Rumours

Rip It Up, Issue 68, 1 March 1983, Page 4

Rumours

George Kay

Auckland Confirmed so far for new Propeller compilation are Wastrels, Eight Living Legs, Bolero, Diehards, Car Crash Set, Terrors of Tinytown, Diatribe, Day Centrale, Compulsory Allies, a track by Mark Clare, Sid Paisley and James Pinker and one called 'Sheep In A Shed' by a band that hasn't yet thought of a name .... new Hip Singles 45 Typewriter'/'So Strange' has been recorded and mixed at Harlequin for release on Hit Singles label. First 1000 will be 12" pressings ... a Marching Girls 12" EP will be released through RTC. It will contain four tracks and is reportedly not poppy like the old stuff. _ Tomorrows Parties have recorded 'To the Beat', a song bought overseas, at Harlequin. It will be released as a single on the studio's own Ze Disc label ... Dave McArtney has been at Harlequin recording the soundtrack for a new ski film The Main Divide ... new Gurlz single soon. Avant Garage is this year's PEP ensemble. As with Big Sideways, Ivan Zagni is the director. Includes members from the Auckland Regional Orchestra, From Scratch, Export Lamb, Miltown Stowaways and Digorie ... Fetus Productions are now in USA organising performances in Californian universities ... Last Laugh Studios looking to start its own label ... 'Streetfighter' single by the Bronx released recently. When the Neighbours played at the Frankton Hotel in Queenstown ' recently, a certain Paul Simon asked if he could join them on

stage. He did, and the band did Mrs Robinson', 'Maybelline', The Boxer' and 'My Little Town' with him. He left with a Neighbours T-shirt ... the Bombers, without Sonya Waters since November, have been practising as the Flak and will be playing again soon. Russell Brown UK & USA Reports are that the Human League are considering ditching Martin Rushent as producer. Meanwhile Rushent has produced a new Pete Shelley album and Members single ... Beki Bondage has left Vice Squad to pursue her own career and work for the cause of animal liberation ... Boy George finished an astonishing second in the best dressed female section of this year's NME Poll. He also managed second in Creep of the Year and best dressed male, fourth male singer and ninth Most Wonderful Human Being and female singer ... Bruce Springsteen is writing songs for a new Mitch Ryder album ... Fashion will continue as a four piece after losing yet another front man, former Teardrop Troy Tate ... Director Julian Temple (The Great Rock ‘n Roll Swindle) is making a short film with ABC. It stars Martin Fry as a chap who joins this band, but can't sing ... Human League are to release 'Mirror Man', 'Love Action', 'Don't You Want Me' as the UK's first video single ... Beachboy Brian Wilson has been committed to a mental hospital by his parents ... Britain's great rock 'n' roller, Billy Fury, died of a heart attack on January 28, aged 41. He left behind a recently completed solo album ... Pete Townshend has sold his Eel Pie publishing concern, as it was becoming too big for him to manage ... former DAF-er Gabi Delgado has a solo single 'History

