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Rip It Up, Issue 204, 1 August 1994, Page 38

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FRIDAY AUG 5 Paul Kelly, Deborah Conway Victoria Uni, Wgtn Supergroove Albion River Bar, Gisborne . Dead Flowers Functions Room (spm) Auck Uni Dead Flowers, Skatilater, Beirut, Ed, Tadpole Mon Desir, Auckland Tim Finn, Moana & Moahunters, Emma Paki Nelson School of Music Brainchilds Bar Bodega, Wgtn Smokefree Rockquest Final Sammys, Dunedin Tempest Central, Taupo SAT 6 Paul Kelly, Deborah Conway Gluepot, Auckland Supergroove Shakespeare, Napier Giardia New Royal, Palm Nth WED 10 Apollo 10 Bar Bodega, Wgtn Freak The Sheep Bpm, 95bFM THURS 11 Supergroove Tea Club, Timaru Dead Flowers Bob, Be Bretts Andrew Fagan, Mink Penguin Club, Oamaru ? .. , Different Scene New Royal, Palm Nth Justin Payne Orchestra Bar Bodega, Wgtn Tempest Royal Hotel, Opotiki Frenzy 11pm, TV3 FRI 12 Supergroove Sammys, Dunedin Muttonbirds Lincoln Uni, ChCh Chris Knox, Garageland, Bike Squid Warners Tauranga Andrew Fagan, Kid Eternity, Mink Empire, Dunedin Semi Lemon Kola, Nothing At All, 7 Dials, Otara Millionaires Uni Cafe, Auck All You Can Eat, Balance Knox Hall, Parnell Brainchilds Bar Bodega, Wgtn The Cult (concept band) Gluepot SAT 13 Supergroove Villagrad, Queenstown Andrew Fagan Lake Ohau Lodge, Lake Ohau All You Can Eat New Royal, Palm Nth SUN 14 Supergroove Lazers, Invercargill ’ . All You Can Eat, Ape Management Warners, ChCh Comedy Club, Bar Bodega, Wgtn MQNJLS All You Can Eat Empire, Dunedin WEDI7 Andrew Fagan, My Dad’s Tractor Blue Pub, Methven All You Can Eat, Nefarious Ficdys, Wgtn Trap, 12 Lunchmai, Leboflung Bar Bodega THURSIB _ Supergroove Penguin Club, Oamaru Andrew Fagan, Mink Tea Club, Timaru Bilge Festival, Blunt New Royal, Palm Nth Battle of the Bands Semi Final Gluepot Justin Payne Orchestra Bar Bodega, Wgtn Tempest Mitchel Downs, Rotorua ERLI9 Supergroove Canterbury Uni, ChCh Andrew Fagan, Mink, Wad Quadrophenia, ChCh All You Can Eat, Warners Squid, Auckland Sat 20 95bFM Private Function Old City Markets, Quay Street (Behind Watershed) Main Stage: DJ Room: B:3opm Tufnels 3 the Hard Way 9:oopm King Loser Urban Disturbance 9:3opm Caligula MC OJ & Rhythm Slave 10:00pm 3 the Hard Way .

Marie Sheehan. 10:30pm Thorazine Shuffle ■ * - ’ Freebase 11:00pm MC OJ & Rhythm Slave Otara Millionaires Club . 11:30pm Hallelujah Picassos Upper Hutt Posse ' 12:00pm Solid Gold Hell Teremoana 12:30pm Urban Disturbance Slacker 1:00am 3Ds Stinky Jim I:3oam Loves Ugly Children Dubhead & Tuffy Culture Supergroove Town Hall, Westport Moana & Moahunters, Southside of Bombay Gluepot Andrew Fagan Molly Maguires, Nelson All You Can Eat, Sticky Filth Section 8, New Plymouth Skapa Bar Bodega, Wgtn SUN 21 All You Can Eat Framptons, Mt Manganui Banana Revolution Bar Bodega, Wgtn . . TUES 23 Beck, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Town Hall, Auckland All You Can Eat Shakespeare, Napier WED_24 Andrew Fagan, Froithead New Royal, Palm Nth THURS 25 Dead Flowers, Fagan Section 8, New Plymouth Bilge Festival Squid, Auckland Battle of the Bands Semi Final, Gluepot Fat Mannequin Bar Bodega, Wgtn ERL 26 Dead Flowers Palm Nth Andrew Fagan, Breathe Bar Bodega, Wgtn SAT 27 Private Function Wgtn . Dead Flowers Masterton Battle of Bands, (Heat) Provincial, Dunedin Crawlspace, Intravenous New Royal, Palm Nth Greg Fleming & Trains Bar Bodega, Wgtn SUNJ2B 3rd Birthday Party Bar Bodega, Wgtn THURS 1 SEPT Exponents Pips, Whangarei Emulsifier Section 8, New Plymouth Battle of the Bands Final Gluepot ERL2 Exponents Esplanade, Devonport Emulsifier Palmerston North Andrew Fagan Whakapapa Tavern Emulsifier New Royal, Palm Nth Soundwave 2099 Dance Party Turners & Growers Building, Auck Warren Zevon Gluepot

SAT 3 Exponents Powerstation, Auckland. Emulsifier Ohakune Andrew Fagan Hot Lava, Ohakune Battle of the Bands (Semi Final) Sammys, Dunedin Justin Payne Orchestra Bar • Bodega, Wgtn SUN 4 Exponents Howick By The Sea, Auckland MON 5 Exponents Hillcrest, Hamilton TUES_6 Exponents Ace of Clubs, Rotorua WED 7 Exponents Otumoetai, Tauranga . ■ THURSB

