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Rip It Up, Issue 243, 1 November 1997, Page 34

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AUCKLAND The 95bFM Private Function will held at the Old City Markets on November 29. The gig is free to b card holders, and bands confirmed to date are Bike, Pitch Black, Darcy Clay, the Source, Baiter Cell, and Sugar Bag, with a headliner still to be announced ... in the On ya, Gaz! department, according to an inside source, cut from the transmitted episode of TV4’s The Drum on Monday October 27, was footage of Reef singer Gary Stringer planting a pavlova in the face of host Jennifer Weather-Centre. Cue tantrum and tears from Jen ... a new local electronic compilation, Kog Transmissions Volume 0, will be out by the end of November. Acts featured include Baiter Cell, Strange Attractor, Epsilon Blue, Protean, Chumbwa, and Slight Return. A launch event on November 21 at the Compound in Grey Lynn is to be confirmed ... the Marital label launch their compilation album, Union, at @Luna on November 28, with Coelacanth, Splitter, Saturn 5, and 5 Go Mad .. . a “Teen Suicide Awareness Gig” is on at the Powerstation on November 16. The admission price of 50 cents gets you Loves Ugly Children, the Trueschool posse, Dam Native, Losttribe, Balance, 3 The Hard Way, and more. Kick off is 2pm ... there’s rumours of a New Years Eve rock festival to be held at Pakiri, more news next month ... Spacesuit host the launch party for their debut self titled album at @Luna on November 8. Guests are From Scratch and Sugar & Spice ... singer/songwriter Otis Mace recently returned from a tour through Austria, Holland, London, and Dublin, and now has a residency at Roasted Addiction (487 Great Nth Rd) on Thursday nights ... the Letter 5 have a cassette album available, containing 13 tracks featuring old and new material. Copies are $lO from Flat 5, 53 Grange Rd, Mt Eden ... keep an eye out for an A 5 format, new mag entitled Clone, courtesy of Bent Publishing (Fix) ...finally, the

Hatching Band Battle Grand Final is happening at the Powerstation on November 15. The show is all ages (Bpm start) and the bands competing are Pugnaut, Brutally Frank, Her Majesties Minstrels, Voodoo Moon, Real, and Sadie 7. Also playing are last year’s Hatching champions, Pushkin. Presales for the Hatching are available at Ticketek, Real Groovy Records, and @Luna. JOHN RUSSELL Wellington November already, and still loads of guff in music for Wellington before the year’s end ... to buy; Gamut have just released their debut album, Gorgo’s Sounds Supreme; there’s new offerings .on the Kato label — seven inch singles by the Scuzzbuckets (ChCh), and the very cool ‘Sweet Rosalie’ by Palmerston North’s the Flaming Werepigs; and Syke have a CD EP available from Sounds on Willis St ... Weta were in Auckland for a week early last month recording an album at York Street with Nick Roughan ... Unweeded Garden, the compilation album featuring seven local high school bands (Mary Staples, Komos, Thirst, Mosq, Sludge Factory, Satellite 9, and Penfold) has sold well since its late Sept release ... Channel Z are hosting more Civic Square gigs this summer. The first, on November 15, features Hell Is Other People, Parka, and Fur Patrol. The next gig on December 13 has Police Lucifer and the Hasselhoff Experiment ... the Wellington Music Awards are here again. You can vote for your favourite by filling in the nomination form found in the City Voice. It’ll be tough, with around 90-100 bands to think 0f... HLAH manager Jayne Mac Call has relocated to Auckland ... Hits Of The Trail #3 happens at the Hole In The Wall on November 29. Any enquires regarding booking the venue phone (025)542 894 ... a few of the touring bands to hit Wellington this month are Eye TV, Spacesuit, Constant Pain, HOU, and Ten Foot Pole ... send any Weili rumours to PO Box 11855, Manners St. ANGELA MEANS

Christchurch The RDU/Massive presented World Aids Day Concert is happening on November 28 in Cathedral Square. Bands playing include Shihad, the Stereobus, and Salmonella Dub ... RDU also deliver Solid Gold Volume 2, at the Southlander on November 15, featuring several local punk rock groups ... the new Sumner radio station is seeking kiwi material (CDs or tapes) and info for airplay over the summer. Send music/news to Carla, 30 Barbour St, Chch ... Hawaii Five-O, Seaworlde, and Dave Hunt are currently piecing together an Avalanche-styled compilation, scheduled for release mid December... the Spawn movie release is happening at the Lumiere Theatre on December 20, with Defkon, Pistol Grip, and Daemon, performing ... both Stress and Sun Tzu have split due to members leaving town ... the Rejuvenation band competition continues at the Dux De Lux until November 24. , / SARAH SOUNDCHECK 7 Dunedin / On November 8, the Artists For A Free East Timor gig happens at the Dunedin College of Education. The line up includes Paul Übana Jones, Suka, the Magick Heads, D Baser, Louise Kewene, Styles of Staunce, Lorina Harding, Rangitakau Tekii, and other cultural groups. Tickets are $lO from Trade Aid, Rock Shop and Corso ... the Magick Heads have a recorded a track in protest against the proposed demolition of the decaying Cargill's Castle on the South Dunedin coast ... HDD tour nationwide this month upon the release of their second EP, Higher... Radio One employees Wallace Chapman and Phillip Bolger are producing a rockumentary that will attempt to capture the unique personality of the station. All interviews have been filmed, and editing is underway ... the live venue situation is in a good state at present, with the Arc, the Empire, and the Crown all hosting original live music.

GAVIN BERTRAM