9.20.98

• The video for "Sherry Fraser" will premier tonight on MTV's 120 Minutes.
• Garrison Starr has been replaced by Sonichrome on the fall tour.

8.17.98

• Pete Droge and Garrison Starr will be the opening acts for the Fall tour which is slated to run from September through December.
• "Sherry Fraser" was heard on the radio in Sacramento (KWOD 106.5). The MP friendly station was one of the first to play "St Joe"
• For those of you dying to get your hands on Zog Bogbean, its looking like it will be released sometime in the (near?) future.

8.16.98

• Some tour dates have already been confirmed for the fall tour. The first string are stictly east coast. More are on the way. There is even some talk of Australia.
• The guys have been working in the studio recording "anything and everything". Old material and new.
• The single for "Sherry Fraser" is set for release August 31. The video should be released this fall.

8.05.98
Warning: Some of this is old news. Its been awhile. Sorry.

• MP headed back into the studio on 8.4 to begin work on their second album. "Hallelujah!" - Chris Blake
• As of 7.22 the European tour was cancelled. They'll be back on tour in the US sometime in September.
• "St Joe" had been added to the M2 line up. If you don't have satellite tv or any other odd thing you must do to get M2, you can catch the video on 120 Minutes.
• MP 45's (you know, those little records) are available at Fasthits. They've got two 45's and an import 45:
  • Sherry Fraser/St Joe on the School Bus
  • Sex & Candy/Ancient Walls of Flowers
  • Sex and Candy (clear vinyl import)

7.07.98

• MP was just confirmed to play the "Day In The Garden" concert. It will be August 16th at the old Max Yasgar's Farm (home of the original Woodstock). Also slated to play, Goo Goo Dolls and Third Eye Blind.
• The Smashing Pumpkins will be featured at the July 21st and 22nd HORDE shows that MP will play at.
• MP will be playing the second stage at HORDE. This way the fans can be up front to see them, instead of getting screwed into lawn seats in assigned seating.
• The video for "St Joe" has been making stateside appearances on local video shows in Austin-TX, Point Pleasant-NJ, Dayton-OH, and Chicago, IL.
• The video was available for viewing at the Capitol Records website form 10 am June 26th to 10am June 27th. Hope you got to see it. I didn't :c(

6.15.98

• The band skipped the usual meet & greet after the DOTFEST. John was feeling *very* under the weather. Though he still has a little bit of a cold, he is feeling much better.
• The chords to "Sex and Candy" are featured in the July issue of Guitar World. (It has Billy Corgan on the cover)
• MP will be featured at Sonicnet on June 17, 4:00 PM PST (7:00 PM EST). Chat uses iCHAT software.
• The boys will be heading back across the ocean for another European Tour the end of August. Check the Tour page for some tentative dates.

5.14.98

• This week the boys flew to Toronto to shoot the video for "Saint Joe." It is slated for release in England. It is still uncertain whether or not the video will make it to US eMpTyVee.
• The single "Sex & Candy" is still on the Modern Rock Chart. Its #7 this week, making it a total of 28 weeks on the chart.
• The Tonight Show performace went well. Jay called them "Marcy's Playhouse"... Yeah well...
• There will be no taping and/or recording on this tour. While Marcy allows and encourages it, Everclear does not, and they make the rules..so the rules they are.

4.16.98

• There is not longer an bulletin board on the official page. However, there is an alternative, The Marcy Playground LISTSERV!!! To find out how to join go to the mailing list page.
• The album is back up to #24 on the Billboard Top 200. The single for "S&C" is down to #4 on the Modern Rock Chart, #7 on the Mainstream Rock Chart, #7 on the Adult Top 40, and #8 on the Top 40 Mainstream.
• "Saint Joe" is has been added to 10 more stations, (I heard it on KROQ in Los Angeles) brining the grand total to 45. If you haven't heard it yet, call your local station and request it. (Thank you FooCheese for the chart information)
• MP has been added to the H.O.R.D.E. festival for a two week period spanning from July 21st through August 2nd. The shows will be primarily in the northeast. Dates and all the info available soon.

