Rumours

Rip It Up, Issue 77, 1 December 1983, Page 8

Rumours

Carolyn Murchison

UK & USA Singer Peter Wolf is reportedly bitter after getting the boot from the J. Geils Band, the first lineup change in 16 years. The group will complete a half-finished album without Wolf ... Birthday Party posthumous EP is Mutiny, featuring 'Jennifer's Veil', 'Mutiny in Heaven', 'Swampland' and 'Say Spell'. Singer Nick Cave has already recorded a solo EP which will also be released on the Mute label ... Public Image Ltd experiencing heavy ticket demand for their first UK tour in five years ...

controversy and a BBC ban of Julian Temple video for Rolling Stones single 'Undercover of the Night', which features Mick as Sth American kidnapee who is eventually shot ... lan Dury, recently subject of hour-long BBC documentary, has new single Really Glad You Came' ... Style Council have had to break UK touring commitments to work on debut album ... Marine Girls have split amicably for geographical reasons. All will continue musical careers ... Sting recently screentested for the role of Pontius Pilate in Martin Scorcese's upcoming Jesus flick ... Steve Strange currently before the UK courts on a cocaine charge ... ex Teardrop Julian Cope will resume live work soon, pending the release of his new solo album ... planned Psychic TV gig at Prestwich Mental Hospital postponed after the governor expressed concern for the welfare of patients. No bloody wonder ... the Fall go upmarket and join the video crowd with an hour-long videotape planned for release soon after new album Perverted By Language

... Cabaret Voltaire have their soundtrack LP to acclaimed BBC movie Johnny Yes No and new single Dream Ticket' and are working on new album in their Sheffield studios ... the former Rip Rig and Panic members who had banded together under the name Les Enfants Terribles are now Float Up CP, apparently sick and tired of snide comments about their first choice name ... Stiff

have signed up the Inspirational Choir of the Pentecostal First Born Church of the Living" God for a five-track mini-LP, Clean Heart. The 31-strong choir first entered the recording world as backing vocalists on the new Madness single 'Wings of a Dove' ... a total of 11 LPs will result from last year's Reggae Sunsplash festival. The first features Toots and the Maytals ... American Larry Buchanan is making a film intended to show that the deaths of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix were no accidents but political assassinations carried out to stop the pair poisoning impressionable young minds. •

Albums: Thin Lizzy Lizzy Life, Joan Armatrading Track Record (best of). Cramps Smell of Female, Brian Eno Working Backwards 1983-1973 (11 LP set), Ministry Work for Love, Weather Girls Success, Four Tops Back Where 1 Belong, This Are Two Tone (compilation), Cocteau Twins Head Over Heels, Alex Harvey Soldier on the Wall, The Essential JeanMichel Jarre, Millie Jackson ESP (Extra Sexual Persuasion), John McCoy.(ex Gillan bassist) McCoy, David Jay Etiquette of Violence, Adam Ant Strip. . Singles: Marvin Gaye reissue 'What's Going On' b/w Heard It Through the Grapevine', Madness 'Sun and the Rain', Joßoxers 'She's Got Sex', Who Ready Steady Who (1966 tracks, including 'Batman', 'Disguises' and Barbara Ann'), Death Cult 'God's Zoo', Revillos ‘Bitten By A Love Bug'.

Auckland • Soon-to-be-redundant bass player from a certain' awardwinning group, the thinly . disguised Jag Moritz, has a new single Boot Up' out on Hit Singles soon. It's backed with a "Random Mix" of the same ... Sons in Jeopardy will have their debut single 'Ritual'/ 'Worlds Apart' out .on Rootbeat Records via EMI ... gremlins got into last month's Rumours: the Diehards have in fact signed a world-wide contract with RCA and will begin work on an EP at Mandrill early January. Album likely later in the year ... new Wastrels' single, also from Mandrill, is 'All Out to Sea'. A limited number of copies will be backed with the infamous 'Slutty Mole', which was recorded in a suitably sleazy session at Progressive. After the limited edition runs out 'Time for A Ride' will be the flip ...

expect some time in the New Year a batch of releases from the South's TV Eye Records, including a 45 by Say Yes to Apes and Hyphen-Smythe's Badass tape album.

The city's latest live venue is the Milford Marina which will be featuring bands weekly from January. Bookings are through PAMSAB, ph 396-066 ... Sonya Waters has left the Big Sideways and is now playing keyboards and singing with Martial Law ... Ivan Zagni, Peter Scholes and the recently returned Don McGlashan have been working together and will play the Christchurch City Festival in March ... fellow former

Blam Tim Mahon has conceived the Dead Sea Scrolls, a strictly limited timespan affair which selfdestructs next week at the PR Bar. Lineup is Tim Mahon, bass; Carol Mahon, drums; Greg Blanchett, guitar; John Wallace, vocals and guests. Car Crash Set will now not be making their second appearance at Quays but at Zanzibar's Christmas extravaganza on Dec 22. Tickets are available at the club ... new Marginal Era drummer is Darron Johns (ex Sporting Life). Band is still looking for a new guitarist or bassist ... Vulgar Beatmen (ex Crocodiles, Hulamen, Mammal) doing well in Sydney and set to tour back home early next year with a single under their belts.

Radio Active are Peter Ilich (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Martin Stewart; (guitars, vocals, keyboards), Mark Ilich (drums), and David Ilich (bass). They have their debut single 'Angela' out now ... local releases coming up include Richard Cranium Blues Band Midanca (out now), Mary Briefcase Lucid Dreams (Feb-March), Leadness Bristle Band Your Fingers Are Too Good for Me I'll Eat Your Ears Instead (Feb) and RCBB Into the Fire (April). All available from Old Age Records, PO Box 6199, Auckland ... the Kiwi Animal recording continues. The duo plan a South Island tour in February and a tour of North Island alternative venues.

