14 May '02: Welcome to the world, Indya
Dave and his wife Anoushka has recently had a little baby girl Indya. Mother and baby are both doing fine - and Dave too. Annie stopped by to greet the proud parents according to The Financial Times: Read the full article about Dave's new baby but mainly about the Artist Network

14 May '02: Under pressure - again
Yesterday a DVD edition of the all-star Freddie Mercury memorial tribute concert was released in the UK. The concert took place in 1992 and readers here at Eurythmistan will probably agree that the highlight of the show was when David Bowie and Annie Lennox entered on stage together for a stunning rendition of "Under Pressure". You can buy the DVD at Blackstar UK

14 May '02: The man with the answers
Dave answers questions from fans on his website. Dave reveals that his latest musical project "Da Univerzal Playaz" will go on the road this summer, that he would like to sort out all the old Eurythmics recordings he's got lying around and make a CD of it, that he's going to make a movie called Juggernaut and much more. Read on at www.davestewart.com

14 May '02: Conny Plank as Annie remembers him
According to website ethrill.net the latest German yearbook of pop features an article about Conny Plank by Annie Lennox. The rest of the book is in German but this article is in English. Conny Plank died a few years ago, he worked with Eurythmics and was a close friend of Annie's. Buy the book at Amazon (Germany)

25 May '02: Annie to receive prestigious Billboard award
Annie has been chosen to receive the 2002 Billboard Century an award that goes to an artist 'who has not received the wider recognition his or her ongoing body of work merits'. She will receive the award in December during the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. The program will air in the US on Fox Television. Annie seems very surprised but honored: "I have to say that a part of me still hasn't quite registered that it's not some kind of hoax... Anyhow, if it's true, I'll see you in Las Vegas for the party."
Read the full Billboard article

25 May '02: Annie's album changed direction
According to a fan who has been in touch with Annie's management nothing has been 'trashed' from the forthcoming Annie cd (contrary to what a rumour said). It 'changed direction' at some point but was never 'trashed'. The album is expected (but nothing for sure) to come out by the end of the year. According to a Billboard article (see above) the producer is once again Steven Lipson, who was also the producer on the Diva and Medusa albums.

25 May '02: Party at the Palace on video
The June 3 mega event "Party at the Palace" in London will be released on home video in the US. Annie is scheduled to perform at this show celebrating the Queen's 50 years jubilee. According to a source she will not be playing any new material form her forthcoming album at this occassion. BBC will be broadcasting the event in the UK and world wide.

25 May '02: Eurythmics live in London
According to the Daily Record U2, Oasis and The Eurythmics will be the first three bands to perform at the Marquee Club when it reopens in July (I have no exact date for this show). The legendary London club is now owned by the Artist Network of which Dave is one of the founders.
Full article from the Daily Record
(Update September: This gig didn't happen)

15 Aug '02: ... plus something else
Fans have created their own suggestions for the cover of the new Annie Lennox album. Vote for the best on ethrill.net

A hard techno cover version of Sweet dreams by German dj Alex Butcher has been doing well on European dance charts over the summer.