Rumours

Rip It Up, Issue 107, 1 June 1986, Page 8

Rumours

UK & USA

Elvis Costello and the Attractions are already recording their follow-up to King of America, and more touring is a possiblity, says manager Jake Riviera: “We can play live, have done for 10 years and probably will do again. We're just millionaires: having fun.” ...

Small countries are full of New Order fans, Factory Records man Tony Wilson told NME: “New Order have four gold albums, right. Three of them are from New Zealand, and the other one is from Ireland ... print that, it deserves to be said”

Elton John plays piano on Wham!’s last single, ‘The Edge of Heaven, while Joe Jackson tickles the ivories on Suzanne Vegas ‘Left of Centre' ... the Art of Noise have teamed up with Max Headroom for their ‘Paranoimia’. Joe Strummer was fined 200 pounds and banned from driving for 18 months after he was caught speeding and swerving from side to side. A breathalyser test showed him to be more than twice the legal alcohol limit ... Hugo Peretti, composer of many hits such as Elvis Presley’s ‘Can’t Stop Falling in Love’ and the Tokens' ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight, died recently aged 68 ... Marc Almond has resurfaced with an EP of seven cover versions, including Procul Harum's ‘A Salty Dog’ ... and Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin, following

their success with ‘lt's My Party; have released another cover, Little Eva's ‘The Locomotion’ ... the Damned have released ‘| am So Bored, recorded live at Captain Sensible’'s 1977 birthday party.

Britain’s Radio One has told its DJs to talk less and play more music; however they've reintroduced the dreaded playlist during the day ... Bob Geldof, fresh from the recent Self Aid concerts-for-jobs in Ireland, has published a 352-page autobiography entitled /s That It? ... Phil (Quadrophenia) Daniels is the snooker-playing hero of the new musical film, Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire ... Angie Bowie is touring Britain with her band O Wow ... Joe Leeway has left the Thompson Twins for a solo career ... finally, after years searching for a drummer whose surname started with “P’, ELP have released an album: Emerson, Lake and Powell.

Auckland Jesus on a Stick is the first of a bi-annual comic series to be published by Chris Knox. Printed on quality A 4 paper, it includes contributions by such esteemed illustrators as Knox, Fane Flaws, Hamish Kilgour, Martin Phillipps, and Chad Taylor. Send $3 plus $1 p&p to: Jesus on a Stick, 2 Hakanoa Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland. A concert to launch the comic will take place on Thursday, June 19 at the Windsor Castle. It will feature the only NZ appearance of the Tall Dwarfs, Goblin Mix, Headless Chickens and others. The

price of admission includes an issue of the comic.

Nick Smith's debut EP, Flanker, is being released in a couple of weeks by Real Groovy Records though Flying Nun. It comprises five songs featuring the talents of Brett Orams, Jason Martin and Mike Sheils ... the School of Creative Musicianship is looking for a musically minded or playing journalist to write informative pieces about music and musicans for their newsletter. If you're interested contact Taura or Lena, phone 768-115. : Herbs have been invited to attend the Hiroshima Peace Concert in Japan in August by an organiser who saw them at the Rainbow Warrior concert at the recommendation of Neil Young ... the Genesis concert this November will be restricted to Auckland, as it’s alleged to be the biggest production ever seen in NZ.

Since leaving NZ the Bats have played three London gigs: Dingwalls, the Kingshead in Putney and the Kingshead in Islington. Four songs have been recorded at the 24-track Point Studios in London. The band is now in the Netherlands, having played three gigs in Germany: Nuremburg with Alex Chilton, Frankfurt with House Martins, and Berlin at the Loft with the Screaming Blue Messiahs. Limbs will premiere their new 40-minute work Tarawera in Los Angeles next month; the dance is inspired by the 1886 eruption that destroyed the pink and white terraces. :

Chris Bourke