4/11/00 - Here's an article I found, but I forget where it came from!
Matchbox twenty invited about 200 of their favorite industry "friends" from the media, retail, and radio to help celebrate the release of their sophomore album, Mad Season, in Santa Ynez, Calif. from Thursday (April 6) through Saturday (April 8). The weekend included a private Friday night performance at a small venue outside of the Zaca Creek restaurant where the group performed all of their hits (from "3 a.m." to "Back to Good") and introduced some new material from the album, before closing the set with an inspired cover of Cyndi Lauder's "Time After Time." After an introduction by Bernie Taupin that would make even Liam Gallagher blush, the band took the small stage and kicked things off with the leadoff track on the new disc, "Angry" -- one of the many radio-ready songs of the new batch. Other highlights of the new tunes include the first single, "Bent," which L.A. alternative radio station KROQ jumped the gun on playing this weekend; the potential second single, "If You're Gone," and the title track. Now that singer Rob Thomas has the credibility of "Smooth" under his creative belt, hopefully people can feel more comfortable admitting that Thomas is indeed a gifted songwriter and passionate singer and that matchbox twenty should not be a "guilty pleasure" anymore. Mad Season, the follow-up to 1996's Yourself or Someone Like You is out May 23 on Lava/Atlantic, with the first string of dates kicking off May 20 in Washington, D.C.

There will be clips of matchbox twenty performing tomorrow on TRL

The new Matchbox Twenty page at matchboxtwenty.com, now has a front page with a picture of the new poster and a form where you can enter your e-mail address to be notified when the page gets up.

• 4/09/00 - Thankies once again to Tammy for sending in this pic of Rob and Kid Rock from the new Teen People magazine. Hopefully I'll get up a new page for pics from magazines.

  Also, there's a full picture of the new poster of the guys.

• 4/08/00 - All I'm gonna say is download a clip of "Bent" at B93.1 now!

• 4/06/00 - Thank you sooo much to Tammy for these pics again! Here are the two pictures from In Style magazine with Rob from the Grammys. Click here and here.

  Also, from USA Today - "matchbox twenty will launch a 13 city club tour may 19 in Alanta to promote the May 23 relaease of Mas Season, the follow-up to 1996 debut Yourself or Someone Like You, which sold 10 million copies in the USA. First single 'Bent' goes to radio next week. Upcoming tour dates:
  May 20, Washington
  May 21, Philadelphia
  May 24-25, Boston
  May 27, Detroit
  May 28, Toronto
  May 30, Chicago
  May 31, St.Louis
  June 2, Houston
  June 3, Dallas
  June 6, Los Angeles
  June 7 San Franciso
  Woo hoo! Except NO NEW YORK! What am I (and all the other NYers) going to do? And everyone else who doesn't live near the big cities? =o( I think we'll all have to start a counceling group to get over this, lol.

• 4/05/00 - There are two pictures of Rob in this months In Style magazine. And in next months issue there is going to be some pictures of Rob's wedding. The pictures in this months are from the Grammy's. Thank you so much Natalie for this news!

• 4/04/00 - Thank yah Tammy for the picture of Rob with John McEnroe at the 15th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction dinner. To see the pic click here.

• 4/01/00 - Today I got the new Teen People magazine with Jennifer Lopez on it and there's a picture of Rob with Kid Rock at the Grammys. The caption is "Rob Thomas (left, with Kid Rock) wowed the star-studded crowd at Arista's Beverly Hills Hotel bash with a performance of the Grammy-winning "Smooth" alongside Carlos Santana." If anyone can scan the pic I'll give you mucho credit.

  Also, there's another picture of Rob at a dinner party or something like that in the Rolling Stone magazine with DMX on the cover.

  And again, there's a cool article on the first single "Bent" and stuff about the recording of Mad Season here

• 3/25/00 - Ok, people, my mistake. A few people have notified me, and I checked for myself, that Matchbox Twenty is NOT in the March 25th Billboard Magazine. They're prolly in next weeks.

  Also, somehow Christine from Just Hang got the Billboard Mag article, or some of it, and it's got some kick ass news:
  'Bent' will be released to pop and rock stations on April 7, 2000. The weekend following the single's release, Alantic Records will host a party at Lippman's ranch in Santa Barbara, California (also where Rob and Marisol were married). The party will be for the domestic and international music community, including radio, retail, press, and worldwide Atlantic music executives. The evening will also include a performance by the band. Following the single's release, the guys will head out on their club tour as well as visit radio stations around the country promoting 'Mad Season'. They will not do any in-store appearances because they feel it's too dangerous.
  Matchbox20 has decided to change the spelling of their name to Matchbox Twenty. The reason for this is they wanted to distinguish themselves from all the "number" bands out there (ie: Eve6, Eiffel65, 3eb, Marvelous 3, etc.). Along with the new spelling of their name they will have a new site URL. The site URL will now be www.matchboxtwenty.com. No word yet if they will eliminate the original one completely or when the new one will be put to use. The new site will include contests to win tickets for the club tour as well as provide fans opportunities to purchase tickets.
  Fans will also be able to purchase the limited edition of the album via the Web site. According to Lippman, the first million units will feature special packaging. "The concept is like a small children's book; it's bound, there's no jewel case," he says. "After the first million, we'll go to a jewel box." Matchbox20 should be heading overseas sometime in April, June, and January to promote the album outside the United States.
  All I have to say is, DAMN!

• 3/24/00 - More news. Thank you soo much Natalie! At Atlantic Records, they said that mb20's gonna be on the cover of Billboard Magazine. Here's a lil' bit on everything. And the first single isn't gonna be Black and White People, it's gonna be Bent. Read on..

  Considering all he's accomplished, you'd think Rob Thomas might have a bit of an attitude. As lead singer for matchbox twenty Thomas is part of a multi-platinum band, and separately Rob has gained worldwide recognition for his work on Santana's smash hit single "Smooth." In co-writing and singing on the track Rob scored three Grammys - but he's still as humble as ever. Case in point - matchbox twenty are currently adorning the cover of Billboard, and in the piece Rob Thomas gives many amusing anecdotes about fame. "I forget that people recognise me" he states. "It's such a weird thing…You just want to say to people 'I'm such a geek.'" Geek or not, Rob has a knack for writing songs, and it's only a few weeks before fans will see the release of the new single "Bent" off matchbox twenty's imminent sophomore release entitled MAD SEASON BY MATCHBOX TWENTY. Of the new track Thomas relates, "It's a love song and a rock song, there's a hopeful tone to it."
  The article goes further to include Thomas' comments on nearly all thirteen tracks on the band's upcoming MAD SEASON, due in stores May 23rd. Of the new album's title (also the name of a track), Thomas stressed to Billboard that it's about the rollercoaster the band has been on since success hit. "It has nothing to do with being bad, it's just crazy. There are no handbooks for any of this."

  Atlantic Records put out the cover of the new album, Mad Seasons
  
  And the setlist is as follows:
  1 Angry
  2 Black & White People
  3 Crutch
  4 Last Beautiful Girl
  5 If You're Gone
  6 Mad Season
  7 Rest Stop
  8 The Bum
  9 Bent
  10 Bed Of Lies
  11 Leave
  12 Stop
  13 You Won't Be Mine

• 3/20/00 - Yay! Adam finally updated the postcard section ::hears angels singing in the backround:: He said that they were finished recording the album and that yes, it's definetly coming out May 23rd. He said that they're redoing the website with a lot of new fun stuff and that they're working on fixing up the club, finally, after never working. He also said some other stuff that I don't remember, so go check out the postcard section here

• 2/29/00 - Some news in the Imax movie:
  Some of the biggest names in the music business will become larger-than-life in February 2001 when the IMAX Corporation debuts All Access, a large-format rock concert coming to an IMAX theater near you. Santana, Matchbox 20's Rob Thomas, Kid Rock, George Clinton, Mary J. Blige, B.B. King, Sting, Sheryl Crow, Moby, Macy Gray, and Phish's Trey Anastasio were all filmed for presentation on IMAX's eight-story high movie screen while in Los Angeles last week for the 42nd annual Grammy Awards(allstar, Feb. 24). In addition to live footage, the film will also feature behind-the-scenes footage from sound checks, rehearsals, casual conversations, and backstage.

• 2/28/00 - Thankies Sarah sooo much for submitting the AOL Transcript!

  By the way, the ad that Rob's in is in the March issue with Santana on the cover.