Local studio-only outfit Albatrocity will have their rather good Last Laugh-recorded single 'Martyr Martyr' out on Jayrem Records in early February. The video they have made will hopefully be shown on Radio With Pictures at the same time ... and at Harlequin Terror of Tinytown are recording their second single Just One Life' ... Days Centrale are near completing their debut Ze Disc LP ... Alistair Riddell has been recording with Gerard Carr ... Josie Rika has a single, followed by a mini-album out soon on Mushroom Records. Russell Brown

Dunedin For the next two months the Netherworld Dancing Toys will be touring the country. Steve Renwick (trombone) and Neville Schwabe (tenor sax) have replaced Phil Hurring and Matthew Trubuhovich and next month a five

track EP will be released containing three live songs recorded at the Windsor.

The Cartilage Family have officially broken up and bassist Peter Gutteridge has rejoined his original Clean colleagues in the Great Unwashed's projected national tour beginning at the Empire with the Double Happys on New Year's Eve.

Look Blue Go Purple are off the road for a while to rehearse new songs and they are also looking for practice rooms. The Newburgs are back live but rumours of lack of direction may lead to problems. The Double Happys will play at Flying Nun's Recording Party.

Ex Stones Graham Anderson and ex Gamaunche John Collie have been jamming. And Martin Phillips' new band, as yet unnamed, debuts at the Empire on Dec 17. George Kay Wellington _ . -On Dec Rick Bryant's Jive Bombers and the Pelicans are playing at new venue the Ascot Theatre in Newtown (space for 300 on the dancefloor and 300 seated upstairs). Tickets $8 from Colin Morris . Records and the Cricketers. Gaylene. Preston is filming the show. Other recent events: Not the 1983 Music Awards featured Yellyman, Unrestful Movements, Barbaric Bunnies and half of Christchurch's Evasive Action among others. Also the Nov 26 gig at Circus Block 5, Jimmy Sung and Jungle Mice.. Both shows indicative of healthy DIY attitude local bands are developing to get around venue problems ... for those organising gigs there's a new security service available, Blackbelt Security, contact. David Blackman ph 729-329. They know the people who attend functions and don't discriminate on a looks basis ... the Pelicans' fine album is into its second pressing already. A video will be on RWP on Dec 11 ... Body Electric recently did a show at the Majestic Cabaret for RWP. Meanwhile, three Australian companies are interested in releasing BE's debut album.

Still across the Tasman, Sydney's JJJ radio has been playing most of Jayrem's Barking Up The Right Tree compilation. Hulamen’s Barking Up The Wrong Tree' has proved especially pop-

ular ... 2ZM's Scorching Bay concert for 'B4 is set for January 2 and is to feature Precious and Mockers ... Bryan Staff, guru of Ripper Records, is moving to Auckland to set up a Jayrem office and keep Ripper producing. Over Xmas he'll be' breakfast DJ on Radio Fyfeshire in Nelson. {i Jayrem have set for local release through their reciprocal arrangement with Australia's Hot Records: the Celibate Rifles' LP .Sideroxylon and Triffids' (not Christchurch outfit) album Treeless Plain: December sees release of Flesh DVice and Capital Chaos waxings. For the New Year there's Naked Spots Dance Falling LP and one from the Neighbours entitled Made In The Gluepot. David Taylor

Christchurch Hailed as "Biggest Event of the Year" is the Titties and Beer Spectacular to be held Saturday afternoon, Dec 17, : . in the Hillsborough car park and features Hammond Gamble, Miss Canterbury, Rodney Bryant, a Wet T-Shirt competition and a custom car display, etc;jPQBHHH| Wastrels will play the Caledonian or Horticultural Hall on Dec ; 16, supported by Triffids (who' will soon hit Timaru) and Haemogoblins ... Dance Exponents play the Christchurch Town Hall on Dec 29 ... Gordons play locally Xmas Eve. and expect to commence NZ tour early Jan ...

founder Clean member Peter Gutteridge will join the Kilgour brothers for the first Great Unwashed national tour from late Dec. The trio will be hitting the streets, parks, camping grounds and occasionally even buildings of the nation with a portable generator in tow. Tour includes Akaroa, Takaka, Coromandel, etc, and culminates in Auckland. See Coruba Calendar for dates ...

the Bats plan something similar with a rural tour round Canty, stopping in every small town possible. They are recording at Nightshift on Amie's new Series Five console and if they're happy with songs will release an EP. They'll also be playing some of City Council's free summer gigs at the Band Rotunda which will hopefully start soon but nothing is firm at present. Chain Reaction are: Phil

McCracken from Australia (keyboards), Ben Doon (bass), Rick O'Shea (guitar) and Victor Greensleeves (drums). . Band's recent debut at Gladstone was well received ... the Art Union are Mike Forse, Grant Edwards, Ross Easy, Peter Thunderchild and Mike Davidson. They'll be playing the first gigs at ChCh's new club, Vibrations, an old Doodles site ... Back Door Blues would like to hear from any prospective saxophonists, contact' Terry on Dunedin 773-289. GG Hamilton Second single for the Bronx is One Foot Over the Line', out on Vertigo. Release is to be followed up by a South Island tour and an EP next year. Drummer Jeff Lethborg is leaving the band and rumours are that Kevin (Snag) Smith, who recently left Kix will replace him . ... Kix currently undergoing a name change to coincide with their debut single are currently auditioning several local and Auckland drummers. The Midge Marsden Band has released a live, mini album recorded at Auckland's Gluepot ... the Glenview hotel is now back in full swing with local bands playing there each week.