AUCKLAND

Rip It Up, Issue 20, 1 March 1979, Page 4

AUCKLAND

Sheerlux were the recent winners of the Radio Hauraki Youth Expo Band Quest coming out with SI,OOO, and courtesy of Polygram, a demo session to record four original songs. They will be supporting Split Enz on their NZ tour ... Lip Service have been offered an Australian management deal by Kiwis Dave Russell and Wally Wilkinson (ex-Enz) both now resident in Melbourne. They also manage the Marching Girls, (ex-Scavs). Lip Service have recorded two tracks, "Red Tape” and "Square Eyes" at IZM studios ... Citizen Band after having about two grands worth of gear ripped off while in Palmerston North proceeded to demolish packed houses at Massey University to vent their fury. Will Phil Judd produce Auckland's Plague? Will Eddie Rayner find a synthesiser that works? ... Contrary to February Rumours the Hookers’ bassist is Gil Varella ... The Aliens have split ... Will Ronnie Recent be the first Scavenger to come marching home? ... Street Talk’s single “Street Music”/”lt’s Not Easy” is being released as a 12” disc ... Rob Gillies (exEnz) was featured guest at Citizen Band’s Maidment Theatre show last week. Sorry if you missed it ... While Rough Justice are on holiday, Rick Bryant is crossing the Tasman for a peek at the Aussie scene. Toy Love are touring the South Island in April. They are hawking demos, recorded at Harlequin, of "Pull Down the Shades”, "Frogs", "Squeeze” and “Toy Love Song”. Welcome to two new rock venues. Mainstreet (506 Queen St) opened in December with resident band Strange Brew (includes Murray McNabb and Neil Hanan) and guest bands each weekend. Acts appearing in March include Citizen Band, Alastair Riddell and Th’Dudes ... Parnell's Energy Theatre (7 Windsor St)opened in March with Panic, Citizen Band, Bamboo and Sheerlux on the first weekend ... The Terrorways (were called Rooter) seen recently providing a good macho support at a Toy Love student orientation gig ... Hear about Polygram flying 80 people around in a DCIO to promote the new Bee Gee album? What’s wrong with recording a local group instead and let the Bee Gees sell themselves? ... Flight 7-7 are still without a record contract however interest has been shown by other planets ... Andy Anderson’s new band Vic Singe (drums), Shane Haui (guitar) and Yuk Harrison (bass) is rehearsing near Gisborne ... Th’Dudes have returned from Wellington. Bass guitarist Peter White broke his wrist in friendly scrap with fellow Dude ... Harvey Mann has left Living Force to form a band with ex-Force drummer, Glen Absolum. Mona Hollguin has returned to USA. Living Force will continue as a four piece. VINCE EAGER & L.B. SANDS