Auckland

Rip It Up, Issue 113, 1 December 1986, Page 6

Auckland

Dance Exponents are preparing for a jaunt across the Tasman early next year, then they’ll be off to LA to sell Amplifier ... Kingsley Smith’s recently celebrated 25 years in the music business with a new store above Real Groovy Records at 492 Queen St ... Stonehenge won over many Australian HM fans during their short tour last month. They’ve been invited to return and play Sydney’s Selinas club next year... according to the New Zealand Music Promotion Committee, NZ content on RNZ stations averages 10.27 percent, while private stations average 7.49 percent. Campus Radio averages 28 percent. While the object of the committee is to promote NZ music, it does not support a legislated quota in deference to some of its members. The Rockits are another sponsored covers band, with members being Anil Naidu, Victor Foulkes, Malcolm Wetherall and“ Anne” on keyboards... the Topp IWins were among the acts at a recent Dole Day Afternoon at the Traders Tavern in Fort Street... the Misunderstood now has ex-Hello Sailor man Lisle Kinney on bass... Zoom Creative have a tape out called Contraceptual ... Black Girls Machine are John Payne and Michael Weston, and have been recording at Last Laugh ... underground mag One World V is out, with articles on Marginal Man, White Flag, Five Year Mission, how to start a tape label, and the Cramps. Send $1 plus 45c stamp to PO Box 8809, Symonds St, Auckland ... for bands wanting to play at the White Hart in New Plymouth, contact Brian Wafer at Ima Hitt. Accomodation supplied, PA can be arranged. Write PO Box 407, New Plymouth... from Flying Nun in the new year will come compilations from the Clean, Tall Dwarfs, Sneaky Feelings and Verlaines. With this issue Rip it Up says goodbye to lan Dalziel, our indefatigable graphic artist for the past three-and-a-half years. He’s returning to Christchurch, for layout, advertising and poster design work; we’ll certainly miss “Pun 1 DMC” for his lightning wit and breadth of knowledge. John Pitcairn, also from Christchurch and formerly with student magazine

Arena, has been appointed graphic artist.