University of Wollongong Research Online Roadrunner Historical & Cultural Collections 4-1-1982 Roadrunner 5(3) April 1982 Donald Robertson Editor Follow this and additional works at: http://ro.uow.edu.au/roadrunner Recommended Citation Robertson, Donald, (1982), Roadrunner 5(3) April 1982, Kent Town, South Australia, 24pp. http://ro.uow.edu.au/roadrunner/45 Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact the UOW Library: [email protected] Roadrunner 5(3) April 1982 Description Contents: 3. The Drum. 4. Split Enz. 5. Perth. 6. B.E.F. 7. The aP rticles. 8. New York, New York. 10. The Comic Strip. 11. Japan. 12. The umH an League. 14. Fay Weldon. 16. Film Reviews. 18. Live Reviews—The Dagoes/ Government Drums/ Brenton Roberts/ The crS eaming Believers. 19. Live Reviews—The eD ad Travel Fast/ Laughing Clowns/ Lunatic Fringe/ Pel Mel/ The aS me/ Sardine v/ Splendid Mess/ The Tablewaiters/ The wS ingers/ Ya Ya Choral. 21. Album Reviews. 22. Single Reviews/ Tape Reviews. Publisher Kent Town, South Australia, 24pp This serial is available at Research Online: http://ro.uow.edu.au/roadrunner/45 " '■■ ''"ft '. '4- ? -A Vol 5 No 3 Apr 81 $1.00 The Comic Strip novelist Heaven 17 'fe Nick Lowe ■ %■.'. '■■.' i The Cars S r ih Tnz^^^ Particles Japan Phillip = f = F R l A New Film directed by Scott Hicks The Original Soundtrack Album Produced by Matt Carroll and Starring by DON WALKER Jon B lak e with Billy Rogers, Ian Moss, Peter Walker, with Candy Raymond, Jad Capelja, Mark Collins, Liz Watters, Phil Small, Charles 'Bud’ Tingwell, Max Cullen, Dave Blight, Steve Prestwich, Chris Haywood, Reg Lye & John Clayton and Michael Hutchence of INXS. ALBUM 600119 Music Composed and Produced Give the gift by Don Walker ujea CASSETTE M5600119 Marketed by WEA Record & Tape Distributors Pty. Limited. A Warner Communications Company of music. HRUPONAIilE/THESINIillS Originally released: Your collector’s album/cassette GUT NOW from POLYGRAM RECORDS HONeKONIiGtlRDENiSr" imrHIPPY r i HOUSEiiuuuL tgso MIMGE !i, CHRISTINE SX” D o l v d o r | o 23 March THE STMNASE (MYSTERY) 1979 ISRAEL PLRYSROUND TWIST S ' SPELLBOOND22 May LOVE IS A VOID RRARIANKNIGRTSS' 2 Roadrunfi^ The Angels left Australia late Hunters and Collectors final March for an American tour performance at Adelaide’s Tivoli without bass guitarist Chris early this month was enlivened by Bailey who is convalescing after the appearance of a stripper for an eye operation. the last number and first encore. XL Capris have broken up. While most of the crowd seemed Their drummer, Michael Farmer, to find the diversion quite enter­ is the new drummer for Tactics, taining some of the band who have also added a female members, in the dressing-room singer. Tactics are about to afterwards, were in two minds release a 17 track live album, about the wisdom and propriety recorded ‘all over the country’. of the action. Argument and On Saturday 17th and Sunday discussion raged into the wee 18th April Cold Chisel and a host small hours. of top circus acts wil participate in Tourists approaching: Bow ‘An Evening With The Circus Wow Wow, Orchestral Manoeuv­ Animals’. The event will be staged res in the Dark, The Cure, The in Sydney’s Wentworth Park Jam and Elvis Costeilo. under a four pole big top (the Reeis back as a ska band? same one used recently in After years of service to the Melbourne to house The Sesame cause Richard Cant (A.K.A. Dick 1 St. Show). Appearing with Chisel Dago) has vacated the will be The Trampoline Act, The microphone in front of The Liberty Horses, Descent Ropes, D ag o e s. He is presently The Camels, The Flying Trapeze, considering offers from a number Clowns, Elephants and the Death of top Eastern States and Defying High Wire Motorbike. overseas bands. Both shows commence at 6.00pm Jo Jo Zep and the Faicons and finish at 9.00pm, with doors return to the studio in late April. opening at 5.00pm. Tickets are Pete Solley will again produce. available at Mitchell’s Bass at New Ciash album to be called $10.80 and $11.80 inclusive. ‘Combat Rockers’ rather than the No Fixed Address have signed previously rumoured ‘Rat Patrol a world-wide deal with Rough From Fort Bragg’? Diamond Records and have XTC cancelled their British tour commenced work on their debut this month after singer/guitarist LP for the label. A single and mini Andy Partridge collapsed album are expected in May, onstage in Paris during a Recording will take place at David European tour. Briggs’ 24 track production Want to know Donovan (tour­ workshop in Melbourne, with ing down under