Apparently Dollywood takes on casual people to work there over summers

Tempting, but I've got my heart set on a job at DobbynWorld when it opens.

Ideally, on the yacht racing ride (NZ *always* wins) or the Flood Rescue.

This is all grist to my 'Dolly: She's So Underappreciated!' mill. (One of my ambitions is to go to Dollywood and buy ridiculous tchotchkes.

A bit late on this one Danielle, but can I get a badge for the Dolly Appreciators Club too?

Apparently Dollywood takes on casual people to…

Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia,
Tidewater four ten O nine
Tell the folks back home this is the promised land callin'
And the…

big black nemesis, parthenogenesis

Once lived in a room previously inhabited by Barry Andrews' toddler offspring who clearly inherited some talent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YowBKqrpJdc

Thanks all for the Darcy clips. I never knew.

Twas an Auckland phenomenon.

Was Lawrence Arabia not eligible? I really am digging his Chant Darling album.

Yeah, he was eligible — you didn't read the post!

But stay tuned for Lawrence-Arabia-and-Public-Address news ...

[I] used to crash parties and Maseratis.

Surely one of the greatest rhymes in the history of Pop.

Not just for the linguistic trickery, which is delightful, but also for the vividness of the imagery in such a succint phrase; the sort of person who would not only find themselves…

The Jolene cover has just gone international :-)

I haven't heard that song for perhaps 15 years, but wait... wait... don't tell me... is the next line 'everybody happy as the dead come home'? Something like that?

Correct. I used to have extensive arguments with my flatmates over whether the earlier line was "We are not monsters/we're moral…

"big black nemesis" "parthenogenesis"

I haven't heard that song for perhaps 15 years, but wait... wait... don't tell me... is the next line 'everybody happy as the dead come home'? Something like that?

(Imagine what I could do with this brain if it wasn't filled with dubiously accurate song lyrics.)…

where "bicuspid" is rhymed with "maladjusted"...

Special mention to Shriekback for

"big black nemesis" "parthenogenesis"

He used to crash parties and Maseratis.

Surely one of the greatest rhymes in the history of Pop.

Not sure if it counts as Pop, but the best rhyme ever has to be from the "Be a Dentist" song in Little Shop of Horrors, where "bicuspid" is rhymed with "maladjusted"...

Dude, I gave you edit!

Just raised our expectations..

Was (Songs for Beethoven) recorded when he was the support for Blur? I was at that show. Was Joel Tobeck on bass...?

Yep, that's the one!
And yes, I'm pretty sure one Joel Toebeck was playing bass, to add to the hilarity. I wasn't there, but it sounds like…

That is soooo bizarre.

Also, even though I loathe the genres, no "Country/Folk" category? They've got "Christian/Gospel", after all.

Greg Johnson had to physically helped to the podium for his Best Single award (and bought the house down with his short speech).

I love Greg Johnson's music. I remember him telling me "I wasn't drunk Dyan, I was exactly as fucked up as you'd want to be at one…

just post in the naked URL of the clip, folks

Can you put that in the instructions, please? Just coz it's hard to remember.

Also, how about image embedding? How hard can it be? (Ok, so it disrupts the look of the site? Maybe just on some posts?)

(Flight of the Conchords are comedy, rather than…

( Songs for Beethoven is a hilarious live EP)

Was that recorded when he was the support for Blur? I was at that show. Was Joel Tobeck on bass...?

My memory of the period is somewhat unreliable, but I think the Sisters of Mercy beat him to it.
and Strawberry…

My memory of the period is somewhat unreliable, but I think the Sisters of Mercy beat him to it.

and Strawberry Switchblade who had a minor hit if my, also unreliable, memory is correct, in the mid 80s

"He used to crash parties and Maseratis."

Surely one of the greatest rhymes in the history of Pop.

So good that Minuit recently appropriated it. I'd like to think in a knowing and respectful way.

My memory of the period is somewhat unreliable, but I think the Sisters of Mercy beat him to it.

