Auckland

Rip It Up, Issue 15, 1 September 1978, Page 6

Auckland

Vince Eager

A message to all of you boys and girls who have been dying to get your ugly mugs on TV your chance has arrived. Graeme Hodgson, producer of Radio With Pictures, is keen to hear demos from aspiring bands, singers and performers of any kind. You can send tapes, bios etc. to Graeme at SPTV, Box 3819, Auckland . . . also new music show Starzone, produced by Andy Shaw, begins its season in late September. The show will beam out on Saturdays between 5 and 6pm and will be a showcase for NZ entertainers and bands, says Andy. Again the compilers of the programme are interested in new acts, bands etc., so get in touch if you feel you’ve got something to offer. The first show, all going well, will feature Rick Steele (first performance of his new single), Sharon O'Neill and, if negotiations succeed, Dragon . . . seems we erred last month in saying that Midge was fired from the Country Flyers. We have it on good authority that he quit. . . has Midge left the Phil Manning Band in Australia?? . . . joining the regular Suburban Reptiles on the Radio With Pictures clip for their new single "Saturday Night Stay at Home" was Phil Judd on guitar and Des from the Scavs on drums. Usual drummer Buster played guitar. But Phil Judd will not be doing any live work with the Reps . . . Phil has been into Harlequin Studios recently laying down

some demos with Messrs Chunn and Eccles of C.B. . . . Split Enz recently completed a session in Manchester which has apparently produced a "great single". No-one knows who’s releasing it or whatever but at least they’ve recorded something. Makes a change from writing letters to your friends . . . Hello Sailor left for the States at the end of last month and they’ve left producer Rob Aitken to mix the tapes of their second album. Rob reckons the album will be “realistically" at least two months away, though a single will be released before then. The tracks that will be on the album (in no particular order): are "I’m a Texan", "Here Comes Johnny”, "For the Hell of It (On Parade)”, "Disco’s Dead", "Blackpool", "Boys in Brazil", "Dr Jazz", "Mexican Stand-In”, “Chained All Round”, "Tube and Train", "Do the Silver Jive” and "Tears of Blood" . . . The Scavs are currently playing less Sex Pistols and working on some new material while saving for a leap across the Tasman . . . Philip Buckleton has joined Gibbons Rd . . . The Assassins have split, Dave Burgess is forming a new band, the activities of the others is unknown . . . during the August 19th performance of The Rocky Horror Show, Zero plunged 25 feet from the scaffolding into the orchestra pit. The show stopped and Gary Glitter inquired in a cam-

pish tone whether she was O.K. Zero, largely unhurt gave a plaintive cry of "Yes Master". In her plummet downwards Zero bent two mike stands, put a microphone through a drum, grazed her leg and cracked sternum (that’s a breast-bone we’re informed) and the show went on . . . Johnny and the Hookers have loads of energy but a limited wardrobe. Dave of the Hookers wants to buy a secondhand black leather bike-jacket, so write to Rip It Up if you’ve got one for sale. Yet another Rip It Up community service . . . The Suburban Reptiles will have two songs featured in forthcoming NZ flick, Angel Mine the two songs will be—newsingle“Saturday Night Stay at Home” and an old song "Razor Blade Rosie” . . .