The key track is a near freeform Krautrocker that ebbs and flows with spaced sound and percussion and captures their live sound well. Many of The Dead Cs 1980s and 1990s albums have been repressed and released, most recently through Ba Da Bing! Great to see pics but of 'Mikey"??? Shocked and saddened. Photo credit: "Radio Transcripts Ltd." Has Already Shown Himself To Favour That Rare Term: " Gravitas ". " Tim you are the best Host ZB has!!!!! New Zealand radio host Bruce Russell is being remembered as a "talented host and newsreader" following the news of his shock death on Sunday night. Bruce Russell kept his writing up in Alley Oop, which was naturally well informed on the Dunedin indies progress. The Toy Love album was released the week the series was filmed in Dunedin. There was Bruce, front and centre. "My favourite Bruce story is when he fell asleep on air. They confirmed his death in a statement on Monday morning. Is Nanci Griffiths Cause of Death Related to a Health Problem? Bruce, meanwhile, checked out The Terminals Disconnect LP, Skeptics Amalgam and The Renderers and Cyclops live. The esoteric art and titles Bruce Russell used for the CDs and singles reflected his interest in the occult. Hes concerned about the circular banner that partly encloses and confines the jester that is their symbol. DON'T bring back Pam! The densely typed and tightly focused print magazine was a well written and highly opinionated and polarising critical force that set the elite tone for the free noise and sound shaping community that would emerge in the 1990s and beyond. They are who they are, and that montage is a good illustration. Come January 1987 and Bruce Russell is back in Dunedin. UPDATE JANUARY 18 See below for additional photos. It was a surprise at the time, but I think it did genuinely strike a nerve with people who were interested in that side of New Zealand music, which by that stage had just begun to be out of the Flying Nun orbit, Bruce Russell told Brendon Fitzgibbon in the January 1992 issue of Stamp. The page will be updated as worthy photos come in. 1: BRUCE RUSSELL According to NewstalkZB's own website Bruce Russell "likes to bring his sense of humour to his overnight talk show, but the serious issues are also tackled." It also. Ive gotta bring gravitas to the ticket. On top of that A Handful of Dust managed a live show in Christchurch in August as a duo. He loved his work, just loved it," he said. Xpressway had a reputation for being prickly with the mainstream media and for giving few interviews, which made us doubly grateful for his full response. Learn how your comment data is processed. Rough Trades [UK and US retailer and distributor] collapse had pushed groups back on to a more do it yourself level. "He was the news. Re Style was born with the real name Shirley Macleod in the Netherlands in 1950, became a model whod starred inPlayboyandPenthouseby the time she knew Tubes drummer Prairie Prince in the mid-70s. Dead C vs Sebadoh EP and The Operation of the Sonne LP emerged on Siltbreeze in 1993 with World Peace Hope Et Al and the Metal Heart following in 1994 and The White House LP in 1995. Get more of the radio, music and podcasts you love with the FREE Stream unlimited music, thousands of radio stations and podcasts all Please bring back Pam. This is horrible news. Whats the pronunciation these days, Maori orMarry? Bruce Russell passed away on 24 April 2022 in Central Auckland. Playing to the converted is one thing, but banging it out on live to air public television as The Dead C did with Sky on TV3s Friday night music Ground Zero in September 1999 was something else again. in one app. The art was clean and unusual, resembling centuries-old woodcuts and illustrations, and the record titles distinctive, if occasionally hard to pronounce. Id later read that there was yet another reason for the media reticence. Harsh 70s Reality being the recording where The Dead C would fully escape the strictures of the song for the first time. Come back Pam PLEASE. In 1995, The Dead C dipped back into past records for a set the trio presented at 11 shows over two weeks in the United States. Often the tune coming from Morley was supplied with a drum rhythm in broken or counter-timings with Russells guitar holding the true timing of the piece with precise atonal slashes placed where the snare drum would usually be played. Photo / Tim Roxborogh. WOODRUFF: You certainly have gravitas tonight. Whether it was reading the news or creating the character Freddy on Timaru's Radio Caroline in the. The veteran radio presenter passed away suddenly on Sunday evening while at work before he was due to start his on-air shift. Totally devastated! "That was all down to Bruce's ability to take anything, no matter how normal or absurd it might be, and bring it to life. Didn't realise I could come and see everyone's faces on your page. The Bats Robert Scott, Kathy Bull, Kath Webster and Lesley Paris of Look Blue Go Purple and Nick Wilkinson of The Alpaca Brothers I know by sight, having seen their groups play. I thought it more important that The Dead C had encouraged him to fish his girlfriends hippie Moms Faust, Can, Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa records out of old cardboard boxes and eventually make his own free noise lathe cut single. Theres a lot more interaction with the recording process and a lot more use of live backing tapes, Bruce Russell explained in Poi$on + lie$ = money + death from John Nixon and Marco Fusinatos Axe: a specialised rock journal, no.19, 1999 in an essay reprinted in Left Handed Blows. Then sleeves the size of traditional singles or LPs appealed. Email: newsroomau@yahoonews.com. The label and groups wanted to stay below the radar to avoid the attention of the IRD and Social Welfare departments. Chippendale House was