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Rip It Up, Issue 184, 1 November 1992, Page 2

Rip It Up

AUCKLAND , Supergroove play Hotel De Brett on November 28 . . . Jules Barnet has left Second Child. Luke Casey is filling in until they find a new drummer. Interested parties should phone Chris at 3777-918 ... . new Black Sabbath tribute band Sabbath play the Powerstation November 14. They've been practising for a year and promise to cover evreything from the early days to Ozzy solo. A tour could follow.. . Lube is a new group with Lance (ex-SPUD), Rhys, Syryan and Kieran from Salad Daze . . . ex Rumblefish guitarist Colin and drummer Mike are looking for a vocalist to complete their new band’s line-up. See Small Ads section for more details or phone Colin on 358 3899 or Mike on 358 3044 . .. The Topp Twins are home after a two-month North American tour in which they were voted Performers of the Year at the 17th Michigan Women's Music Festival. Their national tour starts in November to promote their new album Hightime. . . Alternative Washing Machine is a new Thursday night club at Fort's Xing, 41 Fort Street, specialising in "alternative guitar music". Go there and hear Nirvana, Jane's Addiction, the Cure, Chili Peppers etc. Entry is $4 or $2 with a BCard . . . heavy metallers Confessor are back with new members Eric Webber on bass (exLeper Asylum) and Sean Taylor on vocals (ex-Heavy Duty). They'll be playing gigs in and out of Auckland December/ January ... if you like street markets, check out the Stable Lane Market Day, Saturday December 12,10 am to 6pm (behind Symonds Street off Newton Road). Books, clothing, comix, food, crafts, plants and bric-a-brac are promised . .. Mark Tierney is remixing the Trains single 'So Happy It’s Sad’. Trains leader Greg Fleming can be spotted modelling in the latest issue of Stamp alongside Stuart Broughton and Second Child’s Damian Binder... HAMILTON All is quiet here at the moment but we are looking forward to visits from the Headless Chickens and JPSE. The latest compilation to come out of Hamilton is Juice Extractor, featuring 15 new and used Hamilton bands including Gimbimlyb, Tsunami Band, Dribbly Cat Attraction, Postlethwaits, Pop Rivets and Hey Sam, to name a few. This is one of the best releases to come out of the marshlands for a long time, hopefully it will be followed by another volume and perhaps a retro compilation. If you are interested in checking out some fresh young bands write to Dave Whitehead, c/- School of Education, Hamilton . . : Thundermonkey guitarist Dion Tweedy has left and is to be replaced by Spook from the Penatrators .. . Sandra Hopping, long-time programme director for Contact 89FM, is leaving Hamilton to be employed with the import side of Flying Nun. She is to be replaced by Nardene Berry . .. rumour has it that both Zone and Garbage will have another issue by Christmas. Bye. ADAM HYDE CHRISTCHURCH First the Sex Pistols, then the Axel Grinders and now the Prodigies are planning a one-off reunion gig for early next year. In the meantime, former guitarist Dave has a new band with Leighton on bass and ex-Drillhead Grant on drums ... lan Costello has lost 90% of his Black Velvet Band again with guitarist Dave Thompson (ex-Prodigie soundman), bassist Pete Malthus, accordianist Tony Coughlan, guitarist Chris O'Connell and drummer Mo (exProdigie tool), breaking away to form new Irish band Beggars and Thieves .. . first there was the Snakes, then half the band formed side-project Love Beautiful so the others formed the Pigs. Then two decided to move to Nelson, one to Japan and now there’s just a bass player who might join Stick.. : Jeremy Taylor’s new band features James on bass and Andy on guitar. Cinematic promise to be more extreme than Throw and what did happen to them? . . . Sinisteris Diabalos is the new death metal band in town featuring the Auckland guitarist from Blackmass . . . Human's vocalist has left the band to join Eviserate . . . Excellent Soul Therapy hit Wellington for