22nd December 2004

I'm currently in the process of updating the Jewel song A to Z. I've added details of a few new songs, there are now 263 songs listed. In addition there are another 27 unperformed songs which we may see on future albums. I've made a number of additions/corrections to existing entries, hopefully all the songs from 1000 Miles Away through to Kiss Your Ass should have correct details and valid links. Please email me if you spot any mistakes.

16th December 2004

Atlantic Records have revamped their Jewel web page. Hopefully it means that Jewel will be staying with Atlantic and that her next album is released in the near future.

13th December 2004

I was browsing in MVC today when I was surprised to see Jewel featured amongst the artists in the "MTV Video Music Awards - Rock" compilation DVD. Jewel is singing Angel Standing By solo acoustic from the 1997 VMA awards show. The DVD was released in the UK last month and in the US last year.

26th November 2004

Jewel's latest live perfomance was at last Thursday's (18th Nov) Rock for the Cure Cancer Fundraiser at the Caesars Palace Event Center in Las Vegas. Apparently Jewel sang a solo set as well as singing The First Cut Is The Deepest with Rod Stewart. The event was emceed by Larry King with comedy provided by Jay Leno. [source Las Vegas Review Journal] Pictures from the event can be found at wireimage.com

23rd November 2004

Jewel's debut movie Ride With The Devil is the film of the week in next week's Radio Times and given a 5 star rating. You can watch it this Sunday on Channel 4 at 23:05

9th November 2004

There's a photo of Jewel arriving at the The Louis Vuitton United Cancer Front Gala in Los Angeles on Monday 8th Nov 2004 at yahoo.com

There's a brief clip of Jewel performing Foolish Games last week, at a Cartier event, held at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, at warnerbros.com

2nd November 2004

Jewel's Intuition is one of the featured songs in a new dance based game for the GameCube. In the game 'MC GROOVZ danceCRAZE' you "can practice to become a better dancer, show off your talent, compete against a friend, and even get dance-tastic exercise". More info at www.madcatz.com

26th October 2004

There are a couple of photos of Jewel from yesterday's Radio Music Awards in Los Angeles, CA at yahoo.com: Jewel and boyfriend Ty Murray; Jewel and the band 3 Doors Down

23rd October 2004

You can see a photo of Jewel holding the grandson of the founder of the jewellery store which she opened yesterday at Undercover.com.au...Jewel put down her guitar to model $12 million worth of jewels in Las Vegas this week.

21st October 2004

Jewel to Open Jewelry Store from KIISFM.com...The "Intuition" singer will cut a diamond-studded ribbon worth $150,000 at the new store, which will be situated at hotel and casino Caesars Palace's Forum Shops in Las Vegas, Nevada.

13th October 2004

Jewel's most recent album 0304 has been getting some fantastic reviews since its release last year so while we wait for the new album here's another review of 0304 this time from The War Against Silence..."0304 is fabulous. It may not be my favorite album of the year, but it also may. I hate Britney's corporate anonymity, but Jewel sounds unmistakably like Jewel."

4th October 2004

I posted a few weeks ago that Jewel was recording some tracks for her new album at the Sunset Sound recording studio in Hollywood. I've just discovered some info about the band she was working with. Apparently amongst the band are keyboardist Spooner Oldham (Dylan, Neil Young) who also played on some of the Pieces Of You tracks, Jim Keltner (John Lennon, Pink Floyd) on drums and Shane Theriot (Neville Brothers) on guitar. [source ShaneTheriot.com, also there are a couple of pics of Jewel with the band at the same site (nb hit the "Previous" button a couple of times)]

27th September 2004

"on Saturday, pop superstar Jewel and her boyfriend had some extra time, so Steve Shelton, president of STG Media, took them to a sure-fire place for fun - the kids Fun Zone atop the Von Braun Center parking lot. And, after taking off her baseball camp and cowboy boots, Jewel was bungee-jumping on one of the most popular attractions at the Jam."...from The Huntsville Times

16th September 2004

There's a picture of Jewel with Australian designers Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton from yesterday's 'Enchanted Garden Party' in Los Angeles, California at Yahoo.com

7th September 2004

There's very little news at the moment while Jewel is recording her new album, however if you subscribe to Film Four then you can see Jewel in her movie debut, Ride With The Devil, which is broadcast tonight at 8pm and then again on Sunday 19th September at 8:05pm.

