ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS
Now that Orson Welles has been wheeled out of the picture, so to speak, the way has been cleared for thespian Bill Hurt to portray Brian Wilson in the as yet untitled Brian Wilson story. Hey, there’s a title... nah, too confusing. The project, which apparently has full approval from the ex-Beach Boy and Dr. Eugene Landy, could begin filming early next year, with Richard Dreyfuss playing the doc.
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ROCK’N’ROLL NEWS
Now that Orson Welles has been wheeled out of the picture, so to speak, the way has been cleared forthespian Bill Hurtto portray Brian Wilson in the as yet untitled Brian Wilson story. Hey, there’s a title... nah, too confusing. The project, which apparently has full approval from the ex-Beach Boy and Dr. Eugene Landy, could begin filming early next year, with Richard Dreyfuss playing the doc.
Paging the He’p Desk ... In an apparent effort to calm, soothe and otherwise sedate inmates, some Pennsylvania prisons are providing 24-hour access to MTV. Hopefully, this service will include the channel’s full line of Satanic numbers as well.
And while we’re checking on long-dormant Desks,
the Hee folks inform us that our colleagues over at Rolling Stone may have had a little, er, help in putting together their top 100 singles list. “Sources” say that publisher Jann Wenner did a little lobbying for such heavies as Foreigner’s “I Wanna Know What Love Is” and “Uptown Girl,” by that short guy married to David Brinkley or somebody. Anyway, Wenner denies any string-pulling, but unnamed staffers confirm the rumor.
Crowded House, in a continuing effortto shed the wacky image Neil Finn droned on about last issue, hit New York for an “unannounced” gig/record industry party at CBGB’s, performing (in serious fashion) such dittties as “Whole Lotta Love” and “Anarchy in the UK."
In the mind-blowing tradition they established so long ago, Poison have hit the road again, this time equipped with a computer crosslisting groupies nationwide. The list, complete with sexual specialties, should be available in 711 ’s nationwide as soon as our old publisher finds a way to get hold of it.
In a move which obviously had nothing whatsoever to do with those Poison chaps, L.A. bubblegum sweeties Jane’s Addiction sheathed their new LP, Nothing's Shocking, in a cover depicting nude Siamese twins—on fire. For some odd reason, selected retailers have balked at carrying this artistic statement, forcing the band’s record label to consider brownbagging the sleeve to appease some stores. On a similar note, misunder-
stood politico-rappers 2 Live Crew have found their Leninist manifesto “We Want Some Pussy’’ banned yet again.
For those readers who think they have no voice this election season, we suggest purchasing the next few issues of Batman —wherein you the reader, get to decide whether Robin lives or dies. We’re, of course, referring to the Caped Crusader’s teen ward, not our Gunless but nonetheless lovely former receptionist. By the end of November, we’ll all know Robin’s fate (and conceivably that of Philip Lewis as well). Aretha Franklin, the Godmother of soul, graciously added credibility to George Michael’s career recently in Detroit, joining the ex-Wham-0 onstage to sing their Grammy-winning duet, “I Knew You’d Be Waiting For Me.” And then, settling once and for all the question of his sexuality, George shaved his beard and slipped into an absolutely yummy dress for the show’s encore.
GO AHEAD, PLAY B-17
Since there can never be enough lists in the world, we’ll give you another one. Celebrating National Jukebox Month this November (betcha that one slipped by ya) as well as the jukebox’s 100th anniversary, the Chicago-based Amusement and Music Operators Association compiled the results of the top 40 jukebox singles of all time. We were going to give you their top 10, but we made it eleven ’cuz we wanted to include Lou:
1. “Hound Dog/Don’t Be Cruel”.
2. “Crazy”....
3. “Rock Around The Clock”.
4. “The Dock Of The Bay”.
5. “1 Heard It Through The Grapevine”
6. “Mack The Knife”.
7. “Light My Fire”.
8. “Blueberry Hill”..
9. “Old Time Rock And Roll”.
10. “My Girl”..
11. “Walk On The Wild Side”.
.Elvis Presley (1956)
.Patsy Cline (1961)
Bill Haley & The Comets (1955)
.Otis Redding (1968)
.. Marvin Gaye (1968)
.Bobby Darin (1959)
.The Doors (1967)
... Fats Domino (1956)
.Bob Seger (1979)
.The Temptations (1965)
.Lou Reed (1973)
We checked CREEMS jukebox and our list differs slightly. In no
particular order, these were our faves:
“Your Pretty Face Has Gone To Hell”...Iggy and the Stooges
“I Wanria Be Sedated”.....the Ramones
“Just Wait Til I’m Bigger Than You”..Happy Flowers
“The Good Humor Man, He Sees Everything Like This”..... Love
“When I Turn Off The Living Room Light”.the Kinks
“Timothy” ... the Buoys
“Metal Machine Music (Side 3)” ....... Lou Reed
“The Mule Song” ...1-Belfegore
“Killer Queen”.... Ornette Coleman
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SISTERS: STILL DOIN’ IT FOR THEMSELVES
THERE’S ARAYA GOIN’ ON
Slayer’s recent advance tour for Pope John Paul II has officially been deemed a rousing success in a recent encyclical, now that full damage reports are in. High on the list of holy sites are Los Angeles’s Palladium, which can proudly boast over $50,000 in damages (anjl at least a temporary ban on heavy metal shows), a Denver drainage ditch where playful Slayer fans placed a decomposing human head, and New York’s Felt Forum, which lost hun-
dreds of seats after Tom Araya joked, “So, you came here to kill, right?”
Later, Araya was heard to remark, “Hey, don’t rip up the seats, man— I’m gonna have to pay for it!” And still later, “Shit, now we’ll never be able to play here again. We never get to play any place twice." This service suggests they return to their roots, and maybe hit a few Knights of Columbus halls or somethin’.
