April 2000
(Apr. 1)From sonicnet.com: Bush have just begun touring the U.S. in support of their latest album,The Science of Things, but the British pop-rockers are already making plans to begin recording their next release. "I hope to be doing it by late summer. I think it's important to keep momentum," frontman Gavin Rossdale said last week from a Florida tour stop. Rossdale, who also is planning a solo LP, said he's working on "light sketches" of new songs, though he declined to say what direction he expects Bush's next album to take. "The sound should be something elusive," he said. "For us it's about constantly evolving, trying to reflect things about your life." The band's current MTV-sponsored tour of college campuses, which also features electronica artist Moby, is slated to end April 30 but will be followed by a summer tour of outdoor amphitheaters, Bush spokesperson Michael Pagnotta said.
The band plans to enter the studio after that tour ends, according to Pagnotta, who said the group was frustrated by the three-year gap between their second album, 1996's Razorblade Suitcase, and last year's The Science of Things. The delay was largely because of a now-resolved lawsuit filed against the band by their label, Trauma Records. A remix album, 1997's Deconstructed, came out in the interim. That album, which featured Bush hits such as "Mouth" (RealAudio excerpt)
reworked by such producers as Goldie and Tricky, inspired the band to incorporate electronica into its sound, according to Bush drummer Robin Goodridge. "We were really excited by some of the reinterpretations of our material that people did," he said last year. Rossdale plans to delve into even more experimental territory on a solo album, which he said he hopes to record following Bush's next release. "I'll do something different and strange and untethered by other people," he said. "I think it'll be a combination of everything — I'd like to have a cross between Fugazi and Pere Ubu." Some of the tracks penned by Rossdale for The Science of Things that weren't included on that album may end up on his prospective solo release, Pagnotta said. In the meantime, Bush are planning to release a new single, "Warm
Machine" (RealAudio excerpt), featured on both The Science of Things and the soundtrack to the upcoming MTV movie "Jailbait." The just-completed video for the track will combine live footage of Bush with clips from the movie, Pagnotta said. Bush — also featuring guitarist Nigel Pulsford and bassist Dave Parsons —
came to prominence with 1994's Sixteen Stone, which combined pop
melodies with a grunge-inspired guitar sound.
(Apr. 1)From allstar.com (March 27): Bush is putting its thus-far-useless studio time covering "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" by the Doors to good use on their current MTV Campus Invasion tour with Moby.
While the band originally recorded the song for the The Doors: A Tribute last year, their label, Trauma Records, put the kibosh on the tune due to a conflict between release schedules of the band's last album, The Science of Things, and the tribute. Instead, the band has opted to toss the track into their current set list. "I've been screaming 'Break on Through' all day," says Gavin Rossdale, speaking just after the band's sound check in Boca Raton, Fla. on Friday (March 24). "That's why my voice is shot. But we recorded it and had a really great time doing it, but our record company got really nervous about it. I feel really bad for the Doors, but we weren't allowed [to do it]. That's why it just seemed obvious to do this one." Bush is also working some kinks out on a cover of Public Enemy's "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" to play on the Campus Invasion tour as well. "We decided to work it out today, but there was a bit of a big audience watching us so it felt a bit vulnerable." Bush and Moby play State College, Pa. on Tuesday (March 28). After the
tour, which ends in Las Vegas on May 4, the band will take a month off before hitting a selection of European festivals followed by a few more U.S. dates and another possible tour of England. Rossdale plans on using his month-long break to write some new tunes for the next Bush record, but does he have any new tracks in the can yet? "A few little things ... a few little things." No pun intended.
(Apr. 3) MTV will air a Campus Invasion Tour special tomorrow, April 4th at 6 PM EST.
(Apr. 3)Bush has been added as one of the acts for T/W 2000 (a.k.a. Rock Werchter) in Werchter, Belgium on June 30-July 2. They will be playing on July 1st.
(Apr. 8) You can now listen to a RealAudio interview with Dave at www.rockcool.com/interviews.bush.html.
(Apr. 10) MTV will premire the video for "Warm Machine" on Spankin' New Music at 11:30 AM EST on Friday, April 14.
(Apr. 15) Bush is scheduled to appear again on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 27th.
(Apr. 15) From MTV.com (Apr. 14): Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale collapsed Thursday as he was coming offstage following the band's show at Mt. Pleasant's Central Michigan University. The cause of the collapse remains unknown, but Rossdale is said to be feeling better and the band's Campus Invasion tour with Moby is expected to
continue as scheduled. According to a band spokesperson, Rossdale collapsed after the band's final encore Thursday night and was caught by his security officer nicknamed "Bone." The singer is said to have blacked out for less than a minute. The spokesperson told MTV News the singer was disoriented and had no knowledge of his location when he came to. Rossdale was put on oxygen for
20 minutes by paramedics and refused to go to the hospital. Bush is still expected to play the University of Illinois in Champaign over the weekend.
(Apr. 15) Nigel Pulsford is scheduled to do an online chat at 7pm CDT on Sunday April 16th. Go to collectingdust.com for details.
(Apr. 18) From rollingstone.com: According to band spokesperson Michael Pagnotta, Rossdale was feeling much better yesterday and had undergone medical tests at the University of Illinois Medical Center on Saturday, prior to the band's appearance at the school as part of MTV's Campus Invasion Tour. "He blacked out for a little while," Pagnotta said. "It concerned us because it has never happened to Gavin before, but he was checked out by doctors and everything seems to be OK. There's nothing seriously wrong with him apart from putting on too many intense shows, and not maintaining a
better electrolyte balance." Bush are not expected to cancel any dates on the tour, which also features Moby and winds up May 4 in Las Vegas. Pagnotta insisted that Rossdale would undergo more tests once he returned to England to appease his father, who is a medical doctor. In late August, Bush will return to the U.S. to kick off a major headlining tour. No dates or openers have been confirmed at this point.
(Apr. 24) Today's show in Arizona was cancelled due to "scheduling conflicts".
(Apr. 27) Reminder: Next Tuesday, May 2nd, VH1 will premire the BTM2 with Bush.
(Apr. 27) Reminder: Bush will be performing "Warm Machine" tonight on Jay Leno.
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