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Presents an interview of the group Foo Fighter's Dave Grohl with Melody Maker. Discussion about his mental situation after Kurt's death. INSET: Meet the band..

Reports on the 1995 Heineken Music Festival at Roundhay Park in Leeds, England. Performance by Menswear; Sleeper's preference for late Eighties music; Drawbacks to the festival; Manifestation of the spirit of Britstock.

Highlights the 1996 T in the Park music festival in Scotland. Performance of singer Alanis Morissette; Other featured performers; Dance music segment of the festival.

Interviews music performer, Tricky. Background information on the teenage life of Tricky; Tricky's carnal knowledge of Bjork; Information on his career; Names of some of his albums and singles; When the singles `Poems,' and `Nearly God' will be released; Questions asked to Tricky; Comments from Tricky.

Presents a review of the year 1995 as it relates to the music industry. Top record singles, albums and concerts highlighted; Announcements; Various bands focused; Medical complications of some entertainers highlighted; Deaths; Marriages; Court cases; Interview with Supergrass.

Profiles rock singer Kim Deal and her band the Amps. Career history; Stint with the band The Breeders; Impact of her sister's arrest for heroin possession; Achievements; Members of The Amps.

Features the music group The Bluetones. Background on band members; Criticism of British pop music; Type of music played; Music recordings; Views on other bands; Performances; Trivia about the band. INSET: The Bluetones in their own words!..

Features British pop singer, Edwyn Collins. Recording of the single `A Girl Like You'; Influence on independent record studios; Impressions on several bands.

Features the music performers Supergrass. Personal background of members; Music recordings; Relationship among band members.

Features music performers Elastica. Why people are suspicious of the band; Members; Reason for the popularity of their album; Personal backgrounds; Image and content.

Presents an interview with Stephen Malkmus of the music group Pavement on the music album `Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain'. Amount of David Bowie style in the album; Album as an example of unrock music; Permeation of `cool' in the rock world; References to Gary Young in the single `Cut Your Hair'; Lyrics; Points of reference created in the album. INSET: Stephen Malkmus' track-by-track guide to `Crooked....

Presents a conversation with music performers Kurt Cobain and Kim Deal in Seattle, Washington. Recording of Music Television's (MTV) 1993 New Year's eve special in Seattle, featuring Nirvana, Cypress Hill, Pearl Jam and The Breeders; Long-standing rift between Nirvana and Pearl Jam; Absence of Eddie Vedder in the show; Deal and Cobain's feelings about Vedder's absence, each other, Christmas, smoking and marriage.

Interviews the recording act Pet Shop Boys. Role of eccentricity in popular music; Interrelationship between costumes and music; Impact of the book `Pet Shop Boys Versus America,' by Chris Heath; Themes inherent in rock music; Evolving musical style; Competitiveness among artists; Opinions on recording artists Aphex Twin and Michael Jackson. INSET: Pet Shop Boys: Completely (discography from 1986 to 1993)..

Features the music group, The Breeders. Group members; Involvement with drugs; Concerts; Comments on other bands; Sexual experiences; Lyrics of their songs; Formative musical experiences. INSETS: Kim Deal (profile).;Josephine Wiggs (profile).;Kelley Deal (profile).;Jim MacPherson (profile).

Interviews the members of the rock band, Placebo. Narration of how the group got together from the perspective of three members; Remarks on the band and their hit single `Nancy Boy'; Experiences from fame; On-stage persona of the three members.

Features the band Skunk Anansie. Personal background on the band members led by vocalist Skin; Members' view on issues relating to performing and their music; Success of debut album `Paranoid and Sunburnt' in Europe; Highlights of a performance in Australia. INSET: Agit-pop (musicians that inspire agitation), by Dave Simpson..

Presents an interview with the group Gorky's Zygotic Mynci while they visited Russia's Gorky Park. Background on the band; Background on their single `Patio Song'; Hanging out with other Welsh bands; Highlights of the tour to Russia.

Describes music performers Metallica's performance in Spain. Preparations for concerts; History of the group; Music recordings; Inspirations.

Highlights a working visit made by the British band Ash in California. Review of Ash's concert at the Roxy Club in Los Angeles; Band's musical style; Lead singer Tim Wheeler's motivation for songwriting; Band members' experiences as rock and roll stars.

Highlights the V96 music festival held in Essex, England in August 1996. Performers featured in the festival; Reviews of performances; Types of music presented at the festival. INSET: Dance tent..

Features several new British pop bands. Backwater; Tiger; Urusei Yatsura; The Yummy Fur; Che; Chemikal Underground; Vesuvius; The Delgados.

Features the British band Screaming Trees. Band's appearance at the Lollapalooza Festival in Rockford, Illinois; History of the band; Previous recordings; Band member Mark Lanegan's views about music and his career.

Features the music group 60ft Dolls. Reputation as Great Britain's nastiest band; Type of music played; Personal background on band members; Recording credits; Major performances; Comparison with other bands.

