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Archive for April, 2008

Look what the cat dragged in…

Finally get The Smiths on a poster

24 Hour Party People 17 May 2008 Poster

See you there!

Bill

Photos, Mixtapes & the next 24 Hour…

Brilliant night on Friday night – ta to all of you who came down. It was kinda weird being on a Friday night – seems like it’s been a long weekend! Anyway, the photos are now up (thanks to Mike for takin’ ‘em). Get them here. And the mix CD details for Friday nights giveaway are available here.

And I can now confirm the next 24 Hour Party People will be on Saturday 17th May at the Bath House. Hope to see you there!

Cheers,

Bill

Perfect song length proven by Science!

Just go and read this – otherwise I’d have to paste the whole thing in here – it’s all gold!

Two Minutes and 42 Seconds in Heaven by Joshua Allen at The Morning News.

He even provides a mix of 2:42 songs for your aural pleasure at Muxtape.

Enjoy!

Bill

International Record Store Day

Yes folks, Saturday April 19th is International Record Store Day so come & celebrate at Wellington City’s true independent record store – Slow Boat Records.

For Record Store Day (http://www.recordstoreday.com/), Slow Boat is proud to announce that we will be hosting an instore performance from Samuel F. Scott and his band, the Bunnies On Ponies. The Phoenix Foundation mainstay will be performing tracks from his soon-to-be-released second solo album through LOOP Recordings, “Straight Answer Machine”, in the store at 11am sharp on Record Store Day, ie Saturday the 19th of April.

Depending on how things go down on Friday night, I might see you there!

Cheers,

Bill

From Monkey to Puppet

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner’s new side-project is a band called The Last Shadow Puppets. The group is Turner and Miles Kane, frontman of The Rascals. Firm friends ever since Arctic Monkeys toured with Kane’s previous group, The Little Flames, the pair were inspired by listening to Scott Walker, early Bowie and David Axelrod amongst others – ‘it was dramatic’, Turner says’ ‘it filled the senses’ – that they hatched a plan.

Single “The Age of The Understatementâ€? is out now in the UK & here’s the vid!

Album is imminent!

Bill

Why Are People So Grudgeful? The Green Eyed Loco Man!

You couldn’t make it up! ‘Veteran rocker’ [sic] Mark E Smith faces RSPCA probe for chopping up rare red squirrels with hedge-clippers. More from the Daily Mail

Blondie to tour Parallel Lines

If you happen to be in the USA this June, you probably shouldn’t miss this. Blondie have announced a string of dates in June to coincide with the 30th anniversary of their classic album ‘Parallel Lines’. 30 years? Bloody hell!

Details from the NME.