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Hebe

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 21:27:24 +1200

They were serious folkIt was a serious business being unfashionably cool. Hard work. A feared Wainui bootboy appointed himself my protector after I chucked pots of chocolate mousse at him one night. It touched his stony little heart, and for years afterward if I found myself in a dodgy situation,…

Pete

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 20:44:22 +1200

Yeah saw them at a gig in Newtown Hall – 8 bands for 8 bucks
Cops surrounded the place halfway through the night
One skinhead lurched past me with a bruise on his face that had swelled up just like on the cartoon shows

Man the 80's were shit for…

Russell Brown

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 19:37:35 +1200

as far as Unrestful Movements were concerned, the singer was a bloody giant in megaheeled boots – only served to make their scrawny, if loose of limb, drummer look even more emaciated. good night if a little heavy on anti-flying nun banter. we kind of got after the first six…

Alan Perrott

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 18:57:17 +1200

ha, well done that man – clearly one hell of a collection you've got.

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 17:17:38 +1200

Retro fun
Here's a great local Vintage style lovers magazine Glory Days.

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 17:01:45 +1200

capital, my dear...
Very Welly.
also Welling up from the past
nice to hear Mutants (as a result of nuclear fallout) from the days of the USS Truxtun visit...

Amrita?
Tentatively, yes... part of the Lotus Yoga Centre , which was upstairs, maybe... and [[http://www.vegetarian.org.nz/content/about-us/bookshop/|you can still get…

Hebe

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 15:54:01 +1200

the Velvet Underground

Very Welly.

Do ya remember the great wholefood cafe that was below Thistle HallAmrita?

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 15:29:37 +1200

my strongest Skeptics memory was the first time I saw them; at the Windsor with Unrestful Movements
Glad to know the ads worked...
(by Chris Knox, quickly)
;- )
the twink is falling off the originals
and the wax is still repositionable...

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 11:45:56 +1200

...and while it is still Sunday morning I'll post this link to the song of the same name by the Velvet Underground , that I found on the diverting Presence Zine site.
they all look so young...

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 11:15:15 +1200

Thistle Hall
Do ya remember the great wholefood cafe that was below Thistle Hall, Phil Bowering from Low profile – of Elephunk in my soup fame – used to manage it, IIRC…

Hebe

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 10:51:17 +1200

Ta: that’s it: Grenville. Tried to be boot boys but they weren’t really mean enough to compete with the Wainui boot boys. Music was noisy; I preferred the Gordons, who once played an epic weeknight at Thistle Hall when it was just an empty old Kiwi hall: hardly any people…

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 09:09:28 +1200

While I remember – something for your diaries for next friday (Aug 16) if you are in Chchch.

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 07:29:26 +1200

Unrestful Movements (in the Vegetable Patch)
Wellington punk band early 80’s
Single “Anti-Trend” got some play
Plus 2 EPs now on one CD through Jayrem
I remember Grenville, who was in UM, from back in 80s Wellington, I think he went on to found DNA design...

Pete

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 00:12:51 +1200

Wellington punk band early 80's
Single "Anti-Trend" got some play

Hebe

Sat, 10 Aug 2013 23:41:00 +1200

Unrestful MovementsWere they a Wellington band? The name has set brain cogs whirring with no result.

Simon Grigg

Sat, 10 Aug 2013 21:50:47 +1200

One for me and Simon Grigg. An acid classic nicely reworked

Ohhh, just spotted this. Nice (and saved...)

Simon Grigg

Sat, 10 Aug 2013 21:21:38 +1200

Yes please Ian :)

Russell Brown

Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:52:29 +1200

Continuing the recent Lorde-a-palooza, she's just done an in-studio for KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic::

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7T64Qo3bdU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiC7fg1O_jc

Aotearoan

Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:26:37 +1200

'Sheen of Gold" was excellent for it's gentle chronology & the depictions of just how that beautiful/ugly noise was created. Good on those hoarders of 1970s-80s electronics.
I think John Halvorsen's emotionally honest comments and sly humour along with his wonderful bass playing made the movie for me.
Saw folks in…

Russell Brown

Sat, 10 Aug 2013 12:05:28 +1200

Ah, good.Karim has opened up that Jestofunk edit to the public.

It's here.

Proper funky house.

Jonathan Ganley

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 23:21:13 +1200

It must be remembered that the GORDONS was John’s band, BAILTERSPACE is Alister’s band.

Bailterspace – John, Alister and Brent – at the King’s Arms in February 2013 … righto, going to listen to that new / old track now.

Stupid

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 21:56:45 +1200

It must be remembered that the GORDONS was John's band, BAILTERSPACE is Alister's band.

