Well, I'm up in the wee hours again, embracing my night fetish. I really love night time. I always have. I love the silence and the sense that, although the streets are quiet and the lights are all out, there are things going on... Quiet, secret, wonderful things, that I, in my own way, am participating in by being awake and doing quiet wonderful things of my own. The new batch of songs continues to evolve and I am at the point where I am ready to record them in my own amatuer way, so I can have a listen and face my own worst critic and make changes. I guess that phase leads to more recordings, and then more, hopefully ending up in a situation where they can be recorded well. I think I would like to work with Jody and Zed on these ones, but in order for them to take me seriously I need to put in more work and make sure that the songs are all they can be. I am really just glad to have new songs. I am writing all the songs that I tried so hard NOT to write when I was trying to make music that would appeal to current sensibilities. Now, like other times in my life, I am writing purley for myself and my sanity and with a bit of luck it will ring true. I am still working on my Zebra/Barcode themed triptych and am only really online as I'm waiting for paint to dry so I can start on the white bits. I really love working in black and white. I go through alot of black biros. Like, by the box full. I am working on this idea that the final painting will be a cartoon of this westie looking rock chick checkout girl, scanning a Zebra at the supermarket and then informing this conscious, fashion dreadlock, hippy type greeny character, that he's a lucky chap because its the last Zebra in stock. Probably sounds like a bunch of bollocks, but it makes sense to me. Art, imitating technology, imitating nature, imitating lfe (sic).Vader is really good and, despite a handful of bad choices and some stress of the legal kind, so am I. I really love spending time with him. And the other kids too, but HE really needs me at the moment and that feels good to be able to be there for him. He is SO beautiful and precious and perfect. When he yawns and stretches his little body out he looks like a tiger and it makes me loose my breath for a moment. He is a very cute boy. I went to a gig last night. I feel, um, underwhelmed. I guess I am used to a different callibre. However there were a couple of real moments and they belonged to a man I am lucky enough to be involved with so I guess that makes me Mr Smartypants, and another guy that I dont know but I am hoping he will email me or something as I would love to hear more. The other bands were really good, I mean there is no one thing I could fault them on, the sound wasnt the best and the crowd was pretty tame but those things cant be helped. I just didnt see anything that really shook me by the balls and said FUCKEN LISTEN TO ME!!! Like I said, I guess I am blessed with having seen and known some really talented people and I am used to seeing people really put their hearts and egos and bodies on the line. There are no second chances on stage. Your last gig doesnt matter, your next gig doesnt matter, there is only that moment and if you waste it by letting your head or your expectations get in the way, then you are a fool. Dont get me wrong, I am often a fool. I had a smoke last night, on top of a few beers and totally made a fuckwit out of myself in front of a guy I REALLY wanted to meet and talk about his music and perhaps begin a friendship/mentorship kinda relationship. For the record Ziggy, if that is your real name; my name is Mark and I love new zealand music, particulary (it seems) the kind you seem to have an ease with that plainly staggers me. Anyway, as for being a fool on stage, I guess I am pretty confident and at ease with what I need to get out of, and put in to, a live performance, after many many years of trial and error. But I did do my fair share of preening and generally putting in a half arsed job of delivering what people, and my songs deserved in my time and am in no way innocent of some of the crimes I witnessed last night. (Picture me with black vynil pants, a tiny black fender t-shirt, bleached hair, a fender strat and a swagger, playing to 5 people in an R&B reggae band.). Its a learning curve and the truth of it is, if we as artists dont have places to learn these lessons, then we wont learn them. I guess thats the difference between where I live and other places I have been. There is not quite as much scope to play your music and learn those things that make a musician into a artist. BUT, that is changing. Sheesh, I'm philosophical tonight. Seattle and I and maybe Maz, if she wants to come, are going camping this weekend, just us, an open fire, a guitar and some fishing rods. I have been yearning to do it with them for ages and, for some reason, today I just thought "Well, why dont you just fucken DO IT" man, every now and then life seems so simple. Awhi and Te Aroha are great. I dont see Awhi as much as I would like, but I am, at last, making a real effort with her and I think she is learning who I am and that she can trust me. Funnily enough, I think Te Aroha is kinda experiencing the same thing, but almost ten years apart. She is in Dunedin on holiday with Jasmine Tainui-Fountain, T.A is staying at my grandmas' house and I'm really excited for her because its kinda her first real big step out into the world as a young adult. I told her to go to arc and see some music. Dunedin is a really cool town to explore at that age. Fuck, I better tell her to tune in to Radio One too! Anyway, I'll end this epic piece of written word with a small yet humourous anecdote. A few weeks ago, Lydia and I took vader for a walk in his pram to our favourite playground. It started to rain and we headed home, along the busiest road we live near, during rush hour. Lydia knows not to cross the road by herself, so she raced ahead on her bike and, like a good girl, stopped at the zebra crossing. However, I was still a few hundred meters behind her pushing a pram and so for the 5 minutes it took me to catch up, EVERY FUCKING CAR stopped for her at the crossing as she, obliviously singing to herself, waited for us. It was so funny that one little girl could cause so much traffic chaos and not have a single clue. The looks she was giving the people in the cars was priceless. Anyway, that is all. Happy easter.

