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Rip It Up, Issue 147, 1 October 1989, Page 4

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The new Knightshade single is ‘Last Nightin the City’ and it was recorded at Mandrill Studios and Metropolisin Melbourne by USA producer Jim Faraci. Knightshade will do a North Island tour in November...ozzy Osbourne appeared in an English court charged with threatening to murder his wife (and manager) Sharon : Osbourne. Police were calledto . their home after a domestic dispute. Ozzy s out on bail but not able to return fo his home or see his wife and children...finally the Public Enemy 12 inch Fightthe Poweris released locally. It's from the Spike Lee movie Do the Right Thingwhich will screen at Charley’s Gray's cinema from early December... Cyndi Lauper cancelled her Auckland concert as her management lacked confidence in the NZ slow ticket sales pattern ... two Australian rock acts have been added to the Bon Jovi Western Springs show on November 18, Johnny Diesel and the Injectors plus Noiseworks with expatriate NZ frontman, Jon Stevens ... .the new Ramones LP Brain Drainwillbe released fo coincide with their downundertour. The Bill Laswell produced album contains the single from the movie of the Stephen King book Pet Semetary ...the Holidaymakers will open for U2 and B.B.King ot AthleficPark,

Wellington... Pop Will Eat Itself will tour Australia and New Zealand in early December. NZ gig will be at Auckland's Power Station. .. the Snapper track ‘Buddy’is on high rotation on Sydney’s radio station JJJ. Thisis the first NZ single since 'l Love My Leather Jacket' to achieve such exposure...the Headless - Chickens are on tourin Australia during October and Straitjacket Fits are touring Europe.. .. Pagan will release an alternative compilation LP called Positive Vibrationsin November. Bands featured are Wild Poppies, Catherine Wheel, Wasp Factory, Hallelujah Picasso's, Deathray Cafe, Salient, Dolphin, Bassett Road, Jonahs, Chainsaw Masochists, Big Fix, Magic Roundabout and Torquemadas...the Upper Hutt Posse have their single ‘Do It Like This' released early November with their album Against the Flow a few weeks later. .. Tongan funk band the Jets, who are based in Minneapolis and record at Prince’s Paisley Park studios, play the Power Station October2o ... Margaret Urlich has her ‘Safety

inNumbers debut solo LP released October 30. Margaret has been giggingin Sydney with a band line-up thatincludes Mark Punch (Renee Geyerband) and drummer John Watson (James Reyne band). Ironically, her LP will be released in ‘Europe Oct 23, prior to downunder release ...Danish heavy rock band Disneyland After Dark hadto change their name to D.A.D. asthe Disney Company would not allow the use of “Disneyland”...in London Chills have completed recording their new LP with producer Gary Smith (Sugarcubes)... Flying Nun releases to look out for—in October Bats Law of Things and JPS Size of Food. In November the Verlaines LP This Enchanted Eveningandthe Headless Chickens 12inch : ‘Gasfrankenstation’ .. .the Bats and JPS plan to tour Australia in November. ‘