of A Kiss' out, to. be followed by an album Mistress. The other half, 1 Robert Gorl, has his ; own single 'Mit Gir' ... Fun Boy Three t were forced to call an early halt to their British tour because of influenza and severe exhaustion ... Mick Jagger, businessman,. is soon to introduce a line of children's clothing ... John Lydon has failed to | renew his Musicians' Unioncard, which means he cannot play live until he coughs up with his union dues ... Motorhead are in the studio for the first time since Brian Robertson replaced 2 fast Eddie Clark. Producer is Tony Platt (AC/DC, Krokus) and album is due out May. Meanwhile ; What's Words Worth?, a five year old collection of previously unavailable live material has been released in the UK*?*Dire Straits'* Mark Knopfler has released a solo instrumental single 'Going Home', from the film Local Hero ... new Debbie Harry film Videodrome is about' a society , where everyone develops midriff cavities into which cassettes just happen to fit. Hmmmm ... '••-•I*' G\' New albums from Van Morrison Inarticulate Speech of the Heart, Marianne Faithful A Child's Adventure, Undertones Sin of Pride, Mari Wilson Showpeople, Arthur Brown Requiem (first in 10 years), Japan Oil on the Canvas (live at the Hammersmith Odeon), UFO Making Contact, Mike Oldfield For To Next ... singles from Rip, Rig and Panic (Beat the Beast'; Wah! 'Hope', Malcolm McLaren and the McLarenettes 'Soweto', Pete Shelley Telephone Operator', Birthday Party The Bad Seed EP. Christchurch After site delays and general • torpitude on the part of the organisers, Punakaiki Valley Festival is confirmed for Easter Weekend. Tickets for, the;three day festival are S2O and f are I on I sale ChCh, Dunedin, Nelson with some gate sales. A total of 21 bands will be performing. After an extensive South Island tour culminating at the Hillsborough 24-26 March, Wastrels head for Auckland in April ... They Were Expendable six track EP to be distributed | by Flying Nun. Band recently qualified for Arts Council recording assistance. Narcs mini-LP to be released on April 25. Tracks are Tnlo Turning Back' (title track), The Beach', 'I Bet You Know', 'Stay Away', Then She Was Gone'?fThe last will also be released as a single. The band commence a six week tour May 1. yA} Peace! Festival marking the first anniversary of the declaration of ChCh f as a nuclear weapon free zone, takes place in Hagley Park

Sunday March .20 (March ,27 if wet). Features Herbs, Malcolm McNeill, Splits, Stiff Glue, Something Completely. Different and others ... Troggs play an all day special ■■ at Hillsborough Easter Monday with Wastrels. New bands interested in "playing phone Jim, 66224^^m^mP^^HH Reformed Kippers are to hold aGladstone party night as a tryout? for a residency there ... The Old I Star Tavern is now being managed by John McArthy, ex the Imperial. It's |to be j renamed 'Studio 54’ (apparently he's not heard of Steve Rubell) and is likely to! feature bands as well as an early week disco .. will PJ's open yet again? The Fit is now a four-piece with I Billy Diamond (ex Hi-Lites) on j vocals. They begin a short West Coast tour soon and plan a single and a Northern trip ... Clients go into Nightshift to record Domestic Draught' ... Perk-ulators are recording a demo, Venetians debuted at Varsity ACT gig ... Incestuous Burglars are P. Mayes ! (guitar, vocals), Wayne C (drums? vocals), Erik"the Mouse (bass) ... Central Figures' new frontperson is Jim Taylor from Dunedin. They will 1 our j South and 1 head North after the winter .. and Flying Nun I Records 1 now J has a somewhat sleazy office in the central city. GG Wellington. Charlie's Niteclub will be featuring "younger bands playing original music" ('(Daddy? is what they call punk bands these days?") ... Naked Spots Dance recently provided the music for university production of A Midsummer Night's Dream ... new are Flesh D-Vice, HS Art, Ra and the Pyramids and Moving Targets. Jayrem Records now has its own office. Occupying that office lis John Mowatt | (ex f Polygram j Records) a full-time employee, ph i 723-607. Jayrem will ’distribute the] forthcoming^- Neighbours minialbum. A 10 minute film on the I Neighbours, shot by Gaylene j Preston on the band's recent West Coast tour will |be shown on Radio With Pictures about April 17... Bryan Staff is not leaving Wellington. Les Crew ‘ ... ‘ • Dunedin Netherworld Dancing Toys' 4 Track all original EP recorded at Nightshift in Christchurch will be released late March. Tracks are: Thrill 'of it AH', 'A Change to the Contrary', 'Without You' and kMax'sY69jß^pp^m Ex bferves' Craig Johnstone and Dave Brook have a new band Soft Parade ... the Chant; will appear on Viewfinder, a new local teenage events programme to screen on TV 1 ... Blue Meanies have returned ... 4XOs outdoor Forbury Park DD Smash concert drew a disappointing 3500 people despite great weather ... Red Metro gallery have branched into the performing arts, Gary' McCormick et al.