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  • Sue,

    i have uncovered my crate of CDs and stereo bus has been my to go to CD this week. don't you wish bands like them could last forever and ever and others not.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 527 posts Report

  • Simon Grigg,

    Thanks Russell. Just buzzing over Lorde. Wow!!!

    Just another klong... • Since Nov 2006 • 3284 posts Report

  • Russell Brown, in reply to Simon Grigg,

    See you tonight at the library. It's where all the cool kids hang out.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Ken Double,

    Abbaesque? Goddammit I'll never be able to enjoy "Sprawl II" again.

    On a happier note, "Birthday" is one of the finest songs ever written in this country and one of the best kiss off songs you'll hear anywhere. I don't understand why those two Stereobus albums are so unheralded. They bristle with intelligence, fabulous melodies and tumescent guitars. Happy birthday indeed Mr Yetton.

    Wellington • Since Dec 2012 • 119 posts Report

  • Russell Brown, in reply to Ken Double,

    Abbaesque? Goddammit I’ll never be able to enjoy “Sprawl II” again.

    Strictly speaking, late-period Abba. (Apparently they even referred to it as “the Abba song” when they were recording it.)

    Also: you got a problem with Abba, buddy?

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Danielle,

    There shall be no dissing of ABBA on my watch, young man. I am quite stern on this issue.

    Charo World. Cuchi-cuchi!… • Since Nov 2006 • 3828 posts Report

  • Ken Double,

    Also: you got a problem with Abba, buddy?

    I do admire them in the way that one tends to admire ruthlessly efficient killing machines. Personally, gimme The Shirelles any day.

    Wellington • Since Dec 2012 • 119 posts Report

  • Hebe,

    Lorde: how amazing! Go well. My family is cheering her on: she's inspiring my 15-year-olds to keep working on their projects.

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report

  • Simon Grigg, in reply to Ken Double,

    Personally, gimme The Shirelles any day.

    I don't think it's either or, but I never got the clinical Swedish craftsmen either. I like the technique but it's very icey.

    Just another klong... • Since Nov 2006 • 3284 posts Report

  • Robyn Gallagher,

    Over on Twitter, Judith Collins tries really hard to celebrate Lorde's number one:

    ‏@JudithCollinsMP Lorde hits No1 on US Billboard chart RT...Great news and she keeps her clothes on too.

    It's probably intended as a diss against Miley Cyrus, but let's not forget that Kimbra wasn't wearing any clothes in the video for the global hit "Somebody That I Used to Know". Oh, Judith.

    Since Nov 2006 • 1946 posts Report

  • David Hood, in reply to Hebe,

    inspiring my 15-year-olds to keep working on their projects

    As a parent of a high-performing 15 year old daughter, I am feeling very much the same.

    Dunedin • Since May 2007 • 1445 posts Report

  • Robyn Gallagher,

    Update: J-Col is not a Miley fan:

    @robyngallagher @JudithCollinsMP You're referring to Gotye and Kimbra being naked but for body paint in the "Somebody that I used to know" video, right?

    @JudithCollinsMP @robyngallagher aNo. Wasn't impressed with Miley actually

    Judith is probably more a fan of Miley's Hannah Montana years.

    Since Nov 2006 • 1946 posts Report

  • Graham Dunster,

    Great essay by Lorde/Ella in last week's SST Sunday magazine. Gonna be no stopping her.
    Look back at the pop scene in the 60s and there were loads of kids her age making waves with great material, the big change is (hopefully) that Lorde et al don't get ripped off by the industry in the same way.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2009 • 184 posts Report

  • Robyn Gallagher,

    More Lorde! It seems Vevo are doing a series of short interview/profile things with her this week. Here's the first, where she talks about her influences - both musical and literary. She read Raymond Carver when she was 10!

    Since Nov 2006 • 1946 posts Report

  • Alan Perrott,

    I've got some terrible wedding gig associations with Abba, but I do like this one:

    Might be the best track Midge Ure never wrote.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 438 posts Report

  • Russell Brown,

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    I thought people might like to see where Lorde’s music was recorded, so I hopped on my bike earlier. It’s quite an interesting building ….

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Geoff Lealand,

    Speaking of Lorde, great review of her New York concert from the New York Times yesterday http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/02/arts/music/shes-16-but-not-thinking-of-sweet.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20131002


    Oh, I am ever so pleased that you have finally found Arcade Fire. They were the primary reason I went to BDO last time, and why I am going again in Jan 2014. But hold back on the Abba references--I hear littlle that is Swedidsh in their music. You need to go back to their first release Funeral, to get a sense of how ground-breaking they are.

    Screen & Media Studies, U… • Since Oct 2007 • 2562 posts Report

  • Robyn Gallagher, in reply to Russell Brown,

    I thought people might like to see where Lorde’s music was recorded, so I hopped on my bike earlier. It’s quite an interesting building ….

    Ten years ago a friend of mine lived in the upper floor, in a cool-dude bFM flat. It is indeed a really interesting building. I don't know what the bottom floor is like (where Golden Age studios is) but the top floor was all these offices (or bedrooms!) with gorgeous wood panelling. It didn't feel like it had much done to it over the years so much of the original 1930s (ish) character was still there. It seems like a perfect place to record an album.

    Since Nov 2006 • 1946 posts Report

  • Russell Brown, in reply to Robyn Gallagher,

    I don’t know what the bottom floor is like (where Golden Age studios is) but the top floor was all these offices (or bedrooms!) with gorgeous wood panelling.

    I popped in to see Campbell Smith recently -- and that's still how it is.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Russell Brown, in reply to Geoff Lealand,

    See how you like this cover of 'The Suburbs'. It's pretty sweet.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Russell Brown, in reply to Geoff Lealand,

    But hold back on the Abba references–I hear little that is Swedish in their music. You need to go back to their first release Funeral, to get a sense of how ground-breaking they are

    Just that one song. And they said it ...

    But I'm pretty struck by where they're going now. As James Dann put it to me, it's as if Talking Heads were on DFA Records. Taut, danceable, smart, big-band stuff.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Bart Janssen, in reply to Danielle,

    There shall be no dissing of ABBA on my watch, young man. I am quite stern on this issue.

    God how we (my cohort) all hated them when they came out. I even taped over and ABBA CD with some "real" music in order to terrify my friends when it was my turn to choose the cassette on the road trip.

    Then came Muriel's Wedding. It's kind of wierd that one movie can change all the connections for that music. It's still cheesy, but now it's cheesy in a lovable way.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 4461 posts Report

  • Danielle,

    Madge knew what she was about when she nicked a bit of this.

    Charo World. Cuchi-cuchi!… • Since Nov 2006 • 3828 posts Report

  • Tony Siu, in reply to Russell Brown,

    Wow. So its not so big studio in NY or something...

    Auckland • Since Mar 2008 • 82 posts Report

  • Dastardly Bounder,

    Thanks for the post of my tune. It's great to see the spike in listening stats whenever you post a tune. It's really encouraging. Thank you and thanks to all of the Hard News fans who give it a listen.

    Auckland • Since Dec 2012 • 61 posts Report

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