Rocked the Nation (Part 3)

Continuing the tally of the top 100 moments in Kiwi music from C4's Rocked the Nation 63: In 1976, Paul Crowther, Split Enz' first drummer and musical inventor, comes up with the Hotcake guitar distortion pedal, still handmade by Crowther and his wife to this day. You can hear it in full effect on Th' Dudes' Bliss.62: Music TV comes to New Zealand in the form of Cry TV in Christchurch, hosted by a young Petra Bagust.61: John Hanlon scores a huge hit with Damn the Dam in 1973 and wins the Apra Silver Scroll songwriting awards in 1974 and 1975, yet he   is a noticeable absence on the Nature's Best series, released to celebrate Apra's 75th anniversary in 2001.60: "We were little arseholes" is the way Underdogs frontman Murray Grindley describes his band. They are stoned, troublemaking louts and conservative 60s New Zealand has never seen anything like it.59: Band Aid has Bono, USA For Africa Michael Jackson, and in 1987, New Zealand recruits the likes of Keith Quinn and Precious McKenzie to sing on Sailing Away in support of our America's Cup crew.




58: Bill Sevesi (above) is a pioneer of Polynesian music and guitar legend. "The steel guitar has been a very good friend of mine for my whole life," he says.57: Chris Knox and his band the Enemy take the art of scaring people to new extremes when he starts slashing his arms during shows. 56: Howard Morrison stars in New Zealand's first musical film in 1966 and sings the title track, Don't Let It Get You. Caltex pay $2000 for brand exposure.55: Rockquest starts   in 1989. The 1990 winner is a band with the funky name De Funk Express and the singer just happens to be Opshop's Jason Kerrison. 54: Kiri   sings at Charles and Diana's wedding which surely gives her every right to slag off popera stars. 53: On the 1994 Proud compilation, producer Alan Jansson conjures up an "urban pacific" sound with tracks like In the Neighbourhood by Sisters Underground. Classic. 52:   John Psathas composes the music for the flame lighting at the opening of the 2004 Athens Olympics.51: The most famous te reo song is Patea Maori Club's Poi E but Moana Maniapoto has been singing in Maori for years and in 2003 Moko wins Nashville's International Songwriting Competition.   50: In 1971 Bruno Lawrence takes his BLERTA travelling music road show on tour for the first time and   gets people dancing all around the world.49: Saucy Sharon O'Neill got pulses racing with her spa video for Asian Paradise in 1980 and strikes it big with Maxine in 1983, but then record company CBS pulls the pin and she can't record for four years. 48: In the 1960s Douglas Lilburn, one of New Zealand's foremost classical composers, ditches his traditional approach in favour of electronic music.47: In 2000 Anika Moa signs to Atlantic records but soon realises America is not for her. 46: Hello Sailor and Dragon share a very rock'n'roll Ponsonby flat in the 70s."They moved in upstairs and we moved in downstairs like an infestation of cockroaches," remembers Todd Hunter. 45: Max Merritt is a 60s rock'n'roll star but his greatest hit is 1975's beautiful Slipping Away.   Rocked the Nation, C4, Mondays 8.30pm

Dreaded Youths

   
Artist: Dreaded Youths

   Genre(s): 
Jungle
   

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Discography:


   
 Dreaded Youths-CCR001 Vinyl

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 3

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James Bond returns in new novel

LONDON (Reuters) - A warship moored in the Thames River, and Royal Marines mounted guard on Tuesday to mark the return to action of the world's most famous spy, James Bond, in a new novel.


"Devil May Care," published on Wednesday, is the latest adventure for the hard-drinking, womanizing action hero created by Ian Fleming and adored by millions worldwide through 14 books and a series of blockbuster films.


Penned by British novelist Sebastian Faulks at the request of Fleming's estate, the latest novel is set in 1967 and portrays the aging secret agent as vulnerable and damaged but with an undiminished sex drive.


Publication marks the centenary of Fleming's birth.


To honor Bond's code name 007, Faulks signed seven copies of the book, which were then taken under guard from HMS Exeter to a book store in central London ahead of publication.


Faulks is better known for his wartime novels such as "Charlotte Gray" and "Birdsong." He admits he was somewhat daunted when asked to write as Fleming, describing it as counter-casting.


But the idea grew on him and he warmed to the task, emulating Fleming's rigid work schedule and studying his plot lines and prose for inspiration.


"In his house in Jamaica, Ian Fleming used to write a thousand words in the morning, then go snorkeling, have a cocktail, lunch on the terrace, more diving, another thousand words in late afternoon, then more Martinis and glamorous women," Faulks said. 

Abdul readying her comeback record

'American Idol' judge Paula Abdul has announced that she is planning to release her first album in 13 years.
Billboard reports that the as-yet-untitled album will feature remixes of the singer's hits and new songs.
Abdul recently appeared on fellow 'American Idol' judge Randy Jackson's new album on the track 'Dance Like There's No Tomorrow'.
Commenting on her new album, which she hopes to release before Christmas, Abdul said: "I will always be grateful for Randy getting me back into even the idea of helping me do this. I didn't realise how much I missed it."