Monthly Archives: July 2007

WoW!

Posted on July 31, 2007 by admin

Bloody hell, what a fantastic night on Saturday night at ATOMIC – thanks to all who came down, I hear the floor was seriously bouncing! Apologies to all of you whose requests I never got around to playing (or had … Continue reading →

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Where are my friends tonight? Again…

Posted on July 26, 2007 by admin

Great article on the ‘melancholy greatness’ of LCD Soundsystem’s fabulous ‘All My Friends’ by Hua Hsu at Slate. Read it here. Big thanks go to ‘friend of nothingelseon’ James for the link. B

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Talking Heads live in Rome 1980

Posted on July 23, 2007 by admin

In more Atomic anticipation, some kind soul has uploaded the following live footage of Talking Heads to Youtube: Talking Heads w/ Adrian Belew December 1980 “Live in Rome” Pro-shot live performance of Talking Heads. Another great show from the Adrian … Continue reading →

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Hey, this ain’t my normal band … but what’s normal about a band anyway!

Posted on July 22, 2007 by admin

Um, in the spirit of the upcoming Atomic, I offer you this: more Debbie Harry with added muppets. Now you may think that I have a thing about muppets, but I assure you not. Honest! B

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Smiths still split! New DVD out though!

Posted on July 21, 2007 by admin

In other news, former bassist with The Smiths Andy Rourke has quashed hopes for a future Smiths reunion, insisting Morrissey is impossible to even contact, let alone coax into reforming, so says the NME here anyway. Best quote of the … Continue reading →

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Hookless!

Posted on July 21, 2007 by admin

In breaking news, seems like Peter Hook has left New Order. This from the NME (full story here): New Order without bassist Peter Hook after band members Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris issued a statement today (July 20) saying they … Continue reading →

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Synth Pop/Electronic History Lesson for download!

Posted on July 19, 2007 by admin

There is an excellent early electronica/new wave/synth mix available for download here: http://acuterecords.com/blog/?p=12 This is a fantastic sampler of late 70’s/early 80’s electronic, minimal synth, synth-pop music. Includes The Associates, OMD, Paul Haig, Thomas Leer, Cabaret Voltaire, Severed Heads, John … Continue reading →

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New Look!

Posted on July 13, 2007 by admin

You’ve probably noticed, though. Just a few more bugs to iron out. Let me know what you think. B

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Reaching for the sublime in music design

Posted on July 10, 2007 by admin

Nice site hardformat.org set up to celebrate our love of brilliant music-related design. Hard Format isn’t intended to become a dusty museum devoted exclusively to past glories, though there’ll certainly be some of that, we also want to highlight the … Continue reading →

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Record Stores: outlook not so bleak?

Posted on July 10, 2007 by admin

Nice article in the Guardian about how specialised record stores are carving out a niche & staying alive here. Big shout out to the fine folks at Wellington’s only independent record store that matters: Slow Boat! Bill

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