March 27, 2000
As anticipated, Pepsi aired their new television ads during last night's Academy Awards, including the one with Faith Hill and blink-and-you'll-miss-them cameos by Venice's Michael Lennon, Pat Lennon and Mark Harris.  The commercial is now online, and will remain here until Pepsi notices and sends me a cease and desist notice, because obviously housing the ad here will cause unimaginable damage to their business.  By the way, have I stated lately how refreshing and tasty Pepsi is?  When was the last time you drank one?  Far too long ago, I'm guessing.  Mmmm, Pepsi!


March 24, 2000
This week's "Entertainment Weekly" confirms that the Faith Hill Pepsi commercial featuring Michael Lennon, Pat Lennon, Mark Harris and Chris Horvath will indeed premiere during the Academy Awards this Sunday night on ABC.  Watch for it!

April's Arcadia show has been postponed.  As soon as a new date is scheduled, it will be posted immediately.


March 18, 2000
A new Venice webpage has just hit the web, dedicated to showcasing our favorite band, and more importantly, to making Egoman's life easier.  Gotta appreciate that!  (My evil alter-ego:  I am the Egoman.  They are the Egomen.  I am the walrus.)  Anyway, go check out the new page over here.  Go right now!  Why are you still here?  What are you waiting for?  Oh, you're still reading.  Alright, I'll stop typing then.


March 15, 2000
Got shots of tonight's concert in Groningen, courtesy of disc jockey Rene Steenbergren.  They're over here.  Thanks Rene!

In other news, details of this year's Pink Pop Festival are starting to trickle in.  Venice will be the opening act on the main stage on June 12th, the main day of the festival.  Over 60,000 music fans will attend the event, and the whole show will be broadcast on television and radio.  Headliners this year are will include Pearl Jam, Oasis, KoRn, Counting Crows, Live, Bush and Moby.  For those of you in America who have never heard of this festival, it's actually a pretty big deal.  Previous bands who have played there have included Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rush, Tori Amos, Alanis Morissette, Dave Matthews Band, Deftones, Danzig, Jeff Beck, Nils Lofgren, the Pixies, the Cure, the Police, Prodigy, Marillion, R.E.M., MSG, Smashing Pumpkins and Soundgarden.  So this is an extremely high honor for Venice, not to mention a huge break.


March 13, 2000
The band is knocking 'em dead in Holland right now.  For photos of last night's show in Nijmegen, courtesy of Hans Veldhuizen, click here.  For an article published in a local Holland newspaper, submitted and translated into English by Walter Rummler, click here.

Oh, and if anyone's keeping track, Venice Central passed 40,000 hits last week.


March 5, 2000
Last month, Don Henley taped an episode of VH-1's "Storytellers."  The show will air the week of April 24th, and Warner Bros. Records and VH-1 are currently in the process of polishing the recordings.  Yesterday, Kipp, Mark and Michael Lennon were brought in to contribute their widely regarded harmonic slickness to the background vocals on "Desperado."  So when the program airs, ignore the people you see onscreen singing backup, and listen to the voices instead.


March 2, 2000
At long last, the news many of you have been waiting for...  "Garage Demos:  Part 1 - Slow Stuff" and "Garage Demos:  Part 2 - Fast Stuff," Venice's second and third CDs, long out of print, are once again available for purchase.  Starting next week, you can either pick them up at the shows for $15 apiece, or order them through the mail for $20 apiece (includes postage and handling).  Here's how to order:

March 1, 2000
I just added Vanguard Records' "Spin Art" Electronic Press Kit to the video clips page.  This is a videotape that the label sends out to prospective radio stations, television programs, etc., to drum up interest in the band.  Check it out here.

Also, I got a phone call from John Vester this afternoon.  He wants you guys to know that beginning today, Hear Music on the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica is selling his first album, "My Heart Is In Your Hands."  This is the very first time the album is attainable a retail outlet.  (Up until now, it's only been available via mail order and live gigs.)  So if you happen to be in the area and you don't yet own the album, please pick it up here.  The more copies they sell, the more likely it is that the store will stock their other locations with copies.