New York's Raunch Hands
wowed the Los Angeles crowd at the
Lingerie, and rocked the "tanked-up"
house down at Raji's the next night.
The boys had no time for lounging.
booze-hounding or bird-dogging be-
cause their schedule changed at the
last minute when they were called
upon to tour with Soulxsie and the
Banshees. An unlikely combo, but
as they say, opposites attract... On
the other hand, the U.K. Subs were
able to stay in town a little longer
having come to play the Olympic
Auditorium and sit in on a Sunday
session at the Sound Check. They
were horrified though, when hanging
out after hours at The Zero they got
thrown unceremoniously against the
wall during a police raid. Seems some
unidentified patron was stabbed,
and the police, who are just dying to
shut the place down, were there in
seconds. They were a little shook-up,
but not as shook up as Tex and the
Horseheads, who were in Finland
when (GULPI) the nuclear reactor in
Chernobyl blew up. SCARY...
Hüsker Dü sold out LA's posh Roxy
Theater for three nights in a row, to
the delight of Warner Bros.' A & R
execs. But then again they must've
been horrified when the band ap-
peared in their usual, sweaty, dirty
t-shirts and the drummer barefoot.
That's what we call "Selling out with
Style." Opening the show was self-
proclaimed lesbian-Jewish all-Amer-1
ican pholksinger, Phrane. She also
happens to be working on her sec-
ond Lp... Yet another hot perfor-
mance at the Roxy was (hang onto
your hats and tie on your drool bibs)
ex-Go Go's lead singer, Belinda
Carlisle, who was so blonde, tan
and bee-yoo-ti-full she makes Ann
Margaret look like a dog. Her new
material is Go-Goish pop and you'll
probably get a chance to sample it
if you check her out when she tours
with Robert Palmer. Charlotte, (ex-
Go-Go) is also included, although
the band itself is nothing to get ex-
cited over, but Belinda was great
and the crowd loved her... China
White is still in action, and they
played Safari Sams in Huntington
Beach on guitarist Frank's birthday.
Poor Frank-after partying too hard
he went outside to throw up, only to
be accosted, cuffed and questioned
for an hour by the H.B.P.D. before
China White even went on! After a
tuning up session (on stage) that
took nearly 20 minutes, they finally
played 3 or 4 songs before storming
off the stage and to the bar. What a
way to spend a birthday!...Poison
13 is kind of up-in-the-air now-bass-
ist Chris Gates and drummer Mong
Bishop have moved to L.A. to start
their own band, while rumors filtering
back from Texas claim that Tim Kerr,
guitarist extraordinaire, ex-Big
Boys, ex-Poison 13, has re-joined
the -13. Come what may, we'll keep
you posted...X has been playing
under the assumed name of Chris-
tine and the Naildrivers, not only
to break in Dave Alvin, but also Tony
Gilkyson, who quit Lone Justice to
join X on rhythm guitar... Mothers,
hold onto your children-The Serial
Killers are on the loose! This new
Philly band won over audiences at
a recent Samhain show with their
blend of hard metal rock and a theat-
rical stage presence. Look for them
near you but be careful-you never
know what might happen when The
Serial Killers hit the road...Speak-
ing of metal bands, Savage Silence
is minus a drummer and looking
...Watch for the brand new Philly
compilation album, That Was Then,
This Is Now, which features Ruin,
Scram, F.O.D. and Electric Love
Muffin. You can obtain a copy
through mail order: $3.00 (check or
money order only) to Jeff Rosen,
325 Golfhills Road, Havertown, PA
19083... While we're on the subject
of releases, stay tuned for a couple
of good ones due out this summer:
FO.D. are planning to release an
album, as are Ruin and Electric
Love Muffin...Catasauqua, PA's
The Clap are currently working on
an album (a combination of old and
new material) called, Pablum of the
Masses. The last time you heard
from them was back in '81 when they
released a single. In the meantime,
you can check them out on an LA
compilation that has been released,
or write to John, 1027 Second Street.
