September 30, 1999
"With 40,090 records sold between Sept. 21 and Sept. 26, that makes Happiness... the biggest-selling Canadian record to debut at number one this year"  Check out our article section for an article from JAM on how OLP has set the 1999 record.

September 29, 1999
Did you miss the news story on MTV this morning?  Don't fret, we have the link to the article,  that includes a video clip  of Raine and Jeremy discussing "Happiness..."!

Also see Altrockworld.com (ARW)  for a review on the new CD!

Don't be fooled by the urban theme of the latest Access Magazine.  It also contains a good review of the "Happiness..." CD and a mention of OLP at Woodstock.  See the magazine in our Articles Section.

TWO IN A ROW: OUR LADY PEACE DEBUT AT #1 IN CANADA! Check out ChartAttack for the full story, and watch for the new copy of Chart Magazine to feature an exclusive cover story on OLP!

September 28, 1999
OLP will be on Rockline between 11:30pm and 1:00am (EST) on Monday October 11. Thanks to Koyi on the CC for the info.

"Happiness..." is released in the US today!

September 27, 1999
Finally, we have the info!  The bonus track on the Best Buy version of "Happiness..."  is
"Needle and the Damage Done"  the Neil Young cover song previously realeased on the Tribute CD. Thanks to Stace from the TN!

European Tour Dates have been announced.  Check out our tour section for the schedule.
Thanks goes out to Rick from the CC for the info.

September 26, 1999
The Bonus Track debate continues.  Read this ad found in the pages of a Best Buy flyer,
(Best Buy is an American franchise similar to Future Shop here in Canada)
Thanks to Meghan for the scan!  Check back for more details as soon as we get them.

Wanna know what critics think of the album?  Check out the articles section to read about what critics are saying, as found in newspapers such as The Toronto Sun and The Hamilton Spectator.

September 25, 1999
OLP kicks off their US Tour at the Carolina Music Festival.  See Tour Info for more dates.

September 23, 1999
Our Lady Peace open the Muchmusic  video award ceremony with "One Man Army"

September 22, 1999
 So the big day has come and gone!  What did all you PPU fans think of the show?
Check out the Tour Info section for our review on the Skydome Private Show!

 The Fishing Pole is now over.  Trapeze was first, and Yourself second! The question was, " if there was in fact a hidden track on Happiness, what one would you choose?"
84 people cast their votes in the following manner:

3 voted Needle and the Damage Done, that is 3 percent.
3 voted Tomorrow Never Knows, that is 3 percent.
3 voted Dear Prudence, that is 3 percent.
29 voted Trapeze, that is 34 percent.
4 voted Out Of Here, that is 4 percent.
4 voted Eternal Life, that is 4 percent.
0 voted Mona Lisa, that is 0 percent.
1 voted Home, that is 1 percent.
6 voted Ordinary, that is 7 percent.
11 voted Yourself, that is 13 percent.
9 voted Julia (piano), that is 10 percent.
8 voted Oh Canada, that is 9 percent.
3 voted Other, that is 3 percent.

September 20, 1999
Three more articles have been spotted on Our Lady Peace. This time they can be found in the  Toronto Star,  the Edmonton Sun  and the Ottawa Sun. Check out the articles section to read the archived articles. (Thanks to Cris from the CC on the Westcoast Papers)

Today is "THE" day that all of the PPU members,  who participated in the contest, have been waiting for.  We finally  find out if we are lucky winners who get to go to the Private show.  Woo Hoo!!!  Good luck goes out to all PPU members that called in Friday.  Hopefully we will see you there!

September 19, 1999
Contrary to the buzz on the net,  97.7 HTZ FM  has just announced that Superman's Dead, as recorded Live at Woodstock, "will" be on the 32 track Woodstock Cd and video compilations.   Both of these will be in stores on October 19, 1999. For more info visit Woodstock.com

Another OLP article from the Calgary Sun is available here. (Thanks to VeNuS on CC for the tip).

September 16, 1999
Check out the new article from the Toronto Sun on "Happiness..." here. (Thanks to Cris on TN)

It appears that Sony is going all out to promote the new album,  "Happiness..."   The latest  promotional items are fortune cookies which you can pick up at both Music World and Tower Records in Canada.

September 15, 1999
This is unofficial,  but the secrets are pretty obvious now:
1.  PPU Secret Show in a "Secret Location" on Sept 21st
2.  Labatt Blue Line contest presenting a "Secret Band" on Sept 21st at the Skydome.
Call 1-888-699-2583, then press 1, and you can get all the details.
Thanks for  the number Jason!