three nights early December... James Wilkinson and Hampster are back jazzing up the Dux on Monday nights .. . Jeff Mason has been replaced by Peter Dent on drums for Noise Control which includes Andy Calder on guitar, Tim Mason on vocals and Lawrence on bass . . . Love’s Ugly Children have one more gig this year before having a break to write new songs, have a baby and, all going well, have their CD out for Christmas . . . the Renderers look set to follow the Terminals and move south to Dunedin .. . Phantom Billstickers have changed management. Phone number etc remains the same . . . after tripling its bar take the Waltham Arms decided it . wasn’t going to be ’the next venue’ but is now having second thoughts, whilst Ministry nightclub has been trying out a few band nights, the Dux is moving away form alternative bands and Warners is booked up for ages. JOHN GREENFIELD DUNEDIN ' It's round about now the town returns to middle agedom as the students bugger off home. Still, at least we have the Puddle's Into The Moon. . . Music Storm conquerers Munky Kramp are using the Radio One recording prize to lay down tracks for an album expected March next year. A remix of the very sing-along ’Schoolboy Song’ is planned as a cassingle . . . Cyclops have risen from the dead to play a daytime gig and will spend the Nov 27/ 28 weekend at the Empire. Solo appearances will also happen by Sandra Bell, Alistair Galbraith, Peter Jefferies and Kathy Bull ... Kid Eternity are playing in Chch with Pumpkinhead and apparently have a new "money" manager, 3-Dimensional Dominic ... Puddle fans are in ectasy, as are their stereos . . . Death Ray Cafe have called it a day and said goodbye when they played with Glovepuppet who were celebrating the arrival of their very impressive (visually and aurally) CD Someone Else's Dream. If you’re interested and can’t find it at a place near you, contact GP c/o Radio One, Box 1439, Dn .. . talented writer Forbes Williams has launched Motel View, a brilliant collection of short stories . . . Possum have come to an end .. . Strangeloves have been gigging regularly with their 50% new line-up . .. young band Overhead have already changed their name, tagging a Cabbage on. Original, I guess ... the new Puddle CD also contains the classic EP Pop Lib. . . all-woman band Sisterhood have been playing regularly and the three singer/ songwriters in the band venture out solo fequently . . . Chugg played with the 3Ds, then JPSE, a burst of activity all in aid of their new single 'Flowers’. . . recording, everybody's doing it. Websters, Age of Dog, My Deviant Daughter, Peter Jefferies and Stephen Kilroy together and David Kilgour. Both Dating Godot and Cyclops are about to do it. . . Gate’s "guitar" album is out now on vinyl as is 'What's That Noise’, a four track seven inch featuring Terminals, Dead C, P. Jefferies/ S. Carter/ K. Bull and Alistair Galbraith . . . Sandra Bell's Dreams of Falling elpee is doing well. The extremely influential Forced Exposure felt compelled to describe the singer/ songwriter/ musician as nothing less than incredible . . . Xpressway's Killing Capitalism With Kindness is gone forever in vinyl form but the CD version will arrive in time for Xmas . . . Shayne Carter and Peter Jefferies new single is great, shame someone forgot to put the cover on it... PJ (again!) and Robbie Muir's ’Swerve’ is another US 'hit’ for Xway, being the biggest selling Ajax release to date . . . This Kind of Punishment’s Beard of Bees will be out by Feb and expect albums from Dead C and Alistair Galbraith and singles from Trasch and Alf Danielson .. . 