RUMOURS

Rip It Up, Issue 63, 1 October 1982, Page 6

RUMOURS

UK & USA Theatre of Hate have disbanded following Branden and Stammers' dissatisfaction with the "way the band were interpreting the songs" ... Sketch has left Linx but David Grant will record as Linx ... leadsinger De Harris has left Fashion ... percussionist Mark Fox quit Haircut 100 prior to their commencing recording their new LP with producer Bob Sargeant. It's "less poppy" says Nick ... new Human League single is 'Mirror Mirror'/'Gold' ... Siouxsie and Banshees are back in action with a new single ('Slowdive') and November gigs. Siouxsie's throat condition has improved ... guitarist Jim and drummer Titch have left Altered Images due to musical differences ... Associates deny split rumours. Rankine and Mackenzie (solo 45 soon) have healed a rift. New live band includes ex Rumour drummer Steve Goulding ... ex Birthday Party drummer Phil Calvert has joined the Psychedelic Furs replacing Vince Ely ...

Vibrators have reformed with original members ... new Dusty Springfield LP White Heat has compositions by Sting and Elvis Costello ... new Ray Manzarek album is produced by composer Phillip Glass ... Nina Hagen is writing a musical cross between The Rocky Horror Picture Show and My Fair Lady ... Theatre of Hate feature on a German album recorded live at a Rock Against Junk concert ... Pauline Black (ex Selector) has revived 'Shoo-ra Shoo-ra' while Belle Stars have revamped 'Mockingbird' as their i — f single ... Bauhaus have new 12 inch out featuring Bowie's 'Ziggy Stardust', Enos, 'Third Uncle', Lou Reed's 'Waiting for the Man' (with backing from Nico) and their own song 'Party of the First Part' ... Squeeze greatest hits LP out soon ... Pretenders' new single is 'Back on the Chain Gang’ ... Spandau Ballet are working with a new producer in the Bahamas ... Warren Zevon biten by dog needed six stitches in each lip. Zevon quipped "man

makes his living by singing 'ahoo' and dog bites back" ... new rock books. Mandy Afel Death of a Rolling Stone: The Brian Jones Story, Michael Ochs and Lester Bangs Rock Gomorrah: Tales From Beyond the Grooves ... Rolling Stones concert movie Time is On Our Side now showing in California. t Forthcoming vinyl: Adam Ant Friend or Foe, the Beat Special Beat Service, Grandmaster Flash The Message, Andy Summers & Robert Fripp Advance Masked, John Cale Music■ for a New Society (Ze), Ultravox Quartet, Nick Garvey Blue Skies, Blancmange Happy Families, Natasha Captured, Yukihiro Takahashi The Beatniks, Depeche Mode A Broken Frame, Rush Signals, Maximum Joy Station MX] Joni Mitchell Wild Things Run Fast, Sheena . Easton Money; Madness and Music, Pere Übu Song of the Bailing Man, Van Morrison Soul Music, Dionne Warwick Heartbreaker, Madness Rise and Fall, Alice Cooper Zipper Catches Skin, Dr Feelgood Fast Women and Slow Horses, Fall Room to Live (Undilutable Slang Truth), Phil Collins Hello ... I Must Be Going. Christchurch Onset-Offset is recording follow-up to Krypton Hits Vol I (compilation of material from bands the Riptoids, Bottletops, Wetoo and notables such as Bill Direen, Liz Cotter, Richard Cobcorn and Norman Duffy). Fifty copies of Vol I are available from PO Box 2764, Christchurch. Gordons are negotiating distribution deals for their album in UK, Europe, N. America and Japan. They're planning a spate of public appearances soon. Alister Parker (guitarist) has an exhibition of his painting- ... Wiggy Cramps gallery, 501 Ferry Rd (7-9 pm) until Oct 16. The Rock Resource Handbook being compiled for bands is near completion. Editor Dave Merritt would welcome any information from bands on their experiences, especially about PA and lighting hire and tales of hassles with the Social Welfare Dept. Write to PO Box 13-651 Armagh, ChCh. False Gods will visit Auckland to do Shazam video and allow

Steve (vocals, bass) to recover from a collapsed lung : suffered during the band's West Coast tour. False Gods and D. Faction are starting a lower N.I. tour mid-October. D. Faction are recording their debut LP at Nightshift. The Star & Garter will run a multi-band spectacular, Labour weekend. Sidewinder supported by fire-eaters etc, play through October ... Wastrels are semiresident at PJs ... Eels (Newz minus Simon Darke) will appear at Doodles. Newz return to Australia in November, playing Hillsborough until then except Nov 5 & 6 when D.D. Smash appear. Touring bands will be booked after Newz leave ... Farfisa Beat have left Aranui. Breaking Glass are now resident. Ballon D'Essai will record a new EP. Singer Mark Rastrick has Ballon Comix No. 3 in progress and band plan to tour in school holidays ... David Swift (ex Mainly Spaniards) is drumming for newish Crystal Mice ... Ljinon Mihell (En Can Ma) in custody waiting sentence on fraud charges. Shane (ex Desperate Measures) has joined remaining members of En Can Ma as vocalist. Toerag will go to Auckland for Coloured Pencil gigs. Bottletops plan similar trek ... Edward England (a pirate who originated walking the plank) is a recently formed band who have recorded an EP at Nightshift ... Central Figures are new and feature ex member of Sydney's XL Capris ... Cowboys are installed at redecorated Gladstone ... musicians plan a ‘dog party' sometime in October, see posters for details. GG Auckland Current lineup for the Legionnaires: Graham Brazier and Harry Lyon, plus ex Flamingos Dave McArtney and Paul Woolright, plus Lyn Buchanan ex Blind Date. To mark the occasion, a single, 'High Wind in Jamaica' from Graham's Inside Out album has been released ... with their single high on the charts, Herbs have organised a petition to accompany a copy of 'French Letter' they will CONTINUED ON PAGE 24