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Rip It Up, Issue 201, 1 May 1994, Page 6

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foreign The new Johnny Cash record on Rick Rubin’s American label, has five new Cash compositions and songs by Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Kris Kristofferson and Glen Danzig ... the 1994 USA Lollapalooza tour will consist of Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, George Clinton, the Breeders, A Tribe Called Quest, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, L 7 and Boredoms (Japan) ... the Pet Shop Boys have remixed the Blur single ‘Girls And Boys’ . . . expect a Led Zeppelin tribute album. Those who’ve said ‘‘yes’’ to participating are Lenny Kravitz, Stone Temple Pilots and 4 Non Blondes. Those who’ve said “no” include Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Smashing Pumpkins . . . the White Zombie drummer Philo reportedly overdosed in April but survived . . . Elektra have dropped rappers KMD due to the cover art for their new album Black Bastards depicting “a white man in blackface being lynched” . . . controversial biography writer (Elvis, Lennon) Albert Goldman (1928-1994) died of a heart attack en route from London to Miami.. . Traffic have reformed with core members Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi releasing a new album Far From Home on Virgin . . . Anton Corbijn has directed the new Henry Rollins video ‘Liar’ . . . U2 are releasing a two-hour video of their Sydney ZooTV concert directed by David Mallet . . .

in the USA Suede are now known as London Suede as a Washington jazz singer has rights to the name in the USA . . . Inspiral Carpets have recorded Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’ as a B-side to new single ‘Uniform’ .. . Primal Scream will open for Depeche Mode on their two month USA tour. PM’s new version of Loaded’ features a medley of ‘Sympathy For the Devil’ / ‘Hey Jude’ and ‘Chinese Rocks’ (Johnny Thunders) . . . Bodycount have nearly completed their second album and they’ve signed to Virgin ... Prince is doing a one-off indie single ‘The Most Beautiful Girl in the World’. Festival distributed label Liberation has the single in NZ . . . Madonna helped raise over a million dollars at a San Francisco AIDS Dance-A-Thon. She had a diamond stud in her nose, dark hair and danced for hours with actress friends . . .

Pearl Jam and L 7 performed at a Rock For Choice fundraiser, a feminist pro-choice music organisation ... in June Motown will issue a Marvin Gaye 4-CD slipcase with I Want You, Troubleman, Let's Get It On and a 16 track CD of unreleased/rarities. Also being reissued separately at the same time are Gaye’s In Our Lifetime/The Final Motown sessions, Here Here My Dear and What's Going On . . . the new Alice Cooper album The Last Temptation ties in with a three comic Marvel series starring the singer. The album concept is also co-written by comic writer Neil Gaimen known for his popular Sandman comics ... Cruel Sea cleaned up at the Aussie Music Awards, winning Best Album, Best Single, Best Group and Best Song. Also scoring well were Badloves with Best New Talent, Best Debut Album and Best Debut Single .. . on their new album The Last of the Independents, the Pretenders cover Bob Dylan's ‘Forever Young’ . . . Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder was a special guest of Roger Daltrey at the Carnegie Hall, New York, concert Daltrey Sings Townshend. Vedder performed three songs — ‘Let My Love Open the Door’, ‘Squeeze Box’ and ‘My Generation’. Other guests were Lou Reed, David Sanborn, Sinead O’Connor and the Chieftains . . . expect later this year a CDROM interactive documentary Imagine on John

Lennon. The S7O USA release will include home videos, art never seen before, unreleased music and unpublished writing . . . disco/dance producer Dan Hartman (James Brown’s ‘Living in America’) died March 22 after a long illness . . .Wesley Snipes will play Miles Davis in a movie produced by former Sony boss Walter Yetnikoff... the next Luther Vandross album is covers of 70s / 80s hits such as ‘Killing Me Softly’ . . . Extreme singer Gary Cherone plays the lead role in Jesus Christ Superstar in Boston.

Aotearoa Supergroove are doing a record stores only North Island tour April 29 to May 14 to promote their new single ‘Can’t Get Enough’. See the Live Gig Guide page 43 for details . . . Dianne Swann formerly in When the Cat’s Away will release ‘Birthday’ from her UK band the Julie Dolphin in NZ via Sony . . . Dead Flowers launch their new single ‘Watch Her Play’ with an all-ages gig at the Power Station May 20 with guests the Nixons, Nothing At All and Pash . . . Upper Hutt Posse versus INL is in court May 9. The Posse’s libel action stems from reports in the Auckland Star of the 1990 Shake! Magazine Posse concert at Selwyn College. Ironically after a four year absence Shake! returns to newstands 10 days later, May 19 . . . Hello Sailor are recording an album at York St studio. Dave Dobbyn has produced a track. To work faster Hello Sailor have a self-imposed “no booze” ban while in the studio . . . Dave Dobbyn had his Maton acoustic guitar stolen from the backstage area of the Stratford Xmas party. Although an inexpensive guitar it’s of high sentimental value to Dave and it can be returned “no questions asked" to RipltUp or the Stratford offices, first floor, cnr Victoria & Kitchener Sts, phone (09) 303-3089 . . . look out for an album from Urban Disturbance entitled Love ... the forthcoming Christchurch recorded Bats EP is entitled Spill the Beans . . . Alastair Riddell has recorded a new single ‘Peace Dream Solution’ at Revolver Studio . . . the NZ music show Frenzy on TV3 11pm every Thursday night has a Stinky Jim NZ ragga showcase on May 5 with Bobbyion and Mighty Asterix live from the Gluepot Easter Sunday Bunrush gig . . Dunedin's Age of Dog tour nationally in May . . . Shihad plan to record a new EP . . . Whisper Scream have released their debut album Vampire Cafe . . . Warners played to a packed launch gig at Squid (Mike Havoc’s club) but they didn’t do their version of ‘Trippin’, choosing to do the Osmonds’

