Really good song by local songwriter & performer, Violet Hirst – found on the latest Beautiful Things playlist by Flying Nun.
Category: Music
AudioCulture has a lovely article about the history of the Hotcake distortion pedal, designed and made in NZ by Paul Crowther.
Crowther also created the Prunes & Custard Harmonic Generator Intermodulator, the name of which eventually became the chorus for the best Datsuns song.
An unlikely air-guitar band but here we are.
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The last gig I went to was The Beths in 2019. A top-ten event. This film was recorded when NZ was “doing really well” with the COVID pandemic. You can get the record of the show on Bandcamp.
18 months after it’s release, Plastic Bouquet by Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams is still a regular listen. I like it so much I bought it twice!
Craig Finn’s latest solo album, A Legacy of Rentals dropped in May and he’s paired it with a podcast called That’s How I Remember It.
That’s How I Remember It is a podcast that examines the connection between memory and creativity. Each episode will feature a discussion between Craig Finn and one creator — a musician, author, filmmaker, etc. — about the role that memory plays in their art.
The episodes with Patterson Hood and Edward Kitsis were good and I’m really looking forward to listening to his conversation with John Darnielle.
The podcast has encouraged me to listen to the album a lot more and I’m really enjoying how Finn has leaned back into characters and storytelling in his lyrics.
cheers, chopper 
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