Friday Questions!!

I'm bouncing down audio files and its taking ages, so to kill time here is a music month themed bunch of questions in the awesome return of Fridays questions. (if your bored)

1: Whats your favourite Kiwi Song?

2: Whats your favourite Kiwi act/dj etc?

3: Whats the best kiwi gig you've been to? Why?

4: Whats the worst kiwi gig you've been to? why?

5: Whats the best venue in NZ and why?

6: What Kiwi act/dj would you give to Australia? Why?

7: Do you play music yourself? If no, would you like to?

8: What kiwi act/dj would you bring back if you could?

9: Whats the best way to listen to music? why?

10: Who would win in a fight between Mikey Havoc and Jordon Luck? (prison rules)

1: Whats your favourite Kiwi Song?
LadyHawke - Delerium.

2: Whats your favourite Kiwi act/dj etc?
Obi-Wan

3: Whats the best kiwi gig you've been to? Why?
SummerDayze at the convention centre. Soooooo good. but way too many awesome dance parties i've been to to decide really.

4: Whats the worst kiwi gig you've been to? why?
Probably one of the many "international" DJ gigs i went to which only sold 1 or 200 tickets and was shit.

5: Whats the best venue in NZ and why?
St James - because layout wise and size it is still in the top 3 venues i've been to around the world. And i have soooo many ridiculous memories from there, and have met so many cool people in that place.

6: What Kiwi act/dj would you give to Australia? Why?
Sample G - because he's arrogant and i know australia hate him.

7: Do you play music yourself? If no, would you like to?
Yes.

8: What kiwi act/dj would you bring back if you could?
Obi-Wan

9: Whats the best way to listen to music? why?
Necking 'ílls on the dance floor?

10: Who would win in a fight between Mikey Havoc and Jordon Luck? (prison rules)
Having met both of them plently of times while they have been blind drunk, and seeing JL in a fight. I would go with JL personally.

1: Whats your favourite Kiwi Song?
Scorpio Girls - Supergroove

2: Whats your favourite Kiwi act/dj etc?
Hmmm...some favourites: Supergroove. Head Like a Hole.

3: Whats the best kiwi gig you've been to? Why?
Industry. Perhaps my perception and memories aren't real though.

4: Whats the worst kiwi gig you've been to? why?
Fuck, there are too many to choose from.

5: Whats the best venue in NZ and why?
Lakeside Convention Centre because the lake..and the cave.

6: What Kiwi act/dj would you give to Australia? Why?
Top Twins. Why not?

7: Do you play music yourself? If no, would you like to?
No. No.

8: What kiwi act/dj would you bring back if you could?
Supergroove because I still rate them as the best Kiwi band ever. Their only equal being (possibly) Head Like a Hole.

9: Whats the best way to listen to music? why?
In the car, because fuck you - my car, my music, my volume or fuck off.

10: Who would win in a fight between Mikey Havoc and Jordon Luck? (prison rules)
Fuck knows.

1: Whats your favourite Kiwi Song?

Either "I Hate Ya Gutz" by WeDunno (Kiwi punk band) or "Devil Worker" by The Nod

2: Whats your favourite Kiwi act/dj etc?

Possibly The Nod

3: Whats the best kiwi gig you've been to? Why?

Oddly enough, it was up at DeBretts with Proof, Phully and Jarred Jackson, or HLAH at the Gluepot years ago when they still wore animal skins

4: Whats the worst kiwi gig you've been to? why?

Anywhere the Exponents have been

5: Whats the best venue in NZ and why?

Easy - Kings Arms. The acoustics are fantastic and the soundguy is simply the best at pulling high levels. (top guy too!)

6: What Kiwi act/dj would you give to Australia? Why?

The fucking Exponents! Because I haaaaate them!

7: Do you play music yourself? If no, would you like to?

Yup

8: What kiwi act/dj would you bring back if you could?

Probably the Nod, Muckhole (maybe), an obscure death metal band called "Septimus" (the most professional metal band Ive ever seen in NZ)
The Warners?

9: Whats the best way to listen to music? why?

