I LATEST NEWS trom Govan: New
additions to the bill are Liverpool’s Icicle Works, who at one time looked like the great white hope of pomp-rock. but have hardly been heard of since people discovered they weren't after all. They hit town on Wednesday 4... Nowthat a second memberofthe classic children’s series ‘Double Deckers' is attempting to make it in the music biz, don't forget little Brinsley Forde‘s chart-topping group Aswad on Tuesday 17. . . Sadly. immigration
problems have beset Russian rockers Avia, lined up for Govan Town Hall on Wed 18—Fri 20. They won't know for sure if they will be allowed to leave Russia until three days before their gigs. In an attempt to make the best of the situation the organisers are booking special guest bands, who will play the gigs on their own if Avia can‘t make it. So tar confirmed: Gaye Bykers On Acid on Wednesday 18 and The Damned on Friday 20. I APOLOGIES to BillyJones. whose tenth anniversary gig at the Edinburgh Venue we erroneously listed for Tuesday 26 in our last issue. It is in fact on Thursday 28, which means that if
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MUSIC LIST/ROCK
you buy The List on the day of publication you'r/e still got time to nip down there and see him perform a rare gig with his band The Big Picture. (Billy is of course celebrating ten years at performing. not his graduation to long trousers.)
SINGLES
I Six Billion Monkeys: Swing To The Beat (Moogungwha). Supposedlythis lot are to be the next lNXS, and they seem to have everything a modern stadium-sized should, including a
whole string of digital delay pedals tor ; the guitar. There‘s a hint of the
manufactured, but that could be put down to overproduction, and afterwards it‘s like having eaten candy floss, but all in all a pleasant song.
I Hate Kapelle: Fire Escape (lntape). Edinburgh‘s Role Kapelle fit in the bag where they can‘t put anyone else. sounding at times like they'djust discovered the concept ot the pop song and thoughtthey‘d try itfora bit, before returning to their beloved prickly noise. The conflict has made for some good
tracks in the past, and I just know that Rote Kapelle have a monstrous classic in them. Unfortunately this isn't it.
ALBUMS
I The Cateran: Bite Deeper (Sol-9). Bloody guitars, who needs them? They’ve been abused so alien in the name at ‘power‘, ‘excitement‘, ‘rock'n'roll' that when someone comes along with a twin-guitar attack like Edinburgh’s Cateran you‘ve got to sit up and take notice. As noted before,
. they've a similarity to pre~Warners
; Husker Du in guitar sound and some harmonies, but think about the number of imitation Gillans about, check out
' ‘Surplus To Need‘ at the end of side one
and heave a sigh of relief.
I The Dog Faced Hermans: Humans Fly (Calculus). The debut long-player from one of Edinburgh‘s tinest bands shows considerable progress trom the rather hesitant ‘Unbend’ EP. They know where they're headed now (for the most part) and go for it with a vengeance. The Spanish influence continues on an
E odd little number tor Marion's vocal
and a Spanish guitar, but the LP is worth buying for ‘El Doggo Speaks' alone: a rare example at flamenco-rock and already a highpoint of Hermans gigs. They would have fitted in nicely to the Rough Trade scene of the early
Eighties, and that‘s meant in the most
complimentary way.
Street \ .‘t'iiiii liee l’rrpiis ‘.\eekl\ resilience
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I Hot Line To Moscow \itisie tins. \ietuim Street. .\lteinrrirn. l'iee
I Blue Finger \liisie litre \ietrii'in Street. fill I ‘ll\ Ll .itiei "lilii lx’riekin'hhies. IRestless Natives \iiltlt‘ti.ise. littltll'sltt"! “iiiii t_1(\llpi,(irriiipiiiirietl in \l{( l l liseir tilt \l.i}el.r_\ lxisli. illt‘.llil‘~e‘rl l‘\ l \l. \ .ille‘\ Reel“ e‘tlth‘. IBillyJones Seliirrineis. \ltisselliriitth lheptrliiilii l tiiiiliiiiehsiiieei srrrimstllel
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Glasgow
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I BUlb Cormorant l’tese'H .itttitt l l.tll.
