RUMOURS

Rip It Up, Issue 132, 1 July 1988, Page 8

RUMOURS

Auckland _ Martin Phillipps of the Chills was discharged without conviction on a petty pot charge last week. That means the Chills' tour of the States can now go ahead ... John Dix’s history of NZ rock Stranded in Paradise should — if there are no last minute legal problems — finally be at the printers in Hong Kong : this , month. The book will be launched at a concert (featuring many famous names from the past) at the Power Station in early September ... Papalote and Kantuta will perform at a . Latin American concert at the Maidment on July 22 & 23, using 200 different traditional instruments. Proceeds will go to Corso's projects in Chile. Another benefit is the Kanaky Independance concert at the Gluepot July 27, starring ; Billy T K, Josie Rika, Wharemana and many others

... the Nares embark on a seven week tour of New Zealand, many of the gigs conveniently near skifields. Their new single out on RCA in ‘lt's Got to be Love,’ premiered at Telethon ... proceeds from Herbs new single ‘Listen’ will go towards Telethon Charlie Tumahai and Dilworth Karaka are in Sydney remixing Sensitive to a Smile for Oz release.

The Apra Silver Scroll is a SISOO award for the best original popular song by a NZ resident or citizen, released and broadcast between July 1, 1987 and June 30, 1988. Entry forms available from APRA Ltd, PC Box 11-168, Wellington ... apres les Mockers, le deluge: the Clean reunite in London July 12 for a one-off gig (what, no s2m album?) with the Bats and ICU Jed Town s new band ... the Bats then head for the New Music Seminar in New York with Bailter Space ... following their tour of the main centres, which finishes at the Rising Sun August 5 & 6, Sneaky Feelings are off to Europe for three months, where they’ll release an album (possibly called Hard Love Stories')'to come out here by the end of 'BB Knightshade have their debut Mushroom single 'You Don’t Need Me' out July 25 in 7” & 12", b/w ‘Living a Life’ and 'Hold in the Cage.' Kerry Brown has done the video. A nationwide “Living a Life" tour will run from mid-August -to the end of

October (with breaks), kicking off at Roxoff in Hamilton August, followed by Wildlife gigs the 12th & 13th ... ‘God Defend NZ’ as sung by Annie Crummer, Peter Morgan, .and Dalvanius is now out as a single; just right to send people home from parties ... WJUL FM, a campus station in Lowell, Massachusetts (Kerouac's hometown) write to say the , Chills and Bird Nest Roys come in at 22nd and 40th on their playlist (topped by the Fall) .:. Derek Lind has , his second cassette of inspirational songs , out, Strange Logic, write to Someone Up There Promotions, 39 Kensington Ave, Sandringham, Auckland for $13.95 ... Cassandra’s Ears launch their first EP at the Gluepot August 25, followed by a tour...

Wellington’s Wart, at Liberty Stage July 29 & 30, have received an Arts Council grant to record an EP ... Teeth will record at the Lab next month. They're also at Liberty Stage with Wart and Chris Knox Chris Bourke

Christchurch The Prodigies embark on their first South Island tour ... Jean Paul Sartre also tour the south, while En Can MA travel north (to let everyone know they are now 3 Guesses ... and Big Game Hunters, who have just signed with RCA, make the biggest move to take up residence at the new Mackenzie venue in Hawaii!

Alan Parks and Wayne Jamieson have left Big Elvis to concentrate on an eight-piece R&B band which features Helen Mulholland on vocals Junction 14 have a new vocalist to replace Gary Bedford. who is heading back to Australia .. Bedouins should be back on stage somewhere soon now they have their new rhythm section no more ... and Eyebrowz-Up are now a five-piece although they are at a standstill at the moment as someone kindly removed all their equipment recently.