Exponents Fitzroy, New Plymouth Dead Flowers Wgtn / Andrew Fagan Uni Wailing Bar, Hamilton ' Meat Market New Royal, Palm Nth Mr Puniverse, Auck Final Gluepot FRI ___ Exponents Hot Lava, Ohakune Dead Flowers Upper Hutt (all ages) SAT 10 - Sepultura, Sacred Reich, Raw Meat For the Balcony Town Hall, Auckland Exponents Hot Lava, Ohakune •;? Dead Flowers Lower Hutt (all ages) Andrew Fagan Squid, Auckland Fiqure 60 New Royal, Pam Nth Battle of the Bands (Semi Final) Sammys, Dunedin MONI2 Exponents Albert, Palm Nth TUES-13 _____ Lydia Lunch Exponents James Caberet, Wgtn Dead Flowers Oamaru WED 14 Exponents Metropolitan Hotel, Nelson Dead Flowers Invercargill Ted Hawkins Gluepot, Auckland RETRO 2 Another Look Back (In Shame?) at the 80s Dancefloor Sound,Thursday August 11, The Box/Cause Celebre. Hard on the heels of the 70s Disco Revival comes the 80s Funk Revival! The first Retro party, held Queens Birthday weekend attracted approximately 800 people. While the original Retro party was supposed to be a nostalgic look back at the 80s club scene, on the night itself the crowd went crazy and all manner of crap was played. Some of the music was so bad that organiser Nick D’Angelo quickly realised where the money was, and promises even more trash this time round for Retro 2.

“The original Retro was supposed to be a one-off affair,\ but the ‘buzz’ was so good on the night everyone was demanding another one. Frankly some of the music everyone was getting off on was absolute shite, but as a former DJ that sort of thing has never surprised me. I have fond memories of the 80s, but perhaps it was a load of rubbish after all!”

For the second Retro, D’Angelo is promising even more DJs (Jon Davis has been added to the previous line-up of Manuel Bundy, Sample Gee and Sam Hill) and a breakdance floor show. “I’m on the hunt for a crew right now, it’s coming back y’know” says D’Angelo. In keeping with the 80’s club tradition there will also be a fashion show at midnight, courtesy of the Booty fashion store.

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DEAD FLOWERS, Home CD Single (Wildside) 'Home' is a great choice for a single — immediately appealing but complex enough to grow on you with each listen. It storms out of the blocks, propelled magnificently by a kicking guitar performance from Riqi Hadfield, a violent drum rhythm and a strong pop vocal. ‘Another Day’ was recorded during the Sweetfish sessions and should’ve made it on to the album as it’s an inspired rocker also. The final track ‘Anyway’ is the delicate vocal debut of drummer Rob Dollars. THE BATS, Spill The Beans CD EP (Flying Nun) Flying Nun’s longest serving band return with a five-track EP that mostly covers well trodden territory. The title track is the pick of the bunch and a classic example of the Bats in a romantic mood. Elsewhere ‘Make It Clear’ resembles the Chills circa The Lost EP, while the guitar and vocals-only track, ‘Give In To the Sands’, is pretty listening. SHONA LAING, Kickback CD Single (Sony) Shona returns with more of the same. What this means is her voice is in its usual fine condition but the pop accompaniment on ‘Kickback’ still has that cheesy late 80s synthesiser sound to it. ‘American Friends’ is a lovely instrumental that features an answerphone message dropped in the middle and ‘Man With Wild Name’ plus New On Earth’s ‘Mercy Of Love’ round things off. GRACE, Confessions CD Single (Deepgrooves) This is quite a departure from the style of the last Grace single. ‘Confessions’ is a very hushed, moody, reflective song. Without wanting to disparage the smooth production, it’s more a vehicle for the impressive voice of Jason loasa. THE MUTTONBIRDS, Ngaire CD Single (Virgin) Nice pop chorus in the title track but lines like “I’ve seen a lot of new shoes today” make you wonder if Don’s running out of fresh vocal ideas. ‘Queen’s English’ is a one riff, sample infested jumble that’s interesting ‘cause it’s different from the norm. ‘A Man And A Woman’, a tale of infidelity, sounds suspiciously like a filler. FIGURE 60, Six Days On The Road 7 Inch Single (Crawlspace) Always a band to keep their word, Figure 60 have finally delivered the promised piece of black vinyl. ‘A gem’ is probably two suitable words to describe it. ‘Six Days’ is not a Charley Pride cover but a rolling, shambolic jamlike number engulfed in understated distortion. On the Bside ‘Stoned Loser' is a vocally tuneless but nonetheless melodic pop tribute (“you’re so dumb" is as good a put-down as any) and the drawn out ‘Dumb Blue’ sounds like they played it stoned. Yeah, a gem. BUNGALOW, Lurex 7 Inch Single (Rage Noise)

This has been out a wee while now. It's one of those Geraldine pressings so the quality is a bit dodgy, but it can’t detract from a good song and Lurex contains two. Both are quiet, unassuming pop numbers, but edging towards a more demented feel vocally on ‘Grey Cortina.’ Also included is a great comic by Trace Hodgson. PUREST FORM, Message To My Girl CD Single (Madame X)

numbers a great many, Neil Finn’s ‘Message to my Girl’ was always a special one. Here Purest Form give it the extra-slow ballad treatment and it’s annoying to the point of trauma. Also tossed in is the Rainbow’s End theme tune for which they should be held eternally accountable. JOHN RUSSELL ..