Public Address | Cafe | Hard News: Friday Music: Down at the Crystal Palace

Hugh Wilson

Thu, 08 Sept 2016 14:18:08 +1200

Thee ol Blue Mountains, home of Hermitude !

Ian Dalziel

Thu, 08 Sept 2016 14:09:44 +1200

A little kiwi-run outpost of funk (and general cratedigging) exists in the Blue Mountains – Tuesday nights 6-8pm (Aust time) when the site is running properly – some fun links on the facebook page too...

Hugh Wilson

Thu, 08 Sept 2016 13:42:47 +1200

Bit of a bump ... Dalvanius seems to be the latest NZ artist to be co-opted by the Aussies, Voodoo Lady is included on this forthcoming comp (with awful cover art)

Hugh Wilson

Thu, 04 Aug 2016 11:56:26 +1200

After reading the Dal post by Moana I was thinking some more about how Australia – Sydney and Kings Cross in particular – was almost a rite of passage for many Kiwi groups in the 70’s (not to mention that oz rockers like Billy Thorpe also got their major start…

Hugh Wilson

Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:49:44 +1200

Dalvinious is an intriguing character, and his records are pretty damn elusive! The odd one pops up on Ebay, and theres even a strange xmas themed 45 (with groovy cover art) that he cut out there .. I've got the Collision LP, on which he does back up vocals. Thanks…

Russell Brown

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 14:22:30 +1200

What a wonderful looking venue. I can half imagine the in-limbo-currently Odeon Theatre fulfilling a similar role one day in the Garden City.

It's not quite there yet. It's a cold, damp, musty room at this time of year and it doesn't so much have a bar as a tuck…

Mike O'Connell

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 10:38:27 +1200

What a wonderful looking venue. I can half imagine the in-limbo-currently Odeon Theatre fulfilling a similar role one day in the Garden City.

Dark Space on Friday went down a treat – six bands over two venues. Because of liquor licensing issues, security was required but it was…

Russell Brown

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 10:40:13 +1200

The show began with the Black Quartet playing a couple of pieces – the second of which was a cool medley of David Bowie’s space-related songs. Then they launched into ‘God Defend New Zealand’, at which point the members of the band appeared and ran around the the theatre waving…

Russell Brown

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 10:36:29 +1200

Some pictures from Lawrence Arabia last night. The Crystal Palace is a damp, cold, musty old room at this time of year, but, especially once the crowd eagerly accepted an invitation to leave their seats and dance, it warmed up nicely. Pretty fab all round.

Mike O'Connell

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:36:24 +1200

Yep, thanks Ian, it's in the diary! No, I won't cite the Steve Miller song...

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:07:27 +1200

While I’ve got the fanfare trumpets out…
Chchch folk don’t forget to keep next Thursday evening clear.
It’s almost time!
..it’s less than a week until First Thursdays: ABRACADABRA,
They are very excited to unveil the programme and map of events taking place all over Sydenham over the course of…

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:52:26 +1200

Maui wowie...
With Tearepa Kahi’s Poi E: The Story of Our Song poised for general release, it seems we’re paying some overdue attention to a proper legend.
...also nice to note that local parish legend (and beyond), Joe Wylie's original art for the Poi E album cover is held in…

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:08:40 +1200

Pull up to the Bumper...
Murray Cammick's Flash Cars photo Exhibition opens next Tuesday night (Aug 2) at Black Asterisk, 10 Ponsonby Road.
Runs till the end of the month.

H/T to Graham Reid's excellent Elsewhere

Take a sneak peek here at Capture (from 2011)

Mark Cubey

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:18:08 +1200

Shayne P Carter will be talking to Kim Hill between 11am and midday on the Saturday Morning programme tomorrow, playing tracks off his forthcoming album Offsider, and a few... classics.

Mike O'Connell

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:12:04 +1200

Further to LA, I've come across this 2010 session recorded at WFUV (Fordham University in the Bronx).

Includes one of my all time LA faves, Talk About Good Times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fnjaW_3alA

Mike O'Connell

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:25:10 +1200

There’s no way this ain’t gonna be great.

It will be a treat – as witnessed by 250 of us at a packed Blue Smoke two weeks ago. No covers, not even Reduction Agents, no need really this time around, just a sublime set.of the LA catalogue.(focus naturally on Absolute…

Public Address

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:25:10 +1200

Discussion from blog post.