"      E   v   e   r      c   l   o   s   e   r      t   o      t   h   e      b   l   a   d   e      "

r e c o r d / v i d e o  n e w s


August 23: Album release date has been moved up to Oct 26. Due to "scheduling conflicts" with Hunter, Stephane Sedanoui will direct the 'Chemicals' video on the weekend of the 28th. in LA..Bush have also signed on to contribute to a Doors tribute album: "The details haven't been hammered out yet, but they're talking about recording 'Break On Through,'"said a spokesman for the band".
August 3/99: "The Chemicals Between Us" will be Bush's new single, according to Allstar, who say it uses "...drum loops and computer-generated rocktronica elements to form a space-age rock ballad for the new Millennium." Officially released Sept 9, a live version from Woodstock has already hit the airwaves. The video will be shot in LA by Paul Hunter later this month, with the album now slated for a November 9th. release. Impatient? A Real Audio version of "Chemicals" is online, plus a boot of the Roseland gig is up for bids on eBay.

From July 20's Allstar: "The Science of Things...is finally scheduled for mastering next week. Gavin is quoted: "We had to sort out our business life with our record label -- the record has been ready for two years...We sometimes forget, being musicians, that this is the music business and sometimes you have to watch what's going on on the business side,...It's as simple as that. It took way longer than it should have to resolve, and it's not remotely our fault." Now that Bush has settled with Trauma, and snagged a lucrative new deal in the process (allstar, [June 14]), the band is ready to focus on more important matters: the music. The Science of Things, now scheduled for a Nov. 1 release, may surprise some fans due to the band's newfound embrace of electronic bleeps and computer-generated textures. At its heart is vintage Bush -- with somewhat of a Twilight Zone feel to it. "We made our first record instinctively as a representation of the band," says Rossdale. "The second record was a further reflection of how we had played live so much. [For the third record] we wanted to reflect on the fact that we had some time off and knew, as with any record you bring out, we wanted to come at it from a different angle."That different angle deals mostly with themes of dimension and space on such tunes as "Spacetravel," and "40 Miles from the Sun," as well as alternate realities and mood-enhanced euphoria on tunes like "The Chemicals Between Us" and "Altered States." The former is the band's biggest departure from the stadium-rock sounds of past hits like "Machinehead" and "Everything Zen," and likely a future single. The song, one of the album's few ballads, is a loop-heavy, mind-bending love song for the future. "We wanted to incorporate a few different things in there and more textures," explains Rossdale. "We always liked textures -- this is just further textualization."Together, Science, like so many other records released in 1999, is Bush's therapeutic answer to the end of the 20th Century. "Gavin was thinking a lot about the millennium," says guitarist Nigel Pulsford. "[It's about] forward thinking and future thoughts." "I wore a space suit -- a romper suit -- the whole time," adds Rossdale jokingly. Article by -- Kevin Raub. there's tons of articles here: Allstar Bush archive

Launch has been running lots of Bush items lately: (about reason for Irving Plaza cancellations-Robin had an ear infection); Gavin Gwen & Prince working together?; What to expect from Bush @ Woodstock:""We have no choice but to integrate the new songs as much as possible, but without them dominating too much," he says. "That'll make for a better show.That'll make for a show where people are aware of the material. If we play [Woodstock] again next year, it'll be a different thing, and there will be a whole different setlist." Rossdale adds that he's psyched about the band's headlining status on Friday at the festival. "We're playing for like an hour. There's so many bands playing that it's just about putting on a good show...It won't hurt [the crowd] to hear a bunch of songs they know by us, and it won't hurt them to hear a few songs they don't know." Bass player bassist Dave Parsons adds, "It will be really exciting to play new songs, but you've got to save a few for when the album comes out and you play those first big chords."

May 15: According to Kerrang! Bush are "back on course!": "BUSH will return to action this summer with an appearance at the Glastonburry festival on Friday June 25- and a warm up at Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms on June 24. The band, who have maintained a low profile so far this year, will make the first public appearance at a charity football event on May 29, at the annual Soccer Six event at London's Stamford Bridge ground. (tickets are priced £12, visit www.ticketweb.co.uk or www.cup.uk.com for more info). Bush's third album "The Science Of Things" is now due for release in September, with the track "Jesus Online" as the likely first single. Rossdale admits that TSOT has been delayed by the band's legal tussle with their US label Trauma, who earlier this year threatened to sue Bush for $40 million. "We finished the record a couple of months ago", says the singer/guitarist, "and as it usually goes you have a little fight with your label. That's being resolved as we speak, so it's all fine - it didn't go to court, although we did get close to checking out the routes to the courthouse!" "We are all back in course. We're talking to directors about making a video for "Jesus Online". Thank God it's looking good now, because there were times when it wasn't. Up the workers!"

