Due to illness, Matthew has cancelled the Tradewinds show in Seabright,NJ on December 18th. So far, this has been the only show that he's cancelling- they are planning to drive straight to the Syracuse, NY show the nextnight. More news when (and if) I hear it!
Matthew will be on VH-1's "The List" on tonight at 7:00 PMand 11:00 PM EST. The topic: Best Lead Guitarist. Who will Matthew chooseas his 3 faves?? Tune in!
Following the initial airing at 7:30 PM EST, VH-1 will be replaying the"Before They Were Stars" episode with Matthew. The name is Sweet....MatthewSweet.
Matthew will also be on Late Night with Conan O'Brien show on 12/22/99at 12:30 EST. But it may be 12/21/99, so watch both nights!!! My guess ishe'll play his brilliant new single "What Matters."
I have now seen Matthew Sweet in Philadelphia, PA (Oct 29), Towson, MD(Nov 3), and Denver, CO (Nov 11). Each was a true event in my life, andI'll share it with you soon in a concert page I'm adding to this site! Meanwhile,the Fall issue of The Ugly Truth, The Matthew Sweet Fanzine, is being mailedout - contributors first! Look for your copy in the mail soon. If you haveno idea what I'm talking about, check out TheUgly Truth Online for submission and subscription information. Thisissue is our special In Reverse issue, dedicated to the new album. We hopeyou like it!
Having last seen Matthew in 1995, I was privileged to see him in Philadelphiathis past Friday at the Theatre of the Living Arts. The show was incredible;he truly rocked the house - my concert page is coming soon! Meanwhile, "WhatMatters" is still reaching more and more stations. FooCheese reports:
Infoomation * noitamoofnI (October 22, 1999)
And then there were 18... and 235...
18 "Alternative" stations have offoocially added "WhatMatters" to their playlist, totaling 235 plays last week... That'san increase of +74.
3 stations added "What Matters" to their playlist last week:
1. WNNX in Atlanta, GA
2. KFFR in Fresno, CA
3. WHTG in Monmouth-Ocean, NJ
Top Supporters Last Week of "What Matters" were again:
WOXY in Cincinnati, OH with 19 plays...
WWCD in Columbus, OH with 19 plays...
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Again, don't forget to request "What Matters" in the radio requests page, because it *does* make a difference!
As Matthew Sweet prepares for his tour supporting In Reverse,"What Matters" is getting more attention on the radio. FooCheesereports:
And then there were 13... and 161...
13 "Alternative" stations have offoocially added "WhatMatters" to their playlist totaling 161 plays last week... That's anincrease of +88... more than double last weeks total of 73.
The 2 stations that added "What Matters" to their playlistlast
week were:
1. KBRS in Fayetteville, AR
2. WCYY in Portland, ME
Top Supporters Last Week of "What Matters" were again:
WOXY in Cincinnati, OH with 20 plays...making
it #1 on the station again.
WWCD in Columbus, OH with 15 plays...
A "Specialty Show" that played "What Matters"last week was: WEQX in Albany, NY ("Download" on Sunday's 7pm- 10pm) Although "What Matters" was only added to 4 adult alternativestations last week, it made it the 4th most added song on Adult Alternativeradio.
Here are the stations that added:
1. KFXJ in Boise, ID
2. WMVY in Cape Cod, MA with just one play
3. KOTR in San Luis Obispo, CA with 6 plays
4. KRSH in Santa Rosa, CA
"What Matters" was also added to 2 Hot Adult Contemporarystations:
1. WTMX in Chicago, IL
2. WPTE in Norfolk, VA
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The indomitable FooCheese has given us the radio update for "WhatMatters." Folks, we need to step up the radiorequests, because it looks like these stations are slowly, but surely,responding:
And then there were 11... and 73...
11 "Alternative" stations have offoocially added "WhatMatters" to their playlist, totaling 73 plays last week... (73 is verylow...)