4.15.98

• The boys are currently in Europe. They arrived the 14th (?) at Heathrow Airport in England. The single for "S&C" is #29 on the British charts. Their first show will be the 19th in Belgium. More info available on the tour page.
• From the mouth of FooCheese: The album dropped to #28, the single "S&C" is still #2 on the Modern Rock Billboard chart, #4 on the Mainstream Rock Chart, #10 on the Adult Top 40, and #11 on the Top 40 Mainstream Chart.
• More from FooCheese: "St. Joe On The School Bus" was added to 14 more radio station playlists last week...unofficially playing on 37 "Alternative" stations a total of 337 times.

4.09.98

• Marcy Playground will play on Jay Leno on May 1st!! Their 3rd network television appearance.

4.04.98

• After an incredible stint of *15* weeks at #1, the single for "Sex and Candy" has been knocked out by Fastball's "The Way". Until now, no other song has held the #1 position for that long. The record was 10 weeks with "Wonderwall" by Oasis, which was #1 for 9 consecutive weeks, and #1 again a few weeks later. (Information provided by FooCheese)

4.03.98

• After two months of non-stop touring, the boys are resting comfortably (mostly - see next point). (Dan and Dylan doing the Bball thing, John in the Carribean)
• Its been confirmed... Dan did break his hand playing basketball courtesy of an "overzealous opponent." Hopefully it won't affect the shows in Europe, but barring any other basketball injuries (NO HARM NO FOUL) he will *definitely* be ready for the USA tour.
• The USA tour with Everclear and Fastball kicks off on May 19 in San Francisco, CA. (Complete (as of yet) tour dates available on the Touring page.)
• According to the wise folk at Live 105, MP will be working on a new album this summer, due to be released in 1999.

3.30.98

• The album is #21 on the Billboard chart. The single remains #1 for the 15th week in a row. The video for "S&C" is #2 on the Top 20 Countdown on MTV
• "Saint Joe" will be released as a radio single on March 30. Its already being played on about 14 stations.
• Album sales say the boys have sold 1,000,000 records (cd's tapes -- whatever) which means PLATINUM !!! Way to go !!!
• Dan (the drummer) has broken his hand playing basketball. As of now it it unsure what effect this will have on the upcoming Europe tour. Stay tuned for details.

Update Update Cha Cha Cha
2.26.98

• In chart news...the album dropped to #40 two weeks ago and made an *amazing* jump back up to #27 last week. The single is still #1, which makes...11 weeks.
• The boys will be taking a short break before they head off across the Atlantic for a 17 day stint in Europe (April 13 - April 30). They'll be doing shows in London, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Cologne.
• The album will be released internationally on Marcy 30th.
• Marcy will be touring later this year with Capitol Records label mates, Everclear. Won't be the first time they've played together. They did a stint at the Viper Room back in October while Everclear was promoting their new album. Dates available as soon as I know.

Weekly Charts...Official Single Release...Other Tunes on the Airwaves...Jolene to Rock March W/ MP
2.09.98

• The album is back up to #36, though its still 2 spaces lower than it was 2 weeks ago. The single "S&C" is standing at #1 on the Modern Rock Chart for the 8th week. On the Mainstream Rock Chart is has moved up 3 spaces to #8. *Sounds of horns* The single has also entered the Top 40 chart, debuting at #37.
  
• Speaking of singles, the official CD single for "Sex and Candy" will be released on March 24th. The b-sides will be two previously unreleased tunes, "Angel of The Forever Sleep" and "Memphis" (neither of which I have heard, but hear they're pretty damn good).
• Apparently, there are other songs on the album that have been getting airplay. KOME (San Jose, CA) played "St. Joe" 18 times last week. And WRAX (Birmingham, AL) added "Dog and His Master" to their playlist last week, taking 18 spins. And somewhere out in the world of Adult Alternative Radio, "Poppies" was heard.
• Licoln will tour with the boys until March 4, at which time *Jolene* will take over in Boulder, CO, for the remainder of the tour. This is not their first stint together. A little over a year ago, they toured the northeast together. Soon soon Jolene will be releasing an album on Sire.

