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Rip It Up, Issue 175, 1 February 1992, Page 16

Head LikeaHolehave recorded a debut single at Wellington's Writhe Studios . . . after playing with the Neville Brothers in Auckland, Moana & the Moahunters have been invited to appear at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, late April. Before travelling to New Orleans, Moana & band will play an Australian Maori Culture Festival in ‘Melbourne, April 16-20. .. Tangata Records have released the debut single from Maree Sheehan ‘Make You My Own’ produced by Rhythm & Business Productions .. . a new label Edge Records has been founded by Gilbert Egdell and Tim Foreman (Airforce Studios / Tall Poppy) and they are signing David Parker and Stewart Allan. First single release is Parker’s remake of KC & the Sunshine Band's ‘Get Down Tonight' produced by Mark Tiemey . .. the Radio One / Pagan compilation of new Dunedin Bands Solid Cold Hits is released early March ... Sharon who was booking the Gluepot is looking for a’ 300 capacity venue fo develop. If you know of any vacant Auckland premises phone Sharon, 761-900 ... the first two releases on the new: indie label Rattle were launched at

a Waitangi Day reception. The CD releases are From Scratch Songs For Heroes and Gitbox Rebellion Pesky Digits. Ratile will record performers and composers working at the cutting edge of contemporary instrumental sounds . .James Gaylyn has now released his new dance single ‘Bodyfine’ on Southside Records. Gaylyn collaborated with Bruce

Lynch in writing and producing the track. ... the Music New Zealand 1992 Convention will take place at the Aotea Centre Sunday April 5. The seminars will cover such topics as Artist Management, Media & Publicity, Recording Contracts and Overseas Marketing. To get a registration form phone RIANZ at Wellington 3843-523 or write to The Secretary, Music New Zealand, PO Box 9241, Wellington. A registration form will appear in the March RipitUp . . . the Flying Nun 20 track compilation Getting Olderis in stores now and the David Kilgour solo album Here Comes the Carsisnotfaraway... Nemesis Dub Systems are back in action after 95BFM’s Eddie Chambers was hospitalised with a collapsed lung . .. Hallelujah Picassos are mastering their album Hate Man in Love for release soon ... the Trasch single The Reason Rhyme' is released early March with the album Chemikaze to follow . ... the syndicated Kiwi Music show Counting the Beathas now done 13 shows and has been surveyed to have approximately 136,000 people listening on one of the 10 commercial stations it is : broadcast on from Whangarei to Queenstown.