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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 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."

Winehouse's mother says she's recovering

Amy Winehouse's mother Janis has spoken about her daughter's Grammy success, saying that she believes the singer is on "the road to recovery".
Winehouse picked up five Grammy awards but could not attend the ceremony in Los Angeles because of visa problems. She performed at the event via satellite from London.
Speaking on 'GMTV', Janis Winehouse said: "Well, as you saw, she looks good and it's a case of she's on the road, and that's what it's about, she's on the road to recovery."
"I think it would have been too much for her because all of the travelling and flying there, I mean seeing what the Grammys was like... we could see it live from there and I thought if Amy were there, she'd be lost in it, she'd be a little girl lost in it."
Speaking about her daughter's Grammys performance, she said: "Well, it's Amy coming back, she's definitely on the way back."
The star's mother also spoke about her fears for her daughter's health before she entered rehab, saying: "She was sort of with it but not with it, and that's the thing where I think fortunately, thank goodness in our family, she's got a solid family and we're all there for her."

Ledger family prepare for Heath's funeral

Ledger family prepare for Heath's funeral

The fellowship of Heathland Ledger possess returned to their native Australia where they will apply a common soldier funeral for the doer in his home ithiel Town of Perth.
Ledger's beginner Kim, mother Crack and sister Kate flew from Los Angeles to Brisbane, Australia, late final stage night.
The family are at present home plate in Perth, where the body of the Oscar-nominated actor is to be laid to pillow next to two of his grandparents in Karrakatta Burying ground.
It is too reported that the toxicology results of the 'Brokeback Mountain' star's post-mortem examination ar to be revealed this hebdomad.
The initial medical exam examiner's written report was inconclusive as to the case of his death on 22 January.

Neurotic Outsiders

   
Artist: Neurotic Outsiders

   Genre(s): 
Rock: Hard-Rock
   

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 Neurotic Outsiders

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Tracks: 12

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A supergroup formed in Los Angeles the mid-'90s consisting of B-list guys from A-list bands, Neurotic Outsiders picked up an unexpected next when a sometime charity concert at the Viper Room lED to a house-band conflict. Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Can Deems Taylor of Duran Duran, Plum duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses, and Lustrelessness Sorum of the Cult and Guns N' Roses worn-out well-nigh of those early gigs playing touchwood covers. As enthusiasm for the set increased, they were gestural to Maverick Records, releasing 1 record album, the self-titled Psychoneurotic Outsiders, in 1996. Daniel Jones wrote near of the songs, piece Elizabeth Taylor wrote the left over songs and the other members collaborated on roughly tracks. Casey Jones and McKagan shared out guitar duties, and totally members contributed vocals. A frenzied, slenderly dark blend of toughie and pre-grunge Guns N' Roses-style hard harlan Stone, the banding garnered more or less radio play with the expressed ace "Tug." After the album's issue, they embarked on a subject duty tour of club dates. Upon reversive from their turn, Psychoneurotic Outsiders continued to take on as a once-a-week sign band at the Viper Elbow room for a brief meter, pickings a reprieve in 1998. The hiatus is in all probability permanent, as Lusterlessness Sorum rejoined the Cult in 1999 and Can Taylor rejoined Duran Duran in 2001.