Mark Tupuhi
St. Lucy
Amy Racecar Fan

P/s - fuck, I almost forgot, me and Matt Yearbook are playing at Colosseum in Tauranga on the 18th of April, if you are in the area, come on down, hell, bring Phil Rudd if ya want!
Also, its a really cool place, great P.A, no door takes if you dont want and generally a fee, maybe some of you Auckland kids wanna come on down for a weekend? Maybe do Brewers on a friday and Coloseum on a sat? Beds and sofas always at my place, so long as my names on the door and you can promise me a lttle kiss of Brendan Smythes puckery arse...
ALSO, Hamiltons' infamous CIRCLE JERK is in its 3rd year and promises to be as good as ever now that Contact have got right in behind it (like Peter Ellis at a wiggles gig.), its on the last saturday of May, well timed for the climax of Auckland/Wellington Music Month.
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According to movies and news sources, apparently, in america you are refused medical attention if you can't afford it. What a shame it would be if we emulated them in such a way. What a shame that our music industry has been behaving like this for so long that sometimes it's hard to tell the difference.
Mark

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Hey despite my distinctly kiwi production, check this out:
http://www.mp3.com.au/charts/8-11-2006/Artists/98/page1.asp
and This...
http://www.mp3.com.au/Charts/8%2D11%2D2006/Artists/104/page1.asp
WoW!
xxx M

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Now See Here Peter, I asked sony and flying nun if they have seen my fat arse publishing advance and my 5 album deal and those fuckers suggested that YOU know where it is. Cough it up you bastard!
My new FEELERS parody is on the all time BEST youtube cannel!
http://www.youtube.com/user/SaintLucy
Fuck.
xxx Lucy
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Sorry man. Jeez cant you take a joke. Anyway, I'm sure Steriogram will never watch it anyway so I don't know what all the commotion is about.
xxx Lucy
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Um, our um, new like Video is here...

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excuse me, but I have a new song and I need some help. Can you please record yourself saying "Hey Man! We're sick of your stupid war" and email it to stlucy@gmail.com also ask your friends and family to do the same. Its really easy, use windows sound recorder... start menu, all programmes, accesories, entertainment, sound recorder. Record, save, attach and send. , If you have fancy recording software or are using a mac, then its way easier I guess.
Its not that I really understand all the things going on in the world, not at all. But I see alot of people getting killed lately and it all seems to have a common theme, god, allah, jesus and Oil. At the end of the day, embedding projectiles of any metal into living human tissue is a stupid way to resolve issues, be they american made ordnance, home made cellphone bombs or any of boeings fine products... Get your kids to record it, record it in any language you want, eg; "ehoa, he koretake to riri" etc. I promise, I will make no money off this and its just because I don't know any other way to express my outrage. If I was an iraqi, I would be in lebanon helping to difuse cluster bomb fragments, but as it stands I'm a lame arse songwriter in Mt. Maunganui. So this is my gig. Join in.
Mark
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#62685 2006-09-18 20:05 GMT-8 hours
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Ok, second cup of coffee, 7th ciggarette, 3rd trip down to the store. The morning is now under way, game on. I have been playing old 80s and early 90s video games. I'm sure I have mentioned it before but I cant seem to get the concept into words and unless you were actually there, in the 80s, feeding coins into these bastards, you cant really comprehend just how fucking amazingly fantastic it is to now have them at home and with unlimited credits and no lines of people to get through for the good games. We had a fish n chip shop around the corner when we were kids and it had games, they would periodically change them every 6 months or so and while they were there, we were playing them. In town there were a couple of arcades and they always had the best selection, although there were some games that were in obscure fish and chip shops that we would ride our bikes for hours to get to because it was the only place to play them. Some of my Favourites were: Rygar, Rastan Saga, Gauntlet, Sky Kid and Pac Land. Ghosts and goblins was common but I didnt like it much. Street fighter was cool too but too many people wanted to play it. Karate Champ had two joy sticks and you could do mean as combos. I guess those two predate and originated the whole MORTAL COMBAT genre. And to me, they kick way more ass for value and entertainment. The next step for me is to purchase a cabinet style game with interchangable roms so I can have one in my home. That would be great and I will have to look into it. I am finding that my reactions are way sub-standard to what they were when I was 13, but I think its because if I die I have like, a million more credits to continue with as opposed to a couple of dollars. One time me, John Swinbure and Aaron somebody were waiting for this other kid to hurry up so we could play the game. In the end I "Down-Trou-ed" him, which means sneaking up behind someone and whipping their pants down to their ankles. It was pretty funny when you do it to your mates in front of girls, but this kids grandmother and the police didnt think it was funny, they thought it was sexual harrasment. We did, however, get to play the game for half an hour or so before she came back. Sometimes you could get a piece of wire and trick the machine into giving you lots of credits. The best place to do this was at "Roller City", a local roller skating place. Because there was always so much commotion that nobody really noticed some kid sticking wire into games. When the caught you tho.... Imagine strapping on roller skates and then standing in front of a game for two hours? The eighties were strange times. There was always alot of trouble around amusement parlours, but it was where all the kids went and I guess you get that. Nowdays theres nothing to really compare, video arcades are all full of those dodgy asian photo/sticker machines and all the games cost, like, 5 bucks and they are so specialised that its not worth the 2 or 3 hundred dollars it would take to master (Or "Clock") them. Games are played in silent rows upon rows of computer terminals by pasty faced geeks in internet cafes. I miss my old friends when I play these games, all crowded around in a greasy fish and chip shop, playing doubles, and yelling and cheering each other on. Sometimes Johns mum worked there and would feed us chips while we fed the machine. They were really cool times. The Emulator I have is called "MAME", you can download it too if you were there and want to relive it. I'm finally begining to lose interest, but I think I will own this software for the rest of my life and play it when I get the urge to remember that I was there when space invaders came out and I was there when they had the PAC MAN world championships on "Thats Incredible" and therefore I rock by default because the 80s really did rock, despite the hair and clothes. And thats all I have to say about that.