In a nice room, with a nice Hi Fi, a big fatty, and at comfortable levels.

10: Who would win in a fight between Mikey Havoc and Jordon Luck? (prison rules)

Id would go with Jordon due to athleticism, but I reckon Havo would pull out the a spoon shank and gut him after throwing dust in his eyes.

1: Whats your favourite Kiwi Song? Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House

2: Whats your favourite Kiwi act/dj etc? Act - Crowded House (yes, they are kiwi). DJ/Band - Antiform

3: Whats the best kiwi gig you've been to? Why? Seeing Crowded House at Vector a couple of years ago because Supergroove played and Pluto and both those bands are awesome, it was a really good night and I finally got to see Crowded House.

4: Whats the worst kiwi gig you've been to? why? Stonyridge New Years about 4 years ago. Not because the gig was shit, because I was awfully ill.

5: Whats the best venue in NZ and why? What Split said.

6: What Kiwi act/dj would you give to Australia? Why? Yeah Topp Twins. I hate them.

7: Do you play music yourself? If no, would you like to? No. Yes I have always wanted to play the piano and guitar, but don't have the patience to learn

8: What kiwi act/dj would you bring back if you could? There was a band I loved in High School called Pushkin, they were some guys from Wellington and their music was awesome. I had a tape, but it got stolen and I would love to be able to listen to them again

9: Whats the best way to listen to music? why? Loud. On a road trip.

10: Who would win in a fight between Mikey Havoc and Jordon Luck? (prison rules) Jordan Luck

Have you seen him in the last 10 years??

1: Whats your favourite Kiwi Song?

Nocturnal Projections - Sleepwalker

2: Whats your favourite Kiwi act/dj etc?

Dead C

3: Whats the best kiwi gig you've been to? Why?

Chris Knox, Kennington Arms, London… cause he stopped mid way through a song and asked me what the fuck I was doing there… it was different

4: Whats the worst kiwi gig you've been to? why?

Six60 @ homegrown, cause they suck

5: Whats the best venue in NZ and why?

Powerstation – cause it’s a proper venue

6: What Kiwi act/dj would you give to Australia? Why?

Dan Aux

7: Do you play music yourself? If no, would you like to?

I play records – does that count

8: What kiwi act/dj would you bring back if you could?

Gordons, cause they fucking rocked!

9: Whats the best way to listen to music? why?

In the bath – nudity is always a bonus

10: Who would win in a fight between Mikey Havoc and Jordon Luck? (prison rules)

Jordon, he knows how to wion a fight… Mikey knows how to talk up a fight

Why? are you two mortal enemies or something?

Ha ha, thats awesome Bob (Knox gig)

Davil, why? is it bad (Jordon Luck)

no we're friends... he just didn't expect to a) see me in london and b) expect to see anyone he knew as it was a super secret gig for british journos

i wouldn't refer to him as Athletic. Too much drinking

Are you really a british journo?


the plot thickens...

nope I'm just a beer drinker who likes a good english ale

1: Whats your favourite Kiwi Song?

Bitter by Shihad comes to mind but no doubt I'll think of 100s of others today, anyone remember Pumpkinhead Narc?

2: Whats your favourite Kiwi act/dj etc?

When I was a teenager heading to gigs all the time I was al about Nothing At All, Shihad will always hold a special place as well. DJ wise pre-Aural Gash Churchill or Philippa

3: Whats the best kiwi gig you've been to? Why?

BDO 96 was ace, lots of awesome ones at the Powerstation as a teenager, the first Roger Sanchez @ St James, the Biggie Brain at Staircase

4: Whats the worst kiwi gig you've been to? why?

Slinky at Alex Park comfortably (or uncomfortably as the case was)

5: Whats the best venue in NZ and why?

Rock the Powerstation, dance the St James - Lakeside was agood too but it was more about the random novelty it wasn't particualrly well set up for a dance party despite there being some great parties there

6: What Kiwi act/dj would you give to Australia? Why?

Elemeno P

7: Do you play music yourself? If no, would you like to?

Yes, no

8: What kiwi act/dj would you bring back if you could?