They did, by a good ten, 15 years or so. They also did a cracking funereal version of Hot Chocolate's Emma. But that's enough Goth revivalism for today ...

That was a blinding version of She's a Mod

Has anyone ever listened to the lyrics of "She's a Mod"?

It's about a guy whose girlfriend keeps changing her look, which is costing him a fortune because, you know, women can't earn any money of their own and/or if he…

(It occurs to me that Darcy Clay was probably the first of the 'rediscovering "Jolene"' people, wasn't he? So there, Jack White!)

My memory of the period is somewhat unreliable, but I think the Sisters of Mercy beat him to it.

He used to crash parties and Maseratis.

Surely one of the greatest rhymes in the history of Pop.

There'll always be complaints or disagreements about awards, but you have to admit, we've come a long way since the days when the NZMAs were so utterly irrelevant that they had to…

Preview of clips would be good too – just the static image if that's fetchable

Dude, I gave you edit!

All part of of an ongoing programme of improvement to meet the needs of our customer base.

Now that the pages are so much longer do you think it might be possible please to have a System>Public Address Cafe link at the bottom of the column as well as at…

He used to crash parties and Maseratis.

But give him his due, he never shook babies nor did he beat no ladies.

(It occurs to me that Darcy Clay was probably the first of the 'rediscovering "Jolene"' people, wasn't he? So there, Jack White!)

Indeed! He also had the good…

(It occurs to me that Darcy Clay was probably the first of the 'rediscovering "Jolene"' people, wasn't he? So there, Jack White!)

All part of of an ongoing programme of improvement to meet the needs of our customer…

Nope, that's called "getting old"

rofflenui

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlUdKF60joY

Sarin,

I am Daniel Bolton's (Darcy Clay's) dad.

Tim Moon has kindly forwarded your press release about the success of 'Jesus I Was Evil' with your listeners.

I knew the song was popular and successful but I had…

Greg Johnson had to physically helped to the podium for his Best Single award (and bought the house down with his short speech).

Interesting to note that a few of the Stuff comenters were complaining about people apparently being a bit drunk on stage. They have no idea ...

Notable for the shift to an actual rock 'n' roll venue, rather than a hotel ballroom. And as you say, probably traumatising for some of those who came.

They used to have all the glamour and excitement of a retailers' convention (which they virtually were, come to think of it).

I think we may have been at the same table (Rose, Shepherd, Hood, Sampson etc) at the Powerstation circa '91, when no food was served for two hours…

Nope, that's called "getting old".

maybe, but I'd argue that the likes of P-Money and Scribe, which sell very much to middle NZ, as well as the edges, are far more interesting than the first 5 awards in this lot from 20 years back. And stations like Mai / Flava…

and how interesting and listenable parts of the middle have become in recent years

Nope, that's called "getting old".

No I mean forever, with the odd happy exception.

Ah. Sorry, I missed the "always" in your post.

I think we'd agree that the awards have been much better in recent years, thanks to Adam, Ash, etc.

They used to have all the glamour and excitement of a retailers' convention…

I think we tend to forget how dire these awards used to be ...

and how interesting and listenable parts of the middle have become in recent years

And why did no-one mention Andrew Spraggon and the funky fineness that is Sola Rosa? I thought that Iva Lamkum was divine, singing Turn Around.

That came across better on TV than live, I thought. But I've just been at the vege shop, and it was great to hear that…

So it's not like she's been a total nobody.

The sales were minimal though..it was a one week Christian buy and then, bam, gone. Which kinda makes my point.

Since two years ago, you mean?

No I mean forever, with the odd happy exception. Let's not forget the almost complete…

Eh, if we must have '80s revivalism, Ladyhawke is actually good '80s revivalism.

Sure, but haven't we been in a permanent state of '80s revival since about 1996? Surely 13 years, plus the original 10, are more than enough?

And there actually are 1980s albums that never get old.

