Podcast appearances and mentions of bill mckay

Bill McKay looks at council plans all over the country to get rid of community halls and war memorials.

Send us a textIn 2017, Colorado guitarist and singer/songwriter James Dumm came up with an idea for a supergroup. He had played songs from The Allman Brothers Band with his Denver jam tribute, Mountain Jam, and he wanted to create another tribute band featuring an all-star lineup. Thus, The Other Brothers came to be.The core lineup consists of Dumm on electric and slide guitar, Rob Eaton Jr. (also from Mountain Jam) on electric guitar, Todd Smallie on bass, Bill McKay on keys, Will Trask on percussion, and Mark Levy and John Michel on drums.Among their performance accomplishments, Michel frequently tours with the John Oates Band, and McKay toured with Smallie in the Derek Trucks Band, for which Smallie was a core member. The band's final album, Already Free, which features Smallie on bass and backing vocals, won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.Meanwhile, Dumm and McKay play with Johnny and the Mongrels, Dumm with Drunken Hearts, Eaton Jr. with Brother's Keeper, Levy with Circles Around the Sun, and Trask with High Hawks.The lineup is flexible, since not every member can make it to every show due to their other projects. Trask's role as a percussionist is especially flexible, as the choice is meant to represent choices in the band's later career, and Jiho Han, bassist for Judo Chop, will sub for Smallie in various upcoming shows. Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below!If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact our editor at info@themountainear.com or our podcast host at media@themountainear.com! Head to our website for all of the latest news from peak to peak! SUBSCRIBE ONLINE and use the coupon code PODCAST for A 10% DISCOUNT for ALL NEW SUBSCRIBERS! Find us on Facebook @mtnear and on Instagram @mtn.ear! Listen and watch on YouTube today! Share this podcast around! Scroll near the bottom of our website's homepage or visit the podcast's main hub on Buzzsprout!Thank you for listening!

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland

Gabrielle Kervella's life story is as rich and layered as the cheeses she crafts

Bill takes a look at the announced amendment to the Public Works Act. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

When money is tight, what becomes of 'nice to have' public art pieces? Bill McKay on urban issues.

Urban issues with  Bill McKay

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland

Granny flats - not just for grannies. Last week the government released feedback on the consultation to liberalise granny flat rules, and no surprise, there were a huge number of submissions.

There has been a lot of discussion. and protest, about the environmental impact of the Fast-track Approvals Bill. Bill focuses on housing and a couple of urban projects.

There has been a lot of discussion and protest about the environmental impact of the Fast-track Approvals Bill. 

Why do we have lawns? Bill McKay explains how they started and why they've stayed.

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay looks at two different building methods that are both good at minimising construction waste. He looks at a pre-fabricated pensioner housing project in Pt Chevalier and compares it to what he calls de-fabrication - where damaged houses are moved to a different site and repaired, rather than being demolished. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Some experts believe mayor Wayne Brown's second Auckland harbour crossing won't fly. Brown revealed a proposal to build a bridge stretching from Meola Reef to Kauri Point on the North Shore. Auckland University senior lecturer of architecture and planning Bill McKay says there'd need to be a number of feeder motorways through Point Chev to get to the bridge. "You know, the pushback from the locals and all that means it's all amounting to nothing." LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay looks at one of our most vital - but overlooked - pieces of infrastructure: sewerage. 

Bill has the second part of a citizens guide on what you can do if you don't like a big building proposal near you.

Bill joins Kathryn to talk about what happens if there's a development planned for your town or neighbourhood that you object to? Some residents in Wanaka and Tirau are fighting proposals for fast-food joints. He talks through the consenting process and what people can do if they don't like a particular proposal. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay joins Kathryn to look at six big changes announced by the government to boost housing, including the setting up of Housing Growth Targets for tier 1 and 2 councils.

Bill examines how New Zealand First's 'Fair Access to Bathrooms Bill' might work up against the Building Code. Are there really men's, women's and unisex toilets everywhere as Winston Peters has suggested?

What would you do if your local council or the Government asked to buy your house? It happened to Bill McKay recently, under the Public Works Act.

Bill McKay discusses the history of the classic layout of a kitchen, and its connections to pre-Nazi Germany. 

Today, Bill argues that it is cheaper and more sustainable to reuse old buildings rather than demolish them. He looks at how the University of Auckland has just done that - and ended up with the country's highest-rated building in terms of sustainability. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Does urban densification mean heritage buildings have to go?

Bill McKay looks at how designing public spaces with wheelchair accessibility at the forefront can benefit everyone, and not just those with obvious disabilities. The term 'universal design' conveys the idea that features such as ramps, wider doorways and so on, can cater to the very young and the old, pregnant people, the sick, the physically impaired and even fit and healthy people who may be carrying groceries or other burdens. Bill examines how much of this concept is written into the New Zealand Building Code, and where the gaps are. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

As more people work remotely New Zealand is seeing a hollowing out of inner cities which poses questions over how to sustain central area populations and the use of commercial buildings and carparking buildings. 

