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Friday Drive on RDU 24th October 2008 [Radio Show]

Posted on by Dr Hitchcock

Howdy yo! Here’s the lowdown on what I played on the Friday Drive show on RDU 98.5 FM today.

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4pm
Olmecha Supreme – thieves of sadness
Tom Cosm – heaps good strong board (download for free from cosm.co.nz)
{Surf Report}
The Pains of being Pure at Heart – this love is fucking right
The Late Greats – he’s not it
Dimmer – degrees of existence
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre – golden frost
The Tambourines – 31st floor
I was a Cub Scout – our smallest adventure
The National – mistaken for strangers
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Butthole Surfers – pepper
Daft Punk – da funk (Johnatron edit)


5pm
The Girls – not I
The Mots – halfway through making myself (AK/NZ)
Benga – someone 20
[Interview with Module (www.module.co.nz)]
Module – the chop shop
Rex The Dog – maximise 2008

ZZT – the worm (Database Rework of Erol Alkans Work)
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[Nu Noyzzzze] Denmark Street – the new world
The Black Angels – science killer (http://tinyurl.com/y6wx27 & www.northernstarrecords.co.uk)
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Koushik – bright and shining
Streetlife DJs – gunn crime (Streetlife Soundsystem remix)
Le Castle Vania – zero machine
6pm [Starlifter.TV Showcase]
Rare Shot Blue – In Studio – Part 1
{Gig Guide}
Rare Shot Blue – In Studio – Part 2
Tom Cosm & Module – venus (full length version)
DJ Sneak – acid talks
Fujiya & Miyagi – knickerbocker

Peace,
Dr H
xoxox

RDU RounD-Up and Decknology Final TONIGHT!

Posted on by Dr Hitchcock



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 Klap, Tiny Paper Daggers, Denmark Street, Jimmy 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

Earth to the Bloody Underground [PARTY!!!]

Posted on by Dr Hitchcock

Hey yo!

The Brian Jonestown Massacre visit to CHCH isn’t very far away! To celebrate we’re throwing a combined album release party… Earth to the Bloody Underground. And it’s happening at the most alt-underground venue in town, the City Club, 818 Columbo Street!

Here’s the goss:

Flashy Photoshop Poster/Flyer

Lo-fi Alt-Underground Poster/Flyer

So from 8pm on Saturday 23rd August, come along to 818 Columbo Street (Opp. Cafe Valentinos) and head upstairs to the City Club!

Dr Hitchcock (that’s me), Apex Beat, Indie Slut, and BROS will be doing their crazy little Rock DJ thing, giving away BRAND NEW Dandy Warhols CDs and havin’ a laugh. Wanna come? It’ll be an uber-alt-rad time!

Did I mention…
Free Entry!

Did I mention…
Mixtape Swap. Bring a special stylie mixtape and swap for another rad demon.

Did I mention…
CHEAP BOOZE all night! I mean reasonably priced booze (Get into it, not out of it etc…)
$8 Jugs – Macs (amongst others) on Tap
$4.50 Pints
$3 12 oz Glass
$5 Steinlager Bottles
$5.50 Heineken, Stella and all Imported Beer Bottles
Not sure what wine and spirits costs but we’re getting low Club prices anyways ;)

Did I mention…
Pool tables!

This party is gonna be something very special, once in a lifetime and all that guff so I’d love to see! There might be a few lovely locals/members there to hang with so be sure to introduce yourself and say hi.

Earth to the Dandy Warhols CD Giveaways! – Courtesy of Isaac Promotions and Speak ‘n’ Spell Records
Many thanks to RDU 98.5 FM (www.RDU.org.nz) for their ever present support.

Here’s the guff on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=28928958823&ref=nf

Peace,
Dr H