Week of May 15-18, 1995
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin announces that his
government will seize no more Arab-owned land in
Jerusalem to build Jewish neighborhoods - after one last
seizure. 131 acres is being taken in the south part of the
city.
Looking for a breast implant settlement? It may be harder
as Dow Corning, the main manufacturer of the silicon,
files for bankruptcy protection as the $4.23 billion
settlement may be in jeopardy.
Angry trade dispute - The White House says it will
impose a 100% tax on 13 Japanese luxury car models -
a move that will price them out of the American car
market.
In Asheville NC - A man described as “a classic loner” fired from a machine-tool
company for fighting with co-workers, walks back in and shoots three dead,
injuring four. James Floyd Davis then threw his two guns outside the building,
emptied his pockets and surrendered.
In San Diego, a man driving a
stolen tank goes on a wild ride in
San Diego streets, knocking down
power lines, hydrants and flattening
dozens of cars before he crashed
into a highway divider and was
fatally shot by police.
Technology - NBC and Microsoft
are developing CD-ROM’s and
other multi-media projects. NBC
says it is producing a documentary
on Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
Microsoft executive v/p Michael Maples says he’s retiring.
Passing - Famed movie director Arthur Lubin (96).
Week of May 15-18, 1995
Top TV -
ER - 22.9
Friends - 19.7
Seinfeld - 18.4
The Langoliers , Part 1 - 18.3
Home Improvement - 17.5
Movie-Love Can Build - 16.5
MYPD Blue - 15.9
Ellen (Tue.) - 15.4
Robin Cook’s “Virus” - 15.4
Grace Under Fire - 13.9
Home Improvement #2 - 13.6
Murder, She Wrote - 13.4
Coach- 13.0
Frasier - 12.7
PrimeTime Live - 12.6
Murphy Brown - 12.5
Columbo: Strange Bedfellows - 12.4
60 Minutes - 12.4
Ellen - 12.3
Mad About You (Thu.) - 12.3
Thunder Alley - 12.3
Roseanne - 12.0
Hope & Gloria - 11.9
30 th Country Music Awards - 11.6
20/20 - 11.6
Dateline NBC - 11.5
John Larroquette Show - 11.5
Walker, Texas Ranger - 11.5
Cybill - 11.3
Chicago Hope - 11.2
Movie-Rockford Files - 11.0
Television news -
ABC says it’s going after NBC leader
“ER” with a show called “ Murder One ”
from producer Steven Bocho. ABC
says the show will follow a high-profile
murder case for the entire season -
Week of May 15-18, 1995
given the public’s fascination of these kinds of stories.
Geraldo Rivera’s nose is broken once again. On a
show about domestic violence, three men were
fighting and Rivera got clobbered by one of them.
Rivera first broke his nose in a much-publicized
event in 1988 - by a flying chair.
Music news - R.E.M. begins their first U.S. tour in
five years.
Lead singer Scott Welland of the Stone Temple
Pilots is arrested in Pasadena (CA) for investigation
of drug possession.
Perry Farrell , co-founder of Lollapalooza answers
questions about “Lollapalooza ‘95” on the Internet. Go to
http://lollapalooza.com
Radio news - KMHX-FM in Houston now has a web site
and says it’s a valuable tool for listener feedback. Says
program director Pat Paxton - “It will give listeners a new
way to directly access our radio station and tell us what
they want to hear.” The station uses on-line music surveys
for input and music research. Over 150 radio stations now have a web site with
more to come.
Top albums this week in 1995 -
Cracked Rear View - Hootie & The Blowfish
Forrest Gump - Soundtrack
Throwing Copper - Live
Hell Freezes Over - Eagles
Me Against The World - 2Pac
II - Boyz II Men
The Lion King - Soundtrack
Astro Creep: 2000 Songs of Love,
Destruction - White Zombie
John Michael Montgomery - John
Michael Montgomery
CrazySexyCool - TLC
Under The Table and Dreaming - Dave
Matthews Band
Dookie - Green Day
Week of May 15-18, 1995
Tuesday Night Music Club - Sheryl Crow
No Need To Argue - Cranberries
Greatest Hits - Bruce Springsteen
This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan
Another Night - Real McCoy
The Infamous - Mobb Deep
Balance - Van Halen
Medusa - Annie Lennox
MTV Unplugged - Bob Dylan
Candy Rain - Soul For Real
Made In England - Elton John
Now That I’ve Found You: A
Collection - Alison Drauss
Sixteen Stone - Bush
Smash - Offspring
No Ordinary man - Tracy Byrd
Encomium: A Tribute To Led
Zepplin - Various Artists (Atlantic)
Amor Prohibido - Selena
Wildflowers - Tom Petty
Yes I Am - Melissa Etheridge
Panther - Soundtrack
New Jersey Drive Vol. 1 -
Soundtrack
Vitalogy - Pearl Jam
My Life - Mary J. Blige
Greatest Hits - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Do You Wana Ride? - Adina Howard
Return To The 36 Chambers - Ol’ Dirty Bastard
Top hits in Britain -
Dreamer - Livin’ Joy
Guaglione - Perez “Prez” Prado & His
Orchestra
Some Might Say - Oasis
Scatman - Scatman
Key To My Life - BoyZone
Back For Good - Take That
Two Can Play That Game - Bobby
Brown
Don’t Stop (Wiggle Wiggle) - Outhere
Brothers
Lenny - Supergrass
Week of May 15-18, 1995
Chains - Tina Arena
Top Modern Rock -
Lightning Crashes - Live
Good - Better Than Ezra
Connection - Elastica
She - Green Day
Sick Of Myself - Matthew Sweet
December - Collective Soul
Hurt - Nine Inch Nails
River of Deceit - Mad Season
Wonderful - Adam Ant
Universal Heart Beat - Juliana
Hatfield
Little Things - Bush
Mockingbird Girl - The
Magnificent Bastards
Hot Hits -
Have You Ever really Loved A Woman? - Bryan Adams
This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan
Freak Like Me - Adina Howard
I Know - Dionne Farris
Red Light Special - TLC
I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need To Get By - Method Man/M.J. Blige
I Believe - Blessid Union of Souls
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Nicki French
Dear Mama - 2Pac
Un Away - Real McCoy
Strong Enough - Sheryl Crow
Believe - Elton John
Candy Rain - Soul For Real
Keep Their Heads Ringin’ - Dr. Dre
Let Her Cry - Hootie & The Blowfish
Can’t You See - Total Featuring
Notorious B.I.G.
Hold Hon - Jamie Walters
Ask Of You - Raphael Saadio
In The House of Stone and Light -
Martin Page
Take A Bow - Madonna
Big Poppa/Warning - Notorious B.I.G.
Week of May 15-18, 1995
Don’t Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days) - Monica
Give It 2 You - Da Brat
Hold My Hand - Hootie & The Blowfish
No More “I Love You’s” - Annie Lennox
Baby - Brandy
You Gotta Be - Des’Ree
If You Love Me - Brownstone
I Live My Life For You - Firehouse
Top children’s video -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Lion King
Aladdin
Disney’s Sing Along Songs: Circle of
Life
Barney Safety
Jasmine: Jasmine’s Wish
Beavis & Butt-Head: There Goes The
Neighborhood
Jasmine: Jasmine’s Wish
Beavis & Butt-Head: Works Sucks!
Mary-Kate & Ashley, Mystery Cruise
Mary-Kate & Ashley, Sea World
Top movies this week in 1995 -
Crimson Tide
French Kiss
While You Were Sleeping
The Englishman Who…
Friday
Bad Boys
My Family
Gordy
A Goofy Movie
Rob Roy