AUCKLAND

Rip It Up, Issue 220, 1 December 1995, Page 12

AUCKLAND

The indispensable Fix celebrates Issue 100 with a party at Kurtz Lounge on December 15. Santa in a Chevy will feature HDU, King Loser, Lagerwerfer, and stand-up comedy from David Hornblow, Brendon Love and Radar ... pre-Xmas, Muckhole released the ‘Overdrive’/'Subterfuge’ cassingle on Wildside, and they will have a CD EP out in the New Year. Meanwhile, Wildside will launch the long-awaited Raw compilation at Kurtz Lounge on Saturday December 9. Muckhole will play, as will other yet-to-be-confirmed WS acts. But will Freak Power reform for the occassion? ... the Strawpeople are working on tracks with vocalist Victoria Kelly, and are aiming to have a new album completed by early next year. ‘Under The Milkyway’ has just been released in Australia, as the second single from Broadcast ... Slave and Future Stupid have recorded a track together at Ground Zero. According to the Stupid’s Tony Hallum, ‘Big Dumb Future’ "sounds righteous"... Dave Dobbyn has been playing support dates for Neil and Tim Finn in Ireland, Scotland, and England, as the duo go about promoting their new album Finn ... former Thompson Twins Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie have completed the next Babble album. Father will be out on the Warner Bros, label in February 96 ... D-Faction, currently getting tonnes of airplay on Mai with their new single ‘Down In The Boondocks’, have added a third member, raggamuffin rapper Dave Telea ... Furious George have finished a demo at York St, and return to the studio in January to record an album with Malcolm Welsford. Meanwhile, FG play with Hideously Disfigured at Pod on December 1, and the Alamo on December 16 ... Bloom, the trio fronted by ex-Blue Marble Pip Brophy, are searching for a new guitarist. Phone (021)720-565 if interested ... on Wednesday November 15 a member of the Managers had a 1968 Fender Jazzmaster guitar (No. 295773) stolen from a car parked outside the Harp and Crown in Ponsonby Road. A reward is offered for its safe return. Anyone with any info can contact the Auckland Central Police Station or RipltUp .. . Superette and. the Headless Chickens are recording albums at York Street this month, while Andrew Brough’s Bike are making an EP there ... Pod Hatching winners Condition Red have changed their name to Each. Their debut single has been completed at York Street ... finally, the slightly overdue Drill album (self titled — saves time!) is in the shops now.

JOHN RUSSELL