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JacksonP

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:33:08 +1300

Belatedly, me three! That album is one of my forever go-tos.

More belatedly, anyone else remember Bettie Serveert?

I had their album Palomine back in 92-93 and quite liked it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYHoSoMViq0

Danielle

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:23:08 +1300

Belatedly, me three! That album is one of my forever go-tos.

Lilith __

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:28:24 +1300

Oh, Cowboy Junkies, wow. I remember wearing out my tape (!) of Black-Eyed Man back in the early 90s. And some of their later releases were also wow.

Some of them were more edgy, like this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLjx106dIeI

They used to have an e-mail newsletter called Junk Mail. I don’t…

JacksonP

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:20:41 +1300

"Reading, Writing & Arithmatic" and play it fairly often. Especially this song:

Me too.

Since we're going back, The Sundays always bring to mind Cowboy Junkies for me.

Should wait for tomorrow maybe...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVKVsoK7dOM

Jackie Clark

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:00:23 +1300

Since we're in Scandinavia, let's have some Nordic goodness then.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBJnUT3XZTE

Lilith __

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:11:30 +1300

I’ve probably posted this here before, but speaking of Scandinavia, anyone wishing to explore the music of Icelandic bands that are not Sigur Ros can go to the dedicated website. Just what it says on the tin!

Created by The Department of Icelandic Things, which is awesome.

Ian Dalziel

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:28:44 +1300

the kids are alright…
another Scandinavian stand out all girl group that excelled and entertained at the Woodford folk festival were the multitalented Norwegians Katzenjammer.
they remind me of that wonderful old Aussie band
The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag2nX6zSrAE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuXllPOSpeI&feature=related

Biobbs

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:37:00 +1300

And on the subject of country-ish music, I love this single from First Aid Kit's The Lion's Roar. It's my pick of the album.

Lilith, you are a star for posting this, I hadn't heard it before. Now I've been spending all afternoon watching/listening to First Aid Kit videos on…

Joe Wylie

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:47:56 +1300

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOHoytCCaSM
Been around a while now, but still a fave.

Biobbs

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:24:18 +1300

Anybody know what became of Harriet Wheeler

She and David Gavurin (husband and other half of the Sundays) settled into a very private retirement from the music business to raise their family after they had their second child.

I just fell in love with the sound of that band from…

Tony Kennedy

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:42:50 +1300

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9lEd5bIbbQ

Thank you, I shoud have worked that out :-)

Anybody know what became of Harriet Wheeler

And apologies for the 3 variations

Sacha

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:26:07 +1300

This site only recognises the full address, not the shortnd one you have used. Type or paste it without adding any of those square brackets and it is automatically converted to an embedded clip.

Russell Brown

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:25:46 +1300

Ok, so how does the embed a youtube video clip work on the PA site? Please

Just paste in the long URL, not the youtu.be one. Nothing else.

Tony Kennedy

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:13:13 +1300

http://youtu.be/u9lEd5bIbbQ

Ok, so how does the embed a youtube video clip work on the PA site? Please

Tony Kennedy

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:55:46 +1300

Loved Lucinda and Elvis doing Wild Horses but somehow I always come back to this cover version.

The Sundays

Steve Barnes

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:40:25 +1300

Here's a handy tool
Converts youtubes to mp3

Steve Barnes

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:32:27 +1300

Oh, wow. This is gorgeous.

As is this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C01psc5Xgyg

Russell Brown

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:13:45 +1300

Oh, wow. This is gorgeous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uug7a5zkamw

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:52:45 +1300

Sisters, doing it for themselves..
I was switched on this by Graham Reid:
My partner loved Baskery at the Australian Woodford Folk Festival a while back, fabulous live act by all accounts, she even bought the CD!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LekpPD6M31Y&feature=related

Russell Brown

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:06:53 +1300

Hee, 'The Real Nitty Gritty' sounds WAY different! And nifty! Please keep finding remixes of awesome older pop songs I like, Russell. KTHX.

You're welcome!

I've been trundling around on various Saturday errands today, and I have been loving that tune in the car.

Russell Brown

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:35:27 +1300

The Home Brew controversy makes the paper. Lolz.

George Darroch

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:12:11 +1300

A bit late to this, but I have to say; dear lord that's a lot of goodness you've piled on for us Russell. Spoiled.

chris

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:35:44 +1300

Making news...

