Hard News: Friday Music: The Next Kids
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Simon Grigg, in reply to
You need to come to Bangkok, Geoff. These are new and they work.
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Alan Perrott, in reply to
hey Geoff, you might want to check them online as well. a mate just flogged off an aussie only 78 jazz release on ebay and got over $3000.
I've got a HMV jobbie from 1928. lovely piece of kit.
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I got a bit emotional when he played this
So, I'm kinda a marginal player in a uke band in Sydney... and we play "Stranded" in our Punk set... 'jussay'n...
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We brought Ed Kuepper over to play at the Gluepot in 1993 and do some promo for Serene Machine, his album of that year. The Able Tasmans were the opener - with Graeme being the loudest voice we had in media in support of Ed's incredible talent it was hard to turn down his pleas for the slot. And they were a fine mix anyway. Ed's a sardonic but charming fellow and last night I thought his set was incredible from go to whoa. Television certainly had their moments - Verlaine's solo in Little Johnny Jewel and Rip tastefully working his way through Guiding Light and others made for memorable passages - but as far as unassuming musical show-officity went on the night, what Ed ripped through on "Eternally Yours" made him the winner for me. Outstanding shit.
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Russell Brown, in reply to
We brought Ed Kuepper over to play at the Gluepot in 1993 and do some promo for Serene Machine, his album of that year.
Good grief. My memory sucks balls.
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BenWilson, in reply to
That's an excellent start.
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Robyn Gallagher, in reply to
Also you should know you have been 'banned' from The Neo-Kalishnikovs blog. Awesome.
This news has made my day. I will add this achievement to my LinkedIn profile.
Like you said, their music is ok. They just need to keep writing, keep playing live and get better and better. But I have this horrible feeling that they consider they're already at the top of their game and anyone who says otherwise is a hater.
But conversely, there's something really enjoyable about the Neo-K rants. I love this bit from the newest one about (i.e. against) the NZ Music Awards:
Take Rackets for example a band from Auckland City. Not many people may know them but I am good friends with Oscar the lead singer. After all I did help him lift his car off my driveway when he went over the side with my dad for 3 hours.
Three hours! That is the mark of a true friendship. Good on him.
BTW, I've rewritten my banned comment as a post on Tumblr.
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I saw The Lips in Osaka this week. Another fantastic show. Hard to follow the hamster ball! Wayne Coyne did seem like a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown though. Steven Drozd appeared to nurse him through the show. Made for great viewing!
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I hadn't heard of Clara van Wel before, but that article seems positive. Anybody know what her music's like?
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Geoff Lealand, in reply to
Tuck one in your bag for me on your next trip back? In the meantime, I acquiring a portable machine via Trademe.
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Lou Reed, eh!
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Hebe, in reply to
Lou Reed, eh!
Got to be some great wakes for Lou.
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Sad to hear. He's left so many great songs.
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Simon Grigg, in reply to
The best place to start a New Zealand wake might be with the glorious Dunedin Double EP, or the first Hello Sailor album. -
Joe Wylie, in reply to
The best place to start a New Zealand wake might be with the glorious Dunedin Double EP, or the first Hello Sailor album.
A rather slow version of a song that Toy Love made their own.
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Simon Grigg, in reply to
A rather slow version of a song that Toy Love made their own.
I’ve got that somewhere live at The Last Resort. Always a live highlight. It’s shame the recent live album had no cover versions as they were always a highlight of the show.
This might have to do: Toy Love do Syd Barrett in a Velvet's stylee
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Russell Brown, in reply to
A rather slow version of a song that Toy Love made their own.
I seem to recall a few other bands played that song too. It was a bit of a standard.
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Joe Wylie, in reply to
I seem to recall a few other bands played that song too. It was a bit of a standard.
Knox's kazoo took it to a whole other level.
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Not to worry Russell - I think all our memories are like that these days, especially if it had anything to do with Squid bar...
I had to comment here on Ed Kuepper - those two Auckland shows in the early/mid 90s were very good indeed.
The one McKessar talks about was a Flying In presents show at the Gluepot. I did the poster for it which was only allowed to be one colour and A2 size. It ended up being printed in a magenta with a nice pic of Ed with white reversed-out type. I still have a few of these somewhere. Back in the day I would collect all my poster samples until space and the matter of overwhelming screen printing ink odour became an issue. Anyway, that was one poster I would always put up on the wall at a new flat or something.Back to the Gluepot show - that was a standout. My first experience of Ed was actually the "Serene Machine" album. I got a lot of promo CDs back then and once in a while, amongst the fodder, one unexpected album would blow your head off. "Serene Machine" was one of these. I'd missed the Saints and Laughing Clowns first time around, even missed Ed's "Black Letter Day" album the year or two before. To me Ed was a brand new artist. Seeing him live just made listening to the albums better too - "A King In The Kindness Room" and "Death To The Howdy Doody Brigade" were further consecutive staples after that.
When Ed came back for his second Auckland show (for the "…Howdy Doody…" album I think) I heard he was bringing a bass player in addition to the violinist but for some reason the bass player wasn't able to make it. I had some kind of far-fetched idea I could fill on bass. I mean, I _knew_ all the songs and had played along to them at home - surely Ed would be agreeable! I think even put the idea to Lesley (Paris) who politely humoured me while discarding the notion right there lol.
Let's just say these days those notions aren't so impossible to pull together, but back then...That aside, I think the likes of Ed Kuepper dispel the myth that all Australian music is or was "pub rock" and there is no alternative. By 'alternative' I don't mean indie college radio outfits, I just mean alternative to. There are plenty of fantastic Australian artists who have produced a wealth of great music and who continue to do so. Maybe not so well known to New Zealanders but very much appreciated in Australia.
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Russell Brown, in reply to
Knox’s kazoo took it to a whole other level.
How could it not?
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Alan Perrott, in reply to
totally agree with your point about Oz bands, and I think they shared a problem with many bands here in that they struggled to translate the live vibe onto vinyl.
back when I was playing (badly) we did a wee tour with the Deadly Hume (with original H&C pots and pans basher Greg Perano). they were a nightly revelation on stage, but that power never appeared in the studio.
much the same story with the Hummingbirds and the Plunderers. lovely fullas too. -
Tomorrowpeople, in reply to
The Hummingbirds suffered a little on record in that kind of thin weedy production sound. I have a live cassette recording of them playing the Hillcrest in Hamilton around 1991.
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
Middle Ear...
(about Oz bands) ...they struggled to translate the live vibe onto vinyl.
that cavernous-bass-body-blow
just doesn't cross over...
full body impact aurals,
not just silly little ear anvils! -
Hi, sorry, late comer, but just to clarify this:
This is pretty awesome: the whole of Chris Bourke’s Blue Smoke radio series, based on the book of the same name, available as podcasts from Radio New Zealand
- they are available to stream on demand and embed:
<iframe src="http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/remote-player?id=2505820" width="100%" frameborder="0" height="62px"></iframe>
...but not download/podcast at this point. But stay tuned! I have plans...
Mwa ha ha harrrrrrrrr
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