> Sublime's lead singer Brad may no longer be with us, but the band's histry has been explored by director Joshua Fischel on the two hour videotape, Stories Tales Lies and Exaggerations, which features interviews with numerous friends and associates of Sublime, rare live footage, and behind-the scenes footage of the Sublime recording process.
> Toad the Wet Sprocket have officially called it a day. Citing emerging differences among their four members, lead singer Glen Phillips stated that "We came together as kids but have grown in different directions as adults. By ending the band now we can look back on our career together with a sense of pride and pleasure." Expect all four members of Toad to continue making music in future projects. > Legendary English band XTC has recently signed with TVT Records. The band's first studio album since 1992's Nonesuch, a mixture of orchestral and acoustic melodies along with the band's special lyrical content, is slated to be issued in the first quarter of 1999. A second album, more in the tradition of XTC pop, will be issued in the fall.
