AUCKLAND

Rip It Up, Issue 17, 1 November 1978, Page 6

AUCKLAND

Vince Eager and L.B. Sands

Schtung have found a drummer in Brian Waddell. Their live work starts at The Island of Real 9-11 Nov. They have just completed a soundtrack for Sam Pilsbury’s new 30 min TV drama . . . Phil judd is playing bass in Suburban Reptiles . . . As reported about six

months ago, the Scavengers are leaving the country, this time for Australia where they will change their title to Marching Girls Th’ Dudes are to commence recording at Stebbing Studios for release on the Key Records label

. . . Radio IZM and Fender-Rhodes are recording six bands for broadcast in the IZM 8-track studio. Bands featured include Lipservice, Charisma, Bamboo and Th’ Dudes . ..

Odyseey are now a three piece with Philip Hall (bass), Ronnie Harris (guitar) and Jeff Stribling (drums) . . . Heard about the skull-shattering punk band from Hawkes Bay called Ugly Noize? . . Citizen Band have recorded a new single at Mandrill. It is a G. Clark number entitled “Somebody Else". Release date is late Nov. The CB boys fared well in the recent Radio Hauraki group survey placing fourth behind Zep, Stones and Bee Gees . . . Dave Gandar is not in Bamboo . . . Lindsay Marks is back in NZ after an absence of four years . . .

Barry Coburn, ex-manager of Enz, is rumoured to be playing sax for Melbourne group, Nuts and Raisins . . The Rednecks (Kev Grey, vocals, Bones Hillman, bass, Jimmy Redneck, guitar, and Spike Bastard, drums) featured an impromptu floor show at the Headquarters Cafe on November 10th. Angel, a sumptuous blonde, got up and stripped to her boots during “Sun Burns my Feet” . . . Jeff Warr has replaced John Grey on drums in Johnny & the Hookers . . . Fitz are coming . . . Auckland radio station IZM is moving from its city address in aging Broadcasting House to trendier surroundings in Parnell. The station is taking over the refurbished Stonemason’s House (built in 1863), from which the station expects to be broadcasting early in the New Year. .. . The Nambassa Festival takes place at Waihi January 27-29. Lots of hot New Zealand bands will be playing and the event could see the return of Split Enz and maybe a Yankee band, too

Malcolm McCallum is returning home from Australia in late November to promote his new album, Naked to the Sky . . . Surf rides again with the Australian-made water flick Tubular Swells opening at Aucklands Crystal Palace cinema November 8 ... Big thanks to Rip It Up writer Jeremy Tempter who has gone to USA. Jeremy was Hotlicks co-editor (1976) and a Listener sub-editor in 1977 (see the two page Hello Sailor story?). Templer’s most recent stand for rock and roll was an exhibition of photos (The Fan Club) of punk bands and followers. Watch out for his "Sailor in LA" story in Decmeber’s Rip It Up. ... Keeping It Kiwi, is a free paper published by the Hello Sailor and Citizen Band Fan Clubs . . . while talking about indigenous talent, Graeme Hodgson (Radio With Pix producer) says thanks for the tapes, he’s got a lot of listening to do, but he will write to you all soon . . . Godley Head have split. Gerard Carr (guitarist) and Kevin Thomas (drummer) with Joz Hodzelmans (ex-Sky Lord bass guitarist) have formed Sphinx