WEEK IN PREVIEW: TOFU FIGHTERS!
That said, this week's Top 50 Album chart is a bit from Column A and a bit from Column B, as Epic's heavily hyped "NOW Volume 6" is living up to the hype and running away with the top spot.
But it ain't just about that wacky hits package's fortunes, cookie. Check out Epic's Ginuwine, which was holding steady at #3 as we were tallying up our abacus. And if that's not enough egg in your foo yung, check out the live Bruce Springsteen, which is just ahead of the late Big Pun in the #5 and 6 spots on our always-changing Building Album Chart (click the SALES icon on top of this page, loser). That's no dim sum.
Meanwhile, those nutty Maoists at Top 40 are preoccupied with the new Madonna, which hasn't even officially had its bow (or bao) at Top 40, and there's a growing buzz over R.E.M., which is DOMINATING the Post Modern world this week.
And if that doesn't yank your Chou En Lai, Post Modernists are also reporting strong action on DreamWorks' Ours and the newest offering from Capitol's Coldplay, "Shiver."
The Tiananmen Squares in the Rap world are still buzzing over last week's Most Added, "It's A Stick Up" from Willus Drummond, on the gargantuan Downs Elementary label.
So Peking duck for cover, folks. This week will make you want to Taiwan on. All will be revealed tomorrow from our industry spyplane.
(Note: The editors wish to apologize for the antiquated ethnic "humor" in this piece. We blame any distasteful content on too much MSG.)