N. Catasaqua, PA 18032 for addi
tional info... The Morefiends have
broken up. Word has it that a member
or two may be forming a new
band...In the "now you have them
now you don't saga of halls in Philly:
The Kennel Club has been featuring
all-age shows and matinees on Sun-
day afternoons. A sampling of some
of the line-ups: UK Subs, Samhain,
White Flag, Marginal Man and
Dead Milkmen. In-between sets are
videos to be watched in a variety of
rooms... Bored this summer? Check
out some cool reading material: Plus
Magazine has finally released their
third issue-it's got interviews with
a lot of bands including 7 Seconds,
FO.D. and Electric Love Muffin.
Write to 5436 Discher St., Philadel
phia, PA 19124 (75e plus a 39c
stamp)... Maximum Rock 'n Raoul
has their new issue out-it's an ab-
solute scream and worth your while
to pick up... Freedom is Cancer has
a new issue out, it's now a lot more
political and thoughtful. Check it out:
527 North Eleventh Street, Reading,
PA 19604... Hitting the road'are Min-
nesota's Soul Asylum - this time
minus Hüsker Dú. A recent show
featured a strong garage band called
Balls who opened...Ohio's Great
Plains are hitting the road in early
summer...Massachusett's The Out-
lets will be travelling...Bad news for
The Straw Dogs (ex-FU's): the day
after their album, titled Straw Dogs
was released on Enigma, their drum-
mer died in a car accident. The band
is still pushing for a national tour
from Canada to California and back
as soon as they work things out
...The Dogmatics are still waiting
for their album to come out on
Homestead, who have been taking
their time about releasing it... Still
more bad news: Barnacle Choir
Nasty Ronnie rips his gums apart with a Shure microphone.
Marshal
NoTes
were working on their new release
(a cassette called Trendy Candies
for Heart Attack Victims) when their
drummer was badly burned. Their
van's radiator cap exploded while on
route to a gig somewhere in South-
California... Maybe staying
away from automobiles for awhile
would be wise... GBH are alive and
well and on the road. Their new
album, Midnight Madness and
Beyond, shows that the band is still
kicking and hitting like crazy...Like
a taste of something different with
your music? Keep your eyes open
for Sonic Youth who are headed
your way...RRR Records, in Lowell,
MA is planning two new releases:
one is a set of American experimen-
tal music, and the other is a music
concept tape. Their new catalog is
due out so send 'em a stamp and a
note and see what they're up
to... Sound of Pig Music has shifted
location. The former Flushing, NY
tape label is now located in Great
Neck, NY. They have an impressive
roster of over 40 cool tapes from
different artists: SOP Music, 28 Bel-
lingham Lane, Great Neck, NY 11023
(and any tape may be had in trade
or check)... The Dickies have a new
cassette only release out from ROIR
tapes (611 Broadway, Suite 725, NY,
NY 10012). Entitled We Aren't The
World, it has all their greatest stuff,
including seven never before re-
leased songs (among them their ear
liest 1977 studio demos)... Some
thing else to check out on ROIRS is
the brand new release from the UK
Subs, Left For Dead, more previ-
ously unavailable material which is
worth having...And still another
ROIR release, one which true ska,
reggae and jazz fans alike will ap-
preciate, is the reunion of The Skata-
lites the original group of Jamacan
musicians who later influenced
groups like Madness, the Specials,
Bad Manners and more. Together
again after 18 years, this tape cap-
tures their essence...Enigma Rec-
ords is busy, busy, busy with upcom
ing releases including The Pogues
(from Ireland), Tuxedo Moonand the
Stranger Than Paradise (great
movie) soundtrack... Metal Blade
Records has opened an east coast
office and recently signed Exxplorer,
from New Jersey. Also signed by the
label was Los Angeles Prisoner,
who are close to finishing up their
debut album... Hallow's Eve are in
the studio recording, their second
album, Cirith Ungol is recording
One Foot In Hell, Detente is working
on Recognize No Authority, and Sent
inel Beast has just completed work
on their album, Depths of Death
... Calgary, Canada's Beyond Pos-
session have just finished recording
and mixing their Lp and will release
it as soon as M.(procrastinator)Fo
gets off his ass and finishes the cover
illustration. So metal bangers be-
ware and ready your ears for what
is about to come... The English
Dogs scorched their way through
the West Coast after skirting Cus-
toms problems. They showed how
well they can rock a U.S. audience
and bash and crash and smash
... Florida's H.M. outfit, Nasty Sav-
age are raising hell all over the place
with vocalist Nasty Ronnie leading
the way with blood dripping from his
orifice and lifting over-revved fans
above his head and tossing 'em
deep into the pit. Gig inquiries write
Nasty Savage Inc., P.O. Box 2012
Branon, FL 33511...If you be lookin'
fo that hard to get Europeanish Lp,
single, cassette, rare label, rare pub-
lication, video (or who knows what
send
else?).
