Rumours

Rip It Up, Issue 95, 1 June 1985, Page 4

Rumours

Russell Brown

• The Clash have been busking in the North Of England (their first UK "gigs" in over a year), playing outside pubs and clubs and and staying with fans. • The Eurythmics have surfaced again with the release of their new album, Be Yourself Tonight, but live performances are some way off because of Annie Lennox’s voice problems. She is, however, making her film debut with Donald Sutherland and Al Pacino in Revolution. Meanwhile, Dave is producing Feargal Sharkey. • Jerry Lee Lewis is reportedly in hospital after collapsing with internal haemorrhaging. • The new venture for former Bronski guy, Jimmy Somerville, is called The Body Politic, after they weren’t allowed to called themselves the Committee.. • Police bassman Sting has recorded a jazzy LP, Dream Of the Blue Turtle, on which he plays guitar and sings. It includes a duet with Mark Knopfler. The band on the record will soon hit the road it includes Weather Report’s Omar Hakim (drums), Miles Davis Band’s Kenny Kirkland (keyboards). Brandon Marsalis (sax) and a couple of backing singers. Sting has now also tossed away the peroxide bottle for a new brunette look.

tial" royalties are owed. Bronze, who have also been having hassles with Motorhead, say there’s no problem. • Big Beat Records have released another trash compilation, Return of the Living Dead, the soundtrack from the Hemdale film. It features unreleased Cramps and Damned tracks, plus stuff by various US bands. • The 50th Anniversary celebrations for New York’s Apollo Theatre included both the sublime and ridiculous, with appearances by Patti Labelle, Al Green, Billy Preston. Mavis Staples, Little Richard and others and also Rod Stewart singing 'Sitting On the Dock Of the Bay’ and George Michael joining Smokey Robinson on ‘Careless Whisper’. • Miles Davis is to release a version of Cyndi Lauper’s ’Time After Time’. • Nile Rodgers kindly stepped in to help the Thompson Twins finish their new LP in Paris after it was delayed by singer Tom Bailey’s collapse. • Island Records has come up with the first Washington Go-Go movie, Good To Go. • Madness are to release a version of the Scritti Politti hit of a coupla years back, ‘The Sweetest Girl’. • Bronze Records has been issued with winding-up notices by Uriah Heep, claiming “substan- • Albums: Talking Heads, Little Creatures, Style Council Our Favourite Shop, Stylistics Some Things Never Change, Dead Or Alive Youthquake, Joe Walsh The Confessor, Nile Rodgers, B-Movie Matinee, Nina Hagen Nina In Ekstasy, David Grant Hopes and Dreams, George Thorogood and the Destroyers Maverick, David Thomas and the Pedestrians More Places Forever, Jah Wobble and Ollie Mallard Neon Moon. • Singles: Shriekback ’Nemesis’, OMD ’So In Love’, Propaganda ‘Duel’. (LPs due soon from all three.) Auckland Neil Finn has a new band, the

Mullanes, they’ve recorded demos in Melbourne. Lineup is Finn, former Enz drummer Paul Hester, Craig Hooper (guitar) and Nick Seymour (bass). A major NZ tour is planned later this year... among NZers winning attention in the UK is manic poet David Eggleton, who was accorded a half page story and pic in the May 25 NME. Nice things were said about Eggleton and NZ music in general... the new Fetus Productions record is Luminous Trails, an eight-track collection recorded in Sydney over the past year and apparently representing a wide cross-section of material. The duo will wing off for Japan and Europe again in August-September.

Tim Shadbolt, Tom Scott and Gary McCormick hit the road together from early July as a travelling debating and comedy roadshow, sparring verbally with various celebrity teams (including the likes of Norm Jones, Karyn Hay, Cath Tizard and lan Fraser) up and down the country

... the Bats will soon have their new EP, entitled and here is ‘Music For the Fireside' out soon ...

Soul On Ice have been financing their own recording session in Auckland with producer and former member of boogie outfit Heatwave. Eric Johns (who spends most of his time producing soundtracks for commercials in Christchurch)... for those who missed out on the radio show, the Chills present The Chills In Space at the Windsor Castle, June 28 and 29 ... South Islanders are likely to get a chance to see what all the fuss is about with possible southern tours later this year by Birds Nest Roys, Goblin Mix and Able Tasmans. The second issue of Aucklandbased fanzine One World is out. Big strides from the first ish and stories on locals Five Year Mission and Flesh D-Vice, as well as stuff from the USA, Italy, Canada, Denmark,*East Germany and Sweden and reviews. Available from PO Box 8809, Auckland for a mere buck ... also on the publications scene is E.T.A. (Equality Through Autonomy, a slim, serious anarchist-nihilist mag available from PO Box 35-469, Auckland for 50 cents, or free at some shops ... Napier’s Five Year Mission have a single coming up soon ... Flesh D-Vice have been recording a second LP which

probably won’t see the light of day for some time. They also plan a comic... possibility of a shared EP featuring ChCh bands No Idea and Horizin and thanks Neil for the news ... the Henchmen are busy writing new material for future releases. Will release a single, ‘Death Machine’ in a few months.

Crystal Zoom haye advanced their plan for world media domination another step by picking up former Mee Mees/lnfectious drummer Yoh. They’ll begin performing again at the end of this month, starting off with short sets ... Napier band Bedside Manner head off on their first North Island tour this month. They recently recorded their debut single, ’Belfast’, at Capture Studios this month ... Ohio band the Undefineables, who have been defined as“underground disco-techno-funk-pop" are expected to tour this country in August-September.

The A.C.C.'s Outreach programme is running a youth film festival during the August hols, from the 26th. Any interested independent local film-makers should contact Tim Rainger, ph 792-020 ... address for the Urgent Dispensary tape reviewed last month is PO Box 47-295, Auckland. The colourful semicompanion book, The Book Of Feeling is now also available. Both are $5.00 ... 89FM’s Breakthrough concert raised SIO,OOO for Odyssey House after 2800 people paid to see DD Smash, the Narcs, Hello Sailor and Peking Man.

Arrangements for a multimedia show at the Maidment Theatre on July 34 and 24 are firming up. Performances will include music from This Kind Of Punishment, a play by david Clarkson, films by Brian Wills (with music by the Headless Chickens, aka Chris Matthews, Johnny Pierce and Michael Lawry). Tickets go on sale on July 1. $6 from Real Groovy Records or the Record Exchange ... Mark and Dieneke, formerly of Flak, are in Holland and have a band called If who have an EP due soon. James Murray (ex-Exploding Budgies) visted them recently and drummed when they played a gig as Flak, playing all old Flak material.