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The National: High Violet (4AD)
...I want to like the National more, but their almost willfully/arty... ...at that point I -- and maybe you? -- like the National more....
Tagged with: coldplay | richmond fontaine | the national | u2 | wilco |
Music at Elsewhere: music/3264/the-national-high-violet-4ad/
The National: A Skin, A Night/The Virginia EP (Beggars Banquet)
Don't be put off by the under-selling title here, this is much more than an EP (which I consider to be what, four, maybe five songs?) This "EP" is a 12 track collection which features this g
Tagged with: bruce springsteen | richmond fontaine | the national | wilco |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1627/the-national-a-skin-a-night-the-virginia-ep-beggars-banquet/
The National: First Two Pages of Frankenstein (digital outlets/vinyl)
...by writers' block, Matt Berninger of the National opened Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's... ...Phoebe Bridgers (boygenius), Taylor Swift (National's Aaron Dessner produced her Grammy-winning... ...If the devil's in the details, the National explore the minutiae of relationships beyond... ...and an enervating episode of Friends, the National dissect difficult adult issues, pick at the...
Music at Elsewhere: music/10690/the-national-first-two-pages-of-frankenstein-digital-outlets-vinyl/
Tal National: Zoy Zoy (Fat Cat/Southbound)
...the eyes and ears of the world beyond their national borders. Until the Kaani album a couple of...
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/7072/tal-national-zoy-zoy-fat-cat-southbound/
The National: Sleep Well Beast (4AD)
...are co-owned by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National, a band whose members now are not only... ...third in the trilogy, Pop). At this point the National seem to have negotiated the spaces in between... ...still is happy to have its heart broken. The National are here to oblige. The National play the...
Music at Elsewhere: music/8102/the-national-sleep-well-beast-4ad/
The National: Laugh Track (digital outlets)
...about now if you've heard the previous National album First Two Pages of Frankenstein which...
Music at Elsewhere: music/10892/the-national-laugh-track-digital-outlets/
National Lampoon: I'm A Woman (1975)
...and the Vacation series (with Chevy Chase), National Lampoon was a satirical magazine which also...
Tagged with: bubba ho-tep | christopher guest | corner gas | flight of the conchords | jerry lewis | monty python | the wild women of wongo |
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3067/national-lampoon-im-a-woman-1975/
The National: I Am Easy to Find (4AD/Rhythmethod)
...almost two decades the National, originally out of Ohio but these days its... ...album which owes much to the filmmaker and National uber-fan Mike Mills (20thCentury Women) who,... ...other players (Bon Iver briefly here too). The National just became the InterNational Orchestra . . .... ...Had Your Soul With You, this album announces a National with Bowie/early Eighties British ambitions... ...by his brother in the band Aaron. For most National fans who thrill to their swaggering and... ...write albums like that anymore” then The National just did. And then some. The Nationals' I Am...
Music at Elsewhere: music/8959/the-national-i-am-easy-to-find-4ad-rhythmethod/
National Lampoon: A prog-rock epic (1975)
If you enjoyed the parody of a feminist anthem Elsewhere posted some time back (the terrific I'm A Woman) then you've clearly got a sense of humour and might just be up for this. From the same album G
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/7099/national-lampoon-a-prog-rock-epic-1975/
Elvis Costello: National Ransom (Universal)
...(“we're working every day paying off the National Ransom”) the sounds shift from old jazzy...
Tagged with: bob dylan | elvis costello | from the vaults | joe henry | merle haggard | nick lowe | wreckless eric |
Music at Elsewhere: music/3659/elvis-costello-national-ransom-universal/
GUEST WRITER BILL DIREEN writes about a project to save books from being disposed of by the National Library of New Zealand
...book disposals are being carried out by the National Library of New Zealand/Te Puna Mātauranga o... ...will be denied studies about international reforms, social progress, historical... ...at continuing disposals of books at the National LIbrary of NZ. We remind you, every week... ...Alps. There is a vast array of local and national talent, a beautiful work of love for the book...
Other Voices, Other Rooms: othervoicesotherrooms/9939/guest-writer-bill-direen-writes-about-a-project-to-save-books-from-being-disposed-of-by-the-national-library-of-new-zealand/
GUEST WRITER BILL DIREEN ON THE STRUGGLE TO SAVE OUR BOOKS (2021): Intellectual assets of no financial value?
...about the astonishing cull of books from our National Library of New Zealand. Hundreds of thousands... ...of writers in Wellington to oppose this national embarrassment. We invite you also to look at... ...following links. Writers Against National Library Disposals nodisposals.neocities.org... ...acquisition of some of the collections of the National Library. These writers are gathering on... ...$ZERO. As a result, some books will go to National Libraries in Scotland, the Philippines and... ...in their own collections. But unlike other national libraries, ours passed up all opportunities to... ...The various strategies and arguments of the National Library directors have shifted with the winds.... ...past century (and more), will be undone. The National Library is descended from the General Assembly... ...is crucial for a fully resourced 21st-century national library have failed until now. These...
