New tunes and old. New tunes that sound old. The Mighty Eastern are in there, Reb, Tori Forsythe, Sarah Shook, Mary Elaine Jenkins, Social Disortion, mid-eighties Neil Young and Willy Deville. New Magic Factory and a very special, plucked from amongst the wetas under the house, Reena by The Spelling Mistakes- fitting right in on The Border Radio vibe. Also, the shittest, most depressing thing ever played that completely threw the DJ off his stride. Quite amusing probably.
Fun show tonight with some Skynyrd ! But before that Kirsten interviews Jimmie Dale Gilmore ahead of his Auckland show with Butch Hancock, I play some brand new tunes from Tamaki Makaurau's Louisa Nicklin & Kathy Bates Motel, that gorgeous Strokes cover by Julia Jacklin, recorded live at Laneway and heaps more.
Some dark musings on the State of The US of A from Ryan Bingham, Drive By Truckers and Purple Mountains as well as a couple of genuine New Zealand Folks songs from Louis Jarlov and The Lonesome, and Piha Crew The Loggerboys. Song of the year from Tami Neilson. Kendall Ellise, Lone Justice and 1970's beaut - Bachman Turner Overdrive fresh out of the bargain bin.
Mixed bag for sure. Rory Gallagher, John Lee, Muddy & Townes mixed in with brand new tunes from the newly renamed Chicks, Brooke Taylor & Hayley Thompson-King. Some classic old kiwi shizz from Glen Moffat and The Sou'westers as well as continuing to froth over Purple Mountains and The Drive By Truckers latest. Emmylou too.
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature." Episode 383, featuring the Sound of Sydney courtesy of Carlos Avilés along with Higher Porpoise by Jon Bernais.
~ universal harmony ~
A soundtrack for creative minds and people who spread gratitude in a confronting way.
"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way." This notion that the obstacles that prevent us from achieving our goals can be used—and in some cases may even be necessary—to achieve those very goals seems not just Pollyanna-like but also paradoxical.
One of the most useful concepts that demonstrate this is the concept of changing poison into medicine. That is, from the Buddhist perspective, all people are endowed with the innate ability to create value out of any situation, no matter how awful or tragic. Unlike the idea that every cloud has a silver lining—that something positive can always be found in everything negative—the principle of changing poison into medicine explains that we can transform even the most horrific tragedy into the very thing we need to become happier than we currently are.
~ universal harmony ~
A soundtrack for creative minds and those who spread gratitude in a confronting way.
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