SNAKEFINGER

Rip It Up, Issue 43, 1 February 1981, Page 5

SNAKEFINGER

Tours

Expect Split Enz in March and John Mayall and two jazz shows in the meantime. In April there is a surprise tour from Muchmore Associates, namely Ralph recording artist Snakefinger. His debut album Chewing Hides The Sound is produced by Snakefinger and label mates the Residents. Expect it in NZ through RTC. John Mayall and band are playing five dates in NZ, Feb 25 Christchurch, 26 Dunedin, 27 Palmerston North, 28 Wellington and March 1 Auckland.

The Dave Brubeck Quartet (Dave Brubeck, Chris Brubeck bass, Randy Jones drums, Jerry Bergonzi sax) play Wellington Town Hall March 1, Christchurch Town Hall March 2 and Auckland Town Hall March 3.

An all-star four piece plays Repertory Theatre Christchurch on March 24 and Auckland's Maidment Theatre March 25. The players are Charlie Hayden bass, Don Cherry pocket trumpet, Dewey Redman tenor sax and Ed Blackwell drums. The band recently recorded Old And New Dreams for ECM Records.

Late News Stiff Little Fingers were described as "a poor man’s Clash" in LA/SF prestigious freebie BAM (Bay Area Magazine). Expect Hanx (SLF live) in NZ late February ... Mr 'Rock Around The Clock', Bill Haley died Feb 10 aged 53 ... Broken Dolls have signed a three year recording deal with Stebbings. A single is due in six weeks. lan Morris and Rob Aickin will produce and CBS will distribute ... out on Sausage 004 is a 4 track EP by Six Impossible Things. The three piece includes ex members of Vacuum, Kaziportico and Mummy’s Boys. The EP can be purchased by writing to Six Impossible Things, 95 Wallace St, Wellington ... Auckland University’s Radio B is on 1404 khz for four weeks from Feb 15 ... Feb 9-27 Cartoon Art Show at Closet Artists features work by Barry Linton, Chris Knox, Fane Flaws and Joe Wylie. The latter’s animated video of Toy Love’s ‘Bride Of Frankenstein’ was a hit at the opening. The band’s interest in seeing the animated clip completed and paid for caused their September 20 split to be hush-hushed. It has been un-hush-hushed for several months but RIU forgot to print the split news. An Alec Bathgate/Chris Knox 45 is being talked about. In February EMI Stores will have a limited import of Rough Trade albums, Pere Übu’s The Art Of Walking, the Stiff Little Finger’s first Inflammable Material and the label’s sampler Wanna Buy A Bridge with Raincoats, Young Marble Giants, Swell Maps, SLFs, Essential Logic etc ... the Pistols film Rock'n’Roll Swindle opens in Christchurch in March, Auckland in April. The delayed Secret Policeman's Ball opens Feb 27 at AK Odeon .