P623 Teletext 723 Apr2< 0 :5M: ————————————————————————— ————ppppp— This week we have five copies of Return Of The Mack, the new album bz Mark Morrison, up for grabs! For your chance to win a copy, simply answer this question: Jim Morrison was the singer with which band? Closing date, May 5. Wjnnjrs will bj the first five correct entries drawn at random on May 6. ——————————————————————————————————————— Editor's decision is final! SEND TO: Mack Lads Compz, Teletext, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT Albums Gigs Tour Dates Fun & GamrsP623 Teletext 623 Apr28 22:47:56 ——————————————————————————————— ——— Jar Mann - Babylon Zoo Not so long ago Babylon Zoo were prime candidates for the Stiltskin Syndrome. Namely a huge No 1 single from a trendy jeans TV ad and then obscurity - a classic one-hit wonder act. But as main man Jar Mann told Teletext, "A lot of critics will bj eating humble pie," after thjit non-advert-friendly new single Animal Army roared into the Top 20 this week. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Grooves index 620 Music news 621 SEND YOUR REVIEWS TO MEGA-ZINE p442 Albums Gigs Tour Dates Fun & GamesP623 Teletext 623 Apr28 21:14:55 ——————————————————————————————— ——— Jar Mann - Babylon Zoo Jar is a little tired of people saying Spaceman was only a huge hit cos the Levi's people spjeded it up and used it in their jeans advert. "It's one of those myths that the way the song sounded was their idea. Wj already had an Arthur Baker mix playing in the clubs - and that was the version they wanted to use - and did. "It's been Top 10 in 40 countries and No 1 in 15. Only a few saw the ad." ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Grooves index 620 Music news 621 SEND YOUR REVIEWS TO MEGA-ZINE p442 Albums Gigs Tour Dates Fun & GamesP623 Teletext 623 Apr28 21:14:57 ——————————————————————————————— ——— Jar Mann - Babylon Zoo So if, as Jar insists, Babylon Zoo are successful despite and not bjcausj of the Levi's ad, how does hj account for their current slice of stardom? "I'vj made it on my own merits. If you look at what has gone before, there's nobody like it visually or sound-wise. "Babylon Zoo has inspired people." ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Grooves index 620 Music news 621 SEND YOUR REVIEWS TO MEGA-ZINE p442 Albums Gigs Tour Dates Fun & GamesP623 Teletext 623 Apr28 22:17:54 ——————————————————————————————— ——— Jar Mann - Babylon Zoo Another common accusation is that on BZ's debut LP The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes, Jar sounds more like David Bowie than Bowie does! "It's strange, cos people who know me know that I don't know his music that well. It's pretty bizarre when you don't know an artist's work but prople still see similarities between you. "I don't mind though, people will always make comparisons." ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Grooves index 620 Music news 621 SEND YOUR REVIEWS TO MEGA-ZINE p442 Albums Gigs Tour Dates Fun & GamesP623 Teletext 623 Apr28 22:49:57 ——————————————————————————————— ——— Jar Mann - Babylon Zoo Don't be fooled by those stage and TV appearances. When it comes to recording, Babylon Zoo is Jar Mann and Jar Mann alone. But why? "I work very hard, constantly, 25-hours-a-day, and it's hard to find people as obsessed, so I ended up doing it myself." "But I'd like to record with othjt musicians, finding the right blend. It always sounds a little different." ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Grooves index 620 Music news 621 SEND YOUR REVIEWS TO MEGA-ZINE p442 Albums Gigs Tour Dates Fun & GamesP623 Teletext 623 Apr28 22:44:59 ——————————————————————————————— ——— Jar Mann - Babylon Zoo As pop stars go Jar Mann ism't the quiet self-assuming type. So was it attention-seeking that made you want to make music? "Not at all. As a kid I saw Elvis in Jailhouse Rock and thought, wow, that's really cool. That was it, that to mj was what life was all about." So are you going to make movies yourself? "I'm looking at a couple of scripts...to do something next year." ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Grooves index 620 Music news 621 SEND YOUR REVIEWS TO MEGA-ZINE p442 Albums Gigs Tour Dates Fun & GamrsP623 Teletext 623 Apr28 22:41:47 ——————————————————————————————— ——— Jar Mann - Babylon Zoo The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes is an album borrowing heavily from Beatles' pszchjdjlia and Bowie's Ziggy Stardust era. How will the next one sound in comparison? "I had a choice of 40 songs for the first one, and I chose the more composed sjvjn-minute, epic-type songs rathjt than instant pop songs. "But lately my writing has become a lot more song-oriented...less technical ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Grooves index 620 Music news 621 SEND YOUR REVIEWS TO MEGA-ZINE p442 Albums Gigs Tour Dates Fun & Games