tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post7156435463345356928..comments2023-10-28T18:12:33.101+07:00Comments on The Opinionated Diner: welcome to my worldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-47119988521670625482008-05-01T18:11:00.000+07:002008-05-01T18:11:00.000+07:00I tend to agree with the majority of your post. Go...I tend to agree with the majority of your post. Governmental funding is so important to ensure that NZ artists do actually get to have a go. This is hardly revelationary, but it's an expensive business. You mentioned some of those 'popera' singers, or whatever they're called. Some of them do really deserve the govt support too. I know Yulia and Elizabeth Marvelly write their own music and from opheliamorganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083116943762414267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-48288092585652016952008-04-27T09:05:00.000+07:002008-04-27T09:05:00.000+07:00Oh sorry, i thought the post was about people past...Oh sorry, i thought the post was about people past their use by date...<BR/><BR/>...but yeah greg churchil, a bonafide kiwi electronica DJ legend<BR/><BR/>funnily enough we started out together trying to make tunes wayyyyyy back in the christchurch day with hamish from breaks coop and boh runga...pollywoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295990157397125661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-57044352089815005502008-04-26T08:35:00.000+07:002008-04-26T08:35:00.000+07:00I agree about electronica....god knows I've said i...I agree about electronica....god knows I've said it enough. Greg Churchill has just had his fourth UK top ten dance record and is a bigger name in NZ than half the acts on the Kiwi Hit Disc, and has been turned down for funding. But that wasn't what this post was about.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278183271703930217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-10780341777783949162008-04-26T05:35:00.000+07:002008-04-26T05:35:00.000+07:00Are you kidding ? John Grenell is most famous for ...Are you kidding ? John Grenell is most famous for being dad to, Redford, ace drumer for insanely underrated NZ d'n'b outfit Shapeshifter and Oakley the OG maverick producer and also extremely underated.<BR/><BR/>Notice a theme of underrated occuring ? And thats the thing with NZoA, the dim view they take of electronica. If they sponsored as many electronica acts as they did shitty indie guitar pollywoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295990157397125661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-23221670720756622262008-04-24T19:05:00.000+07:002008-04-24T19:05:00.000+07:00This is a bit tangential but you mentioned that Jo...This is a bit tangential but you mentioned that John Grenell was once known as John Hore. What many don't know is that his first stage name was John Denver and he gave the name to the singer that went on to achieve international fame. You can read the story <A HREF="http://folksong.org.nz/ivebeeneverywhere/" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733063615554317908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-64383751170030337772008-04-24T11:40:00.000+07:002008-04-24T11:40:00.000+07:00hey Simon,thanks for a great post, very insightful...hey Simon,<BR/>thanks for a great post, very insightful. I've blogged about it too, on NZ Musician's site, with a link back. <BR/>cheers!Peter McLennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11718152915028660032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-50778168107218520692008-04-24T07:48:00.000+07:002008-04-24T07:48:00.000+07:00Well said Simon. Generous and well written. I hope...Well said Simon. Generous and well written. I hope somebody shows it to Gray but I suspect his views are too entrenched for him to get it. It's one of life's frustrations that people become so self centred without being able to see it. What's in it for me is sadly the way for the majority of voters but I suspect not you. Good on ya...Fraser Gardynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565710308373338687noreply@blogger.com