Hard News: Friday Visions
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Jackie Clark, in reply to
Yes I had heard of them - my time era after all and I was in England at the time, but they never appealed to me, I have to say.
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Kids liking the same music as their parents. That's just..... wrong, no
It is possible...and, indeed, a source of shared pleasure, as with books, films, TV programmes. Catherine Rose (17) and I both like Death Cab for Cutie, Arcade Fire, Tom Lehrer (and more) but disagree on Bright Eyes and Mindless Self Indulgence. Introduce your children to your music, just as you would introduce them to books (but keep your house a ACDC-free zone!)
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recordari, in reply to
I have to say.
Another YMMV moment. Fair enough.
ETA:
Introduce your children to your music
The best success we've had is the Juno soundtrack. Kimya Dawson is great for car trip singalongs, and the joy that a family of five can get from the singing in unison of the lines; 'Fuck Bush and fuck this war' is almost limitless.
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Oh, Gawd! I am distracting myself whilst I mark student essays and I just read the following sentence (sic) Most of France movies are speaks French. Admittedly from an ESL student but bloody hell!
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Jackie Clark, in reply to
Is that a bit weird? I was into dancing in the 80's, and EBTG always seemed to be more cerebral than I required. Sorry - I know I've probably broken something in you!
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recordari, in reply to
Most of France movies are speaks French. Admittedly from an ESL student but bloody hell!
My best ever was 'Do not beat your bowel with your chopsticks'. It's etiquette Jim, but not as we know it.
Sorry - I know I've probably broken something in you!
Nah, it's all good. Discovering you're not a big wet blanket for angst-y 80s music like me might act in your favour.
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Paul Williams, in reply to
from Everything But the Girl?
Yup. In the post EBTG era, he's a pretty successful DJ and producer. He's put out, at least, four Buzzin Fly CDs which IMO are fantastic. He's toured Sydney a couple of times too (saw him about four years ago). More on his youtube channel too
Ah! I was a big fan of the Lazy Dog album, didn't know he was doing this, so thanks.
Brilliant album. On the 'seeing them around' thing, a good friend of mine (in Sydney) was part of the medical team (in the UK) that effectively saved him from an auto-immune disorder. She speaks very highly of him. His book about the experience, Patient, is a damn good read.
Recodari - agreed on the compulsion.
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Jackie Clark, in reply to
And yet I love the Pet Shop Boys. Cerebral AND fabulous.
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Stewart, in reply to
Mate, what is YMMV? I've been meaning to ask for a while and the nearest acronym I could reverse-engineer was "You Make Me Vomit" and that doesn't fit in most cases where I've seen it.
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Jackie Clark, in reply to
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Thanks Jackie, that makes more sense than my version...
Why didn't I think to check urbandictionary? -
Jackie Clark, in reply to
Ah, Google. The saviour of menopausal women and men everywhere.
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recordari, in reply to
Why didn't I think to check urbandictionary?
Or this.
Note: Having been sent there my self on more than one occasion, I'm hoping you won't take offence.
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James Butler, in reply to
Even more passive-aggressive: Let Me Google That For You
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Andrew G, in reply to
(but keep your house a ACDC-free zone!)
Just for that Geoff
I still don't own an ACDC record but there ain't a better rock guitar sound so gratuitously pushed up in the mix as this one.
Sorry, back to Everything but the girl now.
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Kumara Republic, in reply to
Thanks Jackie, that makes more sense than my version...
Why didn't I think to check urbandictionary?Or TV Tropes. Surgeon General's Warning: May be hazardous to your productivity.
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Stewart, in reply to
You spoilin' for a fight, boy?
But na, I get offensive so I try not to be easily offended :-)
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Any chance you could get the Autotune the News folks onto that NZ parliament footage? Seems an opportunity too good to miss.
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Jamie Xx
The Fact Mag mix this week is pretty fine too.
In fact, the Fact Mag mixes are a constant source of fineness.
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recordari, in reply to
But na, I get offensive so I try not to be easily offended :-)
I can't help feeling a bit like the school boy nerd who one day gets to be in the 'in the know crowd' and forgets where he came from. It took me months to work out ETA. And I even goggled it.
ETA. FFS, back to the music.
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Sacha, in reply to
What is depressing is that most of his friends seem to like '80s power ballads (Bon Jovi, Poison etc...) and ACDC. WTF is up with that?
Shudder. Caught a few minutes of Mannequin on telly the other night and it reinforced again how utterly crap most commercial 80s music was. I'm sure there are some who find the genre just wonderful. So long as they keep it well away from me..
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Peter Darlington, in reply to
Jamie Xx
The Fact Mag mix this week is pretty fine too.
Ooh, thanks for tip. Will check that out.
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Peter Darlington, in reply to
Shudder. Caught a few minutes of Mannequin on telly the other night and it reinforced again how utterly crap most commercial 80s music was. I'm sure there are some who find the genre just wonderful. So long as they keep it well away from me..
I know. We live in the rural South Island so shouldn't be too surprised. Bit sad though. Most of his friends find his (and my) music very weird. The again, not many of their dads would be banging out RZA or Madlib on a Sunday afternoon.
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I still don’t own an ACDC record
…and for your peace of mind, you should keep it that way. This ain’t singing; it is very loud gargling!
Jeez–we have the dubious delights of ZZ Top and Good Charlotte playing here this weekend.
I am out of here, bundle of student essays under my arm, to escape the bloody V8s (Waikato’s contribution to the peak oil crisis?) and the roving packs of nongs in silly caps.
All you folk have a great weekend.
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Sacha, in reply to
rural South Island
You're Nelson way, though, aren't you? Expect the local musical soup to be a bit different than Southland, say.
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