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1. JEN FOSTER
"Used Black Cars" (edit)
FROM THE RELEASE Everybody's Girl
LABEL American Garage
LINER NOTES Upstart American Garage set up Jen Foster's strong debut effort at Non-Comm first, and soon they'll bring this powerful pop-rock number to Commercial Triple A. WRLT already loves it.
CONTACT Charley Londono 323.465.1912 or 619.820.1414 (charleylondono@hotmail.com), Michele Clarke 818.223.8888 (A3queen@aol.com) and Michael Ehrenberg 510.530.8262 (outsrcemusic@earthlink.net)
2. MICK FLEETWOOD, JIMMY BUFFETT, The Chieftains' PADDY MALONEY, TODD SMALLWOOD and AUGUSTO ENRIQUEZ
"One World"
FROM THE RELEASE Bridge To Havana
LABEL Pyramid
LINER NOTES Many of America's finest musicians joined with many of Cuba's for a one-time-only concert in the name of peace and unity.
"One World" is an excellent example of that event.
CONTACT Jeff Shane 305.893.2007 (jms@pyramidrecords.com)
3. ABRA MOORE
"I Do" (edit)
FROM THE RELEASE Everything Changed
LABEL Koch
LINER NOTES Everything Changed is Abra's fourth album (and first for Koch) after her early work with Poi Dog Pondering. "I Do"
successfully brings her all the way into the mainstream pop/rock world.
CONTACT John Rosenfelder 212.353.1413 (john.rosenfelder@kochent.com)
4. OWSLEY
"Be With You" (edit)
FROM THE RELEASE The Hard Way
LABEL Lakeview Entertainment
LINER NOTES Critics loved his Grammy-nominated debut five years ago, and finally multi-instrumentalist Will Owsley offers its follow-up.
On "Be With You," Owsley again displays a sound right up Triple A's alley.
CONTACT Michele Clark 818.223.8888 (A3queen@aol.com) and Jeff Naumann 818.706.3864 (yeepahs@aol.com)
5. BERNIE LEADON
"Hey Now Now" (edit)
FROM THE RELEASE Mirror
LABEL Really Small Intertainment
LINER NOTES A member of the Flying Burrito Brothers and the Eagles, Bernie Leadon was at the forefront of the early '70s country-rock sound.
Mirror is only his second solo release, and first since 1977.
CONTACT Christine 310.647.3134 (nfechristine@socal.rr.com)
6, KANA
"Pas de Problèmes"
FROM THE RELEASE World Reggae
LABEL Putumayo World Music
LINER NOTES French reggae band Kana will soon release their second album, but "Pas de Problèmes" (pronounced "pah de pro BLEM,"
it loosely translates as "no problem") comes from Putumayo's forthcoming collection of reggae from around the world.
CONTACT Angela Huffstutler 212.625.1400, ext. 262 (angela@putumayo.com)
7. SPOOKIE DALY PRIDE
"Happy Happy"
FROM THE RELEASE Marshmallow Pie
LABEL Funzalo
LINER NOTES The Boston Phoenix calls Marshmallow Pie a "playful pastiche of inverted Dr. John boogie, Soul-Coughing-cum-pool-party
funk, and Dixieland whomp." Hear, hear. Listen to "Happy Happy" once and be intrigued. Listen again and be hooked.
CONTACT Brad Hunt 845.358.3003 (bhsabres@aol.com), Paul Brown 212.987.7477 (redhat22@aol.com) and Sean Coakley 914.241.3669 (s.coakley@verizon.net )
8. JARS OF CLAY
"Show You Love" (edit, Tom Lord-Alge mix)
FROM THE RELEASE Who We Are Instead
LABEL Essential/Provident Music Group/RCAMG
LINER NOTES Since 1995's smash "Flood," Jars Of Clay have often fit into the secular world like a sort of Christian Toad The Wet Sprocket.
"Show You Love," from their fifth album, is heavy on the hooks.
CONTACT Cheri Martin 206.323.6834 (cheri.martin@bmg.com)
9. KATRINA CARLSON
"Count On Me" (edit)
FROM THE RELEASE Untucked
LABEL Kataphonic
LINER NOTES Basically, Katrina Carlson is your typical braniac with a brilliant voice; she graduated from Brown with a degree in
International Relations (with a focus on Nuclear Arms Control) and she's a trained Opera singer.
CONTACT Mindi Sue Meyer 310.458.9866 (mindisue@socal.rr.com)
10. LEROY MARTEZ BELL
"She Believes"
FROM THE RELEASE Spending Time
LABEL Martez Music
LINER NOTES Spending Time is LeRoy Martez Bell's first solo album, but his songs have been recorded by Elton John,
Johnny Mathis, Rita Marley, Lou Rawls, The Temptations and many others. KMTT Seattle is already a fan.
CONTACT Kathleen Monahan 877.852.0218 (kdmpromo@earthlink.net)
11. ALAN POLLARD
"Best Of Friends"
FROM THE RELEASE See It For What It Is
LABEL Peachfuzz
LINER NOTES This light and airy number comes from a onetime psychology major with an interest in falconry who owns the construction
company that doubles as his day job while he plays the central Pennsylvania clubs.
WEB ADDRESS www.alanpollard.com
CONTACT Denise Gembusia 717.502.0600 (PeachFuzzRecords@verizon.net
12. JAMES McMURTRY AND THE HEARTLESS BASTARDS
"Rex's Blues"
FROM THE RELEASE Live In Aught-Three
LABEL Compadre
LINER NOTES Quips McMurtry of his first live outing, "I simply hope the album dispels any rumors that we suck." He needn't worry.
James's version of Townes Van Zandt's "Rex's Blues" initially appeared on 1998's Walk Between The Raindrops.
CONTACT Brad Hunt 845.358.3003 (bhsabres@aol.com)
13. WRNR Baltimore aircheck
Alex Cortright, mornings
Dave Issing, middays
Jon Peterson, afternoons
For more information, contact
Jim Nelson 818.342.8325 jimnelson@triplearadio.com
Dave Chaney 530.470.8336 dave@triplearadio.com