Other Voices, Other Rooms: othervoicesotherrooms/10093/guest-writer-bill-direen-on-the-struggle-to-save-our-books-2021-intellectual-assets-of-no-financial-value/
National Wake: Walk in Africa 1979-81(Light in the Attic/Southbound)
Although the unearthing of long forgotten -- if ever-known -- bands, genres and marginal artists has become the norm these days (another week, another cult artist you'd "always been into"?)
Music at Elsewhere: music/6043/national-wake-walk-in-africa-1979-81light-in-the-attic-southbound/
Gold Medal Famous: 100 Years of Rock (Powertools)
...delivers too, if you tune in for some kind of National Lampoon-like deconstruction of rock. Most of...
Music at Elsewhere: music/4603/gold-medal-famous-100-years-of-rock-powertools/
Elvis Costello and the Imposters: The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook (Universal)
...Out of Time from the great Imperial Bedroom to National Ransom and ending with Nick Lowe's What's So...
Music at Elsewhere: music/4931/elvis-costello-and-the-imposters-the-return-of-the-spectacular-spinning-songbook-universal/
Nigel Gavin: Thrum (Ode)
...small, independent Rouge label. Now getting national distribution through Ode, Thrum deserves the...
Tagged with: nigel gavin | robert fripp |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1255/nigel-gavin-thrum-ode/
The Clean: Mashed (Arch Hill)
...say? The Clean recorded live during their '07 national tour.Really, enough said: David Kilgour's...
Tagged with: arch hill | band of horses | chris knox | david kilgour | explosions in the sky | flying nun | the clean |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1705/the-clean-mashed-arch-hill/
The Jezabels: Prisoner (MGM/Southbound)
...(and courtesy of Peter Katis who mixed the National) and the kind of high-concept dramatics (and...
Music at Elsewhere: music/4497/the-jezabels-prisoner-mgm-southbound/
THE NEW ARCHITECTURE OF OSLO, PART THREE (2017): Operaen; The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
In the first two parts of this brief series about the architecture of Oslo, we looked at the new developments in the Barcode area and around the Renzo Piano-designed Astrup-Fearnley Museum of Modern A
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/8053/the-new-architecture-of-oslo-part-three-2017-operaen-the-norwegian-national-opera-and-ballet/
Lenny and Squiggy: Foreign Legion of Love (1979)
...guitar is Christopher Guest who was behind the National Lampoon albums. Longtime followers of Spinal...
Tagged with: anvil | christopher guest | flight of the conchords | from the vaults | hayseed dixie | national lampoon | neil innes | no way sis | spinal tap | the rutles |
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4339/lenny-and-squiggy-foreign-legion-of-love-1979/
Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra: Be Mine Tonight (ukulele.co.nz)
...they are alarmingly popular and National Radio will doubtless find plenty here to play... ...guy out) For details about the WIUO's upcoming national tour go...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
Music at Elsewhere: music/6616/wellington-international-ukulele-orchestra-be-mine-tonight-ukuleleconz/
Harry Manx and Kevin Breit: In Good We Trust (Stony Plain/Southbound)
...Death Have Mercy. Roots blues with slide, national tenor and acoustic guitars -- and banjo,...
Tagged with: alt.country | calcutta slide guitar | doug cox | harry manx |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1280/harry-manx-and-kevin-breit-in-good-we-trust-stony-plain-southbound/
Various: Te Whaiao -- Te Ku Te Whe Remixed (Rattle)
...Hirini Melbourne, who died in 2003, will get national recognition for what he did in reviving and...
Tagged with: hirini melbourne | katchafire | moana and the tribe | pitch black | richard nunns | ruia | salmonella dub |
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/917/various-te-whaiao-te-ku-te-whe-remixed-rattle/
Bonny Light Horseman: Bonny Light Horseman (37d03d/Southbound)
...more familiar names such as Aaron Dessner (the National), Bella Blasko and Justin Vernon among many...
Music at Elsewhere: music/9277/bonny-light-horseman-bonny-light-horseman-37d03d-southbound/
Various: Dark was the Night (4AD)
...Overseen by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National, this collection naturally has a kind of...
Tagged with: arcade fire | cat power |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2173/various-dark-was-the-night-4ad/
Lindon Puffin: Show Pony (Puffin Music/Elite)
...Island singer-songwriter Puffin came to national attention with an amusing doco which followed...
Tagged with: bill direen | lindon puffin | the weather | wilco |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1282/lindon-puffin-show-pony-puffin-music-elite/
Sharon Van Etten: Tramp (Jagjauwar)
...third album are Aaron and Bryce Dessner (the National), Kyp Malone (TV on the Radio) and Zach Condon...
