ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

OK all you Cheep Trick fans, get out the handkerchiefs: Tom Petersson was secretly married, in August, to his German girlfriend Dagmar. The pair flew off to Las Vegas to do the dirty deed, when Tom had two days off from the CT tour. What can we say? Now Robin and the great Bun R. have yet to be picked off...

Not all is we band's camp—afterarifrttense . disagree ment between two of the principais re lifestyles' the lead singer of another Detroit band was asked to bone up on their material nkmall

Heart's cardiac arrest: The famed WOMB Sisters and their band of merry men narrowly escaped disasterwhile performing at an outdoor festival in Kyoto, Japan. A sudden rainstorm weakened the roof of the stage, causing it to come crashing down on the wailing weinie wankers. No one was injured, although Michael Detosier's timpani will never have children.

Dada artist and Clash fa n Hugh Brown has spearheaded a "Knuke The Knack" campaign in Southern California in reaction to the Capitol group's meteoric rise to the top of the Billboard charts. Brown's put together a "Knuke The Knack" sack containing badges, pins and a t-shirt that's already been seen on toe bods of lead singer DongEiagaranda few other Knacks. Meanwhile, the Knack seem to be experiencing a Kinks-styie success freak-out, shunning press and delaying a SI cross-country tour, k

Lonuy Keye joined Sonic's . Rendezvous Band, at Detroit's j Bookie's, in a nine-Hour version of "City Slang"., ,90minutes? R V# News was at Lilt's, the best bar in Detroit, celebrating the Mutants' tour of Eight Mile Road finally reaching Hamtramck. Mutants to sigmjrfth L.A.-based megacorporation?

Elvis Costello finished producer's duties on the new Spadala (Chrysalis) album in London—re his fourth (!) CBS afcum, he told a writer in London rather cryptically that he was "still rehearsing" the material and would record it in Australia.

It wasn't something she ate! Despite denials by the couple that a family addition was in tire works, Rod& wifey-poo Aiene became parents of a girl, Mantuan, bom August 27th.

Victor WUlie has left the Village Prnph to go solo, and the flag's half-mast at the Hobart Duncan household...

Reports keep filtering over from London that Jimmy Page's health is not as good as it seems...

What apparently is THE Jim Morrison biography will finally be out in the spring, released by Warner Books, entitled No One Gets Out Of Here Alive.

Either these rockers are getting younger or there's been a major break in the Herve VUIechaize midget institute. Stiffs latest jailbait offering is an i l-year-old pup named Angela who makes 17-year-old Rachel Sweet look like an outtake from Geriatrics On Parade. Angela's first single, "Peppermint Lump," was produced and written by Fete "I'm really just a father figure" TowamheoJ, who also sings background vocals and plays ail Ihe instruments on the tone.

The remains of Lynyrd Skynyrd—that's toe Gamy Rossington-Allen Collins - Heart!—want it made perfectly clear that they're not a Lyn-Skyn spinoff.

What would Dr. Speck say? TIMS Babys had a run-in with Canadian power trio (oh riol Has some fool cloned Rnsh?) Triumph recently in Pittsburgh. Apparently, the diapered daddiesextended their warm-up setto such a point that members of headteerTriumph began counting their pennies, worried about having to pay their crew members overt! me Of course, the obvious heavy metal solution was topullthe plug onBabys lead singer John Waite, who then reportedly kicked oversome of the Canucks' fighting equipment on his way out. A scuffle ensued between the two crews and although the curtain had been dropped, toe auditors could still see more bodies thrashing beneath it than the latest Marilyn Chambers epic.

Life in the foodchain produced ptomaine: TottioK hasbeen dropped like a hot french fried potato from the Epic roster.

Sayonam, Yankee capitalist dog! BheOystnCdt'slitcBloom threw bean sprouts to toe wind and decided to prepare for the group's Japanese tour by enrolling to toe Evelyn Tse T ung speed Nipponese reading course. He can now recite the entire history of Nagasaki in the native tongue of the land of the rising sun, but is having trouble translating "My bath house or yours, yellow flower?"

In The Studio

Seattle—Sea West Mobile:

Graham Parker & toe Rumour;

April Wine; Sydney;®*

Australia—Albert's: Elvis Costello & the Attractions; N. Y.—Secret Sound: SpyroGyra; „ *

N. Y. — Soundworks: Steely Dan; L.A. —Kendun: John Mayall, Frank Zappa; Nashville—Quadrophonic: Jimmy Buffett; L.A. —Crystal: John Entwistle; Monserrat, Westlndies— Air: LeoKottke; Nashville—Jack Clement: Johnny Cash; San , Francisco—Automatt: Van Morrison, Sanfcna; S.F. —Greg Kihn; Holland—Phonogram: Boomtown Rats;

Hollywood—Cherokee: Jean-Luc Ponty, AIKooper, Melissa Manchester, Livingston Taylor; Miami—Coconut: Romantics; Hollywood—Filmways/Heider. Ann-Margret; Elsewhere: Etta ' James; BrittEkland;J. Cells Band; Fabulous Poodles; Paul Revere & the Raiders; Grace Slick; Kenny Rankin; Alan Price; A1 Stewart; Bob Welch; Rockets.

