AFTER TWO YEARS of touring the United Kingdom, Space descended upon America. The quartet from Liverpool was set to kick off the second leg of its U.S. tour. The first U.S. single, "Female of the Species," was making an impact…

MINDY McCREADY moved to Nashville when she was 18 and gave herself one year to make it or break it as a country singer. Armed only with a karaoke demo, she hit the streets of Music Row. She didn't know…