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Rip It Up, Issue 204, 1 August 1994, Page 4

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A stage diver in full flight at HEAD LIKE A HOLE’S Victoria University concert. After vigorously stopping stage diving at Auckland’s " xx- .. -1 .-1 *.. I Xl_ - X z XL ■ ! I ... li- II -l- z xz. zII -J r-x x x Powerstation, Head Like A Hole changed their tune for their July Wellington gig, allowing frequent flyers full reign. Do we detect an ulteMT. ~ '■. ■ W l. ■lMllllflWF J lillg .?■ .i|llliM°ilMlir, lIMLTT ~ n .. rior motive? Was the liberal attitude purely for the benefit of the camera crew filming the concert? By the way, giving everyone a chocolate fish at the beginning of a gig and asking them to hold on to it until later (to see if you’ve got the lucky number) is not sporting.

Flash Back

Urlich and -■ Dianne Swann of gratuitous covers ; band When The Cat’s Away. Nobly bringing up the rear is Auckland’s very own Captain Stubing, Andrew “I can’t bathe there’s a water shortage” Fagan. Filming will begin in July when Luck completes the final episode of hit TV series Beauty and the Beast, in which he plays the misunderstood wildman Vincent.

Hot on the heels of Hollywood blockbusters Dick Tracy and The Flintstones comes the real-life adaptation of rock ‘n’ roll casualties Josie & the Pussycats. The million dollar production stars ‘superfreak’ Jordan Luck who is currently wowing the crowds in Australia with his pop band the Redundants. Attempting to share top billing by sporting the patented Karen Carpenter Waif-Look are Margaret

HIM

Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl of Nirvana made their first public appearance together since Kurt Cobain’s death at a festival in Olympia, Washington. They played as the Stinky Puffs with a ten year old lead singer. The complete text of Cobain’s suicide note has appeared on T-shirts available in the US. Grunge Enterprises, the company responsible for the shirts won’t reveal how they obtained the note and the Seattle police deny the suicide note was leaked to the media . . . Neil Young has dedicated the title track of his new album Sleeps With Angels to Cobain . .

. Kim Deal of the Breeders has refused to be involved with a book about women in rock because she doesn’t like the title Pussy Power . . . Take That’s tour manager was fined $75 in Glasgow after pleading guilty to assaulting a photographer . . . Bernard Butler, guitarist with Suede has left the band after the band began fighting in the studio over the recording of their second album . . . in Minneapolis Prince is recording a track with Kylie Minogue for her forthcoming album . . . Stevie Wonder made a guest appearance at Youssou N’Dour’s gig at The House Of Blues in Los Angeles . . . former Led Zep bassist John Paul Jones has recorded an album entitled The Sporting Life with avant garde opera diva Diamanda Galas . . . House Of Pain have dumped Consolidated from the support slot on their European tour. Allegedly House Of Pain wouldn’t tolerate Consolidated’s customary ‘open-mic sessions.’ . . . legendary soulster Percy Sledge has been jailed for six months after being found guilty of tax evasion in LA . . . The Jackson s’s long lost recording debut is being re-released by the independent Steeltown label. ‘Big Boy’ was a minor hit in the US and was recorded before the band signed to Motown . . . L 7 guitarist Donita Sparks was attacked by

the ‘stunt’ poodle that co-starred in the band’s new video ‘Andes’ . . . rapper Tupac Shakur was banned from performing in Philadelphia after city officials declared they would not stage a concert by “someone who advocates killing people.” . . . Luther Campbell of rap group 2 Live Crew escaped injury when a pipe bomb exploded outside his Miami home ... the director’s cut of Michael Wadleigh’s 1969 Woodstock film has opened in the States and features an extra hour of previously unseen footage of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jefferson Airplane ... an unauthorised Courtney Love biography Ugly On The Outside will be published in the US in September . . . Public Enemy’s Flavour Flav was charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Motor Vehicle Operation after the NYPD discovered he had 43 suspensions on his licence. Flavour was busted after his Corvette was hit by a taxi in the Bronx last month . . . Abba have released their first single since 1983. ‘Dreamworld’, an out-take from the Voulez Vous album has been remixed by Benny and Bjorn “so that it sounds more like modern [music]." . . . Madonna is to be the subject of a twohour TV movie on her rise to fame after arriving in NY in 1978 ... the Ford Motor Company will no longer use the term ‘Lollapalooza’ in their advertising campaign as the name has been trademarked by Perry Farrell, organiser of the annual US summer concert tour. . . a Black Sabbath tribute album entitled Nativity In Black and due in September will feature tracks from Megadeth, White Zombie, Sepultura, 1000 Homo DJs and former Sabbath leader Ozzy Osbourne performong with Therapy? . . . Bo Diddley has been awarded almost half a million dollars after an LA judge ruled his manager Martin Otelsberg had embezzled that much from the blues legend over the past ten years. Otelsberg is dead but his widow will repay the money . . . New Order will

release a greatest hits package in December. Included in the track listing will be a re-recorded version of Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ . . .

former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman’s exwife Mandy Smith is claiming that making whoopee with Bill at age 13 has spoiled her sex life with her current husband. In a recent Rolling Stone magazine interview Keith Richards admits to being “ready to kill Bill Wyman” after the bassist announced he was leaving the Stones . . . Flea makes a guest apperance on the new Sir Mix-A-Lot album Chief Boot Knocks . .. Ice T will play the role of ‘Booga’, a half-human, half-kan-garoo mutant in the upcoming Tank Girl movie based on the comic of the same name. Other musos making big screen appearances in the near future are Billy Idol in Hostage City, Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres and Junior Marvin of the Wallers star in Coporate Vacation, House of Pain’s Everlast and Living Colour’s Corey Glover appear in Lowball and Kylie Minogue co-stars in Street Fighter — The Battle For Shadaloo . . .

Jordan Knight of NKOTB may release a solo album on Michael Jackson’s MJJ Music label ... UK group the Wonderstuff have confirmed they are to split. The parting is on amicable terms, no reason has been given except the decision was made “just for the fuck of it.” Curve have also recently split. Singer Toni Halliday and producer Dean Garcia are working on separate projects . . . Pearl Jam previewed several new songs on the US talk show Saturday Night Live. According to the Los Angeles Times their next album may be ready

later this year. . . Sting and Meatloaf will appear semi-nude in an upcoming issue of Playgirl magazine . . . Original Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor has reunited with Simon Le Bon, John Taylor and Nick Rhodes on the band’s new covers album. He plays on four tracks including Lou Reed’s ‘Perfect Day’ . . . legendary production team Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds and Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid have parted company . . . actor Brad Pitt declined to appear in Janet Jackson’s new video . . . Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder married his longtime girlfriend Beth Liebling in Rome. Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam have been giving evidence in Washington D.C. during a major investigation into price rigging of concert tickets ... .

Mute are releasing a Kraftwerk tribute album Trans Slovenia Express with contributors including Laibach . . . Pearl Jam will release a new album in September. There’s a new video of ‘Rear View Window’ taken from a live performance on USA TV show Saturday Night Live. . . Blind Melon do Lou Reed’s ‘Candy Says’ on movie soundtrack Cowboy Way. . . Duran Duran spin-off Power Station are recording a new album, the line-up is the same — John Taylor, Robert Palmer, Andy Taylor and Tony Thompson . . . Bjork will release a live video entitled Vessel. . . . due to “medical” problems there won’t be a new Alice In Chains album this year . . . Vinnie from Naughty By Nature has opening a retail clothing store selling “Naughty Gear” and other cool labels.