ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

Latest trendy non-rock star hanger-on is Slavador Dali, who lunched with Alice Cooper and saw David Bowie’s Radio City Music Hall show in the same week. Dali is currently working on a hologram (a threedimensional picture developed with the use of laser beams) of his concept of Alice’s brain. No , chance that won’t be bizarre.

Is Bob Dylan REALLY gonna move to an Israeli kibbutz? Well, he’s really made application to live at a couple of ’em, or so it • seems. His first, to the kibbutz near Afula, was rejected, but he and Sarah and the kids reapplied to Kibbutz Dfar Blum. He was rejected from the first joint because of publicity problems which might arise, but the latter seems not to care.

Album prices are gonna go up again — and Soon. Latest word has the rise “intermediate” — which means half a buck - from $5.98 to $6.49.

A1 Kooper has formed Sounds of the South records, to be distributed by MCA. Kooper will produce all of the company’s material.

A Whitley Bay, England fisherman caught a cod which contained in jts stomach a James Brown cassette, in perfect working condition. Let a man come in and do the codfish?

Marc Bolan is putting together an animated tv series featuring T. Rex for possible viewing beginning in the fall. ---

Noel Redding has filed suit against Warner Brothers Records seeking $350,000 in damages and an accounting of royalties. He and Mitch Mitchell are also suing to obtain royalties due them from the Jimi Hendrix estate. The ex-sidemen contend that they had signed an agreement with the late guitarist in which he was to receive 50% of all royalties and each of the others would receive 25%. The suits estimate that Hendrix’s estate has been paid $1,500,000 with the $350,000 representing one quarter of that amount.

Iggy Popp and the Stooges, which is what they’re billed as now, have been scampering through the Hollywood hills in pursuit of fame and fortune, and they’re ready to emerge now with what , promises to be one of the greatest live acts since Godzilla fought the Smog Monster. Iggy says he’s thinking in terms of nudity as a costume, and Ron Ashton, noted crypto-Nazi bassist, has obtained full regalia, including riding boots and jodhpurs. In addition the Stooges have a new piano player, Bob Scheff who was formerly in the initial Iggy aggregation the Prime Movers, and later played with John Cage. He’s, a permanent addition, says Iggy, “but to the side, if you know what I mean.”

We’ll be seeing soon because the Stooge tour kicks off in Detroit March 27, after a two year absence, and culminates, for a while at least, with a performance at the Felt Forum April 13.

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The plaque commemorates George Bums and Jack Benny as the first recipients of the “Alice Cooper Living Legend Award.”

The occasion was Bums’ sell-out concert at Philharmonic Hall.

Bums has had his first album rereleased recently. It’s called A Musical Trip with George Burns (Buddah) and features some faintly hilarious versions of old standards, such as “Satisfaction.”

Keith Moon has acquired a white Rolls Royce Comiche, which set him back in the neighborhood of $35,000 — which is a lot of bucks, even in these devalued times.

Well, that sixties revival package you’ve been slobbering for is finally here. Designed to drive any ’60s rock freak mad with either delight or derision, “The British Are Coming” is a Ron Delsener Production and features Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Herman’s Hermits (featuring Peter Noone), The Searchers and Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders. Maybe Van Morrison Will put together Them for one last •performance and get a “Garden Party” out of it?

Joe Cocker has a new producer — Bob Johnston, who’s done Dylan and assorted lesser talents.

Quote of the Month: Mick Jagger, queried as to the whereabouts of Bianca while in Australia, said, “You don’t take your wife to work with .yon do you?”

Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids did a one hour radio special for the Armed Forces Network. It’s called “Hub Caps Forever.”

Bhaskar Meiion, the (Asian)

Indian president of Captiol Records, just had a son named Siddhartha, which must mean he understands what went on in ’60s rock and roll pretty well.

Warner Brothers’ Deep Throat soundtrack comes with a picture booklet, and why else did you figure anyone would buy it?

Cat Stevens’ new album title,, Catch Bull at Four, refers (according to his record .company, A&M) to “the fourth stage in the spiritual develppment in the Buddhist religion.”

Freda Payne, who’s doing Virginia Slims commercials, is up for a role in Paramount films’ Body and Soul.

Mick Jagger signed with giant booking company CMA, but not for anything musical — he’ll be represented solely for his acting career, which he apparently is taking seriously for some reason.

United Artists has announced its second Legendary Masters’ reissue, which will include albums by Shirley and Lee, Bobby Vee, Little Anthony and the Imperials and the Shirelles.

