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“more popular than jesus” … john lennon on auckland’s k rd

“He is reading extensively about religion”

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hold me up baby for I may fall: the birthday party in auckland NZ on may 3 1983

” … Friday May 3 2013 marks 30 years to the day since Nick Cave and The Birthday Party played their first New Zealand show at Mainstreet nightclub on Auckland’s Queen St. Photographer Jonathan Ganley provides the images and the story from the audience, while Simon Grigg of Propeller Records and tour promoter Doug Hood give some background and recollections of this legendary but shambolic performance, and the subsequent chaotic North Island tour …”

story and more photos here

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beastwars at real groovy for record store day

beastwars played a short sharp set at Real Groovy Records in Auckland yesterday to mark the release of their new album ‘blood becomes fire’. Pictured: Matt Hyde (vocals) and James Woods (bass)

A couple more over at point that thing.

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“mean sharp and real” - john halvorsen accepts the inaugural taite classic album award for the gordons eponymous 1981 LP

over to dub dot dash reporting from the taite prize ceremony/lig at galatos last night (april 17 2013) …

” … Earlier, Shayne Carter had presented the inaugural Classic Album Award announced prior to the awards, to John Halvorsen of The Gordons, for their bone-crunching debut from 1981. Halvorsen seemed genuinely thrilled by the recognition of their work. As Shayne said, The Gordons were mean, sharp, and real …”

Well said, Mr Carter.

” … The brief video presentation on the band’s debut talked about other acts who were influenced by them such as Sonic Youth, although they got the recording session duration wrong -as stated on the back of the record it was recorded and mixed in 22 hours, not 23 - that was all they could afford, so the story goes …”

Worth pointing out that Mr Carter and his Dimmer colleagues have played a mean as version of Machine Song in their set on a few recent occasions

Thanks to dub dot dash for his on the spot reporting …

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“this guitar has seconds to live”

new post on point that thing: a place to bury strangers at laneway, auckland, 2013.

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gorgonetta:

[B/w photo of Rowland, on stage]

osolhosdasmaos:

Cause she’s got big plans
That don’t include you
Take it like a man

~~you can’t unring a bell~~

Jonathan Ganley photographed this. In May 1983. The original post is here: http://www.pointthatthing.com/2009/07/from-bed-to-sink-back-again-birthday_19.html

Sweet as.

all images on pointthatthing/tumblr.com are © copyright jonathan ganley.

gorgonetta:

[Color photo of Rowland S. Howard, on stage]

Jonathan Ganley photographed this. In May 1983. The original post is here: http://www.pointthatthing.com/2009/07/from-bed-to-sink-back-again-birthday_19.html

Sweet as.

street chant at the kings arms

Street Chant at the Flying Nun /Arch Hill Grill, February 17 2013. More photos of Street Chant, Snapper and Solid Gold Hell coming up soon on point that thing …

like water: ladi6 at nixon park 2012

The simply brilliant Ladi6 at Nixon Park, Kingsland, Auckland on February 18 2012.

Art In The Dark - Western Park, Ponsonby, Auckland.

November 10 2012.