ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

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Backstage at the London theatre where E vita is playing: Ingrid Bergman, who popped in to see her fave David Essen, (Dave's appearing as Che Guevara). Also ligging it in the dressing room: Dylan.

Still another "rock" flick to watch for: The Illustrated George Carlin, which will feature taped concert footage, animated segments and brief vignettes filmed in the studio.

MickRonson (back living in Woodstock—does Todd know?) to put down tracks in the studio with Ian Hunter in September.

Here's one for Police Gazette: lan Dury was fined 50 pounds in a court in England, found guilty of obstructing police, hall happened in December, when police in Bath stopped a car being driven by the drummer of Dury s band Dury was accused of shouting abuse and kicking an officer, which necessitated him being bodily carried into a car by three officers. This despite the fact that the diminutive Dury, who had polio as a child, has only one good leg. Anyone wishing to hire Ian as a bodyguard, contact Stiff Records, UK.

Former Rezorblede (as in Venue & The) Dyen Diamond signed to MCA: her Kim Fowley-produced disc should be finished as you read this.

No no no no no no no no no no no no... Disco producer Tom Moulton negotiating with the Bascule for his new Tom & Jerry Record label. Not our Rascals.

Bruce Springsteen played For His People in L. A. recently; two daysafterhisgigattheL.A. Forum he played the 500-seat Roxy, When he heard that CBS Records had bought up half the house, he politely requested that they return half to various L. A. radio stations, who ga ve them out to fans. The three-and-a-half hour show was broadcast live over KMET-FM... Springsteen has reclaimed the rights to "Because The Night," the tune he co-wrote with Peril Smith (hie wrote the music, she penned the words) for her Easter LP, by adding it to his set for the current tour. Spruce also added his two-cents worth on the Dictators' new LP, Bloodbrothers, by screaming "One, two, three!" On the openingcut. Doesn't he ever sleep?

It's so hard to keep the riff raff out: According to Rona Barrett, while Jackie Onassis was getting down on the dance floor at New York's Studio 54, another discophiliac ,, decided to get her up by shoving a f, vial of amyl nitrate under her schnozz. "No thank you!" sniffed Jackie (before or after they peeled her off the strobe light?).

Time to change partners: former Wings drummer Joe English is now filling in for Jai Johnny Johansen of See Level who was side&ned with a bade injury. Meanwhile, Papa Petri McCartney has filled his band's vacancies with drummer Steve Holly and guitarist Laurence Juber. No new keyboardist has been named... Speaking of Big Macs, ex-Fleetwood Mac guitarist Jeremy Spencer, who quit the group during thek |^71 stateside tour to join a religious cult, has just been signed by Atlantic Records. (Will his first single be "Moonie Over Miami"? Please?)

On the Zeppelin front, to appease all of you slobbering over your letters to this office and setting off a bubonic plague alert in Birmingham, here's the latest: they've booked studio time for September to finish their new album off, which pushes the

release date back; laterthen Christmas, no doubt. Robert Plant's wife Maurine is expecting, andt£$ much rumored in the U.K that Led ZepwiB pull off a few small pub dates under an assumed name. It was thought they'd try opening for Swan Song warbler Maggie Bell when she made a "comeback'll? ' concert in London, but they apparently nixed it

We all loved Lncy, but not that much. A waiting nation will be putto the supreme test when First Artists records runs ail of Deei"Babalu" Amaz's hits from the 50's through the disco mill for the contemporary treatment. Did they even moke polyester in 1956?

Someone at Warner-Curb Records must've surely been "Dizzy" to take on the awesome mung foo yoo power of 60's idol Tommy Roe. Yes, the very same artist who leaped to the top of the charts with culturally amorphous tunes like "SweetPea" and readied the World for sopor abuse is in the studio right now. A fa 11 tour is threatened.

