> Public Enemy founder, Chuck D has formed his own rap label, Slam Jamz, to be devoted exclusively to rap releases and will issue singles and EPs, each containing about 7 tracks. The first release on Slam Jamz will be an EP from Hyenas in the Desert in early June.
>The Rake's Progress will be briefly included in an upcoming Japanese special, which includes the group Tokio "enjoying a weekend in New York City." In addition, their song "Howard Is A Drag" will be included on the soundtrack for the movie Heavy, due to released in June.
> Rocktropolis will be having an on-line chat with producer Don Gehman (who has worked with John Cougar Mellencamp and Hootie & The Blowfish) at http://rocktropolis.com on March 12, 8 pm EST
>The Scout Indie Record store has opened its doors on the WWW at http://www.southwind.net/scout1
> There will be a live Cybercast in RealAudio 2.0 with 7 Mary 3 at New York City's Irving Plaza on Thursday, March 14 from 7:30-10:30 pm on http://www.sonicnet.com
> Upcoming Sonicnet live chats, all located at http://www.sonicnet.com/sonicore/chat unless noted: Mar. 12 The Wedding Present, 8pm; Mar. 14 Hip-Hop in cyberspace w/ Busta Rhymes, 6pm; Mar. 18 (on Prodigy exclusively) Radiohead, TBA
> The Wilmington Exchange Festival is an eclectic gathering of all sorts of unique people, including more than 50 bands, filmmakers, zines, beer and more. It will be held in Wilmington, North Carolina during the week of May 23 - 29, 1996; more information is available from http://www.popes.com/demou/wefest.html
