ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

ROCK STARS ARE JUST LIKE YOU AND ME: When Nils Lofgren decided to cover main squeeze Keith Richard's "Happy" on his new I Came To Dance disc, since he was going to print lifter notes on the album sleeve, he had to find out exactly what Keith was muttering-uhsinging. Turns out there was an Anglo-American language gap; what Nib thought was "Never kept a daughter past sunset" was actually "Never kept a dollar past sunset", -"Always had a hard in my pants"—actually Keith is singing "It always burnt a hole in my pants". Iss owlrawt, though—Nils has kept his, version of the song—wrong lyrics and all—intact. The Stones don't mind.

While all eyes are on the punk antics of England's Sex Pistols, Australians AC / DC are getting away with everything down in Aussie-land. The knicker-clad boys were playing a date near Melbourne and according to Angus Young: .The place was swarming with cops. We were warned by the police that we'd all be locked up if we did anything. So we were performing away and somebody said all the cops had gone to some riot somewhere. So the whole crew, the lot of us, took off our clothes. There were about 15 people on stage with nothing on." We're still awaiting the reviews from that concert...

Moody Bines reportedly "getting together to talk" about a reunion while in the States...

Rock star committed for gross generosity? Guitarist Peter Green, one of the founding fathers of Fleetwood Mac, was shipped off to a mental hospital by a British magistrate, because of his strange hab it of givi ng away his Fleetwood Mac royalty money. Green allowed himself to be committed only upon the condition that he would be given no drugs. In the past few years he's toiled as a lumberyard hand and a gravedigger.

Kim "Am I Famous Yet?" Fowley, having survived two consecutive studio brawls with the Runaways, is now back behind the consoles with, of all people, Helen Reddy. After hearing half a dozen tracks, Capitol execs are reportedly "surprised, and excited and pleased" about the results. Fowley, never one to be accused of false modesty, predicts the record will spawn a minimum of three consecutive hit singles, followed by urgent production offers by "Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen and other teen hu stlers". As for his teen-queens of noise, who Fowley w ill accompany on a whirlwind tour erf the South Seas in late spring, the producer/ impresario said: "They can find a new chaperone for their third album. I'm through with that hustle until they clean up their stage act and starfiaking daddy's advice. Right now, Cherie Currie has all the stage presence of Eleanor Roosevelt."

Crazed English fans trashed the fast two rows of seats at London's newlyreopened Rainbow Theatre in London. The occasion? An Eddie and the Hot Rods concert...

Young Runaway drummer Sandy West (17) confided to us that she is a great John Bonham admirer: "He's the best", and that she would like to take lessons from him... hear that, Bonzo?

When Robert Plant wanted to be rehabilitated (yes, still from his horrific Greek auto accident) he showed up at the Wolverhampton Wander ers soccer dub training ground to join in. They insisted that if he wanted to train he would have to submit to daily sessions just like the regular boys, and like a man, Robert accepted the challenge. Sad to say, although the Plant physique is in never-better shape, his tonsils gave way, necessitating the cancellation of some tour dates.

Despite Keith and Anita's arrest (on charges of trafficking m heroin, and hashish and heroin possession respectively), the Stones played Ho nights £t the 300-seat El Macambo dub in Toronto in March as planned. in order to record three new songs (Two are "Crackin' Up" and "Worried About You") for their live album, so fans with the whole Stones catalog would have a reason to buy another live Stones album Keith's arrest had put off the club date for a few days. and then Jagger had flown intoNYC to see about his daughter Jade, who'd been sick. The last few nights be fore thefirst, Friday night show were ' spent rehearsing in a warehouse; Bitty Preston and Oliie Brown flew in and finally all was ready. The Stones delighted the first night audience of radio station CHUM contest winners with oldies like "Route 66" (the set opener), and took advantage ofthe faintly tacky, low-key atmosphere, Jagger proclaiming "Last call!" at one o'clock and repairing to the bar after the''Jumpin'Jack Flash" finale. By the next night Toronto fans realized that the club date was no ruse, and a large, patient mob outside the club necessitated the band fleeing for their limos as soon as they'd finished playing. Margaret Trudeau attended both nights; at press time ^«1^as'^.WpL in N YC, wh ere ' * H Jagger and Ronnie Wood had flown after Keith's arraignment^ Maggie apparently took a shine Woody (We all love Woody)...

Washing Her Dirty Knickers fn Public: Ex-Stewart girlfriend Dee Harrington (now running a clothes shop in London) has a book coming out on her amourau$ -adventures with Rodney, so she spouted off on numerous Stewart topics to the NME. On Rod's recent British TV special: "I was shattered when he let it come out. I ended up feeling very sorry for him..." And Britt's role? "Hilarious. I can't • Remember laughing so much."-Dee claimed that she never got used to the tony Stewart lifestyle: "I never likedihg|) *■ knickers.What does she think about Rod V Britt? "Truly, there's no better person for him than Britt in Los Angeles?. It's tinsel town. He doesn't want someone who washes her 'own knickers. "

Ian Hunter's third sob LP being I produced by Roy Thomas Baker of Queen fa me...

Rock 'n' Roll Baby Boom: While we'll have another McCartney on the scene in September, thartksto Paul and Linda, British warbler Mill* (remember "To Sir With ••Love"?) is also pregnant. Bianca liaggef is having none of alt this, though; she is now ensconced i mSg Hollywood more determined than ever to be an actress, and determined to keep young-Jadd Jagger sibling-less. Blanca sez 111 Mick is enchanfed*with her career plans—that maybe she can keep up her share of the rent that way.,.

Fleetwood Mac warbler Christine McVie reveals that she and bassist John McVie, long separated domestically, have no plans for aW-i-v-o-r-c-e:

" . . Although it may crop up eventually. John and I have a wonderful relationship now." The pert Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham never tied the knot, so they've no such decision to

Gregg Ailmain's new band will make a mini tour of Japan in March: it consists of Rich Hirsch on ' guitar, Stevie Beckmeir on guitar, Calvin Ariine on bass, -Neal Lsisenon keyboards, Bill Stewart on drums, and Gregg on keyboards, vocals and sometimes guitar. It's called. . ThdGregg SlffanBand. I. (?)

'Tis rumored that fallen Thin Lizzy guitar player Brian Robertson (his arm fell victim to a broken bottle in a London niterie) will join up with Graham Parker instead of rejoining the Lizzy boys. 'Tis rumored, but 'tis also denied by Lizzy management.

Thirtyish enfant terrible producer Phil Spector ("Yeah, Bruce Springsteen has Ronnie, [on tour) but I've got the kids") not only showed up at Blondie's premiere L. A. show, but later Debbie Harry and her boyfriend Chris Stein (guitarist for Bbndie) went over to Phil's manse to hang around Phil's piano... Phil and Blondie sang duets.. .a Spector/Blondie album looks very likely - '

The Breaking Of Rock Star Bones: Doctors discovered another broken bone i n Patti Smith's neck, so now she estimates that she will be inactive for another4-6 months, and cancelled her major European tour. "When they x-rayed me in ' Florida they didn't take all of my jewelry off so they found a broken bone they hadn't seen before. One' cool thing, though; assoon'asl'm walking they're sending me to this sports rehabilitation center." Apparently it's where broken athletes go to get tuned up, and Patti says they don't let anyone out until they're in A-1 shape, so she anticipates being a strong woman upon release. More Medical Notes: Patti and Keith Richard share a doctor; said she: ''Yeah, the hands that touch Keith's head touch '