ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

FLASH FROM THE STONES FRONT!!! A former employee of Mick Jagger is being sought after Lips dropped in on his Hollywood HQ to find $3000 in cash and $10,000worth of jewelry missing. Authorities are asking anyone who spots a person wearing a medic alert bracelet inscribed 'in case of emergency, please contact Studio 54", outlined in black and blue diamonds, tdcontactthe L.A.P.D.

Backstage at the Aerosmith concert in Det., bassist Toot Hamilton confided disgu st that their band's cut of "Come Together", the Earth, Wind & Fire single and Wily Preston's" version of "Get Back" are selling the record, while theB** Gr*sand PF got at least as much money for their lackluster performances. On other Aero-fronts, Mrs. Steven : - Tyler, Cyrinda Foxe, will' be a ' mama by the time you read this-*-, Steven Is anxiously awaiting fatherhood; Brad Whitfoxd's in the process of divorcing, and Joe and Elissa are still—-well, Joe and Elissa.

Patti Smith Is on vinyl with Sonic's Rendezvous Baud's newsingle *City Slang" (smgiftg background vocals), and on earth in Ann Arbor with Mr. Smith JJ (whenever he's ndt dropping his drawers at Bookie's, that is).

jSfL • Actress June Fonda leased herbig house on the prairie (Santa Barbara actually) to Joe Cocker, which necessitated Joe's acquiring a land

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Hilly Krista! days since the CBGB's crowd has ^grown mighty slim following that venue's temporary closure by order of theNY Health Officials. (Does punk rockcauie Legionnaire's , Dlseas^^tay ttiried for the exciting drama..,)

haCMCaB called "a real 1960's party for bad taste7': guests were requested to Lombard's thunder, arrived as a patient in the back of an ambulance. The ho^imlmottf \easin reference to Alice's new ahum, From The Inside, detailing his sanitarium stay. '

•' «i Lock f or ftTwbeamdvie to coincide with the pew Rundgren-produced LP; at least they're working oej a; f' screenplay: English papers reported Fee Waybill's disgust with the glut of tit shows oh j&MffiL and fee mania the British press have for breasts on front pages, back pages, ' etc.

Brace Springsteen unleashed the NewJersey Sting on B.H. (That's Boy Howdy!) staffers while in town: eating at a Greekfown beanerie the wealthy "rock star" turned his pockets inside out to find they were bare. Hey |P»o problem Bnice; even on a journalist's wages, the burger's on us. Bruce admired one ofour party's tattoos, aud , commented that he'd never quite gotten up the nerve to take the plunge himself. Someeager fansin Boston had waited for him outside the gig with needle gun poised to decorate his bod, but he demurred: "Thanks—-I'll remember this moment always, but no thanks." B.S, tried on our punk shades, too, but whipped themback off when photogs inched closer, protesting: "These ain't my style.7'When fpld. Bob Scgerwasas shyof playing New York as Bruce is of playing Detroit, Springsteen laughed. "What I do isf&li|4hs)f eftbem are from Jersey, that makes it easier

, L Need we add he dedicated "Sandy" tous? Yes.

A book detailing the Hfe'n' times of Georg* Harrison is due out any time now: titled (, Me, Mine, it'll cost ifou 210 clams to put it on your bookshelf. 1 George's first-born wltfe}A|Js a

limited run of a thousand copies, each copy bound in expensive leather and autographed by guess why.

If the Chinese invited the most characteristic rock bands to play in their country* who would it be? No need to guess, because they already have invited the newly reu nited Roxy Music and Generation X. The thought of millions of Chinese fans adopting blond Oriental waterfall do's is just too good tobe

ZZTop has now been welcomed into the Warner Bros, fold, along with Cheech and Chong...

On Tour

The Moody Blues; Dave Edmunds' & Nick L'owe; Blondie; Joe Cocker; ' Yes; Genesis; T om Waits; Leon Redbone; Todd Ru ndgren; Hall & Oates; Foreigner; Peter Gabriel; - > The Spinners; Atlanta Rhythm >4 Section; 10CC;U.K.; Queen; Sammy Hagar; Bob Seger&The • Silver Bullet Band; JethroTull; Alice Cooper; Frank Zappa; * Aerosmith; Bob Dylan; Van Morrison; Neil Young; Robin Trower. Movement of Led Zep personnel reported: Robert Rant jammed with Rocltpile in Birmingham, England, joining Nick Lowe and Swan Song cagemate Dave Edmunds on stage. Only problem was, a slightly tipsy Edmunds introduced Bobby as''Robert Palmer." A good sport, Plant warbled "My Baby Left Me" and "Mess Of Blues" just the same. Meanwhile, Jimmy Page made it to a register office in London to be best man for Zep road manager Richard Cole. Swan Song PR dept, in shock and unable to complete press releases... But Zep's legal dept, sprung into action upon hearing that a S .F. band called little Roger and the Goosebumps had released a single called "GiUigan's island (Stairway)" which note-for-note fused the words to that TV epic with the music from "Stairway To Heaven". Not only that, but the disc was receiving heavy airplay.

