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recordari

Thu, 26 May 2011 21:48:00 +1200

Unfortunately, like so much of its era, absolutely unavailable anywhere.

Yes, except, I just scored Another Day on 7" with Head Over Wheels off Trademe for $10. Collector in Christchurch seems to be having a sale.

Islander

Wed, 25 May 2011 21:22:38 +1200

This has been the highlight of my week – thank you!

Joe Wylie

Wed, 25 May 2011 20:54:27 +1200

. . . but you have to hand to them, they leapt on the bandwagon with some success.
They toured hard in provincial NZ, which couldn't get enough of 'em, followed by regional Australia and Ozrock stardom. A curious career path, though perhaps not so unusual for those times. A…

Simon Grigg

Wed, 25 May 2011 19:53:39 +1200

And a whole lot more to it than just Mi-Sex too. Still, can't resist...

I remember these guys when they were a god-awful prog band called Father Time and then, later, Fragments of Time. Horrible, horrible noise complete with wind and smoke machines on stage.

Walked out of the Windsor…

Kumara Republic

Wed, 25 May 2011 19:03:58 +1200

Indeed, but since it's still the tail end of NZMM I'd lean more to these guys when it came to that particular sub-genre.

And a whole lot more to it than just Mi-Sex too. Still, can't resist...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m8IOD-wk9g

recordari

Wed, 25 May 2011 17:31:23 +1200

I'd lean more to these guys when it came to that particular sub-genre.

A re-release would do pretty well I reckon.

Simon Grigg

Wed, 25 May 2011 17:22:41 +1200

I think the way Numan used synthesisers, and the sounds he made, endure

Indeed, but since it's still the tail end of NZMM I'd lean more to these guys when it came to that particular sub-genre.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rgskH-OQZc&feature=related

Unfortunately, like so much of its era, absolutely unavailable anywhere.

Islander

Tue, 24 May 2011 20:12:56 +1200

Slightly OT – is anyone else intrigued by how
“yes no but”
is morphing into
“yeah nah but”?

ETA- or "But – yeah, nah"...

Does anyone know whether this rather strange morph of English is occurring elsewhere?

Russell Brown

Tue, 24 May 2011 19:56:05 +1200

The second half was more like Tackhead vs Trent Reznor than what I expected. They were all great musicians, and he is sure a showman, but it just confused me, to be honest. 'Are Friends Eclectic' was pretty special, but the lack of familiarity made me feel there was a…

Steve Parks

Mon, 23 May 2011 23:02:41 +1200

Great video, Julian.

Have I linked to this one already? Oldie but goodie. (Not strictly a one take, but seems like it for most of the duration.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdRaf3-OEh4

recordari

Mon, 23 May 2011 18:10:58 +1200

was interesting

Yes. Wish I'd seen that beforehand, although I would still have been a little out of my comfort zone.

Sacha

Mon, 23 May 2011 17:17:19 +1200

Ali Ikram's brief interview with Numan (2 min clip) was interesting, mentioned his Aspieness.

recordari

Mon, 23 May 2011 14:31:34 +1200

So Russell, I gather from a certain TV commentator on bFM this morning that you also found Gary Numan a bit, umm, something. (There are no secrets).

The second half was more like Tackhead vs Trent Reznor than what I expected. They were all great musicians, and he is sure…

Simon Grigg

Mon, 23 May 2011 13:57:11 +1200

loaned him your copy...

Geography may have precluded that.

Ian Dalziel

Mon, 23 May 2011 09:48:29 +1200

That’s odd – I bought it on kindle for Mac.
No issues.
once upon a time...
you could've just
loaned him your copy...
:- )

hmmm...
...what to do with the
empty shelf space in
the library, now that
everything is digitised?
– a vinyl solution...

Simon Grigg

Sun, 22 May 2011 22:03:44 +1200

Great story. More, more!

Buy the book! You won't regret it. The first half in particular is some of the most intriguing rock'n'roll biz journalism I've ever read.

Simon Grigg

Sun, 22 May 2011 22:00:41 +1200

Fuck. I thought I'd grab The Big Payback via the IPad Kindle app

That's odd – I bought it on kindle for Mac. No issues. Maybe Thailand is ok, or maybe they've just closed a hole. God, I hope not.

