Starlifter.TV http://virb.com/drhitchcock Virb 2.0 (@drhitchcock) en IV-DrH&Geoff-Portishead http://virb.com/drhitchcock/audio/307477 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:52:57 -0700 http://virb.com/drhitchcock/audio/307477 Starlifter Square sm http://virb.com/drhitchcock/photos/1701715 ]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:38:52 -0800 http://virb.com/drhitchcock/photos/1701715 Courtney Taylor-Taylor and Dr H backstage at Southern Amp 08 - SLTV#06 [Podcast] http://virb.com/drhitchcock/posts/text/1085702 alt

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My favourite CHCH electro-pop group, The L.E.D.s, are playing a Valentines Day gig along with RDU Round-Up 2008 Finalists, Sexy Animals, at The Dux. It'll be a rad little party that's for sure. YAY!

http://www.theleds.co.nz/
http://www.myspace.com/theleds
http://www.myspace.com/sexyanimalsband

:: Dr H

]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:12:20 -0800 http://virb.com/drhitchcock/posts/text/1070785 Is music's future on the Isle of Man? By Eric Pfanner - IHT http://virb.com/drhitchcock/posts/text/1066021 This article was originally published in the International Herald Times:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/23/business/isle26.1-414052.php

[The island, a rainy outpost in the Irish Sea, is promoting an offbeat remedy for digital piracy, which the record companies blame for billions of dollars in lost sales. Instead of fighting file-sharing, the government wants to embrace it - and it is trying to enlist a skeptical music industry in]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:19:49 -0800 http://virb.com/drhitchcock/posts/text/1066021 New NZ copyright laws - are they fair? http://virb.com/drhitchcock/posts/text/1060951 alt

The New Zealand Government has passed a law which could result in people having their internet service cut by their ISP for being ACCUSED,]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:53:22 -0800 http://virb.com/drhitchcock/posts/text/1060951 Paris, here! [PARTY] http://virb.com/drhitchcock/posts/text/1058169 altalt

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My favourite CHCH electro-pop group, The L.E.D.s, are playing a Valentines Day gig along with RDU Round-Up 2008 Finalists, Sexy Animals, at The Dux. It'll be a rad little party that's for sure. YAY!

http://www.theleds.co.nz/
http://www.myspace.com/theleds
http://www.myspace.com/sexyanimalsband

:: Dr H

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This doco about Soulwax's travels around the world is amazing. It's well shot, is put together in a clever way and the footage is brilliant. So yeah, we're throwing a little Friday, late night screening on the 30th of Jan at Rialto. It's only $5 donation/koha entry with all profits going to charity.
Peace,
Dr H
xox

Here are the details:
Friday 30th January at Rialto Cinema Christchurch
$5 donation/koha entry -]]> Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:44:24 -0800 http://virb.com/drhitchcock/posts/text/1040625 Dr Hitchcock - Too Much Code http://virb.com/drhitchcock/posts/text/1017565 alt

It's funny what you find when you visit your parents house...

I am currently making my annual visit back home to see my family in Stratford, Taranaki. I'm here for a week or so and I was checking out my 14 year old brothers CDs. Samuel has just turned 14 and is a rad little dude. Anyways, I stumbled across a CD I gave him a few Christmas' back and found a whole bunch of my material on it from when I was studying at MAINZ in 2006. One of my favourite songs called "too much code" was on this magical CD and I love it! Let me know what you think!

The image above is from my friend Cam's camera. It's the result of a corrupt SD memory card. Choice huh!

MP3: Dr Hitchcock - too much code

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Scott from The DHDFDs - http://www.myspace.com/thedhdfds
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Apex Beat and I are packing our bags and gettin' ready to head up to Takaka Hill, Golden Bay for the Canaan Downs New Years Eve Festival! Whatever you're up to at the mo, have a choice one, be safe and we'll see ya in the new year. Thanks heaps to all who have contributed to Starlifter.TV this year and stay tuned for what 2009 has in store.

Mad love, respect and peace,
Dr H
xoxox

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The new Palace of Wisdom cut 'True Man' is a marriage of the old and new. Musically, this track lends itself to the monumental riffage of the husky bluemen and roughnut surf guitarists of the 50s and 60s. While never mimicking their emotive chops, their influence is certainly tangible. Lyrically, this track is a cutting criticism of modern society, capitalism and the banes of a watered down intellect, referencing an age where "working men wrote poetry and talked politics" as counterpoint to the modern ignorance of "the media man." While this track is found a little wanting structurally, the open plan song structure works well with the kerouacian 'stream of consciousness' lyrical style to create a very listenable wee number.

]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:08:11 -0800 http://virb.com/drhitchcock/posts/text/994882 Summer Soulstice was awesome! http://virb.com/drhitchcock/posts/text/990247 Mad props to all the cool kids, kats and party rats who played with us last Saturday. Well done on another awesome party MASSIVE!

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'Aaaarrrgh!!!' the debut album from]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:01:17 -0800 http://virb.com/drhitchcock/posts/text/986440 Kylie X 2008 - Vector Arena, Auckland, Monday 8 December [Review by Darlene Brown] http://virb.com/drhitchcock/posts/text/982118 ]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:23:04 -0800 http://virb.com/drhitchcock/posts/text/982118 Swamp City Longboards on the streets of VIC http://virb.com/drhitchcock/posts/text/973292 I was floatin' around the streets of Fitzroy and Brunswick East, Melbourne last month and came across a whole bunch of stickers from Christchurch based Longboard company Swamp City Longboards. What's the chances...

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For more pix visit: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=62791&l=1e8b8&id=503245457

:: Dr H

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