Republic of Strings (Compass)
• Dervish - Spirit (Compass)
• En Vogue - Soul Flower (33rd Street)
• Error - Error (Epitaph)
• Evening - Other Victorians (Lookout!)
• Falling Up - Crashings (BEC/Tooth & Nail)
• Frames - Set List (Anti)
• John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People (Warner Bros.)
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• God Awfuls - Next Stop, Armageddon (Kung Fu)
• John Gregory - Pictures From Home (Atlantic)
• Hasmik Harutyunyan - Armenian Lullabies (Rounder)
• Roy Haynes - Fountain of Youth (Dreyfus)
• Skip Heller - Fakebook (Hyena)
• Van Hunt - Van Hunt (Capitol)
• Hypocrisy - The Arrival (Nuclear Blast)
• Janis Ian - Billie's Bones (Oh Boy!)
• Ingram Hill - June's Picture Show (Hollywood)
• Bob James - Take It From the Top (Koch)
• Paul Kelly - Ways & Means (spinART)
• Kelsang Chukie Tethong - Voice of Tara (Narada Jazz)
• Kutless - Sea of Faces (BEC/Tooth & Nail)
• Lamb - Between Darkness and Wonder (Koch)
• Liars - They Were Wrong So We Drowned (Mute)
• Luomo - The Present Lover (Kinetic)
• Madcap - Under Suspicion (Victory)
• Anne McCue - Roll (Messenger)
• Brad Mehldau - Anything Goes (Warner Bros.)
• Minus 5 - In Rock (Yep Roc)
• Steve Morse - Major Impacts 2 (Magna Carta)
• Orgy - Punk Statik Paranoia (D1)
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• Outernationalists - Ethnomixicology (Six Degrees)
• Peter, Paul and Mary - In These Times (Rhino)
• Grant-Lee Phillips - Virginia Creeper (Zoë/Rounder)
• Poozies - Changed Days, Same Roots (Compass)
• Dirk Powell - Time Again (Rounder)
• Primal Fear- Devil's Ground (Nuclear Blast)
• Prong - Scorpio Rising (Locomotive)
• Ramon Valle - No Escape (ACT/HighNote)
• Royce da 5'9" - Death Is Certain (Koch/In the Paint)
• Scars of Tomorrow - Rope Tied to the Trigger (Victory)
• The Shoghaken Ensemble - Traditional Dances of Armenia (Rounder)
• Sly & Robbie/Mad Professor - The Dub Revolutionaries (Sanctuary/Ras)
• Rick Springfield - Shock Denial Anger Acceptance (Red Ink)
• Superlitio - Tripping Tropicana (BMG)
• Tangle Eye - Alan Lomax's Southern Journey Remixed (Zoë/Rounder)
• Tantric - After We Go (Maverick)
• Jimmy Thackery and Tab Benoit - Whiskey Store Live! (Telarc)
• Tony Touch - Piece Maker II (Touch/Koch)
• Vast - Nude (456)
• Visionaries - Pangaea (Up Above)
• The Washdown - Yes to Everything (Lookout!)
• Robin and Linda Williams - Deeper Waters (Red House)
• Young Gunz - Tough Luv (Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam)
• Various artists - Africa Straight Ahead (Heads Up/Telarc Jazz)
• Various artists - Bellydance Superstars Vol. II (Ark 21)
• Various artists - Clublife 2 (System)
• Various artists - Music as a Weapon II (Reprise)
• Various artists - Pure Progressive (Water Music)
• Various artists - Suite Royal: St. Moritz, Vibes Vol. II (Milan)
• DVD: David Cassidy - Live in Concert (Image Entertainment)
• DVD: Various artists - Cuban Hip Hop All-Stars (Raptivism)
• DVD: Various artists - Ministry of Sound: Annual 2003 (Image Entertainment)

March 2:

• Black Sabbath - Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970-78 (Rhino)
• Cee-Lo - Cee-Lo Green Is the Soul Machine (Arista)
• The Get Up Kids - Guilt Show (Vagrant)
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• Hootie and the Blowfish - The Best of Hootie and the Blowfish 1993-2003 (Atlantic)

March 9:

• BT - Music From and Inspired by the Film "Monster" (Digital Sound)

March 30:

