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Simon Grigg

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 20:02:11 +1300

…or are they licensed to be sold for a pittance with Sony probably taking the lion’s share for production of the object – sorta like the F Nun box set which cost so much to produce none of the artists saw a cent – but way worse…

The standard is…

Geoff Lealand

Sun, 19 Oct 2014 16:37:55 +1300

Lovely glass. Just North of Mendocino in Northern California, where my brother lives, is a little cove called Glass Beach. Many years ago, rubbish from the local settlement of Fort Bragg was pushed into the sea, and over the decades glass bottles have been ground by the raging surf, to…

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 19 Oct 2014 08:11:33 +1300

While I’ve still got my ‘grump’ on…
Some ‘parsing’ thoughts on ‘our’ seat on the UN Security Council…

Prime Minister John Key told the UN General Assembly last year: “Sometimes you have to speak up even when it is embarrassing or inconvenient to others.

Oh, right,…

Ian Dalziel

Sat, 18 Oct 2014 20:07:08 +1300

facing the music...
But how much is the artist getting?
any of the the 136 artists?
or their estates?

Great for the consumer, but it just doesn't seem fair ...
... do they get a say?

...or are they licensed to be sold for a pittance with Sony probably taking…

TracyMac

Sat, 18 Oct 2014 14:26:55 +1300

I know just the venue. Dark, fairly loud music, a pretty stern audience ... and gags are available.

But I do agree with the suggestion that the lifetime awards be made first. Splendid plan.

Also, yes, where are the women in this category?

TracyMac

Sat, 18 Oct 2014 14:23:41 +1300

You're using iTunes? no suggestions there. But if you have a Windows machine, and your music is sitting in properly labelled files in a non-itunes directory structure, it would be easy enough to download Media Monkey or Foobar to retag your music. MM is particularly powerful.

If it is in…

nzlemming

Sat, 18 Oct 2014 14:15:35 +1300

You could take the idea a step further and have Paul Henry do his bit before anyone arrives.

In a totally different venue and all.

Russell Brown

Sat, 18 Oct 2014 13:27:34 +1300

I’ll tell you one thing about the decline of music retail that’s good for the consumer: the pricing.

I bought one of the Sony 4CD compilations from JB HiFi this morning: Pure 60s – 136 songs (most of which you’d like to have on a jukebox) for $9.99. That’s about…

Kumara Republic

Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:27:11 +1300

She's So Rad have taken a track from Kimbra's 90s-inspired album and wound it back to the 80s.

Careful, the artist again known as Prince might be calling his lawyers for pinching his ideas. ;)

Sacha

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 21:50:19 +1300

steenkin’ badges

zing

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 21:23:13 +1300

other finds included:
Badges!
from back when we did need steenkin’ badges
Red Mole (Barry Linton graphic)
Wide Mouthed Frogs (Not sure who created that graphic – I was gonna say Fane Flaws, but the Wide Mouthed Frogs were all female I think – supplying Tina Matthews and Jenny Morris…

Timmy Hayward

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 21:20:18 +1300

What happened to Emma Paki?

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 21:03:14 +1300

See sea bed for shore...
I'm really, really liking Blair Parkes' recent visual recordings on New Brighton beach...
...like this one of Beach Glass

Check out the rest:
– on the beach
– birds and crabs
– fish

Now there's a man who should do a guest photopost here...

Sacha

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 21:02:04 +1300

or a regular weekly blog..

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 20:50:28 +1300

Orwell that ends well...
...it's 1984, Hakanoa Street, the Tall Dwarfs release a new EP, – Chris, as always made myriad nifty promotional cards, and Fimo badges – I think I got that one for Christmas...
We also made The Brain That Wouldn't Die under the house, well Chris made…

Jack Harrison

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 20:49:14 +1300

I'd like warhol room in the art gallery with all your collections. Amazing art of that period.

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 20:30:55 +1300

Beautiful Cellulosers...
Ian Danziel picture museum
Ptui!
...that Danziel knows nothing!
Nothing!!

But The Ian Dalziel Book Orphanage and Silverfish Petting Ranch is well underway...

;- )

Russell Brown

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 19:17:09 +1300

- Slugbucket hairy breath monster – handwrought in Fimo by Chris Knox…

Holy shit! Story please!

