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Entries Tagged as 'New Zealand'

Music: The Swingers, “Counting the Beat”

Posted by Ocelopotamus on January 3rd, 2008 at 2:17 am

Crazy busy with work this week, but here’s a little video fun to keep the Ocelopotamus happy — Phil Judd’s post-Split Enz group the Swingers, doing “Counting the Beat”!
Good heavens, I love this song. It was one of my weekly staples back when I was spinning at Club Foot (Sunday nights, “New Toys for Glow […]

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Tags: Culture · Music · Blogs · New Wave · Split Enz · New Zealand · Video

Flight of the Conchords

Posted by Ocelopotamus on November 20th, 2007 at 3:50 am


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Tags: Culture · Music · Comedy · TV · David Bowie · New Zealand · Video

Review: Crowded House in Chicago, August 19, 2007, with Liam Finn

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 20th, 2007 at 5:47 pm


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Tags: Culture · Music · New Wave · Cardy Pop · Crowded House · Neil Finn · New Zealand · Video · Modern Rock · Online Communities · Reviews

Crowded House: For the World, Not for the War

Posted by Ocelopotamus on July 19th, 2007 at 1:04 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Music · New Wave · iTunes · Cardy Pop · Peace · Crowded House · Neil Finn · New Zealand

Music: Crowded House Releases “Don’t Stop Now” (with Video and Neil Finn Interview)

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 18th, 2007 at 8:36 am


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Tags: News · Culture · Music · New Wave · iTunes · Cardy Pop · Crowded House · Neil Finn · New Zealand · Video · Australia

Roundup: Fried Ice Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 28th, 2007 at 2:32 am


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Music: Tim Finn and His Imaginary Kingdom

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 7th, 2007 at 6:36 am


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Tags: News · Culture · Music · New Wave · Beatles · Cardy Pop · Split Enz · Crowded House · Tim Finn · New Zealand · Video

Roundup: Sunday Potluck Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 6th, 2007 at 1:26 pm


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Music: Split Enz & Sparks

Posted by Ocelopotamus on March 29th, 2007 at 11:25 am


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Tags: Blogroll · Culture · Music · Blogs · New Wave · Performance · Cardy Pop · Split Enz · Crowded House · Neil Finn · New Zealand