Sacha

Sun, 22 May 2011 21:51:15 +1200

The story of that record

Great story. More, more!

Russell Brown

Sun, 22 May 2011 21:40:58 +1200

Fuck. I thought I'd grab The Big Payback via the IPad Kindle app — but for the first time, Amazon couldn't deliver an e-book to New Zealand. Previously, the iPad app has been a handy little back door to the US Kindle store. How irritating.

Simon Grigg

Sun, 22 May 2011 19:34:39 +1200

So no one’s going to pst Blondie’s “Rapture"

The story of that record is detailed in the The Big Payback – the business history of hip hop which is a must read if you have any interest in the music bizz.

It came from a trip uptown taken by Harry…

Matthew Littlewood

Sun, 22 May 2011 18:09:12 +1200

Still on a music tip, the video for Battles' latest single "Ice Cream" is definitely NSFW, but it is very, very tasty (as is the song). Can't wait for the album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FsvMyQeC-Q

Jackie Clark

Sun, 22 May 2011 17:57:45 +1200

Thanks my love – it's all good. She had suffered enough and been such a brave girl all through her back operation 5 yrs ago, and then the diabetes and her thyroid problems and the Cushings Disease. She just took her pills, and her shots, and her endless visits to…

Islander

Sun, 22 May 2011 17:35:04 +1200

Jackie – really sorry to learn that.
Dogs (and cats et al) are part of the whanau...remember my brother's whole famdamnily sobbing when one of the dogs was put down (at their home.)
Hope your 'spooky' factor is a help – aroha mai na-

Jackie Clark

Sun, 22 May 2011 17:17:28 +1200

Thanks to you both, but this was more my girl's style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A42SkxHo-x4

Rex Widerstrom

Sun, 22 May 2011 15:03:05 +1200

I played the hell out of "Shannon" on radio (in the days before computers told you what you could play and when). Great song :-)

In the same spirit, and with condolences to Jackie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKuiS3J52pw

3410

Sun, 22 May 2011 11:44:02 +1200

my DOG JUST DIED

Sorry to hear that, Jackie. This one's for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kSrV_CubiQ

Sacha

Sun, 22 May 2011 11:26:20 +1200

my DOG JUST DIED

Someone better qualified can suggest a suitable country track.

Sacha

Sun, 22 May 2011 11:25:51 +1200

my DOG JUST DIED

Sorry to hear that. Know it has been a struggle.

Geoff Lealand

Sun, 22 May 2011 09:45:35 +1200

Well, two good things here--Spooky Tooth who made one very good record (on a nautical theme) and Leningrad Cowboys. If you have never seen Leningrad Cowboys Go America, you have to ("Go to America. They like all kinds of shit there". Mad Finns!

Jackie Clark

Sun, 22 May 2011 09:10:47 +1200

nominate Dutch poppers Mouth & MacNeal's 1972 hit "Hello-A" (sic), and further challenge anyone – even Jackie – to get through the entire song.

Why, I oughta........but I won't because my DOG JUST DIED. Now do you feel guilty for maligning my musical taste? Eh? Good. :)

Steve Barnes

Sat, 21 May 2011 23:28:53 +1200

So no one’s going to pst Blondie’s “Rapture"

Good call.
That track Rapture has so many connections it’s not funny. CBGB, the home of American Punk, The Ramones and the first commercial excursion into Rap, well for white America anyway.

Rex Widerstrom

Sat, 21 May 2011 23:15:43 +1200

So no one's going to pst Blondie's "Rapture" to celebrate the fact we're all still here? Okay then, try a band called Rapture... not the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world but... but... MORE COWBELL!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGk6KhvPtDQ

Steve Barnes

Sat, 21 May 2011 23:01:55 +1200

Thomas Dolby also produced this band, Prefab Sprout.
This track "Cowboy Dreams" (which I posted the other day on the budget thread while I thought we were waiting for Keith) has, in my overly humble opinion, one of the cleverest lyrics I have ever heard.
Enjoy, again.
:-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xps2q4WKF04

Rex Widerstrom

Sat, 21 May 2011 20:06:47 +1200

the kidlings of the PS22 Chorus

Oh gawd how scarily good are they!? I found one once, and then spent most of the afternoon clicking "related video" links, having lost all sense of time to a feeling of wonder. It's relatively easy for kids to sound okay en masse (specially…

3410

Sat, 21 May 2011 15:36:47 +1200

But you really think they're worse than this?