3Ds silly story two (a continuing series?): one D lays down his guitar to impress with skating skills on his newly bought board. Only days later thrills turned to spills — the skatenik is now nursing a broken foot. . . The Puddle’s CD Into The Moon has finally escaped the F-Nun timewarp. Hallelujah. ' NATASHA GRIFFITHS WELLINGTON The ghost of Sesqui struck again at Labour weekend when the two day Waterfront show in Shed 26 had people staying away in droves. The organisers only made about a tenth of their break even point. The more imaginative Artzaid and Devotion shows did well appealing to a more upmarket scene ... all woman band Archie’s Aunt are out of the rehearsal room and gigging about town. Well worth catching . . . Emulsifier have finally finished recording their debut album in the depths of Radio NZ with new keyboard player Dr Afrik. The album will be out sometime this decade on Wildside ... ska band Skapa have completely re-recorded their album with a new guitarist. Also recording have been Let’s Planet and the Gardening Angels but neither bands have the bucks to complete mixing. The Warratahs held a benefit gig to help the Planets fund raising but short notice meant that much of the potential of the gig was lost. . . Inhalers vocalist Nigel Beckford has completed a solo album titled Weet-bix Emperor and has formed a new band Sven Olssen with Nick Sceats guitar, Janet Thompson guitar and John Fletcher bass/ keyboards and they will tour in the new year... seven piece Irish band Phelim were given a birthday cake by the Glass House to celebrate 50 gigs at Molly Malones bar. . . Funksters Bumpin’ Ugly reunited for a one-off Halloween gig at the Venue drawing back Jeremy Jones from the Leisure Suits. Arthur from Trasch, Gerald Tahu from Gifted and Brown, Peter Jamieson from Dr Versuvius and John Martin (Juan V) from Emulsifier complemented with a horn and string section . . . new band Salt Lick consists of Andrew Thomas, Phil Kelly, Campbell Reid, Rob Knobben and Kingsly Melhuish playing jazz tinged soul/ funk. New young blues outfit Lip Service (they're too young to remember the old one) are Clint and Gareth Meech and Lawrence Reid and they have a tidy eight track demo out. . . also out on tape is Cuba Street Dub, a six track tape collection with three tracks each from Sticks and Shanty and Alma's Rhythm Tracks. Red Mole have a new show together and after a local session will tour north ... Bob Cooper Grundy is back from the UK and playing his country blues around the cafes and streets again. The capital’s other great blues talent Dave Murphy is-, out of action after corrective surgery on the hand that was broken in a car accident earlier this year. . . Yas Deferens have their four track tape Luger Douche and the Roh Hei Hei Experience out finally after a launch at Stax, now called Stax again . . . Paisley Park has reopened upmarket as Kaminskys . . . the Brain Childs have been recording at their own studio and are shopping for a release deal. . . the Roots Foundation Sound System would be grateful for any information regarding the tossing of paint and theft of the theatre banner after their recent showcase at the Taki Rua Depot. The banner was painted by Aids victim Leigh Teirawhiti Ransfield to whom the Artzaid gig was dedicated. All concerned would be grateful if the 'tea leafs' would drop the banner back . .. Head Like A Hole have another of their limited edition t-shirts due soon so grab ’em while you can. And will local punters stop hasseiling record stores for copies of the Head’s first demo tape 'cos it’s long gone and won't be done again . . . Route 66 has reopened as Heroes and if you can still afford to get pissed at lunchtime check out Arena’s (new management) promotion . . . after their poorly attended and promoted gig, Bobby Mack and Doc Savage returned to a generous audience . . . the promised renovations at the Venue (ex-Carpark) are on hold till next year. . . Club Exotique is to become the Dream Chamber through the former Naked Angel folks. Expect the same audio visual treats but be quick cause it's a short term venture. JOHNPILLEY