next month) ’s Briggs himself producing. The personal ambition? ‘To live until I recordings will feature No Fixed die and fill in the space in Address’s new six piece line up. between’. Well that’s what he said Additions to the basic four piece in 1965 anyway. are Jo Geia on vocals, percussion Grieve, grieve, all ye true lovers and didgeridoo and Billy Inda on of Science Fiction. One of the true percussion. giants of the genre, Philip K. Dick Comsat Angels to tour with died in California last month. INXS in September? Joe Strummer “If you’re going will soon be releasing a to stay in England, at least build little navel gazer of a book called your body up, be serious or ‘Made B y_^‘t “ ^ , which traces emigrate. There’s plenty of room the history of the group over the in New Zealand. They’ve only got past five years. As an added a few million people there, and incentive to prospective buyers, the country is empty.’’ Mmmm. A there will be a free flexidisc of boatland of Clash fans to land in music by-V^“^ and critics New Zealand after they’ve given comments about the band. the Argentinians a good going Sounds wild! over? And on Australia, Joe had World’s Hottest Producer, this to say: “To me Australia was Martin Rushent (Human League, some baked desert with a few tin Pete Shelley, Buzzcocks, shacks and a few drunks Stranglers, Altered Images) to glugging tubes of Fosters and produce second Iceh o u se beating up anything that doesn’t album? look exactly like them. Midnight Oii jo in e d by I’m not ready for this I Pretenders guitarist James sophisticated metropolis. Sydney Honeyman-Scott and drummer is like Beverley Hills.” Martin Chalmbers onstage at Boomtown Rats caused a riot Adelaide’s Stagedoor last month. in Athens, Greece last month The augmented lineup did a when 8,000 Greeks tried to cram version of the Animals’ ‘We Gotta into a 3,000 capacity venue to see Get Out Of This Place.’ And that’s the Pride of Erin. Hundreds of exactly what Chrissie Hynde baton wielding police rushed to seemed to feel the following night the scene as rioters overturned at Adelaide’s festival Theatre as cars, lit bonfires and smashed she hurled abuse at photograph­ windows. The Rats agreed to do ers down the front of the seated two further shows. Their new audience. album, called ‘V Deep’ has just The Numbers have reformed been released in the U.K. again (can’t fault their Elvis Costello and the persistence) with ex-Reels John Attractions have released a Bliss and Polly Newman joining version of I’m Your Toy’ recorded Chris and Annie Morrow. with the Royal Philharmonic The Church spotted driving Orchestra at London’s Albert around Melbourne in a Hall. mushroom coloured vintage James Brown has signed to Bentley. Steve Kilbey made a Island Records and will record his flying visit to Canada immediately next album in the Caribbean with afterwards to do some PR on ‘Of ace rhythm stars Sly Dunbar and ----- Robbie Shakespeare. m Skins And Heart’. Paul Kelly has sacked drummer New Simple Minds single is Huk Treloar. ‘Manila’ is still being called ‘Promised You A Miracle.’ remixed. Derek and the Dominoes While Steve Cummings is ‘Layla’ entered the U.K. singles about to release a solo single on charts at No. 10 last month. What is happening? JEO Phantom Records fellow ex- Sport Martin Armiger had an Australian Crawl in Hawaii saiion article on busking published in recording the follow up to MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE EMI GROUP OF COMPANIES, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. LIB 5009 the National Times recently. ‘Sirocco’ with Mike Chapman producing. T fje r)UhiKi\/ d; A/’ii/: ' / P, J O f / W F L A m s e m 4r ASSISTANCe s r m (jc/au 6 r A/o T0TH6 ■' it". fi^cfise U a.? fr m ■STORY The STORY SO 1 ' j fetsi, m m / r n t ’i J imA deuiA 0 \ rvfl/K y*-npKou(t ’ /A WHftT Rb^di'i/rinei’ 3 wouldn’t tour at all. “I feel like I’m grieving for the “Over the last couple of months world all the time,” says Eddie I feel like I’m returning to Rayner, keyboardist of Split normality. Just through getting to Enz. “I think that if our band bed earlier and eating home cooked food — getting a grip on ever becomes as successful as what it’s like to be a human being ONE STEP we’d like to be then we’ll use again, it makes you feel . it our influence in a more makes you realise how bad meaningful way than we have you’ve been feeling, health wise. I done. I can see us getting far wouldn’t say the word insane, but more involved in speaking out it’s a really unusual existance about things.