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Michael Brown
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Music Curator at Alexander Turnbull Library | JD Stout Fellow 2023, Victoria University of Wellington | Author of "Eyeliner's BUY NOW" (33 1/3 Oceania) | Personal account | https://notunlikeatrumpet.wordpress.com/33-1-3/
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · Apr 30
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For the 33 1/3 Oceania series, a study of Eyeliner’s BUY NOW @disasteradio.bsky.social. The story of a classic NZ #vaporwave LP and creative journey thru changing times and technologies @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social

To order: www.bloomsbury.com/au/eyeliners...
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 15h
Distant cousin of Mocha Dick sighted off Kaikōura

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rare-whit...
Locals stunned by world-famous white whale sighting off NZ coast
Locals near Kaikōura captured rare footage of a white humpback whale.
www.nzherald.co.nz
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 18h
Synthpathy for the Devil

About, among other things, how the Moog played at Altamont in 1969 ended up in the DNA of EDM

georgedhenderson.substack.com/p/synthpathy...
Synthpathy for the Devil
The Altamont Moog and the AI Apocalypse
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Simon Grigg @opdiner.com · 1d
The things you find. This is the first profile of a wee indie label I set up once upon a time. They were such unique and new things in NZ that the writer had to explain how they worked—45 years ago (gulp)...

Not seen this for decades.

@audioculturenz.bsky.social
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 1d
Bank collapse in Waikanae
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 3d
🌞Total land required to replace coal fired energy
🌞Example assumes all solar:120,000 hectares
🌞 That’s less than 0.016 percent of Australia’s total land currently used for agriculture
🌞 Australian agriculture currently accounts for 58% of our land use
🌞And agrisolar = panels + grass/sheep etc
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 1d
Excellent read from @abarnabyms.bsky.social

Among numerous insights, this @3313books.bsky.social study offers the refreshing view that 'Catherine Wheels' and 'Walking on the Spot' are up there with Crowded House's best.
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 2d
Looking forward to this
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Bradley Morgan @bradleymorgan.bsky.social · 2d
My latest @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview!. Spoke with @jasonschneidermedia.com about “That Gun In Your Hand” (@anvilpress.bsky.social, 2025) exploring the history/legacy of the modern murder ballad “Hey Joe.” Check it out here or where you get podcasts: newbooksnetwork.com/that-gun-in-...
Cover of book "That Gun In Your Hand" by Jason schndier featuring musicians who recorded the song.
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 2d
Looking forward to this
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 3d
They also published this cool history of computers in NZ
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 3d
A fascinating tale from the world of rare book heists

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist
The long read: Between 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries across Europe. Were the thieves merely low-level opportunists, or were bi...
www.theguardian.com
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 3d
Archive of releases by the influential early vaporwave artist 骨架的 [Skeleton] available here 👇
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Spooky Plants @poolplants.bsky.social · 3d
HD has also started an archival project focusing on lost discographies. He started with Skeleton and you can get it here! We're also very excited for his festival set of ambient vapor set to home travel movies.
virtual archives, by Virtual Archives
track by Virtual Archives
virtualarchives.bandcamp.com
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 3d
And here is the latest: "In the Vault" #15, kicking off with 'Yodel Boogie' by Cole Wison and the Tumbleweeds...

youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Sam Orchard @samorchard.bsky.social · 4d
If you wanna come say hello and see what we do at the National Library of New Zealand - feel free to come along to this: natlib.govt.nz/events/natio...

I'll be there with some cool cartoons and comics
natlib.govt.nz
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 4d
Restructure process announced for Te Papa Tongarewa. For historical context, the last one was in 2019.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Te Papa announces plans for restructure in an effort to cut rising costs
It comes after the museum started charging international visitors to the site due to rising costs of energy, insurance and staffing.
www.rnz.co.nz
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 5d
What is the geological explanation for a 100 square kilometre landscape of conical hills and ignimbrite "pipes"?

The Mystery of the Māmāku Tors, NZ

youtu.be/NnxpD68Ly_0?...
The Mystery of the Māmāku Tors, NZ
YouTube video by Out There Learning
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Philip Matthews @secondzeit.bsky.social · 5d
My review of the Chris Knox biography.

Book of the Week: To Chris with love newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/09/b...
Book of the Week: To Chris with love
NZ's best book reviewer on a major biography of the caustic, abrasive, sarcastic and loveable Chris Knox.
newsroom.co.nz
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 5d
The National Library of New Zealand's "In the Vault" heritage music playlists now have their own webpage 👇

natlib.govt.nz/collections/...
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 5d
In 1996, Brewster Kahle wrote "Preserving the Internet" for Scientific American. Nearly 30 years later, it’s striking how many of his predictions about digital preservation came true—and how many challenges remain.

Let’s compare 1996 vs 2025 🧵
Page from March 1997 Scientific American featuring Brewster Kahle’s article 'Preserving the Internet.' Text describes the Internet Archive’s mission to save digital information. Includes a photo of a Smithsonian exhibit with 1996 U.S. election web memorabilia.
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Simon Grigg @opdiner.com · 7d
I said I'd write a few words about Craig Robertson's much-anticipated Chris Knox bio, which I love.

These are personal reflections on what will likely be the definitive history of a man who changed indie/alt music globally

opdiner.substack.com/p/cause-when...
#aotearoa
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'Cause, when it all comes down to dust
Can I say that Craig Robertson's bio of Chris Knox is anticipated? It is, and it's arrived.
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 7d
Don't know why it's taken me so long to get around to reading this brilliant book by Samantha Bennett. Highly recommended if yr interested in popular music production history.
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Gary Steel @garysteel.bsky.social · 8d
My thoughts on the Chris Knox biography out this week.

www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2025/not-giv...
Not Given Lightly – A long and winding road - Witchdoctor
Sixteen years after the stroke that put a full stop on his career Chris Knox gets a biography that describes his life, character and achievements in forensic detail. Reviewed by GARY STEEL.
www.witchdoctor.co.nz
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 8d
Playing in the Band

Listen to selected multitrack recordings of The Grateful Dead, for research, curiosity, or to jam along

www.dead.net/playinginthe...
Grateful Dead PlayingInTheBand-New
Official Site Of The Grateful Dead
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 8d
New Archives building outperforms Smithsonian for air-tightness

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
New Archives building outperforms Smithsonian for air-tightness
An independent assessment has found the country's new Archives building achieves air-tightness far beyond national and international archival standards.
www.rnz.co.nz
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Bradley Morgan @bradleymorgan.bsky.social · 26d
My latest @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview is out! Talked with @jamescampion.bsky.social about his new book chronicling the evolution of Prince’s band, “Revolution: Prince, the Band, the Era” (Backbeat, 2025). Check it out here or wherever you get podcasts: newbooksnetwork.com/revolution
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 9d
Mike Miley discusses his new book on David Lynch.

Particularly interested in the idea of Lynch's influence on "Laura Palmer Pop", i.e. Lana Del Ray, Lorde, Olivia Rodrigo...

newbooksnetwork.com/david-lynchs...
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