• Janet Jackson - Damita Jo (Virgin)
  Read: "Janet Jackson Making Sexiest Album Yet, Producer Says"
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April 6:

• Rahzel - Rahzel's Greatest Knockouts (Readyrock)
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• JC Chasez
• Liars
• Tony Touch
• Young Gunz
• Orgy

While they're causing bedlam on the Scream 2 Tour, the boys of B2K are hoping to bring some of that commotion to wax. The foursome just started production on their second LP, Pandemonium, and are hoping to release it on December 17. ... Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Creed, Blink-182, Incubus, Rob Zombie, Aaron Carter, Janet Jackson and Kid Rock are among the artists who have painted or autographed clay masks for the Hospice of Michigan's Mask Project 2. The masks will be sold on eBay on September 27, and proceeds will help provide care for terminally ill patients and their families. ...

A hearing scheduled for Friday in Brooklyn Supreme Court, in which Junior M.A.F.I.A. rappers Larceny and Lil' Cease faced an attempted murder charge stemming from an August 2001 incident, was adjourned once again. The new court date is October 21. ... Former Dope guitarist Acey Slade has permanently replaced Tripp Eisen in the Slipknot side project the Murderdolls. Tripp appears on the group's debut record, but opted to make a full commitment to Static-X. ... While they work on the follow-up to 2000's Vapor Transmission, Orgy are prepping a still-untitled live album to accompany a live DVD slated for release in early 2003. In-concert performances of songs such as "History" and the New Order cover "Blue Monday" will be mixed with a few new studio tracks on the album. ...

Kid Rock and singer/songwriter Edwin McCain are co-producing an album for country newcomer Bart Adam Young. The prolific McCain is also collaborating with O-Town on their next album, finalizing his next release (The Austin Sessions, due in mid-February) and touring from September 24 in Atlanta to November 14 in Memphis. ... This year's Resfest, a traveling digital film festival, will include a segment called Videos That Rock featuring clips from the White Stripes, the Hives, Clinic, Cornershop and the Faint. The festival, which will hit San Francisco (September 18-22), New York (October 16-20) and Los Angeles (October 30-November 3) will also include the annual Cinema Electronica, featuring videos by the Chemical Brothers, DJ Shadow, Air, Björk and Basement Jaxx. ...

The Allman Brothers Band will play a benefit concert for the Alzheimer's Association on October 3 at the Grand Ballroom of New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The band will be performing at the 18th Annual Rita Hayworth Gala, and founding member Butch Trucks (drums and tympani) will be presented a "Caregiver" award at the event. ... Harmonica-driven jam band Blues Traveler will drop a live album, What You and I Have Become, on October 22. The 11-track LP was recorded in November and December and is only the second live album in the 14-year career of John Popper and company, who have built their reputation on live performances. ...

09.19.02

Christina Aguilera's new album, Stripped, is scheduled for a October 29 release. A video for "Dirrty," a collaboration with Redman that serves as LP's first single, is expected to surface shortly. ... Nelly Furtado is planning to work with Argentinean producer Gustavo Santaolalla on her new album, the singer said at Wednesday's Latin Grammy Awards. Santaolalla has worked with Café Tacuba, Molotov and Juanes, with whom Furtado performed at the ceremony. ... To promote his Shortlisted second album, The Private Press, DJ Shadow will return to the road with confirmed dates starting September 18 in Las Vegas and trekking into October through Scottsdale, Arizona; Dallas; Austin, Texas; New Orleans; and Atlanta. The video for "Six Days," directed by venerable Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-Wai ("Chungking Express," "In the Mood for Love") is airing now, while a remix of the track featuring Mos Def is being readied for a future release. ... Toni Braxton is expecting her second child early next year. Braxton, whose fifth album is due before the end of the year, and husband Keri Lewis had a son last December. ...

