DeeBee
@deebeebee.bsky.social
NZ Music, indie Music, in fact always looking for new sounds. For others seeking new sounds, I'll try to post a NZ music track that I like each day. Also a nice classic car brings a smile.
This irks me. Simon Power was a minister in the 5th National Government under Key who suspended payments into the Cullen Fund and who reduced the percentage employees and employers contributed to Kiwisaver. His actions CAUSED the problem.
www.stuff.co.nz/money/360892...
www.stuff.co.nz/money/360892...
Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This irks me. Simon Power was a minister in the 5th National Government under Key who suspended payments into the Cullen Fund and who reduced the percentage employees and employers contributed to Kiwisaver. His actions CAUSED the problem.
www.stuff.co.nz/money/360892...
www.stuff.co.nz/money/360892...
So more expensive than the larger iReX ferries ($550 to $596b) then. We no longer have any future proofing and are the port facilities going to be upgraded? My guess is when it's needed those upgrades will cost more too
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Winston Peters reveals new ferries deal, ‘saving billions’, says consultants ‘hijacked’ past plan
Winston Peters reveals cost of new Cook Strait ferries, says expensive consultants had “hijacked the project by adding more and more infrastructure”.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
So more expensive than the larger iReX ferries ($550 to $596b) then. We no longer have any future proofing and are the port facilities going to be upgraded? My guess is when it's needed those upgrades will cost more too
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
I remember first hearing this on the EP 10 O Clock In The Afternoon
Don't do anything important you said, with anybody else
They fuck it up for you, my friend
Joed Out...The Verlaines
I hope they hung around and caught Jim Carroll
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXaA...
Don't do anything important you said, with anybody else
They fuck it up for you, my friend
Joed Out...The Verlaines
I hope they hung around and caught Jim Carroll
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXaA...
Joed Out
YouTube video by The Verlaines - Topic
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November 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I remember first hearing this on the EP 10 O Clock In The Afternoon
Don't do anything important you said, with anybody else
They fuck it up for you, my friend
Joed Out...The Verlaines
I hope they hung around and caught Jim Carroll
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXaA...
Don't do anything important you said, with anybody else
They fuck it up for you, my friend
Joed Out...The Verlaines
I hope they hung around and caught Jim Carroll
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXaA...
Pavement visiting Dunedin and name checking many Flying Nun bands as their favourites
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaC4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaC4...
Pavement - New Zealand TV item, 1993
YouTube video by nomoreheroes
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November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Pavement visiting Dunedin and name checking many Flying Nun bands as their favourites
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaC4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaC4...
another from the Flying Nun stable, What Was That Thing....Able Tasmans
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te14...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te14...
What Was That Thing?
YouTube video by Able Tasmans - Topic
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November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
another from the Flying Nun stable, What Was That Thing....Able Tasmans
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te14...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te14...
Here's some more 3Ds, this one from the album Strange News From The Angels. Not as "manic" as Hey Suess or Outer Space, but it still has that hallmark 3Ds guitar clashing sound...Dust
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQBd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQBd...
3D's - Dust
YouTube video by chillblue07
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November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Here's some more 3Ds, this one from the album Strange News From The Angels. Not as "manic" as Hey Suess or Outer Space, but it still has that hallmark 3Ds guitar clashing sound...Dust
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQBd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQBd...
here's a news item on Flying Nun's 15th...complete with Paul Holmes (and why aren't they millionaires??)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeWq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeWq...
Flying Nun Records - 15th Anniversary 1996 - News Item
YouTube video by chillblue07
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November 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
here's a news item on Flying Nun's 15th...complete with Paul Holmes (and why aren't they millionaires??)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeWq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeWq...
You don't have to take this crap
You don't have to sit back and relax
You can actually try changing it
I hope everyone in the USA has a listen to this song, it's still so appropriate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5Hf...
You don't have to sit back and relax
You can actually try changing it
I hope everyone in the USA has a listen to this song, it's still so appropriate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5Hf...
The Style Council - Walls Come Tumbling Down!
YouTube video by TheStyleCouncilVEVO
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November 6, 2025 at 2:48 AM
You don't have to take this crap
You don't have to sit back and relax
You can actually try changing it
I hope everyone in the USA has a listen to this song, it's still so appropriate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5Hf...
You don't have to sit back and relax
You can actually try changing it
I hope everyone in the USA has a listen to this song, it's still so appropriate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5Hf...
A Dunedin supergroup playing some Chills
Peter Gutteridge, David Kilgour, Martin Phillipps, Robert Scott and Alan Haig as Squash
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq3D...
Peter Gutteridge, David Kilgour, Martin Phillipps, Robert Scott and Alan Haig as Squash
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq3D...
Squash - Purple Girl (live)
YouTube video by chillblue07
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November 3, 2025 at 6:03 AM
A Dunedin supergroup playing some Chills
Peter Gutteridge, David Kilgour, Martin Phillipps, Robert Scott and Alan Haig as Squash
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq3D...
Peter Gutteridge, David Kilgour, Martin Phillipps, Robert Scott and Alan Haig as Squash
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq3D...
Dominion Road kinda reminded me of Braziers Book Shop on Dominion Road, where if you were lucky you could catch Graham Brazier (from Hello Sailor)
Here's Billy Bold, more Kiwiana
www.youtube.com/watch?v=flJH...
Here's Billy Bold, more Kiwiana
www.youtube.com/watch?v=flJH...
