ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS
Despite the deluge of solo LPs from the individual Macs, it’s full steam ahead for Fleetwood Mac, with a new LP due out early in ’82, and a tour scheduled—by summer, anyway. “A lot of people seem to want to hear that we’re breaking up,” commented Mick Fleetwood.
ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS
Despite the deluge of solo LPs from the individual Macs, it’s full steam ahead for Fleetwood Mac, with a new LP due out early in ’82, and a tour scheduled—by summer, anyway. “A lot of people seem to want to hear that we’re breaking up,” commented Mick Fleetwood. “Sorry to have to disappoint them ” Re Tusk: “In terms of artistic importance and the health of the band, I think it did „¶
wonders for us.”
After1 months of dealing with ?j' political violence and other problems at their concerts, the Specials—the band that kicked off England’s 2-Tone ska crazehave broken up. The split came shortly after the band scored the biggest hit of their career in the U.K. with “Ghost Town,” which became something of an anthem for Britain’s young during the recent riots there. The Specials did reunite for one hour on a Friday afternoon in October, but, according to group ' member Roddy Radiation: “It 1 was no good—all the old problems came back, so we split again.” It was probably the shortest reunion;* in the history of rock’n’roll. - -jfl