Corey Taylor might be in the market for a teeny-weeny jumpsuit as the Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman became a proud papa Tuesday. His fiancée, Scarlet, gave birth to a six-pound, 14-ounce boy. ... Premiere nights on UPN will get musical helping hands from Eve and the Goo Goo Dolls. Eve will perform "Gangsta Lovin' " during the "Monday Premiere Party" on September 23, while the Goos perform "Big Machine" the following day on "The Other Side of Tuesday" which will be hosted by James Marsters, a.k.a. "Spike" of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." ... In addition to Michelle Branch, Dido and P.O.D., Santana also collaborates with Macy Gray on his upcoming album, Shaman, due out October 22. ... Superjoint Ritual, the hardcore metal band formed by Pantera's Philip Anselmo, will release a concert DVD on September 24. "Live in Dallas, TX 2002" features 11 songs from the band's debut album, Use Once and Destroy. ... Soon you can have an "@masterp.com" e-mail address. The entrepreneurial rapper is launching an Internet service that will include nationwide dial-up and broadband Internet access, instant messaging, e-mail, interactive polls and quizzes, audio streams, digital downloads, chat rooms and, of course, exclusive Master P content, including advance concert tickets and unreleased music. ...

He brought his band, a tuba player, backup singers dressed in gangsta suits and openers Amerie and Donell Jones for his performance on the Coors Original Soul Tour Wednesday night, but Raphael Saadiq forgot to bring his map, as he repeatedly said "C'mon, New York" to excite the crowd at the P.A.C. Bank Arts Center in New Jersey. Diq, who will be co-directing the second single from his Instant Vintage album, "Still Ray," on Saturday in L.A. with Chris Morrison, did recover to laugh it off and leave the stage with a standing ovation at the night's end. ... "The Halloween Takeover," a CD-ROM created by Rob Zombie, will be handed out to Spencer Gifts and Spirit Halloween Store customers when they purchase select items this October. The CD-ROM features songs, videos, games and a preview of Zombie's "House of 1000 Corpses." ... The Rolling Stones will strut their stuff live on HBO on January 18 when they play Madison Square Garden in New York. The broadcast of one of the final dates of their current Licks Tour will mark the first time the veteran rockers have performed a live concert on American television. ... Haunting Louisville, Kentucky, rockers My Morning Jacket have signed to the Dave Matthews-founded ATO Records — home to David Gray, Gov't Mule and Ben Kweller — and will soon begin work on their third album at their farm/studio in Shelbyville, Kentucky. They are currently on the road with Doves, with dates scheduled through a two-night stand at the Mayan Theatre in Los Angeles on October 8 and 9.

• B2K
• Ozzy Osbourne
• Janet Jackson
• Lil' Cease
• Murderdolls

Alicia Keys and Angie Stone will sing "America the Beautiful" during the NBA All-Star pre-game show on Sunday, before Elton John takes the court to perform "Philadelphia Freedom." ... Our condolences go out to Slayer vocalist and bassist Tom Araya, whose father died Wednesday night of a heart attack. The group has canceled its Friday (February 8) show in Dallas and may postpone or cancel other dates as well. ... A court date scheduled Wednesday for rapper Capone was adjourned until March 19. The MC is facing second-degree assault charges stemming from an alleged altercation involving a gun at a Queens, New York, nightclub in September. ...

The entire "Queen of the Damned" soundtrack — featuring new tracks penned by Korn's Jonathan Davis and interpreted by Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, Disturbed's David Draiman, Wayne Static of Static-X and Jay Gordon of Orgy — is available for preview at WBR.com via streaming audio. The album is due February 19. ... Ben Folds will embark on his first solo piano tour February 25 in Iowa City, Iowa. The 17-date outing, to support last year's Rockin' the Suburbs and his new single and video, "Still Fighting It," ends March 20 in Los Angeles. ... Marc Anthony will deliver Mended, his second English-language album, to stores on March 26. ...

Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough will host a one-hour meet-and-greet February 16 at the Rock & Sports Experience, a weekend event held at the Washington Convention Center and sponsored by Washington, D.C. radio station Hot 99.5 FM. Dorough will promote awareness of the autoimmune disorder lupus via his Dorough Lupus Foundation, which provides financial assistance to victims who cannot afford treatment and aids in research of the disease, which took his sister's life in 1998. ... Mindless Self Indulgence and Dillinger Escape Plan will fight for marquee space when they jump aboard the System of a Down tour, which kicks off Valentine's Day in Las Vegas. ...

