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Rip It Up, Issue 180, 1 July 1992, Page 3

Red Hot Chilli Peppers have a new guitarist, Eric Marshall from Los Angeles band Marshall Law . .. meanwhile Living Colour have, a new bassist Doug Wimbish from the Sugarhill Gang. He replaces Muzz Skillings . . . Public Enemy may open for U2 on the band’s USA stadium tour... the London label may buy a controlling interest in Manchester’s Factory Records... ex-Husker Du leader Bob Mould has completed work on his new trio Sugar’s debut album Copper Blue on Creation Records ... the Disposable Heroes of Hlphoprisy are recording an album with lyrics written by novelist William Burroughs ... Robert Smith sustained a black eye after being hit by a large object on stage in Mexico . . . Madonna is in New York recording her new album, as is Sinead O’Connor who is recording covers of 40s and 50s blues or jazz songs ... super wealthy Geffen record label boss donated

$1,000,000 to Gay Men’s Health Crisis, an AIDS associated charity. Since then Geffen won $ 1,000,000 from Madonna when he bet that actor Luke Perry is over 5’9” tall. (He’s 5’10") ... the men from ABBA, Bjorn and Benny joined U2 on stage in Stockholm for regular U2 showstopper 'Dancing Queen’ ... the Farm have signed to Sony for a million bucks . . . Orb sampling Muslim chanting has upset the UK Islamic community while the Cult have been criticised for the commercial use of the young American Indian boy on the cover of their Ceremonyalbum, but the biggest fuss in the USA is over the Ice-T metal band Bodycount's track 'Cop Killer’. USA cops have asking the media group Time Warner to withdraw the album . . . Miles Davis left none of his one million estate to his son, Gregory Davis is challenging the validity of his father’s will due to his father being an "active drug abuser".. .