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Interviews British rock musician Richard Ashcroft. Album `Urban Hymns'; Role in the split-up of The Verve band; Plans to join the band to rehearse a set; Reputation as Mad Richard; Use of arcane language to express sentiments; Educational background; Assessment of friends; Belief in eternal love; Source of newly discovered inner strength. INSET: Verve inspiration (musical influence)..

Interviews British pop music singer Louise Nurding. Native of south London, England; Musical influence; Transformation into a sex goddess with the 1995 solo single `Light of My Life'; Relationship with the press; Comparison with Louise Wener; Attitude toward independent music labels; Availability of Nurding's second solo album `The Woman in Me,' on EMI.

Profiles the music performers Reef. Band members; Type of music; Hit singles; Albums recorded. INSETS: Danish tasties.;Boys will be boys..

Describes the success of Teenage Fanclub's album `Songs From Northern Britain.' Featured songs; Band history; Band members; Description of their performance; Attitude towards their music. INSET: Radiohead's Jonny on Teenage Fanclub..

Informs about the Maker Shaker Stella Artois Dry Run tour designed to promote the best in contemporary indie pop. Experience of Elcka singer Harold in the event; Details about the tour.

Profiles the group Drugstore and their music. Popularity of the group at Reading; Members; Background on the group; Relationship shared by band members; Performances; Inspirations.

Reports that British band, Boss Hog will release a new album with the same name. Ideal atmosphere for listening to the new album; Background of the band's members; Contract with Geffen.

Features British hard rock band, Heavy Stereo. Members of the band; Difference of opinions on Heavy Stereo's kind of music; Incorporation of pop psychology in songs.

Features British music performers, Flying Saucer Attack. Release of the group's `Up Home'; Backgrounds in music; Release of the new single `Outdoor Miner'.

Interviews the Whale, a Swedish music band composed of television personalities Henrik Schyffert, Cia Berg and Gordon Cyrus. Views on popular music; Highlights of album `We Care'; Establishment of the band as an experiment.

Discusses the video recording of Ash's `Girl From Mars.' Variation in personalities of band members; Ash member, Tim Wheeler's comment on the band's performance for an Irish Heineken advertisement; Projected sales of the `Girl From Mars.'

Features Belly music band. Expectations from its album `King'; Band members' view of their songs; Pouring out of sentiments in songs.

Profiles the music group, The Bluetones. Recap of developments regarding British music groups in 1994; Members of the band; Performance at The Rifleman pub; Comments on their album `Return To Splendour'; Views on their music.

Profiles music performer Lisa Germano. Single `Geek the Girl'; Professional and personal background; Attitude towards personal relationships.

Features the band The Cult. Release of their album `The Wolf Child'; Comparison of the album `The Cult' with other releases of the band; Previous alcoholism of band members.

Features music performers Veruca Salt. Debut album `American Thighs'; Members; History; Theme of their debut single `Seether'; Similarities with The Breeders; How they describe the tracks in their album.

Interviews Los Angeles, California-based Cypress Hill gangsta rap duo Sen Dog and B-Real. Gangbanging as way of life; Cuban parentage; Family background; End of B-Real's gang career; Encounter with hip hop music producer Muggs; Cypress Hill's records; Video for `We Ain't Goin' Out Like That'; Gangsta rap music's obsession with death; Reluctance to rap about sex; Attitude toward gay people and drugs.

Features the group Carter USM and their travel for a show in Lithuania. Delay at immigration and encounter with police; Headlining at the Vilnius Rock festival; Talks on their tour in Croatia; Press conference; Tour around Vilnius; Tension at the hotel.

Features music performer Richard James also known as Aphex Twin. Release of long-playing music album `Selected Ambient Works II'; Remixing talent; Reputation as crossover King of innovative popular music; Use of music and machinery as a means to immunize James from the outside world; Awareness of controlling the environment; Physical description; Career pressure. INSET: If you liked `Selected Ambient Works,' you'll like....