Yep. I quite liked that.

Sacha

Sat, 21 May 2011 15:23:15 +1200

Leningrad Cowboys. Best hair ever!

recordari

Sat, 21 May 2011 15:19:11 +1200

1972 hit

Eurovisionish

God, I remember that playing on our country radio station.

But you really think they're worse than this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNh3VXjTQtA&feature=related

Roll out the closet Nana Mouskouri fans.

ETA: Leningrad Cowboys. Best hair ever!

nzlemming

Sat, 21 May 2011 14:44:20 +1200

1972 hit

Eurovisionish

According to Wikipedia, they did do Eurovision in 1974 finishing 3rd behind ABBA and some Italian. It must have been traumatic as they broke up in the same year.

nzlemming

Sat, 21 May 2011 14:41:49 +1200

further challenge anyone – even Jackie – to get through the entire song.

Made it! But I'm checking for damage as I type.

nzlemming

Sat, 21 May 2011 14:40:44 +1200

Sadly, they never covered Foreigner, but here’s my favorite cover band of all time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhIMEMDYxZE

Sweet Home Alabama is also worth a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lNFRLrP014

Simon Grigg

Sat, 21 May 2011 14:26:21 +1200

And in fairness

And they were one of those 80's mysteries: horrendous US stadium rock bands created by Englishmen who had made reasonably good records back home early in the last decade. Mick Jones was in the proto-punk Spooky Tooth and Ian McDonald was an art rocker of some note…

Kumara Republic

Sat, 21 May 2011 13:49:05 +1200

I can almost forgive Foreigner because without whom:

And in fairness they had Thomas Dolby at the keyboards for Foreigner 4.

Sacha

Sat, 21 May 2011 13:29:10 +1200

1972 hit

Eurovisionish

3410

Sat, 21 May 2011 13:18:43 +1200

one of the worst songs ever – Foreigner’s ‘I Want to Know What Love Is’

One of the worst ever?

I dunno; so many contenders!

I nominate Dutch poppers Mouth & MacNeal's 1972 hit "Hello-A" (sic), and further challenge anyone – even Jackie – to get through the entire song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIX6wrhyxEQ

andin

Sat, 21 May 2011 12:15:41 +1200

Well the suns out. Budget boogum anyone
Ooo look records
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNrFOPOL6xs

recordari

Sat, 21 May 2011 07:14:56 +1200

I will get you for that.

ETA Mrs Lemming says my revenge will be nothing compared to hers. I believe her.

In the cold light of day, having tried to sleep through the damn thing reverberating around my skull, I would say ritualistic Seppuku is not out of the question,…

Simon Grigg

Sat, 21 May 2011 00:45:04 +1200

I can almost forgive Foreigner because without whom:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgqktZ5tv4c&feature=player_embedded#at=39

All over the wonderfulness that was London pirate radio around '85.

Sacha

Fri, 20 May 2011 22:29:56 +1200

mmmm, Dianne Swann

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

nzlemming

Fri, 20 May 2011 22:15:07 +1200

You teachers are always bastards like that!

nzlemming

Fri, 20 May 2011 22:14:18 +1200

mmmm, Dianne Swann and Debbie Harwood – two of NZ's pop goddesses!

Yamis

Fri, 20 May 2011 22:13:32 +1200

So many kids at school asked me if we were going to die this weekend.

I replied that yes we were and they may as well give me all their money since they won't be needing it anymore.

Jackie Clark

Fri, 20 May 2011 22:09:52 +1200

Before I retire for the evening, since we're all going to cark it tomorrow, anyway, here's one of my very favourite songs from back in the day. Fond memories of strolling around Victoria St Market when it wasn't a tourist trap.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfypLPoE508

nzlemming

Fri, 20 May 2011 22:09:01 +1200

Oh fuck! #earworm

I will get you for that.