xxxMark

or "FUK" in the highscores section!

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SECOND DRAFT

"WILL" - Pete Fountain

Nest Egg Records

I'm on my 4th listen of this album today. I'm a little biased, as the Fountains often give me a free run of their fridge when I'm hungry or thirsty, so I'll try and keep it objective. Produced by Adrian Stuckey and Eddie Rayner at Big Note Productions, "Will" is an eclectic selection of tracks from the extensive repertoire of Mr Pete Fountain. Petes been floating around the NZ scene for a few years and this is his debut presentation as a solo artist. The first single "Just For Today" has been garnering network radio airplay and the video has been getting fine responses. It's hard to pigeon hole this Album. Its pop, but its adult pop with a Kiwi/Pacific feel. It wont compete with the styluses or Steriograms, but will sit nicely next to Tim Finns new album or Bic Runga, and if the kids get it, great, but I'm not sure if its really for them. It's full of grown-up songs from a man that has seen a few things and is kinda content, having spent his teenage angst. The instrumentation is wonderful and sparkly, crisp with a touch of Mr's Rayner and Stuckeys brilliance. Rumour has it that an acclaimed Los Angeles studio was ditched in favour of a Te Kauwhata/Mt. Eden combination, which gets the nod in my opinion. If you wanna taste test, you can watch the video at http://www.petefountain.co.nz and if you want to talk to the man himself then check him out at http://www.myspace.com/petefountainnz

I guess thats all I can say, he's bound to be touring shortly so get in on the ground level and I promise you will have a fine ride! If only all the grownups in NZ music could put away their toys and make something as heartfelt and mature, damn there goes the objectivity aye? Just listen, you'll love it.

xxxLucy

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THIS SPEECH IS MY RECITAL I THINK ITS VERY VITAL...
Ring any bells? Not only is your styles whack, but your lyrics are not dope and every one in NZ hop hop like dawn raid and scribe would piss on you man. You aint even part of nz hip hop culture, bac2basics dont even play your ass. You are stompin on oldschool run dmc and I don play that shit! Step off G, fore I pop a cat in your arse.
Lucy

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I woulda gone with "Contains such lyricas as: This speech is my recital..."
but ok...
xxx Lucy

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HEy J-Loy, it really is fucken cool. I even like your haircut. Do you think that tubby guy on the holla hour would play it? I think his name is sandwich or mc sandwich or something???? It could even be havoc with some fake tan and a bald head wig on. I dunno, but they sometimes play rap and stuff, you should give it a crack!
xxx Lucy

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Well, all seems to be in order here. So the Freemasons started Rhema aye? Did you know that a "Rhema" is alot like the passing of wind? You should hear them in the mornings, like in the 10 - 12 slot, they have a wicked talkback kinda thing and people can ring up and spout on about all kinds of crazy biggoted ignorant shit and the hosts just sit back and nod their heads sagely and allow it. If you ask me, its a travesty that the Masons have fallen in with a bad bunch like this.
xxx Lucy

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