Posts by Robyn Gallagher
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A rundown of 50 years of Best Singles.
So good! I'm struck with how hopeful and poppy the winners from about 1992 to 2002 are, before things got more serious in the years after.
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But isn't it just that New Zealand is super good at rugby because it's a sport that's only played at elite level in a handful of countries and New Zealand throws huge effort at being really good at it?
That is, if all of New Zealand's rugby resources went to, say, football instead, it's not reasonable to expect the NZ football team would have the same of success because the competition in elite football is so much greater.
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For me, 40 is the age of divorces and diseases. The best thing, though, is how it's generally so much better than the hellish nightmare world threatened by the "Life Begins at 40" song.
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Hard News: On youthful indiscretions, in reply to Gabor Toth,
The Black Mirror series didn't get much of a look-in in New Zealand but it had a big impact in the UK. The episode in question is called "The National Anthem" (it should be easy enough to find on-line) but note that the Black Mirror series is "not for those of nervous disposition".
Sky channel Soho was quick off the mark, arranging an encore screening of "The National Anthem" last night.
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BTW, I am loving all the Silver Scrolls goodies that Audioculture has been unveiling. The awards have always seemed a bit mysterious - probably just because they're an industry event, closed to the public - but all this history is like getting a look inside and seeing what's been going on.
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The Hall of fame is not (yet) a physical place, but it offers yet another set piece to look forward to each year.
My big complaint about the Hall of Fame: it's becoming very male dominated - three acts including women verses 14 without women. Or to look at individuals, that's four women and 65 men.
The New Zealand music industry is male dominated but it's not that male dominated.
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This bit from the Guardian article really surprised me:
“If I said: ‘Right, we’re going to have a game at lunchtime, we need 30 boys,’ we’d get it done in 30 seconds,” Port says. “There would be volunteers coming from everywhere.”
Up to this point in my life, I genuinely had no idea that people played rugby for pleasure. I always thought that there had to be some sort of ulterior motive because (I guess) who would otherwise willingly play rugby?
That article is brilliant and has done a lot towards unravelling (what is for me) the enigma of the appeal of rugby. Though I literally have no idea how the game works other than it involves running with, throwing and kicking a ball and scoring points by getting the ball over lines.
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Hard News: A cog in the Mediaworks machine, in reply to Rob Stowell,
There’s a problem not owning ALL the media. Competitors will run stories that don’t fit yr framing :)
Actual lolz that Stuff's story is basically 400 words based on celeb tweets.
Though it promises a slight external focus by concluding "Mediaworks has been approached for comment.".
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Hard News: A cog in the Mediaworks machine, in reply to Stephen Judd,
Also, how is it worse or different to sports news (or many other kinds of “news” that are coded masculine)?
I've always thought that a lot of sports news is really no different to showbiz news. Footage of a rugby team training the day before a big game? Footage of an actor at the premiere of their big movie? Same difference.
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Hard News: A cog in the Mediaworks machine, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
Plus a bit of help from mummy and daddy, you’d think? Who are mummy and daddy in this case?
Seriously? You're mocking someone for potentially having their parents help them buy a house? Do you have any idea how hard it is for young adults to buy a house these days without having parents help out? Of all my 30-something friends who own houses, I don't think any have done it without "mummy and daddy" (or "mum and dad" as most adults call their parents) helping out.