Rich Lock

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 21:22:37 +1200

It does seem like security could do with going to some courses on hospitality.

I've known a few people who've worked for security firms, and I had some very mild and tangential involvement myself in a past life. It very much depends on how much you're willing to pay and…

Dave Patrick

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 21:04:37 +1200

I should probably check my copy – it's probably sat unplayed for a good 10 years or more, but last time I played it, it cleaned up OK. Was always a mission getting them out of the plastic sleeves though.......

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 19:30:36 +1200

The exploding plastic inevitable...
I was one of those who rushed out to grab the great unwashed double 7’’ in the plastic sleeve which subsequently rendered them unplayable.
Snap!
Hah! I was just this week trying soapy water on my copies, to no avail!
I blame bloody Hamish, I remember…

Bella

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 19:29:54 +1200

James Blake was absolutely straight up in-cre-di-ble at Primavera in Barcelona, this year. It was an outdoor stage but I was only maybe 25m from the front and the bass just rippled through me. The size of the sound system was ridiculous. I would love to see him in a…

Sacha

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 19:11:36 +1200

Bonus points for sticking some on the security goons

Lucy Telfar Barnard

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 19:02:52 +1200

Getting gum off the pavement is always a problem…
;- )

When I was 3 years old me and a small friend used to wander up and down Leamington Rd (a back street of Mt Eden) looking for chewing gum fresh enough to pick off the pavement. I still remember…

andrew r

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 18:42:05 +1200

Ditto for Vectra arena security at times.
Fkwit security guys marching earnestly though a thick crowd of chillin folk at Neil Young to track
down "the joint smoker" ..... ffs whatever. Leave us/ them alone. That never, just never ever used to happen anywhere back in even recent times ---…

Gabor Toth

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 17:04:39 +1200

Like others, I found Sheen of Gold to be a moving experience. It was a reminder of just what an extraordinary band the Skeptics were as well as creating the profound "ache" of nostalgia; long-forgotten memories of lost friends and lost youth came flooding through my mind. I feel so…

Alan Perrott

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:08:34 +1200

probably says a lot about my states on the other nights, but my strongest Skeptics memory was the first time I saw them; at the Windsor with Unrestful Movements – very early doors for them and not much of a crowd.
missed the film – bloody kids – but does…

Ray Gilbert

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:56:33 +1200

I only had the prividge of seeing The Skeptics live once. Last concert, just back in Auckland after a few years down south, right up the front of the stage of The Gluepot. Still one of my favourite all time gigs and at the time I had no idea of…

Geoff Lealand

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:51:42 +1200

Sticky fingers?

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:51:37 +1200

...a tidied up linocut Toy Love flyer – complete with Androidss spelling mistake!

Renee Jones

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:15:17 +1200

Ah, chew got me there :)

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:05:40 +1200

...is that a gum in your pocket?
I’ve had the chewing gum experience at the Town Hall too, prior to the Pavement show, pretty insulting really.
Getting gum off the pavement is always a problem...
;- )

Russell Brown

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:03:08 +1200

Some more Lesley Maclean / Flying Nun gems, heading out to find their place in world:

Aren't they gorgeous? We actually have that Builders poster, but I never knew it was Lesley's work.

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:01:09 +1200

Some more Lesley Maclean / Flying Nun gems, heading out to find their place in world:
Builders poster and Tuatara/ LBGP posters.

ps: Simon – I’ll send all these digital images up to you for Audioculture as well.

Russell Brown

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:57:33 +1200

Shy, gentle, and mighty: I reckon John put the guts into the Gordons, as well as Bailter Space. Didn’t know he did a stint with the Skeptics- must check that out.

I knew, but hadn't realised what a strong component of the band's sound his "horror-movie guitar" (as Nick Roughan…

Renee Jones

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:45:26 +1200

I agree with Robyn. The crowd really made the Skeptics movie – it did feel like being part of a secret society. We really felt it when we went to an inner city pub afterwards – the folks there were watching the rugby (which usually I'm not averse to), but…

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:35:37 +1200

Perhaps I should put this one with the Gordons’ posters as well…
;- )

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:30:55 +1200

off the wall dept…
I am still attempting to put my silverfish on a diet, so these just have to go (to a good home)…

Rob Stowell

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:30:51 +1200

It might also be said that Bailter Space doesn’t quite feel like Bailter Space without his thunderous presence.
Shy, gentle, and mighty: I reckon John put the guts into the Gordons, as well as Bailter Space. Didn’t know he did a stint with the Skeptics- must check that out.
Remarkable…

Richard Stewart

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:04:04 +1200

Perhaps security were concerned that self-harm utensils might find there way into the venue. That's how I might react if I found myself having to listen to a full James Blake set.