ETA Mrs Lemming says my revenge will be nothing compared to hers. I believe her.

recordari

Fri, 20 May 2011 21:09:52 +1200

Bon Jovi
Funnily enough, I was going to go there next, but got distracted by ducks and Karaoke, in that order.
But since you mention it, on 4, everybody ready?
1,2,3,4
"Shot through the heart,
And you're to blame
You give love a bad name"

Jackie Clark

Fri, 20 May 2011 21:09:03 +1200

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcw6qE4vh4k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63TyKWQLm_8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiLO4qPkA64

And just in case one would think that I've lost my mojo.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB5YkmjalDg

Ethan Tucker

Fri, 20 May 2011 20:31:57 +1200

Returning to a previous Friday theme — how many remixes of Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' can there be?

Not a remix, but a commendable cover – here's the kidlings of the PS22 Chorus being talented 'n shiny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ini98RV2r9Y

Fooman

Fri, 20 May 2011 20:24:40 +1200

There is everything wrong with a bit of Foreigner.

You're as cold as ice!

nzlemming

Fri, 20 May 2011 20:09:47 +1200

I can almost see a 2am PAS chorus of “I wanna know what love is”. Almost

Followed by copious amounts of Bon Jovi! #amsecretlypleasedIcantrecallasinglesongtitle
#noIamnotgoinglooking

bmk

Fri, 20 May 2011 20:07:13 +1200

As did I. But I instead made a counter-offer whereby people knowing they will be taken in their rapture pay me $100 upfront and I will take care of their pets for the rest of their lives. They can't leave their pets behind alone uncared for on what will be…

nzlemming

Fri, 20 May 2011 20:03:32 +1200

Everyone be sure to duck to avoid the lowflying fundies on May 21!

I received an invitation on Facebook to go looting their houses!

dyan campbell

Fri, 20 May 2011 20:03:26 +1200

New vinyl release for me this week is David Kilgour’s Left by Soft. Deconstructed CD cover glued into place; hand numbered and signed. He still sounds like the young bloke who did Here Come the Cars.

"Left by Soft" is wonderful. I love the song with the Sam Hunt lyrics…

Tony Parker

Fri, 20 May 2011 19:24:32 +1200

Ah vinyl. Came back from the US and Canada last month with an armful of new and used vinyl and cd's. Went to Ameoba in SF. Just mindblowing the size and selection. The sort of place you need to go into with a plan. Good prices too. Nothing over $20…

Jackie Clark

Fri, 20 May 2011 19:09:45 +1200

I may surprise you. Check out my recommendations, smart arse. :>

Yamis

Fri, 20 May 2011 18:59:13 +1200

Something a bit louder and 'energetic' for your Friday. Maybe after a few beverages. At the Drive In Live in one of the Aussie Big Day Out's in 1991. Check out the footwork. Rene Ranger and the Rok would be happy with it.

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

Islander

Fri, 20 May 2011 18:50:57 +1200

Heh!
Really really must learn to insert interesting pikkies I have...golden web (sometimes, golden orb webs) spiders make huge and resistant and extremely strong silk- one of my mates, who has spent quite a lot of time in Papua NG, walked into one – and literally struggled to get out.…

recordari

Fri, 20 May 2011 18:49:59 +1200

(now see what you’ve done)

Sacha

Fri, 20 May 2011 18:43:25 +1200

backing music

fnnha

(now see what you've done)

Sacha

Fri, 20 May 2011 18:42:41 +1200

Karaoke backing music

typin wth elbows hardr

Sacha

Fri, 20 May 2011 18:41:44 +1200

Moving a whole post down. Enterprising..

recordari

Fri, 20 May 2011 18:40:14 +1200

I can't rule out gnawing my arms off..
Here we go, Karaoke backing music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K9UEh1eoAs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVLiAdVtsv0

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

What, have I gone too far? Jackie, I would totally love to be at this party, and like Danielle I’d sing my arse off. Love your work.