The Curious George Club have released their first compilation cassette featuring live material from the likes of Titvitus, Mea Culpa and Pihead The club hope to release further cassettes every two months and they are also looking for touring bands interested in gigs. Anyone interested in either the cassette or playing should write to 18 Avonside Drive, Christchurch. The Youth Centre had a successful underage rage recently

with the Chills and are now looking for other interested touring acts (the venue holds 800. Ph 665-136) ... Running Promotions are back in business. They are working on plans for a new alternative (to pubs) venue; in the meantime they've taken over booking the Subway as Paul O’Brien is seeking other employment. Anyone interested phone John at 663-735 (w) or 522270 (h). Audio Access have been busy recording Junction 4, Camelias, Naked Room, Damien Ward, En Can MA and a comedy/country album by Dave Ward (to be released on Kiwi Pacific). They are also moving towards video, production ... their subsidiary Blue Factory are currently running a “demo” competition, with a recording prize. Inquiries care Audio Access, or Box 21-358, Christchurch. Johnny Leech has left the Youth Centre to start his oVvn promotions company while his old cohort from the Unemployed Rights Centre John Bridges has received a grant to enable him to train people in the use of live equipment ... Jimmy’s Wine Bar has undergone some changes, and is shaping up as a nice little venue, with Jeff Cavendar and friends currently featuring ... and the biggest rumour around town is a million dollar recording and video complex being set up in Kaiapoi! John Greenfield Wellington Both the Warratahs and Holidaymakers did Telethon performances, with the Holidaymakers also playing, live to air on ZMFM from a local mall with Dave Dobbyn guesting ... the Ranchsliders have been recording at Writhe with Mark Ingram, towards an album. They have added electric violin and a new drummer to their lineup ... Wazzo Ghoti have been recording a three-track EP to be released concurrently with their album ... No 9 have been mixing their new single... Barry Stockley has been playing bass with Martin Elepans and Jim Cadman and will go to Oz with them for a tour.

Guitarist and head Juke Jiver, Dave Murphy has left for an extended tour of the US and had a full house farewell bash at the Bunker with Marg Layton, Bob Cooper Grundy and the Hot Leftovers guesting with the specially re-

formed Juke Jivers Victoria University has been granted a food and entertainment licence for the Union Hall, which will mean licensed gigs without the hassle of applying for a licence each time ... Radio Active is to take over Clare's nightclub on Saturday nights, live bands downstairs and a games room upstairs ... the Tuesday night Comedy Jam at the Clarendon was such a success (over 150 turned away) that they will continue using various venues.

George Hubbard, manager of Upper Hutt's Posse, has had interest from New York’s Sleeping Bag Records for the rap group's debut ... new band Emulsifier describe their music as “post punk schizophrenic cacophony,” debuted supporting Harry Death at the Clarendon continuing the Saturday afternoon new band gigs ... the Magic Roundabout continue to impress and gather fans and their innovative artwork is adding interest to cluttered poster walls ... Mike Batram of Adventure Playground is off overseas to check out work possibilities for the band ... John Dix’s long awaited history of NZ rock and roll Stranded in Paradise is finally set for September release with a book launch gig with as-yet-unconfirmed artists featured in the book.

The Central Regional Arts Council have a long wheelbase Toyota van available for below market rate hire to assist with regional tours. Bookings for late August can be made through the touring officer David Hyams at 853-941 or to PO Box 6049, Wellington ... local theatres are being utilised as music venues, with the Depot holding acoustic nights and Downstage with a series of electronic shows featuring new compositions by composer Jonathan Besser Neil Jones and the Heaters have been busy touring and have just, shot a video of their song ‘Home Tonight’ which is featured on the South Indies compilation Bread and Board and student radio's Spins and Needles ... congratulations to the Holidaymakers for entering the charts at 21 with ‘Sweet Lovers,’ then rising quickly to 5,4, 3 ... John Pilley US&UK Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie are being sued by three musicians from Gary, Indiana

