Our accomodation is at Bakers Lodge. On first appearance it is very nice - clean. Sterile!
Upon entering our unit we notice a "sign" telling us NOT to use sleeping bags because they might introduce bed bugs!!
Next we find signs telling us that if certain doors aren't locked that those resposible will be fined $10. Signs ranger from the use of kitychen appliances to bed making instructions as well as how to use doors.
Joe developed signs for using the toilets while Bain was keen to demonstrate in four or five pictures how the ceiling fans might be able to disembody the less wary of us!!!
The gis was fine and Hot Mamas is a great place to stop at. Nice meals, generous rider and fantastic supportive audience. We are invited to play at The Dodgy Ref and The P.O. Bar which are fine compliments although the Dodgy Ref looks 'dodgy' and the P.O. Bar looks like the kind of place that Jake the Muss would frequent.
After the show Lawrence and I went for a bity of a wander. After some tequila shots on the house at The Dodgy we went to investigate the P.O. Bar. An enormous brawl was in full swing with police and bar security trying to calm down the revellers.
Later that evening we came across a guy whose top teeth were through his bottom lip. He was bleeding and bruised all over. He found himself a glass bottle and declared that he would kill someone. Apparently he had been beaten up by six guys. "If they want a war in this town then they'll get one". We decided that perhaps it was time to go home.
A new sign at Bakers declared that the door must be locked 'for your own protection'.
Oh yeah,
Tane, you have a chronic posting disorder. I hope they never find a cure. It's quite amusing.
We are happy to say "Payload" won the best animation at the Handle the Jandal indie video awards. The video was also nominated for "Best Concept", "Rising Star" and we got a mention for best dressed, which was the icing on the cake. Was a really good night.
Look out for our "I'll Make You A Star" video which will be downloadable from www.autumnstone.co.nz. We may upload payload too in the near future.
Trevor, hope you get to read this and hope you're having a good trip.
ALSO
We will doing a mini tour in the South Island with some friends of ours Ginger Brown.
Here are the dates:
Tuesday 27th September
Le Cafe - Picton
Wednesday 28th September
Mussel Inn - Takaka
Thursday 29th September
Havelock Hotel - Havelock
Friday 30th September
The Copper Bock - Blenheim
Saturday 1st October
Hot Mamas Cafe - Motueka
All shows begin at 9.00pm.
We also play on the Interislander Ferry.
Busy busy
Glad you liked the video and song.
I liked the video with the munted looking elmo character. He was one hell of a dude.
Hi Bart,
I caught you the other day on the radio. Very good.
I have 3 questions:
How's the the scrapbook going?
How big will next year's scrapbook be?
How big is your bigger brother Ian's scrapbook?
I just heard a bit of a rumour (and this time it isn't about Ross), I heard Sep 10 is a no go oh no.
I have some photos here but will not be uploading them till sometime tomorrow. I'll post when they are up.
Tane, I just read the bit about my date. Crikey. Time to straighten the facts.
1. There was no mysterious phone call, she was just someone I met a week ago who said she'd come to the gig, which she did.
2. I harldy organised it, she asked me out. It was just a coffee and a beginners guide to Christchurch, which would have been cool.
3. But we had no time cause we were both busy leaving about a half hour available, not long enough, so we called it off.
Just had to restore some pride ;-)
Blain.
I would like to speak on behalf of the band...
Finally back in Wellington after what has been a most enjoyable first tour and now sitting here in front of my computer screen. This is the first time I've been able properly read through this topic and I'm shocked that so many people have read and posted. jamesmcleay certainly has a way with people. He seems to have the ability to polarise an entire community, and in a weird way, entertain. I don't know whether this is a good or bad thing or whether it even matters at all... everyone seems to have their own opinions on this.
Anyway...
We would like to thank Tane for his relentless hard work, there's so much involved with organising something like this; bookings, accommodation, budgeting, logistics, advertising etc. You get the idea. I don't know how he does it. I'll probably never know.
We would like to thank the South Island for it's great hospitality. We've been drinking and eating like kings, been put up with accommodation, and people have been very friendly to us.
Finally we would like to thank the people who supported us on tour, coming to gigs, buying cds, and having a good time. We hope we can see you all again real soon.
We will be posting up some photos from the tour on our website If I can get them off Chris, I hope to have something there tomorrow. In addition to this I will be uploading a new full length track, which you will initially hear when visiting the site.
I'm gonna stop typing now... time to get some rest.
Blain (Autumn Stone)
But yes I agree, this is some of the funniest stuff I've ever read on here too.
Tane doesn't have my login, only time that happens is if he ever posts from my computer cause I don't log off.
This was the first I read of this topic today and I just assumed it was a big joke. Obviously I was mistaken.
This is brilliant. When you have your pop band together please come and play a gig with our band. We could play at the Valve, it would be perfect.
I hope everyone recovered from the rugby night alright. Looking foward to the trip. We are adding new visuals to live show this week before we leave ....yes. See you Gladeye guys down there soon.
Autumn Stone's Payload Video to appear on Coke New Releases this weekend Saturday 21st May 11am ... finally.
Visit website for more... look out for updates on our first completed animated music video.
Hi Dragstrip - I am sorry that you haven't fully understood my last post. I am glad that you remember some of the pearls of wisdom that your music teacher shared with you and maybe you will be able to remember some more.
The objectives of that paticular listening lesson were actually to evaluate:
"Music Written For A Purpose"
How effective is the composer arranger?
1. To judge the effectiveness of the composer/arranger of the Simpsons music for special episodes.
Can you work out what the story for each of the following three versions (covers) of The Simpsons theme?
2. (For more able students) To understand how people can be given the same basic information and yet interpret it differently based on their prior knowledge and maturity.
