The stumbling garage rock of Bad Politics Baby in The Sun Stabbed EPs grooves was a Bruce Russell song from 1984 that was inspired by Alan Vegas first album. His collaborations with Kim Pieters, Peter Stapleton, Tom Lax, Birchville Cat Motel, Ralf Wehowsky, Richard Francis, Jason Kahn, Roy Montgomery, Lasse Marhaug, Gnarlosand John Wiese dot the time. "The conversations he had on-air brought him loyalty from listeners young and old both throughout the night and on his Saturday night show. See Hone Harawira is a goodexample. Get more of the radio, music and podcasts you love with the FREE The new Xpressway connection is equally evident in Bruce Russells review of Alastair Galbraiths Plagal Grind at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, The Rips Stormed Port EP, Wreck Small Speakers on Expensive Stereos River Falling Love EP and This Kind of Punishments In The Same Room LP, all parting shots for the groups on Flying Nun Records. YET MORE MARXIST-LENINIST DISTORTIONS OF REAL EVENTS. " Nice guns. According to the Newstalk ZB, Mr Russell who was in his early 70s. May he rest in peace. Ireland Hendry-Tennent. I think now when Gore is trying to make the case of lack of gravitas against George W. Dont like that, its so cold. They fill that oversized warehouse up with songs coming out of songs. RUSSELL: Im afraid Im still very condemning of the sort of lifestyleof people like Macsyna King. Saturday nights and nighttime to crack of dawn will NEVER be the identical. Bruce Russell, one of our long-time Newstalk ZB hosts, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully last night, the statement said. Totally devastated! From the very beginning the labels catalogues, ads and posters project a distinctive aesthetic. 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. "What I loved about what he did on the radio was the companionship for the listeners. The future lay on emerging overseas imprints such as Siltbreeeze, Tim Adams Ajax Records in San Francisco, Drag City Records in Chicago, Majora Records in Seattle and Belgiums Turbulence Records. "Bruce had a gargantuan general knowledge. Previously, Bruce was the Host at Newstalk ZB. No. After a short stint, he moved to Taumarunui to manage a radio station before joining Newstalk ZB in Auckland in about 2000. The two made a strong relationship and Styles became the bands costume designer before turning to part of the stage act and then appearing on vocal duties. I go to bed every night with ZB talkback. "Our thoughts and love are with Bruce's family at this sad time.". Read More. Little Brucie of Little Wanganui with a fan. Ajax [who released many early Xpressway singles and albums] are a label in their own right, but also a shop and a distribution network dealing with about 15000 customers and shops. Newstalk ZB's Bruce Russell was in his early 70s; however, his exact age is yet to be revealed. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. and K Group CDs followed in 1997. I was only in primary school then, and we had to call him Mr Murdoch, so didnt ever know his Christian name. Your email address will not be published. He also anchors the Saturday night show In My Day and reads the news on weekends. Best Two on air, EVER!! FEMALE CALLER: Theyre violent, and they wont work! Bruce Russell dies The broadcaster, in his early 70s, died suddenly on Sunday night, working right up until his death - as an overnight host, newsreader and host of the popular In My Day show. Great to see pics but of 'Mikey"??? Fans have already heard a different version of the albums Three Years on the new Xpressway Records tape imprints early defining Xpresssway Pile Up cassette. Always made me laugh with his dry sense of humour and helped me a lot with his advice. Copyright 2016 The Roxborogh Report. On top of that A Handful of Dust managed a live show in Christchurch in August as a duo. It wasnt always a comfortable situation, as Russell explained to Fitzgibbon. He appears to be highly secretive in terms of his personal life, as he has never dragged his family, including his parents and children, if he has any, into the public eye. "He brought a particularly sharp sense of humour to his work and to his workplace. He eventually moved to Auckland where he started working overnight shifts. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Just how busy the Lyttelton one-man industry had become was even more apparent in a full page Corpus Hermeticum ad on the back page of the now glossy covered Opprobrium in December 1997. One of Russell's long-time colleagues at ZB, Tim Dower, announced the news on air this morning of the passing of his "great mate". Another former colleague remembered Mr Russell as a "supportive man" with a "quick wit". With Xpressway Records already licensing releases to American and European labels, the collective called it a day in 1993. Whats the pronunciation these days, Maori orMarry? The Port Chalmers-based indie usually did a deal with record companies where they usually got twenty percent of the released records and imported them back to NZ for sale to generate a royalty for the bands. Candidate - Te Wepu Party http://www.exorcist.org.nz http://www.exorcist.org.nz/bounty_dog_ugly_longpig http://www.exorcist.org.nz/deep_roots_music_2011_1.wav. Noisy - Olive Russell on her Dad, Erewhon Calling: Experimental Sound in New Zealand at The Sound Foundation, Bruce Russell at PerfectSoundForever, 2000, Bruce Russell interviewed at The Volcanic Tongue, 21st Century Field Hollers and Prison Songs, Bruce Russell at the Wunderbar, Lyttelton 1997, Bruce Russell - Doctors Blues for Philip Samartzis. Its the warrior gene, says Richie. Head of content and Editor-at-large at Ghanafuo.com Dickson Ofori Siaw is a blunt writer who loves to make his readers see "the other perspectives of a news story". In the late 1980s and early 1990s NZ groups wanting to issue music on vinyl