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Grant McDougall

Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:41:03 +1200

Grant McDougall is working on a tribute, which I’ll post as soon as he’s done.

Written about half of it, will have it to you by 6pm.

Ian Dalziel

Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:25:15 +1200

RIP Peter Gutteridge...
No more buddy buddy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhyIV-XLgPo
Classic Stuart Page clip, too

stephen clover

Mon, 15 Sep 2014 13:00:47 +1200

In a move which is weirding a number of people out, Sweetman seems to have originally written that PG "took his own life" but then changed it to the more innocuous "has died"---but unfortunately not before Facebook had captured the original sentence in it's 'preview'. Now it's being shared around.…

Russell Brown

Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:46:05 +1200

Yes, sadly. He died overnight in Auckland Hospital.

He'd been away in New York and LA and must only just have got back.

Grant McDougall is working on a tribute, which I'll post as soon as he's done.

Alan Perrott

Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:08:45 +1200

I see Sweetman had posted that Peter Gutteridge died yesterday – can anyone confirm?

bob daktari

Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:05:14 +1200

its the old Marbecks/CD/DVD stock not to be confused with the musical heaven that is the recently opened Marbecks in Queens Arcade run by Roger Marbeck.. someone who knows how to retail music

Simon Grigg

Sun, 14 Sep 2014 21:03:43 +1200

Is Russia the band … back in the day?

Damn, that's an odd matching Ian, probably put together by Larry Young who was agent for both acts I guess. I can't imagine the Toy Love crowd would've got Russia.

Russell Brown

Sun, 14 Sep 2014 10:21:47 +1200

Is Russia the band … back in the day?

Ah yes! Chris mentioned knowing Chris Knox when I talked to him.

JamesPL

Sun, 14 Sep 2014 07:02:34 +1200

unsummoned delivery of new U2 albums to people who don't even fucking want them

Lie down with iTunes, get up with Safari, Quicktime and lots of other shit that you didn't ask for.

I'd rather have a free U2 album than the other crap.

Sacha

Sat, 13 Sep 2014 23:57:03 +1200

Oh and Lorde's Pure Heroine cd for $10 at JB.

Sacha

Sat, 13 Sep 2014 23:55:07 +1200

Beaut stuff. Am boggled at what’s happening with NZ music now. Miloux! And here’s another Macombee track, ’Dizzy’ (lush strings and Kate Bush vocals)

Jonathan Ganley

Sat, 13 Sep 2014 10:49:31 +1200

The new Kerretta album!

Geoff Lealand

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 19:25:33 +1200

You can find treasures too amongst the dross in the cheap bins at the Warehouse. Bought a Bo Diddley compilation for $3 (and saw him in concert a year before he died) and a great blues compilation for the price of a lunch voucher. All strength to those people who…

Harry Musgrave

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 18:05:39 +1200

Here in Onehunga – at the corner of Onehunga Mall and Arthur Street is a pop up store sellng the remains of the Marbecks stock. They keep threatening to close but were still open last weekend. I have literally spent hours in there and have come away with over 100…

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:50:46 +1200

Is Russia the band ... back in the day?

Peter Darlington

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:47:32 +1200

If you be chillin' here's a nice mix from Kevin Beadle on Solar Radio (hat tip Sir Tall Black Guy)

Robyn Gallagher

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:26:10 +1200

I’m not sure whether to be happy about the benefit for my wallet or sad that the value of such music has been driven so low.

Yeah, that's what I was getting at. It's a mixed-feelings thing.

The way I see it, minstrels have been making money from music for…

Grant McDougall

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:17:29 +1200

Those five cd sets are superb, I've treated myself to about 10 of them over the past year or so. They're a pretty good way to get rare stuff you'd otherwise have to pay through the nose for, e.g the Jefferson Airplane set with their v.rare pre-Grace Slick debut.

There's…

Russell Brown

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:49:25 +1200

Just ugraded your post, Donna. If you just paste in the bare YouTube URL, it automagically embeds.

And, yes, what a song.

Brent Jackson

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:51:38 +1200

Countdown Point Chevalier… not quite as terrible as it used to be

I kinda wish I knew what it used to be like so I can appreciate how less shit it is.

If you ever experienced a 3Guys Supermarket a couple of decades ago, then you'll have an idea -…

Stupid

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:59:42 +1200

Anyone successfully deleted the U2 LP from their iPhone?

Kebabette

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:52:55 +1200

Good scoring Russell, I wish we had a JB Hi Fi in Chch. I just have to share my alltime favourite Nina Simone song Consummation So shivery & transcendent.

https://youtu.be/is-gdWIBgHo

Tim Welch

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:46:20 +1200

There's a good-quality download of that here
Nice. Ta.
Countdown Point Chevalier... not quite as terrible as it used to be
I kinda wish I knew what it used to be like so I can appreciate how less shit it is.

Chip Matthews

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:02:45 +1200

Some of ya'll may like this collection of beats. Seems a great soundtrack to this dreary day http://vanillabeats.bandcamp.com/

Russell Brown

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:56:16 +1200

Now I’d just like Leftside Wobble to work his magic on that Nina Simone collection… or do you already have some links for that?

Nope. But this is my favourite amongst the many remixes of Nina’s ‘Feeling Good’. I pester the guy occasionally to re-open downloads, but to no avail…

Russell Brown

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:51:24 +1200

I’m not sure whether to be happy about the benefit for my wallet or sad that the value of such music has been driven so low.

Yeah, that's what I was getting at. It's a mixed-feelings thing.

Meanwhile, one particular recommendation from Nina’s RCA period: the alternate take of her…

Francis Cooke

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:46:54 +1200

The drop in price of CD boxsets can be a crazy thing. I purchased a more comprehensive set of Nina’s RCA albums a few months back (‘The Complete RCA Albums Collection’, with each album in full and a swag of outtakes), for the frankly ludicrous price of 30-something dollars. Given…

Tim Welch

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:38:14 +1200

Now I'd just like Leftside Wobble to work his magic on that Nina Simone collection... or do you already have some links for that?

Alan Perrott

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:38:03 +1200

speaking of lost songs, sort of, I've been digging this Gale Garnett album I found in the RG bargain bin – she's known for her hit We'll Sing in the Sunshine (1964).

anyways, turns out she was born here. didn't skedaddle to Canada until she was 11.

this is You've…

Russell Brown

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:37:56 +1200

Found a stream of the song here: http://www.ricko.co.nz/russia.htm

Good work!

Peter Johnston

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:20:55 +1200

Found a stream of the song here: http://www.ricko.co.nz/russia.htm

Russell Brown

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:09:10 +1200

Is Russia the band that did that song ‘Lisa’ back in the day? Still have that on 7” – a great under-stated (and under-rated) Kiwi pop song.

Yes, that's what he said! I confess, I don't recall it.

Peter Johnston

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:07:30 +1200

Is Russia the band that did that song 'Lisa' back in the day? Still have that on 7" – a great under-stated (and under-rated) Kiwi pop song.

Public Address

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:07:30 +1200

Discussion from blog post.