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Days of Wild coming in February [pre:0deadbeef0]ANNOUNCEMENT BY UPTOWN:
UPTOWN publishes DAYS OF WILD - A DOCUMENTARY OF PRINCE/THE ARTIST in February 2000! [/pre:0deadbeef0] Initially planned for the summer of 1999, DAYS OF WILD had to be postponed when the lawsuit against us was filed in late February of this year. Work was already underway on the book, but defending the lawsuit required too much of our time and energy for us to be able to complete the book in time. It is not until now, with the lawsuit matter being resolved after having signed the settlement agreement with The Artist in late July, that we are able to fully concentrate on the book project. Due to this, we have decided to publish the book in February 2000. This means that we are able to devote most of the second half of 1999 to research, write, and assemble the book. As a bonus for those of you who have already ordered DAYS OF WILD (and many have!), we will either (A) send a free copy of the forthcoming UPTOWN #39 (for those who aren't currently subscribing) or (B) extend the subscription with one issue. We feel it's the least we can do for those who have sent off money and waited patiently for the book to arrive. This "offer" is only valid for those who have ordered the book as of today (August 10th 1999). The new release date enables us to set up further interviews and follow up on those already conducted for the book. We have already interviewed several musicians, engineers, and other associates who have worked with Prince/The Artist in the 90's, providing new information and insight on some of his more recent work. The new release date also ensures that Per Nilsen will be fully involved in the book as he has just finished his work on DanceMusicSexRomance. His participation is particularly important since DAYS OF WILD is essentially based on his acclaimed PRINCE: A DOCUMENTARY, published in 1990 and 1993 by Omnibus Press. Another benefit of the new release date is that we will now be able to cover the entire career of Prince/The Artist until the end of (rather aptly) 1999! The only change in the contents of the book from previous plans will be the elimination of the three bootleg discographies intended to be part of the accompanying CD-ROM. As part of the settlement, we agreed to cease publishing bootleg discographies and write about bootleg records (which we stopped doing in 1996 anyway). It should be noted, however, that the agreement allows us to continue to freely comment on the Artist's unreleased music and to discuss bootlegged songs and concerts. To make up for the absence of the three bootleg discographies, the DAYS OF WILD CD-ROM will include the first five years of UPTOWN, #1 to #25 (with the exception of the three bootleg discographies, #4, #15, and #25). We had previously planned to include the first four years. This means that the CD-ROM will contain 22 issues of UPTOWN. Needless to say, if you‚ve missed issues in the past, this is your chance to complete your collection of UPTOWN magazines. We have decided to make some changes in the release schedule of UPTOWN in 2000 to clear the table for work on DAYS OF WILD. The next issue of the magazine, #39, will be out in early September (as promised in the last issue). Issue #40, which closes our eighth year, will be out on November 30th according to plan. However, instead of publishing #41 on January 31st 2000, we will put it out on March 31st, thus giving us time to wrap up work on DAYS OF WILD in December 1999 and January 2000. Issue #42 will also be moved two months, to May 31st (instead of March 31st). And instead of the usual summer break, we will publish #43 on July 31st. Then we're back on schedule, with issue #44 on September 30th. By the way, we're closing in on Controversy's record-breaking 43 issues. With your help, we will soon become the longest-surviving Prince/Artist magazine of all time! /The UPTOWN staff. For more info: http://www.uptown.se/daysofwild _U_P_T_O_W_N__m_a_g_a_z_i_n_e_____ | |
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