LIVE ROCK High rating Hamilton radio station Rock 93FM have made a feature out of broadcasting live, in-studio bands for half hour sets. The station has presented the show over a dozen times to date and guests have included New Plymouth's Nod, Dead Flowers, Whisperscream and Blackjack. Rock 93M has a 20% NZ music policy. BEAT COES ON All NZ music show Counting The Beat will run another year with funding help from NZ On Air to the tune of $ 169,000 for another 50 episodes. The hour long show featuring new NZ music, interviews and news is broadcast on commercial radio stations around the country and the weekly audience is estimated at about 158,000. NZON AIRMUSIC VID FUNDINC Sixteen music videos will be funded by NZ On Air. The full list of projects is: ' The Muttonbirds 'Giant Friend' (Bag Records) Scarf 'Licence' (BMG) Mighty Asterix 'Sweetest Girl' (Deep Grooves) Unitone HiFi 'Sitting by the Telephone' (Deep Grooves) Leaders of Style 'No Flint, No Flame' (Deep Grooves) JPS Experience 'Breathe' (Flying Nun) Headless Chickens 'Juice' (Flying Nun) Al Hunter 'I Don't Want To Go To Work’ (Pagan) Mahinaarangi Tocker 'A Xmas Sale' (Tangata) Bush Beat 'Can't Stop The Feeling' (Tangata) Maree Sheehan 'Fatally Cool' (Tangata) Annie Crummer 'Language of Love' (Warner) Jan Hellriegal 'No Idea' (Warner) Second Child 'Hold Back' (Wildside) D-Faction 'Fading Fast' (Southside) Each project will receive $5,000 of funding. The 16 projects were selected from 31 proposals. Since the funding scheme began in April last year 84 videos have been funded out of 180 proposals submitted. SEMINAR TAPED Selected sessions at the recent NZ Music Seminar held at Wellington's Victoria University are available on audio tape by Mail Order. 1. Music Management; Getting Your Act Together (Debbie Gibbs, Straitjacket Fits manager). 2. Copyright, Publishing, Defamation & Legal Advice for Musicians (Brendan Smyth NZ ON AIR, Bernie Darby APRA, Tony Chance RIANZ). 3. Meet the Funders (Brendan Smyth, Elizabeth Kerr QE2 ARTS COUNCIL, Tony Chance EXPORT MUSIC NZ). 4. Recording Deals (Debbie Gibbs). 5. Marketing NZ Music Overseas • (Roger Shepherd FLYING NUN, Paul Voight TRADENZ). The tapes (one per session) are available for $lO each from TIFFANY IST BASE, PO Box 11-971, Wellington.

CONVENTION TRANSCRIPTS A 52 page edited transcript of the April 1992 NZ Music Convention has recently found its way to RipltUp. Although the format is basic, for its S2O price tag, the info included is valuable and the transcript by Stellar Night Productions is an accurate, tidy edit of the day’s addresses, good questions and vital debate. Of particular note is the informative, very practical address on Song Publishing by lan James of Australia's Mushroom Music. James is very familiar with both sides of the Tasman due to Mushroom’s publishing of artists such as Push Push, These Wilding Ways and many of the Flying Nun artists. Other interesting addresses are Tim Finn, Neil Finn, Roger Shepherd (Flying Nun) and Chris Moss (Sony Australia). Available from Music NZ, c/- RIANZ, PO Box 9241, Wellington. Price S2O. KENNY PEARSON BENEFITCONCERT At the Gluepot Tuesday Nov 24, a concert will take place to benefit the family of Ken Pearson (31), noted Auckland bass player who died in

October in collision between his car travelling South and a van travelling North on the on the wrong side of the Southern Auckland motorway. The bassist was known for his work with the the Rodger Fox Big Band, his playing with international artists such as James Morrison, working in the Stanley's band with Peter Morgan, playing on albums by artists as varied as country's Patsy Rigger and funky Gotham City Express and for his teaching and inspiring many young players. Pearson formed the Power Band in 1987 to play his original compositions, recording a CD for Ode Records and winning Jazz Album of the Year in the 1990 NZ Music Awards. Artists appearing at the Gluepot tribute include Herbs, Midge Marsden, Rikki Morris, NZ Blues Brothers Revue, Rawiri Paratene, Hammond Gamble & Harry Lyon, Rodger Fox's Listen Up, Bunny Walters, Peter Morgan, Taisha, Hattie St.John and Tommy Adderley. Start time is 7pm and price is sls. All musicians and production crews have contributed their services free of charge. For further information phone Peter Morgan 529-1767 or Marty Free 307-0075.