23rd August 2004

It appears that Jewel has recently been recording new tracks for her forthcoming album. It was reported in Music Connection Magazine (2nd Aug 04) that Jewel had recorded new tracks with producer Mike Pela (who's worked with Sade) at Sunset Sound recording studio in Hollywood.

20th August 2004

Here's some news about the cartoon series (Punk Rock Angel Girl) that Jewel is developing for Nickelodeon. Apparently the series is being written by playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa who has written adventures of the Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics and also the comic-book adaptation of the "Spider-Man 2" film [source]

7th August 2004

Jewel's Armpit Trauma from ContactMusic.com...[Jewel] who measures 5 foot 6 (1.68 metres) - was horrified after a giant fan loomed above her and tucked her head into his armpit, she now wears heels to feel safer.

30th July 2004

Don't forget that you can see Jewel guest-starring in Five's The Lyon's Den this Tuesday at 10:50pm. You probably won't be able to find her name mentioned in any of the TV listings magazines but she's playing Rob Lowe's character's ex-girlfriend

21st July 2004

Jewel Finds Her Folk from ChartAttack.com...With her crystal-clear, child-like voice that swung from chirpily sweet to sharply soulful, she took advantage of Massey Hall's pristine sound and began the night with hardcore fan favourites like "Near You Always" and "Life Uncommon."

19th July 2004

Jewel sparkles during encore from mlive.com...The encore was a real joy, during which she played a dulcimer, performed with opener Joe Firstman on a song they wrote together, and showed off the voice training she received at Interlochen with an Italian aria and a yodel she learned as a child in Alaska.

18th July 2004

Jewel still sparkles from ToledoBlade.com..."I think folk music to a large extent has been heard so much in a certain way, you assume so much about it and don't hear the nuances," Jewel said in an interview from her ranch in Texas. "I wanted to put folk music to a neo-modern setting so the lyric can hit you in a different way."

Jewel 'tickled' to still be making money with music from FortWayne.com..."When I put something like 'Daddy' (a song about a woman contemplating retribution against an abusive father) on record, I think it's funny. But I'm not sure other people think it's funny." Jewel said it was often hard to tell when the Beatles were being funny as well. "For some reason, music has gotten very precious in the eyes of the critics. We've lost the whimsy of the Beatles."

16th July 2004

Jewel is at #76 in the list of the highest grossing tours published by PollstarOnline for the first six months of this year. Jewel's concerts grossed $2.4 million; the average number of tickets sold at each concert was 1,318; the total number of tickets sold was 51,402 from 42 concerts

Cool Coffeehouse Jewel fine at Fraze from Dayton Daily News (Registration reqd.)...Second, she's very political, in true folk-singer fashion. She worked Enron's troubles into a tune, and made much of praying for peace. Joan Baez would have been proud.

14th July 2004

Jewel is alone again, naturally from mlive.com..."I have 400 to 500 songs in my catalog, and I went through it all a couple of weeks ago," she said. "I took some time off to see what was in there; to see what I wrote when I was 17. It was an interesting reflection, to look back on it. I don't think what I write about changes."

Jewel casts a spell on area fans from the Green Bay Press-Gazette...Jewel didn't entertain as much as enchant. Touching on such themes as looking for freedom, drifting through life, addiction and hope, her off-the-cuff set took her - and listeners - to deep emotional reaches

Jewel shines at Morris from the South Bend Tribune...[Jewel's] voice was stunning in its strength, durability and control, regularly holding notes for what seemed like impossibly long periods of time. Her high notes were clear and steady if somewhat impersonal, while her lower notes had weight and feeling to them. At times, it seemed as if her vocal cords were elastic in the way she shifted from held note to held note.

12th July 2004

Jewel tries to show she can still be a gem from JSOnline.com...So it was back to basics for Jewel - a return to her beginnings, when she simply went from place to place, strumming and singing. And the woman could sing, in a voice of winsome tenderness and gentility, albeit still with leaps into yodeling or falsetto that sometimes made her sound like a backwoods Mariah Carey.