Soul Coughing will release a greatest-hits album, Lust in Phaze, on April 9. Along with radio favorites like "Soundtrack to Mary" and "Rolling," the album will include Ruby Vroom outtake "Buddha Rhubarb Butter," "Unmarked Helicopters" from the "X-Files" compilation Songs in the Key of X, a Propellerheads remix of "Super Bon Bon" and a live version "Casiotone Nation." ... Cornershop will attempt to break a record for the longest remix ever when their official Web site (www.cornershop.com) streams a dynamic, continuously mixed version of "Spectral Mornings" for 24 hours beginning February 12. The song, in its original 15-minute form with Oasis' Noel Gallagher on guitar, appears on Cornershop's Handcream for a Generation, which is now due April 9. ...

Turntablist ensemble the X-ecutioners will kick off a two-month tour to support their second album, Built from Scratch, at the South by Southwest music conference on March 14 in Austin, Texas. The trek wraps May 6 in Los Angeles. ... Hardcore band Speedealer will release their third album, Second Sight, on Palm Pictures on May 14. The record was produced by ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and features heartwarming songs such as "Leave Me Alone," "Slowly Burning Alive" and "Kill Myself Tonight."... Pro File 1, a collection of remixes by Meat Beat Manifesto (a.k.a. Jack Dangers) due February 19, will include the famed sound manipulator's takes on Nine Inch Nails' "Closer," David Bowie's "You've Been Around" and others. Pro File 2, featuring Frankie Bones remixes, is due in May. ...

02.06.02

Eve and DJ Jazzy Jeff are heroes — they'll be honored by the Philadelphia chapter of the Recording Academy at their 2002 Heroes Awards ceremony on April 22 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The event will benefit the academy's MusiCares Foundation as well as other programs to advance music education and musicians' welfare. ... Kiss bassist and irrepressible self-promoter Gene Simmons will be giving his famed tongue an onscreen workout in the film Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires, which stars Tim Allen of "Home Improvement" fame (oh, of course). ...

It's Aaron's Valentine Party (Come Get It) — yep, teenage ball o' fire Aaron Carter has his own 90-minute pay-per-view special lined up for February 16 on INDemand and DirecTV. "Aaron Carter's Valentine Party," shot at Baton Rouge, Louisiana's Riverside Centroplex, will also feature several performances by Carter's big Backstreet Boy brother, Nick. ... Sign up these switch-hitters, stat — Will Smith and Jennifer Lopez are Hollywood's two most bankable musician/actors, notching up #1 and #2, respectively, on a survey of industry execs by The Hollywood Reporter. "Marky" Mark Wahlberg feels the vibrations at #3, while Madonna, Britney Spears, Whitney Houston, Ice Cube, Janet Jackson, Cher and Courtney Love bubble under him, according to the Associated Press. ...

Photogenic twin-brother act Evan and Jaron are through with being "Crazy for That Girl." They're writing songs for their next album, which could include a new track penned by Evan called "It's So Funny I Could Cry," according to VH1 Radio. ... Rollins Band will record their March 1 and 2 shows at Chicago's famed Metro Cabaret for their first live CD, due in the summer. Henry Rollins and cohorts will warm up for the gigs with dates in Towson, Maryland (February 25), Boston (26) and Buffalo (27). ...

Run-DMC will help kick off the NBA All-Star Weekend on Friday by appearing and performing at a charity auction party held at Philadelphia's Zanzibar Blue. Two nights after the event, which benefits the Inner-City Games Foundation's efforts to enrich young people's lives through sports and educational programs, the rap innovators will join Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Doug E. Fresh, EPMD, DJ Jazzy Jeff, MC Lyte, Public Enemy and Rakim at the Electric Factory's Old School All-Stars party. ... Fatboy Slim and Paul Oakenfold have released albums of their favorite beats, breaks and scratches on the UK label Music of Life. Fatboy's All Star Breakbeats and Oakenfold's Bust a Groove are fodder for DJs, rappers and producers who want a sneak peak into the superstar DJs' record collections and sound files. ...

Reggae/dancehall veteran Capleton — a former Def Jam artist whose past albums have featured collaborations with Q-Tip and Method Man — will release Still Blazing on February 26 through VP Records. The foul-mouthed "slackness" king-turned-Rastafarian is planning to tour behind the LP, which combines hardcore dancehall and old-school reggae flavor. ... Classic rockers Bad Company recorded their recent tour, which featured original singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke along with new members, for a live CD and DVD due in May. The releases will include two new songs and guest appearances by Slash and Journey guitarist Neal Schon on "Wishing Well" and "Crossroads." ...

