University of Wollongong Research Online Roadrunner Historical & Cultural Collections 3-1-1982 Roadrunner 5(2) March 1982 Donald Robertson Editor Follow this and additional works at: http://ro.uow.edu.au/roadrunner Recommended Citation Robertson, Donald, (1982), Roadrunner 5(2) March 1982, Kent Town, South Australia, 32pp. http://ro.uow.edu.au/roadrunner/44 Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact the UOW Library: [email protected] Roadrunner 5(2) March 1982 Description Contents: 3. The Drum. 4. Bang/ Julian Cope. 5. Richard Clapton/ Rose Tattoo/ Young Home Buyers. 6. Paramours/ London. 9. Kim Wilde. 11. Devo. 12. Laughing Clowns. 13. Theatre of Hate. 14. New York, New York. 16. Cold Chisel. 19. M Squared Records. 20. The lC ash. 22. Live REviews - Machinations/ Tangerine Dream/ Ultravox. 23. Single Reviews. 25. Album Reviews. 29. Tape Reviews. Publisher Kent Town, South Australia, 32pp This serial is available at Research Online: http://ro.uow.edu.au/roadrunner/44 \v !. 5. N o. 2. ^ o n C i r c u s A n i i o a l ; )h VC) I '()llCC ! jurdrop Explodes Laughing Clowns G o ' G o ’ s Joan Armatrading Richard Clapton Kose lattoo Clasi- - !sw!iiK;;!s®ss:5?«:ssi»^!!Ssi;85ii!j®5i^i:^^ 4 THE CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK SIMON & GARFUNKEL Simon & Garfunkel reunited in New York City's Central Park for the first time in 11 years to stage a one concert performance. GEFFEN They delivered their classics to a crowd estimated at 500,000 RECORDS -possibly the largest to assemble anywhere for a single act. This 2 record set is truly an historic event containing 19 songs LP 2GHS2012 from the concert and a 12 page booklet. Cass. 2GHSC2012 Available on Records and Cassettes 2 ROADRUNNER r Adelaide’s first Rock Against comments made by fellow Rob Tillet, ex-lead singer of Racism concert will be held on Glaswegian Midge Ure of mid sixties Adeiaide poiiticai 14th March at the Dom Polski Ultravox about the Mighty Minds biues pop outfit Red Angel Centre, Angas St, City. Featured in Sydney recently. Forbes has Panic (who numbered the bands will be Us Mob (co-stars publicly announced he’d like a Angels’ bass player Chris with No Fixed Address in the ‘meeting’ with Ure when Baiiey among their members) movie ‘Wrong Side Of The Ultravox return to the U.K. NME is about to reiease a soio Road’, which will open the quotes Forbes as saying, ‘He’ll singie after a long absence concert around 4.30 p.m.), no look so dapper wi’ his N.S.W. Tours: from the music biz. it’s called Kuckles, an aboriginal band moustache wrapped round his ‘Don’t Call Me’ and was from Broome W.A. and others. hooter.’ recorded in London and Also appearing will be the Troggs - March/April mixed in Sydney. There’s also Mornington Island Dance Group, an album on the way. in Adelaide as part of the Festival of Arts and selected Birthday Party bassplayer FLYERS Rob O’Connor, late of 5SSA-FM poets and other speakers. Summer Search ’81 winners Tracey Pew was sentenced to HARDCASE Funds raised at the concert four months jaii in Melbourne JEFF ST. JO H N ’S ASYLUM Safari Set is now fronting a will go towards further RAR band called Cerebral Shake, last month, after being picked NEON SPYS concerts, the Centre for up a third time for drunken after a very brief sojourn as Aboriginal Studies in Music PECULIAR CLERK bass player for the Numbers. driving and also being found (based in Adelaide) and the guiity of steaiing a sewing RADIO ON The Numbers have just finished Movement to Boycott the RAMS their second album with machine and a packet of Brisbane Commonwealth frankfurters. cordon bleu SPEED LIMIT producer Graham ‘Buzz’ Games. Bidstrup filling the drum stool His arrest has caused the 5th Floor, 140 Arthur St., STRAIGHTAHEAD after the departure of drummer canceiiation of the Birthday SWEET POISON Party’s American and German North Sydney. 2060 Marty Newcombe and bassist Dirty Pool, in association THE MEDIA with 3XY and Earl’s Court will tours, but ex-Magazine bass P.O. Box 1626, Nth Sydney. Gary Roberts. A rhythm section T.M.G. is currently being sought so the be opening a large new venue player Barry Adamson will be band can resume live work. in St. Kllda this month. The filling in on the band’s UK TOTAL FIRE BAND venue, called simply the dates. 