Wot
away for
Catalogue, P.O. Box 396, London E8
4PL (01-249-8209)...Germany's
Overkill have changed their name
to Monroe. Why?...My Movie,
J.F.A.'s latest single is now in the
record bins for audible inspection.
It's a rip-snorter finely produced
piece that shouldn't be overlooked.
They just completed a wild Texas
tour of Houston, Dallas and the
Alamo. Keep a lookout for the new
Don Lincoln JFA Skateboard,
which should be available soon...
Mighty Sphincter's new album, The
New Manson Family is produced by
Alice Cooper...A huge success
was the Big Mountain Benefit, which
included Dr. Michael Pemulis, Sun
City Girls, Groovy Truth, Hans
Olson and Rabid Rabbit, who all
played for free to collect money for
Northern Arizona's Navajo's (Big
Mountain in particular), who are
being forced off their native lands to
make room for coal strip mining. The
JFA My Movie tour hits the road from
Aug. 22nd to Sept. 6th, starting in
Tampa, FL and concluding in Minne-
apolis...Sad note #100, Mighty
Sphincter bassist, Joe Albanese in
the hospital and diagnosed as an
A.I.D.'s victim. Pray for him and send
Get Well cards c/o Placebo Records,
P.O. Box 23316, Phoenix, AZ 85063
Touch Me Hooker, Haight
Ashbury's answer to Aerosmith, re-
cently played for the Beatniks, Hip-
pies, Punks and Skins at the Haight
St. Fair. Fast Eddie (guitarist) and
Paul Casteel (vocals), adorning min-
imal drag, whipped the crowd into a
frenzy. Broadcast live on K.U.S.F..
the band played to their biggest
crowd ever. Special mention goes to
Eddie,
Fast
whose soaring
melodies could not be heard be-
cause he played part of the act with
his guitar unplugged...Old-time
original S.F. Punk outfit from the
seventies, Crime, is reforming with
the inclusion of Jimmy, ex-Crucifix
member... Meri St. Meri of House-
coat Project and Bruce Loose of
Flipper are now Mr. and Mrs... They
are awaiting the birth of their first
child...Island recording artists An-
thrax and their Lp Spreading the
Disease have listeners wonderin
what hit 'em. Now here's the great
part, they're sporting skates in their
promo photo...TS.O.L. is featured
on the soundtrack for Dangerously
Close...At Garfield's, Huntington
Beach, Stiv Bators and his Lords
of the New Church sounded off and
rocked hard. Later he was seen lurk-
ing around backstage at the Roxy in
L.A. and playing with a THRASHER
sticker...Also in H.B. (the land
where the beach punk became in-
famous back in the roarin' '79-'80's)
at Safari Sam's were the still-going-
strong Social Distortion...SMASH
is the official title of the SKATEROCK
Vol: 4 compilation album which fea-
tures Skate Master Tate, Steve
Caballero, McShred, Tupelo Chain
Sex, Skip Engblom, SCRAM.
Shredded Steale, Cargo Cult and
the Screamin' Sirens...The
SKATEROCK gig, originally planned
LOA
for two dates, one in San Francisco
and one in Los Angeles, is now re-
duced to just one show and will be
held at The Farm in S.F. on June 27.
On the bill will be Septic Death,
Drunk Injuns, Beyond Posses-
sion, The Accused, Christ On
Parade and Skate Master Tate.
Don't tell anybody, but rumors have
it that the show will be video taped
by the big man Video Commander
and released as SKATEROCK Vol-
ume 5.
Stiv Bators and Tony James lean into a number in Huntington Beach
Social Distortion