RUMOURS

Rip It Up, Issue 120, 1 July 1987, Page 32

RUMOURS

Auckland : The Chills new LP is half completed in London at the Point Studios, produced by Mayo Thompson (ex-Red Crayola, Pere Übu). The band is going over to play at the prestigious New Music Convention in New York, plus gigs in Boston and Washington ... Dragon are touring Europe under the name of Hunter, supporting Tina Turner to good reviews ... Brent Hansen, on leave from RWP, has three months work for MTV as a news producer in London. His first assignment: a story in Nice on catering for Bowie’s tour.

Cloud Nine Club intends establishing a Musical Underground State House, providing practice rooms, venue, PA, clubrooms, for bands, plus many other ideas promoting NZ music. The Warners, Battling Strings, Fish for Life, Sheets recently played a fundraising gig at the varsity. For further details ring Glenn Cassidy on 604191 ... Sonya Waters has joined Benny Staples in the Woodentops ... the Patea Maori Club's gospelish new single ‘Ngoi Ngoi’ was recorded at Marmalade, with Moana, Kara Pewhairangi, Annie Crummer and Dave Dobbyn doing backing vocals. Proceeds will go towards a trust to give scholarships to two Maori language students, one Maori, one Pakeha. Sweet Harmony are about to release their first album Let Yourself Go on Emmatruck. The group is: Hattie St John, Olivia Stephens and Maxine Naden ... Nick Smith has finished Skin, a four-track EP

out next month. He’s touring late August ... Three Men Missing are a Cambridge band who will have two songs ‘Night Journey’ and ‘My World’ on an upcoming South Indies compilation; their “Tiki Tour” is late July, supported by Hamilton's Chanting Boys ... Dunedin’'s Cassandra’s Ears will be playing Auckland in late August. Chris Bourke Palmerston North McNair survey has Radio Massey with eight percent of 15-29 age group, it's highestrating yet ... Pterodactyls’ single released this month, followed by Three Leaning Men's debut LP Fun in the Key of E ... Bassett Rd Murders now has John Copeland on vocals and the End'’s Spike on bass ... Massey’s new campus arts administrator is Paul Horan, now that Sue Dempsey has joined the NZSAC team ... the End have nearly completed their debut LP, with assistance from Chris Sheehan before he left for England ... a new band is Song of Dreams with Mark Fergusson and Drew Rennie ... a Palmerston North roadcrew put together for the Rheineck rock festival have formed a company Quadrapec. Gerard Martin Wellington

Wazzo Ghotti's drummer Joe is still in hospital after receiving serious head injuries in an attack on his way home from playing at the Clyde Quay in March. Hospital staff are “pleased with his progress” Three people will appear in court in November over the attack. The band have completed remixing an album, tentatively titled Gone Ghotiing at Writhe Recordings ... the Jonahs have a

five-track EP ‘Bill of Happiness’ coming out on Peter Kayes yet-to-be-named indie label ... Lee Palmer and friends have first single ‘lf You Stay’ from a forthcoming album recorded at Frontier. New band turning a lot of heads: the Electric Church, consisting of John Martin, Jessica Walker and Malcolm Meschewski, opened the new Cricketers Steinie Club with local favourites the Laundrettes ... the Skeptics are gigging again after completing their 16-track studio Writhe Recordings in Vivian St. The band, recently filmed by RWP are touring north soon ... Sam Hunt is touring new material in a show “Turn Left and You're There” and is working on his film Catching the Tide ... Jane Walker has joined the exodus to the UK. The Warratahs came runners up in the 14th NZ Gold Guitar Awards in Gore and also won the best group and street entertainers prizes ... new late night venue is the Conservatory in the Willis St Village ... Radio Active is now broadcasting 24 hours during the weekends ... July is Flying Nun month at the Cricketers. See the Calendar for details ... poster space around town is at a premium — may common sense prevail ... new fanzine Lucille Talks Back produced by Daniel Riordan is out ... David Donaldson and Janet Roddick are playing at Java on Sunday nights ... Chicago Smoke Shop broke the Tuesday night house record at the Cricketers during the blues festival. Lower Hutt Community Arts Coucil are organising free Sunday concerts in the Riddiford gardens. The first one featured the Cattlebirds, Third Degree, Taita Rock, Hush and the Taste Barons ... the

Ministry of Jazz play the Western Park on Thursdays ... if enough people ask for it maybe the Tombolas (now Holidaymakers) will release the excellent album they have shelved ... watch out for Vox Pop (ex-parts of Unrestful Movements) and their great 60s garage covers. John Pilley ' Christchurch Flying Nun are busy getting ready to release a host of albums, including Goblin Mix, Able Tasmans, This Kind of Punishment and Graham Jefferies as well as a re-release of the Gordons' first single and album. They'll release the latest albums from UK's Razorcuts and Sonic Youth here, while compilations by the Verlaines and Jean-Paul Sartre Experience are being put out in the US through Homestead.

Red Hot Blues have taken a Thursday night residency at the Old Star ... Point Blank have taken Amez-Amez’ residency at the

Papanui ... the Palladium’s Smithereens now have Phil Allen on keyboards ... Get Real’s guitarist Dale Monaghan got real close to the edge of the Playroom’s stage and ended up with a broken foot ... Verve, Reefton’s It Makes No Difference, All Fall Down, the Rue, and the Vickies have all been recording at Audio Access. : Bits & pieces: new around town are Big Crumble Men ...Spy vrs Spy and En Can Ma reappeared for a night at the Old Star ... Two White Eyes have a new drummer ... Soundman is having trouble with incompetent mixers abusing their equipment ... the Gladstone is not being pulled down ... and the Bats are only going to Australia for three weeks. Okay?! ’ John Greenfield Dunedin Look Blue Go Purple are still together and looking at taking a trip to Australia. Apparently they've been getting some good radio

play there. RWP are filming LBGP and Straightjacket Fits and the Verlaines ... Netherworld Dancing Toys were recently together for one performance as part of the Students’ Association mid-winter festival. Let’s hope these festivals continue successfully and provide good opportunities for bands. Doug the Warlock have their first seven-track tape out now, on sale at the second-hand record store. Their Pseudo Echo support was well received ... the Moon are currently recording at the new Reeltime studio ... Rational Records Cam Olsen is distributing the Let’s Get Naked LP through the country. LGN are currently practising with a new drummer ... new bands include the Outcome and the Groovy Bros ... Martin Heaps, ex-Stormbringer is putting together a new band ... many Dunedinites will have cheerful memories of friends Barbara and Rob, who sadly died a few weeks

ago.

Sharon Guytonbeck