New Zealand Music Month At Re-Store

…yeah, yeah, I know…

…when I had the record shop I used to rail against New Zealand Music Month, claiming that every month was New Zealand Music Month at Too Tone Records…

…but that was then…

…this is now,,,

..since the beginning of processing the accumulation we had been separating the NZ music out…

…can’t remember why exactly…

…but we did…

…and now we have over 13 crates of it…

…all priced up and ready to be delivered to Re-Store early next week…

…(Monday is the first of May so that might be a clue as to exactly when the first drop might be…no promises though)….

…see you there…

…tell your NZ music obsessive friends…

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It’s Happening Again

…remember that record accumulation I was “administering” for Re-Store?….

…after an 18 month break…

…(nightshift/covid/life…y’know…)…..

…it’s time to get back to it….

….I’m still finding amazing stuff I’ve never seen before…

…possibly the best NZ album cover I’ve ever encountered…

…and….

…definitely the best cover I’ve seen up to this point in my life…

…pumpkins AND an octopus…

…what’s not to like?….

…(seriously…there is so much more to come from this collection…track down Dunedin Re-Stores face book page for drop dates…should be weekly at this stage…and keep an eye out for the “top shelf” crate coming to a Dunedin Re-Store counter near you!)…

Last Sunday

..went for a “picnic” at the scenic container wharf at Port Chalmers, NZ….

..fed chips to the gulls…..

…what could this be?….

…hmmm….

…ah…

https://chchdarkspace.bandcamp.com/album/darkspace-a-fundraiser-to-help-fill-the-void

…Dee’s band, Tiny Pieces Of 8, has a track on this….

…flicking thru it at the moment and there are some awesome tracks…

…check it out…

…(I may have added the googly eyes to the sticker)…

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Level 3.2

…remember these?….

…they moved on to be….

…and….

…they eventually became…

….repurposed as a New Zealand Music Month vid’ for Dee’s wonderfully catchy tune, “shit fly”…written to celebrate the delightful cloud of short-lived flying things that hover round the outhouse out at Aramoana….

…a fitting end for nearly 100 brooches presented in a custom built carry case for a pre-xmas market thing that didn’t happen….

…(damn…thought I had a bunch of photos of the production lay out…flies all arranged on trays with the “colour guide” post it notes that I used to ensure that none of the flies have the same colour scheme)…

…er…

…here’s some post video shots…..

…maybe they’ll have another market this coming Xmas….

…if we’re allowed out by then….

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NZ Music Month Question Mark

…NZ Music Month??….…NZ Music Month??….

….NZ Music Every Month!!

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Feastock 2016

…excuse……brunch…(thank you Crusty Corner)……snacks……snack police….…usual suspects….usual spot….…hangin’ at the water cooler……pictures……bright lights….…these guys……heads……no second breakfast….(goodnight Crusty Corner)……moonlit lights…….elsewhere in the valley….