8th July 2004

Jewel goes back to her roots from nuvo.net...Jewel recently was the subject of an extremely unflattering item in Rolling Stone, which said that she showed up for a show, launched into rambling, pointless stories about Zoloft and stormed off the stage after just a few songs. She denied the story and said the magazine will be running a retraction of the piece.

28th June 2004

According to this PR Newswire press release the InstantLive recordings of Jewel's US concert tour this summer will only be available to fans attending the shows..."Jewel is an exceptional artist with unique accomplishments as a musician, songwriter, actress and poet and Azoff Music Management has proven itself to be cutting-edge architects of the future of music."

22nd June 2004

Jewel shines with simplicity from The Seattle Times...Particularly powerful was an achingly beautiful "Foolish Games," and a fine take on one of her biggest hits, "You Were Meant For Me." Concert-goers warmly embraced the pathos of "Hands," the grit of "Life Uncommon" and a fluid, mixed-up arrangement of "Down So Long,"

21st June 2004

Jewel delivers a powerful, funny show at Ste. Michelle from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer...Despite the unwelcome chit-chat during the show's opening moments, the good-natured singer-songwriter with the offbeat sense of humor offered a powerful and entertaining solo concert peppered with sassy commentary and comical storytelling

19th June 2004

There's a picture of Jewel, in Dolce & Gabanna, at the Crest Whitestrips first annual Style Awards at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Wednesday, where she was a presenter, at Yahoo.com

Live Review: Jewel at The Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA from livedaily.com...When a younger fan screamed for the song "Inspiration," it brought a chuckle from the Payson, UT, native, and a quick, but benign, admonishment. "I don't think I ever wrote a song called 'Inspiration,'" she pondered, scratching her chin, "I think it's called 'Intuition!' Maybe you'll like my other hit, 'Who Will Shave Your Soul.'"

18th June 2004

Variations of a gem: Jewel warms up Wente from the Alameda Times-Star...Despite her superstar status, Jewel acted as if she were among friends as she strolled leisurely through her superb 14-song set. She took the stage without fanfare as she casually walked up to the microphone and grabbed her guitar.

17th June 2004

Jewel scales back on her commitments and focuses on her music from metroactive.com...Currently, she's focused almost exclusively on her music. She dropped out of Wave, a feature film that once had her name attached as producer and star. She hasn't pursued any acting roles and doesn't expect to anytime soon.

16th June 2004

Channel Five will start broadcasting the US series Lyon's Den from the 29th June. Expect to see Jewel in Episode Six, "Ex", probably at the end of July, she plays a lawyer and Rob Lowe's ex-girlfriend.

13th June 2004

If you've been concerned about hearing reports of Jewel's so-called "breakdown" on stage recently, you can read Jewel's side of the story at mercurynews.com [registration reqd]...Recently fans have been worried about your performance. There have been reports in other media that you blew up. How are you doing?
"That was just, I don't know how that turned into a big deal. I did the exact same show, I did two shows that night, told the same jokes, the same stories. So I just think it was some disgruntled deejays who didn't show up in time to do their introductions and got mad or something."

8th June 2004

Some comments from Jewel re the US election...Jewel, 30, who sings Sunday at the Hard Rock, hasn't planned to endorse [John Kerry], either, because she said it's hard for her to discern between the candidates' facts and propaganda. Differences between both seem "arbitrary" along party lines, and she can't tell if either is authentic. "It feels like I'm being sold a pop song. It's frustrating. I feel uninformed still," Jewel says. By the way, Jewel is not a typical liberal. She's against gun control and tobacco bans. "A lot of liberals are against guns and tobacco, but they want freedom of choice and abortion. To me, that's a hypocritical thing. You can't have freedom of choice in one area and not in another," she says. [from ReviewJournal.com]

28th May 2004

Very little Jewel news at the moment I'm afraid, but if you're interested you can now watch the video of Bellefire's version of Jewel's You Were Meant For Me at UK Launch. This is still scheduled for release on 21st June, but EastWest are releasing it so I'm sure we can expect that date to change.

23rd May 2004

Congratulations to Jewel who has today reached the grand old age of 30.