(This fitted with some social commentary in the Dominion Post related to causes of war ie religious misunderstandings)
In the first piece (Lisa Simpsons Wedding) the children unanimously agreed about their ideas. Therefore the composer did a great job. Perhaps it was simply that the children have been exposed to lots of suitable music and therefore had the life experience required to evaluate that track.
The next piece (not mentioned) was a cold war theme. The kids picked up on this due to James Bond type music, snare drum for military operations, bugle for funeral (also military), low brass in a minor key for cold (temperature), menacing etc etc and unanimously agreed about the story behind the music. Therefore the composer was again successful and that was also due to the childrens previous listening experience.
In the Adams Family track I was not criticising the children if they got the wrong story - so as you say (to a degree) the childrens different interpretations were not wrong they were misunderstandings of the composers intentions. The composer wrote this music for a purpose and only 1/4 of the class understood the purpose. Was the composition poor? No, the children are not the target audience for the show, the target audience is people that remember The Addams Family. So the childrens lack of experience of the world in this area meant that it was hard for them to get the context however there were other clues and the more experienced listeners could interpret those clues correctly.
They are likely to be more elaborate and purposeful composers and therefore their music may be popular for a long time because it will always be able to be interpreted correctly by a lot of people.
Since we were doing film music I didn't want 'purposeless' music! People that don't write for a purpose are more likely to write (if something becomes popualr) a one time wonder becuase if it doesn't have a context it is difficult to form an emaotional attachment to.
Music written without a purpose in the first instance can be interpreted in any way that a listener chooses and therefore cannot possibly be wrong. But it also won't strike a chord with enough people.
Anyway I was talking about music that had real clues in it that revealed its purpose and tried to highlight why and how peoples musical tastes change as they become more experienced, mature, older etc etc.
As more people develop life experience and hear more music written for occassions and purposes then they become more discerning listeners. Older listeners and more intelligent listeners and want music that has a purpose.
There is a place for purposeless music, music that on instinct feels right by this kind off music is short lived - the music of one hit wonders!
Long time popular music is memorable becuase - well maybe I shouldn't give away my theories there, becuase they are what make my teaching sought after!
Kind regards,
Tane
PS - I don't stop to think about spelling or hitting 100% the correct keys - my fingers just fly! No proofreading sorry - what you see is what you get! I am like that too.
Have to agree with you there Lee is great, we were lucky a few times to have his fine ear guide our sound! Brendan and Pete are great also. I haven't been to Latino's for a long time - will have to have dinner there! Mmmmmmmmmmm, must be time for PIZZA!
North Island ones in particular??????????????
I did enjoy that particular 'megatorial' about..........................venues!!
Hey Zak,
You'll be happy to know the DVD's been sent. It should hopefully reach you around Monday.
Thanks for checking us out. We are playing in Wellington Saturday 7th May at Happy.
Here's a tour journal from the band.
Day One: Picton
Ferry show goes well, sell CD's. We weren't going to play for Picton show but change our mind at the last minute, show goes well, sell more CD's. We have drinks and yarn with the bar owner, I make his day by telling him he looks Danish. Although he's not Danish he wishes he was.
Day Two: Takaka (Mussel Inn)
We play scrabble (rock n roll), show goes well... I have just tasted the best beer ever, it's call a Captain Cooker. The owner brews it himself. There's not much this guy can't do. As well as brewing, he has built the Mussel Inn and a big log house, which is behind the inn. The house is amazing, nice gardens, nice interior, too good for a rock band to stay in.
Day Three: Havelock Hotel
We go to Harwoods Hole during the day. Chris goes bush. This was the gig we didn't want to do. We get through it ok and it's not as bad as we thought it would be. Tane gets harrassed by a local who wants him to dance with him. The local is wearing a Sealord jacket with the "Sea" scratched off it. He repeatedly harrasses Tane stating "I'm not a Lesi you know, I have five kids...", it nearly brings me and Chris to tears. Ginger Brown gets asked to play Feelers, you get the idea...
Day Four: Blenheim (Copper Bock)
We are told everyone is at a seafood festival. We wait around a bit, I argue with Tane, then I feel really strange and start saying really weird stuff, I have to leave, turns out I'm dehydrated so after several waters I come right again in time for the gig. Heaps of people come 200+. We get a good dance floor going, I need assistance from a bouncer cause of a crazy lady. A good night. Afterwards some girls who served us at a cafe earlier in the day take us out to see the dirty underbelly of Blenheim. We go to a place called "Goats Don't Shave", the bouncer is really angry, people get arrested, what a scene. I try to dance but the dance floor is too sticky. We go to the girls flat, have a cup of tea, they tell us the house is haunted, chris gets jittery. Chris gets in a slightly unusual situation and makes a quick judgement call. We were going to stay there but we have to leave early the next day and we are scared of ghosts. Nice girls though.
Day Five: Motueka (Hot Mammas)
Gig is kinda dumb, we are too tired, Tane is sick, we still manage to sell CD's though which is a miracle. We stay in a backpackers and the owner is this paranoid christian guy. The place is covered in safety signs. There is even a sign showing you how to use a bed. Chris txts me from the toilets telling me he needs a sign to show him how to wipe. The owner wont let me use a sleeping back incase of the event of bed lice, the paranoia is extreme. It feels like a prison. Motueka has a mobile hangi takeaway cart, we find a guy who's been beaten up by six other guys, hes going off to get his mates so they can get them back. Heaps of police, very much like Blenheim.
Day Six:
We head home. Another band plays on the ferry so we don't have to play. Tane boy races in Wellington with a full trailer. The tires are screeching as we corner, we nearly flip the trailer about a kilometer from home, Tane just laughs.
Probably less eventful than our first trip. But still enjoyable. Ginger Brown played well... hats off.
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