> The Charlatans' Rob Collins recently died in an automobile accident in England in the morning hours. No additional details on the cause of the accident were available at press time.
> The Neurotic Outsiders (Steve Jones, Duff McKagan, John Taylor and Matt Sorum) recently played a special show in London at the Borderline. Due to Jones' touring with the Sex Pistols, the Outsiders will not be performing live until September, in concurrence with the release of their forthcoming album.
> Joan Osborne recently opened three shows for The Who's Quadrophenia performances at New York City's Madison Square Garden. After performing in Atlanta at the Olympics on August 2, Joan will start work on her next record, and then commence touring in Australia and Japan.
> Request Magazine has joined the on-line world in the form of Request Line, located at http://www.requestline.com
> Sonicnet chats include: D Generation, Thursday July 25 at 6:30 p.m.; Tommy Stinson, Monday July 29 at 9 p.m.; De La Soul, Tuesday July 30 at 8 p.m. To connect on the World Wide Web, go to http://www.sonicnet.com/sonicore/chat
> The Voters Against North Carolina Incumbent Senator Helms (V.A.N.I.S.H.) Benefit Concert will be held on July 27 from noon to 11 pm at Durham Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina. The concert, which includes already confirmed bands such as Superchunk, Archers of Loaf, Flat Duo Jets, June and more, will generate funds for several nonprofit groups in North Carolina who desire the defeat of Senator Helms in this year's elections.
