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Something So Strong: July 2008
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Orry no longer seems to be the hardest word. In. The same week that the Pope congratulated. Australia for its “courageous decision” to apologise for the injustices done to. Aboriginals (and then apologised for the paedophilia scandal). Aboriginal singer has topped. The Australian independent music charts for the first time. This is a significant moment in Australia, where over the years the charts have been a whiter shade of pale. Blind, and grew up in poverty 600km from Darwin. He speaks. Paul Hester on...
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Close Encounters |
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November 11, 2014. Originally published in the. ROCK MUSICIANS AND photographers are natural-born partners: show-offs need an audience, and a Nikon lens loves a show-off. For some photographers, like Auckland’s Bruce Jarvis. The scent of the hunt has been a life-long quest. Shooting first as fans, many become professionals, and Jarvis’s tenacity at capturing live shows secured him access that today’s photographers can only envy. Jarvis’s portraits of a satanic Frank Zappa. An exultant Bob Marley. The sur...
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Play It Again, Jim – 1 |
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Play It Again, Jim – 1. April 15, 2015. There’s been a lot going on in the land of. Played the first notes on New Zealand’s first home-grown hit record. In October 1948 he coaxed the ethereal, slow-waltz introduction to ‘Blue Smoke’ out of his lap-steel guitar. Carter was chuffed to be asked, but was reluctant. I’ve given up the lap-steel, he said. My fingers no longer have the energy to press the strings down. So I’ve taken up the ukulele. From → 1940s. Ruru Karaitiana, Blue Smoke,. Notify me of new com...
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Specks and spots |
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November 25, 2014. Was only possible thanks to the help and advice of two people: jazz archivist Dennis Huggard and trumpeter Jim Warren. I recently profiled Jim for Audioculture:. WITH A CAREER that spanned the 20th century, a natural ability to swing, and a great sense of humour, it’s no wonder that trumpeter Jim Warren is one of the most popular and respected musicians in the Auckland jazz scene. More here at Audioculture. From → 1930s. Larr; Close Encounters. Play It Again, Jim – 1 →. Click to purcha...
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A truly sacred ring |
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A truly sacred ring. October 23, 2014. Is 5000 words and covers from the Europeans’ first encounter with Maori it was a musical encounter in the 17th century, to the success of Lorde last year. The other, smaller entries I’ve written are on jazz and dance bands. And folk, country and blues. The researchers at Te Ara sourced some wonderful photos, film and sound material. Thanks to Ross Somerville, who in 1998 commissioned from me a profile of the legendary broadcaster Arthur Pearce. Leave one →. Ruru Kar...
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New Zealand - Simon Grigg
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Oh Mr Fraser won’t you take us home. Friday, October 21st, 2011 at 2:15 pm. I had a wonderful lunch with my friend Chris Bourke. A week or two back, sitting in his grand living room up in the hills above Wellington. The day was blue and gorgeous as only the capital can turn on -on those days, not as rare as we Aucklanders would like to think, when it supplies the sort of weather it loves to boast about when it repeatedly says ‘you should see me on a beautiful day’. Winner, Blue Smoke. Who, via his radio ...
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Something So Strong: April 2008
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Not on this Saturday morning. Devon St, New Plymouth, New Zealand,. So it was a nice surprise, if not completely unexpected, when Neil offered to come to the rescue after the lead act at this year’s Womad had to cancel. The “barefoot diva” Cesaria Evora suffered a small stroke in Australia, and in her place Neil performed a solo set. Ll now do a song as I actually wrote it”. Starting slowly, and singing Love can make you weep. The thousands of people perched on the hill, snapping their mobile phone camer...
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Something So Strong: The Wisdom of Youth
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The Wisdom of Youth. An interview with Youth just appeared online. Most of the content is about the recording of Together Alone. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This blog about Crowded House is written by the author of the definitive biography of the band, Something So Strong. Pan Macmillan Australia, 1997). Meanwhile, visit my website. For more information, articles, and details of how the purchase Something So Strong. View my complete profile. The Wisdom of Youth. Biography of Crowded House.
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Something So Strong: September 2014
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The Wisdom of Youth. An interview with Youth just appeared online. Most of the content is about the recording of Together Alone. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). This blog about Crowded House is written by the author of the definitive biography of the band, Something So Strong. Pan Macmillan Australia, 1997). Meanwhile, visit my website. For more information, articles, and details of how the purchase Something So Strong. View my complete profile. The Wisdom of Youth. Biography of Crowded House.