‘Crazy Horses’ instead. Warners commence a NZtour late May ... Flying Nun release David Kilgour's Sugar Mouth album in May . . . the Head Like A Hole infamous "cowboy” video for ‘Faster Hooves’ was directed by new Wellington director Amanda Clarke .. . the 1993 Smokefree Rock Quest winners Halucian release their cassingle ‘Good Morning Mrs Earth’ on Pagan ... in May Moana &the Moahunters release their album title track ‘Tahi’ as a single. The cassingle also includes an eight minute audio doco on traditional Maori instruments narrated by Moana and Bernard Makaore . . . Chug and the Renderers have completed albums at Dunedin’s Fish Studios ... the next single for Fuemana is Stevie Wonder's ‘Rocket Love’ . . . now there are five in the Hallelujah Picassos. The new guitarist is Gavin Downie (ex Colony). With former manager and BFM Freak the Sheep host Lisa Van Der Arde going to live in San Francisco, the new Picassos’ manager is BFM’s Johne Leach and the new Freak the Sheep host is Rachel Groover. . . Dead Flowers will tour NZ June/July . . . Auckland Photographers Now is a groovy exhibition of young photographers (including Darryl Ward’s very own photo-covered fridge) at the Auckland Museum Gallery until late May . . . perky Lorelei Mason has left Newsnight. She wasn’t comfortable with the show’s infotainment style and has returned to her preferred habitat, the TV One newsroom . . . Pumpkinhead are recording an album in May ... the Annual Flying Fish Music Video Awards take place Sunday July 17 in Wellington. Entries close July 1. Forms can be obtained from Flying Fish (04) 3846159, (09) 378-0238 or fax (04) 385-2165.

Tours Tea Party play Power Station Auckland, James Cabaret Wellington May 5 and Christchurch Occi Bar May 7. The Clouds play the Powerstation May 6. Primus play Wellington Uni Tuesday May 17 and Auckland Town Hall Wednesday May 18. Rollins Band are at the Powerstation, Auckland May 25.

Cypress Hill and Ice Cube play the North Shore Stadium May 29. ÜB4O tour in June playing June 6 Wellington, 9 Christchurch, 12 Dunedin, 14 Nelson, 16 New Plymouth, 17 Auckland. The hypnotist Paul McKenna tours June 8 Wanganui,

9 New Plymouth, lOTauranga, 11 Hastings, 13 Palmerston North, 14 Auckland, 15 Wellington, 18 Invercargill, 19 Christchurch, 20 Dunedin.

Rickie Lee Jones plays Auckland Town Hall Tuesday June 21. Hunters and Collectors tour June — 14 Hamilton Uni, 15 & 16 Auckland’s Powerstation, 17 Gisborne’s Sandown, 18 Wellington Uni, 22 Christchurch’s Ministry, 24 Dunedin’s Sammy’s, 29 New Plymouth Westpoint. Pantera are expected to tour later this year. Rumoured for outdoor gigs early 1995 are the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd. Smokefree Rock Quest This year’s Smokefree Rock Quest run through Secondary Schools features three sections where a winner can get their single released via an indie label. The Smokefree National winner records an EP at York St Studio released via Pagan. The Paris Texas Urban winner records at Uptown Studio and releases on Southside. The Tangata Pacifica Beats Award records at York St and releases on Tangata. There are also numerous prizes at regional and national finals contributed by NZ Rock Shops. The dates are Palmerston North heat June 18, final 24; Nelson heat June 25, final July 1; Hamilton heat July 2, final 8; Christchurch heat July 9, July 15; Gisborne heat July 16, final 22; Auckland heats July 23 & 24, finals 29 & 30; Dunedin heat July 30 or 31, final August 5; Wellington heat August 6, final 12; National Final Friday August 19 Auckland. Entry forms from your music teacher, NZ Rock Shop, Paris Texas or Tearaway, PO Box 473, Wanganui. Battle of the South The Speights 1994 Battle of the Bands will take place in Dunedin hotels from August with the final at Sammys Saturday Sept 17. First prize is recording at Auckland’s York St Studio, Ansett Airfares there, SIOOO cash and single release on Wildside Records. Second prize is a Fender SE 112-160 watt guitar amp, SIOOO of 93Roxgig advertising and SSOO cash. Third prize is a Fender Squier Stratocaster, SSOO of 93Rox advertising and S2OO cash. Entry forms can be obtained from record or music shops or Stray Tangent Promotions, PO Box 980, Dunedin.