Interviews performers Clint Poppie of Pop Will Eat Itself and Propa-Ghandi of Fun-Da-Mental. Background information of the bands; Descriptions of individual music styles; Discussion of racism in Great Britain; Description of combination of music styles in the collaborative album `Ich Bin Ein Auslander'.

Features the music performers Carter USM. Tour in Germany; Public reaction to the album `Suicide Isn't Painless'; Songs in the album `Post Historic Monster' dealing with the subject of suicide; Group members Jim Bob and Fruitbat; Criticisms of other music groups; Apparent decline in popularity; Scheduled performances in some of Great Britain's biggest venues.

Details the Kenicki band members' Christmas shopping for drummer Johnny X. Purchase of steak knives; Selection of a picture book entitled `My Day at the Ballet'; Presentation of a biography of James Brown and a guide to `Alternative American Rock.' INSET: Fun for all the family..

Details the efforts of music performers All Saints to cook a Christmas dish. Food preferences; Things that they like about Christmas; Meals the group served.

Details how music performers Gold Blade prepared a Christmas meal. Things they want about Christmas; Preparation of sushi rolls.

Details how the music performers 3 Colours Red prepared a Christmas meal. Preparations for making mulled wine; Plans for Christmas; Details on how the group celebrated their Christmas meal.

Present an interview with music performer Richard Ashcroft of the band The Verve on their single `Bitter Sweet Symphony.' Preparations for the introduction of the song; Views about the band's success; Influences; Views about country music.

Describes the December 1997 performance of the British bands Teenage Fanclub, DJ Shadow, and Radiohead in Aberdeen, Scotland. Similarities in the style of music of Radiohead and DJ Shadow; Partnership between Josh Davis and Thom Yorke in making the `UNKLE' album. INSET: Our friends in the north..

Features the British band Portishead. Role of the band in changing the British pop music; Description of their albums `Portishead' and `Dummy'; Stagedive performed by band singer Beth Gibbons during a concert.

Profiles Asian Dub Foundation, a rock band with a political and cultural purpose. Features of each band member; Presence of cultural context and social responsibility on their music; Uniqueness of their political commitment.

Features the British band Hurricane #1. Formation of the band; Audition for band members; Musical style; Lyrics and theme; Views on the monarchy and Elvis Presley; Release of single `Chain Reaction'.

Features music performer, Tanya Donelly. Career history; Debut and availability of Donelly's single entitled `Pretty Deep'; Views on her solo career. INSET: `Lovesongs for underdogs'..

Features the music performers Stereophonics. Band members; Music recordings; Release of the single `A Thousand Trees.' INSET: Meet the band..

Highlights the appearance of British bands Pulp and Leftfield at the Holsten Pils Remix Party in Barcelona, Spain. Description of the city of Barcelona; Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker's behavior towards the concert audience; Review of Leftfield's concert performance.

Assesses the civil liberties implications of policing the Internet in order to stop the spread of pornography, drug-dealing and terrorism. Media attack on the Internet; Federal Bureau of Investigation's monitoring of electronic mail and online conversations on America Online; Nebraska senator James Exon's effort to ban offensive language on the Internet.

Interviews dick jockey Dave Clarke. Author's first memories of Clarke; Reputation of being moody; Impact of his first album; Comments on politics; Relationship with other people.

Features `Melodius Thunk,' the forthcoming single release of Andrea Parker. Song as a clear indication of her talent; Approach to music; `Rocking Chair' as her next single.

Focuses on the art of graffiti painting as practiced by the group Bandulu in Great Britain. Influence of black rap music; Publication of the book `Subway Art,' by Henry Chalfont and Martha Cooper; Release of the single `Running Time.'

Presents information about the release of the Earthling's album `Radar,' as reported on November 11, 1995. Information about Tim, the music-maker and Mau, rap, singer; Note on the past and future of the Earthling band.

Profiles the rock band Sixty Foot Dolls. View regarding popular music; Single called `Pig Valentine.'

Profiles the British band Goya Dress. Description of musical style.