Appreciation

Appreciation: Joni Mitchell

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  An hour’s selection – a complete joy to discover and share – of Joni Mitchell avoiding the ‘hits’ and instead dipping across albums and decades to reveal some astonishing inventiveness and singularity. Absent: material from the late 70s to early 90s, where selector Mark Amery, found very little that reached the standard in this … Read more

Appreciation – The Kinks

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There can be, I have found, few harder yet more enjoyable tasks in putting together an hour of radio than The Kinks. Selecting great songwriting and playing from 30 abundant years. Appreciation on Paekakariki 88.2FM avoids the two hours of hit records they created and instead dig deep into 16 of their 24 studio albums, … Read more

Appreciation: Bill Calahan aka Smog

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Recorded June 2017 running the loping 6.56 a river aint too much love 2005 cold blooded old times 3.5 knock knock 1999 sycamore 4 woke on a whaleheart 2007 our anniversary 5.35 supper 2003 I feel like the mother of the world 3.08 a river aint too much love 2005 dress sexy at my funeral … Read more

Appreciation – The Chills

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As The Chills ride out on a NZ tour that brings them to Paekakariki for the first time, Appreciation on Paekakariki 88.2FM provides an hour of selections on audio demand running roughly chronological over 35 impressive melodic years. But rather than the ‘heavenly pop hits’ I dive deeper into the catalogue to expose the wealth … Read more