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1. Wet Willie 2. Warren Zevon 3. Matt Joe Gow And Kerryn Fields 4. Son Volt 5. Nancy Sinatra And Lee /Hazelwood 6. Pearl Jam 7. Coldplay 8. Vika And Linda 9. Straitjacket Fits 10. Lonnie Donegan 11. Chris Isaak 12. Mint Chicks 13. Neil Young 14. Jimi Hendrix 15. Devilskin 16. Primal Scream
1. Pokey La Farge 2. Drive-By Truckers 3. Robert Finley 4. Fruit Bats 5. Jen Cloher 6. Carl Douglas 7. Neko Case 8. Father John Misty 9. GA-20 10. Hurray For The Riff Raff 11. Straitjacket Fits 12. Tall Dwarfs 13. Palehound 14. REM 15. Edgar Broughton Band
Liam McIndoe checks in with two songs that go back to his New Zealand roots: Amazing tunes from Darcy Clay (“Jesus I Was Evil”) and Straitjacket Fits (“Down in Splendour”). Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends. Visit our website at SuburbsPod.com Email Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.com Follow us on the Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @suburbspod If you're glad or sad or high, call the Suburban Party Line — 612-440-1984. Theme music: "Ascension," originally by Quartjar, covered by Frank Muffin. Visit quartjar.bandcamp.com and frankmuffin.bandcamp.com.
1. Kool And The Gang 2. The Charlatans 3. Hugh Cornwall 4. Thurston Moore 5. Nancy Sinatra 6. Son Volt 7. Jenny Lewis 8. Mary Coughlan 9. Ian Dury And The Blockheads 10. Joe Tex 11. The Gun Club 12. Tall Dwarfs 13. Straitjacket Fits 14. Jake Blount 15. Vance Joy 16. TV Priest
1. The Clash 2. Mozart Estate 3. Phosphorescent 4. Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs 5. Vera Ellen 6. The Hollies 7. The Welcome Wagon 8. REM 9. Sharon van Etten 10. Bettye La Vette 11. Hal Cannon 12. Whitehorse 13. The Heptones 14. Straitjacket Fits 15. Queen 16. Devilskin
Immortal Bangers and Me by Shayne Carter: The legendary musician recounts his experience playing with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Before playing in Christchurch and Dunedin with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Dimmer and Straitjacket Fits' Shane Carter shared his musical journey with Angelina Grey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In our mega twenty-second episode we take a break from our patrol through the world of the Judge Dredd Megazine to look at the 1993 Judge Dredd Yearbook. This episode we'll check out continuations of a bunch of Megazine stories, including Straitjacket Fits, Red Razors, Armitage, and Soul Sisters, as well as original adventures for … Continue reading meg 22 – 1993 Judge Dredd Yearbook
On this episode, Damian sits down with one of the greatest songwriters EVER: SHAYNE CARTER!!! Shayne is a bonafide New Zealand music icon that has released some of Damian's favourite records in his various bands. Listen in as the two discuss how punk inspired Shayne & his compatriots in the Dunedin music scene to create some of the best music ever recorded. NOT TO BE MISSED & don't miss ANY of Shayne's genius! Check out his amazing autobiography "Dead People I Have Known", as well as the music of: Straitjacket Fits, Doublehappys, Shayne Carter+Peter Jefferies, Bored Games, Dimmer, The Weeds etc. (As well as all the other NZ goodness: The Bats, The Chills, The Clean, The Enemy, King Loser, Look Blue Go Purple, Sneaky Feelings, The Stones Toy Love, The Verlaines, Wax Chattels, etc. It will make your life better.)!!!!!! Also Touched On: Toy Love and the Enemy The Sex Pistols were good even on the reunion... shockingly The Stooges, Al Green and Leonard Cohen: perfect til the end Like in wrestling: doing more with less “That’s the guitar sound from ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’!" Chris Knox: true punk Martin from the Chills setting up chairs outside of gigs the power of distance The guy and the record store setting you straight after calling Jimi Hendrix a hippie There is no golden egg to chase in Dunedin 1 in 10 000 people are signed to a US label “Very white, very violent” Dunedin in the late 70s Car Boys VS. Punks: being willing to die for your art “Scarfie bashing” Doublehappys: a form of social revenge & SO MUCH MORE!!!!! BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS
History was made at last night's Ockham Book Awards, with two first time writers taking out the top fiction and non fiction prizes. Becky Manawatu's novel Aue, a raw and heartbreaking story of two orphaned Maori brothers each struggling to survive, won the $55,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction and the Hubert Church Prize for best first book of Fiction. Straitjacket Fits frontman Shayne Carter has also taken out both the first book and overall best book in the General Non Fiction category for his memoir Dead People I Have Known. It's the first time debut Māori writers have won both top awards. In another first - because of Covid-19, the Ockham Book Awards ceremony has held online. Standing Room Only's Lynn Freeman watched all the action.
