Posts by Chip Matthews
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An EP I'm loving at the moment: http://renaissancemusicnz.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-trips-ep
Made up of S.F.T., Rizvan and Tonga Vaea. Some mighty fine stuff.
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New vid/project with Anna Coddington and Jason Smith:
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I ended up doing my radio show, on a day which I would usually had off. Dunno why, but this year my co-host and I both thought it'd be good to do. And it was. The listenership were up for a great morning of music and sun. Great way to start the day.
Every year on Waitangi, I think of my pops. I think of one who was so disengaged with his heritage. And I look at it in relation to the Treaty and it's place in NZ for the past 173 years. And whilst I don't blame shit on the Treaty in that way, I always find it quite poignant to think of my dad, from the Hoks, part of the urban migration and one of those born of parents intent on pushing all things Maori away from my dad and his siblings. I also think of stuff like the Native Lands acts, Settlement Act, or Judge Prendergast.
Social media helps showcase a lot of , ahem, different opinions on all things Waitangi. But as I likened it to yesterday, Waitangi is like a national booze up, a party where there's always gonna be people who say things that they ONLY say on the turps. In this case, you have a whole bunch of people who feel it's a day where they can vent, like REALLY get their negative shit out. I do wonder if any of those people look back at their posts with some sort of Waitangi-hangover lense.
Anyways, for me, it was radio, into the office to take care of some things, and then home to hang out with my son, who got to experience, even unkowingly, Waitangi for the first time.
All in all, I had a frikkin brilliant Waitangi Day!
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Hard News: Music: Summer Season, in reply to Russell Brown,
Hey hey, I may have been in my tweens during that period, and was too into my Run DMC and New Edition to catch on to this sockless-music-movement, but I was there! ha ha. I remember Casey, that was our Sundays, listening while the old man was working on something in the garage.
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Hard News: Music: Summer Season, in reply to Luke Williamson,
This was our Yacht Rock theme over the break:
Hashtag CLASSIC
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Spent quite a bit of time over the break driving the band van. Had a great introduction in to the world of “Yacht Rock” courtesy of Tom Scott (along with the accompanying video):
Also, the Young, Gifted and Broke mixtape def got a good playin over the break.
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Was stoked to get the SJD album yesterday (thanks Jim!) and man, it just made my night last evening. Amazing, beautiful, challenging, so awesome.
I'll even try and not be the hiding guy at the High Noon tomorrow Russell!
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Hard News: Party on, dudes, in reply to BenWilson,
For me, it wasn't until doing the guest post thing, that I felt more confident to even take part in conversations here! I was more the sit on the sidelines in admiration of the mind-athletes.
I'm just in training.
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Congrats on the ten years, brosi! I started as an avid listener in the 90's, a wee step on my pathway to being more aware of the world I inhabit and interact with. The influence upon me from you and the other contributers is immeasurable. Thanks to you, and to everyone involved. Salute.
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Hard News: Friday Music: Do not disturb, in reply to Russell Brown,
Seriously, considering printing it for my scrapbook.