Musings on a week of listening, watching and the rest of it. This week GARY STEEL reads a couple of entertaining Kiwi music books.
Beautmuse
Gary “Stereonerd” Steel’s musings on music, movies, technology and the general state of the universe.
The knows no bounds world of Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto died a few days ago, though the world only learnt about it today. GARY STEEL with a personal appreciation.
Still revered and reviled: Dark Side Of The Moon at 50
Audiophiles and space-heads love it but Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon – which turned 50 this week – has its detractors writes GARY STEEL.
Pussycats in leather: Skid Row land in Auckland
Vulgar and abusive on stage, wild metal animals Skid Row purr in the presence of tabby-tamer GARY STEEL in this 1990 interview.
Whatever happened to… The Christians
Whatever happened to UK million-selling 1980s neo-soul group The Christians? GARY STEEL, who interviewed them in 1990, finds out.
Jeff Beck’s porno guitar masterclass: Blow By Blow
Musician’s musician, guitarist’s guitarist Jeff Beck has left the building. GARY STEEL offers a sacrament to the genius player.
Smelly Feet – The great Kiwi outsider finally gets an album
In 1981 “Smelly Feet” travelled the length and breadth of Aotearoa performing his confronting tunes to perplexed audiences and hawking his home-made singles. GARY STEEL was there.
Flying Nun, definitively.
Sometimes it takes an outsider to tell a story properly, writes GARY STEEL. Here’s the definitive tale of the first eight years of the Flying Nun label, then.