In Dead People I Have Known, the legendary New Zealand musician Shayne Carter tells the story of a life in music, taking us deep behind the scenes and songs of his riotous teenage bands Bored Games and the Doublehappys, his best-known bands Straitjacket Fits and Dimmer. Carter appears live in conversation with WORD Programme Director Rachael King about the writing of the book – often poetic, often hilarious, always engaging – and the stories within, which feature bands, women, family and friends.
A giant of New Zealand music, Shayne Carter writes of the people, places and social forces that have shaped him in his autobiography Dead People I Have Known. From the death of a band member, to the halted progress of Straitjacket Fits – the band that was expected to conquer the world with numbers such as “She Speeds”– and his dazzling come-back with the band Dimmer, Carter’s story is a hike through our cultural landscape, notably taking in that ‘Dunedin Sound’. Carter is in conversation with John Campbell.
Indie-rock legend Shayne Carter (best known for his bands Straitjacket Fits and Dimmer) will talk about his new autobiography, Dead People I Have Known. Shihad’s Jon Toogood gave the book this verdict: “Sometimes profound. Sometimes utterly hilarious. I couldn’t put this book down. A triumph.” Carter will talk about his stellar music career, the Dunedin Sound, his love of sport, growing up in Dunedin, and everything in between. Chaired by Carter’s former driving student Steve Braunias. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
Shayne Carter is a recurring theme, as his bands Double Happys and Straitjacket Fits are featured along with a 7" collaboration with New Zealand legend, Peter Jefferies. Bob and Mike also play and discuss tracks from Sonic Youth, Human Instinct, and Kim Deal.
Jon Toogood is a songwriter and musician. Jon is the lead singer and guitarist in a band named Shihad. Formed in Wellington, New Zealand, the band are well-known among Australians following the success of their breakthrough album, The General Electric, in 1999. Jon and his bandmates have been based in Melbourne since around that time, and have released a string of great albums. The most recent was FVEY, released in 2014, a hard rock record with a political agenda, which we discuss in some detail in this episode. I first met Jon Toogood in 2011, when I interviewed him for a Mess+Noise ‘Storytellers’ feature about two of my favourite Shihad songs, ‘Home Again’ and ‘Deb’s Night Out’. I also interviewed him about drug use for my book Talking Smack in 2013, when Shihad were touring Australia while supporting Black Sabbath. He’s an energetic conversationalist and mad music fan above all else, which should become apparent pretty quickly. Our conversation touches on the concept of justice, which featured prominently in Jon’s writing for FVEY; how his marriage to a Sudanese woman changed his perspective and led to him undertaking charity work; his early interest in reading horror novels, which led to writing his first song for Shihad; the fine line between confidence and arrogance in musicians, and how he has learned to deal with negative reviews of his music. This interview took place in Brisbane in early June, when Shihad was performing three shows in south-east Queensland. I’d seen the band perform a couple of nights earlier, at the Hamilton Hotel, where they were in incredible form. They’re simply one of the best live rock bands I’ve ever seen, and I decided long ago to never pass up an opportunity to see them live. Jon and I spoke on a Sunday afternoon in an inner-city hotel room that he was sharing with guitarist Phil Knight; you’ll hear Phil arrive partway through the recording and try to quietly creep past with a box of freshly bought Fruit Loops. Jon Toogood is a songwriter and musician who has been at the helm of Shihad since 1988. A New Zealand rock institution that has consistently delivered churning riffs and soaring melodies over nine studio albums and eight EPs, Shihad have a reputation as a ferocious live act that's been hard-earned after more than 1,500 shows. Their two decade-plus career was recognised at the 2010 New Zealand Music Awards, where they were ushered into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame; they were also recently awarded with 'Most Singles in the NZ Charts by a NZ Artist' (25) and 'Most #1 Albums by a NZ Artist' (5) by Recorded Music NZ. Jon also fronts The Adults, an extra-curricular project starring some of his favourite New Zealand artists, including Julia Deans (Fur Patrol), Shayne Carter (Dimmer, Straitjacket Fits) and Ladi 6. Jon took up guitar aged seven, but back then soccer and cricket were his still first love. A talented batsman, he captained the Wellington Representative cricket team, but at 15 he traded his bat and cricket whites for a guitar and black jeans and never looked back. Jon’s career highlights include playing in front of 60,000-strong crowds and Shihad's gold albums, but says nothing beats the rush of knowing when he’s written a song that works. Show notes and links to Jon's music discussed in this episode: http://penmanshippodcast.com/episode-7-jon-toogood/ Jon Toogood on Twitter: @JonToogood Penmanship on Twitter: @PenmanshipAU penmanshippodcast.com