The 5 stations that added "What Matters" to their playlistlast
week are:
1. WEQX in Albany, NY
2. WAVF in Charleston, SC
3. WRRV in Newburgh, NY
4. WXSR in Tallahassee, FL
5. WSFM in Wilmington, NC
Top Supporters Last Week of "What Matters" were:
WOXY in Cincinnati, OH with 20 plays...making
it #1 on the station.
WWCD in Columbus, OH with 15 plays... (+14 from the previous week.)
A foo "Specialty Shows" that played "What Matters"last
week were:
KNRK in Portland, OR ("SomethingCool"
on Sunday's 12am - 1am)
WEDG in Buffalo, NY ("Over And Beyond"on
Sunday's 9pm - 10:30pm)
WRAX in Birmingham, AL ("Reg's Coffeehouse"on
Sunday 10am - 2pm)
WEQX in Albany, NY ("Download"on
Sunday's 7pm - 10pm)
"What Matters" goes for adds on Hot Adult Contemporary Chartstoday (Oct. 18)
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"What Matters" is getting some airplay...but as FooCheese remarks,not enough! Here's his latest bulletin:
After the first week of radio adds... Matthew Sweet was added to just6 "Alternative" stations...with very little airtime.
1. WOXY in Cincinnati, OH with20
plays (#2 song on WOXY)
2. WWCD in Columbus, OH with just 1 play.
3. WDST in Poughkeepsie, NY with 4 plays.
4. WMRQ in Hartford, CT
5. WARQ in Columbia, SC
6. WRAX in Birmingham, AL
"What Matters" was added to two "Adult Alternative"stations"
1. WXPN in Philadelphia, PA with 8 plays
2. WXRT in Chicago, IL
"What Matters" goes for adds on "Rock" stationson Oct. 11th.
A foo more specialty shows on Modern Rock stations (AKA Alternative)have played "What Matters."
KNRK in Portland, OR ("SomethingCool"
on Sunday's 12am - 1am)
KXTE in Las Vegas, NV ("It HurtsWhen
I Pee" on Sunday's 10pm - 12am)
WEQX in Albany, NY ("Download"on
Sunday 7pm - 10pm)
WBRU in Providence, RI ("BreakingAnd
Entering" Wednesday's 12am - 2am)
A specialty show on a Rock station also played "What Matters":
WWDC in Washington, D.C. ("New Music Mart" Sunday's 9:30pm 10:30pm)
FooCheese * sinneD * Visit The Monkey Ass at www.milkchops.com/marcyweb
Folks, visit the radio requests pageand request "What Matters." It'll take maybe 30 minutes of yourday to request the song to most or all of these stations. I've receivedemail responses from a number of DJs after my requests, stating they'd playthe song, so it does work! The surest way to get Matthew Sweet to come toyour city is to request the song so often, he'll have to increase his tourschedule!
The official Matthew Sweet site was launched today! Check it out at
Happy Birthday to Matthew! Matthew turns 35 today, and here's some moreinfoo from FooCheese to brighten his special day!
A foo more specialty shows on Modern Rock stations (AKA Alternative)have played "What Matters."
KXRK in Salt Lake City, UT("Now
Hear This" on Mon-Fri 8-9pm)
WBCN in Boston, MA ("Cybersounds"on
Sunday's 9-11pm) Email Them
WXDX in Pittsburgh, PA ("EdgeOf
The X" on Sunday's 9-11pm)
KZNZ in Minneapolis, MN ("Freedom Rock" on Sunday's 8pm-9:30pm)
WHTG in Monmouth, NJ ("The Underground" on Sunday 11pm - midnight)
Matthew Sweet moved up 5 places to rank #4 on the Top 20 artists forNew Music Specialty Shows.
One of the main reasons "What Matters" has had very littleairplay so far is due to the fact that the song didn't start going for radiostation adds until Oct 5...(which was yesterday...) Competing for adds forthe first time this week along with "What Matters" are FionnaApple, Rage Against The Machine and Semisonic. Radio stations should nowbe more receptive to requests. One of the advertisements for "WhatMatters" includes a pencil drawing of a crying eye with a large tearunderneath it.
