NZ Music Month continues on East FM, today Saturday from 3pm
For Today (I remember your smile) is one of this country's enduring feel-good anthems from the 1980s and it's with great pleasure that we have one of the song's writers and performers, Nick Sampson, as our next NZ Music Month feature artist on today’s She’ll Be Right on Saturdays Show with PJ Taylor, 3-7pm on May 13 on EAST FM 88.1 107.1
Forty years ago, and out of Dunedin, the Netherworld Dancing Toys were playing energetic and captivating concerts around the country, quickly growing in popularity following a memorable performance at Sweetwaters 1983, with Nick and the late-great Malcolm Black upfront on vocals, guitars and most of the songwriting duties.
We're stoked to be talking with Nick live in the studio from 3.15pm and playing tracks by the Netherworld Dancing Toys, as well as chatting about other phases and bands in his very interesting musical journey, including DIRT and his newly-formed band in Auckland, Jeepster, with Steven Shaw and Tim Robinson.
We'll also play the NDTs' well-admired album Painted Years (Virgin Records, 1985) on vinyl in entirety from 5pm.
At 4.45pm, we're also talking with Anthony McVey of an Auckland band from the same era, Plastic Pegs, who are having another reunion concert at The Thirsty Dog in Karangahape Rd on Saturday, May 27. For tickets for that show, go to www.undertheradar.co.nz...
Coincidentally, Plastic Pegs opened for Netherworld Dancing Toys at the Windsor Castle in Parnell back in the day.
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She'll Be Right - it's all about the vibe; it’s all about the groove. And this Saturday it's with great respect to have Nick Sampson and Netherworld Dancing Toys Day. - PJ
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Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?
The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.
Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.
We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?
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9.3% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
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43.5% I want to be able to choose.
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47.2% Against. I want to deal with people.
Time to Tickle Your Thinker 🧠
If a zookeeper had 100 pairs of animals in her zoo, and two pairs of babies are born for each one of the original animals, then (sadly) 23 animals don’t survive, how many animals do you have left in total?
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