September 14, 1999
There seems to be some confusion about whether or not "Happiness..." has a hidden track or not.  We wrote to the LM regarding this matter and this is the reply we received:

I sent out a correction in the last digest (#173), where I explained that I mis-typed. What I meant to say was that there is NO (!) hidden track. At least that was what I was told. Sorry for the confusion.

Even though "Happiness..." may not contain a hidden track, we will continue  our "fishing pole."   It is interesting to see what other people think should be the hidden track...if there was one.

September 13, 1999
Another Listening Party has been announced by 97.7 HtzFM (St. Catharines, Ontario).  To get on the list for the party,  you need to listen to 97.7  for any OLP song, then be the 9th caller through, and you win new CD, an invite to the party at Front 54 in Thorold, and a chance to get exclusive tickets to their Sony Studio broadcast on September 20th in Toronto!

September 12, 1999
Finally,  a new contest!  In our third contest you can easily win a Cd and a Magazine! Interested???  Well then march on over to the contest section for more details and get your entry in ASAP!

September 11, 1999
Edge 102 has just confirmed that the "Live In Toronto" session with OLP will be broadcasted from the Sony Studios, rather than the Edge Location.

Edge 102 (Toronto) has just announced that their next "New Rock Edge Adventure"  will be an expense paid trip to see OLP in Colorado.  We are guessing October 27, 1999 as that is when they will be performing there with Creed. Be sure to listen to Edge 102 for more info!

WEBSITE UPDATE!
We have added a NEW section called "Collectibles".  It is comprised of OLP merchandise info, and CD Shop info.  We have also  added Resources to the "Links" section. Check out both updates, and tell us what you think!

September 10, 1999
Two days after its release, the "One Man Army" video has debuted at number 27 on the Muchmusic countdown. Watch for it to rise to #1!

September 9, 1999
Run out to your nearest bookstore and pickup the latest issue of  Billboard to see an article on OLP!  Drop by the articles section for more details, a shot of the cover,  and the entire article!

September 8, 1999
OLP's  video for their  first single, "One Man Army,   off their soon to be released third album, "Happiness...Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch" was aired today on Much at 12:30 pm and 3:20 pm est.  If you missed it, check out Much and see when it may be replayed.

Wanna pre-order "Happiness..."???  What a silly question. Of course you do!  Well head on over to CDplus.com and...

Buy 'Happiness... Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch,' online, and receive this free Our Lady Peace "One Man Army" patch!

While you are there,  check out the cool article on the album and take a look at some exclusive pics.

September 7, 1999
Update from CC.com  to all PPU members:

Once again, sorry for all the problems with last Friday's contest.  The contest has been rescheduled for Friday September 17, 1999 at 6pm EST.   Call 1-888-429-9979 or 905-737-8070 at 6pm and the first 50 members who leave their name, membership number & phone number will win.   The new PPU line will be up and running on September 14.  Check that day for further information.

-Monica & the Pied Pipers Union

Still wondering whether Track #12, "Bate Motel- The Hitmen" listed on HMV.com is really one of the songs on "Happiness..."???? Well wonder no more,  we emailed HMV about this matter and here is what they said:

We have checked with Sony Music and can confirm that the new Our Lady Peace CD has only 11 tracks.  The 12 track listed on our web-site ("Bate Motel - The Hitmen") is a programming error and will be removed from the details page of the CD.

We apologize for the confusion and thank you for bringing the problem to our attention.

September 6, 1999
Watch for cool advertisements for  the release date of "Happiness...Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch"  and the new website, ourladypeace.com, which are now being aired on Muchmusic.

Canada's Music station, Muchmusic,  also showed about a 30 second  snippet of the "One Man Army" video.  Bill Welychka said that it would not be played in it's entirety until Wednesday.

September 5, 1999
The  TH Newsletter has just informed us that the video for "One Man Army" should be aired this Wednesday afternoon so keep your eyes glued to MUCH!  For all you US fans who do not get Much, keep watching MTV and your local video shows because they too will be receiving the video next week.

September 4, 1999
Thanks to "BendThisWay" on CC for news from Edmonton:
From The Edmonton Journal, Sat Sept.4/99
The members of Our Lady Peace are goingall  out for the release of their third album, Happiness...Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch.  A week from Monday, on Sept. 13 at 9pm, the quartet will be performing some of their new (and old) songs on 100.3 The Bear radio station.  Our Lady Peace will also answer questions from Edmonton fans during the 30-minute special. The program is just one of many the band is doing for radio stations across the country.  To make it easier on Raine Maida and his pals, they'll be based in a Sony studio in Toronto- so don't go rushing over to The Bear to try and catcha glimpse of 'em.  They won't be there.