A foo radio station Program Directors have listed "What Matters"as one of their favorite songs among the new alternative music:
FooCheese * sinneD * Visit The Monkey Ass at www.milkchops.com/marcyweb
Thanks again, FooCheese! For Matthew's birthday gift, let's request "WhatMatters" hardcore! Visit my radio requestspage to do so! And don't forget to mention that it's his b-day! It'll bethe best gift we sweeties can give.
First...some late breaking radio news from Joe on the Matthew Sweet Mailinglist...
Last night, "What Matters" was number two on the "rewindat 9" on the Revolution101.1 in State College, PA.
Roughly that means, that it was the second most requested song ofthe day up here in central Pennsylvania......it made me feel good.
Thanks to my DJ friend up in State College who provided me the stationinformation for the radio requests page!And thanks to all those who requested the song! Thanks to you Joe! Visitthe radio requests page to request "WhatMatters" some more!
Matthew is appearing on the soundtrack for Drive Me Crazy. "FaithIn You," a track off his forthcoming album is track 6 on the soundtrack.To order it, visit CDNow.
And if THAT wasn't enough Sweet News for you in one sitting, there'smore:
Matthew has confirmed dates for his upcoming tour! See them at
Together we have made an impact. Below is a list posted by FooCheese,from the Matthew Sweet Mailing List, of a few of the radio shows who haveresponded to requests to play "What Matters."
A couple specialty shows on Modern Rock stations (AKA Alternative)have played "What Matters."
KZNZ in Minneapolis, MN on the show "Freedom Rock" (Sunday's8pm-9:30pm)
KCRW in Los Angeles, CA on the show "
KNRK in Portland, OR on the show "SomethingCool"
(Sunday's 12am - 1am)
KLZR in Topeka, KS on the show "Future Mass Hysteria" (Saturday's9:30pm
- 11pm)
KPNT in St. Louis, MO on the show "NewMusic
Sunday" (Sunday's 7pm - 9:30pm)
XTRA (91X) in San Diego, CA on the show"Hilary's
Floorboard" (Tuesday's 12am - 1am)
Matthew Sweet ranks #9 on the Top 20 artists for New Music SpecialtyShows.
"What Matters" seems to have only been officially addedto at least one station's playlist...An Adult Alternative station in Nashville...WRLT.They have a website at: www.wrlt.comand a rate the music page at: http://www.wrlt.com/music/playlist.htm
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Three of the above stations are listed on radiorequests page! We sure did bug them, didn't we? Let's not let it up!Email me more radio station info! And thank you FooCheese!
I'm in the process of compiling a comprehensive list of radio stationrequest lines and/or web site request addys. Clickhere to see the page! On September 21, when Matthew releases "WhatMatters," let's make it the most requested single EVER! Please submityour local radio station info to me through email.Here's the first entry!!!! A Sweetie sent me a link for St. Louis' mostpopular new rock station "The Point." Just visit http://www.kpnt.com/music.htmand click on "Online Requests." THANKS STEVE!! Also, thanks Evanand Pete for their links!
October 12, Matthew Sweet's amazing new album In Reverse willbe released. To pre-order your copy (or copies), check out these directlinks!
On September 21, the first single from In Reverse, "What Matters,"will be released to radio stations in the U.S. (but not commercially). "WhatMatters" has the potential to be a big single - we need to make itthat. So, folks, here's the web address of my local radio station: http://www.whfs.com/ (FM Washington). They havea request form - you click "On Air" then "Requests"from the main frame. On September 21, please take a moment to request "WhatMatters." Make sure to put your distinct info in there (they say thatduplicate requests are deleted from their server - I think this means youcan't request something repeatedly yourself on the same day. But I thinkyou can do this every day (which I plan on doing on top of calling themup).
