Tsundoku

Another album I forgot to nominate for #5debutalbums0004 was 1 Giant Leap. Neneh Cherry, Michael Stipe, Horace Andy, Whirimako Black, The Mahatella Queens…ah well

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.
-Kurt Vonnegut, Hocus Pocus

Not heard this before. Since following people on here, I’ve realised I’m on the wrong part of Dunning-Kruger when it comes to music. But John Peel kept finding “new” stuff into his 60s so…

Anyway, would Le Butcherettes be fans of PJ Harvey?

Sorry, 9 days left according to submissions website. So no reason to not make a submission

5 reasons why the Fast-track Approvals Bill threatens NZ’s already fragile ecosystems With submissions about to close on the government’s proposed fast-track consenting legislation, its possible impact on New Zealand’s diminished and delicate ecosystems demands proper scrutiny.

Two days left to make a submission. Sneaky-deaky legislatey: I’d admire their slyness and cunning if they weren’t such perfect examples of anti-Māori, climate-emergency-denying, corporate shills, hell-bent on environmental destruction and (imo) personal gain. 🤮
theconversation.com/5-reasons-wh...

Funny. I laughed. It does look like karma. And Trump will use *anything* including images taken out of context to advance his agenda. So, fair-play I guess.

But…

…isn’t there enough material to use without resorting to decontextualised images (e.g. his stunned mullet reaction to collapsing man)?

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Karma?

Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema | Television | NZ On Screen Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema - Documentary Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema reveals the remarkable impact Māori have made on New Zealand cinema. Alongside film clips and interviews, it goes ...

Speaking of Aotearoa’s artistic influence on the world, film director Lee Tamahori has died. I watched Once Were Warriors once. I felt like I’d gone ten rounds with Jake Heke. It made the careers of Cliff Curtis, Tem Morrison and Rena Owen as well as Tamahori.
www.nzonscreen.com/title/hautoa...

#5debutalbums1014
Vows by Kimbra
Sorry Richard, I always forget the 5 🤦🏻‍♂️

IKEA product: a framed map of the world with something missing in the bottom right hand corner. New Zealand!

Oh, and she’s a Kiwi
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I’m actually an immigrant and I agree that “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.”
But when maps often literally leave New Zealand off the edge, and other countries are so quick to claim NZers, I want to proudly shout these great artists’ names from the rooftops

Front cover of the album Vows by Kimbra from 2011 (NZ).

A still from the video for Gotye’s song Somebody That I Used To Know featuring Kimbra. The singers are unclothed but their torsos are painted so as to be camouflaged against the wall behind them which is painted with multicoloured geometric shapes. Gotye faces us and his face is also painted. Kimbra has her back to us. Her face, in profile, is not painted, making a dramatic contrast

#debutalbums1014

Kimbra has a voice to die for. She’s a lot more than “just” the featured singer on Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye.
Vows was released in 2011. The later, US version (2012) has a version of Nina Simone’s Plain Gold Ring which starts a capella.

Was the “war speed…warp speed” part deliberate or a Freudian slip?

🥝 (where’s the bird emoji?)

Not

🦘

PS Not 🇦🇺

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Er…everyone concentrating on the image of Trump: aren’t you doing exactly what you’re accusing him of doing? Is the collapsed bloke OK?

Aotearoa New Zealand high country pastoral leases enter the chat and say hold my beer.

What Rage Commenting On A Joke Post Before Realising It’s A Joke Says About Anxiety Levels In The Age Of Media Subservience To Power- And Why You Should Be Concerned

@bobbyscocks.bsky.social , @wizball50.bsky.social
Bluesky algorithm or coincidence?

Who likes to keep life interesting by checking out new sounds, even as the days of your life count down faster, and risk having to hear a lot of shit ?
And who likes to listen to nothing but classics, thus risking becoming “that” old person but at least finding comfort in every tune?
#JohnPeel ?

YouTube video by HBO Max IT: Welcome to Derry | Opening Credits | HBO Max

The opening credits for #ItWelcomeToDerry are absolute perfection.

I’ve been impressed with his comms from start to finish. But because I pay far less attention than I used to, I’ve only just found out his mum directed Salaam Bombay. She must have taught him a few things about getting your point across.

An all-time favourite album. Wallinger was such a magpie but he knew how to shape those shiny things into something truly special

Happiness.
Oh, wait…that’s another album 😄

Can’t wait for the election campaign:

Peters: “National fucked up on that policy”
Everyone: “WE…”

My partner now has some new favourite tracks. Timeless stuff

Accept no imitations

Cheers Bob. You’ve just set me off on an hour’s Blue Nile listening. Been a fan since 89

YouTube video by SayIreland1 The Blue Nile - Saturday Night

#NewWaveNovember
#MusicChallenge

Day 3

Saturday Night - The Blue Nile
youtu.be/M3RrlN05HLs?...