GOLD GOLD GOLD...Weekly Charts...Tour
1.31.98

• As of 1.29.98 the album "Marcy Playground" was certified GOLD. Meaning its sold 500,000 copies. Way to go guys!! I remember when I was posting about sales doubling to 1600 in a week. P-l-a-t-i-n-u-m here they come...
• The single "S&C" is still holding strong at #1 for the *7th* week in a row on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. However, the album dropped 4 spots to #38.
• The boys are about 1/3 of the way through their tour. Still winding their way westward.

Marcy Playground Online Chat!!!...Featured on MTV Online
1.29.98

• February 2, 2 pm EST/11 am PST - MP will be featured on an online chat on Y'all Webmagazine. Or you can go directly to the Chat Area.
  
• eMpTyV has a clip of the Video "Sex and Candy" *and* were featured on a news spot discussing the Freudianness (is that a word?) of the video. The video clip can be found on this Video Link. The news clip can be found through this News Clip link.

Charts...Commercial Single
1.27.98

• The album is now *#34* on the Billboard Album Top 200 and "S&C" remains *#1* on the Modern Rock Chart for the SIXTH week in a row. The single moved up to *#12* on the Mainstream Rock Chart.
• Straight from the mouth of Chris Blake: MP will be releasing a commercial single for "Sex and Candy" which will feature "Angel of the Forever Sleep" and "Memphis" and the B-side tracks. Both are previously unreleased *and* unplayed live. So you can't even find them on a bootleg. And from what I hear, both are quite a treat. It is still uncertain as to when it will be released.

Network TV Take II...Next Single...John the Writer
1.24.98

• Program those VCR's. The boys will make their 2nd network television appearance on David Letterman on March 25, 1998.
  
• Though most people gave loud "boo's" to my sugggestion of "St Joe" as the next single, its looking like those in charge at Capitol agree with me... Don't know when they're going to officially release it, but keep listening.
• As well as being a musician and husband and father, Mr. John Wozniak is also an author. He's apparently working on a fantasy/sci-fi like novel currently titled "Joy to the Fishes." Jeremiah was a bullfrog??

MP - Chart Moguls
1.18.98

• The album is now #42 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. "S&C" is *still* the #1 Modern Rock single in the U.S., for the *5th* week in a row, and #15 on the Mainstream Rock Chart.
• According to Soundscan, the album "Marcy Playground" has s old 185,000 units. (Not bad considering John's lifetime goal was a measley 10,000 albums) And the list price has gone from $9.98 to $15.98 for a CD. Congrats to everyone who picked up the album for *cheap* before they were rock stars.
• As of January 26, Capitol will start pushing "S&C" on top 40 radio stations. Which means, soon, you'll hear Spice Girls followed by our illustrious well loved musicians.

Check Out The Chart Climbers!
1.12.98
Marcy Playground moved up to #64 this week on the BillBoard Top 200 Albums Chart. Last week they were at #94. This week marks the 4th week in a row that "Sex and Candy" has been at #1 on the Modern Rock Charts. "Sex and Candy" has been stuck at #18 on the Mainstream Rock charts for the last two weeks. I'm still not sure if it is a ranking or not, but MTV lists the "Sex and Candy" videoat #7 out of 50. Despite all of the good things, "Sex and Candy" continues to slowly lose chart positions on the Hot 100 Radio Airplay chart falling again this week to #43.
- From the mouth of Dennis Woods

North American Tour starts
1.07.98
After starting the year with tv and radio appearances, Marcy Playground will kick off their first HEADLINING tour on January 14th in Ottawa, Canada. As of now, they have 29 shows scheduled through mid-March. Stephen, their tour manager, says they'll be on the road for a "very, very long time." So, if your city isn't listed just yet, be patient, they'll probably get close to where you are before this is all over.