http://drift.net.nz it'll all end in beers Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:27:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I went to the Tauranga Farmer's Market on the weekend and to my unexpected delight Richard the Chilli guy had Grapefruit Chilli Marmalade. It's great stuff. I haven't had any in years and I really should make it myself as I have loads of chillies in the freezer and there's ... http://drift.net.nz/2008/07/27/its-a-happy-man-with-grapefruit-chilli-marmalade/ All three of Carl Shuker's Three Novellas for a Novel are available as limited edition downloads now. For free or more! Interesting to see a novellist making their work available online for tips ala The Crimea, Radiohead & NIN. I guess Carl liked the idea of bypassing the publishing companies and ... http://drift.net.nz/2008/07/24/carl-shuker-three-novellas-for-a-novel/ With a Buzz in Our Ears, We Play Endlessly http://drift.net.nz/2008/06/10/sigur-ros-stream-new-album-me-su-i-eyrum-vi-spilum-endalaust/ http://drift.net.nz/2008/04/09/the-raconteurs-consolers-of-the-lonely/ My favourite miserable Scot, Malcolm Middleton is coming to NZ in May. Facebook says Malcolm is playing The Whammy bar in Auckland but everywhere else says it's The Kings Arms on May 12th. At least everyone agrees he's playing The San Francisco Bath House in Wellington on May 13th. Malcolm's new ... http://drift.net.nz/2008/04/01/malcolm-middleton-touring-nz/ Carl Shuker's excellent novel The Lazy Boys is being made into a feature film directed by Brendan Donovan (Insider's Guide to Happiness, Insider's Guide to Love, Grasp, Here) and produced by Michael Wren. http://drift.net.nz/2008/01/29/the-lazy-boys-is-being-made-into-a-feature-film/ Bill Hammond - Jingle Jangle Morning November 17th 2007 - February 10th 2008 Wellington City Gallery free! Jingle Jangle Morning, taken from a verse in Bob Dylan’s song ‘Mr Tambourine Man’, is the title of a Bill Hammond painting depicting majestic avian musicians and serpentine creatures who sing, dance and play instruments upon ... http://drift.net.nz/2007/11/20/bill-hammond-jingle-jangle-morning-exhibit/ It's been available for a couple of months but I only just spotted it on Gorilla vs. Bear via Last.FM - Great Lake Swimmers have released a 5 track live EP recorded at Toronto's Church of the Redeemer for free download (31.5Mb). Great Lake Swimmers have also contributed an original song ... http://drift.net.nz/2007/11/19/great-lake-swimmers-free-live-ep/ PJ Harvey is coming to New Zealand and Australia in February for a handful of exclusive solo shows. A limited number of tickets will be available from http://www.frontiertouring.com from Thursday 8 November 12 noon AEST to Friday 9 November 12 noon AEST. Tickets will go on-sale to the general ... http://drift.net.nz/2007/11/04/pj-harvey-coming-to-nz-and-australia-in-february/ Flaming Lips are doing a Halloween parade in Oklahoma City - The March of a Thousand Flaming Skeletons. They're looking for 1000 people to be the flaming skeletons. You need to be in Oklahoma 26-27th for the parade. It costs $25 but you get to keep your torch and skeleton ... http://drift.net.nz/2007/10/10/join-the-flaming-lips-march-of-a-thousand-flaming-skeletons/