Tagged with: best of elsewhere 2012 |
Music at Elsewhere: music/4827/sharon-van-etten-tramp-jagjauwar/
The Loving Arms: Dreaming Over You (Ghost Records/bandcamp)
...fan described this Auckland band as “the National meets Neil Young meets the Magic... ...on their albums. But add the confidence of the National to the alt.folk-rock of Neil Young and Magic...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
Music at Elsewhere: music/10620/the-loving-arms-dreaming-over-you-ghost-records-bandcamp/
YUNGCHEN LHAMO INTERVIEWED (1999): The singer as national emblem
When this interview appeared in 1999 I was subject to some interesting passive-aggressive communications from people purporting to be sympathisers with the Free Tibet cause who suggested that what I h
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/3123/yungchen-lhamo-interviewed-1999-the-singer-as-national-emblem/
Gracie Abrams: The Secret of Us (digital outlets)
...was co-written with, and produced by, the National's Aaron Dessner who has worked with Swift, she... ...mope-pop with the lyrical detail Swift and the National employ – is a plausible collection of...
Music at Elsewhere: music/11206/gracie-abrams-the-secret-of-us-digital-outlets/
Elvis Costello: You Hung the Moon (2010)
...his 2010 album National Ransom, Elvis Costello gave dates and places...
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/10978/elvis-costello-you-hung-the-moon-2010/
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The LS Bumble Bee (1967)
...Stan Freberg and Peter Sellers through National Lampoon, the Rutles, Weird Al Yankovich and...
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4908/peter-cook-and-dudley-moore-the-ls-bumble-bee-1967/
Various: Authenticite; The Syliphone Years 1965-80 (Southbound)
...material by the very famous Bembeya Jazz National and their peers on the Syliphone label. It...
Tagged with: highlife | the syliphone years |
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/1267/various-authenticite-the-syliphone-years-1965-80-southbound/
Minyeshu: Netsa (ARC Music/digital outlets)
...in Addis Ababa and studying at the Ethiopian National Theatre, this expressive singer was inspired...
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/10425/minyeshu-netsa-arc-music-digital-outlets/
Cilla McQueen: Crikey (2006)
...-- Friday July 22, 2011 -- being New Zeaand National Poetry Day it seems only right we should...
Tagged with: cultural elsewhere | from the vaults | new zealand music |
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4290/cilla-mcqueen-crikey-2006/
THE VALUE OF BOOKS AND READING (2021): Back to the Islands
...book to protest the disposal of books from the National Library of New Zealand. That book has been... ...more at the following sites (Writers Against National Library Disposals: nodisposals.neocities.org...
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/10083/the-value-of-books-and-reading-2021-back-to-the-islands/
Amadou Diangne: Introducing Amadou Diagne (World Music Network)
...on drums at age four, played in the Senegalese National Band and his song Senegal won a Battle of the...
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/4961/amadou-diangne-introducing-amadou-diagne-world-music-network/
THE DESSNERS, BON IVER AND THE BIG RED MACHINE (2021): With a little help from their friends
...Dessner twins in the American band The National, certainly put themselves about a bit.... ...Steve Reich, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood (the National sometimes referred to as America's Radiohead)... ...debut in 2018 included brother Bryce and National's drummer Bryan Davenport, singers Phoebe...
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/10013/the-dessners-bon-iver-and-the-big-red-machine-2021-with-a-little-help-from-their-friends/
THE WORLD OF DEEP AND SHALLOW FAKES IN MUSIC (2020): From Milli to Mylie
In late 2020 -- on the 30th anniversary of it being revealed that Milli Vanilli didn't sing their own songs -- I was interviewed on Radio NZ about fake musicians, lip-synching, classical and pop music
Something Elsewhere: somethingelsewhere/10556/the-world-of-deep-and-shallow-fakes-in-music-2020-from-milli-to-mylie/
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas: I Should be Proud (1970)
...Anzac Day a few years ago I was invited onto National Radio to talk about songs from the era of the...
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/6300/martha-reeves-and-the-vandellas-i-should-be-proud-1970/
Kunming, China: The song of the stones
...have been designated a World Geo-park, a World National Heritage site and, in China, a National Scenic...
Travels in Elsewhere: travelstories/5396/kunming-china-the-song-of-the-stones/
Erkki-Sven Tuur: Oxymoron (ECM New Series/Ode)
...for marimba and orchestra (here the Estonian National Symphony); a short funereal work for... ...ride I concur with Martin Anderson of The International Record Review who wrote, "Tuur charges...
Tagged with: ecm records | henryk gorecki |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1296/erkki-sven-tuur-oxymoron-ecm-new-series-ode/
Sola Rosa: Get It Together (Way Up)
...and the news that Spraggon is taking this on a national tour with a live band (and some of the guest...
Music at Elsewhere: music/2276/sola-rosa-get-it-together-way-up/
Lucid 3: Dawn Planes (EMI)
...All Moments Leading To This went to #2 on the national Independent Music Chart and Heat-seekers...