Bill McKay toured a few Australasian cities over summer; and shares his thoughts from the log industry to public transport. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill discusses a new exhibition at Auckland's Objectspace gallery called 'The Chair; a story of design and making in Aotearoa'. It showcases more then 110 New Zealand designed and made chairs spanning 170 years, all loaned by individuals and institutions. Bill hones in on three chairs in particular, and what they tell us about our attitude to design. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill McKay looks at an interesting new fellowship from The NZ Institute of Architects: $20,000 for someone to research "public housing challenges in Aotearoa" and "explore solutions". Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

My guest this week is keyboardist, Bill McKay. It's impossible not to hear Bill's name when you're a musician in the Denver area. He's everywhere and plays with everyone! McKay first moved to Colorado for college in 1987, and immediately started playing in bands while working on his degree at Colorado College. He toured with "soul 'n roll" outfit, Band Du Jour from 1990-1995 right out of college, then moved to Atlanta to join The Derek Trucks Band as the lead singer and keyboarding from 1995-2000. Moving back to Colorado, McKay spent the next decade as a member of Leftover Salmon. Bill has also played with Coral Creek, Steely Dead, The Other Brothers, and Bill McKay Band. Towards the end of our conversation, Bill talks about his past struggles with addiction, and getting sober 12 years ago. He invites anyone who is in need of a friend or someone to talk to, to reach out on his website: www.billmckaymusic.com. If you enjoy the podcast, please let others know, subscribe, or write a review! IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST IN A MONETARY WAY, I'M NOW ON PATREON! Please note: new Patreon members get to pick a cover song for me to record especially for them! www.patreon.com/andysydow Guest Links: Website: http://www.billmckaymusic.com If you liked this episode, consider listening to one of these next: 73. Drew Emmitt (Leftover Salmon) 74. Greg Garrison (Leftover Salmon) 80. Todd Smallie (Derek Trucks, JJ Grey & Mofro) Episode Music: Original music by Andy Sydow Sponsors: A huge thanks to our sponsor, Narrator Music. For any sponsorship inquiries, shoot me an email at middleclassrockstar@gmail.com narratormusic.com

Bill McKay discusses Te Matawai, Kainga Ora's new 276 apartment complex in central Auckland. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

A few days ago at an Auckland event senior people from Labour, National and the Greens each signed a pledge to build a 1000 more houses a year in Auckland. Bill McKay joins Susie Ferguson to explain why to him, that's meaningless promise - and to break down just how statistics can be spun. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay looks at how the built environment isn't as neutral as you'd think - it can be racist, sexist, elitist, ageist and ableist - and subtly and frequently manipulating us. He looks at the example of supermarkets, a place that is supposed to be easy and efficient for us to shop but uses design to get us to buy more. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

We now know the shape of the Government's plan for a second harbour crossing in Auckland: car and truck tunnels similar to the Waterview tunnel, with a separate tunneled light rail route to Belmont, Takapuna and up to Albany. Bill breaks down some of the practical issues arising from the plan.

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay joins Susie to talk about the differences between the use of concrete and timber in the building industry and the carbon footprint created by their use. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay joins Kathryn to talk about two events that see communities getting together to sort out their own issues from housing to urban design - with or without central and local government assistance. One is the Co-housing Hui organised by the Housing Innovation Society and the other is this week's Uptown Futures Festival.

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay jumps back in history to a time when the Railways Department ran a successful building programme in the 1920s that ensured its employees had somewhere to stay. 1600 houses were built, often in the space of two weeks by 2 - 3 carpenters. It was a forerunner to the famous state houses of the First Labour Government. Could we learn something from this prefab period in our history? Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay joins Kathryn to talk about the Loafers Lodge fire and the lowdown on Building Code rules related to building fire protection. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay looks at the two-decade old concept of the Smart City - where data and digital systems help things run more efficiently, like traffic, for example. Could AI make managing cities better? Or is there a risk it will exacerbate and perpetuate problems that already exist? Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay joins Susie to look in depth at the five options announced as contenders for a new Auckland Harbour crossing: a variety of tunnel and new bridge routes for light rail, buses, cars and trucks, and pedestrians and cyclists. But is there too much of a focus on commuting between the North Shore and central city? Where does that fit with spending on city and rural areas, roading and public transport? Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill McKay looks at Auckland Council's proposed budget - it's the last day for Aucklanders to make a submission - and an old Auckland mental hospital is being demolished to make way for a brownfield redevelopment. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Curtains are crucial; law change to put curtains in rentals.

Bill McKay joins Kathryn to look at the gap between the desire to build back after a natural disaster and the political will to do it.  

Urban issues commentator Bill McKay joins Kathryn to talk about what recent weather events might mean for city planning into the future. Which parts of the infrastructure network held up well and which ones need a rethink? Do we need to forgo the urge to concrete over green spaces and plant water-loving natives instead?

Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about architecture and three events which have promoted more public discussion about the built environment. He says all good in their own ways but all quite different, so an exploration of the pros and cons.

Bill talks to Susie about the concept of designing disorder - loosening up on planning rules and urban design so people and neighbourhoods can do their own thing. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill joins Kathryn to talk about Waka Kotahi announcing a round of consultation on the next Auckland Harbour crossing, and whether there was much in the government's latest updates on its RMA reforms. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Bill McKay updates us on Auckland's Queen Street, the City Rail Link and Panuku's plans for urban development around the stations - and points out a few problems. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.