Hard News by Russell Brown

She played at Mighty Mighty some years ago. Gold coin admission.

that afro house nonsense is fantastic!

Lorde playing the powerstation is bloody great, and an all ages... respect

I heard from Paul that the DJ (Killing Capitalism with Kindness) in Berlin played one of Blair Parkes’ early recorded tracks – ’Holding Tide’ from his All Fall Down days – before The Bats played the other night – International proof that good songs never disappear!

It looks like The Bats are having a stonking tour, well received and in full houses!
https://www.facebook.com/thebats.co.nz/ – at the Paradiso in Amsterdam at the moment, Paris, Lille, Leeds, London and Glasgow to go – The Bats Live at Leeds! Oh, how I wish I was there.

that afro house nonsense is fantastic!

Props to Keegan for that one.

Lorde playing the powerstation is bloody great, and an all ages... respect

Absolutely. They'd have made much more money playing Spark Arena, but that clearly wasn't the priority.

I count myself a member of the Cult of Bill and I will certainly be there.

a recent rumour of someone uncovering a 40 minute tape studio recording of the vacuum. that would be a great addition to the legend.

Fairfax Lorde profile/interview including some photos of her as a youngster.