Marty Balin, who's now manning the controls for Jefferson Starship following Grace's departure (see feature this month), has completed work on a rock opera titled Rock Justice which pokes fun atthe record biz. Now his problem is to find a record company to release it. Good luck: you'll need it.,* ''

On Tour

Taj Mahal; Electric Light Orchestra; Boston; Heart; Foreigner; Yes; Little River Band; Jimmy Buffett; Steve Miller Band; The Eagles; The Dead Boys; Rainbow; Bruce Springsteen; Muddy Waters; Marshall Tucker Band; Barry Manilow; Climax Blues Eland; Iggy; Bob Dylan; Beach Boys; BobSeger & The Silver Bullet Band; James Brown; Genesis; Eddie Money; Pablo Cruise.

We doubt that it's quite the reaction he had in mind, but when Boh Seger taunced into the line "She had points of her own, way up high" during "Night Moves", eight ladies in the front row of his Columbus, Ohio show visualty interpreted the lyrics for Seger by baring their bazooms.

Looks like Mark Beil, former VoidOid drummer, has filled die vacancy in the Ramoneo' lineup caused by Tommy's departure.

Is the switch on? Unfortunately, |t was when Tom Petty and the BBH| Heartbreakers opened a show for Putti Smith in Miamiduring a raging thunderstorm. As Tom

■ stepped forward to sing"l Need To Know" there was a power surge into : the mike which sent thousands of volts through him. After staggering and running offstage fora half hour of recuperation, the band came back and ftrtisheda truly electrifying set.

Seems last month we left out a few other juicy details of Patti Smith's 5 Detrpit vf$|t. After battling with Ted Nugentat WABX-FM and putting iqan appearance at Masonic Temple, the queen of goys sent her band off t6Bookie's fwieknow :-, 4 where she was, but have taken an -oath of silence) where thcjfe'Jifc . proceeded to redecorate the place I with hrOkah-rlown^iiq^r'S/Well, they ore big rOck stars now MjjM

Mountain man Corky "Son Of H Flubber" Laing is working on his second soldLP with Felix Pappalardi, Ian Hunter and MickRonson. *

FALL FASHION FLASH! Linda Ronstadt was spotted gliding into 1 anEi Lay eaterie sporting roller skates and a cub scout u niform. Greatcomic relief, eh Jerry?

Ted Nugent has tapped Charlie Huhenand John Sauter to fill the empty seats in his band created when Derek St. Holmes and Roh Grange called it quits a few months back. Huhen will handle guitar and vocal chores and Sauter, ex-Mitch Ryder member, wiB cover the bass line.

After denying the rumor for months, the dreaded Cream reunion did take place in England recently as a a poloclub owned by. r. But even hours before die show (which featured Baker, Eric Clapton, Jack Brace and special guest Steve Winwood), the "membersonly" affair was still being denied due to the enormous amount of attention it was drawing. "We didn't want thousands of people to come massing down onus," explained Baker. The gig was Cream'^ first ^public appearance in 10 years.

Necessity truly is the mother of invention: A Detroit man who was hauled into court on charges of scalping Roiling Stones tickets legal consequences of his scam, the man sold pencils outside the * building for $200each, then threw in a Stones ticket as a bonus for the buyer M. A few nights later in St. Paul, Bill Wymnn threw all caution to the wind and actually ,moved onstage, only to end up unconscious in the orchestra pit for eight minutes with a slight concussion. The "deed" was done when Wyman leaned against a wall that turned out to be a curtain and gra vity did the rest.

Sham 6«?s American club dates had to be cancelled recently when their visas were refused duetdfi \7 black mark on their otherwise spotless record from the longarmof the law. The offense? "Disturbing 9j the peace" when they played a rooftop gig at the Vortex in London,

In The Studio

Willie Alexander (Vermont—Sun Treader); Wat (Seattle—Kay Smith); Tom Waits; Led Zeppelin; Bbndie (Ny—Record Plant); Alice Cooper (L.A.—Davlen); Crosby, Stills & Nash (Miami—Criteria) ;The Ramones (NY—MediaSound);, Bee Gees (Miami—Criteria); Chicago (Miami—Criteria); Joe Cocker (Alabama—Muscle Shoals Studios); Joni Mitchell; Rory Gallagher (again?!; Fleetwood Mac; Elton John.