Posts by JP Hansen
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Speaking of overseas festivals - Coachella is on right now (day 2 of 3 on NZ Sunday) and they're webcasting on facebook & myspace;
http://www.coachella.com/broadcast/webcast
Hoping to catch Sly Stone (!?) and Gorillaz tomorrow, and whatever I can see today. Looks like webcast starts at 7pm EST, which is noon NZ time.
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Here's a rather lovely interview regarding the forthcoming Doctor Who games.
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I hardened up on Sapphire & Steel. After that, Doctor Who didn't seem quite as scary.
Tom Baker's my doctor too, but I know I saw a lot of Pertwee. I have the feeling they were repeats during the Baker era.
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I'm sad we didn't do a "We Are The World" style ad again...
Satellite Spies at 1:05. Brilliant.
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You're welcome Alan. Also good for giggles;
Angus wasn't the only school uniform wearing member at one point. I assume Brian didn't come out similarly dressed last night? -
One of Bon Scott's pre -AC/DC bands.
So Spinal Tap "The Originals / The New Originals / The Thamesmen" era it hurts.
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I've heard the Down Under flute line and the Kookaburra tune side by side (and overlaid), and I'm buggered if I hear enough of a resemblance to warrant 60% of royalties being awarded.
Certainly nothing in the order of, say, Springsteen ripping off the Kiss melody from I Was Made For Loving You (try 1:45):
Off topic a bit, sorry, but anyone know if C4 still have the rights to The Daily Show? Or is it moving to Sky's Comedy Central channel?
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I'm betting it was Rocked the Nation: 100 NZ Music moments - a 6 part TV3 series from 2008, fronted by Karyn Hay. How Bizarre was one of the Top 10 moments, I'm certain.
I found a review of the Crowded House concert I recalled earlier, it was on 27 Feb 1994, but unfortunately no mention of the support acts are in it (save that the 2 kids pulled up on stage to sing the Marley cover were 'better than the support acts').
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Thanks for that piece, Graham.
If I'm getting my bands mixed up, apologies in advance, but this is what plays out in my memory...
First I can recall hearing of OMC, I and a few other University mates had headed off from Central / West Auckland to catch a free Crowded House concert in the Manukau Shopping Centre carpark. Was probably 3rd or 4th year varsity, Together Alone tour - so 1993 I guess.
OMC was the support act, and out came a fearsome looking man, dressed in traditional polynesian carb, brandisihing a machete and rapping a fairly hardcore song with the refrain "I'm just another coconut". The non-locals were stunned and we didn't know whether to laugh or run for our lives.
It was a weird show all round. About 3pm in the afternoon. About 10 minutes into the Crowded House set Hester exclaimed he had to go for a piss, and I don't think he returned. If he did it may have been for the last song. Neil Finn handed out batteries to someone who was trying to bootleg the show and whose tape-recorded had died.
Neil got some local kid "Billy" who was busking in the square up on stage after Paul departed and they played a Get Up Stand Up / Exodus medley for about 15 minutes, and the kid (and his mate who I think took over on drums for a while) stayed on stage for the rest of the performance to fill in.
Then, a few years later in 1997/1998 I was living in California and the song was picking up big time. Local buskers in the streets of Santa Rosa were singing it, and VH1 had 'Pop-Up Video-ised" the clip, adding OMC and NZ trivia as the song played.
Cherished memories (I hope the former actually happened as I remember it).
Thanks Pauly.
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While we're discussing all things Apple and geekery and whatnot...
A guy I knew at university who was working on his Masters in Engineering Science (or maybe doctorate) when I was an undergrad, and with whom I have caught up with a few times since has made a really cool iPhone 3GS app / game "Sky Siege".
The game's website's kinda retro, but it tells you what you need to know.
The guy's been in the news lately for some impressive work he's done in his day job, but as his name's not on the site nor in the domain name profile, I don't think I'll reveal any more.