Singer's Casino show no 'Jewel' of a performance from The Portsmouth Herald...Witnesses said Jewel went on a tirade of insults from poking fun at fat people to others with no teeth. At one point, she asked the audience to yell requests and then told them to "shut the hell up."

19th May 2004

A picture of Jewel posing with her ASCAP award which she received for Intuition, which was one of the most played songs of 2003, at last night's Pop Music Awards ceremony in Beverly Hills at Yahoo.com.

Kirby decorated in Jewel tones from TimesLeader.com...Jewel remains a remarkable singer, and throughout her engaging performance, she continuously flexed that talent. Sometimes, she sang softly in an almost demure fashion, while at other times she stretched things out to hit exceptional highs and would hold notes for what seemed like minutes.

14th May 2004

Jewel's Poetry Stirring, Hypnotic from ctnow.com...Her vocal versatility ranged from the touching desperation of "1,000 Miles Away" and spoken-word power of "The New Wild West" to the dreamy sensuality that spilled from the intoxicating "Break Me."

13th May 2004

Jewel sparkles in show with a sense of humor from timesunion.com...She even leaned toward Tuvan throat singing with the expressive growls on "Down So Long" from 1998's "Spirit." In other parts of the tune she sounded like a female Van Morrison reaching for her inner lion.

Jewel dazzles Merrill throng with range, humor, that voice from pressherald.com...She's got three things going for her at least: striking songs, superb stage presence and a voice that carries straight to the moon.

9th May 2004

You can find a couple of pictures of Jewel performing at last night's show in Turning Stone Casino Resort in Vernon, N.Y at Yahoo.com

8th May 2004

As she turns 30, Jewel is comfortable with her life from the Alameda Times-Star Online..."So I think that you can hear a lot of my musical influences on '0304,' and they're really quite varied -- from Tin Pan Alley to early hip-hop to the Clash and the Cure."

7th May 2004

Pair of area shows give singer-guitarist chance to shine solo from The News-Times...she also had tried her hand at other art forms, including sculpting, carving wood, scrimshawing and basket weaving. "The more you're exposed to as a writer, the better," Jewel said. "Not just types of art, but types of lifestyles, cultures. The more you're exposed to, the better it makes you as a writer, the more compassionate it makes you as a writer."

29th April 2004

A Quest For Jewel from startribune.com (registration reqd.)...Jewel is headlining Saturday's PACER event and she's not demanding much, but she doesn't want Chippewa or Mendota Springs water. She wants fresh flowers, Celestial Seasonings herbal tea, squeezable honey, a half-gallon of whole milk and Trinity Springs water

19th April 2004

Jewel Goes Lo-Fi on New Album from RollingStone.com...[Jewel's new album due in 2005] will feature songs that Jewel has played live for years but never recorded and will likely include "Rosy and Mick" and "Everything Breaks."

16th April 2004

A few pieces of news from a recent article at commercialappeal.com (registration reqd.)
The next Jewel album will be her last on her current contract with Atlantic Records. She's hoping to record it in August and will contain both live and studio material. Also rumours of a live concert CD have proved false as it seems "Atlantic had a problem with the idea."

15th April 2004

Look out for the advert for the new Wilkinson Sword Intuition razor for women which features the music from Jewel's single Intuition. If you want to find out more about the razor and hear Jewel's singing (which is currently absent from the ad) then visit the Official Intuition web site.

I've just heard a rumour that the Irish female 3-piece pop group Bellefire will be releasing a cover of Jewel's hit single You Were Meant For Me. You can watch a live and acoustic version courtesy of wmg.com at the following links...LO HI

11th April 2004

Jewel simply sings at Florida Theatre Friday from jacksonville.com...Woody Guthrie always said, "Shut up, and tell the story." That's what the great folk singers did back then. It wasn't about fancy finger work with the guitar or even the singing: It was simple; it was pure storytelling. Friday at the Florida Theatre, it felt that way [with Jewel]

2nd April 2004

Catching Up With Jewel from Billboard.com..."That as-yet-unscheduled next album will be the last under her deal with longtime home Atlantic Records, which is in flux in the wake of an Edgar Bronfman Jr.-led acquisition of the label's parent company, Warner Music Group. Jewel says she'll "have to see what the offer is" before deciding if she'll remain with the label or decide to work with another company."