Good golly, Little Richard will be inducted into the NAACP Hall of Fame at the civil rights organization's 33rd annual Image Awards ceremony, which takes place February 23 and will be broadcast March 1 on Fox. "Little Richard has distinguished himself as not only an unparalleled musical genius, but also as a unique and innovative performing artist — fusing pure vocal talent with exhilarating showmanship," NAACP President/CEO Kweisi Mfume said in a statement. ... Van Morrison wrote two songs and sings on one ("Sometimes We Cry") for the second album by his daughter, Shana Morrison. Due April 2, 7 Wishes blends elements of pop, rock and blues, her spokesperson said. ...Joan Osborne, Shawn Colvin and Deep Blue Something will headline WorldSong 2002 - The Next Country Over, a concert to promote world peace and harmony during the Olympic Winter Games, on February 21 at the McKay Event Center in Orem, Utah.

• Alicia Keys
• Angie Stone
• Elton John
• Slayer
• Capone -N- Noreaga

Fear Factory
Photo: RoadRunner

Papa Roach have lined up the second leg of their Raid the Nation tour, which will see Fear Factory added to the bill as one of two opening acts.

The 13-city stretch kicks off April 24 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and runs through May 11 in Phoenix, according to the tour's publicist. Fear Factory will take over the reigns held previously by Snapcase, who were added after Orgy bugged out due to guitarist Amir Derakh's bout with mononucleosis (see "Snapcase Take Over For Orgy On Papa Roach Tour"). Alien Ant Farm will continue to serve as the first opening band.

Fear Factory's inclusion coincides with the release of their fourth studio album, Digimortal, which drops April 24 (see "Fear Factory Deliver Digimortal in April").

Before setting out for a European tour that will keep the industrial metalheads overseas until April 23, Fear Factory had been on the road with Kittie, the Union Underground, Slaves on Dope and Boy Hits Car for the month-long SnoCore Rock tour, which wrapped up February 17 (see "Fear Factory, Kittie, Frog Brigade Set For SnoCore Tours").

Despite their decade-long career, Fear Factory predict they'll be playing to Raid the Nation crowds belonging mostly to relative upstarts Papa Roach — fans who might not be accustomed to Fear Factory's onstage assault. Faced with that daunting task, bassist Christian Olde Wolbers and guitarist Burton C. Bell aren't worried.

"I like playing in front of new fans," Wolbers said recently.

"They're usually more blown away," Bell added. "They're like, 'I've never seen you guys before, but you're amazing.'" Tour dates for the second leg of the Raid the Nation tour, according to Fear Factory's publicist:

• 4/24 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Orbit Room
• 4/25 - Detroit, MI @ State Theatre
• 4/27 - Valparaiso, IN @ Athletic Recreation Center
• 4/28 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagle Ballroom
• 4/29 - Davenport, IA @ Adler Theatre
• 5/1 - Wichita, KS @ Cotilion
• 5/2 - Springfield, MO @ Shrine Mosque
• 5/4 - Colorado Springs, CO @ TBA
• 5/5 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore
• 5/7 - Reno, NV @ Livestock Events Center
• 5/8 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
• 5/10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium
• 5/11 - Phoenix, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre

• Fear Factory
• Papa Roach
• Orgy

After illness forced Orgy to pull out of Papa Roach's Raid the Nation tour, finding a replacement was a snap.

Buffalo, New York, quintet Snapcase will fill the slot left vacant by the glam-tinged group, who withdrew after guitarist Amir Derakh was diagnosed with mononucleosis (see "Orgy Pull Out Of Papa Roach Tour Due To Illness"), according to the tour's publicist. The hardcore group rounds out a lineup that includes Alien Ant Farm.

Snapcase will join the jaunt as the second act beginning April 1 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, though the tour itself kicks off March 18 in Pensacola. Until Snapcase sign on, a local band will open each show.

