Foreign News

Rip It Up, Issue 199, 1 March 1994, Page 4

Foreign News

Guitarist Big Jim Martin has been fired by Faith No More during the writing of their new album. Martin is the second founding member of FNM to leave in bitter circumstances. Original singer Chuck Mosely successfully sued the band after he was replaced by Mike Patton .. . the next Terminator X album will feature various other rappers — Ice T, Chuck D, Ice Cube, MC Lyte etc . . . Prince has a new single soon 'The Most Beautiful Girl in the World'. . . former Prince rival funketeer Rick James has chosen a drug rehabilitation programme to avoid five years for assaulting a young woman . . . Eagles have been offered SSO million to reform for an album and a tour.. .the UK hype machine is creating "a new wave of new wave" to push the neo-punk of S.M.A.S.H. But will they be a big as EMF ? ... David Lee Roth records Willie Nelson's 'Night Life' on his new album Your Filthy Little Mouth and duets with Travis Tritt ... a tribute album to Bowie collaborator / guitarist Mick Ronson will feature tracks he recorded prior to his death with guests Joe Elliot, John Mellencamp, David Bowie and Chrissie Hynde . . . the Jimi Hendrix estate's sale to MCA has been delayed due to a suit filed last April by the guitarist's father James "Al" Hendrix . . . Smudge are the Aussie trio fronted by Evan Dando's writing partner Tom Morgan. The Smudge debut is called Manilow . .. Kurt Cobain expects Nirvana to split after two more albums.. . Primal Scream's Martin Duffy was stabbed in New York while on a break from recording in Memphis . . . Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa has their third child in January . . . Johnny Cash's next album will be acoustic . . . crazy soul singer Wilson Pickett has been jailed for a year for drunk driving and assault with a motor vechile... Anthony Kiedis was dropped from AIDS info adverts due to an earlier conviction for indecent exposure and sexual battery, after a concert incident when he touched a woman's face with his penis... Suede drummer Simon Gilbert is one of the speakers addressing UK MPs to promote a bill lowering the age of consent for homosexual acts to 18 years ... Duran Duran have recorded an album of covers Thank You including tributes to Public Enemy and Grandmaster Flash .. . David Bowie is organising an album of covers of his songs. He has asked Suede, Aerosmith, Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam ... John Lennon's friend / songwriter Harry Nilsson died in Los Angeles last month age 52 .. . Greenpeace have released a compilation Alternative NRG recorded by a mobile Solar powered generator to focus public opinion on alternative energy. Artists appearing include REM, James, U2, Soundgarden with Queen's Brian May, ÜB4O, Sonic Youth, L 7, 800-Yaa TRIBE and more ... Smithereens have recorded an anti-grunge song 'Sick of Seattle' for their new album . Lou Reed guests on the album ... the Alice In Chains EP Jar of Flies debuted at No.l on the Billboard (USA) sales chart.