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Rob Stowell

Wed, 31 Aug 2016 12:32:56 +1200

P J Harvey – two shows in NZ. (Nothing in Chch :()

Mike O'Connell

Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:25:44 +1200

I really enjoyed being witness to the musicians interacting with each other, tbh. It was a good night.

Was indeed. Bruce Russell was the wild card and I liked his story about him being an initial conduit for US interest in FN. Had hoped, with reference to [[http://flyingout.co.nz/products/various-time-to-go | Time…

Mike O'Connell

Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:24:30 +1200

I really enjoyed being witness to the musicians interacting with each other, tbh. It was a good night.

Was indeed.Bruce Russell was the wild card and I liked his story about him being an initial conduit for US interest in FN. Had hoped, with reference to [[http://flyingout.co.nz/products/various-time-to-go | Time to…

Mike O'Connell

Tue, 30 Aug 2016 08:51:45 +1200

King Loser '16 Comeback Special now available on RNZ.

Russell Brown

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 21:20:02 +1200

I know at least one person got video of some of the talk and the performances and I'll include them in this week's blog.

I really enjoyed being witness to the musicians interacting with each other, tbh. It was a good night.

Russell Brown

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 21:15:17 +1200

The WORD thing looked great. And a good after party it seems :)

The plan had been to go to the Spinoff's late-night salon, but I realised I have access to smartarse Aucklanders any time. Going back to Graeme's hotel room and drinking some whisky ... that was family.

Shout-outs…

Russell Brown

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 21:12:10 +1200

Dammit, I was too sick to go!

That was pretty much the first thing Jay told me when I saw her! What a bummer. We'd have sat you in the front row.

Ian Dalziel

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 17:55:00 +1200

Here’s Roger
Roger signs the hits
Dammit, I was too sick to go!

Rob Stowell

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 16:32:35 +1200

The WORD thing looked great. And a good after party it seems :)
I'm a bit conflicted about King Loser. Some glorious music, but the personal toll has been tough. Will listen with interest.

Russell Brown

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 15:32:32 +1200

Just an update on the Flying Nun event at WORD Christchurch on Saturday: it went very well – the performances especially.

Jay Clarkson played The 3Ds' 'Spooky',, Graeme played 'Dunedin Spleen', Hollie played a song from her Hamish Kilgour collab Hurtling Through and they all played JPSE's 'Shiver' in tribute…

bob daktari

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 11:07:51 +1200

missed the interview... and its still to hit the RNZ website, emailed them and have been told it should be up today

Must say I am quietly excited about seeing King Loser play this week

Mike O'Connell

Sun, 28 Aug 2016 12:52:02 +1200

Did anyone catch Kirstin Johnstone's interview yesterday with King Loser on Music 101? A 'must listen' – interesting for the music they've made but also the inter-relationships and where they've been since the mid-90s.I couldn't as of writing find the interview podcast. Since RNZ had a refresh of its pages,…

Mike O'Connell

Sat, 27 Aug 2016 14:04:25 +1200

Great show, about 1/12 hr set from SPC last night at Blue Smoke. Just three piano tracks, I Know Not the standout. An epic 16 min version of Seed rounded out the night.Set list attached.

Jubt Avery

Sat, 27 Aug 2016 13:00:01 +1200

who remixed it? Where does one find it?

Jubt Avery

Sat, 27 Aug 2016 12:58:09 +1200

Yes Collision covered Ticket's Mr Music on that LP in fact.

Rich Lock

Sat, 27 Aug 2016 01:53:11 +1200

some genre that isn't done any more – one good friend of mine remains devoted to hair metal

I'd be more surprised to genuinely find a genre that isn't still going in some form. Every one I can think of has mutated, diversified and is still going, albeit for most…

nzlemming

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 20:21:29 +1200

Much kudos to Simon and the others involved. Whatever your musical taste, it's a hell of a resource.

Russell Brown

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 19:33:27 +1200

Stone finishing? What beasts. Very proud too of NZ’s Plinius being the reference amp other manufacturers use. And I’d love to meet a rimu Theophany speaker sometime. Sigh.

As was the case in other sectors, the impact of New Zealand's restrictive import regulations was broad: it resulted in quite shitty…

Russell Brown

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 19:27:51 +1200

. I was reliably advised Dee Snider is grand cool: Proof.

I really enjoyed interviewing him way back in the day. He struck me as a genuinely good sort.

Russell Brown

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 19:24:10 +1200

This week IT HAPPENED!

Use your power wisely, Robyn.

Sacha

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:33:40 +1200

Stone finishing? What beasts. Very proud too of NZ's Plinius being the reference amp other manufacturers use. And I'd love to meet a rimu Theophany speaker sometime. Sigh.

TracyMac

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:02:33 +1200

I'm glad that my musical taste isn't stuck where it was when I was 25 either – I get bewildered at people younger than me who think the 80s/early 90s was the best. It wasn't (there is no "best", unless you strictly like some genre that isn't done any more…

Moz

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:01:44 +1200

Perreaux used to be in the speaker game

They seem to think they still are :) I was quite impressed by their amps back in the day, but my current audiophile budget is limited to headphones. Would still like a nice pair of speakers etc in a dedicated listening room,…

Robyn Gallagher

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 15:22:36 +1200

Last week I left this comment: "I've always thought that Golden Harvest's seductive "I Need Your Love" would just need the lightest remix to sound like a cool track of 2016."

This week IT HAPPENED!

Hugh Wilson

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:54:25 +1200

I second, third, fourth and more the thoughts on Audioculture & Simon’s efforts in driving the site, and particularly the securing of public funding. It really is a tremendous resource, and its uniqueness well illustrated by absence of a similar initiative in Australia (aside from Milesago, which has some content but…

Tim Michie

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:39:27 +1200

Just a little mention of the BBC Proms David Bowie Tribute 7:00pm this evening. I've checked and they RNZ do not have web hosting rights so it's listen then or miss this thang (although there a couple of youtubers at the linked site). Should you miss it RNZ hardly lacks…

Howard Edwards

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:02:32 +1200

Love that Collision track – play that funky music indeed!

Reminds me of the 70s sound that bands like Ticket and Quincy Conserve had.

Russell Brown

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:28:48 +1200

I thought I'd post this in the comments so you can click to embiggen the pic.

Again, thanks to Simon Grigg, who explained on Facebook:

The Screaming Meemees, Sweetwaters 1983, about 8.30 on the Saturday night. It was taken by Greg Peacocke from the lighting tower and you can see…

andrew r

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:21:41 +1200

Yes – the others way fest. Among the many (prolly some top weirdo glitch in there) tis a surf rock frenzy – david Kilgour and the h eights , surf friends, ghost wave, salad boys

woot! Xcited

Damian Christie

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:16:47 +1200

This is still my favourite skanking remix of that Sharon Jones track, a few years old now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHJ7jusyK0o

Public Address

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:16:47 +1200

Discussion from blog post.