ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

Sorry to report that James Honeyman-Scott, a founding member and lead guitarist of the Pretenders, was found dead in a friend's apartment in the Notting Hill district of West London on June 16. Honeyman-Scott reportedly died in his sleep after returning from a benefit for multiple sclerosis at London's Venue club. Associates claim that the guitarist had been complaining of not feeling well all day, and that he had not been using drugs or alcohol. A close friend iteporti however, that I Honeyman-Scott had known for two years that he had "a very bad liver." At presstime, an autopsy had failed to reveal the cause of death and a coroner's inguest had been ordered; Honeyman-Scott is , -survived by his wife, Peggy Sue.

tBrftilfo expatriate and $|fej$gg|ix£ glamor boy, Bod Stewart, recently said damn the taxes and returned to Margaret Thatcher land with his wife, Alana, and their two children, complaining that 1 ^Violence in America is getting worse." The Mod one says he decided to leave the.U.S. alter a dose Hollywood friend was robbed at gunpoint outside her home, this shortly after Rod had his car stolen by an armed man. scene and getting worse," quoth he. "1 dmf&£?ani •• H9-.:$S|^#®%nment " . In other Rod news, he and Warner a Brothers are being sued by one Michael Bartling, of Long Beach,Callf.j who claims that 01' 1 Roostertop's hit S'nyle "I Was Only Joking" was plagiarized from two of his sorfgs. Bartling wants aH profits from the Free, and an end to the sale of the single.

KISS & TELL DEPT Jagger, Mick's ex-squeeze, recently told Parade magazine that she'd still be married to o! rubber hips if he hadn't had so many affairs. "Mirk was dissolute when it came to women," said she. "AH my friends slept with him " Poor blushing Mick is probably off hiding somewhere, listening to -ah old copy of Some Girls.

Paul McCartney yrill be releasing a second album erf material not used on TugQf Werbeforfethe end of the year. Thepuwetit album has made the former Beatle one of only;: mm acts to Collect as many as seven

Billboard No. I albums, Theofoers to achieve this are the Beaties (15), Elvis (9). the Stones (9) and Elton John (7). And finally, Macca is presently laying down, some tracks with Police drummer,: Stewart Copeland .

Speaking of the PoBce, lead siriger and Karl Malden double . sting has put his home ip Ireland up for sale after having His personal safety threatened by one of ihe local residents Sting received an anonymous letter telling him to "get out" because Buts weren't wanted * in theland of foe blarney stone.

The Bolling Stones kicked off V -"dfoiFsurnlu^r'Burdpean tour by - r playing a "surprise" gig at the very small 100 Club in London. About a hundred fins gpt to see foe boys at closetwoxifoityvbut after this, the Stones will look like ants to most of sej their European fans, just like they If did to us Yanks last lilL • • IB «

Move over. Teardrop Explodes! The Strawberry Alarm dockh^ ■ back! Four original members of the | L A. psychedelic band, most farnousfor "Incense&, Peppermints" and an appearance in Buss Meyers trash classic Beyond QfTbe Dolls, 1 have reformed with a new lead singer. The hand is currentiy writing material, cutting demos and lodging for a label, while the Psychedelic Furs are shaking in their tie-dyed boots!

Addle Ml«hi|fTla«ris;42, singer for foe Shirelles, apparent heart attack on June 10th. The Shirelles scored the first hits with such rock standards as Carole King's "Will You Still Love Me Tpmo'rrow,'' "Dedicated To The Ope I Love" (later a hit for the Mama** the Papas) and rajSafty, 'ft's Vot^cpdered by both the Beatles and Smith).

Asia's debut LF had the distinction erf skippingfoegold record, awbrd and going directly to platinum. tinder the cuirentR.|,A.A. structure, an afeart-jhay qqjUfoH certified gold, meaning the sale of 500,000 units, yinti} ft has been in •' release for at least.^0 days. InAsia's case, however, sales surpassed the half million mark well before 60 days, climbing the platinum^r-one million—level before it had time, to be; certified gpld , Yawn. §

Ian Hunter, the world's most famous all-American alien boy, has written a song entitled "You're (dessin' With The King Of Rock V Roll," in response to Albert Goldman's seedy biography of Elvis Presley Hunter also recently accepted the 1982 Musical Syndrome Award from foe students at Ohio State University, fo-1 appreciation "forhis longcmd t* creative career ip fock 'n' roll." Should do wonders for the shaded wonder's modest personality.

Haif a million people gathered If New York's Central Park jn early JutCs for what seemed to be a fairly ,| fgood cause—Worldwide nuclear disarmament One of the rally's | highlights was an acoustic • : performance of "Promised Land" by Bruce Springsteen and. Jackson Browne. A similar event at the Rose Bowl on foe West Coast featured a reunion duet by | jgBpb Dylan and Joan Baez,

End Zep's Jimmy Page and _ Robert Plant recently made their 4$£it4ive appearance together in years by joining Foreigner onstage ip, Germany fur a version of Little Richard's ''Lucille." Meanwhile, Robert Plant's first solo LP, Pictures, AtRleven should be in your hands by the hide you read this. Widespread rumors that Led Zep would tour this fall ar^jusfso much hair spray; Robert Plant . expounds upon this and much , more in an exclusive interview in (ga§p!) next, month's CREEM...

