Wellington Rumours

Rip It Up, Issue 9, 1 March 1978, Page 3

Wellington Rumours

Lynne Attwood

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Steve Gilpin’s band Fragments of Time has undergone a startling name/music/ image change. They have gone right into new wave material and have become Mysex. They are recording a new single, and hope to take it to the land of Oz before the wave breaks.

Red Rose has broken up but all four members are staying within the local music scene. The split was amicable and mainly because of musical differences. One member has joined Mysex, the drummer has returned to Skylord and the two remaining members are staying together to form another band. Both Rockinghorse and Coast to Coast have original songs entered in “The Entertainers”. Coast to Coast are continuing their North Island pub crawl and Rockinghorse are still getting plenty of gigs around the country as well as a. lot of pub/club/concert work in town. Another name change this time the Golden Horn Big Band has changed to the Rodger Fox Big Band. Rodger is the musical director and trombone player in the band. The R & R Music shop now sponsor the big band. Both the 1860 Band and the Big Band are going through to the Tauranga Jazz Festival at Easter. This year a Big Band contest is included in the programme. Rough Justice have been out of town since Christmas, and they have a lot of out of town work booked for the future about the only Wellington work in recent times was a week of varsity dances for orientation. Things are hotting up on the nighclub scene Ziggys are introducing a new scheme every Wednesday and Thusday night for bands and theatre groups providing a venue on a “percentage of door" basis. Because of the new Wellington motorway project, both The Cabin and Uncle Albert’s Attic are going to be demolished. The Balcony is being reformed to make a new club which will be called the Side Street Disco. Simon Morris from the Heartbreakers has been hearing rumours that the band is

breaking up. They aren't. At present they are still at Cricketers and at the beginning of April, Simon and Don Wilson are taking two months break to go overseas. When they return the band will resume work in Wellington. Long term plans still include going to Aussie.