Albert Lee, of Heads, Hands and Feet, is cutting a solo album.

Busted: Sly Stone - charges of “possession” and “possession for sale” of cannabis, cocaine and dangerous drugs. After a raid on his West Los Angeles home; Phil Lesh, “possession” of marijuana. That one also stems from a raid on the musician’s home

Beach Boys on the move: Dennis Wilson, Mike Love and Alan Jardine alt stay m California, while Carl and the late Brian Wilson move .to Holland, along ' with Ricky Fataar, Biondie Chaplan rounds the group out -he’s moving,to London.

Latest Blues Artist to Record with London Super-Stars: T.

Bone Walker, Wonder if those . fJuxopean junkets do more for ihe bluesmen or the superstars?

Record Sellers: The Osmonds now hold the world’s record for most gold records in a single year: 11. The Beaties had nine, Elvis eight, and no one else is in the running. ' -, Another case of quantity over quality.

Charlotte Zwerin, who was, involved in filming Gimme Shelter. Is interested in doing a women’s movie, starring Fanny.

Dave Ball, former Procol Harum lead guitarist, has formed a new group called Beast Ex* , Mountaineer Felix Pappalardi will leave Nantucket to produce.

The Who’s-last abortive attempt at a follow-up to Tommy, Lifchouse, is gone as a record, or as a stage show, but you can look for it to be a book, written by, Townslicnd, sometime in the near future, - '

Andy Warhol wants to star Bianca Jagger in a musical filmed in the streets of New York, She hasn’t said no yet.

Mercury will release an album of. Quintet outtakes, due to the

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David Bowie teas been signed to star .jh his first film, the dramatization of Robert Beinlein’s , cult-classic sf novel Sfranger in a Strange Land-

Veiden Allen, Mott the Hoople’s organist, has left the group, -apparently becausethe band doesn't have room to record his songs, because lari Hunter and Mick Ralphs are writing sp much material themselves. Mott the Hoople will carry on as a four piece band, while Allen concern -trates on getting another band together and improving his singing.

Yes recovered the $7,500 worth of equipment stolen from them last fall. Didn’t catch the crooks, though,

Bizarre Rumor of the Month; Diana Ross to play the title role in an all-black Peter.Pan,

Michael Butler, one of the erstwhile producers of Hair has formed Buffalo.Records,. with -. as executive producer. The first act is love, the same Arthur Lee all), Arthur’s kicked the habit, .according to I over than 22 new songs. Amazing.

After his American tour ends, David Bowie heads for Japan,

■ he’ll do a brief tour, then • by means of the Trans . Siberian Railway. David, you will recall, does not fly;

■&s Larry Smith, of Bonzo Dog o-Dah fame, has formed another new group,' Legs XI,

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Chris Stainton quit Joe Cocker’s band, which forced the singer to ' cancel a Scandinavian tour and London performance. They had been together since the early Crease Band days.

There w0 .be an album from the Rainbpw Theatre performance of Eric Clapton and company. Should be released before summer.

Isaac Hayes, in London lately, ' tossed away 38,000pounds (around $90,000) on jewelry, and slapped down another 75 grand on a Rolls.

Maggie Bell, of Stone the Crows, recording a solo album in the TLS. with Felix Pappalardi producing; Rumors have had her leaving the group to go solo full time but, according to Crows’ drummer Colin Allen, “If she’s leaving, it’s the best kept secret I’ve ever heard of.” We’ll see ...

The Rotting ^tones’ last Australian concert, in Adelaide, erupted into a riot, with 18 arrested and five hospitalized. The concert promoters made the mistake of holding the show in an 8,000seat open-air tennis arena, . and the trouble started when another 4,000people stormed the gates. ' *

Charisma Records is getling set to release a two-record set which is the ultimate (for better or worse) super session. The album, Music From Free Creek, was recorded several years ago in New York, but its release has been hobbled by legal disputes with various record companies. When and if released, the records will feature, Keith Emerson, Eric Clapton, Dr, John, Jeff Beck, Mitch Mitchell, Todd Rundgren, Mitch Ryder, and various members of Blood Sweat and Tears, among others. ThC album should begut as soon ..as the remaining couple disputes 1 over recording contracts are settled ;' or if they are.

Spirit has reformed, with the Cassidys at the helm,

■ Carpenter, of The ers, was involved in or Ontario, Ca. motorcycle accident which left him with a broken right leg arid two broken left wrists (which were already pretty limp).