RUMOURS

Rip It Up, Issue 56, 1 March 1982, Page 3

RUMOURS

UK & USA The forthcoming David Bowie single " 'Putting Out The Fire' is produced by Giorgio Moroder and 'will appear on Backstreet/ MCA in the USA ... Lynval Golding (Fun Boy Three), and two friends were, attacked in a Coventry disco by white thugs. He needed 29 stitches in his face and neck and his eyesight will be impaired. The Fun Boy Three British tour has been postponed. Their new single is an old forties' piece called 'T'Aint What You Do' and it features ■ three girls known as Bananarama ... Scottish popsters the Fire Engines are going through personnel changes ... in the UK, the Human League single 'Don't You Want Me' is the first, single to go platinum since 'Mull Of Kintyre' in 77. Meanwhile the Dare album is now Virgin's biggest seller since Tubular Bells. Can Phil now afford a haircut? ... Pete Shelley is currently on his first British solo tour. The show features Shelley on vocals and electric 12 string guitar plus tapes, - computers and a drum machine ... Richard Jobson has disbanded the Skids to concentrate on his acting career. Guitarist : Stuart Adamson, who left last year has just ■ formed Big Country ... Psychedelic Furs have lost saxist Duncan Kilburn and guitarist Roger Morris. The remaining four will carry on ... the Blockheads are working with vocalist Carol Grimes while lan Dury is busy writing songs. Expect a single ... Jam are back at the top of the UK singles charts with A Town Like Malice' ... Metal corner: Whitesnake have lost a

guitarist, Uriah Heep have a new' line-up featuring Lee Kerslake, Status Quo have just commenced their 20th Anniversary World Tour ... Midge Ure will produce Steve Harley for Chrysalis ... Jimmy Page has written the soundtrack for the Bronson movie Deathwish II ... Grace Jones is recording at Compass Point Studios again, with same band and producers as Nightclubbing ... next in the studio with Sly and Robbie are Black Uhuru ... Bow' Wow Wow are recording in Miami ... longest Stiff act name ever is Pookiesnackenburger ... Reel Music, the Beatles' movie tunes compilation, includes a 12 page booklet of stills.

Vinyl in foreign lands: Orange Juice You Can't Hide Your Love Forever, Black Uhuru Tear It Up (live). Sparks Angst In My Pants, Jethro Tull Beastie, Van Morrison Beautiful Vision (with bagpipes), Simon & Garfunkel The Concert In The Park, Lou Reed The Blue Mask, Sister Sledge Sisters, Jimmy Destri Heart On A Wall, Ohio Players Ouch, Knack Round Trip, Zoo Compilation (Teardrops, Echos etc.), Fall Hex Enduction Hour, 23 Skidoo Seven Songs, Birthday Party/Lydia Lunch Drunk On The Pope's Blood/The Agony Is The Ecstacy, XTC English Settlement (15 track double),‘Certain Ratio Sextet, Colin Newman Not To, Nick Lowe Nick The Knife, Theatre of Hate Westworld.-

Christchurch Local recording is booming. The Playthings single is out mid March Birds Eye View'. (They may play Auckland in April.) ...

the Cowboys will release a 12 inch EP ... Desperate Measures will record an EP, 984 ... Doug Hood

(BBB) will record three Christchurch bands for three plastic pizzas ... Gordons are looking for a sponsor for their tour and next record ... Soloman's Ball (Bill Direen and Alan Meek) have released a 45.

Newtones are amicably embarking on separate lives of fun, recreation and TV watching, but are all still writing ... Pedestrians have emerged from hibernation ... Bill Direen and the Builders may add a violinist and unusual percussion instruments and be known as Bilder Bergers ... expect Dance Exponents on Shazam soon ...

walls will move to enlarge Star & Garter.

Dick Driver's Dance Band are heading for Dunedin and Invercargill early April and play Hillsborough Easter Monday ...

look out for Louis and the Hotsticks ... Wastrels need a soundman (588-229) and Party Games require a guitarist (849-957) ... Wrong Way Corrigan Band tour West Coast and Dunedin early April. Peter Waller & Jim Wilson

Auckland Danse Macabre are recording a single at Mandrill. Glynn Tucker Jnr will produce their Reaction album. Back in the UK, John Peel is playing 'Conditioner' on his influential Radio One show ...

after only two gigs This Sporting Life have lost drummer Phil Jackson to God. (The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.) Replacement will be Darren the old AFC drummer, who will not now be in the new Androidss. Broken Dolls are off the road to record a new single, 'Joie De Vive'/'Action man'... Pop Mechanix impressed with new tunes and new style at Mainstreet ... Hello

Sailor (minus Ricky Ball) played a reunion gig at Snake Studio's Gluepot party. Last lurch or not, Brazier was truly over-the-top, and on the floor, on occasions. Great fun! Peter Rooda did admirably on drums.

Battle of the Bands returns, April 23-25 at Mainstreet. Prize money is SISOO plus recording time at Harlequin. If you've got a name, phone NMM to enter (797-784) ... Billy Densmore (bass) and Mark Maelstrom (drums) have joined Dum Dum Boys. Another album is planned, meanwhile a 45 'Rock and Roll Savage' is being recorded and their debut LP will be available again soon. Warwick Agar (ex Vivid Militia) has recorded 'For Your Eyes' for a Reaction single ... back in town is Gary Havoc. Gary, Suzie Devere and Peter Van Gent make up Rox Deluxe. They have a 45 out soon, 'She's so Romantic' ... occasional seven piece is Night Porter, they feature Syd, Ben, and Chris of Newmatics and play lotsa soul covers.

The Musicians Union have a new phone number, 765 266 and are offering cheap insurance for your gear. Phone Richard to check it out ... the Cream people have now opened Retro where Jillys once was. It's all very flash, with a restaurant and a bar and diverse entertainments. Be warned: Don't wear your jandals. The Corporation

Wellington Grass roots gigs are happening again. Neoteric Tribesmen and Palmerston's Skeptics did a show in Aro Street Hall, meanwhile Hulamen with help from the Scanners pulled 300 in Thorndon ... Taita continues ... Spines, Skits, Tribesmen, Mockers and Los Dogs have played Terminus recently and Innocent made it onto Windy's 'Rock Barge' megapromotion among an otherwise imported lineup ... Mockers lost and then recaptured their drummer within the space of two days on the eve of their South Island trip and have been recording.

The Spines EP Fishing has been recorded at EMI. They will do an orientation tour to promote it ...

Bryan Staff is planning arty label Triple XXX Records for live poetry, feminist recordings et al ... Ripper tripper tip: Tommy Adderly will record 'Gimme That Wine' (old Georgie Fame number) and his own composition 'Drugs' for Ripper, with an all-star band at Easter. Will the Hulamen move to Auckland to join Peter Marshall or will he move to Wellington to join them? ... will Radio Active usher in an era of airplay for NZ records? Will RIU have a new Rumours writer next month? ...

only time will tell Don Mac Kay

Dunedin Clean have a new six track EP out soon. Robert Scott (bass) has switched to keyboards ... at time of writing the Chills .and the Stones are in Christchurch recording an EP for' Flying Nun. Then they go to Westport to take part in the Nile River Festival.- ' : \ George Kay