After the first leg draws to a close on April 13 in Boston, the bands get a brief break while Papa Roach heads to London for a Brixton Academy gig on April 16. When the second leg launches, industrial headbangers Fear Factory will replace Snapcase on the bill. A second-leg itinerary will be announced shortly.

Snapcase have been a favorite of Papa Roach frontman Coby Dick for a while, especially after both bands toured together on last year's Vans Warped Tour (see "Green Day Join Vans Warped Lineup"). Since forming in 1991, Snapcase have released four albums, including last year's Designs for Automotion. Once they're finished raiding the nation, Snapcase will begin working on their next album, which they hope to release in late September or early October, according to their publicist at Victory Records. On June 5, an as-yet-untitled rarities compilation, featuring revisited early demos and album outtakes, is scheduled to surface.

In other Snapcase news, singer Daryl Tabreski will marry his longtime girlfriend in late spring, according to the label spokesperson.

The Raid the Nation itinerary, according to the tour's publicist:

• 3/18 - Pensacola, FL @ Bayfront Auditorium
• 3/19 - Panama City, FL @ Club La Vela
• 3/21 - Birmingham, AL @ Boutwell Auditorium
• 3/22 - Athens, GA @ The Classic Center
• 3/23 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
• 3/24 - Dalton, GA @ Highlands Arena
• 3/26 - Miami, FL @ Bayfront Park
• 3/27 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Café
• 3/28 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Coliseum
• 3/30 - Boca Raton, FL @ Florida Atlantic University
• 3/31 - Tampa, FL @ Entertainment Hall
• 4/1 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
• 4/3 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
• 4/4 - Salem, VA @ Salem Civic Center
• 4/5 - Charlotte, NC @ Grady Cole Center
• 4/7 - Washington, DC @ Bender Arena
• 4/8 - Norfolk, VA @ The Boathouse
• 4/9 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
• 4/11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
• 4/12 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Convention Hall
• 4/13 - Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre

• Snapcase
• Orgy
• Papa Roach
• Fear Factory

Orgy guitarist Amir Derakh
Photo: Maurice Ramirez

Less than a week before they were to embark on one of the spring's most anticipated tours, Orgy have bailed out of Papa Roach's Raid the Nation trek because of an illness in the band.

Guitarist Amir Derakh has been diagnosed with mononucleosis, according to a statement from Warner Bros., and doctors have ordered him to stop touring for the next five to six weeks.

Derakh became ill during the Los Angeles glam-rockers' Vapor Transmission tour, which kicked off February 20. Orgy were forced to cancel the final five shows of that tour — Cleveland; Louisville, Kentucky; San Antonio, Texas; South Padre Island, Texas; and Corpus Christi, Texas — and are hoping to reschedule the dates in May or June.

Meanwhile, Papa Roach will search for a replacement for Orgy, according to a spokesperson for the tour. Fellow Los Angeles rockers Alien Ant Farm will remain on the outing, which begins March 17 in New Orleans.

Orgy's Vapor Transmission, released in October, includes the single "Opticon."

• Orgy
• Papa Roach

Papa Roach's<BR> Coby Dick
Photo: DreamWorks

Call it a traveling insect orgy. Or perhaps the love bug parade.

Papa Roach's Raid the Nation Tour, with Orgy and Alien Ant Farm, is set to hit at least 20 U.S. cities, beginning March 16 in New Orleans, according to Orgy representatives.

The outing comes on the heels of a two-month European Papa Roach tour and a just-announced 18-city Orgy club trek. The announced tour dates for April 1 and later are tentative, and more dates will be added, according to a Papa Roach spokesperson.

Papa Roach, nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy, will use the tour to support their latest single, "Between Angels and Insects", and Alien Ant Farm — the first band signed to their New Noize imprint on DreamWorks Records.

Alien Ant Farm will open the shows and promote ANThology, their major label debut and follow-up to 1999's Greatest Hits, which won Best Independent Rock Album at the L.A. Music Awards.

ANThology was produced by Jay Baumgardner, who also produced Papa Roach and Orgy, among others. The album, due March 6, includes a hard rock cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal." Papa Roach spent most of 2000 on the road, building a broader fanbase with slots on the Warped, Ozzfest and Anger Management tours. The Vacaville, California, foursome's multiplatinum Infest, which featured the suicide anthem "Last Resort", was one of last year's top-selling rock albums.