Stupid

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:59:54 +1200

That David D'Ath vision you recounted is something I remember David for too. When I slept on the floor at Snail Clamps I woke to see David hanging upside down from a rail attached by large ski boots with big eye hooks fitted into the soles. Serendipitously, my "Tripping USA"…

Russell Brown

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:52:27 +1200

Guys! This is a private track so I couldn't embed it, but I think I can just link you to the download page:

Jestofunk – Say It Again (Karim Play It Again Edit)

Super funky house music!

Robyn Gallagher

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:36:29 +1200

The Skeptics film screening was the most glorious film festival experience since I saw Muriel's Wedding at a matinee session in 1994, with a mostly middle-aged lady audience who laughed and laughed and laughed.

Sheen of Gold was played nice and loud, and the documentary itself wasn't afraid to let…

Greg Wood

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:28:36 +1200

Stunning collection this week. Thanks Russell!

Robyn Gallagher

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:28:11 +1200

The woman on the door asked if I 'have a gun or anything like that'

That and the chewing gum incident make it sound like the Edge's security policy has been written by a bunch of parents from rural Southland who have never been to Auckland but have heard about…

Rich of Observationz

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:27:01 +1200

There's a lotta dodginess around securitah

I don't think it ever gets as bad here as many cities overseas, where security firms are all gang-based, and doormen and clubs get attacked in turf wars (for the lucrative drug dealing mostly).

But I have heard of various scams, such as money…

Peter Darlington

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:54:04 +1200

Ah. Someone was telling me about this but couldn’t remember the artist. Thanks!

Edit: And I was about to “Cool! It’s available on the iTunes Store!”

It's on Beatport and I presume on Juno as well.

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:43:27 +1200

et tu, brutes...
I'm over The Edge...
...and here was me expecting
an excoriation of U2,
(a Bono contention, even)
or a radio station rark up at least!

But, nah, just some fulmination
about The Searchers!
;- )

Russell Brown

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:36:01 +1200

Oh, and speaking of James Blake, how about a fab funk version of The Wilhelm Scream from mean record label Tru Thoughts?

Ah. Someone was telling me about this but couldn’t remember the artist. Thanks!

Edit: And I was about to “Cool! It’s available on the iTunes Store!”

But: “The…

Russell Brown

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:32:31 +1200

I posted the link to this post to Face. From Dean Cornish in the comments:

The woman on the door asked if I 'have a gun or anything like that'

They really have no idea what they're doing there.

Peter Darlington

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:24:31 +1200

Oh, and speaking of James Blake, how about a fab funk version of The Wilhelm Scream from mean record label Tru Thoughts?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkVARSUR-Hw

Peter Darlington

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:18:33 +1200

Jazzysport has put out some great stuff...

+2 on the Jazzysport tip!

Bart Janssen

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:59:20 +1200

too much to ask for people to greet you with a smile

It does seem like security could do with going to some courses on hospitality. I bet the people actually hosting would be pissed off to know their efforts are ruined by security.

Mike O'Connell

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:52:00 +1200

Matthew Bannister's Evolver album, which I raved about last week, is now available for online purchase from Powertool Records.

And I've got my copy from the nice folks at Powertool -and I agree it's pretty damn good – even if the opening to Dr Robert sounds like the Sesame St…

bob daktari

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:40:17 +1200

yep – and its a shame as the experience you have as you enter a venue can make or break your mood for the evening

Is it too much to ask for people to greet you with a smile as you enter having paid for the privilege – as for…

Russell Brown

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:35:46 +1200

All council facilities seem to be run by evangelist Christians on meth. The end.

Sometimes it's all perfectly sensible. Other times ... Bob tells me the chewing-gum search was at the Lawrence Arabia show, an event so wild and dangerous that it had cabaret seating.

Whether they have their security…

Tom Semmens

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:26:22 +1200

All council facilities seem to be run by evangelist Christians on meth. The end.

Not quite the end. What is with the absurd "land levy"? Is for the hole they have to dig to put all the contraband in?

peter mclennan

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:14:13 +1200

Jazzysport has put out some great stuff... Cian at Conch put me onto them. Re Skeptics, Chris Matthews recalled that morning at Snailclamps in his 1990 RipItUp obit for David... http://dubdotdash.blogspot.co.nz/2012/09/david-dath.html

bob daktari

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:12:08 +1200

last time I went to the town hall I was searched – they were after my chewing gum and duly confiscated it... though that which was in my mouth was allowed into the venue which kinda defeats the purpose I guess.

Heavy handed paranoid rubbish, what do they think contemporary…

Public Address

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:12:08 +1200

Discussion from blog post.