I don't have a problem with Paul's post, it kinda had to be said, but the awards have alway teetered towards the middle

Since two years ago, you mean? Well, not that far, when The Feelers get biggest-selling album and nothing else ;-)

I think we tend to forget how…

Brooke Fraser international achievement? I'm wondering if management connections at the very highest level of RIANZ count for more than anyone actually having the vaguest notion who you are beyond a few youth church groups around the world? Bizarre. But the Tuis often are.

That's a wee bit harsh, Simon.…

The album is mostly electronic pop, the band is rock.

yes but it very much is not electronic in the spirit of the award, whereas the other two were. Hints of the year that Jethro Tull won Best Hard Rock/ Metal Album at The Grammys, when they were up against…

I only caught a bit of the show, but when the lifetime award was being given, it was very noticeable through the TV that a decent portion of the audience were chatting away and not paying any attention to the stage.

Yeah, poor old Dinah Lee. But she was hard…

This I agree with. Dyslexia as it happens, can actuate enthusiastic pros writing.

We get a lot of dyslexic people in the design fields, I find... which they can find a real problem when they discover that certain core papers require essays.

It does seem to correlate with good verbal,…

The mosh pit was half full

Half? Try maybe quarter. And they just stood there. I felt like yelling "move dammit! Move!"

I only caught a bit of the show, but when the lifetime award was being given, it was very noticeable through the TV that a decent portion of…

These problems eventuate when you're overseas and not paying much attention...

That night turned into a drunken talkathon with the people besides us – I couldn't recall a single winner that night.

I only caught a bit of the show, but when the lifetime award was being given, it was very noticeable through the TV that a decent portion of the…

Personally I want journalists to give me FACTS, not feel-good fictions. Am I in a minority?

However, with the lack…

Eh, if we must have '80s revivalism, Ladyhawke is actually good '80s revivalism.

Sure, but haven't we been in a permanent state of '80s revival since about 1996? Surely 13 years, plus the original 10, are more than enough?

The only thing I don't get about Ladyhawk (other than her music) is why is she in the electronic category? Shes a rock singer/songwriter isn't she?

That's the odd thing about her. The album is mostly electronic pop, the band is rock.

That's very sillogistic. Surely once you get the first two they have to give you the third?

Ah, but they don't come out in that order.

best rock group, best album and best rock album

That's very sillogistic. Surely once you get the first two they have to give you the third?

Mr Brown, I do not splutter; I seethe. There has been a lot of good local music since the last awards and it is shame that a handful of acts dominate the nominations. I would have liked to have seen Minuit in there, among others.

Minuit didn't have a record…

(As part of the bring back the '80s movement, Ladyhawke's really quite good, and I think worthy of the awards, maybe not unarguably and utterly so, but isn't at all as horrible as mr litterick seems to…

Mr Clark, I do find…

Ladyhawke (Pip Brown) is a great ad and role model for Aspergers. She's from the new generation who are OK about it, and talking about the 'difference' it means growing up.

If you're at the high-functioning end, for sure. I certainly view it as an advantage and would not want…

And, finally, the Media7 segment on the media ... I think we did good

Yet to watch it, but did get through some of the back catalogue over the weekend – God Bless FreeVo =)

Was the discussion of the portrayal of female politicians in the media deliberately ironic -…

Ah...that must have been why nobody was clapping when the Feelers won an award.

Although given the implicit comparison to the Dead C... I mean I have an enormous collection of…

I was at Albert Park that day, what a ripper! And I'll never forget the impromptu acoustic performance we were treated to when he and his mates gatecrashed our barbecue (whilst visiting our next door neighbours), they said we sounded like we were having…

Was Ray Columbus and the Invaders' "She's A Mod" actually a cover?

(Apologies, as I still don't know how to embed). Apparently it was originally by The Senators. The video below is of the Invaders, but the music you hear is The Senators.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf-aecIlR-E

Some info here:

http://www.poparchives.com.au/feature.php?id=457…

I was to the side with the plebs, staring down at the tables where the good, the great and the not so great were seated. You get a pretty good view of the stage from up high.

Yes, as I said, better than from the floor. But we were having…