Sacha

Fri, 20 May 2011 18:40:01 +1200

good luck with getting out of those
I can't rule out gnawing my arms off..

recordari

Fri, 20 May 2011 18:39:33 +1200

Jackie Clark

Fri, 20 May 2011 18:39:22 +1200

Thankyou my darling. That they will be. Although someone else will have to do the knitting.

I can almost see a 2am PAS chorus of “I wanna know what love is”.

Oh, I’ll sing the SHIT out of that song. It doesn’t mean it’s any good. I love some Beatles,…

Islander

Fri, 20 May 2011 18:35:36 +1200

Knowing Jackie only by repute & her postings, I suspect they'll be wonderfully-well knitted out of the highest-grade goldenweb-spider silk...and good luck with getting out of those-

Sacha

Fri, 20 May 2011 18:25:55 +1200

I will make you sit through Elton John and Foreigner, and maybe a bit of Air Supply

I trust those shackles are sturdy

Islander

Fri, 20 May 2011 18:06:16 +1200

Nah, it's duck/shooting season-

(actually, I've never shot a duck in my life – plenty of other beings, but I. Love. Birds.)

Danielle

Fri, 20 May 2011 17:55:47 +1200

I can almost see a 2am PAS chorus of “I wanna know what love is”.

Oh, I’ll sing the SHIT out of that song. It doesn’t mean it’s any good.

recordari

Fri, 20 May 2011 17:54:23 +1200

Just for fun. Ha!

Your idea of fun is truly unique, is all I can say. As long as there’s copious amounts of imbibing, I can almost see a 2am PAS chorus of “I wanna know what love is”. Almost.

nerdily

Yuss!

Danielle

Fri, 20 May 2011 17:53:39 +1200

Why did they choose such a stupid name?

I was about to be all ' Magical Mystery Tour !', nerdily, but Jack beat me to it...

There is everything wrong with a bit of Foreigner.

I will say this: 'Hot Blooded' is really, really funny. Check it and see. (You…

Jackie Clark

Fri, 20 May 2011 17:48:03 +1200

Disagree then, we must. I love a song you can belt out. I know you do too. I also know they would be different songs. One of these days, I will have a house where I can reciprocate hospitality – and I will make you sit through Elton John and…

Russell Brown

Fri, 20 May 2011 17:44:30 +1200

I resemble that remark. Nothing wrong with a bit of Foreigner.

Here, Jackie, we must lovingly and respectfully disagree.

There is everything wrong with a bit of Foreigner.

recordari

Fri, 20 May 2011 17:11:47 +1200

How many of them are there?
Four. (ETA: I can’t count – it’s Friday)

Why did they choose such a stupid name?

Ask the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.
Where does Zooey fit in?

Zooey D? She’s an engaging persona that one, isn’t she?

Next question? ;-)

Jackie Clark

Fri, 20 May 2011 17:03:22 +1200

I was impressed by AA Gill's session at the Auckland Readers and Writers Festival, in which I thought he showed unexpected generosity of spirit.
Mum really enjoyed him. She thought that the Al Brown pairing was an odd one but didn't think it mattered too much, since she said Brown…

Geoff Lealand

Fri, 20 May 2011 17:01:43 +1200

Wow. The first Death Cab for Cutie citation on PAS. I really like their music (especially Narrow Stairs) but know so little about them. How many of them are there? Why did they choose such a stupid name? Where does Zooey fit in?

recordari

Fri, 20 May 2011 16:12:45 +1200

Zodiac Mindwarp seems fitting for Friday somehow.

What, Belinda Carlisle's backing band?

Gary Elshaw

Fri, 20 May 2011 16:09:27 +1200

Zodiac Mindwarp seems fitting for Friday somehow.

recordari

Fri, 20 May 2011 15:54:42 +1200

In Wellington on Wednesday morning I made my last ever visit to the soon to be closing Real Groovy, where I bought a copy of Billy Bragg's 1991 8 x 7" Box set, Don't Try This At Home. Turns out it's not that rare, or that expensive on eBay, but $10…

Marcus Turner

Fri, 20 May 2011 15:50:45 +1200

My Friday contribution – from the Faroe Islands.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMlUhLRaV5o

Heather Gaye

Fri, 20 May 2011 15:34:13 +1200

Speaking of Home Brew, their video release party featured Esther Stephens, who is my NEW HERO. It’s (broadly) soul, with a little bit extra ooh-that’s-interesting.