Ange

9: Whats the best way to listen to music? why?

Above the crowd - crowdsurfing

10: Who would win in a fight between Mikey Havoc and Jordon Luck? (prison rules)

Jordan Luck, he's proper rock n roll whereas just doesn't put the effort in

PumpkinHead!!

Actually it's definitely Bitter, just listened to it again and the bridge between the 2nd chorus and breakdown is actually one of the finest riffs ever written, just fucking POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The 2:30 mark here:

Actually I can remember in about 2003 at a BDO Shihad announced they were playing this and me and one other person on the other sid eof the mosh pit cheered. All the kids just looked confused.

Ive never really liked Shihads music, but I have maaaaasive respect for them as a band and the fact they've kept doing what they do. (if we disregard the Pacifier stage) Oddly enough, the song Pacifier is prob my fave Shihad tune.
Jon was quoted saying Master of Puppets was the album that changed his life. A couple of extra points for that!

This one was better, there seemed to have been some thought put in to this one.

Ha ha, this is even better!
Ricky Morris in a Batman shirt, and Havo's pelvic thrusting!!

Too many questions..

I'll paraphrase them for you QT

how much can a kiwi?

Theres only ten, like its always been. Lazy fingers au!

1: Whats your favourite Kiwi Song?


2: Whats your favourite Kiwi act/dj etc?
Shihad. Noty going to touch DJ's, way too many.

3: Whats the best kiwi gig you've been to? Why?
bFM Private function at the Town Hall a few years ago - Shapeshifter, Salmonella Dub, Shihad. Because it was sick, and was the first time I'd seen Shapeshifter (this was in the pre-PDiggs days, same with Salmonella, pre-Tiki). Also the R&V I went to, the last one before it went multi-night. Kora and Shapeshifter b2b over the midnight slot, STUNNING set from Sola Rosa with Spikey Tee just before sunset, awesome James Brown tributes all gig (Sola Rosa did the best), AWESOME acid.

4: Whats the worst kiwi gig you've been to? why?
Some shonky gig my mates girlfriend made us go to way the fuck in....I don't know, Papakura or Papatoetoe or some shit, with Dead Flowers and the Feelers. Why? Because FEELERS. On the plus, she had won the tix from Channel Z or something, and when she picked them up, they gave her like 10 tix for a gig the next night at the Powerstation with Voom (I think), Regurgitator and TISIM. So that was fucking awesome.

5: Whats the best venue in NZ and why?
I guess I have to go with the crowd on St James and Lakeside. Lakeside had the awesome indoor-outdoor combination, St James has the mean gigs and the muntfest memories, and for all its flaws was still awesome. However I think Coast and the Civic Wintergarden deserve mentions. Coast was an AWESOME space. Wintergarden is a beautiful space full of mystery.

6: What Kiwi act/dj would you give to Australia? Why?
The Feelers. In fact no, I don't think I could even do that to Australia. Just fucking stick 'em on a leaky boat. Dane Rumble I guess?

7: Do you play music yourself? If no, would you like to?
No (not counting DJ'ing) and yes. All my younger siblings got made to learn an instrument, I didn't because I was too busy with sport. Stupid parents.

8: What kiwi act/dj would you bring back if you could?
House of Downtown, Weta, Cuba & Gizmo, Hasselhoff Experiment.

9: Whats the best way to listen to music? why?
FUCKING LOUD, live, or in a primo set of cans.

10: Who would win in a fight between Mikey Havoc and Jordon Luck? (prison rules)
Is Havoc high on the pipe and Luck pissed on prison hooch? This is important to the outcome.

Eeewww The Dead Flowers and The Feelers.....you poor fucker.

Ohh I think I want to change my answer to Shihad - Home Again for fave NZ song.

might change mine to this now, ya bunch of fucking bogans

I never had a problem with DF, inoffensive catchy pop music, nothing wrong with that.

Feelers though

Some other resurrections
Raw Meat For the Balcony
Slambodia
Malevolence
Mutangent (just broken up, but they were great)
WeDunno
Gigglebox

More to the point.. Papakura.... Eeewwww

Well yeah, that was a whole other kettle of fish

Still to this day not sure exactly where it was :>

I went to a gig in papakura once

think it was garageland

true story

Garageland! Aint thought of them in YONKS.

