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To: JakeStraw who wrote (22705)	8/23/2000 1:38:00 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 49844

E Street Band? Or E Street Banned? news.excite.com Updated 12:03 PM ET August 23, 2000 By LARRY McSHANE, Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) - It was the last night of Bruce Springsteen's triumphant world tour - 16 sold-out months on the road with the reunited E Street Band. The Boss and his sidekicks, teary-eyed, held hands as the Madison Square Garden crowd screamed wildly. "We'll be seeing you!" Springsteen proclaimed after playing their last song - quite appropriately, "Blood Brothers." But when? Where? How? On a live album? A new studio album? A DVD of the Garden shows? Who knows? When it comes to Springsteen, who ever knows? "Springsteen is certainly known for taking his time, changing his mind frequently while he's at it, and often doing the last thing you'd expect," says editor Chris Phillips of Backstreets Magazine, which chronicles all things Springsteen. "Judging by all the song debuts toward the end of the tour, he's certainly got some great material." That material includes "American Skin (41 Shots)," the Amadou Diallo-inspired song that prompted the silliest Springsteen controversy since Ronald Reagan interpreted "Born in the USA" as a paean to patriotism. There were other new songs, too: the nightly show-closer "Land of Hope and Dreams," and three rockers - "Further On Up the Road," "Code Of Silence" and "Another Thin Line." Five songs, for most artists, is the start of a new album. For Springsteen, it could become the start of "Tracks II" - a follow-up to the boxed sets of rarities and unreleased gems that he put out (to critical acclaim) in 1998. Springsteen, through his publicist, has said nothing about what's next. The lone hint about the future emanating from the notoriously tight-lipped Springsteen camp came courtesy of Little Steven Van Zandt, who took questions from fans on his Web site. Question No. 1: Would you like to see the E Street Band become a recording act again? "Yes," Van Zandt replied. Question No. 2: What are the chances of that happening? "I'd take the odds," said Van Zandt. There were no more queries fielded about the subject, no more clues offered. But given Springsteen's track record in the '90s, anything seems possible. After breaking up the E Street Band in 1988, Springsteen disappeared until releasing two albums simultaneously in 1992 - "Human Touch" and "Lucky Town." He then launched a tour with a new band, leaving fans to lament the absence of the E Streeters. He dabbled in hip-hop music (the result was "Streets of Philadelphia"), and began writing music strictly on his bass. Springsteen returned in 1995 - but as a solo act, touring small theaters in support of his mostly-acoustic "Ghost of Tom Joad" album. The acclaimed tour featured Springsteen channeling the spirits of John Steinbeck and Woody Guthrie: He occasionally read an excerpt from "The Grapes of Wrath," and performed Guthrie's "Plane Wreck at Los Gatos (Deportee)." Mixed in was a brief reunion with the E Streeters to record four songs included on a greatest hits package, followed by the "Tracks" collection. Fans were left wondering if Springsteen and the band would ever get together for a larger-scale project. Bruce & Co. emphatically answered the question with their tour of Europe and North America, selling out virtually every stop. The North American leg of the tour began with an unprecedented 15 shows at the Meadowlands in New Jersey, and closed with 10 sold-out nights in Madison Square Garden. On July 1, after playing the tour-closing set, Springsteen delivered his cryptic comment about the future. During the Garden shows, director Jonathan Demme - a Springsteen pal - reportedly filmed some shows for possible release. Springsteen, obviously aware of the filming, uncharacteristically asked the audience to keep the noise down during the slow songs. But getting the band back together again is not as simple as it was in the days when everybody was a Jersey guy. Drummer Max Weinberg has a regular job as band leader for Conan O'Brien, while bassist Garry Tallent is a respected Nashville record producer. Guitarist Van Zandt has become an actor on the hit HBO series "The Sopranos." Guitarist Nils Lofgren and sax man Clarence Clemons have solo careers. And there are wives and kids and commitments that once were not a problem. "Who knows?" asked Backstreets' Phillips. "It's a wait and see game at this point, and we're taking everything we hear with a grain of salt." ---

To: JakeStraw who wrote (22705)	8/23/2000 1:47:15 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49844

Hip-Hop Awards Show Ends Abruptly news.excite.com Updated 6:50 AM ET August 23, 2000 PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - An awards show honoring the best in rap music had to be cut short when a fight broke out in the audience and scores of people tried to rush the stage. When police tried to quell the disturbance Tuesday night at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, several in the audience turned on them and began pelting officers with bottles and compact discs. No one was arrested and no one was reported hurt. The second annual The Source Hip-Hop Awards Show was being taped for broadcast on UPN next week, but network officials said the fate of that broadcast is now in doubt. Last year's awards show produced the highest ratings the network had ever drawn for a Friday night. That show also ranked No. 1 in New York and Miami and No. 1 among teen-age viewers, the network said. Among those being honored at this year's show were Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, who received lifetime achievement awards. The show was sponsored by The Source magazine.