Public Address | Cafe | Hard News: Friday Music: Wild in the country, cool in the city https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334903#post334903 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334903#post334903 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 00:01:01 +1300 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334901#post334901 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334901#post334901 “Small boys got no part in this hustle"

teeworthy

]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:56:41 +1300 Caleb D'Anvers https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334822#post334822 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334822#post334822 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 10:41:48 +1300 Joe Wylie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334708#post334708 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334708#post334708 Kim Fowley has died

I liked the story about him chasing a bunch of noisy kids away from the back of Stebbing Studios during the recording of Street Talk’s album – “Small boys got no part in this hustle”.

]]> Sun, 18 Jan 2015 16:00:50 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334706#post334706 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334706#post334706 the Trip is over...
Kim Fowley has died
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2U5QuVX96M

]]> Sun, 18 Jan 2015 14:34:10 +1300 mark taslov https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334662#post334662 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334662#post334662 One for Mr Fletcher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-5AXyxlsAA

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:56:01 +1300 andin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334661#post334661 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334661#post334661 it really doesn’t seem that fear was well-founded
Those unfounded fears mmmm...
Thats all some pe-ople live for... poor bastards.
Give up yer job, and live a little... wont hurt ya.
Yes flippant, I know
but we're all gunna die
Some just cant work that out.
As for ISIS the…

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:43:45 +1300 Ross McA. https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334660#post334660 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334660#post334660 Great to see that video of Dailing A Prayer- Mr Carter is on the money!
I had just returned from Aus in 1986 and went down to the pub to see SJF, who totally blew me away. I had a friends stereo walkman and recorded some of both nights. The…

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:58:49 +1300 Mike O'Connell https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334658#post334658 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334658#post334658 As for their recordings, the albums certainly have their moments, but they also lack the sizzle they had live – and I’ve seen

I had the pleasure of attending a friend's 50th in Auckland (Bluestone Room) late August last year. Five bands played incl. an unexpected set from Mr Carter…

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:06:53 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334656#post334656 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334656#post334656 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:53:24 +1300 Grant McDougall https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334654#post334654 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334654#post334654 Being a bit too young to have caught them at the time, I’d often heard that Straitjacket Fits live beat the hell out of their recorded stuff. That always struck me as a pretty big call, given how good their catalogue sounds. But, wow, That Video!

Absolutely phenomenal live band…

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:06:00 +1300 Rich of Observationz https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334651#post334651 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334651#post334651 It pays to choose a friendly district. When Kiwiburn started up, Taupo DC not only didn't require a resource consent for festivals shorter than a certain number of days, but even gave us a grant from the visitor promotion budget. Very helpful people.

I believe Rangitikei have also been very…

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 11:43:50 +1300 MxDEJ https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334648#post334648 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334648#post334648 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:53:21 +1300 Alan Perrott https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334647#post334647 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334647#post334647 with all due respect to the Fits fullas, I think it's Shayne who's doing all the rocking there. I would love to have seem him banging that out with a truly kickarse rhythm section.
it's a time and place thing I guess and while as Grant notes above, video tech…

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:50:30 +1300 Mark Cubey https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334644#post334644 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334644#post334644 Kim Hill spoke to Norman Jay in 2008.

This was from the time when we had to take the music out, sorry.

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:09:44 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334642#post334642 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334642#post334642 I don’t have any photos at hand
Back then photographer Peter Towers took many photos at Mollett Street gigs of the time that have sadly yet to see the light of day – despite my urgings – hopefully one day…
The Basket Cases (aka The Detroit Hemorrhoids) also played Mollett…

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:46:26 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334641#post334641 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334641#post334641 Thanks for hipping me to Norman Jay, playing for free, no less!
Truly, Auckland is blessed :)
*Puts on some of the Norman Jay Good Times CD’s in giddy anticipation*

I know, right? Amazing. I hope Auckland turns out big-time for this treat.

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:43:02 +1300 Grant McDougall https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334638#post334638 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334638#post334638 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:19:53 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334637#post334637 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334637#post334637 Alas, I was too young for the Mollet Street scene by a couple of years.

Yeah, me too. I just started being able to go to gigs after that era.

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:15:39 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334636#post334636 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334636#post334636 Laneway is on Monday 26th, not Friday 30th.
http://auckland.lanewayfestival.com/

Sigh, of course it is. Thanks for pointing that out.

In my defence, it was late last night when I added that bit, and there had been wine.

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:13:58 +1300 Mike O'Connell https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334635#post334635 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334635#post334635 Andrew Schmidt has a remarkable insight into Christchurch music folklore pubpishing on Audioculture this week. The Mollet Street story, featuring The Doomed, The Vauxhalls and more

Mollet Street is alas a mere shadow of its former self. I don't have any photos at hand and the Google Maps vehicle doesn't…

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:06:45 +1300 David R https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334634#post334634 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334634#post334634 Thanks for hipping me to Norman Jay, playing for free, no less!
Truly, Auckland is blessed :)
*Puts on some of the Norman Jay Good Times CD's in giddy anticipation*

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 08:47:40 +1300 Bevan https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334632#post334632 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334632#post334632 Laneway is on Monday 26th, not Friday 30th.
http://auckland.lanewayfestival.com/

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 08:12:43 +1300 Patrick Xavier https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334631#post334631 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334631#post334631 Hozier is surprised by a front row choir's chorus on Take Me To Church ]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 08:11:55 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334629#post334629 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334629#post334629 the hipperdrome?
... transfer my bush festival to a racebourse or cancel it...
making them play in a racially divided French Stock Market seems a tad harsh in the current climate – je suis Dick?...

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 07:17:58 +1300 Craig Ranapia https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334627#post334627 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334627#post334627 “We were not provided with a comprehensive list of requirements from the outset and this was thrown at us haphazardly over a large period of time,” says Liam, “with many delays in terms of them responding to our requests.

This is how local bodies make sure their communities can't have…

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:04:55 +1300 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334626#post334626 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-friday-music-wild-in-the-country/?p=334626#post334626 Discussion from blog post.

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