- The Go-Go's take a break from touring to work on their 2nd album. So - there are no shows this month.
- April 1982 - Vogue
- April 1982 - Teen Magazine
- April 7, 1982 - New York Times
- April 9, 1982 - Los Angeles Times (Billboard Chart standings)
- April 16, 1982 - Los Angeles Times (Billboard Chart standings)
- April 16, 1982 - Daily Herald
- April 24, 1982 - Los Angeles Times (Billboard Chart standings)
- April 30, 1982 - Los Angeles Times
- Go-Go's attend a celebration party at Zoetrope Studios in Hollywood
- Go-Go's are in the studio working on their 2nd album
- Totally Go-Go's video is released for TV syndication
There is nothing particularly regal about Go-Go's or Joan Jett, and their albums have no aspirations toward high art. The Go-Go's infectiously high-spirited style of pop combines the streamlined rhythms of new wave, typified by Gina Schock's pounding drums on ''We Got the Beat,'' with older pop influences such as the 1960's surf music, bubble gum and such ''girl groups'' as the Crystals, But where the 60's girl groups' feelings about men were dramatically emotional, ranging from outright worship to furious scorn, the Go-Go's view of the sexual tug-of-war is cheerfully even-handed.POP history was made recently when the Go-Go's ''Beauty and the Beat'' (I.R.S. SP 70021) became the first No. 1 album ever by a band of women who write their own songs and play their own instruments. Founded in Los Angeles four years ago by the lead vocalist Belinda Carlisle and the rhythm guitarist Jane Wiedlin, the quintet recorded their debut album last spring, and it took more than six months to climb to No. 1, spurred by the success of the hit single ''Our Lips Are Sealed.'' Now, with another single, ''We Got the Beat,'' near the top, and album sales approaching two million, the Go-Go's are the hottest new act in rock-and-roll....There is nothing particularly regal about Go-Go's or Joan Jett, and their albums have no aspirations toward high art. The Go-Go's infectiously high-spirited style of pop combines the streamlined rhythms of new wave, typified by Gina Schock's pounding drums on ''We Got the Beat,'' with older pop influences such as the 1960's surf music, bubble gum and such ''girl groups'' as the Crystals, But where the 60's girl groups' feelings about men were dramatically emotional, ranging from outright worship to furious scorn, the Go-Go's view of the sexual tug-of-war is cheerfully even-handed.
Their songs, written mostly by Jane Wiedlin with the lead guitarist Charlotte Caffey, have a buoyant thread of humor, and the coy, kittenish quality of the group vocals suggests a parody of traditional feline wiles rather than the real thing.
The music is bright, clever and catchy - a unique blend of '60's pop and '80's new wave.
Two benefit concerts have been scheduled for the Rose Bowl. The go-go's and Christine McVie are among several acs confirmed for a May 30 Concert sponsored by the Committee to Ratify the ERA.
Timothy Hutton, Martin Sheen and Rick James were among the celebrities who braved a Los Angeles rainstorm to congratulate the Go-Go's on the platinum success of 'Beauty and the Beat' at a party at Zoetrope Studios last month. 'We tried to act real cool when we met them' confessed lead guitarist Charlotte Caffey, 'but it didn't work. We had to break down and tell them that we were crazy about them. I guess that means we're unaffected by all this doesn't it?Rubbing elbows with the famous was a healthy contagent of Go-Go's parents, including drummer Gina Schock's folks, who flew in from Baltimore and delightedly lip-synced their way through the band's new one-hour video, 'Totally Go-Go's'. Meanwhile, the band's next LP will be released this July: a tour of Japan, Australia and Hawaii will begin in June.
The Go-Go's taped a 75-minute video, Totally Go-Go's, which is now available for TV syndication. It was tpaed in December at a southern California high school in front of an audience. It consists of the band's complete live set along with backstage footage and interviews at each firl's home. It's only been seen by guests at a recent party at Hollywood's Zoetrope Studios celebrating the platinum success of the Go-Go's. Miles Copeland, president of IRS Records, emceed the gala.
The GoGos have been the toast of the music industry because its debut album Beauty and the Beat is the most successfl ever by a female rock band. It has sold nearly 2 million copies.The nagging unavoidable question now: How can they top this success?One of Richard Bottehrer's primary concerns is keeping the GoGo's from worrying too much. He produced the first album is working with them in a Hollywood studio on the follow-up.
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