Reviews the performances of various British music artists during the Essential Music Festival at Stanmer Park in Brighton, England on June 1-3, 1996. J-Pac; Attics Blues; Aloof; Underworld; Baby Bird; Super Furry Animals; Black Star Liner; Bim Sherman.

Presents an interview with the band Comet Gain. Kind of music; Views on mainstream music; Criticism of the media.

Features the Soundgarden and their album `Down on the Upside.' Feelings about Kurt Cobain's death; Top ranking of previous album `Superunknown' in the United States; Singles in the album.

Focuses on the live performance of the band `Oasis' in Manchester Maine Road. Dates of the performances; Names of the songs performed; Detailed information on the band.

Looks at the five Texas bands signed on by the Austin, Texas label Trance Syndicate set up by Butthole Surfers drummer King Coffey. Includes Pain Teens; My Dad is Dead; Bedhead; Sixteen Deluxe; Starfish.

Comments on the live performance of various bands during the T in the Park music festival of 1995 at the Strathclyde Country Park in Hamilton, Scotland. Includes The Longpigs; Mudshark; Kate; Swelling Meg; Skunk Anansie; Powder; The Prodigy; The Verve; Supergrass; The Almighty; Delgados; Dodgy; Ash; Spare Snare; Black Grape; The Bluetones; Menswear; Paul Weller. INSET: Dance dub groove tent (acts in the festival's dance tent)..

Features the band Teenage Fanclub. Release of the band's new LP `Grand Prix'; Musical style; Lifestyle; Views of bandmembers about drugs in the music business.

Features Isabel Monteiro and the Drugstore band. Monteiro's inspiration in music writing; Attitude towards people; Characteristics of Drugstore's music; Band members; References to sleep and dreams in Drugstore's music; History of the band.

Features an interview with MN8's KG, G-Man and Kule-T. Views concerning sex, career and indecent proposals; Quality of performances and music recordings; Reactions of MN8's fans.

Features the music groups Supergrass and The Bluetones. Performances in England from March 8 to March 9, 1995.

Features the music band Portishead. News created by the album `Dummy'; Interview with band members; Discography. INSETS: Portished on Portished.;Discography.;Strange bedfellows (artists Portished worked with).;Geoff on Beth.

Examines the socio-political aspects of the Criminal Justice Act in England. Tory plot to scapegoat certain minorities and lifestyle preferences; Legislation over ravers' and squatters' activities; Public opinion expressed by acts such as the Levellers, Back to the Planet and Chumbawamba; Implementation of law.

Examines the declining popularity of facial hair among British musicians. Clean-shavenness adopted by new generation hippies; Jinx associated with Seattle-style goatees; Exceptions to rule appear to be Therapy's Andy Cairns and Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos.

Examines the impact that Kurt Cobain's death and the subsequent media blitz inflicted upon society, particularly upon the `Generation X' that had deified him beyond his own expectations. Economic and aesthetic repercussions; Courtney Love's behavior after Cobain's death; Reflection of Kurt's anxieties in Nirvana's `In Utero' album.

Presents an interview with music performer Beck and Sebadoh member Lou Barlow. Beck's first hearing of Sebadoh; Relationship between the two; Description of the generation they grew up in.

Presents excerpts from the book `Get In the Van,' by Henry Rollins. Diary from Rollins' days with American punk legends Black Flag; Account of tours throughout Europe. INSET: Black Flag: A brief history..

Chronicles the appearance of Courtney Love, leader of the music group Hole, at the 1994 Reading Festival. Backstage antics; Artists who performed at the festival; Actress Drew Barrymore and Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson; Onstage performance; Slapping incident with David Gedge.

Features the music group Luscious Jackson. Increasing popularity of the band; Band member Kate as a former member of the rap group Beastie Boys; Beginnings.

Reviews the performance of various bands in the 1994 Lollapalooza Festival.

Features the British music band Echobelly and their debut album `Everyone's Got One.' Singer Sonya Aurora-Madan's popularity in New York City; Americans' detection of new hardness and resilience about British popular music; Theme of Madan's songs; Live performance in East Houston; Madan's reaction to culture of supermodels; Music style.

Reviews the performance of Courtney Love in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Reports on developments in the 1994 New Music Seminar in New York City. Music bands in attendance; Registration; Comments on the bands' performance.

Focuses on the effect how popular music can be affected by the information superhighway, particularly by the Internet. Enabling of virtually instantaneous electronic messages around the world; Requirements on how to take advantage of it; Guide for techno-illiterates on getting on-line.

Reviews the live performances the music bands Spacemaid, Blubber and Action Painting in Brighton, England.

Presents the band Therapy?'s tour diary taken during their concert tour in the United States on November 1993. Concert dates and venues. INSET: Untitled (members of Therapy?, the British band)..

Presents music performer Courtney Love's choices for her 1993 women of the year. Rita Bobbit; Lydia Lunch; Tamra Davis; Hillary Clinton; Chrissie Hynde; Drew Barrymore; Ellen vonUnworth; Susan Faludi; Janet Billig; Kim Deal; Maggie Hadliegh; Leigh Blake; Tribal chief Wilma.