March 10: Sonicnet had another article on the Trauma case, including the following quotes: "We're alleging that they are under contract to Trauma and obligated to deliver an album to the label," said Trauma attorney Skip Heller... "And that they've completed the new album and are shopping it around to other record companies, which is a blatant breach of contract." The suit against the bandmembers...and their U.K. corporation, Vineland Limited, alleges that the band failed to deliver its third studio album despite repeated demands from Trauma and, additionally, failed to provide a recording budget for the album. Bush's U.S. spokesperson, Michael Pagnotta, said he had no comment about the suit. A British representative for Bush could not be reached at press time. Pagnotta said the band is "just about finished" with The Science of Things, the follow-up to its multiplatinum 1996 album, Razorblade Suitcase...Pagnotta said that since November, the group has recorded 16 songs for the new album with producers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. The new numbers include "Altered States" and "Ban The Bomb." Heller said he expected to take depositions from the members of Bush within the month, but would not speculate about the reasons for what he termed Bush's "non-delivery" of the album. "Their lawyer as much as admitted to us [that they are shopping the album to other labels]," Heller said. "It's common knowledge in the music industry." A late 1998 press release from Pagnotta stated that The Science of Things was expected to be released in spring 1999 and that the band would follow with a world concert tour.The suit states that the group failed to live up to a contractual requirement that it deliver the new album to Trauma within five months of the label's requesting it, and no later than 12 months after the delivery of Razorblade Suitcase.According to the suit, Trauma is seeking $40 million in damages to cover the costs of the undelivered album, the options on three future releases, and the damages suffered by the label in anticipation of its inability to market and release those albums...Heller described the relationship between Trauma and Bush as "very cordial," saying that the label was responsible for promoting Razorblade Suitcase and Sixteen Stone, both of which have sold over 4 million copies worldwide, according to the suit."Those albums were a huge success, and they're a good band," Heller said. "And Trauma is the one that put them on the map, which is why [the label is] totally mystified about this." The suit alleges that, following the tremendous success of its first two albums, the band "began to show the negative signs of sudden success when in or about early 1998, the band members began making what were to become repeated demands to rewrite the 1996 Recording Agreement for the primary purpose of drastically increasing the percentage of royalties payable by Trauma to the band." Read the whole article @ sonicnet.

March 9: some sites explained the album delay:

Allstar:"Trauma Sues Bush For $40 Million: If you've been wondering where Bush's third album, The Science of Things, is hiding, so has Trauma Records. The label filed a $40 million lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday (March 5) against the band and their loan-out company, Vineland Limited, for not yet delivering the album per the terms in their 1996 recording contract. The suit reads, in part, "Trauma is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that [Bush] are seeking to enter into an agreement with another record company for the production and distribution of their recordings and for the purpose of releasing their next album through such company." The suit also alleges Bush has failed to deliver a budget for the album, which is also in breach of the 1996 recording contract. Trauma is seeking, among other things, an injunction against any other label from distributing The Science of Things, an injunction for Bush to deliver the album to Trauma, and $40 million in various damages and attorney fees. The label is also seeking a declaration allowing the label to enforce the 1996 recording contract until 2003. "Bush is refusing to deliver the album," says Skip Miller of Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro, LLP, attorney for Trauma. "We've read in the press and heard in the music community that the album has been completed," he says. "The album belongs to Trauma, they are all geared up to promote, market, and distribute it. This is a pretty cut- and-dry lawsuit -- we're right, they're wrong." Spokespeople for Bush had no comment on the matter. Like most bands, Bush wanted to renegotiate their contract after the success of their debut,1994's Sixteen Stone, and its follow-up, 1996's Razorblade Suitcase. But in the suit, Trauma alleges that Bush made "excessive and unwarranted financial demands" of the label. Additionally, one of the clauses in the 1996 Trauma/Bush recording contract stated that Bush was required to "deliver the follow-up to Razorblade Suitcase within five months after Trauma's request for such a record, and in no event no later than 12 months after the delivery of Razorblade Suitcase." The suit alleges Bush has not done so, initiating the suit for breach of contract, breach of implied convenant of good faith and fair dealing, claim and delivery, conversion, declaratory relief, and unjust enrichment/ constructive trust. Trauma acquired the rights to Bush after a 1993 joint venture between Kahane Entertainment (a venture of Rob Kahane,co-president of Trauma Records) and Hollywood Records was terminated in 1994 (Bush was known as Future Primitive at the time and the suit alleges that Hollywood Records considered the album that was to become Sixteen Stone "virtually worthless"). Trauma released Sixteen Stone, then signed the band to a deal for two additional records with an option for three more. At the time of Razorblade Suitcase's release, Trauma had entered into another joint venture with Interscope Records, which was terminated as a result of a lawsuit filed by Trauma in May 1997 (allstar, May 27, 1997). That case ended with Interscope keeping No Doubt, but Trauma maintaining the rights to Bush (allstar, August 29,1997). As a result of that lawsuit, The Science of Things was to be released on Trauma/Interscope with future Bush recordings surfacing on whatever label/ distribution combo Trauma secured (BMG, as of last year)."

