ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS
Sad news but true: Grin, a band on nearly every critic’s list for superstardom,has broken up. But reliable rumors have leader Nils Lofgren sliding into a solo project that will involve all the people who’ve helped him out over the years (among them Neil Young, Crazy Horse and Steve Stills).
ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS
Sad news but true: Grin, a band on nearly every critic’s list for superstardom,has broken up. But reliable rumors have leader Nils Lofgren sliding into a solo project that will involve all the people who’ve helped him out over the years (among them Neil Young, Crazy Horse and Steve Stills). And what’s David Geffen doing over there in the corner, licking his lips?
Henry McCulloch, who split from Wings awhile back, has assembled a new group called Druth. Joining the guitarist/vocalist will be another former Winger, drummer Denny Siewell, plus ex-Spooky Tooth bassist Chrissie Stewart and pianist Mick Weaver. McCartney, by the way, has been insinuating of late that McCulloch was dismissed because he had a habit of showing up for gigs with too much alcohol on his breath.
The Tubes, an ultra-outrageous San Francisco band whose stage act makes full use of various vegetables, animals and loaves of Wonder Bread, so impressed Yes people Rick Wakeman and Chris Squire that some kind of future assistance is not unthinkable. As our reports have if, what clinched their admiration was the band’s stellar version of Gene Pitney's “Town Without Pity.”