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“The Mutton Birds refer obliquely to the massacre in the song A Thing Well Made on their self-titled debut album. The song is narrated by a man who owns a sporting goods store in Christchurch. As the song closes he describes his work for the day, which involves sending “one of those AK-47s for some collector down the line.” – Aramoana massacre [en.wikipedia.org]

Out Of The Blue: “The movie about the 1990 massacre that rocked New Zealand is a restrained, sad, moral tale of a small South Island beach community where everyone knew one another by their first names – even their killer.” – The spirit of Aramoana [listener.co.nz]

This live video of The Mutton Birds performing ‘A Thing Well Made’ is moving but two things in particular that move me:

• The guitarist’s face at 3 minutes & 49 seconds
• Don McGlashan’s facial expressions after he sings “AK-47′s” at 4 minutes & 29 seconds

Source: YouTube

LINKS

• Lyrics to The Mutton Birds – A Thing Well Made [lyrics.wikia.com]

Your GPS run out of battery? First World Problem.
Got to wake up Saturday? First World Problem.

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Official music video for the ‘Panic Bells’ single off the ‘Escape’ EP. Directed & edited by visual effects superstar Aleksandar Janev.

Source: YouTube (click this to watch the clip at 1280×645)

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Via Dubber.

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Terrific full-length version of an interview David Foster Wallace did in the USA with (I think) a German TV program in 2003. It is 84 minutes long but I really recommend watching this right the way through. I think this guy was on to it on a number of levels.

Link: David Foster Wallace Interview (2003) [zdf.de]
(If for whatever reason the above link doesn’t work, try this more direct link)

Via newclear music.

Some live footage of Bromide Dub from the nsu EP release party at Rising Sun last Saturday…

Source: YouTube