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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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Distractions: Caught in a trap
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Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle. Caught in a trap. If you’re looking for the real Elvis, you’ve come to the right place. LAST TRAIN TO MEMPHIS: The Rise of Elvis Presley, by Peter Guralnick (Little, Brown). A photograph captures the teen idol on the steps of his newly bought mansion, hugging his father: both men are utterly bereft. Gladys Presley is dead. Vernon Presley has just lost his wife; Elvis, his mother. What follows makes a heartbreaking conclusion to. Last Train to Memphis,. Since then, the ...
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Distractions: December 2012
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Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle. James Brown at the Olympia, Paris, 1971 - the complete show, with Bootsy Collins on bass. Aretha Franklin live in Amsterdam, 1968. From St Kilda to King’s Cross. Paul Kelly’s “song memoir” How to Make Gravy. Is just an aperitif). A long televised interview with Kelly, conducted by the Go-Betweens’ Robert Forster, is recommended. So too is Forster’s thoughtful essay on Kelly’s work, “ Thoughts in the Middle of a Career. 8221;, written for. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Distractions: March 2013
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Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle. Hanging Out with Hank. In 1988 in New Orleans I met a group of men who had backed Hank Willliams (the first one). The Hackberry Ramblers were all in their late 60s, and dressed like they were going to church on a hot day: white shirts, black trousers, bolo ties, and white cowboy hats. What was he like? One of them answered, “He was always drunk as a skunk, he could hardly stand up – but when he got up on stage he sang like a hummingbird.”. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Distractions: Close Encounters
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Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle. 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. The surprises o...
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Distractions: November 2012
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Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle. Take it to la bridge. S fascinating obituary of French pretty-boy singer Frank Alamo. 8211; the leading exponent of the 1960s yéyé genre – I came across a sentence about his rivals Johnny Hallyday and Claude François. All three recorded French-language adaptations of UK and US hits, occasionally covering the same songs, eg ‘Da Doo Ron Ron’ and ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’. This is how the obituary described Alamo’s competitors:. A French James Brown, go-go-ing Clodettes?