Here’s a vid of her and Tom Broome (who also drums for Home Brew) doing some cool stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F538tCq-Yec

Marcus Turner

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:53:15 +1200

Communists really do great things with concrete, don't they? I remember driving through Yugoslavia and Bulgaria in about 1985. In Bulgaria, in particular, we weren't allowed to stop in many places, but we passed lots and lots of concrete structures like this. It's another testament to just how different people…

Matt Crawford

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:50:06 +1200

That looks like a pretty impressive little disk spinner for less than two hundred – most folks end up with the Pro-ject for triple the price.How did you find it to set up Russel?

New vinyl release for me this week is David Kilgour’s Left by Soft. Deconstructed CD cover…

Richard Irvine

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:45:05 +1200

Speaking of NZ locations, I quite liked this KnightShade video, featuring the Meremere power station before it was turned into a Totalspan. That stretch of river is pretty too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cazqullcyz0&feature=youtu.be

I really liked AA Gill too – here’s Al Brown’s blog where he admits he was shitting bricks, with bonus…

Craig Young

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:36:15 +1200

Everyone be sure to duck to avoid the lowflying fundies on May 21!

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Camping

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_end_times_prediction

Craig Y

Danielle

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:25:02 +1200

I've been listening to The Mutton Birds almost obsessively recently

Yesterday some live version of 'Dominion Road' came on randomly as I was driving home. As Don McGlashan (and I) sang 'he can see the antennas in the hills' I realised that I was actually looking at them. It was…

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:22:10 +1200

...and looking like a high street
Zambesi, Street Life and Workshop ad
I'm thinking stylist work by
Ngila Dickson
or Megan Douglas
or Angela...
possibly a Kerry Brown
shoot or Phil Peacocke maybe

oh the memory cells I have lost...

where are my old copies of ChaCha?

the past is…

Kumara Republic

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:22:06 +1200

And now for something completely different: 25 Abandoned Yugoslavia Monuments that look like they're from the Future (via Jamie Dubs.)

It's oddly reminiscent of the Montreal Expo 67 buildings after the event closed. The site was actually used for an on-location shoot for the Galactica Original episode "Greetings From Earth".

Andre Alessi

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:20:59 +1200

"Every Day is Sunday" reminds me strongly of this-Mika and Jackie Clark tackle Sam Sheppard's "Haere Mai, Everything is Ka Pai":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVMy1rmfJY0

I had a flatmate (young pakeha guy from New Plymouth) who had a recording of an early version of this song and was _obssessed__ with it. He once…

Julian Melville

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:10:16 +1200

The latest Children Collide video is the very definition of a one-taker:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCZhYf9hPCE

Hugh Sundae

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:39:58 +1200

Thanks very much for the props, Russell. I might add a little clarification.. NZ Music Month was just a coincidental time to launch it.. these sessions will be regular, not just in May. I made the boss confirm that during my speech, so now I have witnesses..

Russell Brown

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:36:42 +1200

Ah, was bopping around to this a a nipper...

Fantastic little pop song. Loxene Golden Disc finalist, 1972. As a member of the Shevelles, Rangi Parker had a pretty decent career outside NZ too.

Tim Michie

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:28:29 +1200

Ah, was bopping around to this as a nipper...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOj11gkYHC8
Hope you like.

Ross Bell

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:22:12 +1200

Oh, I do love Friday post-a-video day.

Taking things in a different direction to the music posted above. Here's a clip of some advocacy that Aram Barra (guest on Media7) was involved in – Drug lords celebrating prohibition at the UN drug meeting this year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7oF3N30rUc

kiwicmc

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:21:46 +1200

Saw Bourdain and Gill at the Sydney Writers Festival yesterday, they were very funny – and bounced off each other brilliantly. They had Tony Bilson (long time Sydney chef) as the moderator/interviewer. Don't think he added too much, but he kicked things off I guess. A.A. Gill was pretty merciless…

Russell Brown

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:19:06 +1200

And now for something completely different: 25 Abandoned Yugoslavia Monuments that look like they're from the Future (via Jamie Dubs.)