Graham Brazier-Billy Bold
YouTube video by NPGSCOPE
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November 3, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Dominion Road kinda reminded me of Braziers Book Shop on Dominion Road, where if you were lucky you could catch Graham Brazier (from Hello Sailor)
Here's Billy Bold, more Kiwiana
www.youtube.com/watch?v=flJH...
Here's Billy Bold, more Kiwiana
www.youtube.com/watch?v=flJH...
some iconic Kiwiana pop
This song describes Dominion Road so perfectly
Dominion Rd...The Muttonbirds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfdv...
This song describes Dominion Road so perfectly
Dominion Rd...The Muttonbirds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfdv...
The Mutton Birds - Dominion Road (Original Version)
YouTube video by muttonbirdsandbeyond
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November 3, 2025 at 4:40 AM
some iconic Kiwiana pop
This song describes Dominion Road so perfectly
Dominion Rd...The Muttonbirds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfdv...
This song describes Dominion Road so perfectly
Dominion Rd...The Muttonbirds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfdv...
when she is starting to look like a moderate, you realise just how radical things have become
October 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
when she is starting to look like a moderate, you realise just how radical things have become
thought I should play some Lou Reed today, anyway here's Lou doing some Doc Pomus...two bright stars
I can't remember Lou doing many covers, but I do know that Lou respected and loved Doc Pomus, you only need to listen to Magic And Loss to know
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP-m...
I can't remember Lou doing many covers, but I do know that Lou respected and loved Doc Pomus, you only need to listen to Magic And Loss to know
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP-m...
This Magic Moment
YouTube video by Lou Reed - Topic
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October 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
thought I should play some Lou Reed today, anyway here's Lou doing some Doc Pomus...two bright stars
I can't remember Lou doing many covers, but I do know that Lou respected and loved Doc Pomus, you only need to listen to Magic And Loss to know
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP-m...
I can't remember Lou doing many covers, but I do know that Lou respected and loved Doc Pomus, you only need to listen to Magic And Loss to know
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP-m...
The Great Unwashed - Obscurity Blues
YouTube video by chillblue07
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October 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
some Chills, and for the life of me I cannot understand why they weren't one of the world's mega bands
When The Poor Can Reach The Moon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPPS...
When The Poor Can Reach The Moon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPPS...
The Chills "When The Poor Can Reach The Moon"
YouTube video by firerecords
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October 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
some Chills, and for the life of me I cannot understand why they weren't one of the world's mega bands
When The Poor Can Reach The Moon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPPS...
When The Poor Can Reach The Moon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPPS...
not sure if I have ever posted a Gordons track here. They'd end up as Bailter Space, but anyway, here's Adults and Children
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjDc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjDc...
Gordons - Adults And Children
YouTube video by Flying Nun Records
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October 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
not sure if I have ever posted a Gordons track here. They'd end up as Bailter Space, but anyway, here's Adults and Children
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjDc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjDc...
some history for all those Flying Nun fans out there. Flying Nun could have almost been the Elephant 6 collective of their day, many bands were quite "incestuous" with members integrating here and there
Don't they all look so young?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIoi...
Don't they all look so young?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIoi...
Flying Nun Records 10th Anniversary 1991
YouTube video by chillblue07
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October 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
some history for all those Flying Nun fans out there. Flying Nun could have almost been the Elephant 6 collective of their day, many bands were quite "incestuous" with members integrating here and there
Don't they all look so young?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIoi...
Don't they all look so young?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIoi...
As good of reason as any to be in Wellington 27/5/1970....go see Split Enz! Interview and gig.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v3o...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v3o...
Split Enz - Wellington Town Hall 27.05.1979
YouTube video by Paul Watson
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October 15, 2025 at 5:33 AM
As good of reason as any to be in Wellington 27/5/1970....go see Split Enz! Interview and gig.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v3o...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v3o...
She Was Never One for Words
YouTube video by Mailbox Skipole - Topic
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October 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Some Mailbox Skipole. Contemplating a regular day job or playing music. I think Mark Rawstron has a more regular job these days, sound engineer at The Rock Factory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNFo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNFo...
My Universe
YouTube video by Mailbox Skipole - Topic
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October 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Some Mailbox Skipole. Contemplating a regular day job or playing music. I think Mark Rawstron has a more regular job these days, sound engineer at The Rock Factory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNFo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNFo...
and to follow up the Peter Jeffries interview, here's a collaboration he did with Shayne Carter...Randolph's Going Home
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WOD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WOD...
Shayne Carter & Peter Jefferies - Randolphs Going Home.mp4
YouTube video by chillblue07
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October 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
and to follow up the Peter Jeffries interview, here's a collaboration he did with Shayne Carter...Randolph's Going Home
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WOD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WOD...
a really really good monologue by Peter Jeffries, one half of the rather famous (at least in 80s Taranaki) Jeffries brothers. I recall seeing The Nocturnal Projections a number of times.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcqz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcqz...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
a really really good monologue by Peter Jeffries, one half of the rather famous (at least in 80s Taranaki) Jeffries brothers. I recall seeing The Nocturnal Projections a number of times.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcqz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcqz...
Loves Ugly Children were one of my fave bands of the latter part of the 90s
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r2L...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r2L...
Loves Ugly Children - 6 pack
YouTube video by nomoreheroes
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October 8, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Loves Ugly Children were one of my fave bands of the latter part of the 90s
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r2L...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r2L...