Posts by "chris"
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Hard News: A Public Address public appeal, in reply to Lilith __,
(whatever they entail)
Cool vid Lilith.- love those eyebrows.
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Hard News: A Public Address public appeal, in reply to Russell Brown,
This may be too much work, but on other sites I've seen a widget stating the monthly operating costs (whatever they entail) and an update of how much has been donated that month. Maybe a target would be helpful for some, maybe not.
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Hard News: nz.general: a speech, in reply to Ross Mason,
Times are a changing
Insightful speech Russell, a nicely balanced appraisal. I’m also looking forward to watching that doco when it’s posted..I had a wee chuckle at “Enjoy the murder”.
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Hard News: Not so insane, in reply to Chris Waugh,
I don’t know the price of a pack of cigarettes
It’s been a while since I’ve had to, but as I recall, at the lower end, Derby’s can be purchased for as little as 2.5¥ (50c) a pack, most of the brands you see young people smoking cost between 5-10 ($1-2).
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Hard News: Friday Music: History, motherfuckers, in reply to Kumara Republic,
When John Lennon compared their popularity to that of Christianity, records were burnt and death threats were issued. Then when John Lennon married Yoko Ono...
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Hard News: Friday Music: History, motherfuckers, in reply to Ken Double,
Russell is a very principled journalist but even he likes to warm his toes by the fires of the biz on occasion. He has mates. So be it, that’s how you get stories. Simon doesn’t do that. Look at him less as a critic
I’d be very wary of fomenting any rivalry there, at this point they occupy very different spaces in online music media. Simon is a critic, and the releases he reviews come almost exclusively from signed artists. Russell, a journalist, is a discoverer; regularly championing unsigned talent, exposing it to wider audiences, a position in which having at least one digit on the pulse of the industry is essential. If that’s not also too reductive a depiction…
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Hard News: Friday Music: History, motherfuckers, in reply to Heather Gaye,
Where you at Heather? I’ve been on skype for days, haven’t seen you.
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Capture: Spring Breaks, in reply to Islander,
That's a very generous sentiment, may the spring bring with it spring!
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Capture: Spring Breaks, in reply to Islander,
Welcome back
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Hard News: Friday Music: History, motherfuckers, in reply to Russell Brown,
half decent
sorry, I edited before you’d replied. That Stuff link has the link to the actual review. And yes…
