Yay The Klap! What? Starlifter.TV… WTF??? Podomatic… Fully WTF???

First up congrats to The Klap for taking out RDU’s RounD-Up band competition for 2008. They put on a great performance in the final. As part of the prize pack they won they’ve already recorded a song and shot a music video (above). Download the song “not getting younger” here (right click and select “save link as”).

You may have notice that I’ve change the name of the blog to Starlifter.TV. Just a slight change and I’m hoping to do a lot more video (hence the .TV). I’m also in the process of setting up a new blog with it’s own look and feel, hopefully it’s not too far away.

I’ve just started a new podcast on Podomatic.com called Starlifter.TV (original huh). You can find it at http://starliftertv.podomatic.com.The first episode features my latest DJ mix, Music To Raise Children to – Vol. 2. I’m hoping to put up a whole bunch of different stuff, interviews with musos, the odd jam from my band the Electro Pussy Posse (EPP), DJ mixes and random sound art guff. So yeah, it’s gonna be interesting. I hope you enjoy it. And if you ever wanna get in touch just flick me an email mixtapesessions (at) gmail (dot) com.

Peace,
Dr H
xoxox

RDU RounD-Up and Decknology Final TONIGHT!

Things are gettin’ pretty exciting in ole Churchtown today. A crazy norwester is blowin’ through town and 5 of Christchurch’s best bands are preparing for the RDU RounD-Up final. RounD-Up is probably Christchurch’s longest running band competition and was formerly known as the “Not-So-Young-Entertainers Competition” (the name being a piss take on a NZ TV talent show). From the wee bit of research that I did online I came across an archive of the RDU site back in 1998 which makes RDU’s band competition at least 10 years old. The Stefan Van Soest Hit Machine (SVSHM) were winners that year with Duluxeboy, Android and Mountains of Murray also in the final. To find out more about who entered in 1998 click here. The SVSHM still play the odd gig in CHCH in some form or other and have just launched a new page on Facebook. Winners over the last couple of years include Bang! Bang! Eche!, The Tiger Tones, and The Undercurrents. All amazing bands in their own special way and all bands RDU has been proud to champion. The amount of brilliant musical talent coming out of Christchurch over the last 5 years has been fantastic. This years RounD-Up final is freakin’ exciting too and consists of (in no particular order) The Klap, Tiny Paper Daggers, Denmark Street, Jimmy Zoom and the Beytown Grifters and Sexy Animals. I wish them all the best and I look forward to their performances.

See you at the Dux.
Peace,
Dr H 
xoxox

Friday Drive * RDU 98.5 FM * Friday 26th September 2008 [radio show]

Hi! Thanks for listening to the show!!
Here’s what went down:

((( start )))

The L.E.Ds – Sound surrounds
Wiley – Local Lad
Rebel Mc and Peter – junglist
Stereobus – Don’t open your eyes
The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Satellite
Kimya Dawson – Loose lips
The Black Ghosts – Full moon
The Shocking Pinks – affection
The Raconteurs – level
The Hungry Eyes – my scene
Ladyhawke – my delirium
Interview with interview
Iggy Pop – Lust for life
D.A.N.C.E (MSTRKRFT remix) – Justice
Playmate (Jesse Rose Remix) – Armand Van Halden
Boy Crisis – Dressed to digress
Plastic Passion – we have come so far
Nu Noyzzzze – Rufffians – Fighting in the dancehall
The Chemical Brothers – Life is Sweet (Daft Punk Remix)
Dandy Warhols – now you love

((( fin )))

Peace,
Dr H
xoxox

“Friday Drive with Dr Hitchcock” now online! [Podcast]

Photographer: http://woutoverkamp.nl

Hi there!

I can’t believe it but I’ve been podcasting for almost 2 years now. My main project up until now has been the Mixtape Connection podcast. It has been heaps of fun, I’ve talked with some cool cats but I’m putting that on hold while I put more work into my radio show on RDU 98.5 FM, Friday Drive. Some really interesting people have been hanging out on the show so I thought why not get the audio online.

To listen my new podcast, “Friday Drive with Dr Hitchcock” visit: http://bigpod.co.nz/Default.aspx?tms_id=208&tabid=56&mode=20
There you can listen to individual episodes or subscribe via iTunes or whatever program you use. 