I think of them every single night

Andrew (drummer) now plays in this band, from Napier

never heard of any of these bands

he's making them up

I've not heard of two of them

pretty sure he makes up a lot of things. Someone told me he's realty a tax accountant with short curly hair named Timmy.

He prefers tim now he's a paddle boarder

fuck you!
I would have thought Bob that you would have heard of Slambodia?

nope - googled them and no memories woke- might have been active during my bagpipe music phase

Matt Rew - he's now in City Newton Bombers?

this is Mutangent (our old guitarist Coles other band)



this is Raw Meat for the Balcony



and this is WeDunno (Aja on guitars (I Am Giant) our old singer, and on the other guitar is Mikah his wife!) crap recording

more WeDunno

saw that, know them but not much more than that

I don't now everything

..and the last one, which always cracks me up. Aja has hopped off guitar and is singing. Todd from Losing Face (another great nz punk band jumps on guitar!)

I'd say The Road House in Papakura. I saw Shihad there when a mates band was opening up for them. Was pretty epic to see them is such an intimate location tbh.

Like the q's, will answer them later on when I have some more time. :>

Yeah, I cant think of any venue in Papatoe that would play rock bands. Has to be the Roadie.

they weren't playing rock it was a Feelers gig FFS

True, but Dead Flowers were there too.

Looking at street view says......maybe, but I don't think so. So long ago.

If people in the crowd were calling out "play some sabbath" then it was kura.

1: Whats your favourite Kiwi Song?

Possibly micronism 'constructing space' - or son.sine 'upekah' -

2: Whats your favourite Kiwi act/dj etc?

Don't have a favourite act, there's loads I like. Simon Flower or as Jono noted old Greg Churchill are probably my favourite djs.

3: Whats the best kiwi gig you've been to? Why?

Went to a pretty good gig at the powerstation featuring dimmer, salmonella dub (possibly only djing) and a very early Shapeshifter.

4: Whats the worst kiwi gig you've been to? why?

Nothing stands out as being terrible.

5: Whats the best venue in NZ and why?

The st james- good memories and an impressive venue to see any act.

6: What Kiwi act/dj would you give to Australia? Why?

Mt Eden Dubstep, six60, various generic pop merchants.

7: Do you play music yourself? If no, would you like to?

No, yes.

8: What kiwi act/dj would you bring back if you could?

Denver McCarthy/Micronism, Shayne Carter circa the first dimmer album.

9: Whats the best way to listen to music? why?

Over a funktion one rig outside, or failing that just at volume on vinyl.

10: Who would win in a fight between Mikey Havoc and Jordon Luck? (prison rules)
Jordan Luck.

1: Whats your favourite Kiwi Song?
Supergoove (w Che Fu) - Sittin Inside My Head

2: Whats your favourite Kiwi act/dj etc?
Shapeshifter

3: Whats the best kiwi gig you've been to? Why?
Probably the BDO with MJ Cole, Crystal Method, Roni Size & Carl Cox. Or some epic trance rave - maybe God's Kitchen with AVB

4: Whats the worst kiwi gig you've been to? why?
Darude @ St James. Oh how we laughed.

5: Whats the best venue in NZ and why?
Somewhere outdoor - maybe Stonyridge. Most of our venues are terrible.

6: What Kiwi act/dj would you give to Australia? Why?
Rubicon

7: Do you play music yourself? If no, would you like to?
I sing. Used to peak out the odd record/CD at trance gigs. Played my (our) own bootleg during main room set @ St James which was epic fun.

8: What kiwi act/dj would you bring back if you could?
Billy T James

9: Whats the best way to listen to music? why?
Cruising along on a BMX in the sun, headphones on.

10: Who would win in a fight between Mikey Havoc and Jordon Luck? (prison rules)
Luck. Havoc is a fat fuck.



gc.

I wen to that too. Was terrible. Had some british MC on stage with a 6 pack?