I go to bed every night with ZB talkback. Peter Jefferies appended it to Guided Tour Of An Unknown Street. The EPs remaining songs Crazy I Know and Angel were Michael Morley-centred songs of fragile beauty. They can be emailed to timr@newstalkzb.co.nz or sent to Tim Roxborogh, Newstalk ZB, Private Bag 92198, Auckland. I dont not just practice with the band, I dont practice. One of Russells jobs was sorting the labels fanzine library. 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I argued just that with my good friend Bucyrus Err B knowing full well that it was The Dead C who had pointed the way for my small town friends interest in Witcyst and the Corpus Hermeticum-released Omit. I am a regular listener and love seeing the photos of the 'regulars'. He worked as an overnight host, newsreader, and host of the popular In My Day show on Saturday nights right up until his death. His distinctive personality in the newsroom and the studio never failed to amuse his coworkers. Thats how the music is meant to sound, he says, pointing to the recordings often being made with quality microphones. His death has left a hole in many people's lives, including his treasured listeners, for whom he was not just a talkback host, but also a friend, counsellor and companion.". Newstalk ZBs Bruce Russell was starring right up until his passing, as an overnight announcer, newsreader, and host of the famous In My Day show on Saturday night. Flying Nun Records collected up the early Dead C recordings in 1999 for a greatest hits Perform DR 503C CD. * Think of the traditional demeanour of a Roman Senator. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Guitar, tapes and a good line in speed-poet lyrics are the essentials which when they gel are worth several listens.. Join Facebook to connect with Bruce Russell and others you may know. He also has his. "That was all down to Bruce's ability to take anything, no matter how normal or absurd it might be, and bring it to life. "Bruce Russell, one of the long-time Newstalk ZB hosts, passed away suddenly but peacefully last night," the station stated on its website. pic.twitter.com/GUzbzQ78WZ. Immediately [afterward] we heard from Siltbreeze Records [a new US indie label].. Maybe now the election is over you could persuade zb to get her back. Sports broadcaster Miles Davis also paid tribute to his one of a kind former colleague. Bruce Russell of Newstalk ZB spent a career as a buddy to his devoted listeners. It's nice seeing all the photos of the regular callers.I had to laugh at that pizzia lol. He hails us from across the street and hands over a green screen printed poster with what looks like black cavemen etchings that announces The Dead Sea and Early Carvings afternoon show at Chippendale House on Sunday April 24. 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In Timaru, Russell created a young character he played Freddy, who lived with a mother who went off to work with make-up and fishnet stockings, taxi drivers were picking him up and he had lots of new fathers. Through the generosity of Sonic Youths Thurston Moore, who had given up the royalties on a well-received CD with Tom Sturgal, Klangfarbenmelodie, in 1995, the label was on a better financial footing. The city councils representative is holding up the organisations generic membership card. I would drop in with a crash and a bang in the morning. One of Russell's long-time colleagues at ZB, Tim Dower, announced the news on air this morning of the passing of his "great mate". He is as always intelligent, articulate, subversive, funny and eager to communicate. "The conversations he had on-air brought him loyalty from listeners young and old both throughout the night and on his Saturday night show. Bruce Russell dies The broadcaster, in his early 70s, died suddenly on Sunday night, working right up until his death - as an overnight host, newsreader and host of the popular In My Day show. He passed away shortly. We recorded the album in March 1989, and by September, Roger [Shepherd] had come around to a position of wanting to do it. Redbaiter and Berend de Boer often claim, preposterously, that. He always liked to give it the absolute best he could, he was an unmistakable professional. Ive gotta bring gravitas to the ticket. The conversations he had on-air brought him loyalty from listeners young and old both throughout the night and on his Saturday night show. Scanning the scrapbooks Id kept obsessively since 1980, I found Bruce Russells writing and presence already there. Newstalk ZB's Bruce Russell, in his early 70s, was working right up until his death - as an overnight host, newsreader and host of the popular In My Day show on Saturday night. Also read:Mark Kesslers Cause of Sudden Death at 74 Due to a DiseaseWrong Turn Director Declan OBrien Passed Away at 56. Lets check out that vaunted sense of humour,see how he tackles a very serious issue, and how his wide readingelevates the tone of his show. Xpressway people. