> 510 Records is on the World Wide Web, located at the site http://www.510records.com
> L7's bassist, Jennifer Finch, has left the group to return to college. L7 is still working on their forthcoming album, The Beauty Process - Triple Platinum, which is set for release in early 1997. Finch's contributions will be included on the album.
> England's weekly music newspaper, NME, is now on the Web at http://www.nme.com
> Fans who won tickets to see Oasis' live acoustic concert in London were disappointed when lead vocalist Liam Galagher failed to sing at the performance, citing a sore throat as the reason. Brother Noel took the lead on the concert, whose public airing future is uncertain.
In addition, Liam has pulled out of the group's current U.S. tour because of the throat problems and (seriously) looking for a new house, sparking rumours of possible litigation against the band.
> German rock singer Rio Reiser died Tuesday, August 20 at the age of 46. Reiser became popular as head of the band "Ton, Steine, Scherben" and started a solo carreer in the early 80s, with hits such as "Alles Luege" or "Koenig von Deutschland", and also played some roles in movies. Reiser had to cancel a recent tour due to health problems and died of inner bleedings in his farm house in Northern Germany. He had planned to record a new album in September.
> The Stone Roses have announced that Aziz Ibrahim, formerly with Asia and Simply Red, has replaced John Squire as guitarist for the group. The band is in the studio working on their third album, which has an expected 1997 release date.
