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I first single, "Volcano Girls," is a lonely bright spot Sound Of the Bell" is a steady rocker, and ecalls some of the best work from Thighs. are either unnecessary ("Don't Make Me Prove It"), r.Q I D ? i?clo L 1 llllt J VJ1 J UoL dlliy \ W ILII L^dVlU UUW1C, d ning to Bowie on a walkman). eak for themselves: "You didn't notice I was gone / trying up your arm / And when I stand on my head ct." ballads that made American Thighs a solid debut : on Eight Arms To Hold You. The slower tunes on ijamin" and "Loneliness Is Worse," are nothing locre. To Hold You is a lot like the "Willie Wonka and the >ry" character the band is named after - obnoxious, and rarely cute. | |Bp > mm. . Ahh, springtime is in the air, and music lo preparing for the late spring/early summer CI favorite artist has not made plans for an imm either in the studio or dead. Here's a few of the most recent releases: David Bowie Here's a Erykah Badu Sever Moby Van h Big Head Todd *1)2 Pavement Helm Live Collec Widespread Panic Aeros Offspring Dinos Spice Girls Mach Gridlock'd Soundtrack *Depec Dangerous Ground Soundtrack Matth Chemical and Prodigy fans greedy for something to munch on, hold your horses ? new albums are due soon. Prodigy's new one i slated to appear this summer, and the Chemical Brothers' hits stores April 8, after which they'll take off for a US tour... Nine Inch Nails hockers will be fed anothei Halo shortly. Trent and crew are planning an EP for "The Perfect Drug" single, with remixe by Goldie, the ORB, and Meat Beat Manifesti Martin's Press will reportedly release a biograf and continued success of Trent Reznor and N are that the tome, penned by Martin Huxley ; Nails," will be a glowing affair that will follow "outcast to dyspeptic sex symbol." According the book tells the story of a band that "has be pop-techno-ethno-ambient cacophony of tod deal to sink their teeth into as Huxley (who h Aerosmith and AC/DC) will reportedly addre telling the story of the band.... You' ve tried Phish, the concert experience.. ice cream. Yep, the folks at Ben & Jerry's hav Food" to their selection of flavors, which aire: (an homage to the late Grateful Dead leader j somewhat unarmetizinp name Phish Fond rer tion of chocolate ice cream, marshmallow swi chocolate chips shaped like, what else, fish. A cuddle up with a pint of Phish Food when the With David Letterman on March 5 after retu B European toi U2 took 01 downtown h/ week to annc ing tour, whii sci-fi disco si outing, the Z popping in it plans for an < f"h ic fimp nnf HHK9 p?p sta largest video screen (150 ft. by 50 ft.), as well mirrorball lemon, a stuffed olive, and a golder Billy Corgan has asked director Joel Shumai that will accompany the Smashing Pumpkins' upcoming Batman and Robin movie. Accordii cohorts James Iha and D'arcy are planning to i? _ .i i regana ior tne cup... D release binge. If your ediate release, then they're few you can look forward to: i Mary 3 dorrison et :tive Soul mith aur Jr. ine Head :he Mode lew Sweet r Bm s BM^BH ~ ?' ? ai iw* M o. ALSO, On July 10, St. )hy that will chart the rise line Inch Nails. Early reports and aptly titled "Nine Inch Reznor's progression from to reports, St. Martin's says come the definition of the A ay." 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