Hard News by Russell Brown

I'm certainly loving what Pretty Lights, Derek Smith is doing. His Country Roads remix is earworm gold.

I love this shot from the Rowles page. It comes from the Phil Warren archives so I'm guessing it's around 1974-75 when Phil toured him.

We have a couple of biggies due next week on AudioCulture - the Phil Fuemana profile from Peter McLennan and Bruce Russell's legendary Xpressway label, written by Gavin Bertram.

And also from RWP, an amazing 1981 bit of self-reporting by Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate, not long after becoming Tall Dwarfs. A bit of a must-see, this one.

Superb, keep 'em coming!

Keep warm!

I’m guessing it’s around 1974-75 when Phil toured him.

I'd have to check with the memory banks, but pretty sure this was when we jumped on a bus with a group from Opotiki, and went to the Polynesian Baths in Rotorua for a John Rowles experience. I must have been all of 6 or 7. Maybe a matinee performance? Probably my first concert, when I think about it.

Also, have you seen these Woman's Weekly photos from 1974? Put a shirt on!

I'm certainly loving what Pretty Lights, Derek Smith is doing. His Country Roads remix is earworm gold.

The video is really worth watching. Having developed a style through the traditional means of crate-digging and sampling, he's spent two and a half years in a process of overseeing the creation of his own breaks with musicians and then actually pressing them to vinyl before working with them.

The idea of telling great musicians to follow their instincts and build a groove to be later shaped into a song is discussed in David Byrne's brilliant book How Music Works. It's what's behind the best Talking Heads records, and Derek Vincent Smith has taken it in another direction. I have great admiration for his creative ethic.

Rowles Roustabout?

Put a shirt on!

What other local stars thought:
- You call those flares?
- Ptui!!*

* This morning, June 21st at 03:16 UT, the sun itself marked the solstice with an M2-class solar flare from sunspot AR1777. source
it's AR1775 I worry about!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=iVDbl2buP0Q

Robyn herself puts in a cameo as the mother

Its good

The idea of telling great musicians to follow their instincts and build a groove to be later shaped into a song is discussed in David Byrne’s brilliant book How Music Works.

May I also recommend Blair Parkes' excellent 100 things... ...you might use when songwriting and recording book.
Available here, with lots of useful and constructive tips.

Also, have you seen these Woman's Weekly photos from 1974? Put a shirt on!

Oeee - no, and not sure I needed to.

The haircut therein supports 74 then. I feel more relaxed with my shot though.

Should've put this in the post. The Dan Aux remix of Lorde's 'Tennis Court'.

Very cool.