\ ie‘trti’tn Street. :3“ ihlt‘. ‘lpltt. l'l’L‘L‘. llltte‘MelilllilU.lt‘els.
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Glasgow
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tli.it .iie .is ililiie till in like .is their n.riiie is iris.isl
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I Billy Rankin l .i l.riiiere. l.“ l‘ris Street. Ill »i\-1~1.‘li‘iii l‘tee l iriiiiei \'.i/.iieth sineei eriritiriiies his resitleries . \s til; .i iiii\tiiie iii tlltl .rritl tte\\ suites. \\ iih srriiie emeis thims ii in till eriiitl iiie.isiiie
I Bobby Wishart l l.ilt lint. llill\\ tiritllniirls l{li.ttl..i“.: ljlll ‘lprii l-iee Srrnietliines nexerehunee
Edinburgh
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I Willy Logan ( gmm \l.iii's. .\ltll ltlllL‘SltlL' Rn;itl.»1«l"1-1S~1.‘lpiii.l'ree Resitleiies
WEDNESDAY 4 ' Glasgow
I Love Decree l he l‘l\.\. Mr Miller Street. 11S 3S5". ll'piii. l iee lllL’lll\ t‘l'tittihllltl lieu l‘.tlltl. pkr‘. lllt' their tiist ere. iii .‘irit iiiiprirt. \\ ell \atri th .t \ isrt
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I Written Words liliiekliinis. Bell Street. 552 5‘l3~1.‘lprii. tree 2 L‘\-lttL'ltit‘L‘rS iii the Stirrrii l’eii;ils iit\tll\ etl here.
Edinburgh
I All This and Heaven Too \tiisie tins. Vietririn Street. 2le VHS ‘l .illprii. l‘ree. I Billy Jones ()ueeri \tiii ijtll ei ( ‘iilleee. (‘lL'tWtitltl ll el r'.iee. See Stilt l
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THURSDAY 5
Glasgow
I Georgia Peach Pickers 't'tie t-‘ixx.sr» Miller Street. lllprii. l'i'ee. Rirekiihills'. ()i‘ siiriiethrng like ili;it. ..
I CUt The ICC \IitlL‘tiplL‘X. ( 'tte Bull ( ‘lttl‘. ('trpluss Street. llipiii. L: 5“. .»\ huiitl \sltt) elriini they .rr‘e grime iii h.i\ e Hill)
set Cttililltij i.iiis .lltlllfl All the grit. Nut liittl ltll eiiriiplete iiiiknms ris lliitl is mine than tlritihle ()iieens l’.ii'k's .rxeruge itltL‘lltlilltCL‘ this \L'dStlll.
I Fresh Air Fortnight l litll ll.” . \Vtitiellziritls Rikitl. 3.“: l_‘lll 9pm. l'tee
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I Loose Talk I .i 'l'.iriieie. I; l'iix Street. :ll~1Nl‘1.‘lplii.l'lt'efl
Edinburgh
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I Block Brothers l’ieser‘s‘ntiiiii l litll. \‘reirirm Street. 32h .iSlti. ‘liini. l'i‘ee. Resitlenes
I Channel 2 \liisie Hm. \ietiii lit Street. ill) l"il.\. ‘1 .illprii. tree
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FRIDAY 6 Glasgow
I Robbie Delicious and the DangerMen ll.rlt lint. lttll \s'irirtllnritls ertl. lllpiii. l'iee l \iiiitelttm sitspeet iltete .it‘e ltrit iiiii liiillt\ entries irrielei l)elierritis iii the phiine hunk.
Edinburgh
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I Swamp Trash Minus l ltiUSL‘ Student l'riiiin. l {til} iimtl Rtlittl. 55ft 8.155. Winn-Zuni. LZSllssugetl i11iests.£l .Fll etirieessiriiis. l'ttitiill_V enriiigh. the same tttl\ iee applies lt‘ this ;is in 'l he Real Siitiriels l'p ltl _\t)ll tr) piek hetueen them. llltltlilll
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