records faced very real challenges in locating pressing plants overseas (in this case Australia) along with increased expenses (shipping costs in particular) and a loss in control in not being able to closely oversee the project. Siltbreeze added In The House Of Voluntary Poverty to the fast growing pile. 27 minutes with Mr. Newstalk ZB's Bruce Russell was in his early 70s; on the other hand, his precise age is but to be revealed. This fellow, in the firly. If Lilburns generation was the first to assert an independent New Zealand cultural voice, mine is the first to go beyond a self conscious preoccupation with whether or not we have an autonomous voice, and take that fact for granted as a starting point, Bruce Russell wrote. "Bruce Russell, one of the long-time Newstalk ZB hosts, passed away suddenly but peacefully last night," the station stated on its website. "I am devastated," sports broadcaster Miles Davis wrote. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. In another film clip from May 2014, just prior to The Dead Cs appearance in Sydneys Opera House for the Vivid Festival, Bruce Russell in an old pulled at the neck T-shirt has been cornered by a fan with a camera. Email: newsroomau@yahoonews.com. Its a flagrantly capitalistic enterprise in many ways, but still setting an example of self reliance. Wellingtons Surface of the Earth, Blenheims Omit, Alan Licht (The Evan Dando of Noise?) Russell quickly realised that the fanzine writers and radio show hosts who supported Flying Nun groups were equally supportive of his labels efforts. He is as always intelligent, articulate, subversive, funny and eager to communicate. RUSSELL: See, I dont agree with that disadvantage thing! Join Facebook to connect with Bruce Russell and others you may know. You can sum it up in one word: stature. Follow me on Twitter @kwadwo_dost. Noresponsibility. Siltbreeze Records made available the Trapdoor Fucking Exit cassette (also released on CD) and Hell Is Now Love b/w Bone single in 1990. In the late 1980s and early 1990s NZ groups wanting to issue music on vinyl records faced very real challenges in locating pressing plants overseas. So many memories, a wealth of information, and always quick to find wicked fun in everything. The conversations he had on-air brought him loyalty from listeners young and old both throughout the night and on his Saturday night show. We and our partners share information on your use of this website to help improve your experience. Their first overseas tour paired them with Sonic Youth in Minneapolis at First Avenue & 7th St Entry in late May and with Harry Pussy at Cambridge, Massachusetts Middle Earth in early June, Boston, NYC, Washington DC and Philadelphia. Ensconced in his back shed on the lip of a ruptured and partly immersed volcanic crater in Lyttelton, Bruce Russell, now working an archivist with Radio New Zealand Sound Archives in Christchurch (a job hed previously done for the Presbyterian Church in Dunedin) had Corpus Hermeticum picking up pace. Bruce Russell, a radio host, is known as a gifted newsreader with an unmistakable personality. Thats absolutely true, but Ive never found that to be the case. L to R: Bruce Russell, Peter Jefferies, Peter Gutteridge, and Alastair Galbraith outside Peter's house, Opoho, early 1989 One of my favourite people, original co-host on The Two, Pam Corkery. Your never get that these days. Bruce Russell, an overnight radio host, has died suddenly. The final show broadcast by Bruce Russell - YouTube 0:00 / 1:54 The final show broadcast by Bruce Russell No views Apr 25, 2022 Like Dislike Share Save Chris Lynch Media 1.41K subscribers. May he rest in power. Theyre pretty interesting.And entertaining. Busy seems too inadequate a word to describe Bruce Russells late 1990s and 2000s. The label and groups wanted to stay below the radar to avoid the attention of the IRD and Social Welfare departments. I dont not just practice with the band, I dont practice. Parts of that performance and another June show in Christchurch made up 1997s Repent, which Opprobrium described as guitar squeals, fragments of riffs, sustained hypnotic patterns and a powerful rhythmic undertow held together by some force of collective will.. All the best for this Xmas if we ever end up being able to celebrate it. I hope they truly value you as much as we all do, and yes please bring back Pam you are wonderful together. Do it Tim! He kicked off writing commercials and in that time he started doing some announcing and was posted to different community stations, doing every shift under the sun, based on his ZB bio. 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Watching the show in Paeroa, I was in two minds about the live performances impact. Theres already a Dead C album (DR503) in the works barely four months after Michael Morley recruits Bruce Russell and flatmate drummer Robbie Yeats for a trio, who feel and hear an immediate chemistry. I dont care how it happens. 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It was as if he was not even a real person, just the voice that commanded the room's attention and the signature at the end 'I am Bruce Russell'," said Knight. Immediately [afterward] we heard from Siltbreeze Records [a new US indie label].. The great artist who recorded and toured withThe Tubesand contributed to their unique stage attire took her last breath and multiple news accounts confirmed the heartbreaking news. 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. Lilburn, who died in 1990, had showed The Dead C they were part of an already established NZ tradition in electro acoustic music. The busy label picked up pace in 1988 and 1989 with startling and enduring singles from Peter Jefferies with Robbie Muir and Alastair Galbraith with Graeme Jefferies, and tapes from Victor Dimisich Band and Sferic Experiment. 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