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gah! really? and there I was, finishing off my last pack of 2 minute noodles at home.

I seem to be losing my nose for the freebie.

I like that Guy Ritchie used to work in A&R, and that Keane got their own shade of green, and that they admitted deliberately booking bands into venues that they knew would be too small in order to generate that "sold out venue!!!!" buzz.

haha, yeah for many of these bands there simply is no other way , they becme these self-utilising self-sufficient scenes, frm the bottom of the scale to the top

When they go watch Die! Die! Die!, The Fanatics, The Coolies and The Checks ( a relevant lineup) at the KA, they are going to think Wellington has the dullest indie live scene in the universe.

who were the other performers?

I agree, Blink on commitee or it will be shitty, and anyway a low hum does usually resonate. With complete respect to the fine and funky dub and lol bands that have put welly on the map in recent years, you'd sometimes think from media coverage etc that guitars and smoking had been banned indoors in Jacksonville and that nodding and noodling was the only thing the town does. Blinks alternate line up is right on, I would add the wonderful autozamm to his hit list, plus the young and the restless 1QA. Both of whom will be proving that point by letting all the air out of Valve on March 11

haha..shambles was a wrong word, it was certainly not poorly organised. Perhaps, "irrelevant" was the word I should of used. The four people visiting from the UK were ALL indie rock fans, they had all said in the seminar that "Dance Music was Dead". They were all looking for the next Bloc Party, Interpol, Libertines, Franz Ferdinand etc... The Guitar was back and they wanted sexy guitar heros with good shoes (and disasteradio) haha.

Totally, big ups to Mikee for organising something, but perhaps the gig shouldn't have been to push a labels interests (by having you guys play, this was the only thing that worked...and wasn't in their interests) The gig should have been organised independently so chooing the best bands from around welly, not trying to present a one label showcase.

At then end of the day, Mikee was the only one who put his hand up, so he can do whatever the fuck he likes. No disrespect to loop whatsoever, I'm sure they're the first to appreciate that guitar based indie rock is not their strong point.

//I'm pretty certain I heard that theres going to be a new Indie off-shoot label from loop dealing with more guitar based music soonish... Could be quite neat...

Don't be so sure, dude.

//Don't be so sure, dude.

I wasn't sure, I can only operate on what I've heard (which I have now been advised is out of date - thats what I get spending all my time at work instead of hob-nobbing!)

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Off shoot label is definatley being rumoured; Loop arn't sayin nothin...i am making a solo album for Mikee but it will come out on Loop. It will have guitars.

As for Capital being involved, well two of their main acts are performed at the Auckland showcase. I'm glad Low Hum was approached. As for trying to find new Interpol etc.... that way of thinking is so defunct. The Wellington bands that I love (Cortina, Disasteradio, the Chandeliers) don't fit into these hype genres. They would have gone down well because they are unique...hype counts for nothing (except really good publishing advances i guess eh two lane?)

aw man...the chandeliers! how could I forget! and i am taking them on my april tour as well, shit they rule.

//They were all looking for the next Bloc Party, Interpol, Libertines, Franz Ferdinand etc.

you wrote it bro. I'm not two years ago am I? gosh. Bloc party are average...people should be hyping the Life Aquatic soundtrack..much better.

The thing is Ian, it is purely in my nature to think it doesn't matter if they love the Checks coz they can understand the look and sound as being 'so right now'(although if your looking at it in those terms mod dressing rockers in a late 70's NY style has to go out of fashion fairly soon)...i always want people to see the most interesting music. Give people the same credit you give yourself. And anyway the Mint Chicks will so be the NZ band that NME love. they already are. They have the best songs of the new NZ punkush bands and that will ultimatley win out regardless of whatever industry but kissing feista anyone shows up to...and i include myself as a but kisser delux.

// Give people the same credit you give yourself

na. the visitors from the UK, at the end of the day are trying to turn a profit. I am not.

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I LOVE YOU BLINK PLEASE FORGIVE ME

were you in the seminar? They weren't looking for the next musical revolution, they were looking for extensions of what is currently trendy, a slight modification of a new sound...ie, Franz ferdinand popping up Interpol, Bloc Party pixieing up Franz Ferdinand. They were looking for the next installment on sexy boy, guitar, nice shoe indie rock. die die die fits nicely on this, big blacking up Bloc party.

I wish we had a sigur ros, a mum, an explosions in the sky, but we don't. We do have die die die...and sorry to be piping on, but I've just got back from Sydney, and everybody is talking bout die die die!

They are making a huge impact over there. Everybody i spoke to there knew of them.

I reckon you guys were a good choice...as I first said. However, the other choices were more about pushing Loop's agenda then presenting the best we have.

//looking at ICELAND, Sigur Ros, Mum, Bjork.
Agreed.

America has caught on - The Album Leaf (Sub Pop) went to Iceland and produced the BEST album of last year with Sigur Ros helping him out.

These acts you've mentioned, along with Godspeed You Black Emperor, Mono, etc are looking at music in a whole new light, with a whole new set of musical goals.

Quoting Sigur Ros:
We are music for the 21st century.

If any of these bands come to NZ, I want to support them :)

exactamondo.

though i cross my fingers everyday that Sigur Ros become the biggest band in the World.

haha..If they want some more "bedwetters", man i love that phrase, we could give them Evermore.

God, they got popular in australia. Two!! songs on the Triple J Hottest 100. #14 and #57. god, that is huge. The only other NZ artist in the top 100 was Scribe with Not many at #35.

The Fridge album on Temporary Residence is phenomenally phenomenal.

That's all.

//have you listened to much else on the temporary residence label?
Dude, no I hadn't.

Thanks for the link.

//The Checks were great - Connor (NME) was very impressed and had lengthy conversations with their manager
yeah...impressed enough to meet up with the checks and their manager again last weekend, or so ive heard