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Rip It Up, Issue 236, 1 April 1997, Page 32

FREE « ■■ MUSHROOM MOVE IN AUSTRALIA involvement, he will now run his own “dance- ■ ■ Mushroom Records have moved their distri- oriented imprint” as part of the Sub Pop operbution f° r their labels f rom Festival to Sony in ation. Poneman told. Billboard that changes at Australia. The labels may stay with Festival in the label may. mean a return to “Good old- — x —.J L.— kf — bl — New Zealand. Mushroom-owned labels include fashioned punk rock record deals.” 'I ■ M L J: \ White, Liberation, Infectious and Flying Nun.. / r 0) b 1 I 0) iX Artists on these labels include Jimmy Barnes, NEW VIDEO EDITING FACILITY . / I V I \ I 1 \ Deni Hines, Peter Andre, Joe Cocker, United Camera Rentals have installed a non- / I Kx X-J X-A—J X/ \ Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, Coolio, Garbage, linear editing system which is suitable for edit- / I | \ Ash etc. This year Mushroom celebrates its ing music videos. For further details contact / . 25th year. Ironically, both Mushroom and PetenCathro at (09) 378-6024. . / - ; ' ■ L‘ \ Festival are Rupert Murdoch owned compa- / JdfdflßHßßbt. \ nies. With the news of Mushroom's move, NEW LABEL TREE | ? X ■J'' ‘ J- I Festival Chairman Alan Hely. resigned. How A new Kiwi label Tree has emerged, run by X [■ ' jfi 4 these changes will impact on New Zealand and the editor of 60s pop magazine Groove Dene. B the Auckland-based Flying Nun/Flying distri- oriented imprint" first releases are reissues of bution for their labels from Festival to Sony in ation. Poneman told Billboard that changes at Australia. The labels may stay with Festival in the label may mean a return to “Good oldNevy Zealand. Mushroom-owned labels include fashioned punk rock record deals.” White, Liberation, Infectious and Flying Nun. Artists on these labels include Jimmy Barnes, NEW VIDEO EDITING FACILITY Deni Hines, Peter Andre, Joe Cocker, United Camera Rentals have installed a nonDepeche Mode, Nick Cave, Coolio, Garbage, linear editing system which is suitable for editAsh etc. This year Mushroom celebrates its ing music videos. For further details contact 25th year. Ironically, both Mushroom and Peter Cathro at (09) 378-6024. Festival are Rupert Murdoch owned companies. With the news of Mushroom’s move, NEW LABEL TREE Festival Chairman Alan Hely resigned. How A new Kiwi label Tree has emerged, run by these changes will impact on New Zealand and the editor of 60s pop magazine Groove Dene the Auckland-based Flying Nun / Flying In Keliaway. Tree’s first releases are reissues of “ Bk 111 'Q. I operation will be resolved when Mushroom Kiwi oldies, but the label will soon offer distriBngß< MF ■'■ v " BP* / executives visit Auckland early in April. bution services to indie artists and labels. Tree t • MMMMEfIPrT ' j . can be contacted. on e-mail at V \ s C \ / PRISON FOR SUGE KNIGHT treenz@xtra.co.nz or at PO Box 39109, / The Death Row boss Suge Knight has been Wellington Mail Centre. \ " • - ", \v, ' • / sentenced to nine years jail for breaking pro- • . V ‘ / bation. On the night of Tupac Shakur’s death BRANSON IS BACK \ ■ ' / Knight was videotaped kicking a gang member The new Richard Branson label V2 will be \ x / Orlando Anderson. In court Knight said to the distributed in the USA by BMG. The first L* t T " judge, “It’s not a nine year kick.” Knight had release is a Jungle Brothers album. Richard X. top legal representation, including Rodney Branson told New York media, “I’ve been away rar a j j •- King lawyer (and Larry king guest) Milton from the. industry for about four years, so it’s . Grimes. Knight told the court, “I. learned a lot very exciting.” . . from being incarcerated. I’m closer to God :? j.- ' ■ now.” Knight also told the court he would no FOREIGN MOVES IM MBIB I fl fl II I longer release albums containing the word - The new Andy (Go! Discs) MacDonald. label | RIB l.lliH j U Liu II HflH "nigger”. Rumours that Death Row would Independiente will be distributed by Sony ■III ■ ill ll 1?! 111 I 111 close if Knight was imprisoned, have been globally. The first release is Scottish band ■ 111 I 111 11 Rill II 111 quashed. A spokesman for the Death Row Travis ... in early March Warners USA laid off If If I■l■l VI In wf Wf Wf 1 ■ label said, “It’s business as usual here.” On nearly 100 staff, mainly from the.Warners and - ■■■ '■ Death Row’s release schedules are albums by : ’ Reprise labels ... Atlantic has increased its Michelle, Lady of Rage, Nate Dogg, artist royalty rate for veteran R&B artists to recorded 12 W s with David. ... Page „ „ reusing a Back drumsand Mike (Mezzanine) on Operation from the Bottom, Danny Boy and 10% of retail list price. The artists’ original 60s recorded 12 songs with David ... Page are releasing a 10-track drums and Mike (Mezzanine) on “ . . . l , . , „ L .• (Technova) Harrow and are more self-titled CD, and will tour the guitar, and will be gigging again Gina. Knight s sentence will be appealed. contracts were for 1% to 4% ... Koch distnthan a little pleased with the South Island from April 11 to 22; very soon ... the House of Pain has bution has effectively bailed out the Atlanta results. Dubsters Andrew P and preferring to approach the winter Meat Market from Palmerston SUB POP PARTNERS AT PEACE indie label Ichiban by buying 50% of the label Mark T join Pete Mitchell and head on, they will travel as close to , North on April 10, and Dead Centre After being on the verge of splitting, Sub ... while the USA music industry talks doom Vaughan Watson in the rhythm ori- Antarctica as Invercargill. ACD from Nelson mid-month ... new •p Q „ p ar t ners Jonathan Poneman and Bruce and gloom the UK market reached a record ented and aptly named Drumhead, release party is planned soon after bands around include Fuma, Fuel, ... , . .., . r , ~. . . . . They opened recently for both their return ... Gluefist have two D-Magnet and Dialtones. Pav,tt have resolved their differences. Founder high last year growing by 6% compared to ■ Salmonella Dub and David Harrow new members, Scott (Sifter) on . HOGBOY Pavitt nearly left the label. To maintain Pavitt s 2.2% in the USA. -

SCREAM GIVEAWAY REP film distributors have 5 copies of the soundtrack to the movie SCREAM and 5 double passes to the film to give away (opening April 24). Send your entries to SCREAM giveaway; PO Box 5689, Auckland 1 by Wednesday April 30.