If your radio station has similar information, please email it to meand I'll post it here. Let's jam the requests lines across the nation!
The Summer edition of The Ugly Truth, The Matthew Sweet fanzine is nowonline at members.aol.com/sweetezine!Now, that baby's put to bed, and it's on to our Fall edition!!! This issuewill be centered around In Reverse - we are looking for reviews, analysis,thoughts, artwork, etc...Also, we need questions for the next Ask Matthewcolumn. Questions pertaining to In Reverse will get top priority. The deadlineis October 25th, so please contribute!
Thanks!
The word is that Matthew Sweet's MUCH anticipated new release has beenpushed from September 28 (September 14 Canada time) to October 12. Damn!But don't worry...it'll be worth the wait! To hear a sneak preview of 30sec clips from each track of the new album, visit Steven Skaags' MatthewSweet Site (http://www.afn.org/~afn04314/msweet.htm)to download some MP3s!!!
I have mentioned Bibi Farber's Firepop before, but I haven'thad the chance to really give you folks my impression. In two words: ITROCKS! Listen to 2 MP3s from it at MP3.com.If you like what you hear (and you will), you can order the CD from Bibi'sweb site (http://www.bibifarber.com/)or from Amazon.com.Amazon has some sample sound clips from the album too! Suffice it to say,if you need some ear candy to hold you until September, Firepopshould be at the top of your list.
For more on Bibi's album, check out my Bibimini-page.
Well, the days of rumor are finally gone for good. It's official: MatthewSweet has completed his 8th commercial release and it will be unleashedsooner than we'd dared hope. Scott Byron posted the following to the MatthewSweet Mailing List:
Hi, all.
Here's the info you've been waiting for. The new album is finished.Title is "Matthew Sweet In Reverse" or maybe just "In Reverse".14 songs; about 54 minutes. Tentative release date is Sept. 28. [My Birthdayis September 23! Coincidence? :-)]
I haven't heard any music yet, so don't ask. And I don't know songtitles. [Linda does. Check out the demo list Matthew sent her on herawesome site]
That's all I have for now -- I'll pass more on when I get it.
Scott
Matthew Sweet is scheduled for a highly-anticpated appearance on theVH-1 show "Before They Were Stars." The episode will air on Friday,June 25th, at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. If you miss it, it willbe replayed on Sunday, June 27th, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
If you missed it, check out the RealVideoclip!
The Ugly Truth is now online! We are archiving our issues at members.aol.com/sweetezine/. So,if you missed the chance to get a hard copy of our Spring 99 edition, makesure to visit that site and see the collaboration of many devoted Sweeties.
The deadline for our Summer 99 issue is July 15, 1999.
Hello again!
It's not too late to get your hands on a copy of The Ugly Truth, TheMatthew Sweet Fanzine. If you are a Sweetie, and you want something to tideyou over until his new album comes out, Emailme and I'll be glad to send you a copy, free of charge.
SPEAKING OF HIS NEW ALBUM...
Matthew is in an LA Studio as you read this, preparing his new albumwith well-regarded producer Jim Scott. He contacted Linda, of Silent Cityfame, recently and forwarded her a list of 150 recorded demos! WOW! Shehas posted this list on her site,so be sure to check it out to get a sneak peak of the track listing forthe untitled Sweet album of '99.
More when there's more to report!
Hi folks!
The Ugly Truth, The Matthew Sweet Fanzine is wrapping up. It will beout this month! We are excited about it. For you folks who have previouslysent me your information, and those who are interested in a copy of thisfanzine, please email me yourname and address. Again, the fanzine is FREE...and so is delivery.
There are still a few holes I hope you guys can fill...We need Lettersand Classifieds. If you want to trade something of Matthew's, or are lookingfor something of Matthew's, we can advertise it FREE in The Ugly Truth.