And if you still want to hear the old school Mixtape Connection podcast you can visit it at: http://bigpod.co.nz/Find/Podcasts/Podcast/tabid/56/Default.aspx?tms_id=30
Peace,
Dr H

Friday Drive * RDU 98.5 FM * Friday 8th August 2008 [radio show]

www.hipsterrunoff.com

Hey ho! Thanks for listening to the show!!
Here’s what went down on the show:

((( start )))

4pm
Justice – stress (Auto remix)
The Vines – hey
Thought Creature – shake about

One Day As Lion – wild international

Liam Finn – second chance
The Actualities – fools run wild

* Earth to the Bloody Underground * Double *
The Dandy Warhols – mis amigos
The Brian Jonestown Massacre – free and easy, take 2

Yves Klein Blue – silence is distance
The Futureheads – the beginning of the twist
Dirty Pretty Things – tired of england
5pm

* Pump Up The Mixtape *
2 tracks from The Prodigy – B2B
One Love
Jericho

The L.E.D.s – super go
The Naked & Famous – kill the black dots

 

Joy Division – transmission
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – love burns
Beck – replica

* Nu Noyzzzze *
Fur Patrol – hidden agenda

Peaches – fuck the pain away (tits & clits remix)
The Presets – my people (D.I.M. remix)

Meterhead – get down
LetroN – don’t need no man
Snoop Dogg – drop it like it’s hot

6pm
Oblique Industries – the stand-off
James Holden – safari (James Holden remix)

Justice – the party
Datarock – fa-fa-fa
Bang! Bang! Eche! – as thick as thieves

((( fin )))

Peace,
Dr H
xoxoxox

Earth to the Bloody Underground [PARTY!!!]

Hey yo!

The Brian Jonestown Massacre visit to CHCH isn’t very far away! To celebrate we’re throwing a combined album release party… Earth to the Bloody Underground. And it’s happening at the most alt-underground venue in town, the City Club, 818 Columbo Street!

Here’s the goss:

Flashy Photoshop Poster/Flyer

Lo-fi Alt-Underground Poster/Flyer

So from 8pm on Saturday 23rd August, come along to 818 Columbo Street (Opp. Cafe Valentinos) and head upstairs to the City Club!

Dr Hitchcock (that’s me), Apex Beat, Indie Slut, and BROS will be doing their crazy little Rock DJ thing, giving away BRAND NEW Dandy Warhols CDs and havin’ a laugh. Wanna come? It’ll be an uber-alt-rad time!

Did I mention…
Free Entry!

Did I mention…
Mixtape Swap. Bring a special stylie mixtape and swap for another rad demon.

Did I mention…
CHEAP BOOZE all night! I mean reasonably priced booze (Get into it, not out of it etc…)
$8 Jugs – Macs (amongst others) on Tap
$4.50 Pints
$3 12 oz Glass
$5 Steinlager Bottles
$5.50 Heineken, Stella and all Imported Beer Bottles
Not sure what wine and spirits costs but we’re getting low Club prices anyways

Did I mention…
Pool tables!

This party is gonna be something very special, once in a lifetime and all that guff so I’d love to see! There might be a few lovely locals/members there to hang with so be sure to introduce yourself and say hi.

Earth to the Dandy Warhols CD Giveaways! – Courtesy of Isaac Promotions and Speak ‘n’ Spell Records
Many thanks to RDU 98.5 FM (www.RDU.org.nz) for their ever present support.

Here’s the guff on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=28928958823&ref=nf

Peace,
Dr H

Friday Drive * RDU 98.5 FM * Friday 1st August 2008 [radio show]

www.planetbboy.com

Hey ho! Thanks for listening to the show!!
Here’s what went downtown:

((( start )))

4pm
Jazzmatazz – loungin
Busy P – to protect and entertain
Kora – skankenstein

Space Monkeys – Acid House

Danger Mouse- 99 problems
Yes King – crunch
Erykah Badu – soldier

Interview with Phill from Cut Off your Hands
Cut Off your Hands – oh girl

*Pump Up The Mixtape*
Hole – miss world

5pm
Yvess Klein Blue – silence is distance
Machine Gun Felatio – mutha fucker on a motorcycle
Supergrass – caught by the fuzz

Toy Love – don’t ask me
Toy Love – sheep
The Buzzcocks – ever fallen in love
Garageland – Fingerpops

Stereo MCs – connected
Archetecure in Helsinki – beef in the box
MIA – pull u the people

* Nu Noyzzzze *
The Steve Parr Slide – world today

The Flying Lizards – i want money

D’ Secret Service – tight jeans (Fukkk offf remix)
Dub Pistols – cyclone

Gomez – get myself arrested

6pm

Beastie Boys – root down
Vibrasics – uppity rap

((( fin )))

Peace,
Dr H
xoxoxox

Friday Drive * RDU 98.5 FM * Friday 18th July 2008 [audio]

www.ffffound.com

So I broke into the RDU mainframe and liberated the recording of last weeks show. PARTY! Enjoy!

Oh, this afternoon I checked out the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight. It’s freakin’ amazing. Favourite movie of the year so far. What was pretty uncanny was how the actress playing the role of Rachel looks so much like Katie Holmes. Katie played that role in the last movie. FREAKIE! The Heath Ledger playing The Joker was kinda haunting.

SoundCloud Friday Drive on RDU 98.5 FM with Dr Hitchcock – 18 July 2008 – 4pm by drhitchcock

SoundCloud Friday Drive on RDU 98.5 FM with Dr Hitchcock – 18 July 2008 – 5pm by drhitchcock

SoundCloud Friday Drive on RDU 98.5 FM with Dr Hitchcock – 18 July 2008 – 6pm by drhitchcock

Peace and mush,
Dr H