Keith Richard* is once again finked with a controversy following the apparent suicide Of if-year-old Scott Cantrell, a high school dropout arid friend of Richards' lady, Anita PaUeofcers. Cantrel died atKeefs New York home from a .38 calibre gunshot wound to die head. Although the youth wasn't a permanent resident at the pad, he often "hung out" and performed odd jobs around die place. According to police, Paltenberg was cleaning the master bedroom while Cantrell lay on die bed playing with 0 the gun. A moment later, when | Anita's back was turned, the gun | fired, fatally wounding Cantrel £ Police later confiscated the 38, Y which turned out to be a weapon stolen from Fort Lauderdale in 1975, anderiso found a .45 calibre pistol in the house. PaBenberg was arrested on two counts of possession of a stolen gun. Where was Keith? IP;Paris, recording with the Rolling j Stones, with new girlfriend in tow.

Black lace and synthesizer panties: A misguided customs agent in New York thought a new Electric Light Orchestra video was a porn film. A natural mistake, eh wot?

Contrary to last month's Rode 'n' | Roll News, Detroit's Romantics have been busy recording (still too late, boys), in Miami at Coconut Studios, with Pets SoOey atthe helm, who's produced Sachet Sweet and Wreckless Eric..

Fa ns at the Alexandra Palace Jazz Festival (London) were heard singin' dem old No Mo' Overtime Blues when Clinch Bony finished his set and strode offstage without so much as a goodbye kiss or a hearty "fuck you" to indicate he was finished .Was it something we said? Au contmlre, mon plum pit. Sir Charles explained that he had been contracted for only 45 minutes and had actually played 49 minutes! Furthermore, UigB revealed that his last number was "adisguised encore"..*$b, NOW we get it.

The wrong place at the right time: Whe n Dooble Brother Michael McDonald checked into a hotel prior to foe barid'sf&e night stint at Michigan's Pine Knob, he was slipped foe wrong key. Consequently, when it came time toj head for the show, McDonald was nowhere to be found until a thorough search of foe hotel turned up foe misplaced musician. The show went weB after foe hour delay, Jj | but just as the Doobs left the stage, the huge mirrored baH which hangs above them during the show fell to the floor. Next time try foxy epoxy..

Chaz Jankel, keyboardist/guitarist/musical director with InnDnr^sS Blockheads, has left foe band, claiming that foe band's music 8 wasn't stimulating enough, and his "creativity was stifled. " A Dury U, S. tour still awaited.. jp

Blocking arid passing for big bux; Aretha Franklin is taking Atlantic records to court for allegedly refusing to release her completed album For The Ladies. The First j Lady of Soul is suing for a cool $3 -million.:. Meanwhile, BMNMTY: are suing album manufacturer Andrea Waters for $1.75 million in an attempt to block furtherrelease of four Spruce bootlegs and one -Cheap Trick bootleg.

Not his cup of tea: Midge live has denied rumors that he wifi remain

Shoot us up with that bassline broadcast over Iranian radio arid TV country's holy one, it's "no different that opium." Other taboos in Iran ■r, western M| 'dderry Lawks telethon broadcasts.

Can't trust foafday: The I Boomtown Rats' latest single, "I Don't Like Mondays," is based around foe 16-year-old San Diego schoolgirl sniper who shot a number of students and teachers because she disliked foe woeful day. We vote to abolish Mondays and replace it with a second Saturday.

Let's hear it for career rehabilitation! Peter Frampton bought a gas station in Westchester, NsY. We always thought we saw agieamin his eye when lube tacks entered the conversation, 'Jj|

Those Cat* are a gas... Greg Hawkes has taken to calling up bandmate RicOcosekin foe middle of the night, yeBing "Knuke foeKriackf'nhdhafi^ngup jML'

And while we're on foe subject, (continuing with the Beatles I analogy?), the Knack's rumored to ng a concert at New : York*

Octobers withSouthside Springsteen, as reported), in a concert to be broadcast in Germany and numerous other European countries.

Syl Sylvaln and Teenage News have signed a record pact with RCA.

We afl know disco is a mental : malfunction, but now the word from Johns Hopkins Hospital is thatthere are also some detrimental physical side effects of disco. A 17-year*old girl was recently admitted with a digita 1 infection caused by the constant finger snapping which accompanied her dance fever. But thebestnewsis: THERE'S NO CURE!

On Tour

Pink Lady; Rachel Sweet; The Records; Moody Blues; Led Zeppelin; Queen; Eagles; The Who; The Clash; Foreigner; Bram Tchaikovsky; Joe Jackson; The Police; B-SZ's; TheCats; Dire Straits; The Knqck; Little River Band; Earth, Wfnd& Fire; Suzi Quatro; Temptations; The Jacksons, Ramsey Lewis, Lou Rawls; IggyPop; Rofy Gallagher..