Bauhaus, Ian Astbury, Northside / Nordic Roots, Gary Numan, P.M. Dawn

NEWS: > A new Bauhaus compilation, Crackle, will be released on July 7. This newly remasted 16 track collection spans their entire career, and includes the following cuts: "Double Dare", "In The Flat Field", "Passion of Lovers", "Bela Lugosi's Dead", "The Sanity Assassin", "She's In Parties", "Silent Hedges", "Hollow Hills", "Mask", "Kick In The Eye", "Ziggy Stardust", "Dark Entries", "Terror Couple Kill Colonel", "SPirit", "Burning From The Inside", "Crowds". In addition, 4AD will be releasing In The Flat Field in America for the first time, remastered and including 9 bonus tracks.

> Former Cult lead singer Ian Astbury has completed a new album with collaboration from Chris Goss (Masters of Reality) and John Roome (Witchman), which also includes a re-recording of "The Witch". The album is slated for an early 1999 release.

> Northside has released a 20 song compilation of the best in Nordic Roots music, aptly titled Nordic Roots , at a price anyone can afford - $2.98. The disc can be purchased at many stores or through the label's web site at http://www.noside.com

> Gary Numan fans may want to check out the Beggars Banquet web site (at http://www.beggars.com ) for two concerts which are only available from that label's mail order service; Living Ornaments '79, now 21 tracks and Living Ornaments '81 , 26 tracks from Wembley, 1981.

> P.M. Dawn's first new album in three years, Dearest Christian, will be released this fall.