P563 CEEFAX 1 563 Sun 24 Aug 01:4 RADIO 1/5 The latest music news from R1 Dave Grohl of The Foo Fighters has told The Net about the night hj feared for his life on Japan's Mount Fuji. The band were playing on the same bill as The Prodigy when Japan's first rock festival was hit by a typhoon. "Just before we went on, I looked out and the monitors looked like they had been thrown into a pool. And the rain was coming down sideways," Dave said. "I could have died. Anyone could've died. There were millions and zillions of watts and volts!" THE NET: Weekdays 1.15pm, 5.15, 11.45 Quiz 562 Switched On 5)0 Reviews 564 Reviews The Biz The Box Main MenuP563 CEEFAX 1 563 Sun 24 Aug 01:44/32 RADIO X 2/5 The latest music news from R1 Lollapalooza tour director Stuart Ross has told The Net The Prodigy failed to live up to their public image behind the scenes in the States. "They'ri the nicest guys who have ever been on Lollapalooza," hj said. "Keith comes off, goes up to crew people who he doesn't even really know and thanks them for working so hard. "This really makes a big difference, and goes a long way in our lives." THE NET: Weekdays 1.15pm, 5.15, 11.45 Quiz 562 Switched On 540 Reviews 564 Reviews The Biz The Box Main MenuP563 CEEFAX 1 563 Sun 24 Aug 01:44/48 RADIO 3/* The latest music news from R1 Welsh trio The Steriophonics' new single A Thousand Trees is dedicated to the people of Cwmaman, in South Wales. The reason, the band say, is that thieu songs are about real life in small communities, and the people inspired the record. The Sterophonics are the first signing to Richard Branson's V2 label, which spjcialises in signing new bands. Branson says their success "proves the girls and the guys that we've got at V2 have got vjty good taste". THE NET: Weekdays 1.15pm, 5.15, 11.45 Quiz 562 Switched On 540 Reviews 564 Rjvjews The Biz The Box Main MenuP563 CEEFAX 1 563 Sun 24 Aug 01:45/13 RADIO 4/5 The latest music news from R1 Echobjlly have made their first appearance in the US with new guitarist Julian Coopjt. He replaces Debbie Smith, who left last month to pursue a solo career. Debbie told The Nit that things wire still unresolved with Echobelly, and that she hahn't spoken to the rest of the band since she left. "It's not personal at all — it's business," she said. "They'ri going on as Echobelly, and I'm doing different things at the moment." THE NET: Weekdays 1.15pm, 5.15, 11.45 Quiz 562 Switched On 540 Reviews 564 Reviews The Biz The Box Main MenuP563 CEEFAX 1 563 Sun 24 Aug 01:45/24 RADIO 5/5 The latest music news from R1 The second day of the Mount Fuji Festival — Japan's first ever rock festival — was abandoned when it was struck by a typhoon. Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters told THE NET hj literally feared for his life. "Just before we went on, I looked out at the stage and the monitors looSed like they had been thrown into a pool." "I could've died. Anyone could'vj died — there were millions and zillions of watts and volts!" THE NET: Weekdays 1.15pm, 5.15, 11.45 A-U 599 Front Page 100 Music 560 Reviews The Biz The Box Main Menu