(Jacko’s hometown) who claim the pair stole ‘We are the World,’ and Jackson ‘The Giri is Mine’ and ‘Thriller’ ... Nancy Sinatra is back in the studio ... Blues Brothers star Cab Calloway, Mr 'Hi De Ho,’ recently celebrated 60 years- in showbiz, with Kid Creole and the Coconuts performing ... Big Audio Dynamite finally have a followup to 10 Upping St called Tighten Up Vol 88. Jim Kerr is taking legal advice after a Tory MP called him “left wing scum out to line their own pockets” after he performed at the recent Nelson Mandela concert. Annie Lennox, also slandered, wasn’t offended ... on-stage anti-apartheid comments by Mark Knopfler, Lennox and Kerr were censored when the Mandela show was screened on US TV. The concert raised 2 million pounds for antiapartheid groups in South Africa. The only loser was Stevie Wonder, whose computer software containing his backing music was stolen.

Bidding for Motown Records are Solar Records versus a consortium of MCA and a Rupert Murdoch company ... if MCA win, that means Diana Ross could be back on Motown ... the NAACP, an organisation for the advancement of blacks in the US, is setting up voter registration booths at Run DMC concerts ... Tougher than Leather, the long awaited Run DMC film (said to be Dirty Harry meets Batman and Shaft) should be out soon ... rapper M C Lyte appears on a remix of Sinead O’Connor's ‘I Want Your Hands (on Me)' ... after four months in the studio Huey Lewis's followup to Fore is due this month, called Small World . Little Richard stars as a nightclub host in a new TV sitcom.

Iron Maiden fans can dial a US telephone number and hear a different message from the band every day .. Mick Taylor, exStones guitarist, has formed a management, production and publishing company ... the Cult haven’t split, but are changing drummers and recording in LA ... the charges against James Brown have been suddenly dropped. He's been ordered to give a community concert in Georgia ... the Fall performed live at the Amsterdam premiere of Michael Clarke’s ballet I Am Curious Orange ... Joe Strummer is putting out a single with Latino Rockabilly War Band .. Chuck Berry didn’t show up

for. his court appointment in Manhattan, where he's been charged with assaulting a woman. Jerry Dammers has re-recorded ‘Free Nelson Mandela' with African musicians, for release to celebrate Mandela's 70th birthdays., the Pet Shop Boys ’ have won an international award for the debut feature film It Couldn't Happen Here. It got a lukewarm reception ' when screened for journalists in London, however ... the Psychedelic Furs are back with a new lineup. Drummer Vince Ely. has re-joined the band after six years away. Their new’ single has been co-produced by Morrissey cohort Stephen Street ... a 16-year-old boy who took LSD at a Pink Floyd concert in Toronto, drowned when he fell into a lake ... Grace Jones’s brother Chris is having his debut record produced by Sly and Robbie

CD News Prices of all CDs released by Polygram should fall, as the company has lowered its wholesale price to retailers in order to get CDs under the S3O mark ... WEA have released over 200 classic rock titles in the midprice CD range, to retail at $19.99. Titles include the Doors, Led Zeppelin, Van Morrison, Prince, the Cars, Little Feat and Joni Mitchell ...in the US, MCA have released their entire Patsy Cline back catalogue to mark the 25th anniversary of her death. They’ll also issue the unreleased Patsy Cline — Live at the Opry ... the CD of Talking Heads’ Naked features an extra track 'Bill,' and is one of the f i rst ever to be encoded with CD graphics. This means the lyrics can appear on a TV screen in any language simultaneous with the music ... CD videos come in a variety of sizes and formats. You can get a video of the lead track plus audio of additional tracks, or CDV singles: 5-inch discs with a maximum of five minutes of video and 20 minutes of audio... Robert Plant's CD of Now and Zen features extra track ‘Walking Towards Paradise ... the Beach Boys classic albums are being released as “twofers" on CD in the US, Pet Sounds in its original mono with bonus track ‘Hang Onto Your Ego' ... the five extra tracks on Herbs Sensitive to a Smile CD are ‘Karanga,’ ‘Long Ago,’ ‘Nuclear Waste,’ ‘French Letter' and ‘Repatriation.’