established in July 1985 by a group prompted by the artists Andrew Drummond and Stuart Griffiths and was well into its second year (of four) as a co-operative theatre, music and gallery space. Omits Quad triple CD packed in a five inch flop-top hard box with artwork is highlighted as was an announcement that Corpus Hermeticum were now distributing Siltbreeze, PSF, Selektion, Metonymic, Metamkineand Next Best Way releases. "Geopelia" wrote in message news:iugph9$rhf$1@dont-email.me * Nothing rare about the term Gravitas. Busy seems too inadequate a word to describe Bruce Russells late 1990s and 2000s. Look Blue Go Purple, The Verlaines, The Alpaca Brothers and The Puddle and many of the citys rising and established bands graced its low, flat stage. No one else wanted to do it and we signed a deal with him in September 1989 that secured its release some months after. Ricou Browning cause of death: How did Ricou Browning die? Bruce Russell reviewed The Rip at Dunedins Empire for RipItUps April 1984 issue. Tributes from colleges former and present as well as fans poured in for the media personality. The conversations he had on-air him loyalty from listeners young and old both throughout the night and on his Saturday night show.. Has visited us twice and he fits in as though we've known him forever. Frustrated and diminished by Flying Nun Records narrowed commercial focus, Bruce Russell had teamed up with Peter Jefferies, Alastair Galbraith and Peter Gutteridge to establish the new Port Chalmers based independent label Xpressway at the end of 1987. Those local needs would soon be addressed and answered by the international indie community, but for now the flame still flickered in Dunedin. The veteran radio presenter passed away suddenly on Sunday evening while at work before he was due to start his on-air shift. Rest in peace legend Bruce. They were onstage at the prestigious All Tomorrows Parties in March 2002, December 2006, December 2010, and 2013, having toured the United States again in October 2008. Flying Nun Records collected up the early Dead C recordings in 1999 for a greatest hits Perform DR 503C CD. Xpressways prime mover headed to the United States in 1991 for a six-week fact finding mission during which he visited the half a dozen east coast record shops that would be central to the label and its bands future. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Similarly Head from the neatly titled follow-up Tusk from was captured at Flying Nun Records 15th anniversary show in November 1996 in Dunedins Sammys. Relocating reinvigorated Russell and The Dead C, the new jazz and free noise centred New Zealand fanzine Opprobrium believed. Learn how your comment data is processed. Bruce was one of a kind and a colleague for over 20 years. "It was pretty lewd stuff, especially for Timaru in 1984," said Mac. You know I'm a VERY regular listener and sometimes caller. Russel had a net worth of 3 to 6 million as of 2022. Included in the first two CDs were issues of the Bruce Russell-edited Logopandocy: the journal of vain erudition. I had come in for my news shift at 4am and he was on overnight talk. Dwayne Haskins funeral, burial service, pictures, date, venue, Frank Connor cause of death, wife, children, net worth, Where will be Ricou Browning buried? "Bruce Russell, one of the long-time Newstalk ZB hosts, passed away suddenly but peacefully last night," the station stated on its website. Bruce Russell passed away shortly before he was due on air to host Newstalk ZB's overnight show. This fellow, in the firly. Do you have a story tip? This Kind Of Punishments Peter Jefferies captured the dynamic of an early Dead C performance at the inner city Burgundy Bar for new Dunedin fanzine Alley Oop. Mikey is soooo gorgeous and a beuatiful person, he's unbelievable. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. May god his family and loved ones have enough strength to deal with the great loss. The new labels first CD, The Philosophick Mercury was a recorded reflection of two 1993 A Handful of Dust live shows with some help from The Terminals drummer Peter Stapleton. He was in love with his work. I love both of you. The heartbreaking news was confirmed in a statement released on Newstalk ZBs website, reading, Bruce Russell, one of our long-time Newstalk ZB hosts, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully last night., The statement added, Bruce was a wonderful team member and a talented host and newsreader who brought joy to our audiences for many years. MALE CALLER: Its due to savagery, animal instinct. Its one of the all-time great montages, this happened within a day of President Bush selecting Dick Cheney to be his vice presidential running mate. I love listening to Deano he's always so positive and has an interesting lifestyle and family I think I would like to have a partner that loved creating something from nothing like he does. So here they are, Little Brucie and Housing New Zealand Sue. Thanks Tim for putting all these lovely pics up. Stuff understands. He died just as he was about to go on the air to host Newstalk ZBs overnight show. This allowed Robbie Yeats full reign on the placement and structuring of his drumming and he gave a truly outstanding display of innovative rhythms repeatedly defying the standard 1-2-3-4 pattern that is usually the basis of rock music.. At this time as you may also find out, there is no official report about Bruce Russells cause of death, it seems there are some hidden stories behind his death; some claim he died because of a long time illness he was recently suffering from. Bruce Russell of Newstalk ZB spent a career as a buddy to his devoted listeners. From the very beginning the labels catalogues, ads and posters project a distinctive aesthetic. 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