Tagged with: donald reid | lucid 3 | luke thompson |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1207/lucid-3-dawn-planes-emi/
RANDOM RADIO (2015- ): Archived radio spots
...was interviewed by Jesse Mulligan on RadioNZ National about his background and the Volume exhibition...
Something Elsewhere: somethingelsewhere/7418/random-radio-2015-archived-radio-spots/
THE LINE-UP FOR THE AUCKLAND CITY LIMITS FESTIVAL 2018: Bigger, better, back and Beck
.... . . and boasted excellent acts including the National and Kamasi Washington (among many many...
Something Elsewhere: somethingelsewhere/8151/the-line-up-for-the-auckland-city-limits-festival-2018-bigger-better-back-and-beck/
Chinbat Baasankhuu: The Art of the Mongolian Yatga (Arc Music)
...someone play it then this professor at the National University of Culture and Art in the...
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/6839/chinbat-baasankhuu-the-art-of-the-mongolian-yatga-arc-music/
Trombone Shorty: Backatown (Verve Forecast)
...and singer from New Orleans -- who plays the National Jazz Festival in Tauranga at Easter, and is...
Tagged with: albert ayler | charles mingus | from the vaults | jazz in elsewhere | miles davis | new orleans | rahsaan roland kirk | soundtrack for a revolution | sun ra | trombone shorty |
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/4090/trombone-shorty-backatown-verve-forecast/
Yungchen Lhamo: One Drop of Kindness (digital outlets)
It's been too long since this Tibetan artist appeared at Elsewhere and, although we've heard a few albums along the way, we haven't actually reviewed any since our interview in 1999. (Which as I noted
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/10862/yungchen-lhamo-one-drop-of-kindness-digital-outlets/
Tom Waits and the Kronos Quartet: Diamond in Your Mind (2007)
With a new Tom Waits album Bad As Me due in late October (his first studio album in seven years), it is timely to prime the pump with a little known item From the Vaults. In 2007 at a concert in New Y
Tagged with: chuck e weiss | kronos quartet | rickie lee jones | tom waits |
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4480/tom-waits-and-the-kronos-quartet-diamond-in-your-mind-2007/
Moana and the Moahunters: Treaty (1995)
...been a discussion point and Waitangi Day -- a national holiday -- was, especially in the fractious...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4753/moana-and-the-moahunters-treaty-1995/
Elvis Costello: Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album (Universal)
...recent North, Sacred Profane and Sugarcane, National Ransom and Wise Up Ghost – this is...
Music at Elsewhere: music/7325/elvis-costello-unfaithful-music-and-soundtrack-album-universal/
David Bremner: Gung-Ho (Atoll)
...brings in a lovely piece (Clouds) with the National Band of New Zealand, drops a solo bomb on the...
Tagged with: david bremner |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2578/david-bremner-gung-ho-atoll/
A CRITIC INTERVIEWED (2004): Putting opinion in print
...ago I was interviewed by Trevor Reekie of National Radio as part of his series about music...
Something Elsewhere: somethingelsewhere/6039/a-critic-interviewed-2004-putting-opinion-in-print/
Portia Faces Life and Dr Paul (from the Fifties)
...these were regular features on New Zealand's national morning show. (Randy Stone followed Life with...
Tagged with: essay on old time music | from the vaults | old time music | scratching the surface |
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3978/portia-faces-life-and-dr-paul-from-the-fifties/
Luluc: Passerby (SubPop)
...the death of Randell's dad) and now have the National's guitarist Aaron Dessner as co-producer on...
Tagged with: sub pop |
Music at Elsewhere: music/6471/luluc-passerby-subpop/
Dogo Du Togo: Dogo (digital outlets)
...West Africa” and French is still the national language alongside local languages. We needn't...
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/10471/dogo-du-togo-dogo-digital-outlets/
NORMAN McLAREN, ANIMATOR: Making the screen come alive
...to Canada by Grierson who had established the National Film Board of Canada. It was 1941 and McLaren,... ...to make more and more innovative films for the National Film Board. Whether the effects were achieved... ...The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees was in the National Film Library along with half of dozen other... ...noted that being 70 he had retired from the National Film Board; in later years he had been working...
Tagged with: animation | art spiegelman | chris marker | jerry lewis | norman mclaren | roger corman | the three stooges |
Film at Elsewhere: film/2010/norman-mclaren-animator-making-the-screen-come-alive/
RIP IT UP, RECOVERED (2019): Music and culture on the printed page
...put local artists on the same platform as internationals, boasted some of the most insightful writers... ...have been made available on-line through the National Library in its Papers Past pages. Starting in... ...had been a contributor himself, persuaded the National Library to place these issues on their website... ...I are doing this because we think Murray is a national treasure”. And he is. Here is just some...
