> Meredith Brooks fans can get a closer look at the making of her latest album, Deconstruction, at the artist's website, http://www.meredithbrooks.com . Rough versions of tracks which are being prepared for the forthcoming album will appear on the site, as will audio messages from Ms. Brooks herself.
> Primus is finishing up work on their as-yet-untitled album due this fall. Current highlights include a collaboration with Tom Waits and guest appearances from Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello, Metallica's Kirk Hammett, and Jim Martin, formerly of Faith No More.
> On June 13th, 1999, the Tibetan Freedom Concerts will bring together 47 bands and millions of people on four continents for one goal - freedom for the people of Tibet. This year's Tibetan Freedom Concerts will take place in Amsterdam, Chicago, Sydney, and Tokyo.
The concerts and the worldwide events that weekend will be linked by a common website, http://www.tibet99.com , the official site of the Tibetan Freedom Concert, while the broadcast is being streamed by the House of Blues ( http://www.hob.com ).
Confirmed performers in Chicago include Run D.M.C., the Cult, Beastie Boys, Blondie, Roots, Outkast, Live, Eddie Vedder and Tracy Chapman. In Amsterdam, artists include Garbage, Blur, Rage Against the Machine, Alanis Morissette, Ben Harper, Joe Strummer, Thom Yorke, and Luscious Jackson.