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The new labels first CD, The Philosophick Mercury was a recorded reflection of two 1993 A Handful of Dust live shows with some help from The Terminals drummer Peter Stapleton. Thank you so much, Tim for posting pics of the regulars. Years passed and they both ended up at ZB together. Its the warrior gene, says Richie. FEMALE CALLER: Theyre violent, and they wont work! non-reader called BRUCE RUSSELL. Your email address will not be published. Russells writing and thought was often published in the new millennium. In the same issue those long pieces appeared, Ha Ha Ha featured a review of The Dead Cs Helen Said That, a newly available 12 EP on Siltbreeze. UPDATE JANUARY 18 See below for additional photos. The two made a strong relationship and Styles became the bands costume designer before turning to part of the stage act and then appearing on vocal duties. For many years, he . In addition to his usual collaborators Galbraith and Stapleton, Bruce Russell added organ and violin on some tracks and was assisted by his partner Kate on others. For his part (talking to Dave Cantor in August 2014), Bruce explained. He knew every customer by their name. I hope they truly value you as much as we all do, and yes please bring back Pam you are wonderful together. It was a surprise at the time, but I think it did genuinely strike a nerve with people who were interested in that side of New Zealand music, which by that stage had just begun to be out of the Flying Nun orbit, Bruce Russell told Brendon Fitzgibbon in the January 1992 issue of Stamp. Therein lay four previous releases plus two new pieces recorded at The Wharf Hotel and Empire Tavern in Dunedin between January 1994 and February 1995. Having returned North to Paeroa then university in Hamilton, brother Stu and I were early subscribers to Xpressways mail order, eagerly awaiting the catalogues (minor pieces of art in themselves I wish Id kept the Hocken Library in Dunedin has copies) and NZ and US records they sold. The first thing that struck was the dual guitar sound. Raewyn mills. Little Brucie of Little Wanganui with a fan. Stuff understands Russell died while at work at the Newstalk ZB central Auckland offices on Sunday night, before he was due to begin his shift on-air. Calvin from the Tron should have a show of his own! ALTER: What he gets here is grav-i-tas, a sense of weight, competence, and administrative ability. Scan the QR code to download now. Visiting acts of a similar mind, including Roy Montgomery, Bird Nest Roys and The Pterodactyls, also stopped in. Dont like that, its so cold. Heres an old montage featuring an unusual word: gravitas. Re Style was born with the real name Shirley Macleod in the Netherlands in 1950, became a model whod starred inPlayboyandPenthouseby the time she knew Tubes drummer Prairie Prince in the mid-70s. "It was pretty lewd stuff, especially for Timaru in 1984," said Mac. According to the Newstalk ZB, Mr Russell who was in his early 70s passed away at the station's offices in central Auckland. All the best for this Xmas if we ever end up being able to celebrate it. Theres a wilful art edge underlying everything; an anarchistic response to the relatively formed work of the citys leading post-punk acts. I havent reached the limit of unorthodox things that I can do with a guitar. The key track is a near freeform Krautrocker that ebbs and flows with spaced sound and percussion and captures their live sound well. There was plenty to write about as new CDs poured forth. Mon, 25 Apr 2022, 7:42AM Bruce Russell, one of our long-time Newstalk ZB hosts, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully last night. There were few things we wanted to do less than release it through Flying Nun. He is a founder member and guitarist for the noise rock trio The Dead C, as well as the free noise ensemble A Handful of Dust. Our team does not confirm any rumors, but you can be sure that we are trying our best to find related information about the tragedy and provide the latest updates as soon as possible, but, do not forget that family privacy should be respected at this difficult time. He eventually moved to Auckland where he started working overnight shifts. 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