Who knows, in order to avoid all the screaming fans, they may simulcast from Sony to The Edge as well?  We made a call to The Edge, and he "Thinks" they are going to be there live, but he is not sure.  We will post more info as it becomes available.

September 3, 1999
Cool!  Psi Factor had a scene where a couple teens were having a conversation in a room with an Our Lady Peace poster on the wall behind them!  The following is the episode info:
Episode #211: "Hell Week"
Case File # 416-209
Written by Alex Pugsley
Directed by Craig Pryce

For all you fanclub members who were confused on the phones today.  The following is an excerpt from the CC message posted,

To all Pied Pipers Union (PPU) members,
The PPU contest has been RESCHEDULED.
The fanclub will announce the rescheduled date for the contest by Tuesday, September 7 on ourladypeace.com, clumsycongress.com and the Transparent Humans mailing list.
Thank you for your patience.
-Monica & The Pied Piper's Union

Thanks to olp.net for the latest update from Buzzwords,

Pay attention if you're a fan of Our Lady Peace: Starting next Tuesday, September 7, you can pre-order their incredible new album 'Happiness... Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch' online! If you do, you'll receive a very cool army patch "

For more info, drop by ourladypeace.com next week!

Want more info on the OLPOLP (Our Lady Peace: Online Listening party)??? Check it out here.

September 2, 1999
Thanks to "Stacy" from the CC for this tidbit of information:  Our Lady Peace will be on The Edge's LIVE IN TORONTO on September 20th, 1999, between 6-8pm.  For those of you not in the Toronto listening area, you can hear the broadcast at The Edge.

September 1, 1999
Thanks to "Rainechain" on the CC for the the following Quote of the Week from Duncan on chartattack.com .

"I don't think that if you gave Van Gogh a couple more colours to paint with...that would necessarily be a bad thing."

Duncan Coutts of Our Lady Peace discusses the band's use of guest musicians to augment their sound.

September 1, 1999
As mentioned on olp.net, Drums et cetera has featured Jeremy in their latest issue (Vol 3, No 4, Sept-Oct).  This FREE magazine can be found at Music Outlets in Canada.   See our articles section for more info and a cover shot.

August 28, 1999
Even though Our Lady Peace  are not nominated for any awards (as their new video will be out too late), they will be performing "One Man Army" at the Much Music Video Awards on September 23rd!

August 27, 1999
Ebay had  advanced copies of "Happiness... " up for bids.  (Which have since been removed due to copyright infringements).  Here is the complete tracklisting for any of you that can't wait until the official release date of September 21, 1999.
Tracklisting:
1.  One Man Army
2.  Happiness and the Fish
3.  Potato Girl
4.  Blister
5.  Is Anybody Home?
6.  Waited
7.  Thief
8.  Lying Awake
9.  Annie
10.  Consequence of Laughing
11. Stealing Babies (featuring jazz drummer Elvin Jones)

August 24, 1999
Check out the new cover for "Happiness...Is Not A Fish That You can Catch" in our discography section  or head on over to hmv.com to learn more about prices.

OLP.com has just announced that the band's third major release will not be released until September 28, 1999 in the US.  However, the Canadian release of the album is still scheduled for September 21, 1999.

August 23, 1999
All you Pied Pipers (Fan Club Members)  should keep your eyes on your mailbox.  We received our latest alternative mailing, and it is cool!  We won't spoil the surprise by telling you what it was, so just keep your eyes open.

August 17, 1999
The TH Mailing List has started revealing the song titles and their order for  "Happiness...is not a fish that you can catch,"
The first three songs are:
1.  One Man Army
2.  Happiness and the Fish
3.  Potato Girl
Stayed tuned for tracks 4, 5 and 6 which will be revealed soon!

August 13, 1999
Lots of rumours spreading all over the web on whether or not OLP  will perform with Creed in Canada on their current tour.
They are NOT playing these shows with Creed:
Oct. 6: Montreal, Metropolis
Oct. 7: Toronto, Docks Concert Hall

One Man Army is becoming more and more popular with radio stations as seen in this recent poll at RockNews

One Man Army radio promo cover! See it on the discography page.

OLP have made 5th and 8th in Chart's Top 99  Albums of the 90's !!

August 12, 1999
Keep your eyes on Muchmusic !!! Expect to see the video for "One Man Army" at the end of August.

August 10, 1999
Be sure to pick up The Record (Vol 18, Issue 48, July 19/99)  as it includes an article on the recent OLP secret shows! (can be found at Chapters)

August 5, 1999
New US tour dates are official.  See Tour Info for details

July 30, 1999
The wait is over !!!  OLP's new single "One Man Army" is now being played on radio stations everywhere.  If you have missed hearing the song or if you want to listen to it again and again,
tune into OLP web radio at OLP.com, where you can also hear some exclusive live tracks and a few other hits.

