Teletext Recovery - 26/01/1999

P481 Teletext 481 Jan26 22:18:11  .    —————————————————————————  —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS  . ■ Blur are to play a one-off gig at Oxford Brookes University Union on February 3. The show, which sold out instantly, precedes the March release of their new single, Tender, and their sixth album titled 13. ■ A host of stars will pay tribute to Johnny Cash with a conceru in the US on April 6. Bruce Springsteen, Lyle Lovett, U2, Willie Nelson and many more will perform songs by the country legend in New York. The show will also be taped for TV broadcast. ——————————————————————————————————1/10 DJ Eric's French connection 483 IN-DEPTH TAROT READINGS p623

P481 Teletext 481 Jan26 22:18:11  .    —————————————————————————  —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS  . ■ Singer, actor, designer and Internet Service Provider David Bowie has added book reviewing to his CV. The rock legend is now a regular reviewer for the Web site of US bookselling giant Barnes & Noble. His first piece? A review of a Glam Rock book. ■ Kavana returns on February 22 with a new single, Will You Wait For Me, featuring remixes from Doolally and Eric Kuppers. The track is taken from Kav's forthcoming album Instinct, which hits the shops on March 8. ——————————————————————————————————2/10 New albums rated and slated 484 THE LATEST VIDEO REVIEWS p464

P481 Teletext 481 Jan26 22:18:11  .    —————————————————————————  —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS  . Psychedelic rocker Julian Cope is to read from his book Modern Antiquarian, a guide to ancient temples in Britain, on a spoken-word tour in April. Dates: ■ April: 3 Sheffield Leadmill, 4 Milton Keynes Stables Theatre, 5 Brighton Sallis Benny Theatre, 7 Cambridge Junction, 8 Liverpool Everyman. ■ April 9 Birmingham Glee Club, 11 Glos Guildhall, 12 Bristol Watershed, 14 Manchester Dancehouse, 15 Aberdeen Lemon Tree, 16 Glasgow Arches. ——————————————————————————————————3/10 Charts 485 Local gigs 488 UK Tours 486 WHY IT PAYS DJs TO BE FRENCH p483

P481 Teletext 481 Jan26 22:15:11  .    —————————————————————————  —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS  . Underworld have abandoned their planned collaboration with U2. ■ Darren Emerson from the techno duo said: "We've been working with U2, and we were going to do a track with them, but it didn't really work. We WILL be working with Michael Stipe." ■ Underworld fans can download a preview of Kittens, a track from their new LP Beaucoup Fish, from the group's Website on Feb 5. An Internet gig is also planned for February 17. ——————————————————————————————————4/10— Computer games 670 Millennium 105 BIG SCREEN NEWS AND GOSSIP p461

P481 Teletext 481 Jan26 22:16:11  .    —————————————————————————  —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS  . Noel Gallagher is to appear on an album from Cornershop side-project Clinton. ■ Noel is recording a football chant for a track on the dance album from Clinton (aka Cornershop's Tjinder Singh and Ben Ayres), which will be released in March. A single, Button Down Disco, will precede the album. ■ "Noel will be doing vocals - it's a football chant that's going to get used everywhere," promised Ben Ayres from the group. ——————————————————————————————————5/10 Charts 485 Local gigs 488 UK Tours 486 VIEWERS' LETTERS: THE VOID p482

P481 Teletext 481 Jan26 22:16:11  .    —————————————————————————  —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS  . ■ After an appearance on South Park, Sir Elton John is heading over to Springfield. Elt plays himself in a special Valentines' Day episode of The Simpsons titled I'm Wiuh Cupid. ■ Rapper ODB has been released on $150,000 bail. The Wu-Tang Clan member, who was arrested after an alleged shoot-out with police, is due to be formally charged on February 5. Police investigators are currently awaiting forensic tests to determinj if ODB fired a weapon. ——————————————————————————————————6/10— Computer games 670 Big screen goss 461 DJ ERIC'S FRENCH FLAVOURS p483

P481 Teletext 481 Jan26 22:16:31  .    —————————————————————————  —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS  . Author Salman Rushdie has written the lyrics for a track on the next U2 LP. ■ The track, entitled The Ground Beneath Her Feet, is based around the Satanic Verses writer's novel of the same name and may be released as a single in April to coincide with the publication of the book. ■ "Bono and I have been friends for several years," said Rushdie. "I sent him the novel and he responded by coming up with a beautiful melody." ——————————————————————————————————7/10— Charts 485 Local gigs 488 UK Tours 486 VIEWERS' LETTERS: THE VOID p482

P481 Teletext 481 Jan26 22:27:11  .    —————————————————————————  —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS  . David Bowie has selected a winner of his Online songwriting competition. ■ The asked fans to complete the lyrics to a new track, What's Really Happening, via his Bowienet Web site. ■ Winner Alex Grant, whose prize includes a trip to New York to watah Bowie record the song won, with lines such as: "Grown inside a plastic box, Micro thoughts and safety locks, Hearts become outdated clocks, Ticking In Your Mind". ——————————————————————————————————8/10 Total Entertainment: Full guide 400 HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE FEATURES p410

P481 Teletext 481 Jan26 22:17:11  .    —————————————————————————  —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS  . ■ The Tibetan Freedom Concert, set up by the Beastie Boys in 1996 to raise awareness of human rights abuse in Chinese-occupied Tibet, goes global this year. Formerly a US-only show, the event will take place in Chicago, Tokyo, Amsterdam and Sydney on the weekend of June 12-13. ■ Virgin Megastores may be set for a facelift. The Glasgow store is being redesigned to appeal to older record buyers. If it's a hit, all 92 of the shops will receive a "grown-up" look. ——————————————————————————————————9/10— UB40 return with a new single >>> VIEWERS' LETTERS: THE VOID p482

P481 Teletext 481 Jan26 22:17:32  .    —————————————————————————  —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS  . UB40 have announced a new single and UK concerts. The tour dates are: ■ April 5 Cardiff International Arena April 6 Manchester Apollo April 8 Stoke on Trent Trentham Gdns April 9 Birmingham NEC Arena April 12 London Wembley Arena April 14 Plymouth Pavilions ■ The reggae band, who are the subject of The South Bank Show on Feb 7, release a cover of Ken Boothe's 70s number The Train Is Coming on Feb 22. —————————————————————————————————10/10 DJ Eric goes Channel-hopping 483 THE MILLENNIUM COUNTDOWN p105

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