Something Elsewhere: somethingelsewhere/8937/rip-it-up-recovered-2019-music-and-culture-on-the-printed-page/
Grizzly Bear: Veckatimest (Warp)
...year put together by two of the guys from The National (Elsewhere had and still has their Deep Blue...
Music at Elsewhere: music/2453/grizzly-bear-veckatimest-warp/
Mike Cooper: Fratello Mare (Room40)
...explorations with his prepared and looped National guitar from the Thirties to create evocative...
Music at Elsewhere: music/7104/mike-cooper-fratello-mare-room40/
GALLIPOLI, a television series by GLENDYN IVIN (Roadshow DVD/Blu-Ray)
...and just how big a day this has become in our national consciousness. It was not like this two... ...“duty” and so on have entered our national monologue. They are push-button words, like...
Film at Elsewhere: film/6928/gallipoli-a-television-series-by-glendyn-ivin-roadshow-dvd-blu-ray/
Kris Kristofferson: Closer to the Bone (New West)
...at that Pope-photo ripping incident then anti-national anthem period of Sinead O'Connor (I recall she...
Tagged with: bob dylan | johnny cash | kris kristofferson | lucinda williams | steve earle | troubadours | willie nelson |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2821/kris-kristofferson-closer-to-the-bone-new-west/
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE SONGWRITER QUESTIONNAIRE: Rodney Fisher
...CD or vinyl album you bought was . . . The National - First Two Pages Of Frankenstein One song,...
The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/10875/the-famous-elsewhere-songwriter-questionnaire-rodney-fisher/
GOOD AS GOLD; NEW ZEALAND IN THE 1980s by MATT ELLIOTT
...Rugby World Cup, . . . Here too is the international impact from sport, Bowie, Dire Straits,... ...the Rubik Cube to An Unfortunate Experiment at National Women's, this page-flick book will trigger...
Writing at Elsewhere: writingelsewhere/10885/good-as-gold-new-zealand-in-the-1980s-by-matt-elliott/
Bond Street Bridge: The Explorers Club: Antarctica (Banished from the Universe)
...was a remarkable show (they are currently on a national tour again) and this album of key songs comes...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
Music at Elsewhere: music/5971/bond-street-bridge-the-explorers-club-antarctica-banished-from-the-universe/
Various Artists: Introducing Townes Van Zandt via the Great Unknown (For the Sake of the Song)
...Fly. Among the better-known names in the multi-national cast are J. Tillman (a sometimes Fleet Fox on...
Tagged with: hayes carll | james mcmurtry | malcolm holcombe | richmond fontaine | ryan bingham | steve earle | tom russell | townes van zandt |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2958/various-artists-introducing-townes-van-zandt-via-the-great-unknown-for-the-sake-of-the-song/
GRATEFUL DEAD REVISITED, AGAIN? (2016): Welcome to the re-resurrection
...minutes epic by an all-in group featuring the National and others (sounding like George Harrison).... ...enlightening and enjoyable tribute are the National's Dessner brothers – Bryce and Aaron... ...which, in an odd way, makes sense. The National (and especially in their numerous side... ...to what they do . . . and of course the National (in various configurations) play a straight...
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/7470/grateful-dead-revisited-again-2016-welcome-to-the-re-resurrection/
BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2010: READERS' CHOICES
...albums which I simply didn't get. Sorry, the National still don't do it for me . . . but came... ...fun. What’s not to like? -- Michael The National; High Violet: The National go for the indie... ...Thinking of You -- Michael Elvis Costello; National Ransom: Graham's right that it's a bit of a...
Tagged with: best of elsewhere 2006 | best of elsewhere 2007 | best of elsewhere 2008 | best of elsewhere 2009 | best of elsewhere 2010 |
Music at Elsewhere: music/3779/best-of-elsewhere-2010-readers-choices/
Hollywoodfun Downstairs: "The Mancunian Swing" (Muzai)
...on display. Maybe it'll make sense on their national tour which starts in Wellington tonight (dates...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
Music at Elsewhere: music/5878/hollywoodfun-downstairs-the-mancunian-swing-muzai/
Rodriguez: Cold Fact (Rhythmethod)
...gooves, maaaan. Sffttt. PS: Trevor Reekie at National Radio did a phoner with the great Rodriguez...
Tagged with: moby grape | rodriguez |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1943/rodriguez-cold-fact-rhythmethod/
THE BARGAIN BUY: Flight of the Conchords: I Told You I Was Freaky (Sub Pop)
Writing parody songs is harder than it seems -- one Neil Young is possible but then try for Neil Diamond, the Bee Gees, Hendrix etc. Yet the Flight of the Conchords accomplish it with what seems an ef
Tagged with: bubba ho-tep | christopher guest | fight back rap | flight of the conchords | from the vaults | groucho marx | jerry lewis | monty python | new zealand music | the three stooges |
The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/4169/the-bargain-buy-flight-of-the-conchords-i-told-you-i-was-freaky-sub-pop/
BREAUX BRIDGE, LOUISIANA. A TOWN AT WAR (2004): Iraq comes to Cajun country
...gardens or on porches.Breaux Bridge, with a National Guard base nearby, is giving up its own to the... ...patriotic as this."We always look at the National Guard as a last resort which is here to defend... ...country. The National Guard is more for hurricanes and riots, not... ...people overseas."After Vietnam, the National Guard wasn't popular, but as years of relative...
