RDU RounD-Up and Decknology Final TONIGHT!



Things are gettin’ pretty exciting in ole Churchtown today. A crazy norwester is blowin’ through town and 5 of Christchurch’s best bands are preparing for the RDU RounD-Up final. RounD-Up is probably Christchurch’s longest running band competition and was formerly known as the “Not-So-Young-Entertainers Competition” (the name being a piss take on a NZ TV talent show). From the wee bit of research that I did online I came across an archive of the RDU site back in 1998 which makes RDU’s band competition at least 10 years old. The Stefan Van Soest Hit Machine (SVSHM) were winners that year with Duluxeboy, Android and Mountains of Murray also in the final. To find out more about who entered in 1998 click here. The SVSHM still play the odd gig in CHCH in some form or other and have just launched a new page on Facebook. Winners over the last couple of years include Bang! Bang! Eche!The Tiger Tones, and The Undercurrents. All amazing bands in their own special way and all bands RDU has been proud to champion. The amount of brilliant musical talent coming out of Christchurch over the last 5 years has been fantastic. This years RounD-Up final is freakin’ exciting too and consists of (in no particular order) The KlapTiny Paper DaggersDenmark StreetJimmy Zoom and the Beytown Grifters and Sexy Animals. I wish them all the best and I look forward to their performances.

See you at the Dux.
Peace,
Dr H 
xoxox

Friday Drive * RDU 98.5 FM * Friday 26th September 2008 [radio show]

Hi! Thanks for listening to the show!!
Here’s what went down:

((( start )))

The L.E.Ds – Sound surrounds
Wiley – Local Lad
Rebel Mc and Peter – junglist
Stereobus – Don’t open your eyes
The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Satellite
Kimya Dawson – Loose lips
The Black Ghosts – Full moon
The Shocking Pinks – affection
The Raconteurs – level
The Hungry Eyes – my scene
Ladyhawke – my delirium
Interview with interview
Iggy Pop – Lust for life
D.A.N.C.E (MSTRKRFT remix) – Justice
Playmate (Jesse Rose Remix) – Armand Van Halden
Boy Crisis – Dressed to digress
Plastic Passion – we have come so far
Nu Noyzzzze – Rufffians – Fighting in the dancehall
The Chemical Brothers – Life is Sweet (Daft Punk Remix)
Dandy Warhols – now you love

((( fin )))

Peace,
Dr H
xoxox

Friday Drive * RDU 98.5 FM * Friday 19th September 2008 [radio show]

Hey ho party peep! Thanks for listening to the show!!
Here’s what went down:

((( start )))

The Late Greats – he’s not it
Yura Yura Teikoku – hate ningen wa
Kimya Dawson – loose lips
Meat Beat Manifesto – lonely soldier
Commix – how you gonna feel
Crystal Castles – vanished
Coldcut – man in a garage (Bonobo remix)
Tv on the radio – golden age
The Vines – Orange Amber
Mean Street – you do the math
Reks – stages
Coco Solid – electrik love
Zed Bias – interview and tunezzz
Tv on the radio – golden age
Stereolab – self portrait with electric brain
Mint Chicks – Enemies
The Girls – not I
Armand Van Helden – I want your soul (Dusty Kid Suga Dub)
Coldcut – man in a garage (Bonobo remix)
Clor – love and pain

((( fin )))

Peace,
Dr H
xoxoxox

Friday Drive * RDU 98.5 FM * Friday 18th July 2008 [audio]


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So I broke into the RDU mainframe and liberated the recording of last weeks show. PARTY! Enjoy!

Oh, this afternoon I checked out the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight. It’s freakin’ amazing. Favourite movie of the year so far. What was pretty uncanny was how the actress playing the role of Rachel looks so much like Katie Holmes. Katie played that role in the last movie. FREAKIE! The Heath Ledger playing The Joker was kinda haunting.

Peace and mush,
Dr H