I do really enjoy your Friday ephemera, Ian. Maybe we should have you do a photo-post some time?

Jack Harrison

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 18:44:55 +1300

Ian, the pictures you provide are so excellent. An Ian Danziel picture museum must be added to the p.a . Beautiful images.

Sacha

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:59:35 +1300

You could take the idea a step further and have Paul Henry do his bit before anyone arrives.

pitch that to tv3, please

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:47:01 +1300

The things ya find packing up a house…

– Slugbucket hairy breath monster – handwrought in Fimo by Chris Knox…

– Here’s to the Gordons…

– God Save The Clean stencil (on a Dunedin wall)

Russell Brown

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 16:33:42 +1300

Oh, grandad is liking Mantis. I will never look at Fiji the same again.

Me too. And I was most surprised to discover that I know their manager.

Jack Harrison

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 16:11:30 +1300

Oh, grandad is liking Mantis. I will never look at Fiji the same again.

Robyn Gallagher

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:33:44 +1300

I know there was quite a bit of discomfort with the way Shona Laing was treated by the crowd last year — she deserved her time for a speech, but by that time at the Music Awards, people are getting boisterous, and there's not a lot you can do about…

Alan Perrott

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:11:08 +1300

along with whatever radio hosts they want to drag in.

Russell Brown

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:05:24 +1300

That’s far too simple and elegant a solution, Bob. Stop it. :)

You could take the idea a step further and have Paul Henry do his bit before anyone arrives.

Craig Ranapia

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:56:56 +1300

at the Waiata Maori Music Awards their Iconic awards are presented first which gives those artists the respect they so rightly deserve and sets the evening up brilliantly to celebrate the music and the music makers.

That's far too simple and elegant a solution, Bob. Stop it. :)

Alan Perrott

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:43:30 +1300

yeah, liking that idea.

otherwise you'll only be inducting pub bands to keep the piss heads happy.

Sacha

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:36:21 +1300

leading with the predecessors. nice

bob daktari

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:33:15 +1300

Mike O'Connell

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:29:13 +1300

Anika Moa? Too young, and too few wrinkles?! She certainly has a pedigree.

Sacha

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:26:52 +1300

for purposes of criticism and review

hoping that counts as fair dealing in UK law as well..

Russell Brown

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:11:56 +1300

With all due respect to Nick A and co I find them an odd choice, but I imagine the intent was to introduce something less wrinkled than usual

I know there was quite a bit of discomfort with the way Shona Laing was treated by the crowd last year --…

Alan Perrott

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:55:01 +1300

not to mention Daphne Walker.

With all due respect to Nick A and co I find them an odd choice, but I imagine the intent was to introduce something less wrinkled than usual.

Robyn Gallagher

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:32:58 +1300

I have an issue with how few women have been inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame. Counting Supergroove, 15 acts have been inducted into the Hall. Of those, only three include women: the Topp Twins, Toy Love (Jane Walker) and Shona Laing. Or if you want to look…

bob daktari

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:14:45 +1300

Lefsetz has had a few on the money posts on streaming of late... simply stated: shits changed, deal with it

http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/

as a music fan... things have never been better... as a industry guy things are getting a whole lot better for most sectors in the biz except those 100%…

JP Hansen

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:46:44 +1300

The 1994 Dobbyn "Twist" concert special (with the Finns & Emma Paki) has been posted on NZ On Screen, for those who might like such things...

http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/dave-dobbyn-unplugged-1994

Greg Dawson

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:38:28 +1300

The streaming music era is fairly rushing up and it’s not really clear how it’s all going to work out.

Mark Mulligan at the Music Industry Blog has some numbers and thoughts on the streaming side here, and he's been posting an interesting series on the problems with how [[http://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/digital-ascendency-the-future-music-forum-keynote/|streaming…

Russell Brown

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:25:53 +1300

No, something different. I’ll blog about it soon.

Mike O'Connell

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:21:49 +1300

…but I have a beer-appreciation appointment in Europe and that’s where I’ll be.

Lucky you – viel Spaβ! Is this guy, Conrad Seidl aka the Beer Pope (from Vienna) part of it? He’s been a beer judge I note for the NZ Beer Awards in the past.

Public Address

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:21:48 +1300

Discussion from blog post.