Posts by Russell Brown
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Out on Te Atatu Peninsula this morning.
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Hard News: Holiday Music: Pop TV Lives, in reply to Gary Elshaw,
Live TV in New Zealand in the 1980’s was grand. You could get away with some other remarkable things too once in a while.
That Billy T skit is amazing, because it actually feels like it is Playschool.
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The five pieces of the BDO's "Dear Neighbour" mailout, which arrived today.
Of note: Widespread parking restrictions on Great North Road (as far as Pt Chevalier Road) and closure of Great North Road alongside the venue and the St Lukes off-ramp 8pm-1am on the day.
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Hard News: Friday Music: Whine Festival, in reply to Samuel Scott,
Watch Toro Y Moi. I saw Primus live when I was about 16 and I think it was one the most boring gigs I have ever seen. Show off music.
Yeah, that wasn't a hard call. I saw Toro y Moi a couple of years ago at Laneway and really liked them.
And, y'know, I probably will see some of you guys :-)
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Hard News: Friday Music: Whine Festival, in reply to Joshua Arbury,
I assume the professionals have this covered but are the stages in use simultaneously really far enough apart to avoid annoying mixing of sound?
I'm not sure anyone quite knows, and things can go wrong -- the disastrous back-to-back stages at the first Auckland Laneway come to mind -- but hopefully the topography of the site will help a bit. Both the big twin stages point at hills.
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Hard News: Friday Music: Whine Festival, in reply to Michael PlaysBass,
Another great post RB!
That Gil Scott Heron is pure sweetness.
Really appreciate these Friday posts.Thank you!
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Hard News: Friday Music: Whine Festival, in reply to Michael PlaysBass,
Agree with your post re not pleasing everyone, it’s not easy or risk-free putting on a big gig, maybe music fans could give the promoters a break.
Indeed. And you really get an idea of how big the BDO set-up is from visiting the site. They've already been working for days.
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And the Lakeside Stage.
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I couldn’t get in to the stadium itself, but here’s a peek at the staging and a pic of a “COW” (Cell on Wheels) already in place for next Friday.
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The Tamaki and Aroha stages on the outer field take shape