Something Elsewhere: somethingelsewhere/10732/breaux-bridge-louisiana-a-town-at-war-2004-iraq-comes-to-cajun-country/
Kyu Sakamoto: Sukiyaki (1963)
...charts. It was also his first and last international success. Back home of course he wasn't a... ...wonder, he was a national hero and behaved accordingly. He lived a...
Tagged with: brenda lee | dean martin | from the vaults | jackie de shannon | kyu sakamoto | lesley gore | sam the sham |
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/2922/kyu-sakamoto-sukiyaki-1963/
The Map Room: Weatherless (themaproomband.com/Aeroplane)
...then that their music played well at RadioNZ National. Their was an older audience, and unashamedly...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
Music at Elsewhere: music/7919/the-map-room-weatherless-themaproombandcom-aeroplane/
Chris Knox: Baby You're a Rich Man (1987)
...of him by Dita Angeles is on display at the National Portrait Gallery in Wellington. It captures...
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/11144/chris-knox-baby-youre-a-rich-man-1987/
Little Axe: If You Want Loyalty Buy a Dog (On U/Southbound)
...Goin' Down, the ambient spook-blues dub of National Style) this one seems too content with its...
Music at Elsewhere: music/4688/little-axe-if-you-want-loyalty-buy-a-dog-on-u-southbound/
Bako in Sarawak: Monkeys, metaphysics and heavy metal music
...many things you can expect at the famous Bako National Park in Sarawak, some 40 minutes from the... ...to look for the rare proboscis monkeys at Bako National...
Tagged with: bako, sarawak | kuching | malaysia | sarawak | travels in elsewhere |
Travels in Elsewhere: travelstories/1758/bako-in-sarawak-monkeys-metaphysics-and-heavy-metal-music/
Craig Scott: Smiley (1971)
...few songs addressing the most important international event of that generation. Maybe because there... ...'71 (although stalled at number three on the national charts). Smiley had been written by Australian...
Tagged with: 1968 | creedence clearwater revival | from the vaults | generation kill | new zealand music | vietnam war |
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4194/craig-scott-smiley-1971/
Dream Theater: The Astonishing (Warners)
Those celebrating 40 years since the punk game-changer and still believe it wiped away prog-rock haven't been paying attention. Concept albums, double CDs, orchestration and towering guitars have made
Music at Elsewhere: music/7374/dream-theater-the-astonishing-warners/
Michael Nesmith: Rio, The Best of Michael Nesmith (Music Club)
...songs like the lovely Joanne (with his First National Band), Papa Gene's Blues, Some of Shelly's...
Tagged with: michael nesmith |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1984/michael-nesmith-rio-the-best-of-michael-nesmith-music-club/
Tokaanu, New Zealand 2007: Small towns on a slow up-spin
...out the back, as it were, is the Tongariro National Park, created in 1887, the first national park...
Tagged with: dunedin | eilen jewell | northland, new zealand | postcards from elsewhere | queenstown | the idiot boy who flew | tokaanu, new zealand | travel stories |
Travels in Elsewhere: travelstories/301/tokaanu-new-zealand-2007-small-towns-on-a-slow-up-spin/
I FELT LIKE A FIGHT, ALRIGHT? by RUTH CARR
...far to suggest, as the reviewer of Radio NZ National did, that these "one-liners, poems,...
Tagged with: cultural elsewhere | from the vaults | joe ely | natalie merchant | patti smith | writing in elsewhere |
Writing at Elsewhere: writingelsewhere/3991/i-felt-like-a-fight-alright-by-ruth-carr/
Arinushka: Old Faith (ARC Music)
...is so localised -- reaches across cultural and national boundaries in its sound. Listen without...
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/6968/arinushka-old-faith-arc-music/
Harry Manx and Kevin Breit: Strictly Whatever (Canada Factor/Southbound)
...etc) on a variety of instruments (lap slide, National steel, electric sitar, mandolin, veena) will...
Tagged with: bob brozman | doug cox | harry manx | kevin breit |
Music at Elsewhere: music/4327/harry-manx-and-kevin-breit-strictly-whatever-canada-factor-southbound/
Little Lapin: Remember the Highs (bandcamp)
...She received some NZ on Air assistance and did national tours. That Kiwi cash we gave her (it's your...
