Stinky Jim

What pictures - not just the wonderful Ariane's mic use but the be-fagged bouncers too, magnificent.

Highly recommended: annual FUKT Magazine #23 - The Sound Issue
www.fuktmagazine.com/shop/23

wow!

I think about this take more often than I'd like to.

AND THATS IS ENOUGH OF A REASON BY ITSELF

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Yesterday's story by @connorsharp.bsky.social (a $22bn road, in THIS economy?) is on track to be one of our most-read!

Which is good, because we've been banging this affordability drum for quite some time.

Join us today for a dip back into the archives... www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/03/04/w...

Covid hospitalisations climb as New Zealand enters new wave There’s been an increase in hospitalisations and in wastewater detections, and it’s expected to last another month or two.

There were 19 reported covid related deaths last week and a big uptick in hospitalizations. We're in a wave.

We haven't been hearing much about it, so I'm pleased to see this article on Stuff.

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No worries I now Gary Steel aka Witchdoctor is a far north based E vehicle user and a helpful man, hope it all sorts out for you.

@witchdoctornz.bsky.social maybe you can help here possibly?

That's definitely the approach as far as utilising anyone who has a voice they might care to listen to. In my experience logic, politely stating the facts etc & the utter ludicrousness of the situation has no effect whatsoever, they only listen/care about a very small privileged bunch. Bon chance

These companies have processes designed to be obstructive to individuals/small labels & operators, they literally only respond to majors etc There really isn't a way around this without personal connections or kicking up a huge stink. It's one of the reasons I gave up my label. Life's too short 2/2

Good luck with that. Don't use Distrokid so not with them but previously the only way I've been able to sort out similar erroneous sample/video claims was to use friendly people at UMG here in NZ. On more than 1 occasion it was their Australian office making the claim & they weren't even aware 1/2

7" of Tommy McCook - Nehru on Duke Reid label. Released in 1970. Produced by Duke Reid.

7" of Soul Vendors - Drum Song on Coxsone Records label. Released in 1967. Produced by Coxsone Dodd.

Remembering legends Tommy McCook and Jackie Mittoo who were both born on 3rd March.

From Skatalites bandmates to studio rivals, they created some of the greatest Jamaican music...

Tommy - youtu.be/cGbGqMx1cN8?...

Jackie - youtu.be/B6WltiwWgXI?...

#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky

Pleasure all mine (& listeners), another cracking track

Stinky Grooves: Tuesday March 3, 2026 Rambunctious rhythms

Permitted pungency

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Sonic situation

www.mixcloud.com/StinkyGroove...

Sam Altman on X: "Here is re-post of an internal post: We have been working with the DoW to make some additions in our agreement to make our principles very clear. 1. We are going to amend our deal to add this language, in addition to everything else: "• Consistent with applicable laws," / X Here is re-post of an internal post: We have been working with the DoW to make some additions in our agreement to make our principles very clear. 1. We are going to amend our deal to add this language, in addition to everything else: "• Consistent with applicable laws,

Sam Altman just said he has tweaked his deal with the Pentagon and wrote a list of things he says are part of it, and he chose to include this really great line:

"One thing I think I did wrong: we shouldn't have rushed to get this out on Friday."

There’s a lot going on but noting as of today RNZ and Waatea News appear to be the only NZ media who have picked this up and run with it.
In light of continued, blatant disregard for domestic and international law from the US it’s even more important to scrutinise this deal beyond one news cycle.

Suppose I were fixing to deliberately start the final war, I would just double check which side I was on.

“Any military members seeking to take advantage of their subordinates by advancing their blood-soaked, Christian nationalist wet dreams upon the flames of this latest non-Congressionally sanctioned attack against Iran, should be swiftly, aggressively and visibly prosecuted.”

And, once again, why I have it as a contract point that all art/translation/etc done for my work is done by a human, and why I write all my work myself (aside from the fact I can do it faster and better than if I used "AI" and then had to massage its extremely median text).

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Gloriavale ex-leader wins appeal, avoids jail for 20 years of sex offending Crown lawyers had argued prison was needed given his role as Gloriavale leader.

Way to show girls and women - yet again - that their trauma means nothing and they may as well not bother trying to get justice.

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple’s prison sentence quashed - replaced with home detention
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gloriaval...

Calling AI "slop" has been one of the most effective instances of the public rebranding a product and it pisses them off.

The outdated theory that caused the world to make a big Covid misstep A “scientific fallacy” underpinned early ideas about how Covid was spreading, leading to mistakes in prevention and control.

Gosh we've been waiting so long for some acknowledgement of this www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Dave @GamewithDave They removed CD/DVD drives from devices. They made physical media harder to buy and use. They removed expandable storage from phones. They pushed us into streaming subscriptions. They made always-online normal. They made unlimited internet necessary. Then slowly raised the price of everything. Ownership quietly became renting.

Typically excellent investigative journalism by Kirsty Johnston which raises as many questions as it answers especially when it comes to transparency. This retrogressive, captured Govt needs to go.