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Ian Dalziel

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:56:42 +1300

Yeah, me, I'm talking to you...
a whiff of publicity
I meant to say another whiff of publicity...
as Public Address, and Russell, have always been stalwart champions of the LEDs – and all things Parkesian.
But how to get the rest of the nation to notice?
Even though they've…

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:47:06 +1300

Christmas cards anyone,,,
Sadly all you Toy Love fans missed out getting the snazzy 24 poster postcard sets at the record launch in Auckland – they were there, just languishing elsewhere, apparently due to brainfade or perhaps under a quality control cloud – not enough pixels for some? – I…

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:37:07 +1300

Prizegiving...
I'm running out of year, but I'd just like to mention that...
....at last The L.E.D.s album Dunes got a whiff of publicity – #5 in The Press reviewer, Vicki Anderson's best 50 albums for 2012 – see the Go supplement last Friday, sadly not available on line (an…

Geoff Lealand

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:20:51 +1300

Just more to do with over-exposure, I guess

Danielle

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:58:22 +1300

Dave Dobbyn writes solid, quality songs that can withstand all manner of extremes.

Belatedly: this is so true. I don't know why he gets dismissed out of hand so much.

TracyMac

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:16:42 +1300

Just to put a question a friend had over the weekend to the hive mind...

Said friend was a member of a minorly-iconic Flying Nun band a number of years ago. Given the joys of internet publishing, friend and ex-bandmates would love to post up some of their classic audio…

Andre Alessi

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 12:45:28 +1300

It's not quite as well-stocked as Spotify, but Last.fm has a great feature in its 'Radio' options. You can listen to a mix of the artist of every song you've ever scrobbled, a selection of other artists similar to your scrobbled list, or (my favourite) a combination of the two.…

andin

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 21:10:33 +1300

The Lange Goodbye…

Well, he was wrong in one crucial aspect. People will be led, where they will.
Thinking that en masse we would follow a nebulous ideal (The Golden Rule) instead of those exerting the current influence.
Yep easily Led Or Not, Choice oh Shit.

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:48:09 +1300

Playback...
David Lange’s last public lecture
The Lange Goodbye...

JacksonP

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:32:56 +1300

Chelsea posted the new track Pazzida to Bandcamp this afternoon.

Russell Brown

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:12:44 +1300

I'll refer it to the people there.

BenWilson

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:02:16 +1300

Nice. Got any more of them?

Paul Williams

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:32:51 +1300

That Soko track... emo never sounded so f*cking cool. Checked out that its from 2007, completely missed it, thanks for the link.

David Lange's last public lecture, inaugural Otago Chaplaincy and Interfaith Group Peace Lecture on the topic of “Old Faiths, New World”. 5 August 2004.

Thank you Kyle, I…

Russell Brown

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:23:01 +1300

No laughing here, those guys are great! The vocalist captures Dave’s tone really well (slightly ropey high bits aside).

As I recall, he also did a very good ‘Born to Run’.

Fwiw, that’s Mark Peterson, ex Straitjacket Fits, on guitar. And the guy with the bass is Muzz, aka Mario…

G in J

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:55:24 +1300

Adding to the Dave Dobbyn theme, I believe that's Dave playing guitar on the Exponents' "Like She Said." Not in the video, of course; I mean on the studio recording.

Kyle Matthews

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:51:42 +1300

Completely off topic, but this might interest some:

David Lange's last public lecture, inaugural Otago Chaplaincy and Interfaith Group Peace Lecture on the topic of “Old Faiths, New World”. 5 August 2004. Video and audio versions available here: http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/itunesu/podcasts/humanitieslectures.html

StuartBradbury

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:21:09 +1300

theaudience HelpDesk anyone?? (cuz there's none there) ... I sign in using FaceBook then I get this 'Confirm Details' form, enter my deats and hit 'Register' – there's no other button to hit – and I'm told my email address is already registered with theaudience ... and round and round…

Julian Melville

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:07:26 +1300

That's definitely one of my favourite DD Smash songs, and it stands up very well today. Come to think of it, I think Cool Bananas might have been the first proper album I ever bought!

Greg Wood

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:52:04 +1300

I really enjoyed that, too; largely for the wormhole to a simpler time.

Just imagine what would happen these days in that exact backyard – "Euh, I knoooow, well Shelly and Steve just paid $1.2 for the shack over the back fence, but it backs onto Farro, so yerrsssss... another…

John Armstrong

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:40:37 +1300

No laughing here, those guys are great! The vocalist captures Dave's tone really well (slightly ropey high bits aside). And as for those Rickenbackers... I would be willing to do very embarrassing things for that bass, in particular.

Backyard gigs rule, as those who attended my recent 40th would surely…

JacksonP

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:07:51 +1300

- This video is more cheering and uplifting than a dozen YouTube lolcat videos.

It really is. I'm still laughing.

BenWilson

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:02:19 +1300

Classic. I see you in the crowd with your cap on backwards and a racehorse between your fingers.

Robyn Gallagher

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:55:16 +1300

Holy heck, this turned up. From one of the memorable 1990s backyard gigs at the house we knew as Club Richmond, some friends of mine destroy Dave Dobbyn’s ‘Devil You Know’. The Andy in the post above is on drums …

Some thoughts I had while watching the video:
-…

bob daktari

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:35:47 +1300

Re: Spotify playlist – you need to subscribe and then you can add to the playlist

As for emails facebook alerts et al (David) – create a email rule and folder to file those pesky reminders out of sight or move to trash option... its not like spotify is unique…

JacksonP

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:32:34 +1300

some friends of mine destroy Dave Dobbyn’s ‘Devil You Know’.

LOL. No, literally.

JacksonP

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:30:31 +1300

Chelsea Jade and Watercolours last night at Flagship.
Chelsea finished her short, sweet set with ‘Under’, which has started to sound really strong live.

One of the best things about a remix would be it lasting longer. I always get to the end of the song and want more.

Russell Brown

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:26:52 +1300

Holy heck, this turned up. From one of the memorable 1990s backyard gigs at the house we knew as Club Richmond, some friends of mine destroy Dave Dobbyn's 'Devil You Know'. The Andy in the post above is on drums ...

http://youtu.be/wN6Fv3XHops

David Cormack

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:07:36 +1300

re Spotify, it's the Banquo's ghost of spam emails. Every time someone I don't care about does something on that goddamn program, I get an email. Despite repeated attempts to unsubscribe.
*rant over*

Robyn Gallagher

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:05:29 +1300

Hey, let's watch the video for the above mentioned Exponents track "Like She Said"! Directed by Mark Tierney and Paul Casserly (aka Strawpeople), it was filmed at the emptied out Parnell Baths in winter and features a cast of music video weirdos (including a Dalmatian), shot in cool tones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqP_hVs7LTA

peter mclennan

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:57:35 +1300

I just uploaded this video – Joint Force, from 95. Directed by Josh Frizzell, shot by Darryl Ward,using a bungy cord. http://youtu.be/t1-DtFXWsjw

Public Address

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:57:35 +1300

Discussion from blog post.