Billboard: "Trauma Entertainment Inc. has filed a $40 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against the members of Bush for failure to deliver their next album. Billboard Bulletin reports that the suit, filed Friday in California Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles, alleges that Bush breached the terms of a 1996 recording agreement by not delivering its new album, which is complete and titled "The Science Of Things." In addition, the suit alleges that the band is shopping the album to another record company and may have already received advance payments and other compensations. The album was to be the last release under Trauma's old partnership with distributing label Interscope Records. Trauma has since signed a worldwide distribution deal with BMG that went into effect in June. Bush's most recent release, the remix album "Deconstructed," peaked at No. 36 on The Billboard 200 in Nov. 1997; its last set of all-new material, "Razorblade Suitcase," debuted at No.1 on the chart in Dec. 1996."

Launch: "When Trauma Records split from its distributing label Interscope in September 1997, Trauma could take solace in the fact that it would retain the rights to platinum-selling alternative rock act Bush, while No Doubt returned back to the Interscope fold. More than a year later, Trauma appears to have lost its faith in Bush, or vice versa, as the label filed a $40 million lawsuit against the band on Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court.In the suit, Trauma says that it believes that Bush is looking for a new label home, although Trauma was planning to release the band's next album, The Science Of Things. As per a 1997 out-of-court settlement, Interscope was to distribute the new album through November 1999.After that date, the album and the band's entire catalog will move over to Trauma and its new distribution partner, BMG.With the lawsuit against Bush, Trauma is seeking an injunction that will prevent the band from signing with any other label. It is also seeking to have its 1996 contract with the band extended until 2003. While Bush's place in the post-grunge marketplace may be uncertain, the band has had an incredible history. Bush's 1994 debut, Sixteen Stone, has been certified for sales of 6 million copies, while the 1996 follow-up, Razorblade Suitcase, has been certified for sales of 3 million copies in the U.S. Even the 1997 remix album, Deconstructed, was a hit, reaching the Gold sales mark of 500,000 copies."

Sonicnet: "...We're alleging... that they've completed the new album and are shopping it around to other record companies,which is a blatant breach of contract," said Trauma lawyer Skip Heller. A spokesperson for Bush could not be reached for comment on the suit at press time. Heller, who said he expected to take depositions from the members of Bush within the month, would not speculate as to the reasons behind what he termed Bush's "non-delivery" of their third album. An American spokesperson for Bush said the group had finished mixing The Science of Things -- for which they recorded 16 songs with producers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley -- in November."

March 3: following letter from Nigel was posted on the 'Collecting Dust' mailing list: "Dear all A letter to tell you that even my delays have delays on them at present- the Bush album is going really well - all top secret of course but it won't be long now. My album about which nothing is top secret is delayed due to 'technical troubles' - all the real reasons are of course secret and about as annoying as it gets. I just keep trying to sort things out so that you can all find out just how bad my voice is. Fingers crossed. On a brighter note I might be doing the benefit for Tibet gig at Carnegie Hall again this month with John Cale. I did it last year and it was one of the most amazing things I've ever been involved with. Take care Nigel xx"

Feb 10: Rolling Stone online quotes Bush's publicist Michael Pagnotta as saying the new album won't be out until "mid-to-late May, while [Bush's manager] Dorrell won't say for sure when it'll be out". Full story, along with some talk about Bush & Lollapalooza, at Rolling Stone.

Feb 3: According to Matt, who helps with the Bushnet-run '23seconds' mailing list: "the album is done....the band is NOT busy trying to finish it...altho they are rehearsing...the album has no OFFICIAL release date as of now-it should be coming out soon...in my last email from nigel he was still believing they would be touring in the U.S. in march...this is subject to change...altho the album is done labels often have hangups." No shit.

Jan 28: According to MM VJ Bill Welychka, the new album won't be out til April...

You can read an article from thick mag where Gavin talks about the new album here: thickmag.com. This is the zine Allstar quoted from back in April 17 (see below).

Jan 22: The latest news on Nigel's solo album from Collecting Dust is that there is no news. However, the label plans to start a list in Feb. to receive advance orders for it. You can also sub to their mailing list/discussion group ("where all the latest info is posted from Collecting Dust and the artists as it happens") thru onelist (archive also here).



1 9 9 8 a r c h i v e ~ c l i c k h e r e

1 9 9 7 a r c h i v e ~ c l i c k   h e r e




     c o m m u n i c a t o r




email



or


sign guestbook



read guestbook










© 1997 1998 1999 England's Dreaming Productions. All Rights Reserved.


Not affilated in any way with MCA, Interscope or Trauma Records.
All lyrics quoted by G. Rossdale/Mad Dog Winston Music Ltd.














This page hosted by get your own free home page