BoardAid3 for Lifebeat, Ghostmeat Records, John Hiatt,Lucy's Dream, MuCoMo Coffebreak Interviews, Performing Songwriter,Smug, SubCulture TapeZine, Tattletale Report

NEWS: > BoardAid3 for Lifebeat will be taking place on February 14 at Big Bear Lake, California. Bad Religion, 7 Year Bitch and Unwritten Law will headline this combination skate/snowboarders/music festival. For more information on BoardAid3, check out the WWW site at http://www.boardaid.com

> Ghostmeat Records has a page on the World Wide Web, located at: http://users.aol.com/rlhallauer/home.htm

> John Hiatt will be performing the song "Cry Love" on February 14 when he appears on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien show.

> Lucy's Dream has a WWW page at: http://www.mathcs.duq.edu/~richwals/ld.html

> The weekly CoffeeBreak interview series MuCoMo (http://www.mucomo.com), has the following artists scheduled for interviews: Feb. 1 Offspring, February 7: Candlebox, February 14: Mr. Mirainga February 21: Bad Religion, February 28: Mike Muir

> The Performing Songwriter is a unique magazine. Rather than reporting on gossip and innuendos - unrelated to music, but great for tabloid covers - The Performing Songwriter finds out how the songs are written - their inspiration, the thought process, and the work involved in making them become more than just another song. Recent interviews with Billy Joel and k.d. Lang are among the most substantial seen on either artist. In addition to these interviews, there are plenty of pointers, "how-to's", and tips for up-and-coming performers. The Performing Songwriter is crucial to any performers working their way up the ladder in the music industry or fans of any of the profiled artists. Individual issues are $4.95; a year-long subscription (6 issues) is $25.95. For more information, contact them via e-mail at perfsong@aol.com or on the WWW at http://songs.com/noma/tps

> Smug, a New York City-based free regional alternative monthly newspaper, recently celebrated its one year anniversary. Editor Shirley Halperin's publication covers the world of music and film with the attitude of its title and is distributed to clubs and record stores. For more information on Smug, drop a line to smugnyc@aol.com

> SubCulture TapeZine takes the common 'zine premise but (obviously) turns it upside down by its sole distribution being on 60 minute cassette. Although editor Melita Dennett claims that it is "not a radio show", the combination of interviews, reviews and song snippets come across as an ultra-cool radio show that's way above the college level. Issue #1 shines on through interviews with artists such as Kim Deal, Delicatessen, Bandit Queen and an archive interview with Julian Cope, while Issue 2 (slated for February release) plans to include interviews with Echobelly and Perfume and an archive interview with the Ramones. For more information on this limited edition (1,000) quality 'zine, e-mail crowradio@mistral.co.uk. Or, to directly purchase the 'zine, send 2 pounds (UK residents) or $4 (outside UK) to SubCulture TapeZine, 7 Phoenix Place, Brighton BN2 2ND United Kingdom

> The Tattletale Report is a regionalized newsletter which lets readers know audience reaction, the draw, professionalism of the act, if the club would invite the band back again, and if the band arrived on time. Believe it or not, the answers to these questions are not always yes! With further contacts, this could quickly fill a niche for promoters and booking agents of small clubs. Individual issues are $5; for more information, contact them at 212-505-2441 or via e-mail at heymeow@aol.com


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