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February 2000


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 29 Feb 2000 The RIAA’s Hilary Rosen speaks on mp3.com lawsuit
 29 Feb 2000 Welsh superstars Stereophonics poised to conquer US
 29 Feb 2000 Sebadoh to tour western US this month
 29 Feb 2000 PJ Harvey starts work on new album
 29 Feb 2000 Rollins Band opens for Wayne Kramer in Cali
 29 Feb 2000 The Phantom Surfers to release spoof party album
 28 Feb 2000 Indie now ranks with polka, romance as target market
 28 Feb 2000 Milk Cult release far ranging new album
 28 Feb 2000 8th annual Noise Pop festival kicks off tomorrow
 28 Feb 2000 Will Oldham releases rarities collection
 28 Feb 2000 The Death Of Quickspace due 21 March in US
 28 Feb 2000 Yo La Tengo to play live radio fundraiser next month
 28 Feb 2000 MDFMK debut is a hit with US college radio
 28 Feb 2000 Happy Mondays, The Healers, Oasis to share stage
 25 Feb 2000 Semiautomatic ready debut LP, post MP3 file
 25 Feb 2000 Grammys redefine folk genre with Waits award
 25 Feb 2000 Idlewild expand UK tour to Scotland
 25 Feb 2000 The Smashing Pumpkins to perform at HMV in NYC
 24 Feb 2000 Ofra Haza dies in Israel at 41
 24 Feb 2000 Billy Bragg, Alan McGee, Malcom McClaren at Oxford
 23 Feb 2000 Embrace join artist boycott of Austria
 23 Feb 2000 Elliott Smith previewing new songs on US tour
 23 Feb 2000 US summer touring festivals update
 23 Feb 2000 The Need will tour eastern US with Le Tigre
 23 Feb 2000 Julie Doiron And The Wooden Stars’ world tour
 23 Feb 2000 Rollins Band perform on Sessions at West 54th
 22 Feb 2000 John Lennon accused of funding the IRA
 22 Feb 2000 Elastica to launch major tour in April
 22 Feb 2000 The Smashing Pumpkins reveal four more dates
 22 Feb 2000 Music at New York Underground Film Festival
 22 Feb 2000 The Fall compilation due next week
 21 Feb 2000 Lois And Brendan set for collaborative debut
 21 Feb 2000 Compilation celebrates ethereal music, female voice
 21 Feb 2000 Astralwerks party at Winter Music Conference 2000
 21 Feb 2000 Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci Webcast on Thursday
 19 Feb 2000 The Mekons to tour US supporting new album
 19 Feb 2000 NPR and NAB fight low power FM radio
 18 Feb 2000 Asian Dub Foundation ready third album
 18 Feb 2000 Mr. Laurence to release second album in March
 18 Feb 2000 Brussels 2000 to feature Distorted Media performances
 18 Feb 2000 John Lennon’s Imagine piano up for auction
 17 Feb 2000 American Mavericks fest honors Zappa, Cage, Riley
 17 Feb 2000 Band-approved Sex Pistols documentary to debut
 17 Feb 2000 The Prodigy back together in studio for new LP
 16 Feb 2000 1999 pazz & jop winners: Moby, Magnetic Fields, Beck
 16 Feb 2000 Spitfire Spring 2000 spoken word tour early dates
 16 Feb 2000 Foo Fighters to play Late Show at Letterman’s invite
 16 Feb 2000 BR5-49 to release live album, start US tour
 16 Feb 2000 Roskilde Festival announces ticket contest
 16 Feb 2000 Suede Webcast from Tokyo on Thursday
 15 Feb 2000 Stuart Murdoch speaks out against anti-gay law
 15 Feb 2000 Wayne Kramer’s John Sinclair benefit
 15 Feb 2000 Lambchop support Yo La Tengo on North American tour
 14 Feb 2000 Stereophonics return to US in March with Charlatans UK
 14 Feb 2000 Screamin’ Jay Hawkins dies following surgery
 14 Feb 2000 Lou Reed shuns Austria’s fascist turn
 14 Feb 2000 Iceland gives Björk an island
 14 Feb 2000 VH1 Storytellers series to feature Townshend, CSNY
 14 Feb 2000 Day One debut hits US, band launch headlining tour
 14 Feb 2000 Ladyfest 2000 issues call for artists
 14 Feb 2000 Tim Hurley’s Sin Ropas release debut LP
 14 Feb 2000 Oasis confirm for Reading and Leeds
 11 Feb 2000 Yo La Tengo to play UK with VIP guests
 11 Feb 2000 Bardo Pond join All Tomorrow’s Parties lineup
 11 Feb 2000 Insound teams with New York Underground Film Festival
 11 Feb 2000 Two Dollar Guitar fleshes out minimal sound for US tour
 10 Feb 2000 Stuart David quits Belle&Sebastian — Looper to tour with Flaming Lips
 10 Feb 2000 Damage Manual, alt supergroup, to release debut
 10 Feb 2000 The Go-Betweens recording in Portland, Oregon
 10 Feb 2000 Two Ton Boa to play SXSW, release debut EP
 10 Feb 2000 Arthur Baker concocting wide ranging album
 10 Feb 2000 Projekt’s darkwave label issues call for artists
 10 Feb 2000 Fatboy Slim Webcast today
   9 Feb 2000 Filter’s world tour tackles Oz, USA
   9 Feb 2000 Built To Spill set to release live LP
   9 Feb 2000 Leftfield to mount springtime tour of England
   9 Feb 2000 mp3.com countersues the RIAA
   8 Feb 2000 Foghat founder dies after year fighting cancer
   8 Feb 2000 Elastica’s new album title is The Menace
   8 Feb 2000 Disinfo.Con 2000 to host eclectic symposium
   7 Feb 2000 Morphine may release archival material
   7 Feb 2000 Whild, Jim Lea’s new band, release first single
   7 Feb 2000 Live review: 8th annual Tibet House benefit concert
   7 Feb 2000 Cheating death, Muse to open for Foo Fighters, Chilis
   7 Feb 2000 Dieselboy to tour US with DJ Dara, AK1200
   7 Feb 2000 CD Review: Storm And Stress’ Under Thunder...
   4 Feb 2000 Travis to open for Oasis on North American tour
   4 Feb 2000 Double CD to benefit Heal The Bay organization
   4 Feb 2000 Negativland to launch philosphical US tour
   4 Feb 2000 Sleater-Kinney add Ladyfest benefit to upcoming tour
   4 Feb 2000 Babybird readies new album for spring
   4 Feb 2000 Arsonists announce dates for European trek
   4 Feb 2000 The Donnas new video premiers on Sunday
   3 Feb 2000 Belle & Sebastian split up rumors prove false
   2 Feb 2000 Early Spinanes for re-release in April
   2 Feb 2000 Ladyfest 2000 lineup coming together
   2 Feb 2000 Deep Lust release debut album, post MP3 file
   2 Feb 2000 Oasis announce dates for world tour
   2 Feb 2000 Third Eye Foundation release sixth LP Little Lost Soul
   1 Feb 2000 Wire set for brief US tour this May
   1 Feb 2000 Eclectic Tom Waits tribute album on the way
   1 Feb 2000 Townshend Lifehouse concert rehearsals on Web
   1 Feb 2000 The Thrones want to play your town
   1 Feb 2000 NME’s 2000 Premier Awards



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