4 3 6 1 6 8 8 VIGNETTE Cold Chisel have signed to Venue, is an old style big Poiydor Records for ail band dance hall which has territories outside Austraiia, undergone eight months of NZ, the USA and Canada. The renovations, including the Channel Ten has announced first reiease through Poiydor building of a full sized concert the commissioning of three new oreasuDOp A nd LoPty wiii be the band’s new aibum stage. There will also be an rock shows. Nightmoves, ‘Circus Animals’ which wiii be upstairs bar operating till previously shown on Channel out in the US/Canada around 3.00 a.m. Seven, will start on Ten on _____ present: the beginning of April. The opening line up of March 8th (Sydney and talent is an impressive one. Melbourne, other states later) Beat Detectives, the Adelaide The Angels kick things off on with Lee Simon retaining his band that has been turning a Sat. March 13th, Cold Chisel compere’s seat. The album and s c re a m n G few heads in Melbourne and are there the following film review segments have been CHeQ uens landing some prestige supports Saturday, March 20th, Split dropped and in their place will B eL ieven s with the Angels, return to Enz play the Saturday after be a magazine/news segment Adelaide for two gigs only on them, March 27th, and Mental presented by Simon, Kirstin 12th and 13th March. As Anything and the Divinyls Grant (EX 3RRR music share a bill on April 3rd. co-ordinator) and ex-Skyhook Veteran Scottish rocker Aiex Tickets for all four shows and noted wit. Red Symons. Harvey died in Belgium iast are available at BASS. The second program will be a month after suffering a heart monthly concert simulcast called THE attack at the start of a Iva Davies, in London hunting Stereo Home Box Office, one European tour. As ieader of for a producer for the next hour specials on the last the Sensationai Aiex Harvey Icehouse album, dropped into Wednesday of every month, y D A G O E S Band he enjoyed massive see Simple Minds putting down simulcasted with local FM British success in the mid and their new single. It’s not known stations. eariy seventies, but his career exactly how many cans of beer The third show, and perhaps went into deciine with the were drunk . the most interesting, is WROK, arrivai of punk/new wave in a five nights a week, half hour 1977. He was 46. Shock! Horror! Phil Oakey pop/rock program in the of The Human League has cut 5.30-6.00p.m. timeslot Monday uPBcn Hunters and Collectors had nice off the lop sided part of his to Friday. This show will be things said about them in a hair. simulcast with AM stations (3XY recent N.M.E. ‘. the hottest in Melbourne, 2SM in Sydney, GueriLLOs combo drumming up the storm Adelaide rock’n’roll officially other states to be announced). clouds over Oz’s nascent (just pronounced dead after the The hosts will be DJ’s from coming into existence — closure of its shrine, the Tivoli the participating AM stations, LITERARY ED.) music scene.’ Hotel in Pirie St. to rock music and will be rotated weekly. Mike SAT. MARCH 20 said Roz Reines, under a last month. As the inner city O’Loughlin (3XY) will host the heading, ‘Oz Goes Tribal’. venue it has played host to first week, then somebody from virtually every top level medium 2SM, etc. etc. The show will be BURNSIDE Drummer Rob Whittle has level and small level band to set in a radio station studio left Tactics. They are currently come to or live in Adelaide over equipped with television monitor and video tape machine. Most BALLROOM looking for a replacement. the past five years. It will be fondly remembered and sadly of the show will be video, but it missed. is planned to have interview and F ro m Next David Bowie release will even live performance spots. Ticun ss be an E.P. of Bertolt Brecht WROK will call on the songs called ‘Baal’, taken from New Van Morrison album, services of three overseas the TV play of the same name. ‘Beautiful Vision’, due mid representatives, Lindsay Scott in UMBRELLA MUSIC March. Also due soon from Los Angeles, Miranda Brown in The Police have donated Polygram are a ‘Best Of London and ROADRUNNER’S the proceeds from one of Siouxsie And The Banshees’ very own New York RECORD FACTORY their Los Angeles concerts (at and the new Boomtown Rats correspondent Keri Phillips. album, their first as a four DOORS OPEN 7 30 the 20,000 capacity Filimore All three shows will be SHOW STARTS 8 00 Stadium) to Sir Freddie Laker, piece, entitied ‘V Deep’. produced by Wired Productions, saying that if it hadn’t been a Michael (Mr. Mushroom) for Laker’s cutprice Simple Mind’s bass player Gudinski company. Gudinski is transatlantic fares, they would Derek Forbes (who by the way quoted as saying, ‘This is the took the shot of Jim Kerr and never have been able to do most important venture I’ve LICENSED the budget tours that Iva Davies that adorned our been totally committed to since established them in the November ’81 cover) is not too Mushroom commenced 10 States.