Music at Elsewhere: music/6973/little-lapin-remember-the-highs-bandcamp/
Chris Hurn: Too Busy Dreamin' (Monkey)
...his natural home. Hurn completes a New Zealand national tour tomorrow night (April 2) at Auckland's...
Tagged with: bob dylan | bond street bridge | broken heartbreakers | fleet foxes | hobotalk | monkey records | nick drake | troubadours | white swan black swan |
Music at Elsewhere: music/4034/chris-hurn-too-busy-dreamin-monkey/
Tono and the Finance Company: Up Here for Dancing (Tono)
...Dux Live Christchurch, New Zealand May 05 The National Dunedin, New...
Music at Elsewhere: music/4924/tono-and-the-finance-company-up-here-for-dancing-tono/
Various Artists: Everybody's Getting Involved; A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense (digital outlets)
...subtraction you can get the picture). The National bring the right amount of weary anxiety and...
Music at Elsewhere: music/11140/various-artists-everybodys-getting-involved-a-tribute-to-talking-heads-stop-making-sense-digital-outlets/
SIGUR ROS, REVIEWED (2022): Strangers from a strange land
...alongside Kind of Blue, something by the National and Brian Eno. Sigur Ros, now more than 25...
Live reviews + concert photos: livereviews/10398/sigur-ros-reviewed-2022-strangers-from-a-strange-land/
Betty James: I'm a Little Mixed Up (1961)
...Records in Chicago heard it, licenced it for national release and . . . Not a lot. Chess stuck with...
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/8344/betty-james-im-a-little-mixed-up-1961/
Joe Henry: All The Eye Can See (digital outlets)
Although singer, songwriter and producer Joe Henry hasn't won as many Grammys as his sister-in-law Madonna (three for his production work, to her seven), he enjoys wide acclaim from illustrious peers
Music at Elsewhere: music/10597/joe-henry-all-the-eye-can-see-digital-outlets/
Late Model European: It's Time (LME/digital outlets)
...radio or a useful studio session on RNZ National. It's Time is available on 10-song vinyl or...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
Music at Elsewhere: music/9056/late-model-european-its-time-lme-digital-outlets/
DINNER WITH THE WAINWRIGHTS (2021): Loudon, Rufus and Martha giving thanks
...or mundane. He wrote and performed songs about national and social issues regularly for National...
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/10035/dinner-with-the-wainwrights-2021-loudon-rufus-and-martha-giving-thanks/
BILL FAIRS' ROCK'N'ROLL PHOTOS, AT AUDIOCULTURE (2019): History in the lens . . .
...Orange Ballroom in Auckland; touring with international guests such as Cliff Richard, Del Shannon... ...Who; clowning around as the Torn Sack at the National Jazz Festival in Tauranga in 1969 (yes, they...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/8789/bill-fairs-rocknroll-photos-at-audioculture-2019-history-in-the-lens/
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Joanne Shaw Taylor
.... . she is at last coming to New Zealand on a national tour, as part of the Girls with Guitars...
The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/5518/the-famous-elsewhere-questionnaire-joanne-shaw-taylor/
THE BARGAIN BUY: Tom Lehrer; An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer
...sure you're all aware that this week is National Gall Bladder Week and so as an educational...
The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/6835/the-bargain-buy-tom-lehrer-an-evening-wasted-with-tom-lehrer/
Blue River Baby Band: Blue River Baby (Fire Flower/digital outlets)
...album is out there for this Wellington band's national tour (see dates below). Recorded live at Lee...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
Music at Elsewhere: music/9078/blue-river-baby-band-blue-river-baby-fire-flower-digital-outlets/
Links to Somewhere else
...blogs, background articles etc etc . . . National Geographic's music pages takes you into the... ...Van Zandt interview here at Elsewhere . . . National Public Radio in the States offers a wealth of... ...of contemporary and often provocative international art exhibitions . . . The Village Voice for... ...line if you want a broader view of what international English-speaking baby boomers are thinking and... ...journalists on articles as diverse as the international economy, travel, sport, culture, Korea,...
Graham Reid
...Library archive), frequently presented national and international radio programmes, and for... ...to file stories on everything from international politics to the arts and pop culture (as well... ...as well as a number of international travel websites. His arts, music and travel... ...numerous release-sheet biographies for international and New Zealand musicians and liner notes for... ...work has been cited in numerous local and international academic journals, books and papers. In 2018... ...sessions before public audiences with the internationally acclaimed writers Pico Iyer and Bill Bryson;... ...From Elsewhere) 2008 Recipient of international journalist's grant by Seoul Metropolitan...
Windows on Elsewhere
From every room in which Graham stays he takes a photograph out the window. Here are images of sometimes beautiful, but mostly mundane, views. And some odd interiors also. Further evidence that travel
Windows on Elsewhere: windows/1002/windows-on-elsewhere/
Something Elsewhere
Short stories, satires, thinking-out-loud stuff and nonsense for your enjoyment, amusement . . . or otherwise. Just utterly Elsewhere.
