What's New Archive - February '02

2/9/02 - Some interesting news here...

Goos, Furtado Honor DMB, Destiny
February 8, 2 p.m. ET, RollingStone.com

Even though they are not among the leading nominees at this year's Grammy Awards, the Dave Matthews Band and Destiny's Child are both guaranteed of leaving Los Angeles winners that week. The jam-band favorites and bootylicious ladies have been named the recipients of the Patrick Lippert Awards, presented to musicians who make efforts to educate young people about political issues, at MTV's Rock the Vote event. DMB and Destiny's Child will be honored on Grammy eve in a show at West Hollywood's House of Blues -- where such acts as Melissa Etheridge, Pearl Jam and Mary J. Blige have been toasted. The February 26th party will feature musical performances by the Goo Goo Dolls, Nelly Furtado and up-and-coming soul singer Glenn Lewis. Hosting this year's shindig will be MTV personality Gideon Yago and world music artist Solange.

During the same event, West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin will receive this year's Rock the Nation award, and Pam Horovitz, head of the National Association of Recording Merchants will get the Founder's Award. Rock the Vote was founded in 1990 by members of the recording industry to use music to encourage young people to participate in the political process.

Mark February 26th as a date on your calendar. Only... 59 days until April 9th, 2002, the release date of GUTTERFLOWER! The Goos are already talking about their first single and the first music video from the album, also about their upcoming tour. Stay tuned!

2/8/02 - Yesterday Eva celebrated her 1-year anniversary as World of Goo Message Board moderator! A never-ending thanks going out to her, as she does a marvelous job at keeping everything (and everyone) in line on the message board. Thanks, Eva!

2/3/02 - Some Mike Malinin news today! (Thanks Alex!)

Mike Malinin has contributed drums to two tracks on a new CD by Susan Sandberg. The CD is titled �Down Comes the Night� and it�s out on Suit Guy Records (Catalog no. SGS0483). Mike plays on track 4 (�Heavyweight�) and track 6 (�Mile High�). The CD also features members of the Gin Blossoms and Tommy Keene (who, coincidentally, also appeared on Dizzy Up The Girl). You can learn more about Susan Sandberg and �Down Comes the Night� at her website www.susansandberg.com. The CD is available through most online retailers - check out www.circuitcity.com.

Also today, I've added Mark to the Fans Photo Album... check it out!

2/2/02 - Let's start off today's long update by a news story about the Goos performing in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City:

Music News
Alanis Morissette, Goo Goo Dolls Added To Olympics Concert Schedule
January 30, 8 a.m. ET, Launch

Alanis Morissette and the Goo Goo Dolls have been added to the festivities surrounding the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The acts will play back-to-back concerts as part of the Hallmark Olympic Celebration Concert Series--Morissette will appear February 21 and the Goo Goo Dolls the following day. Previously announced for the free concerts between February 8-24 are the Dave Matthews Band, the Foo Fighters, Macy Gray, Barenaked Ladies, Sheryl Crow, Smash Mouth, Brooks & Dunn, Train, Nelly Furtado, Creed, Marc Anthony, *NSYNC, and Martina McBride.

One slot--February 10--remains to be announced.

Both Morissette and the Goos embark upon the Salt Lake concerts with new albums on their agendas. Morissette's Under Rug Swept arrives February 26 from Maverick Records; while the Goos' Gutterflower remains a work in progress, due by the summer.

-- Neal Weiss, Los Angeles

We have a major chat update today, as I've been away for quite a while. Second semester blues... here it is: Today I've added Whitney, Heather, Matt, Bob and Tawney to the AIM Chat Directory; to the ICQ Chat Directory I've added Melissa, Maria and Alexia and lastly, to the Yahoo Chat Directory I have added Travis. Check out these updates!

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