SMALL FACES

L.A. electronic dance act Crystal Method is getting started on the follow-up to its 1997 album “Vegas,” which featured songs that got mainstream exposure in TV ads for Mazda and the Gap. . . .

The Los Angeles Women in Music organization is looking for submissions for its first compilation CD, which will be released in conjunction with L.A. Music Week events starting June 24. Deadline for entries is Saturday. For information, call (213) 243-6440. *