Morrissey's "Oye Esteban" released
A DVD compilation of the greatest video hits and performance footage from Morrissey has been released by Warner/Reprise Home Video on October 17. The 70 minute collection featues 18 tracks that chronicle the ever-evolving career of Morrissey, whose most successful albums in the US are "Your Arsenal (No. 21) in 1992 and "Vauxhall & I" in 1994. Featured on this DVD are five videos never before on a compilation, "Seasick, Yet Still Docked, "The More You Ignore Me The Closer I Get," "Boxers," Daganham Dave," "The Boy Racer," and "Sunny."
Joan Osborne's New Web Site for women,
HEROINE Magazine to Launch in Tandem with the Singer's New Album, "Righteous Love"
On the same day as the release of "Righteous Love"
(Tuesday, Septemer 12, Interscope/Geffen/A&M), the follow-up
album to "Relish," Grammy-nominated Joan Osborne will
launch her new labor of love, HEROINE Magazine (www.heroinemagazine.com).
The new Web site of inspiration for women of substance, HEROINE
tells the stories of extraordinary females-of
their passions, struggles and achievements. Artists and explorers,
rebels and saints, athletes and rock stars rub shoulders in these
pages, along side fiction and journalism that excite the mind
and spirit. While most magazines for women rely on fashion spreads
for visual impact, HEROINE brings you the work of female artists
and images of the many ways women express themselves.
Osborne, as both an artist and an activist, has chosen to create a deeper choice for women in a culture of magazines and Web sites that overdose on beauty and fashion. Instead HEROINE will focus on the defining moments and true beauty of women's lives. The premiere issue of HEROINE will feature an interview with singer Mary J. Blige, a conversation about political activism between Susan Sarandon and The Indigo Girls, and the work of acclaimed photographer Mary Ellen Mark.
Joan's tour dates include:
9/1 Syracuse, NY New York State Fair
9/4 Seattle, WA Memorial Stadium
9/5 Portland, OR Aladdin Theatre
9/6 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
9/8 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
9/9 San Diego, CA S.D. Street Scene
9/11 Anaheim, CA Sun Theatre
9/12 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
9/14 Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre
9/15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
9/16 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst
9/19 Ft. Collins, CO Aggie Theatre
9/20 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
9/22 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
9/23 St. Louis, MO The Firehouse
9/24 Chicago, IL Park West
9/26 Detroit, MI Clutch Cargo's
9/27 Cleveland, OH The Odeon
9/29 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
9/30 Northampton, MA Calvin Theatre
10/1 New Haven, CT Toad's Place
10/3 Boston, MA Avalon Ballroom
10/4 New York, NY Irving Plaza
10/6 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
10/7 Providence, RI Lupo's
10/8 Portland, ME The Asylum
10/10 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
10/11 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
U2 RELEASES NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN OCTOBER
The new studio album from U2 titled "All That You Can't Leave Behind" will be released by Interscope Records in late October 2000. The first single fromthis album is "Beautiful Day."
"Beautiful Day" was written by U2 with lyrics by Bono. The song was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. It was engineered by Richard Rainey with additional production by Steve Lillywhite, who also mixed the track. Keyboards and programming were by Brian Eno with backing vocalsprovided by The Edge and Daniel Lanois.
The accompanying video for "Beautiful Day" was shot at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport earlier this month. It was directed by the acclaimed Swedish director Jonas Akerlund whose past credits include videos for Madonna and The Prodigy.
"All That You Can't Leave Behind" contains 11 new tracks, all produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno.
A sound clip of "Beautiful Day" can be accessed at www.u2.com, a microsite charting the progress of the new album. The microsite is a precursor to the official U2 website which will launch in September 2000. Since its launch three weeks ago, u2.com has already recorded over 25 million page impressions. Clips of new tracks will be added to the site over the coming weeks.
The Flip Wilson Show on DVD And Video
On September 26, Rhino Home Video releases THE FLIP WILSON SHOW on DVD and video. The popular and critically acclaimed show originally aired from 1970-74 and was, like Flip himself, a fun, funny, classy production through and through. Now fans can once again see why Wilson was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1970s. And for those too young to have seen THE FLIP WILSON SHOW when it first aired, these releases offer the chance to discover one of the great show business talents.
The initial releases from the Wilson vaults consist of two
videos with two episodes each and a DVD featuring all four episodes
found on the videos. As added treats, the DVD contains a bonus
episode not available on video and a photo gallery from Wilson's
very own photo album of the series, with
Flip posing with some of his guests, many of whom were also personal
friends of his. The videos are available individually for $9.95
or as a two-pack for $19.95, while the DVD is priced at $19.95.
All are available at www.rhino.com
or through regular retail outlets.
THE FLIP WILSON SHOW, VOLUME 1 guests include David Frost, Bill Cosby, Gina Lollabrigida, Don Rickles, Ray Charles, Redd Foxx, Bobby Darin, and The Muppets.
THE FLIP WILSON SHOW, VOLUME 2 boasts Lily Tomlin, Bobby Darin, Muhammed Ali, Johnny Cash, Joe Namath, Johnny Mathis, George Carlin, Paul McCartney & Wings, and Stiller & Meara as guests. The DVD contains the four episodes found on the tapes, plus a bonus fifth episode with guests Lucille Ball, The Osmond Brothers and Ed Sullivan.
With the release of THE FLIP WILSON SHOW, Rhino Home Video launches its new Retrovision line, making more classic television available to viewers. Other titles in the line are the forthcoming THE BRADY BUNCH VARIETY HOUR, THE REAL MCCOYS, and THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW. THE MONKEES and MY FAVORITE MARTIAN will also be included under the new banner, which carries the tag line "Retrofit your TV."
Wilson was a groundbreaking television personality in so many ways. He was the first African-American to successfully host his own variety show,. breaking through one of television's many color barriers. Among the most popular and memorable characters ever to appear on television was Wilson's Geraldine, making Wilson the first African-American to perform in drag on television (a good 15 years before RuPaul's MTV popularity). He was also the second popular television performer to dress in drag on a regular basis (Milton Berle being the first). Wilson presented black and white entertainers on TV in a way unprecedented until his show, giving African-American entertainers a mainstream showcase they had never had before.
THE FLIP WILSON SHOW won Emmy Awards® for Outstanding Variety Series and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. The show's guest list was a veritable who's who of entertainment and personalities of the time. Some of the many musical guests included Louis Armstrong, James Brown, Johnny Cash, Bobby Darin, Sammy Davis Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, The Jackson 5, and The Temptations. Among the notable comedians who appeared on the show were Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, and Lily Tomlin. Actors like Don Adams, Kaye Ballard, Albert Brooks, Raymond Burr, Diahann Carroll, Marty Feldman, Ted Knight, and Tony Randall were Flip's guests, as were such personalities as Muhammad Ali, Howard Cosell, Joe Namath, David Frost, Monty Hall, Ed McMahon, Marcel Marceau, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Ed Sullivan.
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