MOM & DAD ALWAYS SAID ROCK WAS BAD FOR YOU DEPT According to England's Daily Insider, a coroner in England has ruled that.the Christmas Day death of a teenager shortly after' attending a Saxon concert was directly relatedfo "head-banging,® the violent shaking of the head in time f o music The coroner said head-banging can produce a blood ,cfet m the brain. And we always thought it was just brain damage...

Clarence Clemons and his part-time band, the Bad Bank Rockers have signed with EMI-America. B

Reclusive Patti Smith and hubby Fred Sonic" Smith are expecting their first chihf, There should be a baby Smith crawlipg around in black leather diapers sometime this fall.

MTV moguls have decided to ban "offensive" videos from their cable network—seems Van Ha ten's , £ "Pretty Woman" video with bonus drag queen was a little rough for oldstersjn Boogie, Iowa, so off it went—after, ironically, being played in "high rotation." Next to go was John CougarsS&M "Hurt So Good." reportedly due to its surplus of leather ladies Cougar, stunned at MTV'') judgement chirped m his defense: "When you play it backwards it's a Christian song 1 Tell IT to the Pope. J.C..

Basher Nick Lowe is producing the Fabulous Thunde thirds next LP. Lowe co-wrote "One's Too Many" on his Nick The Knife LP with T-Bird vocalist Khn Wilson. The band also included it on their Butt Rockin' LP. In other producing news, Busts Cherry Jones, rhythm man with Chris Spedding, (temporarily) Gang Of Four and (sometimes) Talking Heads is producing the new Ramones LP. Jimmy Miller, who's worked for both 1 Traffic and the Stones, is producing an EP for ex-New York Doll Johnny Thunders in England

Guitarist Eddie Clarke has left Motorhead after a series of arguments on music al diiection. to be replaced by ex-Thin Lizzy boy Brian Robertson...

Siouxsie Sioux, lead vocalist for England's Banshees, has been ordered by doctors t; i stop •' ' -Singing (or shrieking) until at feast 1983, or nek losing her voice fesrever. The Banshees got the bad news during a tour, of -, Scandinavia...

If any one still cares, Ace Frehley, j lead guitarist for Kiss, has left the band. Kiss has been placing ads in music papers-—both national and local—seeking a new guitarist. And in surprise of surprises, Kiss is no longer being managed by Bill Aucoin. Even better is the fact that the band's next LP is being produced by Michael Jackson (!?!)

Rhino Records is expanding beyond vinyl into the publishing field with a new discography of Frank Zappa's works. The book, titled Zappalog. features unreleased recordings, bootlegs, live tapes,' • | plus all of the King Mother's co m mercial releases with the Mothers Of invention and on hisow)^-:.' - &. . /' .* 'J

A British band which calls itself the Sinatras has been ordered by lawyers for 01 Blue Eyes, himself, to change their name and also withdraw their single which features Frankie on the cover. Said the band's manager: 'If they get heavy,f we'll just change our name to the B Franks!"

fefnfeb or {dix: Dr. Johnson hadhjiij Boswell. Alice B. Toklas had her Gertrude Stein. Now comes word that Wendy O. Williams's biographer will be CREEM's own Edouard Dauphin, who is penning the authorized saga of Ms. W, & the Plasmatics, due in paperback this fall, coinciding with the group's U S tour and releaseof their new album on Capitol. Edouard profiled the band in the Sept. '81 CREEM. Reachedfpr comment at his beach house in St Tropez. where he is polishing up the finished manuscript,The Dauph muttered "Merde" and refused to accept the charges. ' | What's next? Rick Johneon reveals Johnny Thunders* * beauty secrets?I

"Progressive" English rock (huh?) fens should be happy to leam that 4 newly-New York based Europa Records has just released a new 4 .National Health LP titled D C Al Coda featuring Have • -V Stewart, Pip Pyle, John Greaves and Phil Miller. The -bandreformed to record the album aft#the death of itskeyboardist, Alan Gowen, who wrote each song a few years, back but never saw them reach vinyl. Also out is an aj^um by Gowen himself, with ' Mitterrand 'other s,..

V#The Studio:

LQS ANGELES, CA—Doylen: Kool & the Gang; Studio $4and Recorders' Blasters; Allen Zentz Air Supply; Sourukmtle: Del Shannon; the Grass Roots; Massenburg Studios:,. Linda Ronstadt, David Lindley, Fleetwood Mac; Group IV: Freddie Hi&faatd, Oscar Peterson; Indigo Ranch: the Go-Go's; Kendun: REO Speedwagon, Supertramp; $tpay>ing: Phil Everly; Conway: The. fsfey Brothers; Sunset Sound: Andrew Sold, Nicolette Larson; Recprd Pbnt: Tom Petty, Stevie Nicfes, Rod Stewart, Luther Vandross producing Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson producing Kiss; SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Automatt: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts; M0RIN HBG1|T|, QUEBEC-Le ; Studio: Rush.