Tagged with: postcards from elsewhere | travel stories | encounters in elsewhere | the idiot boy who flew |
Images from Elsewhere
Evocative, strange, extraordinary or mundane photographs taken Elsewhere in this world. Some relate to Travels in Elsewhere stories, so feel free to flick back and forth. No PhotoShop either. All phot
Windows on Elsewhere
From every room in which Graham stays he takes a photograph out the window. Here are images of sometimes beautiful, but mostly mundane, views. And some odd interiors also. Further evidence that travel
Recipes from Elsewhere
Culinary ideas picked up from various places around the world, most very easily made with readily available ingredients and a bit of effort -- which will be rewarded when you sit and enjoy your labour
Music at Elsewhere
These pages - sometimes with sample tracks and videos posted - introduce and review music which may otherwise go unheard and unnoticed. Subscribers to Elsewhere (free, here) receive a weekly e-newslet
Cultural Elsewhere
Essays and interviews in the world of the arts, architecture, design, journalism, politics and culture. And more, which appeal to the curious spirit of Elsewhere . . .
Tagged with: postcards from elsewhere | travel stories | encounters in elsewhere | the idiot boy who flew |
My Back Pages
Graham recalls the stories behind some of the many hundreds of music interviews he has done with artists like Henry Rollins, Rod Stewart, Quincy Jones and Mick Jagger. And many lesser talents. Not alw
Absolute Elsewhere
Music interviews, overviews, critical essays and reviews. Big names, cult acts and interviews exclusive to Elsewhere. Straight and bizarre, oddball and ordinary music and musicians. Important moments
Writing at Elsewhere
Books, authors, spoken word and poetry which may appeal to the curious spirit of Elsewhere.
Travel Books by Elsewhere's Graham Reid
Postcards From Elsewhere WINNER: WHITCOULLS TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2006 critical comments . . . "His engaging style makes these vicarious journeys seem especially real ... his marvellous ability
Tagged with: postcards from elsewhere | travel stories | encounters in elsewhere | the idiot boy who flew |
Travels in Elsewhere
Some of Graham's travel stories with an emphasis on odd destinations, or a different view of the familiar. Must-see places and some to avoid. and encounters with unusual characters, usually in colourf
Tagged with: postcards from elsewhere | travel stories | encounters in elsewhere | the idiot boy who flew |
Essential Elsewhere
A selection of cornerstone albums to help you build an interesting collection of diverse Elsewhere music. These essays will introduce albums which can lead you into whole threads of music, areas you m
World Music from Elsewhere
Music and musicians from around the global village; interviews, overviews and profiles.
Personal Elsewhere
These entries are of little consequence to anyone other than me Graham Reid, the author of this site, and maybe my family, researchers and those with too much time on their hands. Enjoy the random odd
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . .
Strange, eccentric and sometimes mad people or unusual events and albums in the music world.
EPs by Yasmin Brown
With so many CDs commanding and demanding attention Elsewhere will run this occasional column by the informed and opinionated Yasmin Brown.
EPs by Shani.O
With so many CDs commanding and demanding attention Elsewhere will run this occasional column by the informed and opinionated Shani.O.
Tagged with: new zealand music | shani.o |
Other Voices, Other Rooms
This page offers the opportunity for other opinions to be added to Elsewhere. Contributions should be around 600 - 1000 words and can be sent to Graham Reid for consideration. (Use the "contact&q
The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire
Fifteen revealing questions submitted to well-known musicians or newcomers to the game which they can answer seriously or as silly as they please.
Live reviews + concert photos
Some of these reviews feature photos by Garry Brandon, a concert and commercial photographer. All such images copyright Garry Brandon, whose website is here. These reviews don't simply recount the set
The Album Considered
Unusual, over-looked and interesting albums pulled from the shelves at random for reconsideration
The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire
Fifteen revealing questions submitted to well-known musicians or newcomers which they can answer as serious or as silly as they please.
The Bargain Buy
Elsewhere recommends interesting or Essential Elsewhere albums -- or useful collections by important artists -- which come at a low price. Build a real world collection of discs beyond what you have i
Blues at Elsewhere
Interviews, overviews and reviews of classic and contemporary blues musicians and music. The blues was "wuthless immoral music, played by wuthless immoral loafers expressin' their vulgar minds wi
Favourite Five Recent Releases
Five of the best albums from the recent postings at Elsewhere. Music too good to let slide into the archives. The Elsewhere place if you're looking for a quick fix.
Art by Elsewhere
For many years, even before this website arrived almost 20 years ago, Graham Reid had been involved in art and design (CD, record and cassette sleeves, posters and illustrations). Here are some recent
Home
Elsewhere is a concept and a place, and Graham Reid goes there for his wide angle travels, writing, music review and interviews with writers, musicians and artists. Elsewhere is an on-line magazine fo