Remember, this is a fan-centered publication...we need your contributionsto make this thing happen. We as fans must take a proactive stance and supportMatthew, particularly since he's got a new album coming out sometime thisyear. None of us has the right to bitch that Matthew isn't getting the recognitionhe deserves if we don't work together to promote and support him. Okay,enough of the sermon...:-)
I look forward to hearing from you!
No rumor, folks. Scott Byron just posted the following message to theMatthew Sweet mailing list...
Hi, all.
Matthew is finally scheduled to go into the studio. They're goingto start in late April, recording in Los Angeles. Working with Matthew onthe production will be Jim Scott, Fred Maher and Greg Leisz, though Matthewwas unclear as to exactly what roles they would play (co-producers? engineers?something else?). He said if things go smoothly, it's possible the recordwould be out by the end of the year.
Let's keep our fingers crossed...
The idea for a fan-centered publication for Matthew came about severalmonths ago. We will produce a high-quality, full-color, free-of-charge fanzinefor the devoted Sweeties out there. With the terrific support of Linda "Suprdefrmd"(check out her updated Sweetsite!) in this endeavor, we are getting down to the wire. I solicitedsubmissions on the mailing list as well as the Matthew Sweet BBS and gavea deadline - March 15 - for our first issue.
For those of you interested, we are still accepting submissions for TheUgly Truth. Anything from fan testimonials, reviews, concert experiences,etc...Email me for more information.
Bibi Farber, guitarist in Richard Lloyd's band, has a new album thatyou folks MUST check out. It's called Firepop, and here's what soldme: Bibi says "Altered Beast was a prime motivator in creatingFirepop. Richard Lloyd produced and plays gorgeous insane guitar throughoutthe CD." You, the Sweet-deprived junkie, can buy the CD and find outmore about Bibi and Richard Lloyd on Bibi's Home Page (http://www.bibifarber.com/).Go ahead and tell 'em I sent you, but you won't get a discount :-)
Not too long ago, a rumor surfaced on imusic and the Mailing List regardinga new album by Matthew...
Matthew Sweet is coming back. He has a new album coming out in March.I think the final title he's chosen is "From Now On We Walk Alone."The songs sound a lot like his "Girlfriend" music. Rik Menck isplaying drums again, along with Richard Lloyd on guitar for a few of thesongs. Fred Maher (the drummer for the studio recording of "Girlfriend")makes an appearance as well on a song called "Painful Discharge."It's gonna be great. E-mail me at insidearth@hotmail.com for more information.Sincerely, Insidearth
The first warning bells sounded off at the mention of Girlfriend.Now, I have nothing against Girlfriend...it was the first releaseof Matthew's I bought, the one that got me into his music. However, aftercoming across too many silly observations that it was his "best"work, or that such-and-such a release was either "as good," "betterthan," or "nothing compared to" that release, I've grownto be annoyed with the DAMNED obsession with Girlfriend. IMHO, Girlfriendis good, but Altered Beast and Son of Altered Beast are genius,and 100% Fun and Blue Sky on Mars are gems, not to mentionthe countless B-Sides & Demos of Matthew's that are brilliant. Anyway...inthe context the above "poster [poseur]?" used Girlfriend, he/she/itstruck me as some punk who ONLY owns Girlfriend and is screwing around withthe hopes of Matthew's genuine fans.
The second suspicion came from "Painful Discharge." There isno diatribe necessary to comment on THAT!
Yet, I was hopeful that there was SOME validity to it, because, well,I would like a new album! So I tried to verify it...Don't bother emailingthat address because you'll get no reply! Perhaps it's some scam to harvestemail addys, who knows??
Finally, Scott Byron dispelled it for me in a response to an email Isent him:
Sounds like a total, utter fiction to me. As far as I know, recording hasn't even started yet. And there was no song by that title among the demos I've heard. As I said, don't believe the rumors you read on the internet. Always have a verifiable source.
The good news is, yes, you read correctly, Scott has heard actual demos!Therefore, I'm crossing my fingers that an album in 1999 is forthcoming!
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