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Russell Brown

Mon, 08 Aug 2016 09:34:37 +1200

or their earlier (original?) premises a bit further out of town at the start of Mt Eden Road (end of Symonds street) in the ’80s… (IIRC)

Yes, in the block of shops right at the top of Mt Eden Road.

…the ownership may have changed slightly at times but the…

Ian Dalziel

Mon, 08 Aug 2016 07:50:33 +1200

icon see clearly now…
The NZ Herald seems a bit revisionist in its take on Auckland’s secret history – their Auckland City ‘Lovebite #17’ states that –
Iconic record store Real Groovy has been selling and trading vinyl for the past 25 years, making it an Auckland institution.
That only seems…

Joe Wylie

Sun, 07 Aug 2016 21:26:32 +1200

I recall the first time I actually got to go inside and behold William's vast basement record library ...
From the infectious ease of his writing you never feel daunted by William Dart's expertise. Ever since encountering his work in Rip It Up back in the late 70s I've loved…

Russell Brown

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:35:27 +1200

Let’s not forget that the seemingly indefatigable William Dart not only did reviews for Rip It Up (I remember many a deadline with late night trips to retrieve a review from his letterbox)

Me too!

I recall the first time I actually got to go inside and behold William's vast…

Russell Brown

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:34:19 +1200

It was the aural equivalent of close reading – making you slow down and notice what was happening in a recording.

Yes, that's a very good way of putting it.

Alan Perrott

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:31:06 +1200

in two minds, but you can't go calling a post Just William without me feeling a need to post me old band, it was the title of one of the last tracks we pulled together before upping sticks and moving on...anyway, what the whatevs, they were the 80s...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcwNpN64Ku4

Rob Hosking

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:45:09 +1200

From memory, New Horizons started around 1979-80. I remember a feature on this new programme in the Listener, and saying it would look at rock /modern (I forget how they characterised it) seriously...no, I think the word is thoughtfully (aside on pet hobbyhorse: 'serious' is not the same as 'thoughtful'…

mnpound

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:24:47 +1200

and the songs he writes are wonderful and he collaborates on devising and playing in INTERESTING concerts for voice (mine, lucky,lucky me) and piano.

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:40:34 +1200

Let's not forget that the seemingly indefatigable William Dart not only did reviews for Rip It Up (I remember many a deadline with late night trips to retrieve a review from his letterbox) but does the odd other thing as well:
In 1988 William Dart founded and edited the important…

Mark Cubey

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:12:33 +1200

New Horizons now also plays on the RNZ National airwaves: 7.35pm Thursdays on Nights with Bryan Crump.

Public Address

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:12:33 +1200

Discussion from blog post.