Although LiP Rog insists the tune was done as a tribute, LZ's attorneys charge thatthe parody was done to mock Zep, and aredemanding that all remaining copies of the 45 be handed over to diem.

Pics from England show a newiy-feminine Wsyns County looking mucho sultry...

Next time check the drumStyx. Des Moines, Iowa was the scene of a madcap mistaken identi-trick recently, as some hitherto-uncaught art-rock hopeful rigged a grand illusion on a local DJ and a record company rep. The ploy reportedly involved checking into a hotel u nder tire assumed name of Styx's skin-flicker, John Panozzo; then proceeding to order limo service and

set upan interview with KGGO's Mitch McCracken, After a couple of days, the card hopped a limo to a nearby club, where he jammed with, and then scarnmed, the appearing local act for over a grand in guitars & cash. He was decent enough to pay for two out of three nights with the limo, but then weaseled A&M for the third evening's luxury loop ($250). And, perhaps most heinous of all, he didn't show for his interview. (That'll teach those promo men to give their acts some recognizable faces!)

This one just had to be seen to be believed: Sid Vicious was a real smash at Max'sKansas City recently. AfterturnihgupforLance Loud's show, Silly Siddy took the stage to debut an obscenity screaming match with no one in..

particular. Vicious was finally . unplugged and eventuafiy had to be tossed out. Lefs see Jovvy Lee Lewis follow that... If

Gone Simmons, handkerchief obscuring his sneaky Hungarian puss, is now splashed across all of the fan mags witii Cher. WHY GENE'S MOM WON'T LET HIM MARRY CHER/GENE'S SECRET WIFE, etc. Not to mention WILLTHE MAKEUP REALLY CAUSE GENETIC DAMAGE; CHER'S NEW HEARTBREAK; I WAS WRONG: KITTY KAT'S THE FATHER OF MY CHILD SOBS CHER! WfflSMM&m ** ' I

New Zapp* product to emerge in f January on Zappa/Phonogram | Records... 5

Has Bootsy Collin* Angered his fast Funk? For a while, anyway, after suffering a nervous collapse for the second time in his career. Doctors have prescribed complete seclusion and rest over the next several months if Boots wishes to totally recover... Shaun Caesidy has been wooing Deborah Henry about the possibility of doingafew concerts together in the future. She ignored him. (How about Patti?)

You've all heard by now that Keith Mooa died in the very same London flat which hosted^Mama

;'s last meal, but the question is who owns it? One source s Henry Nilseon holds the mortgage, another Ringo Starr Only thing we want to know is: when are they gonna burn it down?

When Leon Spinke lost the heavyweight crown to Alt, Bob Segershared the defeat. How so? It was decided by ABC-TV tiiatifAli won, the program would close with Dyieo's "Forever Young", and if Spinks retained the title, Seger's "Famous Final Scene" would accompany the credits.

Having disbanded Television, Tom Verlaine has begun work on a solo effort... Detective has also gone down the tubes, so to speak. Lead singer Michael Dee Bartee has decided to go Hollywood and is due to make his small screen debut on WKRPln Cincinnati as either a water cooler or portable radio.

In The Studio

Miami—Criteria: The Bee Gees, Firefall, The Beach Boys, Jimmy Buffett, Dr. Hook; San Francisco— Filmways/Heider: The Rolling Stones, Captain Beefheart, Greg Kiho, Jefferson Starship, Leila & the Snakes; Philadelphia—Sigma Sound: Charo, The Four Tops;

L. A.—One Step Up: Shawn Phillips, The Eagles, Ric Danko, Johnny Paycheck; San Francisco— Automatt: Elvin Bishop, The Clash; Elsewhere: Led Zeppelin; Fleetwood Mac; Frankie Miller; Bob Welch; Steely Dan; Kraftwerk; ' JethroTull; Elvis Costello; Warren Zevon.