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Releases:
Across The Bridge of Hope: The Omagh Tribute Album, UK November 30,
1998
Hurricane Mitch Fundraising Album(Title to be announced), UK January 17,
1998
Across The Bridge of Hope: The Omagh Tribute Album, NA March 17, 1999
(rumoured)
Best of Maria McKee/Lone Justice, Jan 12, 1999 -- features Bono
in duet with McKee singing "Sweet Jane"
Concerts/Live Events:
RUMOUR: U2 at Amnesty International's 50th anniversary of the
United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
Celebration, Paris, France, December 10, 1998.
Confirmed: March 24, 1999 Hits Under The Hammer Auction,
Bono's original lyric sheet for "Sweetest Thing" to be included in
the auction
Confirmed: U2 at my house. Today. :)
Television/Radio Events:
BBC: Straight from The Edge's mouth -- The BBC are working on a
special for "Classic Albums" about the Joshua Tree. Airdate TBA
Network TV:
K-Rock (92.3FM) in New York City has a U2 Harley Giveaway Contest
currently running. Listen to 92.3FM for more details.
MTV:
MuchMusic/MuchUSA:
Win Disc #000001 promotion starting Nov 23, 1998
The answers are: All I Want is You, Desire, and Pride(In The Name
of Love)
NBC: Kirk Franklin on Jay Leno Tonight Show, Dec 7, 1998
VH1: Will air U2 "VH1 Legends" special December 11, 1998
Net Events:
Official Omagh Album Tribute Site http://www.omaghcd.com
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Island Records Contest -- actually a bit difficult!
Entries judged by U2 themselves! http://www.island.co.uk/u2/main.html
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Vote for U2 at Triple J's(Australian Radio) poll at
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/net50/vote.htm
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Vote for U2 at DotMusic's Top Albums of All Time
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Vot for U2 at http://www.bradfitz.com/votingbooth?schwag402
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Fan Club/WIRE/U2 nutzoid meetings:
Coming Soon : U2 Internet Fan Club(WIRE, EXIT, One, U2Lemon,
etc.) Convention -- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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18th Anniversary of U2's first performance in Canada Celebration
DEC 9th 1998. Check out http://www3.sympatico.ca/p.m_c.c/
or email [email protected] for more information.
(Peter wants to rent a theatre to show Rattle N' Hum on Dec. 9.
The proceeds will go to the a hospital for sick children.
He is putting up a LOT of money himself and he needs 70 people to go.)
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U2 Laser Show in New York City, New York NOV 20 -- DEC 18, 1998
at 9:00PM 81ST BTW CPW + COLUMBUS,AMERICAN MUS.
NAT HIST., IMAX THEATER, LASER U2 IN 3D. Admission $9US.
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U2 Party, Austin, Texas, Dec. 19 Starting at Conan's Pizza
@ 2606 Guadalup -- party will move later for 21+
Contact [email protected] for more information.
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January 29, 1999, 8:00 pm U2 coverband "Vorsprung durch Technik"
Bremen, Germany. Email [email protected] for more information.
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A SORT OF A HOMECOMING 99-The second annual gathering of U2 fans
anywhere and everywhere! July 22-25, 1999, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
For info, e-mail Liz at [email protected] or checkout the webpage at,
http://members.aol.com/conguero/asoh.html
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NEWS dates:
Naomi Campbell charged with assault added Dec 4
Hurricane Mitch CD added Dec 4
Polygram/Universal deal to effect U2 added Dec 4
Get U2 on Charlie Rose! added Dec 4
"City of Angels" #1 release of 1998 added Dec 4
Lone Justice album due Jan 12 added Dec 4
Canadian Chart Info added Dec 4
Omagh CD is Irish Times CD of the Week added Dec 3
Omagh CD #1 in Ireland added Dec 3
Official Omagh Album Tribute Site added Dec 3
Waikato Times review added Dec 3
U2 Billboard added Dec 3
Italian Charts added Dec 2
Spice Girls and U2 offer online video added Dec 2
ST in CMJ added Dec 2
Omagh Tribute CD added Dec 1
Why U2 is "moving" to Interscope added Dec 1
Page & Plant join AI concert bill added Dec 1
U2 World Exclusive added Dec 1
Bono talking with Microsoft co-founder added Dec 1
And one more Bono/Soccer added Nov 30
Christians not happy with new Bible series added Nov 30
U2 in new TV series added Nov 30
Three more Bono/Soccer added Nov 30
New York Post-Star review added Nov 30
Steve Lillywhite Chat transcript added Nov 30
More Bono/Soccer added Nov 30
U2 is here added Nov 30
DUP on U2 added Nov 30
John's Chart News added Nov 30
Yet another Soccer rumour added Nov 29
Late Late Show generates 620+ Pounds! added Nov 29
Q magazine POPMart review added Nov 29
Another Soccer rumour with wierd date added Nov 29
More Soccer rumours added Nov 29
Michael Stipe thanks Bono added Nov 29
POPMart #8 in US added Nov 29
RUMOUR: Bono involved in Soccer team bid added Nov 29
U2 on Hurricane Mitch Album added Nov 29
PopMart Earrings added Nov 29
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>From Jam!:
Naomi Campbell charged with assault in Toronto
By CRAIG WONG -- The Canadian Press
TORONTO (CP) -- Supermodel Naomi Campbell was charged
with assault Friday in an alleged attack on her former personal
assistant.
