RUMOURS

Rip It Up, Issue 49, 1 August 1981, Page 2

RUMOURS

George Kay

UK & USA Factory Records' Tony Wilson told New York Rocker to expect a double album of unreleased studio and live Joy Division* The band was to have recorded a live album at the Reichstag in Berlin, October 1980. Wilson expects "a still of a chicken farting" on new. album's cover. Meanwhile in Enzed 'Atmosphere' is out and Closer and 'Transmission' will follow. Parts have arrived for New Order ... Dave Allen left Gang Of Four in the middle of. their USA tour. Busta Jones (Talking Heads' Remain In Light band) is filling in ... Jimmy Pursey has recorded 'Animals Have More Fun' with Peter ; Gabriel producing ... new Robert Fripp band . will record as King Crimson. With Fripp are Bill Bruford, Adrian Belew and Tony Lewin ... Monochrome Set are now on Pre but Charisma own; Pre and Virgin's Richard Branson now owns Charisma. The Set's new 45 is 'Ten Don'ts For Honeymooners' ... Bowie will star in BBC's production of Bertolt Brecht play 'Baal'. Sting will star in Artemis 81 with Hywel .Bennett of Shelley ... Brian McGee 1 has • left Simple Minds taking his drum kit with him ... next U2 is once again produced by Steve Lillywhite. Title • is Scarlet. Police are recording a new album. U2 are recording in'Dublin and Police are starting in Montserrat and ; finishing jj in Montreal ... first single from Stevie Nick's Bella Donna is 'Draggin' My Heart' a duet with Tom Petty ... Split Enz will' support Petty on a 40 date USA and Canada tour. Next Split Enz album will be produced by Frenzy tape

operator, Hugh Paddingham. USA mag Creem wrote about the lads from New Zealand but the headlines read "Space Faced Aussies" and "Aboriginal Rock" ... new on USA label IRS are Go Go's Beauty And The Beat (produced by early Blondie man, Richard Gottehrer) and Oingo Boingo Only A Lad (produced by Pete Solley) ... Wah! Heat are Wah! Wah! album is Nah Poo-Art Of Bluff ... Harry Chapin was killed when his car collided with an articulated truck ... Foreigner are now a four piece. 4 is the title of their new album ... David Byrne is working with members of the 852 s and the Plastics (from Japan) as the Melons ... NME lady, Vivien Goldman has recorded 'Dirty Washing' with help from friends Lydon and Levene ... number one UK single is Specials' 'Ghost Town' while N 0.13 with a boogie is Spandau Ballet's Chant 1' ... Midnight Oil play Reading Festival along with fellow Aussies Rose Tattoo, the Kinks and numerous heavy metal bands ... Angie Bowie has written a book. Now it's time for albums to look out for: Polecats Polecats Are Go (Mercury), Joe Jackson Jumpin' Jive, Debbie Harry Kookoo, Taxi (Sly & Robbie), Little Feat Ho Ho, ELO Time, Tom Verlaine Dreamtime (Warners), Devo New Traditionalists or Superthing, Neil Young Reactor, Dennis Bovell Brain Damage (Fontana), Urban Verbs Early Damage (Warners), Wire (live) Documents And Eyewitness (Rough Trade), Alternative TV Strange Kicks (IRS), T Rex In Concert (EMI/ Cube), Josef K The Only Fun In Town (Postcard), Miles Davis The Man With The Horn (CBS), Crass Penis Envy (Crass). Christchurch The Pin Group's first single 'Ambivalence'/'Columbia' will be released late August. They are now recording their second single 'Coats'/'Mindplayer'. Newtones' drummer Graeme Van der Colk has left the band. Martin Archibald (ex Vauxhalls) is temporary replacement. The release of the second single is delayed. The Droogs has a new guitarist, Dave Frampton ... Nancy Keil, keyboards/vocals for Thumbs Of Brass has left. The

band will continue as a three piece ... Mainly Spaniards are concentrating on writing and demoing ... Solatudes have split usual story, musical differences ... 25 cents are having a break. While bassist Susan Heney holidays, the band are working on new material. Coming up at the Gladstone are Penknife Glides, Clean and Sam Hunt with Gary McCormick. At the Hillsborough, Pink Flamingos and the Narcs ... Gordons will do a farewell concert in the Town Hall's Limes Room, early September before going to Auckland. Laura Mitchell/Rose Stapleton Hip Singles move to the North Island mid August. Dick Driver is still with band despite reports that he would join Blams ... Narcs plan to head North to gig and record in Auckland ... Gary Nottingham has left Zero Bars to join an Auckland band. New Zero Bar is Alan Johnson ... Over The Line have fired their singer and changed their name. Newz have returned to Melbourne pubs after two weeks at the Aranui. They return to Christchurch in November ... after pub venue, Shots, in Asaph Street continues to attract good crowds. J.W. Auckland New vinyl in stores includes Dave McArtney six track Remember The Alamo, Screaming Meemees' See Me Go' (delayed as Propeller re-pressed with Andrew Snoid produced 'See Me Go' on the A-side), and all the 45s reviewed on page 20. Willie Dayson have completed the recording of their live album ... Alastair Riddell is recording an album at Man-

