Rumours

Rip It Up, Issue 86, 1 September 1984, Page 30

Rumours

North Car Crash Set have completed their eight track debut album and a clip for the first single, 'Breakdown'. They also play with Marginal Era at Quays on Sept 2 7 in a concert to be filmed for RWP . Marginal Era also have a new single out, 'Haven’t I Seen Your Face Before', which was produced by Paul Streekstra ... and the nice people at Reaction Records would like you to ensure that you pay no more than $9.99 for the Mockers’ live album Caught In the Act. The company released it at a special price but some retailers have apparently been selling it for $11.99 or $12.50. Recording for a new Tall Dwarfs EP was done when Alec

Bathgate popped up to Auckland last month ... IQU is a new Auckland musical project instigated by Robert (drums) and Jon (keyboards). They co-opted bassist Ryan (who has done something similar for Car Crash Set) and his wife Betty of Ardijah and Mr Era, Paul Agar, for their debut single Witchcraft’, which will be available through Jayrem both as a 3-track 12" record and a five-track cassette ... Wellington Jayrem-

mers Flesh D-Vice have an album which will be released soon. They have made a video and plan to tour in October. Meanwhile they’ve landed a spot on a US punk compilation. Good things happening in Gisborne, with 10 young people involved in a government-funded YPTP scheme run in conjunction with the local community college and Capture Recording Studios. They got to make tapes, some playing all their own instruments and singing, up to demo standard or better. Tuition didn't stop at studio engineering and included hints on organising gigs, tours and records and music theory and singing instruction. One student, Les Dooling, was enthusiastic about the scheme but said it

needed to be longer than the six weeks it was. “A PEP scheme maybe?” he asked. “And not just in Gisborne. Phil Bowering and his partner in Flamewave Productions Sandi Taylor leave for Australia soon on the first leg of a trip through Europe, Africa and India. The pair have a number of aims for the trip; to tout Low Profile's ’Elephunk’ record/video, expand marketing connections, look at setting up an

international musician exchange network and do research in Africa for their projected film project, Moving Lines. Phil has also applied for a major Arts Council grant to develop Moving Lines music next year.. Last Laugh s newest and NZ’s first woman studio engineer, Wendy Girven, is looking forward to working with bands and women artists and can be contacted at the studio at 794-562 ... Last Laugh is also looking at the idea of releasing bi-monthly demo cassette compilations. If interested, call above number. Richard Holden has shifted from Word of Mouth to the new Progressive Promotions where he is booking the Windsor and Alamo ... Jim Brown specialises

in finding and providing rehearsal space for Auckland bands and he’ll help you find your own rooms or let out the ones he’s setting up (with 8 channel PA and, if required, a four-track recorder). Jim can be contacted at 679-567 during evenings ... US entrepreneur Kim Fowley will be visiting NZ again near the end of the year. He’s keen to hear tapes from local bands, so send ’em to Suite 202, 6515 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California 90028. Fowley reckons NZ bands do two things wrong; (a) emigrate and (b) think in terms of NZ and not world sales. Russell Brown

South Veteran local pop combo Southern Front have recorded nine songs at Tandem with Eric (’Boogie Nights’) Johns producing. According to an executive from Failsafe Tapes the band finally has a recording of the highest quality and a release on the label (possibly in vinyl form) is due in the near future ... the next appearance of the Wastrels will be as a five-piece, with the addition, of Paul Lightfoot (ex Royales and Cor Blimey) as a second guitarist. Peter Cooke’s crushed finger should have fully healed by.the time the band supports the Hoodoo Gurus in Auckland ...

Patrick Faigan of Say Yes To Apes has shifted to Auckland for the remainder of the year which means they won’t play until next year when they meet up in Christchurch. Two former Triffids, Mark Howe and Craig Guernev (drums) have formed a new band with Michael Williams (guitar) and Simon Claridge (trumpet). As yet un-named, the lads won’t be wasting much time before heading to Auckland. Williams, of course, will be remembered as the singer for legendary ‘new wave' band Johnny Velox and the Vauxhalls ... Back Door Blues Band will record a fourtrack EP in September for possible release on Jayrem (in November). They plan to start a national tour on November 15, which will lead them to towns large and small, North and South, and will keep them busy until late February(l)... ECF make

their final appearances soon. The Belle Motions (not as in jobbies) are taking two or three months off to remake and remodel... Smart Russians wanna expand a little and are looking for a keyboard player, phone 791-394 ... rumoured to tour are Pseudo Echo (late Nov) and the Verlaines, who are planning an extensive summer tour ... Lee Hubber is no longer working with Mark Cassin but is still actively involved in booking bands. He can be contacted phone 64-757. AC