TOO MUCH STATIC


Peter McLennan writes too much....

... writings on popular culture, music, film and television in New Zealand and around the globe


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Record shops in Auckland, a handy tourist guide.

Record shopping in Tokyo is fun! (Real Groove)

NEW - Kyoto - Old school Japan (Pulp)

NEW - Opening the Kimono - NZ'ers doing business in Japan (Unlimited)

From Hashimoto Mouse to Japan Inc
expat Kiwis Terrie Lloyd and Jonathan Hendriksen on business life in Japan.
(Computerworld)

Okay Computer! (formerly Future Sound) column, from Real Groove


Salmonella Dub talk about their album Inside the Dub Plates.

Pitch Black talk about their album Electronomicon.

The Black Seeds talk remixes, and Paddy Free on how to remix

SJD interview

Epsilon-Blue (aka .Leyton) talks about his new album


Show me the money! RIANZ - what is it? Welcome to the NZ music industry.

Paul Crowther, ex Spilt Enzer, and inventor of the Hotcake distortion pedal.


the late Darcy Clay talks about going to Africa...

DJ's Pete Reilly and Abi Clarke from Soul Jazz Sound System talk shop

Grandmaster Flash - hip hop history lesson

Afrika Bambaatta - History lesson #2

Keith Haring shows up in Wellington;
an interview with Tony Shafrazi, Haring's former art gallery dealer.

local downtempo outfit Dejusa talk the talk.

Who were the Hallelujah Picassos?

Good Times - the film, about DJ Norman Jay.

Video a go-go: the state of Kiwi music videos in 1999

NEW -One Million Dollars Auckland funksters One Million Dollars spill the beans.

NEW Dan Gillmor's interviewing tips. Good basic tips for novices.

NEW Dubdotdash - Weblog from Peter McLennan. A bunch of my writing about random news and abuse from around the planet.

Memorial card from Martin Emond's memorial service held on Sunday 28 March, 2004, at Alleluya Cafe, K Rd. RIP.

NEW -Tigi Ness (Che Fu's Dad) talks about his album Unity Pacific, Rastafari, being arrested and jailed after the 1981 Springbok tour, and more

NEW local artist Mephisto Jones. Check out this cat's wicked art. He's a drummer, you know. From Out4Fame magazine.

NEW The basics of crate digging. Let your vinyl addiction take control!

NEW Counting the beat. Kiwi musicians are taking on the world. This business backgrounder by Russell Brown was published in Unlimited magazines Sept 2003 issue.

 

 

AOTEAROA HIPHOP
Hiphop Won't Stop - Aotearoa Hiphop Summit 2001.

Aotearoa Hiphop history - 1979 to 2001.

DLT teaches the kids in Waitakere some graf skills... Graffiti art in Aotearoa

Dawn Raid interview - Danny and Andy

Askew interview (from Out4Fame Mag)

Dubious Bros interview

P Money interview





more interviews/articles ...

Damien Binder
Film maker Ray Castle
Sola Rosa
Shayne Carter and Dimmer
Cloudboy

Jakob
Phase 5
Kog Transmissions
DJ Roger Perry

Asian Dub Foundation
Nicola Conte
DJ Spooky

Lee Scratch Perry

Slayer

Portishead
US Indie film guy Peter Broderick


WE ARE THE ROBOTS

Interviewer: Do you feel lonely when working?
Ralf Hutter: It is beautiful to be lonely. Silence is important because humans are permanently threatened by waste of music. That is why we demand days of silence. Sometimes we walk around with pincers to cut the loudspeaker cables. If we stop the permanent molesting of music, we get the chance to listen to genuine sounds. How do tools sound, doors, clocks, cars, bikes...
Ralf Hutter of Kraftwerk

More from Mr Hutter....
Q: Didn't you almost die on a bicycle?
A: No. It was just a very normal fall and a couple days in the hospital. It was nothing to worry about.
Q: Nothing to worry about? You were in a coma.
A: That's how it goes. I just forgot my helmet.

 

Greta (the Bass Goddess), plays bass for Moby This is from her site, about a gig in Ireland with U2.

Now for the best, most ROCK moment of my life. Ready? So I sez to Bono, I sez:
ME:" Thanks so much for having us, it was really an honor to play with you guys."
BONO:"Well, you , yourself, put on a wonderful show."
ME:"Thank you very much. What a great audience you guys have! And Ireland won, that certainly didn't hurt!"
BONO (ever gracious): "Well, you really had them. Towards the end I was backstage warming up so I couldn't SEE the audience, but I could FEEL their energy, and I got chills, you know, gooseflesh!"
ME (astounded): "Wow! You mean that still happens to you? That happens to me, too!"
BONO (in all seriousness): "Well, isn't that what it's all about?"

OH MY GOD, COULD YOU JUST DIE!!!! How ROCK is that! NOW I CAN DIE HAPPY.
Greta the Bass Goddess.

"Technology simply allows more people to create bad music."
Rob Garza, Thievery Corporation.

�People have been sending angry emails to fuzzywuzzy.com (Luna�s website) complaining about how we put 4 bonus tracks on the vinyl version of our live album. Some people demand that we put the bonus tracks on our website for free download. Maybe they should buy a record player instead. Vinyl sounds way better than MP3�s do.�
Dean Wareham from Luna, highlights old vs new technology problems.

The NZ Internet Awards 2001
Peter McLennan (Real Groove column) - Finalist 'Best Internet Coverage'
http://netawards.org.nz/

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