drill 2 ... Newmatics are working on a mid-September single ... flip of Otis and Rex 45 'Mecca' was recorded at Studio 132 ... weird & wonderful: Aspic LP Absconded Damply and Second Nose 'Nail And Skin Problems' 45 are available from PO Box 2119, Auckland, $4.50 and $2.50 respectively. New Smelly Feet out soon. Bassist Struan Knuckey has left Blue Flames to form a new rockabilly band. Phone 604-851 if interested. Flames are looking for a bassist ... the Furys have decided not to split ... guitarist Chris Williams has quit the (Herco Pilots (the 2EP set will still be released) ... Famous Five are looking for a drummer and a keyboard player at Henderson 47063 ... Pat is new Corners singer. South Island jaunt by Danse Macabre and Alms For Children planned for September ... Graham Brazier is recording an album at Harlequin for October release. Musicians include members D.D. Smash and Dave McArtney and the Flamingos ... Techtones are recording an album by do-it-yourself-with-Doug Hood method ... Pop Mechanix will keep their name in NZ and UK but in' Australia NZ Pop is the likely name ... Swinger Phil Judd is back in Australia after mixing their Practical Jokes album. No release date yet but the band will tour Enzed in October. The Corporation Wellington Wellington live music stumbles from one crisis to another. The loss of the Last Resort means there is no longer a regular venue for fans under pub age, and a shortage of support gigs for new bands.

MISSING TREMBLE (L-R) Bob Shepheard (bass, guitar, vocals), Steve Duffels (drums, Bill Mcßae (guitar, keyboards, vocals). Been together 3 months and 10 gigs. Own a PA. Sound by Gregory Brice. MT music is synthesiser based, bit funky modern music. "I'd like to see greater musical and personal cooperation between bands. The situation with agencies and the breweries can only get worse." (Bob) "It's a case of being positive and trying to do something about it, not just flowing with the tide." (Bill) "I'm sick of people going on about life being shit. Promoting apathy is no good. Your music can purge your dissatisfaction." (Bob)

INSTIGATORS (L-R) Sonya (keyboards, vocals), Eddie (drums), Tom (guitar, vocals), Edward (sax, vocals), Tarewai (bass, vocals). Formed 8 months ago. Winners of 1981 Battle of the Bands. Tom joined a month ago. They play 50 percent originals and ska/rock covers. Ripper 45 out August 17, 'Not Really Bad'/'ln Line'. Band will tour Enzed this year. "We want to play everywhere we possibly can." (Edward) Sonya, Tom and Tarewai write are main writers: "We write from personal experiences, but we don't write love songs." (Sonya)

ALMS FOR CHILDREN (L-R) Gary Charlton (vocals), Daron Johns (drums), Ben Hayman (bass), Paul Fogarty (guitar). Gigged for four months. An EP is released on Rem Records. "We're going to do another one on Rem. ; We think it will be a 12 inch 45 with six songs on it." (Paul) AFC play all originals: "The songs are written by everybody working together. They change, the more we play them." (Paul) "I'm pissed off with the lack of venues. I'm sick of places being closed down because of the mindless few who feel they have to smash the place up." (Gary)

ANN GRAY 1945-1981 Ann Gray, a dear friend and neighbour, from June 1977 when the Island Of Real and Rip It Up were founded in Airedale Street, died from cancer late July. Ann's warmth made the Island Of Real something special for musicians and patrons a much loved time for NZ rock'n'roll.

'RUMOURS' FROM PAGE2 At the same time a new wave of violence has stifled attempts to organise independent gigs. The Rock Against Racism show at Thistle Hall with Jasmin, Primitive Art Group, Spines, Flamewave, Gordons and Naked. Spots Dance went - off without trouble, but Wellington Zone II (Steroids, Mockers, Naked Spots, Digits) was closed early because of aggro outside the hall. Two shows at Victoria University, the Screaming Blam-matic Roadshow and a dance with Mockers, Innocent and Hot Spoons both saw violence, including; attacks on band members. Impressive newcomers are Spines (recording . for Bunk, natch) and Neoteric Tribesmen; who are mercifully unrecognisable as Condemned Sector ... Flamewave are to record ... exProton, Tony Richards has disbanded Heaters, but is looking for personnel for recording and occasional gigs ... on release

are Beat Rhythm Fashion's single and the Mockers' singloid. Les Crew Dunedin In September the Clean are going on a six week, North Island stint to promote their Flying Nun single, 'Tally Ho'. When . they return, the band will . move permanently to Christchurch because of the shortage of work in Dunedin. . Broken Models have recorded and pressed 500 copies of their single 'lnside The Maze'/'By The Sea'. They are currently touring. : Craig Easton has left the Verlaines ... Nerve are - back without a frontman ... Brian Seque is no longer in No Drill. Bassist John Pringle is doing vocals. New band Junction Avenue . is to play at the City. They consist .of Steve Larkins, Ivan Hamilton, Jeff Dickie, Alan Crawford and Henare Makoare.