DUNEDIN
George Kay and Keith Tannock.
Bare Wires, who recently supported Peter Frampton at his Christchurch concert, are splitting up after Christmas apparently because of the increasingly divergent musical directions
within the band. A shame because they were building up quite a following in Dunedin and they looked all set to tour Australia next year. Recent Clean end of year Polytech gig marred by bad P.A., but the band continue to go from strength to strength with David Kilgour much improved as lead guitarist. Bassist Mick Dawson has left the Enemy (replacement is Phil Judd) and is back in Dunedin to reform Heavenly Bodies, famous for their great Animals and Kinks cover versions. Co-guitarist Hayden Olssen has left After Dark but they have replaced him with keyboards player Murray Stewart to fill out their sound. The band has just completed a very impressive three week stint at the Prince of Wales, their first regular work for a while. Cruze are going through an unsettled period at the moment which may result in personnel changes in the new year. Disco is still popular down here, goddammit, and the Lion Tavern have installed a disco setup which may phase out live acts in the near future. Not encouraging for the local bands short of work.
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Rip It Up, Issue 18, 1 December 1978, Page 6
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