31st March 2004

Regarding the UK availability of the Humphrey's DVD, I just received the following email..."I can confirm that HMV, Virgin and MVC have all taken the DVD as a stock item as have a fair spread of independent stores. Both W.H.Smith and Woolworths declined to stock the title. It's also available on Amazon.co.uk or via our own web site www.eagle-rock.com As with all our releases, the DVD has been fully serviced to press and you should see reviews (hopefully good ones!) start to appear shortly."

29th March 2004

Jewel's first live concert DVD is released in the UK today, "Jewel - Live at Humphrey's" features many Jewel fans' favourites performed with acoustic guitar as well as a number of new songs previewed for the release of This Way in 2001. As usual for a Jewel release this could be difficult to find in the shops but if you ask then they will order it for you

17th March 2004

Jewel has recently signed an exclusive worldwide deal with L'Oréal Feria hair color products. The new TV ad campaign called "Colour of Your Voice." features Jewel performing "Yes U Can". No news at the moment whether the ad will be broadcast in the UK.

I hope you spotted that Sky One's Viewer Relations team were right and Jewel was on the Sharon Osbourne Show this afternoon. If you missed it, Jewel performed 2 Become 1 and was interviewed about her concert at a Utah school last year to raise money for two of their pupils who were suffering with cancer. I believe it's being repeated tomorrow morning on Sky One at 5:10.

12th March 2004

Not sure if we're going to see Jewel on the Sharon Osbourne Show on the 17th as I said previously. I've just checked the Sky One schedule and they have Sarah Ferguson as the guest again :( I've emailed Sky One to see if they have an update, any news and I'll post it here.

9th March 2004

We now have a brand new forum up and running, jointly run by myself and Michiel, so please visit not the Official Jewel forum

3rd March 2004

If you were disappointed by the non-appearance of Jewel on the recent edition of Sky One's The Sharon Osbourne Show then make a note in your diary for the 17th March as I've been told by Sky One's Viewer Relations team that that is the day when Jewel's episode will be broadcast.

23rd February 2004

Jewel - Pieces Of UK is currently being merged with the Dutch Tribute to Jewel to bring you the ultimate Jewel website, currently called not the Official Jewel Website ;).At the moment you will find there the latest International Jewel news, however any important Jewel news relevant to the UK will still be posted here for the time being.

17th January 2004

Jewel performs at the Consumer Electronics Show from webtalkguys.com ... a solo Jewel was strumming her acoustic guitar, singing ballads and yodeling. Jeff [Bezos : Amazon.com's CEO] was grinning ear to ear, flush with the stage and surrounded by other dot-com execs, all craning their necks to absorb her Jewelness

14th January 2004

Hopefully we should finally be seeing the release of the Jewel, Live at Humphrey's By The Bay DVD which is expected on 29th March. Also coming soon is a new Australian tour edition of 0304 with a bonus CD.

13th January 2004

Jewel Helps Raise Money For Aussie Charity from Undercover news

12th January 2004

If you're in the UK then watch out for forthcoming Jewel appearances on The Sharon Osbourne Show which is currently being broadcast on Sky One and her TV drama debut on The Lyon's Den which is due in July on Channel Five. Broadcast dates/times will be added to the calendar as soon as I am aware of them.

10th January 2004

A note for US Jewel fans: Jewel's appearance on the Sharon Osbourne Show is now on Monday, a day earlier than originally scheduled.

9th January 2004

I've posted some great news about the forthcoming Jewel DVD at Jewel's International Forum

If you missed last night's BBC 6 broadcast of songs from Jewel's 1997 Shepherd's Bush Empire concert then you can hear them online for a week at the Dream Ticket web site. The songs were Nicotine Love, Everything Breaks, Don't, Pieces Of You and Enter from the East.

7th January 2004

A reminder for US fans that Jewel will be the guest on the Sharon Osbourne Show on Tuesday, you can find out where it's aired in your region at the When It's On page; Jewel will be performing her latest single 2 Become 1.