Hard News: The best kind of villain there is
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Maybe like Kickstarter with a public component - and some coaching and support through the application process to level the playing field.
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Sure sounds like one of those life-changing decisions.
It wasn't long after that I got into Heaven 17, Human League and Ultravox. Different to JD, but also important, IMhO, although not to everyone's taste I'm sure...
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Heaven 17 . . . although not to everyone's taste I'm sure...
Heaven 17: prime exponents of flink, a Murray Cammick word for that peculiarly British form of sub-funk. They certainly gave the impression that they were enjoying themselves, something that Utravox and The Human League (turn a lemon on!) could never be accused of.
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It's Friday, and I'm in the mood.
Actually, A Walk Across the Rooftops was one of my major musical influences also. Still play it, and it still matters.
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Heaven 17: prime exponents of flink, a Murray Cammick word for that peculiarly British form of sub-funk.
When he and I were sharing a flat between 1980 and '83, he used to get infuriated by the punk-funk I'd thrash at home. In particular this baby:
And yeah, H17 were the indeed the bomb (the album mix was way better but it will do): -
Haircut 100 are pushing it, S. Just sayin', ok?
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And...
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Seems so easy to find early 80s music that matters, and we haven't even got into the goths yet. Well, apart from J&TMC. That's enough from me... or is it?
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Haircut 100 are pushing it
Heh. I believe the operative segue was "enjoying themselves"
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pushing it
There are worse things - like Musclebound.
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well, i would embed the clip for Love Action, by those Sheffield sour lemons, The Human League, but watching Phil Oakey videos is known to have several short and long term negative effects, so i shall refrain. needless to say, i still have a soft spot for that '81 synthpop (ouch).
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besides, if you want funk, this is what you listen to:
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the high water mark of human civilisation, imho.
:)
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When I heard this I was hooked...
and this ....
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But none of them have anything on this.
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the high water mark of human civilisation, imho.
:):)
Nice how this thread's strayed from Talcy Malcy.
What the hell, here's something with no aspirations to funk or deeper significance: -
OK, who conned c4 into playing a show of 80s electro tonight?
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I can promise it wasn't me
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T'would be pretty selfless given their lack of web feed
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Damn, I went out and missed the chance for more.
Yes yes it's early Sunday morning Sacha and I'm awake. So shoot me... -
Ha, how did we forget this? 1979 even!
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Ha, how did we forget this?
There seemed to be rather a lot of complimentary tickets going begging when little Mr. Numan played Auckland all those decades ago. The only impression I can recall, from an underwhelmed concertgoer: "How many different meals can you get out of a packet of Weetbix?"
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When he and I were sharing a flat between 1980 and '83, he used to get infuriated by the punk-funk I'd thrash at home. In particular this baby:
There's a story here.
When Murray came down to Timaru (my then place of journalistic exile) in late 1982 to interview me for the Rip It Up job, he bought me dinner.
Then I took him back to my place and, to show what a thoroughly hep cat I was, I put on the first Orange Juice album. We must have been three or four minutes in before he asked me to please take it off ...
Still got the job but.
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When Murray came down to Timaru (my then place of journalistic exile) in late 1982 to interview me for the Rip It Up job, he bought me dinner.
I'm somewhat amazed (well not really) you resisted playing the most obvious track off the album, Rip It Up. Of course, apart from the droll irony, this may explain his aversion to it. I'm just sayin'.
Hmm, was that my Rick Giles moment?
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