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Moist will not be playing at OZZFEST. Here is the complete bill: MAIN STAGE- Rob Zombie, The Deftones, Slayer, Primus, Godsmack, System of a Down and Black Sabbath - SECOND STAGE - Slipknot, Buckcherry, Hed(pe), Pushmonkey, Drain, Static-X, Flashpoint and Apartment 26.

The rumoured lineup for Edgefest'99 now includes 'Beck', 'Eve 6', and of course 'Hole' and 'Moist'.
thanks to Laura

Friday, March 26th 1999

You can find an article on MOIST in Thursday's music section of Jam Online!. The article, written by Karen Bliss, is titled Moist working on new LP.
Here are a few things that are mentioned in the article:
MOIST WILL HEAD OUT NEXT WEEK FOR NASHVILLE (FOR THREE WEEKS) TO MIX THEIR THIRD ALBUM.
THE SONG UNDERGROUND (WHICH INCLUDES A STRING SECTION) WAS SUBMITTED FOR THE CRUEL INTENTIONS SOUNDTRACK, BUT DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT.
ONE OF THEIR GOALS IN MAKING THIS ALBUM WAS TO MAKE THEIR SOUND GROW.
THEY'VE RECORDED MORE THAN A DOZEN SONGS SINCE ENTERING STUDIO PICCOLO.
THEY'VE BEEN USING A FEW NON-TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTS, BUT THEY'VE BEEN PLAYING A LOT WITH A NORD ANALOG SYNTHESIZER KEYBOARD.
THEY STILL HAVEN'T PICKED A TITLE - "We're looking through the song titles and the lyrics and trying to find something taken from the record that will somehow suit the overall thing. It's hard to do before the final mixing. You get an idea of what the songs are doing in the rough mixes but sometimes things really blossom in the mix." -MARK MAKOWAY

There is a pretty good chance that Moist is on Edgefest's bill. If you are in the Toronto area, listen to The Edge Monday April 5th 1999, between 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. to hear the complete lineup.
thanks to Laura

There is a rumour that Moist is going to be on Ozzfest's bill, playing on the second stage
thanks to Jess

As of now, the public is aware of 5 song titles (be warned these could change).
They are: PLEASING, BREATHE, LIBERATION, UNDERGROUND & SUNDAY COMES.

Tuesday, March 23rd 1999

On Tuesday's airing of The Edge, it was rumored that MOIST will play a summer festival. They omited to mention which one.
thanks creature

CMJ Magazine (see the entry for Friday 19th of March 1999), mentioned that David would tentativly tour starting in late april. They also omit to say if the tour would be in either Canada or the States. Chances are they meant the States.
thanks to Trickster

Sunday, March 21st 1999

Edgefest details will be announced during the first week of April. Rumoured in the lineup for 1999 are Hole and perhaps Moist?
thanks to Morphine for the info

Resurrection played in the series finale of 'Due South' (Canadian show about a mountie). The scene in particular is when Fraser (the mountie) and Ray (the american cop) are sledding down a mountain.
thanks to saskatoon berry

Friday, March 19th 1999

The guys are almost done, tired of being alienated in a small box in the outskirts of montreal with a purpose that doesn't seem to be sorting itself out, ... no that is simply my own rambling.
What i meant to say, is Moist is almost done recording their album, they have two weeks of recording left, ( as of now they have 3/4 of the future album done and reading for mixing) and they are anxiously awaiting their trip to Nashville at the end of the month.
see more descriptive definition of the studio stories @ www.moist.ca/studio.html

Kevin has contributed to the most recent publication of Canadian Musician magazine (how to be heard in the recording process), in keyboard - of course.
thanks to Trickster for the information above

Little Songs, David's solo effort, debuts March 23rd in the United States. The following is a review by CMJ Magazine, an american colledge radio publication.
At first listen, little songs comes off exactly as it's title suggests - an album of spartan structurally and instrumentally modest tunes. But subsequent listenings, as well as the songwriter's claim that the album was initially entitled "little songs to fuck to" reveal the tracks' more subversive and deceptively complex, qualities. With his feather-light tenor and spare acoustic guitar and piano-based arrangements, Usher is something of a bedroom-groomed folkie, recalling touchstones like Leonard Cohen, as well as pop-leaning newcomers like Dave Matthews. But subtle touches such as a distant, booming drum lop or a sharp string or brass arrangement underscoring the singer's voice and guitar lend an air of modern anxiety to "little songs" already cautionary tales.
thanks to trickster...once again.

The most recent issue of Chart Magazine contains a feature on canadian music and includes many pictures of canadian artists, such as David Usher last year @ Edgefest.
thanks to MoistLvr

Monday, March 15th 1999

Moist will be shooting a video for their first single off the new album (which is now done, in part...) in April.
thanks to moistmail for the info

Wednesday, March 10th 1999

David Usher unfortunately did not win the Juno for Best Male Vocalist, it went to Jim Cuddy. Although he did pick up along with Javier Auilera the Juno for Best Video for "Forest Fire".

The Band is heading to Nashville in April to mix the new un-titled album.
thanks to the OMP for the info

Sunday, March 7th 1999

Javier Auilera is nominated for Forest Fire as Best Video.
The Juno Awards are aired tonight on CBC at 8pm. E.T.

Thursday, March 4th 1999

MOIST will take part in Corel Centre's Millennium House Party with Our Lady Peace
There will be 12 Bands, 11 Theme Rooms, 5 Djs, Fireworks Spectacular, 7 Stages, 1 Host and 15 000 Friends, and it's a Partial Benefit Helping the Homeless (The Mission).
Friday, December 31st, 1999 @ the Corel Centre, 8 PM
Tickets can be bought through Ticket Master @ (613) 755-1111, or www.ticketmaster.ca. Tickets are also available @ Corel Centre Box Office (no fist day ticket sales).
ON SALE TOMORROW! See this site's tour dates section.

Read a Press Release, Moist Joins Lineup. Click here

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