NEWS:
Van Halen is another in the growing number of artists to have a fully dedicated WWW (World Wide Web) site. Warner Brothers is putting it together at http://vanhalen.warnerrcrds.com/Balance
NEWS: Oglio Records, contrary to published reports, has not cancelled the Translator and Flash & The Pan reissues. These records will be released at an as-yet unspecified date in 1995.
NEWS: Orchesta de la Luz, the 12 member Japanese salsa band from Tokyo, has been nominated for a Grammy in the Tropical Latin Performance vategory for their fourth album, La Aventura.
The group went from learning their craft by imitation (copying style and grammar from Latin salsa stars) to garnering number one gold and platinum records on their own.
The Japanese group is helping Kobe earthquake victims as well. A 900 number has been started in their homeland where fans can call in to hear a sampling of the band's music. Monies raised from the calls go toward relief programs to help earthquake victims. The number, which costs $3 a call for Japanese callers, has already had more than 10,000 calls.
Dodgy's new British single, "Making The Most Of", includes extra tracks. Part One contains a French version of "Spent All My Time Running" and "All The Time In The World", while Part 2 includes extras "Watch Out What You're Doing", "This Is Ours" and "Get Off Your High Horse". They will be touring Europe with Shed Seven (previously reviewed in Consumable); U.K. dates are as follows: March 1 Hull University March 2 Liverpool University March 3 Strathclyde University March 4 York, Fibbers March 6 Manchester Boardwalk March 7 Bristol Fleece & Firkin March 9 Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms March 10 Glamorgan University March 11 Wolverhampton, Wulfren Hall March 16 London, Astoria
Joytown, an up-and-coming four-piece from Portadown, Northern Ireland released their third EP Seven Sisters in the U.K. on the Paradox label. Tracks are "Seven Sisters", "Something New", "Fear" and "They All Hate Me". Suitably upbeat, this is issued as 7" coloured vinyl and CD formats only. Tour dates are: Feb. 13 Sheffield, University Park Feb. 14 Norwich, Oval Feb. 16 Stoke, Wheatsheaf Feb. 17 Leicester, Charlotte Feb. 19 Bristol, Fleece & Firkin Feb. 20 Newport, TJ"s Feb. 21 Derby, Wherehouse Feb. 23 London, The Garage Feb. 24 Dudley, JB"s Feb. 25 Chelmsford, Army & Navy Feb. 27 Nottingham, Rock City Feb. 28 Hull, Adelphi March 1 Ayr, Jones March 2 Buckley, Tivoli March 4 Glasgow, King Tut"s Wah Wah Hut March 5 Edinburgh, Venue March 6 Newcastle, Riverside March 8 Manchester, Boardwalk March 9 Leeds, Duchess of York March 10 Corby, The Works