Seen it before, never mind seeing it again. It is well trippy.

Andre Alessi

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:12:57 +1200

And now for something completely different: 25 Abandoned Yugoslavia Monuments that look like they're from the Future (via Jamie Dubs.)

Andre Alessi

Fri, 20 May 2011 12:53:46 +1200

Have you seen the UK video for Dominion Road? It painfully looks like it was made in the mid '90s, and it's like someone was trying to style the Mutton Birds as a downunder Oasis :-(

I saw it but tried to forget it.

Some day I'd really like to…

Karen Crisp

Fri, 20 May 2011 12:43:35 +1200

There's ample footage of 1986 Auckland, a year before the crash. Back then the city was golden and full of dreams.

Omg I can't watch it. I moved to Dunedin from Auckland in 1984 to get away from the agressive upward mobility that was going on then.

Robyn Gallagher

Fri, 20 May 2011 12:25:49 +1200

Have you seen the UK video for Dominion Road? It painfully looks like it was made in the mid '90s, and it's like someone was trying to style the Mutton Birds as a downunder Oasis :-(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4aTi-26MDw

Robyn Gallagher

Fri, 20 May 2011 12:23:03 +1200

Today I present the video for the 1986 Peking Man song "Good Luck to You". You should watch it for four reasons:

1. The fierce dual sibling power of Pat and Margaret Urlich. Clearly they are not to be messed with.
2. Much of the video is set at the…

Peter Darlington

Fri, 20 May 2011 12:16:55 +1200

I like this vinyl direction. And the beauty is that you can go back to crate digging to find pre-loved gems at (relatively) cheap prices. Last album I grabbed was 300% Dynamite off Trade Me. Reggae most certainly is best played 'Pon de Needle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNOeIWq3sQs

mike.t

Fri, 20 May 2011 12:15:57 +1200

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yJfT2NLm8I

For NZ music week – Berlin Based NZ producer Lucky Paul with his first release coming out on Somethinksounds next month.

With a nice remix done by Gang Colours.
http://hypem.com/#!/item/1bew1/Lucky+Paul+-+Thought+We+Were+Alone+%28Gang+Colours+Remix%29

Russell Brown

Fri, 20 May 2011 12:12:52 +1200

Only just noticed this.

It’s a dub of one of the worst songs ever – Foreigner’s ‘I Want to Know What Love Is’ — and it’s actually really, really nice.

Kumara Republic

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:49:19 +1200

Finally, The Knobbz' "Culture?" in its uncut glory @ NZOnScreen.

Megan Wegan

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:47:30 +1200

Returning to a previous Friday theme — how many remixes of Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' can there be? Scientists consulted by this blog say, frankly, we don't know.

The more the merrier, I say.

I found Temple Cloud this morning, who is very Adele-esque, and has apparently been used…

Craig Ranapia

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:38:26 +1200

I was impressed by AA Gill’s session at the Auckland Readers and Writers Festival

I was rather pissed off that I could only attend one session this year (cash flow and prior engagements), but it was a doozy. ATC staged a wonderful (and free) reading of John Guare’s __Six Degrees…

Graeme Edgeler

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:37:33 +1200

For once, I have music, rather than animation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1RKr4pWOqs

Okay. Animation too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB7GpF1AaiY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBk3ynRbtsw

And I got directed to this Inside New Zealand double doco about a week about, which saw me watch the whole thing on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkKlNfzw7Sw

Russell Brown

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:35:56 +1200

In an eerie thematic parallel with Home Brew...

That's quite possibly the first (and only?) time anyone has dared type that phrase.

It certainly amused me to do so.

Andre Alessi

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:33:14 +1200

In an eerie thematic parallel with Home Brew...

That's quite possibly the first (and only?) time anyone has dared type that phrase. I'm surprised how much I like the song, too.

As for Ben King, the man can do no wrong. He was the friend of a friend in the…

3410

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:12:06 +1200

Okay, it ain't music, but check out this vid containing amazing octopus camouflage abilities:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJq-wAUmkeg

Public Address

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:12:06 +1200

Discussion from blog post.