First series of totally dull gigs for NZ Music Month announced!

The Feelers with support Kurt Shanks & The Drakes (DJ James Coleman)

close second with

Annabel Fay & Bulletproof with support Jamie McDell (DJ’s MayaVanya)

Fucking terrible.

Oh god, I can smell your elitism from here. Since when was NZ music month only for bored, alternative 20-somethings? Sounds like the Whiskey have their demographic bang on and have snaffled some of the few kiwi musicians likely to attract a mainstream audience.

OK I retract my broad brush description of the indie music scene. I stand by my point that NZ Music Month can and should include mainstream music, without attractive ridicule. I just thought the whole point of it was to celebrate our musicians, not an opportunity to be rude about ones we don’t like.

You must admit, the line-up reads like a Who’s Who of NZ Music derision.

I’ll allow that you have a point, but I think the poster was really going for a shits-and-giggles kind of angle, rather than a treatise-on-the-faults-of-the-industry angle.

We all know the nature of the beast, as well as the fact that some like the beast and feed him treats. It’s all part of the rich tapestry of life.

Hey Cheese on Toast,

Ten points to you.

May the sun be ever at your back.

R

I vom’ed a little. Only in the mouth though, so my clothes are alright.

I take it “Katkatkat” you don’t want your name on the door, then

It’s not really about the music at the whisky bar , it’s more about how much money for drinks they can squeeze out of you, lets face it you would have to be preety drunk to enjoy most of these acts . they will have to sell a lot of whiskey on the night of jordan Luck just to cover his rider though. get in early as space is very limited folks

Motocade played this last year didn’t they? Did anyone go to that?

OK so I know this was last week’s controversy, but I am a long time Cheese On Toast visitor, Kings Arms punter and BFM listener and I am a bit horrified by the snobbery of this article and comments.

Get over yourselves and realise we are actually in the minority of music fans. And that punters getting out to see NZ Music is a good thing whether we like that music or not.

Realise also that people like Don McGlashan and Hello Sailor were actually ground-breaking and alternative in their younger days. How many people do you think actually went to The Gluepot or listened to The Front Lawn?

I notice that McGlashan, The Adults, Anika Moa are excluded from the voting options above – have these been deemed cooller by the skinny jeans alumni?

Right, feel better now. Do your worst in response. Me, I am going to go drink a Lion Red and reminisce about drunkenly raging to The Exponents from in the pool at the Mon Desir!