Rumours

Rip It Up, Issue 25, 1 August 1979, Page 6

Rumours

AUCKLAND While out decorating the town, Terrorways’ drummer, Gary Hunt, was arrested, spent the night in jail and was fined $l5O for spraying the letters ‘TER’ on a derelict Ponsonby wall. Look out for a Terrorways gig to pay the fine. A New Zealand tour to promote their second album will keep Citizen Band busy in August and September. The album is titled Just Drove Through Town and CBS will have it*in the shops on August 20. The album has been mixed and mastered in L.A. by Jay Lewis. The final track listing is “No Stereo", “We're The Boys", “Rust In My Car”, “5.0.5.”, "Protection” (the Graham Parker tune) and on Side Two “City Slitz” “Another Night”,. “A Night At the Brit”, “Acrobat”, “Snarl” and “Just Drove Through Town”. More NZ vinyl to look out for... Christchurch band, Bon Marche have a single out on Stetson records “So This Is Love” (a Phil Judd song) c/w “(I Want to be an) Arab”. The tracks were recorded at Marmalade Studios, Wellington and also produced by Jay Lewis ... Next out in August is Toy Love’s debut on Elektra "Rebel” c/w “Squeeze”. A video of “Squeeze” will appear on Radio with Pictures on August 14. Toy Love is touring the North Island this month and return to play the Gluepot starting September 6 ... Th’Dudes will release an all new "rock’n’roll” single “Walking in the Light” late in August. The flip is “Bad Boy Billy" from their debut album. Two new venues have opened doors in August ... The Basement in Elliot Street (formerly Busby’s Wine Bar) kicked out the disco and opened with Toy Love. The Basement is open Wednesday to Saturday and has a late license on the weekend ... The Squeeze in Fanshawe Street features bands from 11pm to 2am. Seen on the Squeeze stage in July were Sheerlux, The Plague, The Swingers and Picture This. Spelling Mistakes features the half of Get Smart that ain’t in Electrabeat. Nick (vocals)

and Julian Hanson (drums) are assisted by Nigel Russell (bass replaced Keith Bacon who left to start the Secret Agents) and War-’ wick Hitler (guitar) ... also new in town is Picture This, fronted by Lisa Schouw (vocals and keyboards) and David Spillane (sax, vocals). With Paul Wilson (bass), Keith Moyle (guitar) and Chris Burt (drums), Picture This cover tunes by Roxy Music, Police, Blondie, Patti Smith, etc.

VINCE EAGER

WELLINGTON Splits dept: Wellington’s dwindling number of bands is sadly depleted by the breakup of both Rough Justice and The Wonders. The Rougho’s July 26 'Farewell Party’ also starred the Wide Mouthed Frogs (in Auckland August 17-19), Neville Purvis, the Windy City Smugglers, Gary McCormick and the Ducks. Reel to Real’s new line-up had a successful first weekend at the Last Resort ... The Normals have left Wellington’s pleasant clime to conquer Auckland ... The Steroids (who have dropped the “Johnny Mono and ...” tag) have recorded several songs at Crescendo Studios, Miramar ... when the Crocodiles record their album it’s likely to feature Mark Hornibrook on bass and Bruno Lawrence on drums. The Rodger Fox Big Band will be appearing at the prestigious Montreux International Jazz Festival in 1980. If you have news for Wellington Rumours ring 858-971 (Wellington). GARY STEEL DUNEDIN The big break came for hot new rock’n’roll school band, Static, wh.en they supported Th’Dudes at the University Union. Tibet, a relatively new five piece band on the scene are gaining attention for their diverse, covers anc original songs. Heavenly Bodies are going into 4ZB’s studios to lay down tracks for a projected three song maxi-single. .T he Y intend to record si> tracks, and likely numbers are live-in-the-studic versions of.“ 15” and “All These Years”. Vocalist Sue Brown has joined Shuffle permanently, and the band-may add keyboards. GEORGE KAY AND KEITH TANNOCK