Adventures in Musicland: Tom Scott in South East Asia

Thanks 3410, I enjoyed that, I love his accent to bits.

Danielle

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:26:16 +1300

Hee, 'The Real Nitty Gritty' sounds WAY different! And nifty! Please keep finding remixes of awesome older pop songs I like, Russell. KTHX.

Geoff Lealand

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:12:56 +1300

Busy lad, Russell. You forgot about the NZOS meeting last Monday?

Lilith __

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:03:47 +1300

I was switched on this by Graham Reid

It's thanks to Graham Reid and his Elsewhere that I heard about Spectacle! And thanks to RB that I encountered First Aid Kit. Thanks for that, yous are awesome.

Paul Williams

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:11:08 +1300

Thanks Mark, figured a couple of Swedes would tour both NZ and Australia having made the journey south. They played last night with just a drummer which works since its their voices and harmonisation that is, for me, so appealing.

nzlemming

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:10:52 +1300

I seed what you did there.

Sacha

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:53:37 +1300

He really does a give a fig, as Jolisa said..

Mark Cubey

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:42:24 +1300

Last time First Aid Kit was mentioned I meant to post that they played in Wellington for the Arts Festival on 8 March, to mixed results.

Paul Williams

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:01:22 +1300

Lilith, I saw First Aid Kit last night; they are fucking awesome! I'd strongly recommend seeing them if they cross the ditch. Hard to believe they're 21 and 19 respectively.

Ethan Tucker

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:48:50 +1300

Since when has Sweden been a bastion of country-folk?

Since ages – they love their Americana up there. Part of the reason jazz is also so popular in Sweden; that, and seasonal affective disorder.

3410

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:31:37 +1300

probably what you mean..?

Yep. Ta for the clarification.

Russell Brown

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:25:49 +1300

Since we're on Home Brew, this* programme was strangely affecting.
(There were other eps, but I can't find them).

Tom's vocal style on that was essentially half-tempo rapping. It was kind of a revelation, actually. And it gave me an idea ...

llew 40

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:19:06 +1300

Heh .. remember seeing Lee Perry at the Hammersmith in 1991 ..... the man was definitely receiving signals on a different frequency than anyone else that night.

LIISA

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:14:12 +1300

Since we're on Home Brew, this* programme was strangely affecting.
(There were other eps, but I can't find them).

*RNZ: Adventures in Musicland: Tom Scott in South East Asia

Hi, this was broadcast on the radio in two parts, but is online as one, so that's the full Tom Travelogue…

Paul Rowe

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:06:29 +1300

Thanks Lilith, that’s rather lovely…

Since when has Sweden been a bastion of country-folk?

I was switched on this by Graham Reid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kyzOG7m3Qs

3410

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:49:11 +1300

Since we're on Home Brew, this* programme was strangely affecting.
(There were other eps, but I can't find them).

*RNZ: Adventures in Musicland: Tom Scott in South East Asia

Chip Matthews

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:41:58 +1300

If Tom Scotch don't give you a copy cuz, lemme know, I'll flick it to ya. Enjoyed playing the track on mi'brekkie show this morn

Eediot

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:30:38 +1300

A pleasure and privilege to work with you again Wed night, however briefly. Regarding your SoundCloud issue, thought you might be interested in this very handy link.. http://m.lifehacker.com/5891635/download-any-mp3-from-soundcloud-with-this-bookmarklet

Regards, Steve

Russell Brown

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:19:52 +1300

Might as well upload that MP3 ...

3410

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:15:43 +1300

If you listen closely, this would appear to be a stereo mix, but it’s not. It’s two different mono channels.

Two different mono mixes synced-up, I think he's saying.

Lilith __

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:10:30 +1300

And on the subject of country-ish music, I love this single from First Aid Kit's The Lion's Roar. It's my pick of the album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC57z-oDPLs&ob=av2e

Lilith __

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:07:55 +1300

Elvis Costello and Lucinda Williams covering the Rolling Stones’ ‘Wild Horses’

Nice one! I’ve very much enjoyed Costello’s show Spectacle on DVD. I don’t always enjoy his covers, but sometimes he’s magic, and he brings out some fantastic performances from his guests. I think they respond to a…

Public Address

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:07:55 +1300

Discussion from blog post.