Hard News by Russell Brown

The just in: Underworld are playing at a new festival on April 8. It's called Oro and it's to be held in Woodhill Forest.

Herald story here.

Tickets (not yet) available here.

The promoter is the experienced Dave Roper, so it's not going to be one of those festivals that promises big then folds. Great news.

That Denison chap sure has a bad track record: http://scenestr.com.au/music/new-name-same-old-shitfest

That Denison chap sure has a bad track record:

Wow. I wonder when he started using his "Denison" alias.

...but what I’m most excited about is Tall Black Guy and John Morales at the DJ Stage.

Gutted to be missing Tall Black Guy at Moon in Newtown, Wellington because I literally get into Newtown from Nelson about an hour too late. Doh!

The just in: Underworld are playing at a new festival on April 8. It's called Oro and it's to be held in Woodhill Forest.

If you like your electro dark and bassy, can highly recommend Underworld's Twenty Three Blue, an out-take from their last album, Barbara Barbara...We Face a Shining Future.

If you like your electro dark and bassy, can highly recommend Underworld’s Twenty Three Blue, an out-take from their last album, Barbara Barbara…We Face a Shining Future.

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Congrats on the Music Post sponsor too btw Russell, nice work, looks like they're doing nice work : ) and ace to know that Friday Music will continue to thrive.

Congrats on the Music Post sponsor too btw Russell, nice work, looks like they’re doing nice work : ) and ace to know that Friday Music will continue to thrive.

Cheers! The driver at Songbroker is Jan Hellriegel – she gets things done :-)

(NSFW)

Blair Parkes & Cardigan Bay are rocking out on Sumner Beach this Saturday (tomorrow) at 3.30, along with Amiria Grenell, The Wendys, Bryony Matthews, Indigo Wolf and the amazing Ben Baird.

Magic!

1pm – Othersun
130pm – Indigo Wolf
2pm – Bryony Matthews
230pm - Ben Baird
3pm - Amiria Grenell
330pm – Blair Parkes and Cardigan Bay
4pm – The Wendys

Cool !!

Oh, that's brilliant. I'll let any Christchurch friends know.

For those jonesing their their next fix of the Devonport sound, an oldie:

and oldier:

Transuranic half life...

Radio Active, the station that championed the Wellington sound for almost 40 years, is facing closure.
Unless someone stepped in to take the reins of the money-losing station by March 15, the dial would go quiet at 88.6FM, company director Nicholas Bagnall said.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/89338035/days-numbered-for-wellingtons-radio-active

Yeah, I'm not sure how I'll do getting up in the morning with no Redbird.

Could they downsize to something sustainable? What does full-size FM transmission cost? (I believe they are on a "student" license but have a high-power transmitter that reaches all of the city and the Hutt).