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Rip It Up, Issue 39, 1 October 1980, Page 5

Christchurch The latest in a long line of drunks to be banned from Doodles, Danny Bennett, has joined the Comics on drums. Nancy Kiel arrives the first week in November. Meanwhile the Comics are hosting a Labour Day special at the Gladstone which will feature past members Peter Scott, Tony Smith, and Ruth Genet, as well as new ones. You can expect to see Road Angel for the very first time in November. "Getting Too Hot" is their single and the band will be featured on 3ZM's Band-Aid. Cowboys’ first 'Feast of Friends’ evening at the Carlton was a great success, and you can see such luminaries as Charlie White, Luke Neary, Barbara Taha and Helen Mulholland again soon. The band is working on originals, and will be trucking down to Dunedin soon. The Newz start their massive holiday tour in mid-November, playing all the resorts for ten weeks. New originals include "Solo”, "Ships", "Holiday Inn”, "Sixteen” and "Damn Joggers”. The Eels may support. Bon Marche fans may be in for a one-night treat soon as the band (the Newz mark 1) plans to play on the same bill as the Newz and Eels. Lance Parkyn is auditioning new members for the Hoovers ... Alan Park and Bill Dennis present Old Dennis or New Muscles shortly at the Gladstone with the Pop Mx ... the Dodgers are new . Gutter Band will be resident at the Cave Rock and will feature Wayne Becroft on drums ... Wolf City are featured on 3ZM’s Band-Aid ... Citizen Band will be here shortly. JW Dunedin Amidst on-stage squabbles the Heavenly Bodies played their last concert at the Cook on 14 September. Tapes were made and are in circulation. Rumour has it that guitarist Miles White and drummer Neil Dobier may end up in a re-shuffled Le Contrebande who recently had a disastrous week at the Cook. They won't be re-booked.

Toy Love have been under fire with accusations of "bad taste” from various bastions of the community, including the City Council, for their "Good Old Joe" clip on 7.30 South which featured them high-jinxing in one of the city's cemeteries. Best publicity the band’s ever had. Cruze may stay in Dunedin as lead singer Brian Seque is leaving at the end of the year. He is sick of touring. The Numbers have changed their name back to Static to avoid confusion with Sydney’s Numbers. Static have taped an original song, "Another Weekend" at 4ZB's studios. It will be played on 4XO.

Ex-After Dark drummer Neville Anderson, now resident in Wellington, has been approached by the Tears’ Jason Sad to join the band.

New band Broken Models with Ross Nicol (lead guitar) from Tibet and two ex-Lear Jet members one being Michael Pearce (rhythm guitar and PA) will be playing at the Cook in October ... Julian Finnerty is working on original material. George Kay