Los Angeles glam rockers Orgy will headline their own Vapor Transmission Tour from February 20 to March 14 in support of "Opticon", the second single from last fall's Vapor Transmission. The track is also featured on the soundtrack to "Valentine," the upcoming Denise Richards horror flick. Vapor Transmission Tour dates, according to Warner Bros. Records:

• 2/20 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
• 2/21 - Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club
• 2/22 - Wichita, KS @ Rita's Little Uptown
• 2/23 - Des Moines, IA @ Super Toad
• 2/24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Quest Club
• 2/26 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Orbit
• 2/27 - Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo
• 3/1 - Toronto, ON @ The Guvernment
• 3/2 - Buffalo, NY @ TBA
• 3/3 - Boston, MA @ Avalon
• 3/5 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Metropol
• 3/6 - Cleveland, OH @ Odeon
• 3/8 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
• 3/9 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
• 3/10 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
• 3/12 - Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Live
• 3/13 - San Antonio, TX @ Sunset Station
• 3/14 - Houston, TX @ Numbers

• 3/16 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues or State Palace
• 3/18 - Pensacola, FL @ Bayfront Auditorium
• 3/19 - Panama City, FL @ Club LaVela
• 3/21- Birmingham, AL @ Boutwell Auditorium
• 3/22 - Nashville, TN @ Municipal Auditorium
• 3/23 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
• 3/25 - Athens, GA @ Classic Center
• 3/27 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live or House of Blues
• 3/28 - TBA
• 3/30 - Jacksonville, FL @ The Edge
• 3/31 - TBA
• 4/1 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
• 4/3 - TBA
• 4/5 - Charlotte, NC @ Grady Cole
• 4/6 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
• 4/7 - Norfolk, VA @ Boathouse or The Norva
• 4/8 - Washington, DC @ Nation or Bender Arena
• 4/10 - Baltimore, MD @ Towson Center
• 4/11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
• 4/12 -Asbury Park, NJ @ Convention Hall

• Papa Roach
• Orgy

Rob Zombie
Photo: MTV News

Rarities from Rob Zombie, Static-X and Filter are just a few of the tracks that will appear on the soundtrack to the upcoming flick "Valentine," according to a spokesperson for Warner Bros. Records, which will release the album on January 30.

Zombie's "Superbeast (Porno Holocaust Mix)," Static-X's "Love Dump (Mephisto Odyssey's Voodoo Dub)" and Filter's "Take a Picture (Hybrid Mix)" are remixes of the original versions found on the artists' studio albums, giving Music From the Motion Picture Valentine a predominately tough-techno touch. BT's "Smartbomb (BT's Mix)" and Amanda Ghost's "Filthy Mind" further fuel the album's spooky dance groove, with looping riffs atop pulsating backbeats.

The soundtrack also features previously released songs by Marilyn Manson, the Deftones and Orgy, whose "Opticon," from their second album, Vapor Transmission, will serve as the soundtrack's debut single, set to surface at radio January 9. All the songs on the soundtrack will appear in the film, except "Son Song," a collaborative effort of Soulfly and Sean Lennon.

The film, directed by Jamie Blanks ("Urban Legend"), stars David Boreanaz (TV's "Angel") as a dorky college freshman who is humiliated by the school's ruling class of popular girls and later seeks revenge. "Valentine" hits theaters on February 2.

Track listing for the "Valentine" soundtrack:

• Rob Zombie — "Superbeast (Porno Holocaust Mix)"
• Disturbed — "God of the Mind"
• Static-X — "Love Dump (Mephisto Odyssey's Voodoo Mix)"
• Linkin Park — "Pushing Me Away"
• Deftones — "Rx Queen"
• Orgy — "Opticon"
• Marilyn Manson — "Valentine's Day"
• Amanda Ghost — "Filthy Mind"
• Professional Murder Music — "Fall Again"
• BT — "Smartbomb (BT's Mix)"
• Soulfly with Sean Lennon — "Son Song"
• Filter — "Take a Picture (Hybrid Mix)"
• Snake River Conspiracy — "Breed"
• Beautiful Creatures — "I Am"

• Rob Zombie
• Filter
• Marilyn Manson
• Orgy

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