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Rip It Up, Issue 168, 1 July 1991, Page 4

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Sinead O'Connor will play Joan of Arc in a forthcoming Hollywood movie. Her new single is 'My Special Child', a song written after she miscarried on tour last year . . .

expect a new Public Enemy album Apocalypse '9l: The Enemy Strikes Back in September . . . Living Colour will release a six song EP Biscuits with covers of Jimi Hendrix's 'Burning of the Midnight Lamp', Al Green's 'Love & Happiness', James Brown's 'Talking Loud & Saying

Nothing' and live Talking Heads' 'Memories Can't Wait'. . on the new Alice Cooper album Hey Stoopid, Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue), Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, all play on 'Feed My Frankenstein'. Cooper has remade Hendrix's 'Fire'. . .

Elvis Costello recorded two albums last year, his recent release Mighty Like A Rose and a "loose recording of

covers — maybe we'll put it out sometime," he said . . . artists to attend the funeral of 60s Temptations lead singer David Ruffin included Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin who sang, plus Diana Ross and Dave Stewart. Fellow ex-Temptation Eddie Kendricks was arrested at the ceremony for non-payment of child-support. The funeral was paid for by Michael Jackson's company MJJ Productions. Ruffin died of reaction to cocaine, he arrived at the hospital dead in a limousine after visiting a "crack house." $40,000 Ruffin was known to be carrying was missing . . . rapper Slick Rick has been jailed for three years for attempted murder. While out on bail ($800,000) paid by Def Jam, he recorded two new albums for the label ... J Mascis of Dinosaur Jnr has joined "satanic" Boston band Upside Down Cross. He may face a breach of contract action from Dinosaur Jnr's label, Warner Music . . . Axl Rose brawls with Terminatorll star Arnold Schwarzenagger in the Guns N'Roses video for 'You Could Be Mine', their song from the soundtrack . . . copies of the new N.W. A. album EFIL4ZAGGIN (reads backwards) were ceased by London police after complaints. Their label may face charges of distributing material of a "depraved and corrupt nature" . . . Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson was charged with assault and disturbing the. peace in Denver after a shop assistant refused to sell him beer after midnight. He apparently assaulted (spat on) a customer who asked the question, "Who are the Black Crowes?" . . . Fat Boys rapper David Robinson was fined SIO,OOO USA for videotaping a 14 year old girl having sex at the group's party . . . rappers Gang Starr have been

dropped by Chrysalis after the group threatened an executive with a gun . . . rapper Ice Cube stars in the movie Boyz N The Hood. Performing in the film are 2 Live Crew, Quincy Jones and Tony! Toni! Tone!. . . bojames Brown has resigned to Scotti Bros, Records and has completed a new album Love Overdue. . . Billy Bragg co-wrote with Johnny Marr his new single 'Sexuality', a duet with Kirsty Mac Coll. . . R.E.M. are expected to appear at New York's New Music Seminar under the name Flight of Mavis . . . Teddy Riley's "New Jack Swing" dudes Guy were involved in the second fatal shooting in their career. This time their 26 year old bodyguard was gunned down in a Manhattan club. Eddie Murphy was one of the witnesses. The last fatal incident was when their soundman was shot by the rival road crew of New Edition . . . Prince's new look has been described as Godfather 111 meets Barbarella. At Los Angeles' China Club he previewed his new album and new band New Power Generation in a 90 minute set. Guests included Rick James, Flea (RHCP), Sandra Bernhard and Narada Michael Walden .. . EMF have recut the track Lies after Yoko Ono threatened to sue for their sampling of Mark Chapman reciting the lyrics of John Lennon's 'Watching the Wheels'. . . Australian singer Kate Ceberano is a guest vocalist on the new Arthur Baker LP . . . best band name this month: Overweight Pooch. Worst name: Pretty in Pink a group featuring Chaka Khan's 17 year old daughter Milini Khan . . . Shaun Ryder of Happy Mondays commences his solo

career with a remake of Thin Lizzy's 'Running Back ... Lloyd Cole is recording another album with his former group, the Commotions ... Axl Rose injured his left foot at a New York warm-up show. The tour is continuing with Rose in a knee-high sneaker-like splint. . . Manchester rapper MC Tunes was cleared of assault charges after using a baseball on guys who followed him home . . . guests on the next John Lee Hooker LP are Van Morrison, Keith Richards, Ry Cooder, Robert Cray and Albert Collins ... an Elton John tribute album will include the Beach Boys doing 'Crocodile Rock'.. . Annie Lennox is recording a solo album but will record with Dave Stewart as the Eurythmics in 1992 . . . Liverpool legend Pete Wylie has made an album for Siren, called Infamy: Or How I Didn't Get Where lAm Today. . . Robert Plant's arch rival David Coverdale will join up with Plant's former Led Zeppelin accomplice Jimmy Page to record a joint album for Geffen with bassist Richie Phillips (Bad English) and drummer Denny Carmassi (Heart). . . Iron Maiden drummer Nicko Mcßrain has recorded an instrumental single 'Rhythm of the Beast'. .. B.E.F. is back, the collective created by Martyn Ware (Heaven 17) to record unusual cover versions. First single this time is Lala Hathaway on Sly Stone classic 'Family Affair'. . . expect a live record from Neil Young's recent USA tour including Young & CRazy Horse's version of Bob Dylan's 'Blowing in the Wind'. . .