July 29, 1999
There is a lot of OLP news to catch up on:

First of all, according to OLP.com , the band is currently filming a video for their first single, "One Man Army". The director for this video, Mark Kohr,  has directed several Green Day videos.

OLP's first single, One Man Army" will be played on Canadian radio stations, the week of August 4, and on American ones starting August 10

The "One Man Army Winnebago" will be stopping at 17 major American radio stations offering fans the chance to hear the single 'One Man Army' before its release. For dates and destinations see OLP.com

OLP will be touring the USA from Late September until Mid November with Creed and Oleander

And last but certainly not least, Mike speaks about the Woodstock experience in the New Cracks in the Pavement

July 25, 1999
We would like to update anyone who was unable to catch the OLP performance at Woodstock on PPV.
Here was the setlist:
Naveed
One Man Army
Superman's Dead
Is Anybody Home?
Potato Girl
Blister
Waited
Happiness and the Fish
Carnival
Clumsy
Starseed

July 22, 1999
Can't make the trip to Woodstock? Can't afford to cash out the $60.00 for the weekend?
Much Music will be covering the 3 day festival! More info here: Much does Woodstock

They will also record an interview with Our Lady Peace in their Video Tent! See here: OLP in the Much Video Tent

July 19, 1999
OLP performed three pre-Woodstock shows this past weekend disguised under the name "Belly Flop Communist" This name was made up
by OLP's new "Stunt Musician",  Jamie Edwards from Boston.  He previously played air poles as a member of the Blue Man Group. The "Belly Flop Communist"  played Friday night in Muskoka,
and Saturday and Sunday at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto. Luckily, we had the opportunity to catch the Sunday show and what a show it was! The set list included 9 songs (One Man Army, Happiness and the Fish, Potato Girl, Blister, Is Anybody Home?, Waited, Lying Awake, Annie, and Stealing Babies) from their new album, 2 songs (Naveed and Starseed) from Naveed and 3 songs (Superman's Dead, Clumsy and Carnival) from Clumsy.

From the taste we got last night, we know that the new album is going to blow everyone away.
For more information on the "Secret Show" check out the article on JamTV

July 16, 1999
We finally have a time for OLP's performance at Woodstock. OLP.com has officially announced that OLP will play on July 25 from 2:20-3:20pm. Woodstock.com  has also added some juicy tidbits about OLP and their third major release "Happiness...Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch."
What are you waiting for???  Go check it out!

July 10, 1999
OLP.com has confirmed that OLP will be playing at Woodstock on Sunday July 25, 1999.  The actual time of the day that they will be performing is still not available.

July 7, 1999
97.7 HTZ FM  and a great fan on the TN mailing list (Brandy) has announced  the following new album release dates: First single - "One Man Army" - August 11 Third CD - "Happiness...Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch" - September 21

June 14, 1999
There is a New Cracks in the Pavement from Duncan up on OLP.com  The new album has gone into the mixing stages and will be released by the end of August with Sol on the cover again.  The first single will either be "One Man Army" or "Is Anybody Home?"

May 26, 1999
There is news about OLP's third major release posted on JamTV and Rolling Stone. According to Blair R. Fischer, the new album, which should be available in stores by September with the first single being released to radio by late July, is going to be called "Happiness...Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch".

April 19, 1999
It is now OFFICIAL that OLP will be joining countless other bands at Woodstock 1999 in Rome, New York.

April 17, 1999
Our Lady Peace were advertised on 97.7 HTZ FM and Edge 102 as one of the many bands at Woodstock 99. The festival takes place July 23, 24, and 25th, in Rome, New York. Ticketmaster lists bus packages from various cities, including Toronto and Montreal! Tickets on sale "Online" Sunday April 18, at 9:00am! (This is "un-official" until OLP commits and ourladypeace.com posts more info)

The Music, Artists Scheduled to Appear (but subject to change)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bush, George Clinton, Collective Soul, Counting Crows, Creed,
Sheryl Crow, DMX, Everlast, Ice Cube, Jewel, Korn,
Limp Bizkit, Live, Los Lobos, Dave Matthews Band, Metallica, moe.,
Alanis Morissette, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine,
Sugar Ray, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rusted Root, The Brian Setzer Orchestra,
The Offspring, The Tragically Hip, The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim,
Guster, Wyclef Jean, Our Lady Peace, Mickey Hart Planet Drum
Ticketmaster info