The alleged beating took place while Campbell was in Toronto
filming a movie in September, police said.
The charge was laid after the 39-year-old assistant complained
to police that she was assaulted at the city's posh Four
Season's Hotel.
Campbell was in Toronto on Friday to face the charges. She was
accompanied by her lawyer, famed Canadian attorney Brian
Greenspan, police said in a news release.
She was released on her own recognizance and will appear in
court on Friday, Dec. 11.
Georgina Galanis, the former assistant, has also filed a
multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the British catwalker in the
United States.
In a suit filed in September in Manhattan's State Supreme
Court, Galanis claimed that Campbell slapped and punched
her, hit her on the head with a phone and threatened to throw
her from a moving car during the Toronto shoot of Prisoner of
Love.
Galanis worked for the temperamental model for all of nine
days, but says that was enough time to leave her with severe
physical injuries and mental distress.
She alleges Campbell "inflicted severe emotional distress"
by, among other things, "threatening to have her deported,"
"verbally abusing in an outrageous manner on multiple
occasions," and "damaging her clothes."
Over the next two days, Galanis claims the leggy beauty
"wilfully, wantonly, maliciously, recklessly, and negligently
battered" her.
The ex-secretary also claims that Campbell never paid her
for the week she put in, and says she's owed $1,416.54 US.
She's also seeking $100 for "personal property," specifically
the clothes she says the model damaged.
Galanis is reportedly asking for $1 million US in
compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages.
A representative for Campbell has denied the allegations.
Campbell is well-known for her troubles off the runway. She
reportedly overdosed after a messy breakup from her Spanish
boyfriend Joaquin Cortes and is renowned for her backstage
tantrums.
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>From Billboard Online:
Edited by Julie Taraska / December 4, 1998, 11:00 a.m. EST
U.K. Dance Acts Unite For Charity CD
A double-CD set benefiting victims of Hurricane Mitch, "Protection," is
due Jan. 18 in the U.K. on the ELF label of charity Earth Love Fund.
Billboard Bulletin reports that included on the set are new remixes of
Massive Attack's "Protection" and Roni Size's "Brown Paper Bag." In
addition, U2, Underworld, Chemical Brothers, and Dreadzone have donated
tracks royalty-free. The record will be supplied at cost by PolyGram
and distributed by Pinnacle.
-- Dominic Pride, London
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There's a long article discussing the upcomping Polygram
Universal deal at Addicted To Noise/SonicNet . It's definately
worth the read, but much too long to include here. The major U2
content is that it seems to support my earlier note that U2 is
not "changing" labels, but is switching labels within the
restructured larger company.
The article can be found at:
http://www.addict.com/MNOTW/lofi/
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(Prarit's note: To be honest, I'd like to see U2 with Trimble and
Hume! -- but U2 by themselves would be pretty narly :) )
Kimberly McDaniel sent a letter to THe Charlie Rose show and
recieved the following response.
Dear Kimberly,
Thank you for your letter. I have printed out your letter for
Charlie and >forwarded your suggestions to a producer.
U2 would be excellent guests. Thanks again for writing and
for watching as we try to bring the most interesting guests to
the roundtable.
Viewer Services
CHARLIE ROSE
The address to send requests for U2 is [email protected] .
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Thanks to Paul Andersen for the following:
Friday December 4, 12:00 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Warner Sunset/Reprise Records
City of Angels: Best Selling Release of '98
BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The smash Warner
/Reprise Records soundtrack, ``Music From The Motion Picture
City of Angels,'' with sales approaching over six million worldwide,
has emerged as the best selling album to have been released in
the United States in calendar year 1998. The album beat out such
heavyweight contenders as the Beastie Boys, ``Armageddon,''
N-Sync and Lauryn Hill.
``Music From The Motion Picture City of Angels'' features the hit
songs ``Uninvited'' by Alanis Morissette and ``Iris'' by the Goo Goo
Dolls, 1998's Number One Most-Played Single on Top 40 radio
(also heard on the group's new Warner Bros. Records release,
``Dizzy Up The Girl''). Additionally, the album contains the track
``Angel,'' by Sarah McLachlan, which is also available on the artist's
Arista Records release, ``Surfacing.''
Other key tracks on ``Music From The Motion Picture City of Angels''
include selections from Peter Gabriel, Paula Cole, U2, Jude, Eric
Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and more.
In other ``City of Angels'' news, the album has been nominated in
the Favorite Soundtrack category for the upcoming American Music
Awards, which will be aired Monday, January 11th, 1999 on ABC
Television.
Commenting on the phenomenal success of ``Music From The
Motion Picture City of Angels,'' Reprise Records President Howie
Klein remarked, ``At a time when music and movie tie-ins are as
much marketing events as creative collaborations, it's gratifying to
see an album which not only enhanced the cinematic experience
but went on to become a success in purely musical terms as well.
'City of Angels' attracted great talent and the result is a great album.''
SOURCE: Warner Sunset/Reprise Records
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