| -Brian moLKo is, wiTHouT DouBT, a BiT oF an oDD DucK. caPiTaLizinG on THe PerFecT mix oF HeDonism, eGo, anD aDroGYnY, He's LeD His GrouP PLaceBo To GreaT worLDwiDe success, wHiLe assurinG his Face aDorns THe cover oF manY a maGazine. BuT PLaceBo FinD THemseLves in a BiT oF a sTicKY siTuaTion THese DaYs. THe BanD's THirD aLBum "BLacK marKeT music" was meT wiTH Less-THan-sTeLLer reviews From THe BriTisH Press, anD Has Been PreTTY LuKe-warm in saLes since iT's ocToBer reLease... THis, aT a Time wHen THe BanD's american PoPuLariTY Has reacHeD an aLL Time HiGH wiTH THe moDesT US aLTernaTive raDio success oF 1998's "Pure morninG." aT Press Time, THere is sTiLL no siGn oF a US reLease For THe new recorD, BuT iT's LiKeLY To HaPPen some Time in THe cominG Few monTHs. BeFore THe ocToBer reLease oF "BLacK marKeT music," exceLLenT onLine were aBLe To GeT a Few worDs wiTH moLKo Prior